Magnitude and Frequency of 

Floods in the United States

Part 5. Hudson Bay and Upper 

Mississippi River Basins

By JAMES L. PATTERSON and CHARLES R. GAMBLE

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1678

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1968
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTEFIOR 

STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

William T. Pecora, Director

Library of Congress catalog-card No. OS 64-192

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

Washington, D.C. 20402
CONTENTS

Page

Abstract_________ _______________________________________________ 1

Introduction. _____________________________________________________ 1

Purpose and scope__________-__-_-______-_-___ _________________ 1

Acknowledgments. ___-_-________-____----_-_______-__-________ 3

Application of flood-frequency data__________________________________ 3

Regional application. __________________________________________ 4

Illustrative problem________________________________________ 4

Special application___________________________________________ 7

Effects of regulation and diversion..._____________________________ 9

Description of the area___________________________._________________ 14

River basins__________________________________________________ 14

Topography. _________________________________________________ 14

Climate ______________________________________________________ 15

Flood-frequency analysis.__________________________________________ 15

Method of anlaysis.___________________________________________ 15

Flood frequency at a gaging station______----_--________--__--._- 16

Types of flood series.______________________________________ 16

Flood-frequency curves___________________________________ 16

Regional flood frequency.______________________________________ 18

Mean annual flood__________________ _____________________ 18

Composite frequency curves._______________________________ 18

Summary. ________________________________________________________ 19

Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites._______________ 19

Maximum known floods._______________________________________ 22

Hudson Bay basin____________-________________________________ 59

Saskatchewan River basin__________________________________ 59

Belly River at international boundary._____._-___--_-___- 59

North Fork Belly River at international boundary _________ 59

Belly River near Mountain View, Alberta, Canada___-__-_- 60

Waterton River near international boundary._____________ 61

Street Creek at international boundary.____-____-__-____- 62

Boundary Creek at international boundary.______________ 62

Waterton River near Waterton Park, Alberta, Canada_____ 63

St. Mary River above Swiftcurrent Creek, near Babb, Mont- 64

Grinnell Creek near Many Glacier, Mont.________________ 64

Swiftcurrcnt Creek at Many Glacier, Mont______--____-__ 65

Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont_________________ 66

Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne, Mont__________________ 67

Swiftcurrent Creek near Babb, Mont__________-_--_-___- 68

St. Mary River near Babb, Mont____________--_-__-__- 69

Red River of the North basin.._____________________________ 69

Otter Tail River near Detroit Lakes, Minn_______________ 69

Otter Tail River at German Church, near Fergus Falls, Minn _ 71

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IV CONTENTS

Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued 

Hudson Bay basin Continued

Red River of the North basin Continued Page

Pelican River near Detroit Lakes, Minn________________ 71

Pelican River near Fergus Falls, Minn___________________ 72

Otter Tail River below Orwell Dam, near Fergus Falls, Minn_ 72 

Mustinka ditch above West Branch Mustinka River, near

Charlesville, Minn__ _________________________________ 73

West Branch Mustinka River below Mustinka ditch, near

Charlesville, Minn_____--_-__________-----_-_________ 74

Mustinka River above Wheaton, Minn_________________ 74

Bois de Sioux River near White Rock, S. Dak____________ 75

Bois de Sioux River near Fairmount, N. Dak_____________ 76

Rabbit Creek at Campbell, Minn________________________ 76

Red River of the North at Wahpeton, N. Dak_ ___________ 77

Wild Rice River near Cayuga, N. Dak___________________ 77

Wild Rice River near Mantador, N. Dak.________________ 78

Antelope Creek at Dwight, N. Dak______________________ 78

Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, N. Dak______________ 79

Red River of the North at Fargo, N. Dak________________ 80

Sheyenne River above Harvey, N. Dak__________________ 81

Sheyenne River near Harvey, N. Dak____________________ 81

Big Coulee near Maddock, N. Dak______________________ 82

Sheyenne River at Sheyenne, N. Dak_________ ___________ 82

Sheyenne River near Warwick, N. Dak__________________ 83

Mauvais Coulee tributary near Bisbee, N. Dak____________ 83

Mauvais Coulee tributary No. 2 near Cando, N. Dak______ 84

Mauvais Coulee tributary No. 3 near Cando, N. Dak______ 84

Mauvais Coulee tributary No. 4 near Bisbee, N. Dak______ 85

Mauvais Coulee near Cando, N. Dak_ ___________________ 85

Edmore Coulee near Edmore, N. Dak____________________ 85

Little Coulee at Leeds, N. Dak_____________-__----__-___ 86

Big Coulee near Churchs Ferry, N. Dak__________________ 86

Sheyenne River near Cooperstown, N. Dak_______________ 87

Baldhill Creek near Dazey, N. Dak____________--_-_----_ 87

Sheyenne River below Baldhill Dam, N. Dak_ ____________ 88

Sheyenne River at Valley City, N. Dak. _________________ 88

Sheyenne River at Lisbon, N. Dak____________----__--__ 89

Sheyenne -River near Kindred, N. Dak___________________ 90

Sheyenne River at West Fargo, N. Dak__________________ 90

Maple River near Enderlin, N. Dak.____________________ 91

Swan Creek near Absaraka, N. Dak.____________________ 92

Swan Creek tributary near Ayr, N. Dak__--_--_----__--__ 92

Swan Creek near Casselton, N. Dak.____________________ 92

Swan Creek tributary near Casselton, N. Dak___________ 93

Maple River near Mapleton, N. Dak___________-____---_ 93

Rush River at Amenia, N. Dak._______.______---___---_ 94

Buffalo River near Hawley, Minn.______________________ 94

South Branch Buffalo River at Sabin, Minn_ _____________ 95

Buffalo River near Dilworth, Minn____________---___---_ 95

Elm River near Kelso, N. Dak__________-_-_--_----_--_- 96

Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minn__ _ ________________ 97

Wild Rice River near Ada, Minn________________________ 98
CONTENTS

Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued 

Hudson Bay basin Continued

Red River of the North basin Continued

South Branch Wild Rice River near Borup, Minn.___--__- 98

Wild Rice River at Hendrum, Minn_____________________ 98

Red River of the North at Halstad, Minn_ _______________ 99

Goose River near Portland, N. Dak_____________________ 100

Goose River at Hillsboro, N. Dak_____.________-_---_--- 100

Marsh River below Ada, Minn_________-____-_----_-_-_- 101

Marsh River near Shelly, Minn.________________________ 102

Sandhill River at Beltrami, Minn_____________-____--_- 102

Sandhill ditch at Beltrami, Minn_-__-------------------- 103

Sandhill River at Climax, Minn_-__-__-___-_--_-__------ 103

Red Lake River near Red Lake, Minn_ __________________ 104

Red Lake River at High Landing, near Goodridge, Minn___ 104

Thief River near Thief River Falls, Minn________________ 105

Red Lake River at Thief River Falls, Minn. _____________ 107

Clearwater River near Pinewood, Minn_________-_-_-_-__ 107

Clearwater River near Leonard, Minn.___________________ 108

Clearwater River at Plummer, Minn_____________________ 108

Clearwater River at Red Lake Falls, Minn.______________ 109

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn_____________________ 110

Red River of the North at Grand Forks, N. Dak________ 111

English Coulee tributary near Grand Forks, N. Dak_______ 112

Saltwater Coulee tributary near Emerado, N. Dak____.____ 112

Saltwater Coulee near Emerado, N. Dak_________________ 113

Freshwater Coulee near Emerado, N. Dak________________ 113

Turtle River at Manvel, N. Dak___ _.____-_______-_---__ 114

Red River of the North at Oslo, Minn______-_-___-_-_--_ 114

Forest River near Fordville, N. Dak_____________________ 115

Forest River near Minto, N. Dak___ ______-__-___-_-_--- 116

Forest River at Minto, N. Dak_____-__----_------------ 116

Middle River at Argyle, Minn__________________---___-- 117

South Branch Park River near Park River, N. Dak ___ 117

South Branch Park River below Homme Dam, N. Dak____ 118

North Branch Park River at Gardar, N. Dak___-____-_--_ 118

Cart Creek at Mountain, N. Dak______________________ 119

Cart Creek at Crystal, N. Dak________________________ 119

Cart Creek tributary near Crystal, N. Dak.______________ 119

Park River at Grafton, N. Dak_ ________________-----_-- 120

Red River of the North at Dray ton, N. Dak___ ___________ 121

Two Rivers near Hallock, Minn.________________________ 121

South Branch Two Rivers at Pelan, Minn________________ 122

South Branch Two Rivers at Lake Bronson, Minn___ ______ 122

Two Rivers at Hallock, Minn___________--___---_---_--- 123

Two Rivers below Hallock, Minn______________-__---_--_ 123

North Branch Two Rivers near Lancaster, Minn__________ 124

State ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minn______________--_-_-- 124

North Branch Two Rivers at Lancasteir, Minn_ ___________ 125

North Branch Two Rivers near Northcote, Minn__ _ _______ 125

Pembina River near Manitou, Manitoba, Canada___-_ ____- 126

Little Pembina River near Walhalla, N. Dak___._____ __. 126

Pembina River near Walhalla, N. Dak___________________ 127
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Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued 

Hudson Bay basin Continued

Red River of the North basin Continued Page

Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak... ___._.__-___ _...__. 128

Herzog Creek near Concrete, N. Dak____________________ 129

Tongue River at Akra, N. Dak________________________ 130

Red River of the North at Emerson, Manitoba, Canada.... 131

Roseau River near Malung, Minn.--________-__-_____-__ 132

South Fork Roseau River near Malung, Minn____________ 132

Roseau River below South Fork near Malung, Mnn_ _____ 133

Roseau River at Roseau, Minn___--_-_----__--_-------_- 133

Roseau River near Roseau, Minn_______--____-___-___-__ 134

Sprague Creek near Sprague, Manitoba, Canada-_______-_. 134

Roseau River at Roseau Lake, Minn_____________________ 136

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn___----_------__------- 136

Roseau River at Ross, Minn.._______________-___--___-- 137

Roseau River near Badger, Minn.____________-_-_---_-_- 138

Badger Creek near Badger, Minn_____________-_-__-_-_-- 139

Roseau River near Haug, Minn_ ________________________ 139

Roseau River at head of State ditch 51, near O?.k Point,

Minn. _______________________________________ 140

Roseau River at Oak-Point, Minn_ ______________________ 140

Roseau River below State ditch 51, near Caribou, Minn____ 141

Roseau River at international boundary, near Caribou,

Minn_-_-______-____---_---_-_-----------------__-- 142

Long Creek near Crosby, N. Dak___.________-_____-_-__- 143

Souris River near Sherwood, N. Dak_____________________ 144

Souris River near Foxholm, N. Dak____________________ 145

Des Lacs River tributary near Donnybrook, N. Dak__-___- 145

Fuller Coulee at Foxholm, N. Dak_______..._----_-_-_.-- 146

Des Lacs River at Foxholm, N. Dak.__.-_____-_----_____ 146

Souris River above Minot, N. Dak ______________________ 147

Souris River at Verendrye, N. Dak. ________-_-_-___-__-_ 148

Wintering River near Bergen, N. Dak________-____--____- 148

Wintering River near Karlsruhe, N. Dak_________________ 149

Souris River near Towner, N. Dak__________-___-__--_--_ 150

Souris River near Bantry, N. Dak_______________________ 150

Willow Creek at Dunseith, N. Dak_____.._____.__.___.__ 151

Oak Creek at Lake Metigoshe Outlet, near Bottineau, N.

Dak.____________________-_____-_-____---___----.__ 151

Willow Creek near Willow City, N. Dak _______________ 152

Egg Creek near Glenburn, N. Dak_______-.-_____-__-__ 152

Egg Creek near Ruthville, N. Dak_____________________ 153

Egg Creek tributary near Deering, N. Dak- ______________ 153

Egg Creek near Deering, N. Dak________________________ 153

Egg Creek near Granville, N. Dak___________-_-----_____ 154

Cut Bank Creek at North Lake Outlet, near Granville, N.

Dak.______________________________________________ 154

Souris River near Westhope, N. Dak_________-_.--___-- 155

Lake of the Woods basin. __________________________-------_ 155

Isabella River near Isabella, Minn_______________________ 155

South Kawishiwi River near Ely, Minn_ _________________ 156

Stony River near Isabella, Minn_______________________ 156
CONTENTS VII

Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued 

Hudson Bay basin Continued

Lake of the Woods basin Continued Pase

Dunka River near Babbitt, Minn__ ______________________ 157

Bear Island River near Ely, Minn_______________________ 157

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn____________________ 158

Basswood River near Winton, Minn___-__..__-_-________ 159

Namakan River at outlet of Lac la Croix, Ontario, Canada _ 159

Pike River near Embarrass, Minn_______________________ 160

Vermilion River below Vermilion Lake, near Tower, Minn._ 161

Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn____---_____-_______ 161

Dark River near Chisholm, Minn______-_-___-_-__---____ 162

Little Fork River at Little Fork, Minn.__________________ 163

Big Fork River at Big Falls, Minn_____-___-_--_------___ 164

Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, Minn__________________ 165

Rapid River near Baudette, Minn______.-__-_--____--___ 165

Warroad River near Warroad, Minn_________--------_-__ 166

Bulldog Run near Warroad, Minn.____-_____-_--___--___ 166

East Branch Warroad River near Warroad, Minn.________ 166

Upper Mississippi River basin___________________-------__--_--_ 167

Mississippi River main stem_____________-----__----_------- 167

Mississippi River at Grand Rapids, Minn_ _______________ 167

Swan River basin__________________----------__---------_ 168

Swan River near Warba, Minn-- ______.____--_-____---__ 168

Mississippi River main stem_____-__--_----_-------_-------- 168

Mississippi River above Sandy River, near Libby, Minn____ 168

Mississippi River below Sandy River, near Libby, Minn____ 169

Mississippi River at Aitkin, Minn_______________________ 169

Rabbit River basin.__________________---_-_-___--__------- 170

Rabbit River near Crosby, Minn________________________ 170

Crow Wing River basin.____________--__--_-_-_----_--_---- 170

Little Sand Lake Outlet near Dorset, Minn_______________ 170

Crow Wing River at Nimrod, Minn______.--_-__-__---_ 171

Crow Wing River at Motley, Minn________.__--___-----_ 172

Long Prairie River near Motley, Minn._______--_____--_- 172

Crow Wing River at Pillager, Minn-__-___------_------- 172

Mississippi River main stem._____-_______-_____--__-------- 173

Mississippi River near Royalton, Minn_____________-_---_ 173

Platte River basin__________________________-_-__---------_ 174

Platte River at Royalton, Minn_._______________-__--_-- 174

Sauk River basin______________-__--__-----_------_-------- 174

Sauk River near St. Cloud, Minn____-__-------_-------- 174

Elk River basin________________--__-_-__--_-_------------- 175

Elk River near Big Lake, Minn_ _____________--___-_---- 175

Mississippi River main stem.___-______----_-------_-------_ 176

Mississippi River at Elk River, Minn_____-__---_-------_ 176

Crow River basin________________-____----------_-------_ 177

North Fork Crow River near Regal, Minn._______-__---- 177

Middle Fork Crow River near Spicer, Minn__________--- 177

South Fork Crow River at Cosmos, Minn-_-__--_-------_ 178

South Fork Crow River near Mayer, Minn________--_---- 178

Crow River at Rockford, Minn._________-_---_-_-----_- 179
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Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued Page

Mississippi River main stem._______________________________ 180

Mississippi River at Anoka, Minn_______________________ 180

Rum River basin.._________________________________________ 181

Rum River near St. Francis, Minn_ _____________________ 181

Mississippi River main stem______-_--_-_-_-__-,_-__-________ 182

Mississippi River near Anoka, Minn_____________________ 182

Minnehaha Creek basin______-_--_------_-------__--_______ 183

Minnehaha Creek at Minnetonka Mills, Minn._____ _______ 183

Minnesota River basin___-__-__-_----_-_----__________-____ 183

Little Minnesota River near Peever, S. Dak_ _____________ 183

Whetstone River near Big Stone City, S. Dak__ _________ 184

Minnesota River at Ortonville, Minn____________________ 185

Minnesota River near Odessa, Minn_____________________ 186

Yellow Bank River near Odessa, Minn___________________ 186

Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, Minn_ ______________ 187

Lac qui Parle River near Lac qui Parle, Minn..___________ 188

Minnesota River near Lac qui Parle, Minn_______________ 189

Shakopee Creek near Benson, Minn_____________________ 190

Chippewa River near Milan, Minn______________________ 190

Chippewa River near Watson, Minn______-______________ 191

Minnesota River at Montevideo, Minn___________________ 191

Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, Minn__________ 192

Hawk Creek near Maynard, Minn_______________________ 193

Redwood River at Marshall, Minn__ ____________________ 193

Redwood River near Redwood Falls, Minn_______________ 194

Cottonwood River near New Ulm, Minn_________________ 195

Minnesota River at Judson, Minn _______________________ 196

East Branch Blue Earth River near Bricelyn, Minn________ 196

Watonwan Riyer near Garden City, Minn ________________ 197

Blue Earth River near Rapidan, Minn.__________________ 197

Le Sueur River near Rapidan, Minn_ _____________________ 198

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn__-.____-_-__-_-_____ 198

Minnesota River near Carver, Minn_____________________ 200

Mississippi River main stem.___________--___--_-__----_--__ 201

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn____________________ 201

St. Croix River basin. ___________________________________ 203

Namekagon River near Trego, Wis______________________ 203

St. Croix River near Danbury, Wis__-____-.______-_-____ 204

St. Croix River near Grantsburg, Wis._____-_-___--_--___ 205

Kettle River near Sandston, Minn.______________________ 206

Snake River at Mora, Minn__ _______________--_------__ 206

Snake River near Pine City, Minn____--_-_-_--__-------- 206

St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn___________________ 207

Sunrise River near Stacy, Minn_______-______---_-_---_- 208

St. Croix River at St. Croix Falls, Wis_.-_____-__-__-_-_- 208

Apple River near Somerset, Wis_______________-__---_- 209

Kinnikinnic River near River Falls, Wis__________..__-_-- 210

Mississippi River main stem__________-_____--_-_-__-------- 210

Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis__--------------------- 210

Vermillion River basin_____.___________________-___--_----- 211

Vermillion River at Hastings, Minn____-_____-___-_--__ 211
CONTENTS IX

Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued Page

Cannon River basin_____--_-_----------_-----_--_--------_ 211

Cannon River at Welch, Minn___-______________________ 211

Chippewa River basin___________--____-_---__-_-__--_____-_ 212

West Fork Chippewa River at Lessards, near Winter, Wis_ 212

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near Winter, Wis_____ 212

Chippewa River near Bruce, Wis__-_--_-___----_-_______ 213

Flambeau River at Flambeau Flowage, Wis.______________ 214

Flambeau River near Butternut, Wis____________________ 214

Flambeau River at Babb's Island, near Winter, Wis_______ 215

South Fork Flambeau River near Phillips, Wis____________ 216

Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis_ _____-_-_-___-_-__ 216

Flambeau River near Bruce, Wis______--____-_--_------- 217

Chippewa River near Holcombe, Wis__-----_--_-----_-_- 217

South Fork Jump River near Ogema, Wis__-------------- 218

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis____________________________ 218

Chippewa River at Holcombe, Wis_ ___-____---_-__--_-__ 219

Yellow River at Cadott, Wis...------------------------- 219

Duncan Creek at Bloomer, Wis___---------------------- 219

Duncan Creek at Chippewa Falls, Wis_ __________________ 220

Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls, Wis-.-__-_---____.--_ 220

Eau Claire River near Augusta, Wis_____________________ 221

Eau Claire River near Fall Creek, Wis___________________ 222

Chippewa River at Eau Claire, Wis_____--__--________- 222

Red Cedar River near Colfax, Wis_____________________ 223

Hay River at Wheeler, Wis.______.----._------------- 223

Red Cedar River at Menomonie, Wis__-____-_-_-____-_ 224

Chippewa River at Durand, Wis_______-___-----_------_ 225

Eau Galle River at Spring Valley, Wis._____.____.__._.__ 226

Eau Galle River at Elmwood, Wis________-_-----_-_--- 226

Buffalo River basin____________________-----_------_------- 227

Buffalo River near Tell, Wis_____._----__--------------- 228

Zumbro River ba8in____________---_-----___--------------- 228

South Fork Zumbro River near Rochester, Minn_____-___- 228

Zumbro River near Zumbro Falls, Minn_.__-_______-___-- 229

Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minn_--__----------r --_- 229

Zumbro River at Theilman, Minn_____-__-_---_--------- 230

Whitewater River basin.___________________________________ 230

South Fork Whitewater River near Altura, Minn._________ 230

Whitewater River at Beaver, Minn____-_____-______-_--_ 232

Mississippi River main stem._______________________________ 233

Mississippi River at Winona, Minn-_____________________ 233

Gilmore Creek basin____.________________________---__----- 233

Gilmore Creek at Winona, Minn____-________-___-_---_- 233

Trempealeau River basin.___-__________-______-----_------- 234

Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis.__-________----_------ 234

Black River basin.__--.________________-__-__------------- 235

Black River at Neillsville, Wis..------------------------ 235

Black River near Galesville, Wis__________-_------_----- 236

La Crosse River basin________________________-----_------ 237

Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wis___________________ 237

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis.____________-_---- 238
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Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued Page

Mississippi River main stem________________________________ 239

Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wis____________________ 239

Root River basin__-_____-____.____________________________ 239

Root River near Lanesboro, Minn_______________________ 239

Rush Creek near Rushford, Minn_______________________ 240

Root River near Houston, Minn________________________ 241

South Fork Root River near Houston, Minn______________ 242

Root River below South Fork, near Houston, Minr______ 243

Coon Creek basin________________________________________ 243

Coon Creek at Coon Valley, Wis________________________ 243

Coon Creek near Stoddard, Wis_________________________ 244

Upper Iowa River basin__________________________________ 244

Upper Iowa River at Decorah, Iowa_____________________ 244

Upper Iowa River near Decorah, Iowa.__________________ 245

Wexford Creek basin_____________________________________ 246

Wexford Creek near Harpers Ferry, Iowa_._______________ 246

Paint Creek basin_________________________________________ 246

Paint Creek at Waterville, Iowa_________________________ 246

Paint Creek near Waterville, Iowa_______________________ 247

Little Paint Creek tributary near Waterville, Iowa_________ 247

Yellow River basin._______________________________________ 247

Yellow River at Ion, Iowa______________________________ 247

Mississippi River main stem ________________________________ 248

Mississippi River at McGregor, Iowa.___________________ 248

Wisconsin River basin_____________________________________ 249

Wisconsin River at Rainbow Lake, near Lake Tonahawk,

Wis____.___________________________________________ 249

Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhunlander,

Wis._______________________________________________ 249

Tomahawk River near Bradley, Wis_.___________________ 250

Tomahawk River at Bradley, Wis___.________-___-___--- 251

Spirit River at Spirit Falls, Wis___---._---.-_--..--.---- 251

New Wood River near Merrill, Wis_-__--_-----_-_------- 252

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis__________________________ 252

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis___---__----__---_---_-_- 253

Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis_________--____-_------__-_- 253

Eau Claire River near Antigo, Wis______________________ 254

Eau Claire River at Kelly, Wis________________________ 254

Wisconsin River at Rothschild, Wis_____________________ 255

Bull Creek Jr. near Rothschild, Wis_ ____.-___-_-_-_-_-__ 256

Big Eau Pleine River near Colby, Wis ___________________ 256

Big Eau Pleine River near Stratford, Wis_.____-____-__-__ 257

Wisconsin River at Knowlton, Wis______________________ 258

Plover River near Stevens Point, Wis______________-_--_- 259

Wisconsin River at Wisconsin Rapids, Wis._____________ 259

Wisconsin River near Necedah, Wis___________-__-_-_--- 260

Yellow River at Babcock, Wis____.____-----_.--_------- 260

Yellow River at Sprague, Wis_.__________________---_--- 261

Yellow River at Necedah, Wis__-___-_------------------ 261

Lemon weir River at New Lisbon, Wis_ ____________-_--- 262

Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells, Wis__________-_--_ 262
CONTENTS XI

Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Wisconsin River basin Continued Page

Baraboo River near Baraboo, Wis_______________________ 263

Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac, Wis_________________ 264

Black Earth Creek at Black Earth, Wis ___________ _ _ _ _. 264

Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis____-______----_-_-_-__ 265

Kickapoo River at La Parge, Wis_______________________ 265

Knapp Creek near Bloomingdale, Wis_________-_-_---____ 266

Kickapoo River at Gays Mills, Wis____________________ 267

Kickapoo River at Steuben, Wis._______________________ 267

Mississippi River main stem._______________________________ 268

Mississippi River at Clay ton, Iowa ______________________ 268

Turkey River basin____-_____-___________----_---_----_-- 269

Turkey River at Spillville, Iowa__-_-___---------_-_--_-- 269

Crane Creek tributary near Saratoga, Iowa_______________ 269

Crane Creek near Lourdes, Iowa_______-__--___-_--__--._ 270

Turkey River at Elkader, Iowa_____-------_----__------ 270

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa.______________-_-_-__--__ 271

Grant River basin_________________________________________ 272

Grant River at Burton, Wis___-_-_-------_-_--------_ 272

Platte River basin_________________________.______._--._--_ 273

Platte River near Rockville, Wis--_------_-------------- 273

Little Maquoketa River basin________________-_-_-_-_-__-- 273

Little Maquoketa River near Graf, Iowa.________________ 273

Middle Fork Little Maquoketa River near RickardsvilH,

Iowa___________-_______________________----_-_--_ 274

North Fork Little Maquoketa River near RickardsvilH,

Iowa_______________________________________________ 274

Little Maquoketa River near Durango, Iowa______________ 275

Little Maquoketa River tributary at Dubuque, Iowa___--_ 275

Galena River basin.__________________________----_---_---_ 276

Galena River at Buncombe, Wis_______-__---------_--_- 276

East Fork Galena River at Council Hill, 111_ _ _ _ _____ 277

Maquoketa River basin________________-_----___---------__ 277

Maquoketa River near Manchester, Iowa_______________ 277

Maquoketa River near Delhi, Iowa_______..______-___-- 278

Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, Iowa.________________ 279

Apple River basin_________________-_________-_------------ 280

MU1 Creek near Scales Mound, Ill__-_______-_--_______ 280

Apple River near Hanover, Ill_______..-___-_____----___ 280

Plum River basin____________________-____--------------_ 281

Plum River near Savanna, IU______________-_------__-_- 281

Plum River below Carroll Creek, near Savanna, I1L_____ 282

Mississippi River main stem._______._______-_--_--__--_--_- 283

Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa.______________________ 283

Wapsipinicon River basin_____________________._---_--__-_- 284

Little Wapsipinicon River tributary near Riceville, Iowa__ 284

Little Wapsipinicon River near Acme, Iowa.______________ 284

Little Wapsipinicon River at Elma, Iowa.______-____---__ 285

Harter Creek near Independence, Iowa__--_-------------- 285

Wapsipinicon River at Independence, Iowa.______________ 286

Pine Creek tributary near Winthrop, Iowa______________ 287
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Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Wapsipinicon River basin Continued Page

Pine Creek near Winthrop, Iowa.________________________ 287

Pine Creek tributary No. 2 at Winthrop, Iowa_ ___________ 288

Wapsipinicon River at Central City, Iowa________________ 288

Wapsipinicon River at Stone City, Iowa________________ 289

Buffalo Creek above Winthrop, Iowa______-__._--______ 289

Wapsipinicon River near De Witt, Iowa__________________ 290

Rock River basin_.__________________----_-_-_----_______ 291

West Branch Rock River near Waupun, Wis_____.________ 291

South Branch Rock River at Waupun, Wis____-__--_-____ 291

East Branch Rock River near Mayville, Wis____________ 292

Rock River near Watertown, Wis_______-________-_---__ 292

Crawfish River at Milford, Wis____--------------------_ 293

Whitewater Creek near Whitewater, Wis_________________ 294

White water Creek at Whitewater, Wis ___________________ 294

Yahara River near McFarland, Wis_____________________ 295

Badfish Creek near Stoughton, Wis______________________ 295

Rock River at Afton, Wis__----_-_----------------_-___ 296

Turtle Creek near Clinton, Wis_ ___..________-___.____.. 297

Pecatonica River at Darlington, Wis_____________________ 298

East Branch Pecatonica River near Blanchardville, Wis_ _ _ _ 299

Yellowstone River near Blanchardville, Wis______________ 299

Pecatonica River at Dill, Wis___________________________ 300

Pecatonica River at Martintown, Wis____________________ 300

Cedar Creek near Winslow, Ill__ ._______---___-_ ________ 301

Pecatonica River at Freeport, 111________________________ 302

Mount Vernon Creek near Mount Vernon, Wis__ _ _________ 303

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis_ _______________________ 304

Pecatonica River at Shirland, 111. __________---__----____ 305

Rock River at Rockton, Ill_-_-_------------------------ 306

Kishwaukee River at Belvidere, 111._______-------_-_____' 307

Middle Branch of South Branch Kishwaukee River near

Malta, Ill___.______________________________________ 308

South Branch Kishwaukee River at De Kalb, 111. _________ 308

South Branch Kishwaukee River near Fairdale, I1L______ 309

Kishwaukee River near Perryville, 111._______-_-_-_-_-_-_ 310

Killbuck Creek near Monroe Center, Ill__---------------- 311

Leaf River tributary near Forreston, 111------------------ 312

Leaf River at Leaf River, 111_______ ___________.-______ 312

Rock River at Oregon, Hl----__-_---------------------- 313

Kyte River near Flagg Center, 111.---------------------- 313

Rock River at Como, Hl___________-__--_---_---------- 314

Elkhorn Creek near Penrose, 111_______-_-_---_---------- 315

Rock Creek near Morrison, 111-------------------------- 316

Rock River near Joslin, 111 __.________-_-_-_---_-------- 317

Green River at Amboy, Ill----__----------------------- 318

Normandy ditch at Normandy, 111_ ._________._---_-_-- 319

Green River near Geneseo, 111_______-_____----_--_---- 319

Mill Creek at Milan, Ill___----------------------------- 320

Sand Creek near Milan, 111. ____________ .._______._--_-- 321
CONTENTS XIII

Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued Page

Iowa River basin,._____-___________-_____-_-_-_--------_-- 321

West Branch Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa_______ ______ 321

East Branch Iowa River above Hayfield, Iowa__ ..________ 322

East Branch Iowa River near Hayfield, Iowa_ ____________ 322

East Branch Iowa River near Garner, Iowa ______________ 323

East Branch Iowa River tributary near Garner, Iowa. _____ 323

East Branch Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa_ ____________ 323

Iowa River near Rowan, Iowa._______._____-______-___- 324

South Fork Iowa River near New Providence, Iowa. ______ 325

Beaver Creek near Eldora, Iowa__________---_-________-- 325

Honey Creek at Bangor, Iowa_______________________ ._ 325

Minerva Creek near demons, Iowa._____-.____-____-__.- 326

Iowa River at Marshalltown, Iowa ____--__-_____-.____- 326

Timber Creek near Marshalltown, Iowa__________________ 327

Deer Creek at Toledo, Iowa. ___________________________ 328

Richland Creek near Haven, Iowa_.._____________________ 328

Salt Creek near Elberon, Iowa. _________________________ 329

Walnut Creek near Hartwick, Iowa._____________________ 330

Iowa River near Belle Plaine, Iowa__-_____-__-___-___-_- 330

Bear Creek at Ladora, Iowa. ____________-___-__--__-__- 331

Iowa River at Marengo, Iowa____.______________________ 332

Rapid Creek below Morse, Iowa. ._________-_-__-_____-- 333

Rapid Creek tributary No. 4 near Oasis, Iowa.__-_-__-_.- 333

Rapid Creek southwest of Morse, Iowa__________________ 333

Rapid Creek tributary No. 3 near Oasis, Iowa____________ 334

Rapid Creek tributary near Oasis, Iowa._________________ 334

Rapid Creek tributary near Iowa City, Iowa,______._--__- 334

Rapid Creek near Iowa City, Iowa______________________ 335

Clear Creek near Coralville, Iowa________________________ 335

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa_ ________________________ 336

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa_______________-_.--__- 338

Old Mans Creek near Iowa City, Iowa______________-._-- 338

North Fork English River near Montezuma, Iowa__------- 339

North Fork English River near Guernsey, Iowa.____---__- 339

South Fork English River tributary near Barnes City, Iowa... 340

South Fork English River near Barnes City, Iowa.._._____ 340

South Fork English River tributary No. 2 near Montezuma,

Iowa________-______.. -_______________-__-___--_- 340

English River at Kalona, Iowa____________-__--_-__-_--- 341

Iowa River near Lone Tree, Iowa.___________-_____----- 342

Cedar River near Austin, Minn______________.__-------- 342

Cedar River at Mitchell, Iowa.____________--__--_-__--- 343

Cedar River at Charles City, Iowa.________.-___--_-_--- 343

Little Cedar River near Ionia, Iowa._______._____------- 344

Cedar River at Janesville, Iowa.__________.____-_------- 344

West Fork Cedar River at Finchford, Iowa_.____.___-_--- 345

Shell Rock River near Northwood, Iowa,________________ 346

Winnebago River at Mason City, Iowa.___________--_--- 346

Shell Rock River at Marble Rock, Iowa,__._.._._-_-.--- 347

Shell Rock River near Clarksville, Iowa__________-__----- 348
XIV CONTENTS

Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Iowa River basin Continued Page

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, Iowa__________________ 349

Beaver Creek at New Hartford, Iowa.___________________ 349

* Blackhawk Creek at Hudson, Iowa______________________ 350

Cedar River at Waterloo, Iowa__________________________ 350

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa_____________________ 351

Cedar River near Conesville, Iowa_______________________ 353

Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa___________________________ 354

Edwards River basin_______________________________________ 355

Edwards River near Orion, Ill___-_______________________ 355

Edwards River near New Boston, Ill_____________________ 356

Pope Creek basin__________________________________________ 357

Pope Creek near Keithsburg, Ill_________________________ 357

Henderson Creek basin______-______-_-__----_----__-------- 358

Henderson Creek near Little York, Ill____________________ 358

North Henderson Creek near Seaton, 111._________________ 359

Cedar Creek at Little York, Ill_._.______________________ 360

Henderson Creek near Oquawka, 111 _____-_-_-__--_______ 360

South Henderson Creek at Biggsville, 111 _________________ 361

Ellison Creek basin.__________________-_--_---------_-_---- 362

Ellison Creek tributary near Roseville, 111________________ 362

Skunk River basin._-__________________-_____--_----_----__ 363

Skunk River near Ames, Iowa_______________---__-_-__- 363

Squaw Creek at Ames, Iowa_________________-_-_--_--_- 364

Skunk River below Squaw Creek, near Ames, Iowa. _______ 364

Skunk River near Oskaloosa, Iowa__________-___-._---___ 365

North Skunk River near Sigourney, Iowa________.-__-__ 365

Skunk River at Coppock, Iowa_______________-_------- 366

Big Creek near Mount Pleasant, Iowa._______._____-_--__ 367

Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa_________________--_-----_ 368

Mississippi River main stem. _______________________________ 369

Mississippi River at Keokuk, Iowa______________-_--__-- 369

Des Moines River basin__--_-_--__-----------_--_-_-------- 370

Heron Lake Outlet near Heron Lake, Minn_______________ 370

West Fork Des Moines River at Jackson, Minn___________ 371

West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville, Iowa___-__-_- 372

West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt, Iowa_________ 372

East Fork Des Moines River near Burt, Iowa__ ___________ 373

East Fork Des Moines River near Hardy, Iowa.__________ 373

East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City, Iowa________ 374

Lizard Creek near Clare, Iowa.______________--_---_---- 374

Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, Iowa.___________-_---- 375

Boone River near Webster City, Iowa____________-_------ 376

Des Moines River near Boone, Iowa.___._____--_-_----_- 377

Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa__.______-__-----_ 378

North Raccoon River near Jefferson, Iowa_____----__---_- 379

Hardin Creek at Farnhamville, Iowa________-------__--_- 380

Happy Run at Churdan, Iowa_____________-__-_--_----- 380

Hardin Creek near Farlin, Iowa_____________-___--_-_--- 381

East Fork Hardin Creek near Churdan, Iowa_____________ 381

South Raccoon River at Redfield, Iowa.________---_-_-_- 382
CONTENTS XV

Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Des Moines River basin Continued Pase

Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa____---------_-------- 382

Des Moines River below Raccoon River, at Des Moinef.

Iowa._________--_-_--------_--_-------------------- 384

North River near Norwalk, Iowa._______________________ 385

Middle River near Indianola, Iowa_ ________-___-_---___- 386

South Otter Creek near Woodburn, Iowa_________________ 386

South Otter Creek tributary near Woodburn, Iowa__-___._ 387

South River near Ackworth, Iowa_______________________ 387

South Whitebreast Creek near Osceola, Iowa____________ 388

Whitebreast Creek at Lucas, Iowa______________________ 388

Whitebreast Creek near Knoxville, Iowa..________________ 389

Des Moines River near Tracy, Iowa__-_______-_---_-_-__ 390

Cedar Creek near Bussey, Iowa. _____--______-_------___ 391

Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa____________________ 392

Des Moines River at Keosauqua, Iowa.__________---_-___ 393

Sugar Creek near Keokuk, Iowa_________________________ 395

Fox River basin.___________________-_---_-_---_-_-------__ 395

South Fox Creek tributary near West Grove, Iowa________ 395

Fox River at Bloomfield, Iowa_--___-_------_-___------- 396

Fox River at Cantril, Iowa._____-_---____--_-_-_--_-___ 396

Fox River at Wayland, Mo_----_-_-_----_-_-_-----_--__ 397

Big Branch tributary near Wayland, Mo_________________ 398

Bear Creek basin__._-_______-___-_----___-_-----_-_--____- 398

Little Creek near Breckenridge, 111. ______________________ 398

Bear Creek near Marcelliiie, Ill________-----__-___-______ 399

Wyaconda River basin_____________________________________ 399

South Wyaconda River near West Grove, Iowa___________ 399

South Wyaconda River near Bloomfield, Iowa____________ 400

Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo_____________________ 400

Frazier Creek basin________________________________________ 410

Homan Creek tributary near Quincy, Ill__________________ 401

Fabius River basin________________________________________ 401

North Fabius River at Monticello, Mo___________________ 401

Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo___________________ 402

Bridge Creek Branch near Baring, Mo___-____-___-_-____ 403

Middle Fabius River near Monticello, Mo________________ 404

North Fabius River at Taylor, Mo______________________ 404

South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo_.-__-________-__-___ 450

North River basin_________________________________________ 406

North River at Bethel, Mo___-_-__-_-_-____-_--____ ____ 406

North River at Palmyra, Mo___________________________ 407

South River basin_________________________________________ 408

Nichols Branch near Palmyra, Mo_______________________ 408

Bear Creek basin__________________________________________ 409

Bear Creek at Hannibal, Mo.___________________________ 409

Salt River basin___________________________________________ 409

Salt River near Shelbina, Mo_____-______--_-_--_--___-_ 409

Douglas Creek near Emden, Mo_______________________ 411

Salt River near Hunnewell, Mo_____--_-_--_-_-_-____-__ 411

South Fork Salt River at Santa Fe, Mo__-__-_____-___-__ 412
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Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued 

Salt River basin Continued 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Youngs Creek near Mexico, Mo_________________________ 413

Middle Fork Salt River at Paris, Mo________.__________. 414

Elk Fork Salt River near Paris, Mo_._ ___________________ 415

Salt River near Monroe City, Mo_______________________ 416

Salt River near New London, Mo_______________________ 417

The Sny basin____________________________________________ 418

Hadley Creek near Barry, 111______-_-__--_-___________ 418

Hadley Creek at Kinderhook, Ill________________________ 418

Kiser Creek tributary near Barry, 111.____________________ 419

Bay Creek at Pittsfield, nL._____._._._-___._._--.___.__ 419

Bay Creek at Nebo, IlL-__--_-_______________________ 420

Salt Spring Creek basin__ ___________-___-_-_----__-__-.____ 421

Salt Spring Creek near Gilead, !!!____ ___________________ 421

Bryant Creek basin_____--_-__--_--_--__-_--_---__--_--_-__ 422

Knox Branch near Elsberry, Mo_________________________ 422

Kings Lake basin__________-_____-_____-__--_-_--________._ 422

Lost Creek tributary near Elsberry, Mo__________________ 422

North Fork Lost Creek near Elsberry, Mo________________ 422

Lost Creek at Elsberry, Mo_-________________-__________ 423

Camp Creek near Elsberry, Mo_________________________ 423

Hurricane Creek near Elsberry, Mo._____________________ 424

Cuivre River basin._______________________________________ 424

Reid Branch near Bowling Green, Mo_ __________________ 424

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo____________________________ 425

Peruque Creek basin,______________________________________ 426

Dry Branch near Wentzville, Mo________________________ 426

Illinois River basin._____________--_-_---_--_-_____________ 426

Kankakee River near North Liberty, Ind_________________ 426

Kankakee River at Davis, Ind____-_--------____________ 427

Yellow River near Bremen, Ind_________________________ 428

Yellow River at Plymouth, Ind________ _________________ 428

Yellow River at Knox, Ind_____________________________ 429

Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge, Ind___________________ 430

Kankakee River at Shelby, Ind_________________________ 430

Singleton ditch at Schneider, Ind_____-____-__--_-__--___ 432

West Creek near Schneider, Ind_________________________ 432

Singleton ditch at Illinoi, Ill________--_-_____--_--_--___ 433

Kankakee River at Momence, 111._______________________ 434

Iroquois River at Rosebud, Ind______-_-_____----_---___ 435

Iroquois River near North Marion, Ind__________________ 435

Iroquois River at Rensselaer, Ind____________--_-----_-_ 436

Bice ditch near South Marion, Ind---_--_-------_-------- 437

Big Slough Creek near Collegeville, Ind____________-_---_ 437

Carpenter Creek at Egypt, Ind_____________--_-_---_-- 438

Iroquois River near Foresman, Ind_._____________-__-__-- 439

Iroquois River at Iroquois, 111____________---_--__----_ 440

Iroquois River tributary near Sheldon, 111 ________________ 440

Sugar Creek at Milford, Ill__ ___________________________ 441

Iroquois River near Chebanse, 111_______________-_----- 441

Kankakee River tributary near Bourbonnais, Ill___________ 443
CONTENTS XVII

Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued

Illinois River basin Continued

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued Page

Terry Creek near Custer Park, Ill_______________________ 443

Prairie Creek near Frankfort, I1L__________-__-----______ 444

Kankakee River near Wilmington, I1L___________________ 444

Des Plaines River near Gurnee, 111._____________________ 446

Buffalo Creek near Wheeling, 111_______________________ 446

Des Plaines River near Des Plaines, 111.__________________ 447

McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect, 111 ____________ 448

Weller Creek at Des Plaines, Ill__._.___-__.__.--._-_____ 448

Willow Creek near Park Ridge, Ill_______________________ 449

Des Plaines River at Forest Park, 111.___________________ 450

Salt Creek near Arlington Heights, I1L___________________ 450

Meacham Creek at Medinah, 111_______________________ 451

Salt Creek at Western Springs, Ill__________________-_-_- 451

Addison Creek at Bellwood, Ill______________--_-_-_-___. 452

Des Plaines River at Riverside, III_____________---__--- 452

Flag Creek near Willow Springs, 111._____________________ 453

Des Plaines River at Lemorit, 111.____________-___---_-_- 454

North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield, 111_____________ 455

Skokie River at Lake Forest, Ill______________--_----_--- 455

West Fork of North Branch Chicago River at Northbrook, Ill_ 456

North Branch Chicago River at Niles, 111________---___- 456

Stony Creek (East) at Chicago Ridge, Ill__________--_---_ 457

Stony Creek (East) at Blue Island, 111._._._____...._.____ 457

Tinley Creek near Palos Park, Ill_______________ _.___---_ 458

Long Run near Lemont, !!!_____________________________ 458

Des Plaines River at Joliet, Ill_ ______________-----_----_ 459

Marley Creek near Mokena, 111. .___________--------_--- 459

Spring Creek at Joliet, 111_____________-___---_-------_ 459

Hickory Creek at Joliet, Ill__________________-_--------- 460

Du Page River at Troy, m__.__________-_-_--_--------- 461

Mazon River near Coal City, 111_______--__--_--------- 462

Illinois River at Marseilles, 111-________---.------------- 463

Fox River at Wilmot, WiB__._____-__--.---------------- 464

Fox River at Johnsburg, Ill_____________-___----_------_ 465

Boone Creek near McHenry, Ill_ _________.______----_--- 465

Fox River near McHenry, III.______________-_--_----_-_ 466

Fox River tributary near Gary, 111______________---_--- 466

Fox River at Algonquin, Ill____________-_-_____--------- 466

Poplar Creek at Elgin, IlL_-___________-_-_-~ ------ 468

Fox River at Dayton, Ill____-_-_____---_--------------- 468

North Fork Vermilion River near Charlotte, 111-____-__-_- 469

Vermilion River at Pontiac, I1L_________-__----------_-- 470

Mud Creek tributary near Odell, 111-______----_----_---- 471

Vermilion River at Streator, Ill___________-__-_------_-- 471

Vermilion River tributary at Lowell, 111- _____-_-__-_----- 472

Vermilion River at Lowell, Hl____--_____---------------- 472

Bureau Creek at Princeton, Ill_______.-_____-__-------_- 474

West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, I1L___.____.__.____------ 475

Bureau Creek tributary near Wyanet, 111_________________ 476

East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111___________----_---- 476

280-255 O - 68 - 2
XVIII CONTENTS

Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued 

Illinois River basin Continued

Bureau Creek at Bureau, 111-___________________________ 477

Coffee Creek tributary near Florid, Ill_____-__--___-_-__- 478

Coffee Creek tributary near Hennepin, 111._______________ 478

Crow Creek (West) near Henry, Ill______________________ 478

Gimlet Creek at Sparland, Ill_______________.___________ 479

Crow Creek near Washburn, Ill______________-__________ 480

Illinois River at Peoria, Ill______________________________ 481

Farm Creek at Farmdale, Ill____________________..--_____ 482

Ackerman Creek at Farmdale, 111______________________ 482

Fondulac Creek near East Peoria, 111___________-.-_____- 483

Farm Creek at East Peoria, Ill________________________ 484

Kickapoo Creek near Kickapoo, 111._____________________ 485

Kickapoo Creek tributary near Kickapoo, 111____________ 485

Kickapoo Creek at Peoria, Ill___________________________ 486

Money Creek above Lake Bloomington, Ill_______________ 487

Hickory Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111._____________ 488

East Branch Panther Creek near Gridley, 111____________ 489

East Branch Panther Creek at El Paso, Ill_____________ 489

Panther Creek near El Paso, Ill-__________________--_-_- 490

Mackinaw River near Congerville, 111.___________________ 490

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, Ill__________________ 491

Illinois River at Kingston Mines, 111-____________________ 493

Copperas Creek tributary at Banner, Ill_-_______________- 493

Duck Creek near Canton, Ill____-____________________--- 494

Spoon River at London Mills, 111._______________________ 494

Cedar Creek tributary at St. Augustine, Ill_______________ 495

Spoon River at Seville, 111._____________________________ 495

Illinois River at Havana, 111-___________________________ 497

Sangamon River at Mahomet, Ill______________________ 498

Goose Creek near DeLand, 111._________________________ 499

Sangamon River at Monticello, 111.____________________ 499

Wildcat Creek tributary near Monticello, Ill___________-__ 501

Sangamon River near Oakley, Ill-___-______-____-_-__--- 501

South Fork Sangamon River near Nokomis, 111__________ 502

Flat Branch near Taylorville, Hl__________._____._ 502

South Fork Sangamon River at Kincaid, 111._____________ 503

South Fork Sangamon River near Rochester, 111_________ 504

Sangamon River at Riverton, Ill________________________ 505

Spring Creek near Springfield, Ill-_____--__-___-__-_----- 506

Sangamon River tributary at Andrew, 111-______________ 507

Salt Creek near Rowell, Ill_______________________ 507

Lake Fork near Cornland, 111.__________________________ 508

Kickapoo Creek tributary at Hey worth, I1L ______________ 508

Kickapoo Creek at Waynesville, Ill_________-__-______--- 509

Kickapoo Creek near Lincoln, Ill___________.___._______- 510

Sugar Creek near Hartsburg, Ill_________________________ 510

Salt Creek near Greenview, Ill__-___________-_-____-_-_- 511

Cabiness Creek tributary near Petersburg, Ill_____________ 512

Crane Creek near Easton, I1L_________________________ 513

Sangamon River near Oakford, Ill_________________-__-_- 513
CONTENTS XIX

Flood records at gaging stations and miscellaneous sites Continued 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Illinois River basin Continued Pa£e

La Moine River at Colmar, 111. _________________________ 514

La Moine River at Ripley, 111________________________ 515

Indian Creek tributary near Sinclair, 111.______-__-___-_-- 516

Illinois River at Meredosia, 111._________________________ 517

Dry Fork tributary near Mount Sterling, 111._____________ 518

North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek near Jacksonville, Ill____ 518

Illinois River tributary at Florence, 111.__________________ 519

Hurricane Creek near Roodhouse, Ill____________________ 519

Bear Creek tributary near Reeders, 111________-_---__---_ 520

Macoupin Creek near Kane, 111________________________ 520

Mississippi River main stem________________________________ 522

Mississippi River at Alton, 111_________________________ 522

Cahokia Creek basin_______________________-__---------_-_- 523

Cahokia Creek tributary near Carpenter, Ill______________ 523

Indian Creek at Wanda, 111_____________________ 523

Canteen Creek at Caseyville, IlL_______--__--__--------- 524

Kaskaskia River basin_____________________-___-________-_- 525

Kaskaskia River at Bondville, 111-___________-_____---- 525

Kaskaskia River at Ficklin, 111._________.-__--_-__-__--_ 526

Kaskaskia River near Arcola, 111._______________--_----- 526

Asa Creek at Sullivan, Ill___________________-__-___-_--_ 527

Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville, 111. __________________ 527

Mud Creek tributary near Tower Hill, 111. ___________ _ 528

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, Ill__________-_____---_---_ 528

Hurricane Creek tributary near Witt, 111.________________ 530

Kaskaskia River at Carlyle, IlL____-_____________-_---_- 530

Shoal Creek near Breese, 111__.___-_________-___-_-_--- 531

Williams Creek near Cordes, Ill_____________-___-------- 532

Silver Creek near Lebanon, Ill______________-_______---_ 532

Kaskaskia River at New Athens, 111._____________-__-_-- 532

Marys River basin___________________________________ _ 533

Marys River near Sparta, 111_____________--_-__-_ __ 533

Big Muddy River basin________..___________________._-_--- 534

Big Muddy River near Benton, Ill________-_______-_---_ 534

Andy Creek tributary at Valier, 111._____________________ 534

Big Muddy River at Plumfield, Ill_____--__--_-_-------- 535

Crab Orchard Creek near Marion, 111___________________ 535

Beaucoup Creek near Matthews, 111 ____________--___-_- 536

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, Ill_________-_--__-__- 537

Sexton Creek basin._______________________________________ 537

Green Creek tributary near Jonesboro, 111._______________ 537

Cache River basin_________________________________________ 538

Big Creek near Wetaug, Ill_________________.______ 538

Selected references.______________________________________________ 539

Index._________________________________________________________ 540
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ILLUSTKATIONS

Page

PLATE 1. Map of Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins 

showing gaging stations, hydrologic areas, and floodfrequency regions__--_-_----__-_--------------- In pocket

FIGURE 1. Map of conterminous United States_-__-_---_-__-____ 2

2. Compos te frequency curves for regions A-D____________ 5

3-5. Graphs showing variation of mean annual flood with 

drainage area:

3. Hydrologic areas l-3_--_-__------------_---_-- 6

4. Hydrologic areas 4-7._________________________ 7

5. Hydrologic areas 8-ll--_____-___-_--_--_--____ 8

6. Flood-reduction curve_-----------_--_--_----_--_---__ 8

7. Graph showing variation of mean annual flood with drainage area on main stems of Chippewa, Rock, lo-'va, and 

Fox Rivers._______________________________________ 9

8-12. Graphs showing relation of discharge for selected flood 

frequencies to drainage area:

8. Red River of the North_____________________ 10

9. Minnesota River below Chippewa River_______ 11

10. Mississippi River below Minnesota River-______ 12

11. Wisconsin River___________________________ 13

12. Kankakee and Illinois Rivers.__________________ 14

13. Flood-frequency curve for Little Fork River at Little Fork,

Minn____________________________________________ 17

TABLES

TABLE 1. Maximum floods at gaging stations. ___________________ 22

2. Peak discharges at miscellaneous sites and outstanding

floods at short-term gaging stations._________________ 14
MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF FLOODS IN THE UNITED STATES

PART 5. HUDSON BAY AND 

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

By JAMES L. PATTERSON and CHARLES R. GAMBLE

ABSTRACT

The magnitude and frequency of floods of any recurrence interval between 

1.1 and 50 years can be determined for most streams in the Hudson Bay and 

Upper Mississippi River basins by methods outlined in this report.

Flood-frequency curves were defined by flood data collected at many gaging 

stations. Composite frequency curves were drawn showing the relation of the 

mean annual flood to floods having recurrence intervals from 1.1 to 50 years. 

Other curves show the relation of the mean annual flood to basin characteristics. 

In that part of the report area in Montana, North Dakota and extreme northwestern Minnesota, only drainage basin size was used an independent variable 

in determining the magnitude of the mean annual flood. Both drainage basin 

size and area of lakes were found to be important factors influencing the magnitude 

of the mean annual flood for the remainder of the report area. A flood reduction 

curve was used to adjust the mean annual flood for the effect of lakes.

By combining data from the composite frequency curves, curves showing the 

relation of the mean annual flood to drainage area, and (where applicable) the 

flood reduction curve, flood-frequency curves can be drawn for streams in the 

report area whose peak flows are not materially affected by manmade changes. 

The curves should not be extrapolated beyond the range denned by base data. 

The regional curves are not applicable to some of the large rivers, which are given 

special treatment in this report.

INTRODUCTION 

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

This report is one of a series covering flood-frequency in the conterminous United States. The purpose of this report is (1) to present 

methods by which the magnitude and frequency of floods for streams 

in the report area can be estimated and (2) to present all known 

significant peak flood data.

The area covered by this report (fig. 1) is the Hudson Bay and upper 

Mississippi River basins, and includes parts of Montana, North 

Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. Flood-frequency reports have been published for 

parts of the report area by all of these States except Montana. A list

1
MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF FLOODS, PART 5
APPLICATION OF FLOOD-FREQUENCY DATA 3

of the publications of these States is included in the section "Selected 

references."

This report was prepared under the general supervision of Francis 

J. Flynn, chief, Basic- Records Section, Surface Water Branch, Water 

Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey. Part of the data analysis and technical guidance was provided by A. Rice Green, hydraulic 

engineer, U.S. Geological Survey. Basic data were compiled by Geological Survey personnel in the district offices of the Surface Water 

Branch under the supervision of their respective district engineers.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Unless otherwise noted in individual station descriptions, the data 

were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey with the assistance of 

many Federal and State agencies, municipalities, corporations, and 

private individuals. Credit has been given for assistance in the, annual 

series of water-supply papers of the Geological Survey entitled "Surface Water Supply of the United States" and, since 1960, in the annual Geological Survey surface-water reports of the various States.

APPLICATION OF FLOOD-FREQUENCY DATA

The method of analysis used in this report is described by Dalrymple (1960), and Benson (1962). A brief description of the method 

used is given in section entitled "Method of analysis."

The report area was divided into four flood-frequency regions 

(A-D) and 11 hydrologic areas (1-11) as outlined on plate 1. P«-parate 

composite curves have been defined for each of the flood-frequency 

regions (fig. 2) showing as ordinate the ratio of peak discharges to an 

index flood (mean annual flood) and as abscissa the recurrence interval, in years. Mean annual flood curves (figs. 3-5) have been defined 

for each of hydrologic areas and show the relation of the mean annual 

flood to size of the drainage basin. In hydrologic areas 4-11, peak 

flows are reduced by natural storage in numerous lakes in many of 

the drainage basins. A flood reduction curve (fig. 6) was defined 

showing the relation of flood reduction factor to percentage of drainage basin covered by lakes. The flood reduction curve is applicable 

only in areas 4-11.

The magnitude of floods having recurrence intervals from 1.1 to 

50 years can be estimated from appropriate composite regional 

curves and mean annual flood curves for streams in hydrologic areas 

1-3. The flood reduction curve must be used in conjunction with 

mean annual flood curves in hydrologic areas 4-11 when the areas 

of lakes amounts to as much as about 0.2 percent of the total area of 

the drainage basin. Results based on extrapolation of the curves be-
4 MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF FLOODS, PART 5

yond the indicated range in drainage basin size and beyond recurrence 

intervals of 50 years are not dependable.

In North Dakota much of the area in some drainage basins does 

not contribute to direct surface runoff. Only the contributing area 

should be used in determining flood-frequency relations from this 

report.

Flood-frequency relations are shown for streams having natural 

drainage conditions or subject to only slight control. Dr,ta for many 

streams used in the analysis were affected to a minor degree by regulation or diversions.

REGIONAL APPLICATION

The following procedure is not applicable to some of the large 

streams in the report area nor to streams whose peak flows are materially affected by manmade changes. Streams given separate treatment 

are listed in the section entitled "Special application." The general 

procedure for application of flood-frequency data is as follows:

1. If the selected site is not in the excepted category, determine 

from plate 1 the flood-frequency region (A-D) and th e hydrologic 

area (1-11) in which the site is located.

2. Determine the size of the drainage area from the best available map.

3. For hydrologic areas 4-11, determine the area of lakes in the 

drainage basin above the site from the best available map. 

Compute the percentage of lakes by dividing the lako area by the 

total drainage area and multiplying by 100.

4. Determine the discharge of the mean annual flood fron the appropriate mean annual flood curve (figs. 3-5).

5. If the site is in hydrologic areas 4-11 and the area of lakes is 0.2 

percent or greater, determine the flood reduction factor from 

the flood reduction curve (fig. 6). Apply this factor to the mean 

annual flood as determined in step 4.

6. From the appropriate composite frequency curve (fig. 2) determine 

the ratio of the flood of the selected recurrence interval to the 

mean annual flood.

7. Multiply the ratio obtained in step 6 by the mean annual flood

(step 4 or 5).

A complete flood-frequency curve up to 50-year recurrence interval 

can be defined by repeating steps 6 and 7 for several selected recurrence 

intervals.

ILLUSTRATIVE PROBLEM

A bridge is to be built across Big Fork River at the village of Big 

Falls, Minn., that will pass a flood having a recurrence interval of 50 

years. What discharge must the bridge be designed to pass?
APPLICATION OF FLOOD-FREQUENCY DATA 5

1. Big Fork River is not in the excepted category listed in the section 

entitled "Special application" nor are peak flows materially 

affected by regulation or diversion. Regional curves are applicable.

2. The site is in hydrologic area 4 and region C (pi. 1).

3. The drainage area measured from the best available map P 1,460 

square miles.

4. The area of lakes in the drainage basin above the site is 77 square 

miles, or 7Kj460 XlOO=5.3 percent of the total drainage area.

5. The discharge of the mean annual flood for a drainage area of 1,460 

square miles in hydrologic area 4 is 14,400 cfs (cubic feet per 

second) (fig. 4). The flood-reduction factor for a drainage basin 

having 5.3 percent of the area covered by lakes is 0.45 (fig. 6). 

The discharge for the adjusted mean annual flood is 0.45 X 14,400 

= 6,480 cfs.

6. The ratio of the 50-year flood to the mean annual flood is 2.47 

(fig. 2).

7. The discharge of the 50-year flood is 6,480X2.47=16,000 c*s.

If the recurrence interval of a known flood is desired for the above 

site, compute the ratio of the discharge of the flood to that of tt^ mean 

annual flood (6,480 cfs) and, using the computed ratio as ordinate, 

read the recurrence interval from the abscissa scale, figure 2, c\irve C.

Use region C curve for Mississippi Rive 

main stem above Minnesota River

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RECURRENCE INTERVAL, IN YEARS

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APPLICATION OF FLOOD-FREQUENCY DATA

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SPECIAL APPLICATION

Some of the large streams in the report area traverse more than one 

hydrologic area or flood-frequency region. These streams integrate 

flood-flow characteristics of each of the areas through which they flow 

and have flood-frequency relations that are not compatible wi*:h those 

of smaller tributary streams. Curves defined on the basis of floodfrequency regions and hydrologic areas are not applicable to these 

streams, and separate treatment is necessary. The streams fall into 

two categories: those for which composite frequency curves (fig. 2) are 

applicable, whereas mean annual flood curves (figs. 3-5) are not, and 

those for which neither composite nor mean annual flood curves are 

applicable.

Streams in the first category are Chippewa River, Rock River below 

Yahara River, Iowa River above Cedar River, and Fox River below 

Sugar Creek. Individual curves (fig. 7) showing the relation between 

mean annual flood and drainage area were drawn for each of these
8 MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF FLOODS, PAF.T 5

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10 ,20 50 100 200 500 1000 2000 £000 

DRAINAGE AREA, IN SQUARE MILES 10,000

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streams. Flood magnitudes for sites lying within the stream reaches 

described above can be determined as described under "Regional 

application," except that values of the mean annual flood are taken 

from figure 7. The flood reduction curve (fig. 6) should not be used to 

adjust mean annual flood values.
APPLICATION OF FLOOD-FREQUENCY DATA 9

50,000

20,000

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5000

200C

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(figure 6) to adjust mean annual 

flood derived from these curves

500 1000 2000 5000 11,000

DRAINAGE AREA, IN SQUARE MILES

FIGURE 7. Variation of mean annual flood with drainage area on main stems of 

Chippewa River, Rock River below Yahara River, Iowa River above Cedar 

River, and Fox River below Sugar Creek. Numbers refer to gaging stations in 

table 1 and on plate 1.

Streams in the second category are Red River of the Nortl , Minnesota River below Chippewa River, Mississippi River below Minnesota River, Wisconsin River, and Kankakee and Illinois Rivers. 

Families of curves (figs. 8-12) showing the relation of discharge for 

selected flood frequencies to drainage area were drawn for each of 

these streams. Flood magnitudes for selected flood frequencies at sites 

on these streams can be taken directly from the appropriate curve by 

first determining the drainage area for the site.

EFFECTS OF REGULATION AND DIVERSION

Peak-flow records used to regionalize flood-frequency relations 

should ideally be unaffected by regulation or diversion, which cannot 

be evaluated on a regional basis. A strict adherence to these criteria 

would preclude the use of records for many streams; therefore, records 

for streams whose peak flows are affected only to a minor degree 

have been used in the analysis. Records for many other streams could
10 MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF FLOODS, PART 5

10 20 

CONTRIBUTING DRAINAGE AREA, IN THOUSANDS

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OF SQUARE MILES

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FIGURE 8. Relation of discharge for selected flood frequencies to drainage area, 

Red River of the North main stem. Numbers refer to gaging stations in table 1 

and on plate 1.
APPLICATION OF FLOOD-FREQUENCY DATA 11

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DRAINAGE AREA, IN THOUSANDS OF SQUARE MILES

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FIGURE 9. Relation of discharge for selected flood frequencies to drainage area, 

Minnesota River main stem below Chippewa River. Numbers refer io gaging 

stations in table 1 and on plate 1.
12 MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF FLOODS, PAPT 5

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above Minnesota River

30 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

DRAINAGE AREA, IN THOUSANDS OF SQUARE MILES

FIGURE 10. Relation of discharge for selected flood frequencies to drainage area, 

Mississippi River main stem below Minnesota River. Numbers refer to gaging 

stations in table 1 and on plate 1.

not be used because of the large effect of regulation and diversion nor 

could regional frequency curves be used to predict probable peak 

flows on streams similarly affected without making allowances for 

manmade changes. Regulation due to storage in natural lakes is not 

subject to operational procedures of man and its effect on peak flow 

has been evaluated and is expressed by a flood reduction curve (fig. 6). 

Peak flows for most of the large streams listed in the section entitled 

"Special application" are affected in varying degrees by manmade 

changes. Unless the effect on peak flows changes materially after the 

date of this analysis (1961), the curves of relation shown in figures 

7-12 can be used in estimating peak flows for recurrence intervals up 

to 50 years.
APPLICATION OF FLOOD-FREQUENCY DATA 13

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Wisconsin River main stem. Numbers refer to gaging stations in table 1 and on 

plate 1.

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14 MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF FLOODS, P^RT 5

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Kankakee and Illinois Rivers main stems. Numbers refer to gaging stations in 

table 1 and on plate 1.

DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA

RIVER BASINS

The area covered by this report includes that part of the Hudson 

Bay drainage in the United States and the Mississippi River basin 

above the Missouri River. Eastern tributaries of the Mississippi River 

between the Missouri and the Ohio Rivers are also incl ided. Streams 

in the Hudson Bay basin are the Saskatchewan River tributaries east 

of the continental divide in northwestern Montana and the Red River 

of the North and Lake of the Woods basins in northeastern South 

Dakota, eastern and northern North Dakota, and northwestern 

Minnesota. The Mississippi River in the report area drains parts of 

South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and 

Missouri. Principal eastern tributaries of the Mississippi River are 

the Wisconsin and the Illinois Rivers. Principal western tributaries are 

the Minnesota, Iowa, and Des Moines Rivers.

TOPOGRAPHY

Except in Montana, the topography of the report area does not 

vary greatly. Altitudes range from less than 400 feet alc^ig the Missis-
FLOOD-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS 15

sippi River in the vicinity of Alton, 111., to about 2,000 feet in northern 

North Dakota. Altitudes in the Montana part of the report area range 

from about 4,000 feet along the Canadian border to about 10,000 feet in 

Glacier National Park. Fenneman (1931) gives a detailed description 

of the physiographic divisions of the basins.

The most unusual feature of the topography affecting peak flows 

is the thousands of natural lakes located principally in Minnesota 

and Wisconsin.

CLIMATE

Annual precipitation in the Montana part of Hudson Bay basin 

ranges sharply from about 20 inches in the east to about 55 inches in 

the west. For the remainder of the report area, annual precipHation 

ranges from about 14 inches in northwestern North Dakota to about 

44 inches in the vicinity of Alton, 111. Precipitation ranges fairly uniformly, increasing in a northwest to southeast direction.

Most flood peaks in the report area are caused by snowmelt and 

generally occur during the period April through June. In the southern 

part of the area, floods are frequently the result of general rains or 

intense thunderstorms over small areas. Some of the greatest floods 

have been caused by sharply rising temperatures and heavy rainfall 

on snow and frozen ground. Such a situation caused the grer.t flood 

of June 1964 in Montana and that of April 1965 in the upper Mississippi River basin.

During the spring breakup, ice jams frequently result iu peak 

stages, with consequent flooding, at times when the discharge is not 

particularly great.

FLOOD-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS 

METHOD OF ANALYSIS

The method of analysis used in this report is explained in detail 

in Water-Supply Paper 1543-A (Dalrymple, 1960). Peak discharge 

data collected at a point on a stream (a gaging station) are used to 

define flood-frequency relations at the gaging station. The frequency 

relations defined at many gaging stations are then combined to define 

regional frequency relations that can be applied to both gaged and 

ungaged sites over a large area. Using peak-flow data collected at 

gaging stations on many streams of various types and sizes of drainage 

basins in the report area, two basic frequency relations were c^fined: 

(1) a composite curve showing the relation between the magnitude 

of floods of various recurrence intervals to that of the mean annual 

flood, and (2) a curve showing the relation of the mean annual flood 

to the drainage area. A flood reduction curve, showing the relation 

between the percentage of area of lakes and a flood reduction factor,
16 MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF FLOODS, PAFT 5

was defined for that part of the Upper Mississippi Rive:" basin where 

many natural lakes are found.

FLOOD FREQUENCY AT A GAGING STATION 

TYPES OF FLOOD SERIES

Peak-flow data can be analyzed as either an annual food series or 

a partial-duration flood series. In the annual flood series, only the 

greatest flood occurring during each water year (Oct. 1 to Sept. 30) 

is used. In the partial-duration series, all peaks above a selected base 

are used. Although the annual flood series does not define relations 

for floods occurring on the average of more than once a year and 

does not take into consideration some large floods which are not the 

highest for the year, it has the advantage of being a complete duration 

series and is adaptable to mathematical analysis. The annual series 

has been used in this report.

Langbein (1949) has shown by statistical principles that the two 

methods give practically the same results for recurrence intervals 

greater than 10 years. The relation between recurrence interval as 

computed for the two series is shown, in years, in the following table:

Annual flood Partial-duration 

series flood series

10.5--___--_____._________ 10

20.5-_-__-----___-----____ 20

50

100

Annual flood Partial-duration 

series flood series

1.16___ _______________ 0.5

1.58 __________________ 1.0

2.00_____________________ 1.45

2.54_____________________ 2.0

5.52_____________________ 5.0

The preceding table can be used to convert recurrence intervals 

obtained from curves shown in this report to those for the partialduration series. There is a distinction in the meaning of "recurrence 

interval" between the two series. In the annual flood series, the 

recurrence interval is the average interval of time within which a 

given flood will be equaled or exceeded once as an annual maximum. 

In the partial-duration series, the recurrence interval is the average 

interval of time within which a given flood will be equaled or exceeded 

once without regard to the water year or any other period of time.

FLOOD-FREQUENCY CURVES

A flood-frequency curve for a stream shows the relation between 

the annual peak discharge and the recurrence interval. Any suitable 

plotting paper can be used. A special form, based on the theory of 

extreme values (Powell, 1943), was used in this analysis Recurrence 

interval is computed by the formula T=(n-\-l)im, where T is the 

recurrence interval in years, n is the number of years of record, and 

m is the order number, beginning with the largest flood as number 1. 

A frequency curve for Little Fork River at Little Fork, Minn., is 

shown in figure 13.
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FLOOD-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS 17

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FIGURE 13. Flood-frequency curve for Little Fork River at Little ForV Minn.

Annual peak flows for the period 1929-61 (33 yr) were used in 

defining the frequency curve. The greatest flood during this period 

was 25,000 cfs. The recurrence interval was computed by substituting 

the order number for this discharge in the formula given above as 

T_33±i_2£ years< The recurrence interval for each of the other 

annual peaks was computed in the same manner and plotted against 

the corresponding discharge. A smooth curve was fitted to the plotted 

points by visual inspection.

From the definition of recurrence interval given above, it is apparent 

that the probability of occurrence of a flood of a given magnitude 

is the inverse of the recurrence interval. Thus a 20-year flood has a 

5-percent chance of occurring in any year and a 100-year flcod has 

a 1-percent chance of occurring in any year; however, this does not 

imply that a 20-year flood will occur once every 20 years or that 

a 100-year flood will occur once every 100 years. The relations between selected recurrence intervals and probability of occurrence 

during selected time periods are shown below.

Recurrence interval of flood (years)

Probability of a flood of indicated recurrence interval being 

exceeded one or more times during indicated time period 

(years)

10 25 50 100

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18 MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF FLOODS, PAFT 5

REGIONAL FLOOD FREQUENCY

Flood-frequency relations defined at individual gaging sites have 

been combined to obtain two basic relations. First, the records were 

combined on the basis of similarity of the slope of the individual 

station frequency curves to give curves showing the relation of floods 

of any frequency to an index flood (the mean annual flood,. Second, the 

mean annual flood was related to significant basin characteristics.

MEAN ANNUAL FLOOD

The mean annual flood has been used as a basis for determining the 

magnitude and frequency of floods in this report. By definition, the 

mean annual flood is a flood-having a recurrence interval of 2.33 years 

in the annual flood series. According to the theory of extreme values, 

the arithmetic means of all annual floods has a value corresponding to 

the flood of 2.33-year recurrence interval. Several advantages of using 

the mean annual flood as an index are as follows: It is not seriously 

affected by floods of extreme magnitude, it is largely determined from 

floods of average magnitude, and it can be defined from a shorter 

period of record than can floods having a longer recurrence interval.

The index flood for each of 383 gaging stations havirg 10 or more 

years of record not materially affected by manmade changes was used 

in the analysis. These data were graphically correlated wHh contributing drainage basin size as an independent variable. It was found that the 

correlation was improved considerably by using the area, of lakes as a 

second variable. On the basis of these correlations, 11 hydrologic areas 

were defined. These areas are outlined on plate 1 and curves of relation 

are shown in figures 3-5. A flood reduction curve was defined and used 

to adjust mean annual flood values for hydrologic are^s 4-11. The 

flood reduction curve is shown in figure 6.

COMPOSITE FREQUENCY CURVES

Using the slope of the individual frequency curves as a guide, the 

report area was divided into four homogeneous regions. The four 

regions (A-D) are outlined on plate 1 and curves of relation are shown 

in figure 2. Before combining a group of stations into a region, a homogeneity test was made to determine if the slope of the freq uency curves 

differed more than might be expected in random sampling. The composite frequency curves in figure 2 show the relation of food peaks to 

the mean annual flood in each of the four regions. These curves were 

derived by first computing ratios of floods having recurrence intervals 

of 1.1, 1.5, 5, 10, 20, and 50 years to the mean annual flood and then 

computing the median ratio for each recurrence interval for eachregion.
FLOOD RECORDS AT GAGING STATIONS 19 

SUMMARY

Curves presented in this report can be used to estimate the magnitude of floods having recurrence intervals between 1.1 and 5C years 

for gaged or ungaged streams in the Hudson Bay and Upper Mississippi 

River basins in the United States. Flood-frequency relations shown are 

based on records for virtually natural conditions and are not applicable to streams whose peaks are materially affected by diversion or 

regulation by man. The composite frequency curves (fig. 2) should not 

be extrapolated to recurrence intervals greater than 50 years nor should 

mean annual flood curves (figs. 3-5) be extended below or above ranges 

in drainage basin size indicated.

Drainage basin size has been used as an independent variable in 

hydrologic areas 1-3. Both basin size and area of lakes have been used 

as independent variables in hydrologic areas 4-11. Effects o* other 

variables are indirectly recognized by division of the report area into 

flood-frequency regions and hydrologic areas.

Flood-frequency relations for some of the large streams that do not 

conform to the regional analysis are defined by individual curve? shown 

in figures 7-12.

FLOOD RECORDS AT GAGING STATIONS AND 

MISCELLANEOUS SITES

A summary of maximum known stages and discharges for the 713 

gaging stations for which records are included in this report are 

contained in table 1. Table 2 contains similar data for outstanding 

floods at miscellaneous sites and at gaging stations having lew than 

5 years peakflow record through 1961. The data are listed in the 

downstream order currently being used by the U.S. Geological Purvey. 

The station numbers shown in table 1 are permanent reference numbers used in Geological Survey water-supply papers since 19£8. The 

station number and location of stations included in table 1 are 

shown on plate 1. Because all stations are in Part 5, the prefix denoting 

the "Part" has been omitted. Sites for data listed in table 2 have been 

numbered consecutively beginning with number 1 as the most upstream site. The period of known floods is the period, in water years, 

during which the listed peak is believed to be the maximum and does 

not necessarily indicate that all the annual floods are known for the 

period.

Following the tables of maximum known floods is a compilation of 

flood peaks for the 713 gaging stations given in table 1. A brief descrip-
20 MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY OF FLOODS, PART 5

tion of each gaging station is given and is accompanied by a tabulation 

of peaks. Both peak stages and discharges are usually given, but in 

some places only peak stage or discharge is given. Frequently the peak 

stage for the year is caused by backwater from ice and occurs on a 

different day than the peak discharge. For such events, both peak 

stage and discharge are given with date of corresponding occurrence. 

For gaging stations where the relation between stage and discharge is 

materially affected by ice cover or ice jams, the amourt of ice effect 

is also given.

Peak discharges, unless otherwise noted, are instantaneous peaks 

expressed in cubic feet per second. The peaks are arranged by the 

water year which begins October 1 and ends September 30 and is 

identified by the year in which it ends; thus, a peak occurring in 

October, November, or December 1949 would be give^i in the 1950 

water year. Peaks are given for period of record through 1961.

Underlines in the tables of peak stages and discharges have the 

following significance:

1. Line in "Water year" column means a discontinuous record.

2. Line beginning at "Date" column and continuing through "Discharge" column means a change in site and datum.

3. Line in "Date" and "Discharge" column means a change in site 

only.

4. Line in "Gage height" column means a change in datum.

5. No underlines are used for changes in site or datum if records have

been adjusted to present conditions.

Gaging-station records of less than 5 years in length, records on 

irrigation or diversion ditches, and records for gaging stations just 

downstream from major reservoirs that are completely regulated are 

not included in this report.

MAXIMUM KNOWN FLOODS 

Table 1. Maximum floods at gaging stations

Station 

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Gaging station

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drainage area

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Percent 

in

lakes

Flood

region 

and 

hydro - 

logic

area

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Period 

known f

(water ye

Hudson Bay basin

100

105

,110

115

120

125

130

137

140

145

150

160

165

175

300

305

400

405

460

475

485

490

500

505

Saskatchewan River basin:

North Fork Belly River at international

boundary .

Belly River near Mountain View, Alberta....

Waterton River near international boundary.

Street Creek at international boundary.....

Boundary Creek at international boundary...

Waterton River near Waterton Park, Alberta.

St. Mary River above Swiftcurrent Creek,

near Babb, Mont.

Swiftourrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont...

Swiftcurrent Creek near Babb, Mont .........

Red River of the North basin:

Otter Tail River near Detroit Lakes, Minn..

Otter Tail River at German Church near

Fergus Falls, Minn.

Pelican River near Detroit Lakes, Minn.....

Pelican River near Fergus Falls, Minn......

Otter Tail River below Orwell Dam, near

Fergus Falls, Minn.

Mustinka ditch above West Branch Mustinka

River, near Charlesville, Minn.

West Branch Mustinka River below Mustinka

ditoh, near Charlesville, Minn.

Mustinka River above Wheaton, Minn. ........

Bois de Sioux River near White Rock,

S. Dak.

Bois de Sioux River near Fair-mount, N. Dak.

74.8

10.1

121

61.0

6.0

21.0

238

177

3.47

31.4

7.2

64.3

100

278

270

1,230

123

482

1,830

-

-

834

1,160

1,540

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

11.4

-

-

13.3

-

-

-

1.5

-

-

Dl

Dl

Dl

Dl

Dl

Dl

Dl

Dl

Dl

Dl

Dl

_

Dl

Dl

C6

B6

C6

B6

-

-

-

A7

-

BS

1,600

340

2,300

1,370

230

600

3,900

3,100

152

820

260

_

2,000

4,400

236

-

-

372

-

-

-

1,000

-

970

1948-6

1948-5

1908-6

1912-6

1948-6

1948-6

1948-6

1908-6

1902-1

1950-6

1913-6

1918-3

1913-19

1902-9

1902-6

1937-6

1904-6

1908-1

1943-5

1910-1

1943-

1931-6

1944-5

1944-

1916-1

1919-2

1931-5

1942-6

1916-

1920-
510

515 

517

520

525

530

540 

545

550

552

555

560

560.2 

560.4 

560.6 

560.8 

561

562

563

564

570 

572

580 

585

587

590

595

597

598

598.5

Rabbit River at Campbell, Minn .............

Red River of the North at Wahpeton, N. Dak. 

Wild Rice River near Cayuga, N. Dak........

Wild Rice River near Mantador, N. Dak......

Antelope Creek at Dwight, N. Dak. ..........

Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, N. Dak...

Red River of the North at Pargo, N. Dak.... 

Sheyenne River above Harvey, N. Dak........

Sheyenne River near Harvey, N. Dak.........

Big Coulee near Maddock, N. Dak. ...........

Sheyenne River at Sheyenne, N. Dak.........

Mauvais Coulee tributary near Bisbee, 

N. Dak. 

Mauvais Coulee tributary No. 2 near Cando, 

N. Dak. 

Mauvais Coulee tributary No. 3 near Cando, 

N. Dak. 

Mauvais Coulee tributary No. 4 near Bisbee, 

N. Dak.

Edmore Coulee near Edmore, N. Dak. .........

Little Coulee at Leeds, N. Dak. ............

Sheyenne River near Cooperstown, N. Dak.... 

Baldhill Creek near Dazey, N. Dak. .........

Sheyenne River below Baldhill Dam, N. Dak.. 

Sheyenne River at Valley City, N. Dak......

Sheyenne River at Lisbon, N. Dak. ..........

Sheyenne River near Kindred, N. Dak........

Sheyenne River at West Pargo, N. Dak.......

Maple River near Enderlin, N. Dak. .........

Swan Creek near Absaraka, N. Dak. . .........

266

4,010 

565

807

278

1,492

6,800 

154

174

90

660

760

2.83 

8.48 

60.2 

24.4 

377

282

140

1,820

1,270 

351

1,910 

2,110

2,490

3,020

3,090

796

22

2

0.8

-

_

:

_

-

-

__

A6

A3

A3

A3

A3 

A3

A3

A3

A3

A3 

A3 

A3 

A3 

A3

A3

_

A3 

A3

A3

A3

A3

A3

A3

A3

A3

783

580

690

400

950 

3,800

313

625

670

470

400

_

880 

450

1,130

1,230

1,380

1,380

680

_

1943-

1897-1

1942-

1952-

1956-

1943-

1943-

1949-

1897-1

1933-

1882-1

1956-

1943,194

1957-

1930-

1933,194

1950-

1955-

1955-

1955-

1955-

1954-

1957-

1956-

1956-

1950-

1945-

1950-

1956-

1948-

1882-1

1919,193

1950-

1957-

1947 

1948-

1903-6, 1

1930-

1956-

1955-

1955-

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Maximum floods at gaging stations Conti

Station 

No.

Gaging station

Contributing 

drainage area

Total 

(sq mi)

Percent 

in 

lakes

Flood 

region 

and 

hydro - 

logic 

area

Areal 

«2.33 

(cfs)

Period 

known f

(water y

Hudson Bay basin Continued

599 

599.5

600 

605 

610

615 

620 

622

625 

630 

635 

640 

645

655 

665

670 

675 

680 

685

690

745 

750

760 

765

Red River of the North basin Continued

Swan Creek tributary near Casselton, 

N. Dak.

South Branch Buffalo River at Sabin, Minn..

South Branch Wild Rice River near Borup, 

Minn.

Red River of the North at Halstad, Minn....

Red Lake River at High Landing, near 

Goodridge, Minn. 

Thief River near Thief River Palls, Minn...

Red Lake River at Thief River Palls, Minn..

30 

2.5

1,379 

116 

322

522 

1,040 

194

888

254 

1,600 

18,000

407 

1,093

151 

324

405 

1,950 

2,300

959 

3,450

3.2

.9 

1.5

3.8

20.3

2.7

A3 

A3

A3 

A3 

B6

B2 

B2 

A3

B2

B2

A3 

A3

B2 

B6 

B3

B6

920 

252 

643

1,030 

1,610 

330

1,460 

640

7,900

485 

810

860 

1,620 

2,080

1955-

1955-

1944-

1947-

1921-

1945-

1945-

1931-

1925-

1956-

1909-

1931-

1948-

1944-

1944-

1897-1

1936,1

1942-

1940-

1882,1

1904,1

1931-

1948-

1944-

1943-

1943-

1943-

1933-

1930-

1909-

1919-

1929-

1910-
770

785

825 

826 

826.8

829

845

880 

890 

892

897

898

920 

925

930 

940

960

Clearwater River near Pinewood, Mlnn.......

Clearwater River at Red Lake Palls, Minn...

Red River of the North at Grand Porks, 

N. Dak. 

English Coulee tributary near Grand Porks, 

N. Dak. 

Saltwater Coulee tributary near Emerado, 

N. Dak.

Freshwater Coulee near Emerado, N. Dak.....

South Branch Park River near Park River, 

N. Dak. 

South Branch Park River below Homme Dam, 

N. Dak. 

North Branch Park River at Gardar, N. Dak..

Cart CJreek tributary near Crystal, N. Dak..

Red River of the North at Drayton, N. Dak..

South Branch Two Rivers at Pelan, Minn.....

South Branch Two Rivers at Lake Bronson, 

Minn.

North Branch Two Rivers near Lancaster, 

Minn.

132

1,370 

5,280

26,300 

4.68 

22.0

31.0 

556

484

214 

226 

35.7

74.0

3.77 

695

31,000

281 

444

644

32

-

3.1

2.1 

9.9

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

.2

B6

B6

B6 

B6

A2 

A2 

A2

A2 

A2

A2

A2

A2

A2

A2 

A2

A2

A2 

A2

B2 

B2

B2

-

1,040

3,210 

5,180

15,700

162 

1,060

980

580 

177

286

19,000 

415

690 

920

165

194

193

191

193

1882

195

195

195

194

194

194

193

1935-4

1907

194

194

194

195

195

195

195

1916,1

193

1860

193

192

195

192

194

195

1930,1

194

193

194

194
Table 1.--Maximum floods at gaging stations Cont

Station 

No.

Gaging station

Contributing 

drainage area

Total 

(sq mi)

Percent 

in 

lakes

Flood 

region

and

hydrologic 

area

Areal 

02.33 

(cfs)

Period 

known 

(water y

Hudson Bay basin Continued

970

975

990

994

995

1000

1005

1010

1025

1030

1040

1045

1050

1055

1060

1065

1070

1075

1080

1090

1095

1105

1110

1120

1125

1135

1140

Red River of the North basin Continued

North Branch Two Rivers at Lancaster, Minn. 209

North Branch Two Rivers near Northcote, 386

Minn. 

Pembina River near Manitou, Manitoba....... 2,300

Little Pembina River near Walhalla, N. Dak. 172

Pembina River near Walhalla, N. Dak........ 3,330

Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak............. 3,410

Herzog Creek near Concrete, N. Dak......... 18.9

Tongue River at Akra, N. Dak............... 162

Red River of the North at Emerson, Manitoba 36,400

Roseau River near Malung, Minn............. 252

South Pork Roseau River near Malung, Minn.. 312

Roseau River below South Pork, near Malung, 573

Minn. 

Roseau River at Roseau, Minn...............

Roseau River near Roseau, Minn.............

Sprague Creek near Sprague, Minn........... 169

Roseau River at Roseau Lake, Minn..........

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn........... 74.6

Roseau River at Ross, Minn................. 1,220

Roseau River near Badger, Minn.............

Badger Creek near Badger, Minn............. 2.2

Roseau River near Haug, Minn...............

Roseau River at head of State ditch 51,

near Oak Point, Minn. 

Roseau River at Oak Point, Minn............

Roseau River below State ditch 51, near 1,570

Caribou, Minn. 

Roseau River at international boundary,

near Caribou, Minn. 

Long Creek near Crosby, N. Dak............. 780

Souris River near Sherwood, N. Dak......... 3,250

1,190

500

1,460

1,470

480

20,400

837

735

1,100

490

290

1,790

2,100

680

1,430

1941-

1954

1941-

1945

1921-

1925,19

1956

1940,19

1904-

1910-

1919

1955

1860-

1861,

1897,19

1929

1912

1929

1929

1919,19

1919,19

1929

1919,19

1929

1896-

1929

1896-

1929

1932

l<nQ,lq

1919,19

1919,19

1917,19

1933

1904

1927
1160 

1162

1163 

1165

1175 

1200 

1202

1205 

1215 

1220 

1225

1231

1234 

1235.2

1235.4 

1235.6 

1235.8 

1236 

1237

1240

1245 

1250 

1255 

1260 

1265

1270

1275 

1280

1285 

1290

1305 

1310 

1315

1320

1335 

See f

Des Laos River tributary near Donnybrook, 

N. Dak.

Wintering River near Bergen, N. Dak........

Oak Creek at Lake Metigoshe Outlet, near 

Bottineau, N. Dak. 

Willow Creek near Willow City, N. Dak......

Egg Creek tributary near Deering, N. Dak...

Cut Bank Creek at North Lake Outlet, near 

Granville, N. Dak.

Lake of the Woods basin:

Namakan River at outlet of Lac la Croix, 

Ontario.

Vermilion River below Vermilion Lake, near 

Tower, Minn. 

Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn. ........

ootnotes at end of table.

3,500 

3.82

5.9 

539

4,200 

4,600 

126

285 

4,800 

4,900 

91

59.0

730 

7.0

26.4 

3.50 

40.8 

139 

244

6,900

341

180 

53.0 

68.5

1,200

1,740 

5,165

115 

483

187 

50.6 

1,730

1,460 

19 , 400

4.0 

3.9 

8.4

17.7 

18.1

.4 

16.6

3.4 

4.0 

2.2

5.3

A3 

A3

A3 

A3

A3

A3

A3 

A3

A3 

A3 

A3 

A3

C4 

C4 

C4 

C4 

C4

C4

C4 

C4

C4 

C4

C4 

C4 

C4

C4 

C4

1,480

560 

1,610

660 

280

1,760

926 

535 

235

3,440 

10,200

1,040 

956

1,030 

260 

11,300

6,480

1937-

1956-

1955-

1886-1

1946-

1904-

1937-

1957-

1937-

1933-

1937-

1954-

1954-

1956-

1955-

1955-

1955-

1955-

1957-

1957-

1930-

1953-

1952-

1953-

1952-

1953-

1906-

1913-

1924-

1926-

1930-

1922-

1950-

1912-

1929-

1943-

1943-

1910-

1929-

1910-

1929-

1929-
Table 1.--Maximum floods at gaging stations--Cont

Station 

No.

Gaging station

Contributing 

drainage area

Total 

(sq mi)

Percent

In 

lakes

Flood 

region

and 

hydrologic 

area

Areal 

Q2.33 

(cfs)

Period 

known f

(water y

Hudson Bay basin Continued

1405

Lake of the Woods basin--Continued

E. Br. Warroad River near Warroad, Minn....

543

102 .1 C4 970 1946-

Upper Mississippi River basin

2110

2180 

2205

007 c

2427

2455

2760

Mississippi River main stem: 

Mississippi River at Grand Rapids, Minn.... 

Swan River basin:

Mississippi River main stem: 

Mississippi River above Sandy River, near 

Libby, Minn. 

Mississippi River below Sandy River, near 

Libby, Minn.

Rabbit River basin:

Crow Wing River basin : 

Little Sand Lake Outlet near Dorset, Minn..

Long Prairie River near Motley, Minn.......

Mississippi River main stem:

Platte River basin:

Sauk River basin:

Elk River basin:

Mississippi River main stem:

Crow River basin : 

North Pork Crow River near Regal, Minn.....

3,370

4,560 

5,060

74

973

14,500

215

10

9.5 

9

6.3

.9

C6

C6 

C6

C6

C6

C6

B6

3,370

4,800 

5,590

3,400

20,300

616

1884-1

1954-

1897-1

1927 

1930-

1932-

1931-

1910-17,

1927-

1930-

1931-

1916-56,

1944-54,
2780 

2785

2790 

2800

2835

2860

2885

2895

2900 

2910

2920

OQ9R

£;?£O

pQ'zin £you

2940 

3000

3010 

3040

3045

3050

3110 

3135

3145

3150

3165

3170 

3175

3180

Middle Fork Crow River near Spicer, Minn...

South Fork Crow River near Mayer, Minn..... 

Crow River at Rockford, Mlnn. ..............

Mississippi River main stem:

Rum River basin :

Mississippi River main stem:

Minnehaha Creek basin: 

Minnehaha Creek at Minnetonka Mills, Minn..

Minnesota River basin: 

Little Minnesota River near Peever, S. Dak.

Whetstone River near Big Stone City, 

S. Dak.

Pomme de Terre River at Appleton, Minn..... 

Lac qui Parle River near Lao qui Parle, 

Minn. 

Minnesota River near Lac qui Parle, Minn...

Chippewa River near Watson, Minn. ..........

Minnesota River at Montevideo, Minn........ 

Yellow Medicine River near Granite Falls, 

Minn.

Hawk Creek near Maynard, Mlnn. .............

Redwood River near Redwood Falls, Minn.....

Cottonwood River near Mew Dim, Minn. .......

East Branch Blue Earth River near Bricelyn, 

Minn.

179 

221

1,170 

2,520

17,100

1,360

19,100

130

447 

389

1,160

1,340

398

905 

983

4,050 

352

1,870

2,050

6,180 

653

474

307

697

1,280 

11,200

132

9.7 

8.6

3.9

4.6

6.5

2.7

6.7

1.7 

1.0

_

5.4 

.9

5.2

5

.5

1.7

.4

.7

1.7

B6 

B6

B6 

B6

C6

B6

C6

A6 

A6

_

A6

A7 

A7

A7

A7

A6 

A6

A6

A6

B6

B6

182 

248

2,130 

4,230

23,400

2,960

25,800

1,120 

1,090

_

1,390

651 

1,310

1,400

1,520

3,300 

2,300

770

2,180

3,810 

10,900

332

1949-

1945-

1910-

1934-

1910-

1930-

1897,190

1905-

1910-

1930-

1931-

1954-

1940-

1910-

1910-

1931-

1938-

1910-

1944-

1940-

1931-

1911-

1931-

1943-

1950-

1937-

1910-

1931-

1910-

1919-

1931-

1940-

1950-54,

1940-

1910-

1931-

1910-

1931-

1939-

1951-

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1.--Maximum floods at gaging stations Cont

Station 

No.

Gaging station

Contributing 

drainage area

Total 

(sq mi)

Percent 

in 

lakes

Flood 

region 

and 

hydro - 

logic 

area

Areal 

02.33 

(cfs)

Period 

known 

(water y

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

3195 

3200 

3205 

3250 

3300 

3310

3325 

3335 

3360 

3365 

3375 

3385

3395 

3400

3405 

3415 

3420

3445 

3460

3552

3555 

3560

3565 

3575

3580

Minnesota River basin Continued 

Watonwan River near Garden City, Minn......

Mississippi River main stem :

St . Croix River basin :

St. Croix River at St. Croix, Palls, Wis...

Kinnikinnic River near River Palls, Wis.... 

Mississippi River main stem:

Vermillion River basin:

Cannon River basin:

Chippewa River basin : 

West Pork Chippewa River at Lessards, near 

Winter, Wis. 

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near 

Winter, Wis.

Plambeau River at Plambeau Plowage, Wis......

812 

2,430 

1,100 

14,900 

16,200 

36,800

503 

1,588 

2,820 

825 

422 

958

5,120 

167

5,930 

555 

167

44,800 

195

1,320

577 

787

1,630 

666

737

1.2 

2.6

3.4 

4.2

4.0

1.0

2.8 

7.6

2.9 

5.1

2.4

B6 

B6 

B6

C5 

C5 

C5 

C5 

C5 

C5

C5 

C5

C5 

C5 

C5

B9

B9

C 

C

6,540 

2,430 

17,000 

17,000 

41 , 000

1,690 

4,760 

8,780

4,600

18,700 

350

21,400 

1,530

62,000 

7,660

3,400 

9,700

1940

1953

1910,19

1950

1940

1950

1881-

1935

1851-

1914

1914

1923

1909

1909

1914-17

1952

1923

1949

1888-

1905

1917

1929

1942

1911

1931

1912

1912

1914

1928

1915
3585 Flambeau River at Babb's Island, near 1,000

Winter, Wis. 

3595 South Pork Flambeau River near Phillips, 615

Wis. 

3600 Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis......... 1,823

3605 Flambeau River near Bruce, Wis............. 1,897

3610 Chippewa River near Holcombe, Wis. ......... 3,790

3615 South Fork Jump River near Ogema, Wis...... 328

3620 Jump River at Sheldon, Wis................. 574

3625 Chippewa River at Holcombe, Wis............ 4,700

3640 Yellow River at Cadott, Wis................ 351

3645 Duncan Creek at Bloomer, Wis............... 49.2

3650 Duncan Creek at Chippewa Falls, Wis........ 114

3655 Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls, Wis...... 5,600

3660 Eau Claire River near Augusta, Wis......... 500

3665 Eau Claire River near Fall Creek, Wis...... 747

3670 Chippewa River at Eau Claire, Wis.......... 6,630

3675 Red Cedar River near Colfax, Wis........... 1,100

3680 Hay River at Wheeler, Wis.................. 426

3690 Red Cedar River at Menomonee, Wis.......... 1,760

3695 Chippewa River at Durand, Wis.............. 9,010

3700 Eau Galle River at Spring Valley, Wis...... 64.8

3705 Eau Galle River at Elmwood, Wis............ 91.9

Buffalo River basin: 

3720 Buffalo River near Tell, Wis............... 406

Zumbro River basin: 

3730 South Fork Zumbro River near Rochester, 304

Minn. 

3735 Zumbro River near Zumbro Falls, Minn....... 821

3740 Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minn......... 1,130

3745 Zumbro River at Theilman, Minn............. 1,320

Whitewater River basin: 

3765 South Fork Whitewater River near Altura, 76.8

Minn. 

3775 Whitewater River at Beaver, Minn........... 288

Mississippi River main stem: 

3785 Mississippi River at Winona, Minn.......... 59,200

Gilmore Creek basin: 

3790 Gilmore Creek at Winona, Minn.............. 8.95

Trempealeau River basin: 

3795 Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis............ 643

See footnotes at end of table.

3.2

3.0 

1.0

2.1

C9

24,200

5,080

6,900

36,000

5,580

3,140 

4-1,000

7,050

8,630

43,000

6,490

5,240

46,000

2,430

2,920

6,400

5,500

9,300

11,100

12,000

2,620

5,350

Q0,nr>o

845

7,950

1930

1880-

1952

1944

1944

1916

1943

1943

1945

1958

1934

1943

1838-

1888-

1915

1943

1958

1903

1944

1914

1915

1951

1908,19

1925

1884-

1894-

1942

1933

1908

1912

1888-

1938

1940

1938

lf)f)O

1940

1876-
Table 1. Maximum floods at gaging stations Con

Station 

No.

Gaging station

Contributing 

drainage area

Total 

(sq mi)

Percent 

in

lakes 

Flood 

region

area

and

hydrologic

Areal 

$2.33 

(cfs)

Peri

known 

(water 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continue

Black River basin: 

3810 Black River at Nelllsville, Wis............ 756

3820 Black River near Galesville, Wis........... 2,120

La Crosse River basin: 

3825 Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wis...... 77.1

3830 La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis....... 398

Mississippi River main stem: 

3835 Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wis........ 62,800

Root River basin: 

3840 Root River near Lanesboro, Minn............ 615

3845 Rush Creek near Rushford, Minn............. 129

3850 Root River near Houston, Minn.............. 1,270

3855 South Fork Root River near Houston, Minn... 275

3860 Root River below South Fork, near Houston, 1,560 

Minn.

Coon Creek basin: 

3865 Coon Creek at Coon Valley, Wis............. 77.2

3870 Coon Creek near Stoddard, Wis.............. 119

Upper Iowa River basin: 

3875 Upper Iowa River at Decorah, Iowa.......... 511

3880 Upper Iowa River near Decorah, Iowa........ 568

Wexford Creek basin:

3884 Wexford Creek near Harpers Ferry, Iowa..... 11.9 

Paint Creek basin:

3885 Paint Creek at Waterville, Iowa............ 42.8

3886 Paint Creek near Waterville, Iowa.......... 56.0

3887 Little Paint Creek tributary near Water- 1.09

ville, Iowa. 

Yellow River basin: 

3890 Yellow River at Ion, Iowa.................. 221

Mississippi River main stem: 

3895 Mississippi River at McGregor, Iowa........ 67,500

Wisconsin River basin: 

3910 Wisconsin River at Rainbow Lake, near Lake 750

Tomahawk, Wis. 

3920 Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near 1,2CO

Rhinelander, Wis. 

3924 Tomahawk River near Bradley, Wis........... 422

0.2 

.3 CIO 

CIO

16,200

29,000

1,320

3,900

94,000

3,500

11,700

5,250

13,300

2,700

3,350

7,300

7,750

1,000

1,950

2,250

8,900

97,000

3,900

1861

193

193

191

1880

191

194

194

191

193

1950,1

193

193

193

195

191

195

1951,1

195

193

1828

193

190

191

192
3935 Spirit River at Spirit Falls, Wis.......... 82

3940 New Wood River near Merrill, Wis........... 83

3945 Prairie River near Merrill, Wis............ 181

3950 Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis............ 2,780

3960 Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis................ 309

3970 Eau Claire River near Antigo, Wis.......... 75

3975 Eau Claire River at Kelly, Wis............. 326

3980 Wisconsin River at Rothschild, Wis......... 4,000

3985 Bull Creek Jr. near Rothschild, Wis........ 26.4

3990 Big Eau Pleine River near Colby, Wis....... 79

3995 Big Eau Pleine River near Stratford, Wis... 224

4000 Wisconsin River at Knowlton, Wis........... 4,520

4005 Plover River near Stevens Point, Wis....... 136

4008 Wisconsin River at Wisconsin Rapids, Wis... 5,400

4015 Wisconsin River near Necedah, Wis.......... 5,860

4020 Yellow River at Babcock, Wis............... 223

4025 Yellow River at Sprague, Wis............... 420

4030 Yellow River at Necedah, Wis............... 526

4035 Lemonweir River at New Lisbon, Wis......... 500

4040 Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells, Wis.. 7,830

4050 Baraboo River near Baraboo, Wis............ 600

4060 Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac, Wis..... 8,950

4065 Black Earth Creek at Black Earth, Wis...... 45.9

4070 Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis............ 10,300

4080 Kickapoo River at La Farge, Wis............ 266

4085 Knapp Creek near Bloomingdale, Wis......... 8.47

4100 Kickapoo River at Gays Mills, Wis.......... 616

4105 Kickapoo River at Steuben, Wis............. 690

Mississippi River main stem:

4115 Mississippi River at Clayton, Iowa......... 79,200

Turkey River basin:

4116 Turkey River at Spillville, Iowa........... 177

411S.5 Crane Or-eek tribntarv n«?ar Saratoga, Iowa.. 4.06

4117 Crane Creek near Lourdes, Iowa............. 75.8

4120 Turkey River at Elkader, Iowa.............. 891

4125 Turkey River at Garber, Iowa............... 1,545

See footnotes at end of table.

1.3

.3

1.2

1.0 

1.3

C9

CIO

CIO 

C8

CO 

CIO

C9 

C9 

C9 

CIO

Cll

Cll

CIO

C9

CIO

CIO

2,090

1,500

1,760

14,900

9,760

2,620

33,000

740

5,100

35,300

2,020

40,300

40,600

4,700

6,400

5,920

3,340

42,200

2,910

43,000

485

44,000

3,030

830

5,040

5,240

120,000

4,150

560

2,620

9,800

13,200

1942-6

1953-6

1914-3

1940-6

1884-19

1925-5

1949-5

1914-2

1940-6

1941-6

1944-5

1942-5

1937-6

1914-2

1937-6

1921-4

1914-1

1944-5

1914-4

1958-6

1903-1

1944-5

1944-6

1927-4

1941-5

1944-6

1909-6

1914-2

1935,1943

1944-5

1954-6

1881,1914

1939-6

1955-6

1913-3

1934-6

1930-3

1947,1956

1953-6

1953-6

1916,1933

1890-19
Table 1.--Maximum floods at gaging stations--Cont

Station 

No.

Gaging station

Contributing 

drainage area

Total 

(sq mi)

Percent 

in 

lakes

Flood 

region 

and 

hydro - 

logic 

area

Areal 

02.33 

(cfs)

Period 

known f

(water y

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

4135 

4140

4143.5 

4144

4144.5

4145 

4146

4150 

4155

4170

4175 

4185

4188 

4190

4195 

4200

4205 

4206

4206.2 

4206.4 

4209.6 

4210 

4211 

4212 

4213

Grant River basin :

Platte River basin:

Little Maquoketa River basin: 

Little Maquoketa River near Graf, Iowa..... 

Middle Pork Little Maquoketa River near 

Riokardsville, Iowa. 

North Pork Little Maquoketa River near 

Rickardsville, Iowa. 

Little Maquoketa River near Durango, Iowa.. 

Little Maquoketa River tributary at 

Dubuque, Iowa. 

Galena River basin:

East Pork Galena River at Council Hill, 

111. 

Maquoketa River basin : 

Maquoketa River near Manchester, Iowa......

Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, Iowa....... 

Apple River basin;

Plum River basin:

Plum River below Carroll Creek, near 

Savanna, 111. 

Mississippi River main stem:

Wapsipinicon Ri.ver basin: 

Little Wapsipinicon River tributary near 

Riceville, Iowa. 

Little Wapsipinicon River near Acme, Iowa.. 

Little Wapsipinicon River at Elma, Iowa.... 

Harter Creek near Independence, Iowa....... 

Wapsipinicon River at Independence, Iowa... 

Pine Creek tributary near Winthrop, Iowa. . .

Pine Creek tributary No. Z at Winthrop, Iowa

267 

139

41 15 

30.0

22.8

130 

1.51

128 

20.1

305

347 

1,553

.795 

244

164 

231

85,600 

.90

7.76 

37.3 

6.17 

1,048 

.334 

28.3 

.704

-

B8 

B8

B8 

B8

B8

B8 

B8

B8 

B8

B9

B9 

B9

C9 

C9

C9 

C9

B9

B9 

B9 

B9 

BIO 

B9 

B9 

B9

9,800 

6,820

3,620 

3,060

2,650 

6,700

6,600 

2,490

5,500

5,900 

13,100

4,900

4,000 

4,800

133,000

780 

1,820 

700 

7,000

1,570

1935-

1876-1

1951-

1951-

1952-

1925-

1952-

1937-

1940-

1925-

1928-

1933-

1929,193

1903,191

1956-

1935-

1935-

1941-

1874-1

1953-

1953-

1953-

1952-

1901-

1952-

1950-

1953-
4214 

4215

4230 

4235 

4240

4295

4301

4315

4330

4335 

4340

4345

4355

4360 

4365

4388.5 

4390 

4395

4400 

4405 

4409

Wapsipinicon River at Central City, Iowa... 

Wapsipinicon River at Stone City, Iowa.....

Rock River basin: 

West Branch Rock River near Waupun, Vis.... 

South Branch Rock River at Waupun, Via..... 

East Branch Rock River near Mayville, Wis..

East Branch Pecatonica River near Blanchardville, Wis. 

Yellowstone River near Blanchardville , Wis.

Pecatonica River at Martintown, Wis ........

Mount Vernon Creek near Mount Vernon, Wis..

Middle Branch of South Branch Kiswaukee 

River near Malta, 111. 

South Branch Klshwaukee River at De Kalb, 

111. 

South Branch Klshwaukee River near Fairdale, 111.

Kishwaukee River near Perryville, 111...... 

Killbuck Creek near Monroe Center, 111 ..... 

Leaf River tributary near Forreston, 111...

1,263 

1,324

41.4 

62.8 

179 

971

7.2

221 

29.1

1,040

16.1

1.15 

70 

386

1,090 

114 

.162

^

.1 

1.9

-

-

-

_

-

BIO 

BIO

Cll 

Cll 

Cll

CIO

C9

CIO 

CIO

CIO

CIO

<"M n

CIO 

CIO 

CIO

CIO 

CIO 

C9

PQ

7,800 

8,100

450 

600 

1,190

2 150 '

2,700 

800

7,000

550

1,340 

3,800

7,200 

1,820

1929,19

1892,19

1949

1949

1950

1947

1947

1915

1955

1914

1916,19

1954

1940

1915

1940

1956

1926

1937

1940

1938

1940

1940

1956

1940

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Maximum floods at gaging stations Con

Station 

No.

Gaging station

Contributing

Total 

(sq mi)

Percent 

in

region 

and 

lydro - 

logic

Areal 

«2.33 

(cfs)

Perio

known 

(water 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

4415

4475

4485 

4486 

4487 

4488

4489 

4490

4512

4514.5

4515

Rock River basin --Continued

Iowa River basin : 

West Branch Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa... 

East Branch Iowa River above Hayfield, lows 

East Branch Iowa River near Hayfield, Iowa. 

East Branch Iowa River near Garner, Iowa...

East Branch Iowa River tributary near 

Garner, Iowa. 

East Branch Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa...

South Fork Iowa River near New Providence, 

Iowa.

9,520

62.5

112 

2.23

7.94 

45.1

5.98 

133

223 

69.3

1.3

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

C

CIO

C

C9

C9

C

CIO

CIO

C9

Bll 

Bll 

Bll 

Bll

Bll 

Bll

BIO

BIO

B9

22,500

24,300

3,850

27,500

2,520

6,600

2,400

900 

480

1,000

2,700

2,100

3,300

193

194

193

194

191

193

194

194

1892

194

195

193

193

195

194

195

195

195

195

194

194

195

195

195

195

192

193

194

195
4518 

4570

4575

4577

4580

4585

4589

4590

4595

4605

Deer Creek at Toledo, Iowa................. 76.4

4519 Richland Creek near Haven, Iowa............ 56.1

4520 Salt Creek near Elberon, Iowa.............. 201

4522 Walnut Creek near Hartwick, Iowa........... 70.9

4525 Iowa River near Belle Flaine, Iowa......... 2,445

4530 Bear Creek at Ladora, Iowa................. 189

4531 Iowa River at Marengo, Iowa................ 2,794

4536 Rapid Creek below Morse, Iowa.............. 7.84

4537 Rapid Creek tributary No. 4 near Oasis, 1.55

	Iowa. 

4537.5 Rapid Creek southwest of Morse, Iowa....... 14.8

4538.5 Rapid Creek tributary No. 3 near Oasis, 1.51

	Iowa. 

4539 Rapid Creek tributary near Oasis, Iowa..... .93

4539.5 Rapid Creek tributary near Iowa City, Iowa. 3.38

4540 Rapid Creek near Iowa City, Iowa........... 24.6

4543 Clear Creek near Coralville, Iowa.......... 98.1

4545 Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa.............. 3,271

4550 Ralston Creek at Iowa Cityj Iowa........... 3.01

4551 Old Mans Creek near Iowa City, Iowa........ 201

4551.5 North Pork English River near Montezuma, 34.0

Iowa. 

4552 North Pork English River near Guernsey, 68.7

Iowa. 

4552.8 South Pork English River tributary near 2.51

Barnes City, Iowa. 

4553 South Pork English River near Barnes City, 11.5

Iowa. 

4553. 5 South Pork English River tributary No. 2 .523

near Montezuma, Iowa. 

4555 English River at Kalona, Iowa.............. 573

4557 Iowa River near Lone Tree, Iowa............ 4,293

Cedar River near Austin, Minn.

Cedar River at Mitchell, Iowa..............

Cedar River at Charles City, Iowa..........

Little Cedar River near Ionia, Iowa........

Cedar River at Janesville, Iowa............

West Pork Cedar River at Pinchford, iowa... 

Shell Rock River near Northwood, Iowa......

Winnebago River at Mason City, Iowa.......

Shell Rock River at Marble Rock, Iowa......

425

826

1,054

306

1,661

846

300

526

1,318

2.8 

1.4 

1.3

B9 

B9 

B9 

B9

BIO 

Bll 

BIO 

B9

2,650

2,250

4,450

2,540

11,400

4,400

13,800

790

1,100

510

1,450

3,050

12,800

480

4,500

1,720

2,500

440

960

7,700

14,200

5,610

9,400

10,600

5,500

13,600

6,200

1,080

3,470

a, 100

191

1950

1944

1947

1950

1902-

1946

1957

1951

1951

1951

1951

1951

1951

1938

1953

1850-

1925

1951

1953

1953

1953

1930- 

1944- 

1957- 

1910-

1945- 

1934-42.

1946- 

1954- 

1905- 

1915- 

1929- 

1946- 

1933- 

1933-

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Maximum floods at gaging stations Cont

Station 

No.

Gaging station

Contributing 

drainage area

Total 

(sq mi)

Percent

in 

lakes

Flood 

region

and

hydrologic 

area

Areal 

12.33 

(cfs)

Period 

known 

(water y

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

4615

Iowa River basin Continued

Shell Rock River near Clarkesvllle, Iowa...

4620 Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, Iowa....... 1,746

4630 Beaver Creek at New Hartford, Iowa......... 347

4635 Blackhawk Creek at Hudson, Iowa............ 303

4640 Cedar River at Waterloo, Iowa.............. 5,146

4645 Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.......... 6,510

4650 Cedar River near Conesville, Iowa.......... 7,785

4655 Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa................ 12,499

Edwards River basin: 

4660 Edwards River near Orion, 111.............. 163

4665 Edwards River near New Boston, 111......... 434

Pope Creek basin: 

4670 Pope Creek near Keithsburg, 111............ 171

Henderson Creek basin : 

4675 Henderson Creek near Little York, 111...... 151

4680 North Henderson Creek near Seaton, 111..... 66.4 

4685 Cedar Creek at Little York, 111............ 128

4690 Henderson Creek near Oquawka, 111.......... 428

4695 South Henderson Creek at Biggsville, 111... 81.4

Ellison Creek basin:

4697.5 Ellison Creek tributary near Roseville, .260 

111.

Skunk River basin: 

4700 Skunk River near Ames, Iowa................ 315

4705 Squaw Creek at Ames, Iowa.................. 204

4710 Skunk River below Squaw Creek, near Ames, 556 

Iowa.

1,626

B9

BIO

BIO

CIO 

CIO

CIO

BIO 

B9

BIO 

BIO

13,400

14,000

3,550

3,300

24,800

28,100

30,800

40,000

2,240

4,100

2,330

2,150

1,310

3,500

6,600

2,740

3,380

2,600

4,740

1915-

1933-34

1856-

1946

1952

1929-

1851-

1929

1903-

1924

1941

1935

1935

1924

1941-

1960

1935-

1941

1924

1941

1924

1924

1940

1956

1921

1930,19

1918-27

1944
4715

4725

4730

4735

4740

4745

Skunk River near Oskaloosa, Iowa...........

North Skunk River near Sigourney, Iowa.....

Skunk River at Coppock, Iowa...............

Big Creek near Mount Pleasant, Iowa........

Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa......

Mississippi River main stem:

Mississippi River at Keokuk, Iowa.

Des Moines River basin:

4750 Heron Lake Outlet near Heron Lake, Minn.... 4,57 

4760 West Pork Des Moines River at Jackson, 1,220

Minn. 

4765 West Pork Des Moines River at Estherville, 1,372

Iowa. 

4767.5 West Pork Des Moines River at Humboldt, 2,256

Iowa.

4780 East Pork Des Moines River near Hurt, Iowa. 462 

4785 East Pork Des Moines River near Hardy, Iowa 1,268 

4790 East Pork Des Moines River at Dakota City, 1,308

Iowa. 

4800 Lizard Creek near Clare, Iowa.............. 257

4805 Des Moines River at Port Dodge, Iowa....... 4,190

4810 Boone River near Webster City, Iowa........ 844

4815 Des Moines River near Boone, Iowa.......... 5,511

4820 Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa....... 6,245

4825 North Raccoon River near Jefferson, Iowa... 1,619

4826 Hardin Creek at Parnhamville, Iowa......... 43.7

4828 Happy Run at Churdan, Iowa................. 7.58

4829 Hardin Creek near Parlin, Iowa............. 101

4830 East Pork Hardin Creek near Churdan, Iowa.. 24.0

4840 South Raccoon River at Redfield, Iowa...... 988

4845 Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa........... 3,441

4855 Des Moines River below Raccoon River, at 9,879

Des Moines, Iowa. 

4860 North River near Norwalk, Iowa............. 349

4864.9 Middle River near Indianola, Iowa.......... 506

4873 South Otter Creek near Woodburn, Iowa...... 2.26

4873.5 South Otter Creek tributary near Woodburn, .71

Iowa. 

4874.7 South River near Ackworth, Iowa............ 474

4876 South Whitebreast Creek near Osceola, Iowa. 28.0 

4878 Whitebreast Creek at Lucas, Iowa........... 128

4880 Whitebreast Creek near Knoxville, Iowa..... 380

4885 Des Moines River near Tracy, Iowa.......... 12,479

1,635

730

2,916

106

4,303

119,000

3.1 

3.0

BIO 

BIO 

BIO 

BIO

B9

B6

Bll

Bll

BIO 

BIO

BIO 

BIO 

BIO 

BIO 

BIO 

BIO 

BIO

BIO 

BIO 

BIO

BIO

BIO

B9

B9

9,200

5,600

13,100

1,720

22,500

182,000

2,520

2,830

4,900

1,620

4,800

4,950

2,670

15,100

6,200

18,200

20,800

8,100

1,000

350

1,680

700

6,750

14,400

27,500

3,530

7,200

410

7,000

1,560

3,500

6,220

40,000

1944

1944

1881-

1948

1903,19

185

1878-

1931

1909

1931

1952

1940-61

1952

1938

1954

1940

1905

1914

1947

1896-

1903

1892-

1940

1952

1951

1951

1952

1940

1915

1893-

1940

1940

1953

1955

1930,19

1953

1953

1945

1851-

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Maximum floods at gaging stations Con

Station 

No.

Gaging station

Contributing 

drainage area

Total 

(sq mi)

Percent

in 

lakes

Flood 

region

and

hydrologic 

area

Areal 

Q2.33 

(cfs)

Perio

known 

(water 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Des Moines River basin Continued 

4890 Cedar Creek near Bussey, Iowa.............. 374

4895 Des Moines at Ottumwa, Iowa................ 13,374

4905 Des Moines River at Keosauqua, Iowa........ 14,038

4910 Sugar Creek near Keokuk, Iowa.............. 105

Pox River basin: 

4941 South Pox Creek tributary near West Grove, .55

Iowa. 

4943 Pox River at Bloomfield, Iowa.............. 87.7

4945 Pox River at Cantrll, Iowa................. 161

4950 Pox River at Wayland, Mo................... 400

4951 Big Branch tributary near Wayland, Mo...... .70

Bear Creek basin:

4952 Little Creek near Breckenridge, 111........ 1.48

4955 Bear Creek near Marcelline, 111............ 348

Wyaconda River basin:

4956 South Wyaconda River near West Grove, Iowa. 4.69 

4956.5 South Wyaconda River near Bloomfield, Iowa. 19.1 

4960 Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo............ 393

Prazier Creek basin:

4969 Homan Creek tributary near Quincy, 111..... .674

Pabius River basin:

4970 North Pabius River at Monticello, Mo....... 452

4975 Middle Pabius River near Baring, Mo........ 185

4977 Bridge Creek Branch near Baring, Mo........ 2.54

4980 Middle Pabius River near Monticello, Mo.... 393

4985 North Pabius River at Taylor, Mo........... 930

5000 South Pabius River near Taylor, Mo......... 620

North River basin: 

5005 North River at Bethel, Mo.................. 58

5010 North River at Palmyra, Mo................. 373

South River basin: 

5012 Nichols Branch near Palmyra, Mo............ 2.58

6,200

41,500

42,400

3,150

2,850

3,980

6,400

11,200

610

1,270

6,350

6,800

4,250

6,350

10,000

8,050

2,300

11,700

1946

1850-

1851-

1905

1953

1953

1920

1909,19

1955

1956

1944

1953

1953

1922

1874-

1875,19

1955

1946

1929,19

1929

1875-

1935

1949,19
5125

5132

5134.5 

5134.7

5136.5 

5142

5147

5195

Bear Creek basin:

Salt River basin:

The Sny basin:

Salt Spring Creek basin :

Bryant Creek basin:

Kings Lake basin : 

Lost Creek tributary near Elsberry, Mo..... 

North Fork Lost Creek near Elsberry, Mo....

Hurricane Creek near Elsberry, Mo. ......... 

Cuivre River basin: 

Reid Branch near Bowling Green, Mo. ........

Peruque Creek basin :

Illinois River basin:

481

298

356

.33 

2.23

1.50

3.06

.54 

903

152

284

1??

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

0.3

_

1.3

B9

B9

B9

B9

B9

B8

B8

B8

B8

B8

B8 

B8 

B8

B8

B8

B8 

B8

B8

Cll

Cll

_

Oil

7,050

8,100

5,440

2,480

6,000

5,100

30,300

32,000

3,600

4,900

1,900

18,800

600

1,000

1,580

3,500

4,100

75>1

545

1948-

1909-

1956-

1931-

1940-

1930-

1940-

1875-1

1928-

1858,192

1956-

1939-

1940-

1956-

1926-

1940-

1916,194

1956-

1955-

1955-

1955-

1955-

1955-

1955-

1955-

1888-1

1955-

1951-

1926-

1956-

1949-

1949-

1923-

1Q44-

1949-

1954-

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Maximum floods at gaging stations Conti

Station 

No.

Gaging station

Contributing 

drainage area

Total 

(sq mi)

Percent

in 

lakes

Flood 

region

and

hydrologic 

area

Areal 

^2.33 

(ofs)

Period 

known f

(water y

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Illinois River basin Continued

5200 Singleton ditch at Illinoi, 111............ 219

5205 Kankakee River at Momence, 111............. 2,340

5210 Iroquois River at Rosebud, Ind............. 30.3

5220 Iroquois River near North Marion, Ind...... 134

5225 Iroquois River at Rensselaer, Ind.......... 194

5230 Bice ditch near South Marion, Ind.......... 22.6

5235 Big Slough Creek near Collegeville, Ind.... 84.1

5240 Carpenter Creek at Egypt, Ind.............. 48.1

5245 Iroquois River near Foresman, Ind.......... 452

5250 Iroquois River at Iroquois, 111............ 682

5250.5 Iroquois River tributary near Sheldon, 111. 10.0

5255 Sugar Creek at Milford, 111................ 430

5260 Iroquois River near Chebanse, 111.......... 2,120

5261.5 Kankakee River tributary near Bourbonnais, .192

	111. 

5265 Terry Creek near Ouster Park, 111.......... 12.0

5270.5 Prairie Creek near Frankfort, 111.......... .830

5275 Kankakee River near Wilmington, 111........ 5,250

5280 Des Plaines River near Gurnee, 111......... 215

5285 Buffalo Creek near Wheeling, 111........... 19.4

5290 Des Plaines River near Des Plaines, 111.... 359

55»"5 Mo^oniM Creek ne%r Mount Prosneot, Til.... 7.5?

5300 Weller Creek at Des Plaines, 111........... 13.1

5305 Willow Creek near Park Ridge, 111.......... 19.6

5308 Des Plaines River at Forest Park, 111...... 470

5310 Salt Creek near Arlington Heights, 111..... 32.5

5311 Meachum Creek at Medineh, 111.............. 3.12

5315 Salt Creek at Western Springs, 111......... 114

5320 Addison Creek at Bellwood, 111............. 18.2

5325 Des Plaines River at Riverside, 111........ 635

Cll

Cll 

Cll 

Cll 

Cll

Cll

Cll 

Cll

CIO 

CIO

CIO 

CIO

Cll 

Cll

Cll 

Cll 

Cll 

Cll 

Cll 

Cll

Cll 

Cll

Cll 

Cll

1,220

6,200

364

1,010

1,030

296

735

500

2,080

3,120

6,640

10,800

460

22,500

1,400

268

2,000

205

220

2,420

390

255

3,000

1949-

1949-

1910,194

1949-

1913,19

1949-

1949-5

1953-

1949-

1945-

1956-

1949-

1913-

1956-

1950-

1956-

1883-1

1946-

1960-

1953-

1938,194

1053-

1951-

1951-

1954-

1951-

1956-

1946-

1951-

1887-1
5345

5355

5360 

5363.5 

5364

5490

5540

5546

5554

5571

5580.5 

5580.75

North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield, 

111.

West Pork of North Branch Chicago River at 

Northbrook, 111. 

North Branch Chicago River at Niles, 111... 

Stony Creek (East) at Chicago Ridge, 111... 

Stony Creek (East) at Blue Island, 111.....

North Pork Vermilion River near Charlotte, 

111.

Vermilion River tributary at Lowell, 111...

Bureau Creek tributary near Wyanet, 111....

Coffee Creek tributary near Florid, 111.... 

Coffee Creek tributary near Hennepin, 111..

16.2

687

20.7

11.5 

102 

18.1

20.8

762

107

325

470

7,640

.070

1,364

35.8

2,570

184 

568

.137

.126

83.3

.377 

101

.034 

.222

_

_

~

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

CIO

Cll

Cll

Cll

Cll 

Cll 

Cll

Cll

CIO

CIO

CIO

c

c

BIO 

BIO

BIO

B9

C9

B9 

B9

3,130

280

190 

840 

255

3,400

620

1,730

3,450

7,000

38,000

_

3,000

410

2,420 

4,850

10,600

2,800

3,100

1915-

1953-

1953-

1951-

1954-

1954-

1915-

1902-

1945-

1941-

1924-

1940-

1920-

1940-

1956-

1952-

1915-

1943-

1911-

1956-

1915-

1922-

1956-

1932-

1936-

1956-

1937-

1956-

1956-

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Maximum floods at gaging stations--Cont

Station 

No.

Gaging station

Contributing 

drainage area

Total 

(sq mi)

Percent 

in

lakes 

Flood 

region

area

and

hydrologio

Areal 

$2.33 

(of a)

Period 

known 

(water y

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Illinois River basin Continued

5585 Crow Creek (West) near Henry, 111.......... 55.3

5590 Gimlet Creek at Sparland, 111.............. 5.42

5595 Crow Creek near Washburn, 111.............. 123

5600 Illinois River at Peoria, 111.............. 13,500

5605 Farm Creek at Farmdale, 111................ 27.6

5610 Ackerman Creek at Farmdale, 111............ 11.8

5615 Fondulac Creek near East Peoria, 111....... 5.47

5620 Farm Creek at East Peoria, 111............. 60.9

5630 Kickapoo Creek near Kickapoo, 111.......... 120

5631 Kickapoo Creek tributary near Kickapoo, .061

	111. 

5635 Kickapoo Creek at Peoria, 111.............. 296

5645 Money Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111.... 51.9

5650 Hickory Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111.. 10.1

5660 East Branch Panther Creek near Gridley, 6.3

	111.

5665 East Branch Panther Creek at El Paso, 111.. 28.8

5670 Panther Creek near El Paso, 111............ 95.0

5675 Mackinaw River near Congersville, 111...... 764

5680 Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111...... 1,100

5685 Illinois River at Kingston Mines, 111...... 15,200

5686 Copperas Creek tributary at Banner, 111.... .399

5686.5 Duck Creek near Canton, 111................ .419

5695 Spoon River at London Mills, 111........... 1,070

5698.25 Cedar Creek tributary at St. Augustine, 4.04

	111. 

5700 Spoon River at Seville, 111................ 1,600

BIO 

BIO 

BIO

BIO 

BIO 

BIO 

BIO

2,230

660

1,900

40,600

3,380

5,420

1,130

413

310

780

1,610

5,800

7,200

42,000

10,700

560

13,300

1950

1924

1946-

1950-

1945

1844-1

1903-

1911-

1949

1954-

1948

1927

1943

1945

1956

1927

1943

1934

1939

1950

1950

1950

1943,19

1920,19

1940

1956

1956

1924

1943

1956

1883-

1911,191

1919
5705 Illinois River at Havana, 111.............. 17,700

5710 Sangamon River at Mahomet, 111............. 356

5715 Goose Creek near DeLand, 111............... 47.3

5720 Sangamon River at Monticello, 111.......... 550

5721 Wildcat Creek tributary near Monticello, .100

111. 

5725 Sangamon River near Oakley, 111............ 750

5740 South Pork Sangamon River near Nokomis, 10.8

111. 

5745 Flat Branch near Taylorville, 111.......... 276

5755 South Pork Sangamon River at Kincaid, 111.. 510

5760 South Pork Sangamon River near Rochester, 809

111. 

5765 Sangamon River at Riverton, 111............ 2,560

5775 Spring Creek near Springfield, 111......... 107

5777 Sangamon River tributary at Andrew, 111.... 1.49

5785 Salt Creek near Rowell, 111................ 334

5795 Lake Pork near Cornland, 111............... 207

5797.5 Kickapoo Creek tributary at Heyworth, 111.. 3.06

5800 Kickapoo Creek at Waynesville, 111......... 227

5805 Kickapoo Creek near Lincoln, 111........... 306

5815 Sugar Creek near Hartsburg, 111............ 335

5820 Salt Creek near Greenview, 111............. 1,800

5822 Cabiness Creek tributary near Petersburg, .846

111. 

5825 Crane Creek near Easton, 111............... 28.7

5830 Sangamon River near Oakford, 111........... 5,120

5845 La Moine River at Colmar, 111.............. 655

5850 La Moine River at Ripley, 111.............. 1,310

5852.2 Indian Creek tributary near Sinclair, 111.. 2.04

5855 Illinois River at Meredosia, 111........... 25,300

5857 Dry Pork tributary near Mount Sterling, 111. .108

5860 North Pork Mauvais Terre Creek near 30.0

	Jacksonville, 111.

5862 Illinois River tributary at Florence, 111.. .508

5865 Hurricane Creek near Roodhouse, 111........ 2.33

5868.5 Bear Creek tributary near Reeders, 111..... .020

See footnotes at end of table.

BIO 

BIO 

BIO

BIO 

BIO 

B9

BIO 

BIO

BIO

B9 

B9 

B9

BIO

B9

B9

46,000

3,620

1,000

4,720

5,700

940

3,100

4,500

6,000

17,100

3,200

5,820

2,600

4,800

5,550

5,800

14,200

780

24,800

8,250

12,000

390

62,000

1,620

1840-

1948

1951

1908

1915

1956

1943

1950

1951

1950

1908

1915

1943

1950

1883-

1908

1915

1929

1933

1948

1956

1908

1943

1943

1956

1948

1929

1945

1945

1942

1956

1950

1907

1945

1921

1956

1844-

1956

1950

1956

1951

1956
Table 1.--Maximum floods at gaging stations Con

Station 

No.

Gaging station

Contributing 

drainage area

Total 

(sq mi)

Percent

in 

lakes

Flood 

region

and 

hydrologic 

area

Areal 

Q2.33 

(cfs)

Perio

known 

(water 

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

Illinois River basin Continued 

5870 Macoupin Creek near Kane, 111.............. 875

Mississippi River main stem: 

5875 Mississippi River at Alton, 111............ 171,500

Cahokia Creek basin: 

5878.5 Cahokia Creek tributary near Carpenter, .452

111. 

5880 Indian Creek at Wanda, 111................. 37.0

5895 Canteen Creek at Caseyville, 111........... 22.5

Kaskaskia River basin: 

5900 Kaskaskia River at Bondvllle, 111.......... 12.3

5905 Kaskaskia River at Ficklin, 111............ 127

5910 Kaskaskia River near Arcola, 111........... 390

5915 Asa Creek at Sullivan, 111................. 7.93

5920 Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville, 111........ 1,030

5920.25 Mud Creek tributary near Tower Hill, 111... .212 

5925 Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, 111........... 1,980

5927 Hurricane Creek tributary near Witt, 111... .144 

5930 Kaskaskia River at Carlyle, 111............ 2,680

5940 Shoal Creek near Breese, 111............... 760

5942 Williams Creek near Cordes, 111............ 1.84

5945 Silver Creek near Lebanon, 111............. 335

5950 Kaskaskia River at New Athens, 111......... 5,200

Marys River basin: 

5955 Marys River near Sparta, 111............... 17.8

Big Muddy River basin:

5960 Big Muddy River near Benton, 111........... 498

5961 Andy Creek tributary at Valier, 111........ 1.00

B9

B8 

B8

BIO

BIO 

BIO 

BIO 

B9

B9 

B9

B9 

B9

258,000

3,450

2,620

470

1,920

3,800

358

10,500

15,000

17,400

9,000

5,800

25,000

1,220

7,200

1915

1921

1940

184

1845-

1941

1939

1924

1949

1954

1908

1951

1908

1939,19

1956

1875,

1908

1915

1956

1882,19

1915,19

1907

1956

1908

1898,19

1915

1935

1949

1946

1956
5990

nqoc

5996.4

finnn

Sexton Creek basin: 

Green Creek tributary near Jonesboro, 111.. 

Cache River basin:

31.9

2,170

.438

_

_

0.6

B9

B9

1,650

13,600

1915

1952

1916

1956

* Ratio of peak discharge to that of 50-year flood.

a Maximum flood of record; discharge not determined.

b Backwater from ice.

c Present site and datum.

d Backwater from downstream tributary.

e Backwater from Red River of the North.

f Occurred on following day.

g Due to failure of emergency embankment at Homme Dam.

h Elevation above mea

i Between 1,020.4 and 

J Maximum daily disch

k Result of dam failu

m Estimated.

n At bridge 400 ft do

p Prior to beginning 
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3

2

4

5

Otter Creek tributary near

Lester Prairie, Mlnn. 

South Pork Crow River tributary

near Mayer, Minn. 

School Lake Creek tributary

near St. Michael, Minn. 

Rum River basin

Rum River tributary near

Onamia, Minn.

Rum River at West Point, Minn... 

Rum River at Isanti, Minn.......

Bassett Creek basin

Bassett Creek at Golden

Valley, Minn. 

Bassett Creek at Pruen Mill,

Minneapolis, Minn. 

Minnehaha Creek basin

Minnehaha Creek at 50th Street,

Edina, Minn. 

Minnehaha Creek at Minnehaha

Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn. 

Minnesota River basin

Lazarus Creek tributary near

Canby, Minn. 

Chippewa River below diversion

dam, near Watson, Minn. 

Spring Creek at Montevideo,

Minn. 

South Branch Yellow Medicine

River near Minneota, Minn. 

Spring Creek near Sleepy Eye,

Minn. 

Dry Creek near Jeffers, Minn....

East Branch Blue Earth River

tributary near Blue Earth,

Minn. 

North Pork Watonwan River near

Delft, Minn. 

Cobb River tributary near

Mapleton, Minn. 

Maple River tributary near

Mapleton, Minn. 

Maple River tributary near

Amboy, Minn. 

Sand Creek tributary near

Montgomery, Minn. 

Rice Lake tributary near

Montgomery, Minn. 

Sand Creek near New Prague,

Mlnn.

i sec. 33, T.117 N., R.27 W.

sec. 36, T.117 N., R.26 W.

sec. 15, T.120 N., R.24 W.

E£ sec. 14, T.40 N., R.27 W.

Lat 45°33', long 93°24' 

Lat 45°29', long 93°16'

Lat 45°00'05", long 93°21'16" 

Lat 44°58'45", long 93°18'52"

Lat 44°54'45", long 93°20'32" 

Lat 44° 54 '56", long 9 3° 12 '44"

Nj sec. 6, T.114 N., R.45 W. 

Lat 45°01', long 95°48' 

SW^SWi sec. 32, T.118 N., R.40 W. 

Lat 44°33'50", long 95°59'50"

sec. 24, T.lll N., R.33 W.

sec.31, T.IOS N., R.36 W. 

W-|SE£ sec. 24, T.102 N., R.27 W.

E^ sec. 11, T.106 N., R.36 W. 

SW£NE£ sec. 4, T.106 N., R.26 W. 

SW£ sec.l, T.105 N., R.27 W. 

NWi sec. 19, T.105 N., R.27 W. 

NE£ sec. 18, T.lll N., R.22 ' :. 

N| sec. 13, T.lll N., R.23 W.

sec.l, T.112 N., R.23 W.

-

-

2.04

1.84

-

-

-

-

-

3.4

-

16.3

111

30.0

3.24

13.1

5.75

5.75

13.8

.29

2.49

65

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

A

A

A

A

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B
Table 2. --Peak discharges at miscellaneous sites and unusual floods at short-t

Site 

No.

Station 

No.

Stream and vicinity Location

Contributing 

drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Fl

re

an

hy

lo

ar

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

3305.5

-

_

3309

-

3331

3353.8

3362

3365.5

-

3466

-

-

-

3551

-

-

Minnesota River basin Continued

Raven Stream tributary near

New Prague, Minn.

Porter Creek near Lydia, Minn...

Nine Mile Creek at Bloomington,

Minn.

Minnesota River at Interstate

Highway 35 W at Bloomington,

Minn.

St. Croix River basin

Little Prog Creek near Minong,

Wis.

Bashaw Brook near Shell Lake,

Wis.

Glaisby Brook near Kettle River,

Minn.

Wolf Creek tributary near

Sandstone, Minn.

St. Croix River at Prescott,

Wis.

Trimbelle Creek basin

Little Trimbelle Creek near

Bay City, Wis

Mississippi River main stem

Mississippi River at lock and

dam 3 near Red Wing, Minn

Cannon River basin

Turtle Creek near Owatonna,

Minn.

Straight River at Owatonna,

Minn.

Little Cannon River tributary

near Kenyon, Minn.

Chippewa River basin

Eau Claire River tributary near

Thorp, Wis.

Mississippi River main stem

Mississippi River at lock and

dam 4, near Alma, W1s,

NWi sec. 28, T.113 N., R.23 W.

North line sec. 6, T.113 N.,

R.22 W.

NE£NW£ sec. 19, T.114 N., R.23 W.

Lat 44°48'46", long 93°18'07"

Lat 44°47'30", long 93°17'19"

NWi sec. 29, T.42 N., R.ll W.

SWi sec. 8, T.38 N., R.14 W.

Lat 46°27'19", long 92°51'34"

NEiSE£ sec. 33, T.43 N., R.20 W.

Lat 44°44'56", long 92°48'12"

Sj sec. 21, T.25 N., R.18 W.

Lat 44°37', long 92°37'

On west line of sec. 34, T.107 N.,

R.20 W.

SE£NW£ sec. 16, T.107 N., R.20 W.

SE£ sec. 9, T.110 N., R.18 W.

Sec.l, T.28 N., R.4 W.

Lat 44°20', long 91°56'

23

58.6

238

-

13.6

28.2

-

-

-

19.9

-

-

-

2.02

.68

-
59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69 

70

71

72 

73 

74 

75

76

77

78

79

80

-

-

-

3783

3794

-

3836

3837

3838.5

-

3842

-

^

-

-

-

-

-

Zumbro River basin

Willow Creek near Rochester,

Minn.

Zumbro River at Kellogg, Minn. 

Mississippi River main stem 

Mississippi River at look and 

dam 5 near Minneiska, Minn, 

Garvin Brook basin

Straight Valley Creek near

Rollingstone, Minn. 

Trempealeau River basin

Trempealeau River at Arcadia,

Wis. 

Black River basin

North Fork Poplar River near

Owen, Wis. 

Root River basin

North Branch Root River

tributary near Stewartville, 

Minn. 

Mill Creek tributary near

Chatfield, Minn, 

Bear Creek near Grand Meadow,

Minn. 

South Branch Root River at

Lanesboro, Minn. 

Whalan Creek near Whalan, Minn 

Root River near Rushford, Minn 

Bad Axe River basin

North Pork Bad Axe River near

Genoa, Wis. 

Upper Iowa River basin

Dry Run near Decorah, Iowa 

Dry Run at Decorah, Iowa 

Trout Creek near Decorah, Iowa 

East Branch Trout Creek near

Decorah, Iowa. 

Upper Iowa River near

Dorchester, Iowa. 

Mississippi River main stem 

Mississippi River at Lanslng

Iowa, 

Cato Creek basin

Cato Creek tributary near

Harpers Perry, Iowa 

Paint Creek basin

Paint Creek at Waukon, Iowa...

Paint Creek tributary near 

Waterville, Iowa.

ter, 

Minn . . .

m 

k and 

Minn,

ar

adia,

near

ville,

r

adow,

at

, Minn . . 

, Minn..

near

wa ......

, Iowa . . 

near

m 

sing,

r

ar

SEi sec. 23, T.106 N., R.14 W. 

S£ sec. 22, T.110 N., R.10 W.

Lat 44°10', long 91°50'

SEiNEj sec. 12, T.107 N., R.9 W.

Lat 44°15'15", long 91°30'25"

SE£ sec. 32, T.29 N., R.I W.

Near center sec. 36, T.105 N., 

R.14 W.

SW^NWi sec. 14, T.105 N., R.12 W.

NEiSElf sec. 14, T.103 N., R.15 W.

Lat 43°44', long 91°58'

SE-fc sec. 21, T.103 N., R.9 W. 

Lat 43°47'52", long 91°48'16"

Lat 43°33'10", long 91°08'58"

SWi sec. 20, T.98 N., R.8 W.

Highway 52 at Decorah

NEf sec. 27, T.98 N., R.8 W. 

NWf sec. 26, T.98 N., R.8 W.

NWj sec.l, T.99 N., R.6 W.

NE£ sec. 29, T.99 N., R.3 W.

Near west line sec. 23, T.97 N., 

R.3 W.

At dam in city park at south

edge of Waukon 

NE£ sec. 23, T.97 N., R.4 W.

17.6 

1,400

-

5.16

552

56

.73

2.36

13.6

297

7.85 

1,010

80.7

20.1

21.0

37.6

11.6

770

66,280

.78 

1.83

3.42
Table 2.--Peak discharges at miscellaneous sites and unusual floods at shor

Site 

No.

Station 

No.

Stream and vicinity Location

Contributing 

drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Upper Mississippi River basin--Continued

81

82

83

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

3961

4006.5

4037

4074

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4177

-

-

-

4205.6

Wisconsin River basin

Scotch Creek tributary near

Edgar, Wis.

Little Plover River at Plover.

Wis,

Dell Creek near Lake Delton,

Wis.

Morris Creek tributary near

Norwalk, Wis,

Turkey River basin

Little Volga River near Maynard,

Iowa

Little Volga River at Maynard,

Iowa

Honey Creek at Littleport, Iowa.

Wayman Creek at Garber, Iowa....

Little Maquoketa River basin

Middle Pork Little Maquoketa

River near Richardsville,

Iowa

Union Park Creek near Dubuque,

Iowa

Mississippi River main stem

Mississippi River at Dubuque,

Iowa

Catfish Creek basin

Granger Creek tributary near

Dubuque, Iowa

Catfish Creek near Dubuque,

Iowa

Maquoketa River basin

Bear Creek near Monmouth, Iowa..

Deep Creek near Delmar, Iowa....

Williams Creek near Charlotte,

Iowa

Deep Creek near Charlotte, Iowa.

Wapsipinlcon River basin

Wapsipinioon River near Elma,

Iowa

SE£- sec. 31, T.29 N., R.5 E.

Lat 44°28'20", long 89°30'10"

Lat 43°33'05", long 89°51'55"

NW£ sec. 21, T.16 N., R.2 W.

Near north $ corner sec. 36,

T.92 N., R.9 W.

Near NW corner sec. 23, T.92 N.,

R.9 W.

NEi sec. 36, T.92 N., R.5 W.

SWj sec. 36, T.92 N., R.4 W.

SE£ sec. 32, T.90 N., R.I E.

NE£ sec. 11, T.89 N., R,2 E.

Lat 42°29', long 90°38'

Near center sec. 23, T.88 N.,

R.2 E.

NE£ sec.l, T.88 N., R.2 E.

Lat 42°02'30", long 90°53'00"

SW£ sec. 28, T.83 N., R.3 E.

Near SE corner sec. 6, T.82 N.,

R.4 E.

SE£ sec. 27, T.83 N., R.4 E.

Lat 43°14'35", long 92°31'50"

7.1

-

44.9

4.67

17.5

25.5

13.0

6.98

30.0

1.07

81,600

.65

40.5

61.3

9.71

2.04

41.9

95.2
99

100

101

102

103

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

119

120

m

122

123

Wapsipinioon River near

Prederioksburg, Iowa 

East Pork Otter Creek near

Oelwein, Iowa 

Otter Creek near Hazelton,

Iowa 

Malone Creek at Independence,

Iowa 

Mississippi River main stem

Mississippi River at Davenport,

Iowa 

Rock River basin

Willow Creek near Loves Park,

111.

Kent Creek at Rockford, 111..... 

Keith Creek at Alpine Dam, at

Rockford, 111. 

Pelley Road Creek near Riverside

School, near Rockford, 111. 

Blackhawk Creek basin

Blackhawk Creek at Davenport,

Iowa 

Mad Creek basin

Mad Creek at Muscatine, Iowa.... 

Iowa River basin

Beaver Creek near Eldora, Iowa..

South Branch Ralston Creek

tributary at Iowa City, Iowa 

South Branch Ralston Creek at

1st Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa 

South Branch Ralston Creek at

Iowa City, Iowa 

South Branch Ralston Creek at

College Street, Iowa City,

Iowa 

Ralston Creek at Gilbert Street,

in Iowa City, Iowa 

Bulgers Run near Riverside, Iowa 

Rose Creek near Elkton, Mlnn.... 

Little Cedar River at New

Haven, Iowa 

West Pork Cedar River near

Dumont, Iowa 

Boylan Creek tributary near

Aredale, Iowa 

TV>vian Cre^k near Brlstow, Iowa.

Daily Creek near Allison, Iowa.. 

Peddeke Creek near Allison, Iowa

NE£ sec.15, T.94 N., R.13 W.

Near W| corner sec.34, T.92 N.,

R.9 W. 

At south line sec.21, T.90 N.,

R.9 W. 

SW£ sec.35, T.89 N., R.9 W.

Lat 41°31'10", long 90°33'55"

Lat 42°21'20", long 89°02'40"

Lat 42°15'50", long 89 0 06'00" 

Lat 42°16'20", long 89°01'35"

Lat 42°12'50", long 89°06'50" 

SWi sec.33, T.78 N., R.3 E.

SEt sec.26, T.77 N., R.2 W.

At E£ corner sec.11, T.87 N.,

R.20 W. 

At culvert, at Friendship St.

in east Iowa City 

At culvert, at 1st Avenue in

east Iowa City 

Lat 41°38'50", long 91°30'30"

At College St., in east Iowa City

Upstream from Gilbert St. bridge,

in Iowa City

SE* sec.11, T.77 N., R.7 W. 

NEjNE^ sec.6, T.102 N., R.16 W. 

Near SE corner sec.19, T.98 N.,

R.15 W. 

Near SE corner sec.27, T.92 N.,

R.18 W. 

SE£ sec.17, T.93 N., R.18 W.

Near w£ corner sec.24, T.92 N.,

R.18 W. 

On S line sec.32, T.92 N.,

R.17 W. 

Near SE corner sec.35, T.92 N.,

R.17 W.

296

6.62

64.2

9.32

88,500

18.5

43.7 

7

4.3

6.73

16.5

52.6

.39

3.02

3.20

4.42

8.1

5.86 

193

299

.75

56.5

16.0

3.05

B9

B9

B9

B9

M5

CI

CI

CI

CI

B9

B9

BI

B9

B9

B9

B9

B9

B9 

B9 

B9

BI

BI

BI

BI

BI
Table 2.--Peak discharges at miscellaneous sites and unusual floods at short-te

Site 

No.

Station 

No.

Stream and vicinity Location

Contributing 

drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Flo

reg

and 

hyd

log

are

Upper Mississippi River basin- -Continued

124

125

126

127

128

129

130

131

132

133

134

135

136

137

138

139

140

141

142

143

144

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4633

4641.33

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4712

Iowa River basin Continued

Peddeke Creek at State Highway

14, near Allison, Iowa

Peddeke Creek tributary near

Allison, Iowa

McClure Creek tributary near

Allison, Iowa

Willow Creek at Mason City,

Iowa

Winnebago River at Rockford,

Iowa

Flood Creek near Rockford, Iowa.

Flood Creek near Marble Rock,

Iowa

Blackhawk Creek near Grundy

Center, Iowa

Blackhawk Creek at Reinbeck,

Iowa

Half Mile Creek near Gladbrook,

Iowa

Lime Creek near Independence,

Iowa

Bear Creek tributary near

Independence, Iowa

Bear Creek near Independence,

Iowa

Cedar River at Vinton, Iowa.....

Cedar River near Rochester, Iowa

North Fork Long Creek near

Ainsworth, Iowa

South Fork Long Creek near

Washington, Iowa

Skunk River basin

Skunk River near Randall, Iowa..

Drainage ditch No. 5 near

Ellsworth, Iowa

Indian Creek near Mingo, Iowa...

Near E£ corner sec.l, T.91 N.,

R.17 W.

Near SW corner sec. 29, T.92 N.,

R.16 W.

Near SW corner sec. 27, T.92 N.,

R.16 W.

At 1st Ave. Northwest in

Mason City

mi sec. 15, T.95 N., R.18 W.

SWi sec. 10., T.95 N., R.17 W.

NW corner sec. 28, T.94 N.,

R.16 W.

NEi sec. 14, T.87 N., R.18 W.

SWi sec. 21, T.87 N., R.15 W.

Lat 42°12'40", long 92°36 I 40"

Near s£ corner sec. 11, T.88 N.,

R.9 W.

SE* sec. 27, T.87 N., R.10 W.

NEf sec. 18, T.88 N., R.9 W.

Near E line sec. 17, T.88 N.,

R.9 W.

State Highway 101 bridge at

Vinton

SE£ sec. 13, T.79 N., R.3 W.

SWJ sec. 22, T.75 N., R.6 W.

SE£ see. 14, T.75 N., R.7 u.

Near SE corner sec. 24, T.86 N.,

R.23 W.

SW£ sec. 27, T.87 N., R.23 W.

Lat 41°48'20", long 93°18'25"

5.21

.30

.026

79

700

57.9

120

13.5

135

1.33

7.92

37.6

.38

2.57

6,038

7,245

30.2

IS. 4

163

5.27

276

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

3

B

B

B
145

146

147

148

149

150

151 

152 

153

154

155

156

157

158 

159

160

161

162

163

164

165

166

167

16R

169

170

-

-

-

-

-

-

4743

-

-

-

-

4761

4769

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4816. B

-

-

Spring Creek tributary near

Oskaloosa, Iowa 

Coal Creek tributary near

What Cheer, Iowa 

Coal Creek at What Cheer, Iowa..

Rock Creek tributary near

Sigourney, Iowa 

Dutch Creek near Keota, Iowa....

Crooked Creek at Keota, Iowa....

Big Devil Creek basin

Big Sugar Creek near Vlele, Iowa 

Panther Creek near Viele, Iowa.. 

Little Devil Creek near Port

Madison, Iowa 

Little Devil Creek at mouth,

near Port Madison, Iowa 

Big Devil Creek near Port

Madison, Iowa 

Big Devil Creek at Santa Pe

Railroad bridge, near Port

Madison, Iowa 

Des Moines River basin

West Pork Des Moines River

below Talcott Dam, near

Dundee, Minn.

Nelson Creek at Jackson, Minn... 

Story Brook near Petersburg,

Minn. 

East Pork Des Moines River

tributary near Dunnell, Minn. 

West Pork Des Moines River at

Emmetsburg, Iowa 

West Pork Des Moines River near

Ottosen, Iowa 

East Pork Des Moines River at

Algona, Iowa 

Boone River tributary No. 1

near Britt, Iowa 

Boone River near Hutchins, Iowa.

Boone River tributary No. 2

near Britt, Iowa 

Boone River near Goldfield,

Iowa 

DPS Mnlnes River near

Saylorville, Iowa 

North Raccoon River tributary

near Storm Lake, Iowa 

Outlet Creek tributary No. 1

near Storm Lake, Iowa

On west line of sec.21, T.75 N.,

R.15, W. 

Near Sj corner sec.28, T.77 N.,

R.13 W. 

Near E£ corner sec.9, T.76 N.,

R.13 W. 

Near SE corner sec.29, T.76 N.,

R.12 W. 

Near E£ corner sec.36, T.76 N.,

R.10 W. 

Near E£ corner sec.24, T.76 N.,

R.10 W.

SEi sec.9, T.67 N., R.5 W. 

NE* aec.16, T.67 N., R.5 W. 

SWt sec.2, T.67 N., R.5 W.

NEi sec.15, T.67 N., R.5 W.

SWi sec.15, T.67 N., R.5 W.

NE£ sec.22, T.67 N., R.5 W.

Lat 43°53'10", long 95°26'll"

NEiNEi sec. 26, T.102 N., R.35 W. 

SWiNWi sec. 24, T.101 N., R.35 W.

sec. 2, T.101 N., R.33 W. 

NW£ sec. 26, T.96 N., R.33 W. 

SE£ sec.l, T.93 N., R.31 W. 

NW£ sec. 2, T.95 N., R.29 W.

Near SE corner sec. 14, T.96 N.,

R.26 W. 

Near w£ corner sec. 11, T.95 N.,

R.26 W. 

Near s£ corner sec. 22, T.96 N.,

R.26 W. 

SWi sec. 32, T.92 N., R.26 W.

Lat 41°41'50", long 93°40'05"

Near SW corner sec. 28, T.91 N.,

R.36 W. 

Near Si corner sec. 18, T.90 N.,

R.36 W.

0.75

3.28

11.7

j -2

2.97

19.3

109 

15.6 

20.3

25.7

151

152

-

6.8

7.88

1,672

2,018

882

.056

12.6

.94

443

5,841

2.11

.22
Table 2. Peak discharges at miscellaneous sites and unusual floods at short-t

Site 

No.

Station 

No.

Stream and vicinity Location

Contributing 

drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Fl

re

an

hy

lo

ar

Upper Mississippi River basin Continued

171

172

173

174

175

176

177

178

179

180

181

182

183

184

185

186

187

188

189

190

-

-

4821.7

4823

-

-

4836

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4879.8

-

Des Molnes River basin Continued

Outlet Creek tributary No. 2

near Storm Lake, Iowa

Outlet Creek near Storm Lake,

Iowa

Big Cedar Creek near Varlna,

Iowa

North Raccoon River near

Sac City, Iowa

Hardln Creek near Jefferson,

Iowa

Storm Creek near Breda, Iowa....

Middle Raccoon River at

Panora, Iowa

South Raccoon River and Bear

Grove Creek at Guthrle

Center, Iowa

Walnut Creek near Grimes , Iowa . .

Walnut Creek near Dallas Center,

Iowa

Walnut Creek near Des Moines,

Iowa

Pour Mile Creek tributary near

Berwick, Iowa

Muchikinock Creek at Berwick,

Iowa

Cedar Creek tributary No. 1 near

Winterset, Iowa

Cedar Creek tributary No. 2 near

Winterset, Iowa

Cedar Creek near Winterset, Iowa

Cedar Creek near Patterson, Iowa

South Pork Middle River at

Casey, Iowa

Whitebreast Creek near Dallas,

Iowa

English Creek near Knoxvllle,

Iowa

Near SE corner sec. 18, T.90 N.,

R.36 W.

SWt sec. 17, T.90 N., R.36 W.

Lat 42°41'21", long 94°47'55"

Lat 42°20'20", long 94°59'10"

Sec. 10, T.83 N., R.30 W.

SE£ sec. 23, T.85 N. , R.35 W.

Lat 41°41'15", long 94°22'15"

Near center sec. 7, T.79 N.,

R.31 W.

Near SW corner sec. 35, T.80 N.,

R.26 W.

On south line near SW corner

sec. 2, T.79 N., R.26 W.

At NW corner sec. 30, T.79 N.,

R.25 W.

NE£ sec. 7, T.79 N., R.23 W.

NEi sec. 8, T.79 N., R.23 W.

Near NE corner sec. 32, T.76 N.,

R.28 W.

Near SW corner sec. 35, T.76 N.,

R.28 W.

Near s£ corner sec. 23, T.76 N.,

R.28 W.

Near SE corner sec. 23, T.76 N.,

R.27 W.

Near N£ corner sec. 2, T.77 N.,

R.32 W.

Lat 41°14'45", long 93°15'50"

Near center sec. 10, T.75 N.,

R.19 W.

0.038

6.58

80.0

713

162

11.2

440

111

4.81

12.4

48.3

.79

11.9

.31

1.02

11.4

25.6

35.5

342

92.5
192

193

194

195

196

197

198

204

205

206

207

208

209

210

211

212

213

214

215

216

217

218

219

South Avery Creek near

Blakesburg, Iowa 

Bear Creek near Bidwell, Iowa... 

Bear Creek near Ottumwa, Iowa... 

Village Creek near Ottumwa,

Iowa

Soap Creek near Bloomfleld, Iowa 

Little Soap Creek near Ottumwa,

Iowa 

Fox River basin

Middle Fork Honey Creek near

Kahoka, Mo. 

Little Honey Creek near

Kahoka, Mo. 

South River basin

Todd Branch near Palmyra, Mo.... 

Salt River basin

Easdale Branch near Shelbyville,

Mo.

Davis Creek near Mexico, Mo.. 

Bean Creek near Mexico, Mo

Peno Creek at Frankford, Mo..... 

The Sny basin

Pigeon Creek near Hull, 111..... 

McCraney Creek near Kinderhook,

111.

Riser Creek at New Canton, 111.. 

Kings Lake basin

Lost Creek near Elsberry, Mo.... 

Cuivre River basin

Hams Slough Creek near

Wellsville, Mo. 

Illinois River basin

Hickory Creek near Jollet, 111.. 

South Fork Vermilion River at

Forrest, 111. 

Sangamon River at Lake Decatur,

111. 

Horse Creek near Cotton Hill,

111. 

Sugar Creek at Lake Springfield,

111. 

Spring Creek near Farmingdale,

111. 

Prairie Creek near Salisbury,

111. 

Richland Creek near Salisbury,

111.

Sugar Creek at Bloomington, 111. 

Sugar Creek at Normal, 111 

Drowning Fork at Bushnell, 111..

owa . . . 

owa . . .

, Iowa 

umwa,

ar

Mo ....

ville, Q

lo .....

1.. .. .

hook,

111..

Mo. ...

111. .

* at

atur,

11,

field,

ale,

iry,

ury,

i, 111.

111..

Near N-J- corner sec. 30, T.72 N., 

R.15 W.

NW| sec. 29, T.72 N., R.14 W. 

NWt sec. 27, T.72 N., R.14 W. 

Near NW corner sec. 18, T.71 N.,

R.13 W.

NEi sec. 7, T.70 N., R.13 W. 

Near s£ corner sec. 24, T.71 N., 

R.14 W.

Lat 40°24'20", long 91°46'40"

Lat 40°22'00", long 91°43'15"

Lat 39°44'30", long 91°33'25"

SE£ sec. 22, T.58 N., R.10 W. 

Lat 39°10'45", long 91°54'50"

Lat 39°15'30", long 91°49'50"

Lat 39°28'50", long 910 18'15"

Lat 39°44'45", long 91°14'00"

Lat 39°43'00", long 91°10'20"

Lat 39°38'00", long 91°05'30"

Lat 39°08'50", long 90°49'10"

NWyNWi sec. 35, T.51 N., R.7 W.

Lat 41°31'45", long 88°02'00" 

Lat 40°44'55", long 88°25 1 00"

Lat 39°49'38", long 88°57'2l"

Lat 39°41'50", long 89°34'35"

Lat 39°45'35", long 89°35'55"

Lat 39°47'40", long 89°48'00"

Sangamon County

Lat 39°52'55", long 89°47'25"

Lat 40° 29 "40", long 88° 59 '00" 

Lat 40°29'55", long 88°59'50"

Lat 40°33'45", long 90°31'23"

33.1

19.5 

22.9 

22.9

182 

28.2

1.7

3.0

.99

.71 

59

3.02

54.2

28

50

60

8.86

5.08

84.0 

60.9

906

127

265

60.1

38.9

41.5

7.5 

14.5

25.9

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B
Table 2.--Peak discharges at miscellaneous sites and unusual floods at short-t

Site Station 

No . No .

220

221

222

223

224

225

226

227

228

229

230

Stream and vicinity

Illinois River basin Continued

Mauvaise Terre Creek near

Markham, 111.

Seminary Creek near Whitehall,

111.

Honey Creek near Carlinville,

111.

Otter Creek near Palmyra, 111...

Massa Creek near Palmyra, 111...

Kaskaskia River basin

Mud Creek near Tower Hill, 111..

Opossum Creek near Oconee, 111..

Wolf Creek near Beecher City,

111.

Centralia Reservoir Creek near

Centralia, 111.

Silver Creek near Troy, 111 .....

East Pork Silver Creek near

Highland, 111.

Location

Morgan County

Lat 39°24'50", long 90°23'50"

Lat 39°14'40", long 89°52'00"

Lat 39°22'42", long 89°56'50"

Macoupin County

Lat 39°28'45", long 88°57'20"

Lat 39°18'15", long 89°05'05"

Lat 39°11'15", long 88°44'30"

Lat 38°33'35", long 89°00'25"

Lat 38°42'50", long 89°49'55"

Lat 38°45'54", long 89°41'56"

Contributing 

drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

121

16.8

25.4

61.6

26.9

7.5

10.4

28.6

7

154

48.3

Fl

re

an

hy

lo

ar

a Areal mean annual flood, 1,300 cfs; ratio of peak discharge to that of 50-year

b Areal mean annual flood, 2,270 cfs; ratio of peak discharge to that of 50-year

c Areal mean annual flood, 1,330 cfs; recurrence interval, 5 years.

d Maximum daily discharge; areal mean annual flood, 670 cfs; recurrence interval,

e Areal mean annual flood, 730 cfs; recurrence interval, 17 years.

f Areal mean annual flood, 540 cfs; recurrence interval, 7 years.

g Mean sea level datum.

h Backwater from ice.

i Pool elevation.

j Estimated.

flood, 4.56. 

flood, 2.10.

5 years.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 59

100. Belly River at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 48°59'50", long 113°40'50", in NW^ sec.2, T.37 N., R.16 W. 

(unsurveyed), on right bank 200 ft upstream from international boundary, 

11 miles southeast of Waterton Park, Alberta, and 15 miles northwest of 

Babb, Mont.

Drainage area. 74.8 sq mi. Area of lakes and ponds, 2.09 sq mi. Glacier 

area, about 0.5 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,600 

cfs and extended above.

Bankfull stage. Not subject to overflow.

Remarks. This is one of a number of stations that are maintained jointly by 

the United States and Canada. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

June 17, 1948

May 28, 1949

June 23, 195O

June 24, 1951

Oct. 3, 1951

June 4, 1953

May 20, 1954

June 25, 1955

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.52

4.22

5.57

5.28

3.92

6.66

5.56

5.26

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,810

972

1,770

1,570

751

2,450

1,720

1,540

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 22, 1956

May 6, 1957

June 1O, 195S

June 6, 1959

June 4, I960

May 28, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.60

4.90

4.77

5.31

4. SO

5.42

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,740

1,320

1,240

1,570

1,270

1,630

105. North Pork Belly River at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'20", long 113°45'50", in s| sec.2, T.37 N., R.17 W.

(unsurveyed), on left bank three-quarters of a mile south of international 

boundary, 5| miles upstream from mouth, 8 miles southeast of Waterton Park, 

Alberta, and l?i miles northwest of Babb, Mont.

Drainage area.--10.1 sq mi. Area of lakes and ponds, 0.08 sq mi. Glacier area, 

0.17 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Altitude of gage is 5,100 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 220 cfs 

and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage.--Not subject to overflow.

Remarks. This is one of a number of stations that are maintained jointly by 

the United States and Canada. Base for partial-duration series, 100 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Oct. 19, 1947

May 22, 1948

June 4, 1948

June 16, 1948

July 20, 1948

July 29, 194S

May 17, 1949

May 22, 1949

May 28, 1949

May 14, 1950

May 28, 195O

June 21, 1950

June 3O, 195O

May 12, 1951

May 18, 1951

Qage 

height 

(feet)

3.73

4.06

3.87

4.23

3.OO

3.46

3.06

2.96

3.22

2.96

3.06

3.84

3.57

3.29

3.28

Discharge 

(cfs)

262

342

295

3S6

114

201

121

106

146

106

119

254

201

152

151

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

Date

May 24, 1951

June 15, 1951

June 24, 1951

June 11, 1951

Aug. 30, 1951

Oct. 1, 1951

May 20, 1952

June 6, 1952

June 12, 1952

June 30, 1952

Aug. 10, 1952

May 19, 1953

June 3, 1953

June 13, 1952

July 14, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.57

3.71

3.37

3.52

2.96

3.00

2.95

2.96

3.17

2.95

3.08

2.99

4.52

4.14

3.52

Discharge 

(cfs)

201

228

165

192

110

117

110

111

141

110

128

111

416

319

180
60 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of North Fork Belly River at international boundary Continued

Water 

year

1954

Date

May 19, 1954 

June 5, 1954 

June 13, 1954 

June 23, 1954 

July 5, 1954 

Aug. 27, 1954

Oage 

height 

(feet)

3.73 

3.14 

3.28 

3.58 

3.58 

2.97

Discharge 

(cfs)

230 

131 

151 

201 

201 

107

Water 

year

1955

Date

May 20, 1955 

June 13, 1955 

June 25, 1955 

July 12, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.09 

3.55 

3.86 

3.37

Discharge 

(cfs)

132 

209 

271 

155

110. Belly River near Mountain View, Alberta 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°06', long 113°42', in NE^ sec.5, T.2, R.28 W., fourth meridian, in Alberta, on right bank 2 miles downstream from intake of Mountain 

View Irrigation District Canal, 5 miles southwest of Mountair View, and 

7 miles north of international boundary.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi. Area of lakes and ponds, 2.28 sq mi. Glacier area, 

about 0.5 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Apr. 6, 1949; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 4,344.90 ft above mean sea level (Irrigation Surveys datum).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,500 

cfs and extended to 4,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement.

Bankfull stage. 11 ft.

Remarks. Peaks listed are natural flow of stream. Recorded peaks are adjusted 

for diversion in Mountain View Irrigation District Canal since 1935. Gage 

heights are not listed after 1934 if flow in the canal exceeded 3 percent of 

the combined discharge. Records prior to Oct. 1, 1948, furnished by Water 

Resources Branch, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, 

Canada. Station has been maintained jointly by the United States and Canada 

since that time. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1908

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

Bate

June 1908

May 17, 1912

May 29, 1913

June 13, 1914

June 3, 1915

June 21, 1916

June 11, 1917

June 12, 1918

May 29, 1919

June 16, 1920

June 8, 1921

June 6, 1922

June 2, 1923

June 16, 1924

May 23, 1925

Apr. 18, May 1,

1926

June 11, 1927

May 25, 1928

June 3, 1929

May 22, 1930

May 16, 1931

May 22, 1932

June 17, 1933

June 7, 1934

May 24, 1935

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.1

3.45

4.69

3.89

3.92

5.23

-

4.27

4.38

4.37

4.23

4.50

4.69

3.93

4.40

2.95

5.13

4.49

3.82

3.81

3.75

4.16

4.27

5.30

4.03

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

1,030

2,070

1,370

1,372

2,729

a3,100

1,643

1,934

1,925

1,730

2,040

2,230

1,500

2,030

644

2,670

2,040

1,400

1,360

1,300

1,800

1,920

2,900

1,640

Water 

year

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 15, 1936

June 13, 1937

May 26, 1938

May 30, 1939

May 12, 1940

June 29, 1941

June 6, 1942

June 18, 1943

June 27, 1944

June 4, 1945

May 28, 1946

May 3, 1947

June 17, 1948

May 28, 1949

June 22, 1950

June 24, 1951

June 12, 1952

June 4, 1953

May 20, 1954

June 25, 1955

May 22, 1956

May 14, 1957

June 10, 1958

June 6, 1959

June 4, 1960

May 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

6.22

4.53

-

-

3.32

5.03

4.40

4.43

4.10

4.02

3.89

5.68

3.81

4.67

5.33

-

6.64

4.82

4.53

4.58

-

-

4.44

3.99

4.40

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,340

4,010

2,070

1,050

1,130

942

2,510

1,920

1,060

1,700

1,580

1,430

3,260

1,330

2,240

3,030

1,030

4,500

2,470

2,150

2,180

2,090

2,000

1,960

1,550

1,960

a Estimated.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 61

115. Waterton River near international boundary 

(international gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°57'20", long 113°54'00", in NW£ sec.23, T.37 N., R.18 W.

(unsurveyed), on right bank 100 ft downstream from Olson Creek, 3 miles south 

of international boundary, and 7 miles south of Waterton Park, Alberta.

Drainage area. 61.0 sq mi. Area of lakes and ponds, 0.54 sq mi. Glacier area, 

about 0.5 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Altitude of gage is 4,200 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,900 

cfs and extended above.

Bankfull stage. Not subject to overflow.

Remarks. This is one of a number of stations that are maintained jointly by 

the United States and Canada. Base for partial-duration series, 1,100 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Oct. 19, 1947

May 23, 1948

May 27, 1948

June 3, 1948

June 9, 1948

June 17, 1948

May 15, 1949

May 28, 1949

June 7, 1949

June 11, 1949

May 28, 195O

June 6, 1950

June 13, 1950

June 22, 1950

July 1, 1950

May 12, 1951

May 18, 1951

May 24, 1951

June 16, 1951

June 24, 1951

July 6, 1951

July 15, 1951

Oct. 2, 1951

Apr. 28, 1952

May 20, 1952

May 25, 1952

June 6, 1952

June 4, 1953

June 8, 1953

June 13, 1953

July 1, 1953

July 14, 1953

May 20, 1954

June 5, 1954

June 14, 1954

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.34

6.30

6.05

5.81

6.06

4.96

5.27

5.61

5.23

5.09

5.07

5.78

5.62

6.36

5.97

5.13

4.93

5.60

5.94

5.74

5.24

4.84

4.90

4.73

4.98

4.76

5.14

6.29

5.57

6.31

4.70

5.20

6.51

4.81

5.18

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,650

2,510

2,280

2,070

2,290

1,350

1,600

1,890

1,560

1,450

1,360

2,050

1,920

2,560

2,210

1,510

1,350

1,900

2,190

2,020

1,600

1,280

1,330

1,200

1,390

1,220

1,520

2,500

1,870

2,520

1,180

1,570

2,710

1,260

1,550

Water

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 23, 1954

July 2, 1954

July 6, 1954

June 14, 1955

June 23, 1955

July 12, 1955

May 21, 1956

June 2, 1956

June 11, 1956

June 2O, 1956

June 29, 1956

May 8, 1957

May 14, 1957

May 21, 1957

June 4, 1957

June 9, 1957

June 12, 1957

May 24, 1958

June 10, 1958

June 6, 1959

June 15, 1959

June 22, 1959

July 3, 1959

Oct. 25, 1959

June 1, 1960

June 4, 1960

June 7, 1960

June 14, 1960

June 17, 1960

June 26, 1960

May 27, 1961

June 6, 1961

June 18, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.68

5.47

6.25

5.78

6.02

4.82

5.98

6.13

5.68

5.01

4.60

5.46

4.99

5.21

5.57

5.23

4.86

5.54

5.53

6.17

5.91

5.78

4.89

4.64

5.14

5.71

4.98

5.09

5.74

4.75

6.31

6.06

5.68

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,970

1,790

2,460

2,050

2,260

1,270

2,220

2,360

1,970

1,430

1,130

1,780

1,400

1,580

1,870

1,590

1,300

1,850

1,840

2,390

2,160

2,050

1,320

1,140

1,520

1,990

1,390

1,480

2,020

1,220

2,520

2,290

1,970

280-255 O - 68 - 6
62 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

120. Street Creek at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'20", long 113°52'40", in NE^ sec.11, T.37 N., R.18 W. 

[uhsurveyed), on left bank half a mile upstream from mouth, ttree-quarters 

of a mile south of international boundary, and 5 miles south of Waterton 

Park, Alberta.

Drainage area.--6.0 sq mi, approximately. Area of lakes and ponds, 0.02 sq mi. 

Gage.--Recording. Altitude of gage is 4,400 ft (from topographic, map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 140 cfs 

and extended to 437 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement.

Bankfull stage. Not subject to overflow.

Remarks. This is one of a number of stations that are maintained1 jointly by 

the United States and Canada. Base for partial-duration series, 80 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Oct. 19, 1947

May 23, 1948

June 15, 1948

July 29, 1948

May 12, 1949

May 16, 1949

May 27, 1949

May 14, 1950

May 27, 1950

June 4, 1950

June 13, 1950

June 21, 1950

July 1, 1950

May 12, 1951

May 18, 1951

May 22, 1951

June 15, 1951

dage

height 

(feet)

2.63

-

2.50

2.42

2.33

2.33

2.40

2.39

2.33

2.55

-

3.7

-

_

2.35

2.37

2.46

Discharge 

(cfs)

142

a!25

113

98

86

84

94

92

100

132

aUO

310

a!07

a85

106

110

98

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

June 26, 1951

July 1, 1951

Oct. 1, 1951

May 20, 1952

May 6, 1953

May 19, 1953

May 26, 1953

June 3, 1953

May 19, 1954

June 5, 1954

June 23, 1954

July 5, 1954

May 19, 1955

June 13, 1955

June 24, 1955

G=>.ge 

height 

(feet)

2.38

2.39

-

-

2.21

2.17

2.25

4.5

3.0

2.35

2.49

2.50

2.41

2.45

3.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

112

113

a80

a80

86

82

90

437

187

81

87

81

86

97

180

a Daily mean discharge.

125. Boundary Creek at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 48°59'50", long 113°54'20", in NE^ sec.3, T.37 N., R.18 W. 

(unsurveyed), on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, a 

quarter of a mile south of international boundary, and 4 miles south of 

Waterton Park, Alberta.

Drainage area. 21.0 sq mi. Area of lakes and ponds, 0.49 sq mi. Glacier area, 

about 0.1 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Altitude of gage is 4,300 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 480 cfs 

and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage. Not subject to overflow.

Remarks. This is one of a number of gaging stations that are maintained jointly 

by the United States and Canada. Base for partial-duration series, 270 cfs. 

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1948

1949 

a Abo

Date

Oct. 19, 1947 

May 22, 1948

May 11, 1949 

May 17, 1949 

ut.

Oage 

height 

(feet)

4.60

3.85 

3.98

Discharge 

(cfs)

a500 

504

282

317

Water 

year

1949 

1950

Date

May 28, 1949

May 27, 1950 

June 5, 1950 

June 12, 1950

Qp.Se 

height 

(feet)

4.25

4.12 

4.48 

4.26

Discharge 

(cfs)

396

309 

407 

350
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 63

Peak stages and discharges of Boundary Creek at international boundary Continued

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

June 21, 1950

July 1, 1950

May 11, 1951

May 23, 1951

June 15, 1951

June 24, 1951

July 5, 1951

Oct. 1, 1951

Apr. 28, 1952

May 15, 1952

May 20, 1952

June 5, 1952

May 8, 1953

May 20, 1953

May 26, 1953

June 4, 1953

June 8, 1953

June 13, 1953

July 1, 1953

July 13, 1953

May 19, 1954

June 5, 1954

June 14, 1954

June 22, 1954

July 2, 1954

July 5, 1954

Oage 

height 

(feet)

5.34

4.63

4.42

4.43

4.78

4.60

4.25

4.15

3.96

4.10

4.13

3.98

3.93

4.01

4.16

5.24

4.42

4.78

4.03

4.03

4.50

3.98

4.11

4.33

4.12

4.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

772

511

470

475

635

526

360

366

309

351

360

315

290

318

374

904

479

645

346

363

555

343

389

478

393

425

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 14, 1955

June 23, 1955

May 21, 1956

June 1, 1956

June 11, 1956

June 20, 1956

May 7, 1957

May 14, 1957

May 20, 1957

June 6, 1957

May 12, 1958

May 24, 1958

June 4, 1958

June 9, 1958

June 6, 1959

June 14, 1959

July 2, 1959

Oct. 25, 1959

June 3, 1960

June 16, 1960

May 27, 1961

June 5, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.53

4.58

4.57

4.51

4.22

3.96

4.35

4.40

4.32

4.35

4.2

4.29

4.05

4.20

4.74

4.52

3.82

3.95

4.43

4.22

4.50

4.43

Discharge 

(cfs)

496

542

586

560

433

336

470

474

442

454

395

430

342

395

625

526

273

311

488

403

517

524

130. Waterton River near Waterton Park, Alberta 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 49°07', long 113°50', in NE^ sec.8, T.2, R.29 W., fourth meridian, 

in Alberta, on right bank 300 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of 

a mile upstream from Crooked Creek, and 5 miles northeast of Watertcn Park.

Drainage area.--258 sq mi. 

about 0.6 sq mi.

Area of lakes and ponds, 8.26 sq mi. Glacier area,

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Mar. 18, 1949; recording thereafter. Frier to 

Feb. 7, 1917, at various sites and datums within 200 ft of present site. 

Feb. 7, 1917, to Aug. 26, 1933, and Mar. 19, 1948, to Mar. 18, 1949, on downstream side of bridge 200 ft upstream, at present datum. Datum of gage is 

4,154.19 ft above mean sea level (Irrigation Surveys datum).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 7,000 cfs 

and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage. Not subject to overflow.

Remarks.--Records prior to Oct. 1, 1948, furnished by Water Resources Planch, 

Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada. Station has 

been maintained jointly by the United States and Canada since that time. 

Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

Date

June 6, 1908

June 3,21,1909

June 1, 1910

June 15, 1911

May 18, 1912

May 29, 1913

June 4, 1914

June 6, 1915

June 19, 1916

May 26, 1917

June 13, 1918

May 24, 1919

Qage 

height 

(feet)

9.5

5.6

4.5

4.89

4.47

5.45

4.64

4.44

6.10

4.75

4.70

4.45

Discharge 

(cfs)

24,000

6,414

2,925

4,102

2,535

5,185

2,908

2,142

7,260

4,585

4,480

4,075

Water 

year

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

Date

June 17, 1920

May 28, June 8,

1921

June 5, 1922

June 2, 1923

June 14, 1924

May 23, 1925

May 2, 1926

June 10, 1927

May 26, 1928

May 25, 1929

May 22, 1930

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.65

4.67

4.80

4.96

4.47

4.54

3.39

5.14

4.69

4.43

3.89

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,575

4,688

5,090

5,490

4,270

4,020

1,710

5,820

4,640

4,050

2,820
64 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Waterton River near Waterton Park, Alberta Continued

Water 

year

1933

1948 

1949 

1950

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954

Date

June 17, 1933 

June 18, 1948

May 17, 1949 

June 22, 1950

June 16, 1951 

May 21, 1952 

June 4, 1953 

May 21, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.06

5.23 

3.59 

4.28

3.94 

3.28 

5.06 

4.32

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,510

6j050

3,320 

5,220

4,360 

2,580 

7,570 

5,310

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 25, 1955

May 22, 1956 

May 15, 1957 

May 25, 1958 

June 6, 1959 

June 4, 1960

May 27, 1961

C-age 

height 

(feet)

4.04

4.16 

4.01 

3.90 

4.29 

3.83

4.37

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,500

4,890 

3,990 

3,790 

4,970 

3,910

5,300

137. St. Mary River above Swlftcurrent Creek near Babb, Mont. 

(Published as "near St. Mary" 1902-4, and as "near Babb" 1905-15)

Location.--Lat 48°51' 00", long 113°24'50", in NE^ sec.27, T.36 N., R.14 W.,

half a mile downstream from Lower St. Mary Lake, 1 mile southeast of Babb,

and 2 miles upstream from Swiftcurrent Creek.

Drainage area. 177 sq mi. Area of lakes and ponds, 11.1 sq mi. Glacier area, 

about 0.9 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 4,460 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 3,700 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

Date

July 5, 1902

June 19, 1903

June 21, 1904

June 6-10,17,

1905

June 16, 1906

June 29- July 1,

1907

dage 

height 

(feet)

6.60

6.00

4.90

4.5

4.3

5.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,360

3,640

2,300

1,890

1,720

2,980

Water 

year

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

Date

June 5, 1908

June 21, 1909

June 3, 1910

June 16, 1911

May 21-23,1912

June 5, 1913

June 6, 1914

July 3, 1915

Gp.ge 

height 

(feet)

9.4

5.8

3.95

4.9

4.0

6.0

4.1

3.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,980

3,900

1,710

2,460

1,680

3,580

1,760

1,330

140. Grinnell Creek near Many Glacier, Mont.

Location.--Lat 48°46'20", long 113°41'50", in SE^ sec.21, T.35 N., R.16 W. 

(unsurveyed) on right bank 500 ft upstream from trail crossing, 1,000 ft 

downstream from Grinnell Lake, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, 

3 miles southwest of Many Glacier, and 13i miles southwest of Babb.

Drainage area.--3.47 sq mi. Area of lakes and ponds, 0.12 sq mi. Glacier area, 

about 0.3 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Altitude of gage is 5,000 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 120 cfs 

and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage.--Wot subject to overflow. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 100 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950 

1951

Date

June 5, 1950 

June 15, 1950 

June 22, 1950 

July 1, 1950

June 15, 1951

flage 

height 

(feet)

2.52 

2.61 

5.45 

2.74

2.85

Discharge 

(cfs)

113 

123 

242

139

155

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953

Date

July 6, 1951 

Oct. 1, 1951

June 4, 1955 

June 8, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.52 

2.73

2.54

2.66

Discharge 

(cfs)

119 

138

109 

124
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 65

Peak stages and discharges of Grinnell Creek near Many Glacier, Mont. Continued

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

June 13, 1953

July 15, 1953

May 20, 1954

June 13, 1954

June 23, 1954

July 8, 1954

July 18, 1954

June 18, 1955

June 25, 1955

July 13, 1955

Oct. 10, 1955

May 21, 1956

June 2, 1956

June 11, 1956

June 17, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

3.16

2.77

2.64

2.51

2.62

2.73

2.56

2.61

3.02

2.68

_

2.62

2.87

2.46

2.45

Discharge 

(cfs)

196

146

131

115

128

142

121

127

179

136

a!35

123

154

106

104

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 8, 1957

May 20, 1957

June 6, 1957

May 26, 1958

June 5, 1959

June 15, 1959

Sept. 6, 1959

June 4, 1960

June 16, 1960

May 27, 1961

June 5, 1961

June 16, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.44

2.47

2.46

2.63

2.70

2.58

2.63

2.63

3.13

2.68

2.92

2.82

D:\8charge 

(cfs)

107

111

110

130

138

124

130

130

194

134

164

153

a Daily mean discharge.

145. Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°48'10", long 113°39'20", in SE^ sec.11, T.35 N. , R.16 W.

(unsurveyed), on right bank 100 ft upstream from outlet of Swiftcurrent Lake 

at Many Glacier, Glacier National Park, and 11 miles southwest of Balb.

Drainage area.--31.4 sq mi. Area of lakes and ponds, 0.95 sq mi. Glacier area, 

about 0.6 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 16, 1918; recording thereafter. Altitude of 

gage is 4,860 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,400 

ofs and extended above.

Remarks.--Station maintained jointly by the United States and Canada since

Oct. 1, 1920. Base for partial-duration series, 680 cfs. Only annual peaks 

are shown prior to June 16, 1918.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

Date

May 28, 1913

June 4, 1914

May 8, 1915

June 17, 1916

June 9, 1917

June 10, 1918

May 23, 1919

May 28, 1919

June 8, 1920

June 16, 1920

July 2, 1920

May 26, 1921

June 7, 1921

June 23, 1921

May 20, 1922

June 6, 1922

June 14, 1922

May 26, 1923

June 1, 1923

June 11, 1923

May 16, 1924

May 22, 1925

Qage 

height 

(feet)

4.25

3.40

3.1

4.75

4.20

4.30

3.88

4.00

3.72

3.86

3.47

3.97

3.92

3.47

3.54

3.30

3.42

4.10

4.38

4.30

4.00

4.76

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,150

690

600

1,550

1,220

1,280

1,030

1,100

932

1,020

784

1,100

1,070

778

868

700

772

728

815

790

a771

1,040

Water 

year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

Date

June 22, 1925

May 5, 1926

May 17, 1927

June 8, 1927

June 15, 1927

June 24, 1927

May 13, 1928

May 23, 1928

July 1, 1928

May 24, 1929

June 2, 1929

May 20, 1930

May 17, 1931

May 14, 1932

May 22, 1932

June 2, 1932

June 15, 1932

May 31, 1933

June 9, 1933

June 17, 1933

Oct. 29, 1933

Apr. 28, 1934

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.27

3.41

4.55

4.91

4.68

4.70

4.07

4.92

4.08

4.24

3.95

4.44

4.61

4.28

5.05

3.96

4.01

4.75

4.92

5.00

4.37

3.85

Discharge 

(cfs)

869

491

932

1,100

982

990

797

1,120

767

884

792

885

1,110

938

1,360

796

799

1,210

1,310

1,360

1,010

734

a Backwater from bridge at lake outlet.
66 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont. Continued

Water 

year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

May 5, 1934

May 8, 1934

May 16, 1934

May 28, 1934

June 7, 1934

May 23, 1935

June 1, 1935

May 5, 1936

May 16, 1936

June 1, 1936

May 27, 1937

June 3, 1937

June 13, 1937

June. 22, 1937

Apr. 18, 1938

May 27, 1938

June 5, 1938

June 17, 1938

Apr. 30, 1939

May 30, 1939

May 12, 1940

May 18, 1941

June 6, 1942

May 23, 1943

May 28, 1943

June 18, 1943

May 17, 1944

June 1, 1945

June 22, 1945

May 18, 1946

May 29, 1946

June 5, 1946

May 3, 1947

May 9, 1947

Oct. 19, 1947

May 23, 1948

June 4, 1948

June 17, 1948

May 15, 1949

May 28, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.53

4.30

4.17

3.93

4.87

4.49

3.80

3.96

4.43

4.26

3.80

3.77

a6.89

3.98

4.23

4.61

4.02

3.85

3.88

4.76

3.88

3.37

4.65

4.19

4.10

5.46

3.38

4.31

4.31

3.95

4.20

4.08

3.78

3.84

4.80

4.80

5.02

4.39

3.87

4.02

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,090

969

902

782

1,280

1,070

719

796

1,040

948

719

705

2,250

806

928

1,130

819

735

695

1,060

695

500

1,040

862

816

1,630

506

845

845

695

798

748

683

708

1,140

1,140

1,250

948

692

758

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 28, 1950

June 6, 1950

June 14, 1950

June 22, 1950

July 1, 1950

May 12, 1951

May 18, 1951

May 24, 1951

June 16, 1951

June 24, 1951

Sept. 26, 1951

Oct. 2, 1951

May 20, 1953

June 4, 1953

June 8, 1953

June 13, 1953

July 15, 1953

May 20, 1954

June 14, 1954

June 23, 1954

July 6, 1954

June 14, 1955

June 25, 1955

Oct. 10, 1955

May 21, 1956

June 2, 1956

June 11, 1956

May 8, 1957

May 20, 1957

June 7, 1957

May 10, 1958

May 26, 1958

June 6, 1959

June 15, 1959

June 21, 1959

Sept. 8, 1959

May 13, 1960

June 4, 1960

June 17, 1960

May 27, 1961

June 7, 1961

June 17, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

3.93

4.53

4.22

5.01

4.29

3.97

3.88

4.31

4.57

4.27

3.91

4.14

3.95

4.89

4.30

5.29

3.78

5.25

3.99

4.38

4.20

4.10

4.51

4.19

4.84

4.39

3.90

4.11

4.10

4.12

4.25

3.99

4.62

4.29

4.17

3.88

4.40

4.39

4.53

4.62

4.43

3.98

Discharge 

(cfs)

732

994

857

1,210

888

736

696

888

1,010

870

709

811

738

1,160

895

1,320

685

1,280

741

901

826

793

955

822

1,100

905

706

821

805

801

834

741

1,010

822

765

701

909

909

968

1,010

926

737

a Backwater from bridge at lake outlet.

150. Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°47'30", long 113°37'40", near center of west line of sec.18, 

T.35 N., R.15 W. (unsurveyed), half a mile upstream from mouth and 1-| miles 

southeast of Many Glacier.

Drainage area. 7.2 sq ml. Area of lakes and ponds, 0.06 sq ml. Glacier area, 

about 0.1 sq ml.

Gage. Recording. Altitude of gage Is 4,900 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 220 cfs 

and extended above" by logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage. Not subject to overflow.

Remarks. Station maintained jointly by the United States and Canada since 

Oct. 1, 1920. Only annual peaks are shown.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 67

Peak stages and discharges of Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont

Water 

year

1918 

1919 

1920

1921 

1922 

1923

1924 

1925

1926 

1927

Date

May 28, 1919

May 26, 1921 

May 19, 1922 

June 1, 1923

June 15, 1924 

June 21, 1925

Sept. 1, 1926 

June 9, 1927

Oage 

height 

(feet)

2.00

2.00 

b3.34 

2.33

1.97 

1.86

1.40 

2.17

Discharge 

(ofs)

(a) 

181 

(a)

166 

287 

315

172 

136

62 

262

Water 

year

1928 

1929 

1930

1931 

1932 

1933

1934 

1935

1936 

1937

Date

May 24, 1929 

May 21, 1930

May 17, 1931

June 8, 1934

June 1, 1936

dage 

height 

(feet)

2.38 

1.92

1.84

2.95

1.75

Discharge 

(cfs)

(a) 

340 

171

124

(a) H720 

(a)

109 

(a)

a Annual peak occurred outside period of seasonal record, 

b Occurred on May 16; backwater from debris.

160. Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°50'00", long 113°30'50", in SW£ sec.36, T.36 N., R.15 W., on 

left bank 1,000 ft downstream from outlet of Lake Sherburne Dam at Sherburne 

and 4j miles southwest of Babb.

Drainage area. 64.3 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to May 18, 1924. Recording thereafter. At two

sites within 1,000 ft of present site at different daturas prior to Aug. 10, 

1920. Datum of gage is 4,720.81 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Reclamation bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,200 

cfs at sites used prior to Aug. 10, 1920, and below 2,200 cfs at present 

site.

Remarks.--No diversion. Plow regulated by Lake Sherburne (usable capaTity, 

66,200 acre-ft). Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

Date

May 28, 1913

June 4, 1914

June 26, 1916

June 17, 1916

June9-ll,1917

(b)

May 29, 1919

Aug. 3, 1920

May 28, 1921

June 7, 1922

June 11, 1923

July 19, 1924

June 18, 1925

Oct. 10, 1925

June 8, 1927

May 11, 1928

Oct. 14, 1928

June 12, 1930

July 24, 1931

May 31, 1932

June 2, 1933

June 7, 1934

Aug. 20, 1935

Aug. 13, 1936

June 15, 1937

May 29, 1938

July 17, 1939

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.8

6.2

4.6

7.85

5.55

6.20

5.90

7.45

6.10

6.10

5.31

5.28

6.25

5.84

6.90

7.44

6.50

5.64

4.83

7.00

5.88

6.98

5.03

5.28

5.82

5.42

5.47

Discharge 

(cfs)

al,850

al,090

a816

a2,28C

al,070

al,140

a950

al,490

1,200

1,240

864

857

1,330

1,120

1,670

1,830

1,360

937

643

1,220

1,150

1,770

769

866

1,120

a954

998

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

Date

July 26, 1940

July 9, 1941

June 5, 1942

June 21, 1943

Aug. 6, 1944

June 4, 1945

Sept. 3, 1946

May 14, 1947

June 17, 1948

Aug. 4, 1949

June 24, 1950

June 16, 1951

Oct. 1, 1951

June 14, 1952

Sept. 15, 1954

June 24, 1955

May 22, 1956

June 9, 1957

June 19, 1958

Sept. 30, 1959

July 28, 1960

June 30, 1961

Apr. 9, 1962

Apr. 5, 1963

June 11, 1964

May 16, 1965

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.02

5.12

6.67

7.14

4.85

5.35

4.87

5.01

6.38

4.72

5.84

6.69

6.04

6.76

8.10

6.57

7.34

5.63

6.15

6.35

8.30

6.47

5.20

5.71

8.37

6.54

Discharge 

(ofs)

760

795

1,530

1,930

658

910

689

744

1,360

622

1,090

1,420

1,100

1,270

1,920

1,180

1,630

805

1,070

1,190

2,180

1,190

688

904

2,360

1,560

b May 5, June 14, 15, 1918.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN

165. Swiftcurrent Creek near Babb, Mont.

(Published as "at Henkel's Ranch, near St. Mary" in 190"; near 

Wetzel" in 1903; "near St. Mary" in 1904)

Location.--Lat 48°51'30", long 113°25'40", in SW^SW^ sec.22, T.36 N., R.14 W. 

1 mile south of Babb and if miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--100 sq mi. 

about 0.6 sq mi.

Area of lakes and ponds, 2.0 sq mi. Glacier area,

Gage.--Nonrecording. Prior to July 26, 1908, at several sites within 900 ft of 

present site at different daturas. Altitude of gage is 4,490 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,500 

cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1902 

1903 

1904 

1905

Date

July 4, 1902

May 23, 1904 

June 4-7,1905

Oage 

height 

(feet)

7.0

4.60 

4.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,000 

(a) 

1,500 

1,255

Water 

year

1906 1907 ' 

1908 

1909

Date

June 13, 1906 

June 22-30,1907 

June 5, 1908 

June 21, 1909

0->«e 

height 

(feet)

4.1 

5.2

6.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,025 

1,840 

(b) 

3,360

a Not determined but believed to have exceeded 2,630 cfs.

b Maximum known flood occurred on this date; discharge not determined.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER BASIN 69

175. St. Mary River near Babb, Mont.

(Published as "at MainTl 1901-2, and "below Swiftcurrent 

Creek at Babb" 1910-15)

Location. Lat 48°50'00", long 113°25'00", In SE£ sec.34, T.36 N. , R.14 W., on 

right bank half a mile upstream from outlet of Lower St. Mary Lake, and 

2 miles southeast of Babb.

Drainage area. 278 sq mi. Prior to Oct. 1, 1915, 303 sq mi. Area of lakes 

and ponds, 15.3 sq mi. Glacier area, about 1.5 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Apr. 22, 1915; recording Apr. 22 to Sept. fO, 1915. 

Intermittent nonrecordlng and recording Oct. 1, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1P21; 

recording thereafter. Prior to Oct. 1, 1915, at several sites about 3f miles 

downstream at different datums. Oct. 1, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1925, at several 

sites within 1-| miles downstream at different datums. Datum of present gage 

Is 4,468.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. 1901-2, defined by current-meter measurements below 

2,300 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting; 1910-15, defined by 

current-meter measurements below 4,000 cfs; 1915-25, defined by currentmeter measurements below 5,200 cfs; 1950-61, defined by current-meter measurements below 5,000 cfs.

Bankfull stage. 10 ft.

Historical data. Flood of June 1908 exceeded flood of 1902; discharge not 

determined.

Remarks. Swiftcurrent Creek is diverted Into Lower St. Mary Lake above station. 

Recorded peaks are adjusted for flow In overflow channel 1912-15 and for diversion In St. Mary Canal 1922-25. Flow of Swiftcurrent Creek regulated by 

Lake Sherburne (capacity, 66,200 acre-ft) since 1919 and by limited storage 

behind a temporary dam 1915-19. Only annual peaks are shown. 

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1902

1911 

1912 

1913 

1914 

1915

1916 

1917 

1918 

1919 

1920

1921 

1922 

1923

Date

July 4, 1902

June 14, 1911 

May 21, 1912 

May 31, 1913 

May 19, 21, 1914 

June 27, 1915

June 21, 1916 

June 11, 1917 

June 14, 1918 

May 30, 1919 

June 18, 1920

May 27, 1921

June 7, 1922 

June 11, 1923

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.50

8.0

a6.8 

a8. 4 

a6.9 

a6.4

8.25 

5.60 

6.15 

5.83 

5.31

5.80

b2.89 

b2.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,300

3,560 

2,270 

4,610 

2,470 

1,900

5,610 

4,160 

5,200 

4,740 

4,010

4,700

4,970 

3,230

Water 

year

1924 

1925

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

May 19, 1924 

May 25, 1925

June 18, 1951 

Oct. 4, 1951 

June 14, 1953 

May 22, 1954 

June 26, 1955

May 24, 1956 

June 10, 1957 

June 12, 1958 

June 8, 1959 

June 5, 1960

May 28, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

bl.92 

b2.51

5.88 

4.52 

6.90 

6.64 

5.94

6.76 

5.47 

4.93 

6.26 

5.13

5.41

Discharge 

(ofs)

2,790 

4,220

4,090 

2,670 

5,120 

4,960 

4,260

5,110 

3,500 

2,880 

4,300 

3,240

3,500

a For flow in river channel only; 

t For flow in river channel only;

discharge adjusted for flow in overflow channel, 

discharge adjusted for flow in St. Mary Canal.

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

300. Otter Tail River near Detroit Lakes, MInn.

Location.--Lat 46°50', long 95°42', In sec.23, T.139 N., R.40 W., on right bank 

10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 5 miles downstream from Height of Land 

Lake, and 7f miles east of city of Detroit Lakes.

Drainage area. 270 sq ml.

Gage.--Recording and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 1,409.49 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Flow partly regulated by dams of Minnesota Department of Conssrvation 

on several lakes above station. Base for partial-duration series, 42 cfs.
70 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Otter Tail River near Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

May 29, 1937

June 20, 1937

Sept. 11-35, 1937

Dec. 15, 1937

May 12, 1938

May 17, 1938

May 19, 1938

June 3,5,1938

July 1, 1938

Mar. 23, 1939

Apr. 6, 1940

Sept. 21, 1940

Feb. 26, 1941

May 15, 1941

June 21, 1941

Nov. 17, 1941

Feb. 28, 1942

Mar. 21, 1942

Mar. 29, 1942

May 20, 1942

May 30, 1942

June 16, 1942

Oct. 6, 1942

Nov. 24, 1942

Dec. 3-5,1942

Feb. 16, 1943

Apr. 1, 1943

June 26, 1943

Aug. 14, 1943

Aug. 20-24,1944

Nov. 14, 1944

Dec. 12, 1944

Jan. 4, 1945

May 12-14,1945

Aug. 21, 1945

Oct. 8-30,1945

Mar. 9, 1946

Apr. 22, 1946

July 20-22, 1946

Nov. 1, 1946

Dec. 16, 1946

May 2, 1947

June 10, 1947

Jan. 28, 1948

Apr. 30, 1948

June 4, 1948

July 25, 1948

Apr. 23-26, 1949

May 26, 1949

July 31-Aug.3,

1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.50

3.53

3.52

4.02

3.57

3.51

3.52

3.67

3.55

4.83

5.30

3.45

4.82

3.66

3.54

3.54

4.97

3.61

3.70

3.84

3.84

3.88

3.85

3.70

3.74

5.60

3.73

4.78

3.83

4.68

3.91

4.00

5.09

4.29

3.51

3.71

5.19

4.08

4.26

3.83

5.35

4.35

4.19

4.71

3.93

3.77

3.77

3.82

3.98

4.00

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

1.2

-

-

-

_

-

.43

2.01

-

1.49

-

-

_

1.91

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.28

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.54

-

-

1.79

-

-

-

1.86

-

-

1.55

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(efs)

49

54

53

_

57

48

50

73

54

239

-

42

-

68

52

52

-

63

76

102

102

112

105

76

88

-

86

371

100

336

118

139

_

198

48

80

-

150

190

100

-

212

174

-

119

90

90

99

129

133

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

I960

L961

Date

Jan. 27, 1950

Apr. 17, 1950

May 29, 1950

Mar. 19, 1951

Mar. 24, 1951

June 2, 1951

June 16, 1951

Oct. 6, 1951

Dec. 15, 1951

Apr. 21, 1952

July 2, 1952

July 20, 1952

Aug. 3, 1952

Aug. 14, 1952

June 15, 1953

Aug. 11, 1953

Mar. 4, 1954

May 5, 11-34, 1954

May 17, 1955

July 4, 1955

Aug. 3, 1955

Jan. 16, 1956

May 3, 1956

Apr. 19, 1957

May 14, 1957

June 23, 1957

Sept. 3, 1957

Oct. 16, 1957

Dec. 19, 1957

Jan. 3, 1958

Apr. 5, 1958

June 30, 1958

Dec. 12 -16,1958

Jan. 25, 1959

Apr. 7, 1959

Apr. 17, 1959

June 11, 1959

July 8, 1959

Aug. 25, 1959

Jan. 7-15,1960

Mar. 5, 1960

May 3, 1960

Aug. 25, 1960

Sept. 16, 1960

Feb. 2-10, 1961

May 15, 1961

June 30, 1961

July 4, 1961

July 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.96

3.88

4.71

5.4-3

4.62

4.26

4.04

3.f3

4. £2

4.16

3.S1

3. £8

3. £2

3.69

4.2«

4.28

4.80

4.27

3.78

4.01

4.28

4.3*

4.07

3.8*

4.00

3.93

3.72

3.63

4.11

5.0.':

5.5\

3.60

_

5.23

3.55

3.5A

3.99

3.88

3.78

_

4.50

4.34

3.48

3.75

_

4.1?

3.64

3.53

3.73

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

4.15

-

-

1.84

.71

-

-

_

1.30

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

1.35

_

_

_

1.39

_

_

_

_

_

.46

1.45

_

_

1.79

_

_

_

_

-

_

1.46

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

109

332

_

115

190

141

52

-

167

121

134

123

117

218

195

_

193

92

133

195

_

139

102

133

125

81

72

69

_

51

62

a67

43

58

56

136

115

103

a42

214

48

92

a44

151

68

51

80

a Estimated daily discharge.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 71

305. Otter Tail River at German Church, near Fergus Palls, Minn. 

(Published as Otter Tail River near Fergus Falls prior to 1914)

Location.--Lat 46°22'10", long 96°01'00", on south line of sec.31, T.134 N.,

on downstream side of highway bridge 5 miles north of Fergus Falls.

Drainage area. 1,230 sq mi, approximately, 

sq mi, approximately.

Prior to Oct. 29, 1913, 1,240

Gage.--Nonrecording. Prior to Oct. 29, 1913, at site 5 miles downstream at 

datum about 14 ft lower. Altitude of gage is 1,265ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,000 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks.--Flow affected by natural storage in lakes above station, 

peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual

Water 

year

1904 

1905

1906

1908 

1909 

1910

Date

June 23, 1904 

Aug. 5-9,1905

(a)

June 12-15,1908 

Sept .15-23, 1909 

0>)

Qage 

height 

(feet)

4.2 

4.0

4.25

4.1 

3.55 

3.3

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,075 

855

1,020

921 

580 

449

Water 

year

1911 

1912 

1913 

1914

1915

1916 

1917

Date

Apr. 19, 1911 

July 8, 1912 

July 5. 1913

June 27, 1914 

July 19, 1915

June 29. 1916 

(ej

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.9 

3.2 

3.85

2.4

2.8

3.0 

2.35

Di s charge 

(cfs)

274 

402 

758

5S4 

837

982 

557

a Occurred during period June 25 to July 9, 1906.

TO Occurred during period Apr. 15 to May 11, 1910.

c Occurred during period Apr. 25 to May 19, 1917.

400. Pelican River near Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Location.--Lat 46°43 I 26", long 95°54'56", in NE^SW^ sec.31, T.138 N., R.41 W., 

in upstream concrete retaining wall at highway crossing at Buck's Mill, 

200 ft downstream from concrete millpond dam, and 6-| miles southwest of city 

of Detroit Lakes.

Drainage area.--123 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 1,185 ft (from topographic map). 

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--5 ft.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by ponds and lakes above gage. Only annual peaks are 

shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943 

1944 

1945

1946 

1947 

1948

Date

June 26, 1943 

Sept. 2, 1944 

Apr. 21-24,1945

July 18, 1946 

May 2, 1947 

May 7, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.84 

3.82 

3.54

4.07 

3.86 

3.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

136 

136 

115

145 

133 

94

Water 

year

1949 

1950

1951 

1952 

1953

Date

Apr. 10, 1949 

May 19, 1950

June 3, 1951 

Aug. 15, 1952 

June 20, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.82 

5.10

2.S4 

4.40 

4.28

Discharge 

(cfs)

75 

210

117 

214 

229
72 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

405. Pelican River near Fergus Falls, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°20'10", long 96°07'00", in NE£ sec.17, T.133 N., R.43 W., on 

right downstream wingwall of bridge on U.S. Highway 52, 3 miles northwest of 

Fergus Falls and 1\ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--482 sq mi; June 1909 to December 1912, 486 sq mt.

Gage. Monrecording prior to Nov. 7, 1955; recording thereafter. Prior to 1943, 

at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. Altitude of present gage is 

1,185 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 5 ft.

Remarks. Flow affected by storage in lakes above station. Only annual peaks 

are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

 

1949

1950

Date

Oct. 11, 1909

Mar. 9, 1910

Mar. 7, 1911

May 8, 1911

Feb. 20, 1912

May 28, 1912

Mar. 29, 1943

Mar. 27, 1944 

June 5, 1944

Mar. 12, 1945 

Mar. 17, 1945

Mar. 17, 1946

May 16, 1946

Mar. 25, 1947

June 7, 1947

Apr. I, 1949

Apr. 3, 1949

Mar. 28, 1950

May 6, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

9.5

7.00

-

7.6

-

5.53

3.74

4.56

4.12

4.90

4.60

5.60

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

(a)

(a)

. (a)

-

2.11

2.16

1.87

2.35

2.34

3.64

Discharge 

(cfsf

303

-

124

-

230

756

212

330

_

212

218

-

245

296

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 31, 1951

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 9, 1952

Apr. 14, 1952

June 15, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

July 2, 1954

Mar. 10, 1955

Apr. 4, 1955

Apr. 10, 1956

Apr. 13, 1956 

Mar. 12, 1957

Apr. 20, 1957

Jan. 11, 195S

July 7, 1958

Mar. 6, 1959

May 31, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Apr. 27, 1960

Feb. 24, 1961

Apr. 24, 1961

Gag'3 

height 

(fee--)

5.42

-

4.85

-

4.85

4.06

-

4.40

-

4.73

4.42

3.79

-

5.55

-

4.10

-

4.28

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

3.53

_

1.89

-

-

1.52

-

2.91

-

1.80

3.16

_

2.04

-

3.83

-

2. 22

-

2.75

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

177

-

388

680

-

242

-

250

315

 21 £-LbK

125

164

-

206

-

135

a Ice effect not determined.

460. Otter Tail River below Orwell Dam, near Fergus Falls, Minn. 

(Published as "below Pelican River, near Fergus Falls" prior to 1953)

Location.--Lat 46°12'35", long 96"11'05", in NE£ sec.34, T.132 N., R.44 W., on 

left bank 0.7 mile downstream from Orwell Dam, 6.1 miles downstream from 

Dayton Hollow Dam, 8 miles southwest of Fergus Falls, and 11.1 miles downstream from Pelican River.

Drainage area. 1,830 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Recording. Prior to Nov. 17, 1933, at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher; 

Nov. 18, 1933, to Mar. 21, 1953, at site 6.1 miles upstream at datum 40.30 

ft higher. Datum of present gage is 1,029.65 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--8.5 ft.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Orwell Reservoir beginning Mar. 21. 

plants upstream. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

1953, and powerWater 

year

1931 

1932

1933

Date

May 18, 1931 

Apr. 7, 1932 

June 14, 1932 

Apr. 1, 1933

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.03 

3.77

3.33

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.14 

1.98

Discharge 

(cfsf

686

551

Water 

year

1933 

1934 

1935

Date

June 18. 1933

May 29, 1934 

June 26, 1935 

July 24, 1935

Gag3 

height 

(feet)

-

2.92

3.16

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

:

Discharge 

(cfs)

a577

448 

472

a Maximum during period October 1932 to February 1933 and April to September 1933.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 73

Peak stages and discharges of Otter Tail River below Orwell Dam, near 

Fergus Falls, Mlnn. Continued

Water 

year

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Apr. 14, 1936

July 30, 1937

June 16, 1938

July 7, 1938

(b)

Sept. 2, 1940

Mar. 16, 1941

July 2, 1941

June 6, 1942

Apr. 2, 1943

June 4, 1944

Nov. 14, 1944

July 19, 1946

Aug. 29, 1946

June 10, 1947

Feb. 19, 1948

May 18, 1948

July 8, 1949

Gage

height 

(feet)

2.97

3.27

-

3.56

3.2

3.28

3.66

-

3.52

4.31

4.31

4.13

-

4.21

4.81

4.27

-

3.61

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

.51

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

1.22

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

468

518

544

-

C603

600

_

611

747

1,150

1,200

1,120

777

-

1,370

-

900

564

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 23, 1950

July S, 1950

Feb. 9, 1951

Apr. 5, 1951

Apr. 10, 1952

June 17, 1953

June 20, 1954

Aug. 6, 1955

Jan. 16, 1956

May 29, 1956

May 23, 1957

Mar. 4, 5, 1958

Nov. 30, 1958

June 8, 1959

May 26, 1960

May 23, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

4.31

4.21

-

3.91

5.60

4.26

3.53

4.16

-

3.70

3.19

3.66

-

3.66

3.44

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

1.15

-

-

-

-

-

1.47

-

-

-

1.22

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,100

-

-

1,160

1,040

1, 710

1,210

730

-

1,080

794

534

-

612

810

664

b Many days; result of regulation.

c Estimated on basis of powerplant record.

475. Mustinka ditch above West Branch Mustinka River, near

Charlesville, Minn. 

(Published as "above Twelve Mile Creek, near Charlesville" prior to 1950)

Location. Lat 45°53'25", long 96"21'30", in SW^SW^ sec.17, T.128 N., R.45 W., 

near right bank on upstream side of highway bridge, 0.2 mile upstream from 

West Branch Mustinka River, 6 miles southwest of Charlesville, and 7.8 miles 

northeast of Wheaton.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Prior to May 11, 1948, reference mark at same site 

referred to same datum. Datum of gage is 990.00 ft above mean sea lev?!, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 32T cfs 

and extended above on basis of slope-area measurement at 1,550 cfs.

Remarks.--At very high stages flow bypasses the station via the Fivemile Creek 

basin which crosses Mustinka ditch 0.4 mile above station. Only annual peaks 

are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

June 5, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 20, 1946

Mar. 20, 1946

Apr. 11, 1947

Mar. 29, 1948

Apr. 3, 1948

July 10, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.50

8.32

11.94

-

12.35

11.98

-

10.75

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

0.92

2.64

-

1.45

11.98

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

186

186

_

310

431

-

132

422

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Mar. 30, 1950

May 9, 1950

Apr. 5, 1951

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 9, 1952

Mar. 19, 1953

June 27, 1953

June 8, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.10

-

13.28

-

14.19

11.06

-

8.84

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

4.90

-

9.83

-

-

8.09

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

440

_

534

1,550

-

77

280
74 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

485. West Branch Mustinka River below Mustinka ditch, near

Charlesville, Minn. 

(Published as "Twelve Mile Creek" prior to October 1949)

Location. Lat 45°53'20", long 96°21'45", in SE^SE^ sec.18, T.128 N., R.45 W., 

on left bank 150 ft downstream from inlet from Mustinka ditch, if miles upstream from mouth, 6 miles southwest of Charlesville, and 7.8 miles northeast 

of Wheaton.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 990.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements to 1,200 cfs 

and extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow.

Remarks. Prior to May 25, 1955, flow was diverted to Mustinka ditch at medium 

and high stages to relieve, flood conditions in the West Branch Mustinka River 

basin. As a result of dredging in Mustinka ditch completed May 25, this 

became the main channel with outflow into West Branch Mustinka River only at 

and above medium stages. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

June 4, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 16, 1945

M

Mar. 20, 1946

Apr. 12, 1947

Mar. 30, 1948

July 10, 1949

Mar. 28, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.92

-

6.68

11.57

-

10.65

10.95

9.87

10.51

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

0.88

1.62

-

_

.41

-

1.06

Discharge 

(of si

1,030

a490

-

-

1,580

1,720

1,670

1,280

1,140

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Apr. 5, 1951

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 9, 1952

Mar. 21, 1953

Mar. 23, 1953

June 8, 1954

Mar. 16, 1955

Apr. 1, 1955

Gag's 

height 

(fee*:)

13.18

-

13.73

7.30

-

7.91

4.28

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

3.90

-

-

1.92

-

-

3.88

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

2,SOO

13,700

-

C528

794

-

178

a Estimated.

b Occurred during period Mar. 17-21.

c Maximum dally discharge.

490. Mustinka River above Wheaton, Minn. 

(Published as "near Wheaton" prior to 1917)

Location. Lat 45°49'15", long 96°29'25", in Sw£ sec.8, T.127 N., R.46 W., on 

left bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 75, 1 mile upstream 

from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad bridge, 1.2 miles 

north of railroad depot in Wheaton, and 8 miles upstream fro-n mouth.

Drainage area. 834 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Apr. 3, 1955; recording thereafter. March 1917 to 

September 1924, at site 100 ft upstream at different datum. March 1931 to 

June 30, 1954, in vicinity of present site at datum 4.00 ft higher. Datum 

of present gage is 973.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Minnesota Highway Department).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Some diversion to Rabbit Creek basin about 10 miles upstream during 

periods of very high flow. Only annual peaks are shown. 

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1916

1917

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

Date

(a)

Apr. 1, 1917

June 5, 1919

May 11, 1920

Apr. 2, 1921

Mar. 22, 1922

Apr. 14, 1923

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.4

14.73

7.37

9.50

5.5

13.08

10.20

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

_

_

2.00

2.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.980

2,250

b559

970

287

1,330

-

Water 

year

1923

1924

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

Date

Apr. 15, 1923

Apr. 5, 1924

June 10, 1931

Apr. 8, 1932

Mar. 2, 1933

Apr. 10, 1934

Mar. 8, 1935

Mar. 17, 1935

Gag? 

height 

(feet)

-

2.65

1.80

4.50

4.84

1.36

6.46

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

_

1.10

1.80

-

3.5

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

746

45

41

300

78

9.1

-

120

a Occurred in late March or early April.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 75

Peak stages and discharges of Mustinka River above Wheaton, Minn. Continued

Water 

year

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

Mar. 23, 1936

Apr. 5, 1937

May 1, 1937

July 4, 1938

Mar. 25, 1939

Apr. Z, 1940

Mar. 30, 1941

June 23, 1941

May 17, 1942

Apr. 1, 1943

Apr. 4, 1943

June 6, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 21, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.51

11.87

-

6.42

13.62

8.08

6.66

-

14.08

16.28

-

13.29

10.54

-

14.56

14.68

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.5

5.1

-

-

-

1.3

1.00

-

-

2.25

-

-

1.6

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

354

-

400

267

1,420

349

-

240

1,480

-

1,940

1,520

-

892

2,460

2,710

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Mar. 29, 1948

Apr. 1, 1948

July 12, 1949

Mar. 30, 1950

May 11, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 8, 1951

Apr. 10, 1952

Mar. 23, 1953

Mar. 26, 1953

June 9, 1954

July 13, 1955

Apr. 7, 1956

May 29, 1956

Apr. 21, 1957

Apr. 8, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.87

-

12.98

13.82

-

15.57

-

16.56

10.47

-

6.51

5.58

6.66

-

10.68

6.84

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.95

-

-

5.32

-

1.77

-

-

4.00

-

-

-

.61

-

-

-

D:\scharge 

(cfs)

-

2,080

1,770

-

1,690

-

3,180

7,320

-

572

393

484

-

655

1,610

690

500. Bois de Sioux River near White Rock, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 45°51'45", long 96°34'25", in SW^SVfi sec.27, T.128 N., R.47 W., 

on left bank just downstream from Big Slough Outlet, 300 ft downstream from 

White Rock Dam, 4 miles south of White Rock, and 5 miles northwest of 

Wheaton, Minn.

Drainage area.--1,160 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Jan. 14, 1943; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 959.89 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relafcion.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--21 ft.

Remarks.--Except for small inflow from Big Sioux Outlet, flow regulated by Lake 

Traverse-Bois de Sioux Flood Control and Water Conservation project (available capacity for flood control, 137,000 acre-ft). Only annual peaks are 

shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

July 11, 1942

May 24, 1943

June 23, 1944

June 23-26, 1944

Apr. 4, 1945

Apr. 8, 1946

May 1, 1947

Apr. 27, 1948

Mar. 29, 1949

July 14, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

8.95

9.28

-

8.10

7.89

8.67

8.20

8.84

-

July 8, 1950 | 9.16

Apr. 7, 1951

May 16, 1951

9.34

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

5.09

-

-

5.22

!

Discharge 

(cfsf

845

1,120

-

1,080

900

850

975

1,020

_

210

1,060

.

959

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 3, 1952

Mar. 18, 1953

May 27, 1953

Sept. 17, 1954

July 11, 1955

Aug. 8, 1956

June 22, 1957

Apr. 16, 1958

Mar. 13, 1959

July 5, 1959

June 11, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.36

6.45

-

4.67

6.01

6.94

9.09

7.05

5.82

-

7.31

5.16

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

2.27

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.82

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,410

-

187

124

152

303

610

418

-

43

131

125
76 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

505. Bois de Sioux River near Fair-mount, N. Dak. 

(Published as "near Tenney, Minn." prior to October 1930)

Location.--Lat 46°03'00", long 96°33>25", on line between sees. 22 and 27, 

T.130 N., R.47 ¥., at bridge on Minnesota Highway 55 and North Dakota Highway 11, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault 

Ste. Marie Railway bridge, 2 miles east of Fair-mount, 5 mile? west of Tenney, 

Minn., and 15 miles downstream from Lake Traverse.

Drainage area. 1,540 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 952.13 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Apr. 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1939, at site thre3-quarters of a 

mile downstream at datum 8.95 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1939, to Die. 5, 1940, at 

present site at datum 10.00 ft higher.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Flow affected by natural storage in Lake Traverse until November 1941. 

Since December 1941, flow regulated by Lake Traverse-Bois de Sioux Flood 

Control and Water Conservation project (available capacity for flood control, 

137,000 acre-ft). Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1916

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

Date

-

Apr. 2, 1920

Apr. >. 1921

Apr .20-22,1922

Apr . ! *

Mar. «

t, 1923

3, 1926

Mar. 18,19, 1926

Apr. 2

t

c

c

' 1927

j;

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!9.5

5.0

_

5.7

3.65

_

_

3.5

_

3.50

3.5

3.9

3.9

5.7

5.7

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

1.5

_

-

.6

-

.5

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

250

67

390

80

0

O

_

32

70

40

53

64

0

O

Water 

year

1933

1934 

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

194=1

1942

1943

1944

Date

-

_

Apr. 13, 1936

May 1, 1937

-

Mar. 26, 1939

Mar. 27, 1939

Mar. 29, 1939

Mar. 12 -2 3,1941

June 21, 1941

June 7, 1942

Apr. 4, 1943

June 4, 1944

June 23, 1944

Crag's 

height 

(fee-,)

5.7

5.7 

5.7

5.7

3.15

5.7

5.9

5.9

-

5.94

-

11.72

16.40

14.25

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

:

---

4.7

3.0

-

(f)

_

-

.

_

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0 

0

e2.5

20

0

-

-

105

-

130

1,180

1,430

-

1,180

a Datum used 1941-44; prior 

Mar. 24 to Apr. 5, 1928. 

d Occurred during period Mar.

to dredging of channel. b Occurred during period

c Occurred during period Apr. 19 to May 1, 1929.

5-15, 193O. e Maximum dally. f Backwater variable.

510. Rabbit Creek at Campbell, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°05'40", long 96°24>40", in SE^SE^ sec.2, T.130 N., R.46 W., 

near center of span on upstream side of highway bridge in Cfmpbell, 1 mile 

downstream from South Fork and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 266 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 970 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,900 

cfs and extended above on basis of contracted-opening measurement at 

7,000 cfs.

Remarks. During periods of very high flow some water is diverted from Mustinka 

basin. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

Apr. 2, 1943

Apr. 3, 1943

June 4, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 20, 1946

Mar. 21, 1946

Apr. 11, 1947

Gage

height 

(feet)

15.07

-

11.88

-

9.00

-

10.05

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

3.58

-

-

-

2.80

.70

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

1,850

1,860

495

_

674

1,410

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Apr. 3, 1948

July 9, 1949

Apr. 1, 1950

May 9, 1950

Apr. 4, 1951

Apr. 7, 1951

April 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.82

9.53

11.40

14.90

_

16.4

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

3.92

-

5.35

6.97

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

734

1,300

_

1,430

_

1,940

7,000
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 77

515. Red River of the North at Wahpeton, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°15'55", long 96°35'40", in NE^ sec.8, T.132 N., R.47 W., on 

left bank in Wahpeton, 800 ft downstream from confluence of Bois de Sioux 

and Otter Tail Rivers and at mile 548.6.

Drainage area. 4,010 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Oct. 28, 1950; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Aug. 6, 1943, Weather Bureau gage 800 ft upstream at different datum. Datum 

of gage is 942.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Gage heights 

given herein converted to present datum.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage. 12 ft.

Historical data.--Maximum stage known, 17.0 ft in spring of 1897.

Remarks. Plow regulated by several powerplants and numerous controlled lakes 

and ponds, of which Lake Traverse (the largest) has 137,000 acre-ft capacity 

available for flood control. Base for partial-duration series, 2,000 cfs. 

Only annual peaks are shown prior to 1948.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1897

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Spring 1897

June 7, 1942

Apr. 2, 1943

Apr. 2-6, 1943

June 6, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

Mar. 22, 1946

Apr. 12, 1947

Apr. 6, 1948

July 10, 1949

Apr. 2, 1950

May 10, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.0

10.49

14.75

-

12.11

11.44

9.74

11.90

8.58

9.24

11.62

11.49

14.01

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

1.6

-

-

-

-

-

.2

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

3,280

-

a 5, 000

4,360

3,910

3,110

4,610

2,300

2,290

4,190

4,110

6,090

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 12, 1952

June 21, 1953

June 9, 1954

Apr. 2, 1955

Apr. 14, 1956

Apr. 22, 1957

Apr. 15, 1958

May 27, 1959

Apr. 7, 1960

June 8, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.99

9.87

7.59

6.99

7.88

8.82

5.59

6.17

8.89

4.72

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

-

0.9

_

-

-

_

.3

-

D^jscharge 

(cfs)

7,130

3,150

1,860

1,150

1,980

2,290

866

1,050

2,370

548

a About.

517. Wild Rice River near Cayuga, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°07'30", long 97°21'40", on line between sees. 29 and 30,

T.131 N., R.53 W., on left bank 20 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 

lir miles downstream from Shortfoot Creek, 2i miles downstream from Crooked 

Creek, and 3^ miles northwest of Cayuga.

Drainage area.--955 sq mi, approximately, of which about 390 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage.--Nonrecording at site three-quarters of a mile upstream at different 

datum prior to Oct. 9, 1957; recording thereafter. Datum of present gage 

is 1,095.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of 

Reclamation).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--? ft.

Remarks. Some regulation by Pish and Wildlife Service wildfowl refuges, of 

which Lake Tewaukon is the largest. Small diversions for irrigation. Only 

annual peaks are shown.

280-255 O - 68 - 7
78 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Wild Rice River near Cayuga, H. Dak

Water 

year

1952

1956 

1957

1958

Date

April 1952

July 14, 1956 

Apr. 19, June 23, 

1957

Apr. 15, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!2

3.57 

b6.07

5.08

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

a!50

131

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 12, 1959 

Mar. 18, 1960 

Apr. 19, 1960

Feb. 20, 1961 

Mar. 12, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.51 

4.48 

4.40

3.56

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.8 

1.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

54 

123

1.2

a About.

b Occurred Apr. 19.

520. Wild Rice River near Mantador, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°10'20", long 97°00'35", on south half of east line of sec.12, 

T.131 N., R.51 W., on downstream side of county highway bridge, l| miles 

west of Mantador.

Drainage area. 1,357 sq mi, of which 550 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage. Nonrecording. Crest-stage gage installed Nov. 19, 1954. Datum of gage 

is 997.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

changes owing to shifting channel.

Bankfull stage.--8 ft.

Remarks.--Some regulation by Pish and Wildlife Service wildfowl refuges, of 

which Lake Tewauken is the largest. Some small diversions for irrigation. 

Maximum discharges for 1953 and 1954 probably occurred during periods of no 

gage-height record. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Spring 1943

July 19, 1944

Mar. 20, 1945

Mar. 20, 1946

Mar. 23, 1946

Apr. 21, 1947

Apr. 6, 1948

Mar. 28, 1949

Mar. 29, 1950

Apr. 14, 1950

Apr. 4, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.8

7.68

9.57

7.28

-

8.84

5.75

4.9

8.75

-

7.15

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

(a)

_

1.1

-

_

1.38

.6

3.7

-

1.10

Discharge 

(cfsf

_

476

938

-

300

554

150

105

-

485

-

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

195S

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 4, 1951

Apr. 12, 1952

June 25, 1953

May 30, 1954

Apr. 2, 1955

Apr. 12, 1956

Apr. 22, 1957

Apr. 22, 1958

Mar. 26, 1959

Apr. 8, 1960

Mar. 9, 1961

Gag-? 

height 

(feet)

-

10.74

5.09

3.45

4.49

5.32

5.55

6. IS

2.06

5.05

3.20

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

0.69

.6

.77

.3

-

.6

1.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

275

2,200

129

75

99

156

160

250

10

138

34

a Magnitude of ice effect not known.

525. Antelope Creek at Dwight, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°18'50", long 96°44'05", in SE^SE^ sec.20, T.133 N., R.48 W. , 

on downstream side of bridge on former U.S. Highway 81, half a mile north of 

Dwight and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--294 sq mi, of which 16 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Crest-stage gage since Nov. 19, 1954. Altitude of gage 

is 920 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurement!; subject to 

changes owing to shifting channel.

Bankfull stage.--15 ft.

Remarks.--Maximum stage and discharge for 1948 not available owing to lack of 

sufficient gage readings to define peak. Only annual peaks are shown.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 79

Peak stages and discharges of Antelope Creek at Dwight, N. Dak.

Water 

year

1943 

1944 

1945

1946 

1947

1949 

1950

1951

Date

April 1943 

July 5, 1944 

Mar. 19, 1945

Mar. 21, 1946 

Apr. 12, 1947

Mar. 31, 1949 

July 8, 1949 

Apr. 2, 1950 

May 9, 1950

Apr. 4, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!6 

6.98 

9.5

12.33 

11.34

5.8 

6.3 

12.9 

9.9

13.26

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

M 

3.2

Discharge 

(cfsf

460 

868

1,360 

1,160

270

893 

1,700

Water 

year

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 8, 1952 

May 30, 1953 

June 11, 1954 

Mar. 31, 1955

Apr. 11, 1956 

Apr. 20, 1957 

Apr. 7, 1958 

Mar. 18, 1959 

Apr. 7, 1960

Mar. 5, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

16.31 

8.53 

4.39 

6.58

5.88 

4.70 

3.22 

2.62 

4.08

3.26

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

(b)

rischarge 

(cfs)

3,670 

578 

111 

341

237 

134 

50 

2 

78

10

a About; from Information obtained 

b Magnitude of effect of backwater

in 1944.

from Ice not known.

530. Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°28'05", long 96°47'00", in NE^NE^ sec.36, T.135 N., R.49 W., 

on right bank 420 ft upstream from bridge on county highway, three-quarters 

of a mile upstream from rubble masonry dam which serves as control, 3^ miles 

northwest of Abercrombie, and 7 miles downstream from Antelope Creek.

Drainage area. 2,082 sq mi, of which 590 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Nov. 24, 1952; recording thereafter. Prior to 

 Dec. 7, 1939, at site 420 ft downstream at datum 5.0 ft lower. Dec. 7, 1939, 

to Nov. 24, 1952, at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at present 

datum. Gage heights given herein adjusted to present site and datum. Datum 

of present gage is 907.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements; affected by 

changing slope above a stage of 3 ft (present datum). Stage-discharge relation below 700 cfs altered by construction of a rubble masonry dam in fall and 

winter of 1936.

Bankfull stage.--16 ft, present datum.

Historical data. Flood in spring of 1897 reached a stage of 27.5 ft, present 

site and datum, and a stage of 26.9 ft, present datum at site three-quarters 

of a mile downstream, from floodmarks pointed out by local residents.

Remarks. Some regulation by Fish and Wildlife Service wildfowl refuges, of

which Lake Tewauken is the largest. Owing to the slope of the water surface, 

there is a difference in elevation of water surfaces between the two g?ge 

sites varying from near zero at low flows to 0.6 ft for the extremely high 

stage of 1897. Base for partial-duration series, 300 cfs. Only annual 

peaks are shown prior to 1953.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1897

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Spring 1897

Mar. 13, 1933

Apr. 4, 1934

Apr. 7, 1934

Mar. 16, 1935

Mar. 22, 1936

Apr. 9, 1937

Mar. 17, 1938

Mar. 25, 1939

Apr. 8, 1940

June 11, 1941

June 10, 1942

Apr. 2, 1943

July 7, 1944

Mar. 19, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

27.5

0.9

2.3

-

5.2

3.0

3.7

2.3

10.2

3.5

4.2

4.1

21.02

6.9

15.3

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.6

1.2

-

2.5

1.0

-

-

1.1

.3

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

-

75

-

15

513

415

540

318

1,350

300

608

579

5,500

956

2,S40

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Mar. 24, 1946

Apr. 12, 1947

Apr. 11, 1948

Apr. 3, 1949

Apr. 3, 1950

Apr. 6, 1951

Apr. 12, 1952

Mar. 23, 1953

May 29, 1953

June 16, 1953

June 27, 1953

June 15, 1954

July 2, 1954

Apr. 1, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.4

a!3.9

5.0

5.9

16.6

12.2

20.9

4.62

b!4.45

5.22

4.80

3.14

5.93

5.76

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

1.5

3.3

.8

.3

1.32

-

-

-

-

-

1.7

Elscharge 

(cfs)

2,320

2,450

729

650

2,300

1,890

5,400

390

2,500

685

627

342

800

550

a Occurred on following day. 

b Occurred at different time than peak discharge.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, N. Dak. Continued

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

Date

Apr. 6, 1956 

Apr. 12, 1956

Apr. 19, 1957 

June 26, 1957

Apr. 9, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.39 

6.17

3.47 

3.40

3.03

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.35

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

320 

750

408 

394

262

Water 

year

1959

1960 

1961

Date

June 17, 1959

Apr. 6, 1960 

Mar. 3, 1961

Gag-e 

height 

(feet)

2.84

5.00 

2.20

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

;

Discharge 

(cfs)

222

640 

36

540. Red River of the North at Fargo, N. Dak. 

(Published as Red River at Moorhead, Minn. , in 1901)

Location. Lat 46°51'40", long 96°47'00", in NW^NE^ sec.18, T.139 N. , R.48 ¥., 

 at city water-plant on Fourth Street S. in Fargo, 25 miles upstream from 

mouth of Sheyenne River, and at mile 453.

Drainage area. 6,800 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Aug. 13, 1959; recording thereafter. Prior to

Sept. 1, 1914, at site l| miles downstream, at datum 6.65 ft lower. Sept. 1, 

1914, to July 31, 1928, at site 1 mile downstream, at datum 3.70 ft higher. 

Aug. 1, 1928, to Apr. 12, 1959, at site 1 mile downstream at present datum. 

Apr. 13, 1959, to June 21, 1960, at site 2 miles upstream at present datum. 

Datum of present gage is 867.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Gage 

heights for period Sept. 1, 1914, to July 31, 1928, converted to present 

datum.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 16,200 

cfs; subject to changes owing to shifting channel or control, changing slope, 

and ice effect. These changes were poorly defined for some years. Discharges for floods of Apr. 11, 1882, and Apr. 7, 1897, computed on basis of 

recent measurements using open-water conditions.

Historical data. Maximum stage known, 40.1 ft Apr. 7, 1897, site and datum 

then in use.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by several power-plants and numerous controlled lakes 

and ponds, of which Lake Traverse (the largest) has 137,000 acre-ft capacity 

available for flood control since December 1941. Only annual peaks are 

shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1882

1897

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906 

1907 

1908

1909 

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

Date

Apr. 11, 1882

Apr. 7, 1897

May 23, 1902

Apr. 6, 1903

Apr. 20, 1904

May 17, 1905

Apr. 9, 1906 

Mar. 21, 1907 

June 13, 1908

Mar. 30, 1909 

May 30, 1909 

Mar. 19, 1910 

Mar. 19, 1910

Apr. 11, 1911

May 14, 1912

July 8, 1913

June 12. 1914

July 3, 1915

Apr. 6, 1916

July 11, 1916

Apr. 3, 1917

Mar. 31, 1918

Apr. 6, 1919

Mar. 28, 1920

Gage 

height 

(feet)

37.8

40.1

10.5

13.9

21.3

18.4

15.5 

29.8 

14.7

13.04 

23.2

8.7

10.6

11.9

16.1

9.73

23.63

-

17.8

6.87

6.5

17.2

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

1.7

-

4.0

2.1 

3.7

-

-

-

-

-

3.5

-

3.0

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

20,000

25,000

1,180

2,450

5,220

4,250

3,050 

7,000 

2,600

1,780 

a5,000

608

1,100

1,560

3.140

3,130

-

7,740

5,240

874

6SO

6,200

Water 

year

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928 

1929 

1930

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

Apr. 6, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

June 29, 1923

Apr. 30, 1924

June 21, 1925

Mar. 24, 1926

Mar. 19, 1927

Mar. 28. 1928

Mar. 20, 1929 

Mar. 17, 1930

Apr. 3, 1931 

Apr. 11, 1932 

Apr. 5, 1933 

Apr. 10, 1934

Mar. 20, 1935

Apr. 14, 1936

Apr. 12, 1937

May 2, 1938

Mar. 31, 1939

Apr. 9, 1940

Apr. 3, 1941

June 11, 1942

Apr. 7, 1943

June 10, 1944

Gag* 

height 

(feet)

8.4

14.7

11.6

6.2

7.0

8.0

9.1

13.3

12.8 

10.0

8.55 

9.45 

9.04 

8.55

9.72

9.90

10.17

10.02

13.00

9.63

10.10

12.27

28.40

14.26

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.0

:

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,970

5,200

3,960

530

940

1,600

2,650

a5,840 

1*340

365 

875 

605 

323

942

1,050

1,390

1,350

3,870

1,030

1,390

3,380

16,000

4,150

a About.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 81

Peak stages and discharges of Red River of the North at Fargo, N. Dak. Continued

Water 

year

1945

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

1951 

1952 

1953

Date

Mar. 22, 1945

Mar. 27, 1946 

Apr. 15, 1947 

Apr. 10, 1948 

July 12, 1949 

Apr. 7, 1950

Apr. 11, 1951 

Apr. 16, 1952 

June 1, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.70

17.13 

b22.93 

b!2.45 

11.27 

b20.SS

b20.73 

28.79 

blS. 05

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

7,700

5,970 

9,300 

3,390 

2,660 

7,800

8,010 

16,300 

6,720

Water 

year

1954 

1955

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

July 4, 1954 

Apr. 4, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956 

Apr. 24, 1957 

July 6, 1958

July 8, 1959 

Apr. 8, 1960

June 9, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.53 

11.12

12.54 

11.10 

10.90 

10.42 

12.48

9.24

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.6

D'scharge 

(cfs)

1,920 

2,760

3,870 

2,540 

2.280 

1,250 

5,900

1,020

b Occurred at different time than peak discharge.

545. Sheyenne River above Harvey, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°42'10", long 99°56'55", in SW^SE^- sec.24, T.149N., R.73 W. , 

on right bank just downstream from county road, 2 miles upstream from 

unnamed tributary, and 4-| miles south of Harvey.

Drainage area. 424 sq mi, of which 270 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 1,547.30 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 8 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 100 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

Date

(a)

Apr. 11, 1956 

June 7, 1956

Mar. 23, 1957

Mar. 27, 1958 

June 30, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.3 

8.92 

8.07

8.14

8.25 

7.26

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

2.4

2.8

Discharge 

(cfsF

224 

105

26

58

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 7, 1959 

Mar. 28, 1959

Mar. 23, 1960

Mar. 27, 1960

February 1961 

Apr. 5, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.93 

5.70

9.50

8.94

7.70 

5.19

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.3 

.7

1.7

.1

4.0 

.85

lischarge 

(cfs)

15

-

209

14

a Sometime during period Apr. 1-9.

550. Sheyenne River near Harvey, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°47 I 25", long 99°53'25", in SE^SWi sec.21, T.150 N., R.72 W., 

on left bank 90 ft north of Harvey Water Works, 0.4 mile upstream fron small 

tributary, and 2^ miles northeast of Harvey.

Drainage area. 534 sq mi, of which 360 sq mi is probably noncontributinp.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Prior to June 11, 1946, at site 3 miles upstream and at 

altitude 1,541 ft (from topographic map). Datum of present gage is 1,520.10 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage.--5 ft.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.
82 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Sheyenne River near Harvey, N. Dak.

Water 

year

1943

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

March 1943

Mar 21, 1946

Mar 23, 1947

Apr 18, 1948

Apr 7, 1949

Apr 17, 1950

Apr 18, 1950

Apr. 6, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.2

2.26

5.44

6.45

6.20

6.95

-

5.95

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

0.57

-

-

.40

-

.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

580

132

200

1,220

846

-

1,430

-

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 3, 1952

Apr. 7, 1952

June 30, 1953

June 17, 1954

Mar. 31, 1955

Apr. 10, 1956

Gag? 

height 

(feet)

-

5.30

-

3.60

5.57

4.76

5.65

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.23

-

-

-

.33

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

340

-

258

60

351

120

316

552. Big Coulee near Maddock, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°57'30", long 99°34'53", on line between sees. 23 and 26, 

T.152 N., R.70 W., on left downstream wingwall of county highway bridge, 

2 miles west of Maddock, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi, of which 50 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Gage. Recording.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--2.5 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 20 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1957 

1958

1959

Date

Mar. 21, 1957 

Feb. 25, 1958

Mar. 13, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

1.95 

2.05

2.1

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.45

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

33 

21

42

Water 

year

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 27, 1960 

Apr. 6, 1960 

May 26, 1960

Mar. 15, 1961

Gags 

height 

(fee*;)

2.50 

2.31 

1.74

2.15

Ice 

effect 

( feet )

0.12

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

262 

220 

64

145

555. Sheyenne River at Sheyenne, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°50'20", long 99°07'03", in NE^SE^ sec.5, T.150 N. , R.66 W., 

at recreation-pond dam, 1 mile north of Sheyenne.

Drainage area. 1,790 sq mi, approximately, of which 1,130 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Prior to July 1932, at present site and at different

datum. February to June 1933, at site 300 ft downstream at different datum. 

Datum of present gage is 1,412.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

changes owing to shifting channel, ice effect, aquatic growth, and wind 

action in pool above control.

Bankfull stage.--? ft.

Historical data.--Flood in 1919 reached a stage about 3 ft highsr than that of 

April 1948.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 83

Peak stages and discharges of Sheyenne River at Sheyenne, N. Dak.

Water 

year

1930 

1931

1933

1940

1941 

1942 

1943

Date

Feb. 24, 1930 

Apr. 9, 1931

Mar. 2, 1933

Apr. 16, 1940

Apr. 3, 1941 

Apr. 5, 1942 

Mar. 27, 1943

Gage 

height 

(feet)

fl.79 

2.81

6.08

3.92

5.76 

6.38 

7.22

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.3

1.30

.80

Discharge 

(cfs)T

990 

58

296

63

847 

1,140 

1,150

Water 

year

1944 

1945

1947

1948 

1949 

1950

1951

Date

Sept. 1, 1944 

Mar. 14, 1945

Mar 21, 1946 

Mar 25, 1947

Apr 18, 1948 

Apr 9, 1949 

Apr 18, 1950

Apr. 9, 1951

Qage 

height 

(feet)

4.94 

5.70

6.22

8.51 

7.15 

8.31

6.25

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.01

.53

D' rscharge 

(cfs)

537 

932

750

3,840 

2,080 

3,940

1,420

560. Sheyenne River near Warwick, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°48'20", long 98°42'57", on south quarter of line between 

sees. 15 and 16, T.150 N., R.63 W., on left bank on downstream side of 

bridge on county road, 3.3 miles south of Warwick.

Drainage area.--2,070 sq ml, approximately, of which 1,310 sq ml Is probably 

noncontrlbutlng (includes 227 sq ml In closed basins).

Gage. Recording. Altitude of gage Is 1,370 ft (by barometer).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

3,480 cfs.

Bankfull stage.--6 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Apr. 17, 1950

May 14, 1950

May 22, 1950

Apr. 11, 1951

Apr. 8, 1952

July 3, 1953

Feb. 28, 1954

June 19, 1954

July 3, 1954

Apr. 3, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.45

5.66

5.63

5.01

4.17

3.08

3.07

4.3S

3.68

5.04

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,800

1,650

1,630

1,240

737

204

213

S78

490

1,330

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 18, 1956

June S, 1956

Sept. 5, 1957

Mar. 3, 1958

Mar. 21, 1959

Apr. 7, 1960

May 22, 1960

May 28, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.83

4.50

3.17

4.04

2.83

5.57

3.01

3.31

2.55

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.26

-

-

-

-

.45

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,250

955

249

666

153

1,450

238

373

81

560.2. Mauvals Coulee tributary near Blsbee, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°31'00", long 99°23'10", In SE^SE^ sec.11, T.158 N. , R.68 W. , 

at bridge on county highway 1\ miles south of Blsbee.

Drainage area. 2.83 sq ml. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 100 cfs 

and extended to 220 cfs on the basis of logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage. Not subject to overflow. 

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
84 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Mauvais Coulee tributary near Bisbee, N. Dak.

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

March 1955

Apr. 18, 1956 

Aug. 12, 1957 

Feb. 26, 1958

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a3.24

3.98 

2.38 

2.08

Discharge 

(cfs)

35

220 

13 

.2

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

July 27, 1959 

Apr. 7, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.16 

2.91

Discharge 

(cfs)

3 

35

0

a Affected by backwater.

560.4. Mauvais Coulee tributary No. 2 near Cando, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°29'10", long 99°24'20", in SW£sw£ sec.23, T.158 N., R.68 W., 

at culvert on State Highway 17, 9 miles west of Cando.

Drainage area. 8.48 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage. Not subject to overflow.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Mar. 30, 1955

Apr. 19, 1956 

Aug. 12, 1957 

Feb. 26, 1958

Qage 

height 

(feet)

32.50

1.46 

1.08

Discharge 

(cfs)

120

180 

9 

3

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 1959 

Apr. 4, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

1.77 

3.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

4 

180

0

a Affected by backwater.

560.6. Mauvais Coulee tributary No. 3 near Cando, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°27'20", long 99°12'40", in NW^NW^ sec.5, T.157 N., R.66 W. 

at bridge on U.S. Highway 281, 2^ miles south of Cando.

Drainage area. 60.2 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage.--Not subject to overflow.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

(a)

Apr. 19, 1956 

Aug. 12, 1957 

Feb. 26, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.59

7.0 

2.32

Discharge 

(cfs)

485

850 

20 

.2

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

March 1959 

Apr. 7, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

b4.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.5 

200

0

a Occurred during period Apr. 1-20, 1955. 

b Affected by backwater.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 85

560.8. Mauvais Coulee tributary No. 4 near Bisbee, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°29'10", long 99°26'50", in SWtrSW^ sec.21, T.158 N., R.6f W., 

at bridge on State Highway 17, 10 miles southwest of Bisbee.

Drainage area.--24.4 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 260 cfs 

and extended to 450 cfs on the basis of logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage. Not subject to overflow.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Apr. 1, 1955

Apr. 18, 1956 

Aug. 12, 1957 

Mar. 27, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a2.75

3.09 

1.23 

1.02

Discharge 

(cfs)

300

45O 

10 

.1

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 7, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

230

0

Affected by backwater.

561. Mauvais Coulee near Cando, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°27', long 99°07', in NE^SE^ sec.l, T.157 N., R.66 W., or left 

bank a third of a mile upstream from highway bridge, 4 miles upstream from 

West Pork, 5-| miles southeast of Cando, and 7 miles northeast of Maza.

Drainage area. 387 sq mi, of which 10 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to July 2, 1957; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 1,445 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--8 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 25 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954

1956

1957

1958

Date

June 16, 1954

Apr. 20, 1956

Mar. 22, 1957

Apr. 15, 1957

Oct. 1, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.83

10.71

3.45

3.00

2.80

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

0.7

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

-

-

_

3.6

1.4

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 22, 1959

Apr. 10, 1960

Apr. 10, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

5.06

8.14

2.04

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.2

1.15

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

a20

570

.3

562. Edmore Coulee near Edmore, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°20'10", long 98°39'40", on line between sees. 17 and 18, 

T.156 N., R.62 W., on left downstream wingwall of bridge on county highway, 

11 miles southwest of Edmore, and 13 miles upstream from Sweetwater LaVe.

Drainage area. 382 sq mi, of which 100 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 26, 1957; recording thereafter. 

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 8 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 50 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1958.
86 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Edmore Coulee near Kdmor-e, N. Dak.

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

Apr. 22, 1956

Apr. 23, 1956

April 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

Mar. 30, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a6.32

-

1.3

-

3.74

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.2

-

-

-

1.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

875

b!2

c.5

-

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 3, 1959

Apr. 7, I960

Apr. 15, 1960

May 21, 1960

Apr. 5, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.64

3.5

5.47

3.43

1.93

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.66

.3

-

-

.51

Discharge 

(cfs)

54

100

601

129

10

a Maximum during period April to June. b About. c Maximum daily.

563. Little Coulee at Leeds, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°17', long 99°27', in center of sec.31, T.156 ¥., R.68 W., on 

right downstream wingwall of left one of twin box culverts or U.S. Highway 2, 

a quarter of a mile west of Leeds.

Drainage area. 280 sq mi, of which 140 sq mi is probably noneontributing. 

Gage. Nonrecording.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--6 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 25 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1960.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Apr. 15, 1956 

Mar. 23, 1957a

Gage 

height 

( feet )

7.2 

b5.2

Ice 

effect 

( feet )

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

515 

a5 

0 

0

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Apr. 4, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.f8

Ice 

effect 

( feet )

0.05

Discharge 

(cfs)

110 

0

b Affected by backwater.

564. Big Coulee near Churchs Ferry, N. Dak. 

(Published as "Mauvais Coulee" prior to 1961)

Location.--Lat 48°10'40", long 99°13'15", in NW£NW£ sec.12, T.lf4 N. , R.67 W. , 

on downstream side of right abutment of bridge on U.S. Highway 281, 1 mile 

downstream from Little Coulee and 6 miles south of Churchs Ferry.

Drainage area.--2.510 sq mi, approximately, of which 690 sq mi Is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage.--Nonrecording at former bridge on U.S. Highway 281, one-eighth of a mile 

upstream, at datum 0.70 ft higher prior to July 18, 1956; recording thereafter at described site.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--8 ft.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1954 

1955

1956

Date

June 6, 1950

Apr. 4, 1951

April 1952

June 30, 1954 

Apr. 20, 1955

May 4, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.4

2.6

-

4.42 

2.95

3.S4

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

a620

100

329 

364

534

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar 21, 1957

Peb 25, 1958

Mar 17, 1959

Mar 25, 1959 

Apr 5, 1960

Mar. 21, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.18

cl.17

cl.80

3.10

1.10

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.86

-

1.5

1.7

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

23

11 

d3O

e.2

a Maximum during period March to September. b Estimated. c Maximum observed;

backwater from ice or snow. d About. e Maximum daily.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 87

570. Sheyenne River near Cooperstovm, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°26', long 98°02', in NE^SE^ sec.27, T.146 N. , R.58 W., on 

right bank 150 ft downstream from county bridge and 5 miles east of 

Cooperstovm.

Drainage area.--6,470 sq mi, approximately, of which 5,200 sq mi is prolably 

noncontributing (includes 3,800 sq mi in closed basins).

Gage.--Nonrecording March 1945 to Aug. 2, 1950; recording thereafter. Fatum of 

gage is 1,271.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 14 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Mar. 20, 194 5a

Mar. 24, 1946

Apr. 2, 1946

July 28, 1946

Apr. S, 1947

June 5, 1947

Apr. 23, 1948

Apr. 17, 1949

June 1, 1949

Mar. 28, 1950

Apr. 17, 1950

May 9, 1950

June 16, 1950

June 25, 1950

Apr. 6, 1951

Apr. 19, 1951

Apr. 14, 1952

July 3, 1952

July 21, 1952

June 22, 1953

July 3, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

aio.5

11.70

10.68

7.05

13.89

6.00

18.10

15.95

6.80

9.32

18.69

17.03

6.85

7.38

11.46

11.05

13.02

6.64

5.83

5.95

6.22

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

1.05

-

-

2.18

-

-

_

-

3.10

-

-

-

-

.80

-

.70

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

al,000

-

964

382

1,150

236

5,600

2,290

338

251

7,530

3,460

352

430

926

989

1,240

289

226

240

271

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 20, 1954

Mar. 7, 1954

June 26, 1954

July 9, 1954

Apr. 11, 1955

June 7, 1955

Apr. 24, 1956

June 15, 1956

Mar. 23, 1957

Mar. 31, 1957

Sept. 4, 1957

Sept. 11, 1957

Mar. 15, 1958

Apr. 7, 1958

Apr. 1, 1959

Apr. 14, 1960

May 24, 1960

June 3, 1960

Apr. 1, 1961

Apr. 3, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.43

6.66

9.32

7.38

11.41

6.92

16.32

9.34

7.27

6.36

6.68

6.55

7.06

7.04

7.95

13.38

7.35

6.52

6.19

5.13

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.83

.95

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.45

.56

-

-

1.2

.17

.92

-

-

-

1.2

.03

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

210

682

389

1,060

346

2,600

719

220

216

280

268

220

340

360

1,340

384

277

-

120

About.

572. Baldhill Creek near Dazey, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°13', long 98°07', in SW£ sec.2, T.143 N. , R.59 W., on left 

bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on county highway, 4-| miles northeast of 

Dazey, and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--691 sq mi, of which 340 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Nov. 9, 1956; recording thereafter. 

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 7 ft. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 60 cfs.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Baldhlll Creek near Dazey, H. Dak.

Water 

year

1950

1956 

1957

1958

Date

April 1950

Apr. 12, 1956

Apr. 1, 1957 

July 28, 1957 

Sept. 3, 1957

Oct. 25, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

alO

6.75

3.61 

4.05 

5.07

3.31

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.20 

.05

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

b767

a?0 

120 

248

56

Water 

year

1959

1960 

1961

Date

Mar. 14, 1959

Mar. 27, 1960 

Apr. 5, 1960

Mar. 2, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.42

7.72 

6.00

3.60

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.4

1.9

.11

.43

Discharge 

(cfs)

a30

a350 

370

40

a About.

b Maximum during period March to September.

580. Sheyenne River below Baldhill Dam, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°01'50", long 98°05'00", in NW^ sec.18, T.141 !'., R.58 W., on 

right bank 600 ft downstream from Baldhill Dam, 8 miles northwest of Valley 

City, and at mile 270.5.

Drainage area. 7,470 sq mi, approximately, of which 5,560 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing (includes 3,800 sq mi in closed basins).

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 1,200.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

changes owing to channel shifting and control changes.

Remarks. Regulated by Lake Ashtabula since 1949 (usable capacity at normal

pool elevation, 69,100 acre-ft; capacity at maximum pool elevation,

116,500 acre-ft). Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1948

1950

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

Date

Apr. 27, 1948 

May 23, 1950

Apr. 19, 1951 

Aug. 29, 1952 

July 16, 1953 

Mar. 11, 1954 

Apr. 13, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

32.62 

28.00

29.41 

28.28 

28.86

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,6OO 

3,150

1,270 

a400 

1,900 

1,270 

1,640

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 26, 1956 

Sept.3-5, 1957 

Oct. 22, 1957 

July 17, 1958 

Nov. 18, 1958 

Apr. 17, 1960

Nov. 27, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

30.25 

27.50 

26.92

26.83 

29.24

27.88

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,070 

598

240 

190 

1,570

697

585. Sheyenne River at Valley City, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°54'50", long 98°00'30" , in SE^NWv sec. 28, T.140 N., R.58 W. , 

on left bank 100 ft downstream from College Dam in Valley City, 13 miles 

downstream from Baldhill Dam, and at mile 253.0.

Drainage area. --7, 810 sq mi, approximately, of which 5,700 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing (includes 3,800 sq mi in closed basins).

Gage .--Nonre cording March to August 1919 at site half a mile upstream at different datum, March to Oct. 13, 1938, at present site and datzm; recording 

thereafter. Datum of present gage is 1,199.91 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. --12 ft.

Remarks. --Flow regulated by Lake Ashtabula since August 1949 (usable capacity 

at normal pool elevation, 69,100 acre-ft; capacity at maximum pool elevation, 

116,500 acre-ft). Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs. Only annual 

peaks are shown 1919, 1938, and 1950-61.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Sheyenne River at Valley City, N. Dak.

Water 

year

1882

1897

1919

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

April 1882

April 1897

Apr. 18, 1919

Mar. 29, 1938

Mar. 20, 1939

Mar. 27, 1939

Apr. 6, 1939

Apr. 8, 1940

Apr. 18, 1940

Apr. 19, 1941

May 28, 1941

Sept. 4, 1941

Apr.17,18, 1942

May 1, 1942

May 27, 1942

June 3, 1942

June 6, 1942

Aug. 30, 1942

Mar. 27, 31,

Apr. 1, 1943

Mar. 4, 1943

June 16, 1943

June 2, 1944

July 17, 1944

Aug. 25, 1944

Aug. 30, 1944

Sept. 10, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a20.0

blS.5

14.9

3.90

4.55

4.75

4.34

5.14

4.02

9.10

4.40

4.22

7.72

4.60

4.21

4.08

4.91

4.97

-

4.02

5.73

4.50

3.92

4.00

4.13

3.83

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_ ,

-

-

0.70

.82

-

.09

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

_

2,750

244

236

250

342

525

267

1,590

378

336

1,190

400

317

289

452

461

1,900

276

721

399

264

290

326

234

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 24, 1945

Mar. 26, 1946

July 31, 1946

Mar. 23, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

June 7, 1947

Apr. 28, 1948

Mar. 8, 1949

Apr. 10, 1949

Apr. 21, 1949

June 3, 1949

July 5, 1949

July 8, 1949

July 28, 1949

May 5, 1950

Apr. 19, 1951

Mar. 31, 1952

July 17, 1953

July 13, 1954

Apr. 14, 1955

Apr. 28, 1956

Sept. 4, 1957

July 17, 1958

June 27, 1959

Apr. 17, 1960

Mar. 2, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.06

7.56

4.06

6.51

10.19

3.93

17.51

4.95

8.69

10.90

4.27

5.47

5.63

6.88

14.60

8.08

6.02

8.11

6.29

9.04

10.58

C6.48

C4.21

7.02

9.52

4.01

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

.

_

0.40

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

Discharge 

(cfs}

1,020

1,160

288

850

1,910

253

4,580

478

1,380

2,120

334

606

638

973

3,050

1,270

650

1,230

726

1,490

1,870

627

248

988

1,570

251

a Determined by Corps of Engineers; present site and datum.

b Present site and datum.

c Affected by backwater from construction work.

587. Sheyenne River at Lisbon, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°27 I , long 97°41', on line between sees. 1 and 2, T.134 N., 

R.56 W., on left bank 150 ft downstream from dam at State fish hatchery at 

north edge of city of Lisbon, 3 miles upstream from Timber Coulee, an1 at 

mile 162.1.

Drainage area. 8,190 sq mi, approximately, of which 5,700 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing (includes 3,800 sq mi in closed basins).

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 1,066.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--18 ft.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Lake Ashtabula. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1957 

1958

Date

May 1950

Sept. 7, 1957 

Mar. 2, 1958 

Apr. 7, 1958

Oage 

height 

(feet)

13.8

5.20 

4.62

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

612 

490

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 29, 1959 

Mar. 29, 1960 

Apr. 11, 1960

Mar. 6, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.28 

9.85

4.61

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.7 

.25

^ischarge 

(cfs)

451 

1,980 

482
90 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

590. Sheyenne River near Kindred, N. Dak.

Location. La t 46°37'35", long 97°00'05", in NE^NW^ sec. 5, T.13f N., R.50 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of Great Northern Railway bridge, 

la miles southeast of Kindred, and at mile 68.1.

Drainage area. --8. 800 sq mi, approximately, of which 5,780 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing (includes 3,800 sq mi in closed basins).

~Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 925.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Stage -discharge relation. --Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

changes owing to channel shifting and ice effect.

Bankfull stage. --22 ft.

Remarks . --Regulated by Lake Ashtabula since 1949 (usable capacity at normal pool 

elevation, 69,100 acre -ft; capacity at maximum pool elevation, 116,500 

acre-ft). Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

(a)

1950 

1951

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

Date

Spring 

May 13, 1950

Apr. 3, 1951 

May 5, 1951 

Apr. 8, 1952 

July 3, 1953 

July 6, 1954 

Apr. 19, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

22.1 

20.5 

10.15

17.80 

6.44 

6.17 

8.80

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.8 

2.45

Discharge 

(cfsjT

b3,600 

3,210

1,010 

2,240 

679 

631 

1,120

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

May 4, 1956 

Sept. 12, 1957 

Mar. 5, 1958 

July 3, 1959 

Apr. 10, 1960 

Apr. 13, 1960

Mar. 11, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.8? 

5.70 

6.95 

4.13 

12.37

5.1

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.6 

1.7

.45

Discharge 

(ofsf

1,460 

547 

430 

204

1,320 

350

a Occurred in water year 1847 or 1848. 

b About.

595. Sheyenne River at West Fargo, N. Dak. 

Published as "at Haggart" or "near Haggart" 1902-7, 1919)

Location.--Lat 46°53'20", long 96°54'55", in sec.31, T.140 N., R.49 W., on 

left bank 80 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 1 mile north of West 

Fargo, 3 miles upstream from Maple River, and at mile 24.5.

Drainage area.--8,870 sq mi, approximately, of which 5,780 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing (includes 3,800 sq mi in closed basins).

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to June 28, 1933; recording thereafter. Prior to 

1930, at private bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream at different 

datum. Datum of gage is 877.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

changes owing to channel changes, ice effect, backwater from tributary inflow below the station, possible backwater from the Red River of the North, 

and changing slope.

Bankfull stage.--16 ft.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by Lake Ashtabula since August 1949 (usable capacity 

at normal pool elevation, 69,100 acre-ft; capacity at maximum pool elevation, 

116,500 acre-ft). Records do not include overbank discharge (about 500 cfs 

maximum in May 1950) which leaves Sheyenne River in vicinity of Horace and 

flows into Red River of the North above Fargo during periods of high flow. 

Base for partial-duration series, 400 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown 

prior to 1934, and 1950-61.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 91

Peak stages and discharges of Sheyenne River at West Fargo, N. Dak.

Water 

year

1903

1904

1905

1906

1919

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

Apr. 11, 1903

Apr. 22, 1904

Apr. 25, Hay 2j

1904

Hay 13, 1905

Apr. 16, 1906

Apr. 28, 1919

Har. 25, 1930

Apr. 5, 1930

Apr. 7, 1931

Apr. 13, 1932

Mar. 11, 1933

Apr. 13, 1934

Har. 29, 1935

Apr. 21, 1936

Apr. 18, 1937

Mar. 27, 1938

Har. 28, 1939

Apr. 3, 1939

Apr. 18, 1940

Apr. 26, 1941

June 11, 1941

Apr. 27, 1942

June 9, 1942

Apr. 1, 1943

Apr. 7 -10, 1943

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.7

18.8

-

9.8

11.7

16.8

15.52

-

7.84

11.84

11.82

7.22

7.32

9.74

7.40

5.50

9.96

(a)

7.88

12.72

7.06

11.02

7.58

19.35

(a)

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.5

-

-

-

-

2.5

-

-

-

2.20

-

.21

-

-

-

2.10

-

-

_

-

-

-

1.83

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,570

-

1,950

814

1,060

2,220

_

1,780

390

1,110

680

336

362

718

485

249

-

600

555

1,340

428

1,040

513

_

2,400

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 5, 1943

June 16, 1943

Aug. 8, 1943

Apr. 18, 1944

Hay 22, 1944

June 9, 1944

Har. 22, 1945

Har. 31, 1946

Apr. 18, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 15, 1947

Hay 7, 1948

Apr. 12, 1949

Apr. 29, 1949

Hay 11, 1950

Hay 22, 1950

Apr. 5, 1951

Apr. 9, 1952

Apr. 12, 1952

June 17, 1953

June 20, 1953

July 7, 1954

Apr. 21, 1955

May 8, 1956

Sept. 14, 1957

Har. 7, 1958

June 12, 1959

Apr. 14, 1960

Mar. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.95

10.80

7.30

7.11

10.10

7.61

13.38

15.01

20.53

b!4.43

(b)

18.46

14.60

16.19

b20.61

b!9.99

13.25

b20.50

b20.28

(b)

b!8.83

9.11

11.68

13.01

7.86

8.84

6.70

14.75

8.08

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.94

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

.8

-

-

2.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,040

1,010

471

400

861

467

1,360

1,690

2,800

-

430

2,650

1,440

1,980

-

2,810

1,020

-

2,510

1,300

-

565

1,110

1,450

442

470

246

1,720

 255

a No defined peak gage height; peak discharge occurred at time of changing stage and 

decreasing ice effect.

b Backwater from tributary inflow below station.

597. Maple River near Enderlin, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°37'10", long 97°34 I 20", on west line sec.2, T.136 N., R.55 W., 

on right bank 25 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 1 mile downstream 

from South Branch, and l£ miles east of Enderlin.

Drainage area. 843 sq mi, of which 47 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Sept. 20, 1956; recording thereafter. 

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--6 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 40 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

Date

June 7, 1956

Aug. 13, 1957 

Sept. 5, 1957 

Sept. 12, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958 

Apr. 6, 1958 

June 10, 1958 

July 5, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.15

4.89 

4.27 

3.22

5.68 

5.34 

3.56 

3.59

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

0.8

Discharge 

(cfsf

a92

150 

97 

42

140 

202 

59 

60

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Nov. 18, 1958

Har. 26, 1960 

Apr. 1, 1960 

Apr. 8, 1960

Dec. 1, 1960 

Har. 4, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.03

6.69 

6.57 

7.26

4.44 

3.78

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

;

2.4 

.25

Discharge 

(cfs)

34

456 

426 

621

39

a Maximum during period Hay to September.
92 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

598. Swan Creek near Absaraka, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°58'30", long 97°21'30", on north line sec.3, T.140 N., R.53 W., 

at bridge on county highway if miles east of Absaraka.

Drainage area. 22 sq mi, approximately.

uase. Orest stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955 

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Mar. 30, 1955 

Apr. 13, 1956 

June 22, 1957 

July 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.20 

2.03 

a2.70 

al.87

Discharge 

(cfs)

60 

44 

80 

20

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 10, 1959 

March I960

Mar. 2, 1961

Gage 

1: eight 

(feet)

2.13 

a3.ll

a2.31

Discharge 

(cfa)

54 

100

28

a Affected by backwater.

598.5. Swan Creek tributary near Ayr, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°58'30", long 97°30'00", in NEt sec.4, T.140 N., R.54 W., at

 culvert on county highway 4| miles south of Ayr.

Drainage area. 2 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Crest-stage gage. Datum was 0.26 ft lower prior to August 1955.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 26 cfs

 and extended to 85 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage.--Not subject to overflow.

Remarks. Control is 24-inch culvert replaced by 60-inch culvert in August 

1955. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

March -April

Apr. 19, 1956 

June 22, 1957 

July 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

1.86

a4.48 

2.60 

1.78

Discharge 

(cfs)

8

85

1.1

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

March 1959 

March I960

Mar. 2, 1961

Gage 

1: eight 

(feet)

2.95 

4.90

2.19

Discharge 

(cfs)

5 

70

3.8

a Affected by backwater.

599. Swan Creek near Casselton, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°55'00", long 97°15'30", in W^ sec.28, T.140 F., R.52 W., at 

bridge on county highway, 2.6 miles northwest of Casselton.

Drainage area. 30 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Mar. 29, 1955

AprJO-14,1956 

June 22, 1957 

July 3, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a7.10

a7.63 

5.22 

4.74

Discharge 

(cfs)

260

270 

70 

5

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 10, 1959 

Apr. 6, 1960

Mar. 9, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.38 

7.32

4.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

210 

200

8

a Affected by backwater.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 93

599.5. Swan Creek tributary near Casselton, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°53'10", long 97°12>40", near center sec.2, T.139 N., R.52 W., 

at culverts on State Highway 18, 1 mile south of Casselton.

Drainage area.--2.5 sq mi, approximately. 

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 60 cfs 

and extended to 100 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage.--Not subject to overflow. 

Remarks. Only annual peaks ere shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

March-April

Apr.10-14,1956 

June 22, 1957 

July 3, 1958

Qage 

height 

(feet)

4.67

4.05 

5.35 

5.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

10

5 

15 

12

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

July 10, 1959 

Apr. 6, 1960

Mar. 2-15, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.00 

5.07

3.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

100 

61

3

600. Maple River near Mapleton, N. Dak. 

(Published as "at Mapleton'' prior to 1959)

Location.--Lat 46°51'40", long 97°06'10", in SW^SE^r sec.10, T.139 N., R.51 W., 

on right abutment of dam, 3 miles southwest of Mapleton, and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,450 sq mi, of which 71 sq mi is probably noncontrib'.'ting.

Gage.--Nonrecordlng prior to Oct. 1, 1958; recording thereafter. Prior to 

(Tct. 1, 1958, at site 3 miles downstream at about 11.8 ft lower datum. Altitude of present gage is 898 ft above mean sea level (estimated by comparison with gage at former site).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

changes owing to channel shifts, movement of rocks on control, and ice 

effect.

Bankfull stage.--14 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 300 cfs. Only annual pesks are 

shown prior to 1956.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944 

1945

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

1951 

1952

1953 

1954

Date

Apr. 8, 1944 

Apr. 12, 1945

Mar. 21, 1946 

Apr. 14, 1947 

Apr. 7, 1948 

Apr. 3, 1949 

Apr. 2, 1950

Apr. 4, 1951 

Apr. 7, 1951 

Apr. 6, 1952 

Apr. 6, 1952 

June 17, 1953 

Mar. 21, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.16 

8.59

13.15 

13.04 

17.28 

14.75 

17.73

14.15 

18.91

13.62 

8.62

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

3.40

3.56 

3.76 

2.58

3. 35 

.77

.77

Discharge 

(ofsf

177 

373

551 

3,880 

1,500 

350 

1,980

750

3,850 

4,840 

200

Water 

year

1955 

1956 

1957 

1953 

1959

1960 

1961

Date

Apr. 2, 1955 

Apr. 14, 1956 

June 23, 1957 

Apr. 10, 195S

June 12, 1959 

June IS, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960 

Apr. 7, 1960

Mar. 10, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.4

11.51 

8.52 

7.57

5. 53 

2.46

4.60

5.65

1.42

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

3.6 

2.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

500

630 

430

195

1,160 

308

854 

1,220

49

280-255 O - 68 - 8
94 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

605. Rush River at Amenia, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°00'40", long 97°13'10", on line between sees. 23 and 24, 

 T.141 N., R.52 W., near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 18, 0.4 mile north of Amenia.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Prior to Oct. I, 1956, at datum 3.00 ft higher. Datum of 

gage is 940 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (from railroad profile).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

changes owing to channel shifting and ice effect.

Bankfull stage. 8 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 150 cfo. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1956.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Apr. 14, 1947

Apr. 8, 1948

Apr. 11, 1948

Mar. 29, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

Mar. 27, 1950

Apr. 7, 1950

Mar. 27, 1951

Mar. 28, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

June 16, 1953

Feb. 25, 1954

Apr. 6, 1954

Mar. 31, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.90

10.20

-

9.63

-

10.96

-

9.0

-

9.7

8.63

6.51

-

9.0

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

6.95

-

7.6

-

8.7

-

4.9

-

1.9

-

4.7

_

3.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,230

-

590

-

400

-

620

-

368

600

1,050

-

120

200

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 11, 1956

Apr. 13, 1956

June 24, 1957

July 5, 1958

Mar. 2, 1959

June 10, 1959

Mar. 27, I960

Apr. 6, 1960

Mar. 4, 1961

Mar. 6, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.80

-

5.58

5.40

7.5

6.25

7.40

8.09

7.15

6.06

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

7.4

-

-

-

2.5

-

-

-

2.8

1.3

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

250

115

77

-

100

278

437

-

25

610. Buffalo River near Hawley, Minn.

Location.--Lat 46°51'00", long 96°19'45", near center of SE^ sec.14, T.139 N., 

R.45 W., near left downstream end of bridge on farm lane, 2 miles southwest 

of Hawley.

Drainage area.--322 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 1,800 ft upstream at datum 3.17 ft higher prior to 

Jan. 29, 1953; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 1,111.?1 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data.--Flood in spring of 1921 is maximum stage known, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 300 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1953.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1921

1945

1946

1947 

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Spring 1921

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 19, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947 

Apr. I, 1948 

Apr. 13, 1948 

Apr. 7, 1949

Apr. 7, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 8, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

all. 3

9.52

8.49

9.42 

8.14

6.67

9.32

9.00

9.10

Ice 

effect 

( feet )

-

-

0.56

2.64

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

894

452

878

297 

256

841

792

880

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Mar. 24, 1953

June 17, 1953

Aug. 7, 1953

Apr. 12, 1954

Apr. 5, 1955 

July 12, 1955 

Aug. 5, 1955

Mar. 21, 1956

Apr. 11, 1956

Mar. 26, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.72

7.47

6.23

7.36

6.11 

6.43 

9.31

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

_

7.41 2.48

8.50

6.61

Discharge 

(cfs)

426

598

337

630

358 

409 

1,590

-

1,020

456

a Prom information by local resident.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 95

Peak stages and discharges of Buffalo River near Hawley, Minn.--Continued

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

Date

Apr. 21, 1957

June 25, 1957

Mar. 1, 1958

July 5, 1958

Mar. 22, 1959

Mar. 30, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.44

6.42

5.80

4.86

7.46

6.20

Ice 

effect

(feet)

-

-

2.70

-

3.84

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

424

420

-

195

_

381

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 11, 1959

Apr. 7, 1960

Apr. 15, 1960

Apr. 27, 1960

Mar. 4, 1961

May 16, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.04

7.04

6.54

7.54

5.60

5.28

effect ^charge 

(feet) (° fs )

551

0.14 502

435

660

1.48

246

615. South Branch Buffalo River at Sabin, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°46'20", long 96°37'40", in SW^SW£ sec.9, T.138 N., R.47 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a 

mile downstream from Whiskey Creek, and 1 mile east of Sabin.

Drainage area. 522 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Prior to Aug. 17, 1948, at site 1 mile downstream at difrerent datum. Datum of gage is 902.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1945

1946 

1947 

1948

1949 

1950

1951 

1952

Date

Mar. 18, 1945

Mar. 18, 1946 

Apr. 12, 1947 

Mar. 29, 1948 

Apr. 4, 1948

Apr. 5, 1949 

Mar. 29, 1950 

Apr. 1, 1950

Apr. 6, 1951 

Apr. 8, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.69

a!4.34 

13.82 

15.00

9.08 

14.15

13.39 

15.37

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.94 

4.38

.98

Discharge 

(cfsf

1,480

955 

1,230

730

324 

1,460

1,640 

3,400

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

May 31, 1953 

Mar. 24, 1954 

Apr. 2, 1955

Apr. 5, 1956 

Apr. 21, 1957 

July 7, 1958 

June 20, 1959 

Apr. 27, 1960

May 18, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.38 

10.90 

12.28

15.18 

12.53 

b!4.60 

11.18 

12.34

9.09

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.34 

.86

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,410 

390 

862

2,410 

982 

1,520 

572 

1,020

248

a Occurred at different time than peak discharge, 

b Shifting-control adjustment, -1.28 ft.

620. Buffalo River near Dilworth, Minn.

Location.--Lat 46°57'40", long 96°39'40", in SE^-SW^ sec.6, T.140 N., P.47 W., 

on left bank 4| miles southeast of Kragnes, 6^ miles northeast of Dilworth, 

and 9 miles downstream from South Branch.

Drainage area. 1,040 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Apr. 5, 1937; recording thereafter. Altitude of 

gage is 870 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 300 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1937.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

Date

Apr. 5, 1931

Apr. 10, 1931

Apr. 12, 1932

Apr. 3, 1933

Apr. 10, 1934

Mar. 21, 1935

Apr. 16, 1936

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.92

-

8.83

9.02

9.02

9.09

14.59

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.6

-

2.0

2.8

1.4

2.3

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

46

311

269

374

311

1,460

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

Date

Apr. 14, 1937

May 3, 1937

Mar. 22, 1938

May 5, 1938

Mar. 29, 1939

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.00

6.11

9.22

S.78

15.77

Ice 

effe-jt 

(feet)

2.22

-

2.50

-

1.72

Discharge 

(cfs)

390

322

380

550

1,350
96 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Buffalo River near Dilworth, Mlnn. Continued

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Apr. 7, 1940

Apr. 4, 1941

May 6, 1942

June 5, 1942

Aug. 30, 1942

Apr. 2, 1943

May 30, 1943

June 7, 1943

July 3, 1943

Aug. 10, 1943

Apr. 11, 1944

May 13, 1944

June 9, 1944

July 18, 1944

Aug. 20, 1944

Sept. 6, 1944

Mar. 20, 1945

Apr. 25, 1945

Mar. 21, 1946

Mar. 22, 1946

July 9, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947

June 16, 1947

Apr. 2, 1948

Apr. 8, 1948

Apr. 8, 1949

Apr. 2, 1950

Apr. 7, 1950

May 10, 1950

May 20, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

June 7, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.29

12.71

10.94

7.40

6.30

22.60

7.33

10.89

9.95

6.36

10.21

7.67

9.18

12.36

12.81

12.80

19.38

11.11

17.61

17.05

8.74

20.26

9.22

16.0

14.44

11.17

19.75

-

15.22

12.01

17.47

7.17

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.96

1.76

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.68

-

3.21

1.14

-

-

-

2.63

-

1.09

1.55

-

-

-

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

510

800

762

399

300

4,530

372

713

608

306

522

404

531

934

998

998

2,660

739

-

1,670

481

3,380

528

_

1,310

602

-

a2,600

1,610

936

2,230

347

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 10, 1952

July 6, 1952

July 24, 1952

Aug. 7, 1952

Aug. 18, 1952

Mar. 30, 1953

Apr. 13, 1953

May 25, 1953

June 2, 1953

June 20, 1953

Aug. 12, 1953

Mar. 28, 1954

Apr. 12, 1954

May 5, 1954

Apr. 4, 1955

July 17, 1955

Aug. 10, 1955

Apr. 8, 1956

Apr. 12, 1956

May 14, 1956

Mar. 27, 1957

Apr. 24, 1957

June 28, 1957

Sept. 4, 1957

Sept. 24, 1957

July 11, 1958

Apr. 2, 1959

June 23, 1959

July 5, 1959

July 16, 1959

Apr. 9, 1960

Apr. 30, 1960

May 19, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

21.24

10.47

12.00

7.12

7.12

12.05

8.60

8.22

17.28

18.43

8.02

12.08

11.54

8. 71

14.85

13.32

13.27

18.54

18.37

7.6?

13.04

13. 7C

10. 5£

8.82

9.56

15.70

io.se

11.81

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

0.18

-

-

-

-

-

5.32

.42

-

.23

-

-

1.74

-

-

7.35

-

-

-

-

-

.46

-

8.8£

11.71

15.88 .88

15.12

9.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,310

716

935

342

342

787

418

384

2,030

2,430

366

-

686

422

1,260

1,010

1,010

-

2,410

333

760

1,080

579

431

481

1,540

502

699

384

686

1,360

1,390

480

a Maximum daily discharge.

622. Elm River near Kelso, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°17', long 97°07', on west line of sec.14, T.144 N., R.51 W., 

on downstream side of highway bridge, 5 miles southwest of Kelso and 14 miles 

upstream from North Branch.

Drainage area. 194 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Mar. 30, 1957; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 887.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Emerson-Croo'<:ston supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--6 ft.

Historical data.--The peak stage of 1950 is the maximum stage known since 1925, 

from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 70 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1956

1957 

1958

Date

-

Apr. 16, 1956 

Apr. 22, 1956 

June 4, 1956

Mar. 24, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!4

8.73 

5.99 

6.80

4.75

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

4.5

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

70 

102

3.0 

0

Water 

year

1959

1960 

1961

Date

Mar. 20, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960 

Mar. 7, 1961

Mar. 18, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.55

7.76 

5.01

4.81

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.19 

.7

.06

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.2

165

9.9
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 97

625. Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minn.

Location.--Lat 47°16'00", long 96°14'40", in NE^ sec.27, T.144 N., R.44 W., on 

left bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile 

northeast of village of Twin Valley, and 2 miles upstream from a small 

tributary.

Drainage area. 888 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 25, 1934; recording thereafter. Prior to 

July 23, 1930, at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. 

Datum of gage is 1,008.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 3,100 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks.--Flow slightly regulated by Rice Lake and many other small lakes 

above station. Base for partial-duration series, 340 cfs. Only aniual 

peaks are shown prior to 1941.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

July 22, 1909

Apr. 26, 1910

Apr. 22, 1911

May 12, 1912

Apr. 2, 1913

June 10, 1914

June 29, 1915

Apr. 1, 1916

June 1, 1916

Mar. 31, 1917

Apr. 3, 1917

Dec. 2, 1930

May 21, 1931

Apr. 9, 1932

May 23, 1933

Apr. 12, 1934

Mar. 16, 1935

July 14, 1935

Apr. 14, 1936

May 3, 1937

May 12, 1938

Mar. 30, 1939

Apr. 9, 1940

Apr. 3, 1941

May 16, 1941

June 9, 1941

Sept. 27, 1941

Apr. 2, 1942

May 3, 1942

June 9, 1942

Sept. 1, 1942

Apr. 1, 1943

May 2, 1943

June 4, 1943

Aug. 7, 1943

June 6, 1944

June 27, 1944

July 8, 1944

Aug. 9, 1944

Sept. 4, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

Apr. 2, 1945

Apr. 25, 1945

Mar. 21, 1946

Mar. 24, 1946

Mar. 31, 1946

May 3, 1946

Apr. 15, 1947

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20. 0

9.6

6.7

7.55

9.6

8.5

11.1

11.9

-

11.2

-

1.93

-

3.59

3.27

2.60

4.53

-

9.27

3.32

5.82

4.44

7.28

6.11

4.54

5.77

3.70

5.24

8.15

3.61

5.00

9.92

4.82

11.74

3.50

5.10

4.10

7.86

6.73

4.93

10.63

8.15

7.73

11.80

7.60

6.55

4.62

9.47

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.00

-

2.05

-

.75

-

.7

-

-

1.99

-

-

-

-

.20

.59

.35

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.09

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.32

-

-

4.70

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

9,200

1,610

473

758

1,610

1,120

2,340

-

1,670

-

719

_

112

358

450

266

-

216

2,490

301

836

459

1,100

828

525

828

366

678

1,550

347

637

2,030

622

4,120

348

694

467

1,560

1,110

646

-

1,520

1,360

-

1,490

1,140

604

2,510

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 12, 1947

Apr. 5, 194S

Apr. 9, 194S

Apr. 7, 1949

May 8, 1949

May 18, 1949

May 30, 1949

June 13, 1949

July 8, 1949

July 31, 1949

Aug. 18, 1949

Apr. 18, 1950

May 9, 1950

June 26, 1950

July 11, 1950

Apr. 5, 1951

Apr. 9, 1951

Apr. 8, 1952

July 22, 1952

Mar. 23, 1953

Apr. 11, 1953

May 23, 1953

June 18, 1953

July 4, 1953

Apr. 10, 1954

Apr. 28, 1954

June 17, 1954

Apr. 4, 1355

Apr. 12, 1956

May 11, 1956

June 1, 1956

Mar. 23, 1957

Apr. 21, 1957

Nov. 9, 1957

July 7, 1958

Mar. 28, 1959

May 6, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

Apr. 5, 1960

Apr. 15, 1960

Apr. 27, 28, 19 60

June 1, 1960

July 5, 1960

Apr. 27, 1961

May 17, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7 .70

5.95

5.65

4.33

3.54

3.67

6.58

4.52

7.94

6.89

4.34

10.18

1O.96

12.02

5.32

8.66

8.31

8.27

3.92

5.70

4.14

4.22

4.48

6.44

7.09

5.29

3.95

5.57

6.99

3.95

3.52

4.81

5.17

3.42

3.00

3.93

3.73

5.96

5.83

4.80

4.52

4.59

3.28

3.61

5.29

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.52

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

.86

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.4

-

1.0

-

.98

-

2.56

1.36

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,610

-

916

547

382

402

1,140

580

1,610

1,170

520

2,940

3,530

4,380

742

-

1,820

1,810

478

945

531

550

635

1,170

1,390

826

485

927

1,380

502

404

380

814

-

294

-

451

378

630

716

643

661

352

424

847
98 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

630. Wild Rice River near Ada, Minn.

Location. Lat 47 0 15'50", long 96°30'00", In NE^ sec.28, T.144 ¥., R.46 W., at 

left bank on downstream side of abutment of bridge on State Fighway 82, 

2.3 miles south of Ada.

Gage.--Nonrecordlng.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,400 

cfs and extended above.

Bankfull stage.--12 ft.

Remarks. During high stages water is diverted to Marsh River through two 

overflow sections, the points of divergence being 2^ and 6 miles upstream 

from station. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1948

1949 

1950

Date

Apr. 8, 1948 

Apr. 9, 1948 

July 8, 1949 

June 26, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.57

6.75 

10.31

Ice 

effect 

( feet )

1.1

Discharge 

(of of

665 

662 

1,720

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953

Date

Apr. 6, 1951 

Apr. 9, 1952 

July 4, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.26 

10.3? 

4.55

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.02

Discharge 

(cfs)

735 

1,340 

S95

635. South Branch Wild Rice River near Borup, Minn.

Location. --Lat 47°11'40", long 96°34'40", in NWtr sec. 24, T.143 N., ., R.47 W. , 

at highway bridge half a mile downstream from channel fork, 3^ miles upstream from Wild Rice River, and 3| miles northwest of Borup.

Drainage area. 254 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 874 ft (by barometer).

Stage -discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 770 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks . Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944 

1945

1946 

1947

Date

July 12, 1944 

Mar. 19, 1945

Mar. 19, 1946 

Apr. 13, 1947

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.17 

10.86

13.60 

12.86

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

852 

792

984 

1,150

Water 

year

194S 

1949

Date

Apr. 2, 1948 

Apr. 5, 1948 

Apr. 7, 1949 

July 6, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.73

8.94

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

6.71 

1.77

Discharge 

(cfs)

522 

319

640. Wild Rice River at Hendrum, Minn.

Location.--Lat 47°16'05", long 96°47'50", in SE£ sec.19, T.144 N., R.48 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile east 

of Hendrum, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,600 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage Is 836.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--A large part of the high flow is diverted into Marsh River basin at 

 arToverflow section 3^ miles east of Ada in SiN^ sec.18, T.W^N., R.45 W. 

Another diversion into the Marsh River basin formed in 1947, la miles 

southeast of Ada In SW£ sec.14, T.144 N., R.46 W., and diverted water at 

all stages 1947-51, after which it was closed except for small regulated 

flow diverted at same point. Amounts of diversion not determined. Only 

annual peaks are shown.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 99

Peak stages and discharges of Wild Rice River at Hendrum, Minn.

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

July 15, 1944

Mar. 18, 1945

Mar. 22, 1945

Mar. 23, 1946

AprO5,16, 1947

Apr. 8, 1948

Apr. 7, 1949

July 11, 1949

Apr. 8, 1950

May 10, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 8, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

16.07

-

b!9.04

b20.56

b27.70

b20.13

10.15

-

b25.09

-

-

b20.10

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.90

-

11.14

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,260

a2,200

-

a2,600

a4,200

a2,200

-

a? 38

-

a3,000

2,570

-

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 11, 1952

Apr. 18, 1952

June 18, 1953

Apr. 12, 1954

Apr. 5, 1955

Apr. 14, 1956

Mar. 24, 1957

Sept. 4, 1957

July 7, 1958

Apr. 6, 1959

Apr. 8, 1960

May 17, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

b22.35

b!6.88

15.26

15.99

b24.26

12.39

-

8.16

8.92

16.48

10.66

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

1.11

-

2.59

-

-

1.93

3.28

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,860

-

1,650

1,940

1,850

4,660

-

1,250

633

540

1,600

1,080

a Maximum daily discharge.

b Affected by backwater from Red River of the North.

645. Red River of the North at Halstad, Minn.

Location.--Lat 47°21'10", long 96°50'50", on line between sees. 24 and 25, 

T.145 N., R.49 W., on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile west 

of Halstad, 2-| miles downstream from Wild Rice River, and at mile 375.2.

Drainage area.--21,800 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,800 sq mi in closed 

basins).

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 826.65 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

changes owing to channel shifting, ice effect, and changing slope.

Bankfull stage.--26 ft.

Remarks. Some regulation by many controlled lakes and reservoirs on tributaries. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1897

1936

1957

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

-

Apr. 15, 1936

Apr. 15, 1937

May 1942

Apr. 11, 1943

July 13, 1944

Mar. 23, 1945

Mar. 29, 1946

Apr. 16, 1947

Apr. 10, 1948

Apr. 13, 1948

Apr. 7, 1949

Apr. 11, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a38.5

16.33

9.39

12.86

31.31

15.79

23.6

19.5

b34.00

-

26.78

16.53

32.00

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

0.69

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsl

-

7,670

2,660

5,060

21,800

7,200

13,300

10,000

24,500

16,000

-

7,710

-

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 11, 1950

Apr. 10, 1951

Apr. 18, 1952

June 22, 1953

Apr. 13, 1954

Apr. 6, 1955

Apr. 15, 1956

June 24, 1957

July 8, 1958

June 13, 1959

Apr. 10, 1960

May 22, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

22.43

29.78

22.78

11.44

19.28

23.67

12.20

11.31

10.13

21.66

6.96

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

3.7

1.2

-

-

-

4.9

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,700

12,900

20,700

13,600

4,660

7,200

12,900

4,980

4,420

3,780

8,600

1,900

a About.

b Occurred on following day.
100 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

655. Goose River near Portland, N. Dak.

Location.---Eat 47°32', long 97 0 27', in SE^NE^ sec.19, T.147 N., R.54 W., on 

left bank 75 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 18, 1^ miles upstream 

from unnamed tributary, 4 miles downstream from Beaver Creek, and 5 miles 

northwest of Portland.

Drainage area.--517 sq mi, of which 110 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 2 miles upstream, at datum 11.28 ft higher prior to 

Oct. 1, 1956; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 967.48 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 6,700 cfs 

and extended to 8,10U cfs on basis of a contracted-opening measurement; 

subject to changes owing to channel shifting and ice effect.

Bankfull stage. 18 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to Oct. 1, 1956.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Apr. 16, 1940

Apr. 9, 1941

Apr. 5, 1942

Mar. 26, 1943

Apr. 10, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 20, 1946

Mar. 28, 1947

Apr. 21, 1948

Apr. 7, 1949

Apr. IS, 1950

May 9, 1950

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 3, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.S8

12.59

11.51

14.90

5.10

6.70

9.14

a7.84

21.30

13.60

22.98

022.98

12.5

11.45

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

0.91

l.S

-

-

.91

-

-

.47

-

-

2.94

1.42

Discharge 

(cfs)

487

1,130

850

1,200

169

340

530

b260

4,700

1,200

-

8,090

650

600

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 4, 1953

Feb. 25, 1954

June 15, 1954

Mar. 31, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956

Sept. 5, 1957

June 27, 1958

Apr. 3, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 8, 1960

Mar. 10, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.77

5.15

-

10.8

11.07

5.95

5.47

4.94

8.14

11.45

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

l.S

-

.8

1.5

-

-

-

-

-

4.13 .25

Discharge 

(cfs)

367

-

58

600

____ 550

134

95

72

400

924

71

a Occurred 3 days earlier.

b Daily mean discharge.

c Occurred at different time than peak discharge.

665. Goose River at Hillsboro, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°24'20", long 97°03'40", in NW£ sec.5, T.145 N., R.50 W., on 

left bank 50 ft upstream from Foogman Dam in Hillsboro and 22 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,203 sq mi, of which 110 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage. Nonrecordlng March 1931 to Sept. 25, 1941; recording ttiereifter. Mar. 17, 

T931, to Mar. 20, 1935, at site 1,000 ft downstream and Mar. 21, 1935, to 

Mar. 28, 1940, at site 600 ft downstream, both at datum 11.45 ft lower. 

Datum of present gage is 879.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

changes owing to channel shifting, changing slopes, and ice effect.

Bankfull stage.--? ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to Oct. 1, 1941.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1882

1897

1904

Date

April 1882

April 1897

April 1904

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

_

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

_

-

Discharge 

(eta)

a6,700

a5,700

a5,300

Water 

year

1916

1931

1932

1933

Date

April 1916

Apr. 7, 1931

Mar. 3, 1932

March 1933

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

4.20

15.14

10.4

a Determined by Corps of Engineers .

b About.

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.08

4.04

5.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

a4,700

1OO

959

b300
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 101

Peak stages and discharges of Goose River at Hillaboro, N. Dak. Continued

Wateryear

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Apr. 2, 1934

June 14, 1935

Apr. 16, 1936

Apr. 15, 1937

Mar. 15, 1938

Mar. 26, 1939

Apr. 17, 1940

Apr. 11, 1941

Apr. 6, 1942

May 3, 1942

Mar. 29, 1943

June 18, 1943

Apr. 10, 1944

Aug. 10, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

Mar. 22, 1946

Mar. 26, 1947

Apr. 13, 1947

Apr. 16, 1948

Apr. 8, 1949

June 4, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.95

8.45

13.06

3.57

4.44

11.0

1.66

2.26

2.27

1.02

8.84

.96

1.11

.96

1.09

3.22

1.86

5.30

10.63

3.38

1.94

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

0.15

.19

3.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

.83

.20

1.61

_

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

107

697

1,660

46

104

564

710

1,320

1,140

233

3,480

220

304

230

293

1,300

680

1,700

4,180

1,640

863

Wateryear

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 28, 1950

Apr. 10, 1950

Apr. 19, 1950

May 10, 1950

Mar. 31, 1951

Apr. 4, 1952

July 5, 1952

June 15, 1953

July 6, 1953

June 15, 1954

Apr. 3, 1955

Apr. 19, 1956

June 11, 1956

Sept. 7, 1957

July 3, 1958

Mar. 3, 1959

Apr. 5, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960

Apr. 9, 1960

Mar. 7, 12,1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

1.48

9.79

014.94

C14.64

3.48

3.33

1.76

1.08

1.36

.99

2.44

2.58

1.01

1.17

.69

1.25

.84

2.35

3.37

.66

Ice 

effeit 

(feet)

0.20

5.36

-

-

1.34

.68

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

1.1

-

.09

.45

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

440

2,100

9,420

8,520

1,130

1,300

649

261

408

231

1,220

1,390

273

200

88

-

143

930

1,360

82

c Occurred at different time than peak discharge.

670. Marsh River below Ada, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°17'50", long 96°33'50", in NW^NWi sec.18, T.144 N., R.46 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on farm lane, 1.9 miles 

west of Ada.

Gage.--Nonrecordlng. Datum of gage is 877.( 

of 1929.

ft above mean sea level, datum

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements belo'f 1,700 

cfs and extended above.

Bankfull stage. 9 ft.

Remarks.--Unknown amount of water from Wild Rice River during high stages 

enters Marsh River 5 miles upstream from station. Only annual peaks are 

shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1948

1949 

1950

Date

Apr. 7, 1948 

Apr. 16, 1948 

June 1, 1949 

June 27, 1950

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a 8.40

10.80 

14.57

Discharge 

(cfs)

393

683 

1,850

Water 

year

1951 

1952

Date

Apr. 8, 1951 

Apr. 17, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.32 

7.69

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,630 

438

a Backwater from ice, 2.35 ft.
102 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

675. Marsh River near Shelly, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°24'45", long 96°45'50", in NE^NW^ sec.3, T.145 N., R-.48 W., 

near center of span on downstream truss of bridge, 3f miles southeast of 

Shelly and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 151 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 844.14 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 3,700 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. A large part of the high flow of the Wild Rice River was diverted 

into the Marsh River at a point 3j miles east of Ada prior to 1947. In 1947 

an additional diversion formed 1 mile south of Ada and operated at all stages 

through 1951, after which it was closed except for small regulated flow diverted at same point. Amounts of diversion not determined. Only annual 

peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

July 11, 1944

Mar. 18, 1945

Mar 22, 1946

Mar 23, 1946

Apr 14, 1947

Apr 7, 1948

Apr 13, 1948

June 3, 1949

May 11, 1950

Apr. 8, 1951

July 21, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.64

8.48

12.26

-

17.80

11.03

-

9.83

18.96

12.56

7.80

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

1.26

-

-

2.32

-

-

-

_

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

1,030

1,OOO

-

1,510

4,150

-

1,040

1,260

4,66O

2,100

979

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 17, 1953

Apr. 13, 1954

Apr. 5, 1955

Apr. 13, 1956

Mar. 23, 1957

June 23, 1957

July 10, 1958

Mar. 31, 1959

Apr. 7, 1960

Mar. 9, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.11

4.63

4.10

12.50

5.29

-

1.48

2.42

6.O4

3.51

Ice 

effect 

( feet )

_

-

-

_

0.90

-

-

_

-

1.14

Discharge 

(cfs)

389

376

289

1,960

-

304

47

96

492

100

680. Sandhill River at Beltrami, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°32'50", long 96°32'00", in NE^SW^ sec.16, T.147 N., R.46 W., 

at left bank on upstream side of abutment of bridge on U.S. Highway 75, 

150 ft upstream from Great Northern Railway bridge and a quarter of a mile 

north of post office in Beltrami.

Drainage area.--324 sq mi (includes that of Sandhill ditch, because the two are 

cross-connected).

Gage. Nonrecordlng. Datum of gage is 896.80 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 250 cfs 

and extended above.

Bankfull stage. 6 ft.

Remarks.--Diversion through Sandhill ditch (see following station) from point 

5 miles upstream from station, returns to river 4 miles downstream from 

station. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Apr. 4, 1943

Apr. 5, 1943

Apr. 7, 1944

Aug. 12, 1944

Apr. 12, 1945

Mar. 2O, 1946

Mar. 28, 1946

June 12, 1947

Apr. 9, 1948

Apr. 13, 1948

June 2, 1949

Apr. 19, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.40

-

4.30

-

3.88

4.5O

-

5.20

4.82

-

5.OO

5.97

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.20

-

2.76

-

-

2.7O

-

-

1.37

-

-

-

Discharge 

(of si

-

179

-

30

53

-

42

167

-

75

163

291

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Apr. 8, 1951

Apr. 4, 1952

Apr. 9, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

June 17, 1953

Apr. 9,13,1954

June 16, 1954

Apr. 4, 1955

May 13, 1956

Mar. 23, 1957

June 23, 1957

July 5, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.10

4.78

3.20

4.8

3.60

3.72

-

4.51

4.6?

3.72

-

3.21

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.82

-

a3.2

-

al.oi

-

1.10

-

2.00

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

71

-

46

-

62

-

49

54

105

-

50

22

a Backwater at least this amount.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 103

685. Sandhill ditch at Beltrami, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°32'10", long 96°32'00", in SE^NWi sec.21, T.147 N., R.46 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 75, 150 ft 

upstream from Great Northern Railway bridge and a quarter of a mile south of 

post office in Beltrami.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Prior to Nov. 22, 1948, at datum 12.62 ft higher, and 

FTov. 22, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1956, at datum 10.00 ft higher. Datum of present gage is 883.50 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--? ft.

Remarks. Ditch diverts from Sandhill River (see preceding station) 4-| miles 

above station and returns to river at point 3^ miles below station. Only 

annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943 

1944 

1945

1946

1947 

1948 

1949

1950 

1951

Date

Apr. 3, 1943 

Apr. 5, 1943 

Mar. 27, 1944 

Aug. 15, 1944 

Mar. 20, 1945 

Apr. 1, 1945

Mar. 22, 1946 

Mar. 25, 1946 

Apr. 16, 1947 

Apr. 11, 1948 

Apr. 7, 1949 

June 2, 1949 

Apr. 19, 1950 

Apr. 20, 1950

Apr. 9, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.07 

6.37 

6.32

7.70

7.57 

7.20

8.81 

11.59

8.46

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

3.20 

6.37 

3.16

4.40

4.75 

2.54

2.68

Discharge 

(cfsF

741 

226 

344

564 

1,220 

1,050

425 

2,460 

823

Water 

year

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955 

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Apr. 7, 1952 

Apr. 12, 1952 

Mar. 27, 1953 

Mar. 29, 1953 

Apr. 11, 1954 

Apr. 14, 1954 

Apr. 7, 1955

Apr. 12, 1956 

Apr. 19, 1956 

Mar. 23, 1957 

June 2S, 1957 

Feb. 25, 1958 

July 5, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.78 

3.74 

7.96 

10.07 

9.95

14.22 

11.68

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

5.24 

.63 

5.06 

5.08 

S.09 

3.22 

2.4-8

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,315 

a!90

27 S 

551

480 

370 

95

a Maximum daily discharge.

690. Sandhill River at Climax, Minn.

Location.--Lat 47°36'10", long 96°47'40", in SE^SE^ sec.29, T.148 N., R.48 W., 

near center of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile southeast of 

Climax and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 405 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 833.69 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Apr. 7, 1943

Apr. 12, 1944

Aug. 18, 1944

Apr. 11, 1945

Mar. 27, 1946

Apr. 19, 1947

Apr. 13, 1948

Apr. 14, 1948

June 1, 1949

Apr. 22, 1950

Apr. 11, 1951

Apr. 12, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.48

5.45

-

9.18

-

13.28

13.67

-

10.4

16.31

11.90

9.52

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.45

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

941

-

226

767

675

1,S40

.87

- , 1,640

-

-

1.32

1.89

990

3,040

1,250

544

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

195S

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 26, 1953

Mar. 29, 1953

Apr. 13, 1954

June 15, 1954

Apr. 8, 1955

Apr. 20, 1956

June 29, 1957

Mar. 1, 195S

July 5, 195S

Apr. 2, 1959

Apr. 6, 1960

Mar. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.8S

-

7.52

-

10.35

10.72

7.06

4.45

-

7.64

8.80

4.S6

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.C4

-

1.20

-

1.20

-

-

3.19

-

2.31

1.95

1.41

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

219

-

4S9

842

1,370

481

-

168

310

460

140
104 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

745. Red Lake River near Red Lake, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°57', long 95°17', in NW^ sec.28, T.152 N. , R.36 W., on left 

bank 50 ft downstream from dam at outlet of Lower Red Lake ard 13 miles 

northwest of village of Red Lake.

Drainage area. 1,950 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Sept. 7, 1934; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Nov. 26, 1951, at datum 2.00 ft higher. Datum of gage is 1,167.00 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--8.5 ft.

Remarks. Plow completely regulated by outlet dam on Lower Red Lake. Only 

annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942 

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

July 4, 1933

May 1, 1934

June 13, 1935

June 29, 1936

Sept. 14, 1936

Sept. 30, 1937

July 5, 1938

June 16, 1939

Sept. 14, 1939

June 2, 194O

June 7, 1941

Aug. 6, 1941

May 13, 1942 

June 3, 1943

Aug. 8, 1943

June 17, 1944

Aug. 9, 1944

June 1, 1945

May 31, 1946

June 10, 1947

Aug. 8, 1947

Oct. 23, 1947

May 23. 1948

(a)

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.02

2.52

3.02

3.11

-

3.14

5.80

-

6.05

6.18

-

5.68

6.58

7.45

-

7.15

7.27

6.81

-

7.47

6.88

-

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(efs)

46

57

140

-

52

61

317

432

-

534

449

-

926 

1,510

1,420

-

1,650

1,400

1,960

-

-

1,210

561

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1955

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 14, 1949

June 25, 1950

Oct. 6, 1950

May 17-19, 1952

July 7-11,1952

June 15, 1953

Aug. 6, 1953

June 29, 1954

July 26, 1954

Apr. 5, 1955

July 12, 1955

Oct. 12, 1955

July 22-24,1956 

July 20-23,1957

July 22, 1957

Oct. 1, 1957

Nov. 22, 1957

Nov. 18, 1958

Feb. 17, 1959

Nov. 19-24, 1959

Mar. 21, 1960

June 24,25,1961

June 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.63

9.19

6.57

_

6.6?

4.85

5.48

4.67

_

3.69

7.25

6.42

3.34-

-

3.7?

-

3.41

lee 

effect 

(feet)

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

0.61

1.98

-

1.97

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

3,600

2,320

1,610

492

725

384

_

252

1,870

_

1,360

~68

-

162

-

b240

-

a Occurred Apr. 24, June 1, 1949. 

b Maximum daily discharge.

750. Red Lake River at High Landing, near Goodridge, 

(Published as "at Kratka" prior to 1930)

Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°03', long 95°48', on line between sees. 28 and 29, T.153 N. , 

R.40 W., on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge at High Landing, 

7 miles south of Goodridge and 33 miles upstream from Thief River.

Drainage area. 2,300 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Dec. 9, 1938; recording thereafter. Prior to

Oct. 1, 1930, at site about 10 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 

1930, to Sept. 30, 1932, at datum 5.00 ft higher, and Oct. 1, 1932, to 

Sept. 30, 1949, at datum 4.00 ft higher. Datum of present gage is 1,141.57 

ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. Affected by 

backwater from ice or aquatic vegetation for the larger part of most years.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by dam at outlet of Lower Red Lake. Base for partialduration series, 500 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown prior to 1939.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 105

Peak stages and discharges of Red Lake River at High Landing, near Goodrldge, Mlnn.

Water 

year

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

Apr. 5, 1930

Feb. 25, 1931

Apr. 3, 1931

Apr. 9, 1932

Mar. 25, 1933

Apr. 18, 1933

Apr. 3, 1934

May 3, 1934

Mar. 28, 1935

Apr. 13, 1935

Apr. 17, 1936

July 15, 1937

May 13, 1938

Apr. 21, 1939

Apr. 14, 1940

Apr. 19, 1940

May 2, 1940

Apr. 10, 1941

Apr. 11, 1941

June 15, 1941

Nov. 17, 1942

Mar. 29, 1942

Apr. 2, 1942

May 5, 1942

Sept. 10, 1942

Apr. 8, 1943

June 15, 1943

Aug. 9, 1943

Apr. 11, 1944

June 15, 1944

Dec. 1, 1944

Mar. 21, 1945

Mar. 27, 1945

Oct. 9-11, 1945

Mar. 30, 1946

May 22 to June 4,

1946

Nov. 15, 1946

Dec. 22, 1946

Apr. 16, 1947

Apr. 22, 1947

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.08

2.75

-

3.45

4.08

-

2.30

3.90

-

3.80

5.08

7.18

7.44

6.60

6.22

3.99

6.20

5.26

6.14

5.12

8.08

7.81

4.56

5.46

7.22

5.90

7.07

9.20

6.52

7.33

8.11

7.91

6.35

7.67

5.22

5.09

5.29

8.38

7.40

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.50

1.4-

-

1.90

3.20

-

1.00

2.3

-

1.25

-

-

.72

2.7

-

-

1.69

.37

-

-

2.32

1.21

-

-

.22

-

-

3.55

1.44

1.55

2.34

-

-

-

-

-

1.59

2.82

-

Discharge 

(ofsf

912

-

254

241

-

85

-

58

Ill

248

285

1,460

1,300

-

1,300

549

-

844

912

716

-

1,800

856

678

2,010

1,050

900

1,320

1,100

1,400

-

2,540

802

2,310

1,020

670

520

-

2,240

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 15, 1947

(a)

Apr. 20, 1948

Apr. 9, 1949

Apr. 13, 1949

June 1, 1949

Aug. 16, 1949

Oct. 11, 1949

(b)

May 11, 1950

Oct. 19, 1950

Apr. 6, 1951

Apr. 29, 1951

Feb. 16, 1952

May 19, 1952

Mar. 23, 1953

June 9, 1953

Apr. 10, 1954

June 1, 1954

June 23,24,1954

Apr. 8, 1955

Apr. 22, 1955

Apr. 20, 1956

May 11, 1956

Aug. 31, 1956

Apr. 21, 1957

June 28, 1957

July 25, 1957

Oct. 17, 1957

Nov. 27, 1957

Dec. 19, 1957

Apr. 1, 1958

July 5, 1958

Mar. 31, 1959

Apr. 3, 1959

Apr. 6, 1960

Mar. 25, 1961

Apr. 20, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.30

6.85

9.20

7.41

5.70

5.51

2.75

6.56

7.38

13.42

10.17

12.60

10.24

10.40

8.76

7.46

5.12

6.86

4.56

5.31

8.04

4.07

10.29

5.48

5.51

8.70

9.91

8.83

7.95

9.78

7.27

6.67

5.85

5.44

5.42

7.45

4.49

2.92

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

-

2.33

_

-

-

-

2.00

-

2.67

-

2.65

_

3.41

_

2.47

_

_

1.02

2.69

_

_

-

-

-

_

2.66

1.78

-

_

2.67

2.16

3.10

2.56

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,660

1,070

3,390

_

1,360

1,280

735

619

550

3,720

2,020

-

2,170

_

1,730

-

670

-

593

742

1,240

508

1,330

770

590

1,640

1,960

1,610

1,520

1,280

810

1,330

881

_

326

530

_

282

a Occurred Oct. 13, 

b Occurred Dec. 27,

14, Oct. 31 to Nov. 7, 1947. 

1949, to Jan. 13, 1950.

760. Thief River near Thief River Palls, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°11', long 96°10', in sec.3, T.154 N., R.43 W. , on right bank 

a quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge, 5 miles north of city of 

Thief River Palls, 7 miles upstream from mouth, and 9 miles downstream from 

Mud Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

Drainage area. 959 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to May 4, 1939; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 1,112.33 ft above mean sea level datum of 1929 (levels by Minnesota Highway Department).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Some regulation by Thief and Mud Lakes. Base for partial-duration 

series, 250 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown prior to 1940.
106 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Thief River near Thief River Falls, Minn.

Water 

year

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

 

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

July 19, 1909

Apr. 3-6, 1910

Apr. 26, 1911

Sept. 30, 1912

Apr. 7, 1913

June 11, 1914

June 30, 1915

Apr. 23, 1916

Apr. 11, 1917

July 10, 1919

Apr. 3, 1920

Apr. 8, 1920

Apr. 5, 1921

Apr. 6, 1921

May 12, 1922

Apr. 21, 1923

Apr. 21, 1924

June 11, 1925

Mar. 26, 1926

June 25, 1926

Mar. 18, 1929

Apr. 6, 1930

May 12, 1930

Mar. 24, 1931

Apr. 15, 1931

Apr. 8, 1932

Apr. 18, 1933

Apr. 7, 1934

Apr. 7, 1934

Mar. 28, 1935

Apr. 13, 1935

Apr. 15, 1936

Apr. 19, 1936

Aug. 3, 1937

Mar. 21, 1938

May 19, 1938

Apr. 27, 1939

Apr. 14, 1940

Apr. 15, 1940

Apr. 10, 1941

May 1, 1941

May 7, 1941

June 12, 1941

July 9, 1941

Oct. 11, 1941

Mar. 26, 1942

Apr. 6, 1942

May 2, 1942

Apr. 7, 1943

Apr. 8, 1943

Apr. 15, 1943

May 8, 1943

July 18, 1943

Apr. 14, 1944

June 6, 1944

July 2, 1944

Aug. 10, 1944

Sept. 7, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.60

9.05

5.4

5.6

14.0

7.42

10.66

14.5

12.72

16.3

14.2

-

9.9

-

11.9

8.4

5.30

9.1

11.8

-

13.7

9.7

-

4.9

-

9.25

6.35

5.72

-

6.84

-

8.14

-

9.75

9.10

-

4.82

8.34

7.85

7.70

6.24

6.14

7.82

6.19

6.41

12.62

9.51

9.69

10.62

9.43

8.04

6.13

6.47

6.85

7.15

7.15

6.44

6.18

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

4.5

-

-

_

1.02

-

6.0

-

1.0

-

-

-

-

-

4.0

-

3.5

2.5

-

.3

-

.33

-

.5

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

-

1.95

-

-

1.03

-

.68

-

-

-

-

-

5.80

.10

-

3.12

1.07

-

-

-

.80

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

.(cfsf

1,970

1,440

127

164

1,530

795

1,920

4,080

2,600

5,040

-

1,780

-

1,700

2,680

1,160

145

1,420

-

1,660

1,870

-

776

-

39

1,340

470

-

150

-

318

-

890

1,160

-

1,130

35

-

728

570

351

323

822

337

396

-

1,380

1,480

-

1,060

934

350

450

253

666

666

450

366

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Nov. 29, 1945

Mar. 21, 1945

Mar. 27, 1945

Apr. 11, 1945

Mar. 23, 1946

Apr. 6, 1946

May 7, 1946

Apr. 28, 1947

May 9, 1947

June 11, 1947

Nov. 27, 1947

Apr. 15, 1948

Apr. 19, 1948

July 5, 1948

Apr. 12, 1949

May 11, 1949

June 1, 1949

July 24, 1949

Aug. 5, 1949

Aug. 21, 1949

May 13, 1950

June 26, 1950

Apr. 11, 1951

May 2, 1951

Apr. 8, 1952

July 6, 1952

June 2, 1953

Apr. 12, 1954

May 7, 1954

May 30, 1954

Apr. 8, 1955

June 4, 1955

Apr. 21, 1956

May 12, 1956

July 9, 1956

Sept. 1, 1956

Nov. 7, 1956

Nov. 25, 1956

Dec. 4, 1956

Mar. 27, 1957

Apr. 24, 1957

June 27, 1957

July 14, 1957

Sept. 3, 1957

Oct. 17, 1957

Nov. 9, 1957

July 15, 1958

Apr. 4, 1959

Apr. 5, 1959

Apr. 18, 1959

May 28, 1959

Apr. 6, 1960

June 27, 1960

July 2, 1960

Mar. 24, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.77

10.7

9.14

10.24

9.78

8.77

6.62

6.05

7.25

9.84

6.26

11.94

10.67

5.?2

7.85

6.16

10.00

6.?8

7.42

7.68

17.38

9.34

8.f9 g.ei

10.72

6.C5

6.37

7.61

6.41

6.42

10.72

7. 59

10. £7

9.35

8.28

8.S4

5.86

5.6'

7.07

8.8? 8.9"

9.73

7.65

9.97

7.67

10.0?

7.4?

9.23

8.48

6.63

6.37

12.11

5.73

5.9<

7.49

Ice 

effect 

[feet)

-

3.5

-

-

3.1

-

-

-

-

-

2.64

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.24

-

-

.59

-

-

2.67

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.3

1.2

-

-

-

-

-

3.56

-

1.64

.45

-

-

3.65

-

-

1.08

)ischarge 

(ofs)

1,160

-

1,260

1,650

-

1,170

480

316

675

1,560

378

-

1,850

313

866

368

1,620

410

741

898

5,610

1,390

1,160

1,630

1,500

336

429

624

441

444

958

803

1,840

1,410

1,050

1,130

285

307

550

810

1,280

1,550

822

1,630

828

460

748

-

950

522

429

1,100

257

307

441
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 107

765. Red Lake River at Thief River Falls, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°06'40", long 96°10'50", in sec.33, T.154 N., R.43 W. , at Thief 

River Falls, a third of a mile downstream from Thief River Falls dam and 

1 mile downstream from Thief River.

Drainage area.--3,450 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 1,093.6 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

Date

Mar. 24, 1910

June 9, 1911

Sept. 24, 1912

Apr. 6, 1913

Apr. 7, 1913

June 11, 1914

June 29, 1915

Apr. 16, 1916

Apr. 10, 1917

Mar. 26, 1918

July 4, 1919

Apr. 1, 1920

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.7

10.0

6.3

10.9

-

6.3

8.4

15.0

10.7

5.9

12.7

9.4

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

-

(a)

-

-

2.0

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,220

4,550

1,080

-

3,820

1,230

2,880

S,000

5,270

995

7,600

1.0

Water 

year

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

Date

Apr. 16, 1920

Apr. 8, 1921

Apr. 13, 1922

Apr. 21, 1923

Apr. 20, 1924

June 9, 1925

June 22, 1926

Apr. 12, 1927

Apr. 6, 1928

Mar. 18, 1929

May 13, 1930

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

8.8

9.7

9.8

5.7

9.0

8.1

11.4

8.1

11.8

7.45

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.9

2.1

_

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,700

3,300

4,200

4,300

S95

3,500

2,640

6,080

2,640

4,200

2,020

a Ice effect greater than 1.6 ft.

770. Clearwater River near Pinewood, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°39', long 95°09', in sec.8, T.148 N., R.35 W., 3| miles northeast of Pinewood.

Drainage area.--132 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 1,322.59 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941 

1942

Date

Apr. 13, 1940

Apr. 13, 1941 

Mar. 31, 1942

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.29

3.S6 

4.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

300

233 

256

Water 

year

1943 

1944

1945

Date

Apr. 7, 1943 

Mar. 25, 1944 

June 8, 1944 

Mar .27,28, 1945

$!5 M°s?r

4.S2 386 

a4.40 

158 

4.67 368

a Backwater from ice, 2.72 ft.
108 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

775. Clearwater River near Leonard, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°44', long 95°13', in E|SW£ sec.12, T.149 N., R.36 W., 300 ft 

downstream from dam at outlet of Clearwater Lake and 8 miles northeast of 

Leonard.

Drainage area. 153 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 1,261.80 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--19.0 ft.

Remarks. Plow regulated by Clearwater Lake. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

May 15, 1935

Apr. 19, 1936

Sept. 3, 1937

May 11, 1938

Apr. 5, 1939

Apr. 16, 1940

Apr. 15, 1941

Oage 

height 

(feet)

1.49

2.06

1.96

2.43

1.56

2.22

2.06

Discharge 

(cfs)

100

275

236

347

115

266

237

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

Apr. 1, 1942

Apr. 8, 1943

Apr. 7-10, 1943

June 8-10, 1944

Mar. 26-28, 1945

Mar. 25, 1946

Apr. 21, 1947

Oage 

height 

(feet)

2.04

2.57

-

1.84

2.70

2.77

3.19

Discharge 

(cfs)

198

-

3S2

174

435

399

655

780. Clearwater River at Plummer, Minn.

Location.--Lat 47°55', long 96°03>, in SE£sw£ sec.4, T.151 N., R.42 W. , on right 

bank 200 ft downstream from Soo Line Railroad bridge, 300 ft downstream from 

bridge on U.S. Highway 59, 0.9 mile northwest of railroad depot in Plummer, 

and 8 miles upstream from Hill River.

Drainage area. 512 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Nov. 10, 1939; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 1,099.12 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 500 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1940.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Apr. 21, 1939

Apr. 27, 1939

Apr. 15, 1940

Apr. 16, 1940

May 1, 1940

Apr. 15, 1941

June 8, 1941

Mar. 26, 1942

Apr. 3, 1942

May 2, 1942

Apr. 7, 1943

Apr. 20-22,

May 1, 1943

June 5, 1943

Aug. 10, 1944

Mar. 21, 1945

Mar. 28, 1945

Oage 

hej-fci.t 

(feet)

4.82

-

8.51

6.98

5.35

5.84

6.57

8.15

6.12

5.92

8.01

6.43

6.48

8.12

7.61

6.76

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.28

2.38

_

-

-

3.60

-

_

1.97

_

_

2.38

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

380

_

840

520

637

756

_

722

672

_

800

748

1,160

_

952

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Mar. 23, 1946

Apr. 7, 1946

Apr. 15, 1947

Apr. 26, 1947

June 5, 1947

June 11, 1947

July 17, 1947

Apr. 7, 1948

Apr. 25, 1948

Apr. 14, 1949

June 1, 1949

July 6, 1949

Aug. 19, 1949

Apr. 23, 1950

May 6, 1950

May 20, 1950

July 16, 1950

Apr. 8, 1951

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.09

6.74

7.93

7.46

7.02

8.34

5.14

7.52

6.80

5.14

9.08

5.12

5.12

8.52

11.33

9.90

5.53

8.04

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.69

-

.52

-

-

-

-

2.24

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.84

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,030

S52

1,030

1,180

1,040

1,420

510

-

929

512

1,870

537

537

1,560

3,630

2,440

61S

-
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 109

Peak stages and discharges of Clear-water River at Plummer, Minn.--Continued

Water

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Apr. 10, 1951

May 3, 1951

Apr. 15, 1952

July 3, 1952

July 13, 1952

July 21, 1952

Mar. 23, 1953

July 5, 1953

Apr. 11, 1954

Apr. 13, 1954

May 7, 1954

Apr. 6, 1955

Apr. 20, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.95

7.22

8.10

5.70

5.18

7.13

6.85

6.23

8.62

8.52

5.05

9.64

10.10

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.25

-

.60

-

-

.81

1.55

Discharge 

(cfsf

722

1,110

1,440

689

549

1,090

_

834

-

1,640

515

1,800

-

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 21, 1956

May 12, 1956

Aug. 31, 1956

Apr. 21, 1957

June 16, 1957

June 27, 1957

July 6, 1958

Apr. 6, 1959

Apr. 7, 1960

Apr. 13, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.58

6.72

5.29

10.05

5.57

11.84

6.08

6.37

8.18

5.08

4.88

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

0.72

2.50

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,240

1,000

601

2,550

621

3,570

822

702

710

510

461

785. Clearwater River at Red Lake Palls, Minn.

Location.--Lat 47°53'15", long 96°16'25", in NW^NE^- sec.22, T.151 N. , R.44 W. , 

on left bank 40 ft downstream from Great Northern Railroad bridge in Red Lake 

Palls, 1.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles downstream from Fadger 

Creek.

Drainage area. 1,370 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to September 1917; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Sept. 12, 1911, at site half a mile upstream and Sept. 12, 1911, to Sept. 30, 

1917, at site 40 ft upstream at different datum. Datum of present gage is 

949.49 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data. The stage of the flood of July 3, 1919, was determined as 

9.7 ft by E. P. Chandler (discharge 6,700 cfs, basis of determination not 

known).

Remarks. Some diurnal fluctuations at low flow caused by mill 600 ft upstream. 

Slight regulation by Clearwater Lake and several smaller lakes. Only annual 

peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water

year

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

Date

Mar. 22, 1910

June 9. 1911

Apr. 7, 1912

Sept .28-30, 1912

Apr. 5, 1913

Apr. 8, 1913

June 12, 1914

June 29, 1915

Apr. 12, 1916

Apr. 15, 1916

Apr. 9, 1917

Apr. 11, 1917

Mar. 27, 1935

Apr. 17, 1936

Apr. 18, 1936

Feb. 26, 1937

May 1, 1937

May 14, 1938

Apr. 20, 1939

Apr. 15, 1940

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.50

7.92

8.7

-

17.5

-

4.7

6.91

9.0

-

7.9

-

5.02

-

8.50

4.46

-

5.95

3.80

11.43

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

(a)

12.5

-

-

-

2.8S

-

3.7

-

1.22

-

3.84

2.16

-

-

-

4.49

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,960

793

-

1,110

.

3,320

1,340

3,320

-

3,990

-

1,250

696

1,260

-

-

1,010

2,220

830

-

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Apr. 15, 1940

Apr. 9, 1941

June 8, 1941

Mar. 27, 1942

Apr. 4, 1943

Apr. 7, 1943

Aug. 10, 1944

Mar. 21, 1945

Mar. 27, 1945

Mar. 21, 1946

Mar. 22, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947

Apr. 15, 1947

Apr. 6, 1948

Apr. 7, 1948

June 2, 1949

May 6, 1950

Apr. 6, 1951

Apr. 10, 1951

Apr. 12, 1952

Apr. 16, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

8.22

-

10.04

9.96

-

7.42

8.73

-

11.59

-

10.27

10.97

-

7.30

11.28

9.39

-

8.75

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

3.75

-

3.99

4.44

-

-

2.93

-

5.2

-

3.64

4.77

-

-

-

1.81

-

3.74

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,100

_

3,290

2,200

-

2,780

3,210

-

2,680

-

3,380

5,430

-

3,000

3,360

9,310

-

2,880

-

2,550

a Backwater greater than 4.3 ft.

280-255 O -
110 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Clearwater River at Red Lake Falls, Minn.--Continued

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Mar. 24, 1953

July 5, 1953

Apr. 14, 1954

Apr. 4, 1955

Apr. 8, 1955

Apr. 18, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.95

-

6.16

9.96

-

11.04

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.24

-

-

5.78

-

4.49

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

1,120

2,540

-

3,660

-

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 21, 1956

June 28, 1957

July 7, 1958

Apr. 4, 1959

Apr. 6, 1960

Apr. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

9.93

4.63

6.30

8.47

3.97

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

0.90

1.10

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,560

6,840

1,320

1,960

4,010

884

790. Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°46'32", long 96°36'33", in SWpSW^ sec.30, T.150 N. , R.46 W. , 

on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge in Crookston, 0.3 mile 

downstream from Interstate Power Co.'s dam and 0.6 mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 81.

Drainage area. 5,280 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Sept. 26, 1911, and Oct. 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1930. 

Recording Sept. 26, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1919, and subsequent to Sept. 30, 1930. 

May 18, 1901, to June 30, 1909, at site 300 ft upstream at present datum. 

Datum of gage is 832.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 25,000 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1897

1902

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

Date

Apr. 11, 1897

May 21, 1902

Apr. 24, 1904

May 13, 1905

Apr. 15, 1906

Apr. 4, 1907

Apr. 10, 1908

July Zl, 1909

Mar. 20, 1910

June 10, 1911

Apr. 8, 1912

Sept. 29, 1912

Apr. 6, 1913

Apr. 8, 1913

Apr. 5, 1914

June 12, 1914

June 29, 1915

Apr. 17, 1916

Apr. 8, 1917

Apr. 11, 1917

Apr. 2, 1918

July 5, 1919

Mar. 25, 1920

May 13, 1922

Apr. 19, 1923

Apr. 20, 1923

Apr. 23, 1924

June 9, 1925

Mar. 24, 1926

Apr. 13, 1927

Mar. 24, 1928

Apr. 8, 1928

Mar. 19, 1929

May 13, 1930

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a25.2

10.00

20.42

14.5

21.00

12.04

17.00

8.77

14.2

8.45

7.1

-

15.9

-

7.4

7.4

14.25

21.8

12.3

-

6.5

21.1

23.3

13.0

13.4

-

5.2

13.50

12.3

14.0

12.0

-

14.9

10.3

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

0.3

_

3.0

_

7.7

_

.4

-

_

_

1.6

_

_

-

7.0

_

2.5

_

-

_

_

_

3.5

-

1.0

Discharge 

(cfsj

a!8,900

5,170

13,700

8,730

14,600

6,330

10 , 700

3,680

7,920

3,620

_

2,120

_

7,170

-

2,630

7,860

15,900

5,480

1,950

14,900

9,520

6,910

_

5,820

1,140

7,300

6,500

7,700

-

3,910

7,620

4,770

water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1962

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 26, 1931

Apr. 9, 1932

Apr. 2, 1933

Apr. 8, 1934

Mar. 27, 1935

Apr. 18, 1936

Aug. 4, 1937

May 10, 1938

Apr. 24, 1939

Apr. 16, 1940

Apr. 10, 1941

June 9, 1941

Mar. 28, 1942

Apr. 4, 1942

Apr. 8, 1943

Aug. 11, 1944

Mar. 28, 1945

Mar. 24, 1946

Mar. 24, 1946

June 12, 1947

Apr. 8, 1948

Apr. 19, 1948

June 2, 1949

May 7, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 11, 1952

Mar. 24, 1953

Apr. 12, 1954

Apr. 8, 1955

Apr. 20, 1956

June 29, 1957

July 7, 1958

Apr. 5, 1959

Apr. 6, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.93

9.7£

5.92

6.8£

8.36

11.33

10. 25

12.62

8.92

14.73

15.96

-

-

16.71

16.88

12.20

15.96

20.33

-

18.08

18.08

-

17.43

25.70

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.1

-

.10

-

.41

.40

.33

-

2.11

3.7

-

-

5.11

-

-

-

4.5

-

-

3.38

-

-

-

19.00

12.65

8.01

11.37

18.30

-

.49

-

-

19.78

18.10

8.62

11.72

12.56 .96

5.67

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,030

4,390

1,440

1,490

2,490

4,540

3,750

5,910

3,050

6,000

-

6,190

7,090

-

9,420

5,770

9,130

-

9,020

12,400

-

9,520

10,700

27,400

12,600

6,320

2,560

5,330

12,400

14,000

11,800

3,370

5,630

5,520

1,450

a Reported by Prof, 

therefore considered

E. F. Chandler; computations 

no better than an estimate.

are not available, and results are
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 111

825. Red River of the North at Grand Forks, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°56'26", long 97°02'47", In SE^NE^ sec.33, T.152 N., R.50 W., 

on left bank 500 ft downstream from dam at Riverside Park, In Grand Forks, 

2 miles downstream from Red Lake River and at mile 296.0.

Drainage area.--30,100 sq mi, approximately, including 3,800 sq mi in closed 

basins.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 3, 1933; recording thereafter. 1882-1892, in 

general vicinity of site of Northern Pacific Railway bridge, li miles upstream (history not available, datum apparently the same as following gage). 

From 1892 to Oct. 15, 1926, on Northern Pacific Railway bridge, at c'atum 

about 5-| ft higher than present datum, but published as referred to datum 

only half a foot higher than present datum. Oct. 16, 1926, to Nov. 2, 1933, 

in vicinity of present gage, at datum 5 ft higher than present datum but 

published at present datum. Datum of present gage is 778.35 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Gage heights given herein adjusted to present site 

and datum.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 54,000 

cfs; subject to changes owing to changing slope, channel shifts, and ice 

effect. As a result, the maximum discharge is poorly defined for some years.

Bankfull stage. 28 ft.

Remarks. Flow regulated by many lakes and reservoirs on tributaries. Base for 

partial-duration series, 4,500 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown prior to 

Oct. 1, 1933.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1882

1883

1884

1885

1S86

1SS7

1888

1889

1890

1391

1S92

1893

1S94

1S95

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

Date

Apr. 18, 1882

Apr. 26, 1883

Apr. 16, 1884

Apr. 17, 1885

May 3, 1886

Apr. 15, 1887

Apr. 19, 1888

Apr. 1,2, 1889

Apr. 15, 1890

Apr. 13, 1891

Apr. 17, 1892

Apr. 24, 1893

Apr. 24, 1894

Apr. 6, 1895

May 30, 1896

Apr. 10, 1897

Apr. 14, 1898

Apr. 17, 1899

Apr. 10, 1900

Apr. 7, 1901

Mar. 30, 1902

Apr. 11, 1903

Apr. 27, 1904

May 16, 1905

Apr. 18, 1906

Apr. 7, 1907

Apr. 11, 1908

July 30, 1909

Mar. 22, 1910

June 12, 1911

Apr. 8, 1912

Apr. 8, 1913

June 16, 1914

July 3, 1915

Apr. 17, 1916

Apr. 23, 1916

Apr. 8, 1917

Mar. 28, 1918

July 8, 1919

Qage 

height 

(feet)

43.0

42.2

31.1

23.1

20.6

16.3

29.5

12.0

10.6

17.7

33.4

45.5

26.9

9.9

32.0

50.2

15.0

20.9

13.2

26.3

26.0

28.0

40.65

26.11

36.0

39.95

32.8

18.8

30.7

10.7

12.73

26.7

17.5

30.8

41.0

-

33.9

11.3

23.2

a Occurred at different t

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

1.5

-

2.7

-

-

-

2.9

-

-

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.3

2.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.0

-

3.0

-

-

Discharge 

(ofsf

68,800

33,600

20,600

13,040

10,800

7,300

19,000

3,000

3,470

6,000

23,000

53,300

16,450

2,000

21,600

80,000

4,500

9,000

4,000

14,000

15,000

18,800

33,000

16,800

27,600

30,400

20,500

9,260

18,500

3,520

4,730

17,200

8,240

21,500

-

29,000

21,600

4,480

13,600

Water 

year

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

Mar. 29, 1920

Mar. 31, 1920

Apr. 10, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

Apr. 21, 1923

Apr. 22, 1923

May 2, 1924

June 12, 1925

Mar. 28, 1926

Mar. 21, 1927

Apr. 13, 1927

Apr. 2, 1928

Mar. 23, 1929

Mar. 24, 1929

Apr. 7, 1930

Apr. 10, 1931

Apr. 10, 1932

Apr. 3, 1933

Apr. 12, 1934

Mar. 29, 1935

Apr. 18, 1936

May 4, 1937

May 12, 1938

Apr. 6, 1939

Apr. 18, 1940

Apr. 12, 1941

June 15, 1941

Apr. 5, 1942

May 5, 1942

June 15, 1942

Sept. 4, 1942

Apr. 12, 1943

June 10, 1943

Qage 

height 

(feet)

41.0

-

20.9

28.72

26.60

-

8.2

19.0

18.1

21.7

-

21.8

28.3

-

18.9

6.48

22.07

15.18

10.02

13.07

a25.0

11.57

b!5.49

20.13

21.8

27.86

19.90

24.10

b21.31

13.41

11.90

38.16

25.09

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

3.0

_

-

-

1.0

-

-

-

1.6

3.0

-

-

1.5

-

-

-

2.25

3.77

-

4.2

-

-

-

4.5

1.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

30,300

11,500

19,000

-

16,200

2,530

9,690

7,720

-

10,600

12,200

-

17,100

9,610

1,630

10,400

4,380

3,210

2,920

14,500

4,180

6,660

6,720

10,000

13,400

8,700

11,000

10,800

5,540

4,740

28,200

14,100

.me than peak discharge'.

b Occurred on following day.
112 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Red River of the North at Grand Forks, N. Dak. Continued

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Apr. 16, 1944

Apr. 17, 1944

June 12, 1944

July 15, 1944

Aug. 13, 1944

Sept. 6, 1944

Mar. 29, 1945

Mar. 27, 1946

Apr. 21, 1947

June 15, 1947

July 20, 1947

Apr. 16, 1948

Apr. 10, 1949

June 4, 1949

July 15, 1949

Apr. 25, 1950

May 12, 1950

July 1, 1950

Apr. 12, 1951

Apr. 20, 1952

July 7, 1952

Gage

height 

(feet)

18.60

18.40

17.65

18.91

19.79

14.87

b32.00

b33.23

b40.71

b29.00

13.30

41.68

a29.11

b24.01

13.63

43.97

45.61

23.08

33.52

C33.60

18.57

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

3.4

2.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsj

-

7,070

8,670

9,680

10,400

6,520

21,300

22,000

35,000

19,000

5,570

34,200

15,200

13,500

5,630

43,800

54,000

13,500

23,600

23,900

9,330

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 23, 1952

Apr. 2, 1953

June 6, 1953

June 25, 1953

Apr. 15, 1954

June 17, 1954

Apr. 10, 1955

Apr. 23, 1956

May 14, 1956

June 9, 1956

Apr. 1, 1957

Apr. 26, 1957

July 2, 1957

Sept. 6, 1957

July 9, 1958

Apr. 6, 1959

Apr. 7, 1959

Apr. 12, 1960

Apr. 30, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Gag 2 

height 

(feet)

18.62

14.03

17.97

24.63

18.63

11.90

26.17

32.43

17.53

13.48

13.45

20.30

24.67

18.04

16.03

-

16.10

28.88

13.97

9.75

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

0.1

-

-

-

-

-

.2

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,360

6,070

9,150

14,600

9,620

4,740

15,400

21,400

8,050

5,540

5,350

10,800

14,700

8,830

7,500

6,300

-

17,200

5,830

3,400

a Occurred at different time than peak discharge, 

b Occurred on following day. 

c Occurred on Apr. 21, 1952.

826. English Coulee tributary near Grand Porks, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°55'05", long 97°10'40", in SE^SE^- sec.4, T.153 N., R.51 W., 

at bridge on county highway at Powell, 7 miles west of Grand Porks.

Drainage area. 4.68 sq mi.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Apr. 1, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956 

Sept. 1, 1957 

July 1958

Oage 

height 

(feet)

a4.92

a5.68 

4.52 

1.45

Discharge 

(cfs)

75

100 

80 

.3

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 25, 1959 

Apr. 1, 1960

Mar. 10, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a4.81 

a4.17

a4.07

Discharge 

(cfa)

32 

45

1

a Affected by backwater.

826.8. Saltwater Coulee tributary near Emerado, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°53'00", long 97°21'55" at west line sec. 19, T.151 N., R.52 W. : 

at bridge on county highway, 2§ miles south of Emerado.

Drainage area. 22.0 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 113

Peak stages and discharges of Saltwater Coulee tributary near Emerado, N. Dak.

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957

Date

March-April 

1955

Apr. 14, 1956 

Sept. 1, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a4.93

a4.84 

a3.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

50

60 

50

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

March 1958 

Mar. 25, 1959 

Apr. 5, 1960

Mar. 19, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a2.47 

al.96 

2.18

a 1.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

10 

5 

145

.4

a Affected by backwater.

827. Saltwater Coulee near Emerado, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°55'55", long 97°15'40", in NW^NW^ sec.l, T.151 N. , R.52 W., 

at bridge on county highway, 0.1 mile south of U.S. Highway 2, and 5^ miles 

east of Emerado.

Drainage area.--110 sq mi.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957

Date

March-April 

1955

Apr. 15, 1956 

Sept. 1, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a6.34

6.73 

a5.52

Discharge 

(cfs)

250

310 

200

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

July 1958 

Mar. 28, 1959 

Apr. 5, 1960

Mar. 19-22. 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

al.66 

2.85 

4.94

al.99

Discharge 

(cfs)

10 

50 

215

12

a Affected by backwater.

829. Freshwater Coulee near Emerado, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°56'00", long 97°14 1 00", in Sw£ sec.31, T.152 N., R.51 W., at 

bridge on U.S. Highway 2, 6| miles east of Emerado.

Drainage area.--31.0 sq mi. 

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 190 cfs 

and extended to 375 cfs by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Apr. 3-5, 1955

Apr. 1, 1956 

Sept. 1, 1957 

July 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.19

a5.28 

5.00 

1.84

Discharge 

(cfs)

220

100 

375 

18

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 26, 1959 

April 1960

Mar. 19, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a3.68 

3.60

a2.37

Discharge 

(cfs)

140 

245

15

a Affected by backwater.
114 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

830. Turtle River at Manvel, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°05', long 97°11', in SE£ sec.10, T.153 N., R.51 W., on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 33, 0.3 mile west of Manvel and 

10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--613 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to June 29, 1959; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 799.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 4,300 cfs 

and extended to 28,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement; subject 

to changes owing to channel changes and ice effect.

Bankfull stage.--15 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1955.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Mar. 23, 1946

Mar. 28, 1947

Apr. 13, 1947

Apr. 19, 1948

Apr. 9, 1949

Apr. 10, 1949

Apr. 19, 1950

Apr. 2, 1951

Apr. 6, 1951

Apr. 5, 1952

Apr. 7, 1952

June 22, 1953

Mar. 9, 1954

Apr. 11, 1954

Apr. 5, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.38

13.52

-

17.88

16.35

-

21.5

14.80

-

14.39

-

7.48

9.84

-

16.27

lee 

effect 

(feet)

3.11

5.42

-

-

1.4

-

-

4.7

5.0

-

-

6.7

-

1.0

Discharge 

(efs)

700

-

431

7,130

-

1,600

28,000

-

940

-

600

219

-

100

1,460

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 8, 1955

Apr. 20, 1956

Mar. 25, 1957

Sept. 5, 1957

Oct. 9, 1957

Mar. 29, 1959

Mar. 30, 1959

Apr. 2, 1960

Apr. 7, 1960

Mar. 14, 1961

Mar. 24, 1961

Qagr 

height 

(feet)

8.90

16. ?0

9. CO

13.15

6.C4

13.51

13. 21

13.90

13.90

10.46

9.53

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.87

1.2

-

-

5.5

4.5

2.4

-

6.5

4.73

Discharge 

(efs)

370

1,500

270

900

135

-

370

-

1,080

-

110

835. Red River of the North at Oslo, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°11'40", long 97°08'30", in sec.6, T.154 N. , R.50 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of interstate highway bridgs in Oslo, at 

mile 271.2.

Drainage area.--31,200 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,800 sq ml in closed 

basins).

Gage.--Nonrecording. Prior to Apr. 2, 1948, at bridge 200 ft upstream and 

Apr. 3, 1948, to Sept. 8, 1959, at bridge 620 ft downstream, both at datum 

5.00 ft higher. Datum of gage is 772.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 53,000 

cfs; subject to changes owing to changing slope, channel shifts, and ice 

effect.

Bankfull stage.--26 ft.

Remarks. Plow regulated by many lakes and reservoirs on tributaries. For 

stages above 13 ft, discharge includes flow in bypass channel li miles west 

of Oslo. Only annual peaks are shown.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 115

Peak stages and discharges of Red River of the North at Oslo, Mlnru

Water 

year

1936 

1937

1942 

1943

1945

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

Date

Apr. 18, 1936 

May 4, 1937

Apr. 4, 1942 

Apr. 7, 1942 

Apr. 15, 1943

Mar. 26, 1945

Mar. 30, 1946 

Apr. 22, 1947

Apr. 17, 1948 

Apr. 10, 1949 

May 10, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

al8.18 

6.47

20.11 

29.16

25.11 

a30.30

b31.17 

C24.08 

31.83

Discharge 

(cfs)

15,000 

4,070

12,500 

31,500 

24,000

33,800

41,400 

18,700 

63,000

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

1960

Date

Apr. 12, 1951 

Apr .20 -22, 19 52 

June 25, 1953 

Apr. 15, 1954 

Apr. 10, 1955

Apr. 24, 1956 

July 2, 1957 

July 10, 1958 

Apr. 3, 1959 

Apr. 7. 1959

Apr. 12, 1960

Oage 

height 

(feet)

d25.59 

e25.47 

17.55 

12.39 

b!9.75

25.50 

17.42 

10.29 

fll.42 

RlO,78

h28.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

24,800 

24,800 

14,900 

9,790 

16,400

22,500 

14,900 

7,890

7.200

17,100

a Occurred on following day. b Occurred two days earlier. c Occurred at 

different time than peak discharge. d Occurred two days later. e Occurred on 

Apr. 23, 1952. f Backwater from ice, 3.3 ft. g Backwater from ice, 1.3 ft. 

h Occurred on preceding day.

840. Forest River near Fordvllle, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°12', long 97°44', on line between sees. 32 and 33, T.155 N., 

R.55 W., on right bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from South Branch, and 3 miles southeast of Fordvllle.

Drainage area. 456 sq ml, of which 120 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng.

Gage. Nonrecordlng prior to July 21, 1951; recording thereafter. Altitude of 

gage Is 1,040 ft (by barometer).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belov 5,600 cfs 

and extended to 16,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and slope-area 

measurements at 15,300 and at 15,600 cfs; subject to changes owing to channel 

shifting and Ice effect.

Bankfull stage. 8 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to Oct. 1, 1951.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Apr. 17, 1940

Apr. 8, 1941

Apr. 4, 1942

June 9, July 13,,

1943

Apr. 5, 1944

Mar. 14, 1945

Mar. 27, 1945

Mar. 20, 1946

Mar. 23, 1947

Apr. 18, 194S

Apr. 7, 1949

Apr. 18, 1950

Mar. 28, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

July 1, 1952

May 30, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.60

8.03

9.73

a7.28

5.89

7.70

-

6.14

7.40

14.15

5.64

14.48

5.5

-

5.82

3.94

2.04

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

O.S4

.29

-

-

2.07

5.0

-

.84

2.75

-

-

-

3.0

-

2.36

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

130

2,250

3,650

1,620

400

-

243

950

700

14,600

1,470

16,400

-

b500

b600

825

130

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 15, 1954

Aug. 21, 1954

Mar. 31, 1955

Apr. 15, 1956

Apr. 21, 1956

June 6, 1956

July 19, 1956

Mar. 22, 1957

Mar. 22, 1957

July 4, 1958

Mar. 30, 1959

Apr. 4, 1959

Apr. 7, 1960

Mar. 19, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.29

2.41

8.46

5.40

6.30

8.14

3.12

4.23

3.53

1.87

3.28

2.91

7.55

2.69

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

0.93

.66

_

-

-

.65

_

-

-

_

_

.68

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,020

240

3,000

1,200

2,070

3,370

444

_

356

17

-

321

2,810

b65

a Occurred on Mar. 24, 1943. 

b About.
116 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

845. Forest River near Minto, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°16'00", long 97°24'10", on line between sees. 1 and 12, 

T.155 N., R.53 W. , 2.5 miles southwest of Minto.

Drainage area. 604 sq mi, approximately, of which 120 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage.--Nonre cord ing.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,300 cfs; 

subject to changes owing to channel shifting and ice effect.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1932 

1933 

1935

1936 

1937

Date

Apr. 9, 1932 

Apr. 10, 1932 

Apr. 2, 1933

Mar. 28, 1935

Apr. 15, 1936 

Apr. 13, 1937

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.4 

12.95 

8.99

11.88 

4.08

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

4.2 

3.28 

1.35 

3.11

Discharge 

(cfs)

400 

700

442

576 

112

Water 

year

1938 

1939 

1940

1941 

1942

1944

Date

Mar. 16, 1938 

Mar. 28, 1939 

Apr. 17, 1940

Apr. 9, 1941 

Apr. 5, 1942

Apr. 10, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.96 

9.44 

6.00

13.97 

14.87

12.93

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.49 

5.22

Discharge 

(cfs)

166 

244

1,430 

1,610

450

850. Forest River at Minto, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°16'10", long 97°22'10", in SE^ sec.31, T.156 N., R.52 W., on 

right bank 30 ft upstream from dam in Minto, 150 ft above Great Northern 

Railway bridge, and 2 blocks east of U.S. Highway 81.

Drainage area. 740 sq mi, of which 120 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to July 15, 1954, at site 400 ft upstream; recording 

thereafter. Datum of gage is 806.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 6,300 

cfs and extended to 11,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement, 

prior to April 1950; defined by current-meter measurements below 6,700 cfs 

and extended to 16,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurements 

thereafter; subject to changes owing to ice effect.

Bankfull stage.--? ft.

Remarks. During periods of extremely high water some of the flov goes overland 

and there is a mingling of water from the various basins in the area. 

Figures listed herein are flow past the gage only. Base for partial-duration 

series, 200 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown prior to 1955.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1882

1897

1907

1916 

1944

1345

1946

1947 

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

April 1882

April 1897

April 1907

April 1916

Apr. 12, 1944

Mar. 27, 1945

Mar. 22, 1946

Mar. 25, 1947 

Apr. 19, 1948

Apr. 1, 1949

Apr. 18, 1950

Apr. 1, 1951

Apr. 5, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952

June 4, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

.

_

_

5.0

2.11

_

4.12 

11.80

8.19

11.80

5.1

2.78

3.53

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

_

_

2.0

-

_

.28

1.55

-

1.8

.24

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

a2,200

al,850

al,750

al,600

650

250

bl,000

1,100 

11,500

2,020

16,600

_

900

370

910

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 16, 1954

Apr. 2, 1955

June 5, 1955

Apr. 18, 1956

Apr. 21, 1956

June 8, 1956

Mar. 23, 1957

Sept. 2, 1957

June 10, 1958

Apr. 2, 1959

Apr. 7, 1959

Apr. 6, 1960

Mar. 22, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.61

8.56

3.04

7.49

6.63

5.27

2.72

2.45

2.72

2.45

2.48

5l60

1.90

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.6

-

1.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

.10

.28

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

391

c4,200

651

-

2,930

2,020

461

323

463

338

-

2,050

147

a Determined by Corps of Engineers. b Maximum daily.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 117

875. Middle River at Argyle, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°20'27", long 96°49'02", in SE^SW^ sec.10, T.156 N., F.48 ¥., 

on left bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 75 in Argyle and 

14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 265 sq mi.

_. Nonrecording at datum 1.0 ft higher prior to Sept. 19, 1952; recording 

thereafter. Datum of gage is 828.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,100 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1945

1951 

1952

1953 

1954 

1955

Date

Mar. 30, 1945

Apr 9, 1951 

Apr 11, 1952

Mar 27, 1953 

Mar 31, 1953 

Apr 13, 1954 

June 18, 1954 

June 9, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.80

11.75 

8.89

7.41 

5.86 

9.S7

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

3.92 

1.49

Discharge 

(cfsf

939

1,220 

612

112

128 

527

Water 

year

1956

1957 

195S 

1959

1960 

1961

Date

July 11, 1956

Sept. 7, 1957 

July 9, 195S 

Apr. 3, 1959

Apr. 5, 1959 

Apr. 10, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

13.18

10.73 

11.38 

11.58

11.23 

12.60

6.77

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

2.50

1.66 

.96

2.24

Discharge 

(cfsf

1,390

734

846

570 

903

135

880. South Branch Park River near Park River, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°24'50", long 97°51'40", on line between sees. 15 and 16, 

T.157 N., R.56 W. , at bridge on State Highway 32, half a mile upstream from 

small tributary and 4-| miles northwest of town of Park River.

Drainage area.--214 sq mi, approximately. 

Gage. Nonrecording.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 3,900 

cfs and extended on basis of contracted-opening measurements at 5,100 and 

6,600 cfs and a partial current-meter measurement at 5,600 cfs; subject to 

changes owing to channel shifting, ice effect, and beaver activity.

Bankfull stage.--? ft.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941 

1942

1943

1945

Date

Apr. 19, 1940

Apr. 10, 1941 

Apr. 3, 1942 

Apr. 4, 1942 

Mar. 24, 1943

Mar. 14, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.16

8.85 

8.30

7.60 

6.60

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.0 

2.24 

1.36

Discharge 

(cfs)

171 

3,340

1,S80 

900

800

Water 

year

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

Date

Mar. 22, 1946 

July 25, 1947 

Apr. 18, 1948 

Apr. 9, 1949 

Apr. 19, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.66 

4.30 

11.80 

5.93

10.1

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.26

Discharge 

(cfs)

400 

51S 

11,000 

1,200 

5,970
118 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

890. South Branch Park River below Homme Dam, N. Dfk.

Location. Lat 48°24', long 97°47', in SE^ sec.19, T.157 N., R.5f W., on right 

bank half a mile downstream from Homme Dam and 2 miles west of town of Park 

River.

Drainage area.--226 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 1,000.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 5,500 

cfs; subject to changes owing to ice effect and channel shifting.

Bankfull stage.--35 ft.

Remarks. Ploodflow normally not materially affected by Homme Reservoir (usable 

capacity, 3,550 acre-ft). Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1355

1956

Date

Apr. 24, 1950

Apr. 4, 1951

Sept. 10, 1952

Jan. 16, 1953

Aug. 28, 1953

June 14, 1954

Apr. 1, 1955

Apr. 25, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

37.52

28.42

24.75

24.30

-

25.73

28.50

29.16

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.2

-

1.0

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

a!3,000

900

106

-

17

386

1,600

2,000

Water 

year

1957

195S

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar 23, 1957

Feb 5, 1958

Mar 21, 1958

Apr 3, 1959

Apr 12, 1960

Jan 5, 1961

Apr 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

25.54

24.08

-

25.48

29.43

24.05

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.85

-

-

-

1.1

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

324

-

58

368

2,580

-

86

a Result of failure of emergency embankment at site of Homme Dam.

892. North Branch Park River at Gardar, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°35'30", long 97°52'50", at west line sec.16, T.159 N., 

R.56 W., at bridge on county highway at northwest corner of Gardar.

Drainage area. 35.7 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 500 cfs 

and extended to 1,600 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Wateryear

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

April 1955

Apr. 24, 1956 

Mar.iil-25, 1957 

Mar. 21, 195S

Oage 

height 

(feet)

a5.52

a5.86 

a2.90 

a2.36

Discharge 

(cfs)

680

1,600 

60

1

Wateryear

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 4, 1959 

Apr. 15, 1960

Mar. 24, 1961

O'cce 

height 

(fset)

ai.36 

a-t.37

.62

Discharge 

(cfs)

500 

600

1.0

a Affected by backwater.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 119

895. Cart Creek at Mountain, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°41', long 97°51', in SW£ sec.15, T.160 N., R.56 W., on right 

bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 32, and 0.7 mile south of 

Mountain.

Drainage area. 16.9 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Altitude of gage is 1,020 ft (by barometer). 

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 6.5 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 30 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

Date

June 20, 1954

June 21, 1954

Apr 1, 1955

Apr 7, 1955

Apr IS, 1955

Apr 20, 1955

Apr 14, 1956

Apr 26, 1956

Aug 31, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.14

3.63

6.88

3.23

2.91

2.96

6.38

5.96

2.36

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

_

-

-

-

2.32

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

39

64

392

46

32

34

100

340

31

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 20, 1957

Sept. 2, 1957

July 4, 1958

Apr. 2, 1959

Apr. 11, 1960

Mar. 14, 1961

Mar. 21, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.89

3. S3

2.43

5.63

7.42

3.33

3.28

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.3

-

_

.9

-

1.7

.36

Discharge 

(cfs)

120

146

27

160

570

-

30

897. Cart Creek at Crystal, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°35'20", long 97°39'55", at east line sec.13, T.159 N., 

R.55 W., at bridge on county highway, 0.6 mile south of postoffice at 

Crystal.

Drainage area. 74.0 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,600 cfs 

and extended to 2,700 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Apr. 2, 1955

Apr. 19, 1956 

Mar .21-25, 1957 

April 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a9.15

10.40 

3.87 

al.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

880

2,700 

92 

10

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 4, 1959 

Apr. 7, 1960

Mar. 20-25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Dlscharg'e 

(cfs)

6.48 345 

8.67 900

a2 . 10 1

a Affected by backwater.

898. Cart Creek tributary near Crystal, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°34'35", long 97°41'15", at east line sec.23, T.159 N., 

R.55 W., at culvert on county highway, 1.6 miles southwest of Crystal.

Drainage area.--3.77 sq mi. 

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 100 cfs 

and extended to 187 cfs on basis of culvert measurement.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
120 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Cart Creek tributary near Crystal, N. Dak.

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957 

1958

Date

Mar. 30, 1955

Apr. 19, 1956

Mar. 20. 1957 

(aj

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a3.51

6.86

a3.27

Discharge 

(cfs)

40

187

22 

0

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 31, 1959

Apr. 8-11, 1960

March 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.18

5.72

b2.96

Discharge 

(cfs)

28

95

3

a No flow during year, 

b Affected by backwater.

900. Park River at Grafton, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°25', long 97°24' , in NE^ sec. 13, T.157 N., R.53 W., on right 

bank 30 ft upstream from Wakeman Avenue Bridge in Grafton and 3.5 miles downstream from South Branch.

Drainage area. 695 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording April 1931 to July 25, 1952; recording thereafter. Oct. 1, 

1940, to Sept. 17, 1946, at site 2 miles downstream, above masonry dam, at 

same datum. Datum of gage is 807.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 11,600 

cfs prior to 1950; defined by current-meter measurements below 8,300 cfs 

thereafter; subject to changes owing to channel and control changes and ice 

effect.

Bankfull stage.--16 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to Oct. 1, 1952.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1882

1897

1916

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

-

Apr. 15, 1897

April 1916

Apr. 9, 1932

Apr. 10, 1932

Apr. 2, 1933

Apr. 9, 1934

Mar. 28, 1935

Apr. 14, 1936

Apr. 10, 1937

Mar. 30, 1939

Apr. 17, 1940

Apr. 20, 1940

Apr. 13, 1941

Apr. 6, 1942

Mar. 28, 1943

Apr. 11, 1944

Apr. 12, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 22, 1946

Mar. 23, 1946

Apr. 4, 1947

Apr. 19, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!6

b!8.14

b!7.64

11.05

-

15.2

6.61

8.34

13.68

8.2

7.68

6.25

-

13.04

15.46

13.15

6.20

-

10.88

11.45

-

9.70

20.06

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

3.06

-

-

.71

2.04

2.58

1.5

2.62

.80

-

-

-

2.15

2.00

-

1.50

1.80

-

2.00

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

.

b3,480

b3,140

_

750

2,200

393

443

1,200

380

150

-

210

1,830

4,310

1,430

-

563

1,180

-

1.490

520

11,700

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 9, 1949

Apr. 19, 1950

Apr. 6, 1951

Apr. 5, 1952

June 5, 1953

June 16, 1954

Apr. 3, 1955

Apr. 23, 1955

June 5, 1955

Apr. 22, 1956

Apr. 23, 1956

June 7, 1956

Sept. 3, 1957

Dec. 30, 1957

Apr. 7, 1958

Apr. 6, 1959

Apr. 7, 1960

Apr. 15, 1960

Mar. 17, 1961

Apr. 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.25

20.13

13.34

6.66

5.45

7.24

16.84

7.16

-

-

16.74

9.42

10.96

6.03

5.70

12.29

16.55

15.4

8.10

7.51

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.94

-

-

1.36

_

-

2.44

-

-

-

-

-

-

.65

-

-

2.4

-

.8

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

12,600

1,640

180

125

478

2,100

273

453

ac4,200

-

935

1,300

-

41

1,200

-

2,770

-

40

a About.

b Determined by Corps of Engineers,

c Includes flow that bypasses gage during high flows.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 121

920. Red River of the North at Drayton, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°34'20", long 97°08'50", on line between sees. 24 anc? 25, 

T.159 N., R.51 W., on downstream end of the east pier of the interstate 

highway bridge, l| miles northeast of Drayton, and at mile 207.

Drainage area.--34,800 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,800 sq mi in closed 

basins).

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Nov. 30, 1954; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Nov. 30, 1954, at site 1-g- miles upstream at datum 1.59 ft higher. Datum of 

present gage is 755.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

changes owing to changing slope, channel shifts, and ice effect.

Bankfull stage.--28 ft.

Historical data.--The flood of May 12, 1950, is maximum known since I860.

Remarks. Plow regulated by many lakes and reservoirs on tributaries. Only 

annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1897

1936

1937

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

April 1897

Apr. 19, 1936

May 5, 1937

Apr. 15, 1941

Apr. 7, 1942

Apr. 17, 1943

Apr. IS, 1944

Apr. 2, 1945

Mar. 30, 1946

Apr. 28, 1947

Apr. 21, 1948

Apr. 12, 1949

May 12, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

41

a24.26

alO.26

32.0

t>31.56

C33.66

21.05

d31.70

629.71

333.12

a40,05

f31.65

41.58

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

16,600

4,530

22,800

21,900

28,700

12,300

24,600

23,000

29,300

57,000

27,900

86,500

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 15, 1951

Apr. 25, 1952

June 26, 1953

Apr. 15. 1954

Apr. 9, 1955

Apr. 11, 1955

Apr. 27, 1956

July 4, 1957

July 12, 1958

Apr. 8, 1959

Apr. 14, 1960

Mar. 31, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

t>30.25

S28.83

a20.17

16.38

h27.42

-

35.16

22.33

14.53

23.78

33.71

J12.98

Discharge 

(cfs)

24,600

23,900

14,700

11,100

_

18,000

28,000

14,100

7,850

11,200

24,700

3,600

a Occurred on following day. t> Occurred two days later. c Occurred Apr. 17-19, 

1943. d Occurred at different time than peak discharge. e Occurred on Apr. 1, 2, 

1946. f Occurred three days later. g Occurred Apr. 26, 1952. h Backwater 

from ice, about 2 ft. J Backwater from ice, 4.33 ft.

925. Two Rivers near Hallock, Minn. 

(Published as Middle Pork Two Rivers)

Location.--Lat 48°45'56", long 96°53'12", in SE^ sec.17, T.161 N. , R.48 W., 

2-| miles east of Hallock and 3 miles upstream from South Branch.

Drainage area.--131 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 810 ft (from topographic mau).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belo>r 170 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1932 

1933

1934 

1935

Date

Apr 6, 1932 

Apr 19, 1932 

Mar 30, 1933 

Apr 1, 1933 

Apr 8, 1934 

Apr 5, 1935

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.76 

6.06

1.70 

1.54

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.0

3.75

.10

Discharge 

(cfs f

265

67 

12

Water 

year

1935

1936 

1937 

1938

Date

Apr. 9, 1935

Apr. 14, 1936 

May 1, 1937 

Mar. 18, 1938 

Apr. 29, 1938

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.88 

4.70 

3.08

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.50 

1.54

Discharge 

(cfs)

6.7

93 

177

6.5
122 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

930. South Branch Two Rivers at Pelan, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°38'45", long 96°23'15", in NW^ sec.31, T.160 N., R.44 W., on 

left bank 40 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 11 and a quarter of a 

mile west of Pelan.

Drainage area. 281 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Sept. 30, 1938; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Mar. 24, 1936, at site 500 ft upstream at present datum. Datvm of gage is 

1,028.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929 

1930

1931

1932 

1933

1934 

1935

Date

Mar. 21, 1929 

May 13, 1930

Mar 25, 1931 

Apr 7, 1931 

Apr 9, 1932 

Apr 1, 1933 

Apr 3, 1933 

Apr 8,9, 1934 

Mar 29, 1935

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.40 

10.18

3.42

8.02 

5.10

2.44 

5.24

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.49

.2 

2.0

.25 

1.49

Discharge 

(cfsf

718 

1,810

77 

1,140

242 

46 

242

Water 

year

1936 

1937 

1938

1954 

1955 

1956

Date

Apr. 20, 1936 

May 3, 1937 

May 13, 1938

Apr. 10, 1954 

June 18, 1954 

June 7, 1955

July 10, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.25 

5.00 

4.04

3.77 

8.07 

10.90

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.56

Discharge 

(ofs)

178 

506 

285

266 

1,040

2,040

940. South Branch Two Rivers at Lake Bronson, Minr. 

(Published as South Pork Two Rivers at Bronson prior tc 1941)

Location.--Lat 48°43'50", long 96°39'50", in SW^SW^ sec.30, T.161 N., R.46 W., 

on left bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 59 at town of Lake 

Bronson, and 2 miles downstream from dam at outlet of Bronson Lake.

Drainage area. 444 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 100 ft downstream at present datum prior to Nov. 23,

1953; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 930.46 ft above mean sea level,

adjustment of 1928 (levels by Geodetic Survey of Canada).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Flow partly regulated since 1937 by Bronson Lake (usable capacity, 

3,700 acre-ft). Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1957

1941

1942

1943

Date

Mar. 20, 1929

May 15, 1930

Apr. 9, 1931

Apr. 10, 1932

Apr. 11, 1932

Apr. 4, 1933

Apr. 10, 1934

Apr. 1, 1935

Apr. 13, 1935

Apr. 19, 1936

May 4, 1937

Apr. 11, 1941

Apr. 1, 1942

Apr .11,12, 1943

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.0

8.90

4.OO

9.96

5.58

3.00

a5.43

-

4.64

5.02

8.09

10.05

6.31

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.6

-

-

2.68

1.10

.50

1.7

-

.44

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

940

1,820

300

-

1,310

415

64

-

565

358

594

1,580

2,210

1,050

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 12, 1944

Apr. 16, 1945

Mar. 26, 1946

June 17, 1947

June 16, 1954

June 9, 1955

Apr. 24, 1956

July 8, 1957

Sept. 23, 1958

Apr. 8, 1959

Apr. 6, 1960

Apr. 11, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.46

4.96

5.03

7.07

5.03

6.33

10.79

8.52

4.29

6.60

8.06

4.86

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

3.16

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

820

670

668

1.290

567

1,020

2,650

1,810

355

1,110

-

1,270

451^

a First day of record; may not be maximum gage height for year.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 123

950. Two Rivers at Hallock, Minn. 

(Published as South Fork Two Rivers)

Location. Lat 48°46'30", long 96°55'52", in SE^SE^ sec.12, T.161 N., R.49 W. 

at county highway bridge at east edge of Hallock and a quarter of a mile 

downstream from South Branch.

Drainage area. 625 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Prior to Sept. 30, 1914, at site three-quartern of a 

mile downstream at different datum. Apr. 27, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1930, at 

present site at different datum. Altitude of gage is 793 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,600 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Flow partly regulated since 1937 by Bronson Lake (usable capacity, 

3,700 acre-ft). Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1912 

1913 

1914

1930

Date

Apr. 8, 1912 

Apr. 11, 1913 

Apr. e, 1914 

Apr. 24, 1914

May 16, 1930

Oage 

height 

(feet)

3.65 

15.8 

a8.25

17.52

Discharge 

(cfs)

124 

1,320

378

1,860

Water 

year

1941 

1942 

1943

Date

Apr. 14, 1941 

Apr. 2, 1942 

Apr. 8, 1943

Qage 

height 

(feet)

15.50 

18.96 

14.99

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,380 

3,380 

1,330

a Backwater from Ice, 3.8 ft.

955. Two Rivers below Hallock, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°46'50", long 97°02'25", in NE^SE^ sec.7, T.161 N. , R.49 W., 

at highway bridge, 4 miles west of Hallock and 5 miles upstream from North 

Branch.

Drainage area. 644 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 780 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,300 

cfs and extended above. Subject to backwater from Red River of the North.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Mar. 2S, 1945

Apr. 2, 1945

Mar. 26, 1946

Mar. 31, 1946

June 19, 1947

Apr. 26, 1948

Apr. 15, 1949

May 13, 1950

Oage 

height 

(feet)

_

13.60

11.07

11.47

14.74

22.84

14.47

25.78

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

(a)

-

1.67

-

4.34

-

(a)

Discharge 

(cfsf

856

670

-

1,280

2,270

1,040

3,690

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Apr. 17, 1951

Apr. 14, 1952

June 8, 1953

Apr. 14, 1954

June 19, 1954

Apr. 5, 1955

June 13, 1955

Oage 

height 

(feet)

15.64

10.24

5.42

11.30

-

14.01

12.97

IC3

effect 

(fe?t)

(a)

2.75

-

3.09

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,350

392

146

-

553

-

902

a Backwater from Red River of the North.
124 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

960. North Branch Two Rivers near Lancaster, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°53'21", long 96°40'01", In NE^ sec.l, T.162 N. , R.47 W., on 

downstream side of highway bridge half a mile upstream from State ditch 85 

and 7 miles northeast of Lancaster.

Drainage area. 32 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 963.69 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 740 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. During periods of high flow some water has entered this stream from 

Roseau River basin. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1941

1942

1943

Date

May 12, 193O

Apr. 8, 1931

Apr. 15, 1932

May 26, 1933

Apr. 9, 1934

Apr. 15, 1935

Apr. 14, 1936

Apr. 30, 1937

June 2-5,1938

Sept. 2 5, 1941

Mar. 26, 1942

Apr. 4, 1942

Apr. 5, 1943

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.1

1.90

1.90

2.68

1.06

-

1.20

3.80

1.20

4.06

4.69

-

3.50

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.3

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.46

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs 7

226

38

59

126

15

12

7.5

277

?-. 7

290

_

253

175

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

June 6, 1944

Mar. 27, 1945

Mar. 20, 1946

June 11, 1947

Apr. 18, 1948

Apr. 8, 1949

Apr. 13, 1949

May 20, 1950

Apr. 30, 1951

Apr. 8, 1952

Apr. 9, 1952

June 29, 1953

June 15, 1954

Apr. 22, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.52

2.88

2.38

3.40

3.68

2.64

-

6.25

2.91

-

1.42

.75

1.97

2.92

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

0.28

-

_

1.12

-

-

_

-

.31

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

203

124

56

217

281

-

50

912

173

21

3.6

50

151

965. State ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°52'02", long 96°40'01", in southwest corner of sec.6,

T.162 N., R.46 W. , on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile 

upstream from North Branch Two Rivers, and 7 miles northeast of Lancaster.

Drainage area.--95 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 969.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 880 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. During periods of high flow some water enters ditch from Roseau River 

basin and some water is diverted from ditch above station to TVo Rivers. 

Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1942

Date

Apr. 8, 1929

Apr. 8, 1930

May 19, 1930

Apr. 2, 1931

Apr. 9, 1931

Apr. 18, 1932

Apr. 1, 1933

Apr. 18, 1933

Apr. 12, 1934

Apr. 12, 1935

Apr. 22, 1935

Apr. 14, 1936

Apr. 25, 1936

May 1, 1937

June 3, 1938

Mar. 29, 1942

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.28

4.34

-

4.62

-

4.90

4.14

-

1.14

2.50

-

2.84

-

-

-

6.30

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.52

-

3.41

-

-

3.9

-

-

1.3

-

2.74

-

-

-

1.46

Discharge 

(ofsf

102

-

160

-

99

202

-

112

11

-

47

-

22

a!80

60

-

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Apr. 5, 1942

June 6, 1943

June 6, 1944

May 3-5, 1945

Mar. 22, 1946

June 12-14,194 7

May 1-3, 1948

Apr. 13, 1949

May 20, 1950

Apr. 30, 1951

Apr. 7, 1952

Apr. 8, 1952

June 7, 1953

June 17, 1954

Apr. 24, 1955

Gage Ice 

height effect 

(feet) (feet)

-

4.47

4.48

4.50

4.00

4.74

5.26

4.12

5.90

4.90

2.28

-

2.28

3.70

4.76

-

-

-

-

0.30

-

-

-

-

-

.62

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

298

190

190

180

113

218

288

136

1,480

250

-

57

56

124

211

a Daily mean discharge; estimated.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 125

970. North Branch Two Rivers at Lancaster, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°51'36", long 96°49'03", in NWi; sec.13, T.162 N., R.47 W., at 

bridge on U.S. Highway 59, a quarter of a mile west of Lancaster, and 

lz miles downstream from State ditch 85.

Drainage area. 209 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 865.32 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. During periods of high flow some water enters this stream from the 

Roseau River basin. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1941 

1942

1954

Date

Sept. 26, 1941 

Mar. 26, 1942 

Apr. 6, 1942

June 16, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.03 

a8.94

4.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

548 

691 

233

Water 

year

1955 

1956

Date

Apr. 22, 1955 

Apr. 21, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.67 

7.44

Discharge 

(cfs)

524 

1,000

a Backwater from ice, 2.84 ft.

975. North Branch Two Rivers near Northcote, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°49'06", long 97°03'11", in NE^NW^ sec.31, T.162 N. , R.49 W., 

near left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles southwest of 

Northcote, and 3.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 386 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 769.03 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,500 

cfs and extended above. Subject to backwater from Red River of the North.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1941 

1942

1945 

1946

Date

Apr. 8, 1941 

Apr. 16, 1941 

Apr. 2, 1942 

Apr. 2, 1942

Mar. 28, 1945 

Apr. 2, 1945

Mar. 22, 1946 

Mar. 25, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.60 

14.71

b!3.51 

11.00

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

(a)

1.67

2.81

Discharge 

(cfs)

723

1,700 

600

471

Water 

year

1947

1948 

1949 

1950

1951

Date

Apr. 5, 1947 

June 33-16,1947 

Apr. 26, 1948 

Apr. 15, 1949 

May 13, 1950 

May 13-17, 1950

Apr. 18, 1951 

Apr. 19, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.56 

(b)

b23.52

tt>)

b26.54 

(t)

11.29 

11.28

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

clO.62

Discharge 

(cfs)

500 

850 

645

2,600 

1,130

a Backwater from Red River of the north, greater than 11.1 ft. 

b Affected by backwater from Red River of the North, 

c Backwater from Red River of the North.

280-255 O - 68 - 10
126 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

990. Pembina River near Manitou, Manitoba

Location. Lat 49°08'50", long 98°33'40", in NE^ sec.23, T.2, R,9 W., on bridge 

near Lea's farm, 7 miles south of Manitou.

Drainage area. 2,300 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Prior to Apr. 1, 1956, at datum 89.07 ft lower. Datum of 

gage is 1,245.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, by Geodetic Survey 

of Canada.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 4,300 

cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage.--10 ft.

Remarks. Records furnished by Water Resources Branch, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1921 

1922 

1923

1925

1927 

1928 

1929 

1930

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934 

1935

1936 

1937 

1938 

1939 

1940

Date

July 4, 1921 

Apr. 4, 1922 

Apr. 19, 1923

Mar. 26, 1925

Apr. 13, 1927 

Mar. 24, 1928 

Apr. 18, 1929 

Apr. 6, 1930

Apr. 6, 1931 

Apr. 8, 1932 

May 25, 1933 

Apr. 7, 1934 

Apr. 13, 1935

Apr. 14, 1936 

Apr. 14, 1937 

Mar. 22, 1938 

Apr, 15, 1939 

Apr, 20, 1940

Oage 

height 

(feet)

97.84

93.39 

96.76

94.85

90.07 

92.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

755 

683 

2,420

870

899 

578 

185 

1,010

285 

650 

884 

395 

170

900 

120 

223 

21.5 

150

Water 

year

1941 

1942 

1943 

1944 

1945

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

Apr. 11, 1941 

Apr. 4, 1942 

Apr. 6, 1943 

July 20-22^.944 

Mar. 27, 1945

Mar. 21, 1946 

Apr. 4, 1947 

Apr. 21, 1948 

Apr. 17, 1949 

Apr. 17, 1950

Apr. 5, 1951 

Apr. 1, 1952 

June 5, 1953 

July 1, 1954 

Apr. 3, 1955

May 1, 1956 

Mar. 23, 1957

Gage 

h -sight 

(feet)

99.25 

99.82 

95.73 

98.21 

99.05

98.29 

95.55 

98.18 

101.68 

100.46

95.95 

95.89 

93.45 

97.40 

99.79

10.44 

6.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,950 

2,010 

500 

1,220 

1,770

1,000 

516 

1,190 

5,030 

2,660

a642 

556 

286 

955 

1,660

2,480 

450

a Maximum daily discharge.

994. Little Pembina River near Walhalla, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°52', long 98°01', in SWv sec.10, T.162 N., R.57 W., on right 

bank 25 ft upstream from county bridge, 3f miles above mouth, and 6 miles 

southwest of Walhalla.

Drainage area.--182 sq mi, of which 10 sq mi is noncontributing.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Sept. 10, 1956; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 1,099.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--11 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 75 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Apr. 21, 1956 

Apr. 25, 1956 

June 7, 1956

Mar. 22, 1957 

Aug. 1, 1957 

Sept. 2, 1957

Feb. 6, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.15 

9.53 

6.45

7.92 

7.73 

7.12

7.73

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.4 

2.6

Discharge 

(cfsf

2,800 

2,040 

87

370 

447 

78

Water 

year

1958 

1959

1960 

1961

Date

July 5, 1958

Apr. 2, 1959 

Apr. 3, 1959

Apr. 11, 1960

Mar. 25, 1961 

May 31, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.7E

9.92 

9.38

13.28

7.46 

7.35

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.5 

.06

Discharge 

(cfs)

20

996 

4,160

300 

283
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 127

995. Pembina River near Walhalla, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°53'32", long 97°59'09", in SE^SW^ sec.35, T.163 N.. R.57 W., 

on left bank lj miles downstream from Little Pembina River, and 3? miles 

southwest of Walhalla.

Drainage area. 3,330 sqmi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 10, 1943; recording thereafter. Altitude of 

gage is 970 ft (by barometer).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 7,000 cfs 

and extended to 20,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement; 

subject to change owing to ice effect and channel shifting.

Bankfull stage. 10 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 400 cfs. 

shown prior to Oct. 1, 1943.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1940

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Bate

Apr. 19, 1940

Apr. 5, 1942

Apr. 4, 1943

June 3, 1943

Apr. 11, 1944

May 25, 1944

June 19, 1944

Aug. 4, 1944

Sept. 1, 1944

Nov. 14, 1944

Mar. 13, 1945

Mar. 26, 1945

Mar. 19, 1946

Apr. 3, 1947

Apr. 10, 1947

June 26, 1947

Aug. 17, 1947

Apr. 19, 1948

Apr. 25, 1948

May 15, 1948

July 3, 1948

July 22, 1948

Apr. 12, 1949

Apr. 19, 1949

May 30, 1949

Apr. 18, 1950

May 9, 1950

July 15, 1950

July 31, 1950

Mar. 29, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.52

12.45

6.21

-

6.88

4.32

3.58

6.28

4.92

5.62

8.2

9.20

9.24

5.83

5.61

3.59

5.57

14.94

8.50

5.34

4.24

3.71

10.82

13.18

5.73

19.2

17.23

6.78

4.56

6.90

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.59

.5

1.2

-

1.88

-

-

-

-

-

2.58

-

.22

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.94

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,000

5,000

-

1,420

950

685

401

1,470

919

1,200

1,200

3,020

2,900

1,280

1,190

405

1,170

7,280

2,590

1,090

654

454

4,040

5,840

1,180

20,400

11,000

1,550

619

800

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 29, 1951

Apr. 5, 1951

Mar. 31, 1952

June 3, 1953

Aug. 1, 1953

Apr. 10, 1954

June 8, 1954

June 11, 1954

June 16, 1954

July 6, 1954

Aug. 18, 1954

Feb. 18, 1955

Apr. 2, 1955

Apr. 2, 1955

June 4, 1955

July 6, 1955

Apr. 25, 1956

May 8, 1956

Mar. 23, 1957

Aug. 1, 1957

Apr. 6, 1958

Mar. 30, 1959

Apr. 3, 1959

June 10, 1959

Apr. 12, 1960

Mar. 31, 1961

Apr. 9, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.25

8.22

7.28

4.48

4.10

3.97

4.82

3.88

5.27

5.45

4.54

3.90

11.33

10.75

7.41

6.01

12.89

9.92

6.22

3.76

6.52

8.20

7.90

4.50

12.50

4.45

3.46

Ice 

effeit 

(fee*:)

3.00

-

2.57

-

-

.3

-

-

-

-

-

1.64

1.8

1.0

-

-

-

-

1.8

-

2.6

2.5

.6

-

-

1.2

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,310

700

642

500

-

746

402

1,080

1,160

733

-

-

3,400

2,060

1,340

5,990

3,770

725

453

a500

-

a2,000

700

5,690

-

334
128 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

1000. Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak. 

(international gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'20", long 97°33'05", in SE^NW^ sec.31, T.164 N., R.53 W., 

on right bank 2 blocks east of State Highway 18, at north edge of Neche.

Drainage area. 3,410 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Apr. 18, 1939; recording thereafter. Prior to

May 25, 1932, at Great Northern Railway bridge 1 mile upstream at same datum. 

May 25, 1932, to Apr. 17, 1939, at bridge on State Highway 18,500 ft downstream from railway bridge at same datum. Altitude of gage is 805 ft (from 

topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 5,300 

cfs; subject to changes owing to channel shifting, control deterioration and 

repair, and ice effect. The rating is not defined above 800 cfs between 

1914 and 1935.

Bankfull stage. 18 ft.

Remarks. At extremely high discharges, overbank flow upstream from Neche

bypasses gage, some returning to Pembina River via Louden Coulee and Tongue 

River and some going to Red River via Plum Creek. This station is one of 

the international gaging stations maintained by the United States under 

agreement with Canada. Base for partial-duration series, 400 cfs. Only 

annual peaks are shown prior to Oct. 1, 1938.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1910

1911

1913

1913

1914

1915

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

Date

May 2, 1904

Apr. 5, 1905

Apr. 4, 1906

May 14, 1907

Apr. 10, 1908

Mar. 15, 1910

Mar. 23, 1911

July 29, 1912

Apr. 7, 1913

Apr. 4, 1914

Apr. 18, 1914

Apr. 7, 1915

Apr. 8, 1919

Apr. 15, 1919

Apr. 19, 1920

Apr. 13, 1921

Apr. 5, 1922

Apr. 7, 1922

Apr. 20, 1923

Apr. 20, 1924

Mar. 28, 1925

Mar. 23, 1926

July 6, 1926

May 12, 1927

Mar. 24, 1928

Mar. 25, 1928

Mar. 21, 1929

Apr. 8, 1930

Apr. 9, 1931

Apr. 9,, 1932

Apr. 2, 1933

May 26, 1933

Apr. 9, 1934

Mar. 28, 1935

June 18, 1935

Apr. 15, 1936

Apr. 12, 1937

June 8, 1937

Mar. 20, 1938

Apr. 4, 1939

Apr. 20, 1940

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2O. 9

9.8

9.0

13.6

7.7

6.5

8.9

8.5

21.5

6.0

-

6.2

18.3

-

7.1

7.4

11.4

-

17.8

6.7

18.3

6.9

-

17.8

11.8

-

9.0

19.0

13.0

13.6

12.16

-

9.76

6.11

-

17.34

5.70

-

8.11

6.30

7.97

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

2.0

-

-

_

2.2

-

-

1.2

-

1.3

6.0

-

1.4

_

2.5

-

-

-

4.0

2.5

-

-

2.5

_

2.0

2.2

2.2

4.2

2.65

-

2.4

1.2

-

_

1.5

-

-

.20

-

Discharge 

(cfsj

4,300

1,372

800

2,190

927

685

900

1,000

3,870

-

388

180

_

2,430

361

733

-

1,300

3,120

674

2,350

-

318

3,110

-

1,270

750

2,900

1,580

1.240

-

1,180

780

-

364

2,530

-

237

730

52

816

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Apr. 14, 1941

Sept. 5, 1941

Mar. 26, 1942

Apr. 7, 1942

Apr. 16, 1942

Mar. 27, 1943

Apr. «, 1943

June 5, 1943

July 14, 1943

Apr. 12, 1944

Apr. 13, 1944

Aug. 6, 1944

Nov. 16, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 29, 1945

Mar. 24, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

Aug. 18, 1947

Apr. 21, 1948

May 17, 1948

July 5, 1948

July 23, 1948

Apr. 22, 1949

Apr. 20, 1950

May 12, 1950

July 16, 1950

Aug. 3, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952

Apr. 3, 1952

June 10, Aug. 3,

1953

June 10, 1954

June 17, 1954

July 7, 1954

Aug. 18, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.23

7.34

9.10

19.96

18.74

12.82

9.56

8.94

8.12

8.74

9.27

-

7.92

12.5

16.54

16.27

11.06

10.19

7.72

20.36

9.01

7.41

7.27

20.83

21.58

20.65

8.17

7.59

14.95

8.65

8.18

6.74

7.47

7.77

7.97

7.29

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

1.55

-

-

2.07

1.25

-

-

.71

2.00

-

-

1.75

-

1.66

1.56

-

-

-

-

-

-

.05

-

-

-

.90

1.5

.74

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,830

494

600

3,550

3,060

1,400

890

1,030

826

800

-

1,200

754

1,400

2,440

2,070

1,200

1,320

690

3,770

1,130

530

435

5,010

10,700

5,320

870

612

2,000

-

550

250

582

770

846

530
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 129

Peak stages and discharges of Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak. Continued

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

Date

Apr. 5, 1955

June 6, 1955

July 8, 1955

Apr. 24, 1956

Apr. 27, 1956

Mar. 25, 1957

Mar. 27, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.11

10.23

8.00

20.99

20.90

8.49

7.63

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

3.4

-

-

.6

.28

1.0

.04

Discharge 

(cfsF

2,700

1,400

890

-

5,200

_

661

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 7, 1958

Apr. 5, 1959

June 12, 1959

Apr. 14, 1960

Apr. 3, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.17

14.40

7.18

21.00

9.49

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

2.0

-

.98

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

442

1,800

446

4,040

372

1005. Herzog Creek near Concrete, N. Dak.

.161 N., 

upstream

Location. --Lat 48°45', long 97°54', in SW£ sec. 21, T.161 N., R.56 W. , on right 

bank 1-| miles northeast of Concrete and ij miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 18.9 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 1,108.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Emerson-Crookston supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Soil 

Conservation Service).

Stage-discharge relation. --Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 6 ft.

Remarks . Ploodf low affected by temporary retention in four retarding basins 

above station. The farthest downstream retarding basin, located 1 mile above 

station, is used to regulate summer flow. Base for partial-duration series, 

75 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Apr. 2, 1955

Apr. 21, 1956

Apr. 25, 1956

May 9, 1956

Mar. 21, 1957

Mar. 26, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.74

8.47

8.38

6.23

7.54

5.22

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.13

-

-

1.62

1.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

260

240

243

104

90

20

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 4, 1958

Apr. 5, 1959

Apr. 6, 1959

Apr. 13, 1960

Apr. 1, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.53

5.10

4.79

6.66

3.12

Ice 

effe-st 

(fees)

a2.3

.9

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

35

100

2.0

a Backwater from beaver dam.
130 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

1010. Tongue River at Akra, N. Dak. 

(Published as "at Cavalier" prior to October 1951)

Location. Lat 48°46'40", long 97°42'55", in SE^ sec.ll, T.161 N., R.55 W., on 

right bank 0.6 mile east of Akra, and 4.2 miles west of Cavalier.

Drainage area. 162 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to July 10, 1954; recording thereafter. Prior to 

July 20, 1946, at site 8? miles downstream at State Highway 5 in Cavalier at 

datum 11.74 ft lower than next gage described. July 21, 1946, to 1949, at 

site 8 miles downstream at Great Northern Railway in Cavalier; datum of this 

gage is 880.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Etnerson-Crookston 

supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prom 1950 to July 9, 1954, at site 

If miles upstream at datum 20.90 ft lower than present datum. Datum of 

present gage is 920.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Soil Conservation Service).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 580 cfs 

prior to 1947 and below 1,000 cfs 1947-49. Subsequent to 1949, defined by 

current-meter measurements below 1,500 cfs and extended to 11,800 cfs on 

basis of contracted-opening measurement at site in use from 1950 to July 9, 

1954. Subject to changes at all sites owing to ice effect and channel 

shifting.

Bankfull stage. 14 ft, present site and datum.

Historical data. Flood of Apr. 18, 1950, is the highest known since the 

settlement of the region (about 1860).

Remarks. Discharges given herein adjusted to present site 

duration series, 200 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown

Peak stages and discharges

Base for partialprior to 1955.

Water 

year

1939 

1940

1941 

1942

1943 

1944 

1945

1946

1948 

1949 

1950

1951 

1952

Date

Apr. 1, 1939 

Apr. 20, 1940

Apr. 11, 1941 

Apr. 5, 1942 

Apr. 14, 1942 

Mar. 26, 1943 

Mar. 27, 1943 

Apr. 11, 1944 

Apr. 12, 1944 

Mar. 15, 1945 

Mar. 27, 1945

Mar. 22, 1946

Apr. 21, 1948 

Apr. 10, 1949

Apr. 18, 1950

(b) 

Apr. 1, 1952 

Mar. 24,25,28, 29, 

1953 

May 31, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.10 

6.77

12.26 

12.4 

a!2.3 

11.11

9.09 

12.05

10.02

4.38 

3.80

48.7

38.48 

36.53

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.35

2.8 

2.0 

1.8

.16

1.6 

(c)

Discharge 

(cfsf

34 

280

490 

440 

920 

690

970

11,800

410 

260

178

Water 

year

1954 

1955

1956

1957 

1958

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 6, 1954 

June 12, 1954

Apr. 2, 1955 

Apr. 19, 1955 

Apr. 21, 1955 

July 7, 1955

Oct. 6, 1955 

Apr. 19, 1956 

Apr. 25, 1956

Mar. 22, 1957 

Sept. 3, 1957

Mar. 28, 1958 

July 5, 1958

Apr. 5, 1959

Apr. 12, 1960 

Apr. 14, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

36.22 

35.53

13.23 

5.16 

5.35 

7.16

5.99 

14.23 

10.53

6.12 

4.17

4.19 

2.38

9.04

8.71 

8.67

4.56

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.2

4.0

1.0 

1.1 

2.0

1.9 

1.0

2.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

187

700 

222 

240 

426

341 

1,350 

948

340

215

78 

485

654 

60

a Stage at time of maximum discharge.

b About Apr. 5, 1951.

c Variable Ice effect ranging from 4.2 to 3.8 ft.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 131

1025. Red River of the North at Emerson, Manitoba 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00'30", long 97°13'00", in sec.2, T.I, R.2 E., on right bank, 

1,500 ft downstream from Canadian National Railway bridge in Emerson, threequarters of a mile downstream from international boundary, 3.6 miles downstream from Pembina River, and at mile 154.3.

Drainage area. 40,200 sq mi, approximately (includes 3,800 sq mi in closed 

basins).

Gage. Nonrecording on Canadian National Railway bridge 1,500 ft upstream at 

aifferent datums prior to Apr. 11, 1953; recording thereafter. Datum of 

present gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, by Geodetic Survey of 

Canada. Gage heights given herein converted to present datum.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

changes owing to channel shifting and ice effect. For some years th? 

discharge has been computed using the rate of change of stage as a factor 

so that the peak discharge occurs before the peak gage height.

Remarks. Most of the data listed herein except for the 1950 water year are 

either a maximum observed discharge and elevation or maximum daily discharge 

and elevation. However, the rises at this station have characteristically 

flat crests so that there is very little difference between the momentary 

maximum discharge and elevation and the listed discharge and elevation. 

This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

Canada under agreement with the United States. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1861

1S82

1897

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

Date

-

-

-

Apr. 11, 1913

June 19, 1914

July 9, 1915

Apr. 24, 1916

Apr. 11, 1917

Apr. 12, 1917

Mar. 31, 1918

Apr. 3, 1918

Apr. 9, 1919

July 12, 1919

Apr. 8, 1920

Apr. 16, 1920

Apr. 13, 1921

Apr. 15, 1921

Apr. 14, 1922

Apr. 25, 1923

Apr. 28, 1924

Apr. 1, 1925

June ?.\, 1925

Apr. 1, 1926

May 16, 1927

Apr. 6, 1928

Mar. 29, 1929

Apr. 1, 1929

Apr. 10, 1930

Apr. 7, 1931

Apr. 10, 1931

Apr. 14, 1932

Apr. 15, 1932

Apr. 9, 1933

Apr. 10, 1933

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a95

90

91

74.52

58.36

69.06

85.74

75.33

-

58.17

-

67.38

-

78.62

-

67.80

-

69.40

74.98

57.25

68.00

-

61.02

71.58

67.91

73.01

-

72.51

60.80

-

72.99

-

-

67.52

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.3

-

5.3

-

3.5

-

5.5

-

4.4

-

-

-

-

3.4

-

-

-

-

4.0

-

-

4.2

-

2.4

-

-

5.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

25,600

7,260

20,121

46,180

-

25,900

-

4,990

-

13,410

-

26,700

-

12,800

18,900

26,000

6,320

-

17,500

8,000

20,500

16,800

-

19,200

20,800

-

7,940

-

18,900

11,000

-

Water 

year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 12, 1934

Apr. 13, 1934

Apr. 3, 1935

Apr. 21, 1936

May 7, 1937

Mar. 27, 1938

May 20, 1938

Apr. 10, 1939

Apr. 21, 1940

Apr. 16, 1941

Apr. 10, 1942

Apr. 20, 1943

Apr. 19, 1944

Apr. 1, 1945

Apr. 4, 1945

Apr. 3, 1946

Apr. 5, 1946

Apr. 28, 1947

Apr. 27, 1948

Apr. 15, 1949

May 13, 1950

Apr. 15-18, 1951

Apr. 14, 1952

Apr. 24, 1952

June 28, 1953

Apr. 16, 1954

Apr. 17, 1954

Apr. 10, 1955

Apr. 27, 1956

July 4, 1957

July 12, 1958

Apr. 10, 1959

Apr. 13, 1960

Mar. 31, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

55.17

-

59.65

68.16

65.55

58.77

_

60.77

66.84

76.94

78.77

77.54

66.82

78.52

_

74.27

-

76.07

87.62

77.13

90.89

74.55

73.00

-

63.7

63.04

72.25

81.02

65.37

57.17

77.65

57.26

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.7

-

3.8

_

_

2.8

_

4.1

.5

_

_

_

_

2.0

_

1.5

-

_

_

_

_

1.4

_

_

2.3

_

-

_

_

_

_

4.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

4,800

5,470

18,000

5,840

_

7,530

6,700

14,600

27,800

27,900

29,500

12,300

29,400

-

24,100

28,400

51,800

29,200

95,500

26,000

-

24,200

14,500

11,500

24,000

33,800

15,300

7,940

b!5,720

30,500

4,320

a About.

b Maximum dally discharge.

Note. Add 700.00 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
132 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

1030. Roseau River near Malung, Minn. 

(Published as "at Malung" 1928-38)

Location. Lat 48°45'45", long 95°42'05", in SE^SE^ sec.17, T.lfl N. , R.39 W., 

at highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Pear Creek, 

l| miles southeast of Malung, and 3^ miles upstream from South Pork.

Drainage area.--252 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Prior to June 1938, at site 1.4 miles dowrstream at datum 

1,039.98 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Datum of gage is 

1,050 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurement?.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

Date

Mar. 18, 1929

Apr. 6, 1929

Apr. 5, 1930

Apr. 2, 1931

Apr. 6, 1931

Apr. 7, 1932

Apr. 13, 1932

Apr. 1, 1933

Apr. 1, 1933

Apr. 6, 1934

Apr. 11, 1935

Apr. 19, 1936

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.80

9.76

5.10

-

9.10

-

6.57

-

4.09

6.41

10.32

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.2

-

2.86

2.8

-

1.8

-

.87

-

1.14

1.52

.63

Discharge 

(ofs)

_

348

332

-

65

-

468

-

244

62

178

676

Water 

year

1937

1938

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

Aug. 1, 1937

May 11, 1938

Apr. 17, 1940

Apr. 7, 1941

Apr. 10, 1941

Mar. 27, 1942

May 2, 1942

June 26, 1943

June 8, 1944

Mar. 30, 1945

Mar. 25, 1946

Gage 

heigl-t 

(feet)

9.46

12.44

6.71

10. C4

-

10. C2

-

9.12

8.17

7.28

6.S6

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

.

-

1.75

2.06

-

1.94

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

630

1,780

413

-

1,750

-

1,410

1,310

1,060

841

885

1040. South Pork Roseau River near Malung, Minn. 

(Published as "West Branch Roseau River" 1911-14)

Location. Lat 48°47' , long 95°44' , in center of sec.7, T.161 N., R.39 W. , 

0.5 mile above mouth and 1 mile northwest of Malung.

Drainage area. 312 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Prior to March 1913, at datum 1.0 ft lower; April 1913 to 

September 1914, at datum 1.2 ft lower. Datum of gage is 1,032.98 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,000 cfs 

and extended above. Affected by backwater from Roseau River at times.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water

year

1912

1913

1914

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

Date

Apr. 7, 1912

Apr. 6, 1913

Apr. 6, 1913

Apr. 22, 1914

Apr. 7, 1929

Apr. 5, 1930

Apr. 6, 1930

Apr. 3, 1931

Apr. 6, 1931

Apr. 7, 1932

Apr. 1, 1933

Apr. 6, 1934

Apr. 11, 1935

Apr. 20, 1936

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.55

12.92

8.6

7.34

-

10.30

5.34

-

12.08

7.13

3.60

6.62

9.07

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

0.64

-

-

-

-

4.10

2.80

_

3.60

1.83

.51

1.59

2.10

Discharge 

(efs)

52

-

872

484

425

405

-

-

52

690

246

51

210

465

Water 

year

1937

1938

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

Apr. 12, 1937

May 1, 1937

May 11, 1938

Apr. 17, 1940

Apr. 8, 1941

Apr. 9, 1941

Mar. 28, 1942

Apr. 8, 1943

June 27, 1943

Apr. 13, 1944

Apr. 13, 1944

Mar. 30, 1945

Mar. 24, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet )

7.87

-

14.17

9.86

-

17.42

17.50

11.S5

12.80

9.58

-

11.34

11.48

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.30

-

-

2.05

-

-

-

-

-

.80

.44

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

337

906

400

1,890

-

1,800

771

-

-

448

750

812
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 133

1045. Roseau River below South Pork, near Malung, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°47'30", long 95°44'40", in SW^ sec.6, T.161 N. , R.39 ¥., on 

left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from South Pork and l|- miles northwest of Malung.

Drainage area. 573 sq mi.

Gage. Recording and concrete control, 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Datum of gage is 1,029.67 ft above mean

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. Prior to 

1947, a composite record for stations above confluence was used to obtain 

peak discharges.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 250 cfs. 

shown prior to 1947.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Apr. 7, 1929

Apr. 5, 1930

Apr. 6, 1931

Apr. 7, 1932

Apr. 2, 1933

Apr. 6, 1934

Apr. 11, 1935

Apr. 19, 1936

Aug. 7, 1937

May 11, 1938

May 17, 1940

Apr. 10, 1941

May 3, 1942

June 27, 1943

June 8, 1944

Mar. 30, 1945

Mar. 26, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947

May 5, 1947

June 13, 1947

Apr. 21, 1948

Aug. 3, 1948

Apr. 12, 1949

Apr. 24, 1950

May 7, 1950

May 23, 1950

June 29, 195O

July 12, 1950

Aug. 3, 1950

Sept. 13, 1950

Oct. 5, 1950

Apr. 9, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.4

8.1

3.9

9.7

6.8

4.0

6.05

10.2

8.2

17.9

8.6

20.5

19.0

14.3

12.1

12.6

12.7

7.64

6.10

20.20

18.39

7.18

13.57

22.51

18.60

11.77

15.76

6.24

8.10

5.79

6.67

16.76

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

.

0.94

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

765

823

109

1,010

490

113

367

1,110

740

2,690

813

3,270

2,940

1,920

1,480

1,590

1,600

469

374

3,190

2,800

554

1,860

3,650

2,S30

1,410

2,230

397

714

301

437

2,440

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 8, 1952

Apr. 10, 1952

July 7, 1952

Mar. 24, 1953

May 14, 1953

June 1, 1953

Apr. 10, 1954

Apr. 14, 1954

May 3, 1954

June 2, 1954

June 17, 1954

Apr. 8, 1955

Apr. 22, 1955

June 4, 1955

Apr. 20, 1956

Apr. 24, 1956

May 14, 1956

June 2, 1956

July 5, 1956

July 8, 1956

July 17, 1956

Sept. 3, 1956

Mar. 26, 1957

Sept. 6, 1957

July 9, 1958

Apr. 1, 1959

Apr. 5, 1959

May 7, 1959

Apr. 7, 1960

Apr. 15, 1960

June 3, 1960

Mar. 25, 1961

Apr. 23, 1961

Cage 

height 

(feet)

9.54

-

6.88

8.58

6.74

6.64

9.01

8.54

7.75

6.76

7.55

9.37

6.68

9.01

14.74

14.68

11.37

6.73

7.89

9.51

6.87

13.35

9.75

15.13

7.84

13.37

11.42

6.97

11.88

9.42

6.58

8.43

6.66

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.56

-

-

l.fO

-

-

i.ei

-

-

-

-

2.33

-

-

i.ez

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

l.SO

-

-

2.S7

.£2

-

2.ee

-

-

.es

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

500

451

377

395

352

-

798

648

403

610

501

369

887

-

2,040

1,370

390

678

1,000

448

1,770

670

2,130

668

1,180

1,200

481

940

984

324

610

359

1050. Roseau River at Roseau, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°51'02", long 95°45'42", in SW^ sec.13, T.162 N., R.40 W., at 

at dam in Roseau, a quarter of a mile downstream from State Highway 11.

_. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 1,026.33 ft above mean sea level, adjustof 1928 of Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to 

elevations above mean sea level.

Remarks.--Only annual peak stages are shown.
134 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Peak ^tages of Roseau River at Roseau, Mlnn.

Water 

year

1919

1940

1941 

1942

1943

Date

July 1919 

Apr. 17, 1940

Apr. 9, 1941 

Mar. 27, 1942

Apr. 8, 1943

Elevation 

(feet)

a48 

37.63

44.11 

43.99

39.48

Discharge 

(cfs)

;--

Water 

year

1944 

1945

1946 

1947

Date

Apr. 13, June 9, 

1944 

Mar. 30, 1945

Mar. 22, 1946 

June 13, 1947

Elevation 

(feet)

36.63 

38.43

38.33 

44.69

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

:

a Prom information by local residents.

Note. Add 1,000.00 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

1055. Roseau River near Roseau, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°55'24", long 95°46'02", in SW£ sec.24, T.163 N., 

steel highway bridge, 1^ miles upstream from Sprague Creek an1 i 

north of Roseau.

L40 W. , 

r miles

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 1,023.21 ft above mean se-? level, adjustment of 1928 of Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings hav? been reduced 

to elevations above mean sea level.

Remarks. At elevations above 1,034.7 ft, some flow bypasses station owing to 

overbank flow upstream. Only annual peak stages are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1919

1930

1931

1933

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

July 1919

Apr. 6, 1930

Apr. 5, 1931

Apr. 9, 1932

Apr. ' 2, 1933

Apr. 6, 1934

Apr. 11, 1935

May 19, 1936

May 1, 1937

May 12, 1938

Apr. 20, 1939

Apr .17,18, 1940

Apr. 9, 1941

Mar. 29, 1943

Apr. 8, 1943

Apr. 14, 1944

Elevation 

(feet)

37

a33.14

a27.66

34.86

31.43

27.26

3O.71

32.93

32.83

36.24

35.00

32.45

36.89

37.49

35.39

32.66

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

Date

Mar. 30, 1945

Mar. 24, 1946

June 13, 1947

Apr. 22, 1948

Apr. 12, 1949

Apr. 24, 1950

Apr. 11, 1951

Apr. 8, 1953

Mar. 33, 1953

Apr. 10, 1954

Apr. 8, 1955

Apr. 20, 1956

Sept. 3, 1957

Oct. 17, 1957

Apr. 1, 1959

Apr. 9, 1960

Elevation 

(feet)

34.51

33.65

36.85

36.85

33.96

37.68

36.23

31.31

30.36

31.29

31.48

35.65

35.11

29.77

34.83

34.11

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a First day of record; stage may 

Note. Add 1,000.00 ft to obtain

have been higher prior to this da 

elevation above mean sea level.

1060. Sprague Creek near Sprague, Manitoba 

(Published as "Mud Creek" prior to October 1951)

(international gaging station)

Location.--Lat 48°59'33", long 95°39'43", in NE^ sec.34, T.164 F., R.39 W. , on 

left bank, half a mile south of international boundary, 3^ miles south of 

Sprague, Manitoba, 8 miles upstream from mouth, and 14 miles northeast of 

Roseau, Minn.

Drainage area.--169 sq mi. Prior to October 1958, 151 sq mi; change due to 

construction of drainage ditch into basin.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Mar. 15, 1929; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 1,038.4 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928, by Geodetic 

Survey of Canada.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 860 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. Base of partial-duration series, 200 cfs.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 135

Peak stages and discharges of Sprague Creek near Sprague, Manitoba

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

May 30, 1929

Apr. 9, 1930

May 2, 1930

May 13, 1930

July 1, 1930

July 13, 1930

Apr. 8, 1931

Apr. 9, 1931

Apr. 14, 1932

May 1, 1932

May 7, 1932

Apr. 20, 1933

May 29, 1933

Apr. 7, 1934

Apr. 27, 1935

May 13, 1935

Apr. 20, 1936

May 1, 1937

May 25, 1937

June 1, 1937

June 7, 1937

July 17, 1937

Aug. 2, 1937

Apr. 27, 1938

May 11, 1938

June 15, 1938

Apr. 21, 1939

June 4, 1939

Apr. 16, 1940

Apr. 30, 1940

Apr. 13, 1941

June 12, 1941

Sept. 26, 1941

Mar. 29, 1942

May 1, 1942

May 26, 1942

June 1, 1942

Sept. 1, 1942

Apr. 10, 1943

May 3, 1943

May 26, 1943

June 5, 1943

June 16, 1943

Apr. 13, 1944

May 27, 1944

June 6, 1944

June 28, 1944

Aug. 13, 1944

Sept. 1, 1944

Nov. 16, 1944

Mar. 28, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.30

6.70

8.70

12.34

12.07

8.18

6.75

6.40

9.62

7.46

7.66

10.33

8.46

5.72

6.64

6.33

10.90

12.02

8.00

7.57

8.26

14.70

7.60

8.77

11.70

6.94

2.91

2.64

5.74

4.53

9.33

9.48

14.83

11.02

10.36

6.61

6.68

15.31

12.05

9.25

7.04

9.69

10.23

9.18

7.43

12.66

7.64

6.84

9.50

6.98

12.57

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.8

-

.5

-

-

-

-

3.4

-

-

.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.15

-

1.84

.46

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.07

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

a!70

-

354

1,040

980

297

-

165

406

234

251

580

331

26

160

-

612

820

250

226

272

1,560

226

312

745

-

-

30

_

72

398

423

1,880

650

565

-

200

2,070

804

395

209

452

516

293

237

1,080

253

-

428

209

1,060

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 12, 1945

July 20, 1945

Aug. 21, 1945

Sept. 1, 1945

Sept. 11, 1945

Sept. 23, 1945

Mar. 21, 1946

Mar. 23, 1946

Mar. 31, 1946

Apr. 5, 1946

Apr. 15, 1946

May 5, 1946

June 12, 1947

Apr. 21, 1948

May 16, 1948

July 31, 1948

Apr. 15, 1949

May 6, 1949

May 19, 1949

Apr. 23, 1950

May 12, 1950

May 21, 1950

June 27, 1950

Sept. 13, 1950

Oct. 4, 1950

Apr. 6, 1951

May 1, 1951

Apr. 7, 1952

July 4, 1952

June 3, 1953

Apr. 30, 1954

June 1, 1954

Apr. 23, 1955

June 6, 1955

June 21, 1955

Apr. 22, 1956

May 12, 1956

May 30, 1956

July 5, 1956

July 16, 1956

Sept. 2, 1956

Mar. 25, 1957

June 15, 1957

July 10, 1958

Apr. 9, 1959

May 7, 1959

May 29, 1959

June 12, 1959

Apr. 15, 1960

Apr. 29, 1960

Mar. 24, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.65

9.36

9.31

5.82

8.56

8.65

9.00

8.06

7.13

6.76

6.24

6.40

13.66

12.33

6.14

8.51

9.04

6.20

5.80

-

13.69

11.65

8.68

10.08

7.38

8.45

8.76

6.32

3.70

7.23

9.96

7.27

8.57

10.29

7.97

10.58

9.84

7.29

11.72

6.46

7.48

6.56

9.05

5.71

8.49

10.30

6.23

9.25

10.62

6.74

5.71

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

_

-

1.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.00

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

.15

-

-

1.E1

-

-

-

-

_

1.23

Discharge 

(cfs)

461

340

340

-

301

301

-

301

225

206

-

-

1,470

1,010

-

393

416

-

-

-

1,470

817

346

514

239

356

389

-

69

235

514

238

352

557

293

639

528

259

862

210

271

207

422

165

241

595

202

448

708

259

115

a Annual peak only.
136 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

1065. Roseau River at Roseau Lake, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°54'22", long 95°49'55", in SW^SWi sec.28, T.163 N. , R.40 W., 

on upstream bridge piling on left bank at Roseau Lake , 3| miles upstream 

from Pine Creek, 3-jj- miles downstream from Sprague Creek, and 7 miles northwest of Roseau.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 1,018.59 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced 

to elevations above mean sea level.

Remarks. Only annual peak elevations are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1919

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

July 1919

Apr. 18, 1940

Apr. 17, 1941

Apr. 4, 1942

Apr. 13, 1943

June 23, 1944

Apr. 2, 1945

Mar. 29, 1946

June 17, 1947

Apr. 28, 1948

Apr. 17, 1949

May 13, 1950

Elevation 

(feet)

a34.3

29.31

33.29

33.89

32.40

30.27

32.35

31.23

33.37

34.83

31.36

36.86

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 18, 1951

Apr. 10, 1952

June 4, 1953

May 7, 1954

June 7, 1955

Apr. 28, 1956

July 16, 1957

July 10, 195S

Apr. 6, 1959

Apr. 17, 1960

Mar. 25, 1961

Elevation 

(feet)

33.81

27.99

26.63

29.21

28.91

32 88

31.35

27.55

31.15

31.07

28.43

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

a Based On local information.

Note.--Add 1,OOO.OO ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

1070. Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°59'35", long 95°55'04", in SW^SW^ sec.26, T.164 N., R.41 W., 

on right bank, half a mile south of international boundary, 2 miles northeast of village of Pine Creek, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--74.6 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Mar. 13, 1929; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 1,038.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of of 1928 by Geodetic 

Survey of Canada.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 120 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

Date

Mar. 19, 1929

Apr. 8, 1929

Apr. 7, 1930

Apr. 8, 1930

May 3, 1930

May 12, 193O

June 29, 1930

July 14, 1930

Apr. 7, 1931

Apr. 10, 1932

Apr. 2, 1933

Apr. 8, 1933

Apr. 20, 1933

May 25, 1933

Apr. a, 1934

Apr. 12, 1935

Apr. 27, 1935

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.3

5.25

8.91

8.70

5.01

8.83

8.78

5.73

7.33

8.67

9.12

8.13

5.69

9.03

7.4

6.52

5.76

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.8

1.0

1.4

.60

-

-

_

-

-

1.0

3.1

.94

-

-

3.8

1.00

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

115

-

296

125

449

449

150

229

256

-

209

140

500

70

133

144

Water 

year

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

Apr. 17, 1936

May 1, 1937

July 19, 1937

Apr. 28, 193S

May 10, 1938

Apr. 20, 1939

Apr. 27, 1939

Apr. 15, 1940

May 1, 1940

Apr. 9, 1941

Sept. 25, 1941

Mar. 28, 1942

Apr. 29, 1942

Sept. 2, 1942

Apr. 9, 1943

May 3, 1943

Gage 

heigrt 

(feet)

8.58

8.52

5.70

5.28

7.90

4.50

4.18

5.88

4.15

8.61

9.79

9.42

9.19

8.42

8.95

6.26

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

1.8

-

2.7

,57

.70

-

.81

-

-

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

516

488

168

145

362

-

49

-

59

261

706

332

464

306

398

178
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 137

Peak stages and discharges of Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn. Continued

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

June 6, 1943

June 17, 1943

July 16, 1943

Apr. 13, 1944

June 8, 1944

June 22, 1944

Aug. 6, 1944

Aug. 12, 1944

Sept. 3, 1944

Mar. 28, 1945

Apr. 13, 1945

July 21, 1945

Aug. 20, 1945

Aug. 31, 1945

Sept. 10, 1945

Sept. 23, 1945

Mar. 22, 1946

Apr. 10, 1947

June 11, 1947

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.49

6.48

4.96

8.64

7.96

5.05

6.22

6.24

4.88

9.46

6.61

7.88

8.42

6.67

6.45

6.59

8.54

7.23

3.62

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-'

1.62

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

2.00

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

322

188

125

213

273

125

173

173

121

534

181

239

264

185

173

181

265

130

590

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Apr. 19, 1948

Aug. 1, 1948

Apr. 10, 1949

Apr. 10, 1949

Apr. 24, 1950

May 6, 1950

May 21, 1950

June 1, 1950

June 29, 1950

Sept. 14, 1950

Apr. 6, 1951

May 1, 1951

Apr. 10, 1952

July 5, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

May 13, 1953

June 6, 1953

Gage

height 

(feet)

9.62

7.56

9.10

9.07

10.18

9.68

8.83

7.02

8.39

9.39

8.9

6.31

7.43

4.92

6.47

5.98

5.73

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

O.C8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.67

-

2.23

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

590

218

-

384

632

433

244

157

216

338

272

139

-

98

_

129

122

1075. Roseau River at Ross, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°54'37", long 95°55'18", in SE^ sec.27, T.163 N., R.41 W., on 

left bank, 300 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile north 

of Ross, and two-thirds of a mile downstream from Pine Creek.

Drainage area. 1,220 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Mar. 13, 1929; recording thereafter. Datim of 

gage is 1,018.44 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geoletic 

Survey of Canada.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data.--Maximum stage known, about 19 ft in 1896. Other outstanding 

floods reached the following stages ( from information by local residents): 

Flood in July 1919, 17.5 ft; flood in 1927, about 16 ft.

Remarks. Flow affected by natural storage in Roseau Lake. Base for partialduration series, 300 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

Date

Mar. 19, 1929

Apr. 8, 1929

June 1, 1929

Apr. 10, 1930

May 17, 1930

July 2, 1930

July 14, 1930

Apr. 7, 1931

Apr. 13, 1932

Apr. 8, 1933

Apr. 21, 1933

May 27, 1933

Apr. 8, 1934

Mar. 29, 1935

Apr. 11, 1935

Apr. 12, 1935

Apr. 28, 1935

May 14, 1935

Apr. 23, 1936

May 5, 1937

July 26, 1937

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.6

8.72

5.28

9.53

10.74

8.12

6.51

-

11.40

9.22

8.65

7.72

7.20

_

8.64

8.62

6.52

5.11

10.48

11.95

10.96

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.3

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.44

.89

-

-

2.40

_

1.76

1.5

-

-

.4

_

.88

Discharge 

(cfsf

665

953

402

1,110

1,460

812

540

653

1,550

-

912

736

332

310

-

637

547

365

1,280

1,600

1,120

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Mar. 24, 1938

May 18, 1938

June 20, 1939

Apr. 18, 1940

Apr. 21, 1940

Apr. 18, 1941

June 17, 1941

Oct. 2, 1941

Apr. 4, 1942

May 9, 1942

Sept. 7, 1942

Apr. 13, 1943

June 20, 1943

Apr. 16, 1944

May 27, 1944

June 24, 1944

July 17, 1944

Aug. 14, 1944

Sept. 4, 1944

Nov. 19, 1944

Apr. 3, 1945

July 22, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

14.64

3.91

9.47

8.06

14.32

10.08

12.16

14.91

13.94

9.94

13.12

11.89

9.47

6.24

10.79

7.13

6.51

7.26

6.88

13.04

7.35

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

3.07

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

930

2,290

203

-

730

2,230

1,100

1,380

2,400

2,130

862

1,910

1,590

1,070

476

1,390

505

371

434

582

1,800

566
138 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Roseau River at Ross, Minn. Continued

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Aug. 22, 1945

Sept. 2, 1945

Sept. 27, 1945

Mar. 29, 1946

May 7, 1946

July 11, 1946

Apr. 18, 1947

May 5, 1947

June 18, 1947

Aug. 12, 1947

Apr. 29, 1948

Aug. 3, 1948

Apr. 16, 1949

June 4, 1949

May 12, 1950

July 6, 1950

Aug. 3, 1950

Sept.l&i8, 1950

Oct. 10, 1950

Apr. 20, 1951

Apr. 10, 1952

July 8, 1952

Mar. 24, 1953

May 15, 1953

June 4, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.86

6.48

7.90

11.82

7.42

5.19

8.40

7.36

14.38

7.24

15.88

8.75

11.95

5.62

18.25

12.30

7.70

8.82

8.57

14.70

-

6.52

8.12

6.73

7.33

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.21

-

-

Discharge 

(ofsf

395

349

550

1,550

664

349

a850

694

2,400

660

3,220

612

1,730

390

6,560

1,570

671

872

828

2,580

760

548

-

581

640

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 8, 1954

June 2, 1954

June 18, 1954

Apr. 10, 1955

Apr. 26, 1955

June 10, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

July 13, 1956

Sept. 7, 1956

Apr. 1, 1957

July 16, 1957

Nov. 16, 1957

July 18, 1958

Apr. 10, 1959

May 10, 1959

May 31, 1959

June 13, 1959

Apr. 18, 1960

May 22, 1960

June 4, 1960

June 13, 1960

June 27, 1960

Mar. 25, 1961

Apr. 23, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.71

7.48

7.9'

8.64

8.3?

9.37

13.71

10.45

10.18

10.03

11.89

6.14

8.06

11.42

8.65

7.14

7.25

11. £5

5.C2

5. £8

5.76

5.C3

8.S1

6.33

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

1.20

-

.07

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.95

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,140

705

710

842

795

980

2,150

1,250

1,190

912

1,600

485

786

1,530

933

614

632

1,560

311

428

397

304

570

476

a Maximum daily discharge.

1080. Roseau River near Badger, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°54'42", long 96°00'24", in SW£ sec.30, T.163 F., R.41 W., on 

right bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge and 9 miles north of Badger.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 1,016.90 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage heights have beer reduced to 

elevations above mean sea level.

Remarks.--Only annual peak elevations are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1896

1919

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

-

July 1919

Mar. 19, 1929

May 17, 1930

Apr. 6, 1931

Apr. 14, 1932

Apr. 14, 1933

Apr. 18, 1934

Apr. 10, 1935

Apr. 23, 1936

May 5, 1937

May 18, 1938

June 20, 1939

Apr. 18, 1940

Apr. 17, 1941

Apr. 4, 1942

Apr. 14, 1943

Elevation 

(feet)

a34

a33

26.30

27.31

25.12

27.97

26.32

24.36

25.56

26.99

28.27

30.31

21.45

26.24

30.20

30.80

29.41

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 23, 1944

Apr. 3, 1945

Mar. 29, 1946

June 18, 1947

Apr. 29, 1948

Apr.17,18,1949

May 13, 1950

Apr .20,21, 1951

Apr. 7-14, 1952

June 4, 1953

Apr. 11, 1954

June 10, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

July 17, 1957

Oct. 18, 1957

Apr J.O -11, 1959

Apr. 18, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Elevation 

(feet)

27.43

29.30

28.28

30.22

31.37

28.24

32.65

30.35

25.86

24.14

25.58

26.19

29.65

28.20

24.64

27.78

28.06

26.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a From local information.

Note. Add 1,000.00 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 139

1090. Badger Creek near Badger, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°48'1S", long 96°01'44", in NE£ sec.2, T.161 N., R.42 W., just 

downstream from Skunk Creek ditch and 1 mile northwest of Badger.

Drainage area. 2.2 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecordlng. Datum of gage is 1,047.5 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 190 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks.--Discharge affected at times by interchange of flow to and from Two 

Rivers basin. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929 

1930

1932 

1933 

1934

Date

Apr. 7, 1929 

May 11, 1930

Apr 8, 1932 

Apr 11, 1932 

Mar 31, 1933 

Apr 3, 1933 

Apr 3, 1934

Gage 

height 

(feet)

1.97 

4.88

6.2 

4.52 

1.9

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.4 

2.47 

.6

Discharge 

(cfsf

17.4 

146

104 

55

Water 

year

1934 

1935

1936

1937 

1938

Date

Apr. 9, 1934 

Mar. 26, 1935 

Apr. 10, 1935

Apr. 14, 1936 

Apr. 19, 1936 

May 1, 1937 

May 10, 1938

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.50

4.02

5.64 

5.46

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.2 

2.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

10 

51

28 

236

130

1095. Roseau River near Haug, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°55'28", long 96°12'26", in SE£ sec.21, T.163 N., R.43 W., on

left bank 250 ft downstream from abandoned highway bridge, 5 miles south of

international boundary, and 8^ miles northwest of Haug.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 1,014.02 ft above mean sea level, aijustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage heights have been reduced 

to elevations above mean sea level.

Bankfull stage.--Elevation 1,021 ft.

Remarks. Flow through ditches to south bypassing gage starts at elevation 

1,019.5 ft. Only annual peak elevations are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1919

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

July 1919

Apr. 14, 1932

Apr. 11, 1933

Apr. 14, 1934

Apr. 12, 1935

Apr. 26, 1936

May 8, 1937

May 22, 1938

June 21, 1939

Apr. 19, 1940

Apr. 22, 1941

Apr. 6, 1942

Apr. 16, 1943

June 21, 1944

Apr. 18, 1945

Apr. 4, 1946

Elevation 

(feet)

(a)

23.19

22.97

21.31

21.99

22.41

22.85

23.35

18.01

21.57

22.93

23.51

23.02

22.72

23.08

22.94

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Water 

year

1947

1948

1943

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 22, 1947

Apr. 29, 1948

Apr. 18, 1949

May 15, 195O

Apr. 24, 1951

Apr. 17, 1952

June 5, 1953

May 2-10,1954

Apr. 28, 1955

May 17, 1956

July 21, 1957

July 19, 1958

Apr. 14, 1959

Apr O2 -26, I960

Mar.27 to Apr.23,

1961

Elevation 

(feet)

23.36

23.76

22.97

24.64

23.52

20.27

20.61

22. 05

21.92

23.32

23.13

21.30

22.95

23.15

22.78

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a Reported to have reached a stage of between 1,024 and 1,024.5 ft.

Note. --Add 1,000.00 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
140 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

1105. Roseau River at head of State ditch 51, near Oak Point, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°56'53", long 96°22'56", in NE^NE^- sec.18, T.163 N., R.44 W., 

at head of State ditch 51 {known locally as Caribou cutoff ditch), 2 miles 

southeast of Oak Point, and Z\ miles south and 3 miles east of Caribou.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 1,007.88 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced 

to elevations above mean sea level.

Remarks. Only annual peak elevations are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1919

1933 

1934 

1935

1936

Date

July 1919

Apr. 23, 1933 

Apr. 11, 1934 

Apr. 10, 1935

May 1, 1936

Elevation 

(feet)

(a)

16.24 

15.03 

15.65

16.11

Discharge 

(cfs)

:

Water

year

1937 

1938 

1939 

1940

1941 

1942

Date

May 10, 1937 

May 26, 1938 

Apr. 19, 1939 

Apr. 20, 1940

Apr. 26, 1941 

Apr. 9, 12, 1942

Elevation 

(feet)

17.60 

18.89 

12.72 

15.98

18.37 

19.36

Discharge 

(cfs)

:

a Believed to have reached an elevation of between 1,O20.4 and 1,020.9 ft. 

Mote. Add 1,OOO.OO ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

1110. Roseau River at Oak Point, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°58'48", long 96°24'19", in SE^SE^ sec.36, T.164 N. , R.45 W., 

on upstream side of highway bridge at Oak Point, 2 miles east of Caribou.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 1,005.30 ft above mean S3a level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced 

to elevations above mean sea level.

Remarks. Only annual peak elevations are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1919

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

July 1919

Apr. 19, 1933

Apr. 8, 12, 1934

Apr. 13, 1935

May 1, 1936

May 7, 1937

May 26, 1938

June 21, 1939

Apr. 26, 1941

Apr. 13, 1942

Apr .21,23, 1943

June 26, 1944

Apr. 11, 1945

Apr. 6, 1946

Elevation 

(feet)

aie.8

13.17

10.92

13.14

12.95

14.06

15.37

8.36

15.01

16.09

15.16

14.10

15.22

14.57

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

Water

year

1947

1948

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

Date

June 28, 1947

May 3, 1948

May 19, 1950

May 2, 1951

Apr. 11, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

May 13, 1954

June 13, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

Apr. 7, 1957

Oct. 19, 1957

Apr. 19, 1959

Apr. 27, 1960

Elevation 

(feet)

15.26

16.76

19.64

16.18

12.50

12.50

13.43

13.48

16.56

15.12

12.18

14.52

14.74

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

a Prom local information.

Mote. Add 1,OOO.OO ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 141

1120. Roseau River below State ditch 51, near Caribou, Minn. 

(Published as "at Caribou," prior to October 1930, and as "below cutoff 

ditch, near Caribou," October 1930 to September 1936)

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°58'54", long 96°27'46", in SE^SW^ sec.34, T.164 N., R.45 W., 

on left bank, 400 ft downstream from State ditch 51 (known locally as Caribou 

cutoff ditch) and 0.6 mile west of Caribou.

Drainage area. 1,570 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording at site at Caribou 0.6 mile upstream at datum 0.95 ft lower 

prior to Sept. 30, 1930; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 1,002.14 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Occasionally, at extremely high stages, there is some natural diversion of flow above station to headwaters of the Two Rivers basin. Base for 

partial-duration series, 250 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown pricr to 1930. 

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

United States under agreement with Canada.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1917

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

Apr. 17, 1917

Apr. 15, 1920

Apr. 11, 1921

May 25, 1922

May 2, 1923

Apr. 29, 1924

July 1-9,1925

July 6-8,1926

May 24, 1927

Apr. 2, 1928

July 6, 1928

Apr. 10, 1929

Apr. 12, 1930

May 21, 1930

July 5, 1930

Apr. 7, 1931

Apr. 9, 1931

May 12, 1931

June 1, 1931

Apr. 13, 1932

Apr .16-18, 1932

Nov. 14, 1932

Apr. 9, 1933

Apr. 17, 1933

May 30, 1933

Apr. 12, 1934

Apr. 13, 1934

Apr. 13, 1935

Apr. 30, 1935

May 15, 1935

May 1, 1936

May 11, 1937

Aug. 16, 1937

Mar. 27, 1938

May 27, 1938

Apr. 20, 1939

Apr. 22, 1940

Nov. 10, 1940

Apr. 26, 1941

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.47

11.70

alO.95

9.4

12.5

8.9

11.0

10.5

12.8

10.40

-

6.02

6.72

6.89

5.68

6.87

6.30

3.27

3.18

8.80

7.78

4.21

7.14

6.93

5.71

5.21

5.05

7.98

4.48

3.68

5.99

7.12

6.12

5.68

8.05

3.51

8.08

4.10

7.85

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

1.4

.20

-

-

-

-

-

-

.35

-

-

-

-

-

.76

-

-

-

1.2

-

.9

1.66

-

-

1.4

1.2

2.3

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

2.62

.74

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,470

1,720

1,980

1,360

2,980

1,230

2,140

1,900

3,170

-

1,670

980

1,300

1,380

920

-

1,140

296

274

_

1,710

296

-

1,350

920

.

424

920

580

388

1,020

1,360

1,030

890

1,750

340

832

291

1,660

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

June 20, 1941

Oct. 9, 1941

Apr. 1, 1942

Apr. 13, 1942

Aug. 13, 1942

Sept. 16, 1942

Apr. 21, 1943

July 14, 1943

Aug. 11, 1943

Apr. 21, 1944

May 29, 1944

June 27, 1944

Aug. 15, 1944

Sept. 5, 1944

Mar. 23, 1945

Apr. 11, 1945

July 24, 1945

Aug. 24, 1945

Sept. 4, 1945

Sept. 29, 1945

Apr. 14, 1946

July 12, 1946

Apr. 22, 1947

May 7, 1947

June 28, 1947

Aug. 15, 1947

Oct. 1, 1947

Oct. 17, 1947

May 4, 1948

July 11, 1948

Aug. 6, 1948

Apr. 26, 1949

June 5, 1949

May 19, 1950

Sept. 22, 1950

Oct. 10, 1950

May 2, 1951

Apr. 12, 1952

July 9, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

Apr. -17, 1953

May 16, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.90

7.62

9.85

8.68

3.39

5.60

7.90

7.39

3.30

6.12

4.21

7.05

4.59

4.94

8.11

8.07

4.74

4.36

4.52

5.51

7.50

3.41

5.42

4.99

7.97

5.04

3.67

4.23

9.23

3.61

5.30

7.32

4.08

11.81

6.08

6.02

8.S6

_

4.45

6.92

4.51

4.52

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

2.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

1.98

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

860

1,490

-

2,070

274

806

1,700

1,400

254

970

460

1,270

484

556

1,760

558

452

491

780

1,560

276

800

680

1,780

695

309

475

2,460

276

636

1,480

438

4,080

970

964

2,200

bl,070

546

687

564

566

a Occurred at different time than peak discharge, 

b Maximum daily discharge.

280-255 O - 68 - 11
142 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Roseau River below State ditch 51, near 

Caribou, Minn. Continued

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

June 5, 1953

July 4, 1953

Apr. 13, 1954

May 9-12,1954

June 3, 1954

June 20, 1954

Apr. 30, 1955

June 13, 1955

July 15, 1955

May 2, 1956

July 24, 1956

Sept. 13, 1956

Apr. 7, 1957

Apr. 30, 1957

July 12, 1957

Sept. 17, 1957

Apr. 7, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.32

3.41

8.07

6.43

5.50

-

6.33

6.52

3.58

8.96

6.85

6.34

9.51

7.77

8.02

6.67

5.82

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

1.17

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.11

-

-

-

1.21

Discharge 

(efs)

797

299

1,320

1,160

830

b900

1,060

1,080

316

2,300

1,240

1,050

1,480

1,660

1,790

1,170

560

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 20, 1958

Apr. 9, 1959

Apr.19-22,1959

May 15, 1959

June 1, 1959

June 14, 1959

July 13, 1959

Oct^Lto Nov. 2,

1959

Apr. 13, 1960

Apr. 27, 1960

June 5, 1960

June 14, 1960

June 29, 1960

Mar. 29, 1961

Apr. 24, 1961

May 11, 1961

Gage 

heigl-t 

(feet)

5.f9

9.C3

7.f*

6.42

5.34

5.18

3.52

3.74

8.46

7.73

4.36

4.36

3.S9

5.S6

4.40

3.75

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

2.45

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.40

-

-

-

-

1.28

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

877

-

1,570

1,160

803

756

281

372

-

1,650

523

523

430

611

534

374

b Maximum daily discharge.

1125. Roseau River at international boundary, near Caribou, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°59'57", long 96°30'20", near center of sec.29, T.164 N., 

R.45 W., on left bank, 400 ft upstream from last international boundary 

crossing and 3 miles northwest of Caribou.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 1,002.59 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928, by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage heights have been reduced 

to elevations above mean sea level.

Remarks. Only annual peak elevations are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

May 29, 1933

Apr. 13, 1934

Apr. 13, 1935

Apr. 20, 1936

May 11, 1937

May 2S, 193S

Apr. 19, 1939

Apr. 22, 1940

Apc26-2S,1941

Apr. IS, 1942

Apr. 22, 1943

Apr. 16, 1944

Mar. 24, 1945

Apr. 15. 1946

(a)

Elevation 

(feet)

5.30

4.86

6.58

6.79

6.19

6.59

3.62

6.78

6.55

6.77

6.69

6.95

7.06

6.41

6.64

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

-

-

.

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 2-5, 1948

Apr. 11, 1949

May 20, 1950

May 3, 1951

Apr. 14, 1952

Apr. 3, 1953

May 10, 1954

Apr. 9, 1955

Apr. 20, 1956

Apr. 7, 1957

July 20, 1958

Apr. 9, 1959

Apr. 14, 1960

(b)

Elevation 

(feet)

6.87

6.80

7.02

6.91

6.82

5.72

5.98

6.4S

7.30

7.29

5.3S

7.16

7.43

5.24

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

a Probably occurred June 28, 1947.

b During period Mar. 2S to Apr. 6, 1961.

Note. Add 1,000.00 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 143

1135. Long Creek near Crosby, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°58'30", long 103°16'04", in NW£ sec.3, T.163 N., R.97 W., on 

right bank at downstream side of county highway bridge, 1 mile downstream 

from small tributary, and 5 miles northeast of Crosby.

Drainage area. 2,0i 

noncontributing.

sq mi, approximately, of which 1,300 sq mi is probably

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to June 21, 1952; recording thereafter, 

gage is 1,870 ft (from topographic map).

Altitude of

relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

nges owing to channel shifting, ice effect, and beaver activity.

Stage-dlscharg 

frequent en

Bankfull stage.--9 ft.

Historical data.--The flood of Apr. 23, 1948, is maximum stage known. Flood in 

1904 reached about the same stage, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs. 

shown prior to 1952.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1943

1944

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Bate

Apr. 1, 1943

June 28, 1944

Mar. 13, 1946

Mar. 23, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

Apr. 23, 1948

Apr. 1, 1949

Apr. 3, 1949

Apr. 16, 1950

Apr. 18, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952 

Apr. 10, 1952

June 10, 1953

June 2O, 1953

June 27, 1953

June 30, 1953

Oage 

height 

(feet)

13.62

3.59

8.27

13.05

-

16.10

10.5

-

10.65

12.4

9.7O 

8.08

9.93

6.28

8.13

8.49

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

6.0

-

-

4.1

-

.65

2.0

1.10

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

3,150

65

678

-

936

6,240

-

500

1,100

1,250

550 

436

912

251

515

622

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 24, 1954

Mar. 30, 1955

Apr. 6, 1955

Apr. 28, 1955

May 5, 1955

May 10, 1955

Mar. 20) 1956

Mar. 26, 1956

Apr. 11, 1956

Mar. 28, 1957

Mar. 31, 1958

June 29, 1959

Mar. 27, I960

-

Oage 

height 

(feet)

5.12

10.57

9.30

5.58

5.76

7.92

7.4

7.2

6.8

4.55

9.67

8.67

13.00

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

O.4?

1.3

-

-

-

-

3.5

1.2

.2f

.9f

-

-

1.7

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

121

850

82O

230

274

564

-

230

300

40

984

554

1,650

0
144 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

1140. Souris River near Sherwood, N. Dak. 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 48°59'24", long 101°57'28", in NW^SW^NE^ sec.33, T.164 N., 

R.87 W., on right bank, 0.8 mile downstream from international boundary 

and 16 miles northwest of Sherwood.

Drainage area.--9,650 sq mi, approximately, of which 6,400 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Apr. 8, 1935; recording gage and concrete control thereafter. Datum of gage is 1,604.00 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 5,000 

cfs and extended to 7,400 cfs for records through 1950. Defined by currentmeter measurements below 5,200 cfs after 1950. Subject to ctanges at high 

stages owing to ice effect and channel changes.

Bankfull stage.--18 ft.

Historical data.--Flood of Apr. 28, 1948, is maximum stage known.

Remarks.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada. Base for partial-duration 

series, 120 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown prior to 1935.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1927

1930

1931

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Bate

-

Apr. 11, 1930

Apr. 14, 1931

Mar. 31, 1933

Mar. 16, 1934

Apr. 15, 1935

Apr. 24, 1935

July 5, 1935

July 8, 1935

Apr. 25, 1936

Apr. 14, 1937

Mar. 20, 1938

Mar. 27, 1938

Mar. 28, 1939

Apr. 15, 1940

Apr. 6, 1941

Apr. 14, 1941

May 3, 1941

Mar. 25, 1942

Apr. 5, 1942

Apr. 20, 1942

June 2, 1942

Mar. 27, 1943

Apr. 12, 1943

June 21, 1943

Apr. 9, 1944

June 10, 1944

July 5, 1944

Mar. 28, 1945

Mar. 30, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 18, 1947

June 25, 1947

Apr. 13, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a22

9.70

1.17

13.10

7.74

3.7S

2.57

2.78

2.10

10.82

2.60

10.19

9.36

19.08

3.58

7.38

9.70

3.00

7.02

15.54

6.11

3.19

4.70

23.18

3.68

4.29

2.87

11.7

2.88

16.88

16.33

18.29

7.77

5.22

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

0.3

3.5

1.70

-

-

-

-

-

.80

-

-

1.35

2.29

-

-

2.60

1.10

-

-

1.51

-

-

1.22

-

-

.33

-

2.66

-

-

2.43

Discharge 

(cfsf

-

956

19

1,370

344

121

170

200

130

1,270

125

1,040

1,040

2,480

120

440

1,030

210

350

1,700

563

200

200

5,320

222

160

136

1,240

60

2,010

1,520

2,250

700

-

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 28, 1948

July 26, 1948

Aug. 9, 194S

Apr. 11, 1949

June 4, 1949

Apr. IS, 1950

May 14, 1950

June 17, 1950

June 23, 1950

May 10, 1951

Apr. 3, 1952

Mar. 23, 1953

Mar. 31, 1953

Apr. 6, 1953

May 19, 1953

June 19, 1953

July 9, 1953

Mar. 3, 1954

Mar. 16, 1954

Apr. 16, 1954

May 9, 1954

June 12, 1954

June 18, 1954

Apr. 5, 1955

May 14, 1955

June 20, 1955

July 9, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956

June 25, 1956

July 2, 1956

July 9, 1956

Mar. 25, 1957

Apr. 2, 1958

Mar. 23, 1959

Apr. 8, 1960

Mar. 20, 1961

Gage 

heigt <: 

(feet)

23.80

3.05

4.49

20.56

2.95

14.25

5.74

3.18

4.11

19.23

13.23

5.77

7.06

10.94

3.43

12.28

14.95

5.32

4.78

5.26

3.69

8.53

8.62

23.05

15.24

6.05

4.35

21.75

3.78

6.64

5.56

11.28

14.25

10.69

19.09

4.63

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.86

1.67

1.14

.60

-

-

-

1.59

1.47

.98

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.2

1.4

2.5

-

1.49

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,400

148

303

2,720

126

1,610

449

165

261

2,680

1,200

260

470

1,050

192

1,340

1,780

220

180

280

202

799

811

5,210

1,760

486

288

3,560

201

545

418

750

1,380

740

2,670

160

a About.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 145

1160. Souris River near Foxholm, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°22'20", long 101°30'18", in SW^SE^ sec.34, T.157 N., R.84 W., 

on left bank, 30 ft upstream from county highway bridge, 3 miles east of 

Foxholm, 19 miles upstream from Des Lacs River, and at mile 98.3 downstream 

from Canadian border (Geological Survey river plan and profile).

Drainage area.--10,200 sq mi,, approximately, of which 6,700 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 600 ft downstream at datum about half a foot higher 

prior to Mar. 26, 1938; recording thereafter. Datum of present gag? is 

1,560.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 8 ft.

Remarks.--Flow regulated since 1936 by Lake Darling (usable capacity 

acre-ft) and several smaller reservoirs (combined capacity, about 

acre-ft). Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

, 108,500

116,000

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

May 17, 1937

Apr. 5, 1938

Apr. 17, 1939

Oct. 20, 1939

Apr. 9, 1941

Apr. 19, 1941

Oct.21-83, 1941

Apr. 25, 1943

Feb. 18, 1944

Apr. 17, 1944

Nov. 14, 1944

Apr. 17, 1946

Apr. 28, 1947

May 16, 1948

Apr. 15, 1949

Cage 

height 

(feet)

a4.51

b7 .52

C8.92

7.81

7.80

-

5.72

14.50

6.22

-

6.01

6.48

12.39

14.79

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

1.20

-

-

-

.30

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

202

464

663

504

-

486

62

2,990

-

200

145

298

1,350

3,040

690

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 22, 1949

Apr. 26, 1950

May 14, 1951

Apr. 24, 1952

July 14, 1953

June 24, 1954

Apr. 21, 1955

Apr 22, 1956

Oct 15, 1956

Apr 30, 1958

Apr 22, 1959

Apr 14, 1960

Apr. 4, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.63

12.14

13.98

6.52

13.18

6.96

14.20

13.69

6.05

6.64

6.53

10.25

6.13

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

1,290

2,120

325

1,480

444

2,330

1,890

157

368

329

926

186

a occurred two days later.

b Occurred on following day.

c occurred at different time than peak discharge.

1162. Des Lacs River tributary near Donnybrook, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°29'35", long 101°51'20", in NE^SW^ sec. 24, T.158 N., R.87 W., 

at culvert on Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, 1.8 miles 

southeast of Donnybrook.

Drainage area. 3.82 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements belov 22 cfs 

and extended to 125 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage. Not subject to overflow. 

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956

1957 

195S

Date

July -August 

1956 

Mar. 20, 1957 

Mar. 30, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.76

3.32 

3.45

Discharge 

(cfs)

58

33 

39

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 1959 

Mar. 26, I960

Mar. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.01 

6.27

a2.46

Discharge 

(cfs)

80 

125

2

a Affected by backwater.
146 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

1163. Puller Coulee at Poxholm, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°21'45", long 101°34'00", in NE£sw£ sec.2, T.156 N., R.85 W., 

at culvert on U.S. Highway 52, 0.4 mile southeast of Poxholm.

Drainage area. 12.8 sq mi, of which 6.9 sq mi is noncontributin^. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Mar. 29, 1955

Mar. 20, 1956 

Mar. 20, 1957 

Mar. 28, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.73

a2.54 

1.51 

3.06

Discharge 

(cfs)

132

25 

9.5 

77

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 22, 1959 

Mar. 26, 1960

March 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.29 

4.70

1.72

Discharge 

(cfs)

40 

126

3

a Affected by backwater.

1165. Des Lacs River at Poxholm, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°22'14", long 101°34'11", in NW^NE^NW^ sec.2, T.156 N., R.85 W. 

on left bank, 200 ft upstream from county highway bridge in Foxholm.

Drainage area. 939 sq mi, of which 400 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage. Nonrecording Oct. 1, 1945, to Aug. 30, 1948, and June 14 to Oct. 23, 

1955; recording Aug. 31, 1948, to June 7, 1955, and since Oct. 24, 1955. 

Oct. 1, 1945, to June 7, 1955, at former bridge over former channel, 

500 ft southwest of present site at present datum. June 14 to Oct. 23, 

1955, at site 200 ft downstream from present gage at same datum. Datum of 

gage is 1,632.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

changes owing to channel shifting and ice effect.

Bankfull stage. 20 ft.

Historical data. Flood in spring of 1939 is maximum stage known since 1886, 

from information by local residents.

Remarks. Some regulation by a series of wildfowl refuge ponds, combined capacity about 64,000 acre-ft. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1939

1946

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

1951 

1952

Date

Spring 1939

Mar 23, 1946

Mar 28, 1946 

Mar 24, 1947 

Apr 19, 1948 

Apr 4, 1949 

Apr 16, 1950

Apr 6, 1951 

Apr 1, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!8.8

5.62

14.38 

10.73 

18.04 

13.83

18.05 

14.31

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.0

1.9 

.5

1.0

1.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

_

113 

640 

505 

2,000 

1,010

1,800 

850

Water 

year

1953

1954 

1955

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

July 2, 1953

Apr 6, 1954 

Mar 31, 1955

Apr 12, 1956 

Mar 22, 1957 

Mar 29, 1958 

June 28, 1959 

Mar. 27, 1960

Mar. IS, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.3?

8.3S 

13.91

11.33 

8.18 

9.93 

4.60 

14.64

3.6-5

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

2.0 

.8

2.75 

1.09

.95 

.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

775

205 

900

696 

150 

430 

105 

1,020

25

a About.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 147

1175. Souris River above Minot, N. Dak.

(Published as Mouse River at Minot 1903-24, Souris River at Minot 

1927-28, 1929-34, and Souris River near Minot 1928-29)

Location. La t 48°14'45", long 101°22'15", in NWiNWiSE^ sec. 17, T.155 N., 

R.83 W. , on right bank, 180 ft downstream from county highway bridfe, 

3j miles west of Minot, 7 miles downstream from Des Lacs River, an? at mile 

124.1 downstream from Canadian border (Geological Survey river plar and 

profile ) .

Drainage area. --11. 300 sq mi, approximately, of which 7,100 sq mi is pr-obably 

noncontributing .

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Oct. 1, 1934; recording gage and concrete control 

thereafter. May 5, 1903, to Sept. 30, 1928, and Oct. 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 

1934, at mile 135.0 in Minot at datum 12.5 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1928, to 

Sept. 30, 1929, at Saugstad bridge at mile 145.8, 5 miles southeast of Minot 

at datum 19.2 ft lower than present datum. Flood records are equivalent. 

Datum of present gage is 1,545.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belov 8,100 

cfs; subject to changes owing to control moving by frost action, changes to 

control structure, and manmade developments in flood plain.

Bankfull stage. --16 ft at site and datum in Minot and 14 ft at present site and 

datum.

Historical data . --Maximum stage known at present site and datum, about 23 ft in 

April 1904 , from information by local residents. According to the Apr. 20, 

1904, issue of the Minot Daily Optic, Minot, N. Dak., the river wae at least 

3 ft higher in 1881 than it was in 1904.

Remarks. --Records for 1924-27 furnished by State Engineer of North Dakota. 

Flow almost completely regulated since 1936 by Lake Darling and several 

smaller reservoirs (combined capacity, about 248,000 acre-ft). Only annual 

peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1904

19O6

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

a

Date

Apr. 2O, 1904

Apr. 10, 1906

May 28-30,1907

Apr. 13, 1908

Apr. 14, 1909

Apr. 1-4,1910

Apr. 29, 1911

Apr. 20, 1912

Apr. 4, 1913

Apr. 9, 1913

Apr. 20, 1914

June 26, 1915

May 6, 1916

Apr. 29, 1917

Apr. 18-20, 1919

May 5, 192O

July 10, 1921

Apr. 21, 1922

Apr.30,May 1-3,

1923

Apr. 17, 1924

Apr. 18, 1925

June 30, July 1,3,

1926

Apr. 30, 1927

Apr. 12, 1928

June 7, 1929

Apr. 15, 1930

May 2-5, 1931

Aug. 16-23,

Sept. 12-30, 1931

Qage 

height 

(feet)

21.9

9.4

16.0

6.5

9.45

4.85

7.65

10.4

10.5

9.5

9.5

4.9

19.05

11.4

15.0

17.1

8.5

17.1

19.6

9.8

-

_

20.4

18.35

3.00

9.40

-

a5.0

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

12,000

1,090

2,190

644

1,090

207

744

1,200

1,080

1,080

1,080

41

4,260

1,270

1,860

2,560

790

2,570

3,460

698

3,450

194

3,900

2,940

430

920

8.0

-

Water 

year

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 8, 1932

Apr. 6, 1933

Mar. 23, 1934

May 5, 1935

Apr. 13, 1936

Apr. 14, 1936

May 19, 1937

Apr. 7, 1938

Mar. 26, 1939

Oct. 20, 1939

Apr. 19, 1941

Apr. 5, 1942

Apr. 26, 1943

June 28, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Apr. 18, 1946

Apr. 3, 1947

May 17, 1948

Apr. 6, 1949

Apr. 28, 1950

Apr. 8, 1951

May 16, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

July 2, 1953

June 27, 1954

Apr. 22, 1955

Apr. 23, 1956

Mar. 24, 1957

Mar. 30, 1958

Apr. 24,29, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

Apr. 8, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.20

10. OO

7.25

6.67

6.45

-

5.22

6.00

12.80

6.42

6.21

8.66

15.29

11.11

8.46

5.46

12.54

16.34

16.56

11. OO

14.81

-

11.98

15.21

6.23

14.79

13.13

6.03

8.82

5.50

12.18

5.31

Ice 

effe-it 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

0.8

-

-

-

.4

-

-

1.84

-

-

2.24

-

1.44

-

1.55

-

.9

-

2.61

-

-

-

.77

1.7

-

2.85

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

26O

1,040

328

612

-

356

197

418

1,480

480

480

620

2,480

1,40O

487

254

1,360

2,700

2,250

1,340

-

2,280

1,080

2,320

488

2,200

1,930

210

625

321

1,000

229

Backwater from industrial wastes.
148 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

1200. Souris River at Verendrye, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°09'35", long 100°43'45", in NW^SW^ sec.17, T.1E4 N., R.78 W., 

on left bank, 2.7 miles north of Verendrye, ?| miles southwest of (19 miles 

upstream from) mouth of Wintering River, and at mile 210.5 downstream from 

Canadian border (Geological Survey river plan and profile).

Drainage area.--12,000 sq mi, approximately, of which 7,400 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage.--Nonrecording at datum 1.97 ft higher prior to Mar. 4, 193P; recording 

thereafter. Gage heights given herein converted to present datum. Datum 

of present gage is 1,464.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 3,300 

cfs and extended to 4,200 cfs; subject to changes owing to ice effect and 

channel shifting.

Bankfull stage.--1? ft.

Remarks. Flow regulated by reservoirs on the Souris and the Des Lacs Rivers 

(combined capacity, about 248,000 acre-ft). Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

May 23, 1937

June 20, 1937

Mar. 2, 1938

Apr. 10, 1938

Mar. 30, 1939

Oct. 24, 1939

Apr. 22, 1941

Apr. 6, 1942

Mar. 28, 1943

May 2, 1943

July 2, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 24, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947

May 22, 1948

Apr. 8, 1949

May 16, 1950

Gage 

height

(feet)

4.17

-

8.30

-

13.58

5.32

5.44

12.25

16.32

-

11.92

9.41

6.57

14.22

14.95

17.7

14.45

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

3.3

-

3.3

-

-

2.8

6.0

-

-

2.4

1.4

2.8

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

118

118

-

342

1,260

396

426

1,100

-

2,220

1,450

660

376

1,350

2,300

4,200

2,150

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 12, 1951

Apr. 5, 1952

Apr. 6, 1952

July 7, 1953

Feb. 21, 1954

June 30, 1954

Apr. 26, 1955

Apr. 30, 1956

Mar. 25, 1957

Apr. 17, 1957

Apr. 2, 1958

Mar. 22, 1959

May 1, 1959

Apr. 2, 1960

Apr. 11, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.55

15.38

-

14. 8P

7. or

-

13. 5f

13. Of

5.6]

-

10. 8f

5.27

-

13. 3f

4.97

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.25

1.20

-

1.30

-

-

-

1.05

-

1.9

.8

-

3.0

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,710

-

2,050

2,150

-

572

1,970

1,800

-

386

960

-

302

1,180

375

1202. Wintering River near Bergen, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°55'50", long 100°40'15", on west line of sec.4, T.151 N., 

R.78 W., on left downstream wingwall of bridge, 6 miles southeast of Bergen.

Drainage area. 176 sq mi, of which 50 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Gage. Recording. Altitude of gage is 1,590 ft, from topographic map. 

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--? ft.

Remarks. Some regulation by Pish and Wildlife Service dams on Cottonwood and 

Wintering Lakes (controlled capacity, about 850 acre-ft). Only annual peaks 

are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

Date

Mar. 21, 1957 

July 2, 1958 

June 27, 1959 

Mar. 22, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.41 

3.52 

3.86 

5.1

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.15 

1.3

Discharge 

(cfsf

15 

121 

225

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Mar. 27, 1960

Mar. 7, 1961 

Mar. 19, 1961

Gage

height 

(feet)

2.4

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

360

1.9
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 149

1205. Wintering River near Karlsruhe, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°10'14", long 100°32'20", on line between sees. 10 and 11, 

T.154 N., R.77 W., on left bank, 30 ft upstream from highway bridge, 4 miles 

upstream from mouth, and 7 miles northeast of Karlsruhe.

Drainage area.--705 sq ml, of which 420 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng. 

Gage. Recording. Altitude of gage Is 1,480 ft, from river-profile map.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 770 cfs 

and extended to 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; subject to 

changes owing to channel shifting and Ice effect.

Bankfull stage. 5 ft.

Historical data. The peak stage of Apr. 7, 1949, Is maximum gage height known 

(channel choked with packed snow).

Remarks.--Some regulation by Pish and Wildlife Service dams on Cottonwood and 

Wintering Lakes (combined capacity, about 850 acre-ft). Base for partialduration series, 25 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

June 13, 1937

Mar. 15, 1938

Mar. 17, 1938

Mar. 25-27, 19 39

Mar. 19, 1940

May 15, 1940

Mar. 31, 1941

Apr. 2, 1941

May 4, 1941

Apr. 5, 1942

Apr. 13, 1942

Apr. 19, 1942

May 3, 1942

May 6, 1942

March 1943

Apr. 2, 1943

Apr. 27, 1943

May 16, 1943

June 10, 1943

June 19, 1943

July 15, 1943

Apr. 10, 1944

June 28, 1944

July 7, 1944

Mar. 22, 1946

Mar. 30, 1946

Mar. 24, 1947

Mar. 25, 1947

Mar. 31, 1947

Apr. 16, 1947

July 23, 1947

Apr. 17, 1948

Apr. 19, 1948

Apr. 2S, 1948

Apr. 7, 1949

June 2, 1949

Apr. 6, 1950

Apr. 17, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a3.82

5.51

5.07

7.01

4.72

2.92

6.31

5.40

3.17

5.89

5.72

5.31

3.36

3.25

8.54

7.48

3.80

3.24

6.02

5.33

4.58

5.25

3.71

3.31

7.08

-

7.3O

7.27

5.92

5.76

5.26

8.80

7.15

6.26

b!2.0

3.80

7.7O

6.27

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.00

.39

3.3

1.90

-

3.5

2.3

-

2.8

-

-

-

-

1.20

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.31

-

-

3.1

-

3.0

2.62

1.09

-

-

2.6

-

-

-

-

4.3

.55

Discharge 

(cfs)

37

-

66

46

-

11

-

26

29

_

138

113

38

34

472

530

51

33

175

124

80

-

49

36

-

67

.

80

90

159

117

-

405

222

3,000

38

-

164

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 22, 1950

May 16, 1950

June 25, 1950

Apr. 5, 1951

Apr. 9, 1951

June 7, 1951

June 21, 1951

Apr. 7, 1952

July 2, 1952

Aug. 31, 1952

Sept. 18, 1952

Mar. 30, 1953

Apr. 3, 1953

May 11, 1953

May 30, 1953

July 4, 1953

Mar. 14, 1954

Apr. 7, 1954

June 8, 1954

June 23, 1954

Sept. 16, 1954

Mar. 31, 1955

Apr. 5, 1955

May 16, 1955

May 2S, 1955

June 4, 1955

June 9, 1955

Apr. 6, 1956

Mar. 10, 1957

June 8, 1957

Apr. 2, 1958

July 2, 1958

Mar. 14, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 1, 1960

May 26, 1960

Mar. 16, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.96

6.99

3.27

8.03

7.70

3.27

4.03

7.80

4.35

4.83

3.98

6.31

5.71

4.66

4.12

4.10

4.74

3.70

4.41

6.22

3.37

7.78

6.15

3.35

3.37

3.39

3.37

9.25

4.76

4.10

4.42

4.00

5.02

4.00

7.32

7.29

4.04

4.79

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

2.43

.77

-

-

1.09

-

-

-

.65

-

-

-

-

1.2

.14

-

-

-

2.2

.10

-

-

-

-

3.0

1.0

-

.5

-

1.35

-

1.6

.53

-

.92

Discharge 

(cfs)

196

474

27

150

45O

32

55

350

61

84

47

-

141

73

49

57

36

37

65

199

28

-

176

27

28

29

28

200

-

22

-

28

-

21

-

260

31

18

a Gage height but not discharge probably higher in March.

b Occurred at different time than peak discharge (channel choked with packed snow).
150 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

1215. Souris River near Towner, N. Dak. 

(Published as "at Towner" prior to 1935)

Location --Lat 48°18'24", long 100°27'39", in SW^NE^ sec.29, T.156 N. R 76 W 

n JnfU?? S q reu? £rom £0?Il?r U -S. Highway 2 bridge, 2.4 miles upstream from" 

present U.S. Highway 2 bridge, 3| miles southwest of Towner.and at mile 2480 

downstream from Canadian border (Geological Survey river plan and profile).

Drainage area.--12.800 sq mi, approximately, of which 8,000 sq ml is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage.--Nonrecording at site 10 miles downstream at datum 0.68 ft higher prior 

to Oct. 28, 1934; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 1,443.50 ft.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

changes owing to channel shifting and ice effect.

Remarks.--Flow regulated since 1935-37 by Fish and Wildlife Service dams on 

Souris, Des Lacs, and Wintering Rivers (combined capacity, about 249,000 

acre-ft). Diversion for irrigation of 7,000 acres at Eaton D*m 5 miles upstream since 1937. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1933 

1934 

1935

1936 

1937

Date

Apr. 10, 1933 

Apr. 3, 1934

July 26, 1935

Apr. 15, 1936 

June 25, 1937

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a9.02 

b5.02

05.78

d9.53 

d4.40

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,030 

385

334

905 

226

Water 

year

1938 

1939 

1940

1941

Date

May 2, 1938 

Apr. 1, 1939 

Oct. 27, 1939

May 6, 1941

Gage 

height 

(feet)

c6.73 

e!2.53 

5.91

6. 53

Discharge 

(ofs)

431 

1,150 

311

b Backwater from lee, 1.0 ft.c Occurred on 

following day. d Occurred at different time than peak discharge. e Occurred 

on preceding day.

1220. Souris River near Bantry, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°30'20", long 100°26'04", in SE^NW^SE^ sec.14, T.158 N., 

R.76 W., on left bank, 200 ft upstream from Nelson Bridge, 8 miles east of 

Bantry, 18 miles upstream from Willow Creek, and at mile 284.8 downstream 

from Canadian border (Geological Survey river plan and profile).

Drainage area.--13,OOP sq mi, approximately, of which 8,100 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage.--Nonrecording at datum 0.17 ft lower prior to Mar. 16, 1938; recording 

thereafter. Gage heights given herein converted to present datum. Datum of 

gage is 1,427.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Emerson-Crookston 

supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

changes owing to ice effect and shifting channel.

Bankfull stage.--? ft.

Remarks. Flow regulated by reservoirs on Souris, Des Lacs, and Wintering Rivers 

(total capacity, about 249,000 acre-ft). Diversion for irrigation of 7,600 

acres at Easton Dam 42 miles upstream. Only annual peaks are shown.

. Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

July 6, 1937

May 4, 1938

Apr. 2, 1939

Apr. 4, 1939

Oct. 29, 1939

May 7, 1941

Apr. 13, 1942

Apr. 14, 1942

May 9-18,1943

July 5, 1944

Mar. 24, 1945

Apr. 1, 1946

Apr. 18, 1947

May 31, 1948

Apr. 13, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.69

5.14

9.19

4.94

6.16

9.07

a!2.25

S.65

7.17

11.06

12.43

13.76

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

1.8

_

-

.6

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

118

338

866

263

459

850

1,910

1,600

778

607

1,320

2,000

4,760

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

I960.

1961

Date

May 23, 1950

Apr. 23, 1951

Apr. 14, 1952

July 17, 1953

July 4, 1954

May 4, 1955

May 10, 1956

May 24, 1957

Apr. 6, 1958

May 31, 1959

Apr. 3, 1960

Apr. 9, 1960

Mar. 19, 1961

May 16, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.22

12.55

11.72

12.33

8.8'3

12.53

12.23

6.00

6.47

4.93

11.23

-

5.20

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.4

-

2.6

-

2.5

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,910

2,220

1,55O

1,770

750

1,920

1,700

390

400

289

-

1,120

268

a Occurred on May 15, 1943.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 151

1225. Willow Creek at Dunseith, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°49'12", long 100°03'45", in NE£NW£ sec.36, T.162 N., R.73 W., 

on right downstream wingwall of county road bridge, 0.4 mile northwest of 

railway station in Dunseith.

Drainage area. 142 sq mi, of which 51 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to July 16, 1957; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 1,700.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Emerson-Crookston 

supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 15 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 40 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

June 21, 1954

June 3O, 1954

Mar. 31, 1955

Apr. 5, 1955

June 20, 1955

July 9, 1955

Apr. 24, 1956

May 11, 1956

July 4, 1956

Apr. 10, 1957

Apr. 23, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.87

14.55

14.98

15.30

12.71

14.35

14.4

13.57

12.62

13.18

12.14

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

1.5

.88

-

-

.25

-

-

.4

-

Discharge (cfsT

214

254

120

366

93

354

350

252

109

50

44

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 26, 1958

Apr. 7, 1953

Mar. 12, 1959

Aug. 22, 1959

Oct. 28, 1959

Nov. 7, 1959

Nov. 12, 1959

Apr. 17, 1960

May 29, 1960

Apr. 21, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.77

13.25

12.15

11.37

12.85

13.90

14.78

14.6

12.80

12.95

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.0

.86

1.6

-

-

.3

1.6

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

80

-

33

129

260

-

410

159

4.7

1231. Oak Creek at Lake Metigoshe Outlet, near Bottineau, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°57'56", long 100°21'47", in SE^SEi sec.3, T.163 N., R.75 W., 

at the outlet of Lake Metigoshe, 10 miles northeast of Bottineau. Gage is 

located 1-| miles northeast of outlet of Lake Metigoshe.

Drainage area.--59.0 sq mi, of which 7 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Jan. 20, 1955; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 2,130.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Emerson-Crookston 

supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 9 ft.

Remarks. Plow regulated since 1959 by dam and control works on the outlet of 

SEarp Lake, located on the principal tributary in Manitoba. Only annual 

peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

June 19, 1954 

Apr. 29, 1955 

May 7-10,1955

June 25, 1956 

May 7, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.72 

9.00

8.54 

8.28

Discharge 

(cfs)

57 

a85

37

12

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

May 30, 1960

-

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.01

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0 

74

0

a Maximum daily discharge.
152 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

1234. Willow Creek near Willow City, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°35'20", long 100°26'30", in NE^NWi sec. 23, T.159 N., R.76 W., 

on left bank, 50 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 1^ miles upstream 

from Snake Creek, and 7 miles west of Willow City.

Drainage area. 1.160 sq mi, approximately, of which 430 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing .

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Oct. 5, 1956: recording thereafter. Altitude of 

gage is 1,430 ft (from topographic map).

Stage -discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. Peak discharge for Apr. 20, 1956, computed from rating curve extended above 

1,220 cfs.

Bankfull stage. --11. 5 ft.

Remarks . Base for partial-duration series, 50 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

Date

Aug. 9, 1956

Mar. 27, 1957 

Mar. 29, 1957

Mar. 31, 1958

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.5O

bS.55 

C7.25

7.24

Discharge 

(cfs)

a35

103

114

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 2, 1959

Apr. 9, 1960 

June 5, 1960

Mar. 30, 1961

Page 

height 

(feet)

6.31

14.03 

9.74

5.S2

Discharge 

(cfs)

25

1,190 

206

15

a Maximum daily during period August to September. A discharge of 1,340 cfs occurred 

Apr. 2O, 1956, at site 1 mile downstream, below Snake Creek, 

b Backwater from Ice, 2.1 ft. 

c Backwater from Ice, O.4 ft.

1235.2. Egg Creek near Glenburn, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°29'15", long 101°24'15", in SW^SWi sec.21, T.158 N., R.83 W., 

at culvert on county highway 8| miles west of Glenburn.

Drainage area.--20.9 sq mi, of which 13.9 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 35 cfs 

and extended to 93 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage.--Not subject to overflow. 

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Mar. 29, 1955 

Apr. 1, 1956 

Mar. 26, 1958

a Affected by backwai

Qage 

height 

(feet)

3.96 

4.59 

3.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

67

93 

0 

36

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

May 1959 

Mar. 22, I960

March 1961

Page 

height 

(feet)

1.79 

a4.90

al.76

Discharge 

(cfs)

9.0 

50

.5

;er.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 153

1235.4. Creek near Ruthville, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°26'25", long 101°17'55", in SW£NW£ sec.8, T.157 N., R.82 W., 

at bridge on U.S. Highway 83, 4.7 miles north of Ruthville.

Drainage area.--108.4 sq mi, of which 82.0 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage. Not subject to overflow.

Remarks.--Low peaks will be affected by discharge from sewage lagoon at Minot 

Air Force Base. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Mar. 30, 1955

April 1956 

July 13, 1957 

Mar. 26, 1958

dage 

height 

(feet)

1.9

1.53 

1.73 

al.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

185

90 

135 

55

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 14, 1959 

Mar. 26, 1960

Feb. 22, 1961

hetlht D1f° ft^e 

(felt) (of8)

a2.02 70 

2.39 240

al.34 6.5

a Affected by backwater.

1235.6. Egg Creek tributary near Deering, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°22'15", long 101°09'10", in SE£ sec.32, T.157 N., R.81 W., at 

culvert on county highway, 5 miles southwest of Deering.

Drainage area. 4.25 sq mi, of which 0.75 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 9 cfs 

and extended to 20 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage. Not subject to overflow. 

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Mar. 30, 1955

June -July 1956 

Aug. 11, 1957 

Mar. 26, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.31

al.52 

al.94 

a2.28

Discharge 

(cfs)

20

5

1 

3

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 18, 1959 

Mar. 26, 1960

Qage 

height 

(feet)

2.00 

2.72

Discharge 

(ofa)

1.5 

9

0

a Affected by backwater.

1235.8. Egg Creek near Deering, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°20'35", long 101°07'20", in SE^SE^ sec.7, T.156 N., R.81 W., 

at culvert on county highway, 5 miles southwest of Deering.

Drainage area.--132.0 sq mi, of which 91.2 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage. Not subject to overflow.

Remarks.--Considerable channel storage above the station will affect the lower 

peak discharges. Only annual peaks are shown.
154 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Egg Creek near Deering, N. Dak.

Water 

year

1955 

1956 

1957

Date

Apr. 1, 1955

March-April 

1956 

Aug. 12, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.08 

3.84 

1.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

112 

68 

2.8

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 26, 1958 

Mar. 18, 1959 

Mar. 26, 1960

March 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.29 

3.12 

5.37

1.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

51 

46 

118

4

1236. Egg Creek near Granville, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°21'18", long 100°49'19", on west line of sec.10, T.156 N., 

R.79 W., on right downstream wingwall of bridge, 2 miles downstream from 

Hay Coulee, 3.5 miles upstream from North Lake, and 6 miles mrtheast of 

Granville.

Drainage area.--289 sq mi, of which 150 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 1,478.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--5 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 20 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

Date

-

Mar. 28, 1958

-

Qage 

height 

(feet)

-

5.07

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

99

0

Water 

year

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 28, 1960

-

0-age 

height 

(feet)

5.44

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

258

0

1237. Cut Bank Creek at North Lake Outlet, near Granville, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 48°23'10", long 100°46'00", on south line of sec.29, T.157 N., 

R.78 W., on right downstream wingwall of bridge, 9 miles northeast of Granville, and 13.5 miles east of Deering.

Drainage area.--534 sq mi, of which 290 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 1,477.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage.--2.5 ft.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

I

Qage 

height 

(feet)

i

Discharge Water 

(cfs) year

0 1960 

0 

0 || 1961

Date

Apr. 13, 1960

C%ge 

height 

(feet)

0.62

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.0 

0
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 155

1240. Souris River near Westhope, N. Dak. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'47", long 100°57'29", in SW^SE^ sec.30, T.164 N., F.79 W., 

on left bank, 1,200 ft upstream from second crossing of international 

boundary, 1 mile downstream from Pish and Wildlife Service dam 357, 7 miles 

northeast of Westhope, 11 miles downstream from Boundary Creek, and at 

mile 358.2 downstream from international boundary (Geological Survey river 

plan and profile).

Drainage area.--17,600 sq mi, approximately, of which 10,700 sq mi is probably 

noncontributing.

Gage.--Nonrecording at site 6.3 miles upstream at datum 2.52 ft higher prior to 

Mar. 28, 1938; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 1,402.52 ft alove 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; subject to 

constant changing owing to flat slopes, wind action, aquatic growth, beaver 

activity, and ice effect.

Remarks. Plow regulated since spring of 1936 by reservoirs on Souris River 

and tributaries (combined capacity, about 321,000 acre-ft). Diversion for 

irrigation of 7,600 acres at Eaton Dam since 1937. This station is one of 

the international gaging stations maintained by the United States under 

agreement with Canada. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Mar. 31, 1930

Apr. 2, 1931

Apr. 6, 1931

Apr. 6, 1932

May 4, 1932

Apr. 19, 1933

Apr. 1, 1934

July 9, 1935

Apr. 14, 1936

Apr. 11, 1937

June 18, 1938

Mar. 31, 1939

June 16, 1939

Oct. 23,25-28,

1939

Aug. 5, 1940

June 12, 1941

Sept. 8, 1941

Apr. 10, 1942

Apr. 21, 1942

May 6, 1943

May 22, 1943

July 9, 1944

Mar. 31, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.98

2.48

-

4.10

-

7.25

6.02

7.06

4.94

1.90

4.25

6.94

-

-

4.35

_

4.92

8.96

-

11.89

-

-

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.52

-

1.8

-

-

-

-

1.9

-

-

3.22

-

-

-

-

-

2.96

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofsf

1,130

-

118

-

148

1,130

524

279

139

9.0

51

-

27.5

29

-

36

-

-

1,100

-

a2,240

a2,000

al,040

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 4, 1946

Apr. 8-13, 1946

Apr. 19, 1947

Apr. 21, 1947

Apr. 26, 194S

May 1948

Apr. 18, 1949

May 17, 1950

May 23, 195O

Apr. 29, May 1,

1951

May 8, 1951

Apr. 27, 1952

Aug. 13, 1953

July 13, 1954

July 17, 1954

Apr. 14, 1955

May 21, 1956

Nov. 9, 1956

May 12, 1958

June 3, 1959

Apr. 23, 1960

Oct. 1, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

S.04

-

-

11.37

-

13.63

b!6.9

-

12.31

-

13.98

S.89

9.46

-

10.52

13.82

12.35

6.74

7.18

6.36

10.87

5.86

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.27

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

a60O

ai,soo

-

a2,900

-

6,400

2,650

-

3,100

-

1,420

1,550

1,780

-

3,500

3,040

367

563

187

2,120

30

a Maximum daily discharge, 

b Occurred Apr. 20, 1949.

LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN 

1245, Isabella River near Isabella, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°48'00", long 91°31'15", in W^NE^ sec. 6, T.61 N., R.9 W. , on 

left bank, 200 ft upstream from Bald Eagle Lake, half a mile upstream from 

Snake River, and 14^ miles northwest of Isabella.

Drainage area. 341 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 1,453.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Stage -discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,300 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 680 cfs.
156 LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Isabella River near Isabella, Minn.

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

May 25, 1953

June 3, 1953

Aug. 15, 1953

Sept. 3, 1953

May 4, 1954

June 21,22,1954

Apr. 15, 1955

June 12, 1955

May 16, 1956

Apr. 27, 1957

May 30, 1957

June 25, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.78

7.38

5.80

5.83

9.31

6.50

6.50

6.62

8.60

9.15

5.91

7.34

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,170

1,580

681

693

3,550

1,000

1,000

1,020

2,720

3,360

734

1,590

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Sept. 4, 1958

May 8, 1959

May 23, 1959

June 15, 1959

Aug. 29, 1959

Apr. 29, 1960

May 8, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

May 18, 1961

June 4, 1961

Sept. 16, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

5.92

5.72

6.03

6.53

6.87

8.06

7.48

7.03

6.71

5.93

6.05

Discharge 

(ofs)

731

667

784

1,050

1,270

2,190

1,730

1,370

1,170

742

792

1250. South Kawishiwi River near Ely, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°50'24", long 91°41'43", in NE^SW^ sec.23, T.63 N., R.ll W., 

on left bank, 5 miles upstream from Birch Lake and 9 miles southeast of Ely.

Gage.--Recording. Altitude of gage is 1,430 ft (from topographic map prepared 

by Minnesota Power & Light Co.).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 700 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Oct. 8, 1951

Apr. 26, 1952

July 22, 1952

Aug. 11, 1952

Sept. 5, 1952

June 5, 1953

Sept. 5, 1953

May 4, 1954

June 23, 1954

Apr. 20, 1955

June 14, 1955

May 18, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

-

5.45

4.71

4.87

4.18

5.19

4.30

7.25

5.17

4.39

4.47

6.52

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,160

2,130

1,470

1,610

1,040

1,900

1,130

5,130

1,940

1,200

1,270

3,780

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 29, 1957

June 26, 1957

Sept. 11, 1958

May 26, 1959

June 17, 1959

Sept. 7-9, 1959

May 8, 1960

Apr. 27, 1961

May 19, 1961

Sept. 19, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

6.88

5.00

3.72

4.19

4.11

4.27

5.74

4.99

4.94

3.94

Discharge 

(ofs)

4,380

1,750

666

1,070

1,000

1,130

2,670

1,740

1,690

788

1255. Stony River near Isabella, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°41'10", long 91°38'20", in NW^NW^ sec.17, T.60 N., R.10 W., 

on left bank, 275 ft downstream from Slate Lake and bridge on State Highway 1, 11 miles upstream from Birch Lake, and 12f miles northwest of 

Isabella.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 1,632.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 400 cfs.
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 157

Peak stages and discharges of Stony River near Isabella, Minn.

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Apr. 29, 1953 

June 3, 1953

Aug. 15, 1953

May 4, 1954 

June 24, 1954

Apr. 18, 1955 

June 14, 1955

May 16, 1956

Apr. 27, 1957

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.82 

9.16

8.64

10.46 

8.82

8.83 

8.68

10.01

10.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

560 

786

452

1,750 

560

553 

460

1,410

2,040

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 26, 1957

Sept. 9, 1958

May 24, 1959 

June 14, 1959

Apr. 29, 1960

Apr. 26, 1961 

May 19, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

9.10

8.70

8.65 

8.63

9.38

9.10 

8.86

Discharge 

(cfs)

783

449

472 

460

980

665 

523

1260. Dunka River near Babbitt, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°41'55", long 91°52'05", in NW^NE^ sec. 9, T.60 N., R.12 W. , on 

left bank, 1.8 miles upstream from Birch Lake and 2^ miles northeast of 

Babbitt.

Drainage area.- -53.0 sq mi.

~Gage. --Recording. Datum of gage is 1,488.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks . Base for partial -duration series, 180 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Apr. 22, 1952

June 1, 1953

July 3, 1953

Sept. 4, 1953

Apr. 16, 1954

May 2, 1954

May 12, 1954

June 20, 1954

Apr. 13, 1955

May 7, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.68

6.12

6.01

6.33

7.84

7.76

7.04

6.64

6.42

6.38

Discharge 

(cfs)

379

223

193

261

691

663

436

333

281

272

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 22, 1957

June 24, 1957

Sept. 26, 1958

June 13, 1959

Apr. 26, 1960

May 6, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

May 17, 1961

Sept. 12, 1961

v,2tfhi- Discharge 

(felt) (° f °)

7.66 641

6.71 350

5.97 185

5.98 192

6.76 363

6.44 285

7.33 487

6.45 288

6.22 239

1265. Bear Island River near Ely, Minn.

Location.--Lat 47°49'50", long 91°50'20", in SVf£ sec.23, T.62 N., R.12 W., on 

right bank, 10 ft downstream from State Highway 1 and 6 miles southeast of 

Ely.

Drainage area. 68.5 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 1,388.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation, Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Flow regulated by several lakes. Base for partial-duration series,

280-255 O - 68 - 12
158 LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Bear Island River near Ely, Mlnn.

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Apr. 16, 1953

June 1, 1953

Sept. 6, 1953

May 3, 1954

June 23, 1954

Apr. 3, 1955

Apr. 20, 1955

June 13, 1955

May 5, 1956

Apr. 24, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.19

6.37

6.78

7.03

6.55

7.12

6.42

6.05

6.83

6.96

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

1.72

-

-

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

136

182

157

423

212

-

138

108

264

338

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 26, 1957

July 21, 1957

Nov. 19, 1957

Apr. 28, 1958

May 25, 1959

May 6, 1960

June 1, 1960

Apr. 24, 1961

May 18, 1961

Gag'3 

height 

(feet)

6.13

6.60

6.24

6.07

6.28

6.89

6.75

7.20

6.98

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

0.48

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

115

134

-

52

116

228

180

242

200

1270. Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°56'05", long 91°45'50", in NE^NW^ sec.20, T.63 N., R.ll W., 

at powerplant of Minnesota Power & Light Co., just upstream from Fall Lake, 

and 1.8 miles east of Winton.

Drainage area. 1,200 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording at outlet of Garden Lake 1906-7; recording at site 400 ft 

downstream from present dam, 1913-19. Since September 1923, records collected by Minnesota Power & Light Co. under general supervision of Geological Survey.

Remarks. Flow regulated by powerplant and by Camp Six, Bald Eaple, Gabbro, 

Little Gabbro, Birch, White Iron, South Farm, Farm and Garden Lakes. Only 

annual peaks are shown. Annual peak discharges are not available since 

1924; figures for 1924-61 are maximum daily discharges for time of peak 

occurring during year. A comparison of peak discharges with the corresponding daily discharges during 1913-19 showed the mean divergence- of the 

peaks to be +15.6 percent from the daily discharges; the differences ranged 

from +6.8 to +31.4 percent with the differences being smaller for the 

higher discharges.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1906

1907

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

Date

June 12, 1906

June 3, 1907

June 9, 1913

June 4, 1914

June 20, 1915

(a)

June 21, 1917

June 10, 1918

May 1, 1919

June 13, 1924

Oct. 16, 1924

Oct. 6, 1925

Apr. 26, 1927

Sept. 20, 1928

Oct. 10, 1928

May 17, 1930

June 20, 1931

May 19, 1932

May 25, 1933

May 14, 1934

May 10, 1935

May 15, 1936

May 12, 1937

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,330

5,250

3,380

4,480

3,760

5,370

2,440

2,890

2,290

916

2,430

3,010

6,030

4,240

2,720

3,860

2,940

3,100

2,410

7,210

4,330

7,350

5,860

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 8, 1938

May 12, 1939

May 29, 1940

Apr. 25, 1941

May 27, 1942

June 24, 1943

June 12, 1944

Apr. 12, 1945

May 1, 1946

May 12, 1947

May 3, 1948

July 10, 1949

May 18, 1950

May 9, 1951

Apr. 29, 1952

June 9, 1953

May 7, 1954

Apr. 27, 1955

May 16, 1956

May 2, 1957

Sept. 16, 1958

June 11, 1959

May 8, 1960

May 27, 1961

Gage 

t eight 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,010

5,690

4,260

6,030

4,320

5,300

7,680

5,740

3,740

6,840

11,200

4,280

16,000

8,010

4,530

4,160

10,100

2,640

7,730

8,520

1,830

2,900

5,780

4,300

a Apr. 30, May 7, 1916. 

Note. Maximum daily discharge 

1924-61.

for time of peak occurring within year for 1906 and
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 159

1275. Basswood River near Winton, Minn. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°04'55", long 91°39'10", in sec.30, T.65 N., R.10 W., on 

Jackfish Bay of Basswood Lake, used to determine discharge at outlet 

(lat 48°06', long 91°39', in sec.19, T.65 N., R.10 W., on international 

boundary 14 miles northeast of Winton).

Drainage area. 1.740 sq mi, approximately (above outlet of Basswood Leke).

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Oct. 28, 1938; recording thereafter. Prior to 

June 2, 1938, at site on northwest side of Jackfish Bay, Basswood Leke, 

5j miles southwest, at present datum. June 2 to Oct. 27, 1938, at site on 

Williams Island half a mile northeast, at present datum. Datum of gage is 

1,299.80 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of 

Canada.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Flow affected by storage on Kawishiwi River. Only annual peaks are 

shown. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained 

by the United States under agreement with Canada.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1926

1927

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936 

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943 

1944

Date

July 20, 1926

May 12, 1927

July 23, 1930

June 22, 1931

May 21, 1932

May 31, 1933

May 21, 1934

May 15, 1935

May 20-22, 1936 

May 18, 1937

May 15, 1938

May 21, 1939

June 6-8,1940

May 6, 1941

May 25, 1942

June 24-29,1943 

June 18 -20,1944

Qage 

height 

(feet)

1.55

4.O7

2.46

2.10

2.30

1.72

3.64

2.50

3.80 

2.96

4.38

2.93

2.49

2.9O

2.85

3.33 

4.13

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,270

7,150

3,820

3,200

3,54O

2,540

6,680

4,060

6,630 

4,950

7,950

4,840

3,940

4,740

4,640

5,580 

7,29O

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954 

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 19-22,1945

May 2, 1946

May 19-25, 1947

May 1O, 1948

July 15-17,1949

May 24, 1950

May 13-17, 1951

May 8, 1952

June 13, 1953

May 15, 1954 

May 9, 1955

May 26, 1956

May 9, 1957

Sept. 30, 1958

June 3, 1959

May 14, I960

May 22, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.50

2.43

3.61

4.82

2.26

6.94

3.85

2.37

2.S5

5.17 

1.74

3.72 s'.n

.69

1.49

2.94

2.48

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,020

3,960

6,230

9,230

3,610

15,600

6,73O

3,830

4,740

10,200 

2,720

6,550

6,660

1,220

2,320

4,920

4,030

1280. Natnakan River at outlet of Lac la Croix, Ontario 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 48°21'20", long 92°12'50", at Campbell's Camp, 2\ miles west of 

outlet of Lac la Croix.

Drainage area. 5,165 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Prior to October 1933, at various sites on Lac la Croix. 

Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level, United 

States and Canadian Boundary Survey datum.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 25,400 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown. This station is one of the intsrnational gaging stations maintained by Canada under agreement with United 

States.
160 LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Namakan River at outlet ^f Lac la Croix, Ontario

Water 

year

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

Date

May 1922

June 13-July 6,

1923

June 17-28,1924

Oct. 23-Nov. 2,

1924

July 8-27,1926

May 20, 1927

July 17-19J.928

Oct. 7, 1928

July 27, 1930

June 28-July 4,

1931

May 24 -June 3,

1932

June 11, 1933

May 26, 1934

May 16-20, 1935

May 26, 1936

June 8-11,1937

May 12-17, 1938

May 31 -June 3,

1939

June 21- July 2 ,

1940

Elevation 

(feet)

86.40

-

-

-

-

89.77

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

87.30

88.03

88.15

90.35

86.75

86.37

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,200

3,210

1,620

4,810

6,040

16,700

7,140

7,860

6,420

5,830

8,460

4,720

15,500

10,100

12,000

11,500

18,500

8,710

7,830

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 19, 1941

Oct. 12-18,1941

July 7, 1943

June 26-29, 1944

May 1, 1945

May 10-12, 1946

June 29, July 1,

1947

May 12- 16, 1948

July 11-14,1949

May 31 -June 2,

1950

May 22, 1951

May 10-12,1952

June 19-21,1953

May 22-27, 1954

May 12-19, 1955

June 1-3,1956

May 15, 1957

July 8, 1958

June 15, 1959

June 10, 1960

May 25-29,1961

Elevation 

(feet)

86,52

87.97

88.90

88.87

88.37

87.14

88.10

89.10

86.40

93.30

89.05

86.40

88.10

90.70

85.36

88.37

87.66

83.35

85.30

86.89

aS7.44

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,180

11,800

14,300

14,200

12,900

9,660

12,200

14,900

7,900

28,200

14,700

7,900

12,200

19,600

5,570

12,900

11,000

2,240

5,400

9,050

10,400

a Occurred May 25, 26. 

Note.--Add 1,100.00 ft to obtain elevation 

Canadian Boundary Survey datum.

above mean sea level, United States and

1285. Pike River near Embarrass, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°39'36", long 92°18'54", in NE^NWi sec. 25, T.60 N. , R.16 W. , 

on left bank, 75 ft below bridge on County Road 373, 5.4 miles west of 

Embarrass, and 8.5 miles downstream from Sandy River.

Drainage area. 115 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 1,410.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks . Base for partial-duration series, 250 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

May 1950

Apr. 17, 1954

May 3, 1954

May 12, 1954

Apr. 14, 1955

June 12, 1955

Apr. 21, 1956

Apr. 22, 1957

June 25, 1957

July 23, 1957

(Jage 

height 

(feet)

all. 3

10.28

8.40

8.28

8.28

6.54

8.71

9.34

6.73

7.19

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,400

1,750

750

702

687

285

890

1,250

315

396

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 12, 1958

July 5, 1958

May 7, 1959

May 23, 1959

June 13, 1959

Sept. 4, 1959

Apr. 17, 1960

Apr. 27, 1960

June 2, 1960

Apr. 23, 1961

May 17, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.41

6.87

7.52

7.13

6.28

6.30

7.54

7.98

7.62

9.43

7.92

Discharge 

(cfs)

268

337

491

404

263

266

457

574

476

1,130

556

a Approximately; from information by local resident.
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 161

1290. Vermilion River below Vermilion Lake, near Tower, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°57'41", long 92°28'33", in SE^SW^ sec.2, T.63 N., R.17 W., 

on left bank, 200 ft downstream from dam at outlet of Vermilion Lake, 

4.4 miles upstream from Twomile Creek, and 14.2 miles northwest of Tower.

Drainage area.--483 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Apr. 11, 1939, recording thereafter. June 26 

1928, to July 8, 1931, at datum 0.05 ft higher. Datum of gage is 1,350. 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,000 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

36

Water 

year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1335

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

Date

May 13-22, 1912

June 9, 1913

May 11-16, 1914

June 27 to July 9 ,

July 12, 1915

Apr. 29 -May 7,

1916

Oct. 1-6,1916,

July 5, 1917

Oct. 7-12, 17-24,

1928

July 20, 1930

July 22-26,19 31

May 20-22, 1932

May 26, June 7,

1933

May 11-18,1934

July 15-1 9,1935

May 11-14,1936

May 5-7, 1937

May 9-13, 1938

June 7, 1339

June 16, 1940

Oage 

height 

(feet)

2.1

3.6

3.0

2.7

3.8

1.7

2.30

2.34

2.80

2.30

2.20

2.50

2.65

3.00

3.28

3.97

2.51

2.61

Discharge 

(cfs)

595

1,810

1,110

930

2,050

397

763

788

1,100

734

658

820

300

1,160

1,440

2,290

841

873

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1344

1945

1346

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1355

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 28, 1941

May 25, 1942

June 20, 1943

(a)

Apr. 11, 1945

Apr. 28, 1346

May 11,15, 1347

May 1, 1948

May 10, June 30,

1949

May 23, 1950

May 9, 1951

May 4, 1952

June 20, 1953

May 15, 1354

May 4, 1355

May 11, 1956

May 2, 1957

July 13, 1958

June 9, 1959

June 2, 1360

May 21, 1961

Otage 

height 

(feet)

3.00

2.80

3.30

3.73

3.27

2.50

3.33

3.88

2.17

4.68

2.38

2.33

2.81

3.84

2.01

3.27

2.98

1.72

2.26

2.90

3.08

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,170

1,020

1,460

1,980

1,380

808

1,480

2,090

616

2,710

1,100

727

972

1,840

537

1,310

1,080

418

657

1,030

1,160

a Occurred sometime curing period June 27 to July 26, 1944.

1305. Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°40'25", long 92°54'00", in NE^NW^ sec.20, T.60 N., F.20 W () 

on left bank, 1,000 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream 

from East Branch Sturgeon River, and ll| miles north of Chisholm.

Drainage area. 187 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording at site 1,000 ft downstream at different datum prior to 

Aug. 24, 1944; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 1,306.7 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belovr 1,600 

cfs and extended above on the basis of a slope-area measurement at 

3,630 cfs.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 500 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1945.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943 

1944

1945 

1346

Date

Apr. 10, 1943 

June 23, 1944

Mar. 26, 1945 

Apr. 12, 1345

Mar. 23, 1946

Otage 

height 

(feet)

3.82 

4.78

3.75 

2.77

3.84

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.74

Discharge 

(cfs)

983 

1,220

397 

545

Water 

year

1946 

1947

Date

Mar. 24, 1946 

Apr. 25, 1946 

June 27, 1946

Oct. 8, 1946 

May 3, 1947 

June 13, 1347

Oage 

height 

(feet)

3.39 

2.69 

3.11

3.12 

3.92 

3.42

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

829 

511 

631

700 

1,050 

800
162 LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn. Continued

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Sept. 12, 1947

Apr. 21, 1948

Apr. 13, 1949

June 2, 1949

July 7, 1949

Apr. 24, 1950

May 7, 1950

Apr. 29, 1951

Apr. 15, 1952

Apr. 17, 1952

Aug. 9, 1952

May 23, 1953

Sept. 5, 1953

Apr. 16, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.99

5.30

2.96

2.90

2.89

4.52

6.41

4.67

3.80

3.78

3.26

2.98

3.46

5.72

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

_'

-

-

0.12

-

-

.38

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,090

2,120

577

565

560

1,380

3,630

1,420

-

928

669

517

750

2,360

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 11, 1954

Apr. 13, 1955

Apr. 22, 1956

Apr. 21, 1957

July 1, 1958

May 22, 1959

July 11, 1959

Sept. 9, 1959

Apr. 15, 1960

Apr. 26, 1960

May 6, 1960

May 31, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

May 17, 1961

Gago 

height 

(fee*.)

3.80

3.59

3.75

5.08

2.76

2.90

3.19

2.90

3.38

3.37

3.03

3.36

4.43

3.85

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

970

826

972

1,840

459

515

646

515

740

735

574

730

1,380

1,000

1310. Dark River near Chisholm, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°41'27", long 92°49'15", in SWiSW^ sec. 12, T.60 N., R.20 W., 

on right bank, 50 ft downstream from remains of abandoned highway bridge, 

3-| miles upstream from mouth, and 12^ miles northeast of Chisholm.

Drainage area. 50.6 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Aug. 24, 1944; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 1,316.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (surveyed by 

Topographic Division).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 770 cfs 

and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. --Base for partial-duration series, 140 cfs. Only annufl peaks are 

shown prior to 1945.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Apr. 11, 1943

May 14, 1944

Mar. 27, 1945

Mar. 23, 1946

Mar. 24, 1946

Apr. 26, 1946

Oct. 8, 1946

May 3, 1947

June 11, 1947

Sept. 12, 1947

Apr. 21, 1948

Apr. 14, 1949

June 2, 1949

July 8, 1949

Apr. 26, 1950

May 7, 1950

Apr. 30, 1951

Apr. 19, 1952

Aug. 8, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.13

3.88

3.50

a2.81

2.71

2.54

2.95

4.39

3.02

5.70

6.00

3.26

2.72

2.90

3.86

7.10

5.06

3.82

2.94

Discharge 

(cfs)

213

346

320

-

191

154

21S

367

185

660

790

215

150

173

314

1,170

527

308

178

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 23, 1953

Sept. 5, 1953

Apr. 16, 1954

May 4, 1954

May 12, 1954

Apr. 14, 1955

Apr. 21, 1956

Apr. 21, 1957

July 1, 1958

July 10, 1959

Sept. 2, 1959

Sept. 9, 1959

Apr. 16, 1960

Apr. 27, 1960

May 7, 1960

June 1, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

May 17, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.76

3.22

6.05

3.26

3.50

3.60

3.82

5.03

3.51

-

3.19

3.31

3.34

3.44

3.27

3.45

4.93

3.88

Discharge 

(cfs)

153

218

782

234

270

208

255

542

189

1)180

140

166

179

200

165

202

515

293

a Backwater from ice, 0.41 ft. 

b Estimated daily mean discharge.
LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN 163

1315. Little Pork River at Little Pork, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°24', long 93°34', in W^ sec.9, T.68 N., R.25 W., on left 

bank, 100 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 65, at town of Little 

Fork, and 1^ miles upstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 1,730 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to July 20, 1937; recording 

is 1,073.06 ft above mean sea level, datum oi

thereafter. 

1929.

Datum of

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 20,000 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,500 cfs. 

shown prior to 1938.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Apr. 19, 1910

Apr. IS, 1911

May 13, 1912

May 16, 1912

Apr. 16, 1913

May 4, 1914

June 29, 1915

Apr. IS, 1916

Apr. 23, 1917

Apr. 8, 1929

May 13, 1930

June 15, 1931

Apr. 17, 1932

Apr. 19, 1933

May 6, 1934

Apr. 16, 1935

May 1, 1935

Apr. 19, 1936

Apr. 20, 1936

Apr. 28, 1937

Apr. 20, 1938

May 1, 1938

May 8, 1938

June 12, 1938

Apr. 20, 1939

Apr. 21-23, 1939

Apr. 19, 1940

May 2, 1940

Apr. 12, 1941

June 9, 1941

Sept. 23, 1941

Oct. 9, 1941

May 4, 1942

May 17, 1942

Aug. 31, 1942

Apr. 10, 1943

May 1, 1943

May 18, 1943

June 5, 1943

June 24, 1943

May 14, 1944

June 7, 1944

June 19, 1944

June 29, 1944

Aug. 11, 1944

Aug. 17, 1944

Nov. 16, 1944

Mar. 25, 1945

Mar. 25, 1945

Apr. 26, 1945

June 21, 1945

Sept. 23, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.6

15.46

-

14.1

18.3

18.7

22.6

37.0

16.4

21.7

19.30

14.50

18.70

25.04

18.90

21.22

-

23.80

-

31.72

16.51

27 .20

31.63

14.16

20.0

-

16.58

28.62

25.67

28.29

18.98

18.80

19.78

15.07

16.44

29.41

18.70

13.96

23.81

18.55

19.01

23.70

16.90

23.42

20.69

18.03

14.97

29.59

27.58

14.49

15.56

14.32

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.65

-

1.4

-

-

-

-

1.00

6.8

-

_

-

5.54

-

3.42

-

2.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.5

-

3.97

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.8

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

6.6

4.18

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs f

5,000

3,760

3,310

-

6,420

6,720

10,000

25,000

4,580

4,220

7,180

4,030

6,720

8,140

6,880

-

8,080

-

9,090

17,500

5,000

13,700

18,300

3,610

-

a5,500

-

13,300

12,300

14,700

6,720

6,580

7,360

4,120

4,940

10,500

6,520

3,500

10,600

6,440

6,800

10,500

5,340

10,300

8,080

6,020

4,350

-

10,300

3,940

4,580

3,820

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 26, 1946

Mar. 27, 1946

Apr. 11, 1946

Apr. 25, 1946

June 27, 1946

Oct. 8, 1946

Oct. 13, 1946

May 4, 1947

June 13, 1947

Sept. 13, 1947

Apr. 18, 1948

Apr. 18, 1948

Apr. 13, 1949

May 7, 1949

June 3, 1949

July 9, 1949

Aug. 18, 1949

Apr. 26, 1950

May 11, 1950

June 28, 1950

May 1, 1951

Sept. 13, 1951

Apr. 17, 1952

Apr. 12, 1953

May 13, 1953

May 23, 1953

June 1, 1953

June 17, 1953

Apr. 19, 1954

May 12, 1954

June 1, 1954

Apr. 11, 1955

June 11, 1955

Apr. 20, 1956

Apr. 21, 1956

May 5, 1956

Apr. 24, 1957

June 24, 1957

July 5, 1958

May 7, 1959

May 23, 1959

May 28, 1959

July 10, 1959

Sept. 8, 1959

Apr. 17, 1960

Apr. 29, 1960

June 1, 1960

Apr. 23, 1961

May 17, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

23.2

25.65

15.57

15.03

13.93

19.66

19.93

24.44

24.25

14.89

31.31

30.56

22.13

19.84

17.77

15.79

15.10

27.20

37.00

17.74

27.95

15.01

23.36

13.72

15.22

15.07

14.54

19.18

30.30

23.40

14.60

20.15

17.10

23.10

22.36

17.09

29.21

22.76

13.12

14.75

14.81

14.16

16.54

15.22

22.72

13.98

19.80

22.00

21.98

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

3.1

5.85

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.11

2.46

-

-

-

-

-

6.5C

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.90

-

-

-

.16

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.75

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,600

-

4,580

4,230

3,590

7,300

7,460

11,200

9,130

4,170

-

14,500

9,200

7,380

5,960

4,700

4,290

8,080

25,000

5,300

14,400

3,940

10,300

3,490

4,360

4,270

3,960

6,930

16,700

10,300

4,000

7,740

5,630

-

9,410

5,620

15,600

9,610

3,160

4,080

4,120

3,740

5,140

4,380

8,500

3,770

7,680

9,120

9,110

a Estimated.
164 LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN

1320. Big Pork River at Big Palls, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°12', long 93°48', in sec.35, T.155 N., R.25 W., on left bank 

at village of Big Palls, 700 ft downstream from falls, 0.3 mile downstream 

from bridge on U.S. Highway 71, and 4f miles upstream from Sturgeon River.

Drainage area. 1,460 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 18, 1937; recording thereafter. Prior to 

June 1928, at railroad bridge 0.4 mile upstream at different datum. Datum 

of gage is 1,144.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,600 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1938.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

Apr. 19, 1910

June 12, 1911

May 19, 1912

Oct. 7, 1928

May 13, 193O

June 15, 1931

Apr. 11, 1932

Apr. 20, 1933

Apr. 10, 1934

May 5, 1934

May 1, 1935

Apr. 16, 1936

Apr. 26, 1937

May 7, 1938

June 11, 1938

Apr. 21, 1939

Apr. 26, 1939

May 1, 1940

Apr. 10, 1941

May 9, 1941

June 9, 1941

Sept. 25, 1941

Oct. 10, 1941

Apr. 2, 1942

May 4, 1942

May 16, 1942

July 1, 1942

Sept. 2, 1942

Apr. 9, 1943

May 1, 1943

May 18, 1943

June 5, 1943

June 16, 1943

May 15, 1944

June 6, 1944

June 16, 1944

June 29, 1944

July 9, 1944

Aug. 10, 1944

Aug. 17, 1944

Nov. 16, 1944

Mar. 25, 1945

Mar. 26, 1945

Apr. 28, 1945

June 21, 1945

Mar. 26, 1946

Apr. 10, 1946

May 8, 1946

June 17, 1946

June 26, 1946

Oct. 13, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.7

7.4

7.35

6.0

8.0

4.14

5.98

8.71

6.46

-

7.5

7.34

15.12

14.05

6.21

7.92

6.58

9.70

11.09

5.86

11.65

6.40

6.04

5.77

7.23

6.16

5.87

5.52

10.68

8.13

6.76

9.90

6.50

6.90

7.37

6.28

10.89

8.78

8.36

6.03

5.58

11.73

11.60

6.92

5.50

9.54

7.88

5.56

5.52

6.04

6.82

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

1.3

-

-

_

-

-

~

1.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.80

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,820

1,910

2,090

2,240

4,47O

750

2,220

5,440

-

2,340

3,700

3,480

13,000

11,200

2,400

-

2,830

6,320

7,900

1,980

8,550

2,480

2,160

1,9OO

3,260

2,260

2,040

1,740

7,440

4,380

2,980

6,480

2,680

3,O8O

3,610

2,480

7,680

5,160

4,710

2,230

1,830

-

8,520

3,080

1,740

6,000

4,160

1,760

1,720

2,230

2,980

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 24, 1947

May 4, 1947

June 12, 1947

Aug. 10, 1947

Sept. 22, 1947

Apr. 18, 1948

Apr. 14, 1949

May 7, 1949

June 2, 1949

June 18, 1949

July 10, 1949

July 29, 1949

Apr. 25, 1950

May 8, 1950

June 29, 1950

Aug. 2, 195O

Apr. 29, 1951

Sept. 12, 1951

Oct. 7, 1951

Oct. 25, 1951

Apr. 18, 1952

May 13, 1953

May 23, 1953

May 31, 1953

June 11, 1953

June 17, 1953

July 24, 1953

Apr. 17, 1954

May 11, 1954

May 31, 1954

Apr. 12, 1955

June 11, 1955

Apr. 21, 1956

May 5, 1956

June 1, 1956

Apr. 23, 1957

June 25, 1957

July 14, 1957

Sept. 26, 1957

Dec. 3, 1957

July 15, 1958

May 8, 1959

May 23, 1959

June 12, 1959

Sept. 8, 1959

Apr. 16, 1960

May 31, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

May 17, 1961

Gage 

heigl t 

(feet)

9.39

9.31

8.76

6.51

5.36

12.49

6.89

7.60

9.48

6.18

8.83

5.87

9.F6

17.08

6.70

6.17

13. £7

7.C7

6.61

5.69

8.62

6.69

6.74

6. £8

6.12

10.84

5.40

12.78

9.04

6.27

7.48'

6.34

9.74

7.09

6.15

12.9°

9.12

6.65

5.68

5.16

5.03

5.60

5.63

5.37

5.3";

8.0")

5.40

6.03

8.0?

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.99

-

-

-

-

-

.13

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.21

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,710

5,760

5,160

2,680

1,620

9,600

2,980

3,830

6,000

2,380

5,000

1,980

6,030

14,800

2,SSO

2,350

11,000

3,280

2,340

1,910

4,950

2,870

2,920

2,460

2,300

7,500

1,660

9,730

5,430

2,450

3,700

2,520

6,240

3,270

2,330

9,940

5,520

2,830

1,900

-

1,300

1,830

1,860

1,640

1,630

4,270

1,660

2,240

4,290
LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN 165

1335. Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°38'04", long 93°54'47", in sec.36, T.160 N., R.26 W., on left 

bank at Manitou Rapids, 3^ miles east of Manitou Post Office, and 4 miles 

west of Indus.

Drainage area. 19,400 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording at site near Birchdale 7 miles downstream at different 

datum prior to Nov. 10, 1934; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 

1,062.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

68,000 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Oct. 23, 1928

May 14, 1930

June 17, 1931

Apr. 19, 1932

Apr. 22, 1933

June 13, 1934

July 9, 1935

Apr. 20, 1936

Apr. 28, 1937

May 8, 1938

Apr. 27, 1939

May 3, 1940

Sept. 27, 1941

Oct. 10, 1941

June 7, 1943

June 8, 1944

Mar. 28, 1945

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.55

5.66

3.45

4.45

8.40

7.02

12.30

10.04

15.36

19.80

8.23

12.20

15.52

16.38

16.11

16.10

13.86

Discharge 

(cfs)

30.4OO

19,700

12,200

15,400

33,900

26,500

30,500

23,200

41,400

65,400

17,800

30,700

44,900

49,000

47,600

47 , 600

37 , 800

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 28, 1946

June 13, 1947

Apr. 28, 1948

July 10, 1949

May 12, 1950

May 5, 1951

July 23, 1952

July 4, 1953

Apr. 18, 1954

July 5, 1955

Apr. 22, 1956

June 25, 1957

Nov. 17, 1957

Dec. 14, 1957

Sept. 10, 1959

June 13, 1960

May 18, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.32

17.49

15.44

13.33

21.04

16.43

12.13

12.68

14.69

10.44

13.41

15.54

-

aS.OO

8.16

9.83

10.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

27,300

54,2OO

44,400

35,200

71,600

49 , 000

30,400

32,600

41,300

24,500

35,700

45,100

14,200

-

17,900

22,800

25,400

a Backwater from ice, 2.34 ft.

1342. Rapid River near Baudette, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°32'10", long 94°33'45", in NE^ sec.l, T.158 N., R.31 W., on 

left bank, 75 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, 1.2 miles downstream from North Branch Rapid River, and 12 miles south of Baudette.

Drainage area. 543 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 1,093.92 ft above mean sea level, <?atum of 

T929 (Minnesota Highway Department bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 4,000 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 600 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1957

1958

Date

May 11, 1950

Apr. 21, 1957

June 24, 1957

July 8, 1957

July 14, 1957

Oct. 10, 1957

Oct. 17, 1957

Nov. 4, 1957

July 8, 1958

July 15, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a21.1

14.58

8.43

6.70

8.10

4.89

5.39

4.93

7.92

7.18

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,500

4,080

1,680

1,120

1,560

600

736

611

1,500

1,260

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 7, 1959

May 7, 1959

Apr. 14, 1960

Apr. 16, 1960

Apr. 22, 1960

June 28, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Apr. 21, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.52

4.90

7.35

5.74

5.11

5.73

7.82

7.44

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.41

-

2.28

.38

-

-

1.62

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

603

-

728

660

831

967

1,340

a Approximately; from information by local residents and Minnesota Highway lepartment.
166 LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN

1395. War-road River near War-road, Minn.

Location. Lat 48°52'00" J long 95°21'20", in SE^NE^- sec. 12, T.162 N., R.37 W., 

 on upstream handrail of bridge near center of span, half a irile upstream 

from Bulldog Run, and 2£ miles south of Warroad.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 1,070.74 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Stanley Johnson, consulting engineer and instructor at 

University of North Dakota).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Mar. 24, 1946

Mar. 25, 1946

June 11, 1947

Apr. 19, 194S

Apr. 13, 1949

Apr. 24, 1950

Apr. 22, 1951

July 5, 1952

Apr. 6, 1953

Apr. 12, 1953

Apr. 13, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.54

9.50

8.67

7.15

8.86

8.01

7.40

5.16

7.34

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.21

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

.91

.17

Discharge 

(cfsf

-

492

1,410

1,210

408

1,170

776

473

138

-

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 15, 1954

Apr. 5, 1955

Apr. 22, 1955

Apr. 22, 1956

Apr. 23, 1957

July 8, 1958

Apr. 7, 1959

Apr. 14, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

Gag? 

helglt 

(fee-:)

7.28

6.24

-

8.86

6.98

5.05

6.97

6.25

4.58

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

2.25

-

-

-

-

-

-

.30

Discharge 

(cfs)

427

185

1,060

333

123

331

230

93

1400. Bulldog Run near Warroad, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°51'30", long 95°20'20", in SE^ sec.7, T.162 N., R.36 W., on 

 downstream side of county road bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from mouth, and 3 miles south of Warroad.

Drainage area.--14.2 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecordlng. Altitude of gage is 1,090 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 270 cfs.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1946

1947 

1948

Date

Mar. 20, 1946 

Mar. 22, 1946 

June 10, 1947 

Apr. 17, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a5.62

6.91 

5.98

Discharge 

(cfs)

32 

420 

204

Water 

year

1949 

1950

1951

Date

Apr. 9, 1949 

Apr. 23, 1950

Apr. 10, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.64 

6.69

6.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

41 

292

228

a Backwater from Ice, 1.62 ft.

1405. East Branch Warroad River near Warroad, Minn.

Location.--Lat 48°51 I 30", long 95°18'40", in SE^SE^ sec.8, T.162 N., R.36 W., 

on downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 

3 miles south of Warroad.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 1,080 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 640 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1S50

Date

Mar. 24, 1946 

June 11, 1947 

Apr. 22, 1948 

Apr. 14, 1949 

June 27, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.70 

9.36 

8.12 

6.72 

8.29

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.44

Discharge 

(cfs?

215

1,340 

480 

142 

554

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953

1954

Date

Apr. 28, 1951 

July 4, 1952 

Mar. 23, 1953 

May 31, 1953 

Apr. 16, 1954

Gage 

helgl-t 

(feet)

8.20 

8.37 

5.26

7.50

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.26

.09

Discharge 

(cfs)

476 

614

52 

238
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 167

2110. Mississippi River at Grand Rapids, Minn. 

(Published as "at Pokegama Dam, near Grand Rapids," 1942-44)

Location. --Lat 47°13'56", long 93°31'48", in SW£w£ sec. 21, T.55 N. , R.24 W., 

in machine room of Blandin Paper Mill in Grand Rapids, 400 ft upstream 

from bridge on State Highway 169, 2.5 miles upstream from Prairie River, and 

at mile 1,182 upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. 3,370 sq mi, approximately.

Gage . --Nonrecordlng prior to Feb. 17, 1945, at Pokegama Dam, 3^ miles upstream 

at datum 22.89 ft higher (operated by Corps of Engineers), Sept. 9, 1948, to 

Jan. 6, 1949, at site 400 ft downstream at present datum, and Jan. 7, 1949, 

to Jan. 16, 1951, at present site and datum; recording Feb. 17, 1945, to 

Sept. 3, 1948, at site 300 ft upstream, within 0.10 ft of present dstum, and 

since Jan. 17, 1951, at present site and datum. Datum of present gege is 

1,242.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stag;e-discharge relation. Discharge figures for 1884-1944, and 1959-61 are 

computed flow over Pokegama Dam and discharge 1945-58, from stage-discharge 

relation defined by current-meter measurements below 4,500 cfs and extended 

above on basis of logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage. ~ Banks not subject to overflow.

Remarks . Records 1884-1944, and 1959-61 furnished by Corps of Engineers; those 

for 1884-1944 are maximum daily discharges. Flow completely regulated by 

Pokegama Lake. Backwater from Prairie River occurs at times in most years 

during 1945-58. Only annual peaks are shown subsequent to 1944.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1S84

1SS5

18S6

18S7

18S8

18S9

1890

1891

1892

1893

1894

1895

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

Date

May 5, 1S84

Sept. 24, 1S85

Sept. 6,7,1836

Aug. 27, 18S7

June 11, 18S8

Oct. 21, 1888

Oct. 12, 1889

Sept. 28, 1891

Sept. 14, 1892

Sept. 8, 1893

Oct. 7, 1893

Nov. 1, 1894

May 24,25, 1896

Sept. 22, 1897

Sept. 1, 1898

June 16, 1899

Oct. 16, 1899

Apr. 21, 1901

Nov. 3, 1901

Nov. 18, 1902

Oct. 9,10, 1903

Sept. 8, 1905

Apr. 22, 1906

Aug. 9,10, 1907

Sept.29^0, 1908

Nov. 10, 1908

Sept. 5, 1910

Oct. 29, 1910

Sept. 26, 1912

July 5, 1913

Aug. 22, 1914

July 10, 1915

Aug. 4, 1916

(a5

May 3-6, 1918

Aug. 25, 1919

Sept. 11, 1920

July 22, 1921

Aug. 24, 1922

Oct. 9, 1922

Oct. 25, 1923

Sept. 23, 1925

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

1,360

3,290

2,660

2,230

4,590

3,360

2,000

1,780

1,960

2,960

2,960

2,440

2,790

2,850

3,440

4,370

4,600

5,220

3,790

3,740

2,360

5,250

5,100

3,560

2,550

2,050

3,010

2,560

3,030

1,530

2,330

4,020

3,010

3,510

3,010

1,650

1,860

2,580

1,770

1,570

1,570

1,850

Water 

year

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 22, 1926

Aug. 28, 1927

Sept. 15, 1928

Aug. 2, 3, 1929

Sept. 30, 1930

Oct. IS, 1930

Oct. 23, 1931

July 8,12, 1933

(b)

Aug. 25, 1935

July 13, 1936

July 24,25, 1937

June 4, 1938

Mar. 26, 1939

Oct. 21, 1939

Nov. 4, 1940

Mar. 20, 1942

Mar. 5, 1943

Jan. 30, 1944

Apr. 2, 1945

Apr. 16, 1945

Apr. 9-11, 1946

Jan. 29, 1947

May 4, 1947

Sept. 3, 1948

Aug. 20, 1949

May 13, 1950

May 14, 1951

Dec. 20, 1951

Aug. 19, 1952

Sept. 16, 1953

Dec. 1, 1953

Jan. 28, 1954

Dec. 2, 1954

May 11, 1956

June 1, 1956

July 20, 1957

July 22, 1957

Oct. 30, 1957

Feb. 16, 1958

July 11, 1959

Apr. 28, 1960

May 15, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9.63

-

6.83

7.04

-

15.2

6.70

14.76

9.38

9.84

8.43

9.45

-

8.96

6.18

5.83

-

-

8.66

-

6.77

-

-

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.53

-

-

.60

-

-

-

-

-

3.03

-

-

-

2.C6

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.^7

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

511

2,070

1,920

2,580

1,880

1,610

427

409

400

430

1,080

552

1,980

1,620

1,440

1,800

1,876

1,978

1.877

-

4,070

2,260

-

2,220

C12.500

2,190

4,320

3,870

-

3,320

3,390

3,170

-

2,280

-

1,840

3,250

-

2,490

-

1,840

1,860

1,340

a Occurred Sept. 7, 8, 10, 14, 17, 20, 27 

b Occurred Apr. 15, 29, May 12, 1934. 

c Result of dam failure at gage. 

Note. Figures of discharge for 1884-1944 are maximum daily discharges.
168 SWAN RIVER BASIN

2170. Swan River near Warba, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°06 

left bank, 75 ft 

Si miles northwest of Swan River.

'40", long 93°15'50", in SE^ sec.33, T.54 N., R.23 W., on 

upstream from highway bridge, l£ miles south of Warba, and

ft above mean sea level (Minnesota

Drainage area. 254 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 1.259.J 

State Highway Department bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 450 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

May 1950

Apr. 13, 1954

Apr. 13, 1954

Apr. 10, 1955

Apr. 11, 1955

May 4, 1955

June 8, 1955

Aug. 1, 1955

Apr. 14, 1956

Apr. 22, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

all. 5

b9.02

9.00

C7.69

7.65

6.52

6.51

6.44

8.61

8.75

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

1,000

-

627

467

465

456

853

905

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 24, 1957

July 21, 1957

June 11, 1958

July 2, 1958

May 20, 1959

June 1, 1959

Apr. 27, 1960

May 6, 1960

June 1, 1960

May 17, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.42

8.14

5.30

5.92

7.30

7.14

7.04

6.99

8.10

7.36

Discharge 

(cfs)

454

722

316

390

559

532

521

508

721

570

a About; from information by local residents, 

c Backwater from ice, 0.08 ft.

b Backwater from ice, 0.06 ft.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

2180. Mississippi River above Sandy River, near Libby, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°50', long 93°20', in SE-jj sec.2, T.50 N. , R.24 W. , just upstream from Libby Creek, 4 miles north of Libby, 7 miles (revised) upstream 

from Sandy River, and at mile 1,113 upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. 4,560 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 7 miles downstream prior to 1927; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 1,200.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,500 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. Records prior to 1927 furnished by Corps of Engineers. Flow regulated by powerplants and Winnibigoshish, Leech, and Pokegama Lakes. Only 

annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water

year

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

Date

July 18, 1897

June 9, 1898

June 18, 1899

Sept. 20, 1900

June 30, 1901

May 27, 1902

Nov. 23, 1902

Oct. 12, 1903

Aug. 9, 1905

Apr. 27, 1906

Oage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,790

4,630

8,160

9,570

8,820

6,290

7,080

5,040

8,300

7,580

Water 

year

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1927

Date

Apr. 27, 1907

June 13, 1908

Aug. 25, 1909

Mar. 25, 1910

July 19, 1911

Sept. 30, 1912

July 18, 1913

June 11, 1914

June 30, 1915

Apr. 24, 1927

Gage 

1- eight 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

27.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,350

4,200

5,000

3,790

2,900

2,540

3,450

2,960

4,980

5,180
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 169

2205. Mississippi River below Sandy River, near Libby, Minn.

Location.--Lat 46°47' , long 93°20', in sec.25, T.50 N., R.24 W., on right bank, 

600 ft downstream from Sandy River and three-quarters of a mile northwest of 

Libby.

Drainage area.--S.060 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 600 ft upstream at datum 3.16 ft higher prior to 

July 28, 1931; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 1,204.55 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

State-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Flow regulated by powerplants and Winnibigoshish, Leech, Pok^gama, 

and Sandy Lakes. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

May 16, 1930

June 14, 1931

May 9, 1932

May 23, 1933

Apr. 20, 1934

May 17, 1935

May 12, 1936

May 2, 1937

May 13, 1938

Apr. 4, 1939

May 8, 1940

Apr. 21, 1941

May 19, 1942

June 17,18,1943

June 7, 1944

Apr. 6-12, 1945

Apr. 9, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.45

7.36

6.24

8.74

5.80

7.13

11.01

10.43

15.43

9.80

7.08

13.49

10.39

13.34

14.14

14.45

11.16

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,890

2,840

2,420

3,690

2,100

2,830

5,150

4,760

8,000

4,190

2,770

6,350

4,520

6,210

6,830

7,080

4,950

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 6, 1947

Apr. 28, 1948

July 16, 1949

May 17, 1950

May 6, 1951

Apr. 28, 1952

Aug. 6, 1953

May 5, 1954

Apr. 11, 1955

Apr. 21, 1956

July 23, 1957

Nov. 1, 1957

Dec. 6, 1957

June 2, 1959

May 5, 1960

May 19, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.27

15.70

8.60

20.02

12.20

12.26

13.57

13.92

10.77

11.58

12.49

-

a7.45

10.27

11.92

9.91

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,000

8,060

3,550

16,000

5,840

5,880

6,730

6,960

4,910

5,440

6,030

2,650

_

4,660

5,660

4,450

a Backwater from ice, 2.0 ft.

2275. Mississippi River at Aitkin, Minn.

Location.--Lat 46°32'26", long 93°42'26", in Wf sec.24, T.47 N., R.27 W., on 

upstream side of highway bridge at north edge of Aitkin, 1 mile downstream 

from Mud River and at mile 1,055.9 upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. 6,140 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Mar. 14, 1961; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 1 185.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Slight regulation by powerplants and Winnibigoshish, Leech, Pokegama, 

and Sandy Lakes. Water diverted at medium and high stages into Aitkin 

diversion channel 6| miles above station, bypasses station, and returns to 

river 15| miles below station. Diversion began Apr. 2, 1955. Records 

include flow in diversion. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Mar. 26, 1945

Apr. 10, 1946

Apr. 16-18,1947

May 1, 1947

Apr.27,28,1948

July 16,17,1949

May 20, 1950

May 8, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

Apr. 15, 1952

Aug. 14, 1953

Gage

height 

(feet)

14.51

11.15

13.6

-

15.77

7.7

19.49

13.23

14.73

-

15.13

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

2.13

-

-

-

-

-

3.02

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,220

6,680

-

7,780

12,000

4,770

20,000

8,600

-

10,100

10,800

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

i959

1960

1961

Date

May 6,7, 1954

Aug. 4, 1955

Apr. 17, 1956

Apr. 28, 1957

Mar. 31, 1958

July 5, 1958

June 3, 1959

May 6', 1960

May 20, 1961

May 21, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.73

9.62

11.27

10.82

4.88

-

8.90

10.13

-

7.54

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

2.17

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,480

7,890

9,850

9,340

-

3,110

7,180

8,650

5,980

-
170 RABBIT RIVER BASIN

2415. Rabbit River near Crosby, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°30'55", long 93°57'35", in NE£ sec.35, T.47 N., R.29 W., on 

right bank, a third of a mile downstream from Clinker Lake control dam, and 

2 miles north of Crosby.

Drainage area. 8.38 sq mi.

Gage. Record ing. 

ment of 1912.

Datum of gage is 1,190.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustStage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 30 cfs 

and extended above.

Bankfull stage. 8 ft.

Remarks.--Some regulation by Clinker Lake. Flow affected by pumping from 

Rabbit Lake and underground mine. Only annual peaks are shovn.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

June 27, 1946

June 11, 1947

Apr. 10, 1948

Apr. 7, 1949

May 9, 1950

May 26, 1951

Aug. 30, 1951

July 20, 1952

Aug. 11, 1953

May 3, 1954

Feb. 21, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.54

5.95

5.59

5.27

7.15

-

6.61

7.12

6.79

5.92

6.58

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

0.03

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.28

Discharge 

(efsf

94

23

11

3.0

53

29

-

59

36

25

-

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 13, 1955

Apr. 19, 1956

Mar. 15, 1957

Apr. 28, 1957

Jan. 9, 1958

Apr. 7, 1958

May 31, 1959

Dee. 28, 1959

May 5, 1960

May 7, 1961

Oag3 

height 

(feet)

_

6.00

6.28

-

5.91

-

6.13

6.05

-

6.04

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

1.00

-

1.66

-

-

.90

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

15

22

-

21

-

4.6

23

-

16

18

CROW WING RIVER BASIN

2427. Little Sand Lake Outlet near Dorset, Minn. 

(Published as Sand Lake Outlet prior to 1931)

Location. Lat 46°59', long 94°55', in NE£ sec.36, T.141 N., R.34 W., at county 

highway bridge half a mile downstream from Little Sand Lake, 1 mile upstream 

from Claussen's Lake, and 3 miles northeast of Dorset.

Drainage area.--74 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 1,427 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

A~pr. 12, 1933, at different datum.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 40 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. Plow regulated by Little Sand Lake. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

Date

June 9, 1932

May 23, 1933

Apr. 8, 1934

Feb. 25, 1935

Mar. 16, 1935

Apr. 1, 1936

Apr. 24, 1937

Aug. 8, 1937

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.30

2.12

2.66

2.52

2.07

1.66

2.16

2.17

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

0.10

1.23

.02

_

-

-

Discharge 

(efsf

24

42

74

-

43

27

58

-

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

(a)

Mar. 19, 1939

Apr. 6, 1939

Apr. 11, 1940

Apr. 29, 1940

Feb. 27, 1941

June 11, 1941

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.07

2.56

1.68

1.99

1.71

1.92

1.88

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.06

-

.48

-

.52

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

42

-

30

-

30

_

33

a May 31 to June 3, 1938.
CROW WING RIVER BASIN 171

2440. Crow Wing River at Nimrod, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°39', long 94°53', in sec.32, T.137 N., R.33 W., on right bank, 

200 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.2 mile north of Nimrod, and 0.7 mile 

upstream from Cat River.

Drainage area. 1,010 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 5, 1949; recording thereafter. At datum 

2.2 ft lower prior to July 28, 1930. Datum of gage is 1,313.27 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Wadena County Highway Department 

from Minnesota Highway Department bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Plow affected by natural storage in many lakes. Base for partialduration series, 500 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown prior to 1948.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

May 29, 1910

June 2, 1910

Sept. 22, 1911

Apr. 5, 1912

May 8, 1912

Apr. 8, 1913

July 17, 1913

June 9, 1914

Nov. 7, 1930

June 12, 1931

May 9, 1932

Apr. 1, 1933

May 29, 1933

Apr. 9, 1934

Apr. 12, 1934

Apr. 3, 1935

May 11-14,1935

Apr. 13, 1936

Apr. 14, 1937

Apr. 24, 1937

May 9, 1938

Apr. 3, 1939

Apr. 7, 1940

Apr. 13, 1940

Apr. 5, 1941

May 14, 1942

Apr. 3-5, 1943

Apr. 7, 1943

Aug. 9, 1944

Mar. 19, 1945

Mar. 20, 1945

Mar. 20, 1946

June 27, 1946

Apr. 8, 1947

Apr. 7-9,11, 1948

May 15, 1948

June 8, 1948

June 23, 1948

Apr. 16, 1949

May 2, 1949

July 8-10,1949

Apr. 20, 1950

May 7, 1950

Oct. 7, 1950

Apr. 11, 1951

Apr. 15, 1951

June 3, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

6.4

5.82

6.40

-

6.25

-

7.25

3.18

-

3.00

4.98

-

4.30

-

3.30

-

5.86

3.90

3.80

4.32

5.42

5.64

-

6.24

4.48

5.88

-

5.80

5.80

-

5.11

-

6.44

4.40

3.75

3.52

4.17

3.52

3.52

5.00

7.64

5.46

3.23

5.46

3.96

3.76

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

1.2

-

1.3

-

-

.76

-

-

1.3

-

1.4

-

.6

-

2.7

.7

-

-

1.7

2.55

.70

2.00

-

2.28

-

-

1.7

-

1.41

-

1.24

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.24

-

-

1.76

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

1,090

-

958

-

641

-

859

1,850

-

440

552

-

1,150

-

480

-

547

622

-

879

1,220

900

-

1,070

1,150

1,330

-

2,330

2,330

-

1,290

_

1,530

1,960

1,370

922

622

1,060

724

724

1,700

2,150

2,200

539

-

982

856

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Sept. 10, 1951

Oct. 31, 1951

Dec. 4-8, 1951

Apr. 8, 1952

Apr. 9, 1952

May 28, 1952

July 3, 1952

July 20, 1952

Sept. 1, 1952

Apr. 10, 1953

Apr. 26, 1953

May 30, 1953

June 21, 1953

Aug. 4, 1953

Apr. 10, 1954

Apr. 15, 1954

Apr. 6, 1955

Apr. 7, 1955

June 9, 1955

July 12, 1955

Aug. 10, 1955

Apr. 11, 1956

Apr. 13, 1956

May 31, 1956

Apr. 3, 1957

Apr. 25, 1957

June 23, 1957

July 20, 1957

Sept. 19, 1957

Oct. 25, 1957

Nov. 29, 1957

Mar. 15, 1959

May 5, 1959

June 1, 1959

July 8, 1959

Sept. 2, 1959

Nov. 7, 1959

Apr. 10, 1960

May 4, 1960

June 1, 1960 

Sept. 5, 1960

Nov. 20, 1960

Mar. 15, 1961

Apr. 26, 1961

May 15, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.34

3.38

4.20

6.90

5.74

_

3.87

-

-

3.72

3.54

4.6O

5.17

4.84

5.94

4.55

6.26

5.92

3.30

3.39

4.44

5.73

4.84

3.28

5.76

3.80

4.16

3.69

3.79

3.34

4.41

4.72

3.47

3.59

4.04

4.11

3.80

5.64

4.28

3.70 

3.62

3.30

4.35

3.34

3.82

Ice effect Discharge 

(feet) ( cfs >

534

628

0.50 820

2.44

1.14 1,460

a640

935

al,800

a72O

882

755

1,540

1,730

1,080

1.96

1,510

2.36

1.92 1,040

610

660

975

1.90

.84 1,040

560

2.33

905

1,120

660

571

498

1.40

2.02

705

772

833

655

532

2.28

1,260

839 

588

520

1.52

576

839

a Maximum daily discharge.
172 CROW WING RIVER BASIN

2445. Crow Wing River at Motley, Minn.

Location.--Lat 46°20'30", long 94 0 38'30", in SW^ sec.7, T.133 F., R.31 W. , at 

bridge on U.S. Highway 210 at Motley, 2 miles upstream from Long Prairie 

River.

Drainage area. 2,140 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. At different datum prior to 1931. Altitude of gage is 

1,209 ft (from river-profile survey).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 6,300 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. Plow affected by natural storage in many lakes above station. Only 

annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1913 

1914 

1915

1916

Date

July 18, 1913 

June 11, 1914 

June 29, 1915

Apr. 5, 1916

Oage 

height 

(feet)

7.30 

10.3 

8.75

11.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,810 

6,940 

4,780

9,820

Water 

year

1917

1931

Date

Apr. 5, 1917 

June 14, 1931

Oage 

height 

(feet)

a!3.2

4.76

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,770 

1,250

a Backwater from ice, 4.8 ft.

2455. Long Prairie River near Motley, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°19'10", long 94°38'50", in NWj sec.19, T.133 N., R.31 W., at 

bridge on U.S. Highway 10, l| miles south of Motley, and 3£ miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 973 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Prior to Aug. 9, 1916, at site 300 ft upstream at different datum and Aug. 9, 1916, to Sept. 30, 1917, at described site at different 

datum. Altitude of gage is 1,205 ft, approximately (from river profile).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,750 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1910

1911 

1912 

1913 

1914 

1915

Date

Mar. 19, 1910

May 17, 1911 

May 6, 1912 

May 22-25,1913 

July 1, 1914 

July 1,3,1915

Oage 

height 

(feet)

7.8

5.35 

10.00 

6.0 

8.1 

8.5

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,590

195 

3,000 

480 

1,720 

1,980

Water 

year

1916 

1917

1931

Date

Apr. 5. 1916

Apr. 3, 1917 

Apr. 6, 1917

Apr. 4, 1931

Oage 

height 

(feet)

15.0

11.3

4.81

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

4.0

3.7

.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,540 

163

2460. Crow Wing River at Pillager, Minn.

Location.--Lat 46°18'58", long 94°28'52", on line between SE^ and SW£ sec.20, 

T.133 N., R.30 W., at plant of Minnesota Power & Light Co., 1 mile southwest of Pillager and 1.9 miles upstream from Pillager Creek.

Drainage area.--3,230 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording gage at highway bridge 0.8 mile downstream from powerplant June 1909 to June 1913. Altitude of gage 1,170 ft (from topographic 

map).

Remarks.--Records for 1927-50 furnished by Minnesota Power & Light Co. 

Only annual maximum daily discharges are shown.
CROW WING RIVER BASIN 173

Maximum dally discharges of Crow Wing River at Pillager, Mlnn.

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

Date

Mar. 19, 1910

Sept. 23, 1911

May 6, 1912

Mar. 18, 1927

Mar. 28, 1928

Mar. 19, 1929

Mar. 15, 1930

June 14, 1931

Apr. 9, 1932

May 24, 1933

Apr. 9, 1934

June 18, 1935

Apr. 14, 1936

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

4,580

1,070

6,920

3,390

4,270

4,620

3,170

1,350

2,020

1,960

1,790

1,840

1,800

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Apr. 14, 1937

May 10, 1938

Mar. 31, 1939

Apr. 10, 1940

Apr. 7, 1941

May 17, 1942

Apr. 4, 1943

June 7, 1944

Mar. 20, 1945

June 30, 1946

Apr. 10, 1947

Apr. 10, 1948

Apr. 5, 1949

Apr. 19, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(efs)

3,320

5,780

6,350

6,530

6,370

7,110

10,400

6,080

7,620

9,480

8,560

4,790

3,520

10,900

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

2670. Mississippi River near Royalton, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°51'04", long 94°21'30", in lot 2, sec.20, T.39 N., R.22 W., 

at plant of Minnesota Power &Light Co., 4 miles northwest of Royalton, 

4.5 miles downstream from Swan River, and at mile 956 upstream from Ohio 

River.

Drainage area. 11,600 sq mi, approximately.

Stage-discharge relation. Discharge computed on basis of powerplant records.

Remarks. Records collected by Minnesota Power & Light Co. under general 

supervision of Geological Survey. Plow partly regulated by powerplants 

above station. Only annual maximum daily discharges are shown.

Maximum daily discharges

Water 

year

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

Date

Aug. 7, 1924

June 16, 1925

Mar. 26, 1926

Apr. 22, 1927

Mar. 28, 1928

Mar. 20, 1929

May 15, 1930

June 16, 1931

May 12, 1932

June 2, 1933

Apr. 18, 1934

May 16, 1935

May 12, 1936

May 3, 1937

May 10, 1938

Apr. 1, 1939

Apr. 11, 1940

Apr. 20, 1941

May 18, 1942

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

6,380

5,230

5,910

12,600

7,790

8,690

9,610

6,710

5,380

9,200

4,090

5,470

9,380

10,300

19,200

13,900

9,080

15,900

14,700

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

Date

Apr. 5, 1943

June 14, 1944

Mar. 21, 1945

July 1, 1946

May 5, 1947

Apr. 29, 1948

July 17, 1949

May 9, 1950

Apr. 17, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

Aug. 15, 1953

May 8, 1954

Apr. 5, 1955

Apr. 14, 1956

June 28, 1957

July 5, 1958

June 2, 1959

May 7, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

24,000

19,200

17,100

19,600

15,300

18,800

6,820

28,000

14,900

29,400

20,700

19,300

12,100

18,400

17,700

5,510

16,000

14,900

280-255 O - 68 - 13
174 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

2680. Platte River at Royalton, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°49'50", long 94°17'12", in Ej sec.35, T.39 N., R.32 W., on 

downstream side of highway bridge at east edge of Royalton, 6 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 338 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 1,060 ft (from topographic map).

Sta^e-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929 

1930

1931 

1932

1933

Date

May 18, 1929 

May 14, 1930

May 30, 1931 

Apr. 10, 1932 

Apr. 1, 1933

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.37 

5.75

5.90 

4.00 

2.60

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

132

1,280

1,330

543 

167

Water 

year

1934 

1935

1936

Date

Apr. 7, 1934 

Mar. 23, 1935 

Mar. 25, 1935

May 3, 1936

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.70 

5.50

6.36

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.8 

1.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

272 

228 

1,450

SAUK RIVER BASIN 

2705. Sauk River near St. Cloud, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°33'35", long 94°14'00", in SE^SW^ sec.8, T.124 N., R.28 W., 

on right bank, half a mile northwest of Waite Park, 3 miles west of St. Cloud, 

and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 925 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 22, 1934, on highway bridge 1 mile downstream 

at datum 6.77 ft lower; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 1,034.95 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Plow regulated by powerplants and reservoirs above station. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

Mar. 15, 1910

Mar. 19, 1910

Mar. 31, 1911

May 11, 1912

May 16, 1930

Mar. 25, 1931

Apr. 5, 1932

Apr. 6, 1932

May 16, 1933

Mar. 24, 1934

Sept. 25. 1934

Aug. 25, 1935

May 6, 1936

Apr. 11, 1937

May 12, 1937

June 14, 1938

July 8, 1938

Mar. 29, 1939

Apr. 9, 1940

Apr. 11, 1940

June 29, 1941

June 3, 1942

Apr. 2, 1943

Apr. 4, 1943

June 11 -17,1 944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.95

-

6.95

8.80

4.30

3.76

3.91

-

2.86

2.60

-

3.47

4.90

3.50

-

-

3.21

4.48

3.65

-

5.57

3.25

7.67

-

4.63

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.6

-

_

-

-

-

.9

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

1,030

475

1,700

914

678

-

546

284

l.lj

62

-

-

1.2

-

-

-

-

.5

-

-

-

2.0

-

-

708

1,950

-

840

909

-

1,710

-

1,080

2,610

968

-

4,700

1,720

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 20, 1945

Mar. 21, 1945

Mar. 21, 1946

Mar. 22, 1946

Apr. 12, 1947

Mar. 29, 1948

Mar. 30, 1948

Mar. 30, 1949

Apr. 5, 1950

Apr. 8, 1950

Apr. 13, 1951

Apr. 15, 1952

June 20, 1953

May 4, 1954

Apr. 3, 1955

Apr. 6, 1955

Aug. 8, 1956

Mar. 27, 1957

June 22, 1957

Dec. 27, 1957

Apr. 11, 1958

June 6, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960

Apr. 5, 1960

Feb. 12, 1961

May 21, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.72

-

5.67

-

4.96

6.09

-

5.17

6.60

-

7. eg

7.78

5.fl

4.23

4.72

-

5.23

6.22

6.08

4.08

-

3.36

4.90

-

2.74

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.5

-

1.3

-

-

1.75

_

1.22

1.37

-

-

-

-

-

1.84

-

-

2.47

-

1.10

-

-

1.55

-

2.04

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

1,730

_

1,910

2,050

-

1,900

1,380

_

2,940

5,580

5,410

2,740

1,460

-

790

2,010

-

2,920

-

1,060

973

-

1,480

-

275
ELK RIVER BASIN 175

2750. Elk River near Big Lake, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°20', long 93°40 T , in sec.23, T.33 N., R.27 W., on rigt t bank 

at upstream side of highway bridge, 4 miles east of town of Big Lake, and 

4 miles downstream from St. Francis River.

Drainage area. 615 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to July 27, 1934; recording thereafter. Datun of 

gage is 899.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 260 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1935.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

May 23, 1911

May 7, 1912

Mar. 18, 1913

May 24, 1913

July 6, 1914

Mar. 27, 1915

Apr. 5, 1916

Apr. 6, 1917

Apr. 1, 1931

Apr. 11, 1932

Mar. 16, 1933

May 31, 1933

Sept. 26, 1934

Mar. 20, 1935

Mar. 21, 1935

Mar. 29, 1936

Apr. 16, 1936

May 7, 1936

Apr. 13, 1937

May 30, 1937

Mar. 21, 1938

Apr. 22, 1938

May 12, 1938

June 21, 1938

July 9, 1938

Aug. 24, 1938

Sept. 17, 1938

Nov. 4, 1938

Mar. 28, 1939

Apr. 26, 1939

May 29, 1939

June 29, 1939

Apr. 6, 1940

Apr. 10, 1940

Apr. 9, 1941

June 13, 1941

Sept. 20, 1941

Nov. 5, 1941

Mar. 27-29, 1942

May 7, 1942

May 19, 1942

May 30, 1942

Aug. 14, 1942

Sept. 23, 1942

Apr. 4, 1943

June 6, 1943

Apr. 15, 1944

May 8, 1944

May 24, 1944

June 20, 1944

July 2, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

1.15

10.1

1.85

-

3.3

2.7

8.6

7.05

2.12

1.96

1.44

-

1.74

2.96

2.80

6.92

3.04

2.74

3.60

2.27

4.35

2.06

6.90

2.18

2.21

1.89

2.32

1.88

7.15

3.85

1.92

1.74

5.55

4.09

4.46

3.18

2.07

2.11

2.02

2.49

4.78

2.55

1.72

2.13

8.04

4.92

2.96

5.15

3.55

4.76

3.71

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

0.9

-

-

.2

-

-

-

-

.5

-

-

.30

-

1.3

-

-

-

-

1.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.55

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

264

5,180

-

426

925

720

4,130

2,930

a493

a436

-

178

144

-

690

2,000

760

640

1,160

495

740

384

2,740

432

444

316

444

312

2,920

1,110

352

280

-

1,240

1,450

890

421

437

440

608

1,560

624

327

429

3,500

1,600

752

1,740

975

1,540

1,040

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

July 13, 1944

Aug. 13, 1944

Mar. 20, 1945

Apr. 27, 1945

June 19, 1945

June 30, 1945

July 28, 1945

Aug. 15, 1945

Sept. 28, 1945

Nov. 16, 1945

Mar. 22, 1946

May 29, 1946

June 10, 1946

June 25, 1946

July 11, 1946

Oct. 12, 1946

Nov. 16, 1946

Nov. 26, 1946

Apr. 16, 1947

Apr. 29, 1947

June 15, 1947

Mar. 30, 1948

Apr. 1, 1949

Apr. 2, 1950

May 9, 1950

Apr. 11, 1951

July 5, 1951

Sept. 17, 1951

Oct. 28, 1951

Nov. 6, 1951

Nov. 20, 1951

Dec. 9, 1951

Apr. 10, 1952

May 31, 1952

July 2, 1952

July 28, 1952

Sept. 6, 1952

Mar. 27, 1953

May 5, 1953

May 28, 1953

June 25, 1953

Aug. 16, 1953

May 1, 1954

June 6, 1954

June 16, 1954

July 9, 1954

Sept. 22, 1954

Oct. 18, 1954

Apr. 6, 1955

July 12, 1955

Sept. 4, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.49

2.63

7.48

2.03

2.55

2.68

1.73

1.74

1.75

1.59

5.60

1.95

2.04

1.76

1.75

1.75

1.81

3.62

3.42

3.25

2.18

7.05

5.22

8.45

6.88

7.68

3.18

2.54

1.96

2.87

2.96

2.16

10.36

1.74

5.70

2.42

2.93

4.19

2.00

2.96

3.92

2.24

7.45

4.84

2.15

4.92

1.65

1.92

4.52

1.60

3.55

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.03

2.08

-

-

-

-

-

2.80

-

-

-

-

-

.9?

.4?

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

955

655

3,150

435

620

672

301

305

326

265

1,960

405

439

333

329

329

340

-

950

890

503

2,800

1,750

1,990

2,730

3,280

866

626

411

408

626

485

5,330

342

2,020

590

776

1,320

485

840

1,200

538

3,120

1,610

512

1,650

322

425

1,470

303

1,070

a. Maximum during period April to September.
176 ELK RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Elk River near Big Lake, Minn.--Continued

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

Date

Apr. 8, 1956

May 15, 1956

Aug. 11, 1956

Mar. 29, 1957

June 2, 1957

June 27, 1957

July 21, 1957

Aug. 18, 1957

Sept. 8, 1957

Sept. 24, 1957

Dec. 1, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.43

1.76

3.56

3.93

2.69

6.50

1.69

1.68

2.52

2.25

2.17

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.63

Discharge 

(cfsj

3,100

364

1,070

1,220

726

2,500

318

333

658

552

-

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Dec. 1, 1957

Apr. 12, 1958

Sept. 11, 1958

Feb. 26, 1959

May 10, 1959

June 4, 1959

Apr. 3, 1960

Aug. 30, 1960

May 19, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.04

£.14

1.71

2.18

1.62

1.48

4.72

1.68

2.01

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.49

-

-

1.40

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

284

543

366

_

330

274

1,580

354

486

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

2755. Mississippi River at Elk River, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°18', long 93°34', in SE£ sec.34, T.33 N., R.26 W., fourth 

principal meridian, on left bank in town of Elk River, 50 ft downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 101, 2,500 ft downstream from Elk River, and at 

mile 884.6 upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. 14,500 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to July 18, 1932; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 847.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Flow slightly regulated, except during extreme floods, by six reservoirs on headwaters (total usable capacity, 1,640,610 acre-ft). Only annual 

peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

Date

Apr. 7, 1916

Apr. 5, 1917

June 5, 1918

Apr. 15, 1919

Mar. 25, 1920

Mar. 28, 1920

June 15, 1921

Apr. 9, 1922

Apr. 23, 1923

Aug. 7, 1924

June 14, 1925

Mar. 27, 1926

Apr. 9, 1927

Mar. 27, 1928

Mar. 21, 1929

May 16, 1930

June 17, 1931

May 13, 1932

June 3, 1933

Apr. 11, 1934

Mar. 21, 1935

May 8, 1936

May 4, 1937

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.0

-

6.27

7.23

11.0

-

6.66

10.10

5.76

4.70

4.56

6.90

7.8

7.46

9.92

7.13

5.73

5.30

6.51

4.26

5.71

7.35

7.40

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

2.8

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

27,700

a34,000

11,800

14,800

-

23,500

12,900

24,600

10,200

6,700

6,280

13,700

16,700

15,700

23,900

14,300

9,290

8,050

11,800

5,160

9,290

15.OOO

15,000

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

May 12, 1938

Mar. 26, 1939

Apr. 2, 1939

Apr. 11, 1940

Apr. 21, 1941

May 19, 1942

Apr. 6, 1943

June 15, 1944

Mar. 21, 1945

Mar. 21, 1945

July 3, 1946

Apr. 14, 1947

Apr. 2, 1948

Apr. 30, 1948

Mar. 30, 1949

Apr. 3, 1949

May 10, 1950

Apr. 14, 1951

Apr. 12, 1952

June 25, 1953

May 5, 1954

Apr. 2, 1955

Apr. 15, 1956

Gage 

heifht 

(feet)

11.31

10.50

-

8.31

10.4

9.69

12.63

10.99

13.80

-

10.78

9.62

9.81

-

7.85

-

13.00

10.76

14.49

10.19

9.71

8.42

9.09

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

3.20

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.3

-

-

-

2.74

-

2.48

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

31,300

-

23,300

18,100

36,100

23,300

37,700

29,400

-

29,400

28,500

23,200

-

23,200

-

12,300

39,000

28,300

49,200

26,700

24,700

19,400

23,700

a Prom powerplant record.
CROW RIVER BASIN 177

2760. North Fork Crow River near Regal, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°22'55", long 94°47'40", in Sj sec.11, T.122 N., R.33 V., 

12 ft upstream from highway bridge, and 3 miles southeast of Regal.

Drainage area. 215 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to July 14, 1948; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 1,195.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 900 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. At high stages a part of flow bypasses gage from a point 1 mile upstream, and returns to the main channel at a point two-thirds of a mile 

below gage. This flow is included in the station record. Base for partialduration series, 380 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown prior to 1949.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Apr. 8, 1944

Apr. 8, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 18, 1945

Mar. 14, 1946

Mar. 18, 1946

Apr. 11, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

Mar. 26, 1948

Mar. 28, 1949

Mar. 28, 1949

Mar. 27, 1950

Mar. 28, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.08

-

4.26

-

5.86

-

4.74

5.31

-

4.70

-

_

5.73

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.18

-

.76

-

3.74

-

-

2.47

-

1.34

-

_

1.73

Discharge 

(cfsj

-

a698

-

3723

-

a576

1,030

-

899

-

a444

a953

-

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Apr. 6, 1951

May 2, 1951

Apr. 7, 1952

Apr. 11, 1952

June 26, 1952

June 28, 1952

Mar. 22, 1953

Mar. 24, 1953

June 16, 1953

June 26, 1953

Aug. 8, 1953

March 1954 b

Mar. 2, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.73

4.35

6.65

6.11

4.95

4.95

5.04

3.36

4.31

3.53

4.13

3.66

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.52

-

2.06

-

-

-

2.49

-

-

-

-

.ee

3.17

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,400

886

-

2,120

1,290

1,290

-

391

896

466

788

'

329

a Maximum daily discharge.

b Maximum stage occurred during period Mar. 20-27, 1954.

2780. Middle Fork Crow River near Spicer, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°15'45", long 94°48'10" , in NE^ sec.27, T.121 N. , R.33 W., on 

right bank, 75 ft upstream from highway bridge, if miles downstream from 

Lake Calhoun, 3 miles downstream from Green Lake, and 6.8 miles northeast of 

Spicer.

Drainage area. 179 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording at bridge 75 ft downstream prior to July 19, 1950; recording 

gage and concrete and steel V-notch sharp-crested weir thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 1,147.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Kandiyohi County 

Highway Department bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Flow affected by natural storage and some regulation from lakes above 

station. Base for partial-duration series, 100 cfs. Only annual p3aks are 

shown prior to 1951.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Mar. 10, 1949

Apr. 25, 1949

May 20, 1950

Mar. 19, 1951

May 7, 1951 

Sept. 12, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Dec. 8, 1951

Apr. 26, 1952

July 7, 1952

May 21, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.83

-

4.46

4.32

5.60 

3.54

3.29

3.42

5.79

5.31

4.62

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.98

-

-

.23

-

_

-

_

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

46

195

164

269

128

113

119

318

265

211

water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

June 29, 1953

Mar. 13, 1954

May 3, 1954

Mar. 21, 1955 

Apr. 21, 1955

Aug. 19, 1956

Apr. 21, 1957

May 26, 1957

June 25, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.52

3.85

3.29

3.34 

2,70

3.95

3.87

4.01

6.67

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

1.32

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

408

154

117

79

120

107

113

387
178 CROW RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Middle Pork Crow River near Spicer, Minn. Continued

Water 

year

1957

1958

Date

Aug. 2, 1957 

Aug. 14, 1957 

Sept. 3, 1957 

Sept. 20, 1957

Apr. 17, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.38 

5.24 

5.17 

5.50

3.87

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

,-

-

Discharge 

(of of

248 

234 

227 

260

124

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 24, 1959 

May 12, 1959

May 27, 1960

May 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.11 

2.33

3.19

3.42

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.97

-

Discharge 

(of a)

30

75

73

2785. South Fork Crow River at Cosmos, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°56'05", long 94°40'20", in SW£ sec.14, 7.117 N., R.32 W., on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 7, 1 mile east of Cosmos, 2j miles 

upstream from small tributary, and 3£ miles west of Corvuso.

Drainage area. 221 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Prior to June 13, 1959, at datum 3.00 ft higher. Datum of 

gage is 1,079.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,400 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 16, 1946

Mar. 23, 1946

Apr. 23, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

Mar. 24, 1948

Apr. 5, 1949

Mar. 27, 1950

May 5, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

Apr. 8, 1952

Gage 

height 

( feet )

4.53

-

6.60

-

5.50

7.45

-

4.95

7.11

-

8.21

-

8.75

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.18

_

2.39

-

-

1.26

_

-

2.2

_

1.94

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

_

123

-

256

277

-

400

230

-

268

-

a5 90

958

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 22, 1953

Mar. 19, 1954

May 1, 1954

July 11, 1955

Mar. 26, 1956

Apr. 3, 1956

June 17, 1957

Apr. 6, 1958

Mar. 4, 1959

May 5, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 17, 1961

Gag<5 

height 

(feet)

6.58

3.86

-

5.60

5.50

-

9.62

6.10

2.50

-

10.60

-

4.75

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

2.44

-

-

3.3*

-

-

-

2.30

-

2.06

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

461

-

140

240

-

259

1,890

356

-

27

-

760

86

a Maximum daily discharge.

2790. South Fork Crow River near Mayer, Minn. 

(Published as South Fork Crow River near Rockford, 1S10-11)

Location. Lat 44°54'20", long 93°53'05", in SW^SW^ sec.30, T.117 N., R.25 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 7, 

1.3 miles north of Mayer, 4.3 miles southwest of Watertown, and 16 miles upstream from confluence with North Fork.

Drainage area. 1,170 sq mi, approximately; at site used 1910-11, 1,250 sq mi, 

approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. At site 14 miles downstream at different d^tum, 1910-11. 

Datum of gage is 926.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by Hennepin County 

Park Board Survey).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 9,700 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
CROW RIVER BASIN 179

Peak stages and discharges of South Pork Crow River near Mayer, Minn.

Water 

year

1910

1911

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

Mar. 15, 1910

May 23,24,1911

Apr. 7, 1934

May 17, 1935

Mar. 24, 1936

Apr. 14, 1937

May 23, 1938

Mar. 24, 1939

Mar. 31, 1940

Apr. 5, 1940

Apr. 3, 1941

May 31, 1942

Mar. 30, 1943

May 8, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 17, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

-

1.20

4.70

9.34

4.94

6.46

7.96

4.66

-

8.96

5.80

10.68

10.88

9.84

8.39

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.80

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.76

Discharge 

(cfsf

2,830

157

28

770

2,470

860

1,360

1,960

-

461

2,400

920

3,490

4,120

3,300

-

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 21, 1946

Apr. 16, 1947

Mar. 27, 1948

Apr. 1, 1949

Apr. 1, 1950

Apr. 2, 1950

Apr. 12, 1951

Apr. 10, 1952

June 30, 1953

July 3, 1954

July 17, 1955

June 22, 1956

June 23, 1957

Apr. 10, 1958

May 7, 1959

Apr. 3, 1960

May 19, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

6.66

12.11

8.08

9.34

-

12.15

15.70

11.01

6.60

7.08

9.58

16.00

6.80

2.99

10.62

3.71

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

1.23

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,050

1,400

4,620

2,070

-

2,280

5,070

11,000

3,900

1,440

1,500

2,850

9,660

1,490

344

3,550

457

2800. Crow River at Rockford, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°05'15", long 93°44'00", in sec.29, T.119 N., R.24 W., on 

right bank, at Rockford, 150 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 55, 

and 1 mile downstream from confluence of North and South Forks.

Drainage area. 2,520 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonreeordlng at site 600 ft downstream prior to Aug. 22, 1934; recording 

thereafter. At different datum prior to Apr. 23, 1929. Datum of gage is 

893.65 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 600 cfs. 

shown prior to 1935.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

Date

Mar. 15, 1910

May 24, 1911

May 10, 1912

July 19, 1913

July 2, 1914

Mar. 31, 1915

Apr. 3, 1916

Apr. 8, 1917

Mar. 4, 1930

Mar. 27, 1931

Apr. 8, 1932

Mar. 4, 1933

Apr. 9, 1934

Mar. 20, 1935

May 17, 1935

Mar. 25, 1936

Apr. 13, 1936

Apr. 15, 1937

May 29, 1937

Mar. 19, 1938

May 10, 1938

M&y 24, 1938

July 12, 1938

Mar. 24, 1939

Mar. 27, 1939

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.7

5.92

10.2

7.78

9.35

10.40

15.92

14.53

3.20

1.50

4.20

2.56

1.02

4.33

4.18

10.40

5.58

4.68

4.17

6.25

5.09

6.19

4.23

8.23

7.60

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

0.10

-

1.7

-

-

-

.75

-

-

-

1.7

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,300

566

3,850

1,790

3,080

4,030

10 , 600

8,500

1,120

354

1,710

678

107

750

715

4,480

1,880

1,180

770

1,750

1,470

2,240

918

-

3,440

Water 

year

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

Apr. 24, 1939

May 8, 1939

Apr. 6, 1940

Apr. 6, 1940

Apr. 5, 1941

Apr. 26, 1941

June 4, 1941

June 17, 1941

Mar. 28, 1942

June 2, 1942

June 30, 1942

Aug. 10, 1942

Sept. 5, 1942

Sept. 21, 1942

Apr. 3, 1943

May 18, 1943

June 18, 1943

Aug. 2, 1943

Mar. 6, 1944

May 10, 1944

June 21, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 18, 1945

Apr. 18, 1945

June 18, 1945

Aug. 16, 1945

Mar. 18, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.90

3.94

5.09

5.00

8.15

6.43

3.96

4.31

3.92

6.96

4.09

3.99

3.82

4.68

9.78

4.21

9.89

3.78

5.61

10.20

10.24

10.04

8.78

4.54

5.20

3.80

8.52

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

0.49

.38

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

.5

-

-

1.6

-

-

-

-

1.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,440

694

-

1,200

3,950

2,500

784

996

760

2,730

870

736

678

127

5,190

932

5,270

679

1,550

5,570

5,570

-

4,620

1,230

1,720

710

-
180 CROW RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Crow River at Rockford, Minn. Continued

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Mar. 23, 1946

May 28, 1946

June 26, 1946

Nov. 18, 1946

Apr. 29, 1947

June 15, 1947

Mar. 29, 1948

Apr. 2, 1949

Apr. 3, 1950

May 12, 1950

Apr. 16, 1951

July 3, 1951

July 21, 1951

Aug. 9, 1951

Sept. 2, 1951

Sept. 15, 1951

Oct. 3, 1951

Oct. 31, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Dec. 8, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

July 21, 1952

Mar. 29, 1953

May 8, 1953

June 13, 1953

July 3, 1953

Aug. 10, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.61

4.16

3.91

3.64

6.28

5.21

11.45

6.98

alO.78

7.67

12.13

6.35

6.13

4.47

3.88

5.61

4.07

3.61

3.86

4.56

16.24

6.97

6.67

7.48

5.45

9.61

6.96

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_ .

0.98

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

3,610

943

786

632

2,570

1,720

7,190

3,180

5,680

3,670

7,720

2,650

2,420

1,240

857

2,050

980

691

844

1,310

13,900

3,080

2,850

3,460

1,980

5,160

3,070

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 25, 1954

May 5, 1954

June 1, 1954

June 22, 1954

July 5, 1954

Mar. 21, 1955

Apr. 2, 1955

July 18, 1955

Apr. 8, 1956

May 16, 1956

June 24, 1956

July 22, 1956

Aug. 10, 1956

Mar. 28, 1957

May 28, 1957

June 26, 1957

Aug. 19, 1957

Sept. 7, 1957

Apr. 12, 1958

June 7, 1958

May 8, 1959

Apr. 5, 1960

May 23, 1960

Sept. 3, 1960

May 20, 1961

Gag-e 

heifht 

(feet)

4.78

6.27

3.79

4.49

4.74

4.68

5.15

5.92

5.42

3.52

6.83

3.50

7.15

6.27

4.42

16.14

6.64

8.28

6.12

4.62

3.31

8.78

5.27

3.58

4.25

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

0.62

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,510

2,620

813

1,300

1,480

1,000

1,780

2,360

1,980

639

3,040

627

3,280

2,620

1,250

13,500

2,910

4,190

2,510

1,390

524

4,800

1,970

656

1,200

a Occurred at different time than peak discharge.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

2835. Mississippi River at Anoka, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°ll'30n , long 93°23'40", in NE£ sec.12, T.31 N., R.25 W., 

fourth principal meridian, on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highways 52 

and 169 at Anoka, 0.25 mile upstream from Rum River, and at mile 871.6 upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. 17,100 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 825 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 27,000 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Flow slightly regulated, except during extreme floods, by six reservoirs on headwaters (total usable capacity, 1,640,600 acre-ft). Only annual 

peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1897

1905

1906

1907

1908

Date

Apr. 5, 1897

July 9, 1905

June 10, 1906

Mar. 31, 1907

June 12, 1908

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.66

8.9

7.35

7.6

7.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

49,100

44,900

36,600

37,900

39,500

Water 

year

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

Date

June 6, 1909

Mar. 21, 1910

May 24, 1911

May 8, 1912

May 26, 1913

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.1

3.6

1.07

6.5

2.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

15,500

17,800

6,930

32,300

11,600
RUM RIVER BASIN 181

2860. Rum River near St. Francis, Minn. 

(Published as "near Anoka" 1905-6, and "at Cambridge" 1910-13)

Location. Lat 45°19'40", long 93°22'20", in SE£ sec.19, T.33 N., R.24 W., on 

left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 4 miles south of St. Francis, 

and 15-j;- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,360 sq mi, approximately; at site used 1905-6, 1,430 sq mi; 

and at site used 1910-13, 1,160 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 9, 1933; recording thereafter. May 1905 to 

June 1906, at site 5j miles downstream at different datum; July 1909 to 

March 1914, at site 24 miles upstream at datum about 33 ft higher. Datum of 

present gage is 861.12 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 7,900 

cfs and extended above for site used since 1930. For sites used 1905-6 and 

1910-13, ratings are defined by current-meter measurements below 5,000 cfs.

Remarks. Flow regulated occasionally by Ogechie, Mille Lacs, and Onamia Lakes. 

Base for partial-duration series, 500 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown 

prior to 1935.

Peak stages and discharges

Water

year

1905

1906

1910

1911

1912

1913

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

Date

July 13, 1905

June 12, 1906

Mar. 18, 1910

May 22, June 8,

1911

May 9, 1912

May 26, 1913

May 17, 1930

Mar. 30, 1931

Apr. 12, 1932

May 12, 1933

Apr. 10, 1934

Mar. 25, 1935

May 17, 1935

June 23, 1935

Apr. 1, 1936

Apr. 18, 1936

May 8, 1936

Apr. 10, 1937

May 17, 1937

May 30, 1937

Mar. 23, 1938

Apr. 23, 1938

May 14, 1938

June 19, 1938

July 14, 1938

Aug. 1, 1938

Sept. 14, 1938

Nov. 6, 1938

Mar. 31, 1939

Apr. 27, 1939

May 31, 1939

June 27, 1939

Apr. 12, 1940

May 5, 1940

May 20, 1940

Apr. 12, 1941

June 7, 1941

June 19, 1941

Sept. 7, 1941

Sept. 20, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

Mar. 27, 1942

May 4, 1942

May 21, 1942

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.45

21.3

7.45

5.00

16.3

7.62

6.56

4.15

4.56

3.52

2.80

4.86

3.44

3.34

-

6.11

4.92

4.33

4.21

4.21

5.04

4.19

8.80

3.91

4.66

3.93

4.50

3.49

8.45

6.48

5.45

3.89

5.94

3.66

3.88

7.89

5.19

5.06

4.42

4.29

4.32

4.21

3.86

6.42

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,840

7,560

1,340

625

4,950

1,420

3,910

1,140

1,520

600

260

1,760

574

514

a2,500

3,180

1,810

1,200

1,080

1,080

1,700

1,020

5,550

782

1,340

831

1,220

562

5,000

3,200

2,200

882

2,630

700

874

4,530

1,960

1,820

1,290

1,210

1,210

1,130

858

' 3,100

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

June 6, 1942

Sept. 22, 1942

Apr. 6, 1943

May 22, 1943

June 7, 1943

Mar. 31, 1944

Apr. 15, 1944

May 9, 1944

June 13, 1944

June 19, 1944

July 10, 1944

Aug. 10, 1944

Sept. 3, 1944

Mar. 22, 1945

Apr. 29, 1945

June 14, 1945

Aug. 1, 1945

Sept. 29, 1945

Nov. 17, 1945

Dec. 7, 1945

Mar. 23, 1946

May 29, 1946

June 16, 1946

July 3, 1946

Sept. 11, 1946

Oct. 15, 1946

Nov. 6, 1946

Apr. 18, 1947

Apr. 29, 1947

May 22, 1947

June 18, 1947

Mar. 31, 1948

June 26, 1948

Apr. 2, 1949

May 12, 1949

June 7, 1949

June 25, 1949

Apr. 8, 1950

Apr. 23, 1950

May 11, 1950

Apr. 16, 1951

May 24, 1951

July 3, 1951

July 24, 1951

Sept. 5, 1951

Sept. 18, 1951

Oct. 10, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.24

3.64

8.46

4.36

7.98

3.77

5.37

8.58

7.11

9.35

7.55

4.82

3.67

9.03

5.16

5.70

3.93

4.81

3.64

3.92

7.66

4.30

4.23

6.23

3.46

3.83

4.28

6.29

6.16

5.00

5.61

8.27

3.43

5.90

4.87

3.42

3.68

6.84

6.67

9.45

8.30

3.95

4.81

5.72

4.41

5.25

4.12

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

_

-

-

0.22

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.13

.44

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,170

585

5,100

1,250

4,620

620

2,110

5,230

3,770

6,780

4,240

1,610

708

5,800

1,920

2,440

914

1,610

592

573

4,300

1,070

1,030

2,920

546

798

1,180

3,010

2,920

1,780

2,340

4,910

543

2,520

1,620

522

691

3,770

3,570

7,540

5,650

900

1,630

2,630

1,350

2,150

1,150

a Maximum daily discharge.
182 RUM RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Rum River near St. Francis, Mirm. Continued

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Oct. 30, 1951

Nov. 19, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

July 5, 1952

July 27, 1952

Sept. 6, 1952

Mar. 28, 1953

May 6, 1953

May 16, 1953

May 28, 1953

June 9, 1953

June 26, 1953

Aug. 13, 1953

Nov. 24, 1953

Dec. 4, 1953

Feb. 28, 1954

Mar. 26, 1954

May 2, 1954

June 6, 1954

July 8, 1954

Sept. 21, 1954

Oct. 17, 1954

Apr. 7, 1955

June 10, 1955

Aug. 11, 1955

Sept. 3, 1955

Oct. 10, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.65

5.83

11.03

6.39

6.74

4.78

6.41

4.73

4.57

6.36

4.13

6.73

6.39

3.65

3.55

4.07

3.69

9.86

6.00

8.58

4.09

4.29

6.39

3.24

3.39

5.47

3.49

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.98

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.45

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

1,620

2,100

9,260

3,370

3,770

1,740

3,390

1,700

1,550

3,340

1,160

3,760

3,370

740

665

716

812

8,200

2,940

6,100

1,130

1,320

3,500

521

620

2,460

660

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 11, 1956

May 18, 1956

June 23, 1956

Aug. 9, 1956

Mar. 29, 1957

Apr. 26, 1957

June 2, 1957

June 28, 1957

July 21, 1957

Aug. 17, 1957

Sept. 8, 1957

Sept. 24, 1957

Nov. 8, 1957

Apr. 14, 1958

Apr. 26, 1958

June 9, 1958

May 12, 1959

June 6, 1959

Apr. 5, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 3, 1960

May 25, 1960

June 29, 1960

Aug. 31, 1960

Apr. 23, 1961

May 19, 1961

Gage 

heigl t 

(feet)

9.48

4.01

3.39

4.75

5.63

4.17

4.89

8.89

4.43

3.54

4.94

3.96

3.37

4.57

3.81

3.69

3.51

3.93

5.60

3.78

3.64

3.82

3.81

3.?7

3.51

4.23

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

7,560

1,070

594

1,740

2,630

1,210

1,880

6,580

1,440

724

1,920

1,040

582

1,570

898

802

721

1,000

2,600

874

765

907

898

522

681

1,270

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

2885. Mississippi River near Anoka, Minn. 

(Published as "at Coon Rapids, near Anoka/' 1931)

Location. Lat 45°07'36", long 93°17'48" , in SW^-sec.12, T.119 N., R.21 W. , on 

right bank, half a mile downstream from Coon Creek, \\ miles downstream from 

hydroelectric plant of Northern States Power Co. at Coon Rapids, 6j miles 

downstream from Anoka, and at mile 864.8 upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. 19,100 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 1^ miles upstream at different datum prior to

June 14, 1932; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 805.02 ft above mean

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Plow regulated, except during extreme floods, by six reservoirs on 

headwaters (total usable capacity, 1,640,600 acre-ft). Only annual peaks

are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

June 16, 1931

Apr. 10, 1932

June 5, 1933

Apr. 11, 1934

Mar. 22, 1935

Mar. 27, 1936

May 7, 1936

May 2, 1937

May 13, 1938

Mar. 26, 1939

Apr. 10, 1940

Apr. 4, 1941

May 19, 1942

Apr. 6, 1943

June 18, 1944

Mar. 21, 1945

Mar. 20, 1946

July^ 3, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.93

-

5.56

3.34

7.10

8.60

-

6.75

11.96

13.15

11.55

10.66

9.41

14.11

12.34

13.46

12.70

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

3.10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.30

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

' 9,300

a9,310

12,500

5,970

17,600

-

b!7,100

16,700

35,800

b 40, 800

b34,200

30,600

25,800

47,000

39,000

44,300

-

30,100

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 16, 1947

Mar. 26, 1948

Apr. 2, 1948

Mar. 31, 1949

Apr. 3, 1949

May 11, 1950

Apr. 9, 1951

Apr. 15, 1951

Apr. 14, 1952

June 27, 1953

May 5, 1954

Apr. 2, 1955

Apr. 11, 1956

June 27, 1957

Apr. 12, 1958

June 5, 1959

Apr. ' 3, 1960

May 23, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.29

12.45

-

9.47

-

13.82

12.34

-

17.51

10.59

10.90

9. Of

9.5f

12. 5C

5.2C

-

11.13

5.8£

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

5.43

-

3.14

-

-

.90

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

27,000

-

32,800

-

17,800

50,700

-

41,800

75,900

34,500

36,000

27,700

30,000

44,500

12,200

a20,400

38,400

16,400

a Maximum dally discharge b Affected by regulation.
MINNEHAHA CREEK BASIN 183

2895. Minnehaha Creek at Minnetonka Mills, Minn.

Location . Lat 44°56'30", long 93°26'45", near center of Ej sec. 15, T.117 N. , 

R.22 W. , on left bank, 40 ft upstream from bridge on county highway at 

Minnetonka Mills, 2.2 miles downstream from outlet of Minnetonka Lake, and 

2.9 miles northwest of Hopkins.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi.

Gage. ~~ Recording. Datum of gage is 916.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 180 cfs. 

Bankfull stage. 7.0 ft.

Remarks . Discharge affected by storage in Minnetonka Lake controlled by fixedcrest dam. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954 

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

May 4, 1954 

Feb. 16, 1955 

Apr. 21, 1955

Aug. 11, 1956 

July 4, 1957 

Oct. 1, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.44 

6.50

5.51 

6.47

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.93

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

172 

39

46 

198 

76

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Dec. 12, 1957 

June 25, 1959 

May 22, 1960

Dec. 20, 1960 

May 20, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.78 

4.79 

5.34

5.84

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.79

1.28

Discharge 

(cfs)

4.7 

31

15

MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 

2900. Little Minnesota River near Peever, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45°36'05", long 96°52'18", in SW£ sec. 13, T.125 N., R.50 W., on 

right bank, 2 miles northwest of town of Browns Valley, Minn., 3^ miles upstream from proposed Lake Traverse diversion, 5.3 miles northeast of Peever, 

7-jj miles downstream from Jorgenson River, and 8 miles upstream from Big 

Stone Lake.

Drainage area. 447 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Aug. 28, 1940; recording thereafter. Altitude of 

gage is 1,000 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belov 3,500 

cfs.Fairly stable except for small shifts due to accumulation of debris on 

control.

Bankfull stage. 11 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 450 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

Mar. 30, 1940

June 23, 1941

May 2, 1942

May 14, 1942

May 18, 1942

June 7, 1942

June 12, 1942

Mar. 25, 1943

Mar. 30, 1943

June 3, 1943

June 15, 1943

Apr. 6, 1944

Apr. 7, 1944

May 4, 1944

July 18, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.65

5.72

8.00

9.39

6.40

9.80

5.55

13.35

10.57

5.20

4.87

6.40

4.81

4.89

4.76

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.85

-

-

-

2.4

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

442

714

1,750

2,650

990

2,960

672

4,320

3,660

605

500

-

486

515

472

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Mar. 13, 1945

Mar. 17, 1945

June 1, 1945

Aug. 17, 1945

Mar. 20, 1946

Mar. 21, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

Mar. 24, 1948

Apr. 5, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Apr. 2, 1949

Apr. 1, 1950

Apr. 8, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.49

6.42

6.60

4.71

7.58

6.35

8.25

9.51

8.84

4.94

5.64

4.69

13.05

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.9

-

-

-

1.4

-

-

-

1.65

-

2.8

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

1,040

1,120

457

-

1,040

1,870

2,780

1,410

514

-

395

W(a)

a Backwater from ice; discharge not known.
184 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Little Minnesota River near Peever, S. Dak. Continued

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Apr. 4, 1951

Apr. 4, 1951

Apr. 8, 1952

Mar. 18, 1953

June 16, 1953

May 27, 1954

May 31, 1954

Mar. 31, 1955

Apr. 2, 1955

Apr. 6, 1956

Apr. 15, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.10

6.95

12.16

5.64

5.57

8.55

7.48

4.56

3.95

4.32

3.82

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.70

-

-

2.61

-

-

-

1.37

.40

1.52

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

_

1,320

4,730

-

818

2,300

1,710

-

156

-

226

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 22, 1957

May 22, 1957

May 29, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958

Apr. 9, 1958

June 27, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Apr. 7, 1960

Apr. 13, 1960

Mar. 4, 1961

May 19, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.30

5.77

5.54

7.63

5.55

4.51

6.45

6.74

6.10

3.93

3.10

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

3.52

-

-

3.56

-

-

-

-

-

1.08

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

_

697

622

-

625

340

930

1,050

790

.

64

2910. Whetstone River near Big Stone City, S. Df.k.

Location. Lat 45°17'32", long 96°29'14", in SE^NW^ sec.18, T.121 N., R.46 W., 

on right bank, 20 ft downstream from highway bridge, if miles west of Big 

Stone City, and 4f miles upstream from Big Stone Lake.

Drainage area. 389 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecordlng prior to May 4, 1939; recording thereafter. Mar. 16, 1910,

to Nov. 30, 1912, at site 2 miles downstream at different datum. Datum of

present gage is 996.96 ft above mean sea level, adjustment cf 1912.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 3,000 cfs. 

Bankfull stage. 10 ft.

Historical data. The flood of June 1919, reached maximum stage known, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs. 

shown prior to 1941.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1919

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

Date

Mar. 8, 1910

Mar. 19, 1911

Apr. 15, 1912

June 1919

May 28, 1931

Mar. 1, 1932

Mar. 2, 1933

June 6, 1933

Mar. 19, 1934

June 9, 1934

Mar. 5, 1935

June 18, 1935

Mar. 10, 1936

Mar. 22, 1936

May 21, 1937

Mar. 14, 1938

Mar. 23, 1939

Mar. 30, 1940

Mar. 31, 1940

Mar. 12, 1941

Apr. 10, 1941

Apr. 21, 1941

Apr. 27, 1942

Apr. 30, 1942

May 2, 1942

May 14, 1942

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.6

1.85

5.2

a26

7.10

5.70

3.84

2.84

4.60

3.32

7.65

4.6

5.96

5.18

10.10

6.00

8.70

7.95

7.89

5.05

4.24

4.21

4.25

4.83

7.68

11.03

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

_

1.6

1.6

-

2.3

-

3.5

-

2.2

.5

-

1.80

1.10

1.80

1.29

1.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,07O

52

507

-

1,320

Water 

year

1942

1943

244 I!

-

45

_

90

-

391

-

422

2,900

234

1,500

-

1,040

_

244

236

246

405

1,440

3,390

1944

1945

1946

Date

May 18, 1942

June 1, 1942

June 7, 1942

June 12, 1942

June 27, 1942

Sept. 2, 1942

Feb. 23, 1943

Mar. 25, 1943

Mar. 30, 1943

June 2, 1943

June 13, 1943

June 15, 1943

Mar. 25, 1944

Apr. 7, 1944

Apr. 16, 1944

Apr. 25, 1944

May 4, 1944

June 2, 1944

June 5, 1944

June 14, 1944

July 18, 1944

Mar. 12, 1945

May 24, 1945

June 2, 1945

June 12, 1945

Mar. 15, 1946

Mar. 22, 1946

Apr. 6, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.26

7.54

11.50

5.89

4.72

4.76

8.92

13.50

9.67

9. SI

5.86

5.91

8.08

5.31

4.36

5.84

6.28

6.31

5.62

4.23

5.78

7.07

4.28

9.87

4.54

7.94

7.28

3.78

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.92

-

-

-

-

-

2.31

.56

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.82

-

-

-

1.74

.60

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,250

1,340

3,740

693

331

344

728

5,140

2,650

2,710

834

852

796

454

320

831

1,010

1,010

736

287

812

990

299

2,770

408

970

1,160

215

a About; from information by local residents.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 185

Peak stages and discharges of Whetstone River near Big Stone City, S. Dak. Continued

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

June 27, 1946

July 20, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

Apr. 18, 1947

Apr. 25, 1947

Mar. 25, 1948

Mar. 30, 1948

Apr. 5, 1948

June 24, 1948

July 20, 1948

July 22, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 29, 1949

July 9, 1949

Mar. 27, 1950

Apr. 1, 1950

Apr. 16, 1950

Apr. 4, 1951

Apr. 4, 1951

Apr. 15, 1951

June 4, 1951

Apr. 4, 1952

Apr. 8, 1952

Apr. 14, 1952

June 29, 1952

Mar. 19, 1953

Mar. 20, 1953

Apr. 22, 1953

May 2, 1953

June 24, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.90

4.43

9.25

13.95

5.58

4.97

10.87

5.79

4.67

3.83

4.89

4.98

6.71

4.75

4.31

9.49

7.35

5.70

9.19

8.94

3.70

3.78

12.07

13.64

7.20

6.75

6.94

6.24

3.71

4.73

6.56

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

1.25

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.4

.50

-

3.74

.43

-

3.00

2.62

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.16

2.41

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

263

408

1,780

5,500

742

524

3,370

815

434

238

508

539

-

332

344

796

1,250

778

_

1,100

211

227

4,530

5,710

1,400

1,200

-

238

212

457

1,110

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 7, 1954

Apr. 28, 1954

May 6, 1954

May 31, 1954

June 7, 1954

Mar. 11, 1955

Mar. 12, 1955

Apr. 5, 1956

Apr. 6, 1956

Apr. 12, 1956

June 19, 1956

Mar. 22, 1957

Apr. 21, 1957

May 15, 1957

May 21, 1957

May 26, 1957

June 14, 1957

June 23, 1957

Sept. 1, 1957

Oct. 25, 1957

Nov. 4, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958

Mar. 26, 1958

Apr. 7, 1958

Mar. 15, 1959

Mar. 23, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

Apr. 6, 1960

Feb. 22, 1961

May 19, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.82

4.64

3.68

6.13

10.46

6.98

6.62

5.33

5.22

-

4.21

-

6.89

5.88

10.94

9.34

5.33

4.50

4.18

4.03

3.98

6.92

4.96

6.27

3.84

3.69

8.25

8.00

4.68

4.26

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.10

-

-

-

-

2.18

1.52

1.48

.59

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

2.10

-

-

1.62

.63

2.63

-

2.9"

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

214

432

206

962

3,330

-

570

-

429

200

322

-

1,300

882

3,680

2,540

636

365

280

242

230

461

506

998

-

70

738

1,560

-

300

2920. Minnesota River at Ortonville, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°17'44", long 96°26'38", in NE^NW^ sec.16, T.121 N., R.46 W., 

on left bank, 400 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 12, and 1,300 ft 

downstream from dam at outlet of Big Stone Lake, at Ortonville.

Drainage area. 1,160 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Mar. 31, 1939, on downstream side of dam 1,300 ft 

upstream at datum 1.31 ft higher; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 

956.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,100 

cfs and extended above.

Bankfull stage. 12 ft.

Remarks. Some regulation by Big Stone Lake. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

Mar. 8, 1938

Mar. 31, 1938

Mar. 23, 1939

Mar. 30, 1939

Mar. 31, 1940

Apr. 11, 1940

July 28, 1941

June 12, 1942

Apr. 4, 1943

May 3, 1944

June 12, 1945

Apr. 1, 1946

Apr. 16, 1947

Apr. 8, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.30

-

6.40

-

5.80

-

3.27

10.45

10.52

9.37

8.22

10.21

11.00

9.13

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.5

-

4.35

-

3.55

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

-

245

-

385

-

228

108

1,200

1,480

1,060

664

3,,210

1,660

841

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 17, 1949

May 5, 1950

Apr. 9, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

Apr. 15, 1953

June 8, 1954

Apr. 20, 1955

Apr. 7, 1956

May 22, 1957

Apr. 28, 1958

Apr. 28, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 16, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.14

9.02

9.27

12.92

7.65

9.39

6.67

5.32

9.70

9.68

4.50

8.91

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.60

5.27|

Discharge 

(cfs)

418

930

956

3,060

632

905

357

299

939

932

206

618

230
186 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

2925. Minnesota River near Odessa, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°15'22", long 96°20'20", in SW^SW^ sec.29, T.121 N., R.45 W., 

near center of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 0.6 mile southwest 

of Odessa, and 5.0 miles upstream from Yellow Bank River.

Drainage area. 1.340 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Prior to July 19, 1948, at site 250 ft upstream. Prior 

to 1944, at datum 0.45 ft lower. Datum of gage is 940.76 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 12 ft.

Remarks. Some regulation by Big Stone Lake. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1910

1911 

1912

1944 

1945

1946 

1947 

1948

1949 

1950 

1951

Date

Mar. 9, 1910

Mar. 27, 1911 

Apr. 1, 1912

June 6, 1944 

June 14, 1945

Apr. 4, 1946 

Apr. 19-23, 1947 

Mar. 25, 1948 

Apr. 8-10,1948

Mar. 5, 1949 

Apr.15,18, 1949 

Apr. 11, 1950

Apr. 11, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.6

5.34 

6.9

9.78 

9.71

12.02 

b!3.25 

11.68

8.50 

10.97 

11.47

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.16 

3.06

Discharge 

(cfs)

850

238 

a355

603 

592

1,020 

1,54O

845

262

813

945

Water 

year

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

1957 

1958 

1959

1960 

1961

Date

Apr. 13, 1952 

June 28, 1953 

June 8, 1954 

Mar. 13, 1955 

Apr. 7, 1955

Mar. 27, 1956 

May 15, 1956 

June 14, 1957 

Apr. 13, 1958 

Mar. 3, 1959 

Apr. 8, 1959 

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 17, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14. C6 

9.47

9.60

6.72

10.90 

10.37 

5.50

10.29 

6.24

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

3.20 

.45

2.24

3.77 

.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,070 

544 

1,000

274

151 

703 

636

83 

567

139

a May have been exceeded prior to Apr, 1. 

b Occurred Apr. 20, 1947.

2930. Yellow Bank River near Odessa, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°13'35", long 96°21'12", in SE^SE^ sec.l. T.120 N., R.46 W. , 

on left bank, 150 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2| miles southwest of 

Odessa, and 4j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 150 ft upstream prior to Aug. 28, 1910; recording 

Thereafter. Datum of gage is 953.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 460 cfs 

and extended above on basis of computations by conveyance and area-velocity 

curve methods.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 300 cfs. 

shown prior to 1941.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

Apr. 1, 1940

Apr. 21, 1941

May 1, 1942

May 3, 1942

May 15, 1942

May 31, 1942

June 8, 1942

Feb. 23, 1943

Mar. 25, 1943

June 13, 1943

July 30, 1943

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.46

4.35

5.22

4.86

6.45

8.99

7.72

11.6

17.98

6.91

4.75

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.1

4. 43

-

-

Discharge 

{cfs)

1,140

298

470

402

728

1,400

1,050

750

3,000

846

382

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

Date

Mar. 26, 1944

Apr. 7, 1944

Apr. 25, 1944

May 5, 1944

Mar. 12, 1945

Mar. 13, 1945

June 3, 1945

Mar. 16, 1946

May 24, 1946

July 7, 1946

July 11, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.28

-

6.09

6.92

8.13

7.55

5.12

10 . 56

9.64-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

3.50

-

-

-

2.2

-

-

3.66

-

7.6?

6.6?

Discharge 

(cfs)

392

425

662

846

-

1,020

45O

846

1,580

1,020

774
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 187

Peak stages and discharges of Yellow Bank River near Odessa, Mlnn. Continued

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

Apr. 18, 1947

Apr. 25, 1947

June 12, 1947

June 19, 1947

Mar. 24, 1948

Mar. 25, 1948

Apr. 26, 1948

June 27, 1948

Aug. 16, 1948

Mar. 6, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

Mar. 28, 1950

Apr. 2, 1950

Apr. 17, 1950

May 7, 1950

Apr. 5, 1951

Apr. 5, 1951

Apr. 4, 1952

June 29, 1952

Mar. 22, 1953

May 2, 1953

June 17, 1953

June 21, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.36

16.61

6.87

5.45

4.78

4.38

15.25

14.40

4.16

4.09

5.30

6.42

5.43

14.59

10.87

5.07

4.37

15.55

15.25

17.06

6.72

7.23

5.02

7.75

7.06

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.70

-

-

-

-

4.0

.83

1.99

3.22

-

-

.91

-

-

-

1.02

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

1,660

5,890

869

532

421

349

-

3,460

328

318

570

-

419

3,100

1,170

484

330

-

4,080

6,260

931

769

498

1,180

984

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 26, 1953

Aug. 2, 1953

Mar. 24, 1954

Apr. 7, 1954

May 6, 1954

June 1, 1954

June 8, 1954

Mar. 12, 1955

Apr. 7, 1956

Apr. 7, 1956

Apr. 11, 1956

June 18, 1956

May 22, 1957

May 27, 1957

Mar. 2, 1958

Apr. 9, 1958

Mar. 5, 1959

May 31, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 7, 1960

Feb. 24, 1961

May 20, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.71

7.49

7.07

5.17

4.32

6.90

10.78

6.85

5.60

5.30

4.23

4.62

9.99

9.66

5.42

4.65

4.24

2.92

8.98

9.24

4.35

3.77

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

2.83

-

-

-

-

1.75

.50

-

-

-

_

2.25

-

1.93

-

.42

-

2.30

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,230

1,100

313

488

328

869

2,190

475

-

513

311

382

1,870

1,750

-

382

-

89

1,370

1,600

-

209

2940. Pomtne de Terre River at Appleton, Minn. 

(Published as "near Appleton," prior to October 1953)

Location. Lat 45°12'10", long 96°01'20", in SW£NW£ sec.14, T.120 N. , R.43 W., 

on left bank at Appleton, 60 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 59 and 

State Highway 119, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 905 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 4 miles upstream at datum 25.17 ft higher prior to 

Dec. 22, 1952; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 978.00 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Plow affected by lakes above station. Base for partial-duration 

series, 200 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown prior to 1953. 

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

Mar. 26, 1931

Mar. 28, 1931

Feb. 29, 1932

Feb. 25, 1933

Mar. 14, 1934

Apr. 7, 1934

Mar. 6, 1935

Mar. 16, 1935

Mar. 21, 1936

Mar. 22, 1936

Mar. 9, 1937

Apr. 11, 1937

Mar. 4, 1938

Mar. 16, 1938

Mar. 23, 1939

Apr. 2, 1940

Mar. 15, 1941

Apr. 6, 1941

June 8, 1942

Mar. 30, 1943

Mar. 31, 1943

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

1.08

3.66

3.38

3.04

_

5.46

-

6.42

-

5.98

_

4.44

-

6.02

5.34

4.86

_

4.22

9.52

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.11

1.66

1.48

2.fi

-

3.26

-

2.75

_

4.18

_

2.22

-

1.22

1.94

3.46

_

-

6.07

-

Discharge 

(of a)

67

-

212

195

-

130

-

380

-

720

-

540

-

286

862

531

-

272

819

-

3,470

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Mar .24,26, 1944

June 5, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 20, 1945

Mar. 19, 1946

Apr. 12, 1947

Mar. 26, 1948

Mar. 7, 1949

Apr. 3, 1949

Mar. 28, 1950

Mar. 31, 1950

Apr. 5, 1951

Apr. 8, 1951

Apr. 8, 1952

June 27, 1953

Mar. 20, 1954

Apr. 8, 1954

Apr. 29, 1954

July 5, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.12

-

4.10

-

8.40

7.22

8.11

4.98

-

7.76

-

9,30

-

10.13

6.52

5.35

5.39

6.69

5.54

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.20

-

2.55

-

3.20

.50

-

4.47

-

4.70

-

4.75

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

461

-

473

1,200

1,800

2,440

-

538

-

980

-

1,580

5,050

755

210

224

840

287
188 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Fortune de Terre River at Appleton, Minn. Continued

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Apr. 3, 1955

July 13, 1955

Apr. 6, 1956

Apr. 11, 1956

June 6, 1956

Mar. 23, 1957

May 21, 1957

June 25, 1957

Aug. 14, 1957

Sept. 1, 1957

Sept. 20, 1957

Oct. 25, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.40

6.16

5.96

6.08

5.58

5.77

5.53

6.11

5.84

5.78

5.51

5.69

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

236

565

423

479

270

351

259

516

383

355

252

317

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Nov. 4, 1957

Mar. 1, 1958

Mar. 6, 1958

Mar. 24, 1958

Apr. 8, 1958

June 2, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960

Apr. 7, 1960

June 23, 1960

Apr. 20, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.92

5.38

5.46

5.36

6.11

6.25

6.55

7.56

5.55

5. '2 2

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

421

212

237

209

538

595

720

1,270

254

148

3000. Lac qui Parle River near Lac qui Parle, Mini.

Location.--Lat 45°00', long 95 0 55 r , In SW^SW^ sec.27, T.118 N., R.42 W., on 

right bank, 40 ft downstream from highway bridge and half a mile southwest 

of village of Lac qui Parle.

Drainage area. 983 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Mar, 10, 1937; recording thereafter. Prior to 

T931, at site 2 miles downstream at different datum. Datum of gage is 

951,98 ft above mean sea level (Minnesota Highway Department bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 9,100 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

Date

Mar. 12, 1911

May 5, 1912

Apr. 15, 1913

June 10, 1914

May 28, 1931

Mar. 1, 1932

May 19, 1933

_

Mar. 12, 1935

Mar. 23, 1936

Apr. 15, 1937

May 2, 1937

June 17, 1937

June 21, 1937

Mar. 15, 1938

Mar. 16, 1938

Mar. 23, 1939

Mar. 24, 1939

Apr. 2, 1940

Mar. 16, 1941

Apr. 1, 1941

May 4, 1942

May 16, 1942

June 1, 1942

Gage

height 

(feet)

4.50

7.7

5.8

5.7

2.46

4.17

3.11

-

3.20

3.03

7.89

7.03

4.62

6.51

8.2

7.37

12.84

11.41

11.14

5.02

4.62

4.17

6.28

7.96

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.50

-

-

-

-

-

3.9

2.2

5.09

3.06

-

2.83

1.2

_

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

500

1,590

732

714

220

830

360

0

250

293

2,060

1,700

825

1,620

-

1,100

-

2,240

3,230

-

458

672

1,490

2,230

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

June 9, 1942

Feb. 25, 1943

Mar. 29, 1943

Mar. 30, 1943

Mar. 28, 1944

Apr. 9, 1944

Apr. 26, 1944

May 6, 1944

May 14, 1944

May 21, 1944

Aug. 29, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 16, 1945

June 4, 1945

June 17, 1945

Mar. 7, 1946

Mar. 18, 1946

Mar. 19, 1946

May 26, 1946

July 10, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947

June 13, 1947

July 2, 1947

Mar. 24, 1948

Mar. 25, 1948

Apr. 29, 1948

June 28, 1948

Apr. 8, 1949

Mar. 30, 1950

Apr. 2, 1950

Apr. 19, 1950

Gage 

heigl-t 

(feet)

5.16

7.58

13.94

13.72

6.73

5.19

5.20

7.35

7.03

s.ee

4.22

5.44

4.50

3.44

4.27

6.S6

12. S3

11. SO

5.42

5.70

10.62

6.89

3.83

18.52

17.30

3.76

4.40

6.16

14.02

10.10

4.01

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

2.22

4.30

2.86

2.71

.08

-

-

-

-

-

1.8

-

-

-

2.86

3.70

2.02

-

-

_

-

-

5.32

2.10

-

-

-

6.35

.94

~

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,050

1,130

-

3,510

626

1,010

1,060

1,970

1,790

1,330

728

-

820

507

743

698

-

3,070

1,060

1,170

3,620

1,750

623

-

7,490

594

788

1,520

_

2,800

678
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 189

Peak stages and discharges of Lac qui Parle River near Lac qui Parle, Minr. Con.

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

May 11, 1950

Apr. 8, 1951

Apr. B, 1951

Apr. 6, 1952

July 1, 1952

Mar. 22, 1953

Mar. 23, 1953

May 4, 1953

June 18, 1953

June 28, 1953

Aug. 4, 1953

Mar. 24, 1954

Apr. 8, 1954

Apr. 28, 1954

May 4, 1954

Mar. 13, 1955

Mar. 14, 1955

June 13, 1955

July 11, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.23

18.38

18.00

18.18

7.90

9.42

8.52

-

5.44

6.67

7.48

10.97

4.16

4.65

4.82

8.00

7.96

3.56

5.04

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

4.40

3.85

-

-

4.32

-

-

-

-

-

3.97

-

-

-

4.17

3.44

-

-

Discharge 

(of B)

733

-

6,500

11,100

2,210

_

2,660

ai,050

1,210

1,730

2,130

1,890

818

1,000

1,080

_

953

615

1,180

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 4, 1956

Apr. 5, 1956

June 23, 1956

July 3, 1956

July 10, 1956

Aug. 6, 1956

Aug. 12, 1956

Mar. 25, 1957

Mar. 26, 1957

May 28, 1957

June 20, 1957

Sept. 21, 1957

Mar. 26, 1958

Mar. 27, 1958

Apr. 9, 1958

Mar. 9, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 9, 1960

May 20, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.66

4.32

4.02

3.42

3.45

4.28

4.92

9.95

9.05

5.49

4.07

3.40

4.69

4.47

4.42

2.86

9.50

8.13

2.84

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.82

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.41

3.52

-

-

-

1.47

-

-

1.84

.50

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

-

751

768

569

579

862

1,120

_

1,400

1,370

786

569

-

953

934

-

3,110

2,680

413

a Maximum daily discharge.

3010. Minnesota River near Lac qui Parle, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 45°01'17", long 95°52'05", in W^NE^ sec.24, T.118 N., R.42 W., 

on left bank, 200 ft downstream from dam at Lac qui Parle Outlet, 2.4 miles 

northeast of village of Lac qui Parle, and 3.5 miles west of Watson.

Drainage area. 4,050 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 10, 1944, at datum 0.20 ft lower; recording 

thereafter. Datum of gage is 900.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Part of flow from 2,050 sq mi of Chippewa River basin is at times diverted into Minnesota River above station. Some regulation by Big Stone 

Lake since Apr. 17, 1927, Lac qui Parle Lake since January 1938, and Marsh 

Lake since Nov. 1, 1939. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Apr. 4, 1943

May 15, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

Mar. 28, 1946

Apr. 16, 1947

Mar. 31, Apr. 7,

1948

Apr. 17, 1949

Apr. 25, 1950

Apr. 10, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

36.54

33.56

29.14

34.75

35.80

35.58

29.71

32.77

36.45

Discharge 

(ofs)

7,950

3,680

1,620

5,440

7,440

6,960

2,010

3,280

9,760

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 10, 1952

June 30, 1953

Map. 29, 1954

July rS, 1955

Apr. 18, 1956

June 29, 1957

Apr. 17, 1958

June 2, 1959

Apr. 9, 1960

May 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

37.98

35.41

29.19

27.44

27.88

32.79

30.82

23.94

34.01

25.55

Discharge 

(ofs)

19,700

7,800

1,960

1,290

1,440

3,800

2,750

600

5,230

950

280-255 O - 68 - 14
190 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

3040. Shakopee Creek near Benson, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°12'50", long 95°38'10", in SE£ sec.11, T.120 N., R.40 ¥., on 

downstream side of county highway bridge, l|- miles upstream from mouth and 

7 miles southwest of Benson.

Drainage area. 352 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 1,002.33 ft above mean s^a level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,800 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950 

1951

Date

Mar. 28, 1950 

Mar. 30, 1950

Apr. 9, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a8.84 

10.99

Discharge 

(cfs)

345 

1,030

Water 

year

1952 

1953 

1954

Date

Apr. 10, 1952 

June 27, 1953 

Mar. 2, 1954 

Mar. 25, 1954

Oage 

height 

(feet)

14.04 

11.84 

b7.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,680 

1,720

12O

a Backwater from ice, 1.23 ft. 

b Backwater from ice, 5.07 ft.

3045. Chippewa River near Milan, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°06'39", long 95°47'57", in SE^SE^ sec.16, T.119 N., R.41 ¥., 

on right bank, 800 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 40, 2.0 miles 

upstream from small tributary, and 5j miles east of Milan.

Drainage area. 1,870 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 800 ft downstream at same datum prior to June 14, 

1942; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 959.69 ft abovs mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 5,400 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Flow regulated by several small lakes above station. Base for

partial-duration series, 400 cfs. Only annual peaks are sho'vn prior to 1942.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Apr. 7, 1937

Apr. 12, May 2-6,

1937

Mar. 13-15,1 938

Mar. 21, 1938

Mar. 24, 1939

Apr. 1, 1940

Apr. 3, 1941

Apr. 11, 20, 1941

May 15, 1942

May 31, 1942

Aug. 1, 1942

Aug. 15, 1942

Sept. 3, 1942

Sept. 29, 1942

Mar. 31, 1943

Apr. 1, 1943

June 2, 1943

Mar. 24, 1944

Apr. 15, 1944

Apr. 25, 1944

May 13, 1944

June 5, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 20, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.82

-

3.26

-

4.50

4.60

3.37

-

3.03

4.72

3.37

3.23

3.20

3.36

9.95

9.93

5.08

4.14

3.30

3.32

4.03

3.96

5.38

3.92

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.04

_

1.8

_

1.03

1.80

.67

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

.6

.07

-

1.64

-

-

-

-

2.5

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

405

-

412

1,100

651

-

651

617

1,950

Sra

540

522

578

-

5,170

1,540

-

582

582

938

888

-

864

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Mar. 2O, 1946

Mar. 22, 1946

Apr. 16, 1947

June 17, 1947

Mar. 25, 1948

Mar. 26, 1948

Apr. 2, 1949

Apr. 3, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

May 13, 1950

Apr. 9, 1951

Apr. 9, 1951

July 6, 1951

Dec. 10, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

Apr. 9, 1952

July 1, 1952

Mar. 27, 1953

May 10, 1953

June 15, 1953

June 25, 1953

July 31, 1953

Aug. 11, 1953

Gagra 

height 

(fee-.)

6.98

6.39

5.93

4.21

8.46

5.47

a6.88

8.13

7.82

4.78

9.90

9.73

3.48

3.30

12.29

12.12

7.44

5.32

4.21

5.66

10.37

3.65

4.12

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.22

-

-

-

4.34

-

2.58

3.59

3.12

.30

-

-

.28

4.46

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

2,390

2,040

1,040

-

1,770

1,510

-

1,280

1,340

-

5,020

732

500

-

6,930

3,180

1,760

1,130

1,960

5,530

824

1,080

a Occurred at different time than peak discharge.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 191

Peak stages and discharges of Chippewa River near Milan, Minn.- -Continued

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Mar. 26, 1954

Apr. 6, 1954

May 3, 1954

May 31, 1954

Apr. 2, 1955

Apr. 4, 1955

July 14, 1955

Apr. 5, 1956

Apr. 13, 1956

Mar. 29, 1957

Apr. 29, 1957

May 27, 1957

June 17, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.85

3.13

3.71

2.95

3.33

2.81

3.32

5.17

3.92

7.82

3.04

3.70

6.93

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.43

-

-

-

.94

-

-

1.90

-

.96

-

-

-

Discharge 

(of a 7

698

549

846

466

-

404

592

-

899

2,720

477

782

2,780

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 27, 1957

July 22, 1957

Aug. 13, 1957

Sept. 9, 1957

Sept. 25, 1957

Mar. 9, 1958

Apr. 13, 1958

June 1, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 4, 1960

May 19, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.67

4.21

4.27

4.06

4.76

4.08

4.02

2.96

-

6.98

2.64

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

0.83

-

_

-

_

-

Discharge 

(ofa)

3,370

1,060

1,090

974

1,370

577

1,030

476

bl,500

2,820

320

b About.

3050. Chippewa River near Watson, Minn.

Location.--Lat 45°01'20", long 95°47'28" , on line between sees. 22 and 15, 

T.118 N., R.41 W., ij miles northeast of Watson, 2.4 miles downstream from 

Dry Weather Creek, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,050 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Apr. 10, 1910, to Sept. 30, 1917, at datum 1.96 ft lower. 

Datum of gage is 931.82 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

StaRe-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 4,000 

cfs and extended above on basis of area-velocity curves.

Remarks. Flow regulated by several small lakes above station. Only annual 

peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

Date

Apr. 22, 1910

June 4, 1911

May 8, 1912

May 26, 1913

July 2, 1914

July 18, 1915

Mar. 29, 1916

Apr. 4, 1917

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.0

6.02

11.1

6.4

13.5

12.9

15.1

17.86

Ice

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofaf

670

228

1,420

304

2,660

2,260

4,750

9,700

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

Date

Mar. 31, 1931

Feb. 29, 1932

Mar. 2, 1933

Apr. 14, 1934

Mar. 18, 1935

Mar. 20, 1936

Apr. 12, 1936

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.50

6.85

4.64

3.14

5.62

6.44

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

2.07

.79

-

.20

1.57

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

179

223

86

20

174

-

318

3110. Minnesota River at Montevideo, Minn. 

(Published as "near Montevideo," prior to Oct. 1, 1939)

Location. Lat 44°56'00", long 95°44'00", in NW^NW^ sec.19, T.117 N., R.40 W., 

on right bank, 100 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 212 across from 

Montevideo, and 400 ft downstream from Chippewa River.

Drainage area. 6,180 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 600 ft downstream prior to Feb. 5, 1932, and at 

site 100 ft downstream Feb. 5, 1932, to Nov. 26, 1934; recording thereafter. 

Datum of gage is 910.87 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Regulation from Big Stone Lake since Apr. 17, 1937, Lac qui Parle 

Lake since January 1938, and Marsh Lake since Nov. 1, 1939. Only annual 

peaks are shown.
192 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Minnesota River at Montevideo, Minn.

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

Date

Mar. 17, 1910

Mar. 15, 1911

May 7, 1912

Apr. 16, 1913

July 4, 1914

July 22, 1915

Apr. 3, 1916

Apr. 4, 1917

Mar. 21, 1918

June 25, 1919

July 13, 1920

Apr. 9, 1921

Mar. 25, 1922

Apr. 17, 2 7, 1923

Apr. 9, 1924

June 27, 1925

Mar. 23, 1926

Mar. 18, 1927

Apr. 8, 1928

Mar. 19, 1929

Feb. 21, 1930

May 16, 1930

Nov. 22, 1930

Feb. 5, 1931

Mar. 1, 1932

May 20, 1933

Dec. 6-9, 1933

Dec. 19. 1933

Mar. 10, 1935

Mar. 18, 1935

Apr. 2, 1936

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.88

3.98

14

6.3

12.6

11.1

14.41

15.16

9.05

17.45

15.05

8.12

14.08

6.05

5.30

7.07

6.50

9.1

6.30

11.10

7.32

-

-

4.20

7.45

4.19

-

1.88

5.90

-

7.31

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.20

-

-

.85

1.95

-

.10

.60

1.6

-

1.71

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,470

405

6,300

1,100

3,810

3,160

7,570

10,200

a2,160

22,000

8,930

1,760

6,530

982

759

1,340

1,130

2,180

1,060

3,180

-

1,200

324

-

765

430

27

_

-

662

750

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 9, 1937

Mar. 19, 1938

Mar. 24, 1938

Mar. 29, 1939

Apr. 5, 1940

Apr. 10, 1940

Mar. 28, 1941

Apr. 23, May 1,

1941

June 7, 1942

Apr. 4, 1943

May 16-18,

21-23, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 28, 1946

Apr. 16, 1947

Mar. 31, 1948

Mar. 9, 1949

Apr. 10, 1949

Apr. 10, 1950

Apr. 11, 1951

Apr. 10, 1952

June 30, 1953

Mar. 29, 1954

July 15, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956

June 17, 1957

Apr. 19, 1958

June 3, 1959

Apr. 11, 1960

May 25, 1961

Qag-j 

height 

(feet)

10.80

9.79

-

9.38

11.11

-

7.57

-

14.23

16.24

12.65

9.51

14.75

15.95

15.43

9.56

-

11.58

16.80

20.02

16.08

9.95

9.52

9.?2

14. £2

11.22

6.22

14.74

6.73

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

2.16

-

-

1.95

-

3.43

-

-

-

-

.16

-

-

-

1.91

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,440

-

1,270

2,020

-

2,220

-

1,240

4,540

9,200

3,560

1,950

5,510

8,500

6,900

-

1,840

2,910

12,200

24,500

9,770

2,400

2,180

2,040

5,500

3,050

1,030

6,010

1,170

3135. Yellow Medicine River near Granite Palls, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°43', long 95°31', in sec.35, T.115 N., R.39 W., on right bank, 

50 ft downstream from highway bridge, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 

8 miles south of town of Granite Falls.

Drainage area. 653 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 30, 1952; recording thereafter. Oct. 12, 

1939, to Nov. 30, 1952, at site 500 ft downstream at present datum. Datum 

of gage is 971.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 100 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1953.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1919

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

June 1919

June 14, 1931

Mar. 1, 1932

Feb. 25, 1933

Sept. 24, 1934

Mar. 12, 1935

Apr. 15, 1936

Apr. 14, 1937

Mar. 16, 1938

Apr. 3, 1940

Apr. 15, 1941

May 16, 1942

Mar. 27, 1943

Gage 

height 

(feet)

al7.5

2.74

4.20

2.88

2.57

2.84

3.10

6.70

5.56

5.28

3.96

3.75

7.00

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

0.20

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.3

Discharge 

(cfsf

-

67

476

56

41

85

147

2,330

1,150

1,740

891

778

1,310

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

May 21, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 17, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

Mar. 25, 1948

Apr. 8, 1949

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 9, 1952

Mar. 22, 1953

May 5, 1953

June 11, 1953

June 17, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.70

4.0?

4.9=

4.90

7.00

-

5.03

4.03

9.85

10.50

5.11

5.23

3.22

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.39

-

-

1.45

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.33

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,250

750

1,690

1,580

-

3,510

1,740

1,060

7,470

9,610

1,210

1,290

202

240

a From information by local residents.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 193

Peak stages and discharges of Yellow Medicine River near Granite Palls, Minn. Continued

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

June 23, 1953

June 27, 1953

Aug. 4, 1953

Mar. 24, 1954

Apr. 8, 1954

May 5, 1954

June 6, 1954

July 27, 1954

Mar. 13, 1955

Apr. 3, 1955

May 1, 1955

July 2, 1955

July 5, 1955

July 7, 1955

Apr. 6, 1956

Apr. 13, 1956

June 20, 1956

June 28, 1956

July 11, 1956

Aug. 12, 1956

Mar. 24, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.74

3.71

5.61

6.35

3.56

3.33

2.89

3.28

4.13

2.87

2.93

2.94

3.07

4.32

3.56

3.16

4.38

3.60

2.91

2.91

5.21

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.38

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.23

Discharge 

(cfsf

404

391

1,560

2,140

338

246

106

228

424

104

119

122

159

742

352

198

778

369

120

117

1,160

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 22, 1957

May 24, 1957

May 28, 1957

June 18, 1957

July 22, 1957

Aug. 17, 1957

Aug. 25, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958

Mar. 27, 1958

Apr. 8, 1958

July 11, 1958

May 30, 1959

Aug. 28, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960

Apr. 9, 1960

May 29, 1960

June 28, 1960

July 3, 1960

Mar. 19, 1961

May 20, 1961

July 4, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.37

3.77

4.12

12.41

3.63

3.35

3.56

3.41

4.31

4.40

3.70

3.46

3.92

7.44

7.22

2.92

3.37

2.91

3.18

3.69

2.97

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.3?

.06

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.12

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

274

447

662

11,800

382

244

326

171

700

790

396

310

520

3,500

3,090

114

277

120

165

374

136

3145. Hawk Creek near Maynard, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°52<10", long 95°28<50", at west edge of sec.7, T.116 N.,

R.38 W., on downstream handrail of bridge on county highway, 2-| miles southwest of Maynard.

Drainage area. 474 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 995.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951 

1952

Date

Mar. 29, 1950 

Mar. 30, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951 

Apr. 10, 1952

Oage 

height 

(feet)

alO . 48 

blO.26

12.13 

13.56

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,060

2,380 

3,130

Water 

year

1953 

1954

1957

Date

(o) 

Mar. 21, 1954

June 18, 1957

Oage 

height 

(feet)

11.90 

5.60

16.1

Discharge 

(ofs)

2,260 

404

6,970

a Backwater from ice, 2.49 ft. 

b Backwater from ice, 1.60 ft. 

c Occurred during period June 26-28.

3150. Redwood River at Marshall, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°27'05", long 95°47'13", inSE^NW^ sec.4, T.lll N..R.41 W., on upstream side of highway bridge on Fourth Street in Marshall, 10 miles upstream from Threemile Creek.

Drainage area. 307 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 1,144.? 

of 1929.

ft above mean sea level, datum

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 4,000 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
194 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Redwood River at Marshall, Minn.

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Mar. 30, 1940

Mar. 26, 1941

Mar. 27, 1941

July 1, 1942

Mar. 26, 1943

June 3, 1943

May 20, 1944

Mar. 13, 1945

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 7, 1946

Mar. 16, 1946

June 10, 1947

Mar. 22, 1948

Apr. 7, 1949

Mar. 27, 1950

Apr. 3, 1950

Apr. 6, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.0

6.11

-

4.54

8.42

-

8.97

6.10

-

6.63

-

9.64

9.1

7.44

8.40

-

11.05

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.8

2.4

- 

-

2.79

-

-

2.68

-

2.93

-

-

1.1

-

6.11

.48

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,040

-

382

437

-

891

1,640

-

320

-

623

1,800

1,250

1,080

-

578

2,740

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 4, 1952

Apr. 8, 1952

Mar. 19, 1953

Mar. 21, 1953

Mar. 21, 1954

Mar. 22, 1954

Mar. 10, 1955

Mar. 14, 1955

Mar. 22, 1956

June 26, 1956

June 17, 1957

Apr. 9, 1958

Mar. 2, 1959

Mar. 23, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960

May 19, 1961

Gag? 

height 

(feet)

10.22

-

5.32

_

7.80

_

3.54

_

2.60

-

10.14

2.93

2.30

1.48

6.65

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.28

-

1.62

-

4.98

-

2.78

.78

1.45

-

-

-

1.42

.45

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

1,800

_

628

-

890

162

_

47

5,370

388

_

24

1,410

al90

a Maximum daily mean discharge.

3165. Redwood River near Redwood Palls, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°31'25", long 95°10'20", in SE^NE^ sec.9, T.112 N., R.36 W., 

on right bank, 20 ft upstream from highway bridge, 3 miles west of town of 

Redwood Palls, and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 697 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Oct. 26, 1949; recording thereafter. Prior to 

1931, at datum 0.22 ft lower. Datum of gage is 972.33 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 14,200 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 75 cfs. 

shown prior to 1950.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

Mar. 21, 1910

Mar. 12, 1911

May 7, 1912

Apr. 19, 1913

June 21, 1914

Nov. 22, 1930

Nov. 28, 1930

Mar. 4, 1932

Mar. 2, 1933

Apr. 3, 1934

Feb. 5, 1935

Mar. 20, 1935

Mar. 28, 1936

Apr. 15, 1937

Mar. 16, 1938

Mar. 17, 1938

Mar. 24, 1939

Apr. 5, 1940

Apr. 1, 1941

May 20, 1942

Mar. 29, 1943

May 21, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

Mar. 9, 1946

Mar. 20, 1946

June 14, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.86

2.65

2.74

2.62

3.35

-

1.92

3.16

2.38

1.82

2.13

-

4.23

4.84

4.47

-

3.42

4.84

4.97

3.05

7.01

6.56

3.76

4.13

-

6.24

8.05

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.21

-

.10

-

.42

_

1.08

-

.39

-

-

1.14

.67

-

1.81

-

-

1.53

-

-

2.75

Discharge 

(cfs)

224

158

186

150

402

39

-

387

110

30

-

66

387

1,400

-

1,120

550

705

1,120

383

1,830

2,800

828

_

845

2,400

-

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Mar. 23, 1948

Apr. 9, 1949

Apr. 3, 1950

Apr. 5, 1950

Apr. 21, 1950

May 8, 1950

Apr. 6, 1951

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 30, 1951

May 15, 1951

June 6, 1951

June 27, 1951

Aug. 23, 1951

Sept. 12, 1951

Apr. 5, 1952

June 15, 1952

June 24, 1952

June 28, 1952

July 14, 1952

Aug. 10, 1952

Mar. 20, 1953

May 6,7, 1953

June 14, 1953

June 23, 1953

June 27, 1953

Aug. 6, 1953

Feb. 20, 1954

Gage 

heigl t 

(feet)

-

4.63

5.03

3.88

2.74

2.95

12.68

8.34

4.32

4.42

2.35

3.51

2.26

2.16

11.84

2.84

3.97

4.99

2.67

2.06

4.97

3.78

2.72

2.94

2.84

3.71

2.90

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

1.63

-

-

-

4.38

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.41

-

-

-

-

-

.81

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,740

1,360

-

910

283

368

-

4,860

1,260

1,340

168

716

141

113

6,790

321

955

1,620

258

83

1,340

833

248

354

321

791

89
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 195

Peak stages and discharges of Redwood River near Redwood Falls, Minn. Continued

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Mar. 25, 1954

May 4, 1954

May 29, 1954

June 20, 1954

Aug. 28, 1954

Mar. 14, 1955

Apr. 2, 1955

May 1, 1955

Aug. 9, 1955

Apr. 5, 1956

June 17, 1956

June 23, 1956

June 26, 1956

Mar. 28, 1957

Apr. 24, 1957

May 25, 1957

June 18, 1957

July 25, 1957

Aug. 15, 1957

Aug. 29, 1957

Sept. 23, 1957

Oct. 10, 1957

Oct. 24, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.76

2.44

2.17

2.54

2.04

2.87

2.22

2.15

2.06

2.58

3.19

2.52

2.33

4.15

2.17

2.41

15.92

3.25

3.02

2.88

2.55

2.13

2.11

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

0.01

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(efsT

1,470

173

76

208

78

329

121

106

83

213

485

191

132

755

94

155

19,700

518

397

332

213

86

82

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Nov. 6,7,1957

Dec. 25, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958

Mar. 29, 1958

Apr. 12, 1958

Mar. 7, 1959

June 25, 1959

Aug. 24, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 9, 1960

May 22, 1960

May 29, 1960

June 30, 1960

July 13, 1960

Aug. 29, 1960

Sept. 21, 1960

May 20, 1961

Apr. 21, 1961

May 9, 1961

May 20, 1961

June 13, 1961

June 20, 1961

July 20, 1961

July 31, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.23

2.25

2.59

2.72

3.59

3.16

2.76

2.07

10.95

5.32

2.32

2.44

2.90

3.40

2.83

2.19

2.63

2.15

2.20

3.02

2.08

2.06

2.46

2.37

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.37

-

-

-

1.21

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.16

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

107

112

105

266

719

-

302

80

7,660

1,850

130

141

341

635

311

98

174

90

116

400

87

83

189

162

3170. Cottonwood River near New Ulm, Minn.

Location.--Lat 44 0 17'40", long 94°26'40", in Nj sec.33, T.110 N., R.30 W., on 

left bank, 600 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1.8 miles south of N?w Ulm, 

and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,280 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 26, 1948; recording thereafter. PrioT1 to

Mar. 15, 1931, at site 2.7 miles upstream at different datum. Mar. 15, 1931, 

to Mar. 31, 1938, at site 2£ miles upstream at datum 11.41 ft higher. Datum 

of gage is 799.09 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 9,000 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Some regulation by dam at Cottonwood Lake and several other snail 

lakes above station. Only annual peaks are shown. 

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1913

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

Date

Mar. 11, 1910

Mar. 12, 1911

Oct. 9, 1911

Apr. 1, 1912

Mar. 13, 1913

Apr. 17, 1913

Apr. 6-8, 1931

Feb. 29, 1932

Feb. 27, 1933

Apr. 6, 1934

Mar. 27, 1935

Mar. 19, 1936

Mar. 22, 1936

June 15, 1937

Mar. 13, 1938

Mar. 17. 1938

Mar. 24, 1939

Apr. 1, 1940

May 31, 1941

May 15, 1942

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.68

3.32

-

4.9

5.6

-

3.20

11.20

8.50

3.80

6.92

11.67

-

10.45

16.15

-

6.70

7.69

11.68

10.10

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

2.75

-

-

-

.10

.70

-

1.4

3.27

-

-

6.75

2.80

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

3,250

391

692

-

-

1,010

141

4,580

2,010

146

680

-

4,160

3,540

_

4.380

1,440

1,900

3,400

3,050

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 1, 1943

May 5, 1944

Mar. 14, 1945

Mar. 4, 1946

Mar. 5, 1946

July 9, 1947

Mar. 21, 1948

Apr. 8, 1949

Mar. 29, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 5, 1952

May 27, 1953

Mar. 21, 1954

Mar. 12, 1955

June 24, 1956

June 25, 1957

May 30, 1958

June 1, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Feb. 28, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.70

12.90

9.60

7.67

-

16.94

15.25

12.57

9.11

15.44

14.30

9.50

8.19

5.75

7.17

11.81

8.77

6.17

12.16

5.79

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

_

0.95

-

-

3.35

-

-

_

-

-

_

.31

_

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,670

7,310

3,020

_

2,060

a!3,800

6,140

7,000

3,320

11,500

10,500

3,750

2,950

1,330

2,210

5,380

2,760

1,480

5,920

1,300

a Result of darn failure.
196 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

3175. Minnesota River at Judson, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°12'00", long 94°11'36", in E£ sec.33, T.109 N., R.28 W., on 

highway bridge, a quarter of a mile northeast of Judson and 11 miles upstream from Blue Earth River.

Drainage area.--11.200 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, at datum 0.43 ft higher. Datum of 

gage is 700.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Mar. 26, 1939

Apr. 11, 1940

Apr. 5, 1941

Apr. 25, 1941

June 19-23,1942

June 18, 1943

May 8, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Qage 

height 

(feet)

70.61

71.04

a73.96

-

72.73

79.72

82.43

b76.60

Discharge 

(ofs)

3,150

3,460

-

4,690

4,240

11,300

16,100

-

Water

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Mar. 16, 1945

Apr. 2-6, 1946

Apr. 26, 1947

Mar. 29, 1948

Apr.' 9, 1949

Mar. 31, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Qage 

height 

(feet)

_

75.85

80.78

79.98

80.66

C75.38

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

6,860

7,070

14,000

14,000

15,400

-

7,600

a Affected by backwater from debris, 

b Backwater from ice, 3.65 ft. 

c Backwater from ice, 2.49 ft.

3180. East Branch Blue Earth River near Bricelyn, Finn. 

(Published as East Fork Blue Earth River prior to Octoter 1957)

Location. Lat 43°37'50", long 93°47'25", in NE^NE^ sec.23, T.102 N., R.25 W. , 

in center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from 

Brush Creek, 3 miles downstream from South Walnut Lake, and 5 miles northeast 

of Bricelyn.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 1,131.86 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Minnesota State Highway Department bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 955 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. Some regulation caused by South Walnut Lake 3 miles upstream, 

annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Only

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

Mar. 21, 1953

June 24, 1954

July 8, 1955

Apr. 1, 1956

June 30, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.68

9.57

7.15

8.04

7.12

7.04

5.57

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,320

776

231

274

196

207

62

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 3, 1958

Apr. 27, 1958

June 3, 1959

July 3, 1959

May 23, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Gage 

\ eight 

(feet)

a5.62

-

-

6.89

10.36

9.08

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

56

81

-

935

502

a Backwater from ice, 1.46 ft.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 197

3195. Watonwan River near Garden City, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°02M5", long 94°11'38", in SW^NE^ sec.28, T.107 N., R.28 W., 

on upstream side of highway bridge, 1.5 miles west of Garden City, 5 miles 

downstream from Perch Creek, and 7.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 812 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 907 ft (from topographic map). 

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941 

1942

Date

Mar. 31, 1940 

Apr. 3, 1940

June 14, 1941 

Sept. 22, 1942

Oage 

height 

(feet)

a3.05

5.27 

5.45

Discharge 

(cfs)

331

1,490 

1,530

Water 

year

1943 

1944 

1945

1953

Date

June 17, 1943 

May 21, 1944 

June 16, 1945

June 9, 1953

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.56 

9.S4 

6.96

18.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,380 

5,620 

3,050

17,700

a Backwater from ice, 1.05 ft

3200. Blue Earth River near Rapidan, Minn.

Location. Lat 44"05'44", long 94°06'33", in SE^SE^- sec.6, T.107 N., R.27 W., 

on left bank, 0.2 mile downstream from powerplant of Northern States Power 

Co., 2 miles west of Rapidan, 3| miles downstream from Watonwan River, and 

7f miles upstream from Le Sueur River.

Drainage area. 2.430 sq mi, approximately.

Gage_. Nonre cord ing prior to Nov. 15, 1939; recording thereafter. At site a 

quarter of a mile upstream at different datum July 20, 1909, to Apr. 28, 

1910, and at site 800 ft upstream at different datum Apr. 89 to Nov. 12, 

1910. Datum of gage is 808.80 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 16,000 

cfs and extended above on basis of logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Rapidan Reservoir (capacity, 2,< 

annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

acre-ft). Only

Water 

year

1910

1940

1941 

1942 

1943 

1944 

1945

1950 

1951

Date

Mar. 12, 1910

June 7, 1940

Mar. 31, 1941 

Mar. 29, 1942 

June 16, 1943 

May 22, 1944 

June 15, 1945

Mar. 30, 1950 

Apr. 8, 1951

Oage 

height 

(feet)

11.50

3.97

6.13 

5.02 

7.85 

9.41 

9.01

6.07 

14.97

Discharge 

(cfs)

15,600

1,710

4,390 

2,790 

6,940 

11,000 

9,500

4,390 

26,100

Water 

year

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 1, 1952 

June 9, 1953 

June 25, 1954 

Mar. 12, 1955

June 18, 1956 

May 28, 1957 

Apr. 8, 1958 

June 6, 1959 

May 24, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

11.17 

12.91 

7.12 

5.44

6.80 

5.39 

3.59 

5.53 

11.52

9.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

14,700 

19,700 

6,230 

3,550

5,670 

3,440 

1,270 

3,670 

16,600

11,200
198 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

3205. Le Sueur River near Rapidan, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°06'40", long 94°02'28", in SW£ sec.35 T.108 N., R.27 W., on 

right bank, 600 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1.8 miles northeast of 

Rapidan, and 2.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 15, 1939; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 775.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 8,700 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,300 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1950

1951

1952

Date

June 8, 1940

Mar. 14, 1941

Mar. 31, 1941

June 7, 1942

Sept. IS, 1942

Mar. 29, 1943

May 31, 1943

June 12, 1943

June 15, 1943

July 24, 1943

Apr. 26, 1944

May 6, 1944

May 25, 1944

June 5, 1944

June 14, 1944

July 4, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

Apr. 18, 1945

Apr. 25, 1945

May 28, 1945

June 14, 1945

July 8, 1945

Mar. 27, 1950

Mar. 28, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

May 4, 1951

June 4, 1951

June 28, 1951

Sept. 15, 1951

Mar. 21, 1952

Apr. 2, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.20

11.51

10.70

7.92

S.ll

13.70

9.29

7.80

9.27

S.OO

S.57

11.34

12.63

9.86

11.96

7.96

11.40

8.09

8.23

12.03

12.35

9.65

10.35

10.03

19.73

9.68

8.07

10.27

9.52

8.30

16.44

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

3.81

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.62

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsT

1,600

1,500

2,840

1,360

1,440

5,95O

2,150

1,490

2,150

1,570

1,770

3,270

4,230

2,440

3,740

1,500

3,510

1,810

1,860

3,880

4,410

2,560

-

3,100

13,200

3,390

2,230

3,870

2,800

2,100

9,640

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

195S

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 26, 1952

Mar. 21, 1953

May 3, 1953

May 25, 1953

June 10, 1953

June 15, 1953

Aug. 5, 1953

June 23, 1954

Mar. 12, 1955

Mar. 13, 1955

June 18, 1956

June 26, 1956

May 28, 1957

July 22, 1957

Feb. 27, 1958

Apr. 27, 1958

May 31, 1959

Dec. 29, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 15, 1960

Apr. 28, 1960

May 22, 1960

June 23, 1960

July 12, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Apr. 20, 1961

May 20, 1961

June 1, 1961

Aug. 2, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

9.62

8.83

11.75

6.54

7.15

9.62

7.01

8.24

7.19

10.50

9.22

7.47

7.49

4.91

4.80

6.90

7.29

9.42

7.73

7.38

22.72

6.97

9.56

12.20

5.84

6.18

7.06

6.47

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.84

-

-

-

-

-

2.03

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

al,500

3,350

2,740

5,120

1,400

1,700

3,350

1,610

-

1,760

3,990

2,920

1,790

1,500

-

525

1,510

1,670

3,080

1,910

1,730

21,200

1,860

3,700

6,600

1,410

1,610

2,150

1,780

a Estimated maximum dally discharge.

3250. Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°10'10", long 94°00'15", in sec.7, T.108 N., R.26 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of Main Street Bridge in Mankato, 1.8 miles downstream from Blue Earth River and at mile 106.4.

Drainage area. 14,900 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 1, 1924; recording thereafter. At site

1.8 miles upstream at datum 6.4 ft higher prior to Oct. 20, 1921. Datum of 

gage is 747.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 6,000 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1927.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 199

Peak stages and discharges of Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn.

Water 

year

1881

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

Date

Apr. 26, 1881

May 29, 1903

Oct. 9, 1903

July 9, 1905

June 10, 1906

June 21, 1907

June 26, 1908

Mar. 29, 1909

Mar. 12, 1910

Mar. 13, 1911

Apr. 2, 1912

Apr. 15,17, 1913

June 17, 1914

Mar. 28, 1915

Mar. 28, 1916

Apr. 5, 1917

Aug. 23, 1918

June 21, 1919

July 18, 1920

May 30, 1921

Mar. 16, 1922

May 4, 1923

July 2, 1924

June 17, 1925

Mar. 23, 1926

Mar. 14, 1927

Apr. 27, 1927

May 31, 1927

June 24, 1927

Mar. 20, 1928

Apr. 23, 1928

May 6, 1928

Mar. 18, 1929

Apr. 7, 1929

Apr. 29, 1929

Feb. 25, 1930

June 22, 1931

Mar. 6, 1932

Mar. 30, 1932

Apr. 8, 1932

Apr. 3, 1933

Apr. 7, 1934

Mar. 16, 1935

Mar. 23, 1936

Apr. 16, 1937

May 30, 1937

June 17, 1937

Mar. 20, 1938

May 23, 1938

July 11, 1938

Sept. 19, 1938

Mar. 24, 1939

Apr. 11, 1940

Mar. 31, 1941

Apr. 24, 1941

June 16, 1941

June 7, 1942

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a29.9

19.6

13.45

12.65

9.2

14.1

21.2

17.4

15.2

2.1

8.4

6.6

9.9

14.6

17.14

15.8

11.1

18.9

12.0

5.9

13.5

5.49

7.8

13.1

8.87

14.50

13.58

10.95

9.53

13.85

10.15

9.49

19.0

10.87

11.18

12.2

4.50

12.80

12.88

9.68

15.02

5.51

8.85

20.03

10.50

10.60

12.91

14.02

11.25

10.85

15.68

13.39

7.59

14.79

13.27

11.90

11.40

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.8

2.88

.3

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

90,000

43,500

20,500

18,600

9,940

22,100

54,500

31,700

20,700

905

8,530

5,460

11,000

23,100

30,500

26,900

15,000

38 , 800

19,600

4,910

9,040

1,630

3,540

8,640

4,990

12 , 100

10,800

7,640

6,010

11,400

6,960

6,190

23 , 200

7,730

8,060

9,260

1,350

6,650

7,400

6,680

13,400

2,170

5,100

25,100

6,000

6,100

8,400

9,880

6,640

6,280

11,200

9,350

3,930

11,400

9,150

7,600

7,280

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Sept. 21, 1942

Mar. 30, 1943

June 18, 1943

July 7, 1943

July 24, 1943

Aug. 13, 1943

Aug. 29, 1943

Sept. 9, 1943

Mar. 2, 1944

May 8, 1944

May 23, 1944

June 17, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

Apr. 26, 1945

May 29, 1945

June 15, 1945

July 8, 1945

Mar. 18, 1946

May 29, 1946

June 21, 1946

Apr. 30, 1947

July 10, 1947

Mar. 22, 1948

Mar. 24, 1948

Aug. 11, 1948

Mar. 10, 1949

Apr. 3, 1949

Mar. 31, 1950

May 13, 1950

Apr. 9, 1951

May 5, 1951

June 5, 1951

July 2, 1951

Sept. 16, 1951

Mar. 22, 1952

Apr. 14, 1952

July 7, 1952

Mar. 21, 1953

May 4, 1953

May 28, 1953

June 10, 1953

July 8, 1953

Aug. 7, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

May 6, 1954

June 23, 1954

Mar. 12, 1955

June 26, 1956

Mar. 29, 1957

June 24, 1957

July 2?, 1957

Apr. 13, 1958

June 3, 1959

Apr. 5, 1960

May 23, 1960

July 12, 1960

Mar. 29, 1961

May 20, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.16

18.32

19.29

11.71

11.71

11.27

10.24

11.82

11.98

20.01

20.41

17.53

17.42

9.98

13.95

16.90

10.0

15.12

11.41

12.73

17.53

17.97

17.59

16.92

9.22

_

19.88

13.90

9.17

26.20

18.70

11.34

16.69

10.82

11.20

24.62

13.32

13.46

13.10

16.10

18.84

13.60

15.01

10.22

8.99

11.62

10.24

12.69

8.35

22.58

11.00

9.52

7.22

17.78

20.41

7.93

15.61

8.83

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.8F

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.57

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,170

17,100

19,800

7,790

7,790

7,390

6,330

7,890

8,090

23,600

25,100

16,500

18,000

6,580

11,000

16,800

b6,480

13 , 300

8,460

10,000

18,900

20,400

-

17,900

6,340

08,200

26,600

12,200

6,350

66,600

22,100

8,910

19,000

8,260

8,060

53,500

11,400

12,400

11,900

17,400

25,100

12,600

15,100

8,180

6,670

10,000

8,200

11,600

6,470

41,700

9,350

7,570

4,850

23,700

34,300

6,040

17,600

7,120

a Present site and datum; maximum stage known.

b Computed on basis of record at Judson and Blue Earth and Le Sueur Rivers at and near 

Rapidan, Minn.

c Maximum daily mean discharge.
200 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

3300. Minnesota River near Carver, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°43'28", long 93°37'58" , in NE£sw£ sec.31, T.115 N., R.23 W., 

on left bank, 2| miles south of Carver, and at mile 36.

Drainage area.--16 .200 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 5, 1934; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 690.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary nonrecording 

gage 2f miles upstream at same datum.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 6,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

Mar. 19, 1935

Mar. 25, 1936

June 22, 1937

Mar. 25, 1938

May 25, 1938

July 14, 1938

Sept. 23, 1938

Mar. 25-28, 193 9

Apr. 14, 1940

Apr. 4-6, 1941

June 19, 1941

June 9, 1942

Sept. 19, 1942

Apr. 3, 1943

June 20, 1943

July 26, 1943

Aug.17-20, 1943

Sept. 12, 1943

Mar. 5,6,1944

May 25,26, 1944

Mar. 20, 1945

Apr. 18, 1945

Apr. 28, 1945

June 3, 1945

June 18, 1945

Mar. 30,31, 1946

May 31, 1946

June 25,26,1946

May 3, 1947

July 13, 1947

Qage 

height 

(fee't)

ab7.62

a22.43

12.73

13.36

a!4.12

10.79

13.14

al4.5

a7.74

17.56

12.60

12.40

a!4.36

20.21

22.64

12.38

12.23

12.54

14.20

22.82

20.21

12.52

12.52

16.56

20.98

18.22

12.48

13.50

21.31

20.56

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,010

23,200

8,310

8,740

7,870

6,500

8,760

C8.500

3,560

12,300

7,680

7,590

8,400

15,700

25,900

7,530

7,360

7,620

7,000

25,100

17,700

7,880

7,880

12,200

18,200

13,900

7,620

8,680

20,400

18,300

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 24, 1948

Mar. 14, 1949

Apr. 5, 1949

Apr. 1, 1950

May 14, 1950

Apr. 11, 1951

June 6, 1951

July 5, 1951

Sept. 17, 1951

Apr. 16, 1952

July 17, 1952

Mar. 24, 1953

May 7, 1953

May 31, 1953

June 14, 1953

June 29, 1953

Aug. 8, 1953

Mar. 26, 1954

May 7, 1954

June 27, 1954

Mar. 17, 1955

June 20, 1956

June 26, 1957

Apr. 15, 1958

June 5, 1959

Apr. 8, 1960

May 25, 1960

Apr. 1, 1961

May 22, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a22.41

14.68

23.59

alS.10

13.90

a28.00

12.64

20.39

13.33

28.31

15.27

16.27

16.65

18.68

21.47

18.07

17.65

12.32

12.69

a!3.77

14.02

a!6.72

a25.82

a!2.30

8.37

22.36

a24.87

al8.57

12.94

Discharge 

(cfs)

22,000

9,500

32,600

13,300

6,840

64,100

7,900

19,800

7,800

60,600

11,900

11,900

13,300

17,100

23,000

14,900

16,300

8,510

7,470

10 , 300

7,650

12,800

40,800

7,640

3,880

24,200

36,400

15,700

9,050

a Occurred at different time than peak discharge.

b Occurred Mar. 18, 1935; backwater from Ice, 0.27 ft.

c Maximum daily mean discharge.

Note.--All annual maximum stages and discharges except those for 1935 are affected by 

backwater from the Mississippi River. Supplementary peak discharges are daily mean 

figures.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 201

3310. Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn.

Location. Lat 44 0 56'40", long 93°05'20", in NE^NE^ sec.6, T.28 N. , R.22 W., on 

left bank in St. Paul, 300 ft upstream from Robert Street Bridge, 6 miles 

downstream from Minnesota River, and at mile 839.3 upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. 36,800 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording at several sites within 300 ft of present site at same 

3~atum prior to Mar. 18, 1925, and at present site and datum Mar. 11, 1933, 

to Sept. 14, 1939; recording at present site Mar. 18, 1925, to Mar. 10, 1933, 

and after Sept. 14, 1939. Datum of gage is 684.16 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912. Since September 1938, auxiliary recording gage 

5.4 miles downstream.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. Affected by 

changing slope resulting from operation of navigation dam 2.

Remarks. Slight regulation except during extreme floods by reservoirs on headwaters and by powerplants. Base for partial-duration series, 13,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1867

1868

1869

1872

1873

1874

1875

1876

1877

1878

1879

1880

1881

1882

1883

Date

Apr. 22, 1867

May 25, 1867

June 14, 1867

July 1, 1867

July 23, 1867

Mar. 23, 1868

Apr. 4, 1868

May 6-8, 1868

Apr. 7, 1869

Sept .24-27,1869

May 19-22,1872

July 8, 1872

Mar. 24, 1873

Apr. 2, 1873

Apr. 9, 1873

Apr. 21, 1873

June 1, 1873

Apr. 10, 1874

Apr. 27, 1874

June 22, 1874

July 2, 1874

Sept. 3, 1874

Apr. 16, 1875

June 8, 1875

Sept. 9, 1875

Apr. 10, 1876

May 22, 1876

Apr. 21-23,1877

May 25, 1877

July 8, 1877

Mar. 17, 1878

Apr. 27, 1878

July 11, 1879

Apr. 5-7, 1880

May 15, 1880

June 17, 1880

Apr. 29, 1881

Oct. 18, 1881

Apr. 13, 1882

May 16, 1882

June 30, 1882

Aug. 26, 1882

Apr. 22, 1883

May 24, 1883

June 8-10,1883

Oage 

height 

(feet)

17.4

10.3

16.2

17.0

18.6

8.3

9.3

8.4

15.6

16.1

7.7

6.4

8.6

10.1

9.2

16.4

15.7

8.9

9.0

9.7

11.6

5.9

18.0

10.9

8.3

11.0

10.4

7.0

7.7

7.1

6.4

6.7

10,8

7.2

7.1

15.2

19.7

13.1

13.3

11.7

10.0

8.2

12.5

8.8

8.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

80 , 800

31,800

70,200

77,200

92,000

22,500

26,900

22,900

65,400

69,400

20,100

15,300

23,800

30,800

26,500

71,800

66,200

a25,100

25,600

28,800

38,700

13,600

86,200

34,800

22,500

35,400

32,300

17,400

20 , 100

17,700

15,300

16,300

34,300

18,100

17,700

62,200

107,000

47,500

48 , 700

39,200

30,300

22,100

43,900

24,700

23,300

Water 

year

1884

1885

1886

1887

1888

1889

1890

1891

1892

1893

1894

1895

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

Date

Apr. 3, 1884

May 5-7, 1S84

Oct. 10, 1884

Apr. 5, 1885

Apr. 28, 1885

June 18, 1885

Mar. 29, 1886

May 3-5, 1886

June 20, 1886

Mar. 25, 1887

Apr. 17, 1887

Apr. 14, 1888

May 11, 1888

May 21, 1889

June 23, 1890

Apr. 17, 1891

May 26, 1892

June 21, 1892

July 28, 1892

Aug. 3, 1892

Apr. 10, 1893

May 5-7, 1893

Apr. 25, 1894

May 21, 1894

June 16, 1895

Apr. 18, 1896

May 7, 1896

May 21, 1896

June 12, 1896

June 27, 1896

Apr. 6, 1897

June 23, 1897

July U, 1897

June 8, 1898

July 13, 1898

Apr. 14, 1899

May 8, 1899

June 22, 1899

Aug. 26, 1899

Oct. 24, 1899

Oct. 7, 1900

Apr. 12, 1901

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.8

10.2

6.5

6.6

7.3

7.4

8.2

8.0

6.3

7.9

9.6

14.4

14.1

4.5

7.0

6.4

12.6

9.8

6.7

6.7

10.9

14.7

10.6

11.8

4.6

10.7

9.3

10.5

8.9

6.8

18.0

6.8

13.6

10.8

6.9

10.5

7.6

11.0

8.8

8.8

6.6

7.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

29,300

31,300

15,600

16,000

18,500

18,900

22,100

21,300

14,900

20,900

28,300

56,300

54,200

9,500

17,400

15,300

45,700

30,700

16,400

16,400

36,300

58,800

34,800

41,200

9,640

35,300

28,300

34,300

26,300

16,800

86,200

16,700

50,700

35,800

17,200

34,300

20 , 200

36,800

25,800

25,800

16,000

19,800

a First day of record during year, may not be maximum.
202 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Peak stages and discharges of Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn.--Continued

Water 

year

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1913

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

Date

May 9-11, 1901

July 11-13,1901

May 26, 1903

June 9, 1903

Mar. 3 6-28, 1903

Apr. 18, 1903

May 19, 1903

June 3, 1903

July 13, 1803

Aug. 8, 1903

Sept.2 2-34,1 903

Oct. 14, 1903

Nov. 29, 1903

Apr. 11, 1904

June 11, 1904

Oct. 27, 1904

Mar. 38, 1905

Apr. 10-13, 1905

May 18, 1905

July 11, 1905

Aug. 21, 1905

Sept. 31, 1905

Oct. 26, 1905

Nov. 39, 1905

Apr. 19, 1906

June 13, 1906

(bj

Sept. 38, 1906

Nov. 2, 1906

Nov. 30, 1906

Apr. 4, 1907

June 1, 1907

June 18, 1907

Aug. 33, 1907

Sept. 35, 1907

Apr. 1, 1908

May 3, 1908

June 4, 1908

June 39, 1908

Apr. 4, 1909

June 8, 1909

Aug. 18-20, 1909

 Mar. 19, 1910

May 24, 1911

Apr. 4, 1913

May 10, 1913

May 37, 1913

May 8, 1914

July 3, 1914

Sept. 30, 1914

Oct. 19, 1914

Mar. 7, 1915

Apr. 5, 1915

July 4, 1915

Oct. 11, 1915

Nov. 15, 1915

Apr. 6,9, 1916

Apr. 38, 1916

May 30, 1916

July 6, 1916

Aug. 38, 1916

Apr. 8, 1917

June 15-17,1917

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.3

7.3

7.5

6.8

8.3

8.9

10.9

13.0

7.7

6.3

11.9

13.5

5.5

9.9

7.8

7.8

5.9

6.7

11.8

14.8

8.3

7.4

6.0

5.9

13.0

13.3

8.4

8.3

7.9

6.3

13.3

8.9

11.0

5.5

6.3

5.9

7.5

15.3

16.8

13.0

8.8

6.3

10.6

3.2

6.5

11.3

6.1

6.0

12.3

5.8

5.3

5.9

10.5

9.9

5.5

6.8

16.6

15.1

13.8

13.4

6.3

16.0

8.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,900

18,500

19,800

16,800

34,000

36,800

36,900

43,000

21,400

15,800

42,500

51,800

13,000

31,600

31,800

21,800

14,400

17,400

41,300

59,800

23,600

20,200

14,700

14,400

43,000

50,600

24,500

24,000

33,300

15,800

50 , 600

36,800

37,400

13,000

15,800

15,300

31,400

63,300

73,000

48,900

27,100

16,700

35,800

8,450

17,400

39,000

15,800

15,500

40,500

14 , 900

13,300

15,300

31,100

38,600

14,100

17,800

73,500

61,300

51,100

41 , 600

16,000

68 , 600

33,000

Water 

year

1917

1918

1919

1930

1921

1933

1933

1924

1935

1926

1937

1938

1939

1930

1931

1933

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1943

Date

July 1, 1917

Mar. 34, 1918

June 4, 1918

Aug. 37, 1918

Mar. 35, 1919

Apr. 32, 1919

June 27-39,1919

Mar. 39, 1920

May 1, 1920

June 19, 1920

July 4-7, 1930

Apr. 13, 1931

June 16, 1921

Apr. 13, 1932

May 7, 1933

Aug. 36-38, 1924

June 30, 1935

Mar. 38, 1936

Sept. 34, 1936

Mar. 19, 1937

Apr. 34-27, 1937

May 37, 1937

June 13, 1937

Mar. 38-30, 1938

Apr. 36, 1938

May 7, 1928

Oct. 24, 1938

Mar.22-34, 1939

May 19, 1930

June 26, 1931

Apr. 11, 1933

Apr. 13, 1933

May 13, 1933

Apr. 6, 1933

Apr. 10, 1934

Apr. 13, 1934

Mar. 33, 1935

Mar. 30, 1936

May 8, 1936

May 4, 1937

May 31, 1937

June 34, 1937

Mar. 34, 1938

May 14, 1938

Sept. 34, 1938

Mar. 31, Apr. 1,

1939

Apr. 6, 1939

Apr. 37, 1939

Apr. 13, 1940

Apr. 11-14,1941

June 17, 1941

Sept. 33, 1941

Apr. 1, 1943

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.7

7.6

6.5

5.5

13.5

13.8

13.4

13.6

8.3

10.3

11.3

6.4

6.7

13.6

4.3

4.0

6.33

5.30

4.6

11.6

11.35

8.45

7.30

11.3

8.20

7.0

5.3

13.0

8.80

3.17

6.34

-

-

d5.44

d2.41

-

d4.39

dlO . 90

6.41

d6.57

d4.73

d4.53

d5.13

dll.30

d4.50

dlO.45

dlO.45

d7.40

d7.30

dll.47

7.30

d4.46

4.59

Discharge 

(cfs)

17,500

33,500

17,600

14,700

45,300

54,500

44,600

55,100

34,600

32 , 600

37,800

18,600

19,500

46,000

13,300

13,900

16,800

14,500

13,900

35,000

32,400

31,000

18,200

33,000

30,500

17,500

13,500

45,800

33,000

c9,670

-

c!7,600

14,000

C14.400

_

07,460

c 13, 600

37,500

18 , 900

c33,300

15,200

14 , 800

20,000

c 38, 800

13,200

35,600

-

34,100

33,700

39,400

23,900

15,800

16,300

b Aug. 31 to Sept. Z, 1906.

c Maximum daily discharge.

d Reading by Corps of Engineers.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 203

Peak stages and discharges of Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn. Continued

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

May 20, 1942

Sept. 4, 1942

Sept. 21, 1942

Apr. 1, 1943

June 21, 1943

May 12, 1944

June 21, 1944

Aug. 15, 1944

Mar. 23, 1945

June 21, 1945

Mar. 24, 1946

May 30, 1946

July 3, 1946

Oct. 16, 1946

May 6, 1947

June 18, 1947

Apr. 2, 1948

Mar. 16, 1949

Apr. 8, 1949

May 8, 1949

May 13, 1950

Apr. 16, 1951

July 8, 1951

July 22, 1951

Sept. 17, 1951

Oct. 31, 1951

Nov. 17, 1951

Dec. 9, 1951

Oage 

height 

(feet)

d9.18

4.62

5.96

14.46

13.84

13.37

14.26

5.58

13.45

8.87

10.89

5.43

9.66

4.26

12.08

8.02

12.10

3.48

11.30

3.91

12.95

18.79

7.87

5.70

6.61

4.44

5.02

5.15

Discharge 

(cfs)

30,300

16,100

20 , 400

58,200

54,500

51,600

56,900

19,300

53,400

32,400

41,000

19,000

35,800

16,300

46,500

29,300

46,900

13,900

43,200

14,000

53,900

92,800

31,200

21,800

25,700

17,300

19,000

20,100

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 16, 1952

July 25, 1952

Mar. 28, 1953

May 7, 1953

June 27, 1953

Aug. 14, 1953

May 6, 1954

June 5, 1954

July 5, 1954

Apr. 7, 1955

July 13, 1955

Apr. 11, 1956

June 3, 1956

June 26, 1956

Aug. 6, 1956

Mar. 30, 1957

Apr. 28, 1957

May 31, 1957

June 29, 1957

Sept. 7, 1957

Nov. 3, 1957

Apr. 14, 1958

June 5, 1959

Apr. 9, 1960

May 28, 1960

Apr. 3, 1961

Apr. 26, 1961

May 22, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

22.02

10.17

8.34

7.40

11.40

11.21

10.61

6.28

6.16

6.41

4.13

8.67

3.77

4.61

4.86

5.64

5.64

4.67

16.68

5.08

3.97

4.39

5.38

8.98

10.50

4.60

e3.82

5.50

Discharge

(Of 8)

125,000

41,500

33 , 400

29,000

47,000

46,200

43,500

25,200

24,800

25,700

16,700

34,900

14,000

18,900

18,200

22,700

22,900

19,100

78,400

21,200

13,000

18,200

22,200

36,000

43,300

19,000

14,000

22,600

d Reading by Corps of Engineers. 

e Occurred Apr. 23, 1961.

Note. Annual peak discharges, except as noted, are absolute maximum, 

mental discharges are maximum daily mean values.

All svppleST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

3325. Namekagon River near Trego, Wis. 

(Published as "at Trego" prior to October 1927)

Location. Lat 45°56'50", long 91°53'15", in SW^ sec.17, T.40 N., R.12 W., at 

powerplant of the Northern States Power Co., 4 miles downstream from Potato 

Creek and 5 miles northwest of Trego.

Drainage area. 503 sq mi; 460 sq mi prior to October 1927.

Gage. Headwater and tailwater gages read hourly. Prior to October 1927, nonrecording gage at site 5 miles upstream at different datum.

Remarks. Discharge computed from powerplant records on basis of ratings developed by Geological Survey. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

Date

July 1, 1914

May 19, 1915

Apr. 22-25, 1916

Apr. 4, 1917

June 6, 1918

Apr. 13, 1919

June 30, 1920

Apr. 10, 1921

Apr. 10, 1922

Apr. 23, 1923

May 13, 1924

Mar. 26, 1925

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.4

2.6

2.35

3.3

2.4

3.6

2.7

2.4

2.3

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,090

1,090

1,330

873

1,020

838

1,570

873

1,810

1,090

873

803

Water 

year

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

Date

Apr. 14, 1926

Mar. 18, 1927

Sept. 14, 1928

Oct. 20, 1928

Feb. 24, 1930

June 28, 1931

Apr. 11, 1932

May 1, 1933

Apr. 7, 1934

Mar. 28, 1935

Apr. 15, 1936

Apr. 24, 1937

Qage 

height 

(feet)

2.2

3.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

733

1,330

1,360

1,150

844

855

727

751

867

957

1,340

893
204 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Namekagon River near Trego, Wis. Continued

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

May 7, 1938

Mar. 28, 1939

May 21, 1940

Sept. 2, 1941

June 7, 1942

June 6, 1943

June 7, 1944

June 17, 1945

June 28, 1946

Apr. 24, 1947

Mar. 27, 1948

July 9, 1949

Apr. 19, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,300

1,020

773

a5,200

1,280

1,190

2,210

1,760

1,120

959

957

1,170

2,160

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 15, July 8,

1951

July 22, 1952

May 23, 1953

May 4, 1954

July 6, 1955

June 16, 1956

June 24, 1957

July 3, 1958

May 7, 1959

May 23, 1960

May 17,18,1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,500

1,480

1,330

2,140

1,120

1,630

al,120

a2,380

a886

al,420

al,480

a Maximum daily discharge.

3335. St. Croix River near Danbury, Wis. 

(Published as "at Swiss" prior to October 1933)

Location. Lat 46°04'30", long 92°14'50", in sec.33, T.42 N. , R.15 W. , 20 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 35, 3.5 miles downstream from Namekagon River, 10 miles northeast of Danbury, and at mile 129.2.

Drainage area. 1,588 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Jan. 5, 1939: recording thereafter. Altitude of 

gage is 880 ft (from river-profile map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

8,000 cfs.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,000 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1938.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

Date

Apr. 24, 1914

June 19, 1915

Apr. 22, 1916

July 21, 1917

Mar. 22, 1918

June 2, 1918

Apr. 11, 1919

July 2, 1920

Apr. 8, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

Apr. 23, 1923

May 11, 1924

Mar. 28, 1925

Apr. 17, 1926

Mar. 19, 1927

Sept. 17, 1928

Mar. 31, 1929

May 14, 1930

June 24, 1931

Apr. 8, 1932

Apr. 3, 1933

Apr. 8, 1934

Mar. 23, 1935

Apr. 16, 1936

Apr. 22, 1937

May 7, 1938

Mar. 30, 1939

Mar. 31, 1939

Apr. 10, 1940

May 16, 1940

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.15

4.47

6.73

3.05

3.80

3.15

3.50

5.55

2.78

6.15

3.41

3.24

3.12

2.20

5.70

3.80

3.60

3.28

3.25

3.35

3.55

5.45

5.50

5.07

3.47

4.12

5.16

4.67

4.55

3.01

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.6

1.0

-

-

-

-

1.0

-

1.8

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,030

4,640

8,480

2,840

-

3,000

3,330

6,300

2,630

7,380

3,290

3,100

2,970

2,030

6,540

3,690

3,460

3,130

3,080

3,240

3,160

5,090

5,630

4,980

3,400

4,000'

_

4,920

-

2,93f

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Sept. 4, 1941

Dec. 15, 1941

May 3, 1942

Apr. 2, 1943

June 4, 1943

June 6, 1944

Mar. 19, 1945

Mar. 19, 1945

June 25, 1946

Dec. 15, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947

Mar. 27, 1948

Apr. 12, 1948

May 7, 1949

July 11, 1949

Apr. 19, 1950

May 6, 1950

Apr. 14, 1951

June 4, 1951

June 27, 1951

July 5, 1951

Sept. 14, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Apr. 9, 1952

June 29, 1952

July 21, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.16

5.25

3.45

4.97

4.06

7.47

7.95

5.50

6.25

4.03

3.73

4.52

4.00

4.64

4.44

6.96

8.22

5.32

3.42

4.97

4.26

4.45

3.90

4.91

4.26

6.12

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

4.1

-

2.5

-

-

2.5

-

-

2.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

8,630

-

3,480

-

4,250

8,990

-

5,600

6,900

-

3,530

4,450

4,090

4,580

4,330

8,100

10,200

5,840

3,450

5,440

4,500

4,370

4,010

5,170

4,500

6,980
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 205

Peak stages and discharges of St. Crolx River near Danbury, Wls. Continued

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Apr. 4, 1953

May 22, 1953

June 21, 1953

July 3, 1953

Aug. 9, 1953

Apr. 16, 1954

May 2, 1954

June 1, 1954

June 20, 1954

June 26, 1954

July 11, 1954

Dec. 10, 1954

Apr. 6, 1955

Aug. 4, 1955

Nov. 20, 1955

Apr. 13, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.61

6.05

4.21

3.62

3.34

3.93

7.38

3.57

3.88

3.91

3.30

6.20

4.06

3.56

5.19

4.64

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.5

-

-

3.5

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

3,560

6,540

4,130

3,450

3,120

4,050

8,900

3,640

3,990

4,020

3,340

-

4,200

3,630

-

4,950

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 14, 1956

Nov. 30, 1956

Apr. 22, 1957

June 24, 1957

July 21, 1957

July 2, 1958

May 12, 1959

Apr. 4, 1960

Apr. 14, 1960

Apr. 25, 1960

May 26, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

May 16, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.88

a4.80

3.16

3.62

3.48

7.11

3.37

-

3.58

3.82

3.06

4.00

6.20

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

3.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

3,990

_

3,100

3,600

3,450

8,500

3,420

b3,800

3,650

3,910

3,080

4,130

7,130

a Affected by backwater from Ice. 

b Approximate dally mean discharge; peak affected by backwater from Ice.

3360. St. Croix River near Grantsburg, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°55'25", long 92 0 38'20", near center of sec.30, T.40 N., 

R.18 W., at Norway Point, 0.5 mile downstream from Sand Creek, 10 miles 

north of Grantsburg, and at mile 102.4.

Drainage area. 2,820 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Oct. 21, 1938; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 848.98 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Northern States Power Co.).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 20,800 cfs. 

Historical data. Flood of May 7, 1950, highest in 40 years, from information 

by local residents.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

Date

Apr. 24, 1923

May 4, 1924

Mar. 27, 1925

Sept. 20, 1926

Mar. 18, 1927

Apr. 1, 1928

Apr. 1, 1929

June 7, 1930

June 25, 1931

Apr. 10, 1932

Apr. 2, 1933

Apr. 9, 1934

Mar. 24, 1935

Apr. 13, 1936

Apr. 16,24, 1937

May 8, 1938

Mar. 29, 1939

Mar. 30, 1939

Apr. 10, 1940

Sept. 17, 1941

May 4, 1942

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.65

8.25

7.9

6.68

11.4

9.05

8.64

7.70

8.7

9.06

7.06

7.84

11.24

11.42

8.20

11.08

11.14

-

9.13

11.67

9.08

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.8

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

5,920

7,OOO

6,460

4,180

13,300

8,500

7,740

5,850

7,560

8,280

4,890

6,020

12,600

13,300

6,730

12,600

-

10,500

7,830

12,700

7,850

Water

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 3, 1943

June 4, 1943

June 7, 1944

Mar. 20, 1945

June 27, 1946

Apr. 14-16,1947

Mar. 29, 1948

May 8, 1949

May 7, 1950

Apr. 15, 1951

July 22, 1952

May 23, 1953

May 3, 1954

Apr. 3, 1955

Apr. 6, 1956

June 25, 1957

July 3, 1958

June 2, 1959

Apr. 5, 1960

Apr. 16, 1960

May 17, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.75

10.75

12.79

12.19

12.5

8.30

9.56

11.44

15.06

11.78

13.2

12.42

13.81

9.64

11.31

9.92

13.00

8.57

a9.44

-

12.48

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

* 

-

-

-

-

0.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

9,800

15,900

14,400

15,100

7,060

8,700

13,400

26,300

14,500

19,000

16,300

21,100

9,660

12,600

10,000

18,300

7,550

"

7,770

16,500

a Affected by backwater from Ice.

280-255 O - 68 - 15
206 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

3365. Kettle River near Sandstone, Minn.

Location. Lat 46°09'30", long 92°50'40", in SE^SE^ sec.34, T.43 N., R.20 W., 

at northeast corner of present city limits of Sandstone, 1.5 miles upstream 

from Great Northern Railroad bridge, and 2 miles upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 8.

Drainage area. 825 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 980 ft (from river profile).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 6,000 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1909 

1910

1911 

1912

Date

Aug. 12, 1909 

Mar. 24, 1910

May 20, 1911 

May 7, 1912

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.60 

3.75

4.80 

7.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,940 

1,410

2,560 

10,200

Water 

year

1913 

1914 

1915

1916

Date

May 23, 1913 

June 29, 1914 

May 17, 1915

Apr. 24, 1916

Oage 

height 

(feet)

5.3

6.7 

4.8

7.7

Discharge 

(oft)

3,300 

5,770 

2,580

10,600

3375. Snake River at Mora, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°51'50", long 93°17'50", in sec.14, T.39 N., R.24 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 65, three-quarters of a mile south of Mora and 

ITJ- miles upstream from Ann River.

Drainage area. 422 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 941 ft (from nearby reference mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,000 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1909 

1910

1911

Date

Aug. 14, 1909 

Mar. 16, 1910

Sept. 16, 1911

Oage 

height 

(feet)

10.1 

8.7

9.40

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,300 

805

al,000

Water 

year

1912 

1913

Date

May 6, 1912 

May 22, 1913

Oage 

height 

(feet)

16.7 

11.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,170 

1,680

a Maximum dally.

3385. Snake River near Pine City, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°50'30", long .92°56'00" , in SE^NW^- sec.26, T.33 N., R.21 W., 

on left bank at site of former powerplant and dam, half a mile downstream 

from Cross Lake and ij miles northeast of Pine City.

Drainage area. 958 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Oct. 29, 1951; recording thereafter. At site 

500 ft downstream at different datum prior to Oct. 1, 1917. Datum of gage 

is 919.00 ft above sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,100 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1952 water year.
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 207

Peak stages and discharges of Snake River near Pine City, Minn.

Water 

year

1914 

1915

1916 

1917

1950

1952 

1953

Date

July 2, 1914 

May 22, 1915

Apr. 25, 1916 

Apr. 6, 1917

May 9, 1950

Nov.16-22J.951 

Apr. 12, 1952 

July 3, 1952 

July 25, 1952

Apr. 2, 1953 

May 5, 1953 

May 26, 1953 

June 25, 1953 

Aug. 9, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.40

8.30 

6.32 

7.98

6.47 

5.34 

6.75 

7.09 

6.61

Discharge 

(cfs)

a4,140 

al,890

7,315 

a4,580

12,500

(b) 

7,550 

3,930 

6,960

4,260 

2,240 

4,760 

5,380 

4,510

Water 

year

1954

1955 

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960 

1961

Date

May 4, 1954 

June 28, 1954

Apr. 7, 1955 

Apr. 9, 1956 

June 26, 1957 

Apr. 12, 1958 

June 5, 1959 

Apr. 5, 1960 

May 20, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.13 

6.99

6.65 

8.09 

7.72 

4.80 

4.88 

5.10 

5.33

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,710 

5,130

4,480 

7,670 

6,730 

1,500 

1,600 

2,000 

2,290

a Maximum daily discharge.

b Discharge not determined but greater than 2,810 cfs sometime during period.

3395. St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°42'15", long 92°52'20", in SW£ sec.8, T.37 N. , R.20 V'., 

200 ft upstream from old site of Northern Pacific Railway bridge, 5 miles 

east of Rush City, 10 miles downstream from Snake River, and at mile 80.6.

Drainage area. 5,120 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Feb. 22, 1950; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Tug. 18, 1934, at site 200 ft downstream. Datum of gage is 772.47 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

46,000 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

Apr. 24, 1923

May 14, 1924

Apr. 25, 1925

Sept. 20, 1926

Mar. 17, 1927

Mar. 27, 1928

Mar. 30, Apr. 1,

1929

May 15, 1930

June 25, 1931

Apr. 9, 1932

May 3, 1933

Apr. 9, 1934

Mar. 25, 1935

Apr. 14, 1936

Apr. 16, 1937

May 8, 1938

Apr. 1, 1939

Apr. 12, 1940

Apr. 10, 1941

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.4

6.3

4.6

4.5

10.3

9.9

7.6

8.36

8.40

8.2

4.44

5.78

10.66

12.44

7.18

11.60

11.2

10.1

11.49

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,300

9,320

5,700

4,780

20,300

19,100

12,700

15,900

15,400

14,600

5,610

8,740

21,400

27,700

11,700

24,600

23,200

19,700

24,200

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 16, 1942

June 3, 1943

June 7, 1944

Mar. 20, 1945

June 27, 1946

Apr. 14, 1947

Apr. 8, 1948

May 8, 1949

May 8, 1950

Apr. 14, 1951

July 22, 1952

June 22, 1953

May 3, 1954

Apr. 3, 1955

Apr. 7, 1956

Apr. 1, 1957

July 4, 1958

June 2, 1959

Apr. 16, 1960

May 17, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.96

12.00

15.3

15.0

13.24

8.56

8.64

10.46

19.04

14.50

16.10

12.25

16.22

9.70

12.28

all. 38

12.03

7.61

6.83

11.31

Discharge 

(cfs)

16,400

26,000

38,900

37,600

30,500

15,300

15,300

20,900

60,600

35,100

43,100

26,700

43,700

18,500

28,100

a23,000

27,200

13,200

11,100

24,700.

a Gage height affected by backwater from ice Jam and discharge by release of storage 

behind ice Jam.
208 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

3400. Sunrise River near Stacy, Minn.

Location. Lat 45°24'30", long 92°55'55", in NW^NWi sec. 26, T.£4 N. , R.21 W. , 

on right bank on upstream side of highway bridge, 2\ miles northeast of 

Stacy, and 3 miles downstream from West Branch Sunrise River.

Drainage area. 167 sq mi.

Gage . -- Nonrecording prior to Nov. 10, 1949, recording thereafter. Altitude of 

gage is 855 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. --Defined by current -meter measurements below 630 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks . Base for partial -duration series, 100 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Mar. 29, 1949

Apr. 3, 1950

Apr. 14, 1950

May 7, 1950

Apr. 15, 1951

May 16, 1951

June 27, 1951

July 9, 1951

Sept. 15, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Apr. 12, 1952

May 31, 1952

June 14, 1952

June 27, 1952

July 26, 1952

Sept. 1, 1952

Mar. 25, 1953

May 4, 1953

May 24, 1953

June 9, 1953

June 30, 1953

May 3, 1954

June 22, 1954

Apr. 3, 1955

June 6, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.26

6.32

6.60

6.77

6.85

4.98

5.64

5.47

6.35

-

7.88

4.55

5.77

6.47

5.56

4.74

b6.60

5.77

5.59

4.85

6.33

7.54

5.86

5.77

4.45

Discharge 

(cfs)

al68

272

329

384

325

149

170

157

231

150

806

123

193

243

158

106

322

214

198

144

261

481

205

202

109

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 7, 1956

May 15, 1956

Aug. 7, 1956

Mar. 25, 1957

Apr. 20, 1957

May 28, 1957

June 18, 1957

June 26, 1957

July 21, 1957

Aug. 16, 1957

Sept. 10, 1957

Apr. 11, 1958

May 7, 1959

May 11, 1959

June 1, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960

May 5, 1960

May 25, 1960

June 28, 1960

Sept. 2, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Apr. 21, 1961

May 20, 1961

June 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.64

4. S3

5.90

C5.37

4.42

5.61

5.13

6.99

5.44

4.65

6.79

4.85

4.18

4.50

4.46

5.43

4.85

6.76

4.79

6.45

5.40

6.02

6.77

5.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

296

140

212

143

115

189

142

378

163

111

329

124

101

120

108

177

138

324

125

236

168

224

326

152

a Annual peak only.

b Backwater from Ice, 0.03 ft.

c Backwater from ice, 0.23 ft.

3405. St. Croix River at St. Croix Palls, Wis. 

(Published as "near St. Croix Palls" prior to October 1939)

Location. Lat 45°24'30", long 92°38'45", in NW£ sec.30, T.34 ¥., R.18 W., 

1,800 ft downstream from powerplant of Northern States Power Co. in 

St. Croix Palls, and at mile 52.2.

Drainage area. 5,930 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 690.47 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 1905, gage heights and discharge measurements were 

used by Loweth and Wolff, consulting engineers of St. Paul, Minn., to determine the flow. July 1905 to February 1940, records were computed from 

power generation at the St. Croix Palls powerplant.

Stage-discharge 50,000 cfs. relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

Historical data.--The May 8, 1950, flood was the highest since 1888, from 

newspaper files of the St. Croix Palls Standard-Press.

Remarks. Plow regulated by powerplant upstream, and by Nevers Reservoir 

("capacity, 500,000,000 cu ft) 10 miles upstream from 1889 urtil spring of 

1950. Figures shown prior to 1940 are maximum daily discharges. Only annual peaks are shown.
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 209

Peak stages and discharges of St. Crolx River at St. Croix Palls, Wis. a/

Water 

year

1902

1903

1904

1905

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

Date

July 10, 1902

Apr. 12, 1903

Oct. 12, 1903

Oct. 22, 1904

Mar. 21, 1910

May 23, 1911

May 6, 1912

May 22, 1913

June 29, 1914

June 22, 1915

Apr. 23, 1916

Apr. 5, 1917

June 3,4,1918

Apr. 12, 1919

Mar. 26, 1920

Apr. 9, 1921

Apr.10,11, 1922

Apr. 28, 1923

May 15, 1924

Apr. 26, 1925

Sept. 22, 1926

Mar. 18, 1927

Mar. 30, 1928

Apr. 1,2, 1929

May 16, 1930

June 26, 1931

Apr. 10, 1932

May 4, 1933

Apr. 12, 1934

Oage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

12,900

b20,200

023,600

18,700

9,870

7,500

33,500

8,980

15,300

15,100

35,100

17,700

10,100

14,900

35,800

11,500

18,600

8,880

9,800

d5,860

6,140

27,600

21,800

16,900

17,500

16,600

18,500

7,060

12,100

Water 

year

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 25, 1935

Apr. 15, 1936

Apr. 15, 16,1937

May 9, 1938

Mar. 31, Apr. 1,

1939

May 18, 1940

Apr. 8, 1941

May 16, 1942

June 4, 1943

June 7, 1944

Mar, 20, 1945

June 27, 1946

Apr. 14, 1947

Apr. 10-13, 1948

May 8, 1949

May 8, 1950

Apr. 15, 1951

July 23, 1952

May 24, 1953

May 4, 1954

Apr. 4, 1955

Apr. 7, 1956

June 24, 1957

July 4, 1958

June 3, 1959

Apr, 3, 1960

May 18, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

_

_

_

_

-

7.12

13.88

8.97

13.42

17.20

20.53

16.50

8.90

8.93

11.26

25.19

15.70

19.80

15.20

20.40

10.48

14.77

12.19

13.25

7.16

8.13

12.95

Discharge 

(ofs)

26,400

31,000

12,500

30,000

24,800

14,300

29,600

18,600

28,500

37,100

44,600

35,500

18,400

18,500

23,800

54,900

33,700

43,000

32,600

44,400

22,000

31,600

25,800

28,200

14,500

16,700

27,500

a Figures shown prior to 1940 are maximum daily discharges.

b Maximum dally mean; may have been exceeded in September during period of no gageheight record.

c Maximum daily mean; may have been exceeded during 3-day period of no gage-height 

record immediately preceding this date.

d On Oct. 1, 1924, the maximum dally discharge was 6,820 cfs, stage falling from peak 

on Sept. 30, 1924.

3415. Apple River near Somerset, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°09'30", long 92°43'00", in sec.21, T.31 N., R.19 W., at powerplant of Northern States Power Co., 1.8 miles upstream from mouth, and 

3.5 miles downstream from Somerset.

Drainage area. 555 sq mi.

Gage. Headwater and tailwater gages read hourly. Daily discharge computed 

irom hourly records of gate openings, head, and plant efficiency.

Remarks. Plow regulated by many powerplants upstream. Records of daily discharge furnished by Northern States Power Co. Only maximum daily discharges 

are shown.

Maximum dally discharges

Water 

year

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

Date

June 1905

May 1906

March 1907

May 1908

June 1909

December 1909

Apr. 20, 1911

May 24, 1912

Apr.3,19, 1913

June 29, 1914

Apr. 7, 1915

Apr. 23, 1916

Apr. 6, 1917

June 3, 1918

Oage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,280

2,250

1,640

1,380

1,060

603

540

930

990

870

824

1,800

966

1,160

Water 

year

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

Date

Apr. 12, 1919

Mar. 26, 1920

Mar. 29, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

Apr. 14, 1923

Apr. 8, 1924

Mar. 24, 1925

Mar. 25, 1926

Mar. 18, 1927

Mar. 27, 1928

Mar. 20, 1929

Feb. 26, 1930

Nov. 21, 1930

Apr. 8, 1932

Oage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,120

1,370

671

1,420

1,060

537

598

932

982

1,160

1,140

919

381

1,220
210 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN

Maximum daily discharges of Apple River near Somerset, Wls. Continued

Water 

year

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

Apr. 1, 1933

Apr. 5, 1934

Mar. 24, 1935

Apr. 12, 1936

May 27, 1937

Sept. 12, 1938

Mar. 26, 1939

Apr. 9, 1940

Apr. 4, 1941

June 9, 1942

June 17, 1943

June 7, 1944

Mar. 18, 1945

June 27, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947

Oage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,300

1,670

814

1,690

558

2,160

1,570

1,010

1,400

1,020

2,460

1,930

1,890

1,870

1,150

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 28, 1948

Mar. 29, 1949

Apr. 3, May 8,

1950

Apr .14-16, 1951

Apr. 10, 1952

Mar. 23, 1953

May 5, 1954

Apr. 7, 1955

Apr. 8, 1956

Mar. 25, 1957

Apr. 10, 1958

Sept. 3, 1959

May 27, 1960

Mar. 31, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,780

942

1,290

1,930

2,380

1,300

2,200

760

1,540

890

703

495

1,060

981

3420. Kinnikinnic River near River Palls, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°49'50", long 92°44'00", in sec.18, T.27 N., R.19 W., at 

Clifton Hollow Bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from abandoned plant 

of Clifton Falls Power'Co., 1.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 5,5 miles 

west of River Palls.

Drainage area. 167 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Altitude of gage is 690 ft (by topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 400 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1917 

1918 

1919

Date

Mar. 27, 1917 

June 5, 1918 

Mar. 12, 1919

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.67 

6.60 

7.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,970 

3,080 

3,560

Water 

year

1920 

1921

Date

Mar. 15, 1920 

June 14, 1921

Gage 

t»lght 

(feet)

7.98 

5.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,760 

410

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

3445. Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°44'45" , long 92°48'00", in sec.9, T.26 N., R.20 W., on left 

bank at Prescott, 200 ft downstream from St. Croix River, 300 ft south of 

Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Railroad bridge, 800 ft south of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 10, and at mile 811.4 upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. 44,800 sq ml, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording at railroad bridge 300 ft upstream at following datums: 

June 3, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1929, 69.27 ft higher; Oct. 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 

1930, 67.68 ft higher; Oct. 1, 1930, to Aug. 1, 1932, 69.28 ft higher. Recording at present site at datum 69.28 ft higher Aug. 2, 1932, to Oct. 30, 

1938. Datum of present gage is 600.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Gage heights shown In table are adjusted to present datum. Auxiliary recording gage 10.7 miles downstream 

from base gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. Affected by 

changing slope resulting from operation of navigation dam 3.

Remarks. Ploodflow not materially affected by artificial storage. Only annual 

peaks are shown.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 211

Peak stages and discharges of Mississippi River at Prescott, Wls.

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Mar. 25, 1929

May 19, 1930

June 28, 1931

Apr. 13, 1932

Apr. 7, 1933

Apr. 13, 1934

Mar. 27, 1935

Apr. 17, 1936

Apr. 30, May 1,

1937

May 11, 1938

Apr. 2, 1939

Apr. 14, 1940

Apr. 13, 1941

May 21, 1942

Apr. 8, 1943

June 9, 1944

Mar. 23, 1945

Qage 

height 

(feet)

81.57

79.22

76.54

78.53

75.60

74.60

79.18

81.74

78.62

82.32

82.41

78.87

82.91

80.56

83.84

83.99

84.17

Discharge 

(ofs)

49,600

33,700

22,400

30,300

19,800

15,000

36,200

52 , 500

31,000

60,700

65,000

33,800

67,600

42 , 400

80,200

84,700

87,500

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 25, 1946

May 6, 1947

Apr. 2, 3, 1948

Apr. 8, 1949

May 11, 1950

Apr. 17, 1951

Apr. 16-18,1952

June 25, 1953

May 5, 1954

Apr. 7, 1955

Apr. 10, 1956

June 30, 1957

July 6, 1958

June 5, 1959

May 30, 1960

May 20, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

82.46

82.32

82.49

81.57

85.21

87.50

89.03

83.09

84.30

80.55

82.63

85.13

77.59

78.53

81.56

80.54

Discharge 

(cfs)

65,500

63,100

63,100

53,800

101,000

128,000

155,000

67,700

82,800

45,200

62,700

94,000

28,400

35,300

54,000

46,300

VERMILLION RIVER BASIN 

3460. Vermllllon River at Hastings, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 44°43'll", long 92°51'56", In SE^SW^ sec.33, T.115 N., R.17 W., 

at highway bridge In Hastings, 0.7 mile upstream from mllldam, and 3 miles 

upstream from Vermllllon Slough.

Drainage area. 195 sq ml.

Gage. NonrecordIng. Prior to Oct. 1, 1945, at datum 2.00 ft higher. Datum of 

gage Is 781.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Co^ps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1942 

1943

1944 

1945

Date

May 31, 1942 

Mar. 26, 1943 

Sept. 7, 1943 

Feb. 27, 1944 

May 4, 1944 

Mar. 14, 1945

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.10 

6.80

6.04 

7.10

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

4.90 

3.18 

1.21

Discharge 

(cfsf

1,160 

585 

921

Water 

year

1945

1946 

1947

Date

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 4, 1946 

Feb. 13, 1947 

June 2, 1947

Qage 

height 

(feet)

-

8.94 

8.23

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.79 

4.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,710 

1,070 

324

CANNON RIVER BASIN 

3552. Cannon River at Welch, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 44°33'50", long 92°43'55" , In NW£SW£ sec.27, T.113 N. , R.16 W., 

on right bank 0.3 mile downstream from highway bridge at Welch and 1.8 miles 

upstream from Belle Creek.

Drainage area.--1,320 sq ml, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecordlng at datum 3.00 ft lower prior to Nov. 11, 1930; recording 

thereafter. At site 0.3 mile upstream prior to Oct. 12, 1938. Datum of 

gage Is 699.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belov 9,100 

cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
212 CANNON RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Cannon River at Welch, Minn.

Water 

year

1911

1912

1913

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

June 4, 1911

Oct. 17, 1911

Mar. 24, 1913

June 24, 1931

Mar. 7, 1932

Apr. 7, 1932

Jan. 22, 1933

Apr. 3, 1934

Aug. 8, 1935

Mar. 23, 1936

Mar. 4, 1937

Sept. 10, 1938

Mar. 23, 1939

Mar. 30, 1940

July 11, 1940

Mar. 29, 1941

Sept. 18, 1942

Mar. 27, 1943

May 4, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.9

12.85

10.4

4.92

10.70

-

11.44

7.38

8.22

12.04

7.24

8.55

11.14

7.05

_

8.33

9.99

8.76

10.85

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

1.0

-

^

2.10

_

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

701

5,300

3,120

1,190

-

4,270

10,500

3,980

4,290

11,300

2,690

5,940

10 , 80t>

-

2,330

5,510

8,230

6,240

9,980

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 14, 1945

Mar. 14, 1946

Apr. 11, 1947

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 24, 1949

Mar. 27, 1950

July 21, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952

July 25, 1953

June 20, 1954

July 8, 1955

Apr. 3, 1956

Aug. 14, 1957

June 4, 1958

June 26, 1959

May 23, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Qag-e 

heig-ht 

(feet)

10.33

7.52

8.68

11.77

8.11

10.17

11.68

12.00

7.44

11.30

9.59

7.28

8.11

7.27

6.80

10.16

7.47

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

1.70

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,840

4,470

6,090

9,050

5,230

9,200

14,600

15,800

4,200

13,200

8,150

4,800

5,840

4,780

4,220

9,420

5,020

CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 

3555. West Foyk Chippewa River at Lessards, near Winter, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°54'00", long 91°05'40", in sec.34, T.40 N. , P.6 W. , at 

 Lessards, 1 mile upstream from East Fork Chippewa River and 6.7 miles northwest of Winter.

Drainage area. 577 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Prior to July 18, 1915, at site 100 ft upstream at datum 

~(J.15 ft lower. Altitude of gage is 1,280 ft (from reservoir data).

Remarks.--Plow regulated by Moose Lake (capacity,"400 million cubic feet). 

Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1912 

1913 

1914

Date

May 8, 1912 

June 9, 1913 

May 3, 1914

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.7 

6.9 

6.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,400 

1,580 

1,440

Water 

year

1915 

1916

Date

June 10, 1915

Apr. 22, 1916

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.3

7.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,840

2,360

3560. Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near Winter, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°50'55", long 91°04'45", in sec.23, T.39 N., R.6 W., 15 ft upstream from highway bridge, 3.2 miles downstream from Lake Chippewa Dam, and 

3.7 miles northwest of Winter.

Drainage area. 787 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to July 23, 1930; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Jan. 27, 1914, at datum 3.44 ft higher. Altitude of gage is 1,270 ft (from 

Lake Chippewa data).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by Current-meter measurements below 

6,500 cfs.

Remarks. Plow completely regulated since 1923 by Lake Chippewa and Moose Lake. 

Only annual peaks are shown.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 213

Peak stages and discharges of Chlppewa River at Bishops Bridge, near Winter, tfls.

Water 

year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

Date

May 6-19, 1912

Apr. 11, 1913

May 3,4, 1914

June 9, 1915

Apr. 22, 1916

Apr. 21, 1917

June 1, 1918

Apr. 15, 1919

Mar. 31, 1920

Apr. 30, 1921

Apr. 12, 1922

Aug. 15, 1923

Sept. 14, 1924

Feb. 14, 1925

Sept.20-24,1926

Nov. 16, 1926

Sept. 17, 1928

Oct. 18, 1928

Nov. 29, 1929

Dec. 12, 1930

(»}

(c)

Aug. 3-6, 1934

Jan .18,19, 1935

May 14, 1936

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.9

8.2

7.7

7.7

9.6

7.4

7.3

7.35

7.7

7.2

9.3

7.75

6.7

6.3

8.5

7.6

7.9

7.9

6.4

5.95

5.80

5.20

5.30

6.30

7.00

Discharge 

(ofs)

a2,820

a4,410

a3,280

3,680

7,020

3,260

3,120

3,190

a3,680

a2,980

6,420

3,750

2,310

1,800

a4,920

3,360

3,810

3,810

1,870

al,450

al,250

a746

a819

al,780

2,600

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Nov.20-25,1936

May 5, 1938

June 15, 1939

Sept. 5, 1940

Sept. 4, 1941

June 6, 1942

June 15, 1943

June 8-12,1944

June 16, 1945

June 29, 1946

June 17-23,1947

(d)

Nov. 13, 1948

May 11, 1950

July 9, 1951

July 22 -2 5,1932

July 5-7,1953

Mar. 4, 1954

Oct. 15, 1954

Oct. 4, 1955

Oct. 1, 1956

July 9, 1958

Sept. 1, 1959

Sept. 3, 1960

May 23, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.75

7.83

8.55

6.75

11.05

7.56

8.19

8.85

7.70

10.70

6.52

5.41

5.16

10.07

7.89

7.72

8.18

10.25

7.02

5.67

5.34

7.84

7.35

8.52

6.29

Discharge 

(ofs)

al,200

3,650

4,660

2,050

7,520

3,260

4,130

a5,060

3,340

7,220

a2,030

a919

722

6,650

3,620

3,340

4,070

6,800

2,490

1,100

818

3,480

2,890

4,630

1,670

a Maximum daily discharge. b Occurred in December 1931 and February 1932. 

c Occurred in November and December 1932, June and July 1933. d Oct. '27-31; 

2, 4, 5, 1947.

3565. Chippewa River near Bruce, Wis.

Location.--Lat 45 0 27'05", long 91°15'40", in SE£ sec.5, T.34 N...R.7 W. , 1 mile 

east of Bruce and 1 mile downstream from Thornapple River.

Drainage area. 1,630 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to May 28, 1935, at railroad bridge 0.8 mile upstream 

at datum 2.30 ft higher; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 1,059.62 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 20,000cfs.

Historical data.--The flood of Sept. 1, 1941, was the highest for at least 

40 years, information from the Ladysmith, Wis., newspaper.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Moose Lake since 1893 and by Lake Chippewa since 

1923. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

Date

Apr. 30, 1914

May 18, 1915

Apr. 22, 1916

Apr. 21, 1917

June 2, 1918

Apr. 11, 1919

Mar. 27, 1920

Apr. 29, 1921

Apr. 10, 1922

Apr. 21, 1923

Apr. 26, 1924

Mar. 28, 1925

Sept. 19, 1926

Mar. 17, 1927

Mar. 27, 1928

Oct. 19, 1928

June 14, 1930

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.4

7.1

12.4

8.2

9.8

9.2

12.7

9.3

13.8

10.0

11.0

4.9

12.0

10.8

8.8

7.9

4.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,720

6,000

13,600

7,240

9,520

8,680

14,100

8,780

15,100

9,060

11,300

3,620

12,900

11,000

8,080

6,920

3,380

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

June 11, 1931

Apr. 8, 1932

Apr. 1, 1933

Apr. 6, 1934

Mar. 24, 1935

Apr. 12, 1936

Apr. 22, 1937

May 6, 1938

Mar. 27, 1939

Apr. 10, 1940

Sept. 1, 1941

May 31, 1942

June 28, 1943

Apr. 25, 1944

June 3, 1945

June 28, 1946

June 5, 1947

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.0

8.7

6.20

8.7

12.5

13.00

8.38

12.94

13.18

9.15

20.46

11.52

15.84

9.82

14.04

12.12

7.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,480

7,950

4,470

7,950

13,800

12,100

5,890

12,000

12,400

7,040

25,800

10,200

17,000

7,990

13,900

11,000

5,410
214 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Chlppewa River near Bruce, Wls.--Continued

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Mar. 27, 1948

May 6, 1949

Apr. 18, 1950

Apr. 12, 1951

Apr. 9, 1952

May 22, 1953

May 2, 1954

Oct. 16, 1954

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.09

9.27

12.70

13.06

11.11

14.44

17.0

8.72

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,960

7,360

11,900

12,500

9,630

14,500

19,400

6,660

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 6, 1956

June 23, 1957

July 2, 1958

July 9, 1959

Aug. 29, 1960

May 16, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

12.72

6.82

11.00

8.82

12.41

9.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

11,900

4,620

9,500

6,780

11,500

7,600

3575. Flambeau River at Flambeau Flowage, Wis. 

(Published as "at Flambeau Reservoir" prior to 1956)

Location.--Lat 46°04'05", long 90°13'45", near north line of sec.3, T.41 N., 

R.2 E., 0.5 mile downstream from Flambeau Flowage dam, 10.6 miles southwest 

of Mercer, and at mile 114.5.

Drainage area. 666 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Oct. 25, 1947; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 1,540.0 ft above mean sea level (Northern States Power Co. bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 3,500 cfs.

Remarks. Flow completely regulated by Flambeau Flowage and Rest Lake, which 

Have" a combined capacity of 6,560 million cubic feet. Peaks prior to 1948 

are maximum observed. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

Feb. 14, 1928

Oct. 21, 1928

Aug. 14-31 ,1930

Oct. 4-7.10J.930

Feb. 3-12, 15-21,

1932

Oct. 1, 1932

May 26, June 5,

10-18, 1934

July 6-8,1935

May 8, 1936

Sept. 17, 1937

June 4-9, 1938

May 28, 1939

June 5-9, 1940

Oct. 1-5, 1940

July 22-25,1942

June 15, 1943

June 12, 1944

Oage 

height 

(feet)

5.8

6.76

4.75

4.58

4.80

4.75

4.52

7.00

7.37

4.68

7.28

8.39

6.31

5.28

8.25

7.92

6.89

Discharge 

(cfs)

h 1,410

2,140

714

616

727

643

565

2,300

2,600

630

2,520

3,440

1,740

1,030

3,260

3,000

2,200

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 8, 1945

July 25, 1946

June 11-17,1947

May 24-27, 1948

July 6, 1949

May 21, 1950

June 28, 1951

July 22-27J.952

July 2, 1953

May 3, 1954

Oct. 21, 1954

Feb. 13, 1956

Mar. 20, 1957

Feb. 13, 1958

Mar. 4, 1959

Oct. 31, 1959

Oct. 1, 1960

Gage 

1 »tght 

(feet)

6.75

5.22

6.29

4.64

5.67

6.08

7.32

8.40

7.10

8.38

6.71

5.65

5.01

5.00

4.95

6.99

6.14

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,000

964

1,760

585

1,250

1,580

2,460

3,440

2,200

3,420

1,910

1,180

761

755

724

2,190

1,530

3580. Flambeau River near Butternut, Wis.

Location. Lat 46°00'35", long 90 0 22'10", in lot 10, sec.28, T.41 N., R.I E. , 

2.5 miles downstream from Deer Creek and 6 miles east of Butternut.

Drainage area. 737 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 1,500 ft above mean sea level (from 

elevation of dams).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

3,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by Rest Lake (capacity, 260 million cubic feet in 

summer and 660 million cubic feet in winter! since 1887 and by Flambeau 

Flowage (capacity, 5,900 million cubic feet) since March 1926. Only annual 

peaks are shown.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 215

Peak stages and discharges of Flambeau River near Butternut, Wls.

Water 

year

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

Date

June 10, 1915

Apr. 22, 1916

Apr. 26, 1917

June 3, 1918

July 7, 1919

June 12, 1920

Apr. 8, 1921

Apr. 9, 1922

Apr. 25, 1923

May 14, 1924

Apr. 25, 1925

July 10, 1926

Oage 

height 

(feet)

6.20

9.1

4.2

4.55

6.25

6.50

5.80

7.16

6.9

5.25

3.15

3.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,840

5,530

1,500

1,720

2,880

3,080

2,560

3,620

3,400

2,180

962

1,170

Water 

year

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

Date

July 17, 1927

May 5, 1928

Oct. 22, 1928

Nov. 2, 1929

Oct. 11, 1930

June 11, 1932

Apr. 19, 1933

June 26, 1934

July 7, 1935

May 9, 1936

Sept. 2, 1937

June 6, 1938

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.2

4.6

5.7

2.7

2.7

2.85

2.6

2.8

5.7

6.5

2.95

6.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,160

1,830

2,580

808

808

855

762

808

2,510

3,370

855

2,960

3585. Flambeau River at Babb's Island, near Winter, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°46'10", long 90°45'45", in SE£ sec.17, T.38 N., R.3 W.,

3.6 miles upstream from Connors Creek, 11.5 miles upstream from South Pork 

Flambeau River, 13 miles east of Winter, and at mile 61.9 (Geological Survey river-profile map).

Drainage area. 1,000 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Recording. At datum 9.0 ft lower prior to Oct. 1, 1934, and present 

datum thereafter. Prior to Sept. 9, 1938, at bridge 300 ft upstream. 

Altitude of gage is 1,330 ft (from river-profile map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

8,000 cfs.

Remarks. Plow regulated by Flambeau Plowage and Rest Lake. Only annual peaks 

are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1930

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934 

1935

1936 

1937 

1938 

1939 

1940

1941 

1942

1943 

1944 

1945

Date

May 18,Sept.27, 

1930

June 27, 1931 

Apr. 13, 1932 

Apr. 20, 1933 

Sept. 26, 1934 

July 3, 1935

Apr. 16, 1936 

Apr. 25, 1937 

Hay 7, 1938

June iz, J.s.59 

Apr. 17, 1940 

June 7, 1940

Sept. 1, 1941 

Dec. 12, 1941 

June 13, 1942 

June 17, 1943 

June 6, 1944 

June 3, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.3

12.40 

11.85 

12.37 

13.21

4.98

5.47 

3.19 

5.49 

6.52 

4.87

7.08 

5.05

7.67 

6.18 

5.74

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.0 

2.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,170

2,010 

1,550 

2,010 

2,550 

4,200

4,900 

1,870 

4,900

6,400 

2,960

7,250

3,920 

7,380 

5,560 

4,960

Water 

year

1946 

1947 

1948

1949 

1950

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 25, 1946 

Apr. 6, 1947 

Mar. 27, 1948 

Mar. 28, 1948 

July 6, 1949 

Apr. 19, 1950

Apr. 11, 1951 

July 23, 1952 

May 22, 1953 

May 1, 1954 

Apr. 3, 1955

Apr. 7, 1956 

Apr. 8, 1956 

Mar. 29, 1957 

Apr. 21, 1957 

July 2, 1958 

Sept. 7, 1959 

Apr. 24, 1960

May 15, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.45 

5.70

3.86 

7.34 

6.64

5.77 

6.52 

7.26 

6.70 

a4.93

5.42 

a3.67

5.99 

4.89 

5.18

4.19

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.8 

1.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,440 

a3,000 

a2,200

6,770 

6,050

5,080 

5,930 

6,890 

6,170 

3,600

3,700

1,960 

5,310 

3,740 

4,330

3,130

a Affected by ice.
216 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

3595. South Fork Flambeau River near Phillips, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°42'10", long 90°37'00", in NW£SW£ sec.10, T.37 N., R.2 W., on 

downstream side of bridge, 0.5 mile downstream from Big Elk River and 

12 miles west of Phillips.

Drainage area. 615 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording and crest-stage gage. Altitude of gage is 1,360 ft (by 

oarometer).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

10,000 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

June 15, 1930

June 22, 1931

Apr. 11, 1932

Apr. 16, 1933

Apr. 10, 1934

Mar.21,31, 1935

Apr. 16, 1936

Apr. 16, 1937

June 2, 1938

Mar. 27, 1939

May 22, 1940

Aug. 31, 1941

June 1, 1942

June 18, 1943

June 7, 1944

June 3, 1945

Qage 

height 

(feet)

9.4

10.1

10.7

9.4

13.6

-

12.1

9.3

10.7

10.9

9.4

12.0

9.2

14.32

10.8

11.36

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,180

3,820

4,380

3,180

8,680

5,000

5,780

2,870

4,400

4,600

3,100

5,630

2,930

10,200

4,500

5,140

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 26, 1946

Apr. 7, 1947

Apr. 27, 1948

July 6, 1949

Apr. 19, 1950

Apr. 12, 1951

Apr. 20, 1952

May 22, 1953

May 3, 1954

Oct. 16, 1954

Apr. 8, 1956

Apr. 21, 1957

July 3, 1958

Sept. 23, 1959

Aug. 30, 1960

May 17, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.0

9.5

7.4

10.9

11.7

11.88

11.29

9.30

12.4

10.50

9.6

8.1

11.20

11.66

10.30

9.81

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,460

3,210

1,480

4,600

5,490

5,750

5,030

3,020

6,230

4,240

3,250

1,900

5,070

5,420

4,020

3,480

3600. Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°33'20", long 90 0 57'30", in Sj sec.35, T.36 N., R.5 W., at Big 

Falls powerplant of Lake Superior District Power Co., 2.3 miles upstream 

from Josie Creek, 4 miles upstream from highway bridge, and 8.5 miles northeast of Ladysmith.

Drainage area. 1,823 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Oct. 1, 1923. Prior to Jan. 1, 1914, in Ladysmith 

at different datum. Jan. 1, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1923, at site 8 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1923, to Sept. 24, 1943, headwater and 

tailwater gages at present site. Sept. 25, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1950, recording gage at site 4 miles downstream at datum 1,150.28 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Fargo Engineering Co.). Headwater and tailwater gages read hourly since Oct. 1, 1950.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

20,000 cfs.

Historical data. The flood of Apr. 11, 1922, was the highest since June 1880.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Rest Lake and since 1926 by Flambeau Flowage. Only 

annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1903 

1904 

1905

1906

1914 

1915

Date

May 28, 1903 

July 4, 1904 

June 7, 1905

Apr. 15, 1906

Apr. 29, 1914 

May 18, 1915

Gage

height 

(feet)

^

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,500 

9,270 

9,000

11,000

12,200 

11,000

Water 

year

1916 

1917 

1918 

1919 

1920

1921 

1922

Date

Apr. 23, 1916 

June 8, 1917 

June 1, 1918 

Apr. 12, 1919 

Mar. 31, 1920

Apr. 30, 1921 

Apr. 11, 1922

Gage 

helgl- 1 

(feet)

:

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

:

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,100 

8,400 

10,400 

10,100 

12,000

7,880 

20,200
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 217

Peak stages and discharges of Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis. Continued

Water 

year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

Apr. 23, 1923

Apr. 18, 1924

Apr. 27, 1925

Sept. 19, 1926

Mar. 18, 1927

Apr. 6, 1928

Apr. 7, 1929

June 15, 1930

June 22, 1931

Apr. 10, 1932

Apr. 20, 1933

Apr. 9, 1934

Mar. 27, 1935

Apr. 15, 1936

Apr. 14, 1937

June 2, 1938

Nov. 6, 1939

May 21, 1940

Aug. 31, 1941

Oct. 8, 1941

June 17, 1943

June 6, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,200

a9,520

a4, 140

8,860

8,350

8,120

7,240

5,710

b5,440

b7,460

b5,140

b7,080

b8,160

blO,900

b5,460

blO,000

b9,900

b5,490

b!7,900

b6, 000

b!7,800

10 , 200

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 21, 1945

June 2, 1945

June 25, 1946

Oct. 28, 1946

Apr. 7,9, 1946

Mar. 26, 1948

Apr. 28, 1948

July 6, 1949

Apr. 20, 1950

Apr. 12, 1951

Apr. 23, 1952

May 22, 1953

May 2, 1954

Oct. 16, 1954

Apr. 8, 1956

Apr. 21, 1957

July 2, 1958

Sept. 23, 1959

Apr. 2 5, Aug. 29,

1960

May 16, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.00

_

-

_

9.75

8.34

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

8.0

_

-

_

3.0

2.5

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

13,500

18,600

6,550

_

_

4,440

14,100

15,000

14,200

10,600

10,600

13,700

7,100

6,370

b4,110

blO,700

b9,520

b8,050

b7,270

a At site 8 miles downstream. 

b Maximum daily discharge.

3605. Flambeau River near Bruce, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°22'20", long 91°12'35", in lot 7 of NW£ sec.2, T.33 N., R.7 W., 

on right bank 2.5 miles downstream from Thornapple powerplant, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles southeast of Bruce.

Drainage area. 1,897 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Altitude of gage is 1,060 ft (by river survey, WSP 417).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

12,000 cfs.

Remarks. Flow regulated by several powerplants above station and by Rest Lake 

and Flambeau Flowage. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Apr. 23, 1952

May 22, 1953

May 1, 1954

Oct. 16, 1954

Apr. 10, 1956

Apr. 3, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.36

8.82

10.90

7.33

6.81

5.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

11,000

12,000

17,400

8,100

7,170

4,710

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 2, 1958

Aug. 28, 1959

Sept. 22, 1959

Aug. 28, 1960

May 15, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.55

8.28

-

9.41

7.92

Discharge 

(cfs)

14,000

-

10,600

13,600

9,830

3610. Chippewa River near Holcombe, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°18'05", long 91°12'30", in NW£ sec.35, T.33 N. , R.7W., at 

Flambeau Store, 1.4 miles downstream from Flambeau River and 6.9 miles northwest of Holcombe.

Drainage area. 3,790 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 1,040 ft (from river-profile map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

23,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by Lake Chippewa, Moose Lake, Flambeau Flowagg, and 

Rest Lake. Only annual peaks are shown.
218 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Chippewa River near Holcombe, Wis.

Water 

year

1944 

1945

1946

Date

June 1, 1944 

June 3, 1945

Mar. 17, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.0 

13.0

13.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,100 

28,100

32,500

Water 

year

1947 

1948 

1949

Date

Apr. 8, 1947 

Mar. 27, 1948 

Apr. 1, 1949

Gage 

l»ight 

(feet)

11.0 

(a) 

11.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,100 

blO,200 

22,300

a Affected by ice jam.

b Maximum daily discharge.

3615. South Pork Jump River near Ogema, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°23'20", long 90°30'30", in NW£ sec.33, T.34 N., R.I W., 

2.1 miles downstream from Mondeaux River and 11 miles southwest of Ogema.

Drainage area. 328 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 1,300 ft (from planimetric map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurement:? below 

8,000 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944 

1945

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949

Date

May 13, 1944 

Mar. 19, 1945

June 25, 1946 

Apr. 7, 1947 

Mar. 28, 1948 

July 7, 1949

Qage 

height 

(feet)

9.4

11.7

14.56 

9.1 

8.6 

9.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,600 

6,160

9,020 

3,300 

2,850 

3,570

Water 

year

1950

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954

Date

Apr. 18, 1950

Apr. 12, 1951 

Apr. 9, 1952 

June 21, 1953 

May 3, 1954

Qage 

height 

(feet)

12.6

11.96 

9.76 

10.14 

11.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,760

6,100 

3,930 

4,200 

5,050

3620. Jump River at Sheldon, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°18'30", long 90°57'20", in sec.26, T.33 N., R.5 W., on downstream side of highway bridge in Sheldon, 1,500 ft upstream from Shoulder 

Creek and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 574 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording except recording 

at same site and datum. Datum of 

datum of 1929.

from Feb. 9, 1939, to Aug. 31, 1941, 

is 1,092 ft above mean sea level,

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 13,000 

cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 46,000 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

Date

Apr. 22, 1916

Apr. 22, 1917

May 27, 1918

Apr. 11, 1919

Mar. 26, 1920

Mar. 20, 1921

Apr. 10, 1922

Apr. 21, 1923

Apr. 25, 1924

June 14, 1925

Sept. 19, 1926

Mar. 16, 1927

Mar. 26, 1928

Mar. 18, 1929

June 14, 1930

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.5

7.0

9.0

8.4

11.5

9.0

9.4

10.7

8.7

7.0

8.6

10.1

9.5

8.7

9.3

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,800

4,200

7,800

6,600

15,700

7,800

8,600

13,300

7,660

4,200

7,470

11,500

9,800

7,720

9,260

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

June 21, 1931

Apr. 8, 1932

May 2, 1933

Apr. 8, 1934

Mar. 23, 1935

May 7, 1936

Apr. 14, 1937

Sept. 10, 1938

Nov. 5, 1938

May 21, 1940

Aug. 31, 1941

Sept. 18, 1942

June 27, 1943

June 5, 1944

Mar. 19, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.7

9.7

8.9

8.4

9.9

9.9

7.4

10.2

11.28

8.26

18.8

12.8

11.7

10.16

9.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,390

10,400

8,220

6,650

10,800

10,800

4,490

11,700

15,200

6,150

46,000

14 , 900

11,000

6,900

6,920
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 219

Peak stages and discharges of Jump River at Sheldon, Wls.--Continued1

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

June 25, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Mar. 27, 1948

July 6, 1949

Apr. 18, 1950

Apr. 12, 1951

Apr. 9, 1952

Mar. 23, 1953

May 1, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.9

9.89

8.4

9.0

11.5

11.57

10.50

10.2

11.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

17,200

7,430

4,250

5,450

12,000

11,900

8,350

7,600

11,100

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 3, 1955

Apr. 6, 1956

Mar. 26, 1957

July 2, 1958

Sept. 28, 1959

May 6, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.58

10.4

a7.80

9.35

9.95

10.10

clS.OO

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,260

8,090

b2,000

5,830

6,700

7,300

b8,500

a Affected by Ice.

b About.

c Maximum observed; result of Ice jam.

3625. Chippewa River at Holcombe, Wls.

Location. Lat 45°13'40", long 91°07'15", in sec.28, T.32 N., R.6 W., 500 ft 

upstream from highway bridge at west edge of Holcombe, 3.6 miles upstream 

from Fisher River, and 3.6 miles downstream from Jump River.

Drainage area. 4,700 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Prior to Dec. 14, 1944, nonrecording gage 500 ft downstream at same datum; used as auxiliary gage thereafter. Datum of gage is 

998.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

50,000 cfs.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Lake Chippewa, Moose Lake, Flambeau Flowage, and 

Rest Lake. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943 

1944 

1945

1946

Date

June 28, 1943 

June 6, 1944 

June 3, 1945

Mar. 17, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

16.60 

10.6 

12.66

22.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

55,000 

23,600 

34,000

51,000

Water 

year

1947 

1948 

1949

Date

Apr. 8, 1947 

Mar. 27, 1948 

July 7, 1949

height Di?°£rge 

(feet) < cfs >

21.2 a24,000 

13.2 18,400 

20.5 44,200

a Maximum daily discharge.

3640. Yellow River at Cadott, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°57'10", long 91°09'00", in center of E| sec.31, T.29 N., 

R.6 W., on upstream side of bridge, 200 ft downstream from Svetlik Dam at 

Cadott, and 6.0 miles upstream from Drywood Creek.

Drainage area. 351 eq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 946.54 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

16,000 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943 

1944 

1945

1946 

1947 

1948

Date

June 28, 1943 

May 12, 1944 

Mar. 19, 1945

Mar. 16, 1946 

Apr. 6, 1947 

Mar. 27, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.15 

6.2 

6.9

8.6 

6.5 

4.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

15,600 

3,560 

4,110

6,670 

3,460 

1,410

Water 

year

1949 

1950

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954

Date

July 6, 1949 

Apr. 11, 1950

Apr. 8, 1951 

Apr. 9, 1952 

Mar. 23, 1953 

June 18, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.6 

6.9

8.3 

6.6 

7.0 

9.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,320 

4,050

6,170 

3,600 

4,200 

9,050
220 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Yellow River at Cadott, Wls. Continued

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957

Date

Apr. 15, 1955

Apr. 5, 1956 

Mar. 24, 1957 

Mar. 26, 1957

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.30

7.1 

a3.77

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,170 

4,350 

651

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

I960

1961

Date

June 5, 1958 

July 9, 1959 

May 7, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

9.85 

6.80 

6.14

6.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

10,000 

4,240 

3,300

4,240

a Affected by backwater from Ice.

3645. Duncan Creek at Bloomer, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°06'00", long 91°29'20", in sec.8, T.30 N., R.9 W., 0.3 mile 

below Bloomer Dam at Bloomer.

Drainage area. 49.2 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 24, 1945; recording June 24, 1945, to Sept. 30, 

1951; crest-stage gage since May 15, 1957. Datum of gage is 979.46 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 16, 1946

Apr. 6, Sept. 1,

1947

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 24, 1949

June 13, 1950

Oage 

height 

(feet)

7.7

7.18

6.7

7.43

7.38

7.40

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,130

990

846

1,050

1,050

1,050

Water 

year

1951

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Sept. 12, 1951

June 5, 1958

July 8, 1959

Dec. 28, 1959

Mar. 27, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.01

6.49

10.83

7.65

6.45

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,220

790

2,300

1,120

775

3650. Duncan Creek at Chippewa Falls, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°56'50", long 91°24'00", in SW£ sec.31, T.29 N., R.8 W., on 

downstream side of bridge in Irvin Park at Chippewa Falls, 1.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 114 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 851.61 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

3,000 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1934

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

Apr. 3, 1934

Mar. 31, 1943

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 17, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Mar. 21, 1948

Oage 

height 

(feet)

15.4

8.35

5.6

7.94

6.5

6.1

7.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

3,310

1,040

2,810

1,560

1,350

2,080

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Mar. 25, 1949

Mar. 27, 1950

Apr. 8, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952

Mar. 22, 1953

June 18, 1954

Oct. 15, 1954

Oage 

t «lght 

(feet)

6.5

7.5

6.42

8.70

6.18

8.31

4.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,630

2,420

1,560

3,640

1,430

3,220

459
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 221

3655. Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°55'35", long 91°24'40", in lot 1, sec.12, T.28 N., R.9 W., 

at Chippewa Falls, 1 mile downstream from Duncan Creek.

Drainage area. 5,600 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to January 1914; recording thereafter. Prior- to July 

T932, at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. Datum of gage is 799.3 ft 

above mean sea level (Northern States Power Co. bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

100,000 cfs.

Historical data. Flood of Sept. 10, 1884, is the greatest known flood since 

1838.

Remarks. Flow regulated by many powerplants above station, especially Wlssota 

powerplant since 1917 and Chippewa Falls powerplant since 1928, and by Moose 

Lake, Lake Chippewa, Rest Lake, Flambeau Flowage, and Lake Wissota. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1884

1888

1889

1890

1891

1892

1893

1894

1895

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

Date

Sept. 10, 1884

July 19, 1888

May 14, 1889

Apr. 13, 1890

Apr. 24, 1891

May 21, 1892

May 13, 1893

May 16, 1894

June 13, 1895

Apr. 19, 1896

Apr. 2, 1897

May 28, 1898

May 6, 1899

Sept. 13, 1900

Oct. 5, 1900

Apr. 28, 1902

Sept. 16, 1903

May 27, 1904

June 6, 1905

Apr. 15, 1906

Mar. 30, 1907

Apr. 29, 1908

May 18, 1909

Nov. 15, 1909

May 24, 1911

Oct. 8, 1911

Apr. 4, 1913

Apr. 30, 1914

May 23, 1915

Apr. 23, 1916

Apr. 23, 1917

June 1, 1918

Apr.13-18, 1919

Mar. 27, 1920

Apr. 29, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

Apr. 22, 1923

Apr. 26, 1924

Gage 

height 

(feet)

26.94

8.6

8.2

9.1

9.2

11.3

12.1

14.4

7.2

12.1

17.1

7.0

8.8

13.2

13.5

8.0

13.4

10.4

17.5

11.6

11.2

9.0

8.6

7.8

4.8

11.4

11.2

11.0

8.10

13.45

8.32

12.4

10.7

17.0

10.41

15.5

14.40

14.40

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

25,700

24,200

27,600

28,000

38,400

43 , 400

59,000

20,500

43,400

78,800

19,800

27,400

50,700

52,800

24,200

52 , 100

33,900

82,000

40 , 200

37,800

28,200

26,600

23,000

12,800

39,000

37,800

36,700

24,100

52 , 400

24,900

45,400

45,000

78,000

33 , 600

66,800

59,000

59,000

Water 

year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 15, 1925

Sept. 20, 1926

Mar. 16, 1927

Mar. 26, 1928

Apr. 7, 1929

Jan. 15, 1930

June 23, 1931

Apr. 9, 1932

Apr. 6, 1933

Sept. 27, 1934

Mar. 24, 1935

Apr. 14, 1936

Apr. 23, 1937

Sept. 10, 1938

Nov. 6, 1938

June 8, 1940

Sept. 1, 1941

May 31, 1942

June 28, 1943

May 13, 1944

June 4, 1945

June 26, 1946

Apr. 8, 1947

Apr. 1, 1948

July 7, 1949

Apr. 19, 1950

Apr. 13, 1951

Apr. 9, 1952

May 23, 1953

May 2, 1954

Oct. 15, 1954

Apr. 7, 1956

June 24, 1957

July 2, 1958

July 9, 1959

Aug. 29, 1960

May 16, 1961

hetfht Di?We 

(felt) (°fa >

7.19 20,800

12.55 46,400

13.40 52,100

12.86 48,700

12.20 44,000

11.70 40,200

6.66 19,000

13.1 50,100

11.80 24,300

13.5 33,700

17.13 , 48,000

16.0 43,400

12.9 27,800

19.07 64,600

17.93 55,900

13.76 31,600

24.8 102,000

19.30 60,100

22.20 81,000

13.32 29,900

15.67

17.54

12.59

7.6

12.87

16.17

18.50

14.96

14.41

20.65

13.88

13.92

8.53

13.72

14.25

14.22

13.20

40,900

50 , 400

26,700

9,860

28,000

43,400

56,200

37,600

34,800

69,400

32,400

32 , 600

12,300

31,400

33,600

33 , 500

29,300

280-255 O - 68 - 16
222 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

3660. Eau Claire River near Augusta, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°44'50", long 91°03'15", in sec.12, T.26 N., R.6 W., at

Trouble Water Bridge, 5.6 miles northeast of Augusta, and 6 miles downstream 

from South Pork.

Drainage area. 500 sq mi, approximately.

gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 910 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 5,000 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1915

1916 

1917 

1918 

1919 

1920

Date

May 23, 1915

Apr. 1, 1916 

Apr. 3, 1917 

May 27, 1918 

June 25, 1919 

Mar. 27, 1920

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.9

10.7 

7.2 

9.2 

9.4 

12.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,630

7,290 

3,800 

5,720 

5,920 

8,940

Water 

year

1921 

1922 

1923 

1924 

1925

1926

Date

Mar. 21, 1921 

Apr. 10, 1922 

Apr. 14, 1923 

Apr. 26, 1924 

June 13, 1925

Apr. 1, 1926

Oage 

height 

(feet)

9.1 

10.9 

7.3 

10.1 

8.4

9.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,620 

7,510 

3,900 

6,740 

4,940

5,520

3665. Eau Claire River near Pall Creek, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°48'35", long 91 0 16'50", in NW£ sec.19, T.27 N., R.7 W., 

0.7 mile downstream from Beaver Creek, 1.3 miles upstream frcm Big Palls, 

and 3.2 miles north of Pall Creek.

Drainage area. 747 sq mi.

Gage. Recording to 1955; crest-stage gage since May 14, 1957. Altitude of 

gage is 830 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge 17,000 cfs. relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943 

1944 

1945

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

1951

Date

Apr. 1, 1943 

Apr. 25, 1944 

Mar. 19, 1945

Mar. 16, 1946 

Apr. 7, 1947 

Mar. 22, 194S 

Mar. 29, 1949 

Mar. 29, 1950

Apr. 9, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.87 

7.15 

13.11

12.28 

10.96 

8.88 

6.98 

S.32

14.34

Discharge 

(cfs)

16 , 800 

3,620 

11,500

10,100 

8,100 

5,430 

3,430 

4,750

13,800

Water 

year

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 3, 1952 

Mar. 23, 1953 

May 2, 1954 

May 30, 1955

June 6, 1958 

July 8, 1959 

June 16, 1960

Oct. 31, 1960

Oage 

height 

(feet)

15.28 

11.67 

14.38 

16.11

11.33 

13.70 

6.56

Discharge 

(cfs)

15,700 

9,140 

14,000 

17,200

8,590 

(a) 

12,600

3,000

a Discharge not determined.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 223

3670. Chippewa River at Eau Claire, Wis. 

(Published as "near Eau Claire" 1902-9)

Location.--Lat 44°48'40", long 91°32'10", in NE£ sec.25, T.27 N., R.10 W., on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highways 37 and 85 at Eau Claire, 

1.2 miles upstream from Lowes Creek, and 2.8 miles downstream from Flau 

Claire River.

Drainage area. 6.630 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. At different datum prior to 1944. Altitude of gage is 

750 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

60,000 cfs.

Remarks. Flow regulated by many powerplants above station and by Rest Lake

since 1887, Moose Lake since 1893, Lake Wissota since 1917, Lake Chippewa

since 1923, and by Flambeau Flowage since 1926. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1903 

1904 

1905

1906 

1907

1944 

1945

Date

Sept. 15, 1903 

May 28, 1904 

June 7, 1905

Apr. 15, 1906 

Mar. 31, 1907 

Apr. 29, 1908

May 14, 1944 

June 4, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

19.0 

13.7 

21.2

15.0 

15.4 

12.8

14.8 

17.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

53,700 

33,300 

70,000

38 , 800 

40,000 

29 , 600

32,200 

42,000

Water 

year

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954

Date

June 27, 1946 

Apr. 7, 1947 

Mar. 23, 1948 

July 7, 1949 

Apr. 19, 195O

Apr. 13, 1951 

Apr. 9, 1952 

Mar. 24, 1953 

May 2, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.4 

15.0 

10.0 

13.7 

16.4

19.35 

15.5 

14.6 

22.OO

Discharge 

(cfs)

48,500 

33,1OO 

14,500 

27,500 

39,300

63.80O 

39,000 

34,800 

80,000

3675. Red Cedar River near Coifax, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°03'50", long 91 042'45" , in SW£ sec.22, T.30 N., R.ll W., 

3.2 miles downstream from Trout Creek and 4.7 miles north of Colfay.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to September 1925; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Sept. 10, 1937, at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. Altitude of 

gage is 940 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belov 

7,000 cfs.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Birch, Red Cedar, Long, and Bear Lakes, 

annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Only

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1980

1981

1982

1923

1984

1985

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

Date

June 28, 1914

Apr. 7, 1915

Mar. 31, 1916

Apr. 3, 1917

May 2 7, June 1,

1918

Mar. 18, 1919

Mar. 26, 1920

Apr. 28, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

Apr. 14, 1923

Apr. 5, 1924

Mar. 20, 1925

Sept. 4, 1926

Mar. 14, 1927

Mar. 24, 1928

Mar. 20, 1929

Feb. 23, 1930

Mar. 25, 1931

Apr. 8, 1932

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.1

4.1

6.9

5.0

4.2

5.1

7.0

3.4

5.4

5.2

4.3

4.2

6.00

6.00

5.34

5.7

6.5

2.1

4.75

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

r-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.5

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs°

4,590

3,250

7,520

4,450

3,380

4,590

7,700

2,420

5,010

4,730

3,510

3,380

5,970

6,100

4,550

5,150

4,120

1,040

4,170

Water 

year

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Apr. 1, 1933

Apr. 3, 1934

Mar. 24, 1935

Mar. 24, 1936

Apr. 25, 1937

Sept. 9, 1938

Mar. 23, 1939

Mar. 27, 1939

Apr. 7, 1940

Sept. 6, 1941

Sept. 18, 1942

June 16, 1943

Feb. 27, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 16, 1946

Apr. 12, 1947

Mar. 21, 1948

Mar. 26, 1949

Mar. 27, 1950

Apr. 12, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.44

11.4

5.60

7.75

2.75

8.04

7.17

-

4.80

4.82

6.66

7.12

5.81

6.98

6.32

4.35

5.82

5.27

6.62

6.00

Ice 

effe-st 

(fee",)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.7

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,700

21,900

5,000

9,780

1,500

14,7OO

-

7,76O

4,110

4,110

9,130

10,900

6,400

10,500

5,850

3,470

6,400

5,100

8,940

6,970
224 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Red Cedar River near Coifax, Wls. Continued

Water

year

1952 

1953

1954 

1955

1956

Date

Apr. 2, 1952 

Mar. 22, 1953 

June 18, 1954 

Mar. 13, 1955 

Apr. 1, 1955

Apr. 5, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.29 

6.50 

6.95 

4.69

6.25

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.0

Discharge 

(cfsf

7,900 

8,580 

10,300

1,990 

7,740

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 24, 1957 

Apr. 7, 1958 

July 10, 1959 

Aug. 29, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

dag"? 

helglt 

(fee*:)

3.95 

3.77 

5.45 

6.34

5.67

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,520 

2,470 

5,220 

8,030

6,040

3680. Hay River at Wheeler, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°02'50", long 91°54'40", in SW£ sec.25, T.30 N., R.13 W., on 

right bank 25 ft downstream from highway bridge in Wheeler, 1.8 miles upstream from Otter Creek, and 2.4 miles downstream from South Pork Hay River.

Drainage area. 426 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Mar. 25, 1951; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 893.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge 3,500 cfs. relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

Historical data. Flood in April 1934 reached the maximum known stage since at 

least 1915.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1934

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

April 1934

Apr. 12, 1951

Apr. 22, 1951

June 26, 1951

Sept. 13, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952

Apr. 9, 1952

July 21, 1952

Aug. 20, 1952

Mar. 22, 1953

June 21, 1953

June 25, 1953

Mar. 20, 1954

Mar. 26, 1954

Apr. 15, 1954

Apr. 27, 1954

May 1, 1954

June 19, 1954

Sept. 19, 1954

Mar. 13, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

16.6

10.06

5.72

10.90

8.78

5.70

10.28

10.92

6.12

8.90

12.36

8.82

5.45

5.82

7.40

12.31

10.53

10.70

9.50

5.74

5.63

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

4,300

1,100

5,120

3,060

1,100

4,500

5,120

1,300

3,150

6,700

3,060

1,060

1,150

1,930

6,600

4,730

4,910

3,710

1,040

1,060

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

195ff

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 6, 1955

Apr. 5, 1956

Aug. 4, 1956

Mar. 15, 1957

Mar. 23, 1957

June 23, 1957

Feb. 27, 1958

Apr. 6, 1958

Jul:/ 10, 1959

Dec. 29, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 25, 1960

May 23, 1960

May 29, 1960

Aug. 29, 1960

Mar. 21, 1961

Mar. 28, 1961

May 19, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.08

11.04

7.01

6.17

6.43

5.83

8.50

6.17

5.16

9.30

9.20

6.85

8.95

6.97

10.50

6.33

10.58

5.69

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,250

5,270

1,700

1,290

1,390

1,150

2,790

1,290

854

3,510

3,420

1,610

3,200

1,670

4,700

1,340

4,790

1,040
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 225

3690. Red Cedar River at Menomonie, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°53 I 00", long 91 0 55'55", in sec.26, T.28 N., R.13 W., at Menomonie, 900 ft downstream from powerhouse of Northern States Power Co., and 

1,000 ft downstream from Wilson Creek.

Drainage area. 1,760 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Sept. 4, 1908, at site 1 mile downstream at different datum; recording thereafter. May 9, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1923, at present 

site at datum 0.42 ft lower. Datum of present gage is 780 ft above mean sea 

level (Northern States Power Co. bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Prior to 1958, defined by current-meter measurements 

below 14,000 cfs and extended above on basis of computed flow over Cedar 

Falls Dam, 6 miles upstream. For 1958-61, rating curve is defined telow and 

extended above 4,000 cfs.

Historical_data. The flood of Apr. 4, 1934, was probably exceeded by floods of 

June 4-6, 1880, and June 4, 1905, according to the Dunn County News.

Remarks. Plow regulated by powerplants at Menomonie and Cedar Palls and by 

Birch, Red Cedar, Long, and Bear Lakes. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1908

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

Date

Apr. 27, 1908

Apr. 3, 1913

June 6, 1914

Apr. 7, 1915

Mar. 31, 1916

Apr. 3, 1917

Mar. 20, 1918

Mar. 17, 1919

Mar. 26, 1920

Mar. 28, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

Apr. 14, 1923

Mar. 25, 1925

Mar. 25, 1926

Mar. 15, 1927

Mar. 23, 1928

Mar. 21, 1929

Feb. 24, 1930

Apr. 20, 1931

Apr. 8, 1932

Apr. 1, 1933

Apr. 4, 1934

Mar. 23, 1935

Mar. 24, 1936

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.1

6.0

5.4

5.13

7.0

6.3

6.05

-

8.0

4.50

5.35

5.70

-

6.25

6.0

5.5

6.7

4.5

2.60

4.80

5.20

16.0

5.5

8.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,260

8,660

6,580

6,140

12 , 700

8,300

7,570

6,000

14,000

4,520

6,880

8,120

3,140

11,000

10,700

8,950

12 , 500

6,050

1,920

6,890

8,160

40,000

7,880

14,900

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 26, 1937

Sept. 10, 1938

Mar. 28, 1939

Apr. 7, 1940

Apr. 3, 1941

Sept. 18, 1942

June 17, 1943

Apr. 8, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

Mar. 17, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947

Mar. 22, 1948

Mar. 26, 1949'

Mar. 28, 1950

Apr. 13, 1951

Apr. 3, 1952

Mar. 23, 1953

June 19, 1954

Apr. 2, 1955

Apr. 5, 1956

Mar. 25, 1957

June 4, 1958

July 8, 1959

Aug. 29, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

3.25

10.82

5.27

5. IS

4.78

9.77

6.84

4.33

7.67

5.87

4.14

4.80

5.45

6.33

6.20

6.30

6.54

6.54

2.91

6.56

3.55

6.90

7.4

7.25

6.91

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,080

23,000

7,440

7,220

6,390

24,400

13 , 700

5,620

16,800

10 , 600

5,120

6,850

9,020

12,300

11,700

12,000

12 , 600

12,700

2,520

12 , 900

4,740

11,800

13,500

13,000

11,800
226 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

3695. Chippewa River at Durand, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°37 ! 45", long 91°58'10", in SW£ sec.21, T.25 F., R.13 W., at 

Durand, 75 ft downstream from highway bridge, and 9.5 miles downstream from 

Red Cedar River.

Drainage area.--9.010 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 9, 1930, at bridge 400 ft downstream; recording thereafter at present site. Datum of gage is 694.5S ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 95,000 

cfs and extended above on basis of logarithmic plotting.

Historical data.--Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 12, 1884, from floodmarks 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Flow regulated by powerplants, Moose Lake, Lake Chipp?wa, Rest Lake, 

Flambeau Flowage, Lake Wissota, Birch Lake, Red Cedar Lake, Long Lake, and 

Bear Lake. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1884

1929

1930

1931

193?

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Sept. 12, 1884

Mar. 21, 1929

June 17, 1930

June 23, 1931

Apr 10, 1932

Apr 8, 1933

Apr 4, 1934

Mar 25, 1935

Apr 14, 1936

Apr 24, 1937

Sept. 11, 1938

Nov. 7, 1938

June 10, 1940

Sept. 2, 1941

June 1, Sept. 19,

1942

June 30, 1943

May 15, 1944

June 5, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.4

11.9

10.6

7.42

11.85

8.52

12.43

12.56

12.27

8.32

15.16

13.07

10.82

15.43

14.04

14.42

9.47

11.54

Discharge 

(cfs)

al60,000

49,000

37,700

21,000

44,300

26,200

56,000

59,500

54,400

24,200

91,000

67,400

38,900

93,600

75,600

80,700

31,600

45,000

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 19, 1946

Apr. 9, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

Mar. 25, 1948

July 8, 1949

Apr. 20, 1950

Apr. 14, 1951

Apr. 11, 1952

Mar. 25, 1953

May 3, 1954

Oct. 18, 1954

Apr. B, 1956

Mar. 21, 1957

June 25, 1957

July 4, 1958

July 11, 1959

Aug. 31, 1960

Mar. 30, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.36

9.89

b9.87

-

8.72

11.58

13.66

11.95

10.57

15.40

9.50

11.29

C7.40

-

8.79

10.11

10.62

10.03

Discharge 

(cfs)

56,400

33,600

-

24,600

25,900

46,200

71,800

50,500

37,500

101,000

31 , 500

42,800

-

17,600

27,600

35,000

38,000

34,500

a Estimated.

b Backwater from Ice, 2.5 ft.

c Affected by backwater from Ice.

3700. Eau Galle River at Spring Valley, Wis.

Location.--Lat 44°51'00", long 92°14 ! 15", between sees. 5 and 6, T.27 N., 

R.15 W., on downstream side of bridge at Spring Valley, 0.1 rrile upstream 

from Mines Creek, 0.5 mile downstream from Lousy Creek, and st mile 29.96.

Drainage area. 64.8 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording and crest-stage gages. Prior to July 31, 1S57, at datum 

2~.0 ft higher. Datum of gage is 910.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

5,000 cfs.

Historical data. The flood of Sept. 18, 1942, reached the maximum stage known 

Since at least 1894.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,500 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1949.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 227

Peak stages and discharges of Eau Galle River at Spring Valley, Wis.

Water 

year

1942

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Sept. 18, 1942

June 5, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 13, 1946

Apr. 11, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

Mar. 4, 1949

Mar. 24, 1949

July 27, 1949

Mar. 26, 1950

Mar. 31, 1950

June 24, 1951

June 25, 1951

Apr. 8, 1952

Aug. 8, 1952

Mar. 21, 1953

Oage 

height 

(feet)

16.98

6.98

8.00

6.80

6.4

6.23

-

-

7.05

7.52

-

5.6

5.3

5.20

6.02

5.94

Discharge 

(cfs)

a33,000

2,880

3,900

2,680

2,310

2,140

2,310

2,490

2,980

3,390

1,560

2,730

2,460

2,370

3,120

3,140

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 26, 1953

Apr. 15, 1954

May 1, 1954

June 20, 1954

Sept. 18, 1954

Apr. 4, 1955

Apr. 3, 1956

June 16, 1956

Aug. 3, 1956

Mar. 14, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

July 8, 1959

Dec. 28, 1959

Mar. 27, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

6.27

9.50

6.35

6.21

4.24

3.62

7.93

4.20

5.70

5.2

5.90

10.83

7.80

8.00

7.26

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,480

7,000

3,560

3,430

1,710

1,280

5,130

1,680

2,940

2,490

1,460

6,200

3,030

3,210

2,540

a Estimated by Corps of Engineers on basis of slope-area measurement by Geological

Survey of the peak discharge of 39,000 cfs at Elmwood, drainage area, 91.9 sq mi.

3705. Eau Galle River at Elmwood, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°46'40", long 92°09'55", in sec.35, T.27 N., R.15 W., on downstream side of highway bridge in Elmwood, 2 miles upstream from Cady Creek.

Drainage area. 91.9 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording and crest-stage gages. Altitude of gage is 840 ft (from 

topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,000 

cfs and extended above by slope-area measurement.

Historical data. The flood of Sept. 18, 1942, reached the maximum sta^e known.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,000 cfs. Only annual pe?ks are 

shown prior to 1948.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Sept. 18, 1942

Mar. 30, 1943

June 5, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 13, 1946

Apr. 11, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

July 6, 1949

July 27, 1949

Oage 

height 

(feet)

18.2

10.71

9.78

11.3

10.60

8.16

_

-

9.43

Discharge 

(cfs)

a39,000

4,220

3,320

4,900

4,110

1,970

bl,300

2,120

2,780

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Mar. 26, 1950

June 25, 1951

Apr. 6, 1952

Apr. 9, 1952

Mar. 22, 1953

July 26, 1953

Aug. 31, 1953

Oage 

height 

(feet)

10.66

8.70

8.50

9.25

9.20

10.70

11.18

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,220

2,360

2,120

2,690

2,780

4,220

4,780

a Result of slope-area measurement, 

b Maximum dally discharge.
228 BUFFALO RIVER BASIN

3720. Buffalo River near Tell, Mis.

Location. Lat 44°23'30", long 91°50'55", in NVf£ sec.16, T.22 N., R.12 W., on 

downstream side of bridge, 0.3 mile north of Tell School, 1 nile northeast 

of Tell, and 6 miles northeast of Alma.

Drainage area. 406 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Prior to Mar. 13, 1936, at datum 0.12 ft lower. Datum of 

gage is 680.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

4,500 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

Mar. 31, 1933

Apr. 4, 1934

Aug. 8, 1935

Mar. 21, 1936

Apr. 3, 1937

Sept. 9, 1938

Mar. 22, 1939

June 23, 1940

Apr. 1, 1941

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.31

8.48

6.1

6.9

5.6

7.5

7.5

7.7

6.3

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,970

8,650

1,440

3,270

1,060

5,430

5,430

6,200

1,750

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

May 30, 1942

Mar. 27, 1943

Mar. 13, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Mar. 15, 1946

July 29, 1947

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 26, 1949

Mar. 28, 1950

Gage 

h-sight 

(feet)

7.6

6.6

5.6

7.60

a6.0

6.75

7.1

5.3

6.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,750

2,900

995

5,750

1,200

2,720

5,040

1,080

2,900

a Backwater from ice, 0.4 ft.

ZUMBRO RIVER BASIN 

3730. South Fork Zumbro River near Rochester, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°04«00", long 92°27'55", in SE£ sec.14, T.107 N., R.14 W., on 

left bank 30 ft upstream from ford, a quarter of a mile downstream from sewage plant, 1.6 miles north of Rochester, 2 miles downstream f"om Cascade 

Creek, and 2^ miles downstream from Silver Lake Dam.

Drainage area.--304 sq mi, approximately (provisional computation).

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 951.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by city of Rochester Sewage Department).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 8,300 

cfs and extended above on basis of logarithmic plotting.

Historical data. Flood of July 21, 1951, reached the maximum stage known since 

at least 1908, from information by sewage plant superintendent.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

July 21, 1951

Mar. 31, 1952

Apr. 15, 1952

June 24, 1952

July 20, 1952

July 28, 1952

Aug. 9, 1952

Aug. 16, 1952

Mar. 18, 1953

May 25, 1953

June 13, 1953

July 26, 1953

July 31, 1953

Aug. 3, 1953

May 1, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.5

13.26

5.48

11.60

6.96

5.74

6.02

5.78

5.52

6.61

5.74

8.93

7.35

9.55

5.61

Discharge 

(cfs)

alS.OOO

8,670

1,230

5,920

1,930

1,340

1,470

1,360

1,240

1,760

1,340

3,140

2,120

3,700

1,280

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

May 31, 1954

June 10, 1954

June 19, 1954

June 22, 1954

Mar. 11, 1955

Apr. 2, 1956

May 29, 1956

July 28, 1957

June 4, 1958

Mar. 25, 1959

Mar. 30, 1959

May 20, 1959

June 26, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.03

8.68

11.21

5.17

7.39

7.89

7.05

5.58

13.54

8.75

6.17

6.92

10. 3S

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,040

2,950

5,420

1,090

2,140

2,400

1,980

1,050

8,180

2,840

1,240

1,530

3,560
ZUMBRO RIVER BASIN 229

Peak stages and discharges of South Fork Zumbro River near Rochester, Mlnn.--Continued

Water 

year

1959 

1960

Date

Aug. 22, 1959

Mar. 27, 1960 

Apr. 13, 1960 

May 6, 1960 

May 21, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.33

9.49 

6.70 

5.22 

9.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,190

3,070 

1,580 

1,000 

3,370

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 28, 1960 

July 3, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961 

May 31, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.49 

10.50

15.43 

9.05

Discharge 

(cfa)

1,500 

3,900

10,900 

2,720

3735. Zumbro River near Zumbro Falls, Mlnn. 

(Formerly published as "South Fork Zumbro River")

Location.--Lab 44°14'30", long 92°29'05", in sec.15, T.109 N. , R.14 W. , 

1^ miles upstream from mouth, 6 miles downstream from Middle Fork, and 

6 miles southwest of town of Zumbro Falls.

Drainage area.--821 sq mi.

Gage.--Honrecording. Altitude of gage is 845 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 3,500 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1912 

1913 

1914 

1915

Date

Oct. 17, 1911 

Mar. 24, 1913 

June 27, 1914 

Mar. 25, 1915

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.42 

9.1 

10.72 

11.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,180 

5,500 

7,410 

8,160

Water 

year

1916 

1917

Date

Mar. 13, 1916 

Mar. 23, 1917

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.77 

14.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,600 

12,100

3740. Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minn.

Location. Lat 44 0 17'12", long 92°25'56", in sec.36, T.110 N. , R.14 W. , on left 

bank in Zumbro Palls, 1,000 ft downstream from Spring Creek, 0.7 mile upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 63, and 6.3 miles downstream from North 

Fork.

Drainage area. 1,130 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecordlng on bridge 800 ft downstream at present datum prior to

Nov. 11, 1933; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 811.26 ft atove mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belov 22,000 

cfs and extended above.

Historical data. Stage of the flood of 1859 exceeded that of the 1888 flood.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

188S

1910

1911 

1912 

1913 

1914 

1915

1916 

1917

1930 

a St 

b Ba

Date

April 1888 

Nov. 15, 1909

Feb. 15, 1911 

Oct. 17, 1911 

Mar. 24, 1913 

June 27, 1914 

Mar. 25, 1915

Mar. 25, 1916 

Mar. 25, 1917

June 15, 1930 

age at present s 

:kwater from ice

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a29.7 

12.4

blO.30 

16.65 

12.4 

15.8 

16.4

16.3 

19.04

13.56 

.te and da 

1.5 ft.

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,500

2,250 

9,200 

4,730 

7,950 

S,570

8,470 

13,100

6,250 

turn, 30.5 ft

Water 

year

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934 

1935

1936 

1937 

1938 

1939 

1940

1941 

1942

Date

July 1, 1931 

Mar. 27, 1932 

Mar. 31. 1933

Apr. 4, 1934 

Aug. 7, 1935

Mar. 21, 1936 

Mar. 6, 1937 

Sept. 10, 1938 

Mar. 22, 1939 

July 11, 1940

Mar. 29, 1941 

June 1, 1942

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.48 

13.54 

22.90 

26.26 

19.60

20.18 

20.20 

21.30 

19.48 

17.80

12.81 

20.26

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,950 

5,880 

18 . 500

21,800 

11,700

13 , 300 

13,300 

14,000 

11,900 

9,690

4,130 

12,000
230 ZUMBRO RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minr. Continued

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

July 6, 1943

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 14, 1945

Mar. 15, 1945

Feb. 6, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Mar. 19, 1948

Map. 5, 1949

Mar. 27, 1950

July 22, 1951

Oage 

height 

(feet)

21.87

16.22

-

23.78

d!6. 70

-

16.03

23.84

17.42

24.82

30.80

Discharge

(Cfs)

14,900

7,520

C18.500

-

_

7,000

7,430

17,900

9,170

12,200

35,900

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 1, 1952

July 27, 1953

June 20, 1954

Mar. 12, 1955

Apr. 2, 1956

July 16, 1957

June 5, 1958

June 26, 1959

May 22, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Oage 

height 

( feet )

23.98

20.08

19.43

14.72

19.88

18.88

20.90

17.58

21.78

21.69

Discharge 

(cfs)

19,000

12,900

12,100

6,050

12, 700

11,300

14,100

9,110

15,500

15,400

c Maximum dally discharge.

d Backwater from ice, 4.85 ft.

3745. Zumbro River at Theilman, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°17'15", long 92°11'25", in sec.36, T.110 N., R.12 W., on left 

bank at Theilman, a quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge and 1 mile 

upstream from West Indian Creek.

Drainage area. 1,320 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording at site half a mile downstream at present datum prior to 

Jan. 17, 1951; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 700. 01 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 10,000 

cfs and extended above on basis of logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1938 

1939 

1940

1941 

1942 

1943 

1944 

1945

1946

Date

Sept. 11, 1938 

Mar. 22, 1939 

July 11, 1940

Mar. 30, 1941 

June 1, 1942 

July 6, 1943 

Feb. 27, 1944 

Mar. 15, 1945

Feb. 7, 1946 

Mar. 14, 1946

Oage 

height 

(feet)

38.38 

37.50 

36.73

34.15 

37.88 

38.94 

35.73 

40.10

a36.52

Discharge 

(cfs)

12,400 

11,300 

8,800

4,200

12,800 

17,100 

6,400 

22,000

6,210

Water 

year

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

Apr. 5, 1947 

Mar. 20, 1948 

Mar. 28, 1949 

June 13, 195O

July 22, 1951 

Apr. 1, 1952 

July 27, 1953 

June 20, 1954 

Oct. 3, 1954

Apr. 2, 1956

Oage 

height 

( feet )

36.49 

39.64 

37.90 

42.09

43.43 

41.49 

40.31 

39.87 

38.13

40.85

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,600 

19,900 

9,910 

23,000

33,000 

20,800 

15,200 

13,500 

8,240

14,600

a Backwater from ice, 3.74 ft.

WHITEWATER RIVER BASIN 

3765. South Fork Whitewater River near Altura, Mirn.

Location. Lat 44°04'10", long 91°58'49", in SE£ sec. 14, T.107 IT., R.10 W., on 

left bank 500 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1.4 miles upstream from 

small tributary entering from west, 2 miles west of Altura, and 2.4 miles 

upstream from Keefer Creek.

Drainage area. 76.8 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 761.80 ft above mean sea levsl, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 3,200 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs.
WHITEWATER RIVER BASIN 231

Peak stages and discharges of South Fork Whitewater River near Altura, Minn.

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Mar. 29, 1940

July 10, 1940

Aug. 16, 1940

Mar. 9, 1941

Mar. 24, 1941

Sept. 15, 1941

Oct. 6, 1941

Oct. 13, 1941

Oct. 26, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

Mar. 16, 1942

May 30, 1942

June 2, 1942

June 5, 1942

June 28, 1942

July 12, 1942

Aug. 8, 1942

Aug. 18, 1942

Sept. 1, 1942

Sept. 12, 1942

Sept. 17, 1942

Mar. 25, 1943

June 12, 1943

July 5, 1943

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 11, 1944

Mar. 21, 1944

Mar. 23, 1944

Apr. 1, 1944

June 22, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

May 21, 1945

May 24, 1945

May 31, 1945

July 5, 1945

July 21, 1945

Nov. 1, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 12, 1946

Mar. 17, 1946

Aug. 16, 1946

Sept. 5, 1946

Jan. 14, 1947

Mar. 13, 1947

Mar. 23, 1947

Apr. 1, 1947

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 10, 1947

June 7, 1947

June 27, 1947

July 12, 1947

July 26, 1947

Aug. 31, 1947

Mar. 18, 1948

July 12, 1948

Aug. 9, 1948

Jan. 15, 1949

Mar. 4, 1949

Gage 

height 

(fe«t)

4.96

9.35

4.98

3.42

3.80

4.94

3.98

3.77

3.62

2.56

4.93

7.56

4.96

5.57

8.06

3.72

4.10

2.62

4.40

4.46

5.23

5.95

3.13

6.58

4.01

3.19

2.92

4.03

3.03

3.92

7.05

2.81

4.93

5.66

2.47

7.87

2.98

8.05

4.92

3.77

4.50

2.97

2.73

3.73

2.97

5.86

3.60

7.42

3.52

3.31

4.45

2.51

9.66

10.61

5.08

2.63

4.20

2.77

5.50

lee 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.20

_

-

.21

.24

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

(a)

.25

.

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.30

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,120

4,240

1,120

495

642

1,080

719

623

567

230

1,080

2,670

1,120

1,370

3,080

604

758

245

876

896

1,200

1,450

402

1,800

642

343

333

738

369

680

1,980

299

1,080

1,410

206

2,910

353

-

976

623

916

349

276

623

349

1,490

567

2,500

531

460

896

217

4,580

5,460

1,160

248

797

287

1,200

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 22, 1949

Mar. 24, 1949

Mar. 26, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

June 23, 1949

June 27, 1949

July 27, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 26, 1950

June 13, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

June 1, 1951

July 21, 1951

Aug. 7, 1951

Aug. 16, 1951

Mar. 31, 1952

June 24, 1952

Aug. 3, 1952

Aug. 8, 1952

Aug. 16, 1952

Mar. 12, 1953

Mar. 17, 1953

May 10, 1953

May 25, 1953

July 4, 1953

July 21, 1953

July 26, 1953

July 29, 1953

Aug. 1, 1953

Aug. 3, 1953

Mar. 19, 1954

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 7, 1954

Apr. 26, 1954

June 19, 1954

Mar. 9, 1955

July 8, 1955

July 31, 1955

Mar. 5, 1956

Apr. 2, 1956

July 1, 1956

Aug. 29, 1956

Feb. 24, 1957

July 16, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

Mar. 25, 1959

Mar. 29, 1959

May 20, 1959

May 31, 1959

June 25, 1959

July 8, 1959

Aug. 16, 1959

Mar. 27, 1960

Apr. 15, 1960

Aug. 3, 1960

Mar. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.66

6.88

3.80

4.45

3.52

2.96

5.92

7.76

9.84

7.72

3.87

2.55

9.36

3.70

5.44

8.55

4.97

2.47

3.94

3.63

2.96

3.32

5.92

4.54

2.67

2.63

4.12

2.76

2.47

3.10

3.00

3.29

3.21

3.72

2.67

3.45

7.02

3.19

3.12

7.11

5.00

4.38

5.13

5.86

4.47

5.53

4.62

3.73

3.50

4.10

2.62

3.83

5.74

3.15

2.80

9.65

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.67

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

586

2,060

642

896

531

346

1,490

2,850

4,710

2,780

669

227

4,250

575

1,290

3,520

1,080

202

657

536

333

445

1,480

910

251

241

735

276

202

372

259

338

380

544

237

444

2,180

353

332

2,250

1,070

808

1,130

1,440

576

1,140

764

492

426

584

207

524

1,400

332

251

4,530

a Ice effect not determined.
232 WHITEWATER RIVER BASIN

3775. Whitewater River at Beaver, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°08'35", long 92°00'14" , in sec.15, T.108 N., R.10 W., 500 ft 

downstream from Beaver Creek and half a mile northeast of Beaver.

Drainage area. 288 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 15, 1939; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Oct. 18, 1939, at site a quarter of a mile downstream at datum 88.70 ft 

lower. Datum of gage is 688.70 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,700 

cfs and extended by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 1,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1938

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

September 1938

Mar. 30, 1940

July 11, 1940

Mar. 10, 1941

Mar. 24, 1941

Sept. 16, 1941

Mar. 21, 1942

May 29, 1942

May 31, 1942

June 2, 1942

June 5, 1942

June 28, 1942

Sept. 12, 1942

Sept. 18, 1942

Mar. 25, 1943

Hay 30, 1943

June 12, 1943

July 6, 1943

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 11, 1944

Mar. 24, 1944

June 23, 1944

Mar. 14, 1945

Hay 25, 1945

July 21, 1945

July 31, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Feb. 6, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

Mar. 13, 1947

Mar. 24, 1947

Apr. I, 1947

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 10, 1947

July 27, 1947

Oage 

height 

(feet)

92 . 7'5

6.84

8.25

5.65

5.31

6.49

6.61

7.32

6.19

6.87

6.96

7.64

5.43

7.34

6.99

5.82

5.54

6.39

_

6.56

6.04

6.19

8.40

6.77

7.96

5.60

7.80

8.44

7.57

6.50

5.97

7.99

6.80

8.96

6.71

8.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

a7,500

2,400

4,760

1,460

1,230

1,690

1,780

2,250

1,290

1,780

1,870

3,330

1,150

2,840

2,640

1,560

1,390

2,020

bl,200

1,730

1,030

1,460

4,140

1,770

3,420

1,020

3,130

4,140

2,840

1,540

1,290

3,440

1,960

5,350

1,870

4,930

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Sept. 1, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Aug. 10, 1948

Mar. 4, 1949

Mar. 25, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

June 23, 1949

July 28, 1949

Mar. 8, 1950

Mar. 26, 1950

June 13, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

June 2, 1951

June 18, 1951

July 21, 1951

Aug. 8, 1951

Aug. 17, 1951

Mar. 31, 1952

June 24, 1952

Aug. 3, 1952

Aug. 9, 1952

Aug. 16, 1952

Mar. 17, 1953

June 13, 1953

July 27, 1953

July 29, 1953

Aug. 4, 1953

Mar. 19, 1954

Mar. 25, 1954

June 19, 1954

Mar. 10, 1955

July 8, 1955

July 31, 1955

Apr. 2, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.73

08.34

8.01

6.25

d9.01

8.10

7.28

6.46

7.02

9.52

9.98

10.75

7.58

6.97

5.94

10.66

7.01

7.80

9.51

7.20

5.89

6.15

5.57

6.40

7.10

9.55

6.94

6.46

6.74

7.14

6.62

8.24

8.00

7.21

9.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,730

.

3,380

1,250

4,330

3,570

2,260

1,390

1,890

6,190

7,940

10,500

1,710

2,070

1,230

10,200

2,110

3,160

6,580

2,340

1,200

1,360

1,040

1,540

1,580

6,680

1,940

1,370

1,630

2,210

1,540

2,350

1,970

1,100

4,720,

a Computed by Corps of Engineersj 

c Backwater from Ice, 3.54 ft.

annual peak only 

d Backwater from

b Maximum dally discharge, 

ice, 0.53 ft.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 233

3785. Mississippi River at Winona, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°03'20", long 91°38'15", in sec.23, T.107 N., R.7 W., on right 

bank at Winona pumping station in Winona, 9| miles upstream from Tre-npealeau 

River, and at mile 725.7 upstream from the Ohio River.

Drainage area. 59,200 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 13, 1934; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Apr. 16, 1931, at site 800 ft upstream. At datum 0.20 ft higher prior to 

Oct. 1, 1929, and at datum 0.12 ft lower Oct. 1, 1929, to Apr. 15, 1931. 

Datum of gage is 639.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Since 

Mar. 31, 1937, auxiliary recording gage 2.7 miles upstream at tailwater of 

navigation dam 5A.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. Affected by 

changing slope resulting from operation of navigation dam 6.

Remarks. Floodflow not materially affected by artificial storage. Only annual 

peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1880

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

June 18, 1880

Apr. 3, 1929

May 24, 1930

July 3, 1931

Apr. 14, 1932

Apr. 12, 1933

Apr. 8, 1934

Mar. 30, 1935

Apr. 20, 1936

May 1, 1937

May 24, 1938

Apr. 1, 1939

Apr. 17, 1940

Apr. 15, 1941

June 4, 1942

June 22, 1943

May 17, 1944

Mar. 26, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!7.30

11.18

7.08

5.44

9.76

6.62

9.10

11.16

12.30

8.02

12.83

12.16

7.83

11.93

13.25

14.79

12.98

13.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

78,300

41,100

31,600

62,600

38 , 600

55,500

76,200

94,900

49,200

93,400

93 , 900

51,700

86,700

103,000

135,000

105,000

115,000

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 25, 1946

Apr.17, May 7-9,

1947

Apr. 5-7, 1948

Apr. 11, 1949

May 14, 1950

Apr. 18, 1951

Apr. 20, 1952

June 29, 1953

May 7, 1954

Apr. 12, 1955

Apr. 14, 1956

July 4, 1957

Apr. 14, 1958

July 13, 1959

June 3, 1960

May 23, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.78

10.61

10.42

9,25

14.06

17.35

17.91

10.88

16.25

8.89

11.59

11.96

6.58

6.38

9.49

9.22

Discharge 

(cfs)

92 , 700

79,400

77,100

65,200

122,000

178,000

190,000

82,800

156,000

64,400

91,700

95,800

43,500

41,900

70,000

67,600

a Prom information by Corps of Engineers.

GILMORE CREEK BASIN 

3790. Gilmore Creek at Winona, Minn.

Location. Lat 44°02'40", long 91°41'25", in sec.29, T.107 N., R.7 W., on left 

bank at west edge of Winona, 1,500 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 14, 2-jj- miles upstream from Lake Winona, and 6| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 8.95 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 672.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 260 cfs 

and extended above on basis of slope-area measurement at 2,200 cfs and logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 60 cfs.
234 GILMORE CREEK BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Gilmore Creek at Winona, Minn.

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

Mar. 29, 1940

Sept. 15, 1941

Oct. 13, 1941

Mar. 16, 1942

May 29, 1942

May 30, 1942

June 2, 1942

June 28, 1942

Sept. 12, 1942

Sept. 18, -1942

June 12, 1943

July 5, 1943

(a)

Mar. 11, 1944

Mar. 23, 1944

June 22, 1944

Mar. 13, 1945

Mar. 24, 1945

May 21, 1945

May 24, 1945

May 31, 1945

July 21, 1945

July 31, 1945

Nov. 8, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Sept. 6, 1946

Mar. 23, 1947

Apr. 5, 1947

June 7, 1947

June 27, 1947

June 28, 1947

June 30, 1947

July 27, 1947

Aug. 9, 1947

Aug. 31, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

July 10, 1948

Sept. 19, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.57

2.74

4.42

2.64

3.07

2.10

3.80

6.74

1.97

2.43

4.01

4.87

2.08

2.12

2.49

4.49

2.75

1.89

1.89

2.88

4.11

2.45

5.58

5.11

b3.09

2.74

2.93

3.95

2.11

3.20

5.26

2.31

6.97

4.18

5.15

2.33

1.81

1.76

1.75

Discharge 

(ofs)

137

169

715

150

244

66

470

2,200

60

116

545

835

104

110

167

820

198

70

70

227

605

141

1,370

1,070

118

196

240

552

102

312

1,160

128

2,460

645

1,100

131

72

68

67

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 24, 1949

Mar. 26, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

June 27, 1949

Aug. 17, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 26, 1950

June 13, 1950

June 23, 1950

June 2, 1951

July 21, 1951

Aug. 7, 1951

Aug. 16, 1951

Mar. 31, 1952

July 19, 1952

May 2 5, Aug. 3,

1953

June 20, 1954

July 8, 1955

Apr. 3, 1956

Feb. 24, 1957

July 3, 1957

July 16, 1957

July 20, 1957

Oct. 19, 1957

Mar. 24, 1959

Mar. 30, 1959

June 25, 1959

Aug. 26, 1959

Mar. 27, 1960

Mar. 2, 1961

Mar. 4, 1961

Mar. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.07

1.68

2.26

3.10

3.20

2.62

3.00

2.01

1.98

2.23

9.47

2.42

2.42

2.10

2.50

-

1.66

3.22

1.83

C2.42

2.13

1.81

2.74

1.02

1.68

1.25

3.08

1.83

1.80

1.75

1.00

2.59

Discharge 

(cfs)

185

61

121

284

333

176

330

91

112

117

5,360

144

144

101

156

-

53

318

73

123

105

72

198

22

180

102

585

212

201

199

69

425

a Occurred during period Jan. 23 to Feb. 15. 

b Backwater from ice, 0.60 ft. 

c Backwater from ice, 0.15 ft.

TREMPEALEAU RIVER BASIN 

3795. Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°07'55", long 91°33'10", in sec.10, T.19 N., R.10 W., on downstream side of highway bridge in Dodge, 9 miles upstream fro-n mouth.

Drainage area. 643 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording and crest-stage gages. Datum of gage is 663.42 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge 15,000 cfs. relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

Historical data.--The flood of Mar. 17, 1919, was the highest since 1876, which 

was 8 inches higher, from floodmarks in the Arcadia Hotel. The Arcadia NewsLeader reported that the Apr. 4, 1956, flood was higher than the 1919 flood.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
TREMPEALEAU RIVER BASIN 235

Peak stages and discharges of Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis.

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

June 9, 1914

Mar. 26, 1915

Mar. 26, 1916

Apr. 3, 1917

Mar. 20, 1918

Mar. 17, 1919

Sept. 28, 1934

July 29, 1935

Mar. 22, 1936

Apr. 3, 1937

Sept. 10, 1938

Mar. 24, 1939

Apr. 1, 1940

Apr. 2, 1941

June 3, 1942

Mar. 27, 1943

Feb. 29, 1944

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.5

6.6

8.2

6.5

9.0

10.2

6.8

7.6

8.7

5.2

6.8

8.4

6.9

6.7

8.1

7.9

5.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,700

1,700

3,360

1,650

3,600

11,000

2,570

4,490

7,180

1,780

3,170

6,400

3,120

2,890

5,680

5,060

2,040

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 14, 1946

Apr. 7, 1947

Mar. 21, 1948

July 29, 1949

Mar. 29, 1950

July 10, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952

Mar. 19, 1953

June 21, 1954

Oct. 4, 1954

Apr. 4, 1956

June 23, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958

Mar. 27, 1959

Dec. 30, 1959

Mar. 26, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

9.1

7.7

8.0

7.8

5.5

7.3

7.8

8.85

7.5

7.85

8.80

10.35

2.90

a4.47

a8.8

4.3

9.20

Discharge 

(ofs)

8,120

4,570

5,410

4,850

1,920

3,600

4,840

6,950

4,040

5,710

10,400

17,400

713

1,140

b8,000

1,480

11,100

a Affected by backwater from Ice. 

b About.

BLACK RIVER BASIN 

3810. Black River at Nelllsvllle, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°33'35", long 90°36'50", in sec.15, T.24 N., R.2 W., at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 10 in Neillsville, 1.0 mile downstream 

from O'Neill Creek, and 2.6 miles upstream from Cunningham Creek.

Drainage area. 756 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Oct. 24, 1934; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 962.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Weather 

Bureau).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

40,000 cfs.

Historical data.--The Sept. 10, 1938, flood was the highest in the history of 

the community; from the Neillsville Press which published its first edition 

in 1861.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 5,000 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1938.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1905

1906

1907

1908

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

Date

June 6, 1905

Apr. 3, 1906

Mar. 27, 1907

Apr. 28, 1908

June 5, 1914

May 21, 1915

Mar. 31, 1916

Apr. 4, 1917

May 26, 1918

June 24, 1919

Mar. 26, 1920

Mar. 20, 1921

Apr. 9, 1922

Apr. 22, 1923

Aug. 22, 1924

June 14, 1925

Apr. 11, 1926

Mar. 13, 1927

Sept. 14, 1928

Mar. 19, 1929

Oage 

height 

(feet)

22.4

12.3

12.7

11.6

19.8

10.0

13.0

10.5

11.8

11.7

15.8

13.2

13.8

10.4

14.8

8.6

12.2

12.4

17.0

12.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

41,100

11,300

12,200

9,820

29,400

6,600

12,100

7,450

9,670

9,490

20,200

12,900

14,300

7,370

16,500

4,420

10,800

9,360

22,900

12,400

Water 

year

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

June 14, 1930

June 20, 1931

Apr. 7, 1932

Apr. 6, 1933

Apr. 5, 1934

Mar. 23, 1935

Mar. 24, 1936

Apr. 8, 1937

Mar. 20, 1938

May 18, 1938

Sept. 2, 1938

Sept. 10, 1938

Mar. 26, 1939

Apr. 17, 1939

Sept. 12, 1939

June 18, 1940

June 22, 1940

Apr. 2, 1941

Apr. 14, 1941

Qage 

height 

(feet)

16.0

7.8

14.6

9.8

15.7

15.6

15.67

8.44

12.45

13.05

10.81

23.8

14.42

13.07

10.41

11.71

13.02

a!2.21

10.30

Discharge 

(cfs)

20,100

3,090

16,500

6,400

19,300

19,300

19,300

3,860

11,500

12,800

8,240

48 , 800

16,000

13,100

7,480

10,000

12,800

8,620

7,300

a Backwater from ice, 1.2 ft.
236 BLACK RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Black River at Nelllsvllle, Wls. Continued

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

May 31, 1941

Sept. 1, 1941

Oct. 1, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

Mar. 21, 1942

May 31, 1942

June 6, 1942

Sept. 19, 1942

Oct. 4, 1942

Mar. 31, 1943

May 31, 1943

June 17, 1943

June 28, 1943

Apr. 7, 1944

June 18, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

Mar. 26, 1945

May 29, 1945

Aug. 31, 1945

Nov. 8, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Mar. 16, 1946

June 11, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 24, 1948

Mar. 22, 1949

Mar. 28, 1949

Mar. 27, 1950

Apr. 12, 1950

Apr. 8, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.30

11.8

12.10

11.73

11.84

14.68

12.55

17.55

11.81

16.50

14.37

11.02

22.49

9.15

11.03

14.88

9.09

8.97

12.44

9.43

10.64

12.75

12.39

12.34

11.48

9.98

bll.34

8.43

13.66

9.33

16.41

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,520

10,200

10,900

10,000

10,200

16,700

12,000

24,600

10,200

21,500

16,000

8,620

41 , 600

5,350

8,620

17,200

5,180

5,020

11,500

5,690

7,860

12,400

11,500

11,300

9,620

6,760

-

4,080

14,400

5,520

21,300

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 5, 1951

Sept. 13, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952

Apr. 16, 1952

Mar. 19, 1953

Mar. 23, 1953

July 29, 1953

Apr. 27, 1954

May 2, 1954

Oct. 3, 1954

Oct. 14, 1954

Apr. 2, 1955

Apr. 14, 1955

May 29, 1955

June 3, 1955

Apr. 3, 1956

June 27, 1956

Mar. 15, 1957

July 9, 1957

Apr. 7, 1958

June 5, 1958

Mar. 30, 1959

July 10, 1959

Sept. 28, 1959

Dec. 28, 1959

May 7, I960

May 17, 1960

Sept. 9, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.16

9.94

16.50

10.12

9.71

14.22

9.94

9.66

14.00

10.85

10.90

9.73

9.80

11.54

9.62

16.50

9.50

C9.41

8,16

11.55

14.18

9.03

9.86

10.48

-

12.92

11.13

9.17

13.40

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,350

6,580

21,500

6,940

6,220

15,500

6,580

6,150

15,100

8,340

8,430

6,270

6,400

9,700

6,080

21,500

5,860

-

3,730

9,720

15,500

5,070

6,510

7,630

d6,000

12,600

8,880

5,300

13,700

b Backwater from ice, 5.0 ft.

c Affected by backwater from ice.

d About.

3820. Black River near Galesvllle, Wls.

Location. Lat 44°03'45", long 91"I? 1 30", in sec.2, T.18 N., R.8 W., 30 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 35, 4.5 miles southeast of Galesville,

and 5 miles downstream from Fleming Creek.

Drainage area. 2,120 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Apr. 2, 1941; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 658.43 ft above mean sea level.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 50,000 cfs. ' 

Remarks. Plow partly regulated by Hatfleld Reservoir (Lake Arbutus) which 

has a storage capacity of 272 million cubic feet, and a drainage area of 

1,290 sq mi. Base for partial-duration series, 12,500 cfs. Only annual 

peaks are shown prior to 1942.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

Date

Apr. 9, 1932

Apr. 2, 1933

Sept. 28, 1934

Mar. 23, 1935

Mar. 25, 1936

Apr. 4, 1937

Sept. 11, 1938

Mar. 26, 1939

Qage 

height 

(feet)

11.5

8.8

11.9

12.4

12.9

8.0

14.31

12.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

22,400

10,700

25,500

30,000

36,500

9,290

58,000

30,500

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

Date

June 26, 1940

Apr. 4, 1941

Nov. 4, 1941

Mar. 23, 1942

June 2, 1942

June 7, 1942

Sept. 21, 1942

Gage 

I eight 

(feet)

10.62

10.66

10.55

alO.05

12.65

12.85

13.10

Discharge 

(ofsf

16,000

15,700

15,400

12,900

29,400

31,900

36,400

a Backwater from ice, 0.25 ft.
BLACK RIVER BASIN 237

Peak stages and discharges of Black River near Galesville, Wis.--Continued

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Apr. I, 1943

May 31, 1943

June 19, 1943

June 29, 1943

June 20, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

Mar. 19, 1945

May 24, 1945

Mar. 17, 1946

June 13, 1946

Apr. 8, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

Mar. 31, 1949

Mar. 8, 1950

Mar. 29, 1950

Apr. 2, 1951

Apr. 9, 1951

July 11, 1951

Qage 

height 

(feet)

12.83

13.25

9.85

13.25

11.55

b!2.66

12.40

10.58

12.11

11.77

10.66

10.00

6.50

-

10.43

10.61

13.15

9.75

Discharge 

(cfs)

29,100

34,600

12,900

34,600

19,400

_

25,000

15,400

22,500

20,500

15,800

12,400

5,300

-

14,800

15,400

29,100

12,900

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 3, 1952

Apr. 18, 1952

Mar. 25, 1953

May 4, 1954

Oct. 5, 1954

Oct. 17, 1954

May 31, 1955

June 6, 1955

Apr. 6, 1956

Mar. 18, 1957

Apr. 9, 1958

Mar. 31, 1959

Mar. 31, 1959

Sept. 30, 1959

May 9, 1960

Mar. 29, 1961

Qage

height 

(feet)

14.00

9.76

12.56

12.35

10.98

10.23

11.90

10.23

12.90

C7.06

9.65

clO.76

10.33

10.67

12.63

13.38

Discharge 

(cfs)

51,000

12 , 900

26,900

24,600

16,700

13,900

20,500

13,900

29,300

d6,300

11,400

-

13,500

14,500

26,200

30,800

b Backwater from ice, 2.0 ft.

c Affected by backwater from ice.

d About.

LA CROSSE RIVER BASIN 

3825. Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°53'45", long 90°50'25", in Nfi£ sec.3, T.16 N., R.4 W., 

I.I miles downstream from Sand Creek, 1.5 miles northwest of Leon, and 

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 77.1 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 760.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,500 cfs.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 520 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1941.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

July 6, 1934

Aug. 6, 1935

Mar. 10, 1936

Mar. 7, 1937

Sept. 12, 1938

Mar. 19, 1939

Aug. 2, 1940

Apr. 18, 1941

Sept. 16, 1941

Oct. 1, 1941

June 2, 1942

June 7, 1942

June 29, 1942

Mar. 26, 1943

Feb. 22, 1944

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 12, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

May 22, 1945

Qage 

height 

(feet)

9.84

14.43

9.62

6.73

8.80

7.17

8.90

7.77

9.60

6.85

7.95

9.98

9.82

6.82

9.63

7.30

8.99

6.99

9.76

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,370

4,620

1,210

457

881

580

913

675

1,210

520

692

1,480

1,340

520

1,210

595

930

580

1,330

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Jan. 6, 1946

Feb. 6, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

June 13, 1947

June 29, 1947

Feb.28,Mar.l9,

1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 4,22, 1949

Mar. 22, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 26, 1950

June 13, 1950

July 21, 1951

Oct. 3, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

June 23, 1952

July 20, 1952

Qage 

height 

(feet)

9.88

7.47

9.72

9.05

7.48

11.22

9.01

6.80

_

5.90

9.60

7.35

7.20

6.67

6.80

4.96

5.31

8.0

Discharge

(Cf3)

1,400

660

1,260

960

644

986

960

548

414

_

1,200

644

612

532

548

620

675

1,190

280-255 O - 68 - 17
238 LA CROSSE RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wls.--Continued

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Aug. 20, 1952

Apr. 10, 1953

June 20, 1954

July 3, 1954

May 24, 1955

June 2, 1955

Apr. 2, 1956

June 11, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.70

3.48

4.74

7.83

5.26

9.80

9.15

4.10

3.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

564

371

572

1,160

668

2,100

1,840

522

426

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 1, 1959

Apr. 3, 1959

May 20, 1959

Aug. 27, 1959

Sept. 22, 1959

Sept. 27, 1959

Oct. 24, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 7, 1960

June 28, 1960

Feb. 24, 1961

Mar. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.73

4.85

5.42

4.15

4.93

7.60

-

-

-

-

6.72

6.35

10.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

648

683

832

615

714

1,380

a600

al,050

a875

a? 50

1,160

1,080

3,000

a About.

3830. La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°54'05", long 91°07'05", in SE£ sec.32, T.17 N., R.6 W., 30 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, 2 miles west of West Salem, and 6 miles downstream from Dutch Creek.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Oct. 19, 1938; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 668.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

3,000 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

Date

June 28, 1914

Feb. 23, 1915

Jan. 29, 1916

Mar. 24, 1917

Mar. 18, 1918

Mar. 16, 1919

June 16, 1920

June 10, 1921

Feb. 24, 1922

Apr. 4, 1923

Aug. 20, 1924

June 15, 1925

Aug. 22, 1926

July 21, 1927

Sept. 15, 1928

June 19, 1929

Feb. 21, 1930

June 23, 1931

June 8, 1932

Mar. 31, 1933

Apr. 4, 1934

Aug. 6, 1935

Mar. 18, 1936

Mar. 8, 1937

Sept. 11, 1938

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.7

7.3

5.7

7.6

7.8

8.8

7.0

4.1

8.5

7.2

7.0

6.3

6.0

4.7

10.2

4.7

8.8

3.0

6.4

9.4

9.2

12.2

8.4

7.7

8.8

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

1.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.0

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,800

1,800

1,850

2,990

3,130

3,900

2,600

1,150

2,920

2,480

2,600

2,120

1,920

1,370

5,160

1,170

3,270

635

2,380

4,310

3,890

8,200

3,020

1,100

3,490

Water 

year

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 20, 1939

June 24, Aug. 4,

1940

Sept. 16, 1941

June 30, 1942

May 31, 1943

Mar. 13, 1944

May 23, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

June 30, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 23, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 29, 1951

July 20, 1952

Mar. 19, 1953

July 5, 1954

June 3, 1955

Apr. 3, 1956

Feb. 26, 1957

Feb. 27, 1958

Apr. 1, 1959

May 8, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Gaga 

height 

(feet)

7.66

4.81

8.35

9.20

8.22

7.51

9.16

9.27

8.29

7.70

6.65

8.32

6.13

8.04

5.23

6.67

8.92

10.42

4.12

5.17

8.62

7.20

10.33

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,510

1,140

3,020

4,170

2,790

2,150

4,590

4,170

2,900

2,300

2,020

2,900

1,630

2,470

1,320

1,730

3,650

5,720

984

1,310

3,270

1,780

4,490
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 239

3835. Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°48'45", long 91°15'25", in sec.31, T.16 N., R.7 W., on left 

bank at La Crosse, 1,300 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.4 mile downstream from La Crosse River, and at mile 697.8 upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. 62,800 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 17, 1934; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Feb. 18, 1933, at datum 0.03 ft lower; Feb. 18, 1933, to Aug. 15, 19^9, at 

datum 0.18 ft lower. Datum of gage is 626.32 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Since June 9, 1937, auxiliary water-stage recorder at 

tailwater of lock and dam 7, 4.7 miles upstream at datum 600.00 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. Affected by 

changing slope resulting from operation of navigation dam 8.

Remarks. Floodflow not materially affected by artificial regulation. Only 

annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1930

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934 

1935

1936 

1937 

1938

1939 

1940

1941

Date

June 18, 1930

July 3, 1931 

Apr. 15, 1932 

Apr. 2, 1933 

Apr. 9, 1934 

Mar. 31, 1935

Mar. 27, 1936 

May 4, 1937 

May 2, 1938 

Sept. 15, 1938 

Apr. 1, 1939 

June 12, 1940 

June 13, 1940

Apr. 18, 1941

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.60

5.15 

9.59

9.09 

10.43 

10.73

11.92 

8.39

12.27 

11.36

7.91

Discharge 

(cfs)

52,300

31,900 

64,800 

45, 900 

69,800 

78,200

100,000 

54,700 

101,000

97,000 

55,100

96,400

Water 

year

1941 

1942 

1943 

1944 

1945

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

Date

Apr. 19, 1941 

June 5, 1942 

June 22, 1943 

June 22, 1944 

Mar.19,26, 1945

Mar. 26, 1946 

Apr. 17, 1947 

Apr. 7, 1948 

Apr. 10, 1949 

May 15, 1950

Apr. 19, 1951 

Apr. 20, 1952 

June 30, 1953 

May 7, 1954 

Apr. 11, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.00 

12.94 

13.32 

12.35 

12.30

11.35 

10.41 

10.19 

9.42 

12.57

14.93 

15.32 

10.58 

14.33 

9.14

Discharge 

(cfs)

123,000 

137,000 

124,000 

121,000

102,000 

84,100 

85,300 

73,700 

125,000

184,000 

196,000 

86 , 900 

166,000 

70,500

ROOT RIVER BASIN 

3840. Root River near Lanesboro, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°44'58", long 91°58'43", in sec.l, T.103 N., R.10 W., on left 

bank half a mile upstream from highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from South 

Branch, and 2f miles northeast of Lanesboro.

Drainage area. 615 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Aug. 2, 1940; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1917, at site half a mile downstream at datum about 1.5 ft higher. 

May 12, 1939, to Aug. 1, 1940, at site half a mile downstream at datum 

3.07 ft lower. Datum of gage is 791.84 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 17,500 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,500 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1948.

Water 

year

1910

1911 

1912 

1913 

1914

1916

Date

Mar. 9, 1910

Aug. 13, 1911 

Mar. 29, 1912 

Mar. 14, 1913 

June 27, 1914

Mar. 13, 1916 

Mar. 23, 1917

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.8

12.98 

9.3 

12.0 

10.6

7.2 

a!3.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,040

13,300 

7,930 

11,800 

9,670

5,020 

12,000

Water 

year

1940

1941 

1942 

1943 

1944 

1945

1946

Date

July 11, 1940

Apr. 18, 1941 

June 29, 1942 

Mar. 25, 1943 

June 18, 1944 

Mar. 16, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

height D1?^ge 

(feet) (ofs)

9.50 b5,070

9.00 5,460 

14.53 15,000 

11.39 8,490 

9.07 5,570 

14.09 13,900

12 .53 10 , 400

a Affected by ice.

b Maximum dally discharge.
240 ROOT RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Root River near Lanesboro, Mlnn. Continued

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Apr. 5, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 25, 1949

Apr. 1, 1949

Mar. 8, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

June 13, 1950

July 15, 1950

Apr. 8, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

July 21, 1951

Aug. 8, 1951

Mar. 31, 1952

June 23, 1952

May 25, 1953

July 26, 1953

July 31, 1953

Aug. 4, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.76

10.52

8.75

_

9.02

9.10

11.89

15.55

9.12

6.98

10.84

8.27

13.94

7.22

15.53

9.06

8.74

10.30

7.52

9.88

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,620

7,220

5,240

b4,500

6,330

6,470

11,700

20,500

6,500

3,650

9,410

5,370

16,400

4,040

20,400

6,410

5,980

8,370

4,400

7,650

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 19, 1954

Mar. 9, 1955

Mar. 10, 1955

Apr. 2, 1956

May 29, 1956

July 21, 1957

June 5, 1958

Mar. 24, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

June 26, 1959

Mar. 27, 1960

May 22, 1960

June 27, 1960

July 3, 1960

Aug. 28, 1960

Mar. 2, 1961

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.20

08.95

7.20

8.31

6.73

7.57

14.52

10.08

8.53

10.72

9.00

7.54

10.10

10.15

8.40

7.94

15.26

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,090

_

4,090

5,430

3,570

4,530

17,800

7,990

5,720

9,170

6,290

4,300

8,020

8,100

5,450

4,820

19,500

b Maximum dally discharge.

c Backwater from Ice, 2.45 ft.

3845. Rush Creek near Rushford, Minn.

Location.--Lat 43°50'00", long 91°46'40", on line between sees. 3 and 10,

T.104 N., R.8 W., on downstream side near center of span on highway bridge, 

l| miles northwest of Rushford, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--129 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording prior to June 14, 1950; nonrecording thereafter. Aug. 5, 1942, 

"to June 13, 1950, at site 100 ft upstream. Aug. 5, 1942, to Oct. 27, 1945,

at datum 5 ft higher; Oct. 28, 1945, to Aug. 3, 1949, at datum 3 ft higher.

Datum of gage is 735.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,400 

cfs and extended above on basis of contracted-opening measurements at gage 

heights 11.0 and 13.5 ft. Discharge for flood of June 28, 1942, determined 

by slope-area measurement.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 900 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1943 and subsequent to 1950 water years.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1942 

1943

1944 

1945 

1946

a Ba 

b Ba

Date

June 28, 1942

Mar. 25, 1943 

June 12, 1943

Jan. 27, 1944 

Mar. 11, 1944 

Mar. 23, 1944

Mar. 13, 1945 

July 21, 1945 

Aug. 5, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946 

Feb. 5, 1946 

Mar. 6, 1946 

Mar. 12, 1946 

Mar. 17, 1946 

June 17, 1946 

Sept. 8, 1946 

skwater from lee 

skwater from Ice

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.0

6.74 

3.39

3.33 

3.88 

3.70

5.75 

5.74 

1.63

10.10 

5.89 

4.48 

3.29 

3.36 

4.28 

4.24 

0.56 ft 

1.33 ft

Discharge 

(cfs)

11,000

3,600 

915

1,190 

1,660 

1,560

3,190 

4,000 

902

7,130 

3,190 

2,030 

1,220 

1,340 

1,870 

1,480

Water 

year

1947 

1948 

1949

1950

1951 

1952 

1953

Date

Apr. 5, 1947 

July 27, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948 

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 4, 1949 

Mar. 22, 1949 

Mar. 25, 1949 

Mar. 26, 1949 

Mar. 31, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950 

Mar. 7, 1950 

Mar. 26, 1950 

June 13, 1950

July 21, 1951 

Mar. 31, 1952 

July 26, 1953

Gage 

t eight 

(feet)

5.93 

4.80

a5.56 

5.24

7.0 

3.81 

4.29 

4.25 

5.00

b9.98 

9.64 

13.54 

9.3

11.46 

11.05 

9.32

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,590

1,640

1,800 

2,000

3,640 

980 

1,330 

1,300 

1,880

5,070 

11,600 

5,000

6,580 

6,740 

3,750
ROOT RIVER BASIN 241

Peak stages and discharges of Rush Creek near Rushford, Minn. Continued

Water 

year

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

June 19, 1954 

July 8, 1955

Apr. 3, 1956 

Feb. 24, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.54 

6.80

7.00 

7.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

920 

1,180

1,380 

1,980

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 25, 1958 

Mar. 24, 1959 

July 3, 1960

Mar. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.80 

7.62 

9.05

10.26

Discharge 

(cfs)

420 

2,000 

3,460

4,920

3850. Root River near Houston, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°46'05", long 91°35'11", in sec.32, T.104 N. , R.6 W., on right 

bank 1 mile west of Houston and 2| miles upstream from South Fork.

Drainage area.--1,270 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Sept. 28, 1933; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Sept. 30, 1917, at site if miles downstream at different datum. Datum of 

gage is 671.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 20,000 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 5,000 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1934.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

Mar. 7, 1910

Mar. 10, 1910

Aug. 14, 1911

Mar. 30, 1912

Mar. 25, 1913

June 28, 1914

Mar. 26, 1915

Mar. 26, 1916

Mar. 23, 1917

June 4, 1930

July 15, 1931

Mar. 27, 1932

Mar. 31, 1933

Apr. 4, 1934

July 10, 1934

July 27, 1934

Mar. 17, 1935

July 2, 1935

July 5, 1935

Aug. 3, 1935

Aug. 6, 1935

Mar. 11, 1936

Mar. 21, 1936

May 1, 1936

Mar. 6, 1937

Mar. 7, 1937

May 27, 1937

Sept. 11, 1938

Mar. 14, 1939

Mar. 14, 1939

Mar. 21, 1939

Mar. 30, 1940

July 11, 1940

Apr. 19, 1941

May 30, 1941

Qage 

height 

(feet)

_

6.8

10.8

10.0

9.9

10.2

9.35

9.7

11.95

8.29

8.00

9.31

14.07

12.56

8.92

9.40

10.02

8.88

9.26

10.15

10.81

14.9

10.65

11.17

13.34

11.38

8.20

11.79

8.97

8.85

8.89

9.30

9.04

8.45

8.66

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

(b)

-

-

-

-

-

0.2

.85

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

4.7

-

-

5.1

-

-

-

1.7

.04

-

-

-

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs f

a2,500

-

15,200

10,600

10,000

11,700

7,330

7,970

17,000

5,100

4,580

6,900

26,600

19,000

5,400

5,690

8,520

5,840

6,470

8,520

11,700

9,450

10,800

14,000

-

14,500

5,380

15,600

-

6,450

6,620

7,860

5,960

5,800

6,280

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Mar. 22, 1942

May 17, 1942

June 30, 1942

Aug. 3, 1942

Aug. 8, 1942

Mar. 27, 1943

June 28, 1943

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 12, 1944

June 19, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

May 26, 1945

July 21, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

June 17, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 6, 1949

Mar. 25, 1949

Mar. 27, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

Mar. 8, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

June 13, 1950

July 16, 1950

Apr. 9, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

June 22, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

July 27, 1953

Aug. 4, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.44

8.35

13.62

8.83

9.59

10.50

08.8

8.55

7.82

8.09

13.39

8.92

10.38

12.84

10.82

10.00

9.27

10.31

8.32

12.00

8.56

9.60

8.40

8.84

8.04

9.15

11.69

14.15

9.92

7.85

10.04

8.59

11.58

13.90

10.05

10.04

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

l.T

-

-

-

-

-

1.20

-

2.05

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,660

5,660

23,700

6,300

7,950

10 , 600

6,450

6,120

5,500

5,240

23,900

6,600

10,200

12,900

13,700

9,000

7,300

9,300

5,570

11,700

5,950

-

6,440

7,110

5,570

8,450

15,200

26,200

8,760

5,130

9,120

6,120

14,800

37,000

10,400

9,630

a Maximum daily discharge, 

b Ice effect not determined, 

c Estimated gage height.
242 ROOT RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Root River near Houston, Minn. Continued

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

June 21, 1954

Mar. 9, 1955

Mar. 10, 1955

Apr. 3, 1956

Feb. 25, 1957

July 22, 1957

June 6, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.19

7.38

6.93

10.22

6.70

5.18

10.13

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

2.82

.15

-

1.7

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

5,370

_

3,760

9,660

_

2,230

9,600

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 25, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959 

June 27, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

June 28, 1960

July 3, 1960 

Aug. 29, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.62

9.48 

10.85

9.25

7.74

9.43 

9.92

15.10

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

:

--

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,950

8,720 

10,100

7,520

5,300

7,870 

8,800

31,400

3855. South Pork Root River near Houston, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°44', long 91°34', in NE^SW^ sec.9, T.103 N., R.6 W., on left 

bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 76, half a mile upstream 

from Badger Creek, and 1^ miles south of Houston.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 680.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,600 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 900 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water

year

1950

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Mar. 26, 1950

Mar. 13, 1953

June 28, 1953

July 27, 1953

July 31, 1953

Aug. 4, 1953

Aug. 7, 1953

May 1, 1954

Mar. 4, 1955

Mar. 10, 1955

July 8, 1955

July 31, 1955

Mar. 6, 1956

Mar. 28, 1956

Apr. 3, 1956

May 29, 1956

Feb. 25, 1957

July 17, 1957

Gage

height 

(feet)

al2.81

9.28

9.42

11.40

9.18

10.19

8.84

8.85

8.88

10.23

10.91

10.73

11.00

10.89

12.07

9.38

8.65

11.46

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

1,070

1,120

2,590

1,040

1,420

1,020

878

962

1,450

2,050

1,860

2,150

2,030

3,450

1,100

942

2,110

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 22, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

Feb. 26, 1958

Mar. 25, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

Apr. 4, 1959

May 31, 1959

June 26, 1959

Aug. 3, 1959

Aug. 17, 1959

Aug. 27, 1959

Sept. 22, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

July 3, 1960

Aug. 28, 1960

Mar. 5, 1961

Mar. 26, 1961

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet )

10.64

9.30

8.14

11.88

11.63

11.04

9.12

11. C8

11. ?4

8.?3

10.77

10. T2

12.30

11.42

11.86

10. 27

8. £2

13.74

12.67

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

3.25

.64

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.40

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,410

-

694

4,010

3,270

2,190

1,030

2,240

2,410

974

1,900

1,660

5,270

2,610

3,350

1,470

947

-

6,980

a Annual peak only.
ROOT RIVER BASIN 243

3860. Root River below South Fork, near Houston, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°46'13", long 91°32'03", in SE^NE^- sec.34, T.104 N. , R.6 W., 

on right bank 600 ft downstream from South Fork and ij- miles northeast of 

Houston.

Drainage area. 1,560 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Oct. 3, 1950; recording thereafter. Datutr of gage 

is 660.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 11,000 

cfs and extended above on basis of records for station near Houston and 

South Fork Root River near Houston.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 8,500 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1948.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Sept. 10, 1938

Mar. 22, 1939

Mar. 30, 1940

May 30, 1941

June 30, 1942

Mar. 26, 1943

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar.15-17, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

June 17, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 5, 1948

Mar. 17, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 25, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

(b)

Mar. 27, 1950

June 13, 1950

July 16, 1950

Apr. 8, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

al8.05

14.38

14.40

13.32

17.34

14.79

13.72

16.9

16.9

-

15.5

17.50

14.04

14.50

13.70

13.60

13.40

16.55

16.56

15.00

15.00

14.43

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

2.0

-

-

2.50

.60

-

_

_

-

1.11

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

17,300

11,500

12,300

8,010

23,600

12,800

9,150

2 1 , 600

-

15,600

15,600

13,600

-

11,800

9,110

8,790

10,800

20,500

31,100

21,900

16,700

10,100

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 21, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

July 27, 1953

Aug. 4, 1953

June 21, 1954

Mar. 10, 1955

Apr. 3, 1956

Feb. 25, 1957

July 22, 1957

June 6, 1958

Mar. 25, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

June 27, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

July 3, 1960

Aug. 29, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.28

17.58

15.48

15.11

12.70

12.36

15.47

11.42

9.75

14.85

17.07

14.95

14.95

14.30

13.96

14.05

17.75

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

1.94

-

-

1.22

-

-

_

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

32 , 400

38,700

10,800

10,200

6,310

5,880

11,200

-

3,240

9,690

11,500

11,300

9,870

9,420

8,810

8,970

38,200

a Floodmark 1,000 ft upstream.

b Occurred during period Mar. 7-9, 1950.

COON CREEK BASIN 

3865. Coon Creek at Coon Valley, Wis.

Location.--Lat 43°42'15", long 91°01'15", in NE£ sec.7, T.14 N., R.5 W., 350 ft 

upstream from abandoned dam in town of Coon Valley and 700 ft upstream from 

U.S. Highways 14 and 61.

Drainage area. 77.2 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 716.16 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,300 cfs,

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1934 

1935

1936

Date

Apr. 2, 1934 

Aug. 6, 1935

Mar. 10, 1936

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.30 

12.90

G.ll

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,510 

8,110

1,400

Water 

year

1937 

1938 

1939 

1940

Date

Mar. 6, 1937 

Sept. 10, 1938 

Mar. 19, 1939 

Aug. 14, 1940

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.62 

7.61 

4.12 

8.21

Discharge 

(cfs)

800 

2,810 

747 

3,410
244 COON CREEK BASIN

3870. Coon Creek near Stoddard , Wis.

Location. Lat 43°39'50", long 91°09'10" , in NE^ sec.25, T.14 N., R.7 W., 

0.7 mile northwest of Valley View School and 3.3 miles east of Stoddard.

Drainage area. 119 sq mi.

Gage. Recording and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 650.68 ft above mean sea 

TTevel, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge 3,300 cfs. relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1934 

1935

1936

Date

Apr. 3, 1934 

Aug. 6, 1935

Mar. 11, 1936

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.18 

10.70

9.08

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,800 

5,160

1,840

Water 

year

1937 

1938 

1939 

1940

Date

Mar. 7, 1937 

July 22, 1938 

Mar. 15, 1939 

Aug. 15, 1940

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.72 

9.17 

8.89 

9.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,100 

2,020 

1,450 

1,670

UPPER IOWA RIVER BASIN 

3875. Upper Iowa River at Decorah, Iowa

Location.-- Lat 43°18'20", long 91°48'05", in NE^SW^ sec. 16, T.98 N. , R.8 W., 

on right bank 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 52, 1,500 ft 

downstream from Dry Run cutoff, and 3 miles upstream from Trout Run.

Drainage area. 511 sq mi.

Gage. --Record ing. Datum of gage is 850.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~

Stage -discharge relation. --Defined by current -meter measurements throughout. 

Bankfull stage. Levees are never overtopped.

Historical data. --Maximum flood known, probably since at least 1913, occurred 

May 29 , 1941 , at site of former gaging station near Decorah, 4 miles downstream (discharge, 28,500 cfs).

Remarks. --Base for partial-duration series, 4,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Mar. 31, 1952

July 26, 1953

Aug. 3, 1953

June 21, 1954

Aug. 1, 1955

Mar. 28, 1956

Apr. 2, 1956

Oage 

height 

(feet)

9.17

9.32

9.5S

10.12

6.64

S.28

8.07

Discharge 

(cfs)

S,850

9,600

11,100

11,600

1,700

5,500

4,910

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 16, 1957

Feb. 26, 1958

Apr. 1, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

July 22, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Gage 

1: eight 

(feet)

8.98

-

8.32

S.43

S.46

13.08

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,000

1,200

5,400

5,880

5,880

20,200
UPPER IOWA RIVER BASIN 245

3880. Upper Iowa River near Decorah, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°18'20", long 91°45'00", in NE^SE^ sec. 14, T.98 N. , R.8 W. , on 

left bank 500 ft upstream from county highway bridge in Freeport, 1.2 miles 

downstream from Trout Run, and 3 miles downstream from Decorah.

Drainage area. 568 sq mi.

Gage. Monrecording prior to Aug. 28, 1920, and July 1, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1936; 

recording Aug. 28, 1920, to June 30, 1927, and subsequent to Oct. 27, 1936. 

Aug. 27, 1913, to Nov. 21, 1914, and May 12, 1919, to Aug. 27, 1920, at 

datum 3.96 ft lower. July 1, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1936, at site 4 miles downstream at different datum. Datum of gage is 829.8 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Winneshiek County bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and slope-area measurements 

throughout.

Remarks. Prior to May 24, 1920, 

those for present gage. Base 

ords for period July 1, 

Power Co.

,age heights are computed to be equivalent to 

or partial-duration series, 4,500 cfs. Rec1933, to Sept. 30, 1936, furnished by Interstate

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1914

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

May 24, 1914

Sept. 10, 1919

May 22, 1920

May 27, 1921

May 30, 1921

June 20, 1921

Sept. 17, 1921

Feb. 22, 1922

Mar. 6, 1922

Apr. 3, 1923

Mar. 27, 1924

Aug. 8, 1924

Aug. 19, 1924

Feb. 9, 1925

June 12, 1925

Mar. 18, 1926

May 29, 1927

July 1, 1933

Jan. 22, Apr. 3 -5,

1934

Mar. 16, 1935

Mar. 10, 1936

Mar. 6, 1937

June 25, 1938

Aug. 5, 1938

Aug. 16, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

Aug. 25, 1940

May 29, 1941

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.6

11.05

10.0

10.21

9.2

9.0

7.8

10.42

7.9

9.0

8.0

8.1

8.98

8.3

9.7

6.63

5.30

97.2

92.0

94.4

98.0

8.80

8.80

7.3

7.1

7.5

6.4

15.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,100

6,220

4,970

9,860

8,000

7,600

5,680

10,500

5,840

7,140

6,000

6,160

7,140

6,480

8,600

3,870

2,580

12,200

3,600

7,600

9,420

7,100

6,680

4,920

4,640

5,100

3,760

28,500

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Oct. 7, 1941

June 30, 1942

Aug. 1, 1942

Aug. 8, 1942

Sept. 18, 1942

Oct. 3, 1942

Mar. 15, 1943

Mar. 26, 1943

Aug. 13, 1943

June 15, 1944

June 17, 1944

Mar. 14, 1945

Mar. 17, 1945

May 21, 1945

May 26, 1945

June 1, 1945

Aug. 5, 1945

Aug. 14, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 12, 1946

Sept. 6, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 10, 1947

June 13, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 26, 1950

June 13, 1950

July 16, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

June 26, 1951

June 27, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.9

11.1

9.8

8.2

8.7

8.5

9.8

8.8

8.3

8.6

9.3

8.8

12.2

8.0

7.4

8.9

11.2

9.0

12.1

10.9

9.8

12.0

8.6

8.0

9.9

11.85

8.6

8.4

8.6

-

11.37

8.5

10.1

9.96

8.12

6.67

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,840

12,500

8,720

5,820

6,560

6,240

8,900

6,800

5,920

6,410

7,700

6,760

16,400

5,550

4,730

7,000

12,600

7,220

16,200

11,900

8,950

15,800

7,240

6,310

9,650

12,100

7,380

6,940

6,410

9,500

13,400

6,400

9,580

9,900

6,030

4,500
246 WEXFORD CREEK BASIN

3884. Wexford Creek near Harpers Ferry, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°17', long 91°08', in SE£ sec.25, T.98 N., R.3 W. , at bridge, 

5 miles north of Harpers Ferry.

Drainage area. 11.9 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements and stepbackwater computations.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

July 26, 1953 

June 20, 1954 

July 8, 1955

May 6, 1956 

June 17, 1957

Oage 

height 

(feet)

4.91 

4.90 

6.29

5.00 

5.11

Discharge 

(cfs)

659 

655 

1,490

695 

740

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

May 31, 1959 

Mar. 27, 1960

Feb. 23, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

(a) 

4.50 

6.40

5.74

Discharge 

(cfs)

525 

1,590

2,03O

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage (discharge less than 450 cfs;

PAINT CREEK BASIN 

3885. Paint Creek at Waterville, Iowa

Location. Lat 43"12'35", long 91°18'20" , in NW£NW£ sec.22, T.97 N., R.4 W., on 

right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 373 and 0.5 mile 

northwest of Waterville.

Drainage area. 42.8 sq mi.

Gage. Recording and concrete control.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,200 

cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage. 11 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Aug. 5, 1951

July 26, 1953

Apr. 15, 1954

May 1, 1954

June 20, 1954

Oct. 14, 1954

Mar. 3, 1955

June 3, 1955

July 3, 1955

July 4, 1955

Mar. 27, 1956

May 6, 1956

Aug. 5, 1956

Mar. 23, 1957

June 10, 1957

June 16, 1957

June 17, 1957

Gage

height 

(feet)

17.35

8.53

5.67

6.79

5.72

6.20

5.92

5.36

6.15

6.20

6.03

6.68

5.37

5.32

6.02

6.82

8.33

Discharge 

(cfs)

a9,100

2,S40

608

1,300

630

930

785

536

900

930

855

1,210

544

523

830

1,280

2,650

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 12, 1957

July 31, 1957

Feb. 24, 195S

Mar. 24, 1959

Mar. 31, 1959

May 20, 1959

May 31, 1959

June 28, 1959

Aug. 3, 1959

Sept. 26, 1959

Mar. 27, 1960

July 2, 1960

Feb. 22, 1961

Mar. 4, 1961

Mar. 24, 1961

Mar. 25, 1961

Sept. 1, 1961

Sept. 30, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.37

5.95

6.40

6.38

6.62

5.5S

5.77

8.40

5.29

7.48

S.39

5.35

-

6.24

6.88

8.96

6.67

7.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,000

808

1,030

1,030

1,150

650

718

2,710

523

1,790

2,710

544

1,800

930

1,340

3,420

1,180

1,S70

a Annual peak only.
PAINT CREEK BASIN 247

3886. Paint Creek near Waterville, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°11', long 91°16', at bridge near center of sec.36, T.97 N., 

R.4 W., 3 miles southeast of Waterville.

Drainage area. 56.0 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

Aug. 5, 1951

July 26, 1953 

Apr. 30, 1954 

July 4, 1955

May 6, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

17.00

12.89 

9.83

11.25

11.06

Discharge 

(cfs)

10,800

3,900 

1,920 

2,720

2,590

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

July 31, 1957 

Feb. 24, 1958 

Mar. 24, 1959 

Mar. 27, 1960

Mar. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.33 

7.25 

8.71 

13.81

13.53

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,850 

760 

1,470 

4,870

4,540

3887. Little Paint Creek tributary near Waterville, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°13', long 91°15' , in SW£ sec.l, T.97 N. , R.4 W. , at culvert, 

3j miles northeast of Waterville.

Drainage area. 1.09 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements and stepbackwater computations.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

July 26, 1953 

Apr. 30, 1954 

July 4, 1955

May 6, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

2.79 

3.89 

4.25

4.02

Discharge 

(cfs)

137 

310 

383

336 

(a)

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 24, 1958 

June 28, 1959 

Mar. 27, 1960

-

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.85 

4.34 

4.10

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

144 

404 

352

(b)

a Peak discharge less than 118 cfs. 

b Peak discharge less than 167 cfs.

YELLOW RIVER BASIN 

3890. Yellow River at Ion, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°06'35", long 91 0 15'45", in SE^SW^ sec.24, T.96 N. , F.4 W., on 

downstream side of county highway bridge at Ion, 7.5 miles northwest of 

McGregor, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 221 sq ml.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 664.65 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements. 

The relation is subject to large shifts.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,000 cfs.
248 YELLOW RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Yellow River at Ion, Iowa

Water 

year

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Mar. 4, 1935

Mar. 10, 1936

Mar. 4, 1937

June 13, 1937

Feb. 6, 1938

June 30, 1938

July 10, 1938

Feb. 19, 1939

Mar. 29, 1940

July 26, 1940

Aug. 3, 1940

May 29, 1941

June 13, 1942

June 29, 1942

Aug. 1, 1942

Mar. 15, 1943

Aug. 13, 1943

June 16, 1944

June 17, 1944

June 26, 1944

June 1, 1945

Oage 

height 

(feet)

11.0

10.2

10.5

9.1

10.4

9.8

8.9

8.2

9.6

9.7

9.7

15.2

8.7

10.3

12.0

9.8

12.2

13.5

10.8

10.4

13.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,440

4,560

4,950

3,500

4,840

4,200

3,310

2,730

4,000

4,100

4,100

21,200

3,250

4,910

7,320

4,360

8,320

12,200

5,530

5,000

11,600

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

June 28, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Feb. 5, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 12, 1946

Aug. 17, 1946

Sept. 6, 1946

Apr. 10, 1947

June 13, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 4, 1949

Mar. 6, 1950

Mar. 26, 1950

June 13, 1950

July 16, 1950

Feb. 25, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

Apr. 7, 1951

July 8, 1951

July 16, 1951

Aug. 6, 1951

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.4

13.0

8.9

11.0

11.0

9.6

11.7

8.8

10.4

-

8.6

12.5

10.0

9.6

12.8

8.8

10.1

_

9.90

10.34

7.57

7.62

8.26

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,210

13,000

5,120

7,760

7,760

5,830

9,750

4,980

6,900

8,000

4,760

13,000

6,520

5,920

15,700

4,980

6,550

4,500

9,580

10 , 500

4,840

4,840

6,100

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

3895. Mississippi River at McGregor, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°01'30", long 91°10'20", in SE^SE^ sec.22, T.9: N., R.3 W. , on 

right bank In city park at north end of Main Street in McGresor, 2.6 miles 

upstream from Wisconsin River, 4.3 miles downstream from Yellow River, and 

at mile 633.4 upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. 67,500 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage Is 605.30 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 1, 1937, and since June 2, 1939, auxiliary recording 

gage; June 1, 1937, to June 1, 1939, auxiliary nonrecording gage 14.1 miles 

upstream in tailwater of dam 9, at datum 5.30 ft lower.

Stage-discharge relation.--Discharge computed by slope method. 

Historical data. Maximum stage known, that of June 1880.

Remarks.--Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Wisconsin River 

and dam 10. Plow regulated by reservoirs and navigation dams. Peak stage 

usually occurs at different time than peak discharge. Gage-height record at 

dam 9 collected in cooperation with Corps of Engineers. Only annual maximum 

daily discharges and gage heights are shown.

Maximum daily discharges

Water 

year

1880

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

June 1880

May 6,9, 1937

May 27, 1938

Apr. 6, 1939

Apr. 19, 1940

Apr. 20, 1941

June 7, 1942

June 28, 1943

June 24, 1944

Oage 

height 

(feet)

21.0

11.38

15.76

-

10.50

14.66

17.38

16.89

16.17

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

54,700

101,400

96,900

52,100

102,800

113,800

124,600

122,500

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Mar. 29, 1945

Mar. 29, 1946

Apr. 21, 1947

Apr. 11, 1948

Apr.4,13, 1949

May 17, 1950

Apr. 22, 1951

Apr. 22, 1952

July 3, 1953

Oage 

height 

(feet)

16.80

15.84

13.70

12.81

11.42

15.26

20.83

20.89

12.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

127,700

101,200

85,500

84,000

73,100

123,300

185,700

197,500

86,200
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 249

Maximum daily discharges of Mississippi River at McGregor, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

May 9, 1954 

Apr. 14, 1955

Apr.15,16, 1956 

July 8, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.60 

12.20

14.88 

12.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

165,500 

73,700

105,000 

95,800

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 14, 1958 

Apr. 3, 1959 

June 4,5, 1960

Mar. 29,30, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.98 

12.32 

16.08

15.47

Discharge 

(cfs)

55,800 

72,300 

83,100

114,000

WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

3910. Wisconsin River at Rainbow Lake, near Lake Tomahawk, Wis. 

(Published as "at Rainbow Reservoir " 1936-55)

Location. Lat 45°50'00", long 89°32'50" , in S|SW£ sec. 30, T.39 N. , R.8 E. , 

400 ft upstream from Gilmore Creek, 800 ft downstream from Rainbow Lake Dam, 

and 2.5 miles northeast of town of Lake Tomahawk. Records include flow of 

Gilmore Creek.

Drainage area. 750 sq mi, approximately, includes Gilmore Creek.

Gage. --Record ing. Datum of gage is 1,570.05 ft above mean sea level (Public 

Service Commission of Wisconsin bench mark) .

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current -meter measurements below 

3,500 cfs.

Remarks . Flow regulated by Rainbow Lake and 12 smaller reservoirs above 

station. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

May 11, 1937

Aug. 10, 1938

June 30, 1939

May 26, 1940

Sept. 5, 1941

July 18, 1942

June 17, 1943

May 17, 1944

Apr. 24, 1945

June 26, 1946

May 10, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Aug. 26, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.10

6.33

6.43

4.77

7.59

7.23

6.66

4.67

5.14

6.68

4.54

2.72

3.96

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,130

2,420

2,650

1,700

3,570

3,430

3,010

1,770

1,980

3,010

1,600

734

1,320

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 12, 1950

May 19, 1951 '

Oct. 5, 1951

June 22, 1953

May 10, 1954

Oct. 17, 1954

July 12, 1956

Oct. 1, 1956

June 17, 1958

Sept. 28, 1959

Oct. 2, 1959

May 19, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.00

5.43

5.46

5.78

5.50

4.79

4.02

2.93

2.75

5.68

5.86

4.70

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,500

2,170

2,300

2,450

2,250

1,840

1,440

886

802

2,340

2,450

1,750

3920. Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander, Wis. 

(Published as "near Rhinelander" 1905-15)

Location. Lat 45°33'15", long 89°30'25", in NW^ sec.4, T.35 N. , R.8 E. , at 

head of Whirlpool Rapids, 0.6 mile downstream from outlet of Crescent Lake 

and 10 miles southwest of Rhinelander.

Drainage area. 1,200 sq mi, approximately. At site used prior to Oct. 1, 1915,

1,150 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Monrecording prior to Oct. 1, 1915, at highway bridge 3 miles upstream 

at different datum; recording at present site thereafter. Datum of gage is 

1,492.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Wisconsin Public 

Service Commission).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

5,500 cfs.

Remarks. Flow regulated by 12 reservoirs beginning in 1908; 13 reservoirs 

1909-34; 15 reservoirs since 1935, and 3 powerplants above station. Only 

annual peaks are shown.
250 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhlnelander, Wls.

Water 

year

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

Date

Apr. 22, 1906

Apr. 3, 1907

May 2, 1908

Apr. 29, 1909

Nov. 15, 1909

July 24, 1911

Aug. 11, 1912

July 29, 1913

July 2, 1914

July 18, 1915

Apr. 22, 1916

Apr. 25, 1917

June 1, 1918

Apr. 13, 1919

Apr. 1, 1920

Apr. 30, 1921

Apr. 12, 1922

Apr. 23, 1923

Apr. 18, 1924

June 16, 1925

July 28, 1927

Sept. 18, 1928

Apr. 10, 1929

June 21, 1930

June 12, 1931

Apr. 12, 1932

Apr.19,22, 1933

Apr. 12, 1934

Mar. 27, 1935

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.3

3.9

4.5

6.1

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.61

4.15

4.2

4.28

5.2

4.65

5.18

5.24

4.55

4.15

4.35

5.13

5.70

4.15

3.75

4.38

4.64

4.40

4.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,460

3,720

3,720

2,820

2,340

2,940

5,020

2,940

3,160

3,060

5,250

2,900

3,030

3,200

4,520

3,620

4,490

4,590

3,480

2,720

3,180

4,350

5,410

2,970

2,460

3,250

a3,620

3,400

4,030

Water 

year

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 10, 1936

May 3, 1937

May 8, 1938

June 26, 1939

June 10, 1940

Sept. 6, 1941

Sept. 23, 1942

June 18, 1943

May 18, 1944

June 4, 1945

June 28, 1946

Jan. 1, 1947

May 6, 1947

Jan. 24, 1948

Feb. 29, 1948

July 6, 1949

May 13, 1950

May 21, 1951

July 25, 1952

June 22, 1953

May 8, 1954

Oct. 18, 1954

July 14, 1956

Apr. 22, 1957

July 15, 1958

Sept. 26, 1959

May 8, 1960

May 22, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.82

4.05

4.86

5.16

4.50

5.91

5.44

5.59

4.33

4.81

5.44

b4.35

-

C3.40

-

3.34

5.36

4.96

4.70

4.96

5.07

4.23

3.77

3.58

3.76

5.42

5.55

4.38

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,030

2,780

3,950

4,540

3,400

5,590

4,880

5,230

3,180

3,870

4,880

-

2,460

-

1,630

1,940

4,880

4,200

3,710

4,120

4,320

2,900

2,340

2,190

2,410

4,740

5,040

3,130

a Peak discharge shown may have 

parts of the year.

b Backwater from ice, 2.0 ft. 

c Backwater from ice, 1.0 ft.

been exceeded as recorder was not in operation during

3924. Tomahawk River near Bradley, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°36'15", long 89°45'10", in SW£ sec.16, T.36 N., R.6 E., 

4.5 miles downstream from Bearskin Creek and 4.7 miles north of Bradley.

Drainage area. 422 sq mi.

Gag_e_.--Nonrecording prior to Oct. 7, 1925; recording thereafter. Altitude of 

gage is 1,460 ft (from river-profile map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

2,000 cfs.

Remarks. Plow regulated by Minocqua and Squirrel Lakes. Only annual peaks are 

^own- Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1915

1916 

1917 

1918 

1919

Date

July 18, 1915

Apr. 24, 1916 

Apr. 21, 1917 

June 4, 1918 

Apr. 11, 1919

Oage 

height 

(feet)

4.25

6.9 

4.31 

4.83 

5.11

Discharge 

(cfs)

904

2,200 

927 

1,140 

1,270

Water 

year

1920

1924 

1925

1926

Date

Mar. 30, 1920

Apr. 20, 1924 

Apr. 25, 1925

Apr. 18, 1926

Gage 

1- eight 

(feet)

6.17

4.9 

3.7

4.82

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,820

1,170 

713

1,120
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 251

3930. Tomahawk River at Bradley, Wis. 

(Published as "at Tomahawk" 1930-51)

Location. Lat 45°32'20", long 89°44'45", in NW^ sec.9, T.35 N. , R.6 E. , gt 

dam at outlet of Lake Nokomis, 0.5 mile east of Bradley, 4.0 miles upstream 

from Jersey powerplant, and 4.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi. Prior to October 1951, 554 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording supplemented by frequent readings of taintor gate openings. 

Datum of gage is 1,448.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

October 1951, powerplant records at site 4.0 miles downstream.

Remarks. Plow completely regulated by four reservoirs operated by Wisconsin 

Valley Improvement Co. Records of lake elevations and gate openings furnished by Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Sept. 13, 1930

Sept. 7, 1931

Jan. 29, 1932

July 15, 1933

June 8, 1934

July 6, 1935

July 11, 1936

Aug. 23, 1937

Sept. 13, 1938

June 14, 1939

June 10, 1940

Sept. 15, 1941

May 31, 1942

June 18, 1943

July 4, 1944

June 5, 1945

Qage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,220

890

1,170

939

612

1,890

1,170

912

1,760

2,100

1,410

1,790

2,100

2,530

1,100

1,860

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 25, 1946

July 31, 1947

Oct. 26, 1947

Feb. 13, 1949

June 1, 1950

Sept.lSj 1951

Oct. 7, 1951

July 2, 1953

Aug. 8, 1954

Oct. 24-26, 1954

Sept. 8, 1956

Dec. 11, 1956

Aug. 24, 1958

Sept. 30, 1959

Oct. 2, 1959

Jan. 21, 1961

height Discharge 

(feet) (cfs)

1,840

1,310

587

759

976

1 , 460

1,640

1,570

1,280

1,240

778

767

688

2,460

2,690

1,050

3935. Spirit River at Spirit Falls, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°26'55", long 89°58'50", in NW^ sec.10, T.34 N., R.4 E., on 

downstream side of bridge, 0.2 mile south of town of Spirit Falls, 0.6 mile 

upstream from Squaw Creek, and 2 miles downstream from Richie Creek.

Drainage area. 82 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording and crest-stage gages. Altitude of gage is 1,450 ft (from 

dam and reservoir data).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belo*^ 

2,000 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Sept. 18, 1942

Mar. 31, 1943

May 13, 1944

Mar. 18, 1945

Mar. 17, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Mar. 27, 1948

Mar. 30, 1949

Apr. 18, 1950

Apr. 12, 1951

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.00

6.8

5.8

7.18

9.14

6.08

4.3

6.3

7.10

6.22

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,180

1,850

1,290

2,200

3,540

1,510

624

1,630

2,140

1,570

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 18, 1952

June 20, 1953

May 3, 1954

Oct. 15, 1954

Apr. 6, 1956

May 15, 1957

July 5, 1958

Sept. 27, 1959

Apr. 13, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.37

6.64

5.60

6.1

a7.30

3.9

4.53

6.50

6.10

b6.87

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,700

1,820

1,210

1,510

1,600

478

710

1,520

1,290

1,200

a Backwater from ice, 1.3 ft.

b Affected by backwater from Ice.
252 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

3940. New Wood River near Merrill, Wis.

Location.--Lat 45°15'30" , long 89°50'40" , in Ej sec.15, T.32 N., R.5 E., near 

right bank on downstream side of county highway bridge, thre^-quarters of a 

mile downstream from Kelly Creek, 2| miles upstream from mouth, and 9j miles 

northwest of Merrill.

Drainage area.--83 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 1,380 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Mar. 23, 1953

June 21, 1953

May 3, 1954

Apr. 5, 1955

Apr. 6, 1955

Apr. 11, 1956

Mar. 25, 1957

May 15, 1957

Gage

height 

(feet)

a6.50

-

5.32

a8. 40

-

5.22

b4.81

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

-

1,100

1,110

-

916

1,050

-

615

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 2, 1958

Apr. 8, 1958

July 9, 1959

Apr. 8, 1960

May 17, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Mar. 30, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a4.48

6.00

a5. 98

-

a6.6

_

Discharge 

(ofs)

_

530

1,370

1,180

_

900

a Affected by backwater from Ice.

b Maximum observed; affected by ice Jam.

3945. Prairie River near Merrill, Wis.

Location.--Lat 45°14'10", long 89°38'50", on line between sees. 20 and 29, 

T.32 N., R.7 E. , on downstream side of county highway bridge, 1.5 miles upstream from Meadow Creek, 4.5 miles northeast of Merrill, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 1,300 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,500 

cfs and extended by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1940

1941

Date

Apr. 30, 1914

May 22, 1915

Apr. 22, 1916

June 8, 1917

May 28, 1918

Apr. 11, 1919

Mar. 28, 192O

Apr. 28, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

Apr. 22, 1923

Apr. 17, 1924

June 5, 1925

Aug. 21, 1926

Mar. 18, 1927

Sept. 15, 1928

Apr. 7, 1929

June 16, 1930

June 13, 1931

June 8, 1940

Aug. 31, 1941

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.5

3.8

6.2

4.1

5.0

4.8

5.8

5.6

5.9

6.2

5.4

4.0

7.6

5.6

5.0

6.5

4.5

2.9

5.6

9.45

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,160

781

2,380

916

1,420

1,280

2,020

1,860

2,110

2,380

1,700

870

3,780

1,860

1,420

2,680

1,110

394

1,810

5,800

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Sept. 18, 1942

June 2, 1943

May 13, 1944

Mar. 18, 1945

Mar. 17, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Mar. 27, 1948

July 5, 1949

Apr. 18, 1950

Apr. 12, 1951

Apr. 11, 1952

Mar. 23, 1953

June 26, 1954

Apr. 2, 1955

Apr. 7, 1956

May 16, 1957

July 6, 1958

Sept. 28, 1959

May 7, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Gage 

t eight 

(feet)

6.6

5.1

4.5

4.7

4.8

4.7

3.3

3.6

5.5

5.37

4.40

5.36

4.5

4.45

4.5

3.40

4.7

7.1

6.70

6.44

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,530

1,400

1,050

1,160

1,280

1,220

515

628

1,660

1,590

995

1,590

1,050

1,020

1,050

567

1,160

3,000

2,620

2,390
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 253

3950. Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis.

Location.--Lat 45°10'40", long 89°40'45" , on line between sees. 12 and 13, 

T.31 N. , R.6 E., 300 ft downstream from highway bridge at east end of 

Merrill and 0.5 mile downstream from Prairie River.

Drainage area. 2,780 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Sept. 11, 1914; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 1,228.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 

20,000 cfs.

Historical data.--The flood of Aug. 31, 1941, was the highest since 1884.

Remarks. Flow regulated by many reservoirs and powerplants above station. 

Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

Date

Sept. 16, 1903

May 27, 1904

June 17, 1905

Apr. 11, 14, 1906

Sept. 20, 1907

Apr. 29, 1908

May 7, 1909

Nov. 17, 1909

May 23, 1911

July 24, 1912

Apr. 18, 1913

Apr. 30, 1914

Aug. 7, 1915

Apr. 22, 1916

Apr. 21, 1917

May 28, 1918

Apr. 11, 1919

Mar. 27, 1920

Apr. 29, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

Apr. 22, 1923

Apr. 17, 1924

June 13, 1925

Aug. 21, 1926

Mar. 18, 1927

Sept. 14, 1928

Apr. 7, 1929

June 15, 1930

June 21, 1931

Apr. 11, 1932

Qage 

height 

(feet)

11.7

11.0

12.0

10.1

9.2

9.5

8.8

8.1

7.7

17.5

9.2

8.9

7.87

12.60

8.80

9.73

9.51

11.8

10.28

11.2

11.95

9.65

7.58

10.86

10.90

11.00

12.2

8.05

7.95

8.87

Discharge 

(cfs)

21,800

19,500

23,000

16,200

13,000

14,000

11,600

9,380

8,140

45,000

12,600

11,000

8,160

23,400

10,700

13,400

12,900

20,500

15,400

18,400

20,700

13,300

7,370

17,400

17,400

17,700

21,900

10,700

8,430

11,000

Water 

year

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 2, 1933

Apr. 9, 1934

Mar. 23, 1935

May 6, 1936

Apr. 24, 1937

May 5, 1938

Mar. 27, 1939

June 9, 1940

Aug. 31, 1941

Sept. 18, 1942

June 27, 1943

May 13, 1944

June 3, 1945

June 25, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Mar. 26, 1948

July 6, 1949

Apr. 19, 1950

Apr. 12, 1951

July 23, 1952

July 2, 1953

May 3, 1954

June 11, 1955

Apr. 6, 1956

May 15, 1957

July 5, 1958

Sept. 27, 1959

May 7, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

8.89

8.6

10.82

9.65

9.32

10.96

10.81

11.07

18.26

13.85

10.58

9.49

8.37

11.49

8.20

6.88

7.95

11.52

11.30

10.45

9.55

10.16

9.24

8.48

6.76

7.82

11.94

11.24

9.28

Discharge 

(ofs)

11,000

10,100

17,000

14,400

11,500

17,400

16,600

16,500

49,400

27,000

14,900

11,700

8,330

18,100

8,440

5,520

7,950

18,100

17,400

14,600

12,200

13,500

10 , 600

8,650

5,150

7,270

19,600

17,000

10,700

3960. Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°58'25", long 89°54'15", in NW£ sec.27, T.29 N., R.5 E., on 

downstream side of highway bridge in village of Rib Falls, 6 miles downstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area. 309 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 1,220 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 12,000 

cfs and extended by logarithmic plotting.

Historical data.--The flood of Aug. 31, 1938, was higher than the flood of 1905 

according to some residents, from the Marathon Times.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

280-255 O - 68 - 18
254 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Rib River at Rib Palls, Wis.

Water 

year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

June 4, 1925

Aug. 21, 1926

Mar. 17, 1927

Mar. 26, 1928

Apr. 7, 1929

June 14, 1930

June 22, 1931

Apr. 7, 1932

Apr. 6, 1933

Sept. 26, 1934

Mar. 23, 1935

May 6, 1936

Apr. 9, 1937

Aug. 31, 1938

Mar. 26, 1939

June 8, 1940

Aug. 31, 1941

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.90

10.8

7.7

9.4

9.4

8.4

4.2

9.4

7.0

10.3

9.7

11.5

7.1

16.2

9.7

10.2

13.32

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,500

15,200

5,960

10,400

10 , 400

7,660

1,130

10,300

4,430

13,300

11,300

18,000

4,510

23,800

7,590

8,580

16,000

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Sept. 18, 1942

June 27, 1943

May 12, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

June 25, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Mar. 27, 1948

Mar. 29, 1949

Apr. 17, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

July 28, 1953

May 3, 1954

Oct. 14, 1954

Apr. 4, 1956

Apr. 5, 1956

Mar. 15, 1957

May 15, 1957

Gage

height 

(feet)

14.50

11.60

6.73

9.41

9.29

7.94

6.9

7.6

8.1

10.53

8.4

11.34

8.10

7.9

alO.15

-

a7.07

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

19,100

11,700

2,860

6,620

6,420

4,180

3,030

3,820

4,440

9,400

5,430

11,200

4,960

4,750

-

6,500

-

1,560

a Maximum observed, affected by Ice Jam.

3970. Eau Claire River near Antigo, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°11'40", long 89 0 13'15", in E| sec.3, T.31 N., R.10 E., on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 4.6 miles upstream from West Branch, and 

4 miles northwest of Antigo.

Drainage area. 75 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Reference point at elevation 5.50 ft gage datum. Altitude of gage is 

1,460 ft (from Chicago and North Western Railway elevation of river).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 180 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949 

1950

1951

Date

July 4, 1949 

Apr. 17, 1950

Apr. 5, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.1

1.8

1.76

Discharge 

(cfs)

339 

276

260

Water 

year

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

Date

Apr. 1, 1952 

Mar. 22, 1953 

May 2, 1954 

Apr. 1, 1955

Qage 

height 

(feet)

1.80 

1.99 

1.95 

1.45

Discharge 

(cfs)

276 

347 

332 

187

3975. Eau Claire River at Kelly, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°55'05", long 89°33'00", on line between sees. 9 and 10,

T.28 N., R.8 E., on downstream side of highway bridge, 0.7 mile northeast of 

Kelly, 1.3 miles upstream from Big Sandy Creek, 4.5 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 5 miles southeast of Wausau.

Drainage area. 326 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecordlng at datum 1.00 ft higher prior to Sept. 16, 1953; recording 

at present datum thereafter. Datum of gage is 1,177.88 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below

6,000 Cfs.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 1,500 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1959.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 255

Peak stages and discharges of Eau Claire River at Kelly

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

June 4, 1914

May 22, 1915

Apr. 21, 1916

Apr. 4, 1917

May 27, 1918

June 26, 1919

Mar. 26, 1920

Mar. 20, 1921

Apr. 9, 1922

Apr. 20, 1923

Apr. 17, 1924

June 5, 1925

Aug. 21, 1926

June 8, 1940

Sept. 1, 1941

May 31, 1942

June 27, 1943

June 16, 1944

Mar. 18, 1945

Mar. 14, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Oage 

height 

(feet)

4.8

3.1

5.3

3.4

4.4

4.5

6.5

7.6

7.5

6.9

5.7

3.1

8.4

6.6

7.42

4.91

7.01

3.57

5.5

5.99

3.93

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,910

1,180

3,520

1,460

2,450

2,560

5,080

6,600

6,460

5,620

4,130

1,220

8,300

5,020

5,980

3,090

5,740

1,760

3,750

4,330

2,020

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 22, 1948

Apr. 1, 1949

Apr. 18, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

Mar. 23, 1953

Apr. 27, 1954

Apr. 2, 1955

Apr. 6, 1956

Apr. 7, 1956

Mar. 15, 1957

Apr. 22, 1957

Nov. 19, 1957

Apr. 6, 1958

Apr. 3, 1959

Aug. 24, 1959

Sept. 27, 1959

Oct. 26, 1959

Apr. 15, 1960

May 7, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

, Wis.

S -BST

5.55 3,860

2.98 1,300

5.00 3,200

5.69 4,090

6.21 4,580

7.07 5,280

5.33 2,430

6.05 3,230

a8. 39

3,650

b6.23

1,450

b5.55

2,420

c2,000

4.60 1,580

8.76 ' 5,410

5.88 2,580

5.65 2,700

7.81 4,950

9.80 6,600

a Backwater from ice, 3.0 ft.

b Affected by backwater from ice.

c About.

3980. Wisconsin River at Rothschild, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°53'10", long 89°37'50", in sec.26, T.28 N., R.7 E., at Rothschild, 0.5 mile downstream from Rothschild Dam, 2 miles downstream from Eau 

Claire River, 5 miles upstream from Black Creek, and 5.5 miles south of 

bridge on State Highway 29 in Wausau.

Drainage area. 4,000 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is l,135r .86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Auxiliary staff gage in Mosinee Pond 8 miles downstream.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 45,000 

cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Flow regulated by 20 reservoirs and 12 powerplants above station. 

Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1941

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Sept. 1, 1941

Mar. 18, 1945

Mar. 18, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Mar. 27, 1948

Mar. 30, 1949

Apr. 19, 1950

Apr. 8, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952

Qage 

height 

(feet)

22.3

14.04

13.98

12.43

10.26

9.16

13.68

15.31

14.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

75,000

28,600

28 , 600

23,200

16,400

13,200

27,600

33,200

31,400

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 23, 1953

May 3, 1954

Apr. 3, 1955

Apr. 6, 1956

Apr. 20, 1957

Apr. 7, 1958

Sept. 27, 1959

May 7, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.06

13.70

11.20

12.45

7.06

10.74

17.81

17.05

15.36

Discharge 

(cfa)

32,500

27,600

19,200

23,400

8,500

17,800

47,000

42 , 900

34,700
256 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

3985. Bull Creek Jr. near Rothschild, Wls.

Location.--Lat 44°50'00", long 89°36'25", in sec.12, T.27 N. , R.7E., just downstream from bridge on county road X, 4 miles south of Rothschild, and 

5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 26.4 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 1,190 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 600 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944 

1945

1946 

1947

Date

June 14, 1944 

Mar. 18, 1945

Mar. 15, 1946 

Apr. 7, 1947

(Jage 

height 

(feet)

3.40 

4.20

3.70 

3.0

Discharge 

(efs)

326 

671

484 

173

Water 

year

1948 

1949 

1950

1951

Date

Mar. 23, 1948 

Mar. 31, 1949 

Apr. 12, 1950

Apr. 8, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.1 

2.5 

2.90

3.6S

Discharge 

(cfs)

276 

115 

214

484

3990. Big Eau Pleine River near Colby, Wis.

Location.--Lat 44°54'10", long 90°12'45", in NW£ sec. 24, T.28 N., R.2 E. , on 

downstream side of bridge at Cherokee, 1.6 miles upstream from Randall 

Creek, and 5 miles east of Colby.

Drainage area. 79 sq mi, approximately.

Gage_.--Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 1,270 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

8,000 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1942 

1943 

1944 

1945

1946 

1947 

1948

Date

May 30, 1942 

June 27, 1943 

Apr. 7, 1944 

Mar. 17, 1945

Mar. 14, 1946 

Apr. 6, 1947 

Mar. 21, 194S

(Jage 

height 

(feet)

7.9 

11.05 

5.00 

8.54

8.0 

6.8 

6.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,580 

9,370 

843 

4,660

3,8SO 

2,310 

1,530

Water 

year

1949 

1950

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954

Date

Mar. 27, 1949 

Mar. 28, 1950

Apr. 8, 1951 

Apr. 1, 1952 

Mar. 22, 1953 

May 3, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.48 

e.6.7

7.48

7.30 

8.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,150 

1,900

b3,160 

bl,500 

2,900 

3,880

a Affected by ice.

b Maximum daily discharge.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 257

3995. Big Eau Pleine River near Stratford, Wis.

Location.--Lat 44°49'15" , long 90°04'35", on line between sec.13, T.27 N. , 

R.3 E., and sec.18, T.27 N. , R.4 E., 15 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 97, 1 mile north of Stratford, and 1.4 miles downstream from small 

tributary.

Drainage area. 224 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Sept. 16, 1938; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Dec. 31, 1925, at site 0.5 mile upstream at different datum. Altitude of 

gage is 1,170 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 24,000 

cfs and extended by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 2,500 cfs. 

shown prior to 1940.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

June 5, 1914

May 21, 1915

Apr. 21, 1916

Apr. 4, 1917

May 26, 191S

Aug. 7, 1919

Nov. 10, 1919

Apr. 27, 1921

Apr. 9, 1922

Apr. 18, 1923

Aug. 22, 1924

June 17, 1925

May 1, 1937

Sept. 9, 1938

Mar. 24, 1939

Apr. 4, 1940

May 20, 1940

June 8, 1940

June 24, 1940

Apr. 2, 1941

Apr. 14, 1941

May 29, 1941

Sept. 4, 1941

Sept. 16, 1941

Oct. 7, 1941

Oct. 27, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

May 30, 1942

July 16, 1942

Sept. 18, 1942

Oct. 4, 1942

Mar. 30, 1943

May 29, 1943

June 17, 1943

June 27, 1943

Nov. 8, 1943

Apr. 7, 1944

June 14, 1944

June 25, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

Apr. 17, 1945

Aug. 31, 1945

Nov. 8, 1945

Mar. 14, 1946

June 11, 1946

June 24, 1946

June 30, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.7

7.2

9.2

7.5

9.6

8.9

11.0

10.6

11.6

6.4

11.0

6.6

7.6

24.5

14.95

10.18

10.50

11.25

16.35

13.10

10.09

10.08

10.60

14.10

15.34

12.48

12.99

16.08

15.35

15.18

12.53

18.21

11.58

11.90

20.5

9.23

9.55

9.66

10.28

17.30

9.48

22.2

10.16

14.87

10.95

10.85

10.92

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

40,000

3,420

6,050

3,770

6,510

5,610

8,810

8,150

9,900

2,510

8,810

2,710

1,650

41,000

8,200

3,290

3,550

4,180

10,200

6,060

3,210

3,210

3,640

7,160

8,590

5,420

5,950

9,710

8,720

8,460

5,420

13,200

4,540

4,820

18,500

2,520

2,810

2,890

3,370

11,500

2,730

24,700

3,290

7,840

4,000

3,820

3,910

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 24, 1947

Apr. 5, 1947

Mar. 21, 1948

Mar. 22, 1949

Mar. 27, 1949

Apr. 5, 1949

Mar. 27, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

June 4, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

Apr. 15, 1952

July 3, 1952

Mar. 22, 1953

July 26, 1953

July 28, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 27, 1954

May 3, 1954

Sept. 19, 1954

Oct. 14, 1954

Mar. 15, 1955

Mar. 31, 1955

Aug. 5, 1955

Apr. 5, 1956

May 14, 1956

June 26, 1956

July 8, 1956

Mar. 15, 1957

Apr. 6, 1958

June 5, 1958

Mar. 31, 1959

Apr. 3, 1959

Apr. 18, 1959

Sept. 27, 1959

Oct. 24, 1959

Dec. 28, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

May 7, 1960

May 17, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Apr. 18, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.99

11.78

15.16

14.34

9.68

9.65

16.63

15.85

12.90

17.31

10.34

9.82

16.71

9.25

14.39

12.50

11.12

14.54

9.48

13.23

-

11.49

9.24

16.60

10.02

10.93

9.77

a!3.06

14.00

15.52

10.97

11.38

10.24

12.69

9.92

15.20

14.28

14.20

12.68

14.05

9.80

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.05

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

.88

-

-

-

_

-

1.38

-

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,050

4,720

8,460

7,380

2,890

2,810

10,500

9,280

5,840

11,500

3,290

2,890

10,600

2,520

7,490

5,420

4,110

7,650

2,720

6,200

-

4,400

2,550

10,500

3,150

3,940

2,950

4,000

7,050

8,890

3,200

4,340

3,320

5,610

3,070

8,460

5,840

7,270

5,600

7,100

2,970

a Affected by backwater from ice.
258 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

4000. Wisconsin River at Knowlton, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°42', long 89°42', In N^ sec.29, T.26 N. , R.7 E., on combination 

railroad and highway bridge at Knowlton, 1.5 miles downstream from Big Eau 

Plelne River.

Drainage area. 4,520 sq ml, approximately.

Gage. Recording prior to Feb. 19, 1942; nonrecordlng thereafter. Datum of gage 

Is 1,095.9 ft above mean sea level (U.S. Weather Bureau).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

40,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by 16 reservoirs prior to 1923, 17 reservoirs 1923-26, 

18 reservoirs 1927-34, 20 reservoirs 1935-36, 21 reservoirs since 1937, and 

many powerplants above station. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

Date

Apr. 29, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

Apr. 22, 1923

Apr. 18, 1924

June 14, 1925

Aug. 22, 1926

Mar. 18, 1927

Sept. 16, 1928

Apr. 8, 1929

June 15, 1930

June 22, 1931

Qage 

height 

(feet)

16.0

18.6

16.55

15.0

8.72

18.6

12.92

17.35

16.80

15.80

6.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

37,400

46,800

38,600

33,900

14,100

46,600

28,000

42,500

40,500

37,200

9,590

Water 

year

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

Date

Apr 8, 1932

Apr 11, 1933

Apr 5, 1934

Mar 22, 1935

Mar 24, 1936

Apr 25, 1937

Sept. 11, 1938

Mar. 27, 1939

June 9, 1940

Sept. 2, 1941

May 31, 1942

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.0

9.98

13.7

18.9

17.25

10.75

19.91

15.90

16.17

20.5

18.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

31,300

19,500

30,400

47,60O

41,800

20,800

51,900

37,OOO

38,100

54,30O

46,800
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 259

4005. Plover River near Stevens Point, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°35', long 89°29', in SW£ sec.6, T.24 N., R.9 E., atdownstream 

side of town road bridge just east of county road Y, 5 miles northeast of 

Stevens Point and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 136 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 1,110 ft (from river-profile map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

1,200 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1944

Date

June 5, 1914

Apr. 10, 1915

Apr. 23, 1916

May 1, 1917

May 28, 1918

June 27, 1919

June 13, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.S

2.7

3.5

2.6

3.3

4.4

2.9

Discharge 

(of a)

1,610

494

750

466

670

1,300

590

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Mar. 18, 1945

Mar. 15, 1946

Apr. 7, 1947

Mar. 22, 1948

Mar. 23, 1949

Mar. 29, 1950

Apr. 9, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.0

3.46

2.4

3.18

2.5

4.2

3.46

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,020

781

446

680

473

1,160

781

4008. Wisconsin River at Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. 

(Published as "near Nekoosa " 1914-49)

Location.--Lat 44°22'05", long 89°51'30", in SW^ sec.24, T.22 N., R.5 E., at 

Centralia powerplant of Nekoosa Edwards Paper Co., 1.6 miles downstream from 

Chicago and Northwestern Railway bridge in Wisconsin Rapids.

Drainage area. 5,400 sq mi, approximately; at site used 1914-49, 5,SCO sq mi, 

approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Oct. 23, 1914, and recording Oct. 23, 1914, to 

March 1950, at site 7 miles downstream. Altitude of gage was 910 ft (from 

river-profile map) since Oct. 1, 1934, and at datum 2.00 ft higher prior to 

that date. Since October 1957, headwater and tailwater gages and generation 

data read hourly and entered in daily log sheet by company employees. Elevation of powerplant pond is 980 ft, and datum of powerplant gages is 887.83 

ft above mean sea level (levels by Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 50,000 

cfs at site used prior to March 1950. At site used since October 1957, discharge computed from powerplant records on basis of ratings of hydroelectric 

units developed by Geological Survey, and taintor-gate ratings and spillway 

ratings based on theoretical formulas and discharge measurements.

Remarks. Plow regulated by 13 reservoirs beginning in 1908, 14 reservoirs 1909, 

15 reservoirs 1910-11, 16 reservoirs 1912-14, 21 reservoirs since 1937, and 

many powerplants above station. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

Date

June 8, 1914

May 24, 1915

Apr. 24, 1916

Apr. 5, 1917

May 30, 1918

June 27, 1919

Mar. 28, 1920

Mar .22, Apr.30,

1921

Apr. 12, 1922

Apr. 23, 1923

Apr. 19, 1924

June 15, 1925

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

8.68

14.89

10.02

12.22

10.6

15.1

13.2

16.1

14.04

13.00

8.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

54,000

20,200

51,200

24,700

34,000

26,900

52,900

39,400

61,000

44,800

38,200

19,400

Water 

year

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

Date

Aug. 23, 1926

Mar. 15, 1927

Mar. 26, 1928

Apr. 9, 1929

June 16, 1930

June 23, 1931

Apr. 9, 1932

Apr. 12, 1933

Apr. 6, 1934

Mar. 24, 1935

Mar. 26, 1936

Apr. 26, 1937

Sept. 12, 1938

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.08

13.10

15.0

14.30

13.4

5.70

12.82

9.30

12. 7S

18.9

16.50

11.55

19.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

52,700

38,800

52 , 100

46,600

40,600

11,700

37,000

22,100

37,000

68,500

48,100

23,700

70,400
260 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Wisconsin River at Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Continued

Water 

year

1939 

1940

1941 

1942 

1943 

1944 

1945

1946

Date

Mar. 28, 1939 

June 26, 1940

Sept. 3, 1941 

Sept. 20, 1942 

June 29, 1943 

June 15, 1944 

Mar. 19, 1945

Mar. 18, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

16.61 

17.00

18.09 

17.83 

18.05 

10.86 

14.21

13.98

Discharge 

(cfs)

48,900 

52,100

59,600 

57,900 

59,600 

21,300 

34,300

33,400

Water 

year

1947 

1948 

1949

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 7, 1947 

Mar. 28, 1948 

Mar. 31, 1949

Apr. 7, 1958 

Sept. 29, 1959 

May 8, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.40 

10.56 

8.82

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

22,900 

21,600 

15,200

17,400 

49,100 

59,400

41,000

4015. Wisconsin River near Necedah, Wis.

Location.--Lat 44°02', long 90°01', in sec.9, T.18 N. , R.4 E., at bridge on 

State Highway 21, 3 miles northeast of Necedah, and 5 miles uostream from 

Big Roche a Cri Creek.

Drainage area.--5,860 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 880 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to June 30, 1914, at different datum.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

50,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Plow regulated by 13 reservoirs beginning in 1908, 14 reservoirs 1909, 

15 reservoirs 1910-11, 16 reservoirs 1912-14, 21 reservoirs since 1937, and 

many powerplants above station. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

Date

Sept. 18, 1903

May 30, 1904

June 10, 1905

Apr. 16, 1906

Mar. 30, 1907

May 1, 1908

Apr. 24, 1909

Nov. 17, 1909

May 26, 1911

Oct. 10, 1911

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.8

12.6

17.2

13.4

13.4

12.2

11.5

10.4

10.9

16.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

60,500

35,900

96,400

44,000

44,000

32,300

26,800

20,100

22,900

91,600

Water 

year

1913

1914

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Apr. 6, 1913

June 8, 1914

June 16, 1944

Mar. 20, 1945

Mar. 20, 1946

Apr. 8, 1947

Mar. 29, 1948

Apr. 2, 1949

Apr. 19, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.9

15.5

13.21

16.0

15.9

U.06

13.70

11.10

15.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

49,600

69,700

20,100

34,400

34,000

24,600

21,500

11,700

29,700

4020. Yellow River at Babcock, Wis.

Location.-Lat 44°18'05", long 90°07'15", in NW£ sec.14, T.21 N., R.3 E., at 

 downstream side of highway bridge at Babcock, 1.9 miles upstream from 

Hemlock Creek.

Drainage area.--223 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Oct. 28, 1948; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 954.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 1,200 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1949.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 261

Peak stages and discharges of Yellow River at Babcock, Wis.

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

June 19, 1944

Mar. 18, 1945

June 12, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Mar. 21, 1948

Mar. 23, 1949

Apr. 6, 1949

Mar. 28, 1950

Apr. 8, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952

Apr. 16, 1952

Aug. 21, 1952

Mar. 22, 1953

Apr. 11, 1953

May 3, 1954

July 8, 1954

Oage 

height 

(feet)

13.6

15.78

13.0

11.2

12.88

9.00

9.03

13.98

14.81

9.80

17.38

9.80

10.00

15.06

10.00

12.24

8.82

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,880

8,430

4,270

2,700

4,180

1,350

1,360

5,400

6,620

1,760

11,600

1,760

1,880

7,130

1,880

3,760

1,260

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Oct. 4, 1954

Oct. 15, 1954

Mar. 13, 1955

Apr. 2, 1955

May 30, 1955

Apr. 5, 1956

June 28, 1956

May 27, 1957

Apr. 7, 1958

Apr. 1, 1959

Sept. 27, 1959

Dec. 29, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

May 7, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.90

10.30

8.98

9.73

9.44

15.85

9.85

5.52

11.68

a!2.62

12.40

12.08

8.95

14.14

15.41

Discharge 

(ofs)

4,180

2,070

1,340

1,760

1,590

8,470

1,850

462

3,080

3,400

2,980

3,430

1,320

5,460

7,680

a Affected by backwater from ice.

4025. Yellow River at Sprague, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°08', long 90°06', in NW^ sec.11, T.19 N., R.3 E., 1 mile 

southeast of Sprague and 10 miles upstream from Necedah Dam.

Drainage area. 420 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 910 ft (from elevation of gage at 

Necedah).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,300 cfs 

and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1927 

1928 

1929 

1930

1931 

1932 

1933

Date

Mar. 15, 1927 

Sept. 17, 1928 

Mar. 20, 1929 

June 16, 1930

June 24, 1931 

Apr. 8, 1932 

Apr. 3, 1933

Oage 

height 

(feet)

12.2 

14.0 

12.8 

12.8

7.4 

13.2 

10.4

Discharge 

(ofs)

3,740 

7,060 

4,800 

4,800

602 

5,540 

1,450

Water 

year

1934 

1935

1936 

1937 

1938 

1939 

1940

Date

Apr. 6, 1934 

Mar. 23, 1935

Mar. 25, 1936 

Apr. 5, 1937 

Sept. 11, 1938 

Apr. 20, 1939 

June 26, 1940

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.4 

12.4

13.0 

11.4 

13.38 

11.8 

11.3

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,420 

4,080

5,160 

2,420 

5,920 

3,060 

2,260

4030. Yellow River at Necedah, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°03', long 90°04', in S| sec.18, T.18 N., R.4 E., at Necedah 

powerplant of Wisconsin Power and Light Co., 5 miles downstream fro~n 

Cranberry Creek.

Drainage area.--526 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 884.08 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 12,000 cfs. 

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
262 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Yellow River at Necedah, Vis.

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Apr. 5, 1941

June 2, 1942

Apr. 1, 1943

June 22, 1944

Mar. 19, 1945

Mar 17, 1946

Apr 10, 1947

Mar 23, 1948

Apr 10, 1949

Mar 30, 1950

Qage 

height 

(feet)

14.7

15.50

16.0

13.38

15.8

14.52

12.2

14.0

10.7

13.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,810

8,400

9,500

4,500

9,060

6,300

2,760

5,040

1,620

4,910

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Apr. 9, 1951

Apr. 3, 1952

Mar. 24, 1953

May 6, 1954

Oct. 6, 1954

Apr. 7, 1956

May a, June 2,

1957

Oage 

height 

(feet)

15.60

17.10

15.24

13.20

13.50

15.60

9.30

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,620

12,800

8,020

4,120

4,600

8,990

854

4035. Lemonweir River at New Lisbon, Wls.

Location.--Lat 43°52'50", long 90°09'40", In sec.8, T.16 N., R.3 E., on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 80 In New Lisbon, 200 ft downstream 

from recreation dam, and 1 mile upstream from Webster Creek.

Drainage area. 500 sq ml, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecordlng. Datum of gage Is 867.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

5,500 cfs.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

June 20, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

Mar. 16, 1946

June 16, 1947

Mar. 21, 1948

Apr. 4, 1949

Mar. 28, 1950

Apr. 10, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.2

11.28

11.28

9.54

10.58

6.3

9.8

11.40

12.40

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,610

3,850

3,850

2,140

2,960

920

2,360

3,720

5,300

Water 

year

1953

 1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 24, 1953

July 8, 1954

Oct. 6, 1954

Apr. 5, 1956

May 28, 1957

Apr. 10, 1958

Apr. 3, 1959

May 8, 1960

Mar. 29, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.80

11.0

9.85

12.60

6.70

5.25

10.75

12.94

12.24

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,480

3,140

2,320

5,580

1,110

710

3,300

6,880

5,480

4040. Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells, Wls.

Location.--Lat 43°36'20", long 89°45'25", In extreme western part of sec.14, 

T.13 N., R.6 E. , 0.5 mile downstream from Dell Creek and 3 miles downstream 

from Wisconsin Dells.

Drainage area. 7,830 sq ml, approximately.

gage. Recording. Altitude of gage Is 810 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurement? below 

65,000 cfs.

Historical data. The flood of Sept. 14, 1938, was the highest since the dam 

was built In 1909, from the Wisconsin Dells Events.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by many reservoirs and powerplants above station. 

Only annual peaks are shown.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 263

Peak stages and discharges of Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells, Wis.

Water 

year

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

Mar. 27, 1935

Mar. 29, 1936

Apr. 28, 1937

Sept. 14, 1938

Mar. 30, 1939

June 28, 1940

Sept. 5, 1941

June 4, 1942

June 4, 1943

June 17, 1944

Mar. 22, 1945

Mar. 19, 1946

Apr. 9, 1947

Mar. 27, 1948

Qage 

height 

(feet)

17.80

14.75

9.90

18.83

15.05

14.90

13.53

15.13

15.63

8.31

13.08

13.63

8.93

8.82

Discharge 

(cfs)

64,600

46,300

25,000

72,200

48,500

50,700

43,600

52,800

57 , 500

20,700

43,000

45,600

24,800

24,400

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 4, 1949

Apr. 21, 1950

Apr. 11, 1951

Apr. 14, 1952

Apr. 13, 1953

May 5, 1954

June 13, 1955

Apr. 11, 1956

Mar. 18, 1957

July 9, 1958

Sept. 30, 1959

May 10, 1960

Mar. 31, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.43

10.13

15.58

9.76

8.74

10.47

10.06

10.00

3.01

3.53

13.97

16.02

10.27

Discharge 

(cfs)

12,400

29,900

61,700

28,600

24,000

31,600

29,700

29,500

7,130

8,240

43,800

63,300

30, 100

4050. Baraboo River near Baraboo, Wis.

Location.--Lat 43°28'55", long 89°38'00", in NW£ sec.35, T.12 N., R.7 E., on 

upstream side of highway bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from Rowley Creek, and 

4 miles east of Baraboo.

Drainage area. 600 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 788.21 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Mar. 31, 1922, at bridge 2.3 miles upstream at datum 

7.6 ft higher.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

6,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1935

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

June 25, 1914

Sept. 17, 1915

Mar .27, June 6,

1916

Mar. 26, 1917

Mar. 20, 1918

Mar. 20, 1919

June 22, 1920

May 28, 1921

Aug. 6, 1935

Mar. 29, 1943

Feb. 28, 1944

June 5, 1945

Mar. 17, 1946

Oage 

height 

(feet)

7.4

10.3

12.75

17.5

15.1

15.4

17.08

11.2

15.8

16.4

14.24

16.66

18.78

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,030

1,700

2,500

7,900

4,170

4,550

7,360

2,110

5,100

3,000

2,210

3,110

3,880

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 14, 1947

Mar. 21, 1948

June 29, 1949

Mar. 29, 1950

Apr. 30, 1951

Apr. 4, 1952

Mar. 23, 1953

July 8, 1954

Apr. 25, 1955

Apr. 6, 1956

June 13, 1957

Apr. 7, 1958

Apr. 5, 1959

May 10, 1960

Mar. 30, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

18.02

20.63

13.4

21.16

17.93

18.63

13.31

14.0

12.95

20.60

9.45

10.05

21.35

18.50

21.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,400

5,340

1,950

5,760

3,550

3,800

2,020

2,150

1,800

5,340

808

940

5,910

4,220

5,640
264 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

4060. Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac, Wis.

Location.--Lat 43°17'25", long 89°42'55", in sec.l, T.9 N., R.6 E., on downstream end of bridge on State Highway 60 in Prairie du Sac, 1.6 miles downstream from Prairie du Sac powerplant, and 6.5 miles upstream from Honey 

Creek.

Drainage area. 8,950 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 729.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

65,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by many reservoirs and powerplants abo're station. 

Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944 

1945

1946 

1947 

1948

Date

June 18, 1944 

Mar. 23, 1945

Mar. 19, 1946 

Apr. 10, 1947 

Mar. 30, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.8 

15.8

15.79 

12.23 

11.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

25,000 

52,300

52,300 

32,700 

28,100

Water 

year

1949 

1950

1951 

1952 

1953

Date

Apr. 4, 1949 

Apr. 24, 1950

Apr. 13, 1951 

Apr .11,15, 1952 

Apr. 14, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.70 

12.66

17.10 

12.00 

11.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,400 

34,900

67,700 

32,300 

27,300

4065. Black Earth Creek at Black Earth, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°08'00", long 89°44'00", in SW^ sec.25, T.8 N., R.6 E., on 

right bank, 0.7 mile east of Black Earth and 2.1 miles upstream from Vermont 

Creek.

Drainage area. 45.9 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Altitude of gage is 810 ft (from topographic map). 

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

May 31, 1954

June 22, 1954

July 3, 1954

July 7, 1954

Oct. 3, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Mar. 3, 1955

Apr. 24, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

Mar. 26, 1956

Mar. 28, 1956

May 13, 1956

Feb. 9, 1957

June 11, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.68

5.17

6.58

4.02

4.52

5.28

3.89

3.44

3.59

3.69

3.28

4.33

3.28

5.96

Discharge 

(cfa)

252

576

1,750

311

440

654

320

237

261

282

210

408

210

1,030

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 24, 1958

Mar. 24, 1959

Api-. 1, 1959

Aug. 22, 1959

Aug. 27, 1959

Oct. 23, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

May 7, 1960

July 3, 1960

Oct. 31, 1960

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 6, 1961

Mar. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.60

4.40

5.83

3.68

3.53

3.39

4.12

4.68

4.55

5.80

4.11

3.95

4.42

5.22

Discharge 

(cfa)

266

428

1,120

280

253

228

366

503

468

1,020

340

324

433

693
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 265

4070. Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis.

Location. Lat 43"12'00", long 90°26'25", in sec.l, T.8 N., R.I W., at bridge 

on State Highway 80, 0.5 mile upstream from Eagle Mill Creek and 1 irile 

north of Muscoda.

Drainage area.--10.300 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Mar. 16, 1930; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 667.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 

78,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by many reservoirs and powerplants above station. 

Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1881

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

Date

June 11, 1881

June 13, 1914

Apr. 17, 1915

Apr. 29, 1916

Apr. 11, 1917

June 5, 1918

Apr. 16, 1919

Apr. 2, 1920

May 6, 1921

Apr. 16, 1922

Apr. 27, 1923

Apr. 24, 1924

June 22, 1925

Aug. 29, 1926

Mar. 20, 1927

Sept. 22, 1928

Apr. 14, 1929

June 22, 1930

June 29, 1931

Apr. 14, 1932

Apr. 7, 1933

Apr. 12, 1934

Mar. 29, 1935

Mar. 31, 1936

Mar. 7, 1937

May 2, 1937

Sept. 16, 1938

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.1

8.6

6.1

9.2

7.0

8.1

7.98

10.10

7.8

10.60

8.7

8.0

6.00

8.28

8.20

9.5

9.3

7.60

3.28

8.00

6.54

7.50

9.90

8.70

6.68

-

11.48

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.0

-

-

Discharge 

(efs)

-

45,700

24,200

54,300

33,200

40,800

42,500

63,300

39,500

72,100

52,500

42,500

25,100

43,800

43,000

52,600

51,800

38,400

11,300

40,800

30,000

36,800

62,200

48,100

-

27,900

80,800

Water 

year

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 2, 1939

July 1, 1940

Sept. 8, 1941

June 7, 1942

June 6, 1943

June 19, 1944

Mar. 25, 1945

Mar. 10, 1946

Mar. 21, 1946

Apr. 12, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 28, 1948

Mar. 6, 1949

Apr. 7, 1949

Mar. 8, 195O

Apr. 24, 1950

Apr. 14, 1951

Apr. 16, 1952

Apr.15,16, 1953

May 9, 1954

June 16, 1955

Apr. 15, 1956

June 12, 1957

Mar. 4, 1958

July 11, 14,1958

Apr. 3, 1959

May 12, 1960

Apr. 3, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.87

9.15

8.28

9.30

9.64

6.15

8.48

9.68

-

6.70

7.62

-

4.81

-

7.07

.

9.95

6.80

5.82

6.85

6.07

6.81

3.35

a3.97

-

5.91

10.17

7.34

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.0

-

-

4.5

-

2.0

-

3.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

50, 700

50,700

44,300

54,600

57 , 900

27,200

46,300

-

51,300

30,700

-

27,900

-

13,200

-

30,700

64,800

31,500

24,600

31,900

25,600

31,600

12,000

-

10,700

25,300

67,200

35,800

a Affected by backwater from ice.

4080. Kickapoo River at La Farge, Wis.

Location.--Lat 43°34'30", long 90°38'35", on east-west quarter section line, 

IrPwi sec.29, T.13 N., R.2 W. , 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 82 

in La Farge, 0.3 mile upstream from Otter Creek, and 1 mile downstream 

from powerplant.

Drainage area.--266 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 4, 1939; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 782.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

6,000 cfs.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,700 cfs.
266 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Kickapoo River at La Farge, Wis.

Water 

year

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Sept. 4, 1939

June 23, 1940

Mar. 31, 1941

Apr. 18, 1941

Sept. 18, 1942

Mar. 26, 1943

May 30, 1943

July 7, 1943

Feb. 23, 1944

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 12, 1944

Mar. 24, 1944

June 16, 1944

June 18, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

May 22, 1945

June 1, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Feb. 6, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

Mar. 13, 1947

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

June 14, 1947

June 29, 1947

July 27, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 17, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 22, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.44

10.26

8.28

8.44

7.89

9.52

8.23

9.12

8.98

10.06

10.58

8.27

10.12

8.64

9.81

10.72

10.41

12.03

9.23

11.32

11.46

8.97

8.64

8.72

9.95

9.73

8.51

11.22

10.05

11.75

7.29

Discharge 

(cfs)

al,610

2,860

1,770

1,810

1,630

2,210

1,720

2,030

1,990

2,530

3,180

1,750

2,530

1,840

2,460

3,290

2,770

5,730

2,180

4,110

4,490

2,020

1,900

1,940

2,470

2,310

1,810

-

2,450

5,200

1,370 i

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 8, 1950

Mar. 24, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

June 13, 1950

June 22, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

July 21, 1951

Oct. 3, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

June 3, 1952

Aug. 2, 1953

July 3, 1954

June 3, 1955

Apr. 4, 1956

July 21, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

Apr. 6, 1958

Apr. 5, 1959

May 21, 1959

May 31, 1959

Aug. 27, 1959

Sept. 23, 1959

Sept. 27, 1959

Oct. 25, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 7, 1960

July 2, 1960

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 26, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

b!2.90

9.70

11.90

8.91

8.75

8.55

12.32

8.44

10.95

8.42

7.77

11.44

9.82

12.35

7.86

C7.13

5.66

10.99

11.76

8.41

11.67

9.65

9.94

9.80

11.42

10.55

10.63

9.22

10.97

12.70

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

2,510

5,460

2,050

2,000

1,950

6,600

1,760

3,480

1,810

1,560

4,370

2,510

6,750

1,570

-

902

3,070

5,100

1,780

4,880

2,330

2,530

2,500

4,330

3,130

3,210

2,150

3,170

7,040

a Annual peak only.

b Backwater from ice, 3.5 ft.

c Affected by backwater from ice.

4085. Knapp Creek near Bloomingdale, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°40'05", long 90°46'55", in NW^ sec.30, T.14 N., R.3 W., on 

right bank 0.4 mile upstream from confluence with West Pork Kickapoo River, 

1.7 miles north of Bloomingdale, and 4 miles east of Westby.

Drainage area. 8.47 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Altitude of gage is 960 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 400 cfs 

and extended above on basis of slope-area measurement at 3,710 cfs.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs. Only annual peak is shown 

for 1954.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954

1955

Date

July 1954

Mar. 3, 1955

Mar. 9, 1955

May 4, 1955

May 23, 1955

May 26, 1955

June 2, 1955

July 30, 1955

Qage 

height 

(feet)

alO.5

3.18

3.55

3.22

2.88

2.92

4.56

2.73

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

320

464

347

224

241

1,030

202

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

Apr. 2, 1956

June 17, 1957

Sept. 19, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

Mar. 31, 1959

Apr. 5, 1959

Qage 

height 

(feet)

3.36

3.65

3.52

2.95

3.13

3.52

Discharge 

(cfs)

401

402

352

140

231

352

a Annual peak only.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 267

Peak stages and discharges of Knapp Creek near Bloomingdale, Wis. Continued

Water 

year

1959

1960

Date

May 20, 1959

May 31, 1959

July 8, 1959

Aug. 26, 1959

Sept. 22, 1959

Sept. 26, 1959

Oct. 24, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Oage 

height 

(feet)

5.18

3.44

3.11

8.76

4.45

4.72

2.64

2.34

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,140

324

226

3,710

1,040

1,180

295

219

Water 

year

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 27, 1960

Apr. 15, 1960

Apr. 16, 1960

June 28, 1960

July 2, 1960

Feb. 22, 1961

Mar. 27, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

3.31

3.20

3.82

2.98

3.77

-

4.08

Discharge 

(cfs)

522

481

734

346

712

b400

825

b About.

4100. Kickapoo River at Gays Mills, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°19'10", long 90 C 51'10", in sec.28, T.10 N., R.4 W. , at highway bridge 300 ft downstream from dam and power-plant of Interstate P?wer Co. 

in Gays Mills, 3.3 miles downstream from Taintor Creek.

Drainage area. 616 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 685.75 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

6,000 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

Date

-

June 23, 1914

July 30, 1915

June 4, 1916

Mar. 24, 1917

Mar. 18, 1918

Mar. 17, 1919

June 17, 1920

Sept. 6, 1921

Mar. 6, 1922

Apr. 3, 1923

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!5.2

5.6

6.9

10.1

15.05

10.35

12.0

10.65

9.5

9.2

12.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

1,370

1,910

3,510

9,800

3,000

4,710

3,460

2,520

2,650

5,510

Water 

year

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

Date

Aug. 4, 1924

June 15, 1925

Aug. 24, 1926

Sept. 11, 1927

Mar. 13, 1928

Mar. 15, 1929

Feb. 23, 1930

June 22, 1931

July 12, 1932

Mar. 31, 1933

Apr. 5, 1934

Qage 

height 

(feet)

11.0

9.25

9.0

11.8

12.8

12.9

a9.8

4.0

11.5

14.1

12.95

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,800

2,620

2,140

3,220

5,840

6,020

2,800

874

4,350

7,470

5,790

a Probably affected by backwater from Ice.

4105. Kickapoo River at Steuben, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°11'25", long 90°52'30", in NW£ sec.8, T.8 N., R.4 W. , 

0.8 mile upstream from Duffy Creek, 1 mile northwest of Steuben, and 

14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 690 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 1 mile upstream at datum 1.3 ft higher, prior to 

Oct. 20, 1938; recording at present site and datum thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 657.82 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,900 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1939.
268 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Kickapoo River at Steuben, Wis.

Water 

year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Apr. 5, 1934

Aug. 8, 1935

Mar. 12, 1936

Mar. 8, 1937

Sept. 11, 1938

Mar. 15, 1939

Mar. 31, 1940

Apr. 4, 1941

Sept. 21, 1942

Mar. 28, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

June 19, 1944

June 3, 1945

Mar. 8, 1946

June 17, 1947

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 9, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.32

12.30

10.1

10.10

10.18

8.19

8.38

8.14

8.59

8.62

a8.92

-

9.03

10.25

8.70

9.92

8.42

_

10.06

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,830

8,600

3,650

4,340

3,400

1,860

2,230

1,800

2,540

2,570

_

3,050

3,370

7,630

2,570

5,640

1,790

_

6,160

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 16, 1950

Apr. 1, 1951

Apr. 11, 1951

July 22, 1951

Apr. 3, 1952

July 22, 1952

Aug. 5, 1953

July 7, 1954

June 7, 1955

Apr. 5, 1956

June 19, 1957

Mar. 1, 1958

Apr. 3, 1959

Aug. 30, 1959

Oct. 28, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 20, 1960

May 9, 1960

July 5, 1960

Feb. 25, 1961

Mar. 28, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

11.36

8.70

8.71

13.66

9.75

9.26

8.06

9.25

8.78

10.88

6.81

7.07

10.95

9.66

8.93

9.23

9.00

9.40

9.17

9.31

12.33

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,780

1,980

1,980

10,300

4,470

2,570

1,430

2,570

1,670

6,310

972

1,030

6,940

3,720

1,930

2,740

2,080

3,070

2,500

2,840

10,800

a Backwater from ice, 0.5 ft.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

4115. Mississippi River at Clayton, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°54'15", long 91°08'45", in NE^NW^ sec.l, T.93 N., R.3 W., a 

quarter of a mile downstream from railroad station in Clayto^, 2.4 miles 

downstream from Magill Creek, 6.6 miles upstream from Buck Creek, and at 

mile 624.8 upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. 79,200 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Prior to Dec. 27, 1932, at site 0.4 mile upstream at 

datum 0.03 ft higher. Datum of gage is 602.60 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Remarks. Plow partly regulated by reservoir and power-plants. Only annual peaks 

are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1930

1931 

1932 

1933

Date

June 25, 1930

July 6, 1931 

Apr. 18, 1932

Apr. 4, 1933

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.90

6.62 

12.36

10.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

79,000

40,100 

95,200

77,700

Water 

year

1934 

1935

1936

Date

Apr. 14, 1934 

Apr. 1, 1935

Apr. 2, 1936

Qage 

height 

(feet)

11.4 

14.40

15.36

Discharge 

(cfs)

82,500 

129,000

137,000
TURKEY RIVER BASIN 269

4116. Turkey River at Spillville, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°12'30", long 91°57'00", in SW^NE^ sec.19, T.97 N., R.9 W., on 

right bank 60 ft downstream from highway bridge at north edge of Spillville, 

150 ft downstream from old milldam, and 3,000 ft upstream from Wonder Creek.

Drainage area. 177 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. If" Datum of 

L929.

is 1,034.77 ft above mean sea level, cfatum of

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 18 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 1,700 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1947

1956 

1957

1958

Date

June 1947 

July 31, 1956 

July 16, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

Qage

height 

(feet)

18.4 

4.13 

6.73

5.17

Discharge 

(cfs)

alO,000 

b398 

1,230

a500

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 30, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960 

May 7, 1960 

June 24, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

9.12

10.70 

9.18 

10.12

14.37

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,100

3,220 

2,360 

2,860

6,420

a About.

b Maximum during period July to September.

4116.5. Crane Creek tributary near Saratoga, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°22', long 92°23', near southeast corner of sec.21, T.99 N. , 

R.13 W., at bridge on State Highway 9, 1 mile east of Saratoga.

Drainage area. 4.06 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

June 13, 1953

June 21, 1954

Mar. 15, 1955

Apr. 1, 1956

July 16, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.77

5.41

3.79

4.43

4.44

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,050

777

157

316

320

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 7, 1958

Mar. 26, 1959

June 23, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

2.38

5.34

5.97

6.02

Discharge 

(cfs)

22

734

1,210

1,700

280-255 O - 68 - 19
270 TURKEY RIVER BASIN

4117. Crane Creek near Lourdes, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°13', long 9219', in NW^ sec.6, T.97 N., R.12 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 272, 1 mile southwest of Lourdes.

Drainage area. 75.8 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

June 13, 1953 

June 21, 1954 

Mar. 15, 1955

Apr. 1, 1956 

Mar. 24, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

12.00 

10.61 

9.35

9.23 

7.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,200 

2,620 

1,430

1,330 

580

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 7, 1958 

Mar. 31, 1959 

June 23, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.39 

9.28

12.13

11.32

Discharge 

(cfs)

336 

1,370 

5,960

3,890

4120. Turkey River at Elkader, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°51'05", long 91°24'15", in NW^SE^ sec.23, T.93 N., R.5 W., in 

tailrace of hydroelectric plant of Central States Power & Light Corp. in 

Elkader, 2.7 miles upstream from Roberts Creek.

Drainage area.--891 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 701.61 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Auxiliary nonrecording gage in forebay of hydroelectric plant of 

Central States Power & Light Corp. at same datum.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data.--Maximum daily discharge during flood of Mar. 16, 1929, 

25,200 cfs (from records by Management Engineering Corp).

Remarks.--Records computed by Central States Power & Light Corp. and reviewed 

by Geological Survey. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1916

1933 

1934 

1935

1936

Date

June 1, 1916

Apr. 1, 1933 

Jan. 22, 1934 

Mar. 6, 1935

Mar .11,25, 1936

Oage 

height 

(feet)

34.3 

14.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

a30,000

b23,800 

6,860 

11,400

9,000

Water 

year

1937 

1938 

1939 

1940

1941 

1942

Date

Mar. 7, 1937 

Feb. 5, 1938 

Mar. 14, 1939 

July 27, 1940

May 31, 1941 

June 30, 1942

Gage 

height 

(feet)

27.5 

14.50 

11.50 

29.1

29.1 

13.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

12,300 

13,000 

4,970 

19,000

19,300 

9,200

a About.

b Daily mean discharge, from records by Central States Power and Light Co.
TURKEY RIVER BASIN 271

4125. Turkey River at Garber, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°44'20", long 91°15'45", in NE^SW^ sec.36, T.92 N., R.4 W., 

on left bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge at Garber, 800 ft upstream 

from Wayman Creek, 2,000 ft downstream from Elk Creek, and 1 mile downstream 

from Volga River.

Drainage area.--1,545 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Feb. 8, 1935; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 635.34 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. The relation 

is subject to large shifts.

Bankfull stage.--15 ft.

Historical data. Maximum stage known since about 1890, that of Feb. 23, 1922.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 10,000 cfs. Records for period 

Apr. 24, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1930, furnished by Management Engineering Corp. 

of Chicago, 111.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1902

1914

1915

1916

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1929

1930

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

Date

May IS, 1902

June 15, 1914

Aug. 4, 1915

Mar. 25, 1916

June 2, 1916

June 4, 1919

Mar. 12, 1920

May 31, 1921

Feb. 23, 1922

July 22, 1922

Mar. 4, 1923

Apr. 3, 1923

Mar. 4, 1924

July 21, 1924

Aug. 19, 1924

June 15, 1925

June 17, 1925

June 24, 1925

Aug. 20, 1926

Oct. 3, 1926

May 24, 1927

May 28, 1927

July 13, 1929

June 13, 1930

Dec. 24, 1932

Mar. 30, 1933

Apr. 1, 1933

Apr. 10, 1933

May 20, 1933

July 2, 1933

Jan. 22, 1934

Mar. 4, 1935

Mar. 11, 1936

Mar. 6, 1937

Oage 

height 

(feet)

23.7

13.2

14.7

20.6

22.0

16.8

15.1

14.5

28.06

23.0

17.2

24.2

15.0

17.4

15.5

24.7

15.5

15.5

12.0

16.8

15.0

14.6

_

-

14.9

22.5

20.9

14.4

14.7

22.4

11.5

19.9

-

20.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

a25,000

8,960

10,900

18,000

20,300

13,100

11,000

10,400

32,300

23,000

13,800

25,200

11,000

14,600

11,700

25,200

11,700

11,700

7,130

13,700

10,800

10, 300

b7,630

14,500

10,700

20,600

18,500

10,200

10,600

20,400

6,230

17,100

15,000

18,900

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

June 13, 1937

Sept. 13, 1938

Mar. 14, 1939

July 27, 1940

Aug. 27, 1940

Mar. 21, 1941

May 28, 1941

May 31, 1941

June 12, 1941

June 30, 1942

Mar. 16, 1943

Aug. 13, 1943

May 23, 1944

June 16, 1944

Mar. 18, 1945

June 2, 1945

June 28, 1945

Aug. 14, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

Mar. 13, 1947

Apr. 10, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 29, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 17, 1948

Mar-. 19, 1948

May 10, 1948

Mar. 4, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

June 13, 1950

June 25, 1960

July 16, 1950

Aug. I, 1950

Sept. 22, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Qage 

height 

(feet)

17.1

21.1

-

25.3

16.4

17.6

20.0

20.0

23.3

17.5

21.0

20.0

16.6

20.6

17.2

18.2

17.3

17.0

24.3

22.1

17.9

17.2

17.3

26.6

22.9

-

17.1

19.8

21.7

17.3

20.5

23.7

23.3

16.9

17.0

17.2

17.3

17.9

18.72

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,500

19,600

9,200

26,100

10,400

12,300

16,200

16,200

22,100

12,000

17,600

15,900

10,800

16,900

11,600

13,000

11,700

11,300

24,100

19,600

12,600

11,600

11,700

29,000

21,200

18,000

11,400

15,600

19,000

11,700

16,800

23,700

22,900

11,900

12,000

12,300

12,400

13,200

14,600

a About.

b Period April to £ ptember 1929.
272 TURKEY RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Turkey River at Garber, Iowa--Continued

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Mar. 28, 1951

Apr. 1, 1951

Apr. 26, 1951

Apr. 30, 1951

June 27, 1951

July 8, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

July 27, 1953

Aug. 4, 1953

Aug. 6, 1953

May 1, 1954

June 21, 1954

June 3, 1955

Mar. 28, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

22.79

20.90

15.94

20.44

16.71

21.44

15.88

20.62

19.71

19.85

15.84

19.94

15.32

17.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

21,900

18,300

10,500

17,400

11,600

19,200

9,840

16,900

15,300

15,700

10,000

16,400

9,840

12,300

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 18, 1957

May 31, 1958

Mar. 26, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

June 26, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 6, 1960

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 6, 1961

Mar. 26, 1961

Aug. 1, 1961

Sept. 30, 1961

Page 

height 

(feet)

14.20

17.61

21.06

19.93

17.35

20.02

22.96

21.07

17.31

16.48

22.84

17.55

17.79

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,320

12,100

17,000

15,000

11,400

15,200

20,000

17,000

11,200

10,100

19,700

11,600

11,900

GRANT RIVER BASIN 

4135. Grant River at Burton, Wis.

Location.--Lat 42°43'10", long 90°49'10", in sec.23, T.3 N., R.4 W., on downstream side of highway bridge at Burton, 6 miles northwest of Potosi, and 

9.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--267 sq mi. At site used prior to Oct. 1, 1947, 257 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to July 28, 1949; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Sept. 30, 1947, at site 6 miles upstream at datum 33.18 ft higher. Datum 

of gage is 606.89 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 18,000 

cfs and extended above on basis of slope-area measurement.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 2,400 cfs. 

shown prior to 1950,

Peak stages and discharges

Only anmal peaks are

Water 

year

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Mar. 4, 1935

Mar. 4, 1936

Feb. 20, 1937

Feb. 5, 1938

Mar. 4, 1939

July 27, 1940

Mar. 21, 1941

June 29, 1942

Aug. 13, 1943

Mar. 14, 1944

June 28, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

June 13, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

June 25, 1949

Mar. 6, 1950

Mar. 24, 1950

Mar. 26, 1950

May 25, 1950

July 16, 1950

July 30, 1950

July 8, 1951

Mar. 10, 1952

Oage 

height 

(feet)

10.0

9.0

9.6

10.37

7.44

16.3

6.6

7.8

12.30

11.33

9.4

12.0

15.54

20.24

21.5

22.75

20.05

19.54

20.93

24.82

20.30

20.67

19.18

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,820

5,420

6,260

7,350

2,060

23,800

2,490

3,860

12,300

9,820

6,010

11,600

21,400

10,200

14,100

.

9,600

8,150

12,300

25,000

10, 500

11,700

7,280

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 23, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

Mar. 15, 1953

July 26, 1953

Aug. 4, 1953

May 28, 1954

June 22, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Mar. 2, 1956

July 31, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

Mar. 21, 1959

Mar. 25, 1959

May 20, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

Feb. 23, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

16.95

20.92

17.62

20.61

17.12

19.55

24.45

18.61

323.30

20.23

17.56

018.76

021.59

20.46

17.78

20.38

20.04

21.27

20.37

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,560

12,300

3,250

11,400

2,660

8,300

23,800

5,630

b8,000

b6,000

3,240

1,200

_

11,000

3,020

10,700

9,720

13,400

10,700

a Backwater from ice, 5.0 ft.

b About.

c Affected by backwater from ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 273

4140. Platte River near Rockville, Wis.

Location.--Lat 42°43'55", long 90°38'25", in SW£ sec.17, T.3 N., R.2 W., on 

right bank just downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile upstream from 

Blakely Branch, 2.2 miles east of Rockville, 4.5 miles northeast of Potosi, 

and 15.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--139 sq mi. At site used prior to Oct. 1, 1941, 137 sc mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 30, 1949; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1941, at site 1.3 miles upstream at datum 12.55 ft higher. Datum of 

gage is 642.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements belo*' 7,000 

cfs and extended above on basis of slope-area measurement.

Historical data.--The flood of July 16, 1950, was the highest since 1876, from 

the Grant County News.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,100 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1950.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Mar. 4, 1935

Mar. 10, 1936

Mar. 4, 1937

Feb. 6, 1938

Jan. 5, 1939

July 26, 1940

Mar. 5, 1941

June 29, 1942

June Z, 1943

Mar. 14, 1944

June 28, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

June 13, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 4, 1949

Mar. 6, 1950

Mar. 23, 1950

May 25, 1950

June 13, 1950

July 16, 1950

July 19, 1950

July 8, 1951

Aug. 6, 1951

Mar. 10, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.67

8.0

10.6

9.6

8.2

12.4

8.8

9.1

12.1

10.44

9.10

11.4

12.30

11.1

9.40

10.38

8.62

8.45

8.00

17.26

9.24

12.41

12.81

7.63

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,9SO

2,730

S,560

5,980

3,O60

13,100

4,180

3,670

10,400

6,310

3,660

8,700

11,000

7,980

4,150

6,310

3,000

2,820

2,350

43,500

3,200

12,300

13,900

1,660

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 20, 1953

May 28, 1954

June 21, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

June 2, 1955

June 19, 1955

Mar. 1, 1956

Jan. 21, 1957

Feb. 23, 1958 .

Sept. 3, 1958

Mar. 26, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

May 20, 1959

Aug. 3, 1959

Aug. 27, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

May 6, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 24, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.79

8.07

13.33

8.85

8.23

8.35

8.3

8.5

a8.15

6.57

9.97

9.52

10.77

8.73

9.09

10.9

9.56

8.29

b8. 93

9.42

8.22

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,290

2,170

16,400

3,080

2,340

2,460

2,400

2,620

-

1,060

5,280

4,280

7,220

2,910

3,470

7,550

4,370

2,500

c2,500

4,080

2,320

a Affected by backwater from ice. 

b Backwater from ice, 0.64 ft. 

c About.

LITTLE MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN 

4143.5. Little Maquoketa River near Graf, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°31', long 90°51', in SE^ sec.20, T.89 N., R.I E., at highway 

bridge 300 ft downstream from Illinois Central RR. bridge, half a mile northeast of Graf.

Drainage area.--41.5 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
274 LITTLE MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Little Maquoketa River near flraf, Iowa

Water 

year

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

Aug. 20, 1952 

Feb. 20, 1953 

May 31, 1954 

Feb. 19, 1955

Aug. 30, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

9.30 

13.41 

11.79 

9.26

10.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,850 

4,500 

3,250 

1,830

2,690

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Jan. 21, 1957

Apr. 1, 1959 

Jan. 12, 1960

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

h3ight 

(feet)

8.57 

(a) 

13.10 

13.93

8.36

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,520 

<1,100 

4,590 

5,280

1,560

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

4144. Middle Fork Little Maquoketa River near Rickardsville, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°34', long 90°50', in SE^ sec.32, T.90 N. , R.I E. , at road 

bridge, 2 miles southeast of Rickardsville.

Drainage area.--30.1 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage. 

Stage-discharge relation. Not defined.

Remarks. Only annual peak stages are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

Oct. 7, 1951 

Feb. 20, 1953 

May 31, 1954 

Feb. 20, 1955

Dec. 25, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.16 

17.75 

17.87 

15.36

15.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Jan. 21, 1957 

Aug. 20, 1958 

Apr. 1, 1959 

Jan. 12, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Gage 

h-jight 

(feet)

15.17 

14.56 

16.89 

19.04

16.07

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

4144.5. North Pork Little Maquoketa River near Rickardsville, Iowa

Location. Lat 42 "35", long 91°50', near northwest corner sec.2P, T.90 N., 

R.I E., at bridge, 1 mile northeast of Rickardsville.

Drainage area. 22.8 sq mi.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953

1954 

1955

1956

Date

July 8, 1951 

Aug. 20, 1952 

Feb. 19, 1953

May 31, 1954 

Feb. 20, 1955

-

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.84 

10.63 

9.70

8.34 

7.07

(a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,510 

3,040 

2,190

1,460 

964

b360

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 31, 1957 

Aug. 20, 1958 

Mar. 19, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Gage 

h eight 

(feet)

8.90 

7.96 

10.39

10.84

7.36

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,720 

1,300 

2,790

3,330

1,010

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage, 

b Less then figure shown.
LITTLE MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN 275

4145. Little Maquoketa River near Durango, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°33'25", long 90°44'45", in NW^NE^ sec.5, T.89 N., R.2 E., on 

left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on county road, 500 ft southeast of 

U.S. Highway 52, ! §- miles east of Durango, 5 miles northwest of Dubuque, and 

7.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--130 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Jan. 5, 1939; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 612.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--15 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 5,100 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1925

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

June 15, 1925

Mar. 4, 1935

Mar. 10, 1936

Feb. 20, 1937

Mar. 6, 1937

June 21, 1937

Feb. 5, 1938

Aug. 5, 1938

Sept. 7, 1938

July 7, 1939

Aug. 15, 1940

Mar. 22, 1941

June 29, 1942

Aug. 13, 1943

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 14, 1944

June 13, 1944

June 16, 1944

June 26, 1944

July 21, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Apr. 10, 1947

June 5, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 17, 1947

Qage 

height 

(feet)

22.1

13.63

6.11

18.2

14.2

20.75

15.73

14.1

15.6

13.20

13.33

11.9

11.6

14.95

13.7

13.3

19.8

15.4

19.7

12.6

16.3

17.05

13.4

16.2

21.23

13.1

a About; computed, by Corps of B

Discharge 

(ofs)

a29,000

5,430

791

13,000

6,000

21,000

7,850

5,950

7,800

5,000

5,130

3,840

3,640

6,820

5,800

5,300

18,000

7,100

17,600

4,720

9,000

10,400

5,100

8,620

23,000

5,120

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 5, 1947

July 13, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

May 10, 1948

Mar. 4, 1949

Mar. 5, 1950

Feb. 25, 1951

July 8, 1951

Aug. 20, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

June 1, 1954

June 21, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

July 8, 1956

July 31, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

Mar. 19, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 6, 1960

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.0

14.6

17.40

13.8

13.5

14.6

13.94

14.8

14.76

19.98

14.22

18.40

14.35

13.49

12.93

10.67

11.93

9.12

_

15.95

18.76

16.48

17.48

12.70

Discharge 

(ofs)

5,900

6,200

11,300

5,740

5,420

6,400

5,790

6,550

5,500

14,800

6,180

11,100

6,460

5,750

5,120

3,490

4,330

2,190

5,400

8,200

13,400

9,000

10,700

4,110

ngineers .

4146. Little Maquoketa River tributary at Dubuque, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°31' , long 90°40', near northwest corner sec.11, T.89 N., 

 R.2 E., at bridge on U.S. Highway 52, near north city limits of Dubuque.

Drainage area. 1.51 sq mi. 

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements 

and by step-backwater computation.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
276 LITTLE MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Little Maquoketa River tributary at Dubuque, Iowa

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

July 8, 1951 

Aug. 20, 1952 

July 26, 1953 

June 21, 1954 

June 2, 1955

Aug. 30, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.90 

6.82 

6.87 

6.10 

5.48

6.92

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,070 

368 

388 

190 

107

408

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

July 31, 1957 

Aug. 20, 1958 

Oct. 9, 1958 

Jan. 12, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.93 

7.26 

5.91 

6.51

(a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,120 

576 

162 

698

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

GALENA RIVER BASIN 

4150. Galena River at Buncombe, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°30'50", long 90°22'40", near center of sec.33, T.I N., R.I E., 

at Buncombe, 0.6 mile upstream from Coon Branch, 1.5 miles upstream from 

Scrabble Branch, 2 miles upstream from Wisconsin-Illinois State line, and 

3.5 miles southeast of Hazel Green.

Drainage area. 128 sq ml.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 1, 1939; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 682.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 8,100 

cfs and extended above on basis of logarithmic plotting and slope-area 

measurement at gage height 15.68 ft.

Historical data.--The flood of Feb. 20, 1937, was 3 ft higher In Galena than 

any known flood, from the Benton Advocate.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,000 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1941.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1937

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

February 1937

Mar. 18, 1940

Mar. 20, 1941

May 31, 1942

Aug. 2, 1942

Mar. 15, 1943

Aug. 13, 1943

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 14, 1944

May 28, 1945

June 28, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 12, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

June 13, 1947

Sept. 5, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

May 10, 1948

Mar. 4, 1949

July 1, 1949

Mar. 5, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.1

11.6

9.86

-

12.79

_

13.58

-

12.09

_

11.94

13.90

12.3

-

10.4

12.83

10.4

14.30

11.5

12.6

13.20

12.8

12.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,000

3,860

2,760

3,150

5,820

6,030

7,420

3,730

4,640

4,000

4,370

8,080

4,930

5,630

3,060

5,820

3,060

8,960

3,820

5,440

6,600

5,820

6,010

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 23, 1950

June 13, 1950

July 1, 1950

Sept. 21, 1950

July 8, 1951

Mar. 10, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

June 22, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

Jan. 21, 1957

July 12, 1957

July 16, 1957

July 22, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 24, 1959

Mar. 26, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 6, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.2

13.41

11.1

13.86

12.97

15.68

12.35

13.52

11.32

11.53

11.40

12.36

11.26

10.42

a!3.53

12.71

13.28

13.00

14.20

12.74

11.22

9.15

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,640

6,800

7,000

3,560

6,800

6,200

12,400

5,010

7,250

3,390

3,520

3,440

4,630

3,360

2,890

-

5,320

6,460

5,900

8,430

5,380

3,330

2,240

a Affected by backwater from ice Jam.
GALENA RIVER BASIN 277

4155. East Pork Galena River at Council Hill, 111.

Location. Lat 42°28'05", long 90°20'20", in Wj sec.31, T.29 N., R.2 E., at 

Council Hill, 3 miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles northeast of Galena. 

Records include flow of unnamed creek which enters just downstream from gage.

Drainage area. 20.1 sq mi, includes that of unnamed creek.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 686.59 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,500

cfs and extended above on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights

9.33 and 15.3 ft and a contracted-opening measurement at gage height 15.3 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 700 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Aug. 10, 1940

Mar. 20, 1941

Sept. 8, 1941

June 11, 1942

Sept. 9, 1942

Mar. 15, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

Aug. 13, 1943

Aug. 26, 1943

Mar. 14, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

June 12, 1944

June 26, 1944

July 8, 1944

Aug. 17, 1944

May 25, 1945

May 27, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Mar. 5, 1945

Mar. 12, 1946

Sept. 8, 1946

Dec. 27, 1946

Apr. 29, 1947

June 1, 1947

June 13, 1947

Feb. 17, 1948

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

May 10, 1948

Aug. 29, 1948

June 14, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.83

6.70

6.80

9.50

6.36

7.70

6.50

12.10

6.40

6.85

6.59

9.02

8.56

6.95

7.49

7.46

10.26

7.05

5.16

6.65

5.72

5.32

15.3

7.31

8.03

6.18

8.77

6.86

7.03

6.31

7.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

565

798

825

3,860

774

1,340

829

8,620

792

981

962

2,060

2,010

1,020

1,250

1,250

5,080

1,540

727

1,340

926

766

16,600

1,440

2,110

766

2,890

1,120

1,220

816

1,220

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 1, 1949

July 8, 1949

Aug. 11, 1949

Aug. 11, 1949

Mar. 5, 1950

June 13, 1950

July 1, 1950

Sept. 21, 1950

July 8, 1951

Oct. 20, 1951

Feb. 20, 1953

June 20, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Aug. 30, 1956

June 13, 1957

July 12, 1957

July 16, 1957

July 21, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

Aug. 20, 1958

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 26, 1959

May 20, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

May 6, 1960

July 1, 1961

July 6, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.52

7.20

6.42

10.35

6.47

6.75

9.33

8.13

9.60

6.31

8.65

5.84

5.92

7.66

8.44

9.85

6.00

7.33

6.17

5.96

6.44

6.75

6.87

Discharge 

(cfs)

920

1,360

867

5,250

894

920

3,590

2,110

4,000

842

2,770

652

634

1,740

2,460

4,190

777

1,520

858

759

997

1,170

1,230

8.23 2,270

6.30 922

6.98

8.37

6.82

1,300

2,390

1,210

MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN 

4170. Maquoketa River near Manchester, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°27'25", long 91°25'55", in W^NE^ sec.9, T.88 N. , R.5 W., 

on left bank 300 ft upstream from concrete control, 2 miles southeast of 

Manchester, and 4.7 miles downstream from Honey and Prairie Creeks.

Drainage area. 305 sq mi.

Gage. Recording and concrete control. Datum of gage is 895.06 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements belovt 10,000 

cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting and area-velocity studies.

Bankfull stage. Banks not subject to overflow.

Remarks.--Pata for 1928-30 from Iowa Electric Co. dam in Manchester, discharge 

estimated by Corps of Engineers. Equivalent gage heights on present gage 

computed for 1933-35 peaks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,200 cfs.
278 MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Maquoketa River near Manchester, Iowa

Water 

year

1925

1928

1929

1930

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

June 15, 1925

Nov. 18, 1927

Mar. 13, 1929

Apr. 1, 1929

Feb. 19, 1930

May 20, 1933

Jan. 22, 1934

Mar. 5, 1935

Mar. 10, 1936

Feb. 20, 1937

Mar. 4, 1937

June 21, 1937

Feb. 6, 1938

Sept. 14, 1938

May 27, 1939

June 23, 1940

July 27, 1940

Oct. 7, 1940

Nov. 1, 1940

Mar. 23, 1941

Apr. 4, 1941

Sept. 8, 1941

Sept. 17, 1941

May 31, 1942

June 4, 1942

June 6, 1942

June 12, 1942

July 14, 1942

Sept. 14, 1942

Feb. 23, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

May 20, 1944

June 16, 1944

Mar. 26, 1945

Apr. 4, 1945

Apr. 16, 1945

Aug. 14, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

May 29, 1947

June 1, 1947

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

.

-

-

-

9.2

6.2

10.45

10.5

-

14.2

8.8

12.1

11.2

7.7

8.9

8.4

10.8

12.4

8.6

11.3

14.6

8.7

8.5

11.0

8.8

10.3

8.4

9.9

9.3

11.7

8.4

14.0

8.4

9.0

10.2

9.91

14.9

10.2

9.5

9.6

11.3

9.0

14.3

Discharge 

(cfs)

a25,400

2,640

5,600

3,320

3,180

2,850

695

4,880

4,280

3,500

8,150

2,730

5,860

4,980

1,790

2,770

2,320

4,330

6,140

2,420

4,850

8,880

2,480

2,340

4,520

2,570

3,840

2,270

3,460

3,000

5,320

2,250

8,010

2,300

2,740

2,900

3,060

9,130

3,790

3,170

3,190

5,000

2,590

 8,380

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 5, 1947

June 13, 1947 

July 5, 1947

July 13, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

May 10, 1948

June 6, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 24, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

Sept. 21, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Mar. 6, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 26, 1951

Apr. 29, 1951

June 2, 1951

July 9, 1951

Aug. 26, 1951

Mar. 11, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

July 26, 1953

Aug. 4, 1953

May 1, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

May 28, 1956

May 30, 1957

June 16, 1957

June 1, 1958

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 25, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

June 25, 1959

July 1, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

May 1, 1960

May 7, 1960

May 17, 1960

Mar. 7, 1961

Mar. 26, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

h3ight 

(feet)

14.2

21.4 

10.5

11.0

13.40

10.9

10.8

11. 8

8.4

12.29

14.72

9.4

9.9

12.0

14.03

8.41

13.90

11.77

8.90

13.37

13.94

19.65

8.59

9.12

10.66

8.40

8.46

9.60

9.32

8.21

8.84

10.62

8.87

9.38

11.42

12.27

9.57

10.73

13.30

16.48

10.16

8.85

13.85

12.50

8.95

10.28

9.36

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,260

20,000 

4,060

4,600

7,340

4,250

4,200

5,370

2,230

6,020

8,920

2,960

3,460

5,660

8,060

2,300

7,940

5,440

2,620

7,340

7,940

16,800

2,380

2,780

4,260

2,260

2,300

3,230

b2,500

2,060

2,540

4,160

2,620

3,050

5,000

5,990

3,230

4,260

7,090

11,600

3,650

2,390

7,740

6,100

2,550

3,750

2,910

a Computed by Prof. Nagler, State University of Iowa, 

b About.

4175. Maquoketa River near Delhi, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°24'30", long 91°20'45", in SW^NW^ sec.29, T.88 N., R.4 W. , in 

tailrace of Interstate Power Co.'s hydroelectric plant, if- miles south of 

Delhi, and 6 miles upstream from Plum Creek.

Drainage area.--347 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 774.32 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by reservoir just above station. Records furnished 

by Interstate Power Co. Only annual peaks are shown.
MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN 279

Peak stages and discharges of Maquoketa River near Delhi, Iowa

Water 

year

1929

1933

1934

1935

Date

Mar. 14, 1929 

Mar. 30, 1933

Aug. 11, 23, 

Sept. 14,22, 1934

Mar. 5, 1935

Gage 

height 

(feet)

89.82 

88.5

82.9

88.0

Discharge

a7,360 

5,350

531

4,700

Water 

year

1936 

1937 

1938

1939 

1940

Date

Mar. 11, 1936 

Mar. 4, 1937 

Feb. 6, 1938

May 27, 1939 

June 23, 1940

Gage 

height 

(feet)

86.4 

89.2 

88.0

84.6 

86.1

Discharge 

(of a)

2,990 

6,740 

5,300

1,640 

3,330

a Result of discharge measurement.

4185. Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°05'05", long 90°37'55", in SW^NE^ sec.17, T.84 N. , R.3 E., 

on right bank 500 ft upstream -"rom bridge on State Highway 62, 1,200 ft upstream from Prairie Creek, 2 miles northeast of Maquoketa, and 2.2 miles 

downstream from North Pork.

Drainage area. 1,553 sq mi.

Gage.--Honrecordlng prior to July 14, 1924; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 636.52 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. Large 

seasonal shifts apparently caused by vegetation.

Bankfull stage. 14 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 9,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1903

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

Date

-

Sept. 15, 1914

Sept. 28, 1915

Jan. 22, 1916

Jan. 27, 1916

Mar. 27, 1916

Mar. 14, 1917

June 13, 1917

Feb. 15, 1918

Mar. 17, 1919

May 4, 1919

July 10, 1919

Nov. 11, 1919

Mar. 13, 1920

May 23, 1920

Sept. 17, 1921

Feb. 24, 1922

July 23, 1922

Apr. 4, 1923

Aug. 20, 1924

June 17, 1925

Mar. 1, 1926

Feb. 5, 1927

May 10, 1927

May 24, 1927

June 21, 1927

Feb. 7, 1928

Mar. 13, 1928

Gage 

height 

(feet)

23.5

17.0

19.6

15.6

14.9

22.6

13.8

16.9

15.8

16.8

15.6

15.0

15.3

15.0

15.5

15.2

18.9

14.7

20.6

19.8

19.67

12.9

13.9

14.9

16.0

14.9

_

15.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

43,200

13,700

18,400

12,500

11,000

39,100

9,270

16,300

13,000

16,000

12,500

11,200

11,800

11,200

12,300

11,000

23,400

10,200

30,300

19,300

26,600

8,320

9,700

11,200

12,900

11,200

13,600

12,100

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

Mar. 14, 1929

Feb. 20, 1930

Sept. 25, 1931

Oct. 11, 1931

Mar. 26, 1932

May 21, 1933

July 6, 1934

Mar. 5, 1935

Mar. 11, 1935

Mar. 11, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

Mar. 6, 1937

Apr. 5, 1937

June 13, 1937

June 21, 1937

Jan. 24, 1938

Feb. 6, 1938

July 17, 1939

June 23, 1940

Mar. 21, 1941

June 1, 1941

June 12, 1941

Sept. 9, 1941

Aug. 2, 1942

Mar. 16, 1943

June 2, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

June 27, 1944

Gage . 

height 

(feet)

20.6

12.9

11.0

14.2

15.0

13.5

13.85

15.5

13.6

14.1

22.18

20.08

13.6

15.6

17.7

-

18.48

13.21

18.30

15.4

14.3

17.2

22.08

11.94

18.30

15.2

14.0

24.70

Discharge 

(cfs)

30 , 300

8,320

6,090

10,200

11,400

9,130

7,680

12,200

9,270

10,000

25,100

27,500

9,190

12,800

18,500

9,800

13,600

8,610

17,600

11,800

9,430

17,300

25,600

7,060

21,200

10,800

9,540

48,000
280 MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, Iowa--Continued

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Mar. 26, 1945

Aug. 15, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

June 2, 1947

June 6, 1947

June 14, 1947

July 6, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Sept. 21, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

July 9, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.9

15.92

22.17

14.6

14.4

13.8

16.7

15.5

19.96

14.8

20.02

15.5

17.0

18.29

18.14

17.1

18.20

14.72

18.43

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,460

12,600

37,100

10,600

10,400

9,590

16,100

12,800

28,000

11,100

28,200

12,700

16,900

21,600

21,000

17,400

21,200

12,500

19,100

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Jan. 19, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

Aug. 18, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Aug. 30, 1956

May 31, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

Mar. 21, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 7, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.26

15.57

21.61

8.52

15.04

11.70

8.73

10.8

17.58

14.88

18.91

18.91

17.12

14.24

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,080

14,000

33,900

4,980

13,000

8,170

5,140

a5,000

19,200

12,800

23,700

23,700

18,600

10,400

APPLE RIVER BASIN 

4188. Mill Creek near Scales Mound, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°27'10", long 90°15'10", near center of sec.2, T.28 N., R.2 E., 

at culvert on county road, 1-| miles south of Scales Mound.

Drainage area. 0.795 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Aug. 31, 1956 

July 8, 1957 

Aug. 20, 1958 

Mar. 6, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.40 

17.58 

14.57 

12.91

Discharge 

(cfs)

729 

287 

100

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

May 6, 1960 

Apr. 24, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.60 

14.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

170 

243

4190. Apple River near Hanover, 111.

Location. Lat 42°15'05", long 90°17'10", in NE^WW^ sec.16, T.26 N. , R.2 E., 

0.3 mile southwest of Hanover and 12 miles upstream from moutK

Drainage area. 244 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Oct. 1, 1945, at site 3.5 miles downstream at 

datum 9.48 ft lower; recording at present site and datum thereafter. Datum 

of gage is 591.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,000 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1946.
APPLE RIVER BASIN 281

Peak stages and discharges of Apple River near Hanover, 111.

Water 

year

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Mar. 5, 1935

Mar. 4, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

Feb. 6, 1938

Feb. 20, 1939

Mar. 10, 1939

June 23, 1940

Mar. 21, 1941

Aug. 8, 1942

Mar. 16, 1943

Apr. 24, 1944

June 28, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

June 1, 1947

June 13, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

May 10, 1948

Jan. 5, 1949

Jan. 16, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Mar. 5, 1949

July 6, 1949

Jan. 25, 1950

Mar. 6, 1950

Apr. 24, 1950

June 13, 1950

July 2, 1950

Sept. 21, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.03

15.04

30.67

24.67

18.21

13.67

16.40

19.47

12.78

25.00

18.62

19.68

26.12

12.8

16.9

12.2

17.64

22.77

14,8

2v.' 9

14.1

12.2

17.57

16.27

15.3

12.0

16.2

18.24

12.0

14.8

14.2

16.10

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

a4.5

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.8

_

-

-

2.1

3.6

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(of a)

3,970

2,760

11,300

7,590

-

2,200

3,170

4,700

1,930

7,770

4,240

4,770

12,000

3,640

5,640

3,360

5,970

9,620

4,500

8,150

4,190

3,360

5,000

5,250

4,750

3,280

4,200

4,400

3,280

4,500

4,230

5,150

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 26, 1951

July 9, 1951

Oct. 21, 1951

Oct. 24, 1951

Nov. 13, 1951

Jan. 19, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

Apr. 25, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 25, 1956

Aug. 31, 1956

July 12, 1957

July 22, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

Mar. 21, 1959

Mar. 24, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Oct. 5, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 2, 1960

May 7, 1960

Mar. 15, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

19.50

23.17

14.91

13.30

14.94

12.03

14.35

12.97

22.36

11.26

b21.31

12.46

-

13.37

12.99

13.43

17.25

12.86

16.28

12.13

21.92

21.67

12.76

24.70

14.04

13.54

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,160

9,980

4,550

3,820

4,550

3,280

4,320

3,690

9,300

3,000

8,380

3,480

c3,400

3,870

3,690

3,870

5,750

3,640

5,250

3,320

8,900

8,750

3,600

11,300

4,140

3,910

a Backwater from ice, greater than figure shown.

b Occurred at different time than peak discharge.

c About.

PLUM RIVER BASIN 

4195. Plum River near Savanna, 111.

Location. Lat 42°07'00", long 90°03'20", in SW^NWir sec.33, T.25 N., R.4 E., 

0.9 mile upstream from Carroll Creek, 5 miles northeast of Savanna, and 

16.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--164 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 582.54 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Historical data. Maximum stage known, 29.3 ft, date unknown, from floodmarks. 

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1935

1936 

1937 

1938

Date

Feb. 15, 1935 

Mar. 11, 1935

Mar. 4, 1936 

Feb. 21, 1937 

June 24, 1938

Gage 

height 

(feet)

23.35

22.28 

28.03 

27.02

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,200

1,370 

5,800 

5,440

Water 

year

1939 

1940 

1941

Date

Feb. 20, 1939 

Mar. 12, 1939 

June 24, 1940

Sept. 9, 1941

Gage 

height 

(feet)

23.52 

18.30 

24.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,290 

564

1,500
282 PLUM RIVER BASIN

4200. Plum River below Carroll Creek, near Savanna, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°06'50", long 90°05'35", in NW^SW^ sec.31, T.25 N., R.4 E., on 

left bank 0.7 mile upstream from Camp Creek, 2.6 miles downstream from 

Carroll Creek, 3i miles northeast of Savanna, and 13 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 231 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 580.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Mar. 21, 1941

May 31, 1941

Sept. 10, 1941

Oct. 7, 1941

Sept. 3, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

Feb. 20, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

June 2, 1943

Feb. 27, 1944

Mar. 15, 1944

May 15, 1945

June 2, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 7, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

Jan. 14, 1947

June 1, 1947

July 6, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

May 11, 1948

Jan. 5, 1949

Jan. 16, 1949

Feb. 20, 1949

Feb. 25, 1949

Mar. 5, 1949

Jan. 26, 1950

Mar. 5, 1950

June 16, 1950

Sept. 22, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.9

20.2

21.08

19.88

19.6

22.8

21.9

23.0

26.90

21.3

22.87

19.81

18.6

28.74

19.0

18.8

20.4

18.7

21.40

21.2

28.15

21.8

25.8

18.9

19.7

21.3

20.0

23.31

20.7

23.34

22.9

19.9

22.9

21.70

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

_

-

1.3

1.5

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

1.2

1.2

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

1,940

1,620

2,050

1,490

1,380

2,400

1,700

3,870

8,470

2,250

3,750

1,560

1,240

11,600

1,320

1,280

1,780

1,260

2,330

2,190

10,700

2,680

7,070

1,300

1,420

2,250

1,580

4,180

1,920

3,000

2,600

1,500

3,750

al,500

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 26, 1951

July 9, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 20, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

June 4, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 25, 1956

Jan. 22, 1957

July 13, 1957

Feb. 27, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 15, 1958

Feb. 24, 1959

Mar. 1, 1959

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Sept. 27, 1959

Oct. 6, 1959

Dec. 29, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 2, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

May 7, 1960

Sept. 18, 1960

Oct. 31, 1960

Mar. 5, 1961

Mar. 7, 1961

Mar. 14, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

24.33

26. 6£

23.0?

20.83

22. ie

20.41

23.80

-

19.5?

24.83

_

19.67

23.60

19.90

19.65

22.39

-

-

24.28

20.14

19.55

19.97

20.38

25.14

25.05

21.52

20.23

23.13

20.03

20.46

23.20

21.63

21.05

23.76

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,730

7,780

3,500

1,760

2,690

1,560

4,200

al,400

1,280

5,290

al,900

1,310

4,000

1,370

1,280

2,850

a2,000

al,800

4,730

1,360

1,210

1,330

1,480

5,650

5,530

2,170

1,400

3,500

1,330

1,280

2,400

1,610

1,400

2,900
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 283

4205. Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°46'50", long 90°15'07", in NW^ sec.34, T.81 N. , R.6 E., on 

right bank at foot of Eighth Avenue in Camanche, 5.0 miles upstream from 

Wapsipinicon River, 6.4 miles downstream from Clinton, 10.6 miles downstream 

from dam 13, and at mile 511.8 upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. 85,600 sq mi, approximately, at Pulton-Lyons Bridge (formerly 

U.S. Highway 20) where discharge measurements are made.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 1, 1934; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1939, in stone well 14.8 miles downstream at Le Claire, at datum 

0.07 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1955, at site 10.6 miles upstream 

at dam 13, at datum 5.48 ft higher. Datum of gage is 562.68 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary recording gage at dam 13 since Oct. 1, 

1958. Present gage used as auxiliary gage Oct. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1955.

Stage-discharge relation.--Computed by slope method.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by reservoirs and navigation dams. Only annual maximum 

daily discharges are shown. Gage heights are instantaneous maxima.

Maximum daily discharge

Water 

year

1874

1875

1876

1877

1878

1879

1880

1881

1882

1883

1884

1885

1886

1887

1888

1889

1890

1891

1892

1893

1894

1895

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

Date

May 17, 1874

Apr.29,30, 1875

(b)

Apr. 3, 1877

June 5, 1878

June 1, 1879

June 25, 1880

May 12, 1881

Oct.26,27, 1881

May I, 1883

(c)

Oct. 18, 1884

May 1,2, 1886

Apr. 28, 1887

May 14-16, 1888

(a)

June 28,29,1890

May 2,3, 1891

June 26, 1892

Mayl2-15, 1893

May 30-31, 1894

Mar. 2, 1895

May 28,29, 1896

Apr .17,18, 1897

June 24 -2^1898

June 24-26,1899

May 3,4, 1900

Oct. 20, 1900

May 26,27, 1902

Sept. 29,30,1903

Oct. 1, 1903

June 21,22, 1905

Apr. 22 -25,1906

Apr. 11-13,1907

July 20, 1908

Apr. 22, 1909

Mar. 25, 1910

Feb. 18, 1911

Oct. 21,22,1911

Mar. 27, 1913

July 13 -15,1914

Apr. 23,24, 1915

May 5, 1916

Apr. 21, 1917

June 13,14,1918

Apr. 25, 1919

Gage 

height a/ 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

98,400

167,000

165,000

104,000

80,800

96,800

250,000

174,000

237,000

174,000

144,000

146,000

157,000

149,000

248,000

64,300

142,000

130,000

238,000

174,000

157,000

70,000

148,000

198,000

88,800

149,000

100,000

142,000

123,000

176,000

174,000

172,000

169,000

171,000

134,000

123,000

73,100

84,000

120,000

123,000

111,000

92,000

195,000

142,000

123,000

166,000

Water 

year

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 9, 1920

May 11-13,1921

Apr. 23, 1922

Apr. 7-8, 1923

Aug. 23, 1924

June 19,20,1925

Sept. 26,27, 1926

(e)

Apr. 9, 10, 1928

(f)

June 28, 1930

July 6-11,1931

Apr.22,23, 1932

Apr. 8-13, 1933

Apr .19,20, 1934

Apr. 7, 1935

Apr. 7, 1936

Mar. 8, 9, 1937

Sept. 23, 1938

Apr. 9, 1939

June 19, 1940

Apr. 25, 1941

June 13, 1942

June 30, 1943

June 28, 1944

Mar. 31, 1945

Mar. 28, 1946

Mar. 29, 1946

June 15, 1947

June 16, 1947

Mar. 21, 1948

Apr. 7, 1949

May 22, 1950

Apr. 26, 1951

Apr. 27, 1952

Apr. 5, 1953

May 14, 1954

Apr. 25, 1955

Apr. 20, 1956

July 14, 1957

Apr .15-17, 1958

Apr. 17, 1958

Apr. 3, 1959

May 18, 1960

Apr. 2, 1961

Gage 

height a/ 

(feet)

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10.36

15.11

18.04

17.30

18.60

17.69

-

16.48

-

15.18

13.66

11.08

15.24

21.0

21.24

14.00

18.55

13.69

15.3

13.87

-

10.78

14.97

17.04

16.13

Discharge 

(cfs)

222,000

85,300

212,000

106,000

106,000

93,900

83,600

133,000

116,000

146,000

83,600

40,700

97,500

92,100

81,400

123,000

133,000

95,800

367,400

144,900

74,1OO

128,200

169,600

158,700

168,500

164,400

144,800

-

125,500

-

108,300

85,300

129,900

221,500

225,400

104,100

175,900

96,900

127,000

103,000

64,500

-

112,000

151,000

143,000

Dam 13; those shown for water years 1953 to 1959 are maximum gage height at Camancbe, 

Iowa. b Occurred May 7-10, 30, 31, June 1, 2, 1876. c Occurred Mar. 27, 28, 

Sept. 27, 28, 1884. d Occurred May 30, 31, June 1, 1889. e Occurred Mar. 31, 

Apr. 1, 1927. f Occurred Apr. 2, 3, 19-21, 1929.
284 WAPSIPINICON RIVER BASIN

4206. Little Wapsipinicon River tributary near Riceville, Iowa

Location.--Lat 43°21', long 92°29', near south quarter corner of sec.27, T.93 N., 

R.14 W. , at culvert, 3| miles east of Riceville and 0.4 mile south of State 

Highway 9.

Drainage area.--0.90 sq mi.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

June 13, 1953 

Aug. 24, 1954 

Aug. I, 1955

Apr. 1, 1956 

May 30, 1957

Gage

height 

(feet)

4.21 

4.60 

4.59

4.14 

4.17

Discharge 

(cfs)

141 

300 

295

124 

131

Water

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 7, 1958 

Mar. 26, 1959 

June 23, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.29 

4.57 

4.22

4.85

Discharge 

(cfa)

28 

284 

144

150

4206.2. Little Wapsipinicon River near Acme, Iowa

Location.--Lat 43°19', long 92°29', in sec.10, T.98 N., R.14 W., at bridge on 

county road D, 1 mile north of Acme.

Drainage area. 7.76 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

June 13, 1953

June 21, 1954

Aug. 1, 1955

Apr. 1, 1956

Mar. 24, 1957

Gage

height 

(feet)

6.74

7.19

6.63

5.60

3.77

Discharge 

(cfs)

668

822

635

420

167

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 7, 1958

Mar. 26, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.66

5.75

6.04

7.19

Discharge 

(cfs)

155

250

302

a 700

a Result of current-meter measurement near crest.
WAPSIPINICON RIVER BASIN 285

4206.4. Little Wapsipinicon River at Elma, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°15', long 92°27', in NW^ sec.12, T.97 N., R.14 W., st bridge, 

on county road "A" near west city limits of Elma.

Drainage area.--37.3 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

June 13, 1953

June 21, 1954

Mar. 15, 1955

Apr. 1, 1956

Mar. 24, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.60

10.59

7.00

5.91

4.21

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,010

3,000

450

259

88

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 7, 1958

Mar. 26, 1959

June 23, 1960

July 31, 1961

?Sli "war 5.02 154

7.43 559

9.09 1,380

10.10 2,400

4209.6. Harter Creek near Independence, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°31', long 91°54', near south quarter corner of sec.22,

T.89 N., R.9 W., at bridge 0.2 mile west of State Highway 150, 2 miles north 

of Independence.

Drainage area.--6.17 sq mi.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water

year

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

Mar. 10, 1952 

Feb. 20, 1953 

Apr. 30, 1954 

Feb. 20, 1955

-

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.31 

7.43 

6.74 

5.67

(a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

162 

420 

238 

90

-

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 17, 1957 

Feb. 28, 1958 

Mar. 26, 1959 

May 7, 1960

AUK. 7, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

8.18 

5.51 

9.17 

8.35

8.07

Discharge 

(cfs)

750 

77 

1,450 

842

695

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

280-255 O - 68 - 20
286 WAPSIPINICON RIVER BASIN

4210. Wapsipinicon River at Independence, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°27'50", long 91°53'40", in SE^ sec.4, T.88 N., R.9 W. , on 

right bank at Sixth Street in Independence, 1,800 ft downstream from Interstate Power Co.'s hydroelectric plant, 4f miles downstream from Otter Creek, 

and 9-2 miles upstream from Pine Creek.

Drainage area.--1,048 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording in tailrace of powerplant 1,800 ft upstream at datum 

80.00 ft lower prior to May 24, 1941; recording at present site and datum 

thereafter. Equivalent gage heights on present gage computed for peaks 

prior to May 24, 1941. Datum of gage is 882.85 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurement?, 

in relation occurred in June 1947.

Bankfull stage.--13 ft.

Large shift

Historical data.--Maximum stage since at least 1901, that of June 14, 1947.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

Apr. 11, 1934

Mar. 5, 6, 1935

Mar. 24, 1935

May 5, 1935

Mar. 12, 1936

Mar. 26, 1936

Feb. 20, 1937

Mar. 8, 1937

June 15, 1937

June 21, 1937

Feb. 7, 1938

Sept. 19, 1938

Nov. 9, 10, 1938

Sept. 1, 1940

Mar. 24, 1941

Apr. 4, 1941

Apr. 19, 1941

June 2, 1941

Sept. 8, 1941

Sept. 16, 1941

Oct. 7, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

Mar. 22, 1942

June 3, 1942

June 12, 1942

Oct. 6, 1942

Feb. 24, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

Mar. 20, 1943

Mar. 31, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

May 22, 1944

June 17, 1944

June 22, 1944

Mar. 14, 1945

Mar. 18, 1945

Apr. 17, 1945

June 3, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.9

11.4

8.4

7.5

11.1

9.7

7.9

12.0

7.6

8.0

7.7

8.4

7.4

7.3

8.6

8.3

7.7

9.9

10.13

8.6

8.6

10.9

8.2

8.5

13.46

8.0

7.6

8.59

7.3

7.7

8.4

9.4

15.64

7.9

8.8

13.95

8.0

10.0

13.36

9.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,010

7,220

4,040

3,000

6,900

5,170

3,480

7,900

3,180

3,600

3,240

3,990

2,790

2,540

4,120

3,870

3,280

5,100

5,250

4,060

4,060

6,580

3,750

4,000

9,060

3,560

3,110

4,090

3,000

3,160

3,900

4,740

13,800

3,440

4,220

10,900

3,550

5,150

9,910

4,460

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 7, 1946

Mar. 14, 1946

Apr. 11, 1947

June 2, 1947

June 5, 1947

June 14, 1947

June 18, 1947

July 1, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 3, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

May 12, 1948

Mar. 6, 1949

Apr. 1, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

June 19, 1950

June 24, 1950

Sept. 21, 1950

Apr. 30, 1951

Apr. 3, 1952

Aug. 8, 1953

May 3, 1954

Feb. 21, 1955

Apr. 2, 1956

June 19, 1957

June 1, 1958

Mar. 27, 1959

July 1, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 19, 1960

May 1, 1960

May 7, 1960

Mar. 7, 1961

Mar. 29, 1961

Apr. 25, 1961

Aug. 6, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

8.9

10.0

11.5

10.7

10.6

18.74

12.7

9.0

9.4

8.2

13.33

7.6

10.78

7.6

12.8

8.5

7.5

9.8

10.3

18.20

9.76

9.72

7.30

6.35

6.77

7.79

6.07

13.67

11.57

15.63

10.14

7.84

12.07

8.24

16.11

7.94

8.16

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,380

5,190

7,220

6,270

6,160

21,500

10,000

4,770

5,480

3,940

11,100

3,140

7,420

3,140

10,300

4,300

3,020

6,020

6,720

20,800

6,460

6,350

2,780

1,560

2,100

3,270

1,210

11,800

8,460

15,200

6,300

3,270

9,210

3,690

15,700

3,330

3,690
WAPSIPINICON RIVER BASIN 287

4211. Pine Creek tributary near Wlnthrop, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°31', long 91°48', in SW^ sec.27, T.89 N., R.8 W., at culvert 

1.4 miles north of U.S. Highway 20 and 2-| miles northwest of Winthrop.

Drainage area.--Q.334 sq mi.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

July 26, 1953 

Aug. 30, 1954 

Feb. 20, 1955

-

Qage 

height 

(feet)

(a) 

6.30 

4.41 

3.73

(a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

blO 

137 

50 

29

blO

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 17, 1957 

Aug. 20, 1958 

June 24, 1959 

May 7, 1960

-

Oage 

height 

(feet)

6.92 

6.61 

8.67 

4.78

(a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

173 

154 

304 

64

<10

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

4212. Pine Creek near Winthrop, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°28', long 91°47', in SW£ sec.34, T.89 N., R.8 W., at Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge,500 ft above U.S. Highway 20 and 2^ miles southwest of 

Winthrop.

Drainage area. 28.3 sq mi.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Sept. 21, 1950

June 2, 1951

Mar. 10, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

Apr. 30, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

21.70

18.74

13.47

13.43

12.35

12.19

Discharge 

(cfs)

14,500

10,600

1,090

1,070

650

590

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

-

June 17, 1957

-

June 25, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Mar. 5, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

13.27

-

13.94

15.17

12.82

Discharge 

(cfs)

(a)

990

(a)

1,360

2,450

800

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage; discharge less than 490 cfs.
288 WAPSIPINICOM RIVER BASIN

4213. Pine Creek tributary No. 2 at Winthrop, loi'a

Location.--Lat 42°28', long 91°45', at north quarter corner of sec.2, T.88 N., 

R.8 W., at culvert on U.S. Highway 20 near west city limits of Winthrop.

Drainage area. 0.704 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

July 26, 1953 

Aug. 30, 1954

May 29, 1956 

June 17, 1957

Oage 

height 

(feet)

5.78 

5.90

6.28 

6.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

27 

36 

(a)

87 

135

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 20, 1958 

June 24, 1959 

Mar. 30, 1960

Mar. 5, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.04 

7.12 

7.05

5.30

Discharge 

(cfs}

51 

443 

390

7

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage; discharge less than 1.4 cfs.

4214. Wapsipinicon River at Central City, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°12'20", long 91"31'55", in sec.3, T.85 N., R.6 W., on State 

Highway 13 in Central City, 4-| miles downstream from Walton Creek.

Drainage area. 1,263 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 812.24 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Mar. 7, 1929

Apr. 7, 1941

Apr. 21, 1941

June 5, 1941

Sept. 9, 1941

Sept. 18, 1941

Oct. 8, 1941

Nov. 3, 1941

Mar. 24, 1942

June 14, 1942

July 31, 1942

Aug. 3, 1942

Oct. 8, 1942

Mar. 17, 1943

Mar. 22, 1943

Apr. 2, 1943

Mar. 17, 1944

May 24, 1944

June 19, 1944

June 23, 1944

Mar. 20, 1945

Uage 

height 

(feet)

17

13.6

13.1

13.9

15.8

13.2

13.6

14.6

13.5

15.8

13.4

14.8

13.0

13.8

13.3

13.3

13.4

14.0

16.8

14.4

16.3

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,000

4,300

3,200

4,800

9,280

3,500

4,200

6,320

4,000

9,280

3,700

6,760

3,000

4,600

3,600

3,600

3,900

5,110

12,400

5,880

10,800

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Apr. 19, 1945

June 5, 1945

Jan. 8, 1946

Mar. 9, 1946

Mar. 18, 1946

Sept. 23, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947

June 2, 1947

June 6, 1947

June 15, 1947

July 4, 1947

Mar. 1, 1948

Mar. 4, 1948

Mar. 22, 1948

May 13, 1948

Mar. 8, 1949

Apr. I, 1949

Mar. 9, 1950

Mar. 28, 1950

June 25, 1950

Sept. 22, 1950

(Jage 

height 

(feet)

13.2

14.3

15.6

14.1

14.9

13.1

15.0

16.0

17.0

19.3

14.0

13.7

13.2

16.3

13.1

14.9

13.2

15.4

13.6

14.1

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,400

5,660

8,760

5,220

6,980

3,200

7,200

9,800

12,000

22,500

5,000

4,400

3,300

10,800

3,200

6,980

3,500

8,240

4,100

5,220

6,600
WAPSIPINICON RIVER BASIN 289

4215. Wapsipinicon River at Stone City, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°07'00", long 91"21'10", in SW^NE^ sec.6, T.84 N. , R.4 W. , at 

highway bridge at Stone City, 100 ft upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, 

St. Paul and Pacific Railroad bridge, and 3.3 miles upstream from Buffalo 

Creek.

Drainage area. 1,324 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage, about 776.7 ft above mean sea level.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 1,900 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1892

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

Date

July 1892

July 13, 1903

Mar. 21, 1904

Mar. 27, 1904

May 30, 1904

Mar. 15, 1905

Mar. 22, 1905

May 18, 1905

June 2, 1905

July 7, 1905

July 23, 1905

Mar. 4, 1906

Mar. 31, 1906

Apr. 11, 1906

Feb. 22, 1907

Mar. 4, 1907

June 13, 1907

July 20, 1907

Aug. 17, 1907

Aug. 31, 1907

Oct. 5, 1907

Feb. 26, 1908

Mar. 7, 1908

May 30, 1900

July 3, 1908

Qage 

height 

(feet)

28

_

11.3

12.8

6.8

8.4

13.1

8.2

6.5

6.9

6.2

12.2

14.2

8.4

9.2

9.6

6.6

10.1

10.3

8.7

6.6

8.4

8.8

9.7

7.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

32,000

alO, 500

5,820

7,510

2,370

3,400

7,900

3,270

2,140

2,370

1,930

6,780

9,440

3,400

4,000

4,320

2,160

4,720

4,890

3,620

2,190

3,400

3,700

4,400

2,680

Water 

year

190S

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

Date

July 21, 1908

Feb. 24, 1909

Mar. 7, 1909

Mar. 27, 1909

Apr. 22, 1909

May 1, 1909

May 17, 1909

June 8, 1909

Dec. 7, 1909

Mar. 12, 1910

Mar. 16, 1910

Feb. 17, 1911

Aug. 16, 1911

Oct. 1, 1911

Dec. 20, 1911

Mar. 24, 1912

Mar. 30, 1912

Apr. 1, 1912

Apr. 14, 1912

Aug. 19, 1912

Mar. 19, 1913

Mar. 24, 1913

Apr. 13, 1913

May 24, 1913

May 29, 1913

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.3

7.2

8.5

9.2

14.0

9.7

10.1

7.3

7.2

9.5

11.7

14.3

6.4

7.3

6.8

8.7

14.8

15.6

8.6

7.6

10.6

10.8

6.8

9.8

9.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,330

2,600

3,490

4,000

9,160

4,400

4,720

2,650

2,560

4,240

6,230

9,580

2,070

2,650

2,330

3,620

10,300

11,500

3,560

2,860

5,200

5,340

2,310

4,450

4,570

a Results of discharge measurement.

4215.5. Buffalo Creek above Winthrop, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°31', long 91°44', near northeast corner of sec.25, T. 

R.8 W., 1^ miles northeast of Winthrop.

Drainage area. 68.2 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

June 17, 1957 

May 31, 1958 

July 1, 1959

Oage 

height 

(feet)

16.10 

16.92 

17.45

Discharge 

(cfs)

810 

1,500 

1,600

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Mar. 30, 1960 

Mar. 26, 1961

?;I? "«sr

18.59 5,350 

17.48 2,090
290 WAPSIPINICON RIVER BASIN

4220. Wapsipinicon River near De Witt, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°45'55", long 90°32'00", in SW^NE^ sec.6, T.80 N., R.4 E., on 

left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 61, 3 miles south of 

DeWItt, 6.2 miles upstream from Brophy Creek, and 15.1 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--2,330 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 599.73 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements, 

the relation are common.

Bankfull stage.--9 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 4,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Shifts in

Water 

year

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

Mar. 12, 1935

Mar. 27, 1935

Mar. 18, 1936

Apr. 1, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

Mar. 6, 1937

Apr. 6, 1937

Feb. 8, 1938

May 20, 1938

June 12, 1938

June 15, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

June 27, 1940

Mar. 23, 1941

Apr. 10, 1941

Apr. 21, 1941

June 1, 1941

June 15, 1941

Sept. 14, 1941

Oct. 13, 1941

Oct. 23, 1941

Nov. 8, 1941

June 19, 1942

Aug. 8, 1942

Dec. 28, 1942

Feb. 23, 1943

Mar. 19, 1943

Mar. 26, 1943

Mar. 16, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

May 21, 1944

June 24, 1944

June 27, 1944

Mar. 25, 1945

Apr. 22, 1945

May 18, 1945

June 11, 1945

June 30, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 10, 1946

Mar. 21, 1946

Sept. 6, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 21, 1947

June 9, 1947

June 19, 1947

July 7, 1947

July 13, 1947

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.7

8.0

9.1

8.4

-

10.8

8.2

-

8.2

8.1

8.9

9.7

6.8

8.1

8.3

8.3

8.6

7.9

10.2

8.4

8.6

9.6

10.3

9.6

-

8.7

9.4

8.5

9.3

9.4

10.5

10.3

12.07

10.2

8.2

8.4

8.8

8.4

11.1

10.7

10.0

8.7

9.3

10.3

11.3

11.8

9.8

8.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,070

5,440

6,880

5,440

7,200

14,900

5,320

7,810

5,260

5,170

6,550

8,500

3,520

4,840

5,280

5,160

5,590

4,650

8,130

4,760

5,000

6,800

8,390

7,280

5,500

5,220

6,610

4,870

6,520

6,550

10,400

9,440

26,000

9,000

4,580

4,970

5,490

4,900

14,600

11,600

8,240

5,320

6,420

9,440

16,600

21,600

7,610

5,000

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 9, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 10, 1949

July 21, 1949

Mar. 13, 1950

Apr. 1, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

June 19, 1950

Feb. 20, 1951

Feb. 26, 1951

Apr. 3, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

May 6, 1951

June 8, 1951

July 15, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Mar. 13, 1952

Apr. 10, 1952

May 23, 1952

June 14, 1952

Feb. 8, 1953

Feb. 21, 1953

Aug. 19, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Feb. 21, 1955

Apr. 20, 1955

Apr. 25, 1955

May 30, 1956

June 21,23, 1957

June 14, 1958

Feb. 27, 1959

Mar. 21, 1959

Apr. 4, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

July 7, 1959

Jan. 16, 1960

Apr. 4, 1960

Apr. 24, 1960

May 10, 1960

June 6, 1960

Mar. 12, 1961

Apr. 4, 1961

June 9, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

11.1

10.0

9.9

10.1

8.3

9.8

9.0

10.81

11.20

11.07

10.87

11.30

8.70

10.67

10.27

10.88

9.39

9.03

9.34

9.16

10.73

8.15

9.33

10.22

8.76

8.68

8.09

7.31

9.27

8.9

10.23

11.17

9.27

10.56

10.88

11.71

10.24

11.16

10.02

9.86

11.36

10.00

10.07

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,500

8,500

17,200

8,240

7,910

9,700

4,580

8,480

5,500

a9,800

14,700

13,600

12,300

15,600

5,450

11,100

8,000

10,800

5,620

5,280

5,800

5,620

9,350

3,940

5,620

a5,100

4,780

4,630

3,720

2,770

5,620

a5,400

6,950

10,600

5,250

8,200

10,800

18,300

7,600

12,600

6,800

6,420

14,200

6,800

6,950
ROCK RIVER BASIH 291

4230. West Branch Rock River near Waupun, Wis.

Location.--Lat 43°40'05", long 88°39'10", in SW^ sec.24, T.14 N., R.15 E., 

700 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 151, 4 miles upstream from 

South Branch Rock River, and 4.5 miles northeast of Waupun.

Drainage area.--41.4 sq ml.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 870.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 800 cfs. 

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 250 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Mar. 27, 1949

Mar. 27, 195O

Mar. 29, 1951

Apr. 26, 1951

Mar. 21, 1952

Mar. 31, 1952

Feb. 21, 1953

Mar. 16, 1953

May 31, 1954

Oct. 4, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.11

6.56

4.73

4.36

5.48

5.08

5.17

5.22

2.91

4.58

Discharge 

(cfs)

246

949

386

294

602

480

494

509

80

332

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 1, 1956

June 12, 1957

Nov. 9, 1957

Apr. 2, 1959

Apr. 3, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

May 7, 1960

July 23, 1960

July 26, 1960

Aug. 20, 1960

Nov. 16, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.76

3.46

2.57

b6.54

6.07

6.08

4.67

4.48

4.88

5.26

4.23

Discharge 

(cfs)

a600

112

37

-

730

733

313

271

364

467

210

a About.

b Affected by backwater from Ice.

4235. South Branch Rock River at Waupun, Wis.

Location.--Lat 43°38'30", long 88°43'15", in IWv sec.33, T.14 N., R.15 E., 

100 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 151 at Waupun, and 3 miles upstream from West Branch Rock River.

Drainage area. 62.8 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 863.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 700 cfs.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 400 cfs. Only annual peak is 

shown for 1949.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953 

1954

1955

Date

Mar. 27, 1949

Mar. 21, 1950

July 20, 1950

Mar. 29, 1951

Apr. 25, 1951

Mar. 21, 1952

Mar. 31, 1952

Feb. 21, 1953 

July 7, 1954

Oct. 4, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.24

6.56

6.29

5.95

5.63

6.96

5.90

5.70 

4.00

5.91

Discharge 

(cfs)

398

818

633

584

442

1,000

568

507 

168

570

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 2, 1956

June 11, 1957

Aug. 12, 1958

Apr. 3, 1959

Dec. 28, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

May 7, 1960 

July 23, 1960 

July 26, 1960 

Aug. 20, 1960

Nov. 16, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.65

3.92

2.56

7.97

6.02

7.50

5.77 

6.63 

6.66 

5.92

5.32

Discharge 

(cfs)

753

170

51

1,500

524

1,150

463 

723 

736 

499

369
292 ROCK RIVER BASIN

4240. East Branch Rock River near Mayville, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°31<45", long 88°34'00", in NE£ see.10, T.12 N., R.16 E., 

500 ft downstream from Kekoskee Dam, 0.5 mile upstream from Gill Creek, and 

2 miles northwest of Mayville.

Drainage area. 179 sq mi.

G_age .--Recording. Datum of gage is 857.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

2,100 cfs.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 600 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Mar. 29, 1950

July 19, 1950

Mar. 6, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 4, 1951

Apr. 8, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

Apr. 25, 1951

Mar. 17, 1952

Mar. 21, 1952

Mar. 31, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

July 15, 1952

July 18, 1952

July 23, 1952

July 28, 1952

Feb. 21, 1953

Mar. 15, 1953

May 2, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.80

7.80

6.43

7.94

6.96

6.45

6.45

7.09

5.82

8.74

6.60

5.92

7.29

7.40

6.82

6.13

-

5.84

5.75

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,160

1,370

883

1,530

1,090

883

883

1,130

670

2,080

935

701

1,220

1,270

1,010

782

a 700

686

654

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 7, 1954

Oct. 3, 1954

Mar. 14, 1955

Apr. 3, 1956

May 6, 1956

May 9, 1956

Feb. 25, 1957

Apr. 6, 1958

Apr. 3, 1959

Dec. 28, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960

May 6, 1960

May 9, 1960

July 30, 1960

Mar. 25, 1961

Gage 

I oight 

(feet)

6.12

8.02

5.78

6.85

6.58

6.18

4.87

4.42

all. 02

7.35

8.44

7.79

7.42

6.12

5.61

Discharge 

(cfs)

773

1,600

664

1,010

914

779

405

296

b3,400

1,240

1,880

1,460

1,280

773

590

a Affected by backwater from ice. 

b About.

4255. Rock River at Watertown, Wis.

Location.--Lat 43°11'25", long 88°43'35", in sec.4, T.8 N., R.15 E., at 

Watertown, 700 ft downstream from Milwaukee Street Bridge and 1.1 miles 

downstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 971 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 700 ft upstream at different datum prior to Sept.26, 

1933; recording at present site and datum thereafter. Datum of gage is 

792.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below

5,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 1,100 cfs. 

shown prior to 1938.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1932 

1933 

1934 

1935

1936 

1937

Date

Jan. 13, 1932 

May 20, 1933

Apr. 4, 1934 

Mar. 20, 1935

Mar. 22, 1936 

Feb. 21, 1937

Qage

height 

(feet)

2.39 

3.90

3.08 

3.94

3.80 

4.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,570 

3,390

1,010 

1,980

1,810 

2,800

Water 

year

1938 

1939

Date

Feb. 6, 1938 

Feb. 13, 1938 

Sept. 25, 1938

Feb. 19, 1939 

Mar. 15, 1939 

Apr. 5, 1939

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a5.31 

4.84 

4.46

3.37 

3.59 

3.57

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,340 

2,720

1,210 

1,490 

1,460

a Backwater from ice, 1.5 ft.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 293

Peak stages and discharges of Rock River at Water-town, Wis.--Continued

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

June 28, 1940

Apr. 20, 1941

June 12, 1942

Mar. 16, 1943

Mar. 14, 1944

Dec. 21, 1944

Mar. 25, 1945

Mar. 14, 1946

Apr. 11, 1947

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 21, 1948

Mar. 6, 1949

Mar. 15, 1949

Mar. 28, 1950

July 20, 1950

Mar. 13, 1951

Mar. 22, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

Apr. 29, 1951

Oct. 25, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 17, 1952

Mar. 12, 1952

Mar. 24, 1952

July 28, 1952

Qage 

height 

(feet)

4.76

3.82

3.35

5.36

4.18

b3.58

3.23

5.27

3.74

4.72

5.05

3.51

3.55

4.35

4.43

-

4.26

5.05

5.10

3.66

3.26

3.43

3.90

5.69

3.83

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,800

1,670

1,170

3,760

2,000

-

1,040

3,600

1,580

2,780

3,290

1,330

1,380

2,300

2,430

_

2,240

3,280

3,340

1,530

1,110

1,280

1,810

4,180

1,730

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 20, 1953

Mar. 1, 1953

Mar. 5, 1953

Mar. 27, 1953

Aug. 4, 1953

July 7, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Mar. 13, 1955

Mar. 27, 1955

Apr. 19, 1955

June 12, 1955

Aug. 2, 1955

Apr. 13, 1956

May 13, 1956

June 22, 1956

June 6, 1957

Mar. 8, 1958

Apr. 4, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 7, 1960

Aug. 9, 1960

Sept. 26, 1960

Nov. 17, 1960

Mar. 7, 1961

Mar. 28, 1961

May 1, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.67

3.58

3.55

3.90

3.60

3.94

3.98

3.36

3.49

3.60

3.63

3.74

4.13

3.61

3.87

3.37

3.41

2.86

6.32

3.81

4.88

5.09

4.17

3.77

3.29

3.32

3.77

3.73

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,540

1,440

1,400

1,810

1,460

1,640

1,910

1,210

1,340

1,460

1,490

1,620

2,090

1,470

1,770

1,220

1,190

667

5,030

1,700

3,050

3,330

2,130

1,650

1,140

1,210

1,690

1,640

b Affected by ice.

4260. Crawfish River at Milford, Wis.

Location.--Lat 43°06'00", long 88"51'00", in sec.4, T.7 N., R.14 E. , <n upstream side of highway bridge in Milford, 1 mile downstream from Ro?k Creek 

and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 732 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 780 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,250 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1949.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

Nov. 26, 1931

Apr. 3, 1933

Apr. 6, 1934

Mar. 14, 1935

Mar. 18, 1936

Mar. 9, 1937

Sept. 22, 1938

Jan. 12, 1939

June 28, 1940

Mar. 27, 1941

Mar. 22, 1942

Mar. 22, 1943

Mar. 18, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

Mar. 17, 1946

Oage 

height 

(feet)

4.44

6.46

4.06

6.6

6.08

7.24

7.6

5.3

5.26

6.4

4.16

8.2

6.5

5.00

8.88

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,370

2,650

1,140

2,720

2,240

3,110

3,370

1,720

1,840

2,560

1,180

3,780

2,640

1,690

4,260

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

June 18, 1947

Mar. 22, 1948

Mar. 11, 1949

Mar. 12, 1950

Mar. 30, 1950

July 24, 1950

Mar. 10, 1951

Apr. 2, 1951

Apr. 29, 1951

Mar. 25, 1952

July 25, 1952

Feb. 26, 1953

Mar. 18, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.23

8.3

5.29

4.70

6.62

7.78

6.98

5.92

5.60

8.76

4.96

-

5.15

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,810

3,850

1,870

1,500

2,710

3,310

2,970

2,250

2,060

3,940

1,580

-

1,700
294 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Crawfish River at Milford, Wis. Continued

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Aug. 8, 1953

July 10, 1954

Mar. 16, 1955

Apr. 29, 1955

Apr. 3, 1956

June 13, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.44

5.75

4.88

4.40

5.20

4.27

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,870

2,070

1,520

1,280

1,700

1,260

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 3, 1958

Apr. 6, 1959

Jan. 16, 1960

Apr. 3, 1960 

May 10, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

3.67

11.15

a5.10

8.45 

7.55

5.28

Discharge 

(cfs)

915

6,140

bl,400

3,680 

3,000

1,690

a Backwater from ice, 0.25 ft. 

b About.

4265. Whitewater Creek near Whitewater, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°46'40", long 88°41'40", in NW^- sec.26, T.4 N. , R.15 E., at 

downstream end of highway culvert, 3,000 ft downstream from Whitewater Lake, 

and 4 miles south of Whitewater.

Drainage area. 7.2 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording and Cippoletti weir control. Prior to July 3, 1946, at 

site 15 ft upstream from culvert with different control and at datum 0.20 ft 

lower. Altitude of gage is 865 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 16 cfs.

Remarks. Entire flow from 6.6 sq mi of drainage area impounded in Whitewater 

Lake Jan. 29 to Feb. 3, 1928, and since Jan. 29, 1947, but there may be 

considerable seepage from the lake. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1926 

1927 

1928

1947 

1948 

1949

Date

Apr. 9, 1926 

May 28, 1927 

July 3, 1928

Mar. 23, 1947 

Mar. 19, 1948 

Feb. 24, 1949

Qage 

height 

(feet)

1.45 

2.0 

1.2

1.2 

1.74 

1.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

12.8 

24.8 

8.4

4.8 

10.5 

11.2

Water 

year

1950

1951 

1952

1953 

1954

Date

June 13, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951 

Nov. 13, 1951, 

Mar. 18, 1952 

Feb. 20, 1953 

June 3, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.2

1.54 

1.92

1.54 

1.34

Discharge 

(cfs)

16.3

8.20

12.6

8.29 

6.24

4270. Whitewater Creek at Whitewater, Wis.

Location.--Lat 42°49'00", long 88°42'30", in SW^- sec.10, T.4 N., R.15 E., at 

upstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Trip'} Lake pond and 

1 mile southeast of Whitewater.

Drainage area. 16.7 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 825 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 400 cfs.

Remarks. Entire flow from 6.6 sq mi of drainage area impounded in Whitewater 

Lake Jan. 29 to Feb. 3, 1928, and since Jan. 29, 1947. Only annual peaks 

are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water

year

1927 

1928

1947 

1948 

1949

Date

May 28, 1927 

July 3, 1928

June 2, 1947 

Mar. 19, 1948 

Mar. 4, 1949

Qage 

height 

(feet)

4.3 

3.1

2.7 

4.2 

2.3

Discharge 

(cfs)

445 

176

113 

330 

89

Water 

year

1950

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954

Date

June 13, 1950

Mar. 30, 1951 

Nov. 13, 1951 

Feb. 21, 1953 

July 7, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.1

2.43 

4.15 

2.83 

2.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

451

98 

300 

132 

127
ROCK RIVER BASIN 295

4295. Yahara River near McFarland, Wis.

Location.--Lat 43°00'30", long 89°18'15", in SWi;- sec.3, T.6 N., R.10 E., just 

upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 51, at dam at outlet of Lake Waubesa, 

1 mile southwest of McFarland.

Drainage area.--351 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 23, 1934; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 840.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Public 

Service Commission of Wisconsin).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below cfs.

Remarks. Flow regulated by dams at outlets of Lake Mendota and Lake Waubesa. 

Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

Oct. 8-16, 1930

Nov. 2 4-29, 1931

May 21, 1933

Apr. 11, 1934

Apr. 12, 1935

Apr .7, 10-20,1936

Mar. 13-18, 21,

1937

Feb. 18 -2 5,

Sept .21-24, 1938

Oct. 1, 1938

Apr. 11, 1940

Apr. 4-7,1941

June 10, 1942

Mar. £6-29, 1943

Apr. 3, 1944

Mar.19 -27,1945

Mar. 19-21,25,

1946

Qage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

5.89

3.94

4.48

5.00

6.10

5.81

5.46

4.O1

4.88

4.53

5.05

4.88

-

5.56

Discharge 

(cfs)

211

353

655

223

370

347

672

508

439

258

416

350

462

462

255

613

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 11, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

Apr. 1-3, 1949

July 20-62,1950

Apr. 30, 1951

Apr. 3, 1952

Mar. 16, 1953

July 11, 1954

Apr. 25, 1955

May 18, 1956

May 26, 1957

June 26-30, 1957

' me 1, 1958

-ijjr. 10, 1959

July 3, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.66

5.2

4.6

-

4.70

5.19

5.03

6.21

4.59

4.36

-

a5.77

4.60

5.82

5.29

4.70

Discharge 

(cfs)

404

531

350

600

416

531

496

500

391

338

296

-

282

867

580

433

a Affected by backwater from weeds.

4301. Badfish Creek near Stoughton, Wis.

Location.--Lat 42°53'28", long 89°17'23", in SW^ sec.14, T.5 N., R.10 E. , on 

left bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, 4 miles southwest of 

Stoughton, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 43.5 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 873.2 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 150 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

Date

June 11, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

Mar. 24, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

July 30, 1959

Sept. 26, 1959

Oct. 5, 1959

Dec. 27, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, I960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.84

2.15

3.04

3.87

2.20

2.71

2.43

2.33

4.60

4.55

Discharge 

(cfs)

68

252

457

682

266

331

162

226

871

858

Water 

year

1960

1961

Date

May 6, 1960

July 3, 1960

July 26, 1960

Sept. 19, I960

Sept. 24, 1960

Oct. 31, 1960

Nov. 15, 1960

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 6, 1961

Mar. 24, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.92

2.90

2.11

3.65

2.40

2.44

2.16

1.77

2.68

3.22

4.01

Discharge 

(cfs)

694

429

208

557

199

200

167

161

348

504

339
296 ROCK RIVER BASIN

4305. Rock River at Afton, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°36'40", long 89°04'10", in sec.27, T.2 N., R.12 E., 0.3 mile 

downstream from highway bridge in Afton and 0.8 mile upstream from Bass 

Creek.

Drainage area. 3,300 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Aug. 21, 1932; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 742.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Gage heights prior 

to Oct. 1, 1933, are adjusted to present datum and rounded to nearest 0.1 ft.

Staple-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data.--The flood of Mar. 23, 1929, was higher than the flood in

1905, which was previous high, by about 0.1 ft (from the Janesville Gazette).

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 3,600 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

Date

Sept. 15, 1914

Mar. 5, 1915

Aug. 11, 1915

Sept. 13, 1915

Sept. 26, 1915

Dec. 3, 1915

Jan. 22, 1916

Jan. 27, 1916

Feb. 5, 1916

Apr. 1, 1916

June 15, 1916

Apr. 1, 1917

May 6, 1917

June 13, 1917

June 30, 1917

Nov. 2, 1917

Mar. 14, 1918

Mar. 24-26,1918

May 6, 1918

May 23, 1918

Apr. 15, 1919

Oct. 4, 1919

Mar. 12, 1920

Apr. 1, 1920

June 23, 1920

May 2, 1921

Sept. 25, 1921

Feb. 23, 1922

Mar. 20, 1922

Apr. 11, 1922

May 25, 1922

Mar. 12, 1923

Apr. 12, 1923

Apr. 9, 1924

Aug. 20, 1924

Feb. 23, 1925

Feb. 27, 1925

Mar. 23, 1926

Apr. 9, 1926

Feb. 5, 1927

Mar. 20, 1927

June 4, 1927

Oct. 7, 1927

iFeb. 21, 1928

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.6

8.7

6.4

11.0

9.7

6.4

9.6

9.7

13.05

10.1

7.0

10.0

7.1

8.2

9.9

6.0

11.4

11.5

6.0

9.5

5.9

7.7

7.1

10.3

6.5

9.3

6.5

9.2

9.4

9.7

7.7

6.8

10.6

7.6

8.7

7.0

7.3

7.4

7.3

7.1

7.8

7.7

7.0

8.1

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

_

_

-

-

_

2.2

1.0

a4.3

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

 -

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

1.5

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

7,050

7,190

4,160

10,500

8,620

4,160

5,400

7,200

_

9,270

4,900

9,050

5,030

6,490

8,930

3,680

12,000

12,700

3,680

8,300

3,560

5,810

5,030

10,100

4,280

8,200

4,280

7,850

8,150

8,640

5,689

4,510

10, 400

5,550

7,100

4,720

5,180

5,060

4,800

5,750

5,610

4,670

6,200

Water 

year

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

Apr. 14, 1928

June 18, 1928

June 29, 1928

Nov. 18, 1928

Dec. 22, 1928

Mar. 23, 1929

June 16, 1929

Mar. 4, 1930

Apr. 21, 1930

Mar. 28, 1931

Nov. 27, 1931

Mar. 27, 1932

Apr. 9, 1933

May 16, 1933

May 20, 1933

Apr. 11, 1934

Mar. 5, 1935

Mar. 10, 1935

Mar. 26, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

Mar. 4, 1937

May 1, 1937

Jan. 24, 1938

Feb. 6, 1938

Feb. 17, 1938

July 17, 1938

Sept. 7, 1938

Sept. 12, 1938

Sept. 25, 1938

Jan. 16, 1939

Jan. 26, 1939

Feb. 19, 1939

Feb. 25, 1939

Mar. 27, 1939

Apr. 26, 1939

July 3, 1940

Aug. 26, 1940

Jan. 5, 1941

Apr. 4, 1941

Mar. 25, 1942

Mar. 4, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

Apr. 1, 1943

Gag-e 

height 

(feet)

8.4

6.3

6.3

6.9

10.2

11.8

7.2

7.0

6.4

3.5

6.7

6.8

8.4

9.1

10.0

5.36

7.4

8.52

7.07

12.77

10.23

6.6

10.44

11.90

9.2

6.4

6.3

8.3

9.6

6.3

8.0

6.6

8.0

7.1

7.0

6.6

10.8

6.8

7.43

5.94

8.5

11.04

10.0

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

3.3

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.0

.3

-

1.6

2.2

-

-

-

-

-

_

a2.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,670

3,830

3,830

4,500

4,500

13,000

4,860

4,620

3,940

1,380

4,270

4,380

6,640

7,640

8,990

2,890

4,990

6,350

4,600

8,400

8,510

4,170

9,190

8,200

7,620

3,820

3,710

6,230

8,270

3,710

-

4,040

5,800

4,610

4,490

4,050

10,700

4,270

4,990

3,300

6,530

11,100

9,000

a Greater than figure shown.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 297

Peak stages and discharges of Rock River at Afton, Wls.--Continued

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 9, 1944

Mar. 14, 1944

<\pr. 29, 1944

June 19, 1944

June 24, 1944

Mar. 21, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 16, 1946

Mar. 23, 1946

Apr. 16, 1947

June 19, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar .19,27, 1948

May 10, 1948

May 16, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

Jan. 25, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

July 26 -28^1950

Mar. 11, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

May 4, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.4

6.4

9.19

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.31

10.0

8.1

10.46

6.98

6.2

9.8

8.9

10.2

6.8

6.3

7.79

6.8

6.7

8.2

6.72

8.24

8.06

8.54

9.16

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsT

4,990

3,830

7,620

3,610

3,61J

3,610

3,830

9,000

5,940

10,000

4,490

3,600

8,620

7,140

9,390

4,260

3,710

5,520

4,260

4,340

6,350

4,340

6,350

6,200

6,800

7,850

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Oct. 27, 1951

Jan. 25, 1952

Jan. 29, 1952

Mar. 29, 1952

Aug. 3, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

Mar. 26, 1953

July 14, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Mar. 21, 1955

Apr. 9, 1956

May 16, 1956

June 14, 1957

Mar. 6, 1958

Mar. 20, 1959

Apr. 10, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Apr. 6, 1960

May 13, 1960

Aug. 21, 1960

Mar. 29, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.72

8.15

8.73

10.39

7.48

8.06

7.40

6.93

6.82

6.67

6.26

6.25

6.80

5.96

4.76

_

11.77

8.17

10.00

9.55

6.82

8.09

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

discharge 

(cfs)

4,340

6,350

7,100

9,810

5,100

6,200

5,230

4,620

4,480

4,300

3,810

3,800

4,460

3,460

2,230

b3,600

12,100

6,160

8,840

8,120

4,380

c6,050

b About.

c Annual peak only.

4315. Turtle Creek near Clinton, Wls.

Location. Lat 42°35'55", long 88°51'50", In SE^ sec.29, T.2 N., R.14 E., 15 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 2.5 miles north of Clinton, II miles northeast of Beloit, and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 186 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 817.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 5,500 

cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Historical data.--The flood of February 1938 reached the maximum stage known.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 1,200 cfs. Only annual peak is 

shown for 1938.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1938

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

February 1938

Aug. 26, 1940

Mar. 3, 1941

Mar. 21, 1941

Sept. 3, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

Feb. 21, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

Aug. 26, 1943

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.09

7.18

a7.70

5.97

7.10

7.68

8.00

9.29

6.00

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

2.0

-

-

.10

.10

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

10,700

2,020

_

1,120

1,950

2,350

2,610

3,950

1,210

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 12, 1944

Mar. 14, 1944

May 28, 1945

Sept. 28, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Mar. 12, 1946

Mar. 12, 1947

Mar. 15. 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.12

6.20

8.34

6.66

8.19

9.88

6.73

5.86

7.50

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

_

-

_

-

_

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,790

1,330

2,980

1,780

3,380

5,850

1,850

1,270

2.610

a Affected by backwater from Ice.
298 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Turtle Creek near Clinton, Wls. Continued

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Mar. 19, 1948

May 10, 1948

Feb. 24, 1949

Mar. 4, 1949

Jan. 25, 1950

Mar. 6, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Mar. 3, 1951

Mar. 12, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

July 18, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

Apr. 25, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.46

6.05

10.22

7.22

8.12

9.45

5.81

a9.56

6.93

6.81

6.56

6.62

7.23

4.84

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

3.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

5,350

1,390

6,560

2,300

_

-

1,240

-

2,060

1,930

1,740

1,560

2,350

756

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 20, 1955

June 21, 1956

Feb. 10, 1957

Feb. 26, 1958

Mar. 15, 1959

Mar. 20, 1959

May 19, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 7, 1960

Mar. 15, 1961

Gare 

height 

(fe ?t)

7.17

4.5

a6.20

a5,31

a8.32

7.85

6.13

7.85

8.15

6.00

6.36

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,270

590

b800

b320

-

3,020

1,440

3,020

3,400

1,360

1,600

a Affected by backwater from Ice. 

b About.

4325. Pecatonica River at Darlington, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°40'30", long 90°06'55", in NE^ sec.3, T.2 N., R.3 E. , in 

Darlington, 3 miles upstream from Otter Creek.

Drainage area. 274 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 801.90 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 11,000 

cfs and extended above on basis of slope-area measurement.

Historical data. The flood of July 16, 1950, was the highest ever recorded

(from the Republican Journal), and the highest in history (from the Lafayette 

County News).

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,000 cfs. Only annual peak is 

shown for 1937.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1937

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Feb. 21, 1937

Aug. 27, 1940

Mar. 23, 1941

Aug. 2, 1942

Mar. 16, 1943

Feb. 23, 1944

Feb. 27, 1944

Mar. 15, 1944

June 30, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Feb. 7, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

Mar. 13, 1947

June 14, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 24, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.6

11.0

11.05

14.96

15.73

12.50

12.82

15.26

11.39

17.18

12.00

14.85

14.40

11.26

14.05

17.65

12.97

14.70

13.88

12.19

11.91

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

1,930

1,910

3,460

5,780

2,660

2,870

6,020

2,040

8,300

2,380

5,180

4,710

2,010

3,860

9,540

2,900

5,240

3,750

2,370

2,240

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 16, 1950

July 8, 1951

Aug. 6, 1951

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Feb. 6, 1953

Feb. 20, 1953

Mar. 16, 1953

June 22, 1954

Feb. 21, 1955

Mar. 3, 1956

Jan. 22, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

Feb. 25, 1958

Mar. 26, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 7, 1960

Feb. 24, 1961

Mar. 26, 1961

Cage 

height 

(feet)

20.71

16.61

16.42

13.12

13.38

11.54

17.47

11.51

15.79

13.05

10.70

9.06

blO.64

blO.05

14.22

17.16

15.58

16.06

13.73

12.00

12.58

Discharge 

(efs)

22,000

7,750

7,340

3,350

3,650

2,080

8,380

2,080

6,930

3,340

al,500

1,450

-

al,600

4,600

10,700

6,700

7,770

4,030

2,520

2,930

b Affected by backwater from Ice.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 299

4330. East Branch Pecatonica River near Blanchordville, WIs.

Location. Lat 42°47'10", long 89°51'40", in SE^ sec.26, T.4 N., R.5 E., at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 78, 1.5 miles south of Blanchardville, and 3.5 miles upstream from Sawmill Creek.

Drainage area.--221 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 796.8 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). 

Auxiliary staff gage 2.7 miles upstream at same datum since Apr. 6, 1949.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data.--The flood of Feb. 28, 1948, was the worst since 1915, 

according to the Blanchardville Blade.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,300 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Aug. 27, 1940

Mar. 23, 1941

Aug. 2, 1942

Mar. 16, 1943

Jan. 28, 1944

Feb. 23, 1944

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 12, 1944

Mar. 15, 1944

June 18, 1944

June 29, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

June 13, 1947

Feb. 20, 1948

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Jan. 26, 1950

Mar. 6, 1950

Mar. 24, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

July 17, 1950

July 20, 1950

Sept. 19, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.76

11.34

12.98

14.04

10.78

12.34

12.62

10.73

14.00

12.81

11.24

14.37

13.48

13.18

11.06

12.12

-

15.74

12.36

13.18

10.97

14.79

12.31

12.23

15.73

11.50

12.70

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

965

1,310

2,550

5,450

1,430

2,660

2,970

1,380

5,440

3,190

1,690

6,500

4,180

3,700

1,970

2,980

-

11,700

3,320

4,260

1,780

4,900

2,360

2,300

7,150

1,750

3,560

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 29, 1951

Aug. 6, 1951

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

June 12, 1952

Feb. 6, 1953

Feb. 20, 1953

July 27, 1953

June 22, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Feb. 21, 1955

Mar. 4, 1955

Feb. 25, 1956

Mar. 7, 1956

June 11, 1957

June 14, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

Mar. 25, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 7, 1960

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 7, 1961

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.06

alO.19

11.88

12.62

11.59

10.31

15.25

12.05

13.10

11.29

b!3.55

10.83

11.85

9.80

12.96

11.53

bll.90

12.33

15.61

14.08

14.81

12.04

12.03

11.87

12.86

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.f

-

2.5

-

-

-

-

.6

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,070

-

2,250

3,250

1,850

1,310

8,750

2,600

3,300

1,830

-

1,450

-

1,070

2,820

2,030

1,700

cl,900

9,680

5,380

6,960

2,200

2,090

1,980

2,900

a Backwater from inflow downstream, 

b Affected by backwater from ice. 

c About.

4335. Yellowstone River near Blanchardville, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°46'55", long 89°59'50", in NE^ sec.34, T.4 N., R.4 E., on 

right bank 0.6 mile upstream from highway bridge, 7 miles southwest of Blanchardville, and about 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 29.1 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Altitude of gage is 840 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 870 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 100 cfs.
300 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Yellowstone River near Blanchardville, Wis.

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

Oct. 2, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Mar. 1, 1955

Mar. 3, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

Feb. 26, 1956

Feb. 29, 1956

Mar. 1, 1956

Jan. 21, 1957

Feb. 9, 1957

Feb. 12, 1957

June 11, 1957

June 13, 1957

June 16, 1957

Aug. 30, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

Oct. 9, 1958

Mar. 24, 1959

Gage

height 

(feet)

3.67

4.64

9.50

7.08

6.31

-

5.98

5.05

5.61

7.98

6.34

6.23

9.65

6.67

4.23

4.30

8.55

3.74

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

166

292

1,740

826

620

460

539

356

459

-

603

577

1,820

684

216

225

1,320

157

1,200

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 1, 1959

June 24, 1959

June 26, 1959

Aug. 3, 1959

Dec. 27, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

May 6, 1960

June 28, 1960

July 2, 1960

July 12, 1960

Aug. 19, 1960

Sept. 18, 1960

Feb 18, 1961

Feb 22, 1961

Mar 4, 1961

Mar 6, 1961 

Mar 24, 1961

June 8, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.00

6.10

8.65

6.82

3.85

9.92

10.47

5.75

6.63

4.38

4.18

3.82

6.91

6.96

8.53

8.29

5.86 

7.89

3.22

3.17

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,000

548

1,360

722

172

1,960

2,240

474

674

235

210

168

747

761

1,310

1,220

497 

1,060

113

106

4340. Pecatonica River at Dill, Wis.

Location.--Lat 42°35'10", long 89°49'30", in sec.6, T.I N., R.6 E., at Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge at Dill (Ramona Post Office), 1.3 miles downstream 

from East Branch, and 9 miles upstream from Wisconsin-Illinois State line.

Drainage area.--951 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 768.52 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 5,800 cfs 

and extended above on basis of velocity-area study.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1914 

1915

1916

Date

Sept. 15, 1914 

Sept. 14, 1915

Mar. 27, 1916

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.9 

15.0

19.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,080 

6,830

13,100

Water 

year

1917 

1918 

1919

Date

Mar. 15, 1917 

Mar. 28, 1918 

Mar. 17, 1919

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.7 

13.4 

13.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,520 

5,970 

6,770

4345. Pecatonica River at Martintown, Wis.

Location.--Lat 42°30'35", long 89°48'00", in SE^ sec.32, T.I N., R.6 E., 20 ft 

downstream from highway bridge in Martintown, 0.3 mile upstream from 

Wisconsin-Illinois State line, and 9 miles downstream from Skinner Creek.

Drainage area.--1,040 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 757.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 4,000 cfs.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 301

Peak stages and discharges of Pecatonica River at Martintown, Wis.

Water 

year

1916

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Mar. 27, 1916

Aug. 26, 1940

Mar. 24, 1941

Sept. 11, 1941

Aug. 4, 1942

Aug. 5, 1942

Feb. 26, 1943

Mar. 18, 1943

Feb. 28, 1944

Mar. 17, 1944

June 24, 1944

June 28, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

Mar. 8, 1946

Mar. 15, 1946

June 16, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

May 12, 1948

Mar. 8, 1949

Jan. 25, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.8

13.11

14.88

13.32

15.66

15.77

12.62

17.12

16.48

16.15

13.51

13.67

18.77

14.55

16.27

14.78

20.24

16.18

13.14

a!7.86

14.01

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

2.0

.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

14,000

3,680

5,820

4,550

5,660

-

4,040

7,900

7,240

6,930

4,700

4,700

11,000

5,530

7,030

5,520

13,400

6,920

4,170

b6,000

4,740

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 9, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

July 19, 1950

July 11, 1951

Aug. 10, 1951

Mar. 13, 1952

Mar. 21, 1952

Feb. 23, 1953

June 25, 1954

Feb. 21, 1955

Feb. 24, 1955

Feb. 29, 1956

June 15, 1957

Feb. 27, 1958

Mar. 28, 1959

Apr. 3, 1959

Jan. 15, 1960

Apr. 1, 1960

May 10, 1960

Mar. 8, 1961

Mar. 28, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.12

14.98

19.00

18.56

14.28

16.52

15.11

18.80

13.12

15.85 aie.oo

a!2.0

11.31

a!4.9

19.56

20.23

18.36

19.55

16.46

13.40

15.14

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

3.5

4.0

2.7

_

-

.6<5

-

.8^5

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,360

5,700

9,200

8,580

4,900

7,250

5,800

10,600

4,180

b3,700

-

2,280

2,720

04,300

cll,500

14,200

09,000

12,800

7,120

4,010

5,570

a Affected by backwater from 

b Maximum daily, 

c About.

4350. Cedar Creek near Winslow, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°28'00", long 89°50'02", in SE^NE^ sec.32, T.29 N., R.6 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles southwest of Winslow, 

and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1.29 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 912.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 25 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951a/

1952

1953

1954

Date

July 8, 1951

Aug. 6, 1951

Oct. 21, 1951

Nov. 13, 1951

Jan. 14, 1952

Jan. 17, 1952

Feb. 1, 1952

Feb. 10, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 18, 1952

June 13, 1952

June 23, 1952

Aug. 3, 1952

Feb. 5, 1953

Feb. 11, 1953

Feb. 20, 1953

Feb. 8, 1954

June 3, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.38

3.17

2.82

2.69

2.59

2.62

2.67

2.53

3.29

3.13

4.66

2.80

4.63

2.54

2.56

4.68

b2.70

2.18

Discharge 

(cfs)

91

47

35

31

28

29

30

26

52

47

101

34

101

26

27

103

-

12

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Oct. 10, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

May 27, 1956

Aug. 29, 1956

Aug. 30, 1956

Jan. 21, 1957

Feb. 12, 1957

Dec. 22, 1957

Mar. 20, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

May 6, 1960

Mar. 6, 1961

Mar. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.59

4.21

3.15

2.54

4.07

b2.S4

2.62

2.02

bS.50

4.63

4.75

3.70

3.27

3.86

Discharge 

(cfs)

27

84

47

26

78

-

29

5.2

c!20

82

86

44

29

49

a Period March to September. b Ice jam.

280-255 O - 68 - 21
302 ROCK RIVER BASIN

4355. Pecatonica River at Preeport, 111.

Location. Lat 42 18'13", long 89°36'57", in SE^ sec.30, T.27 N., R.8 E., on 

right bank on property of Public Service Co. of Northern Illinois in Preeport, 0.3 mile upstream from Stephenson Street Bridge, and 5 miles upstream 

from Yellow Creek.

Drainage area. 1,330 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 0.9 mile downstream at datum 4.2 ft lower prior to 

Jan. 15, 1935; recording at present site thereafter. Ditum of gage is 

743.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Since July 13, 1943, auxiliary nonrecording gage 0.9 mile downstream.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data. Floods of March 1916 and 1929 were the greatest known in 

history of Pecatonica Valley.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,800 cfs. 

shown for 1914 and subsequent to 1950.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

Date

Sept. 16, 1914

Feb. 16, 1915

Feb. 27, 1915

June 13, 1915

Aug. 3, 1915

Sept. 17, 1915

Sept. 28, 1915

Jan. 28, 1916

Feb. 24, 1916

Mar. 28, 1916

June 9, 1916

Mar. 16, 1917

June 14, 1917

Feb. 15, 1918

Mar. 2, 1918

Mar. 14, 1918

Mar. 16, 1919

May 4, 1919

Sept. 24, 1919

Oct. 2, 1919

Oct. 6, 1919

Oct. 31, 1919

Nov. 11, 1919

Mar. 16, 1920

Mar. 27, 1920

Apr. 22, 1920

Aug. 20, 1921

Feb. 25, 1922

Mar. 9, 1922

Mar. 22, 1922

Apr. 11, 1922

Feb. 28, 1923

Mar. 5, 1923

Apr. 6, 1923

Mar. 7, 1924

Mar. 30, 1924

June 26, 1924

Aug. 6, 1924

Aug. 23, 1924

Feb. 11, 1925

Feb. 24, 1925

Mar. 21, 1925

June 27, 1925

Mar. 2, 1926

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.45

15.7

17.27

12.5

12.8

16.2

15.8

17.0

14.3

19.4

13.1

16.09

14.0

16.38

16.1

16.0

17.60

13.4

13.2

13.3

14.0

14.1

12.9

15.48

14.8

13.0

12.06

18.82

14.7

12.9

14.3

14.0

15.6

18.36

12.9

13.9

13.9

12.7

14.88

13.5

14.28

12.8

12.9

13.3

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

0.9

1.7

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,000

5,520

9,070

2,870

3,000

6,310

5,810

6,300

2,900

17,000

3,120

6,310

3,830

6,880

6,140

5,750

10,000

3,260

3,240

3,240

3,670

3,650

3,040

5,380

4,560

3,080

2,720

14,500

4,270

3,040

3,910

3,580

5,130

13,100

3,040

3,660

3,860

3,120

4,830

3,540

4,180

3,000

3,040

3,210

Water 

year

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

Date

Mar. 21, 1926

Apr. 10, 1926

June 14, 1926

Oct. 3, 1926

Feb. 5, 1927

Feb. 9, 1927

Mar. 13, 1927

May 12, 1927

May 29, 1927

Sept. 14, 1927

Sept. 20, 1927

Oct. 8, 1927

Dec. 30, 1927

Feb. 12, 1928

Mar. 16, 1928

Apr. 7, 1928

Aug. 28, 1928

Nov. 19, 1928

Dec. 16, 1928

Mar. 16, 1929

Apr. 11, 1929

Apr. 20, 1929

Feb. 24, 1930

June 16, 193O

Sept. 27, 1931

Nov. 21, 1931

Nov. 25, 1931

Mar. 29, 1932

June 10, 1932

Dec. 29, 1932

Apr. 3, 1933

May 3, 1933

May 9, 1933

May 23, 1933

July 6, 1933

Jan. 14, 1934

Nov. 23, 1934

Dec. !_, 1934

Mar. 9, 1935

Mar. 16, 1936

Feb. 24, 1937

Mar. 8, 1937

June 14, 1937

June 23, 1937

June 27, 1937

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.2

14.3

15.09

14.4

14.9

16.74

12.7

13.0

14.4

13.3

12.8

15.6

14.5

16.3

16.77

12.5

14.8

14.8

13.4

19.76

13.9

12.7

16.28

12.4

10.98

13.6

13.8

If. 28

14.1

14.3

17.41

13.5

13.2

If. 3

IE". 5

blZ.O

13.5

13.9

12.49

11.99

IE. 8

17.98

10.1

11.5

10.7

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

al.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.5

-

1.5

.4

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,170

4,000

4,040

3,870

4,400

-

2,950

3,080

3,870

3,210

3,000

5,310

3,960

6,640

8,070

2,870

4,280

4,210

3,260

18,400

3,560

2,950

6,150

2,830

2,280

3,350

3,460

5,650

3,650

3,790

8,600

3,300

3,180

4,740

4,990

2,660

3,300

5. 52O

4,600

4,190

9,500

15,700

3,390

4,560

3,850

a Greater than figure shown, 

b Estimated.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 303

Peak stages and discharges of Pecatonioa River at Freeport, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

Jan. 26, 1938

Feb. 9, 1938

June 26, 1938

July 3, 1938

Aug. 17, 1938

Sept. 19, 1938

Jan. 10, 1939

Mar. 15, 1939

Aug. 29, 1940

Mar. 25, 1941

Sept. 13, 1941

Aug. 5, 1942

Dec. 28, 1942

Feb. 22, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

Aug. 15, 1943

Feb. 27, 1944

Mar. 15, 1944

June 26, 1944

May 29, 1945

June 29, 1945

Jan. 9, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.3

16.33

9.4

10.6

11.0

14.3

11.0

11.40

10.72

12.85

11.1

13.76

10.7

11.8

14.13

11.6

13.75

13.3

12.1

10.0

12.67

15.46

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

2.1

.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

4,300

12,300

2,960

3,770

2,990

7,410

2,990

3,350

3,080

4,840

3,360

5,820

3,120

3,700

7,890

3,770

7,110

6,230

4,310

2,830

5,170

10, 500

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 10, 1946

Mar. 17, 1946

June 18, 1947

Mar. 1, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

May 13, 1948

Mar. 1, 1949

Mar. 9, 1949

Jan. 27, 1950

Mar. 11, 1950

Mar. 28, 1950

July 22, 1950

July 12, 1951

Mar. 14, 1952

Feb. 24, 1953

June 27, 1954

Feb. 21, 1955

Feb. 28, 1956

June 15, 1957

Mar. 1, 1958

Apr. 5, 1959

Apr. 2, 1960

Mar. 30, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.0

13.4

12.30

16.41

15.8

11.9

12.2

14.65

12.8

13.8

12.9

14.51

14.59

14.13

15.04

11.21

13.23

10.10

10.13

C12.21

16.90

16.35

12.94

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.6

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,870

6,410

4,570

13,700

11,400

4,080

4,400

8,640

4,500

6,550

5,510

8,450

7,820

7,220

8,820

2,730

5,700

2,600

2,600

d3,000

12 , 000

11,000

4,480

c Backwater from ice. 

d About.

4360. Mount Vernon Creek near Mount Vernon, Wis.

Location.--Lat 42°55'20", long 89°37'30", in SW^ sec.12, T.5 N. R.7 E., on right 

bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 0.9 mile upstream 

from West Branch Sugar River, and 2.5 miles southeast of Mount Vernon.

Drainage area. 16.1 sq mi.

i.--Recording. Altitude of gage is 875 ft (from topographic map). 

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 90 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Apr. 7, 1954

June 22, 1954

July 7, 1954

July 29, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Mar. 3, 1955

Apr. 24, 1955

June 30, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

Mar. 6, 1956

Aug. 13, 1956

Aug. 29, 1956

Aug. 31, 1956

Jan. 22, 1957

Feb. 9, 1957

June 11, 1957

June 13, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.12

5.98

5.24

3.83

5.48

5.83

4.99

5.12

5.42

5.40

4.00

5.15

3.74

4.40

4.03

4.28

4.16

5.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

131

602

203

104

260

471

153

158

238

230

111

151

96

115

114

125

119

164

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 24, 1958

Mar. 25, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

June 26, 1959

Dec. 28, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 6, 1960

July 3, 1960

Sept. 19, 1960

Oct. 31, 1960

Nov. 15, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 4, 1961

Mar. 6, 1961

Mar. 24, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.90

5.75

6.32

4.25

4.42

a7.00

6.28

5.63

5.00

4.20

5.35

3.81

3.62

5.45

5.39

5.26

6.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

528

410

940

112

125

b850

900

334

160

112

184

102

94

194

187

176

522

a From floodmark (backwater from Ice). 

b About.
304 ROCK RIVER BASIN

4365. Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis.

Location. Lat 42°36'40", long 89°23'50", In SW£ sec.26, T.2 N., R.9 E., on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Jordan Creek, and 

2 miles southwest of Brodhead.

Drainage area.--527 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Oct. 17, 1938; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 768.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

8,000 cfs.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,300 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

Date

Sept. 15, 1914

Feb. 14, 1915

Feb. 24, 1915

Aug. 5, 1915

Sept. 13, 1915

Sept. 18, 1915

Sept. 26, 1915

Nov. 28, 1915

Jan. 22, 1916

Jan. 28, 1916

Feb. 21, 1916

Mar. 26, 1916

June 8, 1916

Mar. 12, 1917

Mar. 23, 1917

June 13, 1917

Feb. 27, 1918

Mar. 5, 1918

Mar. 14, 1918

Mar. 19, 1918

May 23, 1918

Mar. 16, 1919

Sept. 23, 1919

Oct. 5, 1919

Nov. 1, 1919

Mar. 12, 1920

Mar. 27, 1920

Apr. 22, 1920

June 19, 1920

Sept. 24, 1921

Feb. 23, 1922

Mar. 7, 1922

Mar. 21, 1922

Apr. 11, 1922

Mar. 4, 1923

Apr. 4, 1923

Mar. 6, 1924

Mar. 29, 1924

June 2R, 1924

July 24, 1924

Aug. 7, 1924

Aug. 22, 1924

Feb. 10, 1925

Mar. 20, 1926

Oct. 4, 1926

Feb. 6, 1927

May 11, 1927

May 30, 1927

Oct. 7, 1927

Feb. 9, 1928

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.98

8.1

7.1

5.5

11.4

6.7

7.5

4.5

8.99

8.3

4.4

9.3

5.0

6.6

4.8

7.2

8.7

7.7

8.27

5.8

5.6

9.2

5.1

6.6

4.8

6.5

6.4

4.2

4.1

3.9

9.78

6.6

5.1

5.8

4.8

8.7

4.3

4.8

5.7

4.2

4.8

4.8

5.40

5.3

3.9

7.7

4.3

5.7

5.6

7.1

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

1.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

7,670

3,000

3,500

2,030

14,800

3,030

4,250

1,440

7,100

5,900

1,390

8,500

1,730

2,910

1,610

3,310

2,700

4,630

5,900

2,240

2,100

9,100

1,900

2,710

1,720

2,890

2,820

1,370

1,320

1,110

10,000

3,020

1,900

2,360

1,800

7,580

1,480

1,780

2,380

1,420

1,720

1,720

2,150

2,140

1,200

4,650

1,450

2,290

2,220

3,580

Water 

year

192S

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

Mar. 13, 1928

Apr. 8, 1928

Aug. 24, 1928

Nov. 18, 1928

Dec. 15, 1928

Mar. 14, 1929

Apr. 8, 1929

Apr. 13, 1929

Feb. 21, 1930

Sept. 28, 1931

Nov. 25, 1931

Mar. 27, 1932

July 12, 1932

Dec. 26, 1932

Feb. 25, 1933

Mar. 31, 1933

May 2, 1933

May 9, 1933

May 13, 1933

May 21, 1933

July 3, 1933

Apr. 4, 1934

Nov. 23, 1934

Nov. 30, 1934

Dec. 4, 1934

Mar. 6, 1935

Mar. 12, 1935

Aug. 9, 1935

Mar. 12, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

Mar. 5, 1937

June 21, 1937

Jan. 25, 1938

Feb. 6, 1938

Feb. 14, 1938

July 3, 1938

Sept. 9, 1938

Sept. 12, 1938

Sept. 19, 1938

Jan. 7, 1939

Feb. 21, 1939

Mar. 7, 1939

Mar. 15, 1939

Aug. 26, 1940

Feb. 14, 1941

Mar. 23, 1941

Sept. 9, 1941

Aug. 4, 1942

Feb. 22, 1943

Gfge 

height 

(feet)

7.6

4.2

5.5

6.0

4.5

10.0

6.4

4.0

7.4

2.85

4.6

7.38

4.6

e.o

3.9

f.06

4.1

4.9

3.9

8.5

6.3

3.22

5.5

4.5

4.2

7.1

5.58

3.9

6.2

10.8

10.07

6.6

8.3

9.9

6.2

4.4

8.8

8.0

6.9

6.12

-

3.9

4.5

7.80

4.5

6.60

-

4.52

5.9

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

2,2

-

-

-

1.9

.7

-

1.1

.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

1.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,440

1,450

2,150

2,520

1,570

11,400

2,840

1,260

4,080

823

1,600

4,350

1,600

1,500

1,200

7,940

1,320

1,780

1,200

6,360

2,760

943

2,150

1,540

1,370

1,800

2,180

1,230

2,630

8,000

8,780

2,990

3,800

7,290

2,620

1,480

7,130

5,250

3,330

2,540

1,400

1,250

1,530

4,480

1,530

2,990

2,400

1,530

1,400
ROCK RIVER BASIN 305

Peak stages and discharges of Sugar River near Brodhead, Wls. Continued

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Mar. 16, 1943

Mar. 18, 1943

Aug. 28, 1943

Feb. 27, 1944

Mar. 15, 1944

June 19, 1944

Mar. 6, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Mar. 3, 1946

Mar. 7, 1946

Mar. 14, 1946

Mar. 14, 1947

June 15, 1947

Feb. 20, 1948

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

May 11, 1948

Jan. 6, 1949

Jan. 17, 1949

Feb. 26, 1949

Mar. 6, 1949

Mar. 28, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 28, 1950

June 24, 1950

July 18, 1950

July 21, 1950

Sept. 21, 1950

Feb. 28, 1951

May 1, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.86

-

4.0

7.65

7.90

6.5

3.40

9.1

4.5

7.1

7.8

4.2

 4.84

5.4

9.8

7.1

6.5

6.2

3.8

5.4

6.0

7.6

3.60

7.8

6.1

5.3

8.2

7.5

5.2

5.68

4.26

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.1

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

.3

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(of si

7,000

3,550

1,300

4,540

5,040

2,890

1,060

7,640

1,680

4,070

5,300

1,500

1,830

2,190

10,000

3,800

3,200

2,820

1,300

2,190

2,400

4,380

1,200

4,900

2,730

2,130

5,700

4,380

2,070

2,400

1,630

Water 

year

1952

'

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Oct. 24, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Jan. 17, 1952

Mar. 13, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

June 13, 1952

Aug. 4, 1952

Feb. 8, 1953

Feb. 21, 1953

Mar. 16, 1953

July 9, 1954

Oct. 12, 1954

Feb. 21, 1955

Apr. 25, 1955

Feb. 26, 1956

Apr. 29, 1956

June 14, 1957

Feb. 27, 1958

Mar. 22, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Apr. 2, 1959

Dec. 30, 1959

Jan. 14, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

May 8, 1960

Nov. 2, 1960

Mar. 7, 1961

Mar. 26, 1961

Sept. 15, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

4.15

3.97

4.41

7.02

7.52

6.14

4.04

4.11

9.30

4.21

4.55

4.68

7.51

5.75

3.40

2.41

2.55

6.22

7.20

8.35

8.80

4.29

7.97

9.72

6.91

5.25

5.63

6.74

4.84

lee 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,580

1,460

1,680

3,670

4,380

2,720

1,480

1,530

8,500

1,480

1,760

1,820

4,400

2,460

-

775

826

2,830

3,970

6,040

7,150

1,460

5,530

10,200

3,570

1,960

2,230

3,340

1,730

4370. Peeatonica River at Shirland, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°26'10", long 89°11'50", in SWv sec.11, T.28 N. , R.ll E., near 

left bank on downstream side of highway bridge over mouth of Sugar River, 

half a mile south of Shirland, and 7-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,540 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 711.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers. Base for partialduration series, 4,000 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown subsequent to 1950.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1916 

1937

1940 

1941

Date

March 1916 

February 1937 

Aug. 28, 1940

Feb. 17, 1941 

Mar. 7, 1941 

Mar. 25, 1941 

Sept. 13, 1941

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!9.0

b!7.1 

13.54

10.4 

9.8

13.08 

10.1

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

.

Discharge 

(cfsf

7,900

5,180 

4,640 

7,800 

4,910

Water 

year

1942 

1943

1944

Date

Aug. 7, 1942

Dec. 31, 1942 

Feb. 24, 1943 

Mar. 18, 1943 

June 14, 1943 

Aug. 15, 1943

Feb. 28, 1944 

Mar. 17, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.71

11.7 

13.8 

15.38 

9.4 

9.1

14.1 

14.88

Ice 

effect 

(fee*;)

0.9 

2.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,290

5,400 

5,800 

12 , 600 

4,290 

4,060

10,100 

11,600

a At Harrison bridge, half a mile upstream 

Commission.

b From floodmark pointed out by Mr, Carrol

from report of Illinois Rivers and Lakes 

Coats, highway maintenance emplcyee.
306 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Pecatonica River at Shlrland, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

June 24, 1944

May 18, 1945

May 29, 1945

July 2, 1945

Sept. 29, 1945

Jan. 8, 1946

Mar. 8, 1946

Mar. 15, 1946

Mar. 17, 1947

Apr. 10, 1947

June 3, 1947

June 18, 1947

Mar. 2, 1948

Mar. 21, 1948

May 12, 1948

Mar. 8, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.1

9.1

9.5

10.77

10.0

16.76

11.6

14.3

11.23

9.3

9.3

10.3

16.3

16.73

12.0

15.04

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,650

4,060

4,370

5,400

4,760

15,400

6,170

10,400

5,770

4,130

4,130

4,960

14,400

15,200

6,640

11,800

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Jan. 28, 1950

Mar. 9, 1950

Mar. 29, 1950

Apr. 27, 1950

July 23, 1950

Sept. 22, 1950

July 16, 1951

Mar. 21, 1952

Feb. 23, 1953

June 6, 1954

Feb. 22, 1955

Mar. 1, 1956

Feb. 14, 1957

June 17, 1957

Mar. 1, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.1

12.6

12.8

10.2

13.40

11.4

13.33

14.91

14.18

9.90

13.50

10.20

9.56

8.52

12.31

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,900

7,460

7, 770

4,870

7,930

5,960

8,600

11,600

10,200

4,610

8,960

c3,600

-

3,490

c3,800

4375. Rock River at Rockton, 111.

(Published as "below mouth of Pecatonica River, at Roc'-cton" 1903-9; 

as "at Rockford" 1914-19)

Location.--Lat 42°27'05", long 89°04'20", in SE^NW^ sec.24, T.46 N., R.I E., on 

left bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 2 in Rockton, threequarters of a mile downstream from Pecatonica River.

Drainage area.--6,290 sq mi, approximately. August 1914 to September 1919, 

6,520 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Apr. 30, 1919; recording thereafter. Prior to

Oct. 1, 1906, at datum about 1 ft higher, and Oct. 1, 1906, to Mar. 31, 1909, 

at datum about 2 ft higher. July 30, 1914, to Apr. 30, 1919, at site at 

Rockford 21 miles downstream, at different datum. Datum of gage is 707.94 ft 

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

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measuremerts.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1904 

1905

1906 

1907 

1908

1915 

1916

1917 

1918 

1919

1937

1940

1941 

1942 

1943 

1944

Date

Mar. 22, 1904 

Mar. 26, 1905

Mar. 3, 1906 

Jan. 20, 1907 

Mar. 10j 1808

Sept. 16, 1915 

Mar. 30, 1916

June 23, 1917 

Mar. 14, 1918 

Mar. 19, 1919

February 1937 

Aug. 27, 1940

Mar. 25, 1941 

Sept. 3, 1942 

Mar. 16, 1943 

Mar. 15, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.80 

11.56

11.30

8.10 

7.81

9.68 

13.06

7.88 

11.4 

11.5

a!4.6 

10.53

8.47 

6.54 

12.88 

10.91

Discharge 

(cfs)

28,500 

23,000

22,300 

16,800 

16,000

18,000 

32,500

13,900 

24,400 

24,800

15,800

11,500 

7,760 

22,800 

17,300

Water 

year

1945

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Gage 

Date height 

(feet)

Sept. 28, 1945

Jan. 9, 1946 

Apr. 11, 1947 

Mar. 20, 1948 

Mar. 9, 1949 

July 26, 1950

Mar. 4, 1951 

Mar. 22, 1952 

Feb. 24, 1953 

July 11, 1954 

Feb. 20, 1955

May 11, 1956 

June 17, 1957 

Mar. 1, 1958 

Apr. 4, 1959 

Apr. 2, 1960

Mar. 29, 1961

6.77

12.24 

7.44 

13.82 

10.57 

9.51

9.57 

11.82 

9.57 

6.36 

8.91

5.92 

6.22 

5.91 

14.08 

13.49

9.04

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,020

20,900 

9,200 

25,700 

16,500 

13,800

14,000 

19,800 

14,000 

7,450 

12,400

6,340 

6,880 

6,340 

25,400 

23,800

12,600

a From painted floodmark; unknown amount of backwater from ice.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 307

4385. Kishwaukee River at Belvidere, 111.

Location. Lat 42°15'20", long 88°51'45", near southeast corner of sec.27, 

T.44 N., R.3 E., at Belvidere sewage-treatment plant, 1-5-miles downstream 

from State Street Bridge in Belvidere, and 3.0 miles downstream from Piscasaw 

Creek.

Drainage area. 525 sq mi.

Gage.--Wonrecordlng. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, at site 1^ miles upstream at datum 

3.99 ft higher. Datum of gage is 738.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 

9,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Gage readings furnished by city engineer of Belvidere. 

partial-duration series, 1,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Base for

Water 

year

1938

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Jan. 24, 1938

June 19, 1940

Mar. 22, 1941

Sept. 3, 1941

Oct. 24, 1941

Nov. 2, 1941

Mar. 6, 1942

Mar. 18, 1942

Sept. 3, 1942

Dec. 28, 1942

Feb. 22, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

Feb. 27, 1944

Mar. 12, 1944

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 25, 1944

May 18, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 10, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 15, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

June 2, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

May 11, 1948

May 16, 1948

Feb. 20, 1949

Feb. 25, 1949

Mar. 5, 1949

Jan. 26, 1950

Mar. 6, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

Apr. 11, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

Oage 

height 

(feet)

a!6.9

10.00

10.58

10.30

10.89

10.25

-

10.6

10.7

7.5

9.7

13.10

8.8

6.8

12.56

5.6

5.90

12.90

6.7

10.2

5.6

5.1

6.20

10.7

8.8

12.00

7.3

5.1

5.6

10.50

8.3

7.4

10.0

6.2

5.1

10.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

1,330

2,240

1,880

3,230

1,760

2,200

2,240

2,720

2,660

4,760

10,300

3,800

2,190

9,200

1,520

1,850

9,830

2,470

5,360

1,810

1,510

2,170

6,010

3,870

8,000

2,710

1,510

1,810

5,750

3,490

2,900

5,120

2,170

1,510

5,240

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Sept. 22, 1950

Feb. 20, 1951

Feb. 26, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

July 10, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 18, 1952

Mar. 12, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 14, 1952

June 14, 1952

July 19, 1952

June 12, 1953

Apr. 26, 1954

June 4, 1954

July 8, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 21, 1955

Mar. 4, 1955

Apr. 30, 1956

May 21, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958

Feb. 25, 1959

Mar. 3, 1959

Mar. 9, 1959

Mar. 15, 1959

Mar. 20, 1959

Dec. 29, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

May 7, 1960

Mar. 15, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

5.5

7.82

11.00

5.31

5.28

7.42

7.00

7.00

11.24

7.38

6.53

6.00

9.55

5.58

8.00

6.87

5.12

6.00

5.94

6.08

5.52

3.87

4.23

4.56

5.75

6.98

5.48

6.25

8.30

6.28

9.40

12.70

9.06

6.68

4.82

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,750

3,160

6,410

1,700

1,700

2,920

2,680

2,680

6,690

2,920

2,380

2,080

4,640

1,850

3,290

2,620

1,600

2,080

2,020

2,140

1,780

935

1,070

1,270

1,870

2,550

1,720

2,070

3,330

2,130

4,030

8,230

3,820

2,370

1,420

a From inf-ormation by sewage-plant employees; unknown amount of backwater from ice.
308 ROCK RIVER BASIN

4388.5. Middle Branch of South Branch Kishwaukee River near Malta, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°51'20", long 88°53'10". in NE^SE^ sec.16, T.E9 N., R.3 E., at 

culvert on county road, 5-| miles south of Malta.

Drainage area. 1.15 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

July 8, 1956 

June 6, 1957 

July 14, 1958 

Apr. 28, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.75 

12.96 

13.97 

14.63

Discharge 

(of s)

18 

202 

306 

399

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Apr. 17, 1960 

Mar. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.50 

10.96

Discharge 

(ofe)

257 

33

4390. South Branch Kishwaukee River at De Kalb, 111.

Location. Lat 41°55'52", long 88°45'33", in SW^NE^ sec.22, T.40 N., R.4 E., at 

alternate U.S. Highway 30 bridge in De Kalb, 8 miles upstream from East 

Branch.

Drainage area.--70 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 835.28 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 640 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks.--Channel was dredged in October 1929. Base for partial-duration series,

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1926

1927

1928

Date

Feb. 18, 1926

Feb. 25, 1926

Mar. 1, 1926

Apr. 9, 1926

June 12, 1926

Sept. 25, 1926

Oct. 5, 1926

Nov. 15, 1926

Pet). 5, 1927

Apr. 19, 1927

Apr. 29, 1927

May 24, 1927

Oct. 7, 1927

Apr. 6, 1928

July 4, 1928

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.8

7.4

5.9

5.6

6.4

5.4

5.7

7.0

7.9

6.3

5.6

8.9

5.5

5.8

6.1

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.1

.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

450

690

478

436

553

408

450

644

788

538

436

958

422

464

508

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

Date

Nov 18, 1928

Mar 3, 1929

Mar 16, 1929

Apr 1, 1929

Apr 21, 1929

Apr 25, 1929

June 12, 1929

Apr. 17, 1930

June 23, 1931

Mar. 27, 1932

July 2, 1933

July 9, 1933

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.4

7.3

6.1

7.1

7.0

6.1

8.93

5.0

4.8

5.6

6.3

5.4

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

0.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

714

620

502

663

646

502

978

396

368

481

591

452
ROCK RIVER BASIN 309

4395. South Branch Kishwaukee River near Fairdale, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°06'40", long 88°54'00", on line between and near south boundary of sees. 16 and 17, T.42 N., R.3 E., on left bank at upstream side of 

county highway bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Owens Creek, if miles northeast of Fairdale, and 9j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 38G sq mi.

Gage.--Honrecording prior to May 1940; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 

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

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1937

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

March 1937

Mar. 8, 1940

Feb. 13, 1941

Feb. 15, 1941

Mar. 20, 1941

Sept. 9, 1941

Oct. 7, 1941

Oct. 13, 1941

Oct. 23, 1941

June 12, 1942

Aug. 2, 1942

Dec. 29, 1942

Feb. 21, 1943

Mar. 15, 1943

May 21, 1943

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 14, 1944

May 24, 1944

May 17, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Feb. 14, 1947

Mar. 14, 1947

Apr. 7, 1947

Apr. 20, 1947

Apr. 25, 1947

June 1, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 27, 1948

May 10, 1948

Feb. 20, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Jan. 26, 1950

Qage 

height 

(feet)

all. 9

6.67

7.08

4.9

6.1

4.7

5.3

5.1

8.00

6.2

6.1

5.7

8.1

8.74

5.4

6.8

8.78

5.2

6.45

9.35

7.2

8.0

6.43

4.9

5.0

5.1

6.0

5.6

6.4

6.4

8.73

5.5

4.9

8.7

10.00

6.9

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

2.3

b2.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

bl.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

2.3

1.1

-

Discharge 

(cfs J

_

1,350

_

1,650

2,380

1,530

1,890

1,770

4,530

2,350

2,280

1,960

3,000

5,680

1,840

2,840

5,850

1,780

2,510

6,840

3,260

4,530

_

1,510

1,560

1,620

2,210

1,930

2,510

2,510

5,680

1,860

1,500

2,500

6,000

2,930

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 6, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

Sept. 21, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Feb. 25, 1951

May 13, 1951

June 1, 1951

July 9, 1951

Jan. 19, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

Feb. 6, 1953

June 10, 1953

June 3, 1954

Oct. 12, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

Mar. 3, 1955

May 10, 1956

Apr. 26, 1957

Mar. 1, 1958

June 15, 1958

July 3, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Mar. 8, 1959

Mar. 15, 1959

Apr. 30, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 7, 1960

May 21, 1960

Sept. 27, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.6

7.99

5.4

9.04

7.46

5.19

5.17

9.29

6.83

8.11

5.47

d4.53

4.47

6.38

9.25

6.05

6.61

5.45

5.76

5.42

5.91

-

6.48

8.53

e8.57

6.50

6.80

5.19

7.02

8.80

7.91

5.27

5.65

4.23

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.9

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,000

4,530

1,800

C5.200

3,620

1,680

1,680

6,670

2,840

4,690

1,800

-

1,290

2,340

5,910

2,100

2,470

1,740

1,980

1,740

2,000

C2,000

2,190

4,290

02,900

2,400

2,620

1,580

2,790

5,240

3,850

1,560

1,740

1,010

a From information by local resident.

b Greater than figure shown.

c About.

d Ice Jam.

e Backwater from ice.
310 ROCK RIVER BASIN

4400. Kishwaukee River near Perryville, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°11'45", long 88°59'55", in northeast corner of sec.21, T.43 N., 

R.2 E., on left bank at upstream side of Forest Preserve road bridge, 

IY miles downstream from South Branch, 2 miles southwest of Perryville, 

7^ miles upstream from Killbuck Creek, and 9|- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,090 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Apr. 30, 1940; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 692.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 3,300 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1935

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

January 1938

June 18, 194O

Feb. 14, 1941

Feb. 20, 1941

Mar. 5, 1941

Mar. 21, 1941

Sept. 9, 1941

Oct. 23, 1941

Mar. 18, 1942

Aug. 2, 1942

Dec. 29, 1942

Feb. 22, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

Feb. 27, 1944

Mar. 13, 1944

Mar. 15, 1944

May 18, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Apr. 25, 1947

June 3, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 27, 1948

May 11, 1948

Feb. 20, 1949

Feb. 25, 1949

Mar. 5, 1949

Jan. 26, 1950

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 28, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

Sept. 21, 1950

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a23.85

10.21

10.2

10.5

10.2

11.25

11.2

12.84

10.3

10.8

11.4

15.4

17.43

13.7

10.8

18.63

11.33

19.50

12.9

14.4

10.0

10.62

14.4

13.6

18.78

10.0

12.0

13.0

17.25

11.7

12.6

13.6

10.6

15.08

10.4

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.9

1.6

-

.7

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

_

3,240

3,320

3,590

3,320

4,220

4,220

5,840

3,410

3,860

4,400

9,180

12,600

6,830

3,860

14,800

4,360

16,400

6,040

7,630

3,450

3,990

7,630

6,740

15,200

3,360

5,160

3,500

9,500

4,890

5,100

6,740

3,900

8,670

3,720

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 21, 1951

Feb. 26, 1951

Mar. 4, 1951

July 9, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Jan. 20, 1952

Mar. 13, 1952

Mar. 20, 1952

Apr. 14, 1952

June 14, 1952

July 19, 1952

June 10, 1953

Apr. 26, 1954

June 4, 1954

Oct. 13, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

Mar. 4, 1955

May 10, 1956

Jan. 22, 1957

Apr. 27, 1957

Mar. 1, 1958

July 3, 1958

Feb. 26, 1959

Mar. 1, 1959

Mar. 2, 1959

Mar. 9, 1959

Mar. 15, 1959

Mar. 20, 1959

Dec. 29, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

May 8, 1960

Mar. 15, 1961

Oi\ge 

height 

(f*et)

15.63

17.03

10.66

14.96

11.21

13.41

16.45

11.78

11.10

11.02

14.98

9.17

10.69

11.60

14.82

11.06

12.23

10.18

11.26

8.54

blO.17

8.56

b!2.72

11.47

-

b!4.35

13.12

11.37

12.08

11.72

10.67

14.25

19.05

14.10

11.26

9.22

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,520

11,900

3,870

8,500

4,320

6,500

10,900

4,880

4,230

4,140

8,500

2,620

3,870

4,680

8,190

4,230

5,280

3,420

4,410

2,340

-

2,360

C3,500

4,650

c3,600

-

5,890

4,360

4,990

4,630

3,760

6,970

14,100

6,860

4,270

2,690

a From information by Corps of Engineers, 

b Backwater from ice. 

c About.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 311

4405. Klllbuck Creek near Monroe Center, 111.

Location. Lat 42°05'55", long 89°03'10", In NW£sw£ sec.19, T.42 N. , R.2 E., on 

right bank 800 ft downstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific 

Railroad bridge, 800 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, 3 miles 

west of Monroe Center, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 114 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecordlng prior to May 1, 1940; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 734.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 750 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Bate

Mar. 4, 1940

Feb. 15, 1941

Mar. 3, 1941

Mar. 20, 1941

Oct. 23, 1941

Dec. 28, 1942

Feb. 20, 1943

Mar. 14, 1943

Mar. 15, 1943

June 2, 1943

Feb. 24, 1944

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 14, 1944

June 25, 1945

June 28, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Feb. 14, 1947

June 2, 1947

Feb. 18, 1948

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

May 10, 1948

Jan. 5, 1949

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 18, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Jan. 25, 1950

Mar. 5, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 15, 1950

Sept. 21, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.65

6.1

6.72

5.1

4.75

4.80

8.97

4.25

8.50

5.2

3.95

5.0

7.09

4.45

7.41

10.03

5.9

7.1

8.21

4.00

4.55

7.0

6.2

9.60

3.90

5.3

6.5

8.98

7.6

5.3

8.00

5.7

7.8

4.40

8.70

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.0

1.3

-

-

-

-

3.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a4.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

.1

1.3

1.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs?

640

1,200

2,360

1,370

1,100

1,220

1,600

945

3,450

1,420

795

1,320

2,370

1,040

2,520

4,750

1,770

2,370

-

795

1,100

2,320

1,920

4,390

770

1,4OO

1,400

2,600

2,620

1,470

2,820

1,670

2,720

1,020

3,610

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 25, 1951

July 9, 1951

Aug. 6, 1951

Jan. 15, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

June 12, 1952

July 19, 1952

Feb. 6, 1953

Feb. 6, 1953

June 3, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

May 5, 1956

July 13, 1956

Feb. 9, 1957

Aug. 3, 1957

Feb. 27, 1958

June 9, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 3, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Feb. 27, 1959

Mar. 8, 1959

Mar. 15, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Jan. 15, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

Sept. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.25

11.41

7.22

5.77

8.51

4.15

4.85

9.16

4.59

3.92

3.53

11.36

4.52

6.41

4.18

5.72

4.24

8.05

5.41

4.28

-

4.12

6.37

7.22

C8.76

-

4.20

4.87

4.35

5.58

4.29

7.38

5.84

2.44

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge

(Cfs)

1,860

6,100

2,410

1,650

3,450

870

1,180

4,030

-

770

620

6,100

1,010

1,990

890

1,600

910

3,050

1,450

805

bl.100

825

1,990

2,490

3,610

bl,400

865

1,180

932

1,550

910

2,630

1,650

267

a Greater than figure shown, 

b About. 

c Ice jam.
312 ROCK RIVER BASIN

4409. Leaf River tributary near Forreston, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°07'40", long 89°31'20", in NE^NW^ sec.36, T.25 N., R.8 E., at 

culvert on State Highway 72, 3 miles east of Forreston.

Drainage area. 0.162 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culve rt.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

July 8, 1956 

Jan. 22, 1957 

June 8, 1958 

Mar. 6, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.82 

13.27 

17.45 

13.72

Discharge 

(cfs)

34 

17 

213 

30

Water 

year

19HO 

1961

Qage 

Date height 

(feet)

Mar. 30, 1960 13.26 

Mar. 4, 1961 13.43

Discharge 

(cfs)

17 

22

4410. Leaf River at Leaf River, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°07'40", long 89°23'25", in NVf£ sec.31, T.25 N., R.10 E., near 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 72, 0.4 mile downstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad bridge, 

0.6 mile east of town of Leaf River, and 0.8 mile downstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Gage.--Honrecording. Crest-stage gage since October 1946. 

685.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gage is

Historical data.--Flood of Feb. 4, 1938, reached the maximum stage known, from 

information by local residents.

Remarks. Gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers. Base for partialduration series, 1,000 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown subsequent to 1958.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1938

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

Feb. 4, 1938

June 23, 1940

Aug. 14, 1940

Feb. 13, 1941

Mar. 3, 1941

Mar. 20, 1941

Sept. 8, 1941

Aug. 2, 1942

Sept. 2, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

Feb. 20, 1943

Mar. 15, 1943

June 2, 1943

July 16, 1943

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 14, 1944

May 16, 1944

June 2, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 12, 1946

Aug. 17, 1946

Jan. 14, 1947

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a!5.9

11.85

10.3

11.1

8.8

12.57

11.1

9.7

11.27

12.5

11.9

12.9

13.11

11.7

11.6

13.00

9.0

8.30

14.15

11.8

9.9

9.3

11.6

9.21

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

2,160

1,470

1,780

1,050

3,210

1,780

1,290

1,900

3,070

2,340

3,670

4,000

2,140

2,070

3,830

1,100

978

6,090

2,240

1,350

1,180

2,070

1,150

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

 1951

1952

Date

Feb. 17, 1948

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Jan. 4, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Mar. 4, 1949

June 13, 1949

June 28, 1949

Jan. 13, 1950

Jan. 25, 1950

Mar. 5, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 13, 1950

Sept. 21, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Feb. 25, 1951

Mar. 3, 1951

July 8, 1951

Aug. 6, 1951

Aug. 15, 1951

Jan. 17, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 18, 1952

June 12, 1952

July 18, 1952

July 19, 1952

July 23, 1952

Qage 

height 

(feet)

8.5

14.44

12.3

13.5

11.3

12.46

9.3

11.0

12.46

9.3

12.5

12.2

10.3

11.1

12.68

12.42

12.42

9.18

14.20

11.94

12.48

11.78

12.47

9.34

10.48

13.20

13.98

9.08

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,030

6,510

2,800

4,710

1,880

3,070

1,180

1,730

3,070

1,180

3,070

2,680

1,470

1,780

3,360

2,930

2,930

1,150

6,080

2,340

3,070

2,150

3,070

1,180

1,560

4,500

6,030

1,050

a From information by local residents.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 313

Peak stages and discharges of Leaf River at Leaf River, 111.--Continued

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

Date

Feb. 11, 1953

Feb. 20, 1953

June 1, 1954:

Oct. 10, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 26, 1955

Mar. 3, 1955

Apr. 24, 1955

June 30, 1955

Aug. 5, 1955

Oage 

height 

(feet)

10.34

13.12

7.72

10.79

13.39

9.41

13.54

11.89

8.65

9.47

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,470

3,980

797

1,640

4,500

1,200

4,680

2,340

1,000

1,230

Water 

year

1956

1857

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 24, 1956

June 22, 1956

July 8, 1956

Jan. 21, 1957

June 13, 1958

July 2, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Mar. 8, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.14

11.30

9.74

blO.20

12.12

9.94

13.38

12.64

12.22

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,280

1,810

1,160

1,020

2,560

1,220

4,500

3,210

2,680

b Ice jam.

4415. Rock River at Oregon, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°01', long 89°20', near center of sec.3, T.23 N., R.10 E., in 

tailrace of Illinois Northern Utilities Co.'s plant in Oregon, 1,000 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 64, and 2 miles upstream from Kyte River.

Drainage area. 8,120 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 659.24 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Historical data.--The flood of February 1937 reached the highest stage known.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1937

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

February 1937

Aug. 28, 1940

Mar. 22, 1941

Oct. 22, 1941

Mar. 17, 1943

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!8.7

7.21

6.70

6.00

11.94

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

15,400

b!5,600

12,800

34,000

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Mar. 15, 1944

May 18, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

June 3, 1947

Mar. 20, 1948

Feb. 25, 1949

S "csr

11.94 34,000

15.00 45,500

6.00 12,400

13.20 38,000

clO.52 20,000

a From floodmarks.

b Maximum daily discharge.

c Backwater from ice.

4420. Kyte River near Flagg Center, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°56', long 89°09', in sec.18, T.40 N., R.I E., at bridge on 

county highway, 2 miles west of Flagg Center and 3 miles downstream from 

Chicago & Northwestern Railroad bridge.

Drainage area. 125 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Crest-stage gage since October 1946. Altitude of gage is 

750 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 650 cfs.
314 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Kyte River near Flagg Center, 111.

Water 

year

1937

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

February 1937

Mar. 4, 1940

Feb. 13, 1941

Mar. 21, 1941

Aug. Z, 1942

Sept. 3, 1942

Feb. 10, 1943

Feb. 20, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

May 20, 1943

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

May 15, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 28, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 5, 1946

Aug. 17, 1946

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a8.5

b4.84

5.1

4.8

4.19

4.0

4.4

4.7

5.60

4.1

4.0

5.46

4.1

4.5

4.6

4.2

6.80

4.4

5.6

5.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

800

1,100

971

692

674

811

929

1,380

706

674

1,280

706

849

889

740

2,030

811

1,330

1,280

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Feb. 14, 1947

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 20, 1947

Apr. 24, 1947

June 1, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Jan. 4, 1949

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 19, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Jan. 26, 1950

Mar. 6, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 2, 1950

June 14, 1950

June 19, 1950

Feb. 20, 1951

Feb. 26, 1951

May 11, 1951

July 10, 1951

Qage 

height 

(feet)

4.4

4.61

4.4

4.5

4.5

5.2

5.2

5.88

4.2

6.1

6.11

5.3

4.3

5.60

5.4

4.1

4.2

4.4

7.70

-

4.80

6.31

Discharge 

(cfs)

811

889

811

849

849

1,140

1,140

1,480

740

1,250

1,600

1,190

755

1,330

1,240

706

740

811

2,630

-

971

1,720

a From information by local residents, 

b About 0.5 ft backwater from ice.

4435. Rock River at Como, 111. 

(Published as "at Lyndon " 1914-34)

Location. Lat 41°47'00", long 89°44'58", in NE£ sec.25, T.21 N. , R.6 E., on 

left bank 1 mile upstream from Como, 3 miles downstream from Rock Palls, and 

3j miles upstream from Elkhorn Creek.

Drainage area. 8,700 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording at Lyndon 16^ miles downstream at datum 22.46 ft lower 

prior to December 1933; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 606.83 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 42,000 

cfs at Como, and telow 37,000 cfs at Lyndon. Discharge for peak of Feb. 22, 

1937, is computed at lower dam at Rock Falls from rating curve extended above 

21,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.--Gage heights listed for the period 1914 to 1933 are from gage at

Lyndon. The corresponding discharges have been adjusted to the Como site by 

multiplying the Lyndon discharge by the square root of the drainage-area 

ratio. Base for partial-duration series, 13,000 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1951.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

Date

Feb. 15, 1915

Feb. 25, 1915

Jan. 22, 1916

Mar. 28, 1916

Mar. 14, 1917

Feb. 16, 1918

Mar. 20, 1919

Mar. 27, 1920

Apr. 28, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

Apr. 11, 1923

Aug. 23, 1924

Qage 

height 

(feet)

15.5

13.01

18.4

17.02

15.2

19.6

16.52

16.33

13.61

14.11

14.70

14.77

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

a2.5

-

al.4

-

1.5

3.3

-

-

_

-

-

-

Discharge 

tcfsf

.

23,600

-

39,500

26,000

36,000

37,000

36,200

25,600

27,400

29,800

30,200

Water 

year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

Date

Feb. 24, 1925

Feb. 27, 1926

Feb. 7, 1927

Dec. 29, 1927

Feb. 8, 1928

Mar. 7, 1929

Mar. 17, 1929

Feb. 27, 1930

Dec. 23, 1930

June 25, 1931

Oct. 11, 1931

May 28, 1933

Qf"?e 

height 

(feet)

17.7

13.98

15.12

13.6

12.40

18.63

16.6

11.20

7.9

6.60

13.63

13.83

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

0.8

-

-

al.2

-

-

-

-

al.3

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

39,000

27,000

31,400

-

20,800

-

37,200

17,100

-

5,130

25,400

26,100

a Greater than figure shown.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 315

Peak stages and discharges of Rock River at Como, 111.--Continued

Water 

year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Apr. 6, 1934

Feb. 16, 1935

Mar. 12, 1935

Mar. 10, 1936

Mar. 12, 1936

Feb. 22, 1937

Feb. 25, 1937

Jan. 24, 1938

Feb. 1, 1938

Mar. 12, 1939

Aug. 28, 1940

Mar. 22, 1941

Oct. 23, 1941

Mar. 16, 1943

Mar. 16, 1944

May 18, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 22, 1947

June 4, 1947

Mar. 21, 1948

Feb. 25, 1949

Feb. 26, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Apr. 15, 1951

May 12, 1951

July 9, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 19, 1952

Jan. 28, 1952

Cage

height 

(feet)

4.15

11.04

9.56

10.69

8.6

14.5

16.63

-

17.51

8.43

7.50

6.99

6.64

11.89

11.90

6.26

14.40

6.83

6.44

12.76

9.34

-

-

dll.82

-

7.12

11.55

7.37

10.07

7.47

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

al.4

-

a2.5

.4

-

a2.1

-

a3.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

a. 4

-

-

a. 7

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,490

-

23,900

-

b 18, 000

51,000

-

c46,600

-

20,500

17,200

16,200

14,700

39,400

34,900

13,600

46,400

-

14,000

41,400

-

022,000

c25,000

34,400

c!5,000

15,800

32,900

16,900

Cl9,000

c!5,000

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 14, 1952

Apr. 14, 1952

June 13, 1952

July 20, 1952

Feb. 22, 1953

Mar. 16, 1953

June 5, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Feb. 21, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

Mar. 4, 1955

June 17, 1957

Mar. I, 1958

Feb. 25, 1959

Mar. 3, 1959

Mar. 9, 1959

Mar. 16, 1959

Mar. 20, 1959

Apr. 5, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

Jan. 15, 1960

Apr. 1, 1960

Apr. 19, 1960

May 9, 1960

Mar. 14, 1961

Mar. 30, 1961

Cage 

height 

(feet)

10.47

7.94

7.91

12.06

7.54

6.22

6.08

12.11

7.72

8.86

8.41

4.45

5.50

_

7.65

6.84

7.23

8.23

10.01

6.63

9.88

11.99

9.60

8.33

6.80

6.53

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

28,800

19,200

19,200

35,800

17,800

13,300

12,900

34,000

18,400

22,600

20,900

7,330

10,900

c 14, 000

17,600

14,800

16,200

19,700

26,200

14,100

25,800

34,800

24,600

20,000

15,300

14,300

a Greater than figure shown, 

by ice.

b Maximum daily. c Estimated. d Affected

4440. Elkhorn Creek near Penrose, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°54'10", long 89°41'40", in SW^SE^ sec.9, T.22 N. , R.7 E., on 

left bank 50 ft upstream from county highway bridge, 2 miles northwest of 

Penrose, 2.2 miles downstream from Buffalo Creek, and 5 miles upstream from 

Sugar Creek.

Drainage area. 153 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Apr. 6, 1940; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 657.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1938

1940

1941

1942

Date

June 1938

June 23, 1940

Feb. 13, 1941

Mar. 20, 1941

May 31, 1941

June 3, 1941

June 28, 1941

Sept. 8, 1941

Oct. 23, 1941

June 3, 1942

June 10, 1942

Cage 

height 

(feet)

a!9.6

5.75

8.9

10.97

10.4

10.5

10.2

8.9

9.60

8.5

8.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

908

1,930

3,010

2,670

2,720

2,570

1,930

2,270

1,770

1,770

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

Date

June 11, 1942

Sept. 3, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

Feb. 20, 1943

Mar. 15, 1943

June 2, 1943

June 20, 1943

Aug. 2, 1943

Feb. 23, 1944

Feb. 26, 1944

Mar. 15, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.rs

8.0

13.41

10.7

10.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

7.8

8.1

14.07

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,970

1,570

3,850

2,650

2,450

1,290

1,200

1,200

1,490

1,610

4,060

a Prom high-water mark 909, Corps of Engineers.
316 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Elkhorn Creek n

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

May 14, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 5, 1946

Feb. 14, 1947

Mar. 13, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Jan. 4, 1949

Jan. 15, 1949

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 18, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Jan. 25, 1950

Mar. 5, 1950

June 2, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Feb. 25, 1951

July 9, 1951

Aug. 15, 1951

Mar. 11, 1952

June 12, 1952

June 13, 1952

July 18, 1952

Aug. 16, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.45

17.75

10.1

8.2

bS.81

7.08

15.12

10.8

14.1

8.0

7.9

9.4

11.4

11.72

11.00

10.7

7.7

14.02

10.95

14.27

8.50

10.11

9.31

15.52

11.48

7.23

Discharge 

(cfs)

770

5,980

2,210

1,650

_

1,260

4,630

2,690

4,160

1,680

1,640

2,310

3,300

3,460

3,050

2,880

1,450

4,700

3,050

4,880

1,760

2,650

2,250

5,650

3,350

1,370

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

ear Penrose, 111 

Date

.--Continued

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Feb. 11, 1953 6.91

Feb. 20, 1953 12.94

Aug. 18, 1954 13.06

Oct. 10, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

Mar. 4, 1955

Apr. 24, 1955

Aug. 5, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

Feb. 24, 1956

Feb. 9, 1957

July 12, 1957

Aug. 3, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

Feb. 25, 1958

June 13, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Feb. 27, 1959

Mar. 15, 1959

Mar. 19, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

Mar. 6, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

7.68

11.91

8.06

9.43

7.62

7.49

C7.93

7.66

7.20

9.83

10.53

cS.44

8.39

8.04

13.99

11.95

9.58

10.06

9.73

11.54

7.05

10.56

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,250

4,110

4,220

1,490

3,560

1,730

2,300

1,530

1,450

-

1,570

1,370

2,500

2,850

-

1,810

1,530

4,750

3,620

2,400

2,650

2,450

3,350

1,290

2,900

b Backwater from ice, greater than 2.0 ft. 

c Ice jam.

4455. Rock Creek near Morrison, 111. 

(Published as "at Morrison " 1940-42)

Location.--Lat 41°49'50", long S9°58'00", in SW^SE^ sec.6, T.21 W., R.5 E., on 

right bank just downstream from small tributary on right bank, l| miles 

north of Morrison, and 4^ miles downstream from Little Roc>- Creek.

Drainage area.--143 sq mi; at site used 1940-42, 169 sq mi.

Gage. Recording prior to 1959; crest-stage gage thereafter. At site 2^ miles 

southwest of present site at datum 606.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Illinois Division of Waterways bench mark), for period 1940-42. Datum 

of gago is 620.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge rulation. Defined by current-meter measuremerts.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,000 cfs. 

shown subsequent to 1958.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1937

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

June 1937

Aug. 13, 1940

Feb. 13, 1941

Mar. 21, 1941

June 1, 1941

June 3, 1941

Sept. 8, 1941

Oct. 23, 1941

Dec. 27, 1942

Feb. 20, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

Gage

height 

(feet)

a!7.7

12.58

12.7

13.15

13.88

13.60

13.40

11.79

14.66

10.6

7.7

Ice

effect 

( feet )

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

1,200

1,290

1,600

2,520

1,990

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1,800 ; 

__ 1,100 1 1947 

2.3

-

4,180

1,400

1,230 1948

Date

Feb. 23, 1944

Mar. 15, 1944

May 14, 1944

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 5, 1946

Mar. 12, 1946

Jan. 14, 1947

Feb. 15, 1947

June 1, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Ga<re 

height 

(feet)

7.2

13.05

6.27

16.04

9.0

7.2

7.4

8.05

9.03

7.2

15.02

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.6

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,100

3,060

857

5,770

1,680

1,140

1,200

1,380

1,200

1,140

4,780

a At present site, 'from information by local residents.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 317

Peak stages and discharges of Rock Creek near Morrison, 111. Contirued

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Jan. 4, 1949

Jan. 15, 1949

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 19, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Jan. 25, 1950

Feb. 8, 1950

Mar. 5, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 2, 1950

Feb. 20, 1951

Feb. 25, 1951

July 9, 1951

Aug. 15, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 19, 1952

Mar. 12, 1952

June 14, 1952

July 18, 1952

Aug. 20, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.0

14.2

7.7

9.8

7.1

9.6

bll.36

9.2

8.0

10.87

7.9

7.8

13.76

11.05

13.75

7.54

9.35

7.29

10.69

9.77

7.81

6.91

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

1.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,010

4,100

1,290

1,500

1,110

1,870

2,480

1,740

1,380

2,320

1,350 '

1,320 |

3,540

2,330

3,210

1,220

1,710

1,130

2,100

1,820

1,270

1,020

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Nov. 17, 1952

Feb. 6, 1953

Feb. 11, 1953

Feb. 20, 1953

June 1, 1954

Aug. 18, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

Aug. 5, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

Feb. 9, 1957

Aug. 3, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

June 13, 1958

Feb. 24, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.57

7.72

7.16

12.68

7.23

11.35

9.02

12.27

7.29

7.57

8.53

9.44

8.50

9.58

8.38

11.70

11.64

11.03

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,210

1,240

1,100

2,900

1,100

2,180

1,600

2,740

1,130

1,210

1,460

1,710

1,460

1,770

1,430

2,500

2,460

2,220

b Ice jam.

4465. Rock River near Joslin, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°33'35", long 90°10'55", in NE£ sec.18, T.18 N., R.3 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 92, if miles east 

of Joslin, 12 miles downstream from Rock Creek, and 27 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 9,520 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 564.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Historical data. Maximum stage known since 1892 is that of Mar. 3, 1948. 

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Aug. 30, 1940

Mar. 22, 1941

Oct. 24, 1941

Mar. 18, 1943

Mar. 18, 1944

May 19, 1945

Jan. 9, 10, 1946

Jan. 11, 1946

June 3, 1947

Mar. 3, 1948

Mar. 22, 1948

Mar. 7, 1949

Mar. 8, 1950

Feb. 28, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.41

11.61

9.73

14.20

14.00

9.88

-

14.98

10.51

16.23

14.46

b!4.55

13.02

13.51

Discharge 

(cfs)

15,700

20,600

13,800

36,400

34,800

14,200

a38,000

-

15,900

_

46,200

027,000

27,500

32,800

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 11, 1951

Mar. 15, 1952

July 22, 1952

Feb. 22, 1953

June 6, 1954

Oct. 13, 1954

Feb. 26, 1956

May 12, 1956

Feb. 13, 1957

June 18, 1957

Mar. 4, 1958

Mar. 5, 1958

Apr. 7, 1959

Apr. 3, 1960

Mar. 17, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.76

13. ]f

13.37

11.26

9.5S

15.02

blO.32.

8.26

d8.64

7.07

_

dl3.6C

14.36

16. oe

10.44-

Discharge 

(cfs)

.

29,500

17,800

13,000

28,000

-

9,710

_

7,480

ell, 200

26,000

36,400

15,400

a Daily mean.

b Backwater from ice.

c About.

d Ice Jam.

280-255 O - 68 - 22
318 ROCK RIVER BASIN

4470. Green River at Amboy, 111.

Location. Lat 41°42'35", long 89°19'28", in SE^NE^ sec.22, T.21 N., R.10 E., 

on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 52, at southeast 

edge of Amboy.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi.

(5age.--Nonrecording prior to April 1940; recording April 1940 to 1958; creststage gage thereafter. Datum of gage Is 724.14 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,100 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown subsequent to 1958.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Mar. 3, 1940

Feb. 13, 1941

Mar. 20, 1941

Oct. 3, 1941

Mar. 16, 1942

Aug. 2, 1942

Feb. 6, 1943

Feb. 10, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

May 20, 1943

May 29, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

May 16, 1944

May 17, 1945

June 10, 1945

June 28, 1945

Aug. 14, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 5, 1946

Feb. 14, 1947

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 20, 1947

Apr. 24, 1947

June 1, 1947

Feb. 17, 1948

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 14, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 18, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Jan. 26, 1950

Mar. 5, 1950

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a7.65

8.38

6.5

7.98

6.1

6.7

b7.9

6.5

8.68

S.O

7.1

8.94

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.76

7.2

10.28

8.4

8.7

6.7

7.6

7.68

7.4

6.4

6.6

8.6

8.3

9.23

8.9

8.95

7.9

6.1

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,030

2,490

1,300

2,230

1,140

1,320

1,800

1,260

2,680

2,230

1,640

2,820

1,350

1,470

1,470

2,100

1,600

3,960

2,490

2,420

1,270

1,890

2,020

1,740

1,260

1,230

2,620

2,490

3,030

' 2,820

2,890

2,340

1,150

1,950

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 25, 1950

June 2, 1950

June 10, 1950

June 13, 1950

June 18, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

May 10, 1951

July 9, 1951

July 22, 1951

July 27, 1951

Aug. 6, 1951

Sept. 26, 1951

Jan. 20, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 23, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

June 13, 1952

June 5, 1953

June 3, 1954

Aug. 18, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

Feb. 9, 1957

Feb. 9, 1957

June 13, 1958

July 3, 1958

July 5, 1958

Apr. 28, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.01

6.9

7.6

8.8

-

9.00

8.68

8.81

6.92

7.91

7.99

6.63

6.99

8.70

5.95

6.61

8.38

4.13

6.60

6.43

12.26

6.25

7.14

7.33

07.57

4.43

4.12

6.97

8.40

7.57

10.12

10.62

3.64

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,890

1,520

1,970

2,750

2,500

2,770

2,560

2,630

1,480

2,030

2,090

1,350

1,530

2,560

1,120

1,350

2,350

615

1,350

1,270

6,120

1,190

1,580

1,680

1,790

-

593

1,530

1,910

1,530

3,740

4,240

480

a Backwater from ice, 0.1 ft. 

b Backwater from ice, 0.6 ft. 

c Ice Jam.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 319

4472. Normandy ditch at Normandy, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°33'50", long 89°39'20", in SW^NE^ sec.11, T.18 N., R.7 E., 

at culvert on county road, 0.4 mile west of Normandy.

Drainage area. 5.90 sq mi. 

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Feb. 24, 1956 

Feb. 26, 1957 

July 14, 1958 

Apr. 28, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!3.04 

12.06 

13.56 

13.08

Discharge 

(ofs)

40 

25 

63 

51

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Mar. 16, 1960 

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.83 

12.53

Discharge 

(ofs)

70 

35

a Backwater from ice or vegetation.

4475. Green River near Geneseo, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°29'20", long 90°09'30", in NE^SWi sec.4, T.17 N., R.3 E., on 

right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 82, 1.4 miles upstream from Geneseo Creek, and 2.4 miles north of Geneseo.

Drainage area. 958 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to April 1940; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 580.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Gage heights prior to Oct. 1, 1939, have been adjusted to present 

datum by subtracting 30.0 ft.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 3,200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

Oct. 10, 1935

Oct. 9, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

Apr. 5, 1937

Apr. 21, 1937

Jan. 24, 1938

Jan. 30, 193S

Feb. 10, 1939

Mar. 12, 1939

July 6, 1939

Mar. 4, 1940

Feb. 13, 1941

June 4, 1941

Oct. 4, 1941

Oct. 7, 1941

Oct. 10, 1941

Mar. 17, 1942

July 16, 1942

Aug. 8, 1942

Aug. 29, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

Apr. 27, 1943

Apr. 30, 1943

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.0

12.95

12.9

10.7

10.8

14.0

14.27

13.3

13.56

10.6

11.44

11.0

11.98

12.7

11.6

10.5

10.4

11.6

13.53

10.9

12.32

11.4

10.2

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.0

2.0

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

5,000

5,300

4,950

3,350

3,400

6,850

-

3,700

6,180

3,350

3,750

3,500

4,350

4,680

3,950

3,290

3,230

3,950

5,240

3,530

5,890

4,810

3,450

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

May 21, 1943

June 20, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

May 17, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

June 13, 1946

June 19, 1946

Feb. 16, 1947

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 20, 1947

June 2, 1947

June 8, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 18, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Aug. 11, 1949

Mar. 5, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.8

11.0

13.01

10.6

12.48

14.06

13.0

11.0

10.1

10.6

11.8

13.74

12.2

12.8

10.9

14.00

11.7

13.5

13.3

13.64

13.1

11.6

al5.59

Ice 

ef "ect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,290

4,330

6,730

3,890

4,930

8,050

6,970

4,110

3,340

4,000

4,930

6,400

5,170

5,530

4,220

6,670

4,600

6,220

6,040

6,310

5,S60

4,510

4,100

a Backwater from ice.
320 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Green River near Geneseo, 111.--Continued

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Apr. 25, 1950

June 19, 1950

Feb. 20, 1951

May 12, 1951

June 22, 1951

July 9, 1951

Aug. 29, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 20, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

July 6, 1953

June 3, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Qage 

height 

(feet)

12.8

10.7

a!6.14

14.13

11.44

13.87

14.27

10.41

10.60

12.42

10.74

10.97

9.11

14.69

11.50

12.43

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

5,590

3,710

b4,800

6,760

4,330

6,580

6,940

3,470

3,630

5,230

3,710

3,970

2,630

8,900

4,420

5,230

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 27, 1955

Apr. 24, 1955

June 11, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

Feb. 25, 1956

Apr. 6, 1957

June 10, 1958

Feb. 15, 1959

Feb. 24, 1959

Apr. 29, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.45

12.08

11.57

all. 23

10.77

5.94

10.23

-

13.81

12.36

12.37

a!5.l4

-

12.95

11.20

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,470

4,960

4,510

-

3,790

1,340

3,320

b3,400

7,100

5,230

5,230

-

8,500

7,900

4,690

a Backwater from ice. 

b About.

4480. Mill Creek at Milan, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°26'35", long 90°33'15", in SW^SE^ sec.24, T.17 M., R.2 W., or 

left bank at upstream side of Knoxville Road bridge, 1 mile southeast of 

Milan.

Drainage area. 62.5 sq mi.

Gage.--Honrecording prior to April 1940; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 566.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurement3.

Historical data.--The flood of June 1936 reached the maximum stage known prior 

to beginning of record, according to Mr. Joe Winter, who has resided in the 

vicinity of the gage since 1900.

Remarks.--Base ;^or partial-duration series, 1,400 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1936

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

June 1936

Mar. 3, 1940

Feb. 13, 1941

May 16, 1941

July 6, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

Feb. 4, 1943

Feb. 10, 1943

Apr. 27, 1943

May 16, 1943

May 20, 1943

June 6, 1943

June 20, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

June 16, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a7.4

b3.7

4.62

4.20

6.38

7.47

6.55

6.65

6.30

5.35

5.80

5.90

5.50

6.08

5.65

5.20

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

.

.

cO.5

-

-

.25

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

-

450

-

690

2,130

4,000

3,170

3,330

2,770

1,460

1,970

2,130

1,590

2,450

1,800

1,410

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

May 15, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

June 18, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

June 29, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 14, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

July 21, 1948

Jan. 4, 1949

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 18, 1949

June 25, 1949

Jan. 25, 1950

Mar. 4, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

d4.63

7.40

5.20

6.80

6.32

5.35

7.44

5.60

6.65

5.55

5.0

8.5

8.78

4.9

5.45

4.75

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

3.2

3.3

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,050

4,570

1,590

3,500

2,770

1,550

4,570

1,910

3,340

1,870

1,430

2,000

2,200

1,590

2,110

1,460

a From information by local resident.

b Doubtful gage-height record.

c Greater than figure shown.

d Occurred on Aug. 11.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 321

Peak stages and discharges of Mill Creek at Milan, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Apr. 24, 1950

May 4, 1950

June 18, 1950

July 19, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

May 10, 1951

June 21, 1951

Jan. 14, 1952

Mar. 22, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

June 1, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.60

5.20

6.90

5.65

7.98

5.38

5.07

e6.ll

3.88

5.92

5.11

9.36

5.65

4.72

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

2,270

1,860

4,000

2,320

5,960

2,060

1,720

-

850

2,610

1,770

8,980

2,320

1,420

Water 

year

1956

1957-

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 24, 1956

July 8, 1956

Feb. 9, 1957

June 10, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

May 30, 1959

July 30, 1959

Oct. 6, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

June 13, 1960

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.75

7.12

3.93

6.20

9.03

5.33

5.77

6.55

7.45

6.96

8.32

4.97

8.11

6.68

Ice 

effe-t 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,440

4,320

865

2,980

8,100

1,830

2,320

3,460

4,830

4,160

6,580

1,400

6,160

3,790

e Ice Jam.

4480.5. Sand Creek near Milan, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°24'05", long 90°36'20", in SE^SE^ sec.4, T.16 N., R.2 W., at 

culvert on county road, 4 miles southwest of Milan.

Drainage area. 0.198 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-st

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Feb. 24, 1956 

Apr. 3, 1957 

Dec. 20, 1957 

Aug. 6, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.03 

17.13 

17.42 

17.93

Discharge 

(cfs)

12.1 

13.9 

19.1 

31.4

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 12, 1960 

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.86 

17.51

Discharge 

(cfs)

62 

21.1

IOWA RIVER BASIN 

4485. West Branch Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa

Location. --Lat 42°57'50", long 93°42'20", in NEiNW^ sec. 17, T.94 N., R.24 W., 

on downstream side of highway bridge, 6 miles southwest of Klemme, and 

12.4 miles upstream from confluence with East Pork Iowa River.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Gage . Nonrecording. Prior to June 13, 1948, at datum 1.00 ft higher. Datum 

of gage is 1,180.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage . High banks; not subject to overflow. 

Remarks . Base for partial-duration series, 500 cfs.
3'22 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of West Branch Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Mar. 27, 1949

Mar. 27, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Mar. 28, 1951

Apr. 7, 1951

May 2, 1951

June 26, 1951

July 9, 1951

Mar. 30, 1952

June 14, 1952

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.08

-

9.63

10.68

11.84

8.33

12.38

8.38

9.12

7.36

Discharge 

(cfs)

538

522

550

740

1,420

565

1,340

580

860

568

Water

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

July 7, 1952

June 8, 1953

June 21, 1954

July 6, 1955

Mar. 27, 1956

May 30, 1957

June 4, 1958

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.93

6.16

14.97

5.9

4.40

5.15

5.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

653

391

1,920

349

130

272

256

4486. East Branch Iowa River above Hayfield, Iowa

Location.--Lat 43°09', long 93°41', near south quarter corner s^c.4, T.96 N., 

R.24 W., at bridge, ij miles southeast of Hayfield.

Drainage area. 2.23 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

June 4, 1953

June 18, 1954

July 6, 1955

July 2, 1956

-

Qage 

height 

(feet)

3.02

7.15

2.25

2.05

(a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

24.2

209

10.6

8.0

<7.6

Water

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 4, 1958

May 21, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.65

6.77

4.67

6.94

Discharge 

(cfs)

17.0

186

75

196

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

4487. East Branch Iowa River near Hayfield, Iowa

Location.--Lat 43°11', long 93°39', in NW£ sec.35, T.97 N., R.24 W., at bridge, 

2 miles east of Hayfield.

Drainage area. 7.94 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water

year

1952

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

Mar. 29, 1952

Aug. 4, 1953 

June 18, 1954 

July 6, 1955

July 31, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.45

7.26 

13.01 

6.50

6.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

122

172 

457 

51

60

Water 

year

1957

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 23, 1957

June 4, 1958 

May 21, 1959 

Mar. 29, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.11

9.52 

11.89 

6.33

12.16

Discharge 

(cfs)

69

187 

357 

34

260
IOWA RIVER BASIN 323

4488. East Branch Iowa River near Garner, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°06', long 93°37', near center of sec.25, T.96 N., R.24 W., 

at bridge on U.S. Highway 18, 1.2 miles west of Garner.

Drainage area. 45.1 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

Mar. 29, 1952 

Mar. 13, 1953 

June 18, 1954 

July 6, 1955

-

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.38 

5.55 

12.42 

5.14

(a)

Discharge 

(ofs)

352 

189 

1,O4O 

155

b260

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

May 30, 1957

May 21, 1959 

Mar. 29, I960

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.06 

(a) 

10.36 

9.69

12.81

Discharge 

(ofs)

322 

<260 

709 

650

1,120

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

4489. East Branch Iowa River tributary near Garner, Iowa

Location.--Lat 43°06', long 93°39', near center sec.27, T.96 N., R.24 W., at 

culvert on U.S. Highway 18, 2.1 miles west of Garner.

Drainage area. 5.98 sq mi.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Poorly defined by current-meter measuremerts.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

Mar. 29, 1952 

Mar. 13, 1953 

June 17, 1954

-

Qage 

height 

(feet)

4.92 

4.36 

6.71 

(a)

(a)

Discharge 

(ofs)

83 

62 

206

-

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

May 21, 1959 

Mar. 29, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

h (a)

5.22

5.18

7.05

Discharge 

(ofs)

167 

160

155

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

4490. East Branch Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°00'30", long 93°37'35", in NE^NW^ sec.36, T.95 N., R.24 W., 

on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1.0 mile west of Klemme, 

and 15.4 miles upstream from confluence with West Branch Iowa River.

Drainage area.--133 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 0.6 mile upstream at datum 1.11 ft higher prior to 

Oct. 1, 1955; recording at present site and datum thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 1,179.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. Shifts in 

relation occur frequently.

Bankfull stage. 8 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 500 cfs.
324 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of East Branch Iowa River near .Kleirme, Iowa

Water 

year

1944

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

June 1944

Mar. 27, 1949

Mar. 26, 1950

Mar. 29, 1951

Apr. 7, 1951

June 26, 1951

Mar. 30, 1952

June 8, 1953

June 19, 1954

June 21, 1954

Qage

height 

(feet)

alO

-

-

8.59

8.61

10.80

7.60

5.70

11.2

10.74

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

685

500

bl,000

1,940

3,440

900

385

5,960

4,820

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 5, 1955

Mar. 26, 1956

June 23, 1957

June 4, 1958

May 21, 1959

May 31, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.47

4.91

4.75

6.08

8.25

8.12

8.25

9.40

Discharge 

(cfs)

348

150

176

355

1,100

1,020

1,100

3,250

a From Information by local residents, 

b About.

4495. Iowa River near Rowan, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°45'35", long 93 "37 "15", in NW^NE^ sec.25, T.92 N., R.24 W., 

on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 3.8 miles northwest of Rowan, and 9.4 miles downstream from the confluence of East and 

West Branches.

Drainage area. 429 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Oct. 14, 1948; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 1,143.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. Shifts in 

relation occur frequently.

Bankfull stage. 10 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 1,200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

June 5, 1941

June 14, 1941

Nov. 4, 1941

Mar. 27, 1943

May 22, 1944

June 14, 1944

Mar. 13, 1945

Apr. 14, 1945

Apr. 25, 1945

June 3, 1945

Aug. 15, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Mar. 14, 1946

May 27, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947

June 14, 1947

June 26, 1947

July 2, 1947

July 7, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 18, 1948

Mar. 7, 1949

Mar. 28, 1949

Mar. 28, 1950

Qage 

height 

(feet)

9.4

8.8

9.0

8.9

10.3

12.0

-

8.9

9.6

9.5

11.50

_

9.0

9.6

9.4

8.5

10.0

10.5

10.6

-

10.6

-

9.4

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,450

1,250

1,320

1,280

2,160

3,840

2,200

1,360

1,670

1,620

3,120

1,360

1,400

1,660

1,580

1,200

1,860

2,170

2,240

1,940

2,240

1,230

1,580

1,800

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 26, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

Apr. 7, 1951

May 3, 1951

June 28, 1951

July 10, 1951

July 22, 1951

Feb. 14, 1952

Mar. 21, 1952

Mar. 31, 1952

June 16, 1952

July 9, 1952

May 2, 1953

June 21, 1954

Aug. 27, 1954

July 7, 1955

Mar. 28, 1956

May 31, 1957

May 27, 1958

May 24, 1959

June 2, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.09

12.78

12.38

10.10

13.18

9.85

9.17

9.17

9.32

10.61

8.75

9.30

6.87

14.88

8.78

6.54

-

6.43

6.77

9.87

10.07

-

12.81

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,200

3,300

4,230

1,860

5,610

1,700

1,400

1,250

1,450

2,200

1,220

1,400

645

8,460

1,220

551

300

492

530

1,420

1,540

2,900

5,580
IOWA RIVER BASIN 325

4512. South Fork Iowa River near New Providence, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°19', long 93 C 10', near north quarter corner of sec.27, T.87 

N., R.20 W., 3 miles north of New Providence, Iowa.

Drainage area. 233 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Records collected by Corps of Engineers. Station is inflow forecasting 

station for Coralville Reservoir. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952 

1953

Date

Sept. 20, 1950

Mar. 29, 1951 

July 3, 1952 

Mar. 11, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.64 

6.27 

5.60

Discharge 

(ofs)

3,7&'

3,380 

1,400 

1,060

Water 

year

1954 

1955

1956

Date

Aug. 27, 1954 

Feb. 20, 1955

Sept. 5, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.75 

6.06

4.02

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,550 

1,310

406

4512.5. Beaver Creek near Eldora, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°21', long 93°08', near the center of sec.13, T.87 N., R.20 W. 

about a quarter of a mile south of Eldora, Iowa.

Drainage area. 69.8 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Records collected by Corps of Engineers. Stations is inflow forecasting station for Coralville Reservoir. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951 

1952 

1953

Date

Sept. 21, 1950

Mar. 28, 1951 

June 14, 1952 

June 25, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.09

7 .63 

6.12 

5.32

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,280

1,720 

685 

386

Water 

year

1954 

1955

1956

Date

Aug. 26, 1954 

July 10, 1955

Sept. 5, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.73 

6.90

5.69

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,010 

1,200

436

4513.5. Honey Creek at Bangor, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°10', long 93°05', near west quarter corner sec. 16, T.85 N-» 

R.19 W., at county road "L" bridge over Honey Creek, about 1.0 miles east of 

Bangor, Iowa.

Drainage area. 95.6 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Records collected by Corps of Engineers. Station is inflow forecasTTing station f or Coralville Reservoir. Only annual peaks are sho'vn.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951 

1952 

1953

Date

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 28, 1951 

Mar. 11, 1952 

Feb. 21, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.25

9.01 

6.53 

6.92

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,480

2,230 

1,400 

1,640

Water 

year

1954 

1955

1956

Date

June 11, 1954 

Feb. 19, 1955

Sept. 5, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.60 

5.54

5.58

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,350 

744

757
326 IOWA RIVER BASIN

4514.5. Minerva Creek near demons, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°07', long 93°05', near center of sec.5, T.84 N., R.19 W., at 

county road bridge about 3^ miles east of demons, Iowa.

Drainage area.--148 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks.--Records collected by Corps of Engineers. Station is inflow forecasting station for Coralville Reservoir. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951 

1952 

1953

Date

Mar. 6, 1950

June 2, 1951 

Mar. 14, 1952 

Feb. 21, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.95

9.50

7.21 

8.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,900

2,840 

1,670 

2,240

Water

year

1954

1955

1956

Date

June 10, 1954 

July 10, 1955

Aug. 13, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.3 

7.11

2.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,700 

1,660

142

4515. Iowa River at Marshalltown, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°04'05", long 92°54'05", in NW^SW^ sec.24, T.84 N., R.18 W., 

on right bank in city park in Marshalltown, 300 ft upstream from Burnett 

Creek, 0.2 mile downstream from State Highway 14 bridge, 2 miles upstream 

from Linn Creek, and at mile 189. Records include flow of Burnett Creek.

Drainage area. 1,564 sq mi, including that of Burnett Creek.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Aug. 22, 1934; recording thereafter. Oct. 25, 

1902, to Aug. 8, 1903, at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. May 21, 

1915, to Sept. 30, 1927, and Feb. I, 1933, to Aug. 21, 1934, on steel highway bridge 1,000 ft upstream. Fragmentary readings available 1929-30. Datum 

of gage is 853.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. Large shifts 

in the relation occur frequently.

Bankfull stage.--12 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 5,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1903

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

Date

May 29, 19O3

June 1, 1915

Mar. 29, 1916

Mar. 27, 1917

June 10, 1917

May 25, 1918

June 4, 1918

June 22, 1918

Mar. 17, 1919

Apr. 14, 1919

Oct. 6, 1919

Sept. 17, 1921

Feb. 24, 1922

Apr. 4, 1923

June 29, 1924

Aug. 23, 1924

June 19, 1925

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

13.8

9.5

14.6

13.5

12.9

17.74

11.2

13.0

12.2

12.4

13.4

11.7

10.5

13.6

11.4

7.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,760 '

a9,440

3,620

13,000

9,300

7,750

42,000

5,060

7,480

6,300

6,520

8,500

5,710

4,350

9,060

5,200

2,480

Water 

year

1926

1927

1929

1930

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

Date

Sept. 19, 1926

Feb. 12, 1927

June 9, 1927

Mar. 26, 1929

Aug. 3, 1929

Apr. 1, 1930

Apr. 4, 1933

Jan. 24, 1934

Mar. 5, 1935

June 26, 1935

Mar. 9, 1936

Mar. 6, 1937

June 15, 1937

Mar. 6, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

June 23, 1940

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.9

12.2

13.0

-

15.0

10.6

15.5

6.3

15.7

13.0

13.6

13.8

12.7

11.3

13.8

7 .9

Discharge 

(cfs)

10,000

6,300

7,610

14,500

15,500

4,480

17,100

1,400

12,500

6,960

8,450

9,130

6,280

4,540

9,080

2,200

a Maximum during period May to September 1915.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 327

Peak stages and discharges of Iowa River at Marshalltown, Iowa--Continued

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1345

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Sept. 8, 1941

June 3, 1942

June 13, 1942

Feb. 27, 1943

May 3, 1944

May 20, 1944

June 13, 1944

June 17, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

Apr. 17, 1945

June 2, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

June 2, 1947

June 5, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 18, 1947

June 22, 1947

July 1, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 17, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 28, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

June 10, 1950

June 19, 1950

June 24, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

Apr. 8, 1951

Oage 

height 

(feet)

9.6

15.8

12.8

12.1

12.9

15.9

13.5

13.4

14.1

12.4

13.9

-

13.6

15.7

15.0

16.8

14.8

15.3

14.4

15.8

15.0

15.2

13.8

14.8

15.8

13.1

15.1

12.5

16.05

16.13

14.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,900

18,100

5,870

4,960

6,090

18,900

6,340

6,290

8,340

5,150

7,880

14,300

7,050

14,400

11,000

20,500

10,100

11,900

8,760

15,000

10,600

11 , 400

7,240

10,000

14,800

5,950

11,200

5,120

blO,000

15,200

7,000

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 3, 1951

June 2, 1951

July 4, 1951

July 9, 1951

Aug. 27, 1951

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 13, 1952

Feb. 21, 1953

June 2, 1954

June 11, 1954

June 16, 1954

June 25, 1954

Aug. 28, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

May 13, 1956

May 30, 1957

June 16, 1957

July 4, 1957

June 13, 1958

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

May 7, 1960

May 26, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 7, 1961

Mar. 15, 1961

Mar. 31, 1961

Sept. 30, 1961

hellht m««*arse 

(feet) (ofs)

13.60 5,760

15.95 14,500

13.93 6,300

13.15 5,150

14.10 6,750

13.99 6,500

13.30 5,290

16.70 b7,000

14.21 6,520

15.21 8,850

16.02 11,200

15.51 9,700

16.09 11,500

11.75 3,290

9.89 2,160

13.93 5,220

15.24 7,800

14.42 6,300

14.11 5,550

15.48 9,700

15.57 10,000

17.51 21,500

14.12 6,340

15.66 10,300

13.77 5,070

b5,100

13.95 6,170

13.32 5,070

13.31 5,070

14.81 7,850

13.47 5,370

b About.

4517. Timber Creek near Marshalltown, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°00'25", long 92°51'30", in SE^SW^- sec.8, T.83 N., R.17 W., on

left bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 3D, 2.7 miles upstream

from mouth, and 3.0 miles southeast of Marshalltown.

Drainage area.--118 sq mi.

2.--R 

[929. "19" Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 849.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--12 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 700 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1947

1950

1951

Date

June 1947

Feb. 9, 1950

Feb. 10, 1950

Feb. 28, 1950

Mar. 5, 1950

Mar. 22, 1950

May 9, 1950 

June 18, 1950 

June 24, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 28, 1951

June 1, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

16.8

11.92

12.30

-

15.10

-

0.10 

15.77 

0.74

_

10.70

11.52

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

1,520

1,690

a830

4,030

al,000

805 

4,940 

734

al,000

1,160

1,390

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

July 3, 1951

July 9, 1951

Aug. 25, 1951

Mar. 10, 1952

Mar. 13, 1952

May 23, 1952

Jan. 15, 1953 

Feb. 11, 1953 

Feb. 20, 1953

June 1, 1954

June 10, 1954

June 16, 1954

height Di^rge 

(feet) < cfs )

8.79 751

9.99 990

9.32 845

13.87 2,770

9.73 925

9.59 905

a900 

al,000 

15.09 4,030

8.55 717

13.47 2,450

9.45 865

a About .
328 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Timber Creek near Marshalltown, Iowa--Continued

Water 

year

1955

13B6

1957

1958

1959

Date

Feb. 19, 1955

July 10, 1955

May 13, 1956

Jan. 21, 1957

Feb. 9, 1957

June IB, 1957

July 3, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

Feb. 28, 1959

Mar. 14, 1959

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 26, 1959

Cage 

height 

(feet)

13.45

9.30

4.35

-

-

14.23

15.38

10.56

10.83

10.22

14.59

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,500

845

150

850

a900

3,030

4,420

a800

1,190

1,040

3,420

1,200

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 19, 1959

May 31, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 6, 1960

May 26, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 6, 1961

Mar. 13, 1961

July 27, 1961

Aug. 4, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.32

9.42

14.0

14.57

10.47

14.40

12.36

15.67

13.37

12.86

12.3

9.12

8.74

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,120

865

2,850

3,420

1,120

3,220

1,740

4,810

2,370

2,020

1,690

825

734

a About.

4518. Deer Creek at Toledo, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°00', long 92°36', near west quarter corner of sec.15, T.83 N., 

R.15 W., on county road bridge west of Toledo, Iowa.

Drainage area.--76.4 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecordlng.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Records collected by Corps of Engineers. Station is inflow forecasting station for Coralville Reservoir. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951 

1952

Date

Mar. 6, 1950

June 2, 1951 

Mar. 10, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.12

9.03 

7.82

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,600

3,250 

1,580

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

Date

Feb. 20, 1953 

Aug. 26, 1954 

Feb. 19, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.51 

6.08 

5.77

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,800 

1,030 

911

4519. Richland Creek near Haven, Iowa

Location. --La t 41°53'55", long 92°28'35", in SE^NE^ sec. 21, T.82 N., R.14 W., 

on right bank 5 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.5 mile north of Haven, 

and 3.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --56. 1 sq mi.

^Gage. --Record ing. Datum of gage is 798.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Stage-discharge relation . Defined by current -meter and indirect measurements. 

Shifts in relation occur.

Bankfull stage. --9 ft.

Remarks. --Base for partial-duration series, 500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1918

1950

1951

Date

June 1918 

Feb. 11, 1950

Mar. 5, 1950 

Mar. 6, 1950 

June 18, 1950

Feb. 18, 1951 

July 8, 1951

Gage

height 

(feet)

14.3

7.18

10.24 

10.10 

10.92

6.70 

7.68

Discharge 

(cfs)

780

2,100 

2,090 

2,560

655 

935

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

Date

Mar. 10, 1952 

May 23, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953 

June 11, 1953 

June 27, 1953

Aug. 26, 1954 

Aug. 27, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.50 

5.90

10.22 

6.14 

7.67

8.32 

6.94

Discharge 

(cfs)

870 

509

2,100 

541 

935

1,170 

705
IOWA RIVER BASIN 329

Peak stages and discharges of Richland Creek near Haven, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

Feb. 19, 1955

Aug. 1, 1956

May 31, 1957

July 14, 1958

Sept. 3, 1958

Sept. 5, 1958

Nov. 18, 1958

Feb. 28, 1959

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 26, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

Qage 

height 

(feet)

8.56

4.88

5.87

9.10

9.18

7.68

8.50

6.35

8.98

7.93

9.54

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,290

364

509

1,530

1,580

935

1,250

582

1,480

1,010

1,730

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 21, 1959

June 30, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 6, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 6, 1961

Mar. 8, 1961

Mar. 13, 1961

Mar. 14, 1961

June 6, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

6.28

6.40

10.37

12.39

7.65

9.60

5.20

10.33

7.5

6.00

5.61

8.13

Discharge 

(cfs)

593

604

2,220

3,650

900

1,960

660

2,240

1,220

805

729

1,420

4520. Salt Creek near Elberon, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°57'45", long 92°18'55", in NWfNWg- sec.36, T.83 N., R.13 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 30, 

1.2 miles northwest of Irving, 2.5 miles south of Elberon, and 9.0 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 201 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Oct. 15, 1945: recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 781.58 ft above mean sea level (Iowa Highway Commission bemh mark)

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 17,000 

cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage.--9.5 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

June 16, 1944

Jan. 6, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

Sept. 9, 1946

Sept. 23, 1946

Apr. 10, 1947

June 1, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 22, 1947

July 11, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 17, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 22, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

June 24, 1950

Feb. 25, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

June 2, 1951

June 16, 1951

June 20, 1951

July 8, 1951

Aug. 27, 1951

Mar. 11. 1952

Mar. 13, 1952

May 23, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

Oage 

height 

(feet)

19.9

15.84

11.92

12.30

11.40

14.70

12.85

16.10

17.6

13.6

11.7

-

-

14.40

14.85

11.32

15.50

14.82

14.12

13.40

13.67

12.34

11.34

12.56

12.78

14.26

12.85

11.50

15.40

Discharge 

(cfs)

a30,000

8,690

1,570

1,690

1,330

5,030

2,250

16,700

35,000

4,000

1,650

a2,400

4,670

5,820

a3,500

1,630

10,500

6,310

3,860

3,680

4,250

2,340

1,630

2,600

2,810

4,050

2,600

1,750

a7,000

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 8, 1953

June 12, 1953

June 27, 1953

Aug. 26, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

May 13, 1956

Aug. 1, 1956

May 31, 1957

June 17, 1957

June 18, 1957

July 15, 1958

Aug. 16, 1958

Sept. 6, 1958

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 7, 1960

Feb. 19, 1961

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 6, 1961

Mar. 8, 1961

Mar. 14, 1961

Mar. 15, 1961

June 7, 1961

Aug. 1, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

11.48

13.70

11.17

15.21

11.83

12.50

13.82

13.93

12.77

12.94

16.12

13.75

13.44

15.6

14.75

16.16

16.18

-

15.60

16.23

13.85

15.15

12.60

14.20

13.40

16.18

12.84

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,750

4,250

1,570

5,410

1,360

1,640

3,610

2,810

1,790

1,860

6,600

2,020

1,770

6,580

4,470

a6,400

a5,700

a2,250

5,200

a7,200

2,900

5,750

1,510

3,520

2,240

9,400

1,680
330 IOWA RIVER BASIN

4522. Walnut Creek near Hartwick, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°50'10", long 92°23'20", in SE^-SW^ sec.8, T.61 N., R.13 W., on 

left bank 5 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from North 

Walnut Creek, 4.0 miles northwest of Hartwick, and 6.5 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 70.9 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 786.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements. 

Frequent shifts in relation occur.

Bankfull stage.--12 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 900 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1947

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

June 1947

Mar. 5, 1950

Mar. 6, 1950

June 18, 1950

June 24, 1950

Apr. 27, 1951

May 19, 1951

May 26, 1951

June 3, 1951

July 9, 1951

July 11, 1951

Jan. 19, 1952

Mar. 10, 1952

Mar. 13, 1952

May 23, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

June 1, 1954

Aug. 26, 1954

Aug. 27, 1954

Sept. 29, 1954

Apr. 23, 1955

July 31, 1956

Oage 

height 

(feet)

17.7

_

15.07

-

15.12

11.67

10.62

11.54

13.27

13.27

11.36

-

13.90

12.08

11.77

14.50

11.64

13.31

13.31

11.94

11.57

12.27

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

al,700

a2,000

3,500

3,600

974

770

930

1,450

1,450

908

a900

1,820

1,060

996

a2,000

952

1,450

1,450

1,020

952

895

Water

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 30, 1957

June 13, 1958

July 14, 1958

Sept. 3, 1958

Sept. 5, 1958

Sept. 6, 1958

Feb. 26, 1959

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 26, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

Apr. 27, 1959

May 21, 1959

June 30, 1959

Nov. 4, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Jan. 14, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

May 6, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Mar. 6, 1961

Mar. 8, 1961

Mar. 13, 1961

Mar. 14, 1961

June 6, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.97

12.70

13.45

15.67

12.64

13.41

-

14.88

12.27

11.91

14.07

13.74

14.24

13.21

15.04

13.01

-

12.73

14.56

14.75

15.17

14.80

12.10

10.28

9.93

Discharge 

(cfs)

694

970

1,290

4,930

955

1,270

al , 000

3,230

1,120

1,020

1,950

1,680

2,180

1,410

3,500

1,450

a3,000

1,360

2,640

2,980

3,700

3,060

1,350

980

940

a About.

4525. Iowa River near Belle Plaine, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°51'30", long 92°16'50", in SW^-NW^ sec.5, T.P1 N., R.12 W., on 

right bank 5 ft downstream from State Highway 212 bridge, 1.1 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, and 2.7 miles south of Belle Plaine.

Drainage area.--2,455 sq mi.

Gage.--Honrecording prior to Mar. 13, 1940; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 749.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. Minor shifts 

in relation occur.

Bankfull stage.--13 ft.

Historical data. Maximum discharge since at least 1902, that of June 5, 1918.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 5,000 cfs.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 331

Peak stages and discharges of Iowa River near Belle Plaine, Iowa

Water 

year

1918

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

June 5, 1918

Mar. 19, 1940

Mar. 22, 1941

Nov. 2, 1941

June 6, 1942

June 11, 1942

June 16, 1942

Feb. 24, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

May 16, 1943

Aug. 4, 1943

May 7, 1944

May 21, 1944

June 16, 1944

Mar. 19, 1945

Mar. 28, 1945

Apr. 19, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 6, 1945

June 10, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Feb. 6, 1946

Mar. 17, 1946

Sept. 23, 1946

Apr. 11, 1947

Apr. 20, 1947

May 29, 1947

June 2, 1947

June 5, 1947

June 14, 1947

June 24, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 17, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 30, 1948

Mar. 8, 1949

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a!7.86

9.46

_

13.0

14.4

13.2

12.5

12.8

13.7

12.8

12.7

13.0

16.9

16.8

14.1

12.7

13.3

12.5

13.4

13.6

16.2

-

13.7

13.6

13.8

13.2

12.6

16.5

16.9

17.1

15.5

-

14.4

15.5

13.1

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

43,000

2,430

4,280

5,620

9,450

6,200

5,100

5,530

6,890

5,680

5,540

5,990

31,800

31,600

8,770

5,390

6,380

5,100

6,560

7,290

25,000

5,100

7,390

7,190

7,590

6,200

5,160

27,600

32,000

34,000

17,900

12,000

10,400

18,100

5,890

14,000

Water

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

Mar. 7, 1950

June 22, 1950

June 25, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Mar. 2, 1951

Mar. 31, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

Apr. 28, 1951

May 6, 1951

June 5, 1951

June 22, 1951

July 9, 1951

Mar. 12, 1952

Mar. 14, 1952

Apr. 5, 1952

Feb. 21, 1953

Feb. 24, 1953

June 15, 1954

June 20, 1954

June 28, 1954

Aug. 27, 1954

Aug. 31, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

May 14, 1956

May 31, 1957

June 20, 1957

July 7, 1957

July 16, 1958

Sept. 4, 1958

Sept. 6, 1958

Mar. 3, 1959

Mar. 14, 1959

Mar. 23, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

May 21, 1959

June 3, 1959

Qage 

height 

(feet)

_

14.1

14.8

14.33

13.15

15.72

14.06

12.87

13.25

15.24

12.46

14.36

14.30

14.58

12.65

13.82

13.24

12.86

13.90

14.50

13.79

14.27

11.02

10.37

13.38

14.21

13.49

14.45

13.94

13.54

13.15

13.16

15.37

15.02

13.28

13.48

11.86

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,300

8,730

12,600

b7 , 000

6,200

20,100

8,730

5,650

6,200

15,700

5,060

10,100

9,620

11,300

5,650

b6,500

6,200

6,000

8,010

10,700

7,160

8,350

3,600

2,590

5,240

6,950

5,400

7,200

6,080

5,370

5,210

5,210

14,100

11,300

5,370

5,400

5,620

a From information by Corps of Engineers, 

b About.

4530. Bear Creek at Ladora, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°45 1 00", long 92°11'00", in SW^SW^ sec.7, T.80 N., R.ll W., on 

right bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile south 

of Ladora, and 2^ miles upstream from Little Bear Creek.

Drainage area.--189 sq mi.

Gage.--Monrecording prior to June 26, 1946; recording thereafter. Datim of 

gage is 759.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. Frequent 

large shifts occur.

Bankfull stage.--10 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 1,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges __

Water 

year

1946

Date

Jan. 5, 1946 

Mar. 6, 1946 

Mar. 26, 1946 

May 3, 1946 

June 19, 1946 

Sept. 22, 1946

Qage 

height 

(feet)

13.1 

9.4 

7.8 

8.2 

7.9 

7.73

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,050 

3,830

2,260 

2,590 

2,340 

2,200

Water

year

1947

Date

Oct. 24, 1946 

Apr. 5, 1947 

Apr. 10, 1947 

Apr. 20, 1947 

May 28, 1947 

June 1, 1947

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.25 

7.42 

7.68 

7.36 

7.02 

9.45

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,850 

2,260 

2,570 

2,200 

1,890 

5,360
332 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Bear Creek at Ladora, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

June 5, 1947

June 13, 1347

June 21, 1947

June 30, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

July 21, 1948

Jan. 15, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Mar. 4, 1949

Mar. 22, 1949

Feb. 9, 1950

Mar. 4, 1950

June 18, 1950

June 24, 1950

Feb. 17, 1951

Feb. 25, 1951

Mar. 28, 1951

May 26, 1951

June 3, 1951

July 8, 1951

Jan. 19, 1952

Mar. 10, 1952

Mar. 13, 1952

May 23, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

May 24, 1953

June 8, 1953

June 11, 1953

June 27, 1953

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.90

10.00

8.C7

11.35

11.48

9.60

7.70

7.72

6.90

9.86

8.74

6.61

7.47

12.14

11.64

11.15

9.12

8.45

7.33

8.44

6.58

9.47

10.74

8.62

6.83

7.56

10.81

9.95

8.71

6.40

8.64

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,610

6,650

3,830

7,060

7,220

5,630

3,250

3,270

al,500

a2,500

3,930

2,000

al,500

a6,500

7,320

6,840

a2,500

al,600

1,970

2,860

1,520

3,950

a2,500

3,050

1,640

2,180

a4,800

5,800

4,170

1,640

3,950

Water

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 26, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

July 7, 1956

May 30, 1957

July 4, 1957

July 28, 1957

Feb. 23, 1958

June 1, 1958

June 13, 1958

Sept. 4, 1958

Sept. 5, 1958

Feb. 27, 1959

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 26, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

May 21, 1959

July 1, 1959

July 18, 1959

Nov. 4, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Jan. 15, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 6, 1960

May 26, 1960

Feb. 18/1961

Mar. 6, 1961

Mar. 8, 1961

Mar. 13, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.74

6.62

9.60

11.43

7.42

8.93

-

7.93

9.22

13.78

11.08

8.24

13.06

8.40

9.15

8.82

11.39

11.08

7.89

8.51

13.50

-

14.60

12.10

7.95

11.55

12.69

11.33

11.65

7.94

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,010

1,360

2,950

4,600

1,520

2,440

al,600

1,500

2,130

5,290

3,230

1,720

4,670

1,800

2,200

2,150

3,480

3,270

1,580

1,850

4,950

a2,000

10,500

5,940

2,160

3,800

4,400

3,560

3,740

1,840

4531. Iowa River at Marengo, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°48'35", long 92°04'20", in NW^SE^ sec.24, T.81 N., R.ll W., 

on right bank at downstream side of abandoned county highway bridge, 0.7 mile 

downstream from Bear Creek, 0.8 mile north of Marengo, and 4.9 miles upstream from Hilton Creek.

Drainage area. 2,794 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 725.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 11 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 6,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

Date

June 22, 1957

July 17, 1958

Sept. 4, 1958

Mar. 21, 1959

Mar. 24, 1959

May 21, 1959

July 1, 1959

Oage 

height 

(feet)

14.82

14.77

16.34

16.62

16.92

14.58

14.18

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,060

7,060

11,000

14,000

15,400

7,390

6,430

Water 

year

1960

1961

Date

Jan. 14, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 21, 1960

May 10, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Mar. 8, 1961

Apr. 4, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

16.89

19.21

14.44

16.03

16.80

16.32

14.13

Discharge 

(cfs)

14,000

30,800

6,960

13,500

a6,200

11,500

6,460

a About.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 333

4536. Rapid Creek below Morse, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°45', long 91"26", near northeast corner sec.21, T.80 N., 

R.5 W., at bridge l-=r miles southeast of Morse.

Drainage area.--7.84 sq mi.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

July 8, 1951 

June S, 1952 

Feb. 20, 1953 

Aug. 26, 1954 

Apr. 23, 1955

Aug. 30, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17 .22 

18.06 

22. 3S 

15.71 

17.44

19.86

Discharge 

(cfs)

223

316 

1,210 

109 

244

642

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Jan. 21, 1957 

Feb. 24, 1958 

Mar. 19, 1959 

June 4, 1960

Mar. 4, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

16.53 

16.75 

20.81 

21.38

21.78

Discharge 

(cfs)

166 

183 

983 

1,160

1,300

4537. Rapid Creek tributary No. 4 near Oasis, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°43', long 91°24', near south quarter corner sec.22, T.80 N., 

R.5 W., at culvert 2 miles northwest of Oasis.

Drainage area. 1.55 sq mi.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

July 8, 1951

May 23, 1952

July 20, 1953

-

Apr. 23, 1955

Aug. 30, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.23

15.47

18.23

(a)

14.91

17.22

Discharge 

(cfs)

78

97

956

<6.7

58

376

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 28, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

Oct. 8, 1958

July 12, 1960

Nov. 15, 1960

v,??Sh<- Discharge height I ffaY (feet) \ ois >

14.40 33

15.18 75

16.70 260

16.85 290

15.75 124

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

4537.5. Rapid Creek southwest of Morse, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°44', long 91°27', in W| sec.21, T.80 N., R.5 W., at bridge, 

2 miles southwest of Morse.

Drainage area. 14.8 sq mi.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

July 8, 1951 

May 22, 1952 

Feb. 20, 1953 

Aug. 26, 1954 

Apr. 23, 1955

Aug. 30, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.64 

21.93 

27.34 

19.30 

22.34

23.97

Discharge 

(cfs)

307 

540 

2,190 

141 

624

1,030

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Jan. 21, 1957 

Feb. 24, 1958 

Mar. 19, 1959 

June 4, 1960

Mar. 4, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

20.97 

22.36 

26.41 

26.13

24.47

Discharge 

(cfs)

360 

629 

1,810 

1,700

1,180

280-255 O - 68 - 23
334 IOWA RIVER BASIN

4538.5. Rapid Creek tributary No. 3 near Oasis, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°43', long 91°27', near center of sec.29, T.8T N., R.5 W., at 

bridge, 3^ miles west of Oasis.

Drainage area.--1.51 sq mi.

Gage_.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

July 8, 1951 

May 22, 1952 

Feb. 19, 1953 

Apr. 30, 1954 

Apr. 23, 1955

Aug. 30, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

20.79 

20.89 

21.42 

17.28 

20.37

22.99

Discharge 

(cfs)

281 

290 

378 

48 

243

1,270

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 28, 1957 

June 13, 1958 

Oct. 8, 1958 

July 12, 1960

Nov. 15, 1960

Qage 

height 

(feet)

20.75 

20.69 

23.14 

22.74

22.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

278 

272 

2,360 

1,180

1,030

4539. Rapid Creek tributary near Oasis, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°41', long 91°26', near southwest corner of sec.33, T.80 N., 

R.5 W., at bridge, 3 miles southwest of Oasis.

Drainage area. 0.93 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

July 8, 1951

May 22, 1952

May 24, 1953

-

Oct. 10, 1954

July 18, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

13.58

13.82

15.00

(a)

12.35

18.32

Discharge 

(cfs)

223

247

373

<78

112

809

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

-

June 13, 1958

Oct. 8, 1958

July 12, 1960

Nov. 15, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

(a)

13.62

16.83

17.03

14.96

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

Discharge 

(cfs)

<78

227

598

626

369

4539.5. Rapid Creek tributary near Iowa City, lora

Location.--Lat 41°42', long 91°28', in NW£ sec.31, T.80 N., R.5 W., at bridge, 

4 miles northeast of Iowa City.

Drainage area. 3.38 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

July 8, 1951 

May 23, 1952 

Feb. 19, 1953 

Apr. 30, 1954 

Apr. 23, 1955

July 18, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

22.39 

22.26 

23.09 

18.48 

19.88

24.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

427 

408 

578 

52 

142

1,850

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 28, 1957 

June 13, 1958 

Oct. 8, 1958 

July 12, 1960

Aug. 1, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

19.82 

21.09 

23.70 

23.58

23.72

Discharge 

(cfs)

138 

263 

840 

771

856
IOWA RIVER BASIN 335

4540. Rapid Creek near Iowa City, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°42'00", long 91°29'05", in NE^NE^ sec.36, T.80 N., R.6 W., on 

left bank 80 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 261, 3 miles northeast 

of Iowa City, and 4.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 24.6 sq mi.

Gage. Recording and concrete control with sharp-crested weir, 

is 673.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gage

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--9 ft.

Remarks ..--Base for partial-duration series, 500 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1948.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Jan. 24, 1938

Mar. 12, 1939

Mar. 17, 1940

June 27, 1941

Oct. 22, 1941

June 1, 1943

May 20, 1944

June 1, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

June 30, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

July 21, 1948

Feb. 24, 1949

Mar. 4, 1949

Dec. 31, 1949

Jan. 13, 1950

Feb. 6, 1950

Feb. 28, 1950

Mar. 5, 1950

May 21, 1950

July 1, 1950

July 12, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Feb. 25, 1951

July 8, 1951

Mar. 10, 1952

May 23, 1952

June 8, 1952

Nov. 17, 1952

Oage 

height 

(feet)

10.30

12.05

8.52

12.54

11.32

11.48

12.66

7.66

11.24

10.72

10.89

10.25

10.70

11.17

11.10

10.35

-

10.08

11.12

10.64

10.45

9.50

12.45

10.88

11.07

11.25

10.35

9.06

10.94

9.36

9.02

Discharge 

(cfs)

868

1,800

372

3,710

2,090

2,200

3,890

398

2,530

1,390

1,830

1,110

1,580

2,180

al , 200

a750

567

770

a600

1,030

865

625

2,780

1,200

1,380

1,460

900

549

1,220

607

560

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 5, 1953

Feb. 20, 1953

May 24, 1953

July 6, 1953

July 20, 1953

Aug. 26, 1954

Feb. 19, 1955

Apr. 24, 1955

July 18, 1956

July 31, 1956

Aug. 12, 1956

Aug. 30, 1956

Aug. 28, 1957

June 13, 1958

Oct. 9, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Mar. 19, 1959

Apr. 27, 1959

May 19, 1959

May 30, 1959

July 18, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

May 6, 1960

June 4, 1960

July 12, 1960

Oct. 31, 1960

Nov. 15, 1960

Mar. 4, 1961

Aug. 1, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.97

13.05

11.07

9.66

9.75

6.17

10.50

9.95

12.27

10.68

10.07

12.48

7.60

9.15

11.74

-

12.51

10.15

8.76

9.50

10.08

-

12.04

11.70

11.87

11.22

10.47

11.26

11.17

11.19

9.63

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,200

3,800

1,280

680

700

216

a650

750

2,620

1,080

815

3,000

326

509

1,980

a600

a2,300

850

537

655

815

a950

2,340

1,730

2,090

1,450

952

1,450

1,410

1,450

675

a About.

4543. Clear Creek near Coralville, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°40'35", long 91°35'55", in NW^SW^ sec.6, T.79 N., R.6 W., on 

left bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1.2 miles west of Coralville, 

and 2.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 98.1 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Jan. 7, 1957; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 648.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage.--11 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,000 cfs.
336 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Clear Creek near Coralvllle, Iowa

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

Feb. 20, 1953

May 25, 1953

Aug. 26, 1954

Feb. 21, 1955

Aug. 30, 1956

Jan. 22, 1957

Sept. 5, 1958

Feb. 27, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.18

9.3

8.10

9.70

9.52

-

9.69

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

al,800

1,010

730

a850

900

a300

1,020

al,500

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 26, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

June 2, 1960

June 4, 1960

July 9, 1960

July 14, 1960

Mar. 5, 1961

Mar. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.68

10.22

10.25

11.79

11.63

10.08

10.06

10.27

10.90

11.84

alO.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,880

1,040

1,040

3,060

2,740

1,150

1,120

1,240

1,840

3,020

1,180

4545. Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°39'25", long 91°32'25", in SE^SE^ sec.9, T.79 N., R.6 W., in 

Iowa City on right bank, 25 ft downstream from State University of Iowa 

Hydraulics Laboratory, 175 ft downstream from University Dam, 0.9 mile upstream from Ralston Creek, 3.6 miles downstream from Clear Creek, and at 

mile 66.6.

Drainage area. 3,271 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 19, 1921; recording thereafter. June 1, 1903, 

Tfo July 21, 1906, at site 1,200 ft upstream at datum 3.05 ft higher. Nov.29, 

1907, to Oct. 29, 1913, at site 200 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 30, 

1913, to Nov. 18, 1921, at site 2,600 ft downstream at datun 0.2 ft higher. 

Nov. 19, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1922, at present site at datum 1.0 ft higher. 

Oct. 1, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1934, at present site at Iowa City datum. Datum 

of gage is 39.00 ft above Iowa City datum, and 627.2? ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 34,000 

cfs; extended by logarithmic plotting to 46,000 cfs.

Bankfull stage. 18 ft.

Remarks. Gage heights for peaks prior to Oct. 1, 1922, are equivalent gage 

heights computed for present recorder installation. Peak discharge 1907-13 

estimated by Prof. P. A. Nagler from University Power Plant records. Operation of the Coralville flood-control reservoir affects the discharge at 

this station since Sept. 17, 1958, after which time only anrual peaks are 

shown. Base for partial-duration series, 6,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1851

18S1

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

Date

June 1851

July 17, 1S81

June 3, 1903

Mar. 25, 1904

Mar. 24, 1905

May 24, 1905

June 10, 1905

Mar. 2, 1906

Apr. 5, 1906

July 15, 1907

June 3, 1908

July 7, 1909

Mar. 9, 1910

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a24

b21.1

15.0

8.3

6.7

8.0

8.8

10.2

7.6

-

_

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

70,000

51,000

22,500

9,S80

6,830

8,490

9,740

11,900

7,960

13,000

6,000

12,500

12,600

Water 

year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

Date

Feb. 17, 1911

Apr. 4, 1912

Mar. 24, 1913

Sept. 15, 1914

Feb. 18, 1915

Feb. 25, 1915

June 4, 1915

July 28, 1915

Aug. 2, 1915

Sept. 29, 1915

Mar. 26, 1916

Mar. 29, 1917

June 16, 1917

May 27, 1918

June 8, 1918

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

.

-

10.6

-

-

10.9

11.0

10.8

12.5

13.5

_

-

12.7

19.6

a About; maximum known since at least 1850'.'

Discharge 

(cfs)

17,200

20,000

7,030

9,620

20,000

20,000

9,470

9,600

9,340

10,600

16,100

17 , 500

17 , 500

14,200

42,500

b Prom floodmark (site and datum In use 1913-31); from Information ty local resident.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 337

Peak stages and discharges of Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa Continu?d

Water 

year

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

Date

July 7, 1918

Mar. 20, 1919

Apr. 28, 1919

May 7, 1919

June 9, 1919

Nov. 13, 1919

Mar. 18, 1920

Mar. 26, 1920

Apr. 23, 1920

May 16, 1920

Sept. 21, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

Apr. 7, 1923

Mar. 10, 1924

June 8, 1924

July 1, 1924

July 24, 1924

July 27, 1924

Aug. 6, 1924

Aug. 22, 1924

Mar. 21, 1925

Sept. 23, 1926

May 13, 1927

May 24, 1927

June 21, 1927

Oct. 6, 1927

Feb. 14, 1928

Mar. 13, 1928

Mar. 16, 1929

Aug. 2, 1929

Aug. 7, 1929

Feb. 22, 1930

Feb. 24, 1930

June 15, 1930

Sept. 28, 1931

Dec. 1, 1931

Apr. 10, 1933

May 26, 1933

July 17, 1934

Mar. 11, 1935

June 19, 1935

June 26, 1935

July 4, 1935

Mar. 15, 1936

Feb. 23, 1937

Mar. 7, 1937

Jan. 24, 1938

Mar. 12, 1939

Mar. 16, 1939

Qage 

height 

(feet)

8.7

10.0

9.2

12.0

8.6

8.2

9.4

9.3

8.3

8.2

12.7

6.6

9.7

8.9

9.8

15.3

9.2

10.4

7.6

7.4

-

14.5

8.2

11.1

9.2

10.6

9.9

8.2

16.1

11.5

9.3

9.6

9.2

13.3

4.1

9.2

10.0

8.8

-

9.8

7.7

9.3

9.3

12.0

13.7

14.6

-

10.4

9.8

Discharge 

(ofs)

7,220

9,370

7,970

13,800

7,080

6,570

8,300

8,130

6,690

6,570

15,600

5,880

8,590

7,670

8,900

19,900

8,060

9,660

6,290

6,000

1,590

17,800

6,900

10,900

8,110

10,000

9,120

6,900

21,900

11,600

8,160

8,380

7,900

13,600

2,790

7,880

8,700

7,240

2,140

8,710

7,350

8,110

8,110

12,900

7,380

17,100

5,000

9,870

9,090

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 22, 1940

Mar. 21, 1941

Sept. 8, 1941

Nov. 6, 1941

June 13, 1942

Mar. 16, 1943

May 20, 1943

June 2, 1943

Aug. 7, 1943

Apr. 23, 1944

May 24, 1944

June 19, 1944

Mar. 26, 1945

Apr. 23, 1945

May 21, 1945

June 10, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 20, 1946

Apr. 20, 1947

June 8, 1947

June 17, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 1, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 10, 1949

Mar. 6, 1950

Mar. 11, 1950

June 27, 1950

July 2, 1950

Mar. 2, 1951

Mar. 5, 1951

Apr. 3, 1951

Apr. 15, 1951

May 11, 1951

June 8, 1951

July 12, 1951

Mar. 17, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

July 3, 1954

Sept. 5, 1954

Apr. 24, 1955

Aug. 31, 1956

June 25, 1957

Sept. 7, 1958

Apr. 14, 1959

Apr. 16, 1960

Mar. 13, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

4.2

8.5

8.5

7.6

8.9

7.8

7.8

11.1

8.2

7.8

18.0

16.1

10.3

7.9

7.4

10.3

-

13.3

9.9

10.4

17.3

18.6

10.1

13.4

14.5

-

13.0

-

12.8

10.8

11.4

-

9.45

13.70

10.53

9.19

11.98

10.01

10.70

11.85

8.31

7.17

5.65

3.95

5.70

5.95

10.40

11.28

10.73

Discharge 

(ofs)

3,020

7,490

7,310

6,350

7,800

6,580

6,580

10,600

7,040

6,570

31,100

23,500

9,560

6,690

6,210

9,530

10,800

14,800

9,040

9,690

28,100

33,800

08,200

11,000

18,000

06,500

14,100

7,480

13,700

10,500

11,400

c6,200

c8,000

15,700

10,200

8,460

12,300

9,500

10,400

11,900

7,690

6,340

4,600

3,100

4,700

5,000

9,380

10,700

9,940

c About.
338 IOWA RIVER BASIN

4550. Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°39'50", long 91°30'45", in SE^NW^ sec.11, T.79 N., R.6 W., on 

left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge at east edge of Iowa City, and 

2.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.01 sq mi.

Gage. Recording and V-notch sharp-crested weir, 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gags is 663.81 ft

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. Banks are not overtopped at gage.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs. 

shown prior to 1950.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Sept. 8, 1925

Sept. 22, 1926

June 20, 1927

Oct. 2, 1927

June 11, 1929

Sept. 25, 1930

Sept. 25, 1931

Aug. 1, 1932

Dec. 24, 1932

July 12, 1934

June 26, 1935

Sept. 1, 1936

Feb. 20, 1937

July 6, 1938

Mar. 12, 1939

Aug. 13, 1940

June 27, 1941

Sept. 8, 1942

June 1, 1943

Jan. 27, 1944

June 10, 1945

Aug. 2, 1946

June 30, 1947

July 21, 1948

June 23, 1949

May 21, 1950

July 1, 1950

July 12, 1950

Feb. 25, 1951

July 8, 1951

Cage 

height 

(feet)

4.15

5.03

7.18

5.11

5.20

7.53

4.03

8.18

3.30

4.00

6.37

3.59

6.28

5.81

4.71

3.00

8.25

7.41

7.72

6.48

4.00

6.46

6.61

6.73

3.37

3.73

8.32

3.90

4.07

4.81

Discharge 

(cfs)

266

370

800

383

396

905

254

1,200

174

249

570

193

533

466

3EE

87

1,230

824

960

554

155

547

465

662

125

220

1,250

235

250

328

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 23, 1952

June 14, 1952

Nov. 17, 1952

Feb. 5, 1953

Feb. 19, 1953

May 24, 1953

Aug. 25, 1954

Apr. 23, 1955

July 18, 1956

July 31, 1956

Aug. 30, 1956

Jan. 21, 1957

June 13, 1958

July 14, 1958

Oct. 8, 1958

Mar. 19, 1959

Apr. 27, 1959

May 19, 1959

May 30, 1959

July 18, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

June 1, 1960

June 4, 1960

July 12, 1960

Nov. 15, 1960

July 31, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.73

3.56

3.93

3.65

4.65

3.71

2.72

3.41

9.06

5.55

7.11

2.16

3.79

4.60

7.03

5.06

3.60

4.82

4.30

3.61

3.54

3.77

6.30

3.93

5.70

4.23

Discharge 

' (cfs)

220

202

240

210

312

215

107

166

1,690

416

770

40

226

296

755

362

206

328

276

206

201

221

558

241

448

266

4551. Old Mans Creek near Iowa City, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°36', long 91°36', in NWij- sec.36, T.79 N., R.7W., at county 

road bridge, 3 miles southwest of Iowa City.

Drainage area. 201 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording and crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 339

Peak stages and discharges of Old Mans Creek near Iowa City, Iowa

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

Feb. 25, 1951 

Mar. 12, 1952 

Feb. 20, 1953 

May 1, 1954 

Feb. 20, 1955

Aug. 19, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.6 

13.2 

12.6 

10.45 

10.64

10.46

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,530 

2,210 

2,030 

470 

1,450

1,200

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 9, 1957 

Aug. 5, 1958 

Mar. 21, 1959 

Jan. 12, 1960

Aug. 1, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.56 

8.64 

12.93 

13.68

13.72

Discharge 

(cfs)

680 

1,070 

3,080 

3,310

3,350

4551.5. North Fork English River near Montezuma, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°39', long 92°33' , in SW£ sec.13, T.79 N., R.15 W. , at bridge 

on U.S. Highway 63, 5 miles northwest of Montezuma.

Drainage area.--34.0 sq mi. 

Gage.--Crest-stage

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements. 

Frequent large shifts occur.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953 

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

May 24, 1953 

Aug. 26, 1954

-

June 20, 1956

July 28, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.25 

7.47

(a)

7.08

12.22

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,240 

1,270

<450

1,120

3,700

Water 

year

1958 

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 31, 1958 

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Mar. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.13 

13.18

11.60

12.95

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,940 

4,190

-

-

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

4552. North Fork English River near Guernsey, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°39', long 92°22', near southwest corner of sec.17, T.79 N. , 

R.13 W., at bridge, 2^ miles west of Guernsey.

Drainage area. 68.7 sq-mi. 

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements. 

Frequent large shifts occur.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

May 24, 1953 

Aug. 26, 1954 

Feb. 20, 1955

June 20, 1956 

July 3, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.70 

11.35 

9.86

5.72 

11.39

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,000 

6,300 

4,280

700 

2,200

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Sept. 10, 1958 

Mar. 20, 1959 

Mar. 30, 1960

Mar. 6, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.21 

12.65 

13.63

11.98

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,130

-
340 IOWA RIVER BASIN

4552.8. South Pork English River tributary near Barnes City, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°33', long 92°28', near northeast corner sec.21, T.78 N. , 

RM4 W. , at county road bridge, 3 miles north of Barnes City.

Drainage area. 2.51 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements. 

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown. >

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

June 28, 1953 

Aug. 26, 1954 

Oct. 10, 1954

Aug. 12, 1956 

July 3, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.38 

8.21 

6.19

6.77 

7.38

Discharge 

(cfs)

400

650 

170

263

400

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 15, 195S 

July 18, 1959 

June 19, 1960

July 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.72 

8.55 

8.57

S.S1

Discharge 

(cfs)

255 

793 

690

784

4553. South Pork English River near Barnes City, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°31', long 92°27', near northwest corner sec.34, T.78 N., 

R.14 W. , at county road bridge, 1 mile north of Barnes City.

Drainage area. 11.5 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

June 2S, 1953 

Aug. 26, 1954 

Apr. 24, 1955

Aug. 12, 1956 

July 3, 1957

Oage 

height 

(feet)

11.38 

10.86 

9.18

8.42 

9.4S

Discharge 

(cfs)

445 

325

179

130 

200

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

July 31, 1958 

July 18, 1959 

July 12, 1960

July 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.35 

11.70 

12.04

13.43

Discharge 

(cfs)

340 

550 

865

1,7SO

4553.5. South Pork English River tributary No. 2 near Montezuma, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°34', long 92"26', near southwest corner sec.11, T.78 N., 

R.14 W., at box culvert, 4 miles southeast of Montezuma.

Drainage area.--0.523 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

June 28, 1953 

Aug. 26, 1954 

Apr. 24, 1955

Aug. 12, 1956 

July 3, 1957

Oage 

height 

(feet)

S.53 

S.44 

S.27

S.52 

8.29

Discharge 

(cfs)

31 

28 

24

31 

24

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Sept. 10, 1958 

May 19, 1959 

June 19, 1960

July 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.39 

9.43 

11.18

13.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

27 

60 

143

344
IOWA RIVER BASIN 341

4555. English River at Kalona, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°28'10", long 91°43'00", In SE^SE^ sec.13, T.7? N., R.8 W., on 

right bank 30 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 1, 1 mile so'.'th of 

Kalona, 4 miles downstream from Smith Creek, and 14.5 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 573 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 27, 1939; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 633.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements, 

the relation occur.

Bankfull stage. 14 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Shifts in

Water 

year

1930

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

June 30, 1930

Mar. 19, 1940

July 2, 1941

Nov. 2, 1941

Feb. 5, 1943

May I, 1943

May 17, 1943

Aug. 5, 1943

Apr. 16, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

May 22, 1944

May 27, 1944

June 17, 1944

Mar. 26, 1945

Apr. 17, 1945

May 16, 1945

May 18, 1945

June 1, 1945

June 12, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

Mar. 14, 1946

Mar. 18, 1946

Mar. 25, 1946

Mar. 27, 1946

May 5, 1946

June 20, 1946

Mar. 13, 1947

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

Apr. 21, 1947

May 30, 1947

June 3, 1947

June 7, 1947

June 15, 1947

June 23, 1947

July 2, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 17, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

July 5, 1948

July 22, 1948

Jan. 17, 1949

Feb. 26, 1949

Mar. 6, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

June 19, 1950

June 25, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

19.9

7.35

10.00

11.8

-

11.1

12.8

18.11

11.9

15.3

15.91

13.8

13.2

10.1

11.7

12.81

11.9

11.5

12.7

19.74

9.8

11.3

9.9

9.8

13.2

15.3

10.4

16.60

12.3

14.6

10.8

13.3

14.6

13.4

11.7

14.1

15.7

15.6

13.9

10.0

12.8

10.2

-

14.3

10.0

16.1

17.33

10.6

Discharge 

(ofs)

18,500

1,400

2,490

3,340

3,960

3,000

4,030

10,700

3,660

6,070

6,010

4,730

4,290

2,750

3,720

4,300

3,790

3,530

4,280

16,400

2,630

3,530

2,690

2,630

4,860

6,400

2,860

7,900

3,950

5,620

3,230

4,830

5,880

4,940

3,790

5,470

6,680

6,630

5,040

2,620

4,290

2,870

a4,000

5,770

2,750

8,550

9,450

3,110

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 8, 1951

May 11, 1951

May 27, 1951

June 22, 1951

June 26, 1951

July 4, 1951

July 10, 1951

Aug. 26, 1951

Nov. 13, 1951

Mar. 12, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

May 24, 1952

June 21, 1952

Feb. 21, 1953

Mar. 31, 1953

June 12, 1953

Aug. 27, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Apr. 20, 1955

Apr. 25, 1955

Aug. 31, 1956

July 5, 1957

May 31, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Feb. 25, 1959

Mar. 21, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Apr. 2, 1959

Apr. 29, 1959

May 22, 1959

May 30, 1959

Nov. 6, 1959

Dec. 27, 1959

Jan. 14, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

May 8, 1960

June 13, 1960

June 21, 1960

July 10, 1960

July 14, 1960

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 5, 1961

Mar. 7, 1961

Mar. 14, 1961

Sept. 15, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.26

11.84

11.61

10.46

12.70

9.80

11.24

10.82

11.06

14.74

12.09

15.47

10.12

11.02

10.18

14.43

10.27

9.77

8.90

11.35

10.83

13.4

10.78

9.17

9.75

-

12.23

17.1?

10.08

-

11.19

10.1

12.54

10.10

11.32

17.59

19.89

15.14

10.88

11.94

11.53

15.01

11.10

11.22

13.69

15.20

13.28

Discharge 

(cfs)

a3,700

3,860

3,740

3,080

4,490

2,720

3,500

3,260

3,440

6,130

3,930

6,840

2,870

3,380

2,920

5,860

2,970

2,720

2,270

3,620

3,260

5,020

2,730

2,000

2,200

a3,300

3,590

8,960

2,600

a2,750

3,170

2,600

4,000

2,600

3,030

9,700

18,500

6,010

2,790

3,390

3,150

5,900

2,910

2,970

4,680

6,120

4,340

a About.
342 IOWA RIVER BASIN

4557. Iowa River near Lone Tree, Iowa

Location Lat 41°25'35", long 91°28'20", in NW^NE^ sec.6, T.76 N., R.5 W., on 

left bank 10 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 5 miles southwest of 

Lone Tree, and 6 miles downstream from English River.

Drainage area. 4,293 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 28, 1956; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 588.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 14 ft.

Remarks.--Plow regulated by Coralville Reservoir (capacity, 492,000 acre-ft) 

beginning Sept. 17, 1958. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944

1957 

1958

Date

May 25, 1944

June 25, 1957 

Feb. 26, 1958 

Sept. 7, 1958

Oage 

height 

(feet)

a!9.94

9.14 

bll.47

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,550 

6,610

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 21, 1959 

Apr. 1, 1960

Mar. 15, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.97 

17.90

16.06

Discharge 

(cfs)

16,600 

28,100

17,000

a From information by Corps of Engineers. 

b Ice Jam.

4570. Cedar River near Austin, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°38<10", long 92°58'20", in NE^SE^ sec.15, T.102 N., R.18 W., 

on left bank 200 ft upstream from abandoned powerhouse, 500 ft upstream from 

highway bridge, 1.1 miles downstream from Turtle Creek, and 1.1 miles south 

of Austin.

Drainage area. 425 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to October 1914; recording thereafter. May 1909 to 

April 1912, at site 200 ft downstream at datum 3.1 ft lower. May 1912 to 

September 1914, on highway bridge 500 ft downstream at datum 1.1 ft lower. 

Datum of gage is 1,162.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,400 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1945.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1945

1946

1947

Date

Nov. 14, 1909

Aug. 14, 1911

Mar. 28. 1912

June 26, 1913

June 15, 1914

Mar. 15, 1945

Apr. 23, 1945

May 22, 1945

May 25, 1945

June 2, 1945

June 11, 1945

July 6, 1945

Aug. 5, 1945

Feb. 5, 1946

Mar. 4, 1946

(aj

June 18, 1946

Sept. 6, 1946

Mar. 24, 1947

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

July 1, 1947

Oage 

height 

(feet)

15.7

12.1

15.25

7.94

6.85

16.62

7.24

13.84

14.26

6.33

6.09

10.17

8.01

6.52

8.03

5.98

8.25

12.92

7.32

8.67

9.36

6.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,940

3,960

5.670

1,930

- 1,480

7,750

2,260

5,980

6,280

1,770

1,670

4,060

2,740

1,880

2,740

1,620

2,740

5,440

2,320

3,160

3,580

1,670

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

July 13, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 25, 1949

Mar. 27, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 26, 1950

Apr. 1, 1951

Apr. 22, 1951

June 2, 1951

June 28, 1951

Sept. 13, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Mar. 18, 1952

Mar. 31, 1952

Apr. 15, 1952

June 25, 1952

June 28, 1952

Qage 

1 olght 

(feet)

7.14

12.56

9.17

10.14

9.93

9.80

9.97

9.76

17.81

15.12

6.15

10.30

6.54

9.80

5.86

5.55

15.82

5.97

10.19

6.16

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,980

5,260

3,460

4,000

3,880

3,820

3,940

3,670

8,800

7,070

1,700

3,980

1,700

3,380

1,440

1,400

7,520

1,600

3,630

1,410

a Occurred during period Mar. 13-17, 1946.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 343

Peak stages and discharges of Cedar River near Austin, Mlnn. Contlnied

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

May 25, 1953

June 14, 1953

July 22, 1953

Aug. 3, 1953

May 1, 1954

June 20, 1954

Mar. 11, 1955

Apr. 2, 1956

July 17, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.18

10.74

8.70

15.00

5.91

12.82

8.02

7.08

7.34

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,370

4,300

2,790

6,990

1,560

5,570

2,710

2,190

2,250

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 5, 1958

Mar. 31, 1959

June 1, 1959

June 26, 1959

Aug. 23, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Apr. 13, 1960

May 22, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.56

6.72

6.22

12.20

7.10

7.62

6.93

11.01

17.03

Discharge 

(cfs)

534

1,760

1,500

4,940

1,900

2,220

1,860

4,260

8,290

4575. Cedar River at Mitchell, Iowa

Location.--Lat 43°18'55", long 92°52'45", in NE^SWi sec.8, T.98 N., R.17 W., in 

tailrace of hydroelectric plant of Central States Power & Light Ccrp. at 

Mitchell, 7.0 miles downstream from Deer Creek, 11.7 miles upstream from 

Rock Creek, and at mile 274.3.

Drainage area.--826 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 1,000 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Jentral States Power & Light Corp.).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1934 

1935

1936 

1937 

1938 

1939

Date

Apr. 4, 1934 

Mar. 16, 1935

Mar. 17, 1936 

Mar. 7, 1937 

Sept. 14, 1938 

Mar. 14, 1939

Gage 

height 

(feet)

89.7 

88.3

88.0

88.6 

87.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,000 

9,400

8,680 

9,000 

10,200 

7,990

Water 

year

1940

1941 

1942

1961

Date

Mar. 30, 1940

Apr. 18, 1941 

June 29, 1942

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

85.7

89.1 

89.1

98.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,130

11,300 

11,400

20,500

4577. Cedar River at Charles City, Iowa

Location.--Lat 43°04< , long 92°41' , in NE^ sec.12 , T.95 N., R.16 W., at 

St. Mary's bridge in Charles City, Iowa.

Drainage area. 1,054 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 973.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

Date

Sept. 7, 1946 

Apr. 11, 1947 

Feb. 28, 1948 

Mar. 6, 1949 

Mar. 28, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

16.05 

10.44 

17.00 

13.00 

18.3

Discharge 

(cfs)

15,100 

7,470 

16,500 

10,800 

20,000

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953

1961

Date

Apr. 8, 1951 

Apr. 1, 1952 

Aug. 4, 1953

Mar. 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.9 

14.6 

14.35

21.53

Discharge 

(cfs)

21,400 

12,600 

12,300

29,200
344 IOWA RIVER BASIN

4580. Little Cedar River near Ionia, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°02'00", long 92°30'10", in SW^NE^ sec.21, T.95 N., R.14 W., 

on left bank 12 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2.5 miles west of Ionia, 

and 7.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--306 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 973.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. High banks are not subject to overflow. 

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 1,200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

June 22, 1954

June 3, 1955

Apr. 2, 1956

July 23, 1957

July 15, 1958

Mar. 26, 1959

Qage 

height 

(feet)

11.37

7.54

6.78

6.19

5.53

7.63

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,600

1,500

1,160

890

632

1,710

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 20,31,1959

Mar. 30, 1960

May 7, 1960

June 25, 1960

Aug. 30, 1960

Mar. 4, 1961

Mar. 27, 1961

Aug. 2, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.30

8.42

6.89

9.19

6.95

6.52

15.58

11.43

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,830

2,650

1,530

2,790

1,340

1,370

10 , 800

5,310

4585. Cedar River at Janesville, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°39'00", long 92"27'50", in NE^SW^ sec.35, T.91 N. , R.14 W. , 

on left bank 300 ft downstream from county highway bridge at Janesville and 

3.3 miles upstream from Shell Rock River.

Drainage area. 1,661 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 11, 1949; recording thereafter. ,Prior to 

July 26, 1919, at Illinois Central Railroad bridge 1,000 ft downstream at 

datum 4.0 ft lower. July 26, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1927; Nov. 14, 1932, to 

Sept. 30, 1942; and Apr. 26, 1946, to Nov. 10, 1949, at county highway 

bridge 300 ft upstream. Datum of gage is 868.46 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--11 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 5,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1905

1906

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

Date

May 17, 1905

Mar. 27, 1906

May 31, 1915

Mar. 16, 1916

Mar. 27, 1916

Apr. 22, 1916

June Z, 1916

Mar. 24, 1917

June 25, 1917

Mar. 20, 1918

Apr. 10, 1919

Apr. 18, 1919

Mar. 19, 1920

Mar. 28, 1920

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.1

14.2

8.9

8.9

10.4

10.4

11.0

13.8

12.6

9.0

8.7

7.5

6.8

7.3

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,840

27,100

7,220

7,220

10,400

10,400

12,100

21,900

17,300

7,400

6,870

5,130

5,410

6,190

Water 

year

1921

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

 1933

1934

1935

Date

May 29, 1921

Apr. 4, 1923

Aug. 22, 1924

June 15, 1925

Mar. 22, 1926

May 28, 1927

Feb. 27, 1933

Apr. 1, 1933

Apr. 6, 1934

Mar. 5, 1935

Mar. 8, 1935

Mar. 18, 1935

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.5

6.2

6.0

7.7

5.6

6.2

7.1

16.0

9.9

9.1

8.6

7.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

15,300

4,630

4,410

6,860

4,010

4,630

5,500

33,300

11 , 200

9,580

8,530

7,200
IOWA RIVER BASIN 345

Peak stages and diacharges of Cedar River at Janesville, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Mar. 15, 1936

Mar. 24, 1936

Mar. 8, 1937

May 29, 1938

Sept. 17, 1938

Mar. 17, 1939

Apr. 1, 1940

Mar. 12, 1941

Apr. 20, 1941

Mar. 23, 1942

June 3, 1942

June 7, 1942

July 2, 1942

July 16, 1942

Mar. 17, 1945

Sept. 9, 1946

Apr. 8, 1947

Apr. 13, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 18, 1947

Mar. 1, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 7, 1949

Mar. 27, 1949

Mar. 29, 1949

Apr. 2, 1949

Oage 

height 

(feet)

7.7

9.8

_

6.7

8.8

-

6.0

-

8.7

7.7

8.3

7.6

8.4

9.3

16.2

11.3

8.1

9.3

10.14

7.5

14.1

8.7

-

-

8.5

8.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,840

11,200

12,000

5,310

8,910

7,500

4,410

8,740

8,890

6,860

7,950

6,690

8,140

10,100

34,300

14,700

7,650

9,820

12,200

6,520

25,100

9,330

a!4,000

7,570

8,850

7,930

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 9, 1950

Mar. 28, 1950

Mar. 1, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 9, 1951

Apr. 29, 1951

June 5, 1951

June 27, 1951

Mar. 21, 1952

Apr. 2, 1952

Feb. 21, 1953

June 16, 1953

Aug. 6, 1953

June 22, 1954

Mar. 14, 1955

Apr. 5, 1956

May 31, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

Mar. 27, 1959

June 25, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

May 24, 1960

June 26, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Aug. 3, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

12.7

6.67

6.37

14.05

12.43

6.16

7.77

6.30

10.74

-

8.36

10.80

12.08

5.16

4.46

3.10

2.7S

6.78

5.83

10.46

6.38

5.71

16.33

6.66

Discharge 

(cfs)

all, 600

20,200

6,440

a5,200

25,000

19,300

5,650

8,360

5,800

14,700

a4,000

9,500

15,000

18,400

4,430

3,530

1,890

al,100

6,620

5,210

13,200

6,040

5,080

37,000

6,210

4589. West Fork Cedar River at Pinchford , Iowa

(Published as West Fork Shell Rock River at Pinchford

prior to October 1955)

Location. Lat 42°37'50", long 92°32'25", in SW^-SE^- sec.6, T.90 N., P.14 W. , on 

left bank 100 ft downstream from highway bridge in Pinchford and 3.2 miles 

upstream from Shell Rock River.

Drainage area. 846 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 10, 1955; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 867.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--12 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 2,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929

1946

1947

1948

Date

March 1929

Mar. 8, 1946

June 13, 1947

June 15, 1947

June 21, 1947

June 24, 1947

June 2, 1947

July 7, 1947

Mar. 1, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

al4

11.51

13.7

12.6

10.3

10.5

11.2

11.0

-

12.87

Discharge 

(cfs)

b!2,800

5,220

11,600

7,800

3,200

3,440

4,630

4,300

a7,000

9,580

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

Date

Mar. 7, 1949

Mar. 8, 1950

Mar. 28, 1950

May 11, 1950

Feb. 28, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 8, 1951

Apr. 30, 1951

June 4, 1951

June 27, 1951

July 11, 1951

dage 

height 

(feet)

12.25

14. 8C

-

-

13.5

14.5

13.0

13.42

9.6

17. 2f

10.89

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,330

11,000

3,120

3,480

10,500

14,500

8,800

10,100

2,540

31,900

4,100

a About.

b Estimated.
346 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of West Pork Cedar River at Finchford, Iowa--Continued

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Apr. 1, 1952

Aug. 1, 1953

June 20, 1954

June 23, 1954

Oct. 16, 1954

Mar. 29, 1956

June 19, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.91

8.97

14.18

14.9

6.32

5.61

6.82

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,800

2,250

11,400

14,200

850

642

1,040

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 17, 1958

Mar. 28, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 28, 1960

May 8, 1960

Mar. 7, 1961

Mar. 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.95

12.07

14.00

10.19

10.97

10.34

15.40

Discharge 

(cfs)

712

4,740

10,600

2,660

3,400

2,770

17,400

4590. Shell Rock River near Northwood, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°24'50", long 93°13'10", in NW^NW^ sec.9, T.99 N., R.20 W., on 

right bank 50 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2 miles south of Northwood, 

and 4.1 miles upstream from Elk Creek.

Drainage area. 300 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to May 17, 1956; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 1,176.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 10 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,000 cfs. Only anrual peaks are 

shown prior to 1951.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Mar 13, 1946

Apr 11, 1947

Mar 20, 1948

Mar 31, 1949

Mar 28, 1950

Apr. 10, 1951

May 3, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952

Aug. 4, 1953

June 22, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

9.72

9.55

7.19

8.26

7.54

7.96

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,400

926

1,600

1,230

1,800

2,430

1,010

1,470

1,060

1,360

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 4, 1955

Apr. 1, 1956

May 29, 1957

Apr. 6, 1958

May 31, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.00

7.37

6.44

5.54

6.58

7.76

11.68

Discharge 

(cfs)

502

a800

655

348

655

aeoo

a3,000

4595. Winnebago River at Mason City, Iowa 

(Published as "Lime Creek at Mason City, Iowa" prior to 1960)

Location. Lat 43 0 10'00", long 93°11'40", in NE^NW^ sec.3, T.96 N., R.20 W. , 

on right bank 650 ft upstream from Thirteenth Street Bridge in Mason City 

and 1.0 mile upstream from Willow Creek.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

G age. Nonrecording prior to Mar. 22, 1935; recording thereafter. Concrete 

control since Nov. 6, 1934. Prior to Oct. 15, 1934, at datum 6.47 ft lower. 

Datum of gage is 1,069.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

State-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage. 12 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,000 cfs.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 347

Peak stages and discharges of Winnebago River at Mason City, Iowa

Water 

year

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

Mar. 30, 1933

Apr. 3, 1934

Mar. 5, 1935

Mar. 16, 1936

Mar. 17, 1936

Mar. 5, 1937

June 23, 1938

June 25, 1938

Sept. 15, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

Mar. 22, 1939

Mar. 29, 1940

June 2, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

Mar. 16, 1943

May 21, 1944

June 12, 1944

June 17, 1944

Mar. 11, 1945

Mar. 13, 1945

Mar. 15, 1945

Apr. 23, 1945

May 25, 1945

June 1, 1945

June 10, 1945

Aug. 14, 1945

Mar. 14, 1946

May 24, 1946

Apr. 10, 1947

June 17, 1947

Oage 

height 

(feet)

a!5.7

4.1

5.80

6.10

5.97

9.68

8.7

10.29

8.2

7.9

5.8

3.4

4.4

5.8

7.93

6.7

12.2

8.1

10.22

-

8.0

6.4

6.4

6.6

8.6

6.0

6.9

5.8

6.4

8.1

Discharge 

(ofs)

10,800

1,470

2,340

2,520

2,440

5,260

4,340

5,850

3,970

3,730

2,360

980

1,500

2,290

3,760

2,840

7,020

3,820

b4,600

b4,000

3,750

2,630

2,630

2,770

4,160

2,350

2,970

2,260

2,680

3,850

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 29, 1947

June 30, 1947

July 6, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 4, 1949

Mar. 24, 1949

Mar. 27, 1949

June 25, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 29, 1951

May 2, 1951

June 28, 1951

Mar. 18, 1952

Mar. 21, 1952

Mar. 30, 1952

Aug. 3, 1953

June 18, 1954

June 21, 1954

Aug. 23, 1954

June 3, 1955

Apr. 1, 1956

May 30, 1957

June 4, 1958

May 21, 1959

May 31, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

7.9

8.8

6.4

11.22

7.4

6.4

6.8

5.9

7.3

6.4

8.75

12.44

8.11

9.12

9.05

5.97

5.42

8.70

4.73

10.67

11.85

5.65

5.75

4.15

3.58

3.83

7.33

6.40

5.98

14.80

Discharge 

(ofs)

3,690

4,360

2,700

b5,000

3,310

2,630

2,820

2,310

3,310

2,690

b3,000

7,560

3,880

4,680

4,600

2,450

2,090

4,360

1,730

4,900

7,060

2,210

2,330

1,360

1,090

955

3,040

2,560

2,320

10,500

a Present datum.

b About.

4605. Shell Rock River at Marble Rock, Iowa 

(Published as "at Greene" July 1933 to September 1942)

Location.--Lat 42°58'00", long 92°52'15", in SE^SE^ sec.8, T.94 N., R.17 W., on 

left bank 20 ft above dam at Marble Rock, 1.1 miles upstream from Ackley 

Creek, and 9.5 miles downstream from Winnebago River.

Drainage area. 1,318 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Oct. 1, 1942; Mar. 13, 1945, to June 5, 1946; and 

since June 20, 1950. Recording Oct. 1, 1942, to Mar. 12, 1945, and June 6, 

1946, to June 19, 1950. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, in tailrace of powerplant at 

Greene, 5.7 miles downstream at different datum. Datum of gage is 960.39 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements at Marble Rock; 

extended by logarithmic plotting above 23,000 cfs at Greene.

Remarks.--Records at the two sites not adjusted for 40 sq mi difference in 

drainage area. Base for partial-duration series, 4,000 cfs. 

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1933

1934

1935

1936

Date

Mar. 27, 1933

Apr. 4, 1934

Mar. 5, 1935

Mar. 12, 1936

Oage 

height 

(feet)

107.6

94.2

97.5

97.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

36,400

3,760

6,910

6,470

Water 

year

1936

1937

1938

Date

Mar. 17, 1936

Sept. 15, 1936

Mar. 6, 1937

June 1, 1938

June 25, 1938

Oage 

height 

(feet)

97.2

96.0

105.9

95.2

101.7

Discharge 

(ofs)

6,580

5,340

10,000

4,590

13,400
348 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Shell Rock River at Marble Rock, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Sept. 15, 1938

Mar. 14, 1939

Aug. 25, 1940

Mar. 9, 1941

Apr. 20, 1941

May 30, 1941

June 3, 1941

June 12, 1941

Nov. 2, 1941

June 1, 1942

June 3, 1942

June 28, 1942

July 30, 1942

Mar. 16, 1943

Mar. 25, 1943

Mar. 26, 1943

May 3, 1944

May 22, 1944

June 12, 1944

June 18, 1944

Mar. 13, 1945

Mar. 15, 1945

Apr. 23, 1945

May 22, 1945

May 25, 1945

June 1, 1945

June 10, 1945

Gage

height 

(feet)

97.7

98.8

93.5

94.6

95.0

96.7

98.9

98.5

96.0

97.4

95.4

95.7

95.0

5.97

-

4.1

4.2

4.1

8.28

5.1

6.6

7.78

4.8

3.9

4.8

5.6

6.1

Discharge 

(ofs)

7,130

8,390

3,070

4,110

4,430

6,040

8,510

8,030

5,340

6,800

4,770

5,040

4,430

9,340

4,870

5,150

5,440

5,130

15,900

7,180

11,000

14,400

6,540

4,730

6,680

8,380

9,660

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Aug. 14, 1945

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

Apr. 10, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 17, 1947

June 29, 1947

July 1, 1947

July 6, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 22, 1949

Mar. 25, 1949

Mar. 27, 1949 

June 25, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 29, 1951

June 2, 1951

June 28, 1951

Mar. 19, 1952

Mar. 30, 1952

Aug. 4, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.5

4.39

4.0

5.1

5.2

6.36

5.6

5.8

3.7

8.56

5.46

3.9

4.8

4.8 

4.2

7.75

7.4

6.05

4.12

9.35

4.04

3.47

2.21

4.18

5.51

3.83

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,900

5,730

4,930

7,270

7,500

10,300

8,430

8,910

4,340

14,000

8,190

4,630

6,610

6,610 

5,330

14,400

13,200

9,410

5,130

22,700

11,900

11,500

8,980

5,330

8,190

4,630

4615. Shell Rock River near Clarksville, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°47'25", long 92°41'15", in NWtNW^ sec. 13, T.92 N., R.16 W., 

at highway bridge 1-J miles northwest of Clarksville, 5 miles downstream from 

Flood Creek, and 20 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,626 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage is 916 ft (from river-profile map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 10,000 

cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

Date

May 30, 1915

Mar. 16, 1916

Mar. 26, 1916

Apr. 21, 1916

May 14, 1916

June 2, 1916

Mar. 22, 1917

Mar. 28, 1917

June 7, 1917

Mar. 20, 1918

May 10, 1918

May 30, 1918

June 4, 1918

Aug. 17, 1918

Oct. 2'8, 1918

Feb. 14, 1919

Mar. 16, 1919

Apr. 11, 1919

Apr. 16, 1919

May 7, 1919

June 11, 1919

Mar. 26, 1920

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.5

8.4

11.9

8.4

7.7

12.8

-

5.8

8.5

-

7.0

7.6

6.2

10.4

6.1

-

10.8

9.2

8.7

6.4

9.6

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

all, 800

6,570

12 , 500

6,570

5,640

14,400

17,600

3,680

6,920

3,890

5,020

5,760

4,110

9,380

4,000

4,400

10,400

7,680

7,020

4,200

8,230

4,090

Water 

year

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1933

1934

Date

May 23, 1920

Sept. 11, 1920

Feb. 16, 1921

May 28, 1921

Feb. 23, 1922

Mar. 6, 1922

Apr. 11, 1922

Apr. 4, 1923

Oct. 2, 1923

June 29, 1924

June 13, 1925

Aug. 19, 1926

May 28, 1927

Mar. 31, 1933

May 20, 1933

Apr. 4, 1934

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.8

6.0

-

9.33

-

6.2

7.1

6.1

6.9

6.2

9.6

6.8

6.6

16.7

6.4

5.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,660

3,760

3,760

7,860

14,200

3,980

5,140

3,870

4,780

3,980

8,240

4,660

4,420

23,800

4,330

3,360

a Maximum for period May to September 1915.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 349

4620. Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°42'50", long 9C°34'55" , in NW^NE^ sec.11, T.91 N., R.15 W. , 

on right bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 3 in Shell Rock, 

and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,746 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Rockfill dam control since Oct. 19, 1957. Datum of gage is 

885.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--10 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 4,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1856

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

_

Aug. 4, 1953

June 22, 1954

Aug. 24, 1954

June 5, 1955

Apr. 2, 1956

May 31, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

al7.7

8.79

14.00

9.56

6.27

6.50

5.74

Discharge 

(cfs)

b45,000

c4,720

21,300

5,S40

2,640

2.SOO

2,200

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 4, 1958

Mar. 27, 1959

June 1, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

May 7, 1960

Mar. 5, 1961

Mar. 28, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.99

11.03

10.19

11.54

9.17

9.51

16.26

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,650

7,630

5,480

10,100

4,040

4,740

33 , 500

a At bridge 400 ft downstream; from Information furnished by Corps of Engineers.

b About. c Maximum for period June to September 1953.

4630. Beaver Creek at New Hartford, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°34'20", long 92°36'55", in SE^SE^ sec.28, T.90 N. , R.15 W. , 

on downstream side of center bridge pier of highway bridge, a quarter of a 

mile north of New Hartford , and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 347 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to July 14, 1959; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 881.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements be lew 7,300 

cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage. 8 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 1,400 cfs. Only annual pgaks are 

shown prior to 1950.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Mar. 7, 1946

June 13, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

May 6, 1950

May 10, 1950

June 1O, 1950

June 19, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Mar. 7, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

Apr. 8, 1951

Apr. 30, 1951

June 3, 1951

June 27, 1951

July 9, 1951

Aug. 27, 1951

Mar. 14, 1952

Apr. 1, 1952

Aug. 5, 1953

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.2

13.5

10.9

10.18

11.52

-

7.66

9.10

8.82

S.16

10.8

8.4

11.7

8.3

8.9

9.5

8.7

8.5

10.9

7.20

7.30

7.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,900

IS, 000

9,240

6,900

a5, 000

a2,000

1,850

4,050

3,410

2,400

8,300

2,760

11,600

2,610

3,600

5,050

3,230

2,910

8,550

1,430

1,510

1,720

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 11, 1954

June 17, 1954

June 22, 1954

July 11, 1955

Mar. 21, 1956

May 31, 1957

July 16, 195S

Mar. 15, 1959

Mar. 21, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

May 7, 1960

Feb. 24, 1961

Mar. 5, 1961

Mar. 26, 1961

Apr. 24, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.64

8.55

7.86

5.02

3.80

7.65

8.68

_

11.32

10.5

12.40

8.89

10.10

-

8.49

9.52

8.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,410

1,990

1,530

510

200

1,160

1,560

al,500

6,250

4,400

11,200

2,060

3,670

al,700

2,010

3,440

2,190

a About.

280-255 O - 68 - 24
350 IOWA RIVER BASIN

4635. Blackhawk Creek at Hudson, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°24'30", long 92°27'45", in SW^NE^ sec.27, T.88 N., R.14 W., 

on left bank 35 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 58 and 0.2 mile 

northwest of Chicago Great Western Railway tracks in the west edge of Hudson.

Drainage area. 303 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 865.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--15 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Apr. 1, 1952

Feb. 21, 1953

June 13, 1953

July 7, 1953

June 2, 1954

June 11, 1954

Aug. 28, 1954

Mar. 3, 1955

Sept. 6, 1956

May 30, 1957

June 18, 1957

June 15, 1958

Oage 

height 

(feet)

10.63

15.46

12.57

13.71

12.73

13.58

11.98

11.86

9.03

14.57

13.92

12.58

Discharge 

(cfs)

900

al,300

1,550

2,100

1,590

2,040

1,310

a830

421

2,490

2,100

1,330

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 16, 1958

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 24, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Jan. 14, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

May 8, 1960

Feb. 20, 1961

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 7, 1961

Mar. 15, 1961

Mar. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.57

-

14.69

16.48

12.77

16.93

14.97

14.75

13.52

14.93

14.09

12.35

11.88

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,450

7,250

2,580

8,750

1,520

a9,000

2,960

2,710

al,400

2,950

2,310

1,480

1,320

4640. Cedar River at Waterloo, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°29'40", long 92°20'00", in NW^NWv sec.25, T.89 N., R.13 W., 

on left bank at foot of East Seventh Street, 0.3 mile upstream from Eleventh 

Avenue Bridge in Waterloo, and 1 mile downstream from Blackrawk Creek.

Drainage area.--5 .146 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 824.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 18 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 13,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929

1933

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Mar. 16, 1929

Apr. 2, 1933

Apr. 21, 1941

June 4, 1942

July 17, 1942

Aug. 1, 1942

Mar. 18, 1943

Mar. 28, 1943

May 22, 1944

June 17, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

a About; determined

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a20.0

b!9.5

9.23

12.22

9.13

12.1

9.90

10.75

10.36

13.25

18.38

Discharge 

(cfs)

65,000

61,000

11,700

23,000

13,000

22,600

14,700

17,700

16,200

26,400

53,300

oy Corps of Engineers,'

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

Apr. 26, 1945

May 25, 1945

May 28, 1945

June 2, 1945

Aug. 17, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Mar. 8, 1946

Mar. 14, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947

June 2, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 19, 1947

July 3, 1947

Mar. 1, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.4

11.2

11.8

12.8

9.6

12.95

12.66

12.00

10.73

12.70

18.70

11.57

10.77

15.85

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,100

19,400

21,100

24,700

14,000

25,200

24,200

21,900

18,100

24,800

55,600

20,900

18,200

38,200

from information by city of Waterloo .

b About; from Information by city of Waterloo.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 351

Peak stages and discharges of Cedar River- at Waterloo, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 8, 1949

Mar. 29, 1949

Mar. 8, 1950

Mar. 29, 1950

Feb. 28, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 9, 1951

Apr. 30, 1951

June 4, 1951

June 27, 1951

July 10, 1951

Aug. 27, 1951

Mar. 22, 1952

Apr. 2, 1952

Oage 

height 

(feet)

14.33

12.21

10.30

15.90

13.70

11.83

15.05

18.83

16.97

9.95

17.01

9.73

10.50

9.62

13.57

Discharge 

(cfs)

30 , 900

23,100

16,600

38,400

28,400

21,600

33,900

56,400

44,400

15,400

44,400

14,400

17,100

14,100

28,000

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 7, 1953

June 23, 1954

Mar. 14, 1955

Apr. 4, 1956

May 31, 1957

July 17, 1958

Mar. 28, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

May 8, 1960

Mar. 6, 1961

Mar. 29, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.29

18.40

7.40

7.09

7.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

19,800

49,400

6,590

5,920

7,680

6.67 ' 4,320

13.15 24,700

18.10 48,100

10.82 17,000

9.49 13,100

21.86 76,700

4645. Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°58'20", long 91°40'05", in SE^NW^ sec.28, T.83 N. , R.7 W. , on 

right bank 500 ft upstream from Eighth Avenue Bridge in Cedar Rapids, 

2.7 miles upstream from Prairie Creek, and at mile 109.0.

Drainage area. 6,510 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Aug. 20, 1920; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 700.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 10 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 15,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1851

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

Date

June 1851

May 31, 1903

Mar. 26, 1904

Mar. 23, 1905

May 20, 1905

Feb. 28, 1906

Mar. 30, 1906

July 20, 1907

Aug. 17, 1907

May 30, 1908

June 26, 1908

Mar. 30, 1909

Apr. 22, 1909

Nov. 19, 1909

Dec. 2, 1909

Dec. 11, 1909

Mar. 14, 1910

Feb. 16, 1911

Apr. 1, 1912

Mar. 18, 1913

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a20

16.85

6.45

9.05

8.1

8.4

17.6

8.5

8.2

8.8

8.0

9.1

7.4

8.0

7.4

8.4

9.6

7.1

17.2

9.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

b65,000

53,600

11,800

23,000

19,000

19,400

55,700

19,800

18,600

21,000

17,800

22,100

15,400

17,800

15,400

19,400

24,100

14,300

54,000

22,500

Water 

year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

Date

June 19, 1914

Feb. 25, 1915

Mar. 28, 1915

June 2, 1915

Sept. 28, 1915

Mar. 30, 1916

Apr. 25, 1916

June 6, 1916

Mar. 26, 1917

June 13, 1917

June 7, 1918

Mar. 20, 1919

Apr. 15, 1919

Mar. 30, 1920

June 1, 1921

Feb. 27, 1922

Apr. 4, 1923

Aug. 22, 1924

June 18, 1925

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.8

10.3

12.0

11.5

9.4

10.0

7.4

8.1

17.4

8.3

11.0

11.4

9.4

7.6

8.40

9.1

7.80

10.54

7.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

17,000

26,800

33,600

31,600

23,300

25,700

15,400

18,200

54,900

19,000

28,200

29,700

21,800

14,800

17,900

21,000

16,000

26,300

12,800

a About.

b Estimated.
352 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, lowg Continued

Water 

year

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

Sept. 21, 1926

May 25, 1927

Feb. 12, 1928

Aug. 29, 1928

Mar. 18, 1929

Apr. 30, 1929

Feb. 24, 1930

Sept. 26, 1931

Nov. 28, 1931

Apr. 2, 1932

June 23, 1932

Apr. 4, 1933

Apr. 9, 1934

Mar. 8, 1935

Mar. 15, 1936

Mar. 27, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

Mar. 9, 1937

June 17, 1937

Sept. 21, 1938

Mar. 18, 1939

Apr. 4, 1940

Mar. 21, 1941

June 7, 1942

Aug. 3, 1942

Mar. 31, 1943

May 25, 1944

June 18, 1944

June 23, 1944

Mar. 19, 1945

May 31, 1945

June 5, 1945

Jan. 9, 1946

Oage 

height 

(feet)

6.70

6.77

9.5

11.05

20.0

9.3

6.90

4.10

8.4

8.73

8.4

18.6

5.55

10.38

9.45

8.9

9.3

13.61

9.6

6.93

8.67

4.86

8.02

8.9

12.6

7.91

8.5

11.43

9.2

17.09

8.8

9.2

10.8

Discharge 

(ofs)

11,500

11,800

22,200

29,200

64,000

21,400

12,200

3,270

17,900

19,100

17,900

58,400

8,620

26,900

22,700

20,600

22,300

40 , 700

23,500

12,900

19,700

5,540

17,100

19,100

33,900

15,800

17,900

29,100

20,300

52,300

19,700

21,200

27,100

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 11, 1946

Mar. 17, 1946

Sept. 24, 1946

Apr. 16, 1947

June 6, 1947

June 16, 1947

July 6, 1947

Mar. 3, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 7, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 11, 1950

Apr. 1, 1950

June 26, 1950

Feb. 27, 1951

Mar. 31, 1951

Apr. 11, 1951

May 2, 1951

June 3, 1951

June 30, 1951

July 10, 1951

Aug. 30, 1951

Apr. 5, 1952

Aug. 10, 1953

June 26, 1954

Mar. 5, 1955

Apr. 6, 1956

June 20, 1957

June 13, 1958

Mar. 21, 1959

Mar. 30, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Apr. 2, 1960

May 7, 1960

Mar. 8, 1961

Mar. 31, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

9.2

9.9

7.8

8.3

13.5

18.23

8.6

12.82

12.6

11.75

8.3

-

12.45

9.8

7.9

12.51

13.54

17.22

13.45

8.42

12.00

8.35

7.56

10.40

7.29

14.02

5.67

4.69

6.00

4.58

8.75

9.77

8.60

16.75

11.59

7.62

19.66

Discharge 

(ofs)

21,200

23,700

16,200

18,000

37,000

56,200

19,100

34,500

33,900

30,800

18,000

a25,000

33,000

23,400

16,600

a30,000

39,300

54,100

38,900

19,400

33,300

19,400

16,300

27,000

15,200

41,400

a8 , 100

5,400

9,900

5,240

21,000

25,800

20,400

55,100

32,400

17,600

73,000

a About.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 353

4650. Cedar River near Conesville, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°24'30", long 91°17'15", in SW^SW^ sec.2, T.76 N., R.4 W., on 

left bank 150 ft downstream from Muscatine County road C, 3^ miles northeast 

of Conesville, 5 miles downstream from Wapsinonoc Creek, and at mile 10.5.

Drainage area. 7,785 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 581.95 ft above mean sea level, dstum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements; shifts in 

relation occur.

Bankfull stage. 11 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 12,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

March 1929

Mar. 19, 1940

Apr. 5, 1940

Mar. 24, 1941

Apr. 21, 1941

Sept. 11, 1941

Nov. 9, 1941

Mar. 24, 1942

June 10, 1942

July 7, 1942

Aug. 6, 1942

Feb. 28, 1943

Mar. 18, 1943

Mar. 23, 1943

Apr. 2, 1943

Apr. 24, 1944

May 12, 1944

May 27, 1944

June 20, 1944

June 27, 1944

Mar. 21, 1945

Apr. 20, 1945

May 1, 1945

June 2, 1945

June 8, 1945

June 17, 1945

Jan. 10, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

Mar. 19, 1946

July 3, 1946

Sept. 26, 1946

Apr. 7, 1947

Apr. 18, 1947

June 8, 1947

June 18, 1947

July 7, 1947

Mar. 5, 1948

Mar. 22, 1948

Mar. 10, 1949

CJage 

height 

(feet)

15.8

7.11

7.11

10.68

10.2

10.3

11.3

10.4

11.8

10.3

13.37

11.4

11.3

11.2

11.45

10.3

10.6

12.5

13.1

13.93

14.49

11.1

10.4

12.3

12.4

10.4

-

12.2

12.8

10.1

10.7

10.8

12.2

14.2

15.35

12.4

14.00

-

13.69

Discharge (crs)

-

5,490

5,490

13,200

12,100

12,400

15,600

12 , 400

18,000

12,000

31,300

17,200

16,600

16,100

17,400

12,400

13,300

23,500

29,600

44,500

50,900

14,600

12 , 400

22,200

23,000

12 , 400

32,000

21,500

25,900

12,200

13,300

13,500

19,200

37,200

60,000

20,300

42 , 600

37,000

28,700

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 3, 1949

Mar. 13, 1950

Apr. 3, 1950

June 28, 1950

Mar. 2, 1951

Apr. 3, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

May 5, 1951

June 9, 1951

July 3, 1951

July 13, 1951

Sept. 1, 1951

Mar. 13, 1952

Mar. 26, 1952

Apr. 7, 1952

Feb. 21, 1953

Aug. 12, 1953

June 28, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Apr. 3, 1956

June 21, 1957

June 14, 1958

Mar. 1, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

July 2, 1959

Jan. 16, 1960

Apr. 4, 1960

Apr. 22, 1960

May 9, 1960

May 29, 1960

June 6, 1960

Mar. 11, 1961

Apr. 2, 1961

June 9, 1961

Sept. 15, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

12.1

14.10

12.8

11.5

13.35

14.27

15.10

13.86

12.27

13.50

13.58

11.20

12.54

11.64

13.14

12.87

11.20

14.80

10.26

7.90

9.89

9.04

10.43

13.45

10.95

13.22

15.60

12.23

13.90

11.14

12.45

12.64

16.62

11.62

11.49

Discharge 

(cfs)

17,700

34,100

21,000

14,100

25,700

41 , 300

54,100

32,600

18,300

26,600

27,600

13,200

20,000

15,900

23,700

22,400

14,300

36,600

10,700

5,580

9,950

7,800

11,200

26,100

13,000

24,400

58,800

17,000

29,000

13,000

18,500

18,900

70,800

14,800

14,400
354 IOWA RIVER BASIN

4655. Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°10'40" , long 91°10'55", in NW^-SE^ sec.27, T.74 N., R.3 W. , on 

right bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 99 at east edge of 

Wapello, 13 miles downstream from Cedar River, and at mile 15.4.

Drainage area. 12,499 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Apr. 17, 1934; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 548.98 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. Large and 

frequent shifts in the relation occur; listed gage heights not corrected for 

shift. Left bank leveed above and below gage. One or more breaks in the 

levees occurred before the peak discharge in 1918, 1929, ard 1947, affecting 

the high-stage relation until repairs were made.

Bankfull stage. 10 ft. Levees protect lowland.

Remarks. Maximum daily discharge for 1903-14 was estimated by Corps of Engineers from Mississippi River records. Since peak discharge at this station 

rarely exceeds the corresponding daily discharge by more than five percent, 

these estimates are listed as annual flood peaks. Flow regulated by Coralville Reservoir (capacity, 492,000 acre-ft) beginning Sept. 17, 1958. Base 

for partial-duration series, 20,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

Date

June 3, 1903

Mar. 27, 1904

Mar. 26, 1905

Apr. 2, 1906

July 23, 1907

June 2, 1908

Apr. 2, 1909

Mar. 17, 1910

Feb. 19, 1911

Apr. 3, 1912

Mar. 21, 1913

June 22, 1914

Feb. 26, 1915

Apr. 1, 1915

June 6, 1915

July 31, 1915

Oct. 2, 1915

Jan. 28, 1916

Mar. 28, 1916

June 10, 1916

Mar. 29, 1917

June 15, 1917

Feb. 14, 1918

May 29, 1918

June 8, 1918

Mar. 23, 1919

Apr. 19, 1919

May 7, 1919

June 8, 1919

June 27, 1919

Nov. 13, 1919

Mar. 18, 1920

Mar. 29, 1920

Apr. 20, 1920

May 15, 1920

Sept. 24, 1921

Mar. 2, 1922

Apr. 13, 1922

Apr. 7, 1923

Gage 

height 

( feet )

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

14.3

-

-

11.5

10.3

10.6

7.7

10.6

8.4

12.7

7.5

13.2

11.9

7.6

9.8

15.0

10.8

9.7

10.3

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.2

9.7

7.9

7.3

9.6

8.6

7.6

9.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

88,700

20,600

37,800

73,800

37,300

32 , 400

31,800

37,600

29,400

58,000

35,000

27,000

41,800

35,300

36,800

22,600

36,800

25,800

48,900

22,100

52,000

44,100

22,500

32,700

77,000

38,100

32,200

35,200

21,600

21,600

23,400

20,900

32,200

23,800

21,300

32,400

26,500

22,500

31,700

Water 

year

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

Date

June 28, 1924

July 24, 1924

Aug. 23, 1924

June 21, 1925

Sept. 25, 1926

Feb. 5, 1927

Apr. 20, 1927

May 26, 1927

June 22, 1927

Oct. 9, 1927

Feb. 16, 1928

Mar. 15, 1928

Sept. 3, 1928

Nov. 20, 1928

Mar. 21, 1929

Apr. 13, 1929

Apr. 21, 1929

Apr. 26, 1929

May 4, 1929

Feb. 27, 1930

June 17, 1930

Sept. 27, 1931

Dec. 2, 1931

Apr. 5, 1932

June 27, 1932

Apr. 7, 1933

May 24, 1933

Apr. 11, 1934

Mar. 12, 1935

June 21, 1935

June 29, 1935

Mar. 18, 1936

Feb. 23, 1937

Mar. 7, 1937

June 21, 1937

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.3

8.6

10.4

5.2

11.8

7.6

9.7

10.1

8.3

9.1

9.2

8.0

9.0

8.8

14.6

8.1

8.8

8.6

9.4

8.5

13.5

3.1

8.8

8.3

8.0

15.4

9.2

3.3

11.0

8.0

8.1

11.6

-

14.6

8.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

40,700

26,900

35,500

12,900

43,500

22,500

32 , 200

34,200

25,600

29,200

28,800

24,200

28 , 800

27,800

72,200

24,600

27,800

26,900

30,700

26,500

52,200

6,740

27,800

25,600

24,200

62,000

28,600

7,230

35,500

21,600

22,100

36,500

37,600

53,800

25,600
IOWA RIVER BASIN 355

Peak stages and discharges of Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

June 15, 1938

Mar. 14, 1939

Mar. 21, 1940

Mar. 25, 1941

Nov. 6, 1941

June 15, 1942

Aug. 7, 1942

Mar. 1, 1943

Mar. 25, 1943

Apr. 3, 1943

Hay 19, 1943

Aug. 4, 1943

Mar. 17, 1944

Apr. 25, 1944

Hay 12, 1944

Hay 25, 1944

June 21, 1944

June 28, 1944

Har. 22, 1945

Apr. 20, 1945

Hay 18, 1945

June 3, 1945

Jan. 8, 1946

Har. 14, 1946

Mar. 20, 1946

June 21, 1946

Apr. 8, 1947

Apr. 22, 1947

June 9, 1947

June 18, 1947

Har. 1, 1948

Mar. 7, 1948

Har. 21, 1948

Mar. 11, 1949

Apr. 3, 1949

Har. 14, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.2

11.3

3.7

7.1

8.5

9.3

11.1

8.0

8.3

7.8

8.0

8.7

7.7

9.7

7.7

14.7

14.2

13.0

14.8

8.4

8.5

9.8

14.0

9.5

11.4

8.0

10.2

11.0

16.5

16.1

11.1

12.0

14.7

12.7

8,8

12.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

21,200

37,000

7,780

16,600

24,100

27,200

36,300

21,700

22,800

20,600

21,500

24,400

21,000

29,000

20,100

54,100

51,800

45,400

56,400

23,800

24,000

30,100

51,400

28,700

37,700

22,200

31,800

35,800

71,000

94,000

36,200

40,800

60,000

44,300

25,800

44,800

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 4, 1950

June 21, 1950

June 28, 1950

Feb. 20, 1951

Feb. 27, 1951

Har. 3, 1951

Apr. 4, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

Hay 5, 1951

Hay 11, 1951

June 10, 1951

July 4, 1951

July 14, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 20, 1952

Har. 14, 1952

Apr. 8, 1952

Feb. 23, 1953

June 29, 1954

Feb. 21, 1955

Apr. 25, 1955

Sept. 1, 1956

June 22, 1957

Feb. 27, 1958

Har. 1, 1959

Har. 22, 1959

Apr. 3, 1959

Jan. 16, 1960

Apr. 5, 1960

Apr. 23, 1960

Hay 10, 1960

June 6, 1960

June 13, 1960

Mar. 11, 1961

Apr. 3, 1961

Sept. 16, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.5

8.6

8.2

10.12

8.46

10.30

13.75

16.14

11.95

10.28

9.77

11.06

9.86

7.43

11.76

12.10

10.46

10.42

11.98

10.07

8.26

4.18

5.89

6.48

8.68

11.52

11.35

12.63

17.02

10.10

12.42

9.76

9.60

10.88

16.85

8.07

Discharge 

(cfs)

23,800

25,000

23,400

327,000

24,600

32,300

50,300

67,000

40,800

32,300

29,800

36 , 300

30,300

20,200

321,000

41,300

33,300

32,800

40,800

324,000

23,000

9,340

14,200

13,000

23,100

37,200

36,600

43,600

69,000

29,000

40,500

27,600

26,800

32,700

68,000

20,800

a. About.

EDWARDS RIVER BASIN 

4660. Edwards River near Orion, 111.

Location. Lat 41°16'20" , long 90°22'40", in NE^SE^ sec.21, T.15 N., R.I E., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 150, 1.5 miles north 

of Opheim, and 5.5 miles south of Orion.

Drainage area. 163 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Apr. 4, 1941; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 653.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,800 cfs.
356 EDWARDS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Edwards River near Orion, 111.

Water 

year

1924

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

August 1924

Feb. 13, 1941

Oct. 3, 1941

Oct. 6, 1941

Feb. 6, 1942

Mar. 16, 1942

Aug. 29, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

Feb. 3, 1943

Apr. 27, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

May 24, 1944

June 14, 1944

May 14, 1945

May 17, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 20, 1947

June 2, 1947

June 29, 1947

Feb. 16, 1948

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 14, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

July 21, 1948

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 19, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

June 14, 1949

June 25, 1949

Jan. 24, 1950

Gage

height 

(feet)

a20.2

9.45

10.8

11.01

9.5

10.1

10.5

11.0

11.82

11.1

9.8

9.92

9.0

9.5

11.35

9.2

12.85

10.4

12.58

10.4

9.1

9.7

8.3

11.97

10.0

11.2

8.7

12.6

13.40

8.2

8.5

10.7

8.3

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.3

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.9

b5.7

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

1,780

2,240

2,320

1,810

2,010

2,140

2,530

2,560

2,560

2,150

2,180

1,880

2,050

2,940

2,110

4,560

2,990

4,420

2,990

2,380

2,660

1,980

3,930

2,700

3,460

2,300

2,200

-

1,940

2,160

3,210

2,390

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 28, 1950

Mar. 4, 1950

Apr. 24, 1950

June 18, 1950

Feb. 11, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

May 10, 1951

July 9, 1951

Aug. 29, 1951

Jan. 15, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

July 6, 1953

June 1, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Jan. 5, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Apr. 24, 1955

June 6, 1955

June 11, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

Apr. 4, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

June 10, 1958

June 13, 1958

Feb. 24, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 2, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

June 13, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Ga?e 

height 

(fe,t)

7.8

9.0

11.21

9.1

-

13.41

11.79

8.15

9.07

dll.49

7.33

10.89

9.18

12.69

8.44

10.41

8.90

8.78

8.73

11.55

4.88

-

12.97

9.83

-

d!3.27

11.78

8.25

10.09

9.75

8.26

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,990

2,960

5,420

3,050

02,500

8,910

6,350

2,310

3,050

-

1,660

5,000

2,310

4,040

1,950

2,850

2,180

2,080

2,080

3,100

725

02,000

4,200

2,310

c2,000

-

3,550

1,860

2,720

2,580

1,900

a From high-water mark of Corps of Engineers. 

About. d Affected by ice.

b Greater than f'gure shown.

4665. Edwards River near New Boston, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°11'15", long 90°58'05", at quarter corner between sees. 21 

and 28, T.14 N., R.5W., on left bank at downstream side of tridge on State 

Highway 17, 1^ miles northeast of New Boston, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 434 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Mar. 1, 1941; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 529.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,700 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1935

1936

Date

Nov. 30, 1934

Dec. 3, 1934

Jan. 8, 1935

May 4, 1935

June 2, 1935

June 20, 1935

July 3, 1935

Feb. 27, 1936

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.8

17.2

18.65

17.4

16.9

17.6

18.0

20.16

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.4

Discharge 

(cfsj

2,250

1,900

3,000

2,000

1,760

2,120

2,400

3,200

Water 

year

1937

1938

Date

Feb. 21, 1937

Jan. 24, 1938

Jan. 29, 1938

May 28, 1938

June 11, 1938

June 15, 1938

July 8, 1938

Gage 

height 

(feet)

19.74

18.2

19.60

17.5

17.8

18.48

18.4

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.1

-

b2.9

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

a2,900

2,590

-

2,060

2,250

2,890

2,790

a Estimated.

b Greater than figure shown.
EDWARDS RIVER BASIN 357

Peak stages and discharges of Edwards River near New Boston, 111.--Continued

Water 

year

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

b C

Date

Mar. 12, 1939

July 4, 1939

Aug. 17, 1939

Mar. 7, 1940

Feb. 13, 1941

Oct. 10, 1941

Dec. 29, 1942

Feb. 4, 1943

Feb. 10, 1943

Apr. 29, 1943

May 16, 1943

May 21, 1943

June 7, 1943

Mar. 17, 1944

Apr. 25, 1944

May 23, 1944

June 26, 1944

May 10, 1945

May 17, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

Jan. 12, 1946

June 18, 1946

Apr. 7, 1947

Apr. 22, 1947

June 10, 1947

June 18, 1947

July 1, 1947

July 6, 1947

Mar. 1, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

July 5, 1948

Feb. 14, 1949

Feb. 25, 1949

June 27, 1949

Jan. 26, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.96

17.9

18.9

17.53

15.93

18.15

19.0

17.6

19.88

18.97

17.8

18.38

18.41

18.83

19.04

18.0

18.6

18.2

19.15

20.17

18.5

18.7

19.67

18.99

18.5

18.0

19.45

17.5

19.57

c!9.0

19.45

19.1

19.4

20.03

18.4

19.55

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

b2.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

b2.7

-

1.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,680

2,380

4,330

2,090

1,230

2,100

4,680

1,750

-

4,680

1,850

2,520

2,610

3,120

3,680

1,800

2,400

1,930

3,840

6,050

2,160

2,350

5,150

3,200

2,160

1,930

4,550

1,760

3,920

2,760

3,640

2,830

3,500

-

2,240

2,200

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 5, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

June 20, 1950

July 21, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 31, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

May 12, 1951

June 22, 1951

June 24, 1951

July 11, 1951

Mar. 14, 1952

Mar. 23, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

July 9, 1953

June 3, 1954

Oct. 13, 1954

Jan. 8, 1955

Feb. 22, 1955

Apr. 26, 1955

July 8, 1956

Apr. 6, 1957

Feb. 27, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 14, 1958

Aug. 1, 1958

Feb. 14, 1959

Feb. 24, 1959

Feb. 26, 1959

Oct. 7, 1959

Jan. 15, 1960

Apr. 1, 1960

Apr. 20, 1960

June 16, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

19.35

20.56

19.15

17.8

20.07

18.00

17.42

20.63

17.68

17.84

17.87

18.61

17.91

17.82

17.55

18.32

21.46

18.47

20.09

19.44

18.67

15.27

d20.17

19.65

18.70

18.53

-

-

d!9.77

19.54

19.04

20.77

19.08

19.05

-

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

o.e

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,500

7,280

3,600

1,880

5,850

1,980

1,720

7,280

1,840

1,880

1,930

2,460

1,930

1,880

1,800

2,050

7,020

1,900

3,840

4,340

2,540

1,000

e3,200

4,840

2,600

2,420

e2 , 300

e3,500

-

3,140

2,350

6,250

2,200

2,450

4,200

rt-eater than figure shown. c Doubtful gage height. d Ice Jam. e About

POPE CREEK BASIN 

4670. Pope Creek near Keithsburg, 111.

Location. Lat 41°07'45", long 90°55'10", in SE^ sec.11, T.13 N., R.5 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles northeast of 

Keithsburg, and 3.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecordlng. Crest-stage gage since September 1945. Datum of gage is 

524.07 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1935

Date

Nov. 30, 1934

Jan. 8, 1935

May 3, 1935

May 28, 1935

June 2, 1935

June 18, 1935

July 4, 1935

Gage 

height 

(feet)

23.0

21.5

23.2

20.4

21.4

24.00

23.3

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,980

1,400

2,070

1,030

1,440

2,530

2,120

Water 

year

1936

1937

Date

Nov. 3, 1935

Feb. 26, 1936

Sept. 16, 1936

Sept. 27, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

Mar. 4, 1937

Gage 

height 

(feet)

21.4

23.16

20.8

21.8

a28.00

22.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,360

2,210

1,160

1,500

2,000

1,620

a Backwater from ice, 5.0 ft.
358 POPE CREEK BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Pope Creek near Keithsburg, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

June 1, 1937

Jan. 24, 1938

Jan. 30, 1938

May 17, 1938

June 11, 1938

June 15, 1938

July 7, 1938

Aug. 8, 1938

Mar. 12, 1939

Aug. 8, 1939

Aug. 17, 1939

Mar. 3, 1940

June 3, 1941

July 6, 1942

July 14, 1942

Feb. 5, 1943

Feb. 6, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

May 23, 1944

Mar. 26, 1945

May 7, 1945

May 16, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 20, 1947

July 1, 1947

Sept. 21, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

July 5, 1948

July 21, 1948

Jan. 16, 1949

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 19, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

21.0

24.95

b23.1

22.1

21.9

21.3

21.5

21.1

26.24

21.2

22.2

19.30

20.74

21.77

21.1

-

23.35

21.8

23.6

23.99

20.4

22.2

23.11

25.39

23.5

24.2

21.8

25.66

20.8

25.1

20.6

25.57

24.8

20.7

20.5

22.9

23.10

21.2

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,220

3,200

1,000

1,610

1,550

1,370

1,430

1,310

4,230

1,300

1,640

795

1,120

1,520

1,310

2,000

-

1,480

2,340

2,580

1,060

1,610

2,000

3,520

2,220

2,650

1,450

3,600

1,130

3,300

1,070

3,670

3,070

1,070

1,010

1,900

1,950

1,240

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 15, 1949

June 25, 1949

Mar. 6, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 20, 1950

Feb. 11, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 28, 1951

May 11, 1951

July 9, 1951

July 22, 1951

Mar. 22, 1952

Apr. 23, 1952

June 21, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

July 6, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

June 1, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 5, 1955

Feb. 21, 1955

Apr. 24, 1955

Oct. 6, 1955

July 8, 1956

July 4, 1957

Feb. 27, 1958

June 11, 1958

'June 14, 1958

July 31, 1958

May 30, 1959

Oct. 6, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.7

23.0

22.8

26.19

24.0

22.2

21.10

24.97

21.21

24.90

25.91

23.10

23.45

22.42

21.14

20.85

21.77

23.21

22.41

20.91

25.12

22.38

C26.64

23.10

24.56

22.74

20.11

22.15

26.06

23.80

26.52

22.94

25.55

22.00

26.69

24.20

24.30

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,080

1,950

1,850

4,180

2,520

1,610

1,160

3,140

1,190

3,060

3,860

1,890

2,040

1,600

1,160

1,060

1,390

2,040

1,600

1,100

2,090

1,190

dl,800

1,360

1,840

1,260

671

1,090

2,660

1,610

3,040

1,320

2,520

1,090

3,500

1,690

1,730

b Backwater from Ice 

c Ice jam. 

d About.

2.8 ft.

HENDERSON CREEK BASIN 

4675. Henderson Creek near Little York, 111.

Location. Lat 41°02'35", long 90°44'45", between sees. 8 and 9, T.12 N., R.3 W. 

near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highways 94 and 135, 

1.3 miles upstream from Duck Creek, 2.2 miles north of Little York, and 

3.8 miles upstream from North Henderson Creek.

Drainage area. 151 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Crest-stage gage since September 1946. Datum of gage is 

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

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 900 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown after 1958.
HENDERSON CREEK BASIN 359

Peak stages and discharges of Henderson Creek near Little York, 111.

Water 

year

1924 "

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

June 28, 1924

Feb. 13, 1941

Oct. 5, 1941

Oct. 9, 1941

Feb. 8, 1942

July 8, 1942

Dec. 29, 1942

Feb. 5, 1943

Apr. 28, 1943

May 21, 1943

June 5, 1943

Mar. 17, 1944

Apr. 25, 1944

May 8, 1945

May 15, 1945

June 10, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

June 7, 1947

July 1, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 14, 1949

Feb. 19, 1949

June 26, 1949

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a23.2

blO.92

11.6

14.53

11.6

13.8

12.8

13.7

11.8

11.3

15.43

14.12

13.2

13.9

14.56

11.4

14.14

12.2

15.84

11.4

12.6

14.0

10.9

16.55

11.0

15.04

14.8

12.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

708

1,020

2,100

1,020

1,770

1,350

1,720

1,160

1,020

3,000

2,110

1,660

1,990

2,420

1,040

2,110

1,280

3,500

1,040

1,420

1,990

912

5,400

937

2,700

2,560

1,390

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 1, 1950

Mar. 5, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 15, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 19, 1950

Feb. 13, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 28, 1951

May 11, 1951

July 3, 1951

July 9, 1951

July 24, 1951

June 21, 1952

Aug. 21, 1952

July 6, 1953

June 2, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Apr. 23, 1955

June 7, 1955

July 9, 1956

June 13, 1957

Feb. 26, 1958

June 12, 1958

Mar. 29, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

C13.0

12.2

17.65

12.0

15.2

13.0

-

15.41

10.97

11.15

12.26

12.00

12.20

14.68

11.30

10.20

12.00

13.30

13.66

10.65

12.54

13.54

11.52

13.00

13.50

15.60

11.82

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,000

1,280

8,250

1,220

2,840

1,580

dl,000

3,090

982

1,030

1,390

1,300

1,360

2,560

1,160

914

1,360

1,790

1,970

1,050

1,540

1,870

1,220

dl,100

1,870

3,250

1,300

a From floodmark. 

d About.

b Backwater from ice, 0.9 ft. c Backwater from ice, 1.7 ft.

4680. North Henderson Creek near Seaton, 111.

Location. Lat 41°05'25", long 90 0 46'25", near center of sec.30, T.13 N., R.3 W., 

at bridge on county road, 1.1 miles upstream from Snake Creek, 1.6 miles 

southeast of Seaton, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 66.4 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 581.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 580 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1951.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1935

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

May 1935

Feb. 13, 1941

July 6, 1942

Feb. 3, 1943

Feb. 4, 1943

Apr. 23, 1944

May 15, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

June 29, 1947

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!5.7

11.00

12.74

12.54

-

12.62

13.08

13.65

13.34

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

0.4

-

c.9

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs}

-

b530

833

-

726

951

1,120

1,320

1,150

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Mar. 20, 1948

Feb. 13, 1949

Apr. 24, 1950

Feb. 12, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Apr. 28, 1951

May 10, 1951

July 9, 1951

July 22, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.67

13.81

14.27

12.16

13.81

11.97

13.11

13.36

13.83

Ice 

effect 

(feet )

-

0.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,380

bl,2oO

1,740

821

1,440

785

1,050

1,200

1,440

b About.

c Greater than figure shown.
360 HENDERSON CREEK BASIN

4685. Cedar Creek at Little York, 111.

Location. Lat 41°00'50", long 90°44'45", between sees. 20 and 21, T.12 N., 

R.3 W., near center of span on downstream side of bridge or State Highway 135 at north edge of Little York, 1.5 miles upstream from Davids Creek, 

and 6.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 128 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Crest-stage gage since September 1943. Datum of gage is 

574.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Ccrps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measuremerts.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 900 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1924

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

June 1924

May 31, 1941

Oct. 4, 1941

Oct. 7, 1941

Oct. 9, 1941

Oct. 13, 1941

Feb. 6, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

Feb. 3, 1943

June 4, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

Mar. 26, 1945

Hay 8, 1945

May 15, 1945

June 16, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

June 12, 1946

June 18, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

June 7, 1947

June 29, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

July 21, 1948

July 26, 1948

Jan. 15, 1949

Feb. 14, 1949

Oage 

height 

(feet)

alS.l

13.97

14.57

15.11

14.85

13.5

13.8

14.0

14.4

14.49

14.70

14.40

13.9

14.80

14.67

14.58

14.90

14.2

15.35

13.5

14.85

14.86

14.85

14.90

15.95

13.6

13.5

13.5

15.24

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

1,090

1,690

3,460

2,460

963

1,040

1,090

1,300

1,420

2,780

1,680

1,030

2,370

1,810

1,550

2,680

1,090

4,250

900

2,300

2,510

2,300

2,680

5,630

919

900

900

3,900

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 19, 1949

June 25, 1949

Apr. 24, 1950

June 15, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 17, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

July 24, 1951

June 21, 1952

June 10, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

June 1, 1954

Feb. 21, 1955

Apr. 24, 1955

June 7, 1955

Oct. 6, 1955

July 4, 1956

July 9, 1956

Feb. 25, 1958

June 10, 1958

Feb. 14, 1959

Feb. 24, 1959

Oct. 6, 1959

Mar. 29, I960

June 23, I960

Sept. 14, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

15.1

14.0

16.70

14.3

16.2

14.9

14.91

14.70

13.75

14.90

13.96

15.00

14.17

14.04

13.92

13.95

14.30

17.04

b!3.90

13.53

-

b!4.70

13.89

15.34

14.95

14.87

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,370

1,020

7,470

1,200

6,150

2,740

2,740

2,210

965

2,600

1,020

3,000

1,070

940

910

940

1,190

8,260

-

790

cl,100

cl,300

910

2,800

1,800

1,540

a From floodmark. 

b Affected by ice. 

c About.

4690. Henderson Creek near Oquawka, 111.

Location. Lat 41°00'05", long 90°51'15", in NE^SW^ sec.28, T.12 N., R.4 W., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 94, 1 mile south of 

Bald Bluff, 6| miles northeast of Oquawka, and 22 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 428 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to March 1941; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 541.67 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 2,000 cfs.
HENDERSON CREEK BASIN 361

Peak stages and discharges of Henderson Creek near Oquawka, 111.

Water 

year

1924

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

June 1924

June 2, 1935

Nov. 4, 1935

Feb. 27, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

June 1, 1937

Jan. 25, 1938

Jan. 31, 1938

Feb. 6, 1938

Apr. 7, 1938

May 18, 1938

July 3, 1938

Aug. 9, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

June 27, 1939

Aug. 17, 1939

Mar. 4, 1940

Feb. 13, 1941

Oct. 5, 1941

Oct. 10, 1941

Oct. 14, 1941

Feb. 7, 1942

July 8, 1942

Dec. 28, 1942

Feb. 4, 1943

Feb. 5, 1943

May 21, 1943

June 5, 1943

Mar. 16, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

Mar. 27, 1945

May 8, 1945

May 16, 1945

June 17, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 10, 1946

June 13, 1946

June 19, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

June 7, 1947

July 1, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a27.8

23.70

23.8

25.26

24.20

22.4

25.6

24.2

23.4

22.0

22.6

22.4

25.46

25.60

22.2

22.5

22.75

22.95

22.95

25.22

22.50

22.50

22.75

22.95

23.40

23.75

22.40

23.20

23.92

23.70

22.85

24.05

24.67

23.20

26.01

23.55

24.05

22.85

25.11

23.80

24.55

24.45

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

0.6

1.4

-

1.7

1.6

1.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.7

.3

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

c.4

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

4,720

4,910

b6,800

b3,100

2,650

5,000

2,900

2,600

2,250

2,890

2,650

5,840

8,920

2,440

2,090

2,240

3,460

2,460

5,330

2,090

2,760

2,530

2,700

3,780

-

2,010

3,270

5,850

4,630

2,220

4,450

5,650

2,720

8,060

3,280

4,140

2,010

6,020

3,620

5,050

4,680

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Jan. 16, 1949

Feb. 15, 1949

Feb. 20, 1949

June 26, 1949

Feb. 9, 1950

Mar. 4, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 16, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 19, 1950

Feb. 13, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 28, 1951

May 11, 1951

July 10, 1951

July 23, 1951

Mar. 12, 1952

June 21, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

June 2, 1954

Feb. 21, 1955

Feb. 25, 1956

July 9, 1956

June 13, 1957

Feb. 26, 1958

June 1, 1958

June 12, 1958

June 14, 1958

Feb. 11, 1959

Feb. 15, 1959

Feb. 24, 1959

Oct. 7, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

June 24, 1960

July 26, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

22.85

26.22

22.95

25.10

24.65

23.85

23.50

-

28.17

23.70

26.3

24.50

-

26.15

23.31

23.55

23.88

23.56

24.76

22.94

23.79

22.87

22.93

24.28

25.81

23.92

26.30

22.63

23.70

23.17

24.33

24.27

e24.95

-

24.47

24.28

26.48

23.97

23.63

23.66

24.57

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,010

9,030

2,220

6,510

5,450

3,850

2,090

d2,200

16,500

3,330

9,250

5,070

b3,400

9,000

2,630

3,040

3,750

2,670

4,180

2,150

3,540

2,020

2,150

4,620

4,600

2,580

6,000

1,760

2,480

2,120

3,310

3,240

b2 , 300

b2 , 500

3,500

3,220

7,750

2,660

2,310

2,310

3,130

a From floodmarks. 

e Backwater from ice.

c Greater than figure shown. d Estimated.

4695. South Henderson Creek at Biggsville, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°51'25", long 90°51'50", between sees. 16 and 17, T.10 N., 

R.4 W., near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 94 

at north edge of Biggsville, 1.5 miles downstream from Old Tom Creek and 

6.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 81.4 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Crest-stage gage since September 1946. Datum of gage is 

(xL8.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,000 cfs.
362 HENDERSON CREEK BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of South Henderson Creek at Biggsville, 111.

Water 

year

1924

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

-

Mar. 3, 1940

May 31, 1941

Oct. 3, 1941

Oct. 7, 1941

Oct. 9, 1941

Oct. 13, 1941

Dec. 27, 1942

Feb. 3, 1943

June 4, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

Mar. 25, 1945

May 7, 1945

May 15, 1945

June 16, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

June 12, 1946

June 18, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

June 6, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 30, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

July 5, 1948

July 21, 1948

July 25, 1948

Oage 

height 

(feet)

a!9

9.10

11.58 '

10.6

14.48

10.9

8.4

9.3

9.60

8.9

10.08

10.0

8.9

8.4

8.8

14.37

12.3

9.1

18.50

10.4

9.9

10.7

9.4

11.86

8.2

15.62

8.4

8.4

9.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

1,250

2,450

1,950

3,900

2,100

1,040

1,330

1,450

1,190

1,840

1,800

1,350

1,150

1,310

3,980

2,900

1,430

6,700

1,980

1,760

2,120

1,530

2,700

1,020

4,690

1,110

1,110

1,360

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 14, 1949

Feb. 17, 1949

July 29, 1949

Feb. 8, 1950

Apr. 24, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 17, 1950

Aug. 10, 1950

Feb. 11, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

June 14, 1952

June 20, 1952

June 11, 1953

Apr. 6, 1954

June 1, 1954

Aug. 17, 1954

Feb. 19, 1955

Sept. 29, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

July 8, 1956

June 28, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

June 10, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Sept. 13, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

9.43

9.0

8.2

9.2

14.6

16.05

9.0

8.8

9.90

12.13

8.10

8.35

8.56

7.75

8.97

9.06

9.80

9.20

8.45

11.66

4.95

b9.19

7.80

8.51

9.17

8.15

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,530

1,360

1,020

1,440

4,270

5,300

1,360

1,270

1,760

2,800

1,020

1,110

1,190

1,000

1,420

1,460

1,730

1,460

1,210

2,600

158

-

1,000

1,240

1,490

1,140

a Prom Information by local residents. 

b Affected by Ice jam.

ELLISON CREEK BASIN 

4697.5. Ellison Creek tributary near Roseville, 111. .

Location. Lat 40°44'00", long 90°45'35", near quarter section corner between 

sees. 29 and 32, T.9 N., R.3 W., at culvert on State Highwsy 116, 5 miles 

west of Roseville.

Drainage area. 0.260 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Aug. 13, 1956

July 2, 1958 

May 19, 1959

Oage 

height 

(feet)

13.54 

(a) 

16.23 

13.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

61

178 

73

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 23, 1960 

July 21, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

14.09 

12.75

Discharge 

(cfs)

81

34

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.
SKUNK RIVER BASIN 363

4700. Skunk River near Ames , Iowa

Location. La t 42°04'05", long 93°37'05", in NW^SWi sec. 23, T.84 N. , R.24 W. , 

on left bank 2.5 miles north of Ames, 3.5 miles downstream from Keigley 

Branch, and 5.2 miles upstream from Squaw Creek.

Drainage area. 315 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Aug. 25, 1921; recording thereafter. Concrete contfrol since July 21, 1934. Datum of gage is 893.61 ft above mean sea level,

datum of 1929 (Iowa Highway Commission bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current -meter measurements.

Bankfull stage. 11 ft.

Remarks. --Several diversions for irrigation above station. 

duration series, 1,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Base for partialWater 

year

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1930

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

Sept. 17, 1921

Feb. 23, 1922

Apr. 12, 1922

July 16, 1922

Mar. 28, 1923

Sept. 28, 1923

Mar. 30, 1924

June 28, 1924

Aug. 9, 1924

Aug. 7, 1925

Sept. 8, 1926

Sept. 19, 1926

Feb. 5, 1927

Nov. 24, 1929

Apr. 1, 1933

Jan. 22, 1934

Feb. 15, 1935

Mar. 5, 1935

June 19, 1935

June 25, 1935

July 24, 1935

Mar. 10, 1936

Mar. 6, 1937

May 4, 1938

May 17, 1938

June 29, 1938

Mar. 14, 1939

Aug. 13, 1940

Sept. 8, 1941

Nov. I, 1941

Sept. 14, 1942

June 16, 1943

July 31, 1943

May 20, 1944

June 12, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

May 22, 1945

June 2, 1945

Feb. 5, 1946

Otage 

height 

(feet)

9.2

9.0

6.0

6.1

6.22

6.0

6.3

8.21

6.0

5.0

6.5

8.26

7.4

11.2

6.47

-

-

9.0

6.5

8.4

7.0

7.7

-

8.3

6.5

5.8

-

7.3

8.6

5.9

8.1

6.5

10.3

13.9

8.0

6.3

7.7

9.7

7.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,540

3,370

1,400

1,460

1,670

1,530

1,680

3,010

1,680

905

1,900

3,120

2,460

5,230

1,990

600

2,490

3,490

1,900

2,960

2,190

2,580

3,000

2,890

1,880

1,540

3,230

2,320

3,050

1,630

2,530

1,910

4,500

8,060

2,840

1,800

2,620

4,010

2,270

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

June 1, 1947

June 4, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 23, 1947

June 30, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 27, 1948

Mar. 4, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

May 5, 1950

May 9, 1950

June 9, 1950

June 18, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

May 2, 1951

June 2, 1951

June 20, 1951

July 4, 1951

July 9, 1952

May 1, 1953

June 1, 1954

June 10, 1954

June 16, 1954

June 22, 1954

Aug. 27, 1954

Oct. 15, 1954

Sept. 4, 1956

June 16, 1957

July 4, 1957

July 2, 1958

July 4, 1958

July 11, 1958

Mar. 20, 1959

May 31, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

May 7, 1960

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 15, 1961

Aug. 2, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.9

5.9

8.63

8.18

11.95

10.80

6.4

5.8

7.35

7.3

-

8.86

6.0

7.0

5.8

6.6

5.75

10. 9O

6.75

10.35

6.25

7.07

5.73

4.71

7.84

13.66

6.37

5.88

8.27

5.22

3.49

8.28

6.52

6.55

7.85

5.78

5.60

5.83

10.33

5.59

5.71

5.51

5.51

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,600

1,610

3,740

3,400

6,550

5,400

2,200

1,630

2,620

2,600

3,000

3,820

1,810

2,410

1,690

2,170

1,690

5,320

2,290

4,920

1,930

2,470

1,630

980

3,180

8,630

2,110

1,770

3,520

1,340

376

3,540

2,200

2,270

3,150

1,720

1,590

1,720

6,210

1,590

1,990

1,770

1,770
364 SKUNK RIVER BASIN

4705. Squaw Creek at Ames, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°01'20", long 93°37'55", In SE^SW^ sec.3, T.83 N., R.24 W., on 

U.S. Highway 30 bridge in Ames, 0.1 mile downstream from College Creek, and 

2.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 204 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Prior to Mar. 11, 1925, at site 0.6 mile upstream at different datum. Altitude of gage, 885 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water

year

1918 

1919 

1920

1921 

1922

Date

June 4, 1918 

Sept. 30, 1919 

Oct. 4, 1919

Sept. 17, 1921 

July 17, 1922

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.5 

7.96 

8.6

7.4 

10.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,900 

al,900 

2,260

1,900 

4,130

Water

year

1923 

1924 

1925

1926 

1927

Date

Sept. 28, 1923 

July 28, 1924

Aug. 7, 1925

Sept. 19, 1926 

Oct. 4, 1926

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.1

8.8

4.9

10.2 

5.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,340 

3,170

791

3,610 

1,060

a Maximum during period May to September.

4710. Skunk River below Squaw Creek, near Ames, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°00'30", long 93°35'40", in NE^NW^ sec.13, T.83 N. , R.24 W., 

on right bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Squaw Creek, 1 mile downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 30, 

and 2 miles southeast of Ames.

Drainage area. 556 sq mi.

Gage. Recording and concrete control. Datum of gage is 867.10 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 12 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

May 19, 1944

May 1, 1953

May 28, 1954

June 1, 1954

June 11, 1954

June 16, 1954

June 22, 1954

Aug. 22, 1954

Aug. 26, 1954

Aug. 28, 1954

Oct. 14, 1954

July 10, 1955

May 13, 1956

June 16, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13

5.47

6.36

10.92

11.92

7.63

8.63

8.53

9.26

12.36

6.81

6.73

3.05

11.58

Discharge 

(cfs)

10,000

1,620

2,330

6,500

7,980

3,200

3,820

3,950

4,700

8,700

2,680

2,540

638

6,360

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 4, 1957

June 8, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 2, 1958

July 4, 1958

Mar. 20, 1959

May 31, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

May 7, 1960

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 15, 1961

June 7, 1961

Aug. 1, 1961

Sept. 30, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.54

6.95

6.93

11.13

12.82

8.69

10.57

13.20

9.47

7.98

8.05

7.11

7.97

8.27

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,950

2,610

2,610

6,120

8,550

3,860

5,520

9,260

4,600

3,450

3,380

2,680

3,310

3,520
SKUNK RIVER BASIN 365

4715. Skunk River near Oskaloosa, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°21'15", long 92°39 I 30", in NW^SW^ sec.25, T.76 N., R.16 ¥., 

on right bank 300 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 63 and 4 "miles 

north of Oskaloosa.

Drainage area. 1,635 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 300 ft downstream prior to Nov. 21, 1947; recording 

at present site thereafter. Datum of gage is 685.50 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 15 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 4,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

May 1944

Jan. 9, 1946

June 27, 1946

June 6, 1947

June 15, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 22, 194S

Mar. 9, 1949

Mar. 8, 1950

Feb. 18, 1951

Mar. 31, 1951

May 4, 1951

May 26, 1951

June 7, 1951

June 21, 1951

July 3, 1951

Mar. 12, 1952

May 24, 1952

Feb. 22, 1953

June 3, 1954

June 14, 1954

June 18, 1954

June 24, 1954

Aug. 31, 1954

Qage 

height 

(feet)

25.8

IS. 57

11.04

19.47

21.26

-

17.50

18.27

18.09

16.15

16.61

14.88

15.09

17.26

14.17

16.30

16.58

14.75

18.46

14.24

14.75

15.00

15.89

15.83

Discharge 

(cfs)

a37,000

9,600

7,500

14,300

20,000

7,120

9,050

10,800

9,320

4,200

6,700

4,710

4,900

7,810

4,110

6,290

6,700

4,620

9,980

4,030

4,270

4,530

5,420

5,300

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 20, 1955

Aug. 13, 1956

June IS, 1957

July 6, 1957

July 7, 1958

Feb. 26, 1959

Mar. 14, 1959

Mar. 21, 1959

Mar. 28, 1959

May 21, 1959

June 2, 1959

July 2, 1959

Jan. 14, 1960

Apr. 3, 1960

Apr. 19, 1960

May 11, 1960

May 26, 1960

June 28, 1960

July 1, 1960

July 13, 1960

Feb. 19, 1961

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 6, 1961

Mar. 14, 1961

Aug. 3, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

7.90

15.06

14.32

15.76

_

14.4

16.87

-

15.15

16.2

16.03

16.84

20.56

14.58

17.94

15.72

16.64

15.14

15.38

_

-

16.00

16.14

14.55

16.17

Discharge 

(cfs)

b3,700

782

4,860

4,130

5,680

b5,500

4,760

8,500

4,660

4,960

6,280

5,960

7,340

14,800

4,130

8,900

5,160

6,800

4,760

5,060

b5,000

b5,700

5,680

5,960

4,380

6,280

a From rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study, 

b About.

4725. North Skunk River near Sigourney, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°18'05", long 92°12'10", in NE^SE^ sec.14, T.75 N. , F.12 W. , 

on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 149, 2-| miles 

south of Sigourney, and 16.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 730 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 10, 1953; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 651.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage.--17 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,500 cfs.

280-255 O - 88 - 25
366 SKUNK RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of North Skunk River near Sigourney, Iowa

Water 

year

1944

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

May 1944

Jan. 1 , 1946

June 15, 1947

Feb. 18, 1948

Mar. I, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 8, 1949

Mar. 24, 1949

Mar. 27, 1949

Mar. 8, 1950

June 21, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 31, 1951

Apr. 7, 1951

May 11, 1951

May 26, 1951

May 29, 1951

June 21, 1951

July 3, 1951

July 9, 1951

July 12, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Mar. 13, 1952

May 26, 1952

June 21, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

22.8

22.57

21.8

-

-

19.5

19.65

-

-

18.84

-

16.00

14.34

14.76

14.83

16.2

16.4

13.79

19.92

14.6

15.88

14.30

20.16

13.82

14.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

14,500

14,000

12,000

2,690

6,610

7,660

6,920

6,760

3,700

5,810

2,960

a2,500

2,780

3,000

3,000

3,700

3,820

2,570

7,460

2,860

3,490

2,780

7,660

2,570

2,780

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Nov. 17, 1952

Feb. 24, 1953

Apr. 30, 1954

Apr. 24, 1955

June 20, 1956

July 8, 1957

Feb. 27, 1958

Feb. 24, 1959

Feb. 27, 1959

Mar. 22, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

May 21, 1959

May 30, 1959

Jan. 15, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

May 9, 1960

July 13, 1960

Aug. 6, 1960

Feb. 22, 1961

Mar. 8, 1961

Mar. 16, 1961

July 28, 1961

July 31, 1961

Sept. 16, 1961

dage 

height 

(feet)

14.00

16.43

11.65

18.18

7.98

15.81

12.26

-

-

19.83

14.50

14.0

17.37

21.56

25.33

18.76

17.29

14.39

17.80

18.73

17.50

15.58

16.45

18.79

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,650

3,820

1,830

5,180

880

3,490

2,040

a2,700

a3,300

7,270

2,860

2,650

4,500

11,500

27,500

5,810

4,420

2,650

4,820

5,700

4,580

3,310

3,790

5,810

a About.

4730. Skunk River at Coppock, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°09'50", long 91°43'05", in NE^NE^ sec.l, T.73 N., R.8 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 78, half a mile west of Coppock, three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from Crooked Creek, and at mile 66.

Drainage area.--2,916 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording, Prior to Oct. 1, 1937, at site one-eighth of a mile upstream at approximately the same datum. Altitude of gage is 583 ft above 

mean sea level (from river-profile map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. Shifts in 

the relation occur.

Historical data. Maximum stage known since at least 1881, that of May 24, 1944.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 6,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1903

1914

1915

1916

1917

Date

May 31, 1903

Sept. 21, 1914

May 26, 1915

June 8, 1915

July 11, 1915

Aug. 4, 1915

Sept. 16, 1915

Oct. 2, 1915

Jan. 27, 1916

Feb. 22, 1916

Mar. 27, 1916

May 15, 1916

Sept. 6, 1916

Mar. 14, 1917

May 1, 1917

May 22, 1917

June 7, 1917

Qage 

height 

(feet)

22

11.7

11.7

11.2

13.4

16.5

11.3

14.7

12.8

12.4

17.1

12.2

11.6

12.0

12.1

11.7

16.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

40,000

6,980

6,980

6,350

9,300

15,200

6,450

11,200

8,400

7,870

16,800

7,600

6,900

7,350

7,450

6,980

15,600

Water 

year

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

Date

June 14, 1917

May 29, 1918

June 9, 1918

Mar. 17, 1919

May 5, 1919

June 9, 1919

Mar. 27, 1920

Apr. 20, 1920

May 13, 1920

June 19, 1921

Sept. 27, 1921

Mar. 11, 1922

Apr1 . 2, 1923

Mar. 4, 1924

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.6

12.2

19.8

15.2

14.1

12.7

15.5

13.3

12.4

13.2

14.6

11.6

10.3

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,300

7,800

28,200

12,200

10,200

8,260

12,800

9,090

7,870

8,950

11,000

6,860

5,360

6,890
SKUNK RIVER BASIN 367

Peak stages and discharges of Skunk River at Coppock, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

Date

June 29, 1924

July 26, 1924

June 4, 1925

June 15, 1926

Sept. 10, 1926

Sept. 16, 1926

Sept. 26, 1926

Feb. 5, 1927

Apr. 19, 1927

May 25, 1927

June 4, 1927

June 30, 1928

July 4, 1928

Aug. 6, 1928

Nov. 19, 1928

Mar. 19, 1929

Apr. 1, 1929

Apr. 20, 1929

Apr. 26, 1929

June 15, 1930

Sept. 27, 1931

Nov. 29, 1931

Jan. 1, 1932

June 26, 1932

July 11, 1932

Aug. 13, 1932

May 13, 1933

May 26, 1933

Jan. 26, 1934

June 3, 1935

June 20, 1935

July 4, 1935

Mar. 13, 1936

Feb. 23, 1937

Mar. 10, 1937

Feb. 6, 1938

aage 

height 

(feet)

19.1

13.2

10.2

14.0

14.4

17.8

19.4

16.5

15.5

11.3

11.7

14.0

14.5

14.3

14.2

17.7

11.5

13.6

14.6

22.1

8.2

15.4

12.9

12.3

11.3

11.2

12.8

14.2

6.5

12.2

13.8

12.4

15.0

_

17.7

14.6

Discharge 

(ofs)

23,900

8,950

5,040

10,100

10,700

18,900

25,100

15,200

12,800

6,450

6,980

10,100

10,800

10,600

10,400

18,600

6,700

9,500

11,000

40,700

3,360

12,600

8,600

7,740

6,450

6,380

8,400

10 , 400

1,840

6,400

7,870

6,640

11,400

8,510

19,600

9,600

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

May 19, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

Aug. 29, 1940

Feb. 15, 1941

Nov. 7, 1941

Feb. 9, 1943

May 21, 1943

June 17, 1943

June 22, 1943

Aug. 4, 1943

Apr. 24, 1944

May 10, 1944

May 24, 1944

June 16, 1944

Mar. 26, 1945

Apr. 22, 1945

May 19, 1945

June 4, 1945

June 16, 1945

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 19, 1946

Mar. 26, 1946

June 13, 1946

June 20, 1946

Apr. 8, 1947

Apr. 16, 1947

Apr. 22, 1947

June 9, 1947

June 18, 1947

Feb. 19, 1948

Mar. 3, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 4, 1949

June 25, 1949

Mar. 12, 1950

June 21, 1950

June 26, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.3

17.4

7.9

11.9

12.4

-

15.0

12.1

13.0

21.6

17.6

12.9

22.27

17.0

12.5

13.5

15.. 5

12.9

14.0

17.7

14.3

12.2

12.5

18.9

15.7

13.8

15.4

18.8

19.3

-

14.5

18.1

-

11.9

13.8

15.0

14.4

Discharge 

(ofs)

7,500

15,700

3,260

5,500

7,390

6,520

10,900

6,300

7,390

37,400

18,700

7,260

41,500

16,500

6,760

8,110

12,100

7,260

8,910

19,100

9,440

6,410

6,760

24,200

12 , 600

8,580

11,800

23,700

26,000

6,640

9,820

20,700

10,200

6,080

8,580

10,900

9,630

4735. Big Creek near Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°00'50", long 91°34'45", in NW^NW^ sec.29, T.72 N. , R.6 W. , on 

left bank 12 ft downstream from highway bridge, 100 ft downstream from Lynn 

Creek, 0.7 mile downstream from Brandywine Creek, and 3.4 miles northwest of 

Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Gage. Recording and concrete control. Datum of gage is 630.53 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 14 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 900 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1948

1956 

1957

Date

Aug. 3, 1948 

Feb. 24, 1956 

Apr. 3, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

ab27 

4.33

Discharge 

(ofs)

a500 

264

Water 

year

1958

Date

Feb. 24, 1958 

June 9, 1958 

June 13, 1958 

July 19, 1958 

Aug. 1, 1958

??S? "ess- 9.38 1,600 

9.24 1,540 

8.49 1,320 

7.30 1,000 

8.32 1,250

a About.

b From floodmarks by local residents.
368 SKUNK RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Big Creek near Mount Pleasant, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1959 

1960

Date

Feb. 10, 1959 

Feb. 23, 1959 

July 1, 1959

Oct. 5, 1959 

Oct. 6, 1959 

Mar. 29, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.41

11.37 

10.83 

15.30

Discharge 

(cfs)

a900 

al,150 

994

2,310 

2,080 

4,460

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Apr. 14, 1960 

Apr. 17, 1960 

June 5, 1960 

June 12, 1960 

June 23, 1960

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.96 

11.12 

9.11 

12.89

7.75

11.24

Discharge 

(of.)

1,470 

2,190 

1,500 

2,950 

1,100

2,230

a About.

4740. Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°45'10", long 91°16'30", in NE^NE^ sec.26, T.69 N., R.4 W., on 

left bank 300 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 394 at Augusta, 

2 miles upstream from Long Creek, and at mile 12.5.

Drainage area. 4,303 sq mi.

e_. Nonrecording prior to Jan. 15, 1935; recording thereafter. May 27, 1915, 

"^o Jan. 14, 1935, at site 400 ft upstream at present datum. Datum of gage 

is 521.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 15 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 15,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1903

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

Date

June 1, 1903

July 11, 1915

Jan. 24, 1916

Jan. 27, 1916

Mar. 28, 1916

June 7, 1916

June 7, 1917

June 13, 1917

June 16, 1917

May 30, 1918

June 11, 1918

Mar. 17, 1919

May 4, 1919

Mar. 26, 1920

Apr. 20, 1920

May 13, 1920

June 19, 1921

Feb. 23, 1922

Mar. 26, 1923

June 25, 1924

June 28, 1924

June 30, 1924

July 25, 1924

Feb. 24, 1925

June 13, 1926

June 17, 1926

Sept. 9, 1926

Sept. 16, 1926

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a21

15.7

-

-

18.7

14.5

17.2

14.0

14.8

12.8

17.2

14.5

15.3

16.5

17.6

14.9

11.8

10.3

8.5

14.4

19.4

19.2

15.4

-

16.2

15.5

19.0

20.5

Discharge 

(ofs)

a45,000

22,800

18,400

17,100

33,600

19,700

27,700

18,400

20,400

15,600

27,700

19,600

21,700

25,000

24,500

20,600

13,700

11,200

8,600

18,200

27,800

27,200

20,100

14,300

20,300

19,000

26,600

31,500

Water 

year

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

. 1935

1936

1937

Date

Oct. 1, 1926

Feb. 6, 1927

Apr. 16, 1927

Apr. 20, 1927

May 19, 1927

June 4, 1927

June 29, 1928

July 5, 1928

Aug. 4, 1928

Aug. 7, 1928

Nov. 18, 1928

Mar. 13, 1929

Mar. 20, 1929

Apr. 21, 1929

Apr. 25, 1929

June 17, 1930

July 4, 1931

Nov. 23, 1931

Jan. 1, 1932

Aug. 14, 1932

Dec. 25, 1932

May 13, 1933

Apr. 5, 1934

June 2, 1935

June 19, 1935

Feb. 26, 1936

Feb. 22, 1937

Mar. 6, 1937

Mar. 12, 1937

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.9

14.8

13.2

18.3

14.8

14.4

13.0

14.6

16.0

13.9

17.9

15.5

16.0

18.4

18.0

22.6

11.9

14.6

15.8

13.0

14.4

15.2

4.0

15.2

14.3

-

17.3

15.3

15.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

26,400

18,700

15,500

25,000

18,000

17,300

16,100

18,600

21,200

17,500

25,000

20,400

21,200

26,600

25,500

44,500

14,000

18,600

20,900

16,000

18,400

19,800

2,220

16,400

15,400

16,000

21,800

17,000

17,400

a About.
SKUNK RIVER BASIN 369

Peak stages and discharges of Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa Continue?

Water 

year

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Feb. 8, 1938

June 16, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

Aug. 17, 1940

June 12, 1941

Feb. 3, 1942

May 20, 1943

Aug. 6, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

May 26, 1944

June 19, 1944

Mar. 26, 1945

May 18, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 17, 1946

June 22, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 20, 1947

June" 9, 1947

June 20, 1947

July 1, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 4, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

17.9

19.5

11.9

9.2

14.3

16.6

20.5

14.9

19.8

23.0

15.3

14.7

16.7

19.2

19.2

14.6

20.1

16.7

15.8

19.6

19.1

19.1

16.6

18.7

-

Discharge

(Of 8)

18,300

23,300

28,000

11,800

8,280

13,600

19,600

29,800

16,200

29,600

44,800

17,000

16,000

20,200

27,500

27,600

16,000

30,900

20,500

18,700

29,000

27,400

27,000

20,200

25,800

16,000

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 25, 1950

June 19, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

May 11, 1951

Aug. 28, 1951

Mar. 13, 1952

June 21, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

Aug. 27, 1954

Feb. 27, 1955

Apr. 25, 1955

June 20, 1956

July 31, 1957

Aug. 1, 1958

Feb. 26, 1959

Oct. 7, 1959

Jan. 16, 1960

Apr. 3, 1960

Apr. 15, 1960

May 10, 1960

June 15, 1960

July 13, 1960

Mar. 8, 1961

Mar. 14, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

18.5

19.9

22.2

13.95

18.00

16.02

15.92

14.60

14.39

10.2

-

15.62

5.47

7.05

13.12

-

15.80

17.29

25.00

15.49

15.11

14.92

14.17

14.49

14.55

15.38

Discharge

(Of 3)

25,900

30,100

a!8,000

15,400

23,700

19,100

18,900

16,500

16,100

9,780

al5,000

18,300

4,050

5,850

12,800

al5,000

16,200

20,900

51,000

17,500

16,800

16,400

15,200

15,800

15,900

17,300

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

4745. Mississippi River at Keokuk, Iowa

Location. Lat 40 0 23'35", long 91°22'25", in SE^SW^ sec.30, T.65 N. , P.4 W. , 

near right bank in tailwater at downstream end of new lock below dam and 

powerplant of Union Electric Co. at Keokuk, 2.8 miles upstream fron Des 

Moines River, and 364.2 miles upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area.--119 .000 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to May 1913; recording thereafter. Prior to May 1913 

at Galland (formerly Nashville), 8 miles upstream; zero of gage was set to 

low-water mark of 1864, or 497.94 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912. Datum of gage is 477.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers); 477.83 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912; 477.34 ft above mean gulf level; and 484.65 ft above Memphis datum.

Stage-discharge relation. Since 1913, discharge computed from records of operation of turbines in powerplant and spillway gates in dam.

Remarks. Keokuk Dam completed in 1913. Records January 1878 to September 1932 

from report of Iowa State Planning Board; since October 1932, furnished by 

Union Electric Co. Only annual maximum daily discharges are shown.

Maximum dally discharges

Water 

year

1851

1878 

1879 

1880

1881

Date

June 6, 1851

June 11, 1878 

June 2,3,1879 

June 29, 1880

Apr.23,24, 1881

Oage 

height 

(feet)

al3.5

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

360,000

150,000 

110,000 

271,000

241,000

Water 

year

1882

1883 

1884 

1885

1886

Date

Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 

1881

May 18, 1883 

Apr. 1, 1884 

Oct. 9, 10, 1884

May 6, 1886

Gage 

height 

(feet)

"

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

293,000

201,000 

236,000 

170,000

212,000

a Estimated; stage at present site and datum, 21.0 ft.
370 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Maximum daily discharges of Mississippi River at Keokuk, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1887

1888

1889

1890

1891

1892

1893

1894

1895

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

Date

May 4, 1887

May 18, 1888

Apr.20, June 8,

18, 1889

July 1, 1890

May 3, 1891

June 29, 1892

May 15-17,1893

June 4, 1894

Mar. 11, 1895

June 3, 1896

Apr.28,29, 1897

Mar. 20, 1898

June 29, 1899

Apr. 5,6, 1900

Mar. 24-26,1901

July 21,22,1902

June 6, 1903

Oct. 7, 1903

June 10, 1905

Apr.26-28, 1906

Apr.17,18, 1907

June 9, 1908

May 5-7, 1909

Mar. 20-23, 1910

Feb. 21, 1911

Apr. 6, 7, 1912

Mar. 29, 1913

June 24, 1914

Feb. 28, 1915

May 9, 1916

June 17, 1917

June 12, 1918

May 8, 1919

Apr. 10,11, 1920

May 12,13, 1921

Apr. 2425,1922

Apr. 9,10, 1923

Apr.24,25, 1924

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

b!2.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

156,000

314,000

84,200

178,000

141,000

306,000

203,000

158,000

59,200

161,000

230,000

108,000

159,000

124,000

150,000

181,000

270,000

186,000

212,000

192,000

178,000

178,000

181,000

124,000

156,000

220,000

169,000

122,000

142,000

213,000

163,000

192,000

205,000

230,000

108,000

240,000

148,000

160,000

Water 

year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 23, 1925

Sept. 28, 1926

Apr. 3, 1927

Apr. 12, 1928

Mar. 23, 1929

June 18, 1930

July 4, 1931

Apr.24,25, 1932

Apr. 9, 1933

Apr. 22, 1934

Apr.11,12, 1935

Apr. 9,10, 1936

Mar. 10, 1937

Sept. 26, 1938

Oct. 1, 1938

Apr. 19, 1940

Apr. 27, 1941

June 16, 1942

Apr. 18, 1943

May 27,28,1944

Mar. 26, 1945

Jan. 11, 1946

June 21, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

Mar. 12, 1949

Apr.25,26, 1950

Apr. 29, 1951

Apr. 27, 1952

Apr. 1,2,1953

May 17, 1954

Apr. 25, 1955

Apr. 22, 1956

July 15, 1957

June 13, 1958

Apr. 5, 1959

Apr. 4, 1960

Apr. 5, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

112,000

146,000

175,000

150,000

247,000

163,000

52,500

106,000

160,000

83,500

138,000

148,000

190,000

193,800

159,100

81,700

154,400

200,900

174,000

254,500

203,300

223,300

245,700

233,600

150,700

175,900

265,100

253,800

137,200

181,400

156,600

131,500

106,000

99,000

182,000

289,500

208,400

_

b Stage at present site and datum, 19.6 ft.

DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 

4750. Heron Lake Outlet near Heron Lake, Minn.

Location.--Lat 43°48'10", long 95°16'30", on line between sees. 21 and 22, 

T.104 N., R.37 W., half a mile downstream from outlet dam, 2 miles east of 

village of Heron Lake, and 12 miles upstream from Des Moines River.

Drainage area. 457 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecordlng. At site half a mile downstream at datum 0.56 ft lower 

prior to May 17, 1934. Datum of gage is 1,405.84 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,560 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Flow completely regulated by Heron Lake (usable capacity, about 

15,000 acre-ft). Only annual peaks are shown.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 371

Peak stages and discharges of Heron Lake Outlet near Heron Lake, Mlnn.

Water 

year

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934 

1935

1936 

1937

Date

Oct. 1, 1930 

Apr. 5, 1932 

Apr. 5, 1933

June 12, 1934 

Mar. 17, 1935

Mar. 25, 1936 

Apr. 18, 1937

Gage 

height 

(feet)

0.72 

1.28

3.00 

3.20

6.82 

4.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

11 

500 

53

200 

226

960 

392

Water

year

1938 

1939 

1940

1941 

1942 

1943

Date

July 5, 1938 

Oct. 1, 1938 

Apr. 8, 1940

Apr. 26, 1941 

Sept. 6, 1942 

June 19, 1943

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.53 

4.54 

2.72

4.70 

8.56 

7.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,660 

422 

184

471 

1,880 

1,170

4760. West Fork Des Moines River at Jackson, Minn.

Location. Lat 43°37'10", long 94°59'10", in SE^SW£ sec.24, T.102 N., R.35 W. , 

on right bank in Jackson, 200 ft downstream from dam at powerplant.

Drainage area. 1,220 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Oct. 28, 1949; recording thereafter. May 31, 1909. 

to Dec. 20, 1913, at site 0.6 mile downstream at datum 0.99 ft lower. 

Aug. 22, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1944, at site 7 miles upstream at datutr 17.10 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1944, to Oct. 27, 1949, at site 600 ft upstream at datum 

10.64 ft higher. Datum of gage is 1,287.75 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 3,500 

cfs and extended above on basis of contracted-opening measurement at 

8,360 cfs.

Remarks. Regulation at times by Yankton, Long, Shetak, and Heron Lakes. Base 

for partial-duration series, 500 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown prior to 

1945.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

June 30, 1909

Mar. 15, 1910

Aug. 10, 1911

Apr. 3, 1912

Sept. 3, 1913

Nov. 20, 1930

Apr. Z, 1932

Mar. 29, 1933

Apr. 3, 1934

Mar. 17, 1935

June 24, 1935

Mar. 22, 1936

Apr. 20, 1937

Mar. 22, Apr .8-10,

1938

Mar. 24, 1939

Mar. 29, 1939

Mar. 30, 1940

Aug. 25, 1940

Apr. 21, 1941

Sept. 3, 1942

June 13, 1943

May 13, 1944

Mar. 16, 1945

Apr. 23, 1945

May 26, 1945

June 10, 1945

June 15, 1945

July 30, 1945

Sept. 23, 1945

Mar. 26, 1946

June 16, 1946

June 30, 1946

Oct. 14, 1946

Apr. 17, 1947

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.05

7.9

3.98

5.6

5.12

1.58

5.10

6.80

2.68

4.55

-

9.60

6.60

10.01

5.69

-

5.70

-

8.92

12.2

10.40

11.36

4.33

3.32

3.53

3.81

4.05

3.41

3.38

3.94

3.38

3.62

3.14

4.23

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.15

-

-

-

-

2.00

-

1.8

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

1,700

1,100

169

503

358

61

906

1,600

224

-

500

2,320

1,150

2,200

-

499

-

574

1,940

3,410

2,490

3,070

2,300

697

968

1,300

1,700

800

800

1,530

800

1,020

544

2,000

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

July 4, 1947

Mar. 24, 1948

May 11, 1948

Mar. 8, 1949

Apr. 11, 1949

Apr. 2, 1950

Apr. 10, 1951

May 2, 1951

May 25, 1951

May 31, 1951

June 27, 1951

Mar. 21, 1952

Apr. 1, 1952

Apr. 5, 1952

June 15, 1952

June 25, 1952

July 7, 1952

Aug. 29, 1952

Mar. 22, 1953

May 6, 1953

May 20, 1953

May 26, 1953

May 31, 1953

June 8, 1953

Feb. 20, 1954

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 5, 1954

June 18, 1954

June 23, 1954

Mar. 11, 1955

May 30, 1956

Mar. 30, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.29

4.39

3.58

3.34

4.88

8.14

14.73

11.05

7.16

7.26

11.32

6.65

13.39

14.60

7.16

7.44

7.30

6.18

7.79

7.40

6.83

12.71

11.82

17.43

5.72

7.95

6.85

6.07

5.92

6.13

5.64

6.86

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,100

2,300

990

708

3,350

1,120

4,380

2,280

898

872

2,410

783

3,530

4,290

845

918

856

594

1,020

908

760

3,100

2,630

8,360

513

1,160

819

602

563

630

483

807
372 DBS KOINES RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of West Pork Des Moines River at Jacksor, Minn. Continued

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

Date

May 29, 1957

June 23, 1957

July 27, 1957

Apr. 6, 1958

May 30, 1959

Apr. 4, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.08

8.19

6.07

5.29

13.19

13.77

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

_

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,200

1,230

587

396

3,370

3,800

Water 

year

1960

1961

Date

May 22, 1960

Sept. 9, 1960

Sept. 26, 1960

Mar. 2, 1961

Mar. 24, 1961

May 23, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.99

6.31

6.02

e.oe

1C. 78

6.55

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

_

-

_

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,120

602

507

580

2,140

716

4765. West Pork Des Moines River at Estherville, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°24'00", long 94°50'40", in SW^SE^ sec.10, T.99 N. , R.34 W. , 

on right bank in city park, 1,200 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 9 at Estherville, and 2.5 miles upstream from Brown Creek.

Drainage area. 1,372 sq mi.

Gage. Recording and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,247.55 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--? ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Mar. 31, 1952

Apr. 6, 1952

May 28, 1953

June 8, 1953

Mar. 19, 1954

Mar. 12, 1955

Apr. 4, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.63

11.82

9.12

15.53

5.67

4.37

3.42

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,900

4,880

2,860

10,800

1,380

752

370

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 24, 1957

Apr. 7, 1958

June 1, 1959

Apr. 5, 1960

May 22, 1960

Mar. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.33

3.51

10.04

10.79

7.80

12.03

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,200

404

3,040

4,040

2,250

5,350

4767.5. West Pork Des Moines River at Humboldt, Iowa

Location.--In SW£ sec.l, T.91 N., R.29 W., at bridge in town of Humboldt, 1,000 

ft below hydroelectric plant.

Drainage area. 2,256 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter, measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Apr. 1, 1940

June 15,. 1941

June 4, 1942

June 30, 1943

May 20, 1944

June 15, 1945

May 25, 1946

June 23, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Apr. 3, 1949

June 19, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.4

6.73

7.32

7.95

10.33

8.35

7.70

12.2

-

7.72

6.88

Discharge 

(cfs)

815

2,730

3,550

4,520

7,300

4,670

3,890

11,000

5,540

3,890

2,990

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 5, 1951

Apr. 11, 1952

June 13, 1953

June 22, 1954

Apr. 26, 1955

May 17, 1956

May 21, 1957

July 15, 1958

May 23, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

Mar. 29, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.30

9.28

9.64

11.33

6.40

3.91

4.62

4.36

6.67

9.52

11.56

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,980

5,870

6,280

9,490

2,450

505

945

770

2,770

6,400

9,280
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 373

4780. East Pork Des Moines River near Burt, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°12'35", long 94°10'40", in NW^NE^ sec.20, T.97 N., R.28 W., 

on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile upstream from 

Buffalo Creek, 2.5 miles northeast of Burt, and 5.3 miles downstream from 

Mud Creek.

Drainage area. 462 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 1,109.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Bankfull stage.--10 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 800 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Mar. 22, 1952

Mar. 31, 1952

June 13, 1953

June 21, 1954

Apr. 26, June 3,

1955

Aug. 3, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.88

11.42

10.36

12.67

9.58

6.71

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,260

1,680

1,060

3,870

670

244

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 1, 1957

June 4, 1958

May 23, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960

May 22, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.97

9.52

10.13

10.29

11.72

12.05

Discharge 

(cfs)

392

365

675

880

2,120

2,800

4785. East Pork Des Moines River near Hardy, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°48'10", long 94°08'00" , in NW^NE^ sec. 10, T.92 N. , R.28 W., 

4§- miles west of Hardy, 6 miles northeast of Dakota City, 1\ miles downstream from Lotts Creek, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.268 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1938

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

September 1938 '

Aug. 30, 1940

June 15, 1941

Nov. 7, 1941

July 7, 1943

May 23, 1944

June 14, 1944

Mar. 11, 1945

Mar. 17, 1945

Apr. 17, 1945

Apr. 23, 1945

May 22, 1945

June 16, 1945

Aug. 15, 1945

May 24, 1946

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a!7.4

4.8

9.7

11.39

9.72

12.6

14.6

10.3

10.9

9.6

10.0

10.7

10.7

13.7

13.36

Discharge 

(cfs)

b22,000

608

2,300

3,580

2,360

4,680

9,200

2,720

3,140

2,300

2,520

3,000

3,000

6,820

6,160

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Apr. 12, 1947

May 17, 1947

June 23, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 18, 1948

Mar. 6, 1949

Apr. 1, 1949

July 19, 1950

Mar. 29, 1951

Apr. 9, 1951

July 1, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952

July 8, 1952

Aug. 5, 1953

June 21, 1954

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.0

9.4

15.4

_

10.5

-

11.1

9.6

12.36

14.95

12.96

13.00

10.04

8.96

16.95

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,520

2,200

11,800

3,860

3,000

3,000

3,290

2,300

4,700

10,800

5,600

5,600

2,540

2,000

18,800

a Maximum stage known. 

b About.
374 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

4790. East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°43'25", long 94°11'30", in NW^SE^ sec.6, T.P1 N., R.28 W., on 

right bank 50 ft upstream from old milldam, in city part at east edge of 

Dakota City, 500 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 3, and 3.6 miles upstream from confluence with West 

Fork Des Moines River.

Drainage area.--1.308 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 1,038.71 ft above mean see level, datum of 

^1929.

Bankfull stage. 20 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 2,200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954

1955 

1956 

1957

1958

Date

June 21, 1954

June 9, 1955 

Mar. 27, 1956 

May 30, 1957

July 14, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

24.02

11.23 

9.60 

10.31

10.78

Discharge 

(cfs)

a!7,400

1,640 

a640 

1,060

1,360

Water 

year

1959

1960 

1961

Gage 

Date height 

(feet)

May 22, 1959 16.97

Mar. 29, 1960 17.49 

May 26, 1960 14.28

Mar. 28, 1961 19.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,860

4,300 

4,130

9,440

a Annual peak only.

4800. Lizard Creek near Clare, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°32'40", long 94°20'45", in NE^NE^ sec. 11, T.89 N. , R.30 W. , 

on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway bridge, 3 miles south of Clare, 

8 miles northwest of Port Dodge, and 8.9 miles upstream frcm confluence with 

South Lizard Creek.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to May 6, 1953; recording thereafter. Concrete contfrol since Oct. 11, 1956. Datum of gage is 1,079.30 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 4,500 

cfs and extended above by slope-conveyance studies and logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage. 14 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 800 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

Aug. 26, 1940

June 14, 1941

June 5, 1942

Feb. 22, 1943

May 20, 1944

June 13, 1944

Mar. 11, 1945

Apr. 24, 1945

May 22, 1945

June 1, 1945

May 25, 1946

June 19, 1947

June 23, 1947

June 30, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 18, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.8

5.1

6.65

7.4

11.11

9.2

7.42

6.7

6.7

6.8

9.18

6.1

16.0

8.5

7.2

7.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

374

442

1,060

1,440

4,410

2,640

1,570

1,270

1,310

1,310

2,750

1,030

10,000

2,170

1,370

1,550

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Mar. 5, 1949

June 25, 1950

Mar. 28, 1951

May 2, 1951

June 6, 1951

June 18, 1951

June 26, 1951

Aug. 15, 1951

Mar. 30, 1952

July 8, 1952

June 28, 1953

Aug. 4, 1953

June 11, 1954

June 20, 1954

Aug. 27, 1954

Apr. 25, 1955

May 31, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

5.7

10.42

8.79

6.0

7.1

5.8

5.9

7.15

7.11

6.54

5.83

11.06

13.21

7.29

5.29

3.74

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,700

870

3,620

2,390

990

1,430

910

950

1,470

1,430

1,190

930

4,150

6,210

1,530

660

147
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 375

Peak stages and discharges of Lizard Creek near Clare, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

Date

May 21, 1957

June 3, 1958

July 14, 1958

June I, 1959

Oage 

height 

(feet)

4.75

7.71

5.97

7.67

Discharge 

(cfs)

399

1,740

860

1,740

Water 

year

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 29, 1960

June 18, 1960

Mar. 3, 1961

Mar. 26, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

10.01

5.86

-

9.08

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,650

820

a800

2,900

a About.

4805. Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°30'25" , long 94°12'00", in NW£SW£ sec.19, T.89 N. , R.28 W., 

on right bank 400 ft upstream from Soldier Creek, 1,800 ft downstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge, and 2,000 ft downstream from Lizard Creek.

Drainage area.--4,190 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecordlng prior to Oct. 21, 1921, and Oct. 1, 1946, to Dec. 7, 1949; 

recording Oct. 21, 1921, to June 19, 1927, and after Dec. 7, 1949. Apr. 22, 

1905, to July 19, 1906, at bridge 3,000 ft downstream at different datum. 

Oct. 18, 1913, to June 19, 1927, at site 7 miles downstream at Kalo, at different datum. Oct. 1, 1946, to Dec. 7, 1949, at bridge 1,800 ft upitream at 

present datum. Datum of gage is 969.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 17 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 8,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1905

1906

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

Date

May 17, 1905

Mar. 26, 1906

June 20, 1914

Mar. 22, 1915

Mar. 26, 1915

May 30, 1915

Mar. 29, 1916

Mar. 22, 1917

June 8, 1917

June 4, 1918

June 7, 1918

Apr. 18, 1919

June 24, 1919

July 9, 1920

May 28, 1921

Apr. 13, 1922

Mar. 25, 1923

Apr. 5, 1924

Mar. 9, 1925

Sept. 21, 1926

Apr. 22, 1927

Oage 

height 

(feet)

7.0

9.9

7.4

8.6

9.1

14.0

10.2

12.9

9.8

10.1

8.8

8.2

9.2

11.38

7.2

7.5

-

4.52

7.6

5.03

8.45

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,460

12,000

6,530

9,120

9,970

18,500

11,900

17,100

11,200

11,400

9,460

8,440

10,200

14,200

6,600

7,500

4,160

3,320

4,200

3,990

8,870

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 23, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 6, 1949

Mar. 8, 1950

Mar. 28, 1951

Apr. 8, 1951

May 2, 1951

July 1, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952

July 8, 1952

June 13, 1953

June 11, 1954

June 21, 1954

Apr. 26, 1955

Mar. 28, 1956

May 30, 1957

July 14, 1958

May 22, 1959

May 31, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

May 26, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

19.62

9.89

8.42

6.70

10.42

12.13

11.28

7.88

8.75

7.15

7.14

7.15

19.28

6.30

4.97

5.42

7.97

9.17

8.67

11.28

8.81

12.83

Discharge 

(cfs)

34,000

13,000

9,250

6,850

17,200

22,300

19,900

10,800

13,100

9,100

8,850

9,150

35,400

6,840

3,400

4,400

7,450

9,680

8,730

16,200

10,700

20,500
376 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

4810. Boone River near Webster City, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°26'00", long 93°48'15", in NW^SE^ sec.18, T.88 N., R.25 W. , 

on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 60, 2 miles south 

of Webster City, and 4.5 miles downstream from White Pox Creek.

Drainage area. 844 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 26, 1940; recording thereafter. Concrete control since Sept. 24, 1956. Datum of gage is 989.57 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage.--11 ft.

Historical data. Maximum stage known since 1896, that of June 10, 1918.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1918

1932

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

June 10, 1918

June 18, 1932

June 3, 1941

June 7, 1942

June 30, 1942

Mar. 16, 1943

May 20, 1944

June 14, 1944

Mar. 13, 1945

Apr. 17, 1945

Apr. 24, 1945

May 24, 1945

June 2, 1945

June 10, 1945

Aug. 16, 1945

February 1946

Mar. 13, 1946

May 26, 1946

June 13, 1947

June 18, 1947

June 25, 1947

July 1, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 7, 1949

Mar. 28, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Qage 

height 

(feet)

19.1

16.0

5.4

6.7

7.52

6.71

11.4

13.70

9.26

7.42

9.18

7.44

9.21

7.02

11.51

-

7.47

10.67

8.02

8.05

12.75

9.52

_

8.40

8.24

6.90

9.25

Discharge 

(cfs)

21,500

15,000

1,500

2,620

3.O60

2,410

7,090

10,200

4,820

3,130

4,730

3,220

4,810

2,810

7,200

5,340

3,150

6,730

3,780

3,800

9,340

5,250

2,600

4,160

3,980

2,820

5,000

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 18, 1950

June 24, 1950

Pet). 27, 1951

Mar. 6, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

Apr. 7, 1951

Apr. 25, 1951

May 2, 1951

June 3, 1951

June 15, 1951

June 28, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

July 9, 1952

July 15, 1952

May 1, 1953

June 10, 1954

June 22, 1954

Aug. 27, 1954

July 6, 1955

May 30, 1956

June 16, 1957

July 15, 1958

May 24, 1959

June 1, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

Mar. 28, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.10

7.10

9.2

6.60

13,00

11.00

6.70

9.85

7.30

8.08

13.37

7.65

8.10

. 7.10

5.72

7.72

18.55

7.04

11.14

4.32

7.52

9.47

7.50

7.40

12.10

9.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,890

2,990

4,950

2,580

9,800

7,070

2,510

5,630

3,030

3,830

10,400

3,330

3,830

2,840

1,760

3,450

20,300

2,790

7,190

890

3,230

5,300

3,300

3,210

8,960

5,860
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 377

4815. Des Moines River near Boone, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°04'40", long 93°55'55", in NE^NE^ sec.24, T.84 N., R.27 W. , 

on left bank 30 ft upstream from Boone Water Department dam, 2 miles northwest of Boone, and 2.2 miles upstream from Bluff Creek.

Drainage area. 5,511 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Feb. 7, 1935; recording thereafter. Concrete control since Oct. 20, 1932. Prior to Apr. 9, 1920, at site 2.5 miles downstream at datum 7.87 ft lower. Apr. 9, 1920, to Sept. 13, 1924, at site 

1.3 miles upstream at datum 1.65 ft lower. Oct. 9, 1924, to Jan. 10, 1933, 

at site 0.3 mile upstream at datum 6.69 ft lower. Jan. 11, 1933, to 

Sept. 30, 1934, at present site at datum 0.41 ft lower. Datum of gage is 

871.52 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 7 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 11,000 cfs. 

shown prior to 1935.

Only annual peaks are

Peak stages and. discharges

Water 

year

1903

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1931

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

Date

May 30, 1903

May 17, 1905

Mar. 29, 1906

July 13, 1907

June 23, 1908

June 29, 1909

Mar. 9, 1910

Feb. 17, 1911

Mar. 30, 1912

May 23, 1913

June 18, 1914

May 31, 1915

Mar. 27, 1916

Mar. 24, 1917

June 6, 1918

June 22, 1919

July 11, 1920

May 30, 1921

Apr. 14, 1922

Mar. 28, 1923

Mar. 30, 1924

June 18, 1925

Oct. 4, 1925

Apr. 18, 1927

Aug. 28, 1928

Mar. 17, 1929

Sept. 20, 1931

Apr. 2, 1933

Apr. 6, 1934

Mar. 6, 1935

June 26, 1935

Mar. 12, 1936

Mar. 7, 1937

June 16, 1937

Sept. 13, 1938

Sept. is, 1938

Qage 

height 

(feet)

25.4

13.3

15.1

17.2

20.2

17.6

13.4

7.6

20.9

13.8

10.1

22.8

15.6

20.2

20.5

14.9

13.5

9.4

9.9

6.6

7.0

8.8

10.2

13.0

9.9

21.0

7.8

17.4

2.9

8.0

11.3

8.8

9.6

11.9

8.8

16.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

43,600

13,100

16,200

19 , 800

26,200

20,400

12,400

4,200

27,000

12,600

6,880

31,400

15,300

24,000

31,400

13.300

16,900

10,400

11,200

6,520

7,350

4,280

6,180

10,100

5,560

24,200

2,930

29,100

4,420

11,300

17 , 000

12,600

14,000

18,100

12,600

24,500

Water 

year

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Mar. 15, 1939

Aug. 27, 1940

June 16, 1941

Nov. 8, 1941

Feb. 25, 1943

Mar. 22, 1944

June 15, 1944

Mar. 13, 1945

Apr. 25, 1945

May 24, 1945

June 2, 1945

Aug. 18, 1945

May 27, 1946

June 14, 1947

June 20, 1947

June 24, 1947

July 1, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 7, 1949

Mar. 28, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 9, 1951

May 3, 1951

June 4, 1951

June 29, 1951

Apr. 2, 1952

Apr. 15, 1952

July 10, 1952

June 15, 1953

June 11, 1954

June 22, 1954

Aug. 27, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.0

3.4

4.8

6.0

5.6

17.3

16.3

9.8

10.0

9.2

11.2

9.6

11.4

8.3

8.0

19.8

12.6

8.5

9.4

9.5

7.9

_

16.82

16.44

13.82

7.52

11.00

10.78

7.44

8.68

6.03

10.50

25.35

8.97

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,100

7,410

7,040

9,200

8,710

30,000

27,300

14,700

15,100

13,300

16,500

13,800

16,800

11,800

11,400

37,100

19 , 000

12,200

13,500

14,500

11,900

9,800

28,200

27 , 200

21,800

11,300

16,900

16,600

11,100

1 ,200

9,080

16,200

57 , 400

13,800
378 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Des Moines River near Boone, Icnra Continued

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

July 10, 1955

May 31, 1956

June 16, 1957

July 16, 1958

Oage 

height 

(feet)

4.10

1.11

5.35

6.22

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,390

1,550

8,300

9,500

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 1, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

May 27, 1960

Mar. 29, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.91

17.08

8.00

15.47

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,200

29,800

11,800

26,200

4820. Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°36'45", long 93°37'15", in NE^NE^- sec.34, T.79 N. , R.24 W. , 

on right bank 5 ft upstream from Second Avenue Bridge in Des Moines, 

1.8 miles upstream from Center Street Dam, 2.8 miles upstream from Raccoon 

River, and 4.5 miles downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 6,245 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording or recording gages at several sites within 3 miles of the 

present site and at various datums, prior to Aug. 21, 1941; recording and 

concrete multiple arch control dam at present site thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 773.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, and at city datum.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements for present 

gage location. Relation for jjage sites below Center Street Dam prior to 

1933 affected by backwater from Raccoon River and from various channel 

alterations. Discharge for certain peaks prior to 1933 cotrputed from study 

of backwater effects available for those peaks only; other peak discharges 

could not be computed.

Bankfull stage. 23 ft.

Historical data. Flood of June 24, 1954, is the greatest since flood of May 

1892 (magnitude unknown) and may have been the greatest since 1851.

Remarks. Gage heights shown prior to 1934 are from various gages below Center 

Street Dam, all of which were at about the same datum but slightly different locations. Gage heights 1936-41 computed for present gage from gage 

readings at Center Street Dam. Backwater effect of 1.0 ft included in peak 

gage height for June 26, 1947. Base for partial-duration series, 10,000 

cfs. Only annual peaks are shown prior to 1944.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1893 

1894

1897 

1898 

1899 

1900

1901 

1902 

1903 

1904 

1905

1906 

1907 

1908 

1909 

1910

1911 

1912 

1913 

1914 

1915

1916 

1917 

1918 

1919 

1920

Date

May 12, 1893 

Mar. 6, 1894

Mar. 23, 1897 

June 11, 1898 

Apr. 11, 1899 

Mar. 13, 1900

Mar. 20, 1901 

July 10, 1902

May 31, 1903 

June 4, 1904 

May 19, 1905

Mar. 30, 1906

July 15, 1907 

June 25, 1908 

July 9, 1909 

Mar. 8, 1910

Nov. 18, 1910 

Apr. 1, 1912 

May 16, 1913 

Sept. 17, 1914 

June 1, 1915

Mar. 28, 1916 

June 10, 1917 

June 7, 1918 

Apr. 25, 1919 

July 12, 1920

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.8 

3.6

16.0 

7.9 

9.1 

6.3

9.4 

20.1

27.3 

7.9 

9.6

10.8

11.6 

14.9 

14.6 

11.5

11.9 

17.1 

10.8 

8.3 

16.0

10.1 

16.2 

16.5 

11.2 

10.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

32,900

42,000

13,700

29,000

17,200 

26,800 

27,300 

16,900 

18,700

Water 

year

1921 

1922 

1923 

1924 

1925

1926 

1927 

1928 

1929 

1930

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934 

1935

1936 

1937

1938 

1939 

1940

1941 

1942 

1943

1944

Date

Feb. 18, 1921 

Apr. 13, 1922 

Mar. 28, 1923 

Mar. 31, 1924 

June 18, 1925

Sept. 20, 1926 

Feb. 7, 1927 

Aug. 27, 1928 

Mar. 18, 1929

June 16, 1930

Sept. 28, 1931 

Mar. 5, 1932 

Apr. 4, 1933

Apr. 7, 1934 

July 3, 1935

Mar. 14, 1936 

Mar. 7, 1937 

June 18, 1937 

Sept. 20, 1938 

Mar. 16, 1939 

Aug. 28, 1940

June 16, 1941

Nov. 10, 1941 

Feb. 24, 1943

May 23, 1944 

June 17, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.6 

8.2 

8.3 

5.1

13.1 

8.4 

5.7 

16.1

5.9

3.5 

14.62 

16.1

4.40 

13.3

13.2

14.70 

4.60 

3.00

3.33

17.1 

19.02

24.4 

23.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

10,700 

12,000 

8,000 

7,570 

4,920

12,000 

12,800 

5,700 

23.300

6,140

2,290 

28,500 

30 , 600

5,370 

17,600

13,600 

14,400 

15,800 

24,800 

13,400 

6,810

8,100

9,330 

a9,500

34,000 

29,100

a About.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 379

Peak stages and discharges of Des Molnes River at Des Moines, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Mar. 18, 1945

Apr. 19, 1945

Apr. 27, 1945

May 25, 1945

June 4, 1945

Aug. 20, 1945

Mar. 16, 1946

May 29, 1946

June 21, 1946

June 6, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 26, 1947

June 3, 1947

Mar. 2, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 8, 1949

Mar. 30, 1949

Mar. 9, 1950

June 22, 1950

Mar. 1, 1951

Mar. 31, 1951

Apr. 10, 1951

Apr. 27, 1951

May 4, 1951

June 5, 1951

Qage 

height 

(feet)

19.5

18.5

19.5

19.6

20.46

18.3

18.0

19.78

17.8

18.1

21.3

26.5

21.2

-

21.21

19.43

18.4

17.73

17.67

19.0

23.80

23.68

19.25

22.54

19.02

Discharge 

(cfs)

15,500

12,500

15,400

15,800

18,700

12,100

10,900

16,900

11,000

11,700

20,200

39,500

21,300

al2,000

20,300

15,300

12,400

10,600

10 , 600

a!2,000

32,400

31,900

14,700

26,600

14,100

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 4, 1951

July 14, 1951

Mar. 23, 1952

Apr. 3, 1952

Apr. 17, 1952

July 12, 1952

June 12, 1953

June 13, 1954

June 24, 1954

Aug. 29, 1954

Oct. 15, 1954

May 30, 1956

June 17, 1957

July 17, 1958

May 26, 1959

June 3, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960

May 7, 1960

May 27, 1960

Mar. 31, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.40

17.59

17.47

20.20

18.30

18.87

17.90

19.06

30.16

19.92

16.02

13.44

17.15

16.83

17.42

19.72

25.25

18.61

19.25

22.55

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,500

10,600

10,400

17,800

12,400

13,900

11,400

14,300

60,200

16,800

6,840

1,420

9,680

8,480

10,200

16,100

36,200

13,100

14,600

26,700

a About.

4825. North Raccoon River near Jefferson, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°59'20", long 94°22'30", in SW^NW^ sec.20, T.83 N., R.30 W., 

 on right bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 17, 2 miles 

south of Jefferson, and 4.2 miles upstream from Hardin Creek.

Drainage area. 1,619 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecordlng prior to June 26, 1946, and Oct. 1, 1955, to Apr. 30, 1958; 

recording June 26, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1955, and after Apr. 30, 1958. Prior 

to Apr. 22, 1946, at site 4 miles upstream at different datum. Datum of 

gage is 967.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 12 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 4,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

Aug. 28, 1940

June 14, 1941

July 15, 1942

Aug. 13, 1943

May 22, 1944

June 14, 1944

Mar. 12, 1945

Apr. 18, 1945

Apr. 25, 1945

May 24, 1945

June 3, 1945

June 10, 1945

Aug. 8, 1945

Mar. 16, 1946

May 28, 1946

Oage 

height 

(feet)

10.9

9.1

10.5

15.5

15.4

16.2

12.9

10.6

14.2

13.1

14.3

13.5

10.7

11.5

13.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,030

2,420

3,590

9,480

9,860

11,900

6,880

4,130

8,700

7,120

8,780

7,630

4,230

5,160

7,310

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

June 14, 1947

June 23, 1947

July 8, 1947

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 7, 1949

June 19, 1950

June 23, 1950

Mar. 29, 1951

May 3, 1951

June 3, 1951

June 21, 1951

July 4, 1951

Aug. 18, 1951

Aug. 30, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

July 11, 1952

aage 

height 

(feet)

12.4

22.3

11.6

13.8

14.8

12.0

11.1

17.39

15.62

12.88

12.25

12.58

12.41

12.97

12.80

12.51

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,780

29,100

5,420

8,630

10,100

6,050

4,710

16,000

11,800

6,720

5,800

6,320

6,060

6,860

6,580

6,190
380 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of North Raccoon River near Jefferson, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

July 1, 1953

June 13, 1954

June 22, 1954

Aug. 29, 1954

Apr. 26, 1955

May 13, 1956

June 16, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.10

11.09

19.52

14.19

9.78

5.4

13.49

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,490

4,670

21,300

9,360

3,580

650

7,800

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 7, 1958

June 3, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

May 28, 1960

Mar. 29, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

11.70

15.06

19.43

13.45

13.19

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,720

9,800

18,600

6,960

6,680

4826. Hardin Creek at Farnhamville, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°16', long 94°25', near northeast corner sec.14, T.86 N.,

R.31 W., at bridge on State Highway 175 near west city limits of Farnhamville.

Drainage area. 43.7 sq ml.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Mar. 29, 1952

July 14, 1953

Aug. 26, 1954

Mar. 11, 1955

Mar. 21, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

8.09

8.44

10.48

8.76

6.78

Discharge 

(cfs)

318

429

2,000

557

118

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 16, 1957

June 7, 1958

June 1, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

Sept. 30, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.90

7.69

9.06

9.75

7.91

Discharge 

(cfs)

270

225

700

840

272

4828. Happy Run at Churdan, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°10', long 94°30', near southwest corner sec.17, T.85 N., 

R.31 W., at bridge near west city limits of Churdan.

Drainage area. 7.58 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

Mar. 29, 1951 

Mar. 19, 1952

Aug. 26, 1954 

July 10, 1955

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.72 

6.25 

(a) 

7.87 

7.80

(a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

110 

54 

< 19 

116 

113

<19

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 17, 1957

June 1, 1959 

May 6, 1960

Sept. 30, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.81 

(a) 

7.70 

6.50

6.42

Discharge 

(cfs)

71

<19 

77 

48

46

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 381

4829. Hardin Creek near Farlin, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°05 I , long 94°25 I , near north quarter corner sec.14, T.84 N., 

R.31 W., at bridge, l| miles northeast of Farlin.

Drainage area. 101 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955

1956

Date

Mar. 29, 1951 

Mar. 29, 1952 

July 14, 1953 

Aug. 27, 1954 

July 10, 1955

Qage 

height 

(feet)

12.97 

9.11 

7.96 

12.57 

10.03

(a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,270 

472 

300 

1,810 

631

<120

Water 

year

1957 

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date '

June 17, 1957

June 1, 1959 

Mar. 29, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10. 5P 

(a) 

11. 4C 

13.3?

8.8?

Discharge 

(cfs)

743 

<120 

980 

1,960

324

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

4830. East Fork Hardin Creek near Churdan, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°06 I 25", long 94 0 22'10", in SE^SW^ sec.5, T.84 N., R.30 W., on 

left bank 35 ft upstream from highway bridge, 4.4 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 6.5 miles southeast of Churdan.

Drainage area. 24.0 sq mi.

Gage. Recording and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,050.90 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 180 cfs 

and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage. High banks are not subject to overflow.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955 

1956

1957

Date

June 10, 1953

Aug. 26, 1954

Oct. 13, 1954 

July 10, 1955

May 13, 1956

June 14, 1957 

June 16, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.17

7.73

6.15 

6.60

4.42

6.57 

8.82

Discharge 

(cfs)

105

329

250 

252

112

216 

371

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 19, 1958

May 31, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960 

Apr. 24, 1960 

May 5, 1960 

May 25, 1960

Feb. 22, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.10

7.36

8.04 

8.92 

6.30

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

186

288

a300 

350 

413 

231

al50

a About.

280-255 O - 68 - 26
382 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

4840. South Raccoon River at Redfield, Iowa

Location. Lab 41°34'45", long 94"11'00", in SW^SW^ sec.3, T.78 N., R.29 W. , on 

left bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge at Redfield, 0.8 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 90, 1 mile downstream from Middle 

Raccoon River, and 15.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 988 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 12, 1946; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 896.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 20 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 5,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

July 31, 1940

June 28, 1941

May 11, 1942

Aug. 28, 1942

Aug. 25, 1943

May 3, 1944

May 20, 1944

May 23, 1944

June 11, 1944

May 14, 1945

May 22, 1945

May 30, 1945

June 6, 1945

Aug. 24, 1946

Sept. 8, 1946

June 2, 1947

June 5, 1947

June 12, 1947

June 24, 1947

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 6, 1949

May 5, 1950

June 19, 1950

June 23, 1950

Mar. 29, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.3

10.5

13.0

13.4

14.1

13.2

23.8

16.9

13.7

15.0

17.2

15.0

13.1

18.9

21.4

19.9

22.7

24.3

16.7

21.3

14.2

14.7

17.9

13.8

20.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,100

3,550

5,740

6,380

6,610

5,930

20,000

9,750

6,430

7,730

10,100

7,730

5,830

12,000

15,200

15,000

20,500

23,800

10,500

17,600

7,530

7,990

11,600

7,080

15,400

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 2, 1951

June 2, 1951

June 7, 1951

June 3, 1951

Mar. 13, 1952

Mar. 31, 1952

June 21, 1952

June 27, 1952

May 24, 1953

June 10, 1953

Aug. 22, 1954

Apr. 24, 1955

Sept. 4, 1956

.June 17, 1957

July 2, 1958

July 4, 1958

July 19, 1958

Sept. 6, 1958

May 30, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

May 7, 1960

Feb. 23, 1961

Mar. 27, 1961

June 14, 1961

Sept. 30, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.70

18.14

12.19

16.26

11.53

14.39

12.12

16.06

12.23

23.08

13.84

12.86

9.80

17.80

29.04

19.28

15.80

25.12

10.95

15.29

15.31

11.23

10.67

10.78

11.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

11,700

12,200

5,680

10,100

5,160

7,840

5,680

9,740

5,680

21,300

7,200

6,310

3,840

12,700

35,000

14,200

9,580

25,500

5,420

9,340

9,340

5,590

5,160

5,250

5,420

4845. Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°32'00", long 93"57'10", in SW£SW£ sec.22, T.78 N., R.27 W., 

on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.3 mile northeast of 

Van.Meter, 1.2 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Raccoon 

Rivers, and 30 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,441 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to May 31, 1923, and Oct. 1, 1927, to Aug. 8, 1934; 

recording May 31, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1927, and after Aug. 8, 1934. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1915, at datum 2.00 ft higher. Datum of gage is 841.16 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage. 13 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 10,000 cfs.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 383

Peak stages and discharges of Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa

Water 

year

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

May 29, 1915

Mar. 16, 1916

June 7, 1917

June 10, 1917

June 6, 1918

Apr. 24, 1919

May 4, 1919

June 4, 1919

June 11, 1919

Mar. 14, 1920

Sept. 20, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

Mar. 27, 1923

Oct. 3, 1923

June 8, 1924

June 25, 1924

Aug. 7, 1925

Sept. 20, 1926

Feb. 8, 1927

Aug. 27, 1928

Mar. 14, 1929

May 13-16,1930

June 21, 1931

Nov. 24, 1931

Jan. 1, 1932

Mar. 4, 1932

Apr. 5, 1933

Apr. 7, 1934

Mar. 5, 1935

Mar. 5, 1936

Mar. 4, 1937

June 2, 1938

Mar. 12, 1939

Mar. 16, 1939

July 31, 1940

June 2, 1941

May 11, 1942

June 16, 1943

Qage 

height 

(feet)

15.19

8.4

18.4

17.0

13.7

12.6

12.4

11.7

11.8

-

11.1

12.1

11.6

11.2

12.3

15.2

10.1

19.0

9.7

10.8

16.2

8.8

8.3

14.6

12.5

14.2

10.1

5.0

13.1

13.9

13.9

11.6

-

13.0

9.2

10.0

11.7

12.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

21,600

5,840

35,200

26,000

14,800

12 , 400

12,000

10,700

11,000

10,000

9,670

11,400

10,300

10,000

12,400

20,100

8,060

32,000

6,880

8,480

19,400

5,870

5,270

15,200

11,400

14,200

7,550

2,020

11,000

12,200

12,200

8,590

a!4,000

10,600

5,770

6,920

8,800

10,000

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 16, 1943

May 21, 1944

June 11, 1944

June 16, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Apr. 28, 1945

May 15, 1945

May 23, 1945

May 31, 1945

June 6, 1945

June 13, 1945

Aug. 25, 1946

Sept. 9, 1946

June 3, 1947

June 5, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 23, 1947

June 25, 1947

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 6, 1949

Mar. 7, 1950

June 20, 1950

June 24, 1950

Mar. 31, 1951

May 2, 1951

June 3, 1951

June 8, 1951

July 4, 1951

July 6, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

June 27, 1952

June 11, 1953

June 16, 1954

June 25, 1954

Aug. 22, 1954

Aug. 31, 1954

Apr. 24, 1955

Sept. 4, 1956

June 18, 1957

July 3, 1958

July 20, 1958

Sept. 6, 1958

June 4, 1959

Apr. 2, 1960

May 7, 1960

May 26, 1960

Mar. 27, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

14.7

18.3

15.1

17.2

13.7

12.7

13.4

15.7

15.0

16.1

13.0

13.2

16.1

17.4

19.3

21.4

16.4

21.1

19.0

15.7

12.4

16.1

14.0

19.15

17.00

17.13

14.47

15.18

11.55

14.81

14.67

19.42

12.46

17.40

12.07

14.14

11.43

7.43

17.27

21.77

13.73

17.76

13.22

21.18

14.62

11.76

12.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

12,500

23,400

13,100

17,900

11,600

10,200

11,200

14,300

12,900

15,100

10,900

10,300

15,100

19,800

25,600

41,200

17,300

38,000

26,700

15,900

11,300

17,600

13,700

27,700

19,900

20,200

14,400

15,800

10,100

15,100

14,900

26,000

11,000

20,800

10,200

13,800

8,620

4,150

20,000

35,200

13,300

20,900

13,500

32,300

14,800

10,400

11,300
384 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

4855. Des Moines River below Raccoon River, at Des Moines, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°34'30", long 93°35'40", in NE^SE^ sec.10, T.73 N., R.24 W., 

near right bank on upstream side of East 14th Street Bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from Raccoon River and Scott Street Dam, and at mile 200.7.

Drainage area. 9,879 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording prior to Oct. 1, 1951, and Oct. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1959, at 

site above Scott Street Dam, 0.8 mile upstream, at datura 11.16 ft higher. 

Nonrecording Oct. 1, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1953, and after Sept. 30, 1959. 

Datum of gage is 762.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 26 ft.

Historical data. Maximum stage known since at least 1893, that of June 26, 

1947, site and datum then in use.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 12,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1905

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

May 31, 1903

Aug. 3O, 1940

June 16, 1941

May 12, 1942

June 16, 1943

Aug. 17, 1943

Apr. 24, 1944

May 4, 1944

May 24, 1944

June 17, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

Apr. 17, 1945

Apr. 28, 1945

May 15, 1945

May 25, 1945

June 4, 1945

June 13, 1945

Mar. 16, 1946

May 29, 1946

June 20, 1946

Sept. 10, 1946

Apr. 13, 1947

June 6, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 23, 1947

June 26, 1947

Mar. 3, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 7, 1949

Mar. 29, 1949

Mar. 8, 1950

May 11, 1950

June 21, 1950

Mar. 1, 1951

Mar. 31, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a20.9

6.9

-

9.03

-

8.0

-

8.60

17.60

16.20

12.38

10.46

11.21

8.91

12.62

12.77

-

9.37

10.82

8.86

8.70

-

15.08

18.60

-

20.8

_

15.69

12.58

-

-

-

11.56

-

17.75

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

8,990

bl3,000

17,000

12,800

15,100

14,600

16,700

53,200

45,500

27,000

21,700

23,900

17,400

28,400

28,900

21,200

19,100

22,800

17,300

15,300

17,000

37,800

59,500

39,200

77,000

13,100

44,400

28,100

17,200

16,300

16,000

24,800

15,000

54,800

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 27, 1951

May 5, 1951

June 4, 1951

June 21, 1951

July 4, 1951

Aug. 17, 1951

Mar. 14, 1952

Mar. 23, 1952

Apr. 1, 1952

June 27, 1952

July 12, 1952

June 12, 1953

June 29, 1953

June 13, 1954

June 16, 1954

June 24, 1954

Aug. 22, 1954

Aug. 24, 1954

Aug. 26, 1954

Aug. 29, 1954

Apr. 27, 1955

July 11, 1955

Sept. 5, 1956

June 19, 1957

July 4, 1958

July 20, 1958

Sept. 7, 1958

Mar. 27, 1959

May 26, 1959

June 3, 1959

June 30, 1959

Apr. 2, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

May 7, 1960

May 26, 1960

Mar. 31, 1961

Apr. 12, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.82

15.64

13.80

S.15

-

7.57

16.5

18.4

22.5

19.7

20.0

24.50

16.56

7.93

8.64

20.08

8.54

7.70

10.55

12.50

_

7.27

5.71

11.60

14.96

9.34

8.00

7.31

7.70

12.82

7.13

28.86

18.35

22.50

22.20

25.10

16.30

Discharge 

(cfs)

22,500

42,000

33,100

16,600

33,400

14,600

12,800

16,700

28,900

20,800

21,600

34,200

13,000

14,800

16,900

67,300

16,500

14,100

20,800

26,300

11,600

11,600

3,850

25,700

39,000

19,100

16,000

13,000

14,200

27,700

12,200

68,900

15,500

26,300

25,300

37,600

12,500

a Prom flood profile; 

b Maximum dally.

from office of Des Moines City Engineer.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 385

4860. North River near Norwalk, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°27'25", long 93°39'10", in NW£SW£ sec.20, T.77 N., R.24 W., 

on left bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, if miles southeast of 

Norwalk, 8 miles northwest of Indianola, 8.7 miles upstream from Kiddle 

Creek, and 9 miles south of Des Moines.

Drainage area. 349 sq mi. Prior to Oct. 12, 1960, 340 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 12, 1946, and Jan. 7 to Oct. 11, I960. Recording June 12, 1946, to Jan. 6, I960, and after Oct. 11, 1960. Jan. 7 to 

Oct. 11, 1960, at site 2.1 miles upstream at different datum. Datum of gage 

is 788.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 9,100 cfs 

and extended above by area-velocity studies.

Bankfull stage.--19 ft.

Historical data. A stage of 21 ft occurred in January or February 1939. from 

high-water mark and statement of local resident; discharge, about 6,000 cfs.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,700 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Aug. 1, 1940

Sept. 17, 1941

Oct. 9, 1941

Nov. 2, 1941

Dec. 25, 1941

May 7, 1942

May 12, 1942

July 21, 1942

Feb. 5, 1943

June 18, 1943

May 5, 1944

May 22, 1944

May 27, 1944

June 12, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

Apr. 5, 1945

Apr. 17, 1945

May 16, 1945

Mar. 27, 1946

Aug. 26, 1946

Oct. 20, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

May 30, 1947

June 5, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 24, 1947

July 7, 1947

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 2, 1950

Mar. 6, 1950

June 16. 1950

Qage 

height 

(feet)

14.74

17.4

19.8

20.4

19.0

18.5

20.62

20.0

-

20.51

19.8

20.3

20.45

20.1

19.7

19.8

19.9

19.9

19.6

21.87

20.0

19.9

20.8

20.6

24.4

25.3

21.1

19.3

21.36

18.68

-

20.32

19.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

986

1,530

2,250

3,SOO

2,040

1,820

4,350

3,020

1,710

3,720

2,430

3,430

3,830

2,970

2,290

2,430

2,590

2,590

2,170

10,200

2,800

2,600

5,040

4,370

26,000

32,000

6,080

2,080

7,200

1,860

a2,500

3,430

1,800

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 20, 1950

Mar. 30, 1951

May 2, 1951

May 27, 1951

June 4, 1951

June 9, 1951

July 4, 1951

Mar. 12, 1952

May 25, 1952

June 23, 1952

June 29, 1952

Aug. 17, 1952

June 11, 1953

May 31, 1954

July 11, 1955

Aug. 8, 1956

May 11, 1957

July 6, 1958

July 21, 1958

May 22, 1959

May 31, 1959

July 1, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 7, 1960

May 25, 1960

Mar. 14, 1961

Mar. 29, 1961

Apr. 14, 1961

June 8, 1961

June 15, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.6

19.77

20.52

20.25

19.11

19.40

19. 8S

20.46

19. 7S

20. 8C

18.96

19. 2£

19.64

18. 4F

_

16. sr

18.26

20.77

20.20

19.63

20.33

22.60

19.76

-

17.8

17.97

19.92

19.19

20.05

20.18

19.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,260

2,380

3,970

3,300

1,760

1,980

2,600

3,970

2,440

5,670

1,820

1,820

1,940

1,600

al,400

1,140

1,410

3,180

2,220

1,810

2,660

9,460

4,580

a6,800

2,500

2,600

2,290

1,730

2,480

2,130

1,910

a About.
386 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

4864.9 Middle River near Indianola, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°26'00", long 93°33'20", in SW^NW^ sec.31, T.77 N., R.23 W. , 

on right bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highways 65 and 69, 5 miles 

north of Indianola, 11.0 miles south of Des Moines, and 12.5 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 506 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 11, 1946; June 9, 1947, to Nov. 23, 1948; and 

Sept. 8, 1951, to Oct. 30, 1952. Recording June 11, 1946, to June 8, 1947 

(destroyed by flood); Nov. 24, 1948, to Sept. 7, 1951; and after Oct. 30, 

1952. Datum of gage is 773.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements-. 

Bankfull stage. 16 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 4,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

July 31, 1940

June 9, 1941

Sept. 16, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

Dec. 24, 1941

May 11, 1942

July 19, 1942

May 16, 1943

May 22, 1944

Mar. 15, 1945

Apr. 16, 1945

May 15, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

June 20, 1946

Aug. 25, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

May 29, 1947

June 5, 1947

June 13, 1947

June 21, 1947

Mar. 19, 1948

Feb. 24, 1949

June 25, 1949

Feb. 28, 1950

June 19, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.40

19.73

17.0

19.5

16.5

17.7

17.5

15.54

20.32

19.36

19.0

17.4

-

IS. 4

18.90

18.8

19.8

19.0

25.0

26.40

19.1

17.40

-

15.67

-

16.47

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,400

S,240

5,060

7,960

4,750

5,740

5,540

4,150

9,490

7,860

7,280

5,000

6,900

6,550

7,190

7,650

9,250

7,950

21,300

34,000

8,100

5,S40

5,740

4,670

4,600

5,600

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 2S, 1951

May 1, 1951

May 26, 1951

June 8, 1951

Mar. 13, 1952

May 23, 1952

June 22, 1952

Aug. 15, 1952

June 10, 1953

June 1, 1954

June 12, 1954

June 16, 1954

July 10, 1955

Aug. IS, 1956

May 11, 1957

July 2, 1958

Sept. 8, 1958

May 21, 1959

May 30, 1959

July 1, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 25, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Mar. 13, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

1- eight 

(feet)

16.4

19.37

17.3

15.65

15.65

16.71

22.20

16.26

17.53

17.55

16.28

16.80

11.88

11.43

12.90

17.54

19.22

17.13

-

19.52

19.44

20.43

15.26

-

16.97

16.76

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,520

8,520

6,270

4,920

4,920

5,760

14,400

5,440

6,450

6,540

5,440

5,840

2,850

2,650

3,350

6,090

S,260

6,090

a6,000

S,650

8,520

9,900

4,710

a6,500

5,520

5,360

4873. South Otter Creek near Woodburn, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°02', long 93°41', near southeast corner sec.18, T.72 N., 

R.24 W., at culvert on U.S. Highway 34, 3 miles northwest of Woodburn.

Drainage area.--2.26 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage. 

Stage-discharge relation. Not defined. 

Remarks. Only annual peak stages are shown.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 387

Peak stages and discharges of South Otter Creek near Woodburn, Iowa

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

June 8, 1953

May 29, 1954

Oct. 8, 1954

.

Apr. 2, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.81

3.68

5.01

(a)

3.99

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

-

-

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 3, 1958

May 21, 1959

June 13, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.22

10.68

9.92

9.70

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

-

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

4873.5. South Otter Creek tributary near Woodburn, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°03' , long 93°36' , near southwest corner sec.11, T.72 N. , 

R.24 W., at county road bridge, 2 miles north of Woodburn.

Drainage area. 0.71 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage. 

Stage-discharge relation. Not defined.

Remarks. Only annual peak stages are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

July 9, 1955

Sept. 9, 1956 

June 10, 1957 

July 30, 1958

Qage 

height 

(feet)

11.98

10.70 

9.83 

10.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

May 21, 1959 

June 13, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.21 

10.80

10.70

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

4874.7 South River near Ackworth, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°22'20", long 93°25'45", in SW^NE^ sec.19, T.76 N., R.22 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 92, 2 miles 

east of Ackworth, 4.5 miles downstream from Otter Creek, and 7 miles east of 

Indianola.

Drainage area. 474 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 13, 1946, and after Apr. 13, 1960; recording 

June 13, 1946, to Apr. 13, 1960. Datum of gage is 761.91 ft above mean sea 

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

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 23.5 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 5,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1930

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

June 1930

Aug. 11, 1940

June 9, 1941

Sept. 16, 1941

Oct. 22, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

Dec. 23, 1941

July 19, 1942

May 15, 1943

June 12, 1943

Apr. 22, 1944

May 2, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a24.5

8.3

20.6

17.9

16.9

18.7

14.3

18.4

15.1

13.8

13.4

16.3

Discharge 

(cfs)

30,000

1,770

13,400

8,570

7,420

9,430

5,210

9,090

6,130

5,130

5,030

7,460

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

May 22, 1944

June 9, 1944

Mar. 15, 194%

Apr. 16, 1945

May 14, 1945

May 25, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Mar. 26, 1946

June 19, 1946

Aug. 25, 1946

Apr. 4, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

May 29, 1947

June 5, 1947

Gage 

height 

(feet)

19.7

17.5

14.8

19.6

18.5

15.4

_

16.3

20.0

15.5

18.6

13.9

19.8

24.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

10,900

8,600

6,140

11,800

10,100

6,660

5,100

7,470

12,600

7,470

10,300

7,290

12,400

34,000

a From information by local residents.
388 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of South River near Ackworth, Iowa--Continued

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

June 13, 1947

June 22, 1947

Mar. 15, 1948

Feb. 24, 1949

June 25, 1949

Feb. 28, 1950

May 9, 1950

June 14, 1950

June 18, 1950

Mar. 28, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

May 1, 1951

May 26, 1951

June 2, 1951

June 7, 1951

July 3, 1951

Mar. 13, 1952

May 23, 1952

June 22, 1952

Aug. 15, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

Mar. 30, 1953

June 10, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

25.1

21.9

16.0

14.5

17.8

16.6

20.1

13.9

13.5

12.02

11.90

16.80

18.84

15.12

14.43

12.17

12.23

13.01

21.83

14.32

12.81

12.53

20.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

22 , 500

17,300

8,900

7,250

11,000

10,300

15,200

7,350

6,950

5,450

5,360

10 , 500

13,100

8,660

7,960

5,980

5,980

5,800

16,600

7,780

6,220

5,950

16,200

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 25, 1954

June 1, 1954

June 16, 1954

July 10, 1955

Aug. 18, 1956

Apr. 3, 1957

July 2, 1958

July 19, 1958

Mar. 26, 1959

Apr. 20, 1959

May 22, 1959

May 29, 1959

June 30, 1959

Aug. 7, 1959

Sept. 26, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 6, 1960

May 25, 1960

Sept. 24, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Mar. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.70

12.37

13.03

12.02

7.69

9.01

14.43

13.88

12.5

13.03

22.81

19.35

19.52

14.83

15.04

21.26

22.60

16.6

19.7

18.0

19.8

19.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,100

5,860

6,400

5,500

2,350

3,130

6,040

5,590

5,150

5,500

13,700

11,700

11,800

6,940

7,100

13,000

18,100

8,190

11,300

9,450

11,400

11,100

4876. South Whitebreast Creek near Osceola, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°58', long 93°41', near southwest corner sec.12, T.71 N. , 

R.25 W. , at county road bridge, 6 miles southeast of Osceola.

Drainage area. 28.0 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements to 1,000 cfs 

and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

June 8, 1953

May 29, 1954

July 9, 1955

_

Apr. 2, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.21

5.27

12.02

(a)

9.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,280

302

1,440

b75

1,020

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 3, 1958

Aug. 6, 1959

Mar. 27, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.57

13.09

11.44

11.04

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,350

1,680

1,330

1,240

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage, 

b Less than figure shown.

4878. Whitebreast Creek at Lucas, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°02', long 93°28', in NE^ sec.23, T.72 N. , R.2IT W., at bridge 

on U.S. Highway 65, near south city limits of Lucas.

Drainage area. 128 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 389

Peak stages and discharges of Whitebreast Creek at Lucas, Iowa

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

June 8, 1953 

May 29, 1954 

July 8, 1955

Apr. 4, 1957

dage 

height 

(feet)

15.15 

8.52 

14.95

(a)

12.85

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,420 

583 

2,960

bllO 

1,460

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

July 30, 1958 

May 22, 1959 

Mar. 29, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.59 

16.98 

15.80

14.41

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,760 

11,900 

5,600

2,570

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage, 

b Less than figure shown.

4880. Whitebreast Creek near Knoxville, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°19'25", long 93°08'55" , in NE^SW^ sec.3, T.75 N., R.20 W., on 

right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 1.1 miles upstream from Butcher Creek, 2.2 miles west of Knoxville, and 11.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Feb. 18, 1949; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 734.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. High banks are not subject to overflow.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

June 20, 1946

June 6, 1947

Mar. 16, 1948

Feb. 19, 1949

Feb. 23, 1949

June 25, 1949

Feb. 28, 1950

Hay 10, 1950

June 18, 1950

Mar. 28, 1951

May 3, 1951

May 26, 1951

July 3, 1951

Mar. 13, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

June 21, 1952

Aug. 15, 1952

Nov. 17, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

Mar. 30, 1953

June 10, 1953

Apr. 25, 1954

July 10, 1955

Aug. 8, 1956

Oage 

height 

(feet)

4.20

19.6

11.2

_

15.30

16.38

15.83

17.95

12.16

11.17

9.92

14.70

14.98

12.49

10.00

18.16

11.44

15.89

-

13.72

15.90

12.01

9.74

10.79

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,740

14,000

2,730

2,800

5,400

6,580

5,900

9,100

3,540

3,290

2,710

5,020

5,200

3,880

2,750

9,500

3,380

6,000

a3,100

4,700

6,540

3,850

2,590

3,000

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 13, 1957

July 2, 1958

July 4, 1958

July 19, 1958

Nov 17, 1958

Mar 20, 1959

Mar 26, 1959

Apr 1, 1959

Apr 20, 1959

May 11, 1959

May 22, 1959

May 31, 1959

July 1, 1959

Sept. 26, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 7, 1960

May 25, 1960

Sept. 24, 1960

Oct 31, 1960

Feb 18, 1961

Mar 6, 1961

Mar 13, 1961

Mar 23, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 30, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.42

18.37

18.24

12.35

8.9

-

14.0

-

-

11.5

17.75

16.64

9.03

10.77

17.10

19.02

-

17.0

-

9.93

9.66

15.74

12.80

15.48

10.27

14.75

9.07

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,760

7,300

7,020

3,660

2,630

a3,600

4,850

a2,600

a5,000

3,680

7,800

6,660

2,670

3,390

7,100

11,000

a3,900

7,000

a8,000

2,760

2,660

5,940

4,260

5,800

3,190

5,330

2,710

a About.
390 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

4885. Des Moines River near Tracy, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°16'55", long 92°51'30", in NW£SEi sec. 19, T.75 N. , R.17 W. , 

on right bank 250 ft upstream from abandoned Belief ountaine Bridge, 0.5 mile 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 0.8 mile east of Tracy, 3.1 miles 

upstream from Cedar Creek, and 6.4 miles downstream from English Creek.

Drainage area. 12,479 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecord ing prior to June 27, 1940, and June 30, 1952, to Nov. 4, 1960; 

recording June 27, 1940, to June 29, 1952, and after Nov. 4, 1960. Prior to 

Nov. 4, 1960, at site 250 ft downstream. Datum of gage is 670.91 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current -meter measurements.

Bankfull stage. 20 ft.

Historical data. --Maximum stage known since 1851, that of June 14, 1947.

Remarks . Base for partial -duration series, 20,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1903

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

May 31, 1903

Mar. 16, 1920

Mar. 27, 1920

Apr. 20, 1920

May 14, 1920

July 15, 1920

Sept. 17, 1921

Apr. 13, 1922

May 27, 1922

Mar. 26, 1923

Mar. 4, 1924

Mar. 31, 1924

June 27, 1924

June 23, 1925

June 15, 1926

Sept. 24, 1926

Apr. 20, 1927

Apr. 30, 1927

May 24, 1927

Aug. 4, 1928

Mar. 16, 1929

June 17, 1930

June 22, 1931

Nov. 26, 1931

Apr. 7, 1933

Apr. 9, 1934

June 3, 1935

June 20, 1935

June 28, 1935

July 4, 1935

Mar. 5, 1936

Mar. 5, 1937

Sept. 23, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

Aug. 15, 1940

June 11, 1941

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a25

13.0

13.7

12.5

15.0

13.6

13.3

12.4

13.4

13.3

12.6

12.0

16.5

8.7

13.0

16.3

15.8

11.7

11.9

11.4

18.6

16.4

9.0

16.5

16.7

5.5

15.4

15.7

20.2

18.6

14.2

17.9

15.2

17.5

9.3

13.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

a!30,000

25,900

28,200

24,200

32 , 800

27,900

26,900

23,100

26,600

26,300

23,800

21,700

38,200

11,500

25,200

37,500

35,500

20,700

21,400

19,700

45,500

33,500

11,800

34,000

35,000

4,950

26,900

28,000

54,600

43,300

23,100

38 , 900

26,200

36,600

11,600

21,500

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950-

1951

Date

Nov. 2, 1941

Jan. 26, 1942

May 14, 1942

July 15, 1942

July 20, 1942

May 17, 1943

June 13, 1943

Apr. 24, 1944

May 4, 1944

May 23, 1944

June 10, 1944

June 13, 1944

June 19, 1944

Mar. 17, 1945

Mar. 26, 1945

Apr. 5, 1945

Apr. 18, 1945

Apr. 29, 1945

May 16, 1945

May 27, 1945

June 10, 1945

June 21, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Mar. 17, 1946

Mar. 27, 1946

May 31, 1946

June 20, 1946

Aug. 26, 1946

Mar. 13, 1947

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 12, 1947

Apr. 21, 1947

May 30, 1947

June 6, 1947

June 14, 1947

June 23, 1947

June 27, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 17, 1948

Mar. 22, 1948

Mar. 5, 1949

Mar. 9, 1949

June 25, 1949

Mar. 1, 1950

May 10, 1950

June 20, 1950

Apr. 2, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

May 5, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.7

13.4

14.4

13.2

13.2

15.7

13.4

16.1

16.8

21.6

17.3

17.3

18.9

18.5

15.8

13.0

18.8

14.5

16.6

17.7

16.4

14.2

18.8

15.3

14.3

13.6

17.8

13.1

13.3

17.1

16.6

16.0

16.8

25.8

26.5

20.7

21.5

14.4

13.7

20.1

_

15.4

13.6

16.0

15.6

14.9

19.81

18.50

18.74

Discharge 

(cfs)

28,000

20,900

23,700

20,400

20,400

28,000

20,900

29,000

32,200

75,000

35,500

36,600

46,200

39,300

29,400

20,000

41,400

24,000

32,000

37,300

31,100

23,200

40,700

27,000

23,400

21,300

35,400

20,300

20,800

33,600

31,800

29,500

32,500

125,200

155,000

66,200

76,000

25,400

23,000

59,700

a27,000

29,300

22,600

31,700

30 , 100

26,900

56,300

45,400

46,800

a About.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 391

Peak stages and discharges of Des Molnes River near Tracy, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

May 26, 1951

June 9, 1951

July 3, 1951

Mar. 13, 1952

Mar. 23, 1952

Apr. 4, 1952

May 24, 1952

June 22, 1952

June 29, 1952

July 14, 1952

Feb. 21, 1953

Mar. 31, 1953

June 14, 1953

June 17, 1954

June 27, 1954

Sept. 1, 1954

July 12, 1955

Aug. 20, 1956

June 20, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

15.89

16.79

16.87

14.93

13.23

15.25

13.04

17.40

13.84

12.91

12.93

13.26

16.19

14.02

22.14

14.8

10.63

5.80

13.58

Discharge 

(ofs)

31,300

35,300

35,800

27,300

21,300

28,500

20,700

38,400

23,300

20,400

20,100

21,600

27,700

23,500

69,900

25,900

14,300

4,480

24,100

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 3, 1958

July 7, 1958

July 21, 1958

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

May 22, 1959

May 31, 1959

July 2, 1959

Jan. 14, 1960

Apr. 4, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

May 7, 1960

May 26, 1960

Feb. 19, 1961

Mar. 7, 1961

Mar. 14, 1961

Mar. 23, 1961

Apr. 2, 1961

Apr. 13, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

16.64

16.98

14.12

13.20

13.85

17.00

17.92

16.65

16.70

23.00

12.50

17.80

17.60

_

14.37

16.89

13.27

18.12

14.10

14.92

Discharge 

(ofs)

28,200

33,100

22,900

21,300

22,900

29,600

38,900

32,600

33,100

75,500

20,700

38,400

37,400

a25,000

23,800

32,900

20,200

38,200

22,700

25,500

a About.

4890. Cedar Creek near Bussey, Iowa

Location. Lat 41"13'10", long 92°54'25", at corner common to sees. 10, 11, 14, 

15, T.74 N., R.18 W., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 156, 1.6 miles northwest of Bussey, and 8.9 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 374 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Feb. 21, 1949; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 682.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 18 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1946

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

June 1946

Feb. 28, 1948

Feb. 24, 1949

May 9, 1950

Apr. 7, 1951

May 11, 1951

May 26, 1951

July 3, 1951

Mar. 13, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

May 10, 1952

June 3, 1952

June 21, 1952

Nov. 18, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

Mar. 31, 1953

Aug. 26, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Aug. 9, 1956

Apr. 3, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a28.05

24.90

21.58

27.50

16.54

20.02

21.37

18.00

16.68

16.98

16.58

19.83

25.72

19.18

16.88

20.12

16.44

16.46

17.20

17.37

Discharge 

(cfs)

31,500

15,900

7,800

29,300

3,500

5,800

7,680

4,200

3,580

3,700

3,540

5,620

20,100

5,080

3,660

5,920

3,460

3,500

3,980

4,060

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 3, 1958

July 4, 1958

July 20, 1958

July 30, 1958

Aug. 6, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Mar. 20, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Apr. 1, 1959

Apr. 20, 1959

May 21, 1959

May 30, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Jan. 15, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

May 7, 1960

May 17, 1960

May 25, 1960

June 13, 1960

Feb. 18, 1961

Mar. 6, 1961

Mar. 8, 1961

Mar. 14, 1961

Mar. 27, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

28.06

17.60

18.63

15.95

15.98

-

20.25

18.92

19.78

19.48

22.84

-

19.58

16.57

25.71

18.34

25.00

19.32

20.62

16.68

16.96

19.60

16.84

19.90

17.40

27.54

Discharge 

(cfs)

29,000

4,140

4,560

3,500

3,500

b3,500

6,090

4,860

5,650

5,360

11,000

b9,000

5,450

3,740

18,800

4,500

16,000

5,180

6,630

3,780

3,900

5,370

3,820

5,580

4,100

20,800

a Gage height 28.45 ft on upstream side of bridge; from levels to floodmarks by Corps 

of Engineers. 

b About.
392 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

4895. Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°00'30", long 92°24'40", in NW^SW^ sec.30, T.72 N., R.13 W., 

near right bank 10 ft downstream from Vine Street Bridge at Ottumwa, 

6.3 miles upstream from Village Creek, 9.7 miles downstream from South Avery 

Creek, and at mile 92.6.

Drainage area.--13,374 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Mar. 31, 1935; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Sept. 30, 1930, at Market Street Bridge half a mile upstream at datum 0.06ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1930, to Mar. 31, 1935, at Eldon, 15 miles downstream at 

different datum. Datum of gage is 622.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage. Overbank sections protected by levees.

Historical data. Maximum stage known since at least 1850, that of June 7, 1947.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 25,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1903

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

Date

May 31, 1903

June 10, 1917

June 10, 1918

June 25, 1918

Mar. 17, 1919

Apr. 26, 1919

May 7, 1919

June 7, 1919

June 12, 1919

Mar. 16, 1920

Mar. 26, 1920

Apr. 20, 1920

May 16, 192O

July 16, 1920

Sept. 17, 1921

May 27, 1922

Mar. 27, 1923

Mar. 3, 1924

Mar. 5, 1924

June 28, 1924

June 16, 1925

June 15, 1926

Sept. 25, 1926

Apr. 21, 1927

May 23, 1927

Feb. S, 1928

Mar. 17, 1929

Apr. 25, 1929

June 16, 1930

June 23, 1931

Nov. 26, 1931

Jan. 3, 1932

Mar. 7, 1932

June 27, 1932

July 10, 1932

Apr. 8, 1933

Apr. 10, 1934

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!9.4

16.8

14.0

11.4

12.4

11.1

14.4

12.3

9.4

9.4

12.4

12.0

11.0

10.8

12.2

10.5

10.3

9.91

10.0

12.8

7.0

11.3

12.5

13.0

9.9

9.6

14.5

10.2

10.6

8.09

14.99

11.7

11.3

9.8

9.9

14.68

5.16

Discharge 

(cfs)

bl40,000

62,200

43,500

34,400

39,000

33,000

45,900

33,500

26,100

27,200

35,700

34,000

30,000

29,200

34,800

28,000

27,300

25,700

26,100

37,600

14,900

31,300

36,200

38,600

25,700

24,500

46,700

26,800

28,400

11,400

35, 100

32,600

31,300

25,300

25,700

35,400

5,020

Water 

year

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

June 4, 1935

June 21, 1935

June 28, 1935

July 5, 1935

Mar. 5, 6, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

Mar. 6, 1937

Sept. 24, 1938

Mar. 14, 1939

Aug. 17, 1940

June 11, 1941

Nov. 3, 1941

Jan. 27, 1942

May 17, 1943

Apr. 24, 1944

May 5, 1944

May 24, 1944

June 11, 1944

June 19, 1944

Mar. 19, 1945

Mar. 27, 1945

Apr. 18, 1945

May 17, 1945

May 28, 1945

Jan. 8, 1946

Mar. 19, 1946

June 20, 1946

July 17, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 13, 1947

Apr. 22, 1947

May 31, 1947

June 7, 1947

June 15, 1947

June 28, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 23, 1948

Mar. 10, 1949

June 26, 1949

Mar. 1, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.2

11.1

15.45

14.2

9.50

_

14.77

8.82

12.47

5.57

8.33

9.96

9.7

10.7

11.2

10.9

17.5

12.6

14.3

12.4

10.2

13.44

13.0

12.0

14.34

10.6

13.8

12.5

13.1

11.5

11.4

11.4

20.2

20.1

16.6

11.0

14.74

10.84

9.3

9.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

29,200

33,OOO

53,200

47,400

27,800

29,200

50,300

25,300

39,800

14,000

22,800

29,000

28,000

32,100

33,500

32,700

73,200

39,200

46,500

38,400

30,000

42,500

40,900

37,000

46,600

31,500

44,200

38,300

41,100

34,400

33,500

34,000

135,000

130,700

70,200

31,800

52,900

31,300

25,500

26,600

a Present site and datum or about 22 ft at Market Street Bridge; from information by 

Corps of Engineers and U.S. Weather Bureau, 

b Estimated.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 393

Peak stages and discharges of Des Molnes River at Ottumwa, Iowa Continued

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

May 11, 1950

June 20, 1950

Apr. 4, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

Apr. 28, 1951

May 6, 1951

May 27, 1951

June 7, 1951

July 4, 1951

Mar. 13, 1952

Apr. 5, 1952

June 23, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

June 14, 1953

June 28, 1954

Sept. 1, 1954

July 12, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.68

10.8

15.15

13.93

9.92

14.07

11.68

12.63

13.15

11.28

10.28

13.38

10.04

10.51

16.89

9.32

5.79

Discharge 

(cfs)

34,600

30,600

55,200

45,400

27,000

46,600

34,600

38,700

41,500

32,800

28,600

42,500

27,400

29,400

61,400

25,100

13,800

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 9, 1956

June 18, 1957

July 4, 1958

July 20, 1958

May 23, 1959

June 1, 1959

July 3, 1959

Jan. 14, 1960

Apr. 1, 1960

May 7, 1960

May 27, 1960

Feb. 19, 1961

Mar. 8, 1961

Mar. 15, 1961

Apr. 3, 1961

Sept. 15, 1961

helfht D1?^ge 

(feet) (°fs )

4.39 9,720

8.09 22,000

10.86 33,500

8.78 25,100

10.76 32,900

12.12 38,600

10.05 29,600

11.55 38,300

17.49 70,500

13.12 43,400

12.10 38,600

41,400

9.45 27,200

11.17 34,500

11.75 37,200

10.85 32,900

4905. Des Moines River at Keosauqua, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°43'45", long 91°57'45", in SE£sw£ sec.36, T.69 N., R.10 W., 

on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 1 at Keosauqua, 

4.0 miles downstream from Chequest Creek, and at mile 50.6.

Drainage area. 14,038 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 24, 1933; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 558.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1912 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--20 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 25,000 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown for 1912-15.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1851

1903

1904

1905

1906

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

Date

June 1, 1851

June 1, 1903

Apr. 26, 1904

Mar. 1, 1905

June 10, 1905

July 2, 1905

Feb. 25, 1906

Apr. 4, 1912

May 21, 1913

Sept. 18, 1914

Aug. 3, 1915

Oct. 2, 1915

Feb. 23, 1916

Mar. 27, 1916

May 14, 1916

May 24, 1916

Mar. 30, 1917

June 6, 1917

June 14, 1917

May 29, 1918

June 11, 191"

June 25, 19"

Mar. 16, 1919

Gage 

height 

(feet)

24

27.85

13.4

9.9

23.8

10.8

11.4

16.7

9.3

10.8

18.6

10.1

10.7

14.6

10.3

11.0

9.3

16.0

18.7

9.2

13.2

13.6

14.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

146,000

44,200

28,100

108,000

31,700

33,700

56,600

26,600

31,900

67,600

29,400

31,500

46,400

30,100

32,600

26,600

51,000

68,200

26,200

40,700

42,200

45,400

Water 

year

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

Date

Apr. 27, 1919

May 8, 1919

June 8, 1919

Mar. 26, 1920

Apr. 21, 1920

May 15, 1920

June 14, 1920

Sept. 21, 1921

May 28, 1922

Mar. 28, 1923

Mar. 5, 1924

June 28, 1924

June 16, 1925

June 16, 1926

Sept. 9, 1926

Sept. 15, 1926

Sept. 25, 1926

Apr. 16, 1927

Apr. 19, 1927

May 25, 1927

June 4, 1927

Aug. 4, 1928

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.0

13.6

12.0

14.1

11.2

10.2

11.2

9.45

9.6

9.2

9.3

13.1

7.6

9.6

10.1

12.4

11.8

9.3

14.0

10.4

9.2

7.3

Discharge 

(cfs)

32,600

42,200

36,300

44,100

33,300

29,700

33,300

27,100

27,600

26,200

26,600

40,400

20,800

27,600

29,400

37,800

35,600

26,600

43,700

30,400

26,200

19,800
394 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Des Koines River at Keosauqua, Iowa--Continued

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

Nov. 17, 1928

Mar. 17, 1929

Apr. 20, 1929

Apr. 25, 1929

June 15, 1930

July 3, 1931

Oct. 8, 1931

Nov. 25, 1931

Jan. 4, 1932

June 27, 1932

July 10, 1932

Aug. 14, 1932

Apr. 8, 1933

Apr. 4, 1934

June 4, 1935

June 19, 1935

June 29, 1935

July 6, 1935

Mar. 6, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

Mar. 6, 1937

Sept. 25, 1938

Mar. 12, 1939

Aug. 18, 1940

June 11, 1941

Oct. 10, 1941

Nov. 4, 1941

Jan. 27, 1942

May 17, 1943

June 13, 1943

Apr. 15, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

May 6, 1944

May 25, 1944

June 11, 1944

June 15, 1944

June 20, 1944

Mar. 19, 1945

Mar. 27, 1945

Apr. 19, 1945

May 17, 1945

May 28, 1945

June 9, 1945

June 16, 1945

June 22, 1945

Jan. 8, 1946

Mar. 17, 1946

Mar. 24, 1946

June 18, 1946

July 18, 1946

Qage 

height 

(feet)

11.0

13.5

10.4

11.7

10.1

7.2

9.2

11.7

10.6

8.9

10.2

8.9

11.3

4.1

10.7

12.5

15.9

14.6

9.39

-

14.87

9.05

14.30

6.28

9.30

10.1

10.37

9.7

11.71

10.4

10.0

15.3

11.3

18.30

-

-

14.2

12.6

10.1

13.4

13.88

11.8

10.9

10.5

9.0

13.8

11.5

9.6

19.50

14.8

Discharge 

(ofs)

32,600

41,800

30,400

35,200

29,400

19,500

26,200

35,200

31,200

25,200

29,700

25,200

33,700

9,880

31,600

39,000

54,400

48,300

26,900

30,900

50,600

25,100

46,900

15,600

26,200

29,300

30,100

27,300

35,300

30,100

29,600

55,500

35,500

72,300

41 , 600

38,700

49,900

39,800

32,200

47,300

49,500

39,800

35,600

33,600

27,100

49,600

37,000

27,500

78,300

51,000

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 13, 1947

Apr. 22, 1947

June 8, 1947

June 16, 1947

June 24, 1947

June 30, 1947

Feb." 28, 1948

Mar. 17, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 23, 1948

Feb. 27, 1949

Mar. 6, 1949

Mar. 11, 1949

Mar. 27, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

June 24, 1949

Mar. 2, 1950

May 11, 1950

June 19, 1950

Apr. 4, 1951

Apr. 28, 1951

May 10, 1951

May 28, 1951

June 8, 1951

June 22, 1951

July 5, 1951

Mar. 13, 1952

Mar. 20, 1952

Apr. 6, 1952

June 24, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

June 15, 1953

June 29, 1954

Sept. 2, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Aug. 10, 1956

June 21, 1957

July 5, 1958

Mar. 21, 1959

Mar. 28, 1959

May 24, 1959

June 1, 1959

July 3, 1959

Jan. 15, 1960

Apr. 2, 1960

May 7, 1960

May 25, 1960

Feb. 19, 1961

Mar. 8, 1961

Mar. 16, 1961

Apr. 4, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.2

10.9

11.0

25.1

25.14

17.8

19.4

9.7

8.8

13.1

14.38

8.4

9.1

9.9

9.2

9.97

9.1

8.9

10.6

11.40

14.38

10.07

16.45

10.72

12.26

10.01

12.14

11.57

8.69

9.63

12.45

9.95

9.71

16.14

8.66

7.57

4.46

7.44

10.50

8.63

8.66

10.60

12.08

9.58

12.0

18.34

16.15

11.56

10.57

9.82

10.18

10.83

10.95

Discharge 

(ofs)

47 , 900

32,200

32,600

123,000

124,000

71,000

80,200

30,000

26,400

46,200

52,800

25,000

27,900

31,300

28,300

31,700

27,000

27,000

34,400

38,100

53,000

32,200

63,500

34,900

42,400

32,200

41,400

39,000

26,200

30,000

42,900

31,600

30,300

60,800

25,800

22,100

11,600

21,300

33,800

25,800

26,200

34,300

41,400

29,900

40,900

73,800

62,400

39,000

34,300

30,800

32,500

35,200

36,100
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 395

4910. Sugar Creek near Keokuk, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°26'45", long 91°28'55", in SE^NW^ sec.7, T.65 N., R.5 W., on 

left bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, 4.1 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 6 miles northwest of Keokuk.

Drainage area. 105 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecordlng prior to June 25, 1923; recording thereafter. June 30, 

1923, to June 27, 1927, heavy timber and riprap control. Datum of gage is 

510.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage. 11 ft.

Historical data. Maximum stage known, that of June 9, 1905.

Remarks.--Records for 1922-24 furnished by Union Electric Co., formerly Mississippi River Power Co. Base for partial-duration series, 1,300 cfs. Only 

annual peaks are shown prior to 1959.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1905

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1959

Date

June 9, 1905

July 12, 1922

Mar. 15, 1923

Aug. 7, 1924

July 7, 1925

Sept.8,16, 1926

June 11, 1927

Oct. 1, 1927

Nov. 17, 1928

June 15, 1930

June 6, 1931

Apr. 19, 1959

May 30, 1959

Aug. 4, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.6

10.0

5.8

9.81

9.30

10.58

13.5

13.85

-

9.0

1O.O

10.56

8.40

8.32

Discharge 

(cfs)

a33,OOO

b2,780

980

2,400

2,180

3,040

6,170

6,620

(c)

1,970

2,560

2,320

1,440

1,410

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 6, 1959

Sept. 27, 1959

Sept. 28, 1959

Oct. 6, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 16, 1960

May 25, 1960

June 23, 1960

June 29, I960

July 1, 1960

July 12, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 24, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.88

10.92

12.22

11.72

11.40

11.17

8.75

10.09

11.54

9.07

10.73

12.87

8.80

12.32

9.42

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,270

2,460

4,300

3,500

2,900

2,500

1,410

1,860

3,200

1,500

2,100

6,120

1,410

4,750

1,540

a Estimated on basis of velocity-area study.

b Maximum during period April to September 1922.

c Not determined.

POX RIVER BASIN 

4941. South Fox Creek tributary near West Grove, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°44', long 92°35', near south quarter corner sec.31, T.69 N., 

R.15 W. , at culvert on State Highway 2, 3| miles west of West Grove.

Drainage area. 0.55 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest stage gage. 

Stage-discharge relation. Not defined.

Remarks. Only annual peak stages are shown, except for 1954.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

Mar. 30, 1953 

Apr. 21, 1954 

Oct. 10, 1954

Aug. 1, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.47 

4.88 

4.15

3.67 

(a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

302

-

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

July 31, 1958 

Aug. 6, 1959 

Oct. 9, 1959

-

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.02 

5.67 

5.60

(a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

^

-

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.
396 POX RIVER BASIN

4943. Pox River at Bloomfield, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°46'10", long 92°25'10", in SW^SEi sec. 13, T.69 N. , R.14 W., 

on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge, If miles' north of Bloomfield, and 8.6 miles downstream from North Fox Creek.

Drainage area. 87.7 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, crest-stage gage. I^tum of gage is 

755.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 3,400 

cfs and extended above on basis of slope-area measurement st 8,600 cfs.

Historical data.--Floods of June 9, 1905, and June 18, 1946, were the highest 

known (stage and discharge unknown).

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,300 cfs. Only snnual peaks are 

shown prior to 1958.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

Mar. 30, 1953

May 28, 1954

Apr. 24, 1955

July 31, 1956

Apr. 21, 1957

June 12, 1958

July 30, 1958

July 31, 1958

Nov. 17, 1958

Apr. 20, 1959

July 1, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.22

9.94

14.57

8.87

9.26

17.15

17.10

19.18

13.17

12.5

12.78

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,640

1,060

2,360

827

913

2,930

2,890

3,970

1,640

1,460

1,530

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Gage 

Date height 

(feet)

Aug. 5, 1959 21.62

Sept. 1, 1959 16.48

Sept. 26, 1959 12.37

Oct 5, 1959 20.87

Dec 27, 1959 12.83

Jan 15, 1960 11.55

Mar 29, 1960 20.71

Apr 16, 1960 11.60

May 6, 1960 24.02

May 25, 1960 15.85

June 28, 1960 11.87

Mar. 13, 1961 10.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,660

3,300

1,670

6,130

1,790

1,440

5,990

1,440

8,600

2,960

1,520

1.160

4945. Fox River at Cantril , Iowa

Location.--Lat 40°39'35", long 92°03'46", in NW^SW^ sec. 30, T.68 N. , R.10 M. , 

on left bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 2, a quarter of a 

mile upstream from Bone Run, and 1 mile northeast of Cantril.

Drainage area. 161 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 7, 1940; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

TTs 657.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current -meter measuremerts. The relation 

is subject to frequent shifts.

Remarks . Base for partial-duration series, 4,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1920

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

-

June 10, 1941

Oct. 9, 1941

May 16, 1943

June 11, 1943

Apr. 23, 1944

May 15, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

June 18, 1946

July 18, 1946

Qage 

height 

(feet)

17.9

13.7

15.4

15.4

15.2

16.9

15.92

-

18.94

18.7

Discharge 

(ofs)

10,500

3,980

5,220

5,640

5,460

7,460

5,780

5,430

16,500

15,000

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Apr. 5, 1947

June 5, 1947

June 6, 1947

June 13, 1947

Mar. 19, 194S

June 24, 1949

June 15, 1950

June 19, 1950

June 25, 1951

July 20, 1951

July 22, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.7

16.0

15.4

16.0

11.45

17.4

15.5

14.93

15.82

14.28

Discharge 

(ofs)

4,820

5,880

4,360

5,250

5,880

3,270

10,000

6,380

5,780

6,500

5,160
FOX RIVER BASIN 397

4950. Fox River at Way1and, Mo. 

(Published as "near Wayland" prior to 1930)

Location. Lat 40°23'45", long 91°35'50", in NW£ sec.31, T.65 N. , R.6 W., on 

left bank 90 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 136, three-cmarters 

of a mile west of Wayland, and 5 miles downstream from Brush Creek.

Drainage area.--400 sq mi, approximately; 392 sq mi prior to Oct. 1, 1929.

Gage.--Nonrecordlng Feb. 22, 1922, to June 11, 1936; recording thereafter. 

""^Frior to Oct. 1, 1929, at site 2.8 miles upstream at different datrm. Datum 

of gage is 501.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; freciuent 

shifts in relation occur.

Bankfull stage. 15 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 4,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1909

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

Date

July 1909

July 12, 1922

Mar. 16, 1923

Aug. 6, 1924

Apr. 26, 1925

Sept. 10, 1926

Sept. 17, 1926

Oct. 2, 1926

Apr. 20, 1927

May 25, 1927

June 5, 1927

June 13, 1927

Oct. 1, 1927

Oct. 12, 1927

Feb. 8, 1928

June 19, 1928

July 5, 1928

Sept. 12, 1928

Nov. 18, 1928

Mar. 1, 1929

Mar. 14, 1929

Apr. 21, 1929

Apr. 25, 1929

June 3, 1929

July 15, 1929

June 16, 1930

Apr. 21, 1931

June 7, 1931

Nov. 24, 1931

Jan. 2, 1932

Dec. 24, 1952

Jan. 19, 1933

May 12, 1933

June 29, 1933

Apr. 5, 1934

June 2, 1935

Feb. 26, 1936

Feb. 22, 1937

Mar. 5, 1937

Apr. 6, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

Apr. 16, 1939

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a21.4

11.00

9.75

13.32

14.9

14.60

17.50

17.90

18.30

16.12

16.00

15.55

19.10

15.10

14.56

17.70

15.00

15.95

20.0

blS.OO

15.80

18.80

17.60

17.00

15.40

14.16

17.20

18.35

16.85

16.74

15.22

17.00

17.13

21.53

10.92

19.38

17.65

b!8.52

13.72

14.88

18.22

17.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

2,400

1,980

3,250

3,760

4,160

6,570

6,900

7,300

5,240

5,150

4,830

8,100

4,430

4,070

6,700

4,350

5,150

16,100

-

5,400

12,600

9,470

8,010

4,700

3,460

7,090

9,940

6,440

6,020

4,000

6,650

6,870

25,000

1,780

13,300

8,060

-

3,540

4,070

9,260

6,390

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

Apr. 24, 1940

June 11, 1941

Oct. 11, 1941

Nov. 2, 1941

Feb. 7, 1942

May 17, 1943

Mar. 16, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

Feb. 17, 1945

May 16, 1945

June 17, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

June 19, 1946

July 19, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

June 7, 1947

June 14, 1947

June 19, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

July 26, 1948

Feb. 20, 1949

Apr. 1, 1949

June 16, 1950

June 20, 1950

Feb. 20, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

May 12, 1951

June 27, 1951

July 23, 1951

Apr. 23, 1952

June 23, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

Apr. 21, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Aug. 9, 1956

June 11, 1957

June 14, 1958

July 31, 1958

May 31, 1959

Aug. 8, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

9.08 1,640

12.75 3,080

15.80 4,510

15.7 4,420

15.41 4,260

16.45 5,290

16.00 4,800

18.50 10,200

15.70 4,510

17.27 6,810

17.34 6,810

18.10 8,950

20.66 19,900

18.40 9,880

18.20 9,260

19.12 12,200

17.30

15.1

15.8

18.2

16.17

b!5.50

12.90

17.79

17.20

b!5.40

14.85

15.27

15.21

13.84

14.65

16.3

17.2

13.60

15.98

6.98

16.35

15.42

15.51

15.72

18.33

6,810

4,060

5,290

11,900

6,310

-

3,350

9,560

7,960

_

4,860

5,250

5,160

4,180

4,720

6,400

7,960

4,050

6,000

1,030

6,130

4,650

4,750

4,950

9,840

a At present site prior to construction of highway fill in 1928. 

b Backwater from ice.

280-255 O - 68 - 27
398 FOX RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Pox River at Wayland, Mo. Continued

Water 

year

1959 

1960

Date

Sept. 28, 1959

Oct. 7, 1959 

Mar. 30, 1960 

Apr. 17, 1960 

May 8, 1960

Oage 

height 

(feet)

15.18

18.24 

20.17 

14.64 

16.77

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,470

9,570 

13,400 

4,080 

6,480

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

May 27, 1960 

June 24, 1960 

July 1, 1960 

July 13, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.65 

18.37 

17.16 

16.28

14.69

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,220 

10,100 

7,200 

5,760

4,290

4951. Big Branch tributary near Wayland, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°18'52", long 91°34'34", in Nl^SE^ sec.29, T.64 N., R.6 W. , at 

culvert under U.S. Highway 61, 5.6 miles south of Wayland.

Drainage area. 0.70 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect measurements.

Bankfull stage. 8 ft.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

July 7, 1956 

May 10, 1957 

June 10, 1958

Qage 

height 

(feet)

(a)

5.62 

6.95 

8.68

Discharge 

(cfs)

b30

10 

130 

360

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Sept. 29, 1959 

June 30, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.49 

7.81

6.91

Discharge 

(cfs)

80 

240

126

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage, 

b Less than figure shown.

BEAR CREEK BASIN 

4952. Little Creek near Breckenridge, 111.

Location. Lat 40°15'00", long 91°19'15", in Ej sec.16, T.3 N., R.8 W., at 

culvert on West Point road, 1.8 miles west of Breckenridge.

Drainage area. 1.48 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge rleation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak -stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

July 2, 1956 

Aug. 3, 1957 

July 15, 1958 

May 29, 1959

Qage 

height 

(feet)

15.35 

17.69 

19.04 

13.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

202 

592 

1,150 

141

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

July 13, 1960 

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.50 

18.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

754 

710
BEAR CREEK BASIN 399

4955. Bear Creek near Marcelline, 111.

Location. Lat 40°08'34", long 91°20'14", between sees. 20 and 21, T.2 N., 

R.8 W., on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.9 mile downstream from Grindstone Creek, 2^ miles northeast of Marcelline, and 12 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 348 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to June 24, 1949; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 504.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 4,000 cfs. Only annual p<?aks are 

shown prior to 1950.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Apr. 11, 1944

Mar. 26, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Mar. 20, 1948

Apr. 4, 1950

June 14, 1950

June 19, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

June 27, 1951

July 22, 1951

Mar. 18, 1952

May 17, 1953

June 1, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 19, 1955

Apr. 24, 1955

Qage 

height 

(feet)

23.30

18.60

15.06

17.40

20.90

12.7

15.5

20.10

13.79

16.19

12.60

26.07

12.98

9.61

10.82

12.55

17.80

16.30

Discharge 

(Cfs)

16,800

10,300

6,470

12,000

13,400

4,440

6,830

12 , 100

5,320

7,520

4,360

21,200

4,680

2,230

3,030

4,360

9,280

7,620

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 13, 1955

May 28, 1955

Oct. 5, 1955

June 11, 1957

June 13, 1958

July 31, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

June 23, 1960

July 1, 1960

July 13, 1960

Apr. 23, 1961

July 2, 1961

July 23, 1961

Aug. 10, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 24, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.55

18.65

13.27

17.14

13.13

13.66

15.76

15.44

12.52

21.51

22.63

15.48

14.07

17.71

16.54

13.23

23.60

20.15

Discharge 

(ofs)

4,360

10,300

4,920

8,470

4,680

5,210

7,120

6,740

4,200

14,200

15,700

6,830

5,570

9,160

7,820

4,840

17,200

12,400

WYACONDA RIVER BASIN 

4956. South Wyaconda River near West Grove, Iowa

Location.--Lat 40°44', long 92°30', near northwest corner sec.5, T.68 N., 

R.14 W., at bridge on State Highway 63, Z\ miles east of West Grove.

Drainage area. 4.69 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter and indirect measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

Mar. 30, 1953 

Apr. 6, 1954 

Oct. 10, 1954

June 11, 1957

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.18 

8.09 

9.15

(a) 

6.98

Discharge 

(cfs)

530 

485 

1,250

139

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

July 31, 1958 

Aug. 5, 1959 

Oct. 6, 1959

Mar. 27, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

9.21 

9.64 

9.39

7.34

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,310 

1,970 

1,490

215

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.
400 WYACONDA RIVER BASIN

4956.5. South Wyaconda River near Bloomfield, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°42', long 92°26" , in SW£ sec.12, T.68 N., R.14 W., at bridge 

on county road J, 4 miles south of Bloomfield.

Drainage area. 19.1 sq mi.

Gagje. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Not defined.

Remarks. Only annual peak stages are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

Apr. 6, 1954 

Oct. 10, 1954

Nov. 18, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

(a) 

8.93 

9.35

(a) 

8.54

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

_

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

July 31, 1958 

Aug. 5, 1959 

May 6, 1960

-

Gage 

height 

( feet )

10.09 

13.11 

11.38

(a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

4960. Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo. 

(Published as "near Canton" prior to 1933)

Location.. Lat 40°08'30", long 91°33'55", in SE£ sec.28, T.62 F., R.6 W., on 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 1 mile upstream 

from Sugar Creek, and 2 miles west of Canton.

Drainage area.--393 sq mi; 447 sq mi prior to Oct. 1, 1932.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to May 1, 1939; recording thereafter. Prior to Oct.l, 

1932, at site 2 miles downstream at different datum. Datum of gage is 

515.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; shifts in 

relation occur.

Bankfull stage.--18 ft.

Remarks.--Records for sites "near" and "above" considered equivalent for floodfrequency study. Base for partial-duration series, 5,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

Date

Mar. 14, 1922

Mar. 16, 1923

Sept. 28, 1923

June 27, 1924

Apr. 26, 1925

Sept. 27, 1926

Oct. 3, 1926

Apr. 21, 1927

June 13, 1927

Oct. 3, 1927

Nov. 18, 1928

Apr. 1, 1929

Apr. 21, 1929

Apr. 26, 1929

June 3, 1929

July 16, 1929

Feb. 13, 1930

June 7, 1931

Oage 

height 

(feet)

11.66

10.10

10.10

12.26

10.18

15.76

17.95

15.65

15.30

18.78

26.7

15.94

20.54

19.10

16.73

17.70

10.88

19.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,270

2,630

2,630

3,520

2,670

5,300

6,700

5,180

5,000

7,300

16,000

5,340

8,750

7,540

5,820

6,490

3,040

7,460

Water 

year

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

Aug. 15, 1932

Dec. 25, 1932

May 13, 1933

June 30, 1933

Apr. 5, 1934

June 3, 1935

Feb. 27, 1936

Feb. 22, 1937

Apr. 7, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

Apr. 16, 1939

Apr. 24, 1940

June 10, 1941

Feb. 7, 1942

Aug. 9, 1943

Oage 

height 

(feet)

15.04

22.40

23.80

30.00

10.56

29.30

22.84

a21.61

18.84

24.54

21.54

12.92

14.25

21.7

20.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,930

6,620

7,870

17,700

1,470

16,200

6,960

3,120

4,430

9,200

5,980

2,300

2,720

6,510

5,600

a Backwater from ice.
WYACONDA RIVER BASIN 401

Peak stages and discharges of Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo. Continued

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Mar. 16, 1944

Apr. 12, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

June 17, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

June 20, 1946

July 19, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

June 7, 1947

June 14, 1947

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 27, 1949

June 20, 1950

Feb. 20, 1951

July 22, 1951

Mar. 19, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

21.48

19.56

24.45

25.03

25.40

22.90

24.70

26.40

27.14

21.10

24.10

15.53

26.07

21.79

20.89

16.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,350

5,100

9,040

8,590

9,100

6,670

8,260

11,200

12,400

5,440

8,020

2,950

10,800

5,900

5,320

3,280

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 24, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

Apr. 22, 1954

Jan. 7, 1955

Oct. 5, 1955

June 11, 1957

Aug. 2, 1958

Aug. 9, 1959

Oct. 7, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

June 25, 1960

July 2, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 15, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

16.5

21.05

14.36

21.12

13.27

14.16

18.35

19.64

23.24

23.64

20.98

25.87

17.99

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,280

5,380

2,600

5,460

2,280

2,540

3,800

4,580

7,140

7,560

5,380

10,600

-

3,530

PRAZIER CREEK BASIN 

4969. Homan Creek tributary near Quincy, 111.

Location. Lat 39°58'45", long 91°22'40", in SW£ sec.18, T.I S., R.8 V. , at 

culvert on State Highway 96, 2 miles north of city limits of Quincy.

Drainage area. 0.674 sq mi. 

I.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow 11 rough 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Aug. 8, 1956 

July 28, 1957 

July 15, 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

Qage 

height 

(feet)

20.38 

25.51 

25.05 

22.89

Discharge 

(cfs)

91 

482 

442 

264

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

July 12, 1960 

July 22, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

26.80 

25.66

Discharge 

(cfs)

604 

502

PABIUS RIVER BASIN 

4970. North Pabius River at Monticello, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°06'30", long 91°42'55", in SW£SE£ sec.6, T.61 N., R.7 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 1 mile 

south of Monticello, and 19 miles upstream from Middle Fabius River.

Drainage area. 452 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Prior to Nov. 22, 1930, at site 400 ft downstream at

oatum 0.03 ft lower. Datum of gage is 540.73 ft above mean sea level, datum

of 1929. Gage heights given herein converted to present datum.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; large shift 

in relation occurred in 1936.

Bankfull stage.--22 ft.

Historical data. Flood of June 30, 1933, is maximum known since at least 1874.

Remarks. Considerable improvement work completed on tributaries and main 

channel upstream from gaging station prior to establishment. Base for 

partial-duration series, 6,000 cfs.
402 PABIUS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of North Pabius River at Montlcello. Mo.

Water 

year

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

Date

July 13, 1922

Mar. 16, 1923

June 26, 1924

Apr. 25, 1925

Sept. 16, 1926

Oct. 3, 1926

Apr. 20, 1927

June 13, 1927

Oct. 1, 1927

June 19, 1928

Nov. 18, 1928

Apr. 1, 1929

Apr. 21, 1929

Apr. 25, 1929

June 3, 1929

July 16, 1929

Oct. 29, 1929

Apr. 21, 1931

June 6, 1931

Nov. 23, 1931

Jan. 1, 1932

Aug. 15, 1932

Aug. 18, 1932

Dec. 24, 1932

Jan. 19, 1933

May 13, 1933

June 30, 1933

Sept. 29, 1934

May 24, 1935

May 28, 1935

June 3, 1935

June 19, 1935

Feb. 25, 1936

Sept. 28, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

May 28, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

Apr. 16, 1939

Apr. 24, 1940

June 10, 1941

Feb. 7, 1942

Oage 

height 

(feet)

18.60

15.70

22.9

18.18

23.2

23.10

23.50

20.30

22.60

25.00

30.0

21.00

22.00

24.00

23.30

26.80

20.50

22.40

22.80

21.40

21.42

21.50

20.65

25.70

20.50

24.00

30.8

8.80

25.85

20.58

29.62

22.17

25.68

21.3

21.34

17.44

26.0

25.25

12.4

18.0

23.14

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,140

3,590

8,310

4,910

8,580

8,490

8,760

6,210

8,040

10,300

16,000

6,700

7,500

9,300

8,670

12,200

6,350

7,860

8,220

7,020

7,020

7,100

6,420

11,000

6,350

9,300

17,400

1,270

10,900

6,340

15,700

7,480

10,800

7,800

7,650

4,830

12 , 100

10,200

2,360

5,380

9,120

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 15, 1942

May 16, 1943

Mar. 16, 1944

Apr. 11, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

Feb. 15, 1945

May -15, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 17, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Mar. 17, 1946

Mar. 24, 1946

June 19, 1946

July 18, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

May 29, 1947

June 7, 1947

June 14, 1947

June 19, 1947

June 22, 1947

Dec. 5, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Feb. 24, 1949

June 20, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

July 22, 1951

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 31, 1953

Apr. 21, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Aug. 9, 1956

June 11, 1957

Aug. 1, 1958

Aug. 7, 1959

Oct. 7, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

May 8, 1960

June 24, 1960

July 2, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

22.30

20.15

21.05

19.46

25.1

19.80

19.65

20.40

26.7

25.77

19.80

19.42

21.70

27.00

28.00

20.36

28.65

24.98

20.00

19.50

20.00

21.70

24.61

a23.2

25.93

21.3

24.0

19.02

21.8

18.7

22.6

13.90

15.65

21.05

23.58

23.84

24.10

23.19

21.16

25.85

19.14

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,450

6,850

7,410

6,360

11,100

6,570

6,430

6,990

13,000

11,900

6,570

6,290

7,970

13,300

14,700

6,990

15,600

11,000

6,710

6,360

6,710

7,970

10,500

6,500

11,200

7,170

9,410

5,580

7,550

5,270

8,190

2,500

3,320

6,100

8,700

8,800

9,210

8,300

6,380

11,200

4,670

a Backwater from ice.

4975. Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo.

Location . Lat 40°19'55", long 92°12'50", in NW^NW^ sec. 26, T.64 N. , R.12 W. , 

on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 1 mile downstream from confluence of North and South Forks, and 6 mile? north of Baring.

Drainage area. 185 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Sept. 17, 1934; recording thereafter. 

gage is 679.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of

Stage-discharge relation. --Defined by current -meter measurements below 6,200 

cfs; shifts in relation occur.

Bankfull stage. --19 ft.

Remarks . Base for partial -duration series, 2,600 cfs.
FABIUS RIVER BASIN 403

Peak stages and discharges of Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo.

Water 

year

1875

1931

1932

1933

1934,

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

July 1875

Apr. 21, 1931

May 29, 1931

June 6, 1931

July 3, 1931

Nov. 24, 1931

Aug. 15, 1932

Dec. 24, 1932

Jan. 19, 1933

May 12, 1933

June 29, 1933

Apr. 4, 1934

May 4, 1935

May 24, 1935

Feb. 27, 1936

Sept. 27, 1936

Oct. 11, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

Mar. 4, 1937

Apr. 7, 1938

Mar. 12, 1939

Apr. 15, 1939

Mar. 3, 1940

June 10, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

Dec. 24, 1941

Feb. 7, 1942

Dec. 28, 1942

Apr. 27, 1943

May 17, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

May 16, 1945

June 16, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a27

19.70

18.00

18.55

15.85

18.90

18.70

16.00

18.10

19.90

24.23

8.60

15.94

19.78

15.76

20.10

16.38

20.07

15.75

15.13

22.31

21.62

15.40

19.07

17.5

16.4

19.24

17.52

16.9

17.0

20.4

24.06

16.3

25.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

4,840

3,830

4,160

2,840

4,340

4,220

2,790

3,880

4,940

8,740

800

2,740

4,880

2,700

5,000

2,980

5,060

2,700

2,230

7,060

6,460

2,130

4,500

3,350

2,660

4,570

3,350

2,960

3,020

5,490

8,640

2,600

9,540

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

Date

June 21, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Mar. 23, 1946

July 17, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

June 5, 1947

June 13, 1947

Dec. 5, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

June 26, 1949

June 19, 1950

Feb. 20, 1951

Apr. 8, 1951

July 22, 1951

Apr. 23, 1952

June 3, 1952

Mar. 31, 1953

Apr. 21, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 19, 1955

May 13, 1955

Oct. 6, 1955

May 14, 1957

Oct. 24, 1957

Dec. 20, 1957

May 5, 1958

July 20, 1958

Aug. 1, 1958

Aug. 6, 1959

Oct. 6, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

May 7, 1960

July 1, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.2

22.2

18.3

22.80

22.0

24.2

23.40

17.91

19.70

21.73

16.6

24.55

19.59

17.26

17.17

17.26

17.30

21.43

17.15

21.89

17.32

17.10

13.75

14.58

17.66

16.88

17.12

17.65

18.37

22.18

21.64

21.98

22.30

23.18

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,840

6,970

3,900

7,480

6,800

8,730

8,010

3,480

4,940

6,540

2,720

9,000

4,180

2,710

2,660

2,710

2,710

6,160

2,660

6,490

2,830

2,730

1,470

1,710

3,030

2,640

2,730

2,980

3,440

5,800

5,250

5,610

5,900

7,100

a About.

4977. Bridge Creek Branch near Baring, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°15'30", long 92°13'00", in NE^NE^ sec.22, T.63 N., R.12 W. , 

at culvert under State Highway 15, 1 mile northwest of Baring.

Drainage area. 2.54 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belcw 140 cfs 

and extended on basis of indirect measurements.

Bankfull stage. 13 ft.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Jan. 5, 1955

July 1, 1956 

July 28, 1957 

Oct. 23, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.26

11.17 

12.55 

13.91

Discharge 

(cfs)

455

207 

360 

552

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Nov. 17, 1958 

June 23, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.49 

15.20

10.81

Discharge 

(cfs)

94 

800

170
404 FABIUS RIVER BASIN

4980. Middle Fablus River near Monticello, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°05'40", long 91°44'10", in SE£ sec.12, T.61 N., R.8 W., near 

center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 2j miles 

southwest of Monticello, 8 miles downstream from Radish Bran?h, and 17 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 393 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 540.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 13 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Jan. 8, 1946

July 20, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

May 29, 1947

June 7, 1947

June 16, 1947

June 19, 1947

Mar. 1, 1948

Mar. 22, 1948

Feb. 21, 1949

July 21, 1949

June 21, 1950

Feb. 22, 1951

July 23, 1951

June 3, 1952

Apr. 2, 1953

Qage 

height 

(feet)

19.2

16.88

20.9

15.0

26.28

18.4

16.0

14.50

18.04

17.2

18.45

20.9

16.5

20.1

15.7

18.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,520

4,880

8,100

3,880

16,200

5,880

4,380

3,630

5,600

5,060

5,880

8,300

4,960

6,610

4,230

5,880

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 25, 1954

Jan. 8, 1955

Oct. 5, 1955

May 10, 1957

Oct. 24, 1957

Dec. 20, 1957

Aug. 9, 1959

Oct. 9, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

May 9, 1960

June 23, 1960

July 3, 1960

Mar. 22, 1961

Apr. 21, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Sept. 23, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.33

18.06

10.50'

13.70

18.05

14.35

15.12

19.00

19.51

17.90

14.36

20.08

14.56

15.02

16.02

16.17

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,580

5,670

1,860

3,230

5,600

3,580

3,930

6,360

6,770

5,530

3,580

7,310

3,500

3,700

4,230

4,350

4985. North Fabius River at Taylor, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°56'05", long 91°31'35", in NE^SE^- sec.2, T.59 N., R.6 W., at 

bridge on U.S. Highway 61 at Taylor, 6.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 930 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording Apr. 12, 1930, to Sept. 17, 1934; recording thereafter. 

D~atum of gage is 469.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1939.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; shifts in relation occur.Relation affected at times by backwater.from Mississippi River.

Bankfull stage.--15 ft.

Remarks. New channel dug from near gage to mouth prior to establishment of 

gaging station. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

Date

Nov. 19, 1928

June 8, 1931

Aug. 19, 1932

June 30, 1933

Sept. 29, 1934

June 4, 1935

Feb. 26, 1936

Qage 

height 

(feet)

23.5

14.29

14.36

22.85

6.18

19.44

14.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

26,000

11,400

11,600

30,300

2,380

24,400

12,100

Water 

year

1937

1939

1940

1941

1942

Date

Feb. 23, 1937

Apr. 10, 1938

Mar. 14, 1939

Mar. 4, 1940

June 11, 1941

Feb. 8, 1942

Qage 

height 

(feet)

11.31

10.64

15.67

7.18

8.35

15.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,480

7,460

16,200

3,790

5,050

13,100
FABIUS RIVER BASIN 405

5000. South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°53'50", long 91°34'50", in SW£NW£ sec.21, T.59 N., P.6 W., on 

right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 4| miles southwest of 

Taylor, 5 miles downstream from Grassy Creek, and 5.3 miles upstre?m from 

confluence with North Fabius River.

Drainage area. 620 sq mi; 630 sq mi at site used prior to May 14, 1936.

Gage. Nonrecording Dec. 16, 1934, to Dec. 2, 1940; recording thereafter. 

Prior to May 14, 1936, at site 4 miles downstream at datum 21.94 ft lower. 

Datum of gage is 482.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belov 11,000 

cfs and extended above.

Bankfull stage. 11 ft.

Remarks. Channel improvements made in Fabius River, 5.3 miles below station, 

and for distance of 7.5 miles in South Fabius River, about 34 miles upstream 

from station. Base for partial-duration series, 4,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929

1933

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

November 1928

June 1933

May 2, 1935

May 9, 1935

May 14, 1935

May 30, 1935

June 4, 1935

June 19, 1935

Feb. 26, 1936

Sept. 29, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

July 13, 1937

Jan. 24, 1938

Mar. 30, 1938

Apr. 10, 1938

May 28, 1938

Aug. 28, 1938

Nov. 7, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

Apr. 17, 1939

May 27, 1939

June 22, 1939

Aug. 11, 1939

Aug. 18, 1939

Mar. 3, 1940

Apr. 20, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

Dec. 26, 1941

Feb. 4, 1942

Feb. 7, 1942

Mar. 16, 1942

. Apr. 10, 1942

Apr. 29, 1942

June 26, 1942

July 15, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

May 21, 1943

June 9, 1943

June 19, 1943

July 15, 1943

Mar. 17, 1944

Apr. 11, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

Aug. 21, 1944

Mar. 20, 1945

Qage 

height 

(feet)

al8.49

al8.42

17.7

17.8

17.4

18.1

22.9

23.38

21.85

9.11

9.80

8.80

8.10

10.91

10.80

8.14

9.00

8.40

12.82

11.50

10.40

9.60

8.90

9.00

7.8

6.93

9.33

8.70

10.10

13.62

9.50

8.80

9.12

10.10

10.20

10.80

14.38

9.91

9.24

9.00

13.44

14.30

13.15

10.35

10.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

17,800

17,700

6,670

6,760

6,400

7,030

11,830

12,400

10.600

5,110

5,950

4,780

4,010

7,190

7,060

4,014

5,000

4,340

9,510

7,730

6,300

5,360

4,590

4,700

3,470

2,580

4,760

4,070

5,670

10,400

4,950

4,180

4,510

5,670

5,790

6,540

11,700

5,430

4,620

4,400

10,200

11,600

9,700

5,970

6,030

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

Mar. 25, 1945

Apr. 13, 1945

Apr. 16, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 9, 1945

June 18, 1945

Sept. 29, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

Mar. 26, 1946

May 6, 1946

Oct. 17, 1946

Nov. 2, 1946

Dec. 13, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

May 30, 1947

June 8, 1947

June 20, 1947

Dec. 7, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 21, 1948

July 20, 1949

July 22, 1949

Apr. 4, 1950

Feb. 20, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

July 24, 1951

Mar. 10, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 25, 1952

June 9, 1952

Apr. 2, 1953

July 21, 1953

Aug. 17, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Apr. 23, 1955

May 28, 1955

Oct. 6, 1955

May 17, 1957

Oct. 26, 1957

July 3, 1958

July 15, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.09

11.78

9.20

10.45

12.20

13.05

9.30

13.60

8.80

8.80

10.40

9.85

9.14

17.30

10.48

19.5

11.2

8.68

9.25

11.88

12.19

9.0

8.34

9.57

10.40

10.17

8.97

9.66

10.05

9.07

10.18

9.61

8.10

9.34

11.58

10.90

15.25

9.65

11.40

14.44

11.90

13.08

9.21

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,670

7,870

4,630

6,030

8,430

9,550

4,740

10,400

4,210

4,210

6,030

5,310

4,520

15,700

6,150

19,700

6,990

4,070

4,620

7,830

8,210

4,400

3,650

5,070

6,030

5,790

4,330

5,100

5,430

4,440

5,670

4,990

3,490

4,730

7,470

6,630

12,300

5,070

6,290

9,820

6,840

8,190

3,990

a Prom floodmark, present site and datum.
406 FABIUS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo. Continued

Water 

year

1960

Date

Mar. 30, 1960 

Apr. 16, 1960 

June 24, 1960 

July 1, 1960 

July 12, 1960

Oage 

height 

(feet)

12.35 

9.28 

11.25 

8.86 

9.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,850 

4,730 

6,630 

4,370 

5,230

Water 

year

1961

Date

Mar. 13, 1961 

Apr. 25, 1961 

May 8, 1961 

Sept. 14, 1961 

Sept. 26, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.68 

10.16 

10.76 

12.94 

11.16

Discharge 

(of a)

4,150 

5,540 

6,140 

8,390 

6,540

NORTH RIVER BASIN 

5005. North River at Bethel, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°52', long 92°01', in NE^NW^ sec.33, T.59 N., R.10 W., at left 

abutment on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15 at Bethel, 

2| miles upstream from Messner Branch.

Drainage area. 58 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Apr. 17, 1956; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 683.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

5,600 cfs.

Bankfull stage.--14 ft.

Historical data.--Floods of Apr. 5, 1947, and Oct. 24, 1957, reached maximum 

stages known since at least 1875, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 600 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Jan. 31, 1937

Feb. 9, 1937

Feb. 13, 1937

May 3, 1937

Apr. 10, 1938

Mar. 12, 1939

Apr. 16, 1939

June 21, 1939

Aug. 11, 1939

Mar. 3, 1940

Jan. 17, 1941

Oct. 22, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

Dec. 24, 1941

Feb. 6, 1942

Mar. 17, 1942

Apr. 10, 1942

July 14, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

Feb. 4, 1943

May 16, 1943

May 20, 1943

June 9, 1943

June 11, 1943

June 17, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 11, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

May 24, 1944

Mar. 26, 1945

Apr. 17, 1945

Apr. 26, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 10, 1945

Oage 

height 

(feet)

alO.6

a8.8

all. 57

8.3

9.36

17.1

10.15

10.20

9.90

8.6

7.5

8.8

10.7

8.8

15.10

10.2

10.5

9.6

9.3

8.6

8.8

12.1

9.9

9.3

12.2

18.04

16.3

13.0

9.4

10.9

9.5

9.9

12.2

12.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

518

777

4,280

972

972

894

596

420

652

1,110

652

2,960

973

" 1,050

824

756

613

652

1,530

897

756

1,560

4,900

3,750

1,840

778

1,190

801

897

1,560

1,530

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

June 16, 1945

July 1, 1945

Sept. 29, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Mar. 24, 1946

May 4, 1946

May 7, 1946

Dec. 13, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

May 29, 1947

June 2, 1947

June 6, 1947

June 19, 1947

June 21, 1947

Sept. 21, 1947

Dec. 5, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Apr. 8, 1948

Jan. 16, 1949

Feb. 14, 1949

Feb. 19, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Mar. 27, 1949

June 3, 1949

June 27, 1949

July 20, 1949

Oct. 21, 1949

Jan. 14, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 15, 1950

Feb. 20, 1951

June 27, 1951

Mar. 10, 1952

Oage 

height 

(feet)

17.3

9.3

13.0

16.07

11.4

9.1

9.3

9.9

20.9

11.1

10.0

18.8

16.4

14.6

9.2

10.66

10.60

16.75

8.78

a9.45

a9.45

9.97

8.60

9.80

8.67

11.25

10.40

8.73

9.22

9.50

8.80

8.80

a!2.4

11.49

11.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,410

756

1,840

3,620

1,310

713

756

897

6,930

1,220

922

5,460

3,810

2,530

713

1,110

1,080

4,070

652

-

-

922

613

872

632

1,250

1,030

632

734

801

652

652

900

1,020

1,110

a Backwater from ice.
NORTH RIVER BASIN 407

Peak stages and discharges of North River at Bethel, Mo. Continued

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 23, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

Apr. 6, 1954

Aug. 8, 1954

Aug. 17, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 19, 1955

May 28, 1955

June 20, 1955

Oct. 6, 1955

Aug. 3, 1956

May 18, 1957

July 29, 1957

Oct. 24, 1957

Nov. 19, 1957

Dec. 21, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.9

16.0

11.5

13.6

9.8

12.2

12.12

12.0

13.68

10.93

10.48

10.64

9.55

10.77

20.90

9.30

9.51

Discharge 

(cfs)

850

3,280

1,020

1,800

618

1,240

1,200

1,170

1,850

860

776

795

670

930

5,870

614

650

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Dec. 26, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

July 2, 1958

July 16, 1958

Aug. 1, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

May 31, 1959

Oct. 6, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Apr. 16, 1960

May 7, 1960

July 1, 1960

July 11, 1960

Mar. 9, 1961

Mar. 14, 1961

Apr. 23, 1961

May 6, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 24, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.88

9.62

9.34

13.70

12.69

12.28

9.19

9.56

15.01

9.87

10.56

9.68

14.69

9.17

10.05

11.54

9.25

15.52

14.83

Discharge 

(cfs)

730

670

614

1,720

1,410

1,300

608

665

2,170

800

940

762

2,050

667

820

1,120

667

2,370

2,090

5010. North River at Palmyra, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°49'05", long 91°31'15", in SE^SW^ sec.13, T.58 N., R.6 W., on 

right bank 100 ft upstream from city waterworks dam, 1,000 ft upstream from 

bridge on U.S. Highways 24 and 61, half a mile north of Palmyra, and 7 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 373 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording Dec. 14, 1934, to June 22, 1951; recording thereafter.

Prior to Oct. 1, 1945, at site 1,000 ft downstream at same datum. Datum of 

gage is 464.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 15,000 

cfs; a large shift in relation occurred in 1951.

Bankfull stage. 19 ft.

Historical data. Maximum stage known, about 28 ft, from floodmarks, date 

unknown.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 4,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

May 9, 1935

Feb. 26, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

July 13, 1937

July 19, 1937

Mar. 29, 1938

Mar. 31, 1938

May 28, 1939

Mar. 12, 1939

Apr. 17, 1939

May 27, 1939

June 21, 1939

July 25, 1939

Aug. 12, 1939

Aug. 17, 1939

Mar. 3, 1940

Apr. 19, 1941

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.15

21.00

15.36

18.45

16.84

15.63

18.00

17.54

19.70

17.39

18.80

17.20

20.50

16.00

15.40

12.4

12.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

a8, 790

15,000

5,350

9,220

6,550

5,510

8,380

7,500

12,200

7,600

10,100

7,310

14,600

5,920

5,350

3,330

3,110

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

Date

Oct. 5, 1941

Oct. 21, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

Feb. 7, 1942

Mar. 16, 1942

Apr. 10, 1942

June 19, 1942

June 26, 1942

July 10, 1942

July 15, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

May 16, 1943

May 18, 1943

May 21, 1943

June 8, 1943

June 10, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 11, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

May 28, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.52

15.52

16.32

18.95

14.90

16.90

b!4.90

20.48

15.00

19.00

19.27

15.78

18.00

16.00

15.19

18.30

19.80

22.96

19.50

b!3.40

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,480

5,480

6,310

10,800

5,370

7,240

-

15,200

5,450

10,800

11,500

6,120

8,800

6,300

5,610

9,350

12,800

27,400

12,000

-

a Annual peak only.

b Backwater from Mississippi River.
408 NORTH RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of North River at Palmyra, Mo. Continued

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Mar. 21, 1945

Mar. 25, 1945

Apr. 13, 1945

Apr. 16, 1945

Apr. 26, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 9, 1945

June 16, 1945

July 1, 1945

Sept. 28, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

May 11, 1946

Oct. 18, 1946

Nov. 3, 1946

Nov. 9, 1946

Dec. 13, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

May 29, 1947

June 1, 1947

June 7, 1947

June 20, 1947

Dec. 4, 1947

Dec. 7, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 6, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Mar. 22, 1948

Feb. 13, 1949

June 2, 1949

June 24, 1949

June 26, 1949

July 20, 1949

July 22, 1949

Oct. 21, 1949

Dec. 21, 1949

Jan. 3, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.77

bl8.77

19.18

15.98

15.60

18.42

19.00

20.30

15.70

17.00

18.40

18.6

14.72

16.80

16.20

15.48

14.70

21.65

14.37

22.4

b21.41

b20.02

16.39

16.04

15.10

15.04

18.84

15.09

21.0

15.4

20.55

17.0

22.3

22.2

14.68

15.56

15.56

15.13

14.45

22.72

Discharge 

(cfs)

10,400

-

11,300

6,300

5,940

9,540

10,800

14,400

6,030

7,350

8,290

8,560

4,485

6,430

5,980

5,300

4,480

15,600

4,170

19,000

11,000

8,000

6,130

5,800

4,900

4,800

8,490

4,900

12,300

5,200

11,600

6,600

16,000

15,600

4,480

5,400

5,400

5,000

4,170

17,900

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 27, 1951

Nov. 12, 1951

Mar. 10, 1952

Mar. 18, 1952

May 9, 1952

Mar. 31, 1953

June 14, 1953

June 1, 1954

Jan. 5, 1955

Feb. 19, D955

Apr. 24, 1955

May 28, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

June 21, 1956

Apr. 22, 1957

Apr. 27, 1957

May 17, 1957

June 8, 1957

June 12, 1957

July 29, 1957

Oct. 25, 1957

July 16, 1958

July 20, 1958

July 31, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

June 1, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

July 1, 1960

July 11, 1960

July 13, 1960

May 8, 1961

July 1, 1961

July 23, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.69

17.80

15.19

17.94

14.48

15.39

15.26

13.42

16.63

20.33

18.87

24.42

15.49

17.05

15.35

15.95

19.00

16.81

14.71

16.83

16.96

21.60

18.96

19.70

21.38

17.09

17.86

16.50

16.00

17.23

17.14

20.67

16.92

16.68

23.58

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,460

7,350

5,000

7,460

4,280

5,200

5,100

2,900

6,240

11,000

8,750

23,000

5,160

6,600

5,060

5,660

8,900

6,420

4,320

6,420

4,820

11,100

6,840

7,790

10,600

4,900

5,590

4,470

4,150

4,980

4,900

9,320

4,750

4,610

15,400

b Backwater from Mississippi River.

SOUTH RIVER BASIN 

5012. Nichols Branch near Palmyra, Mo

Location. Lat 39°44'30", long 91°32'00", in SE^SE^ sec.11, T.57 N., R.6 W., at 

culvert on county road 4 miles south of Palmyra.

Drainage area. 2.58 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Not defined.

Bankfull stage. 22 ft.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949

1955

1956 

1957

Date

July 21, 1949

July 7, 1956 

June 8, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

(a)

15.76 

16.29

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,700

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

July 12, 1960 

May 8, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

H (a)

17.64 

19.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

669

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.
BEAR CREEK BASIN 409

5020. Bear Creek at Hannibal, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°40'43", long 91-24'41", in SE^NW^ sec.l, T.56 N., F.5 W. , on 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 61 at Hannibal, 

4-f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 31.0 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Mar. 25, 1948; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1953, at datum 2.00 ft higher. Datum of gage is 508.91 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 4,000 

cfs and extended above; shifts in relation occur.

Bankfull stage. 10 ft.

Remarks. High flow regulated by Bear Creek Reservoir since Aug. 7, 1961. Base 

for partial-duration series, 1,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1937

1939

1940

1941 

1942

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

June 13, 1937

Mar. 11, 1939 

Apr. 17, 1939 

June 19, 1939 

June 21, 1939 

Aug. 11, 1939

Apr. 17, 1940 

Aug. 5, 1940

Sept. 2, 1941 

July 14, 1942 

Apr. 7, 1948

June 2, 1949 

June 23, 1949 

July 21, 1949 

Sept. 12, 1949

Oct. 21, 1949 

Dec. 21, 1949

July 28, 1951

Mar. 18, 1952

Mar. 21, 1953

Oage 

height 

(feet)

10.8

7.53 

6.58 

7.50 

9.5 

6.60

6.50 

9.86

7.4 

7.1 

7.39

7.60 

10.80 

10.95 

8.30

8.20 

7.60

7.84

5.15

2.31

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,050

2,740 

1,970 

2,740 

4,670 

1,970

1,890 

5,070

2,610 

2,280 

2,090

2,200 

4,900 

5,120 

2,640

2,580 

2,200

2,380

988

208

Water 

year

1954 

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 30, 1954

Feb. 19, 1955 

Hay 28, 1955 

June 29, 1955 

July 5, 1955 

Aug. 29, 1955

Oct. 5, 1955 

June 19, 1956

June 8, 1957 

June 14, 1957 

July 28, 1957 

July 29, 1957 

Aug. 3, 1957

July 15, 1958 

July 19, 1958 

July 31, 1958 

Aug. 21, 1958

Nov. 17, 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

July 12, 1960

May 8, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.5S

8.66 

10.47 

10. 42 

9.66 

10.74

8.9S 

8.72

9.12 

13.62 

12. 3? 

9.72 

14. Of

10.67 

11. IS 

8.9C ii.ee

9.92 

10.05

8.74

12.46

Discharge 

(cfs)

415

1,700 

2,780 

2,710 

2,260 

2,920

1,850 

1,700

1,900 

5,880 

4,460 

2,260 

6,500

2,920 

3,300 

1,650 

3,750

1,800 

1,850

1,400

3,970

SALT RIVER BASIN 

5025. Salt River near Shelbina, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°44', long 92-01', in SW^NE^ sec k !7, T.57 N., R.10 W., on 

right bank 75 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 15, 3 miles north 

of Shelbina, and 15 miles upstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area. 481 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Mar. 1, 1934; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

Is 664.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

20,000 cfs.

Bankfull stage. 15 ft.

Remarks. Some channel improvements made in drainage basin upstream from gage 

during period 1906-20. Base for partial-duration series, 3,000 cfs.
410 SALT RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Salt River near Shelblna, Mo.

Water 

year

1909

1928

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

July 1909

June 1928

Apr. 23, 1931

June 8, 1931

Nov. 19, 1931

Nov. 26, 1931

Jan. 2, 1932

Aug. 3, 1932

Aug. 18, 1932

Dec. 26, 1932

May 14, 1933

July 1, 1933

Sept. 30, 1934

Nov. 5, 1934

May 3, 1935

May 10, 1935

May 12, 1935

May 22, 1935

May 29, 1935

June 3, 1935

June 19, 1935

Feb. 27, 1936

Sept. 28, 1936

Feb. 15, 1937

Feb. 21, 1937

Mar. 30, 1938

Apr. 11, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

Apr. 17, 1939

June 22, 1939

Aug. 2, 1939

Mar. 4, 1940

Jan. 18, 1941

Nov. 2, 1941

Dec. 25, 1941

Feb. 7, 1942

Mar. 17, 1942

Apr. 11, 1942

Dec. 28, 1942

May 21, 1943

June 10, 1943

June 18, 1943

Mar. 16, 1944

Apr. 12, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

May 4, 1944

Mar. 27, 1945

Apr. 18, 1945

Apr. 27, 1945

May 18, 1945

June 11, 1945

June 18, 1945

Oage 

height 

(feet)

23.42

23.54

12.58

17.88

12.30

13.00

11.85

13.04

16.32

17.20

15.34

22.62

10.48

11.74

14.10

13.60

17.78

11.37

16.78

20.63

14.90

17.40

14.15

b!2.32

b!3.94

12.68

13.24

17.72

15.80

14.05

12.10

12.11

7.69

13.60

12.00

17.65

12.80

14.40

13.00

16.00

15.60

16.35

18.60

18.10

19.39

11.10

13.60

12.40

12.00

16.00

15.00

18.74

Discharge 

(cfs)

a!7,700

al8,000

3,890

8,270

3,720

4,110

3,460

4,110

5,920

7,390

5,490

16,000

2,800

3,360

4,660

4,360

8,140

3,220

6,930

12,300

5,180

7,040

4,720

-

4,000

3,780

4,050

7,880

5,810

4,500

3,480

3,560

1,590

4,270

3,480

7,750

3,840

4,760

3,940

5,990

5,630

6,380

9,160

8,440

10,400

3,010

4,270

3,630

3,430

5,990

5,160

9,310

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Sept. 30, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

Mar. 25, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

June 1, 1947

June 3, 1947

June 7, 1947

June -15, 1947

June 20, 1947

Dec. 6, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Feb. 15, 1949

Feb. 21, 1949

July 12, 1949

July 22, 1949

June 17, 1950

June 21, 1950

Feb. 21, 1951

June 28, 1951

July 25, 1951

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 21, 1952

Apr. 24, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

Apr. 7, 1954

June 2, 1954

Jan. 7, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

May 14, 1955

May 29, 1955

July 6, 1955

July 4, 1956

May 18, 1957

July 31, 1957

Oct. 25, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

July 17, 1958

July 20, 1958

Aug. 1, 1958

Feb. 12, 1959

Oct. 7, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

May 8, 1960

July 2, 1960

July 12, 1960

Mar. 15, 1961

Mar. 22, 1961

Apr. 24, 1961

May 7, 1961

Sept. 15, 1961

Sept. 26, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

11.72

20.66

14.10

20.90

14.20

15.20

27.4

13.9

21.8

12.97

13.60

17.80

11.27

14.20

11.50

13.56

12.60

13.35

15.81

16.23

15.32

15.14

12.73

14.35

17.00

9.19

9.25

15.84

16.10

13.56

15.30

12.51

10.79

13.82

12.80

20.38

12.78

16.44

12.76

17.41

13.65

12.81

18.14

16.94

16.12

12.64

12.90

12.27

13.45

12.18

17.15

13.67

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,290

11,700

4,560

13,000

4,630

5,310

23,000

4,440

13,400

3,940

4,270

7,920

3,100

4,630

3,080

4,270

3,730

4,160

5,810

6,180

5,390

5,230

3,780

4,760

7,010

2,020

-

5,440

5,740

3,900

5,000

3,360

2,580

3,800

3,200

10,600

3,300

5,670

3,300

6,740

3,700

3,500

7,850

6,500

5,690

3,420

3,550

3,300

3,810

3,260

6,830

3,990

a Annual peak only, 

b Backwater from ice
SALT RIVER BASIN 411

5030. Douglas Creek near Emden, Mo.

Location.--Lat 39°45'30", long 91°55'00", in NV?£ sec.9, T.57 N., R.£ W., at 

culvert under county highway, 4 miles southwest of Emden.

Drainage area.--2.69 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Altitude of gage is 700 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 200 cfs 

and extended above on basis of indirect measurement of flow through culvert 

at 1,200 cfs.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 350 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown after 1959.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

Date

June 20, 1956

June 8, 1957

June 28, 1957

July 28, 1957

July 4, 1958

July 14, 1958

July 19, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.86

3.70

3.63

3.74

3.60

4.53

3.67

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,200

401

393

409

385

538

393

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 30, 1958

May 31, 1959

Aug. 5, 1959

July 12, 1960

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.99

3.51

4.80

5.55

5.62

Discharge 

(cfs)

631

369

593

745

749

5035. Salt River near Hunnewell, Mo.

Location.--Lat 39°40'05", long 91"54'10", in SW^NM^- sec.10, T.56 N., R.9 W., 

at bridge on U.S. Highway 36, l^ miles downstream from Black CreeV, and 

2 miles west of Hunnewell.

Drainage area.--626 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of 

of 1929.

is 615.64 ft above mean sea level, datum

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; shifts in 

relation occur.

Bankfull stage.--12 ft.

Remarks.--Some channel improvements made in drainage basin upstream from gage 

during period 1906-20. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934 

1935

Date

June 8, 1931 

Aug. 20, 1932 

July 1, 1933 

Sept. 15, 1934 

June 4, 1935

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.50 

15.22 

21.20 

10.00 

19.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,280 

6,560 

15,400 

2,920 

11,300

Water 

year

1936 

1937 

1938 

1939 

1940

Date

Peb 26, 1936 

Feb 22, 1957 

Mar 31, 1938 

Mar 14, 1939 

Mar 5, 1940

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.83 

13.0? 

14.9 

18.34 

11. Of

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,590 

4,700 

6,000 

9,150 

3,600
412 SALT RIVER BASIN

5050. South Pork Salt River at Santa Fe, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°21'45", long 91°49'05", in NW^NE^ sec.20, T.53 N. , R.8 W., on 

right bank on dovmstream side of highway bridge, a quarter cf a mile south 

of Santa Pe and 1 mile upstream from Elm Creek.

Drainage area. 298 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Feb. 5, 1940; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 613.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 12,300 

cfs; shifts In relation occur.

Bankfull stage.--14 ft.

Historical data.-'-Flood in about 1929 washed away county highway bridge 100 ft 

upstream from gage; magnitude of flood unknown.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 5,800 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

June 11, 1940

Apr. 19, 1941

Oct. 5, 1941

Oct. 31, 1941

June 27, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

May 8, 1943

May 19, 1943

Apr. 11, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

Apr. 27, 1944

Mar. 2, 1945

Mar. 21, 1945

Apr. 14, 1945

May 16, 1945

June 7, 1945

Sept. 22, 1945

Sept. 28, 1945

Jan. 9, 1946

Apr. 25, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.97

16.78

19.10

16.30

19.12

20.10

19.20

20.36

17.10

21.10

14.90

14.40

15.20

14.86

16.90

16.55

15.85

16.10

16.30

17.43

9.30

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,460

7,780

10,400

7,390

10, 500

11,700

10,600

12,100

8,190

13,100

6,470

5,890

6,580

6,320

8,180

7,880

7,120

7,400

7,580

8,680

2,570

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Sept. 13, 1949

Oct. 21, 1949

Dec. 21, 1949

Mar. 17, 1951

Mar. 18, 1952

June 14, 1953

June 2, 1954

Feb. 19, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

Apr. 18, 1957

July 20, 1958

July 31, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Mar. 28, 1961

May 8, 1961

July 1, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.82

17.27

14.87

15.88

13.79

10.20

5.42

12.02

18.00

11.49

17.89

20.62

16.93

15.99

19.62

17.06

16.51

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,230

8,580

6,320

7,210

5,410

3,030

865

4,100

9,280

3,740

9,060

12,300

8,000

7,120

11,700

8,850

8,240
SALT RIVER BASIN 413

5060. Youngs Creek near Mexico, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°18'40", long 91°56'40", in NW^SW^ sec.5, T.52 N., R.9 W. , on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 6 miles upstream from Long 

Branch, and 11 miles north of Mexico.

Drainage area. 67.4 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 1, 1956; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 704.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Missouri Highway 

Department).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 13 ft.

Historical data. Maximum stage known, about 15.1 ft, date unknown, from information by Missouri State Highway Department.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,400 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

May 3, 1937

Apr. 8, 193S

July 17, 1938

Mar. 12, 1939

Apr. 16, 1939

May 27, 1939

June 20, 1939

June 27, 1939

Aug. 12, 1939

Aug. 17, 1939

June 11, 1940

Jan. 17, 1941

Oct. 5, 1941

Oct. 21, 1941

Oct. 31, 1941

Mar. 16, 1942

June 19, 1942

June 26, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

May 8, 1943

May 11, 1943

May 15, 1943

May 18, 1943

June 6, 1943

June 10, 1943

June 22, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 11, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

Apr. 27, 1944

May 1, 1944

Mar. 21, 1945

Mar. 25, 1945

Apr. 14, 1945

Apr. 17, 1945

June 7, 1945

Sept. 22, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Nov. 3, 1946

Nov. 10, 1946

Mar. 13, 1947

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.08

6.10

7.80

7.20

6.60

8.00

7.65

7.61

6.20

12.0

7.0

4.0

7.35

6.96

6.45

7.17

6.10

12.19

10.1

7.37

6.20

8.6S

9.50

6.18

5.80

5.67

7.62

9.33

9.06

7.20

7.42

6.90

5.80

7.30

7.33

8.5

6.90

5.85

5.01

5.00

5.18

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,080

1,570

2,470

2,140

1,820

2,580

2,360

2,360

1,620

5,960

2,030

610

2,450

2,190

1,S20

2,320

1,640

6,140

4,390

2,450

1,700

3,330

3,920

1,700

1,480

1,430

2,580

3,780

3,620

2,320

2,450

2,120

1,4SO

2,380

2,380

3,190

2,120

1,890

1,420

1,420

1,520

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 1, 1947

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 11, 1947

Apr. 25, 1947

June 7, 1947

June 18, 1947

July 21, 1948

Sept. 13, 1949

Oct. 21, 1949

Dec. 20, 1949

Feb. 20, 1951

Mar. 17, 1951

June 26, 1951

July 12, 1951

Mar. 18, 1952

Aug. 21, 1952

Mar. 31, 1953

June 3, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 19, 1955

June 24, 1955

Aug. 29, 1955

Oct. 5, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

July 16, 1956

May 17, 1957

July 16, 1958

July 20, 1958

July 31, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

May 8, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Sept. 24, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

5.90

5.30

5.41

7.05

5.23

6.60

4.4

4.5

7.85

7.3

5.8

6.46

6.29

5.10

6.00

6.64

3.6

2.98

6.1

6.01

6.00

6.1

7.63

7.50

7.76

6.65

6.25

8.05

9.40

12.52

7.40

7.67

6.08

10.48

6.03

7.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,950

1,600

1,660

2,610

1,550

2,360

1,060

1,120

3,130

2,800

1,890

2,310

2,190

1,470

2,010

2,370

655

330

1,750

1,700

1,700

1,750

2,570

2,510

2,610

1,860

1,650

2,530

3,570

6,530

2,030

2,670

1,450

4,520

1,400

2,390

280-255 O - 68 - 28
414 SALT RIVER BASIN

5065. Middle Pork Salt River at Paris, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°29'00", long 91°59'50", in SW£SW£ sec.2, T.5* M., R.10 W., on 

right bank on downstream side of Wabash Railroad bridge in Paris, 12-| miles 

upstream from Elk Pork Salt River.

Drainage area. 356 sq mi.

Gage. Monrecording prior to Jan. 22, 1940; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 621.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage.--12 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,400 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Mar. 4, 1940

Sept. 5, 1941

Oct. 4, 1941

Nov. 2, 1941

Feb. 8, 1942

Mar. 18, 1942

Apr. 8, 1942

Apr. 11, 1942

June 27, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

May 17, 1943

June 10, 1943

Mar. 17, 1944

Apr. 12, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

Mar. 26, 1945

Apr. 14, 1945

Apr. 17, 1945

May 18, 1945

June 11, 1945

June 18, 1945

Oct. 1, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

Nov. 3, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

May 28, 1947

June 8, 1947

June 20, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 21, 1948

June 29, 1949

Qage

height 

(feet)

9.35

10.60

11.60

10.93

12.96

10.50

11.60

11.44

21.76

11.58

16.78

11.68

16.86

18.52

17.50

11.40

13.60

11.91

12.29

14.94

11.07

10.80

17.2

10.50

19.75

10.95

18.80

17.15

10.40

14.65

11.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,070

2,520

3,040

2,670

3,860

2,470

3,040

2,930

10, 500

3,040

6,430

3,400

6,500

7,730

6,960

2,930

4,240

3,210

3,440

5,080

2,770

2,620

6,640

2,480

8,670

2,720

7,840

6,640

2,430

4,870

3,150

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Dec. 22, 1949

Mar. 29, 1951

June 30, 1951

Mar. 10, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 24, 1952

Sept. 3, 1952

Apr. 2, 1953

Apr. 22, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

May 29, 1955

July 7, 1955

July 31, 1956

May 17, 1957

June 15, 1957

Oct. 27, 1957

July 21, 1958

Aug. 1, 1958

Feb. 12, 1959

Mar. 7, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 6, 1960

July 2, 1960

Mar. 14, 1961

May 7, 1961

Sept. 15, 1961

Sept. 24, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.63

13.68

14.88

11.01

10.83

11.40

10.65

14.54

9.82

11.43

12.67

18.93

10.44

10.08

10.97

11.40

11.20

23.48

29.94

12.69

12.38

15.41

10.86

10.69

17.55

10.95

14.63

25.37

10.55

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,520

4,280

5,060

2,720

2,620

2,930

2,520

4,800

2,160

2,720

3,680

7,920

2,430

2,300

2,720

2,930

2,670

10,800

23,100

3,840

3,670

5,090

2,720

2,520

6,770

2,820

4,790

13,400

2,570
SALT RIVER BASIN 415

5070. Elk Fork Salt River near Paris, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°26'25", long 92°00'05", in SE^SE^ sec.22, T.54 N. , R.10 W., 

on left bank on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 2-| miles south 

of Paris, and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 262 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecordlng Apr. 3, 1930, to Jan. 21, 1935 (fragmentary record); recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 630.86 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 16,000 

cfs; large shift in relation occurred May 27, 1939.

Bankfull stage.--14 ft.

Historical data.--Flood of June 1928 was higher than that of 1902 but might

have been exceeded by the flood of 1875, from information by local residents. 

Flood of July 31, 1958, reached the highest stage since at least 1875.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 3,600 cfs; only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1935.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1928

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

June 1928

June 12, 1931

Aug. 14, 1932

May 13, 1933

Sept. 12, 1934

Mar. 7, 1935

May 3, 1935

May 14, 1935

May 28, 1935

June 2, 1935

Feb. 26, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

May 3, 1937

Mar. 29, 1938

Apr. 9, 1938

May 23, 1938

July 18, 1938

Mar. 12, 1939

May 27, 1939

June 21, 1939

June 28, 1939

July 25, 1939

Aug. 17, 1939

June 11, 1940

Jan. 17, 1941

Oct. 4, 1941

Oct. 22, 1941

Oct. 31, 1941

Feb. 6, 1942

Mar. 16, 1942

Apr. 7, 1942

Apr. 10, 1942

June 27, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

May 18, 1943

June 10, 1943

Qage 

height 

(feet)

19.1

12.50

10.46

12.32

8.64

9.03

9.11

10.70

11.08

8.80

12.20

7.57

6.88

8.31

8.02

12.99

7.24

9.76

11.28

13.45

14.45

14.20

12.67

9.56

6.40

10.97

10.04

10.07

8.45

9.41

9.55

10.06

20.22

12.75

14.42

11.70

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,400

10,100

7,820

9,490

5,400

5,700

5,810

7,570

8,020

5,500

9,360

4,400

3,600

5,000

4,700

10,400

3,900

6,580

5,850

8,860

10,300

10, 000

7,910

4,610

2,420

5,640

4,860

4,940

3,700

4,420

4,560

4,940

20,600

8,040

10,300

6,700

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1958

Date

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 10, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

May 1, 1944

Mar. 20, 1945

Mar. 25, 1945

Apr. 14, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 8, 1945

June 30, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Mar. 23, 1946

Nov. 3, 1946

Nov. 10, 1946

Apr. 1, 1947

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 25, 1947

June 7, 1947

June 19, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948

Jan. 16, 1949

Oct. 21, 1949

Dec. 21, 1949

Jan. 3, 1950

Feb. 20, 1951

Mar. 17, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

Mar. 10, 1952

Mar. 18, 1952

Aug. 22, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

Apr. 11, 1954

July 31, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.58

16.66

16.55

9.18

10.40

11.62

12.44

9.88

12.25

8.82

9.32

9.76

9.84

9.06

9.08

9.82

9.75

11.83

13.4

8.38

7.86

8.45

11.90

8.07

8.10

9.26

11.73

9.5

10.0

13.86

8.65

4.58

21.03

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,140

14,000

13,800

4,560

5,570

6,700

7,550

5,140

7,330

4,240

4,640

5,050

5,050

4,480

4,480

5,050

5,050

6,900

8,860

4,000

3,560

3,930

7,000

3,700

3,700

4,640

6,800

4,800

5,220

9,560

4,080

1,480

22,300
416 SALT RIVER BASIN

5075. Salt River near Monroe City, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°32'25", long 91°40'20", in NE^HW^ sec.22, T.55 N., R.7 W., 

on left bank on downstream side of old bridge pier, 135 ft upstream from 

highway bridge at Joanna, 2,500 ft downstream from Indian Creek, 2 miles 

upstream from Lick Creek, and 8 miles southeast of Monroe City.

Drainage area.--2,230 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 520.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 67,000 

cfs; shifts in relation occur.

Bankfull stage.--26 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 20,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1928

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

June 1928

Mar. 3, 1940

Apr. 20, 1941

Oct. 5, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

Feb. 6, 1942

Mar. 17, 1942

June 2S, 1942

Dec. 2S, 1942

May 18, 1943

June 11, 1943

Mar. 16, 1944

Apr. 12, 1944

Apr, 24, 1944

May 1, 1944

Mar. 21, 1945

Mar. 26, 1945

Apr. 14, 1945

Apr. 17, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 9, 1945

June 16, 1945

Jan. 9, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 25, 1947

June 9, 1947

June 20, 1947

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a36

13.40

15.30

21.70

19.70

20.60

19.00

28.7

26.27

30.04

21.68

23.52

29.63

30.34

18.64

21.34

21.65

23.45

18.60

22.50

23.45

18.68

22.8

21.30

21.10

24.17

23.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

12,600

15,600

26,200

22,500

24,100

21,200

44,900

38,000

48,800

26,200

30,400

47,600

49,700

20,600

25,400

26,000

30,100

 20, 500

28,000

30, 100

20,700-

28,600

26,300

25,800

32,700

31,400

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 28, 1948

July 20, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Feb. 21, 1951

Mar. 18, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

Apr. 22, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

May 29, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

June 14, 1957

July 16, 1958

July 21, 1958

Aug. 1, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

May 9, 1961

Sept. 15, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

( feet )

16.20

13.94

20.49

19.36

19.76

19.83

19.22

16.75

9.64

21.04

18.18

18.53

20.66

21.41

30.34

34.81

22.16

23.37

29.00

27.74

20.05

Discharge 

(cfs)

16, 500

12,800

24,400

22,300

23,000

23,000

21,9OO

17,800

6,400

25,500

20,000

20,600

23,600

23,400

44,400

71,100

24,800

27,000

39,600

35,800

21,100

a Approximate; from information by local resident.
SALT RIVER BASIN 417

5080. Salt River near New London, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°36'44", long 91°24'30", in NE^NW^ sec.36, T.56 N., R.5 W., on 

left bank 180 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 61, 2 miles north of 

New London, and 8 miles upstream from Spencer Creek.

Drainage area. 2,480 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Jan. 18, 1935; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Apr. 7, 1931, at present site at datum 0.03 ft higher, and Apr. 7, 1931, to 

Jan. 17, 1935, at site 180 ft downstream at datum 0.04 ft lower. Datum of 

gage is 477.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements; shifts in 

relation occur.

Bankfull stage. 19 ft.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 25,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1858

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

July 14, 1858

Mar. 16, 1922

Mar. 12, 1923

June 13, 1924

Mar. 19, 1925

Apr. 8, 1926

Sept. 6, 1926

Mar. 21, 1927

Apr. 2, 1927

Apr. 14, 1927

June 21, 1928

Nov. 19, 1928

Mar. 17, 1929

Apr. 26, 1929

May 15, 1929

May 20, 1929

Feb. 13, 1930

June 13, 1931

Aug. 15, 1932

Dec. 25, 1932

May 14, 1933

May 27, 1933

Sept. 30, 1934

May 4, 1935

May 15, 1935

May 30, 1935

Feb. 28, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

May 24, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

Apr. 18, 1939

June 22, 1939

July 26, 1939

Mar. 3, 1940

Apr. 20, 1941

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a27.6

24.15

15.50

14,21

14.70

26.64

26,00

23.46

23.35

22.60

28.8

24.00

23.26

21.65

21.30

22.30

16.45

22.54

18.70

20.80

21.72

20.36

15.40

20.60

20.26

19.95

22.90

15.77

18.31

21.13

21.31

22.47

20.66

13.97

16.37

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

39,800

15,800

13,700

14,500

41,700

49,800

36, 600

36,200

32,800

58,700

37,800

35,100

29,400

28,500

31,600

17,400

33,400

23,500

29,600

32,400

28,300

15,800

28,900

27,900

27,000

36,500

16,900

22,400

26,900

27,500

31,000

25,900

12,600

17,600

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Oct. 6, 1941

Feb. 7, 1942

June 29, 1942

Dec. 29, 1942

May 19, 1943

June 11, 1943

Mar. 17, 1944

Apr. 13, 1944

Apr. 25, 1944

Mar. 22, 1945

Mar. 26, 1945

Apr. 15, 1945

May 18, 1945

June 10, 1945

Jan. 10, 1946

Apr. 7, 1947

Apr. 26, 1947

June 10, 1947

June 21, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

July 20, 1949

Dec. 23, 1949

Mar. 18, 1951

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

Apr. 22, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Apr. 30, 1956

June 15, 1957

July 22, 1958

Aug. 2, 1958

Feb. 11, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

May 9, 1961

Sept. 16, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

21.36

20.49

25.55

24.20

27.18

21.28

22.55

26.08

26.48

21.38

21.45

22.53

21.95

23.2

22.11

21.04

21.02

22.77

23.0

16.96

15.65

19.78

19.91

19.13

17.1

10.64

20.40

18.43

20.44

27.17

29.92

21.90

22.55

25.70

25.08

Discharge 

(cfs)

28,200

25,800

43,500

37,500

51,600

27,900

31,800

45,900

47,900

28,200

28,200

31,400

29,900

33,800

30,200

25,200

25,200

31,100

31,700

16,800

14, 600

22,400

23,500

21,800

17,800

7,700

23,500

19,900

24,600

46,500

64,700

25,600

29,000

39,600

36, 600

a About present site and datum; 

marker 1 mile below gage.

from comparison with crest of June 1928 at stone
418 THE SNY BASIN

5100. Hadley Creek near Barry, 111.

Location. Lat 39°42'48", long 91°03'56", in SW^SWi sec.14, T.4 S. , R.6 W., on 

left bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 36, 1.8 miles northwest of Barry, and 2 miles upstream from Beebe Creek.

Drainage area. 40.6 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 533.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,500 

cfs and extended above on basis of logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,400 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

'Apr. 29, 1956

June 19, 1956

Apr. 3, 1957

Apr. 22, 1957

Apr. 28, 1957

May 17, 1957

June 14, 1957

Aug. 3, 1957

July 15, 1958

July 19, 1958

Aug. 1, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Oage 

height 

(feet)

11.31

8.54

6.10

7.62

6.45

9.22

6.46

6.35

7.41

6.65

6.82

7.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,000

4,060

1,740

3,100

2,020

5,000

2,020

1,940

2,900

2,180

2,320

2,700

Water 

year

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 27, 1960

Apr. 15, 1960

June 29, 1960

Aug. 19, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

May 8, 1961

May 14, 1961

June 30, 1961

July 23, 1961

Aug. 10, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.12

5.74

5.80

5.88

6.20

10.65

6.31

6.80

7.13

9.59

8.55

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,740

1,460

1,500

1,580

1,820

6,960

1,900

2,320

2,600

5,560

4,180

5105. Hadley Creek at Kinderhook, 111.

Location. Lat 39"41'35", long 91°08'55", in SE^NE^ sec.25, T.4 S. , R.7 W., on 

right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 96, 0.8 mile southeast of Kinderhook, 2.0 miles upstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 

Railroad bridge, and 5.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 72.7 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 469.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation.--Sub.1ect to frequent shifts. Defined by currentmeter measurements below 4,900 cfs, and extended above on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 2,000 cfs. 

shown prior to 1951.

Peak stages and discharges

Only arnual peaks are

Water 

year

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Aug. 17, 1939

June 11, 1940

Apr. 19, 1941

June 19, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

Apr. 23, 1944

June 9, 1945

June 18, 1946

Nov. 3, 1946

July 25, 1948

July 20, 1949

Dec. 21, 1949

Feb. 18, 1951

Oage 

height 

(feet)

a!5.93

9.15

10.83

11.35

11.10

13.91

12.15

12.18

12.7

8.93

12.92

10.30

8.11

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

5,760

7,520

8,260

7,780

15,000

8,500

8,500

9,300

3,980

8,930

5,440

3,250

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

June 27, 1951

Mar. 18, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

Nov. 18, 1952

Apr. 22, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Apr. 24, 1955

May 13, 1955

May 28, 1955

Aug. 29, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

Oage 

height 

(feet)

6.84

7.88

6.56

4.87

6.10

10.06

11.52

7.30

12.16

13.59

13.77

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,170

3,070

2,010

834

1,620

5,220

6,850

2,570

7,850

11,800

12,600

a From floodmarks.
THE SNY BASIN 419

Peak stages anddischar>ges of Hadley Creek at Kinder-hook, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

Date

June 20, 1956

Jan. 22, 1957

Mar. 25, 1957

Apr. 3, 1957

Apr. 20, 1957

Apr. 22, 1957

Apr. 28, 1957

May 10, 1957

May 17, 1957

June 11, 1957

June 12, 1957

June 14, 1957

Aug. 3, 1957

May 4, 1958

July 15, 1958

July 19, 1958

Aug. 2, 1958

Aug. 12, 1958

Aug. 21, 1958

Oage 

height 

(feet)

_

7.98

7.10

9.13

8.07

11.37

11.01

9.32

13.85

8.33

9.14

11.50

11.18

7.56

10.89

10.77

9.93

6.92

8.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

b9,500

3,160

2,410

4,180

3,250

6,720

6,240

4,380

13,200

3,430

4,180

6,850

6,480

2,810

6,120

6,000

5,000

2,250

3,520

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Nov. 17, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

May 22, 1959

Oct. 6, 1959

Mar. 27, 1960

Apr. 16, 1960

May 16, 1960

May 19, 1960

May 25, 1960

June 29, 1960

Aug. 18, 1960

Mar. 31, 1961

Apr. 25, 1961

May 8, 1961

May 14, 1961

June 30, 1961

July 23, 1961

Aug. 10, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.84

10.95

9.25

6.55

8.08

6.97

6.67

6.31

6.66

9.87

6.41

7.58

7.37

13.45

9.04

9.38

9.31

14.58

11.78

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,880

b5,600

4,280

2,010

3,250

2,620

2,420

2,160

2,420

5,000

2,230

3,030

2,890

10,100

4,100

4,480

4,380

13,000

7,260

b About.

5116.25. Riser Creek tributary near Barry, 111.

Location. Lat 39"41'05", long 91°00'00", in S| sec.29, T.4 S., R.5 W., at 

culvert on U.S. Highway 36, 2.3 miles east of Barry.

Drainage area. 0.748 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

June 20, 1956 

May 17, 1957 

July 15, 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

Oage 

height 

(feet)

17.81 

17.45 

14.42 

13.51

Discharge 

(cfs)

888 

798 

302 

218

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 29, 1960 

May 8, 1961

height Discharge 

(feit) (cfs)

13.84 248 

16.80 650

5125. Bay Creek at Pittsfield, 111.

Location. Lat 39°37'30", long 90°47'40", in NE^SW^ sec.18, T.5 S., R.3 W., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on abandoned county road, 50 ft downstream from Panther Creek, 0.1 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 107, 0.4 mile downstream from Wabash Railroad bridge, and 1.4 iriles northeast of Pittsfield.

Drainage area. 39.6 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 638.48 ft above mean sea level, detum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 4,400 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,000 cfs.
420 THE SNY BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Bay Creek at Plttsfield, 111.

Water 

year

1926

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

Sept. 8, 1926

Aug. 17, 1940

Apr. 19, 1941

June 9, 1941

Oct. 4, 1941

Feb. 4, 1942

Mar. 16, 1942

May 16, 1942

June 19, 1942

July 19, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

May 8, 1943

May 11, 1943

May 15, 1943

May 18, 1943

May 19, 1943

Apr. 11, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

Mar. 25, 1945

June 7, 1945

June 9, 1945

June 16, 1945

July 1, 1945

Sept. 22, 1945

Sept. 28, 1945

May 11, 1946

June 18, 1946

Aug. 16, 1946

Nov. 6, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 25, 1947

June 19, 1947

June 30, 1947

(Jage

height 

(feet)

al8.4

7.10

10.56

9.7

11.55

10.80

11.35

9.9

10.3

9.7

10.85

11.31

10.0

11.15

10.70

10.2

12.19

10.4

9.9

10.0

13.25

11.40

11.05

10.85

10.0

10.0

12.48

11.95

10.3

10.1

10.1

10.85

11.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

1,040

2,760

2,030

4,600

3,120

3,720

2,200

2,530

2,070

3,000

3,940

2,270

3,400

2,820

2,440

5,920

2,630

2,130

2,440

8,300

3,940

3,260

3,060

2,350

2,350

6,610

5,480

2,530

2,440

2,440

2,860

3,120

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 12, 1948

July 26, 1948

July 20, 1949

Dec. 21, 1949

Apr. 3, 1950

Feb. 18, 1951

June 22, 1952

Nov. 25, 1952

July 22, 1954

Feb. 19, 1955

May 28, 1955

Aug. 29, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

Apr. 22, 1957

May 17, 1957

May 19, 1957

June 14, 1957

Oct. 23, 1957

Feb. 10, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 8, 1961

July 23, 1961

Aug. 10, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Sept. 24, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.71

9.8

11.85

10.1

10.35

8.70

10.21

5.51

13.14

10.60

12.07

11.95

11.39

10.66

13.14

10.27

12.90

9.90

b 12 . 56

11.16

11.20

12.56

10.91

13.81

13.98

11.64

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,120

2,130

4,280

2,280

2,520

1,560

2,370

530

6,840

2,830

5,920

5,370

4,160

2,900

8,050

2,420

7,560

2,130

6,150

3,650

3,740

6,840

3,250

9,800

10,000

4,710

a From floodmarks. 

b Backwater from Ice.

5130. Bay Creek at Nebo, 111.

Location. Lat 39°26'35", long 90°47'45", in NW£ sec.19, T.7 S., R.3 W., on 

left bank 40 ft downstream from highway bridge, 500 ft upstream from Spring 

Creek, a quarter of a mile west of Nebo, and 1.6 miles upstream from Chicago 

& Alton Railroad bridge.

Drainage area. 162 sq mi, including that of Spring Creek.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 462.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 9,000 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,000 cfs. Records include flow of 

Spring Creek.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1916

1940 

1941 

1942

Date

Aug. 16, 1916 

Aug. 27, 1940 

Apr. 19, 1941 

Oct. 4, 1941

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a!8.2 

9.73 

12.67 

16.73

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,550 

3,230 

15, 500

Water 

year

1942

Date

Nov. 6, 1941 

Feb. 4, 1942 

Feb. 6, 1942 

Mar. 16, 1942 

May 18, 1942 

June 19, 1942 

July 9, 1942

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.7 

12.8 

12.6 

16.1 

13.4 

14.5 

12.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,230 

3,340 

3,130 

13,400 

4,420 

7,980 

3,040

a Reported to have reached about this stage.
THE SNY BASIN 421

Peak stages and discharges of Bay Creek at Nebo, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Nov. 22, 1942

Dec. 21, 1942

May 8, 1943

May 11, 1943

May 15, 1943

May 18, 1943

June 6, 1943

June 10, 1943

Apr. 11, 1944

Apr. 22, 1944

May 25, 1944

Mar. 26, 1945

June 8, 1945

June 9, 1945

June 16, 1945

Aug. 5, 1946

Aug. 16, 1946

Nov. 1, 1946

Nov. 3, 1946

Nov. 7, 1946

Apr. 20, 1947

Apr. 25, 1947

June 30, 1947

Mar. 21, 1948

July 26, 1948

Mar. 31, 1949

June 23, 1949

July 20, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.6

14.5

13.1

12.75

14.6

14.78

12.8

11.9

14.96

12.75

12.4

12.5

12.3

15.48

14.1

13.45

19.31

14.0

14.94

13.05

12.6

14.0

13.1

12.1

15.19

12.8

11.8

13.93

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,970

7,980

5,010

4,060

9,100

10,000

4,180

3,060

10,600

3,950

3,400

3,510

3,400

12,100

7,910

5,880

23,500

7,040

10,300

4,720

3,700

7,620

6,170

3,320

11,200

4,430

3,140

5,880

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Dec. 21, 1949

Feb. 18, 1951

Feb. 20, 1951

May 22, 1951

Apr. 23, 1952

Mar. 31, 1953

July 22, 1954

Aug. 29, 1955

Oct. 5, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

June 19, 1956

May 17, 1957

May 19, 1957

June 14, 1957

July 19, 1958

July 31, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 16, 1960

May 8, 1961

Aug. 11, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.42

11.65

11.62

11.74

10.11

5.31

10.39

13.20

12.81

12.58

13.42

13.28

12.18

15.44

13.53

16.25

13.15

13.72

14.08

14.65

16.05

15.05

13.42

Discharge

(Of 3)

3,600

3,040

3,040

3,090

2,440

736

2,500

5,300

4,150

3,600

5,880

5,590

3,400

11,800

6,320

14,200

5,160

6,750

7,910

9,400

13,600

10,600

5,880

SALT SPRING CREEK BASIN 

5132. Salt Spring Creek near Gilead, 111.

Location.--Lat 39°07'00", long 90°39'50", in SW^ sec.8, T.ll S., R.2 W., at 

culvert on county road, 0.6 mile south of Gilead.

Drainage area. 1.20 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Apr. 29, 1956 

June 14, 1957 

Aug. 12, 1958 

Aug. 5, 1959

Oage 

height 

(feet)

16.45

18.71 

17.22 

18.99

Discharge 

(cfs)

374 

720 

439 

744

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 30, 1960 

July 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

19.74 

18.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,280 

750
422 BRYANT CREEK BASIN

5134. Knox Branch near Elsberry, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°08'30". long 90°52'46", in SE^NE^ sec.34, T.51 N., R.I E., at 

culvert on Route B, 5f miles southwest of Elsberry.

Drainage area. 1.17 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by estimated flow of 7 cfs and extended above 

on basis of slope-area measurement at 287 cfs.

Bankfull stage. 10 ft.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Oct. 11, 1954

July 29, 1956 

June 14, 1957 

July 19, 1958

Qage 

height 

(feet)

3.68

3.18 

3.57 

3.87

Discharge 

(cfs)

400

265 

360 

465

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 17, 1959 

June 30, 1960

May 7, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

3.92 

4.20

3.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

485 

580

385

KINGS LAKE BASIN 

5134.5. Lost Creek tributary near Elsberry, Mo.

Location.--Lat 39°06'48", long 90°49'11", in NE^-SE^ sec.7, T.50 N., R.2 E., 

100 ft downstream from private road crossing, 4 miles southwest of Elsberry.

Drainage area. 0.33 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by estimated flow of 0.6 cfs and extended 

above on basis of slope-area measurement at 158 cfs.

Bankfull stage. 4 ft.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Aug. 7, 1955

Oct. 6, 1955 

June 14, 1957 

July 19, 1958

Oage 

height 

(feet)

2.85

3.45 

4.26 

2.95

Discharge 

(cfs)

115

205 

335 

130

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 4, 1959 

June 30, 1960

May 7, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

2.71 

4.26

4.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

97 

335

292

5134.7. North Fork Lost Creek near Elsberry, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°08'47", long 90°49'24", in NE^ sec.31, T.51 N., R.2 E., 

Z\ miles southwest of Elsberry.

Drainage area. 2.23 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 16 cfs 

and extended above on basis of slope-area measurement at 380 cfs.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
KINGS LAKE BASIN 423

Peak stages and discharges of North Pork Lost Creek near Elsberry, Mo.

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Oct. 11, 1954

July 29, 1956 

Apr. 22, 1957 

July 19, 1958

Qage 

height 

(feet)

2.13

1.90 

1.72 

(a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

680

520 

380 

blOO

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 5, 1959 

June 30, 1960

May 7, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

3.51 

2.80

1.85

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,220 

990

480

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage, 

b Less than figure shown.

5135. Lost Creek at Elsberry, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°09'20", long 90°48'20", in NW^SE^ sec.29, T.51 N., R.2 E., 

three-quarters of a mile southwest of Elsberry.

Drainage area. 12.2 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Altitude of gage is 450 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 170 cfs 

and extended above on basis of slope-area measurement at 3,880 cfs.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 300 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

Date

Oct. 2, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 4, 1955

May 26, 1955

May 28, 1955

July 14, 1955

Aug. 7, 1955

Oct. 6, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

July 18, 1956

July 29, 1956

Mar. 24, 1957

Apr. 8, 1957

May 13, 1957

May 17, 1957

May 19, 1957

May 21, 1957

May 22, 1957

June 14, 1957

Oage 

height 

(feet)

6.41

8.77

5.06

5.99

5.31

7.25

9.39

7.86

8.12

5.71

9.34

5.03

4.99

5.29

4.89

7.06

7.56

6.42

10.88

Discharge 

(cfs)

665

1,340

355

565

405

865

2,190

1,330

1,430

530

2,130

360

345

420

325

970

1,200

740

3,340

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 25, 1958

July 19, 1958

July 30, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Aug. 4, 1959

Aug. 17, 1959

Aug. 29, 1959

Oct. 10, 1959

Mar. 27, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

May 6, 1960

May 25, 1960

June 30, 1960

July 12, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

May 5, 1961

May 8, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.85

8.42

7.70

5.40

6.61

7.03

5.80

9.53

5.47

4.80

4.93

9.30

11.48

4.86

5.01

8.95

10.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

321

1,590

1,240

445

810

970

560

2,260

458

310

343

2,130

3,880

321

354

1,950

3,000

5136. Camp Creek near Elsberry, Mo.

Location.--Lat 39°06'56", long 90°46'23", in southwest portion of Survey 1724, 

T.50 N., R.2 E., at culvert on State Highway 79, 3.6 miles south of Elsberry.

Drainage area. 1.50 sq mi.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 90 cfs 

and extended above on basis of slope-area measurement at 668 cfs.

Bankfull stage.--5 ft.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Aug. 7, 1955

July 29, 1956 

May 21, 1957 

July 19, 1958

Qage 

height 

(feet)

3.74

3.37 

4.77 

3.54

Discharge 

(cfs)

440

320 

950 

370

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 4, 1959 

June 30, 1960

May 7, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.95 

3.94

4.39

Discharge 

(cfs)

200 

530

710
424 KINGS LAKE BASIN

5136.5. Hurricane Creek near Elsberry, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°06'29", long 90°46'13", in southwest portion of Survey 1724, 

T.50 N., R.2 E., at culvert on State Highway 79, 4.1 miles south of Elsberry.

Drainage area. 3.06 sq ml. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 210 cfs 

and extended above on basis of culvert flow measurement at 1,620 cfs.

Bankfull stage.--8 ft.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Pate

Aug. 7, 1955

July 29, 1956 

June 14, 1957 

July 19, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.76

8.43 

9.56 

7.70

Discharge 

(cfs)

780

1,070 

1,620 

760

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 4, 1959 

Oct. 10, 1959

May 7, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.79 

7.56

5.46

Discharge 

(cfs)

280 

960

200

CUIVRE RIVER BASIN 

5142. Held Branch near Bowling Green, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°15'15", long 91°02'50", In SE^ west part of Survey No. 1685, 

T.52 N., R.I ¥., upstream from culvert on U.S. Highway 61, 3.9 miles south 

of Gyrene, and 10 miles south of Bowling Green.

Drainage area. 0.54 sq ml. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by culvert-flow measurements between 140 and 

500 cfs.

Bankfull stage.--8 ft.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Apr. 22, 1955

July 3, 1956 

June 8, 1957 

July 19, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.37

4.65 

4.57 

5.37

Discharge 

(cfs)

66

162 

156 

223

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

July 17, 1959 

May 25, 1960

July 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a6.0 

8.15

6.97

Discharge 

(cfs)

280 

498

390

a About.
CUIVRE RIVER BASIN 425

5145. Cuivre River near Troy, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°00'59", long 90°59'00", in SE£ sec.14, T.49 N., R.I W., on 

downstream side of center pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 61, l£ miles downstream from confluence of North and West Porks, and 2 miles north of Troy.

Drainage area. 903 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to July 11, 1939; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1930, at site 3 miles downstream at datum 4.31 ft lower. Datum of 

gage is 450.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge 101,000 cfs. relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 

Bankfull stage. 21 ft.

Historical data. Flood of October 1941 exceeded the previously known maximum 

flood of December 1895 by 5 or 6 ft at Frenchmens Bluff, 3 miles downstream, 

and is highest flood since Frenchmens Bluff bridge was built in 1888.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 20,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

Date

Mar. 14, 1922

Apr. S, 1922

Apr. 15, 1922

Mar. 12, 1923

Aug. 17, 1923

Dec. 13, 1923

Mar. 19, 1925

Nov. 6, 1925

Apr. 7, 1926

Sept. 5, 1926

Oct. 1, 1926

Oct. 3, 1926

Nov. 15, 1926

Mar. 9, 1927

Apr. 1, 1927

Apr. 13, 1927

May 8, 1927

May 25, 1927

Apr. 6, 192S

June 20, 192S

Oct. 9, 1928

Mar. 16, 1929

May 3, 1929

May 13, 1929

May 18, 1929

June 13, 1929

Jan. 2, 1930

May 20, 1931

Aug. 13, 1932

May 13, 1933

Sept. 29, 1934

May 15, 1935

Nov. 5, 1935

Nov. 3, 1936

Apr. 9, 193S

Mar. 12, 1939

Apr. 16, 1939

June 28, 1940

Gtage 

height 

(feet)

24.50

23.30

21.00

22.46

22.40

20.42

20.24

21.20

22.90

25.40

21.45

20.40

20.95

23.00

23.40

23.40

20.00

20.35

22.15

23.77

20.85

24.40

20.00

21.20

25.75

20.00

19.10

23.58

20.20

24.22

20.20

24.78

22.69

25. SO

23.7

23. SO

25.03

15.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

44,200

36,700

24,800

32,200

31,600

22,400

21,600

25,700

34,400

50,000

26,600

22,400

24,800

34,900

37,300

37,300

20,800

22,400

30,500

39,700

24,000

43, 500

20,800

25,700

52,600

20,800

18,100

21,300

13,900

26,200

13,900

30,000

19,000

36,900

23,300

23,900

31,300

8,540

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

194S

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 20, 1941

Oct. 5, 1941

Oct. 31, 1941

June 26, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

May 11, 1943

May 18, 1943

Apr. 11, 1944

Apr. 22, 1944

Mar. 26, 1945

May 15, 1945

Sept. 23, 1945

Sept. 29, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Nov. 1, 1946

Nov. 3, 1946

Apr. 25, 1947

July 26, 194S

Jan. 24, 1949

July 21, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Feb. 21, 1951

Mar. 18, 1951

Apr. 12, 1952

May 5, 1953

July 2, 1954

July 15, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

June 8, 1957

July 20, 1958

Aug. 1, 195S

Feb. 10, 1959

Oct. 11, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

May 8, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

26.4

33.4

24.20

24.00

27.58

24.34

27.00

25.86

26.92

24.9

24.53

23.60

23.48

24.0

26.00

24.80

27.1

23.11

24.30

25.88

23.94

25.80

25.49

19.51

17.70

7.SS

21.48

19.25

23.95

25.51

26.54

24.96

24.46

25.13

25.32

Discharge 

(cfs)

41,300

120,000

22,700

21,900

41,500

23,100

37 , 000

30,500

36,400

25,600

23,900

20,500

20,100

21,900

30,000

24,200

37,200

18,000

21,000

29,200

19,400

28,600

26,900

10,300

8,050

1,960

13,100

9,290

21,000

20,200

23,100

19,200

21,700

24,700

25>700
426 PERUQUE CREEK BASIN

5147. Dry Branch near Wentzville, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°49'10", long 90°54'20", in NW£ sec.22, T.47 N., R.I E., at 

bridge on Point Prairie Road 3 miles northwest of Wentzville.

Drainage area. 0.97 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage. 

Stage-discharge relation. Not defined.

Remarks. Only annual peak stages are shown, except for 1957.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

June 10, 1955 

June 15, 1957

Oage 

height 

(feet)

12.44

(a)

15.42 

(a)

Discharge 

(of a)

753

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 29, I960 

May 8, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

(a) 

12.64

12.02

Discharge

(Of 3}

-

a Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

5150. Kankakee River near North Liberty, Ind.

Location.--Lat 41°33'50", long 86°29'50", on line between sees. 11 and 23, 

T.36 N., R.I W., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on St. Joseph 

County highway named "New Road," 4 miles northwest of North Liberty.

Drainage area. 152 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 26, 1956; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 680.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood 

Control and Water Resources Commission).

Stage-discharge relation. Relation affected by varying amounts of backwater 

caused by return flow from overbank storage. Frequent current-meter measurements necessary to define relationship during these periods.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 400 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

May 11, 1951

Oct. 24, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Nov. 23, 1951

Jan. 2, 1952

Jan. 15, 1952

Feb. 4, 1952

Mar. 16, 1953

Apr. 28, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Dec. 28, 1954

Jan. 7, 1955

Feb. 21, 1955

Feb. 25, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.15

6.6

6.97

5.8

6.1

6.6

5.5

4.42

b7.64

d8.64

6.0

e7.3

5.5

5.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

a 520

526

570

445

500

515

400

260

c360

686

480

C510

400

430

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 30, 1956

May 12, 1956

Apr. 27, 1957

Dec. 20, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958

Feb. 15, 1959

Feb. 28, 1959

Mar. 15, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Apr. 29, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Feb. 11, 1960

Mar. 31, I960

Apr. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.92

7.97

6.90

6.40

5.89

5.60

5.90

6.02

6.44

6.07

7.05

7.53

7.78

7.86

Discharge 

(cfs)

530

619

530

480

460

415

460

440

480

450

480

530

566

560

a Annual peak only.

b Occurred on Apr. 26, 1954.

c Daily mean discharge.

d Occurred on Oct. 12, 1954.

e Occurred on Jan. 6, 1955.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 427

5155. Kankakee River at Davis, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°24', long 86°42', in sec.13, T.34 N., R.3 W., on lef 1: bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 30 at Davis, half a mile downstream 

from Mill Creek, and 4 miles east of Hanna.

Drainage area. 508 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Nov. 4, 1953; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Apr. 19, 1931, at site half a mile downstream at different datum. Datum of 

gage is 664.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 520 cfs 

at former site.Defined by current-meter measurements at present site.

Bankfull stage. 10 ft.

Remarks.--Records for 1926-29 furnished by Indiana Department of Conservation. 

Base for partial-duration series, 900 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1926

1927

1928

1929

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

Date

Feb. 26, 1926

Apr. 8, 1926

Feb. 6, 1927

Apr. 20, 1927

May 26, 1927

June 5, 1927

Dec. 1, 1927

Dec. 9, 1927

Dec. 15, 1927

Jan. 3, 1928

Jan. 21, 1928

May 4, 1929

Nov. 21, 1931

Mar. 27, 1932

Dec. 25, 1932

Mar. 21, 1933

Apr. 2, 1933

Apr. 18, 1933

May 12, 1933

July 2, 1933

Apr. 5, 1934

Jan. 9, 1935

Mar. 11, 1935

May 14, 1935

May 30, 1935

Feb. 27, 1936

May 3, 1936

Dec. 31, 1936

Jan. 9, 1937

Apr. 16, 1937

Feb. 19, 1938

Mar. 3, 1938

Apr. 10, 1938

May 20, 1938

July 2, 1938

Feb. 20, 1939

Mar. 13, 1939

Apr. 20, 1939

June 30, 1939

May 3, 1940

Apr. 21, 1941

Nov. 8, 1941

Feb. 6, 1942

Mar. 18, 1942

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.9

7.6

7.0

7.8

7.6

7.2

9.0

9.4

9.50

7.0

7.3

9.4

7.95

7.98

8.4

7.6

8.6

8.6

9.43

7.5

7.04

7.7

8.1

8.1

8.79

8.20

7.4

7.78

7.4

7.4

7.7

7.7

8.8

7.9

9.05

8.8

9.29

8.6

7.8

8.95

6.70

8.0

9.82

9.S

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,220

1,130

990

1,180

1,130

1,030

1,550

1,670

1,700

990

1,050

al,670

1,020

1,020

1,090

942

1,130

1,130

1,290

924

840

980

1,060

1,060

1,200

1,080

920

1,000

910

910

970

970

1,200

1,010

1,260

1,100

1,210

1,060

900

1,140

680

902

1,240

1,240

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Apr. 11, 1942

Dec. 29, 1942

Feb. 7, 1943

Mar. 17, 1943

May 21, 1943

Mar. 16, 1944

Apr. 13, 1944

May 26, 1944

May 18, 1945

Mar. 7, 1946

Apr. 12, 1947

May 1, 1947

June 3, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 23, 1948

May 16, 1948

Feb. 16, 1949

Dec. 23, 1949

Jan. 27, 1950

Apr. 12, 1950

June 17, 1950

July 20, 1950

Jan. 4, 1951

Feb. 20, 1951

Apr. 15, 1951

May 12, 1951

July 10, 1951

Oct. 26, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Jan. 3, 1952

Jan. 21, 1952

Mar. 20, 1952

Apr. 15, 1952

June 15, 1952

Mar. 16, 1953

Mar. 26, 1954

Apr. 12, 1954

Apr. 28, 1954

July 8, 1954

Oct. 17, 1954

Jan. 7, 1955

Feb. 21, 1955

Feb. 26, 1956

Apr. 30, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

9.1

9.1

8.5

9.2

10.52

9.7

9.76

8.9

9.02

8.70

9.0

9.53

9.3

9.1

9.9

10.15

9.00

9.0

9.7

10.8

11.14

9.2

8.9

8.4

8.6

9.1

9.37

8.9

9.6

9.5

10.02

8.7

9.5

8.9

8.14

8.87

8.61

9.68

8.92

11.76

10.15

8.72

9.08

10.22

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,110

1,060

954

1,080

1,320

1,170

1,190

1,030

995

938

1,050

1,140

1,100

1,040

1,190

1,240

945

945

1,070

1,300

1,380

1,050

1,000

907

944

1,040

1,100

1,000

1,140

1,120

1,300

1,030

1,190

1,070

850

1,000

944

1,160

1,000

1,620

1,260

1,080

993

1,200

a Annual peak only.
428 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Kankakee River at Davis, Ind. Continued

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

May 13, 1956

Apr. 29, 1957

Dec. 21, 1957

Mar. 1, 1958

June 14, 1958

Feb. 14, 1959

Feb. 28, 1959

Mar. 28, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.47

10.43

9.71

9.45

8.87

10.04

9.98

10.34

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,260

1,240

1,100

1,050

957

1,100

1,100

1,150

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 30, 1959

Nov. 15, 1959

Jan. 15, 1960

Feb. 12, 1960

Apr. 3, 1960

Apr. 19, 1960

June 14, 1960

Apr. 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.93

9.10

9.77

10.54

10.60

10.02

9.11

10.84

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,090

950

1,070

1,190

1,350

1,160

993

1,240

5160. Yellow River near Bremen, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°25', long 86°10', on line between sees. 3 and 10, T.34 N., 

R.3 E., on left bank at downstream side of bridge, 0.5 mile downstream from 

Bunch ditch, 2 miles southwest of Bremen, and 4 miles upstream from Dausman 

ditch.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 784.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 800 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

Feb. 25, 1956

Mar. 6, 1956

Apr. 30, 1956

May 13, 1956

Apr. 27, 1957

Dec. 20, 1957

Aug. 16, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Feb. 14, 1959

Feb. 23, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.04

8.86

12.70

12.94

9.46

10.76

10.03

11.08

11.81

11.08

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,250

806

1,360

1,380

890

1,070

960

1,120

1,100

981

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 28, 1959

Apr. 2, 1959

Apr. 29, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Feb. 11, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

June 14, 1960

Mar. 9, 1961

Mar. 14, 1961

Apr. 23, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

12.26

10.19

12.16

11.73

12.78

13.07

12.35

10.14

10.26

11.28

12.79

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,120

873

1,110

1,050

1,180

1,220

1,140

861

885

1,000

1,180

5165. Yellow River at Plymouth, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°20'25", long 86°18'16", in NW£ sec.13, T.33 F., R.2 E., on 

left bank, 50 ft upstream from LaPorte Street footbridge in Plymouth, 

1.1 miles downstream from Elmer Seltenright (formerly Baker) ditch, and 

8.1 miles upstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area. 284 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Aug. 27, 1959; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 764.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana 

Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements; large shifts 

in relation.occur.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,500 cfs.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 429

Peak stages and discharges of Yellow River at Plymouth, Ind.

Water

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Feb. 17, 1949

Jan. 16, 1950

Jan. 21, 1950

Mar. 9, 1950

Mar. 30, 1950

Apr. 6, 1950

Apr. 12, 1950

Jan. 6, 1951

July 12, 1951

Oct. 26, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Jan. 3, 1952

Jan. 16, 1952

Jan. 21, 1952

June 15, 1952

Mar. 16, 1953

Mar. 27, 1954

Apr. 28, 1954

Oage

height 

(feet)

11.17

10.84

11.4

11.3

12.02

13.18

11.16

10.94

13.39

11.1

10.82

11.52

10.4

10.8

10.5

9.10

11.1

12.72

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,880

1,710

1,980

1,930

2,300

2,800

1,880

1,750

2,900

1,840

1,710

2,030

1,560

1,710

1,590

1,160

1,640

2,290

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Oct. 12 ^4 1954

Jan. 7, 1955

Feb. 27, 1956

May 1, 1956

May 14, 1956

Apr. 29, 1957

Dec. 21, 1957

Feb. 15, 1959

Feb. 25, 1959

Mar. 29, 1959

Apr. 30, 1959

Jan. 15, 1960

Feb. 12, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 19, 1960

Mar; 15, 1961

Apr. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.13

11.4

11.37

12.50

12.28

9.36

10.70

12.65

10.66

11.53

11.62

11.08

12.13

12.75

12.26

10.89

12.48

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,390

1,760

1,760

2,200

2,120

1,140

1,600

2,240

1,600

1,840

1,870

1,700

2,040

2,340

2,120

1,600

2,200

5170. Yellow River at Knox, Ind.

Location.--Lat 41°18', long 86°37', in sec. 14, T.33 N., R.2 W., on right bank 

40 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 35 in Knox, l|- miles downstream 

from Eagle Creek, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 425 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to July 18, 1952; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 679.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Lafayette supplementary adjustment of 1951 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water 

Resources Commission).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,600 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Mar. 19, 1944

Apr. 15, 1944

Apr. 26, 1944

May 28, 1944

Apr. 6, 1945

May 20, 1945

Oct. 5, 1945

Apr. 24, 1947

Mar. 2, 1948

Mar. 25, 1948

 May 15, 1948

Feb. 18, 1949

Jan. 18, 1950

Jan. 29, 1950

Fet. 18, 1950

Mar. 11, 1950

Mar. 31, 1950

Apr. 7, 1950

Jan. 7, 1951

July 14, 1951

Jan. 4, 1952

Gage

height 

(feet)

9.70

9.5

9.1

8.6

8.5

9.00

8.84

8.73

8.3

8.72

8.5

8.70

8.6

9.0

8.4

8.9

9.4

10.42

8.5

9.54

8.92

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,140

2,860

2,340

1,760

1,660

2,220

2,040

2,100

1,730

2,040

1,880

1,850

1,780

2,060

1,640

1,990

2,360

3,160

1,710

2,440

1,990

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 18, 1953

Apr. 29, 1954

Oct. 15, 1954

Jan. 9, 1955

May 3, 1956

May 15, 1956

Apr. 30, 1957

Dec. 23, 1957

Feb. 14,15, 19 59

Feb. 26, 1959

Mar. 31, 1959

May 2, 1959

Jan. 16, 1960

Feb. 14, 1960

Apr. 2, 1960

Apr. 20, 1960

Mar. 17, 1961

Apr. 26, 1961

Gage

height 

(feet)

7.62

8.97

13.75

8.66

9.03

8.98

7.79

8.12

-

8.28

8.57

8.63

8.18

8.80

9.23

9.05

8.08

9.02

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,100

2,060

5,660

1,850

2,130

2,200

1,220

1,430

a2,550

1,710

1,780

1,780

1,630

2,260

2,700

2,480

1,600

2,500

a Daily mean discharge, estimated.

280-255 O - 68 - 29
430 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5175. Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°13'17", long 86°57'52", in sec.15, T.32 N., R.5 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of county highway bridge at Dunns Bridge, 1.8 miles 

north of Tefft, Jasper County, and 3.5 miles upstream from Davis ditch.

Drainage area. 1,308 sq mi.

_.--Nonrecording prior to July 17, 1956; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 649.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Lafayette supplementary adjustment of 1951 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water 

Resources Commission).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Jan. 30, 1949

Feb. 21, 1949

Jan. 30, 1950

Apr. 12, 1950

June 20, 1950

July 24, 1950

Jan. 9, 1951

Feb. 25, 1951

Apr. 16, 1951

May 15, 1951

July 16, 1951

Oct. 29, 1951

Nov. 18, 1951

Dec. 8, 1951

Jan. 6, 1952

Jan. 23, 1952

Mar. 23, 1952

Apr. 17, 1952

May 28, 1952

June 17, 1952

Mar. 19, 1953

Mar. 30, 1954

Apr. 15, 1954

May 2, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.12

10.02

11.30

13.08

9.80

9.18

9.37

9.43

10.14

9.33

10.50

9.38

10.26

9.34

10.42

10.68

9.00

9.73

8.83

9.38

8.08

9.10

9.28

10.24

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,530

2,980

3,690

5,200

2,880

2,580

2,710

2,710

3,030

2,670

3,230

2,710

3,150

2,670

3,200

3,380

2,550

2,850

2,470

2,710

2,190

2,590

2,670

3,100

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Oct. 22, 1954

Jan. 10, 1955

Mar. 6, 1955

Mar. 26, 1955

Mar. 1, 1956

May 17, 1956

Apr. 29, 1957

Dec. 24, 1957

Mar. 3, 1958

June 16, 1958

Feb. 17, 1959

Apr. 4, 1959

May 5, 1959

Nov. 18, 1959

Jan. 18, 1960

Feb. 16, 1960

Apr. 4, 1960

Apr. 23, 1960

June 18, 1960

Mar. 18, 1961

Apr. 30, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

13.20

10.45

9.76

7.96

8.92

11.36

10.22

9.40

8.90

8.93

_

10.36

10.21

8.30

9.05

10.47

10.88

10.54

8.84

8.88

11.52

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,300

3,320

3,000

2,270

2,560

3,800

3,100

2,730

2,560

2,560

a3,850

3,420

3,330

2,480

2,760

3,470

3,660

3,470

2,680

2,720

3,950

a Daily mean discharge, estimated.

5180. Kankakee River at Shelby, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°11', long 87°21' , in sec.33, T.32 N., R.8 W., on left bank 

25 ft downstream from Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway bridge, 

1 mile south of Shelby, and 9 miles upstream from Beaver Lake Creek.

Drainage area.--1,753 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 19, 1934,at site 400 ft upstream; recording 

thereafter. Datum of gage is 628.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 5,800 cfs. 

Dredging, subsequent channel deterioration, and moving the gage 400 ft downstream on Dec. 19, 1934, have caused changes in the stage-discharge relation.

Bankfull stage. 8 ft.

Remarks. Records for 1923-30 furnished by Indiana Department of Conservation 

excepting 1926 maximum discharge, and all 1929 peak discharges. Base for 

partial-duration series, 2,900 cfs.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 431

Peak stages and discharges of Kankakee River at Shelby, Ind.

Water 

year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

Mar. 13, 1923

Mar. 24, 1923

Jan. 12, 1924

Feb. 6, 1924

Apr. 9, 1924

June 30, 1924

Mar. 23, 1925

Mar. 1, 1926

Mar. 25, 1926

Apr. 10, 1926

June 18, 1926

Feb. 7, 1927

Mar. 24, 1927

May 1, 1927

June 6, 1927

Dec. 28, 1927

Feb. 18, 1928

Apr. 8, 1928

Jan. 24, 1929

Mar. 3, 1929

May 7, 1929

Jan. 13, 1930

Feb. 26, 1930

Apr. 21, 1930

June 9, 1931

Apr. 1, 1932

Dec. 25, 1932

Apr. 14, 1933

May 13, 1933

Apr. 7, 1934

Mar. 12, 1935

May 13, 1935

Feb. 27, 1936

Jan. 18, 1937

Apr. 28, 1937

Feb. 24, 1938

Apr. 13, 1938

Mar. 16, 1939

Apr. 24, 1939

May 9, 1940

Apr. 23, 1941

Feb. 10, 1942

Mar. 21, 1942

Jan. 6, 1943

Feb. 12, 1943

Mar. 21, 1943

Mar. 25, 1943

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.37

7.2

-

7.4

8.56

7.2

7.48

7.9

6.9

9.1

7.0

8.7

7.1

8.77

8.4

11.40

7.0

7.0

9.6

7.6

9.7

blO.O

8.2

8.00

4.79

7.90

7.7

9.0

C9.49

5.98

7.90

-

-

7.51

8.10

7.56

8.26

8.95

8.80

8.22

5.63

9.22

9.05

8.46

8.24

8.72

10.02

Discharge 

(ofs)

3,360

3,270

a3,540

3,380

4,000

3,270

3,420

3,650

3,100

4,630

3,160

4,080

3,220

4,120

3,920

7,200

3,160

3,160

5,030

3,570

5,110

4,270

4,010

3,870

1,920

3,490

3,370

4,200

4,480

2,350

3,480

d3,200

d3,700

3,160

3,530

3,220

3,670

4,020

3,880

3,600

2,150

4,260

4,100

3,550

3,340

3,740

6,350

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 29, 1944

Apr. 26, 1944

May 23, 1945

Jan. 10, 1946

Mar. 19, 1946

June 22, 1946

May 2, 1947

June 9, 1947

Mar. 1, 1948

Mar. 30, 1948

May 16, 1948

Feb. 23, 1949

Apr. 16, 1950

June 22, 1950

July 26, 1950

Jan. 10, 1951

Feb. 21, 1951

Apr. 15, 1951

Majr 14, 1951

July 17, 1951

Oct. 31, 1951

Nov. 19, 1951

Jan; 22, 1952

Mar. 24, 1952

Apr. 18, 1952

May 29, 1952

June 16, 1952

Mar. 19, 1953

Mar. 31, Apr. 1,

1954

Apr. 16, 1954

May 3, 1954

Oct. 27, 1954

Jan. 9, 1955

Mar. 6, 1955

Mar. 2, 1956

May 12, 1956

Apr. 30, 1957

Dec. 26, 1957

June 14, 1958

Feb. 16,17, 1959

Apr. 4, 1959

May 6, 1959

Jan. 19, 1960

Feb. 12, 1960

Apr. 7, 1960

June 18, 1960

Mar. 23, 1961

May 1, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.87

9.35

8.50

8.04

7.76

7.58

8.90

8.57

8.06

8.96

9.25

8.57

10.91

8.48

7.95

8.18

8.53

9.06

8.45

8.83

8.08

9.01

9.24

8.21

8.57

8.04

9.36

7.50

8.35

8.57

9.05

10.60

9.05

8.64

8.20

10.10

9.85

8.77

9.18

ell. 25

9.44

9.33

8.33

9.60

9.68

8.58

8.27

10.22

Discharge 

(ofs)

3,970

4,820

3,550

3,200

3,080

2,960

3,970

3,630

3,180

4,100

4,420

3,500

5,910

3,240

2,950

3,090

3,320

3,890

3,240

3,590

3,020

3,790

3,990

3,090

3,410

2,950

4,200

2,650

3,200

3,340

3,620

5,040

3,620

3,340

3,070

4,540

4,240

3,480

3,480

d5,100

3,920

3,840

3,130

4,080

4,160

3,340

3,130

4,640

a Daily mean discharge.

b Backwater from ice, occurred on Jan. 22, 1930.

c Backwater from drift, occurred on May 16, 1933.

d Daily mean discharge, estimated.

e Backwater from ice, occurred on Feb. 18, 1959.
432 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5190. Singleton ditch at Schneider, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°12'44", long 87°26'44", on line between NE^ sec.21 and NW^ 

sec.22, T.32 N., R.9 W., on left bank 15 ft upstream from tridge on U.S. 

Highway 41, half a mile upstream from Bruce ditch, if miles downstream from 

Cedar Creek, and 1 2/3 miles north of Schneider.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Aug. 14, 1951; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1949, at datum 2.00 ft higher. Datum of gage is 623.67 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. Dredging in 

1950 and subsequent floods and channel deterioration have rraterially affected 

the stage-discharge relation.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 730 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Feb. 15, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 26, 195O

Mar. 7, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 10, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

Feb. 16, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Jan. 1, 1952

June 15, 1952

(b)

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Oage 

height 

(feet)

-

10.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

7.8

8.50

8.43

9.82

8.39

9.04

8.44

10.10

8.84

Discharge 

(cfs)

a 550

1,030

al,ooO

a900

a900

al,000

al,100

al,000

743

841

812

1,010

812

810

738

953

866

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 25, 1956

Apr. 28, 1957

July 13, 1957

June 13, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Feb. 14, 1959

Feb. 23, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

July 24, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Feb. 11, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

June 13, I960

Apr. 26, 1961

Sept. 24, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.62

10.27

9.35

8.15

9.45

10.45

10.33

9.42

9.95

8.67

10.01

8.12

8.19

9.88

9.66

8.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,000

1,110

970

799

970

1,120

1,110

970

1,060

903

1,100

813

828

1,080

1,050

813

a Daily mean discharge, estimated.

b Date unknown, probably Mar. 15, 1953.

5195. West Creek near Schneider, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°12'52", long 87°29'36", in NW^NE^ sec.19, T.32 N., R.9 W., on 

left bank at downstream side of county highway bridge, 1.2 miles upstream 

from Singleton ditch, and 2f miles northwest of Schneider.

Drainage area.--54.5 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 11, 1956; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 627.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation 

Service).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Bankfull stage.--? ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 500 cfs.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 433

Peak stages and discharges of West Creek near Schneider, Ind.

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1954

1955

1956

Date

Feb. 13, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 13, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 15, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 10, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

Feb. 11, 1951

Feb. 16, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

May 12, 1951

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

July 7, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Jan. 5, 1955

Feb. 25, 1956

Oage 

height 

(feet)

4.58

6.56

6.0

5.6

-

5.9

5.6

6.1

5.1

5.1

5.52

4.8

6.10

5.5

5.8

8.06

5.81

5.42

Discharge 

(cfs)

504

1,050

878

766

a550

850

766

906

626

626

738

548

1,000

738

822

1,840

822

710

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 10, 1956

Apr. 27, 1957

July 13, 1957

Feb. 23, 1958

June 9, 1958

June 13, 1958

Aug. 15, 1958

Feb. 15, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

May 21, 1959

July 23, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Feb. 10, 1960

Mar. 28, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.94

6.02

7.02

4.95

5.67

5.12

4.45

_

6.88

6.47

5.96

5.43

6.17

5.32

5.12

6.01

5.61

Discharge 

(cfs)

570

880

1,250

598

794

635

510

1,150

1,200

1,040

880

710

940

682

626

880

766

a Daily mean discharge, estimated.

5200. Singleton ditch at Illinoi, 111.

Location Lat 41°11'20", long 87°31'35", in SW^KW^ sec.8, T.31 N. , R.15 E. , on 

left bank 50 ft downstream from county highway bridge at Illinoi, teside the 

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway, and at Indiana-Illinois 

State line.

Drainage area. 219 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Aug. 28, 1953; recording thereafter, 

is 620.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gage

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. Dredging

operations were carried out in the fall of 1948, which accounts for the large 

shift in rating at that time. Possibility of some overbank flow bypassing 

station in times of severe floods.

Bankfull stage.--8 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,100 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

May 18, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Apr. 7, 1947

May 1, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

May 12, 1948

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 15, 1949

Dec. 23, 1949

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 15, 1950

Mar. 2, 1950

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 11, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.00

8.69

8.9

9.25

9.3

9.55

6.8

7.03

9.1

8.4

8.4

7.4

7.3

8.4

7.1

9.0

9.26

9.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,230

975

1,120

1,410

1,300

1,810

1,110

1,170

1,800

1,590

1,590

1,290

1,260

1,590

1,200

1,770

1,850

1,810

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Jan. 4, 1951

Feb. 12, 1951

Feb. 16, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

May 11, 1951

July 9, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 1, 1952

Jan. 20, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

June 15, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 11, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.03

6.86

8.00

8.85

6.79

7.30

7.20

7.4

9.09

7.6

7.6

9.46

8.43

9.17

7.36

7.72

9.81

8.46

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,170

1,140

1,470

1,710

1,110

1,260

1,230

1,290

1,800

1,350

1,350

1,740

1,590

1,830

1,290

1,380

2,010

1,620
434 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Singleton ditch at Illinoi, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

Feb. 25, 1956

Apr. 29, 1956

May 11, 1956

Apr. 28, 1957

July 14, 1957

June 9, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 14, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Feb. 14, 1959

Feb. 23, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

7.53

7.62

9.47

9.15

7.73

7.95

6.77

8.66

9.89

9.94

Discharge 

(ofs)

al,600

1,320

1,350

1,920

1,830

1,380

1,470

1,120

1,680

2,040

2,040

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Gage 

Date height 

(feet)

Mar. 27, 1959 7.48

Apr. 28, 1959 9.44

May 21, 1959

July 23, 1959

Nov. 5, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Feb. 11, 1960

Mari 31, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

June 13, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

Sept. 26, 1961

7.34

9.52

7.16

8.52

9.44

8.08

7.93

8.83

9.81

8.17

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,320

1,890

1,260

1,920

1,230

1,620

1,900

1,350

1,300

1,540

1,840

1,530

a Daily mean discharge, estimated.

5205. Kankakee River at Momence, 111.

Location. Lat 41°09'36", long 87°40'07", in NE^ sec.24, T.31 N., R.13 E., on 

right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge in Momence and 

!-£ miles upstream from Tower Creek.

Drainage area. 2,340 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording at bridge a quarter of a mile upstream at same datum prior 

to Aug. 1, 1938; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 610.18 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown, 

and generally greater.

Ice effect is at least as much as shown,

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1915

1916

1917

191S

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

Date

July 11, 1915

Jan. 21, 1916

Jan. 14, 1917

Apr. 6, 1917

Feb. 18, 1918

Feb. 25, 1918

Jan. 4, 1919

Mar. 20, 1919

Dec. 11, 1919

Apr. 22, 1920

Dec. 27, 1920

Mar. 25, 1921

Jan. 22, 1922

Apr. 11, 1922

Feb. 15, 1923

Mar. 18, 1923

Jan. 6, 1924

Mar. 30, 1924

Feb. 8, 1925

Mar. 20, 1925

Apr. 10, 1926

Feb. 1, 1927

Apr. 20, 1927

Dec. 15, 1927

Jan. 4, 1928

Jan. 24, 1929

Jan. 15, 1930

Jan. 25, 1930

Dec. 31, 1930

May 12, 1931

Mar. 30, 1932

Dec. 24, 1932

May 14, 1933

Feb. 1, 1934

Apr. 7, 1934

Jan. 25, 1935

Mar. 10, 1935

Feb. 25, 1936

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.94

7.6

6.6

-

4.7

-

7.9

-

4.5

-

5.2

_

5.8

-

5.2

-

6.9

-

5.1

_

5.06

5.77

-

-

7.9

7.06

_

8.09

3.8

-

4.04

6.12

-

5.8

-

4.81

-

6.66

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

2.6

3.0

-

.5

-

3.2

-

.3

-

1.9

_

.2

-

1.4

-

2.3

-

1.3

_

-

1.1

-

-

2.6

1.5

-

3.6

.7

-

-

1.4

-

2.4

-

.4

-

2.4

Discharge 

(cfsf

4,910

8,500

-

4,640

_

6,300

-

7,340

_

5,940

_

2,970

-

9,970

-

4,430

-

6,800

-

4,430

8,2OO

-

7,210

8,890

_

9,650

5,920

_

-

2,500

4,000

-

6,550

-

2,760

-

4,910

-

Water 

year

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 28, 1936

May 1, 1937

Jan. 29, 1938

Apr. 10, 1938

Feb. 1, 1939

Mar. 13, 1939

May 6, 1940

Feb. 21, 1941

Apr. 22, 1941

Jan. 5, 1942

Feb. 10, 1942

Jan. 23, 1943

May 21, 1943

Apr. 24, 1944

May 19, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

Jan. 31, 1946

Apr. 30, 1947

Feb. 24, 1948

May 15, 1948

Feb. 25, 1949

Apr. 25, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Dec. 18, 1951

June 14, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Jan. 28, 1955

Dec. 14, 1955

May 11, 1956

July 13, 1957

June 14, 1958

Feb. 18, 1959

Feb. 24, 1959

Feb. 11, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

Gare 

heifht 

(feet)

-

4.28

6.56

-

3.81

-

2.70

2.81

-

4.58

-

6.79

-

3.91

2.94

-

4.41

3.48

5.47

-

2.90

5.06

7.06

6.44

-

2.64

2.87

-

4.76

3.73

-

3.99

3.20

-

7.82

3.57

3.74

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

2.4

-

.4

-

-

1.0

-

1.0

-

2.4

-

-

-

-

1.4

-

2.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

4,900

4,630

-

5,670

-

6,060

4,860

-

2,910

-

6,310

-

8,450

6,950

4,940

5,460

-

6,260

-

6,260

5,060

10,100

8,400

-

6,960

4,560

4,960

5,880

-

-

5,460

6,960

5,670

7,100

-

6,520

6,740
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 435

5210. Iroquois River at Rosebud, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°02' , long 87°11' , in SW^ sec.24 , T.30 N., R.7 W. , 100 ft 

downstream from bridge on county road, half a mile north of Rosebud, half a 

mile downstream from confluence of Swain and Dexter ditches, 1.5 miles upstream from Davidson ditch, and 2 miles east of Parr.

Drainage area. 30.3 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Oct. 1, 1953; recording thereafter, 

is 661.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gage

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 330 cfs. 

Bankfull stage.--10 ft.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 150 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Jan. 19, 1949

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 15, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 4, 1950

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 16, 1950

Jan. 24, 1950

Feb. 14, 1950

Mar. 1, 1950

Mar. 28, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 11, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

Sept. 22, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Feb. 21, 1951

July 9, 1951

Oct. 24, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 1, 1952

Apr. 23, 1952

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.0

5.0

6.15

8.1

5.4

6.6

5.9

7.2

6.7

4.7

5.3

8.3

7.4

6.4

5.6

5.4

5.3

6.6

7.20

5.4

5.7

5.8

7.30

Discharge 

(cfs)

166

166

254

406

190

286

230

334

294

150

184

422

350

270

206

165

161

225

235

165

180

185

263

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 14, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

Apr. 18, 1957

Apr. 28, 1957

June 29, 1957

July 13, 1957

Dec. 20, 1957

June 10, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Feb. 13, 1959

Feb. 10, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

Apr. 24, 1961

aage 

height 

(feet)

6.6

5.75

4.59

4.84

6.65

5.87

7.90

5.77

5.61

5.76

8.45

8.86

7.61

6.17

5.77

5.42

6.09

Discharge 

(cfs)

225

185

130

126

225

190

290

185

175

184

308

383

292

206

184

153

203

5220. Iroquois River near Worth Marion, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°58', long 87°07', in S| sec.9 T.29 N., R.6 W., on left bank 

at upstream side of county highway bridge, 1-J- miles upstream from Fyan ditch, 

2 miles east of North Marion, and 3| miles northeast of Rensselaer.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Sept. 6, 1955; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 646.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Bankfull stage. 11 ft.

Remarks. Water is diverted from Oliver ditch, a tributary, into Ryan ditch. 

Ryan ditch enters the Iroquois River l| miles below this station. Peak discharges probably not materially affected. Base for partial-duration series, 

420 cfs.
436 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Iroquois River near North Marion, Ind

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Jan. 20, 1949

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 16, 1949

Dec. 23, 1949

Jan. 5, 1950

Jan. 16, 1950

Jan. 27, 1950

Feb. 16, 1950

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 29, 1950

Apr. 5, 1950

Apr. 12, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

Jan. 4, 1951

Feb. 22, 1951

Mar. 31, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

May 12, 1951

July 11, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Jan. 2, 1952

Apr. 14, 1952

Apr. 25, 1952

May 26, 1952

June 16, 1952

Mar. 16, 1953

Apr. 2, 1953

Apr. 11, 1954

Jan. 7, 1955

Qage 

height 

(feet)

9.2

9.2

11.06

11.1

10.5

11.6

12.7

12.2

9.9

10.3

13.1

13.15

10.9

9.6

11.48

9.3

10.3

9.5

11.88

9.8

10.5

9.1

10.0

8.9

12.03

10.08

9.4

9.15

9,1

Discharge 

(cfs)

456

456

630

630

564

710

960

835

512

544

1,060

1,080

606

488

690

464

544

488

610

518

581

455

536

438

790

545

482

460

455

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 12, 1955

Feb. 26, 1956

May 1, 1956

Apr. 11, 1957

Apr. 20, 1957

Apr. 29, 1957

May 15, 1957

June 30, 1957

July 15, 1957

Oct. 25, 1957

Dec. 21, 1957

June 10, 1958

July 16, 1958

Aug. 16, 1958

Feb. 13, 1959

Feb. 24, 1959

Mar. 16, 1959

Mar. 28, 1959

Apr. 29, 1959

Nov. 15, 1959

Feb. 7, 1960

Feb. 12, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

Apr. 20, 1961

Apr. 25, 1961

May 10, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.05

8.96

12.47

9.39

10.34

13.72

8.93

9.36

11.86

9.41

11.08

15.09

9.37

7.63

12.68

7.92

7.73

7.82

9.11

7.63

7.54

10.90

11.08

10.49

7.88

11.66

9.13

Discharge 

(cfs)

446

446

910

482

563

1,230

437

482

770

482

690

2,040

540

464

1,080

491

473

482

611

464

455

818

843

770

428

895

550

5225. Iroquois River at Rensselaer, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°56 ! , long 87°08', in NE^NW^SE^ sec.29, T.29 N., R.6 W., on 

right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 114, three-quarters 

of a mile east of Rensselaer, 1.5 miles downstream from Ryan ditch, and 

5.5 miles upstream from Big Slough Creek.

Drainage area.--194 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to July 8, 1949; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 642.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 192 .-I (levels by Indiana Flood 

Control and Water Resources Commission).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 650 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1910

1949

1950

Date

Spring 1910

Jan. 20, 1949

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 16, 1949

Dec. 23, 1949

Jan. 5, 1950

Jan. 16, 1950

Jan. 27, 1950

Feb. 15, 1950

Mar. 1, 1950

Mar. 7, 1950

Mar. 29, 1950

Apr. 5, 1950

Apr. 11, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a!6

10.3

10.1

11.44

11.40

10.74

11.77

13.34

12.36

9.1

9.61

9.66

13.37

13.27

10.75

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

877

843

1,100

970

951

1,190

1,590

1,340

694

766

781

1,620

1,590

970

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Sept. 22, 1950

Jan. 4, 1951

Feb. 21, 1951

Mar. 31, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

May 12, 1951

July 10, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Jan. 2, 1952

Apr. 14, 1952

Apr. 25, 1952

May 25, 1952

June 16, 1952

Mar. 16, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.67

9.67

12.14

9.35

10.14

9.27

12.75

9.56

10.32

8.93

9.57

9.24

11.59

10.21

Discharge 

(cfs)

781

781

1,260

736

843

721

1,190

766

877

661

766

709

1,070

860

a About, from information by local residents.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 437

Peak stages and discharges of Iroquois River at Rensselaer, Ind.--Continued

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Apr. 1, 1953

Apr. 12, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

June 12, 1955

Apr. 30, 1956

Apr. 19, 1957

Apr. 29, 1957

June 29, 1957

July 14, 1957

July 18, 1957

Dec. 21, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.59

8.71

9.14

9.03

12.78

9.90

13.21

9.64

11.90

11.64

10.88

Discharge 

(cfs)

766

608

664

650

1,440

800

1,560

746

1,190

1,120

970

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 10, 1958

July 16, 1958

Feb. 13, 1959

Apr. 29, 1959

Nov. 15, 1959

Feb. 12, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

Apr. 20, 1961

Apr. 25, 1961

May 10, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

16.54

10.64

13.73

11.39

9.07

11.96

12.20

11.67

9.21

12.77

10.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,550

810

1,400

938

650

1,190

1,230

1,130

680

1,350

890

5230. Bice ditch near South Marion, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°52', long 87°06', on line between sees. 15 and 22, T.28 N., 

R.6 W., on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 2 miles 

upstream from Big Slough Creek, 3 miles southeast of South Marion, and 

5 miles southeast of Rensselaer.

Drainage area. 22.6 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Aug. 5, 1955; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 653.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Staple-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 340 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Feb. 15, 1949

Jan. 4, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

June 10, 1950

"June 25, 1950

July 19, 1950

Feb. 21, 1951

July 9, 1951

June 14, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

July 5, 1953

June 22, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.09

8.2

8.4

10.0

8.2

9.1

10.06

9.92

11.43

10.80

8.4

8.65

8.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

410

346

360

484

346

410

490

475

610

556

360

374

339

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 11, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

June 13, 1957

Dec. 20, 1957

June 10, 1958

June 13, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Apr. 27, 1959

Apr. 17, 1960

May 9, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.16

10.75

10.36

9.96

11.90

12.02

10.62

9.47

8.17

7.39

Discharge 

(cfs)

353

504

458

418

746

780

480

372

346

290

5235. Big Slough Creek near Collegeville, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°53', long 87°09', in SW^NW^ sec.7, T.28 N. , R.6 W., on right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 53, l-j miles south of 

Collegeville, 2j miles upstream from mouth, and 2^ miles downstream from 

Bice ditch.

Drainage area.--84.1 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Jan. 1, 1952, and Oct. 1, 1952, to Aug. 4, 1955; 

 recording since Aug. 5, 1955. Prior to Oct. 8, 1958, at datum 3.01 ft 

higher. Datum of gage is 634.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 450 cfs.
438 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Big Slough Creek near Collegeville, Ind

Water 

year

1913

1927

1949

1950

1951

1953

1954

Date

March 1913

-

Jan. 5, 1949

Jan. 19, 1949

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 15, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 4, 1950

Jan. 16, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 14, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 11, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 25, 1950

July 20, 1950

Sept. 22, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Feb. 21, 1951

May 11, 1951

July 10, 1951

Apr. 1, 1953

July 6, 1953

June 22, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!3.7

a!2.5

9.0

11.0

_

11.26

11.2

11.2

10.8

11.7

11.0

12.3

11.1

10.9

11.5

11.2

9.9

10.3

11.9

9.2

13.22

10.50

9.9

8.84

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

465

820

b650

880

850

850

730

1,000

790

1,180

820

760

940

850

465

580

1,060

450

1,450

655

530

390

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Jan. 6, 1955

Apr. 20, 1955

May 23, 1955

June 8, 1955 

June 11, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

May 22, 1956

May 28, 1956

Apr. 18, 1957

Apr. 28, 1957

June 29, 1957

July 14, 1957

Oct. 24, 1957

Dec. 20, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958

June 10, 1958

June 13, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

Feb. 11, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

Apr. 23, 1961

May 9, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.5

9.8

10.8

9.9

12.4

13.00

10.66

9.68

12.07

10.85

11.50

12.96

9.58

12.67

9.65

13.5

13.7

014.18

12.15

dlO.39

dlO.85

dlO.95

flO.52

9.85

Discharge 

(cfs)

465

510

670

525 

1,110

1,470

650

525

930

670

810

1,470

480

940

480

1,870

2,030

bl,800

1,030

540

570

e600

e810

960

a From information by State Department of . ndiana; annual peak only.

b Daily mean discharge, estimated. c Backwater from ice. d Backwater from 

Iroquois River. e About. f Occurred on Apr. 24, 1961, backwater from Iroquois 

River.

5240. Carpenter Creek at Egypt, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°52', long 87°12', on line between Sw£ sec.15 and NW£ sec.22, 

T.28 N. , R.7 W., on left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 16, 0.5 mile north of Egypt, 2f miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles 

southwest of Collegeville.

Drainage area.--48.1 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Jan. 1, 1952, and Oct. 1, 1952, to Sept. 5, 1955; 

recording since Sept. 6, 1955. Datum of gage is 641.79 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,700 cfs.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 600 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1953

1954

Date

Jan. 5, 1949

Jan. 19, 1949

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 15, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 4, 1950

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 14, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 25, 1950

July 20, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Feb. 17, 1951

Feb. 21, 1951

July 9, 1951

Apr. 1, 1953 

July 6, 1953

June 22, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.0

9.8

9.3

10.14

9.4

9.6

9.1

9.7

8.9

10.3

9.4 

9.7

9.0

a9.5

8.8

10.2

10.92

9.19 

9.21

8.95

Discharge 

(cfs)

669

919

759

1,160

804

884

699

934

639

1,300

804

934

669

-

609

1,230

2,150

735 

735

655

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 8, 1955

June 11, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

July 13, 1957

Dec. 20, 1957

June 10, 1958

June 13, 1958

June 25, 1958

Jan. 30, 1959

Feb. 10, 1959

Feb. 13, 1959

Apr. 27, 1959

Feb. 10, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 9, 1961

a Backwater from ice.

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.80

9.70

9.93

9.42

9.67

11.66

11.19

9.86

9.20

11.17

9.38

10.46

9.18

9.40

9.13

Discharge 

(cfs)

984

934

1,040

810

934

3,720

2,690

1,040

694

2,690

784

1,520

694

784

655
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 439

5245. Iroquois River near Foresman, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°52', long 87°18', on line between sees. 14 and 15, T.28 N., 

R. 8 W., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 55, a 

quarter of a mile north of intersection of Highways 16 and 55, 0.6 mile west 

of Foresman, and 3 miles east of Brook.

Drainage area. 452 sq mi; 410 sq mi prior to Sept. 7, 1955.

Gage. Nonrecording Dec. 22, 1948, to Sept. 6, 1955, at site 2.5 miles upstream 

at datum 3.54 ft higher; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 624.00 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. Discharge at 

present site adjusted for rate of change of stage above 8 ft.

Bankfull stage. 12 ft at present site.

Historical data. Flood of 1913 was 3.0 ft higher than the 1943 flood at U.S. 

Highway 41 bridge, 9| miles downstream. The 1943 high water at U.S. Highway 41 bridge was the highest since 1913. The foregoing information was 

furnished by the State Highway Department of Indiana. Flood in 1933 reached 

a stage of 21.3 ft at present site, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,300 cfs. At present site, 

stage frequently occurs at different time than peak discharge.

Peak stages and discharges

peak

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Jan. 20, 1949

Jan. 29, 1949

Feb. 16, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 5, 1950

Jan. 16, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 16, 1950

Apr. 6, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

June 26, 1950

Jan. 4, 1951

Feb. 22, 1951

Apr. 15, 1951

July 11, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Jan. 2, 1952

June 16, 1952

Mar. 17, 1953

Apr. 2, 1953

Apr. 13, 1954

Mar. 6, 1955

Oage 

height 

(feet)

14.2

14.3

15.22

15.4

15.6

16.4

18.2

17.1

17.9

15.4

13.7

13.6

16.8

13.6

18.90

12.6

13.1

15.07

13.4

13.50

11-. 10

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,780

1,820

2,190

2,280

2,020

2,340

3,250

2,630

3,070

1,940

1,350

1,390

2,500

1,470

2,950

1,310

1,460

2,120

1,550

1,580

990

al,330

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 21, 1955

June 12, 1955

Apr. 30, 1956

May 30, 1956

Apr. 11, 1957

Apr. 28, 1957

June 30, 1957

July 13, 1957

Dec. 21, 1957

June 14, 1958

June 25, 1958

July 16, 1958

Feb 13, 1959

Mar 16, 1959

Apr 27, 1959

Nov 16, 1959

Feb 12, 1960

Mar 30-31,1960

Apr 18, 1960

June 18, 1960

Apr. 25,26, 1961

May 10,11,1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.6

14.7

18.29

13.35

13.77

18.62

14.65

17.83

17.08

24.42

15.21

15.08

20.35

14.07

19.05

13.29

-

17.84

17.10

14.28

16.93

15.43

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,330

1,970

2,880

1,360

1,470

3,210

1,700

3,150

2,450

5,930

1,990

1,820

3,440

1,440

3,010

1,340

a2,500

2,590

2,570

1,390

2,180

1,770

a Daily mean discharge, estimated.
440 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5250. Iroquois River at Iroquois, 111.

Location. Lat 40°49'25", long 87°34'55", in SE^ sec.15, T.27 N., R.ll W., on 

left bank at upstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 52 at Iroquois, 500 ft 

upstream from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway bridge, and 

4-2 miles downstream from Indiana-Illinois State line.

Drainage area. 682 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Aug. 5, 1945; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 614.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data. Lowest point on profile of present highway (constructed about 

1930) is at about 27 ft, gage datum. Statement of local resident indicates 

this highway never has been submerged, but at least one flood probably was 

within a foot of this elevation.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,700 cfs. 

shown for 1958-61.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Apr. 6, 1945

May 20, 1945

July 15, 1945

Oct. 4, 1945

Jan. 10, 1946

Mar. 18, 1946

Apr. 24, 1947

May 3, 1947

May 23, 1947

June 5, 1947

Mar. 1, 1948

Mar. 24, 1948

May 16, 1948

Jan. 22, 1949

Jan. 29, 1949

Feb. 18, 1949

July 22, 1949

Dec. 24, 1949

Jan. 16, 1950

Jan. 28, 1950

Feb. 16, 1950

Mar. 8, 1950

Apr. 6, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

June 20, 1950

June 27, 1950

July 21, 1951

Jan. 4, 1951

Feb. 22, 1951

Oage 

height 

(feet)

12.5

18.27

12.3

16.19

15.4

14.0

12.4

12.6

13.1

13.97

14.3

15.18

14.7

14.4

15.6

16.20

13.4

17.7

19.9

20.2

19.2

13.1

20.54

18.2

12.8

14.6

13.0

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,780

3,570

. 1,700

2,820

2,550

2,120

1,720

1,800

1,920

2,150

2,270

2,510

2,390

2,240

2,700

2,820

2,000

3,410

4,040

4,590

4,090

1,840

4,740

3,630

1,750

2,290

1,810

al,900

a4,590

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955 .

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 2, 1951

Apr. 15, 1951

May 14, 1951

July 10, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Jan. 3, 1952

Apr. 15, 1952

Apr. 26, 1952

May 28, 1952

June 17, 1952

Mar. 19, 1953

Apr. 4, 1953

July 7, 1953

Apr. 13, 1954

Apr. 22, 1955

June 13, 1955

May 2, 1956

May 12, 1956

May 31, 1956

Apr. 11, 1957

Apr. 29, 1957

July 1, 1957

July 13, 1957

June 13, 1958

Feb. 13, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960

Apr. 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

23.30

-

-

-

-

-

15.50

15.60

-

15.80

12.21

-

15.95

19.01

-

-

-

-

-

22.79

26.31

b22.51

18.21

16.31

Discharge 

(cfs)

al,730

a2,480

al,750

6,460

a2,020

2,050

al,SlO

a2,080

al,810

2,580

2,610

a2,290

2,200

1,370

al,850

2,250

3,990

al,870

al,750

al,720

a4, 560

2,010

5,600

10,400

c5,400

3,580

2,720

a Da:.ly mean discharge, 

b Backwater from ice. 

c About.

5250.5. Iroquois River tributary near Sheldon, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°46'30", long 87°38'40", in NE^NW^ sec.6, T.26 N., R.ll W. , at 

culvert on Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad, 4.2 miles went of Sheldon.

Drainage area.--10.0 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 441

Peak stages and discharges of Iroquois River tributary near Sheldon, 111.

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Apr. 29, 1956 

July 13, 1957 

June 10, 1958 

Apr. 27, 1959

Qage 

height 

(feet)

14.86 

21.16 

17.16 

15.96

Discharge 

(cfs)

167 

1,950 

621 

395

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 23, 1960 

Apr. 22, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

13.96 

13.25

Discharge 

(cfs)

115 

62

5255. Sugar Creek at Milford, 111.

Location. Lat 40°37'50" long 87°43'25", in Hj sec.16, T.25 N. , R.12 V., near 

right bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 200 ft downstream from Mud 

Creek and 1 mile west of Milford.

Drainage area. 430 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 622.00 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belov 8,200 cfs 

and extended_above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Jan. 19, 1949

Jan. Z8, 1949

Feb. 15, 1949

Dec. ZZ, 1949

Jan. 5, 1950

Jan. 11, 1950

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 15, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. ZS, 1950

June 20, 1950

June 26, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Feb. 21, 1951

July 10, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Apr. 14, 1952

Apr. 24, 1952

June 14, 1952

July 6, 1953

Apr. 12, 1954

Qage 

height 

(feet)

16.5

16.7

17.90

19.28

18.9

15.6

17. Z

18.0

17.6

18.7

17.2

15.2

14.8

17.21

16.48

20.90

16.94

15.00

14.46

14.88

19.23

20.95

13.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,120

4,370

7,900

14,900

12,900

3,240

5,200

8,400

6,600

11,900

5,200

2,960

2,720

4,500

4,500

22,900

6,600

2,840

2,570

2,780

14,400

8,800

1,890

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 12, 1955

Apr. 30, 1956

May 29, 1956

Apr. 29, 1957

May 12, 1957

June 29, 1957

July 13, 1957

Dec. ZO, 1957

June 11, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 16, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

Feb. 11, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

June 24, 1960

Mar. 14, 1961

Apr. 23, 1961

May 10, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.89

16.70

14.82

17.40

15.05

17.98

23.22

17.50

19.20

20.70

15.15

23.74

18.26

15.62

16.35

14.60

17.30

14.35

15.50

14.85

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,720

4,180

2,800

5,050

2,970

5,650

16,700

4,000

6,050

9,450

2,630

a9,000

4,700

3,390

4,070

2,740

4,950

2,640

3,310

2,850

5260. Iroquois River near Chebanse, 111.

Location. Lat 41°00'29", long 87°49'22", in SW£ sec.10, T.29 N., R.13 W., near 

 center of left span on downstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles downstream

from Beaver Creek, 4| miles east of Chebanse, and 6 miles upstream from

mouth.

Drainage area.--2,120 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 597.99 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Historical data.--Flood in spring of 1913 reached maximum stage known.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 6,200 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown for 1958-61.
442 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Iroquols River near Chebange, 111.

Water 

year

1913

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

Date

Spring 1913

Dec. 7, 1923

Dec. 16, 1923

Feb. 6, 1924

Apr. 1, 1924

June 28, 1924

Dec. 24, 1924

Feb. 11, 1925

Mar. 21, 1925

Feb. 27, 1926

Apr. 9, 1926

Sept. 5, 1926

Sept. 28, 1926

Oct. 6, 1926

Feb. 6, 1927

Mar. 23, 1927

Apr. 3, 1927

Apr. 19, 1927

May 21, 1927

Dec. 10, 1927

Feb. 16, 1928

July 5, 1928

Jan. 24, 1929

Mar. 1, 1929

Mar. 17, 1929

Apr. 12, 1929

May 4, 1929

June 14, 1929

Jan. 3, 1930

Feb. 27, 1930

Apr. 19, 1930

May 11, 1931

Jan. 19, 1932

Dec. 26, 1932

Mar. 22, 1933

Apr. 3, 1933

Apr. 20, 1933

May 13, 1933

Oct. 3, 1933

Jan. 11, 1935

Mar. 12, 1935

Mar. 26, 1935

May 10, 1935

Feb. 28, 1936

May 4, 1936

Jan. 2, 1937

Jan. 11, 1937

Jan. 17, 1937

Apr. 8, 1937

Apr. 27, 1937

June 27, 1937

Feb. 21, 1938

Mar. 18, 1938

Mar. 24, 1938

Apr. 1, 1938

Apr. 10, 1938

July 5, 1938

Feb. 13, 1939

Feb. 22, 1939

Mar. 14, 1939

Apr. 18, 1939

July 20, 1939

May 4, 1940

Apr. 21, 1941

Feb. 9, 1942

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!9.6

8.4

9.2

11.02

10.6

9.4

9.2

7.8

8.86

8.8

10.9

8.9

11.77

16.30

12.3

12.6

8.6

11.6

14.9

12.0

7.8

12.12

12.06

9.0

9.8

9.4

7.9

11.0

10.0

9.1

9.97

5.05

7.22

7.9

10.3

12.3

7.8

18.1

5.90

10.1

8.6

7.8

10.10

13.9

12.57

8.9

9.64

9.2

9.0

9.2

8.4

8.4

9.7

8.9

9.3

10.95

10.3

9.4

10.3

13.80

13.0

10.4

7.70

6.67

15.60

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

bl.5

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

.6

.6

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.5

-

-

-

-

_

-

-.

Discharge 

(ofsf

a34,000

7,260

8,380

11,000

10,400

8,660

_

6,420

8,030

7,880

11,600

7,880

12,900

21,800

13,600

14,200

7,590

12,500

18,700

13,200

6,580

13,400

12,300

7,400

9,510

8,900

6,580

11,300

9,510

8,100

9,830

3,100

5,680

6,360

9,980

13,200

6,220

27,000

3,960

9,660

7,350

6,220

9,660

11,000

13,700

7,800

8,860

8,250

7,950

8,250

7,060

7,060

9,020

7,800

8,400

11,100

9,980

6,300

9,980

15,700

14,400

10,100

6,080

4,780

18,900

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 11, 1942

Mar. 19, 1942

Apr. 11, 1942

Aug. 28, 1942

Nov. 12, 1942

Dec. 30, 1942

Jan. 26, 1943

Feb. 7, 1943

Mar. 19, 1943

May 12, 1943

May 20, 1943

Apr. 14, 1944

Apr. 25, 1944

May 27, 1944

Apr. 5, 1945

May 18, 1945

Oct. 4, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

Mar. 19, 1946

June 14, 1946

June 22, 1946

May 3, 1947

June 4, 1947

June 10, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 22, 1948

Apr. 9, 1948

May 16, 1948

Jan. 22, 1949

Jan. 29, 1949

Feb. 18, 1949

Dec. 24, 1949

Jan. 7, 1950

Jan. 16, 1950

Jan. 27, 1950

Feb. 16, 1950

Apr. 6, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

June 21, 1950

Jan. 5, 1951

Feb. 23, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

July 11, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Jan. 2, 1952

Apr. 15, 1952

Apr. 25, 1952

May 28, 1952

June 16, 1952

June 24, 1952

Mar. 16, 1953

Apr. 3, 4, 1953

July 8, 1953

Apr. 13, 1954

Apr. 21, 1955

May 29, 1955

June 13, 1955

May 2, 1956

May 30,31, 1956

Apr. 29, 1957

May 14,15, 1957

July 1, 1957

July 15, 1957

June 15, 1958

Feb. 13, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

Gage 

helstfit 

(feet)

7.9

13,4

9.0

8.8

8.5

12.6

8.1

9.4

10.2

15.0

17.68

14.09

12.1

9.6

7.9

11.60

8.0

10.07

9.1

8.4

9.6

10.19

8.2

-

9.0

10.49

8.2

8.1

7.8

9.2

9.52

12.5

10.1

12.2

13.01

12.4

12.6

12.8

8.5

9.74

14.00

9.27

15.10

-

10.06

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11.48

7.30

8.57

_

-

10.65

-

_

_

_

15. f3

16. C6

e!7.02

10.77

8.60

ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,360

15,100

7,950

7,650

7,200

13,700

6,640

8,550

9,820

18,200

25,100

16,400

12,900

8,860

6,360

12,100

6,500

9,660

8,100

7,060

8,860

9,820

6,780

c9,000

8,100

10,300

6,920

6,640

6,220

8,250

8,700

14,200

9,850

13,700

15,200

14,000

14,400

14,800

7,220

9,140

17,000

8,460

19,100

d8,140

9,850

d7,370

d8,140

d6,220

d8,800

d6,220

d8,460

d6,220

11,800

5,530

7,370

d7,070

d6,220

10,800

d6,920

d!8,200

d7,070

d8,970

19,900

21,800

a23,500

11,300

7,460

a About. b Greater than figure shown, 

e Backwater from ice.

c Estimated. d Daily mean" discharge.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 443

5261.5. Kankakee River tributary near Bourbonnais, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°11'35", long 87°57'00", in SW£ sec.3, T.31 N., R.ll E., at 

culvert on State Highway 113N, 4? miles northwest of Bourbonnais.

Drainage area. 0.192 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Feb. 24, 1956 

July 13, 1957 

June 8, 1958 

Apr. 27, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.52 

18.21 

16.90 

15.67

Discharge 

(ofs)

44 

233 

153 

94

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Aug. 4, 1960 

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.19 

13.52

Discharge 

(ofs)

32.3 

13

5265. Terry Creek near Custer Park, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°14'00", long 88°05'55", near southwest corner of SE^ sec.20, 

T.32 N., R.10 E., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 113S, a third of a mile upstream from mouth, and 1.7 miles southeast of 

Custer Park.

Drainage area. 12.0 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 542.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 100 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 26, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Feb. 22, 1951

June 19, 1951

July 9, 1951

June 14, 1952

Feb. 20, 1953

July 6, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.55

5.35

5.6

ab6.42

6.16

b6.46

5.99

5.64

5.77

5.26

6.23

5.23

4.43

C4.43

6.11

Discharge 

(cfs)

137

125

116

162

152

-

141

119

125

102

150

112

71

_

154

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 14, 1957

June 28, 1957

July 13, 1957

July 22, 1957

Aug. 3, 1957

June 8, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 14, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Feb. 14, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

May 4, 1959

Feb. 10, 1960

June 13, 1960

June 16, 1960

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.02

5.48

11.15

5.00

5.24

7.41

6.48

6.55

_

C6.98

5.72

5.71

4.96

5.60

4.86

4.59

Discharge 

(ofs)

100

124

545

100

112

285

222

222

d!40

-

104

104

118

155

114

101

a Occurred at different time than peak discharge, 

b Backwater from Kankakee River, 

c Backwater from ice. 

d About.
444 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5270.5. Prairie Creek near Frankfort, 111.

Location. Lat 41°26'15", long 87°50'40", in NW^ sec.15, T.34 N., R.12 E. , at 

culvert on county road, 4.0 miles south of Frankfort.

Drainage area. 0.830 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

May 10, 1956 

July 13, 1957 

July 2, 1958 

Apr. 28, 1959

Oage

height 

(feet)

13.26 

17.22 

11.94 

12.64

Discharge 

(cfs)

164 

784 

61 

117

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Mar. 16, 1960 

Sept. 23, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.82 

13.55

Discharge 

(cfs)

55 

200

5275. Kankakee River near Wilmington, 111. 

(Published as "at Custer Park " prior to 1934)

Location.--Lat 41°20'48", long 88°ll'll", in NW£ sec.15, T.33 N., R.9 E., on 

right bank 0.4 mile downstream from Prairie Creek and 5 mile?1 downstream 

from Wilmington.

Drainage area. 5,250 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecordlng at Wabash Railroad bridge in Custer Park, at datum 530.96 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, prior to February 19?5; recording at 

present site and datum thereafter. Datum of gage is 510.86 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data. At Custer Park, but not at the present site, the flood of 1866 

appears to have been higher than those of 1883 and 1887. The floods of 1883 

and 1887 reached the maximum stage known at present site.

Remarks.--Gage heights listed for the years 1915 to 1933 are from gage at Custer 

Park. The corresponding discharges have been adjusted to the Wilmington 

site by multiplying the Custer Park discharge by the square root of the 

drainage-area ratio. Base for partial-duration series, 13,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water

year

1883

1887

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

Date

-

_

July 11, 1915

Aug. 3, 1915

Jan. 4, 1916

Jan. 21, 1916

Feb. 2, 1916

May 17, 1916

June 10, 1917

Feb. 14, 1918

Feb. 15, 1918

Dec. 25, 1918

Mar. 18, 1919

May 6, 1919

Mar. 12, 1920

Apr. 20, 1920

aage 

height 

(feet)

16.73

16.73

12.70

10.7

10.3

11.6

11.9

10.4

10.86

14.2

13.63

1O.4

12.78

10.4

13.3

13.48

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

-

-

_

1.0

1.2

-

-

a .6

-

_

-

-

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

_

22,400

14,500

13,100

14,500

14,500

14,100

15,600

-

26,600

14,100

22,800

14,100

25,100

26,200

Water

year

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

Date

Mar. 30, 1921

Nov. 23, 1921

Mar. 20, 1922

Apr. 3, 1922

Apr. 11, 1922

Mar. 18, 1923

Dec. 16, 1923

Feb. 7, 1924

Mar. 31, 1924

June 29, 1924

Aug. 9, 1924

Mar. 21, 1925

Feb. 26, 1926

Apr. 9, 1926

Oct. 5, 1926

Feb. 5, 1927

Mar. 23, 1927

dag*; 

height 

(fee<:)

8.30

10.1

10.9

13.1

15.15

11.16

10.6

13.0

11.74

11.3

11.4

10.52

10.5

12.32

14.0

14.92

12.2

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

1.7

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

1.0

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,270

13,100

15,600

24,300

34,300

16,400

14,800

16,600

18,900

17,000

17,000

14,100

14,100

20,900

28,400

29,100

20,400

a Greater than figure shown.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 445

Peak stages and discharges of Kankakee River near Wllmington, 111. Cortlnued

Water 

year

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

Apr. 5, 1927

Apr. 20, 1927

Apr. 30, 1927

May 21, 1927

June 4, 1927

Dec. 3, 1927

Dec. 9, 1927

Dec. 14, 1927

Jan. 12, 1928

July 5, 1928

Jan. 23, 1929

Mar. 2, 1929

Mar. 16, 1929

Apr. 12, 1929

May 5, 1929

June 13, 1929

Jan. 4, 1930

Jan. 15, 1930

Feb. 25, 1930

Apr. 21, 1930

May 12, 1931

Mar. 28, 1932

Mar. 21, 1933

Apr. 1, 1933

May 13, 1933

Apr. 2, 1934

Jan. 11, 1935

Feb. 15, 1935

Feb. 25, 1935

Mar. 10, 1935

Mar. 25, 1935

May 9, 1935

Feb. 29, 1936

May 4, 1936

Jan. 11, 1937

Jan. 27, 1937

Apr. 6, 1937

May 1, 1937

Mar. 19, 1938

Mar. 26, 1938

Apr. 10, 1938

Feb. 20, 1939

Mar. 14, 1939

Apr. 19, 1939

June 11, 1939

May 4, 1940

Apr. 22, 1941

Feb. 7, 1942

Mar. 17, 1942

Apr. 10, 1942

.Aug. 28, 1942

Dec. 28, 1942

Feb. 6, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

Apr. 27, 1943

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.3

14.0

10.7

13.3

11.3

11.8

12.99

12.9

10.2

12.2

13.80

12.1

12.4

12.0

11.0

11.5

12.3

11.3

10.7

11.29

8.20

9.51

11.0

13.0

15.41

-

-

6.9

4.55

4.55

4.25

5.03

9.54

5.0

4.45

9.47

4.30

4.65

4.35

4.25

5.33

4.9

6.02

5.5

4.9

3.93

3.31

8.69

5.8

4.65

4.35

7.1

10.06

5.4

5.1

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.1

-

.1-

.6

.5

-

-

-

-

1.6

.3

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

a3.1

_

-

-

-

4.5

-

-

a5.7

-

-

-

-

-

.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.5

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,500

28,400

14,800

25,100

16,700

18,900

24,000

23,300

13,100

20,400

24,800

18,100

21,600

19,500

16,100

17,700

14,500

15,600

15,000

17,200

6,510

10,600

15,600

23,800

35,300

b7,000

b!4,700

-

15,100

15,100

13,300

17,500

16,000

17,500

14,500

-

13,600

15,100

13,900

13,300

19,600

15,000

24,600

21,600

16,800

11,100

8,290

46,600

23,800

15,800

13,900

33,800

15,000

20,900

18,800

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 12, 1943

May 21, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Mar. 29, 1944

Apr. 12, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

May 27, 1944

June 2, 1944

May 18, 1945

Jan. 9, 1946

Feb. 19, 1946

Mar. 18, 1946

June 21, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 30, 1947

June 2, 1947

June 8, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 22, 1948

May 10, 1948

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 1, 1949

Feb. 19, 1949

Feb. 25, 1949

Dec. 23, 1949

Jan. 7, 1950

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 16, 1950

Mar. 3, 1950

Mar. 7, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 10, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Jan. 31, 1952

June 14, 1952

July 6, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

May 2, 1956

July 13, 1957

Jan. 9, 1958

June 14, 1958

Feb. 13, 1959

Feb. 14, 1959

Jan. 23, 1960

Feb. 11, 1960

Apr. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.0

8.87

4.8

4.45

7.1

7.10

4.30

4.30

5.47

5.21

8.80

4.60

4.30

5.2

5.0

4.50

5.40

6.00

5.7

5.2

4.9

5.2

4.8

11.57

-

-

5.6

4.50

5.8

6.4

5.7

11.39

5.0

6.0

6.8

7.6

clO.83

C9.43

6.46

5.17

4.53

4.38

07.13

4.70

11.40

C9.92

6.72

C9.52

-

c9.13

5.25

4.86

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

4.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

a. 4

-

-

-

-

-

a7.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a7.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

41,000

48,000

16,700

14,500

33,800

33,800

13,600

13,600

21,600

19,500

-

15,400

13,600

19,500

18,100

14,800

21,600

-

23,000

19,500

17,400

19,500

16,700

-

14,000

13,900

22,300

14,800

23,800

28,300

23,000

-

18,100

25,300

31,400

37,800

d30,000

-

29,000

19,500

15,000

14,400

-

16,200

75,900

-

30,600

-

30,000

_

19,500

17,000

a Greater than figure shown, 

b Estimated, 

c Ice Jam. 

d About.

280-255 O - 68 - 30
446 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5280. Des Plaines River near Gurnee, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°20'40", long 87°56'30", in SW£ sec.27, T.45 K., R.ll E., at 

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 120, 2j miles southwest of Gurnee, 

2-| miles upstream from Bull Creek, and 6 miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 215 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to May 26, 1946; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 650.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 500 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown after 1958.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Jan. 11, 1946

Mar. 8, 1946

Mar. 18, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 24, 1947

June 3, 1947

Feb. 20, 1948

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 21, 1948

May 12, 1948

Feb. 20, 1949

Feb. 25, 1949

Feb. 27, 1949

Jan. 25, 1950

Mar. 8, 1950

Mar. 29, 1950

Apr. 5, 1950

Apr. 12, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

Feb. 28, 1951

Mar. 19, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.86

6.7

6.3

4.55

5.05

5.78

5.10

6.4

9.21

S.I

5.4

-

7.44

4.65

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.5

S.2

8.22

8.42

5.11

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

_

-

-

0.1

-

-

-

.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

1,580

1,200

1,080

565

665

931

650

1,040

2,620

1,720

700

1,300

_

555

1,180

980

80S

780

1,780

1,600

632

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 1, 1951

Apr. 15, 1951

May 12, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 20, 1952

Mar. 14, 1952

Apr. 15, 1952

Mar. 16, 1953

Apr. 27, 1954

June 7, 1954

July 8, 1954

Jan. 9, 1955

Mar. 3, 1955

May 2, 1956

May 21, 1957

Mar. 3, 1958

Apr. 3, 1960

Mar. 21, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.48

5.46

4.57

8.07

7.40

7.83

8.36

3.97

4.93

6.56

6.57

6.96

5.39

4.33

5.83

6.20

10.64

6.55

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

980

724

511

1,460

1,230

1,480

1,830

391

540

960

960

1,100

645

420

745

845

4,070

960

5285. Buffalo Creek near Wheeling, 111.

Location. --Lat 42°09'05", long 87°57'25", in NE^NW^ sec. 4, T.42 N. , R.ll E., on 

left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from unnamed tributary, and 2.5 miles west of Wheeling.

Drainage area. --19. 4 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 658.60 ft above mean sea le^e 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department bench mark).

Stage -discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 100 cfs.

datum of
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 447

Peak stages and discharges of Buffalo Creek near Wheeling, 111.

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Mar. 15, 1953

Apr. 25, 1954

June 3, 1954

June 22, 1954

July 7, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Jan. 5, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

May 20, 1957

July 12, 1957

Feb. 27, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.38

5.40

5.27

4.03

4.17

4.62

4.59

4.11

3.20

3.78

6.26

3.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

55

268

252

108

120

161

159

112

110

144

430

130

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 24, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

Dec. 28, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Feb. 11, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

July 2, 1960

Mar. 13, 1961

Apr. 26, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

3.80

4.21

4.61

3.35

5.60

3.75

3.83

3.74

3.19

3.80

4.82

Discharge 

(cfs)

320

163

209

263

122

457

174

174

185

115

192

370

5290. Des Plaines River near Des Plaines, 111.

Location. Lat 42°04'55", long 87°53'25", in SE^SE^ sec. 25, T.42 N. , R.ll E., on 

right bank 50 ft upstream from dam No. 2 of the Cook County Forest Preserve, 

0.3 mile downstream from Lake Avenue Bridge, 1.2 miles upstream from Central 

Road Bridge, and 2j miles north of Des Plaines.

Drainage area. 359 sq mi.

Gage . --Nonrecordlng to April 1941; recording thereafter. 

626.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gfge is

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

masonry dam below 2,200 cfs.

Remarks . Base for partial-duration series, 1,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Controlled by

Water 

year

1938

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

July 4, 1938

Mar. 3, 1941

Mar. 16, 1941

Apr. 6, 1941

Apr. 20, 1941

Oct. 24, 1941

Nov. 2, 1941

Mar. 20, 1942

June 7, 1942

Feb. 25, 1943

Feb. 25, 1943

Mar. 3, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

May 21, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 25, 1944

May 17, 1945

July 2, 1945

Jan. 10, 1946

Mar. 6, 1946

Mar. 19, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 20, 1947

Apr. 25, 1947

May 18, 1947

June 2. 1947

Oage 

height 

(feet)

a9.0

2.70

2.92

2.65

2.72

3.75

3.30

3.10

2.68

b5.15

4.80

2.70

4.5

3.10

4.84

2.72

3.38

2.68

4.87

4.0

2.9

3.1

3.1

2.65

2.48

3.48

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,000

1,140

1,430

1,080

1,160

2,060

1,750

1,560

1,120

-

2,470

1,140

2,350

1,560

2,470

1,160

1,830

1,120

2,510

2,150

1,580

1,700

1,700

1,370

1,180

1,920

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 22, 1948

May 14, 1948

Feb. 20, 1949

Feb. 25, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

Mar. 8, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 11, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

May 11, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Jan. 21, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 15, 1952

June 17, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

Apr. 26, 1954

June 4, 1954

July 8, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Oage 

height 

(feet)

3.4

3.9

6.82

3.8

2.37

3.07

2.34

3.4

3.2

3.5

2.34

7.78

4.69

2.82

2.51

2.44

5.37

3.57

4.31

4.9O

2.87

1.82

3.72

3.16

2.52

3.25

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,870

2,110

3,490

2,070

1,040

1,700

1,010

1,870

1,760

1,920

1,010

4,040

2,410

1,540

1,330

1,280

2,690

1,970

2,090

2,290

1,600

669

1,770

1,770

1,330

1,800

a From floodmarks.

b Backwater from ice, greater than 0.4 ft.
448 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Des Plaines River near Des Plaines, 111. Continued

Water

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Jan. 6, 1955 

Mar. 4, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

May 20, 1957 

July 13, 1957

Mar, 1, 1958 

Mar. 6, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.08 

2.26

2.03

2.82 

5.18

2.30 

2.38

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,720

1,100

880

1,540 

2,610

1,140 

1,220

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 28, 1959

Dec. 29, 1959 

Jan. 18, 1960

Apr. 2, 1960 

Apr. 18, 1960

Mar. 21, 1961 

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.35

2.42 

4.20

8.56 

3.06

2.31 

2.19

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,190

1,240 

2,010

4,670 

1,720

1,150 

1,040

5295. McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect, 111.

Location. Lat 42°05'42", long 87°54'46", in NW^NE^ sec.26, T.42 N., R.ll E., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on McDonald Road, 2 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 2.5 miles northeast of Mount Prospect.

Drainage area. 7.52 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 638.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department bench mark.)

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 40 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Mar. 15, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

June 3, 1954

July 7, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

June 11, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

May 11, 1957

May 19, 1957

June 1, 1957

June 15, 1957

July 13, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.42

5.85

-

6.46

4.93

7.31

5.51

5.20

4.55

4.98

4.66

4.98

6.56

4.32

4.77

8.04

Discharge 

(cfs)

27

79

-

103

54

146

68

59

42

48

45

73

194

45

62

430

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 23, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 3, 1958

Feb. 24, 1959

Dec. 28, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 17, 1960

July 3, 1960

Mar. 14, 1961

Apr. 25, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.98

4.12

3.49

3.84

4.80

4.68

5.78

7.03

5.71

4.02

4.15

4.86

4.24

4.56

6.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

73

103

52

85

76

63

122

261

137

46

53

70

53

59

194

5300. Weller Creek at Des Plaines, 111.

Location.-Lat 42°02'57", long 87°57'05", in NWfclWf sec 18, T.41 N., R.12 E.,

 oFTIght bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 58 in Des

Plaints, 2 miles west of U.S. Highway 45, and 3.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 13.1 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 635.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 (Cook County Highway Department bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation.-Defined by current-meter measurements below 190 cfs 

and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.--Prior to Nov. 15, 1958, effluent from Arlington Heights sewage treatmini plant entered Weller Creek above station. Base for partial-duration 

series, 150 cfs.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 449

Peak stages and discharges of Weller Creek at Des Flaines, 111.

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 29, 1951

Apr. 11, 1951

June 21, 1951

July 8, 1951

Nov. 13, 1951

Jan. 17, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 18, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

June 13, 1952

June 17, 1952

July 18, 1952

June 10, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

June 3, 1954

July 3, 1954

July 7, 1954

July 29, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

May 24, 1955

June 9, 1955

June 11, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.59

5.33

5.38

5.13

5.42

5:56

5.12

5.77

5.11

6.71

5.31

7.93

6.35

5.26

9.08

9.84

8.74

5.39

5.21

5.37

10.83

6.31

6.40

8.42

Discharge 

(cfs)

245

169

175

158

158

169

158

197

158

251

169

328

209

169

412

461

384

175

164

158

535

209

215

342

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Oct. 6, 1955

Apr. 27, 1956

Apr. 29, 1956

Aug. 12, 1956

Aug. 29, 1956

Jan. 22, 1957

May 11, 1957

May 19, 1957

July 13, 1957

July 22, 1957

June 13, 1958

July 2, 1958

July 30, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Apr. 16, 1960

July 2, 1960

July 26, 1960

Aug. 9, 1960

Aug. 19, 1960

June 8, 1961

Sept. 2, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.60

5.15

6.60

6.48

6.39

5.44

7.60

7.75

12.37

8.70

8.62

7.82

7.91

6.90

10.96

9.07

6.38

8.59

6.67

9.01

7.19

11.48

9.70

Discharge 

(cfs)

233

164

245

221

215

175

179

187

668

223

223

187

206

170

355

260

156

235

164

422

314

596

468

5305. Willow Creek near Park Ridge, 111.

Location. Lat 41°59'22", long 87°52'24", in SW^NE^ sec.4, T.40 N. , R.12 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on Byron Street, 0.4 mile south of 

State Highway 72, 1.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 1\ miles southwest of 

Park Ridge.

Drainage area. 19.6 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 620.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department.bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 140 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

May 11, 1951

July 22, 1951

Nov. 13, 1951

Jan. 17, 1952

Jan. 20, 1952

Mar. 12, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

June 3. 1954

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.23

5.28

5.61

5.52

5.75

5.53

5.50

5.51

6.05

5.83

6.07

4.94

5.59

7.15

6.81

Discharge 

(cfs)

234

145

164

157

174

160

157

157

192

178

199

109

148

380

310

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

June 11, 1955

Oct. 6, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

May 10, 1956

May 19, 1957

June 15, 1957

July 13, 1957

Oct. 23, 1957

Feb. 27, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 2, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.32

5. 85

6.31

6.73

6.41

5.79

6.32

5.85

9.40

5.80

-

6.9S

6.61

Discharge 

(cfs)

738

176

179

302

253

174

240

189

1,300

170

210

310

246
450 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5308. Des Plaines River at Forest Park, 111.

Location. Lat 41°52'05", long 87°49'39", in SE^SE^ sec.14, T.39 N., R.12 E., 

at bridge in Forest Home Cemetery, a quarter of a mile above Roosevelt Road 

in Forest Park.

Drainage area. 470 sq mi.

Gage. Crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 606.68 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 3,100 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

Apr. 26, 1954 

Oct. 11, 1954

Apr. 30, 1956 

July 14, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.46 

8.8

4.90 

9.25

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,020 

3,800

1,700 

4,080

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 1, 1958 

Apr. 28, 1959 

Apr. 2, 1960

Sept. 26, 1961

Qage 

t eight 

(feet)

4.01 

3.62 

8.80

6.26

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,320 

1,200 

3,800

2,330

5310. Salt Creek near Arlington Heights, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°03'02", long 88°00'37", on north boundary of rec.17, T.41 N., 

R.ll E., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 58, 

2f miles southwest of Arlington Heights.

Drainage area. 32.5 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 681.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurement?.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration, series, 200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 3, 1951

Mar. 18, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

May 11, 1951

Jan. 17, 1952

Jan. 20, 1952

Mar. 12, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

June 10, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

June 3, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

June 11, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

8.0

4.86

4.66

5.09

5.27

4.78

6.38

6.10

6.54

6.06

7.18

_

4.33

6.38

8.43

6.26

8.28

6.42

6.92

5.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

350

200

182

223

236

196

290

260

360

320

430

139

_

251

540

242

516

251

302

188

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 19, 1957

July 13, 1957

July 22, 1957

July 3, 1958

Feb 24, 1959

Mar 6, 1959

Mar 15, 1959

Mar 26, 1959

Apr 28, 1959

Dec 28, 1959

Jan 13, 1960

Mar 30, 1960

Apr 17, 1960

May 17, 1960

July 3, 1960

Mar. 13, 1961

June 8, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.55

9.82

7.75

7.03

7.86

6.23

5.92

5.00

5.02

7.47

8.26

9.37

S.21

6.53

7.42

6.94

6.68

8.34

8.96

Discharge 

(cfs)

27S

572

294

200

350

292

268

203

203

290

388

721

381

209

280

237

223

406

551
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 451

5311. Meacham Creek at Medinah, 111.

Location. Lat 41°58'42", long 88°03'00", in SW£ sec.l, T.40 N., R.10 E., at 

culvert on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, 0.2 mile east 

of Medinah.

Drainage area. 3.12 sq mi.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 698.33 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Not defined. 

Remarks. Only annual peak stages are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Apr. 29, 1956 

May 19, 1957 

June 13, 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.58 

12.21 

11.95 

12.27

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Mar. 16, 1960 

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.77 

12.64

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

5315. Salt Creek at Western Springs, 111.

Location. Lat 41°49'35", long 87°54'00", on boundary between sees. 31 and 32, 

T.39 N., R.12 E., on left bank at upstream side of bridge on Wolf Road, in 

Cook County Forest Preserve, half a mile north of Western Springs, and 

9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 114 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to July 27, 1946; recording thereafter, 

gage is 624.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Datum of

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 8, 1946

Mar. 18, 1946

Apr. 7, 1947

Apr. 22, 1947

June 3, 1947

Feb. 20, 1948

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

May 12, 1948

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 20, 1949

June 17, 1949

Jan. 15, 1950

Mar. 8, 1950

Mar. 29, 1950

Apr. 6, 1950

Apr. 12, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 3, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 20, 1951

Apr. 1, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

May 11, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Jan. 19, 1952

Mar. 14, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.24

6.1

4.8

6.96

6.45

6.50

a6.4

5.8

8.06

6.50

6.35

5.0

5.3

5.2

5.85

6.15

6.15

5.65

7.36

5.6

-

4.70

5.17

5.93

6.36

5.21

6.63

6.42

Discharge 

(cfs)

775

750

500

1,000

854

872

530

676

1,920

872

836

512

570

506

652

740

740

598

1,360

586

bl,200

430

506

680

806

506

925

824

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 20, 1952

Apr. 15, 1952

June 10, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 27, 1954

June 5, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 7, 1955

June 12, 1955

May 1, 1956

May 11, 1956

May 21, 1957

July 14, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 3, 1958

Feb 24, 1959

Apr 28, 1959

Dec 30, 1959

Jan 15, 1960

Apr 1, 1960

Apr 19, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.02

6.39

5.30

6.48

7.18

5.78

8,27

5.59

6.37

5.55

5.74

5.80

7.39

5.75

6.93

6.08

-

5.62

5.31

7.06

7.16

6.33

8.08

7.43

Discharge 

(cfs)

695

824

506

824

1,140

544

1,710

586

806

586

624

638

1,020

624

778

550

al,200

586

525

1,080

1,220

789

1,430

1,060

a Backwater from ice, 

b About.

1.3 ft.
452 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5320. Addison Creek at Bellwood, 111.

Location. Lat 41°52'48", long 87°52'07", in SEtr sec.9, T.39 N., R.12 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on Washington Boulevard in Bellwood, 

500 ft upstream from Chicago Great Western Railway bridge, and 3.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 18.2 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Oct. 26, 1951, at datum 2.00 ft higher; recording 

thereafter. Datum of gage is 617.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(Cook County Highway Department bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 190 cfs 

and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 130 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Feb. 19, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

May 11, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

Dec. 11, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

June 4, 1954

Aug. 18, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

June 11, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

May 9, 1956

July 19, 1956

May 19, 1957

June 22, 1957

July 13, 1957

July 29, 1957

Aug. 3, 1957

Aug. 10, 1957

Oage

height 

(feet)

6.64

4.75

5.07

3.34

2.25

1.67

6.39

5.17

3.55

4.10

9.48

3.07

3.25

3.50

3.65

4.08

2.77

8.69

3.25

5.64

4.03

Discharge 

(cfs)

295

147

165

200

-

57

548

404

218

277

598

178

188

213

228

277

143

560

153

332

211

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 24, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 2, 1958

July 14, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

May 23, 1959

June 25, 1959

July 1, 1959

July 23, 1959

Oct. 6, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Jan. 15, 1960

Mar. 28, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

July 2, 1960

Aug. 19, 1960

June 10, 1961

Aug. 31, 1961

Sept. 2, 1961

Sept. 5, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 24, 1961

Gage

height 

(feet)

2.95

6.58

5.08

3.05

3.54

2.93

4.21

4.76

3.28

3.28

2.91

5.07

3.08

2.85

2.92

5.08

3.23

4.67

6.04

4.01

2.93

8.93

6.31

Discharge 

(cfs)

141

405

294

144

182

138

229

273

163

163

148

295

148

130

134

295

160

266

361

214

138

588

383

5325. Des Plaines River at Riverside, 111.

Location. Lat 41°49'20", long 87°49'15", in SWtrSWtr sec.36, T.39 N., R.12 E., 

on left bank 200 ft northwest of Riverside-Lyons boundary, 300 ft downstream 

from Barry Point Road Bridge in Riverside, 500 ft downstreair from Hoffman 

Dam, 4,000 ft downstream from Salt Creek, and 1^ miles downstream from 

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge.

Drainage area.T-635 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording to November 1946; recording thereafter. Prior to Dec. 9, 

 1943, at site half a mile downstream at datum 15.06 ft lower. Dec. 9, 1943,

to Nov. 27, 1946, at site 300 ft upstream. Datum of gage is 594.68 ft above

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. Shifts are 

reported .to have occurred about 1900 and about 1913.

Remarks.--Records prior to December 1943 furnished by Sanitary District of 

Chicago. On basis of overlapping records for 1944-46, peak stages at gage 

used prior to 1944 are approximately equal to 9 ft plus 1.4 times the gage 

height on present gage. Base for partial-duration series, 1,700 cfs. Only 

annual peaks are shown prior to 1944 and after 1950.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 453

Peak stages and discharges of Des Plaines River at Riverside, 111.

Water 

year

1887

1888

1889

1892

1893

1894

1895

1896

1897

1898 

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

Date

Feb. 9, 1887

Mar. 22, 1888

July 28, 1889

June 24, 1892

Mar. 4, 1893

Mar. 6, 1894

Feb. 28, 1895

Dec. 21, 1895

Jan. 7, 1897

Mar. 13, 1898 

June 1, 1899

Mar. 13, 1900

Mar. 20, 1901

May 26, 1902

Mar. 21, 1903

Mar. 25, 1904

May 12, 1905

Feb. 26, 1906

Jan. 20, 1907

Mar. 7, 1908

May 1, 1909

Mar. 7, 1910

Feb. 16, 1911

Mar. 29, 1912

Mar. 25, 1913

May 14, 1914

May 31, 1915

Jan. 22, 1916

Mar. 17, 1917

Feb. 15, 1918

Mar. 18, 1919

Mar. 26, 1920

Apr. 28, 1921

Dec. 18, 1921

Aug. 13, 1923

Aug. 8, 1924

Feb. 27, 1925

Apr. 10, 1926

Nov. 18, 1926

July 5, 1928

Apr. 2, 1929

Apr. 21, 1930

June 24, 1931

Mar. 29, 1932

May 9, 1933

Jan. 6, 1934

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.2

17.1

16.6

21.3

18.8

18.8

15.4

18.4

19.6

19.7 

17.8

17.8

18.5

19.0

19.6

21.4

19.9

18.6

19.5

21.5

22.0

20.4

15.5

19.3

19.2

15.9

17.5

21.1

16.1

20.4

22.2

20.7

17.6

18.5

18.4

19.7

18.6

18.4

18.0

19.0

18.8

16.5

16.5

16.9

19.8

12.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,790

3,090

6,480

1,900

5,790

7,450

6,110

3,260

4,070

3,950

5,170

4,090

3,930

3,580

4,500

4,280

2,180

2,200

2,560

5,220

200

Water 

year

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 14, 1935

Sept. 17, 1936

Feb. 28, 1937

July 3, 1938

Feb. 21, 1939

Mar. 4, 1940

Mar. 17, 1941

Nov. 3, 1941

Mar. 17, 1943

Mar. 16, 1944

Apr. 25, 1944

May 4, 1945

May 17, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

Mar. 7, 1946

Mar. 18, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 21, 1947

June 2, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

May 11, 1948

Feb. 25, 1949

Apr. 1, 1949

June 16, 1949

Mar. 8, 1950

Mar. 28, 1950

Apr. 5, 1950

Apr. 12, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

Feb. 27, 1951

Apr. 15, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

Apr. 26, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Apr. 30, 1956

July 14, 1957

June 13, 1958

Apr. 28, 1959

Jan. 25, 1960

Apr. 3, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.4

19.7

18.0

20.1

17.2

17.0

18.0

17.7

18.2

7.40

5.00

5.10

6.70

6.4

6.44

5.50

6.85

6.1

6.5

5.6

8.28

6.0

4.95

4.80

5.02

5.7

5.9

6.0

5.35

8.15

5.95

6.52

4.50

6.78

8.15

5.46

8.00

5.12

4.71

a8.89

-

6.98

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,910

5,160

3,580

5,540

2,840

2,660

3,580

3,320

3,820

4,480

1,890

1,990

3,670

3,340

3,370

2,410

3,780

3,010

3,410

2,530

6,510

2,880

1,840

1,700

1,890

2,580

2,780

2,880

2,240

6,340

3,100

3,620

1,470

3,980

6,340

2,460

5,950

2,100

1,680

-

5,500

4,690

a Ice Jam.

5330. Flag Creek near Willow Springs, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°44'20", long 87°53'48", in SE^NE^ sec.31, T.38 N., F.12 E., 

on left bank at upstream side of bridge on German Church Road, 1.1 miles 

northwest of Willow Springs, and 2.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--16.2 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 609.64 ft above mean sea level, dstum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,200 

cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 220 cfs.
454 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Flag Creek near Willow Springs, 111.

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Aug. 6, 1951

Sept. 26, 1951

Nov. 13, 1951

Jan. 14, 1952

Jan. 19, 1952

Mar. 10, 1952

Mar. 18, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

June 10, 1953

Aug. 2, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 6, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

June 3, 1954

Oct. 3, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

May 28, 1955

June 9, 1955

June 11, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

May 11, 1956

Qage

height 

( feet )

4.33

4.59

4.07

3.51

3.92

3.51

3.48

3.77

3.61

3.36

5.42

3.34

3.54

3.48

4.50

6.88

3.47

3.41

3.75

3.50

3.57

Discharge 

(cfs)

472

540

398

275

361

275

275

327

306

236

770

246

285

275

515

1,300

265

255

327

275

285

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 13, 1957

Aug. 3, 1957

Aug. 14, 1957

June 13, 1958

Mar. 27, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

May 23, 1959

June 26, 1959

July 1, 1959

July 19, 1959

July 23, 1959

Dec. 27, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Jan. 15, 1960

Mar. 27, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

July 3, 1960

Aug. 10, 1961

Sept. 3, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.89

4.07

3.32

3.96

3.66

7.53

3.29

4.70

3.84

3.47

3.40

3.45

5.50

3.35

4.15

4.49

3.72

4.07

4.32

9.98

5.55

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,350

410

249

338

325

1,550

257

575

365

286

276

265

800

246

442

510

316

385

460

2,680

725

5335. Des Plaines River at Lemont, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°40'54", long 88°00'19", in SE^NW^ sec.20, T.37 N., R.ll E., at 

Stephens Street Bridge, a quarter of a mile north of Lemont and 11 miles upstream from Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Drainage area.--687 sq mi.

Gage. Nonre c ord ing. 

1929.

Datum of gage is 583.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. During high-water periods part of flow spills into Chicago Sanitary 

and Ship Canal at Willow Springs, 7 miles above station, and since February 

1941 at two additional points, 1 mile and 1-g- miles above station, respectively. Many peaks shown below are maximum observed. Only annual peaks are 

shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

Date

June 1, 1915

June 10, 1916

Mar. 19, 1917

Mar. 2, 1918

Mar. 18, 1919

Mar. 27, 1920

Apr. 28, 1921

Dec. 19, 1921

Aug. 13, 1923

Aug. 9, 1924

Feb. 28, 1925

Feb. 28, 1926

Nov. 19, 1926

July 5, 1928

Mar. 5, 1929

Apr. 22, 1930

Qage

height 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

6.50

-

-

-

-

_

6.0

_

5.78

6.00

_

5.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,490

3,380

2,960

'2,700

5,520

4,330

2,620

3,540

3,750

4,360

4,270

3,450

3,750

4,270

3,750

2,170

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Date

June 25, 1931

Mar. 30, 1932

May 9, 1933

Oct. 22, 1933

May 14, 1935

Feb. 27, 1936

Sept. 17, 1936

Jan. 3, 1937

July 4, 1938

Feb. 13, 1939

Mar. 5, 194O

Mar. 12, 1941

Nov. 2, 1941

Mar. 17, 1943

Mar. 17, 1944

Qage 

height 

(feet)

4.95

5.19

6.23

3.02

5.62

a6.11

-

5.47

6.44

4.96

3.95

4.77

4.80

5.52

5.05

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,170

2,500

4,850

239

3,280

-

4,190

3,070

5,440

2,000

1,140

1,720

1,780

3,110

2,170

a Ice jam.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 455

5345. North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°09'09", long 87°49'05", in W^NE^ sec.3, T.42 N., R.12 E., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on county line road, 1.7 miles southeast of Deerfield, and 5.7 miles upstream from Skokie River.

Drainage area. 20.7 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 638.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 100 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Mar. 15, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

June 3, 1954

July 1, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Dec. 28, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Mar. 4, 1955

June 11, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

May 11, 1957

May 19, 1957

July 13, 1957

Aug. 10, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.43

9.35

9.26

9.15

8.98

9.08

8.02

8.89

8.31

8.20

9.36

9.06

8.93

9.59

8.97

9.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

79

247

233

220

201

211

112

189

132

128

247

207

195

284

195

201

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 27, 1958

Feb. 24, 1959

Mar. 15, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

Nov. 5, 1959

Dec. 28, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Feb. 6, 1960

Mar. 30, I960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 17, 1960

July 3, 1960

Mar. 14, 1961

Apr. 25, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.81

8.33

8.36

8.19

9.63

8.12

8.85

9.31

8.25

9.59

9.08

8.29

8.28

8.80

8.13

7.75

8.51

Discharge 

(cfs)

178

136

158

125

292

126

184

240

136

284

213

139

139

178

129

108

153

5350. Skokie River at Lake Forest, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°13'57", long 87°50'41", in NW^SW^ sec.4, T.43 N., R.12 E., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 59 A at Lake Forest, 

12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--12.8 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 648.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^TT929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 140 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Nov. 13, 1951

Jan. 17, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 18, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

June 17, 1952

Mar. 14, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

June 3, 1954

July 7, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Jan. 5, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.16

4.80

5.62

4.95

6.62

6.62

3.83

5.56

6.38

6.32

6.52

5.42

5.40

4.86

Discharge 

(cfs)

321

149

201

161

273

257

92

201

257

222

236

188

194

161

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 11, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

May 19, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

Feb. 27, 1958

Apr. 28, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 29, I960

Apr. 17, 1960

July 2, 1960

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.91

4.82

5.61

3.98

3.74

7.08

5.43

6.30

4.78

4.71

4.89

Discharge 

(cfs)

173

155

201

-

98

313

187

250

149

143

155
456 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5355. West Pork of North Branch Chicago River at Northbrook, 111.

Location. Lat 42°08'18", long 87°50'04", in SW^SE^ sec.4, T.42 N., R.12 E. , on 

left bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 68, 2.0 miles northwest of Northbrook, and 7.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 11.5 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 637.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 330 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 100 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Mar. 14, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

June 3, 1954

July 1, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 5, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

Mar. 4, 1955

May 24, 1955

June 11, 1955

Apr. 28, 1956

Apr. 29, 1956

Apr. 25, 1957

May 11, 1957

May 19, 1957

June 14, 1957

July 13, 1957

July 29, 1957

Aug. 3, 1957

Gage

height 

(feet)

6.10

8.56

8.23

8.09

7.61

8.18

7.46 ,

7.18

6.64

6.85

6.87

8.54

7.25

7.52

5.99

7.84

8.43

6.06

9.65

6.39

5.78

Discharge 

(cfs)

86

411

314

280

192

301

174

150

108

116

116

404

199

-

113

248

369

116

930

136

106

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 10, 1957

Feb. 27, 1958

June 13, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Mar. 15, 1959

Mar. 26, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

Oct. 6, 1959

Nov. 4, 1959

Dec. 27, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Fet>. 6, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 17, 1960

July 3, 1960

Mar. 13, 1961

Apr. 25, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.05

6.84

6.07

6.57

6.50

6.22

8.42

5.42

5.45

6.17

7.09

6.02

8.01

7.55

6.14

6.28

6.29

4.77

6.49

6.87

Discharge 

(cfs)

630

159

103

153

150

123

366

102

100

131

185

126

275

230

131

141

370

122

415

502

5360. North Branch Chicago River at Niles , 111.

Location. Lat 42°00'44", long 87°47'45", in SW^SE^ sec.30, T.41 N., R.13 E., 

on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Touhy Avenue in Niles, 3.6 miles 

downstream from West Fork of North Branch, 7.9 miles upstream from North 

Shore Channel, and 15.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 601.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1952

Date

Fet>. 19, 1951

Mar. 19, 1951

Mar. 31, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

May 11, 1951

July 10, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Jan. 20, 1952

Mar. 13, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 14, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.64

5.06

5.31

5.92

7.12

5.44

6.90

6.93

7.31

6.85

7.89

Discharge 

(cfs)

842

528

566

668

952

540

683

683

718

633

870

Water 

. year

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

June 17, 1952

May 15, 1953

Mar. 26, 1954

Apr. 26, 1954

June 4, 1954

July 7, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 21, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.48

5.23

7.16

8.56

6.39

5.39

9.01

5.91

5.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

617

428

736

1,510

785

585

1,700

685

525
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 457

Peak stages and discharges of North Branch Chicago River at Nlles, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

June 12, 1955

Oct. 6, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

May 20, 1957

July 13, 1957

Aug. 11, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958

Feb. 24, 1959

Apr. 29, 1959

(Jage 

height 

(feet)

6.67

5.05

7.26

7.12

9.28

5.78

6.15

5.89

6.37

Discharge 

(cfs)

860

505

1,030

905

1,850

566

647

577

695

Water 

year

1960

1961

Date

Dec. 28, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Jan. 15, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

July 3, 1960

Mar. 14, 1961

June 8, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.32

7.26

6.50

8.15

7.50

6.56

5.80

6.31

7.92

'8.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

671

975

720

1,340

1,050

750

554

671

1,210

1,290

5363.5. Stony Creek (East) at Chicago Ridge, 111.

Location. Lat 41°42'08", long 87°45'34", in NW£NW£ sec.16, T.37 N., R.13 E., at 

Central Avenue Bridge at east edge of Chicago Ridge.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 586.83 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Not defined. 

Remarks. Only annual peak stages are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

Mar. 25, 1954 

Jan. 5, 1955

July 13, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

1.07 

4.22

4.17 

3.09

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 25, 1958 

May 1959 

Jan. 12, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.57 

a4.42 

.80

(b)

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

a Probably backwater from construction downstream.

b Not determined; peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

5364. Stony Creek (East) at Blue Island, 111.

Location.--Lat 41 "39"18", long 87°41'17", in NW^SE^ sec.36, T.37 N., R.13 E., 

at Vermont Street Bridge, 1.5 miles west of U.S. Highway 54 in Blue Island.

Drainage area. 18.1 sq mi.

Gage.--Grest-sbage gage. Datum of gage is 583.34 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Not defined.

Remarks.--Only annual peak stages are shown, except for 1955.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954 

1955

1956 

1957

Date

Mar. 25, 1954 

Oct. 10, 1954

July 13, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

0.71 

5.88

4.11 

4.51

Discharge 

(cfs)

a432

_

Water 

year

1958 

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 25, 1958 

Apr. 28, 1959 

Jan. 12, 1960

Sept. 24, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.12 

1.98 

1.32

2.23

Discharge 

(cfs)

^

-

a Result of indirect measurement.
458 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5365. Tinley Creek near Palos Park, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°38'48", long 87°45'59", in SW^SE^ sec.32, T.37 N., R.13 E., 

on left bank at downstream side of 135th Street Bridge, 1.5 miles west of 

State Highway 50, 1.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 mile:? southeast of 

Palos Park.

Drainage area.--11.3 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 607.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 230 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Sept. 26, 1951

Nov. 13, 1951

Jan. 15, 1952

Apr. 12, 1952

June 14, 1952

May 22, 1953

June 10, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

July 7, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Jan. 5, 1955

Mar. 3, 1955

June 11, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.99

6.92

6.46

5.41

5.27

6.22

8.43

6.74

6.41

10.30

5.26

5.08

4.53

5.61

Discharge 

(cfs)

505

405

365

255

240

322

530

367

340

1,120

345

317

250

394

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 29, 1956

May 10, 1956

May 12, 1956

Apr. 25, 1957

June 18, 1957

June 28, 1957

July 13, 1957

Aug. 15, 1958

Apr. 28, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 27, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.23

5.01

6.43

5.94

5.35

8.90

10.02

5.26

7.64

6.48

6.95

7.14

5.74

7.25

Discharge 

(cfs)

345

310

510

285

236

585

695

227

455

345

395

438

258

453

5375. Long Run near Letnont, 111.

Location. Lat 41°38'33", long 87°59'57", in SW^SE^ sec.32, T.37 N., R.ll E., 

on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles south of Lemont, 

and 5.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 20.8 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 637.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 260 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Sept. 27, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 1, 1952

Jan. 15, 1952

Jan. 19, 1952

Mar. 10, 1952

Mar. 18, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

June 13, 1952

Mar. 12, 1953

May 1, 1953

June 10, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Oct. 3, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Jan. 5, 1955

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.36

5.62

5.55

-

5.50

5.65

5.54

5.56

8.18

5.58

6.12

6.85

7.14

5.93

9.91

5.37

Discharge 

(cfs)

390

274

268

-

261

281

268

268

1,000

320

390

495

658

366

3,160

285

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 19, 1955

June 9, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

May 10, 1956

Apr. 25, 1957

July 13, 1957

June 13, 1958

Apr. 28, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 27, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.35

6.55

5.80

5.61

5.70

9.37

5.99

6.22

6.55

6.01

7.87

6.45

7.02

Discharge 

(cfs)

285

479

348

320

295

2,390

358

397

477

358

1,000

452

605
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 459

5380. Des Plaines River at Joliet, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°31'54", long 88°05'05", in SE^NE^ sec.9, T.35 N., R.10 E., at 

Jackson Street Bridge in Joliet.

Drainage area. 762 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 524.31 ft above mean sea level.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 17,000 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks.--The flow is regulated by the operation of the powerplant of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago at Lockport, which utilizes the 

flow of the Chicago drainage canal, and by the operation of the Economy Light 

and Power Co.'s dam, 100 ft upstream. Water is diverted to the Illinois and 

Michigan Canal at the dam. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

Date

Aug. 3, 1915

June 1O, 1916

July 24, 1917

Feb. 15, 1918

May 5, 1919

Mar. 27, 1920

Apr. 29, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

Aug. 14, 1923

Qage

height 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

9.03

8.27

7.30

7.80

6.98

Discharge 

(cfs)

alO,980

a!3,200

alO,600

a!2,500

21,800

19,000

15,500

17,000

14,600

Water 

year

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

Date

Aug. 9, 1924

Feb. 25, 1925

Apr. 11, 1926

Apr. 19, 1927

July 3, 1928

Apr. 1, 1929

Apr. 2, 1930

June 23, 1931

Nov. 22, 1931

dage 

height 

(feet)

7.82

6.48

7.46

7.40

7.90

8.92

7.92

-

7.37

Discharge 

(cfs)

17,000

13,200

16,100

15,800

17,500

21,000

16,500

b!5,000

13,400

a Maximum daily, 

b Estimated.

5383. Marley Creek near Mokena, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°34', long 87°54', in SE^SE^ sec.36, T.36 N., R.ll E., 200 ft 

south of U.S. Highway 6, 0.5 mile southwest of intersection with 179th 

Street, and 2.4 miles northwest of Mokena.

Drainage area.--8.38 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage. 

Stage-discharge relation. Not defined.

Remarks. Only annual peak stages are shown, except for 1955.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Mar. 25, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Feb. 24, 1956

July 13, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

7.31

10.8

6.51

8.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

a501

_

-

Water 

year

1958

1959 

1960

1961

Date

June 13, 1958

Apr. 28, 1959 

Mar. 27, 1960

Sept. 24, 1961

dage 

height 

(feet)

5.42

6.59 

6.39

7.22

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

_

-

a Result of indirect measurement.

5385. Spring Creek at Joliet, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°31'47", long 88°04'00", in NE^SE^ sec.10, T.35 N., F.10 E., at 

Benton Street Bridge in Joliet, half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 19.7 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Altitude of gage Is 538 ft (from topographic map).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 170 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.
460 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Spring Creek at Joliet, 111.

Water

year

1926 

1927 

1928 

1929 

1930

Date

June 11, 1926 

July 1, 1927 

Nov. 28, 1927 

Mar. 15, 1929 

Feb. 22, 1930

dage

height 

(feet)

6.80 

4.40 

2.80 

3.58 

2.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,160 

530 

242 

545 

160

Water 

year

1931 

1932 

1933

Date

May 20, 1931 

Nov. 22, 1931 

July 8, 1933

Gage 

height 

(feet)

1.90 

2.96 

2.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

125 

325 

287

5390. Hickory Creek at Joliet, 111.

Location. Lat 41°31'10", long 88°04'10", in SW^NE^ sec.15, T.35 N., R.10 E., 

on right bank at Third Avenue in Joliet, 0.25 mile downstream from Spring 

Creek, and if miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 107 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording Gage prior to Oct. ID, 1946; recording thereafter. Datum of gage

i:s 527.00 ft above mean sea level,

Stage-discharge relation. Defined 

and extended above.

datum of 1929.

current-meter measurements below 6,300 cfs

Historical data.. The flood of Iy02 is reported to have reached a stage about 

half a foot higher than that of 1947. A floodmark at elevation 9.46 ft was 

identified in March 1943 as having been the highest in the preceding 13 years. 

The Survey Report for Flood Control (Illinois Division of Waterways, 1950) 

states that major floods occurred in 1867, 1902, 1907, 1911, 1926, ly41, 1942 

and 1947; and that flood of 1902 is said to be the most severe.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,300 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1902

1926

1942

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

_

_

-

Apr. 2, 1945

May 8, 1945

May 15, 1945

Sept. 28, 1945

Oct. 1, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Aug. 17, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

June 1, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

May 10, 1948

Feb. 13, 1949

Mar. 31, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 13, 1950

Mar. 5, 1950

Mar. 26, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 2, -1950

June 24, 1950

July 17, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

_

5.49

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.04

5.0

5.0

10.68

6.9

5.35

7.67

6.1

5.87

4.95

5.50

5.90

5.55

4.70

5.95

7.32

4.95

4.75

5.90

6.00

4.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

a!6,700

b9,000

a9,000

1,780

2,040

1,730

1,510

1,510

1,430

1,570

1,570

10,200

3,030

1,920

4,370

2,650

2,400

1,560

2,050

2,450

2,100

1,360

2,500

3,910

1,560

1,400

2,450

2,550

1,320

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 10, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 20, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

June 13, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

June 10, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 22, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

July 7, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 5, 1955

Feb. 25, 1956

Apr. 29, 1956

May 10, 1954

Apr. 25, 1957

June 28, 1957

July 13, 1957

June 9, 1958

June 13, 1958

Aug. 15, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 27, 1960

Sept. 24, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

_

5.52

5.43

4.83

4.68

7.02

4.77

5.78

6.59

4.85

4.97

4.84

9.82

5.32

5.15

5.24

5.73

4.85

6.99

12.77

4.35

3.77

4.30

4.08

5.12

4.16

4.35

7.40

Discharge 

(cfs)

c2,400

2,050

2,000

1,480

1,360

3,580

1,400

2,350

3,150

1,480

1,560

1,480

8,130

1,870

1,740

1,820

2,300

1,480

3,580

15,200

1,980

1,380

1,920

1,710

S,870

1,760

1,980

4,560

a Estimated.

b Estimated in excess of figure shown.

c About.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 461

5405. Du Page River at Troy, 111.

Location. Lat 41°31>20", long 88°11>35", in SE^SW^ sec.10, T.35 N., P.9 E., at 

Troy (formerly known as Grinton), 400 ft upstream from U.S. Highway 52, and 

3.8 miles downstream from Lilly Cache Creek.

Drainage area.--325 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording to April 1941; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 

564.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Illinois Division of Waterways bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Controlled by masonry dam below 5,000 cfs. Defined 

by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,300 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Mar. 3, 1941

Mar. 11, 1941

Oct. 3, 1941

Oct. 1, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

Feb. 6, 1942

Feb. 16, 1942

Mar. 17, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

Feb. 7, 1943

Mar. 15, 1943

May 11, 1943

May 21, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

May 17, 1945

May 28, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 5, 1946

Feb. 15, 1947

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 20, 1947

June 2, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

May 10, 1948

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 13, 1949

Jan. 14, 1950

Mar. 5, 1950

Mar. 28, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 11, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.0

4.10

4.35

4.60

4.40

6.46

4.05

4.45

4.75

-

5.05

4.30

5.14

4.75

4.34

4.00

6.01

4.60

4.40

b4.30

7.10

4.75

4.65

4.75

-

10.10

4.15

4.10

C8.15

3.95

4.90

3.90

4.15

3.90

9.25

6.62

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,440

1,730

1,820

2,070

1,870

4,360

1,460

1,920

2,220

al,800

2,550

1,770

2,640

2,220

1,820

1,400

3,700

2,060

1,820

1,500

5,200

2,180

2,080

2,180

al,600

11,000

1,560

1,510

4,500

1,350

2,390

1,300

1,560

1,300

9,070

-

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 19, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

May 11, 1951

July 9, 1951

Jan. 20, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

June 14, 1952

June 10, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 26, 1954

June 3, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

May 28, 1955

June 11, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

Feb. 25, 1956

May 11, 1956

July 13, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 3, 1958

Feb. 15, 1959

Feb. 23, 1959

Mar. 6, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

Dec. 28, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

Sept. 15, 1961

Sept. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.40

4.07

5.26

4.29

4.87

4.68

4.29

4.45

4.92

7.02

6.11

4.11

4.34

11.06

4.04

4.12

3.95

5.57

4.31

4.85

4.23

4.34

7.66

4.37

5.30

3.81

-

4.77

4.44

6.49

3.89

5.76

5.52

4.48

4.69

6.88

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,230

1,460

2,800

1,730

2,340

2,170

1,730

1,900

2,390

5,100

3,830

1,520

1,780

12,000

1,580

1,630

1,480

3,220

al,830

-

1,780

1,880

6,040

1,880

2,880

1,330

dl,800

2,280

1,980

4,360

1,430

3,460

3,100

2,030

2,230

4,920

a Estimated.

b Backwater from ice, 0.2 ft.

c Backwater from ice, 1.6 ft.

d About.

280-255 O - 68 - 31
462 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5420. Mazon River near Coal City, 111.

Location.--Lat 41 t> 17 1 10", long 88°21'35", in SW^SWi sec.31, T.£3 N., R.8 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 112S, a quarter of 

a mile downstream from Johnny Run, and 4 miles west of Coal City.

Drainage area. 470 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to May 1, 1940; recording thereafter. 

527.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gage

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Historical data.--Flood of Aug. 8, 1924, reached the maximum stage known. 

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 4,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1924

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Aug. 8, 1924

Apr. 30, 1940

June 4, 1941

Oct. 7, 1941

Nov. 1, 1941

Feb. 7, 1942

Apr. 7, 1942

Aug. 28, 1942

Dec. 28, 1942

Feb. 4, 1943

Feb. 6, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

Apr. 27, 1943

Apr. 30, 1943

May 12, 1943

May 21, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 12, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

May 8, 1945

May 15, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

June 13, 1946

June 20, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 30, 1947

June 2, 1947

June 8, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Map. 16, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

May 11, 1948

Jan. 28, 1949

Beb. 13, 1949

Gage 

height 

( feet )

a21

5.07

6.39

11.2

9.2

17.28

9.5

15.6

15.0

b8.9

12.0

10.3

16.0

8.4

16.13

15.30

10.3

14.5

16.22

9.0

12.01

10.2

14.76

10.5

15.31

11.1

9.8

9.0

11.2

8.4

11.84

8.4

8.6

11.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

1,090

1,820

6,770

4,570

14,000

4,900

11,900

11,900

4,200

8,380

6,240

13,400

4,080

13,600

12,400

6,240

11,200

13,700

4,740

7,900

5,810

11,600

6,050

12 , 500

6,890

5,640

4,740

7,340

' 4,080

8,120

4,080

4,300

7,340

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956 '

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Mar. 6, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 10, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

July 9, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 1, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

June 14, 1952

Mar. 13, 1953

Mar. 15, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 22, 1954

Apr. 20, 1955

July 16, 1956

Apr. 26, 1957

June 15, 1957

June 19, 1957

June 29, 1957

July 14, 1957

June 10, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 15, 1958

Apr. 28, 1959

Feb. 11, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

June 14, 1960

Sept. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.7

10.4

10.4

9.3

11.4

9.8

18.50

14.11

8.64

12.97

9.97

8.98

9.21

8.47

9.37

8.43

13.48

8.80

8.06

6.32

11.53

10.00

12.64

11.14

11.20

11.85

11.42

19.70

13.04

9.60

9.86

10.58

10.33

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,990

6,360

6,360

5,070

7,600

5,640

17,300

11,100

4,300

9,680

5,880

4,740

4,960

4,190

5,180

4,080

10,300

4,520

3,760

2,070

6,700

5,200

7,800

6,300

6,400

7,000

6,600

17,600

8,200

4,840

5,110

5,800

5,500

b Backwater from ice, 0.4 ft.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 463

5435. Illinois River at Marseilles, 111. 

(Published as "at Morris" 1919-39)

Location. Lat 41°19'40", long 88°43'10", in SE^SW^ sec.13, T.33 N., R.4 E., on 

right bank 0.4 mile downstream from dam in Marseilles, 6.9 miles upstream 

from Pox River, and at mile 246.6.

Drainage area. 7,640 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording to January 1935; recording thereafter. Prior to Oct. 1, 

1939, at Morris 16.6 miles upstream, at datum 478.5 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Datura of present gage is 462.91 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Readings prior to March 1916, originally observed to other 

datums, have been adjusted.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. Per very 

high stages, a shift in the stage-discharge relation occurred in I^cember 

1932. The earlier relation, defined by current-meter measurements made in 

1920 and 1922, is here assumed to be applicable also to the period 1892 to 

1918. This assumption is supported by results of current-meter measurements 

by Sanitary District of Chicago in 1892, by Corps of Engineers in 1900, and 

by a measurement at Minooka on Mar. 26, 1904.

Remarks.--Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has included diversion from Lake Michigan 

through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Gage heights to December 1904 

taken from House Document 263, 59th Congress, 1st session; January 1905 to 

Pebruary 1916, from Flood Control Report, Illinois Division of Waterways, 

1929; March 1916 to September 1919, from reports of U.S. Weather Fureau. 

Base for partial-duration series, 20,000 cfs. Only annual peaks ere shown 

prior to 1950. Figures shown are not adjusted for Lake Michigan diversion.

Water 

year

1831

1892

1894

1895

1896

1897

1898

1900

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

Date

-

May 6, 1892

Mar. 8, 1894

Mar. 2, 1895

Dec. 22, 1895

Jan. 5, 1897

Mar. 28, 1898

Mar. 12, 1900

Mar. 26, 1904

May 13, 1905

Jan. 23, 1906

Jan. 19, 1907

Mar. 7, 1908

Apr. 23, 1909

Jan. 20, 1910

Sept. 22, 1911

Mar. 27, 1912

Mar. 28, 1913

May 13, 1914

Aug. 4, 1915

Jan. 21, 1916

June 10, 1917

Feb. 15, 1918

Mar. 18, 1919

Apr. 21, 1920

Apr. 27, 1921

Apr. 12, 1922

Mar. 16, 1923

Aug. 10, 1924

Mar. 22, 1925

Apr. 11, 1926

Apr. 20, 1927

Dec. 15, 1927

Mar. 17, 1929

Apr. 22, 1930

Gage 

height 

(feet)

26.2

21.6

9.6

6.2

16.1

15.8

17.1

19.5

20.4

14.6

10.5

16.0

22.2

14.4

14.1

12.8

14.7

18.9

12.6

17.3

23.9

13.4

17.9

20.3

17.80

10.20

20.10

13.00

18.40

11.7

16.40

19.40

15.70

17.5

15.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

72,500

18,000

9,640

39,500

38,000

44,500

57,600

63,700

32,600

20,400

39,000

77,000

31,800

30,600

26,600

33,000

54,000

26,000

45, 500

40,000

28,400

48,500

63,000

48,000

19,500

60, 600

27,200

51,200

23,600

41,000

56,700

37,500

46,500

35,100

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

June 23., 1931

Nov. 23, 1931

Apr. 2, 1933

Apr. 3, 1934

May 13, 1935

Feb. 25, 1936

Feb. 27, 1936

Apr. 27, 1937

Apr. 11, 1938

Mar. 15. 1939

Mar. 3, 1940

Mar. 11, 1941

Feb. 7, 1942

May 21, 1943

Apr. 24, 1944

May 17, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Mar. 20, 1948

Feb. 13, 1949

Apr. 26, 1950

Jan. 4, 1951

Feb. 12, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Apr. 1, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

Apr. 29, 1951

May 11, 1951

July 10, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 2, 1952

Jan. 20, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Mar. 24, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

Apr. 24, 1952

June 15, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.30

13.2

19.1

8.7

14.84

a!5.21

-

12.28

14.62

15.38

5.26

4.67

13.94

13.82

11.26

8.99

9.15

13.57

12.60

8.31

14.91

5.04

5.30

10.63

5.39

7.20

5.05

8.93

8.45

7.66

5.80

6.98

5.77

7.00

7.35

7.78

5.22

9.30

7.30

Discharge 

(cfs)

22,500

27,800

62,300

15,400

36,000

-

36,400

26,400

35,100

38,800

21,100

18,500

74,400

73,800

56,100

42,300

43, 500

72,000

64,400

38,200

83,300

20,300

21,900

51,900

22,400

32,000

20,300

41,700

38,800

34,800

24,500

30, 900

24,500

30, 900

33,100

35,400

21,300

44,100

32 , 600

a Backwater from greater than 0.3 ft
464 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Illinois River at Marseilles., 111.--Continued

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

June 11, 1953

July 6, 1953

Mar. 26, 1954

Apr. 12, 1954

Apr. 22, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

June 3, 1954

July 7, 1954

Oct. 12, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

Apr. 25, 1955

May 29, 1955

June 13, 1955

Pet). 25, 1956

May 1, 1956

May 10, 1956

Pet). 28, 1957

Apr. 28, 1957

May 14, 1957

May 19, 1957

June 13, 1957

June 18, 1957

June 29, 1957

July 14, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.02

6.49

9.40

5.08

5.89

6.09

5.75

5.76

11.39

6.53

5.88

5.67

5.65

5.17

5.78

6.97

6.15

5.63

5.33

8.90

5.46

6.19

5.00

4.99

6.68

15.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

20,300

28,200

44,700

20,800

25,000

26,000

24,500

24,500

56,600

28,200

25,000

23,900

23,400

21,300

24,500

30,900

26,600

23,400

21,900

41,700

22,900

26,600

20,300

20,300

29,300

93,900

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 23, 1957

Dec. 23, 1957

Pet). 28, 1958

June 11, 1958

June 14, 1958

July 16, 1958

Pet). 14, 1959

Pet). 24, 1959

Pet). 27, 1959

Mar. 6, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Apr. 2, 1959

Apr. 29, 1959

May 4, 1959

May 21, 1959

Dec. 28, 1959

Jan. 13, 1960

Pet). 11, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

June 15, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

Aug. 5, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.42

5.07

5.72

8.21

10.06

8.86

9.04

7.48

6.38

6.73

5.27

5.09

10.25

7.22

5.49

5.62

7.44

7.34

8.96

7.41

5.88

6.80

5.02

6.48

10.21

Discharge 

(cfs)

22,400

20,800

23,900

37,700

48,900

41,700

42,300

33,700

27,700

29,300

21,900

20,800

43,500

32,000

22,900

23,400

33,100

32,600

42,300

33,100

25,000

29,800

20,300

28,200

49,500

5465. Fox River at Wilmot, Wis.

Location.--Lat 42°30'40", long 88°10'45", in SW^ sec.30, T.I N., R.20 E., on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 400 ft upstream from Wilmot Dam, 1 mile 

north of Wisconsin-Illinois State line, and 6 miles upstream from Pox chain 

of Lakes.

Datum of gage is 735.22 ft above

Drainage area.--880 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording and concrete control, 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 5,500cfe,

Remarks.--Control is a broad-crested concrete dam. November 1941 to Apr. 13, 

IM§, 3 stoplog gates, and since Apr. 14, 1949, 3 lift gates, all 6 ft wide, 

in Wilmot Dam have been in operation; discharge through gates computed by 

weir and orifice formulas and added to flow over dam. Only annual peaks are 

shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Aug. 29, 1940

Mar. 23, 1941

Mar. 18, 1942

Mar. 17, 1943

Mar. 16, 1944

June 29, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

June 3, 1947

Mar. 21, 1948

Mar. 10, 1949

Mar. 29, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.84

7.28

6.92

8.7

7.6

6.81

7.90

6.9

8.3

7.01

7.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,150

2,130

1,610

5,700

3,100

2,130

4,170

2,070

5,000

2,400

2,400

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 1, 1951

Mar. 20, 1952

Feb. 24, 1953

June 5, 1954

June 13, 1955

May 12, 1956

June 15, 1957

Pet). 28, 1958

Mar. 21, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

Mar. 23, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.59

7.73

6.60

6.70

6.54

6.35

5.95

5.70

7.28

9.25

6.77

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,660

4,010

1,780

2,050

1,810

1,680

1,350

1,010

3,010

7,520

2.220
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 465

5485. Fox River at Johnsburg, 111.

Location. Lat 42°22'35", long 88 0 14'15", in SM^SM^ sec.18, T.45 N., R.9 E., 

on left bank just upstream from highway bridge in Johnsburg, 5 miles upstream from dam of Illinois Division of Waterways.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 14, 1939; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 735.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Illinois 

Division of Waterways).

Remarks. Stage regulated by dam below station. Only annual peak stfges are 

shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Sept. 1, 1940

Mar. 25, 1941

Mar. 18, 1942

Mar. 23, 1943

Mar. 18, 1944

June 1, 1945

Mar. 19, 1946

June 6, 1947

Mar. 24, 1948

Mar. 9, 1949

Apr. 29, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.27

2.14

2.17

3.69

3.46

2.47

3.40

2.77

4.57

2.71

3.09

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 7, 1951

Mar. 22, 1952

May 5, 1953

Apr. 27, 1954

June 14, 1955

May 15, 1956

May 19, 1957

Apr. 10, 1958

Apr. 1, 1959

Apr. 6, 1960

Mar. 17, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

3.71

4.01

2.37

2.83

2.75

2.41

2.40

2.04

3. IS

5.39

2.68

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5490. Boone Creek near McHenry, 111.

Location. Lat 42"19'15", long 88°18'45", in W| sec.4, T.44 N., R.8 E., on left 

bank at upstream side of county highway bridge, half a mile west cf Clemens 

School, 2^ miles southwest of McHenry, and 4 miles upstream from trouth.

Drainage area. 15.3 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 769.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 100 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Feb. 18, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Jan. 25, 1950

Mar. 5, 195O

Apr. 25, 1950

June 3, 1950

July 9, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Mar. 11, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

July 4, 1953

Apr. 25, 1954

Oage 

height 

(feet)

3.00

4.52

2.70

3.4

3.80

2.70

2.78

3.02

3.81

2.86

1.72

3.71

Discharge 

(cfs)

132

246

112

164

190

112

118

103

186

122

52

167

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 3, 1955

June 9, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

July 30, 1957

Nov. 19, 1957

Feb. 17, 1959

Feb. 23, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

Oct. 31, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.97

2.83

1.78

2.38

1.27

2.33

3.11

2.72

3.30

2.51

1.86

Discharge 

(cfs)

187

116

59

90

34

-

137

113

149

101

64
466 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5495. Pox River near McHenry, 111.

Location. Lat 42°18'35", long 88°15'05", in NWj sec.12, T.44 N., R.8 E., on 

right bank of main channel, 300 ft upstream from McHenry Dam and Z\ miles 

downstream from McHenry.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 735.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Illinois Division of Waterways).

Remarks. Stage regulated by dam below station. Only annual peak stages are 

shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Mar. 18, May 5,

1942

Mar. 22, 1943

Mar. 18, 1944

June 1, 1945

Mar. 20, 1946

June 2, 1947

Mar. 24, 1948

Mar. 9, 1949

Apr. 29, 1950

Mar. 4, 1951

Qage 

height 

(feet)

1.98

2.92

2.77

2.24

2.82

2.30

3.76

2.40

2.59

3.22

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 22, 1952

May 5, 1953

June 29, 1954

June 11, 1955

May 6, 1956

May 19, 1957

Apr. 10, 1958

Apr. 1, 1959

Apr. 5, 1960

Sept. 25, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

3.25

2.36

2.65

2.48

2.33

2.45

2.16

2.79

4.29

2.42

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

5499. Pox River tributary near Gary, 111.

Location.--Lat 42°11'55", long 88°15'50", in SE^ sec.14, T.43 K., R.8 E., at 

culvert on Cary-Algonquin road, 1.3 miles southwest of Gary.

Drainage area. 0.070 sq mi. 

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Feb. 25, 1956 

July 29, 1957 

January 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

Oage 

height 

(feet)

13.16 

15.12 

(a) 

14.54

Discharge 

(cfs)

5 

31 

b2 

22.4

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Mar. 30, 1960 

Mar. 13, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

14.22 

13.82

Discharge 

(efs)

13.0 

11.5

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage, 

b Less than figure shown.

5500. Fox River at Algonquin, 111.

Location.-Lat 42°09'59", long 88°17'25", in NW^ sec.34, T.43 N., R.8 E 20 ft

 upstream from Chicago Street Bridge at Algonquin and 400 ft upstream from 

Crystal Lake outlet.

Drainage area,. 1,364 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecordlng to October 1933; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 

729.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Controlled by concrete dam. Defined by currentmeter measurements.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 1,500 cfs. Only annual peaks are

 shown for 1926 and after 1950.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 467

Peak stages and discharges of Fox River at Algonquin, 111.

Water 

year

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

Date

Oct. 3, 1915

Jan. 28, 1916

Feb. 27, 1916

Apr. 1, 1916

June 12-35,1916

Mar. 28, 1917

May 5, 1917

Mar. 6, 1918

Mar. 14, 1918

Mar. 21, 1919

May 5, 1919

Nov. 15, 1919

Mar. 19, 1920

Mar. 30, 1920

Mar. 18, 1921

May 1, 1921

Dec. 24, 1921

Mar. 4, 1922

Apr. 15, 1922

Mar. 14, 1923

Apr. 13, 1923

Apr. 4, 1924

July 2, 1924

Aug. 22, 1924

Feb. 26, 1925

Apr. 22, 1926

Oct. 1, 1926

Nov. 20, 1926

Nov. 30, 1926

Feb. 16, 1927

Apr. 30, 1927

May 14, 1927

June 5, 1927

Mar. 17, 1928

Apr. 10, 1928

July 7, 1928

Nov. 21-25,1928

Dec. 19, 1928

Mar. 16, 21, 1929

June 18-24, 1929

Feb. 27 to

Mar. 1, 1930

Apr. 26, 1930

May 6, 1930

Mar. 30, 1931

Nov. 28, 1931

Jan. 16, 1932

Apr. 2, 1932

Apr. 12, 1933

May 14, 1933

Nov. 5, 1933

Mar. 13, 1935

July 3, 1935

Mar. 16, 1936

Sept. 17, 1936

Jan. 2, 1937

Qage 

height 

(feet)

2.9

3.5

2.40

4.50

2.8

2.80

2.35

4.4

4.43

4.00

3.0

2.30

4.0

4.16

2.20

4.15

2.60

3.0

3.04

2.30

3.3

3.50

2.50

3.50

2.44

2.92

2.7

2.8

2.7

3.01

2.8

2.50

2.60

2.45

3.17

3.1

2.9

2.8

4.37

2.35

2.69

2.60

2.60

1.67

2.20

2.25

2.47

2.9

3.37

1.92

3.07

2.22

3.02

2.24

2.34

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,440

3,650

1,610

5,850

2,260

2,260

1,540

5,750

5,600

4,800

2,910

1,650

4,810

5,050

1,510

4,950

2,120

2,800

2,820

1,800

3,280

3,660

1,960

3,660

1,880

2,620

2,280

2,450

2,280

2,720

2,450

1,960

2,120

1,880

3,080

2,980

2,620

2,450

5,450

1,720

2,260

2,120

2,120

755

1,500

1,580

1,880

2,620

3,470

1,090

2,840

1,530

2,750

1,560

1,710

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Jan. 8, 1937

Feb. 21, 1937

Mar. 8, 1937

Apr. 8, 1937

May 1, 1937

June 26, 1937

Jan. 25, 1938

Feb. 10, 1938

Mar. 26, 1938

July 5, 1938

Aug. 25, 1938

Sept. 24, 1938

Feb. 20, 1939

Mar. 13, 1939

Mar. 20, 1939

Sept. 2, 1940

Mar. 26, 1941

Apr. 20, 1941

Oct. 10, 1941

Oct. 24, 1941

Nov. 6, 1941

Mar. 20, 1941

June 13, 1942

Jan. 3, 1943

Mar. 2, 1943

Mar. 20, 1943

May 21, 1943

Mar. 4, 1944

Mar. 18, 1944

Apr. 27, 1944

May 17, 1945

June 3, 1945

Oct. 3, 1945

Jan. 12, 1946

Mar. 18, 1946

Apr. 21, 1947

June 7, 1947

Mar. 7, 1948

Mar. 24, 1948

May 16, 1948

Mar. 9, 1949

Apr. 3, 1949

Mar. 8, 1950

Mar. 11, 1950

Apr. 5, 1950

Apr. 29, 1950

June 1950

July 26, 1950

Mar. 8, 1951

Mar. 9, 1951

Mar. 24, 1952

Mar. 25, 1952

Mar. 2, 1953

Apr. 28, 1954

June 15, 1955

May 15, 1956

May 20, 1957

Mar. 9, 1958

Apr. 3, 1959

Apr. 6, 1960

Mar. 19, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.43

2.52

3.32

2.46

3.05

2.75

2.48

4.15

2.52

4.42

2.25

3.15

2.29

2.38

2.37

2.86

2.90

2.49

2.29

2.36

2.50

2.81

2.12

2.44

3.20

3.75

2.36

2.65

3.46

2.65

2.58

2.37

2.21

3.15

3.35

2.27

2.50

2.41

3.48

2.70

2.52

1.98

2.20

2.35

2.75

2.87

1.97

2.03

-

3.15

-

3.29

2.22

2.46

2.49

2.17

2.26

1.86

2.83

4.01

2.53

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,850

1,990

3,300

1,900

2,890

2,360

1,930

5,160

1,990

5,630

1,580

3,080

1,640

1,720

1,760

2,540

2,620

2,110

1,780

1,900

2,130

2,470

1,520

2,030

3,440

4,640

1,900

2,390

3,970

2,390

2,300

1,910

1,660

3,340

3,760

2,070

2,500

2,320

4,680

2,910

2,580

1,520

1,930

2,230

3,090

3,310

1,500

1,610

3,900

-

4,400

-

1,870

2,400

2,470

1,770

1,960

1,260

3,340

6,610

2,760
468 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5505. Poplar Creek at Elgin, 111.

Location. Lat 42°01'35", long 88°15'20", in SE^NW^ sec.19, T.41 N., R.9 E., 

on right bank just upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 20 in Elgin, 2 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 35.8 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 716.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 TT929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 140 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Nov. 13, 1951

Jan. 17, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

June 10, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

June 3, 1954

July 7, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Jan. 5, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

June 11, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

May 10, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

3.28

3.59

3.82

3.52

3.60

3.65

3.46

3. S3

3.22

2.96

3.72

3.22

-

3.13

3.26

2.64

2.89

Discharge 

(cfs)

214

275

303

235

268

282

252

310

217

182

291

217

-

203

217

141

175

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 19, 1957

July 13, 1957

July 22, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958

July 3, 1958

Feb 23, 1959

Mar 2, 1959

Mar 6, 1959

Mar 15, 1959

Dec 27, 1959

Jan 12, 1960

Mar 30, 1960

Apr 17, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

June 10, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.29

3.72

3.08

3.16

3.00

3.96

3.13

3.38

2.89

3.08

3.49

3.88

3.52

2.38

2.61

2.44

3.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

224

286

191

210

189

258

209

244

173

202

266

340

288

156

178

167

327

5525. Pox River at Dayton, 111. 

(Published as "at Wedron," prior to April 1925)

Location. Lat 41°23'14", long 88°47'21", in SE^ sec.29, T.34 N., R.4 E., on

 right bank in tailwater of plant of North Counties Hydro-Electric Co. in 

Dayton, 5.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--2,570 sq mi.

Gage.--Monrecording prior to Apr. 11, 1951; recording thereafter. Prior to

 Tpr. 13, 1925, at Wedron, 4 miles upstream, at datum 496.80 ft above mean sea 

level, Memphis datum. Datum of present gage is 462.30 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 15,000 

cfs and extended above on basis of flow over dam at 47,100 cfs.

Remarks. Gage heights listed for the years 1915 to 1924 are from gage at Wedron.

 Gag?-height record at Dayton furnished by North Counties Hydro-Electric Co., 

under general supervision of U.S. Geological Survey, in connection with a 

Federal Power Commission project. Construction of dam at Dsyton believed to 

have only negligible effect on flood-frequency characteristics. Base for 

partial-duration series, 5,000 cfs. Only annual peaks are fhovm prior to 1951.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 469

Peak stages and discharges of Fox River at Dayton, 111.

Water 

year

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

June 13, 1915

Jan. 22, 1916

Mar. 27, 1916

Mar. 14, 1917

Feb. 15, 1918

Mar. 18, 1919

Mar. 26, 1920

Apr. 27, 1921

Dec. 18, 1921

Jan. 4, 1922

Mar. 23, 1923

Aug. 9, 1924

Sept. 23, 1926

Feb. 5, 1927

July 4, 1928

Mar. 31, 1929

Apr. 21, 1930

June 24, 1931

Nov. 22, 1931

Dec. 24, 1932

May 13, 1933

Nov. 7, 1933

Mar. 11, 1935

Feb. 24, 1936

Feb. 26, 1936

Feb. 21, 1937

Feb. 25, 1937

Jan. 25, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

Mar. 3, 1940

Mar. 11, 1941

Mar. 17, 1942

Mar. 8, 1943

May 21, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

June 28, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 10, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Mar. 19, 1948

Feb. 14, 1949

Apr. 25, 1950

Feb. 20, 1951

Feb. 26, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

May 11, 1951

July 9, 1951

Aug. 7, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.0

17.7

-

11.6

13.4

13.55

14.2

10.3

-

14.8

10.7

11.6

15.8

14.4

11.5

15.5

10.4

9.3

11.5

12.7

-

7.5

11.7

13.1

-

-

17.1

17.5

12.1

13.8

10.1

11.87

31.70

-

15.83

13.32

18.45

-

15.2

19.65

14.10

16.76

16.48

10.75

11.41

14.26

14.55

10.24

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

a3.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a3.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a. 7

-

-

-

a. 7

-

-

a. 6

-

-

-

-

-

al8.6

-

-

-

a5.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfsf

6,450

_

17,800

10,200

15,500

16.000

17,900

6,740

8,680

-

7,720

10,100

18,000

14,000

7,500

17,100

5,700

4,050

7,700

-

8,620

1,780

7,860

-

9,180

20,100

-

23,100

8,590

12,400

5,270

8,110

-

10,600

18,000

10,900

-

10, 500

16,200

29,000

12,700

20,600

9,500

6,450

7,460

13,200

14,000

5,490

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Sept. 27, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Jan. 20, 1952

Jan. 25, 1952

Jan. 30, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 14, 1952

June 14, 1952

June 11, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

June 1, 1954

June 4, 1954

July 7, 1954

Aug. 19, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 21, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

Apr. 20, 1955

June 5, 1955

Feb. 25, 1956

Feb. 25, 1956

May 7, 1956

May 12, 1956

July 13, 1957

Feb. 28, 1958

Feb. 28, 1958

June 8, 1958

June 14, 1958

July 3, 1958

July 14, 1958

Feb. 14, 1959

Feb. 24, 1959

Mar. 6, 1959

Mar. 16, 1959

Mar. 27, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

Dec. 28, 1959

Jan. 15, 1960

Jan. 25, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

May 17, 1960

Sept. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.44

12.63

12.52

19.38

32.04

12.16

12.68

12.98

13.10

10.61

12.50

10.25

12.92

11.28

10.40

24.63

11.59

15.18

12.12

11.11

10.25

10.05

12.42

9.87

10.15

10.02

13.33

10.05

9.88

12.48

11.39

9.82

10.74

12.10

11.64

10.30

10.52

13.03

10.29

-

36.47

14.79

14.83

10.56

11.36

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,810

9,500

6,500

5,500

-

8,820

9,700

10,300

10, 500

6,130

10,200

5,790

11,000

7,850

6,150

47,100

8,420

16,300

9,400

7,470

5,790

5,450

-

5,280

5,790

5,450

_

5,450

5,280

10,200

8,040

5,110

6,710

9,400

8,420

5,970

6,330

11,200

5,970

9,500

-

15,300

15,300

6,520

8,040

a Greater than figure shown.

5540. North Pork Vermilion River near Charlotte, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°50'08", long 88°17'58", in SE^SE^ sec.4, T.27 N. , R.8 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of Foreman highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, H miles northwest of Charlotte, 

b\ miles north of Chatsworth, and 15 miles upstream from confluence with 

South Fork.

Drainage area. 184 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Prior to Oct. 1, 1954, at datum 2.00 ft higher. Datum of 

gage is 638.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements, 

affected by rate of change of stage.

Greatly

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 800 cfs. 

shown prior to 1951.

Only annual peaks are
470 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of North Pork Vermilion River near Charlotte, 111.

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

May 18, 1943

Aug. 4, 1943

Apr. 23, 1944

May 15, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 20, 1946

Apr. 30, 1947

Mar. 22, 1948

Jan. 28, 1949

Apr. 25, 1950

Feb. 21, 1951

June 28, 1951

July 10, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

Apr. 24, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

May 29, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

June 23, 1956

Qage 

height 

(feet)

-

13.78

13.75

-

12.73

12.19

12.21

11.90

11.61

13.56

13.77

11.90

15.01

12.08

11.86

12.68

12.50

12.12

12.73

10.14

9.72

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,400

-

2,370

2,080

-

1,680

1,440

1,160

1,040

1,910

2,050

810

2,180

858

810

1,050

978

680

1,150

2,540

2.400

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 16, 1956

Apr. 4, 1957

Apr. 9, 1957

Apr. 18, 1957

Apr. 26, 1957

May 13, 1957

July 13, 1957

Dec. 20, 1957

June 10, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 15, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Feb. 13, 1959

Feb. 23, 1959

Mar. 6, 1959

Apr. 27, 1959

Dec. 28, 1959

Feb. 6, 1960

Feb. 10, 1960

Mar. 28, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.96

4.90

5.35

11.12

14.70

5.86

7.85

5.81

13.28

14.26

14.12

13.18

-

5.43

6.44

11.58

5.66

5.37

9.64

8.50

5.57

6.59

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,170

840

990

2,880

4,350

955

1,530

955

3,650

4,150

3,700

1,450

1,150

880

1,130

2,940

955

880

2,160

1,840

955

1,060

5545. Vermilion River at Pontiac, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°52'40", long 88 0 38'10", in SW^r sec.22, T.28 N., R.5 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of Vermilion Street Bridge In Pontiac, 

0.1 mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio Railroad and State Highway 116, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Turtle Creek, and lj miles downstream 

from Wabash Railroad.

Drainage area. 568 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 619.45 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Historical data.--The flood of May 1933 is maximum known for period 1911-42. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1933

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

May 1933

Nov. 12, 1942

Nov. 25, 1942

Dec. 29, 1942

Feb. 8, 1943

Mar. 18, 1943

Apr. 28, 1943

May 12, 1943

May 19, 1943

Aug. 5, 1943

Mar. 17, 1944

Mar. 30, 1944

Apr. 13, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

Apr. 4, 1945

May 9, 1945

May 18, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

Qage

height 

(feet)

17.0

7.2

7.2

10.4

6.7

6.9

8.8

13.2

14.81

15.90

7.2

6.9

13.8

15.45

6.7

7.0

9.65

8.3

Discharge 

 (cfs)

all, 000

2,280

'2,280

4,020

2,020

2,130

3,020

6,010

7,300

8,170

2,280

2,130

6,490

7,770

2,020

2,180

3,500

2,770

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

June 21, 1946

July 12, 1946

May 1, 1947

June 9, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 23, 1948

Jan. 29, 1949

Dec. 23, 1949

Jan. 15, 1950

Jan. 27, 1950

Feb. 15, 1950

Apr. 5, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

Feb. 22, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

June 30, 1951

July 10, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.15

8.4

10.38

7.8

7.6

7.75

6.05

8.9

9.1

11.1

10.1

8.3

12.92

12.22

7.30

7.57

17.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,260

2,820

3,950

2,540

2,460

2,540

1,600

3,180

3,310

4,740

4,000

2,790

6,120

5,570

2,200

2,370

13,600

a About.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 471

Peak stages and discharges of Vermilion River at Pontiac, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Nov. 15, 1951

Apr. 14, 1952

Apr. 25, 1952

June 5, 1952

June 24, 1952

Mar. 17, 1953

July 8, 1953

Apr. 13, 1954

Jan. 7, 1955

Feb. 21, 1955

Apr. 21, 1955

Apr. 30, 1956

June 23, 1956

Apr. 19, 1957

Apr. 23, 1957

Apr. 28, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.90

7.60

9.00

6.92

7.96

7.06

7.47

6.87

8.07

7.38

7.43

9.88

8.70

11.20

8.62

17.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,110

2,530

3,370

2,110

2,770

2,230

2,470

2,110

2,770

2,410

2,410

4,000

3,190

4,910

3,130

12,000

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 14, 1957

July 14, 1957

July 23, 1957

Dec. 21, 1957

June 11, 1958

June 14, 1958

July 15, 1958

Feb 11, 1959

Feb 13, 1959

Mar 6, 1959

Apr 28, 1959

Dec 28, 1959

Feb 11, 1960

Mar 30, 1960

June 14, 1960

June 17, 1960

Sept. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.91

9.06

9.04

7.04

12.62

14.87

15.84

13.00

-

6.80

12.54

6.78

10.40

11.10

7.33

7.18

9.30

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,110

3,440

3,370

2,170

5,890

7,710

8,670

-

a3,800

2,060

5,820

2,060

4,350

4,840

2,350

2,290

3,580

5546. Mud Creek tributary near Odell, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°00'50", long 88°38'36", in NW^ sec.3, T.29 N., R.5 E., at 

culvert on county road, 6 miles west and half a mile north of Odell.

Drainage area. 0.137 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage. 

Stage-discharge relation.--Not defined. 

Remarks.--Only annual peak stages are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

July 8, 1956 

July 13, 1957 

July 14, 1958 

Apr. 27, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.78 

13.57 

14.25 

12.99

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Feb. 10, 1960 

Sept. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.98 

11.54

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

5550. Vermilion River at Streator, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°05'35", long 88°50'05", in SE^ sec.2, T.30 N., R.3 E., at 

South Bloomington Street Bridge in Streator.

Drainage area. 1,080 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Prior to September 1925, at old bridge 300 ft upstream at 

datum 0.7 ft higher. Datum of gage is 555.61 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1912.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 12,000 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,000 cfs.
472 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Vermilion River at Streator, 111.

Water 

year

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1922

1923

1924

1925

Date

Feb. 5, 1915

Aug. 1, 1915

Aug. 5, 1915

Sept. 19, 1915

Jan. 2, 1916

Jan. 21, 1916

Jan. 31, 1916

May 16, 1916

June 23, 1916

Mar. 13, 1917

June 6, 1917

Feb. 15, 1918

Mar. 17, 1919

May 5, 1919

Mar. 12, 1920

Apr. 20, 1920

Apr. 11, 1922

May 18, 1923

Mar. 31, 1924

June 25, 1924

June 28, 1924

Aug. 9, 1924

Aug. 22, 1924

Feb. 9. 1925

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.7

9.0

18.7

9.0

9.2

23.3

11.5

9.6

9.1

11.4

12.2

11.4

13.1

9.4

14.0

23.5

19.1

7.8

9.2

10.5

12.6

10.7

8.6

8.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,010

3,450

12,300

3,450

3,610

16,900

5,550

3,930

3,530

5,460

6,110

5,400

6,920

3,800

7,820

17,100

12,700

2,570

3,610

4,680

6,410

4,840

3,150

2,710

Water 

year

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

Date

Apr. 9, 1926

Apr. 24, 1926

Sept. 5, 1926

Sept. 15, 1926

Sept. 25, 1926

Oct 2, 1926

Nov 15, 1926

Nov 26, 1926

Feb 5, 1927

Mar 21, 1927

Apr 4, 1927

Apr 19, 1927

Apr 29, 1927

May 19, 1927

May 23, 1927

June 2, 1927

June 4, 1927

Oct. 1, 1927

Nov. 30, 1927

Dec. 14, 1927

Jan. 12, 1928

Feb. 27, 1929

Mar. 5, 1929

Mar. 16, 1929

Apr. 11, 1929

Feb. 24, 1930

Apr. 19, 1930

June 7, 1931

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.2

9.2

13.6

11.9

16.4

19.8

17.3

10.8

19.6

11.7

9.6

18.8

9.6

17.8

18.1

10.0

16.7

9.4

10.0

13.0

9.8

13.2

9.7

14.5

9.2

10.7

12.0

6.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,700

3,120

6,870

5,340

9,700

12,700

10,100

4,350

12,400

4,990

3,400

11,800

3,400

10,600

11,000

3,710

9,650

3,260

3,600

6,200

3,550

6,280

3,390

7,550

3,120

4,270

5,310

1,690

5554. Vermilion River tributary at Lowell, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°14'30", long 89°00'35", in SEtjr sec.17, T.32 N., R.2 E., at 

culvert on county road, 0.6 mile south of Lowell.

Drainage area. 0.126 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Apr. 28, 1956 

June 12, 1957 

July 14, 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.68 

11.28 

16.22 

10.92

Discharge 

(cfs)

23 

14 

177 

13

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Apr. 17, 1960 

June 7, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.43 

11.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

17.1 

18

5555. Vermilion River at Lowell, 111.

Location. Lat 41°15'18", long 89°00'44", in NE^SE^ sec.8, T.32 N., R.2 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 178, 0.2 mile 

north of Lowell, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,230 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecordlng. Datum of gage is 500.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 2C, 1952, at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data.--Maximum stage known, about 16 ft during ice jam, date unknown.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 5,000 cfs.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 473

Peak stages and discharges of Vermilion River at Lowell, 111.

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

June 7, 1931

Nov. 23, 1931

May 8, 1932

Aug. 2, 1932

Dec. 24, 1932

Feb. 23, 1933

Apr. 1, 1933

May 12, 1933

Oct. 23, 1933

Jan. 9, 1935

Feb. 25, 1935

Mar. 25, 1935

May 3, 1935

May 9, 1935

July 2, 1935

Feb. 25, 1936

Feb. 27, 1936

Jan. 9, 1937

Feb. 21, 1937

May 4, 1937

June 26, 1937

Apr. 7, 1938

Apr. 10, 1938

Sept. 14, 1938

Feb. 20, 1939

Mar. 12, 1939

Apr. 18, 1939

Mar. 3, 1940

June 14, 1941

Oct. 7, 1941

Feb. 7, 1942

Mar. 17, 1942

Apr. 7, 1942

Aug. 27, 1942

Nov. 23, 1942

Dec. 28, 1942

Jan. 2, 1943

Feb. 6, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

Apr. 27, 1943

May 12, 1943

May 21, 1943

Aug. 5, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Mar. 29, 1944

Apr. 12, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

May 24, 1944

May 17, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

June 13, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.38

6.97

6.3

6.2

6.4

7.1

9.1

10.76

5.06

6.9

6.8

6.5

8.3

8.66

6.4

8.58

8.2

6.2

6.5

6.3

6.72

6.4

7.44

6.1

6.2

7.65

6.8

5.07

4.95

7.5

10.48

7.8

6.3

7.2

6.6

8.8

6.1

7.6

6.3

9.6

9.75

10.65

8.4

7.7

6.2

9.3

10.91

6.3

7.78

8.3

6.9

7.6

Discharge 

(of a)

3,910

7,510

5,510

5,290

5,740

7,490

14,000

22,200

3,370

6,960

6,700

5,970

11,000

13,000

5,740

12,600

10,700

5,290

5,970

5,510

6,480

5,740

8,490

5,070

5,290

9,140

6,700

3,170

2,770

8,610

20,700

9,500

5,510

7,760

6,210

12,800

5,070

8,900

5,510

16,000

17,300

21,400

11,300

9,200

5,290

14,800

22,300

5,510

9,500

11,000

6,960

8,900

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 20, 1946

July 11, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 24, 1947

Apr. 30, 1947

June 2, 1947

June 8, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Feb. 13, 1949

July 29, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 14, 1950

Mar. 6, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 18, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Feb. 12, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

July 10, 1951

Aug. 30, 1951

Sept. 26, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Mar. 11, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

June 14, 1952

June 22, 1952

July 6, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

June 3, 1954

Apr. 21, 1955

Apr. 30, 1956

Apr. 19, 1957

Apr. 30, 1957

May 19, 1957

June 28, 1957

June 14, 1958

July 15, 1958

Feb. 11, 1959

Feb. 14, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

Feb. 11, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Sept. 15, 1961

Sept. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.50

7.0

9.40

6.1

7.4

6.7

7.6

7.5

6.7

8.22

7.3

7.50

6.8

7.7

7.9

6.6

6.6

7.0

11.10

6.3

7.4

6.12

6.42

9.34

7.08

12. 7C

6.82

6. If

7.32

6.2C

s.e:

6.7f

7.0:

8.2C

9.4C

8.6f

8.9?

7.6C

8.3£

11. OF

7.9?

9.45

9.70

15.30

9.3A

9.60

11.10

8.82

12.10

9.98

10. 3f

Dls charge 

(of a)

11,600

7,220

15,600

5,070

8,320

6,450

8,900

8,320

6,210

10,700

8,040

8,610

6,700

9,200

9,800

6,210

6,210

7,220

23,300

5,510

8,320

5,070

5,740

14,700

7,490

27,700

6,700

5,070

7,760

5,070

12,100

6,700

7,220

5,540

9,000

6,870

7,450

4,040

5,790

15, 100

5,050

9,000

10,000

33,500

8,680

9,670

15, 500

7,120

19,500

11,100

12,600
474 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5565. Bureau Creek at Princeton, 111.

Location. Lat 41°21 I 55", long 89°29'55", in SW^SE^ sec.18, T.16 N., R.9 E., on 

right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highways 6 and 34, 0.6 mile 

downstream from Eperson Run, and 1-J miles west of Princeton.

Drainage area. 186 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to July 18, 1940; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 555.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,800 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

a I

Date

Feb. 21, 1937

Apr. 5, 1937

Apr. 21, 1937

Jan. 24, 1938

Jan. 30, 1938

Feb. 6, 1938

June 1, 1938

June 24, 1938

Sept. 8, 1938

Feb. 10, 1939

Mar. 12, 1939

Aug. 8, 1939

Mar. 3, 1940

Feb. 14, 1941

July 23, 1941

Oct. 3, 1941

Oct. 6, 1941

Feb. 6, 1942

Mar. 16, 1942

June 12, 1942

Mar. 16, 1943

May 20, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

June 28, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 5, 1946

June 12, 1946

July 9, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 20, 1947

June 8, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 15, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Dec. 29, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.53

9.5

10.7

15. 8S

11.8

9.9

10.0

9.9

10.8

12.6

13.3

13.80

11.66

11.8

12.77

11.63

9.5

10.5

10.9

11.4

11.4

11.96

13.13

14.12

12.88

10.4

10.5

10.0

8.0

11.07

8.6

9.6

10.7

9.2

11.30

9.1

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

_

2.0

_

-

-

-

1.1

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,300

1,820

2,430

11,800

2,000

2,120

2,190

2,120

2,800

3,500

5,980

6,840

2,910

3,000

4,510

2,830

1,850

2,300

2,480

2,720

3,480

4,120

5,660

8,370

6,430

3,430

3,510

3,150

1,860

4,420

2,220

2,900

3,970

2,590

4,540

2,520

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Jan. 5, 1949

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 14, 1949

Feb. 18, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Mar. 5, 1950

Apr. 11, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 13, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

May 11, 1951

July 9, 1951

July 28, 1951

Aug. 7, 1951

Jan. 19, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

June 12, 1952

July 3, 1952

July 6, 1953

June 1, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

June 11, 1955

July 20, 1956

Apr. 27, 1957

Feb. 25, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 5, 1958

July 14, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.3

al4.0

10.9

11.24

8.9

9.3

7.9

12.09

8.7

11.78

10.47

12.17

9.03

9.30

7.61

8.16

6.98

7.06

7.37

8.12

12.16

7.54

9.80

8.80

7.91

7.83

6.10

10.58

9.61

7.81

8.76

8.95

10.13

12.32

9.52

4.88

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

1.4

b3.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,400

-

4,190

4,540

2,400

2,800

2,000

5,730

2,440

4,400

3,970

5,870

2,780

2,990

1,880

2,590

1,870

1,930

2,110

2,180

5,410

1,940

3,520

2,800

2,200

2,200

1,350

-

3,220

2,000

2,640

2,300

3,700

6,120

3,200

515

ce jam.

b Greater than figure shown.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 475

5570. West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, 111.

Location. Lat 41 C 21'54", long 89°34'08", at northeast corner of sec.21, T.16 N., 

R.8 E., at bridge on U.S. Highways 6 and 34, half a mile east of Wyanet.

Drainage area. 83.3 sq ml.

_. Nonrecordlng prior to Feb. 20, 1939; recording thereafter. Datura of 

gage Is 573.14 ft above mean sea level, datura of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 3,900 

cfs and extended above.

Historical data. The peak of Oct. 11, 1931, Is maximum stage known, from information by Illinois Division of Highways.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1932

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

Oct. 11, 1931

Feb. 21, 1937

Jan. 24, 1938

Jan. 30, 1938

Feb. 9, 1939

Mar. 12, 1939

July 7, 1939

Aug. 8, 1939

Mar. 2, 1940

July 23, 1941

Oct. 3, 1941

Feb. 6, 1942

Mar. 16, 1942

June 12, 1942

Sept. 9, 1942

Feb. 6, 1943

Apr. 27, 1943

Apr. 29, 1943

May 20, 1943

Aug. 3, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

June 14, 1944

June 28, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 5, 1946

June 13, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

June 1, 1947

June 7, 1947

Aug. 29, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 14, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Qage 

height 

(feet)

al4.5

9.15

12.90

7.5

7.1

10.52

9.2

9.8

7.74

9.23

10.00

7.8

8.4

8.1

7.7

7.1

7.8

7.0

7.90

7.7

10.11

9.0

8.56

11.74

9.2

10.9

10.6

9.OO

7.0

8.6

7.7

9.6

8.3

10.44

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

2,990

5,910

1,790

1,570

3,920

3,050

3,550

2,060

2,940

3,560

1,930

2,380

2,170

1,930

1,570

1,970

1,520

2,050

1,910

3,980

2,860

2,510

5,740

3,050

4,860

4,530

2,970

1,620

2,650

2,030

3,460

2,420

4,420

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 6, 1948

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 18, 1949

Feb. 28, 1950

Mar. 4, 1950

Apr. 24, 1950

June 16, 1950

June 18, 1950

Feb. 18, 1951

May 10, 1951

June 1, 1951

June 21, 1951

July 8, 1951

Aug. 6, 1951

Aug. 29, 1951

Mar. 10, 1952

June 12, 1952

June 13, 1952

July 2, 1952

July 6, 1953

June 1, 1954

Oct. 10, 1954

Feb. 27, 1955

June 11, 1955

Apr. 27, 1956

Feb. 9, 1957

June 13, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Feb. 23, 1959

Jan. 12, 1960

Mar. 29, 1960

Aug. 4, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.0

10.15

10.1

8.3

7.3

9.00

7.3

7.8

-

9.01

7.34

8.93

12.48

9.28

9.88

7.19

9.28

9.65

7.80

6.44

7.14

9.05

8.50

7.62

6.30

6.64

7.15

7.77

8.45

8.32

9.81

7.94

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,520

4,090

4,090

2,420

1,790

2,870

1,740

2,010

b2 , 500

2,870

1,740

2,780

6,620

3,350

3,760

1,690

3,050

3,450

2,010

1,340

1,640

2,870

2,450

1,890

1,190

1,340

1,670

1,430

-

1,780

2,920

1,450

a From information by Illinois Division of Highways, 

b About.
476 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5571. Bureau Creek tributary near Wyanet, 111.

Location. Lat 41°18'40", long 89°35'20", in SE^ sec.5, T.15 N., R.8 E., at 

culvert on county road, 3.6 miles south of Wyanet.

Drainage area.--0.377 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Feb. 24, 1956 

July 22, 1957 

July 3, 1958 

Aug. 3, 1959

Qage 

height 

(feet)

20.05 

19.95 

21.94 

19.23

Discharge 

(cfs)

59 

56 

121 

36

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Aug. 18, 1960 

Aug. 4, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.30 

a22.86

Discharge 

(cfs)

68

80

a Backwater from debris.

5575. East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°20'06", long 89°22'53", in SWpSEtj- sec.30, T.16 N., R.10 E., at 

county road bridge, half a mile downstream from Brush Creek, 2^ miles upstream from mouth, and 3-J- miles north of Bureau.

Drainage area.--101 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Apr. 10, 1941; recording thereafter. Prior to

Oct. 1, 1939, at datum 30.00 ft lower. Gage heights given herein adjusted to 

present datum. Datum of gage is 484.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,300 cfs 

and extended above. Subject to frequent shifts.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,100 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Feb. 21, 1937

Jan. 24, 1938

Jan. 30, 1938

July 25, 1938

July 31, 1938

Feb. 10, 1939

Mar. 12, 1939

Aug. 8, 1939

Mar. 3, 1940

May 31, 1941

July 23, 1941

Oct. 6, 1941

Feb. 6, 1942

Mar. 16, 1942

July 13, 1942

Aug. 2, 1942

Feb. 6', 1943

Apr. 27, 1943

May 11, 1943

May 16, 1943

May 20, 1943

Mar. 12, 1944

June IS, 1944

Aug. 14, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.07

17.39

11.6

16.5

14.8

11.4

15.00

12.2

11.09

13.6

14.45

13.3

11.9

11.1

13.84

10.9

11.2

12.41

11.5

11.25

12.17

13.2

13.22

9.86

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,860

6,200

1,180

5,550

3,600

1,100

3,780

1,460

1,000

2,440

3,360

2,740

1,980

1,580

3,010

1,480

1,630

2,240

1,780

1,630

2,130

2,680

2,680

980

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 5, 1946

June 12, 1946

June 17, 1946

June 19, 1946

July 9, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 20, 1947

Feb. 16, 1948

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 14, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Jan. 4, 1949

Jan. 27, 1949

Feb. 13, 1949

July 21, 1949

Jan. 13, 1950

Mar. 5, 1950

Apr. 11, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 13, 1950

June 16, 1950

June 18, 1950

Jan. 2, 1951

Feb. 12, 1951

Feb. 18, 1951

Gage 

height 

( feet )

14.0

12.0

11.2

14.11

12.4

13.2

10.7

14.63

10.20

10.9

11.0

12.5

15.10

11.0

10.35

14.81

12.3

11.2

11.8

10.35

14.73

11.5

10.85

10.40

10.56

16.41

11.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,120

2,030

1,630

3,180

2,240

2,680

1,380

3,420

1,180

1,480

1,480

2,180

3,720

1,580

1,180

3,480

2,030

2,110

2,270

1,380

5,010

2,030

1,570

1,280

1,350

2,400

2,510
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 477

Peak stages and discharges of East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

May 10, 1951

July 8, 1951

Aug. 6, 1951

Aug. 29, 1951

Nov. 13, 1951

Mar. 10, 1952

June 8, 1952

June 12, 1952

June 13, 1952

July 5, 1953

July 21, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

June 1, 1954

June 3, 1954

Qage 

height 

(feet)

11.50

14.59

10.77

12.48

10.57

10.48

10.33

13.87

12.45

12.85

12.16

14.53

11.65

11.56

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,270

4,740

1,180

2,350

1,530

1,500

1,380

4,290

3,000

3,340

2,840

4,830

2,510

2,430

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 20, 1955

Feb. 27, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

Jan. 22, 1957

Jan. 22, 1957

July 2, 1958

July 14, 1958

Feb. 23, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.57

10.78

9.80

9.48

9.73

10.50

11.50

11.25

14.19

10.60

9.30

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,530

1,720

1,020

845

_

1,180

1,910

950

4,230

1,230

415

5580. Bureau Creek at Bureau, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°16'40", long 89°23'00", in SE^SW^ sec.18, T.15 N., R.10 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 29, 1 mile southwest of Bureau, and 2^ miles downstream from East Bureau Creek.

Drainage area. 481 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Crest-stage gage since October 1946. Datum of gage is

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

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 12,000 

cfs. Subject to frequent shifts, and occasionally affected by backwater from 

Illinois River.

Historical data.--Maximum stage known, about 13 ft sometime during spring of 

1921.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Date

Feb. 13, 1941

Oct. 4, 1941

Oct. 7, 1941

Mar. 17, 1942

Feb. 6, 1943

Feb. 10, 1943

Mar. 16, 1943

Apr. 27, 1943

May 11, 1943

May 16, 1943

May 21, 1943

May 15, 1944

June 19, 1944

May 18, 1945

June 29, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Mar. 5, 1946

June 13, 1946

June 18, 1946

Mar. 14, 1947

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 20, 1947

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.99

9.8

10.17

9.9

10.8

10.4

9.90

10.2

10.00

10.00

10.92

11.93

10.30

10.55

12.0

11.83

11.00

10.70

10.60

10.35

10.45

11.96

10.70

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

0.9

.6

-

-

-

.05

.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,420

3,700

4,900

4,000

3,500

3,100

3,490

4,540

3,840

a3,650

a4,590

10,500

3,610

3,150

8,730

7,960

4,880

4,830

4,350

3,240

3,100

9,150

4,060

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Apr. 24, 1947

June 2, 1947

June 8, 1947

June 10, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 14, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

July 22, 1948

Jan. 5, 1949

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 19, 1949

July 21, 1949

Jan. 13, 1950

Mar. 5, 1950

Apr. 11, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 14, 1950

June 18, 1950

Feb. 12, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

May 11, 1951

June 22, 1951

July 9, 1951

Aug. 7, 1951

Aug. 29, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.50

10.80

10.95

10.50

12.0

11.5

12.38

11.0

11.2

12.75

12.3

11.1

10.6

11.2

10.4

11.80

11.3

10.4

11.10

13.10

11.17

10.11

13.00

12.00

11.01

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.5

.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,280

4,450

5,040

3,2SO

9,350

7,180

12,300

5,000

5,700

6,300

7,000

5,350

3,130

5,180

3,630

8,830

6,680

3,630

5,880

b!4,000

6,280

3,090

18,000

8,380

4,480

a Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from a downstream confluence.

b About.

280-255 O - 68 - 32
478 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5580.5. Coffee Creek tributary near Florid, 111.

Location. Lat 41°14'25", long 89°18'00", In SE^ sec.14, T.32 N., R.2 W., at 

culvert on county road, 1.5 miles northwest of Florid.

Drainage area.--0.034 sq ml. 

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Partly defined by Indirect computations of flow 

through culvert.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Apr. 3, 1957 

July 14, 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

(a) 

13.42 

16.53 

13.89

Discharge 

(cfs)

21 

122

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Mar. 30, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.80 

(a)

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

5580.75. Coffee Creek tributary near Hennepin, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°14 I 35", long 89°18'25", near center of sec.14, T.32 N., R.2 W. 

at culvert on county road, 1.9 miles southeast of Hennepin.

Drainage area. 0.222 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Feb. 24, 1956 

July 22, 1957 

July 14, 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.54 

19.16 

27.54 

17.83

Discharge 

(cfs)

48 

71.4 

373 

26

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Apr. 17, 1960 

Aug. 4, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.87 

17.61

Discharge 

(cfs)

61 

20.5

5585. Crow Creek (West) near Henry, 111.

Location.--Lat 41°09'00", long 89°25'00", in SW^SE^ sec.36, T.14 N., R.9 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge No. 7, 2 miles upstream from Sugar 

Grove Creek, 2.4 miles west of State Highway 29, and 3.6 miles northwest of 

Henry.

Drainage area.--55.3 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 520.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,000 

cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 760 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950 

1951

Date

Jan. 13, 1950 

Mar. 5, 1950 

Apr. 25, 1950

Jan. 2, 1951 

Feb. 19, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.4 

6.2 

8.15

5.83 

8.48

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,300 

1,130 

2,170

1,050 

2,350

Water 

year

1951 

1952

Date

July 9, 1951 

July 22, 1951 

Aug. 6, 1951 

Aug. 29, 1951

June 14, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.04 

5.26 

5.27 

5.92

6.14

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,650 

858 

858 

1,090

1,640
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 479

Peak stages and discharges of Crow Creek (West) near Henry, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Aug. 21, 1952

June 13, 1953

July 5, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

June 1, 1954

June 3, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Apr. 19, 1955

Apr. 24, 1955

June 5, 1955

June 11, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.91

5.85

4.58

7.99

5.71

6.63

4.57

4.26

3.12

4.72

6.74

4.61

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,180

1,520

1,080

2,400

1,650

2,020

1,400

1,280

790

1,440

2,300

1,400

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Jan. 22, 1957

June 12, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

Feb. 25, 1958

June 10, 1958

Feb. 14, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 26, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.70

2.50

5.71

3.22

5.01

4.20

7.41

6.81

8.34

3.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

565

-

830

1,570

580

2,270

2,040

2,680

680

5590. Gimlet Creek at Sparland, 111.

Location. Lat 41°01'35", long 89°26'20", in SE^NW^ sec.14, T.12 N., R.9 E., on 

left bank 120 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 29, and 200 ft upstream from Rock Island Railroad bridge in Sparland.

Drainage area.--5.42 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording at site 120 ft downstream prior to June 21, 1946; recording 

thereafter. Datum of gage is 454.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 220 cfs 

and extended above on basis of slope-area measurement and logarithmic 

plotting.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 500 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1950.

Peak stages and discharges

Water

year

1924

1946

1947

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Aug. 20, 1924

Jan. 4, 1946

Apr. 29, 1947

Apr. 24, 1950

July 17, 1950

Sept. 21, 1950

Feb. 18, 1951

July 8, 1951

Aug. 29, 1951

Sept. 26, 1951

June 13, 1952

Aug. 20, 1952

July 5, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

June 1, 1954

June 2, 1954

Aug. 4, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

alO

4.00

4.82

5.1

6.49

4.5

4.10

5.79

5.68

4.14

4.72

6.86

3.90

4.83

5.28

4.88

4.18

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

1,210

1,690

1,010

1,710

770

595

1,290

1,140

520

850

1,950

650

910

1,070

930

650

Water

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Oct. 10, 1954

Feb. 19, 1955

May 28, 1955

June 5, 1955

June 11, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

July 22, 1957

June 13, 1958

July 2, 1958

July 14, 1958

Feb. 9, 1959

Apr. 26, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Aug. 4, 1961

Sept. 23, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.23

4.16

4.58

5.83

6.08

3.75

4.99

4.56

8.45

4.44

b3.08

2.55

3.87

4.99

4.08

Discharge 

(cfs)

670

630

790

1,090

1,220

390

895

728

2,650

710

_

216

495

895

570

a About; maximum known, 

b Ice t1 am.
480 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5595. Crow Creek near Washburn, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°57'15", long 89°18'30", in SW£ sec.23, T.29 ]\T ., R.2 W. , on 

left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 200 ft downstream from 

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Pe Railway bridge, 2.0 miles downstream from unnamed tributary, and 2^ miles northwest of Washburn.

Drainage area. 123 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to July 2, 1945; recording thereafter, 

is 557.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gage

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,100 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 1,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

May 15, 1945

Sept. 28, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

June 20, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 30, 1947

May 17, 1947

June 2, 1947

June 6, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

Jan. 27, 1949

Feb. 13, 1949

June 29, 1949

Jan. 13, 1950

Jan. 25, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 17, 1950

Sept. 21, 1950

Jan. 2, 1951

Feb. 11, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

July 9, 1951

Sept. 26, 1951

Jan. 1, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.81

5.3

7.36

5.0

6.0

9.15

5.25

5.6

5.6

5.15

6.8

6.2

8.14

5.25

7.60

5.20

4.80

4.85

6.2

9.06

4.90

6.4

7.4

6.32

5.72

8.27

5.48

10.40

5.64

5.43

6.55

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,450

1,220

2,340

1,100

1,550

3,750

1,140

1,320

1,320

1,100

1,980

1,620

2,840

1,320

2,480

1,120

1,010

1,030

1,670

3,660

1,060

1,820

2,340

1,720

1,420

3,000

1,320

4,850

1,370

1,100

1,950

Water

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 14, 1952

June 21, 1952

June 13, 1953

July 6, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

May 28, 1954

June 1, 1954

June 3, 1954

Feb. 19, 1955

Apr. 20, 1955

June 5, 1955

June 11, 1955

July 8, 1956

May 19, 1957

June 28, 1957

Feb. 24, 1958

June 10, 1958

June 13, 1958

June 17, 1958

July 3, 195S

July 14, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Feb. 13, 1959

Mar. 6, 1959

Apr. 27, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 24, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.10

6.37

5.63

5.21

5.20

11.85

6.25

8.35

37.06

6.00

4.88

5.51

4.08

6.32

7.01

4.83

5.03

7.42

5.01

-

5.55

a7.69

-

4.85

5.10

9.00

5.73

8.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,700

1,850

1,450

1,250

1,220

5,750

1,550

2,660

-

1,650

1,120

1,400

700

1,300

2,180

1,080

1,100

2,360

1,100

1,150

1,450

1,350

1,250

1,080

1,200

3,570

1,500

2,600

a Affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 481

5600. Illinois River at Peorla, 111. 

(Published as "near Peorla" 1903-6; and as "at Pekln 1 1938-39)

Location. Lat 40°42'08", long 89°33'52", In NW^ sec.2, T.8 N., R.8 E., at foot 

of Grant Street, In Peorla, 2.2 miles upstream from Farm Creek, 4.5 miles upstream from Klckapoo Creek, and at mile 164.2.

Drainage area. 13,500 sq ml.

Gage. Nonrecordlng. Datum of gage Is 428.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to January 1910, at Lower Free 

Bridge, 1.9 miles downstream, at same datum. Readings prior to January 1873, 

originally observed to datum 0.5 ft higher, have been adjusted. Auxiliary 

gage at Pekln, 9.3 miles downstream, used October 1929 to September 1938.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belo'f 59,000 

cfs.Stage-fall-discharge relation defined below 53,000 cfs for various 

fall conditions from October 1929 to September 1938. For determination of 

discharge, this station was displaced In 1939 by station at Kingston Mines.

Historical data. Flood of 1844 Is maximum known prior to May 1943.

Remarks. Gage heights to December 1904 taken from House Document 263, 69th Congress, 1st session; January 1905 to February 1910, and 1951-61, from reports 

of U.S. Weather Bureau; October 1938 to September 1950, from unpublished records of Corps of Engineers. Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has Include! diversion from Lake Michigan through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Discharge 

for Mar. 15, 1939, Is unadjusted value from records at Pekln. Only annual 

peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1844

1867

1868

1869

1870

1871

1873

1874

1875

1876

1877

1884

1885

1886

1887

1888

1889

1890

1891

1892

1893

1894

1895

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

Date

-

Feb. 20, 1867

May 12, 1868

July 1, 1869

Mar. 2 9-31, 18 70

Mar. 19, 1871

Apr. 13, 1873

Feb. 19, 1874

Apr. 1, 1875

Apr. 7, 1876

Apr. 5, 1877

Mar. 29-31,1884

Mar. 20, 1885

Feb. 19, 1886

Feb. 19, 1887

Mar. 30, 1888

June 23-25,1889

June 25, 1890

Apr. 17-19, 1891

May 9, 1892

Mar. 12, 1893

Mar. 14, 1894

Mar. 7, 1895

Dec. 31, 1895

Mar. 24-27,1897

Mar. 31, 1898

Mar. 22, 1899

Mar. 16, 1900

Mar. 31, 1901

July 22, 1902

Mar. 12, 1903

Mar. 28, 1904

May 19, 1905

Mar. 7, 1906

Jan. 24, 1907

Mar. 10, 1908

May 5, 1909

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a26.6

21.8

16.2

19.7

16.8

16.3

15.4

13.8

12.8

16.6

15.5

17.8

15.0

16.0

18.8

14.1

11.0

13.3

15.0

21.9

19.6

12.3

8.1

15.0

18.3

19.3

15.1

19.9

17.7

21.0

19.3

21.83

17.9

15.9

20.4

22.2

17.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

45,100

57,600

39,100

29,100

-

-

-

Water 

year

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

Mar. 12, 1910

Feb. 21-23,1911

Apr. 1-4,1912

Mar. 30- Apr. 2,

1913

Apr. 1, 1914

Aug. 8, 1915

Jan. 25, 1916

June 15-17,1917

Feb. 20, 1918

Mar. 23, 1919

Apr. 25, 1920

May 2-4, 1921

Apr. 15-1 7,1922

Mar. 26, 1923

Aug. 24, 1924

Mar. 26, 1925

Apr. 15, 1926

Oct. 9, 1926

Dec. 18, 1927

Mar. 22, 1929

Apr. 25, 1930

Apr. 26, 1930

June 12, 1931

Jan. 22, 1932

May 18, 1933

Apr. 15, 1934

May 16, 1935

Mar. 5, 1936

Mar. 6, 1936

May 5, 1937

May 6, 1937

Apr. 15, 1938

Mar. 15, 1939

Mar.18,19, 1939

May 8, 1940

Mar. 13, 1941

Feb. 12, 1942

May 23, 1943

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.6

14.80

20.00

22.45

15.55

18.60

b23.2

18.35

19.85

23.35

23.15

16.45

24.80

17.40

21.00

 16.5

20.4

25.05

d21.1

22.75

-

20.0

-

17.73

25.6

11.87

21.60

20.00

-

-

19.65

20.50

-

19.3

12.8

12.3

20.9

28.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

31,200

20,200

42,800

55,000

22,900

35,800

048,000

34,800

41,800

54,000

53,000

25,100

56,700

26,700

39,000

24,000

36,600

58,300

38,200

46,900

40,700

-

18,600

30,300

52 , 900

14,600

40,100

-

37,500

36,100

-

39,200

37,600

-

-

_

-

-

a Prom floodmarks. b Backwater from ice, 2.2 ft. c About. d Backwater

from ice, 0.3 ft.
482 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Illinois River at Peoria, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Apr. 21, 1944

May 23, 1945

Jan. 12, 1946

June 12, 1947

Mar. 24, 1948

Feb. 26, 1949

Apr. 29, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Mar. 25, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

23.8

20.0

20.6

19.6

22.5

17.9

25.0

e20.9

18.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 20, 1953

Mar. 29, 1954

Oct. 16, 1954

May 8, 1956

May 3, 1957

June 19, 1958

Feb. 18, 1959

Apr. 5, 1960

Sept. 29, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.7

15.5

17.7

13.7

19.7

19.45

18.76

21.6

18.74

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

e Maximum observed; probably higher earlier in February.

5605. Farm Creek at Farmdale, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°39'55", long 89°30'15", in NE^SE-p sec.36, T.2" N. , R.4 W., on 

left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge, 0.2 mile southeast of Farmdale, 

0.2 mile upstream from Lake Erie & Western Railroad bridge, and 0.3 mile 

downstream from Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad bridge.

Drainage area. 27.6 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 530.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. High flow regulated by Farmdale Dam, 1 mile upstream, beginning in 

September 1950. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Jan. 27, 1949

Apr. 24, 1950

Jan. 2, 1951

Dec. 31, 1951

June 14, 1952

July 6, 1953

Aug. 25, 1954

Feb. 19, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.55

7.58

4.18

a4.52

-

3.13

3.11

a4.97

Discharge 

(cfs)

554

-

900

_

435

419

520

522

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 24, 1956

May 19, 1957

Feb. 23, 1958

June 13, 1958

Feb. 9, 1959

May 19, 1959

Apr. 17, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.94

3.70

a3.89

-

a4.73

-

3.53

4.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

324

600

-

500

_

482

518

810

a Ice jam.

5610. Ackerman Creek at Farmdale, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°39'43", long 89°30'13", in SE^SE^ sec.36, T.26 N., R.4 W., on 

right bank at upstream side of New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad 

bridge, 0.3 mile upstream from mouth, and 0.45 mile southeast of Farmdale.

Drainage area. 11.8 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 527.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurement? below 210 cfs 

and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 400 cfs.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 483

Peak stages and discharges of Ackerman Creek at Farmdale, 111.

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

May 28, 1954

Jan. 5, 1955

Feb. 19, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

May 13, 1957 

May 18, 1957 

July 17, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

8.81

7.40

7.35

5.73

8.35 

7.85 

8.53

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,110

530

510

111

805 

580 

880

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 12, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Mar. 5, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.40

6.16

6.05

6.38

9.25

Discharge 

(cfs)

380

_

102

158

1,310

5615. Fondulac Creek near East Peoria, 111.

Location. Lat 40°40'38", long 89"31 "52", on line between SW£ and SE^ sec.26, 

T.26 N., R.4 ¥., on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 24, 

0.2 mile upstream from New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad bridge, 

0.4 mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles northeast of East Peoria.

Drainage area. 5.47 sq mi.

Gag.e.--Nonrecording prior to Aug. 5, 1948; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 505.00 ft above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belov 160 cfs 

and extended above.

Remarks.--High flow regulated by Fondulac Dam, 0.5 mile upstream. Only annual 

peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

July 25, 1948

Jan. 27, 1949

Feb. 8, 1949

Feb. 28, 1950

Apr. 24, 1950

Feb. 11, 1951

June 13, 1952

July 5, 1953

Aug. 25, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

3.83

2.65

-

3.33

-

2.75

2.41

2.70

2.66

Discharge 

(cfs)

496

-

220

-

256

279

176

272

259

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 19, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

May 18, 1957

Feb. 23, 1958

July 31, 1958

May 18, 1959

May 25, 1960

Sept. 23, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.95

2.45

2.81

2.98

-

3.05

2.85

3.04

Discharge 

(cfs)

230

190

308

-

328

390

318

384
484 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5620. Farm Creek at East Peorla, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°40'04", long 89°34'40", In SW^NW^ sec.33, T.2" N., R.4 W., on 

left bank 30 ft upstream from Main Street Bridge In East Peorla, 300 ft 

downstream from Coal Creek, 400 ft upstream from Peorla and Pekln Union 

Railway bridge, 1,300 ft upstream from entrance to Farm Creek diversion 

channel, and 1.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 60.9 sq ml.

Gage. Nonrecordlng to September 1948; recording thereafter. P~lor to August 

1945, gage was located on Peoria and Pekin Union Railway bridge, 400 ft downstream, at same datum. Datum of gage is 450.39 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 4,200 

cfs and extended above on basis of velocity-area studies and slope-area 

measurement. Subject to frequent shifts.

Remarks.--High flow regulated by Farmdale and Fondulac Dams beginning in September 1950. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1927

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

-

Aug. 3, 1943

Apr. 22, 1944

June 16, 1945

June 19, 1946

Apr. 29, 1947

July 25, 1948

Jan. 27, 1949

Apr. 24, 1950

July 9, 1951

June 8, 1952

Oage 

height 

(feet)

a!5.6

8.05

9.27

11.00

7.50

15.00

8.82

4.99

8.33

7.63

5.38

Discharge 

(ofs)

-

10,100

10,900

14,300

4,320

22,000

6,540

1,590

5,670

5,120

2,290

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 6, 1953

Aug. 25, 1954

Feb. 19, 1955

Mar. 26, 1955

Aug. 13, 1956

May 13,18,1957

Oct. 23, 1957

Feb. 12, 1959

Mar. 26, 1959

Mar. 28, 1960

Mar. 30, 1960

Sept. 13, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

6.01

2.02

-

2.31

1.88

b2.62

1.42

3.26

-

1.63

-

3.33

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,670

1,330

1,260

-

2,020

3,530

1,230

-

2,210

-

1,020

5,620

a Present site; from information by Corps of Engineers, 

b Occurred May 13, 1957.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 485

5630. Kickapoo Creek near Kickapoo, 111.

Location. Lat 40 0 48'00", long 89 0 48'00", in SW^SE^ sec.34, T.10 N., F.6 E., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 150, three-auarters 

of a mile upstream from West Fork Kickapoo Creek, and 2-| miles northwest of 

Kickapoo.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to June 8, 1945; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 514.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements belovi 7,300 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

May 7, 1945

May 15, 1945

May 16, 1945

June 10, 1945

June 16, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

Nov. 3, 1946

Apr. 5, 1947

June 1, 1947

June 6, 1947

June 8, 1947

June 18, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

July 25, 1948

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 17, 1949

Dec. 21, 1949

Apr. 25, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 17, 1950

Jan. 2, 1951

Feb. 11, 1951

Feb. 16, 1951

Feb. 17, 1951

Feb. 18, 1951

Feb. 20, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.89

9.0

9.5

9.4

9.8

11.91

9.0

9.2

8.9

9.1

9.5

9.6

10.37

10.1

10.4

13.15

11.1

12.45

11.0

9.9

11.90

10.6

12.80

10.97

10.47

9.48

9.53

12.07

10.11

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,320

2,600

3,000

2,920

3,240

5,840

2,500

2,760

2,530

2,600

2,760

2,840

3,800

3,610

3,800

9,340

4,210

6,150

3,430

2,410

4,800

3,020

7,320

4,430

3,900

3,000

3,000

6,130

3,520

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 28, 1951

July 9, 1951

July 22, 1951

June 14, 1952

Aug. 21, 1952

July 21, 1953

May 28, 1954

June 1, 1954

Aug. 26, 1954

Jan. 5, 1955

Feb. 19, 1955

Apr. 19, 1955

Apr. 24, 1955

May 28, 1955

June 11, 1955

May 27, 1956

June 14, 1957

June 13, 1958

July 2, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Apr. 26, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

May 17, 1960

May 26, 1960

Sept. 23, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.35

9.81

15.35

11.05

10.29

10.48

11.10

11.41

10.84

9.44

12.15

12.21

13.00

11.60

9.65

6.70

12.64

12.51

14.05

11.92

12.40

-

11.89

11.66

14.95

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,920

3,340

18,400

3,800

3,160

2,420

3,550

3,950

3,220

2,920

6,340

6,340

8,590

5,230

3,080

1,300

7,310

6,300

12,100

4,800

6,000

alO.OOO

4,800

4,430

17,100

a About.

5631. Kickapoo Creek tributary near Kickapoo, 111.

Location. Lat 40 0 47'40", long 89°46'30", in NW£ sec.l, T.9 N., R.6 E., at 

culvert on U.S. Highway 150, 1.2 miles west of Kickapoo.

Drainage area. 0.061 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
486 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Klckapoo Creek tributary near Klckapoo, 111.

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

May 28, 1956 

July 16, 1957 

July 2, 1958 

Apr. 26, 1959

Qage 

height 

(feet)

16.24 

14.50 

15.67 

21.52

Discharge 

(cfs)

62 

23 

48 

248

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 12, 1960 

Sept. 23, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

16.69 

14.32

Discharge 

(cfs)

74 

20

5635. Kickapoo Creek at Peoria, 111.

Location. Lat 40°40'52", long 89°39<19", in NW£m£ sec. 13, T.8 N. , R.7 E. , on 

right bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 116 , half a 

mile west of Peoria, 1.5 miles downstream from Dry Run, and 4 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 448.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current -meter measurements.

Remarks . Base for partial-duration series, 3,200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1927

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

May 1927

Dec. 27, 1942

Feb. 4, 1943

Apr. 27, 1943

May 11, 1943

May 21, 1943

June 21, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 22, 1944

May 1, 1944

May 3, 1944

May 15, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 16, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

Apr. 30, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 19, 1948

July 26, 1948

Feb. 13, 1949

Feb. 18, 1949

Jan. 24, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 18, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Feb. 12, 1951

Feb. 16, 1951

aage 

height 

(feet)

a24.6

11.6

9.9

12.0

15.2

16.47

14.2

17.57

15.5

12.4

10.3

11.4

11.3

14.02

17.69

11.8

13.02

13.5

11.8

20.17

11.3

14.76

-

11.6

20.38

18.0

19.7

12.28

12.51

10.27

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

4,260

3,240

4,500

7,010

8,440

6,140

10,200

7,310

4,780

3,480

3,860

3,800

5,690

10,400

4,100

4,850

5,290

4,100

15,200

3,800

6,380

b4,000

3,980

15,800

10,700

14,100

4,430

4,570

3,230

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 19, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

July 9, 1951

July 22, 1951

June 14, 1952

June 21, 1952

July 6, 1953

Mar. 25, 1954

May 29, 1954

June 1, 1954

June 3, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

Apr. 20, 1955

Apr. 24, 1955

May 28, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956

June 15, 1957

May 13, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 3, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Apr. 27, 1959

May 19, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

May 17, 1960

May 26, 1960

June 13, 1960

Sept. 13, 1961

Sept. 24, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

16.39

10.32

11.35

21.41

11.06

11.72

12.44

14.92

13.71

15.71

11.04

15.47

11.05

14.86

11.38

7.48

9.13

10.22

16.21

16.31

14.23

12.37

10.57

18.96

13.87

16.59

10.83

12.81

17.02

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,200

3,230

3,860

18,600

4,200

4,560

4,980

6,890

5,450

7,320

3,620

7,100

3,620

6,480

3,860

1,880

2,630

3,660

8,120

8,230

6,290

4,500

3,380

12,600

5,610

8,460

3,500

4,780

9,020

a From information by Corps of Engineers. 

b Estimated.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 487

5645. Money Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111.

Location. Lat 40 0 37'13", long 88°54'59", in SE^-SW^ sec.18, T.25 N. , P.3 E. , on 

left"bank 200 ft north of line between sees. 18 and 19, 1 mile upstream from 

Lake Bloomington, and 4 miles northeast of Hudson.

Drainage area.--51.9 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 715.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Warren & Van Praag, Inc., bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements and floodrouting study.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 430 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Oct. 22, 1933

May 3, 1935

May 9, 1935

May 13, 1935

June 26, 1935

Feb. 24, 1936

Feb. 26, 1936

May 2, 1936

Sept. 27, 1936

Nov. 2, 1936

June 14, 1937

June 26, 1937

Jan. 24, 1938

Mar. 12, 1939

Apr. 15, 1939

June 11, 1939

Mar. 3, 1940

June 12, 1941

Oct. 6, 1941

Feb. 6, 1942

Mar. 17, 1942

Apr. 8, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

Feb. 6, 1943

May 8, 1943

May 11, 1943

May 18, 1943

May 20, 1943

Aug. 3, 1943

Apr. 11, 1944

Apr. 15, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

May 15, 1945

May 20, 1945

June 16, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.00

6.25

7.18

5.60

5.45

6.70

7.22

7.22

5.05

6.55

4.95

6.05

4.38

6.48

5.80

5.00

4.97

6.82

4.75

6.50

6.84

4.95

-

4.90

5.30

7.00

7.59

5.48

7.46

7.35

5.35

7.52

6.15

5.70

6.10

Discharge 

(cfs)

96

870

1,440

630

586

1,110

1,440

1,440

494

1,000

474

790

381

980

690

484

474

1,140

439

982

1,170

473

al,000

465

548

1,350

2,050

595

1,880

1,740

560

1,930

810

645

790

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

June 25, 1945

Dec. 30, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

Feb. 14, 1946

June 13, 1946

June 20, 1946

Apr. 30, 1947

June 7, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 22, 1948

Jan. 28, 1949

June 29, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 13, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 19, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

Feb. 21, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

July 9, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

Apr. 23, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

July 6, 1953

Apr. 11, 1954

Feb. 19, 1955

May 28, 1956

Apr. 27, 1957

June 14, 1958

Aug. 3, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.15

5.35

5.90

-

6.55

7.39

9.16

5.95

5.80

5.30

5.50

5.55

6.75

6.25

6.20

5.75

4.85

7.44

5.85

-

6.14

4.92

6.73

5.11

6.06

4.95

5.48

5.89

5.64

5.17

6.47

-

4.92

Discharge 

(cfs)

504

548

850

456

990

1,740

3,900

735

690

550

600

615

1,120

850

830

675

450

1,720

705

1,200

810

460

1,120

504

770

482

600

720

645

515

945

b740

460

a Estimated, 

b About.
488 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5650. Hickory Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111.

Location. Lat 40°38'15", long 88°57'00", in SE^ sec.11, T.25 N., R.2 E., on 

left bank 300 ft downstream from an unnamed tributary, a quarter of a mile 

upstream from backwater from Lake Bloomington, and 3 miles northeast of 

Hudson.

Drainage area. 10.1 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 716.0 ft above mean sea level.

Stage-discharge relation. Controlled by concrete weir below about 300 cfs. 

Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 120 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

Feb. 9, 1939

Mar. 12, 1939

Apr. 15, 1939

June 10, 1939

July 17, 1939

Mar. 2, 1940

June 9, 1941

Feb. 6, 1942

Mar. 16, 1942

Apr. 6, 1942

June 5, 1942

Aug. 27, 1942

Nov. 9, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

Feb. 6, 1943

May 11, 1943

May 16, 1943

May 18, 1943

May 20, 1943

Aug. 3, 1943

Apr. 11, 1944

Apr. 15, 1944

Apr. 22, 1944

June 14, 1944

May 14, 1945

May 20, 1945

June 16, 1945

June 30, 1945

July 5, 1945

July 13, 1945

Aug. 5, 1945

Dec. 30, 1945

Jan. 4, 1946

June 12, 1946

June 18, 1946

Apr. 30, 1947

June 7, 1947

Feb. 27, 1948

July 25, 1948

Oage 

height 

(feet)

3.34

2.80

3.98

2.73

3.10

2.60

1.86

4.91

4.25

3.50

2.75

3.39

3.15

4.30

3.50

5.70

4.10

6.12

3.32

7.12

5.40

2.78

6.14

2.92

4.95

4.30

3.06

5.10

3.60

3.90

4.70

3.12

2.90

4.35

5.72

4.60

5.08

3.86

3.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

216

136

350

128

181

111

43

593

410

246

130

227

188

430

247

898

390

1,060

215

1,460

785

135

1,050

153

628

430

174

680

266

330

545

183

152

442

890

515

680

318

165

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Jan. 27, 1949

Jan. 13, 1950

Jan. 24, 1950

Jan. 25, 1950

Feb. 13, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 17, 1950

Feb. 11, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Apr. 11, 1951

Apr. 28, 1951

June 19, 1951

June 27, 1951

July 9, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

July 5, 1953

July 16, 1953

Apr. 10, 1954

Apr. 15, 1954

May 28, 1954

Apr. 20, 1955

Apr. 26, 1956

Apr. 29, 1956

May 28, 1956

May 28, 1956

Apr. 18, 1957

Apr. 22, 1957

Apr. 24, 1957

Apr. 25, 1957

Apr. 26, 1957

Apr. 28, 1957

May 13, 1957

July 22, 1957

Oct. 23, 1957

June 10, 1958

June 13, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

2.88

3.39

5.45

4.45

3.02

5.59

4.50

2.82

3.99

4.03

3.07

5.64

5.96

4.42

7.57

2.56

5.80

3.01

2.87

2.83

4.64

3.74

3.93

5.02

3.64

3.20

2.93

2.89

4.22

3.67

5.51

5.27

2.79

3.41

3.76

3.95

4.31

Discharge 

(cfs)

142

226

802

470

163

855

485

135

a300

392

181

890

1,010

485

1,690

102

930

162

141

135

530

286

342

645

276

196

150

144

405

276

820

732

130

228

296

342

430

a About.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 489

5660. East Branch Panther Creek near Gridley, 111.

Location. Lat 40°46 1 00", long 88°54'35", between sees. 29 and 30, T.27 N., 

R.3 E., on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles northwest 

of Gridley, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 6.3 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 707.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 220 cfs 

and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 120 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Jan. 13, 1950

Jan. 24, 1950

Apr. 3, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

July 17, 1950

July 19, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

June 21, 1951

June 27, 1951

July 9, 1951

Nov. 13, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

July 22, 1953

June 3, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.2

6.1

6.7

8.25

8.32

6.3

-

7.70

6.78

10.68

7.52

7.18

5.94

6.92

Discharge 

(cfs)

124

120

149

279

285

129

a200

219

155

1,470

203

179

112

161

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 11, 1955

May 28, 1956

Apr. 26, 1957

June 13, 1958

Aug. 7, 1958

Mar. 6, 1959

Apr. 27, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

Sept. 25, 1961

helgt D1?£tfe 

(feet) < cfs )

4.97 78

6.10 120

5.86 112

6.83 124

7.77 179

5.56 140

6.24 170

6.44 125

6.43 b!21

a. About.

Annual peak only.

5665. East Branch Panther Creek at El Paso, 111.

Location. Lat 40°45 I 15", long 89°00 I 20", on line between sees. 32 and 33,

T72"7~N., R.2 E., on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.7 mile 

upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 0.9 mile north of El Paso, 

and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 28.8 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 688.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,600 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 350 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Jan. 13, 1950

Jan. 24, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 17, 1950

July 19, 1950

Jan. 2, 1951

Feb. 18, 1951

Apr. 11, 1951

June 21, 1951

June 27, 1951

July 9, 1951

Nov. 13, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

July 5, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.2

6.2

6.3

8.2

6.0

9.27

6.8

6.15

9.30

6.54

7.19

8.42

14.21

6.34

7.67

6.14

Discharge 

(cfs)

422

422

436

722

394

916

510

390

916

464

562

754

5,300

436

626

408

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 28, 1954

June 3, 1954

Apr. 20, 1955

May 29, 1956

Apr. 26, 1957

May 13, 1957

Aug. 8, 1958

Apr. 26, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

June 13, 1960

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.32

5.95

4.62

4.75

5.68

5.79

6.13

6.03

6.07

7.91

5.68

Discharge

(Of 3)

592

417

252

268

378

391

354

417

430

680

378
490 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5670. Panther Creek near El Paso, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°46'05", long 89°04'30", in center of sec.26, T.27 N., R.I E. 

on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, just downstream from 

East Branch Panther Creek, 2 miles upstream from West Pork, and 3f miles 

northwest of El Paso.

Drainage area. 95.0 sq mi. 

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 658.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter'measurements below 2,000 

cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 800 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 17, 1950

Jan. 2, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

June 21, 1951

June 27, 1951

July 9, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

June 14, 1952

June 22, 1952

July 6, 1953

Apr. 22, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.45

7.8

7.45

9.15

7.8

9.57

7.76

9.85

7.81

7.83

8.27

15.15

7.71

9.15

8.27

7.83

7.55

7.45

Discharge 

(cfs)

985

1,290

985

2,730

1,060

2,910

1,080

3,020

1,110

1,140

1,480

10 , 900

1,040

2,350

1,480

1,140

780

825

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 28, 1954

June 3, 1954

Apr. 20, 1955

May 28, 1956

June 22, 1957

June 13, 1958

June 17, 1958

Aug. 8, 1958

Feb. 13, 1959

Apr. 27, 1959

May 26, 1959

May 31, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

June 13, 1960

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.73

8.71

7.44

6.53

7.15

8.33

7.88

8.44

-

9.82

9.09

8.19

8.82

9.34

8.85

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,950

1,900

825

525

762

1,420

1,020

1,650

a960

3,020

2,350

1,460

2,000

2,500

b2,050

About. 

b Annual peak only.

5675. Mackinaw River near Congerville, 111.

Location. Lat 40°37'25", long 89°14'30", in NE^SW^ sec.17, T.25 N., R.I W., c 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 150, 900 ft downstream from New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad bridge, a quarter of a 

mile downstream from Walnut Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Congerville.

Drainage area. 764 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to July 12, 1945; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 607.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data. The flood of April 1944 probably exceeded that of May 1943, 

but definite information is not available.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,200 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943

1945

1946

Date

May 1943

June 16, 1945

Dec. 30, 1945

Jan. 5, 1946

June 13, 1946

June 20, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a!6.2

12.16

9.9

13.5

12.3

15.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

6,300

3,940

8,900

6,550

14,300

Water 

year

1947

1948

Date

Apr. 5, 1947

Apr. 30, 1947

June 7, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 16, 1948

Mar. 20, 1948

Mar. 23, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.2

16.02

11.7

12.18

10.2

11.0

8.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,400

15,500

5,650

6,400

4,160

4,800

3,220

a From records of Corps of Engineers .
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 491

Peak stages and discharges of Mackinaw River near Congerville, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Apr. 7, 1948

July 26, 1948

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 13, 1949

Dec. 24, 1949

Jan. 15, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 15, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 18, 1950

July 20, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

June 20, 1951

June 28, 1951

July 9, 1951

Nov. 13, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

Apr. 25, 1952

June 14, 1952

June 22, 1952

Apr. 2, 1953

Qage 

height 

(feet)

8.7

11.2

9.2

11.69

9.6

11.4

13.6

11.5

10.8

14.74

12.8

14.1

11.7

10.44

15.71

12.26

9.80

12.53

19.41

9.68

13.54

9.90

11.07

10.37

8.74

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,220

5,020

3,520

5,650

3,760

5,240

9,100

5,350

4,640

11,800

7,500

10,400

5,650

4,320

14,600

6,550

3,880

6,900

36,000

3,790

8,900

3,940

4,910

4,320

3,220

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 6, 1953

Apr. 12, 1954

Apr. 22, 1954

May 29, 1954

June 3, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Apr. 20, 1955

May 29, 1956

Apr. 29, 1957

May 13, 1957

May 20, 1957

June 14, 1958

Feb. 11, 1959

Apr. 28, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

June 13, 1960

June 25, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

12.09

9.50

9.43

13.65

11.21

9.83

10.33

11.28

7.93

14.44

9.78

9.25

12.37

-

11.71

14.32

9.40

9.03

12.86

14.87

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,250

3,700

3,640

9,100

5,020

3,880

4,240

5,130

2,740

11,100

3,880

3,520

6,700

b7,800

5,430

10,000

3,450

3,210

7,150

11,700

to About.

5680. Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111.

Location. Lat 40°26'43", long 89°39'10", in SE^NW^ sec.15, T.23 N. , R.5 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 29, 3 miles 

north of Green Valley, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Prior to Jan. 17, 1933, on railroad bridge, 255 ft upstream. Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, at datum 2.00 ft higher. Datum of gage is 

479.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data. At the Bollinger bridge, about 23 miles upstream from the 

gage, a flood in 1883 is said to have reached an elevation of 563.6 ft, and 

to have been about 5.1 ft higher than the flood of 1943.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,800 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown after 1958.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1920

1922

1923

1924

1925

Date

_

Jan. 5, 1922

Mar. 15, 1922

Apr. 2, 1922

Apr. 13, 1922

Mar. 13, 1923

May 12, 1923

May 16, 1923

May 18, 1923

Jan. 31, 1924

Feb. 5, 1924

Mar. 29, 1924

June 28, 1924

July 12, 1924

Aug. 22, 1924

Feb. 9, 1925

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a!2.5

8.2

8.0

10.11

10.1

8.60

7.7

7.6

7.8

8.0

9.2

7.8

12.2

7.6

13.54

7.65

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

4,400

4,220

6,690

6,830

4,800

3,900

3,800

4,000

4,200

5,450

4,000

13,800

3,800

19,300

3,800

Water 

year

1926

1927

1928

1929

Date

Apr. 10, 1926

Sept. 5, 1926

Sept. 16, 1926

Sept. 26, 1926

Oct. 5, 1926

Nov. 17, 1926

Nov. 27, 1926

Feb. 6, 1927

Mar. 23, 1927

Apr. 6, 1927

Apr. 20, 1927

May 19, 1927

June 5, 1927

Dec. 13, 1927

Feb. 7, 1928

July 4, 1928

Jan. 23, 1929

Qage 

height 

(feet)

8.6

10.58

8.5

9.2

12.0

10.9

10.5

10.5

10.4

7.6

12.8

14.80

10.6

8.90

8.1

7.6

blO.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,800

8,120

4,700

5,450

13,000

9,140

7,650

7,650

7,430

3,800

16,200

24,300

7,890

5,070

4,300

3,800

6,600

a From information by W. A. McCully, foreman of highway bridge constructior .

b Backwater from ice, 0.7 ft.
492 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

193Z

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Peb, 27, 1929

Mar. 17, 1929

July 2, 1929

July 6, 1929

July 9, 1929

Feb. 25, 1930

Sept. 15, 1931

Nov. 23, 1931

Apr. 3, 1933

May 12, 1933

May 18, 1933

May 20, 1933

Oct. 22, 1933

Feb. 27, 1935

May 5, 1935

May 11, 1935

June 19, 1935

June 30, 1935

Peb. 27, 1936

Nov. 2, 1936

Peb. 21, 1937

June 17, 1937

Jan. 25, 1938

Apr. 11, 1938

June 26, 1938

Mar. 15, 1939

Apr. 18, 1939

July 7, 1939

Mar. 5, 1940

June 14, 1941

Oct. 9, 1941

Peb. 8, 1942

Peb. 17, 1942

Mar. 20, 1942

Apr. 8, 1942

June 26, 1942

Nov. 23, 1942

Dec. 28, 1942

Jan. 24, 1943

Peb. 4, 1943

Peb. 8, 1943

Apr. 29, 1943

May 13, 1943

May 19, 1943

Aug. 6, 1943

Mar. 16, 1944

Apr. 13, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

Apr. 3, 1945

Qage 

height 

( feet )

clO.6

8.9

8.4

11.19

10.8

7.57

6.88

7.32

10.4

12.02

9.1

8.3

6.99

8.2

9.8

10.42

7.7

7.9

11.85

7.5

7.99

7.5

8.0

7.4

8.70

8.6

8.71

8.4

5.55

6.29

8.6

11.52

7.2

9.2

9.6

7.6

7.4

10.1

7.0

7.2

7.6

7.8

11.10

12.23

11.1

7.8

10.3

12.50

6.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,300

5,110 

4,600

10,200

8,430

3,750

3,050

3,450

9,470

19,700

6,400

5,020

3,370

4,870

7,810

9,470

4,180

4,440

17,900

3,920

4,570

3,920

4,570

3,810

5,680

5,600

5,760

5,300

2,420

3,280

5,820

14,000

3,890

6,970

7,800

4,350

4,110

8,940

4,020

4,260

4,740

5,530

13,200

18,200

13,600

5,240

12,200

26,400

3,940

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1960

1961

Date

May 17, 1945

May 21, 1945

June 17, 1945

July 1, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

June 15, 1946

June 21, 1946

Apr. 7, 1947

May 1, 1947

June 8, 1947

Peb. 29, 1948

Apr. 8, 1948

July 27, 1948

June 15, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 16, 1950

Jan. 27, 1950

Peb. 16, 1950

Apr. 6, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 20, 1950

July 20, 1950

Sept. 22, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Peb. 21, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

June 29, 1951

July 10, 1951

July 22, 1951

Nov. 14, 1951

Apr. 15, 1952

Apr. 23, 1952

June 15, 1952

June 23, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

July 7, 1953

Apr. 12, 1954

Apr. 23, 1954

May 30, 1954

June 4, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Apr. 21, 1955

May 27, 1956

May 29, 1956

Apr. 30, 1957

June 14, 1958

Mar. 31, 1960

Sept. 27, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.86

7.0

7.9

7.2

8.9

7.4

11.50

6.8

11.32

8.9

6.9

6.6

7.27

6.96

7.0

7.7

9.3

7.4

6.9

10.41

8.4

8.0

6.5

6.98

10.90

8.39

8.61

13.12

6.25

6.12

8.38

6.50

6.29

5.99

8.04

8.62

7.43

8.03

8.39

7.88

8.06

8.48

8.13

9.00

8.94

11.60

9.39

11.66

11.14

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,400

4,160

5,400

4,400

7,600

4,660

17,800

4,310

15,600

7,600

4,400

4,130

4,800

4,400

4,490

5,270

8,800

5,380

4,830

12,600

6,640

6,080

4,390

4,940

14,400

6,640

6,980

31,000

4,320

4,230

6,700

4,590

4,410

4,140

4,400

4,990

3,850

4,400

4,790

4,310

4,500

5,020

4,640

5,520

5,420

9,280

5,950

9,550

8,200

c Backwater from Ice, 1.5 ft.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 493

5685. Illinois River at Kingston Mines, 111.

Location. Lat 40°33'10", long 89°46'40", in SE^SE^ sec.26, T.7 N., R.6 E. , on 

right bank at Kingston Mines, 2.3 miles downstream from Mackinaw River, and 

at mile 145.3.

Drainage area. 15,200 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Apr. 1, 1942; recording thereafter. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1940, at datum 1.65 ft higher. Datum of gage is 428.00 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary recording gage at mouth of Copperas Creek, 7.9 miles downstream.

Stage-fall-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has included diversion from Lake Michigan 

through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Mar. 6, 1940

Mar. 9, 1940

Apr. 24, 1941

Feb. 9, 1942

Feb. 13, 1942

May 23, 1943

May 25, 1943

Apr. 26, 1944

Apr. 28, 1944

May 23, 1945

Jan. 11, 1946

Jan. 12, 1946

Apr. 9, 1947

June 12, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

Mar. 24, 1948

Feb. 22, 1949

Feb. 26, 1949

Apr. 28, 1950

Apr. 29, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.50

-

9.65

-

17.85

_

26.02

_

21.36

17.43

_

17.90

-

17.34

_

19.43

_

15.48

-

21.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

19,700

19,500

53,600

83,100

64,200

-

44,600

51,200

_

47,500

_

57,700

_

34,100

-

71,400

-

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 23, 1951

Feb. 24, 1951

Apr. 17, 1952

Apr. 19, 1952

Mar. 20, 1953

Mar. 22, 1953

Mar. 29, 1954

June 7, 1954

Oct. 16, 1954

Oct. 17, 1954

May 7, 1956

May 2, 1957

May 3, 1957

June 18, 1958

June 19, 1958

Feb. 16, 1959

Feb. 19, 1959

Apr. 3, 1960

Apr. 5, 1960

Sept. 29, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

18.56

~

16.02

-

12.46

-

13.66

-

14.58

11.51

-

17.12

-

17.00

-

16.75

-

19.34

16.57

Discharge 

(cfs)

47,500

40,000

-

27,300

-

30,400

-

38,200

-

24,700

44,600

-

42,700

-

38,300

-

50,800

-

39,300

5686. Copperas Creek tributary at Banner, 111.

Location. Lat 40°30'55", long 89°54'55", in NW£sw£ sec:ll, T.6 N., R.5 E., at 

culvert on U.S. Highway 24, 0.3 mile west of Banner.

Drainage area. 0.399 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Aug. 29, 1956 

June 11, 1957 

July 19, 1958 

Mar. 26, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.76 

12.58 

12.92 

12.25

Discharge 

(cfs)

194 

94 

120 

67

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Apr. 17, 1960 

July 21, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.14 

12.73

Discharge 

(cfs)

59 

103

280-255 O - 68 - 33
494 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5686.5. Duck Creek near Canton, 111.

Location. Lat 40°32'45", long 89°59'35", in E| sec.36, T.7 N. , R.4 E. , at 

culvert on State Highway 9, 2 miles southeast of Canton.

Drainage area. 0.419 sq mi. 

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Partly defined by indirect computations of flow 

through culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Aug. 13, 1956 

Jan. ZZ, 1957 

July 3, 1958 

May 31, 1959

Gage

height 

(feet)

11.37 

11.54 

11.40 

11.07

Discharge 

(cfs)

31 

38 

142 

100

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Mar. 30, 1960 

June 30, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.88 

10.69

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

5695. Spoon River at London Mills, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°42'51", long 90°16'00", in NW£ sec.3, T.8 N., R.2 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge in London Mills, C.5 mile upstream 

from Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway bridge, 1.4 miles upstream from Cedar 

Creek, and 2.8 miles downstream from Littlers Creek.

Drainage area. 1,070 sq mi, approximately.

3. Nonrecording prior to July 14, 1945;

is 508.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 20,000 

cfs and extended above.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to July 14, 1945; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is " ~ " _ _ . . - - -

Historical data. Flood of Aug. 26, 1924, reached maximum stage known, 

information by local residents.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 4,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

from

Water 

year

1924

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

Aug. 26, 1924

Dec. 28, 1942

Feb. 4, 1943

Feb. 6, 1943

May 21, 1943

July 5, 1943

Mar. 15, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

May 3, 1944

May 8, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 16, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

June 13, 1946

June 19, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

June 7, 1947

June 18, 1947

July 1, 1947

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 17, 1948

Gage

height 

(feet)

a27.08

16.9

b!7.0

16.4

16.90

16.0

19.56

19.0

16.2

16.5

19.5

20.92

20.18

17.14

16.50

17.71

17.06

15.22

16.52

17.81

17.98

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

6,380

-

5,970

6,540

5,480

11,600

10,100

.5,630

5,900

11,500

16,200

14,100

6,940

5,900

7,850

6,940

4,870

6,110

8,050

8,450

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Mar. 20, 1948

July 26, 1948

Jan. 16, 1949

Feb. 16, 1949

Feb. 21, 1949

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 24, 1950

Mar. 1, 1950

Mar. 6, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 16, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 18, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Feb. 21, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

May 11, 1951

July 12, 1951

July 22, 1951

June 14, 1952

June 22, 1952

July 6, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

22.48

17.25

14.79

18.7

18.91

15.18

15.76

16.50

-

21.75

16.41

20.68

21.07

14.96

19.93

15.04

15.30

16.56

23.73

15.62

17.04

15.28

Discharge 

(of a)

27,000

7,550

5,060

9,500

9,900

5,460

5,940

6,590

C5,000

23,200

6,480

17,400

19,400

5,300

14,100

5,300

5,540

6,710

35,300

5,170

5,900

4,950

a From information by local residents.

b Backwater from ice, greater than 0.6 ft.

c Estimated.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 495

Peak stages and discharges of Spoon River at London Mills, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Mar. 26, 1954

Apr. 6, 1954

Apr. 21, 1954

June 2, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 20, 1955

Apr. 25, 1955

June 12, 1955

Feb. 25, 1956

July 5, 1956

July 9, 1956

Jan. 22, 1957

June 14, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

18.65

16.64

15.86

19.71

18.86

20.33

15.95

15.91

15.58

16.13

18.68

d!6. 24

e!5.30

Discharge 

(ofs)

7,900

5,180

4,610

10,300

8,500

12,400

5,450

5,380

5,240

5,540

9,500

_

4,950

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 27, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 3, 1958

Feb. 11, 1959

Feb. 14, 1959

Oct. 7, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 26, 1960

June 5, 1960

June 13, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

14.86

19.35

17.81

d!8.65

-

17.20

21.42

17.94

15.41

16.13

15.44

16.94

21.70

Discharge 

(ofs)

4,660

11,200

7,780

-

f7,800

6,390

19,400

7,320

4,760

5,280

4,760

6,040

12,900

d Backwater from ice. 

e Prom floodmark. 

f About.

5698.25. Cedar Creek tributary at St. Augustine, 111.

Location. Lat 40°43'20", long 90°24'40", in E| sec.32, T.9 N., R.I E., at 

culvert on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, 0.1 mile north of 

St. Augustine.

Drainage area. 4.04 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Aug. 13, 1956 

June 28, 1957 

Dec. 25, 1957 

Feb. 10, 1959

Qage 

height 

(feet)

16.64 

17.6 

16.08 

15.67

Discharge 

(ofs)

351

424 

315 

273

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Mar. 16, 1960 

Sept. 23, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

17.19 

a20.0

Discharge 

(ofs)

400 

500

a Backwater from debris.

5700. Spoon River at Seville, 111.

Location. Lat 40°29'10", long 90°20'34", in SW^ sec.24, T.6 N. , R.I E. , near 

center of span on downstream side of highway bridge in Seville.

Drainage area. 1,600 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 467.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 6,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1883

1911

1916

Date

-

September 1911

Jan. 23, 1916

Jan. 28, 1916

Feb. 18, 1916

Mar. 28, 1916

Qage 

height 

(feet)

33.0

25.8

26.0

17.2

13.8

14.1

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

(a)

-

0.2

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

21,500

9,200

6,140

6,350

Water 

year

1917

1919

1920

Date

Mar. 16, 1917

June 5, 1917

June 15, 1917

Mar. 18, 1919

June 4, 1919

Mar. 12, 1920

Sage 

height 

(feet)

18.2

18.2

20.40

15.6

17.75

20.40

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

_

-

0.2

Discharge 

(ofs)

9,700

10,400

11,600

6,970

10,000

11,400

a Backwater from Ice; amount of backwater not known.
496 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Spoon River at Seville, I11.--Continued

Water 

year

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

Date

Apr. 22, 1920

Mar. 9, 1921

July 12, 1922

Mar. 13, 1923

June 25, 1924

June 30, 1924

Aug. 22, 1924

Feb. 9, 1925

June 12, 1926

June 14, 1926

Sept. 4, 1926

Sept. 11, 1926

Sept. 17, 1926

Oct. 2, 1926

Nov. 16, 1926

Nov. 26, 1926

Feb. 7, 1927

Mar. 12, 1927

Mar. 21, 1927

Apr. 21, 1927

May 10, 1927

May 20, 1927

May 24, 1927

June 5, 1927

June 12, 1927

Sept. 9, 1927

Oct. 4, 1927

Oct. 14, 1927

Jan. 12, 1928

Jan. 15, 1928

June 30, 1928

July 6, 1928

Nov. 19, 1928

Jan. 22, 1929

Feb. 27, 1929

Mar. 16, 1929

Apr. 3, 1929

Apr. 26, 1929

June 12, 1929

July 2, 1929

July 7, 1929

July 11, 1929

July 15, 1929

Feb. 14, 1930

June 7, 1931

Nov. 22, 1931

Dec. 26, 1932

Apr. 2, 1933

May 13, 1933

May 17, 1933

May 21, 1933

May 27, 1933

July 15, 1934

Dec. 1, 1934

Jan. 10, 1935

Feb. 15, 1935

Feb. 26, 1935

May 5, 1935

May 11, 1935

May 13, 1935

May 29, 1935

June 20, 1935

July 5, 1935

July 25, 1935

Feb. 29, 1936

Sept. 16, 1936

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.7

11.36

14.41

14.74

18.6

25.7

30.77

16.4

18.7

20.4

27.10

21.9

20.3

19.4

20.8

15.8

18.7

17.6

15.2

17.4

14.8

26.96

23.5

22.9

17.3

16.9

23.90

18.3

15.3

14.5

16.6

18.1

16.7

19.0

23.8

19.0

21.7

18.2

18.3

15.2

19.4

15.7

24.32

14.20

10.36

15.86

15.9

16.1

24.29

16.2

14.9

14.7

11.80

14.7

15.8

14.7

15.9

19.3

19.80

15.5

16.1

17.3

15.0

18.7

24.81

16.3

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

2.3

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

.7

.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,480

4,530

6,130

7,040

9,390

21,300

37,300

6,560

9,650

11,200

25,200

13,600

11,100

10,800

12,200

7,110

9,000

8,530

6,930

3,790

6,410

24,900

15,600

14,500

3,290

7,970

16,000

9,350

6,760

6,380

7,730

9,060

7,810

9,100

15,000

9,750

13,000

9,030

9,120

6,690

10,800

7,330

17,500

6,240

3,560

7,980

7,820

8,060

17,300

7,740

6,860

6,620

4,710

6,340

7,110

6,340

7,180

10,000

10 , 000

6,900

7,330

8,290

6,550

9,480

18,800

7,050

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Jan. 21, 1937

July 13, 1937

Jan. 24, 1938

Jan. 26, 1938

Apr. 8, 1938

Apr. 11, 1938

Mar. 14, 1939

Apr. 17, 1939

Mar. 3, 1940

June 10, 1941

Oct. 12, 1941

Feb. 8, 1942

Mar. 18, 1942

July 8, 1942

Dec. 29, 1942

Feb. 6, 1943

May 20, 1943

July 5, 1943

Mar. 17, 1944

Apr. 25, 1944

May 3, 1944

May 10, 1945

May 18, 1945

June 18, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

June 14, 1946

June 19, 1946

Apr. 7, 1947

Apr. 30, 1947

June 8, 1947

June 19, 1947

June 30, 1947

Feb. 19, 1948

Mar. 1, 1948

Mar. 21, 1948

July 26, 1948

Jan. 17, 1949

Feb. 16, 1949

Feb. 21, 1949

Jan. 25, 1950

Mar. 2, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

June 17, 1950

June 20, 1950

July 19, 1950

Feb. 20, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

May 12, 1951

July 13, 1951

July 25, 1951

Mar. 20, 1952

June 15, 1952

June 23, 1952

Aug. 15, 1952

July 6, 1953

Mar. 27, 1954

Apr. 8, 1954

Apr. 22, 1954

June 3, 1954

Jan. 8, 1955

Feb. 21, 1955

Feb. 28, 1955

Apr. 25, 1955

June 12, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

16.32

15.32

23.90

24.93

17.3

18.0

16.0

17.47

17.30

16.96

20.6

22.44

20.9

20.8

18.1

18.6

22.17

15.9

23.95

23.8

16.8

16.7

23.3

25.50

24.55

23.3

21.6

21.0

21.74

20.5

19.0

19.0

15.5

19.5

28.05

19.2

15.8

21.00

19.5

16.1

16.7

26.4

16.1

26.40

24.7

26.37

16.76

15.76

16.07

25.80

15.50

16.72

19.65

16.40

14.64

20.58

19.05

17.12

2?. 50

21 .27

25.32

15.50

16.60

16.50

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

bl.3

-

-

bl.l

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

6,69C

16,50(

-

7,48(

8,44(

6,94(

8,20(

8,06(

7,30(

10,20(

13,00(

10,60(

10 , 40C

7,98(

8,38(

12,90C

6,33(

16,60C

16,20C

6,96(

6,89(

15,OOC

20,70(

17,70C

15,00(

11,60(

10,80C

12,00(

10,00(

8,70(

8,70C

6,12(

9,18(

27,90(

9,50(

6,26(

10,60(

9,02(

'6,47(

6,89(

23,20(

6,47(

23.20C

18,60(

23,20(

6,96(

6,26(

6,47(

21,50C

6,05C

6,89C

9,18C

6,68C

5,42C

10,20C

8,70C

6.40C

13,20C

11,20C

15.00C

6,05C

6.82C

6,75C

b Greater than figure shown.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 497

Peak stages and discharges of Spoon River at Seville, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

Feb. 25, 1956

July 10, 1956

Aug. 13, 1956

Jan. 23, 1957

June 15, 1957

June 14, 1958

July 4, 1958

Feb. 13, 1959

Feb. 25, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.90

17.48

16.38

15.33

14.86

23.23

20.25

-

16.00

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,330

7,500

6,680

-

5,630

14,800

9,270

11,500

6,050

Water 

year

1960

1961

Date

Oct. 6, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

Apr. 17, 1960

May 26, 1960

June 6, 1960

June 13, 1960

June 23, 1960

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.60

26.00

20.20

16.40

16.31

16.76

20.35

20.08

26.26

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,060

19,400

9,520

6,350

6,280

6,650

9,740

9,410

18,000

5705. Illinois River at Havana, 111.

Location. Lat 40°17'55", long 90°04'05", in NW£ sec> i j T .gi N. j R.g >r. , at 

highway bridge in Havana, 0.6 mile downstream from Spoon River, and at 

mile 119.9.

Drainage area. 17,700 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 424.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 64,000 

cfs for the period October 1921 to September 1927. Undefined for other 

periods because of the effects of river improvements.

Historical data. Flood of May 1943 is maximum stage known since 1840.

Remarks. Data to December 1904 taken from House Document 263, 59th Congress, 

1st session; January 1907 to March 1917, from Flood-Control Report, Illinois 

Division of Waterways, 1929; April 1917 to September 1921, October 1928 to 

September 1961, from reports of U.S. Weather Bureau. Since Jan. 17, 1900, 

flow has included diversion from Lake Michigan through Chicago Sanitary and 

Ship Canal. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Water 

year Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

1879

1880

Apr. 18-20, 1879 

May 15-18,1880

Mar. 21, 1881

a22.2 

a22.0 

a21.8

11.4

13.3

15.7 

a20.6

1892

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

Jan. 1-3,1896 

Mar. 27-29,1897 

Apr. 2, 1898 

Mar. 22, 1899 

Mar. 18, 1900

Apr. 2-4, 1901

July 24, 1902

Mar. 14, 1903

Apr. 1, 1904

12.6

16.0

18.0

13.7

17.4

15.3

19.2

17.1

19.9

1907 Jan. 27, 1907 17.6

1908 July 17, 1908 20.2

1909 May 8, 1909 15.2

1910 Mar. 15, 1910 14.4

From floodmarks. 

b From fragmentary gage-height record.

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

Mar. 1, 1911

Apr. 4, 1912

Apr. 4, 1913

Apr. 15, 1914

Aug. 10, 1915

Jan. 31, 1916 

June 17, 1917 

Feb. 24-27, 1918 

Mar. 27, 1919 

Apr. 26-28,1920

May 5, 1921 

Apr. 20, 1922 

Mar. 27-29,1923 

Aug. 25, 1924 

Mar.27-30,1925

Sept.19, 1926 

Oct.11-14,1926 

Dec. 19, 1927 

Apr. 5, 1929 

Mar. 4, 1930

June 14-17,1931 

Jan. 23-26,1932 

May 23, 1933 

Oct. 31, 1933 

Apr. 15, 1934 

May 17, 1935

Mar. 3, 1936

May 6-9, 1937

Apr. 15, 1938

12.3

17.2

20.2

13.1

14.9

19.8

17.3

15.3

18.6

19.7

13.9

22.4

14.3

18.7

14.0

19.3

23.1

18.1

19.5

16.5

11.7

15.0

23.1

9.8

9.8

20.0

18.0

16.5

19.2

65,000

29,300

45,100

28,300

46,000

74,600
498 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Illinois River at Havana, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Mar. 20, 1939

Mar. 7, 1940

June 17, 1941

Feb. 19, 1942

May 25, 1943

Apr. 29, 1944

May 23, 1945

Jan. 13, 1946

June 13-15,1947

Mar. 24, 1948

Feb. 24-28, 1949

Apr. 30, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.9

11.8

11.0

18.7

27.3

23.3

18.2

18.6

18.7

19.8

16.6

21.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 24, 1951

Apr. 24, 1952

Mar. 24, 1953

June 6, 1954

Oct. 18, 1954

May 8, 1956

May 4-6, 1957

June 20, 1958

Feb. 19, 1959

Apr. 6, 1960

Sept. 30, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

19.3

16.6

13.0

14.3

15.0

11.9

17.6

17.00

17.70

19.95

17.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

5710. Sangamon River at Mahomet, 111.

Location. Lat 40°11'30", long 88°24'00", in NE^SW^ sec. 15, T.2T N., R.7 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 150 in Mahomet, 

0.7 mile upstream from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway 

bridge.

Drainage area. 356 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 21, 1948; recording thereafter, 

gage is 665.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Datum of

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Mar. 21, 1948

Apr. 8, 1948

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 15, 1949

Feb. 23, 1949

May 24, 1949

Dec. 23, 1949

Jan. 4, 1950

Jan. 11, 1950

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 15, 1950

Apr. 5, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

June 20, 1950

July 4, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Feb. 13, 1951

Feb. 22, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

July 10, 1951

Nov. 15, 1951

Apr. 14, 1952

June 23, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.51

9.9

11.2

11.95

9.9

9.5

16.63

13.2

11.8

14.4

13.8

12.9

14.5

13.6

11.8

14.1

11.89

10.63

16.88

10.60

15.22

10.81

11.10

12.92

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,400

1,740

2,240

2,580

1,740

1,600

8,200

3,440

2,470

4,500

3,960

3,200

4,590

3,780

2,320

3,960

2,520

1,400

9,100

1,950

5,250

1,910

2,150

3,200

Water 

year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 16, 1953

Apr. 2, 1953

Apr. 12, 1954

May 30, 1955

May 28, 1956

July 18, 1956

Apr. 12, 1957

Apr. 28, 1957

May 15, 1957

June 29. 1957

July 14, 1957

June 14, 1958

July 11, 1958

Aug. 2, 1958

Aug. 8, 1958

Feb. 11, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

June 23, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

May 8, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.06

11.84

7.73

9.42

19.96

10.29

11.19

15.29

12.35

10.61

10.41

13.89

11.42

13.82

11.00

17.51

12.22

13.01

13.84

13.40

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,760

2,470

1,020

1,340

14,600

1,670

2,100

5,850

2,830

1,840

1,760

4,100

1,910

4,000

1,740

7,600

2,480

3,200

4,000

3,600
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 499

5715. Goose Creek near De Land, 111.

Location. Lat 40°05'40", long 88°37'52", in NW^ sec.22, T.19 N. , R.5 E. , on 

right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles southeast of De 

Land and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 47.3 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 663.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 300 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

June 28, 1951

July 9, 1951

Nov. 13, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

June 22, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

Mar. 31, 1953

June 7, 1954

June 11, 1955

May 28, 1956

Oage 

height 

(feet)

9.17

10.52

6.75

7.03

8.06

10.01

7.71

11.21

6.63

6.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

559

863

317

333

438

788

415

1,400

347

326

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

Date

Apr. 27, 1957

June 28, 1957

June 11, 1958

June 13, 1958

June 17, 1958

July 11, 1958

July 15, 1958

Aug. 2, 1958

Jan. 30, 1959

Feb. 10, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.3£

6.1?

8.84

6.3f

6.06

11.77

6.62

7.94

_

12.13

Discharge 

(cfs)

482

339

755

370

340

2,890

390

590

320

3,340

5720. Sangamon River at Monticello, 111.

Location. --Lat 40°01'40" , long 88°35'25" , in SW^ sec. 12 , T.18 N. , R.5 E. , 

center of span on downstream side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 

a mile west of Monticello.

at 

half

Drainage area. 550 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 625.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,800 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1915

Date

May 14, 1908

Feb. 25, 1909

Apr. 14, 1909

Apr. 22, 1909

July 12, 19O9

Jan. 21, 1910

Jan. 14, 1911

Jan. 28, 1911

Apr. 16, 1911

Nov. 20, 1911

Feb. 27, 1912

Mar. 20, 1912

Mar. 29, 1912

Apr. 20, 1912

Apr. 30, 1912

Mar. 25, 1913

Aug. 1, 1915

Aug. 17, 1915

Aug. 21, 1915

Sept. 20, 1915

Oage 

height 

(feet)

15.36

11.2

11.1

10.6

15.12

10.23

alo.4

10.0

10.11

10.2

10.8

14.31

12.2

10.3

12.0

17.7

13.87

11.9

12.4

10.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,600

3,120

2,880

2,430

9,120

2,120

_

1,840

2,020

2,120

2,760

7,840

4,160

2,220

4,120

16,700

5,990

2,800

3,530

1,860

Water 

year

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

Date

Jan. 5, 1916

Jan. 24, 1916

Jan. 31, 1916

June 9, 1917

Feb. 14, 1918

June 25, 1918

Dec. 25, 1918

Mar. 18, 1919

June 25, 1919

Mar. 15, 1920

Mar. 28, 1920

Apr. 21, 1920

May 13, 1920

May 18, 1920

May 27, 1921

Sept. 4, 1921

Apr. 13, 1922

Mar. 16, 1923

May 14, 1923

Oage 

height 

(feet)

10.5

11.1

13. 8-?

12.16

14. 5C

11.7

10.9

13.2

15. 2C

11.2

11.0

15.17

10.8

13.3

10.6

10.5

13.45

13.42

13.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,860

2,340

6,580

3,830

8,100

3,080

2,160

5,440

9,020

2,500

2,250

9,750

2,O9O

5,620

1,930

1,980

5,820

5,250

5,440

a Backwater from ice, greater than 0,5 ft.
500 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Sangamon River at Monticello, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

Date

May 18, 1923

Aug. 11, 1923

Dec. 8, 1923

Dec. 14, 1923

Feb. 7, 1924

Mar. 31, 1924

June 8, 1924

June 30, 1924

Aug. 21, 1924

Aug. 25, 1924

Sept. 2, 1924

Feb. 9, 1925

Mar. 19, 1925

Feb. 27, 1926

Apr. 8, 1926

Sept. 7, 1926

Sept. 28, 1926

Oct. 4, 1926

Nov. 18, 1926

Feb. 3, 1927

Mar. 22, 1927

Apr. 4, 1927

Apr. 21, 1927

May 21, 1927

May 27, 1927

June 5, 1927

Dec. 1, 1927

Dec. 10, 1927

Jan. 23, 1929

Mar. 18, 1929

Apr. 3, 1929

Apr. 11, 1929

May 6, 1929

May 20, 1929

July 7, 1929

Jan. 4, 1930

Jan. 15, 1930

Feb. 26, 1930

Apr. 24, 1930

Sept. 19, 1931

Jan. 19, 1932

Mar. 19, 1933

Apr. 3, 1933

May 12, 1933

May 23, 1933

Apr. 1, 1934

Jan. 12, 1935

May 6, 1935

May 12, 1935

June 21, 1935

Feb. 26, 1936

May 4, 1936

Nov. 3, 1936

Dec. 31, 1936

Jan. 9, 1937

Jan. 15, 1937

June 17, 1937

June 28, 1937

Mar. 18, 1938

Mar. 26, 1938

Mar. 31, 1938

Apr. 9, 1938

June 11, 1938

June 29, 1938

Feb. 14, 1939

Feb. 22, 1939

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.3

12.3

11.3

11.7

11.2

11.2

10.9

13.3

13.41

11.9

10.5

10.8

10.90

10.9

13.4

13.3

12.7

18.50

11.8

12.0

13.6

11.8

13.8

12.2

11.3

11.0

12.96

12.6

12.9

11.2

11.2

12.6

11.0

11.4

15.11

11.6

11.6

11.3

11.0

10.53

10.22

13.1

11.5

14.42

11.7

8.26

12.04

11.3

12.1

11.1

14.22

11.6

11.2

10.8

12.1

12.0

11.2

12.37

12.1

12.0

12.6

12.86

11.4

11.3

12.2

13.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,610

3,980

2,550

3,080

2,440

2,440

2,160

5,610

5,250

3,380

1,860

2,080

2,060

2,330

5,800

5,580

4,630

19,000

3,320

3,600

6,180

3,320

6,580

3,880

2,670

2,250

5,000

4,330

4,940

2,350

2,350

4,200

2,060

2,460

9,500

2,810

2,810

2,460

2,060

1,740

1,530

5,200

2,530

7,920

2,780

704

3,130

2,300

3,360

2,090

7,400

2,650

2,190

1,820

3,360

3,210

2,190

3,730

3,360

3,210

4,200

4,930

2,410

2,300

3,520

5,000

Water 

year

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Mar. 13, 1939

Apr. 17, 1939

Mar. 5, 1940

June 15, 1941

Oct. 9, 1941

Nov. 3, 1941

Nov. 7, 1941

Feb. 6, 1942

Mar. 19, 1942

Apr. 10, 1942

Nov. 11, 1942

Nov. 25, 1942

Dec. 30, 1942

Feb. 6, 1943

Mar. 17, 1943

May 13, 1943

May 18, 1943

June 17, 1943

Aug. 6, 1943

Apr. 13, 1944

Apr. 25, 1944

May 24, 1944

Apr. 2, 1945

Apr. 14, 1945

May 19, 1945

June 19, 1945

Dec. 31, 1945

Jan. 8, 1946

Feb. 14, 1946

Mar. 18, 1946

May 5, 1946

June 20, 1946

May 2, 1947

June 10, 1947

Mar. 1, 1948

Mar. 23, 1948

Jan. 29, 1949

Feb. 15, 1949

Feb. 25, 1949

Dec. 23, 1949

Jan. 4, 1950

Jan. 16, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 16, 1950

Apr. 6, 1950

Apr. 27, 1950

June 22, 1950

July 5, 1950

Jan. 5, 1951

Feb. 21, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

July 9, 1951

July 12, 1951

Nov. 16, 1951

Apr. 16, 1952

Apr. 24, 1952

June 25, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

Apr. 3, 1953

June 8, 1954

May 31, 1955

May 29, 1956

Apr. 29, 1957

May 16, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.99

13.0

11.88

10.89

12.1

11.9

11.5

12.98

12.8

11.2

11.2

11.9

12.7

11.5

11.6

12.6

17.67

11.2

12.7

15.26

13.5

12.0

11.3

11.3

11.4

12.09

11.4

12.3

11.2

11.4

11.5

12.96

12.62

12.3

11.6

12.68

12.3

12.65

11.7

14.77

13.2

13.7

13.2

12.5

13.2

12.6

12.0

12.5

12.00

15.00

11.74

12.71

13.53

11.81

11.82

11.61

12.52

11.66

12.17

13.04

10.88

16.56

14.48

12.30

Discharge 

(cfs)

11,900

5,000

3,000

1,670

3,290

2,910

2,240

5,000

4,620

1,890

1,980

2,910

4,430

2,240

2,390

4,240

16,600

1,890

4,430

10,000

5,800

3,100

1,960

1,960

2,110

3,290

2,060

3,670

1,860

2,110

2,170

5,000

4,050

3,330

1,940

3,640

2,920

3,460

2,050

8,600

4,740

5,860

4,740

3,350

4,740

3,540

2,480

3,350

2,480

9,100

2,010

3,730

5,390

2,010

2,150

1,890

3,350

2,010

2,820

4,320

1,370

13,600

7,850

2,990
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 501

Peak stages and discharges of Sangaraon River at Monticello, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

Date

June 29, 1957

June 11, 1958

June 16, 1958

July 12, 1958

Aug. 3, 1958

Aug. 8, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.15

13.46

14.16

14.65

13.61

12.45

17.49

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,480

3,230

4,250

4,880

3,370

2,110

11,200

Water 

year

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 1, 1960

June 25, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

May 8, 1961

June 9, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.30

13.70

14.74

17.40

12.18

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,970

3,510

5,060

11,000

1,860

5721. Wildcat Creek tributary near Monticello, 111.

Location. Lat 40°01'37", long 88°38'24", in SW^SE^ sec.9, T.18 N. , P.5 E., at 

culvert on State Highway 47, 3.6 miles west of Monticello.

Drainage area. 0.100 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Oct. 6, 1955 

June 17, 1957 

May 15, 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.56 

12.58 

13.67 

12.81

Discharge 

(cfs)

28 

30 

64 

36

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 23, 1960 

May 8, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12. 9E 

E14.74

Discharge 

(cfs)

40.4 

16

a Backwater from debris.

5725. Sangamon River near Oakley, 111.

Location. Lat 39°55'09", long 88°48'09", in SE^NE^ sec.24, T.17 N., R.3 E., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge, 2.4 miles downstream from 

Friends Creek, 3 miles north of Oakley, and about 4f miles upstream from 

Lake Decatur.

Drainage area. 750 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 603.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Warren & Van Praag, Inc.).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Historical data. Flood of May 18, 1943, reached maximum stage known.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943

1951 

1952

1953 

1954

1955 

1956

Date

May 18, 1943 

July 13, 1951 

June 26, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953 

Apr. 2, 1953

June 10, 1954

June 12, 1955 

May 30, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a21.85 

14.97 

14.00

13.98 

14.09

14.00

13.35 

17.72

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,500 

3,020

3,020 

3,140

3,020

2,390 

11,800

Water 

year

1957 

1958

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 30, 1957

June 17, 1958 

July 13, 1958 

Aug. 5, 1958

Feb. 11, 1959

Apr. 2, 1960 

June 26, 1960

Apr. 26, 1961 

May 9, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

16.20

14.66 

15.82 

14.27

18.45 

14.50

15.80 

18.85

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,400

4,200 

6,150 

3,370

13,700

3,650 

3,950

6,150 

15,300

a From floodmark.
502 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5740. South Fork Sangamon River near Nokomis, 111.

Location. Lat 39°21'12", long 89°15'05", in NE^SE^ sec.36, T.ll N., R.2 W. , on 

right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from small 

tributary, and 4.0 miles northeast of Nokomis.

Drainage area. 10.8 sq mi.

Gage.--Record ing. 

1929.

Datum of gage is 641.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 600 cfs 

and extended above on basis of estimate made by slope-area study.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 330 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951 a/

t

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Feb. 6, 1951

Feb. 16, 1951

Feb. 20, 1951

Mar. 17, 1951

Apr. 6, 1951

Apr. 11, 1951

June 27, 1951

June 28, 1951

Feb. 4, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Apr. 12, 1952

Mar. 31, 1953

June 1, 1954

July 1, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

Aug. 9, 1956

Apr. 3, 1957

Apr. 26, 1957

June 14, 1957

June 28, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.85

7.56

5.56

5.54

10.94

8.69

6.44

10.73

7.43

7.39

5.48

5.31

5.75

8.97

7.95

8.78

7.19

7.63

10.71

14.84

Discharge 

(cfs)

607

511

351

343

1,510

599

415

1,390

495

495

343

327

367

640

398

570

364

417

1,390

8,600

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 14, 1957

July 16, 1957

July 17, 1957

Aug. 3, 1957

Dec. 19, 1957

June 10, 1958

July 27, 1958

July 31, 1958

Nov. 25, 1958

Jan. 21, 1959

Feb. 9, 1959

Mar. 15, 1959

Aug. 4, 1959

Aug. 6, 1959

Aug. 18, 1959

Mar. 27, 1960

May 25, 1960

June 21, 1960

June 23, 1960

July 1, 1960

Sept. 9, 1960

May 8, 1961

Oage 

height 

(feet)

6.97

8.53

8.52

11.10

8.38

8.53

9.24

11.87

8.01

9.40

11.62

9.04

9.65

11.81

9.02

9.69

9.01

10.62

10.40

8.62

7.52

9.15

Discharge 

(cfs)

340

590

590

1,650

570

590

780

2,280

413

587

1,270

529

622

1,380

516

641

529

860

805

480

363

556

a December 1950 to September 1951.

5745. Flat Branch near Taylorville, 111.

Location. Lat 39°33'14", long 89°15'12", in SE^SE^ sec.24, T.13 Y. , R.2 W., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 29, 1.4 miles east 

of Taylorville, and 1.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. 

1929.

Datum of gage is 562.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Stage-discharge relation. Defined-by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,400 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951

Date

Dec. 23, 1949

Jan. 5, 195O

Jan. 11, 1950

Jan. 14, 1950

Feb. 15, 1950

Feb. 23, 1950

Apr. 5, 1950

June 15, 1950

June 20, 1950

July 4, 1950

Feb. 9, 1951

Feb. 22, 1951

Oage

height 

(feet)

-

16.77

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10.90

12.22

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,400

9,400

2,500

3,080

2,000

1,740

1,800

4,160

2,230

2,600

1,440

2,310

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Mar. 19, 1951

Apr. 8, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

June 29, 1951

Apr. 14, 1952

June 23, 1952

Apr. 3, 1953

Apr. 17, 1954

July 16, 1955

Oage 

height 

(feet)

11.09

11.22

12.10

16.02

11.01

11.81

9.30

8.55

11.57

Discharge 

(cfs)

.1,560

1,620

2,230

7,350

1,500

2,000

660

457

1,860
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 503

Peak stages and discharges of Flat Branch near Taylorville, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

Date

Aug. 3, 1956

Apr. 6, 1957 

Apr. 29, 1957 

June 15, 1957

June 29, 1957

July 17, 1957

Dec. 22, 1957 

Aug. 1, 1958

Qage 

height 

(feet)

11.66

12.45 

12.95 

15.89

19.55

11.75

11.25 

15.05

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,930

2,340 

2,810 

6,350

13,000

2,000

1,700 

5,000

Water 

year

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 11, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960 

May 27, 1960 

June 21, 1960

June 24, 1960

May 10, 1961 

July 29, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

15.47

12.51 

11.18 

11.67

14.63

13.17 

12.89

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,750

2,410 

1,700 

1,950

4,460

3,000 

2,720

5755. South Pork Sangamon River at Kincaid, 111.

(Published as "near Taylorville" prior to May 1917, and as "at 

powerplant, near Taylorville" May 1917 to October 1929)

Location. Lat 39°34'40", long 89°23'30", in SW^NE^ sec.14, T.13 N., R.3 W. , on 

right bank 200 ft upstream from Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway bridge, 

300 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 104, 1 mile southeast of Kincaid, 

and 6 miles downstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 510 sq mi.

1_. Nonrecording prior to July 18, 1945; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage "near Taylorville" changed by an unknown amount Aug. 8, 1914. May 1917 

to Sept. 30, 1930, at railroad bridge 200 ft downstream, and Aug. 17, 1931, 

to Nov. 21, 1933, at highway bridge 300 ft downstream, both at present datum. 

Datum of Kincaid gage is 538.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps 

of Engineers bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data. At Kincaid, the flood of January 1916 reached a stage of 

27.3 ft, from statements by local residents.

Remarks. Peaks prior to 1917 are for site "near Taylorsville." Gage height 

listed for 1909 peak has been adjusted by +2.0 ft to refer it to datum used 

September 1909 to December 1912. Base for partial-duration series, 2,800 

cfs. Only annual peaks are shown prior to 1917.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

Date

May 6, 1908

July 8, 1909

Jan. 20, May 25,

1910

Sept. 30, 1911

Mar. 17, 1912

Aug. 22, 1915

Jan. 31, 1916

June 6, 1917

Feb. 12, 1918

May 10, 1918

June 5, 1919

Mar. 28, 1920

May 19, 1920

June 2, 1920

Mar. 30, 1921

Nov. 22, 1921

Mar. 15, 1922

Mar. 21, 1922

Apr. 2, 1922

Apr. 9, 1922

Apr. 18, 1922

Mar. 19, 1923

Qage 

height 

(feet)

-

12.2

11.0

15.9

12.7

14.8

16.1

26.88

18.2

18.4

16.32

18.2

19.5

19.1

16.85

18.6

26.60

19.5

22.3

24.9

23.6

21.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,300

2,060

1,700

4,140

2,540

7,150

9,660

14,100

3,760

3,920

2,600

3,640

4,800

4,230

2,720

3,880

13,500

4,510

7,510

15,600

10,700

6,900

Water 

year

1924

1925

1926

1927

1929

1930

1932

1933

Date

Dec. 15, 1923

Feb. 2, 1924

Mar. 31, 1924

Mar. 17, 1925

Apr. 10, 1926

Sept. 6, 1926

Sept. 12, 1926

Oct. 3, 1926

Feb. 3, 1927

Mar. 21, 1927

Apr. 2, 1927

Apr. 17, 1927

May 12, 1927

May 21, 1927

May 26, 1927

May 31, 1927

June 14, 1927

Jan. 23, 1929

Mar. 17, 1929

May 4, 1929

May 15, 1929

July 16, 1929

Jan. 16, 1930

Aug. 17, 1932

Jan. 24, 1933

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.10

17.4

17.2

17.15

18.0

16.8

21.75

26.5

19.5

21.8

21.3

20.0

18.6

19.1

24.3

21.2

17.1

17.7

17.7

20.4

23.4

16.8

21.50

14.01

17.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,000

3,570

3,250

3,410

3,520

2,850

6,720

13,300

4,780

6,710

6,220

5,320

4,000

4,510

13,200

6,400

3,000

3,360

3,340

5,210

8,280

2,850

6,700

1,470

3,580
504 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of South Fork Sangamon River at Kincaid, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1933

1943

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Apr, 3, 1933

May 17, 1933

May 27, 1933

May 19, 1943

Apr. 3, 1945

June 19, 1945

Aug. 17, 1946

Nov. 4, 1946

Apr. 27, 1947

May I, 1947

June 8, 1947

June 22, 1947

Mar. 25, 1948

Jan. 25, 1949

Feb. 17, 1949

Feb. 24, 1949

Jan. 6, 1950

Jan. 15, 1950

Feb. 15, 1950

Feb. 25, 1950

Apr. 6, 1950

June 16, 1950

Feb. 21, 1951

Oage 

height 

(feet)

16.8

17.76

17.6

26.7

19.63

17.9

16.45

17.3

17.5

20.2

23.14

17.1

19.08

17.5

19.44

16.6

23.53

20.3

17.6

16.7

16.8

20.2

18.73

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,060

3,710

3,520

25,000

4,970

3,460

2,800

3,320

3,450

5,270

7,920

3,060

4,610

3,520

4,820

2,930

8,400

5,250

3,400

2,860

2,920

5,160

4,090

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 14, 1951

June 30, 1951

Apr. 15, 1952

Apr. 4, 1953

Apr. 18, 1954

July 19, 1955

Aug. 6, 1956

Apr. 8, 1957

Apr, 29, 1957

June 16, 1957

June 29, 1957

July 18, 1957

Aug. 2, 1958

Feb. 12, 1959

Aug. 7, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960

June 26, 1960

May 11, 1961

July 31, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.73

22.72

15.84

13.17

11.75

14.77

14.57

18.38

20.60

24.63

30.02

17.78

25.84

22.10

17.63

20.16

20.50

19.29

18.02

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,060

7,590

2,370

1,110

749

1,600

1,550

4,270

5,720

9,900

21,500

3,910

11,900

6,510

3,060

4,560

4,800

3,910

3,100

5760. South Pork Sangamon River near Rochester, 111.

Location. Lat 39 0 45'50", long 89°33'45", in NWpSE^ sec.8, T.15 N., R.4 W., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 29, 200 ft downstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge, and 1.1 miles northwest of 

Rochester.

Drainage area. 809 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 511.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Since May 19, 1950, auxiliary nonrecording gage at bridge 1 mile upstream, and prior to May 19, 1950, auxiliary nonrecording gage at bridge 

4 miles downstream.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Diversion above station for municipal supply at Springfield beginning 

Apr. 14, 1955. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Jan. 8, 1950

July 2, 1951

June 23, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

Apr. 6, 1953

Apr. 15, 1954

May 29, 1955

June 3, 1956

Gage 

height 

(feet)

25.43

25.24

19.80

-

15.96

9.83

16.14

17.37

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,950

7,160

3,080

1,230

-

971

2,330

-

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 10, 1956

July 1, 1957

Aug. 3, 1958

Feb. 13, 1959

Apr. 2, 1960

June 25, 1960

May 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

28.36

28.14

24.28

-

23.50

22.73

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,150

18,100

14,300

a6,000

5,300

-

4,360
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 505

5765. Sangamon River at Riverton, 111.

Location. Lat 39 0 50'34", long 89°32'52", in NE£ sec.16, T.16 N., R.4 W., near 

center of span on upstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 36 at Riverton, 

4f miles downstream from South Pork.

Drainage area. 2,560 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Prior to Aug. 14, 1934, on Wabash Railway bridge 1,450 ft 

downstream at datum 5.61 ft lower. Datum of gage is 508.38'ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data. The high water of 1875 is said to have been about half a foot 

lower than high water of 1883.

Remarks. Some regulation at municipal reservoirs at Decatur (since 1922) and 

at Springfield (since 1934). Base for partial-duration series, 6,500 cfs. 

Only annual peaks are shown after 1950.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1883

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

Date

- .

May 9, 1908

Apr. 23, 1909

July 15, 1909

Jan. 21, 1910

Jan. 16, 1911

Apr. 15, 1911

Sept. 30, 1911

Feb. 28, 1912

Mar. 23, 1912

Apr. 19, 1912

Apr. 30, 1912

Feb. 6, 1915

May 30, 1915

July 14, 1915

Aug. 24, 1915

Jan. 22, 1916

Feb. 2, 1916

Mar. 15, 1917

June 6, 1917

Feb. 14, 1918

Feb. 19, 1918

May 11, 1918

Mar. 23, 1919

June 6, 1919

June 29, 1919

Mar. 20, 1920

Mar. 29, 1920

Apr. 21, 1920

May 14, 1920

June 3, 1920

Mar. 30, 1921

Apr. 28, 1921

Nov. 25, 1921

Mar. 17, 1922

Apr. 11, 1922

Mar. 20, 1923

June 28, 1924

Dec. 26, 1924

Mar. 20, 1925

Apr. 9, 1926

Oage 

height 

(feet)

a32

26.52

22.6

24.31

21.20

21.6

21.0

27.22

22.0

25.30

21.5

24.6

21.0

23.2

21.2

26.85

22.2

28.03

23.4

27.80

22.9

21.8

22.83

21.7

21.1

23.37

21.6

22.6

22.2

25.32

23.1

22.5

22.1

21.2

27.6

28.22

23.62

22.90

C22.3

23.31

25.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

19,100

9,270

13,200

7,020

8,010

7,060

21,200

8,300

b!5,800

7,580

14,000

7,180

10,700

7,450

18,600

8,780

23,800

11,100

23,100

9,880

8,010

9,980

8,010

6,930

11,100

8,010

9,620

8,540

15,800

10 , 300

9,080

8,370

6,970

22,500

22,700

11,000

9,500

8,200

10,200

15,200

Water 

year

1926

1927

1929

1930

1931

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

Date

June 18, 1926

Sept. 11, 1926

Oct. 4, 1926

Nov. 29, 1926

Feb. 6, 1927

Mar. 21, 1927

Apr. 6, 1927

Apr. 21, 1927

May 11, 1927

May 29, 1927

June 14, 1927

Jan. 25, 1929

Apr. 14, 1929

Apr. 23, 1929

May 5, 1929

May 20, 1929

June 14, 1929

July 12, 1929

Jan. 19, 1930

Feb. 28, 1930

July 5, 1931

Apr. 3, 1933

May 16, 1933

Sept. 30, 1934

May 16, 1935

Feb. 28, 1936

Jan. 17, 1937

Feb. 9, 1937

Feb. 23, 1937

June 17, 1937

Apr. 2, 1938

Apr. 10, 1938

Feb. 13, 1939

Feb. 22, 1939

Mar. 15, 1939

Apr. 22, 1939

May 6, 1940

June 16, 1941

Nov. 10, 1941

Feb. 8, 1942

Apr. 13, 1942

July 14, 1942

Nov. 25, 1942

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.9

30.15

32.04

22.3

23.8

25.5

25.0

25.5

22.2

26.1

22.9

24.0

23.6

22.5

23.5

24.80

21.1

23.0

d23.6

22.52

11.53

24.2

26.05

- 15.59

18.98

19.38

19.63

16.1

16.6

18.1

20.0

21.86

16.1

17.7

23.36

18.0

10.60

13.13

19.1

20.83

16.3

19.5

17.8

Discharge 

(cfs) '

6,570

32,900

41,000

8,560

11,200

14,800

13,800

14,800

8,400

16,400

9,530

11,400

11,500

9,240

11,300

14,000

7,100

10,100

10,300

9,800

1,040

13,000

18 , 700

2,540

12,700

13,300

13,800

6,680

7,430

10,700

16,400

21,000

6,680

9,600

25,900

10,400

2,840

4,260

13,700

17,400

6,950

14,800

9,800

a About. b Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 21,200 cfs at 

12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, 1911; stage falling. c Backwater from ice, 0.3 ft. d Backwater from ice, 0.5 ft.
506 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Sangamon River at Riverton, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

Dec. 30, 1942

Mar. 21, 1943

May 19, 1943

June 9, 1943

Apr. 12, 1944

Apr. 25, 1944

Apr. 5, 1945

Apr. 16, 1945

May 18, 1945

June 18, 1945

Jan. 8, 1946

Feb. 20, 1946

May 8, 1946

May 19, 1946

Nov. 5, 1946

May 3, 1947

June 9, 1947

June 22, 1947

Mar. 27, 1948

Qage 

height 

(feet)

18.7

16.9

31.52

16.3

21.7

23.89

20.36

16.9

16.2

18.7

17.59

16.5

16.1

16.4

18.0

18.8

19.94

17.1

19.07

Discharge 

(cfs)

12,500

8,000

68 , 700

6,950

21,800

30 , 600

17,600

8,000

6,810

12 , 500

9,400

7,260

6,680

7,100

10,400

12 , 800

16,100

8,400

13,700

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Jan. 30, 1949

Feb. 23, 1949

Dec. 28, 1949

Jan. 16, 1950

Jan. 30, 1950

Feb. 18, 1950

Apr. .10, 1950

June 21, 1950

June 29, 1951

Apr. 15, 1952

Apr. 6, 1953

June 12, 1954

May 29, 1955

June 3, 1956

July 1, 1957

Aug. 4, 1958

Feb. 14, 1959

June 23, 1960

May 11, 1961

Qage 

height 

( feet )

18.70

18.5

19.1

21.69

17.6

17.5

17.6

19.0

23.46

17.73

-

8.85

13.49

17.04

21.94

21.36

21.33

20.63

21.21

Discharge 

(cfs)

12 , 500

11,900

13,700

21,800

9,400

9,200

9,400

13,400

29,000

9,600

5,500

1,830

4,520

8,200

22,600

20,600

20,300

18,200

20,000

5775. Spring Creek near Springfield, 111.

Location. Lat 39"48"57", long 89°41'57", in NW^NE^ sec.30, T.16 N., R.5 W. , on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 125, 0.8 mile downstream from Chicago and North Western Railway bridge, and 1.9 miles west of 

intersection of Jefferson Street (Highway 125) and MacArthur Boulevard in 

Springfield.

Drainage area. 107 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Dec. 22, 1948; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 524.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 600 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

July 26, 1948

Jan. 27, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 3, 1950

Feb. 7, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Apr. 29, 1951

June 28, 1951

Apr. 23, 1952

July 2, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

Aug. 19, 1954

May 28, 1955

Aug. 1, 1956

Aug. 10, 1956

Apr. 4, 1957

Apr. 9, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

9.05

8.14

8.4

8.85

8.2

8.7

8.0

8.08

9.70

8.83

12.16

-

8.45

5.43

5.50

8.42

9.11

8.93

7.73

7.96

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,050

639

729

855

667

823

613

639

1,040

725

3,030

-

729

217

225

729

905

835

880

975

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 20, 1957

Apr. 24, 1957

May 13, 1957

May 17, 1957

June 15, 1957

July 14, 1957

June 10, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 27, 1958

Aug. 2, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Aug. 6, 1959

Sept. 26, 1959

Oct. 5, 1959

Oct. 11, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 16, 1960

June 21, 1960

June 23, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

May 8, 1961

July 30, 1961

Aug. 3, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

8.17

10.02

7.89

9.22

8.78

8.74

11.13

8.85

8.46

9.42

10.76

10.50

10.06

8.91

9.97

12.70

9.73

9.31

11.87

8.48

9.18

8.44

8.84

8.09

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,090

3,000

950

950

1,600

1,560

3,320

920

695

1,300

3,230

2,480

2,220

1,070

2,060

6,750

2,280

1,800

5,130

820

1,300

790

1,040

605
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 507

5777. Sangamon River tributary at Andrew, 111.

Location. Lat 39°53'45", long 89°38'50", near center of sec.27, T.17 N., 

R.5 W., at culvert on Andrew road, 0.5 mile west of Andrew.

Drainage area. 1.49 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Apr. 28, 1956 

Apr. 24, 1957 

June 10, 1958 

Jan. 20, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.24 

14.46 

16.15 

12.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

117 

325 

530

148

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Mar. 29, 1960 

May 7, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.47 

15.14

Discharge 

(cfs)

448 

409

5785. Salt Creek near Rowell, 111. 

(Published as "near Kenney" 1908-13)

Location.--Lat 40 0 06'54", long 89°02'57", in NE^-SE^ sec. 11, T.19 N. , R.I E. , on 

right bank at downstream side of county highway bridge, half a mile upstream 

from U.S. Highway 54, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Illinois Central 

Railroad bridge and Ten Mile Creek, and 3.2 miles northwest of Rowell.

Drainage area. 334 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to November 1942; recording thereafter. D^tum of 

gage is 610.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark). Prior to January 1913, at site 6| miles downstream at datum 

603.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data.--The flood of October 1926 reached a stage of about 17| ft at 

the site of the former station near Kenney, or about ij ft higher than flood 

of May 18, 1943. The high water of 1882 is said to have been about 1 ft 

lower than that of the 1926 flood.

Remarks. Peaks prior to 1943 are for station "near Kenney." Base for partialduration series, 1,300 cfs. Only annual peaks are shown prior to 1943.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

May 13, 1908

Feb. 24, 1909

Jan. 21, 1910

Sept. 25, 1911

Mar. 19, 1912

Nov. 25, 1942

Dec. 29, 1942

May 13, 1943

May 18, 1943

Aug. 5, 1943

Apr. 12, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

June 19, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

May 5, 1946

June 14, 1946

June 21, 1946

May 2, 1947

June 10, 1947

July 1, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.0

8.5

9.0

9.8

13.0

19.0

17.8

18.50

24.77

20.25

22.94

21.7

16.58

18.83

17.1

16.7

16.9

17.36

16.6

17.2

16.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,840

2,190

2,430

2,850

4,680

2,520

2,010

2,500

12,400

4,460

8,850

6,720

1,380

3,040

1,710

1,380

1,460

1,600

1,320

1,520

1,320

Water 

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Mar. 21, 1948

July 26, 1948

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 23, 1949

Dec. 23, 1949

Jan. 6, 1950

Jan. 15, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 15, 1950

Apr. 5, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

June 21, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Feb. 22, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

June 28, 1951

July 9, 1951

Aug. 29, 1951

Apr. 15, 1952

June 22, 1952

June 24, 1952

Mar. 17, 1953

Apr. 2, 1953

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.70

16.8

17.76

17.1

21.77

17.8

20. E

19. S

17.4

20.3

20.7

18.0

16.76

23.23

18.07

17.60

19.42

17.34

18.41

18. £2

19.29

17. C4

18.35

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,480

1,320

1,810

1,440

6,890

1,810

4,810

3,970

1,590

4,530

5,110

1,930

1,320

9,390

1,990

1,690

3,290

1,540

2,210

2,700

3,170

1,400

2,210
508 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Salt Creek near Rowell, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

June 8, 1954

June 11, 1955

May 28, 1956

Apr. 28, 1957

May 12, 1957

June 18, 1957

June 12, 1958

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.80

16.75

23.67

22.45

17.43

17.35

17.77

Discharge 

(cfs)

829

1,320

10,300

7,950

2,210

1,590

1,810

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 11, 1958

Aug. 4, 1958

Feb. 11, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

June 25, 1960

Apr. 24, 1961

May 8, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

21.10

19.09

24.84

18.74

18.68

19.52

23.72

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,730

2,930

7,500

2,290

2,210

3,420

10,300

5795. Lake Fork near Cornland, III.

Location.--Lat 39°57'00", long 89°23'10", in SW£ sec.l, T.17 N., R.3 W., near 

center of span on upstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 54, 100 ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2 miles northeast of Cornland, 

8 miles downstream from Jones Fork, and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 207 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 555.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 1,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1943

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

May 1943

Mar. 24, 1948

June 27, 1948

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 22, 1949

Dec. 24, 1949

Jan. 5, 1950

Jan. 15, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Apr. 5, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

June 14, 1950

June 19, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Feb. 12, 1951

Feb. 22, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

June 29, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

Apr. 23, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

23.4

12.9

13.90

_

13.1

15.9

13.6

17.52

16.1

14.0

16.3

13.0

14.3

13.90

13.10

17.30

13.50

21.60

12.95

15.07

Discharge 

(cfs)

29,000

1,310

1,660

al,200

1,110

1,730

1,200

2,440

1,790

1,270

1,870

1,090

1,330

1,180

1,110

2,280

1,130

4,570

1,060

1,520

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 22, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

June 1, 1954

June 12, 1955

Oct. 7, 1955

Apr. 5, 1957

Apr. 9, 1957

Apr. 28, 1957

June 15, 1957

June 11, 1958

July 13, 1958

July 28, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

June 25, 1960

May 9, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.23

14.44

4.94

12.68

10.25

12.09

12.96

18.65

14.23

15.32

15.36

16.10

21.00

15.04

15.81

18.40

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,060

1,340

152

1,020

680

1,120

1,300

3,760

1,650

1,740

1,760

1,970

4,900

1,800

2,060

3,250

a Estimated dally mean discharge.

5797.5. Kickapoo Creek tributary at Heyworth, 111.

Location. Lat 40°19'05", long 88°58'55", in NW^SW^ sec.34, T.22 N., R.2 E., at 

culvert on Illinois Central Railroad, 0.3 mile north of Heyworth.

Drainage area. 3.06 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 509

Peak stages and discharges of Klckapoo Creek tributary at Heyworth, 111.

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

May 27, 1956 

Apr. 27, 1957 

July 14, 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

22.00 

al3.37 

13.22 

14.58

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,400 

259 

363 

616

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 23, 1960 

May 7, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.18 

14.59

Discharge 

(cfs)

362 

636

a Backwater from ice or vegetation.

5800. Kickapoo Creek at Waynesville, 111.

Location. Lat 40°15'20" , long 89°07'40", on line between sees. 19 and 20, 

T.21 N., R.I E., near center of span on downstream side of bridge, 0.5 mile 

downstream from Rock Creek, and 0.7 mile north of Waynesville on WaynesvilleMcLean Road.

Drainage area. 227 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 620.24 f"; above 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,300 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water

year

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Feb. 17, 1948

Feb. 28, 1948

Mar. 21, 1948

Apr. 7, 1948

July 26, 1948

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 15, 1949

June 15, 1949

July 30, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 10, 1950

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 13, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 15, 1950

June 19, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Feb. 6, 1951

Feb. 12, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Feb. 21, 1951

Apr. 12, 1951

July 9, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

June 9, 1952

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.2

11.8

12.0

10.6

11.4

13.19

9.48

9.31

11.3

13.1

10.8

12.9

13.1

12.2

12.5

15.02

11.0

12.8

11.40

10.41

11.05

13.40

12.50

11.67

11.32

11.40

10.27

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,070

2,860

3,000

1,640

2,240

5,060

1,430

1,340

2,150

4,880

1,770

4,520

4,880

3,300

3,800

8,300

1,910

4,340

2,150

1,470

1,840

5,240

3,630

2,570

2,150

2,240

1,470

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 14, 1952

June 23, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

July 17, 1953

Apr. 11, 1954

Jan. 6, 1955

Feb. 19, 1955

June 11, 1955

May 27, 1956

Aug. 1, 1956

Apr. 27, 1957

June 11, 1958

June 13, 1958

July 11, 1958

Aug. 2, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

June 23, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

May 8, 1961

Aug. 5, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10. 5C

11.67

11.77

11.25

10.00

10.10

-

10.22

14.01

10.78

12.40

11.75

11.93

11.85

11.40

14.80

12.60

12.80

12.54

13.5?

10.70

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,580

2,570

2,700

2,070

1,300

1,340

1,500

1,420

6,500

1,770

3,630

2,290

2,440

2,290

1,840

7,900

4,060

4,380

4,340

6,140

1,690

280-255 O - 68 - 34
510 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

5805. Kickapoo Creek near Lincoln, 111.

Location. Lat 40°11'30", long 89°21'40", in NE^NW^ sec.18, T.20 N., R.2 W. , on 

left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1,000 ft upstream from 

Illinois Terminal Electric Railroad, 3 miles north of Lincoln, and *1\ miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--306 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecordlng prior to Sept. 18, 1945; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 557.08 ft above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers beich mark).

Stage-discharge relation.- Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data. Flood of July 6, 1929, is reported by local residents to have 

reached the maximum stage known.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,600 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1929

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

July 6, 1929

June 17, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

Feb. 14, 1946

June 13, 1946

Oct. 19, 1946

Nov. 2, 1946

Nov. 4, 1946

May 1, 1947

June 9, 1947

Feb. 18, 1948

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 22, 1948

July 27, 1948

Jan. 29, 1949

Dec. 23, 1949

Jan. 15, 1950

Jan. 27, 1950

Feb. 14, 1950

Apr. 5, 1950

Apr. 26, 1950

June 16, 1950

June 20, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Feb. 13, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Gage 

height 

(feet)

al7.4

10.08

11.3

9.6

12.37

10.0

10.1

10.2

11.29

10.2

9.9

10.1

9.7

10.33

10.21

12.4

12.0

12.0

10.5

11.8

13.66

10.0

12.2

10.87

10.41

12.51

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

1,730

3,000

1,630

5,050

1,830

1,890

1,960

3,300

1,960

1,770

1,890

1,690

2,030

2,030

5,190

4,510

4,510

2,300

4,170

7,400

2,260

4,870

3,130

2,620

5,360

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 13, 1951

June 28, 1951

July 10, 1951

Jan. 1, 1952

Apr. 14, 1952

June 23, 1952

Apr. 2, 1953

June 8, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

May 28, 1956

Aug. 2, 1956

Apr. 27, 1957

May 14, 1957

June 12, 1958

June 14, 1958

July 12, 1958

July 28, 1958

Aug. 3, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

June 23, 1960

Apr. 23, 1961

May 8, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.49

9.21

9.46

9.67

11.28

11.12

10.82

8.98

-

13.29

10.33

11.29

9.57

9.87

10.40

-

10.29

9.88

13.59

11.00

12.88

12.11

13.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,720

1,660

1,870

2,020

3,590

3,350

2,460

1,400

1,600

7,800

2,590

4,110

1,710

1,970

2,700

-

2,550

1,970

7,760

3,600

6,640

5,360

7,600

a From floodmarks.

5815. Sugar Creek near Hartsburg, 111.

Location. Lat 40°13'10", long 89°24'35", in NE^NE^ sec.3, T.20 N., R.3 W. , on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 121, 100 ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2j miles southeast of Hartsburg, 4 miles northwest of Lincoln, and 7 miles downstream from West Fork.

Drainage area. 335 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording to September 1945; recording thereafter. 

~ 1.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gage is

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,700 cfs.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 511

Peak stages and discharges of Sugar Creek near Hartsburg, 111.

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

Date

Apr. 2, 1945

May 16, 1945

June 17, 1945

Dec. 31, 1945

Jan. 6, 1946

June 13, 1946

June 20, 1946

Apr. 30, 1947

June 9, 1947

Feb. 18, 1948

Feb. 29, 1948

Apr. 8, 1948

July 27, 1948

Jan. 28, 1949

Dec. 23, 1949

Jan. 14, 1950

Jan. 25, 1950

Feb. 10, 1950

Feb. 14, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 25, 1950

June 20, 1950

Jan. 3, 1951

Feb. 13, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Feb. 21, 1951

Apr. 13, 1951

June 29, 1951

dage 

height 

(feet)

8.7

9.1

12.08

10.3

11.4

12.54

11.4

14.44

10.6

10.2

10.3

10.66

9.1

8.85

11.8

11.3

11.2

9.1

10.3

8.8

12.9

13.34

10.64

-

13.62

11.31

11.31

10.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,720

1,860

4,150

2,450

3,300

4,800

3,200

8,500

2,420

2,180

2,230

2,570

1,780

1,690

3,590

3,150

3,070

1,860

2,450

1,750

4,830

5,430

2,630

-

8,350

3,160

3,160

2,570

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 14, 1952

Apr. 24, 1952

June 15, 1952

June 23, 1952

Apr. 2, 1953

July 18, 1953

Apr. 12, 1954

Feb. 20, 1955

May 28, 1956

Aug. 1, 1956

Apr. 27, 1957

May 14, 1957

June 11, 1958

June 14, 1958

July 27, 1958

Aug. 3, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Feb. 13, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

June 22, 1960

June 24, 1960

Apr. 23, 1961

May 9, 1961

Sept. 15, 1961

Sept. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.20

8.08

9.38

7.02

9.28

8.41

9.96

7.57

14.06

7.39

11.93

7.82

7.46

10.90

7.01

9.81

13.31

9.57

10.43

7.20

13.05

8.56

11.49

6.71

6.03

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,680

2,190

2,780

1,700

2,730

2,320

3,070

1,960

10,100

1,970

4,400

2,170

2,020

4,320

1,770

3,460

7,650

3,320

3,920

1,870

6,930

3,150

5,100

2,200

1,850

5820. Salt Creek near Greenview, 111.

Location. Lat 40°08'0l", long 89°44'08", in NE^NE^ sec.2, T.19 N., R.6 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 29, 

3.3 miles downstream from Pike Creek, 3.5 miles north of Greenview, and 

5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,800 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 479.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data. From information by Albert Hull, gage observer, the maximum 

stage during period 1876-1950 occurred in July 1929, slightly exceeding that 

for May 1943. The third highest stage in this period appears to have occurred in 1938. Channel was dredged in 1904.

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 5,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

Date

Oct. 7, 1941

Feb. 8, 1942

Feb. 17, 1942

Mar. 18, 1942

Apr. 9, 1942

June 27, 1942

July 10, 1942

July 15, 1942

Nov. 11, 1942

Nov. 25, 1942

Dec. 29, 1942

May 13, 1943

May 19, 1943

Aug. 5, 1943

Apr. 14, 1944

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.5

17.20

10.8

14.4

13.0

11.0

14.1

13.0

10.9

14.9

15.2

16.18

20.50

14.0

15.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,110

17,100

5,280

9,450

7,500

5,460

8,970

7,500

5,370

10,300

10,900

15,700

41,200

9,630

13,000

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Apr. 25, 1944

June 18, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

June 14, 1946

June 21, 1946

Nov. 4, 1946

May 1, 1947

June 9, 1947

June 20, 1947

Mar. 24, 1948

July 27, 1948

Jan. 29, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.38

12.72

13.2

14.42

13.4

10.6

16.00

13.2

10.4

10.92

10.4

9.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

22,000

7,260

7,740

10,400

8,590

5,420

15,000

8,280

5,260

5,700

5,180

4,880
512 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Salt Creek near Greenview, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Dec. 26, 1949

Jan. 17, 1950

Jan. 27, 1950

Feb. 15, 1950

Apr. 6, 1950

Apr. 27, 1950

June 21, 1950

Feb. 8, 1951

Feb. 12, 1951

Feb. 20, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

June 30, 1951

July 10, 1951

Apr. 14, 1952

Apr. 24, 1952

June 23, 1952

Apr. 2, 1953

Apr. 12, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

11.6

14.3

13.6

11.5

12.1

14.82

14.4

11.90

11.95

16.60

13.55

15.50

10.88

12.08

10.30

10.79

11.60

8.68

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,540

10,200

8,880

6,440

7,040

11,200

10,400

a5,000

6,940

17,400

8,880

13,300

5,870

7,040

5,330

5,780

6,540

4,020

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 20, 1955

May 29, 1956

Apr. 30, 1957

May 15, 1957

June 15, 1958

July 15, 1958

Aug. 3, 1958

Feb. 14, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960

June 25, 1960

July 13, 1960

Apr. 24, 1961

May 10, 1961

Glge 

height 

(feet)

7.92

13.70

16.65

11.06

12.85

13.82

13.01

17.08

13.97

16.02

11.60

11.92

17.47

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,440

9,060

17,400

6,050

9,260

10,600

9,260

19,500

10,600

15,500

7,820

7,250

26,900

5822. Cablness Creek tributary near Petersburg, 111.

Location. Lat 40°02'00", long 89 0 46'35", In NE^ sec.9, T.18 N., R.6 W., at 

culvert on county road, 3.8 miles northeast of Petersburg.

Drainage area. 0.846 sq ml. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by Indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Aug. 9, 1956 

June 11, 1957 

July 11, 1958 

Aug. 6, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.45 

15.71 

15.26 

15.23

Discharge 

(cfs)

49 

577 

260 

219

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Mar. 29, 1960 

May 8, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.29 

15.42

Discharge 

(cfs)

80 

269
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 513

5825. Crane Creek near Eastern, 111.

Location. Lat 40°14'46" , long 89°51'40", in NE^M^ sec.26, T.21 N., R.7 W. , on 

right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from 

confluence of Hard in and Central ditches, l£ miles upstream from Samuels 

ditch, and l£ miles northwest of Easton.

Drainage area. 28.7 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Mar. 30, 1950; recording thereafter. Datum of 

gage is 486.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 130 cfs .

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Dec. 21, 1949

Jan. 24, 1950

June 14, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 20, 1950

Feb. 19, 1951

June 8, 1951

June 28, 1951

July 9, 1951

June 22, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

June 3, 1954

Feb. 19, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.5

6.0

4.0

6.0

4.1

6.95

4.48

8.48

5.97

4.31

2.74

2.70

3.42

Discharge 

(cfs)

295

262

139

262

148

327

133

381

226

114

68

52

108

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Oct. 6, 1955

Apr. 27, 1957

July 28, 1958

Aug. 2, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Feb. 13, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

July 13, 1960

May 8, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Gage 

heigh t 

(feet)

3.24

3.96

5.49

6.10

9.08

5.54

6.14

5.58

7.96

5.34

Discharge 

(cfs)

55

110

140

176

425

143

176

146

385

131

5830. Sangamon River near Oakford, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°07'25", long 89°59'05", in NW£SE£ sec.3, T.19 N., R.8 ¥., at 

bridge on State Highway 97, just upstream from Chicago & Illinois Midland 

Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Crane Creek, and 

if miles northwest of Oakford.

Drainage area. 5,120 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to May 15, 1940; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 452.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, at highway bridge, 2.4 miles upstream at 

datum 458.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Historical data.--Floods in February and March 1907, May 1908, and October 1911 

are reported to have reached a stage of about 21 ft at old station 2.4 miles 

upstream. On basis of measured fall during discharge measurement of Mar. 16, 

1939, these floods probably reached a stage of 23 ft at present site and 

datum.

Remarks. A levee break upstream from the station affected the discharge (but 

not the stage-discharge relation) on May 19, 1943. This and other channel 

changes may have contributed to a variable relation between gage heights at 

present and former sites. Base for partial-duration series, 9,000 cfs. 

Only annual peaks are shown prior to 1926 and after 1950.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1910

1911 

1912

1915 

1916 

1917

Date

Jan. 22, 1910

Jan. 29, 1911 

Oct. 4, 1911

Aug. 27, 1915 

Feb. 5, 1916 

June 9, 1917

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.35

20.6

17.8 

19.1 

19.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

11,000

9,100 

33,800

22,200 

28,400 

33,300

Water 

year

1918

'1921 

1922

1926

Date

Feb. 15, 1918

Apr. 30, 1921 

Apr. 14, 1922

Apr. 11, 1926 

Sept. 13, 1926

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12. ?3

12. e

19. P4

17.5 

20. C

Discharge 

(cfs)

10,500

12,000 

37,600

24,800 

38,000
514 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Sangaraon River near Oakford, 111. Continued

Water

year

1927

1928

1929

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

Oct. 4, 1926

Nov. 17, 1926

Feb. 7, 1927

Mar. 23, 1927

Apr. 8, 1927

Apr. 22, 1927

May 30, 1927

Oct. 6, 1927

Dec. 8, 1927

Feb. 12, 1928

Apr. 11, 1928

Jan. 12, 1929

Jan. 27, 1929

Feb. 27, 1929

Mar. 18, 1929

Apr. 14, 1929

May 7, 1929

May 22, 1929

June 5, 1929

June 14, 1929

July 8, 1929

July 17, 1929

Sept. 18, 1931

Jan. 20, 1932

Mar. 22, 1933

Apr. 4, 1933

May 18, 1933

Apr. 2, 1934

Feb. 16, 1935

Mar. 12, 1935

May 12, 1935

Mar. 1, 1936

May 4, 1936

Nov. 5, 1936

Jan. 21, 1937

Feb. 10, 1937

Feb. 23, 1937

May 8, 1937

June 20, 1937

July 14, 1937

Apr. 12, 1938

May 25, 1938

June 12, 1938

Feb. 24, 1939

Mar. 16, 1939

Apr. 21, 1939

Mar. 5, 1940

June 13, 1941

Oage 

height 

(feet)

21.6

16.5

16.2

18.0

16.4

18.9

18.4

17.1

16.5

13.7

11.0

a!3.2

17.9

11.2

11.4

15.1

14.1

16.9

11.3

10.7

18.37

14.9

5.52

7.90

11.4

17.3

18.46

6.3

10.2

10.3

16.1

16.3

9.0

10.9

13.7

8.8

11.3

9.2

10.4

10.0

17.7

9.6

11.7

13.4

20.9

15.8

9.80

9.59

Discharge 

(cfs)

46,300

22,100

21,100

27,900

21,800

32,300

29,700

24,100

22,100

14,900

10 , 400

9,100

28,100

10,700

10,900

18,200

15,700

23,800

10,800

9,870

30,100

17,600

3,480

6,430

10,900

24,800

30,200

4,630

9,260

9,390

20,800

21,500

9,430

13,000

20,300

9,090

13,900

9,770

12,000

11,200

34,600

10 , 500

9,260

11,700

42,800

15,700

6,720

5,670

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1946

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Oct. 8, 1941

Nov. 12, 1941

Feb. 9, 1942

Mar. 19, 1942

Apr. 10, 1942

July 16, 1942

Nov. 11, 1942

Nov. 26, 1942

Dec. 30, 1942

Feb. 7, 1943

Mar. 23, 1943

May 20, 1943

Apr. 15, 1944

Apr. 26, 1944

Apr. 7, 1945

Apr. 18, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 19, 1945

Jan. 11, 1946

Feb. 21, 1946

May 12, 1946

June 15, 1946

June 21, 1946

Nov. 7, 1946

May 2, 1947

June 11, 1947

June 25, 1947

July 1, 1947

Mar. 29, 1948

July 27, 1948

Jan. 31, 1949

Feb. 12, 1949

Feb. 23, 1949

Jan. 17, 1950

Feb. 15, 1950

Apr. 8, 1950

Apr. 27, 1950

June 22, 1950

July 7, 1950

July 1, 1951

Apr. 16, 1952

Apr. 3, 1953

Apr. 13, 1954

June 15, 1955

May 29, 1956

May 1, 1957

Aug. 5, 1958

Feb. 14, 1959

June 26, 1960

May 11, 1961

G-«s;e 

height 

(fset)

14.8

15.4

19.60

15.8

14.8

18.1

12.0

16.7

17.3

12.7

13.2

25.63

19.2

20.92

17.2

12.5

13.9

17.30

15.60

12.7

12.7

13.1

15.3

14.0

17.86

17.8

14.7

12.9

16.66

13.1

14.9

12.7

16.07

19.27

14.4

14.5

14.8

16.7

13.1

20.60

15.28

12.92

7.61

9.72

12.62

20.05

18.06

20.16

18.40

19.83

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,700

14,900

31,400

15,700

13,700

23,000

9,000

17,900

19,700

10,100

10,900

123,000

30 , 600

44, 700

20,800

9,840

12 , 300

21,200

15,700

10,200

10,200

10 , 900

15,100

12,500

23,700

23,200

13,900

10 , 500

19,000

10 , 900

14,300

10,200

17,200

31,200

13,300

13,500

14,100

19,000

10,900

36,300

15,100

10,500

3,800

5,960

10,000

36,300

24,700

37,900

26,200

34,700

a Backwater from ice, 3.1 ft.

5845. La Moine River at Colmar, 111.

Location. --La t 40°19'45", long 90°53'55", in SE^SW^ sec. 18, T.4 N., R.4 W. , on 

right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 61, a cuarter of a 

mile downstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 1 mile 

southwest of Colmar, and 1* miles upstream from Troublesome Creek.

Drainage area. --655 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to July 13, 1945; recording thereafter. 

gage is 491.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current -meter measurements. 

Remarks . Base for partial-duration series, 3,000 cfs.

Datum of
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 515

Peak stages and discharges of La Molne River at Colmar, 111.

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Mar. 21, 1945

Mar. 27, 1945

Apr. 13, 1945

May 9, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 10, 1945

June 18, 1945

Sept. 28, 1945

Jan. 7, 1946

Jan. 9, 1946

June 19, 1946

Dec. 13, 1946

Apr. 6, 1947

May 29, 1947

June 7, 1947

June 20, 1947

July 1, 1947

Feb. 29, 1948

Mar. 17, 1948

Mar. 21, 1948

July 7, 1948

July 27, 1948

Feb. 15, 1949

Feb. 20, 1949

Apr. 4, 1950

Apr. 27, 1950

June 21, 1950

Feb. 21, 1951

Mar. 30, 1951

July 10, 1951

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 25, 1952

May 18, 1952

Qage 

height 

(feet)

20.0

21.20

19.3

19.4

20.7

19.6

21.0

19.1

22.2

19.6

22.2

18.2

21.72

17.8

21.6

19.9

20.1

19.4

20.3

22.1

20.7

23.75

19.6

20.91

19.0

20.2

20.65

21.75

19.72

18.03

18.13

20.31

18.46

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,280

7,890

4,160

4,300

6,750

4,600

7,430

3,910

13,900

5,160

13,900

3,460

11,100

3,230

10,600

5,760

6,210

4,810

6,700

13,300

7,700

20,300

5,160

8,200

4,000

6,100

7,300

11,400

4,910

3,060

3,250

6,350

3,640

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 23, 1952

July 8, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

Mar. 26, 1954

Apr. 22, 1954

June 3, 1954

Jan. 7, 1955

Feb. 21, 1955

Apr. 25, 1955

May 14, 1955

Aug. 15, 1956

June 11, 1957

June 29, 1957

July 5, 1958

Feb. 12, 1959

June 1, 1959

Aug. 8, 1959

Oct. 8, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Apr. 18, 1960

May 26, 1960

June 13, 1960

June 24, 1960

July 1, 1960

Aug. 4, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

July 23, 1961

Aug. 11, 1961

Sept. 15, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.91

19.14

17.64

21. OS

17. 8S

17.98

20.89

21.68

20.28

17.40

15.26

17.40

17.67

20.60

-

17.72

23.00

20.85

22.97

20.74

18.13

19.19

22.86

21.39

18.58

20.16

22.62

19.24

22.60

23.70

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,120

4,100

2,950

8,650

3,270

3,320

8,050

11,000

3,910

3,030

2,310

3,090

3,210

3,830

6,600

3,210

5,600

7,900

16,700

7,280

3,160

3,920

16,200

9,850

3,460

6,220

13,600

3,920

14,900

19,800

5850. La Moine River at Ripley, 111. 

(Published as Crooked Creek prior to 1932)

Location. Lat 40°01'31", long 90°37'55", in NE^ sec.33, T.I N., R.2 W., on

right bank at upstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 24, a quarter of a mile 

east of Ripley and 2 miles upstream from Town Branch.

Drainage area. 1,310 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording to January 1935; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 

431.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. During 

 periods of backwater from Illinois River, discharge computed using Illinois 

River stages at Beardstown and LaGrange as a factor. Rate of change of 

stage used as a factor in computing discharge June 17, 1926, May 19, 1931, 

May 13, 1935, Apr. 19, 1941.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 5,700 cfs. 

shown prior to 1948.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

Date

Sept. 5, 1921

Apr. 11, 1922

Mar. 13, 1923

July 25, 1924

Aug. 12, 1925

June 17, 1926

Oct. 7, 1926

Jan. 12, 1928

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.39

18.26

15.97

25.0

16.78

21.54

21.00

16.34

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

aO.4

-

-

-

_

a. 3

b.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,890

6,370

5,050

12,500

4,850

8,850

7,320

-

Water 

year

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

Date

June 8, 1928

Mar. 16, 1929

Feb. 23, 1930

May 19, 1931

Aug. 13, 1932

May 16, 1933

June 18, 1934

May 13, 1935

Gage 

height 

(feet)

-

25.87

18.31

15.72

18.68

21.75

8. 78

23.17

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

4,600

16,800

5,790

4,600

5,880

8,560

1,280

9,520

a Backwater from Illinois River, 

b Greater than figure shown.
516 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of La Moine River at Ripley, Ill.--C?ntinued

Water 

year

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Feb. 28, 1936

Oct. 10, 1936

Jan. 21, 1937

May 21, 1938

Apr. 18, 1939

Mar. 5, 1940

Apr. 19, 1941

Feb. 9, 1942

May 21, 1943

Apr. 25, 1944

May 18, 1945

Jan. 9, 1946

June 8, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

July 30, 1948

Feb. 23, 1949

June 19, 1950

Feb. 22, 1951

Apr. 2, 1951

Apr. 15, 1951

June 27, 1951

July 23, 1951

Mar. 10, 1952

Mar. 19, 1952

Apr. 27, 1952

May 25, 1952

Apr. 1, 1953

Apr. 22, 1954

Jan. 11, 1955

Gage 

height 

(feet)

25.94

-

16.54

23.36

22.21

14.29

19.12

22.87

25.25

26.03

23.90

25.44

25.98

25.60

25.3

22.26

22.15

23.89

20.77

18.82

18.07

22.19

18.15

18.94

20.56

21.41

15.67

16.73

18.89

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

bO.9

-

-

-

_

-

a. 05

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

16,800

3,770

-

9,740

8,420

3,140

5,070

9,080

14,500

17,100

11,200

15,300

17,100

15,900

15,000

8,070

7,790

10,800

6,400

4,810

4,450

8,300

4,490

4,870

6,200

7,100

3,490

3,890

4,870

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 23, 1955

Apr. 26, 1955

May 13, 1955

May 29, 1955

July 23, 1955

Aug. 29, 1955

Oct. 6, 1955

Apr. 29, 1956

Apr. 28, 1957

May 17, 1957

June 12, 1957

June 13, 1958

Aug. 1, 1958

Feb. 14, 1959

Aug. 12, 1959

Oct. 12, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960

Apr. 21, 1960

May 19, 1960

May 28, 1960

June 17, 1960

June 26, 1960

July 1, 1960

July 13, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

May 8, 1961

May 14, 1961

July 2, 1961

July 23, 1961

Aug. 12, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 26, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

23.15

22.05

18.64

22.25

19.41

20.87

21.32

17.88

20.80

18.57

20.77

19.27

20.64

23.97

19.53

18. E7

25.87

21.65

17.83

18.18

18.00

25.43

23.27

17.80

22.24

20.85

19.32

17.64

25.84

21.34

26.35

27.43

Ice 

effect 

(feet)

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,860

8,000

4,690

8,300

5,200

6,510

6,970

4,330

6,400

4,690

6,400

5,130

6,200

11,400

5,270

4,690

15,300

6,810

4,200

4,400

4,300

13,800

9,420

4,200

7,560

6,040

4,980

4,000

13,800

6,130

15,600

18,600

a Backwater from Illinois River, 

b Greater than figure shown.

5852.2. Indian Creek tributary near Sinclair, 111.

Location. Lat 39°48'42" , long 90°06'15" , in m£ sec.27, T.16 N. , R.9 W. , at 

culvert on Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio Railroad, 1.0 mile northeast of Sinclair.

Drainage area. 2.04 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1-958 

1959

Date

Aug. 9, 1956 

June 11, 1957 

June 10, 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.55 

15.45 

19.98 

17.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

788 

380 

1,010 

680

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Mar. 30, 1960 

May 8, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

19.18 

15.56

Discharge 

(cfs)

882 

389
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 517

5855. Illinois River at Meredosia, 111. 

(Published as "at Beardstown" prior to 1939)

Location. Lat 39°49'36", long 90°33'53", in SE^NE^ sec.21, T.16 N., R.13 W. , 

on left bank 0.3 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 10^ in Meredosia, 4| miles upstream from McKee Creek, and at mile 71.1.

Drainage area. 25,300 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording at Beardstown prior to Oct. 1, 1938, at datum 419.89 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929; recording at Meredosia thereafter at 

datum 418.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary gage at 

Wabash Railway bridge half a mile east of Valley City, 9| miles downstream.

Stage-fall-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. At 

Beardstown, stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 92,000 cfs for the period October 1921 to September 1938. Undefined 

for other periods because of the effects of river improvements.

Remarks. Gage heights to December 1904 taken from House Document 263, 59th 

Congress, 1st session; January 1905 to September 1921, from reports of U.S. 

Weather Bureau. Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has included diversion from Lake 

Michigan through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Only annual peaks are 

shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1844

1849

1851

1858

1879

1880

1881

1882

1883

1884

1885

1886

1887

1888

1889

1890

1891

1892

1893

1894

1895

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

Date

-

_

-

-

Apr. 23, 1879

May 18, 1880

Mar. 20, 1881

June 16, 1882

Feb. 25, 1883

Apr. 2, 1884

Jan. 13, 1885

Feb. 26, 1886

Feb. 23, 1887

Apr. 4, 1888

June 27,28,1889

Jan. 20, 1890

Apr. 26, 1891

May 15, 1892

Mar. 14, 1893

Mar. 22, 1894

Feb. 25, 1895

Jan. 3, 1896

Apr. 4, 1897

Apr. 1, 1898

Mar. 14, 1899

Mar. 19, 1900

Apr. 6, 1901

July 26, 1902

Mar. 16, 1903

Apr. 4, 1904

June 14, 1905

Apr. 10, 1906

Jan. 29, 1907

May 24, 19O8

May 10, 19O9

Jan. 31, 1910

Feb. 2, 1911

Apr. 4, 1912

Apr. 5, 1913

Apr. 16, 1914

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a22.9

a!5.3

a20.9

a22.1

11.7

13.4

16.0

17.8

21.8

16.6

16.2

16.0

16.5

13.5

12.0

13.5

12.8

18.4

17.0

9.8

b9.3

b!2.0

b!7.8

19.9

14.1

17.7

15.2

18.0

17.0

20.0

14.1

15.6

18.3

20.6

15.5

14.2

12.3

18.8

21.8

13.4

Discharge 

(ofs)

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Water 

year

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

Date

Aug . 30 , 31,1915

Feb. 1, 1916

June 17, 1917

Feb. 28, 1918

Mar. 29, 1919

Apr. 27, 1920

May 5, 1921

Apr. 20, 1922

Mar. 28, 1923

July 4, 1924

Aug. 28, 1924

Mar. 28, 1925

Sept. 19, 1926

Oct. 9, 1926

Oct. 12, 1926

Dec. 15, 1927

Apr. 6, 1929

Apr. 16, 1929

Mar. 5, 1930

June 15, 1931

Jan. 26, 1932

May 23, 1933

Apr. 8-16, 1934

May 18, 1935

Mar. 5, 1936

May 10, 1937

Apr. 16, 1938

Mar. 21, 1939

Mar. 22, 1939

Mar. 8, 1940

Mar. 9, 1940

June 17, 1941

June 18, 1941

Feb. 17, 1942

May 26, 1943

Apr. 29, 1944

May 1, 1944

May 24, 1945

Jan. 14, 1946

Jan. 15, 1946

June 11, 1947

June 14, 1947

Mar. 31, 1948

Apr. 1, 1948

Qage 

heigh t 

(feet)

14.8

20.7

19.1

15.7

19.5

21.3

14.6

25.1

15.4

19.1

19.1

15.4

22.2

-

26.2

19.2

21.2

-

18.0

11.5

15.0

25.5

9.4

C22.4

19.8

17.3

21.8

18.27

-

-

8.25

-

8.58

19.45

28.61

-

25.22

18.09

-

18.94

-

20.68

20.70

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

_

-

-

-

-

34,800

93,100

38,300

55,400

55,400

38 , 600

71,200

105,000

-

59,200

-

63,300

48,000

23,300

36,000

90,800

15,800

70,800

57 , 300

46 , 400

68,600

-

69,500

d25,600

-

26,000

-

73,600

123,000

102,000

-

62,800

66,000

-

68,300

-

-

73,600

a Computed 

1st session, 

c Occurred Ms

from floodmarks at Meredosia listed in House Document 263, 59th Congress,

b Estimated at Beardstown on basis of observed stages at Meredosia. 

y 17, 1935. d Maximum daily mean.
518 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Illinois River at Meredosia, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

Date

Feb. 21, 1949

May 2, 1950

May 3, 1950

Feb. 28, 1951

Apr. 25, 1952

Apr. 29, 1952

Apr. 5, 1953

Apr. 7, 1953

Apr.. 24, 1954

Apr. 25, 1954

Feb. 26, 1955

Qage 

height 

(feet)

16.91

-

20.48

20.15

-

17.94

11.93

-

-

11.10

11.89

Discharge 

(cfs)

59,800

77,200

-

77,800

55,700

-

-

35,200

33,300

-

-

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 27, 1955

June 2, 1956

May 6, 1957

June 22, 1958

June 23, 1958

Feb. 19, 1959

Feb. 20, 1959

Apr. 7, 1960

Apr. 8, 1960

May 16, 1961

Gage 

h?ight 

(feet)

-

9.53

18.21

-

16.02

-

18.12

-

20.95

15.73

Discharge 

(cfs)

37,700

29,700

66,300

60,800

-

64,300

-

73,000

-

53,000

5857. Dry Pork tributary near Mount Sterling, 111.

Location. Lat 39°57'46", long 90°45'35", in SW£ sec.21, T.I S., R.3 W., at 

culvert on county road, 1.5 miles south of Mount Sterling.

Drainage area. 0.108 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956

1957

1958

1959

Date

Apr. 29, 1956

June 10, 1957

July 27, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Qage 

height 

(feet)

14.44

14.29

13.33

12.56

Discharge 

(cfs)

45

43

29

16

Water 

year

1960

1961

Date

June 23, 1960

June 30, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.96

17.30

Discharge 

(cfs)

23

74

5860. North Pork Mauvaise Terre Creek near Jacksonville, 111.

Location. Lat 39°45'38", long 90°08'07", in SE^NW^ sec.8, T.15 N., R.9 ¥., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge, 2| miles north of Arnold, 4| miles 

upstream from mouth, and 6 miles east of Jacksonville.

Drainage area. 30.0 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Mar. 29, 1950; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 579.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 150 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 13, 1950

June 19, 1950

July 3, 1950

Jan. 2, 1951

Feb. 7, 1951

Feb. 19, 1951

Mar. 18, 1951

June 17, 1951

June 28, 1951

Aug. 21, 1951

Apr. 23, 1952

June 22, 1952

June 13, 1953

Qage 

height 

(feet)

8.1

7.1

7.4

7.6

6.96

7.43

9.01

7.06

7.94

10.68

7.35

7.51

6.94

5.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

650

180

300

400

156

315

1,250

173

570

2,870

275

355

153

75

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Aug. 19, 1954

Apr. 23, 1955

May 28, 1955

Aug. 9, 1956

Apr. 4, 1957

Apr. 9, 1957

Apr. 18, 1957

Apr. 24, 1957

Apr. 28, 1957

May 13, 1957

May 17, 1957

May 21, 1957

June 11, 1957

June 14, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.27

7.10

7.43

9.21

7.11

7.50

6.90

8.31

7.55

7.15

9.36

7.83

7.22

9.44

Discharge 

(cfs)

94

180

300

830

193

350

154

600

280

162

1,410

425

178

1,450
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 519

Peak stages and discharges of North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek near Jacksonville, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

Date

June 28, 1957

Oct. 24, 1957

June 1, 1958

June 10, 1958

July 15, 1958

Aug. 2, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

May 31, 1959

Oct. 11, 1959

Mar. 30, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.26

7.30

7.32

8.07

10.01

8.27

-

7.79

7.40

10.23

Discharge 

(cfs)

186

196

154

355

1,620

455

-

267

168

1,850

Water 

year

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 16, 1960

May 26, 1960

June 23, 1960

June 29, 1960

Apr. 25, 1961

May 8, 1961

June 9, 1961

July 24, 1961

Aug. 2, 1961

Aug. 10, 1961

Sept. 14, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.9?

7.66

9.82

7.9T

8.49

8.50

7.81

7.2;;

9.2 =

7.37

8.35

8.07

Discharge 

(cfs)

840

225

1,490

310

595

600

274

150

1,080

162

525

385

5862. Illinois River tributary at Florence, 111.

Location. Lat 39°37'55", long 90°37'05", in N| sec.15, T.5 S., R.2 W., at 

culvert on U.S. Highway 36, 0.7 mile northwest of Florence.

Drainage area. 0.508 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Apr. 29, 1956 

Mar. 26, 1957 

Oct. 24, 1957 

Sept. 27, 1959

Gage 

height 

(feet)

17.12 

20.96 

20.58 

17.09

Discharge 

(cfs)

201 

532 

498 

199

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 24, 1960 

Aug. 10, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

23.12 

23.71

Discharge 

(cfs)

688 

746

5865. Hurricane Creek near Roodhouse, 111.

Location. Lat 39°29'20", long 90°25'00", in NE^ sec.15, T.12 N., R.12 W., on 

left bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 106, 2 miles west 

of Roodhouse, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--2.33 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 597.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 73 cfs 

and extended above on basis of computation of peak flow through culvert and 

over highway embankment at 1,700 cfs.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 65 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Jan. 2, 1951 

Feb. 18, 1951 

Feb. 20, 1951

June 27, 1951 

Aug. 20, 1951

June 10, 1952

June 26, 1953

Aug. 8, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.40 

7.18

5.88

7.04 

9.10

5.31

3.02

6.96

Discharge 

(cfs)

81 

157 

99

147 

310

78

21

66

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

Date

May 26, 1955 

July 23, 1955

Aug. 8, 1956

Apr. 24, 1957 

May 17, 1957

May 21, 1957 

June 12, 1957

June 14, 1957 

July 29, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.81 

8.31

7.52

5.10 

5.70

T'.ZZ

11.77 

6.96

Discharge 

(cfs)

95 

115

175

70 

92

111

157

1,700 

147
520 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Hurricane Creek near Roodhouse, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

Date

June 13, 1958

July 19, 1958

July 30, 1958

Feb. 9, 1959

May 28, 1959

May 30, 1959

Aug. 29, 1959

Oct. 10, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.61

5.24

7.20

7.38

5.24

8.33

7.36

5.28

7.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

127

76

157

163

76

233

169

78

181

Water 

year

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 15, 1960

May 25, 1960

June 28, 1960

Apr. 24, 1961

May 5, 1961

May 7, 1961

July 23, 1961

Aug. 1, 1961

Aug. 10, 1961

Sept. 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

7.88

6.41

6.97

6.74

7.60

8.74

6.06

8.47

9.17

7.18

Discharge 

(cfs)

202

119

119

103

137

209

83

202

270

132

5868.5. Bear Creek tributary near Reeders , 111.

Location. Lat 39°17'40", long 90°01'05", in Sfi£ sec.19, T.10 N. , R.8 W., at 

culvert on State Highway 108, 1.5 miles southeast of Reeders.

Drainage area. 0.020 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Apr. 28, 1956 

June 28, 1957 

July 15, 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

aage 

height 

(feet)

17.04 

19.72 

18.38 

17.14

Discharge 

(cfs)

5.30 

29.4 

22.1 

6.13

Water

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 29, 1960 

Aug. 10, 1961

C-age 

height 

(feet)

19.29

17.87

Discharge 

(cfs)

25.6

15

5870. Macoupin Creek near Kane , 111.

Location.--Lat 39°14'00", long 90°23'45", in SEij- sec.11, T.9 N., R.12 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 67 (alternate), 

1.4 miles downstream from Link Branch, and 3j miles northwest of Kane.

Drainage area. 875 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording except for period May 17, 1940, to May 17, 1£43, when gage 

was recording. Datum of gage is 426.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1928, at Chicago & Alton Railway bridge, 1.6 miles 

upstream, at datum 431.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. During 1923 , 

channel was dredged from mouth to a point upstream from gage. At former 

site, after dredging, stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter 

measurements below 20,000 cfs; prior to dredging, defined by current-meter 

measurements below 8,300 cfs and extended parallel to subsequent rating.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 4,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1915

1921

1922

Date

-

Mar. 29, Apr. 28,

1921

Nov. 21, 1921

Dec. 26, 1921

Jan. 5, 1922

Mar. 15, 1922

Apr. 1, 1922

Apr. 8, 1922

Gage

height 

(feet)

a29.5

18.10

19.1

18.9

18.8

22.2

20.8

24.3

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

8,320

5,100

4,850

4,730

20,800

7,750

15,800

Water 

year

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

Date

Apr. 18, 1922

Mar. 18, 1923

Dec. 16, 1923

Mar. 19, 1925

Oct. 4, 1925

Apr. 7, 1926

Sept. 5, 1926

Gige 

height 

(feet)

21.6

15.75

16.1

17.0

18.6

16.4

19.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,320

4,400

7,850

6,350

8,900

5,460

11,700
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 521

Peak stages and discharges of Macoupln Creek near Kane, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Oct. 4, 1926

Nov. 15, 1926

Nov. 26, 1926

Feb. 1, 1926

Mar. 21, 1927

Apr. 1, 1927

Apr. 6, 1927

Apr. 10, 1927

Apr. 13, 1927

Apr. 16, 1927

May 11, 1927

May 27, 1927

Oct. 1, 1927

Dec. 2, 1927

Dec. 7, 1927

Feb. 7, 1928

Apr. 7, 1928

Jan. 22, 1929

Mar. 16, 1929

Apr. 11, 1929

Apr. 22, 1929

May 5, 1929

May 15, 1929

May 18, 1929

Jan. 2, 1930

Jan. 14, 1930

July 23, 1931

Aug. 26, 1932

Apr. 2, 1933

May 16, 1933

May 28, 1933

Aug. 26, 1941

Nov. 8, 1941

Feb. 9, 1942

June 22, 1942

June 26, 1942

July 10, 1942

Nov. 24, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

May 12, 1943

May 18, 1943

June 11, 1943

June 17, 1943

Apr. 12, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

Mar. 28, 1945

Apr. 3, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

22.5

15.5

17.5

16.5

20.6

19.8

21.9

16.6

18.8

20.6

15.8

19.4

16.0

20.0

15.4

18.3

19.4

16.0

18.8

19.6

19.3

20.7

21.4

20.6

16.7

19.1

12.4

16.84

21.38

20.9

20.7

14.29

20.6

23.3

21.1

23.8

25.01

22.6

22.9

21.0

28.5

19.6

19.6

24.2

25.71

20.9

23.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

22,200

5,260

7,750

6,390

14,500

12,200

19,400

6,510

10,000

14,500

5,580

11,200

5,800

12,700

5,160

9,070

11,200

4,510

8,700

10,600

9,850

13,700

16,000

13,400

5,230

9,350

2,360

5,400

9,420

8,000

7,440

1,410

4,580

11,600

5,460

13 , 600

19,500

9,320

10,300

6,260

40,000

4,520

4,520

18,200

25,400

6,380

14,400

Water 

year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 16, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 10, 1945

June 17, 1945

Feb. 15, 1946

Aug. 17, 1946

Nov. 4, 1946

Feb. 1, 1947

Apr. 27, 1947

July 3, 1947

Mar. 23, 1948

Jan. 24, 1949

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 17, 1949

Feb. 22, 1949

July 21, 1949

Dec. 23, 1949

Jan. 5, 1950

Jan. 14, 1950

Feb. 14, 1950

Feb. 22, 1950

Feb. 21, 1951

Mar. 19, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

Apr. 13, 1952

June 26, 1953

July 2, 1954

Apr. 24, 1955

Aug. 9, 1956

Apr. 29, 1957

May 24, 1957

June 16, 1957

June 30, 1957

July 31, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

Apr. 1, 1960

May 26, 1960

June 30, 1960

May 10, 1961

Aug. 11, 1961

Sept. 25, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

21.5

20.6

25.33

20.8

20.4

26. 05

24.0?

20.4

22.4

20.5

20 . 60

20.8

20.4

19.8

19.8

22.5<5

20.1

23.0?

21.8

20.0

19.7

21.65

21.27

19.51

21.86

14.50

9.40

15.90

15.60

22.21

20.95

23.30

23.42

19.50

20.64

20.70

19.80

20.40

22.21

25.05

20.60

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,800

5,740

20,700

6,160

5,360

24,200

14,000

4,830

9,660

- 5,010

5,200

6,940

6,110

5,360

5,360

10,600

5,800

11,400

8,880

5,650

5,220

8,480

7,880

4,940

10,200

2,810

906

2,730

2,640

13,000

8,900

17,100

17,500

5,880

2,700

8,030

6,320

7,340

13,000

24,300

7,780
522 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

5875. Mississippi River at Alton, 111.

Location. Lat 38°53'06", long 90°10'5l", In sec.14, T.5 N., R.10 W., near left 

bank In downstream end of Intermediate lock wall of lock and dam 26 at Alton, 

300 ft downstream from Missouri Illinois Bridge & Belt Railroad bridge, 

7.7 miles upstream from Missouri River, and at mile 202.7 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. 171,500 sq ml, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecordlng 1879 to Jan. 4, 1937, and Nov. 11, 1937, to Jan. 31, 1938; 

recording Jan. 5 to Nov. 10, 1937, and since Feb. 1, 1938. Prior to Mar. 20, 

1933, at Grafton 15.3 miles upstream at datum 403.79 ft higher than present 

datum; Mar. 20, 1933, to Jan. 31, 1938, at present site at datum 395.48 ft 

higher than present datum. Datum of present gage Is mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Since July 11, 1940, auxiliary recording gage 5.9 miles downstream; previously various combinations of gages 

were used. Gage heights listed herein are converted to present datum.

Stage-discharge relation. Affected by backwater from Missouri River. Pall 

between auxiliary gage and reference gage used as a factor in computing 

discharge.

Bankfull stage. 421 ft.

Historical data. Maximum stage known, 432.10 ft, present datum, in June 1844.

Remarks. Alton gage-height record and discharge record January 1928 to February 1933 (published as "at Grafton" prior to January 1933), February 1938 to 

September 1939 furnished by Corps of Engineers. Natural flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams In upper Mississippi River 

basin and by diversion through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal from Lake 

Michigan into Illinois River. Peak gage height usually occurs at different 

time than peak discharge. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1844

1851

1858

1880

1881

1888

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

Date

June 1844

June 1851

June 1858

July 10, 1880

May 5, 1881

June 19, 1888

May 26, 1896

May 2, 1897

May 23, 1898

May 26, 1899

Mar. 16, 190O

Apr. 12, 1901

July 25, 1902

June 9, 1903

Apr. 29, 1904

Sept. 20, 1905

Apr. 14, 1906

July 25, 1907

June 18, 19O8

July 15, 1909

May 10, 1910

Feb. 23, 1911

Apr. 9, 1912

Apr. 14, 1913

June 22, 1914

June 4, 1915

Jan. 31, 1916

June 14, 1917

June 16, 1918

May 11, 1919

Apr. 24, 1920

(Jage

height 

(feet)

a432 . 10

427.9

428.2

417.15

423.92

420 . 40

418.9

421.93

417.58

416.4

415.2

414.2

418.5

429.3

424.4

419.4

416.6

417.6

425.1

425.2

414.93

412.9

422.8

418.7

410.9

422.1

421.6

423.5

414.1

419.6

420.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

b573,000

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

Water 

year

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

May 13, 1921

Apr. 19, 1922

June 17, 1923

July 3, 1924

June 25, 1925

Sept. 30, 1926

Apr. 25, 1927

Apr. 9, 1928

June 22, 1928

Apr. 29, 1929

June 21, 1930

June 14, 1931

Nov. 30, 1931

May 17, 1933

Apr. 24, 1934

May 17, 1935

Mar. 1, 1936

Mar. 15, 1937

Apr. 11, 1938

Mar. 17, 1939

Apr. 19, 1940

Apr. 21, 1941

June 22, 1942

May 24, 1943

Apr. 30, 1944

June 13, 1945

Jan. 14, 1946

July 3, 1947

Mar. 28, 1948

Mar. 13, 1949

June 24, 195O

May 10, 1951

Apr. 30, 1952

Apr. 5, 1953

May 19, 1954

Gage 

(feet)

416.8

427.1

412.2

418.3

411.6

416.8

426.7

_

417.3

425.6

412.0

408.0

414.2

418.9

405.0

424.4

413.5

414.9

416.9

421.2

407.10

417,27

423.72

429.91

429.33

424.14

419.10

429.40

424.41

415.08

417.20

429.47

424.47

413.50

409.58

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

216,000

365,000

186,000

145,000

182,000

265,000

97,200

231,000

218,000

255,000

268,000

240,000

137,000

220,000

253,000

437,000

0394,600

308, OOO

314,000

380,000

366,000

219,000

261,000

333,000

340,000

232,000

198,000

a Maximum stage known.

b Computed by Corps of Engineers .

c Excludes diversion from Missouri River.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 523

Peak stages and discharges of Mississippi River at Alton, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1955

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Apr. 28, 1955

Apr. 30, 1956 

June 16, 1957 

July 21, 1958

Qage 

height 

(feet)

409.66

406.30 

411.69 

418.98

Discharge 

(cfs)

212,000

166,000 

180,000 

209,000

Water 

year

1959 

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 8, 1959 

Apr. 10, 1960

Apr. 9, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

413.31 

424.84

421.62

Discharge 

(cfs)

221,000 

377,000

247,000

CAHOKIA CREEK BASIN 

5878.5. Cahokia Creek tributary near Carpenter, 111.

Location. Lat 38°52'40", long 89°54'30", in SE^SE^ sec.18, T.5 N., R.7 W., at 

weir on James Love Farm, 1.2 miles southwest of Carpenter.

Drainage area. 0.452 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by model studies and verified by indirect 

measurements.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Apr. 29, 1956 

June 14, 1957 

Sept. 16, 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

Qage 

height 

(feet)

3.02 

4.77 

6.25 

5.50

Discharge 

(cfs)

41 

301 

747 

507

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 30, 1960 

Aug. 10, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.14 

4.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

172 

169

5880. Indian Creek at Wanda, 111.

Location.--Lat 38°50'30", long 90°01'59", in SE^NW^ sec.31, T.5 N., R.8 W., on 

right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 159, three-quarters 

of a mile northeast of Wanda, 2£ miles upstream from Cahokia Creek, and 

5 miles west of Edwardsville.

Drainage area. 37.0 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording at datum 2.00 ft higher prior to Oct. 1, 1960; nonrecording 

thereafter. Datum of gage is 429.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 1,000 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Date

Apr. 19, 1941

July 9, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

May 15, 1943

May 17, 1943

May 19, 1943

June 6, 1943

June 16, 1943

Apr. 11, 1944

Apr. 22, 1944

Mar. e, 1945

Apr. 13, 1945

Apr. 14, 1945

June 7, 1945

June 16, 1945

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.4

15.74

12.8

10.5

15.69

10.7

12.0

12.0

10.5

16.67

10.6

12.08

10.3

10.8

11.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

790

3,900

1,520

1,010

4,160

1,050

1,400

1,390

1,000

6,320

1,110

1,620

1,050

1,170

1,350

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Feb. 14, 1946

Aug. 15, 1946

Nov. 1, 1946

Nov. 3, 1946

Nov. 10, 1946

Apr. 25, 1947

Apr. 30, 1947

July 1, 1947

July 26, 1948

Jan. 18, 1949

Jan. 24, 1949

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 15, 1949

May 21, 1949

June 29, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.6

18.41

15.46

12.2

11.8

11.3

11.4

11.9

12.32

11.5

10.5

10.5

12.05

11.5

11.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,110

9,340

4,840

1,670

1,530

1,320

1,350

1,570

1,720

1,380

1,090

1,110

1,570

1,410

1,380
524 CAHOKIA CREEK BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Indian Creek at Wanda, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 3, 1950

Jan. 13, 1950

Feb. 13, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

Feb. 6, 1951

Feb. 16, 1951

Feb. 21, 1951

June 20, 1951

June 28, 1951

July 23, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

Apr. 4, 1952

June 10, 1952

July 16, 1952

Apr. 24, 1953

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.2

16.22

12.1

10.6

11.3

11.99

11.55

10.58

12.95

10.24

11.34

12.73

10.67

14.77

12.85

10.40

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,030

5,480

1,620

1,110

1,320

1,570

1,410

1,110

2,120

1,030

1,320

1,940

1,140

3,680

2,000

1,070

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Sept. 21, 1954

Oct. 11, 1954

May 31, 1956

Apr. 27, 1957

June 15, 1957

Sept. 17, 1958

Feb. 10, 1959

June 29, 1960

July 1, 1960

May 8, 1961

Aug. 10, 1961

Qage 

I eight 

(feet)

6.60

9.42

6.57

11.80

17.62

8.23

13.43

10.30

11.17

15.13

15.66

Discharge 

(cfs)

482

870

482

1,490

7,750

680

2,400

1,050

1,290

2,320

2,670

5895. Canteen Creek at Caseyvllle, 111.

Location. Lat 38°38'35", long 90°01'00", In N|w£ sec.8, T.2 N-. , R.8 W. , on 

right bank at upstream side of highway bridge at Caseyvllle, 100 ft upstream 

from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, and 400 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 157.

Drainage area. 22.5 sq ml.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage Is 420.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 890 cfs 

and extended on basis of contracted-opening measurement at 10,200 cfs. 

Prior to channel Improvement early In 1943 by removal of drift and brush, 

defined by current-meter measurements below 3,400 cfs.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 800 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Date

June 20, 1939

June 26, 1939

Aug. 11, 1939

Aug. 18, 1939

Aug. 4, 1940

Sept. 2, 1941

June 1, 1942

June 7, 1942

June 26, 1942

July 9, 1942

July 10, 1942

July 12, 1942

Dec. 27, 1942

May 15, 1943

May 18, 1943

June 10, 1943

June 15, 1943

July 31, 1943

Aug. 8, 1943

Apr. 22, 1944

Apr. 13, 1945

Apr. 14, 1945

May 15, 1945

Aug. 5, 1946

Aug. 15, 1946

Aug. 16, 1946

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.1

8.9

11.5

13.3

6.8

8.40

12.2

9.6

11.4

17.80

11.3

9.8

11.4

9.1

al2.31

7.1

7.2

10.6

7.4

9.33

6.6

6.5

11.16

8.3

18.6

20.54

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,080

834

1,510

2,390

502

742

1,840

974

1,470

4,640

1,430

1,020

1,470

1,330

2,090

802

824

1,860

870

1,390

846

828

2,290

1,280

8,780

10,000

Water 

year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Nov. 10, 1946

Jan. 30, 1947

Apr. 25, 1947

Apr. 30, 1947

June 30, 1947

July 26, 1948

Aug. 13, 1948

Jan. 18, 1949

Feb. 15, 1949

June 14, 1949

Aug. 2, 1949

Aug. 11, 1949

Oct. 6, 1949

Oct. 11, 1949

Jan. 4, 1950

Jan. 13, 1950

Jan. 15, 1950

Feb. 6, 1951

Feb. 16, 1951

June 16, 1951

June 20, 1951

June 24, 1951

Aug. 20, 1951

Apr. 1, 1952

Apr. 4, 1952

May 17, 1953

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.9

7.2

7.7

6.4

11.87

13.38

9.7

8.2

10.6

8.7

9.4

11.08

7.3

6.5

11.54

8.0

6.1

8.51

9.11

7.57

12.67

9.81

7.16

-

6.06

3.61

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,190

960

1,080

810

2,570

3,290

1,790

1,270

2,080

1,420

1,650

2,320

1,040

875

2,480

1,240

801

1,390

1,580

1,120

2,970

1,820

1,010

-

801

327

a Backwater from drift on Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 1.1 ft.
CAHOKIA CREEK BASIN 525

Peak stages and discharges of Canteen Creek at Casevville, 111

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

Date

Sept. 20, 1954

July 5, 1955

July 23, 1955

Sept. 23, 1955

May 30, 1956

June 20, 1956

June 24, 1956

July 4, 1956

July 19, 1956

Apr. 3, 1957

Apr. 26, 1957

May 21, 1957

May 22, 1957

June 12, 1957

June 15, 1957

June 28, 1957

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.27

10.50

8.22

7.33

9.56

11.61

8.22

14.20

10.63

9.25

8.65

9.59

12.00

9.53

17.81

10.80

Discharge 

(ofs)

2,000

2,080

1,300

1,040

1,750

2,520

1,300

3,650

2,120

1,610

1,420

1,750

2,680

1,720

10,200

1,450

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Aug. 3, 1957

July 18, 1958

July 19, 1958

July 28, 1958

Aug. 8, 1958

Aug. 12, 1958

Nov. 16, 1958

Jan. 21, 1959

Feb. 10, 1959

June 29, 1960

July 1, 1960

May 8, 1961

July 25, 1961

Aug. 10, 1961

L. Continued

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.28

11.73

11.17

7.29

10.81

11.26

8.69

-

11.92

11.58

7.76

15.24

11.19

-

Discharge 

(ofs)

1,040

1,790

1,610

1,040

1,330

1,330

1,010

750

1,510

2,520

1,180

5,100

2,360

-

KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 

5900. Kaskaskia River at Bondville, 111.

Location.---Eat 40°06'47", long 88°20'55", in NW^NW£ sec.18, T.19 N., R.8 E. , on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10, 50 ft upstream 

from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 100 ft upstream from Illinois Terminal 

Railroad bridge, 1 mile east of Bondville, and 3.8 miles west of Champaign.

Drainage area. 12.3 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of-gage is 689.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. March 1924 to October 1927, at Illinois Terminal Railroad bridge at 

different datum.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. At former 

site, defined by current-meter measurements below 210 cfs. Channel was 

dredged and cleared in 1928 and in 1947.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 160 cfs. Only.annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1949.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1924

1925

1926

1927

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Aug. 20, 1924

Dec. 18, 1924

Apr. 7, 1926

Oct. 3, 1926

Jan. 27, 1949

Feb. 15, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 4, 1950

Jan. 10, 1950

Jan. 13, 1950

Apr. 4, 1950

July 1.7, 1950

Feb. 6, 1951

Feb. 16, 1951

Feb. 21, 1951

July 9, 1951

June 22, 1952

Mar. 14, 1953

Mar. 31, 1953

Apr. 11, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.5

. 6.9

6.8

8.3

7.8

10.41

9.51

9.2

6.9

8.0

6.8

7.5

6.53

5.92

10.93

10.01

8.23

6.95

7.73

6.19

Discharge 

(cfs)

218

182

164

170

237

368

320

304

196

246

191

223

187

178

427

304

218

228

299

207

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 7, 1954

July 23, 1955

Oct. 6, 1955

June 28, 1957

June 10, 1958

June 17, 1958

July 11, 1958

Aug. 2, 1958

Aug. 7, 1958

Jan. 30, 1959

Feb. 10, 1959

May 22, 1959

June 16, 1960

June 23, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

Apr. 25, 1961

May 8, 1961

June 8, 1961

Gage 

height, 

(feet)

7.73

6.49

6.80

7.18

8.77

6.12

11.82

10.14

10.16

6.62

13.50

9.13

9.81

9.8?

8. 90

8.8^

11.59

5.75

Discharge 

(cfs)

337

180

207

235

396

165

774

546

486

199

1,160

433

522

536

460

450

800

191

280-255 O - 68 - 35
526 KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

5905. Kaskaskia River at Picklin, 111.

Location. Lat 39°48 1 00" , long 88°21'55", in SW^NW£ sec.36, T.16 N. , R.7 E., on 

left bank 0.25 mile upstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge, 0.5 mile 

west of Picklin, and 7 miles downstream from Twomile Slough.

Drainage area. 127 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 642.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. 

Remarks.--Base for partial-duration series, 600 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

June 9, 1954

July 24, 1955

Oct. 7, 1955

Apr. 3, 1957

Apr. 28, 1957

June 13, 1957

June 28, 1957

Dec. 20, 1957

June 11, 1958

June 14, 1958

July 12, 1958

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.95

10.08

8.82

9.41

10.85

9.88

10.76

9.18

13.10

9.80

11.47

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,140

1,020

630

790

1,320

945

1,320

610

3,120

910

1,700

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 16, 1958

Aug. 8, 195S

Jan. 30, 1959

Feb. 10, 1959

Mar. 15, 1959

Hay 23, 1959

Mar. 29, 1960

June 23, 1960

Apr. 22, 1961

Apr. 25, 1961

May 9, 1961

June 9. 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.39

10.08

8. SI

13.98

8.40

9.00

8.93

11.38

9.09

10.75

13.68

9.63

Discharge 

(cfs)

790

1,020

630

4,400

655

680

655

1,640

880

1,640

3,930

790

5910. Kaskaskia River near Arcola, 111.

Location. La t 39°40'52", long 88 0 22'34", on line between sees. 1 and 12, T.14 N., 

R.7 E., on upstream side of highway bridge 2 miles south of Chesterville and 

3| miles west of Arcola.

Drainage area. 390 sq mi.

Gage. ~ Nonrecord ing. Datum of gage is 626.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Stage -discharge relation. --Defined by current -meter measurements.

Remarks . Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1908 

1909 

1910

Date

Hay 7, 1908 

July 15, 1909 

Jan. 19, 1910

Qage 

height 

( feet )

17.6 

16.0 

12.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,980 

3,400 

1,960

Water 

year

1911 

1912

Date

Sept. 30, 1911 

Mar. 1, 1912

Oage 

height 

( feet )

15.3 

11.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,150 

1,780
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 527

5915. Asa Creek at Sullivan, 111.

Location. Lat 39°37 l ll", long 88°36'17", in NW£NW£ sec. 36, T.14 N. , R.5 E. , on 

right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.4 mile upstream from 

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad, 0.8 mile north of Sullivan, and 

5j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 7.93 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. Datum of gage is 645.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~~

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current -meter measurements below 660 cfs 

and extended above on basis of velocity-area studies.

Remarks . Base for partial-duration series, 160 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

Date

Feb. 20, 1951

June 28, 1951

June 22, 1952

June 28, 1953

Apr. 15, 1954

June 12, 1955

May 28, 1956

June 19, 1956

Oage 

height 

(feet)

5.19

6.44

5.40

3.22

1.60

2.38

3.55

6.66

Discharge 

(cfs)

375

472

402

102

5.8

58

172

515

Water 

year

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

June 28, 1957

July 20, 1958

July 31, 1958

Feb. 9, 1959

June 16, 1960

June 23, 1960

May 8, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

10.66

5.20

5.40

8.70

4.42

8.31

3.61

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,110

173

189

690

166

625

108

5920. Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville, 111.

Location. Lat 39°24'20", long 88°47'00", in SE^SW^ sec.8, T.ll N., R.4 E., on 

left bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 16 at ShelbTville, 

2,000 ft upstream from Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad bridge, and 

7 miles upstream from Robinson Creek.

Drainage area. 1,030 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Dec. 4, 1940, and June 1, 1950, to July 10, 1952; 

recording Dec. 4, 1940, to May 31, 1950, and since July 11, 1952. Prior to 

December 1914, at site 100 ft downstream at datum 531.11 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Datum of gage is 535.78 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,800 cfs. Only annual peaks are 

shown prior to 1941.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1939

1941

1942

1943

Date

May. 8, 1908

Apr. 14, 1909

Jan. 20, 1910

Sept. 30, 1911

Mar. 21, 1912

Mar. 21, 1913

March 1939

Sept. 2, 1941

Nov. 9, 1941

Feb. 11, 1942

Apr. 12, 1942

June 28, 1942

July 11, 1942

Dec. 29, 1942

May 12, 1943

May 19, 1943

Oage 

height 

(feet)

25.8

20.8

18.6

22.8

19.4

19.5

20.0

8.64

13.5

13.2

12.3

13.8

17.22

* 14.5

14.9

21.17

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,000

7,580

6,360

8,780

6,740

-

_

2,220

5,350

4,8OO

4,130

5,750

14,200

7,520

8,380

25,000

Water 

year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Date

Apr. 12, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

Apr. 4, 1945

May 18, 1945

June 13, 1945

June 19, 1945

May 2, 1946

May 12, 1946

May 18, 1946

Apr. 27, 1947

May 1, 1947

June 7, 1947

Mar. 28, 1948

Jan. 21, 1949

Jan. 29, 1949

Feb. 16, 1949

Gage 

height 

(feet)

16.9

18.50

17.12

12.5

12.9

13.2

12.4

11.6

12.64

11.8

13.7

17.26

16.08

13.0

15.2

16.02

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,400

17,60O

14,000

4,270

4,550

4,800

4,630

4,13O

4,750

4,260

5,500

13,300

11,400

5,OOO

8,050

9,960
528 KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville. 111.-- ContJ

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Dec. 24, 1949

Jan. 5, 1950

Jan. 15, 1950

Jan. 27, 1950

Feb. 15, 1950

Feb. 23, 1950

Apr. 6, 1950

July 5, 1950

Feb. 22, 1951

Apr. 14, 1951

June 29, 1951

Feb. 6, 1952

Apr. 14, 1952

June 23, 1952

Apr. 6, 1953

Apr. 16, 1954

Qage 

height 

(feet)

13.1

20.63

17.7

11.3

15.7

12.5

12.0

16.4

18.23

11.90

17.25

11.82

11.96

13.63

11.32

6.96

Discharge 

(of a)

5,060

22,000

13,300

3,950

10,700

4,690

4,380

11,600

16,000

4,320

13,000

4,260

4,380

5,410

3,950

662

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 22, 1955

Feb. 25, 1956

Apr. 6, 1957

Apr. 30, 1957

June 16, 1957

June 29, 1957

June 16, 1958

July 16, 1958

July 22, 1958

Aug. 2, 1958

Feb. 11, 1959

Mar. 31, 1960

June 25, 1960

May 12, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.81

10.63

15.06

14.28

16.95

22.37

15.13

14.29

12.50

16.64

18.50

11.58

17.67

16.53

Lnued

Di a charge

(Of 8)

2,350

3,520

7,830

6,340

12,400

25, 900

9,000

7,220

4,690

12,600

16,200

3,800

14,200

11,200

5920.25. Mud Creek tributary near Tower Hill, 111.

Location. Lat 39°25'55", long 88°57'20", in NE£ sec.3, T.ll N., R.2 E., at 

culvert on county road, 2.9 miles north of Tower Hill.

Drainage area. 0.212 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

July 18, 1956 

June 28, 1957 

July 31, 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

Qage 

height 

(feet)

14.56 

15.01 

12.73 

13.00

Discharge 

(cfs)

225 

441 

82 

96

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 23, 1960 

July 29, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.03

13.62

Discharge 

(cfs)

450 

127

5925. Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, 111.

Location. Lat 38°57'35", long 89°05'20", in SE£ sec.16, T.6 N., R.I E., near 

center of span on upstream side of Gallatin Street Bridge in Vandalia, 

3j miles upstream from Hickory Creek, and at mile 160.85.

Drainage area.--1.980 sq mi, approximately.

5.--N 

L929.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 453.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Stage-discharge relation.--Greatly affected by variations in condition of nearby levees. For periods of effective levees, the relation is defined by 

current-meter measurements below 15,000 cfs. For other periods, various 

other stage-discharge relations are effective, depending upon nature and 

extent of levee breaks. Numerous current-meter measurements, up to 52,000 

cfs, partly defined these relations.

Remarks. Gage heights prior to Oct. 1, 1933, have been increased by 2.00 ft to 

compensate for change in datum. Base for partial-duration series, 7,000 cfs. 

Only annual peaks are shown prior to 1915 and after 1950.
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 529

Peak stages and discharges of Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, 111.

Water 

year

1875

1882

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

Date

-

-

May 6, 1908

Apr. 14, 1909

Mar. 1, 1910

May 1, 1911

Oct. 4, 1911

Feb. 3, 1915

May 27, 1915

July 13, 1915

Aug. 21, 1915

Jan. 4, 1916

Jan. 13, 1916

Jan. 31, 1916

June 23, 1916

June 2, 1917

June 5, 1917

Feb. 14, 1918

Apr. 27, 1918

May 11, 1918

Dec. 23, 1918

Mar. 19, 1919

June 26, 1919

Nov. 2, 1919

Feb. 23, 1920

Mar. 14, 1920

Mar. 27, 1920

May 19, 1920

Mar. 15, 1922

Apr. 18, 1922

Mar. 17, 1923

Dec. 15, 1923

Jan. 31, 1924

Mar. 31, 1924

Dec. 22, 1924

Mar. 16, 1925

Mar. 20, 1925

Feb. 28, 1926

Sept. 17, 1926

Oct. 4, 1926

Feb. 2, 1927

Mar. 20, 1927

Apr. 2, 1927

Apr. 16, 1927

May 20, 1927

May 31, 1927

Oct. 4, 1927

Dec. 1, 1927

Feb. 7, 1928

Apr. 8, 1928

May 18, 1928

Mar. 28, 1929

Apr. 10, 1929

Apr. 23, 1929

May 6, 1929

May 14, 1929

Jan. 14, 1930

Sept. 18, 1931

Jan. 24, 1932

Oage 

height 

(feet)

24.8

24.0

23.50

23.1

21.8

19.1

22.0

20.8

24.5

19.6

24.7

319.9

b23.1

24.0

19.4

21.0

25.2

20.3

20.0

20.8

19.5

22.10

21.3

21.1

20.2

20.5

21.1

23.0

23.9

21.87

23.9

21.82

19.5

20.7

20.3

21.5

20.3

19.9

20.47

-

20.3

22.4

20.6

20.6

19.7

21.9

21.5

22.8

19.7

20.8

19.9

20.8

22.2

20.3

21.6

22.8

22.4

8.3

17.42

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

-

7,870

7,670

7,020

5,670

13,000

8,880

15,800

7,320

15,800

7,300

10,000

14,400

7,100

9,180

16,800

8,190

7,800

8,880

7,210

11,000

9,660

9,340

8,060

8,460

9,340

12,600

c!7,000

18,800

14,300

10,500

7,210

8,740

8,190

9,980

8,190

7,680

8,460

20,000

8,190

20,000

15,500

15,500

7,440

10,600

9,980

12,200

7,440

8,880

7,680

8,880

11,100

8,190

10,100

12,200

11,500

1,270

5,550

Water 

year

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Apr. 2, 1933

May 15, 1933

May 21, 1933

Aug. 19, 1934

Mar. 13, 1935

May 5, 1935

May 16, 1935

Feb. 28, 1936

Mar. 26, 1936

Jan. 15, 1937

Jan. 15, 1937

Feb. 2, 1937

Feb. 10, 1937

May 5, 1937

Feb. 20, 1938

Mar. 15, 1938

Mar. 31, 1938

Apr. 12, 1938

Mar. 2, 1939

Mar. 14, 1939

Apr. 18, 1939

May 3, 1940

June 12, 1941

Nov. 9, 1941

Feb. 9, 1942

Mar. 11, 1942

Apr. 11, 1942

June 29, 1942

July 12, 1942

Nov. 25, 1942

Dec. 29, 1942

May 8, 1943

May 12, 1943

May 17, 1943

May 18, 1943

Apr. 13, 1944

Apr. 23, 1944

Apr. 24, 1944

Mar. 8, 1945

Apr. 3, 1945

Apr. 15, 1945

May 17, 1945

June 10, 1945

June 17, 1945

Feb. 16, 1946

May 4, 1946

May 13, 1946

May 18, 1946

June 3, 1946

Feb. 1, 1947

Apr. 27, 1947

May 24, 1947

June 10, 1947

July 2, 1947

Mar. 28, 1948

Jan. 7, 1949

Jan. 21, 1949

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 16, 1949

Oct. 14, 1949

Dec. 24, 1949

Jan. 4, 1950

Oage 

 height 

(feet)

20.2

22.65

21.5

14.76

20.2

20.5

21.89

19.2

19.33

23.96

-

18.2

18.0

18.7

18.8

20.8

22.85

20.0

19.3

24.92

21.5

18.90

16.32

20.7

20. C

20.?

20. C

20.3

23.37

20.1

23.1

23.?

24. C

25.33

24. ?5

23.?

26. C5

-

20.3

24. £

 20. C

20. S

25.66

23.0

20.6

22.12

18.8

21.4

20.3

18.9

20.2

18.9

21.68

20.4

24.58

20.2

22.3

22.3

26.30

19.1

20.0

27.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,180

17,500

14,600

4,250

8,600

9,050

11,200

7,150

7,290

-

14,900

7,830

7,490

8,700

8,660

24,700

40,700

18,300

7,320

16,000

10,600

6,760

4,560

9,220

8,100

8,420

8,100

8,580

13,600

8,260

13,800

15,700

16,000

-

52,200

14,800

-

31,000

9,540

17,900

9,000

10,600

21,500

15,000

c 10, 100

13,000

7,120

11,600

9,540

7,260

9,210

7,260

12,300

9,560

19,000

9,210

13,400

13,400

25,000

7,390

8,870

-

a Backwater from ice, 0.3 ft.

b Backwater from ice, 1.6 ft.

c Estimated.
530 KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Kaskaskla River at Vandalia, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Jan. 4, 1950

Jan. 15, 1950

Jan. 28, 1950

Feb. 14, 1950

Feb. 23, 1950

Apr. 5, 1950

July 8, 1950

June 29, 1951

Apr. 15, 1952

Mar. 5, 1953

Qage 

height 

(feet)

-

21.4

18.8

21. 1-

19.9

19.5

19.3

27.39

20.71

16.49

Discharge 

(cfs)

51,300

23,000

8,800

20,000

12,500

11,200

8,400

31,000

10,500

5,680

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 19, T 54

Apr. 25, 1955

Feb. 27, 1956

June 16, 1957

June 29, 1957

Aug. 4, 1958

Feb. 12, 1959

JUne 30, 1960

May 9, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

4.48

15.53

18.94

25.72

-

22.18

23.89

21.90

27.20

Discharge 

(cfs)

505

5,000

7,840

-

62,700

12,400

17,200

11,800

35,000

5927. Hurricane Creek tributary nearWitt, 111.

Location.--Lat 39°13'00", long 89°15'15", in SE^ sec.13, T.9 N., R.2 W., at 

culvert on county road, 5.9 miles southeast of Witt.

Drainage area. 0.144 sq mi. 

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Apr. 29, 1956 

Aug. 3, 1957 

May 31, 1958 

Aug. 6, 1959

Oage 

height 

(feet)

12.62 

13.91 

12.87 

12.59

Discharge 

(cfs)

70 

132 

81 

69

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 23, 1960 

May 8, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

12.25 

12.07

Discharge 

(cfs)

54.4 

47

5930. Kaskaskia River at Carlyle, 111.

Location. Lat 38°36'42", long 89°21'22", in SEv sec.18, T.2 N., R.2 W., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 50 at Carlyle, 

16.5 miles upstream from Crooked Creek, and at mile 105.75.

Drainage area.--2 ,680 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to Oct. 1, 1940; recording thereafter. Prior to July 

1938, gage was at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge, 400 ft downstream. 

Datum of gage is 402.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements.

Remarks. Gage heights January 1930 to April 1938 are from graph" based on gage 

heights furnished by Corps of Engineers. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1882

1908 

1909 

1910

1911 

1912

1915

1930

1931 

1932

Date

May 9, 1908 

Apr. 18, 1909 

Mar. 3, 1910

May 5, 1911 

Oct. 7, 1911

Aug. 24, 1915 

Jan. 17, 1930

Sept. 3, 1931 

Jan. 25, 1932

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a32.5

30.8 

25.4 

24.8

21.8 

27.2

30.7 

27.5

18.8 

22.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

37,400 

16,000 

14,200

6,270 

21,400

36,800 

22,100

3,940 

8,500

Water 

year

1933 

1934 

1935

1936 

1937 

1938 

1939 

1940

1941 

1942 

1943 

1944 

1945

Date

May 27, 1933 

Mar. 29, 1934 

May 23, 1935

Mar. 4, 1936 

Jan. 17, 1937 

Apr. 3, 1938

Mar. 17, 1939 

May 8, 1940

Apr. 22, 1941 

July 16, 1942 

May 21, 1943 

Apr. 26, 1944 

Apr. 4, 1945

Gage 

height 

(feet)

26.2 

17.3 

24.7

22.5 

26.6 

29.6 

25.92 

21.61

19.79 

24.98 

33.70 

27.72 

27.86

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,000 

3,330 

13,600

7,770 

19,200 

30,700

17,600 

5,510

4,540 

12,500 

54,400 

24,800 

25,600

a About.
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 531

Peak stages and discharges of Kaskaskia River at Carlyle, 111. Continued

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

May 21, 1946

May 2, 1947

Mar. 29, 1948

Feb. 18, 1949

Jan. 7, 1950

July 2, 1951

Mar. 14, 1952

Mar. 9, 1953

Sept. 20, 1954

Gage 

height 

(feet)

24.83

24.32

27.09

27.01

31.17

25.95

23.70

20.00

9.58

Discharge 

(cfs)

14,100

12,400

22,800

21,200

40,700

17,500

10,400

4,300

746

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 28, 1955

Mar. 3, 1956

July 2, 1957

Aug. 7, 1958

Feb. 15, 1959

July 3, 1960

May 10, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

20.45

22.66

30.56

24.76

26.55

26.75

31.12

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,620

7,640

33,400

12,300

18,600

19,300

34,400

5940. Shoal Creek near Breese, 111.

Location. Lat 38°36'35", long 89°29'40", in SW^SW^ sec.13, T.2 N., R.4 W., 

near center of span on upstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 50, 0.35 mile 

upstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge, 1.7 miles east of Breese, 

and 7 miles upstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 760 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording. Prior to Dec. 8, 1914, at railroad bridge 0.35 mile downstream at datum approximately if ft lower. Datum of gage is 413.97 ft above 

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

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. At former 

site, defined by current-meter measurements below 4,100 cfs and extended 

parallel to subsequent rating.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 3,500 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1907

1910

1911

1912

1913

1943

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

_

Jan. 17, 1910

Mar. 3, 1910

May 27, 1910

Aug. 26, 1910

Sept. 8, 1910

Oct. 9, 1910

May 4, 1911

Oct. 6, 1911

Mar. 2, 1912

Mar. 22, 1912

Mar. 31, 1912

May 1, 1912

Mar. 29, 1913

May 19, 1943

Feb. 18, 1946

Mar. 9, 1946

Aug. 18, 1946

Nov. 4, 1946

Nov. 14, 1946

Dec. 16, 1946

Apr. 30, 1947

May 3, 1947

Mar. 27, 1948

Jan. 8, 1949

Jan. 28, 1949

Feb. 17, 1949

Dec. 26, 1949

Jan. 6, 1950

Jan. 17, 1950

Gage 

height 

(feet)

a22

17.9

19.1

18.0

17.2

17.1

19.0

17.2

19.9

18.2

-

19.0

18.7

23.3

25.6

16.8

16.6

19.00

19.00

16.6

16.0

17.6

17.2

18.05

16.4

18.3

19.21

16.1

22.63

19.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

4,670

6,230

4,810

3,8lO

3,690

6,100

3,810

7,270

5,060

b6,100

6,230

5,710

b22,000

52,000

4,430

4,210

8,900

8,900

4,330

3,670

5,520

5,050

6,260

4,010

7,040

10,400

3,750

23,100

9,750

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 16, 1950

Feb. 25, 1950

Apr. 7, 1950

June 18, 1950

Feb. 24, 1951

Mar. 15, 1951

Apr. 10, 1951

Apr. 16, 1951

July 1, 1951

Feb. 7, 1952

Mar. 14, 1952

Apr. 7, 1952

Apr. 16, 1952

May 19, 1953

June 28, 1953

Sept. 21, 1954

Apr. 25, 1955

Feb. 26, 1956

Apr. 8, 1957

May 1, 1957

May 26, 1957

June 17, 1957

July 1, 1957

Aug. 7, 1958

Feb. 14, 1959

Apr. 4, 1960

July 1, 1960

Mar. 16, 1961

May 10, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

18.5

17.1

16.9

15.9

19.10

16.00

17.05

17.40

19.70

15.80

16.40

16.20

17.80

_

-

6.97

14.05

13.61

17.55

18.59

17.96

22.48

22.01

17.76

20.25

20.50

-

16.35

21.33

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,650

4,800

4,550

3,590

9,750

3,670

4,670

5,210

11,800

3,520

4,010

3,830

5,870

a4,000

a6,000

900

2,530

2,370

6,050

8,500

7,000

22,600

20,400

6,500

13,600

14,600

4,040

17,600

b Estimated.
532 KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

5942. Williams Creek near Cordes, 111.

Location. Lat 38°19'40", long 89°28'35", in NW£ sec.30, T.2 S., R.3 W., at 

culvert on county road, 2.5 miles northwest of Cordes.

Drainage area. 1.84 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Nov. 2, 1955 

June 8, 1957 

Aug. 8, 1958 

Feb. 10, 1959

Gage 

height 

(fset)

13.39 

16.56 

17.55 

12.76

Discharge

(Of 8)

146 

491 

733 

113

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

Dec. 17, 1959 

Aug. 10, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.40 

17.64

Discharge

(Of 8)

211 

709

5945. Silver Creek near Lebanon, 111.

Location.--Lat 38°35'40", long 89°49'57", in NW£ sec.25, T.2 N., R.7 W., at 

way bridge 0.3 mile upstream from Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge, 

miles southwest of Lebanon, and 2$ miles upstream from Little Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 335 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 416.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

j[929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,800 . 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1908 

1909 

1910

Date

May 7, 1908 

Apr. 23, 1909 

Mar. 1, 1910

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.9 

14.2 

14.6

Discharge water 

(cfs) year

5,240 1911 

3,400 1912 

3,820

Date

May 1, 1911 

Mar. 30, 1912

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14. S 

14.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,030 

3,820

5950. Kaskaskia River at New Athens, 111.

Location. Lat 38°19'22", long 89°52'57", in SW£ sec.28, T.2 S., R.7 W., on 

left bank 0.5 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 13 at New Athens 

and at mile 40.9.

Drainage area. 5,200 sq mi, approximately.

Gage. Nonrecording at Illinois Central Railroad bridge 0.66 mile upstream prior 

to January 1935; recording thereafter. Datum of gage is 359.50 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Since Oct. 1, 1937, auxiliary nonrecording gages 

on Mississippi River near mouth of Kaskaskia River 41 miles downstream.

Stage-fall-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements to 

83,000 cfs.

Remarks.--Readings for auxiliary gages furnished by Corps of Engineers. Peak 

stages for which no discharge is shown in following table are affected by 

backwater from Mississippi River so that the associated discharge is less 

than the maximum for the year. Only annual peaks are shown.
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 533

Peak stages and discharges of Kaskaskia River at New Athens, 111.

Water 

year

1696

1906

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

Pall of 1898

May 11, 1908

Apr. 20, 1909

Mar. 6, 1910

May 2, 1911

Apr. 3, 1912

Mar. 30, 1913

Aug. 26, 1915

Feb. 3, 1916

June 13, 1917

Apr. 30, 1918

June 10, 1919

Nov. 1, 1919

Apr. 4, 1921

May 24, 1935

Mar. 5, 1936

Jan. 21, 1937

Apr. 5, 1938

Apr. 22, 1939

May 4, 1940

Apr. 25, 1941

Qage

height 

(feet)

34.5

34.3

26.8

25.3

25.0

28.2

32.9

35.7

33.3

25.98

24.50

24.1

27.60

22.88

25.6

20.19

26.01

30.05

24.46

18.0

20.54

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

62,800

31,700

23,200

21,900

33,500

56,600

63,100

54,800

26,100

20,300

18,500

33,300

13,300

22,800

8,880

24,600

44,000

18,600

6,950

8,890

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

July 3, 1942

July 16, 1942

May 23, 1943

Apr. 28, 1944

Apr. 29, 1944

Apr. 6, 1945

Apr. 7, 1945

Aug. 19, 1946

May 4, 1947

July 4, 1947

Apr. 1, 1948

Jan. 30, 1949

Jan. 10, 1950

Feb. 26, 1951

Apr. 16, 1952

Mar. 17, 1953

Sept. 22, 1954

Mar. 2, 1955

Feb. 28, 1956

June 20, 1957

Aug. 13, 1958

Feb. 19, 1959

July 9, 1960

May 13, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

25.91

_

39.35

-

30.55

29.70

-

37.26

26.63

28.05

28.26

33.60

26.49

24.26

18.51

15.27

17.69

18.41

31.08

25.45

25.53

24.90

35.87

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

20,800

83,000

39,500

-

-

38,800

71,700

19,400

31,900

35,900

60,200

27,400

18,300

7,150

4,880

6,590

7,120

48,700

21,900

24, 100

19,500

66,600

MARYS RIVER BASIN 

5955. Marys River near Sparta, 111.

Location. Lat 38°06'29", long 89°38'56", in NE^SE^ sec.9, T.5 S., R.5 W., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 154, 0.3 mile downstream from small tributary, and 3.2 miles southeast of Sparta.

Drainage area.--17.8 sq mi.

Gage.--Recording. Datum of gage is 431.60 ft above mean sea level, cfatum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements below 1,200 

cfs and extended above on basis of contracted-opening measurement.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 750 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

Date

Sept. 13, 1949

Oct. 4, 1949

Oct. 12, 1949

Oct. 19, 1949

Dec. 22, 1949

Jan. 3, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Feb. 13, 1950

Feb. 21, 1950

May 10, 1950

Feb. 6, 1951

Mar. 17, 1951

Aug. 9, 1951

Oct. 23, 1951

Mar. 11, 1952

Apr. 4, 1952

Apr. 12, 1952

Mar. 15, 1953

June 3, 1954

Oage 

height 

(feet)

13.44

12.8

13.4

12.9

12.8

13.83

12.9

13.6

12.7

12.7

13.30

12.80

13.06

13.16

13.12

12.89

13.12

12.88

11.33

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,260

810

1,260

860

810

2,060

860

1,620

760

760

1,160

810

838

1,030

990

860

990

860

414

Water 

year

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 21, 1955

Nov. 16, 1955

Mar. 25, 1957

Apr. 3, 1957

May 23, 1957

Dec. 19, 1957

July 16, 1958

July 18, 1958

Aug. 12, 1958

Aug. 17, 1959

Dec. 12, 1959

Dec. 18, 1959

Mar. 5, 1961

May 8, 1961

Aug. 10, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

13.08

12.79

13.73

14.00

14.32

13.38

13.06

14.63

15.04

14.17

12.96

13.10

12.96

13.66

13.84

Discharge 

(cfs)

990

810

1,880

2,360

3,050

1,110

890

4,000

5,320

2,680

800

940

800

1,700

2,060
534 BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN

5960. Big Muddy River near Benton, 111.

Location. Lat 37°59'40", long 88°58'30", in NE^NWi sec.22, T.6 S., R.2 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 14, a third of a 

mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 3 miles west of Benton, 

4| miles east of Christopher, and 9 miles upstream from Middle Pork Big 

Muddy River.

Drainage area. 498 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Aug. 13, 1946; recording thereafter. Datum of gage 

is 365.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Recording gage for station 

"at Plumfield" is used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 18,000 

cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Bankfull stage.--8 ft.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Date

Aug. 17, 1946

Aug. 18, 1946

Apr. 27, 1947

Jan. 4, 1948

Jan. 26, 1949

Jan. 6, 1950

Feb. 22, 1951

Feb. 23, 1951

Mar. 13, 1952

Mar. 7, 1953

Qage 

height 

(feet)

-

24.02

17.47

17.43

a20 . 58

a20 . 31

-

17.03

17.25

15.17

Discharge 

(cfs)

28 , 200

-

8,700

7,300

15,300

16,300

7,320

-

7,860

3,940

Water 

year

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

May 5, 1954

Mar. 22, 1955

July 20, 1956

Apr. 6, 1957

Dec. 21, 1957

Jan. 24, 1959

July 3, 1960

May 9, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

14.52

15.43

15.60

20.14

19.65

14.60

16.21

24.94

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,820

4,350

4,770

16,400

17,500

2,870

6,280

38,600

a Occurred at different time than peak discharge.

5961. Andy Creek tributary at Valier, 111.

Location. Lat 38"01'15", long 89°02'40", in N| sec.12, T.6 S., R.I E., at 

culvert on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, 0.5 mile north of Valier.

Drainage area. 1.00 sq mi. 

Gage. Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Feb. 17, 1956 

Apr. 3, 1957 

May 5, 1958 

Aug. 17, 1959

Oage 

height 

(feet)

13.20 

15.03 

15.21 

15.75

Discharge 

(ofs)

222 

420 

399 

564

Water 

year

1960 

1961

Date

June 29, 1960 

May 7, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

12.09 

a!5.64

Discharge 

(cfs)

108 

500

a Backwater from debris.
BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 535

5970. Big Muddy River at Plumfield, 111. 

(Published as "near Cambon" 1908-12)

Location. Lat 37°54'05", long 89°00'50", in NVf£ sec.20, T.7 S., R.2 E., on 

left bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 149 

at Plumfield and 1.9 miles downstream from Middle Pork Big Muddy River.

Drainage area. 753 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording prior to Nov. 13, 1938; recording thereafter. June 16, 

1908, to Dec. 31, 1912, at site 1.7 miles upstream at different datum. 

Aug. 14, 1914, to July 12, 1932, at site a quarter of a mile downstream at 

different datum. July 13, 1932, to Nov. 12, 1938, at bridge three-quarters 

of a mile downstream at datum 4.14 ft lower. Datum of gage is 358.24 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary nonrecording gage at pumping 

plant at Zeigler, 4 miles downstream, since Feb. 14, 1937.

Stage-fall-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements. At previous sites, stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 12,000 cfs, occasionally affected by backwater from Mississiopi River 

or from tributary inflow below Zeigler Dam.

Remarks. Only annual peaks are shown, 

different time than peak stage.

Peak discharge frequently occurs at

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1909

1910

1911

1912

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

Date

Mar. 11, 1909

Mar. 3, 1910

May 3, 1911

Apr. 29, 1912

Feb. 4, 1915

Feb. 1, 1916

Jan. 8, 1917

May 15, 1918

Dec. 17, 1918

Oct. 31, 1919

Mar. 31, 1921

Apr. 2, 1922

Mar. 19, 1923

Dee. 15, 1923

Mar. 21, 1925

Feb. 19, 1926

Apr. 17, 1927

Dec. 17, 1927

Jan. 27, 1929

Jan. 16, 1930

Sept. 6, 1931

Jan. 20, 1932

May 17, 1933

Mar. 30, 1934

Mar. 13, 1935

Mar. 14, 1935

Apr. 10, 1936

Qage 

height 

(feet)

24.9

22.35

25.4

23.1

23.8

30.2

24.7

24.4

20.84

24.4

19.4

25.10

22.96

19.41

12.55

17.49

26.02

24.5

23.06

26.49

17.78

22.6

27.91

11.35

-

28.13

17.38

Discharge 

(cfs)

10,600

7,900

11,100

8,680

8,830

16,300

9,770

9,330

6,050

9,440

4,880

10,200

9,000

4,880

1,670

3,330

10,900

8,900

8,100

11,800

3,660

7,600

12 , 700

947

a!3,700

-

3,190

Water 

year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Jan. 17, 1937

Apr. 4, 1938

Apr. 20, 1939

Apr. 22, 1940

Apr. 7, 1941

Feb. 9, 1942

May 13, 1943

Apr. 27, 1944

Mar. 6, 1945

Aug. 19, 1946

Apr. 28, 1947

Jan. 5, 1948

Jan. 26, 1949

Jan. 6, 1950

Jan. 17, 1950

Feb. 23, 1951

Mar. 14, 1952

Mar. 7, 1953

May 7, 1954

Mar. 24, 1955

Feb. 21, 1956

Apr. 6, 1957

Dec. 22, 1957

Aug. 19, 1959

Dec. 22, 1959

July 4, 1960

May 10, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

28.30

21.69

21.56

16.96

4.61

16.23

20.80

17.82

23.22

28.22

18.94

19.56

25.90

-

24.87

20.36

18.96

15.33

9.26

16.83

12.29

24.50

22.38

15.48

16.86

-

29.67

Discharge 

(cfs)

12,300

5,730

10,900

5,350

616

4,860

9,900

7,050

10,900

26,100

7,900

8,380

17,600

14,800

-

8,320

7,980

4,850

1,760

5,770

2,940

13,700

12,200

4,450

-

5,440

42 , 900

a Maximum daily mean.

5975. Crab Orchard Creek near Marion, 111.

Location. Lat 37°43 ! 50", long 88°53'21", in NW^NW^ sec.21, T.9S.,R.3E., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, 

2 miles downstream from Buckley Creek, and 2 miles east of Marion.

Drainage area. 31.9 sq mi.

Gage. Nonrecording. Datum of gage is 415.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by current-meter measurements belcw 1,300 

cfs and extended above.

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 400 cfs.
536 BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN

Peak stages and discharges of Crab Orchard Creek near Mario->, 111.

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

Nov. 23, 1951

Feb. 2, 1952

Mar. 11, 1952

Mar. 18, 1952

Apr. 13, 1952

Mar. 22, 1953

Apr. 18, 1953

May 2, 1954

Mar. 1, 1955

Mar. 20, 1955

Feb. 18, 1956

Jan. 23, 1957

Feb. 8, 1957

Mar. 25, 1957

Apr. 3, 1957

Apr. 8, 1957

May 22, 1957

June 2, 1957

Nov. 18, 1957

Qage 

height 

(feet)

-

10.10

10.20

10.00

10.30

9.09

9.02

8.65

8.72

10.92

9.70

9.17

9.68

9.71

11.30

9.47

11.55

9.80

9.70

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

1,550

1,700

1,420

1,850

670

610

450

480

3,300

960

575

915

560

2,750

460

3,380

540

560

Water 

year

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Dec. 20, 1957

Dec. 26, 1957

Jan. 21, 1958

Mar. 24, 1958

Apr. 29, 1958

July 18, 1958

Jan. 21, 1959

Aug. 17, 1959

Dec. 17, 1959

Jan. 15, 1960

May 7, 1960

Feb. 22, 1961

Feb. 28, 1961

Mar. 6, 1961

Mar. 13, 1961

Mar. 22, 1961

Apr. 9, 1961

Apr. 12, 1961

Apr. 16, 1961

May 7, 1961

June 15, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.88

9.60

10.30

9.88

9.58

11.20

9.38

10.55

-

9.96

9.50

9.21

9.25

9.35

9.54

9.80

9.34

9.18

9.15

11.62

10.70

Discharge 

(cfs)

670

520

1,070

670

520

2,550

440

1,440

-

735

510

425

425

480

510

640

450

425

425

3,500

1,630

5990. Beaucoup Creek near Matthews, 111.

Location. Lat 37°58'00", long 89°21'00", in SW£ sec.29, T.6 S., R.2 W. 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, 1^ miles

_ on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, l£ miles east 

of Matthews, 3f miles upstream from Galum Creek, and 7 miles southwest of 

Du Quoin.

Drainage area. 291 sq mi.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to July 25, 1946; recording thereafter, 

gage is 368.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurement,^.

Datum of

Remarks. Base for partial-duration series, 2,300 cfs. 

shown for 1946-47.

Peak stages and discharges

Only annual peaks are

Water 

year

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

Date

Aug. 17, 1946

Apr. 26, 1947

Jan. 3, 1948

Jan. 20, 1949

Jan. 25, 1949

Feb. 16, 1949

Mar. 29, 1949

Oct. 9, 1949

Oct. 14, 1949

Oct. 22, 1949

Jan. 5, 1950

Jan. j.5, 1950

Jan. 28, 1950

Feb. 14, 1950

Feb. 23, 1950

Apr. 5, 1950

May 13, 1950

Jan. 17, 1951

Feb. 10, 1951

Feb. 18, 1951

Feb. 22, 1951

Mar. 19, 1951

Oct. 26, 1951

Nov. 26, 1951

Qage 

height 

(feet)

23.24

20.12

19.81

18.8

21.94

19.7

17.6

17.3

17.9

16.9

21.91

18.0

17.8

20.4

18.4

18.4

17.2

16.99

16.87

17.88

18.06

17.38

17.28

16.90

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,100

7,860

6,910

4,300

13,800

6,600

2,870

2,600

3,150

2,310

13,800

3,250

3,050

8,850

3,720

3,720

2,520

2,380

2,310

3,150

3,360

2,690

2,600

2,310

Water 

year

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Mar. 12, 1952

Apr. 7, 1952

Apr. 15, 1952

Mar. 6, 1953

May 2, 1954

Mar. 23, 1955

Feb. 27, 1956

Apr. 5, 1957

May 24, 1957

Dec. 21, 1957

Mar. 26, 1958

Apr. 30, 1958

May 7, 1958

July 18, 1958

Aug. 18, 1959

Dec. 20, 1959

Mar. 8, 1961

May 9, 1961

Aug. 12, 1961

Gage 

height 

(feet)

19.27

17.47

16.96

16.47

15.22

16.46

14.42

21.11

20.30

20.88

18.21

17.22

17.65

18.36

17.21

18.15

18.28

23.41

18.79

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,250

2,780

2,380

2,060

1,420

2,060

1,320

11,200

8,520

10,500

3,480

2,530

2,870

3,250

2,530

3,480

3,600

18,800

4,300
BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 537

5995. Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, 111. 

Locat Ion. Lat 37°44'55", long 89°20'45", in SE£ sec.8, T.9 S., R.2 W., on left

bank Just upstream from Lewis Creek, 6.1 mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile and 

Ohio Railroad bridge, at Murphysboro.

Drainage area. 2,170 sq mi, approximately.

Gage.--Nonrecording prior to July 11, 1933; recording thereafter. Prior to 

July 20, 1931, at South Twentieth Street Bridge 1,300 ft downstream at datum 

5 ft lower. Datum of gage is 335.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Auxiliary nonrecording gage 7,700 ft upstream since Oct. 6, 1931.

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements throughout the 

range of conditions as observed since 1931.

Remarks.--Discharges for annual floods of 1916 and 1917 based on results of 

current-meter measurements. For other years prior to 1931, discharge not 

computed because of effects of backwater from Mississippi River and lack of 

information on fall. Only annual peaks are shown. Peak discharge frequently occurs at different time than peak stage.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

Date

Feb. Z, 1916

Jan. 10, '1917

May 17, 191S

Dec. 19, 1918

Nov. 5, 1919

Mar. 23, 1921

Apr. 3, 1922

Mar. 21, 1923

Dec. 17, 1923

Mar. 1, 1926

Apr. 18, 1927

Dec. 19, 1927

May 19, 1929

Jan. 17, 1930

Sept. 6, 1931

Jan. 26, 1932

May 18, 1933

Mar. 29, 1934

Mar. 15, 1935

Apr. 12, 1936

Jan. 18, 1937

Apr. 5, 1938

Apr. 21, 1939

Apr. 24, 1940

Apr. 7, 1941

Qage 

height 

(feet)

a34.9

53.3

33.9

28.1

34.0

24.1

35.4

31.8

26.6 

23.5

37.7

32.1

31.7

37.3

14.95

25.97

33.77

7.45

34.06

15.51

33.86

23.98

30.38

21.20

-

Discharge 

(of")

28,000

15, 600

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,310

12,300

23,100

2,400

25,000

5,880

25,100

10,600

16,200

10,100

1,530

Water 

year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Apr. 24, 1941

Feb. 11, 1942

May 14, 1943

May 26, 1943

Apr. 16, 1944

May 3, 1944

Apr. 3, 1945

Aug. 22, 1946

Apr. 29, 1947

July 6, 1947

Jan. 7, 1948

Jan. 28, 1949

Jan. 15, 1950

Feb. 24, 1951

Mar. 16, 1952

Mar. 8, 1953

May 5, 1954

Mar. 25, 1955

Feb. 28, 1956

Apr. 8, 1957

Dec. 24, 1957

Aug. 22, 1959

Dec. 22, 1959

May 11, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

12.57

21. 5S

_

32.65

29.27

32.81

33.17

-

30.50

27.46

36.01

35.46

30.36

28.36

19.22

11.97

24.24

14.67

33.86

30.08

22.17

25.26

37.97

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

3,950

14,300

_

9,950

-

23,200

20,100

13,900

-

13,600

28,000

27,000

15,200

13,000

6,810

3,5SO

11,300

4,670

23,700

17,800

10,200

12,500

33,300

a Present site and datum.

SEXTON CREEK BASIN 

5996.4. Green Creek tributary near Jonesboro, 111.

Location.--Lat 37°27'55", long 89°18'40", in NE£ sec.22, T.12 S., R.2 W. , at 

culvert on State Highway 146, 2.5 miles northwest of Jonesboro.

Drainage area.--0.438 sq mi. 

Gage.--Crest-stage gage.

Stage-discharge relation.--Defined by indirect computations of flow through 

culvert.

Remarks.--Only annual peaks are shown.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

Date

Apr. 15, 1956 

May 22, 1957 

July 18, 195S 

Jan. 21, 1959

Qage 

height 

(feet)

12.14 

15.01 

15.94 

12.52

Discharge 

(cfs)

86 

329 

425 

112

Water 

. year

1960 

1961

Date

July 25, 1960 

May 7, 1961

Qage 

height 

(feet)

12.56 

14.48

Discharge 

(cfs)

115 

276
538 CACHE RIVER BASIN

6000. Big Creek near Wetaug, 111.

Location. Lat 37°19'00", long 89°07'55", in SW£ sec.5, T.14 S., R.I E. , on 

left bank 300 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Little 

Creek, and 2 miles southeast of Wetaug.

Drainage area. 32.2 sq mi.

Gage. Recording. 

1929.

Datum of gage is 336.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Stage-discharge relation. Defined by current-meter measurements below 2,500 

cfs and extended on basis of contracted-opening measurement of flow in main 

channel and computed flow through breaks in levees.

Remarks. Channel dredged and leveed prior to establishment of station. Changes 

in stage-discharge relation result from changes in conveyance capacity of 

the channel. Base for partial-duration series, 1,600 cfs.

Peak stages and discharges

Water 

year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

Date

Dec. 23, 1941

Apr. 8, 1942

Aug. 23, 1942

Mar. 19, 1943

May 11, 1943

May 18, 1943

Apr. 11, 1944

Feb. 26, 1945

Mar. 6, 1945

Mar. 20, 1945

Mar. 31, 1945

Apr. 2, 1945

Apr. 4, 1945

Apr. 14, 1945

Apr. 15, 1945

June 17, 1945

Jan. 9, 1946

Feb. 13, 1946

May 25, 1946

Aug. 18, 1946

Apr. 11, 1947

Jan. 1, 1948

Apr. 13, 1948

May 16, 1948

Jan. 24, 1949

Feb. 14, 1949

Mar. 26, 1949

Jan. 4, 1950

Jan. 10, 1950

Jan. 13, 1950

Jan. 26, 1950

Qage 

height 

(feet)

10.0

13.20

10.3

15.90

13.19

10.7

13.94

15.3

16.32

14.1

11.4

15.2

12.2

12.1

11.9

11.9

13.5

13.4

15.94

12.1

11.88

14.08

12.1

13.7

13.49

12.5

11.9

15.57

13.6

12.8

13.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,820

2,620

1,900

7,200

2,540

1,900

4,350

2,740

3,SOO

2,390

1,750

2,700

1,920

1,900

1,860

1,860

2,230

2,210

3,260

1,900

1,700

2,280

1,760

2,160

2,100

1,860

1,700

3,620

2,150

1,930

1,980

Water 

year

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

Date

Feb. 13, 1950

Mar. 27, 1950

Apr. 3, 1950

Apr. 29, 1950

Jan. 14, 1951

Feb. 20, 1951

Nov. 23, 1951

Feb. 2, 1952

Mar. 10, 1952

Mar. 22, 1952

Apr. 18, 1953

June 3, 1954

Mar. 21, 1955

Apr. 21, 1955

May 13, 1955

Feb. 15, 1956

Jan. 22, 1957

Apr. 4, 1957

May 23, 1957

Nov. 13, 1957

Nov. 18, 1957

May 3, 1958

July 18, 1958

Jan. 21, 1959

Jan. 14, 1960

Feb. 22, 1961

May 7, 1961

Oige 

height 

(feet)

13.5

13.3

15.1

14.6

12.83

13.74

12.20

11.55

14.33

14.05

9.75

13.15

14.55

12.75

15.47

11.34

11.68

14.60

15.23

11.50

12.77

11.67

15.13

11.20

10.20

11.97

14.43

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,120

2,060

3,170

2,720

1,930

2,160

1,780

1,630

2,340

2,250

1,240

2,030

2,430

1,930

2,830

1,560

1,660

2,430

2,680

1,610

1,930

1,660

2,630

1,540

1,280

1,730

2,370
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Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 1580-A, 30 p.

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Research Rept. no. 11-B, p. 4-20.

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Geol. Survey open-file report, 109 p.

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McGraw-Hill Book Co., 689 p.

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frequency: U.S. Geol. Survey open-file report, 150 p.

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frequency and magnitude: U.S. Geol. Survey open-file report, 13? p.

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frequency: Minnesota Dept. Conserv., Div. of Waters Bull. 12, 141 p.

Schwob, H. H., 1953, Iowa floods, magnitude and frequency: Iowa Highway 

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Geol. Survey Circ. 370, 126 p.

INDEX

Page 

Aokerman Creek at Farmdale, 111....... 482

Addison Creek at Bellwood, 111........ 452;

Andy Creek tributary at Valier, 111... 534; 

Antelope Creek at Dwlght, N. Dak...... 7B

Apple River, near Hanover, 111........ 280^

near Somerset, Wis.................. 209

Apple River basin, records............34,280

Asa Creek at Sullivan, 111............ 527

Badfish Creek near Stoughton, Wis..... 295

Badger Creek near Badger, Minn........ 139

Baldhill Creek near Dazey, N. Dak..... 87

Baraboo River near Baraboo, Wis....... 263

Basswood River near Winton, Minn...... 159

Bay Creek, at Nebo, 111............... 420

at Pittsfield, 111.................. 419

Bear Creek, at Hannibal, Mo........... 409

at Ladora, Iowa..................... 331

near Marcelline, 111................ 399

tributary near Reeders, 111......... 520

Bear Creek basin (111.), records..... .40,409

Bear Creek basin (Mo.), records.......41,398

Bear Island River near Ely, Minn...... 157

Beaucoup Creek near Matthews, 111..... 536

Beaver Creek, at New Hartford, Iowa... 349

near Eldora, Iowa................... 325

Belly River, at international boundary 59

near Mountain View, Alberta......... 60

North Fork, at international

boundary........................ 59

Bice ditch near South Marion, Ind..... 437

Big Branch tributary near Wayland, Mo. 398 

Big Creek near Mount Pleasant, Iowa... 367 

Big Coulee, near Churchs Ferry,

N. Dak.......................... 86

near Haddock, N. Dak................ 82

Big Creek near Wetaug, 111............ 538

Big Eau Pleine River, near Colby, Wis. 256

near Stratford, Wis................. 257

Big Fork River at Big Falls, Minn..... 164

Big Muddy River, at Murphysboro, 111.. 537

at Plumfield, 111................... 535

near Benton, 111.................... 534

Big Muddy River basin, records.... .46-47,534

Big Slough Creek near Collegeville,

Ind............................ 437

Black Earth Creek at Black Earth, Wis. 264 

Black River, at Neillsville, Wis...... 235

near Galesville, Wis................ 236

Black River basin, records............32,235

Blackhawk Creek at Hudson, Iowa....... 350

Blue Earth River, East Branch, near

Bricelyn, Minn.................. 196

near Rapidan, Minn.................. 197

Bois de Sioux River, near Fairmount,

N. Dak.......................... 76

near White Rock, S. Dak............. 75

Boone Creek near McHenry, 111......... 465

Boone River near Webster City, Iowa... 376 

Boundary Creek at international

boundary........................ 62

Bridge Creek Branch near Baring, Mo... 403 

Bryant Creek basin, records...........41,422

Buffalo Creek, above Winthrop, Iowa... 289

near Wheeling, 111.................. 446

Buffalo River, near Dilworth, Minn.... 95

near Hawley, Minn................... 94

near Tell, Wis...................... 228

South Branch, at Sabin, Minn........ 95

Buffalo River basin, records .......... 31,228

Bull Creek Jr. , near Rothschild, Wis.. 256 

Bulldog Run near Warroad, Minn........ 166

Bureau Creek, at Bureau, 111.......... 477

at Princeton, 111................... 474

tributary near Wyanet, 111.......... 476

Cabiness Creek tributary near

Petersburg, 111................. 512

Cache River basin, records............47,538

Cahokia Creek tributary near

Carpenter, 111.................. 523

Cahokia Creek basin, records........... 46,523

Camp Creek near Elsberry, Mo........... 423

Cannon River at Welch, Minn............ 211

Cannon River basin, records............30,211

Canteen Creek at Caseyville, 111....... 524

Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont... 66

Carpenter Creek at Egypt, Ind.......... 438

Cart Creek, at Crystal, N. Dak......... 119

at Mountain, N. Dak.................. 119

tributary near Crystal, N. Da1'....... 119

Cedar Creek, at Little York, 111....... 360

near Bussey, Iowa.................... 391

near Winslow, 111.................... 301

tributary at St. Augustine, 111...... 495

Cedar River, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa..... 351

at Charles City, Iowa................ 343

at Janesville, Iowa.................. 344

at Mitchell, Iowa.................... 343

at Waterloo, Iowa.................... 350

near Austin, Minn.................... 342

near Conesville, Iowa................ 353

West Fork, at Finchford, Iowa........ 345

Chicago River, North Branch, at

Deerfield, 111................... 455

at Niles, 111........................ 456

West Fork of, at Northbrook, 111..... 456

Chippewa River, at Bishops Bridge, near

Winter, Wis...............'....... 212

at Chippewa Falls, Wis............... 221

at Durand, Wis....................... 226

at Eau Claire, Wis................... 223

at Holcombe, Wis..................... 219

near Bruce, Wis...................... 213

near Holcombe, Wis................... 217

near Milan, Minn..................... 190

near Watson, Minn.................... 191

West Fork, at Lessards, near Winter,

Wis.............................. 212

Chippewa River basin, records.......30-31,212

Clear Creek near Coralville, Io-«a...... 335

Clearwater River, at Plummer, Minn..... 108

at Red Lake Falls, Minn.............. 109

near Leonard, Minn................... 108

near Pinewood, Minn.................. 107

Coffee Creek tributary near Flo-id, 111 478

tributary near Hennepin, 111......... 478

Coon Creek, at Coon Valley, Wis........ 243

near Stoddard, Wis................... 244

Coon Creek basin, records.............. 32,243

Copperas Creek tributary at Banner, 111 493

Cottonwood River near New Ulm, Minn.... 195

Crab Orchard Creek near Marion, 111.... 535

Crane Creek, near Easton, 111.......... 513

near Lourdes, Iowa................... 270

tributary near Saratoga, Iowa........ 269

Crawfish River at Milford, Wis......... 293

Crow Creek, near Washburn, 111......... 480

(West) near Henry, 111............... 478

Crow River, at Rockford, Minn.......... 179

Middle Fork, near Spicer, Mini....... 177

North Fork, near Regal, Minn......... 177

South Fork, at Cosmos, Minn.......... 178

near Mayer, Minn................... 178

Crow River basin, records........... 28-29,177

Crow Wing River, at Motley, Minn....... 172

at Nimrod, Minn...................... 171

at Pillager, Minn.................... 172

Crow Wing River basin, records.........28,170

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo............. 425

Cuivre River basin, records............41,424

Cut Bank Creek at North Lake Outlet,

near Granville, N. Dak............ 154

Dark River near Chisholm, Minn. 

Deer Creek at Toledo, Iowa..... 

Description of the area........

River basins.................

Topography...................

Climate.

162

328

14

14

14

15

Des Lacs River, at Foxholra, N. Dak..... 146 

tributary near Donnybrook, N. Dak.... 145

280-255 O - 68 - 36
542 INDEX

Des Moines River, at Des Moines, 

Iowa.......................

at Fort Dodge, Iowa............

at Keosauqua, Iowa.............

at Ottumwa, Iowa.

378 

375 

393 

392 

below Raccoon River, at Des Moines,

Iowa............................ 384

East Fork, at Dakota City, Iowa..... 374

near Burt, Iowa. .................. 373

near Hardy, Iowa.................. 373

near Boone, Iowa.................... 377

near Tracy, Iowa.................... 390

West Fork, at Estherville, Iowa..... 372

at Humboldt, Iowa................. 372

at Jackson, Minn.................. 371

Des Moines River basin, records....39-40,370

Des Plaines River, at Forest Park, 111 450 

at Joliet, 111...................... 459

at Lemont, 111...................... 454

at Riverside, 111................... 452

near Des Plaines, 111............... 447

near Gurnee, 111.................... 446

Douglas Creek near Emden, Mo.......... 411

Dry Branch near Wentzville, Mo........ 426

Dr/ Fork tributary near Mount

Sterling, 111................... 518

Duck Creek near Canton, 111........... 494

Duncan Creek, at Bloomer, Wis. ........ 220

at Chippewa Falls, Wis. ............'. 220

Dunka River near Babitt, Minn......... 157

Du Page River at Troy, 111............ 461

East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111.... 476

Eau Claire River, at Kelly, Wis....... 254

near Antigo, Wis.................... 254

near Augusta, Wis................... 222

near Fall Creek, Wis................ 222

Eau Galle River, at Elmwood, Wis...... 227

at Spring Valley, Wis............... 226

Edmore Coulee near Edmore , N. Dak..... 85

Edwards River, near New Boston, 111... 356 

near Orion, 111..................... 355

Edwards River basin, records.......... 38,355

Egg Creek, near Blenburn, N. Dak...... 152

near Deering, N. Dak................ 153

near Granville, N. Dak.............. 154

near Ruthville, N. Dak.............. 153

tributary near Deering, N. Dak...... 153

Elk River near Big Lake, Minn......... 175

Elk River basin, records.............. 28,175

Elkhorn Creek near Penrose, 111....... 315

Ellison Creek tributary near

Roseville, 111.................. 362

Ellison Creek basin, records..........38,362

Elm River near Kelso, N. Dak.......... 96

English Coulee tributary near Grand

Forks, N. Dak................... 112

English River, at Kalona, Iowa........ 341

North Fork, near Guernsey, Iowa..... 339

near Montezuma, Iowa. ............. 339

South Fork, near Barnes City, Iowa.. 340 

tributary near Barnes City, Iowa.. 340 

tributary No. 2 near Montezuma,

Iowa. ........................... 340

Fabius River basin,- records. ......... .40,401

Farm Creek, at East Peoria, 111....... 484

at Farmdale, 111.................... 482

Flag Creek near Willow Springs, 111... 453 

Flambeau River, at Babb's Island, near

Winter, Wis..................... 215

at Flambeau Flowage, Wis............ 214

near Bruce, Wis..................... 217

near Butternut, Wis................. 214

near Ladysmith, Wis................. 216

South Fork, near Phillips, Wis...... 216

Flat Branch near Taylorville, 111..... 502

Flood-frequency analysis.............. 15

method.............................. 15

at a gaging station................. 16

flood series , types............. 16

regional............................ 18

mean annual flood............... 18

composite frequency curves...... 18

Flood-frequency data, application..... 3

regional............................ 4

illustrative problem.............. 4

special application................. 7

effects of regulation and diversion. 9

Fondulac Creek near East Peoria, 111.. 483

Forest River, at Minto, N. Dsk......... 116

near Fordville, N. Dak............... 115

near Minto, N. Dak................... 116

Fox River, at Algonquin, 111........... 466

at Bloomfield, Iowa.................. 396

at Cantril, Iowa..................... 396

at Dayton, 111....................... 468

at Johnsburg, 111.................... 465

at Wayland, Mo. ...................... 397

at Wilmot, Wis....................... 464

near McHenry, 111.................... 466

tributary near Gary, 111............. 466

Fox River basin, records...............40,395

Frazier Creek basin, records...........40,401

Freshwater Coulee near Emerado, N. Dak. 113

Fuller Coulee at Foxholra, N. Dak....... 146

Galena River, at Buncombe, Wis......... 276

East Fork, at Council Hill, 111...... 277

Galena River basin, records............ 34,276

Gilmore Creek at Winona, Minr.......... 233

Gilmore Creek basin, records...........31.233

Gimlet Creek at Sparland, 111.......... 479

Goose Cre'ek near DeLand, 111........... 499

Goose River, at Hillsboro. N. Dak...... 100

near Portland, N. Dak................ 100

Grant River at Burton, Wis............. 272

Grant River basin, records.............34 ,272

Green Creek tributary near Jcnesboro,

111.............................. 537

Green River, at Amboy, 111............. 318

near Gfeneseo, 111.................... 319

Grinnell Creek near Many Glacier, Mont. 64

Hadley Creek, at Kinderhook, 111....... 418

near Barry, 111...................... 418

Happy Run at Churdan, Iowa............. 380

Hardin Creek, at Farnhamville, Iowa.... 380

East Fork, near Churdan, leva........ 381

near Farlin, Iowa. ................... 381

Barter Creek near Independence, Iowa... 285

Hawk Creek near Maynard, Minr.......... 193

Hay River at Wheeler, Wis.............. 224

Henderson Creek, near Little York, 111. 358

near Oquawka, 111.................... 360

Henderson Creek basin, records.........38,358

Heron Lake Outlet near Heron Lake, Minn 370

Herzog Creek near Concrete, K. Dak..... 129

Hickory Creek, above Lake Blcomington,

111.............................. 488

at Joliet, 111....................... 460

Roman Creek tributary near Quincy, 111. 401

Honey Creek at Bangor, Iowa............ 325

Hurricane Creek, near Elsberry, Mo..... 424

near Roodhouse, 111.................. 519

tributary near Witt, 111............. 530

Illinois River, at Havana, 111......... 497

at Kingston Mines, 111............... 493

at Marseilles, 111................... 463

at Meredosia, 111.................... 517

at Peoria, 111....................... 481

tributary at Florence, 111........... 519

Illinois River basin, records.......41-46,426

Indian Creek, at Wanda, 111............ 523

tributary near Sinclair, 111......... 516

Iowa River, at Iowa City, Iowa......... 336

at Marengo, Iowa..................... 332

at Marshalltown, Iowa................ 326

at Wapello, Iowa..................... 354

East Branch, above HayfieId, Iowa.... 322

near Garner, Iowa.................. 323

near Hayfield, Iowa................ 322

near Klemme, Iowa.................. 323

tributary near Garner, Icwa........ 323

near Belle Plaine, Iowa.............. 330

near Lone Tree, Iowa................. 342

near Rowan, Iowa..................... 324

South Fork, near New Providence,

Iowa. ............................ 325

West Branch, near Klemme, Iowa....... 321

Iowa River basin, records...........36-38,321

Iroquois River, at Iroquois, 111....... 440

at Rensselaer, Ind................... 436

at Rosebud, Ind...................... 435

near Chebanse, 111................... 441

near Foresman, Ind................... 439

near North Marion, Ind............... 435

tributary near Sheldon, 111.......... 440

Isabella River near Isabella, Minn..... 155
INDEX 543

Jump River, at Sheldon, Wls... 

South Fork, near Ogema, Wis.

Kankakee River, at Davis, Ind. 

at Dunns Bridge, Ind........

at Momence, 111.............

at Shelby, Ind..............

near North Liberty, Ind.....

near Wilmington, 111.

tributary near Bourbonnais , '111. .... 

Kaskaskia River, at Bondville, 111....

at Carlyle, 111. ....................

at Ficklin, 111. ....................

at New Athens , 111. .................

at Shelbyville , 111. ................

at Vandalia, 111. ...................

near Arcola, 111. ...................

Kaskaskia River basin, records ........ 46

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn. . . . .

Kettle River near Sandston, Minn......

Kickapoo Creek, at Peoria 111 ........

at Waynesville , 111. ................

near Kickapoo , 111. .................

near Lincoln, 111. ..................

tributary at Heyworth, 111. .........

near Kickapoo , 111. ...............

Kickapoo River, at Gays Mills, Wis....

at La Farge, Wis. ...................

at Steuben, Wis. ....................

Killbuck Creek near Monroe Center, 111 

Kings Lake basin, records ............ .41

Kinnikinnic River near River Falls ,Wis 

Kiser Creek tributary near Barry, 111. 

Kishwaukee River, at Belvidere , 111...

near Perryville , 111. ...............

South Branch, at De Kalb , 111. ......

Middle Branch of, near Malta, 111. 

near Fairdale , 111. ...............

Knapp Creek near Bloomingdale , Wis....

Knox Branch near Elsberry, Mo. ........

Kyte River near Flagg Center, 111.....

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis. . 

La Crosse River basin, records ........ 32

La Moine River, at Colmar, 111........

at Ripley, 111. .....................

Lac qui Parle River near Lac qui

Parle , Minn. ....................

Lake Fork near Cornland , 111. .........

Lake of the Woods basin, records. .. 27-28 

Leaf River, at Leaf River, 111........

tributary near Forreston, 111. ......

Lemonweir River at New Lisbon, Wis....

Le Sueur River near Rapidan, Minn.....

Little Cedar River near Ionia, Iowa... 

Little Coulee at Leeds , N. Dak. .......

Little Creek near Breckenridge , 111... 

Little Fork River at Little Fork, Minn 

Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wis. 

Little Maquoketa River, Middle Fork, 

near Rickardsville , Iowa. .......

near Durango , Iowa. .................

near Graf , Iowa. ....................

North Fork, near Rickardsville, Iowa

tributary at Dubuque , Iowa. .........

Little Maquoketa River basin, records. 34 

Little Minnesota River near Peever,

S. Dak. .........................

Little Paint Creek tributary near

Waterville , Iowa. ...............

Little Pembina River near Walhalla,

N. Dak. .........................

Little Sand Lake Outlet near Dorset, 

Minn. ...........................

Little Wapsipinicon River, at Elma,

Iowa. ...........................

near Acme , Iowa. ....................

tributary near Riceville , Iowa. .....

Lizard Creek near Clare , Iowa. ........

Long Creek near Crosby, N. Dak. .......

Long Prairie River near Motley, Minn. . 

Long Run near Lemont, 111. ............

Lost Creek, at Elsberry, Mo. ..........

North Fork, near Elsberry, Mo. ......

tributary near Elsberry, Mo. ........

Mackinaw River, near Congerville, 111. 

near Green Valley, 111. .............

Macoupin Creek near Kane , 111. ........

Page 

Maple River, near Enderlin, N. DaV. . . . . 91

near Maple ton , N. Dak. ............... 93

Maquoketa River, near Delhi , Iowa. ..... 278

near Manchester , Iowa. ............... 277

near Maquoketa , Iowa. ................ 279

Maquoketa River basin, records. ....... .34,277

Mar ley Creek near Mokena, 111. ......... 459

Marsh River, ,below Ada, ,Minn. ..........

Shelly, Minn. ................... 102

Marys River hear Sparta, 111........... 533

Marys River basin, records.............46,533

Mauvais Coulee, near Cando, N. Dak.....

tributary near Bisbee, N. Dak........

tributary No. 4 near Bisbee, N. Dak..

tributary No. 3 near Cando, N. Dak...

tributary No. 2 near Cando, N. Dak... 

Mauvaise Terre Creek, North Fork, near 

Jacksonville, 111................

Maximum known floods...................

Mazon River near Coal City, 111........

McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect, 111 

Meacham Creek at Medinah, 111..........

Middle Fabius River, near Baring, Mo...

near Monticello, Mo..................

Middle River, at Argyle, Minn..........

near Indianola, Iowa.................

Mill Creek, at Milan, 111. .............

near Scales Mound, 111. 

Minerva Creek near Clemons, Iowa..... 

Minnehaha Creek at Minnetonka Mills,

218

427

430

434

430

426

444

443

525

530

526

532

527

528

526

525

158

206

486

509

485

510

508

485

267

265

267

311

422

210

419

307

310

308

308

309

266

422

313

238

,237

514

515

188 

508 

,155 

312 

312 

262 

198 

344 

86 

398 

163

237 JMoney Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111 

'Mount Vernon Creek near Mount Vernon,

101

85

83

85

84

84

518

22

462

448

451

402

404

117

386

320

280

326

183 

Minnehaha Creek basin, records. ........ 29 ,183

Minnesota River, at Judson, Minn.

at Mankato , Minn. ..............

at Montevideo , Minn. ...........

at Ortonville , Minn. ...........

near Carver , Minn. .............

near Lac qui Parle , Minn. ......

near Odessa , Minn.

Minn.

196 

198 

191 

185 

200 

189 

186 

Minnesota River basin, records......29-30,183

Mississippi River, above Sandy River, 

near Libby, Minn. ...............

at Aitkin, Minn. ....................

at Alton, 111. ......................

at Anoka, Minn......................

at Clayton, Iowa....................

at Clinton, Iowa....................

at Elk River, Minn..................

at Grand Rapids, Minn.

168

169 

522 

180 

268 

283 

176 

167 

at Keokuk, Iowa. ..................... 369

at La Crosse, Wis.................... 

at McGregor, Iowa....................

at Prescott, Wis.....................

at St. Paul, Minn. ...................

at Winona, Minn......................

below Sandy River, near Libby, Minn., 

near Anoka, Minn.....................

near Royalton, Minn.

274

275

273

274

275

,273

183

247

126

170

285

284

284

374

143

172

458

423

422

422

490

491

Wis.

Mud Creek, tributary near Odell, 111... 

tributary near Tower Hill, 111.......

Mustinka ditch above West Branch

Mustinka River, near Charlesville, Minn. .....................

Mustinka River, above Wheaton, Minn.,.. 

West Branch, below Mustinka ditch, 

near Charlesville , Minn. .........

Namakan River at outlet of Lac la

239

248

210

201

233

169

182

173

487

303

471

528

Croix , Ontario. 159 

Namekagon River near Trego , Wis. ....... 203

"ew Wood River near Merrill, Wis. ...... 252

Nichols Branch near Palmyra , Mo. ....... 408

Normandy ditch at Normandy, 111. ....... 319

North Fabius River, at Monticello, Mo.. 401 

at Taylor, Mo. ....................... 404

North Henderson Creek near Seaton, 111. 359 

North Raocoon River near Jef f ersor ,

Iowa.

North River , at Bethel , Mo.

379 

406 

at Palmyra , Mo. ...................... 407

near Norwalk , Iowa. .................. 385

North River basin, records. ............ 40,406

North Skunk River near Sigourney, Iowa. 365

Oak Creek at Lake Metigoshe Outlet,

near Bottineau, N. Dak.
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Old Mans Creek near Iowa City, Iowa... 338| 

Otter Tail River, at German Church,

near Fergus Palls, Minn......... VI

below Orwell Dam, near Fergus Falls,

Minn............................ 72

near Detroit Lakes, Minn............ 69

Paint Creek, at Waterville, Iowa...... 246

near Waterville, Iowa............... 247

Paint Creek basin, records............ 32,246

Panther Creek, East Branch, at El

Paso, 111....................... 489

East Branch, near Gridley, 111...... 489

near El Paso, 111................... 490

Park River, at Grafton, H. Dak........ 120

North Branch, at Gardar, H. Dak..... 118

South Branch, below Homme Dam,

N. Dak.......................... 118

near Park River, H. Dak........... 117

Pecatonica River, at Darlington, Wis.. 298 

at Dill, Wis........................ 300

at Freeport, 111.................... 302

at Martintown, Wis.................. 300

at Shirland, 111.................... 305

East Branch, near Blanchardville,

Wis............................. 299

Pelican River, near Detroit Lakes,

Minn............................ 71

near Fergus Falls, Minn............. 72

Pembina River, at Heche, H. Dak....... 128

near Manitou, Manitoba.............. 126

near Walhalla, H. Dak............... 127

Peruque Creek basin, records.......... 41,426

Pike River near Embarrass, Minn....... 160

Pine Creek, near Pine Creek, Minn..... 136

near Winthrop, Iowa................. 287

tributary near Winthrop, Iowa....... 287

tributary Ho. 2 at Winthrop, Iowa... 288 

Platte River, at Royalton, Minn....... 174

near Rockville, Wis.....:........... 273

Platte River basin, records.... 28,34,174,273

Plover River near Stevens Point, Wis.. 259 

Plum River, below Carroll Creek, near

Savanna, 111.................... 282

near Savanna, 111................... 281

Plum River basin, records.............34,281

Pomme de Terre River at Appleton,

Minn............................ 187

Pope Creek near Keithsburg, 111....... 357

Pope Creek basin, records.............38,357

Poplar Creek at Elgin, 111............ 468

Prairie Creek near Frankfort, 111..... 444

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis....... 252

Rabbit River, at Campbell, Minn....... 76

near Crosby, Minn................... 170

Rabbit River basin, records........... 28,170

Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa...... 382

Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, Minn... 165 

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa...... 338

Rapid Creek, below Morse, Iowa........ 333

near Iowa City, Iowa................ 335

southwest of Morse, Iowa............ 333

tributary near Iowa City, Iowa...... 334

tributary near. Oasis , Iowa.......... 334

tributary Ho. 3 near Oasis, Iowa.... 334

tributary Ho. 4 near Oasis, Iowa.... 333

Rapid River near Baudette, Minn....... 16

Red Cedar River, at Menomonie, Wis.... 225

near Colfax, Wis.................... 223

Red Lake River, at Crooks ton, Minn.... 110

at High Landing, near Goodridge,

Minn............................ 104

at Thief River Falls, Minn.......... 107

near Red Lake, Minn................. 104

Red River of the Horth, at Drayton,

H. Dak.......................... 121

at Emerson, Manitoba................ 131

at Fargo, H. Dak.................... 80

at Grand Forks, N. Dak.............. Ill

at Halstad, Minn.................... 99

at Oslo, Minn....................... 114

at Wahpeton, H. Dak................. 77

Red River of the Horth basin,

records.......................22-27,69

Redwood River, at Marshall, Minn...... 193

near Redwood Palls, Minn............

Reid Branch near Bowling Green, Mo.... 424

Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis........... 253

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Richland Creek near Haven. Iowa........ 328

Rock River, at Afton, Wis.............. 296

at Como, 111......................... 314

at Oregon, 111....................... 313

at Rockton, 111...................... 306

East Branch, near Mayville, Wis...... 292

near Joslin, 111..................... 317

near Morrison. 111................... 316

near Watertown, Wis.................. 292

South Branch, at Waupun, Wis......... 291

West Branch, near Waupun, Wis........ 291

Rock River basin, records........... 35-36,291

Root River, below South For^, near

Hous ton, Minn.................... 243

near Houston, Minn................... 241

near Lanesboro, Minn................. 239

South Fork, near Houston, Minn....... 242

Root River basin, records.............. 32,239

Roseau River, at head of State ditch

51, near Oak Point, F'.nn......... 140

at international boundary, near

Caribou, Minn.................... 142

at Oak Point, Minn................... 140

at Roseau Lake. Minn................. 136

at Roseau, Minn...................... 133

at Ross, Minn........................ 137

below South Fork, near Mr lung, Minn.. 133 

below State ditch 51, nerr Caribou,

Minn............................. 141

near Badger, Minn.................... 138

near Haug, Minn...................... 139

near Malung, Minn.................... 132

near Roseau, Minn.................... 134

South Fork, near Malung, Minn........ 132

Rum River near St. Francis, Minn....... 181

Rum River basin, records............... 29.181

Rush Creek near Rushford, Finn......... 240

Rush River at Amenia, H. Drk........... 94

St. Croix River, at St. Croix Falls,

Wis.............................. 208

near Danbury, Wis.................... 204

near Grantsburg, Wis................. 205

near Rush City, Minn................. 207

St. Croix River basin, records......... 30,203

St. Mary River, above Swiftcurrent

Creek, near Babb, Mort........... 64

near Babb, Mont................. .... 69

Salt Creek, at Western Springs, 111.... 451

near Arlington Heights, 111.......... 450

near Elberon, Iowa................... 329

near Greenvlew, 111.................. 511

near Rowell, 111..................... 507

Salt Spring Creek near Gilead, 111..... 421

Salt Spring Creek basin, records....... 41,421

Salt River, Elk Fork, near Paris, Mo... 415 

Middle Fork, at Paris, Me, ........... 414

near Hunnewell. Mo................... 411

near Monroe City, Mo................. 416

near Hew London, Mo.................. 417

near Shelbina, Mo.................... 409

South Fork, at Santa Fe, Mo.......... 412

Salt River basin, records..............41,409

Saltwater Coulee, near Emerado,

H. Dak........................... 113

tributary near Emerado, N. Dak....... 112

Sand Creek near Milan, 111............. 321

Sandhill ditch at Beltrami, Minn....... 103

Sandhill River at Beltrami, Minn...... 102

at Climax, Minn...................... 103

Sangamon River, at Mahomet, 111........ 498

at Monticello, 111................... 499

at River ton, 111..................... 505

near Oakford, 111.................... 513

near Oakley, 111..................... 501

South Fork, at Kincaid, 111.......... 503

near Hokomis, 111.................. 502

near Rochester, 111................ 504

tributary at Andrew, 111............. 507

Saskatchewan River basin, records...... 22,59

Sauk River near St. Cloud, Minn........ 174

Sauk River basin, records.............. 28,174

Sexton Creek basin, records............47,537

Shakopee Creek near Benson, Minn....... 190

Shell Rock River, at Marble Rock, Iowa. 347 

at Shell Rock, Iowa.................. 349

near Clarksville, Iowa............... 348

near Horthwood, Iowa................. 346

Sheyenne River, above Harvey, H. Dak... 81
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Sheyenne River at Lisbon, N. Dak...... 89

at Sheyenne, N. Dak................. 82

at Valley City, N. Dak.............. 88

at West Fargo, N. Dak............... 90

below Baldhill Dam, N. Dak.......... 88

near Coopers town, N. Dak............ 87

near Harvey, N. Dak................. 81

near Kindred, N. Dak................ 90

near Warwick, N. Dak................ 83

Shoal Creek near Breese, 111.......... 531

Silver Creek near Lebanon, 111........ 532

Singleton ditch, at Illinoi, 111...... 433

at Schneider, Ind................... 432

Skokie River at Lake Forest, 111...... 455

Skunk River, at Augusta, Iowa......... 368

at Coppock, Iowa.................... 366

below Squaw Creek, near Ames, Iowa.. 364 

near Ames, Iowa..................... 363

near Oskaloosa, Iowa................ 365

Skunk River basin, records......... 38-39,363

Snake River, at Mora, Minn............ 306

near Pine City, Minn................ 206

Sny basin, The, records............... 41,418

Souris River, above Minot, N. Dak..... 147

at Verendrye, N. Dak................ 148

near Bantry, N. Dak................. 150

near Poxholm, N. Dak................ 145

near Sherwood, N. Dak............... 144

near Towner, N. Dak................. 150

near Westhope, N. Dak............... 155

South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo.... 405

South Fox Creek tributary near West

Grove, Iowa..................... 395

South Henderson Creek at Biggsville,

111............................. 361

South Kawishiwi River near Ely, Minn.. 156 

South Otter Creek, near Woodburn,

Iowa............................ 386

tributary near Woodburn, Iowa....... 387

South Raccoon River at Redfield, Iowa. 383 

South River near Ackworth, Iowa....... 387

South River basin, records............ 40,408

South Whitebreast Creek near Osceola,

Iowa............................ 388

South Wyaconda River, near Bloomfield,

Iowa............................ 400

near West Grove, Iowa. .............. 399

Spirit River at Spirit Falls, Wis..... 251

Spoon River, at London Mills, 111..... 494

at Seville , 111..................... 495

Sprague Creek near Sprague, Manitoba, 134 

Spring Creek, at Joliet, 111.......... 459

near Springfield, 111............... 506

Squaw Creek at Ames, Iowa............. 364

State ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minn... 124 

Stony Creek (East), at Blue Island,

111.......................... ... 457

at Chicago Ridge, 111............... 457

Stony River near Isabella, Minn....... 156

Street Creek at international boundary 62 

Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn.... 161

Sugar Creek, at Milford, 111.......... 441

near Hartsburg, 111................. 510

near Keokuk, Iowa................... 395

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis. ....... 304

Sunrise River near Stacy, Minn........ 308

Swan Creek, near Absaraka, N. Dak..... 92

near Casselton, N. Dak.............. 92

tributary near Ayr, N. Dak.......... 92

tributary near Casselton, N. Dak.... 93

Swan River near Warba, Minn........... 16£

Swan River basin, records.............28,168

Swiftcurrent Creek, at Many Glacier,

Mont............................ 65

at Sherburne, Mont.................. 6'

near Babb, Mont..................... 68

Terry Creek near Custer Park, 111.....

Thief River near Thief River Falls,

Minn............................ 105

Timber Creek near Marshalltown, Iowa.. 327 

Tinley Creek near Palos Park, 111..... 458

Tomahawk River, at Bradley, Wis....... 251

near Bradley, Wis................... 250

Tongue River at Akra, N. Dak.......... 130

Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis....... 234

Trempealeau River basin, records...... 31,234

Turkey River, at Elkader, Iowa........ 370

at Garber, Iowa..................... 271

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Turkey River at Spillville. Iowa....... 269

Turkey River basin, records............33,269

Turtle Creek near Clinton, Wis......... 297

Turtle River at Manvel, N. Dak......... 114

Two Rivers, at Hallock, Minn........... 123

below Hallock, Minn.................. 123

near Hallock, Minn................... 121

North Branch, at Lancaster, Mini..... 125

near Lancaster, Minn............... 124

near Northcote, Minn............... 135

South Branch, at Lake Bronson, Minn.. 132

at Pelan, Minn..................... 122

Upper Iowa River, at Decorah, Iowa..... 244

near Decorah, Iowa................... 245

Upper Iowa River basin, records........38,244

Vermilion River, at Lowell, 111........ 472

at Pontiac. 111...................... 470

at Streator, 111..................... 471

below Vermilion Lake , near Towe-",

Minn............................. 161

North Fork, near Charlotte, 111...... 469

tributary at Lowell, 111............. 473

Vermillion River at Hastings, Mini..... 211

Vermillion River basin, records........30,211

Walnut Creek near Hartwick, Iowa....... 330

Wapsipinicon River, at Central City,

Iowa............................. 288

at Independence. Iowa................ 286

at Stone City, Iowa. ................. 289

near De Witt, Iowa................... 290

Wapsipinicon River basin, records...34-35,284 

Warroad River, East Branch, near

Warroad, Minn.................... 166

near Warroad, Minn................... 166

Waterton River, near international

boundary......................... 61

near Waterton Park, Alberta.......... 63

Watonwan River near Garden City, Minn.. 197 

Weller Creek at Des Plaines, 111....... 448

West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, 111....... 475

West Creek near Schneider, Ind......... 432

Wexford Creek near Harpers Ferry, Iowa. 246 

Wexford Creek basin, records...........32,246

Whetstone River near Big Stone City,

S. Dak........................... 184

Whitebreast Creek, at Lucas, Iowa...... 388

near Knoxville, Iowa................. 389

Whitewater Creek, at Whitewater, Wis... 294 

near Whitewater, Wis................. 294

Whitewater River, at Beaver, Minn...... 332

South Fork, near Altura, Minn........ 330

Whitewater River basin, records........31,230

Wildcat Creek tributary near

Monticello, 111.................. 501

Wild Rice River, at Hendrum, Minn ..... 98

at Twin Valley. Minn. ................ 97

near Abercrombie, N. Dak............. 79

near Ada, Minn....................... 98

near Cayuga, N. Dak.................. 77

near Mantador, N. Dak................ 78

South Branch, near Borup, Minn. ...... 98

Williams Creek near Cordes, 111........ 533

Willow Creek, at Dunseith. N. Dak...... 151

near Park Ridge, 111................. 449

near Willow City, N. Dak............. 152

Winnebago River at Mason City, Iowa.... 346

Wintering River, near Bergen, N. Dak... 148 

near Karlsruhe, N. Dak............... 149

Wisconsin River, at Knowlton, Wis...... 258

at Merrill, Wis...................... 253

at Muscoda, Wis...................... 265

at Prairie du Sac, Wis............... 364

at Rainbow Lake, near Lake Tomahawk,

Wis.............................. 249

at Rothschild, Wis................... 255

at Whirlpool Rapids, near

Rhinelander, Wis................. 849

at Wisconsin Rapids, Wis............. 259

near Necedah, Wis.................... 260

near Wisconsin Dells, Wis............ 262

Wisconsin River basin, records......32-33,249

Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo........ 400

Wyaconda River basin, records.......... 40,399

Yahara River near McFarland, Wis....... 295

Yellow Bank River near Odessa, Mirn.... 186
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Yellow Medicine River near Granite 

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Yellow River, at Babcock, Wis......

at Cadott, Wis...................

at Ion, Iowa.....................

at Knox, Ind.....................

at Necedah, Wis..................

at Plymouth, Ind.................

at Sprague, Wis..................

near Bremen, Ind.................

192

260

219

247

429

261

428

261

428

Yellow River basin, records............32,247

Ye Hows tone River near

Blanchardville.Wis.............. 299

Youngs Creek near Mexico. Mo........... 413

Zumbro River, at Theilman Minn........ 230

at Zumbro Palls, Minn................ 229

near Zumbro Palls, Minn.............. 229

South Pork, near Rochester, Minn..... 228

Zumbro River basin, records............ 31,228

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