The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-12

made under your direction, and my
report to you of January 10, 1900,
published as house Doc. No. 461,
fifty-sixth congress, first session,
contains a very detailed description
of this section, with plans and esti-
mates for its improvement.
The Muscle Shoals and Colbert
Shoals have been the scene OF more
or less active operations since 1880,
and have been the subject OF so
many reports and projects that
abundant information concerning
these Instructions is Of record.
The lower section has been de-
scribed in general terms in the an
nual reports of the chief of en-
gineers, and between 1895 and 1897
was completely surveyed and map
ped. The improvement of this sec
ton by means of extensive dredging
operations at the shoals and bars
is now under wav.
Drainage area.-The total area
drained by the Tennessee river, as
determined by planimeter measure
ments Of the topographic charts of
y the. United States geological sur
vey and other official maps and rec
ords, is 40,812 square miles. OF this
total 2l,410 square miles lie above
Chattanooga, Tenn, and $500 square
miles lie between Chattanooga and
Lock a. The accompanying map of
Tennessee basin, plate No. 2. shows
the fern Of the basin and distribu-
ton to the principal tributaries.
This is also given in the following
table, which shows the names of
the principal tributaries, the dis
tance to the mouth OF each above
Paducah, as we'll as the areas drain
ed.
Table No. AREA and distribu-
ton Of the drainage basin of the
Tennessee river.
French Broad river basin, distance
above Paducah to outlet, 651.35
miles; area, 5,t00.3 square miles.
Ifolston river basin, distance
above Paducah to outlet, C51.35
miles; area, 3,S1O.6 square miles.
Little river basin, distance above
Paducah TO outlet, S34.95 miles;
area, 1853 square miles.
Little Tennessee river basin, dis
lance above Faducah to outlet, 60O.60
miles; area, 2,6495 square miles.
Clinch river basin, distance above
Paducah to outlet, SOTO miles;
area, 4,405.4 square miles.
IIiwassee river basin, distance
above Paducah to outlet, 1880
miles; area, 2,705.6 square miles.
Miscellaneous above Chatta-
nooga, area, 1898 square miles.
Total area above Chattanooga,
distance above Paducah to outlet,
1895 miles; area, 21,41O.2 square
miles.
Sequatchie river basin, distance
above Paducah to outlet 421.S5
miles; area, 1929 square miles.
Miscellaneous between Chatta-
nooga and Lock A, Muscle Shoals
canal, area. 1900 square miles.
Total above Lock A. distance
above Paducah to outlet: 2S5.6
miles; area, &c, 9O2.1 square miles.
Elk river basin, distance above
Paducah to outlet, 1858 miles; area,
2,400 square miles.
Miscellaneous between Lock A and
Riverton, area, 2,3S4.9 square miles
Total above Riverton, distance
above Faducah to outlet, 226 miles;
area. 81, 6G8 square miles.
Duck river basin, distance above
Paducah to outlet, 100 miles; area,
$685. square miles.
Miscellaneous between Riverton
and Paducah, area, 5,49S.6 square
miles.
Total above Paducah, area, 49,
811.6 square miles.
The map and table show clearly that
practically all of the large tribU-
taries enter the river above Chat
tanooga, and that in consequence
the increase in the flow below Chat
tanooga will be gradual, and is due
to numerous small streams empty
ing directly into the river.
The distribution of the drainage
area, by states, is approximately as
follows:
So. miles.
Tennessee .21, 1876
AldOdfla ............ o,S@o.U
North Carolina ............... $4,000
virginia ........ .............. o,395.U
georgia ...'.... ........,...... l,eO9.O