Qtiaiity of

Surface Waters of the 

United States 

1961

Parts 5 and 6. Hudson Bay and Upper 

Mississippi River Basins and Missouri 

River Basin

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1883

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, 

Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, 

ng, and with other agencies
Quality of

Surface Waters of the 

United States 

1961

Parts 5 and 6. Hudson Bay and Upper 

Mississippi River Basins and Missouri 

River Basin

Prepared under the direction of S. K. LOVE, Chief, Quality of Water Branch 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1883

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, 

Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, 

and Wyoming, and with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1966
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

William T. Pecora, Director

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

Washington, D.C. 20402 - Price $1.25 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, 

Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, and with other 

agencies by personnel of the Water Resources Division under the 

direction of L. B. Leopold, chief hydrologist, and S. K. Love, 

chief, Quality of Water Branch.

The data were collected and prepared for publication under 

the supervision of the following district engineers or district 

chemists:

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

D. M. Culbertson................... Lincoln, Nebr.

T. F. Hanly ....................... Worland, Wyo.

G. W. Whetstone .................. Columbus, Ohio

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CONTENTS

[Symbols after station name designate type of data: ct chemical; 

t} water temperature; st sediment. ]

Page

Introduction.................................... 1

Collection and examination of samples........... 3

Chemical quality.............................. 4

Temperature................................... 4

Sediment...................................... 5

Expression of results........................... 6

Composition of surface waters................... 9

Mineral constituents in solution.............. 10

Silica...................................... 10

Aluminum.................................... 10

Iron........................................ 10

Manganese................................... 10

Calcium..................................... 11

Magnesium................................... 11

Strontium................................... 11

Sodium and potassium........................ 12

Lithium..................................... 12

Bicarbonate, carbonate and hydroxide........ 12

Sulfate..................................... 13

Chloride.................................... 13

Fluoride.................................... 13

Nitrate..................................... 13

Phosphate................................... 14

Boron....................................... 14

Dissolved solids............................ 14

Chromium.................................... 15

Nickel and cobalt........................... 15

Copper...................................... 15

Lead........................................ 16

Zinc........................................ 16

Barium...................................... 17

Bromide..................................... 17

Iodide...................................... 17

Properties and characteristics of water....... 17

Hardness.................................... 17

Acidity..................................... 18

Sodium-adsorption-ratio..................... 19

Specific conductance........................ 19

Hydrogen-ion concentration.................. 20

Color....................................... 20

Oxygen consumed............................. 21

Organics.................................... 21
VI CONTENTS

Composition of surface waters Continued 

Properties and Characteristics of

water Continued Page 

Temperature................................. 21

Turbidity................................... 23

Sediment...................................... 23

Streamflow...................................... 24

Publications.................................... 26

Cooperation..................................... 27

Division of work................................ 30

Literature cited................................ 30

Chemical analyses, water temperatures, and

sediment................................ 33

Part 5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi

River basins............................ 33

Red River of the North basin................ 33

Red River of the North at Fargo,

N. Dak. ct.............................. 33

Sheyenne River near Warwick, N. Dak. ct... 35 

Big Coulee near Churchs Ferry,

N. Dak. c............................... 37

Sheyenne River at Lisbon, N. Dak. ct...... 38

Red River of the North at Grand Forks,

N. Dak. ct.............................. 40

Red River of the North at Drayton,

N. Dak. t............................... 42

Souris (Mouse) River near Verendrye,

N. Dak. c. .............................. 43

Souris River near Westhope, N. Dak. ct.... 44

Lake of the Woods basin..................... 46

Sand River near Britt, Minn. c. ........... 46

Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn. c..... 46

Mississippi River near Anoka, Minn. (main

stem) ct................................ 47

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn. (main

stem) t................................. 50

Wisconsin River basin....................... 51

Dell Creek near Lake Delton, Wis. ts...... 51

Black Earth Creek at Black Earth,

Wis. ts................................. 54

Turkey River basin.......................... 58

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa ts ........... 58

Rock River basin ............................ 62

Rock River at Afton, Wis. t............... 62

Iowa River basin............................ 63

Iowa River near Rowan, Iowa ts............ 63

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa ts.......... 66

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa ts....... 70

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, Iowa t.... 74

Des Moines River basin...................... 75

Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa ts... 75 

Miscellaneous analyses of lakes and streams 

in Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi 

River basins c.......................... 78
CONTENTS VII

Chemical analyses, etc. Continued Page 

Part 6. Missouri River basin.................. 87

Big Hole River basin........................ 87

Big Hole River near Melrose, Mont. cts.... 87

Birch Creek near Glen, Mont. cs. .......... 93

Jefferson River near Twin Bridges,

Mont, (main stem) cts................... 95

Madison River basin......................... 101

Madison River at Kirby Ranch, near

Cameron, Mont. s ........................ 101

Milk River basin ............................ 102

Milk River near Harlem, Mont. ct.......... 102

Willow Creek near Glasgow, Mont. s........ 103

Yellowstone River basin..................... 104

Butcher Creek near Absarokee, Mont, ts.... 104

Bluewater Creek near Bridger, Mont, ts.... 106

Ray Lake outlet near Fort Washakie,

Wyo. ct.. ............................... 108

Muskrat Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo. s....... 110

Fivemile Creek above Wyoming Canal, near

Pavillion, Wyo. ts...................... Ill

Fivemile Creek near Riverton, Wyo. ts..... 114

Fivemile Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo. ts..... 118

Badwater Creek at Bonneville, Wyo. s...... 122

Muddy Creek near Pavillion, Wyo. ts....... 123

Muddy Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo. ts........ 126

Wind River below Boysen Reservoir, Wyo. ct 130 

Fifteen Mile Creek near Worland, Wyo. ts.. 132 

Bighorn River at Kane, Wyo. cts. .......... 136

Shoshone River at Kane, Wyo. cts.......... 141

Bighorn River at Bighorn, Mont. cts....... 146

Tongue River at Miles City, Mont. ct...... 151

Powder River near Locate, Mont. ct........ 154

Yellowstone River near Sidney, Mont. ct... 156

Missouri River near Williston, N. Dak.

(main stem) ct.......................... 158

Missouri River below Garrison Dam,

N. Dak. (main stem) t................... 160

Grand River basin........................... 161

Grand River at Shadehill, S. Dak. c....... 161

Cheyenne River basin........................ 162

Cheyenne River near Hot Springs, S. Dak. s 162 

Cheyenne River below Angostura Dam,

S. Dak. s............................... 166

Belle Fourche River near Elm Springs,

S. Dak. c............. .................. 167

Niobrara River basin........................ 168

Niobrara River near Verdel, Nebr. t....... 168

James River basin........................... 169

Jamestown Reservoir near Jamestown,

N. Dak. c. .............................. 169

James River at La Moure, N. Dak. ct....... 170

James River at Columbia, S. Dak. c........ 172

James River at Huron, S. Dak. ct.......... 173

James River near Scotland, S. Dak. ct..... 176
VIII CONTENTS

Chemical analyses, etc. Continued

Missouri River basin Continued Page 

Little Sioux River basin.................... 178

Little Sioux River at Correctionville,

Iowa. ts................................ 178

Platte River basin.......................... 182

North Platte River above Seminoe

Reservoir, near Sinclair, Wyo. ct....... 182

Rock Creek at Atlantic City, Wyo. ts...... 184

North Platte River near Glenrock, Wyo. ct. 187 

Kiowa Creek at Elbert, Colo. s............ 189

Kiowa Creek at Kiowa, Colo. s............. 191

South Platte River at Julesburg, Colo. ct. 195 

Supply Canal (Tri-County diversion) near

Maxwell, Nebr. ct....................... 197

Platte River at Brady, Nebr. ct........... 199

Platte River near Overton, Nebr. ct....... 202

Elkhorn River at Ewing, Nebr. cs.......... 205

South Fork Elkhorn River at Ewing,

Nebr. cs................................ 208

Elkhorn River near Norfolk, Nebr. cs...... 210

North Fork Elkhorn River near Pierce,

Nebr. cs................................ 211

Missouri River at Nebraska City, Nebr.

(main stem) ct.......................... 212

Nishnabotna River basin..................... 214

Mule Creek near Malvern, Iowa ts.......... 214

Davids Creek near Hamlin, Iowa s.......... 218

Kansas River basin.......................... 222

Republican River at Clay Center, Kans. ts. 222 

Saline River at Tescott, Kans. ts......... 227

Solomon River at Beloit, Kans. cs......... 231

Solomon River at Niles, Kans. cs.......... 233

Smoky Hill River at Enterprise, Kans. ts.. 236 

Little Blue River near Deweese, Nebr. cts. 240 

Kansas River at Wamego, Kans. cts......... 245

Verrnillion Creek near Wamego, Kans. s..... 250

Chariton River basin........................ 254

Honey Creek near Russell, Iowa s.......... 254

Miscellaneous analyses of lakes and streams

in Missouri River basin cs.............. 257

Index........................................... 313

ILLUSTRATION

Figure 1. Map of the conterminous United States 

showing basins covered by the five watersupply papers on quality of surface waters 

in 1961....................................
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS 

OF THE UNITED STATES, 1961

Parts 5 and 6 

INTRODUCTION

The quality-of-water investigations of the United States Geological Survey are concerned with chemical and physical characteristics of the surface and ground water supplies of the Nation. 

Most of the investigations carried on in cooperation with State and 

Federal agencies deal with the amounts of matter in solution and 

in suspension in streams.

The records of chemical analysis, suspended sediment, and 

temperature for surface waters given in this volume serve as a 

basis for determining the suitability of the waters examinedfor all 

uses. The discharge of a stream and (to a lesser extent) the chemical quality are related to variations in rainfall and other forms of 

precipitation. In general, lower concentrations of dissolved solids 

maybe expected during the periods of high flow than during periods 

of low flow. The concentration in some streams may change ma - 

terially with relatively small variations in flow, whereas for other 

streams the quality may remain relatively uniform throughout large 

ranges in discharge. The quantities of suspended sediment carried 

by streams are also related to discharge, and during floodperiods 

the sediment content in streams may vary over wide ranges.

In 1941, the Geological Survey began publishing annual records of chemical quality, suspended sediment, and water temperature. The records prior to 1948 were published each year in a 

single volume for the entire country, and in two volumes in 1948 

and 1949. Beginning in 1950, the records were published in four 

volumes and beginning in 1959 in five volumes. The drainage basins covered in the five volumes are shown in Figure 1. The data 

given in this volume were collected during the water year October 1, 1960, to September 30, 1961. The records are arranged 

by drainage basins in downstream order according to the Geological Survey method of reporting streamflow. Stations on tributary 

streams are listed between stations on the main stem in the order 

in which those tributaries enter the main stem.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

WSP 1881V" } This report

1882

Parts 7-8; WSP 1884 

Parts 9-14; WSP 1885

Figure 1. --Map of the conterminous United States showing basins covered by the five water-supply papers on 

quality of surface waters in 1961. The shaded portion 

represents the section of the country covered by this volume; the unshaded portion represents the section of the 

country covered by other water-supply papers.

A station number has been assigned as an added means of identification for each stream location where regular measurements 

of water quantity or quality have been made. The numbers have 

been assigned to conform with the standard downstream order of 

listing gaging stations. The numbering system consists of two 

digits followed by a hyphen and a six digit number. The notation 

to the left of the hyphen identifies the Part or hydrologic region 

used by the Geological Survey for reporting hydrologic data. The 

number to the right of the hyphen represents the position of the 

location in the standard downstream order listing measuring stations within each of the 14 parts. The assigned numbers are in 

numerical order but are not consecutive. They are so selected 

from the complete 6 digit number scale that intervening numbers 

will be available for future assignments to new locations. The 

identification number for each station in this report is printed to 

the left of the station name and contains only the essential digits. 

For example, the number is printed as 4-100 for a station whose 

complete identification number is 04-0100. 00.
COLLECTION AND EXAMINATION OF SAMPLES 3

Descriptive statements are given for each sampling station 

where chemical analyses, temperature measurements, or sediment 

determinations have been made. These statements include the location of the station, drainage area, periods of records available, 

extremes of dissolved solids, hardness, specific conductance, temperature, sediment loads, and other pertinent data. Records of 

discharge of the streams at or near the sampling station are included in most tables of analyses.

During the water year ending September 30, 1961, the Geological Survey maintained 81 stations on 62 streams for the study 

of chemical and physical characteristics of surface water. Samples were collected daily and monthly at 44 of these locations for 

chemical-quality studies. Samples were also collected less frequently at many other points. Water temperatures were measured 

daily at 56 stations. Not all analyses of samples of surface water 

collected during the year have been included. Single analyses of 

an incomplete nature generally have been omitted. Also, analyses 

made of the daily samples before compositing have not been reported. The specific conductance of almost all daily samples was 

determined, and as noted in the table headings this information is 

available for reference at the district offices listed under Division 

of Work, on page 30.

Quantities of suspended sediment are reported for 41 stations 

during the year ending September 30, 1962 . Sediment samples 

were collected one or more times daily at most stations, depending 

on the rate of flow and changes in stage of the stream. Particlesize distributions of sediments were determined at 32 of the 

stations.

COLLECTION AND EXAMINATION OF SAMPLES

Samples for analyses are usually collected at or near points 

on streams where gaging stations are maintained by Surface Water 

Branch of U. S. Geological Survey for measurement of water discharge. The concentration of solutes and sediments at different 

locations in the stream-cross section may vary widely with different rates of water discharge depending on the source of the material and the turbulence and mixing of the stream. In general, the 

distribution of sediment in a stream section is much more variable 

than the distribution of solutes. It is necessary to sample some 

streams at several verticals across the channel and especially for 

sediment, to uniformly traverse the depth of flow. These measurements require special sampling equipment to adequately integrate the vertical and lateral variability of the concentration in the 

section. These procedures yield a velocity-weighted mean con-
4 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

centration for the section in contrast to the average concentration 

that existed without regard to the variable velocities of the individual fluid elements.

The near uniformly dispersed ions of the solute load move 

with the velocity of the transporting water. Accordingly, the mean 

section concentration of solutes determined from samples is a 

precise measure of the total solute load. The mean section concentration obtained from suspended sediment samples is a less 

precise measure of the total sediment load, because the sediment 

samplers do not traverse the bottom 0.3 foot of the sampling vertical where the concentration of suspended sediment is greatest 

and because a significant part of the coarser particles in many 

streams move in essentially continuous contact with the bed and 

are not represented in the suspended sediment sample. Hence, 

the computed sediment loads presented in this report are usually 

less than the total sediment loads. For most streams the difference between the computed and total sediment loads will be small, 

in the order of a few percent.

CHEMICAL QUALITY

The methods of collecting and compositing water samples for 

chemical analysis are described in a manual by Rainwater and 

Thatcher (1960, 301 p.). No single method of compositing samples is applicable to all problems related to the study of water 

quality. Although generally holding to the principle of 10 day periods or equivalent to three composite samples per month modifications are usually made on the basis of dissolved-solids content 

as indicated by measurements of conductivity of daily samples , 

supplemented by other information such as chloride content, river 

stage, weather conditions and other background information of the 

stream.

TEMPERATURE

Daily water temperatures were measured at most of the stations at the time samples were collected for chemical quality or 

sediment content. So far as practicable, the water temperatures 

were taken at about the same time each day for an individual station in order that the data would be relatively unaffected by diurnal 

variations in temperature. Most large, swiftly flowing streams 

probably have a small diurnal variation in water temperature, 

whereas sluggish or shallow streams may have a daily range of 

several degrees and may follow closely the changes in air temperature. The thermometers used for determining water temperature 

were accurate to plus or minus 0. 5°F.
COLLECTION AND EXAMINATION OF SAMPLES 5

At stations where thermographs are located, the records consist of maximum and minimum temperatures for each day, and 

the monthly averages of maximum daily and minimum daily 

temperatures.

SEDIMENT

In general, suspended-sediment samples were collected daily 

with U. S. depth-integrating cable-suspended samplers (U. S. 

Interagency, 1963, p. 56-77 and U. S. Interagency, 1952, p. 86-90) 

from a fixed sampling point at one vertical in the cross section. 

The US DH-48 hand sampler was used at many stations during 

periods of low flow. Depth-integrated samples were collected 

periodically at three or more verticals in the cross section to determine the cross-sectional distribution of the concentration of 

suspended sediment with respect to that at the daily sampling 

vertical. In streams where transverse distribution of sediment 

concentration ranges widely, samples were taken at two or more 

verticals to define more accurately the average concentration of 

the cross section. During periods of high or rapidly changing 

flow, samples were taken two or more times throughout the day 

at most sampling stations.

Sediment concentrations were determined by filtration-evaporation method. At many stations the daily mean concentration 

for some days was obtained by plotting the velocity-weighted instantaneous concentrations on the gage-height chart. The plotted 

concentrations, adjusted, if necessary for cross-sectional distribution were connected or averaged by continuous curves to obtain 

a concentration graph. This graph represented the estimated velocity-weighted concentration at any time, and for most periods 

daily mean concentrations were determined from the graph. The 

days were divided into shorter intervals when the concentration 

and water discharge were changing rapidly. During some periods 

of minor variation in concentration, the average concentration of 

the samples was used as the daily mean concentration. During 

extended periods of relatively uniform concentration and flow, 

samples for a number of days were composited to obtain average 

concentrations and average daily loads for each period.

For some periods when no samples were collected, daily loads 

of suspended sediment were estimated on the basis of water discharge, sediment concentrations observed immediately preceding 

and following the periods, and suspended-sediment loads for other 

periods of similar discharge, the estimates were further guided 

by weather conditions and sediment discharge for other stations.

In many instances where there were no observations for several days, the suspended-sediment loads for individual days are
6 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

not estimated, because numerous factors influencing the quantities 

of transported sediment made it very difficult to make accurate 

estimates for individual days. However, estimated loads of suspended sediment for missing days in otherwise continuous period 

of sampling have been included in monthly and annual totals in 

order to provide a complete record. "For some streams, samples 

were collected weekly, monthly, or less frequently, and only rates 

of sediment discharge at the time of sampling are shown.

In addition to the records of quantities of suspended sediment 

transported, records of the particle sizes of sediment are included. The particle sizes of the suspended sediment for many of 

the stations, and the particle sizes of the bed material for some 

of the stations were determined periodically.

The size of particles in stream sediments commonly range 

from colloidal clay (finer than 0. 001 mm) to coarse sand or gravel 

(coarser than 1.0 mm). The common methods of particle-size 

analyses cannot accommodate such a wide range in particle size. 

Hence, it was necessary to separate most samples into two parts, 

one coarser than 0.062 mm and one finer than 0.062 mm. The 

separations were made by sieve or by a tube containing a settling 

medium of water. The coarse fractions were classified by sieve 

separation or by the visual accumulation tube (U. S. Interagency, 

1957). The fine fractions were classified by the pipet method 

(Kilmer and Alexander, 1949) or the bottom withdrawal tube method (U. S. Interagency, 1943, p. 82-90).

EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

Quantities of water for analysis are most conveniently measured in the laboratory by use of volumetric glassware. The analytical results thus obtained in this report are expressed in 

weights of solute in a given volume of water. To express the results in parts of solute per million (ppm) of water the data must 

be converted. For most waters this conversion is made by assuming that the liter of water sample weighs 1 kilogram; and thus 

milligrams per liter are equal to parts per million.

Equivalents per million are not reported, although the expression of analyses in equivalents per million is sometimes preferred. An equivalent per million (epm) is a unit chemical combining weight of a constituent in a million unit weights of water. 

Chemical equivalence in equivalents per million can be obtained 

by (a) dividing the concentration in parts per million by the combining weight of that ion, or (b) multiplying the concentration (in 

ppm) by the reciprocal of the combining weights. The following 

table lists the reciprocals of the combining weights of cations and 

anions generally reported in water analyses.
EXPRESSION OF RESULTS 7

The conversion factors are computed from atomic weights 

based on carbon-12 (International Union of Pure and Applied 

Chemistry, 1961).

Conversion factors: Parts per million to equivalents per million

Ion

Aluminum (Al+3). .....

A ¥ C* A Y"ft 1 /t 1 A O +3 1

Barium (Ba+2). .......

Beryllium (Be+2) ....

Bicarbonate (HCOg'1 ) .

Bromide (Br"1 ). ......

Cadmium (Cd+2) ......

Calcium (Ca+2 ) .......

Parhnnatp (PO ~ z\

Chloride (Cl' 1 ) .......

Chromium (Cr+6 ). ....

Cobalt (Co+2).........

Copper (Cu+2) ........

Fluoride (F'1 ). .......

Hvdroeen (H+1 ).......

Multiply

by

0.11119

. 04004

.01456

.22192

.01639

.01251

.01779

.04990

.03333

.02821

.11539

.03394

.03148

.05264

.99209

Ion

Hydroxide (OH'1 ) . . .

Iodide (I'1 ).........

Iron (Fe>+3^

Lead (Pb+2) ........

Lithium (Li+1 )......

Magnesium (Mg+2) . .

Manganese (Mn+2) . .

Nickel (Ni+2 ) .......

Nitrate (NCV1 ) .....

Phosphate (PO 4 ~ 3) . .

Potassium (K+1 ) ....

Sodium (Na+1 ) ......

Strontium (Sr+2) ....

Sulfate (SO 4 ~2) .....

Zinc (Zn+2) ........

Multiply 

by

0.05880

.00788

.05372

.00965

.14411

.08226

.03640

.03406

.01613

.03159

.02557

.04350

.02282

.02082

.03060

Results given in parts per million can be converted to grains 

per United States gallon by dividing by 17. 12.

The hardness of water is conventionally expressed in all water analyses in terms of an equivalent quantity of calcium carbonate. Such a procedure is required because hardness is caused 

by several different cations, present in variable proportions. It 

should be remembered that hardness is an expression in conventional terms of a property of water. The actual presence of calcium carbonate in the concentration given is not to be assumed. 

The hardness caused by calcium and magnesium (and other cations 

if significant) equivalent to the carbonate and bicarbonate is called 

carbonate hardness; the hardness in excess of this quantity is 

called noncarbonate hardness. Hardness or alkalinity values expressed in parts per million as calcium carbonate may be converted to equivalents per million by dividing by 50.

The value usually reported as dissolved solids is the residue 

on evaporation after drying at 180°C for 1 hour. For some waters , 

particularly those containing moderately large quantities of soluble 

salts, the value reported is -calculated from the quantities of the 

various determined constituents using the carbonate equivalent of 

the reported bicarbonate. The calculated sum of the constituents 

may be given instead of or in addition to the residue. In the
8 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

analyses of most waters used for irrigation, the quantity of dissolved solids is given in tons per acre-foot as well as in parts per 

million.

Specific conductance is given for most analyses and was determined by means of a conductance bridge and using a standard 

potassium chloride solution as reference. Specific conductance 

values are expressed in micromhos per centimeter at 25°C. Specific conductance in micromhos is 1 million times the reciprocal 

of specific resistance at 25°C. Specific resistance is the resistance in ohms of a column of water 1 centimeter long and 1 square 

centimeter in cross section.

The discharge of the streams is reported in cubic feet per 

second (see Streamflow, p. 24 ) and the temperature in degrees 

Fahrenheit. Color is expressed in units of the platinum-cobalt 

scale proposed by Hazen (1892, p. 427-428). A unit of color is 

produced by one milligram per liter of platinum in the form of the 

chloroplatinate ion. Hydrogen-ion concentration is expressed in 

terms of pH units. By definition the pH value of a solution is the 

negative logarithm of the concentration of gram ions of hydrogen. 

However, the pH meter that is generally used in Survey laboratories determines the activity of the hydrogen ions as distinguished 

from concentration.

An average of analyses for the water year is given for most 

daily sampling stations. Most of these averages are arithmetical, 

time-weighted, or discharge-weighted; when analyses during a 

year are all on 10-day composites of daily samples with no missing days, the arithmetical and time-weighted averages are equivalent. A time-weighted average represents the composition of 

water that would be contained in a vessel or reservoir that had 

received equal quantities of water from the river each day for the 

water year. A discharge-weighted aver age approximates the composition of water that would be found in a reservoir containing all 

of the water passing a given station during the year after thorough 

mixing in the reservoir. A discharge-weighted average is computed by multiplying the discharge for the sampling period by the 

concentrations of individual constituents for the corresponding 

period and dividing the sum of the products by the sum of the discharges. Discharge-weighted averages are usually lower than 

arithmetical averages for most streams because at times of high 

discharge the rivers generally have lower concentrations of dissolved solids.

A program for computing these averages on an electronic 

digital computer was instituted in the 1962 water year. This program extended computations to include averages for pH values 

expressed in terms of hydrogen ion and averages for the concentration of individual constituents expressed in tons per day. Concentrations in tons per day are computed the same as daily sediment loads.
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS 9

The concentration of sediment in parts per million is computed as 1,000,000 times the ratio of the weight of sediment to the 

weight of water-sediment mixture. Daily sediment loads are expressed in tons per day and except for subdivided days are usually 

obtained by multiplying daily mean sediment concentration in parts 

per million by the daily mean discharge, and the appropriate conversion factor, normally 0. 0027.

Particle-size analyses are expressed in percentages of material finer than indicated sizes in millimeters. The size classification used in this report is that recommended by the American 

Geophysical Union subcommittee on Terminology (Lane and others, 

1947, p. 937). Other data included as pertinent to the size analyses for many streams are the date of collection, the stream discharge, sediment concentration when sample was collected, and 

the method of analysis.

COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS

All natural waters contain dissolved mineral matter. Water 

in contact with soils or rock, even for only a few hours, will dissolve some mineral matter. The quantity of dissolved mineral 

matter in a natural water depends primarily on the type of rocks 

or soils with which the water has been in contact and the length of 

time of contact. Some streams are fed by both surface runoff and 

ground water from spring or seeps. Such streams reflect the 

chemical character of their concentrated underground sources during dry periods and are more dilute during periods of heavy rainfall. Ground water is generally more highly mineralized than surface runoff because it remains in contact with the rocks and soils 

for much longer periods. The dissolved-solids content in a river 

is frequently increased by drainage from mines or oil fields, by 

the addition of industrial or municipal wastes, or--in irrigated 

regions--by drainage from irrigated lands.

The mineral constituents and physical properties of natural 

waters reported in the tables of analyses include those that have 

a practical bearing on the value of the waters for most purposes. 

The analyses generally include results for silica, iron, calcium, 

magnesium, sodium, potassium (or sodium and potassium together 

calculated as sodium), alkalinity as carbonate and bicarbonate, 

sulfate, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, boron, pH, dissolved solids 

and specific conductance. Aluminum, manganese, color, acidity, 

oxygen consumed, and other dissolved constituents and physical 

properties are reported for certain streams. Phenolic material 

and minor elements including strontium, chromium, nickel, copper, lead, zinc, cobalt, arsenic, cadmium, and others are occasionally determined for a few streams in connection with specific
10 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

problems in local areas and the results are reported when appropriate.. The source and significance of the different constituents 

and properties of natural waters are discussed in the following 

paragraphs. The constituents are arranged in the order that they 

appear on standard analytical statement cards which are used to 

process the chemical quality data in this report.

MINERAL CONSTITUENTS IN SOLUTION

Silica (SiO2)

Silica is dissolved from practically all rocks. Some natural 

surface waters contain less than 5 parts per million of silica and 

few contain more than 50 parts, but the more common range is 

from 10 to 30 parts per milHon. Silica affects the usefulness of 

a water because it contributes to the formation of boiler scale; it 

usually is removed from feed water for high-pressure boilers. 

Silica also forms troublesome deposits on the blades of steam turbines.

Aluminum (Al)

Aluminum is usually present only in negligible quantities in 

natural waters except in areas where the waters have been in contact with the more soluble rocks of high aluminum content such as 

bauxite and certain shales. Acid waters often contain large amounts 

of aluminum. It maybe troublesome in feed waters where it tends 

to be deposited as a scale on boiler tubes.

Iron (Fe)

Iron is dissolved from many rocks and soils. On exposure to 

the air, normal basic waters that contain more than 1 part per 

million of iron soon become turbid with the insoluble reddish ferric 

oxide produced by oxidation. Surface waters, therefore, seldom 

contain as much as 1 part per million of dissolved iron, although 

some acid waters carry large quantities of iron in solution. Iron 

causes reddish-brown stains on white porcelain or enameled ware 

and fixtures and on fabrics washed in the water.

Manganese (Mn)

Manganese is dissolved in appreciable quantities from rocks 

in some sections of the country. It resembles iron in its chemical
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS 11

behavior and in its occurrence in natural waters. However, manganese in rocks is less'abundant than iron. As a result the concentration of manganese is much less than that of iron and is not 

regularly determined in many areas. Waters impounded in large 

reservoirs may contain manganese that has been dissolved from 

the mud on the bottom of the reservoir by action of carbon dioxide 

produced by anaerobic fermentation of organic matter. It is especially objectionable in water used in laundry work and in textile 

processing. Concentrations as low as 0. 2 part per million may 

cause a dark-brown or black stain on fabrics and porcelain fixtures. Appreciable quantities of manganese are often found in 

waters containing objectionable quantities of iron.

Calcium (Ca)

Calcium is dissolved from almost all rocks and soils, but the 

highest concentrations are usually found in waters that have been 

in contact with limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. Calcium and 

magnesium make water hard and are largely responsible for the 

formation of boiler scale. Most waters associated with granite or 

s.ilieious sands contain less than 1.0 parts per million of calcium; 

waters in areas where rocks are composed of dolomite and limestone contain from 30 to 100 parts per million; and waters that 

have come in contact with deposits of gypsum may contain several 

hundred parts per million.

Magnesium (Mg)

Magnesium is dissolved from many rocks, particularly from 

dolomitic rocks. Its effect in water is similar to that of calcium. 

The magnesium in soft waters may amount to only 1 or 2 parts per 

million, but water in areas that contain large quantities of dolomite 

or other magnesium-bearing rocks may contain from 20 to 100 

parts per million or more of magnesium.

Strontium (Sr)

Strontium is a typical alkaline-earth element and is similar 

chemically to calcium. Strontium may be present in natural water 

in amounts up to a few parts per million much more frequently 

than the available data indicate. In most surface water the amount 

of strontium is small in proportion to calcium. However, in sea 

water the ratio of strontium to calcium is 1:30.
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Sodium and potassium (Na and K)

Sodium and potassium are dissolved from practically all 

rocks. Sodium is the predominant cation in some of the more 

highly mineralized waters found in the western United States. 

Natural waters that contain only 3 or 4 parts per million of the 

two together are likely to carry almost as much potassium as 

sodium. As the total quantity of these constituents increases, the 

proportion of sodium becomes much greater. Moderate quantities 

of sodium and potassium have little effect on the usefulness of the 

water for most purposes, but waters that carry more than 50 or 

100 parts per million of the two may require careful operation of 

steam boilers to prevent foaming. More highly mineralized waters that contain a large proportion of sodium salts may be unsatisfactory for irrigation.

Lithium (Li)

Data concerning the quantity of lithium in water are scarce. 

It is usually found in small amounts in thermal springs and saline 

waters. Lithium also occurs in streams where some industries 

dump their waste water. The scarcity of lithium in rocks is responsible more than other factors for relatively small amounts 

present in water.

Bicarbonate, carbonate and hydroxide (HCO3 , CO3 , OH)

Bicarbonate, carbonate, or hydroxide is sometimes reported 

as alkalinity. The alkalinity of a water is defined as its capacity 

to consume a strong acid to pH 4.5. Since the major causes of 

alkalinity in most natural waters are carbonate and bicarbonate 

ions dissolved from carbonate rocks, the results are usually reported in terms of these constituents. Although alkalinity may 

suggest the presence of definite amounts of carbonate, bicarbonate or hydroxide, it may not be true due to other ions that contribute to alkalinity such as silicates, phosphates, borates, possibly fluoride, and certain organic anions which may occur in 

colored waters. The significance of alkalinity to the domestic, 

agricultural, and industrial user is usually dependent upon the 

nature of the cations (Ca, Mg, Na, K) associated with it. However, moderate amounts of alkalinity does not adversely affect 

most users.

Hydroxide may occur in water that has been softened by the 

lime process. Its presence in streams usually can be taken as an 

indication of contamination and does not represent the natural 

chemical character of the water.
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS 13

Sulfate (S0 4 )

Sulfate is dissolved from many rocks andsoils--in especially 

large quantities from gypsum andfrom beds of shale. It is formed 

also by the oxidation of sulfides of iron and is therefore present 

inconsiderable quantities in waters from mines. Sulfate in waters 

that contain much calcium and magnesium causes the formation of 

hard scale in steam boilers and may increase the cost of softening 

the water.

Chloride (Cl)

Chloride is dissolved from rock materials in all parts of the 

country. Surface waters in the humid regions are usually low in 

chloride, whereas streams in arid or semiarid regions may contain several hundred parts per million of chloride leached from 

soils and rocks, especially where the streams receive return 

drainage from irrigated lands or are affected by ground-water-inflow carrying appreciable quantities of chloride. Large quantities 

of chloride may affect the industrial use of water by increasing 

the corrosiveness of waters that contain large quantities of calcium and magnesium.

Fluoride (F)

Fluoride has been reported as being present in some rocks to 

about the same extent as chloride. However, the quantity of fluoride in natural surface waters is ordinarily very small compared 

to that of chloride. Investigations have proved that fluoride concentrations of about 0.6 to 1.7 ppm reduced the incidence of dental caries and that concentrations greater than 1.7 ppm also protect the teeth from cavities but cause an undesirable black stain 

(Durfor and Becker, 1964, p. 20). Public Health Service, 1962 

(p. 8), states, "When fluoride is naturally present in drinking 

water, the concentration should not average more than the appropriate upper control limit (0. 6 to 1.7 ppm). Presence of fluoride 

in average concentration greater than two times the optimum 

values shall constitute grounds for rejection of the supply." Concentration higher than the stated limits may cause mottled enamel 

in teeth, endemic cumulative fluorosis, and skeletal effects.

Nitrate (NO3)

Nitrate in water is considered a final oxidation product of nitrogenous material and may indicate contamination by sewage or
14 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

other organic matter. The quantities of nitrate present in surface 

waters are generally less than 5 parts per million (as NO3) and 

have no effect on the value of the water for ordinary uses.

It has been reported that as much as 2 parts per million of 

nitrate in boiler water tends to decrease intercrystalline cracking 

of boiler steel. Studies made in Illinois indicate that nitrates in 

excess of 70 parts per million (as NO3) may contribute to methemoglobinemai ("blue babies") Faucett and Miller, 1946, p. 593), 

and more recent investigations conducted in Ohio show that drinking water containing nitrates in the range of 44 to 88 ppm(as NO3) 

may cause methemoglobinemia (Waring, 1949). In a report published by the National Research Council, Maxcy (1950, p. 271) 

concludes that a nitrate content in excess of 44 parts per million 

(as NO3) should be regarded as unsafe for infant feeding. U. S. 

Public Health Service (1962) sets 45 ppm as the upper limit.

Phosphate (PO4 )

Phosphorus is an essential element in the growth of plants and 

animals, and some sources that contribute nitrate, such as organic wastes and leaching of soils, may be important as sources 

for phosphate in water and its occurrence may add to the apparent 

alkalinity. The addition of phosphates in water treatment constitutes a possible source, although the dosage is usually small. In 

some areas, phosphate fertilizers may yield some phosphate to 

water. A more important source is the increasing use of phosphates in detergents. Domestic and industrial sewage effluents 

may therefore contain considerable amounts of phosphate.

Boron (B)

Boron in small quantities has been found essential for plant 

growth, but irrigation water containing more than 1 part per million boron is detrimental to citrus and other boron-sensitive crops . 

Boron is reported in Survey analyses of surface waters in arid and 

semiarid regions of the Southwest and West where irrigation is 

practiced or contemplated, but few of the surface waters analyzed 

have harmful concentrations of boron.

Dissolved solids

The reported quantity of dissolved solids--the residue on evaporation--consists mainly of the dissolved mineral constituents in 

the water. It may also contain some organic matter and water of 

crystallization. Waters with less than 500 parts per million of
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS 15

dissolved solids are usually satisfactory for domestic and some 

industrial uses. Water containing several thousand parts per million of dissolved solids are sometimes successfully used for irrigation where practices permit the removal of soluble salts through 

the application of large volumes of water on well-drained lands, 

but generally water containing more than about 2, 000 ppm is considered to be unsuitable for long-term irrigation under average 

conditions.

Chromium (Cr)

Few if any waters contain chromium from natural sources. 

Natural waters can probably contain only traces of chromium as a 

cation unless the pH is very low. When chromium is present in 

water, it is usually the result of pollution by industrial wastes. 

Fairly high concentrations of chromate anions are possible in waters having normal pH levels. Concentrations of more than 0. 05 

ppm of chromium in the hexavalent form constitute grounds for 

rejection of a water for domestic use on the basis of the standards 

of the U. S. Public Health Service (1962).

Nickel and cobalt (Ni, Co)

Nickel and cobalt are very similar in chemical behavior and 

also closely related to iron. Both are present in igneous rocks in 

small amounts and are more prevalent in silicic rocks. Any nickel 

in water is likely to be in small amounts and could be in a colloidal 

state. Cobalt maybe taken into solution more readily than nickel. 

It may be taken into solution in small amounts through bacteriological activity similar to that causing solution of manganese. 

However, few data on the occurrence of either nickel or cobalt in 

natural water are available.

Copper (Cu)

Copper is a fairly common trace constituent of natural water. 

Small amounts maybe introduced into water by solution of copper 

and brass water pipes and other copper-bear ing equipment in contact with the water, or from copper salts added to control algae 

in open reservoirs. Copper salts such as the sulfate and chloride 

are highly soluble in waters with a low pH but in water of normal 

alkalinity these salts hydrolyze and the copper may be precipitated. In the normal pH range of natural water containing carbon 

dioxide, the copper might be precipitated as carbonate. The oxidized portions of sulfide-copper ore bodies contain other copper 

compounds. The presence of copper in mine water is common.
16 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

Copper imparts a disagreeable metallic taste to water. As 

little as 1. 5 ppm can usually be detected, and 5 ppm can render 

the water unpalatable. Copper is not considered to be a cumulative systemic poison like lead and mercury; most copper ingested 

is excreted by the body and very little is retained. The pathological effects of copper are controversial, but it is generally believed very unlikely that humans could unknowingly ingest toxic 

quantities from palatable drinking water. The U. S. Public Health 

Service (1962) recommends that copper should not exceed 1. 0 ppm 

in drinking and culinary water.

Lead (Pb)

Lead is only a minor element in most natural waters, but industrial or mine and smelter effluents may contain relatively large 

amounts of lead. Many of the commonly used lead salts are water 

soluble.

Traces of lead in water usually are the result of solution of 

lead pipe through which the water has passed. Amounts of lead of 

the order of 0. 05 ppm are significant, as this concentration is the 

upper limit for drinking water in the standards adopted by the 

U.S. Public Health Service (1962). Higher concentrations may be 

added to water through industrial and mine-waste disposal. Lead 

in the form of sulfate is reported to be soluble in water to the extent of 31 ppm (Seidell, 1940, p. 1409) at 25°C. In natural water 

this concentration would not be approached, however, since a pH 

of less than 4. 5 would probably be required to prevent formation 

of lead hydroxide and carbonate. It is reported (Pleissner, 1907) 

that at 18°C water free of carbon dioxide will dissolve the equivalent of 1.4 ppm of lead and the solubility is increased nearly 

four fold by the presence of 2. 8 ppm of carbon dioxide in the solution. Presence of other ions may increase the solubility of lead.

Zinc (Zn)

Zinc is abundant in rocks and ores but is only a minor constituent in natural water because the free metal and its oxides are 

only sparingly soluble. In most alkaline surf ace waters itis present only in trace quantities, but more may be present in acid 

water. Chlorides and sulfates of zinc are highly soluble. Zjinc is 

used in many commercial products, and industrial wastes may 

contain large amounts.

Zinc in water does not cause serious effects on health, but 

produces undesirable esthetic effects. The U. S. Public Health 

Service (1962, p. 55) recommends that the zinc content not exceed 

5 ppm in drinking and culinary water.
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS 17

Barium (Ba)

Barium may replace potassium in some of the igneous rock 

minerals, especially feldspar and barium sulfate (barite) is a common barium mineral of secondary origin. Only traces of barium 

are present in surface water and sea water. Because natural 

water contains sulfate, barium will dissolve only in trace amounts. 

Barium sometimes occurs in brines from oil-well wastes.

The U. S. Public Health Service (1962) states that water containing concentrations of barium in excess of 1 ppmis not suitable 

for drinking and culinary use because of the serious toxic effects 

of barium on heart, blood vessels, and nerves.

Bromide (Br)

Bromine is a very minor element in the earth's crust and is 

normally present in surface waters in only minute quantities. 

Measurable amounts may be found in some streams that receive 

industrial wastes, and some natural brines may contain rather 

high concentrations. It resembles chloride in that it tends to be 

concentrated in sea water.

Iodide (I)

Iodide is considerably less abundant both in rocks and water 

than bromine. Measurable amounts maybe found in some streams 

that receive industrial wastes, and some natural brines may contain rather high concentrations. It occurs in sea water to the extent of less than 1 ppm. Rankama and Bahama (1950, p, 767) report iodide present in rainwater to the extent of 0. 001 to 0.003 

ppm and in river water in about the same amount. Few waters 

will contain over 2. 0 ppm.

PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER

Hardness

Hardness is the characteristic of water that receives the most 

attention in industrial and domestic use. It is commonly recognized by the increased quantity of soap required to produce lather. 

The use of hard water is also objectionable because it contributes 

to the formation of scale in boilers, water heaters, radiators, and 

pipes, with the resultant decrease in rate of heat transfer, possibility of boiler failure, and loss of flow.
18 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

Hardness is caused almost entirely by compounds of calcium 

and magnesium. Other constituents--such as iron, manganese, 

aluminum, barium, strontium, and free acid--also cause hardness, although they usually are not present in quantities large 

enough to have any appreciable effect.

Generally, bicarbonate and carbonate determine the proportions of "carbonate" hardness of water. Carbonate hardness is 

the amount of hardness chemically equivalent to the amount of 

bicarbonate and carbonate in solution. Carbonate hardness is approximately equal to the amount of hardness that is removed from 

water by boiling.

Noncarbonate hardness is the difference between the hardness 

calculated from the total amount of calcium and magnesium in solution and the carbonate hardness. If the carbonate hardness (expressed as calcium carbonate) equal the amount of calcium and 

magnesium hardness (also expressed as calcium carbonate) there 

is no noncarbonate hardness. Noncarbonate hardness is about 

equal to the amount of hardness remaining after water is boiled. 

The scale formed at high temperatures by the evaporation of water 

containing noncarbonate hardness commonly is tough, heat resistant, and difficult to remove.

Although many people talk about soft water and hard water, 

there has been no firm line of demarcation. Water that seems 

hard to an easterner may seem soft to a westerner. In this report hardness of water is classified as follows:

Hardness range 

(calcium carbonate 

in ppm)

0-60 

61-120 

121-180 

more than 180

Hardness description

Soft 

Moderately hard 

Hard 

Very hard

For public use, water with hardness above 200 parts per million 

generally requires softening treatment (Durfor and Decker, 1964, 

p. 23-27).

Acidity (H+1 )

The use of the terms acidity and alkalinity is widespread in 

the literature of water analysis and is a cause of confusion to those 

who are more accustomed to seeing a pH of 7. 0 used as a neutral 

point. Acidity of a natural water represents the content of free 

carbon dioxide and other uncombined gases, organic acids and 

salts of strong acids and weak bases that hydrolyze to give hydrogen ions. Sulfates of iron and aluminum in mine and industrial
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS 19

wastes are common sources of acidity. The presence of acidity 

is reported in those waters which have a pH below 4. 5.

Sodium-adsorption-ratio (SAR)

The term "sodium-adsorption-ratio (SAR)" was introduced 

by the U.S. Salinity Laboratory Staff (1954). It is a ratio expressing the relative activity of sodium ions in exchange reaction with 

soil and is an index of the sodium or alkali hazard to the soil. 

Sodium -adsorption-ratio is expressed by the equation:

SAR=

Ca+++Mg++

where the concentrations of the ions are expressed in milliequivalents per liter (or equivalents per million for most irrigation 

waters).

Waters are divided into four classes with respect to sodium 

or alkali hazard: low, medium, high, and very high, depending 

upon the SAR and the specific conductance. At a conductance of 

100 micromhos per centimeter the dividing points are at SAR values of 10, 18, and 26, but at 5,000 micromhos the corresponding 

dividing points are SAR values of approximately 2. 5, 6. 5, and 11. 

Waters range in respect to sodium hazard from those which can 

be used for irrigation on almost all soils to those which are generally unsatisfactory for irrigation.

Specific conductance (micromhos per centimeter at 25°C)

Specif ic conductance is a convenient, rapid determination used 

to estimate the amount of dissolved solids in water. It is a measure of the ability of water to transmit a small electrical current 

(see p. 8). The more dissolved solids in water that can transmit 

electricity the greater the specific conductance of the water. Commonly, the amount of dissolved solids (in parts per million) is 

about 65 percent of the specific conductance (in micromhos). This 

relation is not constant from stream to stream or from well to 

well and it may even vary in the same source with changes in the 

composition of the water (Durfor and Becker, 1964, p. 27-29).

Specific conductance of most waters in the eastern United 

States is less than 1,000 micromhos, but in the arid western parts 

of the country, a specific conductance of more than 1,000 micromhos is common.
20 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

Hydrogen-ion concentration (pH)

Hydrogen-ion concentration is expressed in terms of pH units 

(see p. 8). The values of pH often are used as a measure of the 

solvent power of water or as an indicator of the chemical behavior 

certain solutions may have toward rock minerals.

The degree of acidity or alkalinity of water, as indicated by 

the hydrogen-ion concentration, expressed as pH, is related to the 

corrosive properties of water and is useful in determining the 

proper treatment for coagulation that maybe necessary at watertreatment plants. A pH of 7. 0 indicates that the water is neither 

acid nor alkaline. pH readings progressively lower than 7. 0 denote increasing acidity and those progressively higher than 7. 0 

denote increasing alkalinity. The pH of most natural surface waters ranges between 6 and 8. Some alkaline surface waters have 

pH values greater than 8.0, and waters containing free mineral 

acid or organic matter usually have pH values less than 4. 5.

The investigator who utilizes pH data in his interpretations of 

water analyses should be careful to place pH values in their proper 

perspective.

Color

In water analysis the term "color" refers to the appearance 

of water that is free from suspended solids. Many turbid waters 

that appear yellow, red, or brown when viewed in the stream show 

very little color after the suspended matter has been removed. 

The yellow-to-brown color of some waters is usually caused by 

organic matter extracted from leaves, roots, and other organic 

substances in the ground. In some areas objectionable color in 

water results from industrial wastes and sewage. Clear deep 

water may appear blue as the result of a scattering of sunlight by 

the water molecules. Water for domestic use and some industrial 

uses should be free from any perceptible color. A colorless than 

15 units generally passes unnoticed (U. S. Public Health Service, 

1962). Some swamp waters have natural color in excess of 300 

units.

The extent to which a water is colored by material in solution 

is commonly reported as a part of a water analysis because a significant color in water may indicate the presence of organic material that may have some bearing on the dissolved solids content. 

Color in water is expressed in terms of units between 0 and 500 

or more based on the above standard (see p. 8).
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS 21

Oxygen consumed

Oxygen consumed is a measure of the amount of oxygen required to oxidize unstable materials in water and may be correlated with natural-water color or with some carbonaceous organic 

pollution from sewage or industrial wastes.

Tolerances for oxygen consumed in feed water for low-and 

high-pressure boilers are 15 and 3 ppm, respectively (Northeast 

Water Works Association, 1940). Wash water containing more 

than 8 ppm has been reported to import a bad odor to textiles; 

concentrations for water used in beverages and brewing range 

from 0. 5 to 5. 0 ppm (California State Water Pollution Control 

Board, 1952, 1954).

Organics

Phenols. --Phenolic material in water resources is invariably 

the result of pollution. Phenols are widely used as disinfectants 

and in the synthesis of many organic compounds. Waste products 

from oil refineries, coke areas, and chemical plants may contain 

high concentrations. Fortunately, phenols decompose in the presence of oxygen and organic material, and their persistence downstream from point of entry is relatively short lived. The rate of 

decomposition is dependent on the environment.

Very low concentrations impart such a disagreeable taste to 

water that is highly improbable that harmful amounts could be 

consumed unknowingly. Reported thresholds of detection of taste 

and odor range from 0. 001 to 0. 01 ppm.

Detergents (ABS). --The chief surfactant in commercial detergents is anionic alkylbenzenesulfonate (ABS). ABS and other 

anionic surfactants resist chemical oxidation and biological breakdown. Their persistence in water over long periods of time contributes to pollution of both ground water and surf ace water. Some 

of the effects produced from detergent pollution are unpleasant 

taste, odor, and foaming (Wyman, Robertson, and Page, 1962). 

Although the physiological implications of ABS to human beings is 

unknown, prolonged ingestion of this material by rats is believed 

to be nontoxic (Paynter, 1960). The U. S. Public Health Service 

(1962) recommends that ABS shouldnot exceed 0. 5ppm in drinking 

and culinary waters.

Temperature

Temperature is an important factor in property determining 

the quality of water. This is very evident for such a direct use
22 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

as an industrial coolant. Temperature is also important, but perhaps not so evident, for its indirect influence upon aquatic biota, 

concentrations of dissolved gases, and distribution of chemical 

solutes in lakes and reservoirs as a consequence of thermal stratification and variation.

Surf ace water temperatures tend to change seasonally and daily 

with air temperatures, except for the outflow of large springs. 

Superimposed upon the annual temperature cycle is a daily fluctuation of temperature which is greater in warm seasons than in 

cold and greater in sunny periods than with a cloud cover. Natural warming is due mainly to absorption of a solar radiation by 

the water and secondarily to transfer of heat from the air or from 

the bottom. Condensation of water vapor at the water surface is 

reported to furnish measurable quantities of heat. Heat loss takes 

place largely through radiation, with further losses through evaporation and conduction to the air and bottom. Thus the temperature of a small stream generally reaches a maximum in mid-to 

late afternoon due to solar heating and reaches a minimum from 

early to mid-morning after nocturnal radiation.

Temperature variations which commonly occur during summer in lakes and reservoirs of temperate regions results in a 

separation of the water volume into a circulating upper portion 

and a non-circulating lower portion. Separating the two is a stratum of water of variable vertical thickness in which the temperature 

decreases rapidly with increasing depth. This physical division 

of the water mass into a circulating and a stagnant portion is the 

result of density differences in the water column associated with 

the temperature distribution. Knowledge of the stratification in a 

body of water may result in increased utility by locating strata of 

more suitable characteristics. For example, the elevation of an 

intake pipe may be changed to obtain water of lower temperature, 

higher pH, less dissolved iron, or other desirable properties.

Temperature is a major factor in determining the effect of 

pollution on aquatic organisms. The resistance of fish to certain 

toxin substances has been shown to vary widely with temperature. 

The quantity of dissolved oxygen which the water can contain is 

also temperature dependent. Oxygen is more soluble in cold water than in warm water, hence the reduction of oxygen concentrations by pollution is especially serious during periods of high 

temperature when oxygen levels are already low. Increased temperatures also accelerate biological activity including that of the 

oxygen-utilizing bacteria which decompose organic wastes. These 

pollutional effects may be especially serious when low flow conditions coincide with high temperatures. Summary temperature 

data of water are essential for planning multiple uses of water 

resources.
COMPOSITION OF SURFACE WATERS 23

Turbidity

Turbidity is the optical property of a suspension with reference to the extent to which the penetration of light is inhibited by 

the presence of insoluble material. Turbidity is a function on both 

the concentration and particle size of the suspended material. Although it is reported in terms of parts per million of silica, it is 

only partly synonymous with the weight of sediment per unit volume of water.

Turbid water is abrasive in pipes, pumps, and turbine blades. 

In process water, turbidities much more than 1 ppm are not tolerated by several industries, but others permit up to 50 ppm 

higher (Rainwater, Thatcher, 1960, p. 289). Although turbidity 

does not directly measure the safety of drinking water, it is related to the consumers acceptance of the water. A level of 5 units 

of turbidity becomes objectionable to a considerable number of 

people (U.S. Public Health, 1962).

SEDIMENT

Fluvial sediment is generally regarded as that sediment which 

is transported by, suspended in, or deposited by water. Suspended 

sediment is that part of it which remains in suspension in water 

owing to the upward components of turbulent currents or by colloidal suspension. Much fluvial sediment results from the natural 

process of »3rosion, which in turn is part of the geologic cycle of 

rock transformation. This natural process maybe accelerated by 

agricultural practices. Sediment is also contributed by a number 

of industrial and construction activities. In certain sections, waste 

materials from mining, logging, oil-field, and other industrial 

operations introduce large quantities of suspended as well as dissolved material.

The quantity of sediment, transported or available for transportation, is affected by climatic conditions, form or nature of 

precipitation, character of the solid mantle, plant cover, topography, and land use. The mode and rate of sediment erosion, 

transport, and deposition is determined largely by the size distribution of the particles or more precisely by the fall velocities 

of the particles in water. Sediment particles in the sandsize 

(larger than 0.062 mm) range do not appear to be affected byflocculation or dispersion resulting from the mineral constituents in 

solution. In contrast, the sedimentation diameter of clay and silt 

particles in suspension may vary considerably from point to point 

in a stream or reservoir, depending on the mineral matter in solution and in suspension and the degree of turbulence present. The 

size of sediment particles in transport at any point depends on the 

type of erodible and soluble material in the drainage area, the
24 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, ±961

degree of flocculation present, time in transport, and characteristics of the transporting flow. The flow characteristics include 

velocity of water, turbulence, and the depth, width, and roughness 

of the channel. As a result of these variable characteristics, the 

size of particles transported, as well as the total sediment load, 

is in constant adjustment with the characteristics and physical 

features of the stream and drainage area.

STREAMFLOW

Most of the records of stream discharge, used in conjunction 

with the chemical analyses and in the computation of sediment 

loads in this volume, are published in Geological Survey State reports on the surface-water supply of the United States. The discharge reported for a composite sample is usually the average of 

daily mean discharges for the composite period. The discharges 

reported in the tables of single analyses are either daily mean 

discharges or discharges for the time at which samples were collected, computed from a stage-discharge relation or from a discharge measurement.

State reports containing more complete records of stream 

discharge may be obtained by writing to the responsible District 

Engineer, Surface Water Branch, U.S. Geological Survey. For 

the area covered in this volume, the States, drainage basins, and 

locations of the district engineers are listed below.

State Drainage basin Surface Water Branch 

district office

Colorado

Iowa

Kansas

Minnesota

Missouri River

Hudson Bay and upper 

Mississippi River

Missouri River 

Missouri River

Hudson Bay and upper 

Mississippi River

Denver Federal Center 

Denver, Colo. 80225

508 Hydraulic Laboratory 

University of Iowa 

Iowa City, Iowa 52241

P.O. Box 856

Room 403 Federal Bldg.

Topeka, Kans. 66601

1610 Post Office Bldg. 

St. Paul, Minn. 55101
STREAMFLOW 25

State Drainage basin Surface Water Branch 

district office

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

North Dakota

South Dakota

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Missouri River

Hudson Bay and upper

Mississippi River 

Missouri River

Missouri River

Hudson Bay and upper

Mississippi River 

Missouri River

Hudson Bay and upper 

Mississippi River

Missouri River

P.O. Box 138 

103 W. 10th Street 

Rolla, Mo. 65401

P.O. Box 1696

409 Federal Building

Helena, Mont. 59601

P.O. Box 591 

Cotner Terrace Bldg. 

225 North Cotner Blvd. 

Lincoln, Nebr. 68505

P.O. Box 750

202i North Third Street

Bismark, N. Dak. 58502

P.O. Box 216 

Room 207 

Federal Building 

Pierre, S. Dak. 57501

5001 University Avenue 

Madison, Wis. 53705

P.O. Box 2087 

Blue Cross Building 

Cheyenne, Wyo. 82002

210-974 O - 66 - 3
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PUBLICATIONS

Reports giving records of chemical quality and temperatures 

of surf ace waters and suspended-sediment loads of streams in the 

area covered by this volume for the water years 1941-61, are 

listed below:

Numbers of water-supply papers containing records for 

Parts 5 and 6, 1941-61

Year

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

WSP

942

950

970

1022

1030

1050

Year

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

WSP

1102

1132

1162

1187

1198

1251

Year

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

WSP

1291

1351

1401

1451

1521

1572

Year

1959

1960

1961

WSP

1643

1743

1883

Geological Survey reports containing chemical quality, temperature, and sediment data obtained before 1941 are listed below. 

Publications dealing largely with the quality of ground-water supplies and only incidentally covering the chemical composition of 

surface waters are not included. Publications thatare out of print 

are preceded by an asterisk.

PROFESSIONAL PAPER

*135. Composition of river and lake waters of the United States, 

1924.

BULLETINS

*479. The geochemical interpretation of water analyses, 1911. 

770. The data of geochemistry, 1924.

WATER-SUPPLY PAPERS

*108. Quality of water in the Susquehanna River drainage basin, 

with an introductory chapter on physiographic features, 

1904.

*161. Quality of water in the upper Ohio River basin and at Erie, 

Pa. , 1906.

*193. The quality of surface waters in Minnesota, 1907.

*236. The quality of surface waters in the United States, Part 1, 

Analyses of waters east of the one hundredth meridian, 

1909.

210-974 O - 66 - 3
COOPERATION 27

*237. The quality of the surface waters of California, 1910.

*239. The quality of the surface waters of Illinois, 1910.

*273. Quality of the water supplies of Kansas, with a preliminary report on stream pollution by mine waters in southeastern Kansas, 1911.

*274. Some stream waters of the western United States, with 

chapters on sediment carried by the Rio Grande and the 

industrial application of water analyses, 1911.

*339. Quality of the surface waters of Washington, 1914.

*363. Quality of the surface waters of Oregon, 1914.

*418. Mineral springs of Alaska, with a chapter on the chemical 

character of some surface waters of Alaska, 1917.

*596-B. Quality of water of Colorado River in 1925-26, 1928.

*596-D. Quality of water of Pecos River in Texas, 1928.

*596-E. Quality of the surface waters of New Jersey, 1928.

*636-A. Quality of water of the Colorado River in 1926-28, 1930.

*636-B. Suspended matter in the Colorado River in 1925-28, 1930.

*638-D. Quality of water of the Colorado River in 1928-30, 1932.

*839. Quality of water of the Rio Grande basin above Fort Quitman, Tex. , 1938.

*889-E. Chemical character of surface water of Georgia, 1944.

*998. Suspended sediment in the Colorado River, 1925-41, 1947. 

1048. Discharge and sediment loads in the Boise River drainage

basin, Idaho, 1939-40, 1948.

1110-C. Quality of water of Conchas Reservoir, New Mexico, 

1939-49, 1952.

Many of the reports listed are available for consultation in the 

larger public and institutional libraries. Copies of Geological 

Survey publications still in print may be purchased at a nominal 

cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing 

Office, Washington, D. C. 20402, who will, upon request, furnish 

lists giving prices.

COOPERATION

The chemical quality of water and sediment investigations in 

the Missouri River and Red River of the North basins in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and 

Wyoming were begun in 1945. Most of the investigations were 

made as part of the program of the United States Department of 

the Interior for development of the Missouri River basin with 

funds provided directly to the Geological Survey. Financial assistance was provided by the Bureau of Reclamation of the Interior 

Department for some of the investigations in South Dakota, and 

by the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department
State Cooperating agency Drainage bas

Iowa

Kansas

Minnesota

Montana

Nebraska

Iowa Geological Survey, H. G. 

Hershey, director and State 

Geologist.

Kansas Water Resources Board, 

Robert L. Smith, executive 

secretary.

Minnesota Iron Range Resources 

and Rehabilitation Commission, 

A.M. DeYoannes, commissioner,

Minnesota Department of Conservation, Division of Waters, S. A. 

Frellsen, director.

Montana Fish and Game Commission, W.J. Everin, director.

Nebraska Mid-State Reclamation 

District, J. R. McKinney, 

secretary.

Hudson Bay and 

Mississippi R

Missouri River

Missouri River

Hudson Bay and 

Mississippi R

Missouri River

Missouri River
State Cooperating agency Drainage basin 

South Dakota

Wisconsin

Wyoming

South Dakota Water Resources 

Commission, J.W. Grimes, 

chief engineer.

Wisconsin Conservation Department, 

L. P. Voigt, director, through 

the Committee on Water Pollution, 

George P. Steinmetz, chairman, 

Thedore F. Wisniewski, director.

Wyoming Natural Resources Board, 

E. J. Van Camp, chief of water 

development.

Office of State Engineer, Earl 

Lloyd, State Engineer.

Missouri River

Hudson Bay and 

Mississippi Riv

Missouri River
30 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

of Agriculture for some of the investigations in Colorado, Iowa 

and Nebraska. The department of Agriculture,University of Missouri, furnished financial assistance for a sedimentation study in 

the Missouri River basin in Missouri.

State and local agencies that cooperated in quality-of-water 

investigations in the drainage basins in this volume and the locations of the quality-of-water district offices responsible for collecting the data are listed in the table on page 28.

DIVISION OF WORK

The quality-of-water program was conducted by the Water 

Resources Division of the Geological Survey, L. B. Leopold, 

chief hydrologist, and S. K. Love, chief of the Quality of Water 

Branch.

Most of the investigations were made under the direction of 

D. M. Culbertson, district engineer, Lincoln, Nebr., and by T. F. 

Hanly, district engineer, Worland, Wyo. The sediment investigations in Iowa were made under the direction of V. R. Bennion, 

district engineer, Iowa City, Iowa, and those in Wisconsin under 

the direction of G. W. Whetstone, district chemist, Columbus, 

Ohio.

Additional basic data on file for the streams, lakes and reservoirs shown in this report can be obtained by writing the responsible Survey district office.

LITERATURE CITED

American Society for Testing Materials, 1954, Manual on industrial water: Am. Soc. for Testing Mat., Philadelphia, Pa., 

p. 356.

Baker, M. N., 1949, The quest for pure water: Am. Water Works 

Assoc. , New York, N. Y.

Brandt, H. J. , 1948, Intensified injurious effects on fish, especially the increased toxic effect produced by a combination 

of sewage poisons: Chem. abs. 42, p. 9015.

Busch, Werner, 1927, The applicability of electrometric titration 

to the determination of the solubility of slightly soluble 

oxides; Zeitsche. Anorg. Chem. , v. 161, p. 161-179.

Durfor, C. N. and Becker, E., 1964, Public water supplies of the 

100 largest cities in the United States; 1962: U. S. Geol. 

Survey, Water-Supply Paper 1812, p. 17-29.
LITERATURE CITED 31

California State Water Pollution Control Board, 1952, Waterquality criteria: California State Water Pollution Control 

Board, pub. 3., p. 291-292, 377-378.

1954, Water-quality criteria: California State Water 

Pollution Control Board, pub. 3, Addendum no. 1., p. 291- 

292.

Erikkson, E., 1952, Composition of atmospheric precipitation II; 

sulfur, chloride, iodine compounds, bibliography: Tellus, 

v. 4, p. 280-303.

Faucett, R. L. and Miller, H. C., 1946, Methemoglobinemia occurring in infants fed milk diluted with well waters of high 

nitrate content: Jour. Pediatrics, v. 29, p. 593.

Hazen, Alien, 1892, A new color standard for natural waters: 

Am. Chem. Jour., v. 12, p. 427-428.

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1961, Table 

of Atomic weights based on carbon-12: Chem. and Eng. 

News, v. 39, no. 42, Nov. 20, 1961, p. 43.

Kilmer, V. J. and Alexander, L. T. , 1949, Methods of making 

mechanical analyses of soils: Soil Sci., v. 68, p. 15-24.

Lackey, J. B., and Sawyer, C. N., 1946, Plankton productivity 

of certain southeastern Wisconsin lakes as related to fertilization: Sewage Works Jour., v. 17, p. 573.

Lane, E. W., and others, 1947, Report of the Subcommittee on 

Terminology: Am. Geophys. Union Trans., v. 28, p. 937.

Magistad, O. C., and Christiansen, J. E., 1944, Saline Soils, 

their nature and management: U. S. Dept. Agriculture 

Circ. 707, p. 8-9.

Maxcy, K. F., 1950, Report on the relation of nitrate concentrations in well waters to the occurrence of methemoglobinemia: Natl. Research Council, Bull. Sanitary Eng. and 

Environment, App. D., p. 271.

Moore, E. W., 1950, The desalting of saline waters, a review of 

the present status: Natl. Research Council Comm. on 

Sanitary Eng. and Environment, Rept. to Subcomm. on 

Water Supply.

National Research Council, 1954, Sodium restricted diets: Natl. 

Research Council, pub. 325.

Northeastern Water Works Association, 1940, Progress report, 

Committee on Quality Tolerances of Water for Industrial 

Uses: Northeast Water Works Assoc. Jour., v. 54.

Paynter, O. E. , 1960, The chronic toxicity of dedecylbenzene 

sodium sulfonate: U. S. Public Health Conference on 

Physiological Aspects of Water Quality Proc., Washington, D. C. , Sept. 8-9, 1960, p. 175-179.

Pleissner, M., 1907, Arb. Kais. Gesundheitsamt, v. 26, p. 384- 

443.
32 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

Rainwater, F. H., and Thatcher, L. L., 1960, Methods for collection and analysis of water samples: U. S. Geol. Survey 

Water-Supply Paper 1454, 301 p.

Rankama, K., and Bahama, T. G., 1950, Geochemistry: Chicago, 

Univ. Press, Chicago, 111., p. 767.

Riffenburg, H. B. , 1925, Chemical character of ground waters 

of the northern Great Plains: U. S. Geol. Survey WaterSupply Paper 560-B, p. 31-52.

Seidell, Atherton, 1940, Solubilities of inorganic and metal organic compounds, 3d ed., v. 1, D. van Nostrand, New 

York.

U. S. Inter-Agency Committee on Water Resources, A study of 

methods used in measurement and analysis of sediment 

loads in streams:

Report 6,1952, The design of improved types of suspendedsediment samplers: St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Lab., 

Minneapolis, Minn., p. 86-90.

Report 7, 1943, A study of new methods of size analysis 

of suspended-sediment samplers: St. Anthony Falls 

Hydraulic Lab., Minneapolis, Minn., p. 82-90. 

Report 11, 1957, The development and calibration of the 

visual-accumulation tube: St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Lab., Minneapolis, Minn., p. 1-109. 

Report 14, 1963, Fluvial sediment discharge: U.S. Gov. 

Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 20402, p. 57-77.

U.S. Public Health Service, 1962, Drinking water standards: 

U. S. Dept. Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health 

Service: Pub. no. 956.

U.S. Salinity Laboratory Staff, 1954, Diagnosis and improvement 

of saline and alkali soils: U.S. Dept. Agriculture, Agriculture Handb. 60, p. 1-160.

Waring, F. H. , 1949, significance of nitrates in water supplies: 

Am. Water Works Assoc. Jour., v. 41, no. 2., p. 147-150.

Wayman, C. H. , 1962, Limitations of the methylene blue method 

for ABS determinations: U. S. Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper 

450-B, art. 49, p. B117-B12a.

Wayman, C.H., Robertson, J. B., and Page, H. G., 1962, Foaming characteristics of synthetic-detergent solutions: U.S. 

Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper 450-D, art. 178, p. D198.
CHEMICAL ANALYSES, WATER TEMPERATURES, AND SED

PART 5. HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

5-540. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT FARGO, N. 

LOCATION. At gaging station at city waterplant in Fargo, Cass County, 25 miles upstream from mouth o

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,800 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1955 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: October 1955 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 388 ppm Apr. 25 to May 2; minimum, 223 ppm June 10-11

Hardness: Maximum, 290 ppm May 23-31; minimum, 182 ppm June 10-11.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 685 micromhos Apr. 30; minimum daily, 356 micromhos Sept. 10.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 77°F July 11, Aug. 3-5, 7; minimum, 34°F on several days during Janua

EXTREMES, 1955-61.--Dissolved solids (1955-58, 1959-61): Maximum, 650 ppm May 6-9, 1958; minimum, 17

Hardness: Maximum, 420 ppm May 6-9, 1958; minimum, 131 ppm Apr. 1-6, 1960.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 960 micromhos May 6, 1958; minimum daily, 275 micromhos Dec. 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 82°F on several days during July 1957 and 1960; minimum, 33°F on many 

REMARKS.--Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductan

Lincoln, Nebr.

Chemical analyses

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-25, 1960. 

Oct. 26-Nov. 11. 

Nov. 12. ........

Nov. 29-Dec. 4. .

Jan. 1-31, 1961.

Apr. 1-24.......

Apr. 25-May 2. . .

May 23-31... .... 

June 1-9. .......

Mean 

discharge 

(da)

67.6 

130 

77 

139 

66.0

137 

141 

169 

232 

429

298 

419 

440 

405 

456

Silica 

(SiO,)

5.8

9.3

18 

L3

Iron 

(Fe)

0.08 

.04

.05 

.07

.07 

.04 

.07

.11

.05 

.11 

.12 

.18 

.04

Calcium 

(Ca)

43

49

52 

41

Magnesium 

(Mg)

32

36

37 

27

Sodium

(Na)

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

13 

12 

12 

12 

13

12

17 

14 

16

11

in t

Potassium 

(K)

3.9

4.7

5.0 

5.4

arts per million, water vear October 1

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

271 

280 

272 

280 

280

308 

319 

324 

332 

222

247 

250 

250 

266 

253

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SO,)

44 

40 

36 

37 

37

35 

36 

31 

30 

47

52 

106 

74 

97 

45

Chloride 

(Cl)

2.5

5.1

4.5 

5.5

Fluoride

(F)

0.2

.3

.3 

.2

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.0

.7

.1 

3.1
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continued

5-540. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT FARGO, N. DAK. Conti

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1960 to Sept

Date 

of 

collection

June 10-11, 1961 

June 12-30. .....

Sept. 19-30..... 

Weighted averTime-weighted 

average .....

Tons per day. .

Mean 

discharge 

(eta)

582 

394 

177 

103 

37.2

34.3 

80.1

213

"

silica 

(S1O2 )

8.3 

11

-

-

-

Iron 

(Fe)

0.25 

.12 

.09 

.12

.05 

.05

0.10

0.09

0.06

Calcium 

(Ca)

40 

37

-

"

Magnesium 

(Mg)

28 

31

-

"

Sodium 

(Na)

7.5 

8.8 

9.1 

10 

12

12 

12

12

12

7.0

Potassium 

(K)

4.1 

4.0

-

-

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

201 

244 

249 

222 

209

213 

240

257

263

148

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

Suliate 

(SO.)

28 

27 

27 

31 

33

36 

45

48

42

28.0

Chloride 

(Cl)

1.1 

4.7

-

Fluoride 

(F)

0.2

.2

-

-

Nitrate 

(NOJ

0.4 

2.2

-

-

Boron 

(B)

0.07 

.06

-

-

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 to Sept

Month

October .......

December .....

April.......... 

May...........

June ..........

July........... 

August........

Seprember .....

Day

1

35 

34 

35

36 

49 

6B

75

2

35

34 

35

36 

51 

67

75

3

35 

34 

35

39 

52

71

4

35

34 

35

40 

52

5

35

35

40 

54

6 j 7 8

35 

35 

36

40 

54

35 

35 

36

40 

55

35

35 

36

39 

55

9

35 

34 

35

41 

52

10

35 

35 

36

40 

54

1 1

39

35 

34 

35

44 

55

12

35 

35 

35

45 

58

13

35

35 

35

45

14

35 

35 

35

41

15

35 

35 

36

41

16

35 

35 

36

40

17

35 

35 

36

40

18

35 

35 

36

41

19

35 

35 

37

47

20

35 

35 

35

49

21

35

35 

37

50

63

22

35 

35 

36

50

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Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1960 to 

Date 

of

collection

Aug. 1-6, 1961..

Sept. 10-30..... 

Weighted averTime-weighted 

average. ....

Tons per day. .

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0.5 

.1 

1.0

--

a 6.5

--

Silica 

(S10.)

27

--

--

--

Iron 

(Fe)

0.09 

.06

1.5

5.8

0.03

Calcium 

(Ca)

53

--

--

"

Magnesium 

(Mg)

18

--

--

--

Sodium

(Na)

23 

13 

13

54

43

1.0

Potassium 

(K)

3.0

--

--

-

Bicarbonate 

(HCOJ

198 

236 

233

303

302

6

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

Sulfate 

(SO,)

33

-

--

"

Chloride 

(Cl)

3.1

"

"

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.2

-

--

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.9

--

--

a Mean discharge based on 365 days; mean discharge for 332 days of actual flow, 7.1 cfs.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN--Continue

5-560. SHEYENNE RIVER NEAR WARWICK, N. DAK. 

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

November .....

December .....

January. .......

May...........

June..........

July...........

September .....

1

46

38

2

4S

40

46

58

3

44

40

35

54

4

4S

35

5

45

36

48

6

37

38

48

1

44

32

34

48

8

36

32

48

9

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38

35

46

10

17

32

36

46

58

1 1

~

35

48

49

12

37

35

37

48

49

13

39

34

-

49

14

38

40

34

51

47

15

39

35

~

51

Day

16

40

37

36

52

59

17

40

36

35

50

18

40

34

54

60

19

40

37

33

54

55

20

34

33

62

53

5-564. BIG COULEE NEAR CHURCHS FERRY, N. 

(Formerly published as 5-564. Mauvais Coulee near 

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on U.S. Highway 281, 1 mile downstream from Little Coulee an

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,500 square miles, approximately, of which about 690 square miles (revised) is pro

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: June 1954 to September 1961. 

REMARKS. No flow during most of 1961 water year.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date of 

collection

Mar. 21, 1961

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.2

Silica 

(SiO,)

15

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

0.07

Manganese 

(Mn)

0.26

Calcium 

(Ca)

72

Magnesium 

(Mg)

18

Sodium 

(Na)

39

Potassium 

(K)

20

Bicarbonate 

(HCO.)

140

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0

Sulfate 

(SOJ

213

Chloride 

(Cl)

22
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continued

5-587. SHEYENNE RIVER AT LISBON, N. DAK

LOCATION. At gaging station, 150 feet downstream from dam at State fish

Timber Coulee.

DRAINAGE AREA (revised). 8,190 square miles, approximately, of which about 5,700 squa 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Chemical analyses: August 1956 to September 1961. 

Water temperatures: August 1956 to September 1961.

y at north edge of c

miles is pro

EXTREMES, 1960-6 

Hardness: Max

Specifi 

Wat

cond>

temperat 

EXTREMES, 1956-6 

Hardness: Max

-Dissolved solids: Maximum, 785 ppm June 1-30; minimum, 310 ppm Mar. 7-10. 

mum, 359 ppm June 1-30; minimum, 163 ppm Mar. 7-10.

Maximum daily, 1,170 micromhos June 17, 18; minimum daily, 475 micromhos Mar

83°F Aug. 4; minimum, freezing point on many days during November to 

tance 

es: Ma 

. Dissolved solids (1956-58, 1959-61): Maxi

mum, 409 ppm Dec. 14-18, 1959; mini

860 ppm Dec. 14-18, 1959; minimum, 

102 ppm Apr. 3-5, 1960.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,350 micromhos Dec. 15, 16, 1959; minimum daily, 243 micromh

Water temperatures: Maximum, 90°F Aug. 23, 1959; minimum, freezing point on many days during winte

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Lincoln, Nebr.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-31, I960.

Jan. 1-31, 1961. 

Feb. 1-Mar. 2... 

Mar. 3-5........

Apr. 11-20......

Apr. 21-28......

Apr. 29-May 19..

July 1-5. .......

July 25-Aug. 5..

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

15.3 

26.1 

44.6 

46 

46.6

43.0 

40.8 

180 

464 

207

67.0 

35.5 

22.5 

28.8 

23.2

21.6 

14.8 

8.0 

5.6 

14.8

Silica 

(S1O.)

4.5 

3.9

8.6 

9.2

LI

Iron 

(Fe)

0.04 

.06 

.10

.10

.10 

.11 

.12

.17 

.15 

.01 

.06 

.30

.13 

.12 

.06 

.06 

.10

Calcium 

(Ca)

66 

61

48 

40

78

Magnesium

(MB)

24 

25

19 

15

40

Sodium 

(Na)

66 

75 

78 

64 

64

61 

68 

53 

48 

35

39 

49 

61 

68 

82

95 

113 

103 

105 

106

Potassium 

(K)

12 

11

11 

9.4

LI

Bicarbonate 

(HC03)

252 

300 

321 

314 

305

301 

324 

244 

228 

176

180 

192 

220 

244 

266

281 

282 

289 

303 

324

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SO.)

141 

141 

132 

111 

112

110 

122 

113 

90 

80

105 

132 

160 

182 

214

249 

274 

265 

282 

228

Chloride 

(Cl)

30 

26

18 

15

62

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.6 

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.2 

.2

.3

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.8 

2.1

2.9 

3.0

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5-825. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT GRAND FORKS, N

LOCATION. At gaging station, 500 feet downstream from dam at Riverside Park in Grand Forks, Grand Fo

DRAINAGE AREA. 30,100 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1956 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: October 1956 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids; Maximum, 467 ppm Dec. 12-31; minimum, 272 ppm Mar. 23-31.

Bardness: Maximum, 349 ppm Dec. 12-31; minimum, 196 ppm Mar. 23-31.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 802 micromhos Dec. 20; minimum daily, 420 micromhos Mar. 31.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 76°F on several days during August; minimum, 35°F on many days during 

EXTREMES, 1956-61. Dissolved solids (1956-58, 1959-61): Maximum, 490 ppm Dec. 1-31, 1956; minimum, 

Hardness: Maximum, 468 ppm Dec. 29-31, 1958; minimum, 160 ppm Apr. 6-16, 1960.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 976 micromhos Dec. 29-31, 1958; minimum daily, 307 micromhos 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 81°F Aug. 3, 4, 1959; minimum, 33°F on several days during February 1

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductan

phosphate, manganese, alpha activity, beta activity, radium, and uranium available in district off

Chemical analyses, in parts

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-23, 25-

Jan. 1-31, 1961.

Apr. 7-16, 18-

May 27-June 3...

Mean 

discharge

(efs)

341 

401 

523 

421 

299

350 

324 

297 

326 

604

1,180 

1,648 

2,729 

2,063

1,225

1,070 

2,395 

2,005 

2,603 

1,624

Silica 

S10a)

6.5

14 

14

16 

12

13

Iron 

(Fe)

0.08 

.08 

.04 

.05 

.06

.10 

.08 

.13 

.04 

.04

.01 

.10 

.09 

.14

.03

.02 

.06 

.05 

.04 

.03

Calcium 

(Ca)

55

74 

80

54 

43

59

Magnesium 

(Mg)

30

36 

36

31 

22

28

Sodium 

(Na)

20 

19 

21 

23 

25

31 

32 

31 

29 

28

24 

22 

14 

14

18

20 

15 

17 

19 

17

Potassium 

(K)

5.6

7.0 

6.2

6.8 

6.0

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(HCO,)

284 

294 

300 

328 

342

368 

371 

379 

371 

329

293 

232 

200 

210

257

265 

257 

282 

297 

301

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Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

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(SO,)

56 

50 

51 

59 

64

79 

81 

69 

59 

58

52 

64 

52 

58

71

71 

73 

94 

120 

109

Chloride 

(Cl)

9.5

17 

20

13 

8.4

11

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5

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.2 

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Nitrate 

(NO,)

2.3

1.5 

4.1

4.3 

3.1

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July 1-7, 9-31. .

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1,060

404

335

763

8.6

7.3

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0.06

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21

23

5.1

4.7

298

259

291

0

0

0

84

55

62

57

67

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October ....... 

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December ..... 

January. .......

M..y... ........

July........... 

August........

September .....

Day

1

55

44

35 

35 

37

35 

45 

67

73

74

2

54

35 

35 

38

35 

46 

67

69

74

3

54

35 

35 

38

35 

46 

67

71

73

4

54

36

36

35

49 

70

72

70

5

54

37

37

35 

51

70

72

68

6

53

38

36

35

51 

70

73

68

7

52

37

36

36 

53 

70

74

67

8

51

35

35

36 

51 

73

73

67

9

52

36

35

36 

50 

72

68

10

51

37

35

37 

50 

73

68

1 1

50

37

35

37 

51 

74

64

12

52

37

35

38 

52 

74

64

13

51

37

35

39 

53 

73

61

14

51

36

35

39 

54 

73

60

15

53

36

35

38 

54 

74

59

16

53

37

35

38

54 

73

58

17118

53

38

35

38 

54 

71

59

53

38

35

38 

55 

72

59

19

50 

38

35

35

56 

71

60

20

48 

38

36

35

57 

71

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RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continue

5-920. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT DRAYTON, 

LOCATION. Temperature recorder at gaging station at interstate highway bridge, 1.5 mil

DRAINAGE AREA. 34,800 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: June 1954 to September 1955.

Water temperatures: December 1956 to September 1961 (discontinued).

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 73°F June 12-14; minimum, freezing po

EXTREMES, 1956-61. Water temperatures: Maximum (1956-58, 1959-61), 82°F July 20-23, 1

winter months in 1958, 1960-61.

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 t

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October

November 

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Minimum .... 

March

Minimum .... 

April 

Maximum ....

Minimum .... 

May

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Minimum .... 

September

Minimum ....

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51 

38

32 

32

32 

32

32 

32

32

34

64

70

71

71

2

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32 

32

32 

32

32 

32

32

64

70

71

3

51

32 

32

32 

32

32 

32

32

65

70

71

71

4

51

32 

32

32 

32

32 

32

32

67

70

71

71

5

51

32 

32

32 

32

32 

32

32

68

70

71

6

51

32 

32

32 

32

32 

32

32

70

70

7

51

32 

32

32 

32

32 

32

32

71

70

71

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51

32 

32

32 

32

32 

32

32

71

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9

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32

32

32

32 

32

32

71

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32

32 

32

32 

32

32

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72

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32

32 

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32 

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32 

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32 

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32 

32

32 

32

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73

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32 

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32 

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32 

32

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53 

72

68

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32

32

32 

32

32 

32

32 

32

33

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5-1240. SOURIS RIVER NEAR WESTHOPE, N. D

LOCATION. At gaging station, 1,200 feet upstream from second crossing of international boundary, 1 

7 miles northeast of Westhope, Bottineau County, and 11 miles downstream from Boundary Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 17,600 square miles, approximately, of which about 10,700 square miles is probably n

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: June 1954 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: October 1954 to September 1955, October 1956 to September 1959, October 1960 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 3,650 ppm Feb. 8-28; minimum, 501 ppm Mar. 29 to Apr

Hardness: Maximum, 1,570 ppm Feb. 8-28; minimum, 187 ppm July 1-14.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 4,750 micromhos Feb. 21; minimum daily, 598 micromhos Apr. 1

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EXTREMES, 1954-55, 1956-61.--Dissolved solids (1954-55, 1956-58, 1959-61): Maximum, 3,650 ppm Feb. 

Hardness; Maximum, 1,570 ppm Feb. 8-28, 1961; minimum, 85 ppm Apr. 13-18, 1957.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily (1956-61), 4,750 micromhos Feb. 21, 1961; minimum daily, 232 

Water temperatures: Maximum (1959-61), 82°F July 14, 19, 1960; minimum, freezing point on many da

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Nebr.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-23, I960. 

Oct. 24-Nov. 8..

Nov. 28-Dec. 6..

Jan. 13-18, 1961 

Jan. 19-26......

Feb. 8-28.......

Mar. 1-8........

Mar. 20-28......

Mar. 29- Apr. 30. 

May 1-29. .......

May 30- June 30..

July 15-31......

Aug. 1-18. ......

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25.3 

13.1 

5.5 

4.2 

3.2

3.0 

2.1 

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3.1 

3.3 

8.8 

5.7

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20.3 

21.0 

17.7 

11.2

Silica 

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20 

25

17 

8.6

Iron 

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0.13 

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.59 

.06

.07 

.37 

.07 

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.40

.43 

.42 

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.15 

.21 

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Calcium 

(Ca)

53 

127

63

29 

27 

19 

25

Magnesium 

(Mg)

49 

84

52

30 

37 

34 

38

Sodium 

(Na)

131 

142 

152 

167 

216

254 

288 

321 

376 

556

672 

548 

410 

134 

88

100 

135 

171 

191 

244

Potassium 

(K)

14

22

15 

11

Bicarbonate 

(HCOS)

450 

500 

552 

606 

779

924 

1,060 

1,200 

1,420 

1,900

2,380 

2,130 

1,670 

550 

336

329 

432 

428 

481 

578

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0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

87

60 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

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152 

163 

179 

196 

250

298 

342 

375 

434 

623

739 

561 

420 

146 

143

110 

123 

144 

120 

221

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31 

62

41

24 

34 

45 

56

Fluoride 

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0.1 

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12 

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5-1284. SAND RIVER NEAR BRITT, MINN.

LOCATION.--At bridge on U.S. Highway 53, 1.5 miles southwest of Britt, St. Louis County. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Chemical analyses; July 1960 to September 1961.

Chemical analyses, in parts water year October 

Date of

collection

Oct. 29, I960

Jan. 23, 1961

Sept. 13.....

Discharge

(cfs)

4.4

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23.4

Silica

(SiO,)

11

22

11

Aluminum

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Iron

(Fe)

1.5

1.5

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Manganese

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Calcium

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6.3

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2.5

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Sodium

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2.0

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2.8

2.7

Potassium

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1.0

1.8

1.0

Bicarbonate

!HCO,)

25

67

58

13

Carbonate

(CO,)

0

0

0

Sulfate

(SOJ

9.3

5.5

26

Chloride

(Cl)

0.0

.0

.0

5-1305. STURGEON RIVER NEAR CHISHOLM, M

LOCATION. At highway bridge, 1,000 feet downstream from gaging station, about 0.8 mile downstrean

of Chisholm, St. Louis County. 

DRAINAGE AREA.--187 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: July 1958 to September 1959, July 1960 to September 1961.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date of

collection

Oct. 19, 1960

Feb. 28, 1961

Discharge

(cfs)

20

14

104

Silica

(SiO,)

10

15

8.8

Aluminum

(Al)

Iron

(Fe)

0.69

.89

34

.51

Manganese

(Mn)

_

_

--

Calcium

(Ca)

16

18

12

20

14

Magnesium

(Mg)

3.9

5.1

3 4

3 9

2.4

Sodium

(Na)

3.1

3.3

18

2 5

2.5

Potassium

(K)

1.6

1.1

1°2

1.4

Bicarbonate

;HCO,)

70

59

82

46

Carbonate

(CO,)

0

0

0

Sulfate

(SOJ

5.3

4.0

58

14

Chloride

(Cl)

0.0

.2

.3
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

5-2885. MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR ANOKA, MINN.

LOCATION.--At hydroelectric plant of northern States Power Co. at Coon Rapids, 1.5 miles upstream fro

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 19,100 square miles, approximately, upstream from gaging station. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: August 1960 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: August 1960 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, August 1960 to September 1961. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 238 ppm Jan. 1-31, 1961; minimu

Hardness: Maximum, 205 ppm Jan. 1-31, 1961; minimum, 134 ppm May 27-31, 1961.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 427 micromhos Dec. 25, 1960; minimum daily, 264 micromhos May 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 82°F July 26, Aug. 8, 9, 1961; minimum, freezing point on several day

REMARKS. Records of specific conductance of daily samples and determinations of alpha activity, beta 

office at Lincoln, Nebr.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, August 1960 to S

Date 

of 

collection

Aug. 3-27,

Aug. 28- 

Sept. 7 a.... 

Sept. 8-30 a. ...

Nov. 1-30.......

Jan. 1-31, 1961.

Mar. 25-Apr. 30.

June 1-30.. .....

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1981

4289 

3163 

2840 

2470

2572 

2113 

1951 

1998 

2687

4804 

6664 

13830 

8842 

3937

Silica

(S1O,)

11

12 

12 

14 

8.5

5.4 

8.9 

11 

12 

11

7.8 

7.2 

9.7 

8.5 

9.4

Iron 

(Fe)

0.08

.02 

.05 

.02 

.05

.06 

.06 

.06 

.13 

.07

.15 

.08 

.23 

.14 

.11

Calcium 

(Ca)

43

38 

41 

43 

44

44 

52 

54 

52 

44

40 

40 

39 

37 

44

Magnesium 

(Mg)

13

13 

15 

15 

15

17 

17 

17 

16 

15

13 

10 

9.4 

10 

10

Sodium 

(Na)

6.1

6.0 

6.0 

6.6 

6.9

6.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.2 

6.4

5.7 

4.9 

5.1 

4.6 

6.5

Potassium 

(K)

1.6

1.7 

1.7 

3.1

2.2

2.0 

2.0 

2.8 

2.0 

1.8

1.8 

2.2 

2.2 

1.5 

2.0

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

192

171 

192 

205 

208

213 

237 

242 

232 

206

184 

162 

146 

148 

181

Carbonate

(ccg

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(S04 )

16

16 

14 

15 

9.0

7.8 

15 

13 

12 

7.8

9.5 

17 

20 

16 

12

Chloride 

(Cl)

2.1

1.3 

1.9 

.0 

2.2

2.6 

3.8 

3.8 

4.0 

3.7

2.7 

1.9 

.7 

.5 

.0

Fluoride 

(F)

0.2

.1 

.1 

.0 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.7

.6 

.6 

.3 

.3

.4 

.9 

1.5 

2.0 

.9

1.1 

1.4 

2.6 

1.8 

1.4

a Not included iri
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued

5-2885. MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR ANOKA, MINN. Contin

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, August 1960 to Septembe

Date 

of 

collection

July 1-31, 1961. 

Aug. 1-31.......

Weighted averTime-weighted 

average. ....

Tons per day. .

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

2224 

1540 

1851

3152

"

Silica 

(S10,)

12 

14 

8.1

9.2

9.6

78

Iron 

(Fe)

0.07 

.07 

.07

0.11

0.09

0.91

Calcium 

(Ca)

53 

44 

44

44

46

375

Magnesium 

(Mg)

8.5 

15 

14

13

14

109

Sodium 

(Na)

6.4 

7.9 

6.9

6.2

6.6

53

Potassium 

(K)

2.5 

1.8 

1.9

2.1

2.1

17.0

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

193 

203 

199

191

204

1630

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

Sulfate 

(S04 )

17 

18 

16

13

13

114

Chloride

(ci)

2.0 

3.6 

4.1

2.3

2.8

20.0

Fluoride 

(F)

0.2 

.2 

.2

0.2

0.2

2.0

Nitrate 

(NO,)

l.l 

1.4 

1.4

1.3

1.2

11.0

0

0

0

0
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

M M O

H H 3

HfIII
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM Continu

5-3310. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. PAUL, 

LOCATION. Temperature recorder at gaging station, 300 feet upstream from Robert Stree

downstream from Minnesota River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 36,800 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: October 1956 to September 1961.

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 79°F on several days during July; mi

EXTREMES, 1956-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 85°F on several days during August 1

Temperature (°F) of water water year October 1960 

/Recorder with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alco

Month

October 

Maximum ....

November 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

December

Minimum .... 

January 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

February

Minimum .... 

March 

Maximum ....

April

Minimum .... 

May 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

June 

Maximum .... 

Minimum ....

July

August

Minimum .... 

September

Day

1

66 

66

38

36

35 

35

40 

40

40 

53

52 

66

75

75

2

66 

66

36

36

35 

35

40 

40

41

53 

68

77

75

3

66

65

38

36

35

40 

40

41

53

78

4 5

65 

65

38

36

36

40 

40

41

53

79

65 

65

37

36

36

40

53

79

6

65 

65

37

36

41

79

7 8-9

65 

64

37

36

41

79

64 

64

38

36

41

78

64 

62

«

38

36

10

62 

62

41

38

37

41

78

41

78

11 12

62

61

37

61 

61

37

13

61 

61

37

37 ,, i 

37

41

79

37

41

78

37

41

78

14

61 

60

37

37

41

78

15 16

60 

60

37

37

41

78

60 

59

37

37

41

78

17

59 

59

37

37

41 

48

78

18

59 

58

37

37

40 

48

78

19 i 2

58 

57

37

38

37

40

48 

46

77

5

5

3

3

3

4

4

4

7
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

5-4037. DELL CREEK NEAR LAKE DELTON, WIS

LOCATION. At gaging station at Butterfield Bridge on Town Road, 6 miles southwest 

Reedsburg, and 7 miles upstream from mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 44.9 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: October 1957 to September 1961.

Sediment records: October 1957 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 66°F July 30, Sept. 2, 3; minimum

to March.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 230 ppm Feb. 23; minimum daily, 2 ppm Fe

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 110 tons Feb. 23; minimum daily, 0.1 ton on sever

EXTREMES, 1957-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 69°F Aug. 22, 1959; minimum, free

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 438 ppm May 11, 1959; minimum daily, 1 p

February, March, and September 1960. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 512 tons May 11, 1959; minimum daily, less than 0

28, Mar. 1, 1960. 

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Dec. 1, 9, 13, 20-26, 28, Jan. 3-5, 9, Jan. 20 to Fe

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 to 

(Once-daily measurement, usually between 8 a.m. an

October .......

November ..... 

December .....

March ......... 

April ..........

June .......... 

July...........

August ........ 

September .....

1

47

32

35

60 

65

62 

65

2

50

32

37

58 

64

64 

66

3

36

37

58

60 

66

4

40

35

63 

59

5

45

35

63 

60

6

37

37

60 

59

7

33

33

58 

60

8

32

33

61 

62

9

32

33

57

61 

64

10

32

32

59

64 

65

11

32

37

60

64 

65

12

32

34

61

58

13

32

33

62

60

14

32

37

60

57

15

33

36

60

58

Day

16

32

33

52

17

32

32

53

18

32

33

61

56

19

32

35

3

53

20

32

33

61

53
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4037. DELL CREEK NEAR LAKE DELTON, WIS. Continued

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

F Suspended sediment

Mean 

charge concents) V3110" 

(ppm)

27 1 13

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

24

25

25

25

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

32

28

26

25

26

92

12

14

13

10

9

10

Tons 

per

day

0.9

.9

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.7

1? .9

11 | .7

13 | .8

18 i 1.2

8 .5

10 .7

12 ' .8

9 .6

8 .5

8 .5

7 .4

8 .5

11 .7

9 .6

10 .7

7

9

12

10

6

7

6

10

70

858

.5

.6

.8

.9

.4

.5

.4

, 7

NOVEMBER

discharge

(cfs)

74

36

30

27

27

29

29

33

32

26

26

26

26

26

27

29

27

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

34

30

23

S 18 j

38.6 | 853

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

21

16

12

8

8

8

10

11

10

9

11

15

22

25

45

29

40

28

22

19

17

16

13

17

13

15

12

40

21

13

Tons 

pelday

4.2

1.6

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.0

.9

.6

.8

l.u

1.5

1.8

J.3

2.3

2.9

LJiChMbEK

discharge

(cfs)

20

21

Suspended sediment

Mean 

(ppm)

9

b

22 7

24

44

3u

23

22

22

2U

10

54

16

11

lu

7

9

21 ! 10

20

20

20

21

20

20

1.9 19

1.4

1.2

1.1

19

19

20

a

13

17

15

14

10

7

4

6

9

1.0 20 4

.8 20 ' 4

1.0 20 7

.8 20

.9 2U

.7 20

3.7 20

1.7 20

.8 i 20

20

42.5 667

9

10

7

7

11

8

8

Tons 

per

day

0.5

.4

.4

.6

6.4

1.3

.7

.6

.4

.5

.6

.4

.7

.9

.8

.8

.5

.4

.2

.3

.5

.2

.2

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.6

,t*

.4

21.9

JANUARY

1.. | 20 6 0.3

2. . i 20 6 .3

3.. 1 20 . 5 .3

4. .

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

20 7 .4

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

20

21

21

21

21

22

7

8

7

6

5

5

7

7

6

5

6

7

5

6

20 10

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

.5

19 6 i .3

19 5 .2

19 4 ' .2

19 5 .2

18 5 ' .2

18 3 i .1

18

17

17

17

17

17

598

3 i .1

5

4

3

4

3

-

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

8.7

FEBRUARY MARCH

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

21

2u

19

25

34

184

128

34

28

27

25

852

3 ' 0.1 25

3

3

5

3

4

5

5

3

4

6

5

6

3

2

4

6

6

4

7

57

faO

23u

62

22

8

4

4

"

.1 25

.1 26

.2 ' 31

. 1 44

.2 40

3

5

6

11

32

25

.2 30 7

.2

.1

.2

.3

.2

.3

.2

.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

.4

3.8

J 7

J 11U

S 25

2.0

.6

.3

.3

153.0

27 5

25 , 4

25 3

25 4

24 4

26 4

26

36

45

38

31

31

60

98

64

102

142

185

173

128

122

47

38

36

1775

4

U.2

.3

.4

.9

3.8

2.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.3

.2

.3

.3

21 2.0

33 ' 4.U

14 1.4

10 .8

14 1.2

65 J 12

94 S 27

69 ,6 14

90 25

75

6B

59

62

54

34

20

16

-

29

J4

28

21

IB

4.3

2.0

1.6

236.2

S Computed by subdividing day.

J Computed from partly estimated-concentration graph and subdividing day.
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4037. DELL CREEK NEAR LAKE DELTON, WIS. Continued

Suspended sediment, witer year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued

Day

1..

2..

3..

ft..

5,.

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4. .

5..

6. .

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

34

32

31

31

34

36

37

32

30

30

29

35

34

34

41

34

38

47

41

36

45

37

35

47

39

35

32

30

29

28

~

1053

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

13

12

12

12

15

17

15

11

11

8

9

8

7

8

14

7

7

13

11

10

26

Tons

per 

day

.2

.0

.0

.0

.4

.6

.5

.0

.9

.6

.7

.8

.6

.7

1.5

.6

.7

1.6

1.2

1.0

3.2

16 1.6

8

19

20

7

.8

2.4

2.1

.7

5 i .4

8 [ .6

12 .9

6 .4

-

~

33.7

JULY

18

18

17

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

15

16

15

16

23

18

14

11

0.7

.8

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

27

26

26

25

25

25

26

26

25

24

23

23

22

25

36

26

26

41

30

33

27

25

23

27

24

26

23

22

21

21

22

801

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

5

5

6

5

6

10

13

11

9

8

3

5

6

9

21

B

9

25

13

16

11

8

8

10

8

8

7

7

4

4

5

~

AUGUST

21

2<J

.7 18

.8

1.1

.8

18

2U

19

.6 17

.5 17

13 .6 17

13 .6 22

15 .6

13 .6

17 .8

17 i 14 .6

17

16.. IB

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

17

16

16

18

16

16

16

12 .6 ! 15

14

15

9

9

16 11

17

20

26

24

19

18

17

17

17

19

24

557

11

16

24

21

38

.7 15

.7

.4

.4

.5

.5

.9

1.7

1.4

1.9

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

11

14

12

y

10

9

8

Tons

per 

day

0.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.7

.9

.8

.6

.5

.2

.3

.4

.6

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

23

22

21

20

2U

19

20

26

24

21

22

21

22

20

2.0 ' 19

.6 ' 19

.6 ' IB

i.&

1.0

1.4

.8

.5

.5

.7

.5

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.3

2U.4

18

33

29

21

23

26

21

22

20

19

19

18

18

644

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

7

8

4

5

6

7

6

14

14

13

16

16

31

27

23

21

21

23

90

42

22

29

24

21

22

22

17

17

16

15

--

Tons

per 

day

0.4

.5

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

1 . u

.9

.7

1.0

1.0

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

A 8

3.3

1.2

1.8

1.7

1.2

1.3

1.2

.9

.9

.8

.7

37.6

SEPTEMBER

0.6 17

.B 4B

.6 | 22

11

48

18

.41 19 13

.5 ' 19 13

.5 20 14

.4 ' 18

8 .4

8

11

.4

8 .4

20

22

14

0.5

6.2

1.1

.7

.7

.8

.7

15 .8

22 1.1

18 16 .b

18 , 16 .8

6 .31 34

9 .4 110

6 .3

6

5

8

6

7

4

7

li

6

15 , 4

15 1U

8 .4 30 73

8 .4 21 | 16

9 .4

14 .6

13 i .7

16

-

1.0

23.0

18 i 13

17 ' 9

16 11

16

538

12

-

.2

78

33

.2 ' ^4

.3

.2

22

21

.3 20

.2 20

.3 20

.5 21

.2 23

.2 ' 24

40 J 6

41 12

3b 7.4

26 2.3

13 ' .0

13

17

11

12

10

12

14

15

.4 22 13

5.9 21 1 12

.9 20 j 10

.B

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.7

.9

l.U

.8

.7

.5

.6 20 B .4

.4

.5

.5

20 8 .4

1U7 63

18.4 9U1 "

S 19

70. B

Total discharge for year (cf s-days) ........................................................ 10097

Total load for year (tons) ............................................. ..... 704 8

S Computed by subdividing day.

A Computed from partly estimated-concentration graph.

J Computed from partly estimated-concentration graph and subdividing day.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4065. BLACK EARTH CREEK AT BLACK EAR

LOCATION. At gaging station, 0.7 mile east of Black Earth, Dane County, 2.1 mile

south of U.S. Highway 14. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 45.9 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: February 1954 to September 1961.

Sediment records: February 1954 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 74°F Sept. 10; minimum, freezin

Sediment concentrations: Maximum dally, 1,100 ppm Mar. 25; minimum daily, 2 pp

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 1,000 tons Mar. 25; minimum daily, 0.1 ton Aug. 

EXTREMES, 1954-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 78°F July 7, 1955, June 10, 195

days during winter months.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 2,010 ppm May 13, 1956; minimum daily, 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 3,960 tons July 3, 1954; minimum daily, less th

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Dec. 31, Jan. 1-5, 21-23, Jan. 25 to Feb. 4, 11-14

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

October ....... 

November ..... 

December .....

January.... ...

February.......

May...........

It;,;;-"-'-

September .....

1

41 

33

37

32

41

46

68

69

2

39 

34

39

33

43

66

70

3

40 

38

35

35

4ft

65

68

4

39 

40

38

35

51

42

64

64

5

40 

39

39

33

45

39

63

64

6

33 

40

40

43

41

68

7

40 

33

40

34

39

-

8

38 

32

36

42

39

40

70

9

35 

33

32

37

4?

42

72

10

37 

37

38

38

43

74

1 1

40 

32

37

39

41

46

69

12

39 

32

43

39

38

50

58

13

45 

32

33

41

41

-

14

41 

37

32

45

4?

57

15

43 

34

33

45

37

53

59

Day

16

45 

37

50

63

17

37 

32

42

41

39

50

60

18

39 

33

39

37

53

56

19

39 

34

35

32

42

60

63

2

40 

3

3

45

45

62

62
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4065. BLACK EARTH CREEK AT BLACK EARTH, WIS. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961

Day

1..

2..

3..

4. .

5..

6..

7..

8..

9. .

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

OCTOBER

Mean

discharge

<<* )

39

40

40

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

35

36

36

38

35

35

34

34

33

33

33

33

34

33

33

37

27.. 34

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5. .

6..

7. .

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

3ft

34

34

208

1270

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(Ppm)

18

26

19

27

20

17

23

19

15

18

24

17

16

Tons

per 

day

1.9

2.8

2.0

2.7

2.0

1.7

2.2

1.8

B 1

1.7

2.3

1.6

B 2

18 1.8

26 2.4

30 B 3

17 1.6

18 1.6

19 ' 1.7

35 1 3.1

14 1.2

6 .5

9 .8

10 .9

12 E 1

18

13

13

17

17

352

-

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.6

S 237

289.7

JANUARY

30 7 0.6

30 5 .4

30 6 .5

30 5

30 5

31 8

33 11

33 ' 7

32 7

31 77

.4

.4

.7

1.0

NOVEMBER

Mean

discharge

(cfs)

99

59

50

46

44

44

44

44

44

42

38

38

39

38

44

47

43

42

41

39

39

38

38

37

37

38

38

39

40

37

~

1306

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

99

46

51

38

43

32

20

2^

17

22

30

27

31

30

36

32

Tons

per 

day

26

7.3

6.9

4.7

5.1

3.8

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.5

3.2

2.8

3.3

3.1

4.3

4.1

24 , 2.8

28

21

18

17

18

20

31

28

29

22

12

8

8

-

3.2

2.J

1.9

l.S

1.8

2.0

3.1

2.8

3.0

DECEMBER

Mean

discharge

(cfs)

36

34

36

35

40

38

38

37

36

35

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

2C

21

24

23

66

73

85

85

77

71

35 69

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

32

30

30

3u

30

3u

3u

30

2.2 3D

1.3 ', 30

.9 30

.8 ; A 30

113.8

FEBRUARY

26

26

26

26

26

26

13 0.9

.8

.a

.7

.8

.7

26 .8

.6 : 26 .8

.6

6.4

26 . .8

27

31 106 8.9 J 28

31 11 9.3

13.. 31 19 1U

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

31

31

30

30

30

29

12 9.4

00 8.4

21 9.8

16 9.4

04 8.4

96 7.5

29 21 1.6

28 18 1.4

22.. 28

23.. 27

24.. 26

25.. 26

26.. 26

27.. 26

28.. 26

14

7

7

9

10

1.0

.5

B .5

.6

.7

7 .5

8 .6

29.. 26 9 .6

30.. 26 10 .7

31.. 26 11 .8

Total 904 102.2

29

29

30

3u

30

31

51

41

32

30

41

184

47

34

.3

.7

3D

1028

66

71

86

95

lou

112

40

90

11

16

17

13

12

13

13

7

9

8

7

6

~

Tons

per 

day

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.2

7.1

7.5

d.7

8.5

7.5

0.7

0.5

6 .U

6.5

7.V

8.7

b V

lu

J.6

7.8

.9

1.3

1.4

0 1

l.u

l.u

1.0

.6

.7

.b

b .6

.5

130.9

MARCH

30 18

30 ' 13

31 7

137 768

82 252

1.4

l.o

.6

S 311

S 75

274 314 i 29«

70 66 12

43 40 b 5

38 Jl , 3.2

38

37

.4 36

.2 36

B .2

.2

4

8

133

69

8

12

B .3

.7

S 26

36

39

39

18 1.8

15 1.5

li l.i

9 .9

14 1.4

25 2.6

23 2.4

39 17

35 12

1.8

1.1

5 8.8 35 13 1.2

.7 55 44 ! 6.5

l.u 81

 E 18 104

70

28

33 21

32 20

31 t 22

E 550 159

8.9 328

2.6 301

1.9 167

62 14

87 24

122 52

682 S 980

11UO J 1UUO

320

1.7 115 142

1.8 75 94

58 48

50 38

46 28

J 230

S 48

19

7.5

5.1

3.5

1024 631.5 2644 3313.8

E Estimated.

S Computed by subdividing day.

A Computed from partly estimated-concentration

B Computed from estimated-concentration graph. 

J Computed from partly estimated-concentration 

Etph. graph and subdividing day.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961 

WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4065. BLACK EARTH CREEK AT BLACK EARTH, WIS. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

13..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

26..

29..

APRIL

Mean

discharge

(cf.)

44

42

40

40

43

43

42

38

37

36

38

41

40

37

37

37

38

44

41

38

40

38

38

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

23

23

22

22

30

23

15

15

14

13

12

15

27

22

22

20

19

Tons

per 

day

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.5

2.7

B 2

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.7

2.9

2.2

2.2

B 2

1.9

29 ' 3.4

28 i 3.1

32 3.3

38

38

25

40 j 31

38 1 18

4.1

3.9

2.6

3.3

1.8

37 25 2.4

36

34

34

30.. 34

31..

Total

27 2.6

23 i 2.1

10

18

.9

1.6

1155 71.7

JULY

1.. 30 28 2.3

2.. 3 1 26 ' 2 -2

3.. 31 1 18 1.5

MAY

Mean

discharge

(cf.)

34

33

32

31

31

32

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

32

34

32

30

32

31

29

31

30

29

28

31

32

31

30

29

28

29

959

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

29

32

29

24

22

50

27

17

13

17

15

15

19

53

24

10

11

13

25

22

19

14

18

17

6

6

17

39

Tons

per 

day

2.7

2.8

2.5

2.0

1.8

5.2

2.3

1.5

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.5

4.6

2.2

B 1

.9

1.1

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.1

1.4

1.3

.5

.5

JUNE

Mean

discharge

(cf.)

29

3U

28

28

27

28

29

29

29

30

31

30

34

36

32

29

29

30

29

31

29

33

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

24

16

23

31

28

37

35

28

32

37

39

38

34

77

57

32

33

34

33

38

45

52

30 j 46

31 | 38

31

30

1.4 i 31

3.2 , 31

47 i 3.7 ' 3U

32 ' 2.4 29

23 1.8 |

59.8

AUGUST

34

31

30

22 !

18 1.5

18 1.4

4.. ' 31 1 18 1.5 >| 29 22 j 1.7

5..

6..

7. .

6..

9..

34 12 ' 1.1 '' 28

33 ! 10

31 . 12

31 12

30 24

10.. 30 2?

25 i 1.9

.9 i| 27 14 j 1.0

1.0 !| 29

1.0

1.9

1.8

11.. 30 27 2.2

12.. ! 30 i 32 2.6

13.. 1 30

14.. ' 30

15.. 31

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

30 1 2.4

30 2.4

28

31 ' 25

29 ' 36

28

28

28

27

26

30

28

2.3

2.1

2.8

26 2.0

28 2.1

28 2.1

29 2.1

31 2.2

30 2.4

33 2.5

25 , 23 1.6

25 i 22 1.5

25 17 1.1

25 ; 21 1.4

24

33

28

20

17

15

Total 903 I

1.3

1.5

1.2

57.0

29

A 29

29

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

15 ' 1.2

7 B .5

5

6

lu

3

2

3

2

.4

.5

.7

.2

.1

.2

.1

3 ' .2

5

23 ' 24

22

21

21

21

18

14

14

12

21 | 1C,

.3

903

37

30

27

3S

38

30

Ton.

per 

day

1.9

1.4

1.7

2.3

2.U

2.8

B 3

2.2

2.5

3.0

3.3

3.1

3.1

7.5

4.9

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.6

3.2

B 4

4.6

3.7

3.2

3.1

2.4

2.2

3.2

3.1

B 2

89.9

SEPTEMBER

23

26

26

i 25

25

25

24

24

25

25

25

34

1 84

78

40

33

31

1.5 1; 29

1.1 '' 28

.8

.8

.7

. 6

21 10 .6

23 i 8

23 i 7

23 7

24 , 16

23

i 23

23

774

12

13

13

.5

.4

.4

1 . V

.7

.8

.8

-- ! 24.6

27

27

28

i 29

29

29

28

27

26

26

64

971

10

9

10

12

11

10

10

10

11

12

18

0.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

b .6

.6

.7

.8

1.2

32 i 2.9

65

50

12

17

15

11

14

16

13

12

12

17

17

17

B 15

A lu

1.3

1.5

1.2

.9

1.0

1.2

.9

.9

b .9

1.3

1.3

1.3

17 ' 1.2

17 1.2

12 ' .8

52 9.0

" 61.9

Total discharge for year (cf s-days) . ........................................................ 13851

Total load for year (tons) ............................................. ........ . . .... . 4946 8

A Computed from partly estimated-concentration graph.

B Computed from estimated-concentration graph.
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5-4125. TURKEY RIVER AT CAREER, IOW

LOCATION. At gaging station at county highway bridge at Garber, Clayton County, 800 f

from Elk Creek, and 1 mile downstream from Volga River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,545 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: October 1957 to September 1961.

Sediment records: October 1957 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 80°F July 26, Aug. 17; minimum, free

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 7,730 ppm July 5; minimum daily, 6 ppm Feb. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 174,000 tons Mar. 25; minimum daily, 3 tons Feb. 7. 

EXTREMES, 1957-61.--Water temperatures: Maximum, 82°F Aug. 19, 1958; minimum, freezing 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 19,300 ppm May 20, 1959; minimum daily (195

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 294,000 tons June 26, 1959; minimum daily (1959-61), 

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 13,200 ppm July 1

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

Month

October .......

December .....

January ....... 

Febru/ry.......

March .........

May...........

July...........

September .....

1

52 

44 

32

38

54 

60

75

70

2

54

32

38 

56 

66

74 

70 

76

3

58

32 

1?

40 

50 

74

70 

72 

70

4

50

32

44

50

68 

74 

66

5

54

32 

1?

38 

52 

66

64 

72

6

52

32

40 

52

64 

70 

66

7

50

32 

1?

38 

58 

68

70 

70

8

50

32

38 

68

76 

70 

74

9

50

32

44 

48 

70

76 

72

10

50

32

44 

64

78 

78

11

52

32

1?

46

70 

78

Day

12

32

42 

68

64

13

60

32

1?

46

70 

66 

62

14

32

44 

60

72 

56

15

58

32 

1?

40 

60

68

70 

54

16

32 

1?

38 

60

70 

60

17

50

32

38

60

74 

80 

58

18

32

42 

54

68 

58

19

46

32

52 

52

68 

72 

64

20

32

52

60

68 

66
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

TORKEY RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4125. TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

«5«.

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

13

87

62

34

14

403

384

366

348

351

334

327

324

327

355

344

334

317

313

297

300

304

304

307

366

395

344

327

330

513

962

11886

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

72

62

44

43

52

51

41

33

35

35

32

34

Tons

per 

day

100

82

55

50

58

55

43

33

33

33

29

30

37 32

32 28

28 27

27 i 25

26

24

23

22

20

19

18

16

260

26

29

150

810

"

23

21

19

18

16

16

15

13

460

277

75

23

26

208

S 2660

4583

JANUARY

240

230

220

230

240

250

250

245

245

250

260

270

280

290

290

280

270

250

230

200

180

170

160

160

160

160

160

170

170

180

190

6880

18

15

14

12

12

12

19

26

34

43

33

23

35

47

40

32

24

16

26

37

30

24

32

39

34

29

28

27

30

34

25

-

12

9

8

7

8

8

13

17

22

29

23

17

26

37

31

24

17

11

16

20

15

11

14

17

15

13

12

12

14

17

13

508

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

2000

1860

1340

1020

885

810

735

710

685

612

579

566

556

534

612

635

539

517

492

483

466

458

438

430

426

422

414

400

397

270

"

20291

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

1830

995

340

170

84

68

53

50

40

33

32

32

32

295

150

Tons

per 

day

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge 

(eft)

9880 220

5000 ' 280

1230 l 350

468 '' 430

240

184

460

455

135 II 370

102 i! 310

92

66

170

240

52 300

49 320

48 290

46 ! 320

S 588 :' 300

500

218

140

53 1 70

36 47

18 23

25

32

36

39

40

40

44

49

41

31

38

42

45

46

45

48

53

30

19556

FEBRUARY

190

200

200

200

210

210

210

220

230

250

260

280

300

315

340

350

370

2550

1790

910

962

2920

9580

4500

2300

1430

1130

1100

33507

16

14

11

12

12

9

6

6

7

8

10

8

8

6

6

7

5

3

4

4

5

7

15 11

20 16

20

21

34

35

~

800

4540

5100

1750

1370

600

250

210

"

17

19

32

35

9000

1000

500

A 2080

S 58900

132000

21300

8510

2320

763

624

237190

280

270

260

255

250

240

220

190

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

33

32

31

34

36

31

26

26

27

26

26

22

19

30

41

43

45

40

36

32

28

32

36

180 30

180

180

200

210

230

240

240

8440

25

26

27

27

27

30

32

~

Tons

per 

day

20

24

29

39

45

38

26

22

12

17

21

19

15

26

33

33

33

28

25

22

18

19

18

15

12

13

15

15

17

19

21

709

MARCH

1100

1100

1130

2060

5100

6520

4880

2220

1110

935

990

935

860

785

885

910

885

835

760

185

205

205

2090

4430

3150

549

609

625

S 17600

61000

S 61800

2080 S 30800

600 3600

340

215

1020

543

155 414

120 303

140

100

195

120

86

71

51

325

212

466

295

205

160

105

860 95 ' 221

1070 185

1370 300

2280 1220

4820 4160

11200 5740

19000 2900

18100 2550

17800 1980

16800 1600

5200 1650

3300

135800

800

534

1110

7510

S 66100

174000

149000

125000

95200

72600

23200

7130

902236

Computed by subdividing day.

Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

TURKEY RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4125. TURKEY RIVER AT CAREER, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued

/there no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

2700

2300

2000

1790

1680

1620

1520

1430

1340

1250

1190

1250

1370

1490

1490

1650

1620

1460

1620

1650

1680

1720

1930

3030

2700

2140

1760

1520

1400

1310

51610

Suspended sediment

Mean

(ppm)

565

345

285

240

220

160

135

130

105

89

110

Tons

Per 

day

4120

2140

1540

1160

998

700

554

502

380

300

353

125 422

170 629

225 905

175 p 704

190 , 846

240

170

260

210

240

205

1870

6100

1600

490

295

210

140

115

"

1050

670

1140

936

1090

952

12800

49900

11700

2830

1400

862

529

407

102519

JULY

351 130

438 240

407 110

421 585

947 ' 7730

492

391

358

324

265

288

278

278

297

310

307

278

275

362

259

265

275

275

588

566

388

320

291

232

275

1710

12511

1200

390

A 123

A 284

121

S 1010

19800

1590

412

210 I 203

MAY | JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

1220

1130

1070

1020

1020

935

910

885

835

785

760

735

710

760

1130

1040

885

962

935

935

910

835

785

735

760

760

710

685

660

635

612

26749

9160

8950

4400

2780

2940

3570

2220

1520

145 127 1250

135 97

135

100

85

200

265

105

75

64

160

222

120 , 99

115 86

115

4140

335

160

135

145

1350

500

200

180

165

120

90

4770

-

85

S 5060

234

114

100

108

S 2290

764

210

156

130

75

67

S 28900

62871

1100

962

Suspended sediment

c±en- Tons !

(ppm)

100

78

68

70

64

53

53

59

65

55

56

58

60

210

2130

600

165

140

105

86

98

64

75

60

50

46

48

51

52

53

53

-

AUGUST

3370

1200

800

500

1720

950

Per 

day

329

238

196

193

176

134

130

141

147

117

115

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

785

710

635

570

543

539

738

810

849

785

635

115 570

115 522

431 479

6500

1680

394

364

265

217

241

144

159

119

103

94

430

438

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

3340

840

250

__

1300

430

900

480

290

220

165

120

120

120

450 ' 120

430 ' 115

422 115

418 120

403

399

391

373

376

369

92 358

94 344

93 330

91 327

88

13315 15428

130

125

120

115

115

105

105

88

71

82

~

Tons

per 

day

S 8160

1610

429

150

150

200

A 2590

940

A 2060

1020

497

339

233

155

139

142

146

134

131

135

141

135

127

116

117

105

101

82

63

72

20419

SEPTEMBER

83300

29000

317

2190

9500 , 660

3750 i 526

13700 ' 458

9160 418

385 i 2310 399

275 1130 380

230 776

150

140

860 115

760 , 92

710 i 90

635 ' 88

588

556

522

570

509

471

434

407

422

399

384

373

369

351

341

320

48833

4

0

8

6

4

1

0

8

7

6

6

7

8

8

9

50

~

446

364

267

189

173

151

117

90

96

117

88

65

59

53

54

50

48

47

48

45

45

43

155281

348

50

4100

500

270

170

105

105

105

115

410 ' 125

426 , 130

1790 ! 4200

3780

2000

1250

935

760

660

612

556

487

731

566

548

534

500

479

454

442

6270

29886

2950

1000

360

220

135

43

S 32000

891

383

210

119

113

108

108

138

150

S 32600

30100

5400

1220

555

277

105 ' 187

95 157

105 158

100 131

2460

600

155

110

110

105

95

85

4770

S 6200

917

229

159

148

136

116

101

S 90000

203054

Total load for year (tons). ............................................................ 1722241

S Computed by subdividing day.

A Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
TURKEY RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4125. TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER, IOWA Contin

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

_____________P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in disti

Date of collection

Mar. 4, 1961.......

Mar. 24............

Mar. 26............

July 5.............

Sept. 22...........

Time 

(24 hour)

1630 

1615 

2230 

0650 

1325

0845 

0700 

0700 

1700 

0500

0500 

1050 

0645 

0730 

1800 

1800

Water 

temperature

(°F)

36 

42 

41 

40 

42

36 

64 

64 

74 

70

70 

70 

70 

70 

62 

62

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

2480 

5100 

17800 

19700 

19500

18200 

1020 

1020 

2860 

7960

7960 

9450 

4020 

5600 

910 

910

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

2900 

5140 

5180 

3330 

2560

1880 

7220 

7220 

5870 

4820

4820 

2900 

1240 

5860 

5970 

5970

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Per

0.002

44 

24

34 

24

43 

21

0.004

31 

23 

34 

39 

36

28 

48 

34 

40 

39

37 

40 

34 

38 

48 

30

0.0

6

5

5

4

5

4
ROCK RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4305. ROCK RIVER AT AFTON, WIS.

LOCATION. Temperature recorder at gaging station in Afton, 0.2 mile downstream fr

stream from Bass Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,300 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: September 1954 to September 1961.

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 86°F July 30; minimum, freezing 

EXTREMES, 1954-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 89°F July 27-30, Aug. 4, 1955; m

winter months.

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 t

(Continuous ethyl alcohol-actuated thermo

October

Minimum .... 

November 

Maximum ....

Minimum .... 

December 

Maximum .... 

Minimum ....

January 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

February 

Maximum ....

Minimum .... 

March 

Maximum ....

Minimum ....

April 

Maximum ....

Minimum .... 

May

Minimum .... 

June

Minimum ....

July 

Maximum ....

Minimum .... 

August 

Maximum ....

Minimum .... 

September 

Maximum ....

Minimum ....

1

61 

50

35 

34

33 

33

3?

32

37

56

67 

78

79

72

2

60 

 >0

34 

34

43 

33

33

32

38

56

81

80

3

60

34 

34

33 

33

3?

32

39

56

78

81

4

60

35 

34

33 

33

V

32

57

71

84

5

60

39 

35

33 

32

3?

32

59

6

60

39 

38

33 

33

3?

32

58

7

60

38 

36

34 

33

3?

32

58

79

8

60

36

35

34 

33

37

32

61

9

60

35 

35

33 

33

32

61

10

60

35 

35

33 

33

34

60 

80

11

61

35 

35

34 

33

61 

80

12

62

35 

35

35 

33

63 

82

13

62

35 

33

35 

33

65 

81

14

63

34 

33

35 

33

64 

77

78

15

61

33 

33

34 

34

65 

76

Day

16

60

34 

33

34 

34

36

63 

76

80

17

59

34 

33

35 

33

61 

75

80

18

58

34 

33

34 

33

59 

76

80

19

55

34 

33

34 

33

35

58 

73

74

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QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4495. IOWA RIVER NEAR ROWAN, IOWA Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

?7..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge 

(cf.)

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

14

17

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

42

42

36

34

36

34

32

39

36

32

45

58

50

41

41

40

14 32

14 25

19 20

20 14

17 17

16 20

15 24

16 18

16 13

15 14

14 16

14 17

14 18

18 17

18 16

455

Ton.

per 

day

.7

.6

.4

.2

.3

.2

.1

.3

.2

.0

.6

.0

.8

.5

.5

.8

.2

.9

1.0

.8

.8

.9

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

35.3

JANUARY

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

20

19

17

15

13

11

10

9.0

8.0

7.6

7.4

6.8

6.2

5.8

490.8

17

26

35

20

4

6

8

8

8

17

12

7

6

4

10

15

0.9

1.3

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

20

20

17

14

14

15

15

15

14

12

12

13

14

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

15

12

10

~

425

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

12

7

8

10

9

8

8

9

9

8

8

7

8

10

10

9

11

13

12

13

14

16

19

23

27

30

32

25

17

18

~

Tons

per 

day

0.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.4

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

11

12

13

18

22

25

27

21

15

17

19

20

20

20

.4 19

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.3

1.0

.6

.5

"

15.5

FEBRUARY

5.

5.

1.8 |i 5.

1.0

.2

5.

5.

.3 i 5.

.4

.4

.4

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.6

.8

24 1.4

33 1.8

30

28

24

19

26

33

34

36

37

36

34

32

31

-

1.5

1.3

1.0

.7

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

24.6

5.

5.

5.

6 .

6.

7 #

9.

11

13

16

18

15

12

11

10

11

13

15

17

18

19

30

305.0

36

40

37

34

22

10

11

12

10

7

9

11

13

15

18

20

22

23

24

26

27

23

19

15

11

20

30

26

~

0.5

.6

.5

.5

.3

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.4

.6

.9

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

1.0

1.5

2.1

17.2

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

571

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

20

23

26

20

14

17

20

27

34

27

20

28

35

30

26

31

36

33

30

27

24

28

32

36

40

43

44

45

35

25

21

"

Ton.

per 

day

0.6

.7

.9

1.0

.8

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.1

44.1

MARCH

60

100

250

200

170

150

130

110

90

80

70

66

64

60

60

58

58

60

62

70

100

130

216

518

1340

3260

5260

5050

3460

2480

22

30

40

40

25

13

11

9

8

7

8

8

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

13

12

27

40

71

120

230

120

74

51

60

1960 ! 61

25742

3.6

8.1

27

22

11

5.

3.

2.

1.

1.

}'

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

2.

2.

3.

9.

23

99

434

2020

1700

1010

476

402

323

6604.2
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4495. IOWA RIVER NEAR ROWAN, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8. 

APRIL

i Suspended sediment

Mean 

His- | Mean

charge 

(cfs)

1600

1240

928

750

615

496

393

328

tration 

(ppm)

55

69

53

40

38

42

30

Tons

per 

day

238

231

133

81

63

56

32

30 27

9.. i 301 25 20

10.. 267 23 17

11.. 243

12.. 267

13.. 319

14.. 337

15.. 364

16.. ! 355

17.. 284

IB..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

22 14

21

31

30

42

43

33

259 21

267 27

267 30

15

27

27

41

41

25

15

19

22

259 34 24

220 31 18

199 26 ' 14

199 25 13

220 26 15

206 23 13

179 21 10

160 15 6.5

148 12 4.8

138 11 4.1

11808 1266.4

JULY

31

30

30

29

28

30

7.. 38

8.. i 37

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

32

29

27

27

27

25

30

24

25

24

23

27

21.. ' 34

22.. i 36

23.. 45

24.. 37

25.. 34

26.. 32

27.. 37

28.. 30

29..

30..

31..

Total

27

25

24

934

23 1.9

25 2.0

16 1.3

19 1.5

28 2.1

23 1.9

23 2.4

25 2.5

47 4.1

51 4.0

32 2.3

36 2.6

36

47

2.6

3.2

49 4.0

41 2.7

51 3.4

37 2.4

36 2.2

39 2.8

42 , 3.9

45

46

47

48

45

65

44

43

39

43

-

4.4

5.6

4.7

4.4

3.9

6.5

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.8

97.4

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

130

122

112

107

104

106

114

107

104

96

89

86

83

78

75

76

75

98

138

138

128

115

99

88

85

79

72

68

64

58

55

2949

Suspended sediment

Mean

(ppm)

11

10

11

13

10

17

14

13

17

17

12

25

17

27

17

13

21

8

22

26

29

26

24

23

21

25

29

35

36

37

38

--

Tons

per 

day

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.8

2.8

4.9

4.3

3.8

4.8

4.4

2.9

5.8

3.8

5.7

3.4

2.7

4.3

2.1

8.2

9.7

10

8.1

6.4

5.5

4.8

5.3

5.6

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.6

157.6

AUGUST

25

29

34

75

281

292

199

143

105

83

70

58

48

42

37

34

32

30

32

32

30

28

27

26

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

1960

44

49

52

54

76

86

95

75

84

77

70

60

50

42

39

40

42

45

50

39

44

35

32

30

29

37

38

40

36

43

33

-

3.0

3.8

4.8

11

58

68

51

29

24

17

13

9.4

6.5

4.8

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.6

4.3

3.4

3.6

2.6

JUNE

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

56

53

50

46

41

48

57

77

138

114

89

81

95

126

130

94

76

66

59

54

49

44

43

40

37

36

35

34

33

32

1933

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

51

49

49

44

28

39

50

75

61

47

45

54

54

63

59

47

38

36

39

36

36

35

34

34

26

29

27

23

19

20

~

Tons

per 

day

7.7

7.0

6.6

5.5

3.1

5.1

7.7

16

23

14

11

12

14

21

21

12

7.8

6.4

6.2

5.2

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.7

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.7

242.4

SEPTEMBER

22

23

25

26

27

26

25

25

24

24

24

25

28

29

29

27

27

25

25

25

25

25

2.3 25

2.1 ' 25

2.0 ' 24

2.5 23

2.5 23

2.6 !' 23

2.3 , 23

2.7 34

2.0

353.0 761

34

35

34

30

32

34

30

35

36

36

60

53

46

37

31

53

75

70

74

73

76

70

51

47

65

56

62

51

51

56

~

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.0

2.4

2.3

2.3

3.9

3.6

3.5

2.9

2.4

3.9

5.5

4.7

5.0

4.9

5.1

4.7

3.4

3.2

4.2

3.5

3.9

3.2

3.2

5.1

102.1

Total load for year (tons) ............................................................. 8959.8
IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4545. IOWA RIVER AT IOWA CITY, IOW

LOCATION. At Benton Street Bridge at Iowa City, Johnson County, 0.5 mile downstream fr

and 4.1 miles downstream from Clear Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,271 square miles upstream from gaging station.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1906 to September 1907, January 1944 

Water temperatures: January 1944 to September 1961. 

Sediment records: October 1943 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 84°F on many days during July to Sep

December to February.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 1,580 ppm Mar. 4; minimum daily, 10 ppm Jan

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 25,600 tons Mar. 4; minimum daily, 6 tons Jan. 12. 

EXTREMES, 1943-61. Water temperatures (1944-61): Maximum, 90°F July 19, 1957, Aug. 2

winter months.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 7,800 ppm June 13, 1953; minimum daily, 3 pp

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 177,000 tons May 23, 1944; minimum daily, 2 tons on 

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Nov. 30, Dec. 10, 11, 20-22, 26, 28-30, Jan. 4, 5, 19-2

plants upstream from station. Flow regulated by Coralville Reservoir upstream from 

492,000 acre-ft).

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

Month

October

November .....

February. ......

April..........

May........... 

June ..........

July........... 

August........

Day

1

70 

52

36

3ft

56 

72

80 

8*

2

70 

52

36 

3ft

56 

72

80 

82

3

70 

50

36 

3ft

56

80 

8ft

4

70 

ft8

36 

3ft

56 

72

80

5

70 

46

36 

36

72

80

6

66 

ft 2

36 

3ft

72 

80

7

66

ft2

36 

36

7ft 

80

8

66 

42

36 

38 

36

60 

76

80

9

68 

*6

36 

38 

36

60 

78

80

10

68 

48

36

39 

38

60 

80

80

1 1

68

50

36 

3ft 

38

80 

80 

8ft

12

68 

50

36 

40 

36

80 

80 

78

13

68 

50

40 

36

80 

80 

78

14

68 

52

40 

36

80 

80 

78

15

66 

52

40 

36

80 

80 

76

16

66 

52

40 

36

80

80 

82 

7ft

17

6ft

44

38 

37

80

80 

82 

72

18

6ft 

44

38 

37

80

82

82 

72

19

62

4ft

38 

36

80

82 

82

70

20

58 

44

39 

38

80

80 

82 

70
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4545. IOWA RIVER AT IOWA CITY, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

1840

1800

1430

880

872

727

590

590

586

586

586

541

511

554

511

516

563

541

495

454

463

370

447

379

439

423

390

459

402

435

1340

20720

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

76

56

56

52

54

58

54

57

72

70

67

47

39

34

37

35

39

38

34

35

32

Ton.

per 

day

378

272

216

124

127

114

86

91

114

111

106

69

54

51

51

49

59

56

45

43

40

35 35

38 46

28 ! 29

37 44

38 43

38 i 40

37 46

250 271

330 388

400

-

S 1930

5128

JANUARY

300

296

260

285

315

298

283

292

307

286

260

220

268

259

250

259

224

244

270

210

160

255

210

320

310

260

350

300

270

472

908

9201

18

18

30

33

29

37

38

42

24

36

17

10

36

37

15

14

21

25

25

30

29

33

20

28

12

6

26

26

35 24

33

40

22

45

40

36

26

24

30

34

32

39

27

23

24

14

33

23

16

IB

14

26

28

22

37

22

14 10

14 18

50

-

123

785

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

1680

1160

1080

1080

1040

1040

1160

1560

1520

1560

1640

1640

1640

1380

1800

1340

1160

1120

1080

1080

858

617

594

590

590

590

581

594

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

330

80

40

57

68

64

DECEMBER

1 Mean i ,. Tons i "'» 

per charge

day (cf.)

1500

251

117

166

191

180

43 1 135

52

60

81

41

39

37

34

470

70

65

74

26

24

31

17

20

18

17

16

16

17

572 16

540 17

--

32886

219

246

341

182

173

164

127

S 2760

253

204

224

76

70

72

28

32

29

27

25

537

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

20

457 I 24

334

356

394

386

455

455

459

455

455

463

475

495

487

487

455

475

495

24

21

21

20

19

19

18

17

13

Tons

per 

day

29

30

22

20

22

21

23

23

22

21

16

24 30

22 28

17

23

41

36

30

32

450 45

420

380

356

312

288

300

25 247

27 280

25 , 310

25 310

302

45

44

44

38

32

34

38

49

35

34

27

7894 12530

23

30

54

44

38

43

55

51

45

42

32

25

28

25

37

29

28

22

958

FEBRUARY MARCH

1120

1300

1250

1250

1250

1200

1200

1160

885

503

507

516

644

46

51

61

71

59

53

50

48

45

55

139 6190

179 6090

206 ' 5500

240 5990

199

172

305

320

305

1580

6290 940

5320 | 650

162 5410 480

5100

5260

4530

25600

16000

9340

7010

150 7230 . 950 18500

108

75

170 233

255 355

160

780 140

774

910

1120

1560

1430

1380

2240

3320

215

360

175

280

325

325

278

295

449

885

529

1180

1250

1210

325 1970

7230 ; 840 16400

7120 ! 640

7560 610

8660 ' 610

9700

9580

8990

8770

8660

8660

8550

8440

8440

315 2820 i 8330

4690 320 4050 ; 8110

5590 460 6940 8220

6190 320 5350 77BO

770

300

12300

12500

14300

20200

7760

210 I 5100

230 5450

150 i 3510

120 2810

125 2890

100 2280

115 2620

135

110

115

105

6290 310 i 5260 6190 115

6290

6290

61639

300 ! 5090 5690 105

305 5180 5500 115

~

44954

5140

4780

2400

220520

105

105

105

3040

2410

2550

2210

1920

1610

1710

1460

1360

680

21B410

S Computed by subdividing day.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4545. IOWA RIVER AT IOWA CITY, IOWA~Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10.. 

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1200

1120

1080

1080

2480

5140

5890

5890

5790

5690 

5690

5590

5410

5320

5140

5050

5230

5320

4240

2920

2560

2560

2640

3000

3480

3240

3000

3000

2920

2920

--

114590

Suspended sediment

Mean

(ppm)

110

63

68

67

65

97

105

99

96

100 

98

94

88

87

85

77

88

81

91

93

91

87

100

99

93

96

92

95

95

93

-

Tons

per 

day

356

191

198

195

435

1350

1670

1570

1500

1540 

1510

1420

1290

1250

1180

1050

1240

1160

1040

733

629

601

713

802

874

840

745

770

749

733

28334

JULY

210

236

202

197

202

200

181

176

184

179

179

171

154

159

176

169

169

129

152

143

192

205

253

169

197

358

608

758

978

978

1480

9744

61

115

43

41

40

44

37

57

71

61

51

62

58

65

62

84

61

77

46

44

59

63

60

59

57

51

64

60

35

73

23

22

22

24

18

27

35

29

25

29

24

28

29

38

28

27

19

17

31

35

41

27

30

49

105

123

58 i 153

47 124

55

-

220

1510

MAY

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

2*80

1880

1640

1430

1340

1380

1380

1430

1520

1560 

1640

1600

1480

1620

2380

2210

1940

1720

632

335

336

330

634

948

925

932

925

925

895

858

872

40177

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

91

87

69

31

33

31

31

29

39

33 

42

42

46

35

36

45

26

26

40

28

27

28

30

39

31

27

22

21

37

30

23

-

Tons

per 

day

609

442

306

120

119

116

116

112

160

139 

186

181

184

153

231

269

136

121

68

25

24

25

51

100

77

68

55

52

89

69

54

4457

AUGUST

2560

2780

2780

2780

3000

2780

2400

2080

1720

1340

1120

1120

1120

90S

626

556

496

510

582

500

511

480

479

415

410

412

404

358

416

316

351

36310

200

115

90

69

71

73

69

72

41

48

53

56

59

160

155

275

425

445

605

545

210

475

130

310

675

350

395

60

37

31

61

-

1380

863

676

518

JUNE

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

865

858

850

850

720

622

1410

3160

3800

3970

2640

2560

2240

1760

1430

1430

1430

1340

1160

1040

932

925

850

794

716

653

644

635

398

44742

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

41

34

36

39

34

34

140

1080

375

165

67

64

66

64

67

66

66

65

64

63

66

65

67

71

68

65

56

73

71

-

Tons

per 

day

96

79

83

90

66

57

533

9210

3850

1770

478

442

399

304

259

255

255

235

200

177

166

162

154

152

131

115

97

125

76

22706

SEPTEMBER

256

307

337

300

575 239

548 268

447 328

404 237

190 244

174 , 220

160 1 354

169

178

334

1880

392 3480

262 3480

105

135

160

115

150

160

175

190

120

135

110

105

300

115

94

413 3400 90

569 3320 31

613 2400 41

951 769 28

736 758 28

290 758 29

616

168

347

747

389

431

58

42

26

58

13390

758 30

787 35

794 25

769 39

780 28

843 28

880 125

822 170

780 ' 170

~

30882

73

112

146

93

97

116

155

122

79

80

105

95

1520

1080

883

826

278

266

58

57

59

61

74

54

81

59

64

297

377

358

7725

Total load for year ( tons )............................................................ 356251
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

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ll

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 a

%

indie ze 

|

V

c

V

ft

discharge

concentration

Discharge 

(cfs)

I:

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IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4550. RALSTON CREEK AT IOWA CITY, IOWA

of City, JohnsLOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 1, at east edg

DRAINAGE AREA. 3.01 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: October 1960 to September 1961.

Sediment records; April 1952 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 76°F June 30, July 1; minimum, freezing p

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 6,020 ppm Mar. 4; minimum daily, 14 ppm Apr. 11

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 1,420 tons Mar. 4; minimum daily, less than 0.05 ton on m

EXTREMES, 1952-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 8,240 ppm Jan. 12, 1960; minim

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 3,080 tons June 4, 1960; minimum daily, 0 tons on many da

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 38,600 ppm Mar. 4. F

Mar. 10.

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October I960 to Se

Month

November ..... 

December .....

July...........

September .....

Day

P

50 

44 

32

36

36

44 

54

72

1

52 

40 

32

32 

36

36 

40 

62

70 

72

3

52

38

32 

38

36 

42 

60

68 

74

4

52

44 

44

38

38 

46 

56

70 

64

5

56 

40 

46

38

42 

50 

58

66

6

54 

42 

38

32

38

36 

50 

64

66 

64

7

50 

36 

32

36

54 

50 

64

64

8

50 

40

32

36

38 

56 

64

68

70

9

50 

36 

32

36

38 

46

70

10

50 

34 

32

32 

36

37 

44 

66

70

1 1

3* 

32

36

40 

52

70 

72

12

54 

34 

32

36 

36

56 

70

64 

68

13

60 

36

36 

38

64

64 

68

14

58

50 

32

36 

38

66 

68

68 

64 

60

15

58 

54

36 

38

58

66 

64 

52

16

50 

42 

32

36 

36

48 

54

64 

66 

54

17

50 

38

38

36

54

66 

68 

54

18

48

40

38 

38

54 

58

74 

68 

56

19

48 

38 

32

36 

38

50 

60

74 

68 

56

20

40 

40

36

38

56

66 

64 

56

21

40 

38

36 

38

46 

52 

58

68 

62 

60
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

IOWA RIVEH BASIN Continued 

5-4550. HALSTON CREEK AT IOWA CITY, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October I960 to September 1961

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

?9..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cf»)

0.

.

.

.

.

.

,

.

.

.

1.

.

,

.

.

^

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

. ;

1.

42

49.8

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

63

44

50

100

67

99

30

64

50

48

53

58

570

295

110

58

74

64

71

47

T

per 

day

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

S 4.5

.3

.1

T

T

T

T

T

40 ' T

49

38

33

105

58

74

52

100

480

2980

-

T

T

T

.1

T

T

T

^ ^

S 2.8

S 553

561.4

JANUARY

0.4

.4

3.. .4

4.. 1 .4

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

IB..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

26..

29..

30..

31..

Total

 3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

28

30

64

98

78

57

45

33

20

22

25

24

23

23

T

T

0.1

.1

.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

22 T

22 T

26 i T

29

26

23

38

53

68

89

.2 110

.2 110

.2 105

.2

.2

.2

.2

8.0

105

100

100

100

-

T

T

T

T

T

T

.1

B

.

.

.

1.5

NOVEMBER

Mean

(cf.)

5.8

2.0

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.8

1.0

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

43

.4

.8

.6

.4

.0

.8

.6

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.9

.7

~

90.5

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

240

150

120

84

83

69

61

100

80

47

47

30

32

27

2870

245

140

125

135

98

105

110

58

120

92

64

70

75

64

54

~

T

per 

day

S 4.2

.8

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

T

S 1240

4.2

1.4

.9

.9

.5

.5

.5

.2

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

1257.7

FEBRUARY

0.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.2

.3

.3

.4

.5

.9

1.8

1.3

.9

.6

.5

1.0

13

2.0

.9

.8

21

7.1

1.1

.9

1.0

.7

.7

~

59.2

95

93

38

34

30

26

27

28

24

20

46

71

67

42

42

33

43

1800

110

46

54

1880

700

165

65

62

74

52

~

0.1

,1

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0.

.

. 1.1.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

15.3

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

54

54

44

34

125

70

37

46

55

46

26

52

48

44

52

60

58

56

54

56

57

58

59

55

50

45

40

35

30

24

26

~

Tons

per 

day

0.

.

.

.

.

.

.

T

.

.

.

.

.

.

.1

2.8

MARCH

0.7 48 j 0.1

.8 48 .1

' . 7

27

2.4

29

80 .2

6020

300

3940

5.6 585

; 32 3800

6.8

4.7

.11 14

.3 11

.2 46

.1 9.8

.1 6.4

T

.1

A 63

.6

.1

i j

S 349

13

5.0

3.8

3.

3.

3.

3 ,

4.

4.

.5 ' 3.

.2 || 3.

.2

.1

.1

428.2

3.

8.

400

105

1100

50U

2910

250

150

93

80

64

49

69

105

96

65

63

S 1420

1.9

S 414

S 11

S 1030

7.3

1.3

S 70

S 19

S 590

6.6

2.6

1.3

.8

.6

.4

.6

1.4

1.2

.7

.6

75 .7

75 .7

600 S 17

4. i 130 1.6

3. 80 .8

3. 63

3. 60

262.9

.5

.5

3603.5

Computed by subdividing day.

Less than 0.05 ton.

Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4550. RALSTON CREEK AT IOWA CITY, IOWA Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

APRIL j

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.7

1.9

1.5

1.6

1.2

1.2

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

120

61

54

115

47

32

50

53

27

34

14

47

26

T

per 

day

0.7

.4

.3

.6

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

42 .2

18 .1

21

17.. . 2.3 28

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

?!..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

2.0 39

1.8 24

1.8 31

1.7 49

1.9 78

2.0 44

2.0 46

1.9 47

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

51.4

38

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

50 .2

31 .1

38 .2

45 ' .2

- 6.5

JULY

3.2

1.7

.2

.2

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

3.7

1.6

5.4

.6

.3

.2

.2

.4

.2

.1

20

40.4

1850

1400

120

S 88

6.4

.1

82 ' T

100

85

.1

T

125 T

110 T

94 T

78

82

86

86

86

280

220

T

T

T

T

T

.3

.1

175 T

210

260

125

2210

835

1110

.1

.1

T

S 33

S 13

S 64

100 .2

80 .1

175 .1

110 .1

260 .3

175 .1

150 i T

3260

-

S 1080

1286.4

MAY

Mean 

dis-

(cf>)

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

3.1

1.6

.7

.9

.9

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

26.5

Suspended sediment

Mean

(ppm)

77

68

55

60

51

60

56

67

58

57

78

40

36

1320

520

72

110

85

62

88

66

78

61

53

80

38

28

per 

day

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.2 |

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

S 24

JUNE

Mean 

dig-

(cfs)

0.

.

.

.

1 .

.

14

1.

I .

.

.

.

.

2.2

.1

.3

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.

.

.

.

.1 '

 2

.1

36

32

28

36

- 29.9

AUGUST

18

3.0

1.9

7.1

4.5

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

1 .3

.2

7.7

.8

.6

2180

155

125

1990

690

115

95

80

80

110

115

130

205

290

240

185

185

200

1630

50

60

.4 125

.3 I 300

.3 320

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

54.2

350

740

580

220

40

33

38

-

S 153

1.3

.6

S 265

S 23

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

S 68

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.6

.5

.1

T

T

T

516.3

.

.

.

.

.

25.8

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

46

27

86

24

19

320

325

2110

550

410

150

125

100

78

72

67

62

58

41

48

55

58

62

56

51

54

56

89

80

70

"

T

per 

day

0.1

T

.1

T

T

.

S 148

2.

1.

.

.

.

.

.

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

154.8

SEPTEMBER

0.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

16

62

8.

4,

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

8.

122.1

37

37

52

58

39

20

24

28

35

42

48

2350

2150

255

270

65

43

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

S 192

S 440

5.

2.

.

.

56

50 , 44

35

26

180

76

100

44

42

28

45

750

.

.

S 2.

.

.

.

S 33

678.3

Computed by subdividing day. 

Less than 0.05 ton.
IOWA RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4550. RALSTON CREEK AT IOWA CITY, IOWA Con

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year Octobe

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in disti

Date of collection

Mar. 4.............

ay 14.............

uly 1.............

uly 21............

Aug. 1.............

Time 

(24 hour)

1015 

0815 

1630 

0645 

0645

0700 

1945 

1945 

2130 

2200

2200 

0615 

0615 

2215 

0900

2330 

0715 

0845 

0645

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

50 

54 

36 

38 

38

38 

66 

66 

76 

76

76 

68 

68 

74 

72

70 

68 

64 

68

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

95 

246 

83 

28 

28

123 

5.8 

5.8 

18 

16

16 

.1 

.1 

21 

42

32 

9.8 

9.4 

66

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

7320 

17600 

1100 

27600 

27600

10100 

8930 

8930 

16700 

7080

7080 

7370 

7370 

14800 

2360

7480 

6220 

11000 

2360

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Per

0.002

28 

16

44 

28 

31 

42

28 

54 

33

0.004

24 

28 

26 

32 

18

22 

49 

35 

52 

46

37 

61 

47 

65 

31

31 

52 

50 

38

0.0

3

1

6

5

5

5

5

7

6
IOWA RIVER HASIN Continued 

5-4620. SHELL ROCK RIVER AT SHELL ROCK, 

LOCATION. Temperature recorder at gaging station, 400 feet upstream from bridge on St

upstream from mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,746 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: June 1953 to September 1961.

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 74°F July 29; minimum, 33°F on sever

EXTREMES, 1953-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 88°F June 19, 1953; minimum, freezin

1954, and March and April 1956.

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

/later-stage recorder with temperature atta

Month

October 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

November 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

December 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

January 

Maximum .... 

Minimum «... 

February 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

March 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

April

Minimum .... 

May 

Maximum ....

Maximum .... 

July"1 ""1"" ""

Minimum .... 

August 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

September 

Maximum .... 

Minimum ....

Day

1

57 

55

44

36 

36

34

35

35

34

34

38 

38

49 

46

65 

63

72

70

71

70 

70

2

56

43

36 

35

35

35

34 

33

38 

37

50 

48

65 

64

70 

70

71

70 

69

3

56

41

35 

35

35

35

33 

33

38 

37

51 

49

66 

64

71

70

70 

68

4

56

43

36 

35

35

35

33 

33

38

38

51 

50

66 

65

71 

69

68 

64

5

56

42

38 

36

34

33 

33

38 

38

50 

50

65 

63

69 

68

65 

64

6

57

42

38 

37

34

33 

33

38 

38

50 

50

64 

61

68 

66

65 

65

7

57

40

37 

35

34

33 

33

38 

37

50 

50

61 

61

70 

68

66

65

8

56

40

35 

35

35

33 

33

38 

38

51 

50

64 

61

70 

70

67 

66

9

56

39

35 

35

35

34 

33

39 

38

51

50

66 

64

71 

69

68 

67

10

57

37

35 

35

35

34 

33

41 

39

51 

51

67 

66

71 

68

69 

68

1 1

58

36

35 

35

35

35 

33

41 

41

53 

51

68 

67

68 

68

69 

67

12

59

37

35 

35

35

35 

34

41 

40

55 

53

69 

68

68 

67

67 

64

13

59

39

35 

35

34

34 

34

41

40

57

55

69 

68

68 

68

64 

62

14

59

40

35 

34

34

36 

34

41 

41

58 

57

70 

69

68 

67

62

58

15

59

43

35 

34

34

38 

36

41 

40

58

70 

68

67

58 

56

16

57 

53

43

35 

35

35

38 

36

40 

38

57

69 

66

67

56 

57

17

55 

53

41

35 

35

35

38 

37

36 

37

56

68 

66

67

59 

56

18

54 

51

41

35 

35

35 

35

38 

38

38 

37

55

68 

66

69

59

19

53

40

35

35

35 

35

40 

38

42 

38

54

68 

67

70

60

4

4

3

3

3

4

3

4

4

5

6

6

6
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 

5-4820. DBS MOINES RIVER AT DBS MOINES, 

LOCATION. At Euclid Avenue Bridge in Des Moines, Polk County, 2.1 miles upstream from g

and 2.4 miles downstream from Beaver Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,245 square miles upstream from gaging station. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: November 1954 to June 1955.

Water temperatures: November 1954 to September 1961 (discontinued).

Sediment records: November 1954 to September 1961 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 86°F July 29; minimum, freezing point 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 1,690 ppm Aug. 3; minimum daily, 15 ppm Feb. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 50,000 tons (estimated) Mar. 30; minimum daily, 6 tons 

EXTREMES, 1954-61. Water temperatures: Maximum (1954-57, 1958-61), 95°F July 28, 1955; 

months each year.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 5,900 ppm June 16, 1957; minimum daily (1959-

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 99,000 tons June 16, 1957; minimum daily (1959-61), 6 

REMARKS. No appreciable inflow between sampling point and gaging station except during 

Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 7 to Feb. 14.

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 to 

October .......

November .....

December .....

i iiuujr

February. ......

April ..........

July...........

September .....

1

68

40

32

32

44

58

80

2

ft«

40

32

32

<tO

se

80

3

ftfl

36

32

32

45

59

76

4

6?

39

32

32

42

59

79

5

f.0

41

32

32

45

58

74

6

ftfl

37

32

32

40

56

74

7

58

40

32

32

39

59

60

8

IS6

36

32

32

36

59

60

9

68

34

32

32

35

59

80

10

69

3?

32

32

34

60

60

1 1

70

38

32

32

44

61

60

12

ft4

35

32

32

39

69

76

13

6?

40

32

32

49

70

76

14

62

41

32

32

50

68

69

15

59

46

32

32

48

66

60

Day

16

SIS

46

32

32

44

66

60

17

 >?

36

32

32

42

70

60

18

56

32

32

32

49

67

60

19

40

39

32

32

55

67

60

20

39

41

32

32

56

61

60
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

DES MOINES RIVER BASIN Continued

5-4820. DES MOINES RIVER AT DES MOINES, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, 

/TJhere no concentr

water year October 1960 to September 1961 

itions are reported, loads are estimated?

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4. .

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

1000

984

954

892

892

876

830

800

785

725

725

695

682

740

710

641

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

185

190

170

120

115

120

115

110

83

89

80

87

56

85

50

48

587 47

560 47

535 36

522 44

522 48

522 42

510

498

510

498

472

485

548

522

641

20863

40

18

19

19

27

26

26

32

25

Tons

per 

day

500

505

438

289

277

284

258

238

176

174

157

163

103

170

96

83

74

71

52

62

68

59

55

24

26

26

34

34

38

45

43

4622

JANUARY

180

170

160

160

160

150

150

160

160

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

17.. 160

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

160

150

140

140

130

120

120

120

120

120

120

130

130

130

4630

40

40

32

27

42

39

25

37

34

29

38

28

28

38

26

32

36

31

27

29

39

39

29

24

21

28

30

24

34

20

31

"

19

18

14

12

18

16

10

16

15

13

17

13

13

17

12

15

16

13

11

11

15

14

9

8

7

9

10

8

12

7

11

399

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

614

587

574

560

548

522

522

522

498

498

485

498

498

460

510

510

498

485

560

548

560

522

522

522

522

535

535

574

400

300

15489

130

130

130

130

130

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

64

70

64

66

76

61

79

64

59

64

58

51

51

52

56

53

54

60

48

60

55

26

26

35

31

44

47

32

25

36

-

Tons

per 

day

106

111

99

100

112

86

111

90

79

86

76

69

69

65

77

73

73

79

73

89

83

37

37

49

44

64

68

50

27

29

2211

FEBRUARY

31

17

26

27

22

130 31

130 | 19

130

130

140

140

140

150

150

152

158

229

810

974

554

569

1160

2460

3450

3450

3150

2270

1980

23256

30

19

15

26

43

15

20

18

24

_

190

115

"

11

6

9

9

8

11

7

11

7

6

10

16

6

8

7

10

20

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

270

391

472

560

641

682

400

240

210

230

240

250

250

240

230

210

200

190

180

170

160

160

160

160

160

170

170

180

180

180

180

8116

2130

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

28

28

31

28

31

36

35

29

34

35

25

45

32

30

32

37

31

33

24

23

28

31

35

30

34

30

39

37

28

43

40

~

MARCH

3050 ''

3650 ,

4750

5850

6890

6470

5850

4750

3650

3850

4250

4950

5250

505

505

425

Tons

per 

day

20

30

40

42

54

66

38

19

19

22

16

30

22

19

20

21

17

17

12

11

12

13

15

13

15

14

18

18

14

21

19

707

1300

3000

4500

8000

9000

10000

8820

7980

5450

3000

 ', 5000

620 ' 7110

590

900

5450

6050 935

6680 340

240 6470 350

400 ' 6260 365

150 5650

150 i 5250

500 ! 5450

2000

4500

5250

5450

4000 i 6260

3000

1160

200

200

185

205

7890

12800

14000

15300

6130

6110

6170

3050

2840

2720

2910

210 ; 3090

190 3210

8010

9920 600

615 12600

17800

! 24200

16877

26700

228790 ~

15000

16100

30000

40000

50000

45000

355480
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN Continued 

5-4820. DBS MOINES RIVER AT DBS MOINES, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Ihere no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

APRIL

Mean 

disC (cTs)

24600

21100

17400

17100

11100

8720

7350

6550

5950

5360

5170

5950

6150

5750

5950

5750

5360

4980

4700

4320

4320

4230

4050

4050

3870

3690

3510

3330

3150

2960

~

216470

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

595

230

155

155

145

130

140

150

205

330

205

200

190

175

180

180

175

180

175

195

190

190

180

170

-

Tons

per 

day

39500

13100

10000

8000

4650

3650

2880

2300

2250

2100

2090

3290

5480

5000

4000

3180

2890

2600

2410

2040

2100

2060

1910

1970

1830

1940

1800

1710

1530

1360

~

139620

JULY

1000

985

996

1010

1010

985

1040

1140

920

830

770

12.. 740

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

860

850

840

790

800

910

860

890

1240

1280

1310

1270

1230

1110

1720

1720

1490

1270

1180

33046

99

68

65

60

145

385

480

370

260

205

200

110

84

105

105

105

110

135

110

99

295

105

105

105

160

267

181

175

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

2770

2580

2430

2300

2200

2100

2100

2100

2100

2100

2100

2100

2100

2100

2000

2000

2000

2000

2000

2120

3060

3510

3510

3510

3240

3240

3060

2860

2680

2580

2480

77030

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

125

140

135

130

150

130

155

155

160

205

140

165

125

165

165

120

170

61

54

125

150

170

170

150

150

100

49

42

66

82

75

--

Tons

per 

day

935

975

886

807

891

737

879

879

907

1160

794

936

709

936

891

648

918

329

292

716

1240

1610

1610

1420

1310

875

405

324

478

571

502

26570

AUGUST

2250

4250

4350

164 4450

630 |S 4980

1630 j 18700

1690 19800

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

2330

2200

2050

1990

1830

2480

4500

6150

5750

4600

3960

3690

3420

3330

3600

3690

4140

4050

3600

3330

2960

2580

2260

1930

1770

1570

1400

1300

1200

1100

88760

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

83

88

78

68

140

480

1400

1500

990

1000

890

420

450

470

420

725

565

530

445

355

300

260

275

225

205

220

210

190

190

215

~

Tons

per 

day

522

523

432

365

692

A 3210

A 17000

24900

15400

12400

9520

4180

4160

4230

4080

7220

6320

5800

4330

3190

2400

1810

1680

1170

980

933

794

667

616

639

140163

SEPTEMBER

540

505

185

205

618 285

1520 ' 18300 582 180

395 , 3950 740

1020

1350

1140

646

459

416

220

195

241

238

224

238

332

255

238

A 988

363

371

360

531

160 480

355

290

S 1770

1350

250 j 1010

160 549

140 446

-- 16612

3550

2750

2460

2360

2140

1980

1740

1430

1170

1040

930

860

760

730

790

1180

635

500

320

265

~

__

210

185

165

125

215

205

60

125

220

7890 564

6090

3710

2130

1690

1400

1200

1000

. 811

548

514

514

539

514

548

900

1380

584 ' 1580

463 ; 1330

314

499

421

1210

1040

998

118 , 928

150

240

220

155

110

100

98

150

335

270

230

145

140

125

120

267 ' 888 110

701 942 75

1200 | 415 1340 1060 100

1320 420

1420

1280

1080

941

860

800

700

600

55321

150

165

250

215

190

200

170

160

-

1500

575

570

729

546

441

432

321 |

259

97781

888 110

820

808

765

676

685

666

2530

26080

120

115

120

115

110

110

260

~

270

280

476

283

228

355

305

215

160

139

145

364

1250

1150

826

474

393

337

301

264

191

286

264

266

251

248

210

203

198

S 2710

13042

Total load for year (tons).. ........................................................... 814084

S Computed by subdividing day.

A Computed from partly estimated concentration grapb.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN HUDSON BAY AND U

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year Octobe

Date of 

collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(SiO,)

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

Manganese 

(Mn)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate

(Hccg

Carbonate 

(CO,)

SuUate 

(SOJ

Chloride 

(Cl)

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

5-460. OTTER TAIL RIVER BELOW ORWELL DAM, NEAR FER

Oct. 12, 1960

Mar. 19, 1961

May 14 .......

85

a 233

307

9.8

16

10

0.01

.01

.02

0.00

.00

.10

39

43

43

29

31

30

8.2

8.6

7.9

4.2

4.6

4.1

258

278

252

0

0

0

20

19

32

3.7

4.4

2.7

5-490. MUSTINKA RIVER ABOVE WHEATON, M

Oct. 12, 1960

Mar. 19, 1961

May 14.......

b 0.2

15.3

b 5

3.5

10

4.2

0.03

.04

.03

0.00

.37

.05

150

81

134

105

42

81

79

30

58

13

8.2

8.8

175

160

265

0

0

0

822

300

532

7.1

3.4

5.4

5-512. RABBITT RIVER NEAR CAMPBELL, MIN

Mar. 19, 1961 

May 14.......

b 10 

b 10

12

9.0

0.09 

.05

0.00 

.00

69 

161

34 

80

34 

121

7.6 

9.8

163

250

0 

0

247 

717

5.5 

12

5-565. DEVILS LAKE NEAR DEVILS LAKE, N. 

Jan. 5, 1961.

Sept. 14.....

C1414.65

C1413.45

15

19

0.03

.08 .01

94

101

410

420

2150

2190

233

245

881

933

27

0

4620

4820

1030

1050

5-565.7. EAST DEVILS LAKE NEAR HAMAR, N. 

Apr. 18, 1961

Sept. 14.....

C1400.08

C1398.82

4.8

8.7

0.10

.12

0.00

.21

134

271

3250

5530

13700

27200

1390

2400

2010

3130

319

0

33600

69500

6290

10400
5-566.3. EASTERN STUMP LAKE NEAR LAKOTA, N

Apr. 18, 1961

Sept. 13.....

C1383.00

C1382.14

9.7 

8.7

9.5

0.09 

.76

.25

0.00 397

360

10600

16200

17500

29900

2070 

2260

3140

1650 

1530

1760

0 

0

°

53400 

133000

99100

18700 

22000

26300

5-566.8. TOLNA COULEE RESERVOIR NEAR TOLNA, 

Apr. 18, 1961

Sept. 15.....

(d)

(d)

16

14

0.01

.03 .05

39

27

28

31

39

43

8.3 

8.5

9.4

288

279

283

0 

0

0

50 

51

52

11 

11

12

5-570. SHEYENNE RIVER NEAR COOPERSTOWN, N. 

Oct. 1, 1960.

Feb. 1, 1961.

Sept. 16.....

0.8

.9

2.3

21

27

0.02

.12

.03

0.78

_

60

82

54

25

50

26

68

83

64

8.4

7.4

7.7

318

506

370

330

0

0

0

0

133

152

115

103

1320'

18

5-580. SHEYENNE RIVER BELOW BALDHILL DAM, N

Oct. 3, 1960.

Jan. 4, 1961.

Mar. 3.......

July 12......

Sept . 8 ......

Sept. 16.....

15

45

33

13

14

0.5

1.5

.7

3.5

5.0

0.05

.04

.04

0.85

__

.53

41

52

37

39

19

19

17

23

44

48

40

54

9.2

8.9

9.4

9.8

9.6

245

270

187

258

262

0

0

0

0

0

72

83

70

87

89

10

12

12

13

13

a Daily mean discharge, 

c Lake elevation, in feet.

d Lake content not known. Information on lake stage available in district office at Lincoln, Ne
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MI

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1960 

Date of 

collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(SiQ,)

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

Manganese 

(Mn)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCCg

Carbonate 

(CO,)

Sulfate 

(SOJ

Chloride 

(Cl)

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN Continue

5-645. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT HALSTAD, 

July 8, 1961. 

Sept. 16.....

261

197

8.0 

13

0.02 

.05

0.01 

.08

55 

44

30 

26

25 

25

5.5 

5.3

279 

223

0 

0

64 

69

14 

14

5-1236.5. BUFFALO LODGE LAKE NEAR GRANVILLE, 

Apr. 20, 1961

Sept. 13.....

(d)

(d)

0.1 

28

34

0.04

.21 .02

38

28

75

97

176

288

24

37

423

661

28

0

347

510

51

80

LAKE OF THE HOODS BASIN 

5-1250. SOUTH KAWISHIWI RIVER NEAR ELY, M

Aug. 8, 1960. 

May 9, 1961..

159 

100O

5.1 

6.6

Aug. 8, 1960. 

Hay 9, 1961..

6O 

232

6.8 

4.8

0.23 

.18

0.00 

.00

3.8 

6.3

1.8

1.0

1.4 

1.2

0.4 

.6

18 

21

0 

0

5.5 

6.0

0.0 

.0

5-1255. STONY RIVER NEAR ISABELLA, MINN

0.50 

.26

0.00 

.03

6.9 

5.5

4.3 

2.0

1.6 

1.2

0.2 

.8

34 

19

0 

0

7.5 

9.0

0.0 

.1

5-1260. DUNKA RIVER NEAR BABBITT, MINN

Aug. 9, 1960. 

May 10, 1961.

25

75

11

7.8

0.76 

.41

0.00 

.00

15 

11

7.4 

1.3

5.1 

2.6

1.3 

1.2

22 

15

0 

0

11 

13

7.7 

3.2
HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

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MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN BUDSON BAY AND UPPER MI

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1960 

Date Of 

collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(S1Q,)

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

Manganese 

(Mn)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCQJ

Carbonate 

(CO,)

Sulfate 

(SO,)

Chloride

(a)

LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN Continued 

5-1296.5. LITTLE FORK RIVER AT COOK, MINN. C

June 14, 1961

Sept. 15.....

38.2 4.7

8.9

0.32

.36

11

12

3.8

2.0

2.6

1.7

0.9

3.1

40

32

0

0

17

17

0.0

.4

5-1298. RICE RIVER NEAR ANGORA, MINN.

Oct. 20, 1960 

Nov. 6......

May 1 , 1961.

Sept. 15...,.

9.6 

21.7

b 100 

154

7.6

10 

9.5

2.8

8.9

0.15 

.17

.31

.38

0.13

9.5 

7.4

4.0

10

1.5 

1.8

1.5

1.2

2.0 

1.8

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

.5

31

13

31

19

0

0

0

8.3 

9.0

6.0

19

0.0

.2

.1

5-1299. SOUTH BRANCH LITTLE FORK RIVER NEAR CO

Oct. 20, 1960

May 11, 1961. 

May 19. ......

Sept. 15.....

17.4

b 300 

478

78.7

10

4.3

10

0.46

.29

.52

0.07

13

5.6

7.8

2.6

2.0

3.1

2.6

l.t

2.6

1.9

.9

1.5

48

18

20

0

0

0

9.5

7.8

19

0.0

.0

.0

5-1310. DARK RIVER NEAR CHISHOLM, MINN

Aug. 10, 1960 

May 11, 1961.

39 

76

6.0 

5.6

0.67 

.37

0.00 

.00

7.6 

4.6

2.4 

2.6

1.9

1.5

0.6 

1.3

30 

23

0 

0

6.5 

6.5

0.0 

.0
5-1317. ROUND LAKE AT SQUAW LAKE, MINN.

Aug. 11, 1960 

May 12, 1961.

16 

18

0.05 

.01

0.04 

.00

36

35

11 

9.6

2.3 

2.4

1.5 

1.6

154 

149

0 

0

11 

9.3

0.2 

.1

0

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

5-2107. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT POKEGAMA DAM OUTLET, NEAR GR

Aug. 11, 1960 

May 12, 1961.

232 

515

8.7 

5.1

0.11 

.07

0.00 

.00

33 

36

11 

11

4.3 

3.5

1.0 

2.4

156 

164

0 

0

6.5 

8.0

0.0 

.0

0

SWAN RIVER BASIN 

5-2170. SWAN RIVER NEAR WARBA, MINN.

Aug. 11, 1960 

May 11, 1961. 214

9.1

5.8

0.23 

.17

0.00 

.01

29 

30

7.7 

5.6

4.6 

4.1

1.2 

1.6

118

105

0 

0

14

17

0.0 

.7

0

CROW RIVER BASIN 

5-2800. CROW RIVER AT ROCKFORD, MINN.

May 15, 1952. 

July 29, 1961

2350 

136

7.9 

17

0.06 

.04 0.00

56 

62

24

25

5.9 

15

5.2 

6.8

248 

285

0 

0

45 

35

3.0 

12

0

b Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MI

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1960 

Date of 

collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(Sip,)

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

Manganese 

(Mn)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCQJ

Carbonate 

(CO,)

SuUate 

(SOJ

Chloride 

(Cl)

RUM RIVER BASIN 

5-2840. MILLE LACS LAKE AT GARRISON, MIK

Sept. 28,

Aug. 11, 1960

May 14, 1961.

C1250.39

C1250.27

5.4

4.8

0.01

.02

0.00

.09

25

27

8.7

7.7

3.6

3.7

1.9

1.9

122

122

0

0

5.3

4.5

0.0

.0

MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 

5-2905. WHETSTONE RIVER NEAR CORONA, S. 

June 1, 1960. 

Mar. 19, 1961

93.2 

b 20

12 

17 0.02 0.18

78 

118

28 

40

27 

33

8.0 

6.7

152

227

0 

0

232 

327

3.0 

5.9

SOUTH FORK WHETSTONE RIVER AT MILBANK, S. 

June 1, 1960. 

Oct. 11......

5.4 0.02 0.00 84 

55

46

57

21 

26

5.6 178 

147

0 

0

276 

303

2.4 

5-2915. BIG STONE LAKE AT ORTONVILLE, MIN

June 1, 1960.

Mar. 19, 1961 

May 15.......

(d)

e 94000 

e 103600

2.3

16 

5.5

0.05 

.25

.03 

.00

0.00 

.03

.69 

.35

79 

74

99 

132

60

33 

56

47 

46

29 

56

9.8 

12

6.6 

9.0

201 

208

251 

296

0 

0

0 

0

355 

344

215 

397

14 

16

17 

19
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BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN 

6-255. BIG HOLE RIVER NEAR MELROSE, MONT

LOCATION (revised). At gaging station at bridge on Interstate Highway 15 and U.S. Highway 91, 0.1 mil

Madison County.

DRAINAGE AREA (revised).--2,476 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: August 1956 to September 1957, August 1960 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: August 1956 to September 1957, August 1960 to September 1961.

Sediment records: August 1956 to September 1957, August 1960 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, August 1960 to September 1961. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 192 ppm Aug. 17-31, 1961; minimu

Hardness: Maximum, 140 ppm Aug. 17-31, 1961; minimum, 31 ppm May 28 to June 4, 1961.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 340 micromhos Sept. 6, 1961; minimum daily, 77 micromhos May 3

Water temperatures: Maximum, 74°F Aug. 1, 1961; minimum, freezing point on many days during Novembe

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 200 ppm June 29, 1961; minimum daily, 1 ppm on many days.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 708 tons May 27, 1961; minimum daily, less than 0.50 ton on several 

EXTREMES, 1956-57, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 192 ppm Aug. 17-31, 1961; minimum, 64 ppm May 

Hardness: Maximum, 140 ppm Aug. 17-31, 1961; minimum, 29 ppm May 11-21, 1957.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 340 micromhos Sept. 6, 1961; minimum daily, 74 micromhos May 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 74°F Aug. 1, 1961; minimum, freezing point on many days during winter 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 200 ppm June 29, 1961; minimum daily, 1 ppm on many days in 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 1,700 tons May 21, 1957; minimum daily, less than 0.50 ton on severa

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductanc

Wyo. Flow affected by ice Dec. 5 to Feb. 2.

Chemical analyses, in parts million. August 1960 to 

Date 

of 

collection

Aug. 3-13, 1960a 

Aug. 14-31 a.... 

Sept. 1-13 a.... 

Sept. 14-30 a...

Jan. 1-21, 1961. 

Jan. 22-31......

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

443 

355 

329 

294 

341

438 

488 

482 

325 

273

283 

241

Silica 

(SiO,)

15 

17 

15 

15 

17

17 

18 

18 

19 

L8

18 

L8

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01

.00 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01

.00 

.00

Calcium 

(Ca)

26 

29 

29 

31 

28

26 

23 

22 

28 

27

25 

29

Magnesium 

(Mg)

7. 

7. 

8. 

7. 

7.

6. 

6. 

6. 

6. 

7.

6. 

7.

Sodium 

(Na)

7.9 

8.9 

9.1 

9.4 

8.5

8.3 

7.7 

7.7 

8.5 

8.1

8.0 

8.6

Potassium 

(K)

2.5 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.9

2.3 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3

2.4 

2.6

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

119 

129 

131 

137 

128

116 

105 

102 

120 

116

110 

123

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SO.)

15 

16 

17 

17 

17

16 

15 

13 

15 

14

17 

17

Chloride 

(Cl)

0.0 

.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.5

1.6 

.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.0

.9 

1.5

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.3 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.8

.1

.1

0

Not included in
BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-255. BIG HOLE HIVEH NEAR MELROSE, MONT. Con

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, August 1960 to Sept

Date 

of 

collection

Feb. 1-28, 1961.

May 28- June 4...

June 16-26......

June 27- July 15. 

July 16-31......

Sept. 1-17......

Sept. 18-30..... 

Weighted averTime-weighted

Tons per day. .

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

399 

370 

618 

675 

885

1,523 

3,132 

4,912 

4,329 

1,538

719 

372 

229 

165 

242 

367

742

-

Silica 

S10.)

17 

18 

15 

15 

16

17 

14 

14 

15 

17

18 

14 

14 

15 

17 

16

16

17

32.0

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02 

.01 

.05 

.04 

.01

.02 

.03 

.03 

.05 

.03

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00

0.03

0.01

0.05

Calcium 

(Ca)

22 

28 

20 

16 

15

13 

12 

10 

13 

18

24 

27 

34 

40 

36 

31

18

24

36.0

Magnesium 

(Mg)

5.9 

3.2 

2.0 

3.4 

3.3

3.1 

2.0 

1.5 

2.6 

3.9

6.4 

7.0 

7.5 

9.7 

9.0 

7.2

4.0

5.7

7.9

Sodium

(Na)

7.8 

8.1 

6.9 

7.0 

6.3

5.6 

4.3 

3.5 

4.7 

5.9

8.0 

10 

9.5 

9.9 

10 

9.9

6.3

7.9

13.0

Potassium 

(K)

3.3 

2. 

3. 

3. 

1.

1.

1. 

1 .

i.:

2. 

2. 

2. 

3. 

3.6 

2.6

2.0

2.6

4.0

Blcarbonate 

(HCOJ

99 

104 

77 

73 

65

57 

47 

39 

56 

80

110 

120 

145 

166 

150 

133

78

105

156

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

Sulfate 

(SO.)

14 

14 

9.3 

9.5 

9.5

10 

7.8 

9.0 

7.8 

8.5

16 

15 

20 

24 

23 

18

11

14

23.0

Chloride 

(Cl)

1. 

1. 

1.

1.' 

1.

1.

0.5

1.0

1.0

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.2 

.2 

.1 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

0.2

0.2

0.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.1 

.0

.1

.2 

.4

.7 

.6 

.7 

.4 

8.5

.2 

.3 

.2 

.3 

.1 

.0

0.9

0.4

1.7
BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-255. BIG HOLE RIVER NEAR MELROSE, MONT. C

Temperature (T) of water, August to Septem

July...........

September .....

1

60

2

62

3

57

4

60

5

53

6

53

7

53

8

-

56

9

-

60

10

58

11

49

12

61

13

55

14

54

15

54

Day

16

58

17

59

18

49

19

59

20

51

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

October .......

November ..... 

December .....

February. ......

Apr.l. .........

May........... 

July...........

August........ 

September .....

1

33

32

41

57

74 

54

2

34

32

43

58

60 

50

3

34

32

42

59

69 

63

4

33

32

39

54

69

60

5

32

32

37

50

69 

66

6

32

37

58

60

7

32

32

37

59

59

8

32

32

36

60

58

9

32

32

38

59

58

10

35 

32

34

40

56

63

11

38 

32

36

44

59

58

12

38 

32

35

43

57

59

13

38 

32

33

39

57

59

14

35 

32

35

40

60

61

15

32 

32

35

38

61

57

Day

16

36

32

34

39

62

60

17

36 

32

34

39

65

18

36 

32

35

42

64

57

19

33 

32

34

40

59

66

20

33 

32

35

42

62

60
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961 

BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-255. BIG HOLE RIVER NEAR MELROSE, MONT. Continued 

Suspended sediment, August to September 1960

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7

I::

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

JULY AUGUST

| Suspended sediment

Mean

discharge

(cfs)

I Mean 

Mean T . d'«- concentration 

(ppm)

pelday

charge

(cfs)

425

524

566

566

512

470

445

430

415

395

385

Suspended sediment

 

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

9

11

8

358

334

Tons

per 

day

E 8

E 12

l<t

17

11

8

318 1

338

! 370

i

354

354

346

334

318

310 1

334

362

395

415

400

385

366

350

338

12212

SEPTEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

326 1 7

326

338

346

366

358

342

338

322

310

306

302

294

302

294

298

5

4

122

9

5

1

5

3

4

3

Tons

per 

day

6

4

4

114

9

5

1

5

3

3

2

6 5

2 ! 2

3 ! 2

4

2

302 1 3

302 <t

298 ; 2

294

176

290

29<f

294

290

286

290

290

290

294

298

' 9280

3

2

2

1

1

2

2

2

3

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

2

2

2

3 2

3 2

.! i .!

197

Total discharge for period August to September (cfs-days) .............................. 21492

E Estimated.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-255. BIG HOLE RIVER NEAR MELROSE, MONT. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

298

298

298

290

294

286

294

306

322

334

346

366

385

385

385

385

395

395

420

420

415

420

430

435

25.. 435

26.. 430

27.. j 435

28.. ! 445

29.. | 470

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

455

465

11737

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

2

2

1

1

2

2

7

5

2

2

2

2

1

2

1

1

2

1

Tons

per 

day

2

2

1

1

2

2

6

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

1

2

1

1

2

1

2 2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

--

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

3

66

JANUARY

230 I 6

230 8

230 6

4

5

NOVEMBER

Mean 

disSuspended sediment

Mean

Charge t^Uon" 

(cfs) craiion

(ppm)

488 2

500

500

506

465

450

465

476

410

400

460

560

542

560

542

476

506

2

3

2

2

3

1

2

1

5

3

1

3

3

5

3

2

542 ! 3

524

455

465

465

425

455

566

590

578

420

375

395

"

14561

2

2

1

6

4

2

6

5

6

6

Ton.

per 

day

3

3

4

3

3

4

1

3

1

5

4

2

4

5

7

4

3

4

3

2

I

8

5

2

9

8

9

8

7

6

131

FEBRUARY

300 2

320 8

4 326 8

235 7 4 334

240 4 3 330

250

260

270

280

10.. , 290

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

300

305

310

7

4

4 3 334 4

2 1 342 4

3 2

3 2

6 5

4 ! 3

334

346

354

400

2 2 440

4 3 460

315 6 5 , 460

320 8 7

325 4 4

330 4 4

320 7 6

310

300

21.. 285

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

270

260

235

220

220

10 8

5

2

2

2

2

__

4

2

1

450

455

440

4

4

7

6

4

9

6

6

5

1

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

425

430

455

460

390

340

300

250

240

240

250

260

270

280

285

290

295

300

300

300

300

295

290

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

5

6

5

5

6

4

4

6

11

6

5

6

5

4

4

4

6

6

4

285 5

275 | 7

260 ! 8

250

240

230

230

230

9245

M=^ 

7

2

2

4

3

-

Tons

per 

day

131

MARCH

405

370

375

366

395

390

358

354

362

362

346

362

362

370

380

445

4 , 572

420 3 646

405 5 692

405 ' 3 740

405 5

445

1 |l 488

1

1

470

460

1 425

27.. : 220 -- 1

28.. 225 1

29.. 235 1

30.. , 250 1

31.. 275 4

Total 8345

3

93

405

2

2

4

2

2

4

425 4

692

611

611

1

2

2

3

3

3

10

11

4

2

3

3

3

7

6

1

1

2

2

3

3

3

10

11

4

2

3

3

3

7

7

8 12

13 23

10 19

10

9

6

7

653 7

676 8

684 6

20

17

10

12

12

15

11

708 5 10

611 5 8

560 3 5

 ,

11178 135

604 i 4

625 5

15687

7

8

254
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-255. BIG HOLE RIVER NEAR MELROSE, MONT. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October I960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Suspended sediment

Mean j 

dig- ' Mean

charge concen- 

<*> (ppt)

684 5

684 6

980 30

1280 61

1060

848

732

668

604

572

572

560

578

572

542

518

536

639

716

716

646

590

618

597

604

611

618

604

632

676

20257

597

566

530

524

684

930

1210

1110

920

821

73

65

60

57

52

49

45

430

405

390

380

370

31

14

10

7

6

8

6

6

5

5

8

8

7

10

12

Ton.

per 

day

9

11

79

211

89

32

20

13

10

12

9

9

8

8

12

11

10

17

23

8 15

7 12

6 10

8 | 13

9 ' 14

8 13

6

8

10

13

10 16

14 | 24

15 , 27

760

JULY

1

1

10

8

7

7

13

28

36

27

17

16

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

740

821

893

920

940

930

839

776

749

830

950

960

930

950

1050

1260

1360

1450

1510

1770

1790

2060

2300

2630

3200

3920

4680

4950

5090

5220

5140

61608

290

269

262

252

243

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

17

19

19

18

22

22

18

18

18

22

20

18

16

14

15

29

28

30

25

33

32

40

54

48

59

57

56

48

36

39

26

--

Tons

per 

day

34

42

46

45

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

730

680

730

760

56 j 850

55 ' 850

41 ' 040

38 730

36

49

51

47

40

36

43

99

103

117

102

158

155

222

335

250

890

560

940

5140

4030

3340

2700

2320

1980

1820

1680

1490

1270

1080

341 1 950

510 857

603

708

642

495

550

361

6160

AUGUST

776

708

653

653

668

~

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

25

19

16

18

21

18

23

16

15

14

18

20

30

14

13

9

7

7

6

6

4

3

3

3

4

4

3

4

200

9

86125 I

Tons

per 

day

319

240

204

231

275

236

313

204

172

147

173

213

416

152

117

66

44

37

29

27

16

10

9

8

9

8

6

7

353

16

4057

SEPTEMBER

5 ' 4 ' 182 ' 8

1 ! 1 213

2

2

1

240 |

237

234

231

228

10 222

5 I 1 201

358

354

342

338

338

338

330

318

306

16923

5 1 190

6

4

5

4

5

4

5

5

7

3

2

3

5

4

6

4

1 3

-

2

266

190

192

188

1

1

2

1

2

2

1

1 228

1 219

1 216

8

*

4

3

1 213 ' 6

1 210 6

1 213 i 3

1 225 i 5

1 237 , 6

1 280 i 3

1 280

1 276

1 i 1 286

1 1 280

1

172 |

168

168

170

165

155

152

158

158

165

170

172

165

168

170

6145

2

1

1

1

1

2

2

1

1

1 272

1 290

1 362

T 342

T 342

T

T

1

1

T

342

2

2

2

2

3

3

6

2

2

1

358 2

358 . 1

362

375

T '' 390

2 1 380

4 i 2 380

2

2

3

-

1 ' 390

1 i 395

1

32 8896

*

1

1

4

5

2

2

2

3

3

2

3

4

i

2

1

2

2

2

2

6

2

2

1

2

1

4

1

1

1 1

1 1

1

1

"

1

1

67

T Less than 0.50 ton
BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-260. BIRCH CREEK NEAR GLEN, MONT.

LOCATION. At gaging station, 2.2 miles downstream from Sheep Creek and 8 miles south'

DRAINAGE AREA. 36.0 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1958 to September 1959, August 1960 to September 19

f Glen, Be

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, August 1960 to 

Date 

of 

collection

Aug. 4, I960....

Jan. 4, 1961....

June 7 .... ....

Aug. 1..........

Discharge 

(cfs)

57 

12 

9.5 

16 

9.2

7.2 

6.1 

6.1 

4.4 

7.5

156 

34 

30 

8.5

Silica 

(SiO,)

7.0 

12 

12 

11 

12

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

6.7 

9.0 

7.7 

13

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00 

.00 

.01 

.00 

.00

.00 

.02 

.01 

.03 

.03

.04 

.01 

.01 

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

8.8 

15 

16 

12 

15

17 

15 

16 

14 

15

5.6 

12 

8.9 

18

Magnesium 

(Mg)

1.0 

2.8 

2.5 

1.7 

2.3

2.1 

2.6 

1.7 

2.2 

.6

.5 

.5 

1.2 

2.9

Sodium 

(Na)

1.6 

2.5 

2.6 

2.3 

2.7

2.8 

2.6 

2.7 

2.7 

2.9

1.6 

3.1 

1.7 

4.6

Potassium 

(K)

0.6 

.9 

.8 

.9 

.9

.9 

1.3 

1.0 

1.2 

1.3

.4 

.6 

.7 

1.2

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

31 

61 

61 

47 

58

63 

60 

59 

55 

50

19 

39 

33 

72

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SO,)

4.5 

5.3 

4.0 

6.8 

5.0

5.3 

3.8 

4.8 

3.8 

4.8

3.5 

7.5 

4.0 

5.8

Chloride 

(Cl)

0.0 

.0 

.0 

.2 

.0

.0 

.4 

.1 

.3 

.1

.2 

.0 

.0 

.4

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.0

.1 

.1 

.1

.0 

.0

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.0

.1 

.1

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.0 

.2

.2 

.0 

.2 

.0 

.1

.3 

.0 

.0 

.2
BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-260. BIRCH CREEK NEAR GLEN, MONT. Conti

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge, water year 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in dist

Date of collection

Nov. 30............

Feb. 2, 1961.......

MAV ^

June 20............

July 17............

Sept. 5............

Time 

(24 hour)

0840 

1545 

1030 

0820 

1600

0805 

0755 

0725 

1600 

0900

0915 

1210 

1820 

1745 

1800

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

52 

55 

38 

36 

33

32 

34 

32 

53 

38

49 

58 

63 

64 

54

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

57 

12 

9.5 

16 

9.2

6.1 

6.1 

4.4 

7.5 

14

68 

34 

30 

30 

8.5

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

9 

3

1 

8 

2

11

3 

70 

7 

5

1

5 

5 

5 

6

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

1.4 

.1

t 

.3

t

.2 

t 

.8 

.1 

.2

.2 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.1

Pe

0.002 0.004 0.

t Less than 0.05 tc
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

6-265. JEFFERSON RIVER NEAR TWIN BRIDGES, 

LOCATION. At gaging station at private bridge, 0.1 mile upstream from Hell Canyon Creek, 4 miles dow

and 5 miles north of Twin Bridges, Madison County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,632 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1957 to September 1959, August 1960 to September 1

Water temperatures: March 1958 to September 1959, August 1960 to September 1961.

Sediment records: October 1957 to September 1959, August 1960 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, August 1960 to September 1961. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 423 ppm Aug. 13-31, 1961; minim

Hardness: Maximum, 282 ppm Aug. 13-31, 1961; minimum, 51 ppm May 27 to June 10, 1961.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 687 micromhos Aug. 25, 1961; minimum daily, 115 micromhos May 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 75°F Aug. 11, 1960, July 18, 1961; minimum, freezing point on many d

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 160 ppm Dec. 13, 1960; minimum daily, 4 ppm May 8, 1961.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 1,250 tons May 28, 1961; minimum daily, 5 tons July 30, Aug. 1, 19

EXTREMES, 1957-59, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 423 ppm Aug. 13-31, 1961; minimum, 93 ppm J

Hardness: Maximum, 282 ppm Aug. 13-31, 1961; minimum, 49 ppm May 11-31, 1958.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 687 micromhos Aug. 25, 1961; minimum daily, 102 micromhos May 

Water temperatures (1958-59, 1960-61): Maximum, 78°F July 16, 1959; minimum, freezing point on man

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 208 ppm Apr. 17, 1958; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 2,830 tons June 8, 1959; minimum daily, 5 tons July 30, Aug. 1, 19

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductan

Wyo. Flow affected by ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, Dec. 5-17, Dec. 28 to Jan. 6, Jan. 20-30.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million. August 1960 

Date 

of 

collection

Aug. 5-19, 1960a 

Aug. 20-30 a. ... 

Sept. 1-15 a. ... 

Sept. 16-30 a. . .

Jan. 1-15, 1961.

Mar. 1-17.......

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

547 

761 

820 

735 

697

1,032 

1,277 

1,267 

1,030 

990

1,000 

866 

917 

1,062 

962

Silica

(SiO,)

21 

23 

22 

21 

22

22 

21 

21 

22 

21

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.00

.00 

.00 

.00 

.01 

.01

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00

.11

Calcium 

(Ca)

55 

63 

60 

60 

62

65 

62 

62 

65 

65

65 

67 

62 

56 

59

Magnesium 

(Mg)

19 

23 

22 

22 

22

21 

21 

20 

21 

20

18 

19 

19 

18 

19

Sodium 

(Na)

23 

27 

25 

26 

25

23 

22 

22 

22 

22

21 

21 

20 

19 

20

Potassium 

(K)

.7 

.9 

.3 

.1

.4

.0 

.4 

.2 

.3 

.1

.0 

.0 

.2 

.2 

.0

Bicarbonate

(Hccg

205 

234 

224 

236 

230

232 

226 

226 

236 

232

223 

229 

219 

202 

212

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(S04 )

80 

98 

95 

96 

97

91 

88 

86 

87 

86

85 

87 

82 

74 

79

Chloride 

(Cl)

9.7 

12 

12 

12 

13

11 

1 

1 

1 

1

0 

1 

1 

9.6 

10

Fluorlde

(F)

0.

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.0 

.2 

.1 

.0 

.5

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.9

.9 

.9 

.6 

.2 

.4

a Not included in weighted average
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued

6-265. JEFFERSON RIVER NEAR TWIN BRIDGES, MONT. C

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, August 1960 to Septem

Date 

of 

collection

Mar. 18-31, 1961

May 15-23.......

May 27-June 10..

June 23-30......

July 20-31......

Aug. 1-12.......

Sept. 13-30..... 

Weighted averaverage. ....

Tons per day. .

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1,208 

1,284 

819 

903 

1,661

3,143 

4,795 

3,087 

925 

860

317 

194 

217 

450 

721

1,130

-

Silica 

S10.)

19 

19 

17 

18 

18

17 

15 

18 

19 

18

19 

19 

22 

23 

22

19

20

58.0

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.03 

.02 

.00 

.00

.01 

.03 

.27 

.03 

.01

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00

0.04

0.02

0.12

Calcium 

(Ca)

51 

39 

38 

28 

24

19 

15 

22 

33 

50

43 

56 

70 

69 

63

44

53

134

Magnesium 

(Mg)

12 

9.8 

10 

7.3 

5.6

4.0 

3.3 

5.1 

9.2 

8.0

14 

18 

26 

23 

21

13

16

39.0

Sodium 

(Na)

16 

14 

14 

11 

9.4

7.1 

5.5 

8.2 

12 

15

17 

19 

26 

27 

24

15

19

47.0

Potassium 

(K)

4.

3. 

3. ) 

2. 

2.

2. 

1. 

1. 

2. 

3.

4 . ) 

4. 

6. 

5. 

3.

3.2

3.9

9.9

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

172 

138 

138 

105 

90

71 

59 

88 

134 

169

172 

200 

253 

250 

223

159

190

486

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

Sulfate 

(SO.)

60 

45 

45 

32 

26

23 

14 

17 

33 

43

53 

82 

118 

105 

95

56

70

170

Chloride 

(Cl)

8.0 

6.6 

6.5 

4.0 

3.0

1.2 

.0 

.4 

3.2 

5.1

6.6 

11 

14 

12 

11

6.5

8.7

20.0

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.3 

.3 

.2 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.4

.3 

.4 

.4 

.2 

.4

0.3

0.3

0.8

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.1 

.4 

.2 

.5 

.2

.5 

.5 

5.0 

6.3 

.1

.2 

.5 

.2 

.3 

.1

1.0

0.8

3.1

B

r

(

0.

0

0

0
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued

6-265. JEFFERSON RIVER NEAR TWIN BRIDGES, MONT

Temperature (°F) of water, August to Septem

Month

July...........

September .....

1

64

2

68

3

68

4

68

5

64

6

65

7

60

8

60

9

62

10

63

1 1

63

12

63

13

60

14

61

15

61

Day

16

56

17

57

1 8

56

,9

55

20

59

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

Month

November ..... 

December .....

February. ......

April .......... 

May...........

June .......... 

July...........

August........ 

September .....

Day

1

45 

32

32 

32 

37

39

51

62 

71 

59

2

40 

36

32 

34 

32

41 

56 

53

67 

55

3

39 

38

32 

36 

32

55 

52 

56

67 

54

4

40 

34

32 

34 

32

44

58

66 

55

5

37 

32

34 

34 

32

38

59

68 

56

6

40 

32

35 

34 

35

36

57

69 

59

7

38 

32

37 

37 

34

45

60

64 

56

8J 9

35 

32

35 

34 

32

38

60

64 

55

37 

32

34 

36 

34

38

65

61 

56

10

40 

32

34 

35 

35

39

60

60 

54

11

40 

32

34 

40 

35

39

62

60 

53

12

42 

33

35 

37 

33

46

60

61 

54

13

42 

33

35 

37 

38

42

56

65 

51

14

40 

35

34 

36 

38

38

58

55

15

39

34 

37

42

64

54

16

40 

32

35 

37

46

62

64

17

40 

32

32 

36

47

65

65

18

40 

34

34 

37

46

67

60

19

39 

35

32

37

43

64

54

2

40 

34

3

3

42

65

5
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued

6-265. JEFFERSON RIVER NEAR TWIN BRIDGES, MONT. Continued

Suspended sediment, 

/TShere no concentrations ar

August to September 1960 

; reported, loads are estimated/

T

- 

AUGUST

__ ..... __ __ ........ Suspended sediment

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

discharge 

(cf»)

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

Mean

discharge

(cfs)

515

538

601

674

666

643

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

__

Tonm

per 

day

22

26

30

40

18 32

18 i 31

622 15 1 25

608 i 12

587 10

574 12

550 26

95 62

55 27

35 ! 6

30 ; 15

90

.1 56

556

532

520

505

500

722

840

14

70

120

76

80

56

56

20

16

19

39

83

33

7

SEPTEMBER

Suspended sediment

Mean

discharge

(cf.)

793

775

802

880

870

870

870

840

820

820

811

802

793

784

17 766

19 757

105 775

180 775

109 757

112 748

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

39

41

50

43

73

42

34

70

38

38

56

63

54

80

76 757

76 757 31

130

 ' 160

900

942 75

910

900

820

811

775

19672

68

32

16

~

180

191

167

140

100

70

33

748

757

739

739

714

698

650

650

2288 23317

51

71

51

__

27

24

19

~

Tons 

per 

day

83

85

89

110

117

101

100

110

130

162

92

74

150

80

79

114

132

113

110

162

120

63

103

145

102

60

52

45

33

50

2966
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued 

6-265. JEFFERSON RIVER NEAR TWIN BRIDGES, MONT. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

16..

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

661

670

670

625

625

607

572

589

607

706

770

800

840

850

860

890

940

971

1020

1040

1040

1020

1030

1050

1040

1040

1060

1060

1100

1110

1110

950

980

1000

1020

1040

1060

1080

1000

982

1020

982

971

1000

960

960

Suspended sediment

Mean

concen-

(ppm)

35

70

48

34

57

59

32

30

28

21

30

?2

103

48

79

45

22

26

48

__

67

19

44

18

13

Tons

per 

day

62

127

87

57

65

93

91

51

49

55

58

45

68

165

239

115

130

170

218

126

62

55

70

74

135

200

192

54

131

54

39

JANUARY

34 ' 87

30

26

79

70

24 i 66

24 1 67

 I 80

46 134

23 ! 62

~ ' 50

13 i 36

50

70

34 92

85

32 83

950 ' 36 92

960 42

971

19.. ! 940

20.. | 920

21.. i 900

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

26..

29..

30..

31..

Total

900

900

880

850

750

700

700

800

850

39

22

19

10

12

14

9

10

16

44

38

109

102

56

47

24

29

34

21

23

32

83

72

18 39

20 46

880 j 35

28856 -

83

2003

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

1140

1170

1220

1280

1260

1200

1250

1310

1260

1220

1230

1350

1420

1420

1420

1350

1290

1350

1360

1290

1240

1250

1180

1180

1300

1430

1350

1250

1150

1040

~

860

840

860

840

860

890

910

910

900

940

1COO

1070

1040

1080

1090

1110

1100

1070

1020

1020

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

13

49

50

55

52

54

47

47

56

70

63

42

54

41

48

43

46

37

44

51

M

Tons

per 

day

40

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1100

100 ; 1150

161 1190

170 1230

170 1150

180

186

184

184

155

156

204

268

242

161

197

170

149

176

150

154

125

140

162

179

70 ' 270

46 170

24 81

46 140

70 200

5024

FEBRUARY

34

31

44

36

30

30

26

26

30

31

79

70

102

82

70

72

1100

1000

980

950

950

950

950

950

900

900

900

900

982

1030

1000

993

1030

1020

1000

1030

1030

1030

1000

980

960

950

31285

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

44

90

112

112

100

120

140

110

110

140

160

100

55

36

52

50

39

40

51

Tons

per 

day

130

280

360

372

310

360

380

290

260

260

280

360

410

240

180

130

87

138

139

105

107

142

51 , 140

46 124

41 114

39 108

44

50

40

40

34

MARCH

1030 19

993 22

940

940

930

971

75 950

64 ' 930

63 940

76 940

84 ' 920

32 92 920

16 45 940

20 58 950

38 112 , 960

25

36

22

38

29

1030 29

1070 ' 31

1100 , 22

1090 22

1100 32

1050

1000

1000

27850

20

15

17

75 993

107

64

22

20

20

16

23

122

140

110

100

87

6365

53

59

56

51

50

42

59

20 50

50

20 51

22

20

21

23

12

18

1100 31

1230 35

105 1280 40

80 1310 65

81 1300 31

90 1220 27

65 1120 30

65 1180 45

95 ' 1230

57 1250

26

55

50

53

59

31

48

92

116

138

230

109

89

91

143

86

32 108

40 1260 20 68

46 ! 1240 22 74

1120 20 ' 60

1090 ' 32 94

 ! 2114

1090 35

33267

103

2418
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM Continued

6-265. JEFFERSON RIVER NEAR TWIN BRIDGES, MONT.--Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/^here no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

T 

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

1100

1110

1220

1600

1550

1290

1120

1020

950

880

840

800

800

790

751

16.. 706

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

670

770

880

940

880

800

790

820

810

810

800

770

751

800

27818

Suspended sediment

co^en T°"«

tration Per 

(ppm) daV

38

45

37

64

40

22

113

135

122

276

167

77

22 67

22 61

14 ' 36

14 33

22 50

16 35

16 ' 35

12 26

17 ! 34

12 23

17 31

19 40

18 43

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

830

840

920

950

950

993

960

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

14

13

18

18

12

14

7

900 ! 4

820

770

9

8

860 ' 8

950 13

950 9

950 16

1030 14

1150 19

1310

1530

1590

19 48 1780

27 64 I 1940

15 32 ! 2200

7 15 2420

6 13 2640

40 87

14 31

9 19

20 42

25 51

27 58

 i 1864

JULY

679

661

634

616

800

1060

1390

1480

1340

1160

1080

14

5

7

11

40

66

39

40

38

31

27

910 27

840 27

760 22

715 , 12

652

589

508

465

402

367

348

342

20

22

26

3070

3720

4350

25

32

32

38

37

52

54

69

74

Tons

per 

day

31

29

45

46

31

38

18

10

20

17

19

33

23

41

39

59

88

132

137

183

194

309

353

JUNE

Mean 

disch rge

( »)

910

610

730

710

810

850

940

960

590

250

910

840

000

650

890

Suspended sediment

Mean

(ppm)

30

31

31

22

36

33

37

38

28

27

21

20

51

30

22

3300 ' 17

2720 ' 14

2390 9

2150 9

1950 j 9

1740 ' 10

1500 7

1300 8

492 i 1150 5

613

101 1010

104 1220

4910 94 , 1250

1030

910

790

751

4980 62 834 742

5150 ' 54 751 724

5170 50 698

61583 8763 91797

6

15

Tons

per 

day

398

386

396

280

468

432

494

509

347

310

222

207

688

377

231

151

103

58

52

47

47

28

28

16

17

37

22 47

19 [ 39

14 28

6 12

~ 1

- 6455

AUGUST SEPTEMBER

225 9

9 205 12

12 190 14

18

86

170 27

180 27

189 180 14

146 ; 190 17

160 ; 190 22

137 185 38

97 200 | 32

79 210 57

66

61

45

23

35

35

13 18

14 18

11 12

7 i 7

8 8

9 8

324 9

306 14

288 13

300 9

300 14

276 ] 13

282 , 6

270 ! 10

20144 j

8

12

10

7

11

10

5

7

1365

205 59

185 55

180 ' 58

185

190

185

175

165

165

ISO

175

190

240

246

270

282

53

50

57

52

54

59

52

56

63

76

65

48

51

264

264 45

282 32

300

6453

35

-

5 318 j 63

7 388 1 74

7

12

437 ! 85

472 j 84

13 i 465 j 35

7 ' 451 46

9 430 41

11 430 35

19 423

17 458 ,

32 524 51

33 ; 607 51

27 , 598 ! 37

28 580 50

26 589 79

26 : 580

28 580

25 625 58

24 i 780 36

26 770 , 31

25 780 32

26 770 27

32 : 810 34

49 ' 810 ' 29

43 ! 810

35 jj 790

39

36

32

24

28

751

790

780

770

770

18385

27

32

31

27

28

27

54

78

100

107

44

56

48

41

36

50

72

84

60

78

126

150

130

98

76

64

67

56

74

63

59

68

66

57

58

56

2176
MADISON RIVER BASIN 

6-388. MADISON RIVER AT KIRBY RANCH, NEAR CAMER

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on county road, 0.2 mile upstream 

of Cameron, Madison County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,065 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: October 1959 to September 1960.

Sediment records; October 1959 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1959-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 2,830 ppm Oc

determined. 

Sediment loads; Maximum daily, 32,300 tons Oct. 23, 1959; minimum daily

Monthly and annual summary of water and suspended-sediment discharge, wat

/Suspended-sediment load computed from samples obtained abo

Month

March...... ..........

May..................

Discharge 

(cfs-days)

29089 

22075 

22916 

22860 

18597 

16435

11096 

13783 

19118 

27409 

26916 

37249

267543

Runoff 

(acre-feet)

57700 

43790 

45450 

45340 

36890 

32600

22010 

27340 

37920 

54360 

53390 

73880

530700

Load 

(tons)

558 

300 

310 

372 

168 

31

120 

248 

420 

372 

155 

510

3564

Daily 

Mean

18 

10 

10 

12 

6 

1

4 

8 

14 

12 

5 

17

9.8
MILK RIVER BASIN 

6-1541. MILK RIVER NEAR HARLEM, MONT.

LOCATION. At bridge on U.S. Highway 2, 0.5 mile upstream from gaging station, 3 miles southeast of H

Mile Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA (revised). 9,822 square miles upstream from gaging station. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses; June to September 1960, May to September 1961.

Water temperatures: August to September 1960, May to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, May to September 1961. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 350 ppm Sept. 24-30; minimum, 173 ppm S

Hardness: Maximum, 171 ppm Sept. 24-30; minimum, 110 ppm Sept. 1-17.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 665 micromhos Sept. 30; minimum daily, 294 micromhos Sept. 12

Water temperatures: Maximum, 78°F June 28, Aug. 4, 5.

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductan

Wyo.

Chemical analys in parts per million, May to Sep

Date 

of 

collection

May 3-18, 1961..

une 19-30. .....

Sept. 1-17......

Sept. 24-30.....

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

314

398

322

81

Silica 

(810,)

3.5

5.4

7.4

3.7

3.3

4.0

3.6

3.7

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00

.01

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

Calcium 

(Ca)

36

38

35

33

27

31

39

nesium

(Mg)

15

15

16

13

12

10

10

10

13

18

Sodium 

(Na)

37

38

40

30

25

19

19

21

33

57

tassium 

(K)

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.2

3.0

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.6

2.0

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

189

192

194

176

150

122

134

129

148

184

bonate 

(COJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sulfate 

(S04 )

68

70

73

54

46

43

45

41

70

118

Chloride 

(Cl)

5.0

5.6

5.6

4.2

3.5

4.3

4.0

5.3

7.9

14

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.3

.2

.0

.0

.1

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.5

.9

.2

1.4

.2

.6

.6

.7

.7

.2

Temperature (°F) of water, May to September 1

May ...........

July...........

August........ 

September .....

1

70

74 

71

2

69

75 

60

3

54

73

77 

60

4

52

74

78 

61

5

52

72

78 

62

6

51

73

75 

62

7

52

75

75 

62

8

52

76

75 

62

9

53

77

72 

62

10

55

73

73 

58

1 1

57

70

71 

58

12

58

69

56

13

59

70

54

14

57

72

55

15

60

56

Day

16

58

57

17

59

59

18

62

55

19

63

57

20

65

55

21

70

51
MILK RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-1740. WILLOW CREEK NEAR GLASGOW, MONT

LOCATION. At gaging station, 6 miles south of Glasgow, Valley County, and 

DRAINAGE AREA (revised). 538 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: October 1953 to September 1961.

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 36,600 ppm Ju

many days.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 35,300 tons June 14; minimum daily, 0 to

EXTREMES, 1953-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 58,000 ppm Ap

flow on many days eacb year.

Sediment loads; Maximum daily, 390,000 tons Apr. 6, 1954; minimum daily

REMARKS. Bureau of Land Management has extensive spreader systems on some 

from station.

Monthly and annual summary of water and suspended-sediment discharge, wate

Month

Discharge 

(cfs-days)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

55 

1146 

15 

58.0 

352.1

1626.1

Runoff 

(acre-feet)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

109 

2270 

30 

115 

698

3220

Load 

(tons)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

1430 

82685 

e 330 

2191 

9854

96490

Daily 

Mean

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

46 

2760 

11 

71 

328

264

M

e 

e 

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in disti

Date of collection

Sept. 7............

Time 

(24 hour)

1640 

1515 

1030

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

80 

81 

55

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

13 

11 

.7

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

5650 

10000 

5740

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Pe

0.002 0.004

99 

98 

100

0.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

6-2043. BUTCHER CHEEK NEAR ABSAROKEE, 

LOCATION. At gaging station, 0.3 mile upstream from mouth and 2.2 miles south of Absar

DRAINAGE AREA. 39. 6 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: May 1960 to September 1961.

Sediment records: May 1960 to September 1961.

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 77°F Aug. 15; minimum, freezing poin

EXTREMES, May 1960 to September 1961. Water temperatures: Maximum. 79"F July 7, 18, 

November 1960. 

REMARKS. Recorder stopped Dec. 1 to Mar. 28, June 6-8; range in temperature not determ

Dec. 22, Dec. 26 to Jan. 16, Jan. 18-22, 25-31, Feb. 17, 18, 26-28, Mar. 3-5.

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

Month

October

Minimum .... 

November

Minimum .... 

December 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

January 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

February 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

March 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

April 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

May 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

June 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

July 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

August 

Maximum ....

September 

Maximum ....

Day

1

57 

40

36 

33

56 

34

35 

57

38 

68

54 

42

2

58 

38

41 

33

61 

35

37

37 

66

45 

36

3

61

38 

33

64 

43

36

39 

74

55 

36

4

60

40 

33

44 

34

38

44 

70

62

37

5

60

42 

33

41 

34

40

70

61 

37

6

63

38 

32

52 

33

35

62

69 

42

7

56

37 

32

44 

33

35

66

62

48

8

52

34 

32

50 

34

36

59

65

42

9

48

35 

32

46 

34

35

56

50 

44

10

50

37 

33

45 

33

37

63

49 

44

11

56

42 

33

45 

34

36

64

53 

41

12

52

40 

32

49 

34

38

70

45

40

13

50

44 

32

49 

33

39

70

54

39

14

54

38 

32

40 

33

40 

63

75

58 

37

15

44

37 

32

50 

34

40 

66

77

66 

39

16

56

36 

32

54 

39

41 

67

68

74 

49

17

55

42 

32

54 

36

42

70

67

74 

52

18

55

41 

32

60 

38

44

70

65

61 

5*

19

54

38 

32

49 

37

41 

62

74

58 

46

2

5

4

3

5

3

3

6

6

5

4
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2043. BUTCHER CREEK NEAR ABSAROKEE, MONT. 

Monthly and annual summary of water and suspended-sediment discharge, wa

/Suspended-sediment load computed from samples obtained a

Month

October 1960. ........

December .............

Discharge 

(cfs-days)

782 

327.8 

127.4 

81.6 

90.6 

131.9

257.5 

669.2 

1155 

1525 

1619 

1596

8363

Runoff 

(acre-feet)

1550 

650 

253 

162 

180 

262

511 

1330 

2290 

3020 

3210 

3170

16590

Load 

(tons)

48 

17 

8 

8 

6 

16

47 

210 

550 

1009 

631 

667

3217

Dail

Mean

1.5 

.6 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.5

1.6 

6.8 

18 

33 

20 

22

8.8
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2078. BLUEWATER CREEK NEAR BRIDGER, 

LOCATION. At gaging station, 200 feet downstream from outflow of State fish hatchery, 

upstream from mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA.--27.5 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: May 1960 to September 1961.

Sediment records: April 1960 to September 1961.

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 75°F July 15, 16; minimum, 35°F on s

EXTREMES, May 1960 to September 1961. Water temperatures: Maximum, 80°F July 17, 196

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

October 

Maximum ....

November 

Maximum ....

Minimum .... 

December 

Maximum ....

Minimum .... 

January

Minimum .... 

February

March 

Maximum ....

Minimum .... 

April 

Maximum ....

May 

Maximum ....

June 

Maximum ....

July 

Maximum ....

Minimum .... 

August 

Maximum ....

September 

Maximum .... 

Minimum ....

1

56

51

41 

53

36 

54

58

62

60

68

60

2

52

52

38 

51

36

54

58

50

63

68

49

3

58

38 

51

63

57

64

59

4

60

40 

50

48

62

64

62

5

59

42 

47

48

62

65

61

6

58

42 

52

54

57

64

54

7

59

38 

52

52

62

61

58

8

54

40 

53

56

61

61

60

9

50

39 

52

54

64

61

51

10

52

38 

54

60

64

62

49

11

58

42 

53

62

58

63

55

12

58

42 

48

63

53

67

52

13

54

37 

45

61

68

68

60

14

52

43 

48

51

70

63

61

15

53

42 

52

56

59

64

69

Day

16

57

45 

48

60

56

56

72

17

58

51

42 

54

58

54

66

73

18

53

50

40 

53

61

58

64

60

19

54

52

38

39 

52

58

69

67

53

2

5

5

4

4

5

5

7

6

5
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2078. BLUEWATER CREEK NEAR BRIDGER, MONT.--Co

Monthly and annual summary of water and suspended-sediment discharge, water 

/Suspended-sediment load computed from samples obtained abou

Month

July.................

September. ...........

Discharge 

(cfs-days)

855 

847 

878 

827 

754 

884

858 

875 

785 

773 

813 

892

10041

Runoff 

(acre-feet)

1700 

1680 

1740 

1640 

1500 

1750

1700 

1740 

1560 

1530 

1610 

1770

19920

Load 

(tons)

83 

66 

79 

150 

116 

220

260 

224 

120 

93 

62 

228

1701

Daily 

Mean

.7 

.2 

.5 

.8 

.1 

.1

.7 

.2 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.6

4.7

Ma
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6-2303. RAY LAKE OUTLET NEAR FORT WASHAKIE

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on U.S. Highway 287, 1,000 feet downstream from Ray Lake Dam 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: August 1960 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: August 1960 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 472 ppm Sept. 1-8; minimum, 454 ppm Aug. 1-15.

Hardness: Maximum, 214 ppm July 4-15; minimum, 188 ppm Aug. 1-15.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 782 micromhos July 10; minimum daily, 673 micromhos Aug. 1, 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 78°F July 19, Aug. 1, 2. 

EXTREMES, August 1960 to September 1961. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 523 ppm Sept. 15-26, 1960; min

Hardness: Maximum, 214 ppm July 4-15, 1961; minimum, 188 ppm Aug. 1-15, 1961.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 782 micromhos Sept. 26, 1960, July 10, 1961; minimum daily, 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 78°F July 19, Aug. 1, 2, 1961.

REMARKS. Records of specific conductance of daily samples available in district office at Worland, 

September 1961 furnished by U.S. Indian Service, Fort Washakie, Wyo. No flow Oct. 1 to July 3, S

Chemical analyses

Date 

of 

collection

July 4-15, 1961.

Aug. 1-15.......

Weighted averTons per day. .

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

55.3 

43.9 

33.2 

23.1 

17.2

a 6.5

--

Silica 

(SIO.)

2.4 

2.1 

1.8 

1.7 

2.3

2.1

0.2

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00

--

Calcium 

(Ca)

44 

37 

33 

34 

36

38

3.6

Magnesium 

(Mg)

25 

25 

26 

26 

25

25

2.4

Sodium 

(Na)

69 

67 

68 

71 

72

69

6.6

Potassium 

(K)

2.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

.8

1.3

0.1

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

126 

105 

93 

100 

100

107

10

in parts per million

Carbonate 

(COJ

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

Sulfate 

(SO.)

235 

241 

249 

256 

250

244

23.0

Chloride 

(Cl)

6.9 

7.2 

7.5 

7.9 

8.1

7.3

0.7

July to 

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

0.2

0.0

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.0 

.0 

.2 

.3 

.7

0.1

0.0

a Mean discharge based on 365 days; mean discharge for 67 days of chemical analyses, 35.4 cfs.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2303. RAY LAKE OUTLET NEAR FORT WASHAKIE, WYO. 

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 to 

January........

July...........

August........

1

78

2

78

3 4 5

75

6

-/

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Day

16 17 18 19 20 
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2390. MDSKRAT CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WY

LOCATION. At gaging station, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 7 miles south

DRAINAGE AREA. 733 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: June 1950 to September 1958, Octobe

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 20,100 ppm Ju

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 33,500 tons June 2; minimum daily, 0 ton

EXTREMES, 1950-58, 1959-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, not 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 150,000 tons (estimated) July 22, 1951; 

each year.

Monthly and annual summary of water and suspended-sediment discharge, wate

Month

December. ............

January 1961 .........

March................

August...............

Water year. ........

Discharge 

(cf s-days)

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

166 

12.2 

0 

0

181.2

Runoff 

(acre-feet)

6 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

329 

24 

0 

0

359

Load 

(tons)

340 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

35742 

1363 

0 

0

37445

Daily 

Mean

11 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

1190 

44 

0 

0

103

Ma

e 

e Estimated.

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year Octobe

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, 

Date of collection

June 4. ...

July 7........ .....

Time 

(24 hour)

0145 

2045 

0200

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

48 

60 

57

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.8 

6.6 

13

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

10600 

52600 

37100

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

P

0.002 0.004

96 

89 

77

0
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Contin

6-2445. FIVEMILE CREEK ABOVE WYOMING CANAL, NEAR 

LOCATION. At gaging station, 1,400 feet upstream from Wyoming Canal siphon and 4 mile

DRAINAGE AREA (revised). 118 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1950 to November 1951.

Water temperatures: October 1950 to September 1951, April to September 1961 (discon

Sediment records: October 1949 to September 1958, April to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, April to September 1961. Water temperatures: Maximum, 83°F May 26.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, not determined; minimum daily, no flow on m

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 2,100 tons (estimated) Sept. 19; minimum daily, 0 to

EXTREMES, 1949-58, 1961. Water temperatures: Maximum (1961), 83°F May 26, 1961; mini

winter months.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 77,400 ppm Sept. 2O, 1950; minimum daily, n

Sediment loads; Maximum daily, 123,000 tons Sept. 20, 1950; minimum daily, 0 tons o

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 20,400 ppm June 2

Temperature (°F) of water, April to Septem

Month

July...........

September .....

Day

]

70 

63

2

59

50

3

70 

65

4

46

71

5

57 

68

6

55 

78

7

56 

72

8

66

73

9

69 

81

10

71 

7*

1 1

77 

70

12

*9 

82

13

59

*7

14

61

*7

15

*7

16

56

\7

61

18

*9

65

19

65

51

20

72

48
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2445. FIVEMILE CREEK ABOVE WYOMING CANAL, NEAR PAVILLION, WYO. -Continued

Suspended sediment, April to September 1961 

/Tftiere no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

,,

< 

..

..

 i t

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4. .

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

7.0

8.2

4.7

2.3

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.2

7.0

6.6

5.8

4.7

5.4

4.8

4.0

4.7

3.5

2.6

2.2

2.7

2.6

1.8

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.4

116.8

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

2200

3330

1360

1300

2200

2300

2500

2300

1100

2500

1520

1860

2600

2470

__

1650

1280

1300

1140

2040

1500

1800

"

1600

1850

1300

1240

1050

-

Tons

per 

day

42

S 83

S 19

8

18

22

27

31

28

21

45

24

24

38

S 42

22

21

12

9

S 7

S 14

11

10

12

10

10

11

7

6

4

638

JULY

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

! °

i 0

| 0

' T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

T

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

.6

.0

.3

.8

.0

.0

.4

.5

.2

.9

.5

.4

.8

.7

.2

.4

.9

.6

.4

.1

1.0

.8

.8

.5

.3

.4

.4

.2

.2

0

0

55.3

0

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

1350

1020

720

1020

660

900

1360

2220

2420

420

4050

4540

3800

3340

2950

1860

2100

1680

2180

800

550

500

320

265

375

260

196

319

--

AUGUST

Tons

per 

day

6

3

3

5

4

5

9

15

S 17

10

2

S 52

S 44

28

S 75

43

15

15

6

6

2

1

1

T

T

T

T

T

T

0

0

369

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

0.3

18

26

21

14

10

7.8

6.6

5.0

4.4

3.2

2.0

1.4

.8

.5

.4

.3

.1

.1

.4

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

122.9

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

11800

13300

11200

9100

6600

6030

5400

4200

3300

2400

1600

700

500

500

400

490

340

430

1110

-

Tons

per 

day

1

573

934

635

344

178

127

96

57

39

21

9

3

1

1

1

T

T

T

T

S 3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3024

SEPTEMBER

0

0

0

0

0

0

i 0

; o

0

0

0

0

.2

: ."

0

0

i 7.1

28

0

3.5

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.4

.6

.5

__

__

380

180

4500

3200

2400

2600

3600

1900

1100

.5 1300

.5, 1000

1.0 1990

l.OJ 1300

50.2 ~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

T

T

0

0

0

100

2100

43

20

12

11

14

3

1

2

1

S 7

4

2318

Total load for period April to September (tons). ....................................... 6349

mputed by subdividing day. 

T Less than 0.50 ton.
YELLOWSTONE RIVEH BASIN Continued 

6-2445. FIVEMILE CREEK ABOVE WYOMING CANAL, NEAR PAVILLION, 

(Methods o:

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, April to S

)£ analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

______P, pipet S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distil

Date of collection

Apr. 4, 1961.......

June 2.... .........

Time 

(24 hour)

1250 

0900 

1110 

1100 

1015

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

36 

42 

48 

49 

50

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

18 

1.7 

1.1 

5.8 

31

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

9840 

1770 

1310 

5450 

19800

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Per

0.002 0.004

24 

78 

34 

14 

26

0.00
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2500. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR RIVERTON, 

LOCATION. At gaging station, 3 miles downstream from Ocean drain, 12.5 miles north of 

DRAINAGE AREA. 336 square miles, of which 132 square miles is probably noncontributin

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 195O to November 1951.

Water temperatures: October 1950 to September 1951, October 1952 to September 1958, 

Sediment records: October 1949 to September 1958, October 1959 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 68°F June 7; minimum, freezing point 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 17,700 ppm June 3; minimum daily, 160 ppm F

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 11,100 tons June 2; minimum daily, 2 tons on several 

EXTREMES, 1949-58, 1959-61. Water temperatures: Maximum (1959-61), 7O°F July 3, 1960

Sediment concentrations: Maximum dally, 89,50O ppm Sept. 20, 1950; minimum daily, n

Sediment loads; Maximum daily, 199,000 tons Sept. 20, 1950; minimum dally, not dete

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 5, Mar. 28, 29.

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

November ..... 

December .....

May...........

July........... 

August ........ 

September .....

1

43 

32

52

58 

62 

57

2

34 

32

52

57 

64 

49

3

36 

32

51

62 

61 

51

4

35 

32

50

64 

63 

53

5

33 

32

56 

63 

55

6

34 

32

56 

64 

52

7

32 

32

66 

63 

52

8

32 

32

57 

60 

56

9

33 

32

61

61

10

32 

32

58

64

11

32 

32

59 

58

12

32 

32

56 

58

13

35 

32

63

61

14

32 

32

61 

59

15

32 

32

59 

62

Day

16

33 

32

61 

62

17

33 

32

58 

66

18

33 

32

50

58 

62

19

33 

32

7

0 

2

20

32 

32

51

64 

59
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2500. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR RIYERTON, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

79

75

64

52

47

46

46

49

53

56

60

56

52

52

50

49

49

49

48

49

48

48

47

48

46

47

47

47

48

46

50

1603

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

10

115

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

1290

1150

960

940

810

750

720

820

1020

1100

1440

1170

920

750

780

750

720

740

790

810

810

790

Tons

per 

day

275

233

166

132

103

93

89

108

146

166

233

177

129

105

105

99

95

98

102

107

105

102

800 102

680 88

680 | 84

790 ' 100

700 89

720

720

760

820

-

91

93

94

111

3820

JANUARY

220

220

500

280

2

2

4

2

320 , 3

400 3

380 3

400 , 3

440 , 4

320 3

300

300

2

2

300 2

420 3

300 2

380 4

400 ! 4

340 4

300 3

380 4

360 4

340 4

340

340

320

320

320

4

4

3

3

3

280 3

300 3

300 3

280

-

8

101

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

51

50

51

51

49

49

52

52

51

49

52

55

55

52

50

48

49

50

49

49

49

49

48

49

48

22

14

10

7

5

1315

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

1U

10

10

10

15

15

15

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

860

670

720

800

820

950

800

860

960

920

1120

1210

1180

1040

1000

1080

830

1080

1190

1090

980

820

1280

720

920

700

1000

400

320

400

-

TonR

per 

day

118

90

99

110

108

126

112

121

132

122

157

180

175

146

135

140

110

146

157

144

130

108

166

95

119

42

38

11

6

5

~

3348

FEBRUARY

180

240

220

200

160

200

200

260

300

300

300

300

380

360

380

440

15 400

15

15

15

15

16

17

18

20

25

23

22

391

460

500

460

550

700

600

700

800

800

750

1200

-

5

6

6

5

4

5

5

7

8

8

8

8

10

15

15

18

16

19

20

19

22

30

28

4

3

4

7

1

536

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

3

3

3

148

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

300

220

200

260

300

380

300

280

280

240

240

220

220

220

220

240

260

280

200

180

190

200

220

240

200

200

200

220

220

220

220

-

Tons

per 

day

4

3

3

4

4

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

3

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

98

MARCH

20

18

17

16

15

15

14

15

16

18

18

18

21

27

29

35

50

57

57

58

55

40

39

32

33

32

30

20

25

26

27

893

2200

3800

3000

2500

1900

1160

1020

1360

1640

2210

164U

1820

2530

3560

4180

6300

7500

5670

119

185

138

108

77

47

S 43

S 61

S 87

S 119

S 96

S 110

S 165

260

S 347

595

1010

873

4020 619

3920 614

3260 484

2630 284

3080

3200

324

276

3040 271

2510

2180

1500

1900

2370

2450

-

217

177

81

128

166

179

8260

S Computed by subdividing day.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961 

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2500. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR RIVERTON, WYO.--Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

26

28

24

22

22

22

22

20

20

18

24

22

21

18

18

18

18

19

29

50

64

59

48

46

42

46

36

31

32

29

894

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

2440

2830

1760

1760

1550

1490

1440

1420

1660

1610

2620

1580

1500

1120

1080

1340

1260

2760

3720

6520

6200

4320

3500

3630

2960

3520

3120

2400

2280

1800

-

Tons

per 

day

171

214

114

105

92

88

86

77

90

78

170

94

85

54

52

65

61

142

S 335

S 926

1070

688

454

451

336

437

303

201

197

141

7377

JULY

101

101

112

124

131

119

145

140

136

133

130

127

119

122

15.. 1 119

16.. 110

17.. 110

18.. 108

19.. 104

20.. 104

21.. 118

22.. 126

23.. j 135

24..

25..

140

122

l

26.. j 120

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

137

142

148

137

136

3856

2760

2980

3000

3970

5070

3420

4390

3880

3880

3630

3660

3350

3350

3910

3640

4900

4070

3100

2870

2210

2780

2610

2620

2620

2460

2350

2660

2120

2300

2210

2080

~

753

813

907

1330

1790

1100

1720

1470

1420

1300

1280

1150

1080

1290

1170

1460

1210

904

806

621

886

888

955

990

810

761

984

813

919

817

764

33161

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

32

34

38

41

42

35

34

34

27

34

34

44

64

62

84

94

83

64

56

58

59

66

59

55

55

53

54

42

45

42

39

1563

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

2240

2160

2340

2480

2620

1880

1880

1800

1500

2060

2000

3100

5100

4300

6960

6100

4050

3300

2600

2550

2500

2900

2430

2100

2160

1800

2140

1830

1820

1580

1550

"

Tons

per

day

194

198

240

275

297

178

173

165

109

189

184

368

881

720

1580

1550

908

570

393

399

398

517

387

312

321

258

312

208

221

179

163

12847

AUGUST

115

104

101

125

127

144.

144

141

148

144

136

137

138

140

131

122

115

114

107

112

11"

106

2000

1880

2080

2500

2290

2480

2080

2020

2500

2250

2420

2470

2380

2430

1820

2100

1880

1800

800

680

730

500

105 500

100

102

1560

1180

102 1320

99 1300

102 ' 1690

101 I 1520

94 1300

93 1380

3659 -

621

528

567

844

785

964

809

769

999

875

889

914

887

919

644

692

584

554

520

506

514

429

425

421

325

364

347

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cf«)

42

200

228

175

146

105

95

97

97

80

77

78

76

77

61

77

69

76

81

96

107

96

102

136 lie

106

102

110

112

105

3155

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

2420

16400

17700

13200

9600

5420

5600

6000

4600

4340

3550

3310

3470

3300

3390

3060

2720

3210

2890

3140

3500

3330

3330

5000

3920

3300

3120

3020

3160

2780

"

Tons

per 

day

S 323

S 11100

10900

6240

38*0

1540

1440

1570

1200

937

738

697

712

686

741

640

507

659

632

631

1010

881

917

1860

1250

944

859

897

956

788

56295

SEPTEMBER

95

85

88

96

97

96

96

86

96

100

104

110

106

106

106

105

104

106

160

122

114

1360

1220

1400

1620

1480

1260

1200

1220

1230

1210

1140

1300

1500

1560

1350

1250

1190

1320

354

280

333

420

388

339

311

290

319

327

320

386

429

455

386

354

334

385

7960 S 4220

2880 949

2020

109 2020

121 2080

121 1900

127 1660

1

127

122

465 122

414 121

330

347

19253

120

3296

1740

2260

1960

2230

2170

-

622

594

680

621

638

597

744

652

729

703

18159

Total load for year (tons). ............................................................ 163255

S Computed by subdividing day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2500. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR RIVERTON, WYO. Con

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, particie-size 01 sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

______________P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in disti

Date of collection

Nov. 15............

Nov. 15............

June 21.. ..........

Sept. 12. ..........

Time 

(24 hour)

1545 

0845 

1450 

0840 

0955

1515 

1240 

1615 

1940 

1620

1450 

1350 

1600

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

60 

44 

47 

32 

32

60 

55 

70 

58 

75

77 

69 

55

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

59 

49 

48 

48 

51

32 

99 

53 

222 

113

126 

97 

110

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

835 

543 

660 

700 

870

2230 

9810 

2610 

16700 

3300

3450 

957 

1180

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Pe

0.002

21 

15

0.004

18 

17 

20 

26 

20

32 

31 

24 

30 

26

20 

30 

16

0.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2530. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, 

LOCATION. At gaging station, 1.2 miles upstream from normal bigh waterline of Boysen 

Shoshoni, Fremont County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 418 square miles, of wbich 133 square miles is probably noncontributin

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1949 to November 1951.

Water temperatures: December 1948 to September 1961.

Sediment records: August 1948 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 71°F July 23; minimum, freezing poin

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 12,400 ppm June 3; minimum daily, 228 ppm 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 10,800 tons June 3; minimum daily, 15 tons on many d

EXTREMES, 1948-61 . Water temperatures: Maximum (1948-58, 1959-61), 84°F June 10, 194

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 136,000 ppm June 12, 1949; minimum daily, 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 350,000 tons (estimated) Sept. 19, 1948; minimum dai

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 5.

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

October .......

November ..... 

December .....

January........ 

February. ......

April..........

M.iy...........

July........... 

August.. ...... 

September .....

1

53

32

33

35

56

51

6*

2

 >?

33

33 

36

55

61

6*

3

33

32 

33

68

4

34

33 

33

64

5

32

33 

32

67

6

32 

33

68

7

33 

33

66

8

32

33 

34

62

9

32 

32

64

10

32

35 

32

65

1 1

33 

35

60

12

33

33 

33

66

13

32

32 

34

70

14

32 

33

67

15

32

33 

36

67

Day

16

32

35 

36

68

17

32 

35

63

18

32

66

19

32 

32

64

20

32 

35

69
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2530. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 

no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4. .

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

159

143

124

118

92

87

86

90

91

91

91

89

80

77

74

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

2684

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

780

680

680

600

420

360

360

620

810

730

780

640

470

400

350

340

380

390

320

320

Tons 

per 

day

335

263

228

191

104

85

84

151

199

179

192

154

102

83

70

68

76

78

65

64

350 70

330 66

310 1 62

310 ! 62

380 ! 77

380 76

360 . 72

330 66

70

70

370 77

3539

JANUARY

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29.. j 30

30.. 1 35

2 6 17

26 17

26 17

26 17

26 17

26 17

26 17

26 17

26 17

26 17

26 17

2 6

2 6

2 6

2 6

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

17

17

17

17

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

385 36

31.. 1 35 C 385 36

Total 865 761

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

80

77

80

84

80

79

82

82

79

77

80

82

86

82

80

75

75

77

77

74

74

74

72

75

75

55

48

39

30

25

2155

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concen-

(ppm)

410

400

370

420

480

400

390

370

340

520

690

740

780

700

620

650

500

600

1390

730

520

700

440

610

600

520

400

390

280

Tons 

per 

day

89

83

80

95

104

85

86

82

73

108

149

164

181

155

134

132

101

125

289

146

104

140

86

124

122

77

55

42

32

19

3262

FEBRUARY

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

40

50

60

90

80

70

237

237

237

237

237

237

22

22

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

775

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

C 228

per 

day

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

465

MARCH

60

50

22 50

22 45

22 40

22 34

237 22 31

237 22 ' 29

237

237

237

634

634

634

634

634

534

634

634

700

1200

1200

1100

1400

1100

1400

1300

1300

22 31

22 39

22 37

1800

1600

1400

1500

1300

820

780

640

700

940

60 39 j 990

60

60

60

60

60

60

40 950

45 1440

47 I 1980

48

73

78

60 ; 72

1900

407U

3420

2770

66 . 73 2930

110 76 2880

110 56 2000

120 57 2200

290

220

190

180

140

75

65

50

59

99

95

104

103

175

251

246

802

720

538

578

591

302

339

190 ' 50 1980 267

180

340

280

250

 ]

1160 "" 2368

51

50

46

31

1590 219

1420 192

1140 142

890 1 74

39 1480

43 . 1040

44 , 1030

1504 

S 167

121

122

7516

Computed by subdividing day. 

Composite period.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2530. FIVEJIILE CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated?

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

38

43

40

37

35

37

37

34

34

33

41

38

36

33

34

35

35

51

95

119

121

110

101

101

85

80

65

57

61

63

1729

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

830

980

870

710

480

600

590

500

680

510

940

610

420

370

400

480

400

2020

4410

4630

4150

2600

2070

1780

2330

1680

1300

1220

Tons

per 

day

85

114

94

71

45

60

59

46

62

45

104

63

41

33

37

45

38

S 336

1130

1490

1360

950

709

564

409

503

295

200

201

260

9449

JULY

186

186

199

216

228

219

253

246

253

256

272

262

250

253

246

237

231

225

214

216

234

243

259

259

234

231

246

253

262

256

253

7378

1920

2360

2620

3010

2870

964

1000

1270

1530

1850

1700

3550 ' 2420

2780

2640

2410

2250

2300

2100

2290

2150

2560

2450

2010

1680

1710

2020

1780

1680

1760

1670

1580

1770

1800

1790

1500

1680

1850

1800

1670

1650

1630

1420

1560

1430

1670

1530

1220

971

997

1280

1170

1170

1230

1060

985

1180

1230

1270

1040

1150

42897

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cf»)

70

76

88

112

121

92

85

86

76

79

88

92

114

106

127

150

150

143

121

116

123

132

143

141

136

127

125

112

112

102

99

3444

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

1830

1640

1900

2520

2280

1190

1030

1090

1790

1900

1310

1510

3040

2540

4020

3850

2880

2300

1500

1310

1420

1600

1910

1440

1130

1010

1060

900

870

770

650

Tons

per 

day

346

337

451

762

745

296

236

253

367

405

311

375

936

727

1380

1560

1170

888

490

410

472

570

737

548

415

346

358

272

263

212

174

16812

AUGUST

237

222

219

243

246

256

259

259

259

262

272

272

265

253

231

219

205

202

197

208

208

208

1470

1430

1300

1550

1410

1400

1420

1350

1500

1440

1320

1350

1200

1310

1300

1220

1120

1120

1100

940

960

990

205 900

194

197

205

208

900

990

930

900

219 920

222 1040

211 1080

199 990

7062 "

941

857

769

1020

937

968

993

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

92

276

324

259

228

197

180

178

168

155

162

168

150

155

170

162

150

180

186

202

205

188

202

250

231

211

194

199

202

197

5821

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

580

8680

12400

9100

6900

4100

3170

3010

2900

2160

2130

2180

1910

2000

2430

2010

1600

2180

2090

2360

2560

2350

2120

3200

2680

2140

2040

2080

2400

2200

~

Tons

per 

day

144

S 8550

10800

6360

4250

2180

1540

1450

1320

904

932

989

774

837

1120

879

648

1060

1050

1290

1420

1190

1160

2160

1670

1220

1070

1120

1310

1170

60567

SEPTEMBER

197

188

890

880

194 720

199 950

197 920

j

205 i 880

211

944 194

1050

1020

202

211

969 216

991 237

859 234

895 ' 240

811 231

721 216

620 214

611 1 219

585 301

528 231

539 214

556 : 208

498 ' 202

471 : 202

527 202

515 : 202

505 i 205

544 208

623 208

615 199

532

23014 , 6387

990

840

720

800

800

940

740

800

720

800

820

870

473

447

377

510

489

487

564

440

393

456

467

602

468

518

449

467

474

514

4050 S 3480

2000

1220

920

1230

1210

1280

1260

1220

1320

1310

1280

1250

705

517

671

660

698

687

675

741

736

688

20103

Total load for year (tons). ............................................................ 190753

S Computed by subdividing day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6-2530. FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO.--Con

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in disti

Date of collection

June 22.. ..........

Sept. 26...........

Time 

(24 hour)

1025 

1135 

1150 

0900 

0950

1525 

1235 

0850 

1200 

1310

0720 

0720 

1450 

1130 

1015

1230 

1150 

1530 

1050 

1520

1055 

1250 

1150

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

39 

36 

32 

50 

52

58 

65 

53 

62 

54

53 

53 

76 

68 

71

71 

70 

70 

62 

58

55 

51 

56

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

80 

79 

d 30 

104 

101

80 

90 

134 

121 

268

341 

341 

175 

194 

222

268 

253 

265 

205 

243

347 

351 

205

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

402 

545 

453 

6020 

5750

1330 

1590 

3460 

1450 

10700

12800 

12800 

2970 

2250 

2580

2430 

1730 

1430 

1040 

1090

5400 

6320 

1320

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Per

0.002

15

2 

32

0.004

31 

32 

20 

17 

21

24 

22 

22 

26 

32

2 

37 

29 

17 

19

19 

16 

22 

18 

12

37 

42 

15

0.0

d Daily mean discharge.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2570. BADWATER CREEK AT BONNEVILLE, WYO

LOCATION. At gaging station, 0.4 mile west of Bonneville, Fremont County, a

high waterline of Boysen Reservoir at elevation 4,725 feet. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 808 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: October 1947 to February 1954, August 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 77,300 ppm July 

many days.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 43,200 tons June 3; minimum daily, 0 tons 

EXTREMES, 1947-61.--Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 108,000 ppm Jul

flow on many days each year. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 210,000 tons May 29, 1956; minimum daily, 

Monthly and annual nary of water and suspended-sediment discharge, water 

Month

November. ............

July.................

Discharge 

(cfs-days)

0.4 

0 

0 

0 

0 

263.0

0 

34.2 

221.9 

120.1 

0 

0

639.6

Runoff 

(acre-feet)

0.8 

0 

0 

0 

0 

522

0 

68 

440 

238 

0 

0

1270

S

Load 

(tons)

36 

0 

0 

0 

0 

13851

0 

2590 

47420 

43010 

0 

0

106907

Daily lo

Mean

1.2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

447

84 

1580 

1390 

0 

0

293

Max

e 

4

2

4

e Estimated.

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distil

Date of collection

July 7.............

Time 

(24 hour)

0820 

1505 

0410 

1735 

0440

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

33 

60 

42 

70 

54

Sampling, 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

11 

12 

62 

2.8 

96

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

8440 

13500 

42000 

51600 

8700

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Per

0.002 0.004

50 

56 

73 

82 

55

0.0
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2575. MUDDY CREEK NEAR PAVILLION, WY

LOCATION. --At gaging station, 600 feet upstream from Wyoming Canal siphon, 4.1 miles d

Pavillion, Fremont County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 267 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: March to July 1949, October 1954 to September 

Sediment records: March 1949 to November 1953, October 1954 to September 1958, April 

EXTREMES, April to September 1961. Water temperatures: Maximum, 86°F June 12.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 54,000 ppm Sept. 19; minimum daily, no flow 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 37,000 tons Sept. 19; minimum daily, 0 tons on many d

EXTREMES, 1949-53, 1954-58, 1961. Water temperatures (1954-58, 1961): Maximum, 89°F 

winter months.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily (1961), 54,000 ppm Sept. 19, 1961; minimum da

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 140,000 tons (estimated) July 4, 1950; minimum daily, 

Temperature (°F) of water, April to Septemb

Month

April..........

June ..........

July...........

August........

Day

1

52

--

2

50

3

?2

4

78

5

66

6

78

7

72

8

82

 

9

79

10

--

11

65

12

86

13

73

14

76

15 16 17 18 19 20 
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN--Continued

6-2575. MUDDY CREEK NEAR PAVILLION, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, April to September 1961 

/Tjhere no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

IB..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

.8

.5

.2

.0

.5

.7

.5

.8

.5

.5

.7

.7

.4

.4

.2

.0

.8

.8

.5

.8

.8

.0

.8

.1

.6

.0

.8

.0

.0

.0

~

80.4

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

3000

2500

1600

3000

4200

4200

4000

7200

4600

3200

2600

4800

5400

6400

5000

2400

3600

3200

2200

2000

4000

3300

4000

5000

4600

3000

2400

3200

-

Tons

per 

day

39

30

18

32

51

42

38

36

50

68

34

23

17

31

32

35

24

12

15

16

11

11

19

19

17

27

22

16

13

17

815

JULY

0 0

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

.2

.0

.8

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

. U

.8

1.3

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

30.5

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

3500

2200

310U

3000

1500

2300

2000

1950

1600

2000

2300

3300

1600

480u

3800

2800

420u

1600

1150

1350

Tons

per 

day

21

12

15

12

6

8

9

7

7

5

6

7

11

4

23

13

7

10

i

2

1

600 | 1

1800

2000

120u

1650

1550

1400

800

100

--

-

2

3

2

2

2

1

T

T

0

203

JUhjE

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

U

48

48

17

14

8.3

5.2

4.8

3.5

2.0

2.1

1.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

U

0

0

0

U

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

38600

29oUo

5100

2o2o

1450

1800

22UO

3800

1700

1500

60u

34u

_-

u ; 0

155.4 -

Tons

per

day

0

S 6280

J 4!>00

at

76

32

25

J 4<*

J 38

11

10

b

J 1

T

T

0

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

11256

AUGUST | SEPTEMBER

0

0

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

.1

1.9

.8

.2

0

U

U

U

0

0

0

U

U

i,

14

13000 J 5

120

13000 J 30

2

 ' u

0 0

0 0

.1 1

225

20

4.2

2.0

54000 J 37000

8190 S 736

1350

43U

.9 | 220

.4 16o

1 .3 260

.1

.1

! .1 140

1 .8

; .2

U 257.7

15

2

1

T

T

T

T

T

788 S 4

T

37934

Computed by subdividing day. 

Less than 0.50 ton.

Computed from partly estimated 

graph and subdividing day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2575. MUDDY CREEK NEAR PAVILLION, WYO. Con

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, April to 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, 

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in dist

Date of collection

June 2.............

Sept. 19..... ......

Time 

(24 hour)

1325 

1815 

1420 

1635

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

49 

50 

47 

47

Sampling 

point

Discharge

(cfs)

3.0 

47 

.5 

175

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppra)

4680 

40600 

11200 

51100

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Pe

0.002 0.004

58 

47 

91 

38

0.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2580. MUDDY CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, 

LOCATION. At gaging station, 2.2 miles upstream from normal high waterline of Boysen 

of Shoshoni, Fremont County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 332 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: March to July 1949, October 1956 to Septembe

Sediment records: March 1949 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Hater temperatures: Maximum, 88°F July 29; minimum, freezing poi

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 33,400 ppm Sept. 20; minimum daily, not de

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 11,100 tons Sept. 20; minimum daily, less than 0.50 

EXTREMES, 1949-61. Water temperatures: Maximum (1956-58, 1959-61), 91°F July 19, 19

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily (1951-58, 1959-61), 119,000 ppm July 22, 19

Sediment loads; Maximum daily, 200,000 tons (estimated) July 5, 1950; minimum daily

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Nov. 11-13, 21, Nov. 28 to Mar. 24.

Temoerature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

Month

November ..... 

December .....

February. ......

May...........

July...........

August........ 

September .....

Day

1

44

32 

32

51

70 

66 

71

2

33

32

32

50

78 

67

3

32 

32

45

64 

68

4

32 

32

50

81 

67

5

60

32

32

32

39

79 

69

70

6

32

32 

32

37

77 

68 

61

7

32

32 

32

39

68 

68

54

8

32

32

32

40

55 

64 

67

9

32

32 

32

65

73 

70

10

32

32 

32

72

70

11

32

32

32

58 

63 

65

12

32

32

32

65

62 

64 

49

13

32

32 

32

66

65 

64 

46

14

32

32

32

69

54 

68 

52

15

32

32 

32

69

65 

70 

56

16

32

32 

32

75

68 

64 

62

17

32

32 

32

82

64 

71 

58

18

32

32 

32

75

68

71 

60

19

32

32 

32

69

75 

66 

52

20

32

32 

32

72

62 

68
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2580. MUDDY CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

1 OCTOBER

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

Mean

discharge

(cfs)

11

11

11

10

11

11

10

11

15

14

15

18

15

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

12

14

12

10

11

10

11

11

10

373

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

C 344

C 344

C 344

C 344

C 344

C 344

C 344

C 344

1760

600

930

700

C 377

C 377

C 377

C 377

per 

day

10

10

10

9

10

10

9

10

71

23

38

34

15

15

13

12

C 377 12

C 377

C 377

377

339

339

339

339

339

339

339

12

12

12

10

9

11

13

11

9

10

339 1 9

C 339 10

C 339 10

C 339 9

458

JANUARY

.5

.5

.5

43.5

120

~

74

82

__

80

68

145

_

_

81

14

NOVEMBER

Mean

discharge

(cfs)

10

11

12

15

14

12

13

12

11

6.0

5

7

10

14

11

10

15

9.5

9.6

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.9

18

14

9.6

Suspended sediment

Mean

(ppm)

C 713

C 713

C 713

C 713

C 713

C 713

C 713

C 713

C 713

C 76

C 76

C 76

C 76

C 76

C 55

C 55

C 55

C 555

C 555

C 555

_-

6.8 C 174

5

5

5

292.8

C 174

C 174

C 174

Tons 

per 

day

19

21

23

29

27

23

25

23

21

12

DECEMBER

Suspended sediment

Mean < 

discharge

(cfs)

10

14

21

29

23

21

31

14

14

8

8

8

9

16

12

6

3

2

2

2

476

FEBRUARY

2

2

2

2

1.5

1 5

1 5

1 5

1 5

1 5

2

2.5

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 5

3 5

3 5

3 5

3 5

3 5

3 5

73.0

55

37

32

57

42

__

56

50

~

T

T

50

4

5

T ! 5

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

1

1

T

10

5

5

5

5

6

7

7

7

8

9

10

12

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

20

25

30

26

22

15

12

14

12

381

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

190

256

198

210

__

290

454

196

Ill

136

~

Tons 

per

day

36

MARCH

90

~

84

110

118

126

156

1200

2100

2400

2700

2800

2350

C 2160

C 2160

C 2160

C 2160

1

2

3

4

4

8

9

15C

19

19

150

120

87

70

82

70

1471

Less than 0.50 ton. 

Composite period.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2580. MUDDY CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued

APRIL i _ 

, Suspended sediment

Mean 

Day dis. ! Mean

charge concen-

(cfs) t *10 ? 

j (ppm)

1.. 12

2.. 13

3.. 12

4.. 1 12

5.. 12

6..

7..

8..

10

11

10

«.. 11

10.. 12

11.. 12

12.. , 11

13.. 11

14.. 11

15.. 11

16.. 11

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

11

10

9.6

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.2

10

15

9.6

9.1

8.2

29.. 8.2

30.. 8.2

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

315.4

__

1710

1900

1900

1890

1820

1440

1040

1010

1200

800

760

Tons

per 

day

70

70

55

62

62

51

55

55

55

59

47

36

32

31

30

36

24

21

860 22

850 21

660 | 15

860

1200

1230

3070

20

27

S 46

S 137

1000 26

850 21

980

860

730

-

22

19

16

"

1243

JULY

20 1090

16 880

14 ! 540

25

38

37

7.. 38

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

68

104

91

77

1550

59

38

20

MAY

Mean 

discharge 

<cf»)

3.2

7.8

3.2

12

8.2

7.8

11

11

9.1

7.8

7.8

9.1

16

18

29

25

17

17

15

16

17

14

12

12

13

14

15

15

14

17

17

421

Suspended sediment '

Mean _ 1 nnft concentration 

(ppm)

1100

920

660

1350

880

580

1280

940

750

570

1100

2580

1280

per 

day

24

19

15

44

19

12

S 42

28

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

19

79

118

67

57

42

20

14

18 14

15 ; 14

13 \ 16

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

1260

18400

27000

14000

8460

8300

2320

1800

1520

1380

1510

14 14 810

48

65

202

110

59

1300 | 60

990 40

65

95

1160 44

840 27

1000

900

940

900

1000

780

1140

1010

32

32

36

36

40

29

52

14

14

14

13

14

13

12

14

20

18

14

18

26

18

15

16

20

26

46

1381

AUGUST

40 1750

46

39

S 127 ' 34

1980

773

740

980

870

960

800

620

600

910

1660

1060

760

1300

1800

1180

660

560

900

1270

Ton.

per 

day

65

S 5670

3600

2530

S 1490

941

125

68

57

52

65

31

28

37

33

34

30

22

19

34

90

52

29

63

126

57

27

24

49

89

20537

SEPTEMBER

189 31

246 , 38

1740 183

1360 125

1460 150 31 1040

1870 187 i 25 1040

1670 . 171

4780 ' 878

6470 ' 1820

5780 1420

4490

61 , 3180

67

14.. , 72

15.. ' 58

16..

17..

34

27

3080

3250

3400

1880

933

524

557

632

532

173

1380 101

18.. 26 700

19.. 26 610

20.. 25 820

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

29 710

49

43

55

56

33 | 980 ! 87

36 1 1160

31 I 1140

29

35

38

29

34

34

32

1284

1170

1940

2510

1540

1850

1700

1310

113

95

92

183

258

121

170

156

113

9913

25

27

26

27

28

22

18

22

24

21

21

21

19

740

87

70

50

34

26

21

15

16

700 51 23

640

840

900

500

360

460

500

500

480

580

1300

36 2220

38

31

28

40

29

24

23

23

27

32

33

880

1280

860

840

1260

620

620

460

520

590

790

700

"

45

61

68

30

17

27

18

16

16

20

28

20

32 16

28 15

27 i 15

33 16

67 , 99

216

131

72

64

136

49

40

29

32

43

68

62

2378

104

32

21

1 18

16

16

16

15

14

14

16

765

660

1340

500

410

700

530

2190

4760

55

120

150

100

76

20

18

43

30

24

23

S 132

360

1390 ' 75

680

520

430

420

23400

29

21

17

18

S 9360

33400 S 11100

6300

1700

980

760

800

780

540

560

700

544

96

48

36

33

35

32

20

21

30

22666

Total load for year (tons). ............................................................ 60583

S Computed by subdividing day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2580. MUDDY CREEK NEAR SHOSHONI, WYO. Contin

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distill

Date of collection

Oct. 9, 1960.......

June 3 .............

Sept. 19...........

Time 

(24 hour)

1100 

1500 

1520 

1440 

1630

1945 

2045 

2020 

1340 

1430

1115 

0945 

1550 

1320

Water 

temperature

45 

34 

50 

54 

54

54 

53 

57 

79 

77

68 

49 

49 

51

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

15 

20 

12 

25 

65

156 

174 

93 

20 

93

33 

16 

23 

144

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

2410 

1090 

1980 

17700 

16200

34300 

25400 

27200 

1820 

5670

960 

2630 

5080 

14200

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Perc

0.002

12

0.004

63 

28 

44 

47 

39

45 

42 

54 

49 

19

16 

79 

78 

22

0.00

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 196

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distil

Date of collection

July 10............

Time 

(24 hour)

1330 

1400

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Sampling 

point

15 

28

Discharge 

(cfs)

20 

93

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Per

0.062

1 

1

0.125

\

0.2

48 

40
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2590. WIND RIVER BELOW BOYSEN RESERVOIR, 

LOCATION. At tailrace of powerplant at Boysen Dam, 0.6 mile upstream from gaging station and 12.4 mi

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,741 square miles upstream from gaging station.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: November 1953 to September 1954, December 1960 to September 1

Water temperatures: December 1953 to September 1954, December 1960 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, December 1960 to September 1961. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 801 ppm Apr. 1-15; minimum, 5

Hardness: Maximum, 325 ppm Apr. 1-15; minimum, 222 ppm July 12-31.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,300 micromhos Apr. 4; minimum daily, 732 micromhos July 23.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 71°F on several days during August; minimum, 36°F Dec. 14. 

EXTREMES, 1953-54, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 830 ppm June 18-19, 1954; minimum, 444 ppm J

Hardness: Maximum, 325 ppm Apr. 1-15, 1961; minimum, 200 ppm Aug. 26 to Sept. 27, 1954.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,380 micromhos June 18, 1954; minimum daily, 647 micromhos Au

Water temperatures: Maximum (1960-61), 71°F on several days during August 1961; minimum, 36°F Dec. 

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composted by discharge. Records of specific conductance 

Wyo.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, December 1960 

Date 

of 

collection

May 31, 1956 a. .

Dec. 1-20, 1960.

Jan. 1-31, 1961.

July 12-31. .....

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

b 1,040 

b 1,260 

340 

355 

347

338 

339 

337 

535 

568

860 

996 

1,082 

1,068 

998

Silica 

(S10.)

9.1 

7.9 

12 

8.7 

4.2

.1 

.7 

.4 

.9 

.2

'.4 

.6 

8.1 

8.4

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00 

.00 

.01 

.01 

.00

.00 

.01 

.02 

.02 

.02

.01 

.01 

.01 

.00 

.00

Calcium 

(Ca)

61 

38 

72 

76 

70

80 

80 

80 

84 

81

82 

73 

64 

62 

58

Magnesium 

(Mg)

18 

9.5 

26 

26 

31

27 

26 

27 

28 

27

27 

25 

21 

20 

19

Sodium 

(Na)

75 

38 

114 

115 

114

108 

100 

108 

123 

118

116 

103 

84 

80 

74

Potassium 

(K)

2.9 

2. 

3. 

3. 

3.

3. 

3. 

3. 

3. 

3.

3. 

3. 

2. 

3. 

2.

Blcarbonate 

(HCO,)

164 

109 

190 

196 

202

223 

214 

216 

215 

199

209 

178 

172 

167 

137

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

5

0 

6 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SO.)

243 

120 

356 

362 

367

334 

330 

347 

382 

370

356 

336 

272 

259 

245

Chloride 

(Cl)

12 

6.0 

15 

16 

15

14 

14 

15 

16 

15

15 

11 

11 

10 

11

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.3 

.2 

.4 

.4 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.5

.5 

.4 

.3 

.4 

.3

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.4 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.3

.1 

.1 

.2 

.5 

.7

.1 

.7 

.1 

.4 

.3
Aug. 1-31, 1961.

Sept. 18-30.....

Weighted averaverage .....

Time-we ighted 

average. ....

1,003

711

670

6.7 

8.8

9.1

7.5

7.5

.00

.01

0.01

0.01

57

60

69

71

1

20

20

24

25

75

85

96

101

4.1

3.3

3.4

3.4

160

172

181

190

0

0

1

1

238 

248

257

303

319

9.7

11

12

13

.4 

.2

.2

0.4

0.4

.4 

.6

.5

0.4

0.4

0

0

0

a Not included in weighted average, 

b Discharge at time of sampling.

Temperature (°F) of water, December 1960 to Septem

January........ 

February. ......

March .........

May...........

July...........

August........ 

September .....

1

39

40

40

48

66

70 

68

2

39

40

40

48

67

70 

67

3

38

4n

41

48

70 

68

4

38

40

40

48

68

5

38

40

48

68

6

39 

40

48

67

7

39

19

48

68

8

39 

18

48

67

9

39

18

54

67

10

39 

18

56

66

11

39 

38

53

65

12

39 

19

52

62

13

39

52

61

14

39

51

62

15

39

53

62

Day

16

39

52

62

17

39

52

62

18

39

52

63

19

39

52

61

20

39

52

61

21

3

5

6
YELLOWSTONE HIVEH BASIN Continued 

6-2685. FIFTEEN MILE CHEEK NEAR NORLAND, 

LOCATION. At gaging station, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth and 2.8 miles west of Norla

DRAINAGE AREA. 518 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: October 1960 to September 1961.

Sediment records: March 1951 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61.--Water temperatures: Maximum, 84°F June 15; minimum, freezing point 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 115,000 ppm May 25; minimum daily, no flow o

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 115,000 tons Sept. 19; minimum daily, 0 tons on many 

EXTREMES, 1951-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 125,000 ppm Apr. 16, 1952; 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 418,000 tons May 22, 1952; minimum daily, 0 tons on m

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Feb. 15 to Mar. 16. Bureau of Land Management has exten

from station.

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October I960 to 

February.......

March ......... 

April..........

May...........

June ..........

July. ..........

September .....

1

is

2

54

3

61

4

48

5

 55

6 7 8 9 10

56

11

54

12

62

13 14

35

15

32

58

Day

16

32

54

17

32

18

32

i>4

19

32

20

32

JU
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2685. FIFTEEN MILE CREEK NEAR NORLAND, WYO.--Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean

discharge

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.4

8.6

5.7

2.2

1.0

.7

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26.3

0

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

__

23200

25400

20000

15600

15200

30500

-_

700

_

_

-

JANUARY

Tons 

per 

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S 665

S 641

308

93

41

58

E 11

E 2

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1819

0

NOVEMBER

Mean

discharge

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

20

14

9

6

7

8

6

5

5

1.7

1

.7

.6

~

90.0

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

1200

per 

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

J 2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

i

-

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

FEBRUARY

_

4500

8300

8800

9000

6000

5600

8300

9000

6800

7800

9400

6700

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

73

450

330

220

97

110

180

150

92

110

43

18

5500 10

5000

-

8

1891

DECEMBER

Mean

discharge

(cfs)

0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0

MARCH

0.5

.7

3

.4

.1

0

0

3100

3400

5300

__

0 1

0

3 | 7300

6 . 20000

3 i 19000

.5 | 14000

,2\ 20000

4 I 24000

5 26000

2.2

.9

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

23100

23300

"

4

6

43

E 5

E 1

0

0

0

0

59

320

150

19

11

260

350

137

57

E 3

0

0

0

0

-- ' 0

0 0

0

6.8

15

35

29

115.4

30800

40400

49200

36200

-

0

S 1230

1700

4820

2940

12115

E Estimated.

S Computed by subdividing day.

T Less than 0.50 ton.

J Computed from partly estimated concentration graph and subdividing day.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2685. FIFTEEN MILE CREEK NEAR NORLAND, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15.. 

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cf«)

21

14

4.8

1.4

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

47400

33400

25200

23700

22200

__

__

~

__

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

--

41.7 "

Tons

per 

day

2790

1310

327

90

30

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~

4547

JULY

0

0

0

0

0

0

297

11

7.0

5.0

5.6

6.7

7.1

6.7

5.8

4.5

2.2

1.6

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

360.5

__

45400

32600

33400

21500

20700

18700

15800

17000

8600

7500

7870

3600

1200

~

_

0

o

0

0

0

0

S 57700

1000

655

290

313

336

303

308

135

91

47

16

S 2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

61198

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

41

9.2

12

20

27

7.7

2.0

1.2

2.5

1.0

17

192

19

4.3

.8

.2

0

17

380.8

0

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

2620

81600

61000

37800

54600

44700

33700

27300

25800

54100

25100

12100

115000

68500

78JOO

42000

8600

59900

AUGUST

Ton.

per 

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S 226

S 10700

JUNE

! Suspended sediment _ _ i r

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

3.5

1.3

1.3

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

1570 4.2

630 * 

S 1480

S 3310

3380

727

147

84

S 435

S 83

S 5240

S 68900

S 4160

939

S 90

J 7

0

S 4790

106898

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24.3

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

50200

20700

28000

7400

61500

85600 

33500

1000

__

"

per 

day

492

S 91

S 109

J 8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S 4330

1010 

S 79

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6119

SEPTEMBER

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

553

333

550

68

33

22

20

17

13

867

621

150

106

66

42

30

22

17

15

14

13

3572

52100

40100

46500

22600

14400

11300

10400

10100

9800

47200

28600

22700

19700

20600

14300

9200

9600

10800

13200

13400

14400

~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S 86300

S 43700

S 77100

S 4410

1280

671

562

464

344

115000

S 60500

9190

5640

3670

1620

745

570

496

535

507

505

413809

Total load for year (tons) . ............................................................ 608398

Computed by subdividing day. 

Less than 0.50 ton.

J Computed from partly estimated concentration 

graph and subdividing day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2685, FIFTEEN MILE CREEK NEAR NORLAND, WYO. 

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year Octobe

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, 

P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in dis

Date of collection

May 24.............

May 26.............

June 13... .........

Sept. 19.. .........

Sept. 20...........

Sept. 20. ..........

Sept. 20...........

Time 

(24 hour)

1330 

0915 

0845 

2340 

0280

0830 

1115 

0015 

0850 

1525

0840 

1145 

1355 

1625 

1930

2300 

0130 

0330 

0500 

0630 

1320

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

39 

49 

61 

57 

56

60

53 

54 

59

47 

47

44 

43 

47

Sampling 

point

Discharge

(cfs)

16 

56 

1.3 

264 

610

18 

55 

1020 

124 

66

665 

870 

1040 

1300 

1470

1820 

2100 

2160 

1560 

507 

163

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

84300 

49300 

26000 

110000 

83900

86500 

111000 

48600 

40100 

33300

65300 

59000 

51600 

47400 

40900

40400 

38700 

36000 

35400 

36800 

26000

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

P

0.002 0.004

84 

63 

99 

49 

49

76 

61 

79 

80 

87

48 

58 

65 

66 

74

74 

76 

79 

76 

72 

78

0
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN--Continued

6-2795. BIGHORN RIVER AT KANE, WYO

LOCATION. At bridge on State Highway 14, 0.5 mile upstream from Shoshone River, 1.5 miles northeas

gaging station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 15,846 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: December 1949 to September 1953, June 1955 to September 195

Water temperatures: July to September 1949, October 1950 to September 1961.

Sediment records: March 1946 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids (December 1960 to September 1961): Maximum, 2,860 ppm July 7

Hardness (December 1960 to September 1961): Maximum, 1,450 ppm July 7; minimum, 214 ppm May 29 

Specific conductance (December I960 to September 1961): Maximum daily, 3,030 micromhos July 7; m

Water temperatures: Maximum, 79°F July 3; minimum, freezing point on many days during November 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 33,300 ppm July 7; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 238,000 tons Sept. 20; minimum daily, 53 tons Dec. 8. 

EXTREMES, 1946-61. Dissolved solids (1955-57, 1960-61): Maximum, 2,860 ppm July 7, 1961; minimum, 

Hardness (1955-57, 1960-61): Maximum, 1,450 ppm July 7, 1961; minimum, 152 ppm June 6, 1956.

Specific conductance (1955-57, 1960-61): Maximum daily, 3,030 micromhos July 7, 1961; minimum da

Water temperatures (1950-61): Maximum, 85°F July 14, 30, 1953, July 12, 1954; minimum, freezing 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 33,300 ppm July 7, 1961; minimum daily, not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 972,000 tons June 25, 1946; minimum daily, not determined.

REMABKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conduct

Wyo. No appreciable inflow between gaging station and sampling point except during periods of 

Dec. 2 to Jan. 31.

Chemical analys in parts per million, December 19

Date 

of 

collection

Dec. 1-17, 1960.

Jan. 1-15, 1961.

Feb. 14-20......

May 25-28. ......

Mav 29- June 3. ..

Mean 

discharge

(eta)

609 

649 

687 

659 

806

1,260 

986 

916 

816 

820

534 

724 

2,307 

3,402 

3,485

Silica 

(S10,)

10 

9.2 

9.4 

9.3 

9.8

8.5 

9.5 

10 

8.9 

11

7.6 

9.1 

17 

12 

9.0

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01 

.00 

.00 

.01

.01 

.00 

.02 

.01 

.00

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.03

Calcium 

(Ca)

141 

125 

122 

126

no

92 

105 

118 

128 

113

111 

112 

105 

78 

63

Magnesium 

(Mg)

41 

35 

39 

34 

37

24 

33 

31 

32 

39

43 

35 

21 

16 

14

Sodium 

(Na)

132 

118 

127 

123 

115

92 

115 

114 

123 

144

142 

146 

87 

56 

40

Potassium 

(K)

.5 

.0 

.0 

.3 

.8

.2 

.8 

.6 

.7 

.0

.5 

.6 

.2 

3.5 

2.0

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

303 

276 

279 

283 

258

197 

240 

253 

259 

250

234 

216 

238 

180 

163

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SO,)

525 

457 

464 

455 

410

333 

399 

442 

444 

489

510 

495 

315 

209 

154

Chloride 

(Cl)

26 

24 

24 

24 

22

15 

20 

23 

25 

26

25 

23 

12 

8.2 

5.4

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.6 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.2

Nitrat

(NO

1.

2.

1.

1.

1.

2.

1.

.

.

1.

.

1.

2.

2.

.
June 4-14, 1961.

June 25-July 6. .

* Aug. 1-31.......

1 Sept. 11-21..... 

g Sept. 22-30.....

o Weighted averTime-weighted

Tons per day, .

2,654 

1,197 

554 

1,900 

796

417 

370 

699 

2,129 

1,671

952

-

12 

9.5 

9.6 

24 

17

14 

11 

13 

16 

13

11

11

29.0

.01 

.01 

.00 

.00 

.00

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00

0.01

0.00

0.02

67 

84 

99 

482 

177

116 

111 

111 

100 

100

104

112

268

18 

27 

35 

60 

34

39 

40 

37 

27 

30

30

34

77.0

62 

90 

139 

281 

193

168 

171 

156 

150 

124

115

131

295

2.9 

3.7 

5.5 

13 

9.2

6.4 

6.7 

5.7 

7.2 

4.9

4.9

5.4

13.0

164 

185 

190 

205 

276

232 

222 

248 

236 

224

225

238

578

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

229 

350 

499 

1,770 

740

580 

595 

495 

457 

415

411

468

1,060

8.0 

14 

22 

25 

22

27 

30 

26 

17 

17

19

23

48.0

.3 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.5

.6 

.6 

.4 

.5 

.3

0.4

0.5

1.0

0.7 

5.1 

.7 

.2 

.4

1.6 

1.9 

3.9 

5.8 

2.8

1.9

1.7

4.9

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 to 

Month

October .......

December ..... 

January. .......

March .........

May........... 

June ..........

July...........

August ........ 

September .....

1

54

34 

34

33

41 

51

72 

68 

64

2

5?

39 

35

33

52 

54

76 

73 

56

3

5?

35 

32

33

50

79

52

4

52

32 

32

55

55

5

32 

32

51

56

6

33 

32

54

63

7

32 

34

50

61

8

32

33

48

59

9

32 

32

56

62

10| 1 1

32 

32

39

57

33 

33

55

56

12

32 

32

54

51

13

33 

32

57

50

14

33

55

52

15

33

55

55

Day 

16

32

53

55

17

32

53

61

18

33

52

65

19

34

55

50

20

33

59

49

2

3

5

6

4
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

YELLOW5TONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2795. BIGHORN RIVER AT KANE, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

16..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cf«)

804

796

788

780

780

796

820

708

780

1920

1210

865

804

756

748

740

740

740

748

748

748

740

740

740

740

740

740

732

724

724

716

25155

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

260

270

220

180

210

195

205

180

290

5870

15600

8110

2900

1140

650

420

370

290

270

220

220

250

240

180

170

210

200

160

230

240

170

Ton.

per 

day

564

580

468

379

442

419

454

344

611

30400

51000

18900

6300

2330

1310

839

739

579

545

444

444

500

480

360

340

420

400

316

450

469

329

122155

JANUARY

630

590

560

560

560

590

610

650

710

760

800

810

820

840

810

800

790

780

760

710

680

70

70

70

70

30

80

550

500

520

570

20850

C 90

C 90

C 90

C 90

C 90

C 90

C 90

C 90

C 220

C 220

C 220

C 220

C 220

C 220

C 220

C 220

C 220

C 220

C 220

C 220

C 160

C 160

C 160

C 160

C 160

C 160

C 65

C 65

C 65

C 65

C 65

150

40

40

40

40

40

50

60

20

50

480

480

490

500

480

480

470

460

450

420

290

290

290

290

290

270

100

97

88

91

100

8936

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

708

692

684

732

756

740

732

756

740

732

748

804

812

812

788

64

72

60

60

60

60

50

60

760

780

780

750

650

530

530

22102

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

170

160

150

190

150

100

140

160

140

200

120

230

220

210

270

690

610

260

C 120

C 120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

Tons

per 

day

325

299

277

376

306

200

277

327

280

395

242

499

482

460

574

1420

1270

530

250

250

250

240

250

250

250

250

240

210

170

170

~

11319

FEBRUARY

684

724

788

820

772

740

708

716

700

748

756

865

1460

1870

1120

1120

1250

1340

1080

1040

1000

1000

1080

1010

970

950

980

901

150

450

250

320

300

150

390

300

120

210

240

300

1840

2430

1440

1090

940

1250

1110

1310

950

705

875

1080

1040

560

550

650

277

880

532

708

625

300

746

580

227

424

490

700

S 8850

12300

4350

3300

3170

4520

3240

3680

2560

1900

2550

2950

2720

1440

1460

1580

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

550

590

640

700

640

550

500

470

480

540

600

660

700

720

710

680

630

600

580

660

680

680

600

600

670

700

680

650

650

660

680

19450

Suspended sediment

Mean

.concentration

(ppm)

150

200

200

280

C 90

90

90

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

Tons

per 

day

220

320

350

530

160

130

120

53

54

61

68

75

79

82

81

77

71

68

66

140

150

150

130

130

140

150

150

140

140

140

150

4375

MARCH

892

883

883

930

901

892

930

960

910

950

1050

960

892

856

856

910

940

901

635

655

710

685

600

620

710

855

920

875

1270

730

1410

1140

665

505

445

620

865 j 685

820

820

812

812

796

772

772

780

812

812

856

874

580

455

410

350

675

885

485

350

265

620

780

4290

1530

1560

1690

1720

1460

1490

1780

2220

2260

2240

3600

1890

3400

2630

1540

1240

1130

1510

1600

1280

1010

899

767

1450

1840

1010

737

581

1360

1800

10100

59324

S Computed by subdividing day. 

C Composite period.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2795. BIGHORN RIVER AT KANE, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October I960 to September 1961 Continued

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5.*

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cf»)

838

740

780

740

648

1050

820

724

668

676

628

613

1050

1120

1110

1000

732

585

571

480

48

15

15

54

60

00

92

557

557

515

~

20886

Suspended sediment

Mean

concen- 

(ppm)

5670

4460

3520

2940

1280

3020

1690

600

460

390

290

280

1240

1650

1260

930

465

300

180

150

110

100

100

120

320

720

900

1020

960

290

~

Tons

per 

day

12800

8910

7410

5870

2240

S 9850

S 3960

1170

830

712

492

463

S 4320

4990

3780

2510

919

474

278

194

133

112

112

147

570

1360

1440

1530

1440

403

79419

JULY

620

454

448

448

448

448

1900

796

796

578

474

480

529

467

428

397

397

467

373

338

355

385

385

385

391

367

367

373

391

422

422

15529

340

110

120

90

90

90

33300

14600

10200

11400

2300

890

770

620

550

890

510

440

400

325

235

200

170

135

135

125

569

135

145

109

109

109

S 205000

31400

21900

17800

2940

1150

1100

782

636

954

547

555

403

297

225

208

177

140

143

124

120 ! 119

120 ! 121

125

190

160

132

216

182

288427

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

467

434

403

409

467

467

515

550

522

467

448

529

716

844

869

1030

1240

1200

1090

1090

1450

2490

2090

2340

3050

3050

3370

4140

3940

4070

4090

47837

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

160

120

100

90

110

120

130

140

140

150

120

120

220

1330

1610

3030

3450

4840

2910

2310

5050

21800

10600

4200

3750

10400

6750

5230

3180

3540

3490

~

Tons

per 

day

202

141

109

99

139

151

181

208

197

189

145

171

425

3030

3780

8430

11600

15700

8560

6800

S 39000

147000

59800

26500

30900

B5600

61400

58500

33800

38900

38500

680157

AUGUST

415

415

361

333

322

300

295

322

328

350

350

355

350

350

379

397

391

379

361

350

344

333

328

322

322

322

391

474

494

515

529

11477

200

215

290

3240

685

405

340

205

180

180

190

190

155

215

260

225

200

170

125

145

180

180

200

190

215

270

390

360

340

380

350

~

224

241

283

2910

596

328

271

178

159

170

180

182

146

203

266

241

211

174

122

137

167

162

177

165

187

235

412

461

453

528

500

10669

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

3150

3010

2650

3030

3110

2760

2610

2730

2950

2690

2740

2400

2270

1900

1580

1500

1490

1310

1220

1170

1090

966

844

796

740

708

700

599

557

474

53746

Suspended sediment

Mean

t ration 

(ppm)

2050

1140

950

12700

5250

3860

1120

2350

3670

1690

2310

1580

2960

1690

1020

1100

1090

855

520

405

610

855

425

335

270

250

225

180

245

250

~

Tons

per 

day

17400

9260

6800

104000

44100

26600

7890

17300

S 31200

13700

17100

10200

18300

8670

4350

4460

4360

3020

1710

1280

1600

2230

968

720

539

478

425

291

368

320

362059

SEPTEMBER

522

515

543

599

660

652

644

636

636

1580

3010

2290

2040

1400

1270

1240

1250

1260

2850

4010

2800

2220

1950

1870

1700

1600

1500

1450

1400

1350

45447

350

380

505

2070

1980

800

685

590

63U

14200

26600

26100

12400

10100

3200

1600

1200

1100

493

528

740

3350

3530

1410

1190

1010

1080

S 102000

216000

161000

68300

38200

11000

5360

4050

3740

17500 |S 154000

22000 238000

21100 160000

9400

4360

2580

1620

1080

950

820

900

860

~

56300

23000

13000

7440

4670

3850

3210

3400

3130

1292981

Total discharge for year (cf s-days) .................................................... 336770

S Computed by subdividing day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2795. BIGHORN RIVER AT KANE, WYO. Contin

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

_____________P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in dist

Date of collection

Nov. 16.............

June 9..............

Sept. 13............

Time 

(24 hour)

1240 

1515 

1535 

1710 

1210

1830 

1710 

1100 

1125 

1130

0835 

1425

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

60 

37 

45 

64 

65

65 

71 

72 

61 

54

50 

52

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

829 

796 

1240 

1090 

2430

2330 

2510 

1210 

660 

2330

2090 

1760

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

205 

786 

2030 

3070 

18400

28900 

2870 

597 

2630 

27600

16200 

12400

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Pe

0.002

16

0.004

23 

65 

47 

78 

72

73 

42 

36 

78 

76

74 

46

0.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2862. SHOSHONE RIVER AT KANE, WYO.

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on county road, 1 mile north of Kane, Big Horn County, and 1.5 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,989 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Chemical analyses: October 1950 to June 1953, August 1958 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: October 1959 to September 1961.

Sediment records: October 1959 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 78°F July 8; minimum, freezing point on many days du

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 20,100 ppm Sept. 19; minimum daily, 65 ppm Mar, 31, Apr. 1.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 524,000 tons Sept. 29; minimum daily, 41 tons Apr. 1. 

EXTREMES, 1959-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 80°F June 26, 1960; minimum, freezing point on many 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 20,100 ppm Sept. 19, 1961; minimum daily, 65 ppm Mar. 31, A

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 524,000 tons Sept. 19, 1961; minimum daily, 41 tons Apr. 1, 1961. 

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Dec. 2-5, 15-26, Jan. 5-15.

Chemical analyses, in parts per millio ater year October 1

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 7, I960....

Dec. 2..........

Jan. 6, 1961.... 

Feb. 3..........

Mar. 3..........

Discharge 

(cfs)

784 

556 

a 460 

a 430 

a 390

354 

268 

241 

345 

634

a 760 

1,170

Silica 

(SiO.)

15 

16 

19 

17 

15

15 

10 

14 

17 

17

15 

15

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.01

.01 

.00 

.02 

.02 

.01

.01 

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

109 

141 

184 

178 

ISO

136 

134 

140 

137 

L13

100 

96

Magnesium

(Mg)

41 

61 

40 

44 

47

49 

62 

44 

44 

43

36 

33

Sodium 

(Na)

161 

204 

200 

173 

165

178 

215 

200 

200 

169

147 

129

Potassium 

(K)

. 2 

i. 0 

.1 

.3 

.1

.1 

.3 

.9 

.9 

.6

.7 

.0

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

270 

337 

362 

383 

338

299 

298 

272 

264 

238

241 

240

Carbonate

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

SuUate 

(SO.)

530 

727 

698 

633 

595

637 

745 

682 

720 

602

471 

450

Chloride 

(Cl)

14 

20 

22 

20 

22

23 

28 

20 

17 

14

12 

11

Fluoride 

(F)

0.7 

.8 

.8 

.9 

.8

.7 

.7 

.6 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6

Nitrate 

(NO,)

5.2 

6.7 

4.5 

6.1 

5.2

3.3 

3.1 

4.9 

4.4 

6.4

5.2 

4.0

B

r

0

a Daily mean discharge.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2862. SHOSHONE RIVER AT KANE, WYO. Con

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

October

November .....

January.. ...... 

February. ......

May...........

June.......... 

July...........

September .....

1

37

53

63

61

2

39

51

77

54

3

41

45

71

50

4

37

53

66

53

5

39

32

49

66

56

6

32

68

59

7

36

32

46

66

56

8

36

33

45

78

58

9

34

32

55

66

59

10

33

32

56

64

54

11

35

33

47

60

52

12

36

32

46

62

49

13

42

32

46

62

46

14

39

33 

39

50

61

49

15

33 

43

52

65

49

Day

16

35

34 

39

48

66

55

17

38

35 

36

48

65

60

18

33 

35

48

64

63

19

37

33 

35

52

64

50

20

37

34

40

56

66

49
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2862. SHOSHONE RIVER AT KANE, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

 3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

900

850

800

760

700

760

824

876

1380

1960

2730

1640

858

760

712

666

638

598

652

652

631

624

586

568

538

502

496

480

485

490

508

25624

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

565

450

315

285

250

210

230

305

1420

4440

2770

1030

440

265

190

170

C 134

C 134

C 134

C 134

C 134

C 134

134

134

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

Ton.

per 

day

1400

1000

680

580

470

430

512

721

5290

23500

204 0

45 0

10 0

5 4

3 5

306

231

216

236

236

228

226

212

206

167

156

154

149

151

152

158

64656

JANUARY

430

420

410

410

420

430

440

440

440

420

400

410

390

400

400

400

390

380

380

390

400

400

390

390

390

370

370

360

370

370

380

12390

C 160

C 160

C 160

C 160

C 160

C 160

C 160

C 160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

190

180

180

180

180

190

190

190

190

180

170

180

170

170

170

170

170

160

160

170

170

170

170

170

170

160

160

160

160

160

160

5350

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

514

562

592

659

586

562

598

610

496

470

490

502

480

475

470

460

502

475

450

440

440

420

425

455

450

440

445

435

430

450

14783

Suspended sediment

Mean

ration

(ppm)

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

110

110

110

Ton.

per 

day

233

255

269

299

266

255

271

277

142

135

140

144

137

136

135

132

144

136

129

126

126

120

122

130

129

126

127

130

130

130

5031

EBRUARY

400

390

390

390

390

390

390

380

380

380

410

400

380

380

380

390

358

345

350

345

363

368

342

345

358

334

342

342

10412

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

80

50

50

1 00

50

280

200

180

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

270

260

260

260

260

260

260

490

670

970

1900

810

290

210

180

119

109

105

107

105

111

112

104

105

109

102

104

104

8746

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

480

460

420

390

380

380

380

00

10

20

30

30

30

30

10

10

50

70

70

60

50

40

50

50

60

60

50

30

30

30

30

13390

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

Tons

per 

day

190

190

170

160

150

150

150

160

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

180

190

190

190

180

180

180

180

190

190

180

170

170

170

170

5390

MARCH

363

342

345

345

345

345

354

328

317

310

328

324

320

324

331

338

342

320

317

320

324

314

300

300

303

289

368

331

314

303

278

10082

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

220

350

500

170

100

100

65

74

69

70

70

70

70

72

66

64

63

66

66

65

66

67

66

69

65

64

65

66

64

61

61

180

273

497

152

85

82

49

2919

C Composite period.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2862. SHOSHONE RIVER AT KANE, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued

Day

1..

2..

3..

4. .

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

234

275

268

272

303

262

278

272

270

255

282

328

272

296

248

296

314

330

350

450

400

350

300

400

454

350

422

422

310

255

9518

658

508

454

361

410

432

914

652

640

812

640

763

819

784

756

676

777

592

514

502

763

658

728

700

620

560

640

760

900

1100

1200

21293

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

65

255

230

190

220

135

210

210

240

240

350

380

265

350

305

470

360

400

845

775

1440

1260

1060

865

720

520

675

540

350

390

~

Tons

per 

day

41

189

166

140

180

95

158

154

175

165

266

337

195

280

204

376

305

360

800

940

1600

1200

860

930

883

491

769

615

293

269

13436

JULY

680

280

320

250

250

340

3000

1140

1650

2370

640

750

850

700

700

600

550

400

340

420

1450

560

580

550

450

410

450

460

490

780

800

~

S 1310

384

392

244

277

397

J 9900

2010

2850

S 5600

1110

J 1700

J 2000

J 1600

J 1500

A 1100

A 1200

639

472

569

2990

995

1140

1000

750

620

780

940

1200

2300

2600

50569

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

232

193

201

210

228

223

241

241

214

205

228

275

356

405

580

1530

1980

1060

912

646

580

586

514

427

556

66

27

72

20

46

60

14914

Suspended sediment

Mean

concen- 

(ppm)

360

245

245

220

265

305

315

315

220

305

240

380

700

860

1260

5330

7870

2500

1460

940

650

670

470

420

8500

3700

920

480

380

320

340

~

Tons

per 

day

226

128

133

125

163

184

205

205

127

169

148

282

673

940

S 2140

S 33000

S 48500

7160

3600

1640

1020

1060

652

484

12800

4660

1060

482

328

213

239

122746

AUGUST

1000

860

760

700

700

760

900

1100

1300

1500

1300

1200

1000

940

780

688

721

721

742

880

1080

872

770

688

763

763

714

856

805

826

856

27545

690

540

420

390

450

400

570

500

560

860

870

730

460

580

460

410

420

370

400

540

390

400

370

420

370

320

360

320

300

300

~

1900

1300

860

740

850

820

1400

1500

2000

3500

3100

2400

1200

1500

970

762

818

720

E 750

950

1570

918

832

687

865

762

617

832

696

669

693

37181

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

260

270

265

295

325

305

295

300

300

427

616

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

400

320

320

640

3540

840

520

420

350

540

890

798 1070

707 730

592 620

610

707

682

670

826

721

562

514

484

538

550

721

770

864

805

1040

~

16819

580

750

740

840

1070

740

550

430

470

520

610

1140

1100

1300

1300

~

Tons

per 

day

281

233

229

510

S 3290

692

414

340

284

623

1480

2310

1390

991

955

1430

1360

1520

2390

1440

835

597

614

755

906

2220

A 2300

A 3000

E 2500

J 4100

39989

SEPTEMBER

968

1010

1170

1220

1160

1050

976

1020

1120

2330

1370

2210

1190

770

791

864

756

826

7930

3290

2310

1560

1180

1270

1030

968

968

1090

1050

1080

44527

320

400

420

450

420

340

330

280

280

6610

3210

6420

2820

1000

720

720

610

935

20100

6120

6160

980

540

300

240

230

280

400

310

270

~

836

1090

1330

1480

1320

964

870

771

847

S 50400

11900

S 41700

S 9750

2080

1540

1680

1250

S 2320

S 524000

S 60700

S 42300

4130

1720

1030

667

601

732

1180

879

787

770854

Total load for year (tons) ............................................................. 1126867

Estimated.

Computed by subdividing day. 

Computed from partly estimated concentration 

graph.

Computed from partly estimated concentration 

graph and subdividing day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2862. SHOSHONE RIVER AT KANE, WYO. Contin

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in dist

Date of collection

Sept. 12...........

Time 

(24 hour)

1410 

1630 

1540 

0930 

1600

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

58 

56 

60 

68 

51

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

784 

d 330 

864 

840 

2780

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

240 

396 

1220 

1520 

9970

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Pe

0.002

21

0.004

28 

44 

46 

47 

71

0

d Daily mean discharge.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2947. BIGHORN RIVER AT BIGHORN, MON

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on U.S. Highway 10, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth, 1 mile sout

DRAINAGE AREA. 22,885 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: February 1950 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: April 1949 to September 1951, August 1952 to November 1958, June 1959 to Sept

Sediment records: July 1947 to September 1954, October 1955 to September 1958, October 1959 to Se

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,460 ppm July 10-11; minimum, 501 ppm May 28 to Jun

Hardness: Maximum, 617 ppm July 10-11; minimum, 257 ppm May 28 to June 6.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,940 micromhos July 10; minimum daily, 624 micromhos June 1

Water temperatures: Maximum, 76°F July 9, 23, Aug. 3, 6, 7; minimum, freezing point on many days 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 18,400 ppm Sept. 21; minimum daily, 83 ppm Oct. 31.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 502,000 tons Sept. 21; minimum daily, 137 tons May 12. 

EXTREMES, 1947-61. Dissolved solids (1951-61): Maximum, 1,460 ppm July 10-11, 1961; minimum, 304 p

Hardness (1951-61): Maximum, 617 ppm July 10-11, 1961; minimum, 151 ppm June 23, 1951.

Specific conductance (1951-61): Maximum daily, 1,940 micromhos July 10, 1961; minimum daily, 384 

Water temperatures (1949-51, 1952-61): Maximum, 89°F Aug. 7, 1953; minimum, freezing point on man

Sediment concentrations (1947-54, 1955-58, 1959-61): Maximum daily, 23,200 ppm May 24, 1952; mini

Sediment loads (1947-54, 1955-58, 1959-61): Maximum daily, 727,000 tons May 24, 1952; minimum dai

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

Wyo. Flow affected by ice Nov. 28 to Feb. 27.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-14, I960. 

Oct. 15-31......

Jan. 1-12, 1961.

May 16-27.......

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

,108 

,473 

,413 

,300 

,303

,269 

,208 

,492 

,946 

,604

,479 

,317 

,065 

646 

2,361

Silica 

(S10.)

12 

9.9

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

141 

113

Magnesium 

(Mg)

56 

44

Sodium 

(Na)

150 

162 

166 

163 

166

150 

150 

138 

118 

126

150 

160 

152 

175 

142

Potassium 

(K)

5.9 

5.3

Bicarbonate 

(HCOJ

251 

271 

284 

295 

324

318 

305 

280 

248 

263

246 

244 

232 

228 

220

Carbonate 

(COJ

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SO.)

517 

571 

626 

587 

615

545 

508 

483 

488 

475

542 

568 

548 

597 

476

Chloride 

(Cl)

24 

20

Fluoride 

(F)

0.7 

.5

Nitrate 

(NOJ

2.3

1.5
Hay 28- June 6,

Sept. 20-30.....

Weighted average.........

Time-weighted

3,005

845

1,335

852

894

4,681

_

21

--

_

.00

_

_

71

_

183

_

_

_

39

_

58

92

154

209

167

171

148

140

2.8

_

8.0

_

_

~

162

182

212

205

224

208

238

244

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

222

323

550

873

558

585

460

495

6.8

__^

_

19

_

_

20

-

.4

_

_

_

.6

_

_

.5

~

-

2.3

_

10

_

_

2.6

-

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 to S

November .....

December .....

February. ......

April..........

July...........

August ........

September .....

Day

1

43

32

53

74

68

2

40

32

32

54

75

59

3

39

33

32

47

76

56

4

38

32

32

44

75

58

5

37

32

32

39

Ti

68

6

38

33

32

38

76

60

7

39

33

32

49

76

59

8

35

33

32

46

7?

59

9

35

33

32

41

6B

62

10

34

32

4?

6S

11

36

33

41

65

12

38

32

46

65

53

13

36

32

49

69

51

14

36

34

32

43

71

50

15

39

33

32

42

70

50

16

35

35

32

46

71

55

17

41

32

32

47

69

52

18

39

32

50

69

62

19

39

34

52

70

54

20

36

34

48

7?

54

21

38

36

47

71

51
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS , 1961

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2947. BIGHORN RIVER AT BIGHORN, MONT. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

1930

1920

1860

1810

1810

1780

1680

1740

1810

1860

2520

3590

3060

2140

1730

1610

1600

1600

1530

1480

1520

1520

1500

1470

1410

1400

1360

1340

1340

1320

1310

54550

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

330

320

225

190

180

165

176

155

145

210

495

2000

5800

5530

3990

2390

1180

580

340

2*0

220

190

160

140

140

122

116

112

89

113

83

-

Tons

per 

day

1720

1660

1130

929

880

793

798

728

709

1050

3370

19400

47900

32000

18600

10400

5100

2510

1400

959

903

780

648

556

533

461

426

405

322

403

294

157767

JANUARY

1200

1150

1050

1000

950

1050

1150

1350

1400

1400

1400

1400

1450

1500

1550

1600

1600

1600

1600

1600

1550

1500

1500

1500

1500

1400

1300

1300

1350

1450

1500

42850

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

C 150

-

490

470

430

400

380

430

470

550

570

570

570

570

590

610

630

650

650

650

650

650

630

610

610

610

610

570

530

530

550

590

610

17430

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

1340

1350

1360

1400

1440

1480

1470

1420

1470

1440

1360

1360

1400

1470

1440

1410

1400

1350

1380

1360

1340

1310

1340

1280

1320

1320

1310

1250

1050

1080

40700

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 131

C 110

C 110

C 110

-

Tons

per 

day

474

477

481

495

509

523

520

502

520

509

481

481

495

520

509

499

495

477

488

481

474

463

474

453

467

467

463

370

310

320

14197

FEBRUARY

1600

1650

1700

1700

1750

1700

1650

1650

1700

1750

1800

1950

1950

2200

2700

3000

2300

2000

2400

2700

1950

1900

1950

1800

1850

1800

1700

1700

--

54500

C 180

C 180

C 180

C 180

C 180

C 180

C 180

C 180

C 180

C 180

C 180

280

600

440

460

300

750

480

400

750

850

1200

lluO

1400

2000

1700

1200

1250

~

-

780

800

830

830

850

830

800

800

830

850

870

1500

3200

2600

3400

2400

4700

2600

2600

5500

4500

6200

580U

6800

10000

8300

5500

5740

90410

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

1130

1200

1400

1600

1850

1550

1150

1100

1050

1000

1100

1150

1200

1300

1400

1450

1400

1300

1350

1050

950

1150

1300

1350

1300

1300

1300

1300

1350

1350

1300

39680

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170-

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

-

Tons

per 

day

520

550

640

730

850

710

530

500

480

460

500

530

550

600

640

670

640

600

620

480

440

530

600

620

600

600

600

600

62U

620

600

18230

MARCH

1680

1660

1590

1610

1600

1600

1600

1570

1570

1570

1560

1590

1700

1600

1560

1500

1560

1570

1590

1560

1520

1470

1490

1430

1430

1430

1360

1400

1470

1450

1430

47720

1040

760

660

740

720

760

740

520

540

600

520

510

560

550

510

680

800

700

510

380

340

460

550

500

410

380

260

310

640

440

400

4720

3410

2830

3220

3110

3280

3200

2200

2290

2540

2190

2190

2570

2380

2150

2750

3370

2970

2190

1600

1400

1830

2210

1930

1580

1470

955

1170

2540

1720

1540

73505

C Composite period.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-2947. BIGHORN RIVER AT BIGHORN, MONT. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cf«)

1490

1460

1350

1310

1320

1240

1240

1540

1350

1240

1190

1100

1050

1040

1450

1600

1490

1420

1150

900

930

840

803

990

1090

1120

1400

1330

1190

1120

36743

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

_

3200

3580

2390

1670

940

860

780

320

275

235

530

450

515

430

380

290

230

170

190

190

230

310

440

870

1070

820

 

Tons

per 

day

1500

2000

3000

6000

11400

12000

8000

6940

3430

2880

2510

950

780

660

2070

1940

2070

1650

1180

705

578

386

412

508

677

937

1660

3120

3440

2480

85863

JULY

713

758

812

634

586

506

522

896

2180

1520

1150

1060

990

1010

1100

1000

930

794

767

740

731

642

803

803

776

785

713

695

713

785

880

26994

180

200

235

245

170

125

160

220

1440

10000

8400

4800

2300

2820

1700

820

590

490

410

740

3160

350

310

210

240

340

190

130

140

180

210

347

409

515

419

269

171

226

532

8480

41000

26100

13700

6150

7690

5050

2210

1480

1050

849

1480

6240

607

672

455

503

721

366

244

270

382

499

129086

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

966

803

704

610

570

483

522

562

570

570

530

462

586

704

1050

1490

1770

2700

2280

2040

1980

1980

2640

2860

2600

2720

3270

3130

3230

3330

4320

52032

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

540

420

410

290

210

170

140

130

120

110

140

110

130

255

410

445

2990

3680

3480

2940

2120

2430

3390

11200

5420

3420

4120

5580

3870

2410

-

Tons

per 

day

1410

911

779

478

323

222

197

197

185

169

200

137

190

247

723

1650

2130

21800

22700

19200

15700

11300

17300

26200

78600

39800

30200

34800

48700

34800

28100

439348

AUGUST

966

990

900

812

650

610

602

538

642

758

910

1130

1150

1130

1030

942

840

785

794

860

900

860

900

840

803

812

890

910

900

1000

1050

26904

240

250

200

170

130

120

100

120

280

230

210

240

260

230

200

190

150

120

100

120

130

120

120

120

120

110

150

160

190

300

250

626

668

486

373

228

198

163

174

485

471

516

732

80

70

55

48

34

25

21

27

31

27

29

27

260

241

360

393

462

810

709

13149

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

4710

3530

3050

2700

2840

3170

2970

2840

2900

3330

3490

3630

3530

3170

2700

2320

2180

2300

2300

2090

1960

1750

1520

1220

1040

954

840

840

803

758

"

71435

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

2020

1660

1800

1100

955

1180

5270

2540

1870

1250

1910

2050

1390

1410

1260

1370

1190

650

900

650

595

515

395

295

505

450

260

200

200

190

~

--

Tons

per 

day

25700

15800

14800

8020

7320

0100

2300

9500

4600

1200

18000

20100

13200

12100

9190

8580

7000

4040

5590

3670

3150

2430

1620

972

1420

1160

590

454

434

389

283429

SEPTEMBER

1090

1180

1280

1380

1520

1570

1610

1570

1540

2160

2780

5020

4690

4050

3510

3130

2910

2800

3070

7580

10100

7080

5050

3930

3450

3150

2930

2700

2750

2770

98350

290

310

320

400

450

570

640

770

665

1840

6820

15400

14700

12200

8550

5130

2090

1710

6750

18400

13100

13000

8100

4250

2210

2270

1040

1000

780

-

853

988

1110

1490

1850

2420

2780

3260

2760

6400

13800

92400

195000

161000

116000

72300

40300

15800

14200

S 165000

502000

250000

177000

85900

39600

18800

18000

7580

7420

5830

2021841

Total discharge for year (cfs-days).. .................................................. 592458

Total load for year ( tons )............................................................. 3344255

S Computed by subdividing day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2947. BIGHORN RIVER AT BIGHORN, MONT. Cont

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

Date of collection

av 94

Sept . 21 ...........

Time 

(24 hour)

1500 

1340 

1510 

1700 

1520

1015 

1015 

1905 

0755 

1505

1530 

0940 

1115 

0615 

1145

Water 

temperature 

CF)

62 

41 

44 

54 

69

69 

69 

75 

72 

64

55 

62 

56 

51 

50

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

1780 

1310 

1260 

2880 

3010

2930 

2930 

2900 

2160 

1560

4690 

2910 

6940 

10600 

9910

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

173 

95 

3280 

3220 

2890

2610 

2610 

2450 

633 

1060

14200 

5540 

4050 

21100 

20100

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Per

0.002

30 

22

3 

41

--

0.004

41 

44 

86 

51 

56

3 

51 

68 

56 

78

77 

80 

54 

76 

78

0.0
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-3085. TONGUE RIVER AT MILES CITY, MON

LOCATION. At gaging station, 4 miles south of Miles City, Custer County, and 8 miles upstream from m

DRAINAGE AREA (revised). 5,379 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: January 1951 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: April 1949 to September 1961.

Sediment records: June 1946 to September 1951. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,090 ppm Oct. 1-16, Aug. 1-18; minimum, 477 ppm June 

Hardness: Maximum, 561 ppm Dec. 1-15; minimum, 178 ppm Sept. 10-22.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,720 micromhos Aug. 17, 18; minimum daily, 593 micromhos Jul

Water temperatures: Maximum, 71°F June 29; minimum, freezing point on many days during November to 

EXTREMES, 1949-61.--Dissolved solids (1951-61): Maximum, 1,790 ppm Sept. 11, 1958; minimum, 200 ppm 

Hardness (1951-61): Maximum, 688 ppm Sept. 11, 1958; minimum, 94 ppm May 4, 1955.

Specific conductance (1951-61): Maximum daily, 2,390 micromhos Sept. 11, 1958; minimum daily, 288 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 86°F July 20, 1954; minimum, freezing point on many days during winte

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductan

Wyo.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-16, I960. 

Oct. 17-28...... 

Oct. 29-Nov. 7..

Jan. 1-15, 1961.

Feb. 10-28......

May 27-June 1... 

June 2-11.......

Mean 

discharge 

(cis)

5.2 

7.9 

58.3 

121 

71.6

70.3 

70.2 

80.0 

77.2 

90.2

107 

127 

53.8 

19.8 

5.2

5.2 

13.4 

193 

58.5 

9.1

Silica 

S10,)

7.8

6.5

10

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01

.02

.00

Calcium 

(Ca)

77

76 

66

Magnesium 

(Mg)

61

35 

51

Sodium 

(Na)

214 

206 

100 

87 

107

114 

88 

80 

93 

82

67 

64 

100 

144 

204

197 

158 

82 

101 

162

Potassium 

(K)

5.2

4.4 

6.9

Blcarbonate 

(HCO,)

470 

477 

347 

339 

383

426 

399 

380 

404 

380

282 

278 

313 

336 

414

427 

352 

264 

268 

376

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

4 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SO.)

488 

461 

350 

344 

380

429 

350 

318 

332 

296

236 

231 

310 

409 

488

428 

350 

272 

332 

406

Chloride 

(Cl)

4.8

4.2 

6.9

Fluoride 

(F)

0.3

.2 

.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.1

.0

1.8
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-3085. TONGUE RIVER AT MILES CITY, MONT.--Con

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1960 to 

Date 

of 

collection

June 12-30, 1961

Sept. 10-22..... 

Sept. 23-30.....

Weighted averTime-weighted 

average .....

Tons per day. .

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

151 

39.2 

11.8 

131 

6.0

8.9 

6.4 

120 

86.5

--

57.2

Silica 

SiO.)

11

--

_

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02

--

__

Calcium 

(Ca)

41

--

_

Magnesium 

(Mg)

18

--

_.

Sodium 

(Na)

50 

69 

154 

110 

212

148 

211

95 

75

87

125

Potassium 

(K)

5.7

"

_-

Blcarbonate 

(HCOJ

236 

277 

391 

355 

440

360 

432 

236 

263

320

360

49

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

9 

0 

0

0

0

0

Sulfate 

(SO.)

188 

213 

401 

186 

509

355 

498 

182 

237

287

352

44.0

Chloride 

(Cl)

0.5

-

Fluorlde

(F)

0.2

"

Nitrate 

(NO,)

2.8

"

-_

B

r

0
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

HI III

:j

s e

210-974 O - 66 - 11
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-3265. POWDER RIVER NEAR LOCATE, MON

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on U.S. Highway 12, at present site of Locate (5 miles west o

from Locate Creek, and 25 miles east of Miles City. 

DRAINAGE AREA (revised). 13,189 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: December 1949 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: February 1951 to May 1954, October 1954 to September 1961.

Sediment records: March 1950 to September 1953. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximuir, 3,780 ppm July 13-15; minimum, 322 ppm July 5-8.

Hardness: Maximum, 1,600 ppm July 13-15; minimum, 47 ppm July 9-12.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 4,410 micromhos July 13; minimum daily, 317 micromhos July 5

Water temperatures: Maximum, 78°F Aug. 2, 28; minimum, freezing point on many days during October 

EXTREMES, 1951-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 5,430 ppm Dec. 15-17, 1955; minimum, 278 ppm Mar. 29

Hardness: Maximum, 2,120 ppm Dec. 15-17, 1955; minimum, 47 ppm July 9-12, 1961.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 9,270 micromhos Dec. 16, 1955; minimum daily, 317 micromhos 

Water temperatures: Maximum (1951-53, 1954-61), 86°F July 26, 1959, July 28, Aug. 15, 1960; minimu

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductan

Wyo.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water ye

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 2-9, I960.. 

Oct. 10-19......

Oct. 20-30......

Nov. 29 -Dec. 19.

Jan. 1-15, 1961.

Feb. 22-Mar. 3..

Mar. 25-Apr. 12. 

Apr. 13-30......

June 20-28. .....

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0.4 

1.4 

3.2 

7.7 

19.3

14.6 

9.3 

18.7 

17.3 

38.4

43.2 

84.7 

312 

333 

210

56.8 

42.2 

281 

274 

34.1

Silica 

(SiO,)

8.7

8.1 

LI

~

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01

.02 

.00

Calcium 

(Ca)

193

L72 

L80

Magnesium 

(Mg)

87

27 

67

--

Sodium

(Na)

380 

461 

414 

410 

292

402 

327 

281 

302 

278

244 

185 

156 

202 

248

307 

317 

238 

192 

348

Potassium 

(K)

10

6.7 

8.2

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

261 

283 

299 

316 

301

452 

461 

405 

465 

370

300 

239 

205 

233 

263

257 

251 

265 

205 

205

Carbonate 

(COJ

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

5

Sulfate 

(SO.)

1,320 

1,540 

1,340 

1,350 

1,170

1,490 

1,240 

960 

L.080 

970

888 

726 

585 

686 

846

990 

1,010 

898 

680 

L.080

Chloride 

(Cl)

63

--

63 

92

ir October 

Fluorlde

(F)

0.3

.4 

.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.1

2.3

.5
June 29- July 4,

July 9-12. ......

Sept. 16-22..... 

Sept. 23-30.....

Weighted averTime-weighted 

average. ....

10.0

8.8

60.0 

49.0

a 79.4

_ _

49 

221

13 

66

390

357

180 

320

296

9.0

915 

328

216 

260

301

18

0 

0

1

122

371 

1,240

1,010

_

.8

_

_

a Mean discharge based on 365 days; mean discharge for 359 days of actual flow, 80.8 cfs.

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 to S

Month

October .......

December .....

February. ......

April ..........

June .......... 

July...........

September .....

Day

1

34

32 

32 

32

74 

76 

68

2

48

32

32 

32

72 

78

54

3

49

32

32 

32

74 

51

4

49

34

32 

32

73

5

50

32

32 

32

74

6

55

32

32 

32

72

7

53

32

32 

32

72

8

50

32

32 

32

73

9

48

32

32 

32

71

53

10

49

32

32 

32

72

49

11

48

32

32 

32

73

47

12

49

32

32 

32

73

43

13

47

32

32 

32

66

14

47

32

32 

32

68

41

15

48

32

32 

32

68

43

16

32

32 

32

67

52

17

44

32

32 

32

66

48

18

37

32

32 

32

69

54

19

32

32

32 

32

48

68

43

20

38

32

32 

32

49

68

52

21

40

32

32 

32

49

59

39
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-3295. YELLOWSTONE RIVER NEAR SIDNEY, M

LOCATION. At bridge on State Highway 23, 2 miles south of Sidney, Richland County, 4.5 miles downst

Creek, and 30 miles upstream from mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA (revised). 69,103 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1950 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: January 1951 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 798 ppm May 1-17; minimum, 212 ppm June 3-27.

Hardness: Maximum, 403 ppm Feb. 1-10; minimum, 113 ppm June 3-27.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,380 micromhos Aug. 16; minimum daily, 287 micromhos June 1

Water temperatures: Maximum, 79°F July 17, 18, Aug. 5; minimum, freezing point on many days durin

EXTREMES, 1951-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,370 ppm Jan. 2-3, 1954; minimum, 173 ppm June 5-16

Hardness: Maximum, 649 ppm Jan. 2-3, 1954; minimum, 102 ppm June 5-16, 1956.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 2,780 micromhos Jan. 14, 1951; minimum daily, 257 micromhos 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 84°F July 23, 1960; minimum, freezing point on many days during wint

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

Wyo. No appreciable inflow between gaging station and sampling point.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-13, 1960.

Oct. 25-Nov. 20. 

Nov. 21-30......

Jan. 1-15, 1961. 

Jan. 16-31......

Feb. 1-10.......

Apr. 17-30......

May 1-17........

May 27-June 2 ... 

June 3-27 .......

June 28-July 13. 

July 14-30.. ....

Mean 

discharge

(da)

3,868 

5,212 

4,887 

4,584 

2,953

3,100 

4,547 

4,081 

4,010 

5,094

5,750 

4,018 

3,412 

2,146 

1,723

5,067 

21,680 

22,620 

7,516 

3,692

Silica 

S10.)

10

9.7 

L2

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01

.02 

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

78

74 

32

Magnesium 

(Mg)

31

29 

8.0

Sodium 

(Na)

108 

103 

93 

97 

98

95 

91 

94 

102 

82

80 

104 

110 

135 

136

111 

51 

23 

51 

71

Potassium 

(K)

4.8

4.3 

1.6

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

229 

238 

232 

248 

281

297 

268 

260 

308 

222

213 

203 

204 

208 

204

195 

199 

111 

176 

193

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(S04 )

341 

325 

308 

317 

346

329 

294 

304 

339 

263

273 

332 

354 

408 

394

331 

160 

68 

135 

226

Chloride 

(Cl)

13

17 

3.1

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5

.5 

.2

Nitrate 

(NO,)

2.0

.7 

.5
July 31-Aug. 4,

Sept. 13-23..... 

Sept. 24-30.....

Weighted averTime-weighted 

average .....

10,530 

11,020

5,884

13 .00 65

_

21 105 

95

93

_

5.6 199 

190

220

0 

0

0

278 

278

292

14

-..

.4

_

5.8 

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 to 

Month

November ..... 

December .....

January........

April..........

May........... 

June..........

July...........

September .....

Day

1

54 

42

32

45 

66

74 

77

2

56

43

32 

32 

32

66

75 

77 

70

3

57 

42 

32

32 

32 

32

47

77 

78 

68

4

55 

41 

32

32 

32

44 

67

78 

78

64

5

56 

40 

32

32 

32 

32

40

69

78 

79 

63

6

55 

39 

32

32 

32 

32

46 

70

78 

78 

63

7

54 

38 

32

32 

32

41

46 

73

78 

77 

64

8

54 

33 

32

32 

32 

41

47 

73

78 

77 

63

9

54 

32 

32 

32 

43

51 

72

77

63

10

54 

33 

32

32 

32 

32

44

55 

72

76

61

11

52 

33 

32

32 

32 

32

60 

72

70

56

12

54

32 

32

4B

60 

68

54

13

52 

34 

32

32 

32 

32

63 

72

69

52

14

50 

35 

32

32 

32 

32

62

71

69

55

15

50 

35 

32

32

63 

70

76

57

16

51 

36 

32

32 

32

48 

58

70

70

17

48 

36 

32

32 

32

48 

59 

71

79

58

18

43 

32

32 

32

52 

72 

79

62

19

40 

35 

32

32 

32 

35

52

72 

76

55

20

43 

32

32 

32

37

«>3

73

72

54

21

4

3

3

3

3

7

6

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MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

6-3300. MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON, N. 

LOCATION. At gaging station at Lewis and Clark Highway bridge, 5 miles southwest of Williston, Will

DRAINAGE AREA. 164,500 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: December 1950 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: May 1951 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 540 ppm Dec. 1-13; minimum, 245 ppm June 8-19.

Hardness: Maximum, 284 ppm Dec. 1-13; minimum, 131 ppm June 8-19.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 899 micromhos Feb. 8; minimum daily, 347 micromhos June 14.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 76°F Aug. 5, 6; minimum, freezing point on many days during December 

EXTREMES, 1950-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 604 ppm Mar. 9, 1955; minimum, 199 ppm June 21-26, 1

Hardness: Maximum, 308 ppm Mar. 9, 1955; minimum, 115 ppm June 21-26, 1959.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 957 micromhos Jan. 10, 12, 1958; minimum daily, 297 micromho

Water temperatures (1959-61): Maximum, 80°F July 21, 22, 1958; minimum, freezing point on many da

REMARKS. Dally samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conducta

Lincoln, Nebr.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-31, 1960

Dec . 29 ........

Dec. 30 -Jan.

Jan. 24-Feb. 1.

May 28- June 7..

June 20-30. ....

Sept. 1-13.....

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

12380 

12610 

10220 

9767 

9940

12450 

9314 

11760 

13350 

15260

11160 

10270 

13970 

30560 

34130

24360 

20420 

14590 

9243 

11530

Silica 

(S1O,)

9.2 

9.4

6.8 

11

Iron 

(Fe)

0.07 

.05

.07

.08 

.06 

.04 

.11 

.08

.07 

.05 

.04 

.16 

.13

.15 

.05 

.05 

.06 

.04

Calcium 

(Ca)

72 

69

52 

37

Mag, 

nesium 

(Mg)

25 

25

26 

9.4

Strontium 

(Sr)

Sodium 

(Na)

66 

62 

66 

62 

59

60 

63 

60 

61 

60

60 

59 

72 

36 

25

31 

41 

46 

54 

60

Potassium 

(K)

4.2 

4.5

4.0 

2.3

Bicarbonate 

(HCOJ

212 

215 

232 

229 

231

222 

225 

213 

196 

188

206 

203 

203 

162 

122

132 

186 

187 

202 

200

SuUate 

(SO,)

222 

199

185 

78

Chloride 

(Cl)

12 

9.0

14 

4.3

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.7 

.7

.7 

.4

Nitrate 

(NOJ

0.3 

.3

.3 

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6-3390. MISSOURI RIVER BELOW GARRISON DA

LOCATION. Temperature recorder at gaging station, 4.3 miles north of Stanton, 5 mil

Garrison Dam, Mercer County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 181,400 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: June 1952 to September 1961.

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 63°F Sept. 3, 4; minimum, 33°F on 

EXTREMES, 1952, 1954-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 76°F July 27, 28, 1954; minim

1955-60.

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 196

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Month

October 

Maximum . . . 

Minimum . . . . 

November 

Maximum .... 

Minimum.... 

December 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

January 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

February 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

March 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

April 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

May 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

June 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

July 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

August 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

September 

Maximum .... 

Minimum ....

Day

1

60 

59

51 

51

39 

38

33 

33

35

38 

37

50 

45

54 

51

58

59 

58

2

59

51 

51

38 

38

33 

33

35

38 

37

52 

49

56

53

59

59 

56

3

59

51 

50

38 

38

33 

33

36

38 

37

50 

49

56 

54

60

63

57

4

59

50 

50

38 

38

33 

33

36

38 

38

48

55

54

59

63 

61

5

59

50

38 

36

33

36

38 

38

49

55 

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58

62 

61

6

59

36

33

39 

38

49

55 

53

58

61

60

7

58

36

38

49

55 

53

59

62

60

8

59

36

39

48

55 

53

58

61

60

9

58

36

39

48

54 

52

59

61 

60

10

57

36

33

39

49

55 

52

58

60 

59

11

58

36

33

39

48

54 

53

60 

58

60 

59

12

58

36

40

49

55 

54

60 

59

59 

58

13

57

36

40

48

57 

55

60 

59

58 

58

14

57

36

48

56 

55

60 

59

59 

58

15

57

34

48

56 

55

60 

58

59 

58

16

56

34

49

57 

55

60 

58

59 

59

17

56

34

50

57 

55

60 

57

59 

59

18

55

34

51

57 

55

60 

58

59 

59

19

54

34

50

57 

54

58

57

59 

58
GRAND RIVER BASIN

6-3575. GRAND RIVER AT SHADEHILL, S. DA

LOCATION. At irrigation outlet of Shadehill Reservoir, 0.2 mile upstream from gaging station, 0.8 mi

downstream from confluence of North and South Forks of Grand River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,120 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: April to October 1952, March 1953 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: August 1954 to September 1959.

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,080 ppm Sept. 1-30; minimum, 973 ppm Oct. 1-31. 

Hardness: Maximum, 140 ppm Feb. 1-28; minimum, 122 ppm Aug. 1-31.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,620 micromhos Sept. 13; minimum daily, 1,450 micromhos Nov. 

EXTREMES, 1954-61. Dissolved solids (1954-58, 1959-61): Maximum, 1,090 ppm Mar. 1 to Apr. 2, 1960 (

(spillway outlet).

Hardness: Maximum, 167 ppm Apr. 4-7, 1955 (irrigation outlet); minimum, 100 ppm Mar. 31 to Apr. 3, 

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,630 micromhos Feb. 27, 1959 (irrigation outlet); minimum da

REMARKS. Records of specific conductance of daily samples available in district office at Lincoln, N

regulated irrigation outlet.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-31, I960.

Dec. 1-31.......

Jan. 1-31, 1961. 

Feb. 1-28.......

Mar. 1-28. ......

Mar. 29-31......

May 1-31........

June 1-30.......

Sept. 1-30......

Weighted averTime-weighted 

average.. . . .

Tons per day. .

Mean 

discharge 

(eta)

140 

203 

18.7 

19.4 

18.0 

19.2

19.3 

20.2 

31.6 

45.2 

46.4 

47.3 

22.5

52.7

"

Silica 

SiO.)

2.6

2.9 

2.2

2.4 

3.6

"

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02

.00 

.00

.00 

.01

--

Calcium 

(Ca)

27

28 

30

28 

25

-

--

Magnesium 

(Mg)

16

17 

14

15 

16

-

"

Sodium

(Na)

291

287 

287 

293 

300

265 

302 

296 

305 

311 

308 

327

297

300

42.0

Potassium 

(K)

8.2

8.2 

8.2

8.0 

8.6

-

--

Blcarbonate 

(HCOJ

430

387 

459 

441 

460

441 

457 

430 

442 

454 

442 

468

429

440

61

Carbonate

(ccg

0

15 

0 

15 

0

12 

0 

13 

13 

0 

8 

0

8

7

1

Sulfate 

(SO.)

405

404 

334

408 

441

-

"

Chloride 

(Cl)

4.8

6.2 

4.5

6.1 

8.3

--

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5

.5 

.5

.5 

.5

-

Nitrate

(Ncg

0.3

.6 

.1

.2 

1.0

--
162 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS , 1961

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 

6-4005. CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR HOT SPRINGS, S. DAK.

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 87, 0.2 mile downstream from Cascade Creek

and 10 miles southwest of Hot Springs, Fall River County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,710 square miles, approximately, 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: April 1947 to September 1951.

Water temperatures; July 1947 to September 1949, April 1951 to September 1959. 

Sediment records: April 1946 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 48,800 ppm Aug. 21; minimum daily,

not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 65,200 tons July 10; minimum daily, less than 0.50 ton on many days. 

EXTREMES, 1946-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 55,000 ppm June 19, 1950; minimum daily,

not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 612,000 tons June 28, 1952; minimum daily, 0.1 ton on several days 

in 1946-47.

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

18

18

15

15

17

18

21

26

27

26

26

25

25

28

27

26

26

25

26

25

25

24

23

19

18

18

15

15

15

15

16

663

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

_

18

14

11

10

10

10

8

6

4

1>

4

4

4

3

3

3

2

1

1

__

2

2

2

I

4

Tons 

per 

day

A

A

A

14

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

16

16

18

19

18

IB

18

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

18

19

19

21

20

20

21

20

22

23

22

22

23

23

583

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

__

8

11

9

7

5

6

6

6

5

3

2

3

4

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

3

3

4

5

"

Tons 

per 

day

T

T

1 i

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

r

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

8

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

22

22

22

24

23

23

23

23

24

24

22

21

22

23

22

22

23

24

23

23

24

24

25

23

22

23

23

23

24

23

23

712

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

9

10

10

11

10

6

5

7

9

8

6

4

3

2

-

Tons 

per 

day

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

A 1

1

A 1

1

A 1

1

T

T

T

1

T

T

T

T

T

15

T Less than 0.50 ton.

A Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-4005. CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR HOT SPRINGS, S. DAK. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated7

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23,.

24..

25..

26..

27..

26..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

JANUARY

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

661

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

5

7

10

7

5

2

3

3

4

4

3

3

5

7

9

7

6

4

4

6

6

6

7

7

7

--

Tons 

per 

day

1

APRIL

23

23

22

20

17

17

17

17

20

20

21

22

21

28

30

27

22

20

28

34

42

36

26

22

22

20

20

19

19

19

694

10

1011

10

1011

10

_

4

4

5

6

5

3

3

3

3

2

4

7

-

A

A

A

16

FEBRUARY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

23

22

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

20

25

33

34

33

36

637

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

9

9

10

10

11

10

8

7

9

12

14

11

8

7

5

4

It

200

180

-

Tons 

per 

day

A

A

A

A

A

A

13

14

A 18

17

80

MAY

19

15

16

20

22

20

16

14

14

14

14

12

10

10

10

12

21

35

27

18

19

14

14

29

28

18

13

12

13

13

12

524

8

9

10

8

~

4

2

2

3

3

3

4

4

1000

820

60

45

24

20

20

20

24

20

15

10

-

1

J 10

6

A

A

A

A

198

MARCH

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

36

43

45

38

38

34

40

36

33

33

33

36

34

f9

30

28

27

27

26

27

37

43

30

24

21

20

20

20

21

22

22

953

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

_

150

170

120

100

48

34

34

20

8

10

__

6

6

6

90

10

7

10

20

10

4

-

per 

day

17

17

17

17

18

14

A 13

A 10

8

A 4

A 3

3

A 2

1

A 1

T

T

T

T

T

5

10

4

L

1

A 1

T

A 1

1

A 1

T

173

JUNE

14

14

16

17

18

17

18

17

16

16

19

22

26

143

209

91

31

18

16

20

21

23

22

24

28

30

30

30

30

30

1026

10

9

10

10

11

9

7

10

31

8230

18300

14900

1100

270

230

200

180

180

160

140

120

130

140

130

110

100

~

T

T

T

T

T

T

1

T

T

T

1

2

2

S 5490

S 13600

S 4340

90

13

10

11

10

11

10

A 9

9

11

A 11

11

9

A 8

23663

S Computed by subdividing day.

T Less than 0.50 ton.

A Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.

J Computed from partly estimated concentration graph and subdividing day.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-4005. CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR HOT SPRINGS, S. DAK. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continue 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

JULY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

38

40

47

50

52

52

54

49

430

849

422

281

148

59

37

22

20

13

10

9

9

12

13

12

11

0

0

0

9

2

5

2855

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

_

86

90

100

100

93

110

130

11100

26400

23200

17200

9200

2600

340

260

190

180

210

230

190

130

100

80

70

60

50

60

70

2060

1880

Tons

per 

day

14

9

A 11

14

A 14

13

16

A 17

S 25500

S 65200

26400

13000

370

41

3

A 1

1

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

S 98

S 290

135690

AUGUST

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

19

125

110

83

51

27

20

16

15

14

14

14

14

27

99

54

30

12

12

67

376

135

66

30

17

12

12

10

10

9

9

1509

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

130

37400

30000

18000

10000

460

320

170

120

100

7400

41100

9500

1200

7400

48800

26100

15900

3900

430

170

100

87

83

80

76

Tons

per 

day

7

S 17500

S 9970

4030

1380

3

A 1

1

A

A

J 2400

11400

1390

97

13

5

J 10000

S 56000

9510

S 2990

320

20

A 6

A 9

2

A 2

A 2

SEPTEMBER

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

10

10

10

10

12

12

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

15

15

14

15

16

14

13

20

20

20

21

22

22

21

20

21

2 |j

127139 jj 472

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

65

38

15

15

20

21

22

26

26

26

24

22

20

17

15

12

11

18

20

15

16

20

17

12

12

Tons

per

day

A 2

A 1

T

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A :

A

A

29

Total load for year (tons) . ............................................................ 287036

S Computed by subdividing day.

T Less than 0.50 ton.

A Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.

J Computed from partly estimated concentration graph and subdividing day.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-4005. CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR HOT SPRINGS, S. DAK. C

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

0815 

1450 

1930 

1000 

1800

1800 

1800 

1950 

1230 

1310

1730 

0930 

1930 

0645 

0730 

0730

Water 

temperature 

(*F)

59

60 

68

58

72 

71 

79

84 

75 

77 

70 

64 

62

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

394 

206 

118 

341 

277

58 

1020 

922 

687 

56

224 

115 

40 

455 

133 

75

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppra)

14600 

14300 

7570 

17000 

28500

8300 

20900 

35300 

30600 

2160

62500 

33400 

4490 

54500 

26000 

18200

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Pe

0.002

54 

49 

53 

48 

47

74 

59 

66 

64 

76

53 

73 

81 

62 

74 

79

0.004

66 

68 

72 

62 

55

88 

73 

80 

79 

92

73 

86 

94 

77 

85 

93

0.0
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-4015. CHEYENNE RIVER BELOW ANGOSTUHA DAM

LOCATION. At outlet to powerplant downstream from Angostura Dam, 800 fe

4.8 miles upstream from Fall River, and 6.5 miles southeast of Hot Sp

BRAINAGE AREA. 9,100 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: October 1951 to September 1953, O

Monthly and annual summary of water and suspended-sediment discharge, wa

/Suspended-sediment load based on infrequent 

Month

May..................

Discharge 

(cfs-days)

25.1 

23.8 

23.4 

25.9 

23.3 

27.2

28.9 

24.1 

28.9 

27.5 

21.8 

23.6

303.5

Runoff 

(acre-feet)

50 

47 

46 

51 

46 

54

57 

48 

57 

55 

43 

47

601

Load 

(tons)

0.4 

.3 

.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0

.3 

.4 

1.8 

.9 

.4 

.4

8.9

Dail

Mean

0.01 

.01 

.01 

.05 

.04 

.03

.01 

.01 

.06 

.03 

.01 

.01

0.02
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-4380. BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR ELM SPRINGS, 

LOCATION. At gaging station at highway bridge, 4.2 miles northwest of Elm Springs, Heade County, an

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,210 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1950 to September 1951, July 1956 to September 1961

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date of

collection

Oct. 28, 1960

Jan. 3, 1961.

June 27......

Sept . 29 a ...

Discharge

(Cf8)

23.8

19.7

13.6

Silica

(SiO,)

2.9

_

__

.8

Aluminum

(Al)

Iron

(Fe)

0.03

_

__

03

Manganese

(Mn)

0.08

_

29

Calcium

(Ca)

278

412

537

249

281

Magnesium

(Mg)

135

188

73

31

141

Sodium

(Na)

219

399

291

168

215

234

Potassium

(K)

19

_

23

27

Bicarbonate

[HCOJ

187

384

35

104

Carbonate

(CO,)

0

0

0

SuUate

(SOJ

1,430

_

*970

1,440

Chloride

(Cl)

28

_

44

F

Also copper (Cu), 0.01 ppm; lead (Pb), 0.00 ppm; zinc (Zn
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 

6-4655. NIOBRARA RIVER NEAR VERDEL, N

LOCATION. Temperature recorder at gaging station at Pishelville bridge, 6 miles south 

Verdigre Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 10,900 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: June 1958 to September 1961.

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures; Maximum, 98°F June 30; minimum, freezing poin

EXTREMES, 1958-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 99°F July 11, 1960; minimum, freezin

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

/Recorder with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alco

October

Maximum ....

November

Minimum ....

December

Maximum ....

Minimum ....

January

Minimum ....

February

Minimum .... 

March

Minimum ....

April

Maximum ....

Minimum ....

May

Maximum ....

Minimum ....

June

Maximum ....

Minimum ....

July

Maximum ....

Minimum ....

August

Maximum ....

Minimum ....

September

Maximum ....

Minimum ....

1

62

40

33

1?

11

11

49

19

6*

47

80

67

85

74

87

71

86

70

2

65

44

32

1?

15

11

51

19

65

47

80

61

89

68

95

71

81

63

3

64

18

32

12

14

14

5i>

41

54

48

77

6(1

86

70

93

74

71

57

4

68

41

3Z

1?

11

11

55

41

48

46

75

6?

90

65

95

71

66

62

5

68

38

32

1?

11

11

48

10

47

45

78

64

B3

70

90

71

66

58

6

66

38

32

1?

1?

1?

4 >

1

6

4

7

6

83

70

89

60

81

57

7

64

36

33

1?

14

1?

54

IB

62

54

78

66

07

67

94

67

83

8

65

34

33

1?

14

1?

45

41

58

51

85

64

88

68

91

71

84

9

65

32

33

1?

11

1?

44

40

67

47

88

67

89

69

92

7?

84

10

67

32

33

1?

14

1?

56

19

72

5?

87

68

88

67

83

69

81

11

70

32

33

11

11

11

48

19

77

S7

86

68

85

69

82

67

67

12

69

37

33

11

1?

11

54

17

79

6?

93

69

87

67

87

68

62

13

65

38

33

1?

14

33

14

53

4?

63

55

83

71

80

67

91

69

58

14

61

39

32

1?

14

33

35

49

19

62

5?

76

61

87

66

90

7?

62

15

61

41

33

1?

14

33

19

45

15

67

48

72

 S9

89

68

90

71

68

Day

16

61

37

33

31

11

32

16

45

15

58

51

72

61

9?

68

85

70

70

17

63

38

33

3?

11

34

18

52

15

55

5?

79

61

89

70

86

71

18

59

35

34

11

11

35

40

59

40

56

51

87

65

94

70

76

71

19

51

38

34

14

14

33

41

68

49

60

M

77

67

83

68

87

68

5

3

3

5

6

5
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

6-4690. JAMESTOWN RESERVOIR NEAR JAMESTOWN, 

LOCATION. At gaging station, 800 feet north of glory hole on west end of Jamestown Dam on James Riv

County, and 4 miles upstream from Pipestem Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,670 square miles, approximately, of which about 460 square miles is probably nonco

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1959 to September 1961.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date of

collection

Oct. 3, 1960.

Nov. 9.......

Jan. 28, 1961

Mar. 3.......

Apr. 14......

Apr. 24......

May 26.......

June 27 ......

July 12. .....

July 24.. ....

Aug. 28......

Sept. 15.....

Sept. 18 a...

Lake

content

(acrefeet)

26,540

25,830

25,410

25,360

25,640

25,680

25,210

23,980

23,460

23,550

23 , 030

22,830

22,780

Silica

(SiO.)

11

4.3

30

1.7

9.1

6.7

4.4

5.7

1.6

1.5

6.3

9.2

9.8

Aluminum

(Al)

Iron

(Fe)

0.02

.03

.05

.00

.03

.11

.08

.05

.02

.09

.07

.03

.03

Manganese

(Mn)

1.6

.03

.80

.00

1.8

1 3

.19

.0

3

3

.9

.3

.5

Calcium

(Ca)

50

49

60

22

46

55

53

53

52

48

49

45

51

Magnesium

(Mg)

30

31

43

14

39

29

30

30

31

33

30

32

30

Sodium

(Na)

95

97

118

47

103

100

100

100

100

104

1-02

102

100

Potassium

(K)

17

18

5.5

9.2

17

17

16

18

17

18

19

18

19

Bicarbonate

(HCQ,)

393

397

496

180

439

408

409

415

412

405

408

413

412

Carbonate

(CO,)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sulfate

(SOJ

106

108

124

54

115

106

109

110

111

116

109

107

Chloride

(Cl)

30

31

41

16

33

32

32

31

31

32

23

32

F

a Also nitrite (N0 2 ), 0.02 ppm.
JAMES RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-4705. JAMES RIVER AT LA MOURE, N. DAK

LOCATION. At gaging station, downstream from bridge on State Highway 13, 0.5 mile west of La Moure, 

Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,740 square miles, approximately, of which about 2,800 square miles is probably non

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: June 1953 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 85°F June 9. 

EXTREMES, 1953-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 91°F July 12, 13, 1957; minimum, freezing point on 

Chemical analyses, In parts per million, water year October 

Date of 

collection

Oct. 4, 1960. 

Mar. 17, 1961

Sept. 18 a...

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.3 

46 

28 

2.3 

11

Silica 

(SiQJ

25 

16 

6.8 

25 

15

Aluminum 

<A1)

Iron 

(Fe)

0.07 

.03 

.03 

.03 

.01

Manganese 

(Mn)

0.00 

.01 

.34 

.00

Calcium 

(Ca)

61 

59 

59 

73 

67

Magnesium 

(Mg)

36 

22 

20 

40 

33

Sodium 

(Na)

119 

69 

63 

131 

132

Potassium 

(K)

12 

7.6 

6.0 

10 

11

Bicarbonate 

(HCQJ

376 

282 

252 

442 

410

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(S0«)

173 

116 

116 

178 

156

Chloride 

(Cl)

67 

33 

31 

74 

83

F

a Also Nitrite (N0 2 ), 0.00 ppm.
JAMES RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-4705. JAMES RIVER AT LA MOURE, N. DAK. Con

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 to 

/Recorder with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alcoho

Month

October 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

November 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

December 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

January 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

February 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

March 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

April 

Maximum ....

May" 

Maximum ....

June 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

July 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

August 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

September

Minimum ....

Day

1

53 

52

38 

37

52

49

72 

69

76 

73

77 

73

76 

7*

2

5* 

52

38 

36

54 

50

71 

68

73 

71

77 

74

76 

6B

3

55 

52

39 

38

54 

52

69 

66

71 

69

B3 

76

68 

64

4

57 

53

39

55 

53

70 

68

71 

68

82 

78

63

5

SB 

55

35

55 

52

80 

70

71 

69

60 

76

63

6

57 

55

35

56 

52

78 

75

71 

69

77 

74

62

7

57 

55

39

58

54

75 

74

73 

68

74

63

8

58 

56

40

57 

52

78 

75

73 

71

72

69 

64

9

59 

56

42

52 

51

85 

74

73 

70

72

71 

69

10

SB 

56

44

56 

52

82 

77

73 

72

71

71 

64

11

56 

55

44

60 

56

79 

77

73 

72

70

64 

61

12

54

44

60 

56

77 

76

74 

71

70

62

57

13

53

43

57 

55

77 

73

73 

69

66

57 

54

14

53

43

57 

54

73

70

69 

68

66

55 

52

15

52

41

56 

53

70 

68

74 

68

75

57 

53

16

51

37

56 

55

69 

67

78 

71

59 

54

17

51

40

55 

53

72 

68

77 

74

61 

59

18

48

45

57 

52

76 

71

74 

71

63

61

19

44

52

56 

56

76 

70

73 

71

63 

63

20

43

52

60 

56

72 

68

71 

69

63 

62
JAMES RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6-4710. JAMES RIVER AT COLUMBIA, S. DAK

LOCATION. At bridge on county road, 3.5 miles north of Columbia, Brown County, about 5 miles upstre

Columbia Road Reservoir.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,050 square miles, approximately, upstream from gaging station.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1951 to September 1952, November 1954 to September 1

REMARKS. No flow on many days.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date of 

collection

Dec. 8, 1960. 

Jan. 5, 1961.

May 3........

May 26.......

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.0 

.3 

7.4 

1.8 

.5 

6.6 

.5

Silica 

(SiOJ

29 

11 

2.1

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02 

.22 

.02

Manganese 

(Mn)

0.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

L29 

182 

52 

L28 

L18 

95 

91

Magnesium 

(Mg)

72 

111 

26 

58 

76 

57 

54

Sodium 

(Na)

149 

206 

49 

168 

193 

136 

131

Potassium 

(K)

24 

7.3 

18

Bicarbonate 

(HCOJ

635 

919 

185 

530 

559 

450 

520

Carbonate 

(CQ.)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SOJ

323 

475 

146 

390 

414 

294 

226

Chloride 

(Cl)

69 

103 

34 

91 

107 

76 

66

F
JAMES RIVER HASIN Contin ed

6-4760. JAMES RIVER AT HURON, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Just upstream from Chicago and North Western Railway Co. bridge, 135 feet upstream from g

County, and 300 feet upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 14. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 16,800 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses; April 1950 to September 1951, August 1956 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: August 1956 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,790 ppm Feb. 28 to Mar. 1; minimum, 200 ppm Mar. 4

Hardness: Maximum, 892 ppm Feb. 28 to Mar. 1; minimum, 96 ppm Mar. 4-5.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 2,400 micrombos Feb. 28; minimum daily, 281 micromhos Mar. 5

Water temperatures: Maximum, 83° F June 30; minimum, freezing point on many days during November t

EXTREMES, 1956-61. Dissolved solids (1956-58, 1959-61): Maximum, 1,790 ppm Feb. 28 to Mar. 1, 1961

Hardness: Maximum, 892 ppm Feb. 28 to Mar. 1, 1961; minimum, 63 ppm Apr. 1-4, 1960.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 2,640 micrombos Mar. 1, 1959; minimum daily, 176 micrombos M

Water temperatures: Maximum, 83° F July 17, 1957, June 30, 1961; minimum, freezing point on many d

REMARKS. Records of specific conductance of daily samples available in district office at Lincoln, 

channel near the sampling site and, therefore, does not pass the gaging station.

Chemical analyses

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-31, 1960a

Dec. 1-13 a..... 

Dec. 14-31 a. ... 

Jan. 1-18, 1961a

Jan. 19-28 a. ... 

Jan. 29-Feb. 27a 

Feb . 28-Mar . 1 . .

Mar. 14-23, 26-

Apr. 1-6, 10- 

11, 14-16.....

Mean 

discharge

(Cf8)

12.5 

193 

244

219 

101 

59.0

54.3 

23.2

Silica

S10.)

16

16 

13

Iron 

(Fe)

0.05 

.04 

.03 

.04 

.04

.05 

.06

.11 

.07 

.03

Calcium 

(Ca)

98

95 

68

Magnesium 

(Mg)

50

44 

40

Sodium

(Na)

100 

108 

119 

132 

142

160 

210 

240 

217 

110

17 

19 

49

86 

101

in i

Potassium 

(K)

22

16 

12

arts p

Blcarbonate 

(HCO,)

357 

373 

411 

461 

478

506 

610 

691 

689 

308

80 

85 

175

273 

288

er million, water year October 

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

SuUate 

(SO.)

191 

211 

241 

276 

299

378 

540 

650 

650 

332

67 

74 

162

239 

210

Chloride 

(Cl)

73

47 

37

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.3

.3 

.3

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.7

10 

1.8

a Not included in weighted average
JAMES RIVER BASIN--Continued

6-4760. JAMES RIVER AT HURON, S. DAK. Cont

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1960 t

Date 

of 

collection

Apr. 26-30, 1961 

May 1-7 a.......

May 13-15, 17-

July 1-31 a. .... 

Aug. 1-31 a... .. 

Sept. 1-30 a....

Weighted averTons per day..

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

4.5

29 

11

25.6

42.5 

26.0 

.8

b 10.9

"

SUlca 

(SiO.)

ll 

11

~

-

Iron 

(Fe)

0.04 

.04

.03

.04 

0.07 

.03 

.03 

.06 

.05

0.06

0.01

Calcium

(Ca)

84 

81 

71

43

"

Magnesium 

(Mg)

42 

40 

40

49

~

"

Sodium

(Na)

116 

126 

129 

135

146

175 

142 

150 

165 

200 

269

104

12.0

Potassium 

(K)

15 

22

-

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

297 

305 

306 

309

310

323 

326 

348 

341 

307 

332

273

32

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

Sulfate 

(SO.)

244 

267 

278 

295

328

406 

333 

294 

296 

304 

374

269

32.0

Chloride 

(Cl)

70 

84 

92

165

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.2 

.3 

.3

.5

Nitrate 

(NO,)

0.5 

2.5

a Not included in weighted average.

b Mean discharge based on 365 days; mean discharge for 91 days of actual flow, 43.9 cfs.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

I .* in <

1 (M 0 0

October .. November December

I §

-Sfo.
JAMES RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-4785. JAMES RIVER NEAR SCOTLAND, S. D

C

LOCATION. At gaging station, 50 feet upstream from highway bridge, 500 feet upstream from Daw

DRAINAGE AREA, 21,550 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: August 1956 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: January 1953 to September 1961.

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 84°F July 26, 27; minimum, freezing point on many 

EXTREMES, 1953-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 90°F Aug. 1, 2, 1957; minimum, freezing point on 

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date of 

collection

Oct. 14, 1960

Jan. 6, 1961. 

Jan. 24......

June 26......

Discharge 

(cfs)

14 

19 

20 

29 

23

19 

340 

202 

72 

72

94 

202 

74 

15 

9

8 

8

Silica 

(SiCfc)

8.6 

7.9 

6.3

13 

20 

17

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

0.19 

.21 

.05

.04 

.08 

.04

Manganese 

(Mn)

1.6

.75 

1.3

Calcium 

(Ca)

160

210 

248

282 

48 

88 

125 

175

128 

89 

120 

143 

140

151

Magnesium 

(Mg)

77

85 

83

87 

14 

31 

44 

60

49 

27 

46 

58 

55

58

Sodium 

(Na)

135 

135 

133 

147 

150

165 

33 

52 

86 

130

139 

50 

123 

139 

135

128 

113

Potassium 

(K)

13 

15 

14

16 

18 

20

Bicarbonate 

(HCQJ

330 

361 

368 

374 

351

452 

114 

180 

240 

299

281 

205 

308 

313 

322

311 

296

Carbonate 

(CQ.)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

SuUate 

(S0«)

594 

752

895 

130 

284 

408 

630

436 

237 

413 

538 

524

558

Chloride 

(Cl)

71 

69

105 

25 

26 

43 

57

80 

22 

64 

53 

56

52
JAMES RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-4785. JAMES RIVER NEAR SCOTLAND, S. DAK. C

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

/Recorder with temperature attachment, continuous ethyl alco

October

Minimum .... 

November 

Maximum ....

Minimum .... 

December 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

January 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

February 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

March 

Maximum ....

April 

Maximum ....

Minimum .... 

May

Minimum .... 

June 

Maximum ....

Minimum .... 

July 

Maximum .... 

Minimum .... 

August

Minimum .... 

September 

Maximum .... 

Minimum ....

1

58

4*

43

35 

35

32 

32

32 

32

33

46

59 

72

71

83 

82

80

76 

76

2

56 

43

43

35 

35

33 

32

32 

32

33

59 

72

72

83 

83

80

76 

75

3

56

43

42

35 

34

33 

33

32 

32

33

60 

72

83 

82

79

75 

71

4

56 

42

42

34 

33

33 

33

32 

32

33

59 

72

82 

82

79

71 

69

5

58 

42

42

33 

33

33 

33

32 

32

33

57 

73

82 

82

80

69

67

6

58 

42

42

33 

33

33 

32

32 

32

33

57 

73

82 

82

80

67 

66

7

57 

42

41

33 

33

32 

32

32 

32

33

59 

73

82 

81

80

66 

65

8

57

41

40

33 

33

32 

32

32 

32

33

60 

7*

81 

80

80

68 

66

9

57 

41

3V

33 

33

32 

32

32 

32

33

59 

76

80 

80

70 

68

10

57 

39

38

33 

33

32 

32

32 

32

33

61 

78

80 

80

71 

70

11

58 

38

38

33 

33

32 

32

32 

32

33

64 

79

80 

79

71 

69

12

59 

38

38

33 

33

32 

32

32 

32

33

68 

80

79 

79

69 

66

13

59 

38

38

33 

33

32 

32

32 

32

33

70 

81

80 

79

66 

63

14

57 

39

3B

33 

33

32 

32

32 

32

33

50

64

80 

80

63 

60

15

57 

41

33 

33

32 

32

32 

32

36

50

58

82 

80

60 

59

Day

16

55 

41

33 

33

32 

32

32 

32

36

49

58

81 

81

79

59 

59

17

53

41

33 

33

32

32

32 

32

36

47

58

81 

80

78

60 

59

18

52

33 

33

32 

32

32 

32

37

49

60

83 

77

77

61 

60

19

48

33 

33

32 

32

33 

32

37

53

60

81 

81

76

62 

61

2

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

5

6

8

8

7

6

6
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 

6-6066. LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AT CORRECTIONVILL

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 31, 0.2 mile upstream from Bac

County, and 0.8 mile downstream from Pierson Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,500 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: November 1954 to June 1955.

Water temperatures: May 1951 to September 1961.

Sediment records: May 1950 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 82"F July 1, 31; minimum, freezing po

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 7,800 ppm June 27; minimum daily, 10 ppm Jan

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 64,600 tons Aug. 9; minimum daily, 2 tons Feb. 1-3. 

EXTREMES, 1950-61. Water temperatures (1951-61); Maximum, 84°F July 31, 1955; minimum

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 13,300 ppm June 22, 1957; minimum daily (19

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 257,000 tons June 19, 1954; minimum daily, less than 

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 12,700 ppm June 2

to Mar. 3.

November .....

December .....

April..........

May...........

July........... 

August........ 

September .....

1

40

34

41

74 

74

2

39

76 

73

3

4(1

34

40

78 

66

4

42

78 

64

5

40

38

40

78 

62

6

40

74 

62

7

IB

34

40

76 

67

8

42

66

71

9

18

34

40

66

73

10

42

71

74

11

T>

36

44

72 

69

12

42

72 

64

13

18

34

44

70 

60

14

46

72 

56

15

44

34

43

72 

53

Day

16

42

72 

55

17

40

34

40

74 

58

18

43

75 

61

19

38

34

46

70 

62

20

52

68 

63
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN Continued

6-6066. LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AT CORRECTIONVILLE, IOWA -Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 

/TDhere no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated?

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge 

(cf.)

760

700

657

605

579

540

518

485

463

430

420

400

380

360

350

330

330

311

302

293

293

28»

284

275

266

240

257

248

275

302

284

12221

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

350

300

255

230

205

195

170

160

140

130

120

120

105

99

87

79

72

67

57

35

40

38

50

44

45

46

44

42

46

49

39

-

Tons 

per 

day

718

567

452

376

320

284

238

210

175

151

136

130

108

96

82

70

64

56

46

28

32

29

38

33

32

30

31

28

34

40

30

4664

JANUARY

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

110

100

90

80

75

70

65

60

60

60

60

60

3170

25

26

20

13

14

15

18

22

16

10

~

30

29

29

28

27

28

30

28

28

26

24

20

"

8

8

175

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

266

266

266

266

266

266

266

266

257

240

248

257

240

240

257

248

240

240

240

232

232

223

220

220

221

218

218

240

220

130

7209

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

29

30

32

28

24

24

23

24

24

22

20

24

27

25

23

21

19

20

22

22

22

19

16

16

17

22

28

28

27

27

"

Tons 

per 

day

21

22

23

20

17

17

17

17

17

14

13

17

17

16

16

14

12

13

14

14

14

11

10

10

10

13

16

18

16

9

458

FEBRUARY

60

60

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

60

90

150

200

180

150

130

120

110

140

150

150

150

150

250

500

3360

15

14

14

22

31

38

44

32

20

21

22

22

140

180

165

120

74

77

__

220

150

80

40

120

280

530

"

2

2

2

3

5

6

7

5

3

3

3

3

A 23

44

67

65

36

31

30

30

30

A 83

A 61

32

16

A 49

A 189

716

--

1546

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

150

180

218

248

293

180

130

140

160

170

190

200

200

195

190

180

170

160

150

140

130

120

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

115

120

4899

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

24

22

21

33

45

32

19

18

16

20

23

23

23

22

22

24

26

24

23

24

24

26

28

22

16

18

19

16

14

19

24

-

per 

day

10

11

12

22

36

16

7

7

7

9

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

10

9

9

8

8

8

7

5

5

6

5

4

6

8

318

MARCH

800

1500

2000

3490

3060

1510

1400

1400

1510

1620

1660

1470

1190

1570

2450

2280

2490

2920

2510

2410

2320

2650

3430

4270

5230

6540

7810

10800

15600

11600

8760

118250

640

1170

1600

1090

560

280

350

520

350

750

500

670

450

775

2390

1990

2250

2770

1860

1580

1350

1820

2720

2470

1610

1090

770

820

500

400

360

~

1380

4740

8640

10300

4630

938

1320

1970

1430

3280

2240

2660

1450

S 4400

A 15800

A 12300

A 15100

21800

12600

10300

8460

13000

25200

28500

22700

19200

16200

23900

21100

12500

8510

336548

S Computed by subdividing day.

A Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN Continued

6-6066. LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AT CORRECTIONVILLE, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated?

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

7240

5800

4640

3730

3140

2600

2270

2090

1910

1740

1620

1580

1540

1510

1510

1470

1400

1360

1290

1220

1150

1120

1050

1020

986

986

986

954

922

858

59692

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

275

390

605

650

675

530

565

535

470

445

435

435

380

355

330

305

240

250

330

355

350

315

300

275

230

195

190

230

215

200

~

Tons

per 

day

5380

6110

7580

6550

5720

3720

3460

3020

2420

2090

1900

1860

1580

1450

1350

1210

907

918

1150

1170

1090

953

850

757

612

519

506

592

535

463

~

66422

JULY

572

530

478

439

426

413

388

364

328

316

305

305

316

316

340

413

400

340

336

738

400

303

284

413

491

607

1020

766

504

413

575

13839

275

225

170

130

115

115

115

105

97

97

105

110

125

110

165

175

145

165

155

1550

730

250

175

375

250

1060

2550

1380

400

240

1260

425

322

219

154

132

128

120

103

86

83

86

91

107

94

151

195

157

151

S 150

3090

788

205

134

418

331

S 2200

7020

2850

544

268

S 4190

24992

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

826

796

736

706

721

751

766

796

826

826

826

796

766

736

721

691

751

858

986

1220

1360

1400

1330

1190

1120

1080

1050

1050

954

890

890

28415

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

180

190

135

125

135

130

175

135

175

125

160

140

135

125

110

125

225

150

360

610

325

395

265

225

200

260

245

205

160

95

115

~

Tons

per 

day

401

408

268

238

263

264

362

290

390

279

357

301

279

248

214

233

456

347

958

2010

1190

1490

952

723

605

758

695

581

412

228

276

16476

AUGUST

890

558

413

400

352

287

247

228

6430

3860

1360

1120

766

616

504

439

388

340

316

291

316

439

388

352

316

282

258

236

220

202

184

22998

3540

700

420

295

210

145

100

96

3720

1910

795

790

485

270

225

165

115

73

57

62

105

100

85

83

64

51

60

67

68

72

63

-

S 9890

1050

468

319

200

112

67

59

A 64600

19900

2920

2390

1000

449

306

196

120

67

49

49

90

119

89

79

55

39

42

43

40

39

31

104877

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

1040

820

721

661

601

661

858

796

691

616

572

517

1370

4170

1850

1120

1020

922

858

796

736

691

631

572

517

478

1700

1050

796

646

28477

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

2700

2300

310

195

170

260

990

820

430

250

220

215

3400

4190

2330

1250

645

530

420

365

325

280

255

220

205

195

7800

3600

800

475

-

Tons

per 

day

A 7580

5090

603

348

276

464

2290

1760

802

416

340

300

S 20900

47200

S 12400

3780

1780

1320

973

784

646

522

434

340

286

252

S 42500

S 11000

1720

828

167934

SEPTEMBER

172

178

162

151

154

178

166

154

149

168

238

240

340

316

278

253

230

202

178

166

194

230

251

210

192

190

186

174

162

176

6038

59

63

75

76

79

80

81

71

73

75

100

95

155

120

85

100

105

110

115

105

120

135

135

82

86

93

105

80

76

88

~

-

27

30

33

31

33

38

36

30

29

34

64

62

142

102

64

68

65

60

55

47

63

84

91

46

45

48

53

38

33

42

1593

Total discharge for year (cfs-days). ................................................... 308568

S Computed by subdividing day.

A Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6-6066. LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AT CORRECTIONVILLE, IOW

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year Octobe

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, 

P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in dis

Date of collection

June 2..............

June 27.............

Time 

(24 hour)

1830 

1830 

0700 

0700 

1830

1830 

1000 

1900 

0700 

1100

Water 

temperattire 

(°F)

40 

40 

68 

68 

67

67 

71 

71 

74 

66

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

4550 

4550 

858 

4060 

4640

4640 

2700 

1700 

986 

7240

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

2530 

2530 

2920 

4890 

3610

3610 

11800 

12700 

4110 

2920

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

P

0.002

46 

27 

57 

63 

74

44 

49 

53

-

O.OO4

47 

34 

63 

71 

75

60 

55 

62 

51 

63

0
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

6-63oo. NORTH PLATTE RIVER ABOVE SEMINOE RESERVOIR, NE

LOCATION. At old bridge 150 feet downstream from new bridge on U.S. Highways 30 and 287, 1.8 mile so

miles east of Sinclair, Carbon County, and about 13 miles upstream from gaging station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,124 square miles upstream from gaging station, of which 4,064 square miles is proba

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses; December 1960 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: December 1960 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, December 1960 to September 1961. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 380 ppm Dec. 4-20; minimum, 1

Hardness: Maximum, 223 ppm Dec. 4-20; minimum, 69 ppm May 24 to June 3.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 650 micromhos Aug. 14; minimum daily, 170 mlcromhos May 31.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 69°F July 7, Aug. 6, 7; minimum, freezing point on many days during F

REMARKS. Records of specific conductance of daily samples available in district office at Worland, W

gaging station.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, December 196

Date 

of 

collection

Dec. 4-20, 1960.

Jan. 1-5, 1961..

Jan. 13-31......

Apr. 28-May 2...

May 24 -June 3...

Aug. 16-31......

Mean 

discharge 

(els)

289 

268 

300 

266 

217

186 

280 

287 

506 

630

1,129 

790 

1,550 

3,511 

3,221

1,467 

639 

596 

425 

230

Silica 

(SiO,)

24 

36

18 

18 

15 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

17 

11 

9.6 

13 

10

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00 

.01 

.00 

.00 

.00

.01 

.00 

.01 

.02 

.03

.04 

.01 

.02 

.02 

.03

.03 

.02 

.01 

.00 

.00

Calcium 

(Ca)

56 

58 

52 

55 

38

48 

54 

55 

50 

42

35 

37 

28 

21 

27

38 

54 

52 

47 

43

Magnesium 

(Mg)

20 

13 

13 

13 

7.0

13 

13 

11 

11 

11

7.2 

8.4 

6.3 

4.0 

6.0

10 

8.9 

8.9 

12 

11

Sodium 

(Na)

34 

30 

31 

31 

15

25 

26 

26 

24 

24

18 

22 

15 

9.5 

13

19 

27 

27 

24 

23

Potassium 

(K)

3.2 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

1.4

2.4 

2.8 

2.6 

3.6 

3.1

3.8 

2.6 

1.8 

.8 

1.8

1.9 

1.5 

1.7 

2.9 

2.9

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

192 

177 

160 

164 

112

149 

160 

160 

143 

140

119 

127 

99 

78 

106

159 

194 

180 

168 

158

Carbonate

(ccg

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SO.)

124 

106 

84 

97 

50

84 

99 

92 

89 

76

49 

56 

43 

26 

30

41 

59 

71 

79 

68

Chloride 

(CD

12 

11 

10 

10 

6.0

9.8 

9.5 

9.8 

8.4 

7.9

5.2 

7.9 

3.4 

.7 

.9

2.5 

4.9 

5.1 

6.4 

7.5

Fluoride

(F)

0.6 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Nitrate 

(NOJ

0.5 

.4

.0 

.0 

.0 

.4

.4 

1.1 

.0 

1.0 

.7

.1 

.2 

,4 

.6 

.2
Sept. 1-6, 1961.

Sept. 21-30.....

Weighted aver- 

&ge

Time-weighted 

average. ....

321

1,031

829

13

15

16

.01

.01

0.01

49

34

44

14

9.5

11

18.

30

20

23

3.3

2.3

2.5

168

129

148

0

0

0

92

53

72

9.1

5.9

6.9

'

.4

.2

0.4

.9 

.7

.4

0.3

Temperature (°F) of water, December 1960 to Septem

Month

November .....

April..........

June..........

July........... 

August........ 

September .....

Day

1

32

39

53 

65 

58

2

32

45

66

51

3

32 

41

66 

48

4

33 

42

66 

49

5

33

40

67 

51

6

32

39

68 

53

7

33 

32

36

69 

55

8

34 

32

34

64 

58

9

34 

32

35

67

10

33 

32

40

66

11

32 

33

38

62

12

33

32

39

62

13

32 

32

42

62

14

32 

32

37

65

15

32

32

39

65

16

33 

33

64

17

32 

32

64

18

32

32

65

19

35

32 

32

63

20

35

32 

32

62

21

33

32 

32

60
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-6379.1. ROCK CREEK AT ATLANTIC CITY, 

LOCATION. At gaging station, 500 feet downstream from Slate Creek and 1.4 miles northw

DRAINAGE AREA. 21.3 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: April to June 1957, November 1957 to September 

Water temperatures: June to September 1957, May to September 1958, May to September 

Sediment records: June 1957 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 73°F July 29; minimum, freezing point 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 1,000 ppm Aug. 5; minimum daily, not determi

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 13 tons June 13; minimum daily, less than 0.05 ton Ju

EXTREMES, 1957-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 73°F July 29, 1961; minimum, freezing 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 1,000 ppm Aug. 5, 1961; minimum daily, not d

Sediment loads; Maximum daily, 14 tons May 17, 1958; minimum daily, less than 0.05 t

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 t

Month

November ..... 

December .....

July...........

September .....

Day

1

45

32

32 

32 

32

49 

52

71

59

2

50

32

32 

32 

32

49 

45

53

3

32

32 

32 

32

-

61

53

4

32

32 

32 

32

40

_

58

5

32

32 

32 

32

43

_

61

6

32

32 

32 

32

38

7

32

32 

32 

32

42

56

8

32

32 

32 

32

50

57

9

32

32 

32 

32

53

56

10

32

32 

32 

32

-

54

11

32

32 

32 

32

50

56

12

32

32 

32 

32

40

13

32

32 

32 

32

39

14

32

32 

32 

32

45

15

32

32 

32 

32

42

58

16

32

32 

32 

32

49

58

17

32

32 

32 

32

56

18

32

32 

32

32

50

52

19

32

32

32 

32

54

20

32

32 

32 

32

51
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-6379.1. ROCK CREEK AT ATLANTIC CITY, WYO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated?

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

digcharge

(cf.)

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.1

2.8

2.2

2.8

3.6

5.8

6.0

4.8

4.1

3.2

3.5

2.7

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.2

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.3

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.4

2.4

93.7

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

C 44

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

C 4

Tons

per 

day

0.

.

,

.

f -

.;

.

.

.

.

,

.

.

.

.

.

.

.:

.

.

.

.:

.

.:

.

ll.

JANUARY

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.9

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.8

3.0

84.9

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

C 22

C 22

C 22

C 22

C 22

C 22

C 22

0.

.

.

.

.

,

.

.

.

.

.

.

9

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.1

.1

.2

.2

5.1

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

2.7

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

73.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

76.5

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

C 28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

C 28

28

28

28

28

--

Tons

per 

day

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.0

FEBRUARY

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

C 25

-

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.6

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

3.5

5.4

3.0

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.4

79.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

85.9

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

C 21

C 21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

-

MARCH

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

C 12

"

Tons

per 

day

0.

.

»

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

3.8

0.

.

«

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

3.1

C Composite period.

210-974 O - 66 - 13
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-6379.1. ROCK CREEK AT ATLANTIC CITY, WYO.--Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Bhere no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

3.5

4

5

8

7

6

5.5

5.5

6.5

9

15

16

14

10

12

14

15

8.0

9.5

8.0

7.0

8.0

7.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

7.5

13

14

260.0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

_

_

__

140

70

70

120

180

220

185

120

125

72

28

48

__

95

80

115

115

per 

day

1

1

.5

.9

.2

.5

.5

.8

.0

.3

.7

.4

.4

.7

.4

.6

.0

.3

81.2

JULY

.0

.0

.0

.0

.6

.3

.6

.6

.3

.8

.1

.5

.3

.6

.3

.8

.3

.2

.0

.0

.1

.2

.1

.7

.4

.7

.3

.6

.2

2.4

2.3

116.3

10

12

6

11

12

9

7

34

6

12

14

9

6

11

16

10

23

8

6

7

14

_

8

6

6

0.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.6

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

17

22

23

23

15

12

10

10

14

27

30

29

23

23

24

24

22

28

30

40

41

40

41

40

41

41

38

38

36

37

33

872

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

56

120

54

35

30

36

20

18

80

50

26

36

22

18

30

27

83

67

44

48

48

60

36

29

21

18

~

per 

day

.6

.1

.4

.4

.0

.0

.5

.7

.5

.9

.6

.2

.4

.2

.3

.2

.0

.4

.8

.3

.3

.6

.7

.0

.0

.8

105.9

AUGUST

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.0

1.8

2.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

2.6

2.8

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.6

62.8

22

56

1000

320

980

150

32

36

31

22

22

30

75

50

25

18

ZO

33

50

166

267

351

86

108

0.1

.4

.1

.3

4.3

1.4

4.8

.8

.4

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.4

.8

S 3.8

2,7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.5

24.7

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

30

36

36

31

27

29

30

24

20

19

18

17

15

15

15

13

12

15

14

11

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

5.0

5.5

5.3

5.3

496.1

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

70

36

28

18

37

37

84

22

20

10

30

320

80

24

11

18

13

15

_-

10

22

11

9

15

110

20

-

Tons 

per 

day

5.7

3.5

2.7

1.5

2.7

2.9

4

5.4

1.2

1.0

.5

1.4

13

4

3.2

.8

.4

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.5

.2

.2

.2

.5

1.6

.3

59.7

SEPTEMBER

1.7

1.9

2.6

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.9

2.2

3.1

2.0

2.1

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.8

3.0

3.3

3.1

4.3

4.1

2.7

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.1

74.5

55

17

22

16

21

19

27

28

18

50

32

12

32

36

21

38

35

31

23

15

14

22

32

~

-

0.3

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

~

5.3

Total load for year (tons).. ........................................................... 315.1

Computed by subdividing day. 

Less than 0.05 ton.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-6468. NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR GLENROCK, W

LOCATION. At Dave Johnston powerplant, 0.2 mile upstream from Sand Creek, 1 mile upstream from gaging 

DRAINAGE AREA. 17,487 square miles upstream from gaging station, of which 5,123 square miles is proba

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: December 1960 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: December 1960 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, December 1960 to September 1961.--Dissolved solids: Maximum, 594 ppm Sept. 23-30; minimum, 

Hardness: Maximum, 282 ppm Sept. 23-30; minimum, 226 ppm Hay 1-18.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 920 micromhos Sept. 27; minimum daily, 610 micromhos Apr. 8.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 78°F July 10; minimum, freezing point Dec. 29.

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductanc

Wyo. No appreciable inflow between sampling point and gaging station.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, December 1960 

Date 

of 

collection

Dec. 8-31, 1960. 

Jan. 1-18, 1961.

Sept. 23-30..... 

Weighted averTime-weighted 

average. ....

Tons per day. .

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

646 

728 

667 

797 

716

707 

813 

1,054 

1,046 

960

888 

1,359 

1,367 

725 

712

-

934

-

Silica 

SiO.)

9.8 

10 

11 

10 

9.6

7.9 

5.7 

8.7 

9.5 

9.5

9.1 

11 

9.9 

9.9 

9.7

9.6

9.5

24.0

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.00 

.01 

.02 

.01

.01 

.02 

.02 

.01 

.02

.02 

.02 

.00 

.01 

.02

0.01

0.01

0.03

Calcium 

(Ca)

68 

69 

70 

63 

67

67 

67 

62 

57 

59

61 

72 

64 

68 

66

65

65

165

Magnesium 

(Mg)

23 

18 

21 

20 

23

22 

22 

18 

20 

21

21 

18 

23 

24 

29

21

21

53.0

Sodium 

(Na)

55 

52 

54 

51 

60

56 

61 

50 

49 

52

55 

55 

57 

67 

79

56

56

140

Potassium 

(K)

3.7 

3.4 

3.6 

3.2 

3.6

3.7 

3.3 

3.1 

3.0 

3.1

3.5 

3.9 

4.3 

4.1 

4.1

3.6

3.6

9.2

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

177 

170 

176 

167 

173

172 

168 

164 

161 

166

168 

176 

174 

172 

168

171

170

430

Carbonate 

(COJ

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

SuUate 

(S04 )

209 

199 

205 

190 

216

210 

218 

175 

175 

187

202 

212 

214 

236 

269

205

206

516

Chloride

(CD

16 

15 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

15 

14 

14

13 

15 

17 

18 

19

15

15

39.0

Fluoride

(F)

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.6 

.4 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

0.4

0.4

1.0

Nitrate 

(NOJ

0.6 

1.1 

1.6 

.6 

1.1

.5 

.9 

.5 

.6 

2.5

.3 

1.0 

.5 

1.4 

3.2

0.9

0.9

2.2

0

0

0

0
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-6468. NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR GLENROCK, WYO. 

Temperature (°F) of water, December 1960 to Se

January. .......

March .........

July...........

September .....

1

65

64

2

61

60

3

36

56

58

4

39

60

58

5

35

61

56

6

64

60

7

63

64

8

65

62

9

66

65

10

68

60

11

67

56

12

64

55

13

65

52

14

63

49

15

62

54

Day

16

64

60

17

66

64

18

67

64

19

70

56

20

68

52
MISSOURI BITER BASIN

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-7580. KIOWA CREEK AT ELBERT, COLO.

LOCATION. At gaging station, 0.2 mile southeast of Elbert, Elbert County, and 0.5 mile upstream

from West Kiowa Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 28.6 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: April 1956 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 220 ppm Aug. 16; minimum daily, no

flow on many days.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 1.4 tons Aug. 16; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days. 

EXTREMES, 1956-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 6,500 ppm July 31, 1957; minimum

daily, no flow on many days each year. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 1,400 tons Mar. 24, 1960; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days

each year. 

REMARKS. No flow during period October to March; record is omitted.

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

2<t..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0.7

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

__

_

__

_

__

i»

2

Tons 

per 

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

T

T

T

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

T

T

T

0

0

0

T

 

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

-

Tons 

per 

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

T

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

T

 

JUNE

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0

T Less than 0.05 ton.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961 

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-7580. KIOWA CREEK AT ELBERT, COLO. Continued 

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

JULY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0.2

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

_

__

110

__

__

--

--

_

--

210

~

Tons 

per 

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

A .1

0

0

0

0.1

AUGUST

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0

0

0

0 ^

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

__

__

220

33

__

Tons 

per

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

SEPTEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

Tons

per 

day

0

0

0

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

T

Less than 0.05 ton.

Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-7582. KIOWA CREEK AT KIOWA, COLO.

LOCATION. At gaging station, at cableway 0.7 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 86 and

0.7 mile south of Kiowa, Elbert County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Ill square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Sediment records; April 1956 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 4,400 ppm July 11; minimum daily,

no flow on many days.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 1,100 tons July 29; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days. 

EXTREMES, 1956-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 15,000 ppm Aug. 1, 1956; minimum

dally, no flow on many days each year. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 43,000 tons July 31, 1956; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days

each year. 

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice during most of period Nov. 3 to Mar. 1.

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

I OCTOBER

Day

1..

2..

3..

t..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

1ft..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

2*..

29..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

| Suspended sediment

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.9

Mean

tration

(ppm)

 

per

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

______

Per 

day

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

1 0 

'

0

0

0

0

0

°

n°

°

°

0

0

C .1

C .1

C .1

C .1

C .1

C .1

C .1

C .1

C .1

C .1

C .1

C .1

C .1

C -1

C .1

C .1

1.6

Suspended sediment

Mean

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cl

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Less than 0.50 ton 

Composite period.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS , 1961

PLATTE RIVER BASIN--Continued

6-?582. KIOWA CREEK AT KIOWA, COLO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated^

Day

I..

2..

3..

4..

5,.

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

JANUARY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

C 0.2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

C .2

6.2

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

Tons 

per 

day

1

APRIL

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.7

3.0

2.3

2.1

1.9

3.8

2.5

1.9

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.7

1.6

1.2

1.9

2.3

1.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

62.2

130

__

_

110

130

150

_

~

110

390

130

70

A

A

24

FEBRUARY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

C .5

"

42.0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

per 

day

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

~

5

MAY

0.2

.1

.2

.2

.4

.2

1.0

1.0

.6

.7

.4

.2

.6

13

8.0

.6

.3

.3

.5

.2

.1

.1

.4

.4

.5

.8

.8

.4

.4

.0

.4

94.0

90

90

90

~

-_

340

__

80

80

80

80

80

80

~

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

13

7

5

4

3

2

1

1

A 1

1

A 1

A 1

1

1

1

1

1

1

48

MARCH

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

3.3

6.3

8.0

5.9

4.1

3.2

2.7

3.2

2.5

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.2

4.5

5.6

3.8

3.2

3.4

2.7

3.4

3*8

4.1

3.8

3.4

4.1

3.2

1.6

2.1

112.2

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

430

750

650

550

310

260

~

~

__

--

Tons 

per 

day

4

A 13

14

A 9

5

3

2

A 2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

4

6

3

2

2

2

3

3

4

3

2

2

1

T

1

106

JUNE

3.8

5.6

7.5

10

6.3

7.5

9.5

10

6.3

5.9

5.2

3.8

3.3

2.3

3.0

1.9

1.1

.6

.8

1.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

96.1

__

260

220

120

~

1

Z2

15

40

5

19

38

32

4

4

3

2

2

2

A 2

1

T

T

T

T

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

193

Less than 0.50 ton.

Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.

Composite period.
MISSOURI' RIVER BASIN 

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-7582. KIOWA CREEK AT KIOWA, COLO. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4. .

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

JUL V

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

0

Q

0

0

0

0

1.0

2.5

.2

0

60

38

13

7.5

1.4

1.0

.6

.5

.3

.5

.8 "1.0

.2

0

0

.3

2.1

47

101

80

22

380.9

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

__

--

4440

2200

_

~

~

1750

4000

3600

3300

Tons 

per 

day

71

23

220

1100

780

200

3258

AUGUST

Suspended sediment

Mean 

discharge 

(cf.)

6.6

9.5

9.0

4.1

1.9

.8

.5

1.2

2.7

2.3

2.7

3.9

4.8

3.0

1.4

3.0

7.0

1.9

.8

.4

.4

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.7

12

89.1

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1100

460

580

__

60

__

4 0

2 0

5 0

5 0

2 0

1 0

0

60

50

1000

1600

Tons 

per 

day

20

A 1

1

SEPTEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cf»)

5.

5.

7.

8 

4.

3.

2.

2.

2.

1 2 '

A

1

23

52

159

2.

2.

2.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1 ,

1.

1-

1.

1.

2.

4.

3-

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

85.0

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

__

270

170

160

150

~

Tons 

per 

day

10

8

12

13

6

A

90

Less than O.50 to

Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-7582. KIOWA CREEK AT KIOWA, COLD. Continue

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 1960 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distill

Date of collection

Aug. 31.... ........

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Sampling 

point

7 

6 

17

26 

19

Discharge 

(cfs)

233 

33 

122 

.5 

78 

11

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Perc

0.062

0

0.125

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1

0.25

8 

7 

5 

8 

8 

8
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

Water temperatures: 

EXTREMES, 1960-61.--Dissolved solids:

6-7640. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT JULESBURG, CO

LOCATION.--At gaging station at bridge on U.S. Highway 385 (revised), 0.9 mile southeast of Julesburg, 

State line, and 8 miles downstream from Lodgepole Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 23,138 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1945 to September 1961. 

October 1945 to September 1961.

Maximum, 1,720 ppm Dec. 1; minimum, 818 ppm June 1-16. 

Hardness: Maximum, 860 ppm Dec. 1; minimum, 408 ppm June 1-16.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 2,310 micromhos Jan. 27; minimum daily, 943 micromhos June 16. 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 88°F July 27, 29; minimum, 33°F Jan. 25, 26.

EXTREMES, 1945-61.--Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,860 ppm Apr. 13, 1955; minimum, 429 ppm June 16, 195

Hardness: Maximum, 860 ppm Dec. 1, 1960; minimum, 173 ppm Mar. 1-12, 1947.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 2,350 micromhos Apr. 13, 1955; minimum daily, 617 micromhos Au

Water temperatures: Maximum (1946-49, 1950-61), 93°F July 28, Aug. 1, 1953; minimum, freezing point 

REMARKS. Records of specific conductance of daily samples available in district office at Lincoln, Ne

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-31, I960.

Jan. 1-31, 1961.

Apr. 1-30.......

May 22-31. ......

June 17-30...... 

July 1-26. ......

Mean 

discharge 

(eta)

70.6 

94.4 

72 

210 

237

235 

141 

229 

267 

97.3

130 

1,913 

4,078 

1,790 

128

SUica 

(S10.)

35 

30

31 

27

17

Iron 

(Fe)

0.02 

.00

.00 

.00

.00

.00 

.01 

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

249 

220

195 

L98

L14

Magnesium 

(Mg)

58 

62

60 

59

30

Sodium 

(Na)

164 

161 

196 

200 

200

195 

183 

188 

183 

184

179 

118 

91 

121 

160

Potassium 

(K)

20 

18

15 

15

8.5

Blcarbonate 

(HCO,)

315 

317 

432 

360 

366

318 

299 

296 

286 

286

256 

225 

207 

235 

242

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SO.)

794 

805

688 

748

377

Chloride 

(Cl)

73 

71

72 

69

32

Fluoride 

(F)

0.6 

.7

.7 

.7

.7

Nitrate 

(NO,)

4.1 

2.3

3.3 

3.1

1.4

B

r

0
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-7640. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT JULESBURG, COLO. 

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1960 

Date 

of 

collection

July 27-31, 1961

Weighted averTime-weighted 

average. ....

Tons per day. .

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

152 

83.0 

199

452

"

Silica 

(810.)

29

-

"

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01

-_

--

--

Calcium 

(Ca)

185

-

"

Magnesium 

(Mg)

56

-

"

Sodium 

(Na)

130 

183 

169

130

172

158

Potasslurn 

(K)

16

-

"

Blcarbonate 

(HCO,)

203 

246 

262

246

290

300

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

Sulfate 

(S0«)

713

Chloride 

(Cl)

64

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.8

--

Nitrate 

(NO,)

2.3

__

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 to 

Month

November ..... 

December .....

February. ......

July...........

August ........ 

September .....

1 Day

1

52

35 

34 

47

58 

50 

73

75

80 

80

2

54

35

55 

54

70

80 

87 

70

3

52

34

58 

45

81 

87 

64

4

40

34

56 

45 

59

85 

63

5

68

49

36

55 

51 

71

85 

84

6

68 

54

34

51 

53 

73

83

80 

80

7

70 

52

34

40 

75

84 

84 

78

8

70 

45

34

38 

77

67 

84 

79

9

67 

45

35

75 

77

80 

84 

77

10

69

50

44

37 

71 

78

84 

79 

72

11

68

50

49

43 

70 

79

72 

79 

60

12

61

54

47

55 

74 

80

79 

77

13

69 

53

45

56 

54

80

82 

84

14

53 

55

46

42 

74

85 

81

15

59 

48

*7 

59

50 

61 

63

86 

81

16

62

43

45 

56

54 

67 

69

79 

81

17

62 

49

35

50

60 

69 

73

85 

86

18

59 

48

35 

48

66 

62 

78

80 

74

19

50 

51

39 

44

69 

56 

74

82 

82

20

58

46 

53

65 

61 

75

73 

83

2

5

5

5

4

6

6

7
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-7657. SUPPLY CANAL (TRI-COUNTY DIVERSION) NEAR MA

LOCATION. At gaging station at Parshall Flume in sec. 28, T. 13 N. , R. 29 W., near Maxwell, Lincoln 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: March 1951 to September 1961.

Water temperatures; March 1951 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 795 ppm June 1-30; minimum, 434 ppm Dec. 25.

Hardness: Maximum, 391 ppm June 1-30; minimum, 192 ppm Oct. 1-31.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,180 micromhos July 7; minimum daily, 579 micromhos Mar. 10, 

Water temperatures; Maximum, 84°F June 29; minimum, 33°F on several days during November to Februar

EXTREMES, 1951-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 1,010 ppm Mar. 1-4, 1958; minimum, 368 ppm May 15, 19

Hardness: Maximum, 492 ppm Mar. 1-4, 1958; minimum, 171 ppm May 15, 1951.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,440 micromhos Mar. 1, 1958; minimum daily, 403 micromhos Jan

Water temperatures; Maximum, 85°F June 13, 15, 1952, July 27, 31, 1957; minimum, freezing point on 

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Composite periods normally id

of specific conductance of daily samples available in district office at Lincoln, Nebr. Records o

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-31, 1960.

Nov. 28- Dec. 24.

Dec. 26- Jan. 20,

Jan. 21-Feb. 2..

Apr. 7-11.......

Apr. 12-30...... 

May 1-16........ 

May 17-24.......

July 1-22.. ..... 

July 23-31...... 

Aug. 1-14.......

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

940 

960 

975 

1,060

954

1,086 

955 

923 

862 

1,012

1,006 

1,190 

1,042 

940 

1,672

1,970 

2,137 

2,100

Silica 

S10.)

29 

35

35 

24

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.05

.00 

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

56 

57

66 

98

Magnesium 

(Mg)

16 

15

16 

36

Sodium 

(Na)

62 

57 

62 

56

63

79 

61 

55 

62 

64

64 

75 

68 

80 

91

100 

85 

81

Potassium 

(K)

11 

9.6

10 

11

Blcarbonate 

(HCO,)

212 

210 

215 

207

216

235 

228 

206 

211 

204

211 

211 

212 

208 

227

221 

221 

221

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

Sulfate

(so.)

152 

143

146 

353

Chloride 

(Cl)

19 

13

19 

29

Fluoride 

(F)

0.6 

.7

.4

.7

Nitrate 

(NO,)

1.6 

.2

2.0 

.4

0
PLATTE RIVER BASIN--Continued

6-7657. SUPPLY CANAL (TRI-COUNTY DIVERSION) NEAR MAXWEL

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1960 

Date 

of 

collection

Aug. 15, 1961... 

Aug. 18-31......

Weighted averTime-weighted 

average. ....

Tons per day. .

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

598 

1,255 

1,450

1,217

Silica 

(S10.)

21

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01

--

Calcium 

(Ca)

61

Magnesium 

(Mg)

13

Sodium 

(Na)

77 

76 

73

70

243

Potassium 

(K)

10

_

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

232 

219 

231

219

218

72O

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0

0

0

o

Sulfate 

(so.)

145

_

Chloride 

(Cl)

21

_

Fluoride 

(F)

0.6

_

Nitrate 

(NO,

1.2

_

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 to 

October .......

December .....

January. ....... 

February. ......

March ......... 

April... .......

ft::::::::::

July...........

August ........ 

September .....

1

53

80

75

2

49

67

3

56

63

4

50

60

5

54

69

6

49

62

7

47

68

8

35

45

63

9

37

47

72

10

35

43

68

11

38

43

62

12

35

41

60

13

37

48

58

14

46

56

15

48

61

Day

16

45

59

17

50

65

18

46

61

19

60

63

20

35

56

51
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-7660. PLATTE RIVER AT BRADY, NEBR.

LOCATION. At gaging station at highway bridges, 0.5 mile and 2.5 miles south of Brady, Lincoln Coun

and South Platte Rivers.

DRAINAGE AREA. 56,900 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: November 1950 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: March 1951 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 701 ppm June 1-30; minim

Hardness: Maximum, 345 ppm June 1-30; minimum, 195 ppm Apr. 7-11.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,060 micromhos July 5 (chan. 1); minimi

381 ppm Apr. 7-11.

daily, 420 micromh

Water temperatures: Maximum, 77°F July 27 (chan. 1); minimum, freezing point on several days dur

EXTREMES, 1951-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 896 ppm Feb. 19-22, 1953; minimum, 270 ppm June 21, 

Hardness: Maximum, 404 ppm Mar. 1-4, 1958; minimum, 133 ppm June 21, 1960.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,250 micromhos June 17, 1959 (chan. 1); minimum daily, 305 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 90°F July 19, 20, 1951 (chan. 1); minimum, freezing point on many d

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis from each of two major channels composited by discharg

Canal <Tri-County Diversion) near Maxwell, Nebr. Records of specific conductance of daily sample

district office at Lincoln, Nebr.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-31, I960. 

Nov. 1-27....... 

Nov. 28-Dec. 24.

Dec. 26-Jan. 20,

Jan. 21-Feb. 2..

Apr. 1-6........

Apr. 12-30...... 

May 1-16........ 

May 17-24.......

May 25-31....... 

June 1-30. ......

July 23-31......

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

114 

129 

196 

250

205

290 

184 

219 

167 

210

218 

243 

402 

261 

807

915 

1010

Silica 

(SiO.)

40 

44

38 

28

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.03

.00 

.03

Calcium 

(Ca)

61 

58

59 

97

Magnesium 

(Mg)

16 

13

16

25

Sodium 

(Na)

52 

48 

48 

43

44

50 

42 

42 

47 

38

46 

44 

46 

50 

76

72 

69

Potassium 

(K)

9.9 

9.4

9.8

11

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

220 

219 

222 

215

213

227 

207 

214 

214 

208

216 

224 

224 

224

236 

236

Carbonate

(CO,)

oooo ooooo c

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SO,)

125 

110

110

283

Chloride 

(Cl)

16 

11

14

24

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5 

.6

.5

.6

Nitrate 

(NOJ

2.0 

1.0

2.3

.6
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-7660. PLATTE EIVEE AT BEADY, NEBE. Contin

Chemical anal

Date 

of 

collection

Aug. 1-14, 1961.

Weighted average........ .

Time-weighted 

average. ....

Tons per day . .

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

880 

2187 

291 

124

-

352

--

Silica 

(SiO.)

33

-

--

Iron 

(Fe)

0.00

-

--

Calcium 

(Ca)

60

~

-

Magnesium 

(Mg)

16

-

"

Sodium 

(Na)

68 

74 

65 

59

62

54

59.0

Potassium 

(K)

10

-

--

Bicarbonate 

(HCOJ

233 

232 

231 

220

226

221

214

Carbonate 

(COJ

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

Sulfate 

(S0«)

133

-

Chloride 

(Cl)

18

-

Fluoride 

(F)

0.6

-

N

tra

(N

1
PLATTE RIVER BASIK Continued 

6-7660. PLATTE RIVER AT BRADY, KEBR. Co

CHANNEL 1 

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

Month

November ..... 

December .....

January........

May........... 

June ..........

July...........

September .....

Day

1

40 

33

33 

33 

33

38 

48 

65

75

67

2

38 

35

33 

33 

39

41 

46 

66

68

66

3

37 

34

33 

33 

39

39 

48 

61

71

54

4

43 

37

33 

33 

35

36

44 

60

71

57

5

38 

34

33 

33 

35

36 

46 

65

75

59

6

36

33

33 

33 

35

36 

47 

68

73

60

7

37 

33

34 

33 

35

34 

54 

67

68

65

8

41 

35

33 

33 

39

36 

50 

68

71

69

9

34 

37

32 

33 

34

36

50 

71

69

67

10

33

40

33 

33 

37

42 

57

71

70

70

1 1

34 

35

33

39

36 

59 

72

69

56

12

37 

34

33

38

35 

63 

71

68

56

13

38 

33

35

34

54 

75

67

52

14

39 

33

34

39

50 

73

70

49

15

37 

33

33

44

66 

65

71

50

16

35 

33

34

38

51

60

73

54

17

35 

33

35

39

54

61

73 

72 

69

18

33 

33

33

41

54

74 

74 

60

19

39 

34

33

39

54

71

72 

71

60

2

3

3

3

3

5

6

7

7

5

CHANNEL 4 

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

October ....... 

November .....

December .....

February. ......

April .......... 

May...........

July...........

August ........ 

September .....

1

53

41 

50

73 

67

2

50

45 

48

66

3

50

44 

48

56

4

58

42 

45

57

5

56

41 

46

58

6

53

41 

48

59

7

58

39 

55

64

8

54

37 

53

68

9

55

38 

52

68

10

59

43 

58

69

1 1

59

38

39 

59

60

12

58

36

37 

62

57

13

57

35

46 

57

54

14

50

35

35

46 

52

67

51

15

50

35

35

39

60

68

52

Day

16

47

33

42

40 

52

70

58

17

50

34

38

40 

54

70

68

18

48

35

34

47 

55

71

62

19

43

37

33

53 

54

70

72 

61

2

43

35

34

56 

54

68

69 

55
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-7680. PLATTE RIVER NEAR OVERTON, NEB

LOCATION. At gaging station at highway bridge, 4 miles south of Overton, Dawson County, and 4 miles 

DRAINAGE AREA. 58,400 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: December 1951 to September 1952, November 1958 to September 

Water temperatures: November 1958 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 647 ppm June 1-30; minimum, 270 ppm Aug. 13.

Hardness: Maximum, 313 ppm June 1-30; minimum, 145 ppm Aug. 13.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 966 micromhos June 25 (south chan.); minimum daily, 362 micr

Water temperatures: Maximum, 94°F June 29 (north and south chans.); minimum, freezing point Dec. 

EXTREMES, 1958-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 650 ppm June 1-30, 1959; minimum, 270 ppm Aug. 13, 

Hardness: Maximum, 313 ppm June 1-30, 1961; minimum, 145 ppm Aug. 13, 1961.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 1,070 micromhos July 9, 1959 (south chan.); minimum daily, 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 98°F June 13, 1959 (south chan.), July 9, 1960 (north chan.); minimu

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis from each of two major channels composited by discharg

at each of the two major channels, available in district office at Lincoln, Nebr.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year Octobe

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-31, 1960.

Nov. 28-Dec. 24.

Dec. 26- Jan. 24,

AUK. 13.........

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

827 

879 

935 

833

977

1,110 

983 

1,137 

1,009 

905

835 

1,428 

186 

147 

955

Silica 

(SiO,)

18 

21 

26 

27

30

34 

31 

32 

30 

29

32 

27 

32 

29 

18

Iron

(Fe)

0.00 

.00 

.02 

.05

.01

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.01

.00 

.02 

.02 

.00 

.02

Calcium 

(Ca)

56 

60 

60 

59

55

72 

66 

66 

66 

72

81 

86 

75 

75 

47

Magnesium

(Mg)

18 

20 

18 

17

24

19 

18 

20 

22 

18

19 

24 

22 

23 

6.7

Sodium

(Na)

71 

63 

63 

64

60

66 

62 

59 

60 

60

62

77 

75 

78 

23

Potassium 

(K)

12 

11 

11 

11

11

12 

11 

11 

12 

12

13 

12 

15 

13 

13

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

221 

227 

227 

226

234

251 

230 

229 

230 

225

251 

233 

230 

219 

152

Carbonate 

(COJ

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(S0«)

161 

160 

155 

156

158

175 

168 

158 

169 

171

186 

254 

223 

245 

66

Chloride 

(CD

21 

19 

20 

16

20

22 

21 

20 

21 

22

23 

24 

25 

27 

8.6

Fluoride

(F)

0.6 

.5 

.6 

.3

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4

.6 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.4

Nitrate 

(NO

1.6 

1.6 

2.1 

1.5

.0

2.2 

1.8 

1.4 

2.0 

2.1

2.0 

.7 

1.4 

.4 

6.5
Aug. 14-31, 1961

Weighted averTime-weighted 

average. ....

626

838

31 

23

28

.01

0.01

73

67

19

20

70

67

13 

12

12

248 

220

229

521

0

0

188

183

23

22

.6

0.5

1.1 

1.3

1.4
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-7680. PLATTE RIVER NEAR OVERTON, NEBR. Co

NORTH CHANNEL 

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

October .......

January. ....... 

February. ......

May...........

July...........

August ........

September .....

1

57

47

35

34 

38

76

85

2

52

54

35

33 

34

90

76

3

71

48

43

34 

33

an

62

4

63

47

43

35 

34

90

73

5

71

4b

41

35 

34

76

76

6

63

50

34

38 

35

8

62

7

68

42

41

35

76

71

8

61

52

36

37

9?

72

9

65

36

40

35

75

85

10

64

43

33

41

93

86

1 1

7?

41

35

35

7

69

12

65

45

33

37

70

63

13

59

45

39

35

79

66

14

55

59

35

41

81

55

15

56

46

36

35

74

71

Day

16

54

48

34

43

78

60

17

62

42

32

38

74

75

18

55

48

35

37

80

65

19

55

44

40

35

74

67

20

43

47

40

33

75

53

SOUTH CHANNEL

Temperature (°FO of water, water year October 1960 

Month

November .....

January........

Match .........

April .......... 

May...........

July...........

September .....

Day

1

56 

45

42

41 

49

76 

74 

85

2

51 

54

41

52 

53

81 

89 

73

3

70 

46

40

48 

48

82 

78 

68

4

62 

47

36

58 

47

74 

90 

68

5

70 

43

34

44 

46

91 

74 

74

6

60 

50

36

51 

63

70 

87 

64

7

66

40

36

45

60

81 

74 

70

8

59

51

37

46 

62

73 

90 

69

9

64 

34

35

41 

58

81 

77 

84

10

62

40

40

48 

70

71 

91 

83

11

71

40

41 

63

81 

73 

67

12

63 

44

56 

75

70 

71 

59

13

61 

43

47 

56

86 

76 

65

14

54 

53

55 

56

72 

82 

52

15

58 

45

41 

55

88 

72

70

16

53 

47

49 

60

75 

78 

58

17

61 

40

44 

56

84 

72 

74

18

53 

48

37

59 

58

74 

79 

63

19

58 

42

33

56 

54

75 

73 

67

20

42 

47

33

62

60

71 

75 

52
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-7975. ELKHORN RIVER AT EWING, NEBR

LOCATION. At bridge on State Highway 108, 350 feet upstream fr<

Elkhorn River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,400 square miles, approximately, of which about 740 squ 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1960 to September 1961.

gaging station, 0.8 mile north of 

iles contributes dire

Chemical analyses, in parts per million. September 196

Date of 

collection

Sept. 27,

Jan. 5, 1961.

Sept. 28.....

Discharge 

(cfs)

68.4 

58 

72 

77 

73

56 

158 

367 

164 

116

104 

61 

32 

56

Silica 

(SiOl,)

42 

42 

43 

46 

49

50 

36 

27 

28 

38

37 

38 

41 

38

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

0.08 

.07 

.08 

.05 

.09

.05 

.06 

.11 

.08 

.06

.03 

.03 

.01 

.04

Manganese 

(Mn)

0.00

.00 

.00

.00 

.03 

.04 

.01 

.02

.07 

.00 

.00 

.00

Calcium 

(Ca>

27 

29 

29 

27 

29

31 

25 

27 

32 

34

28 

30 

29 

27

Magnesium 

(Mg)

3.3 

2.8 

2.1 

3.6 

2.1

2.3 

1.1 

3.8 

3.4 

1.7

2.7 

2.2 

3.6 

2.8

Sodium 

(Na)

9.5 

9.4 

8.9 

9.4 

8.2

9.3 

7.6 

13 

12 

11

10 

8.8 

9.4 

8.7

Potassium 

(K)

5.0 

5.2 

5.1 

5.3 

4.5

5.1 

5.3 

7.7 

6.1 

5.7

5.3 

5.1 

6.0 

6.4

Bicarbonate 

(HCOJ

119 

124 

119 

119 

114

123 

97 

123 

140 

132

121 

121 

125 

115

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SOJ

5.8 

5.0 

5.5 

5.3 

4.5

6.5 

5.0 

9.5 

7.6 

5.5

3.0 

4.3 

5.0 

6.0

Chloride 

(Cl)

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

1.0 

.0

.6 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0

.0 

1.0 

.0 

1.4
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-7975. ELKHORN RIVER AT EffING, NEBR. Contin

eriodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, wat

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in disti

Date of collection

June 22.............

Sept. 28............

Time 

(24 hour)

1530 

1440 

1800 

1530 

1535

1445 

1140 

1330 

1520 

1125

0840 

0905 

0920 

1100 

1145

1745 

1520

Water 

temperature

50 

44 

32 

32 

32

39 

41 

46 

55 

70

70 

76 

82 

81

83 

60

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

59 

72 

78 

75 

54

160 

367 

150 

166 

116

104 

166 

61 

43 

32

57 

53

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

7 

11 

9 

4 

8

58 

190 

49 

40 

58

70 

129 

42 

30 

20

52 

20

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

l 

2.1 

2

1 

1

25 

188 

20 

18 

18

20 

58 

6.9 

3.5 

1.7

8.0 

2.9

Pe

0.002

23

0.004

25

0.0
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued

6-7975. ELKHORN RIVER AT EWING, NEBR. Continu

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 1960 

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, In distill

Date of collection

Nov. 16............

Dec. 12............

Feb. 27............

Apr. 18............

June 9.............

July 25............

Aug. 23............

Time 

(24 hour)

1530 

1440 

1800 

1530 

1535

1445 

1140 

1330 

1520 

1125

0840 

0905 

0920 

1100 

1145

1745 

1520

Water 

temperature

(°F)

Sampling 

point

8 

17 

11

10

ll

20 

19 

15 

17 

12

19 

17 

18 

14 

15

15 

19

Discharge 

(cfs)

59 

72 

78 

75 

54

160 

367 

150 

166 

116

104 

166 

61 

43 

32

57 

53

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Perc

0.062

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0

0.125

0 

2 

2 

3

1

0 

4 

0

1 

0

0 

0

1

4

1

1 

1

0.25

23 

25 

32 

32 

37

19 

47 

23 

2

24

35 

3

39 

42 

35

27 

33
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-7980. SOUTH FORK ELKHORN RIVER AT EYflNG, 

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on U.S. Highway 275 at southeast limits of Ewing, Holt County, 

DRAINAGE AREA. 320 square miles, approximately, of which about 190 square miles contributes directly 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1960 to September 1961.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, September 1960 

Date of 

collection

Sept. 27,

Jan. 5, 1961.

Feb. 27.. ....

Sept. 28.....

Discharge 

(els)

29.4 

40 

33 

36 

44

36 

76 

51 

31 

70

52 

55 

30 

35

Silica 

(SiO,)

46 

46 

45 

47 

47

46 

42 

36 

35 

41

42 

44 

46 

46

Aluminum 

CA1)

Iron 

(Fe)

0.08 

.05 

.00 

.06 

.07

.05 

.08 

.09 

.06 

.07

.03 

.02 

.01 

.03

Manganese 

(Hn)

0.00

.00 

.00

.00 

.04 

.02 

.00 

.00

.00 

.00 

.00 

.03

Calcium 

(Ca)

25 

27 

26 

25 

26

25 

26 

28 

33 

32

27 

26 

25 

27

Magnesium 

(Hg)

2.8 

1.9 

2.7 

2.8 

2.2

2.3 

1.7 

2.5 

.4 

2.0

2.6 

2.2 

3.6 

1.4

Sodium 

(Na)

6.6 

6.7 

6.8 

6.6 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

9.1 

10 

10

7.5 

6.8 

6.7 

6.5

Potassium 

(K)

4.6 

4.1 

4.3 

4.5 

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

6.2 

5.5 

5.3

4.0 

4.2 

3.9 

3.8

Bicarbonate 

(HCOJ

106 

107 

107 

107 

103

100 

98 

113 

122 

128

114 

105 

109 

105

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

SuUate 

(SOJ

4.8 

3.0 

3.0 

4.5 

3.0

3.5 

3.5 

7.0 

6.0 

6.3

1.3 

3.3 

3.3 

4.5

Chloride 

(Cl)

0.1 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0

.0 

.0 

.0 

.2

Fl

r

(

0
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-7980. SOUTH FORK ELKHORN RIVER AT EWING, NEBR

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge, water year 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D

Date of collection

June 22, 1961......

Time 

(24 hour)

1035 

1515 

1555

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

69 

80 

87

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

34 

52 

30

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppra)

384 

121 

158

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

35 

17 

13

0.002 O.OO4

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D

D ninat* S ciovo* V visual arpiimnlaMrin hih«: W. in d

Date of collection

July 11.... ........

Time 

(24 hour)

1035 

1515

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Sampling 

point

12 

16

Discharge 

(cfs)

34 

52

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

0.062

0 

0

0.125

I
PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-7990, ELKHORN RIVER NEAR NORFOLK, NE

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on county road, 3.5 miles west-southwest of Norfolk, Madison 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,790 square miles, approximately, of which about 1,790 square miles contributes dir

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1960 to September 1961.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, w

Date of 

collection

Oct. 19, 1960

Jan. 6, 1961.

Sept. 29.....

Discharge 

(cfs)

231 

323 

311 

336 

238

457 

630 

468 

419 

419

242 

207 

210

Silica 

(Sip,)

41 

42 

45 

49 

49

39 

30 

25 

39 

35

38 

37 

41

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

0.06 

.13 

.02 

.01 

.02

.04 

.08 

.05 

.09 

.04

.07 

.03 

.04

Manganese 

(Mn)

0.00 

.00 

.07

.03 

.01 

.00 

.00 

.06

.02 

.00

Calcium 

(Ca)

50 

45 

49 

45 

48

42 

39 

45 

46 

45

45 

45 

44

Magnesium 

(Mg)

6.3 

7.2 

7.2 

8.1 

7.8

4.4 

5.0 

5.7 

5.6 

6.0

6.0 

5.7 

6.8

Sodium 

(Na)

9.2 

9.1 

9.6 

8.7 

9.0

8.0 

12 

12 

10 

9.4

9.0 

8.3 

9.0

Potassium 

(K)

6.6 

6.4 

6.8 

6.0 

6.3

6.2 

7.5 

6.9 

7.5 

7.1

6.7 

7.9 

6.5

Bicarbonate

(Hccg

201 

194 

205 

191 

200

166 

161 

187 

187 

187

184 

185 

184

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

ater year October 

SuUate

<soj

7.0 

8.0 

8.0 

6.3 

7.8

7.0 

15 

14 

7.3 

4.5

9.0 

3.8 

6.8

Chloride

(a)

0.6 

.2 

1.4 

.7 

.9

.1 

.0 

.1 

.0 

.3

.0 

.2 

.7

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge, water year O

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in dist

Date of collection

July 11.............

Aug. 23.............

Time 

(24 hour)

1400 

1020 

1115

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

76 

74 

74

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

374 

245 

207

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

522 

540 

203

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

527 

357 

113

Pe

0.002 0.004 0.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6-7991. NORTH FORK ELKHORN RIVER NEAR PIERCE

LOCATION.--At gaging station on county road bridge, 2.5 miles southeast of Pierce, Pierce County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 520 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: September 1960 to September 1961.

Chemical analyses, in parts per milli

Date of 

collection

Sept. 28,

Oct. 19...... 

Nov. 16......

Jan. 6, 1961.

July 11...... 

Aug. 23...... 

Sept. 29.....

Discharge 

(eta)

58.5 

42 

46 

68 

51

36 

112 

122 

73 

72

91 

346 

51 

36

Silica 

(SiQ,)

35 

35 

32 

35 

36

34 

24 

28 

6.2 

30

26 

17 

34 

36

Aluminum 

CA1)

Iron 

(Fe)

0.03 

.07 

.02 

.01 

.02

.03 

.09 

.01 

.02 

.05

.03 

.05 

.10 

.01

Manganese 

(Mn)

0.00

.17 

.45

.33 

.17 

.05 

.18 

.14

.03 

.14

.06

Calcium 

(Ca)

66 

67 

66 

69 

63

62 

55 

73 

74 

73

60 

43 

61 

63

Magnesium 

(Mg)

13 

10 

11 

15 

13

11 

9.7 

16 

14 

18

11 

14 

10 

10

Sodium 

(Na)

12 

12 

12 

14 

12

11 

11 

19 

19 

23

14 

7.5 

12 

12

Potassium 

(K)

5.5 

5.4 

5.2 

5.3 

4.3

4.2 

11 

8.1 

5.2 

6.7

6.5 

8.4 

6.7 

5.4

BicarXDnate 

HCQ.)

262 

257 

261 

280 

256

242 

208 

296 

291 

308

230 

204 

246 

250

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

on. September 1960 

Sulfatt 

(SOJ

26 

18 

19 

24 

18

19 

32 

37 

39 

44

29 

18 

13 

17

Chloride 

(Cl)

2.5 

2.1 

2.1 

2.4 

2.4

2.0 

1.9 

3.6 

3.0 

2.0

2.6 

.0 

2.0 

2.8

F

r

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge, water year Oc

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distil

Date of collection

Aug. 23.............

Time 

(24 hour)

1240 

1225 

1330

Water

temperature 

(°F)

70 

70 

73

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

88 

360 

51

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

200 

3000 

108

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

48 

2920 

15

Per

0.002 0.004 0.0
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

6-8070. MISSOURI RIVER AT NEBRASKA CITY, NE

LOCATION. At gaging station at Waubonsie Highway Bridge at Nebraska City, Otoe County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 414,400 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: January 1951 to September 1961.

Water temperatures: May 1951 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 546 ppm Dec. 22-27; minimum, 329 ppm Mar. 7-25.

Hardness: Maximum, 282 ppm Dec. 22-27; minimum, 190 ppm Mar. 7-25.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 892 micromhos Dec. 27; minimum daily, 468 micromhos Mar. 19.

Water temperatures: Maximum, 83°F Aug. 4; minimum, freezing point on several days during January. 

EXTREMES, 1951-61. Dissolved solids: Maximum, 600 ppm Jan. 1-10, 1952; minimum, 217 ppm Mar. 31, 19

Hardness: Maximum, 344 ppm Jan. 1-10, 1952; minimum, 126 ppm Mar. 31, 1960.

Specific conductance: Maximum daily, 936 micromhos Jan. 6, 1953; minimum daily, 327 micromhos Apr. 

Water temperatures: Maximum, 85°F July 25, 1952; minimum, freezing point on many days during winte

REMARKS. Daily samples for chemical analysis composited by discharge. Records of specific conductan

manganese, phosphate, alpha activity, beta activity, radium, and uranium available in district offi

Chemical analyses, in i

Date 

of 

collection

Oct. 1-30, I960.

Nov. 1-20....... 

Nov. 21-30......

Dec. 22-27...... 

Dec. 28- Jan. 21, 

1961..........

Jan. 22-Feb. 9.. 

Feb. 10-16......

Feb. 17-23...... 

Feb. 24-Mar. 6..

Mar. 27-Apr. 5. .

May 1-14, 16-31. 

May 15....... ...

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

32,590 

36,000 

32,680 

17,890 

15,310

11,000 

8,750

15,230 

11,590 

15,200

16,740 

28,250 

30,460 

37,800 

33,950

34,310 

32,260 

33,940 

32.700

Silica

(SiO.)

11

17 

19

20 

17

L3

Iron 

(Fe)

0.53

.00

Calcium 

(Ca)

61

69 

68

55 

56

62

Magnesium 

(Mg)

18

21 

20

13 

13

21

Sodium 

(Na)

59 

61 

61 

62 

61

60 

67

60 

58 

49

46 

36 

27 

30 

29

54 

54 

58

Potassium 

(K)

5.4

6.1 

7.0

8.3 

7.3

5.8

Darts

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

197 

198 

208 

230 

239

232 

265

234

204

197 

189 

185 

183 

196

220 

212 

208

Der million, water year October 1

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(S04 )

177

159 

166

77 

92

165

Chloride 

(Cl)

16

25 

17

16 

12

19

Fluoride 

(F)

0.5

.5 

.5

.2 

.3

.5

Nitrate 

(NO,)

2.1

3.2 

2.0

6.5 

5.2

2.7
June 1-30, 1961.

Sept. 1-30......

Weighted average.........

Time -we ighted 

average .....

35,900

32,780

28,190

~~

14

11

~~

-

_

63

_

62

16

_

18

46 

60

60

62

53

54

6.5

_

5.8

200 

196

191

190

203

207

0 

0

0

0

0

0

135

__

177

-

18

19

-

.5

.4

--

-

3.3

.7

--

-

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 to 

October ....... 

November .....

February. ......

July...........

September .....

1

61

35

78

2

61

36

78

3

61

36

74

4

61

35

69

5

59

35

68

6

59

35

68

7

60

35

70

8

61

33

35

72

9

60

33

35

74

10

60

33

35

76

11

62

33

36

Tt

12

64

33

36

71

'3

6*

33

36

66

14

64

33

37

61

15

62

35

59

Day

16

60

35

59

17

59

36

60

18

58

35

62

19

58

35

6*

20

54

35

65

21

52

36

64
NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN 

6-8080. MULE CREEK NEAR MALVERN, IOWA

LOCATION. At gaging station at county highway bridge, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth an

DRAINAGE AREA. 10.6 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: October 1958 to September 1961.

Sediment records: July 1954 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 85°F June 29; minimum, freezing point 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 6,200 ppm Sept. 12; minimum daily, 13 ppm Au

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 2,760 tons June 27; minimum daily, 0.1 ton on several 

EXTREMES, 1954-61. Water temperatures (1958-61): Maximum, 88°F Aug. 3, 1959; minimum, 

each year.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 14,000 ppm June 17, 1957; minimum daily, no 

Sediment loads; Maximum daily, 22,000 tons Aug. 21, 1954; minimum daily, 0 tons Jan. 

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 25,100 ppm June 27

Jan. 14, Jan. 18 to Feb. 11, Feb. 18-20, 25, Mar. 8-10.

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 t

October ....... 

November

December .....

January.. ......

February. ......

May...........

June ..........

July...........

September .....

Day

1

52

32

3?

83

69

2

54

-

_

32

46

78

82

3

6*

38

3?

58

66

68

4

62

46

_

32

 iO

78

60

5

60

16

5?

70

70

6

62

_

32

62

70

72

7

60

-

3*

5?

66

75

8

55

32

3?

32

59

79

80

9

52

-

_

6?

80

70

10

65

3?

32

5?

62

70

11

68

32

_

74

66

66

12

62

3?

32

 16

66

64

13

64

32

_

"

70

64

61

14

66

~

3?

32

70

64

54

15

56

32

3?

_

65

56

16

50

-

_

32

">4

72

66

17

60

32

3?

54

65

54

18

56

32

_

32

56

70

58

19

60

3?

32

60

70

62

20

50

32

_

64

82

56
MISSOURI RIVER BASIS

NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN Continued

6-S080. MULE CREEK NEAR MALVERN, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

IS..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

A. 9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

8.6

6.8

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.3

4.3

5.6

4.6

4.0

4.0

19

11

5.6

172.6

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

62

61

37

22

32

26

20

28

30

19

38

28

220

110

38

36

31

26

25

32

30

21

36

23

80

20

20

15

1220

460

120

Tons 

per 

day

0.9

.9

.5

.3

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.2

.5

.3

S 10

2.0

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

1.2

.2

.2

.2

S 104

14

1.6

142.6

JANUARY

3.5

2.7

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

4.0

4.3

3.7

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.B

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

94.7

45

44

43

46

48

50

53

39

44

46

46

44

42

41

29

39

49

54

60

66

75

46

57

66

66

65

62

60

62

57

52

0.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

 4

12.9

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.3

.6

.3

.3

.6

.6

.6

.3

.2

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.3

.6

.6

.6

.6

.3

.9

.3

135.1

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

100

70

53

58

62

79

74

68

56

44

42

40

49

54

60

53

46

44

41

37

35

33

35

37

40

42

48

45

42

36

Tons 

per 

day

1.3

.9

.7

.7

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.S

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.4

.3

18.6

FEBRUARY

.7

.6

.6

.6

.0

.2

.2

.3

.3

.5

.0

.2

.6

.9

.3

.6

.0

.6

.0

.0

.9

.4

.0

.6

.7

.3

.0

.0

~

122.7

50

49

40

32

37

42

28

15

18

20

140

260

280

195

140

140

120

55

90

85

80

140

240

140

105

63

63

63

0.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.4

.2

.1

.2

.2

A 1.9

5.0

A 4.2

2.6

1.6

1.7

A 1.9

.8

1.2

.9

1.1

A 2.4

A 5.2

1.7

1.0

.7

.7

.7

38.0

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

3.6

4.2

4.9

7.2

7.6

3.5

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.5

4.1

3.2

3.0

3.9

4.3

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.2

110.7

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

33

32

32

51

70

72

74

74

74

75

76

76

76

76

77

68

59

68

62

55

58

61

56

52

48

44

40

36

42

48

46

per 

day

0.3

.4

.4

1.0

1.4

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.7

.6

.8

.9

.7

.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

17.5

MARCH

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.4

6.0

7.6

33

36

13

11

9.5

8*6

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

15

9.0

7.7

7.3

7.3

284.4

65

115

140

220

170

95

70

150

165

700

950

1870

3310

1800

1000

930

750

570

570

650

560

550

505

455

355

430

1900

1700

1000

630

530

"

0.8

1.4

1.7

2.9

2.2

1.3

.9

A 1.9

1.9

A 11

19

S 471

S 352

63

30

24

17

13

13

14

12

12

10

9.0

7.0

8.5

A 77

A 41

A 21

12

A 10

1261.5

Computed by subdividing day. 

A Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN Continued

6-8080. MULE CREEK NEAR MALVERN, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13.. 14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

d»-

charge

(cf.)

6.9

6.9

7.3

6.9

7.3

6.1

6.1

7.7

9.5

7.3

15

14

10

9.5

8.2

7.3

6.5

6.9

7.3

7.7

6.1

6.5

6.9

6.1

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.8

223.6

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

495

500

650

665

395

430

300

680

950

440

2900

1950

1060

990

595

430

315

230

240

320

185

160

120

100

89

91

86

71

79

68

Tons

per 

day

9.2

9.3

13

12

7.8

7.1

4.9

14

24

8.7

S 144

74

29

25

13

8.5

5.5

4.3

4.7

6.6

3.0

2.8

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.1

441.5

JULY

4.1

4.1

3.8

2.9

3.2

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

4.1

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.7

4.1

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.5

4.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.4

3.8

2.7

2.4

110.2

90

97

94

52

57

54

130

65

23

46

34

75

53

66

66

73

78

1.0

1.1

1.0

.4

.5

.6

1.4

.7

.2

.4

.3

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

250 !A 2.9

71 ! .7

52

72

82

160

100

80

68

120

240

140

105

65

.4

.6

.7

1.9

1.1

.7

.6

1.0

A 3.5

1.4

.8

.4

28.1

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

5.4

5.6

5.8

9.6

10

6.9

7.3

8.2

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.8

9.5

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

12

9.0

194.4

4.1

3.5

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

13

11

4.5

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

7.4

9.0

4.5

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

115.6

Suspended sediment

Mean

concen- 

(Ppm"

68

80

43

550

680

250

220

300

170

135

110

160

130

105

190

420

950

250

130

140

150

105

77

80

110

47

52

61

37

2180

1550

Tons

per 

day

.0

.3

.7

S 2

1

.6

A .3

A .6

.6

.0

.5

.2

.8

.5

.8

A .6

2

.1

.0

.2

.2

.4

.0

.0

.6

.6

.7

.7

.4

S 128

38

289.4

AUGUST

180

155

180

80

54

49

39

23

30

2900

1280

210

98

64

43

39

46

27

25

25

1420

800

145

84

60

29

27

25

16

13

20

2.0

1.5

1.4

.5

.3

.3

.2

.1

.2

S 145

S 56

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

6.1

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

7.7

8.8

13

5.4

4.5

4.1

3.8

16

13

14

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.1

5.4

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

70

7.3

5.4

4.5

259.5

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

810

350

155

115

90

1800

1290

2790

460

310

210

165

2250

1740

2000

410

370

220

195

290

260

280

105

93

105

89

5410

355

385

205

T

per 

day

13

4.8

1.9

1.4

1.1

S 41

S 71

S 129

6.7

3.8

2.3

1.7

S 133

S 116

A 76

7.2

6.1

4.0

3.1

4.6

3.6

A 4.1

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.0

S 2760

7.0

5.6

2.5

3415.0

SEPTEMBER

2.4

14

17

5.4

4.1

3.2

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.7

5.4

2.6 ' 40

.8 24

.5 7.3

.3 ' 5.1

.3 5.1

.3 !i 4.8

.2 4.1

.2 , 4.1

.1 5.4

S 51 5.8

19 i 33

1.8 , 10

.8 ; 6.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.8

.1 5.1

.1

- 1

14

286.8 || 257.9

27

2600

3400

305

58

47

22

20

16

16

65

6200

1650

225

90

0.2

S 403

S 209

4.4

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.9

S 1240

S 157

4.4

1.2

67 .9

55 .7

36 .4

34 .4

100 1.5

70

3690

440

130

105

54

45

35

26

1080

1.1

S 379

12

2.3

1.6

.8

.6

.5

.4

S 46

2469.9

Total discharge for year (cfs-days). 

Total load for year (tons)........:.

S Computed by subdividing day.

A Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
NISHHABOTNA RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8080. MULE CREEK NEAR MALVERN, IOWA Contin

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distil

Date of collection

May 30, 1961.......

June 27............

June 27............

June 27............

Time 

(24 hour)

1440 

0430 

0430 

0615 

0615

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

58 

70 

70 

70 

70

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

21.6 

65.5 

65.5 

206 

206

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

13400 

25100 

25100 

12700 

12700

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Per

0.002

40 

23 

28 

11

0.004

42 

44 

25 

29 

16

0.0

4

3

2
218 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8090. DAVIDS CREEK NEAR HAMLIN, IOWA

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 64, 5,2 miles east of Kami in, Audubon County,

and 8 miles upstream from mouth and East Nishnabotna River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 26.0 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures; July 1952 to September 1953.

Sediment records: July 1952 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 6,820 ppm Mar. 11, minimum daily,

33 ppm Aug. 17.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 3,380 tons Mar. 11; minimum daily, 0.2 ton Aug. 15, 17, Sept. 9, 10, 

EXTREMES, 1952-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 10,700 ppm Apr. 23, 1955; minimum daily,

no flow on many days in 1953-56, 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 99,000 tons July 2. 1958; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days in

1953-56.

REBARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 14,500 ppm Mar. 11. Flow 

affected by ice Nov. 9-11, 23, Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, Dec. 7 to Feb. 22, Feb. 25-27.

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

.6

.2

t

.

. )

^

f

.

.

; .

.

.

^

; .

; ^

.

.

.

; ^

.

.

.

.

.0

.9

.8

83.3

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

455

440

420

435

450

490

485

460

340

310

420

450

605

350

500

650

470

310

520

530

440

455

500

475

455

485

515

580

750

420

400

Tons

per 

day

.0

.4

,

t

.

.

.

.

.

.

S

.

.

.

.

,

^

; .

.

,

^

; .

.

S 2

115.7

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

.7

.2

.0

.8

.8

.6

.8

.6

.7

.5

.6

.3

.3

.3

.8

.1

.9

,9

.9

.0

.1

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.5

.3

.7

.4

" -

124.1

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

370

340

380

355

390

340

335

330

365

405

370

340

350

375

400

380

365

300

240

305

320

335

265

275

285

275

280

285

280

280

Tons

per 

day

5.7

4.8

5.1

4.6

5.1

4.2

4.3

4.1

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.1

4.4

5.2

4.2

3.8

3.2

2.5

3.3

3.5

3.5

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.0

2.6

111.6

DECEMBER

Mean 

di«-

charge

(cfs)

3.8

4.1

4.5

5.9

6.5

5.0

3.5

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.5

3.0

2.7

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.8

1*8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

95.4

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(PPm)

290

275

260

260

260

280

295

270

245

220

240

265

240

215

215

205

200

210

225

200

180

160

135

125

120

120

120

125

130

140

150

Tons

per 

day

.0

.0

.2

.1

.6

.8

.8

.8

.6

.3

.3

.1

.7

.8

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.2

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

57.6

S Computed by subdividing day.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN Continued

6-8090. DAVIDS CREEK NEAR RAMLIN, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

JANUARY

Mean 

discharge

(cf»)

.7

.4

.5

.7

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.5

.3

.1

.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

44.4

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

275

285

300

290

285

285

280

295

310

315

320

325

330

320

300

275

270

270

Tons

per 

day

.

.

.

.;

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

270

250 \ .

225

__

240

230

220

210

.

.1

.

.

.

.

.

.

.5

.5

33.6

APRIL

25

24

25

30

26

22

20

20

22

19

30

57

54

42

32

28

26

24

23

22

20

20

20

19

17

16

16

15

16

16

746

475

480

625

775

500

415

310

285

305

300

1340

2670

1210

750

460

465

470

275

290

335

225

235

175

175

150

130

125

105

100

100

32

31

42

S 66

35

25

17

15

18

15

S 129

S 532

S 180

85

40

35

33

18

18

20

12

13

9.5

9.0

6.9

5.6

5.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

1460.3

FEBRUARY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.5

3.0

7.0

30

15

10

8.0

6.0

5.2

6.4

7.2

8.0

50

110

97

19

13

9.0

11

10

433.1

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

185

__

165

180

850

600

550

400

250

215

335

1500

1700

1900

1400

2500

2900

2700

2000

Tons

per

day

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.8

1.5

A 16

100

24

15

8.6

4 0

3 8

3 7

5 0

7 2

202

505

498

72

A 88

A 70

A 80

A 54

1762.1

MAY

14

14

14

15

20

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

21

16

14

14

13

12

11

10

10

8.7

8.7

8.4

7.4

14

39

429.2

100

90

67

70

420

200

130

86

100

100

98

105

63

80

98

69

605

200

125

115

105

105

105

100

92

67

64

68

75

1540

3890

3.8

3.4

2.5

2.8

A 23

9.2

5.6

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.4

2.0

2.6

2.9

2.0

S 44

8.6

4.7

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

S 158

S 614

932.3

MARCH

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

8.1

8.1

6.8

22

8.4

10

8.1

9.0

11

41

146

48

25

38

88

92

100

44

49

35

24

99

125

102

68

40

130

53

38

32

28

1536.5

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

900

1000

750

3450

_

585

340

4530

6820

3530

1700

2660

3660

4600

4770

2200

3090

2810

1890

3030

4430

5020

2910

1300

4120

880

470

Tons

per 

day

20

22

14

S 259

15

20

13

10

10

S 740

S 3380

S 505

115

S 326

S 957

S 1380

S 1620

261

S 800

S 298

S 130

S 1330

S 2090

S 1860

S 593

140

S 2070

150

90

50

36

19304

JUNE

20

16

15

14

13

23

40

23

20

18

16

15

88

31

26

22

20

19

19

18

16

15

14

14

13

13

14

12

12

11

610

750

450

290

275

240

1910

3300

615

470

375

365

365

5160

780

450

375

355

330

310

300

265

260

225

205

225

190

230

240

235

275

~

~

40

19

12

10

8.4

S 179

S 574

38

25

18

16

15

S 2080

65

32

22

19

17

16

15

11

11

8.5

7.7

7.9

6.7

8.7

7.8

7.6

8.2

3305.5

S Computed by subdividing day.

A Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN Continued

6-8090. DAVIDS CREEK NEAR HAML.IN, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated^

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

JULY

Mean

discharge 

(cf»)

10

9.3

8.9

8.1

8.1

8.9

8.1

.7

.9

.5

.9

.5

.7

.3

.5

.8

 4

.1

.1

.8

.8

.4

.4

.1

.9

.8

.5

4

.7

.9

.4

253.5

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

245

225

225

235

260

240

155

130

140

145

135

165

265

170

195

__

220

145

155

155

175

185

195

190

435

305

3230

375

240

200

~

per 

day

6.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

5.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

S 9.

S 6.

S 764

9.

4.

4.

889.4

AUGUST

Mean

discharge

(cfs)

25

11

8.1

6.0

4.8

4.4

4.2

5.4

5.1

3.4

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.2

2.5

2.7

2.5

10

17

4.2

3.9

6.5

3.9

3.7

3.2

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

166.3

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1730

315

210

175

140

175

210

150

83

76

135

135

150

170

36

42

33

1630

1000

300

210

160

110

58

59

155

115

125

70

110

105

Tons 

per 

day

S 187

9.4

4.6

2.8

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.2

1.1

.7

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.5

.2

.3

.2

S 150

46

3.4

2.2

2.8

1.2

.6

.5

1.4

.9

.9

.5

.7

.7

431.7

SEPTEMBER

Mean

discharge

(cfs)

2.1

1.8

4.8

2.3

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.3

2.3

22

27

6.9

5.1

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.4

2.2

3.4

3.7

4.5

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.3

26

175

329.4

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

73

58

195

125

125

115

65

56

60

60

135

1720

1060

245

245

150

175

145

135

170

205

145

240

160

155

150

135

125

875

3440

Tons 

per 

day

0.4

.3

2.5

.8

.7

.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.8

S 232

S 138

.6

.4

.6

.7

.3

.2

.0

.9

.4

.9

.6

.4

.3

.0

.8

S 479

S 2990

3873.4

S Computed by subdividing day.
NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8090. DAVIDS CREEK NEAR HAMLIN, IOWA Contin

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distill

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

1530 

1845 

1645 

1645 

0715 

0800

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

32 

34 

37 

37 

58 

62

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

d 50 

d 110 

321 

321 

57 

172

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

3580 

5020 

14500 

14500 

8560 

9760

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Perc

0.002

23 

12 

39 

44

0.004

28 

34 

26 

17 

44 

49

0.00

5

60

d Daily mean discharge.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

6-8566. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT CLAY CENTER, 

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 15, 1 mile south of Clay Cente

Creeks.

DRAINAGE AREA. 24,570 square miles, approximately, of which a large area Is noncontrI

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures: October 1957 to September 1961.

Sediment records: October 1957 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 80°F on several days during July and 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 5,100 ppm June 7; minimum daily, 20 ppm on 

Sediment loads: Maximum dally, 122,000 tons May 23; minimum dally, 8 tons Dec. 27, 

EXTREMES, 1957-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 94°F Aug. 12, 1958; minimum, freezin

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 6,060 ppm June 17, 1960; minimum daily, 10 

Sediment loads: Maximum dally, 277,000 tons Sept. 6, 1958; minimum daily, 3 tons Ja

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Dec. 20-24, Jan. 5, Jan. 22 to Feb. 15.

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

October .......

December ..... 

January. .......

March .........

April .......... 

May...........

June ..........

July........... 

August ........ 

September .....

1

56

35 

33

38

50

73

78

2

62

33 

33

42 

47

78

3

60

36 

33

45 

48

76

4

63

42 

33

43 

51

78

5

61

42

41 

47

78

6

62

37 

33

37 

45

80

7

58

34 

33

38 

47

74

8

56

35 

33

35 

43

9

56

34 

33

34 

41

78

10

61

34 

33

38

40

77

11

63

3* 

33

42

78

12

64

33 

33

41

76

13

63

33 

33

45 

44

76

14

65

33 

33

39

51

73 

58

15

60

34 

33

47 

45

72 

55

Day

16

58

33 

33

43 

43

75 

58

17

55

33 

33

43 

41

76 

58

18

59

33 

35

41 

47

7* 

61

19

50

33 

3*

43 

56

7* 

63

20

46

32

34

42 

65

74 

64
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN 

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6-8566. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT CLAY CENTER, KANS. Continued 

.Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

IS..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

IS..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

274

455

360

297

248

225

221

213

209

205

201

193

201

252

266

209

193

193

217

217

225

209

201

205

197

189

181

177

181

185

181

6980

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

120

1480

1950

1010

730

570

400

420

250

190

160

140

120

560

840

190

230

140

100

130

100

100

100

100

100

80

70

60

60

80

70

-

Tons

per 

day

89

1820

1900

810

489

346

239

242

141

105

87

73

65

381

603

107

120

73

59

76

61

56

54

55

53

41

34

29

29

40

34

8311

JANUARY

177

98

133

165

180

189

189

165

149

193

221

225

209

225

213

209

217

234

234

225

181

150

160

110

100

100

100

110

130

140

160

5291

20

30

30

20

30

20

20

20

30

80

80

70

10

8

11

9

10

10

10

9

12

42

48

42

80 45

60 36

70 | 40

70

70

50

80

80

80

100

100

60

80

60

60

50

60

110

60

-

40

41

32

50

49

39

40

43

18

22

16

16

15

21

42

26

852

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

181

173

181

185

181

177

169

169

169

165

169

169

177

177

177

181

181

181

181

185

181

173

165

169

165

161

157

153

149

109

5110

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

110

80

120

160

180

140

50

50

60

100

50

80

90

60

50

60

80

120

70

70

110

140

160

190

330

100

190

160

180

140

~

Tons

per 

day

54

37

59

80

88

67

23

23

27

44

23

36

43

29

24

29

39

59

34

35

54

65

71

87

147

43

80

66

72

41

1579

FEBRUARY

140

130

110

100

100

110

110

120

130

150

180

210

270

260

260

306

370

380

284

243

230

221

225

221

209

205

197

193

5664

80

80

40

50

60

110

110

40

40

50

50

40

50

70

80

110

300

250

110

90

80

80

80

80

70

60

70

100

~

30

28

12

14

16

33

33

13

11

20

24

22

36

49

56

91

300

256

84

59

50

48

49

48

40

33

37

52

1544

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

121

102

141

157

173

169

193

189

173

169

185

177

149

113

133

133

121

129

137

120

100

100

150

200

252

213

193

209

185

181

201

4968

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

310

90

50

40

60

30

40

30

30

40

40

30

30

30

30

40

40

30

40

50

50

30

40

50

30

40

50

160

180

50

20

Tons

per 

day

101

25

19

25

28

14

21

15

14

18

20

14

12

9

11

14

13

10

15

16

14

8

16

27

20

23

26

90

90

24

11

763

MARCH

193

185

189

185

185

193

201

213

213

217

217

347

1170

767

480

360

328

310

292

270

266

261

248

248

234

230

274

707

636

405

297

10321

80

110

120

110

70

70

60

60

50

160

340

460

4320

2770

1650

640

380

230

120

42

55

61

55

35

36

32

34

29

9t

199

S 508

S 14400

5740

2140

622

337

192

95

170 \ 124

80

60

130

210

120

180

200

4020

2760

1070

610

~

57

42

87

141

76

112

148

S 4020

4740

1170

489

35912

S Computed by subdividing day.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS , 1961

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6-8566. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT CLAY CENTER, KANS. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

266

230

221

205

201

193

185

225

778

795

636

642

672

552

460

395

346

333

310

292

279

261

252

243

230

217

225

225

225

221

10315

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

320

220

230

170

160

140

160

220

1490

1110

740

790

830

630

410

310

190

160

190

160

160

150

160

140

130

130

90

40

140

140

~

Tons

per 

day

230

137

137

94

87

73

80

134

S 3440

2380

1270

1370

1510

939

509

331

177

144

159

126

120

106

109

92

81

76

55

24

85

84

14159

JULY

2300

2230

2140

2640

2390

2040

1960

1930

1900

1810

1480

1080

844

837

956

725

618

570

510

495

612

642

1140

1130

1190

907

624

534

495

465

420

37614

460

500

460

530

530

460

450

400

410

380

340

340

280

400

760

800

470

320

260

230

220

240

1410

2260

1820

1750

700

400

240

200

140

2860

3010

2660

3780

3420

2530

2380

2080

2100

1860

1360

991

638

904

1960

1570

784

492

358

307

364

416

S 4830

6900

5850

4290

1180

577

321

251

159

61182

MAY

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

201

185

181

324

3700

2880

3200

3360

1280

816

630

516

460

410

365

356

655

1720

1290

2680

4170

15900

15600

10300

7280

4790

3070

2180

1770

1570

1480

93319

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

140

150

140

800

4880

4730

4870

4630

3000

1360

780

500

340

240

240

200

700

4020

2900

3360

2930

2830

2900

2150

2200

1710

1180

900

710

520

500

~

Tons

per 

day

76

75

68

S 800

48800

36800

42100

42000

10400

3000

1330

697

422

266

237

192

S 1840

18700

10100

24300

33000

121000

122000

59800

40500

22100

9780

5300

3390

2200

2000

663273

AUGUST

390

405

356

328

297

310

320

302

306

302

385

558

460

753

642

636

450

430

495

1730

2360

2340

1680

1180

970

816

606

490

425

385

351

21458

190

210

200

160

160

150

130

130

110

110

350

1430

480

1100

1070

740

540

570

1140

3000

3480

2380

1300

910

730

620

430

330

240

190

160

200

230

192

142

128

126

112

106

91

90

S 580

2150

596

2240

1850

1270

656

662

1520

S 17900

22200

15000

5900

2900

1910

1370

704

437

275

198

152

81887

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

1640

3920

4700

4180

3310

4460

6910

7650

8380

5650

3120

2320

2080

2970

2730

2240

2090

2660

2600

2970

3000

2960

2860

2840

2870

2860

2860

2740

2400

2330

104300

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

980

2810

2680

1740

980

2930

5100

1360

2730

1840

1310

1000

900

1800

2000

960

800

1100

1100

880

860

980

680

730

640

600

510

500

480

450

Tons

per 

day

4340

S 34700

34000

19600

8760

S 39300

95200

28100

61800

28100

11000

6260

5050

14400

14700

5810

4510

7900

7720

7060

6970

7830

5250

5600

4960

4630

3940

3700

3110

2830

487130

SEPTEMBER

356

338

324

302

306

292

306

338

342

338

328

407

9110

14300

14400

5670

3130

2110

1670

1370

1120

970

1010

879

788

739

697

636

612

606

63794

140

130

130

120

140

130

150

160

200

160

150

290

3990

3020

2190

1850

1310

850

670

530

440

320

360

410

400

420

260

230

240

260

~

134

119

114

98

116

102

12*

146

185

146

133

S 428

98100

117000

85100

28300

11100

4840

3020

1960

1330

838

982

973

851

838

489

395

397

425

358783

Total load for year (tons). ............................................................ 1715375

S Computed by subdividing day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8566. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT CLAY CENTER, KANS. C

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

Date of collection

June 6 ....

Sept. 14...........

Time 

(24 hour)

0700 

0700 

1240 

1145 

0700

1800 

0700 

0700 

1200 

0700

1215 

1415 

2010 

1045 

1215

1620 

1555 

1555 

1500 

1130 

1250

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

60 

63 

68 

52 

45

45 

39 

47 

43 

40

51 

64 

59 

62 

79

75 

78 

78 

82 

68 

58

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

370 

306 

248 

181 

1140

1360 

844 

470 

928 

795

4720 

1160 

20400 

11100 

1470

4900 

2970 

2970 

2030 

4790 

14400

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

2220 

1090 

757 

142 

3850

5150 

3040 

1870 

2060 

1090

5040 

2780 

2480 

2260 

479

2580 

830 

830 

351 

5220 

3080

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Pe

0.002

60 

66 

37

49

58 

66 

74 

56 

71

45 

68 

48 

62 

52

53 

7 

25 

19 

61 

58

0.004

81 

85 

56 

23 

62

67 

80 

87 

63 

71

52 

75 

51 

70 

60

54 

21 

29 

30 

65 

62

0.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8566. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT CLAY CENTER, KANS. C

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 19

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in disti

Date of collection

Dec. 7.............

Feb. 27............

Mar. 23............

Time 

(24 hour)

1240 

1145 

1145 

1120 

1130

1145 

1045 

1010 

1215 

1415

2010 

1045 

1215 

1555 

1500

1030 

1135

Water 

temperature 

<°F)

Sampling 

point

5 

5 

4 

4 

4

6 

6 

11 

14 

12

8 

14 

11 

34 

9

11 

9

Discharge 

(cfs)

248 

181 

189 

121 

217

248 

205 

181 

4720 

1160

20400 

11100 

1470 

2970 

2030

9440 

2110

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Pe

0.062

0

0 

0

4 

2

0 

4

0.125

0 

0 

0 

0 

2

1 

1 

0 

5 

5

1 

0 

5 

0 

0

1 

0

0.2
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8695. SALINE RIVER AT TESCOTT, KAN

LOCATION. At gaging station at highway bridge, 0.5 mile south of Tescott, Ottawa Coun

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,620 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: December 1949 to September 1953.

Water temperatures: April 1950 to September 1953, August 1959 to September 1961.

Sediment records: August 1959 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 82°F July 29; minimum, freezing poin

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 10,900 ppm July 24; minimum daily, 10 ppm J

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 51,900 tons June 3; minimum daily, 3 tons Jan. 7. 

EXTREMES, 1950-53, 1959-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 85°F Aug. 1, 1959; mininum, 

Sediment concentrations (1959-61): Maximum daily, 10,900 ppm July 24, 1961; minimum 

Sediment loads '(1959-61); Maximum daily, 69,000 tons Mar. 25, I960; minimum daily, 

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Dec. 13-24, 28-31, Jan. 3, 4, Jan. 20 to Feb. 9.

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 

Month

October ....... 

November .....

December .....

February. ......

March .........

July........... 

August ........ 

September .....

Day

1

66

36 

34

48 

56 

71

79 

81 

76

2

62

34 

34

49 

53 

75

78 

79 

77

3

61

32 

35

49 

55 

68

76 

79

71

4

"

44 

35

52 

67

71 

80 

65

5

68

43 

35

50 

69

78 

79 

68

6

64

39 

36

49 

50 

68

78 

78 

68

7

62

35

35

50 

57 

69

77 

71 

71

8

61

38 

35

58 

70

77 

78 

70

9

61

37 

36

39

58 

71

76 

79 

73

10

62

37 

33

41 

62 

73

73 

80 

79

1 1

64

35 

35

63 

75

74 

79 

73

12

64

33

37 

34

47 

65 

76

74 

77 

68

13

65

35 

15

48 

68 

79

74 

76 

63

14

65

34 

39

54 

64 

72

71 

73 

58

15

61

32

37

51 

60 

72

73 

72 

57

16

59

39 

40

41 

63 

66

68

74 

56

17

52

35

52 

62 

69

73 

74 

61

18

57

33

50 

62

70

78 

75 

62

19

59

36

56 

62

70

81 

74 

62

20

51

63 

62

70

73 

73 

64
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS , 1961

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6-8695. SALINE RIVER AT TESCOTT, KANS. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated?

Day

:..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

150

140

131

131

123

114

111

107

103

102

100

99

97

97

96

93

102

157

117

111

109

111

106

103

106

106

103

101

98

105

149

3478

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

480

350

330

390

380

430

340

310

320

330

310

310

310

330

330

230

220

420

380

290

190

200

240

280

270

200

180

190

190

190

250

Tons

per 

day

194

132

117

138

126

132

102

90

89

91

84

83

81

86

86

58

61

17B

120

87

56

60

69

78

77

57

50

52

50

54

101

2839

JANUARY

106

105

100

110

106

108

124

123

127

144

139

129

138

139

129

117

120

117

120

120

90

80

85

70

60

50

55

60

65

75

80

3191

30

30

70

40

60

30

10

20

30

70

90

90

190

200

150

90

150

170

170

__

~

8

8

19

12

17

9

3

7

10

27

34

31

71

75

52

28

49

54

55

55

40

30

32

20

18

12

14

16

18

22

24

870

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

181

159

140

122

112

107

105

105

103

105

105

104

106

108

109

108

107

106

102

99

99

100

99

97

94

94

96

105

103

106

3286

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

340

320

200

120

80

80

70

100

60

60

50

80

60

80

120

120

120

70

90

70

40

60

60

50

20

30

40

50

80

50

"

Tons

per 

day

166

137

76

40

24

23

20

28

17

17

14

22

17

23

35

35

35

20

25

19

11

16

16

13

5

8

10

14

22

14

922

FEBRUARY

80

85

80

80

85

90

90

95

90

100

106

113

135

192

173

145

138

129

118

105

103

102

108

106

99

96

95

94

3032

150

170

170

220

200

100

150

180

120

130

170

180

150

140

~

~

20

22

18

16

16

18

18

20

20

30

43

52

62

114

93

39

36

34

32

36

42

50

35

37

45

47

38

36

1069

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

106

99

99

102

116

113

109

100

97

100

125

133

125

110

95

100

105

100

90

80

70

65

75

85

92

106

114

120

110

100

105

3146

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

70

50

30

100

130

80

100

60

60

~

__

_

~

Tons

per 

day

20

13

8

28

41

24

29

16

16

18

26

30

26

20

16

18

18

18

16

14

12

12

12

14

16

20

24

26

20

18

18

607

MARCH

92

91

90

92

92

90

97

99

100

98

96

322

883

269

169

145

132

130

136

139

144

144

138

134

128

124

122

116

114

111

108

4745

140

110

130

160

110

100

140

150

150

110

160

8260

6540

2000

540

320

270

240

150

180

180

240

280

300

320

320

280

220

190

280

~

35

27

32

40

27

24

37

40

40

29

41

1600

20000

S 5060

913

211

114

95

88

56

70

70

89

101

104

107

105

88

68

57

82

29450

S Computed by subdividing day.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6-8695. SALINE RIVER AT TESCOTT, KANS. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated^

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge 

<cfs)

110

111

109

108

106

105

101

113

451

324

208

193

177

169

214

218

184

164

153

145

137

131

125

122

119

111

109

109

105

106

4637

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

280

200

200

190

170

180

130

200

2180

2080

730

190

260

330

400

350

250

180

270

330

360

400

390

390

400

430

340

300

310

300

Tons

per 

day

83

60

59

55

49

51

35

61

S 2870

1820

410

99

124

150

231

206

124

80

112

129

133

141

132

128

128

129

100

88

88

86

7961

JULY

366

341

323

307

292

279

269

260

253

244

235

229

240

239

393

1200

649

402

331

292

312

402

710

1800

2100

1480

798

589

485

421

374

16615

780

840

890

890

930

1000

1000

1010

950

1150

1060

1080

1050

1100

1900

8180

6800

4200

2620

1820

1700

2400

4500

10900

6400

6000

4650

3400

2440

1870

1410

771

773

776

738

733

753

726

709

649

758

672

668

680

710

S 2660

26500

11900

4560

2340

1430

1430

2600

S 9720

S 51300

36300

24000

10000

5410

3200

2120

1420

207006

MAY

Mean 

discharge 

<cf.)

Ill

150

166

293

2620

2960

1500

776

690

558

436

330

283

252

227

210

220

398

466

504

1000

3930

6270

8930

12100

11100

3710

1120

915

779

679

63683

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

270

330

430

620

4210

5140

4100

3680

3860

2760

1890

1540

1090

830

700

560

610

1190

2120

3380

5420

3600

2200

1420

1080

940

2880

3310

2490

2010

1800

Tons

per 

day

81

134

193

S 720

S 32800

41100

16600

7710

7190

4160

2220

1370

833

565

429

318

362

S 1460

2670

S 5020

14600

S 35700

37200

34200

35300

28200

S 21900

10000

6150

4230

3300

356715

AUGUST

337

315

333

329

337

288

261

248

246

236

222

214

207

220

364

461

389

376

342

291

317

1640

2540

1450

1090

887

637

521

452

400

364

16314

1260

1060

1090

1040

1080

1060

850

780

740

720

700

680

640

660

1050

2100

4400

4700

2120

1500

1680

8690

6350

4160

4700

4120

3280

2540

1720

1260

1030

1150

902

980

924

983

824

599

522

492

459

420

393

358

392

1030

2610

4620

4770

1960

1180

1440

S 41700

43500

16300

13800

9870

5640

3570

2100

1360

1010

165858

JUNE

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

604

1970

4810

4720

4380

3610

3100

3120

3000

2580

1960

1480

1200

2550

2450

2080

1010

1140

1000

918

760

650

610

535

497

462

444

421

402

385

52848

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

1500

4060

4000

2660

2700

3420

3400

3220

3100

2940

3630

3100

3020

4850

4920

2900

2420

3340

3080

3420

2350

1380

1190

1040

1230

980

860

800

770

780

Tons

per 

day

2450

S 27700

51900

33900

31900

33300

28500

27100

25100

20500

19200

12400

9780

33400

S 34300

16300

6600

10300

8320

8480

4820

2420

1960

1500

1650

1220

1030

909

836

811

458586

SEPTEMBER

342

327

314

292

268

255

245

238

231

229

219

238

2030

3080

2470

2140

1250

680

536

462

410

374

353

332

320

304

292

282

276

279

19068

1030

850

770

730

580

410

480

480

400

390

380

590

6450

3860

3070

4400

3340

2820

1980

1300

1000

800

620

600

560

500

480

440

440

520

~

951

750

653

576

420

282

318

308

249

241

225

414

35400

32100

20500

25400

11300

5180

2860

1620

1110

808

591

538

484

410

378

335

328

392

145121

Total discharge for year (cf s-days) . ................................................... 194043

Total load for year (tons) ............................................................. 1377004

S Computed by subdividing day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8695. SALINE RIVER AT TESCOTT, KANS. Conti

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, 

Date of collection

une 5 ... ...

uly 27.............

ug. 23.............

Aug. 28. ............

Time 

(24 hour)

0920 

1550 

0740 

1100 

1630

0815 

0730 

1245 

0900 

2000

2000 

1030 

1645 

1525 

1030

1700 

1600 

1400 

1200 

0715

0635 

1530 

1600 

0620 

0730

0745 

1450 

0800 

1455 

1130

0740 

0815 

0805 

0800 

0755

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

43 

54 

50

65

62 

65 

71 

63 

61

61 

65 

65 

71 

74

74 

71 

74 

73 

75

72 

72 

70 

66 

73

78 

82 

75 

79 

72

78 

71 

68 

71 

74

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

342 

3230 

3150 

3080 

678

571 

342 

324 

907 

6750

6750 

12200 

10600 

1100 

1020

3220 

4640 

4390 

3450 

2080

1580 

3020 

3100 

2760 

719

414 

302 

1780 

2140 

2090

840 

1430 

2640 

1100 

535

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

2280 

6020 

5810 

5340 

3860

2910 

1570 

1500 

5610 

1840

1840 

1040 

1010 

2720 

3240

5860 

2620 

2620 

3750 

3970

3700 

6390 

7550 

2830 

7450

4610 

1400 

12000 

10000 

5710

4890 

7500 

6960 

4550 

2780

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Pe

0.002

63 

55 

56 

62 

56

57 

60 

64 

48 

44

66 

71

43 

29

38 

65 

69 

57 

52

39 

44 

35 

59 

47

56 

52 

39 

54 

46

49 

34 

52 

46 

56

0.004

70 

61 

68 

70 

70

68 

74 

73 

62 

68

76 

79

51

35

47

79 

68 

67

50 

52 

48 

68 

64

70 

63 

54 

64 

61

66 

36 

68 

61 

72

0.
Sept. 16............

1530

0710

0805

62

58

58

3110

2200

4270

4930

54

49

68

69

7

_

6-8760. SOLOMON RIVER AT BELOIT, KANS

LOCATION. At bridge on State Highway 14 In Beloit, Hitchell County, 8.5 miles upstream from gaging 

300 feet downstream from dam at city waterplant. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,430 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: December 1949 to September 1952, September 1957 to Septembe

Water temperatures: February 1949 to September 1952, September 1957 to September 1958.

Sediment records: Hay 1948 to September 1952.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date of 

collection

Oct. 8, I960.

Jan. 12, 1961 

Feb. 25......

May 3........

Hay 14.......

May 24.......

Sept. 13.....

Discharge 

(els)

68 

70 

85 

a 79 

84

78 

100 

78 

140 

25,100

6,990 

228 

404 

21,400

Silica

(si<y

18 

18 

17 

20 

19

13 

13 

14 

18 

15

15 

22 

15 

17

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

0.15 

.34 

.51 

.12 

.18

.23 

.13 

.36 

.43 

.12

.05 

.02 

.02 

.08

Manganese 

(Mn)

0.02

.01 

.14

.00 

.04

.00

Calcium 

(Ca)

85 

LOO 

137 

146 

140

129 

L10 

112 

133 

49

57 

128 

98 

26

Magnesium 

(Mg)

30 

37 

23 

24 

20

20 

19 

23 

16 

2.8

5.4 

17 

14 

8.5

Sodium 

(Na)

108 

113 

106 

100 

96

109 

86 

163 

80 

6.1

11 

87 

48 

7.8

Potassium 

(K)

11 

11 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6

10 

12 

10 

13 

9.2

8.7 

11 

11 

6.9

Bicarbonate

(HC<y

264 

336 

336 

362 

334

278 

230 

301 

273 

151

164 

316 

245 

118

Carbonate

(c<y

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

SuUate 

(SO,)

177 

192 

234 

235 

218

239 

210 

208 

216 

25

44 

167 

136 

14

Chloride 

(Cl)

127 

125 

110 

105 

100

120 

99 

194 

94 

4.0

13 

99 

54 

2.2

a Daily mean discharge.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8760. SOLOMON RIVER AT BELOIT, KANS. Contin

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, wat

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

_____________P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in disti

IfotA*.

Date of collection

net 7 1Q59

Time 

(24 hour)

1400 

1430 

1630 

1545 

1300

1930 

1130 

1530 

2130 

1050

0940 

1730 

1100 

1330 

1100

1400 

1630 

1600 

1930

Water 

temperature

59

32 

32

79 

78 

77

67 

62 

32 

43 

52

63 

71 

76

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

3740 

57 

d 70 

235 

d 60

1250 

1280 

1000 

268 

153

78 

68 

d 79 

84 

78

25100 

6990 

404 

21400

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

4720 

58 

24 

78 

85

1010 

1670 

594 

193 

143

88 

216 

85 

113 

163

1820 

2480 

479 

2790

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

47700 

8.9 

4.5 

49 

14

3410 

5770 

1600 

140 

59

18 

40 

18 

26 

34

123000 

46800 

522 

161000

Pe

0.002

24 

37

82 

74

"

0.004

31 

52

92 

83

--

0.

d Dally mean discharge.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8769. SOLOMON RIVER AT NILES, KANS.

LOCATION. At gaging station at county highway bridge, 0.8 mile west of Niles, Ottawa County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,770 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1958 to September 1961.

Chemical analyses, in parts pe urater year October 

Date of 

collection

Oct. 5, 1960.

Dec. 7.......

Jan. 9, 1961.

Apr. 5.......

Sept. 14.....

Discharge 

(els)

152 

155 

142 

142 

175

170 

121 

15,100 

4,220 

1,110

3,960 

3,000

Silica 

(S10,)

18 

20 

15 

18 

18

13 

11 

14 

12 

15

17 

16

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

0.01 

.36 

.26 

.29 

.16

.36 

.31 

.15 

.13 

.05

.10 

.06

Manganese 

(Mn)

0.07 

.02 

.00 

.00 

.07

.00

Calcium 

(Ca)

66 

81 

121 

141 

L22

L14 

103 

54 

62 

105

83 

64

Magnesium 

(Mg)

43 

48 

26 

27 

26

22 

25 

2.1 

6.7 

16

5.1 

9.1

Sodium 

(Na)

140 

203 

212 

216 

196

171 

200 

8.6 

32 

78

18 

69

Potassium 

(K)

9.8 

9.2 

9.2 

8.6 

7.8

8.6 

9.2 

8.7 

6.7 

11

8.8 

8.2

Bicarbonate 

(HCOJ

320 

384 

374 

404 

372

318 

290 

160 

164 

258

248 

186

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SOJ

153 

178 

212 

244 

214

202 

221 

28 

71 

146

41 

93

Chloride 

(Cl)

166 

245 

252 

256 

227

207 

263 

7.2 

40 

90

16 

85

F
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8769. SOLOMON RIVER AT NILES, KANS. Cont

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, wa

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, 

P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, In dis

Date of collection

May 6..............

May 9..............

May 12.............

May 24.............

June 5.............

June 5.............

June 27............

July 7.............

July 25............

Aug. 10............

Time 

(24 hour)

0850 

1330 

0900 

1320 

0900

0840 

0745 

1030 

1700 

1200

2000 

1700 

0930 

2130 

0920

0145 

1530 

1640 

0900 

1430

1500 

1230 

1400 

1430 

1700

0920 

1600 

1345 

1050

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

50 

38 

34 

33 

50

56 

60 

51 

57 

57

56 

67 

58

65 

73 

70

71 

72 

75 

69

78 

82 

83

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

155 

142 

142 

174 

170

121 

158 

2050 

1920 

2180

2130 

1720 

573 

1960 

5680

13200 

12700 

12800 

d 1880 

4220

8800 

d 9130 

9140 

9220 

4220

d 1710 

1100 

939 

1240 

d 588

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

362 

252 

143 

182 

283

270 

270 

2570 

1900 

4080

5020 

4340 

1960 

3020 

3400

1220 

1500 

1440 

2540 

3880

1720 

2040 

1780 

2750 

3690

1180 

825 

1040 

1370 

752

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

151 

97 

55 

86 

130

88 

115 

14200 

9850 

24000

28900 

20200 

3030 

16000 

52100

43500 

51400 

49800 

12900 

44200

40900 

50300 

43900 

68500 

42000

5450 

2450 

2640 

4590 

1190

P

0.002

50 

54 

52

64 

65 

65

44

64 

60 

75

44

66 

69 

62 

58 

51

45 

48

0.004

57 

59 

59

67 

73 

78

51

67 

82 

81

46

73 

80 

80 

71 

58

59 

56

0
721

H7

d Dally mean discharge.

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 196

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in disti

Date of collection

May 9, 1961........

Hay 24.............

Time 

(24 hour)

1700 

0930 

1640

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Sampling 

point

6

7 

2

Discharge 

(els)

1720 

573 

12800

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Per

0.062

30

7

0.125

34 

8 

0

0.2

4

1
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8776. SMOKY HILL RIVER AT ENTERPRISE, KA

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 43 in Enterprise, Dickinson Coun

DRAINAGE AREA. 19,200 square miles, approximately.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: October 1955 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: October 1955 to September 1961.

Sediment records: October 1957 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 78°F July 29 to Aug. 1; minimum, free

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 6,690 ppm Aug. 25; minimum daily, not determi

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 222,000 tons May 23; minimum daily, 26 tons (estimated

EXTREMES, 1955-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 88°F June 21, 1956; minimum, freezing 

Sediment concentrations (1957-61): Maximum daily, 7,520 ppm Sept. 26, 1960; minimum 

Sediment loads (1957-61): Maximum daily, 254,000 tons Mar. 27, 1960; minimum daily, 

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 to 

November .....

January........ 

February. ......

March ......... 

April ..........

May...........

July...........

August ........ 

September .....

1

53

31

47

55

78

77

2

50

48

55

77

3

45

48

54

72

4

48

49

55

68

5

47

35

50

53

65

6

45

48

66

7

45

71

8

48

71

9

45

^4

73

10

43

74

11

40

75

12

41

70

13

46

41

64

14

46

58

15

53

56

Day

16

49

56

17

51

41

57

18

43

58

19

45

35

59

20

42

60
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6-8776. SMOKY HILL RIVER AT ENTERPRISE, KANS. Continued

Suspended sediment, 

/Ihere no concentr

water year October 1960 to September 1961 

are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

16..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean

discharge

(cfs)

1180

1090

1010

932

950

914

896

896

887

878

860

844

844

968

1140

1160

968

914

887

914

977

950

914

887

887

950

923

887

1210

1240

977

29934

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1150

980

710

450

440

340

320

300

270

240

240

220

210

450

500

1160

830

340

310

210

250

280

170

170

190

420

330

180

720

960

430

-

Tons 

per 

day

3660

2880

1940

1130

1130

839

774

726

647

569

560

501

478

1180

1540

3630

2170

839

742

518

659

718

420

407

455

1080

822

431

2350

3210

1130

38135

JANUARY

599

496

508

585

599

578

578

571

550

544

550

550

557

564

571

557

557

550

544

538

355

360

414

424

370

386

430

430

448

454

454

15671

30

50

200

-_

380

200

--

270

130

230

__

180

240

380

320

470

490

220

200

46

26

68

200

323

420

593

650

297

150

4"!

400

196

160

354

400

271

280

352

420

364

360

356

440

470

500

569

420

266

200

245

10201

NOVEMBER

Mean

discharge

(cfs)

986

1160

1030

977

932

896

860

869

84

83

84

84

84

860

869

860

860

860

860

860

860

869

860

860

860

860

860

869

860

860

26569

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

650

260

190

190

540

190

350

1120

660

360

110

150

120

110

130

140

120

110

230

230

90

100

90

70

140

80

90

100

100

150

"

Tons 

per 

day

1730

814

528

501

1360

460

813

2630

1500

812

251

342

273

255

305

325

279

255

534

534

209

235

209

162

325

186

209

235

232

346

16851

FEBRUARY

460

466

466

466

490

496

502

502

514

544

571

592

644

684

684

652

700

764

732

732

684

636

606

578

564

557

557

544

16387

230

220

250

_-

210

370

230

240

260

_

25J

250

--

320

280

160

220

--

27

280

277

260

331

340

285

400

513

440

354

340

417

48U

460

500

472

750

494

460

591

600

458

340

274

160

331

340

10994

DECEMBER

Mean

discharge

(cfs)

869

878

887

905

914

932

950

950

923

950

1060

1270

1260

1200

1110

1040

1010

959

828

716

578

360

448

564

628

676

676

636

599

532

564

25892

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

140

70

110

160

__

40

150

130

210

130

110

50

90

80

80

190

110

50

-

Tons 

per 

day

328

166

263

400

395

200

103

130

374

460

372

480

714

650

390

340

300

160

112

100

140

100

97

110

136

240

347

300

178

100

76

8261

MARCH

526

526

520

526

514

520

514

526

526

526

520

526

564

2120

2510

1210

756

613

606

620

652

612

896

660

740

636

620

652

652

592

557

22V3S

190

240

220

220

210

260

970

4800

4260

264J

1660

1040

510

730

490

500

440

320

370

^60

300

340

300

250

280

270

280

337

360

304

280

305

300

297

320

365

460

1480

27500

28900

8620

J390

1720

834

1220

862

1100

1060

743

739

446

502

598

528

400

421

S4941
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS » 1961

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6-8776. SMOKY HILL RIVER AT ENTERPRISE, KANS. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20.. 

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

532

538

514

490

490

448

424

454

1700

3660

3640

2080

1510

1220

1120

1040

950

887

820

660

676

676

668

676

606

592

564

544

514

514

4670

4260

3600

3070

2750

2500

2400

2360

2200

2030

1920

1950

1960

2020

2190

2230

2090

3360

2720

2200 

4490

2990

2360

2260

2640

3980

3950

2960

2150

1860

1640

8^760

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

250

230

290

200

220

210

250

320

1690

3210

3220

1790

1180

750

570

410

360

340

340

360

380

380

370

430

350

410

350

310

350

360

JULY

1060

1000

850

870

720

690

680

680

670

660

660

660

690

690

790

1120

1180

1570

2980

2650 

4430

2530

1280

1050

1180

2550

5530

3750

3360

2420

1720

-

Tons

per 

day

359

334

402

264

291

254

286

392

S 8960

31700

31600

10100

4810

2470

1720

1150

923

814

753

642

694

694

667

785

573

655

533

455

486

500

13400

11500

8260

7210

5350

4660

4410

4330

3980

3620

3420

3470

3650

3760

4670

6740

6660

14200

21900

15700 

53700

20400

8160

6410

8410

27400

59000

30000

19500

12200

7620

403690

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

557

1420

1780

1390

4250

8490

8730

6600

5110

3640

2650

2540

2330

2660

2580

2470

2470

2550

3030

3720

4120

13600

25900

24100

21800

20900

21400

22100

23300

19700

9510

1690

2270

1910

2580

2730

2750

2690

2640

2590

2540

2190

1780

1580

1470

1590

1740

1980

2400

2590

6010

6500

5340

4590

4700

3980

3420

3140

2760

2520

2400

90740

Suspended sediment !

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

270

2690

4300

2620

4020

5750

3780

4280

3990

3380

2580

2380

2130

1870

1670

1280

1140

1120

1730

1680

2570

5580

3180

2230

2200

2020

1800

1980

1530

1290

2630

AUGUST

2900

2760

1130

1170

1060

980

1080

980

910

900

760

690

630

630

660

880

1070

1300

1530

6100

4350

3520

2910

6690

4010

2580

2250

1840

1590

1350

-

Tons

per 

day

406

S 17800

S 22400

S 10800

46100

S 127000

89100

76300

55000

33200

18500

16300

13400

13400

11600

8540

7600

7710

14200

16900

28600

205000

222000

145000

129000

11400U

104000

118000

96200

68600

67500

1904156

13200

16900

5830

8150

7810

7280

7840

6980

6360

6170

4490

3320

2690

2500

2830

4130

5720

8420

10700

99000

76300

50800

36100

84900

43100

23800

19100

13700

10800

8750

617270

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

4960

7780

11100

11700

12300

14000

13600

12700

12100

11700

11700

11900

13600

18600

16400

11000

8260

7720

6960

6700

6430

6170

5930

5690

5440

5370

5150

5070

4990

4850

279870

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

4480

4050

4000

3070

3360

2920

2460

2000

2120

2120

2400

2220

2000

2310

2040

2350

234U

2740

2140

2150

1890

1640

1800

1450

1200

1140

1080

1090

1070

1100

Tons

per 

day

60000

S 92900

120000

97000

112000

110000

90300

68600

69300

67000

75800

71300

73400

116000

90300

69800

52200

57100

40200

38900

32800

27300

28800

22300

17600

16500

15000

14900

14400

14400

1776100

SEPTEMBER

2380

2330

2270

2080

1980

1940

1910

2100

1950

1830

1780

1830

4220

4760

7090

9320

10400

11800

12800 

10300

4460

3240

3940

4590

4550

3950

3830

3720

3640

3640

134630

980

1160

820

740

530

470

470

580

570

440

390

420

2720

2560

6600

5750

4330

3820

3000 

2130

4080

2000

1430

3020

2270

1310

1080

1100

900

~

6300

7300

5020

4160

2830

2460

2420

3290

3000

2170

1870

2080

S 32600

32900

126000

145000

122000

122000

104000 

59200

49100

17500

15200

37400

27900

14000

11200

11000

9800

8840

988540

Total load for year (tons). ............................................................ 5963405

S Computed by subdividing day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8776. SMOKY HILL RIVER AT ENTERPRISE, KANS. C

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in disti

Date of collection

May 4..............

Time 

(24 hour)

0700 

0700 

0700 

0700 

1800

0700 

1430 

1800 

1325 

1800

0700 

0700 

1830 

1500 

0700

1200 

0700 

1830 

1800 

1300

1615 

1015 

1635

Water 

temperature

(°F)

34 

47 

48 

44 

45

48 

57 

55 

52 

54

54 

62 

59 

69 

59

63 

62 

70 

72 

73

68 

81 

70

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

520 

544 

2830 

860 

4220

1220 

1340 

1560 

8520 

9380

9470 

2540 

23000 

20800 

21300

22100 

23400 

4680 

11600 

18900

19000 

2500 

4900

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

394 

1130 

5080 

284 

4090

797 

2380 

3550 

6360 

2790

3590 

2420 

2000 

1840 

2020

1350 

1610 

4830 

2440 

2680

1530 

638 

3560

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Per

0.002

64 

36

68 

65 

57 

36 

56

32 

63 

54 

53 

52

59 

41 

38 

58 

46

46 

51

0.004

74 

41

74 

77 

64 

43 

62

42 

71 

58 

58 

58

64 

44 

44 

62 

52

53 

55

0.0

8

7

4

7

5

8

6

6

5

7

6

6
KANSAS RIVER BASIN--Continued

6-8830. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR DEWEESE, 

LOCATION. At bridge on State Highway 14, 0.2 mile downstream from gaging station, 0.8 mile upstrea

County, and 5.8 miles northwest of Angus. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,140 square miles, approximately. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.--Chemical analyses: August 1956 to September 1958, October 1959 to June 1960, N

Water temperatures: August 1956 to September 1961 (discontinued).

Sediment records; August 1956 to September 1961 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures; Maximum, 80°F July 23, 25, 30, Aug. 4; minimum, 33°F on se

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 8,620 ppm June 7; minimum daily, 2 ppm Nov. 14.

Sediment loads; Maximum daily, 46,800 tons May 22; minimum daily, less than 0.50 ton Nov. 14. 

EXTREMES, 1956-61. Water temperatures: Maximum, 83°F Aug. 10, 1959; minimum, freezing point Feb. 

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 13,800 ppm May 16, 1960; minimum daily, 2 ppm Nov. 14, 1

Sediment loads; Maximum daily, 129,000 tons June 16, 1957; minimum daily, less than 0.50 ton Nov

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 21-25, Jan. 2, 3, Jan. 21 to Feb. 4, Feb. 19.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, November 1960 

Date of 

collection

Nov. 29, 1960

Jan. 4, 1961.

Mar. 13......

May 5 ........

July 13......

Discharge 

(cfs)

66 

73 

69 

75 

91

76 

76 

124 

4,260 

287

71 

199 

282 

63

Silica 

(810.)

31 

34 

34 

33 

31

32 

27 

26 

16 

24

30 

18 

17 

32

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

0.06 

.01 

.02 

.01 

.02

.00 

.01 

.08 

.18 

.05

.02 

.30 

.05 

.02

Manganese 

(Mn)

0.10 

.02

.00

.01 

.16 

.00 

.01

Calcium 

(Ca)

61 

61 

58 

60 

58

63 

62 

55 

9.7 

51

58 

17 

22 

61

Magnesium 

(Mg)

7.5 

9.2 

11 

9.8 

8.4

7.8 

8.1 

7.1 

3.8 

5.6

9.4 

3.6 

3,4 

8.3

Sodium 

(Na)

15 

15 

15 

15 

14

15 

15 

13 

1.5 

12

15 

5.2 

5.6 

15

Potassium 

(K)

6.8 

6.3 

5.7 

6.3 

6.7

6.6 

7.3 

9.2 

7.7 

9.2

7.1 

10 

10 

6.5

Bicarbonate 

(HCQJ

216 

223 

217 

219 

207

220 

221 

197 

59 

180

212 

76 

89 

217

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

SuUate 

(SOJ

33 

33 

33 

32 

32

30 

32 

28 

3.3 

29

33 

11 

14 

31

Chloride 

(Cl)

8.4 

8.2 

8.2 

8.7 

8.3

9.1 

9.1 

11 

.0 

11

8.8 

1.8 

3.6 

8.9
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Cont

6-8830. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR DEWEES

Temperature (°F) of water, water year Octob

October ....... 

November .....

December ..... 

FebruSy.......

May........... 

June ..........

July...........

September .....

1

58 

5*

33 

36

52 

63

77

75

1

60 

53

3* 

35

48 

66

69

76

3

59

35 

35

45 

66

68

69

4

60

38 

3*

44 

65

75

57

5

62

41 

35

41 

64

77

61

6

63

43 

36

46 

66

70

62

7

67

44 

36

62 

66

75

68

8

62

42 

40

58 

68

76

70

9

61

43 

45

55 

69

77

70

10

65

41 

41

57 

73

76

70

11

63

40 

45

51 

72

75

66

12

65

38 

46

56

71

69

60

13

62

37 

48

67 

69

69

58

14

63

39

48

52 

68

68

53

15

65

43

50

53 

62

74

54

Day

16

64

45 

53

56 

62

75

56

17

64

42

55 

63

75

58

1

5

3

5

6

7

6
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS , 1961

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6-883O. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR DEWEESE, NEBR. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October I960 to September 1961

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

IB..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

255

137

100

86

80

74

72

72

70

68

70

70

71

73

72

73

72

76

73

72

73

72

71

71

71

70

70

69

69

69

68

2509

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

340

340

330

300

200

110

88

120

130

100

95

94

87

68

42

44

45

44

40

40

39

39

39

36

32

31

32

28

26

24

26

-

Tons 

per 

day

230

130

89

70

43

22

17

23

25

18

18

18

17

13

8

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

4

5

851

JANUARY

72

68

67

69

69

69

69

68

68

69

69

69

70

70

70

70

70

69

66

66

65

60

55

43

45

50

55

60

70

75

80

2035

54

70

72

62

42

36

34

38

40

32

25

26

21

23

40

35

30

30

34

42

51

57

52

38

34

31

26

24

25

39

51

~

10

13

13

12

8

8

11

217

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(eft)

67

68

67

67

67

68

68

68

68

69

69

69

70

70

7C

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

72

72

72

73

81

68

77

~

2100

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

26

17

22

25

15

35

22

25

20

16

24

32

4

2

3

5

17

13

16

20

22

22

25

29

32

36

33

33

28

28

-

Tons 

per 

day

5

3

4

5

3

6

4

5

4

3

4

6

1

T

1

1

3

2

3

4

4

4

5

6

6

7

7

7

5

6

124

FEBRUARY

95

90

80

75

72

72

71

71

73

74

74

77

76

77

76

77

77

72

73

74

76

76

76

73

73

74

74

74

2122

56

55

54

52

47

47

50

49

47

48

49

46

46

50

50

50

50

46

39

29

26

25

27

29

28

26

28

25

14

13

12

11

9

9

10

9

9

10

10

10

9

10

10

10

10

9

8

6

243

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

74

73

74

78

77

73

73

74

73

74

76

73

73

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

65

60

68

74

80

71

71

71

71

70

71

2255

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

28

27

29

29

26

23

34

34

29

27

26

28

32

37

38

35

35

34

34

34

61

85

94

110

78

41

32

24

24

31

36

Tons 

per 

day

6

5

6

6

5

5

7

7

6

5

5

6

6

7

8

7

7

7

7

7

11

14

17

22

17

8

6

5

5

6

7

243

MARCH

74

76

76

76

77

76

74

74

73

76

77

85

91

86

82

79

78

80

77

76

76

76

76

74

76

78

86

79

77

77

76

2414

25

24

22

25

28

25

26

26

27

29

3U

31

32

32

18

27

34

31

29

32

41

42

39

38

35

33

32

36

45

50

53

~

5

5

5

5

6

5

5

5

5

6

6

7

8

7

4

6

7

7

6

7

8

9

8

8

7

7

7

8

9

10

11

209

T Less than O.50 ton.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-6830. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR DEWEESE, NEBR.--Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

IB..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

74

74

73

74

72

71

70

81

82

82

88

87

84

84

80

82

78

77

77

76

73

73

74

73

71

71

73

73

73

73

2293

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

47

35

30

52

57

56

53

48

46

43

40

36

34

40

39

41

42

44

40

36

45

51

44

38

40

46

44

40

39

42

-

per 

day

9

7

6

10

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

e

8

9

8

9

9

9

8

7

9

10

9

7

8

9

9

8

8

8

264

JULY

78

77

75

73

72

71

73

69

68

63

60

63

69

66

61

59

55

52

52

53

61

60

56

54

51

48

51

45

43

42

39

1859

86

88

95

97

160

140

110

72

85

120

120

100

77

130

130

89

110

200

240

240

290

120

100

110

160

180

150

150

160

140

160

18

18

19

19

31

27

22

13

16

20

19

17

14

23

21

14

16

28

34

34

48

19

15

16

22

23

21

18

19

16

17

657

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

76

74

74

90

115

93

87

81

77

78

78

77

78

86

396

311

207

302

380

261

1600

4120

3580

2240

538

299

217

177

156

145

135

16228

5

3

1 9

4

8

4

9

7

4

4

206

575

154

109

80

69

85

104

300

313

213

144

117

98

87

80

76

70

66

62

57

3672

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

60

140

210

650

870

560

320

170

300

, 160

66

72

160

750

7000

3200

2310

2630

2370

2130

5850

4210

2480

2560

168U

780

460

280

250

190

190

Tons 

per 

day

12

28

42

S 170

270

140

75

37

62

34

14

15

34

170

S 9310

2690

1290

2140

2430

1500

25300

46800

24000

15500

2440

630

270

130

110

74

69

135786

AUGUST

190

200

760

750

470

300

240

86

120

140

201U

4530

410

310

310

690

2030

2300

3640

146U

1250

590

500

150

150

140

100

100

82

70

70

23

23

S 270

190

86

44

32

11

14

17

S 7710

S 8760

170

91

67

130

470

650

2950

1230

720

230

160

40

35

30

21

19

15

12

11

24231

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

126

120

114

111

158

380

1580

2720

869

382

224

170

148

213

1200

365

173

135

120

193

129

106

98 -^8

94

89

86

83

82

80

10446

Suspended sediment

concentration 

(ppm)

120

140

150

150

490

4670

8620

4820

2990

1690

780

830

2290

2600

6690

3250

750

520

390

2480

670

SOU

230

110

130

88

75

56

67

120

Tons 

per 

day

41

45

46

45

210

4790

36800

35400

7020

1740

470

380

920

1500

S 26300

S 3660

350

190

130

S 1510

230

140

61

29

33

21

17

13

15

26

122132

SEPTEMBER

55

55

52

51

51

50

50

49

50

49

51

123

270

183

116

91

78

1

7

7

6

3

6

8

4

4

4

3

5

7

2279

77

74

49

49

50

59

81

80

160

310

430

2550

2340

1000

270

220

190

150

110

120

130

85

91

84

58

67

99

59

51

61

11

11

7

7

7

8

11

11

22

41

59

S 960

1710

490

85

54

40

29

20

22

23

14

16

15

10

12

17

10

9

11

3742

Total discharge for year (cfs-days).. .................................................. 50212

Total load for year (tons). ............................................................ 288699

S Computed by subdividing day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6-8830. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR DEWEESE, NEBR. Co

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distil

Date of collection

May 23.............

June 20. ...........

Sept. 13...........

Time 

(24 hour)

1200 

1430 

1700 

1100 

1120

0910 

1130

Water 

temperature 

<°F)

58 

60 

61 

60 

67

64 

56

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

4260 

4530 

4620 

3420 

2060

271 

281

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

4270 

4200 

3840 

2440 

2610

2460 

2220

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Per

0.002

48 

48 

50 

56

47

0.004

53 

55 

56 

62

55

0.0

6

6

6

6

6

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 196

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

____________P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, In distil

Date of collection

Apr. 19............

May 24.............

June 7 .............

Time 

(24 hour)

1035 

1415 

1625 

1000 

1250

1115 

1120 

1355 

1430 

1100

1120 

1010 

0910 

1410 

1250 

1310

Water 

temperature

(°F)

Sampling 

point

17 

16 

16 

6

11

16 

15 

15 

10 

10

4 

7 

19 

16 

17 

15

Discharge 

(cfs)

73 

69 

72 

70 

75

76 

76 

76 

4530 

3420

2060 

1980 

271 

71 

60 

203

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Per

0.062

0 

0 

0

2

4 

3

4 

1 

0 

1 

1

0.125

1 

1 

3 

0 

3

0 

0 

0 

6 

4

8 

2 

1 

1 

4

0.2

1

1

1

1

1

3

2

1
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8875. KANSAS RIVER AT WAMEGO, KANS.

LOCATION. At gaging station at bridge on State Highway 99 at Wamego, Pottawatomie County, 3 miles do

DRAINAGE AREA. 55,240 square miles, approximately, of which a large area is probably noncontributing

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Chemical analyses: August 1956 to September 1958.

Water temperatures: August 1956 to September 1961.

Sediment records: October 1957 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Water temperatures: Minimum, freezing point Dec. 11, 13, 16, 17, Jan. 2.

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 6,850 ppm Sept. 14; minimum daily, 80 ppm Jan. 10.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 713,000 tons May 23; minimum daily, 280 tons (estimated) Jan. 25, 

EXTREMES, 1956-61.--Water temperatures: Maximum (1956-60), 90°F Aug. 4, 1959; minimum, freezing poin

Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily (1957-61), 10,000 ppm July 5, 1959; minimum daily (1960-61

Sediment loads: Maximum daily (1957-61), 752,000 tons May 7, 1959; minimum daily (1960-61), 280 t

REMARKS. Flow affected by ice Dec. 20-25, Jan. 3, 4, Jan. 20 to Feb. 13.

Chemical analyses, in parts per million ater year October 

Date 

of 

collection

Jan. 11, 1961...

May 24..........

Discharge 

(els)

1,540 

24,300 

64.700

Silica 

(SiO.)

18 

13

Iron

(re)

0.03

Calcium 

(Ca)

122 

44 

35

Magnesium 

(Mg)

27 

7.3 

5.0

Sodium 

(Na)

137 

24 

10

Potassium 

(K)

6.4

5.9 

5.4

Bicarbonate 

(HCOJ

334 

141 

118

Carbonate 

(CO,)

0 

0 

0

Sulfate 

(SO.)

174 

43 

22

Chloride 

(Cl)

196 

28 

10

Fluorlde 

(F)

0.4

Nitrate 

(NO,)

4.1

Temperature (°F) of water, water year October 1960 to 

Month

November ..... 

December .....

May...........

July...........

September .....

Day

1

70 

55 

35

3*

49

60 

68

83

2

50 

32

52 

52 

77

84

3

68 

52 

40

33

53

53

56 

7*

87 

69

4

66 

52

48

35

54 

51 

73

81 

65

5

72 

45 

39

52 

70

83 

69

6

68 

40

55 

75

85

7*

7

68

47 

39

55

58 

76

82 

86 

75

8

48

58 

75

9

35

43 

60 

78

80 

82 

79

10

72 

42

40 

64 

78

11

75 

45 

32

44 

67 

80

80 

82 

76

12

71 

48

47 

65 

80

13

71

51 

32

50 

69

77 

74 

68

14

70 

53 

35

55 

65

80 

65

15

54 

35

50 

67

63

16

65

50 

32

50 

63

81 

63

17

65 

52 

32

50 

64

82

60

18

59 

48

57 

66

65

19

54 

49 

36

61

81 

80 

64

20

53 

36

70 

63

79 

64

2
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS , 1961

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8875. KANSAS RIVER AT WAHEGO, KANS. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 

/Bhere no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

3340

3060

2840

2750

2750

2610

2430

2240

2190

2160

2140

2080

2060

2140

2300

2530

2370

2770

2840

2570

2440

2320

2300

2240

2190

2410

2460

2240

2410

4300

3320

78800

1690

1680

1600

1600

1550

1550

1600

1570

1610

1710

1750

1720

1710

1750

1740

1710

1750

1750

1760

1500

1100

1000

1000

1100

1000

1000

1100

1200

1300

1300

1400

45800

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

870

790

720

670

650

580

490

430

340

300

290

250

230

320

1050

720

560

530

410

300

260

250

240

240

310

530

350

230

1460

1240

-

Tons

per 

day

7840

6530

5520

4970

4830

4090

3210

2600

2010

1750

1680

1400

1280

2000

1990

7170

4610

4190

4060

2840

1980

1630

1550

1450

1420

2020

3520

2120

1500

S 19200

S 11700

122660

JANUARY

110

110

120

130

120

120

140

120

100

80

90

100

90

110

100

100

100

100

120

~

__

--

_

"

502

499

518

562

502

502

605

509

435

369

425

464

416

520

470

462

472

472

570

500

400

360

360

300

280

280

300

320

340

340

380

13434

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

2660

2440

2270

2280

2220

2160

2080

2030

2030

2060

2000

2000

2000

2000

1980

1980

1980

1980

1960

1930

1980

1920

1900

1900

1900

1900

1900

1920

1840

1850

"

61050

1400

1500

1500

1400

1400

1400

1500

1500

1500

1500

1600

1700

1800

2040

2060

2110

2140

2500

2960

2460

2240

2190

2140

1980

1950

1920

1880

1870

~

52140

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

670

450

280

250

250

230

210

190

160

160

240

150

160

130

120

110

110

120

140

140

110

100

100

90

90

90

100

250

170

130

~

Tons

per 

day

4810

296U

1720

154U

150U

1340

1180

1U40

877

890

1300

810

864

702

642

588

588

642

741

730

588

518

513

462

462

462

513

1300

845

649

31776

FEBRUARY

_-

230

220

220

240

310

1730

530

300

270

230

210

150

100

100

100

"

380

400

400

380

380

380

400

400

400

420

700

1060

1500

1210

1220

1370

1790

8400

13800

3520

1810

1600

1330

1120

790

518

508

505

~

46691

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

1850

1870

1870

1850

1900

1950

1950

1930

1900

1870

2010

2090

2220

2160

2170

2200

2090

2010

1980

1800

1600

1300

1300

2000

2600

3240

3000

2730

2570

2460

2390

64860

1850

1850

1820

1810

1790

1760

1820

1790

1810

1850

1790

2120

2640

3840

5350

5260

4440

3380

2900

2660

2680

2730

3100

3340

33UO

2770

2610

2770

7680

6310

456U

94380

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

120

llu

100

11U

100

120

100

90

100

100

100

100

170

190

190

180

140

120

120

130

"

--

~

MARCH

110

120

120

11U

100

10U

130

160

150

150

130

1110

810

1960

3100

2400

1950

1630

1320

970

530

360

430

560

620

570

440

580

4600

3310

265U

Tons

per 

day

599

555

505

549

513

632

526

469

513

505

543

564

1020

1110

1110

1070

790

651

642

632

600

550

550

650

750

900

800

750

700

650

650

21048

549

599

590

538

483

475

639

773

733

749

628

6350

5770

20300

44800

34100

23400

14900

10300

6970

3840

2650

3600

5050

5520

4<!60

3100

4340

S 82800

56400

32600

377806

S Computed by subdividing day.
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued

6-8875. KANSAS RIVER AT WAMEGO, KANS. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/T>here no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1.. 

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

APRIL

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

3590 

2900

2550

2*10

2170

2060

2010

2240

4420

7720

9180

8790

10400

10900

7750

5330

4300

3750

3420

3120

2800

2750

2620

2680

2530

2340

2220

2090

2060

2000

123100

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

1800 

850

580

420

330

270

200

680

2860

2220

2490

2270

3020

3470

2270

1620

1040

780

630

470

360

310

300

300

270

230

180

140

140

160

-

Tons

per 

day

17400 

6660

3990

2730

1930

1500

1090

S 4720

34100

46300

61700

53900

84800

102000

47500

23300

12100

7900

5820

3960

2720

2300

2120

2170

1840

1450

1080

790

779

864

539513

JULY

8680

8480

8120

7500

7160

7080

6460

6070

6050

6020

5890

5450

5210

4940

4990

5180

5740

6020

5660

5380

5470

11000

8790

6020

5280

5160

6250

6620

5760

4730

4060

195220

890

850

800

790

800

800

30

80

50

60

50

50

30

20

10

20

50

1110

830

1120

880

2200

1020

910

900

900

1290

1180

2230

1800

1430

-

20900

19500

17500

16000

15500

15300

12700

11100

10600

10700

10300

9560

886U

8270

8220

8670

11600

18000

12700

16300

13000

65300

24200

14800

12800

12500

21800

21100

34700

23000

15700

521180

MAY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

1950 

1930

1900

3150

9760

20600

23800

23600

19600

12300

8960

6800

5740

5350

5180

5110

5470

5710

6510

7890

8910

28600

8600

3900

4600

5200

0700

38600

37100

36400

34300

638220

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

140 

130

110

800

4100

6220

5600

5180

4030

3960

2700

2030

1470

1320

1240

1030

1120

850

1050

1400

1360

4180

3850

2620

2270

2160

2440

2210

2190

16BO

1650

Tons

per 

day

737 

677

564

S 10100

S 119000

346000

360000

330000

213000

132000

65300

37300

22800

19100

17300

14200

16500

13100

18500

29800

32700

S 372UOO

713000

452000

335000

264000

268000

230000

219000

165000

153000

4969678

AUGUST

3730

3660

5640

4560

3920

4170

4320

4320

4210

4100

4080

4010

3920

3640

3420

3550

3700

3680

3900

4060

4210

7560

9010

8370

7020

6540

6050

5300

5040

4780

4320

148790

1170

990

224U

2050

1230

920

830

770

700

630

620

630

530

460

440

480

630

800

880

860

930

3570

5190

3040

2550

2850

3600

2300

1590

1400

1260

-

11800

9780

34100

25200

13000

10400

9680

8980

7960

6970

6830

6820

5610

4520

4060

4600

6290

7950

9270

9430

10600

72900

126000

68700

48300

50300

58800

32900

21600

18100

14700

726150

JUNE

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

17000

24500

25200

21400

22900

25800

25200

26700

26000

26000

22900

22100

25000

30400

30400

21900

17100

16000

14700

14000

13500

13000

12300

11700

11000

10500

10500

9600

9210

581210

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

1570 

1540

2920

2740

2250

2580

2730

2650

2650

2310

2270

2100

2060

2480

2400

2260

1980

1830

1640

1420

1330

1300

1130

1160

1050

940

1060

1100

950

900

Tons

per

day

70700

193000

186000

130000

160000

190000

180000

191000

162000

1590UO

130000

123000

167000

197000

163000

117000

84500

70800

56400

50300

47400

39700

38500

33200

27900

30100

31200

24600

22400

3180700

SEPTEMBER

4140

3840

4100

12100

9820

6150

3990

3620

3640

3770

3340

3280

7380

31400

23500

22300

17000

20800

27000

26100

17900

9910

7580

8960

9570

9010

8140

7780

7500

6280

329900

1240

1140

1140

5470

3560

1800

730

550

540

680

620

580

1470

6850

3910

3740

4120

3610

3090

2900

2520

2080

1630

2210

2830

2000

1090

730

640

670

13900

11800

12600

179000

94400

29900

7860

5380

5310

6920

5590

5140

S 51000

538000

248000

225000

189000

203000

225000

204000

122000

55700

33400

53500

73100

48700

<!4000

15300

13000

11400

2710900

Total discharge for year (cfs-days).......... .......................................... 2413470

Total load for year (tons). ................................. .......................... 13261536

S Computed by subdividing day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8875. KANSAS RIVER AT WAMEGO, KANS. Contin

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed-, D, d

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distil

Date of collection

Mar. 15............

Mar. 29............

May 5. .............

May 8..............

May 23 .............

June 2 .............

June 22............

Sept. 15...........

Time 

(24 hour)

1520 

1201 

0700 

1440 

1715

1845 

1410 

1720 

1715 

1830

1625 

1700 

2230 

1505 

1505

1320 

1930 

1400 

1245 

1245

2100 

1800 

2130 

1250 

1250

1135 

1005

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

52 

35 

45 

50 

48

50 

56 

45 

50 

50

52 

55 

58 

58

63 

62

72 

77 

75 

78 

78

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

2920 

1730 

5400 

5420 

9040

4280 

2060 

8620 

11200 

6860

11900 

12000 

23600 

22600 

22600

11800 

5000 

72000 

66600 

66600

36200 

16600 

26600 

13400 

13400

5380 

21700

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

742 

86 

3390 

3020 

5570

2590 

226 

2410 

3880 

2200

5520 

5270 

5230 

4470 

4470

3480 

944 

3370 

2700 

2700

1670 

1440 

3000 

1400 

1400

968 

3920

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Per

0.002

74 

36 

49 

51 

42

64 

63 

40 

37 

53

35 

28 

40 

44 

19

57 

55 

40 

34 

27

36

40 

42 

45 

2

50 

57

0.004

80 

47 

60 

59 

49

75 

67 

43 

43 

55

40 

41 

50 

52 

36

65 

61 

44 

50 

41

37 

43 

46 

52 

7

64 

61

0.0

8

6

4

6

5

7

5

4

5

7

6
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8875. KANSAS RIVER AT WAMEGO, KANS. Contin

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 196

(Methods ol analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in disti

Date ol collection

Sept. 19...........

Time 

(24 hour)

1520 

1201 

1410 

1505 

1245

1250 

1135 

1230

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Sampling 

point

12 

11 

12 

15 

15

10 

11 

10

Discharge 

(cfs)

2920 

1730 

2060 

22600 

66600

13400 

5380 

26300

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppra)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Pe

0.062

3 

2

1

0.125

0 

0 

6 

4 

0

0 

0 

2

0.2
250 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS > 1981

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8880. VERBILLION CREEK NEAR WA1JEGO, KANS.

LOCATION. At gaging station at highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Indian Creek and 14 miles

northeast of Warnego, Pottawatomie County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 243 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Water temperatures; April 1958 to September 1959.

Sediment records: April 1958 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 8,220 ppm Apr. 24; minimum daily,

not determined.

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 37,300 tons May 7; minimum daily, less than 0.50 ton Jan. 10 

EXTREMES, 1958-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 11,400 ppm June 2, I960; minimum

daily, not determined. 

Sediment loads: Maximum daily, 108,000 tons May 30, 1959; minimum daily, less than 0 50 ton

Sept. 10, 15-17, 1959, Jan. 10, 1961.

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 18,100 ppm May 17. Flow 

affected hy ice Dec. 22, 23, Jan. 20-23, 29, Feb. 1, 2, 5, 18-20.

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 

/Tfhere no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

12

11

.4

.0

.1

.4

.1

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.1

7.9

8.9

9.1

8.9

8.8

8.4

8.3

9.8

11

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.6

11

9.6

9.4

16

36

26

341.6

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

 .

_

_

134

_

96

_

104

_

76

"

Tons 

per

day

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

it

4

It

4

4

3

3

4

2

2

6

13

10

118

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

16

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

~

357

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

 

225

-_

191

__

180

198

201

384

--

-

Tons 

per 

day

8

12

10

7

201

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

iT

9.8

10

11

15

17

14

12

11

10

12

13

13

11

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.6

9.1

8.0

7.5

8.1

8.6

9.0

9.2

9.5

9.6

9.6

9.6

331.1

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

157

163

88

112

--

__

40

114

__

71

i)4

-

Tons 

per

day

4

3

3

4

6

7

5

5

4

4

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

3

3

3

3

2

i

2

99
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN 

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8880. VERUILLION CREEK NEAR WAMEOO, KANS. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/flhere no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

20..

21..

12..

3..

4. >

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2.*

3..

A..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

13..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

JANUARY

Mean 

discharge

(cf«)

9.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

9.

9.

9 .

9.

9.

9 ,

12

10

10

11

8.0

7.0

5.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

233.3

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(pptn)

_

28

39

16

__

-_

__

--

~

-

Tons

per 

day

34

APRIL

106

96

95

88

81

72

69

220

1370

B29

293

433

249

183

146

122

113

107

103

99

88

86

86

966

170

125

115

105

98

97

6800

227

170

180

170

146

98

97

810

2660

1540

860

1370

600

320

279

230

160

150

122

208

105

146

330

8220

2020

237

193

212

200

179

~

-

A 65

44

46

40

A 32

A 19

A 18

S 727

9840

S 3730

680

A 1600

403

158

A 110

76

49

43

A 34

A 29

A 25

A 34

S 88

21400

S 1130

A 80

A 60

A 60

53

A 47

40720

FEBRUARY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

6.0

6.5

7.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

9.4

10

12

23

13

24

18

20

25

30

25

17

17

22

22

17

14

14

12

387.4

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration 

(ppm)

-_

95

170

138

101

234

152

"

Tons

per

day

2

2

3

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

6

6

6

6

8

8

9

22

9

6

6

8

7

5

5

6

4

146

MAY

93

84

80

456

1940

1000

1800

1780

304

234

197

173

156

145

131

117

1330

417

239

245

267

1270

971

267

211

174

153

141

129

116

100

14720

167

160

120

2300

4210

2340

5370

3560

2200

1420

1030

685

522

358

280

222

5080

26VO

1120

680

760

3340

282U

640

351

319

290

223

215

200

163

A 42

36

A 26

S B650

S 22500

6320

S 37300

S 25000

S 2550

A 900

A 550

A 320

A 220

A 140

99

A 70

S 23100

S 3530

723

450

S 732

S 12400

S 10700

461

A 20U

A 150

A 120

A 85

A 75

63

A 44

156556

MARCH

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

11

12

12

13

13

12

12

13

12

11

10

218

2150

186

103

77

65

72

78

91

198

460

662

182

210

140

860

374

157

134

122

5569

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

67

62

121

57

79

62

62

53

63

67

72

1980

7320

2850

820

J85

350

385

400

760

110U

2520

3760

1220

438

850

4590

2610

720

380

280

Tons

per 

day

A 2

A 2

4

A 2

3

A 2

A 2

2

2

A 2

A 2

S 2700

S 24600

S 2850

228

A 80

61

A 75

84

S 211

588

3130

6720

596

A 130

S 340

S 11400

S 3140

305

137

92

56162

JUNE

114

306

138

119

103

142

1U8

155

127

84

73

66

218

1600

190

130

100

96

86

94

81

68

59

54

55

57

49

47

43

38

4595

20U

3380

1420

400

270

860

350

3690

2060

360

40U

--

62

S 3120

529

128

75

S 353

65

550

500

150

6V

50

440

S 18100

1060

460

160

93

75

102

80

65

50

40

40

30

25

25

22

20

26538

S Computed by subdividing- day.

T Less than 0.50 ton.

A Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS 1961

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8880. VERMILLION CREEK NEAR WAMEGO, KANS. Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated/

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

JULY

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

35

57

44

32

28

29

29

29

26

24

23

21

20

21

21

20

18

16

14

14

119

174

195

53

31

40

51

27

20

17

15

1263

Sxupended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

__

250

180

__

_

120

2640

2900

1700

360

160

Tons 

per 

day

15

38

21

16

15

15

15

15

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

9

8

5

4

S 930

S 1470

S 1460

150

30

S 48

50

14

10

7

5

4441

AUGUST

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

165

802

81

40

30

24

21

19

18

17

16

18

18

16

15

14

14

13

93

33

20

41

30

19

16

14

13

13

12

12

11

1668

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

1840

4360

1880

190

__

2220

970

Tons 

per 

day

S 1830

S 11100

S 462

75

24

12

5

4

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

732

S 96

36

110

65

20

12

6

5

5

4

4

3

14635

SEPTEMBER

Mean 

discharge 

(cfs)

143

26

15

20

18

15

14

21

13

12

11

26

381

93

36

26

22

19

18

18

19

27

78

561

221

63

44

36

34

56

~

2086

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

3460

140

450

140

150

94

_

3310

260

120

130

1720

680

Tons

per 

day

S 2280

70

6

24

7

6

6

17

3

2

2

75

3400

340

25

8

5

4

4

4

7

44

380

6000

S 1180

116

45

25

16

150

14251

S Computed by subdividing day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8880. VERMILLION CREEK NEAR WAMEGO, KANS. Con

Particle-size analyses of suspended sediment, water year October 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distill

Date of collection

Sept. 13...........

Time 

(24 hour)

1020 

1400 

0730 

1045 

0810

0830 

1855 

1110 

0825 

1810

Water 

temperature

(°F)

42

60 

54

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

178 

241 

3300 

1130 

2270

1560 

1630 

685 

283 

394

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

2900 

'1980 

9310 

7370 

4630

18100 

3260 

2260 

3260 

2860

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Perc

0.002

62 

57 

44 

35 

61

33 

32 

41 

36 

46

0.004

71 

64 

52 

41 

68

39 

37 

48 

45 

52

0.00

79 

61

89 

47

63
254 QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS, 1961

CHARITON RIVER BASIN 

6-9035. HONEY CHEEK NEAR RUSSELL, IOWA

LOCATION. At gaging station at county highway bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from Chariton River and

5.5 miles southeast of Russell, Lucas County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 13.2 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Sediment records: June 1952 to September 1961. 

EXTREMES, 1960-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 1,600 ppm Mar. 6; minimum daily, no

flow on many days.

Sediment loads; Maximum daily, 864 tons Mar. 6; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days. 

EXTREMES, 1952-61. Sediment concentrations: Maximum daily, 9,840 ppm June 20, 1952; minimum daily,

no flow on many days each year. 

Sediment loads; Maximum daily, 6,300 tons May 21, 1959; minimum daily, 0 tons on many days each

year. 

REMARKS. Maximum observed sediment concentration during water year, 2,390 ppm Sept. 12. Flow

affected by ice Dec. 7-21, Dec. 25 to Jan. 22, Feb. 9-17.

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated?

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

25..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

OCTOBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

1 2

5

2

4

6 4

80

88.8

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

_

__

--

__

72

500

-

Tons 

per 

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

2

2

1

1

1 2

A 108

109.9

NOVEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

20

.0

.0

.2

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

3

.4

.1

.2

.9

.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

.3

.3

.1

.5

.5

.9

111.0

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

--

100

61

39

38

37

24

400

--

34

30

25

24

40

55

~

~

Tons 

per 

day

5.0

2.U

.8

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

S 50

3 )

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

~

65.5

DECEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

U.6

.5

.9

1.0

5.3

2.3

1.5

1.1

l.u

1.1

1.1

.8

.7

.8

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

27.9

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration 

(ppm)

49

80

43

22

Tons 

per 

day

0.

.

.

.

1.

.

.

.

.

.

3.6

S Computed by subdividing day.

T Less than 0.05 ton.

A Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
I MISSOURI RIVER BASIN 

CHARITON RIVER BASIK Continued 

6-9035. HONEY CREEK NEAR RUSSELL, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Continued 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loads are estimated^

Day

1..

2..

'. .

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

JANUARY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0.

.

.

.

.

.

,i

t

f

, ;

t

.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.6

Suspended sediment

Mean

tration

(ppm)

__

30

26

__

25

23

~

24

~

__

-

Tons

Per 

day

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

APRIL

5.5

4.6

4.8

4.6

5.3

4.1

3.5

3.5

4.3

4.0

6.7

25

12

8.6

5.5

4.3

4.1

4.0

3.6

4.1

4.6

13

6.3

7.6

8.1

4.1

3.5

3.1

2.7

3.5

178.6

5

3

6

1

8

0

38

36

105

320

73

53

54

66

78

25

37

46

72

130

75

43

28

30

25

24

22

"

0.8

.7

.6

.8

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

S 2.9

A 22

2.4

1.2

.8

.8

.9

.3

.4

.5

.9

A 4.6

2.6

A 1.5

.9

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

49.5

FEBRUARY

Mean 

discharge

(cf.)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

4.0

10

20

5.0

3.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

100

25

15

10

20

9.0

5.5

3.4

2.8

1.3

1.9

~

241.8

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration 

(ppm)

24

160

67

48

46

45

38

1110

125

91

270

97

50

-

Tons

per 

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

4.3

2.0

.9

.4

.2

.2

.2

300

20

5.1

2.5

15

2.6

1.5

.9

.5

.4

.3

~

357.4

MAY

2.6

2.1

1.9

2.0

6.2

6.8

5.0

5.8

3.2

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.3

.9

1.7

2.1

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.0

.6

.5

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.1

.2

58.9

44

22

25

53

61

64

35

36

19

44

52

40

42

57

--

0.3

.1

.1

.3

3.0

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

T

T

T

T

10.2

MARCH

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

2.1

2.1

2.3

94

47

200

20

70

40

30

28

26

200

40

25

15

12

9.9

32

55

89

170

70

50

45

40

200

20

12

8.6

6.8

1661.8

Suspended sediment

Mean

concentration

(ppm)

74

1350

675

1600

65U

75u

240

32U

42U

415

1200

340

130

85

260

735

1100

500

74

650

135

100

"

Tons

per 

day

0.4

.4

.4

S 417

S 317

864

A 35

1 2

6

6

2

S 9

6 8

7

8.8

4.U

2.8

2.0

10

A 39

S 278

A 505

A 95

12

9.0

6.0

A 351

7.3

3.2

2.3

1.0

3950.6

JUNE

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.6

2.0

1.1

.7

.4

.3

.2

3.1

3.6

1.1

.5

.4

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16.3

79

160

105

225

130

130

110

105

100

__

0.1

.1

T

T

T

.3

1.0

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

S 2.7

1.8

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.2

S Computed by subdividing day.

T Less than 0.05 ton.

A Computed from partly estimated concentration graph.
QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS , 1961 

CHARITON RIVER BASIN--Continued 

6-9035. HONEY CREEK NEAR RUSSELL, IOWA Continued

Suspended sediment, water year October 1960 to September 1961 Contir 

/Where no concentrations are reported, loada are estimated?

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

9..

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

Total

JULY

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

1.

.

.

.

1.

3. 1.

.

^

1.

4.

2.

.

«

21.1

__

185

125

~

135

"

__

42

"

Tons 

per 

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.8

.

.

.

.

.

1.

.

.

.

.

.

2 ,

.

.

T

8.1

AUGUST

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0.2

.8

.5

1.3

1.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.9

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

180

83

per 

day

T

0.2

.1

.6

.4

.1

T

T

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

SEPTEMBER

Mean 

discharge

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

53

300

50

5.0

3 .

2.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

3.

7.

5.

3.

2.

2.

2.0

140

586.7

Suspended sediment

Mean 

concentration

(ppm)

256

320

50

25

31

55

47

46

200

Tons 

per 

day

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S 76

259

6.8

1.0

.

« ;

.

.

.

i.

4 «

.

.

.

76

427.3

Total discharge for year (cfs-days). ................................................... 3007.4

Total load for year (tons).. ........................................................... 4992.5

S Computed by anbdiriding day. 

T Less than 0.05 ton.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOU

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 

Date of 

collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(SiQ,)

mill um 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

Manganese 

(Mn)

Calcium 

(Ca)

nesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

Carbonate 

(CO,)

Sulfate 

(SOJ

Chloride 

(CD

F

MILK RIVER BASIN 

6-1544. PEOPLES CREEK NEAR HAYS, BONT.

June 1, 1960. 

July 7.......

May 3, 1961..

6.6

1.0

6.7

12

0.01

.02

62

136

44

75

64

368

9.3

5.1

251

450

0

0

256

1040

5.9

27

6-1745. MILK RIVER AT NASHUA, MONT.

Oct. 5, 1960.

June 7, 1961.

July 7.......

120

180

9.7

49

5.0

8.3

7.7

8.7

0.01

.02

.25

60

L06

66

26

36

31

118

258

171

4.5

9.0

7.8

8.0

278

421

320

0

0

0

255

534

336

19

54

37

LITTLE PORCUPINE CREEK BASIN 

6-1754. FRAZER RESERVOIR OUTLET AT FRAZER,

June 7, 1961.

Sept. 7......

(b) 

(b)

(b)

7.9

16

0.25

.13

51

36

17

21

94

193

10

13

247

282

0

0

181

323

12

J5

29

TURTLE CREEK BASIN 

6-3413.9. LAKE ORDWAY NEAR TURTLE LAKE, N. 

Apr. 21, 1961

Sept. 11.....

(c) 

(c) 

(c)

2.9 

3.4 

.2

0.09 

.11 

1.3

0.00

0.8 

.0

.0

24 

57 

58

1980 

5010 

13600

45 

113 

255

2130 

4110 

6460

578 

1950 

7480

1590 

3990 

11100

52 

166 

244

a Estimated.

b Analyses represent resei

c Lake content not known.

roir water; no outflow at time of sampling. 

Information on lake stage available in district office at Lincoln, Neb
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RI

Date of 

collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica

(sioj

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

Manganese 

(Mn)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium

(MR)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCOJ

Carbonate 

(CO,)

Sulfate 

(SOJ

Chloride 

(Cl)

F

PAINTED WOODS CREEK BASIN 

6-3418. PAINTED WOODS CREEK NEAR WILTON, N

Mar. 14, 1961 

Apr. 21......

2.4 

.4

12 

.4

0.31 

.04

37 

47

19 

34

71 

184

17 

9.6

228 

451

0 

0

150 

286

3.7 

7.5

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 

6-4020. FALL RIVER AT HOT SPRINGS, S. DA

Sept. 4, 1959

June 9, 1960.

15.3

23.0

23

23

0.01

.01 0.00

162

160

38

45

33

74

72

8.1

8.0

223

245

0

0

377

400

92

94

OKOBOJO CREEK BASIN 

6-4397.8. COTTONWOOD LAKE NEAR AGAR, S. 

Mar. 31, 1961

Sept. 20.....

(c)

(c)

4.0

15

0.09

.03 1.2

23

62

11

45

58

235

248

12

42

48

114

437

399

0

24

118

470

18

73

6-4398.2. SULLY LAKE NEAR ONEIDA, S. DAK

Mar. 31, 1961 

Apr. 25......

Sept. 20.....

(c) 

(c)

(c)

(c)

6.4

12

0.10

.06

--

.00

42

46

11

17

20

33

42

12

15

160

205

0

8

64

110

1.7

2 3

.2
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 

6-4565. NIOBRARA RIVER NEAR HAY SPRINGS, 

Oct. 6, 1960.

Jan. 23, 1961

June 19......

Aug. 17......

22

20

87

52

50

46

0.03

.01

.07

_.

0.00

11

44

30

11

8.5

27

23

9.8

7.1

237

230

0

0

19

19

3.0

2.6

6-4620. NIOBRARA RIVER NEAR NORDEN, NEB

Sept. 28,

Mar. 22, 1961 1050 52

Co

.01 .00 31 2.8 8.6 6.3 127 0 5.0 .0 

JAMES RIVER BASIN 

6-4682. LAKE JUANITA NEAR GRACE CITY, N. 

Oct. 1, 1960.

Apr. 14, 1961

July 13......

Sept. 17.....

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

40

.1

36

0.03

.03

.07

20

28

37

25

63

39

13

12

306

237

232

0

0

75

53

21

18

6-4683. NICCUH RESERVOIR ON KELLY CREEK, NEAR BORD

Oct. 1, 1960.

Apr. 14, 1961

July 12......

Sept. 17.....

(c)'

(c)

(c)

(c)

18

7.6

5.8

14

0.03

.03

.04

.05

25

32

15

23

24

19

42

40

46

10

9.1

10

231

262

207

0

0

0

49

38

37

12

12

13

c Lake content not known. Information on lake stage available in district office at Lincoln, Ne
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RI

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1960 

Date of 

collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(Sip,)

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

Manganese 

(Mn)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCQ,)

Carbonate 

(CO,)

SuUate 

(SOJ

Chloride 

(Cl)

JAMES RIVER BASIN Continues 

-4695. PIPESTEM CREEK NEAR BUCHANAN, N. 

Oct. 3, 1960.

Mar. 15, 1961

Sept. 17.....

0.1

9.2

1.6

12

0.09

.10

37

41

44

19

161

49

11

6.6

362

205

252

0

0

267

99

51

15

6-4700. JAMES RIVER AT JAMESTOWN, N. DA

Oct. 3, 1960.

Mar. 15, 1961

Apr. 14......

Sept. 18.....

2.8

12

2.7

25

16

24

0.03

.37

.02

__

 «

.45

87

56

59

29

18

28

27

113

62

112

9.2

7.7

8 8

7.3

431

251

393

0

0

0

183

116

372

131

33

28

89

40

6-4715. ELM RIVER AT WESTPORT, S. DAK

Aug. 9, 1949.

Aug. 2, 1950.

Apr. 13, 1961

3.3

4.1

3.8

19

6.0

0.04

.04

1.4 0.29

37

49

39

21

35

17

123

116

268

251

183

0

0

0

98

172

87

93

6-4719. MOCCASIN CREEK NEAR NAHON, S. D

Oct. 4, 1960.

Mar. 23, 1961

Apr. 12......

a 0.1

8

a 8

18

20

0.13

.01

0.00

.00

86

40

51

53

18

25

384

183

40

27

345

214

306

0

0

0

684

164

234

258

82

120
6-4737.55. LAKE LOUISE NEAR MILLER, S. DAK

Mar. 13, 1961

Sept. 20.....

(c)

(c)

(c)

1.2

7.1

0.11

.07

-

.01

15

27

2.3

9.6

2.8

11

3.7

11

60

139

0

0

3.8

17

1.0 

3 5

5.6

6-4743.1. COTTONWOOD LAKE NEAR REDFIELD, S. 

Oct. 4, 1960.

Mar. 13, 1961

July 6.......

Sept. 19.....

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

21

8.4

27

0.05

1.1

.07

__

.08

38

16

48

47

37

4.4

44

244

27

296

26

4.1

33

407

108

472

0

0

9

322

20

412

106

6.9

131

6-4745. TURTLE CREEK AT REDFIELD, S. DAK

Oct. 4, 1960.

Mar. 13, 1961

0.3

3.2

.3

8.7

6.0

0.06

.17

50

31

20

14

387

100

23

8.5

257

164

0

0

643

154

128

52

6-4759. LAKE BYRON NEAR HURON, S. DAK.

Mar. 14, 1961

Sept. 20.....

*, Estimated

dl248.84

(11247.66

7.9

18

0.23

.03

-

.01

28

94

15

85

63

377

12 

34

42

100

309

0

0

163

1020

26

123

142

Lake content not known. Information on lake stage available In dia 

Lake elevation. In feet.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIV

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1960 t

Date of 

collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(SiQJ

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

Manganese 

CMn)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCOJ

Carbonate 

(CO,)

SuUate 

(SOJ

Chloride

(a)

F

r

VERMILLION RIVER BASIN 

EAST FORK VERMILLION RIVER AT PARKER, S. D

May 31, I960.

Mar. 17, 1961

a 2.5

a 115 9.8

0.02

.12

0.98

.05

166

55

58

17

32

7.1

9.2

13

299

146

0

0 104 .0 

6-4787. WEST FORK VERMILLION RIVER AT PARKER, 

May 31, I960. 

Oct. 10......

Mar. 17, 1961

45.2

a 55

12

12

0.01

.11

0.72

.00

124

43

58

16

36

13

9.8

14

256

126

0

0

371

96

11

4.4

6-4787.2. VERMILLION RIVER NEAR CHANCELLOR, S

May 31, 1960.

Mar. 17, 1961

65.9

190.5

8.1

12 .10 .00

130

47

53

17

31

8.8

9.2

14

269

132

0

0

366

94

7.0

2.6

6-4790. VERMILLION RIVER NEAR WAKONDA, S. 

May 31, 1960.

Mar. 17, 1961

218

699

13

13

0.02

.07

0.10

.67

149

79

62

20

35

11

8.6

12

280

174

0

0

439

155

5.6

.0
BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN 

LAKE KAMPESKA NEAR WATERTOWN, S. DAK.

June 2, I960. 4.9 

17

45 25 12 7.7 204 0 66 2.7 

HIDEWOOD CREEK NEAR ESTELLINE, S. DAK.

June 2, 1960.

Mar. 18, 1961

3 2

a 35

9.6 

23

9.4 .13

83

38

42 

33

10

24

5.1

4.5

7.8

229

120

0

0

221

51

3.8

.0

SIXMILE CREEK AT BROOKINGS, S. DAK.

June 2, 1960. 

Mar. 18, 1961

a 0.5 

a 15

12 

12 0.14

149 

48

78 

12

391 

4.6

7.1 

7.3

171 

151

0 

0

284 

51

816 

2.1

MEDARY CREEK NEAR BROOKINGS, S. DAK.

June 2, 1960. 

Oct. 11......

Mar. 18, 1961

7.2 

1.4

99.5

11 

18

12

0.03

.13

0.06

75 

90

58

34 

37

10

9.9

3.9

3.0

12

256

187

0

0

125 

162

43

2.3 

4.0

.0

SPRING CREEK NEAR FLANDREAU, S. DAK.

June 2, 1960.

Mar. 18, 1961

a 1

a 25

5.2

16 .05

84

55

40

17

12

5.3

2.7

6.0

336

202

0

0

109

42

6.3

3.0

a Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STOEAMS IN MISSOURI RIV

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1960 t

Date of 

collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(S10,)

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron

CTB)

Manganese 

(Mn)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCO,)

Carbonate 

(CO,)

Sulfate 

(SOJ

Chloride 

(Cl)

F

BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN Continued 

WILLOW CREEK NEAR FLANDREAU, S. DAK.

June 2, 1960. 

Mar. 18, 1961

5.3 

26.7

11 

11 0.10 0.00

116 

37

49 

9.8

27 

3.2

5.9 

7.7

339 

129

0 

0

251 

41

0.6 

.0

6-4820. BIG SIOUX RIVER AT SIOUX FALLS, S. 

June 1, 1960.

Mar. 17, 1961

280 

44

738

11 

13

11

0.02

.07

0.00

.01

95 

40

43

45 

71

11

28 

25

5.5

7.3 

6.3

10

288 

263

130

0

0

219 

207

55

12 

14 .

3.2

BEAVER CREEK NEAR BRANDON, S. DAK.

June 1, 1960.

Mar. 18, 1961

20.7

6.1

52.2

13

10 .07

98

39

34

31

10

16

14

3.5

6.3

8.9

353

317

144

0

0

122

30

5.9

.7

6-4830. ROCK RIVER AT LUVERNE, MINN.

Oct. 4, 1960.

Mar. 18, 1961

a 8

297

13

9.6

0.01

.10 0.00

26

37

61

10

9.9

2.5

4.0

6.5

267

132

0

0

103

27

6.7

.7

6-4835. ROCK RIVER NEAR ROCK VALLEY, IOW

May 31, 1960.

Mar. 17, 1961

682

2510

14

11

0.02

.09

0.00

.00

95

41

34

11

13 

16

3.4

2.7 

3.4

7.3

290 

325

140

0

0

135 

161

33

5.3 

9.0

1.2
6-4842.1. INDIAN CREEK NEAR CHATSWORTH, 

May 31, 1960.

Mar. 17, 1961

a 2 

.6

a 25

9.3 

15

13 .11

140

35

52 

47

9.1

22

3.3

5.7 

5.4

12

269

115

0

0

347

40

7.3 

4.7

1.4

6-4855. BIG SIOUX RIVER AT AKRON, IOW

May 31, 1960.

Mar. 17, 1961

1570

5810

13

12

0.01

.10

0.00

.01

90 

70

41

35

11

20 

30

5.0

4.7 

5.5

10

273

153

0

0

149

40

11 

29

4.2

6-4856. WESTFIELD CREEK AT WESTFIELD, I

May 31, 1960. a 1 102 

91

40 

42

23 

19

284 0

BRULE CREEK NEAR HIGHLAND, S. DAK.

May 31, 1960.

Mar. 17, 1961

17.3 

7.9

193

9.0

12 .17

155

39

63

11

32 

36

2.7

8.6

8.8

356

137

0

0

386

37

5.1 

5.6

.0

6-4859.1. BROKEN KETTLE CREEK NEAR SIOUX CIT

May 31, 1960.

Mar. 17, 1961

9.4

52.8 12 .29

108

41

4.5

8.1

16

2.7 11

338

144

0

0 26 .0

a Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIV

Chemical analyses, in parts per million, water year October 1960 t

Date of 

collection

Discharge 

(cfs)

Silica 

(SiOJ

Aluminum 

(Al)

Iron 

(Fe)

Manganese 

(Mn)

Calcium 

(Ca)

Magnesium 

(Mg)

Sodium 

(Na)

Potassium 

(K)

Bicarbonate 

(HCOJ

Carbonate 

(CO,)

Sulfate 

(SOJ

Chloride 

(Cl)

F

PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

6-6807. WINTER CREEK AT TRI-STATE CANAL, NEAR SCOTT

July 8, 1961,

Aug. 18......

Sept. 15.....

14.5

33.3

39.8

63

62

53

0.00

.01

.03

71

76

61

15

15

16

59

56

55

6.7

7.1

6.5

237

234

188

0

0

0

143

149

144

15

15

15

6-6813. GERING DRAIN AT HITCHELL-GERING CANAL, NEAR 

July 8, 1961.

Sept. 15.....

220

15.9

40

63

0.08

.02

26

47

19

9.4

34

195

12

12

226

416

0

0

37

204

5.4

26

6-6822. ALLIANCE DRAIN NEAR HINATARE, NEB

July 8, 1961. 

Aug. 7.......

Sept. 15.....

8.7

12.8

40

55

0.03

.01

89

83

19

16

63

60

13

10

227

234

0

0

216 

177

192

21

18

6-6823. NINEMILE DRAIN NEAR HINATARE, NEB

July 8, 1961. 

Aug. 7.......

Sept. 15.....

15.0

40.5

64

64

0.01

.01

79

79

14

15

47

50

7.9 

7.7

8.0

220

222

0

0

145

157

16

16
6-7670.4. JOHNSON RESERVOIR BELOW POWER PLANT NO. 2, NEAR 

Mar. 30, 1957

Nov. 6, 1958.

Sept. 8, 1960

Sept. 6, 1961

640550

641465

642685

641935

32

16

12

18

0.11

.01

.03

0.01

.00

59

41

65

19

24

23

60

73

76

82

11

10

10

193

200

212

211

0

0

0

0

140

200

184

241

18

23

21

25

6-7725. WOOD RIVER NEAR CHAPMAN, NEBR.

Dec. 14, 1960

Mar. 21, 1961

Sept. 27..,..

1.6

12.7

7.6

30

29

29

0.15

.03

.02

0.00

.08

.00

81

65

68

70

71

12

15

13

44

37

36

82

13

11

327

234

200

0

0

0

71

75

94

33

24

21

KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

6-8650. KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR NEAR KANOPOLIS, K

Nov. 11, 1960

Feb. 12, 1961

663400

636900

8.4

10

0.25

.20

41

119

31

20

70

135

9.0

9.2

144

214

0

0

103

162

118

242

6-8810. BIG BLUE RIVER NEAR CRETE, NEBR

May 24, 1961.

Sept. 12.....

235

648

21

14

0,05

.10

0.00

03

.09

51

22

10

5.9

22

25

8.8

9.8

11

203

114

0

0

37 

35

19

10

3.2

6-8840. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURY, NE

Mar. 31, 1960 

May 23, 1961.

4130 

11400

11 

15

0.12 

.21 0.00

15 

12

2.1 

2.0

3.2 

2.4

7.5 

9.4

52 

50

0 

0

9.5 

7.8

1.4 

.0

e Lake content In acre-feet.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RI

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, w

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, 

_____________________P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in dist

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperatureSampling 

point

Discharge

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment

discharge

(tons per day)

Pe

0.002 0.004 0

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

BUTCHER CREEK NEAR LUTHER, MONT.

Nov. 7.............

Nov . 25 ............

Dec. 5.............

Jan. 10............

1535

1O45

53

38

33

32

32

33

33

3

g

3

.5

13

31 .04
Apr. 17............ 1100

34

33

33

33

35

35

48

42

38

42

.5

.5

.5

.5

e .5

.5

.5

.4

e .5

.5

.6

.4

.4

.7

e 1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

25

15

38

16

159

19

14

99

19

42

29

12

26

21

147

50

25

11

14

12

14

18

46

95

22

15

Estimated.

Less than 0.005 ton
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RI

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water ye

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, 

_________________________P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in dis

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperatureSampling 

point

Discharge 

(els)

Sediment 

concentration 

(Ppm)

Sediment

discharge

(tons per day)

P

0.002|0.004|o

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

BUTCHER CREEK NEAR LUTHER, MONT. Continu

Apr. 28............

May 16.............

May 18.............

May 24.............

May 26.............

June 16. ...........

June 19. ...........

June 26............

July 7.............

July 11............

July 14............

July 17............ 1050

44

59

4 8

e 2

2

.1

43

28

52

49

2

19

04

08

-Ol
Sept. 29...........

1400 

1400 

1300 

1110 

1310

1400 

1330 

1120 

1330 

1200

1710 

1155 

1405 

1200 

1315

1120 

1345 

1345 

1335

64 

63 

60 

58 

64

61 

62 

62 

60 

60

60 

58 

58 

53 

50

46 

53 

46 

42

e

e . 

e 

e 

e . e

e 

e 

e e

e .: 

e 

1.6 

2.6

87 

117 

54 

2 

13

7 

4 

4 

3 13

44 

6 

16 

30

7 

25 

15 

51

.02 

.06 

.03 

t t

t 

t 

t 

t t

t 

.01 

t 

t 

.01

t 

.01 

.06 

.36

BUTCHER CREEK NEAR ROSCOE, MONT.

e Estimated. 

t Less than 0.005

0850 

1330 

1030 

1220 

1355

46 

56 

44 

44 

44

10 

9.1 

10 

6.5 

8.1

14 

19 

131 

5 5

0.4 

.5 

3.5 

.1 

.1
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIV

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water yea

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

__________________________P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, In disti

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature

Sampling 

point

Discharge

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment

discharge

(tons per day)

Pe

0.002|0.004|o.0

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

BUTCHER CREEK NEAR ROSCOE, MONT. Continued

Nov. 15............

Dec. 16............

Dec. 27............

Jan. 10... .........

Jan. 31............

1005

1310

44

32

e 3

3 2

3 1

e 1

8

30

9 .02
Mar. 30............

Apr. 7.............

Apr. 10. ...........

Apr. 25............

May 2..............

May 4..............

0945

1040

1300

1425

1415

1515

1335

1040

1130

33

33

40

34

33

32

35

33

45

46

49

37

40

46

45

44

41

47

47

1.7

1.4

2.2

1.6

1.8

1.5

2.5

2.4

1.9

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

4.9

4.9

8.7

4.7

5.2

5.2

5.3

5.0

6.4

7.2

4.2

4.2

3.1

316

37

132

33

30

277

20

16

32

158

18

23

25

34

40

29

32

38

57

29

27

23

44

53

103

25

21

29

.1

.02

.2

.6

.2

.1

1.9

.1

.1

.2

.1

.04

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5

.4

.8

.5

.8

.4

.4

.3

.6

.9

2.0

.3

.2

.2
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIVE

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water year 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

__________________________P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in disti

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperatureSampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppra)

Sediment

discharge

(tons per day)

Per

O.OO2 O.OO4 O.O

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

BUTCHER CREEK NEAR ROSCOE, MONT. Continued

May 8.............

July 17...........

July 28...........

July 31........... 1205 61

23

25

20

132

3O2

88 4.8
Sept. 29...........

1340 

1420 

1400 

1100 

1115

1400 

1235 

1615 

1225 

1450

1130 

1245 

1100 

1430 

1320 

1400

67 

62 

62 

59 

63

64 

62 

62 

58 

60

56 

52 

48 

55 

48 

46

21 

18 

20 

20 

22

21 

25 

24 

25 

27

20 

22 

16 

17 

14 

12

71 

60 

87 

57 

62

74 

106 

92 

361 

217

49 

44 

51 

51 

19 

16

4.0 

2.9 

4.7 

3.1 

3.7

4.2 

7.2 

6.0 

24 

16

2.6 

2.6 

2.2 

2.3 

.7 

.5

BUTCHER CREEK NEAR FISHTAIL,

Nov. 4.............

0945 

1345 

1045 

1240 

1540

1020 

0955 

1145 

1230 

1325

49 

54 

44 

44 

45

44 

46 

44 

41 

40

16 

16 

22 

16 

12

13 

12 

10 

9.1 

9.1

54 

49 

109 

9 

11

17 

10 

15 

9 8

2.3 

2.1 

6.5 

.4 

.4

.6 

.3 

.4 

.2 

.2

MONT.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIVE

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water yea

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, pipet; S, Steve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in dist

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Pe

0.002J0.004 0.

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

BUTCHER CREEK NEAR FISHTAIL, MONT. Continu

Nov. 25............

Dec. 2.............

Dec. 12. ...........

Jan. 3, 1961.......

Jan. 6.............

Jan. 26............

Fe . 16............

1315

1400

37

34

32

35

e 3

e 3

2

e 2

2.6

31

23

23

19

*

"

"

"

*
Feb. 24............

Apr. 7.............

Apr. 21............

Apr. 28............

May 12.............

May 16.............

May 18.............

1100

1330

1055

1430

1050

1625

1345

1045

1445

1030

33

34

33

33

43

42

40

39

46

53

42

58

50

51

44

47

48

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.6

5.6

5.0

7.2

4.4

5.6

5.6

5.4

6.3

8.5

5.5

5.5

7.4

5.8

5.0

5.4

8.0

11

20

23

24

24

27

135

23

27

31

37

27

57

70

32

18

24

53

33

41

46

109

32

33

59

28

203

32

108

116

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.04

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.8

1.0

.6

.2

.3

.8

.5

.6

.8

2.5

.5

.5

1.2

.4

2.7

.5

2.3

3.4

e Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIVE

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water year 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distil

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperatureSampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment

discharge

(tons per day)

Per

0.002|0.004) 0.0

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

BUTCHER CREEK NEAR FISHTAIL, MONT. Continue

Aug. 14............

Aug. 25............

0945

1300

56

58

66

67

59

67

64

64

64

62

67

64

65

5.4

5.8

18

8.8

6.5

24

34

17

16

31

33

28

25

26

28

35

39

93

43

347

84

59

73

125

395

241

338

261

204

163

290

230

185

155

166

136

126

208

1.4

.7

17

2.5

1.4

1.3

1.9

1.8

26

22

16

23

8.8

19

14

32

53

26

17

17

9.5

11

10

12

10

15

15

12

22
Aug. 28, 1961......

Sept. 1............

Sept. 4............

Sept. 8............

Sept. 11...........

Sept. 13...........

Sept. 25...........

Sept. 29...........

1545 

1245 

1600 

1100 

1225

1040 

1445 

1255 

1420

62 

60 

58 

55 

53

48 

57 

47 

47

29 

35 

41 

44 

47

41 

28 

23 

19

174 

176 

161 

179 

117

125 

75 

41 

37

14 

17 

18 

21 

15

14 

5.7 

2.5 

1.9

NORTH FORK BLUEWATER CREEK NEAR BRIDGER, MON

Oct. 3, 1960.......

Oct. 7.............

Oct. 10............

Oct. 14............

Oct. 19............

Oct. 21............

Oct. 24............

Oct. 29............

Oct. 31............

Nov. 4.............

Nov. 7.............

Nov. 10............

Nov. 16............

Nov. 21............

Nov. 29............

Dec . 2 .............

Dec . 5 .............

Dec . 9 .............

Dec. 12............

1120 

1000 

1400 

1520 

0825 

1300 

1315

1445 

1030 

0940 

1030 

1600 

0830 

1500

1400 

1040 

1345 

1130 

1105 

1510

55 

55 

54 

54 

52 

55 

56

54 

53 

52 

54 

53 

51 

52

54 

50 

53 

50 

50 

51

11 

10 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

6 

4 

23 

13 

14 

10 

14

75 

13 

18 

7 

3 

32 

8

4 

26 

7 

6 

6 

5

0.2 

.1 

.7 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4

2.2 

.4 

.5 

.2 

.1 

1.0 

.2

.1 

.8 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIVER 

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water year 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distil

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature 

CD

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Perc

0.002 JO. 004 0.00

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

NORTH FORK BLUEWATER CREEK NEAR BRIDGER, MONT. C

Feb. 10............

Feb. 24............

Feb. 27............

Mar. 17............

Mar. 24............ 1030

52

55 11

59

Q

Q

12

3

1 8

.4
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HSAIH HISVH 
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAKS IN MISSOURI RIVE

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water year 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature 

CF>

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Per

0.002 0.004 0.0

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

NORTH FORK BLUEWATER CREEK NEAR BRIDGES, MONT. C

June 16, 1961......

July 21............

July 24............

July 28............

Aug. 4.............

Aug 7

Aug. 14............

Aug. 25............

Aug. 28............

Sept. 1............

Sept. 11...........

Sept. 13...........

Sept. 29...........

1000

1205

1445

1710

1405

1035

58

60

53

11

10

16

40

35

QA

15

O.S

JJ

.4
BLUEWATER CREEK AT SANFORD RANCH, NEAR BRIDGER, 

1145

57

55

54

48

47

44

46

45

47

48

43

24

25

27

27

28

27

19

27

131

71

60

278

65

248

70

66

60

87

109

176

316

173

207

143

1.1

1.7

8.8

4.8

4.4

21

3.0

4.9

19

5.7

6.1

5.0

3.6

1.3

6.7

6.3

8.2

6.3

8.7

8.9

8.3

13

11

12

23

13

16

14

12

10
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIVE

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water yea

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in disti

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Sampling 

point

Discharge

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Pe

0.002 JO. 004 0.0

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

BLUEWATER CREEK AT SANFORD RANCH, NEAR BRIDGER, MO

Feb. 20............

Mar. 6. ............

Mar 10

Mar. 13............

Mar. 24............

Mar. 27............

Mar. 30............

Apr. 7.............

Apr. 28............ 1120 56

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

13

182

139

131

181

197

156

9 3

9 7

9 8 7*fi

9 9

9 8

g

5.5
May 24. ........

1510

1100

1640

1220

1540

1400

1600

1745

1515

1730

1735

1535

1055

1410

1000

53

63

51

51

54

56

54

52

69

61

63

64

63

61

69

66

68

64

64

64

62

65

60

63

62

72

66

66

61

14

12

12

17

13

13

13

15

18

18

18

18

17

18

17

17

18

18

18

18

19

11

11

11

11

21

13

11

11

12

56

40

115

648

230

202

354

219

174

180

191

384

402

212

204

207

179

150

145

122

150

146

43

38

41

540

49

50

56

89

2.1

1.3

3.7

30

8.1

7.1

12

8.9

8.5

8.7

9.3

19

18

10

9.4

9.5

8.7

7.3

7.0

5.9

7.7

.3

.3

.1

.2

3

.7

.5

.7

2.9
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RI

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water ye

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, 

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in dis

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature

pling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment

discharge

(tons per day)

P

0.002 JO.0041 0

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

BLUEWATER CREEK AT SANFORD RANCH, NEAR BRIDGER, MON

July 21............

July 31............

Aug. 7.............

Aug. 28............

Sept. 5............

Sept. 12...........

Sept. 14...........

Sept. 18...... .....

Sept. 29...........

1045

1050

59

49

13

20

28

26

549

205

2.7

14
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

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d) Q) Q) Q) cutututPtP d ei ci ei ei 

OQQQ QQQQQ ^ *s ^S ^ "3
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIVE

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water year 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distill

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature

(°F)

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Perc

0.002 0.004 0.0

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

BLUEWATER CREEK NEAR FROMBERG, MONT. Continu

Feb. 27............

Mar. 3.............

Mar. 17............

Mar. 30............

Apr. 3.............

Apr. 21............

Apr. 24............ 1635

43

49

29

28

12

192

89

131

159

98

9 7

9 8 9*9

2 5

0 3

3.2
I

MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

m o co o oo CD

01 IN (N CO H H 01 00 I

co eft H ( 

to o> t*. CM co" in" in

tocooocoo) o o> as o> o> en en oo

«Mc«lt*rt rtOHC

m to m m to mmmu

 OH M IP m oo cq co H o tp ^* to t* o IP « 31* to to to IP m to IP t* t* to to to to t* to to

o m o m m in o o o in m m o o m m m o m m m m o m m in m m o < 

Ht»HC4in inHc^mtp c^coHtooi co m co 01 o t^^toc^^ 10 M o cvi <

q tD t* t* t* CO 01 01 C to to IP t* t* o> H IN m 01
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIV

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water ye

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, 

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

P

0.002 ] 0.004 0

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

BLUEWATER CREEK NEAR FROMBERG, MONT. Conti

Sept. 11...........

1425

1200

1125

1415

1605

69

80

72

68

70

68

69

66

79

67

72

62

56

3

3

3

3

2

3

2

4

6

13

5

4

5

7

12

94

121

58

756

483

87

74

777

71

160

54

72

14

61

628

193

30

217

57

163

426

0.8

1.0

.5

6.1

3.9

.7

.4

29

.6

.9

.3

.8

1.0

22

2.6

.2

.2

.3

13

3.5

1.1

17

4.4

14
Sept. 12, 1961..... 1450 

1315 

1455 

1600 

1050

1530 

1115

49 

54 

56

58

54 

48

16 

14 

14 

14 

14

16 

20

3420 

404 

271 

341 

638

316 

325

148 

15 

10 

13 

24

15 

18

6-2079. BLUEWATER CREEK AT FROHBERG, MONT.

Oct. 3, 1960. ......

Oct. 29.... ...... ,^-

Nov. 4.............

Nov. 10............

Nov. 29............

Dec . 2 .............

Dec. 5.............

Dec. 16............

1445 

1130 

1510 

1635 

1545

1420 

1430 

1600 

1100 

1130

1705 

1110 

1555 

1545 

1300

1445 

1240 

1210 

1620 

1545

54 

54 

50 

49 

46

49 

52 

47 

42 

46

39 

41 

43 

47 

35

42 

32 

32 

37 

35

47 

27 

66 

27 

55

57 

66 

71 

41 

58

53 

29 

32 

29 

30

30 

29 

30 

34 

35

452 

239 

1060 

392 

360

385 

124 

244 

219 

322

492 

145 

193 

180 

121

159 

103 

230 

143 

504

57 

17 

189 

29 

53

59 

22 

47 

24 

50

70 

11 

17 

14 

9.6

13 

8.1 

19 

13 

46

"

"

"
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIVE

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water year 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

_____ ________________P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distil

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperatureSampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment

discharge

(tons per day)

Per

0.002 0.004 0.0

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2079. BLUEWATER CREEK AT FROMBERG, 1IONT. Con

Mar. 17............

Mar. 24............ 1130

37

38

50

29

29

27

239

132

97

82

149

13

13

11
May 17

May 26.............

0330

1315

0845

39

47

54

58

31

54

41

32

14

17

e 24

153

135

372

261

108

154

89

76

71

74

395

727

1270

13

11

54

29

9.3

6.8

5.8

2.4

6.8

10

3.9

3.4

3.4

2.1

150

769

59

82

e Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI R

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water y

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D

__________________________P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in di

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment

discharge

(tons per day)

P

0.002 JO.004f

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2079. BLUEWATER CREEK AT FROMBERG, MONT. C

a v T1

uly 7.............

uly 21............

Aug. 4.............

1315

1040

0930 65

e 24

e 29

13

32

27

13

23

11

193

275

341

123

32

86

32

72

33

3 2

2.6 
Sept. 29...........

1215 

1000 

1300 

1200 

1200

1030 

1030 

1030 

1700 

0845

1030 

1630 

1530 

1430 

1100

1250 

1530 

1500 

1535 

1145

1430 

1505 

1130

68 

60 

68 

66 

65

65 

62 

62 

64 

59

54 

60 

55 

50 

48

51 

52 

50 

64 

60

47

50 

47

8.7

31 

32 

26 

19

16 

25 

16 

34 

37

41 

36 

91 

120 

70

69 

68 

70 

71 

74

63 

50 

50

83 

783 

567 

338 

792

93 

359 

169 

539 

451

533 

427 

2860 

5570 

5330

4580 

3660 

743 

789 

800

5080 

444 

455

1.9 

66 

49 

24 

41

4.0 

24 

7.3 

49 

45

59 

42 

703 

1800 

1010

853 

672 

140 

151 

160

864 

60 

61

"

"

6-2280. WIND RIVER AT RIVERTON, WYO.

Jan. 4, 1961.......

1040 

0845 

1325 

1330

52 

37 

32 

32

481 

335 

384 

d 200

246 

34 

45 

25

319 

31 

47 

14

19 24

__

Estimated.

Daily mean discharge.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIV

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water yea

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, In disti

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperatureSampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment

discharge

(tons per day)

Per

0.002! 0.004! 0.0

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2280. WIND RIVER AT RIVERTON, WYO. Continu

Feb. 28............

1315

0840

1610

1425 69

172

1030 339

13

943 _
1345 

1435 

1555 

0915 

1100

75 

76 

67 

67 

48

122 

268 

40 

145 

474

55 

100 

50 

158 

862

18 

72 

5.4 

62 

1100

" 

6-2355. LITTLE WIND RIVER NEAR RIVERTON, WY

ar. 14............

Mar. 31............

May 23.............

May 26.............

May 31.............

June 5

1120 

0930 

1400 

1400 

1335

1035 

0815 

1340 

1310 

1615

1650 

1645 

0915 

1615 

1010

1515 

1000 

1745 

1615 

1730

54 

36 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

34 

51 

54

61 

59 

60 

51 

58

63 

58 

58 

59 

61

172 

256 

d 185 

d 80 

d 140

d 175 

d 160 

d 225 

188 

197

107 

178 

630 

1020 

1320

1640 

2510 

2840 

2530 

2160

66 

60 

20 

23 

8

92 

28 

208 

252 

223

85 

119 

351 

197 

714

857 

900 

715 

502 

586

31 

41 

10 

5.0 

3.0

43 

12 

130 

128 

119

25 

57 

597 

543 

2540

3790 

6100 

5480 

3430

34 2n

35 

d Daily mean discharge.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI R

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water y

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, 

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in dis

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Sampling 

point

Discharge

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

P

0.002 0.004 0

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-2355. LITTLE WIND RIVER NEAR RIVERTON, WYO. 

une 12. ...........

une 19. ...........

Aug. 29. ...........

Sept. 21........... 1030 50 367 88 87 

6-2803. SOUTH FORK SHOSHONE RIVER NEAR VALLEY

May 5..............

July 8............. 1545 62

87

94

535

13

37 53
o<79

59

g

PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

6-6807. WINTER CREEK AT TRI-STATE CANAL, NEAR SCOTTS

Sept. 15...........

1145 

1430 

1300 

1415

e 12 

22 

33 

40

106 

87 

85 

75

3.4 

5.2 

7.6 

8.1

6-6813. GERING DRAIN AT MITCHELL-GERING CANAL, NEAR G

1415 

1525 

1615 

0945 

1640

6 190 

170 

22 

22 

16

41700 

12900 

1110 

1580 

389

22200 

5900 

66 

94 

17

23 

36

31 

48

6-6822. ALLIANCE DRAIN NEAR MINATARE, NEBR

Aug. 7.............

Sept. 15... ........

1040 

1000 

1520 

1245

e 5 

10 

14 

13

460 

1200 

616 

205

6 

32 

23 

7.2

e Estimated.

d Daily mean discharge.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND SIKEAMS IN MISSOURI RIV

ed-sediment discharge and particle size, water yea

: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in disti

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharg 

(Methods of analysis

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperatureSampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment

discharge

(tons per day)

Pe

0.002 JO.004 JO

PLATTE RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-6823. NINEMILE DRAIN NEAR MINATARE, NEBR

Sept. 15........... 1110 40 113 12

6-7915. CEDAR RIVER NEAR SPALDING, NEBR.

July 12....... .....

sept. 28...........

1825

1050 53 158 170

379

13

73

6-7918. CEDAR RIVER AT BELGRADE, NEBR.

Nov. 17............ 0845 37 192 1770 918 44 _
Dec. 14, I960........

Feb. 28............

une 7....... ... .

Sept. 27...........

1100

0830

1615

32

32

40

71

75

71

63

242

230

198

931

1080

448

608

134

674

174

240

"

_

_

--

18

-

20

KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

6-8545. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT SCANDIA, KANS.

Sept. 13...........

1700 

1215 

1610

72 

60

15700 

2850 

1270

2650 

3500 

1500

112000 

26900 

5140

75 

56

83 

62

6-8560. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT CONCORDIA, KANS.

Sent. 6............

Sept. 13...........

1040 

0940 

1300 

1830

54 

72

1060 

16000 

4650 

19500

218 

2400 

2530 

2370

624 

104000 

31800 

125000

71 

62

75 

69 74

e Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIVE

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water year 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, d

P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distil

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

discharge

Per

0.002 0.004 0.0

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8570. REPUBLICAN RIVER AT MILFORD, KANS.

1245 

1700 

1500 

1515 

1530

1860 

1170 

d 604 

3690 

6350

2640 

5920 

367 

1840 

2940

13300 

18700 

598 

18300 

50400

6-8595. LADDER CREEK BELOW CHALK CREEK, NEAR SCOTT C

0900 

1435 

1920

72 

62 

79

37 

2.4 

120

330 

52 

1150

33 

.3 

373

6-8725. NORTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER NEAR DOWNS

Sept. 13...........

1425 

1400 

1745

80 

68 

58

52 

9030 

537

738 

4050 

2460

104 

98700 

3570

73 84

, K

9

6-8740. SOUTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER AT OSBORNE, K

Sept. 3............

1300 

1700

69 

58

3780 

83

2010 

2380

20500 

533

55 66 7

6-8775. TURKEY CREEK NEAR ABILENE, KANS.

Aug. 18, 1960...... 

Jan. 9, 1961.......

Feb. 14............

1040 

1400 

1545

75 210 

18 

17

2610 

174 

272

1480 

8.5 

12

16 21 -
Ha 3

Ha 4

Hay 23.............

1420 

1400 

1930 

2245 

1500

1440 

1100 

1745 

2300 

1320 

1605

1000 

1850 

1455 

0930 

1000

1235 

1345 

1405 

1220 

1145

2200 

1430 

1230 

1710 

0030

50 

66

32 

48 

70 

48 

37

37 

47 

52 

57 

58

50 

51

63 

59

30 

30 

450 

560 

70

3800 

640 

1500 

900 

28 

1500

201 

186 

2580 

3560 

765

1140 

5360 

2860 

3160 

418 

2300

16 

15 

3130 

5380 

145

12000 

9270 

11600 

7670 

32 

9320

50

69 

48 

62

56

73 

56 

71

6-8780. CHAPHAN CREEK NEAR CHAPHAN, KAKS.

15 

5700 

15 

13 

18

25 

19 

22 

21 

24

1400 

2000 

7500 

9000 

8000

104 

3080 

178 

200 

299

104 

89 

150 

119 

152

6190 

3190 

3180 

2590 

1640

4.2 

47400 

.2 

.0

1

.0 

.6 

8.9 

6.7 

9.8

23400 

17200 

64400 

62900 

35400

56

53 

62 

59 

59 

71

68

58 

68 

68 

65 

80

d Daily mean discharge.
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAKS IN MISSOURI RI

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water ye

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, 

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature

(°F)

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

P

0.002J 0.004J 0

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8780. CHAPMAN CREEK NEAR CHAPMAN, KANS. C

2200

29

692

2060

6-8785. LYON CREEK NEAR WOODBINE, KANS

May 3

May 4..............

May 4..............

ay 23.............

1330

1330

2330

2330

33

52

59

59

35

38

252O

3330

69300 79
6-8792. CLARK CREEK NEAR JUNCTION CITY, KANS

 ay 23.............

 ay 23.............

 ay 23.............

1230

33

33

36

173

38

72

3210

3180

37

30

42 

6-8810. BIG BLUE RIVER NEAR CRETE, NEBR.

Sept. 13...........

Sept. 29........... 1520 61 417

1800

886

1980

998

Oft

8

8

9
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIVER 

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water year 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

____________________________P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distill

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment

discharge

(tons per day)

Perc

0.002JO.0041 0.00

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8815. BIG BLUE RIVER AT BEATRICE, NEBR.

May 24............. 

Sept. 13...........

2010 

1500 62

e 1000 

e 2800

1640 

1680

4430 

12700

65

64

75

71

8

6-8820. BIG BLUE RIVER AT BARNESTON, NEBR.

Sept. 13...........

1545 

1425

64 

63

1380 

9460

1120 

6180

4170 

158000

6-8835.7. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR GILEAD,

June 7. ..... ....

1210 

1410 

1430 

1630

59 

63 

64 

71

6290 

9360 

4200 

4600

5300 

2800 

4220 

6740

90000 

70800 

47900 

83700

40 

59 

45 

50

45 

65 

49 

58

NEBR

5

69 

52 

65

6-8840. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURY, NEBR

Mav 29

May 23.............

1345 

1805 

1245 

1650

60 

61 

62 

62

10700 

11100 

11800 

11570

4930 

3900 

3940 

3080

142000 

117000 

126000 

96200

42 

50 

39 

51

46 

56 

42 

56

51

1

6
1400 57 715 1940 3750

6-8842. MILL CREEK AT WASHINGTON

May 22, 1961.. .....

Sept. 13...........

1710 

1445 

1510 

1720

60 

61 

59 

58

3640 

1860 

7670 

3400

2110 

2020 

2750 

1250

20700 

10100 

56900 

11500

55 

64 

61

KANS.

63 

69 

64

6

7

7

6-8845. LITTLE BLUE RIVER AT WATERVILLE, KANS

May 24 .............

Sept. 13. ..........

28

54 

e Estimated.

6-8885. MILL CREEK NEAR PAXICO, KANS.

Mar. 9, 1958.......

July 21, 1961... ... 1025 77 170 276 127
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STOEAMS IN MISSOURI RIVER 

Periodic determinations of suspended-sediment discharge and particle size, water year 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

P, plpet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distill

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment

discharge

(tons per day)

Perc

0.002 0.004 0.00

KANSAS RIVER BASIN Continued 

6-8895. SOLDIER CREEK NEAR TOPEKA, KANS.

Sept. 14........... 2330 51 680 1280 2350

38

~

6-8915. WAKARUSA RIVER NEAR LAWRENCE, KANS.

 ay 5..............

 ay 5..............

Sept. 14........... 

Sept . 14 ...........

1020 

2200

63 

62

6200 

3300

778 

830

13000 

7400

" ~

6-8920. STRANGER CREEK NEAR TONGANOXIE, KANS.

May 27.............

July 12............

Aug. 19............ 0215

OQ

2030 2100 11500 47 62 
Har. 27, 1961......

0625 

1915 

2245 

1720

»

2060 

6.5 

4900 

3800

2660 

77 

2130 

1470

14800 

1.3 

28200 

15100

64 

74

76 

66

6-9135. ILARAIS DBS CYGNES RIVER NEAR OTTAWA, KAN

Har. 11, 1958...... 1210 

1655 

0900 

1200

37 

61

64

6400 

16500 

13200 

24800

469 

556 

1030 

832

8100 

24800 

36700 

55700

65 75 

6-9166. UARAIS DBS CYGNES NEAR KANSAS-HI SSOURI STATE 

Hay 24.............

1850 

0730 

1545 65

47400 

10600 

29300

167 

1400 

729

21400 

40100 

57700

82 91 

6-9175. HARIIATON RIVER NEAR FORT SCOTT, KANS.

Sept. 14...........

1840 

2025 

0240 

1740

34 

60

64

634 

10300 

877 

13000

184 

546 

179 

380

414 

15200 

424 

13300

70 73 
MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSES OF LAKES AND STREAMS IN MISSOURI RIVER 

Particle-size analyses of bed material, water year October 1960 

(Methods of analysis: B, bottom withdrawal tube; C, chemically dispersed; D, de

P, pipet; S, sieve; V, visual accumulation tube; W, in distill

Date of collection

Time 

(24 hour)

Water 

temperature 

(°F)

Sampling 

point

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sediment 

concentration 

(ppm)

Sediment 

discharge 

(tons per day)

Perc

0.062J0.125 0.25

PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

6-6813. GERING DRAIN AT MITCHELL-GERING CANAL, NEAR GER

6-7915. CEDAR RIVER NEAR SPALDING, NEBR.

Mar. 22............

May 11.............

Sept. 28. ..........

3

6-7918. CEDAR RIVER AT BELGRADE, NEBR.

Nov. 17............ 0845 14 192 0 8 67 
Feb. 28............

Mar. 21............

Apr. 4.............

June 7 .............

July 13............

Sept. 27...........

19

252

KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

6-8810. BIG BLUE RIVER NEAR CRETE, NEBR

Sept. 13... ........

1115 

0910 

1640 

1840

3 

5 

5 

5

233 

103 

642 

1540

50 

2 

5 

3

55 

16 

7 

5

6-8835.7. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR GILEAD, NE

May 23 .............

1210 

1410 

1430

4 

8 

3

6290 

9360 

4200

10

0 

15

6-8840. LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURY, NE

May 23............. 1650

8

6

10700

11570 0 

e Estimated.
INDEX

Absarokee, Hont., Butcher Creek

near............................

Acidity.............................

Alton, Wls., Rock River at..........

Aluminum............................

Angostura Dam, S. Dak., Cheyenne

River below.....................

Anoka, Hlnn., Mississippi River

near............................

Atlantic City, Wyo., Rock Creek at..

B

Badwate. Creek at Bonnevllle, Wyo... 

Barium..............................

Belle Fourche River near Elm

Springs, S. Dak.................

Belolt, Kans., Solomon River at.....

Bicarbonate, carbonate and hydroxide 

Big Coulee near Churchs Ferry,

N. Dak..........................

Big Bole River near Melrose, Hont... 

Big Bole River basin................

Big Sioux River basin, miscellaneous

analyses of streams In..........

Bighorn River at Bighorn, Hont......

at Kane, Wyo......................

Birch Creek near Glen, Hont.........

Black Earth Creek at Black Earth,

Wls.............................

Bluenrater Creek, at Fronberg, Hont.. 

at Sanford Ranch near Brldger,

Hont............................

near Brldger, Hont................

near Fromberg, Hont...............

Bonnevllle, Wyo., Badwater Creek

at..............................

Boron...............................

Boysen Reservoir, Wyo., Wind River

below...........................

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

Brldger, Hont., Bluenrater Creek

near............................

Brltt, Hlnn., Sand River near.......

Bromide.............................

Butcher Creek, near Absarokee, Hont. 

near Fishtail, Hont...............

near Luther, Hont.................

near Roscoe, Hont.................

104-105

18-19

62

10

166

47-49 

184-186

167 

231-232

37

87-92 

87-94

263-265

146-150

136-140

93-94

54-57 

291-295

Calcium.............................

Cameron, Hont., Hadlson River near.. 

Charlton River basin................

Chemical quality....................

Cheyenne River below Angostura Dam,

S. Dak..........................

near Bot Springs, S. Dak..........

Cheyenne River basin............ 162

Chlsholm, Hlnn., Sturgeon River

near............................

Chloride............................

Chromium............................

Churchs Ferry, N. Dak., Big Coulee

near............................

Clay Center, Kans., Republican

River at........................

Collection and examination of

samples.........................

Color...............................

Columbia, S. Dak., James River at... 

Composition of surface waters.......

Cooperation.........................

Copper..............................

Correctlonvllle, Iowa, Little Sioux

River at........................

283-286 

106-107 

287-291

122

14

130-131 

199-201

106-107 

46 

17

104-105 

275-279 

268-271 

271-275

11

101

254-256

166

162-165 

 167,258

46

13

15

3-6

20

172

9-24

27-30

15-16

Davids Creek near Haalin, Iowa...... 218-221

Dell Creek near Lake Delton, Wls.... 91-93

Des Holnes River at Des Holnes,

Iowa............................ 79-77

Des Koines River basin.............. 75-77

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Deweese, Nebr., Little Blue River

near. ........................... 240-244

Dissolved solids.................... 14-15

Division of work.................... 30

Drayton, N. Dak., Red River of the

North at........................ 42

E

Elbert, Colo., Klowa Creek at.......

Elkhorn River at Ewlng, Nebr. .......

near Norfolk, Nebr.... ............

Elm Springs, S. Dak., Belle Fourche

River near. .....................

Enterprise, Kans., Smoky Hill River

at ..............................

Ewlng, Nebr., Elkhorn River at......

South Fork Elkhorn River at.......

Expression of results. .............

Fargo, N. Dak., Red River of the

North at ........................

Flfteenmlle Creek near Worland, Wyo. 

Flvemlle Creek above Wyoming Canal, 

near Pavllllon, Wyo. ............

near Rlverton, Wyo.. ..............

near Shoshonl, Wyo. ...............

Fluor ide. ...........................

189-190

205-207

210

167

236-239

205-207

208-209

6-9

33-34 

132-135

111-113 

114-117 

118-121

Fort Washakle, Wyo., Ray Lake outlet

near ............................ 108-109

Fromberg, Hont., Bluewater Creek at. 291-295

Garber, Iowa, Turkey River at....... 58-61

Garrison Dam, N. Dak., Hlssourl

River below,.................... 160

Glasgow, Hont., Willow Creek near... 103 

Glen, Hont., Birch Creek near....... 93-94

Glenrock, Wyo., North Platte River

near............................ 187-188

Grand Forks, N. Dak., Red River of

the North at.................... 40-41

Grand River at Shadehlll, S. Dak.... 161

B

Bamlln, Iowa, Davids Creek near..... 218-221

Hardness............................ 17-18

Harlem, Hont., Milk River near...... 102

Boney Creek near Russell, Iowa...... 254-256

Bot Springs, S. Dak., Cheyenne

River near...................... 162-165

Budson Bay and upper Mississippi

River basins.................... 33-86

miscellaneous analyses of lakes

and streams In.................. 78-86

Huron, S. Dak., James River at...... 173-175

Hydrogen-ion concentration.......... 20

Introduction........................

Iodide..............................

Iowa City, Iowa, Ralston Creek at... 

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa.......

near Rowan, Iowa..................

Iowa River basin....................

Iron................................

1-3 

17

70-73 

66-69 

63-65 

63-74 

10

James River, at Columbia, S. Dak.... 172

at Huron, t,. Dak.................. 173-175

at La Houre, N. Dak............... 170-171

near Scotland, S. Dak............. 176-177

James River basin........... 169-177,259-261

Jamestown Reservoir near Jamestown,

N. Dak.......................... 169

Jefferson River near Twin Bridges,

Hont............................ 95-100

Julesburg, Colo., South Platte

River at........................ 199-196

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Kane, Wyo., Bighorn River at........ 136-140

Shoshone River at................. 141-145

Kansas River at Wamego, Kans........ 245-249

Kansas River basin.. 222-253,267,301-309,311

Klowa Creek at Elbert, Colo......... 189-190

at Klowa, Colo.................... 191-194

La Moure, N. Dak., James River at... 170-171 

Lake Delton, Wis., Dell Creek near.. 51-53 

Lake of the Woods basin............ 46,80-83

Lead................................ 16

Lisbon, N. Dak., Sheyenne River at.. 38-39 

Literature cited.................... 30-32

Lithium............................. 12

Little Blue River near Deweese,

Nebr............................ 240-244

Little Sioux River at

Correctionvllle, Iowa........... 178-181

Little Sioux River basin............ 178-181

Locate, Mont., Powder River near.... 154-155

Madison River at Klrby Ranch,

near Cameron, Mont.............. 101

Magnesium........................... 11

Malvern, Iowa, Mule Creek near...... 214-217

Manganese........................... 10-11

Maxwell, Nebr., Supply Canal (TriCounty diversion) near.......... 197-198

Helrose, Mont., Big Hole River near. 87-92 

Miles City, Mont., Tongue River at.. 151-153 

Milk River near Harlem, Mont........ 102

Milk River basin................ 102-103,257

Mineral constituents In solution.... 10-17

Minnesota River basin............... 84-86

Miscellaneous analyses, of lakes and 

streams In Hudson Bay and upper 

Mississippi River basins........ 78-86

In Missouri River basin........... 257-311

In Yellowstone River basin........ 268-299

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Hlnn. 50 

near Anoka, Hlnn.................. 47-49

Missouri River, at Nebraska City,

Nebr............................ 212-213

below Garrison Dam, N. Dak........ 160

near Williston, N. Dak............ 158-159

Missouri River basin................ 87-311

Muddy Creek near Pavllllon, Wyo..... 123-125

near Shoshonl, Wyo................ 126-129

Mule Creek near Malvern, Iowa....... 214-217

Huskrat Creek near Shoshonl, Wyo.... 110

N

Nebraska City, Nebr., Missouri

River at........................ 212-213

Nickel and cobalt................... 15

Nlles, Kans., Solomon River at.....

Nlobrara River near Verdel, Nebr... 

Nlobrara River basin...............

Nlshnabotna River basin............

Nitrate............................

Norfolk, Nebr., Elkhorn River near. 

North Fork Bluevater Creek near

Brldger, Mont..................

North Fork Elkhorn River near

Pierce, Nebr...................

North Platte River above Semlnoe

Reservoir, near Sinclair, Wyo.. 

near Glenrock, Wyo...............

233-235 

168

168,259

214-221

13-14

210

279-282

211

182-183 

187-188

Organlcs............................ 21

Overton, Nebr., Platte River near... 202-204 

Oxygen consumed..................... 21

Pavllllon, Wyo., Flvemlle Creek

near............................ 111-113

Muddy Creek near.................. 123-125

Phosphate........................... 14

Pierce, Nebr., North Fork Elkhorn

River near...................... 211

Platte River at Brady, Nebr......... 199-201

near Overton, Nebr................ 202-204

Platte River basin

182-211,266-267,299-301,310-311 

Powder River near Locate, Mont...... 154-155

Properties and characteristics of

water........................... 17-24

Publications.

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa.... 70-73 

Ray Lake outlet near Fort Washakle,

Wyo............................. 108-109

Red River of the North, at Drayton,

N. Dak.......................... 42

at Fargo, N. Dak.................. 33-34

at Grand Forks, N. Dak............ 40-41

Red River of the North basin.... 33-45,78-80

Republican River at Clay Center,

Kans............................ 222-226

Rlverton, Wyo., Flvemlle Creek near. 114-117 

Rock Creek at Atlantic City, Wyo.... 184-186

Rock River at Afton, Wls............ 62

Rowan, Iowa, Iowa River near........ 63-65

Russell, Iowa, Honey Creek near..... 254-256

St. Paul, Hlnn., Mississippi River

at.

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

Sand River near Brltt, Hlnn.........

Scotland, S. Dak., James River near. 

Sediment.......................... 5-

Shadehlll, S. Dak., Grand River at.. 

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock,

Iowa............................

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

near Warwick, N. Dak..............

Shoshone River at Kane, Wyo.........

Shoshonl, Wyo., Flvemlle Creek near. 

Huddy Creek near..................

Huskrat Creek near................

Sidney, Mont., Yellowstone River

near............................

Silica..............................

Sinclair, Wyo., North Platte River

near............................

Smoky Hill River at Enterprise

Kans............................

Sodium-adsorption-ratio.............

Sodium and potassium................

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

at Nlles, Kans....................

Souris (House) River near Verendrye,

N. Dak..........................

50 

227-231

46

176-177

6,23-24

161

74

38-39

35-37

141-145

118-121

126-129

110

156-157

near Westhope, N. Dak.............

South Fork Elkhorn River at Ewing,

Nebr............................

South Fork Shoshone River near

Valley, Wyo..,..................

South Platte River at Julesburg,

Colo............................

Specific conductance................

Streamflow..........................

Strontium...........................

182-183

236-239 

19 

12

231-232 

233-235

43 

44-45

208-209 

298-299

195-196

19

24-25

Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn.. 

Sulfate.............................

Supply Canal (Tri-County diversion) 

near Maxwell, Nebr..............

Temperature....................... 4-5,21-22

Tescott, Kans., Saline River at..... 227-231

Tongue River at Hiles City, Hont.... 151-153

Turbidity........................... 23

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa........ 58-61

Turkey River basin.................. 58-61

Twin Bridges, Hont., Jefferson River

near............................ 95-100

Verdel, Nebr., Niobrara River near.. 168 

Verendrye, N. Dak., Souris (House)

River near...................... 43

Vermlllion Creek near Wamego, Kans.. 250-253 

Vermlllion River basin, miscellaneous analyses of streams In.. 262

Wamego, Kans., Kansas River at...... 245-249

Vermilllon Creek near............. 250-253

Warwick, N. Dak., Sheyenne River

near............................ 35-37

Westhope, N. Dak., Souris River near 44-45 

Williston, N. Dak., Hissouri River

near............................ 158-159

Willow Creek near Glasgow, Hont..... 103
Wind River at Rlverton, Wyo.......

below Boysen Reservoir, Wyo....... 130-131

near Rlverton, Wyo................ 297-298

Wisconsin River basin.............

Worland, Wyo., Flfteennlle Creek 

near..........................

INDEX

Page

>-297 

>-131 

r-298 

SI -57

1-135

Telloi 

Telloi

Zinc.

T

rstone River near Sidney, Uont. 

ratone River basin..... 104-157,

Z

315

Page

156-157 

268-299

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