East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-11-02


been done in oregon has been of an
educational nature, has developed
some valuable statistics and has serv-
ed To widely advertise the state, and
especially the many points at which
the various features of the work have
been operated.
Bulletin No. 1885 being report OF
the progress of stream measurements
conducted by the reclamation service
during the year 1904, and compiled
from the report of John 4. Whistler,
engineer in charge in Oregon, d. w.
Ross. engineer in charge i'm Idaho, and
r. A. Noble, engineer in charge in
Washington, has Just been issued by
the department and n copy has been
received by the East Oregonian.
This is an exhaustive report. con-
tanning all the minute details of the
work in the three northwest states
and is issued in a book of 5000 pages
to be distributed free.
Stream guaging stations have been
maintained by the department at
seven points i'm Umatilla county as
follows: ON the Walla Walla river
at Milton and ON the South Fork of
the Walla Walla, near Milton, and on
the Umatilla river at Pendleton, Yoa-
kun, Umatilla and Gibbon and on
Mckay creek near Pendleton.
Two gauges have been maintained
at Pendleton--one on Main street
bridge and one on the o. r. & N.
railroad bridge just west of the city.
All the work in this county has been
under the direct supervision of John
r. Whistler, district engineer for Or
egon.
That part of the work referring to
the gauging station in this city is as
follows:
THE station was established May
20, 1908. by f. w. Huber A short
distance above the bridge at which
the gauge is located water is taken
out of the river by the Farmers mill
ditch.
This ditch carries from 80 to so
second feet, and at extremely low
stages the entire river is diverted into
this ditch. The water is returned to
the river at n point about 1000 feet
.
about 1900 feet above the railroad
bridge at which discharge measure
ments are made. During 1904 dis
charge measurements have been made
by the geological survey office in Pen
dleton. The gauge was read only
when the flow was normal. Follow
| ing Is a tabulated register of the
stream from February Is to August
IA. 1904, first made public at this
time: February IS, width of stream
at bridge, 100 feet; depth $50 feet;
mean velocity, 4.20 feet per second;
discharge, 1865 second feet. March
/ I, width of stream, 131 feet; velocity
5.67 feet per second; depth, ASS feet;
discharge, 2735 second feet.
March 8, width of stream, 1872;
velocity. 6.54 feet per second; depth,
I 6.45 and discharge 5645 second feet.
March 23, width of stream 10S
/ feet; velocity, 400 feet per second;
depth, 295 feet, and discharge, 1890
| second feet.
April 1S, width of stream, 19l feet;
velocity, 6.S6 feet per second; depth,
7.O5 feet, and discharge, 5597 second
feet.
May "a, width of stream 1O1 feet;
velocity. 416 feet per second; depth,
2.7O feet, and discharge, 1885 second
! feet.
MAY 2S, width of stream, 100 feet;
velocity, 2.2S feet per second; depth,
1.9O feet, and discharge, $40 second
feet.
June Z, width of stream, 81 feet;
velocity, 2.O7 feet per second; depth,
200 feet, and discharge, 492 second
feet.
July H. width of stream, 16 feet;
velocity, 3O7 feet per second; depth,
1.25 feet, and discharge second feet
| with 40 feet subtracted for Walters
mill race.)
August IA, width of stream 25
feet; velocity, 2:30 feet per second;
depth, .95 feet, and discharge, 2S sec
ond feet.
"On April 13, the depth of the
! Umatilla at Pendleton was 7.05; the
width 191 feet, and the discharge 5597
second feet, while at Yoakum on that
date the discharge was 6575 second
feet, or nearly 1000 second feet more
tina nat Pendleton.
"The highest discharge OF Mckay
creek recorded was 100 second feet
on April 12, and the lowest % second