Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1958

Part 4. St. Lawrence River Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1557

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Vermont, and 

Wisconsin, and with other agencies

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

FRED A. SEATON, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

Washington 25, D.C.
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New 

York, Ohio, Vermont, and Wisconsin, and with other agencies, by 

personnel of the Water Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, 

under the general direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water 

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

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

A. D. Ash ............................................................................................Lansing, Mich.

D. M. Corbett ..................................................................................Indianapolis, Ind.

L. C. Crawford..................................................................................Columbus, Ohio

D. F. Dougherty ....................................................................................Albany, N. Y.

C. E. Knox ............................................................................................Boston, Mass.

J. H. Morgan ........................................................................................Champaign, 111.

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

F. T. Schaefer ......................................................................................Madison, Wis.

Ill
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1958

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IV
CONTENTS

Page 

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

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

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

Definition of terms and abbreviations ................................................ 3

Downstream order and station numbers ................................................. 4

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

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

Publications .....................................................................:... 8

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

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

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

Streams tributary to Lake Superior

Pigeon River at Middle Palls, below International Bridge , Minn ................... 14

Poplar River at Lutsen, Minn. .................................................... 15

Baptism River near Beaver Bay , Minn .............................................. 16

St. Louis River: 

Partridge River:

Second Creek near Aurora , Minn ............................................... 17

Partridge River near Aurora , Minn .............................................. 18

St . Louis River near Aurora, Minn. ............................................... 19

Embarrass River at Embarrass , Minn ............................................. 20

Embarrass River near McKinley , Minn ............................................ 21

West Two River near Iron Junction , Minn ........................................ 22

West Swan River (head of Swan River):

East Swan River near Toivola , Minn ........................................... 23

Swan River near Toivola , Minn .................................................. 24

St . Louis River at Scanlon, Minn. ................................................ 25

Amnicon Lake (head of Amnicon River) near South Range , Wis ....................... £6

Bois Brule River at Brule , Wis ................................................... 27

Bad River near Odanah , Wis ....................................................... 28

White River near Ashland , Wis .................................................. 29

Montreal River near Saxon, Wis ................................................... 30

Black River near Bessemer , Mich .................................................. 31

Presque Isle River at Marenisco, Mich. ........................................... 32

Presque Isle River near Tula, Mich. .............................................. 33

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Paulding , Mich ................................ 34

Bond Falls Reservoir:

Bond Falls Canal near Paulding, Mich. .......................................... 35

Bond Falls Reservoir near Paulding, Mich. ........................................ 36

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Trout Creek, Mich. ............................ 37

East Branch Ontonagon River near Mass , Mich .................................... 38

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mich. ............................... 39

West Branch Ontonagon River near Bergland, Mich. ............................... 40

South Branch Ontonagon River:

Cisco Branch Ontonagon River at Cisco Lake Outlet, Mich. ................... 41

South Branch Ontonagon River at Ewen, Mich. .................................. 42

Ontonagon River near Rockland , Mich .............................................. 43

Sturgeon River near Sidnaw, Mich.

Otter River near Elo, Mich

Sturgeon River near Arnheim, Mich ................................................ 47

Tahquamenon River near Tahquamenon Paradise , Mich . ............................... 48

Streams tributary to Lake Michiga

Black River near Garnet, Mich

Manistique River at Germfask, Mich

Manistique River near Blaney , Mich. .............................................. 51

Manistique River near Manistique , Mich ........................................... 52

Indian River near Manistique , Mich . 

Middle Branch Escanaba River near Ishpeming, Mich. ............................... 54

East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn, Mich. ..................................... 55

Escanaba River at Cornell , Mich .................................................. 56

Ford River near Hyde , Mich ....................................................... 57

Brule River (head of Menominee River):

Iron River at Caspian , Mich .................................................... 58

Brule River near Florence ., Wis .... .............................................. 59

Paint River at Crystal Falls , Mich ............................................. 60

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls , Mich ...................................... 61

Menominee River near Florence , Wis ............................................... 62

Pine River at Pine River powerplant near Florence , Wis ......................... 63

Sturgeon River near Foster City , Mich .......................................... 64

Menominee River near Pembine , Wis ................................................ 65

Pike River at Amberg, Wis ...................................................... 66

Menominee RLver below Koss , Mich ................................................. 67

Menominee River near McAllister , Wis ............................................. 68

Peshtigo River at Peshtigo, Wis .................................................. 69

Oconto River:

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood , Wis ................................................ 70

Boot Lake near Tuwnsend, Wis. .................................................. 71

Oconto River near Gillett , Wis ................................................... 72

Fox River:

Silver Lake Outlet:

Silver Lake at Portage , Wis .................................................. 73
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records--Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued 

Fox River Continued

Grand River: Page 

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis......................................... 74

Fox River at Berlin, Wis......................................................... 75

Wolf River above West Branch Wolf River, Wis ................................... 76

Wolf River at Keshena Falls, Wis ............................................... 77

Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wis .......................................... 78

Wolf River at New London, Wis .................................................. 79

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis ........................................... 80

Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wis.............................................. 81

Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh, Wis ........................................... ....... 82

De Neveu Creek:

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wis.......................................... 83

Fox River at Rapide Croche Dam, near Wrightstown, Wis............................ 84

Sheboygan River:

Unnamed Creek:

Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wis .................................................... 85

Sheboygan River at Sheboygan, Wis................................................ 86

Milwaukee River:

Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wis ................................................ 87

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis ................................................ 88

Little Calumet River (western portion, head of Calumet River):

Hart ditch at Munster, Ind..................................................... 89

Thorn Creek at Glenwood, 111................................................... 90

Deer Creek near Chicago Heights, 111......................................... 91

Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor, 111.......................................... 92

North Creek:

Lansing ditch near Lansing, 111............................................ 93

North Creek near Lansing, 111................................................ 94

Thorn Creek at Thornton, 111................................................... 95

Little Calumet River at South Holland, 111....................................... 96

Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest, 111............................................ 97

calumet River:

Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111...................................................... 98

Deep River (head of Burns ditch) at Lake George Outlet, at Hobart, Ind.......... 99

Burns ditch at Gary, Ind ......................................................... 100

Little Calumet River (eastern portion) at Porter, Ind.......................... 101

Salt Creek near McCool, Ind.................................................. 102

St. Joseph River:

East Branch Coldwater River at Coldwater, Mich...................... .......... 103

St. Joseph River at Three Rivers, Mich........................................... 104

Fawn River near White Pigeon, Mich............................................. 105

St. Joseph River at Mottv ille, Mich.............................................. 106

Pigeon Creek at Hogback Lake Outlet, near Angola, Ind. ......................... 107

North Branch Elkhart River near Cosperville, Ind. .............................. 108

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind................................................... 109

St. Joseph River at Elkhart, Ind................................................. 110

St. Joseph River at Niles, Mich.................................................. Ill

Paw Paw River at Riverside, Mich............................................... 112

Kalamazoo River at Marshall, Mich................................................ 113

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich............................................. 114

Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Mich.......................................... 115

Kalamazoo River at Cornstook, Mich................................................ 116

Portage Creek at Kalamazou, Mich............................................... 117

Kalamazoo River near Fennville, Mich.................................. .......... 118

Grand River at Jackson, Mich..................................................... 119

Grand River near Eaton Rapids, Mich.............................................. 120

Cedar River:

Deer Creek near Dansville, Mich.............................................. 121

31oan Creek near Williaraston, Mich........................................... 122

Cedar River at East Lansing, Mich.............................................. 123

Grand River at Lansing, Mich. .................................................... 124

Grand River at Portland, Mich.................................................... 125

Lookingglass River near Eagle, Mich............................................ 126

Maple River at Maple Rapids , Mich.............................................. 127

Grand River at Ionia, Mich....................................................... 128

Flat River at Smyrna, Mich. .................................................... 129

Thornapple River:

Quaker Brook near Nashville, Mich............................................ 130

Thornapple River near Hastings, Mich........................................... 131

Thornapple River near Caledonia, Mich.......................................... 132

Rogue River near Rockford, Mich................................................ 133

Grand River at Grand Rapids, Mich................................................ 134

Muskegon River near Merritt, Mich................................................ 135

Muskegon River at Evart, Mich.................................................... 136

Muskegon River at Newaygo, Mich.................................................. 137

White River near Whitehall, Mich................................................. 138

Pere Marquette River at Scottville, Mich......................................... 139

Big Sable River near Freesoil, Mich.............................................. 140

Manistee River near Grayling, Mich............................................... 141

Manistee River near Sherman, Mich................................................ 142

Pine River:

East Branch Pine River near Tustin, Mich..................................... 143

Pine River near Le Roy, Mich................................................... 144

Pine River near Hoxeyville, Mich............................................... 145

Manistee River near Manistee, Mich............................................... 146

Little Manistee River near Freesoil, Mich...................................... 147

Boardman River near Mayfield, Mich............................................... 148
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records--Continued 

Streams tributary to Lake Huron

Burt Lake [head of Cheboygan River): Page

Sturgeon River near Wolverine, Mich............................................ 149

Indian River (outlet of Burt Lake) at Indian River, Mich......................... 150

Pigeon River near Vanderbilt, Mich............................................. 151

Pigeon River at Afton, Mich.................................................... 152

Cheboygan River (continuation of Indian River) near Cheboygan, Mich.............. 153

Black River near Tower, Mich................................................... 154

Rainy River near Ocqueoc, Mich............................................... 155

Black River near Cheboygan , Mich............................................... 156

Thunder Bay River near Hillman, Mich............................................. 157

Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich.............................................. 158

North Branch Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich............................... 159

Au Sable River at Grayling, Mich................................................. 160

Au Sable River at Mio, Mich...................................................... 161

East Branch Au Ores River at Mclvor, Mich........................................ 162

Au Ores River near National City, Mich........................................... 163

Rifle River:

Houghton Creek near Lupton, Mich............................................... 164

Rifle River at "The Ranch" near Lupton, Mich..................................... 165

Prior Creek near Selkirk, Mich................................................. 166

Rifle River at Selkirk, Mich..................................................... 167

Shepards Creek:

South Branch Shepards Creek near Selkirk, Mich............................... 168

West Branch Rifle River near Selkirk, Mich..................................... 170

Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70, near Sterling, Mich.......................... 171

Kawkawlin River:

North Branch Kawkawlin River near Kawkawlin, Mich.............................. 172

Shiawassee River (head of Saginaw River) at Byron, Mich.......................... 173

Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mich................................................. 174

Shiawassee River near Fergus, Mich............................................... 175

Bad River near Brant, Mich..................................................... 176

South Branch Flint River:

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mich.................................'............. 177

Flint River;

Holloway Reservoir near Otisville, Mich........................................ 178

Flint River near Otisville, Mich............................................... 179

Swartz Creek near Holly, Mich................................................ 180

Flint River near Flint, Mich................................................... 181

Flint River near Fosters, Mich............... ................................. 182

Flint River near Alicia, Mich.................................................. 183

East Branch Cass River near Cass City, Mich.................................... 184

Cass River at Cass City, Mich.................................................. 185

Cass River at Vassar, Mich..................................................... 186

Cass River at Frankenrauth, Mich................................................ 187

Tittabawassee River:

Tobacco River at Beaverton, Mich............................................. 188

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich.......................................... 189

Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mich..................................... 190

Chippewa River near Midland, Mich............................................ 191

Pine River at Alma, Mich................................................... 192

Pine River near Midland, Mich.............................................. 193

Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mich........................................... 194

Pigeon River near Owendale, Mich................................................. 195

Streams tributary to St. Clalr River

Black River near Fargo, Mich....... .............................................. 196

Mill Creek near Abbottsford, Mich.............................................. 197

Streams tributary to Lake St. Clalr

Clinton River at Auburn Heights, Mich............................................ 198

Paint Creek near Lake Orion, Mich.............................................. 199

Stony Creek near Washington, Mich.............................................. 200

Red Run:

Big Beaver Creek at Warren, Mich............................................. 201

Plum Brook near Otica, Mich.................................................. 202

Clinton River near Fraser, Mich.................................................. 203

North Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens, Mich............................ 204

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mich............................................. 205

Streams tributary to Detroit River

River Rouge at Birmingham, Mich.................................................. 206

River Rouge at Southfield, Mich.................................................. 207

Upper River Rouge at Farmington, Mich.......................................... 208

River Rouge at Detroit, Mich..................................................... 209

Middle River Rouge near Garden City, Mich...................................... 210

Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mich............................................. 211

Streams tributary to Lake Erie

Huron River at Commerce, Mich.................................................... 212

Huron River at Milford, Mich..................................................... 213

Huron River near New Hudson, Mich................................................ 214

Ore Creek near Brighton, Mich.................................................. 215

Huron River near Hamburg, Mich................................................... 216

Portage Creek near Pinckney, Mich.............................................. 217

Huron River near Dexter, Mich.................................................... 218

Mill Creek near Dexter, Mich................................................... 219

Huron River at Ann Arbor, Mich................................................... 220

River Raisin near Tecumseh, Mich................................................. 221

River Raisin near Adrian, Mich................................................... 223

River Raisin near Monroe, Mich................................................... 224

St. Joseph River (head of Maumee River) near Newville, Ind....................... 225

St. Joseph River at Cedarville, Ind.............................................. 226
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records--Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Erie--Continued

St. Joseph River Continued Page

Cedar Creek at Auburn, Ind..................................................... 227

Cedar Creek near Cedarville, Ind............................................... 228

St. Marys River at Decatur, Ind................................................ 229

St. Marys River near Port Wayne, Ind........................................... 230

Maumee River at New Haven, Ind................................................... 231

Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio .................................................... 232

Bean Creek (head of Tiffin River) at Powers, Ohio.............................. 233

Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio .................................................. 234

Auglaize River near Port Jennings, Ohio........................................ 235

Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio.............................................. 236

Blanchard River near Pindlay, Ohio........................................... 237

Auglaize River near Defiance, Ohio............................................. 238

Miami & Erie Canal near Defiance, Ohio......................................... 239

Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio ................................................. 240

Maumee River at Waterville, Ohio ................................................. 241

Portage River at Woodville, Ohio ................................................. 242

Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio ......................................... 243

Sandusky River near Mexico, Ohio................................................. 244

Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio................................................ 245

Huron River at Milan, Ohio....................................................... 246

Vermilion River near Vermilion, Ohio............................................. 247

Black River at Elyria, Ohio ...................................................... 248

Rocky River near Berea, Ohio..................................................... 249

Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, Ohio............................................. 250

Little Cuyahoga River at Mogadore, Ohio........................................ 251

Little Cuyahoga River at Massillon Road, Akron, Ohio........................... 252

Springfield Lake Outlet at Akron, Ohio....................................... 253

Cuyahoga River at Old Portage, Ohio .............................................. 254

Ohio Canal at Independence, Ohio............................................... 255

Cuyahoga River at Independence, Ohio............................................. 256

Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio................................................ 257

Grand River:

Phelps Creek near Windsor, Ohio................................................ 258

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Ohio............................................... 260

Mill Creek near Jefferson, Ohio................................................ 261

Grand River near Madison, Ohio................................................... 262

Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, Ohio............................................. 263

Conneaut Creek at Amboy, Ohio.................................................... 264

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y............................................... 265

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N. Y................................................ 266

Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y.............................................. 267

Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y... . ......................................... 268

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y..................................................... 269

Streams tributary to Niagara River

Scajaquada Creek at Buffalo, N. Y................................................ 270

Tonawanda Creek:

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y......................................... 271

Tonawanda Creek at Batavia, N. Y................................................. 272

Tonawanda Creek near Alabama, N. Y............................................... 273

Tonawanda Creek at Rapids, N. Y.................................................. 274

Ellicott Creek at Williamsville, N. Y.......................................... 275

Erie (Barge) Canal at lock 30, Maeedon, N. Y..................................... 276

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario

West Creek near Hilton, N. Y..................................................... 277

Genesee River:

Dyke Creek at Wellsville, N. Y................................................. 278

Genesee River at Wellsville, N. Y................................................ 279

Genesee River at Scio, N. Y...................................................... 280

Caneadea Creek at Caneadea, N. Y............................................... 281

Genesee River at Portageville, N. Y.............................................. 282

Mount Morris Reservoir near Mount Morris, N. Y................................... 283

Genesee River:

Canaseraga Creek near Dansville, N. Y.......................................... 284

Canaseraga Creek at Groveland, N. Y............................................ 285

Genesee River at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, N. Y........................... 286

Genesee River at Avon, N. Y...................................................... 287

Honeoye Creek:

Hemlock Lake Outlet:

Canadice Lake Outlet near Hemlock, N. Y.................................... 288

Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls, N. Y........................................... 289

Oatka Creek at Garbutt, N. Y................................................... 290

Black Creek at Churchville, N. Y............................................... 291

Genesee River at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y............................ 292

Sterling Creek at Sterling, N. Y................................................. 293

Seneca River (head of Oswego River):

Seneca Lake at Watkins Glen, N. Y.............................................. 294

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y................................................. 295

Cayuga Lake at Ithaca, N. Y.................................................... 296

Fall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y................................................. 297

Clyde River:

Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua, N. Y. ....................................... 298

Canandaigua Lake Outlet alTChapin, N. Y...................................... 299

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn, N. Y........................................... 300

Seneca River at Baldwinsville, N. Y............................................... 301

Onondaga Creek (head of Onondaga Lake Outlet):

Onondaga Reservoir near Nedrow , N. -Y........................................... 302

Onondaga Creek at Dorwin Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y................................ 303
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario Continued 

Seneca River Continued

Onondaga Lake: Page 

Ninemile Creek at Caraillus, N. Y............................................. 304

Fish Creek (head of Oneida River):

East Branch Fish Creek at Taberg, N. Y. ....................................... 305

Oneida Lake:

Oneida Creek at Oneida, N. Y................................................. 306

Chittenango Creek near Chittenango, N. Y..................................... 307

Butternut Creek near Jaraesville, N. Y...................................... 308

Limestone Creek at Fayetteville, N. Y.................................... 309

Oneida Lake at Brewerton, N. Y................................................. 310

Oneida River at Caughdenoy, N. Y............................................... 311

Oswego River at lock 7, Oswego, N. Y............................................. 312

Sandy Creek near Adams, N. Y..................................................... 313

Black River:

Black River Canal (flowing south) near Boonville, N. Y......................... 314

Black River near Boonville, N. Y................................................. 315

South Branch Moose River:

Middle Branch Moose River at Old Forge, N. Y................................. 316

Middle Branch Moose River near McKeever, N. Y................................ 317

Moose River at McKeever, N. Y.................................................. 318

Independence River at Donnattsburg, N. Y....................................... 319

Beaver River:

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River, N. Y................................... 320

Beaver River below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver River, N. Y..................... 321

Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y.................................................. 322

Deer River at Deer River, N. Y................................................. 323

Black River at Watertown, N. Y................................................... 325

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River

East Branch Oswegatchie River at Cranberry Lake, N. Y............................ 326

East Branch Oswegatchie River near Oswegatchie, N. Y............................. 327

West Branch Oswegatchie River near Harrisville, N. Y........................... 328

Oswegatchie River near Heuvelton, N. Y........................................... 329

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y............................................. 330

Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y..................................................... 331

Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y.............................................. 332

Raquette River at South Colton, N. Y............................................. 333

Raquette River at Raymondville, N. Y............................................. 334

St. Regis River at Brasher Center, N. Y...t...................................... 335

Salmon River at Chasm Falls, N. Y................................................ 336

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y........................................... 337

Lake Champlain (head of Richelieu River):

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y......................................... 338

Saranac River at Plattsburg, N. Y.............................................. 339

West Branch Ausable River near Lake Placid, N. Y............................... 340

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y............................................. 341

East Branch Ausable River at Au Sable Forks, N. Y............................ 342

Ausable River near Au Sable Forks, N. Y........................................ 343

Bouquet River at Willsboro, N. Y............................................... 344

Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y............................................... 345

Lake George Outlet at Ticonderoga, N. Y........................................ 346

Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt............................................ 347

Otter Creek:

East Creek at Rutland, Vt.................................................... 348

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt.............................................. 349

Otter Creek at Middlebury, Vt.................................................. 350

Winooski River: 

Stevens Branch:

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.............................................. 351

North Branch Winooski River at Wrightsville, Vt.............................. 352

Reservoirs in Winooski River basin above Montpelier, Vt........................ 353

Winooski River at Montpelier, Vt............................................... 354

Dog River at Northfield Falls, Vt............................................ 355

Mad River near Moretown, Vt................................................... 356

Waterbury River:

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt....................................... 357

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt........................................... 358

Winooski River near Essex Junction, Vt......................................... 359

Lamoille River at Johnson, Vt.................................................. 360

Lamoille River at East Georgia, Vt............................................. 361

Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt........................................... 362

Missisquoi River near Richford, Vt............................................. 363

Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt................................................. 364

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, N. Y........................... 365

St. Francis River:

Lake Memphremagog (head of Magog River) at Newport, Vt......................... 366

Black River at Coventry, Vt.................................................. 367

Clyde River at Newport, Vt................................................... 368

Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites:

Low-flow partial-record stations ................................................... 369

Crest-stage partial-record stations ................................................ 373

Measurements at miscellaneous sites................................................ 376

Low-flow investigations:

Betsie River near Thompsonville, Mich.............................................. 382

Platte River near Honor, Mich...................................................... 383

Tobacco River near Clare, Mich..............................................^ ...... 384
CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

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

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

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

with median discharge for 25-year period ...............................
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN, 1958

SCOPE OF WORK

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

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

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

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

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

Partial-record stations for low flow or for flood flow have been operated at many other 

points. In addition discharge measurements are made at miscellaneous sites. The records 

for the water year October 1, 1957, to September 30, 1958, at gaging stations, partialrecord stations, and miscellaneous sites in the St. Lawrence River basin are given in this 

report.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Illinois: State Department of Public Works and Buildings, E. A. Rosenstone, director, through Division of Waterways, T. B. Casey, chief engineer; and Department of 

Highways, Cook County, W. H. Erickson, president of the Board of County Commissioners 

and W. J. Mortimer, superintendent.

Indiana: State Department of Conservation, E. K. Marlin, director, through Division of Water Resources, C. H. Bechert, director; State Highway Commission, John 

Peters, chairman, and C. E. Vogelgesang, chief engineer; Indiana Flood Control and 

Water Resources Commission, Anton Hulman, Jr., chairman, and J. I. Perrey, chief 

engineer; State Board of Health, Dr. A. C. Offutt, commissioner, and B. A. Poole, 

director, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; and city of Fort Wayne Filtration Plant, 

L. R. Matthews, superintendent.

Michigan: State Department of Conservation, G. E. Eddy, director, through Geological Survey Division, W. L. Daoust, State geologist; Fish and Fisheries Division, 

F. A. Westerman, chief; General Operations Division, G. A. Walker, chief; and Parks 

Division, A. C. Elmer, chief; State Water Resources Commission, M. P. Adams, executive secretary; and State Highway Department, J. C. Mackie, commissioner.

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

director; and Minnesota State Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Commission, 

K. J. Otava, commissioner.

New York: State Department of Health, Water Pollution Control Board, H. E. 

Hilleboe, commissioner; State Department of Law, L. J. Lefkowitz, attorney general; 

State Department of Public Works, J. W. Johnson, superintendent; Board of Black
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 4

River Regulating District, L. P. Gaylord, chief engineer; Oswegatchie River-Cranberry 

Reservoir Commission, A. E. Boughner, commissioner; city of Auburn, G. P. Train, 

city manager.

Ohio: State Department of Highways, C. M. Noble', director; State Department of 

Natural Resources, H. B. Eagon, director.

Vermont: Water Conservation Board, R. W. Thieme, commissioner.

Wisconsin: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Warren Oakey, chief engineer; 

and Wisconsin Committee on Water Pollution, T. P. Wisniewski, director. 

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 75 gaging stations, of which

3 were in Indiana, 30 in Michigan, 2 in Minnesota, 18 in New York, 13 in Ohio, 3 in Vermont, and 6 in Wisconsin.

Assistance was also furnished by the Weather Bureau of the United States Department of 

Commerce, Pish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior, and 

the United States Department of State.

On waters adjacent to the international boundary, certain gaging stations are maintained by the United States (or Canada) under agreement with Canada (or the United States), 

and the records are obtained and compiled in a manner equally 'acceptable in both countries. 

These stations are designated herein as "International gaging stations." 

The following organizations aided in collecting records:

Indiana: Indiana & Michigan Electric Co., and Sanitary District of Chicago. 

Michigan: Macomb County Board of Supervisors; Macomb County Road Commission; Oakland County Department of Public Works; Oakland County Drain Commission; Wayne County 

Road Commission; Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority; Southeastern Oakland Co. Sewage 

Disposal District; cities of Adrian, Allegan, Battle Creek, Birmingham, Crystal Falls, 

Dearborn, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Lansing, Niles, and Owosso; American 

Boxboard Co.; Consumers Power Co.; Detroit Edison Co.; Dow Chemical Co.; Hanna Coal 

and Ore Corp.; Michigan Gas & Electric Co.; Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co.; and Upper 

Peninsular Power Co.

New York: Municipalities of Batavia, Canandaigua, Oneida, Rochester, and Syracuse; 

villages of Lancaster and Williamsville; Cornell University; New York State Electric 

& Gas Corp.; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.; and Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.

Wisconsin: State Conservation Department; Lake Superior District Power Co.; 

Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co.; and Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological 

Survey, under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in 

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

listed below.

State District office Address

Illinois ................. Champaign................. 605 South Nell Street.

Indiana.................. Indianapolis .............. 611 North Park Avenue.

Michigan a/.............. Lansing................... 407 Capitol Savings & Loan Building.

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

New York................. Albany.................... 343 Federal Building.

Ohio..................... Columbus.................. 1509 Hess Street.

Vermont.................. Boston, Mass.............. 141 Milk Street.

Wisconsin b/............. Madison................... 699 State Office Building.

a Except Menorainee River below Koss but including Brule and Menominee Rivers near Florence, Vis. 

b Except Brule and Menorainee Rivers near Florence but Including Menominee River below Koss, Mich.
DEFINITION OP TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 3

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging stations given in this report is on file in the district offices listed on page 2. All gagingstatLon records for Indiana and some for Illinois and Vermont have been analyzed by electronic computer to give: (1) the number of days in each year that the daily discharge was 

between selected limits (duration tables); and (2) the lowest mean discharge for periods 

of 7, 15, 30, 60, 120, and 183 consecutive days in each year. In addition, the records for 

Illinois and Vermont give the highest mean discharge for periods of 3, 7, 15, 30, and 120 

consecutive days in each year. Provisional records of discharge, information on the 

availability of electronic computer results, and other unpublished data concerning the 

gaging-station records may generally be obtained from the district offices.

DEFINITION OP TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

continuous record of discharge is obtained.

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

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

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

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

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

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

distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

within the area unless otherwise noted.

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

published reports.
4 SURFACE WATEH SUPPLY, 1958, PART 4 

DOWNSTREAM ORDER AND STATION NUMBERS

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

order of listing gaglng-statlon records was changed. In this report, In a downstream 

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

It Is listed between them. A similar order Is followed In listing stations on first rank, 

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

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

each indention in the listing of gaging stations in the table of contents of this report 

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

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

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

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

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

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

source to mouth of the uppermost tributary to the tributary.

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

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

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

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

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

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

eight digits, but the station number as shown in this report, just to the left of the 

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

for a station with the complete number 04-0405.00, the station number shown in this report 

is 405. The notation in the two places to the left of the hyphen is the part number; it is 

4 for all stations in this report and is therefore omitted.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, 

weather records, and other information are used to supplement base data in determining the 

daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on a nonreeording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of fluctuations. 

Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods adopted by 

the Geological Survey on the basis of experience in stream gaging since 1888. These methods 

are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard textbooks on the 

measurement of stream discharge.

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

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

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

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

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

logarithmic plotting. The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

At some gaging stations the stage-discharge relation is affected by backwater from 

reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources. This necessitates the use of the slope 

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and comparable records of discharge for other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the 

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

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

daily records is not changed.

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

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

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

on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1958 is shown on page IV for the purpose 

of finding the day of the week for any date.

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

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

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

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

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

of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Records available" are given the periods for 

which there are published records generally equivalent to those at the present site. 

Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the present gage 

above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and datums of 

previous gages used during the period of records available. Under "Average discharge" is 

given the average discharge for the number of years Indicated. It is not given for stations having fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes in 

water development during the period of record cause the figure to have little significance. 

Under "Extremes" are~~givefPthe maximum discharge and gage height; the minimum discharge if 

there is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 4

of no importance). In the first paragraph, the data given are for the complete current 

water year unless otherwise specified. In the second paragraph, the data given are for the 

periods of record within the calendar year dates in the heading (not necessarily those for 

the complete years indicated by the heading dates). Reliable Information concerning major 

floods that have occurred outside the period of record are given in the third or last 

paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds 

to the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or 

a nonrecordlng gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not 

occur at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. Information 

pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at 

the gaging station is given under "Remarks."

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

basis of data or information later obtained. Revisions of such records are usually 

published along with the current records in one of the annual reports. In order to make 

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

been added to the description of all stations for which revised records have been published. Listed therein are all the reports in which revisions have been published, each 

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

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

1932, to September 30, 1933. If no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are concerned in the revision, that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as follows: "(M)" means that only the instantaneous maximum discharge was revised; "(m)" that 

only the instantaneous minimum was revised; and "(P)" -that only peak discharges were revised. If the drainage area has been revised, the report in which the revised figure was

uT-st published is given. It should be noted that for all stations for which cubic feet 

:«- second per square mile and runoff in inches are published, a revision of the drainage 

irea necessitates corresponding revision of all figures based on the drainage area. Re- 

 v'sed figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches resulting from 

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

reports.

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

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

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discharge corresponding to once-daily readings of the gage, or to the mean of twice-daily 

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

readings. For periods of rapidly changing stage, the daily mean discharge is determined
EXPLANATION OF DATA 7

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

station description.

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

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

(line headed "In."), or in acre-feet (line headed "Ac-ft"). Figures for cubic feet per 

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

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

usually less than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

were made at frequent regular intervals, in which instance the general frequency of discharge measurements is given under "Remarks" in the station description.

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented comprise a description of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reservoirs 

a table showing daily contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at given 

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

daily basis, but is not published for reservoirs for which only monthly data are given.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

also at the time a discharge measurement is made; such temperature readings are not reported in the quality-of-water annual reports.

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

end of each report. Partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first is
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a table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations, and the second is 

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

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

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

miscellaneous sites.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

The station description states the degree of accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "poor," probably 

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

general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

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

natural runoff, owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, increase or decrease in evaporation due to artificial causes, or to other factors. For such stations, 

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

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

reservoirs, or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir 

is not included in the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is so 

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

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

in comparison with the observed discharge.

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

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

not actually show the water supply available at the stations for further development, because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6. The boundaries of the 

various parts are indicated by the following list and the map in figure 1.

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.
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10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 4

Part 5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

14. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River basin.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the Geological Survey containing data on 

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

been included for some streams.

Streamflow data for the years 1884-19O1, In reports of the Geological Survey 

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 2 

llth A, pt. £

14th A, pt. 2

16th A, pt. £ 

B 140........

HSP 11.......

18th A, pt. 4 

~W5F lS......r

HSP 16.......

19th A, pt. 4

££d A, pt. 4.

WSP 75.......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and month^r discharge..

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

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

Year

1888-93.

1895-96.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901.

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

basins in this report are listed on the following page. The data for any particular gaging 

station will, in general, be found In the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained.
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Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In St. Lawrence

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

1911

WSP

36

49

65,75

a82 , 83

97

129

170

206

244

264

284

304

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

1923

1924

WSP

324

354

384

404

434

454

474

504

524

544

564

584

Year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSP

604

624

644

664

684

699

714

729

744

759

784

804

Year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSP

824

854

874

894

924

954

974

1004

1034

1054

1084

1114

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

WSP

1144

1174

1207

1237

1277

1337

1387

1437

1507

1557

a Lake Ontario and tributaries to St. Lawrence River proper.

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

been published as Water-Supply Paper 1307. That report contains a summary of monthly and 

annual discharges for all previously published records as well as some records not contained in the annual series of water-supply papers. All records were reexamined and revised where warranted. Estimates of discharge were made to fill short gaps whenever 

practical.

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

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

stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey or other agencies. The more 

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

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

gives the numbers and titles of these reports:

Report Issued by

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

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

WSP 636-C: The New England flood of November 1927.

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

WSP 773-E: The New York State flood of July 1935.

WSP 798: The floods of March 1936, part 1, New England Rivers.

WSP 799: The floods of March 1936, part 2, Hudson River to

Susquehanna River region. 

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations

through September 1938.

WSP 867: Hurricane floods of September 1938. 

WSP 1137-G: Floods of 1950 in the Upper Mississippi River and

Lake Superior basins in Minnesota.

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

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

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

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

WSP 1370-B: Floods of October 1954 in the Chicago area,

Illinois, and Indiana.

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

Bull. 1: Magnitude and frequency of floods in Minnesota.

Bull. 7: Floods in Ohio, magnitude and frequency. 

Bull. 14; Local floods in Ohio during 1947.

U. S. Geological Survey. 

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Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Minnesota Division of

Waters.

Ohio Water Resources 

Board. 

Do.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

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

1957 to September 1958 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these 

stations are not contained in publications of the Geological Survey.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 4

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Cayuga Lake Outlet...

Clyde RJver.. ........ 

Indian River. ........

East Branch.

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

Raquette River. ......

Branch. 

Salmon River. ........

Seneca River. ........

Outlet.

Location

Lock 1 (Mud lock), N. Y........

Clyde, N. Y. ................... 

Theresa, N. Y. .................

Lower Dam, Pulton, N. Y. .......

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

Bennetts Bridge, Altmar, N. Y..

Seneca Palls, N. Y. ............

Period

1926-58

1924-58 

1934-58

1934-58

IS 28 -58

1934-58

1934-58

1931-58

Collected by

State Department of Public Works, 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

Do. 

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation,

Syracuse, N. Y. 

Do.

State Department of Public Works,

Syracuse, N. Y. 

Oswego River Watershed Corporation, Pulton, N. Y. 

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation,

Syracuse, N. Y. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

ville, N. Y. 

New York State Electric & Qas 

Corp. , Geneva, N. Y. 

Do.

City of Syracuse, N. Y.

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

office of the organization by which the station was operated. In addition to the records listed in 

the above table, the Agricultural Research Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture (beginning 

in 1941) has collected records of runoff from 3 areas of less than 2 acres each near East Lansing, 

Mich.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

In the area covered by this report, few significant extremes of streamflow occurred 

during the 1958 water year. In the northern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan 

runoff was deficient for seven consecutive months from March to September, and was recordlow for May and August. During May and June, runoff was deficient in most parts of Michigan 

and Wisconsin. Runoff of Fox River at Berlin, Wis., was record-low for August and was 

25 percent less than the previous August low in 60 years of record. No noteworthy floods 

occurred during the year.

Figure 2 on the following page, for which records of two long-term gaging stations were 

used, shows a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharges during the 1958 water 

year with the median discharge for the period 1921-45.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

Oconto River near Gillett, Wis. 

Drainage area, 678 sq mi.

I

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. The 'year

Cedar River at East Lansing, Midi. 

Drainage area 355 sq mi.

400

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. The

year 

Explanation

Median of monthly mean discharge for 25-year period 1921-46. 

Monthly mean discharge during water year 19561.

Figure 2. Comparison of discharge at two key gaging stations during 1958 water year with 

median discharge for 25-year period.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS

STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

105. Pigeon River at Middle Falls, below International Bridge, Minn. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°00<44", long 89°36'58", in NE-J- sec.24, T.64 N., R.6 E., on right bank 

400 ft upstream from Middle Falls, 3-g miles upstream from mouth, and 5* miles downstream from International Bridge.

Drainage area. 600 sq mi.

Records available. June to October 1921, May to November 1922, May 1923, July 1923 to 

September 1958. Published as "at International Bridge" April 1924 to September 1940. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. June 1921 to September 

1958 in reports of Water Resources Branch, Department of Northern Affairs and National 

Resources, Canada.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 789.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~929. Prior to Sept. 2, 1936, staff gage and Sept. 2, 1936, to Sept. 30, 1940, wireweight gage at International Bridge, 5f miles upstream at datum 100.24 ft higher.

Average discharge. 35 years (1923-58), 495 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 793 cfs Apr. 16 {gage height, 3.04 ft); minimum, 

55 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs May 5, 1934 (gage height,"7.6 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs; minimum, 27 cfs Nov. 4, 

1945 (gage height, -0.08 ft).

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

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water years). WSP 744: 1927, 1928. WSP 804: 1934{M). WSP 974: Drainage 

areiu WSP 1337: I9"24(M), 1925, 1926-28(M), 1931(M), 1938(M), 1941(M), 1945-46(M), 

1947, 1948(M), 1950(M).

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

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

1.0 

E.O 

3.0

55

103

137

414

775

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

Day

1

E

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

EE

23

E4

E5

E6

E7

E8

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

HE

109

108

106

104

103

10E

104

106

104

10E

99

99

98

*109

135

I4E

133

1E4

116

116

118

118

116

115

112

109

108

106

106 

106

3,445

111

0.185

O.E1

Nov.

109

12E

178

E02

189

173

163

150

140

135

145

168

178

E12

E50

EDO

165

140

1E5

140

165

180

*195

EDO

190

175

160

150

145

130

4,954

165

O.E75

0.31

Dec.

1E8

125

120

118

116

111

108

105

104

103

101

100

100

99

100

101

103

105

106

107

107

107

106

105

101

98

97

96

94

9E 

90

3,E53

105

0.175

O.EO

Jan.

86

86

84

84

84

84

84

85

*87

88

90

9E

94

96

98

98

97

96

95

93

9E

91

90

*88

88

90

91

93

96

98

99

E.817

90.9

0.15E

0.17

Feb.

98

96

96

94

9E

90

88

87

85

84

83

83

8E

81

51

81

81

81

81

81

8E

85

90

94

100

10E

104

*§8

_

E,480

88.6

0.148

0.15

Mar.

96

95

95

94

94

94

9E

92

92

90

90

68

88

88

88

90

90

90

90

88

90

90

90

90

91

92

95

*97

101

108 

118

2,886

93.1

0.155

0.18

Apr.

1E5

139

160

180

E35

260

290

310

325

340

355

380

430

500

580

771

749

658

575

510

471

564

697

606

517

455

395

374

*371

344

IE, 666

4EE

0.703

0.79

May

338

314

300

E88

E74

E50

E36

E34

223

EE3

E34

E31

EEO

E04

194

186

178

181

181

183

*173

170

158

158

191

E17

E47

E55

236

E15 

196

6,888

22E

0.370

0.43

June

186

173

160

158

178

E17

215

189

170

155

14E

133

1EE

114

108

99

94

90

85

8E

8E

79

80

*85

100

135

148

1E8

108

94

3,909

130

O.E17

O.E4

July

91

91

90

85

85

85

86

86

90

93

93

93

86

80

76

74

72

68

65

64

60

*60

59

63

71

74

76

77

77

74 

73

2,417

78.0

0.130

0.15

Aug.

68

65

64

63

63

62

59

57

60

63

63

63

6E

71

73

74

68

63

*60

59

58

57

6E

64

64

63

59

57

58

65

126

2,013

64.9

0.108

0.1E

Sept.

314

317

40E

494

371

3E3

314

335

311

E61

E39

E47

E31

E36

178

*170 2EO"

E47

E5E

E94

3E9

E88

320

402

433

4E6

461

436

4EO

554

9,805

327

0.545

0.61

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,E8O Min 90 Mean 397 Cfum 0.66E In. 8.98

Water year 1957-58: Max 771 Min 57 Mean 158 Cfsm O.E63 In. 3.56

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8-11, Nov. 15 to Apr. 15.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 15

125. Poplar River at Lutsen, Minn.

Location.--Lat 47°38 I , long 90°42', In sec. 33, T.60 N., R.3 W., on right bank 350 ft upstream from concrete bridge on U. S. Highway 61 at Lutsen and 1,650 ft upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 114 sq mi.

Records available. May 1911 to September 1912 (gage heights only, published as "at 

mouth1 '), October 1912 to September 1917, July 1928 to September 1947, August 1952 to 

September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 697.89 ft above mean 

sea level. May 6 to Nov. 4, 1911, staff gage at site 1,250 ft downstream and Aug. 22, 

1912, to Sept. 30, 1917, at site 900 ft downstream at different datum. July 17, 1928, 

to Mar. 30, 1937, chain gage at site 150 ft downstream at datum 6.90 ft lower.

Average discharge.--30 years (1912-17, 1928-47, 1952-58), 105 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 238 cfs June 5 (gage height, 3.84 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.44 ft Dec. 12 (from high-water mark; backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 4.6 cfs Aug. 22, 23 (gage height, 1.86 ft).

1912-17, 1928-47, 1952-58: Maximum discharge, 1,880 cfs May 1, 1954 (gage height, 

6.23 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Dec. 3, 1939 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 894: 1938-39. WSP 974: Drainage area. WSP 1337: 1914(M), 

1928, 1930-35, 1936(M).

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 9-14)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

3.5

3.0

8.3

14

26

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

46

81

153

390

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8-

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ototal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

30

30

30

29

28

28

29

30

29

28

27

27

27

*41

186

IBS

119

92

77

73

83 

78

69

59

52

52

48

45 

46

46

1,723

55.6

0.488

0.56

Nov.

46

89

al20

117

90

77

69

-88 121

88

80

74

76

73

110

111

80

69

42

W

74

77 

*71

70

77

70

59

54

52 

54

2,337

77.9

0.683

0.76

Dec.

50

48

47

48

48

48

48

47

47

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

48

48

48

48 

48

48

48

48

48

48

47 

45

a43

1,462

47.2

0.414

0.48

Jan.

a41 a39"

a37

a35 a3Ba35

a37

a39

*39

39

38

38

39

38

36

36

37

37

37

37

37

37 

36

36

36

36

36

36

37 

38

37

1,151

37.1

0.335

0.38

Feb.

36 55

34

34

34

32

31

29

39

28

26

36

26

26

26

24

33

23

33

22

22

23 

22

23

25

26

26

*26

-

760

27.1

0.238

0.35

Mar.

36

27

28

29

29

29

29

29

38

27

27

27

26

26

26

36

26

27

38

29

29

28 

28

28

27

27

*27

28

28 

29

52

860

27.7

0.243

0.28

Apr.

36

44

50

69

93

99

94

99

96

93

92

94

94

111

152

130

128

121

111

104

99

132 

126

117

10C

99

93

92

*86 

82

3,921

97.4

0.854

0.95

May

83

76

80

76

70

66

60

60

60

58

56

52

48

45

43

42

42

52

50

46

*42

42 

40

lo

44

46

63

57

54 

56

59

1,707

55.1

0.483

0.56

June

56

50

50

66

217

151

111

94

84

77

69

59

54

49

45

43

41

38

39

44

46

48 

*54

54

54

52

48

44

42 

39

1,918

63.9

0.561

0.63

July

70

76

63

52

48

46

45

42

53

60

48

42

38

36

33

32

29

28

25

34

23

*22 ?2~

24

27

26

41

45

36 

27

24

1,206

38.9

0,341

0.39

Aug.

22

21

20

19

20

20

17

14

14

16

15

15

12

11

11

9.7

8.6

7.5

7.8

*7.8

6.4

±4775

13

11

10

9.4

9.4

12 

19

151

521.4

16,8

0.147

0.17

Sept.

88

58

68

68

62

178 TS5"

113

81

57

45

39

36

38

54

43

*38

35

32

32

33

29 

27

25

58

48

37

34

31 

29

1,679

56.0

0.491

0.55

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,120 Min 26 Mean 129 Cfam 1.13 In. 15.33

Water year 1957-58: Max 217 Min 4.8 Mean 50. O Cfsm O.439 In. 5.96

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

River near Beaver Bay.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20-23, 25, 26, Dec. 1-15, 29, 30, Apr. 1-11.
16 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

145. Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°20'15", long 91°12<00", in SE^NE^ sec.15, T.56 N., R.7 W. , on right bank 

260 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 61, 0.2 mile upstream from mouth, 4 miles 

northeast of Silver Bay, and 7 miles northeast of village of Beaver Bay.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods*, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 609.97 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 5, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 163 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 928 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 4.14 ft); minimum, 

11 cfs Feb. 18-22 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1927-58: Maximum discharge recorded, 9,350 cfs Aug. 9, 1939 (gage height, 8.11 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Jan. 5, 6, 1940.

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

Revisions (water years).--VSP 894: 1939. WSP 1337: 1933-34(M), 1935.

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

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

Oct. 1-15, 

June 5 to Aug. lo

Oct. 16 to June 4, 

Aug. 11 to Sept. 3O

2.0 14

2.2 23

2.4 36

2.6 53

2.8 75

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

113

182

292

570

875

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

3.0 122

3.2 195

3.4 296

3.7 500

4.1 880

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

Day

. 1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

29

27

25

23

22

21

2¥

26

25

26

25

24

23

51

191

T63

*108

80

68

65

71

71

67

62

54

51

45

43

43

45

1,632

52.6

0.376

0.43

Nov.

46

109

195

187

138

108

104

214

159

112

110

112

135

172

225

179

142

110

91

82

74

69

*100

81

96

86

76

64

56

55

3,485

116

0.829

0.93

Dec.

54

51

50

47

45

42

40

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

36

35

3433

32

31

30

31

31

29

28

26

24_

1,144

36.9

0.264

0.30

Jan.

22

21

19

18

T8

18

18

19

20

20

20

20

20

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

tl

*21

20

21

22

22

23

23

22

643

20.7

0.148

0.17

Feb.

22

22

21

20

20

20

19

18

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

TT

11

11

11

13

14

15

20

26 *23

_

454

16.2

0.116

0.12

Mar.

22

21

21

20

20

20

21

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

20

21

21

21

22

24

*26

28

33

39

42

684

22.1

0.158

0.18

Apr.

51

62

78

92

102

130

150

168

179

182

188

199

223

264

326

333 308"

269

237

204

187

333

308

264

214

175

145

145

*159

145

5,820

194

1.39

1.55

May

142

129

122

115

103

91

86

81

81

155

155

142

117

105

91

83

80

90

88

80

*67

62

63

57

5?

68

88

91

83

80

103

2,957

95.4

0.681

0.79

June

122

110

98

138

610

580

490

540

370

262

221

166

119

91

77

63

55

48

43

44

39

37

*36

33

32

29

26

25

23

TT£ 

CO

4,553

152

1.09

1.21

July

315

339

255

286

348

315

268

212

197

221

162

116

89

70

58

48

41

34

29

25

23

*19

18

17

21

18

37

113

91

67

54

3,906

126

0.900

1.04

Aug.

42

34

27

22

23

22

18

18

30

584

448

339

232

152

98

71

51

38

*39

100

103

73

63

67

63

60

53

46

51

96

470

3,533

114

0.814

0.94

Sept.

500

357

285

232

205

836

761

508

345

232

167

125

98

119

*187

167

148

129

110

98

90

78

73

68

95

100

91

81

74

70

6,432

214

1.53

1.71

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,78O Min 11 Mean 179 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.31

Water year 1957-58: Max 836 Min 11 Mean 96.6 Cfsm O.69O In. 9.37

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2O to Dec. 29, Jan. 7-22, 28-31, Feb. 25 to 

MarTT, Mar. 31 to Apr. 12.
STBEAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 1" 

155. Second Creek near Aurora, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 47°31'25", long 92°11'35", in SW£ sec.12, T.58 N. , R.15 W., on left bank 

0.1 mile downstream from First Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from mouth, and 2.1 miles east 

of Aurora.

Drainage area. 26.3 sq mi.

Records available. March 1955 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,410.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Erie Mining Co.).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 109 cfs July 1 (gage height, 4.77 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.88 ft Mar. 2 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 2.5 cfs 

Feb. 10, 11, 14-17; minimum gage height, 3.18 ft Jan. 25.

1955-58: Maximum discharge, 208 efs Apr. 21, 1957; maximum gage height, 5.75 ft 

Mar. 28, 1957 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 1.9 cfs Aug. 3, 1956 (gage 

height, 3.18 ft).

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

which are fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1958 are given in WSP 1571.

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

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

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5

1.7 

2.8 

4.5 

9.4

3.7 

3.9 

4.2 

4.6

mber 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

11

11

11

9.1

9.7

9.1

12

11

10

9.4

9.1

8.O

7.8

876

11

13

13

12

12

12

*13

13

13

14_

10

11

9.7

9.4

10

11

334.9

10.8

O.411

O.47

Nov.

11

13

14

14

14

12

13

15

14

15

15

15

20

24

26

25

22

19

18

*17

15

14

13

11

9.7

9.3

8.9

8.5

8.3 Q T"

o . o

442. 0

14.7

0.559

0.63

Dec.

8.5

8.6

9.0

9.1

9.3

9.5

9.4

9.3

9.3

9.8

9.9

10

To

1O

10

10

*9.9

9.8

9.4

8.6

8.1

7.5

7.2

7.1

6.7

6.3

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.7

5._6

261.5

8.44

0.321

O,37

Jan.

5.4

BT3

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.O

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.2

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

27T

109.0

3.52

0.134

0.15

Feb.

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.5

4.8

*6.2

8.5

9.7

11

-

1O2.3

3.65

0.139

0.14

Mar.

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

1O

To

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

13

12

12

*14

14

15

16

17

TT

17

381

12.3

0.468

O.54

Apr.

18

20

22

22

20

19

19

18

IS

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

*11

11

10

9.1

8.3

STT

10

11

431.5

14.4

0.548

0.61

May

13

13

10

8.3

7.8

9.1

8.0

7.0

&JL

8.9

8.9

8.0

9.7

11

8.6

8.0

7.2

9.7

11

13

12

11

*10

8.3

8.6

8.6

12

12

11

8.3 

11

299.7

9.67

0.368

0.42

June

15

13

12

23

51

45

5O

5S

37

35

32

25

20

15

11

9.1

8.6

8.6

10

12

10

10

10

12

13

12

*11

7.8

6.7

97T

591.9

19.7

0.749

0.84

July

8872"

56

41

29

25

20

19

17

23

22

18

16

15

13

12

10

8.9

7.5

7.0

7.8

6.3

STS- 6.0

*12

14

56

61

56

48

40

833.0

26.9

1.02

1.18

Aug.

28

20

14

14

24

17

14

12

9.7

9.1

8.3

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.5

5.6

5.4

573

8.0

*7.8

6.7

6.7

6.3

6.7

6.3

6.5

7.8

11 

29

334.9

10.8

0.411

0.47

Sept.

32

26

63

65

56

54

48

38

30

27

20

17

1435-

42

38

36

31

*25

23

19

16

16

25

45

32

27

22

19

20

956

31.9

1.21

1.35

Calendar year 1957: Max 198 Mln 5.6 Mean 19.8 Cfsm 0.753 In. 1O.20

Water year 1957-58: Max 88 Mln 2.5 Mean 13.9 Cfsm 0.529 In. 7.17

Peak discharge (base, 60 cfs). June 7 (7 to 8 p.m.) 82 cfs (4.51 ft); July 1 (10:30 to 11:3 

109 cfs (4.77 ft); July 27 (8 to 1O a.m.) 6O cfs (4.28 ft); Sept. 3 (time unknown) 65 cfs

D a.m.) 

4.33 f1j.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19, 26-28, Dec. 1 to Jan. 15, Jan. 26 to 

Mar. 20, Mar. 28-30. No gage-height record Apr. 6-22, Sept. 3-5; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, records for stations on nearby streams, and recorded range In stage.
18 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

160. Partridge River near Aurora, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°31'02", long 92°11'24", in SE^SWi sec.12, T.58 N. , R.15 W. , on right 

bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Second Creek, 

2? miles east of Aurora, and 2-f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 156 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,402.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 5, 1942, to Aug. 25, 1944, staff gage and Aug. 26, 1944, to July 1, 1956, 

water-stage recorder, at site 45 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 132 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 300 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 3.68 ft); minimum daily, 7.5 cfs Feb. 12-20.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 3,230 cfs May 10. 1950 (gage height, 7.86 ft); minimum, 

3.1 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 1948 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

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

 lated at times by storage in off-channel Partridge Reservoir, formerly known as Whitewater Lake. Reservoir formed from lake by levees around marsh areas and natural outlet. Available capacity, 20,000 acre-ft between elevation 1,410 ft (natural lake 

level) and 1,440 ft. Storage began Apr. 9, 1955. Storage in reservoir obtained from 

Colby Lake during periods of high flow; release from storage returned to Colby Lake to 

maintain lake elevation during diversion for iron ore processing. Diversion began 

Feb. 7, 1956. Some seepage losses from reservoir bypass station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 974: 1942. WSP 1307: 1943(M).

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1-14)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

6.8

10

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

2.8

42

73

100

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

20 3.0 125

3.5 241

4.0 411

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September J.958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

40

39

39

38

34

34

34

38

34

33

33

32

31

30

3?

34

36

36

37

38

40

*36

36

38

ii

40

34

35

35

37

38

1,112

35.9

+4.3

Nov.

39

41

46

36

38

42

52

62

54

63

69

73

82

92

85

56

51

46

45

*50

41

43

42

41

39

36

40

38

38

34

1,512

50.4

+20.9

Dec.

37

38

33

34

34

34

35

34

34

33

32

31

30

32

30

28

*29

30

30

29

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

24

23

5J

23

922

29.7

+1.4

Jan.

22

2?

22

21

20

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

*12

11

11

11

10

10

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.5

8.5

443.5

14.3

+0.1

Feb.

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.1

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.6

775- 7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.7

8.0

8.5

10

12

15

18

21

________

254.9

9.10

+0.06

Mar.

21

21

20

15" 19

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

*20

21

23

25

27

29

52

644

20.8

0

Apr.

38

4T

45

48

48

47

46

51

58

48

45

44

46

45

43

45

45

45

45

41

44

41

*43

42

40

39

40

43

39

41

1,316

43.9

+53.8

May

43

46

42

40

39

41

38

38

37

4T

45

41

44

43

40

39

43

45

41

46

45

41

*44

40

40

43

46

44

45

41

48

1,309

42.2

+33.9

June

50

SB- 49

63

85

85

113

125

117

140

194

I99~ 209

172

140

118

98

82

79

75

69

67

66

66

66

62

*60

55

50

52

2,861

95.4

+34.0

July

160

184

254

257

2l5

212

194

170

144

139

122

111

102

87

76

66

59

52

45

41

38

34

31

31

*36

36

86

111

140

140

134

3,507

113

+20

Aug.

134

122

107

99

106

93

90

83

75

65

58

51

47

43

40

38

36

33

32

33

30

*27

27

25

22

22

21

20

25

30

54

1,687

54,4

+3.9

Sept.

 &59

87

82

99

128

174

254

270

247

204

161

127

142

159

196

224

224

194

*165

108

111

146

181

244

263

290

2~BT 297

229

5,401

180

+26

Adjusted for storage and diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

40.2 

0.258 

0.30

71.3 

0.457 

0.51

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

31.1 

0.199 

0.23

14.4 

0.092 

0.11

9.16 

0.059 

0.06

20. 8 

0.133 

0.15

97.7 

0.626 

0.70

76.1 

0.488 

0.56

Observed

Max 1,480 Hln 10 Mean 95.9 

Max 297 Mln 7.5 Mean 57.5

129 

0.827 

0.92

133 

0.853 

0.98

58.3 

0.374 

0.43

206 

1.32 

1.47

Adjusted

Mean 113 Cfsm 0.723 In. 9.84 

Mean 73.9 Cfam 0.474 In. 6.42

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs}. No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents in Partridge Reservoir and diversion to Iron-ore-processing plant, equivalent in cubic feet per secondj furnished by Erie Mining Co.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 7-12, Jan. 25 to Mar. 31.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 19

165. St. Louis River near Aurora, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 47°29'30" , long 92°14'20", In SW£ sec.22, T.58 N., R.15 W. , on left bank at

 upstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Partridge

River and l| miles south of Aurora. 

Drainage area. 312 sq ml.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1958. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,371.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Aug. 26, 1944, chain gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge . 16 years, 250 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 592 cfs June 9, 10 (gage height, 2.97 ft); mlni-

 mum daily, 21 cfs Feb. 19-21; minimum gage height, 1.09 ft Feb. 23.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 5,380 cfs May 14, 1950-fgage height, 8.37 ft); minimum, 

4.0 cfs Oct. 2, 3, 1948 (gage height, 0.30 ft). 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Flow regu-

 lated at times by storage In off-channel Partridge Reservoir, formerly known as Whitewater Lake. Reservoir formed from lake by levees around marsh areas and natural outlet. 

Available capacity, 20,000 acre-ft between elevation 1,410 ft (natural lake level) and 

1,440 ft. Storage began Apr. 9, 1955. Storage In reservoir obtained from Colby Lake 

during periods of high flow; release from storage returned to Colby Lake to maintain 

lake elevation during diversion for iron ore processing. Diversion began Feb. 7, 1956. 

Some seepage losses from reservoir enter above station. Records of chemical analyses 

for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1950.

Rating table, water year 195.7-58, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 18)

1.0

1.2 

1.5 102

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

233

390

605

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12.

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

65 

64

64

63

59

57

58

61

60

58

56

55

55

53

55

57

65

66

66

70

73

*77

72

74

77

80

74

71

71

72

74

2,022

65.2

+4.3

Nov.

76 

80

89

86

86

91

99

114

118

140

143

143

158

175

180

168

155

148

146

*150

150

150

145

140

135

125

115

105

100

95 _ _

3,805

127

+20.9

Dec.

94 

92

90

90

88

86

86

84

82

78

74

70

66

66

66

68

*68

68

68

66

64

62

60

58

58

58

58

58

56

56

54

2,192

70.7

+1.4

Jan.

52 

50

49

48

48

48

48

48

46

46

45

45

43

41

40

39

38

37

36

35

*34

33

32

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

29

1,232

39.4

+0.1

Feb.

28 

27

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

22

22

32

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

22

23

25

*29

35

44

45

_

716

25.6

+0.1

War.

44 

42

41

40

39

37

36

36

 35 35

35

35

36

37

38

38

38

38

39

39

39

40

41

43

*45

46

49

52

58

62

66

1,299

41.9

0

Apr.

74 

83

90

105

115

130

128

130

128

126

122

120

118

116

116

118

127

124

127

129

131

143

*148

158

158

155

152

160

165

1 CO 1OC

3,858

129

+53.8

May

162 

162

162

160

155

148

140

131

127

129

129

124

118

120

112

104

ToT

124

118

120

120

116

*114

114

112

120

140

138

140

136

136

4,035

130

+33.9

June

168 

168

175

201

278

314

387

546

587 582"

578

560

515

462

414

358

318

281

269

257

240

223

220

212

201

191

*180

165

127

TJo

9,317

311

+34.0

July

414 

488

506

492

418

394

370

328

304

301

278

260

240

218

196

176

160

140

122

110

99

89

82

77

*78

78

180

216

281

301

291

7,687

248

+19.5

Aug.

281 

266

243

223

251

226

210

193

173

158

136

124

110

102

96

89

86

82

82

77

74

71

*70

71

68

65

65

M

71

77

122

4.026

130

+3.9

Sept.

TSS

231

215

218

275

336

410

422

402

362

318

284

336

374

446

426

418

390

*362

321

318

336

394

470

466

474

JSS

426

386

10,567

352

+25.7

Adjusted for storage and diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

69.5 

0.223 

0.26

148 

0.474 

0.53

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

72.1 

0.231 

0.27

39.5 

0.127 

0.15

25.7 

0.082 

0.085

41.9 

0.134 

0.15

183 

0.587 

0.65

164 

0.526 

0.59

Observed

Max 1,980 Mln 27 Mean 204 

Max 587 Mln 21 Mean 139

345 

1.11 

1.24

268 

0.859 

0.96

134 

0.429 

0.49

378 

1.21 

1.35

Adjusted

Mean 221 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.62 

Mean 156 Cfsm 0.500 In. 7.48

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Ho peak above base. ~

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents In Partridge Reservoir and diversion to Iron-ore-processing plant, equivalent 

In cubic feet per second; furnished by Erie Mining Co.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19 to Apr. 12.
20 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

170. Embarrass River at Embarrass, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°39'24" , long 92°ll'5l", in NW£ sec.2$., T.60 N., R.15 W., on left bank at 

Embarrass, 30 ft upstream from highway bridge and 100 ft upstream from railroad bridge.

Drainage area. 93.8 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,410.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 28, 1944, chain gage at sane site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 71.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 199 cfs July 2 (gage height, 3.62 ft); minimum, 

3.3 cfs Feb. 19-21 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 1,740 cfs May 8, 9, 1950; maximum gage height, 10.92 ft 

May 9, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 1.9 cfs Mar. 15-22, 1949; minimum gage height, 

0.67 ft Mar. 20, 21, 1949.

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

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1307: 1947(M).

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 20-28)

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

3.0

4.7

8.7

20

41

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

83

124

159

226

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

29

26

24

20

20

19

24

26

26

24

23

22

22

22

26

*37

39

34

30

30

32

34

34

31

29

25

23

23 

23

26

836

27.0

0.288

0.33

Nov.

27

27

32

36

35

33

32

35

37

36

35

39

53

63

75

74

65

57

53

58

54

*46

43

39

36

35

33

32

31

29

1,280

42.7

0.455

0.51

Dec.

27

26

24

22

22

22

22

20

20

20

19

18

16

16

16

15

*15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11 

10

9.0

510.0

16.5

0.176

0.20

Jan.

8.2

7.5

7.3

6.5

5.9

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.1 *4TX

4!l

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3 

4.1

4.1

151.8

4.90

0.052

0.06

Feb.

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

"373 3.3

3.3

3.4

3.8

4.0

4.4

5.0

*9.7

14

-

121.4

4.34

0.046

0.05

Mar.

18

16

12

9.7

8.7

8.2

7.2

7.2

7.7

6.2

8.2

7.7

7.2

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.7

7.7

8.7

*12

14

17

20 

23

26

318.2

10.3

0.110

0.13

Apr.

31

IT

50

58

64

72

74

74

69

64

62

62

60

60

63

66

68

70

68

66

66

72

79

77

*72

65

58

58

69 

72

1,930

64.3

0.690

0.77

May

69

64

63

61

55

52

48

46

45

55

62

58

52

51

50

45

41

67

82

71

58

52

*47

41

39

37

43

43

38 

35

39

1,609

51.9

0.553

0.64

June

52

49

46

61

142

151

T32

118

96

81

85

72

59

48

40

34

39

24

29

39

39

38

49

49

43

*41

35

33

24 

20

1,768

58.9

0.628

0.70

July

114

195

T77

142

115

93

73

58

48

53

53

52

47

39

31

26

23

20

16

13

11

9.7

8.7

*7.7

12

15

22

57

62 

49

36

1,678.1

54.1

0,577

0.67

Aug.

27

21

16

13

16

16

11

9.2

6.7

6.7

8.2

8.7

7.7

6.7

5.9

5.2

4.7

3^9

4.0

6.3

13

7.7

6.7

7.2

5.9

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.9 

5 2

23

289.0

9.32

0.099

0.11

Sept.

44

42

41

41

43

64

81

72

56

47

38

32

28

31

49

47

41

*35

32

32

35

33

27

27

70

94

83

69

57 

52

1,443

48.1

0.513

0.57

Calendar year 1957 : Max 921 Mln 3.9 Mean 61.7 Cfsm 0.658 In. 8.93

Water year 1957-58 : Max 195 Mln 3.3 Mean 32.7 Cfsm 0.349 In. 4.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8-10, 18-20, Dec. 20 to Feb. 16, Mar. 30 to 

Apr. 7.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 21

180. Embarrass River near McKinley, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°27'10", long 92 023'00", in NW£ sec. 4, T.57 N. , R.16 W., on left bank 

40 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.9 mile downstream from outlet of Esquagama Lake, 

and 4 1 miles southeast of McKinley.

Records available. --October 1953 to September 1958.

3.--Ws 

1929.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,338.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 5 years, 112 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 344 cfs June 8 (gage height, 6.33 ft); minimum, 

13 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 2.69 ft).

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 1,690 cfs Apr. 20, 1954 (gage height, 11.72 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 7, 1955 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

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

chemical analyses for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

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

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

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.6 61

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

95

198

418

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

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

68

70

67

63

60

163

196

108

77

63

56

132

131

91

72

65

63

58

55

54

54

*58

60

60

59

57

56

56

56

56

55

2,339

75.5

_

-

Nov.

55

56

57

54

54

51

54

59

61

61

61

62

64

65

68

71

75

84

95

*100

~99 101

97

95

91

87

82

79

75

73

2,186

72.9

-

-

Dec.

71

69

66

64

60

57

56

54

50

47

45

43

42

42

42

*42

41

40

39

38

37

36

36

34

34

33

33

32

32

31

30

1,376

44.4

-

-

Jan.

30

29

28

27

27

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

*25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

23

808

26.1

-

-

Feb.

23

23

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

23

24

25

*27

35

48

65

-

712

25.4

-

-

Mar.

90

99

81

64

54

47

42

38

36

35

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

*32

32

33

34

35

37

39

1,279

41.3

-

-

Apr.

42

47

51

57

69

81

47

14

20

62

75

S6

110

135

138

157

128

114

107

98

86

99

*103

104

103

101

100

104

104

103

2,645

88.2

-

-

May

102

101

102

102

100

100

96

95

58

16

35

58

66

80

82

81

78

82

75

74

77

86

88

*92

90

95

97

85

79

83

2,533

81.7

-

-

June

89

81

82

102

145

138

178

323

324

304

272

243

221

196

174

151

131

114

111

105

91

89

83

80

77

77

*74

73

"To" 71

ID

4,277

143

-

-

July

269

249

195

229

238

241

232

214

211

214

183

165

148

132

118

108

93

83

76

67

58

55

51

50

*51

48

92

87

71

63

60

4,151

134

-

-

Aug.

59

61

61

64

85

70

61

54

50

49

45

48

42

38

34

31

30

28

29

27

26

24

*25

26

24

24

24

25

28

33

46

1,271

41.0

-

-

Sept.

42

40

58

52

69

196

194

124

101

91

89

87

131

185

168

145

124

109

99

102

*105

94

84

94

128

121

113

108

107

112

3,272

109

-

-

Calendar year 19*57 : Max 1,230 Mln 20 Mean 122 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58 : Max 324 Mln 14 Mean 73.6 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, Dec. 7, Dec. 10 to Mar. 1, 

Mar. 8, 10-12.
22 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

190. West Two River near Iron Junction, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°24'05", long 92°42'10", in SW^SW^ sec.24, T.57 N., R.19 W., on right 

bank 40 ft upstream from bridge on Stage Highway 216, 5 miles southwest of Iron 

Junction, and 9£ miles upstream from St. Louis River.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,322.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Minnesota Highway Department bench mark).

Average discharge. 5 years, 46.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 328 cfs June 10 (gage height, 6.60 ft); minimum 

daily, 6.5 cfs Jan. 3-7; minimum gage height, 2.45 ft May 26.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 916 cfs Apr.. 17, 1954 (gage height, 9.85 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.0 cfs Jan. 22 to Feb. 6, 1957; minimum gage height, 2.43 ft Oct. 24, 25, 1956.

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

chemical analyses for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 14-25)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

110

186

370

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16 

16

15

15

14

14

16

18

20

M

21

17

16

15

16

18

22

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

*21

19

18

18

20

590

19.0

-

-

Nov.

20 

21

23

24

24

22

24

21

20

JL9

19

21

24

27

29

30

29

28

*27

25

24

24

24

25

26

25

25

24

23

21

718

23.9

-

-

Dec.

19 

T7

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.2

8.6

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.5

*7.4

7.3

7.3

7.5

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.0

307.0

9.90

-

-

Jan.

6.8 

6.6

6.5

6^

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.6

6.7

7.0

7.3

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.7

*6.7

6.7

6.7

6.6

6.6

212.2

6.85

-

-

Feb.

6.6 

6.6

6.7

6.9

7.0

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.7

6.9

7.0

7.3

7.5

7.9

8.3

9.0

10

12

*16

19

_

224.9

8.03

-

-

Mar.

20

19

18

18

il

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

20

20

20

21

21

21

22

22

22

23

23

*23

25

28

31

632

20.4

-

-

Apr.

38 

54

60

65

65

62

58

53

50

44

42

38

36

34

32

31

31

33

30

27

24

24

22

22

22

*20

18

20

25

26

1,106

36.9

-

-

May

SI 

E6

26

24

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

18

16

19

22

21

19

20

20

18

16

15 *14

14

14

14

18

18

18

16

594

19.2

-

-

June

22 

20

20

33

100

167

174

214

293

322

246

176

121

82

60

47

37

34

*31

32

28

24

22

24

23

22

20

18

16

20

2,448

81.6

~

-

July

228 

308

310

214

125

84

64

49

44

55

49

42

36

31

27

23

21

19

*18

16

16

15

14

15

18

22

60

109

*116

90

60

2,298

74.1

-

-

Aug.

46 

36

30

28

30

26

23

21

22

31

25

22

21

20

18

*16

15

15

16

15

15

IB- 14

is

14

14

14

14

16

20

36

663

21.4

-

-

Sept.

37 

31

32

26

36

50

61

55

37

31

28

26

24

40

54

58

46

42

36

33

33

30

30

39

62

*78

67

56

49

44

1,271

42.4

-

-

Calendar year 1957 : Max 769 Min 3.0 Mean 49.8 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1957-58 : Max 322 Min 6.5 Mean 3O.3 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 26-28, Nov. 8 to Apr. 6.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 23

195. East Swan River near Toivola, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°16'55", long 92°50'05", in NE^NE^ sec.2, T.55 N., R.20 W. , on left bank: 

350 ft downstream from bridge on St. Louis County Road 442, 4.8 miles upstream from 

confluence with West Swan River, 8 miles northwest of Toivola, and 8f miles upstream 

from St. Louis River.

Drainage area. 112 sq mi.

Records available. September 1953 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,260.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 89.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 814 cfs July 28 (gage height, 13.44 ft); minimum 

daily, 23 cfs Feb. 7-16; minimum gage height, 3.37 ft May 26.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 1,690 cfs Apr. 15, 1956 (gage height, 17.94 ft); maximum gage height, 18.45 ft Apr. 12, 1954 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

13 cfs Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, 1955; minimum gage height, 3.24 ft Nov. 10, 1954.

Flood in May 1950 reached a stage of about 20.0 ft, from information by local 

residents.

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

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13

3.5 24

4.0 39

5.0 SI

3.3 

3.5

Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

145

284

548

885

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

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8-

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

55

54

49

44

41

41

42

43

51

72

71

64

60

57

63

67

66

60

53

*51

55

54

46

46

1,562

50.4

0.450

0.52

Nov.

49

50

62

71

62

56

53

53

53

54

55

57

60

61

62

58

50

46

43

42

4Z

41

40

40

*39

39

39

38

37

36

1,488

49.6

0.443

0.49

Dec.

35

34

33

32

32

32

33

33

32

32

32

31

31

31

32

32

33

34

34

34

*34

33

3Z

32

31

30

29

28

28

27

27

983

31.7

0.283

0.33

Jan.

27

27

27

27

27

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

Z6

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

*27

26

26

25

828

26.7

0.238

0.27

Feb.

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

32

31

*29

-

706

25.2

0.225

0.23

Mar.

32

35

36

32

30

28

27

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

27

28

30

»32

38

il

873

28.2

0.252

0.29

Apr.

65

80

82

78

75

72

68

65

62

59

55

53

51

49

46

46

45

44

39

36

34

35

36

37

34

30

*28

29

48

48

1,529

51.0

0.455

0.51

May

44

38

37

37

37

36

37

35

33

30

30

29

31

39

!§

36

31

34

35

32

31

32

*30

27

26

25

32

31

31

26

33

1,032

33.3

0.297

0.34

June

67

53

49

79

254

328

252

357

334

273

275

226

167

126

100

83

68

57

49

*48

46

43

42

46

48

45

39

31

30

32

3,647

122

1.09

1.21

July

359

'673

532

320

222

166

134

123

110

159

162

167

156

116

92

76

61

51 *45

39

36

34

33

32

SO

52

468

772

*547

313

189

6,289

203

1.81

2.09

Aug.

126

93

72

60

84

73

59

49

45

116

228

165

100

76

66

57

*46

43

51

48

40

38

37

43

44

41

40

37

43

59

92

2,171

70.0

0.625

0.72

Sept.

106

86

86

86

92

177

171

129

96

77

66

60

54

89

196

174

*132

107

90

78

88

89

78

76

192

233

191

144

116

104

3,463

115

1.03

1.15

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,340 Mln 14 Mean 95.6 Cfsm 0.854 In. 11.58

Water year 1957-58: Max 772 Mln 23 Mean 67.3 Cfsm 0.601 In. 8.15

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). July 2 (1:30 p.m.) 685 cfs (12.34 ft); July 28 (6:30 a.m.) 814 cfa 

(15.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 25-29, Nov. 8 to Apr. 13.
24 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

200. Swan River near Toivola, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°15'02", long 92°48'36", in NE^NE^ sec.13, T.55 N., R.20 W., on left 

bank at upstream side of bridge on St. Louis County Highway 5, 0.4 mile downstream 

from confluence of East Swan and West Swan Rivers, 3j miles upstream from mouth, and 

5f miles north of Toivola.

Drainage area. 254 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,251.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 180 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,070 ofs July 28 (gage height, 13.64 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 31 cfs Feb. 1-9; minimum gage height 

observed, 2.60 ft July 19.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 2,980 cfs Apr. 13, 1954 (gage height, 17.17 ft, backwater from ice); minimum, 20 cfs Nov. 13, 1952, Jan. 5 to Feb. 5, 1957; minimum gage 

height, 2.33 ft July 26, 1954.

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

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

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

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

40

71

180

440

9.0

12.0

14.0

985

1,650

2,160

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ttatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56 

54

51

49

47

47

49

BO

74

68

62

58

54

55

56

61

87

95

85

78

75

79

88

86

84

85

*63

75

81

65

62

2,089

67.4

0.265

0.31

Nov.

66 

68

83

~§T 106

89

83

90

81

80

86

86

103

102

104

101

89

66

59

76

92

78

68

69

*66

62

65

63

58

50

2,386

79.5

0.313

0.35

Dec.

49 

48

47

46

46

47

45

44

45

47

47

47

46

46

47

48

49

49

50

50

*50

50

50

49

48

47

46

45

44

42

42

1,456

47.0

0.185

0.21

Jan.

41 

41

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

38

38

37

37

36

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

33

*32;

32

32

32

1,152

37.2

0.146

0.17

Feb.

31 

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

33

33

34

35

36

38

40

42

44

46

48

52

56

64

72

74

*65

-

1,158

41.4

0.163

0.17

Mar.

65 

72

74

66

64

60

58

56

52

51

49

48

47

46

45

45

il

44

44

45

45

46

47

49

52

56

62

70

*78

90

101

1,771

57.1

0.225

0.26

Apr.

118 

138

155

149

151

138

117

115

104

94

85

77

75

73

71

71

67

66

60

55

54

53

53

53

50

44

*42

44

59

69

2,500

8.33

0.328

0.37

May

66 

60

57

59

59

53

53

53

49

46

46

46

45

53

II

64

53

59

66

59

53

53

50

*46

42

41

45

51

49

46 

52

1, 648

 53.2

0.209

0.24

June

106 

108

99

154

405

517

479

662" 692

582

595

494

376

282

215

174

140

114

111

*104

92

82

77

75

75

72

64

51

44

46

7,087

236

0.929

1.04

July

428 

1,080

985

687

474

347

278

234

209

319

322

323

312

249

198

160

128

109

60

*76

70

60

63

100" 59

91

1,340

1.970

*1,600

1,250 

907

14,488

467

1.84

2.12

Aug.

m233

190

223

206

170

137

121

166

302

235

161

128

107

95

*75

66

67

66

55

51

51

55

59

54

53

49

53

81 

109

4,350

140

0.551

0.64

Sept.

145 

119

133

136

143

288

295

234

175

136

112

102

86

134

318

292

*230

185

154

129

163

166

142

121

244

314

275

210

170

150

5,503

183

0.720

0.81

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,480 Min 20 Mean 163 Cfsm 0.642 In. 8.68

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,970 Min 31 Mean 125 Cfsm 0.492 In. 6.69

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). July 2 (6 p.m.) 1,120 cfs (9.64 ft); July 28 (12:15 a.m.) 2,070 cfs 

(13.64TF).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 

daily outside staff -gage readings June 25 to Sept. 30.

30 to Apr. 14. Discharge computed from twice-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR <*5 

240. St. Louis River at Scanlon, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°42'12", long 92°25'07", in NW£ sec.30, T.49 N., R.16 W., on right bank 

25 ft downstream from lower bridge on U. S. Highway 61 at Scanlon, 0.6 mile downstream 

from Minnesota Power & Light Co. powerplant, 3 miles upstream from Thomson Reservoir, 

and 3.2 miles upstream from Midway River.

Drainage area. 3,430 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1908 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. Published as "near Thomson" 1908-50.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,101.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 5, 1909, to Sept. 5, 1914, chain gage 3 miles downstream and 50 ft below 

powerplant at datum about 420 ft lower. Sept. 6, 1914, to Aug. 4, 1953, powerplant 

record at Thomson hydroelectric plant.

Average discharge. 50 years, 2,209 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16.300 cfs July 1 (gage height, 9.34 ft); minimum, 406 cfs May 29 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

1908-58: Maximum daily discharge, 37,900 cfs May 9, 1950; maximum gage height, 

15.8 ft May 9, 1950, from Minnesota Highway Department (discharge uncertain); minimum 

daily discharge, 109 cfs Feb. 7, 1924.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream. Flow regulated by Whiteface Reservoir and Boulder, Island, Rice, and Fish Lakes (combined 

capacity, 332,160 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1337: 1911-12.

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

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

Oct. 1 to May 24, 

July 2 to Sept. 16

May 25 to July 1, 

Sept. 17 to Sept. 30

2.5 570 5.0 4,170 2.5 510 5.0 4,100 

3.0 985 6.0 6,250 3.O 900 6.0 6,200 

3.5 1,510 8.0 11,800 3.5 1,450 8.0 11,800 

4.0 2,350 9.0 15,100 4.0 2,200 

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

895

778

746

776

738

666

666

730

827

810

852

827

698

770

666

904

1.120

836

852

895

870

870

*886

940

886

895

861

810

810

827

844

25,553

824

-111

Nov.

810

852

1,000

1,070

1,150

1,200

1,140

1,260

1,240

1,180

1,060

1,130

1,350

1,380

1,470

1,430

1,410

1,410

1,020

746

1,040

1,140

1.510

1,380

1,230

1,240

1,200

1,150

1,120

985

35,303

1,177

+233

Dec.

1.080

1,200

1,170

1,640

1,620

1,810

1,540

1,640

1,630

1.860

1,440

1,420

1,600

1,620

1,640

1,580

1,630

1,660

1,630

'1,640

1,660

1,640

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,620

1,500

1,510

1,360

1,240

1,310

47,690

1,538

-1,133

Jan.

1,420

1,370

1,300

1,320

1,350

1,380

1,380

1,370

1,380

*1,410

1.460

1,410

1,410

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,410

1,310

1,370

1,380

1,370

1.290

1,340

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,350

1,350

1,370

1,360

1,360

42,590

1,374

-1,096

Feb.

1,310

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,260

 1,250

1,150

1,160

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,150

1,160

1,150

1,210

1,160

1,100

1,030

1.020

1,080

1,100

1,110

1,050

1,110

1,350

1,560

1.590

-

j

33,730

1,205

-795

Mar.

*1,640

1,600

1,470

1,470

1,630

1,680

1,600

1,630

1,640

1,830

1,690

1,740

1,710

1,710

1,690

1.860

1,810

1,830

1,830

1,740

1,710

1,580

1,270

*1,360

1,440

1,460

1,510

1,520

1,520

1,560

1,730

50,460

1,628

-987

Apr.

1,970

2,210

2.240

1,760

1,520

1,630

1,620

1,500

1,520

1,410

1,130

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,110

1,150

1,200

1,170

1,150

1,160

1,100

 1,110

1,040

994

1,170

1,080

976

1,000

1,130

1,140

39,630

1,321

+922

May

1,380

1,220

1.440

1,170

1,270

1,200

1,040

1,110

985

958

958

931

770

770

810

818

794

870

*794

770

794

786

778

618

*636

587

601

608

615

682

730

27,493

887

+218

June

1,010

1,100

1,400

1,480

2,830

4,350

4,370

4,670

6.100

6,030

5,910

5,740

4,900

4,160

3,430

2,740

2,380

1,950

1,750

1,620

1,860

1,580

*1,390

1,580

1,660

1,540

1,250

1,180

1,000

960

81,920

2,731

+917

July

11,700

14.800

12,400

9,780

7,790

6,390

5,130

4,290

3,980

4,150

4,510

4,130

4,080

3,520

3,070

2,580

2,080

1,900

1,430

1,290

*1,120

1.000

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,420

2,000

6,120

7,900

6,570

5,030

143,630

4,633

+705

Aug.

3.880

3,030

2,420

2,030

1,850

2,000

1,930

1,660

1,320

1,230

1,290

1,900

2,000

1,500

1,500

1,480

1,460

1,460

*1,270

985

985

976

1,080

940

1,030

1,000

985

994

1,010

1,200

1,580

47,975

1,548

-278

Sept.

1.750

1,950

1,930

3,050

3,000

3,660

4,950

4,670

4,060

3,740

3,180

2,730

2,310

2,620

4,630

5.520

4,670

4,000

3,450

3,100

2,720

*2,430

2,400

2,050

2,080

2,610

2,880

2,510

2,290

2,200

92,920

3,097

+803

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

935 

0.273 

0.31

1,410 

0.411 

0.46

Calendar year 1957: 

Mater year 1957-58:

405 

0.118 

0.14

278 

0.081 

0.09

410 

0.120 

0.13

641 

0.187 

0.22

2,243 

0.654 

0.73

1,105 

0.322 

0.37

Observed

Max 17,800 Mln 660 Mean 2,329 

Max 14,800 Mln 587 Mean 1,833

3,648 

1.06 

1.18

5,338 

1.56 

1.80

1,270 

0.370 

0.43

3,900 

1.14 

1.27

Adjusted

Mean 2,296 Cfsm 0.669 In. 9.0T 

Mean 1,801 Cfam 0.525 In. 7.13

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Whiteface Reservoir and Boulder 

Island, Rice, and Pish lakes; records furnished by Minnesota Power and Light Co.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 23-25, Feb. 9-15, Feb. 27 to Mar 1 No 

gage-height record Feb. 9-15; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records
26 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

245. Amnicon Lake near South Range, Wis.

Location. Lat 46°29'00", long 92°04'05", in see.12, T.46 N. , R.14 W. , in northwest corner 

of lake , 15 miles southwest of South Range.

Drainage area. 5 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . August 1936 to September 1958 (fragmentary).

Gage.--Staff gage. Datum of gage is 1,188.00 ft above mean sea level (State Highway Commission levels). Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,197.48 ft July 5; minimum observed, 

 1,156.54 ft Aug. 23, 27.

1936-58: Maximum elevation observed, 1,199.32 ft May 9, 1950; minimum observed, 

1,195.82 ft Oct. 28, 1948.

Remarks. Lake has natural outlet. Lake was ice covered Dec. 6 to Apr. 14. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 854: 1937.

Elevation, In feet, water, year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

-

6.94

-

-

6.88

_

-

6.84

-

_

6.82

-

-

"

6.82

6.80

-

6.70

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.80

-

-

-

6.80

Nov.

-

6.80

-

-

-

6.80

-

-

6.86

~

-

-

6.86

-

-

6.90

-

-

-

7.00

-

-

7.00

-

-

_

6.96

-

-

6.90

Dec.

6.88

Jan.

6.78

Feb. Mar.

6.62

Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.73

-

-

.

6.83

-

-

-

6.73

6.83

-

6.80

-

-

-

6.86

-

-

6.90

-

-

-

6.86

Hay

_

-

6.86

-

-

-

6.74

-

-

6.70

_

-

-

6.68

-

_

6.62

-

-

-

6.58

-

-

6.56

-

_

-

6.56

-

_

6.56

June

-

-

-

6.60

-

6.75

6.74

-

-

6.76

-

-

6.74

-

_

-

6.70

-

-

6.64

-

-

-

6.60

.

-

6.60

-

_

July

-

7.24

-

-

7.48

-

-

-

7.40

-

.

7.30

-

-

~

7.18

-

-

7.06

7.01

-

-

6.94

«-

-

6.94

-

-

-

6.85

Aug.

-

6.76

-

-

-

6.74

-

_

6.70

-

.

-

6.62

-

~

6.56

-

-

-

6.56

_

-

6.54

-

-

_

6.54

-

-

6.60

Sept.

-

-

6.78

-

-

6.86

-

-

-

6.88

_

-

6.86

-

-

.

6.88

-

-

6.88

_

-

-

6.84

-

_

6.82

-

-

_

Note. Add 1,190 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 

255. Bois Brule River at Brule, Wis.

27

Location. Lat 46°32'15" , long 91°35'45" , in NW£ sec.23, T.47 N. , R.10 W. , on right bank 

1.4 miles southwest of Brule Post Office, 1.4 miles downstream from Nebagamon Creek, 

and 1.7 miles upstream from Little Brule River.

Drainage area. 113 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1958. Prior to January 1943 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 948.49 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge.--16 years, 175 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 832 cfs July 1 (gage height, 3,8 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum daily, 122 cfs Aug. 22.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 1,520 cfs June 5, 1944 (gage height, 5.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 750 cfs; minimum observed, 67 cfs Mar. 13, 1943.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1207: Drainage area. WSP 1337: 1943(M), 1944, 1945-50(M).

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

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

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

111

140

175

219

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.6

295

379

506

745

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

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

137

134

134 

134

134

131

1ST

140

143

140

137

137

137

137

137

143

*150

150

140

140

143

150

153

153

143

143

140

137

140

143

140

4,357

141

1.25

1.43

Nov.

142

175

198 

194

181

173

158

162

a!60

al55

154

173

177

181

181

181

177

166

190

186

175

171

171

167

164

164

164

164

164

also

5,116

171

1.51

1.68

Dec.

also

150

155 

160

164

*156

alSO

al45

143

154

150

140

140

145

151

145

148

145

151

142

al42

al44

145

a!46

al46

146

146

al48

al48

150

150

4,595

148

1.31

1.51

Jan.

145

140

140 

140

140

140

140

145

145

148

148

148

148

145

145

143

143

a!42

al41

140

140

137

*145~

137

al37

al37

138

138

138

142

138

4,393

142

1.26

1.45

Feb.

al38

a!38

138 

138

136

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

140

T2o

137

-

3,865

138

1.22

1.27

Mar.

140

137

140 

137

140

142

142

138

142

145

148

142

*136

138

138

al38

137

136

136

154

134

136

136

134

134

137

138

137

al48

158

162

4,340

140

1.24

1.43

Apr.

186

208

251 

241

25JL

231

208

208

203

203

198

198

198

194

194

190

*183

179

175

171

167

196

188

179

175

167

164

167

164

160

5,797

193

1.71

1.91

May

156

160

al55 

146

150

150

146

146

143

143

142

138

138

136

136

136

136

145

a!44

132

130

130

130

132

138

130

136

136

132

130

148

4,348

140

1.24

1.43

June

al60

173

166 

181

208

*183

173

al70

166

158

154

151

154

148

145

145

142

138

138

132

132

132

132

138

136

132

130

130

126

T6T

4,540

151

1.34

1.49

July

741

*620

496

462

400

325

a306

287

336

330

308

282

256

231

226

221

208

194

181

169

*167

158

154

154

158

154

145

148

142

136

136

8,231

266

2.35

2.71

Aug.

134

134

153 

153

179

171

164

150

143

137

137

143

137

137

140

131

131

128

125

125

125

122

125

175

167

156

143

140

164

188

559

4,696

151

1.34

1.55

Sept.

300

264

*238 

214

188

264

248

233

415 3?8~

264

224

201

183

205

192

179

175

171

164

160

156

153

IgO

2lo

179

171

160

156

153

6,298

210

1.86

2.07

Calendar year 1957: Max 479 Mln 111 Mean 163 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.54

Water year 1957-58: Max 741 Mln 122 Mean 166 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.93

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for White River near Ashland and 

Bad River near Odanah.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2-4, 11-14, Dec. 50 to Jan. 15, Jan. 21, 

Feb. 5, 4, 6-24 (no gage-height record Dec. 51, Jan. 1, 4, 5, 11, 12, Feb. 8, 9, 16, 22, 23).
28 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

270. Bad River near Odanah, Wis.

Location. Lat 46°29'15", long 90°41'45", in SW£ sec.2, T.46 N., R.3 W., at downstream 

end of center pier of Elm Hoist Bridge, 5.0 miles downstream from Potato River, 

8.5 m "es south of Odanah, and 23 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 611 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1914 to December- 1922, May 1948 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 680 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

to Nov. 11, 1922, water-stage recorder at site 2 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 621 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6 410 cfs July 2 (gage height, 10.00 ft); minimum, 94 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 2.25 ft).

1914-22, 1948-58: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs July 4, 1949 (gage height, 17.3 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum, 50 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 2.02 ft).

Flood of June 24, 1946, reached a stage of at least 22.2 ft (top of bridge submerged), from information by Indian Service.

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1207 : Drainage area. WSP 1337: 1922.

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

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

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

35

127

186

345

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.4

820

1,430

3,050

5,750

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

149

140

130

130 

125

120

118

122

125

122

125

122

122

120

125

127

138

*149

138

125

120

132

143

138

140

140

135

132

130

138

143

4,063

131

0.214

0.25

Nov.

160

170

193

262 

270

239

223

223

180

190

210

320

426

534

725

775

645

539

387

300

320

370

390

400

400

390

380

360

330

320

10,631

354

0.579

0.65

Dec.

310

300

300

290 

280

280

*276

270

260

250

250

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

260

280

290

300

300

300

300

290

280

260

240

220

8,306

268

0.439

0.51

Jan.

210

200

200

190 

190

190

190

185

185

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

175

175

175

*175

175

175

170

Tro

170

170

170

170

5,610

181

0.296

0.34

Feb.

170

170

170

170 

165

165

160

155

150

150

140

135

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

140

160

180

220

320

540

4,560

163

0.267

0.28

Mar.

350

360

360

360 

350

340

320

310

300

290

290

280

274

270

260

260

250

245

245

250

245

240

240

240

250

260

280

330

400

500

660

9,609

310

0.507

0.58

Apr.

900

1,030

1,820

2,090 

2.460

2,330

1,850

1,910

1,840

1,750

1,690

1,660

1,600

1,540

1,510

1,450

1,250

*1,060

864

720

605

870

1,440

1,290

1,030

804

650

572

586

534

39,705

1,324

2.17

2.42

May

539

511

465

421 

379

341

307

287

266

250

239

223

*208

183

170

160

167

250

303

266

212

183

154

151

223

291

287

266

227

201

180

8,310

268

0.439

0.51

June

183

223

219

239 

282

374

*366

316

258

219

193

173

170

151

138

127

120

116

116

113

100

104

116

116

122

125

130

125

120

140

5,294

176

0.288

0.32

July

3,630

*5.670

4,410

2,540 

1,630

1,220

1,090

936

1,760

2,450

1,680

1,190

809

720

1,960

1,400

978

*700

520

404

328

274

235

216

216

186

170

176

183

164

140

37,985

1,225

2.00

2.31

Aug.

127

116

111

102 

120

140

132

122

116

1,390

1,560

1,080

750

488

345

362

223

204

183

154

138

125

120

140

193

227

193

167

167

311

2.220

11,726

378

0.619

0.71

Sept.

2.500

*1,790

1,200

864 

695

1,770

1,970

1,450

1,570

1,680

1,240

919

700

553

506

605

534

465

404

358

324

311

274

250

497

461

362

295

250

219

25,016

834

1.37

1.52

Calendar year 1957 : Max 5,560 Min 94 Mean 437 Cfsm 0.715 In. 9.72

Water year 1957-58 : Max 5,670 Min 100 Mean 468 Cfsm 0.766 In. 10.40

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). July 2 (10 a.m.) 6,410 efa (10.00 ft).____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9, 10, Nov. 20 to Apr. 2 (doubtful gageheight record Dec. 13-20, 22-26, Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, Jan. 5-10,32-17,19-22, 27-31, Feb. 2-14, Feb. 16 

to Mar. 12, Mar. 14-31).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 29

275. White River near Ashland, Wis.

Location. Lat 46°29'50", long 90°54'15", in sec.6, T.46 H., R.4 W. , at dovmstream end of 

powerplant of Lake Superior District Power Co., 0.3 mile downstream from bridge on State 

highway over dam, and 4.5 miles south of Ashland city limits.

Drainage area. 269 sq mi.

Records available . May 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Chain gage read twice daily or more often when plant load is changed. Datum of gage 

is 660.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Lake Superior District Power Co. bench 

mark).

Average discharge. 10 years, 318 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 cfs July 1 (gage height, 3.20 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 86 cfs Dec. 12, 29 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 6,270 cfs July 1, 1953 (gage height, 7.90 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Apr. 28-30, 1949 (gage height, 0.09 ft).

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

fluctuation caused by powerplant at gage.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 3O

0.8

.9

1.1

1.3

96

120

180

256

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

343

434

532

641

0.9

1.1 

1.3

1.6

129

188

256

388

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

585

898

1,270

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

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

162

168

168

162

162

168

174

174

176

174

174

174

163

174

174

174

*192

174

176

170

176

176

195

207

Tf6

183

183

195

176 

201

183

5,484

177

0.658

0.76

Nov.

207

213

213

286

256

213

237

189

231

207

250

239

262

286

286

262

256

256

128

142

211

262

309

198

295

286

286

286

286

7,424

247

0.918

1.03

Dec.

120

195

124

170

220

232

*251

220

214

220

124

109

147

268

25T

220

220

209

214

220

217

217

244

221

195

231

211

202

118

166

6,067

196

0.729

0.84

Jan.

180

200

210

190

210

230

200

195

190

190

190

190

190

190

185

175

165

185

165

240

164

164

164

*181

195

TTO" 250

217

200

POO

5,975

193

0.717

0.83

Feb.

145

160

165

140

231

200

155

130

170

160

150

160

150

140

120

14O

150

165

140

140

135

145

140

160

180

256

343

271

-

4,741

169

0.628

0.66

Calendar year 1957 : Max 830 Min 97

Mar.

271

261

190

253

261

214

206

190

215

223

190

219

195

*208

219

190

214

203

237

208

217

237

233

250

297

330

439

546

568 

595

535

8,674

280

1.04

1.20

Apr.

586

569

564

537

494

397

366

321

303

278

269

229

245

214

237

223

214

*216

209

209

189

324

420

384

356

243

217

233

219 

234

9,499

317

1.18

1.31

May

229

224

219

217

214

212

197

182

204

186

181

191

198

175

1ST

181

176

187

231

186

191

191

194

194

219

201

224

207

195 

195

191

6,173

199

0.740

0.85

June

202

244

202

225

225

213

219

*187

192

170

181

181

181

175

175

181

176

176

168

176

174

149

192

172

174

169

166

149

166

176

5,536

185

0.688

0.77

July

*927

666

1.070

1,010

701

570

397

325

366

477

453

477

379

343

339

303

303

303

*208

208

207

196

196

191

175

175

196

200

201

184

11,936

385

1.43

1.65

Aug.

173

173

157

168

196

218

201

157

168

303

216

182

168

168

157

162

168

166

166

166

161

149

177

182

202

172

172

172

168

259

354

5,781

186

0.691

0.80

Sept.

348

278

*270

215

253

609

463

402

505

512

507

472

406

334

248

286

223

257

218

218

195

218

200

195

240

275

195

223

198 

195

9,158

305

1.13

1.27

Mean 245 Cfsm 0.911 In. 12.37

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,070 Min 97 Mean 237 Cfsm 0.881 In. 11.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote;. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1-19, Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, Feb.
30 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

300. Montreal River near Saxoh, Wis.

Location. Lat 46°32<45", long 90°24<05", in NW£ sec.23, T.48 N., R.49 W. , on right bank 

2 miles upstream from mouth and 3.5 miles north of Saxon.

Drainage area.--281 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 760 ft (from power company data).

Average discharge. 20 years, 338 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 5.27 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Nov. 9 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs July 18, 1942 (gage height, 6.93 ft); minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 21, Oct. 8, 1939.

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

fluctuation caused by Saxon Falls powerplant 1.5 miles upstream. Flow regulated by 

Gile Reservoir on West Branch Montreal River (capacity, 29,610 acre-ft) since 

April 1941.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 894: 1938-39. WSP 924: 1939-40. WSP 1307: 1948(M) .

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

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

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.3

40

73

152

226

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

357

593

990

1,520

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 '

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

176

176

176

162

176

180

176

127

103

100

93

77

69

84

88

86

86

82

*68

50

70

78

86

79

77

57

57

71

72

67

62

3,111

100

0.356

0.41

Nov.

62

50

93

105

95

98

95

121

79

69

136

162

222

281

465

465

362

290

180

176

214

321

326

303

372

348

214

214

210

200

6,328

211

0.751

0.84

Dec.

190

190

190

185

185

200

200

*165

130

130

105

82

94

92

110

120

115

120

140

185

200

200

205

200

205

205

205

200

195

200

200

5,143

166

0.591

0.68

Jan.

200

200

190

200

200

205

200

200

200

195

185

180

ISO

190

190

190

190

185

185

200

200

195

195

*190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

5,975

193

0.687

0.79

Feb.

190

165

155

200

T95

195

190

175

150

160

195

190

190

190

150

135

180

175

160

165

120

110

125

140

140

160

110

110

_

4,520

161

0.573

0.60

Mar.

160

170

190

215

205

200

190

190

190

195

200

195

185

*140

110

160

200

190

175

160

140

125

120

130

120

100

T40

200

290

400

500

5,885

190

0.676

0.78

Apr.

610

710

900

1,280

1.520

1,430

1,110

1,310

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,130

1,190

1,320

1,220

945

769

*600

454

372

527

567

442

348

334

243

218

218

203

24, 730

824

2.93

3.27

May

247

226

203

180

176

173

173

173

170

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

170

173

173

170

170

170

170

170

170

166

166

176

173

170

173

5,443

176

0.626

0.72

June

127

136

170

173

180

176

*176

180

176

176

173

173

176

176

173

170

166

166

166

166

166

143

162

162

166

170

170

166

111

143

4,934

164

0.584

0.65

July

489

776

833

607

362

247

195

173

303

477

393

290

218

184

567

436

308

230

*176

166

162

159

170

170

166

166

166

170

170

170

170

9,269

299

1.06

1.23

Aug.

170

170

170

170

170

88

66

136

180

468

372

268

195

176

176

176

176

166

166

159

176

176

180

176

176

176

176

176

176

210

1.170

6,786

219

0.779

0.90

Sept.

1,110

*1,120

808

685

593

1,160

1.520

990

784

737

635

527

448

403

393

465

398

388

388

388

388

388

393

403

431

398

393

393

393

393

17,713

590

2.10

2.34

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,810 Mln 47 Mean 223 Cfsm 0.794 In. 10.78

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,520 Min 50 Mean 274 Cfsm 0.975 In. 13.21

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Apr. 2 (no gage-height record Feb. 14- 

25; discharge computed on basis of daily generation at Saxon Palls and Superior Palls powerplants).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 31

310. Black River near Bessemer, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°30 1 55", long 90°04'10", in SE£ sec.32, T.48 N., R.46 W. , on right bank 

450 ft downstream from bridge on county highway, 500 ft downstream from Powder Mill 

Creek, and Z\ miles north of Bessemer.

Drainage area. 202 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,150 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,090 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 6.13 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Aug. 8, 9 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 5,420 cfs Apr. 21, 1957 (gage height, 9.76 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Aug. 21, 22, 23, 1957 (gage height, 0.91 ft).

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

ground water pumped from mines at Bessemer. Records of water temperatures for the 

water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

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

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

1.0 

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0

24

78

250

594

2,020

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

93

*76

80

98

89

82

76

87

105

98

78

37

34

32

32

34

47

44

40

38

38

51

56

56

58

51

47

44

42 

44

51

1,838

59.3

0.294

0.34

Nov.

53

54

68

*74

80

80

80

98

110

125

146

185

240

327

546

498

401

334

310

280

250

230

210

200

190

180

170

160

155

150

5,984

199

0.985

1.10

Dec.

145

140

135

*130

125

125

120

115

115

110

110

105

105

100

100

100

105

105

105

100

96

92

88

84

81

78

75

72

70

66

3,165

102

0.505

0.58

Jan.

64

63

62

63

64

66

68

*70

70

70

69

68

67

67

67

67

66

66

66

67

68

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

74 

73

73

2,115

68.2

0.338

0.39

Feb.

72

72

71

71

*71

70

69

68

68

67

66

65

64

63

SZ

62

62

62

64

65

67

73

80

86

95

105

110

12Q

2,070

73.9

0.366

0.38

Mar.

130

135

135

*135

130

130

125

120

115

110

105

105

102

100

98

96

94

93

Si

91

91

100

98

102

102

114

119

143

160

195 

242

3,706

120

0.594

0.68

Apr.

311

462

682

984

1,160

1,140

1,010

1,230

*1,270

1,300

1,410

1,500

1,580

*1,790

2.000

1,850

1,560

1,230

935

716

562

699

682

550

451

364

302

278

261 

250

28,519

951

4.71

5.26

May

293

250

232

201

172

146

*131

119

110

126

122

105

82

74

66

62

68

82

72

53

53

53

49

64

105

98

93

85

82

B9

3,420

110

0.545

0.63

June

110

112

*107

107

114

110

105

117

105

89

85

78

74

64

56

51

45

40

40

38

35

37

47

45

42

80

80

64

56 

56

2,189

73.0

0.361

0.40

July

822

1.120

*894

658

473

340

287

224

344

527

412

302

224

211

381

278

203

155

119

96

80

70

64

60

62

58

58

87

93

a80

a70

8,852

286

1.42

1.64

Aug.

a58

a50

a43

*a38

51

40

37

32

35

327

318

237

206

153

126

98

87

70

62

54

51

42

44

89

96

80

72

64

70 

307

804

3,841

124

0.614

0.71

Sept.

586

*391

350

327

270

666

695

512

371

290

232

190

155

134

180

153

134

117

102

89

82

72

62

62

87

70

58

51

51 

54

6,593

220

1.09

1.22

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,830 Mln 20 Mean 179 Cfsm 0.886 In. 12.03

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,000 Mln 32 Mean 198 Cfsm 0.980 In. 13.33

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Apr. 15 (9:50 p.m.) 2.090 cfs (6.15 ft).____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9, 10, Nov. 19 to Mar. 12, Mar. 14-17.
32 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

315. Presque Isle River at Marenisco, Mich.

Location.--Lat 46°22', long 89°41', in NW^ sec.21, T.46 N., R.43 W., on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge in Marenispo and 2-J- miles downstream from 

confluence of East and West Branches of Presque Isle River.

Drainage area. 175 sq mi.

Records available. February 1945 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,489.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to May 27, 1949, wireweight gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 178 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 762 cfs July 3 (gage height, 7.00 ft); minimum, 

44 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.33 ft); minimum gage height, 3.20 ft Oct. 7.

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 2,670 cfs Apr. 21, 1952 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum 

observed, 13 cfs Sept. 30, 1948 (gage height, 2.25 ft, site and datum then in use).

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

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

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

3.2 

3.4

Oct. 7 to May 27

47

131

328

568

May 27 to Sept. 30

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

6.0

3.3 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

42

58

119

287

762

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1213 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfara

In.

Oct.

82 

*69

70

70

64

64 

63

60

66

66

64

67

63

66

72

71

71

75

77

51

57

66

77

94

M

90

80

80

75

73 

79

2,224

71.7

0.410

0.47

Nov.

80 

II

79

*93

94

89 

83

90

98

105

115

129

152

175

226

140

228

198

180

170

160

155

150

145

140

135

130

125

125

120

4,086

136

0.777

0.87

Dec.

m120

120

*120

115 

115

115

110

110

110

110

105

105

105

105

110

110

115

115

115

115

115

115

110

105

105

100

96

92

IP.

3,413

110

0.629

0.73

Jan.

86 

82

80

77

J75

75 

77

79

*79

79

79

79

79

79

79

80

80

80

80

78

77

76

76

76

76

78

81

84

86

86 

86

2,464

79.5

0.454

0.52

Feb.

86

85

84

83

82

*81 

80

80

79

78

78

78

78

79

80

80

79

78

77

Tf

77

77

78

80

82

87

90

92

-

2,265

80.9

0.462

0.48

Mar.

92 

92

91

90

*88

88 

88

88

88

87

87

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

87

89

91

94

98

100

110

120

135 

150

2,913

94.0

0.537

0.62

Apr.

170 

*202

240

291

343

363 

354

401

*430

440

444

454

466

485

*519

534

521

473

413

361

313

337

379

370

337

288

256

238

258

230

10,910

364

2.08

2.32

May

220 

210

206

193

180

164 

*155

143

136

133

134

129

121

112

106

100

93

110

110

97

89

82

12

79

94

99

99

94

88

88 

144

3,885-

125

0.714

0.82

June

163

152

158

*133

191

196 

168

144

129

115

111

101

95

84

74

65

60

57

35

55

54

54

59

64

67

81

82

72

61

99

2,979

99.3

0.567

0.63

July

529 

*712

720

566

446

325 

283

251

305

422

417

354

283

231

257

244

211

186

158

140

125

109

101

92

104

111

119

157

157

136

116

8,367

270

1.54

1.78

Aug.

98 

84

73

*66

74

78 

70

62

63

166

231

220

182

144

129

119

104

88

80

73

65

62

60

72

80

76

70

64

68

106 

218

3,145

101

0.577

0.67

Sept.

235 

*198

166

136

111

166 

204

206

188

162

144

129

115

105

126

123

118

112

102

92

85

79

68

63

60

56

51

48

46

45

3,539

118

0.674

0.75

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,500 Min 35 Mean 137 Cfsm 0.783 In. 10.60

Water year 1957-58: Max 720 Min 45 Mean 138 Cfsra 0.789 In. 10.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8-11, Nov. 19 to Apr. 1.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 33

320. Presque Isle River near Tula, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°33', long 89°46', in sec.23, T.48 N., R.44 W., on downstream handrail

 of bridge on State Highway 28, 2 miles east of Tula, 5 miles downstream from Little 

Presque Isle River, and 7 miles southwest of Merriweather.

Drainage area. 260 sq mi.

Records available. February 1945 to September 1958.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

"1,299.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of 

Conservation).

Average discharge. 13 years, 276 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 9.93 ft)( mini-

 mum, 72 cfs Oct. 13, 14 (gage height, 4.63 ft).

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 4,200 cfs Apr. 30. 1951 (gage height, 13.55 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Oct. 5, 6, 1948 (gage height, 4.22 ft).

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1387: 1945.

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

shifting control (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

67

133

340

900

1,700

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*124

111

101

97

91

86

83

78

78

80

78

75

12

72

75

81

93

94

96

88

86

93

108

121

126

126

110

106

102 

101

101

2,933

94.6

0.364

0.42

Nov.

106

106

108

*111

126

124

121

135

142

150

164

192

226

266

411

463

400

328

181

239

250

260

250

235

220

210

200

190

185 

180

6,279

209

0.804

0.90

Dec.

-175

. 170

170

*165

160

160

155

155

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

155

155

155

160

160

160

160

160

155

150

145

140

135

130 

125

120

4,725

152.

0.585'i

o.etr!

Jan.

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

mo

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

105

105

105

110

115

115

120

120

115 

115

115

3,445

111

0.427

0.49

Feb.

110

110

105

105

*105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

110

110

115

115

120

125

130

135

3,070

110

0.423

0.44

Mar.

135

135

135

135

*135

135

135

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

135

135

140

140

145

150

155

165

180

205

240

4,425

143

0.550

0.63

Apr.

310

442

574

720

906

1,040

1,130

1,160

*1,090

966

981

1,030

,070

* ,230

,480

.640

,520

,270

984

790

650

580

616

605

538

460

400

338

352

345

25,217

841

3.23

3.60

May

359

345

323

290

259

*235

213

199

184

205

205

199

181

166

157

147

142

155

155

150

130

128

119

123

150

168

170

164

147

140

164

5,872

189

0.727

0.84

June

205

197

*179

168

194

230

207

190

184

159

154

143

136

124

110

97

88

81

77

77

75

78

89

88

88

130

148

121

105 

94

4,016

134

0.515

0.57

July

357

798

*1.020

940

825

600

496

398

416

569

644

572

450

328

398

408

328

259

196

165

147

131

121

114

123

131

150

179

190

166 

142

11,761

379

1.46

1.68

Aug.

123

109

96

85

*88

91

89

80

81

220

364

311

248

192

161

145

130

113

104

94

86

80

80

100

119

114

102

94

91 

104

310

4,204

136

0.523

0.60

Sept.

340

*266

235

216

181

268

330

340

288

233

201

182

168

155

164

175

164

152

142

135

125

111

102

91

101

96

86

80

IS

73

5,273

176

0.677

0.76

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,320> Mln 42 Mean 208 Cfsm 0.800 In. 10.83

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,640 Mln 72 Mean 223 Cfsm 0.858 In. 11.60

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

Note. stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to Apr. 1. No gage-height record Sundays 

and holidays; discharge Interpolated. Shifting-control method uaed July 1-18, Sept. 2-11.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

330. Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Paulding", Mich.

Location. Lat 46°21'30", long 89°04'40", in sec.29, T.46 N. , R.38 W. , on right bank 25 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 2-5- miles upstream from Bond Palls Reservoir, and 

5f miles southeast of Paulding.

Drainage area. About 175 sq mi.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,485.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Sept. 28, 1942, refer? 

ence point on downstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 175 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 698 cfs July 2 (gage height, 6.67 ft); minimum, 

51 cfs about Nov. 19 (gage height, 3.27 ft, from recorded range in stage).

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs Apr. 30, 1951 (gage height, 10.0 ft, from 

high-water mark); minimum, 27 cfs Nov. 22, 1946 (result of freezeup); minimum gage 

height, 2.96 ft Nov. 26, 1942 (result of freezeup).

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

which are fair.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

72

132

307

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

72

140

322

784

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*105

102

100

98

96

94

94

94

92

92

92

90

90

90

90

94

100

98

96

94

92

94

100

110

120

120

115

110

105

105

105

3,077

99.3

0.567

0.65

Nov.

105

100

100

*100

100

100

100

115

130

140

145

150

160

185

215

160

130

100

72

105

115

120

120

120

120

115

115

110

105

105

3,657

122

0.697

0.78

Dec.

100

100

*98

96

96

94

92

92

92

90

90

90

88

86

84

82

82

86

90

92

92

90

88

86

94

92

88

90

82

36

90

2,798

90. 3

0.516

0.59

Jan.

90

90

88

88

88

86

*84

88

90

92

94

91

94

92

92

92

90

90

90

90

90

90

88

88

90

90

90

92

92

92

94

2,798

90.3

0.516

0.59

Feb.

94

92

90

*94

92

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

92

92

92

90

90

88

88

88

88

88

90

92

96

100

105

-

2,561

91.5

0.523

0.54

Mar.

105

105

105

*105

105

105

105

105

105

105

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

98

98

96

96

96

94

94

95

95

98

100

102

105

110

3,127

101

0.577

0.67

Apr.

118

*140

172

197

215

222

206

228

242

*258

284

306

328

356

*395

417

404

371

328

288

260

276

296

282

257

239

217

212

228

212

7,954

265

1.51

1.68

May

203

190

192

186

174

*161

151

145

140

159

170

156

151

138

129

119

119

138

132

119

108

108

104

Tie- 101

lie

119

111

107

108

138

4,310

139

0.794

0.92

June

150

138

*116

122

244

264

Hz

199

179

159

156

142

132

122

111

104

97

93

90

88

84

&

Iff

98

140

210

226

174

142

148

4,311

144

0.823

0.92

July

452

685

*651

518

410

352

344

314

282

290

260

224

203

195

395

393

324

240

201

174

156

145

132

124

127

129

134

158

148

130

116

8,406

271

1.55

1.79

Aug.

107

100

95

90

93

*93

89

87

89

110

132

119

110

98

92

88

89

87

83

82

82

81

81

89

97

92

88

86

101

130

153

3,013

97.2

0.555

0.64

Sept.

150

126

111

*105

104

134

145

135

122

111

104

98

95

95

102

105

100

97

93

92

94

92

84

80

81

83

79

78

79

81

3,055

102

0.583

0.65

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,050 Mln 72 Mean 128 Cfsm 0.731 In. 9.93

Water year 1957-58: Max 685 Mln 72 Mean 134 Cfsm 0.76S In. 10.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice from about Nov. 20 to Mar. 24. No gage-height 

record Oct. 1 to Dec. 3; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

3 discharge measurements, and records for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 35

335. Bond Falls Canal near Paulding, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°24'10", long 89°09'00", in sec.11, T.46 N., R.39 W., on left bank 40 ft

 upstream from intake to pipeline Mo. 2, 1.4 miles southeast of Paulding, and 1.5 miles 

downstream from Bond Palls Reservoir on Middle Branch Ontonagon River.

Records available.--July 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Staff gage and concrete control; gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,444.59 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 128 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 360 cfs Sept. 20-26 (gage height, 3.10 ft); min-

 IiHu¥73.4 cfs Apr. 7-15, 17-22 [gage height, 0.18 ft) ,.-

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 362 cfs Aug. 27, 1947 (gage height, 3.13 ft, from graph

based on gage readings 

-1.25 ft May 29, 1943

; minimum, 2.5 cfs Nov. 3, 4, 11, 12, 1943; minimum gage height, 

two drain holes in weir open and canal gate closed).

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Canal diverts 

 water from Bond Palls Reservoir to South Branch Ontonagon River; water is used for 

Dower production at Victoria Dam near Rockland.

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

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

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.5

1.3

4.0

7.8

18

1.0

1.5 

2.0

3.1

56

109

174

360

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Itatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

74

74

74

109

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

127

127

127

127

127 

127

127

3,356

108

_

-

Nov.

127

127

127

127

*127

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

115

100

100

87

62

77

123

123

99

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

3,096

103

_

-

Dec.

63

63

63

98

131

131

131

131

131

131

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

98

67

67

67

68

68

86

101

101

101 

101

100

3,259

105

_

-

Jan.

101

100

100

98

98

100

128

*154

154

157

155

155

155

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

152

150

150

150

150

150

150

174

202

202 

202

4,565

147

_

-

Feb.

202

202

202

*200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

182

171

123

-

5,482

196

_

-

Mar.

94

94

76

55

55

55

55

55

84

101

130

154

154

154

154

154

153

152

152

152

189

210

209

207

207

207

204

204

202 

201

85

4,358

141

_

-

Apr.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.

3.

TT

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.4

7.0

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

178.0

5.93

_

-

May

12

12

12

12

12

12

28

48

58

M

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

86

86

86

86

86 

86

2,084

67.2

_

-

June

86

86

*86

86

86

87

87

87

87

87

88

42

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20 

20

1,346

44.9

_

-

July

22

21

2T

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25 

25

25

734

23.7

.

-

Aug.

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27 

27

27

822

26.5

_

-

Sept.

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

82

220

233

233

233

291

360

360

360

360

360

302

244

244

244

243

4,747

158

_

-

Calendar year 1957 : Max 319 Min 7.8 Mean 126 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58 : Max 36O Min 3.4 Mean 93.2 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 11-13, 20, 22-28, Feb. 4-26.
36 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

340. Bond Palls Reservoir near Paulding, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°24'29", long 89°07'42", in SW£ sec.l, T.46 N., R.39 W. , at Bond Falls 

Dam on Middle Branch Ontonagon River, 2£ miles east of Paulding.

Drainage area.--About 210 sq mi.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1958. Prior to October 1950, published in 

WSP 1307.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,335.59 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earthflll and concrete dam with one taintor gate; dam 

completed in 1937. Usable capacity, 1,730,000,000 cu ft between gage heights of 121 ft 

(maximum drawdown) and 141 ft (full pond). Dead storage unknown. Water diverted to 

South Branch Ontonagon River through Bond Falls Canal; water used for power production 

at Victoria Dam near Rockland.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Upper Peninsula Power Co.

Month-end gage height and contents, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date Gage height 

(feet)t

127.16

130.49

139.77

_

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

1,670

Change in contents 

(millions of) 

cubic feet)

-174

-144

+171

+580

t Gage height at about 8:30 a.m.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 37

345. Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Trout Creek, Mich.

Location. Lab 46°28'45", long 89°05'25", in sec.8, T.47 K., R.38 W., on right bank

0.1 mile upstream from State Highway 28, 3| miles west of village of Trout Creek, and 

6-| miles downstream from Bond Falls Reservoir.

Drainage area. About 225 sq mi.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,132.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Nov. 4, 1942, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 83.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 198 cfs July 10 (gage height, 2.35 ft); minimum, 

 38 cfs Mar. 9, 12, 22, 23, 24 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 1,750 cfs Nov. 7, 1951 (gage height, 5.05 ft); minimum,

14 cfs sometime during period Jan. 23 to Feb. 13, 1947 (gage height, 1.14 ft, from

recorded range in stage), caused by ice Jams upstream.

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

good. Flow regulated by Bond Palls Reservoir (see preceding page). Diversion to 

South Branch Ontonagon River by Bond Falls Canal (see p. 35).

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

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

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

72

114

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*49

49

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

52

52

50

50

50

52

53

52

52

50

50

50

50

50

50

1,561

50.4

_

-

Nov.

50

50

50

50

*49

48

48

50

50

49

49

50

52

55

58

53

50

50

b50

52

50

48

50

49

48

49

50

49

46

IS

1,497

49.9

_

-

Dec.

48

49 *b50

b50

50

49

49

48

49

49

b50

50

49

49

49

48

48

49

48

48

48

48

49

48

49

48

48

48

46

b48

b50

1,509

48.7

-

Jan.

50

49

b50

b50

50

50

*49

48

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

1,546

49.9

-

Feb.

50

50

50

*50

50

50

50

b50

b50

b50

b50

b50

b50

b50

50

50

50

50

50

50

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

48

_

1,391

49.7

-

Mar.

46

46

46

*45

45

45

45

45

45

46

48

45

46

46

46

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

49

49

49

49

49

50

CO pt*

52

1,468

47.4

-

Apr.

55

59

63

68

1?.

70

64

66

64

64

66

66

66

*68

66

61

58

53

52

52

50

52

52

50

50

49

49

50

49

49

1,753

58.4

-

-

May

49

48

48

48

48

*48

48

49

49

53

50

49

48

48

48

48

49

49

48

48

48

49

48

50

49

49

49

48

49

53

2°.

1,^23

49.1

_

-

June

58

5S

*56

61

72

61

61

63

59

63

63

59

58

56

56

56

56

55

55

55

55

56

56

58

63

$$

65

59

58

61

1,795

59.8

-

-

July

86

70

*61

59

59

59

61

59

76

88

64

61

58

61

66

61

58

58

56

56

56

56

58

56

58

58

59

58

58

56

56

1,906

61.5

_

-

Aug.

56

56

56

58

*58

58

58

58

59

61

59

63

61

61

61

61

63

61

61

61

61

61

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

66

66

1,885

60.8

-

-

Sept.

63

61

*61

59

61

63

61

59

59

58

58

58

58

58

58

61

50

49

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

49

49

49

1,634

54.5

_

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 110 Min 45 Mean 52.5 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58 : Max 88 Min 45 Mean 53.3 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 9 to Feb. 4, Feb. 15-20j discharge estimated on basis of records 

of released flow from Bond Falls Dam.
38 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

350. East Branch Ontonagon River near Mass, Mich.

04'20", on line between sees.32 and 33, T.50 N., R.38

., on right bank 700'ft downstream from highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from 

,outh of Mass, and 6j miles upstream from mouth.

Location.--Lat 46°41'20", long 

 W., on right bank 700 ft d 

Adventure Creek, 5 miles s

Drainage area . 265 sq mi.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 873.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

""iT929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, wireweight gage at bridge 700 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 263 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs June 26 (gage height, 6.75 ft); minimum, 98 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 3.40 ft).

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 4,590 cfs July 1, 1953 (gage height, 10.57 ft); minimum, 60 cfs Aug. 25, 1948 (gage height, 3.55 ft, from graph based on gage readings, 

site then in use).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

109

212

515

940

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

93

213

515

1,450

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*138

131

125

120

118

aiao

a!20

a!20

a!20

a!20

a!20

120

118

120

118

120

135

142

140

a!3S

a!35

a!40

a!50

a!70

a!65

156

a!50

a!40

a!35

a!35

*136

4,112

133

0.502

0.58

Nov.

138

135

133

133

136

140

138

173

257

236

230

249

310

407

681

511

376

284

184

212

220

210

200

180

170

160

ISO

ISO

145

140

6,788

226

0.853

0.95

Dec.

140

140

*140

135

135

135

135

130

130

125

125

125

130

135

135

135

130

130

135

135

140

145

150

150

145

145

140

130

125

120

115

4,165

134

0.506

0.58

Jan.

115

115

120

120

125

125

*125

130

135

135

130

130

125

125

125

125

125

125

120

120

120

120

125

125

125

125

125

130

130

130

130

3,880

125

0.472

0.54

Feb.

130

130

125

*115

120

130

130

125

125

120

115

115

115

115

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

115

115

120

130

145

160

175

-

3,450

123

0.464

0.48

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,970 Mln 82

Mar.

180

180

180

*180

180

180

180

180

175

175

175

175

175

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

175

175

180

185

190

205

215

225

245

265

300

5,865

189

0.713

0.82

Apr.

376

547

823

985

1,040

886

639

*723

677

677

727

740

765

895

*967

846

715

559

434

354

299

319

360

313

260

227

206

206

237

260

17,062

569

2.15

2.40

May

424

305

253

230

202

*184

169

177

188

325

348

263

211

182

167

153

151

173

169

149

136

136

140

157

237

227

587

305

245

232

232

7,057

228

0.860

0.99

June

225

197

*173

165

304

394

325

630

339

242

280

245

195

169

147

135

124

117

114

112

109

TTT

149

167

340

1,160

832

493

345

242

8,586

286

1.08

1.20

July

712

*823

543

468

311

280

357

394

417

904

575

427

322

225

447

394

283

213

184

163

149

140

136

140

188

167

159

184

175

153

138

10,171

328

1.24

1.43

Aug.

129

121

116

111

 109

108

104

101

106

159

159

145

131

128

119

112

109

108

108

106

104

101

109

136

145

135

122

117

121

161

291

3,931

127

0.479

0.55

Sept.

316

237

*240

235

177

215

235

206

177

153

140

131

126

124

153

145

138

129

124

121

119

117

116

114

117

114

111

109

109

114

4,662

155

0.585

0.65

Mean 205 Cfsm 0.774 In. 10.49

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,160 Min 101 Mean 218 Cfsm 0.823 In. 11.17

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 11, Nov. 21 to Mar. 31.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 39

355. Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mlch.

Location. Lat 46°42'05", long 89°09'40", In sec.27, T.50 N., R.39 W., on downstream side

 of bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 300 ft downstream from East Branch and 2f miles southeast of Rockland.

Drainage area. 670 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. July 1942 to September 1958.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage Indicator; gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 

661.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 545 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.64 ft); maxi-

 mum gage height, 9.17 ft June 26; minimum dally discharge, 190 cfs Aug. 7, 22; minimum 

gage height, 5.03 ft Oct. 9.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs Aug. 22, 1942 (gage height, 21.2 ft, from 

floodmarksj, from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 157 cfs Dec. 1, 1948; minimum gage height observed, 

4.39 ft Aug. 13, 1942.

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

those above 1,500 cfs, which are fair. Plow regulated by Bond Palls Reservoir 

(see p. 36). Diversion to South Branch Ontonagon River by Bond Palls Canal (see p. 35).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period Of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

203

360

590

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,280

2,330

3,740

5.2

6.0 

7.0

Apr. 30 to Sept. 30

185 £ 

440 £ 

910

1,580

2,500

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8'

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*236

239

227

227

222

222

219

222

211

230

225

225

225

227

225

225

248

254

251

236

242

254

263

300

Jel

266

263

254

248

*248

7,463

241

-

-

Nov.

251

248

245

248

248

254

254

278

515

3450

384

585

700

976

al.400

976

620

458

a360

400

410

380

350

a320

310

300

290 

285

280

13,055

435

-

-

Dec.

a280

280

*280

275

270

270

265

a265

260

260

260

265

265

270

a270

270

265

265

270

280

290

3300

305

305

a 300

295

290

275

3260

245

iS5

8,485

274

-

-

Jan.

3240

240

245

255

a255

260

*265

265

270

ITO

270

3270

270

265

265

260

255

255

a250

250

250

250

250

250

255

a255

260 

265

270

270

270

8,020

259

_

-

Feb.

270

a270

265

*260

255

250

250

250

a250

245

245

240

235

230

230

3225

225

225

225

230

235

235

3245

255

270

295

320 

350

_

7,080

253

_

-

Mar.

3VO

a380

385

*390

390

390

385

380

a380

380

380

380

380

385

385

a390

390

395

400

410

420

430

450

465

485

510

550 

600

680

780

1.000

14,095

455

_

-

Apr.

1,500

2,000

2,790

3,030

5.070

2,400

1,340

*1,660

1,440

1,380

1,480

1,470

1,450

1,600

*1,700

1,500

1,260

911

724

600

510

565

670

575

495

427

388 

384

455

498

38,275

1,276

_

-

May

760

578

520

436

364

*354

300

309

332

750

740

487

360

303

268

235

250

295

284

242

212

209

212

248

440

584

1.120 

660

485

468

556

13,135

424

..

-

June

468

380

*325

303

670

735

515

1,040

628

430

461

405

322

287

255

230

224

212

207

212

207

201

?5o

290

535

2.290

2,200

877

569

419

16,175

539

-

-

July

1,710

*1,460

1,000

872

596

515

715

760

800

2,080

1,120

780

551

440

760

660

464

354

309

277

261

245

242

391

491

358

394 

464

348

280

245

19,922

643

_

-

Aug.

233

221

212

193

*212

a205

a!90

a"200

a230

3305

290

a265

a250

3235

218

212

a205

a205

a200

a 200

a 200

a!90

3220

a255

a270

a250

a230 

a220

227

a320

a540

7,403

239

-

-

Sept.

3580

3450

*338

a430

a330

a400

a430

3370

3310

3280

*252

239

3230

a240

296

261

252

230

221

3220

3215

215

212

212

221

209

3205 

3210

215

218

8,491

283

"

Calendar year 1957 : Max 6,570 Min 193 Mean 408 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1957-58 : Max 3,070 Min 190 Mean 443 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records of discharge of 

Victoria Dam and nearby stations, and stage readings at site 200 ft dovmstream. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 2.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

360. West Branch Ontonagon River near Bergland, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°35'30", long 89°32'20", in sec.3, T.48 N., R.42 W., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from dam at outlet of Gogebic Lake and 1^ miles east of 

Bergland.

Drainage area.--160 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,290.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 5, 1942, staff gage a quarter of a mile upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge . 16 years, 176 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 436 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 3.63 ft); minimum, 

18 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs May 3, 1954; maximum gage height, 5.73 ft 

May 2, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 6 cfs Apr. 27 to May 3, 1949; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.48 ft Apr. 29, 1949.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Gogebic Lake (capacity, about 50,000 

acre-ft).

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

in cubic feet per second)

0/9 

1.5 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

152

255

592

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

25

29

30

30

30

30

34

54

11

70

69

69

62

67

65

57

55

58

55

61

57

46

51

50

53

54

55

47

50

54

1,567

50.5

-

-

Nov.

48

44

45

51

*50

65

51

46

61

71

78

71

68

67

62

22

19

20

36

40

40

50

57

55

59

61

60

34

31

32

1,494

49.8

-

-

Dec.

34

35

36

*79

102

115

120

123

123

123

142

156

T52

149

145

142

138

138

147

145

143

141

140

138

137

136

135

134

133

132

130

3,843

124

-

-

Jan.

128

127

126

126

127

128

128

*128

126

124

120

117

117

115

115

115

115

115

140

160

150

146

142

140

140

139

139

140

150

160

210

4,153

134

_

-

Feb.

215

215

210

205

*200

190

190

190

195

185

185

180

177

173

170

170

168

175

200

205

200

200

203

210

215

215

205

200

_

5,446

194

_

-

Mar.

200

198

195

195

*194

192

186

180

179

177

173

169

167

165

162

160

156

154

152

149

145

144

140

138

135

134

132

130

128

-t 00 LCO

4,985

161

-

-

Apr.

128

129

132

142

152

165

182

196

213

228

244

266

294

*326

354

379

310

153

95

87

85

86

85

83

82

82

82

108

110

105

5,083

169

_

-

May

102

110

102

99

100

*100

93

75

77

81

81

82

84

82

82

83

84

83

83

106

132

140

134

138

132

147

104

78

80

95

116

3,085

99.5

-

-

June

162

156

*149

140

137

126

108

102

105

107

105

97

101

101

100

97

97

97

99

83

69

71

72

73

73

73

73

73

73

77

2,996

99.9

-

-

July

79

80

*83

85

86

86

87

88

90

90

91

92

95

97

176

81

184

253

253

246

271

360

346

309

269

260

219

100

100

99

100

4,855

157

-

-

Aug.

102

102

108

202

*222

203

215

180

99

103

100

99

97

97

97

99

96

74

55

61

78

85

88

87

84

78

79

74

77

63

26

3,230

104

-

-

Sept.

25

24

24

*23

23

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

22

48

123

54

21

21

21

22

21

21

22

22

22

21

41

144

135

1,074

35.8

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 884 Min 10 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.706 In. 9.58

Water year 1957-58: Max 379 Mln 19 Mean 115 Cfsm 0.719 In. 9.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 5-8, Dec. 20 to Jan. 7, Jan. 11 to Mar. 4; discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range in stage, observer's notes, and records of stage at site J mile upstream.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 41 

375. Cisco Branch Ontonagon River at Cisco Lake Outlet, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°15', long 89°27', in sec.32, T.45 N. , R.41 W., on right bank 80 ft 

downstream from Cisco Lake Dam, Z\ miles upstream from Langford Lake Outlet, 4? miles 

upstream from U. S. Highway 2, and 13 miles southwest of Watersmeet.

Drainage area. 50 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1958.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,676.69 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 46.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 150 cfs July 5-7 (gage height, 1.50 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.7 cfs Sept. 14.

1944-58: Maximum discharge, 288 cfs May 1-4, 1951 (gage height, 2.10 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs May 29 to June 17, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated.by Cisco Lake (usable capacity, 15,600 acre-ft).

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11 Apr. 11 to Sept. 3O

0.3 5.0

.4 9.0

.6 22

0.8 

1.2 

1.4

40

93

129

0.1 

.2 

.3

.4

0.5 

2.1 

5.2 

9.8

0.6 23

.9 54

1.2 94

1.5 150

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 -

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14 

*14

14

9.9

7.6

7.6 

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.0

5^3

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

21

28

26

26

26

26

26 

26

26

404.6

13.1

-

Nov.

i

26

*26

26

26 

26

46

67

81

105

116

112

112

112

100

95

92

1O7

112

121

127

127

123

123

116

112

108

105

2,582

86.1

_

-

Dec.

t

64

47

*40

40 

36

32

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28 

28

28

1,036

33.4

-

-

Jan.

28 

28

28

28

28

28 

28

28

*28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28 

28

28

868

28.0

.

-

Feb.

28 

28

28

28

28

*28 

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

-

784

28.0

_

-

Mar.

28 

28

28

29

29

*29 

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28 

26

26

871

28.1

_

-

Apr.

26 

26

26

26

26

28 

49

69

72

*72

81

86

86

86

*86

44

12

fi

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

6.8

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.8 

5 9*

989.9

33.0

-

-

May

5.9

sig

5.9

6.8

13 

*22

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

15

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.8

8.8

11

11

11

9.8

7.8

6.8 

6.8

404.8

13.1

.

-

June

18 

44

52

*62

78

II

83

78

40

25

23

13

6.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2 

5 2

771.7

25.7

_

-

July

91 

125

*125

138

150

150 

150

120

110

110

84

68

64

54

70

85

50

15

6.8

7.9

9.8

9.8

17

20

20

20

37

56

41 

18

8.7

2,031.0

65.5

-

-

Aug.

7.8 

7.8

7.8

*6.8

5.9

5.9 

5.2

5.2

5.2

16

16

6.9

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.1

2.6

2 .6

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1 

14

22

191.1

6.16

-

-

Sept.

25 

*29

30

33

34

53 

72.

58

43

15

4.4

3.1

3.1

IF"1.7

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

17

17

17

17

9.2

5.2

5.2 

5 2

641.1

21.4

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 127 Min 1.3 Mean 32.1 Cfsm 0.642 In. 8.72

Water year 1957-58: Max ISO Mln 1.7 Mean 31.7 Cfsm 0.634 In. 8.61

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

395. South Branch Ontonagon River at Ewen, Mien.

Location. Lat 46°32'05", long 89°16'30", in sec.26, T.48 N. , R.40 W., on left bank on 

piers of old State Highway M28 bridge in Ewen.

Drainage area. About 320 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

1,113.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 16, 1943, reference 

mark or chain gage on upstream side of bridge at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 490 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 9.72 ft); minimum, 99 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 6,710 cfs Apr. 19, 1952; maximum gage height, 18.86 ft 

June 25, 1946; minimum discharge observed, 76 cfs Sept. 23, 1948, June 7, Aug. 9, 22, 

1949 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some diversion from Middle Branch Ontonagon River by Bond Falls Canal (see p. 35 ). Some regulation at medium and low flows by Cisco Lake (capacity, 15,600 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1307: 1942(M).

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

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

1.6 

4.0 

6.0

163

516

934

0.9 

2.0 

5.0 

9.0

10.0

97

220

726

1,680

1,980

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

231

*224 

200

189

179

179

174

173

a!73

173

170

173

209

209

204

205

211

218

214

206

206

a210 

222

235

255

258

263

259

255

254

3.250

6,581

212

-

-

Nov.

249

249 

249

252

*252

249

247

255

294

312

305

372

484

a650

848

844

666

545

a550

a540

520

a 500 

a470

a430

a400

a370

a340

a320

a310

a290

12,362

412

-

-

Dec.

a280

a280 

a280

*280

500

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

290

290

290

290

290

290

280

250

230 

230

230

240

260

260

260

260

250

240

8,550

276

-

-

Jan.

240

240 

240

235

235

a235

240

*270

290

290

280

280

280

275

275

275

275

270

270

270

270

260 

270

275

270

260

260

280

300

310

310

8,330

269

-

-

Feb.

310

305 

290

310

*320

320

320

320

315

a315

310

310

310

310

310

300

300

300

300

300

300

310 

320

340

350

360

360

360

8,875

317

-

-

Mar.

330

300 

280

270

*260

260

250

250

270

300

320

340

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

360

400

410 

410

420

419

a410

a410

a410

a410

406

477

10,822

349

-

-

Apr.

a540

596 

952

1,330

1,720

1.860

1,520

1,460

*1,480

1,430

1,420

1,450

1,430

1,420

*1,510

1,450

1,240

934

686

560

463

450 

702

682

544

538

371

328

354

355

29,775

992

-

-

May

355

365 

325

302

264

*239

216

230

226

284

358

330

293

269

261

239

224

239

250

233

216

a210 

a210

a215

221

226

217

214

a220

a230

241

7,922

256

-

-

June

282

274 

*247

261

549

623

486

455

432

365

390

323

216

181

162

139

a!30

a!20

alls

allO

alio

allO 

alio

116

124

224

341

269

190

168

7,622

254

-

-

July

657

 1.570 

1,290

3900

567

497

526

553

576

1,220

1,140

661

450

344

a470

589

434

352

300

236

188

169 

166

155

170

186

a300

461

400

300

250

16,077

519

-

-

Aug.

197

163 

143

133

*130

134

125

118

110

180

226

210

212

174

148

al30

115

110

108

104

102

100 

102

112

117

110

108

108

allO

140

223

4,302

139

-

-

Sept.

258

225

*204

239

224

254

281

355

333

258

215

169

147

134

143

155

304

323

323

328

405

429 

429

427

429

429

342

326

326

320

8,734

291

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,380 

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,860

Min 125 Mean 380 Cfsm - In. - 

Min 100 Mean 356 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19 to Mar. 24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 43

400. Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°43'15", long 89°12'25", in sec.20, T.50 N. , R.39 W.. in downstream side

of left pier of bridge on highway between Rockland and Victoria, l5 miles southwest of

Rockland and 2.4 miles downstream from confluence of Middle and West Branches.

Drainage area. 1,290 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 23, 1943, wire-weight, chain, and staff gages on downstream side 

of bridge at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,425 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,460 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 13.56 ft); minimum daily, 316 cfs Oct. 6.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 42,000 cfs Aug. 22, 1942 (gage height, 28.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 260 cfs Sept. 6, 1948.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by Victoria powerplant on West Branch 5 miles above 

station, by Bond Falls Reservoir (see p. 36), and by Gogebic and Cisco Lakes (combined 

usable capacity, about 65,600 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1387: 1943, 1946-47.

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

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

5.4 

6.0 

7.0

310

540

1,130

8.0

11.0

12.0

1,960

5,630

7,120

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*681

525

512

552

394

316

529

532

516

568

457

372

398

638

540

516

592

543

495

513

689

520

651

605

564

703

534

668

677

666

*594

17,070

551

-

Nov.

562

642

549

698

752

618

641

595

888

849

918

1,060

1,200

2,030

4.060

2,840

1,870

1,390

1,140

841

898

970

1,070

1,100

1,100

1,050

1,030

1,000

930

1,000

34,291

1,143

_

-

Dec.

910

Wo

740

600

510

810

840

790

770

750

710

670

730

820

780

800

740

760

800

850

900

820

900

770

870

910

910

830

800

800

24,280

783

_

-

Jan.

590

740

760

620

550

620

700

710

720

680

640

580

780

800

760

720

670

650

660

780

760

660

740

720

720

540

755

770

700

770

780

21,670

699

_

-

Feb.

780

830

910

840

810

810

790

770

740

810

790

750

720

720

740

600

Teo

770

680

760

720

740

820

880

820

870

930

1.020

-

22,180

792

_

-

Mar.

1,070

1,010

1,080

1,100

1,000

920

920

880 920"

920

920

900

900

920

950

900

920

930

900

900

960

980

1,010

1,030

1,050

1,080

1,180

1,250

1,250

1 500

1 750

32,000

1,032

-

Apr.

2,100

3,000

5,000

6,000

6.600

5,600

4,400

*4,680

4,510

4,460

4,780

4,970

4,940

5,740

6,100

5,370

4,530

3,360

2,040

1,820

1,390

1,390

1,820

1,770

1,440

1,270

1,170

995

1,500

1,040

103,285

3,443

_

-

May

1,540

1,500

1,260

1,140

920

*815

778

774

700

797

918

978

994

828

760

692

630

568

659

600

659

668

636

612

696

986

1 520

1,190

902

878

28,848

931

_

-

June

900

904

*888

880

1,110

1,260

1,310

1,850

1,410

1,130

1,060

944

809

716

622

629

642

667

710

544

390

459

504

536

710

2.670

2,300

1,430

988

742

29,714

990

_

-

July

2,420

*3,380

3,200

2,210

1,440

1,200

1,300

1,450

1,700

4.240

2,850

1,780

1,230

1,020

1,510

1,680

1,270

1,070

902

999

934

769

871

840

1,030

913

1,130

1,590

1,210

1,030 

928

48,096

1,551

_

-

Aug.

708

559

530

498

*643

592

486

590

637

554

672

645

679

729

564

490

477

490

442

403

406

459

477

508

526

486

459

438

454

545

1.020

17,166

554

_

-

Sept.

1,040

876

*824

1,080

1,070

1,080

1.250

1,140

1,070

1,010

668

540

490

450

513

555

640

667

634

585

618

706

688

705

692

702

684

539

614 

690

22,820

761

_

-

Calendar year 1957 : Max 13,2OO Min 316 Mean 1,060 Cfsm 0.822 In. 11.16

Water year 1957-58 : Max 6,600 Mln 316 Mean 1,100 Cfsm 0.853 In. 11.58

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Apr. 14 (9 p.m.) 9,460 cfs (13.56 ft). _____

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice from about Nov. 24 to about Apr. 1. No gageheight record Nov. 24 to Apr. 7; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for nearby 

stations, and records of discharge at Victoria Dam.
44 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 

405. Sturgeon River near Sldnaw, Mien.

Location, Lab 46°35', long 88°35', in sec.5, T.48 N., R.34 W., on right bank 40 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Rock River, 3j miles northwest of 

Covington, 4 miles upstream from Perch River, and 9 miles northeast of Sidnaw.

Drainage area.--171 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1912 to September 1915, April 1943 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,214.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. October 1912 to September 1915, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at different 

datum. Apr. 2, 1943, to Oct. I, 1946, chain and staff gages at old timber bridge-20 ft 

upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 204 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 7.89 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 3.88 ft).

1912-15, 1943-58: Maximum discharge, 3,670 cfs Apr. 30, 1951, Apr. 21, 1957; maximum gage height, 10.40 ft Apr. 21, 1957; minimum discharge, 4.6 cfs Oct. 8, 1948 (gage 

height, 3.47 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1507: Drainage area.

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

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

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28

5.5 

6.5

Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

3.9 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

95

197

5.5 

6.5 

8.0

346

780

1,710

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

137

119

106

95

86

80

74

70

70

72

72

70

63

60

55

57

67

88

92

88

82

88

108

135

145

129

115 

108

102 

*95

94

2,820

91.0

0.532

0.61

Nov.

92

89

83

80

80

77

76

99

186

202

214

202

220

290

549

549

490

395

262

280

290

280

270

260

240

*220

210 

200

190 

180

6,855

228

1.33

1.48

Dec.

170

160

150

145

135

130

125

120

*120

115

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

115

120

120

125

125

125

125

120

115

110 

105

100 

*95

.92

3,742

121

0.708

0.82

Jan.

88

84

82

80

78

76

76

76

76

78

78

78

*80

80

80

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

76

76

76

76

78 

80

82

*84

64

2,448

79.0

0.462

0.53

Feb.

82

80

78

76

74

70

68

66

64

*62

60

58

56

54

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

54

60

66

72

82

*90 

M1,834

65.5

0.383

0.40

Mar.

105

105

105

96

90

84

82

80

76

*76

74

74

74

74

74

72

72

72

74

74

74

74

76

76

76

76

78 

84

95 

106

*127

2,575

83.1

0.486

0.56

Apr.

153

2lO

312

417

506

527

*490

485

481

523

608

690

802

1,010

*1,320

*1,570

1.600

1,560

1,350

1,020

775

655

585

506

433

363

312 

283

290 

*280

20,116

671

3.92

4.37

May

339

332

306

277

242

214

190

182

179

233

265

244

214

184

157

133

123

168

175

147

121

113

111

TT3

151

171

309 

*309

265 

239

6,468

209

1.22

1.41

June

259

230

195

171

230

244

217

274

283

244

210

184

164

137

115

99

86

76

70

70

63

61

70

84

299

*956

1.520 

1,190

765

8,898

297

1.74

1.94

July

549

"515 598

395

526

306

356

356

356

515

481

398

296

247

566

565

509

256

186

155

151

117

104

410

336

286

271 

233

207 

*193

147

9,744

314

1.84

2.12

Aug.

"99 117

86

75

65

55

47

42

40

61

60

71

109

97

75

59

52

45

40

35

51

28

28

57

48

54

55

*45

41 

47

92

1,832

59.1

0.346

0.40

Sept.

168

171

143

171

175

175

182

175

168

149

125

104

89

80

88

85

77

71

63

57

57

52

44

41

40

35

34 

32

32 

*32

2,911

97.0

0.567

0.63

Calendar year 1957 : Max 3,40O Mln 8.5 Mean 176 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.96

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,600 Mln 28 Mean 192 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.27

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Mar. 28.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 45

415. Sturgeon River near Alston, Mioh.

Location. Lat 46 0 44', long 88°40', in SE£ sec.15, T.50 H., R.35 W. , on right bank in 

powerhouse of Upper Peninsula Power Co. at Prickett Dam, 3 miles upstream from Clear 

Creek and 5 miles southeast of Alston.

Drainage area. 346 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1932 to June 1941, October 1942 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Hater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 670.3 ft above mean tide at New York City 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 24 years (1932-40, 1942-58), 415 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,650 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 48.24 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Aug. 24, 31, Sept. 1, 14, 21, 28.

1932-41, 1942-58: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs Apr. 29, 1951 (gage height, 51.12 

ft); minimum, 7.9 cfs Oct. 24, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated "by powerplant at station.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16 Apr. 17 to Sept. 3O

43.7 84

44.1 170

44.5 288

45.0

46.0

48.0

490

1,040

2,460

43.0

43.2

43.4

43.8 115

44.3 250

45.0 520

46.0 1,040

48.0 2,460

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

327

260

272

105

101

153

260

155

170

150

170

210

240

220

220

220

220

200

135

220

220

160

220

160

160

160

210

220

*230

225

6,268

202

0.584

0.67

Nov.

231

223

211

223

284

204

2OO

217

321

314

315

326

345

382

546

861

714

706

639

530

540

545

535

540

*540

545

540

535

442

350_

12,904

430

1.24

1.38

Dec.

32~0" 180

330

240

220

220

230

300

290

296

303

299

214

207

223

225

233

225

233

231

230

267

267

263

328

315

263

272

272

*238

242

7,976

257

0.743

0.86

Jan.

178

246

200

170

145

216

214

216

209

208

212

208

207

249

246

207

213

206

210

204

216

214

219

215

156

151

218

217

202

215

*211

6,398

206

0.595

0.69

Feb.

210

214

140

138

209

202

216

219

153

232

198

222

139

137

138

135

219

218

134

133

T40~ 238

133

212

131

213

*211

205

-

- -

5,089

182

0.526

0.55

Mar.

211

149

207

319

429

279

279

275

175

153

228

216

218

217

219

217

218

162

231

218

218

172

166

138

151

145

138

182

215

219

308

6,672

215

0.621

0.72

Apr.

*355

456

555

661

1,130

1,200

888

912

917

*927

1,100

1,170

1,270

1,540

1,800

*1,970

*2.000'

1,940

1,830

1,250

1,080

960

880

780

650

556

540

538

*538

542

30,935

1,031

2.98

3.32

May

556

552

556

556

556

556

556

556

552

257

247

278

351

344

362

355

355

273

299

273

273

270

263

266

270

320

*360

446

421

266

436

11,981

386

1.12

1.29

June

389

372

370

417

467

560

530

552

428

444

*538

441

450

442

185

175

213

300

129

209

124

89

344

361

361

835

1,720

1.740

1,020

974

15,177

506

1.46

1.63

July

849

1,090

836

695

605

541

680

663

846

1.150

853

674

597

514

636

598

620

534

534

408

403

394

434

338

340

542

'366 329

*490

336

337

18,232

588

1.70

1.96

Aug.

341

329

122

257

173

223

183

164

204

102

250

251

193

218

192

198

152

269

235

240

236

218

267

13

153

172

*224

154

200

180

13

6,126

198

0.572

0.66

Sept.

13

310

290

310

310

310

240

314

324

252

254

241

187

13

324

288

220

117

166

166

13

246

243

245

235

124

114

13

*260

157

6,299

210

0.607

0.68

Calendar year 1957 : Max 4,590 Mln 13 Mean 342 Cfsm 0.988 In. 13.38

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,000 Mln 13 Mean 367 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 10-30, Nov. 30 to Dec. 9, Apr. 22, 23, 25, 27, May 26, 27, 

July 25, Aug. 29, 30, Sept. 2-6; discharge estimated on basis of records of kilowatt output.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

425. Otter River near Elo, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°52', long 88°37', in sec.34, T.52 N., R.34 W., on downstream side of 

highway bridge, l£ miles southeast of old Elo school and 3 miles upstream from Otter 

Lake.

Drainage area. 165 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

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

is 617.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of 

Conservation).

Average discharge.--16 years, 220 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 9.18 ft); mini- 

 mum, 80 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 3.02 ft); minimum gage height, 2.98 ft Oct. 7, 10, 14.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 4,540 cfs Apr. 19, 1952 (gage height, 13.52 ft); minimum observed, 68 cfs Nov. 18, 1947 (discharge measurement); minimum gage height, d.88 ft 

Aug. 3, 1957.

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

Revisions.--WSP 1507: Drainage area.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 3O

2.9 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

77

233

610

860

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

78

336

610

1,460

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90

88

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

86

88

87

87

*86

87

90 

98

96

93

90

93

106

113

120

1M

103

99

96

95

*95

93

2,896

93.4

0.566

0.65

Nov.

93

93

95

95

95

108

170

137

131

138

140

164

170

259 

194

170

137

160

170

175

175

175

*175

175

170

165

155

145

4,415

147

0.891

0.99

Dec.

135

125

120

115

110

110

110

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105 

110

110

110

115

115

115

115

115

115

110

110

105

100

*100

100

3,415

110

0.667

0.77

Jan.

100

Too

100

100

100

105

105

105

110

TTo

110

110

110

110

110

110 

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

110

110

*110

3,285

106

0.642

0.74

Feb.

110

110

105

105

105

105

100

98

96

96

96

94

94

94

94

94 

94

94

94

96

100

105

110

110

120

*125

125

130

2,899

104

0.630

0.66

Mar.

130

130

130

130

130

125

125

120

120

115

115

115

115

115

115

115 

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

118

121

128

138

150

170

198

 333

4,005

139

0.782

0.90

Apr.

*376

389

487

537

660

600

434

*453

449

491

542

630

722

932

1,270

*1.550 

* 1,080

915

628

483

390

368

349

292

252

314

194

187

*346

240

16,059

535

3.34

3.62

May

413

326

275

334

200

181

166

170

174

178

178

158

144

134

129

123

117

148

134

122

113

130

130

123

195

178

*318

190

170

171

194

5,495

177

1.07

1.23

June

179

158

148

133

174

165

146

431

396

314

*171

144

133

120

115

107 

102

99

96

104

99

96

108

134

197

818

632

333

338

186

6,054

302

1.32

1.36

July

376

440

289

318

218

321

214

181

299

760

451

309

216

173

376

306 

314

170

145

139

117

110

345

282

382

238

170

181

*150

133

110

7,713

249

1.51

1.74

Aug.

102

88

94

90

89

85

86

83

82

107

96

117

117

103

95

84 

86

88

86

84

83

83

85

129

144

115

*106

103

100

130

373

3,309

107

0.648

0.75

Sept.

338

228

163

358

316

358

387

303

341

194

160

146

134

129

184

190

156

143

133

124

117

113

108

103

111

115

106

99

»102

104

5,461

182

1.10

1.33

Calendar year 1957 : Max 3,500 Mln 72 Mean 180 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.78

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,350 Mln 82 Mean 178 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.64

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). Apr. 16 (8 a.m.) 1,520 cfs (9.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 20 to Mar. 22.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 4? 

430. Sturgeon River near Arnheim, Mich.

Location. Lab 46°56' , long 88°33', In SE£ sec.l, T.52 N., R.34 ¥., on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Otter Lake, 3 miles northwest of Arnheim, and 8|- miles 

northeast of Pelkie.

Drainage area. 703 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1307.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 605.98 ft above mean tide at Mew York 

tTity (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 16 years, 813 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,460 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 9.80 ft); minimum, 285 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Apr. 20, 1952 (gage height, 14.57 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 200 cfs Sept. 14, 1948; minimum gage height, 

0.98 ft Aug. 30, 1957.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1387: 1943-45(M) , 1950-52. WSP 1507: Drainage area.

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

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

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Apr. 5-9, 11-16, 19-23,

June 28-30, July 2)

1.2

5.0

9.0

10.0

273

1,350

3,060

3,560

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

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

671

6T5

551

484

456

382

326

311

346

331

326

311

307

326

356

375

377

388

388

382

362

362

393

382

393

362

356

346

356

*369

372

12,062

389

0.553

0.64

Nov.

382

saz

393

395

388

408

406

408

440

492

528

526

540

590

635

888

1,040

1,050

1,050

972

900

853

822

859

*836

864

879

882

864

20,494

683

0.972

1.08

Dec.

710

568

520

534

506

520

492

492

480

480

470

460

460

460

460

460

460

475

481

492

542

540

556

570

573

560

540

510

480

450

*440

15,741

508

0.723

0.83

Jan.

430

420

420

420

420

430

432

440

434

461

429

429

434

429

429

447

445

440

429

424

424

419

414

414

403

401

380

388

388

*403

401

13,077

422

0.600

0.69

Feb.

393

380

380

370

356

350

350

340

340

330

330

330

320

320

320

320

320

320

330

330

330

330

340

340

350

*360

390

440

9,709

347

0.494

0.51

Mar.

481

475

481

464

450

440

430

420

410

410

400

400

390

390

390

390

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

410

410

414

432

461

509

548

*615

13,420

433

0.616

0.71

Apr.

702

888

1,180

1,500

1,920

2,260

2,200

2,010

*1,950

1,960

2,010

2,120

2,330

2,580

3,090

5.450

*3,440

3,420

3,180

2,850

2,370

1,970

1,780

1,630

1,450

1,290

1,150

1,060

1,020

*1,010

59,770

1,992

2.83

3.16

May

1,130

1,210

1,220

1,160

1,100

1,030

972

945

939

921

834

772

722

722

694

682

660

666

626

598

559

554

542

526

570

598

*638

744

839

822

806

24,801

800

1.14

1.31

June

822

817

766

750

755

750

817

939

1,100

1,030

951

*909

822

772

733

607

492

442

447

421

395

364

349

393

526

719

1,410

1.950

1,920

1,700

24,868

829

1.18

1.32

July

1,690

1.940

1,700

1,480

1,320

1,170

1,070

,040

,040

,320

,680

,610

1,360

1,180

1,100

1,120

1,100

1,040

927

850

794

694

694

778

794

750

794

800

*652

694

652

33,813

1,091

1.55

1.79

Aug.

582

551

526

495

421

398

380

369

344

558

349

338

390

406

395

380

364

349

344

369

372

369

364

380

393

338

*344

344

338

356

416

12,102

390

0.555

0.64

Sept.

526

475

442

598

710

708

789

775

716

671

626

559

506

458

424

395

458

470

437

401

356

344

314

344

380

390

382

334

*309

285

14,585

486

0.691

0.77

Calendar year 1957 : Max 8,480 Mln 226 Mean 644 Cfsm 0.916 In. 12.43

Water year 1957-58 : Max 3,450 Mln 285 Mean 697 Cfsm 0.991 In. 13.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 9-17, Dec. 26 to Jan. 6, Feb. 2-4, 6-28, 

Mar. 5-25.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

455. Tahquamenon River near Tahquamenon Paradise, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°34'30", long 85°16'10", in NE-£ see.11, T.48N., R.8W., on left bank

0.7 mile upstream from Tahquamenon (Big) Palls, 11.5 miles west of Tahquamenon Paradise, 

and 19 miles northeast of Newberry.

Drainage area. 790 sq mi.

Records available. August 1953 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 697 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 809 efs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,770 efs Nov. 21, 22; minimum discharge, 

163 efs Aug. 8 (gage height, 2.97 ft).

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 5,740 efs Apr. 26, 1957 (gage height, 9.43 ft); minimum, 157 efs July 26, 1955 (gage height, 2.88 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 11-30)

2.9 

5.5

4.0

152

334

522

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,030

1,700

3,760

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

462

438

423

400

379

361

351

341

334

337

344

344

344

337

*551

351

397

478

531

548

544

531

439

601

666

696 

700

678

660

632

614

14,694

474

0.600

0.69

Nov.

596

570

548

526

510

510

486

5?6

700

866

958

*1,030

1,100

1,200

1,500

1,720

1,980

2,150

2,470

2,690

2,770

2,770

2,700

2,550

2,350

2,210 

2,070

1,980

1,860

1,620

45,516

1,517

1.92

2.14

Dec.

1,440

1,290

1,200

1,100

1,030

930

850

780

710

660

600

*544

526

518

514

514

510

506

615T

822

1,05O

1,190

1,300

1,420

1,490

1.510 

1,490

1,450

1,400

1,320

1,250

30,515

984

1.25

1.44

Jan.

1.180

1,100

1,020

940

866

785

730

691

642

596

561

544

522

506

494

490

482

474

466

446

 434

431

427

423

419

419 

419

423

427

442

446

18,245

589

0.746

0.86

Feb.

458

462

466

2eT

458

455

450

440

430

415

400

390

370

365

360

350

350

*340

520

340

345

344

344

344

348

348 

351

368

 

10,893

389

0.492

0.51

Mar.

4"00~ 390

412

423

431

442

450

458

466

470

470

470

466

462

458

454

454

*454

458

462

470

494

514

535

556

583 

614

668

715

800

9O4

15,803

510

0.646

0.74

Apr.

1.050

1,180

1,350

1,540

1,720

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,100

*2,080

2,040

2,030

2,070

2,140

*2,280

2,410

2,530

2,570

2.580

2,550

2,500

2,460

2,530

2,510

2,550

2,520 

2,460

2,340

2,220

2,100

64,390

2,146

2.72

3.04

May

1.960

1,860

1,760

1,660

1,590

1,490

1,410

1,260

1,160

1,060

928

833

765

*673

606

565

518

BTe

606

664

682

664

660

624

601

642 

637

637

642

592

561

28,828

930

1.18

1.36

June

514

502

466

434

393

419

419

419

498

522

518

510

474

458

423

382

*351

324

305

276

264

264

255

246

255

289 

341

386

375

358

11,640

388

0.491

0.55

July

368

415

466

466

606

904

1,040

1,100

1.110

1,110

1,100

1,040

976

877

755

 650

578

502

462

450

415

372

341

315

292

289 

273

261

258

246

240

18,277

590

0.747

0.86

Aug.

237

225

204

204

195

189

177

174

153

192

216

222

231

237

234

240

228

*231

240

222

213

210

213

246

328

390 

400

372

354

379

462

7,848

253

0.320

0.37

Sept.

522

561

539

514

514

544

637

740

795

850

910

9l6~ 928

904

838

750

678

*614

552

494

446

466

462

434

408

397 

372

358

354

541

17,838

595

0.755

0.84

Calendar year 1957 : Max 5,73O Min 213 Mean 995 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.08

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,770 Min 174 Mean 779 Cfsm 0.986 In. 13.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 6-21.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

460. Black River near Garnet, Mich.

49

Location. Lat 46°07'05", long 85°21'55", in SE^ sec.13, T.43 N. , R.9 W. , on right bank 

10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 15 ft downstream from unnamed tributary entering 

from right, 3-J miles upstream from Lake Michigan, and 4 miles southwest of Garnet.

Drainage area. 28 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1951 to September 1958.

""1929. Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 629.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 7 years, 25.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 148 cfs Nov. 15, 19 (gage height, 4.48 ft); minimum, 7.5 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 2.21 ft).

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 690 cfs Apr. 20, 1957 (gage height, 7.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.9 cfs Mar. 11, 

1956 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given 

 IrTwSP 1571.

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

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

2.2 

2.4 

3.0

7.3

14

41

4.0 

5.0

107

200

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11.

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

*TT

31

3832-

28

24

22 

21

32

33

28

25

23

22

20

20

20

607

19.6

0.700 o.si

Nov.

18

18

17

16

16

15

T7

44

61

49

43

*43

41

59

140

125

108

86

140

1Z5

85 

65

56

54

45

40

36

36

35

32

1,665

55.5

1.98

2. 21

Dec.

30

28

27

26

25

24

24

22

22

22

b21

*2Q

20

20

20

20

19

55

46

58

67 

6T

63

61

51

46

40

38

34

32

30

1,038

33.5

1.20

1.38

Jan.

28

213

25

24

22

b21

b21

b20

20

20

2O

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

*16 

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

18

18

591

19.1

O.682

0.79

Feb.

18

IT

17

17

16

bl6

16

16

16

15

b!5

b!5

b!4

b!4

14

b!3

b!3

*b!3

b!2

T?

13 

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

406

14.5

0.518

0.54

Mar.

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

*12

12

13

13 

14

15

16

16

18

19

22

24

28

34

488

15.7

0.561

O.65

Apr.

40

4S

57

73

115

99

69

61

51

*48

52

55

55

55

*56

56

*54

51

46

43

40 

55

71

71

75

64

56

51

52

45

1,762

58.7

2.10

2.34

May

44

39

46

40

36

33

30

28

26

25

25

23

21

*20

19

18

18

28

28

24

22 

21

20

19

22

20

22

21

19

18 i ft J.O

793

25.6

0.914

1.05

June

17

16

15

14

15

15

14

19

17

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

*12

12

12

12

a111112

14

14

12

11

12

409

13.6

0.486

O.54

July

13

13

12

12

2J3

24

Z2

20

19

28

23

20

17

15

15

*16

14

14

14

13

12 

11

11

10

1O

9.8

9.5

9.8

9.5

9.5

8.9

463.0

14.9

0.532

0.61

Aug.

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

3.6

8.3

8.6

10

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.9

*8.3

74

ITT

7.8 

7.8

8.3

15

13

10

9.5

9.2

9.5 

12

19_

293.5

9.47

0.338

0.39

Sept.

16

16

15

16

14

21

22

26

24

28_

24

22

20

18

16

14

13

*12

11

10

12 

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

12 

13

482

16.1

0.575

0.64

Calendar year 1957 : Max 497 Min 9.2 Mean 31.9 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.45

Water year 1957-58 : Max 140 Min 7.8 Mean 24.7 Cfsm 0.882 In. 11.95

Peak discharge (base, 120 cfs). Nov. 15 (5 a.m.) 148 cfs (4.48 ft); Nov. 19 (l p.m.) 148 cfs 

(4.48 ft); Apr. 5 (6 a.m.) 123 cfs (4.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made1 .on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

495. Manistique River at Germfask, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°14'00", long 85°55'40", in SE£ sec.4, T.44 N., R.13 W., on left bank 

600 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 77, 1 mile south of Germfask, 1-| miles 

upstream from Grays Creek, and at mile 62.5.

Drainage area. 341 sq mi.

Records available . March 1938 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 662.40 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Dec. 29, 1938, staff gage at site 

600 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 434 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 861 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 3.90 ft); maximum gage height. 5.41 ft Feb. 9 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 162 cfs Aug. 9 (gage 

height, 0.88 ft).

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 2,130 cfs Apr. 1, 1938 (gage height, 8.50 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); minimum, 135 cfs July 25, 

26, 1955 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

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

Since July 1948, summer low flows affected by regulation of Manistique Lake.

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

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

0.8 

Z.O 

4.0

151

363

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

341 352"

343

350

352

348

343

341

341

348

354

352

348

345

341

*361

408

426

424

411

396

388

428

457

454

444

426

406

396

388 

386

11,798

381

1.12

1.29

Nov.

384

379

372

365

56_3

363

363

404

504

530

532

*548

566

592

680

710

723

734

820

858

834

794

760

712

672

672

613

584

563

545

17,539

585

1.72

1.92

Dec.

530

520

510

500

490

483

480

460

430

400

*350

370

390

390

394

408

428

459

532

621

634

621

640

S4~8~ 658

626

600

584

561

540 

520

15,777

509

1.49

1.72

Jan.

500

¥90

480

470

460

460

450

440

440

440

430

430

430

430

426

420

420

410

410

400

400

*400

400

400

398

394

388

388

391

394 

391

13,180

425

1.25

1.44

Feb.

388

388

390

390

38T

380

380

370

370

360

350

350

350

350

350

340

340

340

*340

350

360

360

370

380

380

380

380

372

-

10,242

366

1.07

1.11

Mar.

365

361

359

359

363

365

359

359

359

359

356

352

350

350

548

348

*350

350

348

348

348

356

359

359

359

363

370

579

591

411 

444

11,247

565

1.06

1.22

Apr.

480 522"

582

629

664

704

677

699

*664

650

640

640

656

680

*718

748

764

766

758

748

726

740

785

780

785

780

750

712

677

642

20,766

692

2.05

2.26

May

626

610

605

589

571

545

511

488

470

462

459

596

*503

282

273

264

255

301

370

370

348

316

295

282

291

514

516

512

297

E86 

284

12,089

590

1.14

1.51

June

282

273

260

252

248

252

248

248

262

260

254

252

247

240

228

*218

214

207

202

201

201

199

T96" 196

198

217

247

252

230

222

7,006

234

0.686

0.77

July

255

266

276

264

581

475

485

550

540

558

555

488

428

584

568

570

*359

337

357

535

312

250

222

215

214

209

201

198

198

196 

198

10,382

535

0.982

1.13

Aug.

190

177

174

170

168

165

165

164

165

180

202

204

196

199

201

196

190

*188

185

180

178

174

170

198

245

255

240

225

215

217 

27,1

6,047

195

0.572

0.66

Sept.

505

579

554

345

545

561

598

449

459

446

444

428

406

370

548

335

*322

307

295

290

288

305

314

301

295

295

288

282

278

2QQ

10,298

545

1.01

1.15

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,720 Min 165 Mean 433 Cfam 1.27 In. 17.23

Water year 1957-58: Max 858 Min 164 Mean 401 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25, Dec. 1-5, 7-14, Dec. 50 to Jan. 14, 

JanTT6-24, Feb. 5, 4, 6-27.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 51

550. Manistique River near Blaney, Mich.

Gage

1!

Location. Lat 46°05 I 05", long 86°03 I 35", in SE^ sec.28, T.43 N. , R.14 W. , on left bank 

40 ft downstream from logging bridge, half a mile downstream from Duck Creek, 7 miles 

southwest of Blaney, and at mile 34.5.

Drainage area. 704 sq mi.

Records available . March 1938 to September 1958.

'

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 612.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to July 24, 1939, chain 

gage on downstream side of bridge 40 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 806 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 13.35 ft); minimum, 226 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 5.83 ft).

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 9,300 cfs Apr. 1, 1938 (gage height, 19.42 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 6,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 182 cfs July 26, 1955.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of shifting-control, which are good, 

and those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Since July 1948, summer low flows 

slightly affected by regulation of Manistique Lake level.

Revisions (water years). WSP 874: 1938. WSP 1387: 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

7.0

12.0

14.0

405

1,580

2,180

5.8

7.0

13.0

222

427

1,910

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

494 

492

498

498

498

480

472

464

466

460

444

442

434

*428

422

450

528

566

566

547

528

516

558

649

661

644

622

595

570

556

547

16,095

519

0.737

0.85

Nov.

539 

532

524

514

508

502

55¥

566

782

862

*869

888

931

994

1,230

1,400

1,480

1,500

1,680

1,930

1,970

1,880

1,770

1,730

1,570

1,510

1,440

1,320

1,260

1,190

34,375

1,146

1.63

1.82

Dec.

1,080 

1,000

930

870

810

760

7ZO

680

650

620

*600

600

600

610

640

670

710

760

830

930

990

1,010

1,020

1,030

1,010

980

950

920

900

840

25,590

825

1.17

1.35

Jan.

820 

800

770

750

740

730

720

710

700

700

700

690

680

680

680

680

680

670

660

*660

650

650

640

640

640

640

630

630

630

630

630

21,230

685

0.973

1.12

Feb.

620 

620

620

620

620

620

610

600

590

580

570

560

550

540

545

540

*540

550

560

570

590

610

630

640

650

650

650

640

-

16,680

596

0.847

0.88

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,660 Min 205

Mar.

630 

630

620

620

620

620

630

630

630

620

620

620

610 616"

610

610

*610

610

620

620

630

640

650

660

698

710

727

765

816

885

991

20,562

663

0.942

1.09

Apr.

1,120 

1,290

1,450

1,600

1,680

1,800

1.870

1,870

*1,840

1,770

1,720

1,700

1,710

1,720

1,700

1,780

*1,780

1,770

1,730

1,660

1,590

1,580

1,690

1,740

1,760

1,730

1,660

1,570

1,490

1,390

49,760

1,659

2.36

2.63

May

1.550 

1,290

1,230

1,210

1,170

1,110

1,030

965

900

835

809

775

*665

585

*552

528

506

522

621

638

618

583

535

522

526

546

568

555

530

513

502

23,269

751

1.07

1.23

June

497 

475

453

438

431

431

438

440

445

451

467

451

449

427

407

*385

363

352

542

331

323

316

311

305

307

327

373

395

381

361

11,872

396

0.562

0.63

July

385 

447

469

460

658

989

1,030

1,040

1,050

1,050

1.060

998

893

792

*756

755

722

680

665

643

" "612

563

484

442

412

387

369

358

347

338

326

20,176

651

0.925

1.07

Aug.

319 

292

272

262

254

248

246

245

240

248

266

281

276

269

272

269

266

257

*250

244

236

232

230

257

311

338

329

310

295

558

8,475

273

0.388

0.45

Sept.

438 

462

489

484

475

502

566

616

638

654

625

614

588

555

515

486

*464

445

423

407

399

409

454

431

423

407

403

393

383

381

14,487

483

0.686

0.77

Mean 788 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.20

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,970 Min 230 Mean 719 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.89

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2 to Mar. 24 (no gage-height record Feb. 24 

to Mar. 10j discharge estimated on the basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations). Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to June 12.
52 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

565. Manistique River near Manistique, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°01'50", long 86°09'40", in SE-J- sec. 15, T.42 N. , R.15 W. , on left bank 

1 mile downstream from West Branch, 6 miles northeast of Manistique, and at mile 19.5.

Drainage area. --1,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 608 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

to July 15, 1939, chain gage at site 1,600 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,321 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,700 cfs Apr. 25, 26 (gage height, 8.12 ft); 

minimum, 383 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs Apr. 27, 1939 (gage height, 12.59 ft, present site and datum); minimum, 288 cfs Oct. 4, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.01 ft 

Aug. 23, 1941.

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

good, and those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Since July 1948, summer 

flows slightly affected by regulation of Manistique Lake level.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 1387: 1938-39, 1940(M), 1942(M), 1943, 1945.

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

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

Oct. 1 to July 8 July 9 to Sept. 30

2.0 

4.0 

7.0 

9.0

500

1,240

2,880

4,520

1.5 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

372

860

1,740

2,300

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

Day

I 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

754 

750

740

730

720

700

680

660

650

650

640

640

630

*630

620

660

720

800

822

807

786

768

803

906

966

966

954

926

894

866

840

23,678

764

0.695

0.80

Nov.

818 

803

792

775

768

758

754

82i5

1,070

1,270

1,330

1,380

*1,440

1,520

1,800

2,110

2,360

2,520

2,800

3,000

3,100

5.150

3,150

3,050

2,900

2,710

2,600

2,400

2,210

2,060

56,224

1,874

1.70

1.90

Dec.

1.800 

1,640

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,050

1,000

970

950

950

950

970

1,020

1,100

1,180

1,280

1,380

1,450

1,520

1,530

1,520

1,500

1,480

1,420

1,380

1,340

1 300 

1J260

39,590

1,277

1.16

1.34

Jan.

1.220 

1,200

1,160

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,000

990

980

*960

960

960

. 960

960

960

960

950

950

950

940

940

31,740

1,024

0.931

1.07

Feb.

940 

940

940

940

930

920

900

880

870

850

840

820

810

800

790

780

*780

800

820

850

880

900

920

940

960

960

950

940

-

24,650

880

0.800

0.83

Mar.

930 

920

920

920

920

920

920

920

920

920

920

910

910

910

900

900

900

900

*900

910

920

940

960

980

1,000

1,050

1,100

1,140

1,180

1,250

1.580

30,170

975

0.885

1.02

Apr.

1.520 

1,760

2,020

2,330

2,580

2,850

3,060

3,150

3,170

3,120

*5,070

5,030

3,020

5,060

3,150

3,260

3,380

3,500

3,610

3,610

5,540

3,480

3,500

5,620

5.690

5,680

5,570

5,580

5,170

2,940

92,820

5,094

2.81

5.14

May

2.750 

2,580

2,470

2,570

2,250

2,120

1,960

1,840

1,710

1,590

1,500

1,440

1,540

1,190

*1,100

1,050

982

990

1,080

1,140

1,120

1,070

1,000

958

950

958

978

978

958

910

894

44,166

1,425

1.50

1.50

June

886 

355

822

789

772

754

744

761

764

764

782

782

775

744

712

*678

656

610

588

575

556

540

528

512

512

559

655

755

768

750

20,906

697

0.654

0.71

July

768 

848

918

954

1,160

1,640

1,880

1,990

2.110

2,110

2,080

1,880

1,660

1,460

*1,510

1,270

1,220

1,160

1,110

1,060

1,010

948

849

774

734

696

666

645

621

605

586

36,722

1,185

1.08

1.24

Aug.

564 

558

506

478

463

451

439

436

424

433

439

460

469

460

457

445

442

453

*418

418

406

392

589

221

484

532

538

519

493

509

570

14,426

465

0.423

0.49

Sept.

669 

706

730

737

734

764

835

920

980

988

960

932

892

849

802

754

*717

686

659

635

621

618

625

650

650

640

620

600

590

57j

22,139

758

0.671

0.75

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,270 Mln 331 Mean 1,304 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.11

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,690 Mln 389 Mean 1,198 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.79

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge Note. Stage-discharge relation relation affected affected by Ice Dec. 3 5to Mar. 27. No gage-height record 

18, Nov. 19-25, Sept. 24-29; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 1 discharge mi 

ment, observer's readings, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.

No gage-height record Oct. 2- 

easure-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 53

570. Indian River near Manistique, Mich.

Location. Lat 45°59'30", long 86°17'15", in NE£ sec.34, T.42 N., R.16 W., on shore of 

Indian Lake Just upstream from highway bridge over outlet of Indian Lake, 2 miles 

northwest of Manistique.

Drainage area. 302 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 608.66 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to July 9, 1942, chain gage at highway 

bridge 30 ft downstream at same datum. Since Jan. 18, 1944, auxiliary staff gage on 

right bank 1-| miles downstream at same datum, read twice daily.

Average discharge. 20 years, 371 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 623 cfs Nov. 27; maximum gage height, 

5.18 ft Nov. 22; minimum daily discharge, 86 cfs Nov. 5; minimum gage height, 3.72 ft 

Feb. 22-26.

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 1,550 cfs June 24, 1943 (gage height, 7.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 660 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum daily, about 20 cfs Nov. 23, 1946 (caused by ice Jams at outlet of Indian Lake); 

minimum gage height, 2.22 ft Nov. 17, 1955 (ice Jam at outlet of Indian Lake); almost 

no flow occasionally when ice jams form at lake outlet.

Remarks. Records good except those below 200 cfs, which are fair, 

by needles in gate section of concrete dam l| miles below gage.

Indian Lake regulated

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

89 '

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

358

352

349

344

341

340

336

334

336

326

323

317

314

*312

304

311

311

305

303

500

304

304

303

311

311

311

306

303

303 

307

303

9,882

319

-

-

Nov.

303

303

224

94

BB

90

120

337

340

352

*423

428

428

441

464

477

491

498

568

590

596

542

613

596

611

620

623

614

604

594

13,070

436

_

-

Dec.

579

560

541

543

529

520

511

496

483

484

475

463

*477

438

423

424

416

414

426

429

430

430

438

445

444

454

449

459

459

452 

448

14,509

468

_

-

Jan.

444

435

427

418

404

404

403

393

389

388

381

374

368

366

360

358

357

353

344

346

345

*341

337

335

335

338

338

335

328

332 

335

11,411

368

-

Feb.

331

329

325

323

316

314

316

313

309

313

306

300

296

289

288

288

288

288

*286

282

282

280

278

279

279

279

285

285

-

8,347

298

_

-

Mar.

282

288

294

291

291

294

294

294

294

294

294

294

294

294

294

294

297

297

*300

297

297

297

297

294

294

291

291

294

296

299 

505

9,124

294

-

Apr.

507

311

520

327

327

346

575

589

595

597

408

414

417

421

428

439

450

455

459

462

463

486

490

510

518

514

511

514

"519 529

12,899

450

-

May

*515

501

514

505

501

494

485

480

465

460

455

445

440

435

*423

412

404

409

403

398

390

585

575

571

578

565

144

98

98

115 

114

11,975

386

-

June

154

131

141

135

170

146

156

175

167

177

154

325

395

390

380

570

362

' *557

552

11

152

150

176

125

169

595

574

575

580

576

7,376

246

-

July

366

380

586

582

410

464

524

551

560

570

572

575

562

560

556

551

*534

556

526

502

495

484

471

469>

463

450

300

254

251

244 

157

14,085

454

-

Aug.

153

150

155

145

137

149

172

160

145

159

143

155

150

150

150

150

150

136

*146

146

151

150

149

211

247

246

245

243

255

275 

550

5,497

177

-

Sept.

484.

473

475

480

465

482

474

467

473

463

450

447

435

435

430

424

404

401

*389

375

572

570

564

556

351

347

340

552

334

337

12,429

414

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 691 Min 31 Mean 356 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.02

Water year 1957-58: Max 623 Min 86 Mean 358 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record May 7-14, July 27, Aug. 13-17, 31; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, and gage-height records at 1 of 2 gages.
54 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

580. Middle Branch Escanaba River near Ishpeming, Mien.

Location. Lat 46°23'40", long 87°45'30", in NW£SW£ sec. 12, T.46 N., R.28 W., on left bank 

half a mile downstream from County Highway 581, 6 miles southwest of Ishpeming, and 

10 miles east of Republic.

Drainage area. 128 sq mi.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,389.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 714 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 6.04 ft); minimum, 

29 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 1,510 cfs Apr. 15, 1955 (gage height, 9.56 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 21-23, 1957; minimum gage height, 1.17 ft Aug. 22, 23, 1957.

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

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

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

(Shifting-control method used July 25 to Sept. 3O)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

6.0

96

707

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

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

74

67

60

58

58

51

45

51

45

42

41

39

37

*37

37

43

60

65

68

65

62

59

75

104

111

102

92

85

85

82

76

1,976

63.7

0.498

0.57

Nov.

71

67

64

72

68

62

55

65

111

127

131

118

116

*138

228

308

313

244

162

180

190

180

170

155

140

130

125

120

110

105

4,125

138

1.08

1.20

Dec.

100

95

91

86

83

80

78

76

75

*74

74

75

75

76

76

77

78

78

90

120

130

121

117

110

102

100

96

95

93

89

""

2,792

90.1

0.704

0.81

Jan .

78

74

70

68

66

64

63

62

62

62

62

62

*62

62

61

61

60

60

60

60

59

57

55

54

53

52

51

50

49

48

47

1,854

59.8

0.467

0.54

Feb.

46

46

45

44

44

44

43

43

43

*43

43

43

43

43

43

43

44

44

44

45

46

47

48

50

51

54

56

59

-

1,287

46.0

0.359

0.37

Mar.

60

60

59

58

57

56

54

52

50

*50

50

52

52

52

52

51

50

50

51

52

52

52

53

54

54

53

54

58

60

67

21

1,696

54.7

0.427

0.49

Apr.

83

106

146

191

236

264

244

280

270

292

*328

370

416

468

535

*614

685

695

636

549

445

374

336

300

253

218

191

180

200

201

10,106

337

2.63

2.93

May

193

187

180

184

162

141

127

121

113

125

145

135

120

*104

95

89

85

103

107

93

83

79

75

li

81

85

82

85

82

85

95

3,515

113

0.883

1.02

June

120

118

104

99

262

349

262

214

212

176

187

197

160

131

109

92

*81

69

65

90

104

88

92

127

318

574

678

693

532

313

6,616

221

1.73

1.93

July

337

456

466

334

260

246

313

367

306

280

262

202

162

142

181

218

177

138

114

100

88

76

*71

241

230

155

132

153

155

125

102

6,589

213

1.66

1.91

Aug.

88

72

63

54

47

42

39

36

37

65

76

67

69

68

60

52

45

41

40

35

33

31

32

36

43

*41

38

38

42

48

75

1,553

50.1

0.391

0.45

Sept.

88

69

65

109

121

130

144

145

142

113

95

78

65

58

60

59

54

*54

58

45

41

37

34

33

32

32

32

30

30

30

2,083

69.4

0.542

0.60

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,370 Min 12 Mean 103 Cfsm 0.8O5 In. 10.94

Water year 1957-58: Max 695 Min 30 Mean 121 Cfsm 0.945 In. 12.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2O-E3, 25, 26, Nov. 29 to Dec. 17, Jan. 

Mar. 11. No gage-height record Feb. 11-19, May 10-13; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 55

585. East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°17'10", long 87°26'00", in NE£ sec.21, T.45 N., R.25 W., on right bank 

In county park at Gwinn, 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 125 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,079.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 761 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 10.97 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 6.63 ft).

1954-58: Maximum discharge. 1,030 cfs Apr. 15, 1955 (gage height, 12.01 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Aug. 22, 23, 1957 (gage height, 6.54 ft).

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

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

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

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

6.7 

7.0 

7.5

8.0

9.0

11.0

158

330

768

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44 

41

39

38

36

36

35 

34

34

34

35

32

32

32

*31

35

41

45

45

42

39

38

49

78

77

67

60

54

51 

49

50

1,353

43.6

0.349

0.40

Nov.

49 

47

46

44

44

42

&

108

101

95

84

90

*118

230

300

250

200

130

140

150

140

125

115

105

94

87

81

76 

72

3,257

109

0.872

0.97

Dec.

69 

67

64

62

61

60

58 

57

55

*54

53

54

54

55

55

54

53

53

66

85

91

85

84

82

81

75

73

70

64 

60

56

2,010

64.8

0.518

0.60

Jan.

II

49

46

46

46

46 

45

45

44

44

44

*43

43

42

42

42

41

41

41

40

40

39

39

39

39

40

40

39 

38

1Z

1,327

42.8

0.342

0.39

Feb.

37 

36

36

35

35

35

35 

35

34

*34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

34

35

36

37

39

41

43

44

47

52

53

-

1,046

37.4

0.299

0.31

Mar.

53 

53

53

52

51

50

49 

46

44

*13

43

44

45

46

45

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

47

48

49

51

55

60

66 

78

QC32.

1,588

51.2

0.410

0.47

Apr.

105 

132

174

220

274

287

242 

283

251

245

*265

303

362

444

582

*739

725

639

516

400

328

310

303

267

233

204

185

172

178 

169

9,537

318

2.54

£.83

May

162 

154

150

143

131

120

114 

112

111

114

125

119

105

*92

87

81

78

113

120

100

85

80

77

74

77

76

72

71

68 

70

78

3,159

102

0.816

0.94

June

81 

87

78

71

129

236

186 

148

134

113

103

97

93

78

72

63

*58

54

53

54

61

55

55

71

117

196

224

169

117 

95

3,148

105

0.840

0.94

July

141 

225

201

138

170

200

250 

290

240

£20

200

150

120

105

135

160

125

100

82

70

62

56

*53

218

454

428

225

175

166 

1£9

99

5,387

174

1.39

1.60

Aug.

§

61

55

50

46

44 

42

41

66

77

64

61

57

53

49

49

46

44

42

40

38

38

43

44

*42

39

38

41 

45

57

1,563

50.4

0.403

0.46

Sept.

76 

59

58

103

94

101

ill 

103

93

79

66

59

53

51

48

46

45

*48

4£

40

42

38

36

35

35

39

37

35

34 

33

1,745

58.2

0.466

0.52

Calendar year 1957: Max 648 Mln 24 Mean 79.8 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.66

Water year 1957-58: Max 739 Mln 31 Mean 96.2 Cfsm 0.770 In. 10.43

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 8 to Feb. 22, Mar. 9-13, 22-28. Ho gageheight record Nov. 15 to Dec. 9, July 5-22; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for nearby stations.
56 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

590. Escanaba River at Cornell, Mich.

Location. Lat 45°54'40", long 87°12'50", in sec.32, T.41 N., R.24 W., on right bank 50 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Bob's Creek, three-quarters 

of a mile northeast of Cornell, and 15 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 870 sq mi.

Records available. August 1903 to December 1912, January 1913 to November 1915 (gage 

heights only) , October 1950 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. Published as "near Escanaba" 1903-15.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). August 1903 to November 1915 

chain gage at site 11 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1903-12, 1950-58), 943 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,510 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 3.54 ft)- maximum gage height 4.18 ft Dec. 29 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 130 cfs Oct. 14 (gage 

height, 1.22 ft).

1903-12, 1950-58; Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs Apr. 19, 1952; maximum gage height, 

5.72 ft Apr. 7, 1956 (ice Jam); minimum discharge observed, 90 cfs July 5, 1910 (gage 

height, 1.5 ft), but may have been less during extended periods of no gage-height 

record during winter seasons of 1903-12.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation and occasional slight regulation caused by Boney 

Palls powerplant 8 miles above station, since 1950.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1387: 1904.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4 Apr. 5 to Sept. 5o

1.3 168

1.6 395

2.0 850

2.6 1,930

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

155

395

890

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

1,730

2,920

6,220

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

526

548

488

390

354

343

354

398

250

260

250

307

*224

388

400

404

276

266

414

404

406

664

740

504

437

394

564

584 

493

12,538

404

0.464

0.53

Nov.

474

423

436

324

456

384 

442

446

707

498

560

746

738

*950

1,510

,720

,690

,510

,530

,720

.790

,500

,480

947

738

1,080

982

815

575

671

27,844

928

1.07

1.19

Dec.

560

450

430

440

410

470 

420

330

280

500

440

400

430

460

460

*300

400

500

650

620

600

560

540

670

600

450

550

650

540

360 

470

14,960

483

0.555

0.64

Jan.

490

400

340

370

250

300 

380

400

340

430

340

290

230

400

440

*400

370

350

300

280

450

400

410

370

390

300

320

380

400

380 

400

11,280

364

0.418

0.48

Feb.

420

370

340

370

380

380 

350

370

300

250

310

280

300

*520

330

250

240

300

340

320

300

260

250

280

310

320

360

340

-

 

8,920

319

0.367

0.38

Mar.

340

500

290

360

370

360 

370

400

270

200

350

*380

370

560

360

270

350

540

550

360

340

370

250

280

370

420

510

400

370

520 

700

11,260

363

0.417

0.48

Apr.

6OO

800

950

1,200

1,500

1,780 

1,540

1,720

1,680

1,690

*1,810

2,060

2,330

2,880

3,380

*4,010

4.290

4,220

3,810

3,310

2,720

2,560

2,480

2,140

1,920

1,770

1,610

1,500

1,380

1,410

65,050

2,168

2.49

2.78

May

1,180

1.340

1,310

994

1,100

1,090 

1,010

1,110

950

993

1,030

968

1,190

1,140

960

900

700

400

*470

877

868

662

639

615

508

450

682

652

519

370 

584

26,021

839

0.964

1.11

June

476

462

737

693

646

»724 

872

742

957

826

825

660

590

590

554

384

306

418

394

572

481

254

374

562

700

,000

,410

.540

,540

,260

21,151

705

0.810

0.90

July

,250

,640

,750

,610

,240

.260 

,030

,900

,710

,540

,250

,090

832

852

668

820

668

774

780

434

318

500

773

680

*1,070

1,170

834

890

752

665 

620

34,550

1,108

1.27

1.46

Aug.

544

437

241

211

346

305 

296

285

270

190

211

334

306

554

*592

332

211

169

254

235

282

224

211

183

190

252

197

204

252

416 

409

8,723

261

0.323

0.57

Sept.

566

566

698

926

1,270

1.520 

1,040

1,120

982 8~42

728

550

241

389

777

368

*360

352

241

163

197

225

211

225

211

204

183

155

162

169

15,081

503

0.578

0.64

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,160 Mln 144 Mean 615 Cfsm 0.707 In. 9.59

Water year 1957-56: Max 4,290 Mln 155 Mean 705 Cfsm 0.810 In. 10.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. l~to Apr. 4. No gage-height record Jan. 7- 

16, May 15-19; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records of kilowatt-hour output 

at Boney Palls powerplant.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 57

595. Ford River near Hyde, Mich.

Location. Lat 45°45'20", long 87°12'05", in SW£ sec.19, T.39 N., R.23 W., on right bank 

40 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 1.4 miles downstream from Tenmile Creek, 

and l| miles north of Hyde.

Drainage area. 450 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 677.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,150 cfs July 5 (gage height, 4.95 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 3,120 cfs Apr. 14-16, 1955; maximum gage height, 

5.89 ft Apr. 15, 1955; minimum discharge, 23 cfs Aug. 22, 23, 1957 (gage height, 

1.39 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those fop period of ice effect, which are fair. Records of 

water temperatures for water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1 Apr. 2 to Sept. 3O

1.6 50

1.8 86

2.0 134

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

305

530

1,220

36

86

195

2.8 445

3.5 890

5.0 2,200

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

185

160

137

121

108

99

97

93

90

82

78

75

73

71

*69

82

88

104

108

113

113

116

143

176

212

225

216

202

189 

176

166

3,967

128

0.284

0.33

Nov.

160

154

148

143

140

129

121

146

206

259

234

*286

293

321

509

645

749

762

978

957

845

716

615

597

459

416

416

398

340 

241

12,383

413

0.918

1.02

Dec.

198

180

160

150

140

135

130

125

120

120

115

115

115

115

115

*115

110

110

120

140

155

160

165

165

165

160

150

140

135 

125

120

4,268

138

0.307

0.35

Jan.

110

105

105

97

95

92

90

88

88

89

90

90

90

*90

90

89

88

87

86

85

84

83

82

81

81

80

79

78

78 

77

26

2,723

87.8

0.195

0.22

Feb.

75

74

73

72

72

71

70

69

68

68

*67

66

66

65

65

64

64

64

64

64

64

65

68

71

76

81

90

1§-

-

1,972

70.4

0.156

0.16

Mar.

100

105

110

110

105

*100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

105

105

105

105

105

105

110

115

120

125

135

145

*160

175

190

210

500

3,995

129

0.287

0.33

Apr.

370

445

554

659

718

778

*560

*750

820

*855

905

972

1,040

*1,130

1,260

1,400

1,490

1,560

1.570

1,530

1,420

1,390

1,330

1,240

1,140

1,060

965

869

820 

744

30,344

1,011

2.25

2.51

May

698

640

646

633

590

542

*489

456

440

500

584

602

596

542

478

409

370

375

394

414

414

380

322

282

274

259

248

230

212 

198

198

13,415

433

0.962

1.11

June

241

293

297

274

255

*226

212

255

255

255

259

230

202

173

154

131

116

104

97

101

95

113

131

137

189

297

366

404

414 

506

6,782

226

0.502

0.56

July

764

912

876

965

*2.040

2,030

*1,850

1,600

*1,420

1,140

876

678

530

420

343

286

248

216

189

166

146

131

118

121

113

101

104

116

108 

104

95

18,806

607

1.35

1.56

Aug.

88

80

71

64

58

53

52

49

47

58

57

*62

62

58

55

49

44

40

39

39

37

36

36

44

42

42

47

50

47 

69

10J.

1,679

54.2

0.120

0.14

Sept.

154

169

206

435

506

620

724

730

666

572

462

375

313

262

225

200

*169

154

137

124

111

99

90

86

84

80

75

67

64 

65

8,024

267

0.593

0.66

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,75o Min 24 Mean 265 Cfsm 0.589 In. 7.98

Water year 1957-58: Max 2.04O Min 36 Mean 297 Cfsm O.660 In. 8.95

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec 2 to Apr. 1.
58 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

605. Iron River at Caspian, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°03'31", long 88°37'38" , on line between SE£ and SW£ sec.l, T.42 N.,

R.35 W., on downstream side of highway bridge in Caspian, 5£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 84 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1958.

Qage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 1,438.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 83.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 294 cfs July 1 (gage height, 6.53 ft); minimum, 

37 cfs Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 3.79 ft Oct. 17.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 1,430 cfs July 2, 1953 (gage height, 10.20 ft); minimum observed, 29 cfs Mar. 13, 1954 (gage height, 3.41 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by ground water pumped from mines into river above 

station.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 29 to Sept. 30)

3.7 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

36

54

129

231

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

33

24

35

26

37

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49 *47

55

50

55

52 

54

53

55

49

51

50

48

48

48

52

42

46

47

49

47

50

59

55

52

52

53

49

52 

50

52

1,570

50.6

_-

Nov.

50

52

53

*52

52

f

66

61

56

55

55

56

64

81

70

61

55

58

51

49

50

55

53

53

52

53

50

52

48

1,661

55.4

_

-

Dec.

52

*49

48

48

47

52 

49

49

52

51

53

50

53

51

49

51

49

50

53

53

55

55

56

52

58

57

43

53

54

55

55

1,602

51.7

_

-

Jan.

56

54

50

54

54

*57 

56

55

54

52

54

54

53

52

53

55

53

55

56

53

55

53

55

53

55

55

52

56

53

52

52

1,671

53.9

-

Feb.

55

55

*52

56

50

52 

56

53

53

53

55

55

53

54

55

55

54

53

51

52

53

58

56

52

58

59

53

52

1,513

54.0

-

Mar.

53

55

*54

53

50

50 

55

53

46

55

53

53

53

55

56

53

53

53

52

54

55

56

54

54

56

55

56

56

53

55

56

1,665

53.7

-

Apr.

 59 56

61

81

93

87 

76

80

90

*82

101

106

98

~98 115

101

105

89

85

78

81

81

87

81

87

68

68

78

75

82

2,529

84.3

_

-

May

77

70

78

78

*59

59 

58

53

53

80

61

58

59

52

52

58

67

80

75

66

64

58

6]

66

66

66

67

68

68 

63

66

2,006

64.7

_

-

June

64

*66

61

71

69

65 

66

63

63

61

58

59

59

60

62

54

55

55

52

55

54

56

58

61

77

86

73

66

75

84

1,909

63.6

_

-

July

*201

1570

167

166

90

94

81

80

87

80

80

78

74

66

78

77

71

78

66

59

59

61

57

56

66

61

61

65

62

59

58

2,638

85.1

_

-

Aug.

"55 59

52

*52

53

47 

55

48

49

58

50

44

49

49

47

49

43

43

44

43

41

44

44

50

44

46

42

46

41 

49

47

1,483

47.8

_

-

Sept.

41

*40

44

51

47

49 

50

47

47

44

43

45

48

44

44

44

44

48

49

43

41

43

39

41

40

44

41

40

38 

42

1,321

44.0

_

-

Calendar year 1957 : Max 195 Min 42 Mean 62.2 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58 : Max 201 Mln 38 Mean 59.1 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 59

610. Brule River near Florence, Wis.

Location.--Lat 45°57'30", long 88°15'55", in SE£ sec.11, T.41 N., R.32 W. , Michigan meridian, on left bank 40 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Paint 

River, 3j miles north of Florence, and 6 miles upstream from confluence with Michigamme 

River.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1914 to February 1916, June 1944 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,210 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Aug. 29, 1944, wire-weight or chain gages at bridge 40 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1914-15, 1944-58), 349 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs July 2 (gage height, 3.77 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.82 ft Nov. 28, 29 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 180 cfs Feb. 15-19; 

minimum gage height, 1.93 ft Aug. 22, 23.

1914-16, 1944-58: Maximum discharge, 4,700 cfs July 2, 1953 (gage height, 6.57 ft); 

maximum gage height, 7.70 ft Apr. 5, 1954 (Ice jam); minimum discharge, 155 cfs 

Aug. 16, 22, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.86 ft Aug. 27, Sept. 13, 1948.

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

which are fair. Plow not adjusted for ground water pumped from mines into Iron River 

above station at Caspian, Mien.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1387: 1914-16.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used May 24 to June 22)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

138

211

436

3.0 

4.0

745

1,590

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

Day

l 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

253 

238

231

238

231

221

221

218

221

218

214

211

2lT

211

214

231

238

221

214

218

221

225

266

287

2BT

245

238

238

235

238

238

7,166

231

0.608

0.70

Nov.

*238 

238

235

235

235

231

231

258

315

279

280

279

283

319

599

394

353

324

310

290

275

260

250

240

230

225

220

215

210

210

8,061

269

0.708

0.79

Dee.

210 

*215

215

215

215

215

215

210

210

210

200

205

215

215

215

215

215

220

220

225

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

225

220

210

205

6,745

218

0.574

0.66

Jan.

210 

210

210

210

210

*210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

205

210" 200

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

205

6,490

209

0.550

0.63

Feb.

205 

200

*200

200

200

200

200

195

195

190

190

190

185

185

180

180

180

180

180

185

190

195

205

210

220

230

235

240

5,545

198

0.521

0.54

Mar.

240 

240

*235

230

225

220

215

210

210

205

205

200 200"

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

205

205

210

210

215

220

230

245

260

280

6,715

217

0.571

0.66

Apr.

340

380

425

447

442

373

431

436

*447

470

509

544

623

689

689" 717

636

562

498

442

415

415

399

383

368

343

333

353

338

13,757

459

1.21

1.35

May

338 

338

353

358

*333

315

296

296

287

315

315

292

274

262

258

245

249

358

363

305

270

253

238

242

274

266

249

238

238

504

453

9,375

302

0.795

0.92

June

442 

*363

301

279

420

504

394

324

296

258

242

231

221

221

208

203

194

191

194

197

194

197

214

221

305

420

394

333

283

324

8,568

286

0.753

0.84

July

*885 

1.550

1,210

900

780

656

533

458

420

420

594

563

553

315

558

565

524

501

287

274

262

255

245

255

253

249

245

262

249

238

 

13,661

441

1.16

1.54

Aug.

225 

221

218

*208

205

208

205

205

205

258

262

258

228

211

205

205

208

205

200

200

194

Ml

197

205

205

200

205

197

203

221

510

6,644

214

0.565

0.65

Sept.

279 

*258

245

515

274

348

328

287

266

258

245

231

228

225

251

228

218

211

208

205

205

205

194

194

197

197

191

189

189

189

7,016

234

0.616

0.69

Calendar year 1957: Max 874 Min 189 Mean 271 Cfsm 0.713 In. 9.69

Water year 1957-58= Max 1,350 Min 180 Mean 273 Cfsm 0.718 In. 9.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 11, Nov. 19 to about Mar. 20. Mo gage-height 

record Mar. 5 to Apr. 5j discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for nearby stations.
60 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

615. Paint River at Crystal Palls, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°06'20", long 88°20'05", in SE^ sec.20, T.43 N., R.32 W., on right bank 

150 ft downstream from municipal powerplant at Crystal Palls and 13 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 616 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1944 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,306.1 ft above mean sea level (WisconsinMichigan Power Co. bench mark).

Average discharge. 14 years, 568 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,860 cfs July 2 (gage height, 5.17 ft); minimum,

61 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 1.47 ft); minimum daily, 210 cfs Aug. 23.

1944-58: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs July 2, 1953 (gage height, 9.70 ft); minimum,

7.7 cfs Sept. 17, 1950 (gage height, 0.89 ft); minimum daily, 81 cfs Nov. 1, 1947.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant immediately above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1174: 1947-48(m).

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

184

375

662

4.0 

6.0

1,540

3,980

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30O

*320

312

290

260

252

257

244

252

252

257

253

226

244

230

246

242

252

244

243

245

250

277

322

314

300

273

284

274

272

310

8,297

268

0.435

0.50

Nov.

*278

276

264

274

286

281

280

317

389

396

408

416

439

515

655

775

769

728

518

534

638

568

562

569

498

496

497

470

396

392

13,884

463

0.752

0.84

Dec.

351

*372

330

322

348

361

344

336

326

326

300

282

308

312

310

301

305

307

320

328

315

302

338

316

308

314

311

300

297

275

270

9,835

317

0.515

0.59

Jan.

282

271

276

261

259

*277

261

260

269

274

280

272

281

262

274

272

272

274

257

272

266

272

260

255

274

257

277

266

270

273

284

8,340

269

0.437

0.50

Feb.

263

258

*280

254

260

268

278

292

261

278

260

262

264

264

270

250

299

262

238 235"

258

250

248

272

299

298

311

302

-

7,549

270

0.438

0.46

Mar.

286

274

*293

282

284

278

277

279

272

272

258

262

258

262

258

254

262

267

266

266

268

264

263

273

272

274

287

302

321

336

575

8,643

279

0.453

0.52

Apr.

435

505

590

691

818

880

812

897

950

984

*1,020

1,100

1,170

1,250

1,570

1,450

1.500

1,440

1,350

1,190

1,080

978

925

868

780

715

688

638

625

622

28,277

943

1.55

1.71

May

595

570

568

602

*572

509

471

452

444

512

655

6l4

564

506

464

435

416

496

532

469

423

386

562

348

560

382

368

359

352

359

366

14,491

467

0.758

0.87

June

588

*590

569

563

454

786

839

820

810

712

638

588

535

478

456

382

554

315

305

286

284

252

284

526

668

1,130

1.590

1,340

1,210

1,100

18,212

607

0.985

1.10

July

*1,650

2.690

2,320

1,670

1,420

1,270

1,110

1,060

951

1,010

1,020

894

791

710

924

1,150

990

804

690

602

526

461

419

444

484

524

550

670

706

645

554

29,669

957

1.55

1.79

Aug.

464

404

362

*552

515

284

286

266

254

296

558

528

508

500

275

261

237

240

232

224

219

216

210

227

233

233

220

*225

248

508

415

8,778

283

0.459

0.53

Sept.

419

395

406

382

392

444

495

466

445

382

558

524

502

284

290

293

278

270

268

228

243

237

236

234

230

237

220

244

252

243

9,497

317

0.515

0.57

Calendar year 1957 : Max 3,980 Mln 164 Mean 409 Cfsm 0.664 In. 9.01

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,690 Mln 210 Mean 453 Cfsm 0.735 In. 9.98

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 61

6S5. Michlgamme River near Crystal Palls, Mien.

5"50", long 88°12'5511 , in NW£ sec.20, T.43 N. , R.31 W. , on right bank 

from highway bridge, 4^ miles downstream from Michigamme Reservoir,

Location. Lat 46°06'

400 ft upstream fro ,

6 miles east of Crystal Falls, and 16 miles upstream from confluence with Brule River.

Drainage area.--670 sq. mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,300 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--14 years, 684 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,300 cfs July 2 (gage height, 9.14 ft); minimum 

daily, 72 cfs Nov. 2.

1944-58: Maximum discharge, 6,340 cfs May 3, 1954 (gage height, 10.11 ft); minimum 

daily, 71 cfs Nov. 26, 1950.

Remarks. Records excellent. Plow regulated by powerplants and by Michigamme Reservoir 

(capacity, 119,950 acre-ft) 4.5 miles above station.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

68

121

192

304

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

685

1,220

2,730

5,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195Y to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

595

595

595

595

590

590

586

590

590

586

 586

586

586

586

586

590

586

586

586

582

582

582

590

586

586

262

84

389

582

582

582

17,179

554

-

-

Nov.

454

72

86

*412

582

582

582

451

92

117

118

118

120

125

131

133

128

131

133

226

287

405

604

600

613

604

595

595

450

399

9,945

332

-

-

Dec.

595

649

703

703

703

703

698

698

*703

750

790

760

800

795

800

785

795

800

800

795

795

795

795

795

795

795

790

790

790

790

785

23,540

759

-

-

Jan.

785

785

785

785

780

780

775

775

775

775

770

770

770

*770

770

770

765

765

765

765

760

760

760

760

755

755

750

745

740

740

740

23,745

766

-

-

Feb.

735

733

735

730

730

730

726

726

721

721

*721

716

716

716

708

716

721

721

712

712

712

708

708

708

703

703

703

698

_

20,091

718

-

-

Mar.

698

694

690

685

685

685

680

676

676

672

667

*662

662

658

654

654

649

821

915

895

880

810

810

805

716

649

590

546

538

490

456

21,368

689

-

-

Apr.

502

618

672

712

726

374

527

830

840

664

*120

118

126

138

270

83

170

150

141

131

123

118

114

113

108

107

106

107

104

104

9,016

301

-

-

May

104

104

107

149

*122

116

113

114

112

119

119

117

114

113

112

110

114

123

487

676.

676

672

582

463

463

463

463

463

463

466

474

8,893

287

-

-

June

466

*346

265

259

268

117

123

128

123

123

119

281

304

117

119

434

622

606

644

640

640

640

640

597

667

685

685

672

667

 953

12,950

432

-

-

July

*3,680

*4, 500

1,500

900

800

605

660

917

1,010

1,050

1,000

810

810

850

1,050

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,000

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

34,042

1,098

-

-

Aug.

750

800

795

*790

785

785

785

780

790

790

790

790

785

780

780

780

780

780

780

780

760

710

760

760

760

640

580

*550

491

534

515

22,735

733

-

"

Sept.

118

128

145

154

147

156

147

138

486

694

694

694

690

690

690

685

685

685

685

680

680

680

676

676

676

676

676

672

672

608

15,883

529

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 932 Mln 72 Mean 522 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58 : Max 4,500 Mln 72 Mean 601 Cfsm _ In. _

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 3-5, 9-11, July 14 to Aug. 1, Aug. 11, 12, 15-27; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, observers' readings, and records of discharge at Way 

Dam powerplant.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

630 . Menominee River near Florence , Wis .

Location. Lat 45°57'04", long 88°11'13", in NE^ sec.16, T.41 N., R.31 W., on left bank 

half a mile downstream from confluence of Brule and Michigamme Rivers and 3^ miles 

northeast of Florence.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,120 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 1,865 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11.100 cfs July 1 (gage height, 10.12 ft); minimum, 92 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 1.43 ft); minimum daily, 614 cfs Nov. 3.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs July 2 or 3, 1953 (gage height, 13.81 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 57 cfs Sept. 18, 1950 (gage height, 1.28 ft); minimum daily, 220 cfs , Feb. 4, 1951.

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

good". Flow regulated by powerplants, and by Michigamme Reservoir (capacity, 119,950 

acre-ft) and Peavy Pond (capacity, 33,860 acre-ft) on Michigamme River, and by many 

other smaller reservoirs on tributaries above station.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.5 

5.0

590

1,110

2,540

8.0 

10.0

6,840

10,800

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

,380

,360

,380

,330

,270

944 

.410

,310

,320

,280

,310

,140 

,110

,280

,020

,200

,150

948

920

900

1,190

1,180

966

932

916

882

940

1,090

1,060

988 

1,000

35,106

1,132

_

-

Nov.

1,070

968

614

*1,150

1,170

1,140 

1,130

1,160

866

724

1,150

1,050 

880

1,000

920

1,350

1,500

1,560

1,600

1,450

1,500

1,150

1,050

950

1,000

1,200

1,300

1,000

1,250

1,250

34,082

1,136

_

-

Dec.

1,250

*1,300

1,280

1,150

1,450

1,400 

1,050

700

1,100

1,450

1,400

1,450 

1,650

1,450

1,250

1,350

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,400

1,350

1,250

1,300

1,250

1,300

1,300

1,400 

1,500

40,830

1,317

_

-

Jan.

1.100

1,350

1,400

1,350

1,300

*1,500 

1,510

1,290

1,450

1,460

1,350

1,290 

1,320

1,310

1,360

1,280

1,320

1,300

1,320

1,310

1,360

1,480

1,440

1,480

1,270

1,360

1,460

1,470

1,510

1.550 

1,530

42,780

1,380

_

-

Feb.

940

1,540

*1,610

1.710

1,570

1,570 

1,590

1,630

1,480

1,480

1,450

1,450 

1,300

1,350

1,350

1,300

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,400

1,200

800

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

-

38,870

1,388

_

-

Mar.

1,200

1.000

* ,350

,310

,360

,320 

,300

,350

,390

,550

,550

,550 

,720

,580

,530

,360

,440

,480

,560

,770

,700

,760

,740

.810

,540

,400

,470

,440

,400

,250 

,540

45,720

1,475

_

-

Apr.

1,760

1,930

2,120

1,730

1,920

1,240 

2,000

1,880

1,660

1,730

2,030

2.270 

2,010

 1,790

1,520

1,500

1,140

1,570

1,780

1,960

1,970

1,650

1,590

1,560

1,520

1,210

780

1,150

1,180

1,130

49,280

1,643

-

-

May

921

1,020

878

710

*1,100

1,120 

1,000

1,200

1,220

1.260

920

974 

997

992

978

942

942

863

1,060

868

959

980

889

935

996

990

1,000

1,010

980

1,000 

840

30,544

985

_

-

June

812

*911

962

914

858

964 

1,160

1,130

1,600

1,470

1,540

1,280 

1,270

1,410

1,380

1,440

1,500

1,530

1,230

908

1,110

1,080

1,240

1,340

1,490

2,060

2,140

2,210

2,100

2.550

41,569

1,386

-

-

July

*7,540

*9,500

5,680

2,860

4,250

3,170 

2,470

2,560

2,460

2,500

2,330

2,370 

2,210

2,220

2,250

2,540

2,470

2,230

2,150

1,950

2,030

1,730

1,520

1,630

1,820

1,250

1,300

2,000

2,050

1,560 

1,390

83,770

2,702

-

-

Aug.

1,430

1,510

1,400

*1,330

1,630

1,650 

1,370

1,530

1,430

1,360

1,400

1,310 

1,380

1,380

1,440

1,260

1,240

1,330

1,300

1,220

1,100

1,000

922

778

1,100

954

*1,050

960

977

925

764

38,410

1,239

-

-

Sept.

740

940

1,090

1,230

1.540

1,500 

988

1,500

1,340

1,250

1,300

1,230 

1,000

1,250

1,170

1,300

1,300

1,250

1,200

1,210

1,220

1,280

1,240

1,250

1,210

1,220

1,200

934

1,250

1,010

35,542

1,185

-

-

Calendar year 1957s Max 3,950 Mln 506 Mean 1,295 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 9,300 Mln 614 Mean 1,415 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 11 to Dec. 2, Dec. 4 to Jan. 6, Peb 

Aug. 28, Sept. 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 19, 27, 29; discharge estimated on basl 

Peavy Falls powerplants.

12 to Mar. 3, May 6-8, 

s of records of Brule an
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 63

645. Pine River at Pine River powerplant, near Florence, Wis.

Location. Lat 45 "49'40", long 88° 14'55", in sec. 28, T.39 N., R.18 E., at powerplant of 

Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co., 5.0 miles downstream from Popple River and 6.5 miles 

south of Florence.

Drainage area. 528 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1958.

Average discharge.--35 years, 417 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,600 cfs July 5; minimum daily, 52 cfs 

 Aug. 16, 21.

1923-58: Maximum daily discharge, 4,380 cfs Apr. 9, 1929; no flow at times in 

1924, 1926-27, 1930-31, 1933, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 700 cfs, which are fair. Daily discharge 

determined from powerplant records. Flow regulated by powerplant at station, but 

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

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

of load-discharge rating of hydroelectric units as developed by Geological Survey and 

gate ratings based on theoretical formulas.

Revisions. WSP 1237: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

'98

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

208

182

208

182

182

156

169

156

182

156

156

130

156

143

234

169

195

182

208

156

182

208

208

312

312

260

208

208

208 

208

6,032

195

0.369

0.42

Nov.

208

182

208

208

195

208

169

208

312

286

208

312

312

390

520

546

572

520

364

208

468

468

442

468

364

293

390

312

312 

208

9,861

329

0.623

0.69

Dec,

182

208

286

195

208

286

208

208

208

208

182

182

182

182

182

195

182

182

208

286

208

208

260

208

117

312

182

182

182

182

6,383

206

0.390

0.45

Jan.

182

156

156

156

143

130

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

182

156

156

156

156

156

182

156

156

156 

156

156

4,875

157

0.297

0.34

Feb.

182

156

182

156

156

156

143

143

143

143

143

130

104

156

104

130

130

104

130

104

130

130

104

130

156

156

182

156

-

3,939

141

0.267

0.28

Mar.

182

182

156

169

182

156

156

208

156

208

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

182

156

156

156

156

182

182

208

260

208

512

5,473

177

0.335

0.39

Apr.

31Z

403

494

520

615

589

509

588

744

744

744

744

824

939

1,020

1,220

1,140

1,280

1,160

1,080

984

904

864

834

744

669

624

598

520 

585

22,995

766

1.45

1.62

May

520

468

520

494

559

477

416

364

346

364

351

312

312

312

312

312

"3T2 208

364

364

338

312

312

208

277

208

312

208

208

286

10,564

341

0.646

0.74

June

364

390

358

364

338

416

442

416

364

312

312

234

208

208

182

182

182

143

208

286

130

182

208

208

507

624

624

520

390 

416

9,718

324

0.614

0.68

July

840

1,580

1,470

1,250

1.600

1,530

1,200

884

740

724

624

624

459

468

312

312

312

312

312

208

182

182

195

182

182

182

208

182

143

182

130

17,711

571

1.08

1.25

Aug.

143

143

130

130

130

78

130

156

130

182

208

247

234

156

130

52

156

156

117

182

52

156

182

130

73

115

91

117

130

*1 0

J5JL£

4,556

147

0.278

0.32

Sept.

416

390

312

364

377

481

598

520

546

481

442

468

468

312

358

312

338

208

312

208

208

208

156

156

182

182

156

150

130 

130

9,569

319

0.604

0.67

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,440 Mln 52 Mean 282 Cfsm 0.534 In. 7.24,

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,600 Mln 52 Mean 306 Cfsm 0.580 In. 7.85
64 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

655. Sturgeon River near Poster City, Mich.

Location. Lat 45°54'30", long 87°45'15", in NW£ sec. 36, T.41 N., R.28 W., on left bank 

30 ft downstream from bridge on County Highway 569, if miles downstream from confluence of East and West Branches, and 4 miles south of Poster City.

Drainage area . 244 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1958.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 966.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 927 cfs July 5 or 6 (gage height, 6.91 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum, 27 cfs Aug. 22, 23 (gage height, 2.19 ft).

1954-58: Maximum daily discharge, 1,400 cfs Apr. 14, 15, 1955; minimum discharge, 

20 cfs Aug. 23, 1957 (gage height, 2.17 ft).

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

which are fair. Small diversions for irrigation. Records of water temperatures for 

the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Nov. 15-24)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

58

121

4.0 

7.0

282

950

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

98

88

81

76

69

66

60

60

59

60

58

56

56

54

54

*66

88

107

107

98

88

82

*103

127

135

131

120

107

102

95

90

2,641

85.2

0.349

0.40

Nov.

88

86

82

84

81

77

74

99

144

164

147

*147

144

153

228

284

305

296

300

287

268

254

245

218

181

171

153

140

130

120

5,150

172

0.705

0.79

Dec.

110

100

92

86

80

75

72

69

66

65

64

63

62

62

62

*63

64

65

68

73

84

91

95

95

93

90

87

83

79

75

72

2,405

77.6

0.318

0.37

Jan.

69

66

63

62

61

62

63

63

*63

63

62

62

61

61

60

60

60

60

59

59

59

58

58

58

58

58

58

60

62

63

65

1,896

61.2

0.251

0.29

Feb.

66

66

65

64

63

*62

60

59

58

57

55

54

53

52

51

50

50

49

48

il

47

48

49

51

53

56

60

67

-

1,560

55.7

0.228

0.24

Mar.

71

72

72

72

70

*68

68

67

66

66

65

65

65

65

65

66

67

68

70

73

75

77

80

83

86

*90

96

105

120

135

160

2,468

79.6

0.326

0.38

Apr.

197

222

264

316

374

374

*304

359 386

400

*418

442

472

505

551

603

644

656

634

580

511

464

446

416

380

347

314

284

266

250

12,379

413

1.69

1.89

May

244

235

244

254

256

232

207

194

194

218

266

278

270

240

210

180

170

180

220

237

213

186

*159

146

153

152

146

135

127

125

140

6,211

200

0.820

0.95

June

216

256

250

227

202

179

165

168

167

154

144

129

118

106

97

88

79

*16

79

85

93

97

108

121

168

244

235

287

250

222

4,868

162

0.664

0.74

July

314

468

518

533

730

900

800

700

580

*503

422

375

320

270

230

200

170

145

130

115

100

90

82

76

71

68

68

74

72

68

62

9,254

299

1.23

1.42

Aug.

57

51

47

42

39

*37

41

42

41

48

57

62

55

49

42

37

36

33

32

32

30

28

27

32

37

40

39

39

41

54

117

1,364

44.0

0.180

0.21

Sept.

135

110

113

*305

284

286

300

261

213

176

142

121

104

94

85

76

71

68

66

64

60

54

49

48

49

47

49

54

48

15

3,577

119

0.488

0.54

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,010 Mln 22 Mean 127 Cfsm 0.520 In. 7.07

Water year 1957-58 : Max 900 Mln 27 Mean 147 Cfsm 0.602 In. 8.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 31. No gage-height record May 13- 

19, July 6-9, July 12 to Aug. 5, Aug. 10-13; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

recorded range In stage, and records for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 65

660. Menominee River near Pembine, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°35'25", long 87°46'35", in sec.21, T.37 N., R.28 W., Michigan meridian, 

on left bank 700 ft upstream from Pemene Creek, 4 miles west of Nathan, Mich., 15 miles 

southeast of Pembine, and at mile 65.3.

Drainage area. 3,240 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 745 ft (from river-profile map). 

Average discharge . 9 years, 3,016 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs July 2 (gage height, 9.15 ft); minimum, 816 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 2.03 ft).

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 25,500 cfs July 3, 1953 (gage height, 13.06 ft); minimum, 805 cfs Aug. 12, 13, 1957 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

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

regulated by powerplants and by Michigamme Reservoir (capacity, 119,950 acre-ft) and 

Peavy Pond (capacity, 33,860 acre-ft) on the Michigamme River, and by many smaller 

reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1277: 1952.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 28 to Apr. 20, July 25 to Sept. 26)

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

970

2,110

3,380

4,900

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

6,550

8,460

12,800

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

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6 

7

8-

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2L

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,990

1,910

1,940

1,950

2.030

1,540 

1,620

1,880

1,790

1,860

1,780 

1,640

1,780

1,570

1,690

1,890

1,570

1,540

1,830

1,490

1,530

1^480

1,930

1,950

1,990

1,870 

1,700

1,570

1,520 

1,640

1,700

54,170

1,747

-

-

Nov.

1,570

1,800

1,520

1.400

1,620

1,550 

*1,610

1,680

1,890

1,860

1,660 

1,640

1,970

2,050

2,580

2,750

3,220

3,480

5.700

3,420

3,110

2,640

2,510

2,230

2,400

2,230 

2,350

2,170

2,210 

2,000

66,820

2,227

-

-

Dec.

1,850

1,850

1,900

1,850

2,000

2,000 

1,950

1,800

1,700

1,900

1,700 

1,550

1,800

1,900

1,850

1,700

1,800

2,000

1,900

2,150

2,050

2,100

2.200

2,100

2,150

2,050 

2,050

2,000

1,900

1 ,800 

2,000

59,550

1,921

-

-

Jan.

1,900

1,850

1,750

1,900

1,900

1,900 

1,900

1,900

2,000

1,800

1,900 

1,900

1.700

1,800

1,850

1,900

1,800

1,800

1,850

1,900

1,800

1,850

1,900

1,900

2,000

1,800 

1,900

2,000

2,000

2,050 

2,100

58,500

1,887

-

-

Feb.

1,850

2,000

1,900

1,950

2,000

2.100 

2,100

1,750

2,050

1,800

1.600 

1,750

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,650

1,600

1,700

1,600

1,700

1,650

1,650

1,600

1,650

1,650

1,700 

1,800

1,900

50,100

1,789

_

-

Mar.

1,900

1,700

1,750

1,750

1,800

1,800 

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900 

2,050

2,200

2,300

2,150

2,100

2,000

1,950

2,000

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,000 

1,900

2,000

2,290

2,350 

2.560

62,750

2,024

-

Apr.

2,420

2,830

3,150

3,260

3,350

5,350 

5,590

3,510

3,740

3,860

4,070 

4,600

4.610

4,010

3,980

5,950

4,000

*4,040

4,440

4,550

4,400

3,700

3,830

3,670

3,740

5,220 

2,840

2,690

2,550 

2,600

108,550

3,612

-

-

May

2.550

2,460

2,420

2,530

2,430

2,420 

2,400

2,240

2,120

1,940

2,090 

2,120

2,010

2,110

2,010

2,070

1,880

1,860

1,930

2,000

1,840

1,870

1,780

1.650

1,840

1,760 

1,700

*1,770

1,760 

1,750

1,720

63,050

2,053

-

-

June

1,720

1,790

1,760

1,690

2,050

1,790 

1,940

2,290

2,000

2,310

2,290 

2,550

2,240

1,840

1,990

1,910

1,930

1,950

1,780

1,930

1,790

1.510

1,600

2,060

2,130

3,000 

3,120

3,190

3,110 

5,250

64,510

2,150

-

-

July

*5,850

12.000

11,000

7,340

7,920

7,170 

6,980

5,700

5,650

4,900

4,360 

3,900

3,820

3,580

3,190

5,670

5,370

2,850

2,900

2,960

2,640

2,340

2,240

2,090

1.950

2,050 

2,110

2,030

2,560 

2,100

2,150

153,150

4,295

-

-

Aug.

1,920

1,800

1,870

1,590

1,790

1,650 

1.990

1,840

1,820

1,580

1,570 

1,740

1,710

1,860

1,550

*1,820

1,580

1,270

1,650

1,320

1,390

1,310

1,240

1,120

1,140

1,120 

1,090

1,120

1,120 

1,800

1,830

48,160

1,554

-

-

Sept.

1,860

1,580

1,580

1,940

2,210

2,720 

2.920

2,690

2,460

2,270

2,210 

2,150

2,160

2,050

1,840

1,850

1,840

2,040

1,690

1,550

1,880

1,500

*1,780

1,850

1,460

1.550 

1,510

1,390

1,560 

1,480

56,950

1,898

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 8,380 Min 1,020 Mean 2,122 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 12,000 Min 1,090 Mean 2,263 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1 to Mar. 27.
66 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

665. Pike River at Amberg, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°29'50", long 87"59'40", in SW^r sec. 15, T.35 N., R.20 E., on left bank 

500 rt upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad bridge, 0.2 mile 

south -of Amberg, and 1.2 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Branches.

Drainage area. 253 sq mi.

Records available. February 1914 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 865 ft above mean sea level (from survey 

level line along railroad). Prior to May 23, 1931, chain gage at railway bridge at 

datum 1 ft higher. May 23, 1931, to Aug. 4, 1934, chain gage at highway bridge threequarters of a mile downstream at different datum. Aug. 5, 1934, to Oct. 6, 1946, staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 218 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 788 cfs July 6 (gage height, 4.27 ft); minimum, 

86 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1914-58: Maximum discharge, 2,800 cfs Apr. 10, 1922 (gage height, 7.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 1,100 cfs; minimum observed, 26 cfs Dec. 27, 1925 (gage height, 1.30 ft, site 

and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Revisions

1916-19 

1936-37

water years). WSP 699: 192

M), 

M),

1921-24(M), 1926(M), 192 

1938, 1939-46(M).

7. WSP 1207: Drainage area. WSP 1337: 1914 (M), 

8(M), 1929, 1930(M), 1931, 1932-33(M) , 1935,

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

121

114

112

112

110

109

107

107

116

114

107

109

109

109

112

144

166

156

140

129

129

136

188

249

226

190

168

156

154

154

149

4,302

139

0.549

0.63

Nov.

142

138

136

131

127

123

*121

151

206

190

190

186

183

204

276

321

351

318

310

310

320

320

290

250

230

210

201

193

188

180

6,496

217

0.858

0.95

Dec.

170

160

150

145

140

135

130

125

120

115

*100

105

120

130

130

135

130

130

150

160

160

160

160

140

135

135

135

120

110

105

105

4,145

134

0.530

0.61

Jan.

100

100

100

100

105

100

100

100

105

110

115

115

115

110

110

105

105

105

100

100

100

100

100

105

120

125

125

120

115

115

110

3,335

108

0.427

0.49

Feb.

*110

110

110

110

110

110

105

105

105

105

100

100

100

95

95

95

95

95

95

100

105

115

125

135

140

140

140

130

-

3,080

110

0.435

0.45

Mar.

110

115

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

*120

120

120

120

120

125

135

140

140

135

135

135

130

130

130

135

140

150

160

175

200

4,080

132

0.522

0.60

Apr.

220

255

273

276

276

280

318

423

500

525

488

444

413

389

382

370

358

*339

315

306

279

279

264

273

294

309

294

276

276

2fil

9,955

332

1.31

1.46

May

253

253

294

318

285

255

240

226

212

206

206

204

196

186

176

163

161

215

220

204

178

168

156

154

166

178

188

*151

140

134

134

6,220

201

0.794

0.91

June

138

134

127

127

138

138

129

131

134

127

121

121

116

114

107

107

104

100

107

118

121

118

121

129

154

215

204

158

129

123

3,910

130

0.514

0.57

July

*196

382

364

312

572

764

650

478

348

330

297

237

206

190

178

176

166

156

144

140

134

127

123

119

119

121

123

127

121

112

109

7,621

246

0.972

1.12

Aug.

104

100

98

94

92

89

90

90

90

114

127

118

107

100

*99

96

96

96

99

107

109

102

104

112

116

109

102

99

98

118

165

3,238

104

0.411

0.48

Sept.

156

138

136

196

215

232

255

226

198

209

198

173

161

156

146

142

136

129

125

119

116

110

107

*110

112

112

105

104

102

110

4,534

151

0.597

0.67

Calendar year 1957: Max 970 Mln 78 Mean 173 Cfsm 0.684 In. 9.27

Water year 1957-58: Max 764 Mln 89 Mean 167 Cfsm 0.660 In. 8.94

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10, 11, 19-26, Nov. 30 to Apr. 1, Apr 

gage-height record Feb. 11-15, 17-22, Feb. 24 to Mar. 1, Mar. 3, 4).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 67 

670. Menomlnee River below Koss, Mien.

Location. Lat 45°21'50", long 87°39'20", in sec.9, T.34 N., R.27 W. , Michigan meridian, 

on left bank at powerplant of Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 0.5 mile upstream from 

Little Cedar River, 3.6 miles southeast of Koss, and at mile 24.7.

Drainage area. 3,790 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1907 to March 1909 (published as "at Koss"), July 1913 to September 1958.

Gage. Headwater and tailwater gages and generation data entered hourly in daily log sheet 

by company employees. Prior to June 1913, chain gage on railroad bridge 4 miles 

upstream.

Average discharge.--46 years (1907-8, 1913-58), 3,129 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge, 10,700 cfs July 3; minimum daily, 1,170 cfs Aug. 28.

1908, 1913-58: Maximum daily discharge, 23,200 cfs Apr. 23, 25, 1916; minimum 

daily, 162 cfs Sept. 15, 1931.

Remarks.--Records fair. Daily discharge computed on basis of average daily load and loaddischarge rating of combined hydroelectric units. Flow regulated by powerplants, and 

by Michigamme Reservoir (capacity, 119,950 acre-ft) and Peavy Pond (capacity, 33,860 

acre-ft) on Michigamme River, and by many smaller reservoirs above station.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

2.250 

2,000

1,940

1,940

1,970

1,870

1,590

1,730 

1,900

1,780

1,660

1,770

1,960

1^640

1,880

2,040

1,860

1,680

1,860

1,680

1,570

1,840 

2,110

1 2,210

2,240

2,080

1,940

1,800

1,730

1,800

57,690

1,861

-

-

Nov.

1,850 

1,770

2,110

1,920

2,370

1,480

1.340

1,580 

1,840

1,980

2,100

1,940

1,900

2,3£0

2,730

3,630

3,620

3,000

4,070

4.700

4,370

3,890

3,530 

3,110

1,860

2,500

2,520

2,650

2,500

2,430

77,640

2,588

-

-

Dec.

1,700 

2,020

1,920

2,040

2,160

2,280

2,160

2,280 

2,100

1,750

1,840

1,760

1,720

2,040

2,120

2,160

1,900

2,070

2,180

2,330

2,530

2,520

2.580 

2,430

2,400

2,300

2,210

2,140

2,110

1,890

1,800

65,440

2,111

-

-

Jan.

2,000 

1,920

1,900

1,940

1,900

1,940

1,850

1,950 

1,970

2,010

1,980

2,010

1,890

1,710

1,860

1,900

1,870

1,830

1,800

1,740

1,830

1,740

1,870 

1,800

1,940

2,000

1,800

1,940

2,110

1,980

2.160

59,140

1,908

-

-

Feb.

2,210 

1,800

1,790

2,000

1,880

2,110

2,210

2.220 

1,810

1,940

1,640

1,700

1,580

1,800

1,870

1,750

1.570

1,620

1,680

1,580

1,730

1,580

1,610 

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,800

2,000

-

___ _ _

50,670

1,810

-

-

Mar.

1,980 

1,940

1 73O

1J870

1,730

1,920

1,860

2,070 

1,770

1,940

2,070

2,010

2,340

2,400

2,280

2,210

2,180

2,040

2,070

2,090

2,400

2,400

2,020 

2,500

2,500

2,400

2,210

2,330

2,620

2,850

2,890

67,620

2,181

-

-

Apr.

2.760 

3,180

3,590

3,510

3,510

3,460

3,890

4,440 

4,900

5,020

5,170

5,250

5.970

5,300

5,210

5,020

4,980

4,890

4,560

4,87f

4,720

5,090

4,620 

5,000

4,360

4,270

3,440

3,390

3,190

3,000

130,560

4,352

-

-

May

3,010 

2,680

2,920

3.260

2,660

3,060

2,580

2,590 

2,440

2,290

2,300

2,400

2,340

2,320

2,300

2,110

2,440

2,500

2,050

2,220

2,180

1,980

2,080 

2,040

1.790

2,120

1,920

1,870

1,860

1,910

If 880

72,100

2,326

-

-

June

1,860 

1,860

1,830

1,820

1,700

2,380

1,980

2,290 

2,400

2,300

2,320

2,130

1,900

2,470

1,780

1,870

2,050

2,080

1,940

1,660

1,900

2,140

1.340 

1,650

2,180

2,840

' 3.310

3,200

3,250

3,100

65,530

2,184

-

-

July

3,590 

7,390

10.700

10,400

7,810

9,060

9,790

7,580 

6,650

6,430

6,660

4,530

4,260

3,610

4,140

3,880

3,860

3,220

2,860

2,990

3,080

2,650

2,210 

2,220

2,130

2,120

2,090

2,180

2,140

2,490

1.9OO,

144,620

4,665

-

-

Aug.

1,960 

2,000

1,800

1,620

1,5OO

1,720

1,800

2,020 

2,020

1,800

2.140

1,580

1,940

1,800

1,940

1,800

1,660

1,820

1,510

1,580

1,440

1,470

1,440 

1,380

1,380

1,340

1,410

1.170

. 1,370

1,440

1,540

51,390

1,658

-

-

Sept.

1,900 

2,020

1,540

2,020

2,320

2,730

2,820

5 L150 

2,860

2,780

2,300

2,250

2,280

2,250

2,120

2,100

1,920

1,880

1,990

2,030

1,680

1,910

1,580 

1,760

1,940

1,560

1,570

2,000

1,350

1.540

61,950

2,065

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 8,370 Mln 864 Mean 2,260 Cfam - In.

water year 1957-58: Max 10,70O Min 1,170 Mean 2,478 Cfam - In.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

675. Menomlnee River near McAlllster, Wls.

Location. Lat 45°19'20", long 87°39'40", In sec.17, T.33 N., R.23 E., on right bank 

400 ft above highway bridge, 2£ miles downstream from Little Cedar River, 2.9 miles 

east of McAllister, 14.5 miles east of Wausaukee, and at mile 22.3.

Drainage area. 4,020 sqrai, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1945 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 630 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

to May 15, 1945, wire-weight gage.

Average discharge. 13 years, 3,263 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs July 4 (gage height, 13.84 ft); minimum, 1,120 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 7.93 ft); minimum daily, 1,410 cfs Aug. 25, 26.

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 25,700 cfs Apr. 15, 1951 (gage height, 17.83 ft); minimum observed, 538 cfs Oct. 6, 1946 (gage height, 7.29 ft).

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by powerplants, by Michigamme Reservoir (capacity, 

119,950 acre-ft) and Peavy Pond (capacity, 33,860 acre-ft) on the Michigamme River, 

and by many smaller reservoirs above station.

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

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

8.2 

9.0

10.0

11.0

1,380

2,270

3,820

5,680

12.0

13.0

13.7

7,750

10,000

11,900

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

21

32

23

24

35

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,450

2,100

2,080

1,940

1,930

1,950

1,660

1,770

2,000

1,890

1,890

1,880

2,040

1.470

1,750

1,920

2,130

a2,000

al,850

a2,050

al,830

al,700

al,920

a2,290

2,450

2,600

2.840

2,140

2,010

1,980

1,990

62,500

2,016

-

-

Nov.

1,980

1,830

2,180

2,060

2,410

*1,780

1.420

1,750

1,950

2,120

2,420

2,150

2,080

2,550

3,140

4,290

4,490

3,840

5,200

5.720

a5,100

a4,650

4,360

3,650

a2,070

2,790

2,760

2,780

2,930

2,380

88,830

2,961

-

-

Dec.

1.900

2,150

2,150

2,300

2,350

2,400

2,350

2,450

2,200

1,990

2,000

1,950

1,900

2,200

2,300

2,350

2,100

2,250

2,450

2,580

2,720

2.800

2,800

2,700

2,600

2,540

2,400

2,320

2,200

2,100

2,000

71,500

2,306

-

-

Jan.

2,150

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,050

2,000

2,100

2,150

2,200

2,150

2,200

2,000

l^SOO

2,000

2,050

2,050

2,000

1,950

1,900

2,000

1,900

2,000

2,000

2,100

2,100

2,000

2,100

2,300

2,150

2.400

64,300

2,074

-

-

Feb.

2.50O

2,050

2,000

2,100

2,050

2,300

2,400

2,350

2,050

2,100

1,800

1,800

1.700

1,900

2,000

1,850

1,700

1,800

1,750

1,700

1,850

1,700

1,800

1,850

1,900

1,900

2,000

2,100

-

__ .

 

55,000

1,964

_

-

Mar.

2,150

2,000

2,000

1.900

1,900

2,100

2,050

2,250

2,000

2,150

2,200

2,200

2,500

2,550

2,500

2,450

2,350

2,250

2,230

2,300

2,550

2,650

2,250

2,600

2,700

2,550

2,500

2,510

3,460

3,500

5.770

75,090

2,422

_

-

Apr.

a3,600

a5.500

a3,700

a3,800

a3,800

a3,850

a4,200

a4,700

a5,200

5,420

5,520

5,540

6.200

5,720

5,370

5,310

5,310

*5,290

5,290

5,660

5,560

5,290

4,720

4,760

4,760

4,700

4,270

3,960

3,720

3,600

 

142,320

4,744

-

-

May

3,530

3,450

3,340

3.S40

3,110

3,340

3,220

2,940

2,800

2,540

2,510

2,640

2,550

2,640

2,520

2,240

2,400

2,820

2,330

2,670

2,540

2,240

2,090

2,140

2.000

2,220

*2,120

2,000

2,010

2,070

2,030

80,890

2,609

-

-

June

2,000

1,990

1,950

1,940

1,910

2,510

2,120

2,370

2,700

2,400

2,550

2,370

2,120

2,680

1,870

1,890

1,980

2,130

2,140

1,780

1,950

2,440

1,460

1,680

2,280

3,210

5,650

5,530

3,550

5,540

 

70,470

2,549

-

-

July

*3,870

7,490

11,600

11.700

9,270

9,980

10,600

8,810

7,100

6,740

5,900

4,650

4,470

5,870

5,950

5,870

4,040

5,650

5,110

5,190

5,270

2,910

2,380

2,470

2.140

2,270

2,140

2,270

2,230

2,680

2,280

154,880

4,996

-

-

Aug.

2,150

2,180

2,050

1,990

1,680

1,680

1,890

2,050

2,040

1,900

2.270

1,640

1,950

1,920

2,000

*1,890

1,690

1,900

1,560

1,620

1,690

1,550

1,500

1,450

1.410

1,410

1,450

1,490

1,500

1,490

1,640

54,570

1,760

-

-

Sept.

1,880

2,220

1,670

1,850

2,260

2,940

3,130

5.670

5,260

2,940

2,600

2,540

2,440

2,380

2,260

2,270

2,060

2,060

2,000

1,920

1,710

2,100

1,690

*1,870

2,200

1,810

1,640

2,040

1,560

1.450

 

66,400

2,215

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 10,300 Min 1,020 Mean 2,528 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 11,700 Mln 1,410 Mean 2,703 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station below Koss. 

ote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1-9, 11-19, 21-25, Dec~.^2Z to Mar. 27.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 69

695. Peshtigo River at Pesht'igo, Wis.

Location.--Lat 45°02'50", long 87°44'40", in NE£ sec.30, T.30 N., R.22 E., on left bank: 

75 ft downstream from Chicago and North Western Railway bridge, half a mile downstream 

from Wisconsin Public Service Corp. powerplant in Peshtigo, and ll| miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 1,124 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1953 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 584.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--5 years, 709 cfs.

Extremes. Maximxun discharge during year, 3,290 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 6.66 ft); minimum, 70 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 1.29 ft); minimum daily, 147 cfs Aug. 23.

1953-58; Maximum discharge, 4,380 cfs May 3, 1954 (gage height, 7.78 ft); minimum, 

32 cfs Aug. 28, 1953 (gage height, 1.46 ft); minimum daily, 84 cfs Aug. 5, 1957.

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

fluctuation caused by powerplant half a mile above station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-29, June 26 to Sept. 30)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

120

287

492

743

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,300

1,920

2,690

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

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

464

227

326 

432

322

32S

188

325

232

372

434

274

311

40S

489

360

392

42S

552

354

256

468

628

474

5SS

934

440

374

630 

45S 

504

12,942

417

0.371

0.43

Nov.

580

S45

528

410

546

*436

502

552

947

847

554

757

830

806

987

1,480

1,360

1,340

1,710

2.100

1,520

1,130

1,370

1,180

82S

994

1,150

1,100

S36

1,050

28,883

9S3

0.857

0.9S

Dec.

450

490

588

775

543

625

892

584

504

790

270

*370

460

440

463

290

409

513

648

797

965

738

543

541

569

530

487

800

520 

450 

440

17,484

564

0.502

0.58

Jan.

470

360

270 

370

390

405

350

250

400

580

440

320

300

290

506

788

616

340

300

220

320

310

302

484

490

524

371

345

535 

476

*367

12,489

403

0.359

0.41

Feb.

398

421

350 

480

347

419

460

340

350

255

340

320

280

320

380

400

410

270

255

250

245

235

220

270

340

465

633

570

10,023

358

0.319

0.33

Mar.

627

543

414

592

915

899

639

605

677

*643

594

876

941

906

600

548

470

590

833

991

935

908

871

526

747

1.110

S50

868

763

606 

542

22,629

730

0.649

0.75

Apr.

786

834

896 

939

1,010

1,450

1,870

2.590

2,080

2,180

2,070

2,010

1,790

1,270

1,420

1,560

1,760

,780

* ,560

,280

,140

,210

,460

1,250

1,500

1,360

1,330

900

1,140 

1,140

43,565

1,452

1.29

1.44

May

899

836

1.240 

1,200

668

840

813

1,170

1,170

1,150

947

487

634

811

790

772

810

936

891

894

782

778

948

861

959

732

*952

814

566 

929 

402

26,681

861

0.766

0.88

June

463

457

733 

728

645

726

604

497

489

717

596

598

645

675

384

262

507

577

418

460

420

319

335

510

637

791

'699 827

588 

*558

16,865

562

0.500

0.56

July

758

1,050

1,240 

1,270

1,590

2,020

2,100

2,220

2,100

2,020

1,820

1,820

1,380

638

435

624

328

540

665

297

248

674

510

507

533

361

370

266

451 

415 

392

29,642

956

0.851

0.98

Aug.

364

248

282 

217

310

283

260

170

326

380

432

537

524

492

511

583

*394

162

408

280

480

534

147

296

278

450

315

243

676 

635 

391

11,608

374

0.333

0.38

Sept.

330

366

414 

841

1,070

860

1,350

1,020

1,210

1.530

1,160

1,110

1,070

864

413

698

663

761

618

823

388

216

*319

395

507

679

529

329

236 

349

20,978

699

0.622

0.69

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,940 Mln 84 Mean 639 Cfsm 0.5S9 In. 7.73

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,590 Mln 147 Mean S95 Cfsm 0.618 In. 8.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11-14, 16, Dec 

Feb. 3, 7-25.

29 to Jan. 14, Jan. 18-22,
70 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

700. Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°19', long 88°29 I , in sec.27 , T.33 N. , R.16 E. , on southwest shore of 

lake at George Tyrell's cottage, 3| miles east of Lakewood.

Drainage area. 2 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1958 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage. Prior to Apr. 19, 1939, gage was located at Chas. J. Vogt's across the 

lake.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation observed during year, 94.77 ft Apr. 17; minimum observed, 

94.26 ft Aug. 23, 30, Sept. 3.

1936-58: Maximum elevation observed, 96.50 ft Oct. 5, Nov. 9, 1943; minimum 

observed, 93.45 ft Feb. 5, 1950.

Remarks.--Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake 

by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. No outlet.

Elevation, in feetj water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

4.39

Dec.

4.57

Jan. Feb.

4.60

Mar.

4.50

Apr.

4.77

May

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

4.48

.

_

_

4.50

-

4.52

_

4.48

4.48

4.46

June

_

4.44

-

4.40

-

4.41

-

4.44

_

4.42

_

_

4.40

-

4.36

.

-

4.32

-

4.38

_

4.36

4.36

-

_

4.34

4 . 31

July

4.50

-

-

4.52

-

.

4.68

-

4.64

_

4.68

4.65

-

_

4.63

_

4.60

4.58

4.54

4.54

_

_

4.50

4.46

Aug.

_

4.42

-

4.40

-

_

4.35

4.32

4.42

_

_

4.44

4.40

4.40

4.36

_

4.34

.

_

4.26

-

4.28

_

_

4.26

Sept.

4.28

_

4.26

-

-

4.40

-

4.38

4.42

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

.

_

_

4.30

_

_

_

_

Note.--Aaa 90 ft to obtain 

Commission of Wisconsin.

slevation above aatum assumed for this lake by the Public Service
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

705. Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis.

71

Location. Lat 45°16'20", long 88°37'55", in sec.9, T.32 N., R.15 E., on pier of Pine 

Ridge Lodge at north end of lake, 5| miles southwest of Townsend and 6 miles southwest 

of Lakewood.

Drainage area. 1.5 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1958 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation observed during year, 94.92 ft Apr. 20; minimum observed, 

94.44 ft Nov. 6.

1936-58: Maximum elevation observed, 98.25 ft June 28, 1943; minimum observed, 

93.82 ft Oct. 6, 1949.

Remarks. Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake 

by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. No outlet. Lake was ice covered Nov. 25 

to Apr. 16.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1?

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

4.60

4.56

-

-

-

4. 56

-

4.54

4.54

-

-

-

Nov.

-

4.50

-

-

4.44

-

4.51

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.70

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

»

-

-

Dec.

4.67

Jan. Feb.

4.66

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

4.63

_

-

Mar.

4.66

Apr.

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

4.85

_

-

_

4.90

_

4.92

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

May

_

_

-

_

4.90

_

-

-

-

4.84

- 4.82

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

4.72

4.78

4.74

_

_

.

4.70

June

_

-

-

_

-

4.68

 -

4.74

_

-

_

4.68

4.66

-

_

_

_

_

-

4.62

-

4.62

-

.

_

4.54

July

4.74

_

-

_

4.84

_

4.80

~

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

4.74

-

Aug.

4.68

_

4.66

_

-

4.60

-

-

4.58

4.78

_

_

4.73

_

_

_

4.68

_

_

_

..

-

,

_

_

-

~-

Sept.

_

.

-

-

.

-

.

.

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

4.58

_

_

_

4.54

Note 

CommiBi

. Add 90.00 ft to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by the Public Service 

lion of Wisconsin.
72 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

710. Oconto River near Gillett, Wls.

Location. Lat 44°52', long 88°18', in sec.34, T.28 N. , R.18 E. , on left bank Just upstream from highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Christy Brook, 2 miles south of 

Gillett, and at mile 29.

Drainage area. 678 sq mi.

Records available. June 1906 to March 1909, October 1913 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 735 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

to March 1909, chain gage on bridge at datum 4.0 ft lower. Jan. 6, 1914, to Aug. 24, 

1938, chain gage on bridge at present datum.

Average discharge. 47 years (1906-8, 1913-58), 572 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 3.08 ft); maximum gage height, 4.27 ft Dec. 5 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 180 cfs 

Oct. 15.

1906-9, 1913-58: Maximum discharge observed, 8,400 cfs Apr. 10, 1922 (gage height, 

11.2 ft, from floodmarks), caused by failure of dam at Pulcifer, 4 miles above station; 

minimum, 93 cfs Nov. 26, 1941 (gage height, 0.13 ft), flow retarded by anchor ice above 

station.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 384: Drainage area. WSP 1207: 1922. WSP 1307: 1907-8(M), 

1914-16(M), 1918-21(M), 1923-33(M), 1937-38(M), 1943(M).

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

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

0.6

.8

1.1

210

275

390

1.5 

2.3 

3.1

572

992

1,510

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tttal

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

310

306

300

292

289

282

278

275

278

286

292

292

286

272

247

322

394

419

403 

394

366

358

366

441

458

472

458

432

390 

378

378

10,714

346

0.510

0.59

Nov.

378

374

370

362

*354

346

346

358

419

490

467

424

467

513

577

672

770

817

942 

992

998

937

830

790

765

780

810

687

627 

570

18,232

608

0.897

1.00

Dec.

505

490

475

480

490

490

475

460

445

*422

410

410

400

400

405

415

420

425

425 

420

410

395

375

360

345

330

330

325

315 

310

505

n 12, 662

408

0.602

0.69

Jan.

300

300

300

295

295

295

300

300

295

290

295

300

305

310

515

305

290

280

280 

280

280

280

280

275

275

275

275

275

270 

*270

270

8,955

289

0.426

0.49

Feb.

265

260

260

260

260

260

250

245

240

235

250

230

250

230

250

250

250

240

250

260

265

270

280

290

500

505

515

520

-

7,240

259

0.382

0.40

Mar.

525

550

550

550

550

550

555

335

335

335

355

*552

530

550

330

330

555

540

555

570

585

590

590

590

590

590

590

405

455 

454

1§§

11,179

561

0.532

0.61

Apr.

463

472

481

494

547

959

1,160

,360

,440

.490

,450

,390

,240

,140

,050

1,000

*970

959

921 

888

866

855

796

807

859

871

882

855

807 

775

28,205

940

1.59

1.55

May

749

708

728

780

791

754

713

672

632

602

577

552

557

522

499

476

463

485

547 

557

508

490

465

445

463

*508

515

481

450 

428

411

17,484

564

0.852

0.96

June

594

582

570

562

574

590

582

411

494

542

522

472

428

394

578

358

542

526

505 

518

514

518

522

546

598

598

405

378

554 

*542

11,515

584

0.566

0.65

July

594

582

718

796

855

855

910

981

1.020

948

780

703

708

672

572

515

577

504

454 

398

386

570

358

350

342

518

296

278

282 

278

292

17,468

565

0.830

0.96

Aug.

275

247

244

234

228

225

225

228

247

354

445

515

552

419

546

296

*282

272

275 

289

506

292

261

268

286

296

286

275

272 

292

505

9,293

300

0.442

0.51

Sept.

310

318

305

300

386

527

542

622

582

807

582

508

467

432

407

382

362

330

322 

322

314

*300

292

296

300

300

296

289

282 

282

11,762

392

0.578

0.65

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,470 Mln 170 Mean 405 Cfam 0.597 In. 8.09

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,490 Mln 225 Mean 451 Cfam 0.665 In. 9.04

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Apr. 10 (11 a.m. to 10 p.m.) 1,500 cfs (3.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23-27, Nov. 50 to Mar. 29.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 73

725. Silver Lake at Portage, Wis.

Location. Lat 43 0 33', long 89°29' , in sec.6, T.12 N. , R.9 E., in southeast end of lake at 

outlet culvert on Silver Lake Street in Portage.

Drainage area. 1 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1958 (fragmentary).

Gage.--Staff gage.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 91.68 ft Nov. 19, 24, Dec. 8; minimum 

observed, 90.60 ft Sept. 23, 28.

1936-58: Maximum elevation observed, 93.68 ft Apr. 13, 1952, Apr. 24, 1955; minimum 

observed, that of Sept. 23, 28, 1958.

Remarks. Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake 

by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Outlet flows intermittently. Lake covered 

by ice Dec. 4 to about Apr. 5.

Elevation, in feet, water.year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

-

-

-

-

"

6.56

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.50

-

-

_

-

-

-

6.52

_

-

-

6.57

.

6.56

-

-

Nov.

-

-

6.52

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.54

-

-

-

-

-

_

6.64

-

6.68

-

_

-

-

6.68

-

_

-

-

-

Dec.

6.64

-

-

-

*

-

-

6.68

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

Jan.

6.63 -

Feb.

6.58

-

_

Mar. Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

6.62

6.60

-

-

"

-

-

6.54

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.48

-

-

-

-

-

_

6.52

-

-

May

-

-

-

6.48 "

-

-

-

-

"

-

6.56

-

-

"

-

-

6.50

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.40

_

-

-

-

-

June

6.44 -

-

-

"

-

-

6.36

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.28

_

-

-

-

-

_

6.30

-

-

-

_

-

-

6.22

6, 22

July

-

-

"

-

"

6.32 -

-

-

"

-

-

6.24 -

"

-

-

-

-

6.24

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.16

-

-

-

Aug.

-

-

6.05 -

~

-

-

6.06

-

6.03

-

-

-

-

"

-

5.92

-

-

"

-

-

-

5.81 "

-

-

-

-

5.75

Sept.

-

-

-

-

-

5.73 "

"

-

"

"

5.65

-

-

"

-

~

5.62

-

5.60 -

~

-

-

5.60 -

Note.--Add 85 ft to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by the Public Service 

Service Commission of Wisconsin.
74 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

730. Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°44'10" , long 88°58'25", in sec.32, T.15 N., R.13 E., 200 ft north of 

lake outlet and 2 miles north of Markesan.

Drainage area. 3.35 sq mi.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1958 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff 

datum.

je. From Apr. 28, 1949, to Sept- 26, 1956, at site 0.5 mile north at same

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 95.45 ft Mar. 14, 15; minimum observed, 

94.17 ft Sept. 30.

1936-58: Maximum elevation observed, 96.74 ft June 23, 24, 1940; minimum observed, 

that of Sept. 30, 1958.

Remarks. Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake 

by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Outlet flows intermittently. Lake ice 

covered Nov. 26 to Apr. 4.

Revisions. WSP 1437: Drainage area.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.92

779T

4.90

4.88 

4.87

4.86 

4.85

4.85

4.84

4.83

4.82

4.81

4.80

4.80

4.81

4.82

4.82

4.80

4.78

4.78

4.77

4778

4.80

4.88

4.86

4.85

4.84

4.82

4.80

4 .81

4.82

Nov.

4,82

4.81

.82

.81 

.81

.80 

.80

.82

.86

.84

.83

.82

.81

.83

.83

.86

.88

.89

.88

4.87

4.86

4.86

4.84

4.84

4.84

.

-

-

-

 

Dee.

_ 5.02

Jan.

5.01

Feb.

_

-

-

5.05 

5.05

5.00 

5.00

5.OO

5.05

5.05

5.05

5.05

5.05

5.05

5.05

5.05

5.05

5.05

5.05

5.05

5.05

5.05

5.05

5.10

5.12

5.12

5.16

5.16

~

_______

Mar.

5.16

5.16

5.17

5.17 

5.18

5.18 

5.19

5.19

5.24

5.30

5.35

5.44

5.44

5.45

5T45

5.40

5.36

5.32

5.20

5.16

5.14 i7n

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.15

5.15

Apr.

5.10

5.10

5.10

5.10 

5.10

£04 

5.14

5.14

5.12

5.12

5.12

5.12

5.12

5.10

5.10

5.09

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.12

5.12

5.12

5.12

5.10

5.08

5.06

5.06

May

5.04

5.02

5.02

5.04 

5.02

5.00 

5.00

4.98

4.98

4.98

4.96

4.96

4.94

4.94

4.94

4.92

4.92

4.88

4.86

4.84

4.82

4.80

4.78

4.78

4.80

4.78

4.78

4.76

4.74

4.72

477*

June

4.80

4.77

4.76

4.76 

4.76

4.76 

4.75

4.72

4.70

4.69

4.68

4.67

4.66

4.66

4.64

4.62

4.60

4.58

T762-

4.62

4.62

4.80

4.78

4.76

4.62

4.80

4.78

4.78

4.77

4. 76

July

4.74

4.74

4.76

4.80 

4.80

4.80 

4.60

.60

.58

.56

.54

.52

4.50

4.52

4.58

4.56

4.54

4.52

4.52

4.50

4.48

4.46

4.44

4.42

4.42

.40

.40

.38

.36

.34 

.34

Aug.

4.32

4.32

4.31

4758"

4.58

4.55

4.53

4.51

4.51

4.51

4.51

4.50

4.49

4.48

4.47

4.46

4.44

4.42

4.40

4.38

4.36

4.36

4.35

4.34

4.33

4.32

4.32

4. 32 

4.32

Sept.

4,32

4.32

4,32

4.32 

4,38

4._40 

4.40

4.38

4.36

4.36

4.34

4.34

4.34

4.34

4.34

4.34

4.34

4.36

4.35

4.32

4.30

4.29

4.28

4.27

4.26

4.24

4.23

4.20

4.18

4.17

Note. Add 90 ft to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by the Public Service 

Commission of Wisconsin.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

735. Fox River at Berlin, Vis.

Location. Lat 43°57 I 15". long 88°57'10" , in NE^ see .16 , T.17N., R.13.E., on left bank 

0.3 mile downstream from government lock, 1 mile south of Huron Street Bridge in 

Berlin, 2.5 miles upstream from Barnes Creek, and at mile 89.0.

Drainage area.--1,430 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1898 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 744.52 ft above mean tide at New York City 

(by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 27, 1954, staff gage at site 0.3 mile upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 60 years, 1,095 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 9.31 ft); minimum, 282 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 6.22 ft).

1898-1958: Maximum discharge observed, 6,900 cfs Mar. 17, 18, 1946 (gage height, 

15.5 ft); minimum observed, 248 cfs Sept. 16, 1948 (gage height, 6.1 ft).

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

20 cfs diverted into basin from the Wisconsin River throughout most of the year.

Revisions (water years).--VSP 1337: 1910.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 29 to Sept. 3O)

6.7 

7.1 

7.5

Oct. 1 to Mar. 16

370 t

452 6

550 !

738

961

1,310

6.2 

6.6 

7.0 

7.6

Mar. 17 to Sept. 30

. 8.2 

8.8 

9.4

290

376

474

654

1,130

1,430

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

452

*482

477

457

459

430

417

459

461

457

468

434

437

448

48O

509

519

492

504

512

470

512

537

494

509

540

542

545

547

542

516

15,108

487

0.341

0.39

Nov.

553

556

527

529

537

542

581

596

665

596

581

*611

620

633

820

903

873

907

942

1,060

1,030

960

1,140

1 , 160

1,040

1,160

1,130

890

780

700

23,622

787

0.550

0.61

Dec.

730

780

690

660

690

730

700

640

620

610

600

580

590

580

510

540

*560

570

600

670

690

710

740

780

730

730

690

650

600

570

570

20,110

649

0.454

0.52

Jan.

'570 580

540

490

460

440

420

440

440

450

460

460

460

470

480

490

500

500

460

460

480

480

480

480

480

480

*500

510

520 

520

500

15,OOO

484

0.338

O.39

Feb.

500

500

500

500

500

510

500

460

440

440

410

4OO

410

410

420

420

410

390

380

390

410

430

450

470

550

600

640

650

-

13,090

468

0.327

0.34

Mar.

'670 650

700

710

720

740

770

790

790

780

770

780

800

*820

960

1,100

1,500

976

864

844

812

792

789

732

682

725

725

721

736 

725

700

24,673

796

0.557

0.64

Apr.

707

693

696

672

678

920

1,100

1,280

1,350

1,380

1,370

1,360

,360

* ,320

,260

,210

,160

,120

880

781

736

777

770

820

956

1,000

988

992

984

960

30,280

1,009

0.706

0.79

May

988

904

916

904

828

812

808

808

770

781

792

682

682

686

661

601

607

637

614

576

558

558

496

523

523

544

555

504

507 

507

529

20,861

673

0.471

0.54

June

538

588

682

 711

718

661

664

620

594

598

576

585

549

544

507

485

493

501

474

479

411

433

397

443

479

477

423

409

453 

*443

15,935

531

0.371

0.41

July

418

456

466

544

644

664

647

591

570

573

558

518

504

469

535

544

532

538

512

498

428

430

461

426

394

378

390

345

376 

399

383

15,191

490

0.343

0.40

Aug.

343

332

361

345

317

372

388

358

372

339

317

*315

336

367

597

365

565

356

341

574

350

290

298

347

300

334

321

354

547 

358

361

10,718

346

0.242

0.28

Sept.

339

322

319

350

352

385

392

585

394

583

361

572

376

381

404

354

550

339

369

363

376

559

358

381

399

*376

558

528

547 

376

10, 908

564

0.255

0.28

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,690 Min 409 Mean 783 Cfsm O.548 In. 7.40

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,380 Mln 290 Mean 59O Cfsm 0.413 In. 5.59

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Mar
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

755. Wolf River above West Branch Wolf River, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°56'10", long 88°39'15", in E^ sec.3, T.28 N., R.15 E. , near center of 

span on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile upstream from West Branch Wolf 

River, 4 miles north of Keshena, and at mile 140.1.

Drainage area. 633 sq mi.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 856.57 ft above mean sea level 

(levels by Wisconsin Power & Light Co.). Prior to Sept. 21, 1956, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 558 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs July 6 (gage height, 3.97 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 274 cfs Aug. 3, 5.

1927-58: Maximum discharge, 2,640 cfs Apr. 8, 1929 (gage height, 6.20 ft, from 

garph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 199 cfs Feb. 20, 1936.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1929-30(M) , 1931, 1934-35(M) , 1939(M) , 194l(M) , 

1944-50(M).

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

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

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

256

391

564

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

788

1,040

1,320

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

376

371

359

329

318

310

279

302

323

326

310

315

302

334

365

379

403

374

359

354

340

385

415

467

453

427

406

397

403

385

371

11,237

362

0.572

0.66

Nov.

362

374

371

371

542

356

345

*385

386

387

388

481

453

453

529

666

712

693

593

533

424

440

500

520

510

510

490

470

430

390

13,864

462

0.730

0.81

Dec.

370

360

350

340

330

320

320

310

310

310

300

*305

300

300

300

300

300

300

310

310

320

340

350

340

330

330

320

310

300

300

300

9,885

319

0.504

0.58

Jan.

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

310

320

330

330

340

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

*349

350

10,329

333

0.526

0.61

Feb.

'350" 350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

390

400

410

420

430

430

10,180

364

0.575

0.60

Mar.

400

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

*376

380

380

390

390

400

400

410

420

430

450

460

48O

490

500

510

520

530

540

570

13,226

427

0.675

0.78

Apr.

570

550

550

560

700

970

1,130

1.220

1,150

1,090

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,100

1,120

*1,110

1,100

1,050

1,030

993

942

902

877

882

877

862

842

812

812

712

27,873

929

1.47

1.64

May

662

657

675

769

726

675

662

644

626

529

518

544

514

506

492

483

478

470

456

450

440

424

406

437

450

456

447

424

415

*406

418

16,264

525

0.829

0.96

June

431

431

437

474

555

518

503

521

506

506

464

443

424

412

400

382

374

323

342

329

323

318

320

348

424

412

388

379

356

337

12,358

412

0.651

0.73

July

662

*872

862

837

1,080

1.270

1,160

1,040

968

937

892

806

721

584

560

515

470

447

434

421

400

382

368

359

356

334

323

315

304

294

291

19,264

621

0.981

1.13

Aug.

284

276

274

2T6

274

278

276

276

278

474

518

467

447

*440

400

356

323

297

304

299

302

304

316

328

340

329

312

307

302

397

351

10,405

336

0.531

0.61

Sept.

329

371

348

406

421

503

514

484

544

525

484

467

443

427

453

440

437

427

424

403

397

409

394

*376

382

385

374

374

371

342

12,654

422

0.667

0.74

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,490 Min 230 Mean 421 Cfsm 0.665 In. 9.02

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,270 Min 274 Mean 45.9 Cfsm 0.725 In. 9.85

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Apr. 4 (no gage-height record Nov. 23, 

Dec. 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, Jan. 5, Apr. l).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 7? 

770. Wolf River at Keshena Palls, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°53'30", long 88°39'20", In E| sec.22, T.28 N., R.15 E. , on right bank 

500 ft downstream from Keshena Falls, 1.7 miles upstream from Keshena, 3.1 miles downstream from West Branch Wolf River, and at mile 136.4.

Drainage area. 812 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1907 to March 1909, October 1910 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. Published as "at Keshena" prior to 

April 1928.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 820.0 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Wisconsin Power and Light Co.). Prior to March 1909, staff gage and February 1911 to 

March 1928, chain gage, at bridge in Keshena 1.7 miles downstream at datum 4.03 ft lower.

Average discharge.--49 years (1907-8, 1910-58), 754 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 6.94 ft); minimum, 260 cfs June 23 (gage height, 5.07 ft).

1907-9, 1910-58: Maximum discharge observed, 4,390 cfs Apr. 10, 1922, from rating 

curve extended above 2,100 cfs; maximum gage height, 13.83 ft Nov. 17, 1943 (backwater 

from ice); minimum discharge, 91 cfs Dec. 22, 1939 (gage height, 4.67 ft), result of 

ice storage.

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

fluctuation caused by power-plant upstream.

Revisions (water years) --WSP 664: Drainage area (site at Keshena). WSP 1337: 1914-15(M), 

m8-19(M) , 1921, 1923(M) , 1926(M) , 1928(M) , 1933.

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

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

5.1 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

274

482

840

1,230

1,650

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

430

465

459

453

424

360

331

402

424

419

408

392

331

375

453

602

588

527

482

459

447

430

520

602

602

514

553

527

501

441

482

14,403

465

0.573

0.66

Nov.

514

441

482

476

476

430

424

*508

588

514

476

567

560

602

697

825

930

910

700

610

590

620

650

680

670

660

630

600

560

500

17,890

596

0.734

0.82

Dec.

470

450

450

460

40O

370

370

360

340

320

310

310

*308

330

360

380

370

370

370

370

 380

410

450

450

430

430

460

460

450

520

400

12,208

394

0.485

0.56

Jan.

400

400

400

410

420

450

430

420

450

490

480

480

480

480

480

470

460

460

460

450

460

470

470

470

470

470

470

470

460

*456

450

14,086

454

0.559

0.65

Feb.

460

450

450

450

450

460

470

460

450

450

450

450

460

470

480

490

500

510

520

530

560

620

680

740

770

780

790

780

_

15,130

540

665

0.69

Mar.

740

700

670

640

620

610

600

580

540

520

500

*479

480

480

490

500

530

550

570

580

600

620

630

640

650

670

680

680

675

710

730

18,664

602

0.741

0.85

Apr.

740

720

727

764

817

1,430

1,300

,420

.500

,*P°

,340

,340

,340

,320

1,310

*1,310

1,300

1,290

1,260

1,210

,150

,090

,050

,090

,130

,090

,050

1,010

955

901

34,354

1,145

1.41

1.57

May

848

848

971

994

924

893

863

832

802

742

705

697

675

660

638

602

602

631

631

546

560

560

546

546

631

616

595

588

553

527

520

21,346

689

0.849

0.98

June

540

*560

560

588

668

653

602

646

668

668

705

616

553

533

514

470

465

441

436

436

424

419

424

441

465

501

514

495

476

453

15,934

531

0.654

0.73

July

581

*1,040

1,100

1,020

1,380

1.510

1,360

1,170

1,090

1,050

1,030

939

863

749

683

638

602

574

508

514

508

495

419

441

459

447

419

397

365

397

397

23,145

747

0.920

1.06

Aug.

381

331

302

350

365

365

312

370

370

533

660

609

560

*553

520

488

430

386

331

370

402

386

331

350

436

436

413

408

424

470

470

13,112

423

0.521

0.60

Sept.

447

470

447

514

553

623

668

646

764

764

727

668

609

495

495

495

488

527

514

508

495

501

470

430

*424

424

470

470

465

459

16,030

534

0.658

0.73

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,020 Mln 260 Mean 544 Cfsm 0.670 In. 9.11

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,510 Mln 302 Mean 593 Cfsm 0.730 In. 9.90

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Apr. 6 (10 p.m.) 1,600 cfs (6.94 ft); July 6 (10 a.m.) 1,520 cfs 

(6.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17 to Mar. 28, Mar. 30 to Apr. 2 (no gageheight record Feb. 9-14, 16-21, Feb. 23 to Mar. 2, Mar. 4, 6).
78 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

785. Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°43 I , long 88°44 I , in sec.18, T.26 N., R.15 E., on left bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mill Creek, and 

4 miles northwest of Embarrass.

Drainage area. 395 sq mi.

Records available. June 1919 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 800 ft (from survey level line in vicinity). Prior to Aug. 23, 1938, chain gage on downstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 282 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 5.10 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 2.55 ft).

1919-58: Maximum discharge, 6,920 cfs Apr. 10, 1922 (gage height, 11.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs; minimum observed, 23 cfs Aug. 3, 6, 7, 1931.

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

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1337: 1920-26(M) , 1928, 1929-30(M) , 1933-34, 1936-37, 

1938(M),1940.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, July 28 to Aug. 14)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

42

158

345

585

1,110

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

66

101

69

73

108

62

61

65

103

61

66

89

70

94

156

98

111

119

140

78

79

91

168

95

176

71

116

118

110 

140

3,036

97.9

0.248

0.29

Nov.

85

151

80

106

138

142

158

155

*218

90

142

141

145

156

187

263

385

413

486

481

375

305

262

216

230

186

186

186

180

176

6,424

214

0.542

0.60

Dec.

168

174

300

250

184

117

90

142

74

70

137

146

*124

179

56

48

87

111

192

109

164

64

102

160

88

100

120

130

140

100 

80

4,006

129

0.327

0.38

Jan.

90

60

65

75

80

68

90

90

92

95

110

120

90

100

100

90

100

100

90

84

115

112

110

110

108

105

70

80

*82

82 

82

2,845

91.8

0.232

0.27

Feb.

89

71

73

76

69

69

76

75

61

65

97

80

74

70

67

65

66

78

86

80

72

67

64

64

80

100

110

125

2,169

77.5

0.196

0.20

Mar.

140

145

148

148

145

140

135

132

132

135

149

138

*146

96

107

106

131

1.20

134

149

157

158

140

168

173

199

186

206

200

207 

200

4,670

151

0.382

0.44

Apr.

228

195

209

235

248

539

994

1.110

1,040

848

641

465

412

371

331

*332

330

334

276

273

291

265

231

260

339

372

348

313

278

237

12,345

412

1.04

1.16

May

207

228

339

512

463

382

302

263

230

218

212

173

157

165

155

145

143

153

149

143

139

117

108

113

158

152

153

148

140

126 

103

6,196

200

0.506

0.58

June

125

114

*140

104

127

161

196

241

165

215

251

216

190

146

151

107

137

117

92

105

101

101

101

103

158

155

113

107

132

,90

4,261

142

0.359

0.40

July

109

*113

106

156

212

251

294

245

174

153

108

101

109

94

132

98

96

86

86

102

82

77

72

72

68

66

52

60

62

56 

59

3,551

115

0.291

0.33

Aug.

61

52

48

52

51

45

56

61

46

91

132

146

175

*100

87

72

62

72

110

82

69

71

62

60

67

86

73

80

86

80 

86

2,421

78.1

0.198

0.23

Sept.

66

106

175

80

72

154

254

220

336

554

499

363

301

208

185

120

112

116

114

111

102

78

75

75

*98

148

110

64

85

128

5,089

170

0.430

0.48

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,240 Min 44 Mean 167 Cfsm 0.423 In. 5.73

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,110 Min 45 Mean 156 Cfsm 0.395 In. 5.36

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 efs).--Apr. 8 (10:50 a.m.) 1,160 efs (5.10 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation cted by ice Nov. 25, 27-29, Dec. 1 to Mar. 17.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 7 

790. Wolf River at New London, Wis.

Location.--Lat 44°23', long 88°44', in sec.12, T.22 N., R.14 E., on right bank 100 ft 

downstream from Pearl Street Bridge in New London, 0.2 mile downstream from Embarrass 

River, arid at mile 56.3.

Drainage area.--2 ,240 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1896 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.37 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 4, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--62 years, 1,698 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,210 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 5.78 ft); minimum, 364 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, -0.14 ft).

1896-1958: Maximum daily discharge, 15,500 cfs Apr. 13, 1922; minimum daily, 

150 cfs Mar. 1, 1900.

Maximum stage known, 11.6 ft Apr. 16, 1888, from information by Corps of Engineers.

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

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1114: 19.43(M). WSP 1337: 1931.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19, May 20 to July 4)

-0.10 

0.0 

1.0

380

420

820

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

1,230

2,140

3,370

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Gfsm

In.

Oct.

*732

744

720

676

716

724

708

688

608

576

628

680

668

668

684

708

752

864

876

840

836

816

784

776

800

884

904

940

836 

856

840

23,532

759

0.339

0.39

Nov.

848

828

808

856

772

764

784

812

*744

756

820

856

872

884

988

1,100

1,360

1,490

1,840

1,990

2,080

2,060

1,840

1,680

1,860

1,850

1,800

1,630

1,550

1,400

37,902

1,263

0.564

0.63

Dec.

1,150

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,000

990

960

940

840

780

740

740

740

740

790

840

900

960

1,050

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,050

1,050

980

920

880

790

29,200

942

0.421

0.48

Jan.

850

810

800

780

780

690

700

740

740

740

740

740

740

730

730

720

720

720

720

720

720

720

720

720

720

720

720

*721

720 

720

720

22,331

736

0.329

0.38

Feb.

720

720

720

720

710

710

710

710

700

680

670

670

670

660

660

660

660

660

660

660

670

680

700

740

800

1,000

1,300

1,450

-

21,070

752

0.336

0.35

Mar.

1,550

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,500

1,450

1,430

1,410

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,320

1,300

1,300

1,280

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,250

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,230

1,250

1,310

1,290

42,060

1,357

0.606

0.70

Apr.

1,510

1,390

1,410

1,450

1,500

1,840

2,320

2,650

2,830

2,920

3,000

3,080

3,160

3.200

*3,170

3,040

2,950

2,870

2,780

2,660

2,580

2,460

2,400

2,390

2,420

2,420

2,450

2,420

2,380

2,310

73,760

2,459

1.10

1.22

May

2,210

2,030

2,020

2,070

2,210

2,280

2,240

2,170

2,070

1,900

1,800

1,630

1,530

1,360

1,270

1,260

1,210

1,170

1,110

1,040

1,020

1,000

956

936

916

944

"1,040

1,050

1,040

1,020

976

45,478

1,467

0.655

0.76

June

916

880

*B96

884

924

956

1,010

1,040

1,120

1,200

1,240

1,250

1,280

1,190

1,100

988

892

840

832

804

736

696

676

672

684

752

776

804

808 

772

27,618

921

0.411

0.46

July

*764

748

804

,050

,340

,480

,600

,730

,760

,800

1,780

1,740

1,670

1,620

1,540

1,380

1,250

1,110

1,020

960

920

860

820

804

764

660

624

624

640 

592

560

35,014

1,129

0.504

0.58

Aug.

548

524

472

444

436

380

380

416

456

452

560

784

*B80

952

892

800

748

660

648

588

528

480

476

536

480

500

460

488

536 

624

708

17,836

575

0.257

0.30

Sept.

700

720

660

692

744

892

1,250

1,390

1,410

1,460

1,600

1,710

1,680

1,570

1,410

1,240

1,020

928

900

888

868

840

824

788

768

*B16

768

728

740 

740

30,744

1,025

0.458

0.51

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,310 Min 416 Mean 1,061 Cfsm 0.474 In. 6.41

Water year 1957-58: Max 3, EDO Min 380 Mean 1,115 Cfsm 0.498 In. 6.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ic Nov. 29 to Mar. 28.
80 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

800. Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°24'45", long 88°51'55", in NW£ sec.l, T.22 N., R.13 E., on right bank 

50 ft upstream from highway bridge in Royalton and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--485 sq mi.

Records available. January 1914 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 774.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 20, 1915, chain gage at highway bridge at datum 0.75 ft lower. 

Aug. 20, 1915, to Apr. 23, 1934, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 401 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 2.81 ft); minimum, 75 cfs Aug. 3, 4, 17, 18 (gage height, 0.78 ft).

1914-58: Maximum discharge, 6,950 cfs Mar. 30, 1943 (gage height, 8.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs; maximum gage height, 11.95 ft Mar. 28, 1950 

(backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 57 cfs Feb. 10, 1934.

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

fluctuation caused by powerplant 6 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1914-16(M) , 1918-19(M) , 1921-25(M) , 1927(M) , 1928-37, 

1939(M), 1940, 1945-46(M), 1948(M) , 1950(M). WSP 1507: 1943.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28, 

July 8 to Sept. 9 Mar. 1 to July 7 Sept. 1O-30

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

78

114

211

350

591

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

135

220

352

591

860

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

131

205

352

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

21

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*130

154

144

144

141

119

119

138

141

136

141

133

138

136

144

200

215

174

158

148

144

167

138

269

151

151

171

144

181 

151

19Z

4,812

155

0.320

0.37

Nov.

158

144

192

158

144

141

164

151

220

223

154

223

*158

250

196

299

4Z5

323

578

466

448

400

250

310

400

205

287

231

307 

323

7,928

264

0.544

0.61

Dec.

200

190

200

180

174

171

192

170

170

150

200

150

150

160

170

170

167

*233

196

247

239

269

125

180

195

140

200

150

210 

110

120

5,578

180

0.371

0.43

Jan.

110

105

105

105

110

120

120

140

150

140

140

135

135

110

140

145

135

125

120

170

120

125

130

140

145

155

160

160

*152 

140

160

4,147

134

0.276

0.32

Feb.

120

120

125

130

155

145

130

125

140

140

140

140

130

140

140

140

145

160

190

80

100

250

260

280

440

450

480

400

-

5,395

193

0.398

0.41

Mar.

430

300

260

Z90

310

210

230

240

190

225

220

205

214

247

182

201

228

*214

174

224

228

214

166

241

213

269

194

188

250 

185

207

7,149

231

0.476

0.55

Apr.

229

201

242

262

240

572

819

757

683

521

413

368

332

327

*332

293

312

302

276

293

292

238

189

347

419

436

407

322

250 

332

11,006

367

0.757

0.84

May

250

247

342

460

454

332

293

327

247

272

230

230

239

163

212

207

IBS

180

163

214

160

155

174

192

163

204

Z01

171

201 

158

152

7,178

232

0.478

0.55

June

158

208

*155

185

166

250

251

201

231

249

250

247

207

177

166

166

158

171

155

152

150

145

140

140

148

220

191

194

152 

148

5,531

184

0.379

0.42

July

*152

160

180

168

267

180

279

178

144

151

138

133

133

133

133

136

130

133

128

130

114

86

119

86

133

119

88

94

138 

138

136

4,457

144

0.297

0.34

Aug.

119

81

12

83

130

119

83

122

119

81

117

141

*141

144

136

117

81

81

136

133

119

89

110

117

112

89

117

122

133 

207

 

3,712

120

0.247

0.28

Sept.

227

174

141

146

200

571

496

509

328

300

316

250

197

189

155

184

151

149

166

108

190

143

136

108

153

*175

11

143

270 

. 102

6,474

216

0.445

0.50

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,040 Min 94 Mean 231 Cfsm 0.476 In. 6.47

Water year 1957-58: Max 819 Mln 77 Mean 201 Cfsra 0.414 In. 5.62

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22-26, Dec. 1-4, 8-16, Dec. 24 to Mar
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 81

810. Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wis.

Location.--Lat 44°21', long 88°59', near north line of sec.l, T.21 N., R.12 E., on right 

bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1| miles downstream from Crystal River, and 

4 miles downstream from Waupaca.

Drainage area. 305 sq mi.

Records available. June 1916 to September 1958. Published as "near Weyauwega" June 1916 

to October 1917.

Gage_. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 780 ft (from survey level line along 

railroad). Prior to Oct. 19, 1917, chain gage at site 1 mile downstream at different 

datum. Oct. 19, 1917, to Nov. 23, 1938, chain gage on bridge at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--42 years, 240 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 375 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 2.02 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.40 ft Dec. 1 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 53 cfs Sept. 26 

(gage height, 0.80 ft); minimum daily, 101 cfs Aug. 23.

1916-58: Maximum discharge, 2,520 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 6.90 ft); maximum gage height, 8.06 ft Mar. 28, 1950 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 38 cfs 

June 7, 1947; minimum daily, 50 cfs Jan. 22, 28, 1926.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Considerable" diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1054: 1926 (m). WSP 1084: 1919, 1922-24, 1938, 1940,

1942IM) , 1944IM) , 1945-46. WSP 1337: 1917-28(M) , 1930, 1931-35(M) , 1937-38(M), 1946, 

1947(m), 1950(M). WSP 1507: 1949(M).

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

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

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

202

367

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

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*149

152

148

147

153

147

152

151 

154

153

153

156

132

T34

157

170

175

176

158

161

161

159

170

171

167

164

162

152

164 

172

158

4,878

157

0.515

0.59

Nov.

140

156

166

167

163

166

156

169 

177

174

165

*161

175

185

182

194

214

214

264

260

228

216

224

199

201

204

187

182

178 

180

5,647

188

0.616

0.69

Dec.

180

180

170

170

175

180

185

185 

180

170

140

120

120

125

130

145

160

*170

210

230

250

260

260

240

230

180

200

205

160 

140

140

5,590

180

0.590

0.6B

Jan.

135

130

130

130

135

145

150

150 

150

145

140

135

135

135

135

140

145

150

150

150

150

145

135

135

130

140

145

*160

160 

160

160

4,435

143

0.469

0.54

Feb.

150

145

140

140

140

135

125

120 

120

120

120

120

120

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

120

145

180

230

280

340

330

-

4,210

150

0.492

0.51

Mar.

310

260

220

190

175

170

170

200 

220

230

34i

183

171

*167

170

174

158

165

167

170

166

162

168

160

169

165

162

164

161 

168

162

5,821

188

0.616

0.71

Apr.

166

173

166

160

180

313

341

270 

233

230

217

207

198

*178

182

179

175

175

175

175

167

175

178

189

207

198

183

178

184 

174

5,926

198

0.649

0.72

May

170

163

179

200

175

189

183

166 

162

167

156

152

148

158

136

146

158

145

150

138

164

145

153

146

146

153

135

151

139

136

124

4,833

156

0.511

0.59

June

147

156

143

*146

136

148

155

165 

152

159

162

151

140

139

148

136

134

143

136

128

132

136

119

134

151

145

147

127

131 

*140

4,286

143

0.469

0.52

July

135

159

143

124

155

163

153

148 

146

146

146

145

141

136

124

137

144

133

133

122

122

132

136

134

139

122

131

131

142 

137

US

4,274

138

0.452

0.52

Aug.

133

124

106

122

117

121

120

120 

118

120

138

*128

137

129

117

103

121

135

104

106

129

128

101

110

133

111

132

108

112 

150

225

3,858

124

0.407

0.47

Sept.

162

145

152

139

139

231

244

191 

181

172

167

156

146

146

138

140

141

149

121

140

119

140

123

145

127

*133

130

121

142 

122

4,502

150

0.492

0.55

Calendar year 1957: Max 338 Mln 120 Mean 172 Cfsm 0.564 In. 7.67

Water year 1957-58: Max 344 Mln 101 Mean 160 Cfsm 0.525 In. 7.09

Peak discharge (base, 670 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Mar. 10.
82 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

825. Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°00'40", long 88°32'00", in sec.24, T.18 N., R.17 E., in mouth of Upper 

Fox River at Chicago and North Western Railway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Main 

Street Bridge in Oshkosh and 18 miles up lake from Menasha Dam and outlet.

Drainage area.--6.030 sq mi, approximately, at lake outlet at Menasha Dam.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. Records from 1857 to 1938 in files of Corps of Engineers. A report on Fox River by Corps 

of Engineers, published as House Document No. 146, 67th Congress, 2d session, contains 

semimonthly records of inflow to Lake Winnebago for the period 1896-1917.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 745.05 ft above mean tide at New York 

City (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 1882, lake levels were referred to 

Deuchman gage at lake outlet of Menasha Dam. Datum of Deuchtnan gage, which is still in 

existence, is 745.00 ft above mean tide at New York City.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 2.54 ft July 15; minimum observed, 

0.91 ft Feb. 28, Mar. 3.

1857-1958: Maximum gage height observed, 5.33 ft (Deuchman gage) Nov. 8, 1881; minimum observed, -2.00 ft (Deuchman gage) Nov. 28, 1891.

Remarks.--Lake elevations controlled by dams at Menasha and Neenah which are operated in 

the interest of navigation. Crests of both dams are at elevation 746.73 ft. Present 

limits of regulation are from 21^ in. above crest of Menasha Dam down to crest during 

navigation season, plus additional 18 to 24 in. below crest during winter. Oshkosh 

staff gage gives true level of lake, while Deuchman gage readings are affected by loss 

of head in channel between lake and dam.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.10

£.10

£.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

£.10

2.08

2.05

2.05

2.05

E.05

2.08

2.08

2.00

2.02

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.03

2.05

2.05

2.05

Nov.

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.15

2.18

2.20

2.20

2.24

2.35

2.35

2.40

2.40

2.42

2.39

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

Dec.

2.40

2.36

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.38

2.36

2.36

2.30

2.30

2.32

2.32

2.32

2.28

2.29

2.25

2.25

2.22

2.25

2.25

2.22

2.22

2.25

2.25

2.20

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

Jan.

2.20

2.20

2.08

2.04

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.97

1.97

1.90

1.85

1.85

1.85

1.80

1.78

1.75

1.72

1.70

1.69

1.67

1.62

1.60

1.59

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.50

1.47

Feb.

1.43

1.41

1.40

1.38

1.35

1.33

1.30

1.29

1.29

1.28

1.26

1.25

1.19

1.20

1.15

1.14

1.12

1.10

1.09

1.09

1.00

1.00

1.08

1.08

1.00

.95

.95

.91

-

Mar.

0.95

.92

.91

.95

1.00

1.02

.98

.97

.97

.96

.98

.98

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.03

.03

.03

.01

.00

.00

.00

1.00

1.00

1.05

1.01

1.01

1.03

Apr.

1.13

1.12

1.16

1.15

1.22

1.35

1.28

1.32

1.48

1.50

1.52

1.55

1.60

1.63

1.68

1.72

1.75

1.88

1.90

1.90

1.91

1.88

1.90

1.97

2.03

2.11

2.12

2.13

2.10

2.13

May

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.30

2.32

2.32

2.35

2.30

2.35

2.42

2.40

2.36

2.50

2.45

2.40

2.43

2.42

2.40

2.38

2.43

2.48

2.45

2.40

2.38

2.38

2.40

2.30

2.32

2.28

2.28

2.23

June

2.22

2.32

2.34

2.32

2.24

2.28

2.30

2.24

2.34

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.31

2.30

2.32

2.30

2.29

2.29

2.28

2.28

2.28

2.28

2.29

2.28

2.30

2.28

2.30

2.32

2.30

2.30

July

2.28

2.30

2.32

2.38

2.40

2.46

2.44

2.48

2.50

2.46

2.48

2.46

2.46

2.48

2.54

2.53

2.53

2.52

2.47

2.50

2.49

2.48

2.49

2.49

2.46

2.45

2.47

2.46

2.42

2.42

2.40

Aug.

2.40

2.36

2.32

2.38

2.32

2.34

2.35

2.31

2.30

2.28

2.30

2.18

2.23

2.20

2.22

2.24

2.22

2.15

2.12

2.08

2.10

2.10

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.12

2.08

2.O6

2.08

2.14

2.18

Sept.

2.05

2.10

2.08

2.09

2.08

2.05

2.07

2.13

2.10

2.12

2.12

2.10

2.07

2.07

2.14

2.20

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.17

2.20

2.16

2.18

2.20

2.15

2.22

2.20

2.17

2.10

2.10
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 83

840. Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°44'10", long 88°23'45" , in SW^ sec.30, T.15 N., R.18 E., at boathouse 

near north end of lake on farm of Nick Glebel, 3.9 miles southeast of the intersection 

of Main and Division Streets in Fond du Lac.

Drainage area.--0.9 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . August 1936 to September 1958 (fragmentary).

Gage. Reference point in lake bed.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation observed during year, 97.54 ft Apr. 8; minimum observed, 

 37.21 ft Sept. 2.

1936-58: Maximum elevation observed, 98.32 ft Mar. 27, 1950; minimum observed, 

96.90 ft Aug. 15, 1936.

Remarks. Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake 

by PublIc Service Commission of Wisconsin. Natural outlet. Lake ice covered Nov. 26 

to about Apr. 5.

Revisions.--WSP 1437: Drainage area.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.24

-

-

7.22

-

-

-

7.24

-

-

7.24

-

-

-

7.25

_

-

7.28

-

-

_

7.27

-

7.36

_

-

_

7.37

-

Nov.

7.39

-

-

-

7.4O

7.43

-

7.42

-

-

_

7.47

-

_

7.53

_

_

-

7.50

-

_

7.48

_

-

7.47

_

7.45

Dec.

-

-

-

7.41

-

7.40

-

-

-

7.40

_

-

7.36

-

-

.

7.36

-

-

7.45

.

-

-

7.44

_

7.47

-

7.46

Jan.

_

-

-

-

-

_

7.44

-

-

7.41

.

-

-

7.41

-

_

-

7.38

-

-

7.39

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Feb.

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

7.33

-

-

7.35

-

-

-

7.41

_

-

7.52

-

Mar.

-

-

-

7.48

-

_

7.49

-

-

-

7.48

-

-

7.45

-

_

-

7.43

-

-

7.43

_

-

-

7.43

_

.

7.42

Apr.

7.42

-

-

7.42

-

-

-

7.54

-

-

7.52

-

-

-

7.49

_

-

7.46

-

.

7.43

-

_

7.43

_

_

_

7.43

May

-

7.44

-

-

7.38

7.41

-

-

7.41

-

.

-

7.38

-

-

7.34

-

-

-

-

7.28

_

7.25

-

_

7.24

-

7.24

June

-

-

7.24

-

-

7.23

-

-

7.24

7.24

.

-

7.24

-

-

.

7.22

-

-

7.22

_

-

-

7.25

_

7.30

-

July

7.38

-

-

7.44

-

-

-

7.43

-

-

7.43

-

-

7.38

7.47

_

-

7.45

-

-

.

7.39

-

-

7.37

_

-

-

7.33

Aug.

7.30

-

-

-

7.25

-

-

7.30

-

-

-

7.33

-

-

7.26

_

-

-

7.25

-

-

7.29

-

-

-

7.26

-

7.23

Sept.

-

7.21

-

-

7.30

-

-

-

7.30

-

-

7.30

-

-

-

7.30

-

-

7.30

-

.

"-

7.28

-

1 -

7.34

-

-

7.27

Note. Add 

commissli

90 ft to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service 

f Wisconsin.
84 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

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

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

2 miles upstream from Wrightstown and 18 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 6,150 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1896 to September 1917 (monthly discharge only), October 1917 to 

September 1958.

Gage. Recording headwater and tailwater gages and electric generation data taken each 

half hour are used to compute the discharge records.

Average discharge. 62 years, 4,157 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,220 cfs Jan. 3; minimum daily, 728 cfs

1917-58: Maximum daily discharge, 24,000 cfs Apr. 18, 1~5^; minimum daily, 138 cfs 

Aug. 2, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by storage in Lake Winnebago, usable capacity 

582~7000 acre-ft (see p. 82). Daily discharge determined from records of flow through 

turbines, head, gate openings, and lockages through navigation canal. About 20 cfs 

diverted into basin from Wisconsin River.

Cooperation.--Figures of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers. Records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

1,390

1,540

1,550

1,440

1,420

1,400

1,500

1,490

1,470

1,300

1,380

1,580

1,300

1,340

1,430

1,590

1,290

1,220

1,440

1,510

1,390

1,380

1,260

1.080

1,290

1,290 

1,320

1,450

1,4?0

2.170

2,02O

44,650

1,440

-

-

Nov.

2,040

1,910

1,890

1,900

1,940

1,840

1,930

2,030

1,770

1,730

1,920

1,970

1,780

1,970

1,800

1,920

1.680

2,110

2,800

2,070

2,220

3,120

2,890

2,740

2,920

3,150 

3,000

2,510

3,010

2,640

67,180

2,239

_

-

Dec.

2,730

2,940

2,960

2,940

2,930

2,870

2,760

2,690 2,aoo

2,350

2,620

3,000

2,990

3,040

2,860

2,850

2,760

2,880

2,980

3,030

3,090

2,780

3,000

4,080

4.140

4,010

4,110

3,980

4,070

4,100

3,480

97,820

3,155

_

-

Jan.

3,880

4,200

4.220

4,070

3,820

3,470

3,840

3,900

3,950

3,830

3,510

3,490

3,700

3,700

3,680

3,700

3,580

3,500

3,300

3,960

3,300

3,370

3,500

3,490

3,480

3,380 

3,450

3.200

3,330

3,ESO

3,310

112,390

3,625

_

-

Feb.

5.500

3,220

3,450

3,320

3,340

3,270

3,340

3,240

3,100

3,400

3,200

3,360

3,270

3,260

3,050

3,060

3,500

3,130

3,OOO

2.890

3,160

2,990

2,980

3,O9O

3,180

3,240 

3,000

3,010

89,550

3,198

_

-

Mar.

2,900

2,920

3,050

2,980

3,020

3.070

2,970

3,000

2,780

3,070

3,040

2,990

3,030

2,790

2,660

2,530

2,700

2,500

2,640

2,590

2,530

2,580

2,560

2,190

1,600

1.470 

1,630

1,640

1,610

1 55O

LJ640

78,230

2,524

_

-

Apr.

1,700

1,750

1,630

1,770

1,790

1,910

1,940

1.400

1,670

1,630

1,780

1,840

1,790

1,800

1,930

1,870

1,880

1,840

1,880

1,980

1,840

1,840

1,830

2,190

2,210

1,930 

1,870

2,240

2,050

2 . 260

56,040

1,868

.

-

May

2,130

2,220

2,370

1,950

2,190

2,160

2,160

2,310

2,260

2,390

2,060

2,300

1,800

1,960

1,560

2.540

2,430

1,840

1,890

2,OOO

1,810

1,940

1,940

2,000

1,660

2,060 

1,940

1,720

1,240

1.200

1,400

61,430

1,982

_

-

June

1,160

1,060

1,280

1,260

1,290

1,400

1,540

1,460

1,180

1,260

1,220

1,370

1,360

1,360

1,280

1.040

1,290

1,260

1,390

1,270

1,170

1,170

1,380

1,380

1,340

1,260 

1,260

1,280

1,590

1 . 9OO

39,460

1,315

_

-

July

1,020

1,340

1.010

1,560

1,620

1,430

1,480

1,390

1,560

1,670

1,440

1,380

1,430

1,630

1,440

1,450

1,460

1,650

1,410

1,380

1,450

1,470

1,450

1,480

1,480

1,380 

1,230

1,500

1,460

1,200

1 350

44,200

1,426

_

-

Aug.

1,250

1,310

1,150

1,260

1,040

1,180

1,240

1,220

1,280

1,170

1,410

1,260

1,100

1,180

1,150

1,170

1,040

1,080

1,100

1,210

1,290

942

1,170

1,190

1,090

970 

1,170

1,030

1,180

1.660

992

36,484

1,177

_

-

Sept.

728

1,350

1,230

1,070

1,190

1,350

1,170

1,280

1,370

1,170

974

1,350

1,290

1,390

1,190

1,190

1,230

1,080

1,360

1,250

1,220

1,300

1,420

1,590

1,370

1.940 

1,640

1,570

1,850

1,580

39,692

1,323

_

-

Calendar year 1957 : Max 5,830 Min 1,080 Mean 2,684 Cfsra - In. -

Water year 1957-58 : Max 4,220 Min 728 Mean 2,102 Cfsm - In. -
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 85

855. Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wis.

Location.--Lat 43°55'35", long 87°56'25", in SW£ sec.24, T.17 N. , R.21 E., at Cedar Lake 

Resort on narrows of lake, 5.8 miles east of Kiel.

Drainage area. 1.33 sq mi.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1942, April 1945 to September 1958 

(fragmentary).

Gage.--Staff gage.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 94.68 ft Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 28, and 

Feb. 22; minimum observed, 93.37 ft Sept. 27.

1936-42, 1945-58: Maximum elevation observed, 98.72 ft Mar. 9, 1946; minimum 

observed, that of Sept. 27, 1958.

An elevation of 100.37 ft was observed May 20, 1929, by Public Service Commission 

of Wisconsin.

Remarks. Sage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake 

by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

-

.

4.64

_

-

_

-

-

4.54

-

_

-

_

_

_

4.56

-

_

_

_

_

-

4.52

_

_

-

Nov.

-

4.48

-

-

4.47

-

-

4.56

-

_

-

.

-

4.64

-

-

_

-

_

_

4.66

.

-

_

_

-

_

4. 68

Dec.

-

-

_

-

.

4.68

_

-

-

.

-

4.66

-

_

-

_

_

-

4.64

_

_

.

-

_

_

4.68

_

Jan.

-

-

4.64

-

_

4.63

-

-

4.64

-

_

-

_

-

4.66

-

-

_

_

-

_

4.66

_

_

-

_

Feb.

4.66

-

.

-

_

-

4.64

-

-

_

-

_

4.66

_

-

-

-

-

_

4.68

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

Mar.

4.64

-

-

-

_

-

4.66

-

-

.

-

_

4.62

_

-

-

-

-

_

4.62

-

_

4.58

_

_

-

4.58

4.58

Apr.

-

-

_

4.62

.

-

4.64

-

-

_

4.57

_

-

_

-

-

4.49

-

_

_

_

_

-

4.43

-

_

May

-

4.39

-

4.37

-

-

-

4.38

_

-

-

-

.

4.28

-

.

-

_

_

-

4.18

-

_

-

-

..

4.11

June

-

-

-

-

_

4.01

-

-

4.04

.

-

4.00

-

.

-

_

_

-

3.90

_

-

-

-

_

_

3.82

_

July

_

-

-

3.90

_

-

_

-

-

_

3.80

3.84

-

_

-

-

3.80

-

_

-

-

-

-

3.78

_

-

_

Aug.

_

3.69

_

-

_

-

-

3.57

-

_

-

_

- v

3.49

-

-

3.40

-

_

-

3.47

_

-

_

_

-

-

3.43

Sept.

-

-

-

-

3.47

-

-

-

-

_

3.43

-

\

-

-

-

3.39

_

-

-

-

-

_

3.37

-

-

Note. Add 90 ft to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service 

Commission of Wisconsin.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

860. Sheboygan River at Sheboygan, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°44'25", long 87°45'35" , in E| sec.29, T.15 N. , R.23 E., on left bank 

near State Highway 28, 0.7 mile west of bridge over Sheboygan River on State Highway 28 

and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--432 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--June 1916 to September 1924 (published as "near Sheboygan"), November 

1950 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 584.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. June 1916 to June 1924 chain gage at site 0.7 mile downstream at different datum. 

November 1950 to June 19^1 staff gage at site 0.3 mile downstream at datum 3.15 ft 

lower.

Average discharge.--15 years (1916-24, 1951-58), 225 cf s.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 379 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 3.43 ft); minimum, 

3.5 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1916-24, 1950-58: Maximum discharge observed, 7,140 cfs Mar. 26, 19SO (gage height, 

9.40 ft, datum then in use); minimum observed, about 1 cfs Aug. 27, 192S (gage height, 

1.48 ft, datum then in use), caused by shutdown of powerplants.

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

fluctuation caused by numerous powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1307: 1917(M) , 1919(M) , 1921(M) , 1923(M).

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

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

1.2 

1.4

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

5.0

12.5

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.3

93

147

256

340

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

17.6

22

19.6

26

17.6

18.1

14.8

19.1

16.2

20

21

30

24

18.6

25

21

32

36

37

37

40

32

36

48

15

49

44

42

30

29

28

915.6

29.5

0.068

0.08

Nov.

32

29

24

28

27

*29

28

40

41

35

44

46

46

61

90

91

65

82

117

145

107

50

47

58

60

59

71

53

47

34

1,686

56.2

0.130

0.15

Dec.

28

27

27

29

30

30

29

27

25

23

21

19

17

2T

24

26

28

30

38

60

68

75

80

62

56

50

46

43

41

40

40

1,160

37.4

0.087

0.10

Jan.

40

39

39

39

38

38

37

*37

37

37

37

38

39

36

33

31

29

27

26

25

25

24

24

24

24

25

27

24

£3

22

21

965

31.1

0.072

0.08

Feb.

20

J.9

17

16

IS

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

*11

11

12

16

25

40

55

70

76

-

584

20.9

0.048

0.05

Mar.

82

86

90

loo

130

160

180

190

T85

180

170

165

160

140

132

143

128

123

124

115

119

128

121

112

*119

119

105

100

93

103

90

3,992

129

0.299

0.34

Apr.

93

95

93

85

90

183

336

300

226

213

202

181

171

159

145

134

128

103

103

100

91

90

90

114

139

143

121

110

HZ

117

4,267

142

0.329

0.37

May

114

119

110

91

82

*62

48

40

35

32

32

33

29

38

34

34

31

29

29

24

22

25

21

21

20

21

22

19.6

20 

23

27

1,287.6

41.5

0.096

0.11

June

41

45

33

33

29

26

23

23

23

*22

29

22

24

27

32

22

19.1

21

18.1

18.1

17.6

13.4

12.5

20

23

34

34

34

20

17.1

755.9

25.2

0.058

0.07

July

16.2

24

23

23

!§

34

24

20

18.6

23

22

22

20

21

*21

22

18.6

20

16.2

12.5

12.5

15.7

14.3

15.3

17.1

14.3

22

21

17.1 

13.4 isis

615.1

19.8

0.046

0.05

Aug.

16.2

11.6

9.9

 676 5.3

10.4

13.0

16.2

14.3

12.1

11.6

10.4

10.8

10.8

9.1

7.6

6.3

*9.1

9.1

10.4

11.2

13.0

11.6

10.4

9.1

10.4

9.1

12.5

15.3

17.6

16.2

347.2

11.2

0.026

0.03

Sept.

11.6

10.8

13.0

13.0

12.1

22

19.1

28

22

18.1

17.6

20

19.6

18.6

19.6

18.6

18.6

20

28

29

24

23

19.6

24

24

26

30

19.1

22 

17.6

608.6

20.3

0.047

0.05

Calendar- year 1957 : Max 649 Min 10 Mean 108 Cfsm 0.250 In. 3.41

Water year 1957-58 : Max 336 Min 5.3 Mean 47.1 Cfam 0.109 In. 1.48

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24, 25, Dec. 1 to Mar. 14.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 87

865. Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°19'25", long 87°58'50", on line between sees.14 and 23, T.10 N., R.21 

E., on upstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles north of Cedarburg and 6 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 113 sq mi.

Records available. August 1930 to September 1958.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 790 ft (from topographic 

map). Prior to June 11, 1958, chain gage read once daily.

Average discharge.--28 years, 60.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 180 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 6.55 ft, backwater from ice); minimum observed, 1.3 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 4.97 ft).

1930-58: Maximum discharge observed, 3,500 cfs Mar. 20, 1952 (gage height, 11.40 

ft); maximum gage height observed, 12.00 ft Feb. 7, 1938 (backwater from ice); minimum 

discharge observed, 0.2 cfs Aug. 9-12, 1936.

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 804: Drainage area. WSP 1307: 1932-34(M) , 1937(M) , 

1939(M), 1945(M) , 1948-49(M).

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

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

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5 

5.7 

5.9 124

182

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

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.2

572

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.8

6.4

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.4

11.5

19.2

16.0

12.8

12.8

11.5

11.5

10.5

10.5

241.5

7.79

0.069

0.08

Nov.

10.0

9.0

975

9.0

9.0

*9.0

11.0

11

13

14

15.2

15.2

13.6

13.6

18.4

23

25

28

28

25

23

20

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

12

477.0

15.9

0.141

0.16

Dec.

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

11

8.0

6.5

5.0

57o

5.5

6.5

9.0

9.3

9.5

11

14

20

25

30

27

26

24

25

16

14

13

12

11

425.3

13.7

0.121

0.14

Jan.

11

IT

11

11

11

11

12

*12

13

13

ii

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

390

12.6

0.112

0.13

Feb.

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

*7.9

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

11

17

35

60

110

150

160

-

__ _ _ __

712.9

25.5

0.226

0.23

Mar.

170

170

170

160

150

140

130

110

105

105

110

110

105

95

86

75

58

43

44

44

44

44

42

38

*35

32

32

32

32

29

29

2,569

82.9

0.734

0.85

Apr.

32

29

29

29

35

82

96

82

72

59

50

43

36

32

32

29

29

26

24

24

24

24

26

32

38

38

32

29

29

26

1,168

38.9

0.344

0.38

May

24

24

26

26

24

*21

21

19.2

19.2

19.2

17.6

16-. 0

16.0

12.0

12.0

10.5

10.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.5

7.5

6.1

6.1

*^6 5.5 

*"

434.4

14.0

0.124

0.14

June

45

48

42

32

24

16.0

12.0

12.0

10.5

7.5

*7.0

8.5

8.5

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

12.8

10.5

9.0

6.7

4.9

404.1

13.5

0.119

0.13

July

5.2

7.5

8.5

16.8

1376

12.0

11.5

9.5

8.0

7.0

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.5

*5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.2

2.0

2.9

2.5

3.2

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.3

196.4

6.34

0.056

0.06

Aug.

3.2

3.6

2.9

2.5

2.1

3.4

"578 6.1

5.2

4.9

3.8

3.6

3.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.7

1.6

1.4

*T78

4.9

4.6

4.9

3.8

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

2.9

5.2

107.2

3.46

0.031

0.04

Sept.

5.2

4.3

3.8

3.0

3.8

12.8

14.4

8.0

7.0

6.7

5.8

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.4

6.4

9.5

9.0

7.0

5.8

5.2

5.2

16.8

2i

17.6

12.0

9.0

8,0

7.0

236.8

7.89

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1957 : Max 246 Mln 5.0 Mean 33.7 Cfsm 0.298 In. 4.07

Water year 1957-58 : Max 170 Mln 1.4 Mean 20.2 Cfsm 0.179 In. 2.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8-10, Nov. 21 to Mar. 23.
88 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

870. Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis .

Location. Lat 43°06'00", long 87°54'30" , in NE£ sec. 5, T.7 N., R.22 E. , on left bank

 near north limits of Milwaukee , 2 ,000 ft downstream from Port Washington Road Bridge 

and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --686 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1914 to September 1958. Published as "near Milwaukee" prior 

to 1936.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.3 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Apr. 6, 1929, staff or chain gage near present site at different 

datum. Apr. 6, 1929, to Jan. 8, 1934, chain gage at bridge half a mile upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 382 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 4.63 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Nov. 7 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

1914-58: Maximum discharge, 15,100 cfs Mar. 20, 1918, Aug. 6, 1924 (gage height, 

9.00 ft, datum then in use, from floodmark for 1918, from graph based on gage readings 

for 1924); no flow Sept. 8, 1943.

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

regulation caused by dams above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 564: 1918(M) . WSP924: 1940. WSP 1207: 1936(M) .

 WSP 1337: 191S-171M) , 1918, 1919-21(M) , 1922, 1923(M) , 1924, 1925-33(M) .

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

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

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.1

132

224

391

660

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48

51

51

53

48

48

51

51

51

53

58

55

72

72

78

92

89

105

89

81

81

89

112

105

115

136

122

105

98

105

95

2,459

79.3

0.116

0.13

Nov.

92

89

84

81

286

112

*47

132

112

108

162

122

118

281

185

214

219

408

356

415

350

294

224

175

136

112

162

190

145

108

5,519

184

0.268

0.30

Dec.

60

84

95

98

98

95

86

72

62

58

67

80

90

92

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

92

92

92

92

92

92

90

9O

2,715

87.6

0.128

0.15

Jan.

90

90

90

90

88

88

86

86

*86

84

82

82

80

78

76

74

72

72

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

2,404

77.5

0.113

0.13

Feb.

70

70

70

70

68

68

66

66

66

65

*65

65

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

66

71

76

88

100

-

1,914

68.4

0.100

0.10

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,100 Mln 41

Mar.

120

130

150

165

185

200

215

230

240

245

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

245

245

256

261

235

*214

200

195

200

195

195

6,821

220

0.321

0.37

Apr.

195

190

195

195

245

294

373

465

471

397

338

304

245

200

209

204

195

190

171

141

129

145

145

240

2O9

229

200

219

195

185

7,113

237

0.345

0.39

May

149

136

125

105

86

95

*108

216

50

7.

13

75

75

69

81

84

92

86

72

67

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

55

55

112

 245

2,678

86.4

0.126

0.15

June

214

166

136

118

101

92

81

86

78

78

69

*69

72

64

69

67

64

129

122

125

108

89

81

89

95

101

105

86

75

69

2,898

96.6

0.141

0.16

July

60

60

62

72

81

69

78

75

67

62

62

62

58

60

*60

60

58

55

51

46

46

44

43

41

39

38

107

53

41

41

43

1,794

57.9

0.084

0.10

Aug.

41

39

38

38

38

51

43

41

39

132

60

48

48

44

41

39

36

36

41

160

*165 ~55

55

58

55

53

51

48

48

55

83

1,779

57.4

0.084

0.10

Sept.

44

51

51

44

53

67

92

95

86

84

60

53

53

51

55

51

161

72

62

60

60

55

53

626

141

101

81

64

58

60

2,644

88.1

0.128

0.14

Mean 209 Cfsm 0.305 In. 4.14

Water year 1957-58: Max 626 Mln 7 Mean HZ Cfsm 0.163 In. 2.22

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Sept. 24 (6 a.m.) 2,440 efs (4.65 ft).______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1 to Mar. 21 (no.gage-height record Mar. 13-21).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 89

875. Hart ditch at Munster, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°33 I 40", long 87°28'50", in N| see.20, T.36 N., R.9 ¥., on left bank at 

city limits of Munster, a quarter of a mile downstream from U. S. Highway 41 and 

0.4 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 69.2 sq mi.

Records available. September 1942 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 591.21 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 56.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 960 cfs June 10 (gage height, 3.76 ft); minimum, 4.5 cfs Oct. 5, 20, 21; minimum gage height, 0.52 ft Oct. 5.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs Oct. 11, 1954; maximum gage height, 7.83 ft 

Oct. 11, 1954; minimum discharge, 1.2 cfs July 29, 1946; minimum gage height, 0.47 ft 

July 29, 1946, Sept. 2, i948.

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

Flow from this ditch discharges into Little Calumet River near Munster. Practically 

all of this flow discharges into the Calumet Sag Channel or Grand Calumet River.

Revisions. WSP 1337: Drainage area

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.9

12

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

70

192

348

1,030

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

£

7

8

9

J.O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oc-t.

5.8

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.4

6.4

7.2

7.2

12

6.4

5.8

5.1

5.1

4.5

975

27

55

*36

32

45

41

31

24

20

450.3

14.5

0.210

0.24

Nov.

19

17

16

16

16

16

15

Ts

17

16

16

16

26

242

560

164

98

121

172

*102

70

53

45

41

35

32

31

30

28

25

1,893

63.1

0.912

1.02

Dec.

21

21

20

18

19

19

25

25

21

20

15 i4

13

14

14

14

15

25

106

569

246

126

87

66

76

138

87

91

76

66

83

1,950

62.9

0.909

1.05

Jan.

76

*53

40

31

26

26

24

21

19

18

18

17

16

16

17

17

17

16

14

14

16

20

18

*19

20

20

21

21

21

21

20

713

25.0

0.552

0.38

Feb.

20

17

15

14

14

15

14

13

alO

a8.3

aS.O

a7.5

a7.1

a7.0

a7.0

a6.9

a6.8

a6.7

a6.6

a6.6

*a6.6

8.0

71

252

237

184

159

332

-

1,460.1

52.1

0.753

0.78

Mar.

222

192

116

85

68

98

91

68

53

45

40

35

35

55

52

50

28

26

 26

51

54

50

28

29

58

35

32

32

32

31

29

1,706

55.0

0.795

0.92

Apr.

26

26

25

22

26

51

93

66

46

40

32

28

24

22

21

19

18

*18

18

31

30

34

37

35

28

21

19

21

21

L8

916

30.5

0.441

0.49

May

16

16

18

28

22

17

15

14

14

12

' 12

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

*9.0

8.7

14

9.6

8.7

8.0

10

10

12

9.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.2

6.4

979

369.9

11.9

0.172

0.20

June

62

49

28

19

15

12

9.6

750

785

364

161

398

544

222

116

87

83

59

49

40

32

34

37

*66

57

55

26

20

19

4,524.6

144

2.08

2.32

July

19

20

32

25

19

16

15

15

12

12

15

17

16

16

19

18

15

14

15

12

*10

10

9.6

9.6

8.7

8.0

12

13

9.6

R7 "

 

493.1

15.9

0.250

0.27

Aug.

53

34

24

18

15

15

61

38

25

18

25

28

17

*13

498

478

156

87

57

40

49

35

25

29

24

19

17

15

14

13

14

1,954

63.0

0.910

1.05

Sept.

12

12

12

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.0

8.0

8.7

18

T4

9.6

8.0

7.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.8

*6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.2

266.3

8.88

0.128

0.14

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,540 Min 3.6 Mean 52.3 Cfam 0.756 In. 10.27

Water year 1957-58: Max 785 Min 4.5 Mean 45.2 Cfsm 0.653 In. 8.86

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Ju 

(3.35 ft).

10 (1:30 a.m.) 960 cfs (3.76 ft); Aug. 15 (10 p.m.) 820 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

nd records for stations
90 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

880. Thorn Creek at Glenwood, 111.

Location. Lat 41 "SI 1 50", long 87°36'20", In SW^SE^ sec. 9, T.35 N., R.14 E., on right bank 

20 ft downstream from Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad bridge, 0.7 mile north 

of Chicago Heights, 0.8 mile south of Glenwood, and 1 mile upstream from Deer Creek.

Drainage area. 25,4 sq ml.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1958.

^

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 610.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge . 9 years, 30.7 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 950 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 9.52 ft); minimum 

daily, 11 cfs Sept. 14, 21, 28.

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 2,460 cfs July 13, 1957 (gage height, 11.14 ft); minimum daily, 6.0 cfs July 4, Aug. 21, Sept. 5, 11, 25, 1949.

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

which are poor. Figures of discharge include about 6 cfs pumped from ground-water 

sources for municipal supply of Chicago Heights and undetermined amount of ground-water 

pumpage for industrial use above station. Undetermined amount of pumpage diverted by 

commercial livestock feeding pens above station.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 1207: Drainage area. WSP 1437: 1955.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 14, June 10 to July l)

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

159

278

593

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

17

17

16

15

14

16

*16

17

16

15

14

13

16

17

34

18

17

15

13

15

36

103

63

23

23

19

19

18

17

16

685

22.1

_

-

Nov.

16

14

14

15

16

16

15

20

13

12_

15

15

36

230

91

51

34

68

65

42

34

28

25

22

24

23

23

20

20

19

1,036

34.5

_

-

Dec.

19

21

21

21

20

21

23

19

21

b20

b!9

b!8

b!8

19

18

21

21

37

*43

115

" 49

33

29

26

44

48

34

39

31

28

34

930

30.0

_

-

Jan.

32

27

24

22

20

22

22

21

21

20

19

17

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

17

19

22

19

18

17

17

20

19

*18

18

17

621

20.0

_

-

Feb.

16

15

15

17

18

19

b!7

blS

b!4

b!5

b!6

b!7

b!7

b!6

b!4

b!3

b!4

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

18

62

94

81

*68

79

115

843

30.1

-

Mar.

64

56

46

42

39

46

43

37

29

30

28

28

29

25

22

21

23

23

*22

22

22

20

19

22

24

23

22

23

21

20

22

913

29.5

_

-

Apr.

21

21

21

20

23

40

44

34

30

27

26

22

20

22

22

23

23

22

21

35

*25

41

36

36

27

23

21

22

23

21

792

26.4

_

-

May

20

20

20

23

21

21

20

19

19

17

15

17

18

18

17

17

16

24

17

*16

17

39

21

16

15

16

17

16

16

14

25

585

18.9

-

-

June

77

26

23

21

21

21

17

307

474

341

79

46

344

111

43

40

44

39

34

34

30

30

*29

34

32

24

24

21

19

19

2,404

80.1

_

-

July

19

41

50

27

23

22

21

21

20

21

23

29

16

30

26

*22

21

21

18

IS

19

19

19

19

20

17

47

49

23

23

61

802

25.9

-

-

Aug.

31

21

18

19

19

32

32

29

19

17

31

23

21

22

aj550

a330

a!40

a 90

a55

a45

a60

28

a25

a35

a23

a21

*20

19

19

17

16

1,827

58.9

-

-

Sept.

13

16

17

17

17

15

12

15

16

19

17

17

13

11

IB

17

36

17

16

13

11

14

14

15

15

15

12

11

13

17

4S7

15.8

_

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,460 Mln 11 Mean 38.4 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 550 Mln 11 Mean 32.6 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

t Thornton and other stations in Thorn Creek basin. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

eather records and records for station
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 91

885. Deer Creek near Chicago Heights, 111.

Location. Lat 41°31'15", long 87 "35'25", 0.1 mile wes,t of center of sec. 14, T.35 N., 

R.14 E., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Joe Orr Rpad, 0.4 mile east of 

Cottage Grove Avenue, 1 mile north of U. S. Highway 30, 1.5 miles northeast of Chicago 

Heights, and 1.6 miles west of Torrence Avenue.

Drainage area. 24.4 sq mi.

Records available. May 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 615.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Jan. 11, 1949, 

to Oct. 9, 1956, water-stage recorder at same site and datum. Oct. 10, 1956, to 

Sept. 24, 1957, staff gage 250 ft downstream.at same datum. Sept. 25, 1957, to Aug. 12, 

1958, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 13.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 471 cfs June 10 (gage height, 10.50 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 1-3.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 1,380 cfs July 13, 1957 (gage height, 11.75 ft); no 

flow for several days in 1949, 1953, 1956.

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

Undetermined amount of flow diverted for irrigation.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected oy ice Jan. 18, 19, Feb. 24)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

.9 

1.3 

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

26

53

137

272

387

600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.3

.4

.5

.4

.4 *.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

a. 5

al.7

al.l

.9

.9

.7

.6

1.8

9.7

12

7.7

6.8

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0 

2.4

70.4

2.27

0.093

0.11

Nov.

2.1

1.8

1.8

*1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

5.6

66

122

52

36

29

38

28

20

16

13

11

9.3

8.3

7.6

6.9

6.4

5.8

498.9

16.6

0.680

0.76

Dec.

5.3

4.9

4.6

3.8

4.2

4.5

6.7

5.2

4.4

3,9

3.1 *2.7

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

14

53

T8_

64

36

21

14

40

40

26

22

19

17 

18

529.2

17.1

0.701

0.81

Jan.

21

15

9.9

8.6

7.8

7.6

7.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.4

*4.2

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

4.3

6.2

4.9

4.2

3.9

4.0

3.9

2.8

3.5

3.3 

3.1

178.4

5.75

0..236

0.27

Feb.

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.0

a2.0

al.9

al.8

al.7

al.7

al.8

al.9

a2.1

a2.5

65

110

82

66

107

-

481.3

17.2

0.705

0.73

Mar.

78

a60

41

26

35

38

26

19

a!5

12

12

11

9.4

8.8

8.6

a7.5 *6.4

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

a6.0

5.4

6.7

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

a5.6 

4.9

499.3

16.1

0.660

0.76

Apr.

4.4

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

a!3

19

14

8.2

7.0

6.0

5.4

a5.0

4.0

1.9

1.6

1.3

176

1.6

a5.0

3.5 *6.6

12

15

9.4

7.0

a6.7

6.7

5.6

4.6

194.2

6.47

0.265

0.30

May

3.7

3.7

4.9

a7.0

673

4.6

3.7

3.0

2.8

2.0

al.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

a2.4

*1.8

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.9

1.8

al.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

2.2

73.9

2.38

O.098

0.11

June

a25

17

9.4

6.0

4.4

2.8

2.3

208

402

333

131

62

143

123

a50

31

24

22

16

14

12

a 10

8.8

*10

12

12

8.2

6.5

a5.4

4.6

1,715.4

57.2

2.34

2.61

July

4.0

3.7

9.0

9.8

7.0

a5. 6

4.6

3.7 *2.6

2.5

2.2

4.6

aS.O

3.7

6.0

4.2

3.3

2.8

2.0

a2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

al.8

1.9

1.8

2.0 

4.2

107.1

3.45

0.141

0.16

Aug.

7.8

4.2

a2.5

1.7

1.4

1.3

2.0

2.4

1.4

a^_9

1.1

1.8

1.2

1.2

320

141

44

25

17

12

14

10

7.2

6.9

*5.3

3.9

3.2

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.6

650.5

21.0

0.861

0.99

Sept.

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.8

3.8

278

1.5

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.5

1.0

31.3

1.04

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1957: Max 860 Min 0.3 Mean 16.5 Cfsm 0.676 In. 9.17

Water year 1857-58: Max 402 Min 0.3 Mean 13.8 Cfsm 0.566 In. 7.66

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs).--June 10 (1 a.m.) 471 cfs (10.50 ft); June 13 (9 p.m.) 263 cfs 

(8.90 ft); Aug. 15 (1O:30 a.m.) 453 cfs (10.42 ft). ___________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Butterfield Creek at Plossmoor and other stations in Thorn Creek basin.
92 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

890. Butterfield Creek at Plossmoor, 111.

Location. Lat 41°32'25", long 87°38'55", in NE^NWi sec.8, T.35 N., R.14 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of Reigle Road Bridge at Homewood city limits, 0.1 mile north of 

Holbrook Road and three-quarters of a mile east of Plossmoor.

Drainage area. 22.9 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 616.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 9, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 16.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 311 cfs June 13 (gage height, 7.86 ft); minimum, 

 0.2 cfs Sept. 22, 27, 28.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 2,550 cfs July 13, 1957 (gage height, 11.78 ft); no 

flow at times in 1948.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1437: 1948(M), 1953, 1955.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, Sept. 13-30)

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

1.4 

2.5 

4.2

4.4 

4.7 

5.O 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

10

23

38

105

198

332

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.0

.7

.6

.8

.7

1.0

*.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

4.0

2.6

1.3

1.7

2.0

1.8

3.8

20

14

4.2

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.3

1.3

1.4

79.6

2.57

0.112

0.13

Nov.

1.3

1.3

1.7

*1.4

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.4

4.8

60

60

33

18

3O

41

24,

16

11

8.4

7.8

6.5

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.2

3.9

362.0

12.1

0.528

0.59

Dec.

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.7

3.7

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.2 *H

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

3.7

11

46

33

2O

15

10

18

31

19

20

16

13

16

314.5

10.1

0.441

0.51

Jan.

17

b!2

b9.0

7.8

6.8

7.4

7.1

5.8

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.0

4.0

3.9

*3.7

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.7

3.2

2.8

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

152.2

4.91

0.214

0.25

Feb.

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

b2.2

b2.3

b2.3

b2.3

b2.2

b2.1

bl.9

bl.8

bl.8

bl.8

bl.9

b2.0

b2.1

2.3

69

bllO

89

60

78

__ _ _ _

456.4

16.3

0.712

0.74

Mar.

59

53

38

28

24

32

28

23

18

15

13

11

10

10

9.0

8.7

*7.8

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.O

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.J

467.9

15.1

0.659

0.76

Apr.

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.0

sTT

13

19

14

1O

8.4

7.4

6.3

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

12

*9.4

15

14

14

9.7

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.2

240.2

8.01

0.350

0.39

May

4.7

4.2

5.O

8.1

7.1

6.O

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.5

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.5

6.1

*2.5

2.3

2.0

5.6

4.5

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.O

1.7

1.6

1.6

5.1

119.1

3.84

0.168

0.19

June

36

24

13

8.1

6.0

4.5

3.7

166

 227 276

91

60

183

144

67

48

40

36

29

24

20

16

*14

15

19

15

11

9.0

7.4

6.3

1,619.0

54.0

2.36

2.63

July

5.0

7.8

22

13

8.7

6.5

5.2

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.6

4.5

3.4

3.9

3.5

*2.8

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

3.8

7.7

2.8

2.4

14

151.8

4.90

0.214

0.25

Aug.

16

7.8

4.5

3.2

2.4

2.6

5.9

4.7

2.7

2.1

6.0

2.9

2.1

1.6

175

101

48

30

20

14

25

16

11

9.4

6.5

*5.0

3.9

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.8

540.8

17.4

0.760

0.88

Sept.

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

.8

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.5

1.8

3^0

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.7

.8

.4

.3

.5

.7

30.0

1.00

0.044

0.05

Calendar year 1957; Max 1,50O Mln 0.3 Mean 19.8 Cfsm O.865 In. 11.73

Water year 1957-58: Max 276 Mln 0.3 Mean 12.4 Cfsm O.541 In. 7.37

Peak discharge (base, 240 cfs). --June 9 (l a.m.) 3O4 cfs (7.82 ft); June 13 (3 p.m.) 311 cfs 

(7.86 ft); Aug. 15 (9 a.m.) 304 cfs (7.80 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 93

895. Lansing ditch near Lansing, 111.

Location. Lat 41°31 I 40", long 87°31'45", at north boundary of sec.17, T.35 N., R.15 E., 

on right bank at upstream side of bridge on farm road, 0.2 mile west of Indiana State 

line, 0.5 mile east of Burnham Avenue, and 2 miles south of Lansing.

Drainage area. 8.3 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 20, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Aye rage dls charge. 10 years, 8.00 cfs<

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 150 cfs June 8 (gage height, 7.02 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs Dec. 11.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 461 cfs May 10 or 11, 1948 (gage height, 9.24 ft, from 

floodmark); maximum gage height, 10.18 ft Oct. 11, 1954; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Undetermined amount of flow diverted for irrigation above station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14 to Mar. 3O, Aug. 15 to Sept. 6)

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2

O.2

.5

.8

1.4

2.7

3.4 

3.8 

4.2 

5.0 

7.O

4.9

11

18

50

150

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

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

174

2.4 

2.8

3.6

1.8 

*2« 6

2.9

3.3

2.6

2.8

2.0

2.0

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.5

3.2

3.9 4.4

3.0

3.1

3.O

3.2

2.7 

2.6

2.3

84.7

2.73

O.329

O.38

Nov.

2.1 

2.6

2.2

2^3

2.1

2.0 

2.3

1.9

1.7

2.1

2.0

2.2

23

36

13

8.1

9.0

15

8.2

5.7

3.9

3.9

3.0

2.2

3.1

3.5

2.6

2.2

1.5

171.3

5.71

0.688

0.77

Dec.

1.2 

1.2

1.0 

1.0

1.0

l.O

1.0

1.1

.8

.9

*78~ -4

1.4

1.3

.8

l.O

.9

1.3

5.5

50

14

8.1

5.9

4.2

5.5

10

6.5

6.6

5.5 

5.2

6.2

130.5

4.21

0.507

0.58

Jan.

e4.1 

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.1

2.1

3.O

2.4

2.5

2.3

2,3

1.9

*1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

rrl

bl.8

bl.4 

bl.5

bl.4

71.1

2.29

O.276

0.52

Feb.

bl.5 

b.9

bl.O 

bl.6

bl.7

bl.5

bl.O

b.9

.8

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

a. 8

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 8

a. 9

al.O

a5.0

a25

b3O

20

15

28

-

143. 0

5.11

0.616

0.64

Mar.

16 

14

9.5

6.8

9.8

6.8

5.5

4.1

3.6

5.7

4.3

5.0

4.2

5.9

5.3

*4.2

3.8

2.5

2.4

5.0

2.9

5.1

5.3

5.1

2.4

5.5

2.6 

3.0

2.2

156.9

5.06

0.610

O.70

Apr.

al.6 

a2.0

. a4.5 

a2.1

5.0

2.9

9^

6.2

5.0

5.5

4.5

5.5

5.1

4.5

2.0

1.8

2.6

5.4

5.1

5.5

*5.7

6.2

5.5

4.6

5.8

2.5

5.2

2.6

5.0

123.3

4.11

0.495

0.55

May

3J5 

2.9

2.5

1.8

3.1

3.1

1.4 

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.0

l.O

1.0

.9

1.4

.8

*il

.7

1.9

2.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

l.O

1.0

.8

1.0 

2.7

47.5

1.53

0.184

0.21

June

18 

7.5

7.1 

7.5

5.7

5.5

76

155

105

59

42

92

72

50

17

15

18

14

12

11

6.8

7.4

*8.8

13

12

12

10

6.4 5 9

85O.O

27.7

5.34

3.72

July

6.5 

5.9

w4.3

3.8

5.6 

7.2

6.2

6.2

5.1

6.0

2.8

5.2

5.4

5.7

*4.5

5.4

5.2

2.6

5.7

6.8

6.4

6.4

3.6

5.0

1.8

4.1

4.2

4.0 

6.4

160.9

5.19

0.625

0.72

Aug.

4.6 

4.1

2.0 

2.4

5.0

4.4

5.8

5.8

1.6

6.1

7.0

4.2

5.2

82

75

22

15

8.0

6.9

9.7

6.0

3.7

2.7

3.9

3.7

3.8

2.7

*2.8 

4.6

4.8

514.6

10.1

1.22

1.41

Sept.

2.4 

2.7

5.4 

5.7

1.8

3.4

2.3

2.6

2.0

3.9

5.7

3.2

JU1

3.2

2.1

5.2

4.4

2.5

4.1

1.7

4.2

4.9

5.9

2.0

4.3

4.6

2.0

2.8 

6.2

95.9

5.20

O.586

0.43

Calendar year 1957: Max 231 Min O.I Mean 7.15 Cfsm 0.861 In. 11.67

Water year 1957-58: Max 135 Min O.4 Mean 6.38 Cfsm 0.769 In. 1O.43

Peak discharge (base, 14O cfs). June 8 (12 p.m.) 150 cfs (7.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage when available, 

weather records, and records for North Creek near Lansing and Deer Creek near Chicago Heights, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
94 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

900. Worth Creek near Lansing, 111.

Location. Lat 41°38>45", long 87°33'30", In SE^-SE^ sec .1, T.35 N. , R.14 E. , on right 

bank at downstream side of Torrence Avenue Bridge, 1.1 miles south of Lansing and 

2.7 miles north of U. S. Highway 30.

Drainage area. 18.2 sq mi.

Records available. May 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 599.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1989. Prior to Dec. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 15.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 269 cfs June 9 (gage height, 7.69 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Sept. 89.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 730 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 8.51 ft, from 

floodmark); maximum gage height, 8.96 ft Oct. 10, 1954; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those below 2 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods of 

ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Undetermined amount of flow 

diverted for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1948(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.2

^

1.4

1.8

3.0

2.0

n.9

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.3

1.7

2.2

3.8

4.9

3.9

3.4

3.3

2.9

2.9

4.1

8.8

14

8.6

6.3

12

9.6

7.4

5.6

5.0

136.0

4.39

0.241

0.28

Nov.

3.7

3.4

3.9

*2.9

3.3

3.1

2.5

77?

3.4

2.8

2.5

3.4

4.9

39

11

48

31

33

49

35

24

17

15

11

8.1

7.1

9.6

7.9

6.3

3.7

464.8

15.5

0.852

0.95

Dec.

2.7

2.4

2.3

1.9

1.9

2.5

2.9

2.4

2.5

2.2

1.6

.8

*1.0

2.0

1.5

1.7

1.4

3.1

21

60

58

36

28

20

20

35

27

26

26

21

24

438.8

14.2

0.780

0.90

Jan.

28

a21

16

11

10

11

a6.0

a4.0

a4.0

5.9

3.7

3.7

3.8

4.0

*3.4

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.8

5.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.8

2.7

2.3

2 8

180.6

5.83

0.320

0.37

Feb.

2.3

2.5

2.2

b2.8

b2.9

b2.5

b2.2

b2.0

bl.8

bl.6

b2.0

bl.8

bl.6

bl.6

bl.8

bl.6

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.6

bl.8

b2.2

blO

b37

42

31

29

44

236.0

8.43

0.463

0.48

Mar.

37

36

28

20

18

26

25

21

17

13

9.6

8.4

9.1

11

10

8.3

6.1

5.3

*7.6

4.7

4.0

4.7

4.3

4.0

5.0

4.7

3.3

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.2

363.0

11.7

0.643

0.74

Apr.

1.7

2.6

5.3

3.1

2.4

4.3

11

19

13

10

8.4

6.4

4.6

3.4

4.5

2.1

1.2

.8

2.9

6.6

11

*12

16

15

11

8.9

6.6

5.5

4.6

3.4

207.3

6.91

0.380

0.42

May

4.6

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.5

4.2

2.9

1.7

2.1

1.5

1.3

1.7

.9

.9

1.1

1.2

1.2

2.7

*1.8

1.3

1.2

2.0

5.2

2.3

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

2.2

65.7

2.12

0.116

0.13

June

50

40

25

21

14

9.1

6.7

77

260

227

110

64

149

164

61

36

28

30

26

21

17

11

8.8

*12

22

24

21

18

11

6.4

1,570.0

52.3

2.87

3.21

July

7.8

6.7

15

13

7.9

4.5

5.1

7.8

7.6

6.6

6.4

5.9

4.8

4.2

5.4

6.1

*5.6

3.6

3.9

3.7

2.9

5.0

3.2

4.8

4.3

4.4

3.4

4.7

4.9

4.0

8.8

182.0

5.87

0.323

0.37

Aug.

8.4

5.3

2.9

1.7

3.7

5.5

7.2

5.0

3.7

2.4

4.9

11

5.8

3.2

84

124

56

29

19

13

20

17

9.8

7.6

6.4

7.1

*6.9

5.2

3.7

6.6

9.6

495.6

16.0

0.879

1.01

Sept.

3.9

3.3

4.7

4.7

3.5

3.3

2.4

1.7

2.9

2.6

3.2

4.5

3.8

2.1

2.0

1.8

5.3

6,1

3.5

2.8

2.5

1.8

4.9

4.6

2.2

2.6

3.8

3.4

jj.

4.4

99.1

3.30

0.181

0.20

Calendar year 1957 : Max 456 Min 0 Mean 14.4 Cfsm 0.791 In. 10.71

Water year 1957-58= Max 260 Min 0.8 Mean 12.2 Cfsm 0.670 In. 9.06

Peak discharge (base, 210 cfs).--June 9 (8 to 11 a.m.) 269 cfs (7.69 ft); June 13 (8 to lo p.m.) 

232 cfs (7.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Lansing 

ditch near Lansing and other stations in the Thorn Creek basin, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 95

905. Thorn Creek at Thornton, 111.

Location. Lat 41°34'05", long 87°36'30", near center of Ni sec.34, T.36 N., R.14 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of Ridge Road Bridge in Thornton, 1 mile downstream from 

North Creek and 1-| miles upstream from Grand Trunk Railway.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available. May 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 586.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

i.929. Prior to Dec. 18, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 89.4 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 12.12 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Oct. 6.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 4,700 cfs July 13, 1957 (gage height, 16.00 ft); minimum daily, 4.4 cfs Sept. 11, 1949.

Flood of Apr. 5, 1947, reached a stage of 14.34 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

4,200 cfs).

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

Some diurnal fluctuation caused by pumping operations above station. Figures of discharge include about 6 cfs pumped from ground-water sources for municipal supply of 

Chicago Heights and undetermined amount of ground-water pumpage for industrial use 

above station.

Revisions. WSP 1207: Drainage area.

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Nov. 8, Nov. 19-22, 

Dec. 18 to Jan. 3, June 21 to Sept. 30; stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice Dec. 12, 13, Feb. 21; backwater 

from logjam June 16-20)

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

3.0

5.0

8.0

11.0

335

720

1,350

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

20

20

19

17

15

19

*18

20

22

22

19

16

20

24

56

26

22

18

16

19

41

282

322

43

29

30

27

23

21

21

1,288

41.5

0.392

0.45

"Nov.

19

17

17

19

20

20

22

*33

26

23

25

27

67

407

562

402

269

272

307

194

162

97

76

60

48

44

42

42

35

33

3,387

113

1.07

1.19

Dec.

27

30

32

32

30

31

34

29

29

29

25

23

24

23

23

27

30

46

*88

541

335

203

137

65

95

225

174

158

114

72

107

2,638

85.1

0.803

0.93

Jan.

140

61

49

42

36

40

43

39

36

36

36

32

32

34

33

33

*32

30

31

30

34

43

36

33

33

38

40

35

32

31

30

1,230

39.7

0.375

0.43

Feb.

27

25

25

26

28

31

29

25

324

a25

a27

a29

a29

26

a24

a23

a23

a24

a25

a24

24

a25

26

103

282

357

346

368

-

2,050

73.2

0.691

0.72

Mar.

379

335

302

264

225

236

236

174

115

81

70

63

63

60

56

51

48

48

*47

48

45

42

39

IT

51

50

48

50

47

44

45

3,404

110

1.04

1.19

Apr.

44

45

47

44

42

84

127

91

74

60

47

43

36

38

36

35

32

30

30

71

63

100

90

100

70

52

44

*43

38

34

1,690

56.3

0.531

0.59

May

33

31

33

45

42

36

35

33

31

27

23

24

26

26

25

25

25

46

28

24

*24

54

38

25

19

19

23

22

21

218

909

29.3

0.276

0.32

June

355

198

86

56

45

35

29

508

1,230

1.350

841

600

880

882

510

370

290

215

165

110

67

47

40

75

141

116

*76

48

30

15

9,420

314

2.96

3.30

July

Z5

30

*178

74

52

43

39

39

*36

35

37

79

31

64

77

59

48

44

32

25

28

33

36

35

38

29

47

148

38

36

159

1,672

53.9

0.508

0.59

Aug.

129

54

30

23

22.

30

103

73

32

23

76

100

45

35

826

1.540

880

536

192

100

231

145

68

79 *47

40

38

32

34

30

35

5,428

175

1.65

1.90

Sept.

22

28

39

44

42

31

17

27

34

53

56

41

32

19

27

58

157

81

58

35

20

23

30

32

36

36

32

24

25

33

1,132

37.7

0.556

0.40

Calendar year 1957 : Max 3,250 Min 11 Mean 102 Cfsm 0.962 In. 13.00

Water year 1957-58= Max 1,350 Min 15 Mean 93.8 Cfsm 0.885 In. 12.01

Peak discharge (base, 520 cfs). Nov. 14

(11.27 ft); June 14 (1 a.m.) 1,040 cfs (9.81

.m.] 645 cfs (7.48 ft); June 10 (7 a.m.) 1,460 cfs 

ft); Aug. 16 (1:30 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (12.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at Glenwood.
96 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

910. Little Calumet River at South Holland, 111.

Location. Lat 41°36'05", long 87"34'38", in SWij-SW£ sec. 13, T.36 N. , R.14 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 6, 0.6 mile downstream from Thorn 

Creek, 1.6 miles east of South Holland, and 4.1 miles upstream from former gaging 

station at Harvey.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 575.00 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

Oct. 27, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 

at Dixmoor, 6.1 miles downstream. Prior to Nov. 17, 1947, auxiliary wire-weight gage 

at same site read twice daily.

Average discharge. 11 years, 162 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 cfs June 10 (gage height, 13.79 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Oct. 14.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 4,440 cfs July 14, 1957 (gage height, 20.11 ft); minimum daily, 7.9 cfs Oct. 6, 1950; minimum gage height, 3.99 ft Sept. 26. 1949.

Flood of Apr. 6, 1947, reached a stage of 19.24 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

4,760 cfs).

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

about 330 sq mi of upper Little Calumet River basin above a point in Gary, Ind., is 

diverted to Lake Michigan by Burns ditch (see p. 100). Calumet Sag Channel., 8 miles 

below station, usually diverts the entire low flow to the Mississippi River basin.

Revisions (water years).--1507: 1950, 1953.

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

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

34

34

34

34

34

32

31

*32

32

33

34

32

30

27

32

69

70

44

40

32

29

39

176

308

T64

115

126

112

93

78

2,048

66.1

-

-

Nov.

61

56

56

53

*54

51

48

62

60

45

42

45

80

39S

815

575

357

316

452

366

248

188

157

140

119

113

105

105

93

5,346

178

-

-

Dec.

73

68

72

70

65

69

77

77

68

69

b56

b52

*53

51

48

47

51

64

180

462

595

382

270

200

188

324

292

255

241

200

214

4,933

159

-

-

Jan.

255

b200

b!50

bllO

b90

b85

b95

b90

b85

b82

81

72

68

72

74

*72

72

69

65

62

73

85

82

75

72

79

84

82

74

77

69

2,801

90.4

-

-

Feb.

68

b60

b56

b56

59

64

65

58

52

47

b50

b48

b46

b45

b44

b43

b45

b47

b49

b52

b60

b70

blOO

426

*575

479

366

515

-

3,645

130

-

-

Mar.

515

416

340

241

194

220

241

207

169

139

132

120

117

113

108

100

90

*90

88

91

96

90

80

78

97

96

90

87

87

80

!§

4,688

151

-

-

Apr.

78

77

74

73

70

119

188

ITS

135

112

98

85

76

67

67

63

59

56

54

99

116

150

152

157

132

99

82

*79

82

71

2,925

97.5

-

May

62

56

62

131

98

78

64

58

53

48

44

40

42

42

40

39

40

78

50

42

38

47

69

46

38

*32

34

32

32

30

42

1,607

51.8

-

June

267

248

157

106

87

67

55

211

1,220

1.860

1,500

688

937

1,500

892

515

340

255

262

255

181

130

117

125

*175

188

138

110

87

70

12,743

425

_

-

July

65

69

180

125

91

74

62

62

58

57

58

87

64

59

84

79

67

*61

55

47

46

49

49

46

50

44

46

130

65

56

172

2,257

72.8

_

-

Aug.

198

114

74

56

51

106" 48

115

75

53

53

119

72

56

434

1.580

858

443

241

157

212

163

108

104

86

73

67

*58

55

52

56

5,737

185

-

Sept.

47

42

46

47

46

44

38

38

40

43

39

36

36

33

31

40

95

86

53

44

37

34

37

38

38

37

36

32

30

36

1,279

42.6

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,240 Mln 27 Mean 184 Cfsm - In. -

Water year -1957-58: Max 1,860 Mln 27 Mean 137 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN S 

920. Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest, 111.

Location. Lat 41 C 36'51", long 87°43'46" ) in SE£NW£ sec.15, T.36 N., R.13 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of Kilbourn Avenue Bridge in Oak Forest, 4.4 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 12.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 620.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department bench mark).

Average discharge. 8 years, 10.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 168 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.01 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 15.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 569 cfs Oct. 10, 1954 (gage height, 8.49 ft); maximum 

gage height, 9.00 ft July 13, 1957; no flow at times most years.

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

fluctuation at low flow caused by small industrial plants upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1337: 1951-53.

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

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

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

0.4

1.7

4.1

11

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

34

91

164

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

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

.8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.6

.7

.6 

.6

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

*.7

.5

76

.5

.7

2.9

1.2

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.6

7.4

7.6

376

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

45.5

1.47

0.116

0.13

Nov.

1.1

1.2

1.1 

.9

iTT

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

*2.8

29

28

14 

8.8

13

19

11

8.1

6.1

5.1

4.S

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.9

183.7

6.12

0.482

0.54

Dec.

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.7

bl.5

bl.2

bl.O

.9

iTT

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.9

*5.6

ii

17

11

9.6

7.4

7.4

15

13

12

11

9.6

11

178.1

5.75

0.453

0.52

Jan.

11

158". 8

b6. 7 

b5.1

5.1

5.1

b4.4

b3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7 

*2.4

b2.4

2.4

2.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.4

113.7

3.67

0.289

0.33

Feb.

2.4

2.4

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.4

b2.2

1.7

bl.7

bl.7

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.4 

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.5

bl.6

bl.7

b5.0

46

 54

*51

46

44

285.0

10.2

0.803

0.83

Mar.

38

44

30 

22

19

28

22

17

14

11

9.9

8.8

8.5

8.1

7.8

7.1 

6.4

6.1

5.8

*5.8

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.4

379.7

12.2

0.961

1.11

Apr.

4.1

4.4

4.1 

3.9

6.5

15

17

nr

9.9

8.5

7.4

6.4

5.8

5.1

4.8

4.4 

4.4

3.9

4.4

11

9.6

13

 11

11

8.1

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.1

4.1

223.2

7.44

0.586

0.65

May

3.6

3.4

7.6 

60

31

18

11

8.5

6.7

5.8

5.1

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4 

3.4

5.8

3.6

2.9

*2.4

4.1

4.1

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.7

2.8

222.9

7.19

0.566

0.65

June

33

17

9.6 

7.1

5.8

4.1

3.4

4T

98

68

40

26

94

68

34

22 

16

13

10

8.1

6.4

5.4

4.8

5.4

7.1

7.1

*5.1

4.4

3.9

3.4

677.1

22.6

1.78

1.98

July

2.9

4.6 $22

12

7.4

5.8

4.4

3.6

3.6

4.8

3.1

3.1

3.6

2.9 

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.7

 1.5

1.4

1.4

2.4

5.0

2.2

1.7

20

177.7

5.73

0.451

0.52

Aug.

17

8.5

4.8

3.4

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.5

2.2

1.4

69~1.1

44 

30

18

11

8.8

25

*17

9.9

6.7

4.1

2.9

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

305.2

9.85

0.776

0.89

Sept.

0.9

.7

.7 

.8

1.1

.7

.7

.5

.6

.6

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.6 

3.0

T74

.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.5

.6

.7

.7

.6

.5

.6

21.9

0.73

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1957: Max 406 Mln 0.4 Mean 13.0 Cfsm l.OE In. 13.88

Water year 1957-58: Max 98 Mln 0.4 Mean 7.71 Cfsm 0.607 In. 8.21

Peak discharge (base, 220 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
98 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

925. Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°40'00", long 87°32'15", in SWij sec. 29, T.37 N., R.1S E., at outlet on 

west shore in Chicago.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 580.45 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Cook County Highway Department bench mark). Prior to Apr. 6, 1941, staff gage 

300 ft north at same datum. Apr. 6, 1941, to Sept. 11, 1957, water-stage recorder 

300 ft north at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 2.14 ft June 14; minimum observed, 

1.70 ft July 28, 29.

1939-58: Maximum mean hourly gage height, 3.00 ft Oct. 11, 12, 1954; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.76 ft Aug. 3, 1940.

Remarks. Mean hourly values used to determine extremes in order to dampen effects of 

wind action. Portion of lake at recorder site diked off and drained June 30, 1957, to 

Sept. 30, 1958.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.88

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.86

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.90

1.88

1.94

2.04

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.04

2.02

2.00

2.00

Nov.

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.94

2.04

2.08

2.04

2.04

2.04

2.06

2.02

2.04

2.04

2.04

2.04

2.04

2.02

2.00

2.04

2.00

1.98

Dec.

1.90

1.90

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.88

TT88

1.88

1.88

2.00

1.98

1.98

1.90

1.94

1.94

1.96

1.94

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.96

Jan.

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.90

1.88

Feb.

1.88

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.84 

1.82

1.84

1.84

1.86

1.86

1.82

1.82

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.86

1.86

1.90

1.92

1.94

Mar.

.94

.94

.92

.92

.92

.94

.96

.94

.92

.90

.90

.90

.90

.90

.88

~TBB .86

.86

.88

.90

.90

.92

.90

.90

.92

.92

.90

.90

.90

1 . 88

1.86

Apr.

1.86

1.88

1.88

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.88

1.90

1.96

1.98

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.9B

1.98

2.02

2.04

2.04

2.08

2.00

2.08

2.10

Z.08

2.08

2.06

May

2.04

2.06

2.04

2.10

2.10

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.00

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.84

1.84

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.80

1.80

1.76

1.76

1.76

1. 78

1.76

June

1.88

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.98 

2.04

2.06

2.04

2.08

2.14

2.10

2.06

Z.04

Z.06

2.06

2.08

2.O4

1.98

1.98

1.98

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.04

1.96

1.94

July

1.94

1.96

2.10

2.04

2.04

2.02

2.00

1.98

1.96 

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.94

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.80

1.78

1.78

1.76

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.74

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.72

1.80

Aug.

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.82

1.82

1.96

1.94

1.92 

1 . 88

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.90

1.90

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.8Z

1.86

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1 . 82

1.82

Sept.

1.80

1.80

1.78

1.80

1.84

1.80

1.78

1.78

1.78 

1 . 78

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.90

1.9Z

1.92

1.92

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.90

1.88

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.84

1. 80
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

930. Deep River at Lake George Outlet, at Hobart , Ind .

Location. Lat 41°32'10", long 87°15'25", in NW£ sec.33, T.36 N., R.7 W., on left bank at 

upstream side of highway bridge, 300 ft upstream from Duck Creek and 400 ft downstream 

from Lake George Dam.

Drainage area.--185 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 588.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to 

July 30, 1952, staff gage and July 30, 1952, to July 20, 1955, water-stage recorder, at 

site 400 ft upstream at datura 11.80 ft higher.

Average discharge. 11 years, 91.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 720 cfs June 10 (gage height, 8.61 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 3.51 ft).

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 3,880 cfs Oct. 11, 1954 (gage height, 7.68 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum, 2.0 cfs (regulated) Oct. 8, 1956; minimum gage height, 

3.35 ft Sept. 21, 1956.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1953, drainage area. WSP 1507: 1956.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used June 17 to Aug. 1, Aug. 10-14, Aug. 18

to Sept. 3, Sept. 23-30)

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

9.9

76

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

130

420

800

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

23

24

22

20

18

17

22

52

124

*166

148

124

107

86

72

58

1,273

41.1

0.329

0.38

Nov.

50

45

42

40

37

35

30

39

29

29

29

29

34

152

438

510

352

232

*246

218

178

136

112

91

81

76

72

63

63

58

3,546

118

0.944

1.05

Dec.

52

47

46

44

42

43

45

57

63

54

47

43

39

39

58

40

40

47

*96

281

492

456

290

204

166

218

218

190

166

148

148

3,899

126

1.01

1.16

Jan.

154

130

b96

b80

67

67

63

b59

b52

49

48

45

44

43

42

42

40

39

35

36

41

45

45

*45

44

43

45

44

43

42

40

1,708

55.1

0.441

0.51

Feb.

40

35

35

33

34

34

32

29

a24

a21

a!9

a!8

a!7

ale

a!6

a!6

al5

a!5

a!5

a!6

*18

21

55

246

569

352

275

290

-

2,106

75.2

0.602

0.63

Mar.

305

290

275

204

166

166

166

148

118

102

91

76

72

67

63

63

57

54

*52

50

51

53

52

52

54

57

57

57

55

53

51

3,177

102

0.816

0.94

Apr.

48

43

40

42

45

56

67

76

72

67

59

55

50

44

42

40

*37

33

35

37

39

39

36

40

40

39

38

37

36

33

1,365

45.5

0.364

0.41

May

26

26

29

30

51

30

30

29

26

27

24

22

21

22

*19

18

21

22

19

17

15

16

19

22

19

18

17

15" 13

15

19

677

21.8

0.174

0.20

June

44

53

46

38

29

25

22

54

309

660

660

474

403

510

564

420

290

246

218

166

142

118

96

*86

81

76

67

57

51

42

6,047

202

1.62

1.81

July

38

40

59

63

51

42

37

34

35

36

39

57

72

63

59

56

49

42

37

35

33

31

*29

26

24

24

25

26

24

26

75

1,287

41.5

0.332

0.38

Aug.

204

246

148

91

67

55

95

401

386

204

190

290

218

*136

170

586

456

305

204

154

136

118

96

96

86

76

63

57

52

49

11

5,276

170

1.36

1.57

Sept.

35

33

33

30

27

26

22

19

20

16

16

16

15

17

18

23

41

57

59

46

35

27

22

23

*19

18

16

15

15

16

 775

25.8

0.206

0.23

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,420 Kin 11 Mean 96.0 Cfsm 0.768 In. 10.42

Water year 1957-58 : Max 660 Kin 12 « Mean 85.3 Cfsm 0.682 In. 9.27

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--June 10 (9:30 p.m.) 720 cfs (8.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

n nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

basis of weather records and records for station
100 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

935. Burns ditch at Gary, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°34'30", long 87°17'20", in N| sec.13, T.36 N., R.8 W., on left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on Central Avenue, 0.4 mile east of Gary and 0.4 mile downstream from confluence of Deep River and Little Calumet River.

Drainage area.--About 160 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1958 (high-water records only, October 1950 

to September 1955).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 577.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 28, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1943-50, 1955-58), 130 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 755 cfs June 11 (gage height, 7.88 ft); minimum, 12 cfs May 28; minimum gage height, 3.41 ft Oct. 3,4.

1943-58: Maximum discharge, 3,430 cfs Oct. 11, 1954; maximum gage height, 16.44 ft 

Mar. 16, 1944, from graph based on gage readings; minimum determined, 1.8 cfs 

Oct. 14, 1946.

Remarks. Records fair. Burns ditch is an artificial channel which reverses the direction 

of flow of part of Little Calumet River and flows into Lake Michigan at Wickliffe.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1034: 1944. WSP 1337: Drainage area.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Dec. 10, Dec. 12-19,

Apr. 15 to June 8, Aug. 1O-24, Sept. 19-30)

3.4 

3.7 

4.3

6.0 

8.0

379

778

107

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

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ttatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

18

18

15

16

17

18

19

20

19

19

19

20

20

21

43

44

42

40

34

32

44

102

214

*230

230

190

167

137

122

107

2,056

66.3

0.414

0.48

Nov.

92

84

80

76

74

69

63

69

70

58

57

57

69

187

451

545

469

345

311

*311

262

230

198

174

152

137

130

130

122

114

5,186

173

1.08

1.20

Dec.

100

93

90

88

84

89

93

107

107

107

b95

81

76

76

!§.

79

81

93

*144

328

507

526

397

278

230

278

278

262

246

214

206

5,508

178

1.11

1.28

Jan.

230

190

167

130

114

100

bl!4

b93

b80

76

72

68

64

62

62

62

60

57

53

53

61

68

67

*64

64

64

66

64

63

62

61

2,611

84.2

0.526

0.61

Feb.

60

56

b54

49

48

b48

b45

b40

35

30

27

26

25

b24

b24

b23

b22 b22"

22

23

*26

30

64

246

397

415

362

345

_

2,588

92.4

0.578

0.60

Mar.

379

362

345

278

246

230

246

214

182

152

130

122

114

107

107

100

92

86

*84

85

85

86

85

85

88

89

90

92

89

85

85

4,618

149

0.931

1.07

Apr.

78

75

69

69

72

93

100

107

107

100

85

75

70

68

63

60

*54

48

48

62

62

67

66

73

73

69

67

67

64

56

2,167

72.2

0.451

0.50

May

47

41

48

56

56

53

52

49

44

42

38

33

31

30

*26

24

24

31

24

21

18

21

24

28

24

20

18

14

14

15

25

991

32.0

0.200

0.23

June

84

75

70

56

44

35

29

92

311

603

732

603

545

603

665

583

415

328

294

246

190

152

130

*122

122

114

100

86

75

62

7,566

252

1.58

1.76

July

52

60

80

79

67

54

46

40

36

40

45

60

74

73

61

56

48

40

33

30

29

*27

25

24

23

20

21

26

23

23

85

1,400

45.2

0.282

0.33

Aug.

160

246

174

107

79

63

94

311

415

278

214

311

*278

190

206

362

488

397

278

206

190

160

137

137

122

107

89

78

68

63

61

6,069

196

1.22

1.41

Sept.

54

49

49

47

42

41

37

33

33

32

29

30

29

29

32

36

57

69

73

61

49

43

38

36

*35

30

28

26

25

26

1,198

39.9

0.249

0.28

Calendar year 1957 r Max 1,600 Min 12 Mean 135 Cfsm 0.844 In. 11.46

Water year 1957-58 : Max 732 Min 14 Mean 115 Cfsm 0.719 In. 9.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

940. Little Calumet River at Porter, Ind.

101

Location. Lat 41°37'18", long 87°05'13", in NE£ sec.34, T.37 N. , R.6 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile northwest of 

Porter and 4.5 miles upstream from Salt Creek.

Drainage area. 62.9 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1945 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 603.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 26, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average d1scharge. 13 years, 70.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 490 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 6.82 ft); minimum, 

19 cfs Sept. 14; minimum gage height, 2.38 ft July 24, 25.

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 3,110 cfs Oct. 10, 1954 (gage height, 11.66 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Aug. 10, 11, 1946, Sept. 30, 1953, Jan. 11-13, 1954, Jan. 1, 1957; minimum 

gage height, 2.14 ft Aug. 22, 1949.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1084: 1945. WSP 1337: 1946-47, drainage area.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23, Jan. 15 to Feb. 16, Feb. 22-24, 

Mar. 9 to Apr. 1, July 29 to Aug. 1, Aug. 7, 8, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30)

2.1 

3.0 

4.0

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

175

305

560

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

28

28

27

27

27

28 

28

28

28

28

28

29

28

30

42

46

39

40

37

36

39

108

»200

185

144

114

91

82

74

72

1,769

57.1

0.908

1.05

Nov.

66

64

64

64

62

62

59 

72

82

72

66

64

72

125

250

200

133

122

144

»133

104

88

79

74

69

66

66

64

64

64

2,714

90.5

1.44

1.61

Dec.

62

64

62

59

57.

62

76 

82

72

66

64

64

64

64

62

69

72

85

»170

281

335

195

137

144

100

137

118

118

122

104

100

3,267

105

1.67

1.92

Jan.

allS

a88

a78

a71

a66

a66

a64 

a53

a60

a60

a56

a53

aSl

51

52

51

51

52

49

49

54

64

»59

57

57

57

57

57

57

55

54

1,864

60.1

0.955

1.10

Feb.

52

50

50

48

50

49

49 

43

45

46

42

43

43

44

45

40

b38

b37

b38

*b40

b44

50

55

89

170

281

435

475

.

2,491

89.0

1.41

1.47

Mar.

355

250

195

161

144

144

141 

118

100

82

74

69

66

64

62

59

57

55

*54

55

55

53

50

49

53

49

47

50

49

46

44

2,850

91.9

1.46

1.68

Apr.

42

43

42

41

41

62

72 

57

51

48

46

44

44

44

43

42

»42

40

40

45

44

43

44

50

46

42

41

42

41

11

1,360

45.3

0.720

0.80

May

38

37

39

43

42

39

38 

36

36

35

35

34

33

32

*32

32

31

34

32

30

30

30

31

31

31

30

30

29

29

1,039

33.5

0.533

0.61

June

72

57

42

37

35

33

f

119

97

62

48

102

205

124

69

55

54

48

46

41

38

37

»38

47

48

40

36

34

32

1,767

58.9

0.936

1.04

July

31

40

48

40

36

34

34 

32

31

31

36

36

33

33

36

33

31

30

29

28

28

27

»26

25

26

25

25

25

36

56

21

1,058

34.1

0.542

0.62

Aug.

86

46

36

31

28

28

35 

66

42

33

115

165

*65

40

41

38

29

26

24

33

27

25

23

28

25

23

22

22

22

21

22

1,267

40.9

0.650

0.75

Sept.

21

21

22

22

22

22

21 

20

20

21

20

21

20

20

20

24

31

38

29

26

25

24

24

24

*25

25

25

24

23

24

704

23.5

0.374

0.42

Calendar year 1957 : Max 645 Mln 25 Mean 63.5 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.72

Water year 1957-58: Max 475 Mln ZO Mean 60.7 Cfsm 0.965 In. 13.07

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
102 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

945. Salt Creek near MeCool, Ind.

Location.--Lat 41°35'48", long 87 C 08'40", In SE^ sec.6, T.36 N., R.6 W., on left bank on 

downstream side of highway bridge , 50 ft downstream from New York Central Railroad 

bridge, 1-J- miles north of McCool, and 1.5 miles upstream from Little Calumet River.

Drainage area.--78.7 sq mi.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 594.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19S9 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to 

July 25, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 70.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 456 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 7.44 ft); minimum, 

22 cfs Oct. 2, Sept. 15; minimum gage height, 2.79 ft Sept. 15.

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 3,180 cfs Oct. 11, 1954 (gage height, 14.12 ft); minimum, 6.3 cfs Aug. 24, 1955 (gage height, 2.31 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1946-48(M), 1950(M), drainage area.

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 21, June 11-13, 15-28, July 2-4, 

11-16, July 51 to Aug. 4, Aug. 7-22, 24, 25, Sept. 16-19)

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5

159

266

398

472

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

23

24

43

53

33

33

29

27

32

118

*254

254

199

114

92

74

66

58

1,857

59.5

0.753

0.87

Nov.

56

50

50

50

48

46

il

56

66

53

48

48

56

188

426

254

122

114

169

*106

86

77

68

63

58

58

58

56

56

53

2,682

89.4

1.14

1.27

Dec.

50

50

50

48

48

50

68

77

63

60

48

53

53

56

53

53

53

63

*182

290

370

169

106

86

86

140

99

99

99

83

86

2,891

93.3

1.19

1.37

Jan.

99

77

68

63

58

58

56

50

56

56

53

50

48

48

48

48

48

48

46

46

50

63

*58

56

53

53

56

56

53

53

50

1,725

55.6

0.706

0.81

Feb.

50

48

48

48

48

48

48

40

43

40

38

40

40

40

46

40

37

35

34

*34

40

56

85

302

328

231

199

199

2 285

81.6

1.04

l.OB

Mar.

179

149

122

99

89

99

89

77

71

66

63

58

58

58

58

58

56

53

*53

55

53

53

50

50

56

53

50

53

53

50

48

2,177

70.2

0.892

1.03

Apr.

48

48

46

46

46

66

83

66

58

53

50

46

46

43

40

40

*38

38

36

40

40

38

38

50

46

40

38

38

38

55

1,376

45.9

0.5B3

0.65

May

32

32

36

40

38

33

52

32

32

30

30

29

29

29

*29

28

28

33

29

28

26

28

30

28

27

26

25

26

26

25

30

926

29.9

0.380

0.44

June

66

53

38

33

32

30

29

92

290

528

169

99

151

292

165

92

77

89

74

66

56

48

43

*46

63

58

46

40

56

52

2,733

91.1

1.16

1.29

July

31

43

56

40

33

33

31

31

28

28

53

63

46

40

53

46

38

33

32

30

29

29

*28

27

27

26

25

27

28

32

88

1,154

37.2

0.473

0.55

Aug.

159

83

53

43

36

32

40

172

136

71

80

89

*66

48

91

179

96

63

50

43

50

46

38

46

58

36

32

30

29

29

28

2,032

65.5

0.832

0.96

Sept.

28

26

28

28

28

26

26

25

25

25

26

26

25

38

50

66

43

36

31

29

28

28

*28

28

28

27

26

28

905

30.2

0.384

0.43

Calendar year 1957: Max 605 Min 23 Mean 67.4 Cfsm 0.856 In. 11.64

Water year 1957-58= Max 426 Min 25 Mean 62.3 Cfsm 0.792 In. 10.75

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 103

965. East Branch Coldwater River at Coldwater, Mien.

Location. Lat 41°56'25" ] long 85"01'00", in NW£ sec.21, T.6 S., R.6 W. , on downstream side 

of Jay Street Bridge at Coldwater, 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. About 60 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

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

is 930.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 45.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 99 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 5.08 ft); minimum, 

2.9 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 4.10 ft).

1937-58: Maximum discharge, 735 cfs Apr. 24, 1950 (gage height, 6.60 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Dec. 13, 15-18, 1946, Sept. 12-18, 24, 1953, Sept. 21, 22, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Plow infrequently affected by contribution to or from Coldwater Lake. Regulation caused by dam at outlet 

of Marble Lake.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1307: 1938-39(M) , 1945(M) .

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 14)

3.97

4.0

4.1

4.2

3.1

3.8

6.5

10

4.5 

4.8 

5.1

60

102

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

4.9

7.3

4.9

4.3

3.8

3.8

4.0

. 11

12

. 10

. 8.5

. 7.7

7.7

- 7.7

6,9

7.7

167.2

5.39

r"_ -

Nov.

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

*7.7

8.5

9.7

13

14

14

13

26

72.

41

39

37

39

41

39

36

36

37

33

33

33

32

33

33

766.5

25.6

-

-

Dec.

33

33

32

32

30

32

43

40

*39

41

30

35

36

32

28

29

28

32

79

84

93

79

73

70

68

86

77

79

68

65

63

1,589

51.3

-

-

Jan.

63

63

60

28

27

45

45

30

39

40

36

25

28

28

28

27

27

27

32

*30

25

29

27

26

25

27

27

27

26

27

27

1,021

32.9

-

-

Feb.

27

26

27

32

25

24

24

23

22

21

22

21

21

21

20

19

20

19

20

20

20

19

19

21

28

33

33

50

-

677

24.2

-

-

Mar.

59

56

*52

50

50

50

57

57

54

52

50

46

47

47

47

45

43

42

41

44

43

43

41

41

40

39

37

38

40

39

39

1,429

46.1

-

-

Apr.

37

37

35

33

32

44

50

50

*47

43

43

43

42

41

39

40

38

37

33

33

33

32

32

41

37

32

32

31

30

30

1,127

37.6

-

-

May

30

28

27

32

30

28

*27

26

24

23

23

22

19

19

19

18

18

19

17

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

11

12

613

19.8

-

-

June

12

*11

10

10

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

10

14

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.3

8.5

8.9

10

11

10

10

11

12

10

305.3

10.2

-

-

July

10

9.7

10

11

11

12

11 ni

10

10

14

12

12

11

20

16

23

28

23

20

24

24

27

25

25

24

24

27

27

27

2 7

565.7

18.2

-

-

Aug.

30

31

29

29

*29

29

29

29

27

26

30

29

29

29

30

27

27

27

26

24

39

32

28

30

27

27

26

24

23 rj

24

869

28.0

-

-

Sept.

24

20

21

19

19

18

18

17

*18

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

21

16

14

14

14

14

14

12

T4

14

13

12

12

12

485

16.2

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 93 Mln 2.4 Mean 19.3 Cfsm - In, -

Water year 1957-58: Max 93 Mln 3.1 Mean 26.3 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
104 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

975. St. Joseph River at Three Rivers, Mich.

Location. Lat 41°56'25", long 85°38'00", in S? sec.18, T.6 S., R.ll W. , on right bank in 

Scidmore Park at Three Rivers, 250 ft downstream from Rocky River and at mile 112.

Drainage area.--1,320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1953 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 781.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 5 years, 919 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,330 cfs Mar. 4, 5 height, 5.54 ft); mirrimum, 142 cfs July 2; minimum daily, 260 cfs July 2.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 3,740 cfs May 12, 1956 (gage height, 7.34 ft); minimum 

daily, 96 cfs Aug. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28 to Nov. 2O,

May 29 to Sept. 30)

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

6.0

240

370

625

2,700

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

436

*494

494

480

430

422

462

454

592

456

345

402

403

472

351

504

534

536

484

461

398

468

740

924

827

841

914

1.040

914

850

704

17,832

575

0.436

0.50

Nov.

778

540

570

672

664

630

*501 '620

566

600

824

670

736

933

1,080

.280

,490

,660

,530

,530

,340

,340

,230

,260

,160

,090

,110

900

,140

,000

29,444

981

0.743

0.83

Dec.

966

1,040

1,010

938

814

856

924

887

1,040

*984

860

788

876

856

847

978

988

981

,110

,600

,720

,930

.000

,960

,860

,910

,890

,840

,860

, 850

, 810

39,973

1,289

0.977

1.13

Jan.

1,760

1,460

1,400

1,340

1,240

1,260

1,330

1,150

1,190

1,170

1,150

1,200

1,240

1,130

1,120

1,080

973

936

970

1,000

*1,090

1,020

976

984

888

982

1,120

1,010

1,040

1,010

992

35,211

1,136

0.861

0.99

Feb.

784

844

1,040

910

926

818

820

723

730

1,000

816

773

919

870

732

849

926

902

871

856

726

671

694

972

1,000

1,030

1,500

1.950

_

25,652

916

0.694

0.72

Mar.

2,040

.170

,150

* ,150

,120

,O8O

,970

,890

,960

,850

,580

,700

,640

,540

,360

,440

,350

,390

,270

,230

,260

,240

,290

,160

,060

,110

,110

,100

968

982

1,040

47,200

1,523

1.15

1.33

Apr.

986

990

944

930

804

994

1,160

1,110

*1,170

1,240

1,290

1,170

1,180

1,200

1,160

1,100

1,050

1,110

958

1,030

1,110

1,010

990

1,020

1,010

848

916

1,110

1,020

880

31,490

1,050

0.795

0.89

May

922

975

826

1,010

1,170

*1,130

1,130

1,060

1,040

804

834

896

805

794

770

658

672

680

750

568

552

622

552

598

526

308

322

424

424

478

482

22,782

735

0.557

0.64

June

520

463

434

*548

436

512

464

454

432

559

536

387

429

514

490

435

577

550

407

484

388

370

336

454

395

540

432

444

384

352

13,726

458

0.347

0.39

July

339

260

495

488

530

525

393

350

545

*423

538

382

405

458

346

503

568

566

448

536

593

533

497

481

531

420

366

536

506

512

507

14,670

473

0.358

0.41

Aug.

504

408

360

528

*440

395

420

450

364

502

478

424

517

490

622

522

432

582

463

468

680

624

493

508

682

532

586

540

545

440

415

15,214

491

0.372

0.43

Sept.

455

666

538

560

562

438

388

481

*431

528

568

488

322

356

486

496

642

698

716

456

528

718

574

541

554

524

384

463

671

536

15,768

526

0.398

0.44

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,160 Kin 224 Mean 803 Cfsra 0.608 In. 8.24

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,170 Mln 260 Mean 846 Cfsra 0.641 In. 8.70

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 105

985. Fawn River near White Pigeon, Mich.

Location. Lat 41°47'00", long 85°35'00", in SW£ sec.10, T.8 S., R.ll W. , on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on county highway, 3.1 miles east of White 

Pigeon and 3^ miles upstream from outlet of Klinger Lake.

Drainage area. 191 sq mi.

Records available. July 1903 to July 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), 

October 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 805.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 230 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 3.05 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.37 ft Jan. 8, ice affected; minimum discharge, 49 cfs Oct. 6 (gage 

height, 1.92 ft).

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

Small diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 31 to Aug. 20; stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Jan. 7, 8)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 20 Aug. 21 to Sepb. 30

2.O 

2.5

3.0

3.1

58

126

220

240

2.2 

2.8

86

193

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*69

70

71

69

59

60

64

68

63

64

63

68

63

65

70

70

95

106

112

108

95

94

113

142

155

144

134

134

126

121 

118

2,853

92.0

0.482

0.56

Hov.

118

112

107

112

108

92

*108

120

126

128

123

126

126

137

180

190

196

200

194

188

178

168

170

160

146

151

155

132

129

140

4,320

144

0.754

0.84

Dec.

139

146

129

129

126

129

139

147

*151

147

103

104

142

139

136

146

139

142

158

182

198

200

204

204

200

202

212

208

204

200 

196

5,001

161

0.843

0.97

Jan.

2OO

162

158

174

176

168

16O

16O

164

158

156

160

155

155

155

153

146

139

123

*118

132

137

142

132

139

132

131

134

137

131 

129

4,616

149

0.780

0.90

Feb.

128

118

121

131

124

137

118

106

95

98

96

106

104

102

1O4

106

1O2

100

96

98

106

104

113

136

174

190

208

224

-

 - 

3,445

123

0.644

0.67

Mar.

220

210

200

*202

204

206

210

214

210

206

204

200

194

192

190

182

178

174

174

174

168

174

172

162

164

160

158

156

155

151 

142

5,706

184

0.963

1.11

Apr.

146

144

144

140

139

162

168

162

*155

155

155

153

160

158

155

155

153

146

144

140

144

142

139

151

139

146

139

126

128

120

4,408

147

0.770

0.86

May

126

116

120

120

118

115

*129

120

118

116

1O6

95

106

98

88

92

87

96

94

94

85

80

88

78

78

77

77

81

76

81 

15

3,030

97.7

0.512

0.59

June

81

*76

80

80

80

80

80

80

85

90

100

100

100

100

100

95

90

80

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

72

72

72

72

72

2,462

82.1

0.430

0.48

July

72

73

80

1OO

120

140

150

160

*160

150

140

130

120

120

126

126

131

137

139

132

131

131

126

128

126

120

110

112

118

132 

144

3,884

125

0.654

0.76

Aug.

162

188

198

196

*192

178

16O

151

140

144

137

137

124

123

128

128

134

139

123

112

123

114

119

123

117

114

108

108

101

101 

li

4,216

136

0.712

0.82

Sept.

94

91

89

94

96

91

91

93

*98

119

126

137

130

126

121

117

121

135

153

173

111

177

164

162

161

155

150

155

159

152

3,907

130

0.681

0.76

Calendar year 1957: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Waber year 1957-58: Max 224 Min 59 Mean 131 Cfsm 0.686 In - 9.32

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record June 3 to July 14; dischar 

Creek at Battle Creek and Thornapple River near Hastings.

rge estimated on basis of records for Battle
106 STOEAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

990. St. Joseph River at Mottvllle, Mich.

Location. Lat 41°48'05", long 85°45'15", in SW-J- sec.6, T.8 S. f R.12 W., Michigan meridlan, on right bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 112 at Mottvllle, 

0.4 mile downstream from Michigan Gas & Electric Co. hydroelectric plant, 4 miles upstream from Pigeon River, and at mile 96.

Drainage area.--1,860 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1923 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 755.3 ft above mean sea level (Michigan 

~as & Electric Co. bench mark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, at site 0.4 mile upstream at 

datum 4.2 ft higher.

Average discharge. 35 years, 1,516 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 5.13 ft); minimum recorded, 65 cfs June 3, July 11; minimum daily, 395 cfs Oct. 19.

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 10,700 efs Apr. 27, 1950 (gage height, 6.56 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 44 cfs Oct. 17, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1387: 1930, 1932, 1938, 1940-48, 1945.

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

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

471

*615

600 

683

831

477

604

506

626

598

561

476

451

478

596

554

725

927

395

642

558

689

1,110

954

1,290

841

1,210

1,180

1,250 

996

982

22,876

738

0.397

0.46

Nov.

962

780

610 

1,000

899

*851

*810

799

589

765

1,330

888

,080

,240

,390

,510

,500

.020

,950

,830

,750

,560

,540

,500

,500

,360

,250

,190

,320 

,260

37,033

1,234

0.663

0.74

Dec.

1,020

1,440

,260 

,190

,160

,020

,210

860

,460

* ,270

,190

,010

,000

,060

,070

,220

,210

,430

,390

,830

,920

,250

,270

.570

,340

,240

,220

,340

,240 

2,140

2,340

48,970

1,580

0.849

0.98

Jan.

2.180

1,830

1,680 

1,730

1,610

1,630

1,620

1,640

1,520

1,530

1,400

1,430

1,530

1,530

1,510

1,450

1,430

1.000

1,210

1,380

*1,440

1,360

1,250

1,370

1,020

1,110

1,580

1,320

1,310 

1,340

1,280

45,220

1,459

0.784

0.90

Feb.

1,020

948

1,450 

1,210

1,170

1,260

1,060

867

737

1,110

1,070

1,230

1,060

1,320

905

1,070

1,010

1,140

1,310

1,080

1,040

711

830

1,310

1,350

1,470

1,690

2.190

-

32,618

1,165

0.626

0.65

Mar.

2,520

2,620

2.750 

*2,660

2,690

2,650

2,580

2,470

2,460

2,460

2,350

2,060

2,160

2,090

1,790

1,800

1,960

1,740

1,760

1,700

1,710

1,590

1,580

1,780

1,540

1,400

1,580

1,460

1,490 

1,120

1,560

62,080

2,003

1.08

1.24

Apr.

,410

,340

,310 

,320

,090

,440

,650

,480

* ,470

,710

.750

,610

,440

,720

,520

,420

,270

,490

,200

,270

,500

,530

,220

,450

,480

,090

,000

,560

,330 

,170

42,220

1,407

0.756

0.84

May

,240

,370

,110 

,070

.610

,480

* ,440

,460

,420

,130

765

,470

,190

916

1,120

1,010

681

878

1,180

912

832

836

811

578

799

951

654

657

578

689"

31,355

1,011

0.544

0.63

June

652

*894

*723 

638

734

681

586

502

721

951

952

724

793

646

745

646

680

672

727

744

436

481

661

629

663

706

716

561

483 

700

20,447

682

0.367

0.41

July

650

650

674 

610

884

793

755

740

983

*828

997

608

759

910

885

791

997

980

854

866

954

989

883

888

963

731

746

836

901 

1.140

1,000

26,245

847

0.455

0.52

Aug.

947

862

878 

1,020

1,010

*1,040

963

998

927

615

1,020

889

1,010

881

1,000

996

778

968

954

792

1.520

1,250

727

902

1,040

1,080

1,000

932

940 

764

827

29,330

946

O.S09

0.59

Sept.

729

877

927 

877

884

812

724

792

716

*993

896

1,050

523

763

805

850

1,080

1,110

1,180

843

895

1,150

978

935

1,110

1,060

659

856

1,050 

989

27,113

904

0.486

0.54

Calendar year'1957: Max 2,600 Mln 318 Mean 1,086 Cfsm 0.584 In. 7.92

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,750 Min 395 Mean 1,156 Cfsm 0.627 In. 8.50

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 107

995. Pigeon Creek at Hogback Lake Outlet, near Angola, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°37'24", long 85°05'44", in NE^NW^ sec.36, T.37 N. , R.12 E. , on right 

bank 200 ft north of lake outlet, 2 miles southeast of Flint, and 5.1 miles west of 

Angola.

Drainage area.--102 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1958. Prior to October 1947, published as 

"near Flint."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 940.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to October 1947, wire-weight gage at site if miles downstream at different 

datum. October 1947 to Aug. 3, 1953, staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 80.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 274 cfs Sept. 20, 21; maximum gage height, 

11.04 ft Sept. 21); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 5-16; minimum gage height, 7.47 ft Oct. 15.

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 744 cfs Apr. 8, 1950 (gage height, 14.95 ft); minimum, 

5.2 cfs Oct. 19-25, 1953; minimum gage height, 7.24 ft Sept. 9, 10, 1953.

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1144: 1-948. WSP 1337: Drainage area.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3O to Apr. 6)

7.4 

7.6 

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

84

164

274

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

L7

L8

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

16

15

*15

15

!i

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

17

18

18

19

19

20

24

30

41

51

58

61

61

58

54

779

Z5.1

0.246

0.28

Nov.

51

46

44

41

38

36

34

34

34

34

36

36

36

*44

56

72

96

118

126

TI8

110

103

96

84

78

72

66

61

58

54

1,912

63.7

0.625

0.70

Dec.

51

48

46

44

*44

41

44

46

54

61

66

66

61

61

58

54

54

54

58

84

135

197

241

252

252

241

241

241

230

219 

197

3,541

114

1.12

1.29

Jan.

175

154

135

126

110

103

96

90

84

*78

72

66

66

61

58

56

56

54

51

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

46

2,265

73.1

0.717

0.83

Feb.

46

46

44

44

44

*44

44

41

41

38

36

36

34

34

32

b31

b30

b30

b29

b28

28

28

28

30

44

72

110

154

1,246

44.5

0.436

0.45

Mar.

175

186

197

186

175

*175

175

186

175

164

154

135

126

118

110

103

96

90

84

84

84

78

78

72

72

72

66

66

66

66 

61

3,675

119

1.17

1.35

Apr.

61

*61

58

56

56

61

72

96

110

126

126

126

118

110

103

96

90

84

78

78

72

72

66

66

61

61

58

56

54

5J,

2,383

79.4

0.778

0.87

May

51

48

46

48

48

48

*48

46

46

46

44

41

41

38

38

36

34

36

34

34

34

32

32

30

30

28

26

26

26

26 

26

1,167

37.6

0.369

0.43

June

26

26

24

24

*23

22

22

22

24

28

30

32

34

36

38

36

36

34

34

32

30

28

28

26

28

30

32

32

32

30

879

29.3

0.287

0.32

July

28

*26

26

26

24

24

23

22

22

21

22

22

22

23

26

28

32

38

44

46

44

41

38

36

32

30

28

26

26

*26

28

900

29.0

0.284

0.33

Aug.

32

41

46

48

46

44

46

46

46

44

41

38

36

34

36

38

38

41

44

44

51

58

66

66

61

58

54

48

44 

38

34

1,407

45.4

0.445

0.51

Sept.

32

30

30

28

28

26

26

Si

26

28

*28

30

30

30

30

48

96

175

241

274

274

263

241

208

186

164

135

118

110 

96

3,055

102

1.00

1.12

Calendar year 1957 : Max 317 Min 14 Mean 7O.4 Cfsm O.690 In. 9.34

Water year 1957-58 : Max 274 Min 14 Mean 63.6 Cfsm 0.624 In. 8.48

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
108 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1002. North Branch Elkhart River near Cosperville, Ind.

Location. Lab 41°29 I 32", long 85°26'54", in SW£ NE£ sec.14, T.35 N., R.9 E., at cbwistream

side of county road bridge over outlet of Waldron Lake at extreme west end of lake,

1.5 miles northeast of Cosperville and 6.6 miles northwest of Albion.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 880.00 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 7, 1956, staff gage at same site and datum.

Aye rage d1s charge.--8 years, 117 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 494 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 7.97 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Oct. 1,2; minimum gage height, 4.64 ft June 8.

1950-58: Maximum discharge observed, 717 cfs May 13, 1956 (gage height, 8.78 ft); 

minimum daily, 3.5 cfs Sept. 12, Oct. 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 4.50 ft Oct. 3, 

1953.

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

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

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

(Shifting-control method used May 7 to June 8)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29

4.6 

4.8 

5.0

5.5 111

6.0 178

7.0 330

4.7 

4.9 

5.2 

5.5

30 to Sept. 30

5 6.0 165

2 7.0 318

2 8.0 494

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

15

18

23

24

25

*24

24

23

23

23

21

20

19

19

23

32

33

33

25

28

28

48

68

21

76

70

65

60

58

55

1,095

35.3

0.265

0.31

Nov.

55

54

53

49

49

47

45

46

49

55

53

52

53

61

*92

111

111

118

TIT

98

92

85

82

80

77

75

71

70

67

67

2,128

70.9

0.533

0.59

Dec.

65

65

62

60

59

*58

68

82

85

85

82

b86

92

92

85

80

77

85

130

178

220

234

234

234

234

250

266

2l6

266

253

253

4,386

141

1.06

1.22

Jan.

253

238

223

208

193

179

172

158

144

132

125

112

106

99

*99

92

86

86

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

74

74

74

3,727

120

0.902

1.04

Feb.

72

70

69

67

67

67

66

63

62

62

b62

b60

b58

*b55

b54

b52

b51

b50

b49

b48

b47

b47

48

60

99

118

Tiff lie

1,859

66.4

0.499

0.52

Mar.

118

118

118

112

118

*132

144

144

144

138

132

132

125

125

118

112

112

112

106

106

106

106

106

106

99

99

99

92

92

86

3,543

114

0.857

0.99

Apr.

86

86

80

80

80

86

99

*99

99

99

99

106

106

106

99

99

99

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

80

72

69

'en' 68

bo

2,653

88.4

0.665

0.74

May

64

62

62

69

68

66

60

*55

51

49

46

45

42

39

40

39

37

39

38

33

29

28

30

28

26

25

22

23

21

20

21

1,277

41.2

0.310

0.36

June

23

25

24

23

21

20

20

19

30

48

62

64

70

80

80

74

69

62

55

51

49

44

41

*38

41

48

50

48

45

43

1,367

45.6

0.343

0.38

July

41

37

39

51

53

54

56

53

49

*47

61

80

86

92

112

125

125

112

106

92

86

74

67

61

56

60

55

51

51

*52

66

2,150

69.4

0.522

0.60

Aug.

92

106

106

99

86

80

80

86

80

73

73

70

63

60

62

62

58

52

45

40

75

118

125

118

112

99

80

69

60

53

49

2,431

78.4

0.589

0.68

Sept.

45

39

37

36

37

34

33

30

*28

86

144

151

144

132

125

238

369

458

476

494

476

458

440

422

404

369

352

318

301

269

6,945

232

1.74

1.94

Calendar year 1957: Max 406 Min 7.7 Mean 94.6 Cfsm 0.711 In. 9.66

Water year 1957-58: Max 494 Min 15 Mean 91.9 Cfsm 0.691 In. 9.37

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge Stag relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 109

1005. Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind.

Location. Lab 41°35', long 85°50', near line between sees. 8 and 9, T.36 N., R.6 E., on 

right bank 20 ft downstream from River Avenue Bridge, at Goshen and half a mile upstream 

from Rock Run.

Drainage area. 580 sq ml.

Records available. April 1931 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 769.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 20, 1931, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 502 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 5.22 ft); minimum 

daily, 30 cfs Oct. 9.

1931-58: Maximum discharge, 5,440 cfs Apr. 4, 1950 (gage height, 10.15 ft); maximum 

gage height, 10.33 ft July 10, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 11 cfs Oct. 15, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control or ice effect, which 

are fair. Plow regulated by three powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1939(M) , drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, 

in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1954, superseding those published in 

WSP 1337, are given herewith:

Mar. 27', 1954........... 1,540

Month Cfs-days

-

Maximum

4,320

Minimum

51

Mean

677

Per square 

mile

1.17

Runoff In 

Inches

15.83

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

fl

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

148

43

53

179

129

49

185

149

30

64

182

137

36

170

188

91

144

203

188

164

170

124

*161

370

590

352

318

282

248

230

221

5,398

174

0.300

0.35

Nov.

215

212

221

206

203

194

182

191

227

224

218

212

212

265

570

690

530

530

470

*450

430

390

370

335

335

335

318

300

282

265

9,582

319

0.550

0.61

Dec.

282

224

203

230

230

248

265

390

490

*430

335

156

231

352

370

430

470

510

885

1,380

1.540

1,220

995

885

885

1,160

1,270

1,100

1,100

1,050

20,311

655

1.13

1.30

Jan.

995

830

830

735

830

780

690

650

570

570

530

510

470

470

430

450

430

390

300

352

*370

370

370

370

370

370

352

370

352

352

352

15,810

510

0.879

1.01

Feb.

352

335

335

300

300

335

335

300

140

237

335

282

265

265

282

b270

b255

b250

*b245

b240

b240

248

265

450

995

940

830

830

-

10,456

373

0.643

0.67

Mar.

830

780

780

735

735

830

830

735

690

690

610

570

530

510

490

470

430

*450

430

430

410

410

410

390

390

352

370

390

370

370

352

16,769

541

0.933

1.08

Apr.

352

352

352

335

335

390

530

490

430

410

410

410

410

410

390

*390

390

318

318

352

352

352

352

352

352

335

318

318

300

 

11,087

370

0.638

0.71

May

282

282

300

282

282

300

300

282

265

265

248

170

*185

215

209

203

212

227

206

203

188

191

194

185

182

173

173

170

170

161

ITO

6,875

222

0.383

0.44

June

182

185

182

176

164

161

1ST

176

221

300

335

318

335

470

410

370

335

318

318

300

300

282

265

265

318

335

335

300

300

265

8,382

279

0.481

0.54

July

*248 248"

300

335

570

390

352

318

300

300

335

490

610

570

570

570

570

570

530

490

470

430

410

370

*352

318

318

300

300

370

610

12,914

417

0.719

0.83

Aug.

1,100

1,100

780

690

610

530

530

735

780

610

530

*610

530

490

650

1,100

1,100

885

690

530

830

1.160

940

780

690

610

570

530

490

470

450

22,080

712

1.23

1.42

Sept.

410

390

430

570

335

318

300

282

265

300

570

390

410

410

410

550

850

1,100

1,320

1,320

1,580

1,440

*1,440

1,440

1,580

1,320

1,270

1,160

1,160

1,050

23,550

784

1.55

1.51

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,760 Mln 30 Mean 404 Cfsm 0.697 In. 9.45

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,540 Mln 30 Mean 447 Cfsm 0.771 In. 10.47

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec 15, June 9 to Sept. 50.
110 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1010. St. Joseph River at Elkhart, Mlch.

Location. Lat 41°41'30", long 85°58'25", in NE£ sec.5, T.37 N. , R.5 E. , on left bank

100 ft downstream from Elkhart River, 200 ft upstream from Main Street Bridge in Elkhart, 

and 1,900 ft downstream from Christiana Creek.

Drainage area. 3,339 sq mi.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--11 years, 3,152 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,160 cfs Mar. 4; maximum gage height, 20.94 ft 

Dec. 20, Sept. 22; minimum daily discharge, 776 cfs Oct. 15.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 27.82 ft); minimum 

daily, 564 cfs Nov. 1, 5, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair. Plow regulated by Elkhart Hydroelectric Plant, 2,400 ft upstream, 

and by hydroelectric plant on Elkhart River at Goshen.

Revisions. WSF 1337: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1 to May 24,

July 12 to Sept. 30)

17.7

18.3

19.0

21.0

725

1,340

2,200

5,160

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

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

25

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

1,140

926

1,140 

1,160

1,180

1,040

1,140

1,180

1,020

1,150

946

1,160

989

958

776

987

1,190

1,420

1,430

1,420

1,350

1,300

*1,840

2.460

2,460

2,440

2,420

2,260

2,460

2,120 

2,070

45,532

1,469

0.440

0.51

Nov.

1,970

1,910

1.620 

1,880

1,870

1,790

1,700

1,700

1,690

1,660

2,270

2,180

1,730

2,410

3,100

3,420

3,180

3,480

5.540

3,300

*3,220

3,050

2,880

2,810

2,730

2,700

2,350

2,540

2,310

2,540

73, 530

2,451

0.734

0.82

Dec.

2,140

2,290

2,360 

2,230

2,160

1,990

2,120

2,360

2,540

*2,480

2,360

1.070

1,840

2,220

2,250

2,370

2,400

2,820

3,560

4,540

4,800

4,520

4,350

4,330

4,390

4,560

4,580

4,630

4,450

4,300 

4,470

97,480

3,145

0.942

1.09

Jan.

4,570

3,740

3,610 

3,400

3,370

3,620

3,370

3,070

3,120

3,200

3,060

2,880

2,860

2,960

2,780

2,770

2,690

2,520

2,380

2,520

*2,510

2,680

-2 , 550

2,490

2,340

2,330

2,720

2,600

2,440

2, 460 

2,420

89,610

2,891

0.866

1.00

Feb.

2,180

2,540

2,420 

2,450

2,120

2,310

2,110

1,870

1.500

al,500

al,800

a2,000

al,900

a2 , 000

a2,400

al, 900

a2,OOO

al,650

*a2,000

2,070

1,950

1,860

1,930

2,480

5,750

3,730

5,650

4.060

-

63,930

2,283

0.684

0.71

Mar.

4,610

4,650

4.750 

4,580

4,590

4,680

4,660

. 4,470

4,320

4,500

4,150

3,840

3,680

3,810

3,440

5,290

5,430

*3,150

3,150

3,080

3,070

2,920

2,860

3,020

2,890

2,600

2,780

2,690

2,670

2.540

2, 660

111,090

5,584

1.07

1.25

Apr.

2,560

2,480

2,440 

2,450

2,280

2,750

3,080

5,080

2,860

2,930

5,010

3,020

2,740

3,O6O

2,920

*2,750

2,470

2,560

2,500

2,440

2,610

2,710

2,500

2,500

2,660

2,210

2,160

2,460

2,650

2 , 180

78,980

2,635

0.789

0.88

May

2,250

2,250

2,170 

2,120

2,540

2.590

2,400

2,440

2,590

2,120

1,910

2,200

*2,280

1,770

1,820

2,020

1,550

1,880

2,190

1,940

1,560

1,660

1,68O

1,550

1,600

2,040

1,590

1,390

1,280

1,'520' 949

59,229

1,911

0.572

0.66

June

1,620

1,840

1,540 

1,420

1,450

1,440

1,280

1,450

1,860

2,150

2,180

2,180

1,850

1,750

2,290_

1,580

1,800

1,750

1,870

1,790

1,460

1,580

1,780

1,620

1,710

1,720

*1,870

1,470

1,670

1,700

51,410

1,714

0.513

0.57

July

1.550

1,640

1,890 

2,380

5.000

2,620

2,420

2,020

2,140

2,050

2,220

2,150

2,300

2,260

2,530

2,150

2,280

2,270

2,190

2,150

2,140

2,040

2,000

1,840

*1,870

1,700

1,750

1,740

1,810

2,060 

2,510

65,450

2,111

0.632

0.73

Aug.

2,590

5,040

2,650 

2,500

2,550

2,550

2,270

2,410

2,440

2,090

2,160

*2,130

2,180

2,000

2,340

2,610

2,680

2,550

2,310

2,120

2,820

5,200

2,470

2,560

2,610

2,500

2,290

2,220

2,170

1.950 

2,050

74,370

2,599

0.718

0.85

Sept.

1,860

1,950

2,060, 

1,930

1,900

1,840

1,750

1.670

1,740

2,120

2,170

2,320

1,850

1,960

1,910

2,000

2,660

2,970

3,500

5,510

5,000

5.560

*3, 350

3,320

5,220

3,250

2,990

2,900

3,040

2 900

74,760

2,492

0.746

0.85

Calendar year 1957 : Max 5,030 Min 776 Mean 2,309 Cfsm 0.692 In. 9.40

Water year 1957-58 : Max 4,800 Min 776 Mean 2,426 Cfsm 0.727 In. 9.86

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records furnished by Elkhart hydroelectric 

plant and records for nearby streams.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 111

1015. St. Joseph River at Nil-es , Mich.

Location. Lat 41°49'45", long 86°15'35", in SW£ sec.26, T.7 S., R.17 W. , on right bank 

100 ft upstream from Main Street Bridge at Niles, 0.6 mile downstream from dam of French 

Paper Co. 1 mile upstream from Dowagiac River, and at mile 44.

Drainage area. 3,620 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 635.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 1, 1930, to Feb. 11, 1931, bape gage on Main Street Bridge and Feb. 12 to 

June 30, 1931, staff gage a': site 50 ft upstream from present site (gage heights referred 

to mean sea level). Since Oct. 1, 1943, auxiliary gage is headwater gage at hydroelectric plant at Buchanan Dam, 8 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--28 years, 3,110 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,620 cfs Dec. 21; maximum gage height, 

5.81 ft Dec. 20; minimum dally discharge, 774 cfs June 30.

1930-58: Maximum discha.-ge, 20,200 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 13.10 ft); minimum daily, 420 cfs Aug. 30, 1931.

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

Flow regulated by powerplanbs above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record at auxiliary gage furnished by Indiana and Michigan 

Electric Co.

Revisions (water years).--WSP L387: 1931, 1933-36, 1940-43, 1945-46(M), 1949(M).

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

.8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,260

1,340

*1,510

1,430

1,180

1,600

1,380

1,670

1,700

1,500

1,260

1.070

1,550

1,350

1,520

2,440

2,120

1,880

1,470

1,740

1,600

1,980

2,700

3,060

2,520

2,900

2,530

5.180

2,970 

2 540

2 'llO

59,060

1,905

0.526

0.61

Nov.

2,400

2,440

2,940

1,68O

2,560

*2,130

2,170

1,810

2,230

1.650

2,260

2,760

2,23Q

2,800

3,480

3,780

3,700

3,780

4,250

3,660

3,680

3,440

3,100

3,320

3,340

2,960

2,580

2,950

2,440

>

85,320

2,844

0.786

0.88

Dec.

2,200

2,540

2,900

2,610

2,350

2.610

2,570

2,520

2,600

3,350

*2,720

2,560

2.000

2,380

2,370

2,720

2,850

3,010

4,060

5,090

5.620

5,390

4,970

5,000

4,900

5,110

5,190

5,150

4,980

4,870

5,000

112,190

3,619

1.00

1.15

Jan.

4,£8O

4,740

5, S40

3, £50

3,440

4,C30

3, £'50

3,220

3, £20

3,2,20

3,260

3,040

3,220

3, MO

2, 950

2, £150

3,: 40

2,760

2,f,90

2,£i50

3,080

*2,£i60

2, £190

2, £170

2 ,{150

2,(ilO

2, £160

3,090

2,770

2,fl80

2 , £170

100, (590

3,;:48

O.B97

1.03

Feb.

2,780

2,670

2,230

2,830

2,660

2,920

2,430

2,100

2.000

2,070

2,570

2,730

2,780

2,270

2,210

2,100

2,490

2,960

2,340

2,230

2,100

2,210

2,020

2,490

3,900

4,480

4,150

4,990

75, 710

2,704

0.747

0.78

Mar.

5,130

5,180

5,230

5,240

*5,170

5,150

5.260

4,950

4,790

4,820

4,700

4,490

4,110

4,300

3,770

3,820

3,660

3,810

3,520

3,560

3,550

3,490

3,110

3,370

3,370

3,160

3,070

3,190

2,900 

2 , 880

3,030

125,780

4,057

1.12

1.29

Apr.

2,920

3,240

2,730

2,690

2,820

2,900

4.070

3,420

3,310

*3, 340

3,240

3,110

2 , 900

3,180

3,240

3,160

3,380

2,320

3,000

3,300

2,860

2.260

2,870

2,790

3,150

2,590

2,510

2,390

3,180 

2 540

89,410

2,980

0.823

0.92

May

2,380

2,580

2,410

2,500

2,700

2,750

2. 770

*2,600

2,600

2,600

2,500

2,500

2,700

2,500

2,200

2,400

2,400

2,000

2,400

2,300

2,100

2,100

2,300

2,000

1.500

2,000

2,100

2,OOO

1,900 

1,500

1,800

71,090

2,293

0.633

0.73

June

2,000

2,100

*2,000

1,590

1,540

1,530

1,120

1,640

1,330

2,020

2.450

2,160

2,230

1,950

2,010

2,060

2,230

1,860

1,780

1,750

1,510

1,040

1,780

2,010

2,110

2,140

1,750

1,790

1,110 

774

53,524

1,777

0.491

0.55

July

1,550

1,750

2,360

2,310

5.750

2,850

2,640

2,280

1.450

2,220

*2,340

2,230

1,980

2,440

2,400

2,280

2,170

2,240

2,050

2,100

2,130

2,260

2,070

2,030

1,950

1,980

1,460

1,910

1,950 

2,210

2,570

67,850

2,188

,0.604

0.70

Aug.

3,230

5.510

2,960

2,690

2,590

*2,500

2,450

2,410

2,590

2,660

2,460

2,200

2,090

2,050

1,840

2,750

2,950

2,580

2,650

2,000

2,870

2,610

2,850

2,440

2,550

2,640

2,540

2,580

1,960

1 . 790

76,800

2,477

0.684

0.79

Sept.

1,780

1,990

1.640

2,100

1,950

1,850

1,860

1.750

1,670

*1,970

2,210

2,160

2,270

1,840

2,140

2,150

2,750

5,500

3,540

5,670

5,240

5,530

5.760

5,670

5,420

5,400

5,510

3,090

».3,110 

S.400

78,080

2,603

0.719

0.80

Calendar year 1957 : Max 6,360 Min 977 Mean 2,610 Cfsm 0.721 In. 9.8O

Water year 1957-58 : Max 5,620 Min 774 Mean 2,727 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record May 9 to June 5; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records 

and records for stations at Mottvi.lle and at Three Rivers.
112 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1025. Paw Paw River at Riverside, Mlch.

Location. Lat 42°11'10", long 86°22'05", In SE£ sec.23, T.3 S., R.18 W., on left bank at 

upstream side of county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile east of Riverside.

Drainage area. 391 sq ml.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 588.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 402 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 8.20 ft); minimum, 167 cfs Oct. 13, 14; minimum gage height, 3.16 ft Sept. 1,2.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 1,650 cfs Jan. 23, 1952 (gage height, 8.72 ft); minimum, 151 cfs Sept. 7, 28, Oct. 5, 1953; minimum gage height, 2.92 ft Sept. 7, 1953.

Re marks. Re cords good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. . Diurnal 

fluctuation, principally during low flow, caused by paper-mill above station.

Revisions. WSP 1337: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

191

190

*187

187

185

182

193

205

193

194

193

190

169

171

184

200

210

221

229

218

227

252

284

357

435

441

380

366

357 

282

288

7,561

244

0.624

0.72

Nov.

289

283

254

240

 278

271

263

266

279

240

261

298

306

338

471

582

575

547

578

605

590

557

509

435

413

349

340

303

276 

285

11,281

376

0.962

1.07

Dec.

298

332

383

366

346

328

323

278

308

360

*352

326

280

278

268

308

371

366

434

608

728

752

764

860

890

975

820

752

702 

657

622

15,335

495

1.27

1.46

Jan.

598

564

501

354

301

321

386

438

465

386

355

324

332

365

355

352

350

343

293

299

343

*349

346

338

318

278

308

362

359 

354

353

11,390

367

0.939

1.08

Feb.

345

288

304

310

310

310

310

300

250

250

290

300

320

300

260

260

290

330

380

400

350

300

300

300

447

519

648

855

-

9,806

350

0.895

0.93

Calendar year 1957: Max 890 Min 169

Mar.

972

936

966

1,060

*1.080

1,060

1,020

930

865

820

784

744

702

657

625

595

551

511

474

442

430

392

330

364

444

455

452

371

353

348

336

20,069

647

1.65

1.91

Apr.

333

334

329

332

330

346

398

484

501

*503

495

473

417

383

361

344

331

323

305

275

303

340

344

351

336

307

281

308

338 

338

10,843

361

0.923

1.03

May

337

325

314

333

333

386

396

*369

335

320

287

280

308

292

281

274

262

257

254

269

264

257

254

246

242

236

245

245

242

23?

8,901

287

0.734

0.85

June

251

276

308

*306

308

300

266

248

255

285

292

284

279

281

281

300

285

273

264

255

252

246

256

247

243

248

249

234

238

^Ob

8,016

267

0.683

0.76

July

242

220

231

226

216

233

232

226

226

224

222

221

218

245

257

262

*269

259

248

228

224

221

212

217

214

212

205

219

215 

214

213

7,071

228

0.583

0.67

Aug.

219

217

212

205

215

215

*207

209

210

197

203

211

215

212

211

199

191

198

206

201

208

211

215

218

203

217

223

203

204 

196

191

6,442

208

0.532'

0.61

Sept.

185

194

206

209

211

206

200

202

220

243

*252

238

233

224

209

226

235

240

248

255

227

211

224

221

231

231

231

220

212 

249

6,693

223

0.570

0.64

Mean 338 Cfsm 0.864 In. 11.74

Water year 1957-53: Max 1,080 Min 169 Mean 338 Cfsm 0.864 In. 11.73

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 4-24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 113

1035. Kalamazoo River at Marshall, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°15'55", long 84°57'55", on line between sees. 25 and 26,T.2 S., R.6 W., 

on left bank at upstream side 1 of bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at Marshall.

Drainage area.--449 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 877.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Nov. 11, 1948, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 3112 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 701 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 5.48 ft); minimum,

34 cfs Oct. 14; minimum daily, 36 cfs July 24; minimum gage height, 3.29 ft Aug. 5.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 2,130 cfs Mar. 29, 1950 (gage height, 8.20 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Aug. 30, 1952; minimum daily, that of July 24, 1958.

Remarks. Records good. Diurna] fluctuation caused by powerplant above station.

Rating table, water sear 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Nov. 29)

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0

77

158

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

307

495

950

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

134

124

128

162

128

143

*83

165

92

156

118

128

120

92

151

180

170

194

168

144

161

152

216

320

299

222

282

204

228

219

194

5,277

170

0.379

0.44

Nov.

172

176

192

139

122

158

164

*170

176

193

148

170

224

273

359

367

392

380

340

269

297

287

216

237

288

226

198

224

258

204

7,019

234

0.521

0.58

Dec.

196

220

220

206

244

216

214

275

*210

254

196

210

216

228

220

209

220

228

332

462

524

530

516

380

420

393

423

424

310

390

287

9,373

302

0.673

0.78

Jan.

336

308

242

246

256

502

244

219

22Z

259

246

184

22C

2 IE

28C

184

196

20C

184 *iee

2oe

244

180

226

19Z

194

21E.

20]

18H 17 £'

176

6,93Ei

224

0.499

0.57

Feb.

172

184

176

177

247

206

180

204

194

112

223

204

267

135

166

178

192

122

170

215

166

192

168

186

254

388

455

442

-

5,975

213

0.474

0.49

Mar.

588

508

*456

407

398

336

376

358

358

296

356

248

308

339

300

254

242

248

295

278

242

244

226

242

250

230

251

226

229

216

207

9,512

307

0.684

0.79

Apr.

237

222

197

230

241

264

*315

358

328

353

326

330

312

270

296

319

242

328

219

230

226

209

193

230

257

236

266

278

234

196

7,942

265

0.590

0.66

May

249

193

244

225

*235

273

204

268

195

240

212

186

246

321

IP168

160

204

160

175

189

198

192

155

184

182

104

194

159

164

139

6,088

196

0.437

0.50

June

238

*140

178

218

142

132

206

208

170

184

162

160

195

176

176

93

128

100

157

141

120

168

96

115

156

143

159

165

158

82

4,666

156

0.347

0.39

July

160

90

235

220

218

190

154

*178

109

168

284

280

144

132

137

14T

148

144

136

132

131

73

38

36

105

186

201

113

42

174

176

4,681

151

0.336

0.39

Aug.

118

102

171

*134

37

180

124

133

108

166

154

114

158

94

114

126

151

51

114

173

194

166

194

204

116

192

182

166

144

186

160

4,426

143

0.318

0.37

Sept.

58

130

98

167

96

202

178

90

*107

80

154

142

112

166

122

102

221

89

174

174

189

148

106

156

134

110

157

150

116

173

4,101

137

0.305

0.34

Calendar year 1957: Max 595 Min 83 Mean 238 Cfsm 0.530 In. 7.20

Water year 1957-58: Max 588 Min 36 Mean 208 Cfsm 0.463 In. 6.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
114 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1050. Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich.

Location.--Lat 42°19'55", long 85°09'15 M , in sec.5, T.2 S., R.7 W., on right bank 350 ft 

upstream from Emmett Street Bridge at Battle Creek and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 241 sq ml.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1931, October 1932 to July 1933, January 

1934 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In 

WSP 1307

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 823.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to May 14, 1951, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1930-31, 1934-58), 198 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 739 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 1.81 ft); minimum, 

36 cfs Oct. 14; minimum gage height, 0.55 ft Oct. 14, Aug. 4-6.

1930-31, 1932-58: Maximum discharge, 3,640 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 4.48 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 14, 1934; minimum gage height, about -0.5 ft in 

July 1936" and on Aug. 31, 1939, due to opening of gates at dam forming control.

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

slight regulation prior to November 1943.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1387: 1931, 1944. WSP 1507: 1956.

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

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

0.5

.6 54

118

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

203

480

910

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43

45

45

45

45

43

*39

39

39

41

43

43

41

39

39

50

63

63

60

57

54

52

84

146

190

213

232

218

185 

150

134

2,580

83.2

0.345

0.40

Nov.

122

115

108

*98

98

94

91

98

118

122

126

126

134

162

237

294

398

460

434

388

338

300

268

237

213

194

176

172

162

6,041

201

0.834

O.93

Dec.

150

146

142

130

126

126

138

142

138

138

101

*115

111

118

118

118

118

126

172

242

316

428

544

536

454

398

349

338

332 

322

284

7,016

226

0.938

1.08

Jan.

232

180

172

b!60

b!60

b!60

b!50

b!50

b!50

146

138

130

122

118

118

118

118

115

108

101

111

111

111

*115

111

118

118

122

118 

118

118

4,117

133

0.552

0.64

Feb.

104

122

104

101

111

118

104

108

108

104

104

104

100

98

98

98

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

104

108

130

194

284

415

3,521

126

0.523

0.54

Mar.

640

739

667

624

552

488

*448

422

404

376

338

327

273

252

242

232

223

218

208

203

198

194

190

190

185

180

172

167

162

154

9,830

317

1.32

1.52

Apr.

150

146

142

138

138

154

*162

190

232

252

237

213

203

198

190

172

158

154

146

142

142

142

142

142

146

142

138

134

130 

126

4,901

163

0.676

0.76

May

122

118

118

118

*118

115

111

108

104

101

98

94

91

84

81

75

75

75

75

72

72

72

75

75

72

69

66

63

63 

63

63

2,706

87.3

0.362

0.42

June

81

108

115

101

*84

72

69

63

78

94

94

87

101

115

111

108

94

81

78

78

78

72

69

66

69

72

69

66

60

11

2,490

83.0

0.344

0.38

July

54

54

111

150

134

134

130

118

101

87

78

75

72

66

66

66

66

63

57

54

50

50

50

50

47

45

45

45

45

47

47

2,257

72.8

0.302

0.35

Aug.

45

45

43

*43

41

45

63

72

66

63

63

60

57

52

52

47

45

45

43

47

75

98

111

115

101

81

72

66

63 

60

60

1,939

62.5

0.259

0.30

Sept.

57

52

54

54

52

54

57

*60

60

63

63

63

60

54

54

54

63

78

78

75

72

69

66

57

57

57

60

60

60 

60

1,823

60.8

0.252

0.28

Calendar year 1957: Max 973 Mln 36 Mean 162 Cfsm 0.672 In. 9.12

Water year 1957-58= Max 739 Mln 39 Mean 135 Cfsm O.560 In. 7.60

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 115

1055. KaiLamazoo River near Battle Creek, Mlch.

Locatlon.--Lat 42°19'22", long 85°11 I 29", in SW^ sec.l, T.2 S., R.8 W., on downstream end 

of center pier of bridge on Washington Avenue In Battle Creek. Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, 

at site 5.0 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 824 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1937 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published In WSP 1307.

Gage. Staff gage read twice dally. Altitude of gage Is 815 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, water-stage recorder at site 5.0 miles downstream at different 

datums.

Average discharge. 21 years, (574 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 3.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage reading!;); minimum dally, 131 cfs Aug. 20.

1937-58: Maximum discharge, 7,290 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 9.13 ft, site and 

datum then In use); minimum, 50 cfs Sept. 22, 1939; minimum dally, that of Aug. 20, 

1958.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation, below 1,500 cfs, caused by power-plants above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 924: 1938-39. WSP 1387: 1938, 1945-46, 1948.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.'

294

294

284

294

266

266

257

*232

294

284

284

266

257

257

257

303

327

323

323

313

294

323

368

514

665

514

554

554

476

514

10,909

352

0.427

0.49

Nov.

458

425

425

*390

382

368

368

410

425

442

410

382

442

620

778

778

825

925

825

755

710

710

620

620

554

534

494

442

442 

458

16,417

547

0.664

0.74

Dec.

458

450

450

450

450

500

500

550

550

500

450

400

*395

410

494

395

356

442

554

778

1,000

1.050

1,050

1,000

900

900

850

950

850

778

732

19,592

632

0.767

0.88

Jan.

778

688

665

476

442

476

458

442

442

442

442

425

425

458

425

425

395

368

368

395

425

395

*368

368

395

425

395

395

425 

395

368

13,789

445

0.540

0.62

Feb.

368

368

368

345

368

410

368

410

395

382

345

345

345

395

345

368

368

345

323

368

345

368

356

395

534

755

900

1.050

-

12,032

430

0.522

0.54

Mar.

,200

.500

,250

,200

,100

1,020

*900

950

925

875

755

800

620

688

710

688

650

650

650

650

600

600

600

550

550

550

550

550

500 

500

500

23,631

762

0.925

1.07

Apr.

500

500

500

500

500,

514

642

*620

665

598

620

665

620

620

534

494

534

476

476

534

476

458

442

476

494

494

425

458

494

425

15,754

525

0.637

0.71

May

410

410

382

442

47,6

*451

395

368

368

345

345

334

334

334

334

303

323

345

334

313

275

313

284

284

294

275

257

266

266

275

266

10,401

336

0.408

0.47

June

345

425

442

345

*356

313

303

334

395

368

368

334

382

425

425

410

356

356

345

356

345

345

368

323

323

410

368

368

356

345

10,934

364

0.442

0.49

July

284

323

368

494

368

410

*404

368

345

334

368

494

410

323

323

313

323

334

313

284

294

275

248

188

171

250

250

200

200

250

250

9,759

315

0.382

0.44

Aug.

330

290

290

*290

290

290

345

323

284

334

323

294

294

284

266

230

275

266

163

151

315

275

266

250

222

239

230

239

275

239

257

8,377

270

0.328

0.38

Sept.

196

188

239

266

248

230

257

*253

275

266

239

257

248

213

239

275

275

275

266

275

239

266

257

250

239

248

230

213

248

239

7,589

246

0.299

0.35

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,510 Mln 230 Mean 514 Cfsm O.611 In. 8.28

Water year 1957-53: Max 1,300 Mln 131 Mean 436 Cfsm O.529 In. 7.16

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Dec. 2-12, Mar. 17 to Apr. 5, July 26 to Aug. 6; discharge computed on basis of records for Kalamazoo River at Comstock and sum of records for Kalamazoo 

River at Marshall and Battle Creek at Battle Creek.
116 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1060. Kalamazoo River at Comstock, Mlch.

Location. Lat 42°17'05", long 85°30'50", In HEq: sec.19, T.2 S., R.10 W., on left bank at 

dovmstream side of bridge on River Street, in Comstock, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Comstock Creek.

Drainage area. 1,010 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April to August 1931, October 1932 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 759.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to October 1936, staff gage and October 1936 to October 1945 wire-weight 

gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1932-58), 842 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 2.70 ft); minimum, 119 cfs May 29 (gage height, 0.09 ft).

1931, 1932-58: Maximum discharge, 6,910 cfs Apr. 8, 1947 (gage height, 7.94 ft); 

minimum, that of May 29, 1958.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 824: 1933-36. WSP 1387: 1933, 1934(M), 1935, 1936(M) , 

1938(M), 1940(M), 1941.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 21 to Mar. 8)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

245

400

760

1,200

1,920

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

320

325

340

335

330

330

346

*352

346

346

335

320

320

320

330

376

569

555

508

450

400

450

500

600

800

700

700

715

805 

700

14,423

465

0.460

0.53

Nov.

550

500

480 *448

534

478

472

555

654

697

638

576

630

805

1,290

1,320

1,260

1,280

1,290

1.570

1,140

976

931

913

805

724

841

622

742

654

24,175

806

0.798

0.89

Dec.

662

662

614

590

606

548

638

688

778

606

606

*412

430

706

670

548

548

598

7O6

1,070

1,310

1,400

1,370

1,370

1.420

1,370

1,180

1,180

1,220

1,090 

940

26,536

856

0.848

0.98

Jan.

976

904

614

527

606

976

859

654

548

646

751

697

646

630

638

646

638

569

541

630

606

606

*622

614

622

598

670

638

697

760 

706

20,835

672

0.665

0.77

Feb.

688

679

706

614

590

622

606

569

496

454

472

496

496

569

583

638

520

562

622

534

548

541

555

688

778

895

1,220

1.580

-

18,121

647

0.641

0.67

Mar.

1,400

1,550

1.720

1,720

1,650

*1,610

1,510

1,420

1,260

1,180

1,180

1,080

1,040

859

904

994

958

796

796

751

733

733

751

814

706

697

688

590

576 

606

630

31,902

1,029

1.02

1.17

Apr.

583

576

583

562

548

583

724

*895

895

886

904

787

814

841

638

630

778

646

590

778

598

527

576

654

733

555

520

670

598

646

20,318

677

0.670

0.75

May

564

430

582

679

682

*478

340

468

514

520

541

595

448

478

593

535

276

400

573

379

416

425

339

344

418

518

421

277

281

352

376

14,242

459

0.454

0.52

June

376

461

427

*470

424

352

330

310

388

406

436

454

520

541

569

460

406

382

418

502

430

436

534

527

527

508

514

508

548

7_4_2

13,906

464

0.459

0.51

July

679

569

555

548

598

606

562

502

496

502

478

484

622

715

502

490

*478

394

320

400

534

460

520

502

460

460

448

460

472

472

490

15,778

509

0.504

0.58

Aug.

472

478

466

478

422

436

*376

376

358

370

424

460

376

388

400

330

320

364

340

325

338

448

388

496

585

413

400

394

412

330 

335

12,516

404

0.400

0.46

Sept.

346

370

305

315

305

305

310

*370

376

340

315

330

330

335

340

346

376

430

576

346

330

442

484

363

346

382

320

330

370

376

10, 809

360

0.356

0.40

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,760 Min 250 Mean 673 Cfsm 0.666 In. 9.05

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,720 Min 276 Mean 612 Cfsm O.606 In. 8.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 6, 12, 13, 2O-27, Oct. 3O to Nov. 3; discharge estimated on 

basis of records for stations near Battle Creek and near Pennville. Doubtful gage-height record 

June 4 to Aug. 7; discharge computed from available record and compared with records for stations 

near Battle Creek and near Pennville.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 117

1065. Portage Creek at Kalamazoo, Mich.

Location.--Lat 42°16'30", long 85°34'35", on line between sees.22 and 27, T.2 S., R.ll W., 

on upstream side of Reed Street Bridge at Kalamazoo, lj miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 48 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1958 (discontinued). Monthly discharge 

only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 761.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. December 1947 to Feb. 24, 1948, staff gage and Feb. 25, 1948, to Dec. 7, 1955, 

wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 56.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 221 cfs July 2 (gage height, 3.81 ft); minimum, 

7.0 cfs July 1 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 580 cfs sometime in July 1954, from rating curve extended above 165 cfs by logarithmic plotting (gage height, 5.25 ft), caused by momentary gate opening of millpond; minimum, 2.0 cfs May 8, 1956 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by St. Regis Paper Co. ponds upstream from station.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.3 

3.0

26

39

110

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

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

38

39

38

38

35

36

*37

36

36

35

31

30

32

34

53

52

45

41

40

39

43

88

99

73

57

50

46

48 

45

45

1,398

45.1

0.940

1.08

Nov.

44

39

38

39

*39

40

38

49

49

45

45

46

52

80

109

72

62

61

64

58

57

52

50

50

48

48

47

49

48 

46

1,564

52.1

1.09

1.21

Dec.

41

46

45

44

45

47

50

41

44

45

42

*43

43

44

41

43

45

52

64

IP.

65

58

56

51

49

56

53

55

45 

49

51

1,533

49.5

1.03

1.19

Jan.

47

47

50

46

44

48

49

46

47

47

46

41

43

45

45

44

45

44

40

43

48

48

*45

46

45

41

43

45

45 

44

43

1,400

45.2

0.942

1.08

Feb.

43

39

39

41

42

43

41

43

39

42

44

43

43

44

43

41

41

41

41

42

41

42

45

52

59

63

75

Ii1,288

46.0

0.958

1.00

Mar.

67

61

58

57

56

*59

57

54

50

52

52

48

48

48

47

44

44

46

47

52

52

52

50

48

46

45

44

44

42 

40

40

1,550

50.0

1.04

1.20

Apr.

40

40

40

45

52

61

65

»59

54

52

52

52

49

49

49

48

48

49

45

47

46

49

49

52

51

47

45

47

48 

49

1,479

49.3

1.03

1.15

May

49

50

51

62

55

*53

52

50

47

45

39

49

42

44

41

42

41

49

46

46

43

43

42

41

40

40

41

40

39 

39

47

1,408

45.4

0.946

1.09

June

58

52

50

*49

48

45

39

42

47

49

45

44

63

60

44

42

42

41

45

43

41

41

45

45

52

49

46

43

41

23.

1,389

46.3

0.965

1.08

July

37

71

60

50

48

45

44

41

39

40

41

41

37

39

48

45

*44

33

38

38

37

41

42

41

45

40

36

49

49 

47

46

1,352

43.6

0.908

1.05

Aug.

45

43

41

40

41

47

*52

46

42

38

41

40

38

40

43

39

38

37

37

40

50

42

39

43

40

39

38

38

38 

35

 32

1,262

40.7

0.848

0.98

Sept.

32

36

38

38

37

37

33

*32

45

46

38

36

36

35

36

38

49

48

44

43

39

41

41

43

43

41

40

42

40 

45

1 192

39.7

0.827

0.92

Calendar year 1957: Max 112 Kin 20 Mean 47.7 Cfam 0.994 In. 13.48

Water year 1957-58: Max 109 Mln 30 Mean 46.1 Cfsm 0.960 In. 13.03

Discharge measurement made on this day.
118 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1085. Kalatnazoo River near Pennvllle, Mien.

Location.--Lat 42°36', long 85°59<, in NE^ sec.5, T.2 N., R.14 W., on left bank 40 ft up-

 stream from bridge on State Highway 89, 2 miles downstream from Swan Creek, 3? miles 

downstream from Calkins Dam, and 6| miles east of Fennville.

Drainage area.--1,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . April 1929 to September 1936, October 1937 to September 1958 Monthly

 discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. Published as "near Allegan 

April 19S9 to September 1932; as ''at Calkins Bridge, near Allegan" October 1932 to 

September 1936, October 1937 to September 1938; as "at Calkins Dam, near Allegan October 1938 to September 1950.

Gage.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 586.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T!929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). April 1929 to September 1935 

at bridge and October 1937 to September 1950 in powerplant, 3^ miles upstream at mean 

sea level datum (levels by city of Allegan).

Average discharge.--28 years, 1,343 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 11.62 ft); mini-

 5u¥Tl25 cfs May 25 (gage height, 3.68 ft); minimum daily, 422 cfs May 25. _

1929-36, 1937-58: Maximum discharge. 17,500 cfs Apr. 11, 1947 (gage height, bOb.76 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 73 cfs Aug. 31, 1941.

Remarks.-Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regu-

 Tiled at low and medium stages by powerplants above station, and since June 1936 by 

Calkins Dam and powerplant 3-=r miles above station.

Revisions ftrater years) .-WSP 1387: 1929(M) , 1930, 1933, 1934-36(M), 1938(M), 1939-40, 

1942.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18ig

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2g

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,040

1,020

1,000

*706

472

423

630

g52

1,080

866

709

sgs

514

g46

1,070

744

718

gea

1,060

810

1,000

1,090

1,140

1,040

1,170

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,480

1,480

1,440

30,901

337

0.623

0.72

Nov.

1,420

1,400

807

1,050

*1,150

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,130

862

1,060

1,120

1,410

1,190

1,670

2.160

2,140

2,130

2,060

1,820

1,790

1,860

1,750

1,740

1,920

1,630

1,520

1,370

1,400

1,400

44,339

1,478

O.g24

1.03

Dec.

1,340

1,040

1,300

1,260

1,040

1,340

955

1,140

g40

1,270

1,340

1,040

ggs

1,250

640

840

*1,140

1,120

1,240

1,320

1,420

1,760

2.080

1,540

1,720

1,980

1,940

1,700

1,700

1,580

1,700

41,670

1,344

0.840

0.97

Jan.

1.570

1,400

,400

,360

,330

,340

,250

,460

,420

,340

1,300

772

934

1,280

1,330

972

1,340

1,000

1,200

880

1,260

1,370

1,310

882

991

1,180

*1,290

1,190

1,040

1,330

1,000

37,721

1,217

0.761

0.88

Feb.

1,300

1,170

1,140

1,090

1,100

1,140

1,160

1,180

1,170

1,210

1,180

bl.100

bl, 100

bl,10o

bl.OOO

b900

bl.100

bl.100

bl.100

bl,100

bl,000

b800

694

1,090

1,200

1,290

2,280

2.850

-

33,624

1,201

0.751

0.78

Mar.

5.240

3,110

2,380

2,280

2,600

*2,810

*3,010

2,970

2,710

2,210

1,760

1,650

1,620

1,630

1,510

1,430

1,580

1,670

1,620

1,560

1,510

1,150

1,420

1,560

1,460

1,410

1,420

1,390

1,300

745

1,080

57,7g5

1,864

1.16

1.34

Apr.

1,350

1,350

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,100

1,020

1,380

1,370

1,420

*1.440

1,380

1,350

1,430

1,400

1,340

1,200

1,160

1,140

1,090

1,160

1,440

1,390

1,420

1,380

1,330

1,260

1,330

1,400

 

38,820

I,2g4

o.eog

0.90

May

816

682

813

ggs

1.460

1,400

1,440

i,3go

*1,120

1,010

762

gg4

773

830

1,320

1,320

982

765

958

1,020

1,000

1,010

gas

729

422

738

970

888 gio

668

588

29,756

960

0.600

o.eg

June

644

1,250

1,270

gu

*907

682

582

736

1,250

1,280

666

764

680

840

1,180

1,230

932

1,290

1,270

676

790

996

866

1,260

1.500

g44

896

840

621

868

28,424

g47

0.592

0.66

July

g52

g54

gse

676

808

,060

,150

,210

,240

.250

871

848

622

580

838

*888

1,190

660

802

910

552

568

608

1,180

723

848

701

691

g64

745

620

26,6g5

861

0.538

0.62

Aug.

875

819

628

1.010

840

690 *gso

790

862

754

754

geo

782

gge

794

gi7

688

gei

761

886

732

728

566

542

904

908

647

854

g46

gpQ

660

25,034

808

0.505

0.58

Sept.

677

5g2

62g

754

5g4

544

550

sgg

701

850

*gso

876

704

636

562

508

Tig

ges

1.010

go s

823

goo

588

520

871

915

897

686

608

538

21,674

722

0.451

0.50

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,680 

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,240

Mean 1,256 

Mean 1,141

Cfsm 0.785 In. 10.65 

Cfsm 0.713 In. g.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 119

1090. Grand River at Jackson, Mien.

Location. Lat 42°17'05", long 84°24'30", in sec.22, T.2 S., R.I W. , on left bank at

sewage-treatment plant, 1 mile north of Jackson, 2^ miles upstream from Portage River, 

and at mile 216.

Drainage area. 174 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1935 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 900.00 ft above mean sea level (Fargo Engineering Co. bench mark). Prior to Sept. 24, 1935, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 120 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 736 cfs Aug. 20 or 21 (gage height, 12.5 ft, 

from high-water mark); minimum recorded, 14 cfs Feb. 8 (gage height, 8.36 ft); minimum 

daily, 23 cfs Sept. 1, 14.

1935-58: Maximum discharge, 1,070 cfs June 25, 1937 (gage height, 13.50 ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Aug. 22, 1936.

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

Slight regulation by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 974: 1937(M). WSP 1387: 1936.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

42

41

40

31

25

35

38

*40

40

40

33

27

36

41

80

82

66

66

62

72

122

223

222

212

102

95

101

102

101

94

2,353

75.9

0.436

0.50

Nov.

87

76

69

80

131

133

128

151

130

119

127

118

87

146

127

113

110

125

*148

156

155

150

131

120

119

118

113

118

116

114

3,615

120

0.690

0.77

Dec.

106

113

110

108

133

136

148

141

146

98

62

87

81

73

66

80

80

122

135

317

337

331

327

218

176

181

*172

178

246

271

263

5,042

163

0.937

1.08

Jan.

239

210

151

144

131

128

107

67

78

72

63

54

62

63

62

60

57

44

44

57

60

62

58

60

60

65

70

90

*112

112

108

2,750

88.7

0.510

0.59

Feb.

96

101

98

95

60

51

48

34

37

43

42

40

39

40

37

33

39

40

40

40

40

37

47

73

133

151

174

183

-

1,891

67.5

0.388

0.40

Mar.

180

180

192

T92

190

*192

183

172

167

163

156

148

100

87

80

74

81

88

80

78

80

74

73

88

144

146

144

143

135

130

135

4,075

131

0.753

0.87

Apr.

131

88

73

69

69

118

120

124

130

130

138

189

190

189

181

*171

162

141

81

81

85

88

94

89

85

84

91

89

84

82

3,446

115

0.661

0.74

May

77

72

73

77

77

80

78

76

68

62

69

66

62

82

135

163

US

58

51

49

47

45

45

45

45

49

46

46

*45

33

44

2,083

67.2

0.386

0.45

June

72

58

55

55

55

50

43

50

96

54

49

48

60

37

31

40

43

43

43

41

32

25

*35

45

72

48

42

33

28

46

1,429

47.6

0.274

0.31

July

45

83

~56 160

44

35

49

50

49

54

52

44

38

*39

40

38

36

34

32

30

30

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

1,303

42.0

0.241

0.28

Aug.

25

25

25

25

35

45

43

40

35

30

28

27

26

26

25

25

25

25

35

100

150

*46

36

48

42

42

42

43

43

36

27

1,225

39.5

0.227

0.26

Sept.

23

33

41

43

40

35

29

36

46

40

39

38

30

23

*45

51

86

54

44

37

32

42

43

43

45

43

34

27

34

43

1,199

40.0

0.230

0.26

Calendar year 1957 : Max 337 Min 25 Mean 101 Cfsm 0.580 In. 7.89

Water year 1957-58 : Max 337 Min 33 Mean 83.3 Cfsm 0.479 In. 6.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 25-28, May 21-25, July 15 to Aug. 21; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range in stage and records for station near Eaton Rapids.
120 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1110. Grand River near Eaton Rapids, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°32'05", long 84 0 37'25", in NE^ sec.26, T.2 N., R.3 W., on right bank 

400 ft upstream from bridge on Petrieville Highway, 2 miles northeast of Eaton Rapids, 

2-j miles downstream from Spring Brook, 25 miles upstream from Cedar River, and at 

mile 178.

Drainage area.--661 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1958. Gage-height records for flood seasons 

collected in this vicinity 1905-28 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 852.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge.--8 years, 466 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 4.10 ft); maximum gage height, 4.19 ft Jan. 9, ice affected; minimum discharge, 42 cfs Oct. 15 (gage 

height, 1.15 ft); minimum daily, 56 cfs Sept. 14.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 3,360 cfs May 1, 1956 (gage height, 7.65 ft, from highwater mark); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 12, 1951; minimum daily, 44 cfs Sept. 22, 1955.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Smithville and mills at 

Eaton Rapids.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

132

206

2.5 385

3.0 605

5.0 1,69O

1.2 

1.5 

1.7

Jan. 10 to Sept. 3O

46 2.0

88 3.0

126 4.0

204

605

1,140

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

O

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

99

127

122

122

114

119

96

136

98

100

113

112

144

83

lT2

126

172

*229

198

191

212

157

278

540

530

522

536

519

436 

342

36O

7,045

227

0.343

0.40

Nov.

246

SOS

312

292

260

268

278

290

349

377

373

361

385

484

754

715

730

730

*700

665

640

605

575

508

519

453

422

446

402 

460

13,885

463

0.700

0.78

Dec.

373

440

373

340

351

370

397

420

440

462

315

350

390

322

422

560

575

542

615

816

948

1,070

*1.170

1,120

1,070

1,050

975

931

"565 

804

782

19,658

634

0.959

1.11

Jan.

777

644

692

500

550

600

600

400

500

400

400

400

348

350

350

290

324

302

294

262

237

262

276

274

275

278

276

281

*274

2 8O 

342

12,038

388

0.587

0.68

Feb.

328

305

350

386

314

306

336

200

200

220

210

210

210

210

200

200

200

200

190

180

180

180

188

230

499

770

931

1.010

-

8,943

319

0.483

0.50

Mar.

1.010

997

975

936

898

*876

876

865

832

766

70O

670

665

610

555

528

524

480

468

452

458

428

450

442

588

414

448

447

434

438 

411

19,441

627

0.949

1.09

Apr.

404

397

*394

307

302

375

560

574

592

580

580

579

576

595

571

555

496

528

438

416

408

319

419

376

400

370

339

370

296

302

13,418

447

0.676

0.75

May

304

282

233

292

512

301

274

269

262

250

240

224

212

196

205

186

178

a200

a250

a200

a!60

alSO

a!50

alSO

alSO

a 100

a80

a9O

*a90

122 

138

6,210

200

0.303

0.35

June

188

151

225

131

134

137

164

133

130

236

188

174

250

218

200

192

182

139

144

163

143

154

108

*125

118

140

168

160

130 

108

4,833

161

0.244

0.27

July

110

104

204

350

491

456

444

310

281

210

188

180

175

172

*144

138

162

124

156

120

95

101

90

99

104

99

112

80

93 

91

124

5,607

181

0.274

0.32

Aug.

74

94

118

*72

77

138

142

126

123

120

98

84

84

82

89

93

111

77

76

86

220

294

270

230

162

128

150

120

112 

134

120

3,904

126

0.191

0.22

Sept.

74

85

92

*91

88

128

117

58

94

104

130

95

108

56

90

76

123

174

168

180

120

137

113

112

138

106

122

120

102 

105

3,306

110

0.166

0.19

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,250 Mln 66 Mean 391 Cfsm 0.592 In. 8.O4

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,170 Mln 56 Mean 324 Cfsm 0.490 In. 6.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, powerplant records, and records for station at Lanslng.

Note. stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 4-12, 14, 15, Feb. 8-22.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 121

1115. Deer Creek near Dansville, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°36'30", long 84°19'15", in Ei sec.33, T.3 N. , R.I E., on right bank 

15 ft upstream from bridge on Clark Road, 3j miles north of Dansville, and ?£ miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 16.3 sq mi.

Records available. May 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 889.08 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 131 cfs July 4 (gage height, 4.61 ft); minimum, 

0.6 cfs Oct. 10, Sept. 14; minimum gage height, 2.57 ft Feb. 20, caused by siphon 

action.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 570 cfs May 13, 1956 (gage height, 8.83 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Dec. 9, 1956, result of freezeup.

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

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

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

3.0

3.1

4.7 

8.2

3.3 

3.5

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.3

*1.2

1.3

4.1

13

7.4

5.0

4.1

3.6

2.9

2.9 

2.9

69.9

2.25

0.138

0.16

Nov.

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

37T

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.8

20

33

19

13

11

14

11

9.1

8.2

7.4

7.0

5.9

5.6

5.6

*6.2

7.4

6.6

229.5

7.65

0.469

0.52

Dec.

5.6

.3

.7

.1

.1

.3

.4

.0

.6

.9

.9

.5

.5

.O

.7

5.6

6.2

14

50

79

44

28

*23

18

18

38

25

19

16

14 

13

490.4

15.8

0.969

1.12

Jan.

12

11

11

10

9.1

9.6

.8

.0

.6

.0

.6

.4

.O

.3

.0

.7

.1

.6

.6

.8

* .1

.1

.8

.1

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0 

.0

 180.3

5.82

0.357

0.41

Feb.

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

20

66.

51

48

39

_

-------

291.5

10.4

0.638

0.67

Mar.

38

29

27

*26

24

29

27

22

17

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

9.6

9.1

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.6 

*5 9

448.4

14.5

0.890

1.02

Apr.

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

13

33

20

14

12

12

16

14

12

9.1

8.2

7.4

6.6

5.9

6.6

7.4

7.8

10

12

9.6

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.2

*5.3

296.0

9.87

0.606

0.68

May

4.7

4 . 1

4.1

4.4

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

 1.3

173

2.1

80.1

2.58

0.158

0.18

June

5.0

4.7

2.9

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.9

3.1

7.0

4.4

3.1

3.8

4.1

3.1

2.5

2.2

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.2

*1.1

79.2

2.64

0.162

0.18

July

1.1

1.0

28

58

58

26

18

11

7.4

5.6

4.7

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.7

1.9

 1.4 

1.4

257.6

8.31

0.510

0.59

Aug.

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

,9

11

~.B 19

4.1

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

3.1

2.7

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

*1.1

1.0

.9

81.4

2.63

0.161

0.19

Sept.

0.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8 iTo

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.4

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

*1.1

33.1

1.10

0.067

0.08

Calendar year 1957: Max 230 

Water year 1957-58: Max 79

Min 0.6 

Min 0.8

Mean 1O.5 

Mean 6.95

Cfsm 0.644 In. 8.74 

Cfsm 0.426 In. 5.80

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Dec. 20 (10 to 11 a.m.) 117 cfs (4.36 ft); July 4 (2 p.m.) 131 cfs 

(4.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12, 13, Jan. 25 to Feb. 23 (no gage-height 

record Feb. 8-12).
122 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1120. Sloan Creek near Williamstori, Mich.

Location.--Lat 42°40'30", long 84°21'50", in E| sec.l, T.3 N., R.I W., on left bank 30 ft 

downstream from bridge on Meridian Road, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 4^- miles 

west of Williamston.

Drainage area. 9.34 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum 

of gage is 862.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department 

of Conservation).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 101 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 3.60 ft); minimum, 0.19 cfs Aug. 18, Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.35 ft); minimum gage height, 1.15 ft 

Feb. 20, caused by siphon action.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 685 cfs July 11, 1957 (gage height, 7.35 ft); minimum, 

0.01 cfs Sept. 11, 1954, Jan. 18, 1957 (gage height, 1.10 ft), caused by unusual regulation; minimum natural discharge, 0.04 cfs Sept. 18-21, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 10, Nov. 3-7,

July 9-15, Aug. 4-6, 8-22)

1.3

1.8

0.12 

.27 

.47 

.75

1.6

2.0

3.0 

3.3

2.9

7.0

65

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

Day

1

o

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.27

*.25

.24

.24

.25

.25

.27

.27

.32

.32

.29

.27

.27

.29

.29

.42

.75

.50

.42

.42

.34

.36

1.2

5.6

2.8

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1 

.99

25.09

O.8O9

0.087

0.10

Nov.

0.87

.83

.75

.72

.69

.66

1~.63

1.3

1.1

.99

.99

1.1

10

ii.

7.8

5.2

4.5

7.2

5.2

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.8

2.8

99.73

3.32

0.355

0.40

Dec.

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.2

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.7

9.1

36

§2.

29

16

*10

7.0

7.4

20

11

7.8

6.2

5.4 

5.1

264.7

8.54

0.914

1.05

Jan.

4.8

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

T7T

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

74.8

2.41

0.258

0.30

Feb.

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.3

3.8

34

34

41

32

_

------

174.3

6.22

0.666

0.69

Mar.

27

20

18

16

16

21

17

13

8.2

6.2

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.2

4.9

.7

.4

.1

.1

.1

4.0

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5 

*2 . 4

244.6

7.89

0.845

0.97

Apr.

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

3.5

22

8.8

6.0

4.9

4.7

6.0

5.4

4.5

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.8

3.7

4.7

4.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.5

*2.1

125.2

4.17

0.446

0.50

May

.0

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.3

.2

.1

.0

.95

.91

.83

1.2

1.3

.75

.66

.60

.66

.66

.54

.47

.47

.44

.42

*.42

.40

.79

33.27

1.07

0.115

0.13

June

4.4

2.7

1.7

1.2

1.0

.83

.72

.72

1.3

1.3

1.2

.83

1.2

1.3

1.0

.83

.66

.57

.54

.54

.52

.44

.42

.40

.56

.57

.42

.34

.31

*.2S

28.80

0.960

0.103

0.11

July

0.24

274^ .22

11

_18

11

11

6.2

3.7

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.2

.87

.72

.66

.60

.52

.44

.42

.40

.36

.34

.32

.31

1.1

1.7

*.79 

. 63

85.84

2.77

0.297

0.34

Aug.

0.47

.38

.32

.31

.27

.38

.92

.95

.57

.42

.32

.29

.27

.25

.27

.27

.24

.22

.20

.27

1.5

1.2

.66

.52

.42

.34

.31

.27

*.25

.25 

.24

13.55

0.437

0.047

0.05

Sept.

0.24

.25

.27

.25

.25

.25

.24

.24

.27

.31

.27

.24

.24

.24

.29

.32

.58

^87

.54

.44

.38

.34

.31

.31

.31

.29

.25

.24

.22

*724

9.49

0.316

0.034

0.04

Calendar year 1957: Max 199 Min 0.20 Mean 7.07 Cfsm 0.757 In. 10.28

Water year 1957-58: Max 57 Mln 0.20 Mean 3.23 Cfsm 0.346 In. 4.68

Peak discharge (base, 60 cfs).--Dec. 20 (7:30 a.m.) 101 cfs (3.60 ft); Feb. 25 (7 p.m.) 63 cfs 

(3.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 123

1125. Cedar River at East Lansing, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°43'40", long 84°28'40", in SW-J- sec.18, T.4 N., R.I W., in left downstream 

bridge abutment of Farm Lane Bridge on Michigan State University Campus in East Lansing, 

3 miles upstream from Sycamore Creek and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 355 sq mi.

Records available. August 1902 to December 1903, March 1931 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. August 1902 to December 1903 

published as Red Cedar River at Agricultural College, Mich. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity 1911-19, and for flood seasons only 1920-28, are contained in 

reports of D. 3. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 824.39 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. August 1902 to December 1903 chain gage at site threequarters of a mile downstream at different datum. March 1931 to November 1940 waterstage recorder at site 250 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 206 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 895 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 5.33 ft); minimum, 

11 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 3.09 ft).

1902-3, 1931-58: Maximum discharge, 5,920 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 11.58 ft); 

minimum, 3 cfs July 31, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional regulation at low flow caused by mill at Williamston 

16 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1307: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

3.2 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

35

108

262

718

1,290

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

3.09

3.2

3.5

4.0

5.2

253

800,

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

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

41

39

37

37

39

39

41

43

43

46

52

54

54

54

68

68

61

66

68

68

71

103

206

228

180

139

119

105

97 

*92

2,399

77.4

0.218

0.25

Nov.

89

86

86

84

84

89

86

89

97

100

100

100

97

149

378

409

325

273

252

231

206

180

162

148

139

125

119

*119

130

139

4,671

156

0.439

0.49

Dec.

128

119

111

97

94

103

119

133

130

125

li

89

108

105

97

103

108

122

375

682

878

760

595

492

413

482

516

436

378

*325 

284

8,578

277

0.780

0.90

Jan.

260

201

176

198

201

201

185

154

154

151

151

139

130

127

127

124

119

113

94

99

105

107

107

110

110

113

116

116

113

113 

*110

4,324

139

0.392

0.45

Feb.

99

107

96

91

102

*105

99

86

78

83

76

73

73

71

73

76

71

73

73

73

73

71

73

86

210

512

710

*780

-

4,193

150

0.423

0.44

Mar.

eoo

700

*551

478

437

446

488

446

376

307

303

246

243

240

230

223

210

204

201

201

204

204

194

188

182

176

169

163

160 

*154

148

9,272

299

0.842

0.97

Apr.

142

142

139

130

124

142

264

292

240

207

185

210

233

217

194

172

160

148

139

136

145

145

157

166

179

157

142

136

133 

*121

5,097

170

0.479

0.53

May

110

107

102

102

102

105

102

105

105

96

89

78

73

71

71

71

73

76

71

66

66

66

61

61

61

49

61

61

*56 

54

56

2,427

78.3

0.221

0.25

June

94

86

91

81

71

66

56

56

66

73

91

78

76

73

71

63

61

59

59

51

41

41

41

41

41

45

47

47

45 

*45

1,856

61.9

0.174

0.19

July

47

4?

81

224

546

493

380

334

253

182

142

119

102

86

83

81

76

73

68

63

51

51

49

49

*49

49

54

61

59

54

54

4,062

131

0.369

0.43

Aug.

47

32

28

38

32

43

54

76

78

71

63

63

66

56

66

71

61

51

36

32

§1

66

56

51

47

45

43

43

*38 

36

36

1,606

51.8

0.146

0.17

Sept.

34

32

32

28

20

32

38

36

25

15

14

34

43

30

ll_

25

34

43

49

fT

45

45

38

36

36

38

36

36

36 

*36

1,004

33.5

0.094

0.11

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,290 Mln 37 Mean 217 Cfsm 0.611 In. 8.29

Water year 1957-58: Max 878 Mln 11 Mean 136 Cfsm 0.383 In. 5.18

Peak discharge (base, l,loo cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
124 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1130. Grand River at Lansing, Mlch.

Location. --Lat 42°45'05", long 84°33'20", in NW£ sec.9, , T.4 N. , R.2 W., on right bank

30 ft upstream from North Grand River Avenue Bridge In Lansing, 2 miles downstream from 

Cedar River, and at mile 152.

Drainage area.--1,230 sq ml, approximately.

Records available . March 1901 to September 1906, October 1934 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1307. Published as "at North 

Lansing" 1901-6. Gage-height records collected In this vicinity 1907-10 (flood seasons 

only), 1911-19, 1920-28 (flood seasons only), and since 1931 are contained in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 805.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to August 1906, staff gage 

at same site at different datum. November 1934 to June 1949 water-stage recorder at 

site if miles downstream at datum 2.42 ft lower.

Average discharge. 29 years, 847 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 6.20 ft); minimum, 19 cfs June 25 (gage height, 1.20 ft); minimum daily, 116 cfs Sept. 5.

1901-6, 1934-58: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Mar. 26, 1904 (gage height, 18.60 

ft, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 4.0 cfs Aug. 28, 1952, July 17, 1954 (gage height, 0.90 ft); minimum 

dally, 20 cfs Aug. 25, 1941.

Maximum discharge since 1901, 24,500 cfs Mar. 26, 1904.

Remarks. Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation at medium and low flows caused by 

powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1174: 1949. WSP 1387: 1901, 1903-4, 1935, 1937, 1942.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

4.0

7.0

220

1,100

2,930

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

185

185

188

181

154

156

174

194 

172

185

168

148

175

198

171

272

268

287

334

310

286

316

441

944

963

870

804

737

668

596

510

11,240

363

0.295

0.34

Nov.

480

424

430

408

421

*363 392"

474 

500

550

546

518

541

793

1,250

1,440

1,320

1,240

1,220

1,100

1,020

960

901

824

748

734

694

640

694

667

22,292

743

0.604

0.67

Dec.

703

582

631

541

518

568

613

654 

662

672

542

424

505

532

541

559

546

582

924

1,790

2,210

2.230

2,120

1,960

1,790

1,810

1,820

1,720

1,550

*1,350

1,280

32,929

1,062

0.863

1.00

Jan.

1,180

978

721

829

811

924,

888

798

590

680

586

554

546

500

518

480

486

461

438

584

438

412

428

484

436

479

459

478

*471

462

518

18,417

594

0.483

0.56

Feb.

463

496

437

446

428

520

469

374 

332

318

356

343

314

342

331

324

314

324

324

314

319

330

340

382

625

1,360

1,980

*g ,220

-

15,125

540

0.439

0.46

Mar-.

2,560

2,290

2,100

1,890

1,740

1,730

1,760

1,700 

1,560

1,400

1,200

1,160

1,080

1,080

1,000

946

901

842

824

811

816

798

784

784

756

726

733

757

736

726

715

36,705

1,184

0.963

1.11

Apr.

648

652

*648

600

514

698

1,050

1^090

1,020

969

995

1,030

1,010

972

922

856

784

748

712

658

632

582

728

630

638

624

529

574

495

23,176

773

0.628

0.70

May

476 450"

456

414

442

*470

430

414 

420

388

338

331

359

330

270

338

294

285

321

311

298

298

266

242

270

234

210

200

219

154

314

10,242

330

0.268

0.31

June

457 385"

302

346

*258

244

244

252 

302

322

402

369

382

402

373

334

317

291

262

238

242

258

202

200

217

223

200

230

222

186

8,662

289

0.235

0.26

July

192

165

442

788

1,190

1,410

1,220

938 

761

628

454

375

368

342

358

290

303

263

228

256

211

204

196

194

*174

207

199

340

240

214

210

13,360

431

0.350

0.40

Aug.

239

144

206" 140

149

253

394

384 

343

288

249

224

232

148

176

185

164

237

186

208

500

47CT

497

398

294

250

230

254

224

172

210

8,048

260

0.211

0.24

Sept.

172

178

194

*160

116

136

230

179 

185

176

163

181

178

224

119

153

314

265

258

297

254

202

247

196

214

220

185

155

232

218

5,981

199

0.162

0.18

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,880 Min 123 Mean 751 Cfsm 0.611 In. 8.28

Water- year 1957-58: Max 2,360 Min 116 Mean 565 Cfsm O.459 In. 6.23

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 125

1140. Grand River at Portland, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°51'SO", long 84°54'45", in NW^ sec.4, T.5 N., R.5 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on Kent Street, 1.0 mile south of Portland, 1.9 miles upstream from Lookingglass River, and at mile 115.

Drainage area. 1,385 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1958. Gage-height records for flood seasons 

collected in this vicinity 1907-28 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 705.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to July 6, 1953, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 817 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 7.81 ft); maximum gage height, 9.53 Jan. 4, affected by ice; minimum discharge recorded, 110 cfs 

Sept. 17; minimum daily, 152 cfs Sept. 29.

195S-58: Maximum discharge, 9,100 cfs May 13, 1956 (gage height, 11.51 ft); minimum, 55 cfs Sept. 9, 1953 (gage height, 4.07 ft); minimum daily, 68 cfs Sept. 9, 1953.

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

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used June 24 to Sept. 3o)

Slight

4.5 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

13Z

194

400

1,050

3,040

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

246

226

223

226

223

216

174

230

223

*246

219

219

238

230

305

246

432

378

368

420

378

368

461

1,020

1,150

1,080

952

900

830 

753

658

13,818

446

0.322

0.37

Nov.

601

577

505

488

483

*488

440

483

595

571

619

607

601

739

1,340

1,660

1,570

1,440

1,450

1,300

1,260

1,150

1,060

1,000

908

865

802

788

732 

760

25,882

863

0.623

0.69

Dec.

753

725

664

670

601

613

651

697

704

725

746

547

580

600

600

589

595

601

739

1,500

2,380

2.450

*2,350

2,160

1,950

1,910

1,960

1,900

1,720

1,520 

1,380

35,580

1,148

0.829

0.96

Jan.

1.580

1,240

1,000

900

900

1,OOO

1,000

900

700

750

650

600

600

550

550

550

550

500

500

450

5OO

500

500

500

500

550

600

*600

600 

550

547

21,217

684

0.494

0.57

Feb.

559

494

500

500

500

483

500

450

400

400

400

370

570

570

370

360

350

350

350

550

550

370

400

450

600

1,500

2,150

2,650

-

16,896

603

0.435

0.45

Mar.

2.760

2,720

2,540

2,270

2,030

1,970

1,990

1,940

1,810

1,620

1,450

1,270

1,250

*1,200

1,160

1,070

1,050

982

922

908

886

865

816

850

816

781

774

774

781 

755

739

41,707

1,345

0.971

1.12

Apr.

759

677

684

*670

619

601

990

1.270

1,240

1,150

1,O7O

1,070

1,060

1,060

*1,050

998

930

879

830

795

767

732

697

725

809

725

690

677

632 

619

25,455

848

0.612

0.68

May

541

517

488

488

450

466

488

461

494

596

405

542

578

564

560

396

551

252

520

*557

378

346

315

511

275

315

294

261

253 

246

°92

11,548

573

0.269

0.51

June

486

565

450

568

450

515

277

298

315

568

560

*455

455

440

425

391

555

337

333

414

273

201

265

269

254

277

246

250

269 

261

10,522

344

0.248

0.28

July

254

250

*257

494

1,110

1.450

1,520

1,160

908

760

651

500

425

575

586

425

551

507

524

277

265

250

226

216

219

219

208

250

528 

2 98

255

14,634

472

0.341

0.59

Aug.

242

246

242

164

T78

216

2C5

400

591

578

553

303

286

282

253

216

219

216

*234

269

355

601

500

555

456

357

290

286

286 

265

242

9,426

304

0.219

0.25

Sept.

242

212

198

238

238

205

164

216

234

230

246

208

198

198

205

164

198

546

507

298

294

286

*254

265

258

226

230

201

152 

198

6,869

229

0.165

0.18

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,190 Min 174 Mean 873 Cfsm 0.630 i n . 8.56

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,760 Min 152 Mean 639 Cfsm 0.461 In. 6.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13-15, Jan. 5-30, Feb. 5-5, 7-26.
126 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1145. Looklngglass River near Eagle, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°49'45", long 84°46'40", in sec.10, T.5 N., R.4 W., on upstream side of 

highway bridge, \\ miles northeast of Eagle and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 281 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1958.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 747.09 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge . 14 years, 182 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 600 cfs Mar. 1 or 2; maximum gage height 

observed, 4.54 ft Mar. 5, affected by ice; minimum discharge, 21 cfs Aug. 19 (gage 

height, 1.14 ft).

1944-58: Maximum discharge, 2,860 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 7.70 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 18 cfs Aug. 21, 1953 (gage height, 1.11 ft).

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1387: 1946-47.

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

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

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 125

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

225

350

650

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

35

34

34

33

a35

*35

31

a30

a32

a34

36

a40

40

41

60

67

63

60

a60

62

60

80

225

171

167

a!70

169

155

139

118

2,351

75.8

0.270

0.31

Nov.

108

101

a95

*90

88

80

80

89

92

a95

alOO

102

102

133

250

242

a250

255

288

270

270

250

235

a220

197

181

169

a!50

161

155

4,898

163

0.580

0.65

Dec.

a!50

147

145

125

113

120

125

a!30

131

133

102

IS?

191

161

a!50

133

125

135

161

312

312

a4OO

*305

312

a300

a350

a4OO

a350

a 300

305

3 3O

6,642

214

0.762

0.88

Jan.

a300

288

189

165

a200

170

170

160

160

150

150

a!50

140

140

130

130

130

120

allO

110

110

110

100

100

100

aloo

100 *ioo

100

loo

100

4,382

141

0.502

0.58

Feb.

loo

alOO

100

100

90

90

90

90

a9O

80

80

80

80

70

70

a70

70

70

70

70

70

a70

a80

loo

150

250

350

500

-

3,230

115

0.409

0.43

Mar.

580

a580

500

*430

430

430

450

450

a430

420

4OO

375

342

318

285

a250

228

213

201

197

187

181

alSO

169

167

159

153

149

141

a!30

 125

9,250

298

1.06

1.22

Apr.

118

122

*113

116

106

alio

145

135

145

157

155

157

a!55

153

149

141

129

118

114

allO

110

108

110

139

135

137

a!35

131

122

113

3,888

130

0.463

0.51

May

~95 104

92

a90

83

*77

74

74

74

74

a70

65

62

57

57

54

54

a60

66

68

50

50

50

50

a50

a50

a55

a55

a50

a50

2,010

64.8

0.231

0.27

June

a6O

a70

a60

55

*52

46

44

a45

45

54

50

46

83

65

a65

66

54

46

46

44

40

a38

37

41

38

42

44

41

a40

37

1,494

49.8

0.177

O.2O

July

33

32

*56

a75

106

alSO

110

107

102

100

95

86

a8O

77

88

75

70

55

48

a45

38

36

33

32

32

30

a30

31

32

32

31

1,947

62.8

0.223

0.26

Aug.

31

29

a28

28

27

27

27

27

26

a26

26

26

25

24

24

25

a25

24

*22

22

63

56

50

a45

37

33

31

29

27

26

a25

941

30.4

0.108

0.12

Sept.

a25

24

23

2T

24

24

a25

24

23

32

28

27

26

a25

24

23

25

48

44

41

a40

35

*33

33

32

31

30

a30

28

27

877

29.2

O.1O4

0.12

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,16O Min 3O Mean 188 Cfsm O.669 In. 9.O8

Water year 1957-58: Max 58O Min 22 Mean 115 Cfsm O.409 In. 5.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Cedar River at East Lanslhg 

and Shiawassee River at Owosso.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 6 to Mar. 8.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 127

1150. Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mioh.

Location. Lat 43°06'35", long 84°41<35", in sec.5 T.8 N., R.3 W., on upstream side of 

highway bridge at Maple Rapids, 30 ft downstream from Pine Creek and three-quarters of 

a mile upstream from Hayworth Creek.

Drainage area.--434 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1958.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 642.58 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 14 years, 255 cfs.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 8.48 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Aug. 19, 20; minimum gage height, 1.91 Aug. 20.

1944-58: Maximum daily discharge, 6,500 cfs Mar. 20, 1948; maximum gage height, 

11.22 ft Mar. 20, 1948, from floodmark (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 

8.2 cfs Aug. 11, 1944 (gage height, 1.61 ft).

Flood in March 1904 reached a stage of 13.8 ft, from information by local resident.

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

which are fair.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, July 1-5,

Aug. 28 to Sept. 30)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

16

37

62

124

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.5

215

350

549

940

1,260

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CTsm

In.

Oct.

31

29

28

27

25

26

25

25

25

25

2425"

25

*26

27

32

48

57

58

57

56

56

65

loo

127

137

151

160

161

160

156

1,974

63.7

0.147

0.17

Nov.

150

150

144

137

132

128

a!20

a!20

125

128

128

127

128

152

271

344

385

441

484

521

516

499

478

455

430

407

*378

358

334

315

8,485

283

0.652

0.73

Dec.

300

281

264

249

235

226

224

216

208

200

196

180

172

158

150

144

140

135

157

206

269

312

365

*389

a400

405

416

407

401

381

367

8,153

263

0.6O6

0.70

Jan.

a350

328

312

285

259

254

244

233

216

200

192

183

170

158

150

146

137

130

120

110

100

*90

95

95

100

110

110

110

110

110

110

5,317

172

0.396

0.46

Feb.

100

100

100

100

100

95

95

90

90

90

85

80

80

80

80

80

a80

aBO

80

80

80

80

80

80

90

150

250

478

3,053

109

0.251

0.26

Mar.

726

935

1,180

*1,220

1,220

1,180

1,130

1,050

970

830

718

629

572

535

499

472

441

418

394

374

357

339

326

304

290

274

259

247

235

226

213

18,563

599

1.38

1.59

Apr.

201

191

181

*173

162

156

162

157

163

165

164

163

160

159

155

151

146

140

134

152

143

143

146

a!50

a!60

a!60

a!60

a!60

a!60

164

4,761

159

0.366

0.41

May

166

160

150

146

135

*128

120

113

106

98

93

87

82

74

70

66

64

62

61

60

60

59

60

59

58

57

55

53

50

48

54

2,654

85.6

0.197

0.23

June

70

98

100

98

*93

81

72

66

62

58

58

58

58

64

70

74

68

62

55

50

48

46

45

46

50

62

65

56

50

42_

1,925

64.2

0.148

0.16

July

38

32

*33

34

103

120

122

120

112

102

92

77

66

52

44

56

55

52

48

44

38

34

31

28

26

26

25

23

26

25

26

1,710

55.2

0.127

0.15

Aug.

25

23

21

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

a40

a35

a30

a25

a20

a!5

a!2

*11

IT

36

50

52

50

40

34

30

29

24

27

28

813

26.2

0.060

0.07

Sept.

30

25

22

21

19

18

19

19

18

20

19

19

a!9

a!8

11

19

21

36

52

54

53

34

*30

27

28

27

24

21

21

19

769

25.6

0.059

0.07

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,170 Min 24 Mean 255 Cfsm O.588 In. 7.98

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,220 Min 11 Mean 159 Cfsm 0.366 In. 5.0o

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Cedar River at East Lansing 

and Lookingglass River near Eagle.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 18 to Feb. 27.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1160. Grand River at Ionia, Mich.

LocaUon.--Lat 42°58'20", long 85°04 I 10", in NW£ sec.30, T.7 N., R.6 W. , on left bank 

15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 66 at Ionia, 2.7 miles downstream from 

Prairie Creek, and at mile 87.

Drainage area. 2,840 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March to June 1931, July and September 1931 (fragmentary), July 1951 to 

September 1958. Gage-height records for flood seasons collected in this vicinity are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 615.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Mar. 19 to Sept. 24, 1931, chain gage at site ij miles upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--? years (1951-58), 1,815 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 6,100 cfs Mar. 2 or 3; maximum gage

height, 16.89 ft Mar. 2, affected by ice; minimum discharge, 157 cfs sometime between 

July 24 and Aug. 20 (gage height, 6.38 ft); minimum daily, 250 cfs July 26.

1931, 1951-58: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs May 11, 1956 (gage height, 21.87 ft); 

minimum, 105 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 1954 (gage height, 6.20 ft); minimum daily, 115 cfs 

Aug. 27, 1953.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation below about 5,000 cfs caused by powerplants above 

station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 4-19)

6.7

7.0

9.0

13.0

16.0

230

330

1,320

4,100

6,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

530

558

467

371

397

396

444

394

462

440

400

*416

395

438

420

564

681

744

701

636

705

648

777

1,330

1.990

1,920

1,780

1,650

1,530 

1,440

1,360

24,984

806

0.284

0.33

Nov.

1,270

1,120

1,120

1,020

1,070

972

946

941

1,120

1,130

*1,130

1,240

1.160

1,430

2,650

3,260

5.560

3,190

3,560

3,290

3,240

3,060

2,840

2,690

2,430

2,280

2,110

2,010

1,890 

1,860

59,589

1,986

0.699

0.78

Dec.

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,560

1,500

1,480

1,460

1,430

1,540

1,470

1,300

1,000

1,100

1,400

1,300

1,290

1,260

1,270

1,440

2,200

3,720

4.070

*3,960

3,670

3,490

3,480

3,530

3,640

3,260 

3 , 100

2,740

67,820

2,188

0.770

0.89

Jan.

2.460

2,230

2,000

1,600

2,000

2,400

2,300

2,200

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,800

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,200

1.000

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,300 

1,200

1,100

48,490

1,564

0.551

0.63

Feb.

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,000

1 , ion

800

700

750

800

800

900

800

800

700

650

750

900

750

700

800

1,000

1,000

1,800

3,000

4.500

-

31,500

1,125

0.396

0.41

Mar.

5 , 500

6 . OOP

6,000

5,820

5,340

5,200

5,170

5,170

4,840

4,340

3,870

3,210

3,060

*2,780

2,740

2,500

2,500

2,350

2,250

2,320

2,180

2,210

2,030

1,910

2,000

1,780

1,760

1,690

1,700 

1.580

1,630

101,430

3,272

1.15

1.33

Apr.

1,450

1,500

1,410

*1,300

1,330

1,300

1,730

,960

.040

,940

,8OO

,780

,780

,760

* ,740

,690

,620

,460

,400

,440

1,460

1,440

1,340

1,500

1,660

1,550

1,480

1,420

1,360 

1 290

46,930

1,564

0.551

0.61

May

1.150

1,100

1,100

1,140

1,080

895

1,030

1,010

740

991

870

800

710

773

723

*822

650

816

632

672

606

740

694

614

638

523

596

502

539 

472

514

24,142

779

0.274

0.32

June

747

1.190

948

739

786

688

592

562

596

601

652

*604

811

745

725

746

674

592

639

623

556

521

413

588

583

566

597

572

552 

511

19,719

657

0.231

0.26

July

507

442

615

815

1,760

2.120

2,120

1,780

1,490

1,230

990

951

800

699

*742

924

698

614

571

550

477

498

446

450

450

250

350

350

600 

600

450

25,339

817

0.288

0.33

Aug.

6OO

300

500

300

400

400

400

700

600

700

600

600

600

450

450

300

450

500

300

*400

1.040

958

902

803

778

688

549

442

464 

387

497

17,058

550

0.194

0.22

Sept.

476

494

302

435

326

336

406

379

316

438

434

396

265

342

335

454

398

632

644

407

460

534

470

452

*467

416

382

410

377 

348

12,531

418

0.147

0.16

Calendar year 1957 : Max 9,650 Min 371 Mean 1,970 Cfsm 0.694 In. 9.41

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,000 Min 250 Mean 1,314 Cfsm 0.463 In. 6.27
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 129

1165. Flat River at Smyrna, Mich.

Location.--Lat 43°03'10", long 85°15'50", in NW£ sec.28, T.8 N., R.8 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 600 ft downstream from dam and inactive powerplant 

and half a mile south of Smyrna.

Drainage area. 528 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1958,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 729.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge.--7 years (1951-58), 405 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 cfs Oct. 24 (gage height, 5.99 ft); minimum, 8.6 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.32 ft); minimum daily, 86 cfs Aug. 14.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 2,380 cfs May 9, 1956 (gage height, 6.75 ft); minimum, 

7.4 cfs Sept. 9, 1953; minimum daily, that of Aug. 14, 1958.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station prior to 

September 1956; occasional diurnal fluctuation since.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, Aug. 2 to Sept. 5)

84

260

440

960

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

239

209

131

239

236

176

158

302

202

182

140

*203

242

242

221

233

281

324

317

308

224

215

380

661

605

660

540

440

444

440

428

9,622

310

0.587

0.68

Nov.

420

404

290

317

436

299

272

320

436

408

384

*384

311

550

780

922

936

846

864

852

816

780

700

575

726

620

456

492

575

516

16,687

556

1.05

1.18

Dec.

361

420

512

280

472

424

424

416

384

368

278

320

287

340

436

372

332

324

396

472

675

615

580

*386

590

650

432

610

476

444

416

13,492

435

0.824

0.95

Jan.

360

311

345

476

384

432

420

364

388

287

384

368

320

317

314

376

324

302

348

278

278

412

302

320

336

356

412

364

344

344

360

10,926

352

O.S67

0.77

Feb.

392

386

320

246

275

324

388

314

208

239

320

290

352

308

281

281

302

281

290

278

*287

284

302

296

320

408

468

525

-

8,967

320

0.606

0.63

Mar.

595

516

530

580

565

540

625

605

525

565

545

436

530

570

448

500

504

496

492

492

476

468

525

*492

492

484

480

468

424

424

416

15,808

510

0.966

1.11

Apr.

408

400

332

324

332

400

464

468

456

440

372

348

356

348

340

340

328

248

324

332

388

372

*408

336

324

420

368

284

356

10,984

366

0.693

0.77

May

254

266

317

320

299

311

305

305

290

269

293

317

296

257

230

380

227

230

260

*251

248

254

266

296

227

242

224

218

209

206

227

8,294

268

0.508

0.58

June

308

263

369

257

190

*212

209

212

206

209

203

165

221

296

278

130

161

152

173

194

188

164

173

194

302

251

336

134

161

316

6,627

221

0.419

0.47

July

207

185

212

287

407

328

248

251

245

239

224

179

176

173

*188

206

194

188

170

158

118

161

118

161

120

143

152

122

179

185

179

6,103

197

0.373

0.43

Aug.

158

155

146

107

140

143

121

106

104

143

164

170

126

86

102

106

119

155

105

*197

435

203

218

257

230

209

215

200

161

200

194

5,175

167

0.316

0.36

Sept.

209

239

188

186

127

179

188

188

203

227

197

272

230

191

191

200

218

248

236

248

227

227

224

218

*215

212

206

194

209

203

6,300

210

0.398

0.44

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,010 Min 126 Mean 386 Cfsm 0.731 In. 9.94

Water year 1957-58: Max 936 Min 86 Mean 326 Cfsm O.617 In. 8.37

Discharge measur ade on this day.
130 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1170, Quaker Brook: near Nashville, Mlch.

LocaUon.--Lat 42°33'57", long 85°05'37", in NW£ sec.13, T.2 N., R.7 W. , on left bank 

150 ft upstream from culvert on county road, 500 ft upstream from small tributary, and 

2\ miles south of Nashville.

Drainage area. 7.60 sq mi.

Records available. August 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 821.89 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 70 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 3.00 ft); minimum, 

1.7 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 6, 18, 19, 20; minimum gage height 1.60 ft Aug. 4, 5, 6.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 294 cfs Oct. 4, 1954 (gage height, 5.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 140 cfs; minimum, 1.4 cfs Jan. 8, 1956 (gage height, 

1.53 ft), result of freezeup.

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

[ting table,

height,

water yej

in feet, 

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.1

ir 1957-58,

1.7

3.2

5.6

7.7

except period

2.2

2.3

2.5

of ice

11

17

36

effect (gage

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.2

2.1

4.7

6.1

3.7

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

8.4

^ R

o . o

4.6

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.5 

3.5

117.3

3.78

0.497

0.57

Nov.

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

6.4

8.0

5.4

5.1

4.9

6.8

17

11

11

6.9

7.3

*8.9

6.9

6.5

5.7

4.9

6.1

4.9

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.2

4.6

201.9

6.73

0.886

0.99

Dec.

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.9

5.9

5.9

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.4

3.3

*3.3

3.7

3.6

3.8

3.7

5.0

12

JM

16

8.0

6.7

5.7

6.0

11

6.7

6.5

5.6

5.2 

5.1

193.2

6.23

0.820

0.95

Jan.

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.0

4.1

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.1

375

3.7

3.9

3.8

*3.8

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4. 2

123.0

3.97

0.522

0.60

Feb.

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.5

4.0

13

19

33

22

-

168.9

6.03

0.793

0.83

Mar.

16

12

11

9.6

9.2

11

+9.6

8.0

6.9

6.1

5.9

5.7

6.1

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.0

206.1

6.65

0.875

1.01

Apr.

3.9

4.0

3.9

*3.8

3.8

10

14

6.3

4.8

4.3

4.4

6.1

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.5

4.8

4.6

3.7

3.8

5.7

4.3

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

*5.2

140.6

4.69

0.617

0.69

May

3.1

3.0

3.5

5.4

4.8

5.2

3.3

3.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

'

92.2

2.97

0.391

0.45

June

7.7

4.7

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.3

lil

2.8

5.2

3.4

*2.7

2.5

4.0

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.3

3.5

5.0

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.5

3.1

3.2

2.5

2.2

2.3

2.1

93.9

3.13

0.412

0.46

July

2.0

2.1

4.3

4.6

5.5

8.4

*3.2

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

z!l

2.2

2.1

3.5

2.9

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.3

2 3

85.9

2.77

0.364

Q.42

Aug.

2.2

2.0

2.1

1.9

1.8

13

6.6

*2.8

2.4

2.3

2.5

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

8.4

22

8.7

3.6

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1 

2.1

118.3

3.82

0.503

0.58

Sept.

2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.2

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.7

4.6

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.4

5.4

7.6

3.3

2.8

3.2

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

82.4

2.75

0.362

0.40

Calendar year 1957: Max 71 Min 1.6 Mean 5.36 Cfsm 0.705 in. 9.57

Water year 1957-58: Max 33 Min 1.8 Mean 4.45 Cfsm 0.586 In. 7.95

Peak discharge (base, 50 efs).--Aug. 6 (4 p.m.) 70 cfs (3.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 4-24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1175. Thornapple River near Hastings, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°36'55", long 85 0 14'15", in sec. 27, T.3 N., R.8 W., on downstream side 

of Highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Cedar Creek, 2 miles downstream from 

Thornapple Lake, and 3^ miles southeast of Hastings.

Drainage area. --385 sq mi.

Records available . October 1944 to September 1958.

Gage .--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 786.71 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge .--14 years, 312 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs Mar. 1, 2 (gage height, 5.47 ft); minimum, 72 cfs July 2, Aug. 5 (gage height, 2.90 ft).

1944-58: Maximum discharge , 6,810 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 10.20 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 43 cfs Aug. 26-28, 1946.

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

Rating table, water year 1957-56, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per sec

ct fj 

ond)

2.9

3.0 

3.5 230

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

440

1,030

1,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

79

61

79

79

79

61

79

61

63

63

63

61

*79

63

63

98

146

158

155

140

126

122

143

236

300

340

336

276

245 

215

200

4,451

144

0.374

0.43

Nov.

166

176

170

161

152

146

146

152

164

191

203

200

206

242

420

575

674

662

*596

555

520

460

410

372

345

304

260

272

260 

254

9,476

316

0.621

0.92

Dec.

242

233

224

212

194

200

212

230

216

206

182

173

*170

170

170

176

176

176

227

372

560

666

740

698

570

510

490

460

465 

415

36 1

10,156

328

0.652

0.96

Jan.

309

266

246

224

221

230

233

216

206

200

200

186

179

170

176

167

173

170

155

155

161

173

164

*170

170

176

176

176

173 

170

170

5,969

193

0.501

0.56

Feb.

164

170

156

146

152

150

150

150

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

150

170

316

602

959

-

5,519

197

0.512

0.53

Mar.

1,290

1.540

1,270

1,160

961

654

*782

722

656

570

490

430

366

363

345

327

309

292

276

276

272

268

257

248

242

230

224

215

212 

209

197

15,693

506

1.31

1.52

Apr.

191

165

182

*179

170

165

345

415

420

361

316

264

272

260

246

236

215

206

194

168

200

194

191

166

197

194

165

170

156 

146

6,897

230

0.597

0.67

May

146

155

152

149

152

143

135

130

130

125

120

120

115

110

*105

100

96

102

106

102

96

95

95

90

68

66

63

63

79 

77

77

3,446

111

0.266

0.33

June

115

170

164

140

126

110

100

102

112

122

*120

112

115 lie

115

105

96

86

68

92

95

90

90

66

90

90

90

86

81

li

3,169

106

0.275

0.31

' July

76

72

66

102

138

170

200

166

161

136

126

115

108

*98

149

162

170

146

125

115

100

92

66

63

81

79

77

79

66 

95

100

3,627

117

0.304

0.35

Aug.

95

66

63

77

21

68

162

*242

216

182

143

125

110

96

95

90

63

77

76

66

233

354

361

327

236

191

161

136

125 

112

108

4,676

151

0.392

0.45

Sept.

98

90

65

66

90

86

86

66

90

102

106

100

95

92

66

90

102

140

149

149

140

120

110

*105

105

100

95

90

65 

85

3,049

102

0.265

0.29

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,320 Mln 63 Mean 275 Cfsm 0.714 In. 9.70

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,340 Min 72 Mean 209 Cfsm 0.543 In. 7.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 6-25.
132 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1180. Thornapple River near Caledonia, Mien.

Location. --Lat 42°48'40", long 85°29'QO", In NW£ sec. 22, T.5 N., R.10 W., on right bank 

200 ft downstream from LaBarge powerplant , 2.3 miles northeast of Caledonia, and 

3.3 miles downstream from Coldwater River.

Drainage area. 773 sq mi.

Records available . October 1930 to September 1938, October 1951 to September 1958.

1932,

Sept. 11, Oct. 1 to Dec. 26, 1936, and Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, 1937, published in WSP 71 

729, 744, 759, 784, 804, and 824, have been found to be unreliable and should not be 

used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 676.31 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

(Consumers Power Co. bench mark). Oct. 1, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1938, staff gage at same 

site at mean sea level datum (unadjusted).

Average discharge .--15 years, 506 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 1,930 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 6.41 ft); minimum, 

8.6 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 2.41 ft); minimum daily, 134 cfs Aug. 5.

1930-38, 1951-58: Maximum discharge, 6,290 cfs May 10, 1956 (gage height, 10.79 ft); 

minimum not determined .

Flood of Apr. 7, 1947, reached a stage of 14.4 ft, from information by powerplant 

operator .

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

fair. Large diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplant above 

station.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 824: 1931-36. WSP 1307: 1931-37. See also 

Records available.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

126

181

402

1,650

2,340

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

275

225

202

230

*203

207

176

258

254

216

196

230

199

234

198

306

318

340

345

299

302

297

386

480

646

610

513

538

532

610

457

10,282

332

0.429

0.49

Nov.

412

390

389

414

353

336

350

349

351

414

453

413

440

520

858

1,030

1,050

1,080

1.140

1,070

1,000

934

856

850

820

748

700

658

640 

628

19,646

655

0.847

0.95

Dec.

598

451

*436

558

546

492

505

556

480

480

450

350

400

450

450

400

400

450

500

600

700

800

920

960

1.000

950

892

862

832 

790

730

18,988

613

0.793

0.91

Jan.

670

634

574

451

520

496

546

470

402

507

522

406

412

409

430

*434

398

401

290

445

420

396

412

420

410

398

412

416

426 

400

418

13,945

450

0.582

0.67

Feb.

400

390

399

399

352

402

404

377

260

404

288

356

346

346

380

372

334

316

352

386

336

340

384

452

366

576

1,140

1.620

-

12,477

446

0.577

0.60

Mar.

1,820

1.910

*1,900

1,830

1,700

1,690

1,500

1,360

1,300

1,200

1,100

940

760

796

742

706

676

652

628

622

622

598

616

598

544

538

532

474

474 

478

458

29,764

960

1.24

1.43

Apr.

438

420

414

*410

414

446

770

862

820

772

694

652

622

574

550

550

504

438

442

471

472

477

468

474

552

538

405

459

434 

414

15,956

532

0.688

0.77

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,370 Min 142 Mean 584

May

387

362

368

364

363

367

364

366

340

296

348

292

274

300

*267

296

285

283

268

266

249

236

233

248

234

214

271

236

234 

177

226

9,014

291

0.376

0.43

June

406

429

364

339

360

296

231

232

265

332

278

268

*281

354

226

277

277

232

217

238

228

242

248

258

274

284

243

211

171 

247

8,308

277

0.358

0.40

July

218

214

227

280

250

367

287

374

325

366

261

216

256

219

284

*366

372

320

312

308

221

218

216

217

215

222

155

212

220 

215

211

8,144

263

0.340

0.39

Aug.

214

220

221

191

154

217

318

370

346

384

376

257

243

220

220

196

221

173

188

*254

503

693

640

622

550

448

391

337

318 

25O

258

9,973

322

0.417

0.48

Sept.

263

230

258

204

184

270

181

205

289

280

248

228

230

232

206

228

308

274

309

532

297

298

271

*255

262

249

232

234

 232 

232

7,521

251

0.325

0.36

Cfsm 0.755 In. 10.25

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,910 Mln 134 Mean 449 Cfsm 0.581 In. 7.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 11-26, Mar. 9-11; discharge estimated on basis of 

in stage, powerplant records, and records for station near Hastings.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 133

1185. Rogue River near Rockford, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°05'00", long 85°35'30", in NEij sec.15, T.8 N., R.ll W. , on left bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 2.2 miles upstream from mouth and 3.0 miles southwest of Rockford.

Drainage area. 234 sq mi.

Records available. February 1952 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 625.2 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Blass Survey Co.). Prior to Aug. 30, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 202 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 911 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 6.40 ft); minimum, 

48 cfs May 16 (gage height, 3.63 ft); minimum daily, 56 cfs Aug. 17-19.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 1,820 cfs May 7, 1956 (gage height, 7.77 ft); minimum, 

30 cfs Oct. 5, 13, 1952 (gage height, 3.55 ft); minimum daily, 49 cfs Aug. 27, 1955.

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

which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 8-29)

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

6.0

109

243

785

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

134

76

89

130

*80

77

97

97

125

72

89

95

93

97

101

138

152

150

147

119

123

120

188

310

288

288

275

256

199

185

174

4,564

147

0.628

0.73

Nov.

165

160

144

150

144

142

144

160

191

185

207

*202

210

354

528

601

589

561

506

444

398

365

339

339

323

297

281

265

265

243

8,902

297

1.27

1.41

Dec.

222

225

205

179

185

199

202

207

213

196

160

147

174

174

174

191

165

177

246

288

320

320

320

*304

285

301

281

278

234

249

237

7,058

228

0.974

1.12

Jan.

199

193

179

219

220

220

210

210

210

202

196

190

190

180

165

*193

163

160

160

150

144

Tso

152

160

163

154

179

174

179

182

1 ft?

5,628

182

0.778

0.89

Feb.

182

177

185

182

160

165

171

160

160

160

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

160

170

180

200

300

580

-

4,892

175

0.748

0.78

Mar.

400

400

*390

380

370

380

405

412

369

333

313

288

278

272

269

259

269

253

246

240

240

240

240

240

240

230

230

220

210

200

200

9,016

291

1.24

1.43

Apr.

200

190

180

180

180

190

200

200

200

200

190

180

170

170

170

170

160

150

160

160

170

170

*157

163

174

182

160

168

150

142

5,236

175

0.748

0.83

May

137

132

140

137

165

144

137

150

130

127

104

127

130

96

122

111

97

94

127

*134

80

127

130

125

120

144

109

84

126

85

127

3,776

122

0.521

0.60

June

149

188

160

142

90

*107

103

103

127

95

84

97

118

118

107

150

72

89

97

100

82

89

91

99

134

152

144

125

109

99

3,400

113

0.483

0.54

July

95

93

153

205

205

199

163

134

137

108

89

101

97

95

*93

95

126

85

70

91

70

75

77

75

74

74

70

72

75

85

70

3,251

105

0.449

0.52

Aug.

74

69

66

64

63

63

68

72

69

66

64

64

63

60

58

58

56

56

56

364

*379

402

379

216

97

103

99

93

87

95

93

3,616

117

0.500

0.57

Sept.

84

84

82

82

79

79

80

82

101

142

142

*127

109

101

109

86

99

130

130

114

107

105

101

109

114

118

116

103

128

83

3,126

104

0.444

0.50

Calendar year 1957: Max 916 Win 56 Mean 212 Cfsm 0.906 In. 12.27

Water year 1957-58: Max 601 Mln 56 Mean 171 Cfsm 0.731 In. 9.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 5-9, 12-14, 18-20, Feb. 8 to Mar. 6. No 

gage-height record Mar. 20 to Apr. 22; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and 

records for Flat River near Smyrna and Grand River at Ionia.
134 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1190. Grand River at Grand Rapids, Mlch.

Location. Lat 42°57'50", long 85°40'35", In NE^ sec.25, T.7 N., R.12 W., on right bank 

500 ft upstream from bridge on Pulton Street,1.7 miles upstream from Plaster Creek, and 

at mile 41.

Drainage area. 4,900 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--March 1901 to December 1905, January 1906 to August 1918 (gage heights 

only), October 1930 to September 1958. Gage-height records collected In this vicinity 

since 1907 are contained in reports of D. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 585.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by city of Grand Rapids). March 1901 to December 1905 and January 1906 to 

August 1918, staff gage at Fulton Street Bridge 500 ft downstream and Oct. 1, 1930. to 

Oct. 26, 1953, water-stage recorder at sewage pumping station 1 mile downstream at 

datum 2.99 ft higher.

Average discharge.--32 years, 3,512 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 11.15 ft); minimum, 650 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height. 2.60 ft); minimum dally, 790 cfs Aug. 18.

1901-5, 1930-58: Maximum discharge, 54,000 cfs Mar. 28, 1904 (gage height, 19.5 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, site then in use); minimum daily, 381 cfs Aug. 9, 

17, 1936.

Maximum discharge since 1901, that of Mar. 28, 1904.

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

diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 924: 1938(M). WSP 1277: 1904(M). WSP 1387: 1901-5, 1940.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 4 to Sept. 3O

9.0

1,420

3,050

3,860

9,170

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

11.0

790

1,280

3,420

11,700

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

,080

,150

,100

,120 *: ,020

,080

,080

,120

,100

,170

,080

,070

,030

,050

,080

,220

,420

,540

,570

,540

,570

,420

,670

,750

,520

.850

,810

,460

,190

,170

2,990

55,000

1,774

0.362

0.42

Nov.

2,750

2,340

2,200

2,120

1,950

1,950

1,890

1.810

1,950

2,120

2,230

2,230

2,390

3,380

4,880

5,880

6,150

6,440

6,430

6.450

6,130

5,880

5,510

5,440

5,130

4,660

4,400

4,120

3,900

3,680

116,390

3,880

0.792

0.88

Dec.

3,630

3,360

*2,840

2,840

3,020

2,810

2,960

2,930

2,660

2,840

2,020

1,670

2,390

2,090

2,480

2,810

2,780

2,520

3,110

3,490

4,630

5,790

6.150

6,050

5,810

5,690

5,780

5,680

5,530

5,150

4,970

116,480

3,757

0.767

0.88

Jan.

4.480

4,020

2,480

3,170

3,880

4,320

4,110

4,400

3,940

3,540

3,500

3,340

3,170

3,020

2,440

*2,400

2,340

2,300

2,200

2,000

1,920

1.780

2,000

2,000

2,020

2,090

2,090

2,160

2,340

2,230

2,260

87,940

2,837

0.579

0.67

Feb.

2,200

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,000

1,840

2,000

1,920

1,600

1,500

1,520

1,470

1,670

1,780

1,670

1,810

1,700

1,600

1,670

1,900

*1,700

1,700

1,840

1,810

2,090

2,300

4,200

6,210

_

__ _ __ .

- -

58,000

2,071

0.423

0.44

Mar.

7,370

8,220

9,090

11.400

10,200

9,520

9,040

8,640

8,390

7,720

7,140

6,350

5,680

5,220

5,170

4,760

4,410

4,390

4,150

3,910

3,930

3,820

3,700

3,600

*3,390

3,230

3,030

2,860

2,860

2,640

2,560

176,390

5,690

1.16

1.34

Apr.

2,680

2,340

2,250

2,110

2,050

2,230

3,440

5,740

3,540

3,730

*3,520

3,050

3,050

2,640

2,780

2,660

2,540

2,370

2,160

2,340

2,560

2,490

2,540

2,300

2,680

2,760

2,610

2,460

2,300

2,300

80,220

2,674

0.546

0.61

May

2.270

2,050

2,070

2,070

2,180

2,180

2,000

2,140

*2,160

1,890

2,110

1,960

1,910

1,790

1,740

1,700

1,600

1,720

1,660

1,480

1,320

1,420

1,540

1,560

1,480

1,480

1,300

1,300

1,260

1.240

1,260

53,840

1,737

0.354

0.41

June

1,560

1,760

1.870

1,660

1,600

1,520

1,370

1,260

1,280

*1,210

1,370

1,320

1,440

1,560

1,560

1,410

1,410

1,300

1,210

1,190

1,260

1,150

1,210

1.080

1,420

1,520

1,370

1,390

1,280

1,170

 

41,710

1,390

0.284

0.32

July

988

1,020

1,500

1,740

1,980

2,660

5, 110

2,830

2,560

2,250

2,090

1,810

1,680

1,580

1,410

1,330

1,700

*1,620

1,440

1,410

1,350

1,140

1,070

1,100

1,020

1,050

1,040

865

988

1,070

1,240

48,641

1,569

0.320

0.37

Aug.

1,170

1,050

1,050

910

940

895

940

1,100

1,080

1,300

1,280

1,260

1,070

1,080

1,020

956

925

790

865

1,330

* ,510

,210

,680

,090

,940

,790

,680

,440

,320

,190

,080

4 ,941

,353

.276

0.32

Sept.

1,120

1,120

1,150

1,020

1,040

925

1,000

972

1,080

1,260

1,300

*1,260

1,120

1,020

1,020

1,040

1,230

1,330

1.410

1,390

1,230

1,280

1,260

1,260

1,240

1,260

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,080

34,767

1,159

0.237

0.26

Calendar year 1957: Max 13,7OO Min 1,020 Mean 3,410 Cfsm O.696 In. 9.43

Water year 1957-58: Max 11,400 Min 790 Mean 2,497 Cfsm 0.510 In. 6.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 16, 18-20, 23, 24, Feb. 1-5, 7, 9, 10, 

20-22.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 135

1210. Muskegon River near Merritt, Mich

Location. Lat 44°20'10", long 84°53'30", in NW£ sec,2, T.22 N., R.5 W., on right bank 

35 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 55, half a mile upstream from West Branch, 

2f miles east of Merritt, 5 miles west of Houghton Lake, and at mile 210.8.

Drainage area. 309 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,117.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to July 13, 1949, wireweight gage on downstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 219 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 480 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 6.64 ft); minimum,

 S6~c7s Aug. 17, 18-20, Sept. 2-5, 12-15.

1946-58: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Mar. 31, 1953 (gage height, 7.77 ft); maximum gage height, 8.25 ft July 11, 1957; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 17, 18-20, 

Sept. 2-5, 12-15, 1958.

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

which are poor. Occasional regulation by operation of gages at Reedsburg Dam.

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

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per sec 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. I to Nov. 15)

2.2 

2.7 

3.5

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

240

356

570

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

H

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

180

179

177

176

175

173

172

170

169

167

*162

160

161

' 160

161

174

190

187

173

166

161

166

193

246

254

241

227

216

214

214

219

5,783

187

O.6O5

0.7O

Nov.

214

a210

a200

a200

*a200

187

192

204

204

237

230

230

241

265

298

317

324

335

322

341

366

364

343

330

323

324

322

328

328

325

8,304

277

0.896

1.00

Dec.

314

294

a280

a260

a260

a27O

a270

a260

a250

a230

a230

*a230

230

230

232

230

228

230

249

270

281

281

277

282

282

286

278

270

260

250

240

8,034

259

0.838

0.97

Jan.

230

230

*230

230

230

230

230

240

240

250

260

260

265

265

260

260

255

255

250

250

250

260

250

250

240

240

230

221

219

218

217

7,515

242

0.783

0.90

Feb.

221

220

210

210

210

210

200

200

190

190

190

180

170

170

170

170

170

170

*170

170

180

180

190

200

210

222

208

207

_

5,388

192

0.621

0.65

Mar.

202

202

204

204

206

208

207

210

200

207

205

203

*203

202

199

198

196

197

204

210

215

225

234

247

253

261

270

281

288

295

299

6,935

224

0.725

0.84

Apr.

303

312

*332

328

326

379

437

472

462

462

468

431

409

382

350

345

324

273

292

299

299

302

313

320

320

307

298

288

276

2°9

 

10,338

345

1.12

1.25

May

241

*a250

261

273

258

252

240

231

226

210

220

208

185

167

161

161

161

157

156

156

158

158

151

144

154

143

128

144

122

HI 

123

5,716

184

0.595

0.69

June

148

150

136

131

*123

1O8

91

95

86

62

59

58

62

62

61

59

56

56

54

54

55

54

53

55

59

54

60

57

49

53

2,260

75.3

0.244

0.27

July

50

54

*54

53

54

55

53

51

47

48

49

48

45

44

44

44

42

38

38

38

36

34

32

32

32

31

30

32

31

31

30

1,300

41.9

0.136

0.16

Aug.

30

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

*27

27

27

27

27

26

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

854

27.5

0.089

0.10

Sept.

27

26

26

26

26

29

28

27

27

27

*27

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

28

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

30

815

27.2

0.088

0.10

Calendar year 1957: Max 959 Min 138 Mean 260 Cfsm 0.841 In. 11.42

Water year 1957-58: Max 472 Min 26 Mean 173 Cfsm 0.560 In. 7.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at : ;F.var't: Evart.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13, 14, Dec. 28 to Jan. 25, Feb. 3-25, Mar. 9.
136 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1215. Muskegon River at Evart, Mlch.

Location. Lat 43°54'00", long 84°15'45", In NE^ sec.3, T.17 N., R.8 W., on right bank 

500 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 10 at Evart, 0.4 mile upstream from Twin 

Creek, and at mile 123.9. Prior to Nov. 8, 1957, at site 500 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 1,450 sq ml, qpproxlmately.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1931, October 1933 to September 1958. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 977.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 12, 1934, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream, Apr. 12, 1934, to 

May 22, 1935, chain gage at site 400 ft upstream, and May 23, 1935, to Nov. 7. 1957, 

wire-weight gage at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 950 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 9.38 ft); maximum gage height, 9.57 ft Jan. 3, 4 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 297 cfs Aug. 19.

1930-31, 1933-58: Maximum discharge, 7,320 cfs July 12, 1957; minimum observed, 

164 cfs Dec. 20, 1947 (result of freezeup).

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

which are poor. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in 

WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1437: 1934, 1947(M).

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

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

6.4 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

300

520

1,200

3,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

575

570

565

570

565

565

575

*575

565

560

555

560

565

565

565

595

668

674

66Z

644

620

610

66Z

820

862

869

876

869

848

820

785

20,379

657

0.453

0.52

Nov.

757

743

729

715

701

680

*687

729

792

799

792

785

799

918

1,300

,330

,320

,300

,480

.520

,500

,410

,320

,270

,220

,160

,090

,080

,070

,050

31,046

1,035

0.714

0.80

Dec.

984

946

883

841

841

855

869

848

806

760

650

600

600

600

620

650

*680

730

800

900

1.000

1,000

960

920

900

860

840

820

800

760

740

25,063

808

0.557

0.64

Jan.

700

615

660

700

700

700

70O

720

740

760

760

760

760

740

740

740

*740

740

720

700

750

800

800

800

800

800

820

841

834

827

800

23,267

751

0.518

0.60

Feb.

800

760

76O

750

740

720

720

700

660

660

640

630

*6SO

656

650

620

600

600

600

600

610

605

620

626

656

694

764

806

-

18,877

674

0.465

0,48

Mar.

869

911

960

,040

,080

,060

,050

,050

,050

,000

960

940

*920

900

880

876

848

834

869

925

" " ,020

,080

,140

,180

,210

,250

,300

,340

,380

' "^390

32,702

1,055

0.728

0.84

Apr.

,380

,340

,310

,290

,260

,670

,110

,310

.380

* ,210

,060

,030

,990

,880

,740

,620

,460

,300

,170

,070

984

939

911

953

976

960

946

939

911

862

42,961

1,432

0.988

1.10

May

820

785

757

771

764

757

736

715

701

687

674

656

644

638

*626

610

590

595

585

570

565

555

555

555

570

565

555

550

540

520

540

19,751

637

0.439

0.51

June

590

644

638

626

610

585

560

610

595

575

*565

530

502

475

463

459

455

443

439

439

439

435

432

435

459

475

480

475

455

451

15,339

511

0.352

0.39

July

435

439

447

443

502

511

493

471

451

459

443

439

428

424

a410

a400

a400

a390

a390

a390

*a380

382

379

376

572

379

376

443

428

400

386

13,066

421

0.290

0.33

Aug.

372

358

348

337

327

324

324

348

330

327

327

327

321

*315

309

306

303

300

303

324

354

365

351

348

348

337

330 33"

334

351

365

10,350

334

0.230

0.27

Sept.

35'4

348

340

365

344

418

432

432

428

424

*400

376

365

354

358

358

358

376

368

358

358

358

354

372

414

382

372

358

354

362

11,240

375

0.259

0.29

Calendar year 1957 : Max 7,290 Min 530 Mean 1,078 Cfsra 0.743 In. 10.10

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,380 Min 300 Mean 723 Cfsra 0.499 In. 6.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

Nobe.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10 to Jan. 1, Jan. 3-27, Jan. 31 to Feb. 13, 

Feb. 16-20, Mar. 7-15.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 137

1220. Muskegon River at Newaygo, MIch.

Location. Lat 43°25', long 85°48', In sec.24, T.12 N., R.13 W., on left bank, in tailrace 

of powerplant operated by Consumers Power Co. at Newaygo, 600 ft downstream from 

Penoyer Creek and at mile 39.

Drainage area. 2,350 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--July to December 1908, July 1909 to July 1915, January 1916 to December 

1919, October 1930 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. Records for June 1901 to December 1906, published In WSP 129, 170, 

and 206, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 585.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. October 1930 to January 1939 staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--36 years (1909-14, 1916-19, 1930-58), 1,903 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 cfs Oct. 25 (gage height, 49.28 ft); minimum not determined; minimum daily discharge, 784 cfs June 21, 22.

1908-19, 1930-58: Maximum dally discharge observed, 14,950 cfs Mar. 25, 1913; minimum discharge, about 150 cfs June 4, 1941, July 7, 1950; minimum dally observed, 

330 cfs Feb. 15, 1914.

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

Plow regulated by powerplants above station, the largest of which are at Croton Dam, 

Hardy Dam (since 1931), and Rogers Dam.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 974: 1933, 1935, 1937-38. See also Records available.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 6-13)

Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

46.8

47.5

49.0

840 

l',570 

3,910

46.7

47.2

48.0

49.0

735

1,140

2,240

3,910

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

1,820

1,820

- 1,580

1,160

1,140

1,160

1,250

1,360

1,390

*1,330

1,300

912

916

1,300

1,720

1,410

1,600

1,680

1,160

BBS

1,030

1,430

1,760

2,230 

2,640

a2 , 000

al,200

1,580

2,180

2 38C

a2,'200

47,723

1,539

0.655

0.76

Nov.

1,620

1.160

1,160

1,580

*a2,oOO

al,900

al,900

al,60o

al,300

1,190

1,540

al,900

al,900

a2,000

a2,300

a2,600

a2,4OO

a2,700

5.600

a2,800

a3,500

a2,700

a2,400

2,390 

2,880

2,920

2,410

1,360

1,750

1,460

62.92C

2,097

0.892

l.OC

Dec.

1,180

1,560

2,850

5.100

2,360

2,410

1,190

1,190

1,810

*2,370

2,360

1,920

2,040

1.170

1,180

1,690

1,970

1,980

1,760

1,770

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,220 

1,970

2,160

2,410

2,020

1,970

2,140

2,360

62,280

2,009

0.885

0.99

Jan.

1,740

1,260

1,180

1,090

884

1,590

1,880

1,850

1,720

1,820

1,840

1,840

2,060

2,310

2,310

*2,510

1,770

1,150

1,150

1,780

2.540

2,340

2,540

1,910 

1,150

1,160

1,730

2,530

2,530

2,310

1,930

55,184

1,780

0.757

0.87

Feb.

1, 170

1,130

1,760

2,330

2,310

2,310

2,010

1,080

1,100

1,140

1,130

*1,110

1,140

1,120

1,110

1,070

1,780

1,940

2,620

2,240

2,130

1,590

1,060

1,410 

1,970

2,690

3,190

5.220

-

48,860

1,745

0.743

0.77

Mar.

2,340

2,250

2,210

2,210

2,150

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,170

2,180

2,180

*2,180

2,200

1,980

1,840

1,850

1,850

1,880

1,880

1,900

1,940

1,900

1,920

2,100 

2,860

5.510

3,290

2,920

2,050

1,780

2,120

67,980

2,195

0.953

1.08

Apr.

2,400

2,420

2,430

2,430

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,650

*2,610

2,440

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,840

2,650

2,330

2,260

2,090

1,460

1,080

1,690

2,110

1,820

1,840 

1,820

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

65,120

2,171

0.924

1.03

May

,160

,070

,100

,080

,380

.760

,760

,460

,050

,080

,080

,390

,560

* ,080

,060

,060

,060

,050

,500

,680

,580

,080

,050

,070 

,060

,060

,070

1,060

1,050

626

84

36,750

1,185

0.504

0.58

June

865

928

1,050

1,150

1,190

1,180

1,030

1,040

1,570

1,730

*1.780

1,460

1,080

1,020

1,030

1,030

1,040

1,030

1,030

970

784

784

926

1,040 

1,090

1,050

1,060

1,050

940

945

32,672

1,089

0.463

0.52

July

,040

,060

.090

,070

,070

,080

,050

,070

,070

,050

,060

,020

,040

,040

,060

* ,040

,030

,040

,050

,020

1,020

972

835

842 

850

865

828

865

945

1,050

1,060

31,182

1,006

0.428

0.49

Aug.

1,020

858

850

944

1,020

865

858

850

828

828

798 550"

*820

850

842

828

835

812

853

888

982

1,020

1,050

1,070 

1,050

950

798

820

805

805

820

27,437

885

0.377

0.43

Sept.

835

820

812

869

820

828

805

,100

,600

* .620

,330

,010

933

828

939

1,030

1,060

980

828

828

828

813

791

966 

1,120

1,210

1,050

812

994

1,270

29,729

991

0.422

0.47

Calendar year 1957: Max 9,180 Min 867 Mean 2,079 Cfsm 0.885 In. 12.01

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,600 Min 784 Mean 1,556 Cfsm 0.662 In. 8.99

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records and records for 

station at Evart.
138 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1222. White River near Whitehall, Ml eh.

Location. Lat 43°27'50", long 86°14'00", In w| sec. 4, T.12 N. , R.16 W. , on downstream

rail of highway bridge on Prultvale Road, 5'miles downstream from North Branch, and

7-| miles northeast of Whitehall. Prior to Nov. 13, 1957, at site 30 ft downstream.

Drainage area.- -380 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1957 to September 1958.

.--Wire -weight gage. Datum of gage is 594.1 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

'rior to Nov. 13, 1957, water-stage recorder at site 30 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. --1957: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 290 cfs Sept. 21 

(gage height, 2.73 ft); minimum, 189 cfs Aug. 2.

1957-58: Maximum daily discharge during water year, 600 cfs Nov. 17; maximum gage 

height, 5.02 ft Mar. 1 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 163 cfs Aug. 18, 19.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, Aug. 1, 1957, to Sept. 30, 1958, except period of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 22-24, Sept. 3O, 1958)

Aug. 1, 1957, to Apr. 24, 1958

1.7 191

2.4 235

3.0 340

4.0 

5.0

560

985

Apr. 25 to Sept. 30, 1958

1.5 153

2.5 292

3.0 372

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Aug.

205

200

194

194

195

*19§

Sept.

228

230

212

203

200

199

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Aug.

195

194

194

195

195

194

Sept.

197

197

196

195

*195

200

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Aug.

193

193

198

204

198

195

Sept.

210

208

210

215

210

207

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

194

193

193

193

192

196

Sept.

202

228

281

253

238

223

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in inches ...................................................................

Aug.

197

195

194

194

195

197

2OO

6,064

196

0.59

Sept.

215

210

206

206

206

206

-

6,386

213

0.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

206

205

202

2OO

2 O2

204

206

206

206

*206

210

207

209

210

210

228

262

271

260

244

232

231

276

342

392

354

317

289

271

262

264

7,584

245

0.645

0.74

Nov.

258

253

248

244

*242

242

255

283

317

330

319

308

a320

a360

a420

a480

a600

550

525

5OO

480

448

426

408

398

382

370

358

350

344

11,018

367

0.966

1.08

Dec.

340

330

330

314

338

321

310

303

301

*307

320

330

330

330

330

330

330

340

360

380

410

400

380

370

360

350

340

330

320

310

310

10,454

337

0.887

1.02

Jan.

310

310

320

320

310

320

320

320

330

340

340

340

340

340

330

*340

330

330

320

310

330

360

360

360

350

350

350

340

340

340

3 3O

10,330

333

0.876

1.01

Feb.

330

330

330

330

320

300

280

270

260

260

260

*260

260

280

260

250

250

270

300

290

320

350

350

340

360

380

410

460

_

8,660

309

0.813

0.85

Mar.

510

550

550

532

478

456

460

460

442

426

404

*388

382

380

384

372

370

366

372

394

410

408

406

406

406

406

404

404

402

394

384

13,106

423

1.11

1.28

Apr.

374

352

338

329

314

316

364

370

*356

334

316

310

298

292

285

272

269

264

250

258

265

278

296

338

372

359

335

322

314

308

9,448

315

0.829

0.92

May

295

289

295

300

502

298

290

286

286

280

268

262

274

*277

260

244

246

252

247

241

235

236

250

235

232

238

235

221

214

200

247

8,035

259

0.682

0.79

June

286

305

288

265

253

242

234

235

232

229

*221

222

225

226

222

219

212

210

208

207

196

196

199

198

242

254

242

225

215

2OO

6,908

230

0.605

0.68

JuLy

196

196

204

2O7

232

246

240

222

208

199

203

200

198

194

*199

199

190

187

190

186

182

178

175

173

173

172

Tfz

271

327

272

234

6,425

207

0.545

0.63

Aug.

214

196

188

187

183

183

188

188

181

178

184

183

*184

175

172

169

165

164 165"

175

208

195

181

200

214

208

196

187

184

184

199

5,778

186

0.489

0.56

Sept.

214

211

199

196

221

231

246

238

236

*264

244

228

218

212

205

222

224

232

234

221

a220

228

225

272

335

348

314

271

259

271

7,239

241

0.634

0.71

Calendar year 1957: Max 

Water year 1957-58: Max 6OO

Min -

Min 164

Mean 

Mean 28

Cfsm - In. - 

Cfsm 0.758 In. 10.27

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Mar. 3.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 139

1225. Pere Marquette River at Scottvllle , Mich.

Location.--Lat 43°46'40", long 86°16'45", In NW^ sec.19, T.18 N., R.16 W., on right bank 

20 ft upstream from highway bridge at south edge of Scottville and 5f miles downstream 

from South Branch.

Drainage area.--709 sq ml.

Records available. August 1939 to September 1958. Published as "at Ouster" prior to 

October 1942.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 606.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 12, 1943, wire-weight gage at bridge 4f miles upstream at different 

datum.

Aye rage dls charge.--19 years, 607 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 785 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 3.30 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.40 ft Jan. 6, 7 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 324 cfs 

Aug. 20.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 2,550 cfs Apr. 6, 1956 (gage height, 6.00 ft); minimum 

observed, 310 cfs Aug. 9, 10, 1941 (site and datum then in use).

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

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1437: 194l(M), 1943(M), 1949(M), 1950.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 13)

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

318

410

675

1,090

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

L4

15

16

L7

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

381

380

380

378

378

378

378

380

*382

384

384

386

387

387

387

394

406

422

414

404

394

392

424

465

485

468

432

406

388

386

382

12,392

400

0.564

0.65

Nov.

381

378

375

*374

374

374

372

400

430

460

465

458

460

510

594

669

728" 731

703

692

686

666

639

609

591

579

564

549

540

543

15,894

530

0.748

0.83

Dec.

531

518

498

480

500

500

492

490

482

*475

500

500

500

500

- 500

500

500

520

540

600

620

600

580

560

540

520

500

480

470 470"

470

15,936

514

0.725

0.84

Jan.

470

470

470

470

470

47O

480

490

500

520

520

520

520

520

*520

520

520

520

500

470

52O

560

540

54O

540

540

520

520

520

520

520

15,780

509

0.718

0.83

Feb.

502

498

495

485

470

450

410

380

370

360

360

*360

360

380

360

350

350

380

430

410

450

500

500

500

500

520

560

620

_

12,310

440

0.621

0.65

Mar.

700

72O

745

731

731

724

728

724

703

672

*654

633

621

606

594

591

585

579

603

636

648

657

660

660

660

666

669

675

678

675

666

20,594

664

0.937

1.08

Apr.

645

630

609

594

573

600

636

700

*706

651

606

576

549

531

518

508

495

485

480

472

~£55 468

482

512

531

543

522

505

492

482

16,581

553

0.780

0.87

May

470

460

462

468

470

458

450

444

440

438

434

430

424

*420

418

414

410

412

412

410

406

406

406

406

410

406

404

398

394

ITS- 390

IS, 186

425

0.599

0.69

June

450

490

495

450

434

430

430

432

450

*475

452

444

434

418

412

404

396

388

386

384

384

381

380 390"

406

424

424

406

388

381

12,618

421

0.594

0.66

July

378

375

378

387

406

IDS' 410

392

380

394

404

408

387

376

*370

370

368

364

364

363

358

354

351

348

545

346

346

350

372

390

370

11,612

375

0.529

0.61

Aug.

357

351

344

339

336

338

342

345

345

346

348

346

*339

338

334

332

328

326

326

342

357

364

348

354

364

368

360

376

410

446

468

11,017

355

0.501

0.58

Sept.

488

444

408

394 ITS'

534

585

594

546

*505

495

468

440

426

424

426

468

478

470

452

436

430

434

442

492

561

570

528

492

495

14,337

478

0.674

0.75

Calendar year 1957: Max 817 Min 350 Mean 505 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.67

Water year 1957-58: Max 745 Min 326 Mean 472 Cfsm 0.666 In. 9.04

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Jan. 30, Feb. 5 to Mar, 2.
140 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1230. Big Sable River near Preesoil, Mich.

Location.--Lat 44°07'15", long 86°16'50", in ME^ sec.24, T.20 N., R.17 W. , on left bank 

30 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 2-J miles northwest of Preesoil, and 

6 miles upstream from Hamlin Lake.

Drainage area.--127 sq ml.

Records available.--May 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 615.32 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge.--16 years, 135 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 170 cfs Apr. 9; minimum not determined; 

minimum daily discharge, 85 cfs Feb. 11.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 495 cfs Mar. 8, 1946 (gage height, 3.20 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); maximum gage height observed, 3.26 ft Jan. 20, 1943 (ice jam); 

minimum discharge, 81 cfs Aug. 14, 1944, Aug. 7, 1957.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1437: 1946(M), 1947.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 25, 

July 31 to Sept. 30 Feb. 26 to July 3O

0.9 

1.5 

2.0

84

144

210

0.8 

1.5 

2.0

86

148

210

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

92

92

92

92

94

94

94

94

*92

95

95

95

90

90

95

100

101

101

105

102

102

108

111

HO

105

102

102

102

102

102

102

3,053

98.5

0.776

0.89

Nov.

104

103

100

100

100

*101

100

115

115

115

115

115

120

135

156

156

157

155

151

150

149

145

144

140

135

130

130

130

125

125

3,816

127

1.00

1.12

Dec.

120

120

120

115

118

115

118

118

115

110

105

HO

115

115

115

110

110

120

138

144

145

146

150

151

150

151

155

150

145

140

130

3,964

128

1.01

1.16

Jan.

125

155

125

120

115

115

110

105

HO

115

120

121

121

122

*121

119

119

117

110

110

117

118

117

120

125

125

125

125

120

120

110

3,667

118

0.929

1.07

Feb.

110

110

110

110

110

105

105

95

95

95

*85

90

95

110

110

105

95

100

100

100

 ACS

105

105

105

120

140

130

130

2,975

106

0.835

0.87

Mar.

135

135

135

135

135

135

130

130

130

135

*137

135

135

135

135

135

140

140

145

150

151

151

152

151

151

152

152

151

145

135

 125

4,338

140

1.10

1.27

Apr.

119

TSG

120

125

126

130

145

*165

170

160

145

135

133

133

134

134

135

135

135

134

* J.34

134

135

137

135

137

138

136

134

134

4,087

136

1.07

1.19

May

134

T31

130

127

126

125

125

120

115

110

110

110

*112

110

110

110

108

106

106

105

106

106

105

103

103

102

102

101

10T

101

105

3,465

112

0.882

1.02

June

115

120

120

115

111

110

108

111

114

*122

120

118

117

116

114

113

113

112

111

111

110

107

106

115

115

115

110

105

102

TOT

3,378

113

0.890

0.99

July

110

110

115

120

125

125

120

115

110

105

110

110

105

105

*105

105

105

105

105

105

1OO

105

100

100

105

100

100

97

94

95

92_

3,303

107

0.843

0.97

Aug.

92

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

89

89

*8655"

89

89

88

88

88

87

87

87

87

87

88

87

87

87

88

90

95

100

2,763

89.1

0.702

0.81

Sept.

98

101

105

110

115

125

135

125

*116

108

108

104

1OO

100

101

102

101

103

106

110

110

109

110

110

110

112

112

114

114

114

3,288

110

0.866

0.97

Calendar year 1957: Max 162 Min 82 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.929 In. 12.58

Water year 1957-58: Max 17O Min 85 Mean 115 Cfsm 0.906 In. 12.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9-18, Dec. 28 to Jan. 11, Jan. 19, 20, 

Feb. 1-25, 27, 28. No gage-height record Oct. 6, 12-15, 19, Nov. 3-5, 7-14, Nov. 24 to Dec. 4, 

Dec. 6, Jan. 4, 5, Jan. 24 to Feb. 10, Feb. 12-25, Mar. 1-10, 12-19, 29-31, Apr. 6, 7, 9-12, 17-19, 

May 8-12, 14-16, May 31 to June 4, June 24-28, July 1-14, 16-26, 30, Aug. 2, 30, 31, Sept. 5-8, 13, 

20; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 141 

1235. Manistee River near Grayling, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°41'35", long 84°50'50", in NW£ sec.31, T.27 N., R.4 W. , on right bank 

25 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, 2i miles downstream from Goose Creek, 

and 6-| miles northwest of Grayling.

Drainage area.--159 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,120.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge.--16 years, 183 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 258 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.02 ft); maximum 

gage height, 1.07 ft Nov. 15; minimum discharge, 130 cfs Jan. 8.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 354 cfs Apr. 12, 1947 (gage height, 1.73 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.00 ft Feb. 9, 1951 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 122 cfs Feb. 14, 1943.

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

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

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

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

(Shifting-control method used June 30 to July 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. SO

0.6 

1.1

150

238

0.4

.7

1.0

140

178

253

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

163

160

*160

158

158

160

160

160

161

160

160

160

158

157

158

167

180

172

166

163

161

161

174

194

191

178

170

167

166 

166

167

5,136

166

1.04

1.20

Nov.

*164

163

163

163

164

163

163

174

187

182

172

174

174

191

226

218

196

191

196

196

187

180

177

178

175

174

174

175

175 

175

5,390

180

1.13

1.26

Dec.

174

170

*169

164

174

170

169

166

166

163

148

T63

160

167

166

163

160

160

174

182

182

175

170

170

166

167

164

167

164 

158

150

5,161

166

1.04

1.20

Jan.

149

*160

156

158

b!60

b!60

b!55

151

b!55

170

166

b!70

178

186

ITS

169

b!60

156

b!50

b!55

b!60

167

160

159

162

162

162

162

160 

159

160

5,013

162

1.02

1.18

Feb.

160

159

153

*165

162

160

159

150

149

149

b!50

b!60

b!60

b!65

171

b!70

b!65

165

6165

6165

167

167

169

180

171

162

164

164

-

4,546

162

1.02

1.06

Mar.

164

164

162

*160

159

159

159

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

155

155

155

156

158

156

158

158

158

158

159

162

169

171 

178

ISO

4,961

160

1.01

1.16

Apr.

*180

183

183

180

183

203

210

196

180

176

173

173

171

171

171

171

169

167

165

165

165

167

167

174

178

173

167

162

162 

159

5,244

175

1.10

1.23

May

*160

160

165

165

162

162

160

160

160

160

164

159

158

158

158

155

155

158

155

154

155

155

155

155

159

155

155

154

154 

154

154

4,893

158

0.994

1.15

June

158

155

153

*152

155

154

152

158

156

156

155

152

152

150

149

149

148

148

148

156

153

153

154

159

169

171

169

162

162 

162

4,670

156

0.981

1.09

July

*164

167

160

158

175

173

160

153

149

165

169

156

152

149

150

155

153

149

150

149

148

147

147

147

147

147

146

147

147 

146

145

4,768

154

0.969

1.12

Aug.

*145

144

144

143

143

142

144

145

145

149

148

147

146

146

146

144

144

144

145

164

162

149

147

148

152

149

147

153

155 

160

175

4,613

149

0.937

1.08

Sept.

164

*155

155

206

220

233

250

223

190

176

169

164

160

160

162

162

159

162

160

158

162

167

162

167

196

169

160

159

156 

165

5,251

175

1.10

1.23

Calendar year 1957: Max 236 Min 148 Mean 175 Cfsm 1.1O In. 14.95

Water year 1957-58: Max 250 Min 142 Mean 163 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1240. Manistee River near Sherman, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°26'30", long 85°41'45", on line between sec.36, T.24 N., R.12 W., and 

sec .31, T.24 N., R.ll W., near center span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 37, 150 ft upstream from Wheeler Creek, three-quarters of a mile north of Sherman, 

and at mile 60.8.

Drainage area. 900 sq mi.

Records available . July 1903 to May 1916, October 1930 to September 1931, October 1933 to 

September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 804 ft (from river-profile 

map). Prior to Apr. 13, 1934, chain gages at various daturas. Apr. 13, 1934, to May 22, 

1935, staff gage at present datum.

Average discharge . 38 years (1903-15, 1930-31, 1933-58), 1,069 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 12.70 ft); maximum gage height, 13.12 ft Jan. 1 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 670 cfs Aug. 18, 19.

1903-16, 1930-31, 1933-58: Maximum discharge, 3,570 cfs Mar. 25, 1913 (gage height, 

7.1 ft, from graph based on gage readings, datum then in use); minimum observed, 

540 cfs Feb. 21-23, 1936.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1004: 1936(m). WSP 1437: 1911, 1913-14(M), 1936(M), 1937, 

1940(M).

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

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

9.9 

11.0 

1Z.7

670

1,030

1,770

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

805

802

799

796

790

787

795 

802

805

796

790

793

802

790

799

814

847

868

857

838

826 

817

844

934

990

972

938

896

871 

857

*854

25,969

838

0.931

1.07

Nov.

844

844

847

835

835

832

838 

868

910

927

924

927

930

969

1,120

1,210

1,210

1,200

1.250

1,220

1,190 

1,110

1,060

1,030

1,010

986

*969

969

966 

962

29,772

992

1.10

1.23

Dec.

955

941

920

871

920

927

934 

927

910

896

896

900

900

900

900

900

900

927

972

1,070

1,110 

1,080

1,040

1,010

980

962

948

927

927 

*864

Q-7 J 874

29,188

942

1.05

1.21

Jan.

860

840

840

840 ~~ 840

850

860 

880

900

920

950

960

980

990

1,020

927

920

924

878

858

941 

983

962

948

952

955

930

930

910 

*89S

^

28,529

914

1.02

1.18

Feb.

896

885

852

811

838

896

892 

871

840

850

860

870

870

880

870

860

860

870

880

910

920 

940

960

1,000

1,040

1,060

»1,070

1,030

-

25,561

906

1.01

1.05

Mar.

980

969

962

952

958

927

902 

885

888

878

910

874

857

568

868

864

864

874

896

927

950 

938

955

969

972

998

1,010

*1,050

1,070 

1,090

1,120

29,165

941

1.05

1.21

Apr.

1,130

1,140

1,150

1,150

1,160

1,410

1,750 

1,560

1,430

1,520

1,250

1,170

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,050

1,050

1,020

990

980 

966

955

994

1,050

1,000

972

952

*958 

902

53,769

1,126

1.25

1.40

May

899

885

896

892

885

871

857 

854

850

850

844

844

829

823

820

820

814

820

826

808

802 

805

799

805

817

826

814

802

*796 

799

802

25,854

834

0.927

1.07

June

835

854

825

805

811

805

802 

826

855

852

829

805

796

781

775

766

760

757

751

754

778 

772

769

802

841

855

*841

825

799 

790

24,052

802

0.891

0.99

July

811

852

795

820

874

878

350 

826

796

811

799

796

796

775

772

769

760

754

748

742

756 

733

727

724

724

730

730

727

*724 

715

706

23,978

773

0.859

0.99

Aug.

703

700

700

694

700

694

700 

700

700

700

715

712

700

694

691

682

691

676 685"

850

871 805"

769

754

745

736

750

*739

745 

793

22,612

729

0.810

0.93

Sepb.

802

781

766

835

910

1,050

1,140 

1,110

1,050

985

902

850

852

820

826

820

826

829

811

799

796 

814

808

814

808

814

860

835

*811 

808

25,910

864

0.960

1.07

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,740 Mln 787 Mean 1,027 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.48

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,730 Mln 676 Mean 888 Cfsm 0.987 In. 13.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

. Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12-17, Jan. 1-14, Feb. 9-25.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 143

1245. East Branch Pine River near Tustin, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°06'15", long 85°31'30", in NW£ sec.28, T.20 N., R.10 W., on left bank 

75 ft downstream from highway bridge, half a mile upstream from North Branch, 2f miles 

west of Tustin, and 65 miles northwest of Le Roy.

Drainage area. 63 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,077.65 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge.--6 years, 24.7 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 309 cfs Apr. Ejage height, 4.13 ft); minimum,

4.1 cfs Mar. 13.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 1,410 cfs Aug. 4, 1956 (gage height, 6.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 360 cfs by logarithmic plotting- minimum, that of Mar. 13, 

1958.

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

water temperatures for- the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

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

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

Oct. 1 to No

1.7 

1.9 

2.5

6.6

10

2.0 

2.5

Nov. 15 to Sept. 30

4.8 3.0

11 3.5

4.0

165

275

50

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.6

*7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

12

14

12

11

10

9.7

9.7

16

25

22

16

14

12

11 

11

11

332.6

10.7

0.170

0.20

Nov.

10

10

10

*10

10

9.7

10

16

22

18

15

17

18

34

12

51

36

33

44

39

32

26

24

24

20

20

20

27

25

22

722.7

24.1

0.383

0.43

Dec.

18

16

14

12

12

14

15

12

*13

11

10

12

11

11

11

12

11

11

37

39

39

29

27

20

bl8

b!7

16

16

15 

14

13

526

17.0

0.270

0.31

Jan.

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

12

11

11

12

11

11

*11

11

11

11

10

9.6

10

10

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

357.6

11.5

0.183

0.21

Feb.

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.6

*9.6

9.6

9.2

8.9

8.9

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.9

9.2

9.6

10

11

13

22

22

-

305.2

10.9

0.173

0.18

Mar.

22

b21

b21

b21

b20

b!9

bl8

b!7

b!5

*b!5

b!4

b!4

b!3

15

16

15

15

16

18

24

29

30

32

34

33

37

40

42

41

41

37

745

C4.0

0.381

0.44

Apr.

34

32

30

28

27

220

*189

117

74

55

43

36

31

27

24

23

21

19

18

16

16

16

16

27

26

21

18

16

16

li

1,250

41.7

0.662

0. 74

May

13

13

19

19

15

13

13

12

12

13

11

*10

10

10

10

9.2

8.9

9.6

9.2

8.6

8.2

8.6

8.9

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.2

7.8

7.8

10'

333,1

10.7

0.170

0.20

June

24

22

14

11

15

14

11

23

*20

14

14

11

9.6

8.9

8.6

7.0

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

8.2

13

13

10

8.2

7.2 

7.0

343.3

11.4

0.181

0.20

July

12

15

11

11

11

16

12

9.6

8.2

18

14

10

8.6

*7.5

7.5

7.2

7.0

6.7

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.2

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

6.7

6.7 

6.2

5.6

281.2

9.07

0.144

0.17

Aug.

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

6.7

5.6

6.2

5.6

6.2

*7.0

6.7

6.2

5.9

6.2

5.6

5.9

5.9

6.2

11

10

7.2

6.7

8.2

8.6

7.2

7.0

11

10 

14

13

227.2

7.33

0.116

0.13

Sept.

10

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.8

38

28

*20

19

20

14

12

10

9.2

12

15

14

16

12

11

11

15

11

11

14

12

11

10

9.2 

13

408.7

13.6

0.216

0.24

Calendar year 1957: Max 142 Min 5.6 Mean 22.3 Cfsm 0.354 In. 4.83

Water year 1957-58: Max 220 Min 5.3 Mean 16.0 Cfsm 0.254 In. 3.45

Peak discharge (base, 130 cfs).--Apr. 6 (1:30 p.m.) 309 cfs (4.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
144 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

1250. Pine River near Le Roy, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°03'50", long 85°33'50", in SE^ sec.6, T.19 N., R.10 W., on right bank 

15 ft downstream from highway bridge, 3f miles downstream from East Branch, 5 miles 

northwest of Le Roy, and 5^ miles southwest of Tustin.

Drainage area.--118 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,040 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--6 years, 87.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 572 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 5.90 ft); minimum, 

42 cfs Aug. 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 1,550 cfs Aug. 4, 1956 (gage height, 10.02 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

42 cfs Jan. 4, 1954 (result of freezeup) , Aug. 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19, 1958.

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

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

Rating table, 

height,

r year 1957-58, e 

st, and discharge

ept periods of Ice effect (gage 

In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

3.0 

6.0

125

590

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

52

52

51

51

51

51

51

*51

51

51

51

52

52

52

52

64

80

65

61

58

56

56

80

113

95

78

68

65

62 

61

1,895

61.1

0.518

0.60

Nov.

61

60

59

*58

_57

57

57

74

100

82

74

80

82

123

240

170

123

111

146

127

110

98

90

92

83

80

79

96

93 

88

2,850

95.0

0.805

0.90

Dec.

75

73

58

66

b60

66

71

62

*62

60

53

67

61

60

60

61

57

60

125

157

135

105

99

90

74

b70

66

b65

63 

b62

b62

2,285

73.7

0.625

0.72

Jan.

60

b62

64

63

b60

63

64

b60

b55

b55

60

b58

b56

*b56

b56

57

58

57

b52

b54

57

58

58

59

60

60

60

61

61 

61

60

1,825

58.9

0.499

0.58

Feb.

60

60

56

b56

b58

b56

b54

b54

b52

*b50

b52

b50

b48

b50

b52

b52

b48

b48

b48

b50

53

54

55

58

61

66

86

94

-

1,581

56.5

0.479

0.50

Mar.

90

90

89

88

83

81

76

72

68

*66

66

64

62

64

62

62

62

64

71

86

94

97

98

101

96

105

111

117

117 

115

109

2,626

84.7

0.718

0.83

Apr.

105

102

99

98

94

410

*437

276

170

131

114

103

95

90

86

82

78

74

71

69

68

70

68

92

94

80

72

66

66 

62

3,522

117

0.992

1.11

May

60

58

69

73

63

59

57

56

56

56

54

*52

51

50

51

49

49

51

51

48

48

49

49

49

51

49

48

46

46 

45

53

1,646

53.1

0.450

0.52

June

90

84

61

54

63

58

52

79

*78

60

73

60

55

51

51

48

46

45

45

45

47

45

45

46

58

70

55

49

46 

45

1,704

56.8

0.481

0.54

July

57

90

62

59

105

90

66

56

51

86

80

63

54

*50

49

48

46

46

47

46

45

44

44

44

46

45

44

46

45 

44

44

1,742

56.2

0.476

0.55

Aug.

44

44

43

43

43

44

47

45

44

44

*49

46

44

44

43

43

43

43

42

65

67

49

46

50

53

48

47

58

57

It 

69

1,518

49.0

0.415

0.48

Sept.

58

51

49

49

48

144

100

*85

86

94

69

59

56

53

60

72

64

73

60

56

57

68

56

57

67

61

57

53

52 

65

1,979

66.0

0.559

0.62

Calendar year 1957 : Max 381 Mln 46 Mean 83.5 Cfsm 0.7O8 In. 9.60

Water year 1957-58 : Max 437 Mln 42 Mean 69.0 Cfsra 0.585 In. 7.95

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--Apr. 6 (8:30 p.m.) 572 cfs (5.90 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 145

1255. Pine River near Hoxeyville, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°12'10", long 85°47'50", in NW^ sec.20, T.21 H. , R.12 W. , on right bank 

500 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 37, 4| miles northwest of Hoxeyville, 

7 miles east of Wellston, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--251 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 775 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--6 years, 268 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 764 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 4.26 ft); minimum, 

180 cfs Jan. 8.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 2,440 cfs Aug. 6, 1956 (gage height, 6.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 168 cfs Jan. 9, 

1956.

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

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

Rating tables, '

height, in f 

(Shifting-control

Oct. 1 

July 7

4.0

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

t, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

thod used Mar. 8-18, July 6, Aug. 6 to Sept. 3O)

Nov. 14, 

Sept. 30

182

294

660

2.3 

3.0 

4.2

15 to July 6

186

313

740

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

214

214

214

212

210

210

210

*212

210

208

208

210

210

210

210

220

242

234

222

216

214

212

230

273

278

251

234

225

220 

218

216

6,867

222

0.884

1.02

Nov.

216

214

214

212

210

*210

210

225

261

254

237

237

242

268

395

405

338

306

317

331

302

284

273

269

267

259

253

259

271 

263

8,002

267

1.06

1.18

Dec.

255

249

241

232

234

238

241

240

*234

234

226

221

234

230

230

228

230

226

265

3_55

324

300

273

263

253

249

245

241

236 

234

234

7,673

248

0.988

1.14

Jan.

228

226

223

228

209

b210

b210

198

b210

b210

b210

212

223

*216

216

216

214

212

201

221

216

216

214

214

216

216

217

217

217 

217

216

6,669

215

0.857

0.99

Feb.

216

216

216

208

214

214

214

205

201

*212

202

b200

b200

b200

b200

194

199

b200

b200

205

214

212

212

214

217

226

245

271

-

5,927

212

0.845

0.88

Mar.

269

265

267

265

261

261

257

253

251

*247

247

243

243

243

243

243

243

243

247

259

273

278

278

280

276

273

280

284

284 

284

278

8,118

262

1.04

1.20

Apr.

269

265

261

255

253

416

*708

560

380

317

291

276

263

251

243

240

238

236

234

234

230

234

234

243

263

249

240

234

232 

22B

8,577

286

1.14

1.27

May

226

225

230

243

236

230

226

225

223

223

221

*219

217

217

219

217

217

221

221

217

216

2T7

219

221

225

225

223

221

219

216

217

6,892

222

0.884

1.02

June

243

173

243

226

226

230

221

238

*261

245

234

236

225

221

217

217

216

214

212

214

214

214

216

221

230

240

238

225

219

217

6,846

228

0.908

1.01

July

236

249

241

238

255

257

230

208

200

225

251

225

208

*202

204

202

200

200

200

200

198

200

198

198

202

202

202

202

202 

198

196

6,629

214

0.853

0.98

Aug.

196

195

193

191

189

191

193

193

189

189

*191

191

184

184

184

182

184

184

184

212

242

208

193

200

204

198

196

208

218 

220

 254

6,140

198

0.789

0.91

Sept.

227

208

202

200

200

263

314

254

*251

258

242

220

210

204

210

220

225

225

222

212

210

214

214

210

214

218

210

202

200 

212

6,671

222

0.884

0.99

Calendar year 1957: Max 564 Kin 193 Mean 254 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.71

Water year 1957-58: Max 708 Min 182 Mean 233 Cfsm 0.928 In. 12.59

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs).--Apr. 7 (3 p.m.) 764 cfs (4.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1260. Manistee River near Manistee, Mich.

Location.--Lat 44°16'30" , long 86"11'55", in NWij sec.36, T.22 N. , R.16 W. , on right bank 

6 miles northeast of Manistee, 6| miles south of Onekama, 9 miles upstream from 

Manistee Lake, and at mile 10.8.

Drainage area.--1.780 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 585 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 6 years (1952-58), 1,922 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,310 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 7.26 ft); maximum

f

age height, 8.05 ft Feb. 27 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 1,040 cfs 

ug. 3, 17, 18.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs Apr. 9, 1954 (gage height, 8.16 ft); maximum 

gage height, 9.15 ft Feb. 12, 1955 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 1,040 cfs 

Aug. 25, Sept. 22, 1957, Aug. 3, 17, 18, 1958.

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

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

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

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 10 to Sept. 30

4.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5

1,100

2,100

2,950

3,840

3.7 

6.0

7.0

1,040

2,140

2,950

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,520

1,460

1,630

1,550

1,200

1,140

1,260

1,660

*1,900

1,470

1,500

1,330

1.100

1,200

1,260

1,420

1,800

1,500

1,650

1,120

1,210

1,650

2,120

2.450

2,300

1,700

1,260

1,400

1,860

1,930

1,960

48,510

1,565

0.879

1.01

Nov.

,710

,170

.110

,250

,710

* ,650

,430

,720

,850

,370

,740

,000

,040

,990

,200

,160

,890

,160

,440

,330

,240

,230

,020

,750

,810

,320

,070

,970

,400

,940

- 

55,670

1,856

1.04

1.16

Dec.

1,440

1,550

2,070

1,880

1,980

1,620

1,450

1,340

1,460

61,800

*b 1,700

bl,700

61,800

1,750

1.200

1,360

1,760

1,950

2,100

2,080

1,840

1,920

1,990

2,120

1,870

2,080

2.120

1,730

1,320

1,650

1,990

54,620

1,762

0.990

1.14

Jan.

1,840

1,530

2,550

1,940

1 , 500

61,300

61,300

b 1,400

61,700

b2,000

61,900

1,740

61,800

1,890

*1,900

1,760

1,670

1,620

1,640

61,700

1,690

1,490

1,560

1,700

1,770

1,420

1,590

1,840

1,760

1,710

1,470

52,260

1,686

0.947

1.09

Feb.

1,420

1,310

1,480

1,720

1,590

1,540

1,630

1,480

1,750

bl,500

61,700

61,500

61,400

61,600

61,500

61,300

61,600

62,000

61,700

61,500

61,400

61,700

61,400

61,400

62,000

*62,000

62,000

b2,20Q

-

_ _ _ _ .

------

45,120

1,611

0.905

0.94

Mar.

2,220

,780

,660

,810

,970

,830

,830

,760

.450

,510

* ,770

,470

,690

,770

,460

,450

,490

,700

,830

,760

,120

,700

,580

,850

,030

,020

,130

,160

,760

,620

,820

54,980

1,774

0.997

1.15

Apr.

.110

,140

,970

,240

,890

,980

,620

* ,030

.260

,930

,740

,110

,890

,790

,130

,950

,900

,840

,650

.470

,630

,800

,940

,020

,010

,740

,650

,670

,730

,810

 

61,640

2,055

1.15

1.28

May

,680

,770

,570

,370

,580

,630

,720

,660

,680

,530

,240

,480

* ,570

,710

,570

,710

,370

,380

,250

,610

,630

,510

,540

,410

,240

,430

,690

,580

,560

,440

,320

47,430

1,530

0.860

0.99

June

1,490

1,700

1,590

1,710

1,620

1,550

1,380

1,460

1,520

*1,720

1,810

1,750

1,560

1,340

1,160

1,260

1,770

1,660

1,560

1,740

1,360

1,120

1,140

1,300

1,640

1,630

1,660

1,500

1,200

1,320

 - 

45,220

1,507

0.847

0.94

July

1,570

1,730

1,660

1,700

1,580

1,660

1,490

1,740

1,670

*1,760

1,720

1,460

1,120

1,220

1,540

1,630

1,450

1,290

1,400

1,090

1,140

1,380

1,600

1,490

1,530

1,400

1.050

1,140

1,320

1,310

1,440

45,280

1,461

0.821

0.95

Aug.

,440

,290

,.040

,080

,200

,280

,410

,360

,350

,150

,160

* ,380

,470

,470

,500

,260

,040

,040

,090

,500

,.780

,700

,420

,220

,200

,350

,480

,480

,560

,620

,320

41,640

1,343

0.754

0.87

Sept.

1,390

1,420

1,560

,650

,500

,610

,980

,810

* ,980

.160

,980

,680

,640

,100

,260

,820

,970

,700

,620

,530

,100

,230

,590

,590

,690

,590

,420

,220

,320

,660

47,770

1,592

0.894

1.00

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,210 Mln 1,040 Mean 1,831 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.93

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,260 Mln 1,040 Mean 1,644 Cfsm 0.924 In. 12.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 147

1262. Little Maniatee River near Freesoil, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°11'15", long 86°09'55", in NE^ sec.31, T.21 N., R.15 W., on right bank 

25 ft upstream from highway bridge, 6 miles north of Freesoil, 8| miles upstream from 

mouth, and 85 miles southeast of Manistee.

Drainage area.--200 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 610 ft (from survey-level line in 

vicinity).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 212 cfs July 1 (gage height, 2.12 ft); minimum, 

71 cfs Feb. 11 (result of freezeup).

1956-58: Maximum discharge, 214 cfs May 23, 1957 (gage height, 2.22 ft); minimum, 

that of Feb. 11, 1958.

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

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

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

of ice

it per si

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 20 to Sept. 6)

sffect (gage 

:ond)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21

1.6 

2.5

Dec. 22 to Sept.

1.3 81

2.0 193

Sept. 7-30

1.6 

2.0

102

174

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

114

114

112

110

110

110

110

110

*110

112

112

112

112

112

112

118

124

124

130

120

116

116

132

144

142

136

126

122

118

116

116

3,S72

118

0.590

0.68

Nov.

116

114

114

114

114

*114

114

138

140

136

128

126

128

146

174

184

170

162

172

164

162

154

148

146

146

144

140

140

140 

142

4,230

141

0 . 705

0.79

Dec.

140

136

132

122

138

138

134

134

132

132

*114

108

b!25

b!25

124

124

120

120

154

172

174

174

164

156

153

153

151

151

148 

145

143

4,336

140

0.700

0.81

Jan.

137

135

134

135

124

b!25

b!20

107

119

b!25

b!30

132

137

129 *139

137

135

132

102

b!20

b!30

137

135

132

134

134

132

132

132 

132

132

4,016

130

0.650

0.75

Feb.

131

131

129

123

121

132

127

113

111

111

*92

94

102

121

123

110

107

116

124

118

127

129

132

135

142

148

147

151

-

3,447

123

0.615

0.64

Mar.

153

148

143

14O

140

140

137

137

134

131

 129

129

129

129

129

129

129

131

132

135

140

142

142

145

147

148

151

156

156 

155

151

4,337

140

0 . 700

0.81

Apr.

150

147

142

140

137

167

185

*193

167

156

151

147

143

140

139

137

135

134

132

132

132

135

137

150

150

145

140

137

135 

132

4,367

146

0.730

0.81

May

131

129

132

134

132

129

129

127

126

126

126

123

*121

121

123

119

118

121

121

119

116

119

118

118

119

119

118

116

116 

116

132

3,814

123

0.615

0.71

June

148

153

145

135

132

131

129

150

*150

150

142

135

132

127

126

124

123

121

121

121

119

119

126

140

143

140

134

126

121 

119

3,982

133

0.665

0.74

July

144

140

134

143

167

159

145

135

131

143

155

147

137

*135

135

134

132

132

132

131

129

127

124

124

124

124

121

121

121

118

116

4,160

134

0.670

0.77

Aug.

115

113

110

110

108

113

115

115

113

115

116

*115

113

111

111

111

110

110 111

121

135

132

121

124

126

123

119

129

123 

132

135

3,655

118

0.590

0.68

Sept.

131

124

119

118

119

153

160

149

*145

142

136

125

124

118

124

125

129

129

125

124

124

122

118

124

124

122

120

115

115 

127

3,830

128

O.640

0.71

Calendar year 1957: Max 205 Min 104 Mean 138 Cfsm 0.690 In. 9.36

Water year 1957-58: Max 193 Min 92 Mean 131 Cfsm 0.655 In. 8.90

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
148 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1270. Boardman River near Mayfield, Mlch.

Location. Lat 44°38'35", long 85°31'00", in ffi£ sec.21, T.26 N., R.10 W., on right bank 

25 ft dovmstream from Brown's Bridge, 300 ft downstream from Parker Creek, threequarters of a mile downstream from Brown's Bridge Dam, 1 mile northeast of Mayfield, 

10 miles southeast of Traverse City, and 16 miles upstream from Boardman Lake.

Drainage area. 223 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 760 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 6 years, 191 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 387 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 4.37 ft); minimum 

daily, 97 cfs June 15.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 980 cfs July 8, 1957 (gage height, 6.23 ft); minimum 

daily, that of June 15, 1958.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant three-quarters of a mile 

upstream.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 1Z)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1Z Feb. 13 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

1Z8 

188 

Z93

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

9Z 

182 

Z93 

4ZZ

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

154

151

150

148

148

150

150

*148

148

144

184

138

169

158

156

129

152

163

182

134

162

150

165

206 

226

169

169

169

169

169

169

4,979

161

0.72Z

0.83

Nov.

157

157

149

148

*150

150

150

161

178

175

175

188

180

199

254

Z56

267

214

ZZ5

198

Z45

Z19

ZOZ

188 

198

183

183

185

185

185

5,704

190

0.852

0.95

Dec.

183

187

176

175

183

169

163

155

*176

180

166

163

160

214

161

175

175

158

196

Z48

Z32

189

201

186 

185

Z05

177

185

172

165

158

5,618

181

0.81Z

0.94

Jan.

163

170

*177

T75

156

151

150

148

150

145

134

138

161

172

161

156

156

154

15Z

173

163

156

170

169 

156

157

172

153

171

1 R9 -LOfc

161

4.92Z

159

0.713

0.82

Feb.

154

156

166

173

151

168

167

143

131

156

159

128

19Z

116

139

142

*147

135

140

157

157

157

145

US. 

159

161

167

169

4,247

152

0.68Z

0.71

Mar.

158

150

17Z

171

171

171

169

161

148

146

148

146

*142

140

154

157

160

159

158

159

157

161

167

147 

161

176

176

178

178

210

5,029

162

0.726

0.84

Apr.

209

212

215

*218

172

276

297

298

256

221

188

173

180

202

180

178

176

201

169

169

169

171

171

182 

234

171

148

201

180

176

5,993

200

0.897

1.00

May

167

*150

154

154

190

159

163

163

196

16T

128

141

161

161

169

167

144

133

160

135

122

152

144

144 

146

144

155

158

150

148

148

4,767

154

0.691

0.80

June

150

142

144

144

*163

163

148

144

148

157

169

167

154

133

97

140

186

T58

130

147

158

118

151

171 

172

144

154

149

146

157

4,504

150

0.673

0.75

July

150

112

*I60

158

196

186

156

128

137

174

184

136

133

158

157

176

133

119

156

128

151

139

138

137 

136

127

140

134

139

125 

142

4,545

147

0.659

0.76

Aug.

125

123

118

154

127

116

133

139

105

122

*139

144

154

128

126

121

121

121

121

166

174

155

126

112 

144

133

146

148

186

T52

167

4,246

137

0.614

0.71

Sept.

127

128

161

182

172

270

243

*219

186

171

171

148

131

142

172

159

135

140

144

144

142

140

139

144 

239

195

176

122

161

184

4,987

166

0.744

0.83

Calendar year 1957: Max 67Z Min 114 Mean 190 Cfsm 0.85Z In. 11.60

Water year 1957-58: Max 298 Min 97 Mean 163 Cfsm 0.731 In. 9.94

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 149

1280. Sturgeon River near Wolverine, Mich.

Location. Lat 45°17'25", long 84°36'15", in SW£ sec.31, T.34 N., R.2 W., on left bank 

1-2 miles north of Wolverine, 2 miles downstream from West Branch, and 11 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--164 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 750 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

June 15, 1942, staff gage at site about a quarter of a mile upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge . 16 years, 194 cfs.

Extremes Maximum daily discharge during year, 310 cfs Nov. 16; minimum discharge, 

111 cfs Aug. 6.

thai 9^"« 8: e aX^o dlschar«e ' 919 cfs APr. 1, 1943 (gage height, 5.45 ft); minimum, i>nat 01 Aug. b , lybo.

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

which are poor. o o o- ,

Revisions (water years). WSP 1307: 1944(M), 1948(M).

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

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

Oct. 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

126

180

314

2.1 

2.5 

2.9

100

180

284

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

154

150

150

150

152

154

154

154

152

152

U8 

148

148

150

152

*165

180

180

170

160

160

165

180

210

250

210

176

170

163

165 

165

5,117

165

1.01

1.16

Nov.

161

159

159

160

160

160

*161

170

190

200

200

190

200

235

280

310

300

280

293

295

290

260

230

210

190

180

180

185

185

180

6,353

212

1.29

1.44

Dec.

180

180

176

176

176

176

176

178

176

*172

160 

160

170

170

170

170

167

178

212

222

214

209

200

195

190

180

175

170

170

160

160

5,568

180

1.10

1.27

Jan.

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

155

155

165

170 

170

170

172

176

165

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

165

165

165

*163

163

165

170 

167

5,061

163

0.994

1.15

Feb.

167

165

160

155

155

*161

160

155

150

150

150 

155

155

150

150

150

150

150

150

155

160

160

165

165

170

175

180

187

-

-------

4,455

159

0.970

1.01

Mar.

187

180

180

175

175

*172

172

170

167

165

163 

163

161

163

167

165

167

170

172

176

178

182

182

185

187

187

185

194

199

212 

214

5,515

178

1.09

1.26

Apr.

217

217

222

*225

217

212

214

207

197

194

192

187

190

197

202

199

199

197

199

197

194

199

200

200

195

180

180

176

170

165

5,938

198

1.21

1.35

May

163

165

172

167

165

159

157

*161

163

172

170 

167

165

161

159

155

155

150

150

145

145

145

145

141

141

141

141

141

141

141 

143

4,786

154

0.939

1.08

June

145

145

145

141

141

*145

145

150

150

150

150 

150

145

140

138

140

141

145

141

141

141

140

141

148

197

185

170

141

136

178

4,465

149

0.909

1.01

July

160

150

150

150

155

170

*159

150

145

150

165 

170

160

155

174

159

141

139

139

139

135

135

139

135

131

129

127

127

125

125 

 123

4,511

146

0.890

1.03

Aug.

123

123

121

121

120

*113

115

121

117

163

167

141

139

139

139

- 135

130

135

140

170

175

150

145

140

139

141

143

139

143

153 

165

4,303

139

0.848

0.98

Sept.

159

149

145

250

*202

270

250

200

180

170

163 

161

153

147

150

150

150

150

150

150

155

159

155

151

147

149

147

145

145

159

5,011

167

1.02

1.14

Calendar year 1957: Max 390 Mln 120 Mean 178 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.70

Water year 1957-58: Max 310 Mln 113 Mean 167 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.88
150 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1285. Indian River at Indian River, Mien.

Location.--Lat 45°24'35", long 84°37'10", in SW£ sec.24, T.35 N. , R.3 W. , on left bank at 

Indian River, an eighth of a mile downstream from Burt Lake and 3i miles upstream from 

Mullett Lake.

Drainage area.--583 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 590.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Nov. 12, 1942, staff 

gage at site 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 541 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 655 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 3.86 ft); maximum 

daily gage height, 3.91 ft Sept. 8; minimum daily discharge, 291 cfs Mar. 30; minimum 

daily gage height, 3.34 ft Oct. 21.

1942-58; Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs Apr. 25, 1943 (gage height, 5.65 ft); maximum daily gage height, 5.53 ft Apr. 25, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 249 cfs Sept. 9, 

1955; minimum daily gage height, that of Oct. 21, 1957.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Bevisions (water yeara_|.--WSP 1437: 1942(M), 1945(M), 1947.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

446 442"

430

422

417

410

410

404

403

394

389

380

380

376

376

*377

386

387

384

384

382

385

403

415

415

415

416

419

422

426

429

12,524

404

0.693

0.80

Nov.

432

437

441

442

*446

442

446

457

480

475

471

474

479

500

522

535

538

554

558

a560

a570

a570

a580

a6OO

a 600

a600

a60O

599

596

606

15,610

520

0.892

l.OO

Dec.

607

614

608

601

*601

608

608

599

595

600

600

600

620

632

635

639

635

635

631

631

631

631

627

630

633

633

629

635

631

628 

600

19,207

620

1.06

1.22

Jan.

580

600

620

610

607

604

609

606

593

580

577

574

564

561

561

554

554

557

548

545

545

542

540

537

540

544

*547

548

551

558 

562

17,618

568

0.974

1.12

Feb.

562

562

562

561

558

*559

561

561

561

558

556

558

554

549

549

551

548

542

544

541

536

534

537

537

539

539

544

547

-

-------

15,410

550

0.943

0.98

Mar.

550

552

552

*550

550

550

550

547

547

539

537

530

527

522

517

511

497

477

456

437,

419

402

380

360

341

328

308

293

289

291

£95

14,204

458

0.786

0.91

Apr.

304

*308

318

319

327

336

339

347

347

352

360

360

364

368

373

379

379

387

387

392

396

404

412

431

437

443

451

*450

450

443

11,363

379

O.65O

0.73

May

468

467

479

487

495

500

497

*507

508

517

528

529

529

529

556

531

528

528

525

516

511

511

499

498

499

488

477

471

461

454 

453

15,526

501

0.859

0.99

June

445

435

427

*420

421

407

395

399

393

387

384

370

367

352

346

337

330

323

*319

318

316

314

314

318

321

323

325

327

323

332

10,788

360

0.617

0.69

July

336

343

347

354

372

377

*379

381

379

381

383

377

375

371

371

368

360

358

356

351

345

339

*338

336

339

339

334

336

330

526 

326

11,007

355

0.609

0.70

Aug.

324

324

321

325

*322

322

321

319

316

559

338

332

325

318

314

305

303

*295

292

3O5

307

3O3

298

304

302

3OO

300

305

311

318 

325

9,733

314

0.539

0.62

Sept.

323

321

*321

341

341

359

369

370

373

373

365

364

364

36O

364

366

368

366

366

364

366

372

370

377

379

377

381

375

371

377

10,883

363

0.623

0.70

Calendar year 1957: Max 639 Min 293 Mean 489 Cfsm 0.839 !" 11.38

Water year 1957-58 : Max 639 Min 291 Mean 449 Cfsm O.770 In. 10.46

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage,

records for Manistee River near Gralin.

 - 

and records for Manistee River near Grayling
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 151

1290. Pigeon River near Vanderbllt, Mlch.

Location. Lat 45°10', long 84°26', In SE^ sec.9, T.32 N., R.I W., on right bank at 

Pigeon River Fisheries Experiment Station, 10 miles east of Vanderbilt and lOf miles 

southeast of Wolverine.

Drainage area.--63 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1950 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 886.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 73.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 174 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 3.33 ft); minimum, 

24 cfs May 22.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs May 15, 1957 (gage height, 6.80 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs by logarithmic plotting, result 

of failure of Lansing Club Dam 4 miles upstream; minimum, 13 cfs Jan. 8, 1957.

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

May 16, 1957, and since Apr. 22, 1958, occasional regulation by Lansing Club Dam 

4 miles upstream. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in 

WSP 1571. 6

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

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

1.7 

2.5 

3.5

35

99

190

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

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

55

54

54

54

53

54

54

54

54

54

54

55

55

56

55

*62

79

67

63

59

59

58

67

123

104

79

71

68

66

65

65

1,970

63.5

1.01

1.16

Nov.

64

63

63

62

63

63

*63

71

91

79

72

83

87

104

162

123

97

88

119

105

87

80

75

77

73

70

69

81

76

75

2,485

82.8

1.31

1.46

Dec.

70

67

64

60

58

65

67

67

63

*63

54

56

58

60

60

62

63

63

75

87

99

83

79

78

71

71

68

67

64

60

57

2,079

67.1

1.07

1.23

Jan,

59

60

60

60

58

60

62

60

60

60

60

62

64

64

64

64

62

60

60

60

60

62

62

62

60

61

*61

61

61

61

61

1,891

61.0

0.968

1.12

Feb.

61

60

58

56

56

*56

56

56

56

56

58

58

58

58

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

62

62

62

62

63

63

-

1,657

59.2

0.940

0.98

Mar.

64

65

64

63

63

*63

62

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

59

59

60

61

62

63

64

67

67

68

67

70

71

75

78

80

81

2,016

65.0

1.03

1.19

Apr.

81

82

85

*86

86

91

88

86

77

74

75

75

77

79

84

86

83

79

75

73

70

74

98

104

125

95

81

75

72

67.

2,483

82.8

1.31

1.46

May

65

63

67

68

64

62

59

*58

54

66

87

79

64

43

36.

37

42

55

49

40

37

37

49

59

59

51

52

44

46

46 

47

1,685

54.4

0.863

0.99

June

54

55

53

50

49

*46

45

50

51

51

63

61

48

48

48

46

46

43

40

41

43

44

45

55

65

75

55

55

49

46

1,520

50.7

0.805

0.90

July

71

57

51

52

78

76

*59

58

66

112

108

51

51

51

47

67

67

54

51

51

55

49

46

43

41

41

42

42

41

41

42

1,761

56.8

0.902

1.04

Aug.

40

39

38

39

38

*37

39

39

40

49

47

43

45

40

39

39

40

40

41

44

43

43

43

43

43

44

44

45

46

57 55-

1,322

42.6

0.676

0.78

Sept.

55

45

55

118

*74

119

133

81

76

62

58

60

50

54

55

51

54

53

54

52

52

56

57

51

55

52

51

51

45 

52

1,881

62.7

0.995

1.11

Calendar year 1957: Max 400 Mln 24 Mean 69.7 Cfsm l.ll In. 15.03

Water year 1957-58 : Max 162 Mln 36 Mean 62.3 Cfsm 0.989 In. 13.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-5, 12-16, 29, 30, Jan. 2-25, Feb. 2-26, 

Mar. 8-11.
152 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1295. Pigeon River at Afton, Mich.

Location.--Lat 45°22'25", long 84°30'50", in NE£ sec.2, T.34 N. , R.2 W., on right upstream 

abutment of bridge on State Highway 68, three-quarters of a mile west of Afton, 

2 miles downstream from Wilkes Creek, and 5-| miles upstream from Mullett Lake.

Drainage area. 159 sq mi.

Records available. April 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 675 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Sept. 13, 1943, staff gage at site 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 130 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 265 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 5.03 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.86 ft Jan. 10 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 49 cfs Aug. 8. 

1942-58: Maximum daily discharge, 1,100 cfs Mar. 31, 1943; maximum gage height, 

about 10.5 ft Mar. 31, 1943, from floodmarks (ice jam); minimum discharge, that of 

Aug. 8, 1958.

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

Revisions (water years).--W3P 1437: 1945-46, 1950.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 26 Apr. 27 to Sept. 30

4.3 

4.5 

5.0

82

120

254

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

50

120

254

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

93

86

87

87

86

84

84

84

84

82_

84

84

82

84

84

*95

110

114

104

95

95

98

110

152

189

174

138

120

114 

112

110

3,205

103

0.648

0.75

Nov.

108

102

98

100

*104

100

100

98

122

142

129

129

142

156

209

231

166

187

201

206

189

206

147

152

140

133

131

129

129 

131

4,317

144

0.906

1.01

Dec .

127

133

114

93

*105

110

110

105

105

100

95

95

100

105

105

105

105

110

115

120

125

125

120

115

110

110

110

105

100 

100

95

3,372

109

0.686

0.79

Jan.

95

95

95

95

95

95

100

95

95

100

100

105

105

105

105

105

100

100

90

95

100

100

100

100

100

100

*100

100

100

100 

100

3,070

99.0

0.623

0.72

Feb.

90

85

85

*85

85

85

85

85

85

90

90

90

90

90

90

95

95

95

95

100

95

95

100

100

105

105

105

105

-

2,600

92.9

0.584

0.61

Mar.

105

110

110

*110

110

110

105

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

102

10O

98

95

96

112

127

133

131

129

131

140

149

152 

154

154

3,563

115

0.723

0.83

Apr.

147

*152

152

156

152

149

156

159

154

135

131

131

131

131

135

142

142

142

135

118

116

120

166

166

161

182

166

135

127 

118

4,307

144

0.906

1.01

May

116

112

110

112

112

108

104

*100

96

100

127

135

127

114

98

86

77

78

86

78

75

72

86

96

96

94

94

84

77 

78

80

3,008

97.0

0.610

0.70

June

84

80

80

*78

75

75

73

77

75

77

80

86

80

80

78

77

73

66

63

65

63

63

65

78

106

116

114

104

80 

100

2,411

80.4

0.506

0.56

July

120

106

100

106

129

116

*110

98

94

135

161

133

86

86

88

110

110

80

80

80

80

77

72

66

63

63

63

62

60 

535~4

2,841

91.6

0.576

0.66

Aug.

50

53

53

54

*55

56

53

50

50

77

75

78

77

63

62

59

56

59

58

77

78

63

63

63

68

63

63

65

80 

104

2,023

65.3

0.411

0.47

Sept.

96

94

*77

116

201

221

241

224

174

135

116

106

88

78

86

86

80

78

78

78

84

92

86

82

82

80

80

80

80

3,281

109

0.686

0.77

Calendar year 1957: Max 627 Hin 64 Mean 127 Cfsm 0.799 In. 10.84

Water year 1957-58: Max 241 Min 50 Mean 104 Cfsm 0.654 In. 8.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5 to Mar. 13.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO. LAKE HURON 153

1300. Cheboygan River near Cheboygan, Mich.

Location. Lat 45°34'40", long 84°29'15", in SW£ sec.19, T.37 N., R.I W., 300 ft downstream from Mullett Lake, 2-j miles upstream from Black River, and 5 miles south of 

Cheboygan.

Drainage area. 865 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 591.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Auxiliary staff gage at Cheboygan 5 miles downstream read hourly. Datum of auxiliary gage is 590.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 763 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,030 cfs Nov. 19, 22; maximum daily

gage height, 2.54 ft May 18; minimum daily discharge, 90 cfs Mar. 29, 30; minimum daily 

gage height, 1.41 ft Mar. 13.

1942-58: Maximum daily discharge, 1,590 cfs Apr. 16, 1943; maximum daily gage 

height, 3.13 ft Apr. 17, 1945, Apr. 11, 1948; minimum daily discharge, that of Mar. 29, 

30, 1958; minimum daily gage height, 1.12 ft Dec. 29, 1952.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stagedischarge relation, which are poor. Plow affected by variable backwater from powerplant at Cheboygan 5 miles below station.

Cooperation.--Auxiliary gage readings furnished by Consumers Power Co.

Discharge ublc feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

718

726

754

604

677

6450

589

639

616

677

572

517

457

516

516

530

*601

687

565

471

649

656

666

781

851

672

614

792

716

728

759

19,766

638

0.738

0.85

Nov.

e94O

607

e500

691

627

*651

689

839

829

750

660

497

620

781

900

900

900

897

1.050

1,010

991

1,030

1,000

943

869

914

885

895

856

e550

24,251

808

0.934

1.04

Dec.

430

600

700

*650

800

750

700

450

700

600

500

550

600

500

550

600

620

620

633

807

892

965

e900

6750

e700

650

750

969" 990

964

944

21,654

698

0.807

0.95

Jan.

600

650

700

750

600

650

700

730

*740

800

968

851

738

841

700

800

850

897

700

750

700

620

700

750

864

668

864

793

700

23,174

748

0.865

1.00

Feb.

800

750

700

600

*550

600

650

620

550

600

600

560

600

620

620

640

700

680

640

600

560

520

450

e680

e700

754

828

800

17,952

641

0.741

0.77

Mar.

821

864

851

850

*814

748

815

74O

754

762

768

764

759

666

598

546

663

674

640

596

5TS

598

659

654

446

338

356

ellO

e90

e90

164

18,677

602

0.696

0.80

Apr.

180

212

*442

524

516

467

410

449

447

419

450

428

465

442

557

6450

e450

441

477

508

470

558

729

615

764

6850

865

878

872

874

15,987

555

0.616

0.69

May

850

725

789

720

801

*780

659

514

576

232

574

419

517

465

558

449

517

e550

668

640

628

452

584

440

456

576

697

477

480

556

675

17,400

561

0.649

0.75

June

e520

757

709

472

*487

472

540

699

709

699

649

614

578

475

e210

352

349

508

eSZO

e520

e300

6260

399

495

456

545

420

389

444

415

14,520

477

0.551

0.61

July

495

414

453

426

523

504

500

*458

475

482

416

435

514

554

e400

e450

e500

541

495

374

549

549

575

581

561

506

480

408

542

558

295

15,575

431

0.498

0.57

Aug.

e280

256

292

370

275

266

245

e!80

289

374

e650

646

508

605

457

575

348

326

318

402

565

446

456

596

366

581

581

464

598

e800

6900

12,971

418

0.485

0.56

Sept.

e800

559

525

651

*678

925

921

986

868

856

846

857

616

560

616

578

6450

555

599

494

403

667

657

647

665

687

665

576

647

656

20,208

674

0.779

0.87

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,160 Mln 290 Mean 765 Cfsm 0.884 In. 12.01

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,030 Kin 90 Mean 602 Cfsm 0.696 In. 9.44

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

of powerplant operation at Cheboygan and Alverno.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-18, 26, 27, Jan. 1-10, 15-17, 19-24, . 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 25.
154 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

1305. Black River near Tower, Mich.

Location.--Lat 45°24' , long 84°20', in NW^ sec.29, T.35N., R.I E., on right bank 400 ft 

downstream from Kleber Dam, 800 ft upstream from Milligan Creek, 3 miles northwest of 

Tower, and 8 miles upstream from Black Lake.

Drainage area.--313 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 658.00 ft above mean sea level (Stanley 

Engineering Co. bench mark). Prior to Aug. 1, 1949, at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 243 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 508 cfs Apr. 2, 3 (gage height, 3.78 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Feb. 14; minimum daily, 69 cfs June 20.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 1,660 cfs Apr. 1, 1943 (gage height, 5.30 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum, 0.6 cfs Mar. 11, 1950; minimum daily, 4.0 cfs Nov. 27, 1949.

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

Flow_ regulated by powerplants at Tower and Kleber Dam.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 30 Aug. 31 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

166

268

590

2.0 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

85

410

590

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

147

140

161

167

175

147

160

135

166

175

167

143

132

120 

128

141

*152

163

197

162

169

191

203

235

505

298

262

278

287 

258

201

5,743

185

0.591

0.68

Nov.

208

212

221

154

*a220

a210

a200

a250

a!80

a250

a300

a280

a240

a270 

316

293

a330

a38O

a380

a420

a310

a330

347

236

308

280

252

212

251 

245

8,085

270

0.863

0.96

Dec.

234

178

240

230

*147

229

232

154

198

174

120

123

140

192 

222

210

178

215

225

327

339

355

336

297

243

244

234

246

234 

178

173

6,847

221

0.706

0.81

Jan.

117

104

140

152

175

249

212

*152

195

218

167

171

180

197 

198

174

177

154

163

146

175

188

188

139

203

198

202

182

183 

187

193

5,479

177

0.565

0.65

Feb.

124

180

209

*171

191

186

184

121

131

176

174

167

133

166 

102

124

150

145

155

160

177

110

120

138

158

174

183

200

-

4,409

157

0.502

0.52

Mar.

144

190

223

*213

211

164

223

216

203

172

197

172

198

187 

195

165

173

186

207

230

214

211

213

267

245

244

241

281

321 

294

280

6,680

215

0.687

0.79

Apr.

321

*294

300

309

302

293

283

302

296

290

287

268

260

296 

264

228

296

291

300

220

257

275

264

350

426

432

403

378

330 

287

9,102

303

0.968

1.08

May

229

239

251

231

252

222

*212

207

198

213

230

268

275

243 

181

197

203

152

191

176

141

152

157

191

151

179

158

177

107 

126

151

6,060

195

0.623

0.72

June

118

157

199

148

*123

141

131

120

170

138

159

173

172

119 

114

139

140

157

105

69

85

136

96

144

140

199

175

134

141 

156

4,198

140

0.447

0.50

July

177

207

180

142

184

215

207

183

*147

194

224

252

155

178 

169

160

151

202

172

169

146

140

117

121

120

138

106

116

92 

116

92

4,972

160

0.511

0.59

Aug.

106

107

88

97

*92

80

105

79

88

146

137

119

102

104 

96

144

1O6

106

81

126

155

130

103

88

120

128

107

113

113 

212

173

3,551

115

0.367

0.42

Sept.

176

91

*163

233

200

286

346

415

282

264

173

172

197

160 

124

160

148

167

98

152

174

185

160

185

155

151

151

148

127 

117

5,560

185

0.591

0.66

Calendar year 1957: Max 948 Mln 75 Mean 243 Cfsm 0.776 In. 10.54

Water year 1957-58: Max 432 Mln 69 Mean 194 Cfsm 0.620 In, 8.38

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

Kleber Dam, and records for stations on nearby streams.

cords, powerplant operation at
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1315. Rainy River near Ocqueoc , Mich.

Location. Lat 45°24'30", long 84°10'35", on line between sees.15 and 22, T.35 N., R.2 E., 

on upstream side of highway bridge, 3tr miles upstream from Black Lake and 4j miles west 

of Ocqueoc.

Drainage area.--85 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 674.85 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Average discharge. 6 years, 29.7 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 108 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 2.79 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 6.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 600 cfs Apr. 28, 1957 (gage height, 5.00 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 7, 1955.

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

which are poor.

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

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

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

0.6

4.6

11

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

29

77

140

Discharge, In cubic feeb per second, water year October 1957 bo September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

8.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

5.6

4.8

5.1

5.3

5.6

5.1

4.6

5.1

4.6

4.5

5.1

*8.8

9.2

8.5

7.4

7.1

7.1

16

52 

49

38

31

28

26

23

21

425.8

13.7

0.161

0.19

Nov.

21

20

19

17

*18

17

18

20

a25

a3o

a26

a26

a32

37

53

69

68

67

79

90

84

79

74

72 

60

55

52

53

52

50

1,383

46.1

0.542

0.60

Dec.

40

35

30

28

*26

27

30

30

30

30

29

28

27

26

25

21

18

18

37

49

74

69

68

50 

51

53

56

44

42

40

35

1,166

37.6

0.442

0.51

Jan.

31

26

24

20

18

15

14

*14

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

17

519

16.7

0.196

0.23

Feb.

18

18

19

*19

19

19

18

16

14

13

12

IE

11

11

IP10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10 

10

11

11

12

-

363

13.0

0.153

0.16

Mar.

12

12

12

*14

14

23

37

40

37

33

25

12

12

14

12

12

12

12

16

22

27

35

42

54

56

48

51

45

50

59

68

918

29.6

0.348

0.40

Apr.

76

*75

73

73

70

70

70

70

69

68

65

63

62

68

59

58

58

55

53

50

47

48

78

90 

104

104

98

92

81

73

2,120

70.7

0.832

0.93

May

66

62

60

60

56

a50

*45

40

42

42

51

48

43

41

35

31

28

26

23

21

18

17

14

14

14

14

15

12

9.9

9.2

9.9

1,017.0

32.8

0.386

0.44

June

9.6

9.2

8.5

*7.8

7.1

6.8

6.8

7.4

7.1

8.1

7.8

7.4

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.3

5.1 

1±

11

8.1

5.9

4.8

5.1

199.1

6.64

0.078

0.09

July

9.6

9.6

9.2

12

16

17

14

12

 10

13

19

16

14

9.9

8.1

8.1

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.9

4.8

4.8

4.3

3.7 

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.5

2 l'.65

258.9

8.35

0.098

0.11

Aug.

1.5

1.5

.8

.6

*.8

.6

1.0

.8

1.2

3.3

2.9

2.1

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.6

2.3

1.6

1.5

3.5

3.1

2.5

2.1

2.3 

2.3

2.1

1.6

2.9

3.3

6*8 5 9

 * 

69.8

2.25

0.026

0.03

Sept.

6.2

5.1

*5.1

6.8

5.3

14

20

19

18

18

15

16

12

12

9.6

8.1

7.1

6.2

6.4

5.9

6.4

7.1

6.8

H

6.2

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

273.9

9.13

0.107

0.12

Calendar year 1957: Max 582 Mln 4.0 Mean 45.5 Cfsm O.535 In. 7.26

Water year 1957-58: Max 104 Mln O.6 Mean 23.9 Cfsm 0.281 In. 3.81

Peak 'discharge (base, 110 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of records for stations on 

nearby streams.

Note. --Stage -discharg 

Mar. 8-12.

elation affected by ice Dec. 2-5, 8-18, Dec. 30 to Jan. 28, Feb. 1 to Mar. 2,
156 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1320. Black River near Cheboygan, Mich.

Location.--Lat 45°30'00", long 84°19'24", in sec.21, T.36 N., R.I E., on left bank half a 

mile downstream from Black Lake, 5^ miles upstream from Alverno Dam, and 12 miles 

southeast of Cheboygan.

Drainage area.--597 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 609.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3 miles downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 411 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,080 cfs Nov. 20; maximum daily gage 

height, 3.26 ft May 17; minimum daily discharge, 15 cfs Aug. 10; minimum daily gage 

height, 1.78 ft Mar. 14.

1942-58: Maximum daily discharge, 2,260 cfs Apr. 19, 1952; maximum daily gage 

height, 5.28 ft Apr. 7, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 11 cfs Aug. 14, 1949; minimum 

daily gage height, 1.60 ft Sept. 2, 1947.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stagedischarge relation, which are poor. Flow affected during most of time by backwater 

from powerplant at Alverno Dam.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

172

293

370

90

171

e60

166

309

306

185

300

101

e50

103

103

84

*178

304

e300

e60

437

411

241

531

626

792

400

504

518 

260

517

8,942

288

0.482

0.56

Nov.

824

394

680

406

460

*e4oO

e300

635

941

675

elSO

267

271

284

580

862

893

915

992

1.080

1,020

938

1,020

982

547

878

850

854

774 

342

19,614

654

1.10

1.23

Dec.

670

484

481

*490

777

589

657

e80

e350

471

548

533

512

422

71

518

489

472

536

864

936

920

956

648

372

601

886

871

881

771

18,314

591

0.990

1.14

Jan.

6300

6350

494

483

elSO

b350

b480

b450

*b420

b500

761

304

b4OO

523

e350

b310

626

746

293

520

515

327

b450

586

735

259

510

546

239 

482

639

14,098

455

0.762

0.88

Feb.

648

304

b250

b300

*b250

b270

b280

b280

e40

b250

b300

b350

b300

b350

b450

490

582

659

630

496

454

299

660

b200

b400

bSOO

581

603

-

10,576

378

0.633

0.66

Mar.

567

404

393

397

*421

448

451

427

355

e350

354

331

282

271

155

86

144

310

192

167

309

e450

6450

6450

478

e400

6400

e400

6400 

6450

e500

11,192

361

0.605

0.70

Apr.

6500

562

*570

571

566

601

713

604

562

564

610

569

442

529

432

228

97

242

81

630

202

6130

208

elSO

448

e450

6450

478

606 

393

12,588

420

0.704

0.79

May

400

427

697

616

360

356

*365

6300

232

84

680

670

91

216

270

182

275

284

282

241

346

244

136

144

200

e200

e200

176

218 

134

160

7,986

258

0.432

0.50

June

113

135

237

168

*el30

118

188

264

228

282

222

219

248

198

625

138

e!2o

e50

elOO

96

43

e20

40

109

56

203

85

124

144 

148

4,251

142

0.238

0.27

July

220

109

226

218

611

348

300

*250

174

188

201

197

65

117

191

258

319

191

6170

6150

94

99

104

101

127

78

86

103

88 

660

74

5,517

178

0.298

0.34

Aug.

66

41

620

e20

48

31

*55

21

618

615

182

212

6160

104

e20

43

23

62

e70

680

61

86

97

630

57

660

46

118

101 

6200

342

2,489

80.3

0. 135

0.16

Sept.

238

94

65

*elOO

111

6250

359

690

538

371

336

544

266

270

232

177

132

425

273

267

690

252

244

242

251

364

477

6250

249 

230

8,387

280

0.469

0.52

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,900 Min 20 Mean 510 Cfsm 0.854 In. 11.60

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,080 Min 15 Mean 340 Cfsm 0.570 In. 7.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

of powerplant operation at Alverno Dam and at Cheboygan.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO. LAKE HURON 157

1325. Thunder Bay River near Hillman, Mich.

Location. Lat 45°00'30", long 83 0 58'15", on line between sees.8 and 9, T.30 N., R.4 E. , 

on left bank 25 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 32, a quarter of a mile downstream from Miller Creek, and 5 miles southwest of Hillman.

Drainage area. 232 sq mi.

Records available . June 1945 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 760 ft (by barometer)v

Average discharge. 13 years, 205 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 318 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 6.02 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.61 ft Mar. 3 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 108 cfs Aug. 6.

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 1,380 cfs Apr. 12, 1947 (gage height, 8.86 ft); minimum daily, 98 cfs Aug. 7, 1949.

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

which are poor. Prior to May 12, 1950, diurnal fluctuation below about 500 cfs by 

power-plant at Atlanta. Occasional regulation by dam at Atlanta thereafter.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1307: 1946(M).

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

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

(Shifting-control method used July 1-6, Sept. 22-30)

4.1 

5.0 

6.0

106

181

315

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*152

150

155

155

154

155

155

152

155

155

157

159

157

156

155

158

178

172

167

165

159

156

171

264

269

254

209

194

194

184

178

5,566

175

0.746

0.86

Nov.

174

173

177

*174

174

172

170

181

227

209

196

202

196

217

500

283

258

243

300

296

264

240

218

213

202

196

192

197

197 

196

6,457

215

0.927

1.03

Dec.

189

180

*170

170

170

180

190

183

180

176

170

160

170

180

200

210

210

200

190

250

254

237

230

221

200

210

198

2OO

190 

190

185

6,023

194

0.836

0.96

Jan.

185

185

185

190

200

210

*200

190

190

190

190

190

185

185

180

180

170

165

160

155

155

155

160

165

165

165

165

160

150 

140

155

5,400

174

0.750

0.86

Feb.

135

130

*130

125

125

125

125

125

125

120

120

120

120

120

120

125

125

130

130

135

140

145

150

160

170

175

185

195

-

3,850

157

0.591

0.62

Mar.

200

205

*205

205

205

200

200

190

185

180

175

175

172

172

171

159

167

170

176

185

188

207

210

222

224

227

253

248

258 

262

264

6,256

201

0.866

1.00

Apr.

*258

255

251

247

241

255

287

285

257

241

251

227

222

220

220

220

208

207

202

198

192

196

272

287

508

282

248

225

220 

202

7,162

259

1.03

1.15

May

186

178

193

195

*185

179

157

160

169

184

212

214

195

178

168

158

155

150

148

145

144

145

144

142

148

146

145

140

140 

142

142

5,077

164

0.707

0.82

June

155

156

*148

140

158

156

157

159

144

149

150

144

140

157

134

132

129

128

151

152

154

156

159

158

160

173

155

147

140 

153

4,292

145

0.616

0.69

July

*186

172

161

154

186

188

169

157

148

205

199

174

160

145

141

164

148

142

144

158

152

130

128

125

124

123

121

122

119 

117

117

4,657

150

0.647

0.75

Aug.

121

125

117

*112

111

110

111

115

113

121

120

120

120

118

116

116

115

115

112

129

156

132

128

127

128

125

127

126

127 

134

142

3,765

121

0.522

0.60

Sept.

136

*150

128

190

173

213

220

195

170

157

145

139

154

152

128

127

126

140

128

125

126

156

129

126

150

128

126

125

125 

126

4,511

144

0.621

0.69

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,080 Min llo Mean 205 Cfsm 0.884 In. 11.98

Water year 1957-58: Max 508 Min 110 Mean 171 Cfsm 0.757 In. 10.05

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-6, 9, 11-19, Dec. 50 to Mar. 11 (no gageheight record Feb. 17 to Mar. 3; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

stabions on nearby streams).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1335. Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich.

Location. Lab 45°07'40", long 83°38'30", in NE£ sec.36, T.32 N., R.6 E., on left bank 

half a mile upstream from Orchard Hill Bridge, 4 miles upstream from North Branch 

Thunder Bay River, 5 miles southwest of Bolton, and 11 miles northwest of Alpena.

Drainage area.--588 sq mi.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 671.96 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Aug. 12, 1945, staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 429 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 671 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 4.74 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.95 ft Jan. 13 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 121 cfs June 19, Aug. 8.

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 3,410 cfs Apr. 12, 1947 (gage height, 9.00 ft); maximum 

gage height, 9.08 ft Mar. 21, 1948 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 92 cfs 

Sept. 28, 29, 1955.

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

which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Hillman and regulation by 

Fletcher Pond on the Upper South Branch Thunder Bay River (usable capacity, 40,170 

acre-ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1437: 1946.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 11 Mar. 12 to Sept. 30

3.3 

4.0 

5.0

243

415

805

2.8 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

133

260

405

780

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*292

283

285

290

290

290

290

290 

287

287

287

290

292

290

287

292

306

322

318

308

303

301

310

363

460

464

429

385

363

360

350

9,964

321

-

Nov.

340

334

332

*332

327

325

325

332 

354

382

365

352

354

371

446

532

513

478

520

592

572

478

432

422

388

380

375

379

379

377

12,088

403

_

-

Dec.

363

340

*320

320

330

360

380

360 

350

330

251

28U

330

370

400

390

390

380

474

510

502

496

485

532

502

499

464

492

457

430

420

12,507

403

_

-

Jan.

40O

400

390

390

390

390

*390

390 

390

390

390

39O

390

390

390

380

37O

350

340

330

330

330

330

340

350

350

350

330

320

310

500

11,280

364

_

-

Feb.

29O

280

*280

280

280

270

270

270 

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

270

280

290

300

310

330

350

380

400

420

-

8,150

291

_

-

Mar.

430

430

*430

420

410

400

400

390 

380

380

380

375

372

375

429

435

429

438

456

474

505

568

619

572

591

558

568

619

643

639

619

14,734

475

-

Apr.

*575

533

498

470

446

446

488

512 

526

452

429

402

381

366

360

351

345

306

303

294

285

278

336

460

554

540

494

442

414

387

12,673

422

-

May

354

321

324

339

*345

336

270

268 

260

280

342

366

357

312

291

270

254

244

234

226

220

216

215

215

216

218

215

307

204

209

213

8,341

269

_

-

June

220

232

*230

222

213

207

202

202

204

213

222

216

211

206

200

197

193

191

171

207

193

193

197

206

236

244

252

232

220

213

6,345

212

_

-

July

224

*240

232

222

234

262

260

240 

228

306

348

312

272

246

224

254

223

217

206

215

204

197

189

189

188

182

179

179

177

171

152

6,972

225

_

-

Aug.

163

170

171

*163

158

156

153

147

T60

170

168

164

170

206

222

218

215

211

209

220

238

244

234

234

230

228

224

228

228

230

240

6,172

199

_

-

Sept.

244

*236

228

244

306

324

360

366 

321

300

275

256

248

244

240

236

234

a250

a230

a230

a230

a250

a240

a230

a230

a230

a230

a230

a230

a230

7,702

257

_

-

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,180 Min 250 Mean 459 Cfsm - In. -

Waber year 1957-58 : Max 643 Min 147 Mean 320 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26, 27, Dec. 2-10, 12-18, Dec. 30 to Mar. 11.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 159

1340. North Branch Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich.

Location. Lat 45°08'55", long 83°36'35" J In sec.29, T.32 N., R.7 E., on left bank

lj miles upstream from mouth, 2,\ miles south of Bolton, and 9 miles northwest of Alpena.

Drainage area.--184 sq mi.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 675.52 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Aug. 16, 1945, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 100 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 402 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 4.46 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.23 ft Jan. 2 (ice Jam); minimum discharge. 2.8 cfs Aug. 19, 20.

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 2,330 cfs Apr. 13, 1947 (gage height, 7.00 ft); maximum gage height, 7.98 ft Mar. 31, 1950 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.4 ofs Oct. 14, 195a

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

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

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

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.0

2.8 

4.4

7.0

16

24

3.3 

3.8 

4.4

5.0

160

375

685

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*31

31

31

26

24

22

21

19

16

14

14

14

12

9.6

9.6

12

19

19

18

18

24

26

29

40

46

53

73

85

81 

68

59

964.2

31.1

0.169

0.19

Nov.

59

60

57

*52

49_

52

52

49

49

53

66

80

76

78

85

110

141

166

190

196

199

214

199

181

141

110

110

104

100 

94

3,172

106

0.576

0.64

Dec.

83

80

*80

75

60

56

55

55

55

52

52

54

57

60

65

74

73

68

74

80

110

141

184

193

170

150

120

100

90

75

2,721

87.8

0.477

0.55

Jan.

70

65

65

62

60

60

58

*58

58

58

58

58

58

60

60

60

60

58

57

56

55

55

55

56

56

56

56

56

54 

53

51

1,802

58.1

0.316

0.36

Feb.

50soso

*50

48

48

47

46

45

45

43

42

41

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

41

42

-

1,213

43.3

0.235

0.24

Mar.

43

44

*45

47

48

50

52

54

56

58

60

64

68

72

76

85

98

94

96

100

110

120

150

170

200

230

260

298

330 

375

398

3,951

127

0.690

0.80

Apr.

*375

352

318

286

262

258

258

252

248

248

230

208

196

172

155

148

138

125

118

116

108

100

104

106

138

178

169

196

178 

150

5,890

196

1.07

1.19

May

125

108

106

100

*92

85

76

70

65

63

65

53

52

63

62

57

57

49

42

40

39

34

30

27

25

24

22

22

22 

22

22

1,719

55.5

0.302

0.35

June

26

21

*20

20

20

18

14

13

13

14

18

22

27

27

21

15

13

14

14

14

14

12

13

14

17

17

14

16

15 

14

510

17.0

0.092

0.10

July

15

*18

20

17

18

18

19

17

18

42

39

36

35

34

32

35

32

31

31

31

26

23

22

22

21

20

18

16

16 

14

13

749

24.2

0.132

0.15

Aug.

10

9.2

7.8

*7.2

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.1

5.8

6.1

6.1

5.6

4.8

4.6

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.9

3.8

5.1

4.6

3.8

3.7

3.8

4.1

3.8

5.6

5.6

17

15

186.9

6.03

0.033

0.04

Sept.

16

*18

22

34

25

42

60

80

81

78

70

60

52

42

35

28

24

23

22

19

18

20

15

12

T2

12

12

12

12 

12

968

32.3

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,02O Min 5.1 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.614 In. 8.32

Water year 1957-58 : Max 398 Min 2.9 Mean 65.3 Cfsm 0.355 In. 4.81

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26, 27, Dec. 2-4, 7-15, Dec. 25 to Mar. 16, 

-

___^_. -Stag 

Mar. 20-27.
160 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1355. Au Sable River at Grayling, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°39'35" , long 84°42'45", in SEi sec. 7, T.26 N., R.3 W. , on right bank 

65 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at Grayling and three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from East Branch.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi.

Records available . October 1942 to September 1958. Prior to October 1954, published as 

Middle Branch Au Sable River at Grayling. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,123.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 75.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 93 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 1.60 ft); minimum, 

40 cfs Aug. 3.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 274 cfs June 2, 1943 (gage height, 3.00 ft); minimum, 

28 cfs Apr. 21, 1946.

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

Dec. 31, 1952, diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant 2.5 miles upstream. 

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

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

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

Prior to 

Records of

1.0 

1.3 

2.0

40

63

138

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56

55 *54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

"53 53

58

64

64

61

58

57

56

63

75

76

72

68

65

62

61

60

1,831

59.1

0.537

0.62

Nov.

*59

58

58

58

58

58

57

62

68

70

68

66

67

75

88

91

85

80

85

84

80

76

73

71

70

70

69

70

69

68

2,111

70.4

0.640

0.71

Dec.

65

66 *64

58

64

68

68

61

65

65

54

58

62

61

62

62

61

62

68

73

75

73

71

68

64

b62

63

b62

61

57

b56

1,979

63.8

0.580

0.67

Jan.

b55 *b55

b55

b55

b55

b55

b55

56

57

58

58

58

57

59

59

57

55

55

52SB"

58

58

58

58

58

58

59

59

60

60

59

1,767

57.0

0.518

0.60

Feb.

58

58

51

*55

b55

b55

b55

54

52

55

55

b53

b50

b52

55

b52

53

53

54

55

54

56

56

57

57

58

59

61

_

1,538

54.9

0.499

0.52

Mar.

61

62

62

*60

58

58

58

57

56

56

57

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

58

57

57

58

58

58

58

60

64

68

71

li

1,834

59.2

0.538

0.62

Apr.

*74

74

76

77

78

85

88

83

78

73

70

69

69

68

68

66

65

63

62

61

59

60

60

64

65

64

61

59

58

58

2,055

68.5

0.623

0.70

May

*55

56

58

58

58

56

55

54

54

54

54

54

53

52

51

50

50

50

50

50

49

50

50

50

52

51

50

49

49

49

50

1,621

52.3

0.475

0.55

June

51

51

51

*50

49

50

49

51

52

52

51

50

49

48

48

48

48

46

46

48

50

49

48

50

54

57

55

52

49

48

1,500

5O.O

0.455

0.51

July

*48

50

49

49

53

53

53

49

48

49

54

53

49

48

48

48

49

48

48

47

46

46

45

45

46

46

45

45

45

44

15.

1,489

48.0

0.436

0.50

Aug.

*42

42

41

41

41

41

42

44

44

45

46

45

44

44

43

42

41

41

41

48

53

51

48

46

46

46

45

47

49

53

57

1,399

45.1

0.410

0.47

Sept.

57

*54

53

72

73

78

79

75

68

61

57

54

53

51

52

52

52

52

51

50

51

53

53

53

62

62

58

54

53

55

1,751

58.4

0.531

0.59

Calendar year 1957: Max 112 Min 46 Mean 64.8 Cfsm 0.589 In. 8.00

Water year 1957-58: Max 91 Min 41 Mean 57.2 Cfsm O.520 In. 7.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 161

1365. Au Sable River at Mlo, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°39'35", long 84°07'30", on line between sec.7, T.26 N., R.3 E., and 

sec.12, T.26 N., R.2 E. , on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 33 

at Mlo, 10 miles downstream from Big Creek, and 80 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available . July 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 929.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--6 years, 896 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 5.02 ft); minimum 

dally, 456 cfs Feb. 17.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 2,980 cfs Aug. 5, 1952 (gage height, 5.16 ft); minimum 

dally, that of Feb. 17, 1958.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated at all stages by powerplant 500 ft upstream. 

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given In WSP 1571.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 19 Mar. ZO to July 28 July 29 to Sept. 30

Z.I 

3.0 

4.0

425

890

1,700

2.3 

3.0 

4.0

570

975

1,750

2.Z 

3.0

485

920

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

22

Z3

Z4

25

26

27

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

708

8ZO

706

747

701

652

876

682

716

628

734

738

660

680

698

754

848

820

768

690

740

902

778

1,070

*1.210

742

1,040

786

850

852

738

24,334

785

0.714

0.82

Nov.

845

78Z

764

847

816

916

821

745

792

839

753

*839

844

940

1.450

954

1,290

1,030

1,190

1,190

1,150

1,090

946

1,000

954

884

906

776

913

888

28,154

938

0.853

0.95

Dec.

854

732

823

738

738

842

852

800

787

757

714

492

135

842

908

680

724

834

818

964

1.030

937

*978

866

903

902

748

762

822

697

734

24,953

805

0.732

0.84

Jan.

708

7O 9

669

514

728

791

783

685

614

864

714

691

750

768

776

770

604

686

631

680

775

690

722

726

681

741

*752

730

732

692

796

22,172

715

0.650

0.75

Feb.

666

674

716

617

716

702

698

502

532

672

564

542

640

628

640

792

456

621

685

660

633

696

670

786

726

*728

770

742

-

18,474

660

0.600

0.62

Mar.

632

783

733

698

749

694

715

685

666

713

662

686

719

694

668

655

652

738

676

756

754

838

791

*904

864

854

776

968

988

1.090

980

23,781

767

0.697

0.80

Apr.

942

1,030

974

1,010

1,140

1,070

1.240

1,170

1,020

1,060

1,080

974

951

906

956

*947

916

922

954

922

872

874

1,020

1,060

940

982

898

828

874

791

29,323

977

0.888

0.99

May

804

766

820

886

8OO

778

786

738

780

686

734

770

706

662

760

705

674

666

734

678

659

668

*665

628

758

712

660

660

680

666

718

22,407

723

0.657

0.76

June

674

778

682

709

664

660

624

632

640

714

716

688

706

621

624

674

*585

661

856

599

602

648

695

766

722

772

737

666

692

671

20,478

683

0.621

0.69

July

700

658

683

614

758

765

700

700

650

600

750

573

689

662

622

740

712

642

610

616

648

*632

722

599

612

592

584

791

546

540

608

20,318

655

0.595

0.69

Aug.

526

576

558

550

526

577

563

570

562

578

664

642

492

584

522

529

493

540

*570

615

722

6l8

500

550

634

582

578

576

567

692

660

17,916

578

0.525

0.61

Sept.

575

570

696

733

734

891

798

742

737

658

690

682

538

600

723

647

*576

593

570

628

598

678

600

620

676

670

640

604

664

692

19,823

661

0.601

0.67

Calendar year!957 : Max 1,950 Mln 492 Mean 867 Cfsm 0.788 In. 10.69

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,450 Mln 456 Mean 746 Cfsm 0.678 In. 9.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
162 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1380. East Branch An Ores River at Mclvor, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°14'20", long 83°41'50", on line between sees.3 and 10, T.21 N., R.6 E. , 

on right bank 25 ft downstream from highway bridge at Mclvor, 1.1 miles east of National 

City, and 9 miles southwest of Tawas City.

Drainage area. 84 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1958.

Gage_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.58 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 30, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 25 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--7 years (1951-58), 65.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 244 cfs Nov. 14 (gage height, 3.97 ft); minimum, 

21 cfs Aug. 9.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 865 cfs Apr. 14, 1952 (gage height, 7.67 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Dec. 4, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poop. Since 1953, 

periodic regulation by dam 2| miles upstream. Records of water temperatures for the 

water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

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

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

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

25

56

133

248

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

36

36

36

36

36

36

38

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

48

60

47

42

40

40

39

*57

86

66

54

49

46

45

44

42

1,349

43.5

0.518

0.60

Nov.

42

42

41

40

40

40

40

52

52

46

43

*44

44

120

155

91

73

69

116

98

77

67

61

58

54

52

51

51

52

51

1,860

62.0

0.738

0.82

Dec.

51

48

46

45

45

45

45

44

43

44

45

44

44

43

43

43

44

45

88

86

93

77

*69

64

67

99

80

70

63

56

54

1,773

57.2

0.681

0.79

Jan.

52

50

50

48

47

46

46

45

45

44

43

42

42

41

41

40

39

39

39

39

*39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

40

40

40

1,310

42.3

0.504

0.58

Feb.

40

40

40

39

39

39

38

38

38

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

*36

36

37

39

42

_

1,048

37.4

0.445

0.46

Mar.

45

48

52

53

56

57

56

58

57

57

52

52

54

54

58

63

66

66

78

95

118

144

T35

*126

107

92

93

98

95

88

82

2,355

76.0

0.905

1.04

Apr.

78

74

72

69

68

142

148

TI4

91

82

77

74

69

67

*65

63

62

59

58

58

60

62

77

76

70

64

60

58

57

54

2,228

74.3

0.885

0.99

May

53

51

53

51

49

48

47

47

47

47

46

45

44

43

42

41

40

42

40

40

*39

40

40

39

39

38

38

36

36

37

38

1,336

43.1

0.513

0.59

June

50

45

39

38

36

36

36

39

38

36

36

36

35

35

34

*34

33

33

33

40

40

36

36

36

45

45

38

36

35

34

1,123

37.4

0.445

0.50

July

34

34

34

34

±2

38

36

36

33

34

33

32

31

31

33

38

33

33

34

32

*31

30

30

30

29

30

30

36

32

30

30

'1,023

33.0

0.393

0.45

Aug.

29

30

28

27

28

28

28

29

28

28

30

29

28

28

28

28

£8

*28

29

30

33

30

30

30

31

30

30

30

30

38

36

917

29.6

0.352

0.41

Sept.

33

31

32

38

33

48

36

36

33

34

33

32

32

30

32

*32

32

37

33

32

32

33

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

999

33.3

0.396

0.44

Calendar year 1957 : Max 331 Mln 30 Mean 61.2 Cfsm 0.729 In. 9.89

Water year 1957-58 : Max 153 Min 27 Mean 47.5 Cfsm 0.565 In. 7.67

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-6, 11-19, Dec. 30 to Mar. 5.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 163

1385. Au Ores River near National City, Mich.

Location. Lat 44 "10'45", long 83 "44 "15", in NW^ sec. 32, T.21 N., R.6 E., on left bank 

20 ft downstream from highway bridge, l-=r miles upstream from Elm Creek, 4 miles southwest of National City, 12-| miles southwest of Tawas City, and 15-=r miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--169 sq mi.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 710 ft (by barometer). Prior to Oct. 1, 

1951, wire-weight gage at site 1.7 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1951-58), 99.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 600 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 4.16 ft); minimum, 

11 cfs Aug. 9, 10, 11, 12, 14-20.

1950-58: Maximum daily discharge, 1,600 cfs Apr. 14, 1952; maximum gage height, 

10.5 ft Feb. 21, 1953 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 8.4 cfs Aug. 26, 1957.

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

which are poor. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in 

WSP 1571.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23)

.9 24

1.5 

3.0 

4.0

110

360

575

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

£6

26

25

25

26

26

25

26

25

27

27

27

27

28

41

80

58

44

38

35

35

*70

110

100

75

60

50

45

45

45

1,324

42.7

0.253

0.29

Nov.

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

60

100

90

65

70

*72

237

492

257

196

176

394

306

227

180

152

137

116

118

107

112

107

102

4,153

138

0.817

0.31

Dec.

98

95

85

80

80

89

90

85

85

84

83

82

82

82

82

82

85

90

160

230

290

220

*180

148

134

130

120

110

100

95

90

3,546

114

0.675

0.78

Jan.

85

82

80

76

75

72

70

68

66

62

60

58

56

54

52

52

51

50

48

48

*48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48 

48

48

1,793

57.8

0.342

0.39

Feb.

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

47

46

45

45

43

42

41

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

*39

39

40

43

50

-

1,220

43.6

0.258

0.27

Mar.

60

80

92

100

105

110

110

110

105

105

100

100

100

105

120

140

170

200

23E

283

319

338

302

*286

238

203

197

196

182 

167

156

5,111

165

0.976

1.13

Apr.

146

138

131

126

122

329

410

255

214

172

149

137

125

120

*119

114

104

104

100

98

100

100

158

155

150

130

113

106

100

90

4,4,55

148

0.876

0.98

May

86

82

83

83

77

68

58

58

58

56

56

53

47

42

41

38

35

40

35

30

*27

26

27

26

27

24

24

23

22_

23

1,398

45.1

' 0.267

0.31

June

46

42

28

24

22

21

20

23

23

22

20

19

19

19

18

*18

16

16

16

19

23

19

19

20

27

46

26

21

19

689

23.0

0.136

0.15

July

19

19

18

18

30

30

22

20

19

19

?0

19

19

18

18

19

18

18

19

18

*16

15

16

15

15

16

15

16

18 

14

13_

569

18.4

0.109

0.13

Aug.

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

11

11

11

11

*11

11

12

18

15

14

13

14

14

13

12

14 

20

22_

407

13.1

0.078

0.09

Sept.

16

14

14

17

18

23

23

19

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

*14

14

20

19

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

15

15 

14

487

16.2

0.096

0.11

Calendar year 1957: Max 712 Min 12 Mean 1O8 Cfsm 0.639 In. 8.68

Water year 1957-58: Max 492 Min 11 Mean 68.9 Cfsm 0.4O8 In. 5.54

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Nov. 15 (1 a.m.) 600 cfs (4.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-5, 8, 9, 11-18, Dec. 26 to Mar. 18. No 

gage-height record Oct. 24 to Nov. 13, Dec. 19-23, Jan. 2; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for stations on nearby streams.
164 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1390. Houghton Creek near Lupton, Mich.

Location.--Lat 44°23'50", long 84°02'55", in SE£ sec.10, T.23 N., R.3 E., on right bank 

half a mile upstream from mouth, 3 miles downstream from Wilkins Creek, and 3 miles 

southwest of Lupton.

Drainage area. 27 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 860 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 51.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 190 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 4.07 ft); minimum, 31 cfs July 4.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 575 cfs Apr. 4, 1956 (gage height, 6.31 ft); minimum, 

28 cfs Feb. 1, 1953.

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

June 25, 1955, some regulation at low flow from sawmill on Sandback Creek at Rose City. 

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14, 

Sept, 7-30 Feb. 15 to Sept. 6

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

94

184

2.1 

3.0 

3.9

30

100

175

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

11

46

50

45

44

44

44

44

55

*67

50

46

46

45

45 

45

45

1,390

44.8

1.66

1.91

Nov.

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

*57

55

47

46

45

47

84

169

79

59

65

149

87

61

53

50

50

47

45

46

48

47 

46

1,793

59.8

2.21

2.47

Dec.

44

44

42

42

42

44

44

42

*41

42

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

42

134 ITS'

118

67

58

50

47

57

50

48

46 

44

43

1,626

52.5

1.94

2.24

Jan.

42

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

38

38

38

38

37

37

*37

38

37

36

38

39

40

39

40

40

40

40

40

40 

40

40

1,212

39.1

1.45

1.67

Feb.

40

40

40

39

40

40

39

39

38

40

40

40

39" 37

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

42

44

*45

46

46

50

52

-

1,156

41.3

1.53

1.59

Mar.

54

56

55

54

52

52

50

50

50

*49

47

48

49

50

50

50

50

52

62

77

86

9788"

83

70

67

71

74

71 

70

66

1,900

61.3

2.27

2.62

Apr.

62

58

56

54

54

124

15!

68

57

54

53

51

50

*50

49

48

46

44

42

46

46

47

56

53

50

48

46

46

46

44

1,652

55.1

2.04

2.28

May

42

40

?6~ 48

44

43

42

42

44

43

42

42

41

41

41

40

40

41

40

39

39

*40

40

40

40

39

39

38

38

39

40

1,273

41.1

1.52

1.75

June

53

44

39

38

39

38

38

42

*41

41

40

34

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

38

38

38

40

42

46

44

40

38

37

38

1,186

39.5

1.46

1.63

July

38

38

36

35

56

44

39

38

38

39

38

38

37

*37

37

38

37

38

38

38

38

35

38

35

38

38

37

42

38

38

40

1,194

38.5

1.43

1.65

Aug.

35

35

37

37

40

35

38

38

38

38

*39

36

35

37

37

37

37

37

38

45

42

38

38

40

40

38

39

39

40

46

42

1,194

38.5

1.43

1.65

Sept.

42

3536"

42

36

52

40

38

*38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

38

40

40

40

40

41

40

40

40

38

38

38

37

40

1,168

38.9

1.44

1.61

Calendar year 1957 : Max 181 Min 38 Mean 51.0 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.66

Water year 1957-58: Max 169 Min 34 Mean 45.9 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.07

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). --Nov. 15 ^0 a.m.) 190 cfs (4.07 ft): Nov. 19 (2 to 3 p.m.) 167 cfs 

(3.81 ft); Dec. 19 (3 p.m.) 160 cfs (3.73 ft); Apr. 6 (7 to 8 p.m.) 170 cfs (3.84 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11-13, Jan. 1-20, Feb. 3, 4, 8-22.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 165

1395. Rifle River at "The Ranch" near Lupton, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°23 T 35", long 84"02'15", in SW£ sec.11, T.34 N., R.3 E., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Houghton Creek and 3 miles southwest of Lupton.

Drainage area. 54 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Altitude of gage is 850 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 90.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 282 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 8.77 ft); minimum, 

55 cfs Aug. 19.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 750 cfs Apr. 4, 1956 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum, 

48 cfs Oct. 8, 1952.

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

June 25, 1955, some regulation at low flow caused by sawmill on Sandback Creek at Rose 

City. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-26)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 15 Nov. 16 to Mar. 19, 

July 29 to Sept. 3O

Mar. 2O to July 28

6.6 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

61

82

179

320

6.2 

6.8 

7.5 

9.0

79

132

320

6.3

7.0 

8.0

62

98

191

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

63

62

72

78

71

68

67

66

66

66

66

65

65

63

63

70

80

74

70

68

68

67

83

*105

92

83

80

80

80 

80

81

2,262

73.0

1.35

1.56

Nov.

80

79

78

77

77

76

75 *93~

99

87

81

80

80

126

258

159

128

128

232

167

128

112

104

101

95

94

90

94

92

90

3,260

109

2.02

2.25

Dec.

86

84

81

77

80

83

83

81

*80

80

b78

b78

b77

77

77

78

78

81

181

172

196

134

119

108

100

112

104

100

94 

89

88

3,036

97.9

1.81

2.09

Jan.

87

bl6

b85

b84

b84

83

84

b82

b82

82

78

b78

b76

76

75

*76

76

b75

b76

80

75

77

77

77

81

81

80

81

80 

79

78

2,471

79.7

1.48

1.71

Feb.

78

77

b76

b76

75

76

75

b75

b75

*b75

b75

b74

b70

b72

b72

b72

b72

b72

b72

b72

b72

b72

74

72

74

77

83

86

-

2,091

74.7

1.38

1.44

Mar.

89

92

91

89

87

87

84

84

83

*80

79

80

81

81

83

83

83

86

95

120

132

145

143

141

128

123

125

131

129 

127

121

3,182

103

1.91

2.20

Apr.

117

112

107

104

100

180

180

136

118

108

103

100

96

*93

92

90

82

74

78

82

83

86

106

104

100

92

87

85

84 

81

3,060

102

1.89

2.11

May

78

76

84

82

78

76

74

74

76

74

74

72

72

71

70

69

69

70

69

68

68

*69

69

69

69

69

68

67

37 

68

69

2,228

71.9

1.33

1.53

June

83

Ja

72

69

69

67

67

70

*70

70

69

64

FT

66

66

67

67

67

66

68

68

67

69

74

81

78

72

69

68 

68

2,096

69.9

1.29

1.44

July

69

68

67

67

21

81

73

70

69

72

70

69

68

*68

68

69

68

68

69

68

69

66

69

66

69

68

68

77

64 

54" 62

2,160

69.7

1.29

1.49

Aug.

61

62

62

61

64

60

63

62

62

62

*63

62

61

62

62

62

62

60

56

S3

68

66

66

66

67

64

65

65

66

T5" 77

1,975

63.7

1.18

1.36

Sept.

69

64

6^

77

69

94

77

73

*69

69

67

67

66

66

66

67

67

69

66

65

66

66

65

65

68

65

65

65

64 

65

2,047

68.2

1.26

1.41

Calendar year 1957 : Max 288 Min 53 Mean 89.7 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.58

Water year 1957-58: Max 258 Min 56 Mean 81.8 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.59

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs). Nov. 15 (11 a.m. to 12 m.) 282 cfs (8.77 ft); Nov. 19 (3 p.m.) 

251 ofs (8.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1400. Prior Creek near Selkirk, Mich.

Location.--Lat 44°20'10", long 84°04'00", in SE^ sec.33, T.23 W., R.3 E., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, half a mile downstream from Ammond Creek, and 

l| miles north of Selkirk.

Drainage area. 19 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 840 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 16.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 125 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 4.12 ft); minimum, 

5.0 cfs Aug. 18.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 186 cfs Mar. 22, 1955, Apr. 4, 1956, from rating curve 

extended above 110 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.23 ft Apr. 4, 1956 (backwater from logs); 

minimum discharge, 3.8 cfs Sept. 10, 1950.

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

which are poor. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in 

WSP 1571.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19-28)

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

4.0

5.0

7.5

16

30

122

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

.4

.2

.0

.0

.O

.2

.2

.2

.0

.O

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

8.4

11

9.2

8.1

7.5

7.5

12*7 .5

*22

15

11

9.6

9.2

9.0 

9.0

9.0

272.2

8.78

0.462

0.53

Nov.

3.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

alO

a!2

alO

alO

*alO

12

a20

a60

a40

a 30

a30 .

a 50

a4O

32

22

17

19

14

14

14

17

16

15

577.0

19.2

1.01

1.13

Dec.

12

11

11

11

13

12

13

12

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

30

SQ

81

44

*29

21

17

30

24

19

15 

14

14

622

20.1

1.06

1.22

Jan.

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

1£

12

11

11

11

10

9.0

970

*9.0

9.0

9.5

10

11

11

11

11

11 

11

10

354.5

11.4

0.600

0.69

Feb.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

10

57B" 9.5

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

13

14

15

15

16

16

-

312.0

11.1

0.584

0.61

Mar.

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

15

17

19

19

21

*20

25

35

45

55

6053-

45

37

32

35

41

36

33

29

849

27.4

1.44

1.66

Apr.

25

23

21

20

18

71

89

SB

25

*21

19

19

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

14

20

20

18

14

13

12

12

11

647

21.6

1.14

1.27

May

11

10

1212"

10

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.E

9.2

9.0

8.7

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.8

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.4

7.6

*7.9

8.1

8.4

8.1

8.0

7.6

7.6 

7.6

8.2

270.1

8.71

0.458

0.53

June

13

11

9.4

8.7

8.4

8.0

7.8

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.5

*7.5

7.2

7.4

7.2

8.1

7.8

7.6

7.8

8.2

12

11

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.5

254.4

8.48

0.446

0.50

July

7.6

7.5

7.4

8.0

14

11

8.6

7.8

7.4

7.8

7.5

7.0

6.9

6.9

7.0

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.4

*6.3

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.3

6.2

6.0

7.4

6.2

5 9

5_^B.

224.6

7.25

0.382

0.44

Aug.

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.2

*5.2

6.6

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.9

5.8

5.8

7.2

8.6 

9.6 '874

182.6

5.89

0.310

0.36

Sept.

7.5

7.2

7.2

8.0

7.2

"9.4 12

9.0

8.1

8.0

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.5

*7.5

7.6

8.2

7.5

7.5

7.6

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.4 

8.0

234.2

7.81

0.411

0.46

Calendar year 1957: Max 110 Min 5.9 Mean 16.1 Cfsm 0.847 In. 11.46

Water year 1957-58: Max 89 Min 5.2 Mean 13.1 Cfsm 0.689 In. 9.40

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--Apr. 6 (10j30 p.m.) 125 cfs (4.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

Note_.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-4, 11-19, Dec. 29 to Mar. 13, Mar. 20-24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1405. Rifle River at Selkirk, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°18'50", long 84°04'00", in NE£ sec.9, T.22 N., R.3 E., on left bank at 

upstream side of highway bridge at Selkirk, Ig- miles downstream from Prior Creek.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi.

Records available. September 1950 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 828.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 439 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 2.81 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.62 ft Jan. 10 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 55 cfs Aug. 19.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 1,680 cfs Apr. 4, 1956 (gage height, 4.94 ft); minimum, 

that of Aug. 19, 1958.

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

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

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

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

Records of

Oct. 1 to Feb. 26 Feb. 27 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.5 

3.0

91

310

500

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

3.0

48

128

234

515

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

91

9T

95

110

97

95

93

93

95

95

95

95

95

91

91

106

131

119

110

106

104

104

141

*182

T4T

124

114

110

108 

108

108

3,341

108

0.982

1.13

Nov.

106

106

106

104

102

102

102

129

157

129

119

 119

117

190

557

280

184

173

507

507

196

162

141

136

1Z4

124

117

124

124 

119

4,645

155

1.41

1.57

Dec.

108

106

105

100

99

104

106

102

97

9T

100

100

100

100

100

*102

97

104

265

304

331

24T

196

168

144

182

168

152

141 

135

129

4,385

141

1.28

1.48

Jan.

1Z5

120

120

120

120

120

120

115

115

115

110

110

110

110

105

110

110

105

105

110

*115

115

115

115

110

110

106

106

106 

106

106

3,485

112

1.02

1.18

Feb.

106

104

100

100

100

102

100

100

100

100

100

100

95

98

100

100

*100

100

100

loo

100

100

100

100

100

105

130

156

-

2,876

105

0.956

0.97

Mar.

146

15o

169

158

155

148

146

143

136

133

130

130

136

138

140

146

*146

156

174

212

237

282

2TC

264

226

212

217

237

223 

220

209

5,595

180

1.64

1.89

Apr.

195

184

176

171

166

310

395

255

206

*187

174

169

161

156

150

146

140

123

126

133

133

140

182

182

171

156

143

138

133

128

5,229

174

1.58

1.76

May

121

114

128

130

121

119

114

114

114

114

114

112

110

107

107

105

103

105

103

101

99

*101

99

97

99

94

94

92

88

90

92

3,301

106

0.964

1.11

June

126

121

103

94

92

90

88

97

97

92

94

82

86

86

84

*84

86

84

84

88

88

86

86

97

110

116

99

88

84

84

2,796

93.2

0.847

0.94

July

86

86

84

82

128

119

97

88

84

90

86

84

80

80

80

82

78

7F

82

78

*78

78

78

78

78

80

78

97

88

32

82

2,649

85.5

0.777

0.90

Aug.

78

78

76

74

78

74

78

80

74

74

73

76

69

73

73

71

71

*71

56

74

86

80

78

80

84

78

80

80

90

101

15T

2,409

77.7

0.706

0.81

Sept.

88

82

82

99

88

133

Ho

101

90

90

86

88

84

84

84

*88

88

92

86

84

86

88

84

84

90

88

86

84

84

33

2,689

89.6

0.815

0.91

Calendar year 1957 : Max 496 Min 72 Mean 136 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.77

Water year 1957-58 : Max 395 Min 56 Mean 119 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.65

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made en this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3, 4, 11-15, 30, Jan. 1-26, Feb. 3-5, 7-26.
168 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1410. South Branch Shepards Creek near Selkirk, Mich.

Location.--Lat 44°18'25", long 84°05'10", in SEi sec.8, T.22 N., R.3 E., on right bank

200 ft upstream from mouth and 1 mile southwest of Selkirk. 

Drainage area.--1.20 sq mi.

Records available . October 1951 to September 1958. 

Gage --Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 845 ft

(by barometer). 

Extremes. 1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 181 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height,

4.42 ft), from rating curve extended above 40 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum,

0.02 cfs Oct. 3, 4, Aug. 3.

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 14 cfs May 15 (gage height, 2.59 ft); 

no flow Aug. 4-8, 22, 23, 27.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 16 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 2.61 ft); 

no flow for many days in July and August.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 3, 1956; no flow at times each year except 

1956.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

1337 

1337 

1387

Water 

year

1952 

1954 

1955

Date

Apr. 13, 

June 25, 

Oct. 3,

1952 

1954 

1954

Discharge 

(cfs)

126 

74 

110

Gage height 

(feet)

4.00 

3.59 

3.88

Remarks. Records fair except those below 1 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or

no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions. The figures of peak discharge for water year 1955 have been revised as shown

below, superseding those published in WSP 1387.

Revised peak discharge.--1954-55: Oct. 3 (3 a.m.) 110 cfs (3.88 ft); Mar. 22 

(7 a.m.) 73 cfs (3.58 ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.04

.04

.03

.02

ToT

.07

.10

.08

.05

*.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

a. 05

a. 06

.07

.06

.07

.14

709

.08

.10

.08

.08

.07

.07

.12

.13

.10

2.15

0.069

0.058

0.07

Nov.

0.14

.14

.25

.19

.19

.25

.20

.18

.16

.15

.15

.15

.14

*a.!3

a. 13

a. 15

a. 13

a. 13

a. 13

a. 13

a. 13

.12

.31

7T9

.14

.14

.14

.11

.08

7TT

4-. 69

0.156

0.130

0.14

Dec.

0.11

.11

.13

.53

728

.20

.18

.16

.14

.11

.11

*.12

.12

.12

.10

.10

.10

.09

a.O9

a. 09

a. 09

a. 09

.09

.12

.13

.12

.10

.09

.10

.09

.08

4.09

0.132

0.110

0.13

Jan.

0.09

.09

.10

.11

aTTT

a. 10

a. 10

a. 09

a.O9

a. 10

.11

*.ll

.10

.08

.07

.08

.07

b.06

b.06

b.06

b.06

b.06

b.05

b.05

a. 05

a.O5

.05

.06

.07

.07

.07

2.42

0.078

0.065

0.07

Feb.

0.06

^07

.07

.06

.06

.07

.07

.07

a. 07

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

b.07

b.07

.08

.08

.08

.08

.09

*.09

.09

.09

.08

.07

.06

.06

2.17

0.075

0.062

0.07

Mar.

0.07

b.15

b.20

b.20

b.17

b.30

bl.5

b.90

b.55

.39

.26

.22

.18

b.17

b.17

b.17

b.19

.15

.13

.14

b.15

b.25

b.35

b.25

.50

1.6

b2.2

b3.5

*T7T

1.4

1.4

19.51

0.629

0.524

0.60

Apr.

b3.5

b7.0

bl3

23"2.8

1.9

7.0

5.2

1.6

*.90

.58

.48

.41

.48

.52

.39

.31

.26

.23

.22

.20

.19

.18

*.16 716"

.16

.18

.39

.78

1.3

73.48

2.45

2.04

2.28

May

0.63

.43

.37

.50

.37

1.2

.74

.37

.35

.41

2.7

3.4

3.2

1.4

*.63

.43

.93

1.2

.60

.37

.31

.23

.16

.14

.13

.13

.12

.11

14'.11

~6.7

42.37

1.37

1.14

1.31

June

1.2

T55

.33

.55

.33

.22

.16

.14

.10

.07

.06

.07

.05

.04

.05

.04

.05

.04

.03

.13

*.27

.10

.09

.07

.06

.07

.16

.10

.09

.10

5.30

0.177

0.148

0.17

July

1.1

.98

.15

.07

.36

.19

.10

.13

.13

.11

.07

.08

.17

.11

.08

*.14

.15

.07

.06

.05

2.3 ~74"8

.19

.11

.07

a. 06

a. 05

a. 04

a. 04

.04

a. 04

7.72

0.249

0.208

0.24

Aug.

0.05

.03

733

.11

.19

*.14

.07

.05

.34

.83

.18

.11

.09

.07

.05

.05

.07

1.1

~753 2.5

.15

.20

.20

.15

.08

.06

*.07

.57

.83

.85

.48

10.03

0.334

0.270

0.31

Sept.

0.25

.15

.10

.07

.07

.13

.09

.07

.06

.07

.08

.07

.06

.05

ToT

.16

.15

.10

.12

.10

*.09

.08

.08

.07

.07

.06

.06

.05

.05

.12

2.73

0.091

0.076

0.08

Calendar year 1955: Max 20 Min 0 Mean 0.389 Cfsm 0.324 In. 4.41

Water year 1955-56: Max 23 Min 0.02 Mean 0.483 Cfsm 0.402 In. 5.47

Peak discharge (base, 10 cfs). Apr. 3 (11 p.m.) 181 cfs (4.42 ft); Apr. 7 (6:30 p.m.) 19 cfs (2.77 

ft); May 30 (8 p.m.) 77 cfs (3.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1410. South Branch Shepards Creek near Selkirk, Mich. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3-

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.10

709

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

*.08

2.23

0.072

0.060

0.07

Nov.

0.08

.09

.09

.09

.09

.10

.11

.10

.10

.10

.12

.14

.13

.13

.34

.41

.23

*.18

.18

.16

.56

.74

.30

.20

.18

.17

.18

.18

.16

.16

5.80

0.193

0.161

0.18

Dec.

0.17

.18

.20

.22

.43

.66

.48

.30

.20

.15

.16

.13

.11

.11

.13

.18

.18

.14

.11

.12

.15

.16

.19

.33

.25

.19

b.16

b.13

b.10

.07

709

6.18

0.199

0.166

0.19

Jan.

0.08

.07

.07

.08

.08

.08

b.07

b.07

b.08

b.07

.07

.07

.06

*.05

.05

.04

704

.04

.05

.06

.15

b4.0

bl.O

b.40

b.20

b.12

b.09

.11

.10

.09

.08

7.62

0.246

0.205

0.24

Feb.

0.07

.08

.08

.08

.07

.06

.07

.08

b.10

b.20

b.15

.10

.08

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.05

.05

.05

.05

.06

b5.0

bl.O

*.54

.31

-

6.75

0.241

0.201

0.21

Mar.

0.28

.19

.10

.07

.05

.05

.07

.06

.05

.04

.74

bS.O

TTT

.93

1.2

.46

.31

.23

*.19

.18

1.8

1.4

.84

.55

.33

.23

.20

.19

.20

.19

.16

17.39

0.561

0.468

0.54

Apr.

~T39 0.20

.26

.22

3.4

4.8

TTT

.90

.60

.52

.60

.60

.50

.40

.30

.30

.37

.39

.50

.63

.50

.39

.43

1.7

3.5

2.3

1.2

.90

.60

.37

29.47

0.982

0.818

0.91

May

0.31

.28

.30

.28

.19

.19

.13

7IF

.23

.60

.48

.43

.43

.55

6.7

2.2

.98

.66

.50

.39

.30

.37

.33

.28

.20

.25

.20

.15

.15

. 18

.19

18.58

0.599

0.499

0.58

June

0.15

.12

.12

.11

.10

.10

.09

.08

.07

.07

.10

.16

.15

.25

.12

.10

*.10

.10

.07

.06

.05

.09

.70

.40

.22

.53

.66

.71

1.7

.48

7.76

0.259

0.216

0.24

July

0.18

.11

.10

.10

.14

.08

.06

.46

730

.10

.10

.14

.22

.11

.07

.06

*.05

.05

.04

.03

.05

.42

.20

.10

.05

.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

.01

3.47

0.112

0.093

0.11

Aug.

0.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

.12

706

.03

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

.01

.01

.01

0

.01

.01

.01

.02

0.44

0.014

0.012

0.01

Sept.

0.02

.03

.04

.08

.03

.02

.02

.01

702

.04

.04

.11

709

.05

.05

*.05

.05

*.04

.03

.04

.05

.04

.04

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

1.16

0.039

0.032

0.04

Calendar year 1956: Max 23 Min 0.03 Mean 0.492 Cfsm 0.410 In. 5.57

Water year 1956-57: Max 6.7 Mln 0 Mean 0.293 Cfsm 0.244 In. 3.32

Peak discharge (base, 10 cfs). May 15 (2 a.m.) 14 cfs (2.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 2-24, Nov. 23-26, Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Jan. 19-21, Apr. 11-16, 

June 23, 24, July 22-29; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on 

nearby streams.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

"703 0.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.05

.21

.21

.12

.10

.08

.08

.08

.44

*.79

736

.21

.17

.14

.12

.12

.12

3.89

0.125

0.104

0.12

Nov.

0.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.10

710

a. 15

.36

.21

.17

*a.!5

a. 15

*a3.5

1.3

.65

.45

.81

2.7

1.0

.70

.50

.36

.31

a. 25

a. 21

.21

.31

.21

.17

15.63

0.521

0.434

0.48

Dec.

0.14

.14

.12

.10

.12

.17

.17

.12

.12

.12

.08

708

.08

.10

.12

*.12

.12

.18

3.9

377

2.7

1.2

.97

.66

.54

1.5

.80

b.50

b.35

b.25

b.20

19.07

0.615

0.512

0.59

Jan.

bO.18 -TTT

.17

.14

.14

.14

.14

.12

.10

.12

.12

.10

.10

.10

.12

*.12

.10

.08

.06

708

.10

.10

.12

.12

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

3.82

0.123

0.102

0.12

Feb.

0.14

.14

.14

.14

.12

.12

.12

.12

.10

.10

.10

.10

.08

708

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.10

.10

*.12

.12

.14

.21

.26

_

3.21

0.115

0.096

0.10

Mar.

"780 0.50

1.2

1.1

.97

1.1

1.0

.97

.97

*.75

.65

.70

a. 75

a. 80

a. 80

al.O

*al.2

1.4

2.4

3.3

4.3

470

2.8

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.2

.91

44.67

1.44

1.20

1.38

Apr.

*0.78

.68

.58

.50

.42

7.8

*67T

1.1

.75

.60

.50

.45

.38

*.31

.26

.23

.21

.19

.21

.17

*a.!7

a. 25

a. 50

*a.50

.31

.21

.19

.17

.16

^13

25.41

0.847

0.706

0.79

May

0.12

.12

.14

.14

.12

.12

.11

.11

.10

.10

.10

.09

.09

.07

.06

.06

.05

.06

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.03

*703

.03

.03

.04

2.25

0.073

0.061

0.07

June

0.24

!07

.06

.05

.05

.06

.07

.05

.04

.03

.03

.03

.02

.02

*.02

.01

ToT

.01

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.11

.06

.04

.03

.02

.02

1.38

0.046

0.038

0.04

July

0.02

.01

.01

.02

.09

.05

.03

.02

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

.01

*a.01

aO

aO

a. 01

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ji

.01

.01 

0

0.47

0.015

0.012

0.01

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

. 28

.03

0.31

0.010

0.008

0.01

Sept.

0.01

!oi

.02

.02

.16

705

.06

.03

.02

.01

a. 01

a. 01

a. 01

a. 02

a. 02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.64

0.021

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1957: Max 6.7 Min 0 Mean 0.360 Cfsm 0.300 In. 4.07

Water year 1957-58: Max 7.8 Min o Mean 0.331 Cfsm 0.276 In. 3.73

Peak discharge (base, 10 cfs).--Apr. 6 (9 a.m.) 16 ofs (2.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams. b Stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice.
170 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1415. West Branch Rifle River near Selkirk, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°15'40", long 84°06'30", In NE^ sec.31, T.22 N., R.3 E., on left bank 

half a mile downstream from Campbell Creek, 3-=r miles upstream from mouth, 4 miles 

southwest of Selkirk, and 6-r miles southeast of town of West Branch.

Drainage area. 52 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 796 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--6 years, 57.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 468 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 6.09 ft); minimum, 

22 cfs Aug 17 19

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 1,160 cfs Apr. 4, 1956 (gage height, 8.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 660 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 19 cfs 

Aug. 3, 1953.

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

which are fair. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in 

WSP 1571.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 3O

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

31

52

149

450

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

21

56

149

285

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

Day

5

10

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

20

23

25

26

27

23

29

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

33

33

33

33

32

32

34

32

32

35

35

35

34

33

39

54

49

40

38

38

38

55

*91

66

50

46

44

42

1,269

40.9

0.787

0.91

Nov.

39

40

39

38

39

38

37

53

73

52

48

*48

50

a!30

a230

134

88

90

a250

157

98

79

66

59

54

53

52

54

52

51

2,291

76.4

1.47

1.64

Dec.

48

46

45

45

45

42

44

43

42

4J.

43

43

43

44

45

*45

45

50

al90

a!70

a!75

127

99

79

75

90

85

74

70

70

68

2,171

70.0

1.35

1.56

Jan.

65

62

58

56

54

52

50

49

48

47

46

45

45

44

43

42

42

41

41

40

*40

40

40

4Q

40

40

41

41

41

42

1,417

45.7

0.879

1.01

Feb.

42

42

42

42

42

43

43

44

44

45

45

44

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

44

44

44

*45

45

46

48

-

1,222

43.6

0.838

0.87

Mar.

50

55

56

57

57

56

55

54

56

59

62

65

74

73

71

75

79

90

108

137

153

161

150

*139

108

97

100

109

104

92

88

2,690

86.8

1.67

1.92

Apr.

78

72

67

65

62

305

249

125

88

76

71

67

61

56

55

*53

50

48

46

46

47

49

64

65

60

52

52

46

46

43

2,264

75.5

1.45

1.62

May

41

4O

44

48

42

41

39

37

37

38

45

34

34

34

34

34

36

36

32

33

34

*32

32

33

35

31

32

34

31

31

32

1,116

36.0

0.692

0.80

June

52

52

42

36

32

32

31

34

32

32

31

31

29

29

30

25

*25

28

29

29

29

30

28

31

39

43

37

34

34

30

996

33.2

0.638

0.71

July

31

29

29

30

42

50

36

33

30

29

29

30

29

28

30

29

29

29

28

29

28

*28

28

28

28

26

26

29

33

30

£9

942

30.4

0.585

0.67

Aug.

28

27

26

25

26

25

25

24

25

24

24

26

26

25

24

23

22

23

*23

27

29

28

27

26

26

28

28

29

34

46

50

849

27.4

0.527

0.61

Sept.

37

32

30

31

31

42

44

38

36

34

34

32

31

29

29

31

*30

33

32

32

31

31

31

33

32

32

31

30

30

31

980

32.7

0.629

0.70

Calendar year 1957: Max 33O Min 21 Mean 60.4 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.77

Water year 1957-58: Max 305 Min 22 Mean 49.9 Cfsm 0.960 In. 13.02

Peak discharge (base, 3OO t>fs). -Nov. 15 (2 a.m.) 330 cfs (5.3O ft); Apr. 6 (5 p.m.) 468 cfs 

(6.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 11, 25, 29, Dec. 1, 3-5, 8, 11-18, 25, 26, 

Dec. 29 to Mar. 1O.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 171

1420. Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70, near Sterling, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°04', long 84°02', in SW-q- sec.5, T.19 N., R.4 E., on left bank 30 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 70, 3 miles north of Sterling, and 18 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--320 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods , published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 641 ft (by barometer). Jan. 13, 1937, 

to June 7, 1938, chain gage and June 8, 1938, to Jan. 10, 1939, wire-weight gage, at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 306 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 5.77 ft); maximum gage height, 6.93 ft Dec. 19 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 112 cfs Aug. 20.

1936-58: Maximum discharge, 5,340 cfs Mar. 28, 1950 (gage height, 13.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs; minimum, 87 cfs Dec. 2, 1946.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by powerplant above 

station.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1437: 1937 (M), 1938, 1939-40(M).

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

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 19 Dec. 2O to Sept. 3O

1.5 

2.5 

4.0

6.0

147

332

730

1,410

1.1 

1.6 

2.5 

6.0

110

174

372

1,420

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

161

160

158

168

168

164

161

158

158

155

158

160

161

158

158

181

242

225

196

184

176

174

*229

359" 414

268

238

220

214 

206

205

6,137

198

0.619

0.71

Nov.

197

197

196

192

190

189

186

223

321

272

235

229

*229

419

1.060

816

541

455

873

865

578

436

366

339

301

284

272

282

282 

274

11,299

377

1.18

1.32

Dec.

252

252

252

235

230

233

233

223

225

223

158

220

240

240

240

240

240

300

600

884

860

656

*533

425

382

542

469

414

360 

340

330

11,031

356

1.11

1.28

Jan.

316

300

290

280

270

270

260

250

24O

240

240

235

230

230

230

230

220

220

220

215

210

*210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210 

210

210

7,296

235

0.734

0.85

Feb.

210

210

210

210

210

205

205

205

205

200

200

200

200

200

200

205

205

205

205

210

210

210

215

*220

230

240

250

290

-

5,965

213

0.666

0.69-

Mar.

360

390

410

410

400

370

360

350

330

520

320

320

330

340

350

377

380

406

466

570

650

728

710

*698

626

564

558

589

578

547

14,315

462

1.44

1.66

Apr.

469

433

406

388

367

86O

1,210

845

603

500

447

425

393

362

*342

330

311

285

263

265

272

296

a330

a370

a370

a330

a300

a280

a270

a260

12,582

419

1.31

1.46

May

a250

a230

a250

261

241

228

222

215

211

211

217

207

196

194

192

187

185

190

187

178

*172

172

172

172

174

171

166

169

164

161

168

6,113

197

0.616

0.71

June

232

261

211

185

171

164

160

171

172

166

166

155

151

151

150

*145

143

143

145

151

158

151

151

158

194

217

185

164

154

148

5,073

169

0.528

0.59

July

147

148

143

143

181

226

179

155

148

148

148

144

139

138

138

140

135

135

138

135

*134

134

129

132

130

131

129

145

152

139

132

4,495

145

0.453

0.52

Aug.

134

128

128

126

124

128

124

128

124

124

124

126

124

123

123

121

121

*118

118

128

169

140

135

134

138

134

134

134

147

171

187

4,117

133

0.416

0.48

Sept.

160

144

138

141

148

174

196

166

154

148

143

140

139

135

134

*136

140

148

144

141

140

141

140

141

148

147

141

139

139

a!40

4,385

146

0.456

0.51

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,380 Mln 139 Mean 312 Cfsm 0.975 In. 13.25

Water year 1957-53: Max 1,210 Mln 118 Mean 254 Cfsm 0.794 In. 10.78

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5, 12-19, 31, Jan. 2 to Mar. 15.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1435. North Branch Kawkawlin River near Kawkawlin, Mich.

Location.--Lat 43°40'05", long 83°58'15", In SEvsec.27, T.15 N., R.4 E., on left bank

50 ft upstream from bridge on Beaver Road, if miles northwest of Kawkawlin, and 2^ miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 101 sq mi.

Records available. March 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 586.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^"929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Sept. 27, 1951, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 57.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 714 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 6.14 ft); no flow 

at times.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 1,100 cfs Mar. 13, 1955; maximum gage height, 7.67 ft 

June 22, 1954; no flow at times each year.

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

and those below 10 cfs, which are poor.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 3 to May 5, May 29 to June 15)

2.0 

2.5

1.3

1.7

27

56

95

210

385

665

1,080

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

Z.7

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

*.8

.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

72

.4

1.1

1.5

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

3.2

134

49

34

40

87

110

97

76

652.8

21.1

0.209

0.24

Nov.

65

65

46

33

*26

20

16

18

22

18

17

20

31

163

210

242

434

430

400

325

329

327

272

218

168

135

115

100

84

73

4,422

147

1.46

1.63

Dec.

63

60

54

46

40

35

30

30

*25

21

17

17

14

IF

17

17

14

14

37

78

90

125

220

230

190

200

170

170

EDO

180

150

2,569

82.9

0.821

0.95

Jan.

~S5 110

65

55

48

45

*40

34

30

28

25

23

22

20

18

17

15

13

11

TT

12

12

13

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

864

27.9

0.276

0.32

Feb.

15

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

12_

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

15

17

24

35

60

_

467

16.7

0.165

0.17

Mar.

95

140

240

400

658

707

609

480

415

366

339

281

262

232

249

267

223

211

210

197

192

199

192

*176

163

143

124

105

90

80

72.

8,117

262

2.59

2.99

Apr.

64

55

49

42

37

90

*100

164

317

2TT

207

157

123

100

90

80

69

57

46

39

36

30

30

36

47

74

99

109

97

72

2,793

93.1

0.922

1.03

May

57

4S

39

34

*28

24

22

20

18

17

16

16

14

13

11

8.6

7.8

7.4

5.6

4.1

3.9

3.3

2.4

2.0

1.3

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

422.2

13.6

0.135

0.16

June

0.1

*.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

/T.

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

2.4

0.08

0.00079

0.0008

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

_.2_

0.3

0.01

0.00010

0.0001

Sept.

0.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.00010

0.0001

Calendar year 1957: Max 434 Mln 0 Mean 56.5 Cfsm 0.559 jn . 7.61

Water year 1957-58: Max 707 Mln 0 Mean 55.6 Cfsm 0.550 In. 7.49

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2, 10, 11, Jan. 1 to Mar. 4. No gage-height 

record Dec. 3-9, Dec. 22 to Jan. 1, June 2, June 26 to July 2, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for East Branch Cass River near Cass City, Salt River 

near North Bradley, and Chippewa River near Midland.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 173

1440. Shiawassee River'at Byron, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°49 I 25", long 83°56'45", on line between sees.14 and 23, T.5 N., R.4 E., 

on upstream side of highway bridge at Byron, a quarter of a mile downstream from milldam which is just upstream from South Branch Shiawassee River.

Drainage area. 368 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator: gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

811.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of 

Conservation).

Average discharge. 11 years, 287 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 848 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 7.85 ft); minimum 

observed, 26 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 3.83 ft).

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 2,860 cfs May 13, 1948; maximum gage height, 12.58 ft 

May 15, 1956; minimum discharge observed, 25 cfs Sept. 4, 1956; minimum gage height, 

3.83 ft Sept. 8, 1958.

Remarks. Records fair. Low flow slightly regulated at times by mills above station. 

Revisions. WSP 1144: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect and indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 21, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 16 Nov. 17 to Sept. 30

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

7.0

121

205

584

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

53

122

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

212

635

885

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm.

In.

Oct.

83

86

80

83

82

82

71

71

70

72

79

79

74

76

87

94

113

126

113

111

105

119

227

347

564

338

323

281

*276

267 

247

4,626

149

0.405

0.47

Nov.

224

181

147

126

ill

132

134

140

157

176

193

196

215

251

345

419

430

364

384

422

510

408

286

182

130

184

182

182

191

218

7,220

241

0.655

0.73

Dec.

233

204

204

202

186

182

186

193

206

186

137

179

208

182

188

177

*186

195

340

565

670

795

740

600

580

575

630

625

555

515

11,102

358

0.973

1.12

Jan.

39i

268

230

200

200

200

200

200

190

190

180

170

160

150

150

140

140

130

130

140

*140

130

130

130

120

120

120

120

120

120 

120

5,132

166

0.451

0.52

Feb.

110

110

110

110

110

110

100

100

100

95

95

90

90

90

85

85

85

80

80

80

85

90

100

150

250

400

550

580

-

- -

4,120

147

0.399

0.42

Mar.

580

565

555

545

*522

525

540

508

414

354

338

330

326

318

258

242

201

193

204

197

189

191

175

171

180

175

168

171

164

146 

146

9,591

309

0.840

0.97

Apr.

*168

223

254

256

256

258

322

386

330

208

179

201

202

182

199

186

179

175

164

171

161

166

189

195

240

235

216

179

193

166

6,439

215

0.584

0.65

May

155

146

153

153

*136

141

146

132

119

116

117

82

75

70

70

70

70

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

60

60

60

60

55

55

55

2,811

90.7

0.246

0.28

June

55

60

60

60

60

65

65

70

75

85

100

125

134

153

175

179

148

92

102

*114

130

119

100

87

94

100

108

98

90

82

2,985

99.5

0.270

0.30

July

83

86

143

200

300

350

400

450

420

360

310

270

240

200

160

120

124

129

124

102

81

74

70

68

66

65

64

*64

65

62

60

5,310

171

0.465

0.54

Aug.

60

57

56

55

54

52

55

65

75

80

69

68

66

65

68

68

65

66

60

63

72

77

77

73

64

57

59

*61

64

58

37

1,966

63.4

0.172

0.20

Sept.

35

32

28

40

3S

39

35

28

28

35

40

44

42

36

29

38

58

21 *70

52

47

35

40

65

58

52

46

35

31

41

1,274

42.5

0.115

0.13

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,390 Min 31 Mean 268 Cfsm 0.728 In. 9.90

Water year 1957-58: Max 795 Min 28 Mean 171 Cfsm 0.465 In. 6.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

No_t£.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 3 to Feb. 28. Stage-discharge relation 

indefinite May 13 to June 11, July 4-15, July 22 to Aug. 10; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for stations at Owosso and near Fergus.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

1445. Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°00'54", long 84°10 I 52", in SWj sec.12, T.7 N. , R.2 E., on right bank on 

grounds of sewage-treatment plant, 1-| miles north of Owosso.

Drainage area.--538 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1931 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1307. Gage-height records for flood seasons collected in this vicinity 1910-28 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 707.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 15, 1933, at site lj miles upstream at datum 5.46 ft higher.

Average discharge. 27 years, 327 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 cfs Dec. 21; maximum gage height, 4.64 ft 

July 7; minimum discharge, 59 cfs Aug. 6,7, Sept. 5-7, 30; minimum gage height, 

1.99 ft May 14, 15.

1931-58: Maximum discharge, 6,240 cfs Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 10.35 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs July 27, 1934 (gage height, 1.12 ft); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs July 28, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated below about 800 cfs by powerplant at Shiawasseetown prior to February 1953.

Revisions (water .years) .--WSP 1337: 1932, 1934, 1936-38, 1944. WSP 1307: 1949(M) .

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

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

(Shifting-control method used May 30 to Sept. 30)

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

385

810

1,340

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

99

95

92

90

88

88

90

86

81

81

81

79

77

75

75

81

97

112

139

142

133

120

172

250

350

500

400

*280

382

336

5,117

165

0.307

0.35

Nov.

312

262

90

169

181

172

169

193

265

142

268

250

253

353

564

552

548

512

500

460

472

536

504

456

402

299

114

280

271

265

9,814

327

0.608

0.68

Dec.

280

287

274

271

256

256

262

271

277

268

196

200

210

220

270

270

*270

270

579

960

1,020

935

910

855

688

860

765

805

755

634

642

15,016

484

0.900

1.04

Jan.

584

476

250

260

270

300

300

290

280

270

260

250

240

230

210

200

190

180

180

170

*170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

7,260

234

0.435

0.50

Feb.

170

160

160

160

150

150

140

140

140

140

130

130

130

130

130

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

130

200

300

700

800

850

-

5,980

214

0.398

0.41

Mar.

850

830

795

785

795

830

885

775

665

552

492

382

440

428

416

360

329

298

294

301

298

287

271

259

250

*250

247

241

232

190

211

14,238

459

0.853

0.98

Apr.

199

202

250

294

298

318

360

432

468

354

253

274

290

294

265

259

247

235

217

223

220

?17

329

290

*304

304

284

265

250

247

8,342

278

0.517

0.58

May

256

220

196

190

190

175

172

175

172

142

130

*125

102

81

83

88

95

97

92

86

81

95

83

81

81

79

69

65

63

61

71

3,696

119

0.221

0.26

June

88

67

71

86

88

92

92

95

*104

112

139

169

274

223

290

350

226

229

196

190

172

148

145

130

130

130

139

148

151

148

4,622

154

0.286

0.32

July

133

130

154

182

367

452

*568

592

560

496

436

411

324

290

264

247

184

175

136

148

139

114

97

90

92

90

86

102

90

83

83

7,315

236

0.439

0.51

Aug.

83

81

79

*77

75

65

63

83

104

107

99

88

81

81

79

79

79

79

77

73

169

109

99

99

88

77

71

69

67

69

67

2,616

84.4

0.157

0.18

Sept.

65

*63

61

61

61

59

61

67

67

63

63

65

67

65

67

69

88

88

83

86

83

77

71

67

67

71

73

67

67

63

2,075

69.2

0.129

0.14

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,520 Min 75 Mean 394 Cfsm 0.732 In. 9.96

Water year 1357-58: Max 1,020 Min 59 Mean 236 Cfsm 0.439 In. 5.95

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12-18, Jan. 4 to Mar. 1.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1450. Shiawassee River near Fergus, Mich.

Location. Lab 43°15'17", long 84°06'20", in sec.22, T.10 N., R.3 E., on downstream hand- 

 rail of highway bridge, 1.2 miles east of Fergus and l| miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 637 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Wire^weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 587.80 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 19 years, 439 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 9.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 9.48 ft Mar. 2, affected by ice; 

minimum discharge, 61 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 3.47 ft).

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 7,500 cfs Apr. 6, 1947 (includes overflow bypassing 

gage); maximum gage height, 13.3 ft May 9 or 10, 1956, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 29 cfs Aug. 31, 1946 (gage height, 3.10 ft).

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

which are fair. Some regulation at low stages by powerplant above Owosso prior to 

February 1953.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 

1947(M),1948, 1950.

1940(M), 1941-42, 1943(M), 1944, 1945(M), 1946,

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Dec. 22)

Oct. I to Mar 3 to Sept. 30

87

187

6.0 368

8.0 890

9.0 1,320

3.4

4.0 

5.0

98

211

410

1,030

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

112

107

103

102

103

100

98

99

93

90

89

87

86

82

81

86

102

*105

112

148

134

126

160

265

477

580

388

355

286

292

327

5,375

173

0.272

0.31

Nov.

311

253

193

ITS' 119

172

170

172

187

195

237

256

303

436

627

594

520

550

534

508

470

474

467

458

436

388

*262

300

303

294

10,367

346

0.543

0.61

Dec.

288

286

267

260

251

253

258

284

288

282

212

151

162

253

282

346

307

344

477

1,010

1.260

1,090

887

860

740

842

881

806

776

755

750

15,908

513

0.805

0.93

Jan.

700

600

350

310

310

340

350

350

340

330

310

300

280

*270

260

240

230

220

210

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

8,700

281

0.441

0.51

Feb.

190

190

190

190

180

180

170

170

160

160

160

150

150

150

140

140

140

140

140

*140

140

150

160

200

350

800

950

1,000

-

6,980

249

0.391

0.41

Mar.

1,000

980

950

950

950

950

920

880

800

750

650

620

580

560

520

500

493

450

400

390

410

412

398

365

*342

346

333

311

297

283

270

18,060

583

0.915

1.05

Apr.

*264

257

262

£59

268

348

496

490

556

502

422

395

380

368

351

317

299

287

283

277

289

275

328

297

311

365

351

328

307

303

10,235

341

0.535

0.60

May

293

283

264

240

*217

211

198

195

199

190

180

160

145

130

129

130

127

122

121

115

113

113

114

113

111

108

107

102

95

96

92

4,813

155

0.243

0.28

June

96

125

113

110

115

123

119

120

*118

130

160

200

300

300

350

400

300

260

230

220

200

180

170

160

150

150

160

170

180

170

5,579

186

0.292

0.33

July

160

150

180

250

450

500

*574

660

718

652

610

574

508

466

355

303

250

199

178

162

149

139

132

121

111

102

98

95

128

100

11

9,167

296

0.465

0.54

Aug.

100

95

95

90

*84

82

81

67

62

92

100

96

94

93

89

86

85

82

77

77

119

175

127

117

107

95

88

83

79

85

84

2,886

93.1

0.146

0.17

Sept.

83

*73

73

73

70

67

66

73

80

78

75

70

69

70

72

74

78

101

96

93

96

90

82

84

80

80

77

80

76

75

2,354

78.5

0.123

0.14

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,250 Mln 81 Mean 493 Cfsm 0.774 In. 10.50

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,26O Mln 62 Mean 275 Cfsm 0.432 In. 5.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 31 to Mar. 16. No gage-height record Nov. 28, 

Feb. 6-13, 15-17, 21-23, June 8, June 10 to July 6, July 8, Aug. 1-4, 6; discharge estimated on 

basis of records for stations at Owosso and at Byron.
176 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1455. Bad River near Brant, Mlch.

Location.--Lat 43°17'50", long 84°13'45", in NW^ sec.3, T.10 N., R.2E., on downstream 

side of highway bridge, 2-J miles north of Brant and 6 miles upstream from South Pork.

Drainage area.--89 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Prior to Aug. 4, 1958, crest-stage indicator 

on right downstream abutment. Datum of gage is 591.21 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge.--9 years (1949-58), 64.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 730 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 12.25 ft); maximum gage height, 12.66 ft Mar. 1, 2, or 3, affected by ice; no flow at times.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 2,900 cfs May 6, 1956 (gage height, 15.18 ft); no flow 

at times.

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

and those below 5 cfs, which are poor.

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.7

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

4.4

*5.5

5.7

4.5

3.4

2.6

5.3

24

70

130

38

20

16 

12

12

355.8

11.5

0.129

0.15

Nov.

11

11

8.8

7.3

6.4

5.3

^2.

5.3

5.3

27

20

15

13

22

260

702

432

225

244

426

330

166

108

86

71

56

*47

45

44 

42

3,446.1

115

1.29

1.44

Dec.

39

33

23

20

18

18

17

17

16

15

14

12

9.0

7.3

7.7

8.1

7.5

6.9

a20

alOO

a400

a300

a250

a200

al50

a!20

alOO

a80

a70 

a60

a50

2,188.5

70.6

0.793

0.91

Jan.

a45

*40

35

30

30

25

25

20

20

20

20

15

15

15

15

15

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9 

9

9

529

17.1

0.192

0.22

Feb.

9

9

8

8

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

*5

5

5

5

6

10

30

100

200

-

488

17.4

0.196

0.20

Mar.

300

350

310

270

250

220

200

170

150

140

130

120

110

100

95

95

90

85

82

82

82

78

63

56

49

*43

40

37

34 

29

OR6v

3,886

125

1.40

1.62

Apr.

24

22

21

20

19

28

41

38

33

26

24

27

27

25

23

22

20

19

18

20

30

38

41

64

*99_

78

.58

43

35 

29

1,012

33.7

0.379

0.42

May

22

18

15

14

12

9.7

8.9

8.4

8.2

7.5

6.5

*6.1

5.8

5.8

5.5

4.2

3.4

3.6

4.1

3.5

2.9

5.1

4.9

5.1

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.5 

2.1

i^l

210.7

6.80

0.076

0.09

June

23

31

40

27

18

13

10

12

*9.3

8.5

7.1

5.7

6.6

6.5

5.4

5.1

4.0

3.1

2.9 376"

3.0

2.9

3.1

3.3

4.8

11

18

18

10 

6.1

321.4

10.7

0.120

0.13

July

4.5

3.4

3.6

3.6

2.5

125

*122

58

32

19

13

10

6.6

5.2

4.4

5.5

4.4

3.4

2.6

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.2

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

.8 

.9

'

439.9

14.2

0.160

0.18

Aug.

0.7

.5

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

1.0

1.4

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

8.9

571

4.4

4.4

3.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.3 

4.8

8.2

53.2

1.72

0.019

0.02

Sept.

4.2

*3.7

3.0

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.8

2.3

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.7

2.4

4.7

5.2

5^8

5.1

3.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.0 

1.0

73.4

2.45

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,260 Min 0 Mean 61.1 Cfsm 0.687 In. 9.31

Water year 1957-58: Max 702 Mln 0 Mean 35.6 Cfsm 0.400 In. 5.41

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Nov. 16 (8 to 10 a.m.) 730 cfs (12.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Maple River at Maple Rapids 

and Cedar River at East Lansing.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 2 to Mar. 17.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 177

1460. Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mich.

Location. Lab 43°02', long 83°20' , in sec.6, T.7 N., R.10 E., on lefb bank ab sewagebreabtnent planb ab Michigan Home and Training School, 2 miles wesb of Lapeer.

Drainage area.--57 sq mi, approximabely.

Records available.--Oebober 1932 bo Sepbember 1958. Monbhly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Waber-sbage recorder and concrebe conbrol. Dabum of gage is 805.79 fb above mean 

sea level, dabum of 1929. Prior bo May 25, 1954, sbaff gage ab same sibe and dabum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 30.2 cfs.

Exbremes. Maximum discharge during year, 106 cfs Dec. 22 (gage heighb, 16.20 fb); maximum 

gage heighb, 16.56 fb Feb. 27, affecbed by ice; minimum discharge, 3.0 cfs Aug. 20 (gage 

heighb, 15.04 fb).

1932-58: Maximum discharge, 1,280 cfs Apr. 6, 1947 (gage heighb, 19.87 fb , from 

floodmark), from rabing curve exbended above 660 cfs on basis of conbracbed-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum nob debermined.

Remarks.--Records good excepb bhose for periods of ice effecb or no gage-heighb record, 

which are fair. Prior bo 1941, occasional regulabion by dam above sbabion.

Revisions (waber years).--WSP 924: 1940. WSP 1084: 

1940(M), 1944(M), 1945, 1946(M) , 1948-52(M).

1942(M), 1943. WSP 1337: 1934-38,

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

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

Oct. 27 to Sept. 30

15.1

15.2

15.4

15.6

16.0

3.8

6.8

16

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.3

2.3

4.5

7.6

11

15.5

15.7

16.0

16.2

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26'

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.6

.9

.9

* .9

5.2

8.8

13

16

18

17

14

14

20

24

36

44

39

33

29

428.7

13.8

0.242

0.28

Nov.

25

23

22

20

18

17

16

16

18

20

20

19

18

22

*27

38

49

48

42

36

35

31

30

26

24

23

22

23

24 

27

779

26.0

0.456

0.51

Dec.

27

24

21

20

20

20

22

23

19

18

15

15

16

17 

17

17

18

20

*35

67

98

103

83

63

60

70

66

62

58 

52

45

1,211

39.1

0.686

0.79

Jan.

40

40

35

30

30

25

30

35

25

20

20

20

17

17 

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

*15 

14

14

632

20.4

0.358

0.41

Feb.

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9

9

9

8

a

8

8

8

8

8

8

9.0

9.7

14

20

35

90

100

-

484.7

17.3

0.304

0.32

Mar.

log

100

90

70

60

55

52

50

48

*45

40

38

37

36 

35

33

33

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

35

34

33

32

31 

31

30

1,389

44.8

0.786

0.91

Apr.

30

28

28

29

26

30

38

35

35

38

41

il

40

*37 

35

32

30

27

24

24

24

24

24

29

27

25

23

25

19

jji

887

29.6

0.519

0.58

May

17

16

15

15

15

13

12

12

11

10

9.3

9.3

*8.6

8.6 

8.3

7.9

7.9

8.3

8.6

6.8

6.2

8.6

12

10

9.0

8.3

7.6

6.8

6.5 

6 2

6.2

307 .0

9.90

0.174

0.20

June

6.8

9.7

10

9.3

8.6

7.6

6.8

6.5

6.8

*7.2

7.9

7.6

22

29 

26

18

12

9.3

9.0

7.9

8.6

9.0

8.3

7.6

7.6

9.3

9.7

8.6

7.6 

6 2 .=-!_

310.5

10.4

0.182

0.20

July

5.9

5.3

5.0

8.6

11

11

11

*11

10

8.6

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.9 

5.6

5.6

6.5

5.9

5.9

5.3

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.8 

6.8

5 9

201.1

6.49

0.114

0.13

Aug.

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.5

5.0

4.5

*4.5

6.6

9.3

7.6

6.2

5.6

4.8

4.5 

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.2

¥72

5.3

9.0

9.0

7.2

6.2

5.9

5.3

4.8

4.3 

6.2

10

172.6

5.57

0.098

0.11

Sept.

10

9.3

*7.6

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.9

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.0

4.5

4.5 

4.5

4.3

4.8

7.9

11

9.3

8.3

7.6

6.8

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6 

5 ' 3

192.8

6.43

0.113

0.13

Calendar year 1957: Max 187 Min 3.2 Mean 3O.7 Cfsm 0.539 In. 7.31

Water year 1957-58: Max 1O3 Min 3.2 Mean 19.2 Cfsm 0.337 In. 4.56

Peak discharge (base, 160 cfs).--No peak above base.

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by icece Dec. 9-18, Jan. 28 to reb. 21, Feb. 25 

Ho gage-height record Dec. 25 to Jan. 12, Mar. 25 to Apr. 1, Apr. 6-1O, Apr. 15 to May 9; 

estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for Swartz Creek near Holly and 

near Flint.

ic. 9-18, Jan. 28 to Feb. 21, Feb. 25 to Mar. 13.

~ -- " '- "- 1; discharge

id Flint River
178 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1470. Holloway Reservoir near Utisville, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°07'15", long 83°29 I 45", in NW£ sec.11, T.8 K., R.8 E. , in gatehouse on 

left side of Holloway Dam on Flint River, 3i miles southeast of Otisville.

Drainage area.--543 sq mi.

Records available. March 1954 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

city of Flint) .

Extremes. Maximum contents during year. 779,000,000 cu ft July 7-10 (elevation, 755.1 ft); 

minimum, 335,000,000 cu ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 748.6 ft).

1954-58: Maximum contents, 996,000,000 cu ft Mar. 8, 1956 (elevation, 757.4 ft); 

reservoir empty at times during October, November 1954, January, February 1955.

Remarks.--Records fair. Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam with concrete spillway 

completed in 1953. Capacity of reservoir, 1,256,000,000 cu ft at elevation 760.00 ft. 

The spillway section includes two 90-foot drum gates with minimum crest elevation of 

751 ft, maximum of 755 ft, three 20-foot radial gates with sill elevation of 745 ft, and 

two sluices (each 4 by 6 ft), one on each side with valve controls. Entrance elevation 

of sluiceways is 724 ft. Reservoir is used to regulate flow for water supply and 

sewage dilution for city of Flint.

Cooperation. Reservoir elevations furnished by city of Flint.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Sept 

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

Ca

Jan.

Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr. 

May

July 

Aug. 

Sept

Wa

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

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

lendar year 1957. .........................

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

ter year 1957-58. .........................

Elevation 

(feet)t

75E.O 

751.5 

751.4 

751.8

-

751.3 

751.9 

751.4 

752.9 

754.6 

755.0 

753.5 

750-. 7 

748.6

-

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

537 

503 

497 

523

-

491 

530 

497 

600 

735 

770 

647 

455 

335

-

Change in contents 

during month

Millions of 

cubic feet

-34 

-6 

+26

+74

-32 

+39 

-33 

+103 

+ 135 

+35 

-123 

-192 

-120

-202

Equivalent 

in cfs

-12.7 

-2.3 

+9.7

+2.3

-11.9 

+16.1 

-12.3 

+39.7 

+50.4 

+ 13.5 

-45.9 

-71.7 

-46.3

-6.4

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 179

1475. Flint River near'Otisville , Mich.

Location. Lat 43°06'40", long 83°31'10", in SEij sec.9. T.8 N., R.8 E., on left bank 

20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 15, 1^ miles downstream from Holloway 

Reservoir, 3^ miles upstream from Powers-Cullen drain, and 3-f miles south of Otisville.

Drainage area.--547 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 721.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 6 years, 278 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1954).

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 939 cfs Mar. 4, 5 (gage height, 6.93 ft); minimum, 28 cfs May 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 (gage height, 2.39 ft).

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 4,500 cfs May 13. 1956 (gage height, 13.78 ft); minimum, 7.6 cfs Apr. 14, 1955 (gage height, 2.03 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Holloway Reservoir 1-j miles above station (see 

preceding page).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

27

50

116

5.0

7.0

520

954

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

114

114

112

112

111

111

107

107

105

84

60

60

62

*60

59.

60

62

62

62

62

79

102

103

218

342

314

294

274

363

3R7

270

4,412

142

-12.7

Nov.

219

190

169

154

144

135

133

120

122

144

143

144

144

167

*224

280

329

369

290

342

320

280

250

244

230

213

200

194

202

209

6,304

210

-2.3

Dec.

215

215

205

184

181

181

184

190

190

186

162

143

150

152

152

152

158

*177

264

480

650

809

859

897

826

736

705

655

631

698

552

11,839

382

+9.7

Jan.

476

392

392

318

272

248

222

202

184

177

167

160

152

144

141

139

139

133

126

122

120

124

122

122

129

129

129

131

*133

135

137

5,717

184

-11.9

Feb.

135

135

137

135

133

137

137

135

124

118

118

111

105

100

100

100

98

96

93

91

93

93

96

103

146

252

442

577

4,140

148

+16.1

Mar.

701

802

895

932

928

899

855

809

749

*657

598

530

476

430

402

377

352

331

320

318

316

318

314

314

304

292

278

266

256

250

240

15,509

500

-12.3

Apr.

222

207

198

205

198

192

211

246

290

310

300

306

323

*331

329

292

213

141

126

126

116

98

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

.95

5,775

192

+39.7

May

79

75

68

68

68

64

56

45

42

42

42

35

*29

29

58

50

28

29

29

29

50

45

29

29

29

29

29

34

50

50

50

1,389

44.8

+50.4

June

50

58

53

50

50

59

75

76

81

*78

81

91

90

98

109

88

67

76

76

81

79

76

76

73

83

71

81

75

65

79

2,245

74.8

+13.5

July

103

93

98

109

100

75

96

*102

98

93

105

90

102

100

112

114

114

112

112

112

114

131

154

152

152

152

152

152

150

150

152

3,651

118

-45.9

Aug.

144

139

137

137

137

137

*137

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

133

131

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

127

129

129

4,134

133

-71.7

Sept.

129

129

*127

126

127

127

129

131

131

131

131

131

131

127

127

127

127

129

127

127

127

129

129

127

127

127

127

126

126

124

3,840

128

-46.3

Adjusted for change in contents in Holloway Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

129 

0.236 

0.27

206 

0.38C 

0.42

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

392 

0.717 

0.83

172 

0.314 

0.36

164 

0.300 

0.31

488 

0.892 

1.03

232 

0.424 

0.47

95.2 

0.174 

0.20

Observed

Max 1,310 Mln 59 Mean 307 

Max 932 Mln 28 Mean 189

88.3 

0.161 

0.18

72.1 

0.132 

0.15

61.3 

0.112 

0.13

81.7 

0.149 

0.17

Adjusted

Mean 309 Cfsm 0.565 In. 7.68 

Mean 182 Cfsm 0.333 In. 4.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, in Holloway Reservoir, furnished by 

:lty of Flint.
180 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1482. Swartz Creek near Holly, Mich.

Location.--Lat 42°49'40", long 83"37'40", in SW^- sec.15, T.5 N. , R.7 E., on right bank 

25 ft downstream from bridge on Elliott Road and 2j miles north of Holly.

Drainage area. 11.9 sq mi.

Records available. January 1956 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 905 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 30 cfs Feb. 28, Mar. 1; minimum discharge, 

0.2" cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1956-58: Maximum discharge, 77 cfs May 13, 1956 (gage height, 3.40 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 5, 1958.

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

which are fair.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-15)

1.45 0.3

1.5 .6

1.6 1.8

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

4.7

9.0

30

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.2

1.3

1.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

* .3

.7

.7

.8

.0

.7

.3

.2

5.7

11

IZ

11

9.0

7.6

6.8

6.5

6.5

123.6

3.99

0.334

0.39

Nov.

6.1

5.6

5.4

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.7

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.8

8.1

15

15

13

12

12

10

8.7

7.6

7.0

6.5

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.7

6.5

6.5

216.3

7.21

0.606

0.68

Dec.

6.1

5.7

5.4

5.0

4.7

5.2

6.1

6.5

5

4.5

4

4

4

4.5

4.5

4.5

5

*7.0

19

26

28

?5

21

19

17

21

19

17

15

14

12

344.7

11.1

0.933

1.08

Jan.

~910

a

7.5

7.2

6.5

6.1

6

5.9

5.4

4.7

5

4.5

4.3

4

4

4

4

4

5.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4

4.0

4.0

*4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

155.7

5.02

0.422

0.49

Feb.

3.7

3.5

3.5

3

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2.5

2.5

2.5

4

6

10

28

30

__ _ _ _ .

137.2

4.90

0.412

0.43

Mar.

30

28

23

20

 17

16

16

16

14

12

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

8.7

*8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

7.9

389.6

12.6

1.06

1.22

Apr.

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.5

8.1

11

IT

9.9

9.3

9.3

11

11

9.6

8.7

7.9

7.6

*7.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

7.2

7.6

7.4

6.5

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.0

232.3

7.74

0.650

0.73

May

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.0

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.9

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.8

80.2

2.59

0.218

0.25

June

2.3

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

3.1

4.5

4.8

4.0

5.7

7.0

673

5.6

4.8

4.2

3.6

*3.1

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.7

3.1

2.7

2.5

1.7

1.7

98.5

3.28

0.276

0.31

July

1.7

1.5

2.1

4.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.3

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

*1.1

1.4

1.3

1.3

68.0

2.19

0.184

0.21

Aug.

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

*.7

.7

.7

.7

29.6

0.955

0.080

0.09

Sept.

0.5

.5

.5

.4

^5.

.3

.5

.7

.8

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

*.6

.7

1.0

*1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

27.1

0.903

0.076

0.08

Calendar year 1957: Max 53 Min 1.2 Mean 9.05 Cfsm 0.761 In- 10.34

Water year 1957-58: Max 30 Min 0.3 Mean 5.21 Cfsm 0.438 In. 5.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9-13, Jan. 1-4, 8, 12-18, 22-25, Feb. 1-12. 

No gage-height record Dec. 14-17, Feb. 13 to Mar. 7; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

Farmers Creek near Lapeer and Shiawassee River at Byron.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 181

1485. Flint River near Flint, Mien.

Location.--Lat 43°02'20", long 83°46'10", in SW^- sec.4, T.7 N. , R.6 E. , on left bank on 

grounds of sewage-treatment plant, 1 mile upstream from Pirnie Creek, 2 miles downstream from Flint, and 5 miles downstream from Swartz Creek.

Drainage area.--927 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1903 to March 1904 (gage heights only), August 1932 to 

September 1958. Gage-height records for flood seasons collected in this vicinity 

1911-28 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 678.5 

U. S. Weather Bureau and city of Flint).

ft above mean sea level (levels by

Average discharge.--26 years, 560 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1954).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 6.10 ft); minimum, 50 cfs May 31 (gage height, 2.26 ft).

1932-58: Maximum discharge, 14,900 cfs Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 16.35 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Aug. 7, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by reservoirs above station. City of Flint 

diverts water above station for municipal and industrial use, but sewage from city is 

included in flow at station.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 954: 1941. WSP 1337: 1933-34 (M), 1935-37.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 23 to Sept. 10)

2.3 

2.6

3.0 

3.5

54

101

185

338

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

530

1,070

1,740

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

154

156

154

152

152

152

156

152

150

150

127

105

99

*105

101

151

342

209

121

117

123 

146

363

801

575

494

470

434

410

506

458

7,785

251

-12.7

Nov.

370

324

299

276

263

289

257

257

227

221

235

238

257

476

»722

584

602

620

620

566

570 

510

466

430

384

396

356

367

374

381

11,937

398

-2.3

Dec.

370

370

352

327

313

338

360

356

345

342

286

257

266

292

282

289

282

*349

956

1,480

1.600 

1,440

1,400

1,270

1,260

1,550

1,300

1,130

1,070

962

786

21,980

709

+9.7

Jan.

775

606

490

454

470

498

470

396

367

363

374

349

320

299

276

266

260

247

224

235

224

230

221

218

230

235

235

232

*232

238

244

10,278

331

-11.9

Feb.

238

241

232

227

232

227

224

216

210

213

200

200

190

183

174

170

167

170

174

167

m222

288

794

986

1,400

1.420

9,495

339

+16.1

Mar.

1.580

1,530

1,520

1,480

1,470

1,490

1,390

1,210

1,170

*992

908

848

780

726

690

630

606

584

570

562

566 

562

557

544

526

486

490

482

466

446

454

26,295

848

-12.3

Apr.

418

396

373

356

352

446

616

539

522

544

570

588

575

548

522

498

470

*367

299

334

324 

295

302

381

338

289

272

314

208

216

12,272

409

+39.7

May

210

185

181

176

170

141

133

127

125

111

103

*107

97

89

76

79

95

87

124

91

83

153

119

76

70

76

68

68

65

60

68

3,413

110

+50.4

June

195

123

105

95

91

83

87

115

127

*141

129

121

727

221

208

200

159

133

185

283

170 

148

174

170

201

176

145

129

115

111

5,067

169

+13.5

July

115

143

173

295

289

208

262

*167

152

143

145

148

123

145

145

188

161

154

152

143

141

139

162

178

178

178

174

344

238

195

192

5,570

180

-45.9

Aug.

178

161

205

185

170

*181

178

176

165

170

183

170

200

167

181

165

172

167

165

185

819 

254

185

178

181

172

159

159

150

338

202

6,321

204

-71.7

Sept.

170

159

*154

159

152

156

165

188

156

163

159

163

150

154

156

176

249

550

221

188

183 

181

167

183

178

170

167

167

163

178

5,525

184

-46.3

Adjusted for change In contents In Holloway Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsra 

In.

238 

0.257 

0.30

396 

0.427 

0.48

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

719 

0.776 

0.89

319 

0.344 

0.40

355 

0.383 

0.40

836 

0.902 

1.04

449 

0.484 

0.54

160 

0.173 

0.20

Observed

Max 3,710 Mln 99 Mean 628 

Max 1,600 Mln 60 Mean 345

182 

0.196 

0.22

134 

0.145 

0.17

132 

0.142 

0.16

138 

0.149 

0.17

Adjusted

Mean 630 Cfsm 0.680 In. 9.24 

Mean 339 Cfsm 0.366 In. 4.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, in Holloway Reservoir, furnished by 

city of Flint.
182 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1490. Flint River near Fosters, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°17'56", long 83°55'58", on west line of sec. 6, T.10 N. , R.5 E., on dow 

stream side of bridge on Sheridan Road, 1 mile west of Fosters, lj miles upstream fro 

Birch Run, and 4 miles downstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 1,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307. Gage-height records for flood seasons collected in 

this vicinity 1910-20, 1922-27 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 582.22 ft above mean sea 

level, unadjusted (levels by U. S. Weather Bureau). Prior to August 1943, chain 

at same site and datum.

gage

Average discharge. 19 years, 736 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,520 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 11.9 ft); maximum gage height, 13.95 ft Mar. 2, affected by ice; minimum daily discharge, 110 cfs 

May 30.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (including flow bypassing 

gage); maximum gage height, 18.2 ft Mar. 7, 1956, from graph based on gage readings; 

minimum discharge observed, 27 cfs Aug. 6, 1941 (gage height; 3.67 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 18.4 ft (from U. S. Weather Bureau data) in March 1904.

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

which are fair. Some regulation by reservoirs above Flint.

yisions (water years). WSP 954: 1941. WSP 1337: 1940, 1942, 1943-44(M), 1945, 1946-

47(M), 1948-50.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Dec. 11)

3.8 

4.0 

5.0

102

130

294

6.0

9.0

12.0

490

1,340

2,570

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

197

199

195

183

176

191

189

192

195

192

a!70 

a!50

145

144

150

158

269

*370

269

199

173

173

226

652

811

592

521

490

454 

448

494

8,967

289

_

-

Nov.

527

400

362

338

303

305

323

321

310

280

272 

290

281

a500

a900

3720

a760

a84o

a900

850

705

565

539

497

450

468

*432

400

428 

436

14,702

490

_

-

Dec.

436

420

404

396

364

364

386

414

400

368

326 

310

320

340

340

340

340

400

,540

,800

.420

,900

,540

,380

,280

,670

,540

,230

,200

,070

26,202

845

_

-

Jan.

890

828

700

540

570

600

560

500

460

460

46O 

450

410

*380

350

330

320

310

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290 

290

290

12,888

416

_

-

Feb.

290

290

290

290

290

280

280

270

270

260

260 

250

240

230

220

210

210

210

210

*190

180

200

270

360

700

1,300

1,800

1,800

-

11,650

416

_

-

Mar.

2.000

2,000

,900

,900

,840

,830

,800

,480

,330

,180

1,170 

970

901

839

794

761

713

666

655

650

639

644

626

637

*590

560

532

510

503

494

474

31,588

1,019

_

-

Apr.

*450

448

442

378

402

430

800

655

682

624

598 

680

666

G18

587

553

521

484

390

358

424

396

402

446

587

434

354

344

346 

272

14,771

492

_

-

May

272

262

244

235

*236

219

186

176

168

167

164 

158

150

150

144

137

134

141

145

170

141

147

199

160

133

133

124

a!20

allS 

allO

a!20

5,160

166

_

-

June

214

303

176

150

138

134

129

131

*147

155

152 

145

a640

a250

233

222

202

173

148

152

158

184

166

161

199

191

189

161

150

144

5,697

190

_

-

July

141

144

152

191

340

326

222

*285

194

170

162 

161

161

150

158

176

215

186

178

170

161

158

160

154

175

172

178

170

238 

262

a210

5,920

191

_

-

Aug.

a200

a!90

a!70

a200

*197

176

176

186

167

166

164 

172

166

164

164

161

158

161

158

152

294

702

434

195

184

178

173

161

157 

166

176

6,268

202

~

-

Sept.

183

*183

167

164

167

164

162

170

191

167

170 

164

158

158

158

164

161

492

380

224

192

183

179

186

191

170

162

158

161 

164

5,693

190

_

-

Calendar year 1957= Max 5,180 Min 144 Mean 770 Cfam - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,420 Min 110 Mean 410 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Flint and near 

Otisville.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12-18, Jan. 3 to Mar. 4.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 183

1495. Flint River near Alicia, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°18 I 40", long 84°02'00", in SE£ sec.31, T.ll N., R.4 E., on left bank 

100 ft downstream from The Prairie Farms Association flood-pumping station, 2f miles 

north of Alicia, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.--November 1948 to September 1958 (gage heights only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 577.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 10.11 ft Mar. 2; minimum, slightly less than 

1.5 ft for several short periods during August and September.

1948-58: Maximum gage height, 13.65 ft Apr. 6, 1950; minimum recorded, 1.48 ft 

Oct. 4, 1949, but may have been less during August and September 1958.

Remarks.--Records represent stages in the Shiawassee Flats area.

Mean gage height in feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

2.33

2.49

2.53

2.60

2.55

2.47

2.53

2.22

2.23

2.52

2.32

2.06

2.O4

1.94

1.98

1.91

2.04

2.67

2.40

2.27

2.03

1.94

2.14

4.10

4.55

4.09

3.55

3.01

2.73

2 . 83

2.87

Nov.

2.78

2.69

2.60

2.37

2.49

2.24

2.17

2.18

2.17

2.50

2.22

2.26

2.30

2.63

5.26

5.77

5.01

4.73

4.71

4.82

4.52

4.17

3.80

3.63

3.52

3.51

2.95

2.74

5.04

3 . 08

Dec.

2.87

2.81

2.89

2.90

2.63

2.49

27§T

2.89

2.85

2.76

2.94

2.74

2.61

2.70

2.85

2.89

2.97

2.94

4.77

7.48

8.12

7.29

6.27

5.71

5.20

5.68

6.58

5.53

5.03

4.84

4.48

Jan.

4.84

4.58

4.27

3.86

3.45

3.74

3.99

3.84

3.50

3.41

3.53

3.44

5.52

3.18

3.14

2.99

2.97

2.88

2.70

2.59

2.65

2.66

2.66

2.67

2.70

2.70

2.75

2.77

2.78

2.79

2.84

Feb.

2.86

2.83

2.86

2.79

2.71

2.69

2.75

2.74

2.62

2.50

2.45

2.57

2.37

2.59

2.42

2.46

2.46

2.51

2.48

2.45

2.55

2.90

2.59

2.61

2.72

5.52

8.71

9.65

Mar.

9.91

1O.09

10.08

9.78

9.32

8.81

f8.53

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

( a )

(a)

f3.57

3.56

5.48

3.41

3.26

3.15

3.08

2i73

Apr.

2.73

2.58

2.57

2.64

2.68

3.16

5.82

5.38

4.20

5.76

3.80

3.69

5.61

5.57

3.12

2.94

2.82

2.68

2.55

2.48

2.97

2.85

3.07

3.46

4.02

3.85

3.59

3.12

2.72

2.55

May

2.55

2.74

2.55

2.89

2.69

2.53

2.33

.13

.23

.27

.17

.25

.00

.84

.94

.85

.80

.73

.82

.78

.98

.24

.15

.84

.87

.02

.74

.10

.85

.72

.77

June

2.18

3.64

2.76

2.67

2.18

2.25

1.87

1.89

2.45

1.91

2.28

2.03

2.08

2.89

2.47

2.55

2.55

2.18

1.93

1.94

2.12

2.05

2.43

2.00

1.85

1.74

2.02

2.05

1.75

1. 84

July

1.83

1.82

2.17

2.20

2.13

3.55

3.82

3.42

3.18

2.85

2.73

2.54

2.46

2.18

2.13

2.29

2.36

2.06

2.07

2.32

2.11

2.13

1.94

1.86

1.72

1.87

1.77

1.63

1.70

1 . 82

2.06

Aug.

.88

.88

.95

.20

.72

.68

.67

.98

.74

.80

.95

.72

.08

.66

.91

.97

.88

.04

.66

.84

.90

.97

1 72

.22

.06

.88

.67

.58

.57

.57

1.77

Sept.

.08

.72

.54

.59

.81

.55

.70

.82

.56

.91

.98

.57

.55

.51

.51

.69

~nr .41

.02

.78

.76

.72

.62

.57

.61

.78

.67

.78

.52

.49

a No gage-height record.

f Fragmentary gage-height recc
184 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1500. East Branch Cass River near Cass City, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°34'10", long 83°06'30", in NW£ sec.7, T.13 N., R.12 E., on left bank 

1^ miles downstream from bridge on State Highway 53, 3 miles upstream from confluence 

with North Branch, and 4 miles southeast of Car,- City.

Drainage area.--251 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 715 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

to Nov. 8, 1952, wire-weight gage at site if miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 137 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 800 cfs Mar. 4; maximum gage height,

6.74 ft Mar. 2 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs Aug. 19, 20 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 4,940 cfs Mar. 28, 1950 (gage height, 23.07 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 20-23, 

1955, Aug. 19, 20, 1958.

Remarks. Records good except those for period 

are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1337: 1949-50.

of ice effect and those below 5 cfs, which

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, June 2 to

July 3, July 9 to Aug. 21)

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.1

0.2

1.6

7.5

12

18

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

6.0

61

131

229

360

1,040

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

TOtal

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

T79

1.9

2.2

2.5

*2.8

2.8

2.5

2.8

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.3

6.3

8.0

10

8.0

6.3

5.4

7.5

17

30

20

13

10

8.8

8.4 

8.0

207.2

6.68

0.027

0.03

Nov.

8.0

7.5

7.2

6.9

*6.9

6.9

'671 6.6

7.2

8.8

8.8

8.0

8.4

14

61

65

47

37

39

47

37

31

27

23

23

20

19

22

25

30

671.1

22.4

0.089

0.10

Dec.

30

30

28

24

22

22

28

29

25

*2i

23

25

24

25

25

30

34

37

319

568

675

418

221

140

97

296

351

192

121 

96

70

4,046

131

0.522

0.60

Jan.

50

45

40

37

36

35

34

*33

33

32

31

31

30

30

29

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

26

26

25

25

25

25 

24

24

948

30.6

0.122

0.14

Feb.

23

23

*23

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

23

27

34

50

75

120

782

27.9

0.111

0.12

Mar.

180

300

450

800 60"0~

550

450

400

300

257

182

140

125

121

118

110

109

109

118

125

133

153

138

123

*100

89

85

78

72

66

.§1

6,642

214

0.853

0.98

Apr.

54

51

46

44

39

42

65

*78

69

54

51

77

104

81

63

53

47

40

35

40

67

74

60

56

61

54

44

39

36

31

1,655

55.2

0.220

0.25

May

29

25

24

26

25

*22

19

18

18

17

17

16

14

13

14

13

13

16

15

12

10

10

9.8

10

9.3

8.8

7.5

7.2

6.6 

6.6

6.6

458.4

14.8

0.059

0.07

June

10

12

*12

9.3

7.2

6.3

5.7

6.6

8.0

12

9.3

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.0

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.8

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

5.1

4.5 

3.5

193.8

6.46

0.026

0.03

July

3.0

3.3

13

32

26

24

*23

13

8.8

6.3

5.1

4.5

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

5.4

8.0

6.9

5.4

4.5

3.9

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

224.6

7.25

0.029

0.03

Aug.

1.3

1.5

1.3

*1.2

.8

.8

.6

2.5

3.0

2.2

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.0

.6

.2

.2

3.0

10

17

TT

8.4

6.3

4.8

3.9

2.8 

3.3

2.8

99.3

3.20

0.013

0.02

Sept.

2.5

3.3

3.9

4.5

5.4

5.1

8.0

11

*8.8

6.9

5.4

4.5

3.9

3.3

2.5

2.5

3.3

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.1

3.9

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5 

2 " 5

136.4

4.55

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,14O Mln 0.9 Mean 89.2 Cfam 0.355 In. 4.82

Water year 1957-58 : Max 80O Mln 0.2 Mean 44.0 Cfsm 0.175 In. 2.39

Peak discharge (base, 80O cfs).--Mar. 2 or 4 (time and discharge unknown).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25, Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 9-11, Dec. 

-Mar. 9.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 185

1505. Cass River at Cass City, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°35'10", long 83°10'35", in NE£ sec.4, T.13 N., R.ll E., on left bank 

500 ft downstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of North 

Branch and East Branch, and 1 mile south of Cass City.

Drainage area. 370 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods , published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 697.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929. Prior to Nov. 14, 1952, wire-weight gage at site 500 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 218 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 7.99 ft); maximum 

gage height, 9.02 ft Mar. 3 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.9 cfs Aug. SO (gage height, 

4.46 ft).

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 9,600 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 15.80 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 26, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 5 cfs, which 

are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1337: 1949-50.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 29 to Sept. 14)

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7 

5.0

0.7

4.0

9.0

16

48

5.2 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

83

150

290

700

1,290

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

7.5

15

19

23

22

18

16

23

51

79

77

72

58

44

40

38

711.5

23.0

O.O62

0.07

Nov.

35

33

32

31

*29

26

25

26

28

29

31

29

29

45

135

165

175

158

140

132

121

112

91

77

79

68

56

62

77

87

2,163

72.1

0.195

0.22

Dec.

85

85

80

70

65

56

66

66

*70

70

65

70

81

85

87

97

103

116

386

685

962

T6T

524

346

236

4O2

503

403

322

248

'

7,380

238

0.643

0.74

Jan.

132

120

105

100

95

95

*90

85

85

83

82

80

79

78

77

76

75

74

73

72

71

70

70

68

67

66

65

65

64

64 

62

2,488

80.3

0.217

0.25

Feb.

61

60

*58

58

57

56

55

54

54

53

52

51

50

50

49

48

47

47

47

48

50

52

55

64

77

100

180

3OO

_

1,933

69.0

0.186

0.19

Mar.

400

550

700

9OO

1.250

1,050

896

750

614

507

378

304

275

263

251

236

242

242

254

269

281

300

290

275

*239

209

185

168

155

140

150

12,703

410

1.11

1.28

Apr.

116

105

97

87

81

91

*116

138

132

110

105

130

170

145

121

101

87

77

68

74

116

138

130

130

132

121

101

87

77

68

3,251

108

0.292

0.33

May

59

51

50

45

*44

40

38

35

35

33

33

31

27

26

26

24

22

24

24

21

19

18

17

17

17

15

14

13

12

12

12

854

27.5

0.074

0.09

June

22

*30

32

28

23

19

16

18

18

21

20

18

17

17

16

15

14

12

11

11

11

9.0

9.7

12

12

12

12

12

11

8.5

487.2

16.2

0.044

0.05

July

8.0

8.5

13

31

33

38

*34

32

28

20

15

12

9.0

8.0

7.5

8.5

7.0

6.5

9.0

9.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

384.5

12.4

0.034

0.04

Aug.

2.6

3.0

4.5

*4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

7.0

5.0

4.5

5.5

5.5

4.0

2.6

1.6

1.5

6.0

10

22

17

12

8.0

5.5

5.5

3.0

3.0

4.0

186.6

6.02

0.016

0.02

Sept.

2.6

2.0

3.5

7.0

6.0

7.0

7.5

*13

12

8.5

7.5

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.0

3.5

4.5

11

15

ig_

15

12

9.7

9.0

8.5

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

233.8

7.79

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,590 Mln 3.0 Mean 151 Cfsm 0.408 In. 5.54

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,250 Mln 1.3 Mean 89.8 Cfsm 0.243 In. 3.30

Peak discharge (base, l,OOo cfs). Mar. 5 (3 to 5 a.m.) 1,280 cfs (7.99 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-5, 9-12, Jan. 2 to Mar. 4.
186 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1510. Cass River at Vassar, Mich.

Location.--Lat 43 0 22'10", long 83°34'55", in SW£ sec.7, T.ll N., R.8 E., on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 15 in Vassar, l£ miles upstream from aoodings Creek.

Drainage area. 700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. Gage-height records for flood seasons collected in this 

vicinity 1910-28 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator above concrete dam; gage read twice

daily. Datum of gage is 612.376 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U. S. 

Weather Bureau).

Average discharge.--10 years, 421 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,940 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 7.43 ft); 

maximum gage height, 7.64 ft Mar. 5 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 22 cfs Aug. 17 (gage 

height, 3.04 ft).

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs Mar. 28, 1950 (gage height, 16.60 ft); minimum observed, 15 cfs Oct. 10, 1955 (gage height, 3.14 ft).

A stage of 20.8 ft occurred on Mar. 20, 1948, from U. S. Weather Bureau records (discharge, 18,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by dam at Michigan Sugar Co. 10 miles above station.

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

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

3.3 

3.6

4.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4

42

92

194

Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

5.0 

7.0

560

1,680

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

3.8

4.0 194

5.0 560

8.0 2,280

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

53

52

50

49

49

46

46

48

*46

46

46

46

46

46

46

52

68

61

58

59

64

71

94

161

203

206

179

136

99

133

136

2,495

80.5

0.115

0.13

Nov.

128

119

114

107

107

*103

99

99

110

110

107

105

107

143

297

408

408

404

337

337

237

256

234

206

188

167

167

170

200

215

5,849

195

0.279

0.31

Dec.

209

203

164

176

164

182

185

182

176

*143

96

88

138

131

121

133

154

159

418

1,280

1.580

1,240

900

660

484

536

870

750

605

464

392

12,983

419

0.599

0.69

Jan.

280

161

180

190

190

190

190

194

*197

185

175

170

159

150

145

135

130

131

121

124

119

119

119

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

105

4,634

149

0.213

0.25

Feb.

100

100

100

*80

90

90

90

90

85

85

84

82

80

78

78

76

75

75

75

75

78

80

90

100

120

170

300

500

-

3,126

112

0.160

0.17

Mar.

750

900

1,100

1,300

1,500

1,800

1,750

1,540

1,210

900

720

560

548

492

528

440

476

452

366

392

512

488

476

444

*440

358

358

351

333

234

230

21,948

708

1.01

1.16

Apr.

224

224

173

161

234

185

194

*234

287

212

212

308

237

263

273

266

176

164

215

209

185

263

308

326

370

385

234

170

188

164

7,044

235

0.336

0.37

May

131

133

221

126

*114

*112

112

108

110

110

110

106

72

60

66

73

73

79

76

70

74

73

66

64

66

64

56

61

62

62

61

2,771

89.4

0.128

0.15

June

74

83

*81

79

76

78

72

86

90

81

74

72

74

78

63

64

52

66

62

60

57

64

74

52

37

31

35

34

44

36

1,939

64.6

0.092

0.10

July

40

41

67

60

99

136

112

*79

84

64

56

53

41

41

35

42

42

41

43

40

41

36

26

25

26

27

26

27

28

28

29

1,535

49.5

0.071

0.08

Aug.

26

24

25

25

*26

28

30

31

28

26

25

26

25

25

28

27

24

25

25

29

51

41

36

35

31

31

28

33

32

35

30

911

29.4

0.042

0.05

Sept.

30

26

26

35

35

32

33

35

*40

42

41

41

38

40

34

41

36

53

44

47

47

47

47

47

47

41

41

36

33

31

1,166

38.9

0.056

0.06

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,420 Min 28 Mean 305 Cfsm 0.436 In. 5.89

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,800 Min 24 Mean 182 Cfsm 0.260 In. 3.52

Peak: discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 3-7, 11, 14-17, Jan. 24 to Mar.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 187

1516. Cass River at Frankenmuth, Mich.

Location.--Lat 43°19'35", long 83°44'50", In sec.27, T.ll N., R.6 E., on right bank half a 

mile west of Frankenmuth, 3.4 miles upstream from Dead Creek, and 5.4 miles downstream 

from Perry Creek.

Drainage area. 848 sq mi.

Records available. February 1908 to March 1909, July 1935 to September 1936, June 1939 to 

September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 583.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). February 1908 to March 1909 staff 

gage at site half a mile upstream at datum 1.81 ft lower. July 18 to Sept. 11, 1935, 

wire-weight gage and Sept. 12, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1936, and June 20, 1939, to Sept. 30, 

1949, water-stage recorder, at site half a mile downstream at datum 0.04 ft higher than 

present datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1935-36, 1939-58), 480 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,760 cfs Map. 5, 6 (gage height, 12.11 ft); maximum gage height, 12.34 ft Mar. 1 (Ice jam); minimum discharge, 32 cfs Aug. 17-19.

1908-9, 1935-36, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 17,700 cfs Mar. 18, 1942 (gage height, 

20.88 ft); maximum gage height, 22.44 ft Feb. 17, 1954 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 

about 1.5 cfs Aug. 6, 1944.

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

diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flows caused by mill above station. Prior to 

1950, regulation at low and medium flows by mill above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1307: 1936(M) , 1940(M) .

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-17)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 6

3.2 40

3.8 104

4.5 216

Mar. 7 to Sept. 3O

3.O 3O

3.2 42

3.8 104

Note. Same as

preceding table

above 3.8 ft.

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

6.0 555

10.0 1,800

12.0 2,700

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

59

57

55

52

50

49

48

47

*45

43

42

42

42

42

43

50

79

85

69

63

62

65

90

212

282

252

218

193

175 

162

160

2,933

94.6

0.112

0.13

Nov.

154

143

133

126

123

*119

112

114

129

133

123

117

123

180

438

542

458

388

422

430

368

314

286

260

234

214

202

212

247

7,120

237

0.279

0.31

Dec.

260

241

207

202

211

198

230

232

220

*202

164

154

216

211

178

184

202

230

508

1,190

1.700

1,620

1,240

937

682

775

1,090

1,010

811 

616

522

16,443

530

0.625

0.72

Jan.

450

312

300

290

280

280

280

*280

270

270

260

250

248

238

221

216

211

198

184

180

176

180

184

175

170

170

170

170

170 

170

170

7,123

230

0.271

0.31

Feb.

170

170

170

*165

160

155

150

145

140

135

130

130

125

125

120

120

120

120

120

120

125

130

140

160

200

300

550

8OO

-

5,195

186

0.219

0.23

Mar.

1,100

1,400

1,700

*1,900

2,200

2.600

2,160

1,770

1,560

1,190

988

766

724

631

682

555

478

634

518

552

625

595

583

542

520

465

440

432

410 

296

308

29,324

946

1.12

1.29

Apr.

282

276

243

225

278

260

274

*280

368

292

276

395

327

330

327

308

243

202

230

260

278

338

410

442

498

482

334

230

260 

248

9,196

307

0.362

0.40

May

200

175

248

182

146

*146

146

144

148

143

140

133

122

90

91

92

93

105

100

96

92

102

115

106

96

91

84

81

78 

77

79

3,741

121

0.143

0.16

June

143

225

*152

123

116

108

97

127

160

132

120

108

106

112

98

90

86

84

81

77

77

86

86

114

77

78

74

64

64 

68

3,133

104

0.123

0.14

July

53

62

202

116

148

239

198

*154

175

159

102

90

81

73

60

64

67

64

63

59

53

51

44

41

39

38

37

41

49 

51

46

2,719

87.7

0.103

0.12

Aug.

42

38

36

36

*36

38

43

49

43

39

38

36

36

35

36

34

33

32

32

34

80

80

57

51

47

45

44

43

42 

47

50

1,332

43.0

0.051

0.06

Sept.

42

39

38

41

49

42

41

42

*44

45

51

51

50

49

46

48

53

82

69

60

59

58

56

54

54

52

49

46

43

42

1,495

49.8

0.059

0.07

Calendar year 1957 : Max 3.29O Mln 41 Mean 39O Cfsm 0.460 In. 6.23

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,600 Min 32 Mean 246 Cfsm 0.290 In. 3.94

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 3-11, Jan. 24 to Mar. 5.
188 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1525. Tobacco River at Beaverton, Mich.

Location.--Lat 43°52'45", long 84°28'25", in sec. 7, T.17 N., R.I W., on left bank 15 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from powerplant at Beaverton, and 

2 miles upstream from Venison Creek.

Drainage area. 487 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 683.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 10 years, 368 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2.4SO cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 7.31 ft); minimum, 5.9 cfs July 17, 18, 21 (gage height, 0.73 ft); minimum daily, 55 cfs Sept. 9.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 7,680 cfs July 9, 1957 (gage height, 12.95 ft); minimum, that of July 17, 18, 21, 1958; minimum daily, 25 cfs Aug. 12, 1951.

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

at all stages by powerplant 1 mile upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1307: 1948(M).

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

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

1.5 

1.8 

2.5 

3.0

210

335

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

680

1,600

2,900

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

234

165

202

158

166

243

227

255

168

*186

212

210

155

173

209

302

290

256

243

294

264

207

259

440

646

456

441

247

236

231

306

8,081

261

0.536

0.62

Nov.

253

280

250

171

319

226

231

*285

283

363

302

248

295

427

913

1.050

753

663

774

936

781

509

519

360

374

368

405

366

330

392

13,386

446

0.916

1.02

Dec.

351

306

225

284

289

306

348

259

258

262

219

*205

242

248

279

254

298

290

423

690

929

776

640

472

408

578

512

517

387

313

285

11,853

382

0.784

0.90

Jan.

264

257

312

312

336

310

356

355

267

255

237

244

245

295

261

282

261

246

265

195

220

*276

280

233

331

350

243

264

299

286

278

8,593

277

0.569

0.66

Feb.

281

270

250

230

240

*249

255

200

205

175

240

240

200

260

370

220

180

180

180

210

300

500

450

350

250

300

494

5O4

7,783

278

0.571

0.59

Mar.

544

543

731

735

905

841

743

740

744

684

525

492

624

547

413

555

489

482

554

569

695

730

725

626

*695

438

462

191

489

433

430

18,374

593

1.22

1.41

Apr.

431

416

404

311

281

1,070

2.270

1,110

814

*697

613

458

406

409

375

342

338

302

342

382

362

396

*310

359

336

259

291

349

260

283

14,976

499

1.02

1.14

May

259

232

238

303

273

191

198

*195

198

191

180

189

178

220

212

174

108

326

166

198

216

202

166

85

323

177

214

174

167

189

182

6,324

204

0.419

0.48

June

214

272

302

181

*218

220

185

192

224

271

230

201

192

184

177

151

262

115

140

124

200

201

183

222

525

511

225

189

101

169

6,179

206

0.423

0.47

July

116

138

177

236

268

236

299

184

139

*216

135

136

182

165

162

162

109

92

144

154

95

122

142

163

130

121

130

225

230

149

147

5,104

165

0.339

0.39

Aug.

119

155

159

119

115

*120

190

112

156

167

104

115

149

116

122

121

117

98

121

202

431

73

73

152

195

196

141

156

154

182

153

4,583

148

0.304

0.35

Sept.

206

179

156

181

166

207

250

288

55

1T2

*498

103

183

170

265

162

162

162

162

173

175

158

158

158

271

160

170

170

160

170

5,590

186

0.382

0.43

Calendar year 1957 : Max 6,660 Mln 81 Mean 398 Cfsm 0.817 In. 11.11

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,270 Mln 55 Mean 304 Cfsm O.624 In. 8.46

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 189

1535. Salt River near North Bradley, Mlch.

Location. Lat 43°42'10", long 84°28'15", In SE^ sec.7, T.15 N., R.I W., on right bank 

200 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 10, 0.5 mile upstream from Bluff Creek, 

and 1.1 miles southeast of North Bradley.

Drainage area. 138 sq mi.

Records available. June 1934 to September 1958.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 618.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). June 4, 1934, to Mar. 26, 1942, 

staff gage at site 100 ft downstream and Mar. 27, 1942, to July 7, 1954, wire-weight 

gage at bridge 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 76.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred Mar. 4 during period 

of ice effect; maximum gage height, 7.92 ft Mar. 4 (ice jam); minimum discharge 4.4 cfs 

Aug. 18, 19, 20; minimum gage height, 0.25 ft Aug. 18, 19, 20.

1934-58: Maximum discharge, 8,200 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 14.95 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings], from rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs; minimum 

observed, 1.1 cfs Aug. 14, 1944 (gage height, 0.21 ft).

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1337 : 1936-39,

Rating tables,

Oct. 1 to

0.2 8.8 

.4 13 

.6 22 

1.0 49

1940(M), 1943(M), 1949-50.

water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-18)

Feb. 28

2.0 152 

4.0 435 

6.0 760

Mar. 1 to 

Sept.

0

1

.3 

.5 

.0

13 

18 

49

June 9, 

27-30

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

(gage height

June 10 to

152 

435 

760

0

1

.2 

.3 

.6 

.0

, In

Sept.

2, 

6 

23 

49

,7

.1

, 26

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

5T?

*10

10

10

1011

13

20

18

15

13

13

13

20

~90~ 103

60

44

36

32

31

30

703.8

22.7

0.164

0.19

Nov.

28

26

25

24

23

22

21

*27

43

38

30

28

29

102

647

341

176

156

586

421

212

148

110

96

82

69

63

68

69

62

3,772

126

0.913

1.02

Dec.

49

48

46

45

42

40

43

43

40

35

32

*32

30

32

36

35

36

34

98

227

493 255"

162

131

87

216

150

110

90

80

70

2,862

92.3

0.669

0.77

Jan.

64

58

56

54

52

51

49

47

45

*43

42

41

39

38

37

36

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

1,257

40.5

0.293

0.34

Feb.

33

32

32

32

32

*32

32

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

30

29

29

28

28

28

27

2T

27

28

28

29

31

40

»

852

30.4

0.220

0.23

Mar.

60

110

250

450

700

550

450

400

360

320

300

280

260

250

233

214

196

189

207

233

218

189

158

129

*105

89

81

73

64

58§i

7,227

233

1.69

1.95

Apr.

47

43

41

39

36

243

412

Tfo

*109

83

70

62

55

49

43

40

37

34

31

32

37

37

35

47

59

43

36

34

33

29_

2,066

68.9

0.499

0.56

May

26

25

26

28

25

24

*22

22

22

22

21

20

19

18

17

17

16

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

17

15

14

14

14

14

15

583

18.8

0.136

0.16

June

21

20

16

*14

14

14

14

21

30

21

15

13

12

13

12

10

9.3

8.3 8T3~

10

13

9.9

10

15

22

31

2?

17

13

11

463.8

15.5

0.112

0.12

July

9.9

10

14

21

IF

18

15

12

*10

9.9

9.3

8.8

8.3

7.7

8.3

8.8

8.3

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.2

7.2

6.6

6.1

671

7.2

6.6

8.3

10

9.9

7.7

303.3

9.78

0.071

0.08

Aug.

7.2

6.6

6.1

6.6

5.4

*5.4

7.2

13

13

8.8

7.2

6.6

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.4

9^

22

17

12

9.9

9.3

9.9

8.8

8.3

7.7

9.9

13

266.7

8.60

0.062

0.07

Sept.

15

12

9.9

15

2i

20

15

13

12

*9.9

9.9

8.8

7.7

7.7

7.2

7.2

8.8

13

12

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.2

13

15

14

14

13

13

351.0

11.7

0.085

0.09

Calendar year 1957 : Max 4,320 Mln 9.2 Mean 99.1 Cfsm 0.718 In. 9.75

Water year 1957-58: Max 700 Mln 4.4 Mean 56.7 Cfsm 0.411 In. 5.58

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Mar. 4 (time and discharge unknown).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4, 8-12, Dec. 27 to Mar. 14.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1540. Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°37'35", long 84°42'30", on line between sees. 7 and 8, T.14 N., R.3 W.,

 on right bank 12 ft downstream from highway bridge and 4 miles northeast of Mount 

Pleasant.

Drainage area. 416 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1930 to September 1931, October 1932 to September 1958.

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. Gage-height records for 

flood seasons collected in this vicinity 1910-27, are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 710.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Oct. 21, 1938, chain 

and wire-weight gage at site 30 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 27 years, 287 cf s .

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 813 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 5.27 ft); maximum

 gage height, 5.59 ft Jan. 9 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 42 cfs July 28 (gage height, 

3.09 ft); minimum daily, 92 cfs July 28, Aug. 19; minimum gage height, 3.02 ft 

Aug. 8, 19.

1930-31, 1932-58: Maximum discharge , 4,960 cfs Mar. 8, 1946 (gage height, 12.78 ft); 

minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 18, 1945; minimum daily, 19 cfs Aug. 16, 1936; minimum gage height, 

2.82 ft Dec. 21, 1944.

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

fluctuation below 750 cfs caused by powerplant at Mount Pleasant.

Diurnal

Revisions (water years).--WSP 744: 

1948-49.

Drainage area. WSP 1337: 1931, 1933-40, 1945,

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, Oct. 17 to Nov. 13, 

June 2 to Sept. 15)

2.9 

4.5 

6.0

 76 

572

1,050

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

175

172

172

169

166

169

175

163

172

*166

163

166

166

163

160

172

191

222

216

197

191

175

216

374

414

367

318

256

253 

246

246

6,571

212

0.510

0.59

Nov.

240

234

225

216

206

*209

209

222

243

259

243

253

240

343

746

712

659

594

733

659

575

516

470

432

389

370

364

352

340 

324

11,577

386

0.928

1.04

Dec.

315

299

278

265

278

268

271

271

262

253

*220

230

240

24O

240

23O

230

230

260

408

584

50T

442

395

364

386

383

361

333

305

299

9,641

311

0.748

0.86

Jan.

240

250

260

26O

250

240

240

250

270

*280

280

280

270

25O

230

210

205

21O

240

230

210

200

190

130

190

190

190

190

190 

190

190

7,065

228

0.548

0.63

Feb.

190

190

190

*190

190

190

190

190

190

200

210

220

220

230

230

230

230

230

220

220

210

200

200

210

230

268

383

460

-

6,311

225

0.541

0.56

Mar.

470

476

488

*504

476

457

479

464

457

414

398

389

426

423

414

402

392

386

423

457

460

501

473

448

436

420

411

408

402 

395

574

13,525

436

1.05

1.21

Apr.

564

355

343

312

312

405

578

581

*558~

460

417

367

336

302

284

278

256

250

250

246

250

231

231

256

274

271

259

250

240 

231

9,7E7

324

0.779

0.87

May

212

225

225

219

222

222

*200

209

200

206

200

206

194

194

191

178

169

178

178

169

165

169

147

147

150

147

150

150

150 

150

157

5,677

183

0.440

0.51

June

184

206

203

*178

172

163

172

191

222

251

178

166

165

175

169

165

154

147

157

175

194

184

194

184

222

234

2O9

197

166 

147

5,500

183

0.440

0.49

July

144

154

2O9

231

216

216

231

203

*172

163

144

150

144

152

158

147

144

150

158

144

132

113

113

110

113

113

107

92

126 

147

141

4,677

151

0.363

0.42

Aug.

129

155

122

115

*116

119

113

110

101

110

104

98

110

95

107

113

95

9592'

9F

135

188

119

116

122

110

110

110

110 

175

 

3,723

120

0.288

0.33

Sept.

200

166

163

225

225

197

191

205

188

*188

169

169

144

150

144

155

157

175

166

157

163

154

157

150

200

222

212

191

181 

175

5,317

177

0.425

0.47

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,280 Min 141 Mean 322 Cfsm 0.744 In. 10.52

Water year 1957-58: Max 746 Min 92 Mean 245 Cfsm 0.589 In. 7.98

Peak discharge (base, 850 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by i Dec. 11-19, Jan. 2 to Feb. 25.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 191

1545. Chippewa River near Midland, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°35'40", long 84°22 1 10", on line between sec.24, T.14 N., R.I W., and 

sec.28, T.14 N., R.I E., on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 30, 5 miles upstream from Pine River and 6 miles southwest of Midland.

Drainage area. 597 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 612.35 ft above mean sea level, 

clatum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 11 years, 439 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,570 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 3.86 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 4.88 ft Mar. 2 (ice jam); minimum 

discharge, 58 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 8,510 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (from graph based on gage 

readings); maximum gage height observed, 12.43 ft Mar. 19, 1948 (ice jam); minimum daily 

discharge, 44 cfs Aug. 16, 1948.

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

which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation below 750 cfs caused by powerplant at Mount 

Pleasant.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1950.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 8-10, June 2 to Sept. 17)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 12 Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

162

286

630

1,720

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

4.0

190

400

1,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

201

201

196

196

190

179

184

212

168

*184

173

173

173

173

180

190

218

232

252

245

196

201

207

424

796

650

512

424

345

345

345

8,365

270

0.452

0.52

Nov.

345

330

308

266

250

232

*259

272

316

345

345

301

316

408

580

1,300

1,170

1,000

1,250

1,470

1,130

917

785

680

570

521

512

512

503

458

17,651

588

0.985

1.10

Dec.

424

400

384

360

338

301

330

338

320

280

*270

290

300

300

300

300

300

320

400

650

850

1,030

763

650

530

660

720

630

610

560

50O

14,408

465

0.779

0.90

Jan.

430

370

350

260

360

350

340

340

350

*360

360

350

340

330

320

320

320

330

340

350

350

340

330

320

510

310

310

310

310

310

310

10,480

338

0.566

0.65

Feb.

310

300

300

300

*290

290

280

280

280

290

300

310

330

340

350

350

350

350

350

350

340

330

320

330

360

500

750

900

-

10,130

362

0.606

0.63

Mar.

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,500

*1,300

1,300

1,300

1,250

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,000

970

890

820

800

780

750

830

840

850

820

820

780

710

680

660

630

600

570

28,590

922

1.54

1.78

Apr.

510

520

480

480

392

700

890

880

*750

670

580

540

480

420

384

352

328

306

313

320

336

336

306

360

440

392

336

336

320

306

13,763

459

0.769

0.86

May

285

250

264

278

232

244

*232

208

220

202

202

202

202

174

174

184

184

179

184

179

174

168

152

168

174

162

157

152

T5o" 146

157

6,039

195

0.327

0.38

June

190

214

232

*220

196

190

200

220

250

270

250

210

200

220

210

200

190

180

190

210

230

220

240

220

270

320

313

264

244

190

6,753

225

0.377

0.42

July

157

168

214

260

299

292

285

271

*226

208

226

196

214

220

232

220

220

232

226

210

210

190

174

115

135

174

174

184

174

140

202

6,448

208

0.348

0.40

Aug.

208

184

174

168

162

*157

174

162

146

130

135

120

130

110

110

120

105

72

80

85

130

214

202

152

125

125

125

120

125

184

306

4,540

146

0.245

0.28

Sept.

260

220

184

250

250

230

210

210

210

*202

208

202

232

190

190

174

179

184

196

232

196

214

214

220

264

299

336

299

264

292

6,811

227

0.380

0.42

Calendar year 1957 : Max 4,280 Mln 148 Mean 490 Cfsm 0.821 In. 11.14

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,470 Mln 72 Mean 367 Cfsm 0.615 In. 8.34
192 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

1550. Pine River at Alma, Mlch.

Location. Lat 43°23', long 84°39', In SE^ sec.34, T.12 N., R.3 W., on right bank 270 ft 

downstream from Superior Street Bridge on grounds of Municipal Water Works at Alma.

Drainage area. 288 sq ml.

Records available . October 1930 to September 1958. Gage-height records for flood seasons 

collected In this vicinity 1910-28 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 718.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

""1929. Prior to Dec. 10, 1930, tape gage at Superior Street Bridge at different datum. 

Dec. 10, 1930, to June 15, 1938, staff gage at site 70 ft downstream from bridge and 

June 16 to Oct. 25, 1938, wire-weight gage at Superior Street Bridge, at present datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 196 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 723 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 4.84 ft); minimum, 

50 cfs Aug. 14, 15 (gage height, 1.18 ft); minimum dally, 51 cfs Aug. 15.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 4,400 cfs Mar. 19, 1948 (gage height, 10.81 ft); minimum dally, 2 cfs July 23, 1938.

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

which are poor. Occasional regulation by dam half a mile above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 744: Drainage area. WSP 1337: 1931, 1932-34(M), 1936, 

1939, 1945 1949.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 18, Mar. 26 to 

Apr. 21, July 25 to Sept. 30)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 102

2.0 

4.0 

5.0

175

539

795

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

92

92

92

91

88

89

91

92

*91

89

86

87

90

91

91

115

138

167

169

144

129

118

148

317

378

398

401

35T

268 

239

220

5,055

163

0.566

0.65

Nov.

206

181

169

162

175

*158

135

15T

164

198

203

189

193

300

548

554

579

610

682

583

565

539

494

430

378

340

313

297

293 

282

10,074

336

1.17

1.30

Dec.

272

247

225

177

208

213

222

232

223

203

*110

IT?

125

172

205

203

189

191

259

371

466

458

456

409

362

380

376

374

335 

£91

242

8,308

268

0.931

1.07

Jan.

115i

154

186

180

180

170

170

170

*180

190

190

180

180

170

160

150

140

140

150

150

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

145

150 

150

150

4,880

157

0.545

0.63

Feb.

150

150

150

*150

150

150

145

140

140

140

140

135

130

130

130

130

125

125

125

130

130

135

145

160

218

281

a350

a440

-

4,624

165

0.573

0.60

Mar.

a470

a500

a530

*a560

603

BOB" 610

594

a560

a520

a480

a450

a420

412

411

398

381

369

365

354

381

383

372

363

345

326

304

290

279 

263

245

13,143

424

1.47

1.70

Apr.

234

211

193

186

175

218

291

*317

317

264

228

215

208

193

177

169

159

153

IKO" 150

177

198

191

186

198

227

222

198

180

154

6,139

205

0.712

0.79

May

152

142

159

169

T55

*154

146

134

126

129

125

119

118

100

69

97

108

112

112

108

101

118

125

126

118

105

107

102

96 

91

97

3,734

120

0.417

0.48

June

119

144

*162

140

111

102

101

98

98

111

108

105

107

106

107

100

96

94

8996"

94

97

97

108

132

156

177

159

123 

108

3,445

115

0.399

0.45

July

94

90

96

116

161

162

150

*128

116

112

105

98

96

90

87

94

91

90

86

80

73

77

7176"

72

74

78

92

88 

94

88

3,025

97.6

0.339

0.39

Aug.

84

59

61

68

*64

54

58

62

62

60

58

61

56

53

5J.

54

56

52

53

58

71

97

97

80

77

78

79

75

73 

~92 106

2,109

68.0

0.236

0.27

Sept.

138

TIB" 152

102

94

118

123

110

*106

94

97

89

85

76

76

74

83

90

107

107

102

87

83

87

85

116

128

98

88 

85

2,996

100

0.347

0.39

Calendar year 1957: Wax 655 Min 40 Mean 216 Cfsm 0.750 In. 10.20

Water year 1957-58: Max 682 Mln 51 Mean 185 Cfsm 0.642 In. 8.72

Peak discharge (base, 7OO cfs). Nov. 19 (4:30 a.m.) 723 cfs (4.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

River near Mount Pleasant, Pine River near Midland, and Cass River at Vassar. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11, Jan. 4 to Feb. 24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 193 

1555. Pine River near Midland, Mich.

Location.--Lab 43°33'50", long 84°22'10", on line between sec.36, T.14 N., R.I W., and 

sec.4, T.13 N., R.I E., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 30, 

7 miles southwest of Midland and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1938, February 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 623.87 ft above mean sea level (Michigan 

State Highway Department bench mark). May 31, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1938, tape, staff, or 

wire-weight gage at same site at datum 5.48 ft lower. Feb. 3, 1948, to Dec. 13, 1951, 

wire-weight gage, water-stage recorder, or staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 279 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1.210 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 5.07 ft); maximum gage height, 6.15 ft Mar. 6 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 23 cfs Aug. 6 (gage 

height, 2.97 ft).

1934-38, 1948-58: Maximum discharge, 6,360 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 10.00 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

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

and those below 100 cfs, which are poor. Regulation at low and medium flow by dam 

at Alma, dam and powerplant at St. Louis.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1337: 1935(M), 1936-38, 1948-49.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25, May 4 to Sept. 30)

2.2

2.5 

3.0 210

4.0 

5.0

620

1,220

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

"87

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

109

104

93

104

102

84

100

82

100

*95

98

89

95

89

87

116

166

152

163 

166

147

142

163

427

471

453

399

403

359

294

284

5,736

185

0.474

0.55

Nov.

276

266

224

245

149

207

*201

195

270

217

245

238

224

382

930

744

660

690

1,070 

804

645

605

530

516

399

359

323

315

284

290

12,503

417

1.07

1.19

Dec.

287

259

270

290

183

207

224

228

224

224

*170

170

190

210

220

230

240

280

380 

561

615

545

534

498

407

502

471

435

350

300

270

9,977

322

0.826

0.95

Jan.

250 '2"30~

220

220

220

210

210

205

2OO

*200

200

200

200

200

200

2OO

200

200

200 

200

2OO

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

2OO

6,365

205

0.526

0.61

Feb.

200

200

200

200

*200

200

200

195

195

190

190

185

180

180

180

175

T75

175

175 

180

190

200

220

250

350

520

620

720

6,845

244

0.626

0.65

Mar.

800

860

910

940

*960

950

920

840

756

595

520

489

512

516

512

489

471

444

435 

440

435

435

415

403

391

371

371

339

335

315

3T5

17,484

564

1.45

1.67

Apr.

290

280

273

262

256

308

448

153

*407

379

327

308

284

262

245

224

201

192

180 

192

198

198

224

224

210

214

201

201

180

172

7,763

259

0.664

0.74

May

131

149

131

147

155

152

*152

139

126

114

121

107

102

95

89

32

82

89

87 

84

80

82

102

95

100

100

80

84

93

93

87

3,280

106

0.272

0.31

June

112

149

152

*166

14?

134

119

126

129

114

136

126

131

155

126

121

102

98

82 

89

80

70

104

74

1OO

136

134

139

129

102

3,584

119

0.305

0.34

July

69

89

114

112

169

204 169-

158

*126

124

114

104

104

93

107

104

78

107

95 

112

95

114

63

109

63

78

82

4978"

166

149

3,398

110

0.282

0.33

Aug.

126

109

-80- 183

38

*42

109

80

58

63

69

80

52

63

76

70

38

32

29 

55

59

107

100

149

142

89

87

95

89

alOO

a!20

2,592

83.6

0.214

0.25

Sept.

a!60

a!90

a!60

8130

a!20

a!40

a!60

a!40

a!30

*a!25

104

84

89

95

67

74

65

102

80 

116

107

100

91

82

98

87

loo

142

119

76

3,333

111

0.285

0.32

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,S8O Min 15 Mean 287 Cfam 0.736 In. 10.00

Water- year 1957-58: Max 1,07O Min 29 Mean 227 Cfsm 0.582 In. 7.91

Peak discharge (taae, 950 cfs).--Nov. 15 (6:30 a.m.) 1,010 cfs (4.76 ft); Nov. 19 (6 p.m.) 1,210 cfa 

(5.07 ft)j Mar. 5 or 6 (time and discharge unknown).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records diacharge estimated on basia of records for Pine River near Alma, Cass 

River at Vasaar, and Tobacco River near Beaverton.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11-19, Dec. 29 to Mar. 8.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1560. Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°36', long 84"15', in NE£ sec.28, T.14 N., R.2 E., on right bank half a

 mile downstream from Dow Chemical Co. powerplant in Midland, 1 mile downstream from

Chippewa River, and 1 mile upstream from Bullock Creek. 

Drainage area.--2,400 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1936 to September 1958. Gage-height records for flood seasons

 collected in this vicinity 1910-26, 1928, and since 1946 are contained in reports of

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 580.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1"929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1955, at datum 10.00 ft higher. 

Average discharge . 22 years, 1,541 cfs (adjusted for diversion). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,940 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 16.86 ft); mini-

 mum, 167 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 9.29 ft); minimum daily, 204 cfs Aug. 20.

1936-58: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1948 (gage height, 19.50 ft, datum

then in use); minimum, 39 cfs Oct. 12, 1942; minimum daily, 111 cfs Aug. 21, 1949;

minimum gage height, -0.96 ft Aug. 19, 1954, datum then in use. 

Remarks. Records good except those below 400 cfs, which are fair. Water is diverted from

 river a short distance above station for industrial use; small part returned to river 

a quarter of a mile below station; remainder returned 1 mile below and below control. 

Extremes and daily discharge not adjusted for diversion. Discharge below 4,000 cfs 

regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1054: 1945. WSP 1144: 1948.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

9.8

12.0

14.0

17.0

355

1,450

2,970

6,090

9.4

11.0

13.0

16.0

£00

960

2,340

4,990

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

537

463

389

426

442

451

486

520

594

598

*667

604

407

388

422

530

746

784

787

708

612

686

814

1,970

2,210

2,210

1,920

1,210

1,150

1,050

998

25,779

832

84.9

Nov.

996

842

799

1,250

1,03O

812

*816

1,040

698

703

1,060

1,430

1,430

1,950

5,190

5,450

4,380

3,920

5,120

5,520

4,400

3,810

3,410

1,900

1,850

1,860

1,610

1,480

1,670

1,370

67,796

2,260

76.8

Dec.

1,000

1,390

1,190

1,170

1,180

1,100

832

887

1,010

1,140

706

*696

686

690

618

990

1,140

1,140

1,650

3,440

4.450

4,190

3,610

2,200

1,980

2,620

2,960

2,440

2,000

1,840

1,210

52,155

1,682

81.0

Jan.

780

956

1,010

833

936

1,480

1,290

1,120

878

822

705

703

959

910

743

897

716

702

500

600

670

562

*870

844

854

830

961

1,110

966

946

1,030

27,183

877

79.4

Feb.

800

1,010

1,120

765

*1,110

1,070

867

857

731

786

658

732

659

478

568

630

989

740

567

622

556

548

586

1,030

1,410

1,840

3,050

4,110

-

28,889

1,032

76.9

Mar.

4,800

4,310

5,130

5,390

*5 , 6 10

5,440

5,190

5,120

4,160

3,590

3,850

2,840

3,140

3,980

3,020

2,800

2,520

2,610

2,720

2,840

2,860

2,770

2,690

2,540

3,080

2,980

2,240

2,140

1,550

1,590

1.560

104,860

3,383

72.6

Apr.

1,170

1,400

1,130

1,050

969

1,860

4.080

3,910

3,630

*3,140

3,150

3,040

2,240

1,860

1,340

1,330

1,070

1,010

1,330

1,380

1,110

1,040

1,550

1,560

1,620

1,330

1,150

1,330

1,170

1,180

53,129

1,771

74.0

May

1,510

1,160

614

515

661

701

1,060

*962

622

613

938

804

871

608

488

348

306

389

603

758

402

370

378

362

482

640

464

404

522

408

274

19,237

621

71.9

June

788

856

858

804

*728

586

343

338

719

695

632

492

447

580

356

510

617

470

276

334

280

262

694

732

626

802

854

532

387

600

17,198

573

77.2

July

492

464

384

542

660

692

642

710

669

*625

498

358

372

388

404

390

346

307

274

262

304

280

244

325

356

254

262

273

270

320 

409

12,776

412

79.0

Aug.

536

307

290

294

254

240

*280

282

240

249

256

250

300

345

303

245

241

216

224

204

343

ITS- 546

SOS

384

390

305

366

437

490 

479

10,078

325

76.1

Sept.

573

504

533

578

672

436

470

540

636

432

*404

360

422

362

520

417

468

632

601

373

381

474

892

1,070

664

406

373

390

390

460

15,433

514

71.9

Adjusted for diversion by Dow Chemical Cc

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

917 

0.382 

O.44

2,337 

0.974

1.09

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

1,763 

0.735 

0.85

956 

0.398 

0.46

1,109 

0.462 

0.48

3,456 

1.44 

1.66

1,845 

0.769 

0.86

693 

0.289 

0.33

Observed

Max 19,300 Mln 199 Mean 1,611 

Max 5,610 Mln 204 Mean 1,190

650 

0.271 

0.30

491 

0.205 

0.24

401 

0.167 

0.19

586 

0.244 

0.27

Adjusted

Mean 1,713 Cfsm 0.714 In. 9.71 

Mean 1,267 Cfsm 0.528 In. 7.17

Peak discharge (base, 5,800 cfs).--Nov. 16 (3 a.m.) 5,£ 

5,940 cfs (16.86 ft).

cfs (16.81 ft); Nov. 20 (1 to 2 a.m.)

* Discharge 

t Diversion,

easurement made on this day. 

equivalent In cubic feet per scond, for Industrial use; furnished by Dow Chemical Co
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO. LAKE HURON

1585. Pigeon River near Owendale, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°45'35", long 83°14'45", in SEij sec.36, T.16 N., R.10 E., on left bank 

600 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 2 miles downstream from confluence of 

East and West Branches, and Z\ miles northeast of Owendale.

Drainage area. 55 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 645 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

June 10, 1954, wire-weight gage at site 600 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 32.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 320 cfs Mar. 6; maximum gage height, 

 6.34 ft Mar. 2 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.7 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 1.07 ft). 

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 2,550 cfs Mar. 25, 1954 (gage height, 10.75 ft), from

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; minimum observed, 0.5 cfs Oct. 11, 1952 (gage

height, 1.00 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 5 cfs, which 

are poor.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used July 21 to Sept. 8, Sept. 17-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.9 

5.2

1.6 

2.0 

5.0

60

450

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.5 

1.5 

3.4 

6.2

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 .

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

5.0

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

*5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.6

5.9

6.3

6.3

7.4

17

16

11

8.8

8.1

8.4

19

~90 108

39

30

26

23

21 

20

532.2

17.2

0.313

0.36

Nov.

18

16

15

14

*13

13

12

13

18

16

14

12

12

45

266

110

55

41

100

68

38

29

24

22

20

18

17

20

28

28

1,115

37.2

0.676

0.75

Dec.

22

17

17

17

ii

16

22

21

*20

20

18

16

18

19

20

25

30

45

100

218

193

77

50

38

33

132

91

48

43

40 

34

1,476

47.6

0.865

1.00

Jan.

28

24

22

20

19

19

*18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12 

12

491

15.8

0.287

0.33

Feb.

12

12

*12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

11

12

13

17

21

33

50

-

380.0

13.6

0.247

0.26

Mar.

80

120

170

200

260

320

300

270

240

216

154

131

68

55

63

57

63

68

75

73

63

70

55

*45

36

33

30

28

27

26

24_

3,420

110

2.00

2.31

Apr.

23

22

20

20

19

22

*24

21

20

20

20

22

22

20

18

17

16

15

14

16

23

20

20

22

22

IS

15

14

14

12

571

19.0

0.345

0.38

May

12

11

12

12

*11

9.6

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.7

6.2

6.7

6.7

6.2

5.9

5.9

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5^6

5.9

5.9

5.9 

5.9

240.9

7.77

0.141

0.16

June

11

*12

7.6

6.7

6.2

5.9

5.6

6.2

6.7

5.9

5.9

5.4

5.6

6.2

5.9

5.4

5^1

5.1

5.1

5.9

8.1

7.6

6.7

8.1

7.6

8.6

6.7

5.9

5.6

5.4

199.7

6.66

0.121

0.14

July

5.4

5.4

6.2

6.2

22

33

*16

9.6

7.2

5.9

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.2

4.2

5.1

5.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.4

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

198.4

6.40

0.116

0.13

Aug.

1.9

2.6

2.4

*1.9

2.1

2.1

2.8

3.0

2.1

1.9

2.3

2.8

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.8

10

4.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

2.8

4.5

78.0

2.52

0.046

0.05

Sept.

2.6

2.5

2.1

375

3.0

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

5.0

5.1

5.9

4.2

5.0

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.1

2.5

82.7

2.76

0.050

0.06

Calendar year 1957 : Max 379 Min 2.1 Mean 24.4 Cfsra 0,444 In. 6.01

Water year 1957-58 : Max 320 Min 1.3 Mean 24.1 Cfsm 0.438 In. 5.93

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25, 26, Dec. 1-5, 9-19, Dec 50 to Mar. 9.
196 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. GLAIR RIVER

1595. Black River near Fargo, Mlch.

3°06' , long 82°37', In NWij sec.32, T.8 N., R.16 E., on left bank 20 ft 

'om bridge on Norman Road, 2-g miles southeast ofaf Fargo, 4^ miles upstream

Location. Lat 43

downstream fn 

from Mill Creek, and 12 miles northwest of Port Huron.

Drainage area. 475 sq ml.

Records available.--February 1944 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 613.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to July 9, 1954, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 305 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1.450 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 5.75 ft): maximum gage height. 8.21 ft Mar. 1 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 8.0 cfs Sept. 15 (gage 

height, 1.68 f t) .

1944-58: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 16.06 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,500 cfs; maximum gage height observed, 

18.05 ft Feb. 20, 1951 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, 1.8 cfs Sept. 18, 19,1946.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP1307: 1950(M).

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

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

35

60

108

3.0 

4,0 

5.0 

6.0

220

550

1,010

1,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

15

15

15

14

15

10

10~ 9.0

10

10

9.0

9.7

9.7

9.7

*10

20

24

23

24

21

19

23

43

64

60

50

40

32

29

684.1

22.1

0.047

0.05

Nov.

25

24

23

21

20

19

18

20

24

24

27

23

22

*33

56

67

79

61

52

50

54

50

47

37

40

31

30

34

39

46

1,096

36.5

0.077

0.09

Dec.

55

41

46

41

36

33

37

39

40

34

32

30

30

30

30

32

34

50

*359

1,010

1.550

700

334

220

168

394

598

361

224

152

135

6,655

215

0.453

0.52

Jan.

114

101

130

130

110

100

95

90

90

80

80

70

70

70

70

65

60

60

60

60

60

55

55

50

50

50

50

45

45

*45

45

2,255

72.7

0.153

0.18

Feb.

45

45

45

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

40

50

120

450

800

1.000

3,300

118

0.248

0.26

Mar.

L.200

1,100

1,000

900

800

700

574

494

400

271

*280

200

161

163

159

152

144

148

155

178

192

212

232

212

188

159

142

138

127

116

105

11,000

355

0.747

0.86

Apr.

94

87

80

76

70

76

209

150

142

110

99

176

235

180

*131

104

88

77

67

66

68

87

88

79

77

79

67

60

57

55

3,054

101

0.215

0.24

May

52

50

50

54

54

55

52

54

55

52

52

51

47

45

42

41

40

39

54

31

29

54

52

29

50

28

26

25

24

22

22

1,251

40.4

0.085

0.10

June

28

28

29

28

26

22

20

54

66

*51

41

34

77

88

45

35

28

24

21

19

21

19

17

18

22

25

20

19

19

M

956

51.9

0.067

0.07

July

15

15

21

22

39_

53

53

32

*29

27

25

23

20

17

16

16

20

22

30

27

25

20

17

15

14

13

12

12

13

13

12

648

20.9

0.044

0.05

Aug.

13

12

12

11

10

13

15

*14

15

15

16

14

12

15

19

16

14

12

11

9/7

17

35

60

45

30

24

19

17

15

21

20

569.7

18.4

0.039

0.04

Sept.

18

21

19

*21

22

26

29

30

29

25

21

18

15

13

11

12

14

24

21

20

20

18

17

15

15

15

15

13

14

21

572

19.1

0.040

0.04

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,760 Min 9.0 Mean 197 Cfsm 0.415 In. 5.62

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,330 Min 9.0 Mean 87.7 Cfsm 0.185 In. 2.50

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11-16, Jan. 3 to Mar. 6 (no gage-height record Jan. 23-29).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. CLAIR RIVER 197

1600. Mill Creek near Abbottsford, Mich.

Location.--Lat 43°03', long 82°37', in NW£ sec.17, T.7 N., R.16 E., on downstream side of 

highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles northeast of Abbottsford.

Drainage area. 138 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1947 to September 1958.

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

~is 609.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of 

Conservation). Prior to Mar. 7, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 110 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 526 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 4.79 ft); maximum 

 gage height, 5.39 ft Mar. 1 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 4.2 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 

2.37 ft).

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 3,050 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 9.20 ft, from 

floodmark); maximum gage height oberved, 10.81 ft Jan. 3, 1951 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 2.7 cfs Sept. 22, 1955; minimum gage height, 2.28 ft Aug. 11, 1949.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1437: 1950.

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

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

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.9

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

64

120

250

610

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

»7.8

14

16

12

12

13

12

16

35

28

40

29

22

20

20 

18

417.0

13.5

0.098

0.11

Nov.

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

16

17

16

17

15

17

*22

30

34

41

37

32

31

31

31

26

25

22

23

19

25

25

25

681

22.7

0.164

0.18

Dec.

25

31

25

29

25

22

23

25

22

20

20

20

20

20

22

22

23

26

*227

383

400

28T

199

142

107

95

82

166

107

84 

74

2,773

89.5

0.649

0.75

Jan.

70

70

80

80

60

50

45

37

35

37

38

37

33

33

30

28

26

23

22

20.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

 20 

20

1,074

34.6

0.251

0.29

Feb.

19

19

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

20

90

200

250

300

-

1,215

43.4

0.314

0.33

Mar.

350

341

338

320

310

293

274

250

221

171

*156

99

84

88

72

67

60

57

56

57

62

62

62

60

56

53

51

50

50

49 

46

4,265

138

1.00

1.15

Apr.

43

40

38

36

35

42

265

296 204"

129

105

149

180

138

*101

78

63

56

46

44

44

41

40

38

36

36

34

30

29

26

2,442

81.4

0.590

0.66

May

27

25

26

25

23

22

21

23

23

20

17

17

 19

17

17

16

16

15

16

i-L

13

16

22

17

22

20

17

16

16

14 

14

584

18.8

0.136

0.16

June

18

19

16

14

1-L

14

14

20

34

»24

17

16

5842"

27

29

36

29

24

21

20

16

14

14

16

17

15

13

12

12

633

21.1

0.153

0.17

July

11

11

10

12

13

15

13

11

*14

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

8.6

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.8

7.0

6.7

6.7

7.0

6.4

674

6.7

6.7

295.8

9.54

0.069

0.08

Aug.

6.2

5.6

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.0

8.6 *Tto

6.7

6.2

6.7

6.2

6.4

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.5

475

6.7

7.4

8.6

6.7

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.5

4.8

6,2

7.8

184.4

5.95

0.043

0.05

Sept.

7.4

7.4

7.0

*9.8

9.0

12

12

12

10

9.0

8.6

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.0

14

12

9.0

8.2

7.4

7.0

7.8

8.2

8.6

7.4

6.7

G+Z

6.4

253.0

8.43

0.061

0.07

Calendar year 1957: Max 985 Mln 4.8 Mean 94.7 Cfam 0.686 In. 9.31

Water year 1957-58: Max 400 Mln 4.5 Mean 40.6 Cfam 0.294 In. 4.00

Peak: discharge (base, 900 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 10-14, Jan. 3-7, 20-31, Feb. 5 to Mar.
198 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR

1610. Clinton River at Auburn Heights, Mlch.

Location. Lat 42°38'00", long 83 0 13'28", In NW£ sec.26, T.3 N., R.10 E., on right bank 

30 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 59 at Auburn Heights and 2.8 miles upstream 

from Galloway Creek.

Drainage area. 123 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1935 to June 1939 and February to September 1940 (published as 

at Pontiac"); October 1956 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 860 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo October 1940, staff gage at site 3.3 miles upstream at datum 876.01 ft above mean 

sea level.

Average discharge.--5 years (1935-38, 1956-58), 72.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 425 cfs July 3 (gage height, 3.01 ft); minimum, 

7.0 cfs Sept. 2; minimum gage height, 1.14 ft Oct. 7, May 26.

1935-40, 1956-58: Maximum discharge observed, 716 cfs Feb. 12, 1938 (gage height, 

5.10 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 150 cfs; minimum observed, 4.8 cfs Sept. 4, 1936, site then in use.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by many lakes above station. Flow includes 

waste from city of Pontiac water supply, most of which is pumped from ground-water 

sources.

Revisions. WSP 1307: 1937(M). WSP 1507: Drainage area at former site.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 31 to Sept. 28)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11 Apr. 12 to Sept. 30

1.1 11

1.4 45

1.7 92

2.0 

2.3

151

223

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

1.9 

2.2

129

198

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

34

31

30

25

20

25

32

30

31

33

29

23

30

*33

57

106

55

39

33

38

53

131

138

105

96

90

92

94

99

97

1,770

57.1

0.464

0.54

Nov.

106

108

103

105

108

106

105

127

114

97.

97

*101

108

181

149

116

105

112

118

110

112

112

108

103

105

110

108

110

106

105

3,355

112

0.911

1.01

Dee.

96

101

105

105

103

110

110

108

110

114

97

105

99

99

94

99

99

124

178

208

*149

126

128

130

138

181

172

172

162

158

158

3,938

127

1.03

1.19

Jan.

153

128

132

140

138

147

149

144

133

143

136

126

128

130

126

124

118

110

103

103

108

108

105

99

97

92

91

96

*101

99

96

3,706

120

0.976

1.12

Feb.

92

89

84

69

97

94

94

85

68

82

78

78

77

77

75

6565"

73

72

73

72

72

85

101

103

89

87

105

2,301

82.2

0.668

0.70

Mar.

92

82

89

82

80

97

101

94

92

96

97

103

*101

99

96

94

96

99

92

97

101

96

89

90

99

101

101

94

70

^5" 56 

DO

2,834

91.4

0.743

0.86

Apr.

61

BI

67

69

69

89

89

105

110

110

120

110

98

96

78

69

*71

71

67

66

67

83

92

84

82

77

71

78

77 

77

2,467

82.2

0.668

0.75

May

75

7T

71

69

71

73

71

71

63

56

53

55

56

64

66

*64

63

67

66

58

38

38

29

22

11

22

24

25

E5

18

30

1,591

51,3

0.417

0.48

June

78

46

33

28

28

27

22

24

80

46

38

34

*40

36

30

34

35

40

41

77

75

69

69

75

92

82

71

66

61 

61

1,538

51.3

0.417

0.47

July

36

32

131

181

82

55

59

90

96

96

94

92

78

90

96

88

84

84

75

67

69

43

*34

30

30

27

21

4T

39 

34

32

2,108

68.0

0.553

0.64

Aug.

30

26

21

25

26

44

53

40

26

29

32

28

35

*32

29

24

19

24

25

27

57

33

22

17

21

21

21

20

21 

33

20

881

28.4

0.231

0.27

Sept.

14

17

20

21

21

21

16

*26

31

32

25

22

18

16

27

49

61

74

BT

26

20

26

27

25

31

38

25

18

25 

34

840

28.0

0.228

0.25

Calendar year 1957: Max 430 Mln 20 Mean 109 Cfsm 0.886 In. 12.06

Water year 1957-58: Max 208 Mln 14 Mean 74.9 Cfsm 0.609 In. 8.28

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--July 3 (11 p.m.) 425 cfs (3.01 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR 199

1615. Paint Creek near Lake Orion, Mlch.

Location. Lat 42°46'03", long 83°13'12", In NE£ sec.13, T.4 N., R.10 E., on left bank 

 IUO ft upstream from railroad bridge, 1.6 miles southeast of Lake Orion, and 2.8 miles 

upstream from Trout Creek.

Drainage area. 38.9 sq ml (revised).

Records available. September 1955 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 940 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 61 cfs Dec. 25 (gage height, 2.26 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.89 ft Feb. 17 (Ice jam); minimum discharge, 2.0 cfs Aug. 11, 12 (gage 

height, 1.33 ft).

1955-58: Maximum discharge, 340 cfs Mar. 6, 1956 (gage height, 3.60 ft), from ratIng curve extended above 190 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Aug. 11, 

12, 1958.

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

regulation by Lake Orion.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 25 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

3.5

12

30

57

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6 

2.8 

5.0 

8.5

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.1

7.1

6.7

6.7

7.1

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.7

6.7

6^3.

6.3

6.7

*8.4

10

19

21

19

18

20

16

27

36

34

34

32

28

24

22

21

485.6

15.7

0.404

0.46

Nov.

21

20

20

20

21

18

14

18

16

15

16

*16

16

27

32

32

32

37

lo- 49

se

32

29

27

26

25

24

26

28 

27

760

25.3

0.650

0.73

Dec.

27

26

25

24

24

24

25

25

24

22

b21

b21

b22

22

23

22

20

25

30

40

*43

54

56

55

55

56

51

49

47 

46

44

1,049

33.8

0.869

1.00

Jan.

44

42

b39

b36

34

32

30

b29

27

26

25

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

21

20

21

22

22

22

23

23

22

*22

21 

20

20

804

25.9

0.666

0.77

Feb.

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

b!9

b!9

b!8

b!8

b!7

b!7

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

bl4_

14

14

14

16

17

18

20

25

-

488

17.4

0.447

0.47

Mar.

28

32

38

41

42.

42

41

40

39

37

36

33

*32

30

29

27

26

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

20 

20

22

904

29.2

0.751

0.86

Apr.

21

22

21

20

11

23

24

24

25

24

24

26

26

25

24

23

*23

22

21

22

23

23

25

25

24

22

21

20

20 

19

681

22.7

0.584

0.65

May

18

17

18

18

16

16

15

15

*10

4.3

3.7

3.5

4.3

3.7

3.7

7.8

10

9.0

7.4

7.4

8.2

9.4

7.8

7.4

6.8

6.4

7.4

7.8

9.0

6.4

5.7

290.1

9.36

0.241

0.28

June

7.8

9.4

14

14

12

9.8

4.5

77J

14

14

14

16

22

22

16

12

9.0

*8.5

10

14

14

14

16

14

16

14

13

12

11

12

386.2

12.9

0.332

0.37

July

10

9.4

12

16

19

18

14

13

11

12

11

10

8.2

7.1

7.4

6.8

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.1

3.9

3.9

*4.1

4.3

4.6

4.6

5.6

10

4.3

3 5

5. 2

256.2

8.26

0.212

0.24

Aug.

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.5

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.7

3.2

*2.6

2.6

4.3

3.2

2.2

2.4

3.7

3.5

3.5

5.4

6.8

9.0

775

7.1

6.0

7.2

8*2

122.4

3.95

0.102

0.12

Sept.

5.7

5.0

4.6

4.3

*574

16

16

22

33

40

48

43

39

34

32

31

31

31

30

26

23

23

23

23

23

24

25

24

24

26

735.0

24.5

0.630

0.70

Calendar year 1957: Max 113 Mln 3.9 Mean 26.0 Cfsm 0.668 In. 9.23

Water year 1957-58: Max 56 Mln 2.2 Mean 19.1 Cfsm 0.491 In. 6.65

Peak discharge (base, 90 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
200 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR

1618. Stony Creek near Washington, Mien.

Location. Lat 42°42'55", long 83°05'31", in SW^ sec.31, T.4 N. , R.12E., on left bank 

15 ft downstream from bridge on Mt. Vernon Road and 2.9 miles west of Washington.

Drainage area. 68.0 sq mi.

Records available. July to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 775 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period July to September 1958, 26 cfs Sept. 18 (gage 

height, 2.87 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

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

Occasional diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, made prior to 1958 water year are 

as follows:

Apr. 14, 1953......... 47.0

June 18............... 17.3

Aug. 21............... 10.1

Sept.17............... 10.8

June 22, 1954. ........ 49.3

July 16. .............. 11.4

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

J

16.5

15.5

11.9

Aug. 12. 

Sept. 10. 

Oct. 7. 

Nov. 2. 

Dec. 7.

9.48

8.35

15, 1954......... 14.4

Feb. 19............... 126

Apr. 12.............. . 51.8

May 5............... 45.4

......... 25.4

......... 32.3

Mar. 22, 1955......... 112

Apr. 27............... 48.4

May 12............... 21.8

June 10............... 23.4

Rating table, July 1 to Sept. 30, 1958 (gage height, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 29, 30)

2.3

2.4 

2.8

6.5

9.2

26

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, July to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

a9

a8

a8

a!4

alT.

a!7

al7

a!7

a!5

*13

all

alO

alO

10

10

9.6

8.9

8.7

8.1

7.8

7.0

6.8.

7 .6

7.0

7.6

8.7

7.3 

7.3

8.7

8.4

7.8

313.3

10.1

0.149

0.17

Aug.

8.9

8.4

8.4

9.2

8.1

10

12

12

9.6

7.3

7.8

7.0

7.8

7.0

*8.1

11

8.4

8.1

7.0

6.8

11

11

9.2

8.4

8.7

7.0

6^5 

7.3

6.8

12

10

270.8

8.74

0.129

0.15

Sept.

8.7

8.1

8.

8.

*8.

8.

8.

11

10

10

8.4

9.2

8.7

7.0

7.3

9.2

11

23

16

14

12

11

9.6

10

10

12

10 

9.2

11

9.2

307.3

10.2

0.150

0.17

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basla of records for Farmers Creek near Lapeer and 

River Rouge at Birmingham.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. GLAIR 201

1630. Big Beaver Creek at Warren, Mich.

Location.--Lat 42°31'57", long 83°01'45", in NW^ sec.3, T.I N., R.12E., on downstream 

side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 53, 0.6 mile upstream from Red Run and 

1.0 mile east of Warren.

Drainage area.--25.2 sq mi.

Records available. January 1954 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 

BlO ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 430 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 11.0 ft); minimum 

not determined; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Aug. 16.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 1,060 cfs Apr. 29, 1956 (gage height, 13.9 ft); no flow 

at times.

Remarks. Records poor.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

.2

.5

1.2

2.3

4.1

7.1 

7.4 

7.7 

8.0 

11.0

9.5

22

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.8

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

2.0

*9.8

5.6

1.2

.6

1.1

1.4

2.1

61

32

17

14

12

9.5

9.5

8.9

199.9

6.45

0.256

0.30

Nov.

8.3

7.8

7.2

6.6

5.8

5.1

11

8.6

7.8

7.5

6.6

6.6

*13

112

166

54

21

24

60

27

22

18

17

15

14

17

22

21

16

13

740.9

24.7

O.98O

1.09

Dec.

13

11

9.5

6.4

5.6

9.5

20

27

27

27

17

17

17

17

18

26

118

112

49

*555

190

60

36

24

24

172

72

39

26

22

21

1,566.0

50.5

2.00

2.31

Jan.

14

14

14

14

11

11

7.5

4.8

3.9

3.5

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

2

2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

*2.7

2.7

149.9

4.84

0.192

0.22

Feb.

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2

3

6

25

30

15

10

30

-

156.3

5.58

0.221

0.23

Mar.

35

20

15

13

12

13

15

12

10

9.5

8.3

*7.5

8.3

8.3

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.8

8.3

9.2

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

325.8

10.5

0.417

0.48

Apr.

8.3

6.1

5.4

4.6

4.1

5

68

24

14

11

26

31

22

13

9.8

*8.0

6.4

5.4

3.9

3.6

4.8

4.1

7.2

6.1

5.1

3.0

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.5

320.2

10.7

0.425

0.47

May

2.0

1.8

1.6

2

2.1

2.0

2.2

1.4

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

1.1

*1.1

1

.8

.7

*^6

.8

.6

.9

1.9

.9

.8

1.6

1.5

2.7

2.2

1.5

1.1

42.6

1.37

0.054

0.06

June

3.5

7.8

2.2

1.5

1.0

.8

.7

.8

3

3

2.5

*2.2

1.4

1.0

.8

1.0

.6

2.1

1.6

1.5

.4

.4

1.0

.6

1.3

3.2

1.5

.7

.4

.5

49.0

1.63

O.O65

0.07

July

0.6

.6

5.6

44

45

15

6.9

3.9

2.7

2.1

*1.5

.3

.5

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.3

^2.

.6

.5

.8

.9

.8

.2

.5

.9

.8

.7

.8

141.2

4.55

0.181

0.21

Aug.

0.8

.3

.3

.5

.5

1.0

3.4

2 6.9

.7

.2

.2

*1.0

.3

.3

.1

.2

.1

.2

1.6

.5

.6

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.8

.8

26.0

0.84

0.033

0.04

Sept.

0.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.8

.6

.6

.7

*.5

.5

.5

.4

.8

1.5

1.5

2

1.5

1

.7

.7

.5

.5

.7

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

22.4

0.75

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1957: Max 381 Mln 0.2 Mean 24.4 Cfsm O.968 In. 13.15

Water year 1957-58: Max 333 Mln 0.1 Mean 1O.2 Cfsm 0.4O5 In. 5.51

Peak discharge (base, 170 cfs). Nov. 15 (1 to 3 a.m.) 19O cfs (9.0 ft)j Dec. 17 (3 p.m.) 178 cfs 

(8.9 ft); Dec. 20 (3 to 5 p.m.) 43O cfs (11.O ft); Dec. 26 (5 a.m.) 178 cfs (8.9 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Wo gage-height record Jan. 10-28, Feb. 8 to Mar. 9, Apr. 6, 27, May 4, 11, 16-18, 25, 3O, 

June 1, 4, 7-11, July 27, Aug. 3, 9, lo, 17, 24, Aug. 28 to Sept. 3O; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for Plum Brook near Utlca and River Rouge at Birmingham.
202 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR

1635. Plum Brook near Utlca, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°35'0l", long 83°01'49", In 3W£ sec.15, T.2 N., R.12 E. , on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 53, 3.0 miles south of Utica and 3.4 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 22.9 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--January 1954 to September 1958.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 610 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 301 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 6.92 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Aug. 5, 6, 19, 20 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 980 cfs Apr. 29, 1956 (gage height, 8.60 ft); no flow 

at times.

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

those below 3 cfs, which are poor.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12, 13, Sept. 8-3O)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 27 Feb. 28 to Sept. 30

1.0 1.5

1.5 6.2

2.0 13

2.5 23

3.0 37

4.0 79

6.0 210

7.0 311

0.8 0.3

.9 .9

1.0 1.7

1.2 3.9

1.5 8.4

1.7 

Z.O 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

87

140

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tobal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1

2.1

2

2

2

2

2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3

6

*12

12

8.0

6.3

5.6

5.3

19

87

42

21

15

13

12

11

9.9

319.8

10.3

0.450

0.52

Nov.

8.9

8.2

8.0

7.3

6.9

6.4

6.4

11

18

12

9.4

8.7

*9.8

98

86

38

24

22

38

24

21

18

16

16

13

13

13

17

25 

20

623.0

20.8

0.908

1.01

Dec.

16

13

13

13

11

12

21

21

16

15

15

9.4

8.2

8.9

9.0

12

15

50

199

»237

101

42

30

22

30

151

48

34

24

20

20

1,236.5

39.9

1.74

2.01

Jan.

32

20

15

11

8.3

9.0

8.7

7.1

6.3

6.8

6.8

5.8

5.9

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.1

5.2

4.4

4.5

5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.5

5.5 

5.5

241.6

7.79

0.340

0.39

Feb.

5.5

5

5

4.5

4.5

4

4

3.5

3.2

5.0

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3.5

4

10

40

60

25

21

57

-

292.7

10.5

0.459

0.48

Mar.

64

31

29

26

19

25

27

19

15

13

9.5

*9.2

10

10

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.4

9.5

11

12

12

11

12

12

11

12

13

12 

12

11

495.1

16.0

0.699

0.80

Apr.

9.4

8.7

7.9

7.3

6.6

26

54

27

19

19

24

32

23

17

13

*11

8.9

7.6

6.5

6.6

8.4

7.0

8.6

8.9

6.8

5.2

4.7

4.9

4.9

3.7

397.6

13.3

0.581

0.65

May

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.5

 1.4

1.3

1.4

3.3

5.9

2.1

1.4

1.8

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.1

. 8

.9

68.4

2.21

0.097

0.11

June

7.4

11

T.2

2.6

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.3

5.8

5.9

3.7

*2.4

2.4

2.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

4.4

6.2

3.7

3.2

2.4

1.6

1.6

2.6

4.7

2.7

1.8

1.2

_._8

94.4

3.15

0.138

0.15

July

0.6 "HF

23

66

95

39

El

13

8.1

5.6

*4.0

3.5

2.7

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.9

.8

.7

.8

.7

.6

1.4

1.0

304.0

9.81

0.428

0.49

Aug.

0.8

.7

.5

.4

^3

1.0

~3.8 10

2.1

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

*. 8

.7

.7

.5

.5

.3

.4

.9

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

1.6

1.5

37.6

1.21

0.053

0.06

Sept.

1.0

.8

.8

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.6

1.1

*1.1

1.5

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

170

2.7

2.4

4.2

T^

1.4

1.2

1.3

.8

.8

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.0

.8

. 8

39.6

1.32

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1957: Max 391 Mln 0.1 Mean 19.4 Cfsm 0.847 In. 11.66

Water year 1957-58: Max 237 Min 0.3 Mean 11.4 Cfsm O.498 In. 6.73

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). Nov. 14 (7 p.m.) 186 cfs (5.73 ft); Dec. 20 (4 p.m.) 3O1 cfs 

(6.92 ft); Dec. 26 (4 to 5 a.m.) 2O7 cfs (5.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 2, 3, Jan. 20 to Feb. 8, Feb. 11-25. No gage- 

;ight record Oct. 3-16, Feb. 18-26; discharge estimated on basis of records for River Rouge at

Birmingham and Big Beaver Creek at Warren.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR 303

1640. Clinton River near Fraser, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°34'40", long 82"57"00", in NW£ sec.20, T.2 N., R.13 E., on left bank 

800 ft downstream from bridge on Garfield Road, 2f miles north of Fraser, and 4 miles 

upstream from North Branch.

Drainage area. 445 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 577.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 17, 1949, wire-weight gage at site 800 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 346 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,000 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 13.00 ft); minimum, 57 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 4.50 ft).

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 8,000 cfs May 11, 1948 (gage height, 19.5 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; minimum, 47 cfs 

Sept. 6, 1955; minimum gage height, 4.29 ft Sept. 7, 1954.

Flood of Apr. 5 or 6, 1947, reached a stage of 20 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

9,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs).

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

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18-22, Nov. 16 to Dec. ll)

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

102

225

8.0

11.0

13.0

581

1,280

2,000

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15»

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

118

106

98

91

90

84

80

91

92

89

89

90

82

71

89

131

397

*261

151

110

101

110

429

1.090

869

437

320

280

267 

£60

252

6,833

220

0.494

0.57

Nov.

238

236

224

214

218

214

206 292"

377

268

228

224

*228

772

1.100

619

426

360

516

420

356

324

295

276

262

261

261

287

377 

307

10,386

346

0.778

0.87

Dec.

260

244

232

225

217

242

352

386

309

287

249

230

220

220

220

230

300

*400

1,000

1.700

1,610

933

691

585

522

1,300

960

709

612

514

16,487

532

1.20

1.38

Jan.

685

464

393

370

350

320

300

280

260

250

240

240

230

220

210

200

200

200

190

190

190

190

200

200

200

210

210

214

*215

221

221

8,063

260

0.584

0.67

Feb.

208

200

190

180

170

160

150

150

140

130

130

130

130

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

130

150

200

300

650

707

570

562

-

6,177

221

0.497

0.52

Mar.

739

452

415

428

377

408

479

384

331

309

307

*293

291

290

276

266

255

262

264

260

268

266

252

255

254

264

260

266

248

221

207

9,847

318

0.715

0.82

Apr.

201

194

201

198

188

325

575

393

317

298

354

447

359

304

273

*242

217

207

195

189

210

201

260

244

225

201

181

180

202

193

7,774

259

0.582

0.65

May

181

172

157

160

162

159

153

152

154

131

115

114

114

 110

124

116

114

141

190

139

123

122

124

99

84

77

90

125

90

78

79

3,949

127

0.285

0.33

June

272

269

133

106

95

99

86

75

367

236

*160

125

120

139

113

94

95

119

152

120

163

128

114

122

209

231

143

123

109 

100

4,417

147

0.330

0.37

July

98

85

243

781

564

338

206

177

180

*157

154

146

131

131

140

137

119

118

112

105

102

98

130

80

80

76

73

74

123

85

78

5,121

165

0.371

0.43

Aug.

71

70

67

67

65

173

429

136

97

71

78

75

77

*78

67

69

67

60

IT

68

110

108

78

67

65

65

67

68

65

91

2,818

90.9

0.204

0.24

Sept.

71

62

64

92

99

67

91

76

*91

142

120

121

111

97

93

410

251

380

174

115

99

110

99

97

100

122

109

94

96

98

3.751

125

0.281

0.31

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,950 Min 79 Mean 397 Cfsm 0.892 In. 11.93

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,700 Min 60 Mean 235 Cfsm 0.528 In. 7.16

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Oct. 24 (6 p.m.) 1,390 cfs (11.44 ft); Nov. 15 (12:01 to 1 a.m.) 

1,300 cfs (11.12 ft); Dec. 20 (6 to 9 p.m.) 2,000 cfs (13.00 ft); Dec. 26 (1 to 2 p.m.) 1,400 cfs 

(11.47 ft)._________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12-19, Jan. 4-27, Peb. 2-25.
204 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. GLAIR

1645. North Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°37'45", long 82°53'25", in NW£ sec.2, T.2 N., R.13 E., on left bank 

30 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 59, 2 miles north of Mount Cleraens, and 

3-J- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--May 1947 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 576.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Nov. 15, 1949, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 128 cfs.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, about 1,600 cfs Dec. 20, from reconstructed 

gage-height graph; minimum, 1 cfs-Oct. 4; minimum gage height, 3.23 ft Aug. 15, 16.

1947-58: Maximum daily discharge, 4,500 cfs Apr. 4, 1950; maximum gage height, 

17.5 ft Apr. 4 or 5, 1950, from high-water mark in gage well (backwater from Clinton 

River); minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1954 (gage height, 3.12 ft).

Flood of Apr. 5 or 6, 1947, reached a stage of 20.0 ft, from floodmark.

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

those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Some regulation at times caused by mill above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1437: 1948.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.4

4.6

3.4

1^3

7.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.2

4.6

*19

40

56

46

36

33

37

218

448

329

138

106

83

69

60

1,775.5

57.3

0.288

0.33

Nov.

58

54

50

49

46

45

43

44

63

77

69

62

57

*155

573

626

335

160

178

202

156

121

105

91

82

74

70

70

95

113

3,923

131

0.658

0.73

Dec.

94

80

71

55

SO

56

64

87

90

80

70

65

60

62

57

59

63

*84

667

al,50O

al,300

agoo

a6SO

a500

a400

530

979

524

231

154

129

9,711

313

1.57

1.81

Jan.

172

130

110

90

75

70

60

55

48

44

40

35

35

30

30

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

30

30

33

37

*37

36

37

1,494

48.2

0.242

0.28

Feb.

36

35

32

30

27

25

23

21

20

1£

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

25

50

150

400

380

350

.

1,853

66.2

0.333

0.35

Mar.

40O

450

350

300

247

197

247

189

142

110

*110

103

97

96

93

92

90

87

86

87

92

93

93

93

93

92

91

92

92

92

91

4,587

148

0.744

0.86

Apr.

87

85

81

77

76

92

316

343

189

143

141

220

223

163

*137

122

107

97

85

76

76

74

72

72

71

69

62

59

54

50

3,519

117

0.588

0.66

May

47

43

40

40

40

37

35

32

30

28

25

24

25

20

*17

13

12

12

62

43

30

24

21

18

19

14

19

12

12

3.4

6.4

803.8

25.9

0.130

0.15

June

13

25

32

27

19

15

14

13

14

34

*33

26

19

89

79

46

32

25

19

19

21

30

33

25

19

21

28

28

19

11,

828

27.6

0.139

0.15

July

16

10

8.8

12

47

61

62

38

26

*19

6.1

8.2

6.7

6.1

5.5

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.6

2.8

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.9

2.8

3.4 

4.3

374.6

12.1

0.061

0.07

Aug.

4.9

3.4

2.8

2.6

1.9

2.6

4.3

3.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.9

2.0

2.3

1.8

2.2

3.8

4.9

5.2

4.0

3-. 2

3.6

3.4

5.8

5.5

~~4.6 15

2.6

1.7 ^ a o . o 

6.7

117.9

3.80

0.019

0.02

Sept.

8.2

8.8

4.0

4.0

3.6

2.8

2^0

3.6

*4.3

7.6

6.4

5.5

4.3

3.8

3.8

6.1

6.1

6.4

14

14

8.2

5.8

4.3

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.9

4.6

3.6

3.6

165.9

5.53

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,250 Min 1.3 Mean 147 Cfsm 0.739 In. 10.54

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,500 Min 1.2 Mean 79.9 Cfsm 0.402 In. 5.44

Peak discharge (base, 650 efs). Nov. 16 (5 to 6 a.m.) 666 cfs (9.09 ft); Dec. 20 (time unknown) 

about 1,600 cfs; Dec. 27 (8 to 9 a.m.) 1,080 cfs (11.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph and records for Clinton River near Praser and Mill Creek near Abbottsford.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 4, 5, 10-13, Jan. 2-26, Feb. 3 to Mar. 3.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. GLAIR 205

1655. Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°35'45", long 82°54'35", on left bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

Moravian Drive, a quarter of a mile downstream from North Branch, and half a mile west 

of Mount Clemens.

Drainage area. 734 sq ml (revised).

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum-&f-gage_ Is 570.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 10, 1934, to May 7, 1935, chain gage and May 8, 1935, to Jan. 11, 1939, 

wire-weight gage, at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder on right bank 

2 miles downstream from base gage, at same datum. Mar. 15, 1938, to Jan. 3, 1952, 

auxiliary wire-weight gage If miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 24 years, 493 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,740 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 11.28 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of indefinite stage-discharge relation; minimum gage height, 3.60 ft Feb. 9.

1934-58: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 23.55 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 2.90 ft Oct. 15, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1084: 

1949(M), 1950.

1943, 1945-46. WSP 1437: 1935, 1936(M), 1937-39,

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tcstal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

130 

120

120

110

110

100

100

100

100

100

loo

100

100

100

105

150

400

*369

241

182

154

147

6O3

1,660

1.760

1,000

606

495

431

356

10,537

340

O.463

0.53

Nov.

327 

314

296

26S

269

252

255

320

536

398

324

307

*301

1,180

2.210

1,610

1,030

701

91O

842

682

593

522

480

437

407

4O6

404

632

592

17,805

594

0.8O9

0.9O

Dec.

469 

398

366

334

327

352

481

673

559

496

400

350

320

310

310

330

400

*500

2,000

3,830

4.260

2,580

1,590

1.O8O

887

2,430

2,430

1,690

1,140

896

837

33,025

1,065

1.45

1.67

Jan.

1.000 

800

6OO

520

480

450

410

380

350

330

320

310

30O

280

270

260

250

250

250

240

240

240

250

250

260

270

280

290

*29O

296

258

10,974

354

O.482

0.56

Feb.

235 

224

22O

22O

210

210

200

190

180

170

170

170

160

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

170

190

250

450

1,000

1.5OO

1,100

1,100

-

9,169

327

0.446

0.46

Mar.

1.400 

1,200

1,030

883

776

753

999

868

700

500

450

*401

419

408

387

366

345

348

345

354

362

377

362

356

360

353

357

365

367

32O

320

16,831

543

0.740

O.85

Apr.

320 

310

310

310

300

500

l.OOO

850

600

50O

550

750

700

550

493

*402

359

310

28S

251

288

274

311

314

284

255

219

T85

250

240

12.3OS

410

0.559

0.62

May

230 

220

210

21O

210

210

200

200

180

170

16O

150

140

*140

150

140

140

170

258

TS3

170

170

160

130

110

10O

120

150

110

90

100

5,081

164

O.223

0.26

June

220 

237

180

150

130

130

120

loo

365

324

*211

178

158

247

237

170

150

160

210

152

192

170

159

159

193

305

189

167

148

123

5,634

188

0.256

O.29

July

130 

106

203

938

555

581

372

226

253

*212

180

170

16O

160

16O

160

150

140

130

120

120

120

150

loo

90

90

85

90

140

100

95

6,586

212

0.289

0.33

Aug.

90 

85

80

8O

80

150

55S" 541

130

90

90

90

90

*SO

80

80

80

70

70

SO

130

130

90

80

SO

90

80

80

80

1OO

110

3,389

109

0.149

0.17

Sept.

90 

80

80

110

120

80

loo

90

*100

160

140

140

130

110

110

364

300

401

200

150

130

130

120

120

120

140

130

110

110

110

4,275

142

0.193

0.22

Calendar year 1957 : Max 5,500 Mln loo Mean 637 Cfsm 0.868 In. 11.79

Water year 1957-58 : Max 4,260 Mln 70 Mean 372 Cfsm 0.507 In. 6.86

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Dec. 21 (2 to 4 a.m.) 4,740 cfs (11.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11-19, Jan. 1-29, Feb. 3 to Mar. 2. No gageheight record Jan. 9-28, Map. 9-11, Mar. 31 to Apr. 14, Apr. 28 to May 13, July 28, 30; discharge 

estimated on basis of sum of records for Clinton River near Eraser and North Branch Clinton River 

near Mount Clemens. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 1-16, May 14-18, 21-31, June 3-8, 

16-18, July 11 to Aug. 6, Aug. 9 to Sept. 15, Sept. 17, 19-30; discharge computed on baals of 3 discharge measurements and sum of records for Clinton River near Eraser and North Branch Clinton River 

near Mount Clemens.
206 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER

1660. River Rouge at Birmingham, Mien.

Location. Lat 42°32'45", long 83°13'25", in NW^ sec.36, T.2 N., R.10 E., on left bank in 

Birmingham, 25 ft downstream from mouth of Quarton Lake Outlet and 100 ft upstream 

from bridge on West Maple Road.

Drainage area. 36.9 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 720 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--8 years, 16.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 193 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 3.37 ft); minimum, 

1.6 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 700 cfs Apr. 29, 1956 (gage height, 5.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 340 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 1, 

3, 4, 6-8, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.27 ft Sept. 16, 1955.

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

regulation by Quarton Lake above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1387: 1951-52(M).

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

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

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Aug. l)

1.8

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.2

25

40

70

135

165

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

6.3

5.7

5.1

5.7

5.4

5.7

7.0

7.7

12

*28

15

8.5

6.3

5.7

5.7

36

81

37

23

16

14

12

12 

12

411.2

13.3

0.360

0.41

Nov.

11

10

11

10

9.7

9.3

8.9

19

21

14

12

*11

15

76

64

36

27

26

31

23

21

19

17

16

14

14

14

18

22

18

617.9

20.6

0.558

0.62

Dec.

15

14

12

12

11

13

22

21

17

16

13

12

11

11

12

14

15

44

114

*152

93

56

44

34

44

106

59

47

38

33

34

1,139

36.7

0.995

1.15

Jan.

36

28

22

20

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

10

11

11

10

8.5

7.3

7.3

8.9

12

11

9.7

11

10

10

10

9.7

*11 

10

402.4

13.0

0.352

0.41

Feb.

9.7

8.9

8.5

8.1

7.7

7

6.5

6

5.5

5_

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5.5

6

14

38

44

28

24

47

_

-------

329.4

11.8

0.320

0.33

Mar.

47

29

26

24

23

28

30

24

21

18

18

17

*17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

15

15

16

14

T4

14

15

15

14

600

19.4

0.526

0.60

Apr.

14

12

12

11

11

24

30

22

16

13

18

21

17

16

14

*12

11

10

9.7

11

12

13

17

15

12

11

8.9

8.9

9.3

7.7

419.5

14.0

0.379

0.42

May

7.3

6.6

7.0

7.3

7.0

6.6

6.0

6.9

6.6

5.7

5.7

5.1

4.7

4.9

*4.7

4.2

4.4

6.5

6.3

4.4

4.2

8.6 6"70

5.4

5.1

4.7

6.8

5.8

4.4

4.4

7.2

180.5

5.82

0.158

0.18

June

25

16

8.1

6.0

5.4

4.9

4.4

8.2

18

9.7

7.0

*5.4

5.9

5.7

4.9

4.9

4.2

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.0

9.2

6.0

5.6

3.2

3.0

376

202.7

6.76

0.183

0.20

July

4.0

5.9

29

42

15

23

12

7.7

6.3

5.7

*5.4

5.4

4.7

4.2

4.7

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.6

260.2

8.39

0.227

0.26

Aug.

2.6

2.2

2.1

27T

2.1

9.6

14

5.5

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.7

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.9

3.2

4.8

3.6

2.9

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.2 

3.6

108.0

3.48

0.094

0.11

Sept.

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.6

3.8

*3.5

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.0 6~0

7.5

12

9.5

4.9

3.8

2.8

3.2

3.4

3.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.2

3.0

3.6

116.9

3.90

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1957: Max 297 Min 3.0 Mean 2O.9 Cfsm 0.566 In. 8.32

Water year 1957-58: Max 152 Mln 2.0 Mean 13.1 Cfsm 0.355 In. 4.81

Peak discharge (bas

(2.87 ft); Dec. 20 (1:30

110 cfs). Oct. 24 (10 a.m.) 144 cfs (3.08 ft); Nov. 14 (1:30 p.m.) 117 cfs 

(2.87 ft); Dec. 20 (1:30 p.m.) 193 cfs (3.37 ft); Dec. 26 (8 a.m.) 131 

(7 p.m.) 110 cfs (2.82 ft).

. . .. 

Dec. 26 (8 a.m.) 131 cfs (2.97 ft); July 3

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 6, 7, Feb. 6-22.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER 207

1661. River Rouge at Southfield, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°26'52", long 83°17'52", in sw£ sec.32, T.I N. , R.10 E., on downstream 

side of bridge on Beech Road at Southfield, 4.2 miles east of Farmington.

Drainage area. 88.0 sq mi.

Records available. April to September 1958.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 615 ft (from topographic 

map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period April to September, 285 cfs July 5 (gage

height, 5.5 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 8 cfs Aug. 30; minimum gage height observed, 1.36 ft May 30.

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

Hating table, Apr. 1 to Sept. 30, 1958 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge. in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control_method used June 13 to July 2)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

8.5

12

28

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 148

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, April to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

*40

43

37

36

35

57

104

64

50

44

58

78

58

50

45

40

37

34

32

31

37

33

61

48

40

34

26

30

30

27

1,339

44.6

0.507

0.57

May

25

24

24

27

25

23

21

20

26

22

20

19

18

17

17

*17

16

21

20

17

15

16

21

17

17

14

14

34

17

10 

14

608

19.6

0.223

0.26

June

57

54

24

19

17

15

14

14

~38 108

24

17

16

17

17

16

15

16

*22

23

21

16

15

16

20

26

20

16

13 

14

720

24.0

0.273

0.30

July

13

12

70

164

208

82

41

30

24

20

20

19

19

18

19

*17

15

14

14

13

13

12

20

13

13

13

12

11

18 

12

12

981

31.6

0.359

0.41

Aug.

12

11

11

10

9.7

16

47

21

17

15

19

14

*15

14

14

13

12

11

12

35

30

22

15

13

12

11

10

9

9

10

477.7

15.4

0.175

0.20

Sept.

10

To

10

10

13

16

12

11

13

*19

15

12

10

10

11

75

22

99

T9

17

16

20

15

15

17

21

20

18

18 

21

595

19.8

0.225

0.25

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 17 to Sept. 9, Sept. 11-14, 20, 21, 26-3O; discharge estimated 

>n basis of records for stations at Birmingham and at Detroit.
208 STHEAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER

1663. Upper River Rouge at Farmington, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°27'52", long 83°22'11", in NW£ sec.27, T.I N., R.9 E., on left bank 

800 ft dovmstream from bridge on Shiawassee Road in Farmington.

Drainage area. 17.5 sq ml.

Records available. March to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 695 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period March to September, 79 cfs July 3, 4 or 5

(gage height, 3.67 ft, from recorded range in stage); minimum, 1.4 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1 

(gage height, 2.55 ft).

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

Rating table, Mar. 26 to Sept. 3O, 1958 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.6

2.7

0.7 

2.3 

5.3

2.S 

3.0 

3.2

9.4

20

35

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, March to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

-

-

_

:_-

_-.--

_~__-

_.__-

10

9.9

10

10

10

10

_

-

-

-

Apr.

*9.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

13

14 

13

11

10

14

15

13

11

9.9

8.0

8.4

7.2

6.4

7.2

7.6

8.9

14

12

9.9

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.4

6^0

289.3

9.64

0.551

0.61

May

5.3

4.6

5.6

6.0

T^

4.9

4.9 

4.6

5.3

4.9

5.3

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.7

 3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.0

3.4

2.8

2.8

3.4

4.3

3.4

3.7

4.6

128.6

4.15

0.237

0.27

June

14

7.6

4.0

3.7

3.1

3.1

Iff

~8.4 16

5.6

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

6.1

*6.0

6.8

5.6

4.3

4.3

4.6

11

8.0

6

5

4

4

167.8

5.59

0.319

0.36

July

4

4

14

30

35

20

9 

6

5

4

4

4

4

3.5

3.5

*3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.5

2 5

2 5

194.6

6.28

0.359

0.41

Aug.

2.5

2

2

2

2

3

10 

4

3.5

3

4

3

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*3.5

4.9

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.J5

89.0

2.87

0.164

0.19

Sept.

1.7

T7f

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3 

2.3

2.4

*2.8

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.3

3.5

9.9

6.3

8.6

3.1

2.3

2.5

3.1

2.3

2.3

2.8

3

3

3

3

3

92.1

3.07

0.175

0.20

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record June 27 to July 15, July 2O to Aug. 19, Aug. 24, 25, Sept. 8, 9, 

26-30; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for River Rouge at Southfield and River Rouge at Detroit.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER 209

1665. River Rouge at Detroit, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°22'20", long 83°15'20", in SW£ sec.27, T.I S., R.10 E., on right bank 

500 ft upstream from bridge on Plymouth Road in Detroit and 4 miles upstream from 

Middle River Rouge.

Drainage area. 185 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 584.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~TT929. Prior to Aug. 10, 1943, chain gage and Aug. 11, 1943, to Oct. 15, 1948, wireweight gage, at site 1 mile downstream at datum 4.6 ft lower.

Average d is charge.--28 years, 110 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 11.20 ft); minimum, 9.4 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 3.18 ft).

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1947; maximum gage height, 23.0 ft 

Apr. 6, 1947, from floodmark, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge observed, 

2.7 cfs Aug. 11, 1934 (gage height, 3.50 ft, site and datum then in use).

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1034: 1933(M) . WSP 1054: 1939, 1943, 1945{M). 

1931-32, 1934, 1936(M) , 1937-38, 1944(M) , 1945.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25, June 3 to Sept. 30)

WSP 1437:

3.1 

4.0 

5.0

Oct. 1 tc

21

83

185

Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

8.0 

10.0

667

1,080

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

81

185

486

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

26

26

29

25

23

E5

25

28

31

29

29

30

33

36

54

173

150

68

54

47

43

216

743

506

179

122

*98

92 

82

3,128

101

0.546

0.63

Nov.

75

71

70

66

64

62

59

94

166

105

83

75

77

381

696

278

180

146

202

158

*126

116

104

98

90

85

85

101

165 

126

4,204

140

0.757

0.85

Dec.

101

89

88

74

73

70

153

194

131

109

90

80

70

70

70

75

*110

150

908

1.060

928

400

279

223

219

817

458

290

241 

194

189

8,003

258

1.39

1.61

Jan.

246

165

150

130

110

100

90

85

80

80

75

75

70

65

65

65

65

60

50

50

60

70

70

60

60

60

60

60

60 

*70

65

2,571

82.9

0.448

0.52

Feb.

60

55

50

50

50

50

45

45

40

35

35

35

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

35

40

80

200

300

a200

a!50

a550

-

2,145

76.6

0.414

0.43

Mar.

a350

a250

al70

159

140

148

222

139

113

96

91

*85

86

86

84

85

86

85

81

81

85

84

81

81

81

80

79

81

81 

81

81

3,532

114

0.616

0.71

Apr.

77

77

71

66

64

121

241

143

100

80

98

156

121

93

79

67

61

57

53

52

58

64

117

102

*87

66

51

52

52

iZ

2,573

85.8

0.464

0.52

May

40

42

41

46

46

37

34

33

37

33

29

28

25

22

22

22

20

28

28

25

20

34

36

25

22

20

18

*36

36 

22

16

923

29.8

0.161

0.19

June

101

120

50

29

23

20

M

24

152

98

51

34

27

26

23

22

20

23

*39

62

63

27

21

22

68

100

38

27

23

21

1,372

45.7

0.247

0.28

July

19

20

11S

277

231

131

69

49

37

31

34

33

25

28

*37

30

24

20

19

IS

16

16

51

22

16

15

14

40

34 

19

14

1,507

48.6

0.263

0.30

Aug.

14

12

12

11

10

352

309

58

31

27

48

27

18

16

15

14

14

13

13

*69

62

38

20

16

13

13

12

11

11 

10

12

1,301

42.0

0.227

0.26

Sept.

12

12

12

12

16

22

15

13

15

22

*18

14

12

12

16

169

119

204

48

24

20

23

19

19

26

34

25

22

22

28

1,025

34.2

0.185

0.21

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,220 Min 12 Mean 165 Cfsm 0.892 In. 11.77

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,060 Kin 10 Mean 88.4 Cfsm 0.478 In. 6.51

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs).--Oct. 24 (11 p.m.) 881 cfs (9.17 ft); Nov. 15 (4 a.m.) 907 cfs 

(9.20 ft); Dec. 20 (11 to 12 p.m.) 1,380 cfs (11.20 ft); Dec. 26 (2 p.m.) 997 cfs (9.64 ft); 

Aug. 6 (7 p.m.) 1,120 cfs (1O.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

Middle River Rouge at Garden City.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11-18, Jan. 3 to Feb. 25.

Rouge at Birmingham and
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER

1670. Middle River Rouge near Garden City, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°20'55", long 83°18'45" , in Wj sec.6, T.2 S., R.10 E. , on right bank 

200 ft downstream from bridge on Inkster Road, lj miles northeast of Garden City, and 

6^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 104 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1948, wire-weight gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 77.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 814 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 8.26 ft); minimum, 

3.8 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 2,150 cfs May 10, 1948 (gage height, 10.50 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.9 cfs Aug. 16, 1956.

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

which are fair. Occasional regulation by reservoirs above station since 1956.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24, Nov. 18 to Dec. 14)

1.4

1.6 11

1.9 21

2.4 50

Oct. 1 to Ma

6.5

Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

3.0

176

394

530

730

1.3 

1.5

1.7

4.0 

8.6

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

101

187

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

21

22

22

19

18

19

17

9.7

9.0

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.6

8.6

15

49

17

12

22

20

19

136

368

232

127

92

*82

76

72

61

1,620.3

52.3

0.503

0.58

Nov.

50

46

44

44

42

40

38

67

68

46

42

42

46

182

289

207

133

105

108

94

*76

67

59

48

49

48

46

58

75

71

2,330

77.7

0.747

0.83

Dec.

57

51

48

44

11

49

98

110

89

75

61

52

43

41

42

46

*49

122

390

644

616

309

191

150

158

389

287

191

154

127

123

4,847

156

1.50

1.73

Jan .

137

102

90

80

70

60

55

55

50

50

50

45

45

42

41

41

40

35

30

30

36

45

41

39

43

40

40

40

40

40

*40

1,592

51.4

0.494

0.57

Feb.

40

40

35

30

30

30

30

25

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

2O

20

20

25

60

90

140

123

96

118

-

1,172

41.9

0.403

0.42

Mar.

151

117

87

85

80

110

120

100

75

63

56

*54

51

52

51

49

49

51

52

54

54

57

61

61

91

119

65

59

55

54

54

2,237

72.2

0.694

0.80

Apr.

48

32

30

29

il

36

88

79

60

52

60

70

63

55

47

42

41

38

36

36

38

50

58

68

*56

44

39

37

37

32

1,418

47.3

0.455

0.51

May

31

30

31

36

34

30

28

28

30

27

26

24

22

22

23

24

20

21

21

15

11

22

18

16

15

13

11

*12

13

13

"

679

21.9

0.211

0.24

June

22

30

22

18

16

12

8.4

17

37

32

£4

18

15

15

13

11

9.2

11

*15

30

30

15

10

11

35

45

20

13

11

10

575.6

19.2

0.185

0.21

July

9

10

55

130

110

60

35

25

20

15

17

16

13

15

*18

14

9.9

8.4

7.8

6.1

5.3

5.0

6.1

6.6

6.1

6.4

5.9

13

16

12

'

686.5

22.1

0.212

0.25

Aug.

8.9

7.4

6.1

5.3

4.8

134

117

41

22

16

14

13

11

8.9

8.9

8.4

7.1

6.4

5.5

*30

38

22

13

9.6

8.9

7.1

6.6

6.1

6.6

6.6

6.4

606.6

19.6

0.188

0.22

Sept.

5.5

4.2

4.4

9.1

11

11

9.9

6.8

6.1

10

*7.4

6.4

5.7

5.3

5.4

64

68

60

26

17

13

13

11

9.2

11

20

12

9.9

8.1

9.2

459.6

15.3

0.147

0.16

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,040 Min 8.3 Mean 91.1 Cfsm 0.876 In . 12.93

Water year 1957-58: Max 644 Min 4.2 Mean 49.9 Cfsm 0.480 In. 6.52

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Oct. 24 (11 a.m.) 512 cfs (6.98 ft); Dec. 20 (12 p.m.) 814 cfs 

(8.26 ft).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER 211

1680. Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°18 I 00", long 83"18'00", in 3j sec. 19, T.2 3., R.10 E. , on right bank 

10 ft downstream from bridge on John Daly Road, 0.6 mile northeast of Inkster, and 

4-J miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 82.9 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1947 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 593.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 53.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 949 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 9.13 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 30.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 3,120 cfs Apr. 4, 1950 (gage height, 12.42 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 13, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 5 cfs, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1174: 1948(M) . WSP 1437: 1949.

Rabing table, water year 1957-58, e

height, In feet, and discharge

2.B 0

2.9 1.9

3.0 4.0

3.2 10

3.4 19

ept periods of Ice effect (gage 

In cubic feet per second)

3.9 

5.0

6.0 

B.O 

9.0

150 

2B5 

665 

915

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 195B

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.

2.

3.

3.

3 . C

2.

2.

2.

2.

3.

3.

3.

2.

2.

3.

15

39

21

10

6.2

4.5

4.0

S3

381

328

94

5B

*41

33

29 

26

1,216.5

39.2

0.473

0.55

Nov.

22

19

IB

16

14

13

12

31

36

29

20

IB

20

1B2

579

120

75

5B

66

54

*38

33

29

27

24

22

21

30

47

44

1,517

50.6

0.610

0.6B

Dec.

31

2B

21

20

IS

19

61

104

66

46

40

35

29

23

23

£3

*26

B6

568

710

637

16B

110

B2

106

532

203

119

94

74 

74,

4,174

135

1.63

1.B7

Jan.

92

5B

40

35

30

25

23

IB

12

12

12

12

10

10

12

12

11

9.7

B.O

7.7

9.7

11

11

11

12

13

13

13

13

13 

*13

5B2.1

1B.B

0.227

0.26

Feb.

12

10

9

B

7.7

.4

.7

5.2

.5

.0

B

25

90

60

50

57

-

 

415.5

14. B

0.179

0.19

Mar.

107

53

40

67

54

5B

B6

4B

35

27

26

*23

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

23

24

23

21

20

21

21

20

21

21

20 

20

1,030

33.2

0.400

0.46

Apr.

IB

16

14

13

12

34

60

43

2B

21

32

46

35

26

21

IB

14

14

12

12

12

20

26

32

*27

16

12

11

11

9.5

665.3

22.2

0.26B

0.30

May

B.O

7.4

10

10

9.3

7.7

6.4

7.8

7.0

4.8

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

3.6

1.7

1.5

1.5

12

3.4

3.2

2.3

1.3

1.7

*2.1

1.9

1.9 

2.5

13B.6

4.47

0.054

0.06

June

11

6.5

2.7

2.5

2.3

1.5

1.5

2.B

15

7.7

6.2

4.0

4.3

3.0

1.9

1.5

1.5

2.4

*1.8

3.7

5.9

1.9

1.9

4.0

15

11

B.O

4.5

2.7

2.3

151.0

5.03

0.061

0.07

July

2.1

2.1

35

56

40

16

9.0

6.7

5.1

5.9

10

6.7

3.B

6.4

*13

5.4

4.0

3.4

3.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

3.0

2.7

2.3

6.5

6.4

3.0 

3.0

272.0

8.77

0.106

0.12

Aug.

3.0

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.9

42

73

59

20

10

10

11

6.2

4.3

3.4

3.6

2.3

1.7

2.3

5.3

*8.0

4.3

3.2

3.6

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9 

1.9

297.7

9.60

0. 116

0.13

Sept.

1.9

2.1

2.5

4.2

1.7

3.6

4.0

1.7

2.0

3.4

*1.9

1.7

1.1

1.0

2.8

32

40

22

B.O

3.6

1.7

1.5

1.0

1.5

2.6

4.4

1.0

1.0

.B

1.9

15B.6

5.29

0.064

0.07

Calendar year 1957: Max B2B Mln 1.3 ' Mean 62.7 Cfsm 0.756 In. 9.71

Water year 1957-58: Max 710 Mln O.B Mean 29.1 Cfsm 0.351 In. 4.76

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). --Dec. 21 (7 a.m.) 949 cfs (9.13 ft); Dec. 26 (5 p.m.) 645 cfs 

(7.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11 

11-27.

, 12, Jan. 3-5, 22, 23, 25-30, Feb. 1-4,
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1695. Huron River at Commerce, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°35'25", long 83°29'05", on line between NEj and SE£ sec.10, T.2 N., R.8 

E., on downstream left abutment of bridge on Commerce Road, 10 ft upstream from Hayes 

Creek and 0.2 mile east of Commerce. Records include flow of Hayes Creek.

Drainage area. 51 sq mi, approximately, includes that of Hayes Creek. 

Records available. March 1946 to September 1958.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 910.00 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 43.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 64 cfs Nov. 8. 9 heij/it, 1.68 ft); minimum, 7.1 cfs Sept. 2,3, 13-16 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1946-58: Maximum discharge, 266 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 2.98 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 3.10 ft May 12, 1948, from graph based on 

gage readings (backwater from debris); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 2, 3, 13-16, 

1958; minimum gage height, 0.66 ft Sept. 10, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regu1ation caused by dams operated for lake level control at outlets of Pontiac, Oxbow, and 

Union Lakes.

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

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

0.7 

.8 

.9

7.1

8.8

12

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 66

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

21

21

21

21

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

21

21

22

34

32

31

30

28

30

42

46

46

46

45

46

*47

49

 52

941

30.4

0.596

0.69

Nov.

53

54

57

58

58

60

62

63

64

59

54

52

54

58

58

56

54

54

52

51

54

55

53

53

54

53

*49

48

48

11

1,645

54.8

1.07

1.20

Dec.

44

42

41

38

38

39

39

39

39

38

37

37

37

38

38

35

32

34

40

52

*52

50

50

48

50

55

53

52

52

50

50

1,339

43.2

0.847

0.98

Jan.

52

50

48

45

43

43

42

42

42

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

40

40

39

37

37

37

36

36

36

34

*33

33

3JL

32

32

1,237

39.9

0.782

0.90

Feb.

31

31

b30

b30

29

29

29

29

28

27

b26

b25

b25

b25

b24

b23

b22

b22

b22

b22

b22

b22

b25

29

31

32

32

34

-

756

27.0

0.529

0.55

Mar.

36

37

39

39

39

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

37

*37

39

39

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

1,191

38.4

0.753

0.87

Apr.

36

36

36

34

34

35

38

37

37

37

38

39

JB

37

37

36

*36

34

33

34

33

32

32

33

32

32

32

31

30

29

1,038

34.6

0.678

0.76

May

28

28

27

26

24

22

20

20

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

14

15

15

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

*13

12

11

11

14

532

17.2

0.337

0.39

June

19

17

15

13

11

11

11

15

15

15

14

13

14

15

14

14

12

*13

13

13

13

13

12

13

14

15

14

13

12

9.7

405.7

13.5

0.265

0.30

July

8.8

9.1

14

20

21

26

26

26

24

20

20

18

18

18

20

*22

22

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

11

9.7

9.1

8.5

8.3

"g ^

503.7

16.2

0.318

0.37

Aug.

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.6

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.7

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.3

*8.1

8.1

8.1

11

9.7

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.5

8.5

8.6

8.1

8 l'.60

277.7

8.96

0.176

0.20

Sept.

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.6

.4

* .4

.6

.1

.8

.6

.3

1,1

7.1

7.1

8.0

9.1

8.5

8.5

8.3

8.3

8.1

8.1

8.5

9.7

11

11

9.7

8.8

244.5

8.15

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1957 : Max 101 Min 15 Mean 44.4 Cfsm 0.871 In. 11.82

Water year 1957-58: Max 64 Min 7.1 Mean 27.7 Cfsm O.543 In. 7.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 213

1700. Huron River at Mllford, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°34'45", long 83°37'35", in SE£sec.9, T.2 N., R.7 E., on right bank 

200 ft upstream from bridge on General Motors Road, half a mile downstream from Sherwood Creek, and half a mile west of Milford.

Drainage area. 125 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 880.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 217 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 6.18 ft); minimum, 

6.8 cfs May 13 (gage height, 4.07 ft); minimum daily, 9.2 cfs May 13.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 645 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 8.25 ft); minimum 

daily, 8.3 cfs Sept. 17, 1949.

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

which are fair. Plow below about 300 cfs regulated by powerplant l| miles above 

station prior to May 20, 1957; occasional regulation for lake level control since.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1952(m).

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a55

a60

a60

a60

a55

aSO

a50

a55

a60

355

48

56

57

62

54

60

104

101

88

82

77

76

110

153

153

139

130

121

»113

107 

105

2,556

82.5

0.660

0.76

Nov.

98

97

99

100

100

100

101

109

118

117

116

112

110

135

164

172

167

160

154

147

142

136

131

131

130

124

*120

119

122

117

3,748

125

1.00

1.12

Dec.

112

108

106

102

105

108

119

119

112

107

102

100

98

98

99

106

108

114

164

202

 215

207

188

176

172

190

194

184

176

165 

160

4,316

139

1.11

1.28

Jan.

156

150

133

128

126

121

117

106

111

106

102

100

99

97

97

98

95

94

91

88

90

87

90

90

90

89

*88

88

87

BB 

86

3,186

103

0.824

0.95

Feb.

85

84

82

79

77

78

75

73

66

b65

b65

b60

b60

b60

b60

b60

b60

b60

b60

b60

b60

b60

63

73

96

105

109

107

2,042

72.9

0.583

0.61

Mar.

116

110

109

109

109

114

119

114

109

»105

104

101

101

99

99

98

97

98

99

100

100

100

100

101

99

98

97

94

95

96 

94

3,184

103

0.824

0.95

Apr.

91

90

88

87

85

102

113

107

102

98

99

106

102

98

96

92

*89

87

83

84

88

87

100

99

96

91

85

83

80

78

2,786

92.9

0.743

0.83

May

76

75

73

74

73

72

71

71

71

70

70

46

9^2

36

47

47

48

52

50

48

46

48

48

47

46

46

»45

41

40

39

41

1,666.2

53.7

0.430

0.50

June

51

56

52

48

46

44

41

39

54

60

59

57

56

55

53

51

48

*48

49

50

52

54

56

57

62

64

62

61

55

52

1,592

53.1

0.425

0.47

July

50

48

69

90

99

99

92

84

77

69

67

66

62

62

63

*60

58

56

53

51

49

44

44

42

40

38

36

35

36

32 

II

1,802

58.1

0.465

0.54

Aug.

30

29

28

28

28

34

50

47

44

43

44

41

40

37

36

36

34

»33

32

30

51

48

42

37

36

34

32

31

31

30 

28

1,124

36.3

0.290

0.33

Sept.

26

28

26

28

30

31

38

»50

48

48

45

42

39

36

33

40

45

53

46

36

34

34

33

30

30

31

30

28

27

28

1,073

35.8

0.286

0.32

Calendar year 1957: Max 423 Mln 35 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.904 In. 12.23

Water year 1957-58: Max 215 Mln 9.2 Mean 79.7 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near New Hudson and 

t Commerce, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
214 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1705. Huron River near New Hudson, Mlch.

Location.--Lat 42°30'45" , long 83"40'35" , In NE£ sec.l, T.I N., R.6 E., on right bank

150 ft downstream from Kent Lake Dam, 2 miles upstream from Woodruff Creek, and 3 miles 

west of New "Hudson.

Drainage area.--143 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1948 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 868.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--1Q years, 122 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 389 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height, 3.32 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs May 9; minimum gage height, 0.64 ft Apr. 24.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs Dec. 29, 1950 (gage height, 5.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.4 cfs July 18, 

1952; minimum gage height, 0.63 ft Mar. 16, 17, 1953.

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

Occasional regulation by Kent Lake.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. ZZ to Jan. 3, Aug. 27 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. Z Apr. 3 to Sept. 3O

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

161

328

0.8 

1.0 

1.7

18

32

119

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

68

71

68

64

60

59

66

72

72

60

57

60

64

66

75

118

124

112

103

93

89

124

169

172

166

155

142

*216 

276

198

3,306

107

0.748

0.86

Nov.

158

134

124

266

257

180

147

127

134

139

190

258

190

177

198

195

195

191

163

174

169

158

147

148

189

190

158

148

142 

136

5,182

173

1.21

1.35

Dec.

127

215

225

166

134

127

139

134

126

120

112

108

103

102

19

100

103

110

139

185

209

220

211

204

195

203

203

199

193 

187

*180

4,878

157

1.10

1.27

Jan.

175

172

166

a!55

a!50

138

130

121

120

116

110

108

104

103

100

100

alOO

#100

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

*97

97

97 

97

96

3,552

115

0.804

0.92

Feb.

96

94

90

89

89

87

86

85

82

79

79

78

78

78

78

78

78

75

75

75

75

75

75

79

93

106

116

120

-

2,386

85.2

0.596

0.62

Mar.

126

127

127

126

124

127

130

128

127

*120

116

114

114

112

110

110

109

109

109

109

109

110

109

110

109

109

106

103

102 

102

JS9

3,542

114

0.797

0.92

Apr.

94

53

41

63

75

90

~G9 109

48

73

87

99

104

106

63

36

*57

74

78

87

90

91

99

78

3_4

55

68

69

73 

72

2,235

74.5

0.521

0.58

May

74

50

31

50

57

60

60

61

46

20

32

44

35

29

33

38

41

34

26

30

23

19

26

30

34

35

*35

37

35 

34

40

1,199

38.7

0.271

0.31

June

55

63

41

22

29

34

35

39

57

58

60

57

57

57

52

48

45

45

43

48

52

50

*50

51

55

54

57

53

50 

49

1,466

48.9

0.342

0.38

July

45

45

66

91

101

98

95

88

81

74

73

73

68

63

65

*63

58

53

51

50

48

46

45

45

43

44

44

41

43 

43

43

1,886

60.8

0.425

0.49

Aug.

42

41

39

40

35

49

69

65

54

50

51

48

45

41

40

39

36

*33

30

54

57

58

49

44

40

38

35

34

33 

33

21

1,331

42.9

0.300

0.35

Sept.

30

26

26

28

29

29

34

36

37

45

43

40

39

36

37

51

61

*66

57

52

48

48

42

40

40

45

41

37

32 

32

1,207

40.2

0.281

0.31

Calendar year 1957: Max 475 

Water year 1957-58: Max 276

Min 30 

Min 19

Mean 128 

Mean 88.1

Cfsm 0.895 In. 12.18 

Cfsm 0.616 In. 8.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations near Hamburg and at Milford.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 215

1715. Ore Creek near Brighton, Mioh.

Location.--Lat 42°29'40", long 83°48'05", in NW^- sec.12, T.I N., R.5E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on Hamburg Road, half a mile upstream from Ore Lakp and 

2^ miles southwest of Brighton.

Drainage area.--31 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1951 to September 1958.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 850.56 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 7 years, 24.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 57 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 15.04 ft); 

maximum gage height observed, 15.16 ft Jan. 3 (ice affected); minimum discharge observed, 4.5 cfs Sept. 8, 13, 14, 15; minimum gage height observed, 14.07 ft May 30.

1951-58: Maximum discharge observed, 193 cfs May 13, 1956 (gage height, 16 50 ft)- 

minimum, 1.5 cfs July 16, 1952; minimum gage height, 13.82 ft Oct. 4, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair. Occasional regulation by lakes above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1437; 1951(M).

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

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

(Shifting-control method used July 4 to Sept. 12)

14.0

14.1

14.3

4.0 

6.5

14.5 

15.0 

15.Z

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of am

In.

Oct.

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

11 

12

11

11

12

*12

7.2

a9

alO

alO

a!5

aZO

a20

a20

aZO

a20

a20

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

*24 

24

23

511.8

16.5

0.532

0.61

Nov.

23

Z2

21

20

19

19 

18

22

21

20

19

19

19

30

a35

34

32

32

41

41

41

36

33

31

29

27

*21

18

11 

17

777

Z5.9

0.835

0.93

Dec.

Z2

24

24

23

23

25 

29

27

26

Z6

bZ5

b24

22

21

21

21

20

Z3

33

44

43

41

45

51

a 55

57

53

51

47 

44

*44

1,034

33.4

1.08

1.24

Jan.

42

40

b35

b30

b27

24 

23

b22

b21

21

20

19

18

17

18

a 18

19

a!8

a!7

16

16

17

17

a!7

al7

17

*17

17

17 

15

li

646

20.8

0.671

0.77

Feb.

14

a!5

b!5

b!5

al5

15 

15

b!5

b!5

14

14

13

12

12

bll

bll

bll

bll

bll

bll

11

al2

a!3

15

21

26

30

33.

-

426

15.2

0.490

0.51

Mar.

29

a30

32

32

32

35 

35

35

32

*32

30

30

27

27

27

a25

a25

a25

aZ5

a25

24

24

24

22

21

21

25

27

24 

21

23

846

27.3

0.881

1.01

Apr.

22

18

17

17

ii

19 

23

28

22

21

23

24

22

23

22

22

a20

*19

18

a!8

19

18

24

23

23

21

20

18

17 

16

613

20.4

0.658

0.74

May

15

14

a!4

al3

13

12 

11

11

11

11

9.8

9.5

7.5

7.8

6.5

6.2

6.0

6.5

7.2

7.2

6.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

*6.5

6.5

6.2

6.0

air 

274.5

8.85

0.285

0.33

June

al5

12

11

11

11

all

all

a!3

a 13

a!3

13

13

13

12

13

12

12

*12

12

11

9.8

9.5

8.5

8.5

9.1

8.5

8.2

7.5

6.8 

6.5

326.9

10.9

0.352

0.39

July

a6

a7

8.2

13

a!5

al8 

20

a20

21

21

21

ZZ

a20

a20

21

19

al7

*14

14

13

12

11

9.8

9.5

a9

a9

a9

a9

9.5 

9.1

7.5

434.6

14.0

0.452

0.52

Aug.

7.5

7.2

a7

a7

alO

47 

36

a32

29

26

27

25

.21

a!5

12

10

alo

9.5

9.1

8.8

8.12

13

all

alO

alo

9.8

17

*12

a9 

a8

7.2

475.1

15.3

0.494

0.57

Sept.

a6

5.5

a5.2

a5.2

5.2

5.2 

a5

4.5

a5

5.5

5.5

a5

4.5

a4.5

a4.5

a5

*7.8

9.1

a8

8.5

8.8

9.5

9.1

as

as

alo

alO

a9

a8 

7.2

202.3

6.74

0.217

0.24

Calendar year 1957: Max 88 Win 7.2 Mean 28. 4 Cfsm 0.916 In. 12.43

Water year 1957-58: Max 57 Win 4.5 Mean 18. O Cfsm 0.581 In. 7.86

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

River at Commerce and Huron River near Hamburg, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
216 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1720. Huron River near Hamburg, Mien.

Location. Lat 42°27'55", long 83°48'00", in sec.24, T.I N., R.5 E., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Hamburg Road, 1.1 miles north of Hamburg and 3 miles upstream 

from Strawberry Lake.

Drainage area. 299 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 850.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Aug. 12, 1953, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 221 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 478 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 5.48 ft); minimum, 

53 cfs Sept. 2, 3; minimum gage height, 3.31 ft May 22, 23.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 1,560 cfs May 15, 1956 (gage height, 8.35 ft); minimum, 

50 cfs Sept. 14, 1955; minimum gage height, that of May 22, 23, 1958.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Occasional regulation by Kent Lake 11 miles above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

122

120

119

119

120

119

116

113

114

118

*119 

113

108

107

108

113 

145

178

189

181

165

155

178

230

257

266

262

255

234

239

 281

5,063

163

0.545

0.63

Nov.

292

262

226

201

223

273

264

232

214

. 199

192

201

250

283

304

311 

317

315

315

311

304

296

283

270

255

261

*271

266

257

248

7,896

263

0.880

0.98

Dec.

237

232

252

292

279

252

250

252

246

239

b220 

b210

b200

b200

b200

199 

196

203

250

307

358

399

444

468

468

475

468

465

458

441

*422

9,582

309

1.03

1.19

Jan.

406

361

339

b320

310

300

290

270

260

250

240 

230

230

230

220

210 

210

200

200

190

190

190

180

180

178

181

192

190

190

194

*194

7,325

236

0.789

0.91

Feb.

194

194

192

b!80

b!80

174

169

b!60

b!60

blSO

150 

150

140

140

140

130 

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

b!40

blSO

181

199

217

-

4,400

157

0.525

0.55

Calendar year 1957 : Max 878 Min 107

Mar.

234

243

250

248

244

253

262

268

273

266

*255 

24S

241

235

230

225

221

217

216

212

208

203

199

194

190

190

194

198

199

193

196

7,010

226

0.756

0.87

Apr.

196

189

145

132

134

155

192

214

180

171

181 

203

214

219

212

165 

148

*152

153

158

171

178

*198

212

172

157

158

162

164

157

5,242

175

0.585

0.65

May

153

147

122

US

120

120

119

118

120

100

90 

91

91

87

81

80 

81

85

81

76

73

69

70

71

72

*71

71

71

71

70

72

2,861

92.3

0.309

0.36

June

86

103

107

90

78

75

11

73

90

108

m114

113

110

103 

96

*90

86

86

90

90

87

87

93

97

96

93

87

81

2,812

93.7

0.313

0.35

July

77

73

85

128

162

176

174

169

157

144

132 

128

124

116

114

114 

110

*103

98

90

85

80

77

75

73

71

69

69

70

69

66

3,278

106

0.355

0.41

Mean 250 Cfsm 0.836 In. 11

Aug.

66

65

63

63

58

65

112

126

120

112

107 

101

93

85

78

73 

69

63

58

59

75

*90

91

87

81

75

72

70

67

65

60

2,469

79.6

0.266

0.31

Sept.

55

54

53

55

57

59

61

63

64

70

75 

76

76

73

72

77 

*87

104

110

107

103

98

93

90

87

89

89

82

77

73

2,329

77.6

0.260

0.29

.35

Water year 1957-58: Max 475 Min 53 Mean 165 Cfsm 0.552 In. 7.50

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 5-24, Feb. 11-23 (stage-discharge relation affected by loe most 

or periods); discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Dexter and near New Hudson.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO.LAKE ERIE 217

1725. Portage Creek near Pinckney, Mlch.

Location. Lat 42°25'40", long 83°57'35", In SW£ sec.34, T.I N. , R.4 E., on right upstream 

abutment of bridge on Tlplady Road, 2 miles upstream from Little Portage Lake and 

2£ miles southwest of Pinckney.

Drainage area. 79 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--November 1944 to September 1958.

Gage.--Staff gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 860.38 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average dlscharge.--14 years, 54.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 98 cfs Dec. 26-30 (gage height, 3.28 ft); minimum observed, 2.0 cfs Sept. 5; minimum gage height observed, 0.70 ft Sept. 3, 4, 5.

1944-58: Maximum discharge, 529 cfs Apr. 9, 10, 1947 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 5, 1946 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Regulation by Hlland Lake 2| miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 5-30)

1.2 

1.4 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5

7.5 2.5

12 3.O

27 3.3

Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

45

75

100 1.0 

1.5

2.0 

4.2 

7.2

2.0 

2.5

3.0

3.1

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.9

9.5

9.1

8.7

8.7

as

7.9

8.3

8.3

7.9

*7.5

7.5

a7.5

7.5

7.9

9.1

15

14

al5

a20

ago

a2o

a25

a30

a3_5

a35

a35

a35

a35 

3.35

a35

537.3

17.3

-

-

Nov.

33

32

a30

34

33

32

32

62

59

a50

a45

43

41

a45

a50

a60

a65 a65"

a65

a65

a65

a65

a6o

a60

60

59

*57

a57

57 

57

1,538

51.3

-

-

Dec.

a55

53

50

48

45

47

46

a50

51

5O

45

45

45

41

a4Q

43

48

54

64

64

68

aso

81

79

ago

98

98

*98

a 98 

98

96

1,968

63.5

-

-

Jan.

a90

85

80

7O

a6O

55

50

50

50

50

50

a45

45

45

45

45

45

45

a4O

a 40

a40

a 40

a40

a35

a35

a35

35

35

1

*33

1,479

47.7

-

-

Feb.

33

a30

30

30

3O

30

30

30

a3O

30

30

30

30

30

30

a25

25

25

25

25

25

a25

a25

25

25

28

34

40

-

805

28.8

-

-

Mar.

47

a50

58

63

66

72

75

77

a80

82

*8O

78

78

75

75

a75

72

69

68

66

65

64

a6O

60

58

57

54

53

52 

3.50

48

2,027

65.4

-

-

Apr.

47

47

43

41

39

a45

49

49

49

a45

a45

a50

a55

57

57

57

57

*55

54

a bo

53

51

*56

54

53

50

a48

45

43 

41

1,485

49.5

-

-

May

39

36

36

a35

32

31

29

27

26

24

a23

22

20

19

18

17

13

a!3

13

12

12

12

11

7.2

a6

*5.0

5.0

5.0

4.9 

a4.5

3.1

560.7

18.1

-

-

June

a4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3 4T5-

4.6

4.9

a6

6.6

7.0

7.2

7.7

8.1

8.6

alo

11

10

*10

.4

.4

.0

a

.2

.2

.6

.9

.6

.O a' 

6.7

210.8

7.O3

-

-

July

6.6

6.2

8.3

a 10

I?.

alO

8.8

8.8

9.4

alO

10

1O

3.9

8.3

8.3

7.9

7.6

*7.2

7.2

a7

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.3

a4T3

4.3

6.1 

4.9

4.6

227.1

7.33

-

-

Aug.

4.6

4.6

a5

5.8

4.5

4.2

5.6

5.9

5.0

a5

5.6

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

5.0

a4.5

4.0

3.2

672

8.8

677

6.4

a7

7.4

6.4

6.1

*6.1

5.8 

5.6

a5

169.0

5.45

-

-

Sept.

a3.5

2.9

2.2

2.1

2.0

a2.5

a3

a3

a3

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3

a3

*3.o

a3

a3.5

a4

a4.5

4.5

4.3

4.2

5.6

6.7

6.9

a7

6.7 

6.6

118.2

3.94

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 98 Mln 4.2 Mean 43.3 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1957-58: Max 98 Mln 2.0 Mean 30.5 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records fop Huron River near Hamburg and 

Ore Creek near Brighton.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11-13, Jan. 2-18, Feb. 3-25.
218 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1730. Huron River near Dexter, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°23 I 10", long 83°54'40", In S? sec.13, T.I S., R.4 E., on right bank 20 ft 

downstream from highway bridge on North Territorial Road, half a mile east of Hudson 

Mills, 2 miles downstream from Portage Lake Outlet, and 4 miles north of Dexter.

Drainage area. 506 sq mi.

Records available . August to December 1904 (gage heights only), March 1946 to September 

1958. Published as "at Dover" 1904.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 837.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). August to December 1904 chain 

gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. Mar. 5, 1946, to July 30, 1953, wireweight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 408 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 704 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 4.64 ft); minimum, 

88 cfs May 31, Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 2.96 ft Sept. 9.

1946-48: Maximum discharge, 3,120 cfs Apr. 9, 1947 (gage height, 8.17 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum observed, 56 cfs Sept. 6, 9, 10, 1946; minimum gage 

height, 2.92 ft Sept. 12, 13, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Occasional 

regulation by lake level control operations above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 27 Dec. 28 to Sept. 30

3.2 

3.5 

4.O 

5.0

118

197

396

896

2.9 

3.3

4.0 

4.7

79

155

400

735

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

161

156

153

148

145

143

143

140

140

140

*140

140

140

138

138

145

163

178

197

214

225

228

266

310

344

361

374

383

378

374

378

6,683

216

0.427

0.49

Nov.

438

498

451

414

383

365

370

387

401

387

370

356

352 396"

461

498

508

517

517

522

517

508

489

480

461

447

*433

433

433

428

13,220

441

0.872

0.97

Dec.

410

401

383

383

387

396

414

410

405

296

378

352

331

318

318

314

306

310

352

428

498

55O

594

633

663

699

699

*704

693

668

14,476

467

0.923

1.06

Jan.

653

619

575

514

476

458

454

432

400

384

368

356

348

240

332

324

320

310

296

288

288

292

285

282

282

278

274

274

271

271

*271

11,315

365

0.721

0.83

Feb.

271

271

271

260

257

257

257

250

b232

b222

212

b206

206

203

b200

b!97

b!94

b!91

191

b!91

191

194

197

206

236

268

302

552

6,465

231

0.457

0.48

Mar.

356

380

400

414

418

427

436

436

436

436

*436

432

422

409

400

388

380

372

368

364

364

360

356

348

344

336

328

324

324

324

324

11,842

382

0.755

0.87

Apr.

320

316

310

288

268

274

296

310

320

316

320

328

332

336

336

332

313

*288

271

264

260

271

296

313

316

302

288

278

271

254

8,987

300

0.593

0.66

May

250

240

232

229

186

138

148

*152

155

155

155

145

128

128

128

126

126

130

124

120

117

115

111

108

104

102

101

99

94

92" 92

4,330

140

0.277

0.32

June

106

111

119

135

138

130

124

124

135

138

148

150

158

158

155

150

145

*142

138

135

130

128

128

128

130

132

132

128

128

128

4,031

134

0.265

0.30

July

128

124

140

148

158

173

182

191

194

194

197

188

173

164

164

161

*155

150

142

135

128

124

120

117

115

108

101

102

109

106

104

4,495

145

0.287

0.33

Aug.

102

99

97

101

99

108

127

140

142

145

148

142

138

132

126

120

113

106

101

99

108

109

111

113

113

113

111

*109

108

106

104

3,590

116

0.229

0.26

Sept.

97

92

91

90

9T

90

91

91

90

91

91

91

92

96

99

108

 115

120

122

128

132

T3T

126

128

126

130

126

124

120

117

3,237

108

0.213

0.24

Calendar year 1957 : Max 874 Mln 138 Mean 366 Cfsm 0.723 In. 9.80

Water year 1957-58: Max 704 Mln 90 Mean 254 Cfsm 0.502 In. 6.81

* Discharge measurement made on thl's day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1735. Mill Creek near Dexter, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°18'00", long 83°53'55", on line between sec.13, T.2 S., R.4 E. , and 

sec.18, T.2 S., R.5 E., on downstream side of highway bridge, 2j miles south of Dexter 

and" 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi.

Records available. February 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 850 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

May 23, 1958, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 68.2 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 528 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 8.9 ft); minimum, 

11 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 5.07 ft).

a952-58: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs Apr. 29, 1956 (gage height, 12.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 870 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 15, 1958; minimum gage height, 5.07 ft Jan. 30, 1956, 

Sept. 15, 1958,

Remarks. Records good except those for Nov. 18 to Feb. 24, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 16, 1?)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 19 Dec. 20 to Sept. 30

5.2 14

5.3 18

5.6 39

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

375

546

5.0 

5.2 

5.5

6.0 88

8.0 370

8.7 494

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

20

22

21

20

20

19

22

32

42

62

65

62

a60

a55

890

28.7

0.214

0.25

Nov.

44

41

38

36

a35

33

47

70

62

53

52

58

65

141

237

204

178

118

141

200

306

204

202

66

a60

aS 5

*48

a50

a50

a50

2,944

98.1

0.732

0.82

Dec.

a60

a 80

164

231

310

a200

al50

alOO

a80

a60

a50

a45

a45

45

40

37

 151

260

449

421

a350

317

a250

a200

alSO

124

alSO

a200

468

266

5,945

192

1.43

1.65

Jan.

a20O

a!60

a!30

allO

alOO

a 90

a80

a 70

a60

a50

40

42

44

36

36

37

35

35

35

33

33

36

32

36

36

36

36

38

37

1,821

58.7

0.438

0.51

Feb.

35

35

35

35

35

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

30

40

247

211

204

142

1,479

52.8

0.394

0.41

Mar.

194

141

119

118

129

132

129

119

99

85

*84

77

77

79

72

60

68

67

67

69

69

67

63

65

64

63

63

63

65

2,690

86.8

0.648

0.75

Apr.

57

55

53

51

51

114

163

129

95

65

82

112

95

79

75

70

*63

55

52

51

51

52

149

129

95

73

63

57

49

2,330

77.7

0.580

0.65

May

40

40

42

53

51

44

40

*38

36

33

33

32

28

26

26

25

24

26

25

22

22

25

24

24

21

20

20

20

921

29.7

0.222

0.26

June

- 25

29

22

20

20

19

18

19

34

3T

26

22

22

23

20

20

18

18

*18

18

18

17

17

17

20

24

20

18

17

626

20.9

0.156

0.17

July

15

IF

22

61

61

56

47

34

28

25

25

26

24

£2

24

22

*19

19

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

754

24.3

0.181

0.21

Aug.

16

15

15

20

17

19

21

20

17

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

14

41

 31

20

18

18

17

16

15

15

531

17.1

0.128

0.15

Sept.

13

13

13

14

15

14

14

14

14

15

13

13

13

12

12

*20

22

26

22

18

17

16

16

15

15

17

17

15

15

467

15.6

0.116

0.13

Calendar year 1957 : Max 492 Mln 12 Mean 69.1 Cfsm 0.516 In. 7.00

Water year 1957-58 : Max 492 Mln 12 Mean 58.6 Cfsm 0.437 In. 5.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records for Grand River at Jackson, Deer 

Creek near Dansvllle, and River Raisin near Tecumseh.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 14, 15, Jan. 18, 19, Feb. 2-24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1745. Huron River at Ann Arbor, Mien.

Location. Lat 42°17 I 10", long 83°44 I 00", In NW£ sec.28, T.2 S., R.6 E., on left bank

100 ft upstream from bridge on Wall Street In Ann Arbor, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Argo Dam, and 4 miles upstream from Geddes Dam.

Drainage area. 711 sq ml.

Records available. February 1904 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1307. Published as "at Geddes February 1904 to December 1914 

and as "at Barton" January 1914 to September 1940.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 744.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). February 1904 to December 1914 

at Geddes Dam, 4 miles downstream, and January 1914 to September 1947, at Barton Dam, 

3 miles upstroam; flow computed from records of operation of powerplants and records of 

depth of flow over dam and/or flow through underslulces.

Average discharge. 54 years, 445 cfs (adjusted for diversion since 1955).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs Dec. 21; maximum gage height, 14.19 ft 

Aug. 6; minimum discharge, 14 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 11.44 ft); minimum daily, 

84 cfs Sept. 14.

1914-58: Maximum daily discharge, 5,840 cfs Mar. 14, 1918; minimum dally, 4 cfs 

Aug. 2, Sept. 11, 1931 (plant leakage), but may be doubtful due to change in leakage.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diversion above station for Ann Arbor municipal supply had negligible effect on natural 

flow prior to 1955; figures of runoff adjusted since. Flow regulated by powerplants 

and by occasional lake level control operations above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 874: 1938.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

20O

2O6

213

175

188

194

168

201

194

*200

*162

157

169

164

169

22O

254

23O

22O

234

238

256

407

496

405

445

376

415

41.5

430

405

8,206

265

9.5

Nov.

405

534

528

445

42O

356

396

427

448

465

407

417

396

608

686

694

668

66O

656

626

640

628

57O

574

505

570

*554

512

48O

594

15,869

529

9.8

Dec.

473

46O

460

406

460

426

569

552

470

540

453

382

363

462

361

408

*406

44O

667

894

1,090

9O8

811

846

892

1,020

988

972

916

825

797

19,717

636

7.7

Jan.

825 790"

656

590

572

570

529

422

489

453

470

386

442

414

382

386

349

358

318

478

320

350

360

350

370

350

360

350

350

350

350

13.739

443

8.8

Feb.

320

320

320

310

300

*330

227

30O

220

262

308

250

230

30O

250

£20

210

250

210

210

220

23O

250

30O

337

612

537

550

-

8,383

299

9.2

Mar.

6O4

562

610

572

622

613

610

630

617

542

*545

556

536

522

460

496

465

455

46O

51O

428

418

420

430

400

380

385

4OO

4OO

4OO

4OO

15,448

498

8.9

Apr.

364

380

4OO

332

526

364

511

455

430

420

454

410

462

450

420

420

*410

374

349

368

368

382

*470

551

485

435

425

372

362

354

12,303

410

9.9

May

331

322

326

326

326

204

254

198

218

248

228

214

194

174

ISO

158

154

168

16O

139

147

154

152

136

127

120

*121

136

110

111

5,954

192

12.1

June

192

130

127

148

152

142

140

146

244

172

154

188

184

172

140

189

162

2O6

*164

160

142

128

149

178

178

191

126^ 112

134

154

4,804

160

10.7

July

114

120

266

206

212

205

209

225

227

223

252

222

218

233

355

10O

*164

204

132

138

163

1O8

144

121

115

118

113

121

130

138

141

5,435

175

8.6

Aug.

110

95

169

130

163

153

218

144

169

179

186

176

153

173

182

131

132

113

113

182

150

176

157

138

163

130

*152

*128

130

135

12O

4,64O

15O

8.6

Sept.

142

92

1O8

1O6

1O4

92

102

90

113

114

92

92

104

84

117

*120

*143

120

138

144

141

131

148

142

162

154

141

130

148

126

3,64O

121

8.9

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

274 

0.385 

0.44

539 

0.758 

0.85

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

644

0.906 

1.04

452 

0.636 

0.73

308 

0.433 

0.45

507 

0.713 

0.82

420 

0.591 

0.66

204 

0.287 

0.33

Observed

Max 1,090 Min 146 Mean 449 

Max 1,090 Min 84 Mean 324

171 

O.241 

0.27

184 

0.259 

0.30

159 

O.224 

O.26

Adjusted

130 

0.183 

0.2O

Mean 457 Cfsm 0.643 In. 8.72 

Mean 333 Cfsm O.468 In. 6.35

cond, for municipal supply; furnished by city of Ann

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per 

Arbor.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 21 to Feb. 6, Feb. 12-24; discharge estimated on basis of 

corded range in stage, powerplant records, and records for station near Dexter.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 221

1757. River Raisin near Tecumseh, Mich.

Location. Lat 41°56'35", long 83°56'45", in NE£ sec.21, T.6 S., R.4 E. , on right bank

12 ft downstream from bridge on North Raisin Center Highway, 3.4 miles upstream from

South Branch River Raisin and 4.5 miles south of Tecumseh. 

Drainage area. 266 sq mi.

Records available. September 1956 to September 1958. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 707.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. 

Extremes.--19S6-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 949 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height,

9.58 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 8; minimum gage height, 2.87 ft Aug. 22, 23.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 781 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 9.02ft);

minimum, 19 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 2.87 ft). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant 5.5 miles above gage.

Rating table, Sept. 1, 1956, to Sept. 30, 1958, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10, 1956, June 14-25, 1957)

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

20

23

41

76

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

170

347

500

775

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1956

Day

Sept. 1... 

2. .. 

3...

6...

8...

Runoff In inche

Discharge

a70 

a65 

a50

a75

~22

a. ........

Day

Sept. 9. .. 

10. .. 

11. ..

14. ..

16. ..

Discharge

40 

35

66

66

46

Day

Sept. 17..... 

18..... 

19.....

22.....

24.....

Discharge

44 

68 

77

58

42

Day

Sept. 25..... 

26..... 

27..... 

28.....

30.....

Discharge

28 

42 

53

60

50

1,698

56.6

0.24

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for River Raisin near Adrian and 

Grand River near Eaton Rapids.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

l 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60 

57

51

*44

58

60

38

38

43

48

72

53

73

48

52

34

60

46

62

80

~70 114

42

42

57

26

55

26

54

76

60

1,699

54.8

0.206

0.24

Nov.

68 

64

84

66

63

81

90

82

132

78

48

44

63

105

80

57

84

64

59

92

141

133

122

- *162

148

152

61

68

136

243

2,870

95.7

0.360

0.40

Dec.

60 

156

83

133

137

162

144

145

1C"8 182

136

118

160

141

146

137

80

164

138

*150

110

151

111

140

162

163

169

123

120" 26

4,035

130

0.489

0.56

Jan.

140 

125

193

142

135

62

60

80

80

80

80

80

75

70

65

60

55

50

55

70

80

150

200 »2(5o"

180

160

140

130

120

110

100

3,327

107

0.402

0.47

Feb.

100 

95

lo- 90

go

90

95

100

155

241

259

242

201

194

202

167

172

137

*170

160

138

148

126

124

137

212

395

470

_

4,800

171

0.643

0.67

Mar.

273 

168

260

241

228

214

180

150

158

126

129

142

195

209

215

220

213

210

208

213

223

224

218

209

187

174

154

*158

160

152

138

6,049

195

0.733

0.85

Apr.

m134

164

240

464

528

367

345

*314

242

275

261

248

233

226

223

222

222

220

229

237

226

220

238

301

'555 621

313

32O

8,498

283

1.06

1.19

May

276 

257

242

202

169

138

158

148

116

98

90

78

35

122

100

96

84

91

99

161

270

 262

236

237

225

198

162

163

136

105

90

4,895

158

0.594

0.68

June

84 

102

83

94

76

76

63

64

65

48

68

79

54 10*

63

64

79

98

*82

70

58

57

48

41

57

73

60

70

96

86

2,162

72.1

0.271

0.30

July

77 

115

161

120

72

106

82

120

~57 182

*129

112

131

90

52

100

104

62

58

52

62

59

62

73

60

66

66

46

39

65

55

2,633

84.9

0.319

0.37

Aug.

46 

52

52

68

79

76

82

90

50

56

60

48

52

*52

55

54

54

52

54

52

44

34

51

52

54

54

57

56

60

60

94

1,800

58.1

0.218

0.25

Sept.

108 

120

102

111

98

116

89

94

~SS 148

 46

64

90

81

72

70

87

72

72

105

73

103

88

78

76

76

70

72

69

61

2,606

86.9

0.327

0.36

Calendar year 1956: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 621 Mln 26 Mean 124 Cfsm 0.466 In. 6.34

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Feb. 28 (4 to 6 a.m.) 544 cfs (8.19 ft); Apr. 7 (4 to 5 a.m.) 609 

cfs (8.44 ft); Apr. 27 (7 p.m.) 949 cfs (9.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 8 to Feb. 8.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

1757. River Raisin near Tecumseh, Mich. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

77

72

68

62

68

40

50

58

*42

52

80

74

62

54

56

66

93

105

112

98

83

107

148

276

257

233

188

180

188

88

86

3,223

104

0.391

0.45

Nov.

137

132

127

121

119

115

110

117

124

143

139

141

149

228

326

344

598

260

253

*256

251

226

122

190

219

219

184

102

T78

181

5,811

194

0.729

0.81

Dec.

178

218

170

116

104

124

150

222

219

223

210

183

100

90

94

84

87

151

356

554

727

525

401

372

325

440

*494

388

332

309

287

8,233

266

1.00

1.15

Jan.

280

b260

b250

b230

b£20

b210

b200

190

180

170

160

160

150

140

140

130

130

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

99

131

103

111

4,844

156

0.586

0.68

Feb.

Ill

107

109

121

92

98

*119

bllO

blOO

blOO

b95

90

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

90

90

110

300

330

328

297

-

3,562

127

0.477

0.50

Mar.

319

302

256

228

212

259

287

278

268

242

243

237

*233

231

228

226

222

193

165

144

160

210

182

174

204

188

178

160

189

176

179

6,773

218

0.820

0.95

Apr.

182

167

159

152

128

158

210

247

229

248

233

229

227

206

154

*210

181

180

173

170

137

178

185

216

259

227

211

207

202

194

5,859

195

0.733

0.82

May

163

157

133

219

211

199

168

164

143

143

126

116

138

116

78

132

92

131

110

80

104

74

104

71

80

69

65

89

*60

68

80

3,683

119

0.447

0.51

June

60

84

74

58

64

76

54

51

52

53

55

58

76

77

56

62

60

45

67

*60

54

54

60

44

68

70

60

59

72

60

1,843

61.4

0.231

0.26

July

54

52

126

183

168

146

155

90

78

66

86

75

78

80

*126

127

104

79

78

66

62

62

58

54

76

56

62

132

25

41

42

2,687

86.7

0.326

0.38

Aug.

56

40

38

60

58

58

56

58

48

36

54

42

37

48

51

54

40

33

36

36

60

*66

68

-78 100

78

78

78

57

72

72

1,746

56.3

0.212

0.24

Sept.

62

71

68

62

66

61

73

48

44

39

38

38

35

29

*35

62

59

73

76

75

72

67

68

58

71

78

74

73

70

66

1,811

60.4

0.227

0.25

Calendar year 1957 : Max 727 Mln 34 Mean 148 Cfsm 0.556 In. 7.55

Water year 1957-58 '. Max 727 Mln 25 Mean 137 Cfsm 0.515 In. 7.OO

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Dec. 21 (5 a.m.) 781 cfs (9.02 ft); Dec. 27 (2 a.m.) 587 cfs 

(8.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 8-27, Feb. 12-25 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of records for River Raisin near Adrian and 

Grand River near Eaton Rapids.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 223

1760. River Raisin near Adrian, Mien.

Location. Lat 41°54'15", long 83°58'50", in NW£ see.5, T.7 S., R.4 E., on right bank 10ft 

downstream from bridge on Academy Road, 1.7 miles east of Adrian, and 2.6 miles downstream from South Branch River Raisin.

Drainage area. 455 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1958. Records for October 1930 to August 

1931, October 1932 to April 1938, published as "Raisin River" in WSP 714, 744, 759, 

784, 804, 824, and 854, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 693.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 279 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 1,900 cfs Dec. 21 or 22, from reconstructed 

gage-height graph; minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 14, 15 (gage height, 1.98 ft); minimum daily, 

48 cfs Sept. 15.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 5,580 cfs Apr. 30, 1956 (gage height, 14.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 19, 

1955 (gage height, 1.71 ft); minimum daily, 28 cfs Sept. 19, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Tecumseh 11 miles above 

station.

Revisions.--WSP 1337: Drainage area at former site. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 5 to Sept. 5)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 114

6.0

8.0

11.0

537

955

1,910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

85

100

123

106

75

65

74

65

*52

63

72

89

70

65

66

83

138

130

137

127

96

113

232

555

621

452

348

270

281

189

136

5,078

164

0.360

0.42

Nov.

194

193

180

176

173

167

159

T79

189

214

214

201

207

372

691

810

655

478

425

*418

387

347

254

268

294

308

264

186

246 

263

9,112

304

0.668

0.74

Dec.

233

287

249

194

158

182

239

376

418

375

315

308

254

170

163

163

125

237

730

31,200

al.SQQ

al, 700

al,300

858

691

965

*1,220

1,120

765 

609

546

17,950

579

1.27

1.47

Jan.

506

461

417

400

370

350

330

310

300

280

270

260

250

240

230

220

220

210

200

200

200

200

200

210

218

208

210

174

235

198

200

8,277

267

0.587

0.68

Feb.

196

194

186

191

197

186

*187

179

170

160

150

150

140

140

140

14O

140

140

140

140

140

150

160

200

600

1.120

1 , 080

799

-

7,515

268

0.589

0.61

Mar.

781

771

607

493

443

484

535

510

456

397

380

364

*352

347

341

333

324

302

271

246

256

289

301

254

294

281

273

270

249

280

257

11,741

379

0.833

0.96

Apr.

264

245

235

225

203

229

319

376

357

338

352

354

372

355

250

*299

275

250

247

236

208

261

30 Z

334

596

344

301

284

271 

261

8,743

291

0.640

0.71

May

228

214

207

479

679

643

438

336

287

278

234

184

194

190

128

178

170

228

210

180

146

141

126

127

98

112

111

*106

110 

92

92

6,946

224

0.492

0.57

June

112

100

106

96

80

76

74

68

74

80

84

90

92

101

90

80

72

68

70

*84

78

70

69

68

110

152

114

90

73 

76

2,597

86.6

0.190

0.21

July

82

70

188

441

616

721

520

332

242

192

264

287

232

*228

316

404

398

260

202

168

160

137

142

117

130

116

114

182

92 

100

102

7,555

244

0.536

0.62

Aug.

112

102

94

109

109

110

132

121

108

86

154

238

190

139

125

120

118

93

88

104

150

*140

122

152

156

126

139

124

100 

112

88

3,861

125

0.275

0.32

Sept.

110

102

104

116

84

90

85

82

66

67

59

54

54

50

*48_

250

279

327

296

220

180

160

161

108

104

128

110

100

100 

100

3,794

126

0.277

0.31

talendar year 1957 : Max 2,130 Win 52 Mean 288 Cfsm 0.633 In. 8.60

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,80O Mln 48 Mean 255 Cfsm 0.560 In. 7.62

Peak discharge 

1,290 cfs (9.

(base. 1,000 cfs). -.

21 ft); Feb. 26 (9 p.m.) 1,230

21 or 22 (time unknown) about 1,900 cfs; Dec 

fs (9.0 ft).

27 (8 to 10 pjn.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph and 

records for stations near Monroe and near Tecumseh.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 4-23, Feb. 9-25.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1765. River Raisin near Monroe, Mich.

Location.--Lat 

Ida Maybee R 

Monroe County.

Drainage area. 1,034 sq mi.

41°57'40", long 83°31'55", on left bank 0.8 mile downstream from bridge on 

.oad, 5.0 miles downstream from Saline River, and 7.5 miles west of Monroe,

cords available. September 1937 to September 1958. Publ 

Monroe" 1937-52 and as "River Raisin at Monroe 1952-53.

Published as "Raisin River at

gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 616.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, at site 9 miles downstream at datum 46.26 ft lower.

Average discharge.--21 years, 711 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,400 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 7.15 ft); mini-

 mum, 29 cfs June 24; minimum gage height, 1.86 ft Sept. 13 or 14; minimum daily discharge, 64 cfs June 21, 24.

1937-58: Maximum discharge, 12,900 cfs May 19, 1945, Mar. 29, 1950; maximum gage 

height, 10.7 ft Feb. 1, 1949 (ice Jam), site and datum then in use; minimum discharge, 

about 2 cfs Sept. 4, 1938, Sept. 19, 20, 1941, site then in use.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are fair. Prior to Feb. 14, 1954, diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at 

Dundee 11 miles above station. Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation by powerplants 

further upstream.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 954: 1938-40(m), 1941. WSP 1337: Drainage area. 

WSP 1437:1939, 1948.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 7 to Aug. 2; stage-discharge 

relation indefinite Oct. 24-29, Nov. 14-20, Dec. 8-10, 19-Z4)

1.9 

Z.2 

Z.5

3.0

110

187

365

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

640

1,040

3,160

4,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

Zl 

22

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

147 

134

124

137

139

139

124

110

95

99

*90

78

92

1Z2

108

147

137

168 

275

278

216 

222

348

1,450

3.350

2,900

Z.600

2,000

1,250 

977

18,857

608

0.588

0.68

Nov.

614

510

498

466

425

401

365

383

445

510

482

455

440

700

2,100

2,100

2,050

1,800 

1,400

1,200

1,080 

899

762

661

533

515

515

504

488

455

23,756

79Z

O.766

0.85

Dec.

476 

460

425

430

392

356

425

900

1,200

1,250

1,000

730

600

500

460

420

401

410 

1,400

3,200

4.300 

3,800

3,700

3,300

2,850

*3,020

2,850

2,720

2,570 

2,190

'

48,4Z5

1,562

1.51

1.74

Jan.

1.430 

1,200

1,100

950

870

785

720

650

600

550

500

460

420

388

378

360

340

320 

310

305

286 

300

310

334

334

334

334

329

338 

320

*374

16,229

524

0.507

0.58

Feb.

347 

320

300

280

260

250

230

220

?10" Z10

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210 

210

210

210 

220

230

300

800

1,310

1,780

1.9BO

-

11,557

413

0.399

0.4Z

Mar.

2.460 

2,250

1,840

1,550

1,230

1,090

1,180

1,250

1,130

942

793

689

*640

634

627

614

594

557 

545

527

510 

488

493

515

504

498

533

533

504 

471

471

26,662

860

0.832

0.96

Apr.

445 

420

401

383

356

378

430

588

703

661

614

689

755

748

675

563

*476

466

425

396

392 

378

420

533

647

620

575

504

445 

420

15,506

517

0.500

0.56

May

392 

352

352

801

1,110

1.350

1,210

874

640

527

450

415

352

309

305

293

247

272 

324

316

312 

278

250

216

213

213

182

*160

168 

142

127

13,152

424

0.410

0.47

June

182 

152

129

150

144

132

101

168

132

99

97

122

122

129

139

144

132

124 

77

*103

64 

86

122

64

115

171

254

232

165 

157

4,008

134

0.130

0.14

July

117 

86

150

282

710

924

1,050

959

68Z

504

440

515

601

582

*533

1,020

1,620

1.770 

1,380

809

482 

329

258

225

210

163

174

163

152 

190

171

17,251

556

0.538

0.62

Aug.

129 

127

182

179

155

147

163

199

235

213

200

200

600

800

600

350

300

250 

220

200

200

220

350

400

300

280

*261

193

190 

180

170

8,193

264

0.255

O.Z9

Sept.

160 

150

150

150

150

160

150

140

140

140

160

120

100

100

110

*144

200

600 

1,000

1.200

1,100 

800

500

400

350

300

250

240

230 

240

9,634

321

0.310

0.35

Calendar year 1957 : Max 4,300 Min 78 Mean 660 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.67

Water year 1957-58 : Max 4,300 Mln 64 Mean 584 Cfsm 0.565 In. 7.66

Peak discharge 

4 p.m.) 2,300 

(5.79 ft).

(base, 2,200 cfs).--Oct. 25 (ll a.m. to 12 ra.) 3,600 cfs (6.64 ft); Nov. 15 (2 to 

> cfs (5.44 ft); Dec. 21 (8 a.m.) 4,4oO cfs (7.15 ft); Mar. 1 (2 p.m.) 2,900 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11-16, Jan. 2-5, 7-13, 16-19, 22, 23, Feb. 2- 

Z5. No gage-height record Aug. 11-26, Aug. 29 to Sept. 15, Sept. 17-30; discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range in sbage, records for unpublished station at Monroe, and station near Adrian.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 225

1780. St. Joseph River near Newville, Ind.

41°23'10", long 84°48'05", In Ohio, In SW£ sec.18, T.5 N., R.I E. , on left 

ownstream from bridge on Ohio State Highway 249 and 3| miles northeast of

Location. Lat 

bank 20 ft dc 

Newville.

Drainage area.--614 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSF 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 795.40 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 541 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 11.91 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 5-8, 11-14; minimum gage height, 1.74 ft Oct. 7, 12, 13.

1946-58: Maximum discharge, 9,710 cfs Apr. 6, 1950 (gage height, 17.05ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

Remarks . Records good except^those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, wate 

height, In fee , (Shifting

year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

t, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

ting-control method used Nov. 14).

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

4.O

33

54

99

159

308

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

714 

1,190 

1,88O 

3.02O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October L957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

LO

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2L

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

*41

40

39

38

36

36

39

39

38

37

36

36

37

38

44

74

110

122

116

89

74

196

990

1.510

1,090

8O2

520

380

308

276

7,075

228

0.371

0.43

Nov.

228

214

186

L72 

L52

14O

134

159

276

308

308

244

214

*531

1,280

1.450

1,430

1,370

1,220

915

756

582

460

400

342

5O8

276

260

244

244

14,763

492

O.801

0.89

Dec.

244

214

2OO

186 

*172

179

432

1,040

1,040

846

582

38O

b330

b50O

b270

260

228

285

1,150

1,920

2,520

2,760

2.960

2,900

2,520

2,540

2,170

2,02O

L.920

1,670

1, 280

35,318

1,159

1.86

2.14

Jan.

99O

802

692

540 

500

480

460

4OO

4OO

38O

561

525

508

260

244

26O

244

244

228

214

200 235"

276

260

244

228

228

228

214

214

a21O

10,894

351

0.572

0.66

Feb.

a!95

a!9O

a!85

a!9D 

*195

186

186

179

166

166

172

159

146

140- 140

b!40

b!40

b!4O

140

L40

140

140

19O

604

1,250

1,490

1,7OO

2.060

-

10,867

388

0.652

0.66

Mar.

2,580

2,700

2,400

2,520 

*1,600

1,400

1,540

1,510

1,190

965

758

648

582

540

5OO

460

420

400

580

361

342

542

325

308

508

308

308

308

292

276

260

26,431

853

1.39

1.60

Apr.

244

228

*228

m

525

940

1.140

L,120

890

758

78O

780

670

560

480

420

561

342

508

580

4OO

58O

542

508

276

244

228

214

214

14,188

475

0.770

0.86

May

193

179

172

186 

244

542 *3o8

26O

228

200

179

159

146

140

128

122

116

110

116

122

104

89

89

89

84

79

79

79

94

104

84

4,624

149

0.245

0.28

June

79

79

79

79 

*74

66

70

70

79

134

2L4

214

193

276

292

214

152

122

104

94

89

84

79

79

84

124

292

244

159

116

4,034

134

O.218

0.24

July

94

*84

74

74 

116

154

128

110

94

89

79

550

520

561

560

802

1,02O

1,220

1.4OO

1,54O

780

44O

525

26O

214

186

159

140

128

*166

346

11,993

387

0.630

0.73

Aug.

758

990

315

6O4 

38O

276

228

276

292

538

758

361

276

214

292

260

228

244

200

159

566

8O2

560

44O

500

420

276

2OO

159

154

116

12,222

394

0.642

0.74

Sept.

99

89

84

*84 

84

79

74

74

1O4

110

104

99

84

74

7O

345

1,220

1,790

2,540

2.640

2,52O

1,840

965

582

460

38O

325

276

244

*214

17,451

582

O.948

1.06

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,960 Mln 31 Mean 476 Cfsm 0.775 In. L0.53

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,960 Mln 36 Mean 465 Cfsm 0.757 In. 10.29

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

or downstream stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
226 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1790. St. Joseph River at Cedarvllle, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°12', long 85°01', In SE£ sec.28, T.32 N. , R.13 E., on left bank 500 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, 2,700 ft downstream from Cedarvllle Dam, 0.4 mile south 

of Cedarvllle, and 0.5 mile upstream from mouth of Cedar Creek.

Drainage area. 783 sq ml.

Records available. January 1931 to May 1932, October 1955 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 757.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Jan. 1, 1931, to May 31, 1932, tape gage on downstream side of highway bridge 

500 ft downstream from present site at datum approximately 20 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,220 cfs Dec. 26; maximum gage height, 

 11.32 ft Dec. 20; minimum daily discharge, 1.6 cfs May 22, 27.

1931-32, 1955-58: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs May 1, 1956 (gage height, 18.07 ft, 

from floodmarks); minimum daily, that of May 22, 27, 1958.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by reservoir above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 t;o September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

*62

62

64

62

62

62

61

59

59

61

61

61

39

29

29

93

172

101

117

126

132

128

317

1,180

1,660

1,100

1,210

e770

e510

428

363

9,240

298

0.381

0.44

Nov.

*245

332

245

232

219

162

162

273

302

379

395

363

317

e500

1,540

1,640

1,620

1,600

1,260

1,310

724

897

430

e510

e475

348

363

348

317

302

17,810

594

0.759

0.85

Dec.

302

288

*245

245

232

219

e640

1,120

1,280

1,110

e740

e55O

461

379

412

412

379

eSOO

1,640

2,750

3,210

2,950

2,900

3,030

2,980

5.220

2,960

2,49O

2,310

2,150

1,650

43,754

1,411

1.80

2.08

Jan.

1,600

778

e670

e66o

e540

e590

*e670

428

379

428

428

428

395

363

348

317

302

259

245

245

259

317

332

332

332

302

302

302

288

273

259

13,371

431

0.550

0.63

Feb.

232

232

232

*194

162

232

219

194

206

183

172

172

162

151

142

142

151

151

142

152

132

152

179

e600

9OO

1,470

1,750

2.460

-

11,226

401

0.512

0.53

Mar.

2.750

2,660

2,690

2,260

*1,950

1,690

1,750

1,520

1,160

1,260

913

e550

999

e540

e620

e590

e480

e480

e480

461

461

412

595

595

395

395

395

395

379

363

194

29,962

967

1.23

1.42

Apr.

*568

595

254

188

317

76O

992

1,240

1.270

1,210

823

795

942

e830

e810

e590

508

478

e750

985

428

e490

eSOO

e470

428

579

332

302

275

259

18,144

6O5

0.775

0.86

May

245

232

220

232

275

*517

595

548

302

E59

232

209

188

178

168

157

151

157

232

168

115

1.6

372

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.6

27

56

58

218

5,109.5

165

0.211

0.24

June

198

568

*77

*2.9

5.6

5.7

3.6

9.5

17

e401

497

e530

480

690

e620

428

302

259

188

188

153

95

90

108

185

302

252

273

259

168

7,351.5

244

0.512

0.55

July

*12£

119

98

102

100

146

159

146

105

156

824

2.080

1,070

1,500

1,650

1,050

1,100

1,200

1,450

1,660

1,280

e700

e520

288

517

245

168

209

198

220

*510

19,452

627

0.801

0.92

Aug.

552

1,000

1,160

906

e52O

428

412

532

220

595

1.590

932

461

317

412

461

379

428

412

209

821

1,170

988

e750

e86O

800

e560

259

252

220

159

18 , 145

585

0.747

0.86

Sept.

159

151

*75

107

117

119

119

115

177

495

458

198

168

124

115

e!40

960

1,740

2,050

2,440

2.610

2,570

1,600

787

e740

e540

317

317

288

288

20,060

669

0.854

0.95

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,660 Mln 29 Mean 579 Cfsm 0.739 In. 10.06

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,22O Mln 1.6 Mean 585 Cfsm O.747 In- 10.13

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, fleldman's 

notes, and records for stations at Cedar Creek at Cedarvllle, St. Marys River at Port Wayne, and 

Maumee River at New Haven.

Note. Discharge of Cedar Creek used as a factor Oct. 24-27, Nov. 15-22, Dec. 8-1O, Dec. 19 to 

Jan. 2, Feb. 25 to Mar. 11, Mar. 13, Apr. 6-13, 20, June 11, 14, July 11-21, Aug. 1-4, 11, 12, 21-23, 

26, Sept. 10, 17-24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1795. Cedar Creek at 'Auburn, Ind.

Location. La t 41 °21', long 85 °03' , In Swi;- sec. 29, T.34 N., R.13 E., near center of span 

on upstream side of Ninth Street Bridge in Auburn, 2 miles upstream from Peekhart 

ditch.

Drainage area. 93 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1943 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 847.14 ft above mean sea level (city of 

luburn bench mark). Prior to Aug. 28, 1946, staff gage and Aug. 28, 1946, to Sept. 30, 

1953, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 71.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 540 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 6.01 ft); minimum, 2.9 cfs Oct. 9; minimum gage height, 0.85 ft June 7, 8.

1943-58: Maximum discharge, 1,520 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum, U.5 cfs Nov. 12, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.81 ft Feb. 9, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of iee effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1944-45 (M), 1947-49, 1950(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 14 Nov. 15 to Sept. 30

0.8

.9 

1.2

2.2

4.8

16

1.7 

£.3 

3.0

0.8

.9

1.2 

1.6

6.0

9.0

22

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

130

182

300

540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.8

*4.2

4.0

4.2

5.7

3.7

4.0

4.5

3.7

3.7

4.5

4.0

3.7

4.5

4.8

9.8

16

9.8

6.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

53

9262"

37

25

20

16 

14

14

450.3

14.5

0.156

0.18

Nov.

14

12

11

9.5

9.1

9.5

9.1

18

34

25

20

16

16

*104

276

182

121

98

90

72

58

48

41

36

32

30

28

27

26

24

1,496.2

49.9

0.537

0.60

Dec.

21

21

20

*19

18_

20

113

171

116

85

67

48

41

35

31

31

29

73

348

504

444

276

204

150

162

384

264

193

160

126

112

4,286

138

1.48

1.71

Jan.

116

98

85

72

62

58

*54

44

42

39

36

33

32

32

30

30

28

26

23

24

28

38

38

32

30

28

28

26

25 

£5

24

1, 286

41.5

0.446

0.51

Feb.

22

22

21

22

*20

20

18

17

20

18

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

45

193

500

193

182

216

-

1,525

54.5

0.586

0.61

Mar.

240

171

126

103

*98

130

116

94

80

67

62

56

55

52

48

46

44

42

41

41

42

42

40

38

38

41

40

38

36

35

33

2,135

68.9

0.741

0.85

Apr.

31

30

*28

27

29

140

182

130

94

72

76

76

72

62

54

48

43

40

36

36

45

45

42

38

33

28

27

27

26

22_

1,639

54.6

0.587

0.65

May

22

20

21

28

29_

26

*22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

15

13

13

13

12

11

11

12

11

11

10

To

12

12 

10

10

495

1C.O

0.172

0.20

June

11

11

9.7

*9.4

9.0

8.1

7.8

9.0

26

98

67

42

74

90

56

38

28

24

21

19

17

15

14

14

20

52

36

25

19

16

886.0

29.5

0.317

0.35

July

13

*11

12

12

12

11

10

9.7

14~9.0

40

108

80

86

140

98

67

46

35

28

25

21

19

17

17

19

17

16

17

20

*64

1,093.7

35.3

0.380

0.44

Aug.

108

72

44

32

24

21

20

20

17

16

32

27

21

17

19

19

17

38

27

23

180

182

112

108

98

67

47

38

30

20

1,522

49.1

0.528

0.61

Sept.

18

17

17

*16

16

14

13

12

23

43

34

24

19

16

17

361

504

444

312

228

171

140

112

90

80

67

55

47

*42

38

2,990

99.7

1.07

1.19

Calendar year 1957 : Max 623 Min 3.4 Mean 65.3 C fsm 0.702 in . 9.54

Water year 1957-58 : Max 504 Mln 3.7 Mean 54.3 Cfsm 0.584 In. 7.90

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
228 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1800. Cedar Creek near Cedarville, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°13', long 85°05', In NW-j sec.19, T.32 N., R.13 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 427, 2| miles northwest of Cedarville and 

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 279 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 780.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 4, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 256 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2.120 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 7.01 ft); mini- 

 mum, 28 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

1946-58: Maximum discharge, 4,870 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 11.67 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 3, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.30 ft Sept. 3, Oct. 1, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Bating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

21

4,4

138

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

469

1,260

2,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*30

2929"

29

29

29

29

29

30

30

30

30

30

31

34

43

83

71

54

46

43

43

164

543

346

200

136

108

94

^t

78

2,585

83.4

0.299

0.34

Nov.

*71

65

62

57

57

54

86" 52

167

120

96

85

83

409

980

620

378

280

263

214

171

143

125

116

106

98

91

91

87

83

5,310

177

0.634

0.71

Dec.

78

76

*76

74

7T

76

341

700

414

296

blSO

b!54

b!40

127

114

125

151

484

1,580

1,S90

1,800

1,020

700

506

620

1,420

940

700

543

432

414

16,245

524

1.88

2.17

Jan.

469

5BT

296

b214

b210

200

*187

b!70

b!53

134

125

114

110

110

106

104

100

96

92

89

98

174

141

120

112

102

b97

b92

b87

b82

bTT.

4,623

149

0.534

0.62

Feb.

b72

b70

b66

*b62

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

250

500

920

600

570

660

4,778

171

0.613

0.64

Mar.

800

600

500

315

*280

362

378

296

246

200

177

161

156

151

143

138

131

127

125

127

129

127

120

116

120

129

127

127

123

118

*114

6,763

218

0.781

0.90

Apr.

110

108

106

102

98

280

359" 414

246

197

217

223

200

177

156

141

129

123

127

118

148

146

134

123

110

98

94

92

92 

85

4,723

157

0.563

0.63

May

82

80

83

104

114

*87

83

83

82

83

83

80

78

74

73

71

69

69

65

64

58

55

55

54

49

44

43

41

41 

40

39

2,126

68.6

0.246

0.28

June

38

38

*39

39

39

36

35

3454"

585

543

312

405

660

352

230

159

143

125

127

108

89

80

78

83

143

129

94

76 

65

4,948

165

0.591

0.66

July

*60

55

55

65

55

54

55

50

4479"

363

980

543

654

860

543

362

263

197

151

127

114

102

92

85

80

74

71

73

118

*257

6,681

216

0.774

0.89

Aug.

488

296

187

134

106

91

94

108

89

88

246

174

116

94

106

116

91

85

85

21

441

580 34"6"

378

378

230

164

127

108

94

83

5,799

187

0.670

0.77

Sept.

74

71

*69

69

65

64

58

55

W

676

469

246

156

116

98

586

1,340

1,380

940

620

450

346

280

230

197

171

148

129

120 

114

9,417

314

1.13

1.26

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,430 Mln 25 Mean 227 Cfsm 0.814 In. 11.06

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,890 Mln 29 Mean 203 Cfsm 0.728 In. 9.87

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Dec. 20 (11:30 p.m.) 2,120 cfs (7.01 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Feb. 5 to Mar. 5; discharge estimated on basl 

'ecords for Cedar Creek at Auburn and other nearby streams.

s of weather records and
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 229

1815. St. Marys River at Decatur, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°51', long 84°56', in SW£ sec.27, T.28 N..R.14E., on right bank 10 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 27, half a mile north of city limits of 

Decatur, and half a mile upstream from Holthouse ditch.

Drainage area. 615 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307. Gage-height records collected at site half a mile 

upstream January 1932 to November 1954 and at present site thereafter are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 760.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to July 27, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 546 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,170 cfs June 14 (gage height, 20.49 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 2.34 ft).

1946-58: Maximum discharge, 12,500 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 23.60 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Aug. 5, 6, 1955; minimum gage height, 1.73 ft Sept. 12, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow

regulated by Grand Lake Reservoir. Slight diversion from or into Wabash River and into 

Miami and Erie Canal.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1114: 1948. WSP 1337: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

175

311

8.0

16.0

19.0

21.0

880

3,050

4,550

6,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

94

86 * 81

81

81

77

77

77

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

86 

99

155

165

175

155

126 

511

1.830 

1,460

775

575

499

359 

237

*187

8,559

276

0.449

0.52

Nov.

155

135

126

112

104

94

86

135

463

295

295

343

295

635

1.200

715 

555

555

615

463

311

265 

223

187 

155

126

112

104

99 

90

9,043

301

0.489

0.55

Dec.

112

25T

265

*187

145

145

2,120

3,450

2,930

2,280

2,000

1,480

1,060

715

409

295 

279

1,600

3,330

3,750

3,900

3,700 

3,290

2,480 

1,680

2,390

2,200

1,530

1,360 

1,260

1,080

51,673

1,667

2.71

3.12

Jan.

980

635

481

343

343

*b340

311

237

265

251

211

199

199

187

175

175 

175

165

155

155

338

1,150 

635

517 

555

575

517

359

265 

223

187

11,283

364

0.592

0.68

Feb.

145

135

*112

126

135

112

104

90

b84

b78

b74

70

66

,62

b60

b59 

b58

b58

b58

b58

59

62 

207

880 

815

675

930

1.680

-

7,052

252

0.410

0.43

Mar.

1.550

1,080

1,050

*880

675

615

595

499

481

409

527

265

257

225

211

199 

187

175

165

155

155

175 

165

155 

256

555

481

481

445 

359

295

13,240

427

0.694

0.80

Apr.

*257

187

165

145

155

502

655

655

655

655

'SSs 695

575

555

517

391 

279

225

187

165

445

465 

615

655 

555

591

251

199

211 

223

12,179

406

0.660

0.74

May

211

175

155

786

*1,500

950

1,060

1,080

950

655

409

251

175

145

126

112 

94

90

104

86

70

81 

544

175 

126

99

81

73

59 

50

47

10,079

325

0.528

0.61

June

47

*5T

66

55

50

50

47

74

1,100

5,540

4,340

3,850

4,550

6,050

5,510

4,270 

5,450

2,690

1,850

1,950

2,030

1,830 

1,800

1,580 

1,250

1,550

855

575

595 

*735

56,098

1,870

3.04

3.39

July

735

555

375

265

237

256

409

391

409

499

1,600

1,660

1,560

1,660

2,280

5,570 

5,330

2,450

1,930

1,580

1,030

795 

575

409 

775

1,030

755

835

905 

855

795

54,420

1,110

1.80

2.08

Aug.

*635

499

1,230

1,100

755

555

545

265

575

^445

2,270

2,660

2,500

2,280

2,650

2,720 

1,830

955

695

481

279

175 

155

112 

108

90

86

90

77 

66

56

26,277

848

1.58

1.59

Sept.

47

*44

44

50

50

41

41

40

42

155

145

117

117

94

70

59

150

530

500

500

635

555 

343

211 

155

126

99

77

66 

*59

4,962

165

0.268

0.30

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,540 Mln 12 Mean 820 cfsm 1.33 In. 18.11

Water wauei year year 1957-58: .Laor -00: Max nieut 6,030 "~»» ^^w Mln mj.ii 40 -*^ Mean piecui 671 "~» >- cfsm wi.am 1.09 j.»v/«* In. j,u. 14.81 j--«.«*

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 cfs).--Dec. 8 (12 m.) 3,530 cfs (17.16 ft); Dec. 21 (5 a.m.) 3,900 cfs 

(18.02 ft); June 14 (4 p.m.) 6,170 cfs (20.49 ft); July 16 (5 p.m.) 5,650 cfs (17.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
230 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1820. St. Marys River near Fort Wayne, Ind.

Location. Lat 41 "CO 1 , long 8S°07', in NE£ sec. 12, T.29 N., R.12 E., on left bank 130 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 4 miles south of Fort Wayne, and 12 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 753 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 748.61 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Apr. 13, 1939, chain gage on highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge .--28 years, 561 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,980 cfs June 14 (gage height, 15.06 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.96 ft).

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 18.79 ft); minimum observed, 3.4 cfs Oct. 19, 1934 (gage height, 0.28 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow re^ulated by Grand Lake Reservoir. Slight diversion from or into Wabash River basin and 

into Miami and Erie Canal.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 824: Drainage area. WSP 974: 1942. WSP 1337: 1933, 

1947.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

172

365

5.0

8.0

12.0

15.0

955

2,220

4,470

6,870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*96

96

90

84

84

84 

84

84

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

90

127

156

196

188

188

164

661

2,270

2,080

1,180

725

605

490

340

*250

10,958

353

0.469

0.54

Nov.

196

164

141

127

120

108 

102

139

415

465

318

365

365

746

1,640

1,100

725

635

725

665

440

340

297

259

214

172

148

134

127

120

11,512

384

0.510

0.57

Dec.

114

174

*297

259

205

164 

2,440

4,110

3,990

3,160

2,470

1,900

1,340

955

605

415

340

1,470

4,230

4,870

4,730

4,470

4,410

3,450

2,370

2,940

2,940

2,040

1,590

1,420

1,300

65,168

2,102

2.79

3.22

Jan.

bl,100

850

785

b750

695

695 

695

440

340

390

340

318

297

297

297

297

278

278

241

24T

427

1,420

1,220

785

725

785

785

605

440

365

297

17,478

564

0.749

0.86

Feb.

250

214

180

*b!8O

blSO

b!70 

156

148

134

b!25

bllS

bllO

b!04

b!03

blOO

b98

b96

b94

b94

b94

blOO

120

211

885

1,260

1,100

1,380

2,150

-

9,934

355

0.471

0.49

Mar.

1,770

1,260

1,180

*1,060

815

785 

755

605

545

490

415

318

297

278

259

250

241

223

205

196

188

196

205

188

232

575

635

545

545

465

365

16,086

519

0.689

0.79

Apr.

*297

250

214

188

181

1,010 

955

755

725

725

815

785

695

635

605

490

365

297

241

205

330

605

545

695

635

490

340

259

232

250

14,814

494

0.656

0.73

May

241

223

188

430

*1,5QO

1,100 

1,060

1,140

1,060

815

545

340

232

180

148

134

120

108

108

114

96

84

200

297

172

127

108

90

78

67

57

11,162

360

0.478

0.55

June

53

57

*90

74

59

57 

56

160

1,060

3,950

5,080

4,870

5,530

6,870

6,670

5,930

4,730

3,990

2,720

2,320

2,370

2,130

2,000

1,820

1,770

1,860

1,260

725

635

725

69,621

2,321

3.08

3.44

July

*785

665

465

340

278

250 

415

415

415

490

1,990

2,420

1,680

1,770

2,520

3,630

5,990

3,590

2,420

1,860

1,380

990

695

490

643

1,500

885

850

920

920

*Q?n

40,181

1,296

1.72

1.98

Aug.

885

575

955

1,260

885

665 

725

415

590

490

2,490

3,630

3,100

2,780

5,530

5,450

2,720

1,540

850

635

415

259

188

148

127

114

102

102

96

84

11

33,279

1,074

1.45

1.65

Sept.

61

54

*52

52

60

59 

53

47

45

112

196

141

127

114

96

78

78

327

490

490

635

665

465

278

214

164

120

102

84

75

5,554

184

0.244

0.27

Calendar year 1957 : Max 8,830 Mln 11 Mean 996 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.96

Water year 1957-58 : Max 6,870 Mln 45 Mean 838 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.09

ak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Dec. 8 (10 p.m.) 4,170 cfs (11.52 ft); Dec. 20 (2:50 p.m.) 4,940 

cfs (12.71 ft); June 14 (11 a.m.) 6,980 cfs (15.06 ft); July 17 (7:30 a.m.) 4,050 cfs (11.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement m 

b Stage-discharge relatio

de on this day. 

affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 231

1830. Maumee River at New Haven, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°05', long 85°01', in SW-J- sec.l, T.30 N., R.13 E., in center of span on 

downstrean side of county road bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Wabash Railroad bridge, half a mile north of New Haven, and 6 miles downstream from confluence of 

St. Marys and St. Joseph Rivers.

Drainage area. 1,940 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1946 to September 1956 (high-water records only), October 

1956 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 724.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 7, 1956, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 16.28 ft); minimum daily, 110 cfs June 7.

1946-58: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Feb. 16, 1950 (gage height, 21.4 ft). Minimum daily since Sept. 7, 1956, 95 cfs Oct. 7, 10-12, 14, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Plow regulated at low stage by powerplant above station. Plow 

slightly regulated by upstream reservoirs.

Revisions.--WSP 1337: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 15, 17, 18, 21-23, 25-31, June 4-8)

2.2 

2.5 

3.1 

4.0

165

345

720

9.0

14.0

17.0

4,060

8,430

11,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

E4

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

180 

*210

210

171

180

189

168

158

177

183

145

180

155

140

142

262

415

345

330

315

345

330

1,230

3,780

4,420

3,22O

2,310

1,690

1,240

940

1 , 020

24,780

799

0.412

0.48

Nov.

*620 

530

530

470

450

415

362

530

775

1,000

885

830

830

1,390

3,920

4,150

3,080

2,8OO

2,520

2,450

1,820

1,430

1,240

775

940

720

620

62 O

570

530

37,782

1,259

0.649

0.72

Dec.

510 

510

620

*620

570

510

3,640

6,660

6,390

5,380

3,920

2,870

2,170

1,760

1,300

1 , 060

940

2,150

7,630

10,100

10,600

9,830

8,630

7,630

6,570

8,230

8,130

6,120

4,980

4,340

3,850

138,420

4,465

2.30

2.65

Jan.

3,920 

2,870

al,950

al,550

al,200

1,180

1,360

*1,120

775

885

885

775

775

720

720

670

620

620

530

530

745

,430

,690

,180

,060

,060

,060

,000

830

720

670

35,100

1,132

0.584

0.67

Feb.

570 

530

510

432

*432

490

490

380

b360

b340

a320

a 305

a295

a285

a280

a280

a28O

a28O

a280

a28o

a295

a320

432

1,390

3,150

3,290

3,570

5,620

-

25,486

910

0.469

0.49

Mar.

5,620 

4,900

4,500

*3,990

3,430

3,220

3,080

2,800

2,380

2,240

1,820

1,430

1,300

1,180

1,120

1,060

1,000

885

885

830

830

830

775

775

830

1,120

1,300

1,180

1,180

1,060

940

58,490

1,887

0.973

1.12

Apr.

670 

885

*720

530

598

2,60O

5,010

2,800

2,590

2,520

2,380

2,170

2,100

1,890

1,760

1,430

1,180

720

1,060

1,500

1,060

1,240

1,240

1,430

1,300

1,120

885

775

670

620

43,453

1,448

0.746

0.83

May

620 

620

570

670

1,770

* ,760

,620

,690

,690

,430

1,060

775

620

450

300

432

345

330

398

415

315

3OO

168

362

285

225

183

158

140

171

195

20,067

647

0.334

0.39

June

470 

492

620

*203

145

122

110

175

1,100

4,540

7,330

6,570

7,030

9,250

8,930

7,830

6,300

5,300

3,920

3,290

3,080

2,730

2,380

2,310

2,520

3,220

2,170

1,360

1,120

*1,060

95,657

3,189

1.64

1.83

July

1,060 

1,000

720

570

530

490

620

670

570

850

3,270

6,750

4,200

4,200

6,300

5,620

5,940

5,540

4,420

3,920

3,220

2,100

1,560

1,120

1,300

1,890

1,430

1,180

1,360

1,430

1,620

75,450

2,434

1.25

1.44

Aug.

*2,590 

2,170

2,240

2,660

1,890

1,500

1,620

1,300

830

940

3,360

5,940

4,580

3,920

4,580

4,580

3,990

2,380

1,620

1,180

1,300

2,240

1,760

1,120

1,300

1,180

940

620

470

470

415

65,685

2,119

1.09

1.26

Sept.

345 

315

*362

270

285

300

285

270

277

1,690

1,300

670

530

470

362

*418

2,170

3,500

5,570

3,450

3,570

3,570

2,800

1,760

1,240

940

775

620

709

*490

37,293

1,243

0.641

0.72

Calendar year 1957: Max 14,50O M in 98 Mean 2,011 Cfam 1.04 In. 14.06

Water year 1957-58: Max 10,60O Min 110 Mean 1,802 Cfsm 0.929 In. 12.60

Peak discharge (base, 9,500 cfs).--Dec. 21 (5 a.m.) 10,800 cfs (16.28 ft); June 14 (8 to 10 p.m.) 

9,530 cfs (15.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for St. 

Joseph River at Cedarvllle, St. Marys River near Fort Wayne, and Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
232 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1835. Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°11'56", long 84°44'40", in sec.22, T.3 N. , R.I E., on left bank 425 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 49, 1 mile north of Antwerp, Paulding County, 

7 miles downstream from Indiana State line, and 10 miles upstream from Marie DeLarme 

Creek.

Drainage area. 2,049 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to December 1935, April 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datuni of gage is 695.49 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 13, 19J5, chain gage at site 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 1,690 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 14.48 ft); minimum, 121 cfs June 7, 8 (gage height, 0.96 ft).

1921-35, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 26,200 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 20.29 

ft); minimum, 24 cfs Oct. 17, IE'30, June 21, 22, 1933 (gage height, 0.32 ft).

Flood of Mar. 27, 1913, was estimated as 40,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Low flow 

slightly regulated by powerplant at Fort Wayne, Ind.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 1174: 1927, 1933, 1940. 

WSP 1387:1922-23, 1925-27, 19c4.

Rating tables, water year 1SI57-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 14 June 15 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

1O8 

152 

250 

384

3.0

6.0

1O.O

15.0

780

2,520

6.06O

12 800

1.5 267

2.0 432

3.0 847

5.0 1,980

9.0 5,210

13.0 9,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

202 

190

198

195

176

181

183

166

166

174

176

157 

176

150

150

154

273

414

351

326

334

*340

384

2,340

4.240

3,720

2,380

1,990

1,460 

1,100

875

23,321

752

0.367

0.42

Nov.

925 

603

541

521

465

43O

*384

356

603

850

950

825 

802

950

2,780

4.550

3,170

2,660

2,520

2,250

2,120

1,460

1,400

975

825

850

646

603

603 

561

36,958

1,232

0.601

0.67

Dec.

521 

502

502

624

603

541

1,690

6,500

6,850

5,840

4,420

3,O2O 

2,38O

1,870

1,510

1,180

1,000

1,150

6,480

10,500

12.000

11,400

9,810

8,330

7,090

8.46O

8,850

7,450

5,410

4,330

3, 880

144,693

4,668

2.28

2.63

Jan.

3.970 

3,400

2,120

bl,700

bl,400

bl,200

bl,2OO

bl,100

bl.OOO

950

950

9OO 

825

758

712

690

646

624

b6OO

603

521 i,o3o

1,570

1,400

1,100

1,020

1,050

*1,020

900 

780

690

36,399

1,174

0.573

0.66

Feb.

603

561

502

bSOO

465

414

b410

b400

384

b400

*b380

b350 

b310

b300

b3<50~

b300

b300

b300

b300

b300

b310

b330

b360

bSOO

bZ , 5OO

:.,020

J,100

4 .710

-

22,909

818

0.399

0.42

Mar.

5.620

5,110

4,330

4,060

3,320

3,100

2,940

2,87O

2,38O

1,990

1,930

1,630 

1,150

1,400

1,080

1,080

1,020

925

875

875

850

825

780

758

832

975

»1,260

1,260

1,180 

1,120

1,020

58,515

1,888

0.921

1.06

Apr.

825 

712

825

69O

521

2,070

5.170

2,730

2,520

2,320

2,380

2,250 

2.O60

1,990

1,750

1,570

1,290

1,000

802

1,080

1,400

1,O20

1,240

1,210

1,290

1,150

975

802

712 

624

42,978

1,433

0.699

0.78

May

603 

603

561

561

850

1.750

1,51O

1,510

1,570

1,460

1,150

875 

668

541

384

334

399

351

370

414

399

324

313

218

348

273

238

200

*169 

152 . gq

19,267

622

0.304

0.35

June

198 

384

465

430

210

152

129

125

303

2,420

6.28O

6,850 

6,280

8,85O

9.280

8,290

6,920

5,570

4,670

3,540

3,220

2,900

2,460

2,320

2,250

3,380

2,680

1,780

1,260 

1,100

94,696

3,157

1.54

1.72

July

1,O70 

1,040

945

799

644

603

524

709

687

644

2,370

7.470 

6,110

4,040

6,710

5,930

*5,840

5,840

4,940

4,040

3,540

2,680

1,780

1,420

1,070

1,600

1,720

1,260

1,260 

1,450

1,600

80,335

2,591

1.26

1.45

Aug.

2,460 

2,32O

1,980

2,460

2,250

1,60O

1,600

1,720

1,14O

847

1,620

5.4BO 

5,210

4,130

3,960

4,580

4,310

3,220

1,920

1,450

1,200

1,780

2,11O

1,420

1,140

1,260

1,100

871

623 

505

468

66,734

2,153

1.05

1.21

Sept.

425 

346

327

366

286

301

298

286

270

8BT

1,720

1,040 

687

563

486

*394

781

2,90O

5.46O

3,300

3,380

3,460

3,140

2,180

1,420

1,120

895

731

603 

709

36,741

1,225

0.598

0.67

Calendar year 1957 : Max 16,400 Mln 98 Mean 2,116 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.01

Water year 1957-58 : Max 12,000 Mln 125 Mean 1,818 Cfsm 0.887 In. 12.04

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). Dec. 21 (ll a.m.) 12,000 cfs (14.48 ft); Dec. 26 (10 p.m.) 9,110 

cfs (12.52 ft); June 15 (8 a.m.) 9,410 cfs (12.89 ft); July 12 (4 p.m.) 8,530 cfs (13.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this clay, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO'LAKE ERIE 233

1845. Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°40'40", long 84°13'50", In NE£ sec.24, T.9 S., R.I E., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 20, 1 mile east of Powers, Fulton County, 

and 2£ miles upstream from Iron Creek.

Drainage area. 238 sq ml.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 722.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Jan. 18, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 165 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs July 15 (gage height, 10.27 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 13, 14; minimum gage height, 0.31 ft Sept. 14, 15.

1940-58: Maximum discharge, 4,250cfs Apr. 29, 1956 (gage height, 13.82 ft); minimum, 

5.9 cfs Sept. 1-3, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1307: 1948(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20 Dec. 21 to Sept. 3O

0.3

.6

1.0

11

34

66

2.O 

4.0 

8.0

16O

450

l.ZZO

O.3

.6

1.0

15

39

77

3.0 Z99

7.0 1,01O

9.0 1,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

18

 17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

14

15

15

20

38

46

44

36

32

29

92

524

35?

194

139

107

90 

81

73

2,144

69.2

0.291

0.34

Nov.

66

61

57

55

52

50

48

54

72

74

67

62

60

214

591

476

359

*254

226

207

171

139

118

106

96

88

81

80

84 

86

4,145

138

0.580

0.65

Dec.

80

77

69

64

62

64

136

268

194

154

129

104

101

82

70

74

72

102

756

1,130

1,220

851

627

433

347

851

737

537

424 

319

286

10,420

336

1.41

1.63

Jan.

27_5

225

200

160

140

130

110

95

*85

80

75

70

70

65

65

65

65

65

60

60

60

95

110

94

89

88

86

86

84

85

3,118

101

0.424

0.49

Feb.

81

79

70

60

55

55

55

55

50

45

40

*40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

45

50

70

240

650

573

681

555

-

3,869

138

0.580

0.60

Mar.

573

573

408

340

319

347

340

286

237

196

180

169

*174

158

147

137

132

127

127

122

122

114

108

108

113

*119

116

109

109 

99

93

6,302

203

0.853

0.98

Apr.

95

92

9O

87

84

110

191

231

180

152

158

196

186

169

137

122

117

110

102

94

101

102

132

119

118

114

97

89

89 

8O

3,744

125

0.525

0.59

May

75

69

65

334

592

304

251

186

152

132

109

94

88

82

75

67

57

62

59

56

51

52

44

42

46

38

*36

58

34 

52

50

3,152

101

0.424

0.49

June

55

56

54

52

28

26

24

25

51

39

40

55

56

59

56

31

26

24

22

22

21

20

22

22

56

117

74

51

39 

32

1,055

35.1

0.147

0.16

July

27

24

98

519

504

237

164

124

90

75

189

174

127

109

1.450

1,070

467

292

225

180

142

120

103

89

79

71

64

56

52

54

70

6,845

221

0.929

1.07

Aug.

121

86

67

55

49

45

116

100

75

63

126

T36

80

62

53

51

46

41

36

39

82

72

54

50

53

47

39

34

35 

30

£7

1,938

62.5

0.265

0.30

Sept.

24

23

23

23

22

21

21

21

21

25

21

19

18

16

17

5O5

*555

627

304

213

169

152

107

89

77

69

62

54

49 

45

3,370

112

0.471

0.53

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,220 Min 8.6 Mean 130 Cfsm 0.546 In. 7.45

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,450 Mln 14 Mean 137 Cfsm 0.576 In. 7.83

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Dec. 21 (3 a.m.) 1,420 cfs (8.84 ft); July 15 (10 a.m.) 1,900 cfs 

(10.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15, Jan. 3-21, Feb. 4-25.
234 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1850. Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°30'15", long 84°25'50", in SW£ see.5, T.6 N., R.4 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 191 at west edge of Stryker, Williams County, 

0.6 mile upstream from New York Central Railroad bridge and \\ miles downstream from 

Leatherwood Creek.

Drainage area.--441 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1928 (published as "near Stryker"), October 1940 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 685.5 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1928, chain gage at site 3j miles downstream at different 

datum. Oct. 13, 1940, to Jan. 17, 1941, staff gage and Jan. 18, 1941, to Sept. 30, 

1953, water stage recorder, at site half a mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 319 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,630 ofs July 18 (gage height, 13.04 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 7, 10, 11; minimum gage height, 1.31 ft Oct. 7.

1921-28, 1940-58: Maximum discharge, 6,640 cfs Apr. 25, 1950; maximum gage height, 

16.16 ft May 1, 1956; minimum discharge, 3.6 cfs Aug. 30, 31, 1953.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 16.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 7,600 

cfs). Flood in 1937 reached a stage of 15.0 ft, from information by local resident 

(discharge, 6,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 564: Drainage area. WSP 1144: 1922-28. WSP 1387: 1925.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20-22, Sept. 22-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22 Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

5.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

686

1,100

1,440

2,630

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

4.0

86

308

8.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

900

1,570

1,990

2,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, waber year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

23

22

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

19

20

22

25

52

88

80

63

48

*41

138

670

975

1,130

1,190

766

388

266

230

6,454

208

0.472

0.54

Nov.

198

172

153

146

138

130

122

126

208

230

198

172

154

330

760

900

975

*860

608

470

388

311

257

226

198

180

167

158

162

167

9,269

309

0.701

0.78

Dec.

162

154

142

130

122

122

336

700

715

548

358

284

248

230

194

176

158

185

779

1,370

2,010

2.540

2,100

1,750

1,450

1,480

1,450

1,540

1,510

1,260

936

24,939

804

1.82

2.10

Jan.

676

555

482

400

350

300

250

*Z10

190

180

160

150

150

140

140

140

140

140

136

135

164

218

272

266

218

208

196

191

180

174

169

7,278

235

0.533

0.61

Feb.

169

158

147

118

119

120

130

95

85

75

75

*70

70

70

70

65

65

65

70

70

75

85

130

626

1,030

1,160

1,570

1,710

-

8,292

296

0.671

0.70

Mar.

1,650

1,480

1,340

1,140

836

756

804

740

600

454

373

334

321

328

302

284

260

242

236

236

230

224

202

191

191

*213

224

218

196

191

169

14,945

482

1.09

1.26

Apr.

158

152

152

146

159

213

360

468

326

328

334

440

468

399

321

266

224

208

186

169

174

202

600

482

321

248

213

180

164

147

8,288

276

0.626

0.70

May

130

123

112

152

468

555

454

334

260

213

180

147

123

114

108

99

85

78

93

84

74

69

77

67

63

62

*53

64

79

68

54

4,642

150

0.340

0.39

June

53

58

55

50

45

42

38

35

47

89

120

97

92

152

126

90

69

55

49

45

43

38

34

36

42

79

138

94

69

52

2,032

67.7

0.154

0.17

July

42

35

40

342

585

540

386

236

152

118

328

692

468

314

946

*1,450

2,220

2,560

2,100

1,540

885

386

242

186

158

136

111

95

86

117

254

17,750

573

1.30

1.50

Aug.

630

600

334

196

132

119

202

296

196

129

147

208

169

121

103

102

86

71

60

53

127

260

186

126

138

120

90

69

59

51

45

5,225

169

0.383

0.44

Sept.

41

36

37

39

37

37

37

35

35

38

40

36

33

30

30

124

*660

990

1,140

1.220

1,010

496

266

180

143

117

99

82

67

59

7,194

240

0.544

0.61

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,340 Min 12 Mean 275 Cfsm 0.624 In. 8.47

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,560 Min 19 Mean 319 Cfsm 0.723 In. 9.80

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Dec. 22 (11 a.m.) 2,410 cfs (12.66 ft); July 18 (6 a.m.) 2,630 

cfs (13.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 4-18, Feb. 6-23.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1865. Auglaize River near Fort Jennings, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°56'55", long 84°15'58", in SEij sec. 15, T.I S., R.5 E.,-on left bank 

200 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 224, 3| miles northeast of Fort Jennings, 

Putnam County, and 6 miles upstream from Ottawa River.

Drainage area. 333 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1921 to December 1935, October 1940 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 713.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 6, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 293 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,590 cfs June 12 (gage height, 13.05 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1921-35, 1940-58: Maximum discharge, 9,550 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 17.8 ft, 

from high-water mark); minimum, 4.5 cfs Oct. 7, 1956; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft 

Aug. 28, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some diversion from Grand Lake by Miami & Erie Canal into Jennings Creek, tributary to Auglaize 

River, above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 744: 1932. WSP 974: 1930(M). WSP 1307: 1922-24(M), 

 1926-S7(M), 1929(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 10-16, 21, 22, 27, July 11-14, 16-18)

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

Oct. 1 to De 

26

Dec. 9 to Sept. 30

2.5

3.0 

4.0

101

163

331

Note. Same as following 

table above 4.0 ft.

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

109

174

331

6.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

804

1,780

2,640

3,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

42

39

37

35

33

32

32

31

28.

32

32

31

30

30

34

83

90

75

55

*45

40

95

526

622

331

190

138

115

106

123

3,178

103

_

-

Nov.

127

108

90

82

75

66

62

109

420

502

247

163

135

250

778

648

331

221

*205

221

190

147

115

103

92

83

76

71

73

363

6,153

205

_

-

Dec.

293

176

135

111

103

99

1,100

3,030

2,910

1,060

502

371

331

294

195

166

175

893

2,640

5.520

3,030

1,630

661

445

392

1,260

1,860

916

502

341

269

29,210

942

_-

Jan.

277

224

b!80

b!60

b!40

b!30

*b!20

126

108

101

93

84

75

78

81

86

81

70

60

61

93

6O3

916

376

224

209

180

142

130

116

104

5,428

175

_

-

Feb.

95

104

84

71

83

85

69

54

t>50

b45

*b45

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

41

43

43

48

84

698

1,660

1,180

648

1,230

_

6,740

241

_

-

Mar.

1,210

598

392

294

238

286

538

413

286

216

165

142

144

147

139

125

113

102

97

92

91

93

102

108

125

362

467

322

254

216

187

8,064

260

_

-

Apr.

153

132

»117

107

!§_

466

860

538

322

238

441

778

514

341

261

209

171

148

130

118

180

382

361

269

188

139

113

108

187

209

8,278

276

-

-

May

145

113

108

490

1,580

972

445

303

231

180

153

127

107

90

81

102

80

78

85

65

55

55

83

93

81

62

51

48

44

37

3_6

6,180

199

_

-

June

59

97

70

59

50

47

41

137

514

1,740

*3,260

3.450

2,930

3,080

2,980

1,220

502

526

916

1,000

1,940

1,030

456

303

246

694

1,620

798

361

246

30,372

1,012

-

-

July

180

144

119

108

£5_

136

478

1,090

778

371

1,140

2,550

3,140

1,770

1,440

1,900

2,460

1,100

526

361

246

202

169

208

635

1,090

512

269

195

147

340

23,899

771

-

-

Aug.

1.540

888

888

635

294

209

485

804

382

231

185

823

424

*231

175

161

195

161

128

148

109

90

73

98

110

96

78

66

56

56

43

9,662

312

-

-

Sept.

38

38

39

44

50

45

49

45

40

45

53

107

64

47

40

47

158

767

944

361

216

216

303

188

131

103

81

70

60

56

4,445

148

-

-

Calendar year 1957 : Max 6,380 

Water year 1957-58 : Max 3,450

Mean 

Mean

475

388

Cfsir 

Cf srr

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). --De 

(12.60 ft); June 12

8 (10 p.m.) 3,320 cfs (12.32 ft); Dec. 20 (8 p.m.) 

a.m.) 3,590 cfs (13.05 ft); July 13 (2 p.m.) 3,200 cfs (12.53 ft).

3,520 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
236 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1875. Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°45'18", long 84°ll'4l", in NW£ sec.29, T.3 S., R.6 E., on left bank at 

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 81 at Allentown, Alien County, 0.3 mile downstream from Kessler Run.

Drainage area. 168 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1923 to December 1935, August 1943 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 789.67 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1925, chain gage and Oct. 1, 1925, to 

Dec. 30, 1935, water-stage recorder, at site 35 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 125 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs July 16 (gage height, 6.46 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 9, 10 (gage height, 2.37 ft).

1923-35, 1943-58: Maximum discharge, 5,300 cfs June 29, 1957 (gage height, 9.45 ft); 

minimum, 1.4 cfs June 28, 29, 1933.

Flood of Mar. 15, 1939, reached a stage of 10.1 ft and flood in May 1943 a_atage of 

10 ft (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by operation of 

water-supply and sewage-treatment plants of city of Lima above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1004: 1924. WSP 1144: 1944(M). WSP 1207: 1927. 

WSP 1387: 1924(M) , 1927-28(M) , 1929, 1930(M) , 1935(M) .

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

3.1

3.3

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

101

200

410

1,040

1,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

26

20

26

24

22

20

*18

20

13

T3

14

16

15

14

17

42

60

25

20

20

23

32

123

89

36

28

24

22

22 

24

39

901

29.1

0.173

0.20

Nov.

26

26

20

19

25

22

22

87

66

29

26

24

25

97

64

37

28

26

36

*30

29

25

23

22

25

26

24

32

92 

51

1,084

36.1

0.215

0.24

Dec.

29

28

28

34

32

52

1,150

1,090

387

200

135

77

83

76

65

72

95

415

1.500

1,200

793

318

188

158

165

952

496

236

165 

123

109

10,251

331

1.97

2.27

Jan.

106

79

67

61

53

51

*57

48

45

41

40

37

36

53

53

51

41

36

32

32

192

415

132

51

74

79

76

65

55 

51

51

2,260

72.9

0.434

0.50

Feb.

42

45

40

38

40

38

36

32

28

29

28

27

27

26

26

25

25

25

*25

25

28

40

196

580

751

258

233

573

-

3,287

117

0.696

0.72

Mar.

338

218

180

151

128

209

280

169

125

101

83

77

76

76

70

65

65-si 61

65

76

90

83

74

141

222

101

135

117 

104

90

3,831

124

0.738

0.85

Apr.

76

67

*58

46

48

237

203

95

ID'9 45

384

244

188

138

114

94

77

65

58

55

123

138

123

126

94

69

61

62

77 

67

3,341

111

0.661

0.74

May

57

51

75

864

726

288

196

138

120

92

74

65

54

50

51

58

57

45

40

38

35

98

67

51

40

34

34

27

23 

23

20

3,591

116

0.690

0.80

June

66

59

29

25

23

22

20

47

131

*1,260

660

224

579

658

231

130

93

192

183

361

248

135

89

62

67

390

319

150

97 

74

6,624

221

1.32

1.47

July

44

38

34

40

28

80

83

169

152

97

949

1,200

952

524

412

1,560

496

203

144

106

79

57

122

306

226

92

67

57

40 

44

295

8,696

281

1.67

1.92

Aug.

218

229

252

102

62

116

234

157

120

76

309

436

*I58

93

136

214

154

200

101

58

46

49

58

105

126

84

50

38

32 

30

32

4,075

131

0.780

0.90

Sept.

28

28

37

34

38

29

30

29

27

49

28

27

25

22

24

140

385

654

T67

120

100

122

67

55

44

39

36

36

34 

32

2,486

82.9

0.493

0.55

Calendar year 1957 : Max 3,660 Min 13 Mean 194 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.67

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,560 Min 13 Mean 138 Cfam 0.821 In. 11.16.

Peak discharge (base, 1,6 

(6.30 ft); June 10 (2 I

3 cfs). Dec. 7 (7 p.m.) 1,670 cfa (6.25 ft); Dec. 19 (1 p.m.) 1,720 

n.) 1,780 cfa (6.37 ft); July 16 (1 p.m.) 1,840 cfs (6.46 ft),

Discharge measurement made on thia day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO'LAKE ERIE 237

1890. Blanchard River near Pindlay, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°03 I 21", long 83 C 41'17", on east line of sec.10, T.I N. , R.10E., on 

left bank at upstream side of county highway bridge, 2 miles west of Findlay, Hancock 

County, and 3 miles downstream from Eagle Creek.

Drainage area. 343 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1923 to December 1935, October 1940 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 754.55 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

July 24, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 237 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 7.76 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

1923-35, 1940-58: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Dec. 1, 1927 (gage height, 15.4 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 3, 1934.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 18.5 ft (discharge, 22,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 11,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 974: 1942. WSP 1054: 1927-30, 1933(M), 1945. WSP 1387: 

1926, 1928(M), 1930(M), 1952.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 24-30)

0.6 

.7 

.9

1.2

4.0

10

82

1.5 

2.0 

5.0

8.0

150

290

1, 300

2,570

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

21

19

18

14

12

13

12

12

11

10

9.2

9^

9.2

10

9.2

17

21

14

11

12

*16

14

83

267

296

200

115

78

61 

54

50

1,497.8

48.3

0.141

0.16

Nov.

45

38

38

38

41

37

34

101

184

226

117

69

50

140

312

284

145

94

104

158

140

77

82

80

51

41

33

35

149 

304

3,247

108

0.315

0.35

Dec.

217

127

88

69

53

55

1,300

1,980

1,420

585

*290

178

150

147

111

109

109

479

1,780

*2.140

1,860

1,080

424

307

274

1,010

1,190

616

349 

245

175

18,917

610

1.78

2.05

Jan.

161

111

88

71

84

100

98

92

71

68

66

54

54

80

127

113

90

68

51

54

164

875

578

277

181

140

*167

132

104 

94

84

4,497

145

0.423

0.49

Feb.

77

78

68

65

62

61

56

38

b35

b35

b30

b30

b30

29

.28

28

28

b30

*30

28

28

33

197

1,340

1,900

1,190

525

1,020

-

7,099

254

0.741

0.77

Mar.

980

490

354

298

254

352

525

363

262

198

153

129

132

140

124

113

102

98

96

98

98

98

96

88

102

181

259

223

184 

170

142

6,902

223

0.650

0.75

Apr.

115

100

*90

62

58

129

290

335

209

161

592

700

409

284

234

184

147

120

102

98

194

329

284

245

170

117

98

111

150 

124

6,241

208

0.606

0.68

May

102

88

113

782

1.500

692

332

231

156

109

102

102

84

75

68

66

62

68

56

48

42

59

73

82

49

31

34

50

44 

41

40

5,181

167

0.487

0.56

June

58

132

82

59

56

54

48

62

160

389

718

*496

628

"534 910

270

178

161

192

211

298

234

161

124

113

483

805

748

278 

134

8,776

293

0.854

0.95

July

84

90

84

88

.§1

73

288

388

388

256

866

1.700

1,540

1,050

324

577

478

282

184

129

106

96

84

84

191

124

88

71

87 

92

258

10,219

330

0.962

1.11

Aug.

770

55T

338

186

104

78

252

371

326

276

595

*595

451

265

206

186

150

120

80

77

77

92

82

88

100

100

100

90

80 

77

71

6,934

224

0.653

0.75

Sept.

66

69

75

77

178

221

268

161

122

98

84

77

66

62

71

78

107

343

315

212

147

8G

59

44

35

35

Z&

45

47 

42

3,316

111

0.324

0.36

Calendar year 1957 : Max 6,040 Mln 7.2 Mean 347 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.71

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,140 Mln 9.2 Mean 227 Cfsm 0.662 In. 8.98

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 

(7.70 ft).

cfs).--Dec. 7 (12 p.m.) 2,470 cfa (7.76 ft); Dec. 20 (6 p.m.) 2,420 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
238 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1915. Auglaize River near Defiance, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°14'15", long 84°24'02", in NE£ sec..9, T.3 H., R.4 E., on right bank 

125 ft downstream from dam and powerplant of Toledo Edison Co., a quarter of a mile 

upstream from Jackson ditch, and 3 miles south of Defiance, Defiance County.

Drainage area. 2,329 sq mi.

Records available.--May to August 1903 (gage heights only), April 1915 to September 1958. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 660.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. May 20 to Aug. 8, 1903, staff gage at site if miles downstream at different 

datum. Apr. 13, 1915, to Dec. 6, 1933, staff gage near right bank on upstream side of 

dam at datum 6.00 ft higher. Auxiliary tailwater staff gage near right bank on downstream side of dam at present datum.

Average discharge. 43 years, 1,684 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,100 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 15.91 ft); mlnimum daily, 28 cfs Feb. 16.

1915-58: Maximum discharge, 52,500 cfs Feb. 16, 1950 (gage height, 26.4 ft, from 

graph based on hourly powerplant tailwater-gage readings); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs 

Oct. 13, 14, 1952 (during repairs to powerplant dam).

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 38.8 ft from reading on powerplant tailwater 

gage at present datum (discharge, 120,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 

51,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplant above station (reservoir capacity, 

'"TfO acre-ft). Some diversion by Miami & Erie Canal from Grand Lake into Jennings

(See miscellaneous discharge 

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 954: 1941. WSP 1307: 1916-40(M).

Creek, tributary to Auglaize River above station. 

measurements on p.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 6 May 7 to Sept. 30

5.1 

5.5 

6.0

22

240

487

6.5 860

7.0 1,360

9.0 3,950

13.O ll.OOO

16.0 18,400

24 5.1 

5.5

88

240

4.8

4.9

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 5.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

38

40

38

38

38 

91

*40

41

42

42

44

44

44

46

298

41

307

229

148

231

1,370

1,740

2,880

2,810

1,860

972

356

578

420

478

15,382

496

-

-

Nov.

502

328

427

326

323

207 

108

*581

1,380

1,380

1,380

979

948

2,680

3,090

3,090

2,090

1,240

906

964

744

433

682

302

444

424

332

302

460

235

27,287

910

_

-

Dec.

790

732

688

344

542

445 

1,720

11,400

13,700

10,600

6,050

3,950

2,550

1,590

1,050

725

847

1,840

7,260

15,800

17,100

13,300

7,980

4,400

3,23O

5,200

9,060

7,620

5,540

3,160

'

161,633

5,214

_

-

Jan.

3,230

1,980

990

652

652

652 

*652

652

652

434

460

438

480

506

46

438

460

560

383

52

474

1,260

3,050

3,010

1,670

661

842

630

645

645

413

27,669

893

_

-

Feb.

424

482

269

304

422

266 

227

370

60

292

206

172

164

29

296

28

202

*36

241

34

33

288

362

2 , 040

4,400

6,730

7,080

7,080

_

32,537

1,162

_

-

Mar.

7.260

5,200

4,100

3,300

3,300

2,590 

3,230

3,090

3,160

1,860

1,160

1,030

1,090

1,040

1,040

659

1,000

794

552

751

630

740

620

666

674

1,430

*2,290

1,980

1,800

1,050

1,210

59,296

1,913

_

-

Apr.

823

880

1,130

1,800

518

1,650 

2,740

3,090

1,730

268

2,020

3,230

5,580

3,230

2,890

1,100

1,230

840

1,060

75

2,550

1,860

2,810

2,140

1,310

1,010

600

844

364

942

48,314

1,610

_

-

May

866

856

660

1,300

3,300

5,200 

4,250

3,230

1,970

1,020

596

744

35

987

252

33

618

29

620

30

29

486

558

46

272

471

44

*116

786

40

42

29,486

951

_

-

June

44

217

988

378

264

44 

218

46

2,420

7,220

*10,400

13,300

12,300

14,500

16,100

12,300

5,050

3,160

2,940

3,120

3,090

3,650

3,300

1,400

1,450

3,230

3,370

3,370

2,880

1,620

132,369

4,412

_

-

July

664

532

302

315

590

35 

1,120

2,510

2,940

1,760

3,460

11,4OO

11,800

10,200

6,900

7,620

9,600

7,800

3,800

3,300

1,200

784

475

484

1,170

1,730

594

878

556

459

2,140

97,118

3,133

_

-

Aug.

2,460

2,520

2,100

2,550

2,100

1,280 

994

2,090

3,090

2,420

5,230

3,090

3,160

2,810

2,040

2,040

1,740

1,690

1,180

83

1,030

100

802

42

284

781

318

260

255

4OO

38

46,977

1,515

_

-

Sept.

38

40

372

48

48

268 

38

325

374

323

160

320

370

36

*1T6

209

718

793

2,210

1,230

906

873

1,620

642

246

40

40

40

40

40

12,583

419

_

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 31,900 Min 21 Mean 2,421 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 17,1OO Mln 28 Mean 1,892 Cfsra - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs).--Dec. 9 (8 a.m.) 14,500 cfs (14.53 ft); Dec. 20 (4:30 p.m.) 

18,100 cfs (15.91 ft); June 15 (9 a.m.) 16,600 cfs (15.30 ft).

Discharge measur at made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

1920. Miami & Erie Canal near Defiance, Ohio

239

Location. Lat 41°17'30", long 84°16'50", In NW£ sec.22, T.4 N. , R.5 E., on right bank 

adjacent to Independence Dam, 275 ft downstream from point of diversion from Maumee 

River and 4-| miles east of Defiance, Defiance County.

Records available.--October 1924 to July 1929, May to December 1935, October 1952 to 

September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. 

Published as "near Florida" May to December 1935.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 656.12 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

July 23, 1929, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 2.69 ft higher. May to 

December 1935, staff gage at site 5-| miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 

1952, to Mar. 25, 1953, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes.--1924-29. 1935, 1952-58: 

at times.

Maximum daily discharge, 301 cfs Dec. 9, 1927; no flow

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Flow is 

diverted from Maumee River into canal at headgates 275 ft upstream and returned to 

river above station at Waterville.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

*92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

96

99

99

102

102

99

106

121

~85 137

14

8.7

7.5

6.9 

772- 6.7

2,477.0

79.9

_

-

Nov.

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.2

5.9

5.4

5.6

5.6

3.9

4.6

5.4

5.4

5.6

15

V

-7.8

6.9

7.8

*4.1

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.6

4.1

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

3.9 

3 2

175.1

5.84

_

-

Dec.

3.4

376

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.9

29

23

13

9.3

8.4

6.9

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.4

11

29

31

15

11

7.8

6.7

10

27

13

9.6

7.5

6.9

334.4

10.8

_

-

Jan.

6.9 |:

( )

2.0

76.9

2.48

_

-

Feb.

1.6

(«)

, .

11

14

15

-

102.2

3.65

_

-

Mar.

9.3

579

4.4

3.4

2.9

5.4

5.1

3.6

3.6

1.4

.9

.8

1.1

.7

.6

.5

75

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

*.9

.8 

.9

.9

62.4

2.01

-

Apr.

5.3 Iff"

20

21

19

21

23

21

22

22

26

2T

23

21

21

19

19

18

18

17

21

22

24

20

20

23

22

20

18

19

607.3

20.2

-

May

19

21

19

21

22

24

22

20

19

19

19

19

18

17

17

22

32

31

30

25

24

26

26

25

24

25

24

*42

96 92"

89

929

30.0

-

June

89

92

99

99

96

92

92

89

99

129

149

157

161

169

175

169

149

141

133

133

129

129

129

117

117

125

129

121

117

110

3,733

124

-

July

102

99

99

99

99

96

99

110

113

113

129

166

158

154

150

146

*146

146

134

130

118

110

102

94

94

94

94

91

90

90

114

3,579

115

-

Aug.

126

114

106

102

102

102

94

102

106

114

150

12S

122

118

114

114

110

110

102

102

126

106

98

94

88

88

85

83

80

78

74

3,236

104

-

Sept.

71

70

73

70

69.

72

69

73

74

74

78

86

83

76

75

75

*78

88

106

110

106

106

106

102

91

85

81

78

76

74

2,475

82.5

-

Calendar year 1957 : Max 137 Mln 1.8 Mean 35.1 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1957-58: Max 173 Min 0.5 Mean 48.7 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 2 to Feb. 25.
240 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1925. Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°17'30", long 84°16'50", in NW£ sec.22, T.4 N., R.5 E., on left bank

 40 ft upstream from Independence Dam, 275 ft downstream from point of diversion to 

Miami & Erie Canal, 4 miles downstream from Auglaize River, and 4? miles east of 

Defiance, Defiance County.

Drainage area. 5,530 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1924 to December 1935, March 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above concrete dam. Datum of gage is 659.12 ft above mean 

sea level. Prior to Nov. 13, 1924, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 4,039 cfs (not including flow in Miami & Erie Canal).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,100 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 7.15 ft); mini-

 mum, 108 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 1.51 ft).

1924-35, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 87,100 cfs Feb. 16, 1950 (gage height, 13.70 

ft); minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 3, 1925 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Flow affected by regulation of Auglaize River at hydroelectric

 plant of Toledo Edison Co., 3 miles south of Defiance. Water diverted into Miami

& Erie Canal, 275 ft upstream, bypasses station. These records do not include flow in 

canal; record of diversion published as Miami & Erie Canal near Defiance (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years). WSP 974: 1926-27, 1930. WSP 1387: 1925-28, 1946.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

115

235

565

1,260

2,440

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

4,400

9,600

25,100

43,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

295

195

181

181

168

168 

181

*157 

147

136

136

126

I3S

126

126

286

325

473

708

548

530

1,260

2,510

5,100 

9,500

8,700

6,120

4,050

3,700

2, 690

2,010

50,749

1,637

_

-

Nov.

1,690

1,580

1,260

1,050

1,030

816 

668

9$9 

2,200

2,470

2,720

2,570

1,800 

4,790

7,240

9,600

8,100

6,080

*5,100

5,010

4,070

3,100

2,650

2,270 

1,580

1,690

1,560

1,260

1,280

1,080

86,903

2,897

_

-

Dec.

1,440

1,550

1,390

1,150

1.130

1,200 

4,150

18,600 

24,200

20,800

13,000

8,700

5,880 

4,530

3,300

2,690

2,300

3,210

15,000

50,500

55,100

So, 5oo

22,800

16,800 

15,700

17,200

22,800

20,400

14,800

10, 600

9, 000

578,420

12,210

_

-

Jan.

9,600

7,520

5,100

2,870

2,440

2,440 

2,500

*2,040 

1,980

1,800

1,580

1,890

1,580 

1,740

1,150

1,560

1,440

1,580

1,230

859

1,050

1,860

4,360

5,370 

5,620

2,270

2,200

2,040

2,010

1,890

1,600

80,749

2,605

_

-

Feb.

1,260

1,470

1,030

885

1,000

1,08O 

862

908 

548

565

668

*626

606 

460

688

478

565

460

606

460

425

690

3,620 

8,700

12,600

14,800

15,600

-

72,328

2,585

^

-

Mar.

18,400

14,800

12,300

10,200

9,300

8,100 

8,700

7,800 

7,520

5,510

4,110

3,700

3,260 

2,800

3,060

2,340

2,580

2,200

1,860

1,890

1,920

1,860

1,830

1,720 

1,770

2,360

3,900

*3,820

3,620

2,720

2 , 690

158,640

5,117

-

Apr.

2,060

1,840

1,900

2,870

1,640

2,720 

7,240

7,520 

5,880

3,500

5,010

6,980

6,980 

6,370

5,880

3,540

3,300

2,510

2,200

1,390

4,150

3,780

5,560

5,190 

3,740

3,140

2,270

2,100

1,490

1,860

114,610

3,820

^

-

May

3,710

1,620

1,600

1,770

4,030

7,240 

7,240

5,650 

4,400

3,420

2,400

2,170

1,200 

1,920

1,150

668

1,090

708

1,210

729

647

1,060

1,060

460 

582

792

442

*425

891

195

58,759

1,895

_

-

June

195

342

1,230

890

708

326 

546

222 

1,830

7,180

15,200

21,200

20,400 

22,400

25,100

22,000

13,400

9,300

8,100

6,980

6,170

6,520

5,930

3,820 

3,660

6,120

6,980

5,840

4,750

2,910

230,049

7,668

_

-

July

1,720

1^20

1,260

1,150

1,470

1.130

1,646

5,100 

5,780

2,870

4,440

19,200

22,400 

17,200

16,800

18,400

18,000

*16,800

12,000

9,900

7,520

5,280

3,660

2,370 

2,370

2,750

2,800

2,510

1,860

1,890

4,160

212,150

6,844

-

Aug.

7,520

6,470

5,460

5,060

4,970

3,700 

2,950

4,150 

5,240

3,980

8,700

9,600

9.900 

8,400

6,980

7,240

6,720

6,520

4,580

2,470

6,520

3,940

3,660

2,440 

1,830

2,140

1,690

1,390

1,100

yoo

668

146,896

4,759

_

-

Sept.

478

425

626

374

358

495 

310 579" 

658

592

1,150

1,860

1,280 

729

793

688

*1,140

2,720

6,470

5,880

5,460

5,190

5,650

4,240 

2,400

1,580

1,200

977

793

668

55,763

1,859

_

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 53,20O Min 108 Mean 5,355 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 35,100 Min 126 Mean 4,510 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs). --Dec. 9 (10 a.m.) 25,100 ofs (5.98 ft); Dec. 21 (4:30 p.m.)

56,100 cfs (7.15 ft); June 15 (11:30 a.m.) 26,000 cfs (6.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1935. Maumee River at Waterville, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°30'00", long 83°42'46", on downstream side of second pier from left 

end of bridge on State Highway 64 at Waterville, Lucas County, 3 miles downstream from 

Tontogany Creek.

Drainage area. 6,314 sq mi.

Records available. November 1898 to December 1901, August 1921 to December 1935, March 

1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 596.33 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Nov. 19, 1898, to Dec. 31, 1901, wire-weight gage, Aug. 26, 1921, to July 31, 

1930, chain gage, Aug. 1, 1930, to Dec. 31, 1935, water-stage recorder, and Mar. 14, 

1939, to Mar. 12, 1940, chain gage, all at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1921-35, 1939-58), 4,761 cfs (includes flow in Miami

& Erie Canal at Waterville 1922-29; canal was abandoned in 1929 and was filled in prior 

to March 1939).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 41,100 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum, 190 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1921-35, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 94,000 cfs Feb. 16, 1950 (gage height, 14.52 

ft); practically no flow at times prior to June 30, 1929, when entire river flow was 

being diverted by canal; minimum since canal was abandoned, 32 cfs Sept. 29, 1941.

Remarks Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Low flow 

slightly regulated by powerplants above station. Records include flow of Miami & Erie 

Canal near Defiance (see p. 239), which returns to river above this station. Small 

diversion above gage into Portage River basin (see Portage River at Woodville). 

Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1958 

are given in WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years) WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 894: 1930(M). WSP 1084: 1946. 

WSP 1387:1900(M), 1922-23, 1933.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

221

516

1,270

2,420

4.0

6.0

10.0

5,550

13,900

41,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

541 

352

*246

246

254

270

287

287

278

246

229

237

246

254

246

278

618

470

605

795

643

643

2,450

7,390

12,400

11,000

8,550

5,550

4,530 

3,710

2,480

66,331

2,140

0.339

0.39

Nov.

2,120 

2,OOO

1,590

1,400

1,180

1,110

885

1,220

2,620

3,O2O

3,110

2,820

2,450

4,330

*9,950

10,800

9,750

7,580

6,270

5,910

5,030

4,210

3,230

2,730

1,900

1,740

1,630

1,400

1,360 

1,480

104,825

3,494

0.553

0.62

Dec.

1.110 

1,460

1,350

1,540

1,130

1,310

4,110

19,900

29,000

24,800

16,200

1O,8OO

7,580

5,380

3,990

3,320

2,420

2,820

13,300

33,200

40.500

35,500

26,200

19,200

15,000

18,600

24,800

22,700

16,800 

12,600

9,550

425,970

13,740

2.18

2.51

Jan.

10.200 

9,150

7,010

4,000

3,100

2,900

2,800

2,700

*2,600

2,300

2,000

1,900

2,120

1,810

1,600

1,400

1,600

1,800

1,500

1,300

962

1,120

3,110

5,200

4,860

3,260

2,230

2,260

2,080

2,050 

2,120

93,542

3,017

0.478

0.55

Feb.

1,630 

1.670

1,420

962

946

1,040

962

753

767

619

650

750

700

650

550

700

550

600

500

650

500

480

800

4,500

9,000

12,200

16,200

17.400

-

-.___ 

78,149

2,791

0.442

0.46

Mar.

19,900 

16,800

*13,900

11,200

10,200

9,950

10,200

9,350

8,350

7,010

4,860

4,370

3,710

3,650

3,410

3,020

2,480

2,560

2,310

2,020

2,260

2,020

2,020

1,810

1,980

2,000

3,740

4,370

4,150

3,470 

2,760

179,830

5,801

0.919

1.06

Apr.

2,600 

2,180

1,800

2,760

2,680

2,230

6,150

8.550

7,390

4,700

5,550

8,550

8,550

7,770

*6,820

5,030

3,870

3,410

2,840

2,480

3,410

5,030

5,730

6,640

4,530

3,650

3,230

2,390

2,500

1.460

134,480

4,483

0.710

0.79

May

1,950 

1,540

2,100

1,590

3,320

6,090

8,550

6,820

5,550

3,930

3,140

2,230

2,060

1,250

1,800

962

670

1,290

780

1,330

684

630

1,030

1,050

630

580

913

505

541 

974

415

64,902

2,094

0-.332

0.38

June

572 

533

599

1,420

1,130

739

425

493

494

5,860

16,200

21,500

22,700

24,100

28,500

26,200

18,600

11,400

9,550

8,750

7,010

7,590

7,010

*5,750

4,180

7,390

8,750

7,390

6,090

4,210

263,915

8,797

1.39

1.55

July

2,790 

1,900

1,720

1,440

1,420

1,670

1,420

2,760

5,900

4,120

5,030

21,800

29,700

22,700

25,500

25,500

21,300

20,600

14,400

11,200

9,550

6,270

5,200

5,250

2,500

2,640

3,590

2,620

2,500

2,620 

4,550

266,140

8,585

1.36

1.57

Aug.

12,900 

9,550

7,960

5,910

5,730

5,550

5,380

5,730

5,910

5,550

10,400

12,400

12,200

10,400

*8,550

8,150

7,770

7,010

5,910

3,870

7,040

7,010

4,180

4,180

2,750

2,150

2,570

1,740

1,400

1,180 

1.110

191,720

6,185

0.980

1.15

Sept.

567 

529

541

766

470

618

670

402

657

725

670

1,640

1,760

1,510

*870

915

915

1,830

5,690

7,200

6,270

5,730

6,090

5,730

3,260

2,120

1,420

1,070

930

 -----5-

62,190

2,073

0.328

0.57

Calendar year 1957 : Max 62,400 Win 136 Mean 6,085 Cfsm O.964 In. 13. O7

Water year 1957-58: Max 40,300 Mln 229 Mean 5,293 Cfsm 0.838 In. 11.38

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 4-12, 15-20, Feb. 11-25.
242 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1955. Portage River at Woodville, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°26'55", long 83°21'41", in sec.28, T.6 N., R.13 E., on left bank at 

upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 20 in Woodville, Sandusky County.

Drainage area. 433 sq mi.

Records available. July 1928 to December 1935, October 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 615.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Mar. 24, 1933, chain gage, Apr. 7 to Oct. 8, 1933, staff gage, 

Oct. 9, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935, water-stage recorder, and Oct. 17 to Nov. 29, 1939, 

wire-weight gage, all at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 307 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,930 cfs Dec. 9, Feb. 25, July 13; maximum

gage height, 9.85 ft July 13; minimum discharge, 5.2 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 1.99 ft).

1928-35, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 14.51 

ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 28, 1931; minimum gage height, 1.60 ft July 25, 26, 1934. 

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 17 ft, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 17,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 11,500 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

and those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Flow supplemented by water diverted from 

Maumee River basin for municipal supply of Bowling Green 16 miles upstream. Diversion began Sept. 1, 1951.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 894: 1929-3U. W3P 1207: 1933. WSP 1387: 1931, 1933.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

2.9 

5.8

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

159

279

435

920

3,070

5,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

(t)

Oct.

9.2

8.2

7.7

8.2

7.7

7.7

8.7

7.2

*6.3

5.5

6.3

8.2

8.7

8.7

8.2

3.7

13

23

27

22

16

*13

21

556

1,490

762

336

191

122

90

74

3,881.2

125

1.90

Nov.

68

64

57

52

47

41

4T

47

506

530

244

155

120

177

1,650

900

413

' 259

232

284

224

157

116

97

94

77

70

64

65

144

6,975

232

1.54

Dec.

187

126

97

68

70

83

837

3,830

5,950

1,560

*700

352

300

254

175

164

217

311

2,040

2,980

2,740

1,350

675

451

345

1,650

2,190

1,010

628

395

305

3O,020

968

1.32

Jan.

302

233

b200

b!60

b!30

b!20

b!20

b!20

112

87

74

74

55

54

*62

90

90

64

54

45

46

251

698

284

187

194

166

141

141

112

blOO

4,564

147

1.57

Feb.

b90

b90

b80

76

b75

64

61

b50

b40

b35

26

26

25

b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

b25

b50

b50

b30O

b2,60Q

2,120

1,250

*1,490

_

8,778

514

1.70

Mar.

1,460

980

775

675

583

750

1,220

800

517

361

254

224

224

244

219

184

161

135

122

112

122

118

108

92

85

120

234

224

189

161

139

11,592

374

1.68

Apr.

120

103

92

87

83

99

219

451

319

239

1,140

1,650

1,040

650

447

*530

262

222

200

189

259

342

356

311

249

184

155

148

177

10,342

345

1.47

May

222

177

159

187

612

443

272

198

161

139

106

87

72

64

57

55

54

51

48

54

48

43

42

44

37

32

29

25

22

21

20

3,581

116

1.72

June

20

37

110

77

50

34

26

24

101

1,160

1,070

535

319

1,020

888

348

200

135

a!20

a!80

a240

a!80

a!30

97

*172

1,100

995

388

205

122

10,083

336

1.54

July

82

59

48

43

54

148

276

200

141

94

1,430

4,47O

4,690

3,250

2,900

2,420

1,840

920

504

316

212

155

122

97

77

65

54

43

39

113

592

25,454

821

1.70

Aug.

2 , 7_4Q

2,050

950

424

239

152

139

242

215

129

697

1,130

920

500

405

817

405

229

141

108

*461

345

198

131

20

94

71

57

47

41

35

14,232

459

2.15

Sept.

29

23

22

22

24

26

36

37

26

24

21

19

19

17

16

16

25

42

52

47

35

31

27

24

22

22

39

39

28

21

831

27.7

2.94

Adjusted for diversion for city of Bowling Green

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

123 

0.284 

0.33

23C 

0.531 

0.59

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

967 

2.23 

2.57

145 

0.335 

0.39

312 

0.721 

0.75

372 

0.859 

0.99

344 

0.794 

0.89

114 

0.263 

0.30

Observed

Max 7,760 Min 5.2 Mean 411 

Max 4,690 Min 5.5 Mean 357

334 

0.771 

0.86

819 

1.89 

2.18

457 

1.06 

1.22

24.8 

0.057 

0.06

Adjusted

Mean 409 Cfsm 0.945 m. 12.82 

Mean 355 Cfsm 0.820 In. 11.13

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs).--Dec. 9 (1:30 a.m.) 4,930 cfs (9.78 ft)- Web. 25 (11:30 a.m.) 

4,930 cfs (9.80 ft)j July 13 (7:30 a.m.) 4,930 cfs (9.85 ft). ^ _____

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from Maumee River basin for municipal supply of city of Bowling Green,equivalent in 

cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Blanchard River near Pindlay.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 243

1965. Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°51'02", long 8.3°15'23", in sec.21, T.2 S., R.14 E., on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Rock Run and 

2 miles northeast of Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County.

Drainage area.--299 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1921 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1958. Gageheight records (fragmentary) collected at site 3 miles upstream since 1912 are contained 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 792.8 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912. Prior to Sept. 14, 1924, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 240 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,680 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 6.19 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1921-35, 1938-58: Maximum discharge, 8,900 cfs Dec. 15, 1927 (gage height, 10.5 ft); 

minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.67 ft Sept. 6, 7, 1934. 

Flood in June 1937 reached a stage of 14.3 ft, from high-water marks in gage well.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 874: 1927-30, 1933. WSP 1387: 1922(M), 1923-29, 1944.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18-21, 23, Oct. 29 to Nov. 8,

May 31 to June 3)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

6.0

220

360

595

2,540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43

35

26

22

20

20

20

17

17

17

16

16

15

13

12_

19

21

34

29

26

27

20

34

83

199

165

99

68

52

441

1,264

40.8

0.136

0.16

Nov.

34

31

29

26

2i

26

24

*46

257

360

187

124

102

183

667

500

279

202

208

564

352

214

159

136

119

99

87

87

292

560

5,978

199

0.666

0.74

Dec.

326

217

159

131

108

102

683

2.260

1,420

565

368

b230

b!90

b!70

154

144

134

522

1,910

*1,600

1,560

728

436

345

337

1,260

1,910

782

470

330

^

19,813

639

2.14

2.47

Jan.

242

199

b!60

b!40

b!30

b!20

b!20

bllO

bllO

blOO

b95

b85

b75

b90

226

249

b!40

bllO

b95

b85

136

621

630

279

202

480

*510

315

196

149

131

6,330

204

0.682

O.79

Feb.

bllO

108

91

b9O

b90

87

76

63

b50

b40

b35

b35

b35

b35

b30

b30

b3O

b30

b30

b30

b35

b40

b!20

bl,000

1,490

672

465

960

-

5,907

211

0.706

0.74

Mar.

930

505

372

315

255

337

555

380

266

205

157

*134

126

129

129

129

131

126

124

124

119

117

110

102

TT9

25E

333

252

217

199

7,475

241

0.806

0.93

Apr.

162

131

117

104

97

199

520

535

345

259

775

990

620

414

297

226

182

152

131

119

278

645

445

356

236

165

134

131

193

333

9, £91

310

1.04

1.16

May

246

170

149

659

1,840

810

450

341

259

208

176

139

112

93

87

*89

78

72

65

59

49

63

83

119

97

74

59

52

51

46

40

6,835

220

0.736

0.85

June

43

44

43

40

38

35

33

35

58

197

400

293

259

560

380

199

129

106

97

114

184

149

106

82

138

7OO

700

300

170

114

5,746

192

0.642

0.72

July

87

67

52

48

±1

48

92

176

315

170

636

1,050

495

286

*700

870

530

286

179

126

95

80

78

78

65

58

61

48

46

62

1.150

8,075

260

0.870

1.00

Aug.

2,260

1,600

585

372

233

176

652

2.400

1,770

755

1,140

960

475

286

211

255

300

199

139

106

87

80

70

68

85

89

82

61

51

46

il

15,634

504

1.69

1.95

Sept.

38

40

35

44

48

58

54

44

30

24

23

21

18

19

19

*24

42

85

106

83

63

108

144

87

59

49

43

40

34

35

1,517

50.6

0.169

0.19

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,720 Min 5.7 Mean 335 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.22

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,40O Min 12 Mean 257 Cfsm 0.860 In. 11.70

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Aug. 8 (10 p.m.) 2,680 cfs (6.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
244 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1970. Sandusky River near Mexico, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°02'39", long 83°11'42", In sec.13, T.I N., R.14 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles upstream from Honey Creek and 4| miles north 

of Mexico, Seneca County.

Drainage area.--776 sq ml.

Records available.--November 1898 to November 1900 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only).March 1923 to December 1935, July 1938 to September 1958. Discharge records for 

November 1898 to November 1900 published In 22nd Annual Report, Part 4, have been found 

unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 733.1 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912. Prior to Aug. 15, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 560 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,130 cfs July 12 (gage height, 11.70 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

1923-35, 1938-58: Maximum discharge, 15,200 cfs Mar. 22, 1927 (gage height, 19.9 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 31, 1942 [during repairs to 

small dam above station).

Flood in June 1937 reached a stage of 22.5 ft, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 19,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 714: 1929-30. WSP 874: 1927(M). WSP 1387: 1925, 1928-29, 

1930(M) , 1931. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-22)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

29

54

142

252

4.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

526

895

2,450

5,370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

£4

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

89 

75

62

50

44

40

40 

40

39

34

33

31

29

29

29

29

35

44

52

57

48

*49

63

156

290

381

307

205

148

116 

101

2,745

88.5

0.114

0.13

Nov.

94 

82

77

71

68

60

59

71

232

574

591

354

254

257

807

1,160

790

495

394

504

830

542

368

292

254

226

194

177

356

918

11,151

372

0.479

0.53

Dec.

940 

574

394

310

257

226

'535 

3,660

3,800

2,390

1,080

542

b440

b390

b350

323

£84

601

*2,690

3,800

5.940

2,960

1,560

918

695

1,950

3,310

2,960

1,560

895

642

45,389

1,464

1.89

2.18

Jan.

542 

480

341

b300

b270

b250

*b260 

b250

b240

b230

b210

b!90

b!70

201

381

458

408

b280

b210

b!60

£46

1,450

1.770

1,410

750

608

1,080

940

625

422 

b300

15,432

498

0.642

0.74

Feb.

b270 

b260

b240

b220

b210

201

179 

b!40

b!20

blOO

b85

b80

*b75

b75

b75

bTO' b70

b70

b70

b70

b75

b90

b250

b2,200

b3.400

2,960

1,660

2,100

-

15,415

551

0.710

0.74

Mar.

2.570 

1,820

1,100

830

660

770

1,260 

1,120

750

542

408

*341

307

302

300

290

284

277

267

262

262

257

250

238

240

381

642

660

526

465 

458

18,839

608

0.784

0.90

Apr.

381 

318

274

240

225

287

1,160 

1,770

1,210

695

1,580

2.450

2,040

1,210

810

591

465

381

320

280

490

940

985

750

526

381

294

H62

274

381

21,968

732

0.943

1.05

May

480 

354

302

821

2,570

2,390

1,160 

810

608

465

381

325

267

223

190

*177

175

162

146

126

116

112

162

194

183

152

122

109

101

87 

80

13,550

437

0.563

0.65

June

79 

85

89

85

77

71

69 

66

85

232

784

1,080

918

1,310

1,360

810

436

307

252

228

354

465

328

233

190

1,620

2,270

1,560

695

394

16,532

551

0.710

0.79

July

270 

194

152

122

105

105

428 

1,050

750

574

2,200

4.750

3,590

1,660

1,210

1,880

1,610

918

558

381

*292

230

203

183

172

172

140

128

122

126 

1,320

25,575

825

1.06

1.22

Aug.

5.750 

3,170

1,720

895

558

368

1,090 

3,520

3,730

2,210

1,990

3,050

1,880

962

608

574

625

495

554

272

214

183

160

152

160

158

154

146

120

99 

87

55,414

1,078

1.39

1.60

Sept.

80 

72

69

75

292

554

526 

525

194

142

105

82

75

63

*5_9

72

98

247

520

394

270

205

250

282

192

144

118

101

85

85

5,374

179

0.231

0.26

Calendar year 1957: Max 11,200 Mln 18 Mean 761 Cfsm 0.981 In. 13.32

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,730 Mln 29 Mean 617 Cfsra 0.795 In. 10.79

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 cfs). --July 12 (2 p.m.) 5,130 cfs (11.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 245

1980. Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio

Location. Lat 41 "18'28" , long 83°09'32" , in sec.17, T.4 N., R.15 E., on left bank at down-

 stream side of highway bridge, 2.3 miles upstream from Ballville power dam, 2f miles 

downstream from Wolf Creek, and 3j miles southwest of Fremont, Sandusky County.

Drainage area. 1,248 sq mi.

Records available. November 1898 to March 1901 (gage heights and discharge measurements

 only, published as "at Fremont"), October 1923 to December 1935, July 1938 to September 

1958! Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 626.3 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

"1912 Nov. 18, 1898, to Mar. 10, 1901, staff gage at site 4 miles downstream at different datum. Nov. 8, 1923, to Sept. 5, 1930, chain gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge. 32 years (1923-35, 1938-58), 915 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,980 cfs Dec. 8; maximum gage height 10.15 ft

 Feb. 24 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 61 cfs Oct. 13, 14 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1923-35 1938-58: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs Jan. 15, 1930 (gage height, 11.1 ft); 

maximum gage height. 12.13 ft Dec. 30, 1951 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 5.0 cfs 

Sept. 27, 28, 1941 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 744: 1931-32. WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 874: 1938.

 WgP 1144: 19S4-30. WSP 1387: 1925, 1928-29, 1931-35.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

196

390

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

660

1,310

2,320

7,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

156

*128

115

102

94

87

83

79

79

79

75

72

68

61

68

64

75

79

79

87

94

91

102

311

*640

542

497

361

260

202

181

5,011

162

0.130

0.15

Nov.

161

142

133

124

115

115

106

128

366

570

806

580

398

456

1,090

1.460

1,220

794

630

630

916

842

560

430

361

318

286

253

415

1,060

15,465

516

0.413

0.46

Dec.

1,340

955

640

479

398

354

1,630

7..420

5,940

*4,250

2,080

1,150

700

650

650

542

488

825

3,8SO

5,940

6,200

4,500

2,700

1,560

1,160

2,860

4,760

4,250

2,590

1,500

1,090

73,481

2,370

1.90

2.19

Jan.

890

770

600

500

450

410

410

400

390

370

340

310

280

320

*400

750

650

500

350

270

400

2,000

2.900

2,300

1,300

1,000

1,700

1,500

1,100

650

480

24,690

796

0.638

0.74

Feb.

430

410

380

360

340

310

280

230

190

160

130

130

120

120

120

110

*110

110

110

120

130

160

400

3,500

5.500

5,000

3,250

3,010

_

25,220

901

0.722

0.75

Mar.

3 . 750

2,890

1,820

1,300

1,060

1,050

1,750

1,690

1,190

854

650

533

470

454

438

422

398

383

368

361

354

354

347

325 332"

470

830

1,010

818

682

630

27,983

903

0.724

0.83

Apr.

570

470

406

*354

325

354

1,070

2,680

2,060

1,250

2,340

3.660

3,500

2,230

1,410

1,020

782

620

515

454

568

1,200

1,540

1,310

968

682

524

446

488

560

34,576

1,153

0.924

1.03

May

704

660

560

1,020

3.660

3,S80

2,230

1,340

1,030

806

630

524

430

354

305

272

253

253

236

202

176

176

181

230

247

236

196

171

146

137

124

21,589

696

0.558

0.64

June

124

146

146

137

128

120

106

115

146

254

788

1,240

1,240

1,950

2,010

1,430

806

*506

390

332

312

497

479

347

272

784

2.720

2,210

1,220

630

21,585

720

0.577

0.64

July

406

298

224

181

156

166

193

821

1,120

942

1,530

6.070

5,540

3,130

1,970

2,190

2,430

1,540

955

640

470

354

298

260

230

219

207

171

166

213

646

33,736

1,088

0.872

1.01

Aug.

5,940

5,150

3,380

1,750

1,080

726

974

4,120

5,280

4,250

2,890

3,750

2,890

1,650

981

942

1,030

955

693

470

*368

298

247

230

230

219

219

213

191

181

166

51,463

1,660

1.33

1.53

Sept.

151

146

146

151

181

811

770

650

383

260

186

142

120

102

94

102

124

196

390

506

454

325

292

368

332

230

176

156

128

111

8,183

273

0.219

0.24

Calendar year 1957: Max 15,800 Mln 26 Mean 1,197 Cfsra 0.959 In. 13.01

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,420 Mln 61 Mean 940 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.21

Peak discharge (base, 7,OOO efs). Dec. 8 (2 p.m.) 7,980 cfs (5.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec 13-15, Jan. 3 to Feb. 26.
246 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

1990. Huron River at Milan, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°18'00", long 82°36'30", in SE£ sec.4, T.5 N., R.22 W., on right bank 

500 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 250, a quarter of a mile northwest of 

Milan, Erie County, and 2 miles downstream from confluence of East and West Branches.

Drainage area. 363 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 573.43 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 29, 1953, wire-weight gage at site of former highway bridge 

45 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 277 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,390 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 14.43 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 7, 12 (gage height, 5.51 ft).

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 18,200 cfs May 12, 1956 (gage height, 21.10 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 10, 15, 19, 20, 21, 1955 (gage height, 5.26 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

5.5

5.6

5.7 

6.0 

6.5

68

158

10.0

11.0

267

540

1,420

1,960

5.5 16

5.7 34

6.0 74

7.0 275

8.0 550

11.0 2,020

14.0 4,030

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

16

25

24

25

24

*21

20

49

117

170

123

84

60

49

42

46

1,125

36.3

0.100

0.12

Nov.

40

35

33

32

32

31

29

50

141

178

105

73

79

81

189

191

119

96

119

249

178

119

92

84

74

64

30

56

275 

378

3,252

108

0.298

0.33

Dec.

201

134

103

91

6£

92

1,500

2.510

635

358

235

130

140

140

120

130

148

849

1,590

1,340

1,140

480

*310

244

218

1,270

1,040

420

310

238

206

16,188

522

1.44

1.66

Jan.

190

160

120

90

70

65

60

60

55

55

50

50

45

65

95

150

110

SO

70

65

100

550

400

*160

220

435

358

253

170 

130

110

4,591

148

0.408

0.47

Feb.

90

80

70

*65

60

60

60

55

55

*50

45

35

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

30

35

110

900

1,340

532

465

1.540

-

5,877

210

0.579

0.60

Mar.

3B2~ 772

310

268

238

333

450

298

214

172

146

140

142

142

136

134

*126

118

117

115

128

132

118

113

154

435

370

277

242

253

202

7,175

231

0.636

0.73

Apr.

164

138

122

109

100

175

1,030

771

358

264

1.940

1,590

795

435

£98

233

189

170

138

126

414

480

568

310

204

150

128

130

210 

257

11,996

40O

1.10

1.23

May

178

132

134

566

1.120

382

280

*225

197

193

150

120

95

79

71

65

59

54

48

43

39

44

55

60

48

42

36

40

35 

32

30

4,652

150

0.413

0.48

June

35

43

35

33

32

29

26

36

50

86

100

70

71

224

170

93

60

71

64

58

48

42

36

32

34

200

251

115

68 

48

2,260

75.3

0.207

0.23

July

36

29

25

22

21

19

109

253

178

*93

601

2.020

715

277

257

286

238

142

100

74

56

50

50

47

42

37

32

31

30 

44

487

6,401

206

0.567

0.65

Aug.

5.870

1,300

370

227

152

118

576

3,040

1,920

465

275

200

150

117

224

1,040

715

253

154

111

93

77

65

62

65

66

58

51

44 

40

40

15,938

514

1.42

1.64

Sept.

36

32

31

*38

516

193

102

82

55

42

37

33

30

27

27

34

48

128

134

86

81

158

126

82

60

54

47

46

41 

37

2,243

74.8

0.206

0.23

Calendar year 1957 : Max 6,67O Min 9.9 Mean 346 Cfsm 0.953 In. 12.96

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,870 Min 14 Mean 2E4 Cfsm 0.617 In. 8.37

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Dec. 8 (12:30 a.m.) 3,71O cfs (13.64 ft); Aug. 1 (1O a.m.) 4,390

cia (14.43 ft); Aug. 8 (3 a.m.) 3,320 cfs (13.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12-16, Jan. 1-25, Jan. 29 to Feb. 24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 247

1995. Vermilion River near Vermilion, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°22 T 55", long 82°19 T 00", in T.6 N., R.19 W., on right bank 40 ft downstream from bridge on North Ridge Road in Lorain County, 3j miles southeast of Vermilion, Erie County, and 4| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 260 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 592.58 ft above mean sea level (Lorain 

County bench mark). Prior to Aug. 3, 1953, wire-weight gage at site 40 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 230 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,170 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 7.0 ft); maximum 

gage height, 10.99 ft Feb. 25 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 2.1 cfs Oct. 13-15; minimum 

gage height, 2.80 ft Oct. 12-15.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 9,820 cfs Jan. 26, 1952, May 12, 1956; maximum gage 

height, 11.5 ft Jan. 26, 1952, from graph based on gage readings; no flow at times in 

most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 24

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

Feb. 25 to Sept. 30

77

126

246

400

Note.--Same as following 

table above 5.0 ft.

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

4.4

8.0

20

142

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

253

400

650

1,010

2,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.2

7.0

6.3

5.5

4.9

4.5

4.2

3.9

*4.2

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.9

3.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

*2.9

2.7

17

48

39

37

33

30

25 

21

19

355.8

11.5

0.044

0.05

Nov.

17

16

15

14

14

14

12

20

32

44

57

42

31

42

51

54

63

52

63

83

105

78

54

42

34

29

26

26

134 

164

1,428

47.6

0.183

0.20

Dec.

142

92

66

53

48

48

629

1.480

684

296

172

92

95

103

84

92

121

*562

1,320

1,010

1,480

845

350

232

180

521

1,150

452

278 

190

146

13,013

420

1.62

1.87

Jan.

128

105

80

60

50

*45

40

40

40

40

35

30

30

45

60

90

80

60

50

45

60

250

430

210

350

550

500

300

180

140

110

4,233

137

0.527

0.61

Feb.

85

75

60

55

45

45

40

40

40

35

30

25

18

*17

17

17

17

17

17

18

19

25

70

650

900

450

330

1,500

-

4,457

159

0.612

0.64

Mar.

1,020

457

338

283

235

242

323

260

188

142

*113

99

92

90

88

90

90

85

81

78

76

78

81

81

114

442

458

294

230 

266

206

6,720

217

0.835

0.96

Apr.

157

121

96

78

68

85

377

579

325

228

1,110

1,590

791

422

270

197

151

117

94

87

162

501

382

263

175

117

88

92

215 

393

9,131

304

1.17

1.30

May

254

157

140

259

1.150

504

344

*344

230

212

177

123

92

70

56

48

42

36

32

28

23

23

26

37

42

34

26

26

23 

20

11

4,575

148

0.569

0.66

June

18

25

25

19

20

18

15

15

18

23

23

20

24

26

80

70

38

42

48

32

26

19

16

16

18

136

211

96

53 

32

1,222

40.7

0.157

0.18

July

20

14

11

8.6

7.2

5.9

6.3

11

*61

64

131

793

471

217

444

175

149

94

55

36

27

22

19

16

15

14

11

8.6

9.1

9.6

60

2,985.3

96.3

0.370

0.43

Aug.

1,720

1,350

377

210

127

96

257

1,260

1,780

528

278

182

123

88

66

299

548

267

142

88

64

55

41

36

35

35

44

34

27 

22

20

10,199

329

1.27

1.46

Sept.

16

13

12

*12

33

39

34

31

24

18

14

11

10

8.6

7.6

9.6

18

*56

65

65

145

190

173

96

58

46

33

27

23 

21

1 , 308 . 8

43.6

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,220 Min 1.7 Mean 281 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,780 Min 2.1 Mean 163 Cfsm 0.627 In. 8.55

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 cfs).--No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Nobe.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ic
248 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2005. Black River at Elyria, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°22'50", long 82"06"15", in T.6 N., R.17 W. , on left bank in Cascade Park 

at Elyria, Lorain County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from confluence of East 

and West Branches.

Drainage area. 392 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1958. Records for May 1903 to July 1906 

(published as ''near Elyria") published in WSP 97, 129, and 205 have been found to be 

unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 621.6 ft above mean sea level (city of 

Elyria bench mark).

Average discharge. 14 years, 316 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,450 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 8.60 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

1944-58: Maximum discharge, 14,900 cfs May 13, 1956 (gage height, 18.02 ft); no 

flow for part of Oct. 10, 1956 (result of temporary storage at dam upstream).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 20 cfs, 

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow for industrial use.

Revisions. See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

i.o

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 145

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

B.O

235

353

675

1,100

2,280

2,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

13

13

12

9.4

8.5

10

11

*11

11

9.9

8.5

7.0

8.7

8.9

10

14

12

13

5.6

*7.4

9.3

66

64

37

27

20

26

26

26

545.2

17.6

0.045

0.05

Nov.

25

22

17

19

23

22

20

43

40

34

28

29

31

64

86

72

70

79

112

159

176

139

80

57

47

43

35

41

151

168

1,932

64.4

0.164

0.18

Dec.

140

128

91

70

57

55

1,080

2,000

1,070

425

219

116

114

107

91

275

*353

1,250

2,000

1,460

2,770

1,370

487

290

225

460

1,200

621

331

231

175

19,261

621

1.58

1.82

Jan.

155

127

95

80

70

60

55

55

53

50

46

41

38

*55

91

98

95

67

55

45

68

399

553

294

472

735

640

425

283

209

180

5,689

184

0.469

0.54

Feb.

140

110

95

85

75

65

60

55

55

*50

45

35

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

50

500

1,400

1,200

948

2,070

-

7,293

260

0.663

0.69

Mar.

1.650

715

503

396

304

299

396

314

219

161

134

127

114

109

108

109

*111

108

102

92

100

111

116

115

170

752

715

425

276

206

173

9,235

298

0.760

0.88

Apr.

145

121

100

86

IS

88

259

605

381

260

1,260

1.940

1,080

536

301

207

155

126

102

100

411

755

425

396

235

148

111

121

513

1,150

12,192

406

1.04

1.16

May

510

235

173

284

1.270

775

*1,020

839

396

269

211

151

114

90

73

62

53

48

44

37

32

42

40

91

97

66

48

63

38

23

7,222

233

0.594

0.68

June

40

54

55

34

39

29

23

39

35

45

36

33

44

35

33

63

49

66

47

66

55

38

30

30

78

235

198

114

62

38

1,743

58.1

0.148

0.17

July

25

19

*19

12

13

12

19

29

256

150

228

1,120

728

326

1.150

393

285

192

104

64

48

38

34

28

26

23

19

23

22

22

102

5,529

178

0.454

0.52

Aug.

2,260

2.980

787

235

142

264

1,170

2,490

2,350

746

252

192

134

111

84

119

721

362

158

97

69

57

43

43

44

194

108

70

53

38

32

16,405

529

1.35

1.56

Sept.

24

23

*21

39

27

383

161

98

70

50

37

29

23

IS

21

30

60

55

189

1S7

200

573

356

161

98

77

52

40

37

42

3,182

106

0.270

0.30

Calendar year 1957 : Max 8,190 Min 5.6 Mean 423 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.65

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,980 Min 5.6 Mean 247 Cfsm 0.630 In. 8.55

Peak discharge (base, 5,200 cfs).--Aug. 1 (12 p.m.) 3,450 cfs (8.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 4-7, 19, Feb. 1-25.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 249

2015. Rocky River near Berea, Ohio

Location.. Lat 41°24'22", long 81°53'13", in T.6 N., R.15 W., on right bank at downstream 

side of highway bridge just downstream from confluence of East and West Branches, 

3 miles northwest of Berea, Cuyahoga County.

Drainage area. 269 sq mi.

Records available . October 1923 to September 1935, September 1943 to September 1958. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 649.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929 (Cuyahoga County bench mark). Prior to Aug. 31, 1929, chain gage and Aug. 31,

1929, to Sept. 30, 1935, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 254 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,610 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 6.61 ft); minimum, 

5.3 cfs Oct. 11, 12, 13; minimum gage height, 1.13 ft July 6.

1923-35, 1943-58: Maximum discharge, 16,600 cfs Jan. 19, 1929 (gage height, 

11.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 18.6 ft June 29, 

1924 (backwater caused by tornado); minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs Sept. 2, 1932, Aug. 18, 

19, 22, 27, 28, 30, 31, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 20.9 ft in March 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regu-- 

latLon at low flow caused by small reservoirs on East Branch.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1437: 1924, 1925(M), 1926, 1927(M), 1928-29, 1930-35(M), 

1945.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 14)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4,0

6.0

218

475

850

2,030

5,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.8

*9.4

9.4

8.8

8.1

8.1

9.4 

9.4

8.8

8.1

6.8

6.1

6.1

8.1

7.4

6.8

11

12

16

17

15

16

50

*94

105

60

52

60

82 

82

859.6

27.7

0.103

0.12

Nov.

39

36

28

28

24

24

27 

53

80

91

62

39

31

72

179

143

82

60

149

154

96

62

47

39

33

33

31

36

268 

244

2,290

76.3

0.284

0.32

Dec.

146

99

75

62

56

96

2.290 

1,920

540

304

206

130

120

110

loo

556

*575

1,740

1,560

1,000

1,180

488

290

231

231

723

858

393

262

190

160

16,691

538

2.00

2.31

Jan.

150

124

95

80

70

60

55 

55

50

50

45

40

40

60

90

110

90

70

55

45

100

470

350

*240

878

850

662

415

295 

236

200

6,130

198

0.736

0.85

Feb.

150

110

95

80

70

65

60 

55

50

45

40

35

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

30

45

500

1,800

1,380

1,120

2.100

-

8,060

288

1.07

1.11

Mar.

981

508

404

329

271

290

334 

231

171

133

*117

111

102

96

96

96

94

88

85

82

88

117

124

117

200

678

410

253

178 

143

121

7,048

227

0.844

0.97

Apr.

102

88

75

67

62

82

262 

410

221

163

1.280

1,070

589

309

206

154

121

99

82

92

*498

353

190

143

102

72

65

274

1,220 

839

9,290

310

1.15

1.28

May

330

190

164

540

781

434

*1.570

511

334

244

168

127

96

72

60

52

43

39

37

28

22

35

65

70

41

28

22

29

21

i§-1 0

ID

5,989

193

0.717

0.83

June

38

77

75

34

29

30

28 

53

49

81

85

61

43

37

37

30

22

79

70

98

234

82

41

36

98

370

160

70

36 

24

2,207

73.6

0.274

0.31

July

18

15

*14

12

11

9.4

13 

82

102

49

765

742

256

201

2.210

1,150

485

172

99

65

43

33

30

28

25

25

20

19

19 

21

6,996.4

226

0.840

0.97

Aug.

2,680

515

198

114

70

91

1,550 

4.860

763

264

154

108

360

174

96

105

165

88

58

47

39

36

30

37

327

193

85

54

39 

31

27

13,358

431

1.60

1.84

Sept.

25

30

*28

28

131

132

91 

105

88

52

37

30

25

22

22

41

63

275

266

137

557

558

218

117

82

67

58

56

54 

45

3,440

115

0.428

0.48

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,480 Min 5.O Mean 307 Cfam 1.14 In. 15.52

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,860 Min 6.1 Mean 226 Cfsm 0.840 In. 11.39

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOP cfs).--Aug. 8 (5 a.m.) 6,610 cfs (6.61 ft)._________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12-15, Jan. 3-22, Jan. 31 to Feb. 25.
250 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2020. Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°20'27", long 81 "10'01", in T.5 N., R.7 W. , on left bank at downstream 

side of highway bridge at Hiram Rapids, Portage County, 0.6 mile downstream from Black 

Brook.

Drainage area. 147 sq mi.

Records available. August 1927 to December 1935, October 1944 to September 1958. Published as "near Hiram" 1927-35.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,087.46 *b above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Aug. 26 1927, staff gage and Aug. 26, 1927, to Dec. 31, 1935, waterstage recorder, at site 2| miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 20, 1944, to 

Oct. 22, 1946, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 193 cfs (unadjLjted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.70 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

1927-35, 1944-58: Maximum discharge, 2,760 cfs Mar. 23, 1948 (gage height, 

7.00 ft); minimum, 5.1 cfs Sept. 2, 1933.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair. Flow regulated by East Branch Reservoir (usable capacity, 4,140 acre-ft) 

since 1939.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1054: 1945. WSP 1437: 1931.

Rating table, wate 

shifting contro 

cubic feet per

year 1957-58, except periods of ice effec 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

econd)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

117

251

437

1,500

Discharge ublc feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

19

19

18

18

17

18

19

19

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

*17

16

17

20

24

31

34

35

64

88

96

96

94

94

94

*96

lj!97

38.6

-3.5

Nov.

91

86

70

50

38

34

34

35

44

46

44

44

42

54

96

113

130

132

113

91

73

53

44

36

33

32

29

29

54

89

1,859

62.0

+ 17.0

Dec.

108

*112

106

79

59

54

168

324

497

569

505

373

b280

213

170

178

229

323

510

666

765

765

690

588

466

475

519

588

598

505

396

11,878

383

+38.8

Jan.

310

232

blSO

b!40

b!20

108

97

b90

b85

b80

79

b75

b65

68

82

94

103

blOO

b95

*b90

88

115

143

170

238

313

373

396

384

338

282

5,133

166

+0.1

Feb.

225

181

150

b!20

bllO

103

99

b95

b90

b85

bSO

b75

b70

63

62

b60

b60

b60

57

b60

b60

64

69

88

246

369

650

gl.010

-

4,461

159

+ 4.6

Mar.

81,390

81,290

gl,120

g898

*690

555

458

392

342

292

245

204

167

143

128

117

112

112

113

121

125

132

134

136

140

167

198

219

219

201

173

10,633

343

-4.6

Apr.

143

119

99

86

76

74

86

99

108

112

145

192

232

248

229

186

143

106

82

67

73

86

91

83

74

63

57

108

220

502

3,789

126

+9.1

May

373

396

353

338

342

*376

479

466

450

396

320

251

192

143

108

82

67

58

54

51

48

47

55

55

50

45

44

43

44

46

41

5,813

188

-3.0

June

42

47

50

50

42

*41

41

43

51

69

88

91

89

85

75

70

61

57

57

55

52

48

41

38

38

60

73

67

48

39

1,708

56.9

-4.8

July

30

26

24

22

23

28

38

75

82

69

206

265

268

306

642

642

815

870

715

560

425

*327

251

181

128

86

57

41

41

49

71

7,363

238

+0.1

Aug.

136

117

106

85

59

41

63

181

207

306

433

501

537

588

595

551

471

384

310

261

204

160

125

128

207

271

338

375

553

331

265

8,685

280

-1.2

Sept.

189

140

119

119

677

1,090

1,040

870

715

593

505

404

331

248

186

145

121

128

155

198

265

*320

346

361

353

327

296

261

229

204

10,935

364

-0.2

Adjusted fc change contents in East

Mean 

Cfsra 

In.

35.1 

0.239

0.28

79.0 

0.537 

0.60

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

422 

2.87 

3.31

166 

1.13

1.30

164 

1.12 

1.17

358 

2.30

2.65

135

0.918 

1.02

185 

1.26 

1.45

Observed

Max 2,040 Mln ie Mean 242 

Max 1,290 Mln 16 Mean 201

52.1 

0.354

0.40

238 

1.62

1.87

279 

1.90 

2.19

364 

2.48 

2.77

Adjusted

Mean 242 Cfsra 1.65 In. 22.57 

Mean 205 Cfsra 1.39 In. 19.01

* Discharge measurement made nn this ua/. 

t Change in contents, equivalent in i-utio feet pe 

b Stage-discharge relatiou affected by iee. 

g Computed from once-daily electric tape-gage readings. 

Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 8, Apr. 

July 20 to Aug. 13.

cond, in East Branch Reservoir.

May 19, May 31 to July 14,
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 251

2040. Little Cuyahoga River at Mogadore, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°03'45", long 81°23 I 40", in T.I N., R.10 W., on left bank at upstream

 sTcie^of bridge on State Highway 532, 500 ft downstream from Mogadore Reservoir, threequarters of a mile upstream from Fritch Lake Outlet, and 0.8 mile north of Mogadore, 

Summit County.

Drainage area. 12.3 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1946 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,058.74 ft above 

meiin sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 12 years, 13.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 62 cfs July 31 (gage height, 3.62 ft); minimum,

 3T2~~cfs Oct. 16; minimum gage height, 0.59 ft Oct. 22, 23.

1946-58: Maximum discharge, 155 cfs Nov. 16, 1955 (gage height, 3.46 ft); maximum, 

gage height, that of July 31, 1958 (backwater from aquatic growth); minimum discharge, 

0.2 cfs Nov. 20, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft Nov. 18, 19, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair except those above 35 cfs, which are poor. Flow regulated by 

yiogadore Reservoir (usable capacity, 6,540 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 11, 12, July 31 to 

Aug. 21, Aug. 24, 25)

1.0

2.2 

3.5 

5.2

13

1.2

1.3 

1.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.2

6.8

6.3

5.7

5.2

5.1

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.3

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.8

4.3

4.2

3.8

3.7

*3.5

4.0

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

142.2

4.59

-

"

Nov.

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.7

4.3

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.9

5.1

7.2

6.5

6.3

5.9

6.8

6.5

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

7.0

7.0

154.9

5.16

-

"

Dec.

6.5

6.3

6.5

6.3

5.7

6.5

22

21

17

16

14

14

13

13

12

*12

12

17

19

23

23

23

21

21

21

30

28

26

23

22

20

520.8

16.8

-

"

Jan.

17

16

16

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.5

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

*11

13

13

14

21

21

22

21

20

20

19

441.5

14.2

-

"

Feb.

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.7

9.5

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.5

175

8.7

10

11

13

16

-

313.9

11.2

-

"

Mar.

17

17

16

15

*14

14

13

12

10

9.0

7.7

6.8

6.3

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

8.3

25

24

22

23

22

20

17

14

12

11

394.2

12.7

-

"

Apr.

7.5

6.1

5.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

10

24

24

23

21

20

19

16

15

14

13

14

13

12

11

10

10

10

14

32

21

388.0

12.9

-

-

May

*19

18

18

24

23

23

24

21

19

18

17

15

13

12

12

12

11

11

9.7

9.2

8.5

9.8

11

13

12

11

10

9.2

8.7

7J5

437.6

14.1

-

-

June

7.7

7.5

6.3

U

6.5

7.0

6.3

6.1

6.8

8.2

8.5

8.2

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.0

7.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.7

7.2

7.2

8.2

ii

10

10

9.5

240.8

8.03

-

-

July

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.3

6.3

8.5

*12

11

10

25

14

13

12

13

E13 giz

gio

glO

g9.2

g8.7

g8.5

g8.5

g9.2

11

11

9.7

9.5

9.7

10

58

368.1

11.9

-

"

Aug.

55

55

53

*49

57

57

*59

55

53

53

48

26

21

17

17

39

25

19

16

17

15

13

12

16

17

14

12

12

13

12

11

938

30.3

-

"

Sept.

Ii

10

9.7

10

11

10

10

10

9.5

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.2

8.5

9.7

9.0

9.0

8.7

11

11

10

9.2

*9.0

8.7

9.0

8.2

8.0

7.5

276.1

9.20

-

"

Calendar year 1957 : Max 69 Min 1.6 Mean 14.1 Cfam - In. -

Water year 1957-58 : Max 59 Min 3.4 Mean 12.6 Cfam - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Ccimputed from once-daily inside gage readings.
252 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2045. Little Cuyahoga River at Massillon Road, Akron, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°03'35", long 81°27'45", in T.I M., R.10 W., on left bank 50 ft down- 

 stream from bridge on Massillon Road in Akron, Summit County, and 250 ft upstream from 

Springfield Lake Outlet.

Drainage area. 31.0 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1946 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,005.20 ft above mean 

sea level (city of Akron bench mark).

Average discharge. 12 years, 30.2 cfs.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 808 cfs July 31 (gage height, 3.74 ft, from 

high water mark); minimum, 9.3 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 0.47 ft).

1946-58: Maximum discharge, that of July 31, 1958; minimum, 2.9 cfs May 10, 1955 

(gage height, 0.22 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Flow regulated by Mogadore Reservoir (usable capacity, 6,540 acre-ft) and 

Fritch Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 31 Aug. 1 to Sept. 30

4 7.2

5 10

7 19

9 31

1 50

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

102

216

332

448

0.7

.9

1.1

1.3 81

1.6 155

1.9 246

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

cram

In.

Oct.

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

14

16

21

10

*9.8

19

24

16

13

14

14

12

11

11

402.8

13.0

-

-

Nov.

11

11

12

10

10

11

10

15

13

11

11

11

11

25

24

16

14

14

17

14

13

12

12

18

12

12

11

11

31

18

419

14.0

-

-

Dec.

15

14

13

14

I2-

19

~62 100

36

30

26

23

22

22

21

*24

24

56

54

60

54

39

35

38

35

81

53

44

37

35

32

1,130

36.5

-

-

Jan.

30

29

43

39

23

23

22

22

20

20

19

18

18

29

27

23

22

21

20

21

*27

45

31

31

67.

47

45

40

36

35

33

926

29.9

-

-

Feb.

31

30

46

45

45

39

26

23

21

20

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

28

37

49

35

45

58

_

780

27.9

-

-

Mar.

43

38

37

*34

31

34

31

28

24

29

28

27

27

24

18

17

17

18

17

18

19

34

36

35

42

43

37

33

29

27

26

901

29.1

-

-

Apr.

21

18

17

16

15

18

18

16

15

25

60

54

45

39

37

33

31

29

27

26

31

28

26

23

21

21

23

58

139

55

985

32.8

-

-

May

42

37

48

94

d70

*72

77

57

50

47

43

41

37

32

28

26

23

23

22

21

19

44

41

28

27

24

22

22

20

19

18

1,174

37.9

-

-

June

28

27

19

17

27

28

19

19

23

34

23

22

23

23

20

20

18

34

23

23

23

19

19

19

25

54

28

23

21

21

722

24.1

-

-

July

19

17

16

16

15

22

39

*62

32

26

109

58

41

41

53

55

36

30

24

22

21

23

23

21

23

24

22

31

40

32

d429

1,422

45.9

-

-

Aug.

d246

d!20

d89

*d80

89

83

107

110

98

91

85

94

90

57

61

103

91

57

50

47

44

41

32

65

54

38

36

32

34

31

28

2,283

73.6

-

"

Sept.

28

27

26

30

36

28

37

32

28

25

24

24

22

22

21

29

32

30

28

25

il

34

28

27

*25

25

28

27

26

27

848

28.3

-

-

Calendar year 1957 : Max 335 Mln 9.6 Mean 30.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58 : Max 429 Mln 9.8 Mean 32.9 Cfsm - In. -

* discharge measurement made on this day. 

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 253

2050. Springfield Lake Outlet at Akron, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°03'20", long 81°27'50", in T.I N., R.10 W. , on right bank in Akron, 

Summit County, 0.3 mile upstream from mouth and 3 miles downstream from Springfield 

Lake.

Drainage area. 8.40 sq mi.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,015.34 ft above 

mean sea level (city of Akron bench mark).

Average discharge. 12 years, 6.95 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 268 cfs July 31 (gage height, 2.83 ft); minimum, 

CnTcfs Oct. 9, 10, 11, 13; minimum gage height, 0.45 ft Oct. 10.

1946-58: Maximum discharge, that of July 31, 1958; no flow at times 1953-54.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

lated by Springfield Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of lee effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 6-13, 23, 28, 29)

Plow reguOct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.7 

.9

1.0

1.1

0.4 

1.0 

1.9 

2.4 

3.2

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

5.8

11

14

28

40

0.7

.9

1.0

1.2

1.3 

1.5

1.0

1.9

2.4

4.2

5.9

13

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

24

31

58

117

192

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.2

1.1

.5

.6

.5

.5

.1

.4

.4

.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

3.4

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.8

*2.8

6.2

672

4.1

3.7

4.6

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.1

83.3

2.69

-

-

Nov.

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.5

4.7

4.9

3.4

4.6

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

7.2

6.1

4.1

2.3

2.1

3.0

2.1

1.8

1.5

.4

.3

.2

.3

.2

.6

8.S

472

97.9

3.26

-

-

Dec.

2.7

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

4.1

32

20

9.0

5.3

3.6

3.2

2.5

2.4

2.4

*3.0

3.0

13

11

14

11

6.5

5.1

5.9

5.1

21

13

9.0

6.7

5.7

5.3

232.9

7.51

-

-

Jan.

4.8

4.5

8.3

5.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.7

2.6

3.0

3.5

4.0

8

6.5

5.3

5.3

4.7

5.1

5.1

*8.6

13

8.3

8.3

21

13

12

9.4

8.0

7.3

7.0

209.1

6.75

-

-

Feb.

6.7

5.9

5.9

6.6

5.8

5.3

5.3

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.5

6

10

14

13

13

16

_

172.7

6.17

-

-

Mar.

12

10

8

*6.5

5.7

6.5

5.7

5.5

5.1

4.9

5.1

4.9

4.9

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.9

5.1

4.9

4.8

5.1

7.3

8.0

6.7

5.2

3.4

3.1

9 Q * y

175.7

5.67

-

-

Apr.

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.9

3.0

3.3

2.5

2.1

6.6

9.8

8.0

4.9

4.0

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

3.3

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.8

1^2

2.8

13

27

14

141.3

4.71

-

-

May

8.0

6.5

9.8

24

18

*18

20

14

12

10

9.4

8.3

7.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

13

6.1

4.0

3.4

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

 * 

230.6

7.44

-

-

June

3.9

2.6

1.7

2.1

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

6.3

3.8

3.9

4.5

3.8

2.9

1.9

1.6

7.3

2.6

3.0

2.7

1.9

1.8

2.8

7.3

14

5.3

3.9

3.0

2.2

114.5

3.82

-

-

July

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

8.2

*12

19

11

7.3

46

26

18

18

19

19

15

13

12

10

9.0

10

9.0

8.7

7.6

4.8

3.9

8.6

13

14

175

524.2

16.9

-

-

Aug.

99

42

27

22

19

18

*27

31

21

17

15

43

45

26

22

24

24

18

16

14

12

11

9.0

20

18

13

10

8.7

7.6

6.7

5.7

691.7

22.3

-

"

Sept.

5.5

5.1

4.9

7.2

10

7.0

9.4

6.5

5.3

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.1

4.0

!±!

9.0

9.0

9.0

7.0

5.5

14

8.7

6.7

5.3

*4.9

4.8

5.6

4.9

4.7

4.9

190.2

6.34

-

""

Calendar year 1957: Max 86 Mln 0.3 Mean 6.74 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-53: Max 175 Mln 0.4 Mean 7.85 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 5-14, Feb. 9-24 (no gage-height record 

Feb. 16-24).
254 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2060. Cuyahoga River at Old Portage, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°08'04", long 81°32'49", on right bank 230 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Old Portage, Summit County, 1-y miles downstream from Little Cuyahoga River, 

and 4 miles northwest of Akron.

Drainage area. 405 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1921 to December 1935, March 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 740.11 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Dec. 21, 1923, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 415 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs July 31 (gage height, 8.48 ft); minimum, 56 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

1921-35, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 4,540 cfs Jan. 26, 1952, Nov. 16, 1955; maximum gage height, 10.8 ft June 28, 1924; minimum discharge, 14 cfs Aug. 27, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.33 ft Nov. 19-24, Dec. 11-13, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Flow 

regulated by reservoirs and lakes above station. At Lake Rockwell, about 16 miles 

above gage, an average of 62 cfs was diverted for municipal supply of city of Akron. 

Sewage from city enters river below station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1307: 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height , in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-20. 22, 26, Oct. 29 

to Nov. 1, Nov. 7, 26-28)

0.6 

1.0 

2.0

59

129

352

4.0 

6.0 1,670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

89 

90

87

85

84

87

84

85

82

82

80

80

75

73

75

69

106

112

89

89

135 

*89

158

184

154

103

135

127

106

97

110

3,101

100

-

-

Nov.

103 

TT¥

135

140

138

116

110

164

150

140

116

121

118

198

226

201

194

213

224

201

178 

166

144

133

156

110

106

103

261

201

4,682

156

-

-

Dec.

205 

213

194

190

160

182

564

726

636

666

711

607

421

407

366

*349

379

578

756

907

1,000 

1,000

938

907

786

938

938

816

816

786

696

18,838

608

-

-

Jan.

578 

463

366

307

264

252

248

213

205

196

182

188

184

220

248

213

215

222

220

220

*248 

315

338

344

666

666

681

666

636

592

520

10,876

351

-

-

Feb.

435 

393

366

294

280

264

243

230

172

190

194

178

174

158

156

164

148

152

148

142

142 

154

182

268

549

681

816

1,030

_

8,303

297

-

-

Mar.

1,200 

1,300

1,570

*1,200

1,030

907

816

666

592

534

463

407

366

322

287

270

261

250

243

259

266 

280

289

289

336

379

393

393

393

379

35S

16,492

532

-

-

Apr.

302 

270

245

224

211

237

226

215

198

268

435

491

491

491

491

449

407

188

170

160

172 

170

168

154

137

129

152

378

846

n-\ c alb

9,291

310

-

-

May

*71l 

666

741

938

816

786

938

876

771

711

636

534

421

352

292

268

211

205

184

168

148 

309

294

228

224

196

174

162

144

135

T48

13,387

432

-

-

June

247 

203

162

154

223

176

137

148

241

252

215

196

243

201

184

209

162

331

264

215

186 

180

196

164

228

366

282

217

211

201

6,394

213

-

-

July

158 

142

135

121

138

290

382

366

338

341

876

938

711

*622

1,160

1,450

1,160

938

938

816

711 

636

607

463

366

292

239

275 -252

242

1,620

17,723

572

-

-

Aug.

1,490 

1,200

1,100

938

696

564

607

607

592

534

564

838

907

726

741

816

741

636

534

449

379 

320

266

551

477

421

421

435

435

407

366

19,758

637

-

-

Sept.

320 

282

252

337

421

578

938

1,030

907

756

651

564

477

393

338

307

328

302

287

287

421 

449

463

449

*449

463

449

379

336

320

13,933

464

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,590 Min 69 Mean 45O Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,620 Min 69 Mean 391 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 255

2075 . Ohio Canal at Independence , Ohio

Location. --La t 41°23'25", long 81*37'35", in T.6 N., R.12 W., on right bank at upstream 

 slde~bf dam, 0.4 mile upstream from Rockside Road and 1 mile northeast of Independence, 

Cujahoga County.

Records available. September 1921 to May 1923, August 1927 to December 1935, October 

1940 to September 1958.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder above dam. Datum of gage is 605.31 ft above mean sea level. 

~J?rJor to Dec. 9, 1946, staff or chain gage, or water-stage recorder, at site 0.4 mile

downstream at various daturas. Dec. 10, 1946, to Nov. 3, 1950, staff gage at present

site and datum.

Extremes. 1921-23, 1927-35, 1940-58: Maximum daily discharge, 146 cfs Nov. 26, 1952; no 

flow June 4, 1947, July 2-7, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

^JhTcVi are fair. Water is diverted from Cuyahoga River into canal at headgates at 

Brocksville, 6 miles upstream. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mill above 

stilt ion.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

75

74

74

74

74

75

74

74

74

*73

74

76

73

74

74

75

75

75

76

74

74

80

93

98

86

70

82

80

72

72

71

2,365

' 76.3

_

-

Nov.

72

74

74

74

75

74

74

76

75

75

73

74

75

76

77

77

76

76

76

675

675

675

72

72

72

72

*72

71

TS

72

2,226

74.2

_

-

Dec.

72

71

71

71

71

72

70

59

53

62

62

61

59

59

59

66

70

72

66

75

72

70

69

69

69

72

71

66

65

71

76

2,101

67.8

_

-

Jan.

70

68

66

64

64

63

64

63

63

63

63

63

62

64

65

64

*64

64

63

63

67

76

72

72

69

79

7F

63

62

61

61

2,040

65.8

_

-

Feb.

59

59

58

58

58

58

66

66

64

63

*64

63

62

63

62

62

59

58

60

62

62

61

64

69

52

58

61

70

_

1,721

61.5

_

-

Mar.

 BT 66

63

60

58

56

54

51

49

55

58

58

56

56

55

55

55

55

55

55

57

58

56

57

57

59

58

57

56

55

55

1,756

56.6

_

-

Apr.

55

55

54

54

54

54

58

*56

55

56

52

58

54

52

51

50

52

59

57

56

56

59

59

58

58

58

59

64

52

52

1,667

55.6

-

May

63

59

61

60

59

60

53

55

54

49

46

5T

64

59

55

55

54

53

48

48

51

58

57

51

52

52

51

52

52

52

52

1,689

54.5

-

June

54

55

53

*52

53

54

53

55

55

58

55

54

54

54

53

52

53

55

55

54

52

52

52

52

55

59

54

52

52

52

1,613

53.8

-

July

52

55

55

55

55

55

58

58

55

54

61

65

56

58

eTO

64

57

53

52

52

51

52

52

50

49_

50

52

*53

55

55

63

1,722

55.5

-

Aug.

64

68

64

63

61

63

61

*48

58

51

49

55

43

50

60

63

60

56

53

52

52

51

51

55

50

59

57

57

58

58

59

1,749

56.4

-

Sept.

59

59

e60

e60

e65

61

55

57

59

55

55

48

52

55

67

69

70

54

63

60

64

64

59

54

50

51

56

55

55

55

1,756

58.5

_

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 98 Mln 45 Mean 66.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water jear 1957-58: Max 98 Min 43 Mean 61.4 Cfsra - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of normal flow in canal 

records for Cuyahoga River at Independence.
256 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

2080. Cuyahoga River at Independence, Ohio

County, and 3 miles downstream from Tinkers Creek. 

Drainage area. 709 sq mi.

Records available.-September 1903 to December 1905 fragmentary January to July 1906

 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), September 1921 to May 1923, September 

1927 to December 1935, March 1940 to September 1958.

.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 584.14 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

 city of Cleveland). Sept. 21, 1903, to July 21, 1906, chain gage at bridge 140 ft up 

stream at same datum. Sept. 28, 1921, to May 30, 1923, chain gage at bridge 140 ft up 

Stream at datum 2.42 ft higher. Sept! 5 to Oct. 8, 1927, staff gage at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge.-27 years (1921-22, 1927-35, 1940-58), 741 cfs (not including flow in 

Ohio Canal).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,680 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 15.48 ft); minimUmi929l-23 S ?927-35; wiSE ^af imum Visage, 14,200 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 

20.04 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Nov. 30, 1930; minimum combined daily discharge of river and 

canal, 55 cfs Aug. 28, 1933.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control which

 are~fair. Diurnal fluctuations caused by power-plants above station. Flow slightly 

regulated by reservoirs and lakes above station. Some diversion from Tuscarawas River 

into this basin at Portage Lakes. Water diverted into Ohio Canal at Brecksville, 

6 miles above station, bypasses station. These records do not include flow in canal; 

record of diversion published as Ohio Canal at Independence (see preceding page). 

Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1958 are 

given in WSP 1571.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1307: 1922-23(M) , 1928-30(M) , 1933(M) , 1940(M) , 1947(M) . 

19501MJ.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per aecond)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 7 Aug. 8 to Sept. 30

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

110

151

237

7.0 

12.0

1,820

4,810

3.6 

4.0

355

500

7.0 

12.0

1,820

4,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

147

133

135

132

131

122

120

128 

130

*121

125

124

122

116

138

136

146

200

166

156

140

150

168

520

324

234

240

307

318 

231

250

5,610

181

_

-

Nov.

212

183

206

197

206

209

177

254 

304

218

186

200

189

297

501

366

321

280

345

324

284

247

222

203

194

231

*180

174

516 

452

7,878

263

_

-

Dec.

370

338

335

314

284

294

2.620

2,060 

1,350

1,110

1,070

950

754

676

637

1,010

871

2,240

2,060

2,020

2,320

1,820

1,550

1,470

1,310

2,460

2,060

1,640

1,390

1,270

1,110

39,763

1,283

_

-

Jan.

970

774

637

540

452

449

438

402 

359

342

345

301

294

402

520

438

*405

391

338

348

373

890

734

676

1.760

1,550

1,470

1,310

1,150 

1,010

930

20,998

677

_

-

Feb.

812

715

637

578

520

501

471

395 

331

304

*b310

b300

b290

b280

257

254

206

b250

b250

b250

b250

263

324

973

2,780

2,060

2,270

5.140

-

19,971

713

_

-

Mar.

2.490

2,220

2,220

2,020

1,680

1,510

1,350

1,150 

970

852

774

696

637

578

540

501

471

464

438

449

482

520

501

482

696

990

852

774

696

656

618

29,277

944

_

-

Apr.

559

478

445

384

545

402

559

*578 

460

451

1,450

1,510

1,070

910

832

774

656

520

328

277

482

420

545

507

294

244

251

1,250

2.740 

1,960

21,021

701

_

-

May

1,450

1,150

1,230

2,020

1,860

1,720

2.780

1,860 

1,550

1,310

1,150

950

754

637

559

501

395

562

558

501

270

321

793

475

384

356

284

284

250

231_ _

 

26,688

861

_-

June

254

460

277

*254

254

584

244

254 

359

540

464

328

345

342

277

260

240

456

464

373

434

294

254

244

345

871

540

362

504 

263

10,680

356

_-

July

208

183

160

145

126

164

656

890 

598

501

2,840

1,920

1,550

1,280

4.510

2,840

2,120

1,550

1,350

1,190

1,050

950

950

812

657

520

591

*558

540 

445

1,800

53,194

1,071

-

-

Aug.

3,740

1,920

1,590

1,350

1,070

1,070

2,630

*4.250 

1,590

1,050

880

1,680

2,160

1,540

1,030

1,120

1,100

880

' 780

660

580

500

452

945

1,260

880

720

640

620 

560

520

39,547

1,269

_

-

Sept.

488

422

386

554

1,620

860

1,390

1,480 

1,260

1,080

900

780

680

560

488

453

560

1,500

840

600

1.720

1,140

900

780

740

700

680

600

520 

476

24,957

832

_

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,500 Mln 96 Mean 321 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,510 Mln 116 Mean 765 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. Shifting-control method used May 17 tc Aug. 21, Aug. 24-29, Sept. 4-14, 18-28.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2090. Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio

Location. Lat 41 037'5l", long 81 "24"13", on left bank at city waterworks, 150 ft downsbream from waterworks dam, 800 ft downstream from East Branch, 1 mile southwest of

WLlloughby, Lake County, and 5 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 251 sq mi. 

Records available.--July 1925 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1958 (July 1925

Eb September 1932 monthly runoff in inches, adjusted for diversion, published in

W!iP 1307; previously published runoff was unadjusted and should not be used). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 594.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1329. Prior to Dec. 20, 1939, staff gage on left concrete abutment on upstream side of

waterworks dam, 150 ft upstream at datum 7 ft higher. 

Average discharge. 29 years, 313 cfs (adjusted for diversion). 

Extrijmes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,900 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 10.03 ft); minim5n~3'aily, 28 cfs Oct. 5, 8.

1925-35, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 17.95

ft, from high-water mark in well) , from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis

of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 3.0 cfs July 25, 26,1934. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Water diverted at dam just above station for municipal supply of city of Willoughby. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1084: 1929(M) , 1931(M) . WSP 1307: 1926-28(M) , 1930(M) ,

1932-35(M), 1942(M). See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to July 15 July 16 to Sept. 3O

50

98

180

3.0 371

4.0 880

6.0 2,530

7.0 3,530

1.8 33

2.0 69

2.5 198

3.0 378

4.0 880

6.0 2,530

7.0 3,530

1.9 39

2.0 61

2.5 187

3.0 372

4.0 880

6.0 2,530

7.0 3,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

30

30

29

29

.28.

29

29 

28

29

29

29

29

30

34

*40

31

32

50

71

64

55

45

72

318

T89

108

93

119

180

151

135

2,165

69.8

3.5

Nov.

106

86

76

73 ji6.

83

86 

96

160

129

101

98

111

290

344

211

157

121

143

148

114

93

80

78

73

73

73

83

532

344

4,228

141

3.4

Dec.

214

157

129

*114

105

140

5.190 

1,770

620

370

251

159

160

160

170

650

775

1,560

1,580

1,010

1,120

581

382

309

265

1,340

974

500

344

254

210

19,561

631

3.2

Jan.

198

148

140

130

130

120

120

*110

110

100

100

95

95

90

268

244

201

165

150

143

138

450

430

3OO

1,100

910

650

436

320

248

216

8,055

260

3.0

Feb.

178

165

143

140

130

130

130 

120

120

110

*110

loo

95

85

80

75

75

70

70

70

75

80

1OO

250

1,900

1,590

1,590

2.080

_

9,861

352

3.0

Mar.

1.150

660

572

462

387

500

431 

324

251

198

184

167

151

148

148

148

148

*151

156

159

173

219

210

176

219

476

396

272

207

176

162

9,181

296

2.8

Apr.

138

122

117

107

102

120

294 

336

213

173

517

567

370

248

192

162

138

127

117

112

*354

275

198

165

135

117

112

636

1.600

840

8,704

290

2.8

May

409

272

344

1,040

710

608

1.220 

548

349

261

210

178

154

138

130

125

120

120

122

112

100

100

117

112

94

83

69

78

80

67

.63

8,133

262

3.1

June

78

114

87

73

65

*85

69 

123

162

198

219

143

122

107

85

67

5570"

94

80

87

80

63

59

76

249

151

94

74

59

3,088

103

3.1

July

44

38

65

44

46

92

71 

104

122

83

1,160

719

251

162

5.190

930

394

218

167

128

96

77

77

70

*61

59

50

43

68

156

194

8,982

290

3.1

Aug.

592

212

118

84

.§§.

1,490

5.120 

2,920

589

282

1,090

1,290

962

368

228

187

151

118

96

84

79

77

72

199

500

212

128

94

79

72

94

15,653

505

2.9

Sept.

110

94

75

116

2.580

572

346

270

 190

136

108

96

86

77

102

187

209

880

585

289

1,240

678

321

209

159

141

128

126

116

106

10,132

338

3.0

Adjusted for diversion for city of Willoughby

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

73.3 

0.292 

0.34

144

0.574 

0.64

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

634 

2.53 

2.92

263

1.05 

1.21

355 

1.41 

1.47

299 

1.19 

1.37

293 

1.17 

1.30

265 

1.06 

1.22

Observed

Max 7,440 Min 22 Mean 391 

Max 3,190 Min 28 Mean 295

106 

0.422 

0.47

293 

1.17 

1.35

508 

2.02 

2.33

341 

1.36 

1.52

Adjusted

Mean 394 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.31 

Mean 298 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.14

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOO cfs). Dec. 7 (3:30 p.m.) 4.800 cfs (8.15 ft); July 15 (6 a.m.) 5,92O 

cfs (9.22 ft); Aug. 6 (5:30 p.m.) 6,900 cfs (10.03 ft); Aug. 7 (ll:3O p.m.) 6,520 cfs (9.66 ft); 

Aug. 12 (4:30 a.m.) 4,14O cfs (7.63 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for municipal supply of city of Willoughby, eqvivalent in cubic feet per second. 

Note.. --Stage-discharge e-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13-16, Jan. 3-14, 19, 22-25, Feb. 4-25.
258 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2100. Phelps Creek near Windsor, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°30 I 55", long 80°56'05", in T.8 N., R.5 W., on left bank at upstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 534, 1.4 miles south of Windsor, Ashtabula County, and ]J miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 26.4 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 803.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 11, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge. 16 years, 35.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,680 cfs July 15 (gage height, 9.48 ft, backwater from debris), on basis of contracted-opening measurement at gage height 9.34 ft; 

minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 24; minimum gage height, 0.14 ft Aug. 6.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 3,840 cfs (revised) Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 8.97ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at 

gage height 9.34 ft; maximum gage height, that of July 15, 1958; no flow Aug. 20, 21, 

1943, Oct. 24, 25, 1946.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

1307

1307

1387

1307

1237

1387

1437

1507

Water 

year

1944

1945

1948

1950

1952

1955

1956

1957

Date

Feb.

Feb.

Mar.

Jan.

Jan.

Oct.

Feb.

Jan.

23, 1944

22, 1945

22, 1948

15, 1950

17, 1952

15, 1954

25, 1956

22, 1957

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,220

2,680

3,840

2 ,220

1,860

2,680

2,220

2,320

Gage height 

(feet)

7.88

8.27

8.97

7.92

7.50

8.29

7.88

8.01

Remarks . Records fair except those below 5 cfs and those 

are poor.

for periods of ice effect, which

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1307: 1943(M) , 1947(M) . Revised figures of discharge, in 

cubic feet per second, for high-water periods in the water years 1944, 1948, and 1952 

(revised peak discharges only), superseding those published in WSP 1004, 1114, 1237, 

are given herewith:

Feb. 23, 1944.. ......... 1,23O

Mar. 22, 1948. .......... 1,30O

Month

Calendar year 1944 .......

Calendar year 1948. ......

Cfs-days

10,478.9

11,618.7

Maximum

1,230

1,300

Minimum

3.5

4

8

Mean

29.3

28.6

110

29.4

31.7

Per square 

mile

1.11

1.08

4.17

1.11

1.20

Runoff In

Inches

15.12

14.77

4.81

15.18

16.39

Revised peak discharge. --1951-52: 

1,710 efs (7.33 ft).

Jan 17 (ll p.m.) 1,860 cfs (7.50 ft); Jan. 26 (11:30 p.m.)
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 259

2100. Phelps Creek near Windsor, Ohio Continued

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31, Dec. 7, 8, 16-21, 26, 27, 

Jan. 26, Feb. 25-27, Mar. 1, 2, Apr. 11, 29, 30, May 4-7, July 11, 

12, 15, 16, Aug. 7-9, 11-13, 24, 25, Sept. 5, 21)

.9

Oct. 1 to July 14

0.4 1.1

1.4 1.5

3.1 2.0

5.5 3.0

12 5.0

July 15 to Sept. 30

136

274

655

0.15 

.2

1.2

1.5

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

77

136

274

655

1,010

1,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

0.

»_

1.

2.1

2.4

2.8

2.5

2.8 *s.a

28.3

0.91

0.034

0.04

Nov.

3.3

3.1

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.7

2.2

3.8

9.2

9.3

7.0

7.0

9.3

56

76

28

15

10

11

13

9.0

6.4

4.8

4.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.4

70 

48

429.3

14.3

0.542

0.60

Dec.

23

*14

9 2

7.8

6.2

15

*528

223

64

31

18

11

13

13

13

160

149

231

229

209

162

60

31

26

23

334

111

43

31 

21

16

2,880.2

92.9

3.52

4.06

Jan.

15

11

12

11

9.7

*10

10

9.3

8.0

7.4

8.0

6.1

4.8

5.3

21

31

28

20

15

11

11

60

35

50

73

111

86

58

42 

31

25

885.6

28.6

1.08

1.24

Feb.

21

18

13

13 *12

12

11

9

8

6

6

5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

5

10

250

450

380

480

-

1,748.0

62.4

2.36

2.46

Mar.

270

113

104

69

68

94

73

50

31

18

16

14

13

12

12

13

14

24

*28

28

32

41

28

20

34

53

87

39

23 

17

15

1,453

46.9

1.78

2.05

Apr.

11

9.0

7.4

6.1

5.5

8.8

25

25

16

13

117

84

39

21

14

10

7.7

6.1

5.0

4.5

17

20

*13

8.3

5.5

4.1

48~3.6

204 

80

838.6

28.0

1.06

1.18

May

28

15

20

143

80

58

~49 166

21

13

9.0

6.1

4.5

3.1

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

. 3

639.0

20.6

0.780

0.90

June

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

.8

272

4.4

7.6

10

5.3

3.6

4.1

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.8

2.6

2.4

1.7

1.9

3.2

*8.4

7.0

3.6

2.4 

2.2

96.2

3.21

0.122

0.14

July

1.9

1.3

1.2

T3

1.7

2.4

3.5

4.3

3.8

4.5

373

79

20

13

1.050

131

36

17

11

7.7

5.5

4.6

*4.0

3.7

3.0

2.0

1.8

2.8

2.3

9 R'

1,797.6

58.0

2.20

2.54

Aug.

6.2

6.4

3.2

2.0

1.8

2.4

131

330

53

15

325

229

168

33

15

13

10

12

10

8.4

7.7

7.1

6.5

311

212

38

20

12

8.7

6\5

2,010.7

64.9

2.46

2.84

Sept.

16

14

9.0

7.7

136

25

20

22

13

9.0

7.1

5.5

4.3

3.7

3.7

4.3

6.1

81

49

20

127

70

*23

14

10

8.4

8.1

8.4

7.4

6.5

739.2

24.6

0.932

1.04

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,200 Min 0.4 Mean 40.9 Cfsm 1.55 In. 20.98

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,050 Min 0.4 Mean 37.1 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.09

Peak dineharge (base, 900 cfs). July 15 (5:30 a.m.) 2,680 cfs (9.48 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. ---Stage-discharge relation affected by ic Dec. 16, Jan. 22, Feb. 8-25, 28.
260 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2110. Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°39'05", long 80°50'10", in T.10 N., R.4 W. , on left bank at downstream 

side of highway bridge, 0.4 mile downstream from Plum Creek, 1.4 miles southeast of 

village of Rock Creek, Ashtabula County, lj miles downstream from Sugar Creek, and 

3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 56.6 sq mi.

Records available. March 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 810 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

June 10, 1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 82.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 5.53 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 5,730 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 8.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; no flow at 

times.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, which 

are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.20 

.30 

.40 

.5 

.6

Oct. 1 to Dec. 26

.2 

1.2 

3.1 

5.6

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

65

114

Note. Same as following 

table above 2.0 ft.

Dec. 27 to Sept. 30

0.2

1.2

3.3

6.8

21

39

1.5 

Z.O 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

62

114

185

305

1,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

2.3

4.8

2.3

1.4 

1.1

1.6

13.8

0.45

0.0080

0.009

Hov.

*1.1

1.1

.8

79

.9

.8

.8

1.2

1.9

2.5

2.5

2.9

3.1

5.6

6.3

11

6.3

4.0

3.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.9

9.4

12

97.5

3.25

0.057

0.06

Dec.

11

7.0

*5.3

4.5

5.6

4.1

211

*311

108

54

31

20

18

14

14

84

118

203

382

329

368

136

69

48

40

594

458

139

79 

49

36

3,948.5

127

2.24

2.58

Jan.

32

25

20

20

18

17

16

*16

13

12

12

10

8.5

11

59

84

70

45

35

25

22

170

200

110

200

"240 310

180

123 

94

76

2,273.5

73.3

1.30

1.50

Feb.

60

45

35

30

25

20

18

15

13

11

9

8

*8

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

7

8

10

30

550

675

765

1.040

-

3,428

122

2.16

2.25

Mar.

652

254

189

138

118

138

124

85

55

38

31

27

24

23

23

28

34

40

*47

55

84

117

70

44

60

251

152

83

51

37

31

3,103

100

1.77

2.04

Apr.

24

20

16

13

11

14

52

62

38

30

121

135

86

48

32

23

18

14

11

9.8

14

24

*22

17

12

8.9

3 6.8

421 

360

1,702.5

56.8

1.00

1.12

May

127

63

46

192

246

123

311

168

76

44

29

20

15

11

8.5

6.8

5.7

4.6

3.9

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.3

1.9

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.4

1.2 

1.1

1.1

1,522.7

49.1

0.867

1.00

June

1.4

2.8

2.3

2.1

1.4

1.2

.6

172

5.7

8.4

16

10

11

-8.9 23

3.6

1.9

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.4

2.2

*14

19

10

4.6 

2*6

166.9

5.56

0.098

0.11

July

1.6

1.1

1.1

.9

.4

.3

73

.8

.5

.3

140

111

40

18

842

878

540

172

74

40

23

16

*12

9.8

7.6

5.7

4.3

3.6

2.8

2*6 3 9

2,953.6

95.3

1.68

1.94

Aug.

5.0

15

8.9

4.9

2_.8

29

189

421

128

37

23

27

71

37

22

16

11

15

9.8

7.2

5.7

5.3

4.6

473

430

102

36

18

10 

6*8

5.3

2,176.3

70.2

1.24

1.43

Sept.

3.9

3.3

3.1

3.8

20

41

26

17

13

8.1

6.0

4.9

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.9

8.4

66

48

23

172

162

*65

30

18

13

11

11

10 

8.9

811.1

27.0

0.477

0.53

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,420 Min 0 Mean 72.1 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.27

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,040 Min 0 Mean 60.8 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.57

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Feb. 28 (12 m. ) 1,260 cfs (5.16 ft); July 15 (3:30 p.m.) 1,260 

cfs (5.19 ft); Aug. 24 (6:30 p.m.) 1,40O cfs (5.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement ur observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12, 13, Jan. 2-4, 18, 19, 22-27, Feb. 1-25.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 261

2115. Mill Creek near Jefferson, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°45'10", long 80°48'00", in T.ll N., R.3 W., on right bank at downstream 

 sl<re of bridge on State Highway 307, if miles northwest of Jefferson, Ashtabula County, 

and 3| miles downstream from Griggs Creek.

Drainage area.--78.3 sq mi.

Records available. March 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 822.59 ft above mean sea level (Ashtabula 

County bench mark). Prior to June 10, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 110 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 8.01 ft); no flow 

Toe many days.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 7,010 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 9.95 ft); maximum gage height, 10.28 ft Dec. 4, 1950 (backwater from ice); no flow at times.

Remarks^ Records fair except those below 25 cfs or those for periods of ice effect, which 

are poor. Water diverted above station for municipal supply for city of Jefferson.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1507: 1956, adjusted discharge and runoff.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29, Dec. 7-10, 16-2O, Apr. 29 to 

May 12, June 8-21, June 25 to July 3, July 5-22, Aug. 6-20, 24- 

28, Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, Sept. 4-9, 18-24)

0.75 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 18

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

34

58

112

178

400

1,O8O

2,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

*0

0

0

.1.1

0

0

0

.3

.8

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

o

1.8

0.06

0.43

Nov.

*0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

1.1

1.2

.2

.1

.2

1.0

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.1

.2

0

0

0

0

2.5

21

33.8

1.13

0.39

Dec.-

25

18

*13

9.2

6.5

6.2

215

*506

190

87

51

30

25

24

24

216

414

240

522

429

506

204

92

61

53

594

790

214

112

69

48

5,793.9

187

0.41

Jan.

38

33

30

24

19

16

*16

15

12

10

9.7

7.8

5.2

S79

29

63

78

62

41

30

24

121

261

163

202

327

345

235

160

124

105

2,612.6

84.3

0.39

Feb.

89

81

62

54

*47

35

20

15

12

9

8

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

6

6

7

19

260

750

1,100

2.030

4,662

166

0.39

Mar.

1,540

603

4OO

288

195

246

272

167

111

68

53

42

35

33

32

35

43

*50

54

61

90

165

118

72

60

214

201

106

62

43

34

5,493

177

0.40

Apr.

27

21

16

12

8.8

11

56

137

89

60

152

237

147

77

46

36

32

14

8.3

6.2

20

*22

20

17

11

8.4

20

26

413

476

2,226.7

74.2

0.41

May

128

55

49

264

230

122

335

186

77

53

30

20

16

14

13

11

8.8

8.3

7.1

5.5

4.3

4.5

4.5

3.8

3.4

2.7

1.9

2.0

1.3

.9

.7

1,662.7

53.6

0.37

June

2.3

2.9

1.0

.1

27T

.8

1.3

8.1

122

160

156

71

166

279

113

42

22

15

8.3

6.5

5.8

5.5

4.3

3.8

4.0

6.2

*32

36

18

9.2

1,304.2

43.5

0.36

July

5.8

4.8

5.0

4.5

5.0

5.2

7.5

6.5

5.8

5.2

90

203

136

60

34

77

90

42

27

17

9.5

5.2

4.0

2.9

*2.5

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

272

865.8

27.9

0.36

Aug.

2.1

1.9

1.2

.7

-il

99

1.380

878

327

106

58

61

280

140

79

125

77

74

54

37

27

28

32

727

1,370

369

116

60

36

24

27

6,597.1

213

0.38

Sept.

69

41

26

54

1,050

379

144

119

76

48

33

23

17

12

8.3

10

22

418

414

161

418

705

218

*92

57

38

30

28

27

25

4,762.3

159

0.35

Adjusted for diversion for city of Jefferson

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

0.49 

0.0063 

0.007

1.52 

0.019 

0.02

Calendar year 1957 : 

Water year 1957-58 :

187 

2.39 

2.76

84.7 

1.08 

1.24

166 

2.12 

2.21

'177 

2.26 

2.61

74.6 

0.953 

1.06

54.0 

0.690 

0.80

Observed

Max 2,470 Min 0 Mean 109 

Max 2,030 Min 0 Mean 98.7

43.9 

0.561 

0.63

28.3 

0.361 

0.42

213 

2.7? 

3.14

159 

2.03 

2.26

Adjusted

Mean 109 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.99 

Mean 99.1 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.16

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Feb. 28 (12 p.m.) 2,180 cfs (8.O1 ft); Aug. 7 (6 a.m.) 1,770 cfs 

(7,75 ft); Aug. 24 (9 p.m.) 1,960 cfs (7.99 ft); Sept. 5 (12 m.j 1,54O cfs (7.22 ft).

* I>ischarge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for municipal supply of city of Jefferson.

Nol.e. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13, Feb. 6-27.
262 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2120. Grand River near Madison, Ohio

Location,--Lat 41°44'26", long 81 0 02'48", on downstream end of center pier of bridge on 

State Highway 528, half a mile upstream from Griswold Creek and 2 miles south of 

Madison, Lake County.

Drainage area.--587 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1922 to December 1935, February 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 674.47 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Jan. 20, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 657 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,710 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 9.09 ft); maximum gage height, 10.82 ft Feb. 25 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 4.8 cfs Oct. 13, 14 

(gage height, 0.90 ft).

1922-35, 1938-58: Maximum discharge, 16,600 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 12.48 

ft); no flow July 31 to Aug. 2, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1437: 1923-24(M), 1925-30, 1932(M), 1933, 1934(M), 1935, 

1938(M), 1946, 1948JM).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-26, Oct. 30 to Nov. 13)

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

4.5

11

15

28

36

81

174

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

322

509

1,080

1,750

2,630

3,930

7,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

11

9.3

8.2

9.2

7.9

7.2

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.1

4.8

*57f

5.4

5.1

13

12

8.2

8.6

15

20

33

37

40

50

48

43 

37

35

521.3

16.8

0.029

0.03

Nov.

33

29

27

26

24

24

22

22

24

28

29

33

35

103

306

336

254

166

120

96

85

76

63

56

48

47

43

43

116 

284

2,598

86.6

0.148

0.17

Dec.

316

239

169

*122

92

79

802

2,740

2,020

1,270

820

527

336

269

242

514

1,500

1,440

2,380

2,630

2 , 910

2,240

1,540

1,140

760

1,650

3,490

2,100

1,470

1,240 

880

37,927

1,223

2.08

2.40

Jan.

554

381

260

210

190

160

140

*130

110

100

95

90

80

130

300

450

600

450

350

280

230

500

1,700

1,300

1,000

1,900

1 . 940

1,720

1,440

1,240

1,010

19,040

614

1.05

1.21

Feb.

76O

602

448

350

280

230

190

160

140

120

100

95

85

80

75

70

65

65

60

60

60

60

70

350

1,900

2,900

4,010

6,590

-

19,775

706

1.20

1.25

Mar.

7.550

4,950

5,050

2,280

1,720

1,500

1,500

1,240

945

678

518

414

336

296

275

278

306

*542

581

432

536

850

732

536

451

901

1,400

1,140

880

AHfl 488

37,317

1,204

2.05

2.36

Apr.

374

284

224

185

155

161

330

652

536

414

740

1,340

1,200

820

583

428

322

239

180

148

199

*306

290

251

205

158

129

310

1,460

2,550

15,151

505

0.860

0.96

May

1,750

1,580

1,470

1,640

1,820

1,500

2,200

2,020

1,400

1,080

732

459

300

202

151

117

94

79

70

58

51

47

44

43

42

42

40

41

35

33 

32

19,172

618

1.05

1.21

June

36

44

43

42

*42

57

44

76

342

539

945

424

458

732

474

230

124

77

60

54

51

48

43

38

40

57

104

143

138

94

5,599

187

0.319

0.56

July

63

47

58

43

55

60

60

62

56

65

485

1,610

1,340

790

1,020

3,160

5.490

2,800

2,100

1,610

978

439

222

129

*96

102

106

83

62

51 

54

21,272

686

1.17

1.35

Aug.

83" 65

233

342

339

663

2,990

3,950

2,820

1,510

1,080

704

1,870

1,680

1,4OO

978

545

349

266

180

136

106

85

983

5,510

2,940

1,340

678

360

210 

177

34,150

1,102

1.88

2.17

Sept.

392

266

161

164

1,030

1,540

1,860

2,480

2,280

1,640

1,010

482

265

158

109

115

150

1,110

1,500

850

1,520

2,150

1,400

*732

471

322

224

171

141

124

24,615

820

1.40

1.56

Calendar year 1957: Max 11,300 Mln 4.5 Mean 736 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.00

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,330 Mln 4.8 Mean 650 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.03

Peak discharge (base 

cfs (8.12 ft).

5,500 cfs). --Feb. 28 (9 p.m.) 7,710 cfs (9.09 ft); Aug. 25 (10:30 a.m.) 5,850

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 3-25, Feb. 4-26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 263

2125. Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°51'19", long 80°45'43", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 1 mile upstream from Hubbard Run, l£ miles southeast of Ashtabula, Ashtabula 

County, and 5-j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 118 sq mi.

Record:; available .--July 1924 to December 1935, March 1939 to November 1947, March 1950 to 

September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 605 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Eo Aug. 27, 1924, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 149 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,800 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 4.60 ft); maximum gage height, 5.56 ft Feb. 27 (ice jam); no flow for many days in October.

1924-35, 1939-47, 1950-58: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs May 16, 1942 (gage height, 

9.67 ft); no flow at times during most years.

Remarks;. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 954: 1929(M). WSP 974: 1942. WSP 1437: 1926, 1932, 1934.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 6-11, 17-21, 23-26)

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3

.5 

1.1 

2.4 

5.0 

9.2 

15

2.

3.0 

4.0

34

85 

158 

265 

490 

1,260 

2.20O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

.2

.8

1.4

1.1

1.1

2.0

4.8

5.0

2.9

2.4

4.0

5.4

3 . 8

3.3

39.0

1.26

C.011

0.01

Nov.

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.9

3.1

3.1

2.6

4.2

5.4

6.2

7.8

30

26

14

9.2

6.5

5.0

5.0

5.1

3.8

3.1

3.3

3.1

2.9

15

67

245.6

8.19

0.069

0.08

Dec.

70

34

*25

19

18

17

296

*800

288

147

91

45

40

35

35

220

536

253

600

503

562

248

130

91

77

702

944

270

152

102

79

7,429

240

2,03

2,34

Jan.

64

50

40

35

35

35

*35

35

35

35

30

30

30

30

45

75

80

60

50

45

40

150

430

265

255

522

430

280

214

168

150

3,778

122

1.03

1.19

Feb.

141

120

95

75

65

55

50

50

45

40

40

*35

35

30

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

30

45

400

1,000

1,300

2.200

-

6,056

216

1.83

1.91

Mar.

1.900

732

503

359

245

285

315

214

150

102

85

70

64

58

54

56

66

79

*83

85

108

194

141

100

85

214

225

136

89

68 

54

6,919

223

1.89

2.18

Apr.

46

37

30

26

22,

28

106

257

141

1OO

208

305

197

108

70

52

40

43

34

25

52

*66

63

48

33

28

21

38

648

594

3,466

116

0.983

1.10

May

173

89

86

686

404

168

497

256

120

74

52

37

29

22

18

14

24

23

17

12

8.3

7.8

6.5

5.8

578

5.8

5.8

8.7

6.9 5 8

6.9

2,875.1

92.7

0.786

0.91

June

8.3

11

14

*17

14

14

12

12

122

241

249

118

82

237

116

54

31

21

14

12

8.3

7.8

873

7.8

10

17

88

61

31

18

1,656.5

55.2

0.468

0.52

July

12

8.3

12

7.8

6.9

6.2

6.2

8.7

7.4

13

151

241

132

61

37

26

24

29

21

14

9.2

6.9

6.5

4.8

*5.0

5.4

3.3

4.1

12

72

91

1,044.7

33.7

0.286

0.33

Aug.

70

48

29

18

11

62

1,220

968

304

103

474

236

234

110

58

70

45

40

49

35

31

24

23

881

1.580

275

102

51

31

23

35

7,041

227

1.92

2.21

Sept.

93

76

45

80

1.810

574

424

285

187

102

64

42

31

23

20

25

60

623

502

209

679

849

*295

144

85

68

52

42

48

40

7,577

253

2.14

2.39

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,910 Mln 0 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.40

Waber year 1957-58: Max 2,200 Mln 0 Mean 132 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.17

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs). --Mar. 1 (1 a.m.) 2,600 cfs (4.40 ft); Sept. 5 (12:30 p.m.) 2,800

cfs (4.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5, 6, 12-16, Jan. 2-22, Feb. 2-28. Discharge 

computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-16.
264 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2130. Conneaut Creek at Amboy, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°55'34", long 80°36'18", on right bank at downstream side of highway

bridge, half a mile east of Amboy, Ashtabula County, 3 miles southwest of Conneaut, and 

6| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1922 to December 1935, March 1950 to September 1958.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 605 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Aug. 17, 1924, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 241 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,410 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 8.77 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1922-35, 1950-58: Maximum discharge, 12,900 cfs Oct. 16, 1954; maximum gage height, 

12.94 ft Mar. 4, 1934 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs July 31, Aug. 1, 1933, 

Aug. 1,2, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 714: 1926. WSP 784: 1933. WSP 1437: 1923-25(M), 1926-30, 

1931-32(M), 1933, 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 10, 14, July 11, 31, Aug. 25)

1.2

1.3

2.2

65

105

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

166

314

535

880

1,880

4,960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.2

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.3

4.5

4.5

i.1

4.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

*4.9

5.3

8.6

10

8.6

8.6

11

13

22

20

30

27

21

16

14

13

308.2

9.94

0.056

0.06

Nov.

12

12

11

TT

11

12

12

13

15

16

16

17

18

20

23

39

48

31

25

20

19

20

20

18

16

16

16

16

32

72

627

20.9

0.117

0.13

Dec.

121

77

*54

45

35

35

165

1,140

702

241

154

59

60

60

60

180

700

454

826

912

960

531

238

159

143

497

2,200

706

296

210

150

12,170

393

2.21

2.55

Jan.

125

112

76

75

75

80

*85

80

75

75

70

65

75

160

170

130

110

95

90

220

450

350

300

368

487

401

307

2 5O

224

5,300

171

0.961

1.11

Feb.

190

160

140

140

130

120

110

110

100

100

100

*100

95

80

70

65

65

65

60

60

65

70

75

90

550

1,500

1,900

2.880

-

9,190

328

1.84

1.92

Mar.

4.600

2,400

1,100

832

500

473

595

487

380

269

207

171

154

137

135

131

137

148

*161

181

204

273

318

273

230

343

487

333

232

174

139

16,204

523

2.94

3.39

Apr.

119

104

90

80

72

77

167

388

307

207

259

468

388

247

166

125

100

89

77

71

102

*137

148

112

92

76

63

84

632

1.370

6,417

214

1.20

1.34

May

454

215

194

797

1.010

388

647

630

286

181

133

105

86

73

64

58

53

48

45

38

35

34

36

33

36

31

27

31

28

28

28

5,852

189

1.06

1.22

June

35

45

100

69

*46

46

45

56

279

458

318

194

119

291

286

132

82

60

49

46

38

34

30

30

39

72

397

160

84

3,694

123

0.691

0.77

July

38

31

42

31

27

25

29

40

33

58

220

686

294

150

116

139

244

132

72

52

40

34

30

*28

27

25

22

23

69

356

3,411

110

0.618

0.71

Aug.

202

140

72

45

31

64

1,140

2.150

723

196

206

279

388

266

123

98

112

93

66

81

65

48

43

669

350

403

159

90

62

46

77

8,467

273

1.53

1.76

Sept.

140

162

99

84

4.070

3,930

976

551

372

218

135

99

78

53

56

60

89

512

1,000

371

684

1,760

*610

221

133

100

87

89

89

77

16,905

564

3.17

3.54

Calendar year 1957= Max 6,810 Min 4.1 Mean 254 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.36

Water year 1957-58= Max 4,600 Min 4.1 Mean 243 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18. 5O

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 cfs).--Mar. 1 (6 p.m.) 5,140 cfs (7.14 ft); Sept. 5 (10:30 p.m.) 8,410 

cfs (8.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4-6, 13-17, Jan. 4-13, 16-25, Feb. 1-27, 

Mar. 5.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 265

2135. Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°27'50", long 78"56'10", on right bank at Gowanda, Erie County, 380 ft 

downstream from highway bridge and 4.2 miles downstream from South Branch.

Drainage area. 428 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 738.74 ft above mean sea level (village of 

Gowanda bench mark).

Average discharge.--18 years (1940-58), 724 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs June 13 (gage height, 8.46 ft); minimum, 51 cfs Oct. 15, 22; minimum gage height, 1.80 ft Aug. 20; minimum daily discharge, 

94 cfu Oct. 15.

19;59-58r Maximum discharge, 35,900 cfs Mar. 17, 1942, from rating curve extended 

above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 14.14 ft Mar. 7, 1956; 

minimum discharge, about 6 cfs Aug. 21, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.90 ft Oct. 26, 

1951; minimum daily discharge, 52 cfs Sept. 13, 1945, Aug. 1, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by several industrial plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58,, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2O Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.O 

4.O 

5.0

83

285

550

1,390

2.8OO

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

135

330

640

1.O5O

4.O 

5.0 

7.0

1,590

2,990

7,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1LS

1,21

1L8

109

1L2

107

107

105 

1LO

*105

103

105

102

106

?A

102

102 i:>4

1L5

1L2

103

99

38

H35

i/i

1!>7

1L5

109

107')9 

')9

3,4159

112

0 . 2(52

O.I5O

Nov.

98

98

101

102

123

140

127

130 

195

192

165

162

163

*250

4O4

296

221

182

216

257

196

175

158

158

162

160

140

218

819

C*Q ooo

6,446

215

0.502

O.56

Dec.

4O8

326

285

235

165

237

1,410

1.64O 

710

49O

*370

230

3OO

320

308

980

879

532

77O

1,270

5.050

1,27O

782

668

542

1,110

1,12O

718

626

507 

452

22,690

732

1.71

1.97

Jan.

422

350

310

280

310

310

300

280 

250

26O

250

230

185

2OO

280

32O

3OO

250

220

240

250

430

528

422

380

422

446

392

»386

380 

375

9,958

321

0.750

0.87

Feb.

340

570

55O

280

290

392

386

340 

3OO

25O

260

250

230

210

220

210

200

180

175

170

17O

175

190

24O

580

58O

9OO

1.7OO

9,738

348

0.813

0.85

Mar.

2,800

1,880

1,590

1,500

1,150

*1,020

924

840 

780

754

696

655

584

577

565

555

555

556

563

577

598

647

846

1,OOO

1,220

1,300

1,590

2,280

2,72O

3,150 

5.770

37,958

1,224

2.86

5.50

Apr.

5,910

5,580

5,550

5,210

3,310

6,660

7.120

2,870 

1,870

1,710

2,160

2,400

1,770

1,650

1,610

*1,350

1,1 7O

l.OOO

888

774

96O

1,720

1,370

897

726

635

57O

853

3.39O

1,960

65,241

2,175

5.O8

5.67

May

1,090

822

*1,140

1,600

1,O2O

914

2,040

2.560 

1,200

879

750

654

570

507

476

464

416

416

446

398

36O

555

416

555

550

516

288

4OO

446

535 

298

22,O61

712

1.66

1.92

June

512

1,970

689

458

3 7O

570

521

312 

465

2.O7O

1,120

*612

4.120

2,16O

951

647

507

422

586

545

5OO

598

550

535

41O

2,960

964

556

416

540

26.O14

867

2.05

2.26

July

312

290

378

314

371

337

385

389 

421

315

1,120

5.6OO

1,2OO

705

739

868

6O5

458

500

398

526

298

550

503

264

251

236 235"

315

534

285

16,903

545

1.27

1.47

Aug.

244

216

200

185

181

177

208

3OO 

262

201

212

201

177

*176

181

182

165

158

146

144

145

155

146

185

267

195

159

147

158

138 

141

5,726

185

0.452

O.50

Sept.

162

147

155

581

316

251

2,440

2.720 

1,100

661

521

*360

291

268

255

296

456

1,140

6O5

454

551

677

457

350

309

715

610

605

416

340

17.9O9

597

1.39

1.56

Calendar year 1957: Max 13,900 Mln 94 Mean 681 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.59

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,120 Mln 94 Mean 669 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.23

Peak discharge (base, 15,OOO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 4, 5, 11-14, 16, Jan. 2-22, 25, Feb. 1-5, 

Feb. 8 to Mar. 1, Mar. 8, 9.
266 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2145. Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°51'15", long 78°45'30", on left bank In Gardenville, Erie County, 700 ft 

downstream from bridge on Union Road and 2 miles upstream from Cayuga Creek.

Drainage area. 145 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 604.04 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 20 years, 192 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,110 cfs June 13 {gage height, 5.52 ft); maximum gage height, 7.65 ft Feb. 27 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 11 cfs Nov. 11 (gage 

height, 1.18 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Mar. 1, 1955, Mar. 7, 1956, from rating 

curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

7.07 ft; maximum gage height, 11.90 ft Mar. 9, 1942 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 

0.7 cfs Aug. 22, 24, 25, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 0.695 ft Aug. 28, 31, 

Sept. 3, 1939 (backwater from leaves and debris).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 

3.2 miles above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1337: 1939-52.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or backwate 

from aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 27 Feb. 28 to June 13

1.6 

1.9

2.2 330

2.5 500

3.0 870

4.0 1,870

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2

100

220

385

2.5 

3.0

3.5

580

960

1,400

1.2

1.3 

1.5

14 to Sept. 30

12 2.1 295

24 2.5 540

62 3.0 920

57 3.5 1,380

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

16

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

*12

13

14

19

20

21

2O

19

20

32

39

36

28

25

24

22

21

565

IB. 2

0.126

0.14

Nov.

21

21

21

21

22

24

24

29

29

44

31

34

36

54

72

64

40

*36

46

60

50

39

78

104

106

90

82

410

1,650

470

3,788

126

0.869

0.97

Dec.

175

143

106

98

84

112

1.060

852

255

145

122

80

106

118

112

580

386

166

265

322

880

283

150

112

86

184

288

129

119

82

7,698

248

1.71

1.97

Jan.

74

60

54

54

64

64

60

56

50

54

50

46

42

40

*56

64

58

50

46

50

54

78

106

84

74

90

90

84

80

78

1,990

64.2

0.443

0.51

Feb.

72

78

72

60

62

78

74

70

66

58

62

56

*50

46

48

48

46

42

39

3J7

37

40

46

62

100

170

350

1.140

-

3,109

111

0.766

0.80

Mar.

1.220

713

594

478

452

471

373

320

260

240

265

*202

180

193

202

175

206

250

265

308

325

386

512

554

573

552

723

938

955

937

938

14,760

476

3.28

3.79

Apr.

856

635

*546

486

421

697

1.100

584

314

314

563

799

333

240

202

167

147

128

114

100

128

523

329

171

121

100

91

110

1,010

542

11,871

396

2. 73

3.04

May

216

143

*135

270

188

143

334

579

220

151

128

114

100

94

94

97

94

85

82

73

62

65

85

85

132

167

151

155

202

188

147

4,779

154

1.06

1.23

June

139

410

206

97

73

65

62

52

698

1,090

513

216

1.280

634

208

124

*88

72

65

58

59

75

56

52

81

510

198

85

60

11

7,373

246

1.70

1.89

July

43

41

49

43

41

86

72

*60

72

54

62

944

337

135

112

249

132

72

72

72

56

47

73

72

52

41

38

34

574

167

78

3,980

128

0.883

1.02

Aug.

56

45

39

34

29

27

27

37

99

43

38

41

*31

26

23

45

31

24

22

20

22

23

22

23

107

56

32

24

20

19

20

1,105

35.6

0.246

0.28

Sept.

20

23

22

20

26

29

219

222

121

129

*120

58

41

32

31

36

113

722

220

104

90

276

115

72

58

683

C250

c240

C116

c80

4,288

143

0.986

1.10

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,600 Min 7.6 Mean 198 Cfam 1.37 In. 18.53

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,630 Mln 12 Mean 179 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.74

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Stage -discharge relation 

Feb. 28, Mar. 8-10. Backwater fr 

Nov. 13-15).

affected by ice Nov. 23-28, Dec. 1, 3-7, 10-16, 25, Jan. 1 to 

n aquatic vegetation Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 (no gage-height record
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 267

2150. Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y.

Location^--Lat 42°53'20", long 78°38'40", on right bank just upstream from low flat-crested 

dam In Como Lake Park, 700 ft downstream from bridge on Bowen Road, 800 ft downstream 

from Little Buffalo Creek, and 2 miles southeast of Lancaster, Erie County.

Drainage area.--93.3 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1958.

Gage.---Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 672.80 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 20 years, 128 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 6.60 ft); maximum gage height, 7.13 ft Feb. 28 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 2.3 cfs Oct. 16, 17 

(gage height, 2.93 ft).

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 8,700 cfs Mar. 7, 1956; maximum gage height, 12.36 ft 

Mar. 9, 1942 (ice jam); practically no flow part of Aug. 8, 9, 1939, when permanent 

stoplogs were installed in dam.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions [water years).--WSP 1437: 1955.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

3.1

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.4

2!4

2.4

3.1

2.6

*2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

3.2

4.3

3.9

4.1

3.9

4.3

12

10

7.9

7.1

5.6

4.8 

4.6

4.3

125.9

4.06

0.044

0.05

Nov.

4.1

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.3

11

11

9.1

10

11

18

24

19

13

11

*16

21

22

20

27

57

67

54

b46

301

,1,760 

497

3,058.9

102

1.09

1.22

Dec.

168

 117

b74

b68

44

64

1.010

681

190

bl!6

b68

b50

b98

102

102

386

260

124

208

237

689

209

121

91

76

138

185

96

91

76 

67

6,006

194

2.08

2.39

Jan.

58

26

b36

b35

33

33

39

b30

b22

26

b25

b21

~20 b!7

*b24

30

33

29

b25

b24

28

49

98

94

94

124

T24

107

94

88

85

1,571

50.7

0.543

0.63

Feb.

85

83

80

65

b78

b94

85

67

b48

b39

b42

b34

*b28

b24

26

b24

b22

bZO

b!9

blS

b!8

b29

b30

b40

b86

b!70

b350

b980

-

2,684

95.9

1.03

1.07

Mar.

bl.250

648

470

371

371

403

312

287

226

205

213

*157

141

145

149

124

145

209

258

306

312

381

486

489

461

419

527

756

751

726

730

12,428

401

4.30

4.96

Apr.

575

430

*359

307

269

438

766

373

206

205

432

525

211

157

131

110

94

83

76

69

96

310

180

102

73

65

57

73

763

323

7,858

262

2.81

3.13

May

126

*83

80

194

118

83

247

359

T30

83

66

54

41

36

35

35

30

26

26

25

20

23

37

28

21

19

17

18

22

18

2,115

68.2

0.731

0.84

June

15

89

49

25

20

23

17

15

813

683

284

102

650

396

118

66

*45

35

31

26

23

21

19

20

24

185

88

40

25

19

3,966

132

1.41

1.58

July

16

13

53

37

25

28

*28

24

36

23

36

237

121

63

88

189

80

a42

a41

a41

a26

a!6

a43

a41

a25

a!7

a!4

all

225

73 

32

1,744

56.3

0.603

0.70

Aug.

20

15

11

8.5

7.3

6.1

6.6

8.2

41

14

11

7.9

*6.4

5.2

5.5

13

12

8.7

8.5

7.3

7.4

4.8

5.7

7.6

44

18

10

6.4

5.2

5.0 

4.8

342.1

11.0

0.118

0.14

Sept.

8.0

8.7

5.9

5.7

14

14

52

83

42

58

48

*20

13

9.9

7.6

14

63

381

T24

51

40

113

49

28

21

290

112

90

52

37

1,854.8

61.8

0.662

0.74

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,800 Min 1.1 Mean 135 Cfam 1.45 In. 19.67

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,760 Min 2.4 Mean 120 Cfam 1.29 In. 17.45

Peak diaoharge (base, 3,300 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Diaoharge meaaurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on baaia of engineer'a notes, recorded range in atage, 

weather recorda, and reoorda for nearby atationa. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
268 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

2155. Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°49'45" , long 78°46'40", on right bank 30 ft upstream from highway bridge 

on Ridge Road in Ebenezer, Erie County, 4.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles 

southeast of Buffalo.

Drainage area.--136 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 604.86 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

"Prior to Apr. 4, 1955, at datum 2 ft higher than present datum. Apr. 4 to Oct. 12,

1955, wire-weight gage at temporary site 1.3 miles downstream at different datum,

during period of construction of highway bridge.

Average discharge.--18 years, 221 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,610 cfs June 13 (gage height, 8.72 ft); minimum, 7.4 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 2.09 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1940-58: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Mar. 1, 1955 (gage height, 13.82 ft, datum 

then in use), from rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.6 cfs Nov. 7, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.42 ft Aug. 25, 1941, Aug. 17, 1950 

(datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 29

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

2.9

5.0

11

21

72

182

3.5 457

4.0 760

6.0 2,260

7.0 3,180

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

21- 3.2

47 4.0

107 6.0

260

670

2,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

14

12

11

11

12

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.2

9T8

9.8

*10

9.8

10

15

18

18

16

15

16

31

11

34

25 

20

18

20

16

495.4

16.0

0.118

0.14

Nov.

15

15

15

16

16

17

18

22

32

45

42

32

35

90

145

92

60

*47

58

120

64

56

110

135

140

108

98 

1,060

2,860

557

6,120

204

1.50

1.67

Dec.

230

165

120

106

94

122

1,900

1,040

276

175

140

*96

120

125

120

680

436

205

475

472

1,440

340

192

150

120

306

308 

161

147

123

100

10,484

338

2.49

2.87

Jan.

82

66

56

58

70

70

64

60

54

58

52

49

44

44

60

70

62

54

49

54

58

88

125

94

80

94

94 

88

82

82

80

2,141

69.1

0.508

0.59

Feb.

76

82

76

66

68

86

78

74

70

62

66

60

54

49

52

52

49

44

41

.39

39

43

52

70

110

220

450 

1,450

-

3,678

131

0.963

1.01

Mar-.

1,500

766

616

440

400

400

322

303

250

235

242

*192

183

195

195

176

204

228

222

236

250

308

425

454

484

494

634 

1,010

992

1,070

1,030

14,456

4S6

3.43

3.95

Apr.

1,010

851

*752

694

676

1,040

1.560

604

332

318

702

802

380

309

288

225

186

158

141

130

160

393

279

167

130

110

ffi

1,330

530

14,280

476

3.50

3.91

May

219

155

*185

365

208

222

345

656

235

167

141

120

105

96

93

93

86

80

86

78

68

SB

98

72

57

52

47 

52

61

49

M

4,403

142

1.04

1.20

June

47

294

145

82

61

59

54

46

502

1,420

548

208

1.660

638

212

*139

105

91

80

70

80

91

68

64

79

717

195 

105

74

59

8,193

273

2.01

2.24

July

49

43

43

39

43

65

62

*59

74

52

61

691

277

128

86

112

91

62

a62

a62

a5o

a42

a68

a66

a47

39

34 

31

176

96

57

2,867

92.5

0.680

0.78

Aug.

47

40

32

27

25

23

25

54

102

47

236

81

47

*39

36

68

41

33

33

27

26

32

27

36

200

78

50 

39

31

23

28

1,633

52.7

0.388

0.45

Sept.

32

32

27

26

41

40

597

776

188

200

*132

80

61

49

41

72

272

1,060

228

130

173

286

130

84

74

1,030

266 

218

133

102

6,580

219

1.61

1.80

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,000 Min 7.2 Mean 243 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.29

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,860 Min 9.2 Mean 206 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.61

Peak discharge (base, 5,300 cfs).--No peak above bas

corded range in stage and records for

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis 

nearby stations.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-6, 10-16, Dec. 31 to Feb. 28. Backwater 

from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 (no gage-height record Nov. 13-15). Backwater from 

aquatic vegetation and/or ice Nov. 21-28.
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM 269

2160. Niagara River at Buffalo, N. y.

Location. Lat 42°52'40", long 78°53'25", at head of Niagara River at Buffalo. 

Drainage area. 260 .400 sq mi.

Records available. January 1905 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey (prior 

to October 1935, monthly discharge only). January 1860 to December 1904 in files of 

U. S. Lake Survey.

Gage.--Flow computed by means of several U. S. Lake Survey gages on river. 

Average discharge. 99 years (January 1860 to September 1958), 203,000 of s.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 224,000 cfs Jan. 1; minimum daily, 158,000 

cfsTeb. 27.

1935-58: Maximum daily discharge, 274,000 cfs Nov. 17, 1955; minimum daily, 100,000 

cfs Feb. 6,7, 1936.

1860-1958: Maximum monthly discharge, 254,000 cfs July 1862; minimum monthly, 

117,000 cfs February 1936.

Remarks.--Records do not include water diverted from Lake Michigan by Illinois and Michigan Canal during period of its operation prior to 1910 and by Chicago Sanitary and 

Ship Canal, operation of which began in 1900, and from Lake Erie by Welland and Black 

Rock Canals. They include water diverted into Lake Superior from Hudson Bay drainage 

by the Long Lake project, operation of which began in July 1939, and by the Ogoki project , operation of which began in July 1943. The diversions into Lake Superior have 

averaged about 5,000 cfs since July 1943.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct.

197

193

181

178

176

178

178

186

190

186

184

184

186

184

182

182

185

187

182

182

184

185

182

193

185

178

181

195

201

196

1 iu-« OA

Total 5,745

Mean 185

Cfam 0.710

In. 0.82

Nov.

176

175

18Z

186

186

192

194

201

205

199

185

183

177

178

198

183

190

172

205

218

209

204

197

205

181

180

177

182

189

191

5,700

190

0.730

0.81

Dec.

208

200

178

162

180

192

181

179

181

194

200

190

197

197

184

193

179

174

189

186

210

193

194

200

184

199

202

196

208

192

188

5,910

191

0.733

0.84

Jan.

224

207

200

189

198

203

196

187

183

199

193

179

182

174

173

183

191

194

181

180

175

187

183

162

166

185

184

189

189

176

178

5,790

187

0.718

0.83

Feb.

170

175

179

190

177

175

174

183

187

175

179

175

172

167

164

166

176

171

169

168

167

171

172

166

177

164

158

169

-

4,836

173

O.664

0.69

Mar.

182

179

184

182

180

180

179

179

176

177

179

179

173

173

182

184

179

175

176

178

180

182

180

177

168

165

171

174

175

175

176

5,499

177

0.680

0.79

Apr.

177

177

175

167

169

172

182

187

181

172

171

180

183

183

179

179

178

178

176

178

178

178

181

185

189

175

168

174

184

184

5,340

178

0.684

0.76

May

183

171

179

180

170

168

175

184

186

182

183

181

181

184

182

182

180

183

187

187

184

184

178

178

182

178

177

181

184

184

179

5,597

181

0.695

0.80

June

180

178

175

176

181

177

178

182

178

179

182

173

182

184

184

190

185

179

178

180

179

180

179

178

182

196

191

184

184

186

5,440

181

0.695

0.78

July

185

189

185

182

180

187

184

187

184

185

185

185

184

184

190

191

184

184

194

182

179

IsT

181

182

181

183

180

183

188

189

181

5,719

184

0.707

0 . 82

Aug.

180

181

182

181

182

185

187

188

188

192

184

184

185

184

188

182

191

183

186

187

191

183

181

182

190

183

182

181

181

182

5,725

185

O.71O

0.82

Sept.

188

176

176

182

178

ISO

186

184

187

194

177

177

180

177

179

177

III

180

178

178

178

182

178

179

184

180

178

176

178

190

5,409

180

0.691

0.77

Calendar year 1957: Max 242 Min 162 Mean 195 Cfsm 0.749 In. 10.18

Water year 1957-58: Max 224 Min 158 Mean 183 Cfam O.703 In. 9.53

Note.--All figures of discharge are expressed in thousands of cubic feet per second.
270 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER

2162. Scajaquada Creek at Buffalo, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°54'40", long 78°47'45", on right bank 58 ft upstream from point where 

stream goes underground in concrete-lined tunnel, 86 ft upstream from Pine Ridge Road, 

and 0.16 mile east of boundary line of city of Buffalo, Erie County.

Drainage area.--15.7 sq mi.

Records available. February 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 418 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 4.27 ft); minimum, 5.3 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1957-58: Maximum discharge, 746 cfs May 20, 1957 (gage height, 5.98 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 15, 1958; minimum gage height, 1.49 ft Sept. 2, 1957 (may have been lower 

during periods of partly obstructed intake).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from debris or partly obstructed intake, which are fair. Discharge includes about 1.58 cfs diverted into the basin 

above the station as sewage.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of backwater from debris (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 22 to June 25 June 26 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7

1-22 

6.0 1.5

1.6

1.7

2.0 

2.4 

3.0

4.0

184

369

1.5

1.6

2.0 

2.3

5.3 

7.3

66

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

L

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.6

a. s

8.2

8.6

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.0

*8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.4

20

32

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

307.2

9.91

0.631

0.73

Nov.

10

10

8.9

9.8

9.8

10

9.5

18

16

15

13

13

12

32

32

17

12

12

 28

30

69

46

34

97

69

40

28

41

191

70

1,003.0

33.4

2.13

2.38

Dec.

32

22

16

14

13

13

149

130

42

28

18

*14

12

14

14

34

28

29

43

127

225

56

30

20

15

77

51

28

19

19

17

1,349

43.5

2.77

3.20

Jan.

18

13

12

11

9.8

11

11

11

10

11

10

9.5

10

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.2

10

11

20

14

12

18

22

21

24

22

*20

19

421.1

13.6

0.866

1.00

Feb.

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

12

12

24

90

112

184

234

-

934

33.4

2.13

2.21

Calendar year 1957: Max - Min -

Mar.

137

105

97

79

97

100

90

88

63

58

61

42

37

*44

53

42

50

62

63

65

63

70

60

44

32

28

24

20

17

14

14

1,819

58.7

3.74

4.31

Apr.

13 *12

*12

11

IT

28

85

67

30

21

51

82

35

22

17

15

14

13

12

11

28

43

31

20

14

12

12

13

102

66

903

30.1

1.92

2.14

May

*27

16

25

30

21

20

24

19

16

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

12

11

11

25

12

11

9.8

11

10

17

11

9 5

9.5

464.8

15. 0

0.955

1.10

June

9.5

12

11

10

11

9.8

9.8

10

42

23

14

12

27

15

12

*L2

11

10

10

11

9.8

8.6

9.8

11

22

24

9.8

8.6

7.6

8.6

401.9

13.4

0.854

0.95

July

8.9

9.2

9.2

8.3

8.0

7.3

8.9

*9.2

8.9

8.9

12

18

9.2

c!5

012

ell

c8.6

c8.6

C9.0

c7.4

cS.2

C8.2

c9.2

C9.0

08.8

c8.0

C7.6

cS.O

C8.2

c7.6

7.8

288.2

9.30

0.592

0.68

Aug.

7.6

7.6

7.0

8.6

8.6

*8.9

11

10

8.3

12

12

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.2

C7.8

C9.2

C9.6

c9.8

ell

C9.2

cS.O

020

20

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.6

12

J51

332.3

10.7

0.682

0.79

Mean - Cfsm - In.

Sept.

13

8.9

8.6

9.5

11

8.6

9.2

9.2

8.9

21

*8.9

8.0

7.8

7^3

8.0

35

29

54

18

12

22

13

11

10

9.8

44

15

13

11

16

460.7

15.4

0.981

1.09

Water year 1957-58: Max 234 Min 7.0 Mean 23.8 Cfsm 1-52 in . 2O.58

* Discharge measureme

c Backwater from debr

Note.--Partly obstruc

weather records, engine

made on this day.

i intake Oct. 1-22; discharge computed on basis of discharge raeas 

's notes, and records for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER 271 

2165. Little Tonawanda Creek, at Linden, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°52'35", long 78°09'45" , on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge

 TfTTinden, Genesee County, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--22.0 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1912 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 15, 1930. Datu-n of gage is 

"1,081.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 26, 1943, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 45 years (1912-19, 1920-58), 27.5 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 732 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 6.56 ft); minimum,

°- 6 191f2-58:' Max&dilcgarge^l^oolfs Mar. 7, 1956 (gage height, 16.04 ft from highwater mark); minimum, 0.08 cfs Aug. 3, 4, 1955 (gage height, 0.145 ft, backwater from 

aquatic vegetation and debris).

Remarks --Records excellent except those for discharges below 2 cfs, which are good, and

 those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSF 564: 1919(M). WSP 729; 1931. WSP 1307: 1919(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect ( 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2 Mar. 3 to Sept. 3O

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.7

0.7 

1.6 

2.8

6.3

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

1.1 

1.6 

2.8 

4.4

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0

106

234

456

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Oct.

0.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1. 0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

14 *.7

15 .7

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

1.0

.8'

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

25.9

0.84

0.038

0.04

Nov.

0.8

.8

.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

*1.1

1.3

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

al.3 

a5.0

a30

a!7

81.6

2.72

0.124

0.14

Dec.

a". 5

6.2

4.8

4.4

5.4

4.0

18

33

14

10

9.0

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.2

15

16

11

14

15

24

20

14

11

9.3

14

*21 

13

13

11

10

370.4

11.9

0.541

0.63

Jan.

9.2

7.2

8.2

8.4

7.6

7.5

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.8

6.1

6.3

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.9

6.1

8.7

~8.8 11

8.2

9.6

9.9 

9.6

9.0

9.0

8. 6

237.5

7.66

0.348

0.40

Feb.

8.2

8.4

7.6

8.0

10

11

11

10

9.6

8.4

8.2

7.8

7.6

7.6

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.4

6.0

6.6

7.4

7.8

8.4

9.4

12

*18

28 

47

-

303.2

10.8

0.491

0.51

Mar.

61

63

53

46

43

41

39

35

33

31

30

27

26

25

25

24

23

*24

25

30

30

30

38

47

56

55

78 

136

180

209

266

1,829

59.0

2.68

3.09

Apr.

267

244

245

*230

254

589

450

129

89

82

171

150

110

116

102

78

65

58

46

38

46

108

60

58

28

23

ft

73

50

3,749

125

5.68

6.34

May

30

*23

25

41

29

25

53

55

32

25

21

18

15

14

13

13

11

11

13

10

9.1

9.4

10

8.9

8.2

7.5

6.9 

7.3

8.0

6. 6

6,0

564.9

18.2

0.827

0.95

June

6.6

15

8.9

6.4

6.0

6.6

5.4

5.1

103

147

99

32

131

76

30

20

14

*12

11

10

8.9

8.2

7.1

7.1

7.1

25

12

8.9

7.5

6.0

842.8

28.1

1.28

1.42

July

5.4

4.9

6.2

5.6

6.4

7.5

*6.6

6.0

6.9

5.6

5.8

"29 53

13

9.8

41

18

11

9.8

8.4

6.6

5.8

6.0

5.6

5.1

4.7

4.3

12 5.6 

9.1

5.6

328.5

10.6

0.482

0.55

Aug.

5 _ 3

4.3

3.8

3.4

*3.1

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.6

2.2

3.3

2.7

2.2 

1.9

1.8

1. 6

1.4

77.3

2.49

0.113

0.13

Sept.

1.4

T75

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

3.9

8.6

5.1

*6.0

5.4

3.6

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.5

4.3

22

15

8.6

7.3

15

8.9

6.0

4.9

12

11

11

8.2

6.2

192.2

6.41

0.291

0.32

Calendar year 1957: Max 740 Min 0.6 Mean 25.8 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.93

Water year 1957-53: Max 430 Min 0.7 Mean 23.6 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.52

Peak discharge (base, 530 cfs).--Apr. 7 (5 a.m.) 732 cfs (6.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, observer 1 

and records for nearby stations.

Nol£.-Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-5, 12-14, Jan. 1-5, 8-13, 17-19, 24, 

Jan. 31 to Feb. 5, Feb. 9-26, Mar. 6, 8-10 (no gage-height record Feb. 22, 23).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER

2170. Tonawanda Creek at Batavla, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°59'55", long 78°11'20", on right bank 150 ft downstream from municipal 

dam, 500 ft upstream from Walnut Street Bridge in Batavia, Genesee County, and 3^ miles 

downstream from Little Tonawanda Creek.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available . .July 1944 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 876.01 ft above mean 

sea level (city of Batavia bench mark).

Average discharge. 14 years, 202 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 7.22 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

1944-58: Maximum discharge, 8,420 cfs Mar. 7, 1956 (gage height, 12.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; maximum gage height, 13.85 ft Apr, 6, 1947; minimum discharge, 0.4 cfs 

Aug. 5, 6, 7, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.59 ft July 26, 27, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 14.5 ft in March 1942, from records of city of Batavia.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, 

regulation at low flow by plants above station.

Slight

Rating tables, 

height,

water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

Ln feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 18)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 18 Sept. 18-30

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7 

2.0

24

48

107

2.4 236

3.0 545

5.0 1,740

7.0 2,840

1.7 

Z.O 

2.4

100

220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

15

16

15

13

13

13

13

13

*12

12

13

15

16

16

14

15

17

24

26

21

20

19 

19

19

494

15.9

0.092

0.11

Nov.

18

18

19

21

22

22

21

22

22

26

£6

21

21

23

34

39

31

24

26

*30

33

34

33

35

36

35

26

45

350

581

1,494

49.8

0.290

0.32

Dec.

139

98

70

b64

b58

54

191

581

230

134

100

b47

b54

74

70

118

310

143

144

198

289

246

143

107

b88

*b88

240

131

112

102

89

4,492

145

0.843

0.97

Jan.

82

b45

b56

b60

b60

b60

62

b60

b45

b45

b48

b44

b40

b39

44

47

51

b48

b45

b44

47

54

76

93

78

64

80

84

80

80

1,841

59.4

0.345

0.40

Feb.

76

80

78

61

61

76

80

b74

b64

b52

b52

b50

b48

*b48

b50

b47

b44

b40

b38

b42

b47

b48

51

54

66

112

242

406

-

2,187

78.1

0.454

0.47

Mar.

485

515

551

527

491

468

417

359

319

278

274

*240

221

209

206

184

188

191

213

257

270

274

359

456

539

503

605

878

1,040

1,170

1.270

13,957

450

2.62

3.02

Apr.

,530

,400

,270

* ,220

,130

1,300

2.580

1,790

764

605

605

1,180

898

664

644

515

439

364

319

257

261

468

616

319

240

188

161

179

500

794

23,200

773

4.49

5.02

May

344

*228

188

295

257

198

365

462

287

206

171

152

134

118

107

112

105

96

96

91

76

74

86

78

64

62

58

56

70 

59

50

4,745

153

0.890

1.03

June

53

146

131

72

54

56

50

45

313

650

820

351

284

761

344

181

129

*102

89

78

68

80

64

61

65

245

217

96

70 

56

5,731

191

1.11

1.24

July

47

44

58

59

58

66

*76

59

70

54

58

301

578

210

152

283

200

110

93

91

66

56

56

62

50

45

43

39

163

168

84

3,499

113

0.657

0.76

Aug.

58

48

39

34

31

30

30

45

106

48

38

*35

30

26

25

67

33

27

24

22

21

22

22

27

54

44

30

24

21

19

20

1,100

35.5

0.206

0.24

Sept.

21

22

18

18

24

26

97

143

81

*76

95

48

36

31

26

30

68

302

179

89

65

125

99

57

44

178

194

133

96

2,489

83.0

0.483

0.54

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,690 Mln 9.2 Mean 198 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.66

Water year 1957-58= Max 2,580 Min 12 Mean 179 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.12

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs).--Apr. 7 (6 p.m.) 2,960 cfs (7.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER 273

2175. Tonawanda Creek near Alabama, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°05'25", long 78°27'15", near center of span on upstream side of highway 

brj dge on Meadvllle Road, 0.4 mile downstream from canal feeder connecting Tonawanda 

and Oak Orchard Creeks, 1.1 miles upstream from small tributary, and 3.2 miles west of 

Alabama, Genesee County.

Drainage area.--230 sq ml.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1958.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Crest-stage Indicator since Sept, 5, 1956.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 3,560 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 12.33 ft); minimurrTd"aily, 18 cfs Oct. 14-17.

1955-58: Maximum discharge, 6,860 cfs Mar. 8, 1956 (gage height, 13.92 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum dally, 10 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from 

debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.1 

5.3

5.6

140

377

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

750

1,250

1,750

2,320

3,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

20

21

20

19

18

18

*18

18

19

19

19

19

20

20

23

29

30

32

29

27 

26

25

676

21.8

0.095

0.11

Nov.

24

24

24

25

27

29

28

29

35

33

30

31

29

33

47

46

46

36

*36

42

45

49

46

54

56

52

46

49

170 

584

1,805

60.2

0.262

0.29

Dec.

286

154

118

106

88

77

117

555

398

229

156

114

106

125

126

127

354

269

187

257

294

418

250

178

140

135

232

250

168 

156

129

6,299

203

0.883

1.02

Jan.

118

76

84

88

84

82

80

80

70

64

64

60

58

58

56

*54

58

68

62

60

58

60

68

82

104

100

94

100

100

100

98

2,388

77.0

0.335

0.39

Feb.

96

98

96

86

78

86

92

96

92

86

76

68

64

*64

64

64

62

58

54

5_2

54

58

62

66

74

96

190

4OO

-

2,532

90.4

0.393

0.41

Mar.

520

600

660

700

660

620

580

540

500

450

410

390

355

333

325

304

281

286

*317

392

447

a505

632

850

975

910

1,030

1,360

1,420 

1,525

1.530

2O, 407

658

2.86

3.30

Apr.

1,650

1,640

1,400

*1,300

1,240

1,310

2,480

2.850

1,280

900

852

1,520

1,200

880

800

660

568

454

400

327

294

457

890

535

330

264

220

215

398 

992

28,306

944

4.10

4.58

May

657

*352

266

304

386

278

276

505

444

296

229

209

176

156

140

135

127

113

108

106

94

91

96

106

94

81

77

77

78 

74

Jl_

6,202

200

0.870

1.00

June

70

96

240

122

84

71

64

62

86

663

975

568

a377

591

a668

298

182

*133

106

91

84

80

81

70

68

112

447

175

94 

74

6,832

228

0.991

1.10

July

65

55

57

69

a77

70

78

a91

*71

78

69

118

622

385

206

182

271

172

120

104

99

71

a66

61

66

59

49

a47

47 

238

140

3,903

126

0.548

0.63

Aug.

80

61

51

45

41

40

38

36

38

.82

54

47

*41

39

35

29

42

44

37

32

35

30

26

26

33

61

57

34

27 

26

27

1,294

41.7

0.181

0.21

Sept.

27

25

26

25

23

23

34

194

129

*88

92

91

55

41

35

41

44

129

329

152

96

85

170

93

69

a65

233

160

a!36 

101

2,811

93.7

0.407

0.45

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,350 Min 14 Mean 267 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.76

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,850 Min 18 Mean 229 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.49

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs).--Apr. 7 (11:30 p.m.) 3,560 cfs (12.55 ft).____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Nc gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-5, 12-14, Jan. 1 to Mar. 12 (no gage-height 

record Jan. 1, E3, Feb. 3, 4, 10-12, 15-23). Backwater from debris Oct. 11 to Nov. 29.
374 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER

2180. Tonawanda Creek at Rapids, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43"05'35", long 78°38'05", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Rapids, Niagara County, 4-jj miles downstream from Beeman Creek, 4.7 miles 

east of Pendleton, and 5f miles upstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area.--358 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1955 to September 1958.

Gage . --Water-s recorder.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 9.89 ft); minimum, 

21 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 1.22 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1955-58: Maximum discharge, 5,210 cfs Jan. 25, 1957 (gage height, 15.46 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 5, 1955; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 12, 1957.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris , which are fair.

Rating titles, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Ma Mar. 6 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3 

1.6

201

513

1,190

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 215

3.0 574

6.0 1,600

10.0 3,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

27

27

26

26

26

26

24

23

23

23

"22 22

22

22

*22

22

22

23

23

24

24

24

32

34

36

34

38

36 

33

32

828

26.7

0.075

0.09

Nov.

30

30

30

30

30

30

32

33

38

43

46

39

39

39

44

60

60

62

*58

56

58

64

72

72

88

96

90

82

116 

293

1,860

62.0

0.173

0.19

Dec.

530

432

279

186

116

128

126

282

549

556

365

215

170

139

152

150

164

297

331

313

562

549

523

387

288

276

328

341

322 

258

*"

9,544

308

0.86

0.99

Jan.

201

160

130

106

113

106

106

106

94

85

85

81

72

72

*70

68

68

74

84

79

76

76

81

90

113

126

121

116

121 

123

121

3,124

101

0.282

0.32

Feb.

118

118

116

102

94

99

101

114

124

120

116

100

90

*84

84

84

84

80

74

68

66

70

74

78

86

98

160

500

2,902

104

0.291

0.30

Mar.

500

Too

820

920

1,000

980

940

900

860

820

760

720

700

640

620

600

566

559 *eeo

803

938

1,100

1,250

1,370

1,540

1,630

1,610

1,660

1,870 

2,050

2.110

32,216

1,039

2.90

3.35

Apr.

2,080

*2,060

2,060

1,890

1,730

1,620

1,750

2,340

2,950

2,210

1,430

1,170

1,410

1,550

1,210

972

810

646

536

466

407

418

589

842

654

440

342

286

325 

736

35,909

1,197

3.34

3.73

May

*1.140

927

532

414

432

451

378

436

604

532

396

314

263

229

205

188

178

172

162

153

153

147

150

153

172

153

144

139

136 

133

133

9,719

314

0.877

1.01

June

122

101

119

208

142

104

80

75

75

136

555

777

703

418

623

597

342

*222

156

125

106

91

87

89

82

82

144

318

188 

119

6,986

233

0.651

0.73

July

86

70

70

76

78

82

76

86

*96

82

84

86

145

470

400

245

240

300

195

135

130

106

90

82

76

PO

76

66

M

205

4,145

134

0.374

0.43

Aug.

165

104

82

70

60

56

54

52

50

66

98

72

*60

56

54

50

44

48

54

50

44

44

44

43

39

43

66

66

52 

46

41

1,873

60.4

0.169

0.19

Sept.

41

39

38

34

34

33

33

41

135

150

*112

112

102

72

58

54

56

70

175

290

175

122

106

160

108

80

82

250

185 

150

3,097

103

0.288

0.32

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,980 Min 19 Mean 388 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.72

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,930 Min 22 Mean 307 Cfsm 0.858 In. 11.65

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs). Apr. 9 (12 m.) 2,960 cfs (9.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.-Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5, 12, 13, Jan. 2, 3, 9, 18, 19, Feb. 3-5, 

Feb. 8 to Mar. 16 (no gage-height record Feb. 15-25). Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 29. 

Backwater from aquatic vegetation July 1 to Sept. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER 

2185. Ellicott Creek at Williamsville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"57"10", long 78°44'15", over right span on upstream side of bridge on 

Wehrle Drive, 0.4 mile upstream from small tributary and 0.8 mile south of Williamsville, Erie County.

Drainage area. 76.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1958.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Crest-stage indicator since Sept. 6, 1956.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 496 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 4.16 ft); 

no flow Aug. 18-23, Aug. 31, Sept. 2-8, 1958.

1955-58: Maximum discharge, 2,510 cfs Mar. 7, 1956 (gage height, 10.44 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, that of Aug. 14, 18-23, Aug. 28 to 

Sept. 9, 1958.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21 Dec. 22 to June 9 June 1O to Sept. 30

0.90 0.5

1.0 1.4

1.1 2.4

1.2 4.6

Discharge

1.3

1.4

1.7

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.9

2.5 139

3.2 260

4.0 449

5.0 798

0.77 

.80 

.90

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.9 

2.3 

2.6

3ubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

1.0

.9

.7

.4

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

20

20

17

14

12

10

8.0

7.3

5.6

4.6

126.1

4.07

0.053

0.06

Nov.

3.6

2.8

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

6.0

13

13

10

9.0

10

19

26

20

11

9.0

*17

23

25

23

32

60

70

50

40

120

450

400

1,468.5

49.0

0.642

0.72

Dec.

130

94

58

54

35

52

280

270

150

92

54

*40

7B

84

84

210

200

100

160

190

300

160

90

60

45

90

100

45

40

30

,27

3,402

110

1.44

1.66

Jan.

23

11

15

14

13

13

16

12

8.8

11

10

S.4

7.0

8.0

9.6

12

13

12

10

9.4

11

19

40

37

37

50

50

37

30

26

601.2

19.4

0.254

0.29

Feb.

26

26

25

20

24

29

27

21

15

12

13

11

9.0

7.4

8.2

7.4

6.8

6.2

5.S

5.6

5.6

9.0

9.8

14

29

57

175

310

-

914.8

32.7

0.429

0.45

Mar.

348

328

339

321

312

325

301

297

295

270

268

266

264

*166

149

152

150

152

158

16S

249

320

470

470

469

332

344

403

293

274

265

S,918

288

3.77

4.35

Apr.

259

*239

245

239

250

268

314

400

392

249

211

249

212

193

174

133

92

89

76

60

62

76

140

130

SO

70

60

60

67

160

5,249

175

2.29

2.56

May

*150

100

90

86

120

100

90

160

120

81

65

56

44

35

32

31

30

27

23

20

22

30

33

34

33

26

18

IS

16

14

11

1,715

55.3

0.725

0.84

June

10

9.0

36

27

15

12

10

9.0

90

106

126

74

67

106

95

*42

21

14

11

9.2

7.1

5.S

5.0

5.2

5.0

17

30

30

11

7.9

1,013.2

33.8

0.443

0.49

July

7.1

5.8

14

3.8

5.5

20

16

*12

13

10

13

31

25

16

20

19

16

S.8

6.4

5.0

3.6

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

40

10

5.5

340.5

11.0

0.144

0.17

Aug.

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.4

*.3

.4

7.4

3.7

1.1

.7

.3

.1

.1

.2

1.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.7

S.5

7.1

2.4

.2

.1

.1

0

45.2

1.46

0.019

0.02

Sept.

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

8.6

*11

12

13

10

S.3

5.5

7.9

22

IS

29

20

16

14

IS

22

31

43

39

26

14

3S9.4

13.0

0.170

0.19

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,330 Min 0.1 Mean 89.6 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.95

Hater year 1957-5S: Max 470 Min 0 Mean 66.3 Cfsm 0.869 In. 11. SO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Not.;.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-14, 16-21, Nov. 5-18, Nov. 

26, May 2-9, July 26, 27; discharge estimated on basis of records 

measurements.

?0 to Feb. 24, Mar. 22-24, Apr. 21- 

for nearby stations and discharge
276 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER

2190. Erie (Barge) Canal at lock 30, Macedon, N. Y.

Location.--Lab 43°04'20", long 77°17'45", on left bank at lock 30, in Macedon, Wayne 

County, 500 ft downstream from headgate In old Erie Canal.

Records available. November 1919 to December 1920 (navigation seasons only), October 1950

 to September 1958. Prior to October 1956, published as Barge Canal at lock 30, Macedon.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 448.80 ft above mean sea level, New York 

State Erie (Barge) Canal bench mark. Nov. 1, 1919, to Dec. 28, 1920, staff gage at 

same site at different datum.

Extremes. 1919-20. 1950-58: Maximum daily discharge, 762 cfs Dec. 9, 1954; minimum daily,

 1.1 cfs Mar. 20, 21, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent above and good below 50 cfs. This record represents net

diversion from Niagara River basin into Oswego River basin through Erie (Barge) Canal. 

During period of no navigation, Dec. 15 to Apr. 24, discharge consists chiefly of ^.eakage through guard gates and runoff from small areas tributary to canal above station.

Cooperation.--Records of gate openings, lockages, and elevations of water surface in Erie 

(Barge) Canal above and below lock 30 furnished by New York State Department of Public 

Works.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1237: 1951.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, waber year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

384

384

375

378

375

372

390

378

381

385

394

375

377

365

380

381

375

381

369

368

368

383

384

378

379

378

372

375

381

375

375

11,715

378

_

-

Nov.

*374

370

373

373

367

361

373

373

367

364

361

373

379

376

*367

357

363

367

377

377

374

371

364

370

374

379

361

367

361

376

11,089

370

_

-

Dec.

366

363

356

360

370

368

365

361

357

451

340

158

172

77

a40

35

21

8.8

11

*8.8

11

6.9

3.8

6.0

2.6

8.8

7.8

2.6

3.8

5.2

6.0

4,653.1

150

_

-

Jan.

6.9

2.6

2.6

3.8

5.0

4.1

3.8

5.2

3.8

3.2

3.8

iJI

2.6

3.2

4.5

4.5

5.2

5.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

6.0

5.4

3.9

5.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.0

5.4

6.2

142.0

4.58

-

Feb.

5.4

5.4

6.0

6.9

6.0

5.2

5.2

6.9

6.0

6.0

5.2

*4.5

4.6

3.8

2.6

2.6

3.8

3.8

5.2

5.2

3.8

2.6

2.6

3.8

6.9

5.2

5.2

11

141.4

5.05

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 451 Mln 1.3

Mar.

8.9

7.0

7.9

7.8

9.9

14

22

33

27

21

20

17

16

16

16

16

13

11

14

20

20

21

24

34

38

37

42

42

35

29

23

662.5

21.4

_

-

Apr.

20

19

15

12

8.4

9.7

33

40

29

15

10

14

15

12

7.8

7.8

*6.0

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

12

16

30

37

78

96

97

112

101

880.3

29.3

_

-

May

98

100

106

103

98

98

102

93

104

107

92

107

101

*96

105

105

99

102

99

110

99

93

101

103

117

108

114

108

108

120

108

3,204

103

-

-

June

107

108

105

109

248

355

362

364

358

371

366

378

*365

374

371

375

368

369

367

376

373

385

376

378

371

369

375

366

375

369

9,933

331

-

-

July

391

380

387

404

395

395

385

384

378

569

382

379

381

385

389

387

393

390

391

404

384

391

382

395

386

380

406

392

392

*383

12,023

388

-

-

Aug.

389

389

395

380

383

386

383

385

376

392

392

380

376

379

*388

379

379

376

375

385

376

379

379

375

372

375

369

375

381

380

370

11,798

381

-

-

Sept.

365

365

365

368

377

365

377

371

371

359

359

368

374

386

367

373

*371

374

368

364

361

358

373

367

358

373

355

358

367

376

11,033

368

-

-

Mean 221 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1957-58: Max 451 Mln 1.5 Mean 212 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No record of head on needle sill; discharge estimated on basis of records of lock operation, 

weather records, and observer's notes.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 277

2202.5. West Creek near Hilton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°18'10", long 77°48'50", on right bank just downstream from bridge on 

Collamer Road, 0.5 mile north of Collamer and 1.5 miles northwest of Hilton, Monroe 

County.

Drainage area. 31.0 sq mi.

Records available. May 1957 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, wire-weight gage at same site and 

da turn.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge duping year, 308 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 6.50 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.70 ft Mar. 5 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.6 cfs 

July 2.

1957-58: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 23, 1958; maximum gage height, that of 

Ma:'. 5, 1958; minimum daily discharge, that of July 2, 1958.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high stages during 

period May to September 1957, superseding those published in WSP 1507, are given herewith:

May 20, 1957........... 145

May 21, 1957........... 225

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 22

2.6 0.8

2.7 1.5

2.8 2.3

3.0 4.5

3.2 8.4

3.5 18

4.0 42

5.0 104

6.0 220

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

3.3

Mar. 23 to Sept. 30

O.5 3.5

1.0 4.0

1.6 5.0

3.4 6.0

6.3 7.0

18

42

104

220

418

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.5

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.2

3.3

3.1

5.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.O

6.8

6.4

6.4

7.6

1*1

7.6

7.4

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.6

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.7 

4.7

168.9

5.45

0.176

0.20

Nov.

*4.8

5.0

5.4

5.6

5.4

3.5

2.0

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.4

2.1

2.4

2.2

1.7

*1.4

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

q

tf

1.9 

3.1

66.6

2.22

6.072

0.08

Dec.

3.4

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.8

3.0

4.1

2.9

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.5

2.0

2.4

2.3

2.5

2.8

3.2

4.1

4.8

3.4

2.5

1.9

2.3

5.6

5.9

3.9

3.3

'

86.0

2.77

0.089

0.10

Jan.

2.5

2.1

Z.I

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.7

al.8

al.2

a^9

al.O

al.l

al.O

n.o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.9

2.3

2.6

3.0

3.9

5.4

5.5 

5.9 *e!o

66.5

2.15

0.069

0.08

Feb.

5.7

5.5

b4.7

b3.2

b3.4

b3.8

b3.8

b3.6

b3.4

b3.1

bZ.8

b2.5

b2.3

b2.2

bE.O

bl.8

bl.7

bl.6

bl.5

bl.4

bl.5

bl.6

b2.0

b3.5

b5.0

bS.O

b!5

b40

-

136.6

4.88

0.157

0.16

Mar.

b80

b!20

b!40

b!35

b!40

b!50

b!45

b!35

b!20

bllO

bllO

blOO

b90

b84

b78

b74

b80

*96

141

188

147

165

240

190

143

97

108

93

66 

50

36.

3,651

118

3.81

4.38

Apr.

32

25

20

16

12

14

72

122

42

24

18

22

17

12

8.9

7.1

6.5

5.3

4.5

4.0

4.8

23

65

27

15

8.4

6.1

5.4

17 

49

705.0

23.5

0.758

0.85

May

21

IT

8.7

14

14

10

7.8

8.2

8.2

6.0

4.8

4.0

3.4

2.8

*2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.8

2.0

2.1 

2.0

1.9

163.7

5.28

0.170

0.20

June

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

3.1

3.3

2.3

2.1

2.9

4.8

*3?T

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1 

.9

59.5

1.98

0.064

0.07

July

0.7

.6

1.4

3.0

4.5

4.1

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.4

3.0

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.5

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.4

1.7

*1.3

4.8 

6.5

3 9

86.8

2.80

0.090

0.10

Aug.

3.5

3.3

3.4

4.4

5.8

5.9

17

T§

7.6

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.8

2.2

3.3

4.5

3.3

2.9

2.7 

2.6

2.7

125.9

4.06

0.131

0.15

Sept.

2.7

2.7

2j_6

3.1

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.4

4.1

4.6

3.8

3.6

3.4

*3.4

5.7

9.1

20

27

11

7.6

11

10

7.1

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.5

6.0 

4.8

196.0

6.53

0.211

0.24

Calendar year 1957: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 240 Mln 0.6 Mean 15.1 Cfsm 0.487 In. 6.61

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

engineers' notes, and records for nearby stations. 

b Stags-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note.--Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1 to Dec. 9, May 10 to June 12.
278 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2205. Dyke Creek at Wellsville, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°07'14", long 77°56<13", near center of span on upstream side of Miller 

Street Bridge at Wellsville, Allegany County, 0.6 mile upstream from Genesee River and 

1.2 miles downstream from Trapping Brook. Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, at site 0.2 mile

downstream.

Drainage area.--71.4 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1955 to September 1958.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Crest-stage indicator since June 19, 1956. 

Datum of gage is 1,492.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 17, 

1957, at datum 7.18 ft lower and Apr. 17 to Sept. 30, 1957, at datum 11.23 ft lower 

than present datum; both at site 0.2 mile downstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,080 efs Apr. 6 (gage height, 13.98 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 11-16 (gage height, 9.99 ft).

1955-58: Maximum discharge, 5,110 cfs Mar. 8, 1956 (gage height, 11.06 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum observed, 1.0 cfs Sept. 9, 1957 (occurred during period of 

channe 1 improvement).

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.3

10.6

10.9

48

109

11.3

11.7

12.1

12.5

13.0

13.5

240

400

600

840

1,180

1,590

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

4.4

4.4

3.5

3.2

3.8

3.5

5.7

5.1

3.8

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.6

3,8

110.0

3.55

0.050

0.06

Nov.

3.8

3.8

4.1

3.8

4.4

3.8

*3.8

3.8

5.1

4.4

4.8

4.4

4.8

5.1

5.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

6.0

6.0

5.7

6.3

5.1

6.3

7.2

7.2

6.3

6.0

8.1

'

158.7

5.29

0.074

0.08

Dec.

7.2

7.2

7 2

6^4

5.4

6.8

9.4

18

16

13

11

9.0

11

10

9.0

10

12

11

22

61

-61 208

43

38

26

43

59

38

33

26

23

860.6

27.8

0.389

0.45

Jan.

25

20

16

12

13

13

13

11

10

11

11

9.8

*9.0

9.4

35

31

26

23

22

20

23

25

26

22

23

24

24

23

22

21

21

594.2

19.2

0.269

0.31

Feb.

18

19

18

20

21

21

20

19

18

17

18

*18

17

15

16

16

15

14

15

15

15

16

18

21

27

41

56

120

_

664

23.7

0.332

0.35

Mar.

340

235

205

140

*118

104

96

109

104

78

89

72

61

58

54

51

48

48

50

56

56

53

53

70

99

112

118

164

222 oc-i

418

3,742

121

1.69

1.95

Apr.

*418

427

480

550

698

1.490

1,330

562

382

*315

409

368

335

436

490

470

373

323

258

194

260

1,100

402

250

188

144

115

150

170

151

13,238

441

6.18

6.90

May

112

92

182

299

167

*148

558

396

247

191

148

124

96

80

68

74

58

51

48

40

35

31

31

26

25

24

21

22

28

21

li

3,461

112

1.57

1.80

June

18

70

33

25

21

50

27

24

*29

233

288

154

663

454

212

138

96

76

64

51

61

43

35

33

56

43

33

27

23

18

3,098

103

1.44

1.61

July

18

17

16

16

16

20

17

58

45

27

26

42

39

27

31

*86

45

31

33

27

22

20

20

18

17

16

14

16

~48 223

51

1,102

35.5

0.497

0.57

Aug.

50

33

28

*25

21

18

18

35

22

17

62

30

27

81

44

30

24

22

20

17

16

17

14

24

61

30

24

20

18

16

18

880

28.4

0.398

0.46

Sept.

23

17

16

16

14

15

50

119

56

44

35

29

25

21

19

*25

353

366

170

115

231

188

109

84

86

62

56

109

*74

61

2,588

86.3

1.21

1.35

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,210 Mln 1.0 Mean 75.1 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.28

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,490 Mln 3.0 Mean 83.6 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.89

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). --Apr. 6 (7 p.m.) 2,080 cfs (13.98 ft); Apr. 22 (10 a.m.) 2,040 

(13.95 ft); June 13 (3:30 p.m.) 1,500 cfs (13.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-7, 10-19, 2 to Mar. 4.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 279

2210. Genesee River at Wellsville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°07'20", long 77 0 57'00", near center of span on upstream side of West 

PeaFT Street Bridge at Wellsville, Allegany County, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Dyke Creek.

Drainage area . 288 sq mi.

Record,; available. August 1955 to September 1958.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Crest-stage indicator since June 19, 1956. 

"tJatim of gage is 1,473.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, 

at datum 5.00 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,200 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 10.76 ft, from 

grapn" based on gage readings); minimum daily, 22 cfs Oct. 5-8, 12-16.

L955-58: Maximum discharge, 15,800 cfs Mar. 8, 1956 (gage height, 17.65 ft, present 

datum, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 18 cfs Sept. 9, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.5 

5.0

54

72

102

132

165

208

266

365

620

1,380

2,350

3,700

7,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

*22

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

23

25 

29

29

26

24

24

30

36

31

28

27

28

26 

27

775

25.0

0.087

0.1O

Nov.

27

28

29

28

32

30

*30

31

37

39

36

33

33

34

42

45

43

41

46

50

45

41

39

38

39

39

36

36

44

49

1,120

37.3

0.130

0.14

Dec.

46

45

42

41

!§

44

80

215

110

88

82

60

74

66

60

66

80

76 

150

400

1.100

480

340

270

210

340

390

270

250 

200

160

5,871

189

0.656

0.76

Jan.

175

120

104

88

96

90

94

86

76

80

78

66

*62

b66

133

122

104

96 

91

86

86

94

93

84

84

89

89

88

86

85

85

2,882

93.0

0.323

0.37

Feb.

b74

b80

b78

b72

b74

82

82

b76

b74

b72

b74

*b72

b68

b68

bea

bee

b62

beo

beo

beo

b62

b62

b66

72

102

173

227

458

2,644

94.4

0.328

0.34

Mar.

892

701

656

584

*506

440

400

372

b350

b330

355

318

279

270

250

232

215

202

198

226

218

213

206

234

331

372

410

542

701

940

1,270

13,213

426

1.48

1.71

Apr.

*1,300

1,410

1,710

1,930

2,330

4,740

6.220

3,290

2,040

*1,640

1,830

1,650

1,490

1,880

2,290

2,210

2,030

1,760 

1,560

1,210

1,290

*3,680

*2,020

1,350

1,020

780

660

860

820

760

57,760

1,925

6.68

7.46

May

580

520

600

1,080

740

*940

2.650

2,100

1,350

1,040

84O

720

560

470

420

390

320

300 

270

235

200

180

175

155

145

130

118

130

165 

120

104

17,747

572

1.99

2.29

June

116

245

152

116

110

169

118

108

*130

484

771

480

1,340

L.580

740

540

390

330 

300

245

260

210

175

160

360

225

180

145

130 

118

10,427

348

1.21

1.35

July

106

98

97

99

139

268

249

1.680

948

475

560

578

445

360

588

*674

400

333

338

246

195

172

183

156

136

124

107

175

339

201

10,649

344

1.19

1.38

Aug.

206

134

113

102

*90

79

78

161

105

85

143

91

93

170

156

109

91

85 

79

70

66

80

66

104

248

106

83

73

67 

62

69

3,264

105

0.365

0.42

Sept.

88

67

59

60

60

55

112

193

128

109

96

79

70

64

60

*ai

851

1,250

560

368

809

628

365

318

279

233

450

383

*253

2LO

8,338

278

0.965

1.08

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,050 Min 18 Mean 310 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.60

Water jear 1957-58: Max 6,220 Min 22 Mean 369 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.40

Peak dJ scharge (bas 

(10.:'3 ft).

3,600 cfs). Apr. 7 (12 m. ) 7,200 cfs (10.76 ft); Apr. 22 (10 a.m.) 5,960 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Backwater from debris Apr. 24 to June 2, June 15 to July 1. No gage-height record Oct. 1 

o Jan. 13; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
280 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2215. Genesee River at Solo, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42"09'50", long 77°58'50", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from Vandermark 

Creek and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Scio, Allegany County.

Drainage area.--309 sq mi.

Records available. June 1916 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 11, 1938, staff gage and Aug. 11 to Oct. 11, 

1938, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 42 years, 390 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,950 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 9.03 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 0.86 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1916-58: Maximum- discharge, 16,900 cfs Mar. 8, 1956; maximum gage height, 11.22 ft 

Nov. 25, 1950; minimum discharge, 5.8 cfs Sept. 4, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.18 ft 

Aug. 28, 1949, Aug. 16, 18, 1950.

Re marks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, or shifting control, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 1307: 1916.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect, shifting control, 

or backwater from aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

0.6

.7

.9

1.1

1.3

1.5

20

27

45

69

102

146

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

285

616

1,060

2,550

5,500

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

52

80

160

300

720

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,290

1,990

3,790

7,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

26

26

25

li

24

24

24 

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

*25

27

31

31

28

26

26

32

58

55

30

29

30 

28

29

S37

c.1 .0

0.087

0.10

Nov.

29

30

31

30

35

52

*52

33 

39

41

59

56

56

57

45

49

46

44

47

52

48

44

42

41

42

42

39

39

45 

50

1,191

39.7

0.128

0.14

Dec.

49

48

45

44

59.

46

82

221 

121

95

89

64

78

70

66

69

84

81

156

408

1.190

522

568

297

226

353

456

294

270 

218

175

6,324

204

0.660

0.76

Jan.

182

130

110

96

102

98

102

94

82

88

84

72

66

72

175

154

123

112

108

*106

95

100

102

92

92

95

95

93

91 

89

3,189

103

0.333

0.38

Feb.

78

91

86

78

80

84

84

82 

80

78

82

82

76

74

74

72

70

68

66

66

68

70

72

76

106

187

252

*464

2,846

102

0.530

0.34

Mar.

1,020

814

771

677

598

518

467

461 

430

380

419

352

315

309

285

264

249

»238

229

255

258

246

240

285

374

438

481

635

797

1,020

1 390

15,215

491

1.59

1.83

Apr.

*1,420

1,480

1,790

2,000

2,430

5,260

6.860

3,550 

2,180

*1,670

1,880

1,730

1,550

1,910

2,310

2,240

2,100

1,800

1,530

1,200

1,180

*3,560

*2,100

1,420

1,090

850

715

948

870

60,428

2,014

6.52

7.27

May

625

544

641

1,170

805

1,030

2.990

2,300 

1,470

1,120

900

780

612

508

450

426

342

318

297

247

216

192

189

167

155

144

131

151

179 

129

112

19,320

623

2.02

2.55

June

110

246

174

151

153

179

126

*12T

582

864

583

1,450

1.750

795

576

442

361

332

259

271

224

187

170

398

258

192

155

137 

124

11,421

381

1.23

1.37

July

112

105

101

108

151

306

237

1.800 

1,050

517

566

611

490

561

616

*710

442

559

555

268

216

189

194

170

146

129

116

227

416

205

11,402

568

1.19

1.57

Aug.

224

151

122

110

»101

94

.88

163 

120

94

135

104

100

170

180

118

98

92

86

80

76

86

76

102

140

114

92

80

72 

70

72

3,510

113

0.566

0.42

Sept.

92

78

68

68

66

64

118

215 

150

114

106

88

80

74

70

*86

800

1.550

600

590

700

676

591

514

271

258

567

391

259 

218

8,502

283

0.916

1.02

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,240 Mln 20 Mean 341 Cfsm 1.10 In. 15.00

Water- year 1957-58: Max 6,860 Mln 24 Mean 595 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.33

Peak discharge (base 

cfs (8.59 ft).

3,800 cfs). --Apr. 7 (12:15 p.m.) 7,950 cfs (9.03 ft); Apr. 22 (12 m. ) 5,860

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12, 13, 31, Jan. 2-6, 8-10, 12-14, 19, 20, 24, 

25, Feb. 1, 3-5, 8-24, Mar. 9, 10. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1 to Dec. 7, Aug. 9 to 

Sept. 21. Shifting-control method used Jan. 21-23, 26-31, Feb. 2, 6, 7, Feb. 26 to Mar. 8, Mar. 11 

to Apr. 6.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 281

2220. Caneadea Creek at Caneadea, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°23'10", long 78°09'45", on left bank at Caneadea, Allegany County, 

6iOO ft upstream from small tributary and 0.6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 61.5 sq ml.

Records available . July 1949 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 9 years, 88.4 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 971 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 4.94 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs May 2 (gage height, 2.07 ft).

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 1,700 cfs Oct. 15, 1955 (gage height, 5.87 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Nov. 11, 13, 1954; minimum dally, 0.9 cfs Nov. 13, 14, 1954; minimum gage 

Inelght, 1.63 ft Oct. 21, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair. Considerable regulation by Rushford Lake (capacity, 1,106,000,000 cu ft) about 2 miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 8 Sept. 9-3O

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

2.2 

5.6

3.0 109

3.5 252

4.0 457

5.0 1,OOO

2.O8

2.1

2.2

2.1 

2.5 

5.6

Note.--Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.2 ft.

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

2.5 

5.6

3.0 92

3.5 222

4.0 422

4.5 695

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

10

8.8

6.6

5^

5.6

5.6

5.6

7.1

6.6

7.1

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

6.0

*6.0

8.9

10

9.6

6.6

7.7

7.7

13

187

346

346

342

338

338

156

2,227.3

71.8

Nov.

5.2

5T^

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

*4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

b4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.4

b3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

b3.4

3.4

4.0

3.7

124.8

4.16

Dec.

3.7

3.7

b3.4

3.4

b3.4

4.8

5.2

4.4

4.0

b4.0

b3.4

b3.4

b3.4

b3.7

b3.7

b4.O

4.0

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.4

3.7

3.7

4.8

b4.4

24

77

82

77

66

56

48O.O

15.5

Jan.

53

45

b270

452

443

439

429

429

434

429

425

42?

434

439

439

434

429

425

416

*420

416

411

4O2

355

326

318

315

311

3O3

299

299

11,468

37O

Feb.

299

292

b!90

b3.8

b3.8

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.2

b3.2

b3.2

b3.2

b3.2

b3.O

b3.O

b2.9

b2.9

b2.7

b2.7

b2.9

b3.0

b3.2

*b3.5

b4.1

b5.6

b25

-

886.6

31.7

Mar.

28

21

19

16

13

9.6

6.6

b4.1

b3.8

b3.8

b3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.7

b2.7

2.7

*2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.7

b3.2

b3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

4.1

4.8

5.6

195.7

6.31

Apr.

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

11

18

186

505

5OO

495

495

486

486

416

*33O

a33O

a!95

a4.8

a4.4

a4.1

a3.8

a3.8

a3.5

a3.5

a3.2

a3.2

a3.0

a3.0

a2.7

*2.7

4,521.1

151

May

2.5

2.3

2.7

2.5

2.5

6.0

269

515

393

24O

4.8

4.1

3.8

4.8

7.1

12

16

21

25

25

24

23

23

22

22

19

18

21

25

24

21

1,801.1

58.1

June

24

53

59

50

42

35

30

29

3O

34

37

*36

253

650

452

157

4.8

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.5

5.2

3.2

3.8

45

73

59

49

40

2,271.6

75.7

July

35

29

27

25

24

23

20

26

37

34

31

34

35

34

31

32

30

27

c28

c24

021

c!8

c!8

C17

C17

CIS

c!4

c!3

c!4

013

c!2_

758

24.5

Aug.

ell

clO

c9.6

C8.8

*c7.8

C7.6

C8.4

c!4

C14

c!4

c!7

c!5

c!4

c!2

c!4

c!2

c!2

clO

C7.8

C7.2

C7.6

c7.O

C5.6

C7.6

c!4

1 c!2

11

10

9.6

9.6

11

331.2

10.7

Sept.

12

8.3

7.7

12

17

19

124

523

5O2

456

451

446

442

437

497

*528

518

352

276

456

451

466

205

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.8

4.1

3.8

4.1

7,235.7

241

Adjusted for change in contents in Rushford Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

10.6 

0.172 

0.2O

17. £ 

0.286 

0.32

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58-

68.3 

1.11 

1.28

38.3 

0.623 

0.72

48.0 

0.780 

0.81

99.3 

1.61 

1.86

360 

5.85 

6.53

76.9 

1.25 

1.44

Observed

Max 853 Min 2.2 Mean 74.5 

Max 65O Min 2.3 Mean 88.5

76.7 

1.25

1.39

20.8 

0.338 

0.39

10.7 

0.174 

0.20

76.8 

1.25 

1.39

Adjusted

Mean 77.4 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17. O9 

Mean 74.9 Cfsm l.ZZ In. 16.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and record of 

operation of Caneadea Reservoir.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from debris.
282 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2230. Genesee River at Portageville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"34' 10", long 78°02'45", on left bank at Portageville, Wyoming County, 

300 ft downstream from small tributary, 350 ft downstream from Pennsylvania Railroad 

bridge, and 0.7 mile upstream from Upper Falls.

Drainage area.--982 sq mi.

Records available --August 1908 to September 1958. Prior to December 1945 published "at 

St. Helena."Records published for both sites December 1945 to September 1950.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Dec. 16, 1945. Datum of gage 

is 1,082.60 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 24, 

1911, chain gage and Aug. 24, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder, at site 

8 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 50 years, 1,228 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,300 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 13.42 ft); min-

 imum, 60 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 2.36 ft).

1908-58: Maximum discharge, 44,400 cfs May 17, 1916 (gage height, 12.81 ft, site 

and datum then in use); maximum gage height, 21.70 ft Mar. 7, 1956; minimum discharge, 

18 cfs Oct. 5, 17, 1913 (gage height, 1.70 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants. Some seasonal regulation by Rushford 

Lake (capacity, 1,106,000,000 cu ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 264: 1908. WSP564: 1916(M). WSP 759: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

54

B6

155

310

560

910

1,370

2,560

6,150

18,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

96

93

90

87

86

85

90

87

85

84

84

78

81

86

79

79

*62

63

65

82

87

89

87

99

113

363

415

415

410

400

391

4,511

146

Nov.

139

106

103

99

99

98

100

100

106

116

116

118

114

120

153

147

130

130

138

*151

144

136

121

120

118

116

113

116

158

229

3,754

125

Dec.

198

175

153

149

118

130

277

741

614

405

310

205

195

220

200

257

355

294

373

662

2,450

1,690

990

770

652

665

1,470

1,010

815

685

572

17,780

574

Jan.

516

43O

330

780

820

840

800

740

720

700

748

700

700

760

762

870

860

800

660

780

*820

830

820

800

620

734

706

692

666

652

640

22,296

719

Feb.

600

580

580

280

260

330

324

280

190

180

195

190

180

160

155

155

145

140

135

135

135

140

160

205

350

560

900

1,500

-

8,944

319

Mar.

2,700

2,560

2,160

1,900

1,720

1,500

1,350

1,260

1,240

1,120

*1,080

999

862

822

778

754

706

699 699"

755

815

808

854

999

1,520

1,500

1,520

2,520

2,980

3,840

 * 

47,890

1,545

Apr.

5,960

5,470

5,960

6,440

6,700

13,300

17,600

10,300

5,450

4,380

*5,110

5,960

4,660

4,780

5,210

4,720

4,220

3,540

2,910

2,330

2,150

5,300

5,010

2,910

2,190

1,720

1,450

1,760

2,300

*2,570

152,140

5,071

May

1,670

1,310

1,360

2,600

2,190

1,650

6,520

6,960

3,740

2,630

1,880

1,570

1,300

1,100

958

926

830

754

754

666

584

552

505

483

435

391

364

364

435

420

546

46,187

1,490

June

560

1,590

1,090

652

494

466

494

386

543

830

2,140

1,450

5,610

8,650

2,960

1,850

1,180

926

*785

685

569

633

532

461

483

1,360

982

626

488

410

39,775

1,326

July

360

302

306

298

310

344

440

816

1.820

974

727

958

1,090

755

635

999

982

685

602

554

461

586

373

364

319

282

256

232

492

510

378

18,008

581

Aug.

368

360

278

235

208

195

182

208

274

242

229

242

220

192

232

298

223

192

170

162

151

149

142

155

268

*420

260

205

178

160

151

6,949

224

Sept.

153

188

170

185

211

185

500

1,460

*1,510

958

854

762

699

659

646

706

762

2,190

1,580

1,280

1,140

2,020

1,320

713

590

578

626

862

720

554

24,781

826

Adjusted for change in contents in Rushford Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

84.2 

0.086 

0.10

139 

0.142 

0.16

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

626 

0.637 

0.74

388 

0.395 

0.46

336 

0.342 

0.36

1,638 

1.67 

1.92

5,280 

5.38 

6.00

1,509 

1.54 

1.77

Observed

Max 16,700 Min 62 Mean 1,072 

Max 17,600 Min 62 Mean 1,077

1,327 

1.55 

1.51

577 

0.588 

0.68

224 

0.228 

0.26

662 

0.674 

0.75

Adjusted

Mean 1,075 Cfsm 1.09 In 14.86 

Mean 1,063 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.71

Peak discharge (base, 15,OOO cfs). Apr. 6 (11:45 p.m.) 19,300 

16,900 cfs (12.48 ft).

fs (13.42 ft); June 15 (12 p.m.)

* pischarge measurement made on this day.

Note_. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5, 6, 12, 15, 15, Jan. 2-1O, 12-14, 17-21, 

23-25, Feb. 1-6, Feb. 8 to Mar. 1. Records of change in contents in Rushford Lake furnished by 

Rochester Gas and Electric Corp.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 283

2240. Mount Morris Reservoir near .Mount Morris, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°44'00", long 77°54'40", at Mount Morris Dam on Genesee River, 2^ miles 

northwest of Mount Morris, Livingston County, 5 miles upstream from Canaseraga Creek, 

and 40 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,077 sq mi (measured by Corps of Engineers). 

Records available. January 1952 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers). Prior to Apr. 8, 1952, reference point at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 652.8 ft Apr. 9; minimum, 585.3 ft Nov. 6.

1^52-58: Maximum elevation, 706.9 ft Mar. 10, 1956; minimum, 585.2 ft Sept. 14,1952.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity-type dam with overflow spillway, completed by Corps of Engineers in 1951 for flood control; first used for flood regulation 

on Nov. 24, 1951. Usable capacity, 337,000 acre-ft between elevations 585.0 ft (sill 

of conduits) and 760.0 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 609 acre-ft. Floods are 

controlled by the operation of nine gates. Water is stored during high flows and released when downstream conditions warrant.

Cooperation.--Capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1437: 1955.

Capacity table, water year- 1957-58 (elevation, 

In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

585.0 609 610.0 11,600

586.0 782 620.0 19,800

588.0 1,210 630.0 30,500

590.O 1,73O 640.0 43,700

595.0 3,410 650.0 59,800

600.0 5,610 660.0 78,200

Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m., water year- October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

Z 

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

1Z 

13 

14 

15

16

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

31

ffl

Oct.

597.6

597.4 

597.3 

597.1 

596.9

596.7

596.6

596.5

596.3 

596.1

596.0

595.9 

595.7 

595.6 

595.5

595.5

595.3 

595.1 

594.9 

594.8

595.0 

595.3 

595.6 

596.0 

596.3

596.9 

597.3 

597.6

597.8

598.0

4,660 

+86

Nov.

596.8

594.2 

590.9 

a587.9 

a585.8

a585.3

585.6

586. Z

586.2 

586.1

585.9

585.8 

585.8 

586.3 

586.1

586.0

585.9 

585.8 

586.2 

586.1

586.0 

585.9 

585.8 

586.1 

585.9

585.8 

585.8 

586.3

586.2

847 

-3,813

Dec.

586.3

586. Z 

586.1 

586.0 

585.9

585.9

586.3

587.7

587.1 

586.5

586.3

586.2 

586.1 

586.0 

586.4

586.4

586.4 

586.3 

592.1 

587.8

59Z.7 

589.3 

588.3 

587.8 

587.5

587.4 

589.5 

588. Z

587.9

587.4

1,083 

+236

Jan.

587.3

587,1 

586.9 

587.4 

587.7

587.9

587.7

587.2

587.1 

587.4

587.5

587.1 

587.1 

587.4 

587.4

587.7

587.7 

587.4 

587.1 

587.4

587.7 

587.6 

587.6 

587.6 

587.1

587.3 

587.3 

587. Z

587. Z

587.1

1,019 

-64

Feb.

587.1

587.1 

587.1 

586.9 

586.7

586.7

586.7

586.6

586.5 

586.3

586.3

586.3 

586.3 

586.3 

586.2

586.2

586.1 

586.0 

585.9 

585.9

586.0 

586.0 

586.1 

586.6 

587.1

587.0 

588.0 

589.0

-

_______

1,470 

+451

Mar.

593.1

591.8 

591.3 

591.0 

590.6

590.1

589.7

589.4

589.2 

588.9

588.9

588.5 

588.3 

588. Z 

588.0

587.9

587.9 

587.9 

587.9 

588. Z

588.3 

588.3 

58ci.6 

589.2 

589.9

590.4 

590.7 

592.3

593.4

597.0

4,230 

+2,760

Apr.

598.9

597.0 

599. Z 

600.9 

602.1

621.7

644.4

652.7

650.0 

645.3

641.7

640.7 

635.9 

629.2 

621.1

608.9

594.3 

593.4 

592.5 

591.5

591.4 

602.0 

596.0 

592.6 

591. Z

590.4 

589.9 

592.1

59Z.7

Z.340 

-1,890

May

590.4

589.6 

590.3 

593.1 

591.5

590.7

602.7

6O4.2

594.0 

592.5

591.0

590.3 

589.6 

589.3 

589.0

589.1

588.8 

588.5 

588.4 

588.5

588.3 

588.2 

588.3 

588.3 

588.2

588.1 

588.4 

589.8

590.5

590.0

1,730 

-610

June

589.9

599.2 

601.4 

600.4 

598.4

598.1

598.3

598.2

598.8 

600.0

602.8

601.8 

612.9 

621.3 

609.0

598.6

598.0 

597.7 

597.9 

597.8

598.3 

598.0 

597.5 

597.8 

598.0

598.3 

597.8 

597.9

597.7

4,574 

+2,844

July

597,9

597.8 

597.8 

597.8 

597.9

597.8

597.7

598.2

598.2 

598.1

597.6

597.8 

597.7 

597.7 

597.8

599.0

597.4 

597.3 

598.0 

598.3

597.8 

597.3 

597.3 

597.3 

597.1

597.3 

597.7 

598.0

598.6

6OO.2

5,712 

+1,138

Aug.

600.0

599.9 

599.3 

598.3 

597.7

597.4

597.2

597.6

598.3 

599.1

599.4

599.4 

599.5 

599.2 

599.1

599.6

599.6 

599.4 

599.1 

598.6

598.1 

597.5 

597.2 

597.5 

598.1

599.2 

598.9 

598.1

597.6

597.2

4,316 

-1,396

Sept.

597.4

597.9 

598.4 

598.5 

598.9

599.0

599.5

601.7

606.8 

608.7

609.3

602.5 

598.4 

598.4 

598.3

598.7

598.6 

598.7 

598.2 

598.2

598.3 

598.5 

597.9 

598.5 

598.9

598.3 

597.9 

598.9

598.6

4,445 

+129

Calendar year- 1957.................... t -543

Water year- 1957-58.................... t -129

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month, 

t Change in contents, in acre-feet, 

a No gage-height record; elevation at 12 p.n 

on record for adjacent days.

estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based
284 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2250. Canaseraga Creek near Dansville, N. Y.

Location.-Lat 42°33'40", long 77°42'55", on left tank Just downstream from Ossian Street

 Bridge, half a mile downstream from Mill Creek and 1 mile west of Dansville, Llvlngston 

County.

Drainage area. 153 sq. ml.

Records available.-July 1910 to December 1912, July 1915 to June 1917, October 1917 to

 September 1919 (published as "at Cumminsville") , March 1919 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 640.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

"New York State Conservation Commission). Prior to Oct. 19, 1920 staff gage at or 

within 1 mile of present site at various datutns. Oct. 19, 1920, to Sept. 30, lyjb, 

water-stage recorder at present site and datum. Oct. 1, 1938, to Oct. 8, 194U, at; 

site 0.9 mile downstream at datum 15.70 ft lower.

Average discharge. 43 years (1910-1912, 1915-16, 1917-19, 1920-58), 153 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,910 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 9.68 ft); mini-

 mum daily, 18 cfs Feb. 19, 20; minimum gage height, 6.07 ft Aug. 31.

1910-12, 1915-58: Maximum discharge at present site, 8,830 cfs July 23, 1940 (gage 

height, 13.1 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; maximum gage height at present site 

13.68 ft Mar. 7. 1956; maximum discharge at former site, 9,110 cfs July 23, 1940 (gage 

height, 9.93 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 3 cfs (corrected) Apr. 28, 1912.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

shifting control, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSF 604: 1923-24. WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 894: 1935. 

WSP 1389: 1919.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

!§

?5

25

25

25

25

26

26

25

26

29

29

28

27

26

26

31

25

28

28

27

26

25

25

821

26.5

0.173

0.20

Nov.

25

27

38

*32

29

29

27

29

32

31

28

28

28

29

32

29

27

27

30

*30

28

27

26

25

25

25

24

27

32

35

861

28.7

0. 188

0.21

Dec.

30

29

27

24

11

32

36

52

46

36

35

32

35

39

36

34

33

32

33

44

65

60

46

44

41

44

60

50

46

41

37

1,220

39.4

0.258

0.30

Jan.

37

35

33

31

32

30

31

28

*26

24

22

21

20

23

37

33

32

32

33

34

34

35

36

35

35

36

37

37

*37

35

35

986

31.8

0.208

0.24

Feb.

32

34

32

30

32

31

29

26

24

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

19

20

21

22

31

60

130

230

_

1,025

36.6

0.239

0.25

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,600 Min 21

Mar.

310

209

187

187

182

165

156

135

124

116

106

105

94

94

90

83

83

83

90

*98

102

105

109

124

165

182

192

296

404

516

874

5,766

186

1.22

1.40

Apr.

833

794

*845

903

1,050

2.080

1,830

940

595

490

*728

747

644

692

631

518

424

354

310

270

285

558

359

29O

250

210

188

255

255

18,573

619

4.05

4.51

May

192

170

197

245

206

192

502

490

310

235

188

*153

136

121

114

110

96

90

93

85

76

71

73

68

63

61

56

65

71

61

54

4,644

150

0.980

1.13

June

76

400

184

121

104

107

85

73

240

174

*153

110

860

609

310

220

170

149

121

100

128

104

90

87

100

275

157

107

87

Ii

5,572

186

1.22

1.35

July

63

58

68

65

65

71

68

100

90

65

65

188

157

100

90

110

79

65

87

68

58

54

61

54

*47

47

43

43

56

43

43

2,271

73.3

0.479

0.55

Aug.

43

38

36

34

36

33

33

56

43

38

36

34

*34

33

33

33

29

31

28

28

28

31

26

36

56

36

31

29

28

28

29

1,067

34.4

0.225

0.26

Sept.

34

29

28

II

36

33

-62 70

50

38

34

33

31

29

28

31

36

*38

38

36

40

50

41

38

36

45

50

62

47

40

1,204

40.1

0.262

0.29

Mean 144 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.78

Water year 1957-58; Max 2,080 Mln 18 Mean 121 Cfam 0.791 In. 10.69

eak discharge (base, 2,OOO cfs).--Apr. 6 (12 m.) 2,910 cfs (9.68 ft); June 13 (1:20 p.m.) 2,400 cfs 

(9.25 ft).

control Dec. 5, 11-14, Jan. 2 to 

- '" '-- - ;e-helght record Oct. 28 

 -- 15 to Jan. 1, May 8,
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 285

2255. Canaseraga Creek at Groveland, N. Y.

Location. --Lat 42°39'45", long 77°46'10", on left tank at downstream side of highway bridge 

at ifroveland , Livingston County, 0.2 mile downstream from small tributary.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1915 to September 1916 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

 only) and February 1917 to March 1920 (no winter records in 1917, 1918, 1920), published 

as "at Groveland Station," October 1955 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 565.42 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

"Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 30, 1916, inclined staff gage at site 400 ft upstream

at datum about 5.42 ft lower. Mar. 30, 1916, to Mar. 31, 1920, chain gage on downstream

side of bridge at practically same datum as inclined staff gage.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 12.49 ft); minimum 

daily, 21 cfs Feb. 19, 20; minimum gage height, 1.97 ft Dec. 5.

1917-20, 1955-58: Maximum discharge observed, 4,380 cfs May 22, 1919; maximum gage 

height, 13.71 ft Mar. 7, 1956; minimum discharge, 18 cfs Oct. 2, 5, 1955 (gage height, 

1.96 ft).

Remarks.. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28

2.1 28

2.5 55

3.0 106

Mar. 1 to Sept. 3O

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

96

162

250

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

352

465

698

1,210

2,240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

28

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

29

32

35

32

30

30

30

34

35

33

32

32

31

30

30

931

30.0

0.166

0.19

Nov.

30

31

43

*39

35

35

33

32

39

36

36

35

34

34

36

35

34

33

*37

39

35

33

32

32

32

32

31

33

39

43

1,048

34.9

0.193

0.22

Dec.

39

38

36

34

28

35

41

64

56

45

42

39

43

47

44

42

39

38

41

50

77

76

58

52

47

51

75

62

59

52

46

1,496

48.3

0.267

0.31

Jan.

46

40

37

34

37

35

36

33

28

*26

25

24

22

30

46

39

38

38

39

40

40

41

42

41

41

42

42

41

41

40

39

1,143

36.9

0.204

0.23

Feb.

37

40

39

37

38

36

35

32

30

27

*25

25

24

24

23

23

22

22

21

21

22

23

24

25

42

80

155

300

-

1,252

44.7

0.247

0.26

Mar.

350

288

242

230

234

208

192

165

155

140

125

124

113

109

107

21

98

100

108

*125

132

137

144

168

226

274

284

374

479 

574

665

6,987

225

1.24

1.44

Apr.

945

875

938

975

1,O80

2,110

2.180

1,120

715

608

*756

858

698

739

715

601

513

424

361

300

308

621

460

339

280

238

210

278

284 

304

20,833

694

3.83

4.28

May

230

194

208

280

238

216

537

585

363

282

234

*198

172

153

140

137

120

110

113

103

94

88

90

85

79

76

72

75

89 

75

69

5, 505

178

0.983

1.13

June

81

490

217

150

121

129

102

88

274

207

*181

137

983

789

387

278

219

188

156

124

152

126

107

100

114

316

184

129

106 

89

6,724

224

1.24

1.38

July

79

72

80

79

81

81

89

104

110

82

78

218

178

114

92

118

89

77

92

79

69

61

65

63

56

56

53

52

64 

*52

51

2,634

85.0

0.470

0.54

Aug.

52

48

45

43

42

40

40

61

49

45

43

40

40

*39

40

38

36

37

36

34

33

36

34

40

65

42

39

36

36 

34

33

1,276

41.2

0.228

0.26

Sept.

42

36

34

44

45

40

72

64

63

49

45

42

39

37

36

37

45

*49

49

46

50

a58

a54

45

43

55

58

72

57 

49

1,455

48.5

0.268

0.30

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,100 Min 23 Mean 179 Cfsm O.989 In. 13.47

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,180 Min 21 Mean 141 Cfsm 0.779 In. 10.54

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs).--Apr. 6 (10:30 p.m.) 2,E 

cfs (11.26 ft).

cfs (12.49 ft); June 13 (5 p.m.) 2,340

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5, 6, 12, Jan. 2 to Mar. 2, Mar. 8-12.
286 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2275. Genesee River at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°45'55", long 77°50 I 25", on right bank at Jones Bridge, l| miles downstream from Canaseraga Creek and 3-| miles northeast of Mount Morris , Livingston County.

Drainage area.--1.419 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1903 to April 1906, August 1908 to April 1914, July 1915 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 540.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

New York State Conservation Commission). Prior to Sept. 11, 1915, chain gage on bridge 

at datum 2.73 ft lower.

Average discharge. 48 years (1908-13, 1915-58), 1,604 ofs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 16.14 ft); minimum, 56 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 0.61 ft, partly obstructed intake); minimum daily, 

104 cfs Oct. 21.

1903-6, 1908-14, 1915-58: Maximum discharge, 55,100 cfs May 17, 1916 (gage height, 

25.44 ft); minimum, 12 cfs July 23, 1955 (gage height, 0.22 ft, partly obstructed 

intake); minimum daily, 30 cfs Aug. 8, 1909.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or partly obstructed intake, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants. Flow regulated 

to some extent by Rushford Lake (capacity, 1,106,000,000 cu ft) since July 1928 and, 

at high flows, since November 1951 by Mount Morris Reservoir (see p. 283).

Revisions (water years). WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 1277: 1952. WSP 1307: 1913. 

WSP 1437: 1955.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

149

147

147

147

138

136

144

145

140

150

145

140

129

122

145

125

135

140

143

134

104

TTo

120

122

122

187

414

443

435

427

422

5,707

184

Nov.

443

427

406

357

*170

155

155

150

T54

154

189

176

169

174

*184

221

210

208

198

212

218

221

193

174

171

174

174

166

174

261

6,438

215

Dec.

291

284

246

221

155

170

252

604

845

588

443

310

280

280

29O

310

406

418

322

645

1,770

2.520

1,360

965

828

710

1,350

1,400

1,020

881

731

20,895

674

Jan.

637

540

440

780

880

920

880

840

660

*880

800

820

760

780

800

860

900

900

840

800

860

860

860

840

780

760

780

760

*740

680

660

24,297

784

Feb.

640

620

600

500 330"

360

400

380

320

280

225

250

250

240

220

210

210

2Q5

200

195

195

200

210

250

350

520

860

1,500

-

10,720

383

Mar.

2,500

3,800

3,300

3,000

2,700

,500

,300

,970

,840

,640

,530

,470

,260

,160

,130

,070

.020

,020

* ,040

,120

,240

,290

,380

,530

,930

,320

,500

,200

4,000

4,950

6, 020

67,730

2,185

Apr.

7,380

7,300

7.360

7,740

7,940

8,860

7,250

5,780

8,990

*9,770

"10,000

8,680

9,380

10,300

10,600

10,300

8,290

5, 500

4,180

3,480

3,080

4,170

7,220

4,900

3,330

2,600

2.150

2,160

3,090

3,640

195,520

6,517

May

2,630

2,010

1,780

2,910

3,230

2,360

4,710

7.850

6,760

3,920

2,830

2,200

*1,900

1,600

1,400

1,290

1,200

1,040

998

947

833

737

742

642

627

554

531

495

559

583

545

60,393

1,948

June

518

1,690

1,430

1,280

1,170

863

683

647

1,230

1,550

*2,240

2,220

3,380

6,840

8,170

5,740

1,990

1,540

1,200

1,060

905

917

822

658

663

1,760

1,800

978

776

617

55,337

1,845

July

522

504

469

469

469

460

620

559

2.060

1,430

1,040

1,200

1,530

1,130

828

965

1,450

953

678

673

663

573

500

490

477

418

344

337

427

508

504

23,250

750

Aug.

504

490

480

470

400

330

300

300

290

270

280

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

310

310

300

280

250

250

*340

402

402

356

291

261

10,426

336

Sept.

249

224

221

242

298

291

396

804

793

*588

664

2,140

1,690

726

710

710

804

,820

,950

,470

,250

,920

,750

820

600

740

780

800

880

800

27,130

904

Adjusted for change In contents In Rushford Lake and Mount Morris Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

124

0.087 

0.10

164 

0.116 

0.13

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

731 

0.515 

0.59

451 

0.318 

0.37

407

0.287 

0.30

2,323 

1.64 

1.89

6,695 

4.72 

5.26

1,957 

1.38 

1.59

Observed

Max 11,500 Mln 96 Mean 1,489 

Max 10,600 Mln 104 Mean 1,391

1,893 

1.33 

1.49

765 

0.539

0.62

314 

0.221 

0.25

742 

0.523 

0.58

Adjusted

Mean 1,491 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.27 

Mean 1,378 Cfsm 0.971 In. 13.17

Intake

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5, 6, 12-16, Jan. 2 to Mar. 7. 

partly obstructed Oct. 8-11, 14-18, 21-25, Nov. 5-8, Mar. 19, Aug. 3-26, Sept. 23-30; aiscnarge 

computed on basis of gage-height record and records for other stations in the Genesee River basin. 

Records of change in contents in Rushford Lake furnished by Rochester Gas and Electric Corp.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 287

2285. Genesee River at Avon, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°55 I 05", long 77°45'30", &n left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 20 (State Highway 5), 0.3 mile west of Avon, Livingston County, and 

0.8 mile downstream from Conesus Creek.

Drainage area.--1.666 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1955 to September 1958.

Ga£e_.--Water-stage recorder; wire-weight gage read twice daily used for stages below 23.7ft 

gage height. Datum of gage is 500.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 32.81 ft); minimum, 96 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 14.00 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

1955-58: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs Mar. 7, 1956 (gage height, 37.20 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 56 cfs Oct. 5, 1955 (gage height, 13,73 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings) .

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants. Plow regulated 

to some extent by Rushford Lake (capacity, 1,106,000,000 cu ft) and, at high flows, by 

Mount Morris Reservoir (see p. 283).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 15

;e height, 

June 16 to Sept. 3O

14.1 113

14.5 200

15.0 343

18.0 1,420

24.0

30.0

33.0

4,290

8,230

11,000

14.4

15.0

18.0

205

364

1,420

24.0

29.0

4,290

7,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

a!55

155

153

153

a!50

a!50

149

145

145

a!50

153

a!60

151

145

134

132

136

136

140

a!50

145

128

122

T50

130

a!35

230

406

428

455

432

5,663

183

Nov.

428

425

406

355

*334

186

171

158

a!65

155

167

181

188

186

*183

21.0

245

223

223

218

229

242

237

213

186

178

178

178

181

193

6,822

227

Dec.

303

309

306

276

200

188

198

240

732

737

622

360

330

300

300

331

355

428

428

374

880

a2.55O

al,BOO

al,160

a940

a820

a860

al,600

al,240

a980

a820

20,767

670

Jan.

684

564

520

540

829

1,060

1,020

1,020

840

692

833

891

786

*833

873

912

916

940

880

840

880

94O

940

880

86O

820

780

800

780

740

25,593

826

Feb.

680

660

640

580

430

360

380

410

370

310

270

240

260

260

250

230

220

215

210

210

205

210

220

260

*320

500

815

1.400

_

11,115

397

Mar.

2,200

3,500

4,000

3,600

3,400

3,3OO

3,000

2,700

2,400

2,100

1,900

1,800

1,600

1,420

1,310

1,250

1,170

1.150

*1,170

1,320

1,450

1,550

1,660

1,900

2,29O

2,800

3,220

3,680

4,570

5,360

6,210

78,940

2,546

Apr.

7,660

8,160

7,990

8,170

8,430

8,830

9,680

7,850

8,110

*10,100

10, 500

9,850

9,590

10,100

10,600

10,700

9,85O

7,020

4,630

3,880

5,280

3,480

6,500

6,420

4,020

2,950

2,520

2.220

2,820

3,520

£09,590

6,980

May

5,540

2,430

2,060

2,490

3,340

2,870

^, 990

7,080

7.720

5,470

3,500

2,550

*2,180

1,850

1,600

1,430

L,550

1,220

1,110

1,080

985

880

815

786

730

681

615

605

588

66O

646

65,651

2,118

June

605

996

1,620

1,560

1,240

1,150

927

826

851

1,660

2,070

*2,570

2,470

5,150

7.710

7,410

5,470

1,920

L,490

1,200

1,070

1,080

1,070

870

763

1,110

2,090

1,490

1,050

884

57,952

1,951

July

729

688

655

572

560

524

612

759

973

1.870

1,230

1,160

1,660

1,500

1,140

1,010

1,280

1,390

920

749

732

708

615

560

540

505

415

394

*370

489

515

25,804

832

Aug.

515

508

499

489

455

394

355

327

321

304

285

296

529

*527

552

555

532

529

524

521

518

51.5

510

285

257

277

555

406

405

341

299

10,943

555

Sept.

259

246

222

219

244

288

524

528

949

674

605

1,220

2.520

1,050

725

718

*729

971

2,290

1,630

1,290

1,300

2,070

1,420

729

688

825

822

902

946

27,203

907

Adjusted for change In contents In Rushford Lake and Mount Morris Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsra 

In.

123 

0.074 

0.08

177 

0.106 

0.12

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

727 

0.436 

0.50

493 

0.296 

0.34

421 

0.253 

0.26

2,684 

1.61 

1.86

7,157 

4.30 

4.79

2,127 

1.28 

1.47

Observed

Max 12,000 Mln 115 Mean 1,635 

Max 10,700 Min 122 Mean 1,495

1,980 

1.19 

1.33

847 

0.508 

0.59

350 

0.198 

0.25

744 

0.447 

0.50

Adjusted

Mean 1,657 Cfsm O.985 In. 13.34 

Mean 1,482 Cfsm O.89O In. 12.07

* DlEiCharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from graph based on twice-daily water-level observationEi at station near Powlerville and records for station at Jones Bridge, near- Mount Morris.

Note, Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12, 15, 15, Jan. 3, 4J 7, 8, Jan. 18 to 

Feb. 2t,, Feb. 28 to Mar. 13 (gage height record Feb. 9-11). Records of change in contents in 

Rushford Lake furnished by Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.
288 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2290. Canadice Lake Outlet near Hemlock, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°44'25", long 77°34'15", upstream from weir at outlet of Canadice Lake, 

Ontario County, 4 miles southeast of Hemlock, Livings ton County.

Drainage area. 12.6 sq mi.

Records available. April 1903 to September 1958.

Gage. Hook gage. Datum of gage is 1,093.00 ft above mean sea level (furnished by city of 

Rochester). Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Average discharge. 55 years, 11.8 cfs (unadjusted).

Cooperation. Records furnished by Department of Public Works, city of Rochester.

Monthly discharge, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

December. ..................

July. ......................

Water year 1957-58. ......

Mean elevation 

of lake 

(feet)

1,092.85 

1,092.20 

1,092.16

1,095.57

1,092.39 

1,092.81 

1,094.23 

1,098.42 

1,098.57 

1,098.22 

1,096.41 

1,095.88 

1,095.94

1.095.01

Observed discharge, 

in cubic feet 

per second

13.6 

1.99

.001

10.7

.001

.001

.001

£6.3 

20.4 

34.1 

24.2 

.589 

0

10.1

Adjustedt

Discharge, In cubic 

feet per second

Mean

-2.88 

-1.01 

1.71

8.86

3.63 

7.89 

28.9 

63.6 

9.48 

28.2 

6.75 

-1.73 

3.86

12.3

Per square 

mile

-0.229 

-.080 

.136

.703

.288 

.626 

2.29 

5.05 

.752 

2.24 

.536 

-.137 

.306

.976

Runoff in 

inches

-0.26 

-.09 

.16

9.55

.33 

.65 

2.65 

5.64 

.87 

2.49 

.62 

-.16 

.34

13.24

t Adjusted for change in contents In Canadice Lake. Negative figures indicate that natural losses 

from Canadice Lake exceeded inflow.

Note. Elevations of Canadice Lake: 1,O93.88 ft at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1957, and 1,096.10 ft at 

12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1958; 1,O94.2O ft at 12 p.m. Dec. 31, 1956, and 1,092.27 ft at 12 p.m. Dec. 31,1957.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 289

2295. Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°57'25", long 77"35"20", on right bank 25 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Honeoye Falls, Monroe County, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 197 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 609.98 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 173 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 3.82 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Jan. 2 (gage height, 0.58 ft, backwater from ice).

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 4,630 cfs Mar. 28, 1950 (gage height, 6.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.06 cfs 

Aug. 28, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.35 ft Aug. 28, 1949, Sept. 14, 15, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris, or fragmentary or no gage-height record, which are fair. Some 

diversion from and regulation by Hemlock and Canadice Lakes for water supply of city of 

Rochester. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.3

1.7 

3.4

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

63

131

264

484

815

1,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

L5

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.4

775

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.4

59.1

1.91

Nov.

1.4

1.7

2.1

2.3

3.0

*2.4

2.3

2.8

3.6

4.0

4.0

3.6

4.0

4.9

5.2

5.2

4.9

*5.6

7.2

5.6

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.8

7.2

7.5

137.7

4.59

Dec.

7.5

7.2

5.2

4.4

474

5.4

6.6

6.8

9.4

8.8

6.2

4.7

4.4

6.0

6.8

8.4

8.1

9.0

9.2

9.6

10

To

10

9.2

8.4

9.2

8.1

8.8

9.6

10

10

241.4

7.79

Jan.

7.8

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.4

2.0

1.2

1.4

1.7

 1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

T7T

1.3

1.7

2.8

2.8

3.0

4.0

4.9

6.0

6.8

7.4

7.8

*7 .8

110.1

3.55

Feb.

7.4

7.4

6.6

6.8

7.2

7.4

7.2

6.2

5.0

5.2

5.0

4.4

4.0

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.4

3T5

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.4 5.2

7.8

18

27

43

11

287.6

10.3

Mar.

98 llB180

175

f203

f212

f209

f209

f!98

f!75

f!70

f!42

*f!23

117

115

107

107

107

115

125

125

135

165

212

278

312

442

584

610

610

578

7,083

228

Apr.

677

616

566

535

495

541

963 938"

597

474

*442

541

453

389

384

366

349

324

300

275

261

396

547

353

275

238

212

215

264

282

13,268

442

May

238

195

175

175

170

150

160

240

235

175

150

135

120

*110

104

108

98

90

94

88

80

72

68

64

60

56

50

50

52

52

43_

3,657

118

June

41

82

195

145

102

86

72

76

130

293

353

253

*170

223

185

140

117

104

95

87

82

76

69

62

62

80

115

98

73

61

3,697

123

July

55

50

49

46

43

43

81

97

77

66

59

134

TS3" 258

104

197

160

113

88

79

67

57

51

49

46

42

39

37

*35

49

49

2,486

80.2

Aug.

36- 43

31

28

26

24

23

22

21

22

22

22

19

*18

16

17

14

9.6

6.3

5.2

4.4

4.0

2.8

4.1

4.7

4.4

5.7

5.2

4.0

3.0

2.6

470.0

15.2

Sept.

2.8

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.3

1.8

378

4.9

9.2

13

11

8.8

6.6

5.2

3.8

4.4

*5.2

7.2

13

18

16

17

22

16

12

13

31

30

27

20

331.6

11.1

Adjustedt

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

-4.83 

-0.025 

-0.03

3.04 

0.015 

0.02

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

14.3 

0.073 

O.08

17.8 

0.09O 

0.10

30.8 

0.156 

0.16

349

1.77 

2.04

719 

3.65 

4.07

179 

0.909 

1.05

Observed

Max 1,390 Min l.O Mean 87.7 

Max 963 Min 1.1 Mean 87.2

244 

1.24 

1.38

117 

0.594 

0.68

12.0 

0.061 

0.07

26.9 

0.137 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 128 Cfsm 0.65O In. 8.79 

Mean 142 Cfsm 0.721 In. 9.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for diversions from and change in contents in Hemlock and Canadice Lakes; outlet of 

Honeoye Lake is not controlled (records of diversion and change In contents furnished by Department 

of Public works, city of Rochester). Negative figures indicate that losses from Hemlock, Canadice, 

and Honeoye Lakes exceeded inflow.

f 1'ragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights.

NoJ;e.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-6, 10-17, Jan. 1 to Mar. 4 (fragmentary 

gage-height record Mar. 3, 4). Backwater from debris Oct. 16 to Nov. 29. Backwater from aquatic 

vegetation May 2 to June 9, Sept. 4-3O (no gage-height record May 7-1O).
290 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2305. Oatka Creek at Garbutt, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°00'30", long 77°47'25", on right bank 40 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Garbutt, Genesee County, 2 miles southwest of Scottsville , and 3? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 560.89 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--13 years, 205 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 5.71 ft); mini- 

 mum, 3.3 cfs Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 1.89 ft).

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 6,080 cfs Mar. 29, 1950 (gage height, 8.52 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 11, 12, 1958.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation and/or debris, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6 

2.9

33

50

90

180

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

290

490

725

1,530

2,670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2i

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

32

31

29

28

28

28

28

28

31

31

29

28

28

28

32

29

28

29

28

28

28

28

896

28.9

0.139

0.16

Nov.

*28

28

28

28

28

28

27

28

29

28

28

27

28

29

29

29

28

*27

28

27

29

32

28

28

28

28

28

28

33

32

854

28.5

0.137

0.15

Dec.

63

45

33

31

31

29

32

43

~80 110

61

36

28

35

32

33

38

79

77

60

75

84

90

67

56

56

52

75

69

54

1,712

55.2

0.265

0.31

Jan.

52

38

26

33

38

36

36

32

26

31

23

18

*21

23

22

21

19

1617"

20

25

26

25

27

36

38

32

31

36

*38

38

900

29.0

0.139

0.16

Feb.

36

38

32

33

35

35

33

29

25

26

25

23

21

22

20

19

I9~ 18

20

20

21

22

25

29

38

50

84

136

934

33.4

0.161

0.17

Mar.

176

240

270

266

286

317

312

299

286

266

258

240

222

212

208

201

194

*194

232

274

299

299

330

425

534

562

642

839

960

1,010

1,02C>

11,873

383

1.84

2.12

Apr.

1,090

1,170

1,100

1,040

975

968

1,580

2,120

1,180

744

*654

839

895

712

612

572

506

440

390

340

308

375

540

490

330

266

236

232

294

415

21,413

714

3.43

3.83

May

365

270

230

250

300

250

270

415

555

280

225

200

185

165

*155

150

150

140

140

135

130

124

122

120

118

108

106

104

102

104

100

5,918

191

0.918

1.06

June

90

100

118

110

86

76

68

64

76

310

400

*340

201

322

355

208

139

115

100

90

82

80

82

75

75

102

169

130

88

69

4,320

144

0.692

0.77

July

61

58

56

54

56

54

58

63

58

54

58

108

274

243

130

195

308

176

115

95

84

69

63

58

58

54

48

47

*45

54

75

2,929

94.5

0.454

0.52

Aug.

58

50

47

45

45

52

43

40

36

42

45

38

35

*33

32

31

3T

31

31

31

31

31

31

35

35

32

32

32

32

32

32

1,151

37.1

0.178

0.21

Sept.

32

31

3T

31

32

32

33

32

50

50

32

33

36

32

31

*31

33

38

97

86

67

56

73

71

52

47

59

90

71

63

1,452

48.4

0.233

0.26

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,930 Min 25 Mean 188 Cfsm 0.904 In. 12.28

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,120 Min 16 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.716 In. 9.72

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Apr. 8 (7:15 a.m.) 2,320 cfs (5.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 12-14, Jan. 2-4, Jan. 8 to Feb. 26. 

water from aquatic vegetation and/or debris May 3-7, May 10 to June 12.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 291

2310. Black Creek at Churchville, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 43°06'00" ) long 77°53'00", on right bank at east end of Carrol Street In 

Churchville, Monroe County, 60 ft downstream from main line tracks of New York Central 

Railroad and 1 mile upstream from small tributary.

Drainage area. 123 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1958.

Gage .---Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 552.45 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--13 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 835 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 4.50 ft); minimum, 

TTfcT cfs Aug. 17, 18, 20 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 4,750 cfs Mar. 28, 1950 (gage height, 8.83 ft); minimum, 

0.7 cfs Sept. 29, Oct. 1-3, 6, 7, 1950; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Sept. 29, 1950.

Remark!;. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris, which are fair. Prior to May 1952, small 

diversion by New York Central Railroad Co. and slight regulation by pumping operations 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of lee effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8 Mar. 9 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.6

0.9

3.2

7.1

12

36

2.0 81

2.5 175

3.0 300

4.0 635

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

0.8

3.1

6.3

16

30

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

76

164

295

635

1,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.1

5.8

4.2

3.0

4.5

8.5

7.6

6.6

8.0

7.6

8.5

9.0

10

9.5

6.6

9.0

10

12

11

12

12

9.6

9.6

17

12

13

11

10

7.6 

7.6

6.6

;:76.5

8.92

0.073

0.08

Nov.

*7.2

10~5.6

11

7.6

9.6

7.2

11

14

12

12

12

13

23

32

27

19

15

*17

15

19

23

22

22

24

25

18

21

34 

55

541.2

18.0

0.146

0.16

Dec.

43

34

21

21

16

18

31

58

62

4T

31

18

20

17

19

25

32

32

37

45

57

55

44

36

29

35

43

39

38 

35

32

1,070

34.5

0.280

0.32

Jan.

32

TT

16

12

13

14

14

12

10

11

7.6

5.8

*7.0

7.6

7.2

6.6

6.2

5.4

578

6.6

9.0

10

9.6

11

16

18

19

21

22 

*22

21

395.4

12.8

0.104

0.12

Feb.

20

21

18

15

15

15

19

17

13

13

12

11

10

10

9.0

8.6

8.0

8.4

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.4

11

14

17

22

33

56

-

431.6

15.4

0.125

0.13

Mar.

70

aS

130

190

284

360

380

400

384

314

289

245

224

204

197

185

162

*171

206

274

339

384

481

607

679

651

659

715

703 

635

551

11,161

360

2.93

3.37

Apr.

470

418

352

286

240

229

413

759

594

339

268

259

280

232

176

139

121

104

90

82

85

142

204

215

137

94

76

82

192 

295

7,373

246

2.00

2.23

May

280

160

116

140

160

125

118

140

145

112

90

80

70

64

*62

62

56

52

43

37

33

32

36

34

33

28

25

24

28 

25

22.

2,432

78.5

0.638

0.74

June

25

30

34

29

24

22

20

18

21

37

68

*64

42

37

38

30

22

19

19

18

17

15

14

14

15

25

31

22

16

13_

799

26.6

0.216

0.24

July

11

9.2

10

14

16

16

14

15

14

13

14

19

19

23

2?

22

15

13

14

a!2

all

alO

a9.7

a9.2

a8.8

a7.9

a7.1

a6.0

*5..6 

5.3

4.5

390.1

12.6

0.102

0.12

Aug.

4.3

4.0

3.4

3.7

3.1

2.8

5.6

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.3

6.3

4.6

*3.4

2.6

2.3

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.1

4.9

7.1

4.9

7.6

il

11

7.5

6.0

5.3 

4.6

5.3

159.0

5.13

0.042

0.05

Sept.

4.0

473

4.0

4.6

4.0

4.9

6.0

4.6

4.3

8.4

6.3

6.0

5.3

4.9

5.3

*7.5

11

20

23

15

14

15

12

9.7

9.2

8.3

8.8

9.2

7.9 

8.3

255.8

8.53

0.069

0.08

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,690 Min 3.0 Mean 101 Cfsm 0.821 In. 11.12

Water year 1957-58: Max 759 Min 2.1 Mean 69.3 Cfsm 0.563 In. 7.64

Peak dliicharge (base, 1,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby Htations.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4, 11-13, Jan. 2 to Feb. 5, Feb. 8 to Mar. 4, 

Mar. 6-li. Backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris Oct. 22 to Nov. 29, May 2 to June 1O.
292 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2320. Genesee River at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43"10'50", long 77°37'40", on right bank at Rochester, Honroe County, 40 ft 

downstream from plant 5 of Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. and 100 ft upstream from 

Driving Park Avenue Bridge.

Drainage area. 2,467 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1919 to September 1958.

;e. Water-stage recorder. 

.00 ft higher.

Prior to June 20, 1956, water-stage recorder at datum

Average discharge . 38 years (1920-58), 2,767 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 cfs Apr. 7; maximum gage height, 11.66 ft 

 Apr. 12; minimum discharge, 143 cfs Aug. 18, 19 (gage height, 0.60 ft); minimum daily, 

316 cfs Sept. 3.

1919-58: Maximum discharge, 34,400 cfs Mar. 19, 1942; maximum gage height, 17.08 ft 

Apr. 2, 1940 (present datum); minimum discharge, less than 10 cfs, occurred during lowwater periods in some years when powerplant was shut down; minimum daily, 219 cfs 

Aug. 14, 1927.

Maximum discharge known, about 54,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1865.

Remarks. Records good. Extensive diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. 

New York State Erie (Barge) Canal crosses river 5.4 miles above station. Water diverted 

by the canal from Lake Erie is discharged into river from the west, the canal again 

diverting a smaller amount of water from river to the east. Additional regulation is 

provided by Rushford Lake and Mount Morris Reservoir. Records of water temperatures for 

the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1571.

Revisions. WSP 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7 Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

450

600

1,110

2,600

7.0 

9.0

4,980

8,610

13,400

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

31O

490

1,080

2,620

7.0 4,790

9.0 8,210

11 13,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

542

521 

504

550

512

488

469

57? 

643 

634

616

60S

617

622

586

535

583

553

547

522

560

542

542

554

556

558

572 

899

85T

811

757

18,432

595

_

-

Nov.

750

830 

867

842

712

*662

570

619 

644 

646

554

593

586

*568

663

657

638

598

602

710

712

689

574

626

630

528

572 

573

718

610

19,543

651

_

-

Dec.

700

934 

726

602

566

594

770

658 

1,400 

1,180

1,070

932

508

420

415

496

*1,570

1,160

804

693

1,020

1,770

2^580

1,710

602

1,470

1,020 

1,100

1,540

1,340

1,380

31,728

1,023

_

-

Jan.

555

1,500 

1,480

826

410

443

834

1,460 

458 

589

467

614

838

620

672

768

756

851

798

732

691

814

981

862

976

905

848 

878

858

*826

797

35,107

810

_

-

Feb.

718

766 

752

716

667

520

522

498 

492 

487

443

448

441

439

427

436

446

427

443

441

429

430

439

481

1,450

1,360

1,430 

2,080

-

18,628

665

-

Mar.

2,140

3,460 

4,370

4,190

4,060

4,190

4,070

3,670 

3,560 

3,480

3,060

2,780

2,620

2,400

1,850

2,210

*2,880

1,860

2,080

2,620

2,770

2,740

3,410

3,850

4,110

4,560

5,510 

6,500

7,480

8,170

8? 850

119,240

5,846

_

-

Apr.

10, 500

11,300 

11,000

10,900

11,000

11,300

15.500

12,600 

11,200 

*12,500

12,600

12,700

12,000

12,500

12,600

12,700

12,000

8,620

5,010

4,460

4,170

4,060

5,880

7,960

5,180

4,020

5,510 

5,820

4,050

4,710

267,750

8,924

-

May

4,900

4,080 

3,580

5,620

4,260

4,500

3,940

8,020 

10, 500 

9,170

4,620

5,990

5,520

5,110

*2,650

2,650

2,480

2,480

2,150

2,120

1,950

1,920

1,860

1,600

1,700

1,600

1,570 

1,580

1,560

1,510

1,510

104,100

5,558

_

-

June

1,480

1,730 

2,730

2,480

2,310

1,990

1,490

1,420 

1,490 

2,680

5,560

5,670

5,310

5,030

8,620

8,820

4,720

3,840

2,240

1,920

1,610

1,620

1,620

1,490

1,590

1,810

2,940 

2,400

1,650

1,540

82,600

2,753

-

July

1,260

1,160 

1,210

932

1,150

1,010

1,200

1,450 

1,520 

2,550

1,850

1,800

2,330

2,670

1,990

1,740

3,010

2,210

1,760

1,220

1,350

1,150

1,090

1,150

1,040

896

824 

*770

740

692

1,020

45,644

1,408

_

-

Aug.

872

884 

850

932

rrs

812

800

908 

568 

435

612

551

639

659

*622

568

740

674

628

540

710

490

584

754

754

476

556 

734

848

520

650

21,064

679

-

Sept.

692

402 

556" 316

525

540

562

584 

1,320 

1,320

974

1,280

2,440

1,650

1,150

*1,260

1,140

1,510

2,470

2,210

1,940

1,710

2,310

2,130

1,410

1,130

1,250 

1,210

1,300

1,400

38, 651

1,288

-

Calendar year 1957 : Max 15,40O Mln 413 Mean 3,396 Cfsm 0.971 In. 13.17

Water year 1957-58: Max 13,300 Mln 316 Mean 3,166 Cfsm 0.878 In. 11.91

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 293

2321. Sterling Creek at Sterling, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°19'30", long 76°38'50", on right bank at Sterling, Cayuga County, 25 ft 

cTownstream from bridge on State Highway 104A, 1.8 miles southwest of Sterling Valley, 

and 1.9 miles upstream from Sterling Valley Creek.

Drainage area. 44.4 sq ml.

Records available. April 1957 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 625 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 3.89 ft); minimum, 

OTTlffs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.66 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1957-58: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1958; minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 26, 1957; 

minimum gage height, 1.64 ft Sept. 20, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation and/or debris, which are fair.

Bating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation or debrla (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 14 July 14 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0.5 

1.6 

3.8 

8.2

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

24

52

107

245

680

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.4 

3.2 

6.2

11

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

18

39

92

170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.8

^f

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.8

*2.1

2.1

1.9

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.9

2.5

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.1 

1.9

1.9

45.1

1.45

0.033

0.04

Nov.

2.3

2.1

273

4.1

6.2

7.2

fi.2

b.2

5.2

6.2

4.8

*4.4

5.2

5.2

7.8

7.8

6.8

5.8

6.7

8.8

8.2

6.7

6.2

5.7

5.2

4.8

5.2

5.7

8.2 ri

177.2

5.91

0.133

0.15

Dec.

8.8

8.2

8.2

6.7

6.2

6.7

10

15

13

12

10

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

10

15

15

*22

27

40

37

30

24

19

19

34

29

24

21

-1 Q

j.y

522.6

16.9

0.381

0.44

Jan.

19

15

14

13

12

13

13

13

18

17

14

13

12

12

13

14

15

13

11

11

10

TO

13

15

20

43

72

94

73 

81

84

792

25.5

0.574

0.66

Feb.

86

86

78

66

50

54

54

50

46

43

39

37

*35

34

33

32

29

26

23

21

22

23

25

29

40

58

80

110

-

1,309

43.6

0.982

1.10

Mar.

190

205

210

215

*220

230

220

220

200

180

160

130

120

118

130

120

116

114

140

170

150

148

160

200

280

320

450

60O

WS 

570

565

7,451

240

5.41

6.24

Apr.

526 44"0

371

308

245

252

315

319

248

192

150

125

83

86

81

*70

62

58

52

48

54

139

163

130

99

72

60

58

90 

116

5,012

167

3.76

4.20

May

90

75

77

~9T 105

78

60

54

46

42

37

33

30

28

37

44

40

34

36

*37

33

29

28

23

19

16

13

13

15

12

9.4

1,287.4

41.5

0.935

1.08

June

29

68

49

42

33

44

58

64

49

124

150

123

109

88

62

*43,

30

12

16

16

13

12

11

11

9.4

20

34

33

27

21

1,400.4

46.7

1.05

1.17

July

16

13

11

9.4

11

11

11

15

15

15

17

38

68

90

84

52

41

28

26

20

16

13

15

14

11

9.3

8.3

?7S

15

14

16

732.5

23.6

0.532

0.61

Aug.

13

9.8

8.3

6.6

5.8

5.8

9.3

7.4

6.2

5.1

4.8

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

*2.7

3.2

3.4

3.0

5.3

21

15

9.8

7.0

5.1

2.1

470

191.8

6.19

0.139

0.16

Sept.

4.0

4T2

4.0

7.9

50

28

18

44

32

*64

47

32

25

18

15

15

19

~55 144

84

101

119

60

60

49

41

39

39

34

OOCO

1, 310.1

43.7

0.984

1.10

Calendar year 1957: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water jear 1957-58: Max 600 Mln 0.8 Mean 55.4 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.95

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 3, 4, 8-14, 18-28, Feb. 3-5, Feb. 8 to Mar. 27 

(no gag;e-height record Mar. 3, 4). Backwater from aquatic vegetation and/or debris Oct. 1 to 

Nov. l?t, May 6 to June 10 (no gage-height record Oct. 15-19).
294 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 

2324. Seneca Lake at Watkins Glen, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°23'00", long 76°52'05", on east bank about 300 ft from lake on shorter 

of two boat slips at Watkins Glen, Schuyler County.

Drainage area. 714 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1956 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 440.00 ft above mean sea level, Barge Canal 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 8.05 ft Apr. 8, 11; minimum, 4.75 ft Feb. 24.

1556-58: Maximum gage height, that of Apr. 8, 11, 1958; minimum, that of 

Feb. 24, 1958.

Remarks. Capacity of lake not determined; area of water surface, 66.7 sq mi. Figures of 

change in contents computed from surface area and change in stage.

Mean gage height, in feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean

(t)

Oct.

5.87

5.91

5.90

5.86

5.84

5.85

5.83

5.84

5.83

5.80

5.82

5.75

5.7Z

5.72

5.68

5.66

5.62

5.69

5.75

5.73

5.67

5.64

5.65

5.65

5.70

5.70

5.64

5.6Z

5.61

5.54

£754

5.73

-173.6

Nov.

5.60

5759

5.59

5.58

5.57

5.56

5.53

5.48

5.45

5,49

5.48

5.44

5.39

5.38

5.43

5.44

5.44

5.42

5.41

5.39

5.40

5.41

5.36

5.35

5.35

5.37

5.30

5.27

5.31

5.32

5.44

-165.0

Dec.

5.32

5.31

5.28

5.30

5.26

5.18

5.Z2

5.25

5.27

5.23

5.Z1

5.18

5.12

5.11

5.10

5.11

5.13

5.07

576T

5.O9

5.15

5.16

5.13

5.16

5.12

5.14

5.19

5.17

5.18

5.16

5.13

5.18

-159.7

Jan.

.13

.12

.11

.09

.07

.99

.03

.04

.98

.94

.97

.91

.89

.91

.98

.98

.94

.93

.90

.85

.83

.84

a .85

a .78

a .84

a .96

.95

.95

.95

.95

.96

4.96

-104.1

Feb.

.98

.97

.95

.97

.96

.97

.99

.^00

.96

.93

.92

.92

.90

.90

.89

.95

.91

.87

.87

.87

.80

.84

.82

.80

.82

.78

^82

.94

-

4.90

+38.4

Mar.

5.07

5.14

5.21

5.28

5.35

5.41

5.48

5.52

5.53

5.55

5.55

5.56

5.56

5.60

5.64

5.66

5.69

5.70

5.72

5.77

5.86

5.87

5.89

5.93

6.00

6.12

6.23

6.33

6.45

6.57

6.76

5.74

+1,277.4

Apr.

6.93

7.06

7.21

7.34

7.46

7.64

7.94

8.04

8.03

8.03

8.03

8.00

7.98

7.95

7.92

7.88

a7.81

a7.75

a7.73

a7.65

a7.57

a7.62

7.79

7.76

7.74

7.68

7.59

7.58

7.55

7.55

7.69

+473.5

May

7.49

7.45

7.38

7.38

7.34

7.29

TTsT

7.38

7.38

7.37

7.42

7.47

7.48

7.48

7.47

7.49

7.51

7.54

7.56

7755

7.54

7.51

7.52

7.50

7.51

7.52

7.48

7.48

7.49

7.48

7.49

7.46

-20.8

June

7.50

7.71

7.74

7.7Z

7.61

7.57

7.52

7.50

7.6Z

7.57

7.55

7.50

7.45

7.47

7.37

7.Z9

7.Z5

7.23

7.2Z

7.20

7.26

7.28

7.28

7.25

7.23

37.28

37.29

37.31

37.26

a7.25

7.41

-143.5

July

37.29

7.21

7.24

7.26

7.27

7.32

7.41

7.44

7743

37.30

a7.35

37.29

37.07

37.05

37.16

7.23

7.23

7.16

7.19

7.28

7.18

7.12

7.16

7.13

7.10

7.12

7.15

7.1Z

7.18

7.19

7.16

7.22

-76.4

Aug.

7.20

7.17

7.12

7.15

7.13

7.03

7.07

7.06

7.09

7.05

7.08

6.99

6.98

7.00

6.96

7.01

6.94

6.98

6.90

6.77

6.78

6.81

6.77

6.72

6.80

6.80

6.71

6.70

6.65

6.63

6jjJO

6.92

-368.0

Sept.

6.70

6.69

6.56

6.54

6.63

6.55

6.64

6.68

6.60

6.54

6.61

6.47

6.44

6.44

6.41

6.46

6.45

6.48

6.52

6.43

6.45

6.48

6.44

6.36

6.37

6.44

6.45

6.46

6.42

6.50

6.50

-229.6

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,62 Mln 5.07 Mean 6,41 t -50.7

Water year 1957-58: Max 8.04 Min 4.78 Mean 6.27 t +29.5

t Change In contents In Seneca Lake, equivalent In cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height recordj gage heights estimated on basis of recorded range In stage
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 295

2330. Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°23'35", long 76°32'40", on left bank half a mile upstream from Butternut 

Creak and 5 miles south of Ithaca, Tompkins County.

Drainage area. 36.7 sq mi.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and'concrete control. Datum of gage is 437.16 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--21 years, 38.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 4.12 ft, backwater from debris); minimum, 5.1 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 0.57 ft).

1937-58: Maximum discharge, 4,110 cfs Aug. 13, 1942 (gage height, 7.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 650 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 

5.5 and 7.58 ft; minimum, 1.7 cfs July 22, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.42 ft Aug. 30, 

31, Sept. 1, 2, 1939, July 22, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.7

5.0

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

5.0

8.0

'676 8.2

*6.2

5.8

5.8

7.4

7.8

7.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

L80.1

5.81

0.158

0.18

Nov.

5.8

tt

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.8

7.0

6.2

6.2

5.8

6.2

7.8

7.0

6.2

*6.6

9.2

872

7.8

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.8

6.6

7.0

7.4

202.2

6.74

0.184

0.20

Dec.

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.0

5.4

7.0

7.4

7.8

7.0

7.0

4.0

672

6.6-

6.6

7.4

7.8

7.4

12

28

62

27

20

16

14

9359"

34

28

23

*20

555.4

17.9

0.488

0.56

Jan.

21

13

11

8.2

9.6

10

12

11

8.8

9.2

9.8

7.4

774

9.2

14

17

14

11

10

11

13

24

4232"

28

24

26

25

23

22

21

504.6

16.3

0.444

0.51

Feb.

19

20

16

14

15

16

17

16

11

12

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.2

976

9.6

9.8

10

11

12

*15

27

32

36

180

_

588.2

21.0

0.572

0.60

Mar.

230

158

144

133

109

98

89

79

70

64

60

53

54

59

59

54

49

48

50

54

52

50

*56

64

94

100

104

128

166

233

*500

3,061

98.7

2.69

3.10

Apr.

C300

0350

0370

C370

*c400

*c680

0760

355

216

179

247

206

224

289

281

262

222

181

132

94

109

328

156

116

88

71

63

110

*158

7,435

248

6.76

7.53

May

88

72

87

98

76

86

286

*253

149

119

100

83

71

63

63

64

51

50

51

43

37

34

33

31

32

29

26

26

26

23

2_!

2,271

73.3

2.00

2.30

June

31

50

29

23

*23

29

20

20

*28

31

37

24

66

55

36

28

23

21

20

19

19

18

16

15

17

17

15

12

11

Ti

764

25.5

0.695

0.77

July

10

11 8.8

11

11

19

49

*168

85

46

54

74

54

38

33

28

24

22

23

,18

15

16

17

*17

13

11

11

11

14

12

19

942.8

30.4

0.828

0.96

Aug.

15

11

10

8.8

7.8

7.3

7.8

14

10

8.8

11

8.3

7.3

20

17

11

8.3

7.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

7.8

16

10

7.8

7.3

6.3

6. 3

5.9

288.8

9.32

0.254

0.29

Sept.

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

11

13

12

10

8.3

7.3

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.8 :i

20

19

13

16

22

12

9.4

*7.8

*7.8

19

19

12

10

322.4

10.7

0..292

 0.33

Calendar year 1957 : Max 363 Min 3.0 Mean 29.5 Cfsm 0.804 In. 10.91

Water year 1957-58: Max 760 Min 4.0 Mean 46.9 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.33

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Apr. 7 (11:15 a.m.) 1,20X3 cfs (4.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27, Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 

Mar. 1, Mar. 11, 23, 24 (no gage-height record Jan. 26 to Febl 1).

15, 20, Jan. 2 to
296 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2335. Cayuga Lake at Ithaca, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°26'45", long 76°30'45", on left bank of Cayuga Inlet 1 mile from mouth, 

at Ithaca, Tompkins County.

Drainage area. 780 sq mi.

Records available. August 1905 to December 1909, August 1956 to September 1958 in reports 

of Geological Survey. January 1910 to September 1925 in reports of State engineer and 

surveyor.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.00 ft above mean sea level, Erie 

(Barge) Canal datum. Prior to September 1925, staff gage at several sites within 

1 mile of present site at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 5.57 ft Apr. 16; minimum, -0.97 ft Feb. 24. 

1505-25, 1956-58: Maximum gage height observed, 6.4 ft Apr. 4,5, 1916; minimum, 

that of Bteb. 24, 1958.

Remarks. Lake regulated at outlet at Mud Lock by New York State Department of Public

Works. Capacity of lake not determined; area of water surface, 66.4 sq mi. Figures of 

change in contents computed from surface area multiplied by change in stage.

Mean gage height, in feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

SL

Oct.

1.93

1^96

1.93

1.86

1.84

1.83

1.81

1.84

1.81

1.77

1.84

1.76

1.73

1.71

1.70

1.65

1.61

1.72

1.80

1.77

1.67

1.64

1.65

1.66

1.77

1.74

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.60

1.63

1.75 

-186.6

Nov.

1.67

1.68

1.68

1.69

1.69

1.68

1.60

1.56

1.60

1.69

1.64

1.60

1.55

1.52

1.60

1.59

1.66

1.59

1.61

1.61

1.64

1.67

1.61

1.65

1.65

1.66

1.55

1.57

1.63

1.67

1.63 

+57.1

Calendar year 1957:

Dec.

1.67

1.68

1.66

1.71

1.67

1.53

1.62

1.69

1.70

1.68

1.69

1.69

1.58

1.59

1.57

1.58

1.59

1.45

1.44

1.53

1.68

1.73

1.69

1.77

1.67

1.70

1.88

1.84

1.87

1 . 83

1.78

1.67

o.o

Max 4

Jan.

1.78

1.77

1.74

1.70

1.63

1.52

1.54

1.54

1.42

1.35

1.37

1.27

1.19

1.19

1.24

1.23

1.18

1.16

1.11

1.00

.96

.97

.99

.92

.97

1.04

1.03

.99

.93

.85

.79

1.24 

-677.3

BO Mir

Feb.

0.74

.70

.62

.59

.47

.41

.38

.34

.23

.11

.03

-.02

-.08

a-. 10

a-. 13

a-. 12

a-. 20

a-. 30

a-. 41

a-. 46

-.60

-.62

-.70

-.77

-.75

-.81

-.75

-.46

-0.10

i -o.o^

Mar.

-0.10

.06

.20

.38

.53

.67

.35

.88

.87

.89

.89

.93

.90

.96

1.02

1.02

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.11

1.22

1.22

1.20

1.21

1.32

1.50

1.69

1.S6

2.06

2! 56

1.07

t Mean

Apr.

2.85

3710

3.35

3.54

3.70

3.94

4.51

4.89

5.02

5.09

5.18

5. 32

5.36

5.43

5.48

5.51

5.52

5.42

5.30

5.12

5.03

5.17

5.24

5.11

5.08

4.95

4.76

4.71

4.70

4. 76

4.77

2.38

May

4.70

.66

.57

.64

.62

.59

.69

.88

.00

.89

.77

.67

.55

.39

.26

.18

.05

.91

.86

.83

3.86

3.84

3.86

3.86

5.82

3.86

3.82

3.84

3.83

3.85

3.85

4.26

t -367

June

3.84

4.16

4.24

4.26

4.34

4.50

4.49

4.45

4.66

4.80

4.95

5.04

5.08

5.25

5.19

5.14

5.04

4.86

4.72

4.55

4.44

4.29

4.14

4.08

4.01

4.03

4.01

3.97

3.89

3.87

4.48

1

July

3.89

3.88

3.89

3.87

5.85

5.85

5.90

5.94

4.01

4.02

4.12

4.27

4.51

4.50

4.54

4.42

4.42

4.27

4.29

4.55

4.17

4.11

4.13

4.10

4.07

4.05

4.01

5.93

3.97

3 . 96

3.89

4.08

Aug.

3.91

3.83

3.74

5.72

5.62

5.52

5.52

3.51

3.52

3.43

3.46

3.34

3.34

3.30

3.27

3.26

3.14

5.18

5.08

2.96

2.94

2.97

2.91

2.77

2.86

2.86

2.80

2.84

2.86

2.84

2.82

3.23

Sept.

2.91

2.90

2.77

2.81

2.92

2.83

2.90

2.95

2.87

2.91

2.98

2.88

2.90

2.87

2.87

2.95

2.97

3.06

3.17

3.08

5.08

5.15

5.14

5.09

3.13

3.22

3.23

3.28

3722

3.10

3.00

Water year 1957-58: Max 5.52 Min -0.81 Mean 2.60 t +774.8

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height record; gage heights estimated on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph.
'STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 297

2340. Fall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°27'20", long 76 0 28'30". on left bank in Forest Home, half a mile upstream from Cornell University dam, 1-| miles northeast of Ithaca, Tompkins County, and 

2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available. July 1908 to June 1909 (gage heights only), February 1925 to September 

1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 794.81 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 1908 to June 1909 

chain gage at bridge l£ miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1925-58), 186 cfs.

Extreme!;. Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 4.46 ft); minimum, "6.4 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.21 ft).

1I3S5-58: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs July 8, 1935 (gage height, 9.5S ft), from 

average of computed flow over each of four dams; minimum, about 3 cfs Aug. 25, 1927 

(gage height, 0.18 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height

record, which are fair. Cornell University diverted 64,945,931 cu ft during year from 

poinl; about 1 mile above station for water supply, equivalent to a mean discharge at 

station of 2.06 cfs.

Revisions (water years). WSF 759: Drainage area. WSP 874: 1935-38.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4

.6

.9

1.2

1.5 189

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

428

760

1,210

2,340

3,930

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct..

28

26

25

21

23

23

22

23

29

23

21

20

20

20

20

18

20

26

57

52

»43

36

32

36

li

50

41

36

35

33

31

968

31.2

o.;:52

0.29

Nov.

29

29

34

39

57

60

51

42

64

57

44

39

38

36

57

67

48

*43

68

144

78

62

55

52

52

49

37

49

54

119

1,653

55.1

0.444

0.50

Dec.

94

74

56

54

2fil

44

82

205

116

94

87

35

46

76

78

92

135

92

206

500

939

390

260

209

167

508

703

311

260

201

165

6,307

203

1.64

1.89

Jan.

182

114

90

66

76

80

104

90

72

76

84

64

64

74

108

170

150

116

88

90

99

135

330

260

229

185

*195

185

167

160

153

4,056

131

1.06

1.22

Feb.

130

153

125

106

108

124

135

129

92

94

104

104

96

94

90

86

80

84

84

84

86

94

106

135

189

225

269

460

-

3,666

131

1.06

1.10

Mar.

824

792

*692

664

595

518

428

363

331

307

287

264

251

269

264

242

225

209

205

229

225

213

205

238

307

428

543

643

745

907

*1.260

13,673

441

3.56

4.10

Apr.

*1,170

1,350

1,450

1,410

1,410

*2,100

2.510

1,420

840

692

808

784

671

952

1,100

979

874

730

622

493

487

1,550

834

493

368

302

260

480

638

778

28,555

952

7.68

8.56

May

395

307

364

643

373

302

794

1.480

784

469

368

307

260

225

238

260

209

193

363

229

171

147

171

144

132

135

116

106

121

104

90

10,000

323

2.60

3.00

June

93

969

384

189

*144

189

132

113

1.280

657

791

649

569

604

292

221

178

164

144

126

129

116

101

94

106

106

96

79

73

67,

8,855

295

2.38

2.66

July

62

59

57

58

70

157

198

*354

283

123

195

222

129

104

94

201

129

87

87

90

68

60

64

*60

53

48

46

44

141

66

3,496

113

0.911

1.05

Aug.

67

52

43

40

37

32

39

249

132

76

132

73

55

53

54

48

40

36

35

32

30

*32

32

30

60

50

38

33

30

"va

CO

1,716

55.4

0.447

0.51

Sept.

40

35

31

34

47

36

98

118

80

54

60

48

39

35

32

30

34

199

167

96

84

a260

al04

a74

*67

62

88

171

94

73

2,390

79.7

0.643

0.72

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,350 Mln 16 Mean 141 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.49

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,510 Mln 18 Mean 234 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.60

Peak disctarge (base, 1,9OO cfs). Apr. 6 (11 p.m.) 3,020 cfs (4.46 ft); June 9 (2:45 p.m.) 2,260 

ofa (3.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gasje-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

nearby stations.

Note. IStage-dlscharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27, Dec. 3-6, 10, 12-14, 17, 18, 31, Jan. 2-6, 

8-17, 19, 20, 22-24, 27, Feb. 1, 3-6, 9-24, 26, 28.
298 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO IAKE ONTARIO

2345. Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°52'20", long 77°16'20", at south end of city pier at northern end of 

Canandaigua Lake, 1 mile southeast of Canandaigua, Ontario County.

Drainage area. 189 sq ml.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1945 (gage heights only), October 1945 to 

September 1958. December 1927 to November 1939, records collected by city of Canandaigua at site on west side of E. T. Waldorf's boathouse.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 680.76 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 26, 1946, staff gage at E. T. Waldorf's boathouse 

at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum dally gage height during year, 8.04 ft Apr. 15, 16 (contents 51 327 

acre-ft); minimum daily, 4.93 ft Jan. 14 (contents, 18,346 acre-ft).

1939-58: Maximum daily gage height, 9.13 ft Mar. 11, 1956 (contents, 62 886 acre-ft)- 

minimum daily, 4.45 ft Jan. 30, 1942 (contents, 13,256 acre-ft).

Remarks.--Elevation of lake surface regulated by gates on east outlet and stoplogs on west 

outlet. West outlet, which usually carries most of lake outflow, is an artificial 

canal 1^ miles long which discharges into Canandaigua Lake Outlet; spillway consists of 

permanent stoplog 9.8 ft long with top at elevation 3.2 ft, gage datum, extending across 

a masonry arch opening under roadway. East outlet is at head of natural outlet channel 

from lake; flow regulated above about 4.6 ft, gage datum, by two gates at highway bridge 

half a mile downstream. City of Canandaigua regulates storage in lake for Oswego River 

Watershed Corp., Fulton, by operation of gates and stoplogs on outlets. Water diverted 

for municipal supply by village of Newark since about December 1951. An additional 

small diversion is made by village of Palmyra for water-supply purposes. Capacity of 

lake between 3.2 ft and 9.3 ft, gage datum, 64,689 acre-ft, on basis of water-surface 

area of 16.57 sq mi. Total capacity of lake not determined.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

4.9

5.0 

6.0

16,028

19,089

29,693

7.0

8.0

8.1

40,298

50,903

51,964

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

( f l

(*)

Oct.

5.83

5.79

5.76

5.76

5.75

5.74

5.73

5.72

5.71

5.68

5.66

5.65

5.64

5.63

5.61

5.61

5.60

5.58

5.56

5.54

5.54

5.54

5.53

5.57

5.52

5.51

5.49

5.49

5.48

5.48

5.44

23,649

-4,454

Nov.

5.42

5.42

5.42

5.42

5.41

5.41

5.40

5.44

5.40

5.35

5.34

5.33

5.33

5.34

5.31

5.32

5.28

5.31

5.32

5.29

5.26

5.24

5.26

5.19

5.18

5.19

5.24

5.20

5.17

5.16

20,255

-3,394

Dec.

5.17

5.15

5.15

5.13

5.13

5.19

5.12

5.12

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.11

5.13

5.10

5.11

5.10

5.07

5720

5.14

5.12

5.13

5.12

5.14

5.10

5.14

5.16

5.10

5.11

5.10

5.09

5.13

21,104

+849

Jan.

5.11

5.06

5.04

5.01

5.01

5.02

4.97

4.97

4.97

4.97

4.94

4.94

4.94

4.93

4796

4.98

5.00

4.99

4.98

4.97

4.98

4.99

4.98

4.97

5.04

5.10

5.12

5.12

5.13

5.12

5.11

20,149 -955

Feb.

5.10

5.10

5.10

5.13

5.13

5.12

5.12

5.13

5.14

5.13

5.11

5.09

5.09

5.08

5.06

5.09

5.10

5.10

5.11

5.10

5.10

5.10

5.10

5.09

5.10

5.10

5.13

5.21

-

21,740

+1,591

Mar.

5.26

5.28

5.30

5.32

5.34

5.36

5.38

5.39

5.40

5.41

5.43

5.45

5.45

5.48

5.51

5.55

5.56

5.56

5.57

5.60

5.64

5.67

5.69

5.72

5.76

5.85

5.93

6.03

6.15

6.28

6.43

35,208

+13,468

Apr.

6.61

6780

6.96

7.12

7.28

7.53

7.84

8.00

8.02

8.00

8.00

8.02

8.02

8.02

8.04

8.04

8.03

8.00

7.96

7.91

7.86

7.93

8.01

8.01

7.92

7.86

7.81

7.79

7.78

7.75

47,934

+12 j 726

May

.70

.62

.60

.53

.48

.43

.41

.42

.39

.35

.30

.24

.17

.14

.14

.14

.14

.13

.13

.13

.09

.10

.08

.08

.08

.05

.05

.05

.06

.04

.04

40,616

-7,318

June

7.06

7718

.24

.26

.29

.25

.27

.28

.36

.49

.52

.52

.59

.60

.60

.59

.55

.55

.52

.53

.50

.47

.45

.45

.50

.55

.54

.51

.50

.47

45,282

+4,666

July

.45

.44

.38

.33

.29

.27

.27

.23

.19

.15

.10

.15

.19

.16

.12

.12

.06

.03

.98

.90

6.88

6.86

6.83

6.83

6.82

6.81

6.80

6.80

6.80

6.81

6.80

37,965

-7,317

Aug.

6.78

6776

6.75

6.71

6.70

6.69

6.67

6.66

6.64

6.63

6.63

6.62

6.59

6.58

6.57

6.56

6.55

6.50

6.47

6.47

6.46

6.43

6.40

6.45

6.46

6.44

6.42

6.41

6.40

6.40

6.41

34,147

-3,818

Sept.

6.37

6.33

6.34

6.35

6.31

6.33

6.37

6.35

6.37

6.34

6.31

6.29

6.27

6.26

6.26

6.24

6.26

6.28

6.28

6.28

6.29

6.29

6.29

6.29

6.29

6.28

6.29

6.28

6.28

6.31

32,451

-1,696

t Contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m. on last day of month, above 3.2 ft, gage datum, 

lowest outlet.

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.

elevation of
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 299

2350. Canandalgua Lake Outlet at Chapin, N. Y.

Locatlon.--Lat 42°55<00", long 77°14 I 00", on left bank at Chapin, Ontario County, 500 ft 

upstream from highway bridge and 3 miles downstream from Canandaigua Lake.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 673.6 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--18 years (1940-58), 149 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 640 efs Apr. 16 (gage height, 3.86 ft, backwater 

from debris); minimum daily, 7.0 cfs Jan. 14; minimum gage height, 1.32 ft Dec. 30.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 1,100 cfs Mar. 17, 1942 (gage height, 4.64 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs Sept. 17, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.15 ft Feb. 3, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris, which are fair. Plow regulated by Canandaigua Lake (see preceding page), from which water is diverted for municipal supply by village of Newark. An 

additional small diversion is made by village of Palmyra for water-supply purposes.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

19

18

18

18

11

17

17

17

18

21

26

26

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

20

22

21

20

20

20

20

19

*18

642

20.7

Nov.

17

17

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

13

12

10

12

15

14

14

14

*14

15

14

14

14

13

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

423

14.1

Dec.

14

14

14

14

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

18

16

18

19

*18

20

18

19

18

18

2118"

18

18

18

18

522

16.8

Jan.

19

15

13

12

12

13

10

10

10

10

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

9.0

11

13

13

12

12

13

14

13

12

18

24

24

24

24

24

24

439.0

14.2

Feb.

23

23

23

26

26

25

25

27

28

27

26

25

25

23

22

25

26

26

27

26

26

26

26

24

26

26

29

38

-

725

25.9

Mar.

43

45

47

48

*50

46

45

45

41

41

44

40

40

44

46

46

*45

50

60

64

60

60

72

80

80

96

116

104

104

102

106

1,910

61.6

Apr.

116

120

125

130

145

185

310

580

600

600

*620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

600

580

600

620

620

600

580

560

560

560

560

14,931

498

May

540 520"

520

500

480

470

470

470

460

450

440

420

410

*310

148

136

134

136

136

128

86

80

79

80

82

82

82

90

88

Zl7s

8,176

264

June

88

132

99

99

103

99

97

97

130

201

168

130

*150

161

152

150

143

143

141

141

143

134

134

132

119

174

191

184

184

184

4,203

140

July

184

199

365

422

428

455

458

422

409

399

412

458

455

432

425

425

415

403

370

340

185

104

62

60

56

54

54

68

60

*60

56

8,695

280

Aug.

60

60

60

62

58

58

56

52

46

46

42

45

41

38

40

40

38

34

31

31

*32

40

33

33

37

31

24

23

24

25

27

1,267

40.9

Sept.

27

23

22

24

26

41

56

52

41

45

35

32

31

31

32

33

*68

68

49

45

46

41

36

35

34

41

40

37

35

36

1,162

38.7

Adjusted for change In contents In Canandaigua Lake and diversions by village of Newark

Mean

Cfsm

In.

-46.4

-0.233

-0.27

-37.8

-0.190

-0.21

Calendar year 1957: 1

Water year 1957-58: 1

35.6

0.179

0.21

3.60

0.018

0.02

59.1

0.297

0.31

285

1.43

1.65

716

3.60

4.01

149

0.749

0.86

223

1.12

1.25

166

0.834

0.96

-16.6

-0.083

-0.10

14.9

0.075

0.08

Observed Adjusted

lax 520 Mln lo Mean 121 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.568 In. 7.72

fax 620 Mln 7.0 Mean 118 Mean 129 Cfsm 0.648 In. 8.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
300 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2355. Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn, N/Y.

Location. Lat 42°56>45", long 76°36>05", on left bank 2| miles downstream from center of 

Auburn, Cayuga County, and 4 miles downstream from State dam at outlet of Owasco Lake.

Drainage area. 208 sq ml.

Records available. November 1912 to September 1958. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge.--45 years (1913-58), 284 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 4.42 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Oct. 13; minimum gage height, 1.42 ft Sept. 25; minimum daily discharge , 

25 cfs Sept. 25.

1912-58: Maximum discharge, 2,090 cfs Mar. 19, 1936, Apr. 9, 1940, Apr. 4, 1950- 

maximum gage height, 4.88 ft Mar. 19, 1936, Apr. 9, 1940; minimum discharge, about 

2 cfs Dec. 5, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.325 ft Dec. 3, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 5 cfs Nov. 11, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation caused by mills in Auburn; seasonal regulation at State dam. 

Water supply for Auburn taken from Owasco Lake, part of which returns as sewage to 

outlet above gaging station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 824: 1913-14, 1916, 1920(M), 

1922(M), 1928(M), 1929, 1932(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

Oct. 1 to Apr.

61 3.0

106 3.5

210 4.0

435 4.5

Apr. 9 to Sept. 30

720

1,150

1,590

1,960

1.4 

1.6

2.0 

2.2

135

210

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.2 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

94

96

85

92

91

78

81

-§7 106

81

97

79

83

84

*86

79

71

85

80

76

76

76

76

84

76

74

72

74

83

63

72

2,537

81.8

-

-

Nov.

72

69

72

li

72

69

69

70

67

67

70

*67

69

69

71

67

65

67

73

67

67

65

65

63

65

63

67

65

72

65

2,043

68.1

-

-

Dec.

65

65

65

65

63

63

67

63

67

67

65

67

65

65

65

67

*65

69

65

74

87

74

76

76

74

89

167

224

219

219

219

2,841

91.6

-

-

Jan.

219

219

219

215

215

215

210

210

210

210

206

210

210

206

206

206

206

206

206

210

210

224

238

238

267

278

288

294

oqq £aa

299

294

7,143

230

-

-

Feb.

294

288

288

288

283

288

288

288

278

278

334

340

340

334

328

305

305

322

322

328

328

288

283

288

294

294

305

564

8,563

306

-

-

Mar.

364

396

426

480

*507

528

528

535

535

535

535

528

521

549

563

556

542

528

521

521

521

514

500

514

535

577

605

640

664

712

E152_

16,812

542

-

-

Apr.

934

997

1,140

1,250

1,280

1,380

1,700

1.850

1,830

1,760

1,670

1,610

1,510

1,460

1,450

1,400

1,350

1,280

1,200

1,140

1,100

1,180

1,200

1,170

1,090

1,020

952

800

728

736

38,167

1,272

-

-

May

728

*704

688

680

672

598

549

577

598

605

598

584

570

563

435

345

328

316

322

316

310

310

305

294

288

288

283

288

283

278

272

13,975

451

-

-

June

277

352

364

383

396

514

591

563

a 549

a696

a808

776

760

720

696

461

272

*278

272

272

261

261

251

238

242

272

242

242

238

12,485

416

-

-

July

225

233

156

106

119

113

113

124

111

105

122

130

122

120

115

145

19f

242

258

228

255

224

224

224

564

522" 402

296

247

256

251

6,100

197

-

-

Aug.

178

124

156

155

152

120

154

118

150

155

125

126

150

154

151

128

151

*126

127

122

128

127

158

148

117

131

127

125

127

110

118

4,036

150

-

-

Sept.

134

114

128

110

157

104

137

121

124

130

116

*115

115

118

119

121

120

59

78

45

42

86

52

81

25

78

105

67

111

45

2,915

97.2

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 768 Min 63 Mean 237 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.51

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,850 Min 25 Mean 322 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.03

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph.

Note. Decrease in contents in Owasco Lake during calendar year 1957, about 238,000,000 cu ft 

(equivalent mean discharge, 7.56 cfsj runoff, 0.49 in.); decrease in elevation, 0.85 ft. Increase 

in contents during water year 1957-58, about 118,000,000 cu ft (equivalent mean discharge, 5.75 cfs; 

runoff, 0.24in.); increase in elevation, 0.41 ft. Records of elevations of Owasco Lake furnished 

by city of Auburn, N. Y.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 301

2375. Seneca River at Baldwinsvllle, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°09'25", long 76°19'55", on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway 

bridge In Baldwinsvllle, Onondaga County, and 400 ft downstream from navigation dam of 

New York State Erie (Barge) Canal system.

Drainage area. 3,130 sq ml.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1958 In reports of Geological Survey.

November 1898 to December 1908 prior to construction of Erie (Barge) Canal not equivalent to later records at same site because of extensive development of Erie (Barge) 

Canal system. January 1909 to September 1925 (gage heights only) In reports of State 

engineer and surveyor.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 362.60 ft above mean sea level, New York 

Ttate Erie (Barge) Canal datum. November 1898 to Dec. 31, 1908, staff gages on dam at 

same site at different datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 1,500 ft downstream from 

base gage at same datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1950-58), 3,341 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 10,700 cfs Apr. 24; maximum gage height, 

5.92 ft Apr. 24; minimum dally discharge, 237 cfs Nov. 10; minimum gage height, 0.83 ft 

Nov. 10.

1949-58: Maximum dally discharge, 16,700 cfs Mar. 12, 1956; maximum gage height, 

8.84 ft Mar. 12, 1956; minimum dally discharge, that of Nov. 10, 1957; minimum gage 

height, 0.81 ft Aug. 10, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. This record represents total discharge at Baldwlnsvllle and Includes flow in Baldwin and Erie (Barge) Canals. A large amount of natural storage and 

some artificial regulation is afforded by many large lakes and the Erie (Barge) Canal 

system In river basin. Large diurnal fluctuations at low and medium flow by powerplants 

above station. Seneca River basin receives water from Erie (Barge) Canal through 

lock 32 near Plttsford. During part of year, entire flow from 45 sq ml of Mud Creek 

drainage area may be diverted from Chemung River basin into Keuka Lake In Oswego River 

basin. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are 

given in WSP 1571.

Cooperation. Records of lockages at lock 24 furnished by New York State Department of 

Public Works.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

544

677

765

838

935

994

1,O40

975

918

1,480

1.62O

1,240

927

431

*518

716

772

1,060

1,110

450

701

673

654

677

1,020

1,200

518

810

1,130

573

676

26,642

859

0.274

0.32

Nov.

755

302

279

1.26O

1,170

610

777

714

453

257

994

1,030

650

*487

65O

869

460

647

611

620

923

557

369

882

820

349

679

797

925

387

20,263

675

0.216

0.24

Dec.

788

640

780

414

8O9

56O

423

447

624

1,520

1,100

1,040

1,160

1,O8O

929

910

559

*401

761

1,110

1,160

1,100

1,050

1,090

948

1,010

1,060

1,180

1.77O

1,750

1,71O

29,883

964

0.308

O.36

Jan.

1,760

1,74O

1.29O

1,35O

1,97O

2,11O

2,120

2,050

1,940

1.87O

1,870

1,810

,760

,580

,67O

,730

,840

1,780

1,690

1,700

1,770

1,820

1,950

1,98O

2,020

2,130

2,220

2,480

2,660

2.720

2,720

60,1OO

1,939

O.619

0.71

Feb.

2,740

2,680

2,740

2,650

2,560

2,57O

2,580

2,62O

2,570

2,580

2,460

2,460

2,480

2,51O

2,470

2,480

2,490

2,51O

2.48O

2,460

*2,410

2,350

2.500

2,320

2,4OO

2,5OO

2,560

2,920

-

70,850

2,530

0.808

0.84

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,43O Mln 237

Mar.

5.490

3,90O

4,200

4,620

4,910

5,230

5,590

5,500

5,4OO

5,260

5,280

4,960

4,72O

4,610

4,740

4,860

4,78O

4,770

4,750

4,790

5,O2O

5,110

5,040

5,360

5,980

6,490

7,72O

8,440

8,720

8, 87O

*6, 97O

172,080

5,551

1.77

2.04

Apr.

9,000

8,84O

8,640

8,380

8,060

7.890

8,110

8,690

9,380

9,680

9,56O

9,3OO

9,05O

8,82O

8,560

8,540

8.56O

8,770

9,100

9.38O

9,610

10,1OO

10,6OO

10.7OO

10,600

1O,2OO

9,740

8,990

a9,25O

a9,O90

275,190

9,173

2.93

3.27

May

aB.B40

a8,460

a8,O90

a7,890

7,720

7,450

7,230

7,060

7,010

6,960

6,890

6,790

6,620

6,440

6,250

6,030

5,270

4,980

5,OOO

3,450

 2,720

2,450

1 670

1,830

1,910

1,900

1,90O

1,940

1,98O

1,880

1,900

156,510

5,O49

1.61

1.86

June

1.710

2,280

2,830

2,920

2,920

2,990

3,02O

3,010

3,140

4,86O

6,450

6,960

6,82O

6,44O

6,300

6,220

6,030

*5,8OO

5,680

5,500

5,430

5,320

5,150

3,12O

2,68O

3,170

3,480

3,140

2,760

2,480

128,610

4,287

1.37

1.53

July

2,390

2,310

2,170

2^,090

2,170

2,350

2,70O

2,97O

2,910

2,680

2,500

2,640

3,34O

3,720

5,750

3,560

3,470

3,300

3,32O

3,030

2,950

2,710

2,560

2,480

2,390

2,55O

2,510

2,460

2,52O

2,540

*2,540

85,560

2,760

0.882

1.02

Aug.

2,510

2,440

2,290

2,240

2,230

2,240

2,290

2,110

2,22O

2,16O

2,150

2.14O

2,140

2,130

2,140

2,140

2,O90

2,140

»2,080

2,100

2,140

2,250

2,220

2,180

2,390

2,160

1,860

1,390

1,390

1,320

1,240

64,72O

2,088

O.667

0.77

Sept.

1,050

885

915

1,160

1,280

1,240

1,150

896

»864

1,100

1,100

1,130

1,09O

1,090

1,070

1,040

1,090

1,460

1,690

1,640

1,550

1,750

1,650

1,510

1,430

1,36O

1,29O

1,330

1,390

1,390

37,570

1,252

0.40O

O.45

Mean 2,536 Cfsm O.81O In. 11. OO

Water year 1957-58: Max 10,700 Min 237 Mean 3,09O Cfsm O.987 In. 13.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at gage 2; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based 

on ."ecord for adjacent days, recorded range Ln stage, and record from gage 1.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2380. Onondaga Reservoir near Nedrow, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°55'55", long 76°10'25", at Onondaga Dam on Onondaga Creek, 3j miles

southwest of Nedrow, Onondaga County, 4 miles south of Syracuse, and 10| miles upstream 

from Onondaga Lake.

Drainage area. 68.1 sq mi (measured by Corps of Engineers).

Records available. June 1949 to September 1952 (monthly elevations and contents), October 

1952 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 471.9 ft Apr. 8 (contents, 1,140 acre-ft); minimum, 458.0 ft Aug. 24.

1949-58: Maximum elevation, 484.5 ft Mar. 29, 1950 (contents, 5,310 acre-ft); minimum, 458.0 ft Aug. 23, 1949, Sept. 5, 1953, Sept. 21, 22, 1955, Aug. 24, 1958.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled earthfill dam, completed by Corps of Engineers 

in August 1949 for flood control; first used for flood regulation about a year prior 

to completion. Usable capacity. 18,200 acre-ft between elevations 457.0 ft (conduit 

invert at intake) and 504.5 ft (crest of spillway). No dead storage. The floodcontrol works consist of a pressure conduit and a side channel spillway and are not provided with gates. Water is stored during high flows and released gradually.

Cooperation. Capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

460.0

462.0

464.0

466.0

468.0

470.0

475.0

350

700

1,980

Elevati

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

!J)

Oct.

458.3 

458.4 

458.3 

458.4 

458.4

458.5 

458.3 

458.3 

458.2 

458.3

458.3 

458.4 

458.3 

458.3 

459.0

458.5 

458.3 

458.7 

459.0 

458.5

458.3 

458.2 

459.0 

458.9 

458.6

458.4 

458.4 

458.3 

458.7 

458.4 

458.4

O 

0

Nov.

458.3 

458.4 

458.5 

458.7 

458.7

458.6 

458.5 

458.5 

458.6 

458.6

458.7 

458.7 

458.6 

458.6 

a458 . 7

a458.9 

a458.7 

a458.6 

a459.0 

a458.8

a458.7 

a458.7 

a458.6 

a458.5 

a458.5

a458 . 5 

a458.4 

a458.5 

a459.0 

a458.9

0 

0

on, in feet, at 12 p.m.. water year October 1957 to September 1958

Dec.

a458.8 

a458.7 

a458.7 

a458.4 

a458.4

a458 . 6 

a459.5 

a459.4 

a459.1 

a458.9

a458.7 

a458.6 

a458.7 

a458.7 

a458.8

a459,4 

a459.3 

a459.3 

a460.1 

a461.2

a461.3 

a460.2 

a459.9 

459.7 

459.5

464.4 

461.3 

460.7 

460.3 

460.1 

460.0

0 

0

Jan.

460.0 

46O.O 

459.1 

459.2 

459.3

459.4 

459.4 

459.0 

459.2 

459.3

459.0 

459.1 

458.9

459.0 

459.2

459.1 

459.1 

458.9 

458.9 

459.1

459.2 

461.3

460.1 

460.3 

460.9

460.8 

460.5 

460.4 

460.2 

460.1 

460.1

1 

+1

Feb.

460.2 

460.0 

459.8 

459.7 

459.9

459.9 

459.8 

459.3 

459.4 

459.8

459.7 

459.6 

459.5 

459.5 

459.5

459.4 

459.4 

459.4 

459.4 

459.4

459.4 

459.4 

459.5 

460.2 

461.2

461.2 

461.7 

464.8

__ :__

74 

+73

Mar.

463.9 

463.0 

464.3 

463.7 

463.1

462.8 

462.6 

462.1 

461.9 

461.9

461.6 

461.3 

461.3 

461.6 

461.5

461.2 

461.0

461.0 

461.7 

461.7

461.4 

461.4 

462.3 

463.2 

463.6

464.8 

465.1 

465.5 

466.0 

466.5 

467.9

338

+264

Apr.

467.7

468.0 

468.2 

468.1 

467.7

469.6 

471.7 

470.6 

468.0 

464.8

464.1 

463.5 

463.9 

464.2 

464.0

463.8 

463.1 

462.8 

462.2 

462.0

462.8 

467.0 

464.4 

462.4 

461.9

461.6 

461,4 

462.7 

464.4 

462.4

21 

-317

May

461.7 

461.4 

461.6 

461.6 

461.2

461.2 

462.3 

465.5

46l!9

461.5 

461.2 

461.0 

461.0 

461.5

461.1 

460.8 

462.7 

462.2 

461.3

460.9 

460.9 

460.8 

460.6 

460.6

460.4 

460.3 

460.2 

460.2 

460.0 

459.9

0 

-21

June

462.0 

469.2 

468.6 

461.6 

462.6

466.3 

462.1 

462.2 

464.2 

463.5

462.3 

461.8 

462.0 

461.5 

461.1

460.8 

460.7 

460.5 

460.3 

460.2

460.2 

460.1 

460.0 

459.9 

460.0

460.3 

460.0 

459.8 

459.6 

459.6

0 

0

July

459.5 

459.4 

459.4 

46O.O 

460.9

460.6 

460.0 

460.5 

459.7 

459.4

460.0 

460.3 

459.7 

459.5 

462.6

460.9 

459.8 

459.5 

459.9 

459.4

459.3 

459.3 

459.4 

459.2

459.1

459.0 

458.9 

459.0 

459.0 

459.2 

459.1

0 

0

Aug.

459.0 

458.9 

458,8 

458.8 

458.8

458.7 

458.7 

459.2 

458.T 

458.8

458.7 

458.7 

458.6 

459.1 

458.7

458.6 

458.6 

458.6 

458.6 

458.6

458.6 

458.6 

458.6 

458.4 

458.8

458.6 

458.6 

458.5 

458.5 

458.4 

458.5

0 

0

Sept.

458.6 

458.6 

458.5

458.6 

458.5

458.7 

459.3 

459.2 

458.8 

459.3

458.9 

458.7 

458.6 

458.5 

458.5

458.6 

461.0 

459.9 

459.4 

459.1

460.1 

459.3 

459.0 

458.9 

458.8

459.0 

459.6 

459.1 

458.9 

458.8

0 

0

Calendar year 1957.................... * -2

Water year 1957-58.................... * 0

t Contents, in acre-feet at end of month.

t Change in contents in acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; elevation estimated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 303

2390. Onondaga Creek at Dorwin Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°59<00", long 76°09'05", on left bank 550 ft upstream from Dorwin Avenue 

Bridge, at Syracuse, Onondaga County, and 4 miles'downstream from Onondaga Reservoir.

Drainage area. 88.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 7 years, 113 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 cfs June 2 (gage height, 4.55 ft, backwater from debris); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 1.57 ft, backwater from 

aquatic vegetation and/or debris); minimum gage height, 1.57 ft Oct. 15, 23.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 1,440 cfs Mar. 8, 1956; maximum gage height, 4.64 ft 

Mar. 11, 1952; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Sept. 26, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.57 ft 

Aug. 18, 1956, Oct. 15, 23, 1958.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris, which are fair. High flow regulated by Onondaga Reservoir (see 

preceding page). See page 381 for discharge measurements made at downstream sites 

between this station and Onondaga Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of loe effect or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7 Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

49

1.6

1.8

2.0 80

2.2 115

2.4 154

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

229

337

610

990

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

2.7

18

38

63

135

213

3.0 320

3.5 600

4.0 990

4.5 1,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

24

24

22

23

24

27

25

23

23

21

20

21

23

20

18

*34

 23

23

35

49

 29

 22

 23

56

52

38 

30

25

*25

36

28

866

27.9

Nov.

23

23

25

35

*38

33

27

24

33

31

30

*31

33

31

33

34

34

33

 42

60

42

35

33

30

30

 29 

24

30

39

58

1,003

33.4

Dec.

52

48

45

42

33

36

55

80

66

58

56

42

49

48

56

74

*82

64

80

117

244

144

110

101

88

175 

310

158

136

117

108

2,874

92.7

Jan.

106

82

64

72

76

76

78

72

68

74

72

60

64

70

78

80

75

68

66

76

78

118

170

112

124

Hi 

152

136

126

119

115

2,901

93.6

Feb.

104

100

90

96

98

96

90

84

76

68

80

76

76

78

80

74

70

68

66

 66

64

68

72

86

155

170 

185

539

2,775

99.1

Mar.

485

359

341

406

346

301

275

255

221

212

207

191

184

196

207

191

176

169

178

221

212

196

205

270

340

 450 

533

578

638

680

766

9,989

322

Apr.

756

756

764

756

705

798

910

884

788

607

410

370

340

360

365

360

350

304

270

220

230

440

705

400

260

210 

180

300

360

420

14,578

486

May

232

*187

179

201

171

158

223

432

400

226

196

171

153

144

196

179

146

180

485

201

156

142

146

129

120

118 

108

106

112

104

97

5,798

187

June

253

1.080

*720

480

275

620

462

223

448

405

280

207

207

210

161

137

*127

118

110

103

104

97

88

85

93

129

110

86

76

6£

7,563

252

July

64

60

59

66

114

166

116

104

106

78

83

103

101

76

73

279

124

85

103

85

68

62

64

63

56

53

50

48

55

60

56

2,678

86.4

Aug.

53

45

43

40

38

 35

32

43

45

38

44

35

30

28

37

30

28

*32

30

27

26

29

25

26

42

32 

30

23

21

21

21

1,029

33.2

Sept.

35

29

25

25

29

25

71

*66

50

63

53

39

32

28

25

27

36

118

80

59

54

83

56

44

38

40 

55

66

49

39

1,439

48.0

Adjusted for change in contents in Onondaga Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

27.9 

0.314 

0.36

33.4 

0.376 

0.42

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

92.7 

1.04 

1.20

93.6 

1.05 

1.21

100 

1.12

1.18

327 

3.68 

4.23

481 

5.41 

6.03

187 

2.10 

2.42

Observed

Max 1,040 Mln 18 Mean 105 

Max 1,080 Mln 18 Mean 147

252 

2.83 

3.16

86.4 

0.972 

1.12

33.2 

0.373 

0.43

48.0 

0.540 

0.60

Adjusted

Mean 105 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.02 

Mean 147 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.36

l scharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10-15, Jan. 2-6, 8-15, 18-20, 23-25, 

Feb. 1-27. Backwater from debris Oct. 25 to Dec. 2, Mar. 23-26, Apr. 12-14, 16, 17, 19-22, 24-30, 

June <!-4, 6. Backwater from aquatic vegetation and/or debris Oct. 1-22.
304 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2402. Ninemlle Creek at Camlllus, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 43°02'20", long 76°18'30", on right bank 150 ft downstream from highway 

bridge on Main Street in Camillus, Onondaga County, 7 miles upstream from Onondaga 

Lake.

Drainage area.--87.6 sq mi.

Records available. July to September 1958.

. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during period July to September, 200 cfs July 16; minimum, 42 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 6; minimum gage height, 2.17 ft Sept. 6.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation or 

no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Otisco Lake.

Rating table, for the period July 1 to Sept, 30, 1958, except period 

of backwater from aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

184

279

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, July to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

66

64

62

67

93

118

96

83

81

71

78

96

95

83

78

8200

154

72

78

71

66

62

64

60

60

56

56

58

62

68

60

2,408

77.7

0.887

1.02

Aug.

58

52

52

50

50

*48

52

58

56

56

56

52

52

50

52

48

47

*54

52

50

52

52

47

52

60

50

47

45

45

42

44

1,581

51.0

0.582

0.67

Sept.

52

48

44

45

45

42

72

64

*50

69

58

48

48

45

45

48

53

91

78

66

64

78

61

56

53

61

62

62

56

53

1,717

57.2

0.653

0.73

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a NO gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation July 22 to Sept. 6.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 305

2425. East Branch Fish Creek at Taberg, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°18'05", long 75°37'10", on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge 

at Taberg, Oneida County, just downstream from Furnace Creek, 2f miles upstream from 

confluence of East and West Branches near Blossvale.

Drainage area.--189 sq mi.

Records available. April 1923 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 491.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 6, 1923, staff gage at same site and datum.

Averag.e discharge. 35 years, 543 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10 500 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 8.94 ft); minimum, 54 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 0.47 ft).

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 10.90 ft); minimum, 4.9 cfs Aug. 15, 16, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, ho gage height record, or 

shifting control, tfhich are fair. Diversion above station for water supply by city of 

Rome as shown in monthly table. Additional diversion from a reservoir (capacity, 

28,600,000 cu ft; drainage area, 16.4 sq mi) on Florence Creek above station for water 

supply for city of Oneida amounted to 121,242,000 cu ft during the water year 1958, 

equivalent to a mean discharge of 3.8 cfs. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 

diversion and small power operations upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 604: 

- WSP 1054: 1923-45.

1924. WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 1034: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect c 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per

? shifting 

second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21- Dec. 22 to Sept. 3O

.9 

1.3

160

346

2.0 .:-. 850

3.0 " '!-, 830

5.0 4,330

8.0- 9,000.".

0.8 77

1.1 150

1.5 290

2.0 565

2.5 1,000

3.0 1,560

5.0 4,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

3.0

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

83

78

76

74

74

71

67

65

62

60

58

58

60

60

57

55

57

201

370

263

187

144

124

379

762

393

258

195

*160 

137

124

4,812

155

18.4

Nov.

113

107

113

160

195

176

140

134

282

303

212

183

176

191

668

533

393

341

706

*1,110

600

405

324

324

303

253

a!30

a230

a500 

a860

10 , 165

339

17.7

Calendsir year 1957: t

Water year 1957-58: t

Dec.

a640

a450

399

358

287

3O8

935

2,360

1,300

786

600

a400

a310

a350

a350

a370

405

358

610

3,620

8.250

2,940

1,370

1,040

760

2,150

2,810

1,370

950

675

565

38,076

1,228

17.6

Jan.

628

500

400

350

320

340

390

370

330

310

340

320

3OO

300

340

330

310

300

290

280

310

480

7OO

600

560

7OO

960

565

402 

345

322

12,992

419

18.5

Feb.

299

' 290

270

258

250

240

239

228

220

210

220

220

210

210

200

200

2OO

190

190

180

180

180

170

180

2OO

220

260

286

-

6,200

221

19.0

Mar.

350

340

*322

*286

270

258

254

243

230

243

239

228

221

232

232

225

218

214

243

270

250

239

258

335

402

446

593

742

834 

890

920

11,027

356

19.0

Apr.

862

1,050

1,250

*1,340

1,390

2,180

2.270

1,340

900

760

834

778

699

1,070

1,400

1,560

1,600

1,380

1,170

872

824

1,310

1,090

683

494

407

350

509

901

1,230

32,503

1,083

18.4

May

683

464

490

990

614

429

418

565

691

500

464

4O2

330

*322

964

1.190

733

506

843

586

412

350

402

345

290

326

274

243

282

258

15,594

503

18.1

June

401

*2.920

*1,300

546

375

458

340

278

286

993

1,410

654

*412

552

396

290

246

232

214

194

228

228

188

156

147

1,040

860

360

236

188

16,128

538

19.4

July

156

130

120

120

162

230

350

299

396

250

225

740

989

398

304

419

396

239

418

482

290

204

188

*175

150

139

128

144

596

643

340

9,820

317

20.8

Aug.

228

166

136

120

100

92

128

286

250

264

375

218

258

*211

153

125

108

103

98

94

134

254

181

218

2,200

962

407

266

198

142

8,637

279

22.0

Sept.

232

464

286

254

418

345

446

458

286

1,290

1,350

596

365

282

236

*401

778

2.190

1,410

691

759

2,120

1,010

546

418

5OO

539

539

4O2

312

19,923

664

20.2

Observed Adjusted for diversion

!ax 8,250 Min 29 Mean 501 Mean 521 Cfsm 2.76 In. 37.42

lax 8,250 Mln 55 Mean 5O9 Mean 528 Cfsm 2.79 In. 37.94

Peak discharge (base, 4,900 cfs). --Dec. 21 (3:45 a.m.) 1O,5OO cfs (8.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per second, by city of Rome for water supply. Diversion

during calendar year 1957, 2O.5 cfs; during water year 1957-58, 19.1 cfs (figures furnished by city

of Rome, N. Y. ) . For diversion by city of Oneida, N. Y. See "Remarks."

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records of

Oneida Creek at Oneida and Chittenango Creek near Chittenango.

Note, --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 3-27, Feb. 6, 9-27, Mar. 1, 2, 9. Shiftingcontrol method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 26, Dec. 3-7.
306 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 

2435. Oneida Creek at Oneida, N. Y-.

Location.--Lat 43°05'50", long 75°38'20", on right bank 70 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Oneida, Madison County, and 500 ft downstream from Sconondoa Creek.

Drainage area.-- 112 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 409.33 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Aye rage dls charge.--9 years, 154 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs June 2 (gage height, 9.46 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 7,440 cfs Mar. 28, 1950 (gage height, 13.78 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Aug. 3, 6, Sept. 10, 1955; minimum gage height, 1.30 ft Aug. 3, 6, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from weeds, or 

shifting control, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 

small mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect, backwater 

from weeds, or shifting control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.7 

2.2 113

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

269

796

1,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

28

31

28

27

28

26

26

29

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

46

68

57

45

38

35

41

48

43

39

*39

37

34

34

1,057

34.1

0.304

0.35

Nov.

34

34

37

49

58

58

49

45

56

52

46

43

43

42

50

52

48

45

88

*139

*82

68

60

54

54

50

44

50

61

90

1,681

56.0

0.500

0.56

Dec.

82

72

64

60

56

56

145

160

111

90

86

66

72

74

78

98

137

97

194

271

529

260

185

162

135

464

661

284

247

185 

161

5,342

172

1.54

1.77

Jan.

162

120

110

102

3B

96

120

110

*98

106

100

90

92

94

106

110

100

90

84

88

98

150

240

220

210

260

320

270

230

210

200

4,482

145

1.29

1.49

Feb.

180

160

140

130

120

122

125

118

110

104

116

120

116

124

130

125

120

120

125

125

120

120

130

180

180

210

280

*350

_

-----

4,100

146

1.30

1.36

Mar.

440

400

390

380

360

331

328

296

249

249

245

220

222

271

254

222

207

218

300

352

280

232

282

454

518

678

642

653

662

648

740

11,723

378

3.38

3.89

Apr.

*673

720

838

866

841

1,120

1.160

846

564

456

443

454

451

534

578

540

494

415

355

289

280

596

362

267

211

185

168

312

372

404

15,794

526

4.70

5.24

May

258

199

239

289

209

179

254

561

404

267

224

199

172

*175

505

587

269

222

342

226

183

162

162

139

139

161

132

123

132

113

1Z

7,323

236

2.11

2.43

June

249

*1.210

*425

243

228

430

230

185

406

293

251

197

*177

185

146

127

125

108

94

92

97

85

84

78

91

90

81

68

64

59

6,198

207

1.85

2.06

July

57

53

58

60

113

204

116

158

149

90

98

105

85

68

66

122

108

72

87

75

60

57

59

*57

53

61

119

60

59

57 

51

2,637

85.1

0.760

0.88

Aug.

52

44

43

43

40

38

36

46

45

42

43

37

35

38

44

34

40

53

39

34

35

44

35

34

158

60

44

39

36

34 

34

1,359

43.8

0.391

0.45

Sept.

38

38

35

40

56

38

102

1O8

68

85

105

71

54

46

*43

46

71

183

100

75

75

149

85

63

56

66

89

111

78

66

2,240

74.7

0.667

0.74

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,190 Min 18 Mean 115 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.99

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,210 Min 25 Mean 175 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.22

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 cfs). June 2 (4 a.m.) 2,020 cfs (9.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-6, 10-16, Jan. 2 to Mar. 5. Backwater from 

weeds Oct. 1 to Nov. 27 (no gage-height record Oct. 9-12). Shifting-control method used Mar. 23 to 

Apr. 6, June 1, 2.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 307

2440. Chittenango Creek near Chittenango, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43"01"25", long 75"51'30", on right bank at upstream side of highway 

BrlcTge, 1.6 miles upstream from Chittenango, Madison County, 12 miles upstream from 

Butternut Creek, and 23 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 67.7 sq mi.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 489.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 114 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,110 cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.92 ft); minimum7~19 cfs Oct. 16, 17 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 2,630 cfs Apr. 4, 1956 (gage height, 7.18 ft); minimum, 

9.8 cfs Oct. 11, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.265 ft Oct. 15, 1952.

Flood of Mar. 29, 1950, reached a stage of 6.8 ft (backwater from debris present), 

from floodmarks (discharge, 2,760 cfs, by slope-area method).

Remarks_. Records good. Flow regulated by storage in Cazenovia Lake and Erieville 

Reservoir.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 15 July 16 to Sept. 3D

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

17

205

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

387

850

1,400

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

26

64

190

373

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

28

27

26

25

25

24

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

26

37

31

28

24

23

25

30

25

23

*23

22 

22

21

750

24.2

-

"

Nov.

21

22

25

44

50

43

37

33

40

38

34

33

34

35

52

45

40

37

50

*H

50

44

42

42

43

38

32

41

53 

65

1,234

41.1

-

-

Dec.

56

50

57

57

15

57

89

101

73

67

63

49

57

6O

60

67

71

63

117

208

353

17£

134

126

110

254

319

182

169 

145

134

3,565

115

-

"

Jan.

137

106

97

92

88

88

97

82

*73

79

77

67

70

71

77

79

75

70

68

70

75

110

128

106

99

97

104

97

92 

92

94

2,757

88.9

-

"

Feb.

92

97

92

86

90

92

92

88

77

71

84

86

81

86

88

79

75

75

77

77

75

75

79

92

118

118

131

*212

-

2,585

92.3

-

"

Mar.

212

188

198

202

185

172

166

157

154

151

145

142

139

139

137

120

113

110

115

128

126

115

113

126

151

197

228

258

292 

342

454

5,455

176

-

"

Apr.

*430

504

600

667

743

1,050

1.100

744

487

414

458

462

525

764

*832

815

776

686

608

5OO

495

769

479

372

323

287

254

353

404 

414

17,315

577

-

"

May

28o

230

236

247

178

166

236

395

298

222

195

179

148

*145

339

290

195

204

406

244

192

166

163

139

139

154

128

120

139 

110

101

6,384

206

-

-

June

443

*705

342

254

339

556

312

265

543

364

319

262

*258

251

188

172

157

142

131

120

128

97

86

81

86

84

77

67

60

JJZ

6,946

232

-

"

July

54

50

52

54

97

216

132

154

161

87

101

120

92

73

106

326

148

94

129

94

74

66

68

*64

58

54

58

50

51 

53

51

2,987

96.4

-

"

Aug.

47

42

38

37

36

34

34

44

42

39

37

39

40

39

44

39

37

42

38

36

36

39

36

36

J58

44

34

26

26 

32

34

1,185

38.2

-

"

Sept.

42

37

28

32

36

30

66

77

62

78

71

44

38

33

*32

34

45

101

94

85

93

138

75

53

47

75

124

135

77

1,940

64.7

-

"

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,100 Min 20 Mean 88.2 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.68

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,100 Min 20 Mean 145 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.17

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Apr. 6 (4 p.m.) 1,410 cfs (5.01 ft); June 1 (8:15 p.m.) 2,110 cfs 

(5.92 ft).__________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
308 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2448. Butternut Creek near Jamesville, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°56'05", long 76°03'45", on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway 

bridge on Walberger Road near Jatnesvllle, Onondaga County, 125 ft downstream from 

unnamed tributary, and 2.2 miles upstream from Jamesville Reservoir.

Drainage area. 32.7 sq ml.

Records available. July to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period July to September, 402 cfs July 16 (gage height, 

4.55 ft); minimum, 7.6 cfs Aug. 30, 31 (gage height, 2.31 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, July 1 to Sept. 3O, 1958 (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

122

215

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, July to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Calendar year : Max Min

Mar. Apr. May June July

18

17

17

16

25

29

23

42

39

22

25

35

31

20

41

173

60

39

53

38

30

28

30

27

23

22

20

19

21 

26

22

1,031

33.3

1.02

1.17

Aug.

19

16

14

14

14

*12

12

37

24

18

16

13

12-

12

21

13

12

*13

12

10

10

12

9.6

10

16

12

9.9

9.6

8.6

H

429.0

13.8

0.422

0.49

Sept.

12

11

9.6

10

11

9.9

34

*28

18

27

20

14

12

10

9.6

11

23

49

31

22

28

42

25

18

15

20

31

30

21 

17

619.1

20.6

0.630

0.70

Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 309

2450. Limestone Creek at Payetteville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°01'45", long 76°00'50", on left bank 100 ft downstream from Genesee 

Street Bridge at Fayetteville, Onondaga County, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 85.7 sq mi, not including 15.7 sq ml of Middle Branch Tioughnioga Creek 

basin, flow from which may be completely diverted into Limestone Creek basin through 

DeEuyter Reservoir.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 427.62 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 18 years (1940-58), 140 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.95 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 3, 4; minimum gage height, 1.45 ft Oct. 1, 2, 3, 4, Aug. 20.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 7,010 cfs Mar. 28, 1950 (gage height, 7.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 4, 

1953; minimum gage height, 1.23 ft Aug. 20, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

backwater from debris, which are fair. Canal diverts from Limestone Creek about 

3 miles above station and returns water to creek about 400 ft above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 954: 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 1 June 2 to Sept, 3O

1.4 

1.7 

2.1 

2.5

64

148

254

3.0 

4.0

5.0

411

827

1,390

1.4 

1.8 

2.4

27

93

233

3.0 412

4.0 827

5.0 1,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

29

27

29

32

33

32

33

33

33

33

33

34

32

33

34

*36

38 

46

41

37

36

34 

76

66

60

46

42

36

50

44

] ,198

38.6

0 . 450

0.52

Nov.

45

49 

56

70

70

62

56

54

62

6O

56

56

*56

55

63

61

58

54 

72

104

73

a64

a62

61

58

57

52

49

54

77

1,826

60.9

0.711

0.79

Dec.

68

57 

54

51

b42

b45

80

111

75

68

66

b48

a50

a58

64

82

*100

73 

120

189

439

207

150 

136

115

a240

a490

a200

176

141

124

3,919

126

1.47

1.70

Jan.

129

92 

b74

b8O

b90

86

88

77

b68

b76

75

b66" b62

b70

82

86

82

b74 

b66

b82

b84

131

186 

b!22

136

136

136

129

124

120

117

3,026

97.6

1.14

1.31

Feb.

blOS

bl!2 

b96

b90

blOO

106

106

b94

b86

b78

b86

b92

b88

b90

b92

b86

b80

b78 

b80

*b80

b78

b76

77 

78

126

156

170

271

2,860

102

1.19

1.24

Mar.

401

319 

328

387

335

295

274

254

232

223

218

204

196

215

207

194

181

173 

189

243

215

196

191 

243

322

*468

549

606

658

707

856

10,079

325

3.79

4.37

Apr.

725

752 

794

766

725

951

1.180

777

457

387

387

394

377

453

487

457

432

364 

310

263

271

710

415 

289

246

212

194

337

384

435

14,931

498

5.81

6.48

May

260

212 

215

254

199

178

a250

a480

a420

254

223

204

168

160

326

274

191

201 

490

230

175

*145

150 

125

120

130

102

94

108

86

76

6,500

210

2.45

2.82

June

580

1.270 

351

233

361

616

255

223

494

305

268

223

223

225

172

153

*137

133 

122

113

120

111

103 

97

103

120

101

89

82

80

7,463

249

2.91

3.24

July

78

76 

74

76

135

175

111

145

152

95

103

122

105

84

111

480

190

118 

145

108

88

78

84 

80

74

68

66

60

58 

62

60

3,461

112

1.31

1.50

Aug.

56

50

47

46

43

*40

41

49

58

47

47

43

41

40

56

46

41

44 

*41

38

38

41

38 

38

58

52

43

40

38

57

1,375

44.4

0.518

0.60

Sept.

40

38 

37

40

43

38

72

80

*74

72

71

59

51

46

43

44

51

124 

89

74

72

135

74 

60

54

68

86

102

68 

60

1,965

65.5

0.764

0.85

Calendar year 1957: Max l,65o Min 22 Mean 109 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.31

Water y«>ar 1957-58: Max 1,270 Mln 27 Mean 161 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.42

Peak diltcharge (base, 2,000 cfs). June 1 (10:45 a.m.) 2,260 cfs (5.95 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No I5age-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stai5e-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record Jan. 19) .

Hote. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 13, May 19 to June 1, July 16 to Sept. 7, Sept. 22-30 

(no gagi!-height record Oct. 22-31; doubtful gage-height record Nov. 1-3).
310 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2460. Oneida Lake at Brewer-ton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°14'20", long 76°08'30", at west end of Oneida Lake, 100 ft west of 

bridge on D. S. Highway 11, at Brewerton, Onondaga County.

Drainage area.--1.353 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1951 to September 1958. April 1904 to September 1925 in 

reports of State engineer and surveyor, published as Oneida River at Brewerton.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 362.00 ft above mean sea level, Erie 

(Barge) Canal datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 9.57 ft June 10; minimum, 6.31 ft Feb. 25.

1951-58: Maximum gage height, 10.41 ft Oct. 14, 1955; minimum, 5.93 ft 

Jan. 20, 1954.

Remarks. Elevation of lake surface regulated by taintor-gate dam on Oneida River at

Caughdenoy and gates on Oneida Canal and Erie (Barge) Canal. Capacity of lake not determined. Area of water surface is 79.8 sq mi. Figures of change in contents computed from surface area and change in stage.

Mean gage height, In feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

B

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean

(t)

Oct.

8.37

8.36

8.35

8.37

8.36

8.40

8.40

8.29

8.29

8.23

8.26

8.24

8.20

1722

8.23

8.26

a8. 31

a8. 31

as. 33

a8.32

a8.34

as. 35

a8. 31

aS. 33

a8. 35

aS. 30

a8. 28

8.33

8.38

8.45

8.43

8.32

-8.31

Nov.

8.40

8.41

8.39

8.38

8.42

8.46

8.48

8.57

8.37

8.43

8.52

8.54

8.57

8.61

8.55

8.58

8.44

8.70

8.70

8.64

8.65

8.66

8.70

8.52

8.58

8.54

8.66

8.38

8.27

8 . 26

8.51

-369.1

Dec.

8.16

8.04

8.08

8.06

7.92

.88

.80

.85

.92

.92

.73

.64

.63

.54

.45

.36

.32

.54

.35

.33

.50

.88

.99

.83

8.06

7.94

8.06

8.34

8.24

8 . 25

8.24

7.83

+191.0

Jan.

8.14

8.46

a8. 39

a8. 18

a8.O2

a7.81

a7.67

a7.58

a7.47

a7.39

7.33

7.28

7.21

7.14

7.10

7.07

7.04

6.99

6.94

6.89

6.86

6.83

6.80

6.80

6.83

6.87

6.89

6.94

6.97

6.98

6.98

7.29

+ 1/330.0

Feb.

6.96

6.95

6.94

6.93

6.92

6.89

6.86

6.83

6.82

S.87

6.84

6.79

6.74

6.71

6.67

6.65

6.65

6.62

6.59

6.56

6.52

6.48

S.4S

6.43

6.40

6.43

6.47

6.51

-

6.70

-386.2

Mar.

S.58

S.69

6.77

S.87

6.96

.02

.08

.15

.19

.20

a .22

a .24

a .24

a .24

a .24

a .26

a .26

a .27

a .29

a .29

.32

.35

.35

.40

.48

.55

.65

.74 ".85

7.93

6 . Qd

7.28

+1,245.9

Apr.

8.07

8.14

8.21

8.29

8.36

8.63

8.59

8.68

8.81

8.91

8.93

8.80

8.74

8.69

8.70

8.67

8.67

8.63

8.59

8.56

8.50

8.56

8.55

8.54

8.28

8.43

8.59

8.78

8.54

8.61

8.57

+557.9

May

8.S6

8.66

8.87

8.69

8.74

8.76

8.74

8.76

8.74

8.87

8.87

8.82

8.78

8.84

8.97

8.95

9.O4

9.05

9.04

9.05

8.98

9.00

8.94

8.96

8.85

8.79

8.80

8.68

6.51

8 . 54

8.82

-174.4

June

8.51

8.73

9.06

9.24

9.23

9.21

9.22

9.20

9.15

9.50

9.11

9.06

9.01

8.71

8.69

8.39

8.47

8.46

8.37

8.36

8.22

8.15

8.14

8.16

8.20

8.26

8.22

8.42

8.47

8 49

8.67

+17.2

July

8.50

8.51

8.53

8.60

8.75

8.68

8.77

8.83

8.86

8.95

8.95

9.02

9.11

9.21

9.15

9.12

9.15

9.18

8.91

9.04

9.08

9.05

8.91

8.84

8.76

8.73

8.71

8.75

8.68

q' b z

8.73

8.86

+166.1

Aug.

8.71

8.69

8.66

8.59

8.55

8.53

8.48

8.41

8.40

8.38

8.41

8.44

8.37

8.38

8.29

8.32

8.24

8.18

8.18

8.21

8.22

8.19

8.25

8.43

8.40

8.52

8.61

8.S5

8.63

8.66

8.65

8.44

-41.5

Sept.

8.56

8.64

8.71

8.71

8.78

8.83

8.79

8.83

8.87

8.79

8.94

9.04

9.03

9.03

8.97

8.93

9.01

8.90

8.93

8.93

8.96

8.84

8.94

8.89

8.73

8.60

8.55

8.44

8.38

8. Jl

8.80

-343.3

Calendar year 1957: Max 9.22 Mln 6.39 Mean S.10 t +47.3

Water year 1957-58: Max 9.30 Min 6.40 Mean 8.18 t -11.3

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Oneida Lake.

a No gage-height record; gage heights computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for

for gage 1, Oneida River at Caughdenoy.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 311

2465. Oneida River at Caughdenoy, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 43°14'45", long 76°10'15", on left bank, at point of diversion to New York 

State Erie (Barge) Canal, 1.6 miles downstream from Oneida Lake and 2.6 miles upstream 

from Caughdenoy, Oswego County.

Drainage area. 1,377 sq mi.

Records available. September 1902 to December 1909 (published as "near Euclid"), January 

H)10 to December 1913, and October 1947 to September 1958 in reports of Geological 

Survey. September 1902 to December 1909 and January 1910 to September 1925 in reports 

of State engineer and surveyor.

Gage, Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 362.00 ft above mean sea level, New York 

State Erie (Barge) Canal bench mark . Prior to June 5, 1907, headwater readings and 

June 5, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1909, staff-gage readings at Oak Orchard State Dam, at different datum. Jan. 1, 1910, to Dec. 31, 1913, staff gage at site 2.5 miles downstream 

at different datum. Oct. 9, 1947, to Nov. 7, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 

2.5 miles downstream at different datum; since Nov. 7, 1951, used as auxiliary gage. 

Since Nov. 9, 1951, auxiliary water-stage recorder 2.6 miles downstream and 180 ft 

downstream from navigation dam of New York State .Erie (Barge) Canal.

Average discharge. 21 years (1902-12, 1947-58), 2,577 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,640 cfs Apr. 11; minimum daily, 151 cfs 

June 30.

1947-58: Maximum daily discharge, 9,160 cfs Apr. 7, 1950; minimum daily, 62 cfs 

July 29, 1950.

Remarks. Records excellent above and good below 1,800 cfs except those for periods of 

fragmentary gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge below 1,500 cfs computed by 

using gage-height record for auxiliary water-stage recorder 2.6 miles downstream. This 

record represents total discharge at Caughdenoy and includes flow in Oneida and Erie 

(Barge) Canals. A large amount of natural storage by Oneida Lake. Considerable seasonal regulation by operation of gates in Oneida Canal and at navigation dam. Occasional large diurnal fluctuations presumably caused by seiche in Oneida Lake. Water 

may be diverted into or received from Mohawk River basin through summit level of Erie 

(Barge) Canal between New London and Otica. Nearly all of flow from 16 sq mi of the 

Tloughnioga River basin may be diverted into DeRuyter Reservoir, in Oswego River basin. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given 

in WSP 1571.

Cooperation. Records of gate openings for navigation dam and gate openings, lockages, 

and elevations of water surface in Erie (Barge) Canal above and below lock 23 furnished 

by New York State Department of Public Works.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

343

367

523

533

542

556

509

518

501

507

507

506

501

516

514

526

514

512

525

528

528

494

514

506

501

507

514

*549

649

640

635

16,085

519

0.377

0.43

Nov.

634

649

645

648

661

643

656

658

654

648

664

665

*670

675

875

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,O6O

1,070

1,060

1,360

1,680

1,660

2,110

2,440

2,950

5.220

3,200

3,150

38,195

1,273

0.924

1.03

Dec.

3,260

3,140

3,150

3,130

3,070

3,070

3,040

3,040

5.020

3,020

3,330

3,490

3,500

3,310

3,240

3,120

3,070

3,420

3,170

3,100

3,320

3,820

4,000

3,750

4,090

4,000

4,120

4,560

4,360

4,420

4,390

108,520

3,501

2.54

2.93

Jan.

3.980

3,980

3,950

3,820

3,710

3,590

3,480

3,370

3,270

3,180

3,050

3,OOO

2,910

2,820

2,770

2,720

*2,680

2,630

2,560

2,530

2,490

2,440

2,420

2,420

2,440

2,480

2,500

2,570

2,610

2,630-

2, 62O

91,620

2,955

2.15

2.47

Feb.

2.610

2,580

2,570

2,560

2,560

2,520

2,450

2,400

2,380

2,450

2,420

2,350

2,290

*2,240

2,220

2,160

2,160

2,130

2,100

2,O6O

2,030

1,960

1,950

1,920

1 . 860

1,910

1,980

2,010

-

62,830

2,244

1.63

1.70

Mar.

2,100

2,250

2,340

2,430

2,530

2,640

2,690

2,770

2,840

2,870

2,910

2,880

2,910

2,910

2,930

2,970

2,980

2,980

2,980

3,000

3,050

3,060

3,080

3,160

3,260

3,370

3,480

3,620

3,780

3,900

4.030

92,700

2,990

2.17

2.50

Apr.

4,120

4,240

4,360

4,490

4,600

5,010

4,960

5,120

5,370

5,580

5.640

5,370

5,280

5,220

*5,160

5,100

5,090

5,030

4,970

4,900

4,780

4,920

4,880

4,920

4,440

3,620

2.780

2,920

2,800

'

138,460

4,615

3.35

3.74

May

2,820

2,840

2,900

2,800

2,900

2,840

2,890

2,870

2,880

2,950

2,920

2,980

2,900

2,920

3,000

2,970

2,980

2,950

3,030

3,060

*5.080

3,030

3,050

3,010

3,060

2,910

2,950

2,900

2.780

2 , 820

2 ' 790

90,780

2,928

2.13

2.45

June

2,850

2,940

2,960

3,090

3,510

3,720

3,730

3,690

3,670

4,860

5,240

5,180

5,150

4,870

4,820

4,470

*4,460

4,330

3,340

2,710

2,730

2,690

1,650

767

417

503

383

210

174

151

89,265

2,976

2.16

2.41

July

182

210

226

249

269

303

408

488

530

499

631

832

844

1,470

1,740

1,720

1,710

1,740

1,680

1,680

2,500

5.020

2,940

2,930

2,130

1,690

1,770

1,760

1,750

1,740

*1,760

41,401

1,336

0.970

1.12

Aug.

1,780

1,850

1,920

1.940

1,530

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,200

1,140

1,120

1,090

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,030

1,010

635

*187

175

189

184

177

197

178

288

361

561

565

372

27,529

882

0.641

0.74

Sept.

327

315

306

505

815

972

946

912

896

906

1,370

*1,650

1,660

1,670

f2,220

f2,970

f3,070

f5,080

f5,480

f4,120

f4,150

f4,080

f4,480

f4,940

f4,790

f4,550

f4,010

5,720

f5,680

5,660

74,008

2,467

1.79

2.00

Calendar year 1957 : Max 4,560 Mln 159 Mean 1,812 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.86

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,640 Mln 151 Mean 2,387 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record at gage 2; discharge estimated on basis of partly-estimated gage 

heights.
312 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2490. Oswego River at lock 7, Oswego, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 43°27'00", long 76°30'25", on right bank at lock 7 in Oswego, Oswego County, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.---5 ,121 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1900 to April 1906, October 1933 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1307. Prior to January 1904, published as "above Mlnetto or "near Mlnetto." January 1904 to April 1906, published as 

"at Battle Island." Records for April 1897 to September 1900, published in WSP 65 and 

for October 1927 to September 1928 published in WSP 664, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 246.00 ft above mean sea level, New York 

State Oswego (Barge) Canal datum. October 1900 to April 1906, staff gage at site about 

6 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1933-58), 6,378 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 9.08 ft), ineludes mean dally discharge of canals; minimum dally, 445 cfs Nov. 3; minimum gage 

height, 1.15 ft Nov. 13.

1933-58: Maximum discharge, 37,500 cfs Mar. 28, 1936, Includes mean dally discharge 

of canals; maximum gage height, 13.46 ft Apr. 10, 1940; minimum discharge (river only), 

30 cfs Nov. 6, 1944; minimum dally, 353 cfs Aug. 14, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.97 ft 

Aug. 24, 1934.

Remarks. Records excellent. This record represents total discharge at Oswego and includes 

flow in Hydraulic and Oswego (Barge) Canals; prior to 1933 flow In Oswego (Barge) Canals 

not included. A large amount of natural storage and some artificial regulation is afforded by the many large lakes and the Erie (Barge) and Oswego (Barge) Canal systems in 

the river basin. Large diurnal fluctuations at low and medium flow by powerplants above 

station. Oswego River basin receives water from Erie (Barge) Canal through lock 32 near 

Pittsford. Water may be diverted into or received from Mohawk River basin through 

summit level of Erie (Barge) Canal between New London and Utica. During part of year 

entire flow from 45 sq mi of Mud Creek drainage area may be diverted from Chemung River 

basin Into Lake Keuka In Oswego River basin. Nearly all of flow from 16 sq ml of the 

Tioughnloga River basin may be diverted into DeRuyter Reservoir, In Oswego River basin.

Cooperation. Records of lockages at lock 7 furnished by New York State Department of 

Public Works, record of elevations of Lake Ontario by Corps of Engineers, dally discharge records for High Dam by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., and those at Pulton by 

Oswego River Watershed Corp.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,350 

998

1,310 

1,420 

1,560

986

1.940

1,740

1,710

1,650

1,840

1,710

1,350

1,710

1,410

1,400

1,280

 1,360

1,740

777

1,800

1,570

1,360

1,540

1,310

1,360

1,260

1,630

1,820

1,800

1,670

46,361

1,496

0.292

0.34

Nov.

1,540 

1,480

445 

1,460 

2,O5O

1,980

1,590

1,670

1,500

621

1,800

*1,850

1,730

1,760

1,540

1,370

1,840

2,300

2,100

2,060

2,180

2,490

2,170

1,910

3,430

3,200

3,430

4,160

5,090

5,540

66,286

2,210

0.432

0.48

Dec.

3,980 

4,970

4,710 

4,230 

4,460

4,640

4,290

3.510

4,760

5,460

5,210

5,400

4,620

5,440

4,710

5,610

5,050

4,680

4,850

5,350

5,630

5,680

7,110

7,050

5,490

6,710

6,550

6,920

6,540

7.540

7,110

168,260

5,428

1.06

1.22

Jan.

6,720 

7.540

6,670 

5,630 

5,580

6,800

6,540

5,900

6,340

5,890

5,690

5,O2O

5,880

5,600

5,270

*4,300

5.950

4,820

4,520

5,180

4,950

4,900

4,950

5,100

5,030

4,890

6,280

6,170

6,660

6,650

6 , 780

175,780

5,670

1.11

1.28

Feb.

6,390 

6,390

6,840 

5,890 

6.930

6,550

6,330

5,550

4,780

5,330

5,420

5,560

*5,520

5,390

5,350

4,790

5,160

5,490

5,270

5,000

5,050

4,860

4,510

5,110

5,130

5,440

5,840

6,870

-

156,540

5,591

1.09

1.14

Mar.

7.520 

8,560

9,290 

10,100 

10,200

10,700

1O,9OO

11,000

1O,90O

10,700

10,600

1O.OOO

10,200

9,570

9,640

9,760

9,650

9,680

9,530

9,710

9,680

9,900

9,850

11,200

12,500

12 , 600

14,100

16,200

17.000

16,800

16,900

344,720

11,120

2.17

2.50

Apr.

17,100 

16,900

16,600 

16,300 

15,900

15,700

16,500

16,800

17,600

18.400

18,200

17,700

17,100

16,700

16,000

*15,600

15,900

15,900

15,800

15,900

16,200

17,600

18,300

18,200

17,400

16,700

15,300

15,OOO

14,600

14,500

496,000

16,555

5.23

3.60

May

14.000 

15,800

15,400 

15,500 

12,600

12,500

12,100

12,000

12 , 000

11,700

11,500

11,400

11,000

11,000

11,000

10,900

10,500

8,830

9,180

9,000

6,820

5,570

5,400

5,560

4,650

5,860

5,130

5,030

5,090

4.580

4, 880

289,480

9,338

1.82

2.10

June

5,270 

6,770

7,470 

8,340 

7,550

8,020

8,220

8,210

8,030

10,200

13,100

13,400

13,700

13.800

15,000

*11,900

11,500

11,300

10,900

9,220

8,730

8,870

8,630

5,740

2.890

5,500

4,530

4,780

3,510

5,250

253,930

8,464

1.65

1.84

July

2,140 

2,660

2,750 

1.960 

2,990

2,880

5,900

3,940

3,700

3,580

3,510

4,820

4,560

5,310

6,210

6,410

6,220

6,080

5,860

5,220

5,950

6,080

6,220

6,120

5,940

4,120

3,710

5,090

5,940

5,460

4,960

144,290

4,655

0.909

1.05

Aug.

*4,560 

4,300

5,880 

4.620 

4,360

3,960

3,270

2,820

3,560

5,250

3,770

3,520

3,620

5,260

5,300

5,240

2,820

3,820

3,490

*2,680

2,690

2,520

2,540

2,280

3,170

3,070

2,460

2,510

2,O5O

1,760

1,920

98,470

5,176

0.620

0.71

Sept.

1,840 

1,960

1.660 

1,660 

2,250

2,400

2,560

5,520

2,810

2,850

3,040

3,330

3,480

2,950

*4,060

4,150

4,720

6,070

6,760

6,650

6,700

7,620

7,590

7,590

8,140

7,860

6,510

5,540

6,460

5,400

157,490

4,583

0.895

1.00

Calendar year 1957: Max 14.5OO Min 445 Mean 5,028 Cfsm 0.982 In. 13.34

Water year 1957-58: Max 18,4OO Min 445 Mean 6,514 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.26

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 313

2507.5. Sandy Creek near Adams, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43 0 48'48", long 76°04'30", on left bank 250 ft upstream from highway bridge,

a quarter of a mile downstream from unnamed tributary, 2^ miles downstream from Adams,

Jefferson County, and 10 miles upstream from mouth., 

Drainage area.--128 sq mi.

Records available. August 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 523.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~T:929. 

Extremes. 1957: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 616 cfs Sept. 22

(gage height, 3.08 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 0.79 ft); minimum daily,

6.5 cfs Aug. 27.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,350 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height,

7.57 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.00 ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs

Oct. 17, July 27. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

wnTch are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating table, Aug. 22, 1957, to Sept. 3O, 1958, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

O.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5

6.5 

9.0

1.8 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

6.0

87

175

285

560

2,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Aug.

_

-

-

-

_

-

Sept.

7.0

8.8

23

24

24

*19

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Aug.

_

-

-

_

_

-

Sept.

14

13

15

9.4

*11

*16

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Aug.

_

-

-

-

_

-

Sept.

15

11

11

15

14

12

Day

19

20

21

22

25

24

Aug.

_

-

-

12

12

7.8

Sept.

10

27

181

415

459

*275

Day

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Runof f in inches ...................................................................

Aug.

8.8

13

6.5

7.2

9.4

6.8

7.5

_

_

-

Sept.

*148

100

71

57

50

44

-

69.9

O.61

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29 

50 

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

59

55

53

31

50

29

27

26

25

24

22

22

22

22

21

21

18

30 

71

65

50

41

36

73

127

82

61

52

*47 

44

39

1,265

40.8

0.519

0.57

Nov.

57

56

42

111

164

117

84

74

225

162

117

115

*148

159

264

185

233

170 

264

392

256

252

253

414

424

321

225

449

2,100 

1,2OO

8,975

299

2.54

2.61

Dec.

581

408

355

260

220

248

951

1,250

547

391

316

195

2T5

237

222

244

281

222 

684

1,430

2,850

1,040

588

459

340

a470

al,500

a740

a520 

a360

a 300

18,424

594

4.64

5.55

Jan.

a 550

a270

210

170

160

210

190

180

155

155

140

130

120

118

*130

125

120

116 

112

110

120

175

250

220

200

250

550

200 

175

165

5,576

180

1.41

1.62

Feb.

155

150

155

125

116

108

100

94

88

84

90

94

92

92

90

90

90

88 

86

84

84

84

82

90

125

*170

190

260

-

5,156

112

0.875

0.91

Mar.

550

510

294

298

285

275

260

244

218

207

204

191

178

181

188

175

167

162 

191

240

226

207

218

321

483

644

850

1,000

1,060 

1,050

978

11,633

375

2.93

3.38

Apr.

925

1,000

*1,020

*918

782

978

888

502

375

350

35O

512

281

516

512

294

256

214 

181

156

200

565

465

281

204

167

146

TO

404 

484

13,479

449

3.51

3.92

May

264

191

232

555

257

178

175

*229

244

181

159

170

146

138

408

365

244

194 

222

170

152

115

143

121

101

103

85

77

82 

77

65

5,605

181

1.41

1.65

June

70

606

26O

139

114

204

1E7

92

79

132

*240

143

98

168

130

89

70

61 

55

46

44

40

56

52

52

98

98

56

58 

50

5,425

114

0.891

1.00

July

26

22

22

19

24

21

19

25

40

50

40

75

68

44

*86

105

79

47 

95

91

55

37

32

50

25

20

18 29~B~

1,080 

 39T

201

3,157

102

0.797

0.92

Aug.

119

85

64

53

44

38

154

*365

250

175

172

101

221

127

71

55

44

47 

40

57_

482

516

162

117

561

240

151

109

87 

71

77

4,635

150

1.17

1.35

Sept.

158

222

127

195

592

222

185

178

139

713

516

194

148

127

107

1,160

560

1,550 

962

554

424

588

*565

269

226

218

214

218

170 

148

11,009

567

2.87

5.20

Calendar year 1957: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,85O Min 18 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.26

Peak discharge (base. 5,oOO cfs).--Dec. 21 (5il5 a.m.) 4,550 cfs (7.57 ft); July 28 (11:15 p.m.) 

5,480 cfs (6.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Deer River at Deer River and East Branch Fish Creek at Taberg.

NpjU. Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 5, 12, 13, Jan. 3 to Mar. 2.
314 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2520. Black River Canal (flowing south) near Boonvllle, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°27'20", long 75°19'25", on left bank at lock 69, 2 miles south of Boonville, Oneida County.

Records available.--September 1915 to September 1958 (canal seasons only prior to October 

1942 and since October 1957).

Gage. Water-stage recorder arid concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,105.56 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 7, 1929, station was operated as a slope 

station on summit level of canal. Auxiliary water-stage recorder with concrete control on right bank of Lanslngklll spillway, 100 ft downstream from spillway headgates, 

600 ft upstream from lock 70, and half a mile upstream from lock 69.

Extremes. 1915-58: Maximum dally discharge recorded, 323 cfs Nov. 30, 1915; practically 

no flow at times when no water is being diverted.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record at auxiliary 

gage, which are fair. This record shows combined flow In Black River Canal and 

Lansingkill spillway, and represents total diversion from Black River at Porestport, 

through Porestport feeder, into Mohawk River basin. Discharge during periods Oct. 1-16, 

Dec. 10 to May 6, Aug. 5 to Sept. 30, when no water was diverted, made up of leakage 

through headgates and runoff from area draining Into canal above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per .second, water year October 1957 to September 195S

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.3

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.2

.6

1.5

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.6

1.7

4.6

2To

1.8

.5

1.0

.4

*.5

2.0

1.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

75

43.8

1.41

_

-

Nov.

~0.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.5

.9

.7

.5

.5

.4

.5

5.5

8.5

5.6

4.5

13

14

8.1

5.3

3.S

4.8

5.3

4.0

4.5

3.3

13

12

121.4

4.05

_

-

Dec.

8.1

6.2

5.0

4.8

4.1

3.8

15

26

7.0

.9

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

Jan.

(*)

(*)

.

-

_

-

Feb.

_

_

_

-

Mar.

_

-

_

-

Apr.

1.1

*1.1

1.1

.9

.9

1.6

2.2

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

1.0

1.6

1.3

.9

1.0

1.9

3.6

6.3

15

15

69.3

2.31

-

May

7.9

4.3

3.6

5.6

4.3

2.9 *18~~

30

34

32

32

31

30

30

*35

35

29

28

27

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

22

22

22

20

707.6

22.8

-

June

20

14

2.2

1.7

1.8

2.0

1.5

1.3

173

*1.7

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.9

1.9

9.4

9.8

9.7

17

16

16

16

17

19

20

20

17

249.0

8.30

-

July

18

19

14

1.4

1.2

.9

170

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.0

2.6

8.4

11

11

11

*11

10

10

12

12

11

6.0

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.4

2.4

12

15

217.3

7.01

-

Aug.

14

14

13

5.9

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.5

3.0

2.5

1.8

1.4

T7T

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.4

2.5

2.6

3.1

11

5.3

2.8

2.3

2.6

2.7

2.6

120.8

3.90

-

Sept.

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.1

3.1

2.6

6.3

6.5

278

1.9

1.4

1.1

1.0

*I72

2.5

2.4

1.8

1.7

2.8

2.4

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

70.6

2.35

-

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day at main gage.

Note.--Ho gage-height record at auxiliary gage Apr. 1, 5-22; discharge estimated on basis of 

record at main gage.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2525. Black River near Boonville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°30'35" , long 75°18'25", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Sugar River and 2 miles northeast of 

Boonville, Oneida County.

Drainage area. 295 sq mi.

Records available. February 1911 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 935.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept, 27, 1933, chain and staff gages 

at same site and datum.

Averaae discharge. 47 years, 681 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,900 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 10.46 ft); minimum, 142 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 3.91 ft); minimum daily, 170 cfs Aug. 18.

1911-58: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Mar. 28, 1913 (gage height, about 12.5 ft, 

from floodmarks); minimum observed, about 5 cfs Aug. 26, 1918 (gage height, 2.40 ft); 

minimum daily, 7 cfs Aug. 26, 1918.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Plow slightly regulated by several headwater reservoirs. Porestport 

feeder diverts water from State Pond at Porestport. That portion of diverted water 

which does not pass down Black River Canal (flowing south) returns to Black River below 

station through Mill Creek sluiceway.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 784: 1934. WSP 1084: 1912 (M). 

1913. 1917-19(M) , 1922(M), 1924(M) , 1926(M) , 1928(M) , 1930(M) , 1933(M) . WSP 1307: 

19]4(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method uaed Sept. 17, 18)

Oct. 1 to No Nov. 10 to Sept. 30

4.0 

4.5

5.0 

6.0

162

300

480

1,060

4.0 151

4.5 276

5.0 465

6.0 1,020

7.0 1,910

8.0 3,020

10.0 7,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

190

218

234

229

212

218

204

232

234

194

184

186

184

191

194

186

172 

269

577

574

406

300

*252

327

510

444

395

349

291

284

272

8,712

281

0.953

1.10

Nov.

266

263

269

284

294

300

288

300

496

478

373

326

298

*305

557

567

483 

444

501

1.360

1,190

867

710

577

534

478

350

402

538

642

14,940

498

1.69

1.88

Dec.

783

652

557

440

580

390

561

1,420

1,460

944

766

582

480

500

480

490

470 

420

609

2,310

6.650

*5,210

2,540

1,590

1,150

1,270

2,420

1,950

1,400

999

848

40,721

1,314

4.45

5.13

Jan.

800

720

560

400

390

450

500

500

410

390

410

370

370

*400

420

400

400 

400

370

540

380

480

620

620

580

560

580

600

540

480

460

14,900

481

1.63

1.88

Feb.

430

400

380

360

340

340

340

340

290

310

310

310

290

300

290

290

290 

300

290

290

280

280

280

280

300

340

340

410

-

9,000

321

1.09

1.13

Mar.

460

430

410

440

430

380

360

340

290

320

330

360

360

370

370

370

366 

351

351

366

362

354

351

366

444

452

543

657

766

842

904

13,495

435

1.47

1.70

Apr.

861

*898

1,030

1,190

1,310

1,690

2,660

2,140

1,470

1,130

1}040

1,040

999

1,110

1,370

1,490

1,620 

1,640

1,510

1,330

1,310

2,330

2.830

1,930

1,220

904

738

749

971

1,610

42,120

1,404

4.76

5.31

May

1.560

950

830

957

898

*766

758

801

861

801

721

662

567

519

710

854

873 

710

727

732

626

8540

a.540

a 500

a450

a460

a450

a400

a440

a430

a590

21,263

686

2.55

2.68

June

a500

a2,100

*3.110

1,790

985

848

732

601

582

721

911

*732

567

552

552

461

402

397

370

326

295

302

270

247

247

362

418

556

279

247

20,242

675

2.29

2.55

July

228

215

212

212

259

262

556

389

354

315

295

468

783

557

406

418

*459 

366

558

461

474

417

198

200

205

254

256

254

416

586

461

10,994

355

1.20

1.59

Aug.

518

247

215

200

179

186

208

228

242

282

295

247

236

220

193

184

172 

*170

172

172

215

247

208

228

554

596

377

273

220

200

193

7,677

248

0.841

0.97

Sept.

210

253

286

270

273

264

259

282

262

403

768

732

572

501

354

305

*354 

694

1.050

789

694

1,010

924

616

470

431

444

515

492

418

14,893

496

1.68

1.88

Calendar year 1957 : Max 6,65o Kin 114 Mean 657 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.22

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,650 Min 170 Mean 600 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.60

Peak discharge (base, 5,900 cfs). Dec. 21 (7 p.m.) 8,900 cfs (10.46 ft).______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and correlation between gage-height record at Porestport feeder dam and discharge at gaging 

station.

Not.;. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27, Dec. 4-6, 15-18, Jan. 1 to Mar. 16.
316 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2535. Middle Branch Moose River at Old Forge, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°42'50", long 74°58'10", on left bank in Old Forge, Herkimer County, 

400 i't downstream from State dam and l£ miles upstream from North Branch Moose River.

Drainage area.--58 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1911 to September 1958. Ocvuuer 1911 monthly discharge only, 

published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Dabum of gage is 1,690.63 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 47 years, 104 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 360 cfs June 12-15, Sept. 19, 20; maximum 

gage height observed, 3.5 ft on various days; minimum daily discharge, 4.1 cfs 

May 30, 31.

1911-58: Maximum discharge, 862 cfs Mar. 23, 1921; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs many 

times when gates in dam were closed.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from North Branch, which are 

fair. On days when gate openings are changed, discharge is computed from gage readings 

and record of gate operations. Flow regulated by Fulton Chain of Lakes since 

about 1880.

Revisions. WSP 664: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of backwater from North 

Branch (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 10 Jan. 11 to Sept. 30

1.6 6.8

1.7 11

1.9 24

2.2 

2.5 

3.2

58

106

267

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

4.1 

7.6

2.2

2.6 

3.5

62

130

360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

216

218

221

226

237

246

238

231

226

221

216

214

209

204

199

192

187

187

183

180

176

167

160

*156

151

149

145

143

139 

136

154

5,907

191

-

-

Nov.

132

128

122

122

122

122

122

142

169

169

123

12

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

11

7.5

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.1 

6.8

1,663.6

55.5

-

-

Dec.

6.8

678

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.5

7.5

c7.6

07.6

07.8

07.8

7.9

7.9

8.5 

8.5

8. 5

222.8

7.19

-

-

Jan.

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

56

124

122

122

122

122

*73

IS

55

152

152

150

148

148

60

54

148

148

148

148 

145

2,547.8

82.2

-

-

Feb.

45

126

144

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

217

243

237

237

237

237

237

232

227

227

224

222

222

222

219

*217

229

274

-

5,637

201

-

-

Mar.

274

258

253

253

253

255

240

245

257

245

227

219

217

209

198

194

188

181

176

174

171

162

145

152

112

105

105

99

97 

94

BZ

5,786

187

-

-

Apr.

92

92

58

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

1212'

12

12

12

c!2

c!2

c!2

c!2

ell

ell

ell

ell

ell

11

12

10

11

11

552

17.7

-

-

May

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

9.8

4.7

.7

.7

.7

.4

.1

.1

515.2

10.2

-

-

June

4.4

7

26

65

65

60

58

58

65

192

331

360

560

360

360

112

12

12

*12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

2,636.4

87.9

-

-

July

u

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

19

100

134

117

66

63

54

26

49

59

*59

59

59

51

17

17

100 

252

250

1,616

52.1

-

-

Aug.

198

52

22

22

22

22

25

37

87

86

86

69

39

21

11

14

14

14

14

*14

14

15

15

16

98

82

49

14

14

14

91

1,292

41.7

-

-

Sept.

65

44

91

112

114

110

110

110

110

112

114

118

118

118

118

124

154

291

360

360

259

135

*110

99

69

70

70

70

70 

67

3,872

129

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 294 Min 6.8 Mean 97.6 Cfsm 1-88 In. 25.47

Water year 1957-58: Max 360 Mln 4.1 Mean 87.7 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.91

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from North Branch.

Note.--Decrease in combined storage in Old Forge and Sixth Lake Reservoirs during calendar year 

1957, about 147,800,000 cu ft (equivalent mean discharge, 4.69 cfs; runoff, 1.22 in.); increase 

during water year 1957-58, about 388,400,000 cu ft (equivalent mean discharge, 12.3 cfs; runoff, 

3.22 in.). Storage data furnished by Board of Black River Regulating District.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 317

2540. Middle Branch Moose River near McKeever, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°37'45", long 75°04'55", on right bank half a mile upstream from confluence with South Branch and 1-| miles northeast of McKeever, Herkimer County.

Drainage area.--148 sq mi.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,530.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge. 33 years, 325 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 892 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 4.86 ft); maximum gage height, 5.69 ft sometime in January (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 

82 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 2.37 ft).

1925-58: Maximum discharge, 2,100 cfs Apr. 27, 1926 (gage height, 6.6 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.35 ft Jan. 25, 1955 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 27 cfs Aug. 18, 1946 

(gage height, 1.73 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated to some extent by Pulton Chain of Lakes since about 1880.

Revisions. WSP 664: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.3

133

261

4.0 

5.0

499

995

2.4 

3.0 

3.5

182

297

4.0 

5.0

467

975

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

0:t.

281

289

298

298

295

304

301

292

283

275

269

261

256

248

245

238

230

245

256

251

245

233

223

*230

245

245

238

223

216 

209

204

7,926

256

_

-

Nov.

200

196

200

202

209

204

202

209

283

304

313

229

160

147

*187

198

207

204

228

275

275

269

253

235

221

200

185

175

202 

233

6,605

220

_

-

Dec.

243

220

210

230

260

280

256

275

269

250

220

220

250

260

270

230

195

200

207

375

631

576

684

760

734

650

650

576

559

512

455

11,707

378

_

-

Jan.

421

3SO

310

280

260

240

230

220

200

190

240

300

310

300

290

*250

210

210

260

320

330

330

320

280

240

260

300

320

310 

300

240

8,621

278

_

-

Feb.

240

25TJ

270

300

310

310

300

300

300

300

330

360

370

3SZ3

360

340

330

320

310

300

290

290

290

290

280

280

*300

350

-

8,630

308

_

-

Mar.

360

360

360

350

340

320

320

320

310

310

290

280

280

270

260

250

245

235

230

225

220

222

211

211

209

192

192

198

211 

220

224

8,225

265

_

-

Apr.

222

229

245

233

236

266

305

317

319

294

292

289

289

311

340

387

435

496

576

651

716

808

824

840

802

705

594

518

501 

527

13,567

452

_

-

. May

484

475

459

459

435

423

408

390

*370

350

340

325

303

289

284

274

217

224

211

231

229

220

213

202

190

178

167

163

171 

165

156

9,005

290

_

-

June

192

408

439

501

590

622

488

423

376

373

531

641

646

55T

599

495

204

194

*182

172

167

158

147

136

128

156

167

167

154 

143

10,226

341

-

July

136

140

136

120

110

106

103

TT3

118

112

114

149

178

178

245

261

229

192

194

174

172

186

*186

186

186

182

152

148

194 

322

387

5,403

174

-

Aug.

390

322

224

192

172

159

167

194

215

213

198

194

171

147

124

112

103

99

94

90

*89

92

91

91

112

172

152

119

94 

Sc" 86

3D

4,774

154

-

Sept.

172

167

156

190

224

233

247

252

249

284

322

356

370

353

337

376

394

544

752

857

880

*T52

586

509

427

373

340

325

287 

274

11,587

386

_

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 896 Mln 54 Mean 289 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.55

Water year 1957-58: Max 880 Mln 86 Mean 291 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.71

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26, 27, Dec. 2-6, 10-18, Jan. 2 to Mar. 21 

(no gago-height record Jan. 13-16).
318 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2545. Moose River at McKeever, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°36'40", long 75°06'35", on left bank half a mile west of McKeever, 

Herkimer County, and 2 miles downstream from confluence of Middle and South Branches.

Drainage area. 365 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1900 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1307. Prior to October 1922 published as "at Moose River."

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Nov. 3, 1922. Datum of gage is 

1,479.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. June 5, 1900, to Dec. 31, 1922, staff 

gage at site Z\ miles downstream at various daturas. May 28 to Nov. 2, 1922, staff gage 

at present site at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge.--53 years (1905-58), 827 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,150 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 11.98 ft); minimum, 152 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 1.89 ft).

1900-58: Maximum discharge, 18,700 cfs June 3, 1947 (gage height, 17.45 ft, from 

floodmark), result of failure of dam; minimum, about 42 cfs July 21, 23, 25-27, 1913.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated to some extent by Fulton Chain of Lakes since about 1880.

Revisions (water years). WSP 624: 1922(M). WSP 729: Drainage area. WSP 874: 1928.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

180

326

513

1,010

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

2,410

3,290

5,390

9,180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

353

357

360

360

353

360

357

346

343

333

326

316

310

304

297

294

285

316

374

452

414

367

333

*350

497

578

472

403

367 

343

323

11,243

363

_

-

Nov.

310

297

304

329

396

411

385

371

651

884

702

517

400

360

*577

966

756

622

654

1.540

1,260

872

683

587

513

464

440

420

526

797

17,994

600

_

-

Dec.

800

707

640

673

940

1,040

1,120

1,620

1,840

1,470

1,230

1,220

1,350

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,350

1,510

3,320

7,910

4,080

2,180

1,730

1,420

1,420

2,640

2,030

1,510

1,150

977

53,327

1,720

_

-

Jan.

911

782

673

580

520

480

460

440

420

410

460

520

520

500

*490

460

450

450

500

580

600

620

620

580

540

540

580

600

600

*520

16,986

548

_

-

Feb.

500

490

49O

520

540

540

520

520

490

490

500

540

580

560

540

520

500

480

470

450

440

440

430

430

410

430

460

520

-

13,800

493

-

Mar.

560

580

580

*560

540

520

500

490

480

470

450

450

440

430

420

400

390

390

380

380

370

360

350

360

370

350

360

403

468

530

574

13 , 905

449

-

Apr.

547

539

614

712

856

1,150

1,570

1,400

1,120

*928

916

878

818

1,040

1,430

2,160

3,OOO

3,440

3,680

3,090

4,010

5.650

4,680

2,910

2,230

1,760

1,340

1,180

1,300

2,040

56,988

1,900

-

May

1,710

1,300

1,140

1,320

1,290

1,090

983

1,040

1,180

1,080

966

928

845

741

*712

712

673

632

632

692

632

560

530

497

452

422

389

367

407

464

418

24,804

800

-

June

522

3,130

3,840

1,920

1,370

1,230

1,010

845

741

712

1,000

1,200

1,090

1,020

988

878

476

437

*418

385

364

350

323

297

276

316

389

378

336

297

26,538

885

-

July

276

267

255

229

218

210

210

227

252

244

238

336

627

530

472

464

414

343

329

360

403

364

*329

313

297

285

250

232

386

 1.050 QIC

y ID

11,326

365

-

Aug.

716

565

396

326

288

264

273

313

333

333

323

323

282

247

218

196

180

170

162

154

157

*170

175

175

246

539

400

291

227

196

202

8,840

285

-

Sept.

310

357

336

346

371

407

452

513

513

639

1,160

1,090

850

692

591

614

692

1,070

2.080

1,810

1,440

1,320

*1,210

960

787

678

632

654

640

560

23,774

792

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,910 Mln 92 Mean 743 Cfsm 2.O4 In. 27.63

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,91O Min 154 Mean 766 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.48

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs).--Dec. 21 (1:45 p.m.) 9,150 cfs (11.98 ft); Apr. 22 (8 p.m.) 6,970 

cfs (10.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27, 

Mar. 25.

3, Dec. 1, 5, 6, 12-18, Jan. 4 to
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 319

2560. Independence River at Donnattsburg, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 43°44 I 50", long 75°20'05" ) on right bank at downstream side of highway 

Grieve at Donnattsburg, Lewis County, l£ miles downstream from Chase Lake Outlet, 

4^ miles northeast of Glenfield, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 91.7 sq mi.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 972.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 16, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 195 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 6.74 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Oct. 17.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 3,410 cfs Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 8.8 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum observed, 18 cfs Sept. 17, 1948, Aug. 4, 5, 1949 

(gige height, 2.85 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.9 

3.1 

3.5 

3.8 149

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

383

605

1,200

1,930

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

52

50

48

46

45

44

42

40

39

39

38

37

37

36

37

36

40

60

77

72 

63

55

57

93

~9T 109

74

67

*61

56

1,695

54.7

0.597

0.69

Nov.

53

49

51

68

101

122

107

97

165

246

172

131

113

*107

138

204

175

152

159

306

310 

Z20

167

140

124

109

88

107

158

570

4,509

150

1.64

1.83

Dec.

320

240

180

130

106

114

131

260

310

250

190

130

110

124

106

107

102

96

114

480

1,480 

1,090

547

362

263

312

826

615

411

236

10,030

324

3.53

4.07

Jan.

223 190"

150

112

104

110

125

118

108

98

104

96

92

*92

104

102

96

92

88

8_6

92

110

140

130

125

140

170

145

138

120

113

3,713

120

1.31

1.51

Feb.

~~§9 105

96

92

90

86

82

80

76

74

78

78

74

72

70

70

70

68

66

64

64 

64

62

54

68

*72

86

93

2,163

77.2

0.842

O.88

Mar.

102

102

96

93

90

85

83

78

76

80

78

76

74

74

74

74

74

70

72

72

70 

70

70

70

84

102

138

181

239

COL

ZOQ

3,216

104

1.13

1.30

Apr.

267

*281

339

411

475

576

676

529

390

313

310

302

277

351

484

660

803

774

691

539

462

552

645

436

310

243

198

201

277

475

13,247

442

4.82

5.37

May

419

284

239

402

382

274

*226

246

339

310

267

250

217

181

190

217

233

198

243

256

201 

159

140

124

111

107

99

91

91

94

88_

6,678

215

2.34

2.71

June

110

604

872

4l4

236

187

159

126

113

124

246

*226

162

172

175

138

115

109

99

87

87 

88

80

72

67.

190

462

274

159

111

6,064

202

2.20

2.46

July

91

78

69

63

60

57

61

91

142

113

96

146

547

?28

144

*122

105

91

112

230

187 

120

94

80

72

63

57

109" 53

192

144

3,617

117

1.28

1.47

Aug.

101

78

62

53

48

44

50

54

64

67

74

72

60

49

44

40

50

42

39

*37_

51 

70

70

61

113

162

ITT

83

64

57

76

2,046

66.0

0.720

0.83

Sept.

102

133

115

101 f26~

299

217

217

170

313

543

390

239

165

124

378

*797

635

702

475

317 

295

250

184

149

144

152

167

157

131

8,257

275

3.00

3.35

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,480 Mln 28 Mean 162 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.01

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,480 Mln 36 Mean 179 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.47

Peak discharge (base, 1,2OO cfs). Dec. 21 (5:15 p.m.) 1,720 cfs (6.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27, Dec. 1-6, 9, 10, 12-15, 18-2O, Jan 

Feb. 3-27, Mar. 8-11 (no gage-height record Feb. 18-2O).

2-28,
320 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2565. Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 43°53'50", long 75°03'05", in gatehouse at Stillwater Dam on Beaver River,

 2i miles upstream from Moshier Creek and ?| miles west of Beaver River Post Office, 

Herklmer County.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1908 to September 1958. Month-end contents only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Float-tape gage read once daily and prior to reservoir gate changes. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Extremes. Maximum observed elevation during year, 1,677.83 ft Sept. 23 (contents,

 4,296,000,000 cu ft); minimum observed, 1,649.95 ft Mar. 24 (contents, 80,000,000 cu ft).

1925-58: Maximum observed elevation, 1,679.73 ft June 3, 1947 (contents, 

4,838,000,000 cu ft); minimum observed since first filling, 1,644.80 ft Mar. 25-27, 

1940 (contents, 8,000,000 cu ft).

Remarks. Records good. Reservoir originally formed about 1885; enlarged at various times

 and in 1924 enlarged to a usable capacity of 4,623,000,000 cu ft between elevations 

1,650.3 and 1,679.3 ft. Elevation of gate sill of lowest outlet, 1,642.3 ft. Capacity 

below elevation 1,650.3 ft, 90,000,000 cu ft, is included in records presented herein, 

but is not ordinarily available for release. Prior to 1956, contents published as 

usable contents above elevation 1,650.3 ft. Reservoir is used to regulate flow of 

Beaver and Black Rivers for control of floods, for power development, and for general 

welfare of the public.

Cooperation. Record of gate opening and reservoir elevations furnished by Board of Black 

River Regulating District.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and capacity, 

in millions of cubic feet)

1,649.0

1,655.0

1,660.0

1,665.0

56

343

821

1,518

1,670.0

1,675.0

1,678.0

2,431

3,556

4,343

Elevation, in feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1957 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

( f l

(*)

Oct.

71.44

71. 28

7l!l3

70.97

70.80

70.65

70.49

70.33

70.12

69.99

69.84

69.68

69.51

69.36

69.20

69.04

68.88

68.73

68.62

68.49

68.35

68.20

68.03

67.90

67.78

67.67

67.55

67.39

67.29

67.12

66.95

1,832

-341

Nov.

66.80

66.66

66.52

66.42

66.30

66.19

66.08

66.02

66.02

66.03

66.03

65.97

65.91

65.84

65.84

65.88

65.89

65.89

65.91

65.99

66.05

66.24

66.39

66.54

66.66

66.78

66.87

67.00

67.11

67.44

1,976

+55.6

Dec.

67.76

67.97

68.14

68.19

68.18

68.16

68.16

68.33

68.52

68.53

68.59

68.63

68.64

68.64

68.64

68.64

68.63

68.49

68.33

68.35

69.31

70.24

70.68

71.00

71.28

71.53

72.06

72.50

72.76

72.93

72.98

3,075

+410

Jan.

72.98

72.96

72.90

72.82

72.70

72.60

72.49

72.35

72.25

72.13

72.01

71.87

71.72

71.57

71.43

71.27

71.13

70.99

70.83

70.67

70.48

70.30

70.14

69.95

69.75

69.57

69.42

69.25

69.10

68.93

68.75

2,160

-342

Feb.

68.57

68.37

68.18

67.98

67.74

67.50

67.25

67.03

66.85

66.67

66.45

66.24

66.01

65.78

65.54

65.31

65.13

64.92

64.71

64.35

64.02

63.67

63.41

63.18

62.88

62.58

62.26

61.98

_

_____ __

1,043

-462

Mar.

61.66

61.31

60.89

60.67

60.32

59.98

59.63

59.27

58.89

58.54

58.17

57.77

57.37

65.97

56.47

55.94

55.43

54.59

53.82

53.12

 52.41

51.68

5O.89

50.13

51.53

51.13

51.01

50.96

51.01

50.54

50.56

98

-353

Apr.

50.51

50.43

50.48

50.74

52.27

53.14

54.15

55.05

55.65

56.10

56.54

56.97

57.34

57.85

58.41

59.45

60.51

61.60

62.65

63.48

64.20

64.92

65.71

66.28

66.65

67.04

67.33

67.59

67.91

68.32

2,148

+791

May

68.69

68.94

69.20

69.53

69.89

70.11

70.31

70.50

70.74

70.91

71.09

71.29

71.45

71.59

71.74

71.87

72.03

72.13

72.40

72.53

72.63

72.72

72.83

72.89

72.94

73.02

73.10

73.16

73.23

73.30

73.36

3,174

+383

June

73.43

73.76

74.49

74.74

74.90

75.09

75.23

75.33

75.45

75.58

75.74

75.89

76.01

76.11

76.21

76.26

76.33

76.43

76.49

76.55

76.60

76.65

76.70

76.65

76.58

76.63

76.70

76.77

76.75

76.71

3,988

+314

July

76.68

76.62

76.58

76.52

76.47

76.39

76.33

76.38

76.34

76.30

76.25

76.26

76.35

76.36

76.32

76.30

76.26

76.21

76.19

76.31

76.38

76.40

76.39

76.35

76.32

76.28

76.24

76.20

76.37

76.62

76.75

4,022

+12.7

Aug.

76.85

76.92

76.97

76.93

76.88

76.80

76.77

76.74

76.73

76.73

76.71

76.67

76.63

76.60

76.52

76.47

76.38

76.35

76.27

76.20

76.24

76.23

76.19

76.22

76.37

76.38

76.35

76.32

76.26

76.20

76.14

3,837

-69.1

Sept.

76.09

76.09

76.05

75.99

75.99

75.99

75.99

75.98

75.96

76.00

76.12

76.22

76.24

76.24

76.22

76.29

76.56

76.81

77.13

77.36

77.53

77.68

77.83

77.81

77.78

77.73

77.69

77.65

77.58

77.49

4,195

+138

Calendar year 1957.................... t +49.8

Water year 1957-58.................... t +45.9

t Contents, in millions of cubic feet, at 12 p.m. on last day of month, by interpolation. 

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second. 

Note. Add 1.6OO ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 321

2570. Beaver River below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver River, N. Y..

Location. Lat 43°53'50", long 75°03'05", in gatehouse at Stillwater Dam, 2| miles upstream from Moshier Creek and 7| miles west of Beaver River Post Office, Herkimer 

County.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available. May 1908 to September 1958.

Gage.--Float-tape gage read once daily and prior to reservoir gate changes. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to June 1, 1924, staff gage at 

present site and datum. June 1, 1924, to Nov. 14, 1929, staff gage at site 1,000 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 50 years, 365 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum daily discharge during year, 728 cfs Feb. 25; minimum daily, 9 cfs 

~^tpr. 5-8.

1908-58: Maximum discharge, about 3,700 cfs May 3, 1926; practically no flow at 

times when gates in dam are closed.

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow completely regulated by Stillwater Reservoir (see preceding 

page). Discharge determined from ratings for gates and spillway of Stillwater Dam.

Coojerat ion. Records furnished by Board of Black River Regulating District. 

Revisions. WSP 714: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

ZZ

23

24

25

Z6

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

487

485

485

483

481

480

478

477

475

474

473

470

468

468

466

465

463

462

460

460

458

458

456

454

452

452

450

448

448

447

447

14,430

465

Nov.

444

442

442

440

440

399

331

330

330

330

330

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

330

330

185

ii

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

7,525

251

Dec.

ii

205

300

300

300

300

300

502

401

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

486

600

600

258

14

14

14

14

14

14

150

218

218

348

662

8,346

269

Jan.

662

66Z

662

660

660

658

658

656

654

654

654

652

652

648

648

646

642

640

638

659

684

684

682

680

678

675

673

670

668

666

664

20,489

661

Feb.

662

660

684

704

702

698

678

641

638

636

634

630

627

626

621

619

655

696

692

686

679

671

660

685

728

724

720

714

_

18,770

670

Mar.

708

700

690

682

672

694

671

648

640

630

622

610

641

662

650

634

666

667

636

607

576

544

506

313

216

260

251

250

301

316

318

16,981

548

Apr.

318

316

318

129

1

9

9

9

10

10

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

1,399

46.6

May

it

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

471

15.2

June

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

208

304

304

304

304

304

304

304

304

2,977

99.2

July

304

304

302

302

302

302

302

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

304

130

16

16

8,684

280

Aug.

16

212

309

308

308

308

308

308

308

308

308

308

308

308

308

308

306

306

306

*305

305

112

16

209

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

8,541

276

Sept.

304

304

304

304

304

304

304

304

443

391

304

305

305

305

365

384

16

16

16

17

18

299

441

505

574

574

573

573

571

570

9,997

333

Adjusted for change In contents In Stillwater Reservoir

Hei in 

Cfsinrt 

In.

124 

0.721 

0.83

306 

1.78 

1.99

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

680 

3.95 

4.55

319 

1.85 

2.14

209 

1.22 

1.26

195

1.13 

1.31

838 

4.87 

5.43

398 

2.31 

2.67

Observed

Max 737 Mln 11 Mean 302 

Max 728 Mln 9 Mean 325

413 

2.40 

2.68

293 

1.70 

1.96

206 

1.20 

1.38

471 

2.74 

3.06

Adjusted

Mean 352 Cfsm 2.05 In. Z7.75 

Mean 371 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.26

Discharge measurement made on this day.
322 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2580. Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°53'50", long 75°24'15", on left bank 1,000 ft upstream from Black Creek 

and half a mile west of Croghan, Lewis County.

Drainage area. 294 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1930 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 806.20 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 28 years, 571 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs July 29 (gage height, 4.15 ft); minimum, 42 efs July 6 (gage height, 1.04 ft); minimum daily, 47 cfs July 6.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 4,310 cfs May 13, 1943 (gage height, 6.47 ft); minimum, 

12 cfs July 24, 1955; minimum daily, 28 cfs July 8, 1956.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

almost completely regulated by Stillwater Reservoir (see p. 320). Between Stillwater 

Dam and this station flow is further regulated by nine powerplant ponds. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow.

Revisions. WSP 759: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 8, 9, 13, 14, June 2)

1.0

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

139

247

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

429

661

1,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

654

671

648

659

494

146

551

630

662

612

666

290

100

367

556

522

722

613

314

112

392

496

445

426

437

295

104

481

742

*652

646

15,133

468

-

-

Nov.

724

445

163

366

669

693

663

699

354

114

361

362

*697

463

130

330

120

336

509

726

636

680

366

136

341

311

341

156

356

176

13,069

436

-

-

Dec.

246

544

471

445

493

466

273

254

503

755

725

650

793

746

427

462

664

666

774

677

1.160

927

934

653

229

698

1,140

1,020

936

660

662

20,741

669

-

-

Jan.

766

666

717

679

666

679

669

691

666

724

712

655

702

705

*605

712

635

696

b700

b700

684

666

753

660

673

699

624

945

931

752

794

22,412

723

-

-

Feb.

650

734

646

707

672

b700

736

616

b780

b760

bSOO

b760

b820

b780

784

753

b700

b740

b680

664

699

612

676

534

746

672

746

714

-

20,105

716

-

-

Mar.

754

611

573

761

766

627

766

755

677

516

736

766

766

821

827

526

479

755

746

766

634

614

275

539

848

821

612

652

436

189

414

20,722

666

-

-

Apr.

710

761

761

761

766

520

722

973

905

764

492

441

*147

359

420

369

509

716

702

744

656

774

706

711

667

337

111

299

324

331

17,562

565

-

-

May

310

353

293

132

310

310

*433

455

436

303

92

269

447

413

392

366

293

90

276

306

303

303

303

266

66

244

269

296

269

86

.65

8,673

286

-

"

June

56

469

ITT

317

306

320

286

83

241

303

317

*299

293

289

84

260

266

289

289

306

269

79

241

310

266

388

433

303

126

286

6,229

274

-

~

July

317

349

400

61

59

47

266

597

625

335

405

205

94

410

464

*418

466

464

337

90

396

765

518

505

344

288

116

640

1.050

944

624

12,639

408

-

"

Aug.

730

320

64

368

*435

476

515

594

379

97

421

495

588

630

634

363

102

524

500

536

727

592

333

89

425

577

623

605

564

361

90

13,801

445

-

"

Sept.

li°

514

614

536

616

422

500

545

562

729

917

869

776

249

520

904

1,020

*1,040

841

794

433

517

755

736

730

794

648

166

470

742

19,291

643

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,210 Min 56 Mean 473 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.65

Water year 1957-56: Max 1,160 Mln 47 Mean 528 Cfsm 1.60 In. 24.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Sta'ge-discharge relation affected by ice
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 323

2587. Deer River at Deer River, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°55'49", long 75°35'3l", on left bank 350 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 26 at Deer River, Lewis County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 98.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 762.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. 1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 7,170 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 

5.98 ft); maximum gage height, 9.20 ft Jan. 23 (ice jam); minimum discharge, about 

8.6 cfs Sept. 1,2.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 7,460 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 

6.10 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 12-18.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, that of Dee. 21, 1957; maximum gage height, that of 

Jan. 23, 1957; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 1, 2, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1956, to Sept. 30, 1958, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6, 1956 Dec. 7, 1956, to Mar. 15, 1957 Mar. 16, 1957, to Sept. 30, 1958

0.7 22

.9 44

1.2 100

1.5 190

1.9 

2.4 

3.0

378

770

1,500

1.0 75

1.2 122

1.6 260

2.0 470

£.5 870

3.0 1,500

4.0 3,050

1.1 

1.4 164

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

335

680

1,500

3,050

4,970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

\T

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

31

36

61

67

53

44

145

403

2TT

*144

100

74

59

53

48

46

*39

37

34

33

32

32

*32

38

54

50

44

54

54

48

46

2,208

71.2

0.726

0.84

Nov.

50

*54

58

54

48

43

39

38

40

40

38

47

80

82

70

*106

233

150

91

74

397

899

320

300 -890

260

233

*210

180

150

4,674

156

1.59

1.77

Dec.

155

150

140

*135

140

494

2,710

1,030

579

416

346

422

336

223

231

548

494

350

205

231

231

442

725

707

624

336

274

*227

215

118

120

13,354

431

4.39

5.06

Jan.

116

114

110

110

106

106

106

*100

96

92

92

92

90

88

86

84

82

80

80

84

90

520

5,, OOP

1,040

780

600

450

370

280

225

205

9,474

306

3.12

3.59

Feb.

175

155

150

150

140

130

130

122

J.24

150

150

125

 110

104

100

96

92

96

100

96

94

92

96

94

110

400

1,750

780

5,891

210

2.14

2.23

Mar.

579

399

260

200

*165

155

145

147

150

147

135

275

572

*752

1,570

1,150

664

1,460

315

270

244

240

315

358

284

284

*299

392

411

381

330

13,048

421

4.29

4.95

Apr.

364

850

635

425

459

1,250

681

518

398

315

254

257

231

244

*205

299

648

632

585

752

947

725

455

352

330

266

196

158

131

113_

13,675

456

4.65

5.18

May

97

84

75

75

71

64

59

Bl

44

53

137

171

178

129

237

244

146

101

88

866

*745

*348

251

207

155

126

140

116

106

n 69

5,295

171

1.74

2.01

June

61

251

204

108

*77

61

77

84

66

55

42

*59

46

42

59

38

31

26

170

244

99

56

40

35

50

124

*82

51

129

49J.

2,922

97.4

0.993

1.11

July

258

118

69

764

811

460

2 O3

106

79

68

61

53

44

38

35

33

29

25

*21

19

20

21

35

32

23

19

17

16

1.050

779

*245

5,531

178

1.81

2.10

Aug.

108

64

43

34

38

32

26

24

21

28

26

22

21

18

17

18

16

14

15

12

*17

18

14

11

a9.6

alO

a9.6

a9.0

a9.0

a9.0

a9 0

722.2

23.3

0.238

0.27

Sept.

a8.6

a9.6

26

32

29

22

17

13

12

12

14

17

17

18

20

23

35

32

22

37

106

196

386

*255

124

79

56

46

42

43

1,747.2

58.2

0.593

0.66

Calendar year 1956: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,000 Min 8.6 Mean 215 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.77

Peak discharge (base

7,170 cfs (5.98 ft

2,500 cfs}. --Dec. 7 (10:15 a.m.) 4,380 cfs (4.71 ft); Jan. 23 (5:15 a.m.)

; Feb. 27 (3:45 a.m.) 3,610 cfs (4.31 ft); Mar. 15 (3 p.m.) 2,960 cfs (3.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of observer's inspections.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23-26, Nov. 3O to Dec. 5, Dec. 18, 19, Dec. 30 

to Feb. 26, Mar. 3-7, 11.
324 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2587. Deer River at Deer River, N. Y.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

28

28

26

25

24

23

21

21

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

23

82

90

68

51

43

66

182

134

88

66

59

47

1,422

45.9

0.468

0.54

Nov.

42

39

44

96

146

116

84

73

240

183

116

104

124

*164

362

252

219

164

326

476

304

231

207

219

215

165

108

258

1.540

7,227

241

2.46

2.74

Dec.

402

286

235

175

135

161

776

921

462

304

207

125

140

150

140

150

155

135

500

2,000

5,660

853

525

424

248

764

742

490

392 

289

248

16,194

522

5.32

6.14

Jan.

280

180

140

120

110

140

135

130

118

106

110

104

98

96

110

106

102

98

94

92.

104

130

180

165

150

190

250

200

160

140

135

4,273

138

1.41

1.62

Feb.

125

120

112

104

98

92

88

84

80

78

82

86

82

80

76

76

74

72

70

68

68

68

66

68

*76

110

130

180

-

2,513

89.8

0.915

0.95

Mar.

230

210

200

195

190

170

155

140

130

124

118

110

106

104

97

97

93

90

97

111

108

101

99

124

188

257

352

451

532

585

600

6,164

199

2.03

2.34

Apr.

585

*776

1,080

1,110

1,080

980

1,010

600

*436

451

562

469

496

725

810

810

770

680

570

436

436

671

570

352

223

168

143

199

413

511

18,122

604

6.16

6.87

May

284

178

238

417

252

168

168

*355

352

244

227

203

143

130

572

532

325

203

257

174

124

101

121

108

93

97

82

69

77

77

64

6,435

208

2.12

2.44

June

73

566

369

164

116

155

111

80

73

218

*381

192

113

256

152

95

75

68

61

51

46

50

43

35

32_

272

346

129

73

50

4,445

148

1.51

1.69

July

39

32

30

2932"

35

54

234

320

129

95

237

335

143

242

*211

113

73

298

211

108

71

59

51

44

38

38

162

469 

358

164

4,454

. 144

1.47

' 1.69

Aug.

88

59

47

40

34

*29

isa

566

264

152

211

118

840

192

93

68

54

48

44

38

412

296

137

97

1.010

412

174

106

79 

64

71

6,001

194

1.98

2.27

Sept.

96

197

108

154

1,020

373

346

275

178

1,100

708

325

182

137

108

1.210

823

1,140

*903

504

341

725

411

227

178

223

244

262

171 

129

12,798

427

4.35

4.85

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,660 Min 8.6 Mean 228 Cfsm 2.32 -In. 31.52

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,660 Mln 17 Mean 247 Cfsm 2.52 In. 34.14

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Dec. 21 (1:45 a.m.) 7,460 cfs (6.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov 

Mar. 12, Mar. 18 (no gage-height record Jan. 4-14).

11, 12, 26, 27, Dec. 4, 5, 12-20, Jan. 1 to
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 325

2605. Black River at Water-town, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°59'05", long 75°55'30", on downstream side of right abutment of Vanduzee 

Street Bridge at Water-town, Jefferson County, 3| miles upstream from Philomel Creek.

Drainage area.--1.876 sq mi.

Records available. July 1920 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 374.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 3, 1921, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge .--38 years, 3,898 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,300 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 9.14 ft); minimum, 90 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 0.12 ft); minimum daily, 940 cfs July 5.

1920-58: Maximum discharge, 33,900 cfs Apr. 9, 1928 (gage height, 10.6 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Sept. 2, 1934 (gage height, -0.19 ft); minimum daily 137 cfs Sept. 4, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, about 39,700 cfs in April 1869 (from New York State Museum 

Bulletin 85).

ks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

.ich are fair. Appreciable regulation by Stillwater Reservoir, Fulton Chain of Lakes,

Revisions. WSP 759: Drainage area

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

* in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22 Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

1.3 893

2.0 1,750

3.0 3,510

4.0 5,600

5.0 8,250

7.0 15,000

9.0 23,600

1.3 883

Z.O 1,690

3.0 3,360

4.0 5,510

5.0 7,930

7.0 14,000

9.0 21,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,670

1,640

1,640

1,630

1,620

1,450

1,120

1,560

1,600

1,560

1,610

1,530

1,160

956

1,230

1,430

1,380

1,740

1,780

976

2,000 

1,990

1,800

1,610 

1,650

2.250

2,150

1,800

*2 , 040

2,050 

1,850

50,472

1,628

_

-

Nov.

1,830

1,720

1,460

1,580

1,670

2,170

2,130

2,120

2,110

2,210

2,550

2,700

*2,400

2,370

2,230

3,170

3,130

2,840

2,830

3,840

5,190 

5,330

4,590

3,450 

3,010

2,660

2,340

1,920

3,180

5_,620

84,150

2,805

_

-

Dec.

4,720

a4,200

a3,900

a3,000

a2 . 400

a2 , 500

a2 , 600

a5,000

a5,580

5,440

5,380

4,670

3,540

3,230

3,090

2,590

2,870

3,030

2,790

5,880

12,900 

20,100

*20.800

*15,500 

11,300

9,020

9,650

9,850

9,850

9,100 

7,620

212,100

6,842

-

Jan.

6.270

5,460

4,550

3,100

2,800

2,720

2,750

2,920

2,700

2,450

2,470

2,350

2,290

2,250

2,210

2,130

2,260

2,200

2,100

2,050

2,020 

2,070

2,300

2,700 

2,900

2,920

3,010

3,340

3,460

3,300 

3,050

89,100

2,874

-

Feb.

2.900

2.6701

2,410

2,350

2,250

2,200

2,250

2,300

2,150

2,100

2,050

2,050

2,000

1,800

2,150

2,000

1,350

1,800

1,900

1,850

1,900 

1,850

1,850

1,740 

*1,780

2,080

2,110

2,450

-

58,890

2,103

-

Mar.

2,580

2,700

2,730

2,810

3,130

3,130

3,110

3,000

2,790

2,400

2,420

2,600

2,570

2,690

2,840

2,650

2,310

2,370

2,590

2,720

2,830 

2,750

2,470

2.280 

3,500

4,340

4,860

5,330

5,740

5_,790 

5,790

99,820

3,220

-

Apr.

5,880

6,150

*6,490

6,820

7,040

7,520

8,270

8,580

8,770

8,220

7,220

6,200

5,350

5,170

5,650

6,040

6,460

7,070

7,640

8,030

8,110 

8,220

8,690

9,880 

10.100

8,860

6,970

5,510

4.880

5,190

214,980

7,166

-

May

5,510

5.550

5,400

4,880

4,770

4,660

4,210

-4,110

4,710

4,770

4,300

3,960

3,790

3,480

3,560

4,640

4,860

4,250

3,600

3,810

3,490 

3,160

2,600

2,450 

2,210

2,010

2,100

1,980

1,840

1,630 

1,530

113,800

3,671

_

-

June

1,650

3,040

6,180

6,920

7,770

7,220

5,900

4,550

3,220

2,740

*3,640

4,250

4,020

3,500

3,120

2,860

2,570

2,120

1,890

1,760

1,700 

1,570

1.380

1,430 

1,490

1,450

2,900

3,000

2,290

1,510

97,640

3,255

-

July

1,470

1,350

1,590

1,340

940

970

981

1,460

2,140

1,900

1,850

1,790

2,370

3,250

*3,060

2,730

2,500

2,320

2,110

2,140

1,930 

2,220

2,230

1,830 

1,580

1,390

1,210

1,150

2,830

3,870 

3.930

62,431

2,014

_

-

Aug.

3,420

2,660

1,840

1,470

1,510

*1,410

1,510

2,030

2,500

1,870

1,700

2,000

2,320

2,290

1,810

1,560

1,220

1.030

1,310

1,310

1,640 

1,960

1,770

1,420 

2,160

3,800

3,230

2,570

2,060

1,760 

1,290

60,430

1,949

_

-

Sept.

al.120

al.SOO

a2,350

a2,300

a3,000

a3,500

a2,700

a2 , 900

2,720

3,170

4,950

5,190

4,800

3,940

2,950

3,290

5,060

5,880

7,040

7.070

6,700 

6,560

6,490

*5,970 

5,040

4,190

3,760

3,470

2,930

3,120

123,760

4,125

_

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 20,800 Mln 554 Mean 3,436 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.86

Water year 1957-58: Max 20,800 Mln 940 Mean 3,473 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.12

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs). Dec. 25 (12:15 a.m.) 22,300 efs (9.14 ft).

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records at Black River. 

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 14, 18-20, 23-25, Feb. 4-2 

FT~2.
326 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2610. East Branch Oswegatchie River at Cranberry Lake, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°13'15", long 74°51'00", on right bank 900 ft downstream from dam at 

outlet of Cranberry Lake, at village of Cranberry Lake, St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area. 144 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1923 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,458.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, staff gage at site 80 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 288 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 730 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 5.98 ft); minimum 

daily, 22 cfs May 27-29.

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 1,940 cfs May 13, 1943 (gage height, 7.70 ft); minimum daily, about 3 cfs Apr. 9-16, 1931.

Remarks. Records good. Since 1867, flow almost completely regulated by Cranberry Lake 

(total capacity, 2,530,000,000 cu ft).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18

3.7 

4.1 

4.5

111

191

5.0 

6.0

3Z5 

740

Jan. 18 to Sept. 30 

3.1 20

3.5 47

4.0 106

4.5 197

5.0 329

6.0 730

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

603

527

480

251

160

114

130

141

139

136

*125

123

123

164

182

183

159

216

295

287

278

218

136

136

136

134

134

132

132

134

134

6,242

201

Nov.

136

136

116

114

112

120

128

130

97

73

74

75

75

77

74

67

67

*68

*68

69

7171'

71

72

72

72

72

73

74

75

2,599

86.6

Dec.

77

78

79

79

79

78

78

80

80

79

79

80

80

80

80

80

79

79

80

82

86

88

90

91

91

93

94

96

96

'§7 97

2,605

84.0

Jan.

99

99

125

215

215

215

228

£67

267

267

304

413

354

254

328

328

328

378

437

*434

430

426

426

422

419

416

416

416

385

309

309

9,929

320

Feb.

309

309

326

365

365

362

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

356

353

353

353

350

347

344

344

344

344

341

341

338

338

338

-

9,733

348

Mar.

335

335

*332

332

329

326

326

323

323

320

320

317

338

388

388

385

381

378

372

372

369

365

362

359

408

441

437

434

430

430

426

11,381

367

Apr.

422

419

312

180

109

72

73

74

75

77

89

118

108

82

83

59

46

47

54

58

*50

48

47

45

45

41

39

38

38

38

2,986

99.5

May

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

34

33

31

29

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

80

105

1,003

32.4

June

120

*338

490

500

500

512

434

391

297

267

320

320

320

323

381

419

391

344

283

253

250

250

228

186

186

242

372

372

372

317

9,978

333

July*

250

250

248

248

206

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

*186

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

*186

186

186

186

186

186

250

286

286

6,302

203

Aug.

286

230

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

128

130

168

168

168

*168

168

168

121

103

102

100

99

98

98

4,967

160

Sept.

98

171

238

238

238

238

235

£35

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

238

238

238

240

240

240

240

240

240

242

242

242

242

*256

292

7,006

234

Adjusted for change in contents in Cranberry Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

130 

0.903

1.04

190 

1.32 

1.47

Calendar year 1957 : 

Water year 1957-58 :

469 

3.26 

3.76

208 

1.44 

1.67

188 

1.31 

1.36

176 

1.22

1.41

660 

4.58 

5.11

297 

2.06 

2.38

Observed

Max 845 Min 33 Mean 243 

Max 603 Min 22 Mean 205

298 

2.07 

2.31

203 

1.41 

1.63

118 

0.819 

0.95

288 

2.00 

2.23

Adjusted

Mean 255 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.03 

Mean 268 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.32

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Elevation at surface of Cranberry Lake 1,477.75 ft at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1957; 1,486.35 ft 

at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1958; 1,481.35 ft at 12 p.m. Dec. 31, 1956; 1,482.95 ft at 12 p.m. Dec. 31, 

1957 (furnished by Oswegatchie River-Cranberry Reservoir Commission).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 327

2620. East Branch Oswegatchle River near Oswegatchie, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°13'25", long 75°04'35", on left bank 300 ft downstream from Flat Rock 

hydroelectric plant of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. and 2^ miles north of Oswegatchie, 

St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area.--263 sq mi.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,016.52 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 34 years, 522 cfs.

ExbrerneB.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 5.51 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Aug. 4, 17, 24 (gage height, 0.67 ft); minimum daily, 2.9 cfs July 6, 

Aug. 30.

1924-58: Maximum discharge, 4,090 cfs Apr. 12, 1947; maximum gage height, 7.1 ft 

Apr. 6, 1928; minimum discharge, probably less than 1 cfs during complete shutdown of 

powerplant; minimum daily, 1 cfs July 25, 1926.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Extensive diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused 

by powerplant; since 1867, seasonal flow regulated to some extent by Cranberry Lake 

(total capacity, 2,530,000,000 cu ft).

Revisions. WSP 759: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

.6

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

1.5 

3.0 

5.7

49

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.1

120

231

391

905

1,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

815

636

538

447

4.9

3.8

367

254

*357

335

342

7

3.8

414

218

277

316

197

38

63

367

307

342

334

253

111

72

368

164 

238

287

8,476.5

273

-

-

Nov.

193

36

127

345

177

282

259

119

126

98

195

280

164

113

212

242

161

218

362

312

264

259

98

334

329

380

290

158

804 

803

7,740

258

-

-

Dec.

351

455

372

505

432

433

260

362

542

422

456

495

446

233

215

222

365

363

226

898

1.780

1,380

1,110

813

292

661

1,050

847

473 

774

552

18,005

561

-

-

Jan.

323

495

599

360

337

422

337

502

450

451

431

176

484

525

608

466

506

307

197

498

*522

570

562

556

210

304

590

642

596

610

556

14,192

458

-

-

Feb.

204

246

554

618

566

523

468

230

250

487

672

599

674

620 ies

218

554

615

674

486

546

217

278

508

641

634

605

644

-

13,519

463

-

-

Mar.

262

255

616

*617

576

642

579

170

253

552

560

566

563

600

282

218

544

615

574

500

540

221

265

447

609

709

542

729

836

500

732

15,674

506

-

-

Apr.

742

816

988

925

863

1,020

1,170

966

1,140

572

776

506

414

649

542

674

851

713

489

264

552

655

764

617

532

477

120

367

352 

402

19,918

644

-

-

May

385

269

87

344

551

470

326

558

561

323

320

624

616

446

558

334

242

332

328

434

333

301

271

244

180

244

207

201

163

120

146

10,522

339

-

-

June

221

554

*607

687

517

781

698

667

559

603

741

610

551

467

429

416

706

767

339

544

256

184

356

297

387

548

670

700

173

460

15,495

516

-

-

July

618

449

330

146

3.8

2.9

451

331

384

355

304

126

138

380

482

357

373

432

199

386

588

604

356

436

440

193

213

252

351 

632

554

10,866.7

351

-

-

Aug.

507

231

124

205

296

145

169

196

263

108

355

345

318

306

276

70

181

341

371

397

366

180

7.2

62

416

336

*338

*427

105 

2.9

49

7,495.1

242

-

-

Sept.

195

372

486

422

440

225

215

368

469

676

517

426

358

147

317

561

621

695

780

626

604

476

562

534

546

643

368

335

474 

*584

14,064

469

-

"

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,780 Kin 3.6 Mean 459 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.70

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,780 Min 2.9 Mean 427 Cfsm 1-62 In. 22.06

Discharge measurement made on this day.
328 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2625. West Branch Oswegatchie River near Harrisville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°11'10", long 75 0 19'55", on right bank just downstream from highway 

bridge, half a mile northeast of Seers Corners, lj miles downstream from Jenny Creek, 

and 4 miles downstream from Harrisvllle, Lewis County.

Drainage area. 258 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1916 to September 1958.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 738.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 30, 1933, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 42 years, 510 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,260 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 7.19 ft); minimum, 67 cfs Oct. 12, 13 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1916-58: Maximum discharge, 6,920 cfs Jan. 9, 1930 (gage height, 9.6 ft); minimum, 

25 cfs Sept. 1, 1934 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation, principally during low flow, caused by pulpmill at Harrisvllle.

Revisions (water years). WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 784- 1934.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5

2.5 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7

68 3.5

93 4.0

174 5.0

3O1 7.O

490

Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

779

1,170

2,020

4,050

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

107

174

301

484

3.5 742

4.0 1,080

5.0 1,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

129

111

112

90

93

89

97

80

*83

72

69

68

68

101

89

81

75

76

92

129

152

148

143

143

182

238

240

226

200

178

153

3,807

123

0.477

0.55

Nov.

146

155

139

170

263

327

333

311

304

295

295

271

257

254

280

323

340

333

*347

441

544

566

539

514

500

433

b340

378

606

1.400_

11,404

380

1.47

1.64

Dec.

1,870

1,550

bl,250

bl,020

b900

822

555

829

1,060

1,150

bl.OOO

b800

b620

*b490

445

416

382

336

367

703

2,030

5,980

2,910

1,990

1,390

1,080

1,390

1,890

1,620

1,310

1,010

37,165

1,199

4.65

5.36

Jan.

801

662

b540

b500

416

371

364

340

304

289

280

263

257

249

246

243

243

243

238

226

*223 226"

249

254

257

280

333

367

371

360

350

10,345

334

1.29

1.49

Feb.

333

317

298

280

265

257

246

238

226

218

218

216

211

202

195

191

176

191

189

184

184

178

176

178

218

254

289

330

6,458

231

0.895

0.93

Mar.

364

378

371

*371

36O

350

336

323

304

286

277

271

254

263

265

260

257

246

254

249

254

249

240

246

307

408

550

725

913

1,070

1,140

12,141

392

1.52

1.75

Apr.

1,130

1,190

1,260

1,340

1,400

1,490

1,820

1,900

1,530

1,220

998

902

850

824

890

1,010

1,230

1,460

1,520

1,430

*1,250

*1,260

1,340

1,260

1,060

831

661

572

582

756

34,946

1,165

4.52

5.04

May

896

864

724

799

909

824

689

701

850

909

838

857

909

818

689

618

567

502

498

502

476

419

381

350

317

292

268

251

257

274

2 63

18,511

597

2.31

2.67

June

257

492

*909

1,000

812

786

805

683

529

442

446

455

407

572

818

672

476

389

340

298

257

230

206

189

174

200

524

644

539

392

14,943

498

1.93

2.15

July

314

249

206

191

164

135

140

146

191

211

204

238

304

301

*280

360

396

311

286

488

724

672

493

371

298

233

204

202

343

563

592

9,810

316

1.22

1.41

Aug.

467

385

320

243

184

163

164

376

563

520

480

415

353

317

280

230

191

153

120

T20

*136

202

230

211

257

333

333

280

230

195

174

8,625

278

1.08

1.24

Sept.

178

226

257

238

230

271

336

350

357

350

407

476

455

392

343

378

628

890

1,140

1,220

1,100

902

792

661

529

476

484

506

493

*430

15,495

516

2.00

2.23

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,980 Mln 54 Mean 476 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.06

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,980 Mln 68 Mean 503 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.46

Peak discharge (base, 3,300 cfs).--Dec. 22 (6:15 a.m.) 4,260 efs (7.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 329

2630. Oswegatchle River near HeuVelton, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 44°36'00", long 75°22 I 45", on right bank l| miles downstream from Beaver 

Creek and 2| miles upstream from Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area.--973 sq mi.

Records available. June 1916 to September 1958.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 288.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Sept. 16, 1916, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--48 years, 1,681 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,320 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 5.46 ft); minimum, 202 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1916-58: Maximum discharge, 15.800 cfs Apr. 9, 1947 (gage height, 9.26 ft); maximum 

gage height, 9.33 ft Apr. 9, 1947 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 130 cfs Aug. 17, 1949 

(gage height, 0.47 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Since 

1867, seasonal flow slightly regulated by Cranberry Lake (total capacity, 2,530,000,000 

cu ft); slight diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplants. During 

high stages on Grass River, part of flow of that stream may pass through Upper Lake, 

Indian Creek, and Lower Lake and enter Oswegatchie River at Rensselaer Falls, 4^ miles 

above station.

Revisions. WSP 759: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

215

320

670

1,100

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

2,240

3,720

7,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.060

1,000

992

826

784

581

300

235

354

*426

393

432

480

309

240

406

412

380

426

459

287

235

430 

560 

538

530

582

473

406 

530

545

15,611

504

0.518

0.60

Nov.

426

445

494

393

374

508

582

582

726

686

508

530

622

638

630

568

582

598

*734

810

992

1,110

1,170 

1,090 

1,020

1,320

1,180

1,060

1,000 

1.550

22,708

757

0.778

0.87

Dec.

2,500

5,020

2,550

1,880

1,500

1,480

1,510

1,760

1,960

2,240

2,200

1,900

1,550

1,550

1,280

1,150

1,040

1.000

1,130

1,410

2,480

4,410

5,520 

5.590 

4,860

3,910

4,050

4,510

4,540 

4,100

3,540

81,720

2,636

2.71

3.12

Jan.

2.940

2,480

1,850

1,600

1,450

1,250

1,160

1,250

1,020

992

1,060

1,000

860

810

758

974

1,010

920

860

760

658

694

*956 

1,020 

956

1,000

852

855

1,220 

1,560

1,520

55,855

1,157

1.19

1.37

Feb.

1,300

1,230

1,010

818

1,000

1,110

1,080

992

1,010

750

638

792

1,000

1,000

974

938

686

552

606

912

983

965

852 

686 

662

938

1,220

1,580

-

26,084

932

0,958

1.00

Mar.

1,580

1,750

1,590

1,490

1,800

1,980

2,010

2,030

1,920

1,500

1.510

1,490

1,590

1,660

1,660

1,590

1,410

1,350

1,620

1,920

2,020

1,930

1,870 

1,900 

2,500

3,670

4,710

5,840

6.070 

5,880

5,650

75,290

2,429

2.50

2.88

Apr.

5.520

5,000

4,590

4,520

4,150

5,960

4,420

4,960

4,860

4,410

5,660

2,970

2,710

2,500

1,970

2,150

2,180

2,520

2,590

2,640

2,450

*2,160

2,480 

2,660 

2,570

2,280

1,910

1,550

1.560

1,610

92,490

3,083

3.17

3.53

May

1,640

1,850

1,730

1,530

1,580

1,810

1,960

1,840

1,940

2,240

2,250

3,140

5.690

3,290

2,730

2,340

2,180

1,800

1,520

1,440

1,420

1,410

1,290 

1,220 

1,140

920

929

801

767 

758

638

53,793

1,735

1.78

2.06

June

646

718

1,260

*1,970

2.150

2,050

1,880

1,930

1,810

1,610

1,460

1,400

1,420

1,360

1,390

1,420

1,520

1,410

1,280

1,230

1,020

920

678 

575 

726

767

694

938

1,320

1,320

38,852

1,295

1.33

1.4d

July

965

956

1,020

878

622

480

314

I45~ 309

582

614

638

638

552

582

*702

801

878

912

886

718

1,060

1.570 

1,510 

1,100

860

750

606

622 

726

860

23,756

766

0.787

0.91

Aug.

1.240

1,170

1,070

784

622

501

412

494

742

886

903

818

912

860

826

776

646

466

400

487

598

622

630 

622 

445

395

662

835

*776 

758

646

22,002

710

0.730

0.84

Sept.

419

292

356

568

758

718

767

646

630

860

974

1,030

1,060

965

844

742

776

1,220

1,810

2,290

2.410

2,540

2,210 

1,940 

1,750

1,550

1,400

1,280

1,160

1,080

54,845

1,162

1.19

1.33

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,590 Mln 187 Mean 1,333 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.58

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,070 Mln 235 Mean 1,433 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.99

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5, 12, 13, 17, 18, Jran. 3-9, 12, 19, 20.
330 ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM

2640. St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 44°42'05", long 75°29'40", at Ogdensburg, H. Y. 

Drainage area. 295,200 sq ml, including that of Oswegatchie River.

Records available. June 1860 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Discharge determined from ratings of several outflow structures of Lake St. Lawrence. Prior to August 1956, basic gage at lock 25 at Iroquois, Ont., and supplementary gages located at Prescott, Ont., at lock 27 above Cardinal, Ont. f at lock 24 between Iroquois and Morrisburg, Ont., and at lock 23 at Morrisburg, Ont. August 1956 

to June 1958, basic gage at lock 24 and auxiliary gages located at lock 24 and below 

Morrisburg. These were gages of the Canadian Hydrographic Service except the supplementary gages in use after August 1956, which are gages of the Hydro-Electric Power 

Commission of Ontario. The discharge in this reach of river is considered to be same 

as discharge at Ogdensburg, N. Y., which is directly opposite Prescott, Ont.

Average discharge. 98 years (June 1860 to September 1958), 241,000 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 239,000 cfs Nov. 9; minimum daily, 198,000 

cfs Feb. 23, 24, 28, Mar. 2-4.

1917-58: Maximum daily discharge, 315,000 cfs May 13, 1952; minimum daily, 139,000 

cfs Feb. 7, 1936.

1860-1958: Maximum monthly discharge, 314,000 cfs May 1870; minimum monthly, 

154,000 cfs February 1936.

Remarks.--Records do not include water diverted from Lake Michigan by Illinois and Michigan Canal during period of its operation prior to 1910 and by Chicago Sanitary and Ship 

Canal, operation of which began in 1900. They include water diverted into Lake Superior from Hudson Bay drainage by the Long Lake project, operation of which began in July 

1939, and by the Ogoki project, operation of which began in July 1943. The diversions 

into Lake Superior amounted to less than 1 percent of the average St. Lawrence River 

discharge before July 1943, and since that time have averaged about 5,000 cfs.

Cooperation.--Records of daily discharge furnished by U. S. Lake Survey, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1437: 1870, 1875, 1881, 1883-84, 1890. 

Note. Discharges after June 1958 are considered provisional.

Discharge, in thousands cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1£58

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

229

226

224

222

221

221

221

222

225

224

221

223

224

223

225

224

226

227

227

226

226

228

227

227

223

222

222

225

224 

224

222

6,951

224

0.759

0.88

Nov.

219

217

218

219

220

220

220

219

239

222

219

219

218

216

219

216

220

216

219

220

220

218

217

218

215

212

211

211

211 

211

6,539

218

0.738

0.82

Dec.

212

212

211

209

2T3

215

212

211

212

212

217

215

215

216

215

216

215

214

217

215

217

216

216

217

215

216

216

215

216 

215

216

6,649

214

0.725

0.84

Jan.

228

218

217

219

221

222

222

221

222

224

222

222

222

218

215

216

219

217

219

219

216

218

216

215

214

215

216

216

219

E20

220

6,786

219

0.742

0.85

Feb.

219

219

220

220

221

221

221

223

226

222

220

219

216

213

213

213

212

209

205

200

200

199

198

198

201

200

199

198

-

5,925

212

0.718

0.75

Mar.

200

198

198

198

200

203

203

203

202

203

204

209

218

218

219

220

220

220

220

219

216

219

220

220

220

221

223

225

226 

226

226

6,617

213

0.722

0.83

Apr.

226

226

226

226

226

224

226

228

228

227

228

229

230

231

231

233

237

238

237

238

235

233

232

228

231

228

227

226

229 

230

6,894

230

0.779

0.87

May

230

227

228

228

227

228

227

228

231

231

229

229

228

229

229

230

231

230

231

230

231

230

230

229

230

230

229

229

230 

229

230

7,108

229

0.776

0.89

June

229

227

228

229

254

229

230

231

229

230

231

232

230

230

230

230

229

229

229

229

230

230

229

229

228

231

231

230

230 

230

6,893

230

0.779

0.87

July

222

223

228

233

230

231

233

232

230

227

228

226

227

226

229

228

226

228

229

225

225

223

222

223

223

223

225

224

227 

224

221

7,021

226

0.766

0.88

Aug.

222

222

222

222

222

221

221

223

221

222

221

220

221

219

220

220

221

222

221

221

221

220

221

221

221

220

222

221

221 

220

220

6,852

221

0.749

0.86

Sept.

217

221

220

221

212

222

223

222

226

224

219

219

217

218

220

218

218

218

216

212

212

212

213

213

213

213

213

213

214 

214

6,513

217

0.735

0.82

Calendar year 1957: Max 267 Min 209 Mean 234 Cfsm O.793 In. 10.77

Water year 1957-58: Max 239 Min 198 Mean 221 Cfsm 0.749 In. 10.16

Note.--All figures of discharge are expressed in thousands of cubic feet per second.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 331

2650. Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°31'30", long 75°11'50", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from lower 

bridge in Pyrites, St. Lawrence County, and half a mile upstream from Harrison Creek.

Drainage area. 335 sq mi.

Records available. August 1924 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 350.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 34 years, 596 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,420 cfs May 13 (gage height, 5.87 ft); maximum gage height, 7.10 ft Dec. 22 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 86 cfs 

Oct. 15.

1924-58: Maximum discharge, about 8,300 cfs Nov. 18, 1927 (gage height, 13.0 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum daily, 59 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions. WSP 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17 Apr. 18 to Sept. 30

1.2 80

1.5 146

2.0 300

3.0 

6.0

730

2,450

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

113

164

333

3.0 

6.0

780

2,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

130

122

107

111

113

100

102

102

107

98

*94

90

94

94

86_

92

100

98

134

226

252

213

186

195

282

341

?86

232

195 

181

162

4,725

152

0.454

0.52

Nov.

159

149

T72

294

449

461

379

311

293

300

270

262

252

252

293

407

419

415

403

*500

553

500

440

440

478

370

300

320

580

1,100

11,521

384

1.15

1.28

Dec.

1,180

960

640

460

400

380

450

820

1,050

900

680

480

*350

310

290

290

290

270

290

500

1,000

1.700

1,500

1,300

1,040

1,060

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,040 

840

24,820

801

2.39

2.76

Jan.

760

500

370

250

250

280

310

280

250

200

200

180

160

180

200

190

180

170

150

160

220

*310

340

320

300

310

340

360

320

300 

270

8,610

278

0.830

0.96

Feb.

250 230'

210

190

180

180

180

170

160

165

165

165

160

165

160

155

155

160

155

155

150

150

145

150

160

190

200

240

-

4,895

175

0.522

0.54

Mar.

380

350

330

370

350

310

280

260

240

250

290

340

340

350

350

340

330

*320

310

300

300

320

300

290

300

350

420

540

700 

900

1,140

11,950

385

1.15

1.33

Apr.

*1,160

1,200

1,300

1,400

1,550

1,750

1,550

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,160

1,220

1,220

1,270

1,490

1,730

2,030

2.200

2,110

1,870

1,650

*1,710

1,720

1,520

1,240

1,020

865

760

860

1,090

42 , 545

1,418

4.23

4.72

May

1,100

910

800

950

980

830

725

840

1,080

1,040

1,090

1,970

2.250

1,610

1,170

950

835

730

690

715

622

558

576

558

514

469

418

385

427

491

456

26,719

862

2.57

2.97

June

431

991

*1.450

1,110

770

648

612

612

443

418

522

558

469

612

725

590

482

431

385

337

306

291

266

242

225

281

554

522

410

322

15,995

533

1.59

1.78

July

273

242

215

193

178

176

173

178

225

242

219

263

303

281

*235

242

273

273

299

565

735

518

377

303

263

225

225

196

543

500

9,541

308

0.919

1.06

Aug.

353

252

196

173

150

137

145

468

710

590

418

295

232

190

167

145

137

127

135

132

148

245

288

252

299

414

353

266

209

178

178

7,982

257

0.767

0.89

Sept.

203

249

235

*212

193

181

187

225

245

228

222

245

228

209

193

239

530

727

1.200

1,180

915

825

770

612

509

532

612

662

608 

*491

13,667

456

1.36

1.52

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,300 Min 62 Mean 452 Cfam 1.35 In. 18.31

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,230 Min 86 Mean 501 Cfam 1.50 In. 20.33

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10, 11, Nov. 26 to Apr. 10.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2665. Raquette River at Plercefleld, N. Y.

Gage 

1

Location. Lat 44°14'05", long 74 0 34'20", on left bank half a mile downstream from dam of 

International Paper Co. at Plercefleld, St. Lawrence County, and ij miles upstream from 

Dead Creek.

Drainage area. 722 sq ml.

Records available. --August 1908 to September 1958.

e . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,502.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1912, staff or chain gage at same site (datum of chain gage 

lowered 2 ft Jan. 1, 1911, to present datum).

Average discharge. 50 years, 1,278 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 4,760 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 9.81 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.35 ft); minimum dally, 173 cfs Oct. 29.

1908-58: Maximum discharge, 8,240 cfs May 16, 1943 (gage height, 12.09 ft); minimum, 

4.1 cfs Oct. 12, 1947 (gage height, 0.61 ft), caused by construction work above station; 

minimum daily, 4.1 cfs Oct. 12, 1947.

Remarks . Records excellent except those for periods of fragmentary or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Seasonal distribution of flow appreciably modified by natural 

storage in lakes and ponds above station. Extensive diurnal fluctuation caused by 

powerplant at Plercefield.

Revisions (water years). WSP 604: 

1914(M) ,1916, 1921.

1924. WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 1387: 1910, 1913,

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

128

208

457

812

6.0

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

1,300

1,970

2,850

5,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

208 

546

563

570

612

601

584

*601

608

670

650

682

626

674

588

647

618

679

663

622

708

670

626

605

636

620

572

313

175

553

18,069

583

-

-

Nov.

490 

448

386

488

474

519

544

542

514

492

586

540

548

530

548

588

578

*621

630

615

649

745

784

788

743

856

753

725

792 

875

18,389

613

-

-

Dec.

890 

T53H

900

942

968

958

978

1,090

1,160

1,230

1,190

1,260

1,220

1,150

1,160

1,080

1,060

1,150

1,100

1,060

1,400

1,680

2,070

2,580

2,980

3,050

3,070

5,250

5.450

5,240

3,090

51,316

1,655

-

-

Jan.

2.980 

2,770

2,590

2,400

2,210

1,970

1,470

1,380

1,500

1,210

1,210

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,070

976

*1,010

931

878

914

865

826

806

858

786

790

818

790

40,526

1,507

-

-

Feb.

760 

712

791

756

700

796

868

756

796

856

768

751

750

728

689

674

726

644

540

597

a580

a560

a500

a540

a560

a600

589

552

19,099

682

-

-

Mar.

524 

580

*a560

a540

a540

a520

a500

a520

a540

a560

535

541

551

294

302

594

272

360

408

356

424

541

499

567

562

574

568

619

616

634

656

15,637

504

-

-

Apr.

620 

672

671

736

770

764

1,000

989

1,000

1,050

1,100

1,100

1,140

1,180

1,260

1,410

1,670

1,890

2,230

2,610

*2,950

3,500

5,650

4,100

4,300

4,480

4,610

4.700

4,650

4,500

65,082

2,169

-

-

May

4.290 

4,070

5,900

3,650

3,510

5,320

5,150

3,020

2,920

2,770

2,700

2,640

2,520

2,190

1,930

1,890

1,850

1,740

1,840

1,790

1,700

1,590

1,390

1,380

1,300

1,220

1,140

1,000

1,030

1,010

928

69,558

2,237

-

-

June

896 

*1,230

1,300

1,500

1,730

2,070

2.590

2,520

2,410

2,260

2,030

1,730

1,700

1,510

1,460

1,470

1,490

1,490

1,470

1,430

1,370

1,310

1,260

1,180

1,080

1,040

1,080

1,140

1,150

1,090

45,986

1,533

-

-

July

1,010 

970

914

861

806

828

847

760

f800

f780

738

750

768

*808

792

742

744

722

756

797

965

951

*984

1,000

996

888

1.020

944

942 

942

26,767

865

-

-

Aug.

943 

842

870

889

868

874

898

922

912

826

912

774

800

915

740

726

672

741

725

650

683

620

658

556

681

*650

614

562

505 

406

515

22,887

738

-

-

Sept.

565 

560

556

530

560

402

424

508

580

554

544

613

508

578

552

686

772

910

1,020

1,000

1,080

1,100

1,170

1,120

1,220

1,200

1,300

1,320

*1,350

1.540

24,602

820

-

-

Calendar year 1957 : Max 3,450 Min 26 Mean 1,011 Cfsm 1.40 , In. 19.01

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,700 Min 173 Mean 1,144 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height recordsj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

other stations In the Raquette River basin.

f Fragmentary gage height; discharge computed on basis of existing gage heights and records for 

other stations in the Raquette River basin.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 333

2675. Raquette River at South Colton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°30'40" , long 74°53 I 00", on left bank 300 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at South Colfcon, St. Lawrence County, 500 ft downstream from South Colton powerplant, 

and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Cold Brook.

Drainage area. 939 sq mi.

Records available. January 1953 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 882.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 1,598 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,020 cfs June 18 (gage height, 6.55 ft); minimum, 6.4 cfs many times (gage height, 1.71 ft); minimum daily, 6.4 cfs Oct. 13.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 8,330 cfs Apr. 22, 1954 (gage height, 9.07 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Aug. 25, 1957 (gage height, 1.50 ft); minimum daily, 4.6 cfs June 2, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Carry Falls Reservoir (usable capacity, 5,011,000,000 

cu ft) since 1953; considerable natural storage in large lakes above Piercefield.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

180

409

1,080

2,050

4,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

1,600

1,060

1,000

1.650

58

76

1,300

1,400

1,140

*1,360

1,470

156

6.4

1,420

1,390

1,170

1,500

1,260

7.4

6.8

1,060

1,200

1,260

1,540

1,110

1,160

51

1,600

1,460

910

1,240

31,601.6

1,019

-

-

-398

Nov.

1,460

1,030

9.3

1,610

784

1,230

1,500

1,510

70O

312

1,170

1,230

1,320

1,560

1,420

317

374

1,350

1,240

*1,410

1,360

1,500

542

13

1,390

1.960

1,630

12

1,840

14

31,7983

1,060

-

-

+32.0

Dec.

12

946

1,270

1,460

1,300

1,310

733

13

1,210

1,380

1,650

1,480

1,530

860

660

1,900

1,460

1,810

2,010

1,430

1,220

14

2,130

1,220

168

2,170

2,240

1,590

625

2,100

1,980

39,881

1,286

-

-

+843

Jan.

1,060

1,930

2,000

1,960

1,610

2.590

2,130

2,260

1,840

1,730

1,540

524

1,840

1,740

bl,900

bl,350

bl,750

bl,250

b540

bl,850

bl,850

*bl,550

bl,550

1,440

896

679

1,870

1,480

1,790

2,040

2,010

50,349

1,624

-

-

-125

Feb.

1,020

750

2,000

1,980

1,870

1,330

2,220

1,540

582

1,980

2,140

1,830

1,090

1,430

930

876

1,720

1,540

1,680

1,720

1,850

1,130

561

1,480

1,740

1,910

1,580

1,230

-

41,709

1,490

-

-

-616

Mar.

1,320

894

1,820

1,410

*1,860

1,980

2.190

1,010

702

985

1,930

2,030

1,890

2,000

542

922

1,810

1,740

1,560

1,950

1,220

934

200

694

760

1,410

1,180

1,600

219

ill

1,890

40,668

1,312

-

-

-356

Apr.

2,020

1,690

1,250

1,370

496

92

2,230

2,310

2,160

2.560

2,170

2,280

1,010

2,150

2,310

2,270

2,250

2,190

1,910

1,950

2,100

1,380

*1,340

1,310

1,860

832

243

1,620

1,910

2,130

51,193

1,706

-

-

+1,269

May

2,130

2,090

2,500

2,620

2,930

2,620

2,940

2,260

2,670

1,760

1,630

2,580

3,440

3,450

5.460

3,410

1,970

1,800

2,180

2,210

1,860

2,270

2,210

1,430

1,040

1,540

1,780

1,440

1,600

1,200

1,650

68,670

2,215

-

-

+588

June

875

1,290

1,600

*1,530

1,160

2,240

2,580

5.450

3,410

3,410

3,400

3,210

2,490

2,290

2,000

1,910

1,780

1,640

1,950

1,680

1,580

941

1,580

1,840

1,490

1,870

1,580

2,200

1,550

1,700

60,206

2,007

-

-

-160

July

1,600

1,300

2,550

1,650

1,040

1,950

1,800

1,350

1,450

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,240

1,350

1,400

*1,800

1,360

1,890

1,400

1,160

1,560

1,620

1,460

1,700

1,850

1,550

540

1,600

1,850

1,700

1,600

47,920

1,546

-

-

Aug.

1,750

1,550

1,250

1,800

1,240

1,730

1,450

1,610

1,310

1,040

1,690

1,580

1,510

1,500

1,680

1,260

1,330

1,120

1.900

1,190

1,540

1,670

1,710

1,060

1,570

1,550

1,380

1,680

1,650

485

389_

44,174

1,425

-

-

-433 -482

Sept.

123

826

998

1,650

1,660

*8.6

124

1,640

1,460

1,640

1,500

1,590-

10

138

1.780

1,220

1,460

1,510

1,630

' 210

191

1,660

1,570

1,490

1,560

1,320

1,140

514

1,660

1,600

33,882.6

1,129

-

-

-12.0

Calendar year 1957 : Max 3,560 Min 6.4 Mean 1,263 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.26 t +37.1

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,460 Min 6.4 Mean L,485 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.47 t H-14.7

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Carry Falls Reservoir (furnished by 

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record June 28 to July 16, July 24 to Aug. 4,- discharge estimated on basis 

of existing gage heights and powerplant record.
334 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2680. Raquette River at Raymondville, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 44°50'20", long 74°58'45", on right bank 250 ft upstream from old highway 

bridge at Raymondville, St. Lawrence County, 0.3 mile downstream from Trout Brook, 

0.4 mile downstream from powerplant of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., and 18 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1.131 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1943 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 183.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--14 years (1944-58), 1,990 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,210 cfs May 16 (gage height, 4.67 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.19 ft Jan. 6 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 8.8 cfs Sept. 14; 

minimum daily, 126 cfs Sept. 8.

1943-58: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1954 (gage height, 7.60 ft); maximum gage height, 9.24 ft Feb. 22, 1954 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 4.4 cfs 

Oct. 15, 1951; minimum daily, 7.0 cfs Oct. 15, 1951; minimum gage height, 0.42 ft 

July 13, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated by Carry Palls Reservoir (usable capacity, 5,011,000,000 cu ft) about 46 miles 

upstream, since 1953; considerable natural storage in large lakes above Piercefield.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

571

1,030

1,610

3,010

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

121

255

580

1,010

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,550

3,000

4,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

954

1,400

1,110

1,370

838

638

708

1,220

1,400

1,310

1,350

948

694

787

1,120

1.490

1,410

1,450

848

656

739

1,110

1,320

1,310

1,260

1,280

1,190

1,380

1,330

1,380

1,280

35,280

1,138

-

-

Nov.

,330

,320

,220

,290

,330

,330

,310

,290

,240

,550

.140

,320

,180

,310

,260

,260

,210

,330

,350

,340

* ,310

,310

,300

,220

,200

,240

, 180

,330

,300

,140

38,240

1,275

-

-

Dec.

636

884

,220

,350

,160

,220

,440

,380

,400

,410

,140

,400

* ,600

,500

,650

,710

,700

,650

,770

,800

,110

,100

,990

,880

,840

,910

,420

,200

,050

,900

, 880

50,300

1,623

-

-

Jan.

.090

,850

,700

,800

,800

.600

,750

,750

,750

,750

,750

,600

,700

,700

,700

,750

,750

,750

,750

,700

,700

,700

* ,750

,750

,750

,700

,6OO

,750

,750

,750

,750

53,940

1,740

-

-

Feb.

,800

,8OO

,800

,800

,800

,800

,800

,800

,800

,800

,750

,800

,750

,800

,800

,800

,750

,350

,750

,800

,800

.200

,850

,800

,800

,850

.900

,900

-

49,450

1,766

_

-

Mar.

1,960

1,800

1,800

1,950

*1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,900

1,900

1,950

1,970

1,910

1,910

1,870

1,870

1,840

1,860

1,870

1,860

1,460

1,340

928

1,340

1,720

2,140

2,740

2.980

2,760

2,610

2,650

60,688

1,958

_

-

Apr.

2,510

2,360

2,240

2,340

' 2,300

2,320

2,770

2'. 630

E,\540

2,400

2,400

2,780

2,800

2,770

2.920

2,570

2,720

2,690

2,650

2,640

2,590

2,070

*1,900

1,880

1,830

1,790

1,780

1.770

1,860

1,920

70,740

2,358

_

-

May

2,590

2,800

2,810

2,810

2,800

2,780

2,780

2,850

2,920

2,830

2,950

3,430

3,200

3,340

3,770

5.880

3,440

2,890

2,440

2,320

2,170

2,220

2,500

2,010

1,750

1,720

1,700

1,680

1,660

1,670

1, 650

80,160

2,586

_

-

June

1,650

1,650

1,670

*1,710

1,700

1,670

1,670

2,770

5,690

3,710

5.750

3,460

3,560

2,530

2,760

2,460

1,900

1,880

1,820

1,850

1,890

1,720

1,900

1,720

1,670

1,650

1.560

1,660

1,730

1,890

65,210

2,174

_

-

July

.770

,670

,680

,720

,670

,670

,650

,640

,660

,590

,610

,650

,560

,660

,660

,660

* ,650

,590

,560

,560

,570

,590

,620

,650

,620

,620

,590

,630

,580

.540

,570

50,420

1,626

_

-

Aug.

,560

,570

,590

,570

,570

.650

,620

,600

,610

,630

,640

,610

,530

,620

,620

,600

,530

,590

,590

,600

,600

,570

,590

,610

,580

,610

,620

,610

,620

904

450

47,644

1,537

_

-

Sept.

595

1,320

1,350

1,600

1,560

1,420

*577

126

1,440

1,610

1,600

1,580

870

652

1,190

1,140

1,550

1,570

1,570

1,550

251

1,150

1,630

1,660

1,660

1.670

1,620

1,550

1,480

1,500

59,021

1,501

_

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,970 Min 272 Mean 1,505 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.06

Water year 1957-58 Max 3,880 Min 126 Mean 1,756 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4, 5, 9, 11-14, 17, 18, Jan. 2-29, Jan. 51 to 

Feb. 28, Mar. 2-11.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 335

2690. St. Regis River at Brasher Center, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 44°51'50", long 74°46'45", on left bank 600 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Brasher Center, St. Lawrence County, and 6-| miles downstream from confluence of East 

and West Branches at Winthrop.

Drainage area.--616 sq mi.

Records available. August 1910 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 217.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 24, 1916, chain gage at site 600 ft downstream at different datum. 

June 24, 1916, to Nov. 10, 1917, and Jan. 1, 1919, to Aug. 13, 1920, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 48 years, 1,056 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,720 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 9.27 ft); minimum, 184 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 5.79 ft); minimum daily, 207 cfs Oct. 9.

1910-17, 1919-58: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs Apr. 6, 1937 (gage height, 12.82 

ft); maximum gage height recorded, about 15.3 ft Apr. 6, 1937 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, about 34 cfs Aug. 8, 1917 (gage height, 5.25 ft); minimum daily, 

37 cfs Aug. 8, 1917.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation caused by power operations above station.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 584: Drainage area. WSP 1387: 1910-16, 1917(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.8 

6.2 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

189

478

1,370

2,970

7,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

378

362

339

*316

296

282

316

248

207

224

230

230

224

224

224

218

213

218

242

282

354

354

324

362

452

570

524

444

385

354

339

9,735

314

O.51O

0.59

Nov.

316

302

316

410

524

630

640

610

469

506

487

436

347

402

452

496

570

580

630

754

*797

819

691

630

660

515

354

493

704

1,250

16,790

560

0.909

1.01

Dec.

1,440

1,140

920

720

620

580

733

977

1,200

1,200

1,000

860

740

660

580

560

560

480

520

880

2,100

5.500

2,770

2,190

1,540

1,550

2,750

2,270

1,890

1,510

1,240

39,480

1,274

2.07

2.38

Jan.

1.160

960

600

480

480

540

600

560

500

420

420

380

340

350

570

550

540

550

500

520

370

430

*480

450

440

450

480

520

460

430

400

14,710

475

0.771

0.89

Feb.

370

350

350

520

510

510

510

500

280

290

290

290

280

290

280

270

270

280

270

270

260

260

250

260

290

380

4OO

480

8,540

305

0.495

0.52

Mar.

600

560

520

580

540

*500

430

370

310

320

360

4OO

400

410

410

4OO

390

380

570

360

360

580

360

350

570

440

560

800

1,100

1,400

1.750

16,480

532

0.864

0.99

Apr.

1.750

2,000

2,100

2,300

2,470

2,840

5,550

2,840

2,240

2,000

2,050

2,210

2,170

2,580

5,050

5,940

5,050

5,550

5.620

4,910

4,460

4,610

*4,240

5,550

2,950

2,460

2,080

1,800

1,830

2,300

91,480

3,049

4.95

5.52

May

,160

,820

,580

,570

,510

,570

,220

,250

,510

,580

,450

.900

,850

,210

,850

,550

,380

,250

,120

,040

896

896

874

841

850

808

722

506

670

775

808

41,536

1,340

2.18

2.51

June

764

1,340

1.780

1,480

*1,190

1,020

885

764

680

640

660

722

712

896

1,220

1,100

885

754

640

580

533

506

470

461

487

427

630

775

786

722

24,509

817

1.35

1.48

July

620

552

461

554

554

554

362

362

385

402

402

410

444

444

410

385

*427

410

515

620

680

640

478

427

578

354

362

416' 339

850

1,060

14,657

473

0.768

0.88

Aug.

863

670

487

410

378

554

547

418

691

966

863

680

542

427

378

547

524

509

289

275

296

524

515

580

580

680

70S

600

402

370

347

15,414

497

0.807

0.93

Sept.

354

370

570

331

309

296

289

316

339

554

347

354

362

339

324

*354

452

660

,470

.680

,540

,530

,380

,170

,O1O

954

896

874

885

808

20,317

677

1.10

1.23

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,300 Min 138 Mean 775 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.07

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,620 Mln 2O7 Mean 859 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.93

Peak discharge (base 5,600 cfs). Apr. 18 (7:15 p.m.) 5,720 cfs (9.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ic Dec. 2-5, 9-22, Jan. 2 to Apr. 4.
336 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2700. Salmon River at Chasm Palls, N. Y.

Location. --Lat 44°45'20", long 74 0 13'10", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from powerplant of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. at Chasm Palls, Franklin County, and 

3 miles downstream from Duane Stream.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1958.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,011.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 33 years, 226 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 3.85 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 0.52 ft); minimum daily, 71 cfs Oct. 9.

1925-58: Maximum discharge, 2,890 cfs Apr. 25, 1926 (gage height, 5.0 ft); minimum, 

14 cfs Feb. 12, 1943, Aug. 15, 1952, Sept. 27, Oct. 13, 1957; minimum daily, 28 cfs 

Sept. 4, 1934.

Remarks . Records good. Seasonal regulation of flow by upstream reservoirs. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplant. A small diversion from tributary stream above station is used as water supply for village of Malone.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 729: 1931(m). WSP 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.0 

1.4 

1.8

133

250

2.3 

3.0

4.0

473

886

1,700

1.2 

1.6 

2.3

93

195

474

3.0 

4.0

886

1,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

152

118

*113

*109

100

101

90

95

21

84

85

83

84

85

90

81

76

94

108

109

98

103 

93

116

121

112

100

96

93 

95

96

3,051

98.4

0.745

0.86

Nov.

93

92

131

136

149

140

129

116

121

118

109

115

121

120

129

131

138

160

152

177

161

163 

170

161

154

123

109

128

192 

 245

4,183

139

1.05

1.18

Dec.

130

158

169

156

147

141

169

246

193

180

181

*149

144

153

146

145

150

134

160

274

519

388 

247

217

217

246

450

33O

288 

254

250

6,731

217

1.64

1.90

Jan.

226

191

168

179

167

172

183

162

148

187

166

151

138

133

136

134

128

127

107

111

113

122 

120

*108

126

118

124

121

121 

124

123

4,434

143

1.08

1.25

Feb.

118

118

105

111

110

108

111

109

102

108

112

104

109

103

104

101

98

101

106

102

103

99 

100

103

105

120

113

112

-

2,995

107

0.811

0.84

Calendar year 1957: Max 639 Min 62

Mar.

109

111

111

112

113

109

107

102

108

106

108

108

106

110

101

110

112

116

105

110

108

110 

106

112

123

137

169

126

169 

173

3.8 j>

3,693

119

0.902

1.04

Apr.

213

196

197

223

250

317

357

288

243

232

251

277

292

422

564

792

1,040

1,240

1,370

1,270

1,360

1.590 

1,210

*940

632

510

416

394

384 

394

17,664

589

4.46

4.98

May

334

295

277

295

273

248

228

236

258

269

318

570

474

338

311

288

262

244

217

173

179

178

188

182

174

168

158

165

197 

179

175

7,851

253

1.92

2.21

June

159

350

HT

241

*211

188

174

155

160

167

187

207

135

329

284

230

199

190

166

156

142

156 

113

126

147

213

234

198

171 

213

5,912

197

1.49

1.67

Mean 172 Cfsm 1.30

July

288

241

198

171

144

147

120

169

164

136

144

168

159

129

124

153

*118

132

175

277

221

174 

150

131

124

123

118

130

179 

223

177

5,107

165

1.25

1.44

Aug.

136

125

99

106

107

101

102

207

242

196

176

109

114

124

102

96

116

116

116

96

97

158 

142

132

168

162

129

120

106 

98

98

3,979

128

0.970

1.12

Sept.

108

113

109

94

94

97

119

132

125

107

153

144

127

122

152

199

202

*291

412

326

266

334 

299

244

241

248

241

244

211 

193

5,747

192

1.45

1.62

In- 17.72

Water year 1957-58= Max 1,390 Mln 71 Mean 195 Cfsm 1.43 In. 20.11

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 337

2705. Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°54'35", long 74°05'10", on right bank 150 ft downstream from dam of 

International Hydroelectric Corp., 1 mile south of Chateaugay, Franklin County, and 

5 miles upstream from Marble River.

Drainage area. 112 sq mi.

Records available. September to December 1908, October 1926 to September 1958.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 847.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. September to December 1908, staff gage 2-J- miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1926-58), 175 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 5.80 ft); minimum, 54 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 1.23 ft); minimum daily, 67 cfs Nov. 19.

1908, 1926-58: Maximum discharge, 2,060 cfs Apr. 8, 1928 (gage height, 7.3 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 970 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6 cfs 

Nov. 20, 1928 (gage height, 0.23 ft); minimum daily, 26 cfs July 8, 1934.

Remarks .--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Upper and Lower Chateaugay Lakes. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused 

by power operations prior to 1953.

Revisions. WSP 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables 

height,

water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 22 Apr. 23 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

85

156

3.0 

4.0 

5.6

361

646

1,290

3.0

4.0 

5.6

361

656

1,330

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

below 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

81 

80

*80

80

80

80

80

80

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

80

82

82

81

80

78

80

85

81

78

78

78

78

78

2,462

79.4

-

-

Nov.

78 

78

81

85

85

80

78

Y8

78

77

77

Y8

78

78

80

78

84

77

6785~

84

*84

84

86

84

80

78

86

£2

2,427

80.9

-

-

Dec.

84 

78

84

86

94

100

112

104

98

102

*104

98

100

122

124

124

118

125

140

151

168

199

238

301

303

335

323

310

307 

299

296

5,227

169

-

-

Jan.

296 

290

260

230

225

220

225

220

225

225

220

220

220

220

220

215

190

150

145

140

145

150

150

*145

140

145

145

143

142 

140

140

5,941

192

-

-

Feb.

140 

140

140

135

135

130

130

125

120

118

120

122

125

125

125

125

125

125

130

130

130

135

135

135

135

136

136

136

-

3,643

130

.

-

Mar.

136 

136

136

137

135

*135

135

135

135

130

140

135

135

135

130

130

130

130

130

130

125

122

125

130

130

125

124

121

122

124 

124

4,047

131

_

-

Apr.

125 

126

131

137

146

163

168

156

153

151

156

161

175

238

330

440

496

625

867

1,010

1,180

1,270

1.520

*1, 260

*1,120

994

906

639

331

439

15,413

514

_

-

May

431

36T

319

316

273

220

210

189

166

161

200

276

310

312

310

299

260

187

187

182

173

175

166

164

166

145

118

119

121

TIB

6,752

218

_

-

June

121 

158

154

166

*180

163

177

173

161

170

*163

158

153

172

146

148

145

143

142

140

140

136

134

132

134

140

136

134

132

138

4,489

150

_

-

July

131 

121

112

102

98

99

99

90

88

86

90

69

88

88

86

88

86

*85

97

93

93

92

92

92

93

99

98

98

98

97

2,966

95.7

_

-

Aug.

98 

99

99

99

99

97

94

98

98

102

95

97

99

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

97

97

97

94 

68

3,021

97.5

_

-

Sept.

90 

89

88

88

88

86

82

82

81

82

85

82

82

81

80

89

82

107

*101

98

103

107

102

101

114

118

118

125

122

125

2,878

95.9

_

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 399 Min 54 Mean 121 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.69

Water year 1957-58= Max 1,320 Min 67 Mean 162 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.68

Peak discharge (base, 580 cfs). Apr. 22 (3:30 p.m.) 1,390 cfs (5.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26, 27, Dec. 4-7, 9-14, 19, Jan. 2-27, Jan 30 

to Feb. 25, Mar. 5-24. Increase in storage in Chateaugay Lakes during calendar year 1957 about 

219,800,000 cu ft (equivalent mean discharge, 7.0 cfs; runoff, 0.85 in.); increase in elevation, 

1.66 ft. Increase in storage during water year 1957-58 about 109,900,000 cu ft (equivalent discharge, 3.5 cfs; runoff, 0.42 in.); increase in elevation, 0.83 ft.
338 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2715. Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 45°00'00", long 73°30'05". on left bank 500 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Perry Mills, Clinton County, and 7j miles upstream from Corbeau Creek.

Drainage area.--247 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1928 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 164.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929.

Average discharge. 30 years, 268 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,750 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 8.81 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 17; minimum daily, 26 cfs Oct. 17.

1928-58: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs Apr. 7, 1937 (gage height, 9.74 ft); maximum 

gage height, 11.5 ft Mar. 9, 1946, from floodmark (ice jam); minimum discharge, about 

0.8 cfs Sept. 18, 1932 (gage height, 1.33 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Sept. 18, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by sawmill immediately upstream. Slight 

regulation by Chazy Lake, from which Clinton Prison at Dannemora obtains its water 

supply.

Revisions (water years). WSP 714: 1930. W3P 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. i to Apr. 19

1.8 22 4.0 643

2.0 42 5.0 1,180

2.3 90 6.0 1,900

2.8 205 7.0 2,760

3.5 434 9.0 5,000

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

Apr. 20 to Sept. 30

54

126

250

5.0 1,160

6.0 1,840

7.0 2,730

8.0 3,790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

LO

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

72

62

*40

30

30

31

27

31

28

32

41

29

28

28

30

34

26

30

70

90

91

51

42

55

53

52

45

46

45

41

35

1,345

43.4

0.176

0.20

Nov.

39

32

42

94

97

86

79

71

62

53

46

46

50

42

49

49

49

53

69

72

82

*78

56

49

55

46

32

38

88

145

1,849

61.6

0.249

O.E8

Dec.

107

90

66

60

56

54

76

149

168

145

*125

116

108

135

120

114

110

100

112

280

i.ooo '741

417

280

190

230

815

470

340

275

245

7,294

235

0.951

1.10

Jan.

235

190

160

150

155

160

135

122

120

135

130

125

135

145

150

155

160

150

140

135

140

150

160

145

150

160

165

165

165

170

170

4,727

152

0.615

0.71

Feb.

170

165

350

160

160

155

165

165

155

160

170

170

165

160

160

155

150

155

165

*170

180

160

170

175

185

230

220

215

_

4,760

170

0.688

0.72

Mar.

210

220

230

240

245

230

*220

210

220

215

220

220

215

230

200

205

210

240

230

230

225

225

210

215

235

280

360

320

370

430

640

7,950

256

1.04

1.20

Apr.

840

*920

1,110

1,420

1,560

1,650

1,390

954

672

764

921

1,080

1,160

1,660

2,180

2,640

3,320

3,820

4.150

2,840

2,740

2,650

2,150

*1,550

1,220

855

583

509

458

637

48,403

1,613

6.53

7.29

May

485

382

325

400

368

290

273

294

370

311

381

1.180

766

461

357

331

330

281

255

216

186

176

171

165

153

126

148

138

184

182

153

9,838

317

1.28

1.48

June

150

718

680

341

249

*177

160

146

145

146

183

168

145

401

329

205

173

159

139

127

128

141

114

108

105

130

164

127

113

105

6,174

206

0.834

0.93

July

123

110

102

90

90

104

108

108

112

99

94

122

120

104

81

59

59

*79

103

144

135

113

86

84

76

81

99

88

87

85

84

3,029

97.7

0.396

0.46

Aug.

79

71

69

73

77

72

68

80

99

106

123

96

88

94

87

69

74

81

74

79

80

77

72

74

80

82

77

72

66

64

64

2,467

79.6

0.322

0.37

Sept.

68

72

68

64

66

68

76

86

80

70

104

100

94

92

120

145

180

340

760

340

200

164

217

151

*113

204

187

167

141

115

4,652

155

0.628

0.70

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,570 Mln 25 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.603 In. 8.15

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,150 Min 26 Mean 281 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.44

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Apr. 19 (8 a.m.) 4,750 cfs (8.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26, 27, Dec. 2-6, 10-21, 25, 26, Dec. 28 to 

Apr. 2. No gage-height record Aug. 30 to Sept. 20; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for Salmon River at Chasm Palls and Saranac River at Plattsburg.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 339

2735. Saranac River at Plattsburg, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 44°40'50", long 73°28'20", on right bank in Plattsburg, Clinton County, 

600 ft downstream from Imperial Paper & Color Corp. dam, 3 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 5-r miles downstream from Mead Brook.

Drainage area.--608 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1903 to September 1930, October 1943 to September 1958. Published as "near Plattsburg" 1903-30.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 155.74 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 12, 1919, staff gage and Nov. 12, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1930, waterstage recorder, at site 1.5 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 42 years, 830 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,370 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 7.99 ft); minimum, 5.1 cfs June 30 (gage height, 1.24 ft); minimum daily, 106 cfs Oct. 7.

1903-30, 1943-58: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Apr. 8, 1928, from computation of 

flow over dam and through waste gates and powerplant; minimum daily, 18 cfs June 19, 

1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by power and industrial operations. Slight regulation 

by storage in Lower Saranac Lake and elsewhere. During year, city of Plattsburg diverted about 7 cfs of flow of Saranac River and Mead and West Brooks, tributaries above 

station, for municipal supply.

Revisions (water years). WSP 354: Drainage area. WSP 384: 1909-10 (monthly discharge

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect ( 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.8 

3.5 

4.5

100

233

487

1,080

5.5 

7.0 

8.0

1,950

3,770

5,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

244

*181

155

215

160

151

106

312

254

246

236

294

327

318

481

435

371

325

445

432

403

278

298

508

425

395

342

402

450

428

365

9,982

322

0.530

0.61

Nov.

344

311

291

470

507

464

450

357

222

217

204

382

372

293

284

231

161

218

398

375

450

*449

448

309

286

365

343

192

217

304

9,914

330

0.543

0.61

Dec.

322

302

398

445

408

388

302

404

442

450

467

481

422

527

404

382

476

479

518

603

1,290

1.560

916

994

1»040

1, 100

1,380

1,220

1,O8O

1,040

961

21,201

684

1.12

1.30

Jan.

959

928

666

575

545

525

645

563

591

586

540

480

560

490

660

640

600

6OO

540

580

540

657

737

580

580

509

657

577

*599

596

691

18,996

613

1.01

1.16

Feb.

608

593

580

580

640

620

580

680

660

660

700

600

620

600

580

620

660

580

620

660

845

764

672

634

703

712

641

744

-

18,156

648

1.07

1.11

Mar.

733

690

662

758

826

909

*854

810

799

770

824

734

682

636

423

418

485

676

594

621

618

588

470

545

488

593

616

710

650

698

632

20,512

662

1.09

1.25

Apr.

690

795

884

996

989

1,140

1,020

1,010

840

755

797

906

944

1,29O

1,780

2,460

3,380

3,590

3,450

2,590

3,230

4,670

5.02O

*4,180

3,530

2,940

2,440

2,260

2,220

£, OOU

63,096

" 2,103

3.46

3.86

May

1,990

1,760

1,580

1,040

589

667

644

842

,010

,150

,190

.050

,680

,390

,320

,270

,270

,130

,2OO

,130

,060

,020

947

836

649

697

445

555

789

750

749

33,399

1,077

1.77

2.04

June

681

866

1.290

1,100

995

*952

795

491

688

852

971

857

666

782

1,060

1,010

870

688

706

673

366

541

606

535

541

687

742

952

670

312

22,945

765

1.26

1.40

July

682

650

534

414

478

366

288

385

401

474

358

355

401

396

342

280

439

397

391

393

550

483

445

448

*381

316

324

380

492

455

517

13,215

426

0.701

0.81

Aug.

517

477

445

574

449

514

470

482

534

537

571

396

413

369

438

464

358

389

425

476

506

440

564

486

570

632

617

*543

452

460

510

15,078

486

0.799

0.92

Sept.

452

519

481

455

517

473

318

586

541

510

460

528

469

402

400

304

340

326

627

479

400

490

413

333

320

458

480

474

498

13,765

459

0.755

0.84

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,480 Min 69 Mean 575 Cfsm O.946 In. 12.86

Water year 1957-53: Max 5,02O Min 106 Mean 713 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.91

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 11-21, 24, 25, Feb. 3-2O.
340 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2740. West Branch Ausable River near Lake Placid, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°18'40", long 73°55'00", on right bank 4 miles northeast of Lake Placid, 

Essex County, and 4 miles downstream from Lake Placid Outlet.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available .--June 1916 to December 1917, July 1919 to September 1958. Prior to 

October 1956, published as "near Newman."

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,620.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to July 14, 1927, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years (1919-58), 219 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 9.39 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 2.37 ft); minimum daily, 41 cfs Oct. 15, 17.

1916-17, 1919-58: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.20 

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; practically no 

flow Sept. 13, 1920 (gage height, 1.60 ft), caused by closing gates in logging dam; minimum daily discharge, 7.2 cfs July 29, 1920.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1337: 1921-25.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Diurnal

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.O

131

272

467

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,000 

1,700 

2,620 

5,12O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*54

50

49

50

46

44

46

44

46

46

43

46

42

44

41

45

41

49

297

175

116

91

79

106

507

154

93

79

93

71

66

2,553

82.4

0.710

0.82

Nov.

65

7J5

119

202

180

157

123

106

338

239

155

116

102

93

241

249

200

186

288

521

279

180

145

127

106

82

72

110

201

379

5,426

181

1.56

1.74

Dec.

225

170

170

140

118

1OO

110

3OO

*270

19O

150

10O

94

110

no

100

88

82

96

840

3.830

1,150

603

437

300

400

943

531

387

282

236

12,662

4O8

3.52

4.06

Jan.

210

T50

130

125

122

114

124

118

108

110

108

86

70

80

94

98

98

88

76

68

70

94

155

145

120

106

98

*96

96

98

96

3,351

108

0.931

1.07

Feb.

88

82

80

74

74

7O

66

70

66

7O

84

74

64

56

72

66

ex f60

60

68

86

70

80

80

82

78

82

_

2,010

71.8

0.619

0.64

Mar.

86

82

80

82

84

80

76

70

62

64

*64

64

66

66

72

SO

8O

76

86

82

88

92

88

94

1OO

no

12O

114

106

102

96

2,612

84.3

0.727

0.84

Apr.

90

81

8T

95

112

138

175

170

127

118

138

133

127

177

214

454

928

1,520

1,840

1,67O

3,070

*5.990

2,510

1,570

1,380

858

579

485

579

829

24,238

808

6.97

7.77

May

526

503

428

603

503

352

333

458

517

387

386

750

531

367

304

300

337

387

531

383

293

230

224

202

183

188

159

152

265

242

183

11,207

362

3.12

3.59

June

352

1.250

734

428

307

296

252

202

183

*175

252

211

175

259

239

180

180

167

145

129

114

112

1OO

91

88

128

167

133

108

93

7,250

242

2.09

2.32

July

82

74

72

7O

66

64

60

76

97

77

79

118

197

140

11O

104

99

82

132

326

246

159

116

*100

93

140

108

93

567

404

217

4,368

141

1.22

1.40

Aug.

154

118

95

84

91

79

136

162

172

120

99

79

14O

131

102

84

72

86

82

72

7O

71

66

60

*152

149

1O2

81

74

64

58

3,105

100

0.862

1.00

Sept.

58

62

62

65

76

89

10O

114

131

274

279

230

149

114

97

145

224

392

526

337

224

398

274

170

147

154

167

217

180

154

5,609

187

1.61

1.80

Calendar year 1957 : Max 3,830 Min 38 Mean 185 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.64

Water year 1957-58 : Max 3,990 Min 41 Mean 231 Cfsm 1.99 In, 27.05

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 efs). Dec. 21 (8:45 a.m.) 5,700 cfs (9.39 ft); Apr. 19 (12:45 a.m.) 

2,270 cfs (6.65 ft); Apr. 22 (9:15 a.m.) 4,560 cfs (8.6O ft).

 * Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.r-Stage-dlscharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 11, 25-27, Dec. 1-20, 25, 26, Jan. 1 to 

Apr, 1.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 341

2745. Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°26'50", long 73"44'45", on right bank three-quarters of a mile south of 

hamlet of Black Brook, Clinton County, and if miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 49.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1924 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.' Datum of gage Is 888.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 24, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Aver age di s charge . - - 34 years, 49.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 478 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 4.75 ft); minimum, 

 STTTcfs Oct. 10, 11, 12 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

1924-58: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Apr. 6, 1937 (gage height, 6.95 ft), from

rating curve extended above 450 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.8 cfs July 2,

Aug. 29, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Appreciable 

regulation by Pern Lake and Taylor Pond. Prior to October 1937, diurnal fluctuation at 

low and medium flow caused by powerplant.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 1337: 1925.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

5.2

11

33

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

141

311

540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*5.5

5.2

^75

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.7

5.7

10

25

II

26

21

9.1

8.8

9.8

9.1

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.0

308.9

9.96

_

-

Nov.

7.2

7.2

8.8

14

14

12

11

10

11

12

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

15

13 

17

17

15

*13

12

12

11

10

12

14

22.

365.2

12.2

-

Dec.

20

17

15

14

14

22

26

29

27

26

25

24

23

23

23

22

22

21

23 

49

99

~Tl 109

61

39

32

57

55

42

32

29

1,094

35.3

-

Jan.

25

20

17

16

16

15

16

15

15

14

14

13

12

13

17

30

40

40

39 

37

38

42

31

22

16

15

14

*14

14

14

13

657

21.2

_

-

Feb.

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

13

21

23

25

23

21

17

13

13

12

11

12 

12

13

15

13

14

15

15

14

15

-

412

14.7

_

-

Mar.

16

15

T5

15

15

15

15

19

30

41

*39

37

35

40

50

58

56

52

48 

66

86

92

97

96

97

100

104

107

108

112 

116

1,792

57.8

_

-

Apr.

116

116

80

63

77

95

99

84

70

67

76

81

78

115

163

263

399

429

393 

258

275

351

*284

170

118

86

66

68

89

83

4,712

157

-

May

69

56

49

57

53

47

46

59

69

59

65

127

110

79

62

54

51

46

43 

39

34

30

28

26

24

23

21

20

27 

29

24

1,526

49.2

^

-

June

30

76

98

65

52

43

37

33

31

*29

40

31

26

30

31

24

20

18

16 

14

12

12

11

10 ' 9. a

12

16

14

12

15

867.8

28.9

_

-

July

26

19

16

14

9.8

9.8

10

17

29

18

13

18

21

16

12

11

12

10

14 

22

18

12

10

*12

8.8

9.4

12

13

18 

21

14

465.8

15.0

_

-

Aug.

11

8.0

7.0

77T

9.8

9.1

8.0

11

21

17

12

10

8.4

15

28

28

29

29

28 

62

36

31

29

29

38

35

48

50

*50 

48

48

800.7

25.8

-

-

Sept.

48

48

48

48

48

47

48

48

47

48

48

47

47

47

46

49

49

77

"56 108 

25

21

19

14

13_

15

17

23

19 

16

1,234

41.1

-

-

Calendar year 1957 : Max 161 Mln 3.9 Mean 25.3 Cfsm 0.512 In. 6.95

Water year 1957-58 : Max 429 Mln 5.2 Mean 39.0 Cfsm 0.789 In. 10.72

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26-28, Dec. 1-20, Jan. 2 to Mar. 22, Mar. 26, 

27, 29, 3O (no gage-height record Jan. 2O-27, Feb. 12-19).
342 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2750. East Branch Ausable River at Au Sable Forks , N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°26'20", long 73°40'55", on left bank 700 ft upstream from upper highway bridge in Au Sable Porks, Essex County, and half a mile upstream from confluence 

with West Branch.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1924 to September 1958.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 545.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 21, 1938, staff gage at lower highway bridge in Au Sable Porks, 

400 ft upstream from confluence with West Branch at datum 3.54 ft lower.

Average discharge. 34 years, 310 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 9.60 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 0.96 ft).

1924-58: Maximum discharge, 20,100 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.91 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum observed, 20 cfs Aug. 11, 14, 28, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 759: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

34

73

155

245

455

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

725

1,460

2,450

3,750

7,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*45

43

40

38

36

35

34

35

34

37

36

35

35

36

36

36

35

38

203

220

145

107

88

82

501

192

136

105

87

76 

68

2,474

79.8

0.403

0.46

Nov.

64

62

98

226

194

163

127

105

281

230

148

122

105

96

414

412

277

235

282

675

400

259

188

153

136

96

78

108

150

34O

6,221

207

1.05

1.17

Dec.

250

190

145

135

130

120

110

300

260

*210

190

140

150

120

120

110

100

94

100

1,300

6.600

1,820

858

547

550

460

*1,400

661

465

540 

280

18,015

581

2.93

3.38

Jan.

245

T90

135

130

125

120

130

125

116

116

112

96

76

84

98

102

102

94

82

12.

74

104

180

170

160

150

*140

120

110

112

104

3,774

122

0.616

0.71

Feb.

~92 100

84

78

78

74

72

76

70

74

88

80

70

60

76

74

60

60

64

64

*68

90

76

84

84

86

82

88

-

2,152

76.9

0.588

0.40

Mar.

90

88

84

86

88

86

84

80

76 w

82

*86

88

88

90

94

94

90

94

90

102

108

102

120

150

140

150

140

155

150 

140

5,155

101

0.510

0.59

Apr.

160

T5o

210

280

566

505

526

380

297

312

398

566

402

622

887

1,700

2,640

5,550

5,210

2,860

4,780

*6 , 580

5,640

2,510

2,050

1,200

785

719

800

1,510

45,815

1,460

7.37

8.23

May

837

811

690

908

804

568

526

796

896

645

591

1.160 "^749

531

436

417

450

521

679

536

402

304

274

245

222

219

191

177

275 

263

212

16,333

527

2.66

3.07

June

500

1.850

1,210

675

436

571

297

245

215

197

*524

289

232

256

263

212

200

182

153

136

122

116

103

96

92

94

116

105

90

&%_

9,057

502

1.55

1.70

July

76

70

64

60

57

"55 55

67

80

64

58

87

160

131

105

92

82

75

82

215

215

148

109

*90

76

87

92

85

722

774

412

4,541

146

0.737

0.85

Aug.

225

148

109

90

82

70

67

90

96

83

72

62

72

70

57

52

46

53

50

46

43

45

40

12

90

155

109

*83

67 

57

52

2,416

77.9

0.393

0.45

Sept.

45

44

44

43

45

62

72

96

94

16?

239

200

141

109

90

82

124

559

767

476

281

607

449

267

177

150

145

160

145 

122

5,QOO

195

0.975

1.09

Calendar year 1957 : Max 6,600 Mln 33 Mean 227 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.53

Water year 1957-58 : Max 6,600 Mln 34 Mean 323 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.10

Peak discharge (base, 3,700 cfs). Dec. 21 (8:15 a.m.) 11,1OO cfs (9.60 ft); Apr. 18 (11 p.m.) 4,990 

cfs (6.78 ft); Apr. 22 (9 a.m.) 7,830 cfs (8.22 ft).

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Dec 20, Dec. 25, 26, Dec. 30 to Apr. 4.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 343

3755. Ausable River near Au Sable Forks, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°27'05", long 73°38'35", on left bank if miles downstream from confluence 

of East and West Branches at Au Sable Forks, Clinton County.

Drainage area. 448 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1910 to September 1958. Prior to September 1924, published as 

"at Au Sable Porks."

Gage -Water-stage recorder at present site since September 1924. Datum of gage is 505.65 

f't above mean sea level, datum of 1929. August 1910 to September 1925, chain gage at 

site 1-J miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 48 years, 685 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 9.35 ft); minimum, 104 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1910-58: Maximum discharge, 24,200 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 11.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

11.39 ft; maximum gage height, about 14.0 ft Mar. 27, 1934 (ice jam); practically no 

flow July 21, 1912, result of unusual regulation.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Regulation 

since 1905, principally by Taylor Pond and Fern Lake. Diurnal fluctuation at low and 

medium flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 664; Drainage area. WSP 854: 1925(M), 1934 (maximum gage 

height).WSP 1307: 1911-19(M), 1922-24(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 22 Apr. 23 to Sept. 30

1.1 108 4.0 2,210 1.3 157 3.0 1,110

1.5 222 5.0 3,700 1.6 253 4.0 2,190

2.0 443 7.0 7,960 2.0 423 5.0 3,650

2.5 755 9.0 13,900 2.5 711 7.0 7,050

3.0 1,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water- year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

140

*155

132

132

130

125

127

120

122

120

120

120

125

122

118

120

118

143

444

515

348

271

215

212

567

433

299

237

222

192

189

6,413

207

0.462

0.53

Nov.

196

183

2l3

438

433

381

299

299

537

556

367

312

263

259

602

734

539

498

492

1.280

800

539

412

343

300

235

200

287

382

868

13,247

442

0.987

1.10

Dec.

540

430

330

300

280

260

300

680

540

*500

450

300

260

270

270

250

230

210

270

1,600

10.600

3,740

1,800

1,390

886

915

2,610

1,450

1,110

815

684

34,270

1,105

2.47

2.84

Jan.

618

500

350

300

280

270

280

270

250

260

250

230

200

210

230

240

250

240

220

205

210

280

440

420

400

380

*360

340

310

280

260

9,333

301

0.672

0.77

Feb.

240

220

210

200

190

180

190

180

190

200

220

200

180

170

180

170

150

150

160

160

170

200

185

190

190

190

200

210

-

5,275

188

0.420

0.44

Mar.

E10

200

190

200

220

215

210

EOS

200

230

250

*270

280

280

290

310

312

295

280

280

295

303

303

303

325

380

400

407

433

487

544

9,107

294

0.656

0.76

Apr.

544

527

515

618

770

955

1,030

846

671

664

808

785

800

,220

,640

,790

,620

,340

,480

,720

,310

1 ,400

* ,620

* ,930

,190

,590

,750

,540

,680

,620

87,013

2,900

6.47

7.22

May

1,700

1,590

1,380

1,760

1,620

1,150

1,030

1,480

1,740

1,320

1,260

2.440

1,740

1,210

966

906

948

1,060

1,390

1,160

858

692

616

568

522

511

458

423

573

628

511

34,210

1,104

2.46

2.84

June

652

5.410

2,410

1,370

914

7 SO

672

573

516

484

*678

616

539

568

622

500

463

433

376

324

287

291

276

253

239

253

341

268

250

256

19,594

653

1.46

1.63

July

236

212

199

189

183

180

177

215

250

228

199

257

409

345

280

250

236

215

242

538

550

381

291

*246

218

246

272

236

1,130

1.550

711

10,651

344

0.768

0.88

Aug.

443

324

261

228

218

202

208

299

328

285

232

196

232

283

232

202

192

199

199

225

192

183

174

169

259

400

507

*264

256

208

202

7,560

244

0.545

0.65

Sept.

189

192

186

186

186

218

246

291

528

471

609

559

590

520

287

268

418

784

1.620

1,000

640

986

815

516

395

372

372

445

418

350

14,055

468

1.04

1.17

Calendar year 1957: Max 10,600 Mln 108 Mean 502 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.21

Water- year 1957-58: Max 12,400 Mln 118 Mean 687 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.81

Peak discharge (base, 6,200 cfs). Dec. 21 (10:15 a.m.) 15,000 cfs (9.55 ft); Apr. 19 (l a.m.) 8,460 

cfs (7.18 ft); Apr. 22 (9 to 10 a.m.) 14,000 cfs (9.04 ft). ___

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25-27, Dec. 1-20, 23, Jan. 2 to Mar. 16, 

Mar. 19, 2O, 26, 27.
344 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2765. Bouquet River at Willsboro, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°21 I 30", long 73°23'50", on right bank at Willsboro, Essex County, 

2| miles downstream from North Branch Bouquet River and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Records available.--August and September 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), August to November 1908, July 1923 to September 1958.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 150.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to November 1908, staff gages at site three-quarters of a mile downstream 

at various datums. July 23 to Aug. 28, 1923, staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at 

present datum.

Average discharge.--35 years (1923-58), 302 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,460 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 8.75 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 2.00 ft).

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Oct. 1, 1924 (gage height, 10.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 8.8 cfs 

Sept. 20, 1957 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions. WSP 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 23 to Sept. 3O

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

166

301

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

621

1,020

2,000

6,200

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.3

95

194

445

4.0 96O

5.0 1,940

7.0 4,48O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ototal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

*30

30

26

27

29

27

32

29

28

28

28

26

25

33

30

*30

34

49

51

69

59

49

48

51

82

73

54

59

49

48

1,266

40.8

0.148

0.17

Nov.

43

46

51

76

120

93

75

69

75

106

91

77

65

63

75

237

170

120

109

321

281

182

132

112

98

72

68

80

103

123

3,333

111

0.404

0.45

Dec.

198

180

155

130

120

116

125

163

190

*160

125

96

90

88

106

110

96

92

94

400

4.950

2,360

816

551

380

400

1,460

864

572

436

345

15,948

514

1.87

2.16

Jan.

340

306

175

160

155

150

155

150

145

145

140

125

114

120

130

145

150

145

135

125

130

190

!10

340

330

310

280

260

*250

240

220

6,070

196

0.713

0.82

Feb.

190

175

160

150

140

130

125

125

130

140

145

150

130

110

116

120

104

102

104

110

118

140

112

116

116

118

112

120

3,608

129

0.469

0.49

Mar.

130

125

122

125

130

125

120

118

114

125

130

*130

135

140

1E5

185

180

180

190

210

240

261

238

261

301

380

470

558

666

768

652

7,844

253

0.920

1.06

Apr.

848

856

1,130

1,160

1,110

1,320

1,390

974

756

681

784

856

784

1,020

1,270

1,890

2,650

3.020

5,500

2,240

3,020

4.800

*3,580

2,120

1,620

1,160

848

816

904

1,100

47,987

1,600

5.82

6.49

May

832

720

668

728

698

575

530

752

872

645

549

698

589

471

409

380

374

363

374

363

300

266

244

227

210

202

190

176

210

214

190

14,019

452

1.64

1.90

June

194

965

997

490

352

300

266

231

210

198

*258

248

206

194

194

176

157

157

140

134

121

134

124

112

112

110

112

110

 95 95

7,192

240

0.873

0.97

July

88

82

78

75

70

85

101

104

115

110

110

144

187

161

124

112

104

95

95

110

115

107

92

90

*88

75

92

90

144

523

185

5,549

114

0.415

0.48

Aug.

151

10T

92

82

90

82

80

82

82

75

75

78

70

75

70

68

70

64

70

68

66

64

64

62

70

82

80

*70

66

60

60

2,349

75.8

0.276

0.32

Sept.

55

60

51

57

57

59

62

59

62

60

62

75

66

60

51

57

57

96

272

225

157

101

164

115

80

70

72

80

78

75

2,575

85.8

0.512

0.35

Calendar year 1957 : Max 4,930 Mln 12 Mean 181 Cfsm 0.658 In. 8.93

Water year 1957-58 : Max 4,930 Min 25 Mean 317 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.66

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs).--Dec. 21 (6 p.m.) 7,460 cfs (8.75 ft); Apr. 19 (10:45 a.m.) 3,910 

cfs (6.50 ft); Apr. 22 (5:30 p.m.) 5,800 cfs (7.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-28, Dec. 2-7, 9-20, 25, Jan. 5 to Mar. 21, 

Mar. 26, 27.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 345

2780. Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°48 1 10", long 73°27 I 25", on west shore about 500 ft north of Hooper's 

dock at Rogers Rock, Essex County, and 0.4 mile west of Baldwin.

Records available. July 1913 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 315.93 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 4, 1929, staff gages at several sites within half a mile of 

present site at same datum. Nov. 4, 1929, to Sept. 26, 1936, staff gage at present 

site and datura.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 4.36 ft Apr. 25; minimum, 2.25 ft Nov. 1, 2.

1913-58: Maximum gage height observed, 5.09 ft Apr. 9, 1936; minimum, 0.64 ft 

Dec. 20, 1941.

Remarks. Elevation of lake surface regulated by powerplant and floodgates at Ticonderoga. 

Lake George has been controlled by a dam at its outlet for more than 100 years.

Mean gage height, In feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Mean

Oct.

2.67

2.63

2.58

2.55

2.54

.52

.53

.53

.55

.55

.50

.50

.48

.44

.45

2.43

2.44

2.44

2.48

2.44

2.43

2.44

2.42

2.47

2.42

2.37

2.37

2.37

2.35

2.37 

2.55

2.47

Nov.

2.30

2.50

2.38

2.41

2.42

2.42

2.42

2.45

2.46

2.40

2.59

2.59

2.57

2.57

2.44

2.45

2.46

2.45

2.48

2.56

2-^57

2.56

2.55

2.55

2.49

2.43

2.46

2.46

2.47

2.49

2.44

Dec.

2.54

2.53

2.48

2.42

2.43

2.50

2.49

2.43

2.46

2.49

2.54

2.56

2.57

2.58

2.57

2.59

2.55

2.56

2. SO

2.72

3.26

3.43

3.50

5.54

5.55

3.60

3.78

3.85

3.86

3.87 

5.90

2.95

Jan.

5.96

3.98

5795

5.93

5.95

3.96

3.91

5.89

5.92

5.94

5.91

5.87

5.85

5.80

5.79

3.83

3.87

3.84

3.83

3.79

3.78

3789

3.90

3.87

3.84

5.85

5.88

5.92

5.95

3.92 

5 . 88

5.88

Feb.

5.85

5.78

5.75

5.69

5.64

5.60

3.55

5.57

5.55

5.49

5.46

5.42

5.39

5.36

5.29

5.50

5.55

3.52

5.26

5.21

5.20

5.15

5.08

5.05

5.02

2.97

2.92

2.90

-

3.36

Mar.

2.91

2.88

2.86

2.88

2.86

2.84

2.81

2.76

2.74

2.72

2.69

2.68

2.65

2.65

2.70

2.68

2.67

2.65

2.62

2.60

2.57

2.57

2.56

2.55

2.55

2.51

2.50

275T

2.54

2.56 

2 . 60

2.67

Apr.

2.65

2767

2.71

2.75

2.82

2.91

3.10

3.25

5.28

5.50

3.54

5.41

5.46

5.55

3.60

3.70

3.81

5.91

5.95

4.01

4.05

4.22

4.26

4.29

4727

4.16

4.12

4^10

4.15

4.12

5.59

May

4.10

3799

4.01

3.97

3.91

3.90

3.88

3.95

5.98

3.91

3.85

3.82

3.79

3.76

3.75

3.75

.5.71

5.70

5.71

5.71

5.70

5.70

3.65

3.62

3.64

5.59

5.60

3.61

5.67

3.65 

3.61

5.78

June

3.66

3.84

3.98

4.03

4.07

5.97

5.99

5.98

3.88

3.90

3.91

3.87

3.87

3.84

5.81

3.78

3.75

5.70

5.67

3.66

5.67

3.63

5.62

3.61

5.62

5.65

5.65

3.57

5.57

5.56

3.78

July

3.58

5.55

5.50

5.51

3.49

5.55

5.51

3.53

5.56

5.55

5.56

5.56

3.57

3.57

3.58

3.57

3.54

3.56

5.54

5.49

3.46

5.47

5.44

5.44

5.41

5.4O

5.40

5.41

5.49

5.50 

3 * 5O

3.51

Aug.

3.45

3.45

3.44

5.39

5.42

5.44

5.42

3.48

3.47

3.45

3.45

3.45

3.41

3.57

3.57

3.51

3.55

3.29

3.27

3.28

3.27

3.24

3.19

3.18

5.25

5.20

5.19

3.18

3.16

5.17 

3.16

3.33

Sept.

3.14

3.07

5.09

5.09

5.01

5.05

3.05

5.00

5.01

5.06

2.98

2.97

2.94

2.92

2.95

2.92

2.89

2798

3.02

3.02

3.02

5.05

5.05

5.05

3.06

2.99

3.02

3.02

5.04

5.07

5.02

Calendar year 1957: Max 3.90 Mln 2.27 Mean 2.96

Water year 1957-58: Max 4.29 Mln 2.30 Mean 3.23
346 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2790. Lake George Outlet at Ticonderoga, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°50'35", long 73°26'00", at Ticonderoga, Essex County. River channel 

gage on right bank 250 ft downstream from "C" milldam of International Paper Co., 

250 ft upstream from Trout Brook, and half a mile downstream from upper dam ("A" milldam) of International Paper Co. Turbine gate-opening gage in powerhouse at C" milldam.

Drainage area.--234 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1904 to December 1905, October 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control on river channel. Datum of gage is 190.41 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Turbine gate-opening recorder in powerhouse. 

Prior to Dec. 31, 1905, staff gages at site 2,000 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1942-58), 316 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,060 cfs Apr. 24; minimum daily, 34 cfs 

July 4-6.

1942-58: Maximum daily discharge, 1,290 cfs June 5, 6, 1947; minimum daily, 6.1 cfs 

July 6, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gate-opening record, which are fair. 

Discharge in tailrace determined from rating for turbine gates developed from discharge 

measurements. Records represent total discharge from Lake George and include flow in 

river channel and in tailrace. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by 

three powerplants. Appreciable regulation by Lake George.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

85

85

85

85

85

52

36

76

90

89

90

90

90

90

90

90

89

89

92

90

90

78

69

67

66

67

67

67

67

67

66

2,439

78.7

-

-

Nov.

66

67

67

67

67

66

66

66

66

.§3

63

63

63

63

65

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

1,923

64.1

-

-

Dec.

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

61

63

63

63

61

63

63

101

201

133

174

139

54

158

212

214

215

214

231

3,239

104

-

-

Jan.

255

28T

302

302

302

302

302

300

302

371

413

408

408

404

404

408

413

413

413

408

408

554

751

743

759

775

823

913

"939 939

930

15,645

505

-

-

Feb.

913

905

896

863

839

823

799

775

775

759

751

735

719

719

697

697

719

705

690

683

705

683

669

661

661

640

627

621

_

20,729

740

-

-

Mar.

614

614

614

614

614

614

601

581

575

569

563

563

551

546

557

543

548

551

540

534

506

512

522

522

522

517

517

522

534

540

551

17,271

557

-

-

Apr.

546

475

425

368

241

120

209

255

255

254

252

254

156

206

248

251

254

336

485

506

588

1,030

1,040

1,060

1,050

1,010

1,010

996

1,000

1,000

15,880

529

-

-

May

996

944

960

944

926

788

772

935

953

935

885

901

876

860

772

659

503

354

449

445

445

445

436

379

129

190

211

193

184

184

181

18,834

608

-

-

June

146

204

251

342

573

648

522

522

506

511

511

506

506

501

426

392

389

382

325

231

234

232

230

230

232

213

190

189

147

179

10,470

349

-

-

July

197

T97

175

34

34

34

114

151

151

151

154

153

151

151

153

151

149

158

156

152

152

152

152

a!52

al!3

a79

a85

a86

a89

87

87

4,000

129

-

-

Aug.

87

87

87

85

86

87

87

89

89

72

61

73

73

71

71

71

71

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

69

99

126

2,411

77.8

-

-

Sept.

95

95

90

90

88

88

90

88

88

90

90

90

88

88

86

86

84

88

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

84

86

86

86

86

2,632

87.7

-

-

Calendar year 1957 : Max 237 Mln 32 Mean 139 Cfsm 0.594 In. 8.O7

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,060 Min 34 Mean 316 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.35

a No gate-opening record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in gate opening.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 347

2800. Poultney River below Pair Haven, Vt.

Location. Lat 43°37'40", long 73°18'50", on right bank a third of a mile downstream from 

Carver Palls, 1.9 miles upstream from Hubbardton River, and 3^ miles northwest of Pair 

Haven, Rutland County.

Drainage area. --18 7 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1928 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 155 ft (from topographic map).

Average dischaL^e. 30 years, 245 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, about 4,700 cfs Dec. 21; minimum daily, 7.7 cfs 

Aug. 30.

1928-58: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs July 20, 1945 (gage height, 24.36 ft, from 

high-water mark In gage well), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of 

computations of peak flow over dam at gage heights 16.10, 21.40, and 24.36 ft; minimum 

daily, 2.9 cfs Oct. 13, 1935.

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are fair. Flow regulated by powerplant above station and by Lake 

Bomoseen.

Revisions (water years) . --WSP 1114: 1929(M) , 1932-35.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

6.O

10.0

14. O

160

400

914

2,040

4,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

137

150

145

145

145

145

140

140

150

33

80

10

85

95

130

140

135

140

80

45

60

~60 160

160

120

75

12

105

110 

115

110

3,357

108

0.578

0.67

Nov.

47

24

165

130

180

*120

103

78

141

140

103

88

88

87

286

283

221

187

253

455

307

254

217

197

165

158

130

99

142 

166

5,014

167

0.893

1.00

Dec.

215

170

158

138

112

168

201

222

179

*220

232

229

220

234

224

220

200

168

170

1,120

f 5. 700

1,660

960

714

532

466

823

553

472 

399

15,431

498

2.66

3.07

Jan.

475

445

305

350

340

310

*290

276

290

240

260

270

190

240

220

215

215

210

210

180

170

320

500

450

400

350

550

558

412 

348

307

9,898

319

1.71

1.97

Feb.

278

276

288

288

280

290

Mar.

262

242

255

312

338

348

290 365

290 343

280

280

290

280

290

270

260

230

240

260

260

260

*235

230

230

230

210

250

260

260

-

7,385

264

1.41

1.47

321

309

307

345

350

398

380

355

336

319

316

348

316

309

314

347

*450

528

745

919

996 

999

1.140

13,612

439

2.35

2.71

Apr.

1,060

937

962

1,040

982

1,190

1.930

1,410

909

784

758

745

724

755

623

776

968

846

818

654

586

*867

654

563

492

442

422

449

489 

558

24,393

813

4.35

4.85

May

467

410

307

444

340

301

300

465

594

475

345

340

359

278

243

248

270

186

210

238

259

273

276

166

117

130

168

109

107 

86

89

8,600

277

1.48

1.71

June

90

675

*790

440

362

279

153

145

205

200

208

183

122

120

72

84

78

66

65

63

72

42

57

46

43

42

45

37

9.7 

49

4,842.7

161

0.861

0.96

July

26

38

38

16

17

18

20

33

32

30

30

40

36

40

39

25

26

25

8.8

26

30

33

26

22

21

13

11

40

50 

46

44

899.8

29.0

0.155

0.18

Aug.

43

22

10

30

28

24

28

31

37

24

44

*l9

40

34

32

18

9.1

15

15

17

31

13

13

15

36

13

16

28

33

iF

757.8

24.4

0.130

0.15

Sept.

14

15

15

15

15

15

11

28

14

16

16

27

14

9.9

27

*39

52

47

54

26

20

100

122

130

130

127

71

8.0

113 

105

1,395.9

46.5

0.249

0.28

Calendar year 1957 : Max 3,700 Mln 6.0 Mean 180 Cfsm 0.963 In. 13.07

Water year 1957-58 : Max 3,700 Mln 7.7 Mean 262 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19. 02

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs).--Dec. 21 (about 12 m.) about 4,700 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 2 to Nov. 6, Feb. 17-21; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, recorded range in stage when available, powerplant records, and 

records for Otter Cr*eek at Center Rutland. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13, 16, 

Jan. 3-6, 9-27, Feb. 5-28.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2810. East Creek at Rutland, Vt.

Location.--Lat 43°37'40", long 72°59'20", on left bank on grounds of Rutland Country Club, 

at Rutland, Rutland County, 280 ft downstream from Grove Street Bridge and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--51.1 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1940 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 570 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--18 years, 100 cfs (adjusted for diversion and storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Apr. 21 (gage height, 3.77 ft), from 

 rating curve extended above 670 cfs on basis of computation of flow over dam and slopearea measurement at gage height 7.10 ft; minimum daily; 17 cfs Oct. 27.

1940-58: Maximum discharge, 36,500 cfs June 3, 1947 (gage height, 20.3 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), mean of two slope-area measurements, caused by failure 

of East Pittsford Dam 5.8 miles upstream; minimum daily, 3.1 cfs Nov. 8, 1947.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Diversion above station from Mendon Brook for municipal supply of Rutland. Flow regulated by powerplants and Chittenden Reservoir (usable capacity, 819,800,000 cu ft); 

prior to June 3, 1947, also regulated by East Pittsford Reservoir (usable capacity, 

150,000,000 cu ft) .

Revisions (water yearsj.--WSP 1307: 1941-42(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

124

220

655

940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

88

88

89

82

52

55

106

74

87

89

73

44

64

74

62

60

71

68

72

30

56

44

46

58

65

31

17

65

65

66

50

1,993

64.3

-24.8

Nov.

55

24

63

102

61

*70

77

36

90

42

74

58

75

71

155

66

53

59

104

101

83

75

43

33

92

71

66

37

61

62

2,037

67.9

+13.8

Dec.

50

66

90

63

74

70

69

75

105

*88

121

56

b40

61

55

87

64

73

104

385

507

T96

151

147

68

146

245

111

85

114

5,669

118

+36.5

Jan.

140

121

104

49

51

104

110

101

100

b91

50

36

b85

*b!05

100

92

95

34

35

b!05

blOO

112

123

104

60

79

150

125

112

94

107

2,852

92.0

-17.4

Feb.

48

48

94

114

106

110

103

47

34

105

101

104

100

105

58

b25

blOS

blOO

blOO

95

98

38

19

89

111

98

102

94

_

2,325

83.0

-27.4

Mar.

37

35

96

117

104

104

105

106

32

104

102

109

104

111

109

42

106

blOS

106

105

106

104

41

115

*123

124

145

162

166

TOT

149

3,175

102

-46.4

Apr.

126

97

125

144

164

202

267

148

123

122

136

102

113

155

215

577

486

581

496

514

707

814

582

*402

354

208

140

167

211

305

8,583

286

+161.8

May

174

138

166

177

139

107

121

207

185

118

97

184

125

88

87

98

88

73

127

118

90

71

67

54

45

62

45

46

71

*45

44

3,257

105

+58.2

June

60

282

156

104

90

63

40

31

70

65

64

65

56

57

30

65

60

62

65

61

25

23

52

47

61

61

58

19

18

55

1,943

64.8

-1.93

July

60

53

56

20

19

27

56

89

79

74

111

45

34

70

74

75

72

71

81

39

74

78

85

91

96

99

116

81

*140

TIT

75

2,251

72.6

-30.0

Aug.

81

63

39

78

96

101

81

168

59

27

62

59

70

72

69

27

37

78

80

73

81

73

45

53

87

80

56

61

38

36

22

2,070

66.8

-38.4

Sept.

22

47

42

47

46

22

21

39

47

57

49

48

22

20

52

*64

68

91

79

1§

18

66

61

50

79

56

27

38

62

51

1,409

47.0

-6.37

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm

In.

39.5

0.773

0.89

81.7

1.60

1.78

Calendar year 1957 :

Water year 1957-58:

155

3.05

5.49

74.5

1.46

1.68

55.6

1.09

1.15

56.1

1.10

±.?6

448

8.77

9.78

165

5.19

5.68

Observed

Max 507 Min 14 Mean 75.3

Max 814 Min 17 Mean 97.4

62.8

1.23

1.37

42.6

0.834

0.96

28.4

0.556

0.64

40.6

0.795

0.89

Adjusted

Mean 78.2 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.77

Mean 104 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Chittenden Reservoir and diversion from Mendon Brook for minicipal supply 

of Rutland, equivalent in cubic feet per second. Records furnished by Central Vermont Public 

Service Corp. and city of Rutland.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 349

2820. Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt.

Location. Lat 43°36'15", long 73°00'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 4 at Center Rutland. Rutland County, 200 ft downstream from dam, 1.2 miles 

downstream from East Creek, and l|- miles west of Rutland.

Drainage area.--307 sq ml.

Records available .--May 1928 to September 1958.

Gage -j . --Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 475. ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to July 22, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 552 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,280 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 9.99 ft); minimum dally, 79 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1928-58: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum dally, 45 cfs Sept. 21, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Plow regulated by powerplants and Chlttenden Reservoir on East Creek 

(usable capacity, 819,800,000 cu ft); prior to June 3, 1947, also regulated by East 

Plttsford Reservoir (usable capacity, 150,000,000 cu ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1084; 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from bridge construction Dec. 21, 22)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

Z.O

1Z3 

179 

303 

461

3.0 935

4.0 1,560

7.O 4,35O

0.4

.6 

1.0 

1.5 

Z.O

78

107

180

309

477

3.0 965

6.0 Z,940

8.0 4,650

10.0 7,3OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

Z8

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

175

175

170

164

1Z9

130

176

162 '182

190

167

1Z8

143

155

140

140

150

ZOO

Z90

170

200

160

170

190

Z50

200

160

190

190

180

180

5,406

174

0.567

0.65

-Z9.1

Nov.

160

160

350

550

440

*344

297

Z39

517

475

359

297

284

271

663

662

459

399

588

858

6ZO

473

376

3Z6

36Z

306

2Z6

Z49

330

409

1Z,OZ9

401

1.31

1.46

+9.64

Dec.

433

360

326

Z76

ZZ5

ZZ3

311

567

538

*475

935

591

356

4ZZ

406

432

479

385

457

1,500

3,690

5,870

1,8ZO

1,130

830

808

1,650

1,250

88Z

754

674

Z7,055

873

2.84

3.Z8

+32.1

Jan.

757

782

511

450

400

430

400

370

350

330

320

Z80

310

*300

310

300

300

250

310

350

Z90

340

562

549

427

486

705

650

543

478

457

13,297

429

1.40

1.61

-Z1.9

Feb.

389

TTz

389

350

350

340

330

Z80

Z70

330

310

310

300

Z90

*242

230

310

300

290

Z80

Z70

ZZO

ZOO

Z60

280

310

300

Z90

-

8,392

300

0.977

1.02

-3Z.O

Mar.

Z56

241

Z97

380

391

385

387

362

Z93

335

340

377

365

402

402

326

357

35Z

345

370

361

360

303

403

*459

490

644

747

803

774

840

13,153

4Z4

1.38

1.59

-51.0

Apr.

812

779

825

1,020

1,170

1,430

1,840

1,580

1,Z40

1,100

1,160

1,040

991

1,310

1,5ZO

2,150

3,Z70

4,890

5,320

4,880

5,340

»6 . 970

5,990

*4,610

*3,730

2,850

2,000

1,580

1,540

2, 180

75,117

2,504

8.16

9.10

+ 157

May

2.100

1,690

1,490

1,570

1,420

,160

,1ZO

,510

,760

,450

,090

,270

1,100

870

747

711

665

593

695

768

606

510

44Z

386

348

387

343

309

374

*343

286

Z8,113

907

Z.95

3.41

+53.8

June

313

1,310

*1,590

879

600

463

373

318

343

318

374

529

351

323

266

267

258

Z49

Z4Z

225

181

178

196

179

185

190

178

140

1Z5

173

11,316

377

1.Z3

1.37

-6.71

July

187

159

147

110

104

105

135

183

258

218

240

354

3Z9

246

Z05

192

187

180

181

167

Z06

185

168

185

180

172

35Z

313

*47Z

666 

ITT

7,197

Z32

0.756

0.87

-35.3

Aug.

306

Z55

172

193

208

193

175

3ZZ

Z92

181

*183

169

158

142

151

110

91

160

165

129

152

156

97

106

178

186

164

14Z

98

11

5,209

168

0.547

0.63

-43.5

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,870 Min 97 Mean 405 Cfsm 1.3Z In. 17.89 t +0.35

Sept.

79

103

104

102

102

82

84

103

120

145

145

137

108

89

109

*139

1ZZ

Z4Z

342 22~6

166

Z38

292

205

191

166

144

208

207

178

4,678

156

0.508

0.57

-11.0

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,970 Min 79 Mean 578 Cfsm 1.88 In. Z5.56 t +1.75

eak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs). Dec 

cfs (9.99 ft).

Zl (ll p.m.) 5,000 cfs (7.95 ft); Apr. 2Z (3:30 a.m.) 7,28O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Chittenden Reservoir, furnished by 

Central Vermont Public Service Corp.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 14 to Nov. 5, Jan. 4-6; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records, recorded range in stage when available, and records for Otter Creek at Middlebury and East 

Creek at Rutland. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 7-Z2, Feb. 4-14, 16-28, and at 

times during period of no gage-height record in January.
350 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2825. Otter Creek at Middlebury, Vt.

Location.--Lat 44°00'45", long 73°10'05", on right bank 150 ft upstream from highway 

"bridge in Middlebury, Add is on County, and 3-| miles downstream from MidBlebury River.

Drainage area.--628 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1903 to April 1907, October 1910 to January 1920, October 1928 

to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 335.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 1, 1903, to Apr. 30, 1907, and Oct. 5, 1910, to Jan. 31, 1920, chain gage 

at site 1,800 ft upstream at datum 10 ft lower and Oct. 1, 1928, to Oct. 17, 1933, at 

present datura.

Average discharge.--42 years (1903-6, 1910-19, 1928-58), 979 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,880 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 8.17 ft); minimum daily, 170 cfs Sept. 1.

1903-7, 1910-20, 1928-58: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Mar. 20, 21, 1936 (gage 

height, 10.3 ft); minimum daily, 100 cfs Dec. 28, 1914.

Maximum discharge known, 13,600 cfs Nov. 4, 1927 (gage height, 13.3 ft, present 

datum, at chain-gage site, 1,800 ft upstream), from rating curve extended above 9,000 

cfs by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation or 

debris or both, which are fair. Some regulation by Chittenden Reservoir (usable capacity, 819,800,000 cu ft) on East Creek.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 434: 1903-4. WSP 684: 1913(M) , drainage area. WSP 1114:

1913. WSP 1207: 1929, 1931.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except

from aquatic vegetation or debris (gaj

in cubic feet per second)

1.1 166

1.5 281

2 . 0 555

periods

;e height

3.0

5.0

8.0

of ice effect

, in feet, and

1,300

3,410

7,280

or backwater

discharge,

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

281

281

285

281

259

230

206

252

290

267

256

252

242

196

20?

214

211

209

302

408

339

294

263

256

315

369

364

294

270

285 

270

8,450

273

0.435

0.50

-29.1

Nov.

249

249

259

478

772

660

*522

454

448

618

639

516

436

413

538

895

872

709

681

1,030

1.160

948

744

604

536

516

454

380

396

529

17,705

530

0.939

1.05

+9.64

Dec .

646

667

590

503

340

349

396

597

786

786

*888

1,120

918

650

702

737

758

740

730

1,560

2,760

2,650

2,650

2,710

2,800

2,880

5.090

3,000

2,900

2,780 

2,600

45,283

1,461

2.33

2.68

+32.1

Jan.

2,450

2,250

2,020

1,460

1,070

880

786

700

650

610

580

560

540

*560

604

604

611

595

540

480

500

611

910

,120

,090

985

,020

,200

,200

,110 

,020

29,296

945

1.50

1.73

-21.9

Feb.

962

880

786

786

765

750

750

751

730

645

645

690

690

690

630

600

600

630

660

640

630

611

510

510

576

639

660

674

-

10,090

682

1.09

1.13

-32.0

Mar.

667

611

597

709

821

888

948

962

888

800

786

872

902

970

1,020

932

821

814

821

872

895

895

842

918

1,140

*1,310

1,630

1,930

2,150

2,260 

21^350

33,021

1,065

1.70

1.96

-51.0

Apr.

2,360

2,300

2.280

2,280

2,290

2,340

2.48O

2,530

2,540

2,580

2,640

2,610

2,580

2,560

2,530

2,680

2,860

2,980

3,070

3,190

3,590

4,740

5,690

*6,530

*6.840

6,620

6,240

5,730

5,220

4,740

107,620

3,587

5.71

6.37

+157

May

4.240

3,770

3,580

3,430

3,230

3,060

2,920

2,840

2,800

2,660

2,580

2,530

2,430

2,320

2,180

2,010

1,790

1,480

1,310

1,370

1,330

1,160

992

842

730

667

681

653

674

*688 

618

61,565

1,986

3.16

3.65

+53.8

June

625

1,800

2,010

2,020

2,010

1,690

1,270

880

716

709

702

716

793

695

597

503

516

472

419

385

364

339

311

334

324

307

311

294

263

217

22,592

753

1.20

1.34

-6.71

July

274

281

274

242

191

204

206

259

307

344

364

454

590

529

402

359

307

285

274

277

263

307

274

259

270

267

334

430

*716

1.020 

1,000

11,563

373

0.594

0.68

-35.3

Aug.

744

542

402

329

307

302

290

433

779

597

402

402

*369

339

311

294

236

214

270

294

290

277

290

259

249

302

315

302

277

242 

198

10,857

350

0.557

0.64

-43.5

Calendar year 1957 : Max 3,090 Min 188 Mean 727 Cfsrn 1.16 In. 15.69 t +0.35

Sept.

170

201

226

220

220

206

204

211

252

263

302

320

277

239

198

*220

252

329

516

523

413

430

430

442

402

369

339

344

324

408

9,256

309

0.492

0.55

-11.0

Water year 1957-58 : Max 6,840 Min 170 Mean 1,031 Cfsrn 1.64 In. 22.28 t+1.75

Discharge 

t Change in

easurement mad> 

ontents, eq

en this day.

cubic feet per second, in Chittendon Reservoir, furnished by

Central Vermont Public Service Corp.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5, 14, 18, Jan. 4-6, 8-14, 18-21, Feb. 5-7, 

10-21, 23. Backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris or both Oct. 1 to Dec. 19, Apr. 7 to Sept.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 351

2840. Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°Q9'40", long 72°27'00", on right bank 75 ft downstream from highway

bridge, at East Barre, Washington County, 0.6 mile downstream from East Barre Detention 

Reservoir, and 3.9 miles upstream from mouth. 

 Drainage area. 40.4 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1920 to September 1923, October 1933 to September 1958. October 1933 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1307. Prior to October 1922, published as Jail Brook at East Barre.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,071.59 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Aug. 14, 1920, to Sept. 30, 11923, staff gage at site a quarter of 

a mile upstream at different datum. Nov. 1, 1933, to Jan. 25, 1935, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 55.8 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 479 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 1.34 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.20 ft Jan. 23 (ice jam); minimum discharge not determined.

1920-23, 1933-58: Maximum discharge, 1,820 cfs Oct. 1, 1920 (gage height, 9.50 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs; minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 18, 1950, Aug. 3, 4, 31, Sept. 1, 3, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those oelow 5 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge affected by East Barre Detention Reservoir since 1935 (see p. 353). Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above 

station and during summer by construction operations at outlet of East Barre Detention 

Reservoir. Diversion from reservoir on Orange Brook, a tributary above station, for 

city of Barre.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 564: L922. WSP 1034: Drainage area. WSP 1237: 1921(M). 

WSP 1307: 1922-23(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, ex

height, in feet, and discharge,

(Shifting-control method used Oot

Oct. 1 to Apr. 20

.cept

-1.3

-1.1 8.6

18

.5 123

1.0 237

1.5 403

periods of

:ubi

to

-1.7

-1.4

-1.2

-1.0

-.7

c feet p

Nov. 8,

Apr. 21

1.9

3.3

5.0

9.1

20

Lee effect (gage

er second)

Apr. 18-20)

to Sept. 30

-0.3

0

.5

1.0

1.3

47

82

175

330

455

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2.0

175

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.3

E.I

E.I

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

14

10

6.0

5.0

4.3

6.0

JL6_

8.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.6

*4.5

132.0

4.26

+O.E9

NOV.

4.5

6.2

41

51

22

13

10

9.6

57

25

16

13

12

11

BZ_

48

28

24

28

43

32

25

12

21

18

15

12

14

20

28

741.3

24.7

+0.02

Dec.

30

21

15

*13

13

14

17

52

31

32

122

60

50

40

35

30

27

24

27

180

277

265

254

245

216

145

178

100

80

69

66

2,728

88.0

+O.75

Jan.

71

52

42

34

40

52

45

40

 35

31

28

26

24

24

E5

25

25

23

21

23

23

29

40

28

27

26

30

30

27

26

25

997

32. 2

-0.45

Pet.

25

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

»21

21

20

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

-

555

19.8

-0.25

Mar.

IS

18

19

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

23

24

26

28

27

27

26

*26

29

24

29

32

32

40

37

51

60

70

81

32

1,014

32.7

+0.55

Apr.

94

82

74

106

127

142

120

106

84

88

1O4

94

112

157

192

E45

287

327

360

392

*401

389

435

445

450

*445

430

430

425

420

7,563

252

+95.3

May

410

401

389

373

365

358

354

358

354

351

351

348

340

334

316

292

215

115

126

115

111

85

73

62

54

53

44

*39

106

70

42

7,004

226

-92.0

June

9O

306

302

184

65

64

45

38

36

33

48

38

28

32

24

20

24

22

17

16

18

31

20

15

14

13

15

11

9.1

9.1

1,587.2

52.9

-1.01

July

8.9

7.5

6.4

6.3

5.7

5.7

6.6

21

23

*12

15

30

30

14

9.7

9.4

8.2

6.1

10

15

9.1

*6.6

6.4

5.9

4.8

4.3

4.0

4.8

39

23

12

370.4

11.9

-0.09

Aug.

7 .0

5.2

5.4

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.4

29

35

18

9.5

6.3

5.9

4.6

4.0

3.9

3.1

3.3

3.4

5.6

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.3

7.5

7.7

5.4

4.1

3.2

2.8

3.2

212.6

6.86

-0.09

Sept.

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.0

3.5

2.6

2.7

2.1

5.7

7.2

5.6

4.9

3.3

4.8

4.8

5.5

62

42

16

11

27

16

9.1

8.0

7.0

8.4

19

11

8.9

31O.9

10.4

+0.06

Adjusted for change in contents in East Barre Detention Reser

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

4.55 

0.113 

0.13

24.7

0.611 

0.68

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

88.8 

2.20 

2.53

31.7

0.785 

0.90

19.6 

0.^85 

0.50

33.3 

0.824 

0.95

347 

8.59 

9.59

134 

3.32 

3.82

Observed

Max 277 Mln :..o Mean 31.9 

Max 450 Min 2.0 Mean 63.6

51.9 

1.28 

1.43

11.9 

0.295 

O.34

6.76 

0.167 

0.19

10.4 

0.257

0.29

Adjusted

Mean 31.9 Cfsm 0.790 In. 10.72 

Mean 63.6 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.35
352 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2855. North Branch Winooski River at Wrightsville, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°18'00", long 72°34'45", on right bank at Wrightsville, Washington

County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Wrightsville Detention Reservoir and

3| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--69.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 550.53 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 21, 1934, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 132 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 870 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 3.76 ft); minimum, 

daily, 6.5 cfs Oct. 12, 13.

1933-58: Maximum discharge, 2,170 cfs Apr. 12, 1934 (gage height, 6.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 920 cfs; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Aug. 13, 1941.

Maximum discharge known, 17,200 cfs Nov. 3, 1927, by computation of peak flow over 

dam three-quarters of a mile above gage.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Discharge affected since 1935 by Wrightsville Detention 

Reservoir (see following page). Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill 

above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1237: 1934-39.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.2 5.5 1.5 138

.5 16 2.0 240

.7 27 3.0 515

1.0 64 3.8 89O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

8.6

8.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.8

.7

.5

.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

8.2

7.6

28

81

54

33

25

12

155

82

56

27

20

*22

21

727.8

23.5

+ 3.15

Nov.

21

21

60

214

178

135

101

79

98

114

92

74

62

54

227

336

290

216

170

256

216

154

119

100

90

75

52

51

68

118

3,841

128

+0.27

Dec.

122

104

*84

71

56

47

58

157

186

152

317

336

260

150

130

115

105

95

85

175

676

725

700

658

609

551

547

519

468

404

323

8,985

290

+5.34

Jan.

216

143

97

85

77

90

85

70

*58

55

54

50

48

48

50

52

52

49

47

45

50

55

95

80

68

63

63

64

62

59

56

2,186

70.5

-6.29

Feb.

56

52

50

50

50

49

50

48

45

42

42

*44

43

41

41

40

40

39

39

38

37

37

36

36

38

37

37

38

_

1,195

42.7

-O.62

Mar.

40

38

38

45

50

52

50

50

51

50

52

59

58

58

59

59

56

55

*55

62

64

62

61

65

75

*85

113

147

182

227

277

2,395

77.3

+5.81

Apr.

290

312

315

352

396

437

446

437

396

350

328

320

315

358

423

539

658

740

785

795

820

86O

865

860

840

*820

790

765

740

720

17,072

569

+86.8

May

695

663

632

600

555

501

443

401

42O

396

350

377

374

328

256

218

227

191

172

156

132

110

94

82

71

64

55

*48

110

128

107

8,956

289

-88.6

June

122

458

504

455

385

285

156

110

87

72

84

91

82

78

75

62

61

62

52

41

37

75

79

64

46

36

38

36

29

24

3,786

126

-2.26

July

22

21

17

15

14

13

19

*44

75

60

80

220

300

240

160

115

95

70

70

110

110

85

60

42

31

25

31

41

230

290

190

2,895

93.4

+3.57

Aug.

110

70

50

42

*37

29

24

43

98

92

78

55

36

28

23

19

16

16

18

19

17

16

14

13

31

58

48

29

21

16

14

1,180

38.1

-4.07

Sept.

12

11

8.8

8*1

8.1

8.5

8.8

11

*12

14

24

27

23

19

16

18

30

151

292

205

116

191

212

125

90

71

56

65

64

54

1,951.3

65.0

+1.25

Adjusted for change in contents in Wrightsville Detention Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

26.6 

0 . 384 

0.44

128 

1.85 

2.07

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

295 

4.26 

4.92

64.2 

0.928 

1.07

42.1 

0.608 

0.63

83.1 

1.20 

1.38

656 

9.48 

10.6

200 

2.89 

3.34

Observed

Max 725 Min 4.3 Mean 116 

Max 865 Min 6.5 Mean 151

124 

1.79 

2.00

97.0 

1.40 

1.62

34.0 

0.491 

0.57

66.3 

0.958 

1.07

Ad jus bed

Mean 117 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.95 

Mean 151 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.71

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in cuntents, equivalent in cutic feet per second, in Wrightsville Detention Reservoir.

Note.--No gage-height record July 1O to Aug. 4; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

ecorded range in stage, and records for Wrightsville Detention Reservoir. Stage-discharge relalon affected by ice Nov. 27, Dec. 4-6, 13-20, Jan. 3 to Mar. 10, Mar. 19.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 353

Reservoirs in Wirooski River basin above Montpelier, Vt.

2835. East Barre Detention Reservoir.--Lat 44°09'20", long 72°26'40", at reservoir on Jail 

Branch at East Barre, Washington County, 4| miles upstream from mouth of Jail Branch. 

Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,127.9 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). Drainage area, 38.8 sq mi. Records available, March and April 

1936, September 1938 to September 1958. Maximum gage height observed during year, 

31.8 ft Apr. 25; minimum not determined. Maximum gage height observed during period 

1936, 1938-58, 36.0 ft Mar. 22, 1936; minimum observed, 0.1 ft several days in August 

and September 1939, Aug. 4, Sept. 1, 4, 5, 1953, Aug. 5, 6, 1955.

Reservoir is formed by earthfill dam completed by Corps of Engineers in 1935 for 

flood control. Capacity of reservoir, 506,000,000 cu ft between gage heights 0.0 ft 

(bottom of outlet opening) and o7.1 ft (crest of spillway). Dam has no gates; below 

gage height 37.1 ft, outflow from reservoir is dependent of capacity of outlet opening, 

4 ft square, near base of dam. Outlet opening in process of enlargement and modification during August and September 1958. Gage read by employee of State of Vermont Water 

Conservation Board.

 eservoir on 

if a mile downdaily. Datum of gage is 612.75 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area, 66.5 sq mi. Records available, March and April 1936, September 1938 to 

September 1958. Maximum gage height observed during year, 52.0 ft Apr. 23; minimum observed, 1.0 ft Oct. 16-18. Maximum gage height during period 1936, 1938-58, 63.7 ft 

Mar. 22, 1936, from graph based on gage readings; minimum observed, 0.2 ft Aug. 17, 

1949, and Aug. 17-19, 1950.

Reservoir is formed by earthfill dam completed by Corps of Engineers in 1935 for 

flood control. Capacity of reservoir, 873,500,000 cu ft between gage heights 0.0 ft 

(bottom of outlet opening) and 72.25 ft (crest of spillway). Dam has no gates; below 

gage height 72.25 ft, outflow from reservoir is dependent on capacity of outlet opening, 

5-f ft square, near base of dam. Gage read by employee of State of Vermont Water Conservation Board.

Month-end gage height and contents, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Nov. 30........ ......................

Dec . 31 ..............................

July 31. .............................

Aug. 31..................... .........

Sept. 30.. ............................

Water year 1957-58. ................

Jan. 31..............................

July 31..................... .........

Sept. 30.. ............................

Water year 1957-58. ................

Gage height 

(feet)t (millions of 

cubic feet)

Change In contents

Millions of 

cubic feet

Equivalent, cubic 

feet per second

East Barre Detention Reservoir

0.4 

1.8 

1.9 

4.3

-

3.0 

2.2 

4.0 

27. 1 

4.6 

1.4 

1.0 

.5 

.8

-

0.20 

.99 

1.05 

3.06

-

1.86 

1.26 

2.74 

249.8 

3.37 

.74 

.50 

.25 

.40

-

+0.79 

+ .O6 

+2.01

+2.07

-1.20 

-.60 

+1.48 

+247.06 

-246.43 

-2.63 

-.24 

-.25 

+ .15

+ .20

+0.29 

+ .O2 

+ .75

+ .07

-.45 

-.25 

+ .55 

+95.3 

-92.0 

-1.01 

-.09 

-.09 

+ .O6

+ .01

Wrlghtsvllle Detention Reservoir

1.2 

4.2 

4.4

8.3

-

3.6 

3.1 

7.6 

36.4 

4.2 

2.2 

5.3 

1.7 

2.9

-

2.75 

11.2

11.9 

26.2

-

9.35 

7.85 

23.4 

248.4 

11.2 

5.35 

14.9 

4.00 

7.25

-

+8.45 

+ .70 

+14.3

+18.95

-16.85 

-1.50 

+15.55 

+225.0 

-237.2 

-5.85 

+9.55 

-10.9 

+3.25

+4.50

+3.15 

+ .27 

+5.34

+.60

-6.29 

-.62 

+5.81 

+86.8 

-88.6 

-2.26 

+3.57 

-4.07 

+1.25

+.14

t Gage height at 12 p.m., determined from graph based on observer's readings and records for 

station on river below reservoir.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2860. Winooski River at Montpelier, Vt.

Location Lat 44"15'25", long 72"35'35", on right bank 0.4 mile upstream from Dog River

 and 1 mile downstream from depot at Montpelier, Washington County.

Record§e avaeilabie 97-M2ymi909 to June 1914 (fragmentary), July 1914 to September 1923,

 August 1928 to September- 1958.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 499.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929 Prior to June 16, 1914, chain gage at site 0.9 mile upstream at different datum.

June 16 to July 3, 1914, staff gage at present site and datum 

Average discharge. 39 years (1914-23, 1928-58), 586 cfs (adjusted for storage since

Extremes! Maximum discharge during year, 6,390 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 10.51 ft); minimUmi909-23, 4 1928-58° 'Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Apr. 7, 1912 (gage height, 17.31 ft, 

from floodmarks, present datum), from rating curve extended above 6,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 17 cfs Sept. 3, 1933 ,_ , . . -, ^ f ^4-^a Maximum discharge known, 57,000 cfs Nov. 3, 1927 (gage height, 27.1 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 6,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gage- 

 height record, which are fair. Flow regulated by several small powerplants above 

station by Peacham Pond, and since 1926 by Mollys Falls Reservoir (combined usable 

capacity 492,000,000 cu ft), which regulate runoff from 24 sq mi, and by East Barre 

and Wrightsville Detention Reservoirs since 1935 (see preceding page). 

Revisions (water years) -WSP 424: 1915. WSP 894: Drainage area WSP 1437: 1912-14(M),

 1915-18. 1919(M), 1920, 192l(M), 1922-23, 1929, 1933, 1934(M), 1936, 1937(M), 1938, 

1946(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

100

94

105

121

67

47

70

79

124

105

116

82

75

55

97

101

86

106

161

220

154

171

166

140

245

194

134

107

154

*141

99

3,714

120

-20.3

Nov.

131

115

256

67O

490

328

263

220

386

342

266

238

213

179

643

702

539

459

443

634

506

390

296

274

266

256

192

213

252

334

10,496

350

+7.51

Dec.

337

285

*270

220

200

200

250

497

485

500

1,200

850

630

530

460

410

450

400

380

1,300

3;930

2^320

1,800

1,640

1,450

1,250

1,800

1,340

1,090

885

28,319

914

+29.1

Jan.

849

660

450

320

320

370

430

420

410

390

410

330

350

370

*380

390

410

370

320

290

330

380

580

610

530

420

470

540

530

510

500

13,639

440

-23.8

Feb.

480

420

370

400

420

400

410

400

350

330

340

350

*330

330

300

260

270

340

330

320

310

310

280

290

340

350

350

360

9,740

348

-40.1

Mar.

360

320

300

430

420

400

390

390

390

350

420

430

430

430

420

420

380

*390

399

409

409

380

367

376

528

574

735

878

1,000

1,050

1,250

15,425

498

-19.0

Apr.

1,400

1,440

1,520

1,860

1,990

2,O8O

2,140

1,890

1,570

1,530

1,620

1,580

1,720

2,100

2,500

3,400

4,290

4,870

4,720

4,120

*4,370

5,660

4,870

4,080

3,420

*2,950

2,650

2,690

2, 720

2,650

84,400

2,813

+292

May

2,510

2,090

1,950

1,970

1,800

1,620

1,630

2,100

2,230

1,680

1,620

2,250

1,740

1,500

1,320

1,360

1,200

985

a90O

a840

a800

a760

a640

a540

460

486

455

*430

802

66O

491

39,619

1,278

-176

June

714

5.110

2,160

1,480

1,110

962

666

524

502

480

577

508

450

502

405

305

400

360

308

294

290

502

405

326

303

290

288

235

186

190

18,830

628

-3.88

July

234

219

188

120

125

130

152

216

*307

238

282

571

673

486

395

350

360

285

306

420

370

312

238

203

206

238

316

290

816

844

518

10,408

336

+4.10

Aug.

370

285

253

254

237

*212

195

278

460

316

285

265

233

214

205

177

128

128

196

203

171

175

122

111

146

277

231

210

200

148

118

6,803

219

-28.5

Sept.

105

107

98

89

96

87

85

96

*107

102

111

165

142

102

108

108

166

528

732

455

285

418

525

329

208

232

224

228

206

218

6,462

215

+2.60

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

99.5 

0.251 

0.29

357

0.899 

1.00

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-38:

943 

2.38 

2.74

416 

1.05 

1.21

308 

0.776 

0.81

479 

1.21 

1.39

3,105 

7.82 

8.73

1,102 

2.78 

3.20

Observed

lax 3,930 Mln 36 Mean 429 

Max 5,660 Mln 47 Mean 679

624 

1.57 

1.75

340 

0.856 

0.99

191 

0.481 

0.55

Adjusted

218 

0.549 

0.61

Mean 431 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.73 

Mean 681 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.27

Peak discharge (base, 3,900 cfs).--Dec. 21 (10:30 a.m.) 5,300 cfs (9.52 ft); Apr. 18 (10:30 p.m.) 

5,930 cfs (10.09 ft); Apr. 22 (4:50 to 5:3O a.m.) 6,390 cfs (10.51 ft).______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, in Peacham Pond, Mollys Falls Reservoir, 

and East Barre and Wrightsville Detention Reservoirs. Part of records furnished by State of Vermont 

Water Conservation Board and Green Mountain Power Corp.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, weather records, powerplant records, and records for other stations in Winooski River basin.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 3-7, 11-21, Jan. 2 to Mar. 16.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 355

2870. Dog River at Northfield Falls, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°10'55", long 72°38'30", on right bank 1 mile downstream from Northfield 

Falls, Washington County, and l£ miles downstream from Cox Branch.

Drainage area.--76.1 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1958. 

published in WSP 1307.

Jctober 1934 monthly discharge only,

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum af gage is 603.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--24 years, 122 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,190 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 7.99 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs as explained below; minimum, 5.8 cfs Aug. 22.

1934-58: Maximum discharge, 9,750 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 11.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of computation of flow over dam at gage 

height 8.49 ft and slope-area measurements at gage heights 8.96 and 11.53 ft; minimum, 

4.3 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 1942.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 1337: 1935-37.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, anl discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

32

54

106

240

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

6.0

420

655

1,230

1,900

2,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per uecond, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.5

8.8

10

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.5

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

29

24

16

14

12

15

3J5

20

16

15

*14

14

14

397.2

12.8

0.168

0.19

Nov.

13

15

33

62

46

32

27

23

68

50

37

32

29

28

184

116

82

65

88

149

96

76

65

61

58

46

33

50

61

67

1,792

59.7

0.784

0.88

Dec.

64

53

*46

37

36

38

52

140

98

100

295

160

115

110

97

91

87

75

91

700

2.250

508

319

258

205

257

500

270

225

167

7,632

246

3.23

3.73

Jan.

180

148

115

91

110

140

114

*106

90

86

86

67

78

72

74

74

72

66

61

67

67

78

120

82

78

77

87

87

80

77

74

2,804

90.5

1.19

1.37

Feb.

74

71

67

67

67

65

69

67

61

63

*61

66

63

61

59

58

57

56

54

52

50

50

48

50

54

50

50

52

-

1,662

59.4

0.781

3.81

Mar.

54

52

54

61

59

58

59

58

58

60

60

69

63

65

70

68

67

*65

67

70

70

70

70

73

82

85

106

136

170

251

2,535

81.8

1.07

1.24

Apr.

225

23T

268

360

457

447

360

298

246

252

288

267

323

460

766

1,330

1,760

,940

,500

,310

* ,560

.990

1,200

776

575

396

308

340

408

496

21,137

705

9.26

10.33

Hay

336

280

270

288

234

207

228

348

360

258

276

352

258

226

199

210

188

167

167

146

151

126

118

102

96

89

*82

78

116

80

6,129

198

2.60

3.00

June

113

548

262

175

144

136

114

102

93

91

106

89

78

83

70

64

68

61

55

50

54

62

50

52

47

44

43

37

33

3_0

2,954

98.5

1.29

1.44

July

28

26

23

22

22

21

22

*28

36

26

27

46

55

34

28

54

35

26

28

32

26

21

21

20

15

20

18

20

.90

62

39

974

31.4

0.413

0.48

Aug.

28

22

20

24

24

21

16

*34

46

33

27

20

17

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

10

12

11

20

18

*15

14

12

12

11

584

18.8

0.247

0.29

Sept.

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

14

17

16

14

12

12

*12

58

70

37

25

56

39

26

21

19

20

37

28

22

669

22.3

0.293

0.33

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,250 Hin 6.4 Mean 82.9 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.78

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,250 Hin 8.5 Mean 135 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.09

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--Dec. 21 (6 a.m.) 5,190 cfs (7.99 ft); Apr. 22 (2 a.m.) 3,280 cfs 

(6.44 ft).__________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 28 to Sept. 16; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for Mad River nore Moretown. Stage-discharge relation affected 

by ice Dec. 2-20, Jan. 3-6, Jan. 9 to Mar. 14.
356 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2880. Mad River near Moretown, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°16'40", long 72°44 I 35", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge, 2.4 miles downstream from Moretown, Washington County, and 3.8 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 139 sq mi.

Records available.--July to November 1910, October 1928 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 13, 1933. Altitude of gage is 

545 ft (from topographic map). July 6 to Nov. 4, 1910, staff gage at same site at 

different datum. Nov. 20, 1928, to Sept. 27, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1928-58), 250 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,150 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 9.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs as explained below; minimum, 8.5 cfs Oct. 15, 16; 

minimum daily, 19 cfs Oct. 6, 12, 13.

1910, 192B-58: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 16.34 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of computations 

of flow over dam at gage heights 9.98, 11.51, 16.34, and 19.4 ft; minimum, 1.4 cfs 

Oct. 1, 1930.

Maximum discharge known, 23,000 cfs Nov. 3, 1927 (gage height, 19.4 ft, from floodmarks), by computation of peak flow over dam.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Regulation at low flow caused by mill in Moretown.

Revlsions (water years) . WSP 744: Drainage area. WSP 854: 1934(M). WSP 1114: 1929, 

1930(M), 1936-37.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17

83

164

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

Apr. 18 to Sept. 30

38O

68O

1,050

1,970

4,460

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

18

46

84

164

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 3.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

3i

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

25

27

25

21

19

30

27

26

26

25

19

19

28

25

23

23

23

93

72

54

44 

38

47

142

79

63

53

*52

44

44

1,263

40.7

0.293

0.34

Nov.

45

46

86

232

157

113

89

76

149

129

97

85

81

80

527

295

214

171

199

363

221

171 

146

134

126

101

84

143

161

181

4,702

157

1.13

1.26

Dec.

178

152

120

*90

68.

85

150

350

250

230

450

230

180

190

180

160

150

140

160

1,300

4.000

1,200 

650

500

4OO

500

900

500

400

310

270

14,443

466

3.35

3.86

Jan.

290

230

170

150

180

210

160

140

*130

125

120

105

120

115

115

115

105

100

95

105

110

150 

180

140

130

120

130

125

120

115

110

4,310

139

1.00

1.15

Feb.

110

105

100

100

105

97

95

100

97

93

91

96

*93

91

88

87

85

83

80

77

74

74 

74

77

81

76

76

80

2,485

88.8

0.639

0.66

Mar.

82

86

80

93

92

90

90

88

88

91

91

97

100

105

110

110

110

105

*105

110

110

110 

110

120

129

146

181

218

263

323

564

3,991

129

0.928

1.07

Apr.

370

375

395

551

668

682

580

467

370

374

452

430

487

680

1,090

2,170

3,150

3,380

*2,610

2,620

3,660

4.500 

2,240

1,520

1,280

799

580

631

781

1,160

38,852

1,295

9.32

10.39

May

701

604

568

638

514

435

452

725

830

550

534

954

592

468

396

4O8

375

333

386

333

300

255 

221

198

181

171

152

140

*255

209 

161

13,039

421

3.03

3.49

June

372

1.860

639

" 394

300

286

225

195

174

170

207

164

137

234

159

130

167

129

110

100

102

134 

loo

86

80

79

78

70

62

56

6,999

233

1.68

1.87

July

52

48

43

42

40

40

45

79

*96

57

229

280

240

114

84

131

93

68

88

110

84

64 

56

52

46

43

60

54

373

222 

128

3,161

102

0.734

0.85

Aug.

90

74

62

68

76

53

*47

106

149

120

76

60

51

44

43

36

34

37

37

36

35

38 

37

31

127

68

48

41

35

30 

3T

1,820

58.7

0.422

0.49

Sept.

31

34

43

34

32

36

37

44

41

*86

95

91

64

55

49

58

85

555

515

244

158

344

201

131

103

97

107

158

109

89

3,726

124

0.892 i.oo

Calendar year 1957 : Max 4,000 Mln 14 Mean 189 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.43

Water year 1957-58 : Max 4,300 Mln 19 Mean 271 Cfsra 1.95 In. 26.43

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs).--Dec. 21 (8:30 a.m.) 7,150 cfs (9.78 ft); Apr. 18 (7 p.m.) 5,280 

cfs (8.57 ft); Apr. 22 (3:30 a.m.) 5,940 cfs (9.01 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 22 to Jan. 6; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for Dog River at Northfleld Palls. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 3-20, 

Jan. 7 to Mar. 22.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 357

2885. Watertrary Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt.

Location.--Lat 44°22'55", long 72°45'15", at dam on Waterbury River, 2 % miles upstream 

from mouth and 3| miles north of Waterbury, Washington County.

Drainage area.--109 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1937 to September 1958. September 1937 to August 1938 monthend contents only, published in <JSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 10, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation during year, 600.32 ft Apr. 23; minimum, 546.09 ft Mar. 21.

19137-58: Maximum elevation, 613.45 ft May 4, 1940; minimum observed, 501.3 ft 

Oct. 16, 1938.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed by Corps of Engineers during

summer of 1937 for conservation and flood control. Total usable capacity for flood control, 2,812,300,000 cu ft between elevations 500.0 ft (bottom of lowest outlet) and 

617.5 ft (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Usable capacity for conservation, 

1,582,700,000 cu ft between elevations 500.0 and 592.0 ft (sill of taintor gate) above 

mean sea level.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in millions of cubic feet)

540.0

550.0

560.0

570.0

302.7

461.7

658.8

891.9

580.0 

59O.O 

600.0 

610.0

1,168.5

1,505.0

1,913.4

2,398.0

Elevat!

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

i:i

Oct.

572.21

571.69 

571.19 

570.83 

570.93

571.02 

570.52 

570.06 

569.68 

569. 3O

568.89 

568.98 

569.04 

568.57 

568.16

567.83 

567.48 

567.21

568.56 

569.11

569.19 

569.15 

569.06 

569.43 

569.96

570.30 

570.59 

570.38 

570.12 

570.00 

569.73

885.3 

-27.4

Nov.

569.46

569.72 

570.63 

572.00 

572.59

572.82 

572.87 

572.62 

573.44 

573.98

574.17 

574.03 

573.86 

573.66 

575.95

576.91 

578.03 

578.36 

578.73 

579.64

580.13 

580.45 

580.73 

581.15 

58O.66

580.17 

579.66 

580.01 

579.90 

580.44

1,182.5 

+115

on, in feet, at 12 p.m. water year October 1957 to September 1958

Dec.

580.98 

580.53 

580.11 

579.56 

578.92

578.40

579.05 

580.46 

580.81 

581.07

582.40 

582.90 

583.04 

583.40 

583.85

583.65 

583.44 

582.90 

582.82 

585.89

592.45 

592.78 

592.41 

591.92 

591.30

591.61 

592.19 

591.81 

591.27 

590.77 

590.35

1,518.6 

+125

Jan.

590.68 

590.21 

589.65 

589.29 

589.11

588.51 

588.30 

588.05 

587.59 

587.18

587.11 

587.38 

586.70 

586.07 

585.53

585.05 

584.29 

584.39 

583.90 

582.69

582.34 

582.04 

581.71 

581.50 

581.81

582.16 

581.69 

581.67 

581.19 

580.63 

570.07

1,170.7 

-130

]'eb.

579.37

578.82 

£78.04 

E77.18 

576.43

E75.82 

E74.72 

£74.55 

E73.82 

~E73.02

572.21 

£71.43 

570.59 

Ei69.77 

£.68.95

£.68. 20 

£.67. 41 

£.66.56 

£.65.69 

£.64.71

E.63.76 

E.62.89 

:i61.90 

Ji60.84 

:i59.82

:;58.65

!i57.55 

5S56.57

583.9 

-243

Mar.

555.27

554.03 

552.85 

551.80 

551.25

550.73 

550.73 

549.99 

550.23 

549.86

549.23 

548.90 

548.45 

548.02 

547.99

548.23 

547.85 

547.44 

547.05 

547.66

546.27

546.80 

547.34 

547.01 

546.88

547.11 

547.68 

548.55 

550.01 

551.63 

552.63

511.1 

-27.2

Apr.

553.68

554.71 

556.31 

558.56 

561.31

562.95 

563.15 

562.92 

563 . 40 

564.04

564.64 

565.23 

566. O6 

567.12 

569.11

572.99 

578.32 

583.29 

586.42 

589.10

594.07 

599.37 

600.03 

598.35 

596.71

595.02 

593.84 

593.36 

593.28 

593.54

1,642.8 

+437

May

593 . 13 

592.75 

592.46 

592.42 

592.05

591.79 

591.63 

592.18 

592.53 

592.23

593.37 

594.13

593.63 

592.99 

592.42

592.18 

591.94 

591.70 

591.88 

591.72

591.48 

591.12 

590.77 

590.38 

590. 3O

590.18 

589.99 

589.88 

590.37 

590.86 

591.21

1,551.9 

-33.9

June

592.17 

592.98 

592.58 

591.99 

591.45

590.85 

591.13 

591.42 

591.21 

591.07

591.00 

590.83 

590.60 

591.13 

591.42

591.22 

591.13 

590.95 

590.71 

590.49

590.66 

591.10 

590.87 

590.58 

590.21

589.96 

589.84 

590.00 

590.03 

589.76

1,496.4 

-21.4

July

589.61 

589.29 

588.99 

589.07 

589.18

589.32 

589.52 

589.68 

589.94 

589.60

589.64 

590.29 

590.60 

590.57 

590.26

590.47 

590.50 

590.38 

590.79 

591.53

591.56 

591.32 

590.96 

590.64 

590.15

590,02 

590,42 

590.13 

591.32 

591.90 

591.57

1,565.9 

+25.9

Aug.

591.02

590.64 

590.63 

590.14 

589.56

588.92 

588.39 

588.29 

588.53 

588.94

588.49 

588.12 

587.88 

587.62 

587.01

586". 99 

586.80 

586.14 

585.81 

585.35

584.64 

584.17 

584.31 

584.42 

584.50

584.36 

584.04 

583.60 

583.14 

583.28 

583.43

1,278.1 

-107

Sept.

583.32 

583.36 

583.31 

583.25 

585.22

583.34 

583.60 

583.72 

583.75 

583.90

584.49 

584.42 

584.70 

584.93 

584.81

585.20 

585.29 

588.57 

589.62 

590.17

590.24 

590.92 

590.82 

590.43 

589.94

589.69 

589.65 

589.74 

589.47 

589.18

1,475.9 

+76.3

Calendar year 1957.................... * +15.8

Water year 1957-58.................... * +16.4

t Contents, in millions of cubic fee';, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per secor
358 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2890. Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt.

Location.--Lat 44°22'10", long 72°46'10", on right bank 1 mile downstream from Waterbury 

Reservoir, 1 2/3 miles upstream from mouth, and 2| miles north of Waterbury, Washington 

County.

Drainage area. 111 sq mi.

Records available. July to October 1910 (gage heights only), October 1935 to September 

1958.October, November 1935 monthly discharge only, published in W3P 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Dec. 8, 1937. Datum of gage is

428.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 7 to Oct. 31, 1910, 

staff gage at site 2 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 232 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 11.34 ft); minimum daily, 4.5 cfs Oct. 6.

1935-58: Maximum discharge, 6,520 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 19.38 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs several times during summers of 1938-39, 1941, and 1944.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 25 cfs and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are good. Flow completely regulated by Waterbury Reservoir (see 

preceding page).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 824: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.0

5.1 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0 

6.5

77

163

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

287

450

665

1,230

1,740

2,190

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

134

181

175

132

4.9

4.5

174

171

142

138

139

5.4

5.4

154

139

118

132

153

7.7

5.7

80

97

82

121

73

5.2

4.9

138

147 

110

130

3,103.7

100

-27.4

Nov.

140

5.2

6.5

33

70

102

122

205

28

5.7

59

162

162

183

64

6.5

7.4

143

209

96

79

94

53

6.5

281

255

241

6.8

276

108

3,209.6

107

+115

Dec.

7.1

309

260

*292

307

272

8.3

9.5

114

218

102

68

117

52

8.3

233

227

305

204

284

588

620

6lT

566

544

401

570

566

562

506

384

9,315.2

300

-H25

Jan.

157

387

378

250

164

392

237

*246

312

281

145

8.6

357

342

320

325

331

84

276

370

361

244

267

201

8.0

8.6

320

168

318

310

OJ.cS

7,886.2

254

-130

Feb.

349

307

363

385

348

289

312" 282

317

326

313

320

319

314

303

295

291

299

313

322

324

311

336

338

350

352

338

344

-

9,060

324

-243

Mar.

325

336

343

342

238

223

253

110

54

169

221

168

188

201

134

65

170

*177

170

169

170

5.4

5.4

167

154

114

102

91

11 

12

163

5,050.8

163

-27.2

Apr.

154

152

118

70

2JL

215

494

494

204

193

252

275

273

342

345

522

526

534

534

539

552

588

1,410

2,010

1,780

1,360

979

764

680 

718

17,098

570

-1-437

May

710

647

602

588

575

512

407

483

575

566

575

858

836

705

598

548

518

425

367

364

355

347

361

338

187

203

199

194

120 

8.9

7.7

13,779.6

445

-33.9

June

147

593

544

525

397

437

11

7.7

205

208

200

202

211

8.4

8.0

220

199

211

202

181

66

8.4

200

203

228

233

155

6.5

210

6,079.0

203

-21.4

July

149

189

186

5.9

5.7

5.7

7.2

74

6.5

214

219

11

77

122

213

186

183

149

75

7.7

176

204

243

*207

266

135

6.5

249

92 

48

294.

4,006.2

129

 H25.9

Aug.

334

238

70

284

307

321

308

225

17

7.1

268

211

214

2OO

313

76

130

326

250

252

324

252

5.9

27

314

202

199

232

219

5 9

5^7

6,137.6

198

-107

Sept.

88

66

75

73

62

6.2

675

89

80

122

134

250

7

17

130

115

145

140

65

7

200

350

340

390

420

300

210

155

270 

260

4,572.7

152

-1-76.3

Adjusted for change in contents in Waterbury Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

72.7 

0.655 

0.76

222 

2.00 

2.23

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

426 

3.84

4.42

125 

1.13 

1.29

81.0 

0.730 

0.76

136 

1.C.3 

1.41

1,007 

9.07 

10.12

411 

3.70 

4.26

Observed

Max 620 Mln 4.5 Mean 192 

Max 2,010 Min 4.5 Mean 245

181 

1.63 

1.82

155 

1.40 

1.61

90.5 

0.815 

0.94

229 

2.06 

2.30

Adjusted

Mean 208 Cfam 1.87 In. 25.43 

Mean 261 Cfsm 2.35 In. 31.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Waterbury Reservoir.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 14-18, Sept. 12-30; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

easurement, weather records, recorded range in stage when available, powerplant records, and recrds for Waterbury Reservoir.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 359

2905. Winooski River near Essex Junction, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°28'40", long 73°C8'20", on right bank half a mile downstream from Muddy

Brook and 2 miles southwest of Essex Junction, Chittenden County. 

Drainage area. 1,044 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 tc September 1958.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 185 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--30 years, 1,668 cfs (adjusted for storage since October 1938). 

Extremes. - -Maximum discharge during year, 22,100 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 13.03 ft)- minimum daily, 125 cfs Aug. 24.

1928-58: Maximum discharge, 45,300 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 23.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of computations of flow over dam at gage 

heights 18.72, 23.54, and 50.4 ft and slope-area measurement at gage height 50.4 ft; minimum daily, 70 cfs Sept. 25, 1937.

Maximum discharge known, 113,000 cfs Nov. 4, 1937 (gage height, 50.4 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs as explained above. 

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

regulated by powerplants above station, by Peacham Pond and Mollys Falls Reservoir 

combined usable capacity, 492,000,000 cu ft), by Waterbury Reservoir since 1937 

see p. 353), and by East Bar-re and Wrightsville Detention Reservoirs since 1935 

see p. 357). 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 714: 1930(M). WSP 894: Drainage area. WSP 1307: 1929(1*5.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

125

180

329

620

1,060

1,630

2,380

4,400

9,230

16,200

22,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

392 

360

335

364

166

154

474

293

312

372

353

219

132

377

340

326

300

357

356

486

*443

446

462

494

550

465

394

474

428

488

336

11,448

369

-47.7

Nov.

385 

326

530

1,020

1,280

981

762

722

766

741

618

646

668

653

1,200

1,980

500

^310

.,230

,430

* ,530

,260

862

773

748

834

856

437

896

1,130

28,074

936

+122

Dec.

1,000 

943

945

970

745

775

890

1,150

1,450

1,320

2,160

2,070

1,570

1,370

1,250

1,190

1,280

1,180

1,180

3,650

16.900

9,380

5,140

4,170

3,600

2,950

6,400

4,490

3,480

2,910

2,450

88,958

2,870

+ 155

Jan.

2,240 

2.510

1,350

1,050

1,150

1,250

1,350

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,100

750

950

1,150

1,050

1,100

1,000

950

550

800

950

1,100

1,300

1,500

1,600

1,050

1,100

1,450

1,500

1,300

1,250

37,550

1,211

-154

7eb.

1.250 

1,050

,250

,150

,250

,100

,100

,150

950

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,100

1,000

950

950

850

900

1,050

950

900

950

950

900

1,000

1,050

1,050

1,050

_

29,O50

1,038

-283

Mar.

1,100 

1,050

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,050

1,050

1,100

900

900

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,050

900

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,100

1,130

1,060

832

1,040"

1,310

1,800

1,840

2,270

2,740

3,120

5.700

41,692

1,345

-46.2

Apr.

*3,910 

4,100

3,880

5,010

5,410

6,300

6,560

5,340

4,060

5.580

4,130

4,040

3,950

5,260

6,150

9,880

14,400

15,800

16,200

12 ,,300

14,500

20.100

15,900

13,000

10,600

7,870

*6,04O

5,460

5,840

7,160

246,730

8,224

+728

May

5,580 

4,920

4,450

4,770

4,220

3,730

3,380

4,380

6,170

4,490

4,150

6.540

5,090

4,130

3,500

3,420

3,360

2,670

2,510

2,510

2,180

1,990

1,800

1,630

1,370

1,150

1,110

1,250

1,360

1,560

1,310

10O,68O

3,248

-210

June

1,270 

9.520

5,960

3,820

2,760

2,470

1,990

1,460

1,200

1,130

1,390

1,510

*1,260

1,320

1,110

1,04O

1,010

1,140

1,100

972

754

790

1,280

952

912

869

862

669

342

82l

51,488

1,716

-25.3

July

622 

644

658

450

431

236

455

534

643

758

892

1,490

1,490

1,500

1,130

*846

1,050

856

750

732

1,090

830

899

595

686

771

512

840

1,200

1.800

1,600

26,990

871

+30.0

Aug.

1.500 

846

590

848

742

785

750

1,040

1,010

634

946

781

742

724

717

659

347

*476

636

637

650

702

516

125

640

882

658

648

698

Z98

378

21,405

690

-136

Sept.

398 

216

288

342

340

226

212

337

338

446

*671

752

412

302

444

585

710

1,330

2.910

1,790

1,190

1,030

1,530

1,460

958

822

919

618

830

720

23,126

771

+ 78.9

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

322 

0.308 

0.36

1,05£ 

1.01 

1.12

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58:

3,024 

2.90 

3.34

1,058

1.01 

1.17

755 

0.723 

0.75

1,299 

1.24 

1.43

8,953 

8.58 

9.57

3,037 

2.91 

3.35

Observed

Max 16,900 Mlr 1O3 Mean 1,293 

Max 2O,100 Mlr 125 Mean 1,938

1,691 

1.62 

1.81

901 

0.863 

0.99

555 

0.532 

0.61

850 

0.814 

0.91

Adjusted

Mean 1,311 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.05 

Mean 1,955 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.42

Peak discharge (base, 12.5OO cfs).--Def. 21 (7 p.m.) 2O,2OO cfs (12.O8 ft); Apr. 19 (7:30 to 8 a.m.) 

18,700 cfs (11.55 ft); Apr. 22 (4 to 6 p.m.) 22,100 efa (15.05. ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Peacham Pond, Mollys Falls Reservoir, East Barre and Wrightsville Detention Reservoirs, and Waterbury Reservoir. Part of records 

furnished by State of Vermont water Conservation Board and Green Mountain Power Corp.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5, 6, 13, Jan. 3 to Mar. 20.
360 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2920. Lamoille River at Johnson, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°37'20", long 72°40'50", on right bank at falls 0.7 mile upstream from 

bridge in Johnson, Lamoille County, and 0.8 mile upstream from Gihon River.

Drainage area. 310 sq mi.

Records available. July to December 1910, June 1911 to December 1913 (monthly discharge 

only, January to March 1912, February 1913), September 1928 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 495 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Dec. 31, 1913, chain gage at bridge 0.7 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1911-13, 1928-58), 527 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,440 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 13.35 ft); minimum, 89 cfs Sept. 8; minimum daily, 173 cfs Sept. 5.

1910-13, 1928-58: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 16.48 

ft), from rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow 

over dam; minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 2, 1935; minimum daily, 16 cfs Oct. 26, 1947.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

regulated by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years) --WSP 894: Drainage area. WSP 1114: 1933, 1934(M), WSP 1237: 

1912(M), 1930, 1932(M).

Rating table., water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

162

188

550

1,000

6.0

9.0

13.0

1,990

4,000

8,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

185

197

188

183

185

180

177

178

191

194

188

191

188

180

183

178

185

188 

539

372

*209

202

214

286

449

258

214

202

196

194

183

6,856

221

0.713

0.82

Nov.

182

224

346

775

462

386

264

255

464

466

312

255

248

245

1,050

860

739

788 

680

1.510

*856

604

502

390

506

244

210

208

461

698

15,190

506

1.63

1.82

Dec.

540

380

30O

240

220

230

340

988

727

501

1,550

924

522

470

418

434

*414

331 

386

1,530

7.030

2,740

1,390

924

481

762

2,210

1,070

793

672

546

30,063

970

3.13

3.61

Jan.

546

580

300

220

320

350

340

350

340

320

320

320

320

300

320

325

330

330 

305

300

*300

360

470

56O

420

350

370

370

350

330

320

11,036

356

1.15

1.32

Feb.

320

320

300

280

300

300

300

290

280

285

290

285

280

280

280

280

275

270 

270

260

250

250

250

260

265

*270

270

270

-

7,830

280

0.903

0.94

Mar.

270

248

264

278

352

308

278

255

242

245

281

315

308

312

308

312

315

312 

312

315

337

312

312

345

360

371

47O

586

626

770

888

11,207

362

1.17

1.34

Apr.

*899

1,040

950

1,330

1,500

1,710

1,620

1,340

986

665

1,080

1,110

1,190

1,700

2,150

3,370

4,890

5,230 

4,940

3,660

4,360

6,450

4,670

3,590

2,350

1,600

1,210

1,290

1,450

1,570

70,100

2,337

7.54

8.41

May

1,130

883

*775

960

838

608

564

860

1,470

932

1,060

1,920

1,200

874

703

730

726

593 

734

640

538

520

470

438

358

370

275

248

544

526

442

22,929

740

2.39

2.75

June

659

2.400

1,470

870

6O4

528

313

212

394

356

434

390

356

*409

386

303

330

291 

269

200

195

403

368

259

242

239

322

275

255

251

13,983

466

1.50

1.68

July

312

274

239

188

211

202

251

345

348

242

306

703

"553 1.090

360

485

*685

370 

525

1,000

647

371

292

248

226

268

308

291

616

649

430

13,035

42O

1.35

1.56

Aug.

300

226

223

214

244

223

236

386

352

301

271

240

266

264

239

239

197

274 

244

*219

230

229

211

194

405

360

245

206

225

226

217

7,906

255

0.823

0.95

Sept.

242

214

181

194

173

191

178

251

226

243

291

270

245

188

260

255

327

873 

784

344

209

502

391

244

236

315

304

325

354

261

9,071

302

0.974

1.09

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,O3O Mln 140 Mean 481 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.06

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,O30 Min 173 Mean 601 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.29

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 cfs). --Dec. 21 (1 p.m.) 8,440 cfs (13.35 ft); Apr. 19 (2:30 a.m.) 6,38O 

cfs (11.56 ft); Apr. 22 (10 a.m.) 7,480 cfs (12.55 ft). ____________________________________

* Discharge measurement memade on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27, Dec. 1-7, Jan. 2 to Mar. 1.
STREAMS TRI3UTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 361

2925. LamoilLe River at East Georgia, Vt.

Location.--Lat 44°40'45", long 73°04'20", on right bank at East Georgia, Franklin County, 

0.5 mile upstream from railroad bridge and 1 mile downstream from Beaver Meadow Brook.

Drainage area. 686 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1929 to September 1958. Prior to December 1937, published as 

"near Milton."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 285 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

December 1937, at site 3-| miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 1,216 cfs, adjusted to present drainage area.

Extremes . Maximum .discharge during year, 15,100 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 10.56 ft); minimuun daily, 270 cfs Oct. 16.

1929-58: Maximum discharge, 23,200 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 12.52 ft, site 

and datum then in use), by computation of peak flow over dam; maximum gage height, 

16.59 ft Apr. 5, 1956 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 91 cfs July 30, 1933.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Low flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions.--WSP 894: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, i 

height, in feet, and discharge

xcept periods of ice effect (gage 

, in cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

244

390

665

1,030

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

2,010

5,050

9,930

16,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

336

315

344

312

301

327

303

276

274

343

276

307

280

306

287

270

285

337

612

1.290

793

670

439

524

1,020

852

652

592

422

458

443

14,246

460

0.671

0.77

Nov.

435

501

488

1,510

1,430

1,120

988

570

830

1,090

868

724

678

632

1,360

2,110

1,570

1,820

1,690

*5.170

2,240

1,400

1,130

1,010

928

800

500

48O

900

1,650

34,622

1,154

1.68

1.68

Dec.

1,400

950

710

580

520

540

700

2,100

1,600

1,200

2,200

2,600

1,600

1,200

1,100

1,030

960

860

1,000

2,700

11.500

9J610

3,600

2,390

1,460

1,650

4,910

2,930

2,010

al,650

al,400

68,660

2,215

3.23

3.72

Jan.

al,550

al , 300

a90O

a6OO

730

800

830

800

780

760

750

740

740

a740

a740

a730

a730

a720

a720

a720

710

740

900

1,200

1,050

850

870

890

850

800

770

25,810

833

1.21

1.40

Feb.

"740 760

730

720

710

705

700

i590

i380

i370

370

570

360

360

360

350

350

340

530

320

S20

590

580

590

620

*630

620

590

-

18,455

659

0.961

1.00

Mar.

620

620

600

650

710

780

710

640

600

580

580

680

750

760

760

760

760

750

750

780

770

760

750

840

880

920

1,200

1,500

2,000

2,7OO

*3.010

29,170

941

1.37

1.58

ftpr.

2,980

3,230

3,140

3,940

4,380

4,930

5,210

3,990

2,800

2.560

2,830

3,050

2,970

4,100

4,500

6,550

9,260

10,600

10,800

8,220

8,700

15.500

12,300

8,110

5,670

3,910

2,760

2,480

2,810

3,520

163,600

5,453

7.95

8.87

May

2,690

*2,070

1,770

2,050

2,000

1,560

1,350

1,710

3,530

2,440

2,340

5.150

3,760

2,320

1,800

1,700

1,800

" 1,500

1,660

1,660

1,240

1,130

1,150

1,060

920

852

786

672

1,060

1,290

1,030

56,030

1,807

2.63

3.04

June

1,130

3,740

5.970

1,840

1,330

1,170

942

772

704

744

890

920

*786

1,210

1,020

793

758

758

678

588

452

648

751

665

487

507

658

626

498

494

30,529.

1,018

1.48

1.66

July

566

543

464

386

349

354

577

966

1,010

758

594

1,030

1,640

1,200

815

*714

1,710

1,040

995

1,790

1,620

974

751

672

576

480

955

606

870

1 . P7n J ' U

1,320

28,295

913

1.33

1.53

Aug.

838

672

512

496

484

512

630

1,460

1,240

950

779

570

606

665

632

626

*594

548

621

600

511

634

6^0

484

992

1.500

860

672

535

489

440

21,772

702

1.02

1.18

Sept.

441

422

422

367

366

392

362

452

522

477

*556

815

665

507,

464

1,010

1,300

2,770

3.970

1,540

1,040

1,350

1,520

958

751

830

875

966

868

765

27,763

925

1.35

1.51

Calendar year 1957: Max 11,500 Min 246 Mean 1,077 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.30

Water year 1957-58: Max 13,500 Min 270 Mean 1,422 Cfsm 2.07 In. 26.14

Peak discharge (base, 10,400 cfs).--Dec. 21 (9 to 10 p.m.) 14,000 cfs (10.27 ft); Apr. 19 (1 p.m.) 

11,200 cfa (9.42 ft); Apr. 22 (8 to 10 p.m.) 15,100 cfs (10.56 ft).__________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this dsiy.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Johnson.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affecte'd by ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 20, Jan. 5 to Mar. 29, and during 

part of period of no gage-height record Dec. 30 to Jan. 4.
362 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2930. Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt .

Location. Lat 44°58'20", long 72°23'15", on right bank 200 ft upstream from Big Falls, 

li miles downstream from Jay Branch, and 2-f miles upstream from North Troy, Troy 

County .

Drainage area. 131 sq mi.

Records available .--August 1931 to September 1958.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 580 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 27 years, 268 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,110 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 10.26 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Oct. 17; minimum daily, 38 cfs Oct. 16, 17.

1931-58: Maximum discharge, 7,980 cfs May 3, 1940 (gage height, 12.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting, verified by computation 

of flow over dam at gage height 11.70 ft; minimum, 9.4 efs Aug. 28, 1949; minimum 

daily, 11 cfs Aug. 28, 1949, Aug. 30, 1953.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation caused by small powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 924: 1940. WSP 1114: 1933(M), 1936-39.

Eating table, water year 1957-58, except 

height, In feet, and discharge, In c

periods of Ice effect (gage 

ibic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5

107

213

352

1,170

2,350

4,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

59

67

58

43

45

46

45

45

43

42

40

40

39

39

39

38

38

47

*324

269

153

105

89

164

516

218

140

115

107

100

92

3,205

103

0.786

0.91

Nov.

89

105

198

500

355

287

200

154

331

257

183

154

157

166

733

487

*530

626

594

882

424

284

234

213

184

115

95

145

389

533

9,604

320

2.44

2.73

Dec.

375

234

165

160

115

120

215

860

413

334

994

457

260

260

*239

216

208

164

217

1,500

4.250

1,370

571

420

298

355

1,230

491

368

270

242

17,371

560

4.27

4.93

Jan.

255

245

125

105

125

100

140

135

120

120

125

105

110

110

110

110

115

*110

105

100

105

150

200

170

150

140

140

140

125

130

120

4,140

134

1.02

1.18

Feb.

120

115

110

105

110

110

110

105

97

96

94

92

90

89

87

86

84

81

78

76

74

76

75

74

*80

80

81

86

2,561

91.5

0.698

0.73

Mar.

87

87

88

110

130

130

120

110

105

100

105

110

100

110

100

105

105

105

110

120

110

105

115

115

130

150

175

225

260

*301

365

4,188

135

1.03

1.19

Apr.

375

465

442

657

778

887

737

583

413

378

476

514

602

895

1,240

2,200

3,230

3,500

3,000

2,370

3,650

4.120

2,640

1,700

1,320

762

495

503

618

807

40,357

1,345

10.27

11.46

May

*518

472

359

388

336

278

265

444

651

378

828

1.660

651

416

321

304

289

244

354

276

207

176

211

164

141

124

117

113

284

260

179

11,408

368

2.81

3.24

June

223

964

452

235

181

165

135

122

112

114

173

*231

131

520

233

157

193

163

132

101

102

115

91

76

25.

140

200

113

82

80

5,811

194

1.48

1.65

July

95

80

130

82

62

133

640

563

460

201

158

276

443

190

*127

357

662

225

526

1.520

498

247

184

152

206

824

461

220

531

645

338

11,041

356

2.72

3.13

Aug.

187

129

104

110

118

82

148

542

330

180

118

94

154

*196

160

196

108

112

166

119

109

180

122

100

544

368

185

120

95

82

68

5,326

172

1.31

1.51

Sept.

66

72

63

56

57

53

61

91

73

*80

252

187

107

98

73

206

230

1.050

1,050

332

223

534

354

193

134

270

218

278

180

128

6,769

226

1.73

1.92

Calendar year 1957 : Max 4,25O Mln 28 Mean 268 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.77

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,250 Mln 38 Mean 334 Cfsm 2.55 In. 34.58

eak discharge (base, 3,300 cfs).--Dec. 21 (8 a.m.) 5,110 

(9.34 ft); Apr. 22 (10 a.m.) 4,760 cfs (9.90 ft).

:fs (10.26 ft); Apr. 19 (2 a.m.) 4,260 cfs

* Discharge measure 

Note. Stage-discha

snt made on this day.

ge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-8, 20, 3 to Mar. 28.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 363 

2935. Missisqnoi River near Richford, Vt.

Location.--Lat 44°57'30", long 7S°41'55", on left bank 1 2/3 miles upstream from Trout 

River, 3 miles south of Richford, Franklin County, and 3-f miles downstream from North 

Branch.

Drainage area.--479 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1911 to September 1923, October 1928 to September 1958. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 410 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Aug. 1, 1915, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at datum 4.35 ft lower. 

Aug. 1, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1923, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. 

Oct. 1, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1929, chain gage at former site at datum 4.6 ft lower.

Average discharge.--42 years (1911-23, 1928-58), 910 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 12.42 ft); minimum, 126 cfs Oct. 17, 18.

1911-23, 1928-58: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs May 4, 1940 (gage height, 15.15 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 9,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over 

dam at gage height 14.70 ft, slope-area measurement at gage height 12.90 ft, and study 

of discharge per foot of width at measuring section; maximum gage height, 18.92 ft 

Mar. 15, 1946 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, 8 cfs July 14, 1911.

Maximum discharge known, 45,000 cfs during flood of November 1927 (gage height, 

23.1 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,300 cfs as explained 

above.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow; regulation greater prior to 1934.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 784: Drainage area. WSP 1237: 1913-14(M), 1922(M), 1923, 

1929-30.WSP 1307: 1916(M). WSP 1437: 1912.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. Dec. 22 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

120

185

400

700

6.0 2,350

8.0 4,310

11.0 8,350

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

205

370

630

6.0 

9.0 

13.0

2,330

5,520

11,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

277

273

268

243

222

192

189

189

182

168

154

151

148

145

139

136

126

T53

753

*1,310

785

523

445

757

1.500

1,130

721

572

511

456

425

13,243

427

0.891

1.03

Nov.

390

395

488

1,080

1,190

936

707

565

763

852

637

541

500

483

1,190

1,840

1,380

1,680

1,740

*2,600

2,070

1,390

1,100

976

898

630

450

460

1,050

1,860

30,841

1,028

2.15

2.39

Dec.

1,780

1,220

800

640

520

520

900

2,240

2,070

1,460

2,440

2,430

1,200

1,100

1,000

960

900

BOO

880

3,700

8,110

8.560

4,200

2,250

1,510

1,170

2,820

2,400

1,500

1,140

920

61,940

1,998

4.17

4.81

Jan.

976

960

530

490

465

450

530

500

475

460

450

440

430

420

415

410

410

400

390

380

370

480

650

710

620

550

540

530

510

490

465

15,896

513

1.07

1.23

Feb.

450

435

415 "410

405

410

420

410

390

375

365

355

350

340

330

325

320

310

305

300

290

300

295

300

*315

340

330

335

-

9,925

354

0.739

0.77

Mar.

340

345

350

400

450

490

48O

450

425

415

410

405

400

405

420

425

425

420

440

465

450

425

440

470

530

600

760

1,000

1,400

1,600

 ' 

17,935

579

1.21

1.39

Apr.

1,930

2,200

2,330

2,960

3,460

3,950

4,24O

3,220

2,320

1,970

2,240

2,440

2,640

3,270

3,910

5,770

8,180

9,790

9,420

7,700

8,620

10,100

8,960

6,020

4,270

2,820

1,770

1.480

1,710

2,180

131,870

4,396

9.18

10.24

May

*1,630

1,290

1,060

1.O3O

984

784

697

867

1,660

1,280

1,270

5.220

2,720

1,400

1,000

856

816

690

666

697

570

505

480

470

410

370

330

304

480

684

542

29,762

960

2.00

2.31

June

465

1,550

1.810

1,730

1,330

520

455

384

348

325

348

*38B

410

1,000

966

532

505

490

410

356

312

304

295

254

251

370

520

420

304

254

17,586

586

1.22

1.37

July

254

250

343

316

255

396

1,600

1,840

1,660

982

666

816

1,280

890

*554

830

2,060

1,500

1,670

5.720

5,100

1,820

1,170

BBS

648

944

2,220

1,220

1,150

1,970

1,590

58,562

1,257

2. 58

2.98

Aug.

920

636

505

440

44O

406

875

2,660

5,210

1,6OO

896

636

588

776

656

*666

564

490

600

559

480

588

548

425

980

1,460

808

557

450

570

525

25,052

808

1.69

1.95

Sept.

299

286

278

246

251

212

807

559

425

*415

588

690

500

415

356

392

541

1,460

2.920

1,720

864

1,63O

1,600

928

690

965

1,060

1,150

880

636

23,743

791

1.65

1.84

Calendar year 1957: Max 8,360 Mln 82 Mean 906 Cfam 1.89 In. 25.66

Water year 1957-58: Max 1O,100 Mln 126 Mean 1,140 Cfsm 2.38 In. 32.31

Peak discharge (base, 7,600 cfs).--Dec. 22 (1 to 2 a.m.) 9,650 cfs (11.84 ft); Apr 

10,600 cfs (12.42 ft); Apr. 22 (9:45 p.m.) 10,400 efs (12.29 ft).

18 (9:45 p.m.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--stage-discharge relation affected by 26-29, Dec. 3-7, 13-20, Jan. 2 to Mar. 30.
364 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2945. Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°29'00", long 73°13'30", 50 ft south of Gulf Oil Co. dock at Burlington, 

Chittenden County, 0.1 mile north of Burlington Water Department pumping station, and 

0.6 mile north of railroad station.

Records available. May 1907 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 92.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 20, 1937, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile south, and 

July 20, 1937, to Sept. 7, 1939, float gage at site 0.1 mile south, both at present 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 7.60 ft Apr. 26, 27, affected by seiche; minimum, 0.52 ft Oct. 17, affected by seiche.

1907-58: Maximum gage height observed, 8.65 ft Mar. 27, 28, 1936; minimum observed, 

-0.25 ft Dec. 4, 1908.

Revisions (water years ).~WSP 684: 1912-29 (datum correction). WSP 1207: 1938 (datum 

correction).

Mean gage height, in feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Mean

Oct.

0.86

.87

.84

.85

.83

.80

.79

.79

.77

.74

.73

.70

.67

.66

.63

.63

.57

.59

.66

.68

.70

.66

.68

.69

.68

.72

.74

.70

.70

.66 

.67

0.72

Nov.

0.68

.69

.72

.75

.79

.79

.79

.76

.77

.78

.78

.76

.76

.75

.79

.85

.88

.93

.94

1.05

1.07

.12

.10

.08

.14

.15

.09

.01

.10 

.13

0.90

Dec.

1.15

1.15

1.20

1.21

1.20

1.10

1.15

1.22

1.28

1.31

1.37

1.43

1.43

1.43

1.47

1.46

1.48

1.45

1.41

1.56

2.06

2.64

2.89

3.01

3.08

3.10

3.31

3.47

3.52 

3. 56

3.56

1.96

Jan.

3.55

3.57

3.59

3.54

3.47

3.37

3.36

3.37

3.32

3.26

3.23

3.17

3.13

3.11

3.13

3.11

3.08

3.05

3.01

2.97

2.93

2.96

2.97

2.97

2.97

2.99

3.00

3.06

3.11

3 14 

3.14

3.18

Feb.

3.13

3.12

3.09

3.07

3.05

3.03

3.03

3.02

3.00

2.98

2.95

2.92

2.90

2.88

2.86

2.88

2.90

2.88

2.87

2.87

2.84

2.83

2.80

2.79

2.77

2.75

2.74

2.74

-

------

2.92

Mar.

2.73

2.71

2.69

2.72

2.72

2.73

2.74

2.74

2.75

2.74

2.73

2.71

2.71

2.73

2.80

2.80

2.79

2.78

2.77

2.77

2.79

2.78

2.78

2.78

2.80

2.87

2.97

3.09

3.24

3 42 

3.61

2.84

Apr.

3.79

3.95

4.11

4.27

4.41

4.60

4.86

5.02

5.09

5.11

5.14

5.17

5.20

5.22

5.28

5.38

5.58

5.80

6.11

6.34

6.54

6.91

7.26

7.45

7.53

7.59

7758

7.52

7.45

7.44

5.79

May

7.38

7.34

7.22

'7.18

7.14

7.05

6.94

6.90

6.81

6.76

6.75

6.76

6.76

6.72

6.62

6.51

6.42

6.34

6.24

6.15

6.04

5.94

5.83

5.72

5.54

5.45

5.33

5.23

5.14 

5.05

5.00

6.33

June

.92

.00

.09

.OS

.00

.98

.91

.80

.74

.63

.53

.52

.42

.36

.31

.25

.19

.12

.05

.95

.87

.81

.74

3.66

3.60

3.55

3.48

3.42

3.36 

5.50

4.25

July

3.25

3.19

3.15

3.08

3.03

2.99

2.95

2.93

2.90

2.89

2.85

2.85

2.84

2.83

2.78

2.77

2.75

2.74

2.71

2.70

2.70

2.70

2.67

2.65

2.64

2.61

2.60

2.55

2.56 

2 . 6O

2.64

2.81

Aug.

2.6Z

2.58

2.53

2.53

2.51

2.46

2.44

2.47

2.48

2.49

2.49

2.44

2.38

2.38

2.38

2.34

2.30

2.27

2.21

2.16

2.13

2.12

2.13

2.08

2.06

2.08

2.10

2.06

2.05 

2.01

1.97.

2.30

Sept.

1.95

1.94

1.90

1.78

1.79

1.77

1.75

1.74

1.72

1.64

1.64

1.65

1.62

1.60

1.55

1.58

1.60

1.71

1.84

1.89

1.90

1.90

1.91

1.92

1.89

1.94

1.95

1.97

1.95 

1 . 83

1.79

Calendar year 1957: Max 3.56 Min 0.57 Mean 1.91

Water year 1957-58: Max 7.59 Min O.57 Mean 2.98
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 365

2950. Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°59'45", long 7S°21'40", on left bank at outlet of Lake Champlain 90 ft 

north of Rutland Railway bridge at Rouses Point, Clinton County, and 1 mile south of 

Fort Montgomery.

Drainage area.--8 .277 sq mi.

Records available. October 1863 to December 1870 (maximum and minimum monthly gage heights 

at St. Johns, Quebec, published in WSP 97) and March 1871 to September 1958 (daily gage 

heights; those for 1871-1907 published in WSP 894). January 1875 to September 1916 

(monthly discharge) at Chambly, Quebec, published in WSP 424. Gage heights prior to 

Oct. 1, 1925, published as Richelieu River at Fort Montgomery, Rouses Point.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 93.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929. March 1871 to May 1923 staff gage located in Fort Montgomery at present datum. 

May 1923 to October 1938 staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 7.78 ft May 3; minimum, 0.39 ft Oct. 20, 29. 

TB~71-1958: Maximum gage height observed, 8.80 ft Mar. 30, 1903; minimum observed, 

-0.83 ft Oct. 23, 1941.

Observations at St. Johns, Quebec, indicate a maximum gage height of 8.83 ft 

(computed) during April 1869.

Mean gage height, In feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

It

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Mean

Oct.

0.86

.70

.66

.67

.68

.70

.70

.65

.68

.63

.58

.58

.59

.58

.57

.56

.69

.63

.55

.48

.59

.72

.56

.77

.48

.51

.53

.59

.55

.71

.57

0.62

Nov.

~T51 0.51

.54

.61

.66

.72

.73

.98

.79

.60

.75

.75

.75

.77

.73

.79

.79

.84

1.04

.98

1.13

1.10

1.30 Tns

.96

.99

1.16

1.22

.96

1.04

0.86

Dec.

1.07

1.02

TToa

1.03

1.08

1.46

1.14

1.04

1.14

1.20

1.26

1.32

1.45

1.46

1.37

1.47

1.36

1.48

1.70

1.56

2.05

2.56

3.05

2.90

3.04

3.20

3.13

3.40

3.44

3.44

3.45

1.91

Jan.

3.55

-3T39

3.37

3.39

3.43

3.44

3.29

3.17

3.23

3.23

3.12

3.12

3.06

3.01

2.92

2.97

2.99

2.91

2.89

2.88

2.84

2.86

2.86

2.87

2.86

2.85

2.87

2.93

3.00

3.04

3.04

3.08

Feb.

3.02

2.98

2.98

2.98

2.95

2.93

2.88

2.87

2.87

2.82

2.80

2.78

2.75

2.75

2.71

2.70

2.78

2.80

2.78

2.74

2.73

2.68

2.67

2.66

2.65

2.63

2.60

2.58

-

2.79

Mar.

2.58

2.58

2.59

2.59

2.59

2.61

2.59

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.59

2.58

2.58

2.63

2.67

2.67

2.66

2.65

2.63

2.59

2.61

2.63

2.65

2.69

2.73

2.82

2.95

3.13

3.32 3 50

2.70

Apr.

3.66

3.80

3.97

4.16

4.34

4.48

4.72

4.92

4.96

5.01

5.01

4.98

5.07

5.11

5.17

5.28

5.44

5.70

5.95

6.24

6.42

6.75

7.12

7.45

7.40

7.38

7.45

7.49

7.47

7.36

5.68

May

7.36

7.16

7.35

7.03

6.98

6.90

6.81

6.72

6.78

6.71

6.61

6.57

6.60

6.56

6.55

6.46

6.35

6.30

6.15

6.05

5.90

5.86

5.64

5.61

5.63

5.28

5.31

5.16

5.08

4.95 

4 . 86

6.23

June

.88

.82

.94

.99

.05

.79

.83

.80

.57

.73

.54

.37

.39

.21

.21

.14

.05

.99

.93

.93

.84

.69

.62

.56

.52

.52

.42

.32

.31

.25

4.17

July

3.20

3.08

3.02

2.96

2.87

2.88

2.84

2.87

2.81

2.83

2.80

2.79

2.76

2.80

2.77

2.67

2.57

2.67

2.67

2.54

2.58

2.66

2.60

2.57

2.52

2.50

2.54

2.71

2.53

2.54 

2.49

2.73

Aug.

2.51

2.51

2.47

2.38

2.39

2.45

2.39

2.38

2.36

2.33

2.35

2.51

2.38

2.31

2.26

2.21

2.22

2.13

2.09

2.18

2.18

2.04

1.99

2.11

2.09

1.99

1.98

2.00

1.96

1.98 

2.04

2.23

Sept.

1.86

1.77

1.84

1.96

1.69

1.80

1.65

1.59

1.64

1.80

1.50

1.54

1.54

1.53

1.60

1.50

1.47

1.56

1.66

1.77

1.87

1.85

1.89

1.96

2.02

1.80

1.87

1.79

1.87

2.31

1.75

Calendar year 1957 : Max 3.47 ' Min 0.48 Mean 1.84

Water year 1957-58 : Max 7.49 Mln 0.48 Mean 2.90
366 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

2955. Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°56'10", long 72°12'15", on east side of bridge on D. S. Highway 5 at 

Newport, Orleans County.

Records available. May 1931 to September 1958.

Gage.--Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 673.00 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to July 21, 1934, chain gage on highway bridge 0.1 mile southeast at 

same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 11.81 ft Apr. 24; minimum observed, 

7.31 ft Oct. 17.

1931-58: Maximum gage height observed, 12.92 ft Apr. 20, 1933; minimum observed, 

6.69 ft Nov. 4, 1934.

Remarks. Elevation of lake regulated by powerplant and gates at Magog, Quebec.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.07

8.08

8.00

.89

.83

.76

.74

.70

.67

.64

.58

.54

.48

.44

.39

.35

~T39 .31

.50

.49

.45

.43

.42

.40

.47

.55

.51

.48

.45

.41

7.39

Nov.

.46

.52

.53

.54

.56

.57

.55

.53

.52

.52

.53

.53

.54

.61

.68

.77

.87

.94

8.10

8.19

8.31

8.37

8.45

8.47

8.50

8.52

8.55

8.58

8.61

8.66

Dec.

8.73

8774

8.75

8.76

8.77

8.81

8.84

8.89

9.01

9.09

9.26

9.44

9.53

9.61

9.71

9.72

9.73

9.75

9.80

9.88

10.23

10.66

10. 63

10.56

10.52

10.47

10.42

10.36

10.29

10.22

10.13

Jan.

10.11

10.08

10.09

10.12

10.10

10.07

10.03

10.08

10.08

10.05

10.03

10.03

10.01

10.04

10.00

9.95

9.91

9.90

9.89

9.89

9.89

9.89

9.89

9.89

9.92

9.95

9.95

9.95

9.95

9.96

9.88

Feb.

9.82

9.79

9.78

9.76

9.76

9.76

9.76

9.76

9.76

9.76

9.76

9.76

9.77

9.77

9.77

9.77

9.77

9.77

9.77

9.77

9.77

9.77

9. 77

9.77

9.75

9.75

9.75

9.75

_

__ ___ _

Mar.

9.75

9.75

9.75

9.75

9.75

9.06

9.04

9.01

8.97

8.90

8.85

8.76

8.72

8.69

8.65

8.62

8.58

8.55

8.52

8.48

8.45

8.42

8.38

8.36

8.34

8.33

8.32

8.34

8.36

8.37

8.40

Apr.

8.47

8.55

8.59

8.65

8.69

8.78

8.87

8.99

9.16

9.16

9.17

9.17

9.26

9.32

9.41

9.57

9.72

10.46

10.84

11.02

11.18

11.58

11.79

11.81

11.69

11.60

11.52

11.41

11.29

10.99

May

10.72

10.60

10.50

10.38

10.30

10.24

10.22

10.21

10.20

10.18

10.20

10.23

10.24

10.20

10.09

10.03

9.98

9.96

9.95

9.94

9.91

9.87

9.84

9.80

9.74

9.71

9.68

9.70

9.73

9.73

9.75

June

9.72

9.78

9.89

9.84

9.89

9.89

9.90

9.90

9.87

9.85

9.83

9.80

9.76

9.76

9.75

9.72

9.68

9.64

9.61

9.56

9.54

9.52

9.50

9.50

9.49

9.50

9.46

9.43

9.39

9.28

July

9.23

9.23

9.16

9.13

9.10

9.16

9.33

9.40

9.47

9.48

9.50

9.51

9.51

9.50

9.49

9.57

9.68

9.78

10.00

10.21

10.18

10.13

10.06

10.01

10.04

10.01

9.98

9.99

10.03

10.01

10.00

Aug.

9.99

9.88

9.79

9.75

9.70

9.67

9.71

9.89

9.94

10.00

9.98

9.94

9.90

9.88

9.89

9.90

9.91

9.88

9.83

9.77

9.70

9.65

9.59

9.57

9.56

9.53

9.51

9.49

9.46

9.43

9.39

Sept.

9.35

972T

9.14

9.06

9.04

9.01

9.04

8.97

8.89

8.83

8.77

8.72

8.66

8.61

8.58

8.56

8.63

8.67

8.73

8.74

8.75

8.76

8.77

8.77

8.77

8.76

8.75

8.74

8.76

8.79

Note. Qage heights for Jan. 11-29, Feb. 4 to Mar. 5, were taken to top of ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 367

2960. Black River at Coventry, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°52'08", long 72°16'14", on right bank 15 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 800 ft upstream from Stony Brook, and 0.35 mile northwest of Coventry, Orleans

County.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 725 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--7 years, 195 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 6.79 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Oct. 17.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 19, 1958; minimum daily, 11 cfs Aug. 29 to 

Sept. 1, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Plow regulated by mill above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Dec

16

32

60

105

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

205

324

490

705

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

28 4.0 490

50 5.0 960

112 6.0 1,670

210 6.6 2,350

331

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

32

31

31

41

22

41

36

21

19

23

38

20

39

36

33

16

18

*133

225

152

81

62

68

164

124

83

70

58

53

55

1,858

59.9

0.491

0.57

Nov.

50

48

84

255

250

179

124

99

158

179

132

102

96

95

360

380

*327

335

382

606

436

319

216

1B1

167

136

110

99

147

267

6,319

211

1.73

1.93

Dee.

255

192

152

145

130

115

123

422

349

319

660

479

35B

302

*241

219

208

210

185

579

1.760

1,500

927

660

420

350

682

506

398

308

258

13,412

433

3.55

4.09

Jan.

258

262

150

110

120

140

120

115

97

97

105

96

93

91

89

90

91

88

*91

87.

91

97

140

160

150

130

130

130

127

122

120

3,787

122

1.00

1.15

Feb.

115

110

108

106

105

105

105

100

97

94

91

89

87

84

81

78

76

74

72

70

72

73

74

*76

73

74

76

75

2,440

87.1

0.714

0.74

Mar.

74

75

79

85

105

115

110

99

94

85

94

98

96

96

91

92

96

94

94

91

105

101

99

103

116

130

155

191

*219

260

308

3,650

118

0.967

1.11

Apr.

355

448

442

592

696

770

710

628

506

428

482

522

602

770

949

1,410

1,930

2,270

2,230

1,650

1,530

2,540

1,980

1,470

1,080

a630

a420

a430

a460

*526

29,256

975

7.99

8.92

May

456

366

298

288

275

234

212

302

463

389

413

 550 735

438

305

280

278

234

237

250

210

181

175

163

148

135

118

107

T79

223

177

8,819

284

2.33

2.69

June

187

516

452

331

193

156

137

118

114

105

*120

135

127

148

163

116

107

101

91

77

74

118

144

94

72

80

103

91

70

JJ4

4,404

147

1.20

1.34

July

64

70

73

60

55

53

218

185

191

125

102

234

270

*189

114

260

414

200

263

651

333

183

139

118

102

120

161

127

321

402

264

6,059

195

1.60

1.'85

Aug.

146

98

80

80

86

76

68

143

161

116

80

65

*106

83

76

105

72

68

59

62

61

62

63

48

197

228

135

81

64

49

41

2,859

92.2

0.756

0.87

Sept.

40

38

44

43

34

32

38

70

*49

47

74

75

53

44

42

112

169

375

526

308

164

198

234

140

99

87

87

118

118

89

3,547

118

0.967

1.08

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,760 Min 16 Mean 180 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.07

Water wauer year year 1957-5B J_y3/-3o : : Max max 2,340 £,o4u mm Min ib 16 mean Mean zs 237 i uism Cfsm i.s* 1.94 j.n. In. 26.34 £D.o*

Peak discharge (base. 1,700 cfs).--Dec. 21 (6:45 p.m.) 1,980 cfs (6.31 ft); Apr. 19 (5:30 a.m.) 

2,620 cfs (6.79 ft); Apr. 22 (12 m.) 2,570 cfs (6.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Missisquoi River near North Troy.
368 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2965. Clyde River at Newport, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°56'20", long 72°11'25", on right bank in Newport, Orleans County, just 

downstream from small tributary entering from north, 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--142 sq mi.

/ 

Records available.--May 1909 to September 1919, May 1920 to August 1922, October 1922 to

September 1924, November 1928 to May 1936, September 1938 to September 1958. Prior to

November 1928, published as "at West Derby."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder; and since Mar. 6, 1957, records of power generation. Datum 

of gage is 682.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. May 25, 1909, to Sept. 20, 

1915, staff or chain gage and Sept. 21, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1924, Nov. 16, 1928, to 

May 4, 1936, water-stage recorder, at site 0.65 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 39 years (1909-19, 1920-21, 1922-24, 1929-35, 1938-58), 248 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 2,800 cfs Apr. 24; minimum daily, 16 cfs 

Aug. 23, Sept. 6.

1909-24, 1928-36, 1938-58: Maximum discharge, 3,900 cfs Mar. 20, 1936 (gage height, 

5.76 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on 

basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum daily, 2.6 cfs June 18, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those above 500 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by 

powerplant and reservoirs above station. Diversion around station through penstock of 

powerplant computed from relation of output and discharge measurements. After Mar. 6, 

1957, discharge computed by adding river flow and flow diverted through penstock.

Cooperation.--Records of power generation furnished by Citizens Utilities Co.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 744: 1913(M), drainage area. WSP 924: 1940. WSP 1307: 

1913-15(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

184

147

164

75

2!

31

44

58

64

62

34

49

45

56

46

42

33

53

33

37

238 2?7

209

222

230

79

50

178

182

216

3,283

106

0.746

0.86

Nov.

251

50

53

45

137

121

231

229

233

26

240

238

250

293

279

253

218

308

*394

*393

458

460

328

241

350

338

232

239

214

106

7,208

240

1.69

1.89

Dec.

2"53 27

243

240

247

231

27

180

261

301

435

434

245

259

326

*273

273

326

288

376

521

647

866

849

746

650

637

586

526

509

494

12,276

396

2.79

3.22

Jan.

437

404

408

465

551

320

239

254

244

243

238

148

243

246

237

239

234

*235

20

237

234

236

237

233

240

217

237

238

251

2B9

8,280

267

1.88

2.17

Feb.

237

159

238

239

238

245

231

111

105

239

238

240

243

236

66

111

240

231

239

242

242

103

26

*232

239

243

235

240

-

5,688

203

1.43

1.49

Mar.

88

25

242

228

251

229

239

99

21

234

242

241

197

138

35

22

222

211

226

144

112

23

24

243

240

235

77

174

24

*27

247

4,760

154

1.08

1.25

Apr.

271

306

373

373

374

291

372

421

423

443

463

464

419

501

480

467

585

1,020

1,470

1,750

1,830

2,230

2.480

2,410

2,050

1,600

1,240

1,150

957 

*847

28,060

935

6.58

7.35

May

785

731

652

604

567

551

526

511

512

510

497

532

572

568

543

532

514

450

412

420

450

449

293

157

83

286

260

252

259 

239

142

13,859

447

3.15

3.63

June

82

318

394

284

335

407

376

82

311

353

*255

242

241

47

43

255

247

252

237

237

40

40

251

235

228

232

93

20

20 

238

6,395

213

1.50

1.67

July

233

213

216

225

20

22

233

240

235

250

260

250

70

*251

266

285

379

364

278

369

359

370

372

358

382

364

368

375

288 

358

358

8,611

278

1.96

2.26

Aug.

331

360

230

24O

242

238

230

238

254

188

237

232

230

231

206

232

17

233

232

218

86

93

16

75

245

230

234

216

212 

153

17

6,205

200

1.41

1.63

Sept.

30

199

29

83

119

16

Is

IT

*228

230

196

107

40

34

94

201

207

239

203

18

64

283

Z5S

252

272

258

17

18

243 

243

4,221

141

0.993

1.11

Calendar year 1957 : Max 866 Min 1O Mean 217 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.73

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,480 Min 16 Mean 298 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge in cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches may not represent 

natural flow because of regulation.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 369

As the number of streams on which streamflow Information is likely to be desired far exceeds the number of stream-gaging stations feasible to operate at one time, the Geological 

Survey collects limited streamflow data at sites other than stream-gaging stations. When 

limited streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a period of years for use 

in hydrologic analyses, the site at which the data are collected is called a partial-record 

station. Data collected at these partial-record stations are usable in low-flow or floodflow analyses, depending on the type of data collected. In addition, discharge measurements 

are made at other sites not included in the partial-record program. These measurements are 

generally made in times of drought or flood to give better areal coverage to those events. 

Those measurements and others collected for some special reason are called measurements at 

miscellaneous sites.

Records collected at partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first is 

a table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations and the second a table 

of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements made 

at miscellaneous sites for both low flow and high flow are given in a third table.

Low-flow partial-record stations

Measurements of streamflow in the area covered by this report made at low-flow partialrecord stations are given in the following table. Most of these measurements were made 

during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from ground-water storage. These 

measurements, when correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream where continuous records are available, will give a picture of the low-flow potentiality of stream. 

The column headed "Period of record" shows the water years in which measurements were made 

at the same, or practically the same, site.

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1958

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Superior

189

433

East Two Rivers

near Iron

Junction, Minn.

Iron River near

Big Bay, Mich.

Lat 47°23'34", long 92°39'51",

at culvert on State Highway

216, 2.2 miles southwest of

Iron Junction.

SW£ sec.13, T.51 N., R.27 W. ,

at outlet of Lake Independence, near Big Bay.

88.1

1958

1946-58

11-19-57

12-21-57

1-27-58

2-28-58

4-26-58

5-23-58

6-19-58

6-24-58

7-19-58

8-11-58

10-11-57

4-22-58

7-23-58

14.4

11.3

8.1

11.4

14.6

8.2

27.7

18.0

14.4

11.9

38.7

404

89.8

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan

464

470

569

614

614.7

851

1257

Gulliver Lake Outlet near Gulliver, Mlch.

North Manistlque

Lake Outlet 

at Helmer, Mich.

Big Spring near

Manistlque, Mlch.

Chicagon Creek

near Iron River,

Mich.

Briar Hill Creek

near Crystal

Palls, Mlch. b/

East River tributary at Greenleaf, Wls.

Bear Creek near

Brethren, Mich.

SWi sec. 2, T.41 N., R.14 W., l£

miles southwest of Qulliver.

Sec. 20, T.45 N., R.ll W., at

bridge on State Highway 98, 

5- mile northeast of Helmer.

S? sec. 25, T.42 N., R.17 W., at

Palms Brook State Park, 7 miles

northwest of Manistlque.

Chicagon Lake Outlet, in SW£

sec. 24, T.43 N., R.34 W., at

U. S. Highway 2, 6j miles east

of Iron River.

Fortune Lake Outlet, in SW£

sec. 24, T.43 N., R.33 W., at

New Bristol location, near

Crystal Falls.

Lat 44°18'24", long 88°05'47",

at railroad box culvert,

j mile south of Greenleaf .

NEt sec. 18, T.22 N., R.14 W.,

at Potter's Bridge, 1.5 miles

northwest of Brethren.

a7

a!5

-

17.4

11.8

8.00

170

1946-58

1942-44*,

1946-58

1950-58

1945-58

1945-58

1957-58

1958

10-16-57

1-20-58

5- 1-58

7-17-58

10-15-57

1-21-58 

4-23-58 

7-16-58

10-17-57

5- 1-58

7-15-58

10- 3-57

1- 6-58

4- 3-58

7- 8-58

10- 3-57

1- 6-58

4- 3-58

7- 8-58

8-16-57

8-17-58

6- 3-58

 

0

3.97

13.9

2.41

.94

14.7 

31.3 

10.4

21.2

30.9

29.4

1.18

5.95

9.54

25.9

3.82

9.29

2.06

16.2

0

0

105

- -

Streams tributary to Lake Hur

1323

1357

Hunt Creek near 

Lewlston, Mlch.

South Branch Au 

Sable River near

Luzerne, Mlch.

SWi sec. 25, T.29 N., R.2 E. , 8 

miles east-southeast of

Lewlston.

SE-J- sec. 29, T.26 N. , R.I W. , 10 

miles west of Luzerne.

all

300

1943-58

1951-58

10- 2-57 

1-28-58

4- 2-58

6-17-58

8- 4-58

10- 3-57 

1-28-58

4- 3-58

7- 2-58

21.6 

21.3

25.6

20. 2

18.3

136

164

272

121

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a Approximately.

b Published as Fortune Lake Outlet, 1945.
370 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1958--Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake aurcn--Continued

1358

1359

1459.45

1459.5

1481

1481.9

1481.95

1483.95

1484

North Branch Au

Sable River near

Lovells, Mlch.

Big Creek near

Lovells, Mlch.

Spring Bank Creek

near Ortonville,

Mlch.

Spring Bank Creek

near Hadley,

Mlch.

Lime Lake Outlet

near Ortonville,

Mlch.

Swartz Creek near

Five Points,

Mlch.

Swartz Creek at

Five Points,

Mlch.

Thread Creek near

Davisburg, Mlch.

Thread Creek near

Holly, Mlch.

SEi sec. 16, T.27 N., R.I W. , 5

miles southeast cf Lorells.

SWj- sec. 23, T.27 N., R.I W. , 7

miles scutheast of Lovells.

NWj- sec. 23, T.6 N. , R. 9 E., at

Jasiturid Rd., 3j miles south of

Hadley and 5 miles northeast

of Ortcnvllle.

NWi sec. 20, T.6 N., R.9 E., at

Hegel Rd., 3 miles southwest

of Hadley.

SEi sec. 31, T.6 N., R.9 E., at

outlet of lake, 2 miles north

of Ortonvllle.

SW£ sec. 25, T.5 N. , R. 7 E., at

Mackey Rd. , 1-J miles stutheast

of Five Points and 2 milea

east of Holly.

NE-j sec. 22, T.5 N., R. 7 E., at

Fagan Rd. , £ mile north of

Five Points and 2 miles northeast of Holly.

KEi sec. 29, T.5 N. , R.8 E. , at

M.'Ginnis Rd., 4j miles north

of Davlsburg and 5 miles east

of Holly.

SE-j sec. 18, T.5 N., R.8 E. , at

Groveland Mills, 5? miles

northeast of Hclly.

140

180

2.05

3.18

.61

2.48

6.17

7.56

12.2

1951,

1953-58

1951-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

10- 4-57

1-24-58

4- 2-58

10- 4-57

1-24-58

4- 2-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

9-16-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

9-16-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

9-16-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

9-15-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

9-15-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

9-15-58

10-15-57

1-28-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

6-20-58

7-28-58

9-15-58

124

127

135

51.2

51.1

80.6

.12

.37

.04

.91

.88

.08

.42

.46

.36

1.16

.30

.15

2.92

1.48

.42

2.03

1.37

1.08

2.00

4.08

5.02

2.79

2.73

1.48

1.80

Streams tributary to St. Clair River

1593 Black River near

Croswell, Mlch.

SE^ sec. 8, T.9 N., R.16 E., 3|

miles south of Croswell.

370 1956-58 10-16-57

8- 9-58

9- 4-58

6.65

14.2

19.5

Streams tributary to Lake St. Clair

1615.2

1615.22

1615.98

1616

Trout Creek near

Lake Orion,

Mlch.

Trout Creek tributary near Lake

Orion, Mlch.

West Branch Stony

Creek near Lake

Orion, Mlch.

West Branch Stony

Creek near Lakevllle, Mlch.

SEi sec. 24, T.4 N. , R.10 E., at

Greenshleld Rd. , 3 miles

southeast of Lake Orion.

NWj sec. 13, T.4 N., R.ll E., at

outlet of Michigan Conservation Dept. (Pish Division)

pund, 3 miles southeast of

Lake Orion.

SWj- sec. 5, T.4 N. , R.ll E., at

Harmon Rd. , 2 miles east of

Lake Orion.

SEj sec. 5, T.4 N.. R.ll E., at

Predmore Rd., 2g miles east

of Lake Orion and 3 miles

southwest of Lakeville.

7.83

2.35

11.7

14.8

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

9-16-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

9-16-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

9-16-58

10-15-57

1-28-58

3-13-58

3-25-58

4-25-58

5- 9-58

6-18-58

7-23-58

8-15-58

9- 5-58

6.61

2.86

.91

2.80

1.62

1.57

3.34

1.80

.58

1.00

3.51

5.64

5.92

4.84

2.58

1.92

.78

.48

.37

Streams tributary to Lake Erie

1706

1724

1724.3

Mann Creek near

Brighton, Mlch.

South Lake Outlet

near Unadilla,

Mich.

Gosling Lake Outlet near

Pinckney, Mich.

NWi sec. £7, T.2 N., R.6 E., 3

miles east of Brighton.

NE£ sec. 9, T.I S., R.3 E., at

Boyce Rd., 2 miles southwest of

Unadilla.

NWj- sec. 32, T.1N., R.4E., 3

miles southeast of Pinckney.

18.4

14.3

1.34

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

12-31-57

1-27-58

3-10-58

4-18-58

5-27-58

6-23-58

7-18-58

2- 6-58

4- 3-58

5- 8-58

2- 6-58

4- 3-58

5- 8-58

14.7

12.0

12.0

10.0

6.50

6.46

6.23

4.80

6.90

3.55

0

.19

.15
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 371

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1958 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Erie Continued

1724. 6

1726

1733

2142

Crooked Lake Outlet near

Plnckney-, Ml eh.

Portage River

tributary near

Plnckney, Mien.

North Fork Mill

Creek near

Chelsea, Mlch.c/

Eighteenmile Creek

at North Boston,

N. Y.

SEj sec. 32, T.I N. , R.4 E., 3-J

miles southwest of Pinckney.

NW£ sec. 11, T.I S., R.4 E., at

Stinchfield Woods Rd., si

miles south of Pinckney.

SEi see.Z, T.Z S., R.3 E., at

highway bridge, lj miles

northwest of Chelsea.

Lat 4Z°41'04", long 78°46'40",

at bridge on Zimmerman St.,

State Highway 277 at North

Boston.

Z.08

2.44

7.73

37.1

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

1957-58

Z- 6-58

4- 3-58

5- 8-58

4- 3-58

5- 8-58

4- 3-58

5- 8-58

10-15-57

7-31-58

0.78

.93

.56

.59

.44

Z.41

1.54

4.91

17.6

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario

2Z01

ZZ16

ZZ17

ZZ18

Z227

Z260

Z3ZZ

Z3Z6

Z33Z

Z333

Z336

Z337

Z338

Z34Z

Z35Z

Z353

Z417

244/8

Oak Orchard Creek

at Shelby, N. Y.

Van Campen Creek

at Friendship,

N. Y.

Angelica Creek

near Angelica,

N. Y.

Black Creek at

Rockville, N. Y.

Wiscoy Creek at

Pike, N. Y.

Keshequa Creek at

Craig Colony,

Sonyea, N. Y.

Catherine Creek at

Montour Falls,

N. Y.

Marsh Creek at

Geneva, N. Y.

Enfield Creek near

Ithaca, N. Y.

Sixmile Creek near

Ithaca, N. Y.

Cascadilla Creek

near Ithaca,

N. Y.

Virgil Creek at

Freeville, N. Y.

Salmon River at

Myers, N. Y.

Mud Creek at East

Victor, N. Y.

Flint Creek at

Seneca Castle,

N. Y.

Owasco Inlet at

Moravia, N. Y.

East Branch Fish

Creek at Swancott Mills, N. Y.

Butternut Creek

near Jamesville,

N. Y.

Lat 43°11'25", long 78°£3'14",

at bridge on Main St., at

Shelby.

Lat 4Z°1Z'Z2", long 78°07'46",

at bridge on Moss Brook St.,

at Friendship.

Lat 4Z°18'38", long 78°02'16",

at bridge on State Highway

408, 1.2 miles west of

Angelica.

Lat 42°18'08", long 78°09'49",

at bridge on State Highway

30E, at Rockville.

Lat 42°33'19", long 78°09'19",

at bridge on Allegany Rd., at

Pike.

Lat 42°40'53", long 77°49'45",

at bridge at Craig Colony,

Sonyea.

Lat 42° 19 '42", long 76° 50 '40",

at bridge, 0.4 mile south of

Mortour Falls.

Lat 42°52'32", long 76°58'35",

at bridge on East North St.,

Geneva.

Lat 42°23'54", long 76°32'45",

at bridge on State Highway 13,

O.Z mile above mouth and 3.6

miles southwest of Ithaca.

Lat 42°24"11", long 76°26'07",

at bridge on German Cross Rd.,

3.4 miles southeast of Ithaca.

Lat 42°26'33", long 76°28'13",

at bridge at entrance to

Cornell fish hatchery, 1.9

miles east of Ithaca.

Lat 42°30'18", long 76°21'0l",

at bridge on Johnson St., 0.6

mi]e southwest of Freeville.

Lat 4 2° 32 '18", long 76" 32 '34",

at Timber Bridge, Myers, N. Y.,

0.3 mile above mouth.

Lat 42°58'32", long 77°22'58",

at bridge on State Highway 96,

at East Victor.

Lat 42°53'25", long 77°06'05",

at bridge on Castle Rd., 0.4

mile northeast of Seneca

Castle.

Lat 42°43'01", long 76°26'18",

at bridge on West Cayuga St.,

extension, about 0.8 mile

northwest of Moravia.

Lat 43°27'44", long 75°35'51",

at bridge on Osceola-West

Leydon road, 0.3 mile east of

Swancott Mills.

Lat 42° 56 '45", long 76°03'4l",

at bridge on Smith Rd. , 3.3

miles south of Jamesville.

154

45.8

61.3

21.3

43.9

69.1

41.1

8.37

27.9

39.3

12.7

40.4

89.3

64.1

82.5

108

95.7

34.7

1957-58

1954-55,

1957-58

1942,

1954-55,

1957-58

1957-58

1957-58

1910-12*,

1917-32*,

1957-58

1957-58

1957-58

1956-58

1955-58

1935,

1955-58

1955-58

1935,

1956-58

1957-58

1957-58

1949-50,

1955-58

1957-58

1955-58

10-16-57

7-31-58

7-29-58

9-15-58

7-29-58

9-15-58

7-29-58

9-15-58

7-31-58

9-16-58

7-31-58

9-16-58

11-21-57

7-21-58

8-22-58

9-30-58

11-18-57

8- 5-58

8-18-58

9-30-58

8- 4-58

8-18-58

8- 5-58

8-18-58

8- 5-58

8-20-58

8- 5-58

8-18-58

11-18-57

5-14-58

6-13-58

7-30-58

9-17-58

11-18-57

7-22-58

11-18-57

7-22-58

8-20-58

9-12-58

10- 4-57

2.49

4.94

4.87

3.24

4.47

8.96

2.08

1.47

31.3

18.6

6.74

4.32

7.89

20.7

7.13

15.1

.30

4.47

7.06

9.66

10.4

10.6

1.80

3.03

13.9

9.63

8.11

5.67

1.38

32.2

57.2

11.2

2.84

6.86

14.6

34.1

39.5

20.2

398

8.08

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station. 

c Published as Mill Creek 1955-56.
372 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial- record stations during water year 1958 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario Continued

2530

2532

2562

2572

Sugar River at

Talcottville,

N. Y.

Otter Creek near

Glenfield, N. Y.

Roaring Brook at

Martinsburg,

N. Y.

Sunday Creek near

Number Four,

N. Y.

Lat 43°32'08", long 75°22'03",

at bridge on State Highway 12D,

0.3 mile north of Talcottville.

Lat 43°42'59", long 75°22'04",

at bridge on GlenfieldDonnat tsburg road at Otter

Creek, 1.8 mile northeast of

Glenfield.

Lat 43°44'00", long 75°28'13",

at bridge on State Highway

12D and 26, at Martinsburg.

Lat 43°52'19 r', long 75°07'03",

at bridge on Moshier powerplant road, 3.1 miles east of

Number Four.

41.5

65.6

21.8

9.07

1926-32*,

1953,

1957-58

1924-33*,

1953,

1957-58

1953,

1957-58

1954-55,

1957-58

8- 8-58

9-12-58

8- 8-58

7- 7-58

8-20-58

49.0

80.1

64.4

46.2

64.6

6.53

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River

2642

2689

2691

2708

2718

2722

 2737

2738

2748

*2762

2792

Little Sucker

Brook at

Waddington, N.Y.

Trout Brook at

Stockholm Center,

N. Y.

Lawrence Brook

near Molra, N.Y.

English River near

Mooers Forks,

N. Y.

Little Chazy River

near Chazy, N.Y.

North Branch

Saranac River

near Clayburg,

N. Y.

Salmon River at

South Plattsburgj

N. Y.

Little Ausable

River near

Valcour, N. Y.

East Branch Ausable River at

Keene Valley,

N. Y.

Bouquet River at

New Russia, N.Y.

Hadlock Pond Outlet at West Fort

Ann, N. Y.

Lat 44° 50 '30", long 75° 11 '27",

at bridge on State Highway

345, at Waddington.

Lat 44°46'16", long 74°48'47",

at bridge, 0.7 mile upstream

from mouth and 1 mile northeast of Stockholm Center.

Lat 44° 50 '22", long 74°35'46",

at bridge on county highway,

2.4 miles northwest of Moira,

and 5.4 miles upstream from

mouth.

Lat 44° 57 '38", long 73° 40 "27",

at bridge on Mooers ForksCannon Corner road, 1.7

miles west of Mooers Forks.

Lat 44°50'46", long 73°27'24",

at bridge on Slosson Rd., 1.5

miles west of U. S. Highway 9,

3.2 miles southwest of Chazy.

Lat 44°35'33", long 73°52'34",

at bridge on State Highways

3 and 365, 2.0 miles west of

Clayburg.

Lat 44°38'24", long 73°29'43",

at bridge on Salmon River Rd.,

at South Plattsburg, 0.4 mile

west of State Highway 22.

Lat 44°35'39", long 73°29'48",

at bridge on town road, at

Laphams Mills, 2.8 miles

southwest of Valcour.

Lat 44° 11 "31", long 73°47'08",

at bridge on village park

road, at Keene Valley.

Lat 44°09'51", long 73°36'30",

at bridge on county road, 0.2

mile east of U. S. Highway 9,

at New Russia.

Lat 43°24'19", long 73°34'42",

at bridge on State Highway

149, 0.6 mile southwest of

West Fort Ann.

19.9

44.9

28.0

40.1

35.4

124

61.9

67.8

49.2

37.6

16.5

1958

1958

1958

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

1954,

1957-58

1956-58

1949,

1957-58

1949,

1951,

1953-54,

1957-58

1953-54,

1957-58

4-11-58

9-10-58

9-11-58

9-12-58

9-11-58

6- 6-58

7-18-58

8-26-58

8-26-58

8-26-58

8-26-58

6-10-58

8-27-58

10-18-57

8-27-58

8-29-58

23.8

0

13.1

5.98

31.1

12.2

5.39

134

17.1

10.9

59.8

52.1

5.30

9.21

12.2

* Also a crest-stage partial-record station.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Crest-stage partial-record stations

The following table contains annual maximum discharges for crest-stage stations. A 

crest-stage gage is a device which will register the peak stage occurring between inspections of the gage. A stage-discharge relation for each gage is developed from discharge 

measurements made by indirect measurements of peak flow or by current meter. The date of 

the maximum discharge is not always certain but is usually determined by comparison with 

nearby continuous-record stations, weather records, or local inquiry. Only the maximum 

discharge for each water year is given. Information on some lower floods may have been 

obtained but is not published herein. The years given in the period of record represent 

water years for which the annual maximum has been determined. The maximum discharge for 

each year since the crest-stage gage was established is given. The peak discharge for 

some years may have been published in a previous report as a measurement of discharge. 

Figures given herein supersede all previous figures of peak discharge for the floods listed.

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations

Station Station name Location area of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height

(feet)

Discharge

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Superior

252

264

297

410

423

Pearson Creek neatMaple,, Wls.

Spllleberg Creek

near Cayuga, Wls.

Boomer Creek near

Saxon, Wls .

Perch River near

Sidnaw, Mlch.

Sturgeon River

near Pelkie,

Mlch.

Lat 46°38'51", long 91°42'55",

at box culvert, 4 miles north

of Maple.

Lat 46°11'48", long 90°37'32".

at concrete culvert pipe, 4^

miles southeast of Cayuga.

Lat 46°29'40", long 90°21'02",

at concrete culvert pipe, 3

miles east of Saxon.

NE£ sec. 34, T.48 N., R.35 W., at

State Highway 28, 2j miles

east of Sldnaw.

On line between sees. 2 and 11,

T.51 N., R.34 W., 2f miles

northeast of Pelkle.

4.55

a6.6

6.73

63.1

506

1957-58

1958

1958

1913-15*,

1957-58

1958

7-20-57

7- 2-58

7- 2-58

8-30-58

4-24,25-13

4-29-14

4-18-15

4-21-57

4-16-58

4-17-58

22.65

25.71

13.86

12.81

-

-

9.47

9.09

10.80

1,030

1,190

357

48

b500

b500

b226

470

347

2,440

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan

638

678

717

747

*851

852

870.5

872

873

877

907

919

Woods Creek near

Pence, Wls.

Armstrong Creek

near Armstrong

Creek, Wls.

North Branch Little

River near Coleman, Wls.

Hunting River near

Elcho, Wls.

East River tributary at Greenleaf, Wls.

Kewaunee River

near Kewaunee,

Wls.

Little Menoinonee

River near Freistadt, Wls.

Oak Creek near

South Milwaukee,

Wls.

Lake Michigan

tributary at

Wlnthrop Harbor,

111.

Little Calumet

River at Calumet

City, 111.

Thorn Creek near

Lanslng, 111.

Midlothian Creek

near Tinley Park,

111.

Lat 4E"49'53", long 88°23'17",

at box culvert, 6 miles north

of Pence.

Lat 45°39'29", long 88°28'44",

at bridge, l£ miles northwest

of Armstrong Creek.

Lat 4E°00'37", long 88°02'43",

at bridge, 3f miles south of

Coleman.

Lat 4E°25'lo", long 89°11'15",

at twin section plate-pipe

arch, ij miles south of Elcho.

See previous table.

Lat 44°27'30", long 87°33'23",

at bridge, 2.3 miles west of

Kewaunee.

Lat 43°12'24", long 88°02'24",

at bridge, 2 miles south of

Frelstadt.

Lat 42°52'58", long 87°53'31",

at bridge, 3 miles southwest

of South Milwaukee.

SW{SW| sec. 3, T.46 N., R.23 E.,

at culvert on State Highway

42, t mile north of center of

Wlnthrop Harbor.

N^NEl sec. 29, T.36 N., R.15 E.,

at Wentworth Avenue Bridge at

south edge of Calumet City.

Wj sec. 25, T.36 N. , R.14 E. , at

end of Bernice Road, \ mile

south of 167th St., o 6 mile

west of State Highway 50 and

2 miles northeast of Tinley

Park.

NEjNWi sec. 28, T.36 N., R.13 E. ,

at bridge on 167th St., 0.6

mile west of State Highway 50

and 2 miles northeast of

Tinley Park.

42.3

23.1

23.3

a6.0

8.00

-

129

a9.3

15.2

1.71

-

.

-

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1956-58

1954-58

1954-58

1954-58

7- 2-58

9- -58

4- 6-58

7- 2-58

4- -58

4- -58

3- -58

6- 1-58

3-19-56

2- -57

2- -58

3-26-54

10-11-54

4-30-56

7-14-57

6-10-58

3-25-54

10-11-54

4-29-56

7-13-57

6-10-58

3-25-54

1- 5-55

4-29-56

7-13-57

6-13-58

9.95

10.04

12.49

11.58

012.77

12.16

10.32

11.11

11.99

dll.59

dll.94

9.88

14.34

10.60

>15

9.36

5.50

11.14

7.44

>10

6.94

5.32

8.42

10.12

>11

5.12

12

(t)

(t)

C

<s

(t)

(t)

t)t

t!

t

t

t

t

t

(t)

3,42

(t

(t

(t

t

t

t

t

t

Streams tributary to Lake Huron

1386 Gamble Creek at

Lupton. Mlch.

!

SEi sec. 35, T.24 N., R.3 E., at

bridge £ mile south of

Lupton.

8.96 1953-56 6- -53

6- -54

3-14-55

3- 4-56

1.72

1.83

2.52

3.01

80

88

130

168

* Also low-flow partial-record station. 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station

a Approximately,

b Maximum dally discharge.

c Backwater from Ice.

d Peak may be affected by Ice In culvert.
374 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AMD MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station

No.

Station name Location area

(sq mi) record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Huron Continued

13«7

1388

1389

1397

1399

1402

1411

Bixby Creek nearRose City, Mich.

Houghton Creek at

Rose City, Mich.

Wilkins Creek near

Rose City, Mich.

Prior Creek near

Rose City, Mich.

Ammond Creek near

Selkirk, Mich.

Klacking Creek

near Selkirk,

Mich.

Shepards Creek

near Selkirk,

Mich.

NWi sec. 31, T.24 N., R.3 E., at

bridge on State Highway 33, 1

mile north of Rose City.

NEi sec. 6. T.23 N., R.3 E., at

bridge J mile east of Rose

City.

NEi sec. 7, T.23 N. , R.3 E. , at

bridge on State Highway 33, 1

mile south of Rose City.

NEj sec. 19, T.23 N., R.3 E., at

bridge on State Highway 33, 3-J

mlles south of Rose City.

mi sec. 32, T.33 N., R.3 E., at

bridge, 3 miles northwest of

Selkirk.

NEJr sec. 2, T.22 N., R.2 E., at

bridge, 3f miles northwest of

Selkirk.

SE^ sec, 8, T.22 N. , R.3 E., at

bridge, 1 mile southwest of

Selkirk.

3.20

11.2

8.22

5.22

3.05

7.42

4.51

1953-58

1953-58

1953-58

1953-58

1953-58

1953-58

1953-58

6- -53

6- -54

3-14-55

4- 4-56

4- 6-57

4- 6-58

7- 2-53

6- -54

3-14-55

4- 4-56

4- 6-57

4- 6-58

6- -53

6- -54

8-30-55

4- 4-56

4- 6-57

4- 6-58

6- -53

6- -54

8-30-55

4- 4-56

4- 6-57

4- 6-58

3-24-53

6- -54

3-14-55

4- 4-56

4- 6-57

4- 6-58

6- -53

6- -54

8-30-55

4- 4-56

4- 6-57

4- 6-58

3-24-53

6- -54

4- 4-55

4- 4-56

4- 6-57

4- 6-58

2.94

2.88

2.71

4.76

1.88

2.11

1.48

3.23

2.03

3.64

1.13

1.28

1.54

2.60

2.08

2.95

1.94

2.02

1.73

2.33

1.94

2.44

1.54

1.55

2.30

3.04

2.64

3.06

2.62

2.10

1.37

2.13

1.64

2.70

1.90

1.65

3.10

3.79

3.94

4.46

4.05

2.99

99

96

86

234

46

58

147

542

222

720

110

127

49

190

112

255

91

103

53

108

69

123

44

44

140

255

187

258

184

115

49

102

70

155

84

72

45

88

107

454

128

42

Streams tributary to Lake Erie

1769

1774

1891

Hill ditch near

Richards, Ohio.

Eagle Creek tributary near Montpelier, Ohio.

Tiderishi Creek

near Jenera,

Ohio.

Lat 41°39'50", long 83°40'05",

at culvert on U. S. Highway

20, 3.4 miles north of intersection of U. S. Highway 20

and State Highway 2 and 1.4

miles west of Richards, Lucas

County.

Lat 41°35'10", long 84°40'50",

at culvert on State Highway

107, 3.5 miles west of Montpelier, Williams County.

Lat 40°55'50", long 83°43'40",

at culvert on State Highway

698, 2.2 miles north of

Jenera, Hancock County.

3.23

1.56

4.51

1947-58

1947-58

1947-58

1947

1948

1949

2-14-50

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1947

1948

1949

4-24-50

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

5- 4-56

1957

1958

1947

1948

1949

2-14-50

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

2-25-56

6-28-57

1958

10.14

10.49

10.47

13.50

11.54

12.72

10.41

11.56

11.76

13.40

10.69

12.16

12.45

16.20

11.20

11.43

10.41

-

9.7

9.86

10.52

12.54

9.99

11.15

13.20

14.03

12.81

13.15

12.97

13.18

10.72

11.74

13.45

14.53

14.46

11.95

23

30

29

172

60

117

28

61

68

165

34

86

inrft)

131

75

<55

43

50

70

195

44

106

219

298

184

214

196

219

47

106

243

348

260

128
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 375

Annual maximum discharge at st-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station Station name Location area

(sq mi)

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height

(feet)

Discharge

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Erie Contin

1905

1967

1975

1981

2001

2101

Roller Creek at

Ohio Ciby, Ohio.

St. James Run near

Upper Sandusky,

Ohio.

Havens Creek at

Havens , Ohio .

Norwalk Creek at

Norwalk, Ohio.

Plum Creek at

Oberlin, Ohio.

Hoskins Creek at

Hartsgrove, Ohio.

Lat 40°4&'15", long 84°38'15",

at bridge, | mile west of Ohio

City, Van tfert County.

Lat 40°46'55", long 83°18'10",

at bridge on State Highway 67,

3.5 miles southwest of Upper

Sandusky, Wyandot County.

Lat 41°17'40", long 83°11'55",

at bridge on State Highway 12,

 J mile southwest of Havens,

Sandusky County, and l{ miles

upstream from mouth.

Lab 41°14'00", long 82°32'30",

at county road bridge, 300 ft

south of junction of State

Highways 601 and 18, 4 miles

southeast of Norwalk, Huron

County, and 6 miles upstream

from mouth.

Lat 41"17'15", long 82°13'10",

at bridge on Professor St., in

Oberlin, Lorain County.

Lat 41"36 I 20", long 80°58'00",

at bridge on State Highway 6,

0.7 mile west of Hartsgrove,

Ashtabula County.

4.94

5.35

5.00

4.18

4.88

6.94

1947-48*,

1949-58

1947-58

1947-49*,

1950-58

1947-58

1947-58

1947-58

2-15-49

2-13-50

2-21-51

1-26-52

3- 3-53

8- 5-54

3- 4-55

11-16-55

6-28-57

6-10-58

6- 7-47

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

2-14-50

11-19-50

3-11-52

5-22-53

3-25-54

3- 3-55

5-12-56

6-28-57

7-12-58

1947

3-21-48

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

5-12-56

1957

1958

6- 2-47

3-22-48

1949

4-24-50

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

5-12-56

1957

1958

1947

3-21-48

1949

1950

1951

195Z

1953

1954

10-16-54

1956

1957

1958

8.05

8.08

8.23

7.27

6.33

7.72

8.65

8.98

7.76

8.73

12.25

10.76

10.98

11.09

10.80

10.97

9.3

8.61

10.22

10.67

11.10

10.26

e5.16

e4.57

e4.40

e.46

el. 46

4.72

7.66

5.30

4.95

13.12

13.60

12.44

13.09

13.78

13.17

12.80

12.89

12.86

14.37

13.48

12.07

14.69

13.88

10.84

14.54

12.54

12.40

10.62

12.89

11.95

13.48

13.42

10.81

13.87

14.53

12.90

14.00

14.24

14.0

13.15

13.50

13.86

14.23

13.72

13.82

222

228

234

290

242

84

351

350

150

260

356

188

212

224

192

211

65

28

136

179

225

139

214

150

265

41

96

163

312

207

190

311

470

163

302

551

326

236

256

249

1,060

423

102

658

530

100

626

326

304

77

379

240

469

451

97

21Z

543

110

256

376

256

124

150

208

364

176

200

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River

*2607

*2702

*2737

*2762

Chaumont River

near Depauville,

N. Y.

Little Salmon

River at Bombay,

N. Y.

Salmon River at

South Plattsburg, N. Y.

Bouquet River at

Hew Russia,

N. Y.

Lat 44°10'30", long 76°00'57",

at highway bridge, 3.6 miles

northeast of Depauville.

Lat 44°56'23", long 74°33'25",

at highway bridge, 0.5 mile

east of Bombay.

See previous table.

See previous table.

J.8.3

93.6

61.9

37.6

J.958

1958

1958

1949,

1951,

1953,

1956-58

J.2-21-57

4- 7-58

4-22-58

12-31-48

3-31-51

3-25-53

4- 5-56

1-23-57

12-21-57

13.48

6.86

4.03

12.29

9.78

11.60

8.21

7.92

13,5

(,t)

(t)

(t)

3,780

1,600

2,480

1,150

1,070

4.480

Also low-flow partial-record sbation. 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

e Datum of gage was 2.00 ft higher for period 1947-54.
376 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Measurements at miscellaneous sites

Measurements of streamflow at points other than gaging stations or partial-record 

stations are given In the following table. Those that are measurements of base flow 

designated by an asterisk (*); measurements of peak flow by a dagger (t).

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1958

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years }

Measurements

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Superior

Elbow Creek..

Otter Creek

Tloga River. .

Pelkle Creek.

Sturgeon

River.

Plumbago

Creek.

Rock River. . .

Sldnaw Creek.

Silver

Mountain

Creek.

Clear Creek. .

Mustard

Creek.

Silver River.

West Branch

Sturgeon

River.

North Branch

Otter

River.

West Branch

Otter

River.

St. Louis

River.

....do.......

Sturgeon

River.

....do.......

Portage Lake.

Sturgeon

River.

....do.......

....do.......

....do.......

....do.......

Clear Creek. .

Sturgeon

River.

... .do. ......

Otter River..

....do.......

Lat 47°24'05", long 92°36'35",

at culvert on State Highway

216, lj miles south of Iron

Junction, Mlnn.

Lat 46°42'18", long 92°31'15",

at culvert on highway, 0.1

mile east of entrance to Cloquet Forest Experiment Station and 2 miles southwest of

Cloquet, Mlnn.

NWfc sec. 8, T.48 N. , R.32 W. , at

U.S. Highway 41, 1O miles

east of Covlngton, Mlch.

SE£ sec. 34, T.49 N., R.33 W. ,

at old U.S. Highway 41, 5

miles southeast of Alberta,

Mlch.

EJ? sec. 29, T.49 N., R.33 W. , at

old U.S. Highway 41, 2| miles

southeast of Alberta, Mlch.

Nj sec. 18, T.49 N., R.33 W. , at

Alberta, Mlch.

NE£- sec. 12, T.48 N., R.34 W. ,

at U.S. Highway 141, 3 miles

northeast of Covlngton, Mlch.

Ni sec. 19, T.48 N., R.35 W. , 3

miles north of Sldnaw, Mlch.

NW^ sec. 7, T.49 N., R.35 W. , 7*

miles south of Alston, Mlch."

Sec. 23, T.50 N., R.35 W. , 6

miles southeast of Alston,

Mlch.

NWj sec. 24, T.50 N., R.35 W. ,

6^ miles southeast of Alston,

Mlch.

NWj sec. 4, T.50 N., R.35 W. , at

State Highway 35, 3 miles

east of Alston, Mlch.

On line between sec. 6, T.50 N. ,

R.35 W., and sec. 34, T.51 N.,

R.35 W., at State Highway 35,

1 mile east of Alston, Mlch.

Wjt see. 31, T.52 N., R.34 W. , 2

miles southwest of Elo, Mlch.

Si sec. 12, T.51 N., R.35 W. ,

2| miles northwest of Pelkle,

Mlch.

_

18.5

16.2

83.6

1.64

40.3

17.6

10.5

12.5

a4.0

39.0

47.2

93.2

53.1

1948

1957

1957

1957

1957

1957

1957

1957

1957

1957

1957

1957

1957

1957

7-19-58

8-16-58

5-20-58

4-10-58

4-15-58

4-16-58

4-16-58

4-17-58

4-16-58

4-17-58

4- 7-58

4-15-58

4- 7-58

4-15-58

4-11-58

4-16-58

4-16-58

4-18-58

4-10-58

4-16-58

4-10-58

4- 9-58

4-16-58

4- 9-58

4- 9-58

4-16-58

4- 9-58

4-16-58

5.9

4.7

3.5

56.7

115

142

259

221

1,150

1,150

5.37

23.9

61.8

296

32.5

48.7

39.1

20.3

9.96

9.92

2.78

116

185

108

279

939

134

442

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan

West Branch

Sturgeon

River.

Do. ......

Hills Pond

Creek.

Do. ......

Neenah Creek.

Peppermlll

Creek.

Chaffee

Creek.

Do. ......

Do. ......

West Branch

White

River.

Sturgeon

River.

. . . .do. ......

South Branch

Oconto

River.

....do.......

Pox River. . . .

Neenah Creek.

Mecan River. .

....do.......

.. . .do.. .....

White River..

NEj- sec. 30, T.42 N., R.29 W. ,

4 miles northeast of Randvllle, Mlch.

Sec. 27, T.41 N., R.28 W., near

Poster City, Mlch.

SWi sec. 27, T.32 N., R.15 E.,

6.2 miles northeast of Langlade, Wls.

Sec. 4, T.31 N., R.15 E., at

bridge on State Highway 64,

5.5 miles east of Langlade,

Wls.

NW£ sec. 12, T.15 N., R.7 E., at

bridge 2.5 miles northwest of

Oxford, Wls.

Sec. 11, T.15 N., R.7 E., 2.5

miles northwest of Oxford,

Wls.

Sec. 35, T.18 N., R.8 E., at

bridge, ij- miles northeast

of Liberty Bluff, Wls.

Sec.l, T.17 N., R.8 E., at

bridge, J mile northeast of

Liberty Bluff, Wls.

Sec. 5, T.17 N., R.9 E., at

bridge, 2k nlles east of

Liberty Bluff , Wls.

Sec. 30, T.19 N., R.10 E. , below

dam, si miles west of Wautoma,

Wls. '

57.3

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

1949,1950,

1957

10-23-57

11-12-57

10-23-57

7-31-58

3- 5-58

2-22-58

2-22-58

3-27-58

3-11-58

3-11-58

9-19-58

32,1

29.1

49.7

*3.35

10.7

9.6

5.8

1.72

9.53

14.1

*5.73

* Base flow.

a Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 377

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1958 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued

West Branch

White

River.

Wolf River...

Nine Mile

Creek.

Wolf River...

Drew Creek. . .

Me Gee Lake

Outlet.

Red River. . . .

Little Wolf

River.

Blake Creek. .

Radley Creek.

Do.......

Do. ......

Enunons Creek.

Do......

Do.......

Do.......

Crystal

River.

Pine River. . .

Davis Creek. .

Pine River

tributary.

Humphrey

Creek.

Pine River...

Willow Creek.

Pigeon River.

Do.......

Onion River. .

Milwaukee

River

tributary.

North Branch

Milwaukee

River.

Klinger Lake

Outlet.

White River..

Fox River. . . .

Wolf River...

Pox River. . . .

West Branch

Wolf River.

Drew Creek. . .

Wolf River...

....do... ....

Little Wolf

River.

Crystal

River.

....do...... .

....do... ....

....do.......

....do.. .....

....do... ....

... .do. ......

Waupaca

River.

Lake Poygan. .

Pine River. . .

....do.......

. . . .do. ......

Lake Poygan.,

....do.......

Lake

Michigan.

....do... ....

Sheboygan

River.

Milwaukee

River.

... .do. ......

Pawn River...

Sec. 5, T.18 N., R.10 E., at

bridge, 2j miles west of

Wautoma, Wis.

Sec. 19, T.34 N., R.12 E., 2{

miles southeast of Post

Lake, Wis.

Sec. 18, T.32 N. , R.14 E. , at

bridge, 4.8 miles northwestof

Langlade, Wis.

Between sees. 3 and 10, T.31

N., R.14 E., at bridge in

Langlade, Wis.

See. 29, T.31 N., R.13 E., 2.3

miles south of Elton, Wis.

Sec. 33, T.31 N., R.13 E., 2.7

miles south of Elton, Wis.

See. 22, T.30 N. , R.12 E., 1.6

miles northwest of Phlox,

Wis.

SE£ see. El, T.25 N., R.12 E.,

at bridge, 1,5 miles west

of Big Palls, Wis.

Between sees. 53 and 34, T.24

N., R.13 E., at bridge on

State Highway 22, south of

Symco, Wis.

NW£ see. 36, T.U1 N., R.10 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

22, 11.4 miles southwest of

Waupaea, Wis.

See. 20, T.21 N., R.ll E., at

bridge on State Highway 22,

7.5 miles southwest of

Waupaca Wis

SW-fr see. 15, T.21 N., R.ll E.,

at bridge, 6 miles southwest of Waupaca, Wis.

NE£ sec. 14, T.21 N., R.10 E.,

at bridge, 9.4 southwest of

Waupaca, Wis.

Sec. 13, T.21 N., R.10 E., at

bridge, 9.1 miles southwest

of Waupaca, Wis.

NW£ sec. 13, T.21 N. , R.10 E. ,

at bridge, 8.8 miles southwest of Waupaca, Wis.

Sec. 8, T.21 N. , R.ll E. , 6

miles southwest of Waupaea,

Wis.

Sec.l, T.21 N., R.ll E., at

Little Hope Dam, 3 miles

southwest of Waupaea, Wis.

Sec. 19, T.20 N., R.ll E., at

Wild Rose, Wis.

NE£ see. 11, T.20 N., R.ll E.,

at bridge, 3 miles northeast of Wild Rose, Wis.

SW£ sec. 10, T.20 N., R.ll E.,

4 miles northeast of Wild

Rose, Wis.

See. 10, T.20 N., R.ll E., at

bridge, 4 miles northeast

of Wild Rose, Wis.

Sec. 22, T.20 N., R.ll E., at

bridge, 3.5 miles east of

Wild Rose, Wis.

NEj see. 24, T.19 N., R.ll E.,

at bridge, 4 miles northwest of Red Granite, Wis.

SW£ sec. 13, T.16 N., R.22 E.,

at bridge, 4.1 miles east

of Franklin, Wis.

SW£ see. 17, T.15 N., R.23 E.,

at bridge, 2.9 miles northeast of Sheboygan Falls, Wis.

SEj sec. 4, T.14 N., R.21 E.,

at bridge, 2.5 miles northwest of Waldo, Wis.

Sec. 19, T.ll N., R.20 E., at

bridge, 2.1 miles southeast

of West Bend, Wis.

See. 30, T.13 N., R.21 E., at

bridge, 1.3 miles northwest

of Silver Creek, Wis.

SE£ sec. 35, T.7 S. , R.ll W.,

5 miles east of White

Pigeon, Mich.

.

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 1941-57

9-19-58

6-24-58

5- 6-58

5- 7-58

3-12-58

3- 5-58

5- 6-58

12- 4-57

6-12-58

4-16-58

10-31-57

11-27-57

2-13-58

3-11-58

11-27-57

2-13-58

2-25-58

3-20-58

2-25-58

3-11-58

3- 5-58

2-13-58

9-26-58

9-26-58

9-26-58

9-26-58

9-26-58

4-16-58

5- 7-58

7-25-58

9- 5-58

7-25-58

3-25-58

6- 3-58

7- 9-58

*15.7

56.4

14.7

569

7.6

2.7

17.6

34.8

18.1

1.65

*15.6

*18.0

15.2

16.2

*25.4

7.11

10.0

14.0

20.4

16.1

21.9

41.3

5.14

3.47

.12

4.18

27.1

25.2

*3.44

*.3

5.13

*. 5

33.8

11.8

17.4
378 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1958 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued

Rice Creek. . .

Gun Lake

Outlet. b/

Pine Creek. . .

Libhart

Creek.

Little Thornapple

River . c/

Cedar- Creek. .

Backus Creek.

Hess Lake

Outlet.

Portage

Creek.

Fife Lake

Outlet.

Betsie River.

Tobeco Creek.

Deer Creek. . .

Carp River. . .

Kalamazoo

River.

Gun River. . . .

Maple River. .

Grand River. .

Thornapple

River.

Rouge River1 . .

Bought on

Lake.

Muskegon

River.

Manistee

River.

.. ..do,. .....

Lake

Michigan.

P-To-Ba-Go

Pond.

Jordan River.

Lake

Michigan.

SW£ sec. 25, T.2 S. , R.6 W. ,

0.2 mile above mouth, at Monroe St. in Marshall, Mich.

NWi sec. 6, T.2 N., R.10 W. ,

near Shelbyville, Mich.

SW£ sec. 9, T.9 W., R.3 W. , 300

ft upstream from State Highway 57 and J mile southeast

of Perrington, Mich.

SWi sec. 24, T.7 N. , R.6 W., at

railroad bridge, I mile west

of Lyons, Mich.

NWi sec. 9, T.4 N. , R.7 W. , 2

miles southwest of Lake

Odessa, Mich.

SEj sec. 25, T. 10 N. , R.ll tf. ,

at bridge on Cherry St., at

Cedar Springs, Mich.

Ni sec. 5, T.22 N. , R.2 W., 4

miles northeast of Prudenville, Mich.

NWj sec. 33, T.12 N. , R.12 W. ,

3 miles southwest of

Newaygo, Mich.

SW£ sec. 8, T.26 N. , R.4 W. , 5Jmiles west of Grayling, Mich.

SWJ sec. 13, T.25 N. , R.9 W. ,

at Fife Lake, Mich.

Sec. 5, T.25 N. , R.12 W. , 1 mile

northwest of Karlln, Mich.

NWt sec. 5, T.28 N. , R.9 W. , 2

miles south of Elk Rapids,

Mich.

NE£ sec. 24, T.32 N. , R.6 W., at

Deer Lake Outlet, 3 miles

west of village of Boyne

Palls, Mich.

SEf sec. 15, T.38 N., R.4 W., at

Carp Lake, Mich.

-

.

_

-

26.2

_

a4

a22

15.6

11.1

44.7

a8

a6

26.3

1957

1943,1944,

1946-57

1955

1955

1946-57

1955

1944-57

1945-46,

1948-57

1942-57

1944-57

1944-57

1949-57

1944-57

10- 7-57

11- 8-57

12- 9-57

1-20-58

3- 3-58

4- 7-58

5- 5-58

6- 2-58

7- 8-58

9- 9-58

12-17-57

3-25-58

6-11-58

7-14-58

5-30-58

5-27-58

12-30-57

3-25-58

6-11-58

7-14-58

5-27-58

10- 4-57

4- 3-58

7-16-58

10-10-57

1-16-58

4- 9-58

7-16-58

10- 3-57

1- 2-58

4- 1-58

7- 1-58

10-14-57

1-29-58

4- 4-58

7-29-58

10-15-57

1-29-58

4- 4-58

7-29-58

10-30-57

1- 3-58

4- 4-58

7- 3-58

6- 3-58

10-18-57

1-10-58

4- 3-58

7- 8-58

*28.6

*51.4

*64.5

*48.6

132

104

*56.5

37.6

46.2

*30.7

*25.0

*33.9

8.52

*2.40

*3.29

*13.8

32.4

*23.0

5.47

*4.50

*3.01

0

18.8

1.35

1.36

8.53

9.90

0

*10.2

26.8

21.1

2.72

*2.46

5.61

4.29

1.05

27.9

62.3

55.4

29.2

4.10

4.10

5.75

.73

*2.15

5.37

14.5

18.4

7.16

Streams tributary to Lake Huron

Little

Black

River.

West Branch

Sturgeon

River.

Do.......

Lake Huron. . .

Sturgeon

River.

... .do.. .....

NE£ sec. 26, T.38 N._, R.2 W., f

mile west of Cheboygan, Mich.

NW£ sec. 28, T.33 N. , R.3 W.,

5^ miles southwest of

Wolverine, Mich.

SE-J sec. 16, T.33 N., R.3 W.,

1 mile upstream from Pulmer

Creek and 3{ miles southwest

of Wolverine,, Mich.

alO

49.7

56.8

1955-57

1954

1954

10-17-57

11- 6-57

12- 4-57

1- 9-58

2- 5-58

3- 5-58

4- 3-58

5- 6-58

6- 5-58

7- 8-58

8- 6-58

9- 4-58

8- 1-58

8- 4-58

8- 1-58

8- 4-58

2.20

*4.04

13.3

6.93

6.61

7.63

27.4

16.6

1.48

2.72

0

.14

26.8

27.2

38.0

37.1

* Base flow.

a Approximately.

b Published as Gun River 1943.

c Published as Jordan Lake Outlet.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measur nts made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1958 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Huron Continued

West Branch

Sturgeon

River.

East Branch

Maple

River.

Lake Nettie

Outlet.

Grand Lake

Outlet.

East Fish

Lake Outlet.

Fuller

Creek.

North Branch

Thunder

Bay River.

East Branch

Au Sable

River.

Lake St.

Helen Outlet.

East Branch

Au Ores

River.

Quiley Creek.

Butternut

Creek.

Kearsley

Creek.

Swartz Creek.

West Branch

Swartz

Creek.

Thread Creek.

Middle

Branch

Tittabawassee River.

East Branch

Tittabawassee River.

West Branch

Tittabawas -

see River.

Sugar River. .

Sturgeon

River.

Maple River. .

Oequeoc

River.

Lake Huron. . .

Fuller

Creek.

Hunt Creek. . .

Thunder Bay

River.

Au Sable

River.

South Branch

Au Sable

River.

Lake Huron. . .

East Branch

Au Ores

River.

Flint River..

....do.......

....do.......

Swartz Creek.

....do.. .....

Tittabawassee

River.

Middle Branch

Tittabawassee River.

Tittabawassee River.

... .do.. .....

SW£ sec. 14, T.33 N. , R.3 W. ,

3 miles southwest of

Wolverine, Mien.

NWi sec. 25, T.37 N. , R.4 W. ,

2| miles northeast of

Pellston, Mich.

SWi sec. 19, T.34 N. , R.4 E.,

3 miles southeast of Millerburg and 6 miles wesb of

Hawks .

SE£ sec. 15, T.34 N. , R.7 E.,

14 miles southeast of Rogers

City, Mich.

NE£ sec. 34, T.29 N. , R.2 E.,

7 miles east of Lewiston,

Mich.

Sj-NE-i sec. 35, T.29 N. , R.2 E.,

7j miles east of Lewiston,

Mich.

SE£ sec. 21, T.32 N. , R.3 E.,

10 miles northwest of

Hillman, Mien.

NW£ see. 8, T.26 N., R.3 W. , at

Grayling fish hatchery.

SE^ sec. 8, T.33 N., R.I W. ,

2j miles northwest of St.

Helen, Mich.

E| sec. 8, T.22 N., R.6 E., 7

miles northeast of Whittemore, Mich.

Wy sec. 9, T.22 N. , R.6 E., 7

miles northeast of Whittemore, Mich.

N¥j-N¥-t sec. 12, T.8 N., R.7 E.,

1 mile northeast of Qenesee,

Mich.

1TO£SE£ sec. 2, T.7 N. , R.7 E.,

lj miles east of Flint, Mich.

SE£SW£ sec. 28, T.7 N. , R.6 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

121, l| miles east of Otterburn, Mich.

NV£N¥£ sec. 33, T.7 N., R.6 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

121, 1 mile east of Otterburn, Mich.

SE£NE£ sec. 20, T.7 N., R.7 E.,

at bridge on U.S. Highway

10, at Flint. Mich.

SE£ sec.l, T.20 N., R.I E., at

bridge on State Highway 30,

9 miles south of West

Branch, Mich.

SEj- sec. 16, T.20,N., R.2 E.,

10 miles south of West

Branch, Mich.

On line between sees. 26 and

35, T.21 N., R.I W., 11

miles southwest of West

Branch, Mich.

N¥i sec. 12, T.19 N. , R. 1 W. ,

7y miles northeast of

Qladwin, Mich.

a60

26.5

a40

34.3

a. 5

a3

a!6

a 80

72.2

a54

a21

40.6

99.6

65.0

40.1

61.8

_

_

_

_

1942-57

1945-57

1943-57

1943-57

1944-57

1944-57

1944-57

1952-54

1952-54

1952-54-

1952-54

1952-54

8- 1-58

10-18-57

1-10-58

4- 3-58

7- 8-58

6- 4-58

10- 2-57

1- 8-58

4- 2-58

7- 2-58

10- 2-57

1-28-58

4- 2-58

7-16-58

10- 2-57

1-28-58

4- 2-58

7-16-58

6- 3-58

3-28-58

4- 1-58

4-29-58

5- 1-58

6-27-58

7- 2-58

8- 1-58

9- 2-58

10- 4-57

1-28-58

4- 3-58

7-17-58

10-23-57

1-21-58

4-15-58

7-21-58

10-23-57

1-21-58

4-15-58

7-21-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

9- 3-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

9- 3-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

9- 3-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

9- 3-58

3-25-58

5- 9-58

9- 3-58

5- 7-58

6-17-58

7-10-58

5- 6-58

6-17-58

5- 7-58

6-17-58

7-10-58

5- 7-58

6-17-58

7-11-58

47.5

2.24

27.9

20.6

7.06

*8.88

*1.92

54.5

38.5

.13

1.79

1.34

1.36

1.39

*7.13

7.52

7.05

7.91

*6.72

12.4

35.5

67.8

33.0

26.1

26.0

19.1

21.9

*16.7

38.2

46.6

6.14

26.0

19.8

42.3

*17.9

19.8

12.9

15.3

*9.34

*20.1

*9.66

*4.57

*61.7

*23.4

*11.8

*36.0

*12.8

*.59

*14.0

*4.79

*.80

*30.9 no.i

*1.87

*34.9

*24.4

27.6

*19.7

*8.62

*29.1

*24.7

26.9

*22.5

*15.0

14.5

* Base flow.

a Approximately.
380 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1958--Continued

Streams Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

t Discharge 

Date | ( Ofs)

Streams tributary to Lake Huron Continued

Molasses

River.

Little

Molasses

River.

South Branch

Tobacco

River.

Middle Branch

Tobacco

River.

North Branch

Tobacco

River.

North Branch

Chippewa

River.

Tittabawassee

River.

Molasses

River.

Tobacco

River.

....do.... ...

. .do.

... .do......

Chippewa

River.

Sec. 7 T.18 N., R.Z E., at

bridge on State Highway 61,

10 miles east of Gladwin,

Mich.

NW-t sec. 19, T.18 N., R.Z E.,

10 miles east of Gladwin,

Mich.

On line between sees. 19 and

20, T.17 N., R.Z W., at Old

Plank Rd., 5.3 miles west of

Beaverton, Mich.

On line between sees. Z and 3,

T.17 N., R.2 W., Just above

Ross Lake, 2.Z miles west of

Beaverton, Mich.

NE£ sec. 30, T.18 N., R.Z W.,

at Old Plank Rd., 5.8 miles

northwest of Beaverton, Mich.

On line between sees. 20 and

29, T.19 N., R.2 W. , 1 mile

below confluence of West

Branch and North Branch and

5 miles south of Skeels, Mich.

NE-t sec.Z4, T.14 N., R.5 W. , 4

miles west of Mount Pleasant,

Mich.

.

.

149

33.8

59.4

96.1

-

1953

5- 8-58

6-18-58

6-Z5-58

5- 6-58

6-18-58

5- 8-58

6-16-58

9-Z3-58

5- 8-58

6-16-58

9-Z3-58

5- 8-58

6-16-58

9-Z3-58

6-18-58

7-11-58

*14.Z

*3.30

*9.69

*13.0

*5.10

*65.6

*49.6

*67.0

*Z3.0

*19.1

*17.9

*41.9

*31.3

*30.0

*54.3

15. Z

Streams tributary to Lake St. Clair

Clinton

River .d/

Do.e/....

Lake St.

Clair.

....do.. .....

SW£ sec. 10, T.3 N., R.9 E., at

outlet of Loon Lake, at Drayton Plains, Mich.

NE£ sec.Z, T.Z N., R.9 E., at

outlet of Cass Lake at Keego

Harbor, Mich.

74.7

99.9

1943,

1947-57

1945,

1948-57

1Z-Z1-57

3-14-58

6-13-58

8-19-58

3-14-58

6-13-58

8-19-58

71.3

*60.8

*Z4.5

*6.0Z

*71.1

*17.7

*6.74

Streams tributary to Lake Erie

Letts Creek..

North Fork

Mill Creek.

Miami and

Erie

Canal.

Roller Creek.

Havens Creek.

Big Sister

Creek.

South Branch

Smoke

Creek.

North Fork

Mill Creek.

Mill Creek.. .

Jennings

Creek.

Town Creek. . .

Sandusky

River.

Lake Erie....

....do..... ..

On line between sees. 1 and 1Z,

T.Z S., R.3 E., at State Highway 9Z, | mile north of Chelsea, Mich.

On line between sees. 9 and 16,

T.2 S., R.4 E., 1 mile north

of Lima, Mich.

Lat 40°50'45", long 84°20'Z5",

at former gaging station at

Third Street Bridge, in Delphos, Alien County, Ohio.

Lat 40° 46 '15", long 84°38'15",

at highway bridge, J mile

west of Ohio City, Van Wert

County, Ohio.

Lat 41°17'40", long 83°11'55",

at bridge on State Highway 1Z,

J mile southwest of Havens,

Sandusky County, Ohio, f/

Lat 42°39'24", long 59°02'1Z",

at bridge at State Highway 5,

Evans Center, N. Y.

Lat 42°47'54", long 78°48'30",

Just above Bethford subdivision treatment plant outfall,

about 1,000 ft south of Lake

Ave., 0.7 mile northwest of

Windom, N.Y.

18.2

51.8

_

4.94

5.00

48.0

13.4

1957

1957

19Z8-35*,

1945-57

1946-57

1946-57

10-10-57

12-27-57

4- 3-58

5-14-58

10-10-57

1Z-Z7-57

4- 3-58

5-14-58

10- 7-57

11-20-57

1- 7-58

4- 4-58

8-14-58

10-ZO-57

12- 3-57

1-14-58

2-Z5-58

4-11-58

5-Z7-58

6-24-58

7-Z1-58

8-Z7-58

10- 2-57

10-Z5-57

1Z-10-57

1- 7-58

3- 3-58

4-24-58

6-Z5-58

8-Z1-58

8-14-58

8- 8-58

*3.41

Z8.5

8.39

*3.58

*5.07

59.9

20.9

*8.98

9.1Z

Z.5Z

.49

.48

7.60

*.10

*.14

.58

5.01

6.90

.75

1.44

1.09

*.10

*.04

Z.68

6.ZO

1.03

5.09

1.82

*.04

1.14

1.36

1 " 25

* Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

d Published as Loon Lake Outlet 1947-54. 

e Published as Cass Lake Outlet 1945, 1948-54. 

f At crest-stage partial-record station.
DISCHAPOE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 381

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1958 Continued

Streams Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date

Discharge 

(of")

Streams tributary to Niagara River

Murder Creek.

Ransom Creek.

Got Creek. . . .

Do.......

Tonawanda

Creek.

Ellicott

Creek.

Ledge Creek. .

Tonawanda

Creek.

Ransom Creek.

....do.......

Niagara

River.

Tonawanda

Creek.

Lat 43°01'42", long 78°30'24",

above sewage- treatment plant

outfall, at State Highway

93, Akron, N.Y.

Lat 42°59'18", long 78°35 I 38",

at bridge on Greiner Rd.,

0.6 mile northwest of Clarence. N.Y.

Lat 436 00'18", long 78°39'48",

at bridge on Shimerville Rd.,

1.3 miles southwest of Clarence Center, N.Y.

Lat 43°00'06 , long 78°40'54",

at bridge on Newhouse Rd.,

1.5 miles southwest of East

Amherst, N.Y.

Lat 43°03'12, long 78°49'36",

at Niagara Palls Blvd.

bridge, 2.0 miles northeast

of North Tonawanda, N.Y.

Lat 42°58'54", long 78°45'54",

at bridge on North Porrest

Rd. , 1.6 miles northwest of

Williamsville, N.Y.

54.4

10.4

7.71

8.95

512

82.2

8- 7-58

8- 7-58

8- 7-58

8- 7-58

8- 8-58

8- 6-58

8- 7-58

1.49

.55

.75

1.86

gl,060

3.22

4.54

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario

Cayuga Inlet .

Onondaga

Creek

tributary.

Onondaga

Creek.

Do ........

Harbor Brook.

Do ........

Seneca River.

Onondaga

Creek.

Seneca River.

....do.......

Onondaga Lake

. . ..do...... .

Lat 42°27'35", long 76°30'46",

i at Clinton Street Bridge,

Ithaca, N.Y.

Lat 42°53'30", long 76°08'29",

at culvert on State Highway

20, 0.2 mile northeast of

Cardiff, N.Y.

Lat 43°02'27", long 76°09'22",

at Temple St., Syracuse,

N.Y.

Lat 43°03'30", long 76°09'48",

at Spencer St., Syracuse, 

N.Y.

Lat 43°02'06", long 76°11'17",

at Velasco Rd., near west

city line, Syracuse, N.Y.

Lat 43°03'24", long 76°11'06",

at Hiawatha Blvd., near 

mouth, at Syracuse, N.Y.

160

.99

h!04

109

9.47

11.3

1949-51*

4- 6-57

3-31-58

5- 8-58

6- 1-58

10-16-57

10-17-57

10-21-57

10-22-57

10-23-57

10-29-57

11- 5-57

11-12-57

11-26-57 

10-16-57

10-17-57 

10-21-57

10-22-57

10-23-57

10-29-57

11- 5-57

11-12-57

11-26-57

10-16-57

10-17-57

10-21-57

10-22-57

10-23-57

10-29-57

11- 5-57

11-12-57

11-26-57 

10-16-57

10-17-57 

10-21-57

10-22-57

10-23-57

10-29-57

11- 5-57

11-12-57

11-26-57

1,200

769

716

t310

50.0

38.5

37.5

33.2

31.7

36.1

47.7

39.5

36.3 

63.7

53.2 

55.9

47.8

46.1

50.0

69.2

57.8

54.2

4.54

2.95

2.85

2.82

2.91

2.90

2.66

2.94

2.05 

6.95

7.27 

7.76

7.69

7.91

7.47

7.12

6.96

7.29

t Peak flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

g Plow upstream water from Niagara River diverted for use in navigation of Erie (Barge) canal.

h Revised.
382 LOW-FLOW INVESTIGATIONS

Low-flow investigation in Betsie River basin near Thompsonville, Mich.

An investigation in the Betsie River basin was made on Oct. 15, 1957, for the purpose 

of determining the base-flow yields of various parts of the basin. The Michigan Department 

of Conservation, which sponsored the investigation, intends to use the data collected in 

planning watershed and channel improvement work in the basin, one of the main objectives 

being the improvement of habitat for trout. Results of base-flow investigations such as 

this are used to determine which portions of the basin are adapted to successful improvement work and to appraise the results of such work later on. Weather records at Thompsonville, which is located within the basin, show that there was no significant precipitation 

for two weeks preceding Oct. 15; the measurements therefore represent base flow.

The measurements on each stream are listed in order proceeding downstream and each tributary is inserted in the order in which it enters the main stream. Drainage areas shown 

were determined fromU. 3. Geological Survey topographic maps (contour interval, 20 ft), 

dated 1956.

Discharge measurements of Betsle River and tributaries near Thompsonville, Mlch.. Oct. 15, 1957

Stream

Cedar-Hedge Lake 

Outlet.

Betsie River. .........

Do.... .............

Little Betsie River...

Betsie River. ......... 

Do .................

Unnamed tributary. .... 

Betsie River. .........

Do............ .....

Unnamed tributary. .... 

Deer Creek. ...........

Location

stream from U. S. Highway 31, \ mile 

downstream from Ellis Lake. 1 mile northeast of Interlochen, and 2-j miles west 

of Grawn. 

SEr sec. 8, T.26 N., R.12 W. , 30 ft upstream from U. S. Highway 31, J- mile 

downstream from Cedar-Hedge Lake, and 1 

mile northwest of Interlochen. 

NW£ sec. 5, T.25 N., R.12 W. , 60O ft downstream from Green Lake, ij miles northwest of Karlin, and 4y miles southwest 

of Interlochen.

stream from Michigan Conservation Dept. 

dam, -| mile downstream from Crass Lake 

Creek, and 4j miles northwest of Karlin. 

SWj sec. 10, T.25 N., R.13 W., 10O ft upstream from Worlds Bridge, -J mile east 

of Wallin and 5 miles northeast of 

Thompsonville .

R.13 W., ^ mile southwest of Wallin and 

4 miles northeast of Thompsonville.

southwest of Wallin, 2J- miles upstream 

from Little Betsie River, and 3 miles 

northeast of Thompsonville.

Road 669, l£ miles upstream from Little 

Betsie River and if miles north of 

Thompsonville. 

SW£ sec. 27, T.25 N., R.13 W., 1 mile 

north of Nessen City and 3^ miles northeast of Thompsonville.

northeast of Thompsonville, 2 miles 

northwest of Nessen City, and zi miles 

upstream from Betsie River.

Road 669, J mile upstream from mouth and 

1 mile north of Thompsonville. 

SW£ sec. 25, T.25 N., R.14 W., 2OO ft downstream from Thompsonville Dam. 

SEj sec. 35, T.25 N., R.14 W., 10 ft downstream from Red Bridge and J mile west 

of Thompsonville. 

SwJ sec. 36, T.25 N., R.14 W. , 50O ft upstream from Betsie River and -J mile 

southwest of Thompsonville. 

SW-j sec. 2, T.24 N., R.14 W. , 2 miles 

southwest of Thompsonville and 3£ miles 

northwest of Copemish.

southwest of Thompsonville and 5j miles 

northwest of Copemish.

stream from Manistee-Benzie County line, 

5 miles west of Thompsonville and 65 

miles northwest of Copemish.

west of Thompsonville and about 8 miles 

upstream from Homestead Dam.

stream from County Road 671, 4y miles 

northwest of Thompsonville and 6 miles 

southeast of Benzonia.

northwest of Thompsonville and 6 miles 

southeast of Benzonia. 

NW£ sec. 22, T.25 N., R.14 W., on County 

Road 571, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 

3^ miles northwest of Thompsonville. 

NE£ sec. 19, T.25 N. , R.14 W., 25 ft upstream from State Highway 115, 5j- miles 

northwest of Thompsonville, and 5j miles 

southeast of Benzonia.

stream from State Highway 115, 4f miles 

southeast of Benzonia and about 5 miles 

upstream from Homestead Dam.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

4.02 

59.6

83.0

4.90

106 

110

1.83 

115

1.30 

17.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.85 

27.9 

45.0

43.0

6.86

65.9 

67.9

O 

80.9

.30 

7.38

Cfs 

per 

square 

mile

0.581

.709 

.468 

.556

.518

1.40

.622 

.617

0 

.703

.231 

.419
LOW-FLOW INVESTIGATIONS 383

Low-flow investigation in Platte River basin near Honor, Mien.

An investigation In the Platte River basin was made 'on Oct. 7, 1957, for the purpose of 

determining the base-flow yields of various parts of the basin. The Michigan Department 

of Conservation, which sponsored the Investigation, Intends to use the data collected In 

planning watershed and channel Improvement work In the basin, one of the main objectives 

being the Improvement of habitat for trout. Results of base-flow Investigations such as 

this are used to determine which portions of the basin are adapted to successful Improvement work and to appraise the results of such work later on. The basin Is located between 

Thompsonville and Traverse City. The only precipitation at Thompsonville during the week 

preceding the date of the measurements was 0.15 In. Oct. 1. There was no precipitation 

at Traverse-S-lty during the week. The measurements are believed to represent base-flow.

The measurements on each stream are listed in order proceeding downstream, and each 

tributary Is Inserted In the order In which It enters the main stream. Drainage areas 

shown were determined from U. S. Geological Survey topographic maps (contour Interval, 

20 ft), dated 1956.

Discharge measurements of Platte River and tributaries near Honor, Mich., Oct. 7, 1957

Stream

Unnamed tributary.....

Brundage Creek ........

Do ................ 

Carter Creek. .........

Do ................

Platte River. ......... 

Collision Creek...... .

Do ................

North Branch Platte 

River.

Location

NEj sec. 26, T.27 N., R.13 W., on County 

Road 665, 5- mile upstream from Lake Ann 

and J mile south of village of Lake Ann.

stream from Lake Ann and ij miles southwest of village of Lake Ann.

stream from Bronson Lake and 3^ miles 

southwest of Lake Ann.

5 miles east of Honor.

from Brundage Creek and 5 miles east of 

Honor.

stream from Brundage Creek and 5 miles 

east of Honor-. 

SW-j- sec. 7, T.26 N., R.13 W., 5OO rt upstream from Platte River at State fish 

hatchery and 4j miles east of Honor.

Highway 31, 4 miles east of Honor. 

NE-j sec. 14, T.26 N., R.14 W., at Hayes 

Bridge, 3 miles east of Honor. 

NE£ sec. 25, T.26 N., R.14 W., on County 

Road 669, ^ mile north of Carter Corner 

and 4tf miles southeast of Honor. 

SEj sec. 23, T.26 N., R.14 W., about 2i 

miles upstream from mouth and 3J miles 

southeast of Honor.

stream from mouth and 2j miles southeast 

of Honor. 

SWt sec. 15. T.26 N., R.14 W., at Case 

Bridge, J- mile downstream from Carter 

Creek and 2 miles southeast of Honor. 

SE£ sec. 9, T.26 N., R.14 W., at east edge 

of Honor, if mile upstream from mouth.

of Honor. 

NEi sec, 7, T.26 N., R.14 W., k mile west of 

Honor and 2 miles upstream from Platte 

Lake.

stream from North Branch Platte River, 

£ mile upstream from Platte Lake, and 

2£ miles northwest of Honor. 

NEj;- sec. 31, T.27 N., R.14 W., on County 

Road 671, 3 miles northwest of Honor.

Road 673, 2j miles northwest of Honor.

downstream from State Highway M22, ^ 

mile downstream from Platte Lake and 

6 miles northwest of Honor.

stream from Lake Michigan and 8 miles 

northwest of Honor.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

4.78 

47.6

66.2

3.46

4.18

12.7

93.5 

6.65

8.15

109

4.75 

117

118

119

19.7

166

Discharge 

(cfs)

5.02 

16.9

32.8

1.93

3.74

13.5 

66.0

61.8 

1.97

5.43

81.6

.44 

94.2

96.1

14.6

115

Cfs 

per 

square

mile

1.05 

.355

.495

.511

.558

.895

1.06 

.718

.661 

.296

.666

.749

.093 

.805

.814 

849

.741

.693
LOW-PLOW INVESTIGATIONS

Low-flow Investigation in Tobacco River basin near Clare, Mien.

An investigation in the Tobacco River basin was made on Sept. 23, 1958, for the purpose 

of determining the base-flow yields of various parts of the basin. The Michigan Department of Conservation, which sponsored the investigation, intends to use the data collected 

in planning watershed and channel improvement work in the basin, one of the main objectives 

being the improvement of habitat for trout. Results of base-flow investigations such as 

this are used to determine which portions of the basin are adapted to successful improvement work and to appraise the results of such work later on. The basin is located in the 

vicinity of Harrison and Gladwin. Precipitation in the area amounted to approximately 

0.16 in. on Sept. 22. Although this amount may have influenced the quantity of runoff, 

its effect is believed to be minor and the measurements probably represent base flow.

The measurements on each stream are listed in order proceeding downstream and each tributary is inserted in the order in which it enters the main stream. Drainage areas shown 

were determined from good quality U. S. Geological Survey topographic maps In the western 

part and Michigan State Highway county maps without contours in the eastern part.

Discharge measurements of Tobacco River and tributaries near Clare, Mich., Sept. 23, 1958

Stream

Unnamed tributary to

Loon Lake Creek.

South Branch Tobacco

River.

South Branch Tobacco

River.

Do ................

Elm Creek. ............

South Branch of South

Branch Tobacco

River.

Overton Creek. ........

South Branch of South

Branch Tobacco

River.

South Branch Tobacco

River.

Five Lake Creek. ......

South Branch Tobacco

River.

Unnamed tributary to

South Branch Tobacco

River.

South Branch Tobacco

River.

Sanf ord Creek. ........

McCuran Creek. ........

South Branch Tobacco

River.

Unnamed tributary to

South Branch Tobacco

River.

South Branch Tobacco

River.

Do................

Carrow Creek. .........

South Branch Tobacco

River.

Middle Branch Tobacco

River.

Middle Branch Tobacco

River.

Location

NE-J-NEi sec. 6, T. 17 N., R.4 tf., £ mile above

unnamed tributary and 5 miles north of

Far-well.

NEi sec. 6, T.17 N., R.4 tf., £ mile above

Loon Lake Creek and 5 miles north of

Far-well.

SE£ sec. IE, T.17 N., R.5 W., 1 mile below

Loon Lake Creek and 2.8 miles north of

Far-well.

NEj sec. 14, T.17 N. , R.5 W., | mile above

Thirteen Lake and 2.3 miles north of

Far-well.

On line between sees. 13, 24, T.17 N., R.5

W., at West Surrey Rd., 1.8 miles northeast of Far-well.

SEj sec. 30, T.17 N. , R.4 W., at U. S. Highway 1O, 1.6 miles east of Far-well.

On line between sees. 21, 28, T.17 N., R.5

W., at Maple Grove Rd., 2.3 miles west

of Far-well.

On line between sees. 26, 27, T.17 N., R.5

W., 1.2 miles west of Far-well.

On line between sees. 23, 26, T.17 N., R.5

W., at Maple Grove Rd., O.8 mile northwest of Far-well.

Si sec. 30, T.17 N., R.4 W. , $ mile above

mouth and 1.5 miles east of Far-well.

NW£ sec. 33, T.17 N. , R.4 W. , at U. S.

Highway 10, 2.0 miles west of Clare.

Center- of see. 29, T.17 N., R.4 W. , at Rock

Rd., 2.8 miles northwest of Clare.

On line between sees. 26, 27, T.17 N., R.4

W., at U. S. Highway 27, O.9 mile north

of Clare.

On line between sees. 35, 36, T.17 N., R.4

W., at Eberhart Ave., 1.0 mile east of

Clare.

On line between sec. 31, T.17 N., R.3 W. ,

and see. 36, T.17 N., R.4 W., 2.0 miles

east of Clare.

On line between sees. 13, 14, T.17 N., R.4

W., at Eberhart Rd., 3.2 miles north of

Clare.

On line between sees. 24, 25, T.17 N., R.4

W., at Colonville Rd., 2.6 miles northeast of Clare.

On line between sees. 32, 33, T.17 N., R.3

W., 2 miles below McCuran Creek and 4.1

miles east of Clare.

On line between sees. 21, 28, T.17 N., R.3

W., at Colonville Rd., 3.5 miles north

of Loomls.

SE£ see. 22, T.17 N., R.3 W., at Tobacco

Drive, 3.6 miles north of Loomls.

SW£SW£ sec. 24, T.17 N., R.3 W., 1 mile

above Carrow Creek and 4.0 miles northeast of Loomis.

On line between sees. 14, 23, T.17 N., R.3

W., at Surrey Rd., 4.8 miles north of

Loomis.

On line between sees. 19, 20, T.17 N., R.2

W., at Old Plank Rd., 5.3 miles west of

Beaverton.

On line between sees. 23, 24, T.18 N., R.4

W., at Eberhart Rd., 3.6 miles east of

Hat ton.

On line between sees. 29, 30, T.18 N., R.3

W., 1 mile below Clear Creek and 5.6

miles east of Hatton.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

13.0

5.20

31.1

5.07

40.1

43.7

5.44

13.6

3.74

33.6

77.7

6.84

88.0

10.5

103

4.16

~

9.92

-\ ?-z " " /

4.57

131

135

12.1

149

7.71

16.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

Z.37

1.02

11.8

4.01

18.5

23.2

1.97

5.23

1.90

18.6

33.7

.62

34.6

1.02

45.3

1.75

3.01

45.3

.34

47.0

54. 6

.80

67.0

8.77

13.3

Cfs 

per 

square 

mile

0.182

.196

.379

.791

.461

.531

.362

.385

.508

.554

.434

.091

.393

.097

.440

.421

.303

.368

.074

.359

.404

.066

.450

1.14

.811
LOW-FLOW INVESTIGATIONS 385 

Low-flow Investigation In Tobacco River basin near Clare, Mich. Continued 

Discharge measurements of Tobacco River and tributaries near Clare, Mich., Sept. 23, 1958 Continued

Stream

Unnamed tributary to ,

Middle Branch

Tobacco River.

Middle Branch Tobacco

River.

Do ................

Do................

Do. ...............

Jose Creek. ...........

Do................

Mostellar Creek. ......

Unnamed tributary to

Mostellar Creek.

Mostellar Creek. ......

Beaver Creek. .........

North Branch Tobacco

River.

Unnamed tributary to

North Branch Tobacco

River.

North Branch Tobacco

River.

Do ................

Do. ...............

Do... .............

Do................

Do. ...............

Location

NWi sec. 32, T.18 N., R.3 W., 150 ft above

mouth and 5.9 miles east of Hatton.

On line between sees. 27, 28, T.18 N., R.3

W., 9.6 miles west of Beaverton.

NWi sec. 36, T.18 N., R.3 W. , 7.3 miles

west of Beaverton.

On line between sees. 5, 6, T.17 N. , R.2

W., at Old Plank Rd., 5.2 miles west of

Beaverton.

On line between sees. 2, 3, T.17 N., R.2

W., Just above Ross Lake, 2.2 miles west

of Beaverton.

W£ sec. 26, T.19 N., R.4 W., 2.1 miles east

of Harrison.

NWjNWj sec.l, T.18 N., R.4 W. , at State

Highway 61, 3.7 miles southeast of

Harrison.

EZ sec. 25, T.19 N., R.4 W., 3.4 miles east

east of Harrison.

W5 sec. 25, T.19 N., R.4 W., 3.0 miles east

of Harrison.

NWi sec.l, T.18 N., R.4 W., at State Highway 61, 3.8 miles southeast of Harrison.

Wj sec. 12, T.18 N. , R.4 W. , £ mile above

mouth and 4.7 miles southeast of

Harrison.

Ej sec. 12, T.18 N., R.4 W., i mile below

Beaver Creek, 5.2 miles southeast of

Harrison.

S5 sec. 8, T.18 N., R.3 W. , Just above

mouth, 6.6 miles southeast of Harrison.

On line between sees. 8, 17, T.18 N., R.3

W., J mile below unnamed tributary and

7.0 miles southeast of Harrison.

On line between sees. 14, 15, T.18 N., R.3

W., 8.8 miles southeast of Harrison.

SWfc sec. 24, T.18 N., R.3 W., 7.7 miles

northwest of Beaverton.

NEi sec. 30, T.18 N., R.2 W., at Old Plank

Rd., 5.8 miles northwest of Beaverton.

On line between sees. 28, 33, T.18 N., R.2

W., 4.2 miles northwest of Beaverton.

NW£ sec. 2, T.17 N. , R.2 W., at Bard Rd.,

2.3 miles northwest of Beaverton.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

3.12

23.1

27.9

31.3

33.8

11.8

22.7

3.61

.38

28.6

1.70

32.6

11.0

46.3

50.7

55.5

59.4

65.8

71.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.46

17.6

18.4

17.8

17.9

.06

7.97

1.49

.16

4.75

3.72

17.6

1.22

25.1

28.8

30.6

30.0

31.6

35.4

Cfs 

per 

square

mile

0.147

.762

.659

.569

.530

.005

.351

.413

.421

.166

2.19

.540

.111

.542

.568

.551

.505

.480

.494
386 RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN INDIANA

Survey in Indianapolis, Indiana. In general, the records are based on once-d 

of a staff gage by a local observer and consist of daily, monthly, and yearly ... .. .. , . 

surface elevations as well as graphs showing the fluctuation in elevation. Discharge measurements, made.at the outflow, are also available in some instances.

The lakes for which records have been collected are listed in the following table. The 

established level, sometimes referred to as the legal level, is that elevation set by the 

courts to which the average level of the lake is to be held; it is normally set at about 

the average level that has prevailed for a number of years prior to the establishment of 

the level.

Lakes in Indiana in the St. Lawrence River basin for which records are available

Lake

Hackenburg lake near Wolcottville. .............

Hudson Lake at Hudson. .........................

Lime Lake at Panama ............................

Little Long Lake at Kendallville. . .............

Sand Lake near Burr Oak ........................

Saugany Lake near Rolling Prairie ..............

* Revised, 

t Elevation, in feet, above mean sea level.

County

Lagrange

Steuben

Steuben

Steuben

Noble

Kosciusko

Noble

Noble

Noble

Steuben

Noble

Lagrange

Elkhart

Noble

Steuben

La Porte

Elkhart

Elkhart

Noble

Steuben

Steuben

Lagrange

Steuben

Noble

Steuben

Steuben

Noble

Steuben

Noble

Noble

Lagrange

Steuben

Lagrange

La Porte

Drainage 

area 

(square 

miles)

5.69

1.31

.60

6.12

4.13

19.8

34.6

3.63

1.4

87.5

1.66

7.25

4.90

11.9

39.4

7.88

2.82

11.0

1.77

14.8

3.22

10.8

6.14

1.13

92.4

*8.82

54.8 

12.8

2.67

8.78

*8.OO

106

39.4

3.06

.72

3.50

.53

47.0

5.64

17.2

125

12.3

43.0

2.51

5.62

4.37

17.4

4.34

19.8

70.8

11.5

2.73

3.96

5.36

55.8

5.90

1.64

43.4

1.99

6.12

11.3

6.82

30.6

.94

.30

2.91

7.25

.82 

4.0O

.82

Surface 

area 

(acres)

293

170

56

*136

366

69

45O

112

67

*25

120

28

800

58

802

283

476

96

17

59

38

*48

*100

*139

142

*119

27

42 

802

11

87

*13

*146

34

432

99

54

122

203

88

327

282

509

1,318

287

*136

35

66

34

135

92

40

129

66

22

68

*9

25

41

*135

95

371

115

53

53

_

184

47

74 

202

Established 

levelt

953.59

899.99

_

_

_

965.18

926.61

963.65

973.69

_

871.90

896.76

1,037.38

945.23

988.17

897.36

867.70

-

.

_

_

.

936.50

-

1,018.83

_

897.36 

898.83

767.30

_

_

_

763.09

856. 9O

_

759.73

964.66

878.25

954.25

_

985.28

964.96

_

_

_

954.25

_

965.18

_

_

889.81

897.36

-

_

_

_

899.45

899.45

_

_

963.52

_

965.50

_

1,037.38

893.56

781.21

Records 

available

1945-58

1947-52

1954-58

1942-58

1953-58

1945-52

1945-58

1945-58

1953-58

1945-58

1948-51

1943-55

1943-58

1949-58

1945-58

1945-58

1945-58

1945-58

1952-58

1945-48

1954-58

1955-58

1945-58

1954-58

1945-52

1945-58

1952-58

1945-58 

1943-58

1945-58

1945-52

1945-58

1945-58

1954-58

1945-58

1945-52

1957

1945-52

1945-58

1945-58

1945-58

1946-58

1945-58

1942-49

1954-58

1951-58

1954-58

1945-58

1954-58

1945-52

1945-58

1954-58

1954-58

1945-52

1945-58

1945-58

1945-58

1956-58

1954-58

1953-58

1945-58

1945-58

1954-58

1954-58

1945-58

1951-53

1949-52

1943-58

1945-51

1945-50 

1951-58
RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN INDIANA 387

Lakes in Indiana in the St. Lawrence River basin for which records are available Continued

County

Drainage

area 

(square 

miles)

Surface 

area 

(acres)

Established 

levelt

Records

available

Simonton Lake near Hlkhart...................

Skinner Lake near Albion.....................

Snow Lake at Lake James......................

South Twin Lake near Howe....................

Sparta Lake at Klmmel........................

Steinbarger Lake near Cosperville............

Stone Lake near Scott........................

Story Lake near Hudson.......................

Sylvan Lake at Rome City.....................

Syracuse Lake at Syracuse....................

Tamarack Lake near Cosperville...............

Upper Long Lake near Wolflake................

Village Lake near Cromwell...................

Wabee Lake near Milford......................

Waldron Lake near Cosperville................

Wall Lake near Orland........................

Wawasee Lake near Wawasee....................

Westler Lake near Wolcottville...............

Witmer Lake near Wolcottville................

Wolf Lake near Goshen........................

Wolf Lake at Hammond.........................

* Revised.

t Elevation, in feet, above mean sea level.

Elkhart 

Noble 

Steuben 

Lagrange 

Noble 

Noble 

Lagrange 

De Kalb

Noble

Kosciusko

Noble

Noble

Noble

Kosciusko

Noble

Lagrange

Ko ciuskc

Lagrange 

Lagrange 

Hlkhart 

Lake

4.37

13.8

36.3

3.13

.26

25.3

1.32

2.48

31.5

37.3

15.1

2.03

11.6

13.4

131.0

1.43

36.1

37.3

35.8

.87

5.72

282

125

65

116 

*77

630

367

40

77

11

*187

198

141

2,620

88

204

100

999

772.19

927.74

964.96

916.20

858.87

942.25

858.89

897.36

897.36

813.00

1945-58 

1945-58 

1942-49 

1953-58 

1945-51 

1947-58 

1954-58

1946, 

1954-58

1942-58

1943-58 

1947-58 

1955-58 

1952-58 

1945-52 

1947-58 

1953-55 

1942-58 

1945-58 

1945-58 

1947-57 

1946-48
INDEX

Page

Abbottsford, Mlch., Mill Creek near... 197 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 3

Adams, N. Y., Sandy Creek near........ 313

Adrian, Mlch., River Raisin near...... 223

Afton, Mlch., Pigeon River at. ........ 152

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 11-12

Akron, Ohio, Little Cuyahoga River at

Masslllon Road.................. 252

Springfield Lake Outlet at.......... 253

Alabama, N. Y., Tonawanda Creek near.. 273 

Allcla, Mlch., Flint River near....... 183

Allentown, Ohio, Ottawa River at...... 236

Alma, Mich., Pine River at............' 192

Alston, Mich., Sturgeon River near.... 45

Amberg, Wis ., Pike River at........... 66

Amboy, Ohio, Conneaut Creek at........ 264

Amnicon Lake near South Range, Wis.... 26

Angola, Ind., Pigeon Creek near....... 107

Ann Arbor, Mich., Huron River at...... 220

Antwerp, Ohio, Maumee River at........ 232

Arnheim, Mich., Sturgeon River near... 47 

Ashland, Wis., White River near....... 29

Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, Ohio.. 263 

Auburn, Ind., Cedar Creek at.......... 227

Auburn, N. Y., Owasco Lake Outlet

near............................ 300

Auburn Heights, Mich., Clinton River

at................. ............. 198

Auglaize River, near Defiance, Ohio... 238 

near Fork Jennlngs, Ohio............ 235

Au Gres River, East Branch, at Mclvor,

Mich............................ 162

near National City, Mich............ 163

Aurora, Mlnn., Partridge River near... 18 

St. Louis River near ................ 19

Second Creek near................... 17

Au Sable Forks, N. Y., Ausable River

near............................ 343

East Branch Ausable River at........ 342

Ausable River (tributary to Lake 

Champlain), East Branch, at 

Au Sable Forks, N. Y............ 342

near Au Sable Forks, N. Y........... 343

West Branch, near Lake Placid, N. Y. 340 

Au Sable River (tributary to Lake

Huron), at Grayling, Mich....... 160

at Mlo, Mich........................ 161

Avon, N. Y., Genesee River at......... 287

Bad River (tributary to Lake Superior)

near Odanah, Wis................ 28

Bad River (tributary to Shiawassee

River) near Brant, Mich......... 176

Baldwlnsville, N. Y., Seneca River

at.............................. 301

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Minn... 16 

Batavla, N. Y., Tonawanda Creek at.... 272

Battle Creek, Mich., Battle Creek at.. 114 

Kalamazoo River near................ 115

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich.... 114

Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio............ 233

Beaver Bay, Minn., Baptism River near. 16 

Beaver River, N. Y., Beaver River

near............................ 321

Stlllwater Reservoir near........... 320

Beaver River, at Croghan, N. Y........ 322

below Stlllwater Dam, near Beaver

River, N. Y..................... 321

Beaverton, Mich., Tobacco River at.... 188

Berea, Ohio, Rocky River near......... 249

Bergland, Mich., West Branch Ontonagon

River near...................... 40

Berlin, Wis., Fox River at............ 75

Bessemer, Mich., Black River near..... 31

Betsie River near Thompsonvllle,

Mich., and tributaries, low-flow

investigation................... 382

Big Beaver Creek at Warren, Mich...... 201

Big Sable River near Freesoll, Mich... 140 

Birmingham, Mich., River Rouge at..... 206

Page 

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y....... 341

Black Creek at Churchvllle, N. Y....... 291

Black River (tributary to Cheboygan

River), near Cheboygan, Mich..... 156

near Tower, Mich..................... 154

Black River (tributary to Lake Erie)

at Elyria, Ohio.................. 248

Black River (tributary to Lake Memphremagog) at Coventry, Vt........... 367

Black River (tributary to Lake Michigan) near Garnet, Mich........... 49

Black River (tributary to Lake Ontario), at Watertown, N. Y....... 325

near Boonvllle, N. Y................. 315

Black River (tributary to Lake

Superior) near Bessemer, Mich.... 31 

Black River (tributary to St. Glair

River) near Fargo, Mich.......... 196

Black River Canal (flowing south) near

Boonville, N. Y.................. 314

Blanchard River near Flndlay, Ohio..... 237

Blaney, Mich., Manistlque River near... 51 

Boardman River near Mayfleld, Mich..... 148

Bols Brule River at Brule, Wis ......... 27

Bolton, Mich., North Branch Thunder Bay

River near....................... 159

Thunder Bay River near............... 158

Bond Falls Canal near Paulding, Mich... 35 

Bond Falls Reservoir near Paulding,

Mich............................. 36

Boonville, N. Y., Black River Canal

near............................. 314

Black River near..................... 315

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis........... 71

Bouquet River at Wlllsboro, N. Y....... 344

Brant, Mich., Bad River near........... 176

Brasher Center, N. Y., St. Regis River

at............................... 335

Brewerton, N. Y., Onelda Lake at....... 310

Brighton, Mich., Ore Creek near........ 215

Brule, Wis., Bols Brule River at....... 27

Brule River near Florence, Wis......... 59

Buffalo, N. Y., Niagara River at....... 269

Seajaquada Creek at.................. 270

Buffalo Creek at Gardenvllle, N. Y..... 266

Burlington, Vt., Lake Champlain at..... 364

Burns ditch at Gary, Ind............... 100

Butterfleld Creek at Flossmoor, 111.... 92

Butternut Creek near Jamesvllle, N. Y.. 308 

Byron, Mich., Shiawassee River

at............................... 173

Caledonia, Mich., Thornapple River

near............................. 132

Camlllus, N. Y., Nlnemlle Creek at..... 304

Canadice Lake Outlet near Hemlock, N. Y. 288

Canandalgua Lake at Canandalgua, N. Y.. 298 

Canandalgua Lake Outlet at Chapln,

N. Y............................. 299

Canaseraga Creek, at Qroveland, N. Y... 285

near Dansvllle, N. Y................. 284

Caneadea Creek at Caneadea, N. Y....... 281

Caspian, Mich., Iron River at.......... 58

Cass River, at Cass City, Mich......... 185

at Frankenmuth, Mich................. 187

at Vassar, Mich...................... 186

East Branch, near Cass City, Mich.... 184

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y..... 265

Caughdenoy, N. Y., OneIda River at..... 311

Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y...... 267

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y......... 295

Cayuga Lake at Ithaca, N. Y.

Cayuga Lake Outlet, N. Y.............

Cazenovla Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y....

Cedar Creek (tributary to Milwaukee

River) near Cedarburg, Wis 

Cedar Creek (tributary to St. Joseph

River), at Auburn, Ind.........

near Cedarvllle, Ind...............

Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wis.

296

12

268

87

227

228 

85 

Cedar River at East Lanslng, Mich......13,123

Cedarburg, Wis., Cedar Creek near...... 87

Cedarvllle, Ind., Cedar Creek near..... 228

389
390 INDEX

Cedarville, Ind., St. Joseph River

at..............................

Center Rutland, Vt., Otter Creek at... 

Cfs-days, definition of...............

Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio.....

Chapin, N. Y., Canandaigua Lake Outlet

at.. ............................

Chasm Falls, N. Y., Salmon River at... 

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay,

N. Y............................

Cheboygan, Mich., Black River near....

Cheboygan River near................

Cheboygan River near Cheboygan, Mich.. 

Chicago, 111., Wolf Lake at...........

Chicago Heights, 111., Deer Creek

near............................

Chippewa River, near Midland, Mich....

near Mount Pleasant, Mich...........

Chittenango Creek near Chittenango,

N. Y............................

Chittenden Reservoir, Vt., change in

contents in.....................

Churchville, N. Y., Black Creek at....

Cisco Lake Outlet, Mich., Cisco Branch

Ontonagon River at..............

Clinton River, at Auburn Heights,

Mich............................

at Mount Clemens, Mich..............

near Praser, Mich...................

North Branch, near Mount Clemens,

Mich............................

Clyde River (tributary to Lake

Memphremagog) at Newport, Vt.... 

Clyde River (tributary to Seneca

River) at Clyde, N. Y...........

Coldwater River, East Branch, at

Coldwater, Mich.................

Commerce, Mich., Huron River at.......

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 

Comstock, Mich., Kalamazoo River at... 

Conneaut Creek at Amboy, Ohio.........

Contents, definition of...............

Control, definition of................

Cooperation, record of................

Cornell, Mich., Escanaba River at.....

Cosperville, Ind., North Branch

Elkhart River near..............

Coventry, Vt., Black River at.........

Cranberry Lake, N. Y., East Branch

Oswegatchie River at............

change in contents in...............

Croghan, N. Y., Beaver River at.......

Crystal Palls, Mich., Michigamme River

near............................

Paint River at......................

Cubic feet per square mile, definition

of..............................

Cubic foot per second, definition of..

Cuyahoga River, at Hiram Rapids, Ohio.

at Independence, Ohio ...............

at Old Portage, Ohio.................

Page

226

349

3

257

336

337

156

153

153

91

191

190

307

349

291

198

205

203

204

368

12

103

212

8

116

264

3

3

1-2 

56

108

367

326

326

322

61

3

3

250

256

254

Dansville, Mich., Deer Creek near..... 121 

Dansville, N.Y., Canaseraga Creek near 284 

Data, accuracy of.....................

explanation of...................... 4-8

Decatur, Ind., St. Marys River at..... 229

Deep River at Lake George Outlet, at

Hobart, Ind. .................... 99

Deer Creek (tributary to Cedar River)

near Dansville, Mich............ 121

Deer Creek (tributary to Thorn Creek)

near Chicago Heights, 111....... 91

Deer River at Deer River, N. Y.......323-324

Defiance, Ohio, Auglaize River near... 238

Maumee River near................... 240

Miami & Erie Canal near............. 239

Detroit, Mich., River Rouge at........ 209

Detroit River, streams tributary to,

gaging-stations records........206-211

Dexter, Mich., Huron River near....... 218

Mill Creek near. .............'....... 219

Dog River at Northfield Palls, Vt..... 355

Donnattsburg, N. Y., Independence

River at........................ 319

Drainage area, definition of.......... 3

Dyke Creek at Wellsville, N. Y........ 278

Eagle, Mich., Lookingglass River

near............................ 126

East Barre, Vt., Jail Branch at....... 351

Page 

East Barre Detention Reservoir, Vt.,

contents of...................... 353

East Branch Reservoir (on Cuyahoga

River), change in contents in.... 250

East Creek at Rutland, Vt.............. 348

East Georgia, Vt., Lamoille River at... 361 

East Lansing Mich., Cedar River at.... .13,123

East Swan River near Toivola, Min...... 23

Eaton Rapids, Mich., Grand River near.. 120 

Ebenezer, N. Y., Cazenovia Creek at.... 268

Elkhart, Ind., St. Joseph River at..... 110

Elkhart River, at Goshen, Ind.......... 109

North Branch, near Cosperville,

Ind.............................. 108

Ellicott Creek at Williamsville,

N. Y............................. 275

Elo, Mich., Otter River near........... 46

Elyria, Ohio, Black River at........... 248

Embarrass River (tributary to St. Louis

River), at Embarrass, Minn....... 20

near McKinley, Minn.................. 21

Embarrass River (tributary to Wolf

River) near Embarrass, Wis....... 78

Erie (Barge) Canal at lock 30, Macedon,

N. Y............................. 276

Escanaba River, at Cornell, Mich....... 56

East Branch, at Gwinn, Mich.......... 55

Middle Branch, near Ishpeming, Mich.. 54 

Essex Junction, Vt., Winooski River

near............................. 359

Evart, Mich., Muskegon River at........ 136

Ewen, Mich., South Branch Ontonagon

River at.

Pair Haven, Vt., Poultney River below.. 

Pall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y...........

Pargo, Mich., Black River near.........

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mich........

Farmington, Mich., Upper River

Rouge at.........................

Pawn River near White Pigeon, Mich.....

Fayetteville, N. Y., Limestone Creek

at. ..............................

Pennville, Mich., Kalamazoo River near. 

Fergus, Mich., Shiawassee River near... 

Findlay, Ohio, Blanchard River near....

Fish Creek, East Branch, at Taberg,

N. Y.............................

Flat River at Smyrna, Mich.............

Flint River, near Alicia, Mich.........

near Flint, Mich.....................

near Fosters, Mich...................

near Otisville, Mich.................

Floods, special reports on.............

Florence, Wis ., Brule River near.......

Menominee River near.................

Pine River near......................

Plossmoor, 111., Butterfield Creek

at. ..............................

Pond du Lac, Wis., Lake de Neveu

near.............................

Ford River near Hyde, Mich.............

Fort Jennings, Ohio, Auglaize River

near.............................

Fort Wayne, Ind., St. Marys River

near.............................

Foster City, Mich., Sturgeon River near 

Fosters, Mich., Flint River near.......

Fox River, at Berlin, Wis..............

at Rapide Croche Dam, near Wrightstown, Wis........................

Prankenmuth, Mich., Cass River at......

Fraser, Mich., Clinton River near......

Freesoil, Mich., Big Sable River near..

Little Manistee River near...........

Premont, Ohio, Sandusky River near.....

Gaging station, definition of..........

Garbutt, N. Y., Oatka Creek at.........

Garden City, Mich., Middle River

Rouge near.......................

Gardenville, N. Y., Buffalo Creek at... 

Garnet, Mich., Black River near........

Gary, Ind., Burns ditch at.............

Genesee River, at Avon, N. Y...........

at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester, 

N. Y.............................

at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, 

N. Y.............................

at Portageville, N. Y................

at Scio, N. Y...................... ..

42

347

297

196

177

208

105

309

118

175

237

305

129

183

181

182

179

11

59

62

63

92

83

57

235

230

64

182

75

187

203

140

147

245

3

290

210

266

49

100

287

292

286

282

280
INDEX 391

Genesee River, at Wellsville, N. Y..... 279

Germfask, Mich., Manlstlque River at... 50

Gillett, Wis., Cconto River near....... 13,72

Glenwood, 111., Thorn Creek at......... 90

Goshen, Ind., Elkhart River at......... 109

Gowanda, N. Y., Cattaraugus Creek at... 265

Grand Rapids, Mich., Grand River at.... 134

Grand River ("tributary to Lake Erie)

near Madison, Ohio............... 262

Grand River (tributary to Lake Michigan), at Crand Rapids, Mlch...... 134

at Ionia, Mlclr ....................... 128

at Jackson, Mlch..................... 119

at Lanslng, Mlch..................... 124

at Portland, Mch.................... 125

near Eaton Raj Ids, Mlch.............. 120

Grass River at lyrites, N. Y........... 331

Grayling, Mlch., Au Sable River at..... 160

Manlstee River near.................. 141

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y. 338

Groveland, N. Y., Canaseraga Creek at.. 285 

Gwinn, Mich., Esst Branch Escanaba

River at......................... 55

Hamburg, Mlch., Huron River near....... 216

Harrisville, N. Y., West Branch

Oswegatchle River near........... 328

Hart ditch at Minster, Ind............. 89

Hastings, Mich., Thornapple River

near............................. 131

Hemlock, N. Y., Canadice Lake Outlet

near............................. 288

Heuvelton, N. Y., Oswegatchie River

near. ............................ 329

Hillman, Mich., Thunder Bay River

near............................. 157

Hilton, N. Y., Vest Creek near. ........ 277

Hiram Rapids, 01: io, Cuyahoga River at.. 250 

Hobart, Ind., Deep River at............ 99

Holloway Reserveir near Otisvllle,

Mlch............................. 178

Holly, Mlch., S*artz Creek near......... 180

Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls,

N. Y............................. 289

Houghton Creek rear Lupton, Mich....... 164

Hoxeyville, Micr., Pine River near..... 145

Huron River, at Ann Arbor, Mlch........ 220

at Commerce, Mch.................... 212

at Milford, Mlch..................... 213

near Dexter, Mch.................... 218

near Hamburg, Mich................... 216

near New Hudscn, Mich................ 214

Huron River at 1» llan, Ohio............. 246

Hyde, Mich., Ford River near........... 57

Hydrologic condj tions .................. 12

graph of............................. 13

Independence, Otio, Cuyahoga River at.. 256 

Ohio Canal at........................ 255

Independence Ri\er at Donnattsburg,

N. Y............................. 319

Indian River (tributary to Black Lake)

at TheresE , N. Y................. 12

Indian River (tributary to Cheboygan

River) at Indian River, Mlch..... 150 

Indian River (tributary to Manlstlque

River) mar Manlstique, Mich.... 53 

Indiana, lakes 3n, records available..386-387 

Inkster, Mich., Lower River Rouge at... 211 

International Bridge, Minn., Pigeon

River below...................... 14

Ionia, Mlch., Grand River at........... 128

Iron Junction, Minn., West Two River

near..... ....................... 22

Iron River at Caspian, Mich............ 58

Ishpemlng, Mich , Middle Branch

Escanaba River near.............. 54

Ithaca, N. Y., Cayuga Inlet near....... 295

Cayuga Lake al ....................... 296

Fall Creek nej.r...................... 297

Jackson, Mich., Grand River at......... 119

Jail Branch at Last Barre, Vt.......... 351

Jamesville, N. Y., Butternut Creek near. 308

Jefferson, Ohio Mill Creek near....... 261

Johnson, Vt., LJ.mollle River at........ 360

Kalamazoo, Mich , Portage Creek at..... 117

Kalamazoo River at Comstock, Mich..... 116

at Marshall, Mich.................... 113

near Battle Creek, Mich.............. 115

Kalamazoo River, near Fennville, Mich. 

Kawkawlln River, North Branch near

Kawkawlin, Mich.................

Keshena Falls, Wls., Wolf River at....

Kiel, Wis., Cedar Lake near...........

Koss, Mich., Menominee River below....

Page 

118

172

77

85

67

Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt... 364

See also Richelieu River. 

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wis... 83 

Lake Erie, streams tributary to, creststage partial-record stations..374-375 

gaging-station records.............212-268

low-flow partial-record stations...370-371

measurements at miscellaneous sites. 380

Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y...... 345

Lake George Outlet at Ticonderoga, N. Y 346 

Lake Huron, streams tributary to, 

crest-stage partial-record 

stations .......................373-374

gaging-station records.............149-195

low-flow partial-record stations...369-370

measurements at miscellaneous sites . 378-380

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt...... 366

Lake Michigan, streams tributary to, 

crest-stage partial record 

stations........................ 373

gaging-station records..............49-148

low-flow partial-record stations.... 369

measurements at miscellaneous sites.376-378 

Lake Ontario, streams tributary to,

gaging-station records.........277-325

low-flow partial-record stations...371-372 

measurements at miscellaneous sites. 381 

Lake Orion, Mich.,'Paint Creek near... 199 

Lake Placid, N. Y., West Branch

Ausable River near.............. 340

Lake St. -Clair, streams tributary to,

gaging-station records.........198-205

low-flow partial-record stations.... 370

measurements at miscellaneous sites. 380 

Lake Superior, streams tributary to, 

crest-stage partial-record 

stations........................ 373

gaging-station records.............. 14-48

low-flow partial-record stations.... 369

measurements at miscellaneous sites. 376 

Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh, Wis........ 82

Lakes and reservoirs:

Amnicon Lake near South Range, Wis.. 26 

Bond Falls Reservoir near Paulding,

Mich............................ 36

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis ........ 71

Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua,

N. Y............................ 298

Cayuga Lake at Ithaca, N. Y......... 296

Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wis........... 85

Champlain, Lake, at Burlington, Vt.. 364 

Chittenden Reservoir, Vt., change

in contents in.................. 349

Cranberry Lake, N. Y., change Ln

contents in..................... 326

East Barre Detention Reservoir, Vt.. 353 

East Branch Reservoir (on Cuyahoga

River), change in contents in... 250 

George, Lake, at Rogers Rock, N. Y.. 345 

Holloway Reservoir near Otisville,

Mich............................ 178

Indiana, lakes in, records available on........................386-387

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wis. 83 

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis. 74 

Memphremagog, Lake, at Newport, Vt.. 366 

Mount Morris Reservoir near Mount

Morris, N. Y.................... 283

Oneida Lake at Brewerton, N. Y...... 310

Onondaga Reservoir near Nedrow, N. Y. 302 

Rushford Lake, N. Y., change in

contents in..................... 281

Seneca Lake at Watkins Glen, N. Y... 294 

Silver Lake at Portage, Wis......... 73

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver

River, N. Y..................... 320

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury,

Vt.............................. 357

Wheeler Lake Near Lakewood, Wis..... 70

Winnebago, Lake, at Oshkosh, Wis.... 82

Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111........... 98

Wrightsville Detention Reservoir, Vt. 353 

Lakewood Wis ., Wheeler- Lake near...... 70

Lamoille, River, at East Georgia, Vt.. 361
392 INDEX

Lamoille River, at Johnson, Vt........

Lancaster, N. Y., Cayuga Creek near... 

Lansing, 111., Lansing ditch near.....

North Creek near....................

Lansing, Mich., Grand River at........

Lansing ditch near Lansing, 111.......

Lapeer, Mich., Farmers Creek near.....

Le Roy, Mich., Pine River near........

Limestone Creek at Fayetteville,

N. Y. ...........................

Linden, N. Y., Little Tonawanda Creek

at..............................

Little Calumet River, at South

Holland, 111....................

eastern portion, at Porter, Ind.....

Little Cuyahoga River, at Massillon

Road, Akron, Ohio...............

at Mogadore, Ohio ...................

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis.. 

Little Manistee River near Freesoil

Mioh............................

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden,

N. Y............................

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis....

Lookingglass River near Eagle,

Mich............................

Low-flow investigation, Betsle River

basin near Thompsonville, Mich.. 

Platte River basin near Honor,

Mich............................

Tobacco River basin near Clare,

Mich...........................384-

Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mioh....

Lupton, Mich., Houghton Creek,

near............................

Rifle River near....................

Lutsen, Minn., Poplar River at........

McAllister, Wis., Menominee River

near............................

McCool, Ind., Salt Creek near.........

Mclvor, Mich., East Branch Au Ores

River at........................

McKeever, N. Y., Middle Branch Moose

River near......................

Moose River at......................

McKinley, Minn., Embarrass River

near............................

Maoedon, N. Y., Barge Canal at........

Mad River near Moretown, Vt...........

Madison, Ohio, Grand River near.......

Manistee River, near Grayling, Mich... 

near Manistee, Mich.................

near Sherman, Mich..................

Manistique, Mich., Indian River near.. 

Manistique River near...............

Manistique River, at Germfask, Mich... 

near Blaney, Mich...................

near Manistique, Mich...............

Map of the United States..............

Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mich.....

Marenisco, Mich., Presque Isle River 

at... ...........................

Markesan, Wis., Little Green Lake

near............................

Marshall, Mich., Kalamazoo River at... 

Mass, Mich., East Branch Ontonagon

River near......................

Maumee River, at Antwerp, Ohio........

at New Haven, Ind...................

Ohio.................

Ohio.. ...............

Boardman River near.. 

below Koss, Mich.....

Wis.

271

80

126

382

383

 385 

211

164

165

15

at Waterville,

near Defiance, 

Mayfield, Mich., 

Menominee River,

near Florence,

near McAllister, Wis.

near Pembine, Wis ...................

Merritt, Mich., Muskegon River near... 

Mexico, Ohio, Sandusky River near.....

Miami & Erie Canal near Defiance, Ohio 

Michigarame River near Crystal Falls,

Mich. ...........................

Middle River Rouge near Garden City,

Mich............................

Middlebury, Vt., Otter Creek at.......

Midland, Mich., Chippewa River near...

Pine River near.....................

Tittabawassee River at..............

Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest, 111... 

Milan, Ohio, Huron River at...........

68

102

162

317

318

21

276

356

262

141

146

142

53

52

50

51

52

9

127

32

74

113

38

232

231

241

240

148

67

62

68

65

135

244

239

61

210

350

191

193

194

97

246

Milford, Mich., Huron River at.........

Mill Creek (tributary to Black River)

near Abbottsford, Mich...........

Mill Creek (tributary to Grand River)

near Jefferson, Ohio.............

Mill Creek (tributary to Huron River)

near Dexter, Mich................

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis......

Mio, Mich., Au Sable River at..........

Missisquoi River, near North Troy,

Vt...............................

near Richford, Vt....................

Mogadore, Ohio, Little Cuyahoga River 

at...............................

Monroe, Mich., River Raisin near.......

Montpelier, Vt., reservoirs in Winooski River basin above.........

Winooski River at....................

Montreal River near Saxon, Wis.........

Moose River, at McKeever, N. Y.........

Middle Branch, at Old Forge, N. Y....

near McKeever, N. Y................

Moretown, Vt., Mad River near..........

Mottville, Mich., St. Joseph River

at...............................

Mount Clemens, Mich., Clinton River at.

North Branch Clinton River near. 

Mount Morris, N. Y., Genesee River

near.............................

Mount Morris Reservoir near..........

Mount Morris Reservoir near Mount

Morris, N. Y.....................

Mount Pleasant, Mich., Chippewa River 

near.............................

Munster, Ind., Hart ditch at...........

Muskegon River, at Evart, Mich.........

at Newaygo, Mich.....................

near Merritt, Mich...................

Page 

213

197

261

219

88

161

362

363

251

224

353

354

30

318

316

317

356

106

205

204

286

283

283

190

89

136

137

135

Nashville, Mich., Quaker Brook near.... ISONational City, Mich., Au Ores River

near............................. 163

Nedrow, N. Y., Ononuaga Reservoir near. 302 

New Haven, Ind., Maumee River at....... 231

New Hudson, Mich., Huron River near.... 214

New London, Wis., Wolf River

at.................... ........... 79

Newaygo, Mich., Muskegon River at...... 137

Newport, Vt., Clyde River at........... 368

Lake Memphremagog at................. 366

Newville, Ind., St. Joheph River

near............................. 225

Niagara River, at Buffalo, N. Y........ 269

streams tributary to, gaging-station

records on......................270-276

measurements at miscellaneous sites 381 

Niles, Mich., St. Joseph River at...... Ill

Ninemile Creek at Camillus, N. Y....... 304

North Bradley, Mich., Salt River

near. ............................ 189

North Creek near Lansing, 111.......... 94

North Troy, Vt., Missisquoi River

near............................. 362

Northfield Falls, Vt., Dog River at.... 355

Oak Forest, 111., Midlothian Creek at.. 97 

Oatke Creek at Garbutt, N. Y........... 290

Oconto River near Gillett, Wis......... 13, 72

Ocqueoc, Mich., Rainy River near....... 155

Odanah, Wis., Bad River near........... 28

Ogdensburg, N. Y., St. Lawrence River

at............................... 330

Ohio Canal at Independence, Ohio....... 255

Old Forge, N. Y., Middle Branch Moose

River at.. ...................... 316

Old Portage, Ohio, Cuyahoga River at... 254 

Oneida Creek at Oneida, N. Y........... 306

Oneida Lake at Brewerton, N. Y......... 310

Oneida River at Caughdenoy, N. Y....... 311

Onondaga Creek at Dorwin Avenue,

Syracuse, N. Y................... 303

Onondaga Reservoir near Nedrow, N. Y... 302 

Ontonagon River, Cisco Branch, at

Cisco Lake Outlet, Mich.......... 41

East Branch, near Mass, Mich......... 38

Middle Branch, near Paulding, Mich... 34 

near Rockland, Mich................ 39

near Trout Creek, Mich............. 37

near Rockland, Mich.................. 43

South Branch, at Ewen, Mich.......... 42
393

Ontonagon River, Wnst Branch, near

near Bergland, Mich............. 40

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations.... ................... 4

Ore Creek near Brighton, Mlch......... 215

Oshkosh, Wls., Lako Winnebago at...... 82

Oswegatchle River, East Branch at

Brown Falls, N. Y............... 12

East Branch, at Cranberry Lake, N. Y. 326 

near Oswegatch .e, N. Y............ 327

near Heuvelton, II. Y................ 329

West Branch, nea.' Harrlsvllle, N. Y. 328 

Oswego River, at P-ilton, K. Y......... 12

at lock 7, Oswego, N. Y............. 312

at Mlnetto, N. Y.................... 12

at Oswego, N. Y..................... 12

Otlsvllle, Mlch., 'lint River near.... 179

Holloway Reserve Lr near............. 178

Ottawa River at AlLentown, Ohio....... 236

Otter Creek, at Ce iter Rutland, Vt.... 349

at Mlddlebury, V;................... 350

Otter River near ELo, Mlch............ 46

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn,

N. Y............................ 300

Owendale, Mlch., Pigeon River near.... 195

Owosso, Mlch., Shliwassee River

at. ............................. 174

Paint Creek near Like Orion, Mlch..... 199 

Paint River at Crystal Falls, Mlch.... 60 

Partial-record station, definition

of.............................. 3

Partridge River neir Aurora, Mlnn..... 18

Pauldlng, Mlch., Bmd Falls Canal

near............................ 35

Bond Falls Reser/olr near........... 36

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near.. 34 

Paw Paw River at Riverside, Mich...... 112

Pembine, Wis., MenDminee River

near............................ 65

Pere Marquette Rivsr at Scottville,

Mich............................ 139

Perry Mills, N. Y., Great Chazy River

at.............................. 338

Peshtigo River at Peshtigo, Wis....... 69

Ptielps Creek near clindsor, Ohio..... .258-259

Piercefield, N. Y., Raquette River

at....... ....................... 332

Pigeon Creek at Hogback Lake Outlet,

near Angola, Ind................ 107

Pigeon River (tributary to Indian

River), at Afton, Mich.......... 152

near Vanderbilt, Mich............... 151

Pigeon River (tributary to Lake Huron)

near Owendale, Mich............. 195

Pigeon River (tributary to Lake

Superior) at Middle Falls, below

International Bridge, Minn...... 14

Pike River at Amber-g, Wis............. 66

Pinckney, Mich., Eortage Creek near... 217 

Pine River (tributary to Chippewa

River), at Alma, Mich........... 192

near Midland, Mich.................. 193

Pine River (tributary to Manistee

River), East Branch, near

Tustin, Mich.................... 143

near Hoxeyville, Mich............... 145

near Le Roy, Mich................... 144

Pine River (tributary to Menominee

River) at Pine River powerplant,

near Florence, Wis.............. 63

Platte River, near Honor, Mlch., and

tributaries, low-flow investigation. .................... 383

Plattsburg, N. Y., Saranac River

at..... ......................... 339

Plum Brook near Utica, Mich........... 202

Poplar River at Lbtsen, Minn.......... 15

Portage, Wis., Silver Lake at......... 73

Portage Creek (tributary to Huron

River) near Pinckney, Mich...... 217

Portage Creek (tributary to Kalamazoo

River) at Kslamazoo, Mich....... 117

Portage River at Voodville, Ohio...... 242

Portageville, N. li ., Genesee River at. 282 

Porter, Ind.. Little Calumet River

(eastern poitlon) at............ 101

Portland, Mich., Crand River at. ...... 125

Poilltney River be]ow Fair Haven, Vt... 347 

Powers, Ohio, Bear Creek at........... 233

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Presque Isle River, at Marenisco,

Mlch............................. 32

near Tula, Mich...................... 33

Prior Creek near Selkirk, Mlch......... 166

Publications of streamflow, by

Geological Survey................ 8-11

by State agencies.................... 11-12

Pyrites, N. Y., Grass River at......... 331

Quaker Brook near Nashville, Mich. 130

Rainj River near Ocqueoc, Mich......... 155

Rapids, N. Y., Tonawanda Creek

at............................... 274

Raquette River, at Colton, N. Y........ 12

at Piercefield, N. Y................. 332

at Raymondville, N. Y................ 334

at South Colton, N. Y................ 333

Raymondville, N. Y., Raquette River

at....... ........................ 334

Reservoirs. See lakes and reservoirs. 

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at

Rouses Point, H. Y............... 365

Richford, Vt., Misslsquol River

near............................. 363

Rifle River, at Michigan Highway 70,

near Sterling, Mich.............. 171

at Selkirk, Mich. .................... 167

at "The Ranch", near Lupton, Mich.... 165

West Branch, near Selkirk, Mich...... 170

River Raisin, near Adrian, Mich........ 223

near Monroe, Mich.................... 224

near Tecuraseh, Mich.................221-222

River Rouge, at Birmingham, Mich....... 206

at Detroit, Mich..................... 209

at Southfield, Mich.................. 207

Riverside, Mich., Paw Paw River

at... ............................ 112

Rochester, N. Y., Genesee River at..... 292

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Ohio....... 260

Rockford, Mich., Rogue River

near............................. 133

Rockland, Mich., Middle Branch

Ontonagon River near............. 39

Ontonagon River near................. 43

Rocky River near Berea, Ohio........... 249

Rogers Rock, N. Y., Lake George at..... 345

Rogue River near Rockford, Mich........ 133

Rouses Point, N. Y., Richelieu River

at............................... 365

Royalton, Wis., Little Wolf River at... 80 

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 3

Rushford Lake, change in contents

on............................... 281

Rutland, Vt., East Creek at............ 348

St. Clair River, streams tributary to,

gaglng-statlon records..........196-197

low-flow partial-record stations..... 370

St. Joseph River (tributary to Lake

Erie), at Cedarville, Ind........ 226

near Newville, Ind................... 225

St. Joseph River (tributary to Lake

Michigan), at Elkhart, Ind....... 110

at Mottville, Mich................... 106

at Niles, Mich....................... Ill

at Three Rivers, Mich................ 104

St. Lawrence River, at Ogdensburg,

N. Y............................. 330

streams tributary to, crest-stage

partial-record stations.......... 375

gaging-statlon records............326-368

low-flow partial-record stations... 372 

St. Louis River, at Scanlon, Minn...... 25

near Aurora, Minn.................... 19

St. Marys River, at Decatur, Ind....... 229

near Fort Wayne, Ind................. 230

St. Regis River, at Brasher Center,

N. Y............................. 335

West Branch, at Parlshville, N. Y.... 12

Salmon River (tributary to Lake

Ontario) at Altmar, N. Y......... 12

Salmon River (tributary to St. Lawrence

River) at Chasm Palls, N. Y...... 336

Salt Creek near McCool, Ind............ 102

Salt River near North Bradley,

Mich. ............................ 189

Sandusky River, near Fremont, Ohio..... 245

near Mexico, Ohio.................... 244

near Upper Sandusky, Ohio ...... .... 243
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Sandy Creek near Adams, N. Y.......... 313

Saranac River, at Kents Palls, N. Y... 12 

at Plattsburg, N. Y................. 339

Saxon, Wls., Montreal River near...... 30

Scajaquada Creek at Buffalo, N. Y..... 270

Scanlon, Minn., St. Louis River at.... 25

Sclo, N. Y., Genesee River at......... 280

Scottvllle, Mich., Pere Marquette

River at........................ 139

Second Creek near Aurora, Minn........ 17

Selkirk, Mlch., Prior Creek near...... 166

Rifle River at...................... 167

South Branch Shepards Creek

near...........................168-169

West Branch Rifle River near........ 170

Seneca Lake at Watklns Glen, N. Y..... 294

Seneca River, at Baldwlnsvllle, N. Y.. 301 

at Seneca Palls, N. Y............... 12

at Waterloo, N. Y................... 12

Sheboygan River at Sheboygan, Wls..... 86

Shepards Creek, South Branch, near

Selkirk, Mlch..................168-169

Sherman, Mlch., Manlstee River

near............................ 142

ShLawassee River, at Byron, Mlch...... 173

at Owosso, Mlch..................... 174

near Fergus, Mich................... 175

Sldnaw, Mlch., Sturgeon River near.... 44

Sliver Lake at Portage, Wls........... 73

Skaneateles Lake Outlet at

Skaneateles, N. Y............... 12

Sloan Creek near Willlamston, Mich.... 122

Smyrna, Mlch., Plat River at.......... 129

South Colton, N. Y., Raquette River

at. ............................. 333

South Holland, 111., Little Calumet

River- at. ....................... 96

South Range, Wls., Amnicon Lake near.. 26 

Southfield Mlch., River Rouge

at.... .......................... 207

Springfield Lake Outlet at Akron,

Ohio............................ 253

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of.............................. 3

Station numbers ....................... 4

Sterling, Mlch., Rifle River near..... 171

Sterling Creek at Sterling, N. Y...... 293

Stlllwater Reservoir- near- Beaver

River-, N. Y. .................... 320

Stony Creek near Washington, Mich..... 200

Stryker, Ohio, Tiffin River at........ 234

Sturgeon River (tributary to Burt

Lake) near Wolverine, Mlch...... 149

Sturgeon River (tributary to Lake

Superior), near Alston, Mich.... 45

near Arnheim, Mich.................. 47

near Sidnaw, Mlch................... 44

Sturgeon River (tributary to Menominee

River) near Poster City, Mlch... 64 

Swan River near Toivola, Minn......... 24

Swartz Creek near Holly, Mlch......... 180

Syracuse, N. Y., Onondaga Creek at.... 303

Taberg, N. Y., East Branch Pish Creek

at.............................. 305

Tahquamenon River near Tahquamenon

Paradise, Mich.................. 48

Tecumseh, Mlch., River Raisin near...221-222 

Terms and abbreviations, definition

of.............................. 3

Thorn Creek, at Glenwood, 111......... 90

at Thornton, 111.................... 95

Thornapple River, near Caledonia,

Mlch............................ 132

near Hastings, Mlch................. 131

Thornton, 111., Thorn Creek at........ 95

Three Rivers, Mlch., St. Joseph River

at. ............................. 104

Thunder Bay River, near Bolton, Mich.. 158 

near Hillman, Mlch.................. 157

North Branch, near Bolton, Mlch..... 159

Tlconderoga, N. Y., Lake George

Outlet at....................... 346

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Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio.......... 234

Tlttabawassee River at Midland,

Mich............................. 194

Tobacco River at Beaverton, Mlch....... 188

near Clare, Mlch., and tributaries,

low-flow investigation..........384-385

Toivola, Minn., East Swan River near... 23 

Swan River near...................... 24

Tonawanda Creek, at Batavla, N. Y...... 272

at Rapids, N. Y...................... 274

near Alabama, N. Y................... 273

Tower, Mlch., Black River near......... 154

Townsend, Wis ., Boot Lake near......... 71

Trout Creek, Mlch., Middle Branch

. Ontonagon River near............. 37

Tula, Mlch., Presque Isle River

near............................. 33

Tustln, Mlch., East Branch Pine River

near............................. 143

Upper River Rouge at Parmington, Mlch.. 208 

Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Sandusky River

near............................. 243

Utlca, Mich., Plum Brook near.......... 202

Vanderbilt, Mich., Pigeon River

near............................. 151

Vassar, Mlch., Cass River at........... 186

Vermilion River near Vermilion, Ohio... 247

W3P, definition of..................... 3

Warren, Mlch., Big Beaver Creek

at. .............................. 201

Washington, Mich., Stony Creek near.... 200

Waterbury, Vt., Waterbury Reservoir

near............................. 357

Waterbury River near................. 358

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury,

Vt. .............................. 357

Waterbury River near Waterbury,

Vt. .............................. 358

Watertown, N. Y., Black River at....... 325

Waterville, Ohio, Maumee River at...... 241

Watklns Glen, N. Y., Seneca Lake

at. ............................. 294

Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wis........ 81

Wellsvllle, N. Y., Dyke Creek at....... 278

Genesee River at..................... 279

West Creek near Hilton, N. Y........... 277

West Two River near Iron Junction,

Minn............................. 22

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis........ 70

White Pigeon, Mlch., Pawn River near... 105 

White River (tributary to Bad River)

near Ashland, Wls ................ 29

White River (tributary to Lake Michigan) near Whitehall, Mich........ 138

Willlamston, Mlch., Sloan Creek

near............................. 122

Wllllamsville, N. Y. Elllcott Creek

at. .............................. 275

Wllloughby, Ohio, Chagrin River at..... 257

Wlllsboro, N. Y., Bouquet River at..... 344

Windsor, Ohio, Phelps Creek near......258-259

Wlnooskl River, at Montpeller, Vt...... 354

near Essex Junction, Vt.............. 359

North Branch, at Wrlghtsville, Vt.... 352

Wlnooskl River basin, Vt., reservoirs

In............................... 353

Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111.............. 98

Wolf River, above West Branch Wolf

River, Wis........................ 76

at Keshena Palls, Wis................ 77

at New London, Wls................... 79

Wolverine, Mlch., Sturgeon River near 149 

Woodville, Ohio, Portage River at...... 242

Work, division of...................... 2-3

scope of............................. 1

Wrlghtstown, Wls., Pox River near...... 84

Wrightsville, Vt., North Branch

Winooskl River at................ 352

Wrlghtsville Detention Reservoir, Vt.,

contents of...................... 353

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