New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-02
SWOLLEN WESTERN RIVERS.
THE OHIO AND THE MISSISSIPPI RAPIDLY
RISING.
SPECIAL RIVER BULLETIN - COMPARISON
WITH PREVIOUS RECORrs

With fhfsH lOJo NItoiNir''
Washington, March 1.-The Signal Services
special River Bulletin says: 1t is estimated
that the Ohio River at Cairo, will rise
nine feet between the present date, March l.
and March = making the stage of the water on the
latter date. at that place, about 5.5 feet The stage
OF water at Cairo to-day Is 422 feet, having risen
three feet in the last five days This stage OF water
II it occurs, seems highly probable, Will nearly
equal Of the highest stages of water that have
ever occurred at Cairo, namely the stage OF oll on
February. IS, 1892; 522. February 81, 1888; Dis.
February -, Ioci. This forecast is based on the
recent great rises in the rivers of the Ohio Valley
At Cincnnlti the stage OF water, which is at the
highest to-day, is 81 feet, and has risen 10 feet III
the last five days. At Chattanooga the stage Oh
water Is 40 feet, and has risen 80 feet In five days.
At Nashville and Chattanooga there may be some
slight rise still to The stage Of water at st.
Loui, is 80 feet, and has been stationary.
The highest water OF February =. 1o-2. at Cairo.
preceded by 80 foot stage at Cincinnati on
Eel ruary IL - foot stage at Chatan0oga, D feet
at Nashville. and - feet at st. Louis. vt the later
place there rise of Il feet IN the lew Gays
previous. The high water Of February -, 1sS3'
al Cairo was preceded By 6G-foot stage AT Clncn-
natl February II; II feet at Chattanooga, al
feet at Nashville. and 10 feet at st. Louis, the latter
place having rise Of feet the few days previous
The high water Of February -, 15si at Cairo was
preceded by - foot stage at Cincinnati February
II, ~ feet at Chattanooga, 46 feet at Nashville and
II fo at Il. Louis There is an area Of country Of
10000 square miles, the drainage water from when
passes Cairo. but does not pass ST. Louis, Gin
cinnat Nashville or Chattanooga.
The empirical rule by which the ri'c Of nine feet
at Cairo /, computed Is based tho principal rises
THAI have occurred in the last seventeen years, This
rule is not apt To- be in error more than two feet.
depending the greater or a, rainfall IN me o-oOp
square miles Of area. The water going by Cincinnati
drains from an area ~ - 900 square miles. The ex
ccssivcly high Stages Of water Cincinnati in l7'3
and i--i are than compensated for this year ~
the gtcatcr rainfall in the country below Cincinnati
he rainfall the last week I'm the area above 'ln.
dinuati Nashville aud Chattanooga Ia, bc'n about
five cubic mile. For the whole Ohio Valley 1t has
been nearly eleven cubic miles. In 1--2. Tor IN"
month Of February, II was about twenty-five cubic
drainage area below Cairo and Little Rock equal to
Il 900 square mile. there has been rainfall oi 30
cubic mile, The last week.
The rainfall- from February - "A. m. 10 March |.
"a. M. occurring principally from February Il to
-. have been AZ knnNNillc inches, Chattanooga
~ inches. Nashville. 30 inches. Memphis.
{ inches, Cairo AZ Inches Columbus: - inrh"-
Rock. - inches: Niokshurs inchc.. At Nicksnnrg
the stage Of the river day !, 4' 3. and a. Luie
Rock 10 fccf For 81 foot stage at Cairo. Ic ruary
highest water at Vick-burg. March 20. was is feet
For - foot stage a. Cairo. February ~, l--i
vntcr at ycl>hnrg March -. was 40 feet II seems
likely therefore that by March II the river at Nl,h
burg VIII rise to . height Of 80 feet unless by that
time n great deal of water has into the II.
Francis and Yazoo bottoms.
These predictions subject 10 some uncertainty on
account ~ any rainfall that NAV occur before Narch
:. II is not bey, however, that there VIII Z be any
considerable rainfall soon, rs the temperature thronEh
ON, the country Is low and apt 10 remain So Tor
several days. Lack Of rainfall and river stations
renders more accurate forecasts impossible