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Compilation of Records of Surface Waters of the United States, October 1950 to September 1960Part 2-A. South Atlantic Slope Basins,

James River to Savannah River

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1723

Compilation of Records of Surface Waters of the United States, October 1950 to September 1960Part 2-A. South Atlantic Slope Basins,

James River to Savannah River

Prepared under the direction of E. L. HENDRICKS, Chief, Surface Water Branch

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1723

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1964

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D. C. 20402

PREFACE

This report contains summaries of streamflow records in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River. It was prepared by the United States Geological Survey in the Water Re sources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, under the general direction of E.L. Hendricks, chief, Surface Water Branch, and F. J. Flynn, chief, Reports Section.

The data were compiled under the supervision of district engi neers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

A. N. Cameron................................................................ Atlanta, Ga.J. W. Gambrell...................................................... Charlottesville, Va.A. E. Johnson............................................................ Columbia, S. C.E. B. Rice.................................................................. Raleigh, N. C.

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PagePurpose and scope.................................................................... 1Description of data.................................................................. 1Publications......................................................................... 4Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 6Gaging-station records............................................................... 8James River basinJackson River (head of James River):Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va............................................... 8Falling Springs Creek near Palling Spring, Va.................................... 9

Jackson River at Palling Spring, Va................................................ 10Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va.................................................. 11Potts Creek near Covington, Va................................................... 12Smith Creek above old dam, near Clifton Forge, Va................................ 13Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.......................................... 14

James River at lick Run, Va........................................................ 15Craig Creek:Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va.................................................. 16Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va................................................... 17

Craig Creek at Parr, Va.......................................................... 18Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va................................................... 19

James River at Buchanan, Va........................................................ 20Calfpasture River (head of Maury River) above Mill Creek, at Goshen, Va.......... 21Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.............................................. 22

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va................................................. 23Maury River near Lexington, Va................................................... 24

South River near Riverside, Va................................................. 25Maury River near Buena Vista, Va........................'......................... 26Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va............................................... 27

James River at Holcombs Rock, Va................................................... 28James River at Bent Creek, Va...................................................... 29Buffalo River:

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.................................................. 30Piney River at Piney River, Va............................................... 31

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va................................................... 32Rockfish River neaT Greenfield, Va............................................... 33

James River at Scottsville, Va..................................................... 34Hardware River below Briery Run, near Scottsville, Va............................ 35Slate River near Arvonla, Va..................................................... 36Mechum River (head of Rivanna River) near Ivy, Va................................ 37North Fork Moormans River near Whitehall, Va.............................'...... 38

South Fork Rivanna River (continuation of Mechum River) near Earlysville, Va..... 39Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va...................................-................. 40Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va............................................... 41

James River at Cartersville, Va.................................................... 42Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va............................................... 43James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond, Va.................................... 44

James River near Richmond, Va...................................................... 45Falling Creek near Chesterfield, Va.............................................. 46Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va............................................. 47Appomattox River:Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sydney, Va.......................................... 48

.Appomattox River at Farmville, Va................................................ 49Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va.................................................. 50

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va................................................... 51Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va............................................. 52ehickahominy River near Providence Forge, Va..................................... 53

Dismal Swamp basin Lake DrummoncT:

Cypress Swamp at Cypress Chapel, Va.............................................. 54Chowan River basinNottoway River (head of Chowan River) near Burkeville, Va.......................... 55Nottoway River near Rawlings, Va................................................... 56Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va................................................ 57

Stony Creek near Dinwiddie, Va................................................... 58Hunting Quarter Creek:

Anderson Branch at Sussex, Va.................................................. 59Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.................................................... 60Blackwater River near Dendron, Va................................................ 61Blackwater River at Zuni, Va..................................................... 62Blackwater River near Franklin, Va............................................... 63

Chowan River:North Meherrin River (head of Meherrin River) near Keysville, Va................. 64North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, Va.......................................... 65Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va............................................ 66Meherrin River at Emporia, Va.................................................... 67

Fontaine Creek near Brink, Va . + ............................................... 68Fontaine Creek near Emporia, Va................................................ 69Potecasi Creek near Union, N.C................................................. 69

Wiccacon Creek:Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N.C.................................................. 70

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Gaging-station records ContinuedRoanoke River basin PageRoanoke River at Lafayette,, Va..................................................... 71Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va....................................................... 72

Tinker Creek near Daleville, Va.................................................. 73Roanoke River at Niagara, Va....................................................... 74Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va............................................. 75

Roanoke (Staunton) River near Toshes, Va........................................... 76Pigg River near Toshes, Va.........................'.............................. 77Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va.................................................. 78

Roanoke (Staunton) River at Altavista, Va.......................................... 79Otter River near Bedford, Va..................................................... 80Otter River near Evington, Va.................................................... 81

Roanoke (Staunton) River at Brookneal, Va.......................................... 82Falling River:

Caldwells Creek near Appomattox, Va............................................ 83Falling River at Spring Mills, Va................................................ 84Falling River near Naruna, Va.................................................... 85Cub Creek at Phenix, Va.......................................................... 86

Roanoke (Staunton) River at Randolph, Va........................................... 87Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va........................................................ 88

Roanoke Hiver near Clover, Va...................................................... 89Talbott and Townes Reservoirs near Kibler, Va.................................... 89Dan River near Francisco, N.C.................................................... 90Mayo River:

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va............................................ 91Mayo River near Price, N.C..................................................... 92

Dan River near Wentworth, N.C.................................................... 93Philpott Reservoir near Philpott, Va........................................... 94Smith River near Philpott, Va.................................................. 95Smith River at Bassett, Va..................................................... 96Smith River at Martinsville, Va................................................ 97Smith River at Spray, N.C...................................................... 98Sandy River near Danville, Va.................................................. 99

Dan River at Danville, Va........................................................ 100Dan River at Paces, Va........................................................... 101Dan River at South Boston, Va.................................................... 102Banister River:

Georges Creek near Gretna, Va................................................ 103Banister River at Halifax, Va.................................................. 104Hyco River near Denniston, Va.................................................. 105

Roanoke River at Clarksville, Va................................................... 106John H. Kerr Reservoir near Boydton, Va............................................ 107Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va.................................................. 108Roanoke Rapids Lake at Roanoke Rapids, N.C......................................... 109Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N.C............................................... 109Roanoke River near Scotland Neck, N.C.............................................. 110Pamlieo River basinTar River (head of Pamlico River) near Tar River, N.C.............................. Ill

Cedar Creek near Louisburg, N.C.................................................. 112Tar River near Nashville, N.C...................................................... 113

Sapony Creek near Nashville, N.C................................................. 114Fishing Creek:

Little Fishing Creek near White Oak, N.C....................................... 115Fishing Creek near Enfield, N.C.................................................. 116

Tar River at Tarboro, N.C.......................................................... 117Conetoe Creek near Bethel, N.C................................................... 118

Pamlico River: Runyon Creek:Herring Run near Washington, N.C............................................... 119

Neuse River basinEno River (head of Neuse River) at Hillsboro, N.C.................................. 120

Flat River at Bahama, N.C........................................................ 121Dial Creek near Bahama, N.C.................................................... 122

Flat River at dam, near Bahama, N.C.............................................. 123Neuse River near Northside, N.C.................................................... 124Neuse River near Clayton, N.C...................................................... 125

Swift Creek:Middle Creek near Clayton, N.C................................................. 126

Little River near Princeton, N.C................................................. 127Neuse River near Goldsboro, N.C.................................................... 128Neuse River at Kinston, N.C........................................................ 129

Contentnea Creek near Wilson, N.C................................................ 130Nahunta Swamp near Shine, N.C.................................................. 131

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N.C............................................... 132Little Contentnea Creek near Farmville, N.C.................................... 133

Swift Creek near Vanceboro, N.C.................................................. 134Trent River near Trenton, N.C.................................................... 135

New River basinNew River near Gum Branch, N.C..................................................... 136Cape Pear River basinHaw River (head of Cape Fear River) near Benaja, N.C............................... 137

Reedy Fork near Oak Ridge, N.C................................................... 138Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N.C........................................... 138

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, N.C................................................. 139South Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N.C....................................... 140North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N.C..................................... 141

Stony Creek near Burlington, N.C................................................. 142Haw River at Haw River, N.C........................................................ 143

Alamance Creek near Elon College, N.C............................................ 144Cane Creek near Teer, N.C........................................................ 144

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Gaging-station records ContinuedCape Pear River basin Continued PageHaw River near Pittsboro, N.C...................................................... 145

New Hope River near Pittsboro, N.C............................................... 146West Pork Deep River near High Point, N.C........................................ 147

East Pork Deep River near High Point, N.C...................................... 148Deep River near Randleman, N.C................................................... 149Deep River at Ramseur, N.C....................................................... 150Bear Creek at Robbins, N.C..................................................... 151Rocky River:Tick Creek near Mount Vernon Springs, N.C. ............................. f ..... 152

Deep River at Moncure, N.C....................................................... 153Cape Pear River at Lillington, N.C................................................. 154

Little River at Linden, N.C...................................................... 155Rockfish Creek near Hope Mills, N.C.............................................. 156

Cape Pear River at lock 3, near Tarheel, N.C....................................... 157Hood Creek near Leland, N.C...................................................... 158Great Coharie Creek (head of Black River):

Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro, N.C........................................ 159Black River near Tomahawk, N.C................................................... 160

South River near Parkersburg, N.C.............................................. 161Colly Creek near Kelly, N.C.................................................... 162

Northeast Cape Fear River near Seven Springs, N.C................................ 163Northeast Cape Pear River near Chinquapin, N.C................................... 164

Rockfish Creek near Wallace, N.C............................................... 165Waccamaw River basinWaccamaw River at Freeland, N.C.................................................... 166Waccamaw River near Longs, S.C..................................................... 167Pee Dee River basinYadkin River (head of Pee Dee River) at Patterson, N.C............................. 168

Reddles River at North Wilkesboro, N.C........................................... 169Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N.C.................................................... 170

Pisher River near Copeland, N.C.................................................. 171Porbush Creek near Yadkinville, N.C.............................................. 172

Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N.C................................................ 173South Yadkin River:Rocky Creek at Turnersburg, N.C................................................ 174

South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N.C.......................................... 175Hunting Creek near Harmony, N.C................................................ 176

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N.C............................................. 177Third Creek subwatershed No. 7A (Third Creek) near Stony Point, N.C............ 178

Third Creek subwatershed No. 21 (II Creek) at Troutman, N.C.................. 179Third Creek at Cleveland, N.C.................................................. 180

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N.C.................................................. 181High Rock Lake at High Rock, N.C................................................... 182Yadkin River at High Rock, N.C..................................................... 183Badin Lake near Badin, N.C......................................................... 184

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N.C................................................ 185Pee Dee River:Lake Tillery near Norwood, N.C..................................................... 186Rocky River:

Long Creek:Big Bear Creek near Richfield, N.C........................................... 187

Rocky River near Norwood, N.C.................................................... 188Brown Creek near Polkton, N.C.................................................... 189Little River near Star, N.C...................................................... 190

Blewett Palls Lake near Rockingham, N.C............................................ 191Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N.C................................................. 192Thompson Creek:

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S.C................................................. 193Big Black Creek (head of Black Creek) near McBee, S.C............................ 193

Pee Dee River at Peedee, S.C................................................. .-. .... 194Lynches River near Bishopville, S.C.............................................. 195Lynches River at Effingham, S.C.................................................. 196Little Pee Dee River near Dillon, S.C............................................. 197Drowning Creek (head of Lumber River) near Hoffman, N.C........................ 198Lumber River at Boardman, N.C.................................................. 199

Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Perry, S.C..................................... 200Black River near Gable, S.C...................................................... 201Black River at Kingstree, S.C.................................................... 202

Santee River basinCatawba River (head of Santee River) near Marion, N.C.............................. 203Lake James near Bridgewater, N.C................................................... 204Linville River at Branch, N.C.................................................... 205

Rhodhiss Lake at Rhodhiss, N.C..................................................... 206Lake Hickory near Taylorsville, N.C................................................ 207

Lower Little River near All Healing Springs, N.C................................. 208Lookout Shoals Lake near Catawba, N.C.............................................. 209Catawba River at Catawba, N.C...................................................... 210Mountain Creek near Terrell, N.C................................................. 211

Mountain Island Lake near Mount Holly, N.C......................................... 212Henry Pork (head of South Pork Catawba River) near Henry River, N.C. ............. 213South Pork Catawba River:

Indian Creek near Laboratory, N.C.............................................. 214Long Creek near Bessemer City, N.C............................................. 215

South Pork Catawba River at Lowell, N.C.'......................................... 216Catawba River near Rock Hill, S.C.................................................. 217

Sugar Creek:Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N.C......................................... 218

Rocky Creek at Great Falls, S.C.................................................. 219

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Gaglng-statlon records ContinuedSantee River basin Continued PageWateree River (continuation of Catawba River) near Camden, S.C..................... 220

Broad River (head of Congaree River) near Chimney Rock, N.C...................... 221Cove Creek near Lake Lure, It.C................................................. 222Green River near Mill Spring, N.C.............................................. 223Second Broad River at Cllffslde, N.C........................................... 224

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N.C............................................ 225First Broad River near Casar, N.C.............................................. 226First Broad River near Lawndale, N.C........................................... 227

Broad River near Gaffney, S.C.................................................... 228North Pacolet River at Flngervllle, S.C........................................ 229

South Pacolet River Reservoir near Flngervllle, S.C.......................... 230Pacolet River near Fingerville, S.C............................................ 230Pacolet River near Clifton, S.C................................................ 231

Broad River near Carlisle, S.C................................................... 232North Tyger River (head of Tyger River) near Fairmont, S.C..................... 233

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S.C............................................. 234North Tyger River near Moore, S.C.............................................. 235

South Tyger River near Reldvllle, S.C........................................ 236South Tyger River near Woodruff, S.C......................................... 237

Tyger River near Woodruff, S.C................................................. 238Falrforest Creek near Union, S.C............................................. 239

Enoree River near Enoree, S.C.................................................. 240Broad River at Rlchtex, S.C...................................................... 241

Saluda River near Greenville, S.C.............................................. 242Saluda River near Pelzer, S.C.................................................. 243Saluda River near Ware Shoals, S.C............................................. 244Reedy River near Greenville, S.C............................................. 245Reedy River near Ware Shoals, S.C............................................ 246

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S.C............................................. 247Saluda River at Chappells, S.C.............................:................... 248Saluda River near Silverstreet, S.C............................................ 248Lake Murray near Columbia, S.C................................................. 249Saluda River near Columbia, S.C................................................ 250

Congaree River (continuation of Broad River) at Columbia, S.C.................... 250Congaree Creek at Cayce, S.C................................................... 251

Santee River:Lakes Marlon-Moultrle diversion canal near Pineville, S.C........................ 252

Lake Marion near Pineville, S.C..........................................:......... 252Santee River near Pineville, S.C................................................... 253Cooper River basin Cooper River: West Branch Cooper River:

Lake Moultrle near Pinopolls, S.C.............................................. 254Edisto River basInSouth Fork Edisto River near Montmorenel, S.C...................................... 255South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, S.C.......................................... 256

North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg, S.C....................................... 257Edisto River near Branehvllle, S.C................................................. 258Edisto River near Givhans, S.C..................................................... 259Combahee River basinSalkehatchle River (head of Combahee River) near Miley, S.C,....................... 260Combahee River near Yemassee, S.C.................................................. 261Broad River basinCoosawhatchie River (head of Broad River) near Hampton, S.C........................ 262Savannah River basinChattooga River (head of Savannah River) near Clayton, Ga........................... 263Tallulah River:Burton Reservoir near Clayton, Ga................................................ 264Ma this Reservoir near Lakemont, Ga............................................... 264Panther Creek near Toeeoa, Ga.................................................... 265

Tugaloo River (continuation of Chattooga River) near Hartwell, Ga.................. 266Toxaway River (head of Seneca River):Whitewater River at Jocassee, S.C.............................................. 267

Keowee River (continuation of Toxaway River) near Jocassee, S.C.................. 268Keowee River near Newry, S.C..................................................... 269

Twelvemile Creek near Liberty, S.C............................................. 270Seneca River near Anderson, S.C.................................................. 271

Savannah River near Iva, S.C....................................................... 272Rocky River near Calhoun Falls, S.C.............................................. 273South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga........................................... 274

Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, S.C............................................. 275Broad River:North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 1 (North Fork Broad River) above

Toccoa, Ga............................................................... 276North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 2 (Denmans Creek) near Toccoa, Ga.... 277

North Fork Broad River near Toccoa, Ga......................................... 278North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 6 (Bear Creek) near Mize, Ga......... 279

North Fork Broad River near Lavonia, Ga........................................ 280North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 11 (Toms Creek) near Eastanollee, Ga. 281

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 14 (tributary to Toms Creek) nearAvalon, Ga........................................................... 282

Toms Creek near Martin, Ga................................................... 283North Fork Broad River near Carnesville, Ga.................................... 284Hudson River at Homer, Ga...................................................... 285

Broad River near Bell, Ga......................\ ................................. 286Little River near Mount Carmel, S.C.............................................. 287Little River near Washington, Ga.................................................. 288Little River near Lincolnton, Ga................................................. 289

Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks Hill, S.C......................................... 289

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Gaglng-station records ContinuedSavannah River basin Continued PageSavannah River near Clarks Hill, S.C...........................;................... 290Stevens Creek near Modoc, S.C.................................................... 291Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga................................................... 292

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga....'.................................................. 292Savannah River at Burtons Perry Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga......................... 293Brier Creek:

Little Brier Creek near Thomson, Ga............................................ 294Brushy Creek near Wrens, Ga.................................................... 294

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga..................................................... 295Savannah River near Clyo, Ga....................................................... 296

Revisions of records for discontinued stations:Middle Swamp near Elkton, N.C...................................................... 297Yadkin River near Salisbury, N.C................................................... 297Big Mountain Creek near Ellerbe, N.C............................................... 297North Pork Jones Creek near Wadesboro, N.C......................................... 297Wilson Creek near Adako, N.C....................................................... 297Johns River near Morganton, N.C.................................................... 297Saluda River near Waterloo, S.C.................................................... 297Tugaloo River near Madison, S.C.................................................... 297

Index................................................................................. 299

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page Plate 1. Map showing location of gaging stations...............................In pocketFigure 1. Map of the conterminous United States showing area covered by this

report.................................................................. 52. Yearly discharge at three representative gaging stations.................. 7

COMPILATION OP RECORDS OP SURFACE WATERS OP SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE BASINS, JAMES RIVER TO SAVANNAH RIVER, 1951-60

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

This volume is one of a series of reports presenting monthly and yearly summaries of

streamflow and reservoir data collected by the Geological Survey during the period

October 1, 1950, to September 30, 1960. Included with these data are some records fur

nished by other Pederal, State, and private agencies. This series of reports is a

condensation of the detailed streamflow information presented in the annual series of

reports known as "Surface Water Supply of the United States" for each of the years 1951

through 1960. The area covered by this report is the South Atlantic slope basins, James

River to Savannah River.

The purpose of the present series of reports is to make available in summarized form

all of the surface-water records collected October 1, 1950, to September 30, 1960, and to

continue the series of reports known as Water-Supply Papers 1301-19 and 1372 which sum

marized all surfaee-water records through September 30, 1950. The present series of

reports includes corrections of errors which have been found in the earlier series. Also

included are some records collected prior to October 1, 1950, that were omitted from the

1950 compilation series.

The Geological Survey collected the records mainly in cooperation with State, munici

pal, and other Pederal agencies, and published them in detail in the series of annual

reports known as "Surface Water Supply Of the United States." Some records furnished by

other agencies have been included in the annual reports and in the present series of

reports; such records are identified in the station description.

The data presented consist of records of discharge of streams and contents of reser

voirs summarized on a monthly and yearly basis. Results of miscellaneous discharge meas

urements and, in general, stage records have been excluded. Included is a map of the

area showing the location of each station (pi. 1). The reports of the present series are

generally similar in the type of data they contain and in the form of presentation; more

over, they conform in style with the earlier series of compilation reports so that the

entire record for any station up to September 30, 1960, is available In one or two volumes.

All records compiled for these summary reports were examined for major errors. A few

revisions were made and the revised figures, noted as such, are included. Some previously

unpublished information is included, as well as a few estimates of discharge that were

made to fill short gaps in an otherwise complete period of record.

DESCRIPTION OP DATA

The gaging-station records are arranged in downstream order. The order used in this

report is the same as that adopted for use in the annual series of reports on surface-

water supply beginning with the water year 1951. In a downstream direction along the main

stem, all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem station are listed before

that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, it is listed between

them. A similar order is followed in listing stations on first rank, second rank, and

other ranks of tributaries. To indicate the rank of any tributary on which a gaging

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station Is situated and the stream to which It Is Immediately tributary, each Indention In

the listing of gaging stations in the table of contents represents one rank. This down

stream order and system of indention show which gaging stations are on tributaries between

any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the tributary on which each gaging station

is situated.

As an added means of identification, each station was assigned a number which is shown

on the index map and which is a part of the station name in the heading of the description

in the text. The numbers are assigned in downstream order in each part (see explanation

of "parts" under the heading "Publications," p. 4) beginning with the most upstream

station. The numbers are not consecutive because gaps are left to allow for new stations

that may be established.

The data presented for most of the gaging stations comprise a description of the

station, a table of monthly discharge in cubic feet per second, a table of monthly runoff

in inches, and a yearly summary table. The station description gives the name of the

river basin, the station number and name, the location, drainage area, records available,

types and datums of gages, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks con

cerning the data, and a credit statement if records were furnished by another agency.

The location of the gaging station and the drainage area are obtained from the best

available maps. When more than one site was used during water years 1951-60 and the dif

ference in drainage areas is significant, the area for the latest site is shown first

followed by the areas for other sites In chronological order. In some instances drainage-

area figures have not been obtained because of the lack of suitable maps or because the

boundaries cannot be defined or the effective drainage area determined.

The paragraph "Records available" lists all periods for which there are published

records generally equivalent to those at the present site. If equivalent records have

been published under another station name, that fact Is also noted.

The gage described first is the present gage or the one used most recently. Informa

tion is then given in chronological order for all gages used earlier, giving changes in

location, type of gage, or datum. The location or datum of all earlier gages is given

with reference to the present or most recently used gage. The datum of the gage is the

elevation of the zero of the gage above mean sea level. Where information as to datum is

not available, the altitude of the gage is given.

The average discharge for a station is the average of all complete water years and is

published only if there are five or more complete water years of record. The years used

to determine the average are not necessarily consecutive. The average discharge is not

published for some stations because of extensive changes in diversion or storage, or other

water development, that have occurred upstream.

In general, the momentary maximum and minimum discharges and stages for the entire

period of record are published in the "Extremes" paragraph. These are qualified if neces

sary according to the type of gage used and the completeness of the record. Maximum and

minimum discharges at nonrecording gaging stations are qualified as "observed" unless

determined from a graph drawn through actual gage heights which approximates the actual

hydrograph.

Under "Remarks" information is given on factors which affect the basin runoff charac

teristics. These include upstream regulation, diversion, and utilization a history of

changes in these items during the period 1951-60 is given when known. Also, references

DESCRIPTION OP DATA 3

are made to the records of storage or diversion upstream and to records concerning quality

of water, If published.

When discharge records are furnished by another agency, credit is given under

"Cooperation."

The streamflow data summarized In this report generally are contained In two monthly

tables and one yearly table. The first monthly table Is a tabulation of monthly and

yearly mean discharges In cubic feet per second. These figures represent discharge

passing the station; they are unadjusted for storage or diversion upstream unless other

wise specified under "Remarks" for the Individual station. Each monthly figure Is the

mean flow for the entire month; generally no record for part of a month Is tabulated.

Likewise, each yearly figure Is the mean flow for a full year, and no figure is shown for

a partial year. Usually the months are arranged on a water-year basis. Exceptions to

this rule are made In connection with seasonal records wherein the months are grouped to

give a complete season for each calendar year.

The second monthly table Is a tabulation of monthly and yearly runoff In Inches. For

streams that are subject to considerable regulation, the second table contains the ad

justed runoff In Inches. The table of runoff in Inches Is omitted If the data do not

represent natural yield without gross srror, whether adjusted or unadjusted.

The third tabl« contains a yearly summary of the streamflow data. The column headed

"WSP" lists the number of the water-supply paper In which the figures of dally and monthly

discharge are published. If a part of the record has been revised and the revision

published, then reference is made to both the original report and the one containing the

revised record; if the dally discharge record for the entire year has been republished to

Include the revisions, then only the later report Is listed. However, there is no refer

ence In this column for revisions published for the first time In this report as the

corresponding revised figures of daily discharge will be published In a water-supply paper

which will contain daily records for the period 1961-65. For some stations the third

table is omitted; however, the report containing records for any particular year can gen

erally be found by referring to the table given on page 6.

In the third table the momentary maximum discharge for each water year and the date of

its occurrence is given if known. For nonrecording gage records, momentary maxlmums were

obtained from graphs drawn through the gage readings. The momentary maximum discharge,

however obtained, is not qualified In any way if it Is believed to be representative of

the absolute maximum for the water year.

The minimum daily discharge for each water year is listed If known. Other data listed

in this table are the annual mean discharge and runoff for both the water year and the

calendar year. The figures listed for the water year are the same as those given In the

yearly columns of the preceding tables. In addition, the annual mean discharge per square

mile Is- listed for the water year. If figures of runoff have been adjusted for regulation

or diversion in the preceding table, adjusted figures are listed in the yearly summary

table. For a few stations regulation affects monthly figures seriously, but the effect

on annual figures is either negligible or can be adequately adjusted for; for these

stations the monthly table of runoff In Inches Is omitted, but the annual runoff Is given.

Most canal and diversion records are given In a single table. There are some records

for large canals, however, that are published In the same detail as those for streams.

Records of reservoirs also are given In a single table which shows the contents at the

end of each month.

4 COMPILATION OF SURFACE WATER RECORDS, PART 2-A

Revised figures of discharge for water years 1951-60 are not so Indicated If they have

been published In an annual report, but are noted as "revised" if they have not been

published in an annual report. Revised dally figures which have not been published In

annual reports will be published In the water-supply paper containing records for water

years 1961-65, except for special cases involving only a few figures which are included

In this series of reports. Figures that represent corrections of typographical or com

putational errors whereas no figures of dally discharge have been revised or changed are

Indicated as "corrected" In this report, except corrected figures of runoff In inches

which are not noted If the correction Is due solely to a revision of drainage area. Esti

mates of discharge made to complete months or years for this report are noted as estimates

and as "not previously published."

Revisions or corrections of records published In WSP 1303 are included In this report.

However, revised figures of runoff in inches or discharge per square mile for records

prior to October 1, 1950, resulting solely from a revision of drainage area, are not

given. For stations operated during at least part of the period 1951-60, the revisions

or corrections are published with the other data for the station; for stations not oper

ated since the end of the 1950 water year, the revisions or.corrections are published In

a special section at the conclusion of the report.

PUBLICATIONS

This series of reports comprises 20 volumes of water-supply papers (WSP) as numbered

below. The "Part" numbers and the areas covered are the same as those used for the annual

series of reports on surface-water supply of the United States since 1951. The boundaries

of the parts are Indicated on figure 1.

WSP

172117ZZ17Z3172417Z51726172717 Z8172917301731173217331734173517361737173817391740

Part

1-A1-BZ-AZ-B3-A3-B456 -A6-B789

1011121314--

Mumbera of water-supply papers for 1960 aeries of compilation reportsArea

North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut.North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River.South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River.South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeeohee River to Pearl River.Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.St. Lawrence River basin.Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa.Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.Lower Mississippi River basin.Western Gulf of Mexico basins.Colorado River basin.The Great Basin.Pacific slope basins in California.Pacific slope basins In Washington and upper Columbia River basin.Snake River basin.Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River basin.Hawaii.Alaska.

Records prior to September 30, 1950, were summarized In a aeries of water-supply papers

as listed below. Each of these volumes contains a list of the annual reports from which

data prior to 1951 were summarized.

Numbers of water-supply papers for 1950 series of compilation reports

WSP

1301 130Z 1303 1304 1305 1306 1307

Part1-A 1-B Z-A 2-B 3-A 3-B 4

WSP

1308 1309 131O 1311 1312 1313 1314

Part

5 6 -A 6-B 7 8 9

10

WSP

1315-A 1315-B 1316 1317 1318 1319 1372

Part

11 -B 11 -A 1Z 13 14

Hawaii Alaska

PUBLICATIONS

COMPILATION OF SURFACE WATER RECORDS, PART 2-A

This report Is summarized from the following 10 annual reports which contain records

of dally discharge for each of the water years from 1951 to 1960.

Annual water-supply papers, Part 2-A, 1951-60

Water year

1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

WSP

1203 1233 1273 1333 1383

Water year

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

WSP

1433 1503 1553 1623 1703

In addition to the customary records of discharge collected during the systematic

operation of gaging stations there is much additional hydrologic information available,

both published and unpublished.

A list of flood reports and other special reports is contained in the introductory

pages of each of the annual reports listed above.

Records for many stations have been analyzed by an electronic computer to give: the

number of days in each year that the discharge was between selected limits (duration

tables); the lowest and highest mean discharges for selected numbers of consecutive days

in each year; and other statistical summaries.

Data on low flow or peak flows or both are available for many sites other than gaging

stations.

Specific information on unpublished data available can be obtained by writing directly

to the district engineer for the State in which the site or gaging station is located.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Streamflow, a residual of precipitation after other demands have been met, varies

considerably from year to year and from place to place. Figure 2 shows yearly discharge

for three gaging stations in South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River.

The pattern of yearly runoff shown by these streams is generally representative of hydro-

logic conditions in their parts of the report area.

HYDROLOaiC CONDITIONS

1000

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C.

Drainage area, 1,140 sq mi

1600

1000

Lynches River at Effingham, 8. C.

Drainage area, 1,030 sq mi

Figure 2. Yearly discharge at three representative gaging stations.

GAGING-STATION RECORDS

JAMES RIVER BASIN

115. Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va.

Location. Lat 38°04'10", long 79°53'50", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Cummings Run, 0.9 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 39, and 2.1 miles south of Mountain Grove, Bath County.

Drainage area. 131 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,707 ft above mean sea level (by barometer).

Average discharge. 9 years (1951-60), 167 cfs.

Extremes. 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 8,750 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 9.35 ft)," from rating curve extended above 4 ,000 cfs on basis of three slope-area measurements of peak flow; minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.72 ft Jan. 6, 25, 1956, lasult of freezeup.

Cooperation. Subsequent to June 30, 1957, station maintained and records computed and furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water Resources.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondHater year1951 1952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

8.0611.37.21

222

8.0336.642.09.37

103

Nov.

28.624.410.4

214

14.062.294.413.8

166

Dec.

21910653.0

390

17.219235121.7

260

Jan.

573'

323177143

24.834821999.4

248

Feb.

250466117511

360481209114304

Mar.

495474532782

302204349253432

Apr.

281215241160

283457561390407

May

3151Z8161120

84.7117328238348

June

41.952.8

12537.3

14517035.0

19289.2

July

17.621.5

19613.1

94.665.931.429.124.0

Aug.

24.88.06

45.422.0

51.012.865.924.623.2

Sept.

16-. 16.50

18.412.2

20.322.019.414.452.3

The year

190151141218

116.178192116204

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inchesHater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

-0.07.10.06

1.95

.07

.32

.37

.08

.91

Nov.-

0.24.21.09

1.82

.12

.53

.80

.121.42

Dec._

1.92.93.47

3.44

.151.703.09.19

2.28

Jan.-

5.042.851.561.26

.223.071.92.88

2.18

Feb._

2.063.71.93

4.06

2.973.821.67.91

2.50

Mar._

4.364.174.686.88

2.661.803.072.223.80

Apr..

2.401.832.051.36

2.413.894.783.323.47

May-

2.771.131.421.06

.751.032.882.103.07

June-

0.36.45

1.06.32

1.241.45.30

1.64.76

July-

0.15.19

1.73.12

.83

.58

.28

.26

.21

Aug.-

0.22.07.40.19

.45

.11

.58

.22

.20

Sept.-

0.14.06.16.10

.17

.19

.17

.12

.45

The year-

19.7315.7014.6122.56

12.0418.4919.9112.0621.25

Yearly discharge, in cubic feet per second

Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

12.12-

13C

53353

1383

143315C( a\ a(a

3

Water year ending Sept. 3OMomentary maximum

Discharge--

7,1107,8007,7908,750

1,8504,1703,1103,3005,510

Date--

Mar. 11, 1952Feb. 21, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

Mar. 14, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Dec. 26, 1957June 2, 1959Mar. 30, 1960

Minimum day

--

7.22.84.75.4

5.86.0

124.78.0

Mean

--

190151141218

116178192116204

Per square mile

.-

1.451.151.081.66

.8851.361.47.885

1.56

Runoff in

Inches--

19.7315.7014.6122.56

12.0418.4919.9112.0621.25

Calendar year

Mean

--

180145205151

137195155157-

Runoff in

inches_-

18.7415.0821.2015.69

14.2520.2016.0416.28

-

a Bulletin 25: Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water Resources.

JAMES RIVER BASIN 9

120. Falling Springs Creek near Palling Spring, Va.

Location.--Lat 37 052'05", long 79"56'45", on right bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 220, 0.7 mile downstream from Palling Spring (the main source), 2.1 miles southeast of town of Palling Spring, Alleghany County, and 5 miles northeast of Covington.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1952 (fragmentary prior to March 1948).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 2,150 ft (from topo graphic map).

Extremes. 1948-52: Maximum discharge, 519 efs Dee. 7, 1950; maximum gage height, 3.0 ft Feb. 14, 1948, from recorded range in stage; minimum discharge, 3.5 cfs Aug. 7, 1950 (gage height, 0.30 ft); minimum daily, 5.5 cfs Sept. 18, 1951, Sept. 24, 25, 27, 28, 1952.

Remarks.--Regulation at low flow by cress beds 2,000 to 3,000 ft above station prior to August 1951.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Water year1951 1952

Oct.

10.1 6.59

Nov.

7.70 6. 24

Dec.

4O.8 12.7

Jan.

13.2 31.8

Feb.

34.2 32.3

Mar.

34.7 37.1

Apr.

46.8 24.5

May

16.4 22.5

June

35.2 10.5

July

14.9 7.72

Aug.

8.67 6.97

Sept.

6.74 6.63

The year

22.3 17.1

Yearly discharge, In cubic feet per second

Year

1950 1951 1952

WSP

1203 1233

. Water year ending Sept. 3OMomentary maximum

Discharge

519 197

Date

Dec. 7, 195O Mar. 11, 1952

Minimum day

5.5 5.5

Mean

22.3 17.1

Per square mile

_

Runoff In

Inches

1

Calendar year

Mean

20.6 19.5

Runoff In

Inches

:

10 JAMES RIVER BASIN

125. Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va.

Location. Lat 37°52'36", long 79°58'39", on right bank 20 ft upstream from Smith Bridge, 0.8 mile south of town of Falling Spring, Alleghany County, 1.6 miles downstream from Falling Springs Creek, and 5.5 miles north of Covington.


Records available.--April 1925 to September 1960. Prior to October 1934, published as "at Barber."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,333.49 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 26, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years (1925-60), 482 cfs.

Extremes.--1925-60: Maximum discharge, 24,700 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 14.74 ft), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations in James River basin; minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 12, 1946, cause unknown; minimum daily, 58 cfs Sept. 28-30, Oct. 1, 3, 5, 1930.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per secondWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

17298.096.877.1

555

87.214317593.6

369

Nov.

27714313082. 2

499

91.2209286100456

Dec.

1,340550284192878

101423803115638

Jan.

6001,273

709440444

105734602266613

Feb.

1,450775

1,153285

1,14O

8141,260

702286860

Mar.

1,1521,2401,2771,2102,085

747628

1,003638

1,137

Apr.

1,517724561592532

7431,2661,451

9961,239

May

444798333404324

256375954583994

June

793185188301152

311493194560357

July

2O7115116399109

216207195135129

Aug.

13112583.0145149

164107323152143

Sept.

98.310997.492.2

103

106135134116197

The year

676512415353579

309492568336593

Monthly and yearly runoff, In InchesWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

O.48.28.27.22

1.57

.25

.40

.49

.261.04

Nov.

O.76.39.35.22

1.36

.25

.57

.78

.271.24

Dec.

3.781.54.80.54

2.48

.281.192.26.32

l.BO

Jan.1.703.581.991.241.26

.302.061.70.75

1.73

Feb.

3.702.042.94.73

2.90

2.153.211.79.73

2.27

Mar.3.253.493.603.415.88

2.111.782.821.803.20

Apr.

4.141.981.531.621.45

2.033.463.962.723.38

May

1.262.25.94

1.14.91

.721.072.691.642.80

June2.16.50.51.82.42

.851.35.53

1.53.97

July0.58.32.33

1.13.31

.61

.58

.55

.38

.36

Aug.

0.37.35.23.41.42

.46

.30

.91

.43

.40

Sept.0.27.30.27.25.28

.29

.37

.37

.32

.54

The year

22.45 17.0213.7611.7319.24

10.3016.3418.8511.1519.73


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

17,60011,60015,5OO12,60013,70O

3,60O10,9006,O8O6,440

12,10O

Date-

Dec. 8, 1950Mar. 11, 1952Feb. 21, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Oct. 16, 1954

Mar. 15, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Dec. 26, 1957June 3, 1959Mar. 30, 1960

Minimum day

-6588647076

6677

1077597

Mean

-676512415353579

309492568336593

Per squaremile

-1.651.251.01.863

1.42

.7561.201.39.822

1.45

Runoff In

Inches-

22.4517. 0213.7611.7319.24

10.3016.3418.8511.1519.73

Calendar year

Mean

6O3591488402486440

351533487433-

Runoff In

Inches20.0219.6416.2313.3216.1614.61

11.6817.7116.1714.38

"

JAMES RIVER BASIN 11

130. Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va.

Location. Lat 37°48'10", long 80°02'50", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 60, 2.2 miles downstream from Ogle Creek, and 3.0 miles west of Covington, Alleghany County.


Records available. October 1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,294.21 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 8, 1949, chain gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 8,370 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 10.52 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and records for other stations in James River basin; minimum, 6.7 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 2, 1957.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

30.920. 22O. S15.0

143

18.751.261.924.159.1

Nov.

50.028.629.417.794.4

21.610813022.798.7

Dec.

331128*

73.041.6

299

21.511227841.9

176

Jan.96.0

403189173132

30.6346235115130

Feb.

41625036566.5

468

34355835796,0

299

Mar.

491497431400935

316257582237476

Apr.

575260192237145

322443529420393

Hay

12719413824661. 0

106143395103271

June

28035.734.047.335.6

51.911446.779.965.9

July

39.520.920.0

16631.2

31.225.493.424.326.5

Aug.

20.931.614.829.046.5

19.918.7

14529.222.6

Sept.

20.023.718.019.019.0

23.110127.421.937.8

The year

204158126122200

108187240101171

Monthly and yearly runoff, in InchesHater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.21.14.14.10.99

.13

.36

.43

.17

.41

NOT.0.34.19.20.12.63

.14

.73

.87

.15

.66

Dec.

2.29.89.51.29

2.08

.15

.781.92.29

1.22

Jan.

0.672.801.311.20.92

.212.401.64.80.90

Feb.

2.611.632.29.42

2.94

2.233.5O2.24.60

1.94

Mar.3.413.453.002.786.49

2.191.794.051.653.31

Apr.

3.861.751.291.6O.97

2.162.983.562.822.64

Hay0.881.35.96

1.71.42

.74

.992.74.71

1.88

June1.89.24.23.32.24

.35

.77

.31

.54

.44

July

0.27.15.14

1.15.22

.22

.18

.65

.17

.18

Aug.

0.15.22.10.20.32

.14

.131.01.20.16

Sept.

0.13.16.12.13.13

.16

.68

.18

.15

.25

The year

16.7112.9710.2910.0216.35

8.8215.2919.608.2513.99


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

5,5705,7003,7207,7707,770

2,5605,4405,5702.83O3,320

Date-

Mar. 3O, 1951Mar. 11, 1952Feb. 21, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Mar. 6, 1955

Mar. 14, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Mar. 31, 1958Apr. 12, 1959Mar. 30, I960

Minimum day

-1615121216

1313211515

Mean

-20415812612220O

108187240101171

Per square mile

-1.23.952.759.735

1.20

.6511.131.45.608

1.03

Runoff in

inches-

16.7112.971O.2910.0216.35

8.8215.2919.608.25

13.99

Calendar year

Mean

174185153122161160

125203208122-

Runoff In

Inches14.2515.0912.6O9.9513.2113.07

10.2716.6416.999.93-


140. Potts Creek near Covington, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°44'10", long 80°01'55", near center of span on downstream side of high-way bridge, 0.2 mile upstream from Hays Creek and 3.2 miles southwest of Covington,Alleghany County.

Drainage area. 158 sq mi. Records available. October 1928 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some

periods, published in WSP 1303. Gage. Wire-weight gage, and since Mar. 16, 1950, crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is

1,259.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.Prior to July 1, 1954, chain gage at site 80 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1928-56), 173 cfs. Extremes. 1928-56: Maximum discharge observed, 7,510 cfs (revised) Jan. 23, 1935 (gage

height, 10.10 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs on basis of conveyancestudies; minimum, 13 cfs Nov. 29, 1930; minimum gage height, 1.03 ft Sept. 6, 1954.

Revisions. Revised records for the water years 1935, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1948, and 1949,superseding those published in WSP 1303, are given herewith:

Jan. 23, 1935......... 5,530 cfs

Month

Water year 1934-35..... Calendar year 1935.....Water year 1935-36..... Water year 1939-40.....

Water year 1947-48.....Water year 1948-49.....

Mean

606 292 251--

_-

Per square mile

3.84 1.85 1.59

--

_-

Runoff In Inches

4.42 25.07 21.58

-~

_-

Momentary maximumDischarge

(cfs)

7,510

6,8505,090

a5,4806,630

Date

Jan. 23, 1935

Mar. 17, 1936Aug. 14, 1940

Feb. 14, 1948Apr. 13, 1949

a Figure originally published In WSP 1112.


1956

1960

Oct.

61.331.532.021.8

157

27.5

-

Nov.

95.946.663.729.598.1

29.7

-

Dec.

47616713846.7

292

33.3

-

Jan.

105445225168155

29.8

-

Feb.

41632144191.4

500

270

-

Mar.

532597515414

1,078

286

-

Apr.

594323203196216

345

-

May

13924222418578.5

103

-

June

34766.885.956.855.2

62.1

-

July

82.838.541.4

21435.5

48.7

-

Aug.

37.543.327.568.578.3

29.7

-

Sept.

37.643.927.428.431.6

74.2

-

The year

242197167128230

110

-

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inchesWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.45.23.23.16

1.15

.20----

Hov.

0.68.33.45.21.69

.21_---

Dec.

3.471.221.01.34

2.13

.24___-

Jan.

0.773.251.641.221.13

.22_-_-

Feb.

2.742.192.90.60

3.29

1.84___-

Mar.

3.884.363.763.027.86

2.09 __

. -

Apr.

4.202.281.431.381.53

2.43___-

May

1.021.761.641.35.57

.75___-

June

2.46.47.61.40.39

.44__ -

July

0.60.28.30

1.56.26

.36

.- -

Aug.

0.27.32.20.50.57

.22~_.-

Sept.

0.26.31.19.20.22

.52*_.-

The year

20.8017.0014.3610.9419.79

9.52

_

_

-


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

1433-_--


-*5,970*6,4105,030

*7,2906,460

2,000-_--

Date-

Dec 7, 1950Mar 11, 1952Mar 24, 1953Mar 1, 1954Mar 6, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956-_--

Minimum day

-2828201924

21

_--

Mean

_242197167128230

110

_--

Per square mile

_1.531.251.06.810

1.46

.696-.--

Runoff in

inches-

20.8017.0014.3610.9419.79

9.52----

Calendar year

Mean

199209196156165192

_-_--

Runoff In

Inches17.1117.9816.9413.3814.2016.47

.----

JAMES RIVER BASIN ' 13

145. Smith Creek above old dam, near Clifton Forge, Va.

Location. Lat 37°51'10", long 79°50'50", on left abutment of bridge on city of Clifton Forge highway, 0.2 mile upstream from old water-supply dam, 0.8 mile upstream from new water-supply dam, 3.1 miles northwest of Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, and 3.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 12.4 sq ml.

Records available. May 1947 to September 1956.

Gage. Staff gage and since August 1953 crest-stage gage. Altitude of gage Is 1,406 ft ("by barometer).

Average discharge. 9 years (1947-56), 18.3 cfs.

Extremes. 1947-56: Maximum discharge observed, 1,200 cfs Dec. 7, 1950 (gage height, 7.30 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs July 31, 1952, Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, 1953, and Sept. 16-18, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.05 ft Aug. 29, Sept. 5, 1948.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per secondWater year1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

1956

Oct.

4.46 2.66 2.38 2. 48 7.86

2.15

Nov.

4.80 4.17 5.40 2.96

14.8

3.23

Dec.

SO. 9 16.9 12.3 6.45

24.5

3.66

Jan.

14.5 40.2 25.0 14.6 14.1

4.84

Feb.

4O.2 29.3 37.1 15.8 36.7

34.8

Mar.

37.0 45.1 47.8 36.0 59.1

30.5

Apr.

53.7 33.1 26.7 29.4 24.7

27.0

May

16.7 26.1 13.1 15.3 6.95

10.8

June

37.4 5.92 5.42 3.85 4.52

14.9

July

7.21 2.55 2.86 2.28 3.22

4.06

Aug.

3.20 3.05 2.25 1.98 3.74

3.52

Sept.

2.452.77 1.92 1.69 2.65

2.41

the year

22.517.7 15.1 11.0 16.8

11.7


19561957195S19591960

Oct.

O.42.25.22.23.73

.20----

Nov.

0.43.37.49.27

1.33

.29----

Dec.4.731.571.14

.602.28

.34----

Jan.

1.353.742.331.361.31

.45--_-

Feb.

3.372.543.111.323.08

3.03----

Mar.

3.444. 2O4.443.345.50

2.84----

Apr.

4.832.982.402.642.22

2.43----

May

1.562.421.221.42

.65

1.00----

June

3.37.53.49.35.41

1.34- --

July

0.67.24.27.21.30

.38----

Aug.

0.30.28.21as.35

.33----

Sept.

0.22.25.17.15.24

.22----

the year

24.6919.3716.4912.0718.40

12.85----

Yearly discharge, In cuttle feet per second

Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195S19591960

WSP

-12O31233127313331383

1433----


Discharge-

al , 20O447752282425

155----

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Mar. 6, 1955

Mar. 14, 1956----

Minimum day

-1.71.51.41.41.7

1.8----

Mean

-22.517.715.111.016.8

11.7----

Per squaremile

-1.811.431.22.887

1.35

.944----

Runoff In

Inches-

24.6919.3716.4912.0718.40

12.85----

Calendar year

Mean

20.419.417.314.414.013.6

.----

Runoff In

Inches22.3521.3019.0315.7415.3114.89

-----

a Maximum observed.


160. Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.

Location. Lat 37°47'30", long 79°45'35", on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2.5 miles upstream from confluence with Jackson River, and 4.0 miles southeast of Clifton Forge, Alleghany County.

Drainage area. 456 sq ml.

Records available. March 1925 to September 1960. Records for May 1907 to August 1908, published In WSP 242, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,006.93 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). March 1925 to October 1934, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at present datum.


Extremes.--1925-60: Maximum discharge, 34,200 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.62 ft), from rating curve extended above 13,000 ofs on basis of records for other stations In James River basin; minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 2, 1932 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

Flood In March 1913 reached a stage of 20.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 45,000 cfs), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations In James River basin.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

17299.2

11277.9

550

89.813820090.6

537

Nov.

272168232

BS.7459

99.414338287.6

459

Dec.

1,395611485260869

99.4291874158669

Jan.

5081,600

863466429

103575668325573

Feb.

1,525876

1,313456

1,014

8081,263

76O282

1,018

Mar.

1,1571,4721,5351,3242,019

789727

1,143611

1,189

Apr.

1,5851,118

580711583

6951,3151,5871,0421,188

May

476778436431276

214440985520

1,223

June

1,199187230229234

222498233731440

July

271116147218126

110182210162130

Aug.

17721196.6

106245

93.383.6

271116139

Sept.

11815477.777.3

112

101244120158199

The year

731617505371575

282485619356646

Monthly and yearly runoff, In inchesWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.43.25.28.20

1.40

.23

.35

.51

.231.36

Nov.

0.66.41.57.22

1.13

.24

.35

.94

.211.12

Dec.

3.531.541.22

.662.20

.25

.742.21

.401.69

Jan.

1.284.052.181.181.08

.261.451.68

.821.45

Feb.

3.482.073.001.042.31

1.912.881.74

.642.41

Mar.

2.933.723.883.345.11

1.991.832.891.543.01

Apr.

3.882.731.421.741.43

1.703.213.882.552.91

May1.201.971.101.09

.70-ft.54

1.112.491.323.09

June

2.93.46.56.56.57

.541.22

.571.791.08

July

0.68.29.37.55.32

.28

.46

.53

.41

.33

Aug.

0.45.53.24.27.62

.24

.21

.68

.29

.35

Sept.

0.29.38.19.19.27

.25

.60

.29

.39

.49

The year

21.7418.4015.0111.0417.14

8.4314.4118.4110.5919.29


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

13,40013,90014,80012,10011 , 600

4,35012,5005,8508,950

11,100

Date-

June 13, 1951Mar. 12, 1952Feb. 22, 1953Mar. 2, 1954Mar. 6, 1955

Mar. 15, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Apr. 1, 1958June 3, 1959Mar. 31, 1960

Minimum day

-.9885606569

6054935887

Mean

-731617505371575

282485619356646

Per square mile

-1.601.351.11.814

1.26

.6181.061.36.781

1.42

Runoff in

inches-

21.7418.4015.0111.0417.14

8.4314.4118.4110.5919.29

Calendar year

Mean

620649612471493441

306559525468"

Runoff in

inches18.4719.3218.2714.0214.6913.13

9.1516.6315.5913.92

"


165. James River at Lick Run, Va.

Location. Lat 37°46'25", long 79°47'05", on right bank 10 ft downstream from old highway bridge at Lick Run, Botetourt County, 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. High way 220, 0.9 mile downstream from confluence of Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers, 1.8 miles south of Iron Gate, and at mile 338.9.

Drainage area. 1,369 sq ml.

Records available. April 1925 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 978.30 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 26, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1925-60), 1,580 ofs.

Extremes. 1925-60: Maximum discharge, 66,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 25.65 ft), from rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations In James River basin; minimum, 153 cfs Oct. 11, 1930.

Flood In November 1877 reached a stage of about 33 ft (discharge, about 120,000 cfs). Flood In March 1913 reached a stage of 30.4 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 98,000 cfs).

Cooperatlonr-Subsequent to June 30, 1957, station maintained and records computed and furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water Resources.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge In cubic feet per secondWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

509299304217

1,768

247511634268

1,326

Nov.

834452575243

1,458

281683

1,259285

1,401

Dec.

4,3421,7591,254

6502,808

2791,0502,656

4292,140

Jan.

1,5384,4872,4411,4811,502

2912,3832,183

9201,733

Feb.

4,3442,8113,9611,1923,764

2,7434,6252,537

8483,257

Mar.

3,8404,7104,6494,1627,421

2,5922,3513,9052,0413,987

Apr.

4,9702,9751,9532,2161,800

2,4504,2825,3073,6144,099

May

1,4512,5601,3991,618

816

7361,4253,3921,4573,421

June

3,188625641830551

7251,393

6211,6131,183

July

727343386

1,054340

429492679388367

Aug.

422530254356619

329274

1,100348369

Sept.329402253246289

318972349368561

The year

2,1891,8321,4901,1921,923

9421,6782,0491,0451,982


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.43.25.26.18

1.49

.21

.43

.53

.231.12

Nov.

0.68.37.47.20

1.19

.23

.561.03.23

1.14

Dec.

3.661.481.06.55

2.36

.24

.882.24.36

1.80

Jan.

1.293.782.051.241.27

.252.011.83.77

1.46

Feb.

3.302.213.01.91

2.86

2.163.521.93.64

2.57

Mar.

3.233.973.923.506.25

2.181.983.291.723.36

Apr.

4.052.421.601.811.46

2.003.494.332.943.34

May

1.222.161.18

" 1.36.69

.621.202.861.222.88

June

2.60.51.52.68.45

.591.14.51

1.32.96

July0.61.29.33.89.29

.36

.41

.57

.33

.31

Aug.

0.36.45.21.30.52

.28

.23

.93

.29

.31

Sept.0.27.33.21.20.24

.26

.79

.28

.30

.46

The year

21.7018.2214.8211.8219.07

9.3816.6420.3310.3519.71


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503

Hr(a)


Discharge-

38,30034,30038,90033,40035,500

13,300 35, 800

22,50018,60035,400

Date-

Dec. 8, 1950Mar. 12, 1952Feb. 22, 1953Mar. 2, 1954Mar. 6, 1955

Mar. 15, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Mar. 31, 1958June 3, 1959Mar. 31, 1960

Minimum day

-276261180180208

198200274189250

Mean

-2,1891,8321,4901,1921,923

9421,6782,0491,0451,982

Per square mile

_1.601.341.09.871

1.40

.6881.231.50.763

1.45

Runoff in

Inches-

21.7018.2214.8211.8219.07

9.3816.6420.3310.3519.71

Calendar year

Mean

1,9391,9201,8001,4051,6071,482

1,0631,8721,7491,372

-

Runoff in

inches19.2319.0317.9113.9615.9314.71

10.5718.5717.3513.59

-

a Bulletin 25: Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of WaterResources.


170. Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°29'35", long 80°06'35", on left bank at southern town limits of New- castle, Craig County, 800 ft upstream from Newcastle-Salem highway bridge and 0.6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 13.8 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1952, water years 1953-57 (annual maximum). Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,337.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1959. Prior to June 21, 1937, water-stage recorder at site 400 ft downstream at different datum. June 21, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir at present site and datum.


Extremes.--1929-57: Maximum discharge, 700 cfs Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 4.80 ft), from rating curve extended above 300 cfs on basis of records for Johns Creek at Newcastle and Craig Creek at Parr.

1929-52: Minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs July 1, 1945 (gage height, 1.27 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Sept. 4, 1930.

Remarks. Diurnal fluctuations at low flow caused by powerplant above.station.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondWater year1951 1952

Oct.

7.52 3.40

Nov.

7.304.11

Dec.

26.8 11.0

Jan.

8.90 31.7

Feb.

39.6 35.0

Mar.

49.9 41.3

Apr.

72.5 26.5

May

16.6 19.1

June

34.7 7.44

July

9.61 8.68

Aug.

5.23 5.81

Sept.

4.10 8.71

The year

23.416.8

Monthly and yearly runoff, In inchesWater year1951 1952

Oct.

0.63 .28

Nov.

0.59 .33

Dec.

2.24 .92

Jan.

0.74 2.65

Feb.

2.99 2.74

Mar.-

4.17 3.45

Apr.

5.86 2.14

May

1.38 1.59

June

2.80 .60

July

0.80.73

Aug.

0.44.49

Sept.

0.33 .70

The year

22.97 16.62


Year

1950

1952

19541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-1203 1233

---

_--_-

Water year ending Sept. 30Momentary maximum

Discharge-

253 22295

227295

_227-_-

Date_

Mar. 31, 1951 Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Mar. 1, 1955

Apr. 5, 1957

_-

Minimum day

.3.3 3.0

.__-

___-

Mean

_23.4 16.8

__-

__

-

Per square mile

_1.70 1.22

_-

_

-

Runoff in

inches_

22.97 16.62

-

_

-

Calendar year

Mean

21.4_

-

-

Runoff in

inches

21.04

-

-


175. Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va.

Location.--Lat 37"30'20", long 80"06'25", on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway bridge at Newcastle, Craig County, and 1,700 ft upstream from mouth.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,254.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 7, 1937 (corrected), chain gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1926-60: Maximum discharge observed, 8,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 10.80 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies;, minimum, 6 cfs Dec. 5, 1946 (gage height, 2.72 ft), result of freezeup; min imum daily, 6.9 cfs Sept. 1,2, 1957.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

24.114.917.811.438.5

9.8554.37O.714.1109

Nov.

40.725.048.715.132.1

14.989.1

16617.9

152

Dec.

20394.7

10438.7

176

16.385.5

20247.2

220

Jan.

59.22S819711998.7

16.226620772.5

120

Pel).

2822403419O.3

355

173-43821063.3

330

Mar.

37 O44O42826773O

198195341137385

Apr.

415237156142146

2653534513393O2

May83.2

19014311941.9

61.955.0

.29865.1

181

June15933.040.942. 027.2

51.068.936.925.754.5

July27.816.214.937.513.2

21.714.639.312.214.8

Aug.

14.024.110.818.722.3

11.79.8626.216.312.4

Sept.15.029.011.811,79.42

18.814013.131.318.6

The year

14013612576.2140

70.714517269.8

158


19561957195819591960

Oct.

O.26.16.19.12.42

.11

.59

.77

.151.19

Nov.

0.43.26.51.16.34

.16

.941.75.19

1.60

Dec.

2.211.031.13.42

1.91

.18

.932.20.51

2.40

Jan.0.643.142.141.291.07

.182.892.25.79

1.30

Feb.

2.772.443.35.89

3.49

1.764.302.06.62

3.35

Mar.

4. 024.7S4.662.907.94

2.162.123.711.494. IS

Apr.

4.372.501.641.501.54

2.793.724.743.573.18

May

0.9O2.061.561.29.46

.67

.603.24.71

1.97

June

1.67.35.43.44.29

.54

.73

.39

.27

.57

July0.30.IS.16.41.14

.24

.16

.43

.13

.16

Aug.

0.15.26.12.20.24

.13

.11

.28

.18

.13

Sept.

0.16.31.12.12.10

.201.47.14.33.20

The year

17. S817.4716.019.74

17.94

9.1218.5621.968.9420.23


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-120312331273133313S3

14331503

1 a)> {r(a)


Discharge-

4,3105,0004,8803,1003,760

2,1803,4202.1OO1,8102,800

Date-

Mar. 31, 1951Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Mar. 1, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Apr. 23, 1958Apr. 13, 1959Apr. 4, 1960

Minimum day

_109.68.07.S7.2

a6.9

108.08.8

Mean

-14013612576.2

140

70.714517269.8

158

Per square mile

-1.321.2S1.18.719

1.32

.6671.371.62.658

1.49

Runoff In

Inches-

17.8817.4716.019.7417.94

9.1218.5621.968.9420.23

Calendar year

Mean

12212913911691.5

123

86.4162142103

-

Runoff In

Inches15.6416.4317. S514.8811.7115.72

11.1320. 8218.0913.28

"

a Bulletin 26: Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water Resources .


180. Cralg Creek at Parr, Va.

Location. Lat 37°39'55", long ?9°54'40", on right bank 12 ft upstream from Chesapeake and Ohio Railway bridge, 700 ft downstream from Stony Run, 0.2 mile northeast of Horton, 0.4 mile northwest of Parr, Botetourt County, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--331 sq ml.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 992.50 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1937, chain gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1925-60: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 17.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; min imum, 26 cfs Dec. 23, 1943 (gage height, 3.26 ft), result of freezeup.

Cooperation.--Subsequent to June 30, 1957, station maintained and records computed and furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water Resources.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

94.151.565.740.5

207

46.816626152.5

476

Nov.

12279.5

19651.1

178

54.528854559.5

442

Dec.

73028841597.8600

52.9261602147611

Jan.186870592299311

51.2603654244402

Feb.

802809935244865

5491,239

6171S6

1,028

Mar.

1,0761,1011,223

8311,922

578656985428

1,073

Apr.

1,225622445393471

6901,0951,270

998914

May267492434305144

180202986192554

June

57010812696.195.4

113180137112186

July1O567.058.3

11968.1

68.854.5

15544.654.5

Aug.

60.314146.864.1

133

42.240.6

14663. 044.9

Sept.55.4

19943.144.655.2

60.656456.381.754.9

The year

43840237921642O

2O54385342174S5

Monthly and yearly runoff, in InchesWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.33.18.23.14.72

.16

.58

.91

.181.66

Nov.

0.41.27.66.17.60

.18

.971.84

.201-.50

Dec.

2.551.001.44

.342.09

.18

.912.10

.512.13

Jan.

0.653.032.061.041.08

.182.102.28

.851.40

Feb.

2.522.632.94

.772.72

1.793.901.94

.593.35

Mar.

3.753.844.252.896.70

2.022.283.441.493.74

Apr.

4.132.101.501.331.58

2.323.694.283.373.08

May

0.931.721.511.06

.50

.63

.703.44

.671.92

June

1.92.36.43.32.32

.38

.61

.46

.38

.63

July

0.37.22.20.42.24

.24

.19

.54

.16

.19

Aug.

0.21.49.16.22.46

.15

.14

.51

.22

.16

Sept.

0.19.67.14.15.19

.201.90

.19

.28

.19

The year

17.9616.5215.528.85

17.20

8.4317.9721.938.90

19.95


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503

Ha(a)


Discharge-

10, 2OO7,5109,680

12,00010,100

4,2809,5505,1204,8606,620

Date-

Dec. 8, 1950Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Mar. 7, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957May 6, 1958Apr. 13, 1959Oct. 1, 1959

Minimum day

-4844343235

3230443036

Mean

-438402379216420

205438534217485

Per square mile

-1.321.211.15.653

1.27

.6191.321.61.656

1.47

Runoff in

inches-

17.9616.5215.528.85

17.20

8.4317.9721.938.90

19.95

Calendar year

Mean

374393423338283349

252497438323-

Runoff In

inches15.3516.1217.4013.8411.6114.31

10.3720.3617.9713.30

-



185. Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va.

Location. Lat 37°28'05", long 80°00'20", on right bank 80 ft above highway bridge, 1.0 mile downstream from Little Catawba Creek, 1.9 miles west of Haymakertown, and 8.2 miles northeast of Catawba, Roanoke County.

Drainage area. 34 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1953, staff gage at site 80 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1943-60), 36.9 cfs (adjusted for pumpage since October 1952).

Extremes. 1943-60: Maximum discharge, 5,670 cfs Mar. 1, 1954 (gage height, 6.58 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.8 cfs Dec. 21, 1958 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 13.26 ft, from information by observer.

Remarks. Lone Star Cement Co. pumps about 0.4 cfs below gage and returns it above gage pool. Pumpage began in October 1952.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge,'In cubic feet per second (observed)

Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

13.05.008.214.27

25.4

5.1535.220.64.79

42.4

Nov.

16.38.10

23.14.6017.4

5.8226.332.65.77

29. 4

Dec.

66.624.941.57.93

48.0

5.3526.741.114.440.3

Jan.15.172.460.421.922.5

4.8158.354.519.935.5

Feb.60.671.972.822.768.2

33.113856.910.7

116

Mar.10383.613083.5154

28.46O.796.226.0115

Apr.15266.152. 023.056.6

45.592.3

10168.575.3

Hay29.447.937.922.215.8

11.121.1

13818.444.5

June51.916.513.19.74

1O.9

6.3624.417.37.29

19.3

July18.212.46.066.938.57

4.997.97

17.34.936.22

Aug.

8.0533.35.065.5813.6

3.816.62

10.24.788.85

Sept.5.94

31.23.734.657.12

6.8032.34.3337.46.52

The year

44.839.437.718.137.2

13.343.449.218.544.7

Monthly and yearly runoff, In Inches (adjusted) a/Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

O.44.17.26.13.85

.161.18.68.15

1.43

Nov.

0.53.27.75.14.56

.18

.851.06.18.95

Dec.

2.26.84

1.40.25

1.61

.17

.891.38.48

1.35

Jan.

0.512.462.O3.73.75

.151.961.83.66

1.19

Feb.

1.852.282.22.68

2.07

1.044.231.73.32

3.68

Mar.

3.492.844.392.815.22

.952.043.25.87

3.90

Apr.

4.992.161.70.74

1.84

1.483.013.312.232.46

May

1.001.631.27.74.52

.36

.704.68.61

1.50

June

1.71.54.42.31.34

.20

.79

.55

.23

.62

July

0.62.42.19.22.28

.16

.26

.57

.15

.20

Aug.

0.271.13.16.18.45

.12

.21

.33

.15

.29

Sept.

O.2O1.02.11.14.22

.211.05.13

1.22.20

The year

17.8715.7614.907.0714.71

5.1817.1719.507.25

17.77

a Adjusted for pumpage by Lone Star Cement Co. beginning October 1952.

Yearly discharge, In cubic feet per.second

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

-12031233133313331383

14331503155316231703

Water year ending Sept. 30

ObservedMomentary maximum

Discharge-

3,3001,3802,8705,6701,420

4431,2002,1804,1502,020

Date_

Dec. 7, 1950Sept. 1, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957May 5, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 11, 1960

Minimumday

_4.63.63.23.64.4

3.14.53.52.63.4

_44.839.437.718.137.2

13.343.449.218.544.7

Adjusted a/

_--

37.317.736.8

12.943.048.818.144.3

Per

mile_

1.321.161.10.521

1.08

.3791.261.44.532

1.30

Runoff

Inches.

17.8715.7614. 9O7.07

14.71

5.1817.1719.507.25

17.77

Calendar year

Observed

39.339.942.333.024.430.9

19.343.943.425.8

-

Adjusted a/

_-

41.932.624.030.5

18.943.543.025.4

-

Runoff

Inches15.6815.9216.7813. Ol9.57

12.20

7.5917.3717.1910.17

-

a Adjusted for pumpage by Lone Star Cement Co. beginning October 1952.


195. James River at Buchanan, Va.

Location. Lat 37°31'50", long 79"40'45", on left bank at Chesapeake & Ohio Railway"station at Buchanan, Botetourt County, 300 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 11,

1,000 ft upstream from Purgatorf Creek, 1| miles downstream from Looney Creek, and atmile 301.2.

Drainage area. 2,084 sq mi.

Records available. February 1898 to September 1960. Monthly discharges only for some periods, published in WSP 1303. Records for August 1895 to Feb. 11, 1898, published in

WSP 11, 15, and 27 have been found to be in error and should not be used. Gage-height records collected at this site since 1893 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 802.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 21, 1903, wire-weight gage, and Nov. 21, 1903, to July 1, 1927, chain gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 62 years (1898-1960), 2,490 cfs.

Extremes. 1898-1960: Maximum discharge, about 105,000 cfs Mar. 27, 1913 (gage height, 31 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 53,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting and records for other stations in James River basin; minimum, 208 cfs Jan. 9, 1956 (gage height, 1.46 ft) result of freezeup; minimum daily, 259 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 19 20 1932

'Flood in November.1877 reached a stage of 34.9 ft, from floodmark (discharge, about 125,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the periods October 1951 to September 1952, SoEober 1955 to September 1956; suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the period May 1951 to September 1956, are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

779424512355

2,436

3701,0971,244

4042,524

Nov.

1,O1O643

1,097395

2,O53

4291,2512,127

4202,157

Dec.

5,8782,4612,158

8554,O86

4151,5603,671

7583,261

Jan.

1,7526,1673,7321,9402,199

3713,2193,5521,4762,534

Feb.

6,0954,3725,6481,7135,231

3,6567,1013,9391,2815,207

Mar.

5,9456,7846,9665,55311,460

3,53O3,7365,5012,7695,918

Apr.

8,O674,1432,7702,7642,849

3,6106,0817,4985,3346,360

May2,2233,5192,2902,1151,200

1,0891,8605,3452,0074,479

June

4,764935997

1,O46849

9581,7121,0362,2231,735

July

1,161550684

1,274526

595621

1,11653057O

Aug.

6461,156445546

1,016

445361

1,616516523

Sept.

496974406369449

5071,997

53549672O

The year

3.2O72,6792,2921,5812,858

1,3182,5103,0951,5132,990


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.43.23.28.20

1.35

.21

.61

.69

.221.4O

Nov.

0.54.34.59.21

1.10

.23

.671.14

.221.15

Dec.

3.251.361.20

.472.26

.23

.862.03

.421.80

Jan.

0.973.412.061.071.22

.211.781.96

.821.40

Feb.

3.042.262.82

.862.61

1.893.551.97

.642.69

Mar.

3.293.763.853.076.34

1.952.063.041.533.27

Apr.

4.322.221.481.481.53

1.933.264.O22.863.40

May

1.231.951.271.16

.66

.601.032.951.112.48

June2.54

.50

.53

.56

.45

.51

.92

.551.19

.93

July0.64

.30

.38

.70

.29

.33

.34

.62

.29

.32

Aug.

0.36.64.25.30.56

.25

.20

.89

.29

.29

Sept.0.26

.52

.22

.20

.24

.271.07

.29

.27

.39

The year

20.8717.4914.9310.2818.61

8.6116.3520.15

9.8619.52


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

49.6OO42,00048,OOO46,4OO48,800

15,80046 , 40029,50020,10044, 700

Date_

Dec 8, 1950Mar 12, 1952Peb 22, 1953Mar 2, 1954Mar 7, 1955

Apr 17, 1956Apr 6, 1957Mar 31, 1958Apr 13, 1959Mar 31, 1960

Minimum day

_420398315279318

275267415272375

Mean

_3,2072,6792,2921,5812,858

1,3182,5103,0951,5132,990

Per square mile

_1.541.291.10.759

1.37

.6321.201.49.726

1.43

Runoff in

Inches_

20.8717.4914.9310.2818.61

8.6116.3520.159.86

19.52

Calendar year

Mean

2,7662,8572,6982,1112,1682,237

1,5442,7742,6362,048

-

Runoff in

Inches18.0218.5817.6313.7414.1114.57

10.0818.0717.1513.35

"


205. Calfpasture River above Mill Creek, at Goshen, Va.

Location. Lat 37 059'15", long 79°29 I 40", on left bank 20 ft upstream from highway bridge, at Goshen, Rockbridge County, 400 ft upstream from Mill Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,384.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.


Extremes. 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs June 18, 1949 (gage height, 12.14 ft), from rating curve extended above 9,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Sept. 5, 6, 1957, and Sept. 28, 1959, result of pumpage; minimum gage height, 0.48 ft Sept. 6, 1957.

Remarks. Discharge given herein includes diversion 50 ft above control by Stillwater ffors~ted Mill.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

29.27.759.024. 86

149

9.9120.443.08.33

198

NOV.

87.918.275.78.09

227

10.146.8100

6.83104

Dec.55020014692.5

304

9.7777.4

27930.5

203

Jan.

16147229913895.4

11.315415999.0

215

Feb.

506274424183297

23536421591.2

309

Mar.

328416551534631

233206344161428

Apr.

458381164258156

186493534334353

May15523311022175.7

44.9195297147378

June33931.531.1

13676.7

28.515047.6259175

July

62.112.58.02

31.117.3

9.9846.215.045.915.6

Aug.

37.622.56.9110.9

177

8.005.95

31.223.310.3

Sept.11.030.55.046.34

22.2

7.1728.217.813.522.5

The year

225175151135186

65.3147173101201


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.23.06.07.04

1.16

.08

.16

.34

.071.56

NOV.

0.67.14.57.06

1.72

.08

.35

.76

.05

.79

Dec.4.311.571.14.73

2.39

.08

.612.19.24

1.59

Jan.1.273.702.341.08.75

.091.211.24.78

1.68

Feb.3.582.O13.001.292.10

1.732.581.52.65

2.26

Mar.

2.573.264.324.184.95

1.831.612.701.273.36

Apr.

3.482.891.251.961.18

1.423.744.052.532.68

May1.211.83.86

1.73.59

.351.532.331.152.96

June2.58.24.24

1.03.58

.221.14.36

1.961.33

July

0.49.10.06.24.14

.08

.36

.12

.36

.12

Aug.

0.30.18.05.09

1.38

.06

.05

.24

.18

.08

Sept.

0.08.23.04.05.17

.05

.21

.14

.10

.17

The year

20.7716.2113.9412.4817.11

6.0713.5515.999.34

18.58


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503(a)(a)(a)


Discharge_

10,2005,0809,08O10,9006,480

1,5207,8402,2806,1205,600

Date_


Mar. 14, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Dec. 26, 1957June 2, 1959May 8, 1960

Minimum day

_8.15.52.72.34.4

3.10

1002.6

Mean

_225175151135186

65.3147173101201

Per square mile

_1.531.191.03.918

1.27

.4441.001.18.687

1.37

Runoff In

Inches_

20.7716.2113.9412.4817.11

6.0713.5515.999.34

18.58

Calendar year

Mean

2O3188175141184131

75.0170142140

Runoff In

Inches13.7017.3316.2212.9916.9212.08

6.9515.7213.0612.92



215. Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.

Location. Lat 37°54'26", long 79°25'20", on right bank at Rockbridge Baths, Rockbridge County, 700 ft upstream from highway bridge and 1 mile upstream from Hays Creek.


Records available. October 1928 to September 1960. Prior to October 1945, published as North River at Rockbridge Baths.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,100.33 ft above mean sea level (levels 5y Corps of Engineers).


Extremes. 19'28-60; Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 13.07 ft), from rating curve extended above 16.000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 9 cfs Nov. 28, 1930 (gage height, 0.76 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 11 cfs Sept. 27, 30, 1930.


19561957195813591960

Oct.

85.227.537.527.2

299

34.347.399.728.4

558

Nov.

18160.7

17234.3

507

41.788.4

25834.2

303

Dec.

1,188450300184683

35.214560381.1

456

Jan.312

3,116641321283

38.8285452217426

Feb.

1,1077O8909439733

5O98455621848O7

Mar.

7071,1001,2651,1851,477

560526890412989

Apr.

1,091831462572459

4381,0911,234876910

May368573321484160

112406775310891

June

74484.7

107232180

85.6243121423352

July18239.368.8

10349.5

32.958.9

10613652.5

Aug.

77.775.132.435.3

329

27.621.690.256.944.2

Sept.

35.469.527.823.954.1

30.09O.543.086.869.0

The year

5O1428359303434

160316435236487


13561957135819591360

Oct.

0.30.10.13.10

1.05

.12

.17

.35

.101.95

Nov.

0.61.21.58.12

1.72

.14

.30

.87

.121.03

Dec.

4.161.581.05

.642.40

.12

.512.11

.281.6O

Jan.

1.093.912.251.13

.99

.141.001.58

.761.49

Feb.

3.502.322.871.382.32

1.672.681.78

.582.64

Mar.

2.483.854.434.155.18

1.961.843.121.443.46

Apr.

3.702.821.561.941.56

1.483.704.182.973.08

May

1.292.O11.131.70

.56

.391.422.721.093.12

June

2.52.29.36.79.61

.29

.82

.411.431.19

July

O.64.14.24.36.17

.12

.21

.37

.48

.18

Aug.

O.27.26.11.12

1.15

.10

.08

.32

.20

.15

Sept.

0.12.24.09.08.18

.10

.31

.15

.29

.23

The year

20.6817.7314.8012.5117.89

6.6313.0417.369.74

20.12


Year

195019511352195319541955

13561957135819591360

WSF

-12O31233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

14,4009,900

12,80014,4009,200

3,65011,3OO4.22O7,5509,550

Date-


Mar. 14, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Apr. 1, 1958June 3, 1959Mar. 30, I960

Minimum day

-2623222019

1615291826

Mean

-501428359303434

160316435236487

Per squaremile

-1.521.301.09.921

1.32

.486

.9601.32.717

1.48

Runoff In

Inches-

20.6817.7314.8012.5117.89

6.6313.0417.969.74

20.12

Calendar year

Mean

453424425337408318

175373367335-

Runoff In

Inches18.6917.5017.6013.9016.8213.10

7.2315.3915.1313.82

-


225. Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va.

Location. 37 "49'35". long 79°26'35", 1.4 miles upstream from mouth and 2.9 miles north of Lexington, Rockbridge County.


Records available . October 1926 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 980.32 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Jan. 27, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1953, chain or wire-weight gage at site 1,000 ft downstream at different datum.


Extremes.--1926-60: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 13.8 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of one slope-area measurement at gage height 9.3 ft (site and datum then in use), and one contracted-opening and one slope-area measurement at gage height 13.8 ft; minimum, 3.1 cfs Dec. 16, 1955 (gage height, 2.11 ft), result of freezeup.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

15.78.929.497.29

27.3

7.768.94

10.27.90

78.6

Nov.

13.912.216.87.30

33.7

8.3210.022.08.50

28.9

Dec.

87.635.122.110.747.9

6.9411.647.99.0047.0

Jan.

20.981.151.915.725.6

6.5619.650.512.735.1

Feb.

94.575.670.836.670.2

28.667.657.69.01

102

Mar.

60.314391.194.9

161

37.946.581.220.988.1

Apr.

10253.938.544.950.4

36.383.186.264.896.1

May

30.250.431.321.817.1

12.028.575.621.558.9

June

86.418.918.718.113.8

8.6916.6 '16.920.040.4

July

36.911.156.19.6811.8

6.218.36

13.012.213.2

Aug.

15.113.19.617.35

15.1

6.116.57

11.28.519.37

Sept.

10.111.69.185.638.46

7.7315.18.95

33.29.92

The year

47.443.035.323.340.1

14.326.540.019.050.4


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.53.30.32.25.93

.26

.30

.35

.272.66

Nov.

0.46.40.55.24

1.11

.27

.33

.72

.28

.95

Dec.

2.971.19.75.36

1.63

.24

.391.63.31

1.59

Jan.

0.712.761.76.53.87

.22

.661.72.43

1.19

Feb.

2.902.392.171.122.14

.912.071.76.28

3.24

Mar.

2.044.853.093.225.46

1.281.582.76.71

2.99

Apr.

3.351.771.261.471.65

1.192.722.832.133.16

May

1.021.711.06.74.58

.41

.972.56.73

1.99

June

2.83.62.61.59.45

.29

.54

.55

.661.33

July

1.26.38

1.90.33.40

.21

.28

.44

.41

.45

Aug.

0.51.44.33.25.51

.21

.22

.38

.29

.32

Sept.

0.33.38.30.19.28

.25

.50

.291.09.33

The year

18.9117.1914.109.29

16.01

5.7410.5615.997.59

20.19

Yearly discharge, in cubic feet per seeon

Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503

Ha(a)


Discharge-

5,2604,6203,5606,7002,480

3911,250

7204,6808,400

Date-

July 14, 1951Mar. 11, 1952July 1, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

Mar. 14, 1956Apr. 5, 1957

Mar. 31, May 5Sept. 30, 1959Oct. 24, 1959

Minimum day

-8.88.47.855.4

5.06.07.45.87.6

Mean

-47.443.035.323.340.1

14.326.540.019.050.4

Per squaremile

-1.391.261.04.685

1.18

.421

.7791.18.559

1.48

Runoff In

inches-

18.9117.1914.109.29

16.01

5.7410.5615.997.59

20.19

Calendar year

Mean

46.442.242.333.430.332.9

15.030.735.429.8

-

Runoff in

inches18.5316.8416.9213.3312.1113.11

5.9912.2414.1511.93

"

a Bulletin 25: Resources.

Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water

727 - 526 O - 64 - 3


230. Maury River near Lexington, Va.

Location. Lat 37°48'49", long 79P26'42", 900 ft upstream from Lime Kiln highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Kerrs Creek, and 2.8 miles upstream from Lexington Rockbridge County.


Records available. August 1925 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for someperiods, published in WSP 1303. Prior to October 1945, published as North River near Lexington.

Gage.---Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 906.56 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).


Extremes.--1925-60: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 23.58 f.t, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting and on basis of records for other stations in James River basin; minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 6, 1930, Sept. 18, 1932; minimum gage height, 1.87 ft Sept. 18, 1932.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

16181.183.866.4

423

75.785.0

13769.6

828

Nov.

2511152567O.5

663

77.512432375.1

430

Dec.

1,48959041O247868

65.818576012171O

Jan.

4191,461800377423

75.5335618275640

Feb.

1,4961,0131,125

554996

6221,OO9

768238

1,230

Mar.

9741,4991,6211,4401,880

699666

1,144466

1,275

Apr.1,5481,060

626705662

5541,2611,5781,1271,362

May542794480569258

174496

1,110-397

1,095

June

1,010181226308289

124301223530496

July327107155174115

7O.999.6

182205117

Aug.

16O14478.578. 9

421

59.252.0

144114102

Sept.

95.7133-70.655.9

107

63.614386133122

The year

699598491387591

22039,1588313

. 699

Nonthly""and yearly runoff, In inchesWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.38.19.20.16

1.00

.18

.20

.32

.161.96

HOT.

0.57.26.59.16

1.52

.18

.28

.74

.17

.99

Dec.3.531.40.97.58

2.05

.16

.441.80.29

1.68

Jan.0.993.461.89.89

1.00

.18

.791.46.65

1.51

Feb.

3. 2O2.242.401.192.14

1.382.161.64.51

2.73

Mar.

2.313.553.843.414.45

1.661.582.711.153.02

Apr.3.552.431.441.621.52

1.272.893.622.583.12

May1.281.881.141.35.61

.411.182.63.94

2.59

June

2.31.42.52.71.66

.28

.69

.511.221.14

July0.77.25.37.41.27

.17

.24

.43

.49

.28

Aug.

0.38.34.19.19

l.OO

.14

.12

.54

.27

.24

Sept.O.22.30.16.13.25

.15

.33

.20

.30

.28

The year

19.4916.7213.7110.8016.47

6.1610.9016.408.7319.54


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819S919fiO

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503Mr(a)


Discharge-

15,10012.1OO13,90014,90010,300

4,1OO12,9005,2807,85011,000

Date-


Mar. 14, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Apr. 1, 1958June 3, 1959Mar. 3O, I960

Minimum day

-8275554848

4142695672

Mean

-699598491387591

22O391588313699

Per square mile

-1.441.231.01.795

1.21

.452

.8031.21.643

1.44

Runoff In

Inches-

19.4916.7213.7110.8016.47

6.1610.9016.408.7319.54

Calendar year

Mean

618605595461519445

235460508457-

Runoff in

Inches17.2216.8616.6312.8514.4712.42

6.5612.8414.1612.74

-




235. South River near Riverside, Va.

Location. Lat 37°47'00" (corrected), long 79°21'35", on right bank 20 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1.1 miles southwest of Riverside, Rockbridge County, 1.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles east of Lexington.

Drainage area. Ill sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1956, October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 910 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years (1949-56, 1957-60), 131 cfs.

Extremes. 1949-56. 1957-60: Maximum discharge, 4,890 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 9.44 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept, 16, 17, 18, 1954 (gage height, 2.00 ft).

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of about 13.7 ft, from information by local residents.

Cooperation. Subsequent to June 30,.1957, station maintained and records computed and furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water Resources.


1956

1958 1959 1960

Oct.

42.8 21.0 38.3 20.3

130

31.7

22.2 25.1

237

Nov.

49.2 33.8

119 22.5

232

32.1

68.2 25.8

125

Dec.

384 136 167 64.0

228

26.4

152 99.1

168

Jan.102 27O 200 67.6

131

28.4

156 124 118

Feb.301 306 219 96.5

182

133

198 69. 0

3OO

Mar.272 304 363 325 458

154

280 121 285

Apr.

353 303 222 117 247

141

388 244 390

May143 251 178 134 87.2

56.6

272 84.3

311

June296 69.3 85.2 54.9

111

32.8

84.5 194 101

July

67.5 38.9 35.9 38.0 32.5

28.8

70.5 53.5 37.1

Aug.

36.1 85.9 22.9 21.8

161

22.9

57.9 4O.9 24.4

Sept.23.7 89.4 23.3 15.8 58.8

29.7

27.7 72. 0 22.0

The year171 159 139 81.7

172

59.4

148 95.9

177


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.44.22.40.21

1.35

.33 .23.26

2.47

Nov.0.49.34

1.19.23

2.33

.32 .68.26

1.26

Dec.

3.991.421.73.67

2.36

.27_

1.581.031.74

Jan.1.062.802.08.70

1.36

.30_

1.631.291.22

Feb.

2.822.982.05.90

1.71

1.29_

1.85.65

2.91

Mar.

2.823.163.773.384.76

1.60-

2.901.262.96

Apr.

3.553.052.231.172.49

1.42

3.902.463.92

May1.492.611.841.40.91

.59_

2.82.88

3.23

June

2.98.70.86.55

1.12

.33

.851.951.02

July

0.70.40.37.39.34

.30

.73

.56

.39

Aug.

O.37.89.24.23

1.67

.24_.60.42.25

Sept.0.24.90.23.16.59

.30_.28.72.22

The year

20.9519.4716.999.99

20.99

7.29_

18.0511.7421.59


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

WSF

_12031233127313331383

1433_

(a )(a)(a)


Discharge_

3,8602,3101,4404,0004,890

472_

1,9503,7402,84O

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

Feb. 7, Mar. 14_

Mar. 31, 1958Sept. 30, 1959May 8, I960

Minimum day

_2018141214

14-181817

Mean

_17115913981.7

172

59.4-

14895.9

177

Per square mile

-1.541.431.25.736

1.55

.535-

1.33.864

1.59

Runoff in

inches_

20.9519.4716.999.99

20.99

7.29-

18.0511.7421.59

Calendar year

Mean

129147170121122130

_-

140128-

Runoff in

inches15.8418.0120.8114.7814.9215.87

--

17.1115.66

-



240. Maury River near Buena Vista, Va.

Location. La t 37°45'45", long 79 023'30", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from South River and 2.8 miles northwest of Buena Vista, Rockbridge County.


Records available. October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1303. Prior to October 1945, published as North River near Buena Vista.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 846.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of


Extremes. 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 22,400 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 16.2 ft); minimum, 20 efs Oct. 10, 1941 (gage height, 1.23 ft), occurred during filling of a small reservoir 2 miles upstream; unqualified minimum, 50 cfs Oct. 6, 1941 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of about 22 ft, from Information by local residents.

Remarks . Small diurnal fluctuation at low flow during 1941 and 1942 water years.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

22510213298.8

560

iis168175109

3,096

Nov.

315165402106874

124239410116585

Dec.1,778

765601316

1,105

109279919225916

Jan.521

1,9141,022

450615

107447845423793

Feb.

1,8391,4091,356

6511,225

8021,320

968328

1,524

Mar.1,2601,8442,0011,7092,425

916880

1,453612

1,536

Apr.1,9691,411

877831997

7441,5751,9981,3831,879

May689

1,095700708377

256647

1,443511

1,436

June

1,288287350380423

175395340779635

July

438162218227162

105142290313174

Aug.

213235120113709

88.681.9235183139

Sept.12125410784.3181

113194133201152

The year880803654473803

302523766431903


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.40.18.23.18.99

.20

.30

.31

.191.95

Nov.

0.54.28.69.18

1.51

.21

.41

.71

.201.01

Dec.

3.161.361.07.56

1.96

.19

.501.64.40

1.63

Jan.

0.933.401.81.80

1.09

.19

.791.50.75

1.41

Feb.

2.952.342.181.041.97

1.342.111.55.53

2.53

Mar.2.243.273.553.034.31

1.631.572.581.092.73

Apr.3.382.421.511.431.72

1.282.713.442.383.23

May1.221.951.241.26.67

.451.152.56.91

2.55

June

2.21.49.60.65.73

.30

.68

.581.341.09

July

0.78.29.39.40.29

.19

.25

.52

.56

.31

Aug.

0.38.42.21.20

1.26

.16

.15

.42

.33

.25

Sept.

0.21.44.18.14.31

.19

.33

.23

.35

.26

The year

18.4016.8413.669.8716.81

6.3310.9516.049.03

18.95


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

15,60013,40013,60015,60012,500

4,77012,5006,0109,020

12,100

Date_


Mar. 14, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Apr. 1, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Mar. 31, 1960

Minimum day

_10195856870

6462

1037697

Mean

_880803654473803

302523766431903

Per square mile

_1.361.241.01.729

1.24

.465

.8061.18.664

1.39

Runoff in

Inches_

18.4016.8413.669.87

16.81

6.3310.9516.049.03

18.95

Calendar year

Mean

762771811603642619

330592677612

Runoff in

inches15.9416.1217.0112.5913.4112.95

6.9412.4014.1712.83


250. Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va.

Location. Lat 37°32'35", long 79 015'10", on right bank 6 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1.2 miles south of Pedlar Mills, Amherst County, 1.5 miles downstream from Horsley Mill Creek, and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth.


Records available. July 1942 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 656 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 14 years (1942-56), 116 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. 1942-56; Maximum discharge, 11,200 cfs Aug. 8, 1942 (gage height, 14.1 ft, from floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.3 cfs Sept. 8, 1944 (gage height, 1.83 ft).

Remarks. Diversion above station for municipal supply of city of Lynchburg.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second (observed)Water year19511952195319541955

1956

Oct.

26.810.830.714.157.4

24.0

Nov.

34.926.110311.2

155

22.7

Dec.

21614412862.0

127

21.2

Jan.

66.717920277.277.4

18.9

Feb.222183235t91.8173

96.8

Mar.

181324303193281

85.5

Apr.29120717778.7

221

103

May11317813457.870.6

36.7

June

12747.870.933.0

116

18.4

July

42.229.825.119.324.8

21.6

Aug.

17.115212.512.6

235

11.7

Sept.

10.0110

9.114.1556.7

11.0

The year11113311954.5

133

39.0

t Corrected.

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inches (adjusted) a/Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.51.23.56.28

1.06

.48

---

Nov.

0.59.53

1.42.26

2.06

.47----

Dec.

2.902.031.791.101.79

.44----

Jan.

1.012.422.711.131.16

.41----

Feb.

2.682.312.841.192.16

1.36----

Mar.

2.464.254.002.593.75

1.27----

Apr.3.732.702.331.122.89

1.45----

May

1.592.421.87.92

1.09

.65----

June

1.72.75

1.04.57

1.62

.38----

July0.70.54.46.41.52

.44-'---

Aug.

0.382.10.29.27

3.17

.27----

Sept.

0.241.52.21.11.88

.28----

The year

18.5121.8019.529.95

22.15

7.90---"


195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

_12031233127313331383

1433----

Water year ending Sept. 30Observed

Momentary maximumdischarge

_2,9004,6202,8202,5006,890

856--*-

Date_

Feb. 7, 1951Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

July 20, 1956----

Minimum day

_6.45.24.42.83.0

3.8----

Mean

_11113311954.5133

39.0----

Adjusted a/

Mean

_12414613166.7149

52.7----

Per square mile

_1.361.601.44.733

1.64

.579----

Runoff in

inches.

18.5121.8019.529.95

22.15

7.90--_

' -

Calendar yearObserved

Mean

91.410313910475.5

110

_----

Adjusted a/

Mean

10511615211788.6115

_----

Runoff in

inches15.6617.3022.7817.3913.2218.63

-----

a Adjusted for diversion from and change in contents of lynchburg Reservoir.


255. James River at Holcombs Rock, Va.

Location. Lat 37°30'04", long 79°15'46", on right bank at Holcombs Rock, Bedford County, 0.9 mile downstream from Pedlar River, and at mile 263.2.


Records available. January 1900 to September 1915 (gage heights only), October 1926 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1303. Published as "at Salt Creek" December 1926 to June 1931.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 548.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. January 1900 to September 1915, float gage In powerhouse of Virginia Electro lytic Co., 1,000 ft upstream at different datum. December 1926 to June 1931, water- stage recorder at site 2 miles downstream at different datum.


Extremes. 1926-60; Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 30.78 ft), from rating curve extended above 57,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations In James River basin; minimum, 100 cfs Sept. 21, 1941 (gage height, 3.02 ft); minimum dally, 223 cfs July 28, 1930.

Flood In March 1913 reached a stage of 31.3 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 118,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 57,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations In James River basin).

Remarks. Low flow regulated by powerplants above station.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

1,245647830528

3,731

6601,6591,712

6805,056

Nov.

1,5961,0201,933

6083,833

7382,1463,012

7143,219

Dec.

8,5O63,6583,2741,5035,820

7262,3175,3361,3314,785

Jan.

2,8008,8005,6082,7843,531

6314,4385,4092,3653,854

Feb.

8,6157,0898,0732,9367,134

4,94710,5105,5801,8928; 344

Mar.

7,43510,06010,4308,092

15,180

5,0475,9648,1243,7958,460

Apr.

10,9196,4584,6164,0835,033

5,1348,864

11,2877,729

10,067

May3,4955,5533,8213,2582,147

1,7422,9198,0952,9186,561

June

6,4371,5451,7831,6701,767

1,4452,4221,7793,6473,124

July

1,888887

1,1921,653

869

929977

1,719857

1,024

Aug.

1,0232,175

672802

2,568

692551

2,146852862

Sept.

7601,846

588537

1,003

8852,527

8511,0421,077

The year

4,5224,1453,5462,3744,378

1,9473,7174,5832,3114,687

Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.44.23.29.19

1.33

.23

.59

.61

.241.80

Nov.

0.55.35.66.21

1.32

.25

.741.03

.251.10

Dec.

3.021.301.16

.532.06

.26

.821.89

.471.70

Jan.

0.993.121.99

.991.26

.221.581.91

.841.37

Feb.

2.762.352.58

.942.29

1.643.361.79

.612.77

Mar.

2.643.573.702.875.38

1.792.122.881.353.00

Apr.

3.752.221.581.411.73

1.763.053.872.663.46

May1.241.971.361.15

.76

.621.042.871.042.33

June

2.21.53.61.57.61

.50

.83

.611.251.07

July0.67

.31

.42

.59

.31

.33

.35

.61

.30

.36

Aug.

0.36.77.24.28.91

.25

.20

.76

.30

.31

Sept.0.26

.63

.20

.18

.34

.30

.87

.29

.36

.37

The year

18.8917.3514.799.91

18.30

8.1515.5519.129.67

19.64


Year

19501951195219531954,1955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031253127313331383

14331503

MW(a)


Discharge_

62,70049,60056,10062,70065,900

18,80060,50039,50029,00058,300

Date_


Mar. 15, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Mar. 31, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Mar. 31, 1960

Minimum day

_650590450391390

445384678459540

Mean

_4,5224,1453,5462,3744,378

1,9473,7174,5832,3114,687

Per square mile

_1.391.281.09.730

1.35

.5991.141.41.711

1.44

Runoff in

inches_

18.8917.35

14.799.91

18.30

8.1515.5519.129.67

19.64

Calendar year

Mean

4,0954,0134,2023,2613,2773,431

2,2824,0493,9673,182

-

Runoff In

Inches17.0916.7617.5813.6113.6914.33

9.5616.9316.5513.31

-

a^Bulletin 25: Resources.



260. James River at Bent Creek, Va.

Location. Lat 37°32', long 78°50', on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway bridge at town of Bent Creek, Appomattox County, 150 ft downstream from Bent Creek, 1 mile down stream from Gladstone, and at mile 222.9.


Records available. October 1924 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for someperiods, published in WSP 1303. Published as "at Bent Creek, near Gladstone" prior to 1926.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 381.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 13, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1924-60: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 23.02 ft), from rating curve extended above 74,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and rec ords for other stations in James River basin; minimum, 222 cfs Oct. 13, 14, 1930 (gage height, 2.21 ft); minimum daily, 222 cfs Oct. 13, 1930.

Remarks.--Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1,585771

1,186735

3,943

7841,8912,180

9216,192

Nov.

1,9661,4512,595

8124,164

8912,5403,918

9603,585

Dec.

9,1594,5663,8582,1186,264

8692,6436,2821,7885,858

Jan.3,13910,0106,7173,5454,316

7824,2056,9323,1284,884

Feb.

9,2548,3948,9963,3707,829

5,47610,8506,9342,40610,200

Mar.8,00211,40011,8508,92516,240

5,6506,7149,5804,7209,359

Apr.

12,3737,4635,8164,7815,940

5,6939,979

13,4909,269

11,970

May4,0106,6934,6773,7662,579

1,9453,54810,0903,3357,916

June

7,1032,1202,3601,9182,269

1,5592,7762,4524,4323,839

July

2,1841,2831,4761,8871,177

1,2451,1372,3551,3811,303

Aug.

1,2472,998

937931

3,426

945667

2,8061,3261,069

Sept.

9422,560

792636

1,431

1,1172,9091,0481,1511,591

The year

5,0404,9744,2482,7894,958

2,2284,0965,6672,8945,626


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.50.24.37.23

1.23

.25

.59

.68

.291.94

Nov.

0.60.44.79.25

1.26

.27

.771.19.29

1.09

Dec.

2.871.431.21.67

1.97

.27

.831.97.56

1.84

Jan.0.983.152.111.111.36

.251.332.18.98

1.53

Feb.

2.622.472.55.96

2.22

1.613.081.97.68

3.00

Mar.

2.513.583.722.805.10

1.782.113.011.482.94

Apr.

3.762.261.761.451.81

1.733.044.102.823.64

May1.262.101.461.19.81

.611.113.171.052.49

June

2.15.64.72.58.69

.47

.84

.751.351.17

July

0.69.40.46.59.37

.39

.36

.74

.43

.41

Aug.

0.39.94.29.29

1.08

.30

.21

.88

.42

.34

Sept.

0.29.78.24.19.44

.34

.88

.32

.35

.48

The year

18.6218.4315.6810.3118.34

8.2715.1520.9610.7020.87


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

.12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge

.60,90049,50056,70061,60065,100

17,60060,20041 , 20027,60058,400

Date_


Mar. 15, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Apr. 1, 1958June 4, 1959Mar. 31, 1960

Minimum day

_665567602445478

500440704600765

Mean

.5,0404,9744,2482,7894,958

2,2284,0965,6672,8945,626

Per square mile

_1.371.351.16.760

1.35

.6071.121.54.788

1.53

Runoff in

inches_

18.6218.4315.6810.3118.34

8.2715.1520.9610.7020.87

Calendar year

Mean

4,5074,5395,0433,9153,6893,962

4,3314,5424,9363,903

-

Runoff in

inches16.6516.7618.6914.4613.6214.67

16.0716.8018.2614.43

-


270. Tye River near Lovingston, Va.

Location. Lat 37°43', long 76°58", on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Hat Creek, 4 miles upstream from Plney River, and 6 miles southwest of Lovingston, Nelson County.

Drainage area.--92 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 578.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.


Extremes.--1938-60: Maximum discharge, 9,670 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 13.7 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 13, 1954 (gage height, 0.56 ft); minimum gage height, 0.29 ft Oct. 4, 1943.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

66.918.344.414.345.4

39.397.045.229.2

377

Nov.

71.457.3

16625.1

176

38.716915129.9

150

Dec.

410234198134227

30.110722890.1

215

Jan.

12224228888.7

137

27.6128237134191

Feb.

322275326148220

12630619689.0

294

Mar.

256435424242339

128222238146274

Apr.

367307248120275

143414408249350

May

134245174118119

62.717727286.6

296

June

35886.179.971.0

181

30.814883.5

199162

July

11010932.641.444.5

53.548.773.771.275.4

Aug.

53.510923.414.0

350

19.319.269.554.546.7

Sept.

25.713116.46.8780.9

46.263.640.8

10494.1

The year

19018716785.0

183

61.7157170107210


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.84.23.56.18.57

.491.21.57.37

4.73

Nov.

0.87.70

2.01.30

2.13

.472.051.83.36

1.82

Dec.

5.142.932.481.6B2.85

.381.342.861.132.70

Jan.

1.533.033.611.111.72

.351.602.971.682.40

Feb.

3.643.223.691.682.49

1.483.472.221.013.45

Mar.

3.205.455.323.034.24

1.602.782.991.833.44

Apr.

4.453.733.011.453.34

1.735.024.943.024.24

May1.683.072.181.481.49

.792.213.411.083.71

June

4.341.04.97.86

2.20

.371.801.012.411.96

July1.3S1.36.41.52.56

.67

.61

.92

.89

.95

Aug.

0.671.36.29.18

4.38

.24

.24

.87

.68

.59

Sept.

0.311.58.20.08.98

.56

.77

.491.261.14

The year

28.0527.7024.7312.5526.95

9.1323.1025.0815.7231.13


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503a l3a)


Discharge-

4,7006,6003,1501,7607,300

2,5603,1501,8103,7803,870

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

July 20, 1956Feb. 26, 1957Apr. 23, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Oct. 24, 1959

Minimum day

_15117.03.25.6

7.09.8

232328

Mean

-19018716785.0

183

61.7157170107210

Per square mile

-2.072.031.82.924

1.99

.6711.711.851.162.28

Runoff in

Inches-

28.0527.7024.7312.5526.95

9.1323.1025.0815.7231.13

Calendar year

Mean

146170195148108154

83.8161147157

-

Runoff In

Inches21.6325.0628.8921.8415.9422.74

12.3923.7621.6823.11

-



275. Piney River at Piney River, Va.

Location (revised) . Lat 37°42'10", long 79°01'40", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 151, 0.2 mile southwest of Piney River Post Office, Nelson County, 1.7 miles downstream from Indian Creek, and 2.5 miles southeast of Lowesville.


Records available.--July 1949 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 633.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--11 years (1949-60), 87.3 cfs.

Extremes.--1949-60: Maximum discharge, 4,930 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 7.90 ft);minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 18, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.71 ft Oct. 13, 14, 1954.

Flood in June 1949 reached a stage of 9.9 ft, from floodmarks.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

34.09.62

23.05.97

19.3

20.447.243.514.7

281

Nov.

35.521.591.410.7

143

19.110791.114.685.1

Dec.

22511811775.7

152

15.956.1

12734.7

106

Jan.58.813216553.295.2

14.070.3

14378.891.3

Feb.

17616320089.3132

80.721010254.7

150

Mar.

132234256148229

79.715212585.3

137

Apr.

21315913871.1

199

88.2238229159202

May

77.913499.553.765.6

36.491.5

13950.8

202

June

22238.943.631.399.6

15.983.542.8

16097.8

July39.942.516.515.729.6

27.628.033.328.460.3

Aug.

18.770.08.766.56

223

16.68.34

42.725.629.9

Sept.

9.2790.75.604.37

60.1

19.235.023.075.843.1

The year

10310196.546.9120

35.992.795.064.9

124


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.82.23.55.14.46

.491.131.04.35

6.74

Nov.

0.83.50

2.12.25

3.32

.442.492.12.34

1.98

Dec.

5.412.842.811.823.66

.391.353.06.83

2.55

Jan.1.413.173.971.282.28

.341.683.441.892.19

Feb.

3.823.674.341.942.86

1.814.562.211.193.36

Mar.

3.175.636.143.555.50

1.913.663.002.053.29

Apr.

4.953.693.211.654.63

2.055.535.323.694.70

May

1.873.222.391.291.58

.872.203.341.224.85

June

5.16.90

1.01.73

2.32

.371.941.003.72Z.28

July0.961.02.40.38.71

.66

.67

.80

.681.45

Aug.

0.451.68.21.16

5.36

.40

.201.03.61.72

Sept.

0.222.11.13.10

1.40

.45

.81

.531.761.00

The year

29.0728.6627.2813.2934.08

10.1826.2226.8918.3335.11


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503I 3 !

r(a)


Discharge-

2,7401,9301,570

6084,930

7201,700

6982,8003,180

Date-

Lee. 7, 1950Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

July 20, 1956Feb. 26, 1957Apr. 23, 1958Sept. 30, 1959July 27, 1960

Minimum day

-6.86.03.01.92.8

5.85.59.16.6

14

Mean

-10310196.546.9120

35.992.795.064.9124

Per square mile

-2.152.102.01.977

2.50

.7481.931.981.352.58

Runoff In

inches-

29.0728.6627.2813.2934.08

10.1826.2226.8918.3335.11

Calendar year

Mean

88.690.5

10884.965.498.9

48.897.178.499.4"

Runoff In

inches25.0825.5830.5724.0118.5227.96

13.8327.4722.1928.08

-

a Bulletin Resources.

25: Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water


280. Buffalo River near Norwood, Va.

Location. Lat 37°38', long 78°53', on right bank 1 mile downstream from Tye River, 3 miles upstream from Rucker Run, and 4-J- miles (revised) upstream from mouth and Norwood, Nelson County.

Drainage area.--360 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes.--1940-60: Maximum discharge, 33,500 cfs Oct. 15, 1942, Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 18.1 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 12.05 ft and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 8, 9, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.64 ft Oct. 10, 1941.


Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per secondWater year

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

22292.617484.2

158

138209184119929

Nov.

218176478101554

127427410126398

Dec.

907718525507740

118295616239579

Jan.

332897882421444

113378717373521

Feb.

865990885477679

439878584254919

Mar.

6961,2771,270

7161,104

375672798428767

Apr.

1,086888822364814

4551,0871,108

7241,010

May432736521323334

203500781258904

June

987282331207475

123391290434488

July

315351165133183

149151235170239

Aug.

17041411880.8

916

91.664.9

227165161

Sept.

10753378.941.0

281

113250140257261

The year

524613519287556

202437507295597


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.71.30.56.27.51

.44

.67

.59

.382.97

Nov.

0.68.55

1.48.31

1.72

.391.331.27.39

1.24

Dec.

2.902.291.681.632.38

.38

.941.97.77

1.86

Jan.

1.062.872.821.351.42

.361.212.291.201.67

Feb.

2.502.972.561.381.97

1.322.541.69.74

2.75

Mar.

2.224.094.072.293.54

1.202.162.561.372.46

Apr.

3.372.762.541.132.52

1.413.373.442.243.14

May

1.382.351.671.031.07

.651.602.50.83

2.89

June

3.06.87

1.03.64

1.47

.381.22.90

1.351.52

July

1.011.12.53.43.59

.48

.48

.75

.54

.77

Aug.

0.541.33.38.26

2.93

.29

.21

.73

.53

.52

Sept.

0.331.65.24.13.87

.35

.77

.43

.80

.81

The year

19.7623.1519.5610.8520.99

7.6516.5019.1211.1422.60


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503

Ma(a)



-8,1707,7706,2703,490

17,600

2,1104,5403,8103,0906,270

Date-

June 13, 1951Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Dec. 14, 1953Aug. 18, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Feb. 26, 1957Apr. 22, 1958Dec. 29, 1958May 8, 1960

Minimum day

-7870402626

3437946786

Mean

-524613519287556

202437507295597

Per square mile

-1.461.701.44.797

1.54

.5611.211.41.819

1.66

Runoff In

Inches-

19.7623.1519.5610.8520.99

7.6516.5019.1211.1422.60

Calendar year

Mean

458494628479351466

248461446415-

Runoff in

inches17.2418.6123.7218.0513.2517.59

9.3817.3916.8315.67

-



285. Rockfish River near Greenfleld, Va.

Location. Lat 37°52'10", long 78°49'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 634, 2.8 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks, and 4.1 miles south of Greenfield, Nelson County.


Records available.--April 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 530.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 21, 1943, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--1943-60: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 17.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 17.2 and 23.4 ft and peak runoff comparison with nearby stations; minimum, 1.6 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.25 ft Sept. 17, 18, 19, 1946, Sept. 16,

Flood of Oct. 15, 1942, reached a stage of 23.4 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 30,000 cfs).



19561957195819591960

Oct.

65.815.539.412.232.3

35.214743.425.4

307

Nov.

67.855.6

15417.9

128

33.719312127.6118

Dec.

44522614588.8

200

27.391.8

17869.6179

Jan.

123221'25170.8

126

26.4106217106162

Feb.

295305265103182

10926217664.7

291

Mar.

254392432216274

97.3209242111259

Apr.

289303226112234

102374345200312

May

98.322913999.677.3

47.099.7

21168.3194

June

25782.966.450.787.3

23.114771.1

155126

July

88.254.028.828.034.3

64.738.660.368.756.0

Aug.

42.586.520.18.47

474

15.414.957.549.448.6

Sept.

22.588.610.83.34

85.9

71.352.025.6

19283.4

The year

17017114867.5

161

54.114314594.5178


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.79.19.47.15.39

.421.76.52.31

3.69

Nov.

0.79.65

1.78.21

1.48

.392.241.41.32

1.37

Dec.

5.352.711.741.072.40

.331.102.13.84

2.14

Jan.

1.482.653.01.85

1.51

.321.272.611.271.95

Feb.

3.203.432.871.111.98

1.232.841.91.70

3.27

Mar.

3.064.705.192.593.29

1.162.512.911.343.11

Apr.

3.363.532.621.302.72

1.184.354.012.. 323.63

May

1.182.761.671.20.93

.561.202.54.82

2.33

June

2.99.96.77.59

1.01

.271.71.83

1.801.46

July

1.06.65.35.34.41

.78

.46

.72

.83

.67

Aug.

0.511.04.24.10

5.70

.18

.18

.69

.59

.58

Sept.

0.261.03.12.04

1.00

.83

.60

.302.23.97

The year

24.0324.3020.839.55

22.82

7.6620.2220.5813.3725.17


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503wa(a)


Discharge-

5,2606,8403,0401,460

12,200

2,5602,2101,8407,8602,140

Date-

Dec. 4, 1950Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 25, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

July 20, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Apr. 23, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Oct. 24, 1959

Minimum day

-11105.22.01.6

4.05.2

171620

Mean

-17017114867.5

161

54.114314594.5

178

Per square mile

-1.771.781.54.703

1.68

.5641.491.51.984

1.85

Runoff In

Inches-

24.0324.3020.839.55

22.82

7.6620.2220.5813.3725.17

Calendar year

Mean

13814617512987.7

139

82.0136127135

-

Runoff In

Inches19.5820.6524.7418.2712.3919.69

11.6119.1817.9919.10

-



290. James River at Scottsville, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°47'50", long 78°29'30", on left bank 50 ft downstream from highwaybridge at Scottsville, Albemarle County, 6.8 miles upstream from Hardware River, and at mile 184.6.


Records available. October 1924 to September I960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 253.18 ft above mean sea level, datura of1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 28, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--36 years (1924-60), 5,100 cfs.

Extremes.--1924-60: Maximum discharge, 133,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 26.0 ft); minimum, 302 cfs Oct. 1, 1930 (gage height, 1.46 ft); minimum daily, 307 cfs Oct. 15,1930.

Data for some outstanding floods prior to the establishment of this station are given in the following table:

Date

October 1870. .......

November 1877 .......

March 1913. .........

Discharge (cfs)30.7

27.9

25.16

Gage height (feet)

_

121,000

Remarks

by local resident.

From floodmarks .

Remarks. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1951 to September 1952; suspended sediment loads for the period December 1950 to September 1956; and water temperatures for the period May 1951 to September 1956, are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

2,154928

1,493810

4,217

1,1112,1532,2751,0217,739

Nov.

2,4932,1483,673

9315,317

1,2013,6414,0631,0784,129

Dec.

11,4236,0754,8982,9407,059

1,1763,4706,8602,0936,521

Jan.

3,93011,0708,3434,1175,423

1,0024,8457,6633,6315,487

Feb.

10,89510,35010,5203,9728,674

5,77112,6907,5452,716

11,300

Mar.

9,18014,26014,39010,14018,600

5,9628,197

10,3704,912

10,240

Apr.

14,9889,3367,4215,4807,370

6,33712,26015,15010,02014,350

May

5,0558,1125,7394,4083,190

2,2624,525

11,2803,6099,265

June

9,1132,6432,9072,3092,961

1,6903,6632,9925,0674,607

July

2,9231,9731,6992,0231,461

1,3801,4122,6071,5171,614

Aug.

1,6613,7061,100

9985,909

922764

3,0841,4141,335

Sept.

1,0803,626

815637

1,854

1,1423,1151,2691,5082,054

The year

6,1966,1825,2243,2345,998

2,4774,9926,2573,2076,531


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.54.23.38.20

1.06

.28

.54

.57

.261*95

Nov.

0.61.52.90.23

1.29

.29

.89

.99

.261.01

Dec.

2.881.531.23.74

1.78

.30

.881.73.53

1.65

Jan.

0.992.792.101.041.37

.251.221.94.92

1.38

Feb.

2.482.442.40.90

1.98

1.362.901.72.62

2.67

Mar.

2.323.603.632.564.69

1.502.062.621.242.58

Apr.

3.662.281.811.341.80

1.552.993.692.453.50

May

1.282.041.451.11.80

.571.142.85.91

2.34

June

2.22.64.71.56-.72

.41

.89

.731.241.13

July

0.74.50.43.51.37

.35

.36

.66

.38

.41

' Aug.

0.42.94.28.25

1.49

.23

.19

.78

.36

.34

Sept.

0.26.88.20.16.45

.28

.76

.31

.37

.50

The year

18.4018.3915.529.6017.80

7.3714.8218.599.54

19.46

Yearly discharge. In cubic feet per second

Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

64,90054,50067,00062,90070,100

2O.4OO64,200

' 44,5OO29,30064,200

Date-

Dec. 9, 195OMar. 13, 1952Mar. 25, 1953Mar. 3, 1954Mar. 7, 1955

Apr. 18, 1956Apr. 7, 1957Apr. 1, 1958June 3, 1959Apr. 1, 1960

Minimum day

-800673612474504

462558818665900

Mean

-6,1966,1825,2243,2345,998

2,4774,9926,2573,2076,531

Per square mile

-1.361.351.14.708

1.31

.5421.091.37.702

1.43

Runoff In

Inches-

18.4018.3915.529.6017.80

7.3714.8218.599.5419.46

Calendar year

Mean

5,5795,6096,2554,7744,2344,897

2,9605,3255,5004,404

-

Runoff In

Inches16.5616.6518.6214.1812.5614.54

8.8115.8016.3513.10

-


300. Hardware River below Briery Run, near Scottsville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°48'45", long 78°27'20", on left bank 75 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from Briery Run, 2.4 miles northeast of Scottsville, Albemarle County, and 10.8 miles upstream from mouth.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 294.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.


Extremes.--1938-60: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 23.8 ft, from floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 2.8 cfs Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 1.34 ft); minimum daily, 4.8 cfs Oct. 5, 1941.

Remarks.--Prior to November 1947, occasional small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by dam and gristmill 2.5 miles above station.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

82.139.357.020.930.9

38.765.140.034.7

201

Nov.

71.610920127.061.8

43.311267.537.981.5

Dec.

23027012375.7

162

37.583.5

12558.5

143

Jan.

94.422121171.972.7

36.678.2

17881.8

131

Feb.

19438018050.3

136

89.415115553.5

258

Mar.

214541326170186

79.5127229101197

Apr.

23234021687. 1

179

92.5198217147265

May11827313266.578.4

42.473.6

18756.2

156

June

25610576.538.962.6

24.278.6

107117103

July

11894.537.823.838.2

32.522.587.480.754.1

Aug.

69.112128.211.2

345

14.313.659.583.062.2

Sept.

52.911518.27.93

52.3

31.737.435.068.886.3

The year

14421713354.5

117

46.686.0

12476.7

144


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.82.39.57.21.31

.39

.65

.40

.341.99

Nov.

O.S91.051.93.26.59

.421.08.65.36.78

Dec.

2.282.691.22.75

1.61

.37

.831.24.58

1.42

Jan.

0.942.202.10.71.72

.36

.781.76.81

1.30

Feb.

1.743.541.61.45

1.22

.831.351.40.48

2.39

Mar.

2.125.373.241.701.84

.791.262.271.001.96

Apr.

2.233.272.08.84

1.72

.891.912.091.422.54

May1.182.711.31.66.78

.42

.731.86.56

1.54

June

2.471.01.74.37.60

.23

.761.031.13.99

July

1.18.94.33.24.38

.32

.22

.87

.80

.54

Aug.

0.691.20.28.11

3.42

.14

.13

.59

.83

.62

Sept.

0.511.11.18'.08

.50

.30

.35

.34

.65

.83

The year

16.8525.4815.646.38

13.69

5.4610.0614.508.97

16.90


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

12C12:132132

)3>333

1383

143315C( a?a(a

>3


Discharge-

3,2003,4002,4402,6606,8OO

6221,5201,3402,0105,750

Date_

June 10, 1951Mar. 11, 1952Nov. 20, 1952Mar. 1, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

July 21, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Mar. 31, 1958June 3, 1959Oct. 1, 1959

Minimum day

_3433126.27

7.89.0

202228

Mean

_14421713354.5

117

46.686.0

12476.7

144

Per square mile

_1.241.871.15.470

1.01

.402

.7411.07.661

1.24

Runoff in

Inches_

16.8525.4815.645.3813.59

5.461O.O614.508.97

16.90

Calendar year

Mean

12214721411265.5

106

58.483.8

115102

-

Runoff In

Inches14.3117.1925.0713.147.6712.36

6.849.7913.4911.88

-



305. Slate River near Arvonia, Va.

Location. Lat 37°42'10", long 78°22'40", on left bank 100 ft upstream from Bumpers Bridge, 1.8 miles northwest of Arvonia, Buckingham County, 2.9 miles upstream from Hunts Creek, and 3.8 miles upstream from mouth.


Records available. April 1926 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 238.78 ft above mean sea level (levels by TJorps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 18, 1935, chain gage and Sept. 18, 1935, to Feb. 14, 1936, staff gage, at same site and datum.


Extremes.--1926-60: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs Sept. 6, 1935 (gage height, 22.18 ft,from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs on basis of velocity-areastudies; minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 1930.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

13655.471.938.574.9

63.011048.350.4

162

Nov.

13024732650.8

123

72.121813855.6

152

Dec.

328471187220283

67.1225225246181

Jan.

176494333301109

70.5195346159204

Feb.

320423240127293

171373345111587

Mar.

313585431344384

165251383212383

Apr.

381415352270254

236418391434433

May

158219215279131

111111307101211

June

184103124105107

65.712111684.1

148

July

10211557.458.498.7

33.445.977.353.361.4

Aug.

63.316551.538.3

800

24.227.194.1

11889.9

Sept.

51.717924.316.5

115

64.749.651.189.6

147

The year

194289201155231

94.'8177209143228


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.67.27.35.19.37

.31

.54

.24

.25

.79

Nov.

0.621.171.55

.24

.58

.341.04

.65

.26

.72

Dec.

1.612.31

.921.081.38

.331.101.101.21

.89

Jan.

0.862.421.641.48

.53

.36

.961.70

.781.00

Feb.

1.421.941.06

.561.30

.791.661.53

.492.69

Mar.

1.532.872.111.681.88

.811.231.881.041.88

Apr.

1.811.981.671.281.20

1.121.991.852.062.06

May

0.771.071.051.37

. 64

.54

.541.51

.491.03

June

0.87.49.59.50.51

.31

.57

.55

.40

.70

July

0.50.56.28.29.48

.16

.22

.38

.26

.30

Aug.

0.31.81.25.19

3.92

.12

.13

.46

.58

.44

Sept.

0.25.85.11.08.55

.31

.24

.24

.43

.70

The year

11.2216.7411.588.94

13.34

5.5010.2212.098.25

13.20


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

3,0404,7203,7804,3508,490

1,8403,3402,4404,0504,050

Date-

Dec. 4, 1950Dec. 22, 1951Nov. 20, 1952Mar. 1, 1954Aug. 19, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Feb. 27, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Feb. 19, 1960

Minimum day

-353316108.8

9.715342339

Mean

_194289201155231

94.8177209143228

Per square mile

-0.8261.23.855.660.983

.403

.753

.889

.609

.970

Runoff in

Inches-

11.2216.7411.588.94

13.34

5.5010.2212.098.25

13.20

Calendar year

Mean

228209273178169208

124165205155-

Runoff in

inches13.1812.0715.8110.279.7611.99

7.209.5311.828.93-


310. Mechum River near Ivy, Va.

Location. Lat 38"06'15", long 78°35'35", at State Highway 614, 2.6 miles downstream from Spring Creek, 3.3 miles north of town of Ivy, Albemarle County, and 4.7 miles upstream from confluence with Moorman's River.





Extremes.--1942-51: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 30.3 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 9, 1944 (gage height, 0.51 ft).

Flood of Sept. 30, 1959, reached a stage of 18.05 ft, from floodmarks in gage well (discharge, 7,200 cfs).


Oct.

58.4

Nov.

68.4

Dec.

287

Jan.

85.8

Feb.

209

Mar.

194

Apr.

190

May

105

June151

July65.4

Aug.

35.6

Sept.

23.3

The year

122

Monthly and yearly runoff, In Inches

Water) - ,. year Oct -

1951 j 0.69

Nov.

0.79

Dec.

3.41

Jan.

1.02

Feb.

2.24

Mar.

2.31

Apr.

2.19

May

1.24

June

1.74

July

0.78

Aug.

0.42

Sept.

0.27

The year

17.10


Year

1950 1951

WSP

1203


Discharge

5,980

Date

Dec. 4, 1950

Minimum day

14

Mean

122

Per square mile

1.26

Runoff in

inches

17.10

Calendar year

Mean

108

Runoff in

inches15.06


315. North Fork Moormans River near Whitehall, Va.

Location. Lat 38°08'25", long 78°45'05", on left bank 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with South Pork, 0.8 mile upstream from city of Charlottesville dam, and 5.1 miles west of Whitehall, Albemarle County.


Records available. December 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 999 ft (by barometer). Concrete control November 1952 to August 1955.

Average discharge. 8 years (1952-60), 15.2 efs.

Extremes. 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 2,400 efs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 7.94 ft), from rating curve extended above 500 efs on basis of slope-area measurement at 11.7 ft; no flow at times in October 1953 and October 1954.

Flood of Oct. 15, 1942, reached a stage of 11.7 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 7,620 efs, by slope-area measurement of peak flow).


19561957195819591960

Oct.

_1.84.390

6.06

2.0735.13.53.97

43.8

Nov.

_22.4

.86124.5

2.2125.07.881.38

10.7

Dec.

_18.53.47

23.9

1.5712.324.216.519.4

Jan.

34.333.44.7211.1

1.328.43

30.215.313.6

Feb.

39.623.28.15

10.1

14.743.524.27.52

, 25.4

Mar.

45.962.332.134.5

14.925.743.514.741.1

Apr.

56.229.513.722.2

18.235.469.131.533.4

May

33.013.514.59.42

5.109.16

33.56.93

60.3

June

9.132.646.2512.1

3.578.233.98

1O.310.0

July

8.27.405

2.54

4.651.052.631.962.O5

Aug.

5.19.271.130

82.9

3.29.203

1.631.862.15

Sept.

13.2.066.034

6.53

8.68.847.55

11.010.1

The year

_17.37.29

20.6

6.6316.920.49.97

22.7

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inchesWater year

1952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_O.19.04.61

.213.55.36.10

4.43

Nov.

_2.19.08

2.40

.222.44.77.13

1.05

Dec.

.1.87.35

2.42

.161.242.441.661.96

Jan.

3.473.38.48

1.12

.13

.853.O61.541.38

Feb.

3.742.12.74.92

1.393.982.21.69

2.40

Mar.

4.656.303.253.49

1.512.594.401.484.16

Apr.

5.502.891.342.18

1.783.476.763.083.27

May

3.331.361.46.95

.52

.933.39.70

6.10

June

0.89.26.61

1.18

.35

.81

.391.01.98

July

0.84.04.30.26

.47

.11

.27

.20

.21

Aug.

0.52.03.01

8.38

.33

.02

.16

.19

.22

Sept.

1.29.007.003.64

.85

.08

.051.08.99

The year

.2O. 648.6624.55

7.9220. 0724.2611.8627.15


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_.

1233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge

__437492603

2,4OO

158520350

1,1801,050

Date__

Feb. 4, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

July 20, 1956Feb. 26, 1957Apr. 23, 1958Sept. 30, 1959May 8, 1960

Minimum day

__-

O.0100

.50

.05

.2

.4a. 6

Mean

___

17.37.29

20.6

6.6316.920.49.97

22.7

Per square mile

___

1.52.639

1.81

.5821.471.79.875

1.99

Runoff in

inches___

20.648.66

24.55

7.9220. 0724.2611.8627.15

Calendar year

Mean

__

23.914.211.516.6

12.213.819.014.6

-

Runoff in

inches__

28.4816.8613.6219.71

14.5616.4122.5817.41

-

a Average for 5-day period.


325. South Pork Rivanna River near Earlysville, Va.

Location. Lat 38"07'30", long 78"31'05", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from Pishing Creek, 3.0 miles southwest of Earlysville, Albemarle County, and 8.7 miles upstream from confluence with North Pork.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 369 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--8 years (1952-60), 198 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--1951-60: Maximum discharge, 30,200 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 26.1 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 2.2 cfs Sept. 18, 1954 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of about 33 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Some diurnal fluctuation, mostly at medium flow, caused by city of Charlottes- ville reservoir on Moormans River. Records of discharge do not include diversions for Charlottesville municipal water supply which averages about 6 cfs.


Hater year1951 1952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_62.632.476.5

60.620671.349.4575

Nov.

_28239.5

198

59.925210753.6160

Dec.

_237122290

56.6131256134270

Jan.

356437113146

55.2128356179226

Feb.

495365118190

15841531094.0

552

Mar.

584762423464

155342534182452

Apr.

552369150291

143435574328493

May

414269138115

58.3117410101447

June

15612962.9

116

32.6117110264173

July

20649.025.542.9

94.427.1

11177.661.2

Aug.

10724.79.14

1507

32.88.94

74.112175.7

Sept.

15014.65.65

114

13445.149.7

261165

The year

:250103260

86.1183247153303


19561957195819591960

Oct.--

0.33.17.41

.321.10.38.26

3.07

Nov.--

1.46.20

1.02

.311.30.55.28.83

Dec.--

1.27.65

1.54

.30

.701.37.72

1.44

Jan.-

1.902.33.60.78

.30

.681.90.96

1.21

Feb.-

2.471.76.57.92

.792.001.50.45

2.76

Mar.-

3.114.072.262.48

.831.822.85.97

2.41

Apr.-

2.861.91.77

1.51

.742.242.971.692.55

May-

2.211.44.74.61

.31

.622.19.54

2.38

June-

0.81.67.32.60

.17

.60

.571.37.89

July-

l.lo.26.14.23

.50

.14

.59

.41

.33

Aug.-

0.57.13.05

5.64

.18

.05

.40

.65

.40

Sept.-

0.77.08.03.59

.69

.23

.261.35.85

The year--

15.716.50

16.33

5.4411.4815.539.65

19.12


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

--

1233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge--

7,4805,7509,56030,200

3,4803,3002,860

25,5006,010

Date--

Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 25, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Sept. 27, July 20Feb. 26, 1957Mar. 31, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 18, 1960

Minimum day

---

7.22.23.0

6.22.5

241527

Mean

---

250103260

86.1183247153303

Per square mile

---

1.16.477

1.20

.399

.8471.14.708

1.40

Runoff In

Inches---

15.716.50

16.33

5.4411.4815.539.65

19.12

Calendar year

Mean

--

299217135277

121170230218-

Runoff in

inches--

18.8613.678.45

14.29

7.6110.6814.4913.73

"

727 - 526 O - 64 - 4


340. Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va.

Location. Lat 37°51'28", long 78°15'58", on left bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge at Palmyra, Fluvanna County, 0.5 mile upstream from Cunningham Creek, and 15 miles up stream from mouth.


Records available.--October 1933 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 210.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 24, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 24, 1942, to Dec. 18, 1947, wire-weight gage on upstream side of highway bridge 10 ft downstream at same datum.


Extremes.--1933-6Q: Maximum discharge, 78,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 36.5 ft atsite then in use, 37.4 ft at present site); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 1954 (gageheight, 2.36 ft); minimum gage height, 1.53 ft Oct. 9, 1941, site then in use.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

45510920372.1

251

194417256160

1,356

Nov.

48245197197.1

420

213691358183486

Dec.

1,5361,205

657364927

111459855363799

Jan.

5161,1111,249

334398

164428

1,105493702

Feb.

1,3251,3271,054

302620

4861,078

892310

1,692

Mar.

1,2081,7421,9771,0291,326

437994

1,526593

1,168

Apr.

1,4181,5831,100

476827

4241,1841,501

9511,563

May

5401,142

840484381

212379

1,085342957

June

1,491482438218401

121337367760454

July

37057217399.7

158

32087.0

355272215

Aug.

20231193.830.5

2,517

11140.9

298447269

Sept.

13146047.719.1

286

271154162384437

The year

801874732295713

260515730438838


1956195719581959^960

Oct.

O.78.19.35.12.43

.33

.71

.44

.272.32

Nov.

0.80.75

1.61.16.69

.351.14.59.30.80

Dec.

2.632.061.12.62

1.58

.30

.781.46.62

1.36

Jan.

0.881.902.13.57.68

.28

.731.89.84

1.20

Feb.

2.042.121.62.47.96

.781.671.38.48

2.70

Mar.

2.062.973.381.752.26

.751.702.611.011.99

Apr.

2.342.621.82.79

1.37

.701.952.481.572.58

May0.921.951.43.83.65

.36

.651.86.58

1.64

June

2.47.80.72-

.36

.66

.20

.56

.611.26.75

July0.63.98.30.17.27

.55

.15

.61

.46

.37

Aug.

0.34.53.16.05

4.30

.19

.07

.51

.76

.46

Sept.

0.22.76.08.03.47

.45

.25

.27

.63

.72

The year

16.1117.6314.725.92

14.32

5.2410.3614.718.7816.89


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

1433,15031503155316231703


Discharge-

17,00011,4009,8009,80034,800

4,4007,9307,6709,90015,700

Date-

Dec. 5, 1950Mar. 12, 1952Nov. 20, 1952Mar. 2, 1954Aug. 19, 1955

July 21, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Mar. 31, 1958June 3, 1959Oct. 1, 1959

Minimum day

_8076401213

33258967

115

Mean

-801874732295713

260515730438838

Per squaremile

-1.191.291.08.437

1.06

.385

.7631.08.649

1.24

Runoff In

Inches_

16.1117.6314.725.92

14.32

5.2410.3614.718.78

16.89

Calendar year

Mean

696741878624384627

342508666601-

Runoff In

Inches14.0214.9017.7112.547.72

12.60

6.8910.2213.4112.07

-


345. Wlllis River at Flanagan Mills, Va.

Location (revised) . Lat 37°40'00", long 78"10 "00", on left bank 15 ft upstream from high way bridge 0.4 mile east of Flanagan Mills, Cumberland County, 7.7 miles downstream from Reynolds Creek, and 6.9 miles upstream from mouth.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 178.98 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 3, 1935, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 34 years (1926-60), 244 cfs.

Extremes.--1926-60: Maximum discharge, 9,580 cfs Apr. 27, 1937 (gage height, 23.86 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies, with backwater correction; minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 4, 12, 1930.

Remarks.--Complete regulation of flow from Trices Lake, tributary to Willis River, slightly affects flow at gage.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

14046.652.347.564.8

61.552.742.047.388.8

Nov.

11522733758.293.4

73.119018957.8

162

Dec.

312502208177273

66.8210377218198

Jan.

175567438415102

75.6189421227213

Feb.

344405320202246

275511405130672

Mar.

374584580319432

252345514177463

Apr.

396352360277215

272370530402539

May

15020O187446115

12484.1

44682.8

284

June

15180.7

11467.866.0

65.299.517782.7

110

July

68.270.770.834.178.9

32.929.961.182.949.2

Aug.

55.315333.027.4

615

28.018.472.36 7-. 998.4

Sept.

63.313228.717.8

107

32.442.830.055.4

219

The year

194277227175201

112176271136256


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.65.22.24.22.30

.29

.25

.20

.22

.42

Nov.

0.521.031.52.26.42

.33

.86

.85

.26

.73

Dec.

1.452.34.97.83

1.28

.31

.981.761.02.92

Jan.

0.822.652.041.94.48

.35

.881.961.06.99

Feb.

1.451.771.35.85

1.04

1.202.161.71.55

2.93

Mar.

1.742.722.711.492.02

1.181.612.40.83

2.16

Apr.

1.781.601.631.25.97

1.231.672.401.822.43

May

0.70.93.87

2.09.54

.58

.392.09.39

1.33

June

0.68.36.52.31.30

.29

.45

.80

.37

.50

July

0.32.33.33.16.37

.15

.14

.28

.39

.23

Aug.

0.26.71.15.13

2.87

.13

.09

.34

.32

.46

Sept.

0.29.60.13.08.48

.15

.19

.14

.25

.99

The year

10.6615.2612.469.6111.07

6.199.6714.937.48

14.09


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503

Ma(a)


Discharge_

1,0403,5502,3802,3208,100

9201,3201,8102,2002,960

Date-

Mar. 20, 1951Dec. 23, 1951Nov. 20, 1952May 22, 1954Aug. 19, 1955

Feb. 7, 1956Apr. 11, 1957May 8, 1958Dec. 31, 1958Apr. 7, 1960

Minimum day

-3230161011

148.7

171328

Mean

-194277227175201

112176271136256

Per square mile

-0.7851.12.919.709.814

.453

.7131.10.551

1.04

Runoff In

inches-

10.6615.2612.469.6111.07

6.199.67

14.937.4814.09

Calendar year

Mean

231212261201187182

133189248146"

Runoff in

inches12.7111.6314.4011.0410.3010.00

7.3510.3913.628.05"




350. James River at Cartersville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°40', long 78°05', on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway bridge between Pemberton and Cartersville, Cumberland County, 2 miles downstream from Willis River, and at mile 152.4.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 161.57 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 4, 1927, wire-weight or chain gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1898-1960: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs Sept. 20, 1944 (gage height, 29.6ft, from floodmark in gage well); minimum, 320 cfs Sept. 22, 1932; minimum daily, 348 cfs Oct. 5, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.10 ft Oct. 2, 1941.

Remarks. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.


1956195719581959I960

Oct.

3,1601,3142,0401,0274,597

1,4952,8932,7821,5419,629

Nov.

3,1533,3656,2521,3045,876

1,5905,4685,0721,6245,218

Dec.

14,1849,3156,4093,9738,755

1,4564,7479,2593,3048,203

Jan.

4,84214,56011,2805,3207,370

1,3535,871

10,6605,1597,275

Feb.

13,39713,79012,7904,733

10,400

7,09815,5709,9303,617

15,700

Mar.

11,43418,42018,77012,34021,830

7,45910,71013,940

6,47112,330

Apr.

18,59912,52010,140

6,8059,459

7,81315,07019,28012,92018,920

May

6,04910,6107,2946,0084,041

2,8085,385

14,5604,426

11,260

June

11,6983,6523,6302,8573,677

2,0254,2553,9416,5005,589

July

3,5463,0402,0712,3092,036

1,7471,6813,2782,2492,073

Aug.

2,1014,6501,3491,174

11,720

1,108911

3,8582,3141,969

Sept.

1,4934,717

976758

2,330

1,5653,5031,6932,2023,133

The year

7,7498,3256,8864,0577,677

3,1036,2558,1824,3518,405


1956195719581959I960

Oct.

0.58.24.38.19.85

.28

.53

.51

.281.78

Nov.

0.56.60

1.12.23

1.05

.28

.98

.91

.29

.93

Dee.

2.621.721.19.73

1.61

.27

.881.71.61

1.52

Jan.

0.892.692.09.98

1.36

.251.081.97.95

1.34

Feb.

2.242.382.14.79

1.74

1.232.591.66.60

2.71

Mar.

2.113.403.472.284.04

1.371.982.571.202.28

Apr.

3.322.241.811.221.70

1.402.693.452.313.38

May1.121.961.351.11.75

.52

.992.69.82

2.08

June

2.09.65.65.51.66

.36

.76

.701.161.00

July

0.65.56.38

.43.38

.32

.31

.61

.42

.38

Aug.

0.39.86.25.22

2.17

.21

.17

.71

.43

.36

Sept.

0.27.84.17.14.42

.28

.63

.30

.39

.56

The year

16.8418.1415.008.83

16.73

6.7713.6017.799.46

18.32


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

66,90060,30075,60063,600

104,000

23,80067 , 40051,70042,30070,800

Date-

Dee. 9, 1950Dec. 22, 1951Mar. 26, 1953Mar. 3, 1954Aug. 19, 1955

Mar. 16, 1956Apr. 7, 1957Apr. 1, 1958June 3, 1959Apr. 6, 1960

Minimum day

-1,2001,030

760537564

591600

1,200860

1,280

Mean

-7,7498,3256,8864,0577,677

3,1036,2558,1824,3518,405

Per square mile

-1.241.331.10.650

1.23

.4971.001.31.697

1.35

Runoff In

Inches-

16.8418.1415.008.83

16.73

6.7713.6017.799.46

18.32

Calendar year

Mean

7,3117,1968,3776,1875,1426,442

3,8186,5967,2875,750

-

Runoff in

inches15.8915.6418.2713.4611.1914.05

8.3314.3315.8412.51

"


365. Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va.

Location. Lat 37°35'52", long 77°49'12", on right bank 75 ft downstream from highwaybridge at Fine Creek Mills, Powhatan County, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth,and 6.7 miles northeast of Powhatan.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 160 ft (from topographic map). Prior ~to Oct. 28, 1953, chain gage or inclined staff gage and crest-stage gage 75 ft upstream

at same datum.


Extremes. 1944-60: Maximum discharge, 2,010 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 6.98 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 11, 1954 (gage height, 1.56 ft).



19561957195819591960

Oct.

17.16.305.953.302.60

16.87.69

15.86.108.43

Nov.

12.523.927.94.126.23

11.016.518.69.38

14.7

Dec.

23.951.120.09.77

11.5

9.3715.442.537.917.4

Jan.18.542.431.324.36.38

8.8916.532.915.918.9

Feb.

33.427.826.414.216.1

26.639.239.014.542.7

Mar.

31.051.140.220.423.4

19.529.245.513.935.5

Apr.

25.048.129.622.417.8

21.126.746.935.338.9

May

13.322.618.827.29.03

9.548.65

39.110.724.2

June

14.78.927.77

11.74.87

9.368,61

11.18.856.36

July

10.16.652.672.988.38

5.112.014.868.273.87

Aug.

12.010.51.731.91

83.3

4.833.09

13.49.639.97

Sept.

7.5810.01.75.803

9.88

4.095.452.563.89

16.6

The year

18.225.817.811.916.7

12.114.726.014.519.7


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.86.32.30.16.13

.84

.39

.79

.31

.42

Nov.

0.611.161.35.20.30

.53

.80

.90

.46

.71

Dec.

1.202.561.00.49.58

.47

.772.131.90.87

Jan.0.932.121.571.22.32

.45

.831.65.80.95

Feb.1.511.301.20.64.73

1.251.771.77.66

2.01

Mar.

1.562.562.021.021.18

.981.462.28.70

1.78

Apr.

1.222.331.441.09.86

1.021.292.281.711.89

May

0.671.13.94

1.36.45

.48

.431.96.54

1.21

June0.71.43.38.57.24

.45

.42

.54

.43

.31

July

0.51.33.13.15.42

.26

.10

.24

.42

.19

Aug.

0.60.53.09.10

4.17

.24

.15

.67

.48

.50

Sept.

0.37.49.08.04.48

.20

.26

.12

.19

.81

The year

10.7515.2610.507.049.86

7.178.6715.338.60

11.65


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-120312331273

1333,13831383

14331503

Ha(a)


Discharge-204

1,410253266

2,010

138150302

1,000381

Date-

Feb. 17, 1951Dec. 21, 1951Jan. 25, 1953June 15, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Oct. 15, 1955Apr. 9, 1957May 7, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Apr. 5, 1960

Minimum day

-4.03.2.8.6.50

1.21.01.42.01.4

Mean

-18.225.817.811.916.7

12.114.726.014.519.7

Per squaremile

-0.7911.12.774.517.726

.526

.6391.13.630.857

Runoff in

Inches-

10.7515.2610.507.049.86

7.178.67

15.338.60

11.65

Calendar year

Mean

22.420.523.514.712.218.1

12.317.924.013.4

-

Runoff In

Inches13.2412.1213.878.707.23

10.69

7.2910.5314.187.93-



370. James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond, Va.

Location. Lat 37°33'52", long 77"34'28", on left bank 75 ft downstream from canal bridge, 400 ft downstream from headgates, 1,200 ft north of north end of Bosher Dam on James River, 1.6 miles (revised) upstream from Hugenot Memorial Bridge, and 2.0 miles (revised) west of city limits of Richmond, Henrlco County.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 106.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, at datum 3.06 ft higher.


Extremes.--1936-60: Maximum gage height, 19.7 ft Sept. 20, 1944 (discharge not determined, flow of canal merges with James River); no flow at times when headgates were closed.

Remarks. Canal diverts from James River 1,200 ft above Bosher Dam and discharges into river at several points below gaging station near Richmond. Figures given show flow in canal only.



Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

955777753789718

705825804787851

Nov.

940909698826927

758873862770854

Dec.

1,023985993925

1,035

753882901799882

Jan.

9511,0551,041

945913

764844938878839

Feb.

1,0821,0491,061

9271,039

922912937860897

Mar.

1,0941,0421,0831,059

978

920963985898903

Apr.

1,1081,0691,0281,0061,016

929977998847879

May1,0281,086

989970971

795890961844894

June

1,061932909898931

803871861790822

July

939875866758842

753773795753795

Aug.

903885830738956

755718772764770

Sept.

846931800658757

742808700755830

The year

994966920875923

799861877812851


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503

f a l

r(a)


Discharge-

1,3601,390,230,390,340

,120,100,220,060,180

Date-

Dec. 4, 1950Sept. 2, 1952Feb. 22, 1953Mar. 2, 1954Aug. 20, 1955

Apr. 17, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Apr. 24, 1958Apr. 26, 1959Oct. 1, 1959

Minimum day

-375219

000

00

354759

Mean

-994966920875923

799861877812851

Per square mile

------

-----

Runoff In

inches---*--

-----

Calendar year

Mean

981973947928886884

830860859831"

Runoff in

Inches------

-----



375. James River near Richmond, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°33'47", long 77°32'50", on left bank 0.1 mile upstream from Hugenot Memorial Bridge, 1.7 miles downstream from Bosher Dam, 0.5 mile (revised) west of city limits of Richmond, Henrico County, 3.3 miles upstream from Powhite Creek, and at mile 111.7.


Records available.--October 1934 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in vicinity of Mayo's Bridge, at mile 104.6, 1876-1956, and at mile 103.7, since 1957, are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, of Richmond water supply. 1929.

Control is Williams Island Dams which divert flow for city Datum of gage is 98.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--26 years (1934-60), 7,532 cfs (includes flow in James River & Kanawha Canal).

Extremes.--1934-60: Maximum discharge, 175,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 23.42 ft); minimum daily, 46 cfs on many days in 1941, 1944, 1953-54, 1956-57. Probable combined daily minimum discharge of James River and James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond since 1899, about 350 cfs in October 1930.

Remarks.--City of Richmond diverts average of 46 cfs from gage pool. Plow regulated by powerplants above station. James River & Kanawha Canal diverts around station. Records above 120,000 cfs'include the flow of the carial. Records of chemical analyses for the periods October 1947 to September 1951, October 1952 to September 1956, and water temperatures, are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per second (observed)

Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

2,757577

1,374274

4,021

1,2822,2922,3081,0138,700

Nov.

2,6332,9216,133

6884,856

1,1695,0834,4801,0474,831

Dec.

13,6849,1355,8333,3597,263

9284,1949,3622,8867,712

Jan.

4,74114,27011,2005,0486,316

8925,01610,4204,8796,907

Feb.

13,16913,58012,4804,3559,269

6,78415,40011,1403,243

15,549

Mar.

11,50618,14018,48011,78021,050

6,93410,70013,3805,689

11,403

Apr.

17,83812,18010,1706,4338,750

7,45614,44018,86012,79319,394

May

5,83010,4907,1225,8722,994

2,4274,86114,2103,902

10,603

June

11,2133,0173,1542,2882,966

1,5973,6573,5836,0635,478

July

3,2532,3761,4011,5361,654

1,3591,0292,7371,6531,568

Aug.

1,5513,981

610431

12,080

562310

3,5441,9591,790

Sept.

8974,125

233144

2,036

9052,7581,2191,5893,047

The year

7,3687,8946,4843,5237,029

2,6685,7257,9193,8828,040

Monthly and yearly runoff, In Inches (adjusted) a/

Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.63.23.36.18.81

.34

.53

.53

.311.63

Nov.

0.59.63

1.13.25.96

.32

.98

.88

.30

.94

Dec.

2.511.731.16

.731.42

.29

.871.75

.631.46

Jan.

0.972.622.091.021.23

.281.001.94

.981.33

Feb.

2.20t2.342.08

.811.59

1.232.511.86

.632.62

Mar.

2.143.273.332.193.76

1.341.992.461.122.10

Apr.

3.122.191.851.231.62

1.382.543.282.253.35

May

1.161.971.381.16

.68

.55

.982.59

.811.96

June

2.03.65.67.53.64

.40

.75

.731.131.04

July

0,71.55.39.39.43

.36

.31

.60

.41

.40

Aug.

0.42.83.25.20

2.40

.22

.18

.74

.47

.44

Sept.

0.29.83.17.13.46

.27

.59

.32

.39

.64

The year

16.7717.8414.868.82

16.00

6.9813.2317.689.43

17.91

t Corrected.a Adjusted for diversion by James River & Kanawha Canal.


195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503

b)

b b)



Discharge_

61,10058,70071,10058,70098,700

22,60062,70050 , 10039,80068,600

Date_

Dec. 10, 1950Dec. 22, 1951Mar. 27, 1953Mar. 3, 1954Aug. 20, 1955

Mar. 17, 1956Apr. 8, 1957Apr. 2, 1958June 4, 1959Apr. 7, 1960

"Ilnimumday

_460202464646

4646

590334690

_7,368.7,8946,4843,5237,029

2,6685,7257,9193,8828,040

Adjusted a/

_8,3628,8607,4044,3987,952

3,4676,5868,7964,6948,891

Per

mile_

1.241.311.10.651

1.18

.513

.9751.30.695

1.32

Runoff

inches_

16.7717.8414.868.82

16.00

6.9813.2317.689.43

17.91

Calendar year

Observed

6,7596,8207,9455,7334,5155,955

3,3516,1166,9775,256

-

Ad justed a/

7,7407,7938,8926,6615,4016,839

4,1816,9767,8366,087

-

Runoff

inches15.5515.6317.9013.3710.8513.76

8.4114.0115.7612.22

-

a Adjusted for diversion by James River & Kanawha Canal. b Bulletin 25: Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Wate

Resources.


380. Falling Creek near Chesterfield, Va.

Location. Lat 37°26'37", long ?7°31'21", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 651, 0.8 mile downstream from Licking Creek, 2.8 miles upstream from Pocoshock Creek, and 4.7 miles northwest of Chesterfield, Chesterfield County.



Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 130 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. --5 years (1955-60), 39.1 cfs (revised).

Extremes . 1955-60 : Maximum discharge, 2,510 cfs (revised) Sept. 12, 1960 (gage height, 12.67 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.3 cfs Aug. 11-15, 1957; minimum gage height, 1.80 ft Aug. 14, 15, 1957.


1958

I960

Oct.

48.338.420.68.839.36

Nov.

22.850.140.211.269.6

Dec.

17.445.8

113*56.541.5

Jan.

21.936.867.536.936.5

Feb.

64.911591.933.083.0

Mar.

50.479.983.227.071.3

Apr.

46.852.488.284.276.3

, May

18.913.065.215.529.8

June

22.514.932.47.075.80

July

13.63.10

10.213.07.10

Aug.

5.664.71

*37.4*30.638.6

Sept.

16.96.025.204.75

*9.02

The year

29.037.8*54.4*27.3*47.2

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inchesWater year1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

Oct.

1.70 1.35 .72 .31 .33

Nov.0.78 1.71 1.37 .38

2.37

Dec.

0.61 1.61 3.98

*1.99 1.46

Jan.

0.77 1.29 2.38 1.30 1.28

Feb.2.14 3.66 2.92 1.05 2.73

Mar.1.78 2.81 2.93 .95

2.51

Apr.1.60 1.78 3.00 2.87 2.59

May0.66 .46

2.29 .54

1.05

June0.77 .51

1.10 .24 .20

July0.48 .11 .36 .46 .25

Aug.

0.20 .17

*1.31 *1.08 1.36

Sept.

0.57 .21 .18 .16

*3.47

The year

12.06 15.67 *22.54 *11.33 *19.6o


Year

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

WSP

1433 1503 1553 1623 1703


Discharge

356 *592

*1 , 040 *970

*2,510

Date

June 2, 1956 Feb. 26, 1957 Aug. 4, 1958 Dec. 29, 1958 Sept. 12, 1960

Minimum day

2.2 1.3 3.7 1.5 2.0

Mean

29.0 37.8

*54.4 *27.3 *47.2

Per square mile0.884 1.15 1.66 *.832

*1.44

Runoff In

Inches12.06 15.67

*22.54 *11.33 *19.60

Calendar year

Mean

32.8 41.2 *46.2 *30.9

Runoff In

inches13.6417.07

*19.15 *12.81


385. Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va.

Location. Lat 37°27'40", long 77°28'00", on left bank 300 ft downstream from highway bridge, 600 ft downstream from Chesterfield County Reservoir, 2.4 miles northeast of town of Drewrys Bluff, Chesterfield County, 2.7 miles downstream from Pocoshock Creek, and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--54 sq. mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1942 to September 1956, July 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 60 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft upstream at datum 5.39 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 55.5 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. 1942-56. 1957-60: Maximum discharge, 7,270 cfs July 18, 1945 (gage height, 10.1 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 0.12 cfs Aug. 13, 1953, Sept. 6, 7, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.54 ft Sept. 7, 1954.

Remarks. Since 1953, Chesterfield County diverts up to 1.5 cfs for water supply from res ervoir 600 ft upstream from gage. Some regulation by water-supply reservoir.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge. In cubic feet per second

Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

18.33.899.164.814.40

85.5-

31.213.916.0

Nov.

17.518.972.29.556.42

39.6-

53.015.5

137

Dec.

46.447.945.129.717.9

30.7-

19084.462.2

Jan.29.410911770.813.5

38.0-

10852.052.5

Feb.

44.583.998.343.837.5

101-

14147.0

142

Mar.66.5

16211655.566.6

78.9-

13832.5114

Apr.

54.512899.383.248.5

72.2-

142122134

May

24.156.733.286.915.7

35.1-

11019.343.4

June27.717.514.410.78.26

40.3-

53.29.926.34

July8.368.732.88.844

21.1

24.5-

16.426.39.85

Aug.

5.8338.8

.7932.46

252

11.87.3476.451.262.2

Sept.2.8622.77.92.260

60.9

24.810.67.206.98

178

The year

28.758.251.033.246.3

48.3-

88.740.179.1

Monthly and yearly runoff, In InchesWater year1951 1952 1953

Oct.

0.39 .08 .20

Nov.

0.36 .39

1.50

Dec.

0.99 1.02 .96

Jan.0.63 2.33 2.50

Feb.

0.86 1.67 1.90

Mar.1.42 3.46 2.48

Apr.1.13 2.64 2.05

May

0.51 1.21 .71

June0.57 .36 .30

July0.18 .19 .06

Aug.

0.12 .83 .02

Sept.0.06 .47 .16

The year7.22

14.65 12.84


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

MSP

-1203123312731333

1363,1553

14331553

1553,162316231703


Discharge-249

1,0401,020

9324,700

700a!722,1401,5305,010

Date_

Mar. 20, 1951Mar. 25, 1952Nov. 21, 1952May 21, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Oct. 1, 1955Aug. 19, 1957Aug. 4, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Sept. 12, 1960

Minimum day '

.0.9.9.13.12.31

2.4

.8

.6

.6

Mean

_28.758.251.033.246.3

48.3

88.740.179.1

Per square mile

_0.5311.08.944

-

____-

Runoff In

Inches_

7.2214.6512.84

-

_ __-

Calendar year

Mean

42.927.862.844.231.957.0

__

75.248.3

Runoff in

Inches10.796.97

15.82

_-

____-

a Maximum during period July to September.


390. Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sydney, Va.

Location (revised) . Lat 37°15'25", long 78 C29'10", on left bank at bridge on State High- way 626, 0.8 mile upstream from Locket Creek, 2 miles northwest of Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, and 6 miles southwest of Farmvllle.

Drainage area. 70 sq ml, approximately.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 340 ft (by barometer). Prior to Aug. 19, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1946-60: Maximum discharge 6,440 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 9.00 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 5.1 cfs Sept. 18, 1954 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of about 15 ft, from information by local resident.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

49.623.930.625.729.2

44.127.027.639.536.0

Nov.

52.382.6

19828.1'38.0

37.544.596.036.441.7

Dec.

10615673.953.779.9

32.846.394.7

10854.1

Jan.

62.511210712634.4

31.746.4

10857.450.9

Feb.

79.294.2

10454.272.8

88.211014048.3159

Mar.

83.313813692.796.8

74.7. 74.311046.097.3

Apr.

90.610783.857.585,9

84.585.6

12286.5

142

May

51.161.251.061.645.0

42.227.4

11432.384.0

June

42.536.737.243.127.8

29.268.449.624.637.8

July

37.351.823.418.843.0

27.714.531.918.122.5

Aug.

32.45O.918.911.8

260

16.221.052.316.026.0

Sept.

25.465.821.38.60

60.7

15.647.424.617.031.0

The year

59.381.673.548.673.0

42.450.480.444.264.7


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.82.39.50.42.48

.73

.44

.45

.65

.59

Nov.

0.831.323.16.45.61

.60

.711.53.58.66

Dec.

1.742.571.22.88

1.31

.54

.761.561.78.89

Jan.

1.031.841.762.08.57

.52

.761.78.95.84

Feb.

1.181.461.55.81

1.08

1.361.642.08.72

2.45

Mar.1.372.272.241.521.59

1.231.221.81.76

1.60

Apr.

1.441.711.34.92

1.37

1.351.361.941.382.26

May0.841.01.84

1.01.74

.70

.451.88.53

1.38

June

0.68.58.59.69.44

.471.09.79.39.60

July

0.61.85.39.31.71

.46

.24

.53

.30

.37

Aug.

0.53.84.31.19

4.28

.27

.35

.86

.26

.43

Sept.

0.401.05.34.14.97

.25

.76

.39

.27

.49

The year

11.4715.8914.249.42

14.15

8.489.78

15.608.57

12.56

Yearly discharge,. In cubic feet per second

Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503Ma(a)


Discharge-452

3,5404,0401,5806,440

6431,0201,2802,4402,120

Date_

Dec. 5, 195ODec. 21, 1951Nov. 21, 1952Jan. 23, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Feb. 7, 1956Apr. 9, 1957Feb. 27, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Apr. 5, 1960

Minimum day

_1515115.57.5

8.65.5

216.8

17

Mean

_59.381.673.548.673.0

42.450.480.444.264.7

Per square mile

_0.8471.171.05.694

1.04

.606

.7201.15.631.924

Runoff In

Inches_

11.4715.8914.249.42

14.15

8.489.78

15.608.5712.56

Calendar year

Mean

76.863.884.857.352.070.3

43.858.877.739.7

Runoff In

Inches14.8712.3616.4911.1110.0713.62

8.5211.4115.077.70



395. Appomattox River at Parmville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°18'25", long 78°23'20", on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 45, 1,000 ft north of town limits of Parmville, Prince Edward County, and lij miles downstream from Buffalo Creek.


Records available. March 1926 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 281.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 29, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--1926-60; Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 {gage height, 23.60 ft), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 25, 1941; minimum daily, 9 cfs Sept. 20, 1932.

Remarks. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by Prince Edward Mills 0.2 mile above station.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondHater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

17678.7

10488.9

110

12493.076.8

110171

NOV.

16426642690.8

134

121202336114174

Dec.

382793248221296

105203386309216

Jan.

254679423505126

102183477235213

Feb.

370444370217333

317497496186719

Mar.

375688549367480

292321478201437

Apr.

415412366270315

309406625370520

May

183212226255190

143112513131399

June

148110131162111

11216923587.1156

July14812892.568.0

134

97.652.6

11610990.3

Aug.

12319362.458.8

802

57.557.9

15967.8139

Sept.10228885.845.2

162

83.314490.565.6192

The year

236358256196266

154201331165283


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.66.30.39.34.41

.47

.35

.29

.42

.65

Nov.

0.60.97

1.55.33.49

.44

.741.23

.41

.64

Dec.

1.442.99

.93

.831.11

.40

.761.451.17

.81

Jan.

0.962.561.591.90

.48

.38

.691.80

.88

.80

Feb.

1.261.561.26

.741.14

1.121.691.69

.632.53

Mar.

1.422.592.061.381.81

1.101.211.80

.761.65

Apr.

1.521.511.34

.981.15

1.131.482.281.351.90

May

0.69.80.85.96.72

.54

.421.94

.491.50

June

0.54.40.48.59.40

.41

.62

.86

.32

.57

July

0.56.48.35.26.50

.37

.20

.44

.41

.34

Aug.

0.46.73.24.22

3.02

.22

.22

.60

.26

.52

Sept.

0.371.05

.31

.17

.59

.30

.53

.33

.24

.70

The year

10.4815.9411.358.70

11.82

6.888.91

14.717.34

12.61


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,7907,4005,0203,060

11,000

1,4002,1002,9603,9304,060

Date_

Dec. 5, 1950Dec. 23, 1951Nov. 21, 1952Jan. 23, 1954Aug. 19, 1955

Feb. 7, 1956Apr. 6,10, 1957Feb. 28, 1958Dec. 30, 1958Feb. 20, 1960

Minimum day

-6461352030

3322643554

Mean

_236358256196266

154201331165283

Per square mile

_0.7711.17.837.641.869

.503

.6571.08.539.925

Runoff in

inches.

10.4815.9411.358.7011.82

6.888.91

14.717.34

12.61

Calendar year

Mean

290271327225208250

167226309168

Runoff in

Inches12.8512.0414.559.989.21

11.12

7.4210.0313.747.44


400. Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va.

Location. Lat 37°25'17", long 77 0 51'33", on right bank 75 ft upstream from SouthernRailway bridge at Mattoax, Amelia County, 0.3 mile upstream from Skinquarter Creek, and 3.7 miles upstream from Flat Creek.


Records available. August 1900 to December 1905, March 1926 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 174.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. August 1900 to December 1905, chain gage at

same site at different datum. March 1926 to October 1936, chain gage at same site anddatum.


Extremes. 1900-1905, 1926-60: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 35.3 ft, from floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of records for stations at Farmville and near Petersburg; minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 2, 1930 (gage height, 3.52 ft).



19561957195819591960

Oct.

416156188138214

606227205251314

Nov.

360702

1,088189245

372567859245427

Dec.

8251,413

643475654

274519

1,332611549

Jan.617

1,2991,2301,233

298

284443

1,3361,008

562

Feb.

9351,1461,059

565757

9791,5441,208

4981,898

Mar.

9721,7431,519879

1,250

7741,0031,483

4721,212

Apr.

9721,126

991739794

903943

1,6231,1811,528

May393676574938430

346226

1,486329977

June

384254389319231

299419535212331

July344241217107229

21383.8

219222165

Aug.

268326111121

2,487

206139560150231

Sept.

25848814066.3

339

141416191121542

The year

560797676482663

447536919441722


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.66.25.30.22.34

.96

.36

.32

.40

.50

Nov.

0.551.071.66.29.37

.57

.871.32.37.65

Dec.

1.302.241.02.75

1.03

.43

.822.11.97.87

Jan.0.982.051.951.95.47

.45

.702.111.59.89

Feb.

1.331.691.51.81

1.08

1.442.211.73.71

2.80

Mar.

1.532.762.401.401.97

1.221.592.34.75

1.91

Apr.

1.481.721.521.131.22

1.381.442.491.812.34

May

0.621.07.91

1.49.68

.55

.362.35.52

1.54

June

0.59.39.60.49.35

.46

.64

.82

.32

.51

July0.54.38.34.17.36

.34

.13

.35

.35

.26

Aug.

0.42.52.18.19

3.93

.33

.22

.89

.24

.37

Sept.

0.40.75.21.10.52

.22

.64

.29

.19

.83

The year

10.4014.8912.608.9912.32

8.359.98

17.128.2213.47


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503( a )(a)(a)


Discharge-

2,5907,5405,8004,20012,100

3,0803,1904,7506,4606,340

Date-


Oct. 14, 1955Mar. 1, 1957May 10, 1958Jan. 2, 1959Apr. 9, 1960

Minimum day

-144121523647

6230

14467105

Mean

-560797676482663

447536919441722

Per square mile

-0.7681.09.927.661.909

.613

.7351.26.605.990

Runoff in

inches-

10.4014.8912.608.9912.32

8.359.98

17.128.22

13.47

Calendar year

Mean

682616766584508674

452627811456-

Runoff in

inches12.6911.4514.3110.889.4712.54

8.4411.6815.118.50-



410. Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va.

Location. Lat 37°16'59", long 77°52'22", on left bank 300 ft upstream from new bridge on State Highway 38, 0.9 mile upstream from Sweathouse Creek, 3.4 miles northwest of Mannboro, Amelia County, and 7.5 miles southeast of Amelia.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 177.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 2, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1946-60: Maximum discharge, 7,140 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 13.1 ft, from floodmarks); minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 1954, July 24, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.65 ft Sept. 17, 18, 1954.

Flood In August 1940 reached a stage of 14.8 ft (discharge, 10,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting), from Information by local resident.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

64.532.241.833.032.9

38067.073.256.482.5

Nov.

71.610829744.642.4

82.110726562.8

254

Dec.

16622212812993.8

73.2100443216172

Jan.

97.029826023059.7

77.8103277152153

Feb.

146202238122158

223359296133426

Mar.184390270179210

174238306110275

Apr.

187292189176150

192214400312315

May

62.710310421051.9

78.745.6

30070.7

185

June

71.446.387.451.743.7

10411910252.153.8

July89.177.428.922.621.6

42.217.254.484.532.8

Aug.

59.465.121.226.3

266

42.351.7

12337.652.2

Sept.

37.893.857.15.46

67.5

26.521324.618.698.1

The year

10316114310399.6

125134222109174


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.48.24.31.24.24

2.81.49.54.42.61

Nov.

0.51.77

2.12.32.30

.59

.771.90.45

1.82

Dec.

1.221.64.95.95.69

.54

.743.271.591.27

Jan.

0.722.201.921.70.44

.58

.762.051.121.13

Feb.

0.971.391.59.81

1.05

1.582.401.98.89

2.94

Mar.

1.362.881.991.331.56

1.291.762.26.81

2.03

Apr.

1.342.091.351.261.07

1.371.532.862.232.25

May

0.46.76.77

1.56.38

.58

.342.21.52

1.37

June

0.51.33.62.37.31

.74

.85

.73

.37

.38

July0.66.57.21.17.16

.31

.13

.40

.62

.24

Aug.

0.44.48.16.19

1.97

.31

.38

.91

.28

.39

Sept.

0.27.67.41.04.48

.191.53.18.13.70

The year

8.9414.0212.408.948.65

10.8911.6819.299.43

15.13


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503(a)(a)(a)


Discharge-900

2,5904,9801,3003,720

7,0202,2402,1603,9103,480

Date_


Oct. 15, 1955Sept. 18, 1957Apr. 12, 1958Dec. 30, 1958Nov. 25, 1959

Minimum day

-16214.82.62.6

94.8

161016

Mean

-10316114310399.6

125134222109174

Per square mile

_0.6601.03.917.660.638

.801

.8591.42.699

1.12

Runoff in

inches-

8.9414.0212.408.948.65

10.8911.6819.299.43

15.13

Calendar year

Mean

12410816912199.5

131

103177184123

-

Runoff in

inches10.769.38

14.7510.538.6611.36

8.9515.3916.0410.67

-

a. Bulletin 25: Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water Resources.


415. Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va.

Location. Lat 37°13'33", long 77°32'20", on right bank 2.2 miles upstream from dam of Virginia Electric and Power Co., 4.2 miles downstream from Whlpponock Creek, and 5.9 miles west of corporate limits of city of Petersburg, Dlnwlddle County.

Drainage area.--1,335 sq ml.


Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 118 ft (by barometer). Prior to Sept. 22, 1931, at site 0.8 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.-- 34 years (1926-60), 1,173 cfs.

Extremes. 1926-60: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Aug. 20, 1940 (gage height, 18 15 ft)- minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 21-27, 1932.

Remarks.--Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1951 to September 1952 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

703238316222256

1,659551503479581

Nov.

6571,0161,771324330

6751,0871,658

5111,307

Dec.

1,3542,068

976769843

5301,0042,9201,0851,150

Jan.

9102,3312,1631,885

419

590898

2,3601,8551,133

Feb.

1,3782,1581,8701,0591,050

1,7712,8842,2511,0423,208

Mar.

1,6023,2192,4961,4581,851

1,3831,9502,6^9

9002,129

Apr.

1,5692,2341,6801,3751,286

1,5291,5892,8962,2672,282

May

6871,187

9421,818

649

619405

2,689637

1,639

June

654463631555414

816827983428625

July

536419313186320

377158472617248

Aug.

388480166169

2,962

434256

1,033344395

Sept.

36770330283.4

701

265777331169

1,008

The year

8971,3751,130

826925

8831,0171,731

8601,298


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.61.21.27.19.22

1.43.48.43.41.50

Nov.

0.55.85

1.48.27.28

.56

.911.38.43

1.09

Dec.

1.161.79.84.66.73

.46

.872.52.94.99

Jan.

0.792.021.871.63.36

.51

.782.041.60.98

Feb.

1.071.751.46.83.82

1.432.251.76.81

2.59

Mar.

1.382.782.161.261.60

1.201.682.32.78

1.84

Apr.

1.321.861.411.151.07

1.281.332.421.891.91

May

0.591.02.81

1.57.56

.53

.352.32.55

1.4,2

June

0.55.39.53.46.35

.68

.69

.82

.36

.52

July

0.46.36.27.16.28

.33

.14

.41

.53

.21

Aug.

0.34.42.14.15

2.56

.37

.22

.89

.30

.34

Sept.

0.31.59.25.07.59

.22

.65

.28

.14

.84

The year

9.1314.0411.498.409.42

9.0010.3517.598.7413.23


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

4,6607,9507,8007,650

10,300

7,5005,8907,8007,9507,220

Date-

Mar. 21, 1951Apr. 28, 1952Nov. 23, 1952May 23, 1954Aug. 22, 1955

Oct. 1, 1955Mar. 1, 1957May 8, 1958Jan. 1, 1959Apr. 6, 1960

Minimum day

-191181634963

10950

25682

130

Mean

-897

1,3751,130

826925

8831,0171,731860

1,298

Per square mile

-0.6721.03.846.619.693

.661

.7621.30.644.972

Runoff In

inches-

9.1314.0411.498.409.42

9.0010.3517.598.7413.23

Calendar year

Mean

1,161948

1,351986836

1,046

8631,2221,479

939-

Runoff in

inches11.809.66

13.7810.028.51

tlO.64

8.8112.4215.049.54-

t Corrected.


425. Chickahominy River near Providence Forge, Va.

Location. Lat 37°26'10", long 77°03'40", on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1.1 miles southwest of Providence Forge, New Kent County, and 1.7 miles down stream from Schiminoe Creek.


Records available. January 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. 1942-60: Maximum discharge, 7,710 cfs Aug. 15, 1955 (gage height, 11.67 ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs Aug. 1, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.56 ft Aug. 25, 26, 1943.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

87.139.049.921.511.8

370111384158154

Nov.

78.717137574.627.3

194554318145562

Dec.

18233825914178.0

143365

1,043216388

Jan.

14146848924758.7

165289613474334

Feb.

222568466261138

458729656262635

Mar.316683493274278

358716802200584

Apr.

247465376215173

347318707561568

May12041814925899.2

174118595136195

June

18073.567.654.173.5

19819621881.764.3

July47.569.525.112.7

157

22921.8

109625103

Aug.

76.276.718.717.0

1,445

11370.6

245288618

Sept.

31.495.137.07.42

349

74.093.396.889.4

510

The year

144288232131242

23529548227O391


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.40.18.23.10.05

1.72.51

1.78.73.71

Nov.

0.35.77

1.68.34.12

.872.481.43.65

2.52

Dec.

0.841.571.20.65.36

.661.704.831.001.80

Jan.

0.652.172.261.14.27

.761.342.842.191.55

Feb.

0.932.461.951.09.58

1.983.052.741.102.75

Mar.

1.463.162.281.271.29

1.663.323.71.92

2.70

Apr.

1.112.091.68.96.78

1.551.433.172.512.55

May0.561.94.69

1.20.46

.81

.552.76.63.90

June

0.81.33.30.24.33

.89

.88

.98

.37

.29

July

0.22.32.12.06.73

1.06.10.50

2.89.48

Aug.

0.35.36.09.08

6.69

.52

.331.131.342.86

Sept.

0.14.43.17.03

1.56

.33

.42

.43

.402.29

The year

7.8215.7812.657.16

13.22

12.8116.1126.3014.7321.40


Year

195019511952195319541955

1956195719581959I960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

1433, 15531503155316231703


Discharge-575

1,5901,820

7677,710

1,1801,7001,8201,5902,500

Date-

Mar. 26, 1951May 1, 1952Nov. 25, 1952Jan. 29, 1954Aug. 15, 1955

Oct. 20, 1955Mar. 3, Nov. 4Dec. 25, 1957Aug. 12, 1959Sept. 13, 1960

Minimum day

_18185.54.16.5

2212361822

Mean

_144288232131242

235295482270391

Per square mile

_0.5781.16.932.526.972

.9441.181.941.081.57

Runoff in

inches_

7.8215.7812.657.16

13.22

12.8116.1126.3014.7321.40

Calendar year

Mean

178160299195121292

261356379319

Runoff In

Inches9.698.75

16.3710.636.60

15.94

14.2519.4620.6417.38

b4 DISMAL SWAMP BASIN

435. Cypress Swamp at Cypress Chapel, Va.

Location. Lat 36°37'30", long 76°36'10", on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 32, 0.5 mile downstream from Dragon Swamp, 0.8 mile northwest of Cypress Chapel, Nansemond County, and 6.5 miles south of Suffolk.

Drainage area.--23 sq mi, approximately.



Average discharge.--? years (1953-60), 29.3 cfs.

Extremes. 1953-60: Maximum discharge, 1,190 cfs May 7, 1958; maximum gage height, 6.62 ft Sept. 12, 1960; no flow at times.


Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondWater year

19541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

OO

3.8265.618.80

84.0

Nov.

0,17O

21.431.048.4

.50023.0

Dec.

15.07.88

20.037.787.222.345.5

Jan.

81.911.0

42.439.470.721.753.5

Feb.

30.226.1

91.613546.121.998.9

Mar.

43.147.1

55.183.874.229.941.0

Apr.

19.413.4

48.434.274.061.515.5

May

23.55.49

12.8.04

120.974

12.9

June

0.8.77.65

4.13.18

5.290.270

July

02.98

.450.14

20.37.61

Aug.

039.7

16.11.936.51

31.27.95

Sept.

0138

26.83.050070.4

The year

17.924.7

28.335.446.117.538.2


19561957195819591960

Oct.

_-_

00

.193.29.94

04.21

Nov.

--

0.0080

1.041.512.34.024

1.12

Dec.

--

0.75.40

1.001.894.371.122.28

Jan.---

4.10.55

2.121.973.541.092.69

Feb.

--_

1.361.18

4.296.112.08.99

4.64

Mar.---

2.162.36

2.774.203.721.502.05

Apr.

--

0.94.65

2.341.663.592.98.75

May---

1.18.28

.64

.0026.02.049.65

June---

0.04.37

.20

.009

.260.03

July---

0.15

.020.007

1.02.38

Aug.

---

01.99

.81

.10

.331.57.40

Sept.---

06.69

1.30.15

003.41

The year---

10.5414.62

16.7220.8927.2010.3422.61


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

HSP

----

13331383

14331503

Mr(a)

Hater year ending Sept. 30Momentary maximum

Discharge----552

1,170

392690

1,190735

1,130

Date----

Jan. 23 1954Sept. 20 1955

Mar. 17 1956Feb. 1 1957May 7 1958Aug. 1 1959Sept. 12 1960

Minimum day

----00

O0000

Mean

----

17.924.7

28.335.446.117.538.2

Per square mile

----

0.7781.07

1.231.542.OO.761

1.66

Runoff in

inches---

10.5414.62

16.7220.8927.2010.3422.61

Calendar year

Mean

----

14.327.8

35.837.135.128.5

"

Runoff in

Inches---

8.4316.45

21.1821.8520.6916.81

"


CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 55

440. Nottoway River near Burkeville, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°04'40", long 78°11'50", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 723, 2f miles upstream from Modest Creek, 6 miles north of Victoria, and 7j miles south of Burkeville, Nottoway County.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 354.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 4, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--1946-60: Maximum discharge, 3,320 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 19.06 ft); no flow Aug. 29 to Oct. 14, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 27.4 ft August 1940, from Corps of Engineers floodmark.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

22.12.843.484.373.58

1329.879.76

12.59.23

Nov.

26.122.823.94.745.13

22.023.882.214.945.0

Dec.

69.048.923.725.119.3

15.518.996.171.742.3

Jan.

29.663.276.772.311.6

15.428.388.737.341.1

Feb.

41.253.664.527.945.2

74.391.296.337.4

138

Mar.

65.212677.369.156.3

55.850.072.229.080.4

Apr.

44.196.241.571.965.6

56.358.5

10974.184.1

Hay12.816.715.1 '58.113.4

18.57.74

85.914.755.0

June

10.17.58

12.64.658.33

18.221.121.77.02

11.2

July9.O52.774.551.205.95

13.01.287.50

40.75.75

Aug.

3.674.O14.81.73

110

3.306.23

35.85.60

11.0

Sept.

3.8614.43.10O34.6

3.7550.46.916.51

17.8

The year

28.038.229.128.431.5

35.530.059.129.344.6


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.67.09.11.13.11

4.00.30.30.38.28

Nov.

0.77.67.70.14.15

.65

.702.41.44

1.32

Dec.

2.101.49.72.76.59

.47

.572.922.181.28

Jan.0.901.912.332.19.35

.47

.862.691.131.24

Feb.

1.121.521.77.76

1.24

2.112.502.641.023.92

Mar.

1.973.832.342.101.71

1.701.522.19.88

2.44

Apr.

1.292.821.222.111.93

1.651.723.202.182.47

May0.39.51.46

1.76.41

.56

.242.61.45

1.67

June

0.30.22.37.14.24

.53

.62

.64

.21

.33

July

0.27.08.14.04.18

.39

.04

.231.23.17

Aug.

0.11.12.15.02

3.33

.10

.191.O9.17.33

Sept.

0.11.42.09

01.02

.111.48.20.19.52

The year

10.0013.6810. 4O10.1511.26

12.7410.7421.1210.4615.97


Year

195019511952195319541955

1956

19591960

WSP

-12031233127313831383

14331503(a)(a)(a)


Discharge_858

2,0101,6401,8103,320

3,2002,9801,7301,8902,010

Date_

Mar. 2O, 1951Apr. 28, 1952Jan. 24, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Oct. 1, 1955Sept. 18, 1957Jan. 25, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Feb. 19, 1960

Minimum day

_1.0.6.7

00

.5

.13.01.42.0

Mean

_28.038.229.128.431.5

35.530.059.129.344.6

Per square mile

_0.7371.01.766.747.829

.934

.7891.56.771

1.17

Runoff In

Inches_

10.0013.6810.4010.1511.26

12.7410.7421.1210.4615.97

Calendar year

Mean

40.024.436.227.727.943.4

25.741.451.829.0

Runoff In

Inches14.298.7112.96

9.9715.53

9.1914.8018.4910.34


727 - 527 O - 64 - 5

56' CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

445. Nottoway River near Rawllngs, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°59'00", long 77°48 I 00", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 612, at Harpers Bridge, 2.6 miles northwest of Rawlings, Brunswick County.





Extremes.--1950-60: Maximum discharge, 6,580 cfs Oct. 2, 1955 (gage height, 12.82 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 14-15, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.83 ft Oct. 15, 1954.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 20.8 ft, from information by local resident (discharge, about 19,000 cfs).

Cooperation. Subsequent to June 30, 1957, station maintained and records computed and furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of

Water Resources.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

16455.874.440.518.4

89321612616Z164

Nov.

16719352070.665.3

21826250616355Z

Dec.

340464232198144

175265893391377

Jan.

238679562441102

178268663339352

Feb.

343458512250263

545861654321890

Mar.

374864585375387

447582697273594

Apr.

361769452345350

506441930573679

May

140255302412127

217166893160545

June

97.8112195122110

2462Z2Z7884.7

166

July

95.679.271.334.0

134

21043.7160329119

Aug.

50.310439.731.0

650

11371.0

28086.1

266

Sept.

60.618334.73.6Z

222

81.442895.169.3185

The year

20Z351Z97194214

318314514246405

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inchesWater year1951195Z195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.59.20.Z7.14.07

3.18.77.45.58.59

Nov.

0.58.67

1.80.24.Z3

.75

.901.75.56

1.91

Dec.

1.211.66.83.71.51

.6Z

.953.181.401.35

Jan.

0.852.42Z.011.58.36

.64

.96Z.361.211.Z6

Feb.

1.101.531.66.81.85

1.82Z.782.101.042.98

Mar.

1.343.082.091.341.38

1.59Z.08Z.49.97

Z.12

Apr.

1.252.661.561.191.Z1

1.751.533.211.982.34

May

0.50.91

1.081.48.45

.77

.593.18.57

1.95

June

0.34.39.67,4Z.38

.85

.77

.96

.29

.57

July

0.34.28.Z5.12.48

.75

.IB

.571.18.42

Aug.

0.18.37.14.11

2.32

.40

.251.00.31.95

Sept.

0.21.63.12.01

' .77

.281.48.33.24.64

The year

8.4914.8012.488.159.01

13.4013.2221.5810.3317.08


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957

19591960

WSP

12121213

53537353

1383

14331503aaa


Discharge-

1,6904,2406,0202,1106,420

6,5804,0905,300

- 3,9405,140

Date-


Oct. 2, 1955Sept. 19, 1957May 7, 1958Dec. 31, 1958Nov. 25, 1959

Minimum day

_2334161.6.4

368.5

733556

Mean

-202351297194214

318314514246405

Persquare mile

-0.6251.09.920.601.663

.985

.9721.59.762

1.25

Runoff in

inches-

8.4914.8012.488.159.01

13.4013.2221.5810.3317.08

Calendar year

Mean

-205360254187304

272380446277-

Runoff in

inches-

8.6415.1710.677.87

12.75

11.4715.9818.7411.64

-



455. Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va.

Location. Lat 36°54'00", long 77°24'00", on left bank 15 ft downstream from upstreambridge on U.S. Highway 301, 1.8 miles upstream from Island Swamp, 3.3 miles south oftown of Stony Creek, Sussex County, and 4.4 miles upstream from Stony Creek.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 58.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of ]929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 11, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--1929-60: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 23.66 ft), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of records for stations on Appomattox River; minimum, 5 cfs Sept. 2,5, 1932 (gage height, 0.62 ft).


19561957195819591960

Oct.

30284.713150.719.8

1,206560204219286

Nov.

28733983886.050.7

343637767233

1,067

Dec.

586792397250155

284657

1,783575707

Jan.420

1,4381,OO5

707113

324652

1,155776703

Feb.

543989

1,0124304O8

1,0851,8231,054

6141,753

Mar.769

1,600985631718

8241,2731,406

5011,130

Apr.

6731,4OO

756551486

867813

1,4771,0661,118

May241560410896150

351398

1,878280969

June

211184242242144

459363475126308

July

19812999.949.4

226

42095.3

333538214

Aug.

91.319955.542.5

1,310

206118538128350

Sept.93.5

25744.213.6

410

140479144103292

The year

367664494329350

540647936429736


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.59.17.26.10.04

2.381.10.40.43.56

Nov.

0.55.64

1.60.16.10

.651.221.46.44

2.03

Dec.

1.151.56.78.49.31

.561.293.501.131.39

Jan.0.832.821.981.40.22

.641.282.271.531.38

Feb.

0.971.821.8O.76.72

2.003.241.871.093.23

Mar.

1.513.151.941.241.42

1.632.502.77.99

2.22

Apr.

1.282.671.441.05.92

1.651.552.812.032.13

MayO.471.10.81

1.76.30

.69

.783.69.55

1.91

June0.4O.35.46.46.27

.87

.69

.90

.24

.59

JulyO.39.25.20.10.44

.83

.19

.651.O6.42

Aug.

0.18.39.11.08

2.58

.41

.231.06.25.69

Sept.O.18.49.08.03.78

.27

.91

.27

.20

.56

The year8.50

15.4111.467.638.10

12.5814.9821.659.94

17.11


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12O31233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

2,5107,6006,1406,2706,830

6,4004,9208,O904,4605,430

Date-

Mar. 20, 1951Apr. 28, 1952Nov. 23, 1952May 22, 1954Aug. 21, 1955

Oct. 4, 1955Feb. 2, 1957May 7, 1958Dee. 30, 1958Nov. 27, 1959

Minimum day

-4243226.85.8

5415984576

Mean

-367664494329350

540647936429736

Per squaremile

-0.6261.13.843.561.597

.9221.101.60.732

1.26

Runoff in

inches-

8.5015.4111.467.638.10

12.5814.9821.659.94

17.11

Calendar year

Mean

490370675413316485

541723791514-

Runoff in

inches11.358.5815.689.577.33

11.24

12.6016.7318.2911.92

-

58 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

460. Stony Creek near Dlnwlddle, Va.

Location. Lat 37"04"00", long 77°36'10", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 1, 1.2 miles southwest of Dlnwlddle, Dlnwlddle County, 1.7 miles down stream from Chamberlains Bed Creek, and 5.7 miles downstream from confluence of White Oak and Butterwood Creeks.

Drainage area. Ill sq ml.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1960. Published as "at Dlnwlddle" September 1946 to September 1947 and October 1949 to September 1950.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 131 ft (by barometer). Prior to June 12, 1957, wire-weight and crest-stage gages at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1946-60: Maximum discharge, 3,980 cfs Nov. 7, 1959 (gage height, 12.62 ft); no flow for part of Oct. 13, 1954.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

44.011.516.76.03.12

18451757.325.574.4

Nov.

47.845.8L3113.13.97

73.620616929.0389

Dec.

13112860.755.716.5

59.0165426125191

Jan.

92.529225615417.6

81.9150240130159

Feb.

12718125083.268.2

215406261120396

Mar.

154346216108155

139236298106269

Apr.

13437717387.494.4

176118330240217

Hay56.484.7SO. 714431.7

59.145,2

35147.8

141

June

37.831.363.546.936.4

82.113611622.927.7

July

40.117.310.69.44

35.8

83.513.061.6

21017.4

Aug.

16.727.94.552.88

288

40.613.463.327.877.0

Sept.17.341.011.5

.18106

33.553.114.417.4

124

The year

74.713210559.471.2

10214519991.8

172


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.46.12.17.06.001

1.912.25.59.27.77

Nov.

0.48.46

1.32.13.04

.742.081.70.29

3.90

Dec.

1.361.33.63.58.17

.611.724.431.301.98

Jan.0.963.032. «61.60.18

.851.562.491.351.65

Feb.

1.191.762.34.78.64

2.093.812.451.123.85

Mar.

1.603.602.251.121.61

1.442.463.091.102.79

Apr.

1.353.791.74.88.95

1.771.183.312.412.18

May

0.59.88.84

1.50.33

.61

.47' 3.64

.501.46

June

0.38.31.64.47.37

.831.371.17.23.28

July

0.42.18.11.10.37

.87

.13

.642.18.18

Aug.

0.17.29.05.03

2.99

.42

.14

.66

.29

.80

Sept.

0.17.41.12.002

1.07

.34

.53

.14

.181.25

The year

9.1316.1612.877.258.72

12.4817.7024.3111.2221.09


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503iai> a(a)


Discharge-771

2,5302,1901,5103,000

1,8302,6002,8401,7303,980

Date-

Mar. 20, 1951Jan. 29, 1952Jan. 25, 1953May 21, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Oct. 1, 1955Oct. 28, 1956May 7, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Nov. 7, 1959

Minimum day

-4.21.7.7.1.1

7.83.18.46.23.4

Mean

-74.7

13210559.471.2

10214519991.8

172

Per squaremile

-0.6731.19.946.535.641

.9191.311.79.827

1.55

Runoff In

Inches-

9.1316.1612.877.258.72

12.4817.7024.3111.2221.09

Calendar year

Mean

95.971.5

13394.154.896.2

124150159131

-

Runoff in

Inches11.748.74

16.3711.526.69

11.77

15.2718.3719.4516.01

-


Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Developmemt, Division of Water


465. Anderson Branch at Sussex, Va.

Location.--Lat 36 055'10", long 77°15'45", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 40, 1.0 mile east of Sussex, Sussex County, and 1.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 5.4 sq ml, approximately.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 96 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--8 years (1948-56), 3.54 cfs (revised).

Extremes. 1948-56: Maximum discharge, 228 cfs (revised) Sept. 12, 1950 (gage height, 6.12 ft); no flow for prolonged periods.

Revisions. The momentary maximum discharge for the water years 1949 and 1950 and one dally discharge In the water year 1950 were revised In WSP 1703. The resulting revised records as summarized herewith supersede those published In WSP 1303.

Month

Water year 1949-50. . Calendar year 1950. .

Mean

-

13.2 3.66 4.12

Per square mile

-

2.44 .678

Runoff in inches

-

2.72 9.20

10.37

Momentary maximum

Discharge

96

228

Date

Aug. 15, 1949

Sept. 12, 1950

Maximum day

-

0 0


19561957195819591960

Oct.

3.550000

.50----

Nov.

2.37.85

1.1900

.63----

Dec.

5.555.252.5100

.97----

Jan.

4.1513.67.036.660

2.64----

Feb.

6.2612.68.326.69.42

10.9----

Mar.

9.5316.39.259.469.21

5.48----

Apr.

7.699.135.936.521.85

4.78--_-

May

0.571.731.46

12.8.17

1.98--_-

June

1.62.10.01.33.01

5.15----

July

000.41.16

0__--

Aug.

0.10

008.68

.01___-

Sept.

00005.80

0___-

The year

3.424.962.943.562.21

2.71___-


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.760000

.11-__-

Nov.

0.49.18.25

00

.13-._-

Dec.

1.191.12.54

00

.21----

Jan.

0.892.901.501.420

.56----

Feb.

1.212.511.601.29.08

2.18----

Mar.2.033.481.972.021.97

1.16----

Apr.1.581.891.231.35.38

.99----

May0.12.37.31

2.73.04

.42----

June

0.33.02.002.07.002

1.06----

July000.09.03

0----

Aug.

0.02

001.86

.002----

Sept.

00001.19

0----

The year

8.6012.497.408.975.55

6.82---"


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-1203

1233, 17031273

1333, 17031383

1433----

WaterMomentary maximum

Discharge-35

13840170188

128----

Date-

Mar. 20, 1951Jan. 29, 1952Feb. 15, 1953May 21, 1954Aug. 23, 1955

June 2, 1956----

year ending Sept. 30

Minimum day

-00000

0----

Mean

-3.424.962.943.562.21

2.71----

Per square mile

-0.633.919.544.659.409

.502----

Runoff in

Inches-

8.6012.497.408.975.55

6.82----

Calendar year

Mean

4.122.974.75

3.562.39

-----

Runoff in

Inches10.377.46

11.98

8.976.00

----"

60 CHOWAN HIVER BASIN

470. Nottoway Hiver near Sebrell, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°46'13", long 77°09'59", on right bank 1,000 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 653 (relocated), 1 mile downstream from Three Creek, 2.5 miles southwest of Sebrell, Southampton County, and 5 miles (revised) upstream from Assamoosick Swamp.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 23, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1941-60: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs July 22, 1945 (gage height, 24.5 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs Oct. 23, 1941; minimum gage height, 3.10 ft Oct. 13-15, 1954.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 29.7 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 48,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondHater, year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

68911617362.527.4

1,762848472509559

Nov.

547565

V3212774.3

756£304W.54

4971,710

Dec.

1,2271,4201,009

462210

7482,1314,310

7701,849

Jan.

9782,7392,1451,405

212

1,0141,8092,9672,6991,727

Feb.

1,2273,6902,4521,146

670

2,6584,7102,5241,6444,304

Mar.

1,8244,2602,4351,8451,645

2,1343,9663,7561,2183,263

Apr.

1,6572,2081,8721,451

863

2,0991,9703,7743,1512,767

Hay

5112,280

8412,669

331

907577

5,092637

1,408

June

459366403603231

1,059817

1,178269838

July289212158128340

706128665

1,165507

Aug.

22835088.0

1072,831

399L 275

L.126391

L.580

Sept.

14330367.427.8

1,409

260607339216

1,471

The year

8131,5381,060

837739

1,2021,6562,2851,0931,820


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.55.09.14.05.02

1.40.67.37.40.44

Nov.

0.42.43.92.10.06

.581.77

.89

.381.31

Dec.

0.981.13

.80

.37

.17

.591.703.42

.611.47

Jan.0.782.181.711.12

.17

.811.442.352.141.37

Feb.

0.882.741.76

.82

.48

1.973.381.811.183. 2O

Mar.

1.453.391.941.461.30

1.703.152 99

.972.59

Apr.

1.271.701.441.12

.66

1.621.522.902.422.13

May0.411.81

.672.12

.26

.72

.464.05

.511.12

June0.35

.28

.31

.46

.18

.81

.63

.91

.21

.64

July

0.23.17.13.10.27

.56

.10

.53

.93

.40

Aug.

0.18.28.07.09

2.25

.32

.22

.89

.311.26

Sept.0.11

.23

.05

.021.08

.20

.47

.26

.171.13

The year

7.6114.439.947.836.90

11.2815.5121.3710.2317.06


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

4,O9O12,0005,260

10,10010, 700

5,9209,44016,90O8,2408,400

Date-

Mar. 24, 1951May 1, 1952Nov. 26, 1952May 25, 1954Aug. 24, 1955

Feb: 11, 1956Feb. 5, 1957May 10, 1958Jan. 3, 1959Feb. 23, I960

Minimum day

-9378331814

9535

16186' 94

Mean

-813

1,5381,060837739

1,2021,6562,2851,0931,820

Per square mile

-O.56O1.06.731.577.509

.8281.141.57.753

1.25

Runoff in

Inches-

7.6114.439.947.836.90

11.2815.5121.3710.2317.06

Calendar year

Mean

1,150782

1,559917SOS988

1,3691,7151,9341,289

"

Runoff in

Inches10.767.3114.648.607.569.22

12.8516.0518.0812.06

"


475. Blackwater River near Dendron, Va.

Location. Lat 37°01'30", long 76°52'30", on left bank 10 ft upstream from Walls Bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Cypress Swamp, and 3.5 miles southeast of Dendron, Surry County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 30.99 ft above mean level (Corps of engineers bench mark).


Extremes.--1941-60: Maximum discharge, 4,710 cfs July 21, 1945 (gage height, 8.90 ft); no flow at times.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 13.1 ft, from Corps of Engineers floodmarks (discharge, 10,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting].

Cooperation. Subsequent to Sept. 30, 1958, station maintained and records computed and furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water Resources.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

16031.38.91t.170

238225221131109

Nov.

116238201

8.960

149634459148311

Dec.

234350188114

8.51

152502

1,240280392

Jan.

24186138330537.2

278511699794394

Feb.

255937422367158

6901,205

579366

1,047

Mar.389

1,082611459359

4141,072

860251852

Apr.

319377400205127

489362864779628

May

89.727712063443.9

20364.0

879120198

June

11926.720.4

11885.9

17323654923.540.7

July

1065.72

36.24.4482.7

144.32

162389£58

Aug.

18915.17.16.11

735

1327.51

789126629

Sept.

22.03.75.22

0429

75.441.014019.3

842

The year

186349199184172

260399622285472

t Corrected.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.65.13.04.0007

0

.96

.91

.89

.53

.44

Nov.

0.45.93.79.03

0

.582.481.80

.581.22

Dec.

0.951.42

.76

.46

.03

.612.035. .021.131.59

Jan.

0.983.481.541.23

.15

1.122.062.823.221.59

Feb.

0.933.551.541.34

.58

2.614.402.111.333.96

Mar.1.574.382.471.861.45

1.674.343.481.023.45

Apr.

1.251.471.56

.80

.50

1.921.423.383.052.46

Majr

0.361.12

.492.56

.18

.82

.263.55

.49

.80

June0.47

.10

.08

.46

.34

.68

.922.15

.09

.16

July

0.43.02.15.02.33

.58

.001

.651.571.04

Aug.

0.76.06.03.0005

2.97

.53

.033.19

.512.55

Sept.

0.09.01.001

01.68

.30

.16

.55

.083.29

The year8.89

16.679.458.768.21

12.3819.0129.5913.6022.55


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

143315031553fa)(a)


Discharge-842

2,4901,2201,6602,310

1,1502,1303,3002,1903,800

Date-

Mar. 22, 1951Jan. 30, 1952Mar. 18, 1953May 23, 1954Aug. 19, 1955

Feb. 13, 1956Feb. 4, 5, 1957Aug. 5, 1958Jan. 2, 1959Sept. 14, 1960

Minimum day

-1.6.7

000

.20

160.3

Mean

-186349199184172

260399622285472

Per square mile

-0.6531.22.698.646.604

.9121.402.181.001.66

Runoff in

inches-

8.8916.679.458.768.21

12.3819.0129.5913.6022.55

Calendar year

Mean

232195331176175217

328447507306-

Runoff in

Inches11.049.32

15.788.358.3010.33

15.6521.3024.1214.61

-




480. Blackwater River at Zuni, Va.

Location. Lat 36°52'05", long 76°50 I 07", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 460 at Zuni, Isle of Wight County, 1.6 miles downstream from Pope Swamp and 4.2 miles upstream from Antioch Swamp.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 18, 1957, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1942-60: Maximum discharge, 5,680 cfs Sept. 14, 1960 (gage height, 17.47 ft); no flow Sept. 10-18, 1944, Sept. 28'to Oct. 31, 1954.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 23.2 ft (discharge, 16,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Cooperation. Subsequent to Sept. 30, 1958, station maintained and records computed and furnished by Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water Resources.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

17542.910.73.790

438324265100330

Nov.

13834025834.5

.19

196906475182415

Dec.

283458323256

6.60

262720

1^98246584

Jan.295

y.7953958348.0

434695

1,0221,042

597

Feb.

3331,5O2

598570146

1,0341,759

910487

1,392

Mar.532

1,556847781506

6991,4991,386

3581,171

Apr.

397545556353169

705737

1,3681,131

832

Hay13941415490771. 0

384114

1,382235383

June

24750.926.3

17668.7

24029782758.998.9

July

99.717.356.615.6

135

12113.2

265446201

Aug.

24414.354.8

" .891£12

25113.5

920207987

Sept.27.37.555.21

.15584

10333.3

26339.6

1,507

The year242508284306230

403584892377703


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.45.11.03.01

O

1.13.83.68.26.85

MOV.

0.34.85.64.09.0005

.492.251.18.45

1.03

Dec.

0.731.18.83.66.02

.671.864.12.63

1.50

Jan.0.763.031.381.50.12

1.121.792.632.691.53

Feb.0.773.611.381.32.34

2.494.092.111.143.35

Mar.1.374.0O2.182.011.30

1.803.863.56.92

3.01

Apr.0.991.361.38.88.42

1.751.843.402.812.O8

May0.361.07.40

2.33.18

.99

.293.55.61.99

June0.61.13.07.44.17

.60

.742.06.15.25

July0.26.04.15.04.35

.31

.03

.681.15.52

Aug.

0.63.04.14.002

2.61

.65

.032.36.53

2.49

Sept.O.07.02.01.0004

1.45

.26

.08

.65

.103.75

The year7.34

15.448.599.286.96

12.2617.6926.9811.4421.35


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

143315031553(a)(a)


Discharge-

1,0702,9201,2602,3202,620

1,6202,8604,24O2,5605,680

Date-

Mar. 24, 1951Mar. 7, 1952Mar. 22, 1953May 23, 1954Aug. 24, 1955

Feb. 9,10, 1956Feb. 4, 5, 1957May 9, 1958Jan. 4, 1959Sept. 14, I960

Minimum day

.9.0.6.5

00

3.9.6

182.65.2

Mean

_242508284306230

403584892377703

Per square mile

-0.5401.13.634.683.513

.9001.301.99.842

1.57

Runoffin

inches-

7.3415.448.599.286.96

12.2617.6926.9811.4421.35

Calendar year

Mean

331262487259282305

491618739444-

Runoff in

inches10.017.96

14.807.858.549.23

14.9118.7322.3413.48

-



495. Blackwater River near Franklin, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°45'45", long 76°53'55", on right bank 0.4 mile south of town of Burdette, 0.5 mile upstream from Black Creek, 3.3 miles downstream from Corrowaugh

Swamp, and 6 miles north of Franklin, Southampton County.




Average discharge. 16 years (1944-60), 627 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. 1944-60: Maximum discharge, 9,420 cfs Sept. 14, 1960 (gage height, 17.14 ft, from floodmark); 0.4 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 1944 (gage height, 0.36 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of about 22 ft (discharge, 21,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Diversion above station by city of Norfolk for municipal supply some years. Records of chemical analyses for the period November 1951 to September 1952 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

30752.615.711.21.04

565478238122593

Nov.

23142529835.4

2.96

2531,222

516211617

Dec.

406596406263

11.4

352V5602/>82

267802

Jan.473

1£73608812

66.4

5671,0241,4461^02

828

Feb.

5481,873

742803213

1,3912,5021,273

6561,902

Mar.

8012,2891,0211,099

696

9412,1921,965

4661,529

Apr.

655767713526239

9791,0301,9721,5021,040

May

185532212

1,22684.6

387142

3,890276444

June

37761.837.8

26270.3

21330786178.9

144

July10120.172.344.5

123

79.714.7

263458237

Aug.

27926.7873

7.551,292

22819.6

925271

3,334

Sept.

30.313.06.807.33

970

14834.6

41068.8

££90

The year

365683350424315

505824

1,155472991


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.58.10.03.02.002

1.06.91.46.23

1.12

Nov.

0.42.77.55.06.005

.462.22.94.38

1.12

Dec.

0.801.12.81.53.02

.661.993.92.51

1.51

Jan.

0.942.961.211.57.12

1.071.922.722.491.56

Feb.

0.973.301.311.36.38

2.454.252.171.173.35

Mar.

1.564.301.942.061.37

1.784.133.70.90

2.88

Apr.

1.191.401.29.96.49

1.781.873.592.731.89

May

0.351.00.40

2.31.21

.73

.283.55.52.83

June

0.69.11.07.48.16

.41

.571.56.14.26

July

0.19.04.14.08.29

.18

.03

.49-.89.45

Aug.

0.52.05.16.01

2.46

.43

.041.74.52

2.51

Sept.

0.05.02.01.01

1.76

.27

.06

.75

.144.53

The year

8.2615.177.929.457.27

11.2818.2725.5910.6222.01

a Adjusted for diversion by city of Norfolk.


195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703



-1,3504,1901,4302,9403,660

2,0903,9305,4502,9709,420

Date-

Mar. 24, 1951Mar. 7, 195?Mar. 22, 1953May 23, 1954Aug. 24, 1955

Feb. 10-13, 1956Feb. 4, 5, 1957May 9, 1958Jan. 5, 1959Sept. 14, 1960

Minimum day

_7.3422.0.7

42.0

28410

Mean

_365683350424315

505824

1,155472991

Adjusted a/

Mean

_373683359428329

507825

1,155480991

Per square mile

.0.6081.11.586.698.537

.8271.351.88.783

1.62

Runoff in

Inches_

8.2615.177.929.457.27

11.2818.2725.5910.6222.01


Mean

500376654315399412

637832966591-

Adjusted a/

Mean

504383656326401426

640834966599-

Runoff in

inches11.158.45

14.577.148.879.42

14.2218.4721.3913.25

-

a Adjusted for diversion by city of Norfolk.

CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

505. North Heherrin River near Keysville, Va.

Location (revised).--Lat 37°03'05", long 78°25'20", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 3.5 miles northeast of Keysville, Charlotte County, and 3.6 miles upstream from Owl Creek.

Drainage area. 9.2 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 475 ft (by barometer).


Extremes.--1948-60: Maximum discharge, 1,320 cfs Apr. 14, 1955 (gage height, 7.28 ft), from rating curve extended above 570 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 8, Oct. 4, 1954, Aug. 9, 1957, Aug. 22, 23, 1959; minimum gage height, 0.10 ft July 17-22, Aug. 31, 1953.


Revisions. Some periods for the water years 1949 and 1950 were revised in WSP 1703. The resulting revised records as summarized herewith supersede those published in WSP 1303.

Water year 1948-49. .... Calendar year 1949.

Water year 1949-50. ....

Mean

13 210.3 7.65

9.18

Per squaremile

2 132 95

1.12 .832

.998

Runoff InInches

15.21 11.28

13.55

MomentDischarge

_755

860

ary maximumDate

Dec. 4, 1948

_July 24, 1950

Minimumday

0.9

1.3

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per second

Water year19511952195319541955

1956195719581959I960

Oct.

7.601.251.701.662.36

9.802.352.952.622.63

Nov.

5.173.67

17.0 .2.723.00

5.605.63

18.73.176.58

Dec.

23.928.09.206.997.25

4.205.63

18.015.811.0

Jan.

8.8728.616.718.53.50

4.557.77

20.38.218.34

Feb.

12.538.917.66.74

11.0

16.319.223.79.34

32.4

Mar.

10.336.421.217.014.7

11.411.415.97.39

18.6

Apr.

14.724.116.214.119.6

13.711.623.115.820.6

May

5.6613.85.80

11.24.02

7.322.0317.75.34

11.0

June

6.382.152.781.765.32

3.754.077.331.813.15

July

8.684.17.82.65

4.63

3.07.72

2.232.203.56

Aug.

1.798.153.781.22

21.8

1.424.085.34.481

3.34

Sept.

1.286.121.94.28

7.08

1.1919.51.74.960

8.58

The year

8.9016.29.496.928.67

6.827.71

13.06.O8

10.7


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.95.16.21.21.30

1.23.29.37.33.33

Nov.

0.63.45

2.06.33.36

.68

.682.26.38.80

Dec.

3.003.501.15.88.91

.53

.712.261.981.38

Jan.

1.113.582.102.32.44

.57

.972.551.031.05

Feb.

1.424.561.99.76

1.25

1.912.182.691.063.80

Mar.1.294.562.652.131.84

1.431.431.99.93

2.33

Apr.

1.782.921.961.712.38

1.661.412.801.922.50

May

0.711.73.73

1.41.50

.92

.252.21.67

1.38

June

0.77.26.34.21.64

.46

.49

.89

.22

.38

July

1.09.52.10.08.58

.39

.09

.28

.28

.45

Aug.

0.221.02.47.15

2.73

.18

.51

.67

.06

.42

Sept.

0.16.74.24.03.86

.142.36.21.12

1.04

The year

13.1324.0014.0010.2212.79

10.1011.3719.188.9815.86


Year

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_1203, 17031233, 17031273,17031383, 17031383, 1703

1433,17031503,1703

fa)(a)(a)



_440

1,160770890

1,320

7251,000

710800890

Date_

July 16, 1951Sept. 1, 1952Nov. 20, 1952Mar. 1, 1954Apr. 14, 1955


Minimum day

-0.9

.4

.6

.2

.2

.3

.21.2

.2

.6

Mean

-8.90

fB.29.496.928.67

6.827.71

13.06.08

10.7

Per square mile

-0.9671.761.03

.752

.942

.741

.8381.41

.6611.16

Runoff in

inches-

13.1324.0014.0010.2212.79

10.1011.3719.188.98

15.86

Calendar year

Mean

10.38.58

7.029.26

6.319.88

11.55.95

"

Runoff in

Inches15.2412.66

10.3713.63

9.3414.58

8.80"



510. North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, Va.

Location (revised). Lat 36°59'50", long 78°21'00", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 40, 0.5 mile downstream from Tusekiah Creek, 4 miles upstream from Juniper Creek, and 5 miles northwest of Lunenburg, Lunenburg County.

Drainage area.--60 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 333.7 ft (corrected) above mean sea level, levels by Corps of Engineers. Prior to July 5, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--1946-60: Maximum discharge, 4,160 cfs Sept. 17, 1957 (gage height, 20.80 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Sept. 5-21, Oct. 8-14, 1954.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 48 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1951 to September 1952 are published in report of the Geological Survey.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

23.64.536.754.0310.9

t74.310.811.824.011.3

.Nov.

21.731.480.65.647.73

31.326.710917.843.4

Dec.

66.710143.123.329.7

22.123.911889.555.9

Jan.

36.910595.991.712.7

22.043.111050.647.6

Feb.

63.174.087.034.759.3

99.912612649.4171

Mar.62.6

16611067.883.1

71.669.8

10337.5

104

Apr.

77.112559.097.1

106

83.977.2

13596.4

107

May21.128.628.753.118.9

36.312.189.632.475.9

June

21.112.812.08.1718.9

18.927.537.88.09

13.5

July

24.19.673.983.74

26.6

17.12.7211.131.610.7

Aug.

7.8621.310.43.46

138

5.6715.864.43.75

40.4

Sept.

4.0037.04.09.16

51.5

6.82106

8.278.10

52.9

The year

35.759.744.932.846.8

40.644.376.637.460.6

t Corrected.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.45.09.13.08.21

1.43.21.23.46.22

Nov.

0.40.58

1.50.10.14

.58

.502.03.33.81

Dec.

1.281.94.83.45.57

.42

.462.271.721.07

Jan.

0.712.021.841.76.24

.42

.832.11.97.91

Feb,

1.091.331.51.60

1.03

1.792.192.19.86

3.07

Mar.1.203.192.111.301.59

1.371.341.98.72

1.99

Apr.

1.432.321.101.811.98

1.561.442.511.801.99

May

0.41.55.55

1.02.36

.70

.231.72.62

1.45

June

0.39.24.22.15.35

.35

.51

.70

.15

.25

July

0.46.19.08.07.51

.33

.05

.21

.61

.21

Aug.

0.15.41.20.07

2.65

.11

.301.23.07.78

Sept.

0.07.69.08.003.96

.131.98.15.15.98

The year

8.0413.5510.157.41

10.59

9.1910.0417.338.46

13.73


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503

Hr(a)


Discharge

_808

3,0002,7902,5003,800

2,6104,1602,5603,0903,030

Date_

July 16, 1951Apr. 27, 1952Nov. 20, 1952Apr. 16, 1954Apr. 14, 1955


Minimum day

_1.81.81.300

1.2.2

5.21.72.6

Mean

_35.759.744.932.846.8

40.644.376.637.460.6

Per square mile

_0.595.995.748.547.780

.677

.7381.28.623

1.01

Runoff in

Inches_

8.0413.5510.157.4110.59

9.1910.0417.338.46

13.73

Calendar year

Mean

42.037.859.036.834.153.5

35.059.167.835.5-

Runoff in

Inches9.498.52

13.408.327.7012.10

7.9313.4015.318.05-


Virginia Department of Coneervatlon and Economic Development, Division of Water


515. Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va.

Location.--Lat 36"43"00", long 77°49'55", on right bank 50 ft upstream from Gholson Bridge, 0.6 mile upstream from Alien Creek, and 3 miles southeast of Lawrenceville, Brunswick County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 136.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 17, 1931, chain gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--1928-60: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 42.0 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and records for Nottoway River near Stony Creek; minimum, 4.2 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft Sept. 23, 24, 1932.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge. In cubic feet per secondWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

29469.5

10745.553.1

935325132215437

Nov.

32327278670.864.0

299320719182

1£47

Dec.

879812355235215

245426

1,315777649

Jan.

3601,222978800132

219492

1,022604621

Feb.

529798914347491

9321,5681,003

5551,811

Mar.

6971,417963692623

752926

1,127419

1,093

Apr.

7021,146

706570658

764721

1,4051,0151,115

May

278535425408226

326223

1,571258658

June

200195227116188

32826643796.5

183

July

21812997.248.5271

T50865.6

257416130

Aug.

11726270.538.9

3,109

15789.6

494117265

Sept.

70.124134.79.70

310

128357123126310

The year

388592469282362

465473800398688

t Corrected.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.61.15.22.09.12

1.95.68.28.45.91

Nov.

0.65.55

1.58.14.13

.60

.651.45.37

2.11

Dec.

1.831.70.74.49.45

.51

.892.741.621.35

Jan.

0.752.552.041.67.28

.461.032.131.261.29

Feb.

1.001.551.72.65.92

tl.822.961.881.043.53

Mar.

1.452.952.011.441.30

1.571.922.35.87

2.28

Apr.

1.422.311.431.151.33

1.541.452.832.052.25

May0.581.11.89.85.47

.68

.463.27.54

1.37

June

0.40.39.46.23.38

.66

.54

.88

.19

.37

July0.45.27.20.10.56

1.06.14.54,.87.27

Aug.

0.24.55.15.08

2.32

.33

.191.03.24.55

Sept.

0.14.49.07.02.63

.26

.72

.25

.25

.63

The year

9.5214.5711.516.918.89

11.4411.6319.639.75

16.91

t Corrected.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

3,8006,8007,9304,35010,600

5,5606,0609,8908,6608,030

Date-

Mar. 21, 1951Dec. 23, 1951Nov. 22, 1952Mar. 2, 1954Aug. 20, 1955

Oct. 2, 1955Feb. 2, 1957May 8, 1958Dec. 21, 1958Nov. 26, 1959

Minimum day

-5239215.84.2

5818904967

Mean

-388592469282362

465473800398688

Per square mile

_0.7021.07.848.510.655

.841

.8551.45.720

1.24

Runoff In

Inches.

9.5214.5711.516.918.89

11.4411.6319.639.75

16.91

Calendar year

Mean

482359598394281458

430565717477-

Runoff In

Inches11.818.83

14.719.696.89

11.25

10.6013.8817.6011.68

-


520. Meherrin River at Emporia, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°41'20", long 77°32'20", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 301, in Emporia, Greensville County.





Extremes. 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Aug. 21, 1955 (gage height, 22.80 ft), minimum, 5 cfs Nov. 11, 1954 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 30.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 40,000 efs, from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of record for station near Lawrenceville).

Remarks. Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant 0.8 mile above station.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

-68.3

14759.142.8

1,257524167275432

Nov.

-412

1,24290.760.0

391506796245

1,376

Dec.

-1,195489329242

342679

1,704854880

Jan.-

1,9061,3281,149

160

367677

1,283937831

Feb.

7541,1961,261

537564

1,3182,2021,160

7412,422

Mar.

1,0181,9171,239

954778

1,0701,3061,564553

1,447

Apr.

9951,710

967766782

9771,0031,6891,2931,467

May

387642585768259

449350

2,244346875

June

302247279214208

482296539141290

July

33515314762.9

286

66482.9

344552250

Aug.

18529460.763.2

1,536

225104584168371

Sept.

97.848637.418.7

414

142370160183435

The year_852644418444

638664

1,021523915


19561957195819591960

Oct.

_0.10.23.09.07

1.94.81.26.42.67

Nov.

_0.611.85.14.09

.58

.751.18.36

2.05

Dec.

_1.84.75.51.37

.531.052.631.311.35

Jan..

2.932.041.76.25

.561.041.971.441.28

Feb.

1.051.731.75.75.78

1.903.061.611.033.48

Mar.

1.572.951.901.461.20

1.652.012.41.85

2.22

Apr.

1.482.541.441.141.16

1.451.502.521.932.19

May

0.60.99.90

1.19.40

.69

.543.46.53

1.35

June

0.45.37.42.32.31

.72

.44

.80

.21

.43

July

0.52.24.23.10.44

1.02.13.53.85.39

Aug.

0.28.45.09.10

2.36

.35

.16

.90

.26

.57

Sept.

0.15.72.06.03.62

.21

.55

.24

.27

.65

The year

_15.4711.667.598.05

11.6012.0418.519.4616.63


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

12331233127313331383

14331503(b)b(b)


Discharge

a5,1009,410

11,2005,86012,600

7,5207,580

12 , 1009,4008,710

Date


Oct. 3, 1955Feb. 3, 1957May 8, 1958Dec. 31, 1958Nov. 27, 1959

Minimum day

__

3215128

2423252027

Mean

_852644418444

638664

1,021523915

Per square mile

_1.14.860.558.593

.852

.8871.36.698

1.22

Runoff in

Inches

_15.4711.667.598.05

11.6012.0418.519.46

16.63

Calendar year

Mean

_867528407583

614744913631

Runoff In

Inches__

15.759.577.38

10.57

11.1613.5016.5311.44

a Maximum during period January to September.b Bulletin 26: Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water

Resources.


525. Fontaine Creek near Brink, Va.

Location. Lat 36°36'55", long 77°42'00", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 603, 0.3 mile downstream from Quarrel Creek, 2.7 miles west of Brink, Greensvllle County, and 10 miles southwest of Emporia.





Extremes.--1953-60: Maximum discharge, 2,660 cfs May 7, 1958 (gage height, 18.18 ft); no flow at times.



19541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.190

96.31182.9612.129.7

Nov.

3.390

29.071.530.216.871.0

Dec.

39.05.45

35.915715210269.8

Jan.

1658.43

39.587.8

11068.476.5

Feb.

75.041.3

13231111081.6

260

Mar.

89. S73.8

12813615463.0

152

Apr.

11970.1

99.370.8

154136118

May

12119.1

47.915.5

25020.043.4

June

15.624.1

80.97.48

22.84.759.46

July

2.5138.7

21.0.83

17.418.141.2

Aug.

1.98118

49.3.27

69.25.11

60.3

Sept.

0.2060.9

10.63.148.665.44

53.3

The year

52.738.3

63.980.190.444.281.3


19561957195819591960

Oct.

_-_

0.0030

1.611.98.05.20.50

Nov.

_-_

0.050

.471.16.49.27

1.15

Dec.

_-_

0.66.09

.602.642.561.721.18

Jan..__

2.78.14

.661.481.841.151.29

Feb.

___

1.14.63

2.074.721.671.244.09

Mar.___

1.511.24

2.162.282.581.062.56

Apr.

___

1.931.14

1.621.152.502.211.92

May_-_

' 2.03.32

.80

.264.20.34.73

June

.-_

0.25.39

1.32.12.37.08.15

July_-_

0.04.65

.35

.014

.29

.30

.69

Aug.

_--

0.031.98

.83

.0041.16.09

1.01

Sept.

_--

0.003.99

.17

.05

.14

.09

.87

The year

_--

10.437.57

12.6615.8617.858.7516.14


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-_-«

13331383

143315031 a\

r(a)


Discharge__-_

1,3201,620

1,0401,9402,6601,590

980

Date____.

Apr. 27, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Oct. 2, 1955Feb. 1, 1957May 7, 1958Dec. 29, 1958July 30, 1960

Minimum day

__-_

00

1.301.4.03

1.1

Mean

---_

52.738.3

63.980.190.444.281.3

Per squaremile

---_

0.768.558

.9311.171.32.644

1.19

Runoff In

inches----

10.437.57

12.6615.8617.858.7516.14

Calendar year

Mean

----

49.651.5

79.466.685.847.4-

Runoff In

inches----9.80

10.16

15.76

16.949.39"



530. Fontaine Creek near Emporla, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°38'10", long 77°35'10", near center of span on highway bridge, 4.4 miles southeast of Emporla, Greensvllle County, and 7.1 miles upstream from Cattail Creek.



Gage.--Chain gage and since May 29, 1951, crest-stage gage. Altitude of gage is 98 ft (by barometer).


Extremes.--1943-53: Maximum discharge observed, 3,500 cfs July 19, 1945 (gage height, 10.58 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 17-26, 1953.

Remarks. Occasional regulation at low flow by mill above station.Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Water year1951 1952 1953

Oct.

55.4 3.60 4.35

Nov.

37.1 25.8 138

Dec.

55.1 77.2 48.7

Jan.

53.2 192 149

Feb.

72.2 221 374

Mar.

. 161 332 350

Apr.

137 244 162

May

23.0 139 65.7

June

26.2 23.4 12.4

July

12.5 24.2 3.78

Aug.

15.3 23.7 1.32

Sept.

1.82 9.50 .36

The year

54.1 109 107

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inchesWater year1951 1952 1953

Oct.

0.67 .04 .05

Nov.

0.43 .30

1.61

Dec.

0.66 .93 .58

Jan.

0.642.31 1.79

Feb.

0.78 2.48 4.06

Mar.

1.94 3.99 4.21

Apr.

1.60 2.83 1.89

May

0.28 1.67 .79

June

0.30 .27 .14

July

0.15 .29 .04

Aug.

0.18 .28 .02

Sept.

0.02 .11 .004

The year

7.65 15.50 15.18


Year

1950 1951 1952 1953

WSP

1203 1233 1273


Discharge

520 2,010 1,080

Date

Apr. 5, 1951 Apr. 27, 1952 Mar. 26, 1953

Minimum day

0.4 .5.1

Mean

54.1 109 107

Per square mile

0.5641.14 1.11

Runoff in

inches

7.65 15.50 15.18

Calendar year

Mean

79.2 50.7116

Runoff in

inches11.20 7.16

16.47

532. Potecasl Creek near Union, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°22", long 77°02', on downstream side of county highway bridge, 2f miles north of Union, Hertford County, 3 miles downstream from Cutawhiskie Swamp, and 3-J- miles upstream from Bells Branch.


Records available.--Occasional low-flow measurements 1953-57. March 1958 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about mean sea level (by barometer). Prior to Dec. 1, 1958, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--1958-60: Maximum discharge, 4,050 cfs May 10, 1958 (gage height, 19.12 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs July 1, 1959.

Flood in 1929 reached a stage of 19.1 ft (discharge, 4,050 cfs), and flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 24.1 ft (discharge, 7,000 cfs from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs) from information furnished by North Carolina State Highway Commission.


Water year1958 1959 1960

Oct.

28.3 1,108

Nov.

55.7 246

Dec.

109 377

Jan.

381 344

Feb.

371 1,135

Mar.

275 470

Apr.

468 763 227

May1,010

39.6 36.5

June112 25.6 14.2

July17.8 73.6

193

Aug.

171 53.7

499

Sept.47.0

120 809

The year

189 453

Monthly and yearly runoff, in InchesWater year1958 1959 1960

Oct.

0.17 6.69

Nov.

0.33 1.44

Dec.

0.66 2.28

Jan.

2.30 2.08

Feb.

2.02 6.41

Mar.

1.66 2.84

Apr.

2.73 4.46 1.33

May6.10

.24

.22

June

0.65 .15 .08

July

0.11 .44

1.16

Aug.

1.03 .32

3.01

Sept.

0.27 .70

4.73

The year

13.45 32.27


Year

1958 1959 I960

WSP

1553 1623 1703,


Discharge

a4,050 1,360 4,000

Date

May 10, 1958 Apr. 16, 1959 Sept. 14, 1960

Minimum day

al.O .3

1.2

Mean

189 453

Per square mile

O.990 2.37

Runoff in

Inches

13.45 32.27

Calendar year

Mean

319

Runoff in

Inches

22.70

a Maximum during period Mar. 12 to Sept. 30. t Minimum day during period Mar. 12 to Sept. 30.


535. Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°16'50", long 77°00'00", on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 350, half a mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and three-quarters of a mile southwest of Ahoskie, Hertford County.




Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 22 ft (by barometer). Prior to May 24, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--1950-60: Maximum discharge, 2,560 cfs Sept. 14, 1960 (gage height, 10.11 ft); no flow at times during most years.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 11.1 ft, from floodmark, witnessed by local resident (discharge not determined).


19561957195819591960

Oct.

2.731.30.11.48.02

14.681. 0ZO.l17.9

305

Nov.

3.Z839.39.02Z.08.4OO

22.4L4568.112.555.7

Dec.

7.5552.616.450.65.00

23.956.1

21241.6

131

Jan.14.5

15854.2

30311.9

39.656.2

Z04115131

Feb.

19.8Z3817966.334.1

1892901361Z6325

Mar.55.1

30610283.680.3

178Zll19992.5

121

Apr.

45.740.955.888.112.5

13049.8

15319547.3

May3.68

25.516.177.72.Z2

74.7.85

25410.718.5

JuneZ0.5

.41

.602.785.5Z

2.236.974.96.95

3.86

July32.6

.565.19.OZ

4.65

1.70.67

3.8872.770.8

Aug.

1.7663.235.3

.51122

9.231.15

84.681.1

130

Sept.1.671.051.35.10

370

5.661.07

11.444.7

298

The year17.477. 038.756.653.8

57.073.5

11367.1

136


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.05.02.002.009.0004

.261.45.36.32

5.46

Nov.

0.06.68.16.04.007

.392.521.18.22.97

Dec.0.14.94.29.91.09

.431.013.80.75

2.34

Jan.0.262.83.97

5.43.21

.711.013.662.05£.34

Feb.0.324.OO2.901.07.55

3.164.692.202.045.45

Mar.O.995.491.831.5O1.44

3.193.783.571.662.16

Apr.

0.79.71.97

1.53.22

2.25.86

2.663.39.82

May

O.O7.46.29

1.39.04

1.34.02

4.56.19.33

June0.36.007.01.05.10

.04

.12

.09

.02

.07

July0.59.01.09.OOO3.08

.03t.Ol.07

1.301.27

Aug.

0.031.13.63.009

2.19

.17

.021.521.452.33

Sept.O.O3.02.02.002

6.43

.10

.02

.20

.785.18

The year3.69

16.308.1611.9411.36

12.0715.5123.8714.1728.72

t Corrected.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-277904356

I.IOO1,420

731798

1,19O635

2,560

Date-

June 3O, 1951Feb. 29, 1952Feb. 17, 1953Jan. 24, 1954Sept. 22, 1955

Mar. 19, 1956Feb. 2-3,1957May 8, 1958Aug. 1-2,1959Sept. 14, I960

Minimum day

-o00o0

.2o.1.2.3

Mean

-17.477.038.756.653.8

57.073.5

11367.1

136

Per square mile

-O.2711.21.602.880.837

.8861.141.761.042.12

Runoff in

inches-

3.6916.308.1611.9411.36

12.0715.5123.8714.1728.72

Calendar year

Mean

37.724.071.441.152.558.4

75.475.293.8

103

Runoff In

Inches7.965.08

15.118.67

11.0812.34

15.9715.8719.8221.65

ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 71

545. Roanoke River at Lafayette, Va.

Location. Lat 37°14 I 10", long 80°12'30", on right bank at Lafayette, Montgomery County, 0.4 mile downstream from confluence of North and South Porks and 1.1 miles upstream from Cove Hollow.


Records available.--September 1943 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,174.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 30, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1943-60: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, 11.56 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Jan. 14, 15, 18, 19, 1959.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 12.2 ft from information by local residents (discharge, 19,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1950 to September 1952 and water temperatures for the period October 1950 to September 1951, are published in reports of the Geological Survey.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

11749.363.636.7154

55.820015554.3

417

Nov.

11283.911544.1

107

67.220527959.3

236

Dec.

38518720077.6

218

70.0175318212365

Jan.

138425349238150

62.8417255159275

Feb.

351363410144407

25586935183.4

717

Mar.

531394608272925

Z24373469156760

Apr.

785356274160401

431639586498657

May

208283313170164

140159598175310

June

24511011184.9

141

84.013813398.2

120

July

14074.763.759.3

112

67.271.0

13665.368.6

Aug.

85.715051.643.5

185

38.349.298.368.065.9

Sept.

62.923241.829.475.4

t61.913255.9

26489.8

The year

262225216113253

129281286158339

t Corrected.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.52.22.28.16.69

.25

.90

.70

.241.87

Nov.

0.49.36.50.19.46

.29

.891.22.26

1.02

Dee.

1.73.84.90.35.98

.31

.791.43.95

1.64

Jan.

0.621.901.571.07.67

.281.871.14.71

1.23

Feb.

1.431.521.67.58

1.64

1.073.521.43.34

3.01

Mar.

2.391.762.731.224.15

1.011.672.10.70

3.41

Apr.

3.401.551.19.70

1.74

1.872.782.542.162.86

May

0.931.271.41.76.74

.63

.712.69.79

1.40

June

1.06.48.48.37.61

.36

.60

.58

.43

.52

July

0.63.34.29.27.50

.30

.32

.61

.29

.31

Aug.

0.38.67.23.19.83

.17

.22

.44

.31

.30

Sept.

0.271.01.18.13.33

.27

.57

.241.15.39

The year

13.8511.9211.435.99

13.34

6.8114.8415.128.33

17.96


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503hr(a)


Discharge_

8,8006,4306,2603,2506,090

4,2008,0004,20015,6004,110

Date_


Apr. 16, 1956Jan. 29, 1957July 13, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 11, 1960

Minimum day

_4940362433

2830471050

Mean

_262225216113253

129281286158339

Per square mile

_1.02.875.840.440.984

.5021.091.11.615

1.32

Runoff In

Inches_

13.8511.9211.435.9913.34

6.8114.8415.128.33

17.96

Calendar year

Mean

293237230197140229

161295250216-

Runoff In

Inches15.4712.5312.1810.457.42

ie.06

8.5415.6113.2211.41

-


727 - 526 O - 64 - 6

72 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

550. Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va.

Location. Lat 37°15'30", long 79°56'20", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Walnut Street Bridge in Roanoke, Roanoke County, 3.2 miles upstream from Tinker Creek, and at mile 360.6.


Records available. February 1899 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303. Records for July 1896 to January 1899 published in WSP 11, 15, and 27, and 20th Annual Report, Part IV, have been found to be unreliable, due to doubtful gage-height record, and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 906.S4 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1937, wire or chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum.


Extremes. 1899-1906: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.25 ft), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope- area measurement and records for other stations in Roanoke River basin; practically no flow Dec. 23, 1909, when flow was retarded by freezing (gage height, 0.0 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Feb. 20, 1934.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the period November 1950 to September 1951 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

21482.610158.9

254

73.740523180.0

650

Nov.

15812615162.4

168

89.234937786.2

329

Dec.

642268299117378

81.0269473284459

Jan.222624481339234

68.9558454276364

Feb.

5076166O3226585

3561,381

545178

1,180

Mar.

8036079385OO

1,350

310587776258

1,099

Apr.

1,117597396242615

633955935698886

May28348246O254245

214256

1,12622546O

June

407169178118194

98.0277205199182

July18411995.683.4150

73.211321910598.8

Aug.

12322571.560.9

240

46.363.9

17111495.1

Sept.

91.635465.944.2104

92. 022880.2304125

The year

395355319176376

176444466233492


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.64.25.30.18.76

.221.20.69.24

1.93

Nov.

0.45.36.43.18.48

.261.001.08.25.95

Dec.

1.9O.80.89.35

1.12

.24

.801.41.84

1.36

Jan.0.661.861.431.01.70

.211.661.35.82

1.08

Feb.

1.361.721.61.61

1.57

.993.711.46.48

3.28

Mar.

2.391.802.791.494.01

.921.742.31.77

3.27

Apr.

3.211.721.14.70

.1.77

1.822.742.692.O12.55

May0.841.431.37.76.73

.64

.703.34.67

1.37

June

1.17.49.51.34.56

.28

.80

.59

.57

.52

July0.55.35.28.25.45

.22

.34

.65

.31

.29

Aug.

0.37.67.21.18.71

.14

.19

.51

.34

.28

Sept.

0.261.02.19.13.30

.26

.66

.23

.88

.36

The year

13.8012.4711.156.18

13.16

6. 2O15.5416.318.1817.24


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

143315031553162317O3


Discharge-

10,6006,5707,2204,7705,960

4,2708,9005,760

14,9005,180

Date-


Apr. 16, 1956Jan. 29, 1957May 6, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 11, 1960

Minimum day

_7964513740

3846705668

Mean

_395355319176376

176444466233492

Per square mile

-1.02.915.822.454.969

.4541.141.20.601

1.27

Runoff in

inches-

13.8012.4711.156.18

13.16

6.2015.5416.318.18

17.24

Calendar year

Mean

427349361293223329

242449413317-

Runoff in

inches14.9312.2212.6810.247.83

11.52

8.4815.7214.4611.09

-


551. Tinker Creek near Daleville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°25'03", long 79°56'08", on left bank 300 ft downstream from footbridge, 1,100 ft below Norfolk and Western Railway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from unnamed tributary, half a mile south of Glebe Mills, and 1.3 miles northwest of Daleville, Botetourt County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,220 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1956-60: Maximum discharge, 670 cfs (revised) Sept. 1, 1960 (gage height, 5.52 ft), from rating curve extended above 100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 8.52 ft; minimum, 0.9 cfs July 7, 1959 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

Flood in 1940 reached a stage of 9.0 ft, from information by local resident (dis charge, 2,520 cfs, from rating curve extended as noted above).

Remarks. Some pumpage for irrigation occurred during low flow.

Monthly and yearly mean-discharge, in cubic feet per secondWater year19561957195819591960

Oct.-

13.57.104.959.43

Nov.-

12.911.32.578.35

Dec.-

10.914.64.24

10.6

Jan.-

14.719.88.2410.6

Feb.-

33.718.45.9129.6

Mar.-

21.528.98.8032.5

Apr.-

24.728.617.729.6

May

4.898.7933.87.76

14.5

June4.256.14

11.44.536.24

July4.013.108.753.273.33

Aug.

3.052.735.943.413.92

Sept.

6.138.974.275.756.41

The year-

13.316.16.42

13.7


Oct.

1.35 .71 .50 .95

Nov.

1.25 1.10 .25 .81

Dec.

1.09 1.46 .42

1.07

Jan.

1.48 1.98 .83

1.06

Feb.

3.05 1.67 .53

2.78

Mar.

2.16 2.89 .88

3.26

Apr.

2.40 2.78 1.71 2.87

May

0.49 .88

3.39 .78

1.46

June

0.41 .60

1.11 .44 .61

July

0.40 .31 .88 .33 .33

Aug.

0.31 .27 .60 .34 .39

Sept.0.59 .87 .41 .56 .62

The year

15.71 18.98 7.57

16.21


Year

19561957195819591960

WSP

15031503155316231703



-245

*580 520 670

Date-

Oct. 27, Apr. 5May 5, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Sept. 1, 1960

Minimum day

-2.23.41.42.4

Mean

-13.316.16.42

13.7

Per squaremile

-1.161.40.558

1.19

Runoff In

Inches-

15.7118.987.57

16.21

Calendar year

Mean

-12.914.37.81-

Runoff In

Inches-

15.2916.889.23-


560. Roanoke River at Niagara, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°15'18", long 79°52'18", on right bank 200 ft downstream from powerplant of Appalachian Electric Power Co. at Niagara, Roanoke County, 2 miles downstream from Tinker Creek, 2.1 miles southeast of Vinton, and at mile 355.3.


Records available. July 1926 to September 1960 (fragmentary July to September 1926).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 820.15 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. -34 years (1926-60), 522 cfs.

Extremes. 1926-60: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 17.5 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of velocity-area study by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in the Roanoke River basin; minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 16, 20, 1956; minimum daily, 8 cfs Oct. 9, 1954.

Remarks. Plow regulated at dam and powerplant 200 ft above station.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

230133175223415

139519320155844

Nov.

189176251174232

141443503153437

Dec.

924354392205537

128358634401604

Jan.

512814699468336

116693693406499

Feb.

658802820328796

4791,718

750286

1,412

Mar.

1,064855

1,296660

1,794

411792

1,072406

1,388

Apr.1,472

854536320815

7571,2371,206876

1,178

May417613578317337

259346

1,447342651

June612248289186278

177396344319320

July260191175134218

139190362201199

Aug.^187

365231116363

92.2138282218195

Sept.14952426984.0

209

164330162475235

The year

555493475268527

248587648353661


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.52.30.39.50.94

.311.18.72.35

1.90

Nov.

0.41.38.55.38.51

.31

.971.10.33.95

Dec.

2.09.80.88.46

1.21

.29

.811.43.91

1.36

Jan.

1.151.831.581.06.76

.261.571.57.92

1.13

Feb.

1.341.691.67.67

1.62

1.013.501.53.58

2.98

Mar.2.401.922.931.494.05

.931.792.42.92

3.13

Apr.3.211.861.17.70

1.77

1.652.702.631.912.57

May0.941.381.30.71.76

.58

.783.26.77

1.47

June

1.34.54.63.41.61

.39

.86

.75

.70

.70

July0.59.43.39.30.49

.31

.43

.82

.45

.45

Aug.

0.42.82.52.26.82

.21

.31

.64

.49

.44

Sept.0.331.15.59.18.46

.36

.72

.351.04.51

The year14.7413.1012.607.1214.00

6.6115.6217.229.3717.59

Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

14,60013,20011,1006,830

15,000

5,58010,8007,4908,180

21,500

Date-


Apr. 16, 1956Jan. 29, 1957May 6, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Oct. 1, 1959

Minimum day

-1021109212

8

1051

10379

106

Mean

-555493475268527

248587648353661

Per square mile

-1.09.965.930.524

1.03

.4851.151.27.691

1.29

Runoff in

inches-

14.7413.1012.607.1214.00

6.6115.6217.229.3717.59

Calendar year

Mean

573497506456317461

325599586452-

Runoff In

Inches15.2413.2013.4412.128.4412.25

8.6615.9115.5611.99

-


570. Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va.

Location. Lat 37"02'35", long 79°41'07", on left bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge at Kemps Ford, 3 miles upstream from Gills Creek, and 3 miles north of Union Hall, Franklin County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 693.13 ft above mean sea level. Prior to Nov. 22, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1924-60: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 19.52 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in the Roanoke River basin: minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the periods November 1950, January to September 1951, are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

18085.1

12459.3185

10823222078.4

368

NOT.14813714866.7

163

10720729784.3

182

Dec.

407272192135175

105161284225226

Jan.183237318263137

93.3159342195194

Feb.

333310364183214

167462326141513

Mar.350529564249343

163324390178434

Apr.

488377250150333

252565409258427

May212274190169195

1072624,07133291

June345206138126220

81.2233239108187

July17313892.061.3

231

45.5110167101105

Aug.

11619155.556.7

312

28.267.1

124133142

Sept.93.9

32044.736.5140

84.032080.1255142

The year251256206129221

111256274157267


19561957195619591960

Oct.

i.oo.47.69.33

1.02

.601.291.22

.432.04

NOT.0.79

.74

.79

.36

.87

.571.111.60

.45

.98

Dec.

2.261.511.06

.75

.97

.58

.891.581.241.25

Jan.1.011.311.761.45

.76

.52

.881.891.081.08

Feb.

1.671.611.82

.921.07

.872.311.64

.702.66

Mar.1.942.933.121.381.90

.901.802.17

.992.41

Apr.

2.622.021.34

.801.78

1.353.042.201.382.29

May1.181.521.05

.941.08

.591.452.26

.741.62

June1.851.10

.74

.681.18

.441.251.28

.581.00

July0.96

.76

.51

.341.28

.25

.61

.93

.56

.58

Aug.

0.641.06

.31

.311.73

.16

.37

.69

.74

.79

Sept.0.501.72

.24

.20

.75

.451.72

.441.37

.76

The year16.4,216.7513.438.46

14.39

7.2816.7217.9010.2617.46


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

5,6105,8504,7302,8906,660

1,5204,2501,7604,8106,210

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Sept. 1, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Mar. i, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Sept. 27, 1956Sept. 17, 1957Feb. 27, May 7Dec. 29, 1958Oct. 1, 1959

Minimum day

-8076362629

1953703275

Mean

-251256206129221

111256274157267

Per square mile

-1.211.23.990.620

1.06

.5341.231.32.755

1.28

Runoff In

Inches-

16.4216.7513.438.4614.39

7.2816.7217.9010.2617.46

Calendar year

Mean

265231253189151204

135273239190-

Runoff In

Inches17.3015.0916.5712.339.88

13.28

8.8217.8315.6212.41

-


575. Roanoke (Staunton) River near Toshes, Va.

Location. Lat 37°02'03", long 79°31'18", on right bank if miles downstream from Witchers Creek, 3 miles upstream from Pigg River, 5 miles northwest of Toshes, Pittsylvania County, and at mile 313.1.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 588.99 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 14, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1925-60) 1,009 cfs.

Extremes. 1925-60: Maximum discharge', 70,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 27.36 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in the Roanoke River basin; minimum, 55 cfs Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Niagara. Records of cEemical analyses for the period October 1950 to September 1951 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

649273403208

1,089

3051,082

755331

1,815

Nov.

570472558238688

328956

1,180326821

Dec.

1,7591,040

762440931

301698

1,321914

1,125

Jan.

7021,3581,4441,008

644

270947

1,554850939

Feb.

1,3471,4971,603

7001,223

8072,7661,613

5792,799

Mar.

1,8081,9982,4751,1602,569

7571,5522,086

8342,492

Apr.2,5541,6591,058

6241,546

1,2702,4872,3661,6422,240

May 8931,311

996646728

474856

2,571628

1,238

June

1;343610564378798

322856816578630

July665441324239685

220404757461389

Aug.

415970Z35207

1,013

144266635444369

Sept.312

1,169*193

131399

3581,000

356652460

The year

1,0811,065

882498

1,026

4601,1411,334

6861,271


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.73.31.46.24

1.23

.341.22.85.37

2.05

Nov.

0.62.52.61.26.75

.361.051.29

- .36.90

Dec.

1.981.18.86.50

1.05

.34

.791.501.031.27

Jan.

0.791.531.641.14.73

.311.071.75.96

1.06

Feb.

1.381.581.64.71

1.25

.852.821.64.59

2.96

Mar.

2.042.262.801.312.90

.861.752.36.94

2.82

Apr.2.791.821.16.68

1.70

1.402.722.591.802.45

May

1.011.491.13.73.82

.54

.972.90.71

1.40

June

1.47.67.62.41.87

.35

.94

.89

.63

.69

July0.75.50.37.27.77

.25

.46

.86

.52

.44

Aug.

0.471.10.27.23

1.14

.16

.30

.72

.50

.42

Sept.0.341.28.21.14.44

.391.09.39.71.50

The year

14.3714.2411.776.62

13.65

6.1515.1817.749.12

16.96


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

19,40019,40016,40011,30028,200

7,12015,90011,60016,60025,500

Date-


Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957May 6, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Oct. 1, 1959

Minimum day

-2502301576269

90160315190260

Mean

-1,0811,065

882498

1,026

4601,1411,334

6861,271

Per square mile

-1.061.04.865.488

1.01

.4511.121.31.673

1.25

Runoff In

inches-

14.3714.2411.776.62

13.65

6.1515.1817.749.1216.96

Calendar year

Mean

1,175980

1,060812652877

6111,1841,193871-

Runoff in

inches15.6213.0514.1610.848.6511.66

8.1715.7615.8611.58

-


585. Pigg River near Toshes, Va.

Location. Lat 36°59'01", long 79°30'52", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Pryingpan Creek and 1.7 miles northwest of Toshes, Pittsylvania County.





Extremes. 1930-60: Maximum discharge, 34,300 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 32.5 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on

basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 25.8 ft, and records for other stations in the Roanoke River basin; minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 31, 1932 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

Remarks. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill on Pryingpan Creek. Records of cHemical analyses for the period October 1950 to September 1951 are published in report

of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

327137204103642

167436294207661

Nov.

275289277128322

182289781214277

Dec.

557667280256349

176253485740426

Jan.271353477539220

165252575431369

Feb.

523527567258416

298621603282

1,035

Mar.

507895710406559

319435674391797

Apr.806650352320508

468719836565755

May

330362278332273

192259908300486

June

508253246242337

149363479207287

July271226151158296

116169314248207

Aug.

184341122111641

74.4126298232297

Sept.

14043585.972.9

193

222726193393287

The year

390428311244397

210384536351488


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.96.40.60.30

1.88

.491.28.86.61

1.93

Nov.

0.78.82.78.36.91

.52

.822.21.61.79

Dec.

1.631.95.82.75

1.02

.52

.741.422.161.25

Jan.0.791.031.401.58.64

.48

.741.681.261.08

Feb.

1.381.441.50.68

1.10

.821.641.59.75

2.83

Mar.

1.492.622.081.191.64

.931.271.971.142.33

Apr.

2.291.841.00.91

1.44

1.332.032.361.602.14

May

0.971.06.81.97.80

.56

.762.65.88

1.42

June

1.44.72.70.68.95

.421.031.36.59.81

July0.79.66.44.46.87

.34

.49

.92

.73

.61

Aug.

0.541.00.36.33

1.88

.22

.37

.87

.68

.87

Sept.

0.401.23.24.21.55

.632.05.55

1.11.81

The year

13.4614.7710.738.4213.68

7.2613.2218.4412.1216.87


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge.

5,4407,7005,3607,100

17,500

3,97011,5006,00014,2007,200

Date.

Feb. 7, 1951Dec. 21, 1951Feb. 21, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

Apr. 16, 1956Sept. 17, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Dec. 29, 1958Oct. 1, 1959

Minimum day

_10299715157

4486

170100150

Mean

_390428311244397

210384536351488

Per square mile

_0.9901.09.789.619

1.01

.533

.9751.36.891

1.24

Runoff In

Inches_

13.4614.7710.738.4213.68

7.2613.2218.4412.1216.87

Calendar year

Mean

433385399288314330

248432503369-

Runoff In

Inches14.9313.2613.809.94

10.8211.40

8.5714.8717.3312.71

~


595. Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va.

Location (revised).--Lat 37°10'20, long 79"31'15", on left bank a quarter of a mile up stream from Haden Bridge, three-eighths of a mile upstream from Rockcastle Creek, and 3.5 miles upstream from Huddleston, Bedford County.


Records available.--March 1925 to September 1927 (gage heights only), September 1930 to September 1960. October 1927 to August 1928, July 1929 to December 1931, gage heights only at site 4 miles downstream, published in Virginia Conservation Commission, Division of Water Resources and Power, .Bull. 6.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 592.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Mar. 15, 1925, to Aug. 4, 1928, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.


Extremes.--1930-60: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 25.75 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 24.1 ft; minimum, 3 cfs Aug. 31, 1932, Jan. 30, 1934.

Remarks.--Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station, prior to October 1954. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1950 to September 1951 are published in report of the Geological Survey.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

10961.093.556.6

297

63.715111870.7

£31

Nov.

10111911761.9

291

67.115017078.0

138

Dec.

£5430£1311£3£19

70.3134226142164

Jan.109300£59189130

69.6165266143159

Feb.

£78£9£263124£24

139348242114456

Mar.

313388364167334

125£49398157316

Apr.

406303179106£61

152418330£60316

May

136£88189110182

73.419239098. £

201

June

£8511310564.4

126

57.015513493.1

102

July

13284.075.353.698.5

49.068.0

13974.867.9

Aug.

89.7£9849.064.1

181

37.746.4

12975.659.6

Sept.

65.7£5251.034.083.6

70.11717£.689.968.2

The year

189£3315696.2

197

80.7186£18116189


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.67.38.58.35

1.83

.39

.93

.73

.441.43

Nov.

0.60.71.70.37

1.74

.40

.891.01.47.82

Dec.

1.571.86.81.76

1.35

.43

.831.40.88

1.01

Jan.0.671.841.601.16.80

.431.021.64.88.98

Feb.

1.551.681.47.69

1.25

.801.941.34.64

2.63

Mar.

1.922.392.251.03£.06

.771.532.46.97

1.95

Apr.£.421.811.07.63

1.56

.912.501.961.551.89

May0.841.781.16.68.75

.451.19£.41.61

1.23

June

1.70.67.63.38.75

.34

.9£

.80

.56

.61

July

0.81.52.46.33.61

.30

.4£

.86

.46

.42

Aug.

0.551.83.30.40

1.12

.23

.£9

.80

.47

.37

Sept.

0.391.51.30.£0.50

.421.0£.43.54.41

The year

13.6916.9811.336.98

14. 3£

5.8713.4815.848.4713.75


Year

195019511952195319541955

1956

195819591960

WSP

_12031£331£7313331383

14331503ta\

a)(a)


Discharge

_3,74011,9003,1502,35016,000

2, £006,4£04,0802,600£,730

Date_

Feb. 7, 1951Aug. 31, 195£Feb. 21, 1953Jan. 2£, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

Sept. £7, 1956May 19, 1957Mar. £7, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 19, 1960

Minimum day

_55513£2321

£332623239

Mean

_18923315696. £

197

80.7186218116189

Per square mile

_1.011.25.834.514

1.05

.432

.9951.17.620

1.01

Runoff In

Inches_

13.6916.9811.336.98

14. 3£

5.8713.4815.848.4713.75

Calendar year

Mean

217190£21148144146

100192199137-

Runoff In

Inches15.7613.8016.1210. 7£10. 4£10. 6£

7.3013.9714.499.94-

a Bulletin £6: Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water Resources.


605. Roanoke (Staunton) River at Altavista, Va.

Location. Lat 37°06'16", long 79°17 I 44", on right bank 12 ft upstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Altavista, Campbell County, half a mile downstream from Sycamore Creek, 3f miles upstream from Otter River, and at mile 286.5.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 503.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 22, 1951, at site 50 ft down stream at same datum.


Extremes.--1930-60: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 40.08 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 52,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and rec ords for other stations in the Roanoke River basin; minimum, 94 cfs Jan. 31, 1934 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

Remarks. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Niagara, 69 miles above station. Records of chemical analyses for the periods October 1950 to September 1951, October 1955 to August 1956; suspended sediment loads for the period February 1953 to September 1956; and water temperatures, are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1,346499872425

2,410

5891,9531,592

6893,581

Nov.

1,0221,1691,242

4761,718

6901,8412,736

7361,515

Dec.

3,1092,7341,5311,0671,866

6121,3542,6432,1192,164

Jan.

1,2982,6522,8622,3971,240

5431,6323,0241,9891,889

Feb.

2,6763,0913,0561,4512,351

1,5284,7513,0931,2615,338

Mar.

3,1654,2604,5582,4104,543

1,4903,0043,8511,7494,441

Apr.

4,8183,3692,0871,4422,972

2,3694,6084,4583,1464,352

May

1,7302,6251,9011,4731,511

8491,7154,8251,2802,473

June

2,6771,2481,171

9151,685

6531,7021,7541,0331,213

July

1,3351,028

691592

1,507

539753

1,400966729

Aug.

8282,029

489485

2,577

360509

1,243856822

Sept.

5552,920

367284842

8282,282

6721,0941,024

The year

2,0392,2991,7301,1192,103

9152,1492,6061,4102,451


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.86.32.56.27

1.54

.381.241.02.44

2.29

Nov.

0.63.72.77.29

1.06

.431.141.70

.46

.94

Dec.

1.991.75.98.68

1.20

.39

.871.701.361.38

Jan.

0.831.701.831.53

.79

.351.041.941.271.21

Feb.

1.551.861.77

.841.35

.912.751.79.73

3.19

Mar.

2.032.722.921.542.90

.951.922.471.122.84

Apr.

2.982.091.29

.891.84

1.462.862.761.952.69

May

1.111.681.21

.94

.97

.541.103.09

.821.58

June

1.66.77.73.57

1.04

.401.051.09

.64

.75

July

0.85.66.44.38.96

.34

.48

.90

.62

.47

Aug.

0.531.30

.31

.311.65

.23

.33

.80

.55

.53

Sept.

0.341.81.23.18.52

.511.42

.42

.68

.63

The year

15.3617.3813.048.42

15.82

6.8916.2019.6810.6418.50


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

26,00041,20026,30019,30052,000

12,00030,10022,00031,80035,600

Date_

Dec. 8, 1950Sept. 1, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Oct. 16, 1954


Minimum day

_444370301170194

200347585346548

Mean

_2,0392,2991,7301,1192,103

9152,1492,6061,4102,451

Per square mile

_1.131.28.960.621

1.17

.5081.191.45.782

1.36

Runoff in

Inches_

15.3617.3813.048.42

15.82

6.8916.2019.6810.6418.50

Calendar year

Mean

2,2311,9472,2351,590Ij4581,757

1,1882,3022,3201,724

-

Runoff in

Inches16.8114.6716.9011.9710.9813.22

8.9417.3717.5212.99

-


610. Otter River near Bedford, Va .

Location. Lat 37 "21 "50", long 79°25'10", on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 460, 1 mile downstream from Roaring Run, 5 miles upstream from Elk Creek, 6\ miles northeast of Bedford, Bedford County, and 8 miles upstream from Little Otter River .


Records available .--October 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 647.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of "1929.

Average discharge .--17 years (1943-60), 133 cfs.

Extremes. --1943-60: Maximum discharge, 12,100 cfs Mar. 23, 1949 (gage height, 17.3 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 12.1 and 17.3 ft; minimum, 5.3 cfs Sept. 15, 1956, mimimum gage height, 0.89 ft Sept. 8, 1944.

Flood in 1937 or 1939 reached a stage of 21.8 ft, from mud lines on bridge piers. Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 12.1 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 8,080 cfs), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 12.1 and 17.3 ft.

Remarks . --Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1950 to September 1951 are published in report of the Geological Survey.



Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

63.926.457.914.1

130

30.070.685.731.6

206

Nov.

52.475.181.226.5

198

29.611712936.0

107

Dec.

17121511991.2

178

33.093.2

16569.6

137

Jan.85.9

213224127132

30.513218997.5

145

Feb.

198234245104201

10132417476.4

331

Mar.

207302323186349

103223287112246

Apr.

30324118787.5

297

144310259214305

May10423719178.3

127

54.799.128273.7214

June

19781.698.247.2

133

29.266.592.4

108107

July73.348.049.444.643.9

25.829.7

10928.549.7

Aug.

41.541625.132.5

114

15.516.0

11037.138.6

Sept.22.9

21116.114.048.3

26.381.542.3

13173.7

The year12619213471.1

162

51.612916184.3

163


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.64.26.58.14

1.29

.30

.70

.85

.312.05

Nov.

0.50.72.78.25

1.91

.281.131.24.35

1.03

Dec.

1.702.131.19.91

1.76

.33

.931.64.69

1.36

Jan.

0.852.122.221.261.31

.301.311.88.97

1.44

Feb.

1.782.182.20.93

1.80

.942.901.56.69

3.07

Mar.

2.053.003.201.843.47

1.022.212.851.112.44

Apr.

2.912.321.80.84

2.86

1.382.982.492.052.93

May

1.032.351.90.78

1.26

.54

.982.80.73

2.12

June

1.90.78.94.45

1.28

.28

.64

.891.041.03

July

0.73.48.49.44.44

.26

.301.08.28.49

Aug.

0.414.14.25.32

1.13

.15

.161.09.37.38

Sept.

0.222.03.16.14.46

.25

.78

.411.26.71

The year

14.7222.5115.718.30

18.97

6.0315.0218.789.85

19.05


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

1111

2032332/3533

1383

14331 D03

aaa


Discharge-

2,58011,1003,0804,2408,000

1,5102,7503,9505,8604,780

Date-

Feb. 7, 1951Aug. 9, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

Apr. 16, 1956Feb. 28, 1957Mar. 27, 1958Sept. 30, 1959May 27, 1960

Minimum day

-16179.27.06.7

5.97.6

297.3

19

Mean

-12619213471.1

162

51.612916184.3

163

Per square mile

-1.091.661.16.613

1.40

.4451.111.39.727

1.41

Runoff in

inches-

14.7222.5115.718.30

18.97

6.0315.0218.789.8519.05

Calendar year

Mean

135128187124102128

67.2137140111

"

Runoff In

Inches15.8314.9921.9514.4611.9614.92

7.8815.9916.4012.94

~



615. Otter River near Evington, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°12'30", long 79°18'14", on right bank 10 ft upstream from highwaybridge, 2 miles upstream from Plat Creek, and 2 miles southwest of Evington, Campbell County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 544.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. 1936-60: Maximum discharge, 27,500 cfs Oct. 19, 1937, Aug. 19, 1939 (gageheight, 23.1 ft), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 19, 1956 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

Remarks.--Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1950 to September 1952 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per secondHater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

20593.1

19697.0

400

110226226124474

Nov.

186247286104563

115279365136267

Dec.

497616320321440

115260429253351

Jan.

239575621458285

108330524264353

Feb.

536621578240489

282737470210804

Mar.

566785756445740

268527683307614

Apr.

794618442229572

365694635523644

May

298569432234268

146317665195462

June

616236234154381

98.4213254227241

July

272241160129169

114108299122140

Aug.

151877125101396

65.469.2

28695.5

123

Sept.

93.458686.945.0

147

118255126195181

The year

369506352214403

158331414221386

Monthly and yearly runoff, In InchesHater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.73.33.70.34

1.42

.39

.80

.80

.441.68

NOV.

0.64.85.98.36

1.93

.40

.961.25.47.92

Dec.

1.762.191.141.141.56

.41

.921.52.90

1.24

Jan.

0.852.042.201.631.01

.381.181.86.94

1.25

Feb.

1.722.061.85.77

1.56

.942.361.51.67

2.67

Mar.

2.012.792.691.582.63

.951.872.421.092.18

Apr.

2.722.121.52.79

1.96

1.252.392.181.792.21

May

1.062.021.53.83.95

.521.122.56.69

1.64

June

2.12.81.80.53

1.30

.34

.73

.87

.78

.83

July

0.96.86.57.46.60

.40

.381.06.43.50

Aug.

0.543.11.44.36

1.41

.23

.251.01.34.44

Sept.

0.322.01.30.15.50

.40

.88

.43

.67

.62

The year

15.4321.1914.728.9416.83

6.6113.8417.279.21

16.18


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

7,04011,3004,9706,01013,400

3,3706,2504,8903,4206,670

Date_

June 13, 1951Aug. 9, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Mar. 1, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

Apr. 16, 1956May 19, 1957Mar. 27, 1958June 2, 1959Oct. 1, 1959

Minimum day

_6972603435

3544904377

Mean

_369506352214403

158331414221386

Per square mile

_1.141.561.08.658

1.24

.4861.021.27.680

1.19

Runoff In

Inches_

15.4321.1914.728.94

16.83

6.6113.8417.279.21

16.18

Calendar year

Mean

361375494329287314

193352371269

Runoff In

Inches15.0915.6720.6413.7412.0113.12

8.0914.7315.5111.24


625. Roanoke (Staunton) River at Brookneal, Va.

Location. Lat 37°02'28", long 78°57'02", on left bank 1,600 ft upstream from highway bridge at Brookneal, Campbell County, 3 miles upstream from Falling River, and at mile 255.9.

Drainage area. 2,420 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1923 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Sept. 30, 1941, chain gage at site 1,600 ft downstream at same datum.


Extremes. 1923-60: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 46.5 ft, at present site, from gage-height relation curve), from rating curve extended above 54,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope-area measurement by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 191 cfs Sept. 2, 1932.

Remarks. Small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Niagara.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1,675681

1,133590

2,697

8682,0511,889

9363,939

Nov.

1,4521,5021,694

6502,213

9232,3193,3701,0101,886

Dec.

3,7673,7041,9221,5692,388

8701,6823,1912,6062,589

Jan.

1,8323,3213,6653,0431,719

8211,8943,8322,3382,358

Feb.

3,3303,9313,8441,7612,941

1,9385,5023,7261,6406,272

Mar.3,3735,2985,6252,8645,370

1,9383,5354,5772,1215,189

Apr.5,6864,1852,8811,8563,667

2,8835,3155,5693,8365,357

May2,2853,2902,5381,8121,817

1,1322,0155,7891,5773,310

June3,3271,6251,5461,1342,012

7882,0752,2121,3891,682

July

1,6991,3991,053

8391,662

646931

1,7651,1731,046

Aug.

1,1492,780

775664

3,367

438660

1,688959

1,126

Sept.

7493,594

500381

1,178

8922,446

9231,1961,347

The year

2,5172,9402,2581,4322,587

1,1722,5063,2091,7312,995


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.80.32.54.28

1.28

.41

.98

.90

.451.88

Nov.

0.67.69.78.30

1.02

.431.071.55.47.87

Dec.

1.801.76.92.75

1.14

.42

.801.521.241.23

Jan.0.871.581.741.45.82

.39

.901.821.111.12

Feb.

1.441.751.66.76

1.27

.862.361.60.71

2.80

Mar.

1.602.522.681.362.56

.921.682.181.012.47

Apr.

2.621.931.33.86

1.70

1.332.462.571.772.47

May1.091-.571.21.86.87

.54

.962.76.75

1.58

June

1.53.75.71.52.93

.36

.961.02.64.78

July0.81.67.50.40.79

.31

.44

.84

.56

.50

Aug.

0.551.33.37.32

1.60

.21

.31

.80

.46

.54

Sept.0.351.66.23.18.54

.411.13.43.55.62

The year

14.1316.5312.678.04

14.52

6.5914.0517.999.72

16.86


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

21,00043,60023,40020,10049,100

14,50031,00026,00032,50033,200

Date_



Minimum day

_605556402248288

250458792506800

Mean

-2,5172,9402,2581,4322,587

1,1722,5063,2091,7312,995

Per square mile

_1.041.21.933.592

1.07

.4841.041.33.715

1.24

Runoff in

inches_

14.1316.5312.678.0414.52

6.5914.0517.999.72

16.86

Calendar year

Mean

2,7082,4322,8432,0971,8092,196

1,4552,7062,8842,057

-

Runoff In

inches15.2013.6316.0011.7610.1512.34

8.1815.1716.1811.54

-


630. Caldwells Creek near Appomattox, Va. (Formerly published as East Pork Palling River near Appomattox)

Location.--Lat 37°19 I 40", long 78°51'20", on right bank 130 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 644 and 2.0 miles southwest of Appomattox, Appomattox County.

Drainage area. 5.1 sq ml, approximately, of which 3.5 sq ml Is above flood-detention structure.

Records available.--June 1954 to September 1960. (Published as East Pork Palling River near AppomattoxJ

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 740 ft (from topographic map).


Extremes. 1954-60: Maximum discharge, 338 cfs Aug. 17, 1955 (gage height, 5.24 ft), from rating curve extended above 60 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 16-20, 1956.

Flood In 1928 reached a stage of 8.0 ft, from Information by local resident.

Remarks.--Since August 1956, flow from 3.5 sq ml above station has been partly controlled by Soil Conservation Service flood-detentIon reservoir a quarter of a mile above station.


19541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_1.88

1.561.572.252.063.92

Nov.

_5.12

1.603.588.362.003.57

Dec.

_3.88

1.753.755.644.233.04

Jan.

_2.80

1.793.587.643.413.30

Feb.

_5.39

3.906.327.642.778.27

Mar.

_8.77

3.673.838.163.675.96

Apr.

_3.97

4.745.448.365.166.56

May

_2.79

2.232.227.582.256.83

June

1.802.47

1.733.277.721.472.50

July

1.232.43

.981.752.525.282.00

Aug.

1.067.63

1.181.052.701.686.31

Sept.

0.991.65

.544.911.852.415.51

The year

_4.06

2.133.415.853.O44.80


195619571958

Oct.

_0.43

.35

.36

.51

Nov.

_1.12

.35

.781.82

Dec._

0.88

.40

.851.27

Jan..

0.63

.40

.811.72

Feb.

-1.10

.831.291.55

Mar._

1.98

.83

.871.83

Apr..

0.87

1.041.191.82

May_

0.63

.50

.501.71

June

0.39.54

.38

.721.67

July

0.28.55

.22

.40

.57

Aug.

0.241.73

.27

.24

.61

Sept.

0.22.36

.121.07.40

The year_

10.82

5.699.08

15.48


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

---.

13831383

14331503155316231703


Discharge---__

338

8446

122101122

Date__-__

Aug. 17, 1955

Apr. 15, 1956Sept. 17, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Sept. 30, 1959Aug. 7, 1960

Minimum day

___,_

1.0

.1

.41.6.6

1.5

Mean

.___.

4.06

2.133.415.853.044.80

Per square mile

_____

0.796

.418

.6691.14

-

Runoff In

Inches_____

10.82

5.699.08

15.48

-

Calendar year

Mean

_____

3.56

2.464.025.193.22

Runoff In

Inches_____

9.49

6.581O.69

__-


635. Palling River at Spring Mills, Va. (Formerly published as East Fork Falling River at Spring-Mills)

Location. Lat 37°14'40", long 78°55'30", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 646 at Spring Mills, Appomattox County, 0.6 miles upstream from Burger Branch, and 5 miles upstream from South Fork Falling River.

Drainage area. 52.2 sq ml, of which 9.8 sq ml Is above flood-detention structures.

Records available.--June 1954 to September 1960. Published as East Fork Falling River at Spring Mills.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 470 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--6 years (1954-60), 39.2 efs.

Extremes. 1954-60: Maximum discharge, 1,530 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 7.93 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs July 2, 1956 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

Flood in 1940 reached a stage of 19.2 ft, from Information by local resident.

Remarks. Prior to 1958, regulation caused by gristmill 400 ft above station. Flow from 9.8 sq mi above station slightly regulated by three Soil Conservation Service flood- detention reservoirs (two completed in 1956, one in 1958).


Water year1951

19541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_17.2

18.716.517.019.131.3

Nov.

_41.3

20.029.666.622.632.9

Dec.

_39.9

18.937.652.241.835.6

Jan.

_26.8

18.638.576.840.542.4

Feb.

_62.6

35.177.172.333.197.7

Mar.

_93.7

38.750.286.547.878.4

Apr.

_46.9

46.268.4

10172.084.2

Bay

_35.8

22.425.789.326.165.0

June

23.336.8

17.533.640.517.225.7

July

13.520.8

13.714.125.423.517.8

Aug.

11.459.6

10.09.45

27.714.426.9

Sept.

8.5424.1

11.529.416.416.139.4

The year"

-42.0

22.535.555.931.247.8


19561957195819591960

Oct.

----

0.38

.41-

.36

.38

.42

.69

Nov.

----

0.88

.43

.631.43

.48

.70

Dec.

_---

0.88

.42

.831.15

.92

.79

Jan.

_---

0.59

.41

.851.70

.90

.93

Feb.

_-_-

1.25

.721.541.45

.662.02

Mar.

.---

2.08

.851.111.911.061.73

Apr.

----

1.00

.991.462.151.541.80

May_---

0.79

.49

.571.97

.581.44

June_--

0.50.79

.37

.72

.87

.37

.55

July---

0.3O.46

.30

.31

.56

.52

.39

Aug.

---

0.251.31

.22

.21

.61

.32

.59

Sept.

---

0.18.52

.25

.63

.35

.34

.84

The year----

10.93

5.869.22

14.538.11

12.47


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

----

13831383

14331503155316231703


Discharge----

a2981,530

710734

1,480758

1,290

Date----

June 15, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Apr. 12, 1959May 8, 1960

Minimum day

-----

6.2

2.34.7

137.1

13

Mean-----

42.0

22.535.555.931.247.8

Per squaremile

----

0.805

.431

.6801.07.598.961

Runoff in

inches-----

10.93

5.869.2214.538.11

12.47

Calendar year

Mean-----

38.6

24.739.851.532.5

"

Hunoff in

inches-----

10.05

6.4210.3613.398.47"

a Maximum during period June to September.


640. Falling River near Naruna, Va.

Location. Lat 37°07', long 78°58', on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Little Falling River and 2-J miles northeast of Naruna, Campbell County.


Records available . July 1929 to January 1935, September 1941 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 412.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 12, 1929, to Jan. 15, 1935, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1929-34, 1941-60), 146 cfs.

Extremes.--1929-35. 1941-60: Maximum discharge, 15,800 cfs Sept. 18 or 19, 1944 (gage height, 23.9 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 23.9 and 26.5 ft; minimum, 3 cfs Oct. 9, 1932 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

Flood In August 1940 reached a stage of 26.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 22,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement).

Remarks.--Prior to 1958, diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmill at Spring Mills.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

12644.168.971.649.7

56.150.266.770.7

124

Mov.

10913013551.883.7

61.289.0

24571.6

114

Dec.

276313128175120

56.0117196158134

Jan.

1382842163O385.8

56.2117285125138

Feb.

209255ISO127199

12126626999.9

399

Mar.

206386299171294

139173295152289

Apr.

282238205124159

163258354254301

May

150149124121120

66.796.231684.4

275

June

12911792.263.3

139

49.511515965.5

103

July

89.477.66O.836.561.6

36.345.689.482. 061.5

Aug.

62.711847.629.6

302

28.537.310354.363.6

Sept.

49.713937.820.482.6

32.311668.548.4

105

The year

152187133108141

71.8122203105175


1956195719581959I960

Oct.

O.85.30.46.48.33

.38

.34

.45

.47

.83

Mov.O.71.84.88.34.54

.40

.581.58.46.74

Dec.

1.842.1O.86

1.18.80

.38

.781.311.06.90

Jan.

0.921.9O1.452.03.58

.38

.781.91.84.93

Feb.

1.271.6O1.09.77

1.21

.761.611.62.60

2.50

Mar.

1.382.582.011.151.97

.931.161.981.021.94

Apr.

1.831.541.33.80

1.03

1.061.672.3O1.651.95

May1.011.00.83.81.80

.45

.642.12.57

1.85

June

0.84.76.60.41.90

.32

.751.03.43.67

July

0.60.52.41.24.41

.24

.31

.60

.55

.41

Aug.

0.42.79.32.20

2.03

.19

.25

.69,36.43

Sept.

0.32.90.25.13.54

.21

.75

.44

.31

.68

The year

11.9914.8310.498.54

11.14

5.7O9.6216.038.3213.83


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

3,5205,76O1,8004,97O5,250

2,1802,7903,7602,6104,840

Date-

Dec. 4, 195ODec. 21, 1951Mar. 15, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 9, 1957Mov. 19, 1957Dec. 29, 1958May 8, 1960

Minimum day

-3533251012

1620552442

Mean

_1521871331O8141

71.8122203105175

Per square mile

-0.8841.09.773.628.820

.417

.7091.18.610

1.02

Runoff In

Inches-

11.9914.8310.498.54

11.14

5.709.6216.038.32

13.83

Calendar year

Mean

163150174130104134

78.8143186111

-

Runoff in

Inches12.8311.8313.7910.298.21

10.63

6.2411.2614.688.80-


655. Cub Creek at Phenix, Va.

Location. Lat 37°04 I 45", long 78°45'50", on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 40, 0.9 mile west of Phenix, Charlotte County, 2 miles downstream from Rough Creek, and 6 miles upstream from Louse Creek.


Records available. --August 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 370.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 14, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --14 years (1946-60), 94.7 cf s .

Extremes. --1946-60: Maximum discharge, 2,720 cfs Dec. 4, 1948 (gage height, 13.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 6.5 cfs Sept. 7, 1954 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

Flood In August 1940 reached a stage of 17.5 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks . Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1950 to September 1952 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

90.634.145.735.629.7

40.032.637.249.7104

Hov.

82.288.8

16237.861.0

47.958.6

11348.079.3

Dec.

15614493.792.981.5

38.563.8

13112287.9

Jan.87.7

16414017247.6

38.163.1

14086.989.9

Feb.

12416014279.3

110

89.415515875.0

248

Mar.

122210180145173

91.611017382.8155

Apr.

148152129115119

100165231142222

Hay90.889.284.087.873.6

50.047.8

18955.0

145

June

74.458.258.187.550.0

35.065.896.937.857.4

July64.156.942.930.734.3

33.223.051.240.836.7

Aug.

45.276.832.923.5

161

22.519.476.034.742.7

Sept.

44.385.527.813.744.1

24.653.735.027.558.1

The year

93.811094.476.882.0

50.770.6

11966.8

110


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.02.39.52.40.34

.45

.37

.42

.561.18

Hov.

0.90.97

1.77.41.67

.52

.641.24

.53

.87

Dec.

1.761.631.061.05

.92

.43

.721.481.38

.99

Jan.

0.991.861.581.95

.54

.43

.711.58

.981.02

Feb.

1.271.691.45

.811.12

.941.581.61

.772.62

Mar.

1.382.382.031.641.96

1.041.241.96

.941.75

Apr.

1.621.661.411.261.30

1.091.812.521.552.43

May

1.031.01

.95

.99

.83

.56

.542.13

.621.64

June

0.81.64.64.96.55

.38

.721.06

.41

.63

July

0.72.64.49.35.39

.37

.26

.58

.46

.42

Aug.

0.51.87.37.27

1.82

.25

.22

.86

.39

.48

Sept.

0.48.94.30.15.48

.27

.59

.38

.30

.64

The year

12.4914.6812.5710.2410.92

6.739.40

15.828.89

14.67


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503a)a)a)


Discharge-938

2,3002,3001,8702,620

4301,0901,3701,4801,870

Date-

Dec. 5, 1950Dec. 21, 1951Nov. 21, 1952Jan. 23, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Mar. 17, 1956Apr. 9, 1957Feb. 27, 1958Dec. 30, 1958Apr. 6, 1960

Minimum day

_2624207.28.4

117.5

281425

Mean

_93.8

11094.476.882.0

50.770.6

11966.8110

Per square mile

-0.9201.08.925.753.804

.497

.6921.17.655

1.08

Runoff in

inches-

12.4914.6812.5710.2410.92

6.739.40

15.828.89

14.67

Calendar year

Mean

11388.6

11383.377.278.2

53.181.1

11471.1-

Runoff In

Inches15.0811.8015.0411.0810.3110.39

7.0610.8115.159.46-



660. Roanoke (Staunton) River at Randolph, Va.

Location. Lat 36°54'54", long 78 044'28", on right bank 14 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 746, 2.8 miles northwest of Randolph, Charlotte County, 3.6 miles up stream from Roanoke Creek, and at mile 227.3.

Drainage area. 3,000 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--August 1900 to September 1906, October 1927 to September 1930, October 1950 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1303. Prior to October 1902, published as Staunton River at Randolph. Gage heights collected at this site or former site since 1905 are contained In reports of the U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 307.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Aug. 27, 1900, to Oct. 13, 1902, wire-weight gage at site 3.2 miles downstream at datum about 5.9 ft lower. Oct. 14, 1902, to Aug. 11, 1906, and Oct. 1, 1927, to Mar. 31, 1930, wire-weight or chain gage at site of original gage at datum 3.93 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1900-1906, 1927-30, 1950-60), 3,374 cfs.

Extremes. 1900-1906. 1927-30, 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 97,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1901 (gage height, 35.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); mini mum, 256 cfs Sept. 16, 1954 (gage height, 3.88 ft).

Flood of Aug. 16. 1940, reached a stage of 41.6 ft, present site and datum (dis charge, 150,000 cfs), from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1950 to September 1956; suspended sediment load for the period January 1954 to September 1960; and water tempera tures, are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

2,065875

1,387782

3,072

1,0662,2042,1881,2224,767

Nov.

1,7621,9772,516

8442,666

1,1922,5944,1041,2662,336

Dec.

4,7274,5162,4671,9932,911

1,1252,1894,2283,4143,215

Jan.

2,1204,3154,6004,1882,052

1,0262,1804,8363,1142,951

Feb.

4,2184,7904,7562,4073,581

2,5816,4225,0652,0488,130

Mar.

4,2766,4756,5783,6646,341

2,6334,4265,6242,7055,949

Apr.

6,4324,9363,6252,4254,596

3,6446,3976,9115.OOO6,994

Hay

2,6753,7952,9602,2812,425

1,4352,3857,1561,9154,102

June

3,6841,9341,8361,4462,439

1,0372,5032,9181,6662,023

July

2,0621,5841,170

9451,884

7991,1422,1051,4231,272

Aug.

1,4373,044

958797

4,845

57O837

2,2331,1741,428

Sept.

9844,022

647438

1,6O6

9983,O591,1891,3811,762

The year

3,0253,5182,7831,8523,203

1,5012,9944,0412,1943,725


19561957195819591960

Oct.

O.79.34.53.30

1.18

.41

.85

.84

.471.83

Nov.

0.65.74.94.31.99

.44

.971.53.47.87

Dec.

1.821.74.95.77

1.12

.43

.841.631.311.24

Jan.

0.821.661.761.61.79

.39

.841.861.201.13

Feb.

1.471.731.66.84

1.24

.932.231.76.71

2.92

Mar.

1.652.492.521.412.43

1.011.712.161.042.29

Apr.

2.391.841.35.90

1.71

1.352.382.571.862.60

May

1.031.451.14.88.93

.55

.922.76.74

1.58

June

1.37.72.68.54.91

.39

.931.O9.62.75

July

0.79.61.45.36.72

.31

.44

.81

.55

.49

Aug.

O.551.16.37.31

1.86

.22

.32

.86

.45

.55

Sept.

0.371.50.24.16.60

.371.14.44.51.66

The year

13. 7O15.9812.598.3914.48

6.8013.5718.319.9316.91


Year

195019511952

19541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

22,80031,60023,1OO25,OOO39.7OO

14,8OO28,6OO28,20033,80028,600

Date_

Dec. 9, 1950Sept. 2, 1952Mar. 25, 1953Jan, 23, 1954Oct. 17, 1954

Apr. 17, 1956Apr. 7, 1957Hay 8, 1958 <Dec. 31, 1958Oct. 2, 1959

Minimum day

_700680544256318

3OO560

1,050640

1,020

Mean

3,0253,5182,7831,8523,203

1,5012,9944,O412,1943,725

Per square mile

_1.011.17.928.617

1.07

.500

.9981.35.731

1.24

Runoff in

inches_

13.7015.9812.598.3914.48

6.8013.5718.319.93

16.91

Calendar year

Mean

_2,9243,4322,5532,2752,759

1,8023,2893,6562,566

-

Runoff in

inches

13.2615.5811.5510.3012.47

8.1814.9116.5611.62

-

727 - 526 O - 64 - 7


665. Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va.

Location. Lat 36°55'49", long 78°39'56", on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 500 ft northwest of Saxe, Charlotte County, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 322.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 21, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--1946-60: Maximum discharge, 4,710 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 13.58 ft); no flow for part of Sept. 18, 1954, from information by local observer.

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 25.7 ft (backwater from Roanoke River), from floodmark.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1950 to September 1952 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

89.325.134.328.146.2

59.733.238.045.457.2

Nov.

80.093.4

22336.654.0

58.365.4

23140.863.7

Dec.

18923512388.4107

48.690.2

231187121

Jan.

94.822519026649.8

47.982.9

247130107

Feb.

138191210102136

182254237104356

Mar.

145283230198200

15616820992.0

193

Apr.

168213147145356

189173355312368

May

76.485.276.187.580.8

86.230.0

24242.2

161

June

76.039.647.230.859.2

41.747.0

10527.738.4

July

44.851.227.315.874.3

24.819.942.328.124.6

Aug.

40.561.233.010.9

419

16.545.958.517.828.4

Sept.

21.610924.54.30

49.3

10.927324.213.549.0

The year

96.713411384.7

128

76.210515978.3

121


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.64.18.24.20.33

.43

.24

.27

.32

.41

Nov.

0.55.64

1.54.25.37

.40

.451.60.28.44

Dec.

1.351.67.88.63.76

.35

.641.651.33.86

Jan.

0.671.601.351.89.35

.34

.591.75.93.76

Feb.

0.891.271.35.66.87

1.211.641.52.67

2.37

Mar.

1.033.021.641.411.42

1.111.201.49.65

1.38

Apr.

1.161.461.011.001.76

1.301.191.751.461.85

May

0.54.61.54.62.58

.61

.211.72.30

1.14

June

0.52.27.32.21.41

.29

.32

.72

.19

.26

July

0.32.36.19.11.53

.18

.14

.30

.20

.17

Aug.

0.29.44.24.08

2.99

.12

.33

.42

.13

.20

Sept.

0.15.75.17.03.34

.071.89.17.09.34

The year

8.1111.379.477.09

10.71

6.418.8413.366.55

10.18


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-960

2,3102,7101,4104,710

8702,6301,6002,0201,880

Date_

Dec. 5, 1950Dec. 22, 1950Nov. 21, 1952Mar. 2, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Apr. 13, 1956Sept. 18, 1957May 7, 1958Dec. 30, 1958Feb. 19, 1960

Minimum day

-161513

.83.0

2.72.9

176.6

16

Mean

-96.7

13411384.7

128

76.210515978.3

121

Per square mile

_0.597.827.698.523.790

.470

.648

.981

.483

.747

Runoff

inches_

8.1111.279.477.09

10.71

6.418.84

13.366.5510.18

Calendar year

Mean

13296.2

13694.289.2

124

78.113114175.5-

Runoff In

Inches11.028.0611.447.897.47

10.43

6.5611.0311.776.33-


670. Roanoke (Staunton) River near Clover, Va.

Location (revised) .--La t 36°50'17", long 78°40'02", on left bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 360, 3.7 miles downstream from Roanoke Creek, 3.7 miles east of Clover, Halifax County, and at mile 220.0.


Records available .--August 1929 to September 1952. Unpublished gage-height record since June 1956 Is available In the district office of the Geological Survey.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 302.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge .--23 years (1929-52), 3,355 cfs.

Extremes. --1929-52: Maximum discharge, 160,000 cfs Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 37.15 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope-area measurement by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for'other stations In Roanoke River basin; minimum, 204 cfs Sept. 3, 1932 (gage height, 0.50 ft).


Water year1951 1952

Oct.

2,109 909

Nov.

1,831 2,062

Bee.

5,009 5,054

Jan.

2,266 4,721

Feb.

4,200 5,131

Mar.4,482 7,101

Apr.

6,954 5,426

May2,645 3,884

June

3,688 2,023

July2,036 1,675

Aug.

1,387 3,123

Sept.

978 4,283

The year3,121 3,779

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inchesWater year1951 1952

Oct.

0.75 .32

Nov.

0.63 .71

Bee.

1.79 1.80

Jan.

0.81 1.68

Feb.

1.35 1.72

Mar.1.60 2.54

Apr.

2.40 1.87

May0.94 1.38

June

1.27 .70

July0.73 .60

Aug.

0.49 1.11

Sept.0.34 1.48

The year13.10 IE. 91


Year

1950 1951 1952

WSP

1203 123?



21,000 34,400

Date

Dec. 9, 1950 Sept. 3, 1952

Minimum day

756 728

Mean

3,121 3,779

Per square mile

0.966 1.17

Runoff in

Inches

13.10 15.91

Calendar year

Mean

3,401 3,042

Runoff in

Inches14.29 12.76

678. Talbott and Townes Reservoirs near Kibler, Va.

Location.--Talbott Dam, lat 36°40'40", long 80 t> 23'50", on Dan River about 4| miles northeast of Kibler, Patrick County. Townes Dam, lat 36"41'10", long 80°25'50", oh Dan River about 4 miles north of Kibler.

Drainage area.--Talbott Reservoir, 20.2 sq ml; Townes Reservoir, 32.9 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to December 1945, January 1948 to September 1960.

Remarks.--The two reservoirs are operated as a unit for storage of water for Pinnacles hydroelectric plant. Storage was started In Talbott Reservoir on Feb. 13, 1939, and In Townes Reservoir several months earlier. Total capacity of Talbott Reservoir Is 350,000,000 cu ft and total capacity of Townes Reservoir is 60,000,000 cu ft. Figures given herein represent combined contents of both reservoirs. Records not previously published although changes In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, have been published since October 1956.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by city of Danville.Contents, in millions of cubic feet, on last day of month

Water year

19391940

19411942194319441945

19461947194819491950

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

-189.6

427.8167.8427.8254.8105.1

302,4-

75.3334.5

256.790.7

214.4145.7192.5

206.0381.3293.0287.2389.6

Nov.

-113.1

421.3102.7427.8188.350.7

277.0--

200.8298.4

220.874.6

168.5124.2189.6

177.3 312.7

355.3281.4345.3

Dec.

-72.1

427.8116.5440.8111.755.6

302.4_-

174.9363.1

320.4169.7171.0168.4247.3

142.6311.4342.3310.1342.9

Jan.

-49.8

421.3118.0427.8

67.682.2

__

226.3162.2365.9

320.5204.1252.8204.9237.9

115.9337.1306.3326.9316.5

Feb.

187.584.9

398.8150.8427.897.996.3

__

311.4252.8365.9

376.1314.0378.7276.0321.6

185.7351.4316.5315.2360.5

Mar.

365.789.3

413.3239.5440.8185.4101.1

__

406.8297.3362.0

382.6408.3408.3279.2351.8

264.2326.8272.2316.8401.8

Apr.

408.3207.3

398.8238.1427.8234.9111.1

__

386.0344.9342.5

406.8408.3376.1296.0386.5

322.9361.8378.9333.4363.6

May

408.3284.8

350.4369.6427.8273.7143.4

_345.3405.3408.3

387.8402.4337.1378.7324.2

291.7363.1343.6310.1320.5

June

382.9369.9

294.2421.3424.8230.785.3

_240.3371.3350.1

374.8365.7335.8377.4360.6

302.4346.2321.6283.7317.8

July

363.4385.2

426.3389.4418.3160.278.8

141.2401.0337.1

359.2295.6289.3334.5315.2

325.5305.0280.5310.6296.0

Aug.

352.3487.6

358.3427.8385.872.166.6

128.5414.8302.4

261.8409.8235.9273.6260.4

283.7219.5302.4306.8296.0

Sept.

275.4427.8

278.8427.8353.3

68.6305.0

73.5395.6296.0

164.7333.2181.2209.4225.4

302.4284.8306.3361.8289.3


685. Dan River near Francisco, N. C.

Location (revised).--Lat 36°30'53", long 80°18'11", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 704, an eighth of a mile downstream from Georges Mill, 3 miles east of Francisco, Stokes County, and 7.9 miles downstream from Little Dan River.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 830 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Nov. 15, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--36 years (1924-60), 188 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. 1924-60: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 12.45 ft); from rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs; minimum, 7.1 cfs Sept. 8, 1932 (gage height, 0.43 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Sept. 18, 20, 1932.

Flood in 1916 reached a stage of about 15 ft, from information by local residents (discharge, 16,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Considerable diurnal fluctuation and regulation from mills and powerplants IFove station. Talbot and Townes Reservoirs above Pinnacles Hydroelectric Plant in Virginia, 28 miles above station (combined capacity, 410,000,000 cu ft, revised), were completed in 1938.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per second (observed)Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

13995.1

14464.3

112

7S.693.3

18497.5

489

NOV.

11712616161.3

116

77.015332499.7

248

Dec.

18820813398.2

. 132

92.2128289164261

Jan.125141157160112

76.2132281158269

Feb.

218188251152174

94.9255236135463

Mar.199390421187230

112221215163387

Apr.

325291246138349

214380363244441

May188233180141213

119205398157301

June

187163-173125199

78.9277226111209

July142140119110155

77.314018592.4

167

Aug.

14024210683.6138

61.2117157141197

Sept.

Ill20475.764.6S3. 9

91.626298.3

291173

The year

17320218011516S

97.51962461543OO


195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

-12O31233127313331383

14331503155316231703



discharge-

3,0503,4705,4403,1505.56O

3,0506,5903,25O4,840

b2,850

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Deq. 21, 1951Mar. 23, 1953Feb. 21, 1954June 11, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Sept. 16, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Sept.30, 1959Feb. 18, 1960

Minimumday

_6453524848

39606844120

_1732 O2180115168

97.5196246154300

Adjusted a/

_*169*198*175*116*169

*99.9195247156298

Per

mile_

tl.36tl.60*1.41t.935

tl.36

i.8061.571.991.262.40

Runoff

Inches_

*18.46*21.78*19.14*12.69*18.46

$10.9421.3127.0117.1032.67

Calendar year

Observec

189171203162127158

108231210208-

Adjusted a/

J188*166*204*162*130*155

113232209209-

Runoff

Inches*20.63*18.19*22.46*17.77*14.25*16. 97

12.4125.3822.9422.94

-

* Not previously published.a Adjusted for change In contents In Talbott and Townes Reservoirs.b Maximum Independent peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 4,240 cfs at 12:30 a.m.

Oct. 1 (a secondary rise following peak of Sept. 30, 1959).Note. Monthly figures of discharge In cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff In Inches,

since 1938, published In some water-supply papers, are subject to error due to regulation In Talbott and Townes Reservoirs. Those figures are not published herein and should not be used.

ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

700. North Mayo River near Spencer, Va.

91

Location. Lat 36°34'05", long 79°59'15", on left bank 800 ft downstream from highway bridge at Moores Mill, 2 miles downstream from Horse Pasture Creek, and 4 miles south east of Spencer, Henry County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 730.94 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 23, 1936 (corrected), chain gage at site 800 ft up stream at datum 1.50 ft higher. July 25 to Sept. 27, 1936, staff gage at present site and datum.


Extremes. 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Oct. 9, 1947 (gage height, 15.80 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs (corrected) by logarithmic plotting on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 11, 1956 (gage height, 1.10 ft).




19561957195819591960

Oct.

12444.757.733.695.3

42.912511384.3

258

Nov.

86.076.271.440.373.9

46.582.3

26185.2

103

Dec.

16917880.579.1

120

43.573.0

170172137

Jan.

81.810816117069.5

40.674.1

170122143

Feb.

16215418384.2

147

84.315917589.0

364

Mar.

145287246116149

91.3123188115272

Apr.

22220613089.5

170

152219289178242

May

11714396.9

10296.2

58.089.4

23985.2

184

June

13283.587.579.497.4

4,5.010913666.0

127

July

87.863.370.760.472.1

35.280.097.161.288.4

Aug.

69.894.04,6.040.280.4

27.051.5

13252.497.1

Sept.

f49.099.031.025.746.7

89.228371.2

206122

The year

12012810576.9

101

62.6122170110177


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.33.48.62.36

1.02

.461.341.21.90

2.76

Nov.

0.89.79.74.42.76

.48

.852.70.88

1.06

Dec.

1.801.90.86.84

1.28

.46

.781.811.831.46

Jan.

0.871.151.721.81.74

.43

.791.811.301.52

Feb.

1.561.541.76.81

1.42

.841.531.69.86

3.64

Mar.

1.543.072.631.231.59

.971.312.011.222.90

Apr.

2.302.131.34.92

1.75

1.572.262.991.842.50

May

1.241.521.031.091.03

.62

.952.55.91

1.96

June

1.36.86.90.82

1.01

.471.131.41.68

1.32

July

0.94.68.76.64.77

.38

.851.04.65.94

Aug.

0.741.00.49.43.86

.29

.551.41.56

1.04

Sept.

0.511.02.32.27.48

.922.92.74

2.131.26

The year

15.0816.1413.179.64

12.71

7.8915.2621.3713.7622.36


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503

Hr(a)


Discharge-

1,6802,2702,5002,2002,420

1,6806,3502,5803,1504,490

Date_

Feb. 7, 1951Dec. 21, 1951Mar. 24, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

Apr. 16, Sept. 27Sept. 17, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Dec. 29, 1958Oct. 1, 1959

Minimum day

_4137262119

1534623666

Mean

_12012810576.9

101

62.6122170110177

Per square mile

_1.111.19.972.712.935

.5801.131.571.021.64

Runoff in

Inches-

15.0816.1413.179.64

12.71

7.8915.2621.3713.7622.36

Calendar year

Mean

12511312010088.387.9

75.0143153123

-

Runoff In

Inches15.7414.2315.1912.5711.0811.05

9.4618.0119.2615.43

-

Bulletin 26: Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water Resources.


705. Mayo River near Price, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°32'10" (revised), long 79°59'30", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Anglins Bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of North and South Mayo Rivers, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Virginia-North Carolina State line, and 4 miles west of Price, Rockingham County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 689.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 29, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--1929-60: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 14.00 ft), from rating curve extended above 8.000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 8, 1954 (gage height, 0.55 ft).

Remarks.--Slight infrequent diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

28711815991.2

239

118258277183711

Nov.

213186200109183

i24Jbo578185298

Dec.

426447211210275

118197431415389

Jan.219276392435177

11220Z416314405

Feb.

414384500238364

Z33402413248900

Mar.365767683304382

257323437292700

Apr.

570455364236534

388583694457643

May291374251262300

157253612253483

June

2S9225236197299

12342 6357198335

July216174185167Z07

106198259192233

Aug.

175287130107226

90.4146308200248

Sept.

13030089.362.0

133

22165718164035Z

The year

29933328Z202276

170318413298473

Monthly and yearly runoff. In InchesWater year1951195Z195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.27.52.70.40

1.06

.521.151.23

.813.15

Nov.

0.91.80.86.47.79

.53t.862.48

.791.28

Dec.

1.891.98

.94

.931.22

.52

.871.911.841.73

Jan.0.971.221.741.93

.79

.50

.901.851.391.80

Feb.

1.661.592.00

.951.46

.961.611.66

.993.73

Mar.

1.623.403.031.351.70

1.141.431.941.293.11

Apr.

2.451.951.561.012.Z9

1.67Z.502.981.962.76

May1.291.661.111.161.33

.701.122.711.122.14

June1.24

.961.01

.841.28

.531.831.53

.851.44

July0.96

.77

.82

.74

.92

.47

.881.15

.851.03

Aug.

0.781.27

.58

.47l.OO

.40

.651.36

.881.10

Sept.

0.561.29

.38

.27

.57

.952.82

.782.751.51

The year

15.6017.4114.7310.5214.41

8.8916.6221.5815.5224.78

t Corrected.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

4,3506,3108,1305,6806,960

4,45013,2004,23010,500a5, 740

Date-


Apr. 16, 1956Sept. 17, 1957Apr. 28, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 6, 1960

Minimum day

-10898704235

3690155103170

Mean

-29933328ZZ02276

170318413298473

Per square mile

-1.151.281.08.777

1.06

.6541.221.591.151.82

Runoff in

Inches-

15.6017.4114.7310.5214.41

8.8916.6221.5815.5224.78

Calendar year

Mean

320284318269226Z47

195371372350-

Runoff In

Inches16.7314.8316.6114.0311.7912.91

10.2019.3619.4018.24

-

a Maximum peak discharge;falling.

naximum discharge during year, 1O,5OO cfs at 12:O1 a.m. Oct. 1, stage


710. Dan River near Wentworth, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°25', long 79°50', on right bank 600 ft downstream from Settles Bridge, 3? miles northwest of Wentworth, Rockingham County, and 1\ miles downstream from Mayo River.


Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. 1939, published in WSP 1303.

Monthly discharge only for October

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 518 ft (by barometer). 1949, at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.


Prior to Aug. 3,

Maximum discharge, 56,800 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 27.78 ft), 16,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak

Extremes. 1939-60:from rating curve extended aboveflow at gage height 26.9 ft and runoff comparisons; minimum, 65 cfs Oct. 8, 1954 (gageheight, 0.93 ft); minimum daily, 107 cfs Oct. 2, 1954.

Flood in 1908 reached a stage of 34.9 ft, from information by North Carolina State Highway Commission, and flood in 1937 reached a stage of 29.8 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks . Slight diurnal fluctuation and regulation at low flow caused by powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1950 to September 1951 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

768320466237

1,341

406807

1,015535

3,676

Nov.

646537628297791

414633

2,963538

1,066

Dec.

1,2121,424

695717

1,152

4221,1441,7991,4291,646

Jan.752

1,0281,4701,962

653

392846

1,5981,0981,698

Feb.

1,4681,3652,035

9011,542

1,1042,1461,576

8754,308

Mar.1,4023,3292,6521,3441,480

1,0461,3421,5641,0853,019

Apr.

2,1961,6641,264

9492,341

1,7392,4243,2791,6902,871

May1,0001,281

887869989

607817

2,168807

1,935

June

920763

1,093649864

3871,3171,170

5861,096

July654549576499867

338601841613784

Aug.

624984386367965

297517932615864

Sept.

3631,006

290166391

8641,789

4631,705

945

The year996

1,1891,031

7481,111

6641,1871,610

9641,985


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.84.35.51.26

1.47

.45

.891.11.59

4.04

Nov.

0.69.57.67.32.84

.44

.673.15.57

1.13

Dec.

1.331.56.76.79

1.27

.461.261.981.571.81

Jan.

0.831.131.612.15.72

.43

.931.751.211.86

Feb.

1.461.402.02.89

1.53

1.132.131.56.87

4.42

Mar.

1.543.662.911.481.63

1.151.471.721.193.32

Apr.

2.331.771.341.012.49

1.852.583.481.803.05

May1.101.41.97.95

1.09

.67

.902.38.89

2.12

June

0.98.81

1.16.69.92

.411.401.24.62

1.16

July0.72.60.63.55.95

.37

.66

.92

.67

.86

Aug.

0.691.O8.42.40

1.06

.33

.571.02.68.95

Sept.0.391.07.31.18.42

.921.90.49

1.811.00

The year12.9015.4113.319.67

14.39

8.6115.3620.8012.4725.72


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

12,20016,40019,60019,70026,500

14,80021,50018,20019,90022,500

Date_


Apr. 16, 1956Sept. 18, 1957Nov. 20, 1957Dec. 29, 1958Oct. 1, 1959

Minimum day

_272255200116107

136285376242564

Mean

_996

1,1891,031

7481,111

6641,1871,610

9641,985

Per square mile

_0.9491.13.982.712

1.06

.6321.131.53.918

1.89

Runoff in

inches_

12.9015.4113.319.67

14.39

8.6115.3620.8012.4725.72

Calendar year

Mean

1,095967

1,147986919939

7771,4521,3391,292

-

Runoff in

Inches14.1312.5214.8712.7411.8812.16

10.0818.7817.2916.72

-


719. Philpott Reservoir near Philpott, Va.

Location. Lat 36°46'50", long 80°01'40", at Philpott Dam on Smith River, 3.1 miles west of Philpott, Henry County, 11.8 miles upstream from Reed Creek, and at mile 44.3.



Gage. Remote water-stage recorder and indicator, datum of 1929.

Datum of gage is at mean sea level,

Extremes.--19SO-60: Maximum contents, 7,591,200,000 cu ft Oct. 1, 1959 (elevation,976.38 ft); minimum (after first filling to rule curve) 2,925,000,000 cu ft Sept. 26, 1956 (elevation, 927.59 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete dam. Spillway, with crest at elevation 985 ft, is ungated and 120 ft long. Storage began in August 1950 during construction; initial filling started in December 1951; water in reservoir first reached rule-curve elevation in July 1953. Total capacity at elevation 998 ft (maximum flood-control pool) is 10,881,300,000 cu ft, of which 2,104,000,000 cu ft is above elevation 985 ft (spillway crest), 1,485,400,000 cu ft is controlled flood storage between elevation 974 ft (maxi mum powe.r pool) and elevation 985 ft, 4,839,500,000 cu ft is available for power between elevation 920 ft (minimum power pool) and elevation 974 ft, and 2,452,400 cu ft is dead storage below elevation 920 ft. Usable capacity is 6,324,900,000 cu ft between ele vations 920 ft and 985 ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is used for flood control, hydroelectric power, low-water regulation for navigation and pollution abatement, and recreation. Records not previously published, although changes in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, have been published since October 1950.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, in millions of cubic feet, on last day of monthWater year

1950

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

-

1114

1,8196,1925,212

5,5603,6127,0306,5657,104

Nov.

-

1110

2,1865,8585,027

5,2293,9617,2836,4097,032

Dec.

-

12381

2,2915,7464,975

4,8874,1667,1106,6266,961

Jan.

-

12577

3,0625,8504,779

4,5134,4037,1046,6976,972

Feb.

-

151,2174,1315,9605,012

4,4295,2687,2896,5907,339

Mar.

-

1751,4855,9736,1145,435

4,3615,8807,3976,7647,440

Apr.

-

2941,6826,6516,1056,074

4,6427,2807,2627,2467,204

May

-

1351,5297,0706,2596,119

4,3917,2797,2497,1037,313

June

-

1411,7627,1906,2136,213

4,0597,2797,2816,8687,186

July

-

1451,8297,0645,9456,050

3,6647,1207,2536,6387,031

Aug.

12

1202,0626,9925,5746,040

3,0956,8327,0886,3927,024

Sept.

11

191,8986,5485,1395,864

3,1327,2996,8387,5326,860


720. Smith River near Philpott, Va.

Location. tot 36°46'SO", long 80"01'30", on left bank 900 ft downstream from Philpott Dam,~3.1 miles west of Philpott, Henry County, and 11.6 miles upstream from Reed Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 804.27 ft above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 8, 1952, at site 1.9 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1946-60), 294 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--1946-60: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs June 29, 1949 (gage height, 20.3 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 9,700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 18.2 and 20.3 ft; minimum, 4 cfs Aug. 12, 1953 (gage height, 1.50 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Oct. 12, 1958.

Remarks. Since August 1950, flow regulated by Philpott Reservoir.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second (observed)

Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

23396.1

163217150

209110395334702

Nov.

18316870.5

219219

214100382177286

Dec.

474219179225214

21396.8

498175378

Jan.

20915571.1

208216

22196.0

486221319

Feb.

42013658.2

225231

233101365204586

Mar.

.31662360.5

214217

21697.5

427177619

Apr.

51536878.7

208221

223104723175718

May33638187.3

210203

215200622227364

June

291104161210216

230268348183315

July230130173210211

233187256182245

Aug.

161281118216209

255196260184191

Sept.

140333252218198

126332249214241

The year

291250123215209

216157418196413


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.26.51.73.46.96

.521.571.60.72

2.95

Nov.

0.95.87

1.12.47.78

.461.242.52.62

1.36

Dec.

2.551.921.19.99

1.05

.46

.942.351.401.91

Jan.

1.131.231.951.35.78

.441.002.631.351.75

Feb.

2.051.972.461.331.60

1.022.262.17.79

3.73

Mar.

2.033.904.071.482.04

1.031.782.541.313.57

Apr.

2.922.311.801.082.46

1.743.393.541.903.30

May1.491.741.331.451.20

.661.093.36.94

2.20

June

1.531.011.091.021.33

.541.411.90.48

1.40

July1.24.83.68.60.82

.46

.701.34.52

1.02

Aug.

0.811.98.49.42

1.11

.23

.481.08.50

1.02

Sept.

0.531.41.43.26.68

.742.70.81

3.44.94

The year

18.4919.6817.3410.9114.81

8.3018.5625.8413.9725.15

a Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir.


1951

1953

1955

195819591960

_12031233133313331383

14331503155316231703



discharge_

9,5003,3004,0301,3001,720

1,6501,3404,9201,5601,560

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Dec. 4, 1951Dec. 13, 1952Nov. 10, 1953June 28, 1955

July 17, 1956June 7, 1957Feb. 28, 1958

MJune 2, 1960

Minimumday

_5864395753

4434343036

_291250123215209

216157418196413

Adjusted a/

-291309270170232

130289403218392

Per

mile-

1.361.441.27.802

1.09

.6131.361.901.031.85

Runoff

inches-

18.4919.6817.3410.9114.81

8.3018.5625.8413.9725.15

Calendar year

Observed

325257245144208213

188239360262-

Adjusted a/

325269305254184210

165332345273-

Runoff

inches21.6217.0319.4216.2211.7813.46

10.6121.2822.1117.45

"

a Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir.b Oct. 22, 30, 1958, Jan. 27, Sept. 30, 1959.


725. Smith River at Bassett, Va.

Location. Lat 36°46'15", long 80 "00'00", on left bank 5 ft upstream from highway bridge at north edge of North Bassett, 1.0 mile northwest of Bassett, Henry County, 3.0 miles downstream from Town Creek, and 5.6 miles upstream from Reed Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 753.09 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--21 years (1939-60), 343 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 26,600 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.28 ft); minimum, 19 cfs July 19, 1956; minimum daily, 48 cfs Sept. 8,9, 1959; minimum gage

height, 1.06 ft Sept. 18, 26, 1953.Maximum stage known, about 22.9 ft Oct. 19, 1937, from information by local resi

dents (discharge, 38,200 cfs, from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of backwater studies and records for station at Martinsville).

Remarks. Since August 1950, flow regulated by Philpott Reservoir. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1950 to September 1951 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195619591960

Oct.

265121163230185

233148456246764

Nov.

22122898.4231242

249138524189302

Dec,

567321202236254

233132534229415

Jan.242209128255233

242133537236335

Feb.

496206136251316

266190424210696

Mar.407798129249252

257155471194662

Apr.673461103239295

290149620204749

May417456105242243

253252670239392

June

361143169247254

263332366160314

July267163169239236

275200277176246

Aug.

197372124228269

291203279170194

Sept.

170363253227237

159454253255252

The year

361323150239251

251206469211443

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inches (adjusted)a/Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

Oct.

1.30.54.70.44.97

.541.491.61.66

2.76

Nov.

0.961.001.06.45.75

.541.202.74.57

1.20

Dec.

2.662.091.10.66

1.07

.48

.952.131.421.76

Jan.

1.101.261.891.34.73

.461.012.431.211.54

Feb.

2.051.972.371.221.71

.992.262.06.66

3.59

Mar.

2.134.093.721.401.87

1.051.742.331.163.19

Apr.

3.172.361.611.042.39

1.753.043.391.722.90

May

1.641.821.191.361.19

.721.153.03.64

1.97

June

1.661.03.95

1.011.26

.601.461.76.39

1.17

July1.22.86.56.63.60

.56

.641.21.41.87

Aug.

0.652.09.44.41

1.21

.36

.43

.99

.36

.67

Sept.

0.561.41.36.26.75

.762.60.69

3.06.63

The year

19.3620.5415.9510.4414.72

6.6318.1724.3712.5022.67



195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

-12031233127313331363

14331503155316231703


Observed

Momentary maximum

Discharge-

12,6004,0002,4702,4102,650

2,9305,3505,2006,1003,650

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Dec. 4, 1951Dec. 13, 1952Jan. 22, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

July 17, 1956Sept. 17, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

"Ilnimumday

_6166645661

6154774667

-361323150239251

251206469211443

Adjusted^

-361362297194274

165336454233422

Per

mile-

1.431.511.17.767

1.08

.6521.341.79.921

1.67

Runoff

inches-

19.3820.5415.9510.4414.72

6.6316.1724.3712.5022.57

Calendar yearObservec

402325307166236254

226299398260-

Adjusters/

402337367276214251

203392383291-

Runoff

Inches21.4718.0519.7714.6611.4613.49

10.9121.0120.5415.59

-



730. Smith River at Martinsville, Va.

Location. Lat 36°39'45", long 79°52'55", on right bank 800 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highways 58 and 220, at south edge of Martinsville (revised), Henry County, and 5.0 miles downstream from Beaver Creek.




Average discharge.--31 years (1929-60), 456 efs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. 1929-60: Maximum discharge, 39,000 efs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 21.50 ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 efs on basis of computations of flow over dam at gage heights 16.76 and 21.50 ft; minimum, 3.8 efs Mar. 19, 1955 (gage height, 1.14 ft); minimum daily, 19 efs Oct. 6, 1935.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by Philpott Reservoir. Some additional regulation by powerplant 1,000 ft above station. Records of chemical analyses for the period November 1950 to September 1951 are published in report of the Geological Survey.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

398163240257331

293293513338885

Nov.

293302162259324

316209742296395

Dec.

691528270326378

307207638413567

Jan.

304326257456297

298206684406506

Feb.

614355293381421

394358577338

1,017

Mar.

5291,040

348439397

359261628346952

Apr.

812600206365392

446425996412988

May

488602196368292

296348902343565

June 479231264343349

314431496283412

July

357238254£70295

325258368229322

Aug.

259495165243357

343249371222289

Sept.

205490264241284

277740338451374

The year

451449243329343

330330604340604


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.22.50.65.38

1.10

.551.451.27.73

2.24

Nov.

0.87.90.91.39.75

.561.032.51.70

1.09

Dec.

2.132.05.95.88

1.10

.55

.871.761.521.67

Jan.

0.941.231.681.52.69

.49

.912.101.341.57

Feb.

1.711.762.051.191.44

1.041.991.82.82

3.35

Mar.

1.813.523.191.531.71

1.031.512.061.273.06

Apr.

2.562.021.401.081.91

1.652.882.811.782.68

May

1.331.681.081.31.95

.621.072.77.89

1.87

June

1.44.96.92.97

1.15

.551.281.52.57

1.08

July1.11.81.64.52.72

.55

.611.10.44.81

Aug.

0.771.80.43.32

1.09

.40

.43

.96

.40

.88

Sept.

0.501.27.28.22.64

.872.74.72

2.66.93

The year

16.3918.5014.1810.3113.25

8.8616.7721.4013.1221.23

a Adjusted for change in contents In Philpott Reservoir.


195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

-12031233127313331383

14331503Mb(b)



Discharge-

12,5006,4404,8805,9609,000

4,43010,9007,2409,5107,720

Date-


Apr. 16, 1956Sept. 17, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

Ilnimumday

-119112782947

4047803372

-451449243329343

330330604340604

Adjusted a/

-451508390284366

244462589362583

Per

mile-

1.211.361.04.759.979

.6521.241.57.968

1.56

Runoff

Inches-

16.3918.5014.1810.3113.25

8.8616.7721.4013.1221.23

Calendar year

Observec

501418422257345333

313430534407-

Adjusted a/

501 430

482367321330

290523519418-

Runoff

Inches18.1815.6217.5613.3211.6111.96

10.5518.9618.8115.17

-

a Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoir.b Bulletin 2'6: Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water

Resources.


740. Smith River at Spray, N. C.

Location (revised) . Lat 36°31'50", long 79°46'10", on right bank 0.9 mile south of Virginia-North Carolina State line, 1 mile downstream from Stuart Creek, and 1 mile north of Spray, Rocklngham County.


Records available. --October 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 539.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 21 years (1939-60), 621 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. --1939-60: Maximum discharge, 45,600 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 19.28 ft), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam 1? miles downstream; minimum, 60 cfs Oct. 12, 1953; minimum dally, 66 cfs Sept. 10, 1944.

Remarks. --Flow regulated since August 1950 by Phllpott Reservoir. ulatlon by powerplant at Martlnsvllle, Va.

Some additional reg-


19561957195819591960

Oct.

528201277284516

315405648409

1,288

Nov.

384364264288412

336286

1,239366494

Dec.

943726389403514

337381898682737

Jan.454444493745352

324299959573621

Feb.

888546566534605

486572870458

1,521

Mar.734

1,407694655654

501412895526

1,326

Apr.

1,150803342486634

723761

1,422706

1,350

May

677786320502382

365530

1,313549805

June

670339350477477

383645780392703

July48927229O401395

324314558368483

Aug.

322579194289530

326288564324423

Sept.

248615285266331

34595839166O484

The year

622591371444483

396485877501850

Monthly and yearly runoff. In Inches (adJusted) a/Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.13.43.53.32

1.16

.431.261.18.66

2.42

Nov.

0.80.75.84.33.71

.43

.872.78.63.97

Dec.

2.021.86.92.77

1.06

.45

.981.791.641.52

Jan.

0.971.111.671.68.60

.39

.832.051.291.34

Feb.

1.721.611.951.121.35

.911.801.83.80

3.34

Mar.

1.713.232.961.521.74

1.021.372.011.272.93

Apr.

2.481.821.251.001.83

1.722.702.841.852.61

May

1.331.571.021.20.86

.581.142.801.061.81

June

1.40.89.82.95

1.06

.531.341.64.62

1.36

July

1.05.64.52.64.72

.38

.551.18.60.91

Aug.

0.671.43.36.32

1.13

.24

.391.08.50.90

Sept.

0.431.15.24.20.55

.742.36.61

2.28.87

The year

15.7116.4913.0810.0512.77

7.8215.5921.7913.1920.96

a Adjusted for change In contents in Philpott Reservoir; adjustments furnished by Corps of Engineers.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Momentary maximumJlscharge

_12,0007,8706,7508,80012,200

5,50011,8009,80012,200b8,220

Date.

Dec. 8, 1950Dec. 21, 1951Mar. 24, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

Apr. 16, 1956Sept. 17, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 6, 1960

linlmum day

_1441481078485

93127150120160

Mean

_622591371444483

396485877501850

Adjusted a/

Mean

_622650518399506

310617862523829

Per square mile

.1.161.21.963.742.941

.5761.151.60.972

1.54

Runoff in

inches_

15.7116.4913.0810.0512.77

7.8215.5921.7913.1920.96


Mean

674574561375483444

403628767591-

Adjusted a/

Mean

674586621485459441

380721752602-

Runoff in

inches17.0014.8015.7412.2111.5611.15

9.6218.2319.0015.20

-

a Adjusted for change in contents in Phllpott Reservoir; adjustments furnished by Corps of Engineers.

b Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 12,OOO cfs at 12:O1 a.m. Oct. 1, stage falling.


745. Sandy River near Danville, Va.

Location. Lat 36°37'10", long 79°30'10", on right bank 200 ft downstream from Hickory Forest Creek, 400 ft upstream from bridge on road between Callahans Store and Mount Cross, 5.5 miles northwest of western corporate limits of Danville, Pittsylvania County, and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 460.38 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to June 26, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 1,200 ft downstream at datum 5.57 ft lower.


Extremes.--1929-60: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 14.8 ft, present datum, from floodtnarks), from rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs by loga rithmic plotting; minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 29, 1930 (gage height, 0.40 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 8 cfs Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 1, 2, 1932.

Remarks. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill above station.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

65.725.743.223.4

174

46.611856.262.5169

Nov.

65.851.264.032.559.4

51.479.8

28162.379.0

Dec.

12015976.069.4

119

45.614412421O118

Jan.

67.597.013420258.2

45.391.3

148111112

Feb.

Ill13615279.6

151

10117817886.3328

Mar.

117253196116153

112116169120202

Apr.

15814896.983.8

155

198238254152216

May68.797. 055.994.378,8

73.571.0

22574.6114

June

10361.450.285.185.6

63.477.2

10147.888.4

July53.653.935.056.486.8

31.235.678.963.172.5

Aug.

32.793.228.433.9

187

37.526.1

11246.785.5

Sept.24.082.720.919.056.9

61.713451.469.8

121

The year82.010579.074.8

114

71.910814892.4

141


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.67.26.44.24

1.78

.481.2O.57.64

1.73

Nov.

0.65.51.63.32.59

.51

.792.78.61.78

Dec.

1.221.63.78.71

1.21

.471.461.272.14l.ZO

Jan.0.69.99

1.372.06.59

.46

.931.511.131.14

Feb.

1.021.291.41.73

1.40

.961.641.64.80

3.13

Mar.

1.202.581.991.191.56

1.141.191.731.222.06

Apr.

1.561.46.96.83

1.53

1.952.352.511.512.13

May

O.70.99.57.96.80

.75

.722.29.76

1.16

June

1.02.61.50.84.85

.63

.761.00.47.87

July0.55.55.36.58.89

.32

.36

.80

.64

.74

Aug.

0.33.95.29.35

1.90

.38

.271.14.48.87

Sept.0.24.82.21.19.56

.611.33.51.69

1.19

The year9.85

12.649.519.00

13.66

8.6613.0017.7511.0917.00


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

12C12;1213.

)3>36S3

1383

143315C( a(a(a

53


Discharge-

3,6302,2701,3302,8407,830

1,5703,2604,1104,2702,700

Date-

June 18, 1951Aug. 31, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

Mar. 16, 1956Apr. 8, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Dec. 29, 1958Apr. 5, 1960

Minimum day

-1817141312

1414402249

Mean

-82.0

10579.074.8

114

71.910814892.4

141

Per square mile

-0.726.929.699.662

1.01

.636

.9561.31.818

1.25

Runoff in

Inches-

9.8512.649.519.00

13.66

8.6613.0017.7511.0917.00

Calendar year

Mean

92.880.7

10074.194.196.0

88.711813895.0-

Runoff in

inches11.149.71

12.098.93

11.3111.54

10.6514.1716.5211.41

-



750. Dan River at Danville, Va.

Location. Lat 36"35'15", long 79°22'55", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Southern Railway bridge in Danville, Pittsylvania County, 1,000 ft upstream from Fall Creek, and at mile 62.7.


Records available. August 1934 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity 1890-1934, at same site 1934-49, and at Main Street Bridge, 0.25 mile upstream 1949-60, are contained in reports of the U.S. Weather Bureau.


Average discharge. 26 years (1934-60), 2,379 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. 1934-60: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 20.96 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Dec. 8, 1946 (gage height, 1.19 ft); minimum daily, 245 cfs Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Diurnal fluctuation caused by cotton mills above station. Since August 1950, flow regulated by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 145,200 acre-ft).


Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

1,659624869646

2,815

8511,6752,0671,1696,272

Nov.

1,1481,0521,148

7441,901

9011,3425,8701,1601,670

Dec.

2,7232,7481,4431,4333,180

8592,2243,5343,1422,629

Jan.-

1,5332,3272,6383,9171,312

8081,4693,5222,4712,567

Feb.

2,8433,5073,2251,7862,665

2,3174,2893,2731,9868,280

Mar.

2,7076,6864,4292,7232,770

2,2952,2443,1002,2635,615

Apr.

4,4873,3732,0601,7483,991

3,8384,4626,9493,0845,804

May

2,0272,5811,3421,6081,902

1,2891,7065,0921,4313,241

June-

2,4591,2241,5981,3741,684

8982,4152,3251,0282,077

July1,3791,0201,0031,1021,708

7541,0041,6931,3471,510

Aug.

8681,981

701694

2,279

777948

2,0231,0331,666

Sept.

6892,146

678458933

1,5473,324

9812,6281,869

The year

2,0352,4391,7531,5222,260

1,4192,2353,3631,8943,583


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.93.35.47.29

1.60

.421.041.11.60

3.44

Nov.

0.62.57.70.33

1.00

.42

.803.25.60.89

Dec.

1.531.63.83.78

1.78

.411.291.951.811.46

Jan.0.861.351.652.22.70

.38

.881.981.411.44

Feb.

1.451.981.86.93

1.41

1.202.361.70.99

4.43

Mar.

1.523.822.881.571.65

1.281.401.761.313.18

Apr.

2.441.871.26.95

2.31

2.142.723.751.783.11

May

1.141.42.84.94

1.08

.67

.962.86.77

1.84

June

1.34.72.89.74.94

.421.321.27.51

1.10

July0.78.59.54.56.93

.34

.53

.95

.71

.82

Aug.

0.491.16.38.31

1.28

.32

.471.10.53.94

Sept.

0.371.14.28.16.47

.851.91.48

1.67.98

The year

13.4716.6012.589.78

15.15

8.8515.6822.1612.6923.63

a Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoir since October 1951.


195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703

Water year ending Sept. 3O


discharge_

20,90023,50021,90025,50039,200

18,40025,50027,00032,10027,700

Date.

June 18, 1951Mar. 25, 1952Mar. 25, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Oct. 16, 1954

Apr. 17, 1956Sept. 19, 1957Apr. 29, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Oct. 11, 1959

<Ilnlmumday

.500476340245255

294530610580780

_2,0352,4391,7531,5222,260

1,4192,2353,3631,8943,583

Adjusted a/

.-

2,4981,9001,4772,283

1,3332,3673,3481,9163,562

Per

mile.

0.9931.22.927.720

1.11

.6501.151.63.935

1.74

Runoff

Inches_

13.4716.6012.589.78

15.15

8.8515.6822.1612.6923.63

Calendar year

Observed

Mean

2,2181,9422,3571,7001,9501,814

1,6412,7522,8662,325

-

Adjusted a/

2,2181,9542,4171,8101,9261,811

1,6182,8452,8512,336

-

Runoff

Inches14.6812.9416.0511.9812.7612.02

10.7318.8618.8615.47

-

a Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoir since October 1951.

ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

755. Dan River at Paces, Va.

101

Location. Lat 36°38'32", long 79°05'23", on right bank 12 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Paces, Halifax County, 0.5 mile upstream from Big Toby Creek, 2.7 miles upstream from Birch Creek, and at mile 36.0





Extremes. 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Oct. 17, 1954 (gage height, 25.40 ft); minimum, 193 cfs Sept. 4, 1956 (gage height, 1.71 ft); minimum daily, 244 cfs Sept. 4, 1956.

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 32.3 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Diurnal fluctuation caused by cotton mills at Danville. Since August 1950, flow regulated by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River. Records of chemical analyses for

the period October 1955 to August 1956; suspended sediment loads for the period January 1954 to September 1960, and water temperatures, are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

*1,685648999616

2,903

1,3711,9722,1471,4117,253

Nov.

*1,4291,2391,702

7781,822

1,1391,6946,1841,3182,172

Dec.

2,8993,3071,9651,5762,748

1,0912,4334,0453,2663,438

Jan.

1,6442,9733,4894,3911,487

1,0361,6924,1592,6233,369

Feb.

3,1493,4114,2701,9883,345

2,9685,3703,8082,1769,141

Mar.

2,9857,4024,8973,1393,672

2,7213,0213,6532,2395,679

Apr.

4,8713,4092,5602,2204,743

4,1325,1457,3883,8926,410

May

2,0712,9281,5831,9672,009

1,6411,7755,5101,7853,625

June

2,7051,4741,7621,6231,829

1,0432,6852,3811,2882,154

July

1,5791,3551,1001,2661,790

9941,1271,6931,3581,569

Aug.

1,1092,124

727812

3,070

9441,0172,0321,1361,754

Sept.

6912,741

678452

1,187

1,5273,5121,1082,6241,983

The year

*2,2252,7532,1321,7392,546

1,7082,5913,6682,0904,023

* Not previously published; estimated or partly estimated on basis of records for station at South Boston.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

*0.76.29.44.22

1.33

.57

.97

.92

.593.20

Nov.

*0.62.54.81.28.77

.44

.802.74.55.94

Dec.

1.311.56.91.69

1.23

.441.131.801.511.54

Jan.

0.741.371.712.01.64

.40

.801.881.201.52

Feb.

1.281.551.93.83

1.41

1.242.341.58.87

3.93

Mar.

1.353.392.521.441.73

1.221.461.671.042.58

Apr.

2.131.531.24.97

2.19

1.852.493.211.782.77

May

0.941.30.79.92.92

.70

.802.49.78

1.66

June1.18.68.79. 70.82

.401.171.05.52.92

July

0.71.62.48.53.78

.38

.48

.76

.58

.68

Aug.

0.501.00.32.30

1.38

.33

.41

.89

.47

.79

Sept.

0.301.17.22.12.49

.671.62.44

1.34.82

The year

*11.8215.0012.169.01

13.69

8.6414.4719.4311.2321.35

* Not previously published; see footnote to preceding table.a Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir since October 1951.


195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703



Discharge-

23,20025,70020,20024,80034,000

17,30026,10025,30030,30030,900

Date-

Apr. 10, 1951Mar. 26, 1952Mar. 26, 1953Jan. 24, 1954Oct. 17, 1954

Apr. 17, 1956Feb. 2, 1957Apr. 30, 1958Dec. 30, 1958Oct. 12, 1959

Minimumday

-565518440265280

244400775600840

_*2,2252,7532,1321,7392,546

1,7082,5913,6682,0904,023

Adjusted a/

_-

2,8122,2791,6942,569

1,6222,7233,6532,1124,002

Per

mile_

*0.8731.10.894.664

1.01

.6361.071.43.828

1.57

Runoff

inches.

*11.8215.0012.169.01

13.69

8.6414.4719.4311.2321.35

Calendar year

Observec

_2,1562,7071,9912,1182,219

1,9183,1113,1402,671

-

Adjusted a/

.2,1682,7672,1012,0942,216

1,8953,2043,1252,682

-

Runoff

inches_

11.5214.7711.1911.1511.81

10.0917.0316.6214.26

* Not previously published.a Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir since October 1951.


760. Dan River at South Boston, Va.

Location. Lat 36°41'37", long 78°54'09", on left bank 100 ft upstream from Norfolk and Western Railway bridge at South Boston, Halifax County, 1 mile downstream from Lawsons

Creek, 6 miles upstream from Banister River, and at mile 22.6.

Drainage area. 2, 730 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . August 1900 to May 1907, October 1922 to September 1952. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303. Unpublished gage-height records since October 1952 are available in the district office of the Geological Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 19

at same site at datum 3.06 ft higher. same site and datum.

datum ofgage is 299.23 ft above mean sea level,36. August 1900 to May 1907, wire or chain gage

Apr. 28, 1923, to Dec. 8, 1928, chain gage at

Average discharge. 36 years (1900-1906, 1922-52), 3,007 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. 1900-1907, 1922-52: Maximum discharge, 81,000 cfs Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 31.8 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 161 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 3.11 ft); min

imum daily, 208 cfs Sept. 15, 1932.

Remarks . Flow slightly regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by cotton mills at Danville. Water supply for

South Boston diverted Just above station. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1950 to September 1952, and water temperatures, are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


Water year1951 1953

Oct.

1,914 634

Nov.

1,583 1,298

Dec.

3,306 3,665

Jan.1,776 3,398

Feb.

3,398 3,687

Mar.

3,306 8,489

Apr.

5,505 3,704

May

2,225 3,047

June

3,015 1,544

July1,666 1,435

Aug.

1,214 2,125

Sept.

758 3,032

The year

2,462 3,012

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inches (adjusted) a/Water year1951 1952

Oct.

0.81 .29

Nov.

0.65 .53

Dec.

1.401.60

Jan.

0.75 1.46

Feb.

1.29 1.55

Mar.

1.40 3.63

Apr.

2.25 1.54

May

0.941.27

June

1.23 .67

July0.70 .62

Aug.

0.51 .93

Sept.

0.31 1.22

The year

12.24 15.31

a Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir since October 1951.


Year

1950 1951 1952

WSP

1203 1233



Discharge

22,400 26,300

Date

Apr. 10-11, 1951 Mar. 26, 1952

Minimum day

557 513

Mean

2,462 3,012

Adjusted a/

Mean

3,071

Per square mile

0.902 1.12

Runoff in

inches

12.24 15.31

Calendar year

Observed

Mean

2,702 2,364

Adjusted a/

Mean

2,376

Runoff in

inches13.43 11.80

a Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir since October 1951.


765. Georges Creek near Gretna, Va.

Location. Lat 36°56'10", long 79°18'50", on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 40, 2.8 miles southeast of Gretna, Plttsylvanla County, and 5.8 miles upstream from Whitethorn Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 629.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 11 years (1949-60), 9.35 ft.

Extremes. 1949-60: Maximum discharge, 1,100 cfs (revised) Sept. 13, 1950 (gage height, 6.48 ft), from rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 4.93 and 6.23 ft; minimum dally, 1.0 cfs Mar. 12, Apr. 5, 1956.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1950 to September 1951 are published In report of the Geological Survey.


Revisions. The momentary maximum discharge and discharge for one day In the water 1950 were revised In WSP 1703, the resulting revised records as summarized herewith supersede those published In WSP 1303.

Month

Water year 1949-50. .

Mean

13.8 9.22

Per square mile

1.50 1.00

Runoff In inches

1.67 13.60

Momentary maximum

Discharge

1,100

Date

Sept. 13, 1950

Minimum day

3.7


19561957195819591960

Oct.

7.563.516.954.1010.8

5.319.228.668.108.02

Nov.

6.888.388.824.837.37

6.356.90

22.66.987.40

Dec.

10.315.79.267.547.49

2.959.04

13.214.08.15

Jan.

7.4712.312.320.05.90

3.788.3614.38.508.19

Feb.

9.2414.212.37.378.85

7.8113.916.57.44

22.6

Mar.

10.116.514.28.39

21.8

7.799.75

15.69.09

14.0

Apr.

13.116.89.767.95

10.4

10.515.218.312.016.6

May

7.569.967.527.146.68

5.319.67

23.37.34

11.1

June

8.357.087.535.529.08

4.4814.111.25.107.41

July

6.327.035.533.93

11.1

5.236.388.617.787.58

Aug.

5.8513.64.613.63

15.3

4.175.86

11.93.587.17

Sept.

3.2812.73.662.068.01

4.1513.77.127.109.14

The year

7.9911.58.516.89

10.3

5.6310.114.28.0910.5


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.95.44.87.51

1.35

.671.151.081.011.01

Nov.

0.831.021.07.59.89

.77

.842.74.85.90

Dec.1.291.971.16.95.'94

.371.131.651.751.02

Jan.

0.941.541.542.50.74

.471.051.791.071.03

Feb.

1.041.661.40.83

1.00

.921.571.86.84

2.65

Mar.

1.272.061.781.052.73

.981.221.961.141.75

Apr.

1.582.041.18.96

1.26

1.271.842.221.452.01

May

0.951.24.94.89.84

.671.212.92.92

1.40

June

1.01.86.91.67

1.10

.541.711.36.62.90

July0.79.88.69.49

1.40

.65

.801.08.98.95

Aug.

0.731.71.58.46

1.91

.52

.731.49.45.90

Sept.

0.401.54.44.25.97

.501.66.86.86

1.11

The year

11.7816.9612.5610.1515.13

8.3314.9121.0111.9415.63


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-1203,17031233,1703

133313331383

14331503

Mr(a)


Discharge-

261865191460932

196390842380246

Date-

Dec. 4, 1950Sept. 1, 1952June 22, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

Aug. 16, 1956Sept. 17, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Dec. 28, 1958Feb. 19, 1960

Minimum day

-2.82.83.21.41.9

1.03.46.42.54.4

Mean

-7.99

11.58.516.89

10.3

5.6310.114.28.0910.5

Per squaremile

-0.8681.21.925.749

1.12

.6121.101.54.879

1.14

Runoff in

Inches-

11.7816.9612.5610.1515.13

8.3314.9121.0111.9415.63

Calendar year

Mean

8.928.2311.37.807.679.32

6.5211.713.07.62-

Runoff in

Inches13.1612.1416.1311.5111.2813.76

9.6417.2619.1511.26

-


727 - 526 O - 64 - 8


770. Banister River at Halifax, Va.

Location. Lat 36°46'35", long 78°54'58", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on U.S." Highway 360, 1,700 ft downstream from Terrible Creek, 1 mile northeast of Halifax, Halifax County, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.


Records available.--September 1904 to December 1905, October 1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 318.54 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Sept. 28; 1904, to Dec. 31, 1905, chain gage at site 400 ft upstream at different datum. Dec. 9, 1928, to Sept. 20, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 400 ft upstream at same datum.


Extremes. 1904-5. 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Sept. 20, 1944 (gage height, 40.8 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow and velocity-area study; minimum, 6 cfs on many days in August and September 1932; minimum dally, 6 cfs Aug. 30, 1932.

Remarks. Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant half a mile above station. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1950 to September 1951 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

27411517084.8

578

196268237236520

Nov.

288235440116397

227314

1,122237342

Dec.

648646425253483

212441735

1,037564

Jan.

335583695893246

201356936605507

Feb.

508696742374619

4561,003

912434

1,557

Mar.

6061,058

841579918

537656854455940

Apr.

797717516504862

760978

1,315815

1,077

May

286372286396368

297263

1,163275619

June

434223287289299

198483395157318

July270222146244462

160154239291205

Aug.

17730619789.2

1,092

132181302140288

Sept.

10057881.429.4

299

143545173173148

The year

393478400322552

292465696405586


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.57.24.36.18

1.21

.41

.56

.49

.491.09

Nov.

0.58.48.89.23.80

.46

.632.26.48.69

Dec.

1.351.35.89.53

1.01

.44

.921.532.171.18

Jan.

0.701.211.451.87.51

.42

.741.961.261.06

Feb.

0.961.361.40.71

1.17

.891.901.72.82

3.04

Mar.

1.272.211.751.211.91

1.121.371.79.95

1.96

Apr.

1.611.451.041.021.74

1.541.982.661.652.18

May

0.60.78.60.83.77

.62

.552.43.57

1.29

June

0.88.45.58.58.60

.40

.98

.80

.32

.64

July0.56.46.30.51.96

.33

.32

.50

.61

.43

Aug.

0.37.64.41.19

2.28

.28

.38

.63

.29

.60

Sept.

0.201.17.16.06.60

.291.10.35.35.30

The year

9.6511.809.837.92

13.56

7.2011.4317.129.96

14.46


Year

195019511952195319541955

39561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

3,3206,7403,5005,260

10,100

3,4505,4007,33011,0005,800

Date-

Dec. 5, 1950Sept. 2, 1952Nov. 21, 1952Jan. 24, 1954Aug. 19, 1955

Apr. 12, 1956Apr. 10, 1957May 7, 1958Dec. 30, 1958Apr. 6, 1960

Minimum day

-3136272660

2618282839

Mean

-393478400322552

292465696405586

Per square mile

-0.712.866.725.583

1.00

.529

.8421.26.734

1.06

Runoff in

Inches-

9.6511.809.837.92

13.56

7.2011.4317.129.96

14.46

Calendar year

Mean

460375481352406483

324553649398-

Runoff In

Inches11.329.22

11.878.6310.0011.85

8.0013.6015.989.78-


775. Hyco River near Denniston, Va.

Location. Lat 36°35'16", long 78°53'56", on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 501, 0.8 mile upstream from Mayo Creek, 2 miles east of Denniston, Halifax County, and 8 miles south of South Boston.


Records available.--October 1928 to September 1934, October 1950 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 315.24 ft above mean sea level. July 10, 1929, to Mar. 14, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--1928-34. 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 7,630 cfs (revised) Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 21.88 ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs; minimum, 0.004 cfs Sept. 14, 1932 (gage height, 3.58 ft), result of discharge measurement.

Floods in August 1928 and September 1945 reached stages of 26.4 and 25.6 ft, respec tively, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Small diurnal fluctuation at low flow in some years caused by mill abovestation. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1950 to September 1951 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

10610.238.63.75

135

30323011121.0

391

Nov.

66.045.4

3558.29

198

97.819162239.1

361

Dec.

35941725148.8

397

64.8248401522367

Jan.

127649691577127

52.5221730355352

Feb.

322523663143408

6441,178425385

1,363

Mar.

389990576396595

422532459176652

Apr.

503398191276468

487410732524761

May

83.435769.9

157109

233105767107268

June

32689.520222840.5

60.151.186.217550.6

July

78.716226.063.1

195

56.919.493.732.536.6

Aug.

44.290.35.65

11.2502

10213510329.458.7

Sept.

12.5229

5.74.71

62.5

68.424113.764.072.1

The year

200331254160270

214290378201390

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inchesWater year1951195219531954,1955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.42.04.15.02.54

1.21.92.44.08

1.56

Nov.

0.25.18

1.37.03.76

.38

.742.40.15

1.39

Dec.

1.431.661.00.19

1.58

.26

.991.602.081.46

Jan.

0.512.592.762.31.51

.21

.882.921.421.40

Feb.

1.161.952.38.52

1.47

2.404.251.531.395.09

Mar.

1.563.952.291.582.38

1.682.121.83.70

2.60

Apr.

1.941.54.74

1.071.81

1.891.582.822.022.94

May

0.331.43.28.63.43

.93

.423.06.43

1.07

June

1.26.35.78.88.16

.23

.20

.33

.67

.20

July

0.31.65.10.25.78

.23

.08

.37

.13

.15

Aug.

0.18.36.02.04

2.01

.41

.54

.41

.12

.23

Sept.

0.05.88.02.003.24

.26

.93

.05

.25

.28

The year

9.4015.5811.897.52

12.67

10.0913.6517.769.44

18.37


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge------

_---

4,480

Date,_ j

Apr. 11, 1951Mar. 6, 1952

-June 17, 1954

-

Oct. 3, 1955Feb. 2, 1957Nov. 27, Jan. 16Dec. 30, 1958Feb. 20, 1960

Minimum day

_5.94.22.0.3

2.6

5.61.58.25.78.0

Mean

-200331254160270

214290378201390

Per square mile

_0.6921.15.879.554.934

.7401.001.31.696

1.35

Runoff in

inches_

9.4015.5811.897.52

12.67

10.0913.6517.769.44

18.37

Calendar year

Mean

_195344205216247

231329333246-

Runoff in

inches_

9.1816.229.61

10.1611.64

10.8915.4415.6311.54

-

Note. Previously published figures of maximum discharge for water years 1951-56 may be in error due to backwater from Mayo Creek; those figures are not published herein.


790. Roanoke (Staunton) River at Clarksville, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°37'40", long 78°33'04", on right bank 6 ft downstream from highwaybridge in Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, 500 ft upstream from Dan River, and at mile 199.0. Records include flow of Dan River.

Drainage area. 7,320 sq mi, approximately, includes that of Dan River.

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1952. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303. October 1895 to February 1898, gage heights and dis charge measurements for both Roanoke and Dan Rivers at Southern Railway bridge 2,000 ft above confluence. Gage-height records collected in vicinity since 1891 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 258.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.


Extremes.--1934-52: Maximum discharge, 280,000 cfs Aug. 17, 1940 minimum, 1,100 cfs Sept. 11, 1944 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

gage height, 26.66 ft);

Remarks.--Small diurnal fluctuations at low flow caused by cotton mills at Danville and powerplant on Banister River. Slight regulation by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River since August 1950.


Water year1951 1952

Oct.

4,686 1,672

Nov.

4,085 3,716

Dec.

10,250 10,328

Jan.

4,970 10,762

Feb.

8,878 11,337

Mar.

9,611 19,253

Apr.

14,710 11,150

May

5,694 8,438

June

7,623 4,141

July4,425 3,707

Aug.

3,045 6,346

Sept.1,998 8,753

The year

6,641 8,298

Monthly and yearly runoff, in Inches (adjusted) a/

Water year1951 1952

Oct.

0.74 .26

Nov.

0.62 .57

Dec.

1.61 1.65

Jan.

0.78 1.71

Feb.

1.26 1.70

Mar.

1.51 3.04

Apr.

2.24 1.71

May

0.90 1.31

June

1.16 .64

July

0.70 .59

Aug.

0.48 1.01

Sept.

0.30 1.33

The year

12.30 15.52

a. Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoirs since October 1951.


Year

1950 1951 1952

WSP

1203 1233



Discharge

42,000 65,000

Date

Apr. 11, 1951 Sept. 3, 1952

linimum day

1,600 1,320

Mean

6,641 8,298

Adjusted a/

Mean

8,357

Per square mile

0.907 1.14

Runoff in

Inches

12.30 15.52


Mean

7,603 6,362

Adjusted a/

Mean

6,374

Runoff In

Inches14.10 11.81

Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoir since October 1951.


794.9. John H. Kerr Reservoir near Boydton, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°35'56", long 78°18'06", at John H. Kerr Dam on Roanoke River, 2.7 miles upstream from Alien Creek, 6.7 miles southeast of Boydton, Mecklenburg County, 18 miles upstream from the Virginia-North Carolina State line, and at mile 178.7.



Gage. Remote water-stage recorder and indicator. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--1950-60: Maximum contents, 88,152,000,000 eu ft May 10, 1958 (elevation, 309.02 ft); minimum (after first filling to rule curve), 33,742,000,000 cu ft Feb. 3, 1956 (elevation, 280.23 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankments. Spillway, with crest at elevation 288.00 ft, is equipped with 22 taintor gates 32 ft high by 42 ft wide. Storage began in July 1950 during construction; initial filling started June 30, 1952; water in reservoir first reached rule-curve elevation in March 1953. Total capacity at elevation 320 ft (top of gates) is 122,334,000,000 cu ft, of which 55,687,000,000 cu ft is controlled flood storage between elevations 300 ft (top of power pool) and 320 ft, 32,818,000,000 cu ft between elevations 280.3 ft (bottom of power pool) and 300 ft is available for power, and 33,829,000,000 cu ft below elevation 280.3 ft is dead storage. Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is used for flood control, hydroelectric power, low-water regulation for navigation and pollution abatement, and recreation. Records not previously published, although combined changes in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for this and other reservoirs have been published since October 1950.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Water year

1950

1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

Oct.

-

292 172

21,175 46,653 52,350

51,379 50,874 55,086 47,781 62,204

Nov.

-

292 194

28,941 45,385 51,096

46,278 49,310 69,465 44,923 64,965

Dec.

-

338 418

34,473 46,587 50,634

40,367 50,787 60,087 58,658 64,316

Jan.

-

338 3,036

36,577 63,432 47,258

34,595 52,581 64,856 64,421 59,599

Feb.

-

401 436

53,753 55,700 62,387

47,324 64,438 67,509 60, 640 77,228

Mar.

-

451 782

64,399 63,781 69,687

57,164 70,815 73,307 69,199 70,685

Apr.

-

396 6,016 62,003 63,040 71,948

69,356 71,425 76,064 72,240 72,558

May

-

237 1,490

63,227 62,796 67,274

63,824 65,344 70,419 65,597 71,356

June

-

392 503

65,828 64,604 64, 900

62,164 65,828 67,122 62,064 66,185

July

87

261 5,567 62,509 61,001 62,857

59,442 62,103 63,863 62,347 64, 586

Aug.

78

174 13,669 56,480 56,166 64,983

52,899 58,484 62,064 54,994 60, 601

Sept.

100

156 20,077 50,460 48,286 55,513

50,011 60,226 53,496 53,605 57,795


795. Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va.

Location. Lat 36°36'06", long 78°17'56", opposite Buggs Island on left bank 1,200 ft down stream from John H. Kerr Dam, 2.4 miles upstream from Aliens Creek, 5.3 miles upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 1, 6.7 miles southeast of Boydton, Mecklenburg County, and at mile 178.4.


Records available.--November 1921 to August 1923 (gage heights only), April 1947 to Septem ber 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.72 ft above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark). November 1921 to August 1923 at site 0.3 mile upstream at dif ferent datum. April 1947 to Sept. 30, 1952, at site 2,800 ft downstream at datum 0.38 ft higher.

Average discharge.--13 years (1947-60), 7,694 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--1947-60: Maximum discharge, 76,000 cfs Dec. 7, 1948 (gage height, 14.97 ft); minimum, 99 cfs July 3, Oct. 24, 1953 (gage height, 1.53 ft); minimum daily, 140 cfs Oct. 7, 1956.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 33.9 ft, from levels by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Since August 1950, flow regulated by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River and by John H. Kerr Reservoir. Records of chemical analyses for the periods October 1951 to September 1952, October 1954 to September 1955 are published in reports of the Geolog ical Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

4,7881,7422,4792,8415,153

5,2354,2826,0894,756

10,480

Nov.

4,1263,9084,4362,2645,736

4,5855,1227,8243,6665,546

Dec.

10,23010,8784,3493,4587,245

4,5064,94614,1404,2148,900

Jan.

5,19111,00011,3705,9885,320

4,1024,53810,9406,0039,921

Feb.

9,44013,1546,4328,6113,423

3,99512,11010,2407,340

17,110

Mar.

10,16020,53511,6606,803

10,430

4,2817,364

10,3802,849

17,640

Apr.

15,2909,7508,7466,60811,860

5,87112,B6017,92010,09016.500

May

5,9239,8064,6635,6427,428

5,9586,368

19,5206,3209,911

June

7,8694,2433,7932,9775,697

3,1345,B207,2044,4716,595

July4,4552,0263,5353,9045,494

3,29B3,6045,7153,4293,845

Aug.

3,2293,2974,0223,40512,040

3,9393,7845,5864,9125,064

Sept.

2,0075,8003,7103,6926,490

3,5516,6635,1914,7015,074

The year6,8668,0065,7674,6597,221

4,3746,396

10,0705,2069,690


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.72.26.42.19.99

.53

.71

.60

.372.01

Nov.

0.59.56

1.09.24.74

.36

.671.93.36.94

Dec.

1.521.65.96.57

1.05

.32

.831.571.401.28

Jan.

0.771.791.B41.B2.59

.27

.791.8B1.211.21

Feb.

1.271.721.B7.73

1.31

1.252.321.53.77

3.36

Mar.

1.523.082.421.461.97

1.181.481.87.90

2,26

Apr.

2.201.701.16.91

1.86

1.531.952.711.642.46

May

0.861.20.78.83.65

.56

.612.58.56

1.41

June

1.14.57.69.52.69

.34

.86

.85

.43

.65

July

0.65.58.33.36.69

.32

.32

.67

.51

.47

Aug.

0.47.95.26.22

1.90

.19

.34

.72

.31

.53

Sept.

0.281.18.17.07.40

.351.08.26.66.56

The year

11.9915.2411.997.92

13.04

7.2011.9617.179.12

17.14

a Adjusted for change in storage in Philpott Reservoir sine Reservoir since October 195O.

October 1951 and in John H. Kerr


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

-120312331273133313B3

14331503155316231703


Observed

Momentary maximum

Discharge-

30,00037,50032,30025,10035,300

35,90042,00040,40039,60040,400

Date_

Apr. 11, 1951Dec. 23, 1951Mar. 26, 1953Sept. 1, 1954

Apr. 19, Aug. 19-23

Apr. 17, 1956Feb. 4, 1957

Dec. 13, Apr. 15May 29, 1959Dec. 22, 1959

Minimum day

_1,70C1,4003802BO185

152140ISO168205

Mean

_6,8668,0065,7674,6597,221

4,3746,396

10,0705,2069,690

Adjusted .§/

Mean

.6,8668,6956,B774,5457,473

4,1146,8529,8425,2319,802

Per squaremile

_0.8B31.12.884.584.961

.529

.8811.27.672

1.26

Runoff

inches_

11.9915.2411.997.92

13.04

7.2011.9617.179.1217.14

Calendar year

Observec

Mean

7,6646,6457,5595,5445,4626,901

4,3757,552B,7686,245

-

Adjusted_a/

Mean

7,6756,6608,6966,0385,5666,573

4,6817,9408,7086,435

-

Runoff in

inches13.3811.6315.2410.529.7011.47

8.2013. B515.2011.22

-

a Adjusted for change in storage in Philpott Re ' since October 195O.

ervoir since October 1951 and in John H. Kerr

ROAHOKE RIVER BASIN 109

801. Roanoke Rapids Lake at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°29', long 77°40', on Roanoke River, ij miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 48 and 2£ miles north of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County.


Records available.--June 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level.

Remarks. Lake used for hydroelectric power development was put in operation June 25, 1955, and has a total capacity of 3,360,220,000 cu ft at normal high-water elevation of

132.0 ft and 3,515,290,000 cu ft at elevation 132.75 ft (top of gates). Figures given herein are total contents. Records not previously published; changes in contents of a group of reservoirs including this one have been published since June 1955.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Virginia Electric and Power Co.

Contents, In millions of cubic feet, on last day of monthWater year1955

1956195719581959I960

Oct.

-

2,8263,2953,O443,2163,446

Nov.

-

3,0083,1022,8793,3383,008

Dee.

-

3,2522,2062,5312,7602,935

Jan.

-

3,2163,2743,0083,1983,382

Feb.

-

3,1803,1223,3823,3173,216

Mar.

-

3,4673,2162,6802,6973,198

Apr.

-

2,6293,0822,8612,8263,162

May

-

2,9722,9903,0823,0442,879

June

1,880

3,3383,2952,8983,2523,180

July

2,808

3,1983,2953,0823,1623,044

Aug.

3,252

3,1223,4033,4163,1223,338

Sept.

2,844

2,9902,6802,8792,445

The year

-

----"

805. Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°28', long 77°38', on right bank l£ miles downstream from bridge on State Highway 48 (revised) at Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, 2j miles upstream from Chocyott Creek, 2-f miles downstream from Roanoke Rapids dam, and at mile 133.6.


Records available.--December 1911 to September 1960. Prior to January 1933, published as "at Old Gaston." Records published for both sites February 1930 to December 1932. Gage-height records collected at site of auxiliary gage since November 1890 are con tained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage (revised). Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since February 1930.Datum of gage is 43.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Dec. 7, 1911, to Nov. 21, 1921, and Apr. 7 to Dec. 31, 1932, chain gage and Nov. 21, 1921, to Apr. 7, 1932, water-stage recorder, both at site 9 miles upstream at different datum. Since Aug. 6, 1941, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.6 miles down stream from base gage.


Extremes. 1911-60: Maximum discharge, 261,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 39.0 ft, from floodmarks); minimum, about 250 cfs Dec. 16, 1955; minimum daily, 472 cfs Sept. 21, 1932.

Flood in November 1877 at Old Gaston reached a stage about 2 ft lower than flood in August 1940, which was 21.5 ft.

Remarks. Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River and by John H. Kerr Reservoir, and since June 1955 by Roanoke Rapids Lake.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

4,9221,8352,4333,0145,460

6,5734,6906,3935,203

11,270

Nov.

4,2724,1304.9O12,3185,811

5,1005,8298,2834,1446,660

Dec.

10,39011,4004,3364,2398,096

5,0586,186

16,4205,4559,673

Jan.

5,34311,41011,7207,8255,881

4,6895,156

12,0506,906

11,050

Feb.

9,52214,0206,8378,7984,239

5,14814,30011,1808,355

19,090

Mar.

10,21021,02012,0707,491

11,570

5,3458,826

11,9203,704

19,130

Apr.

15,5409,9799,5657,237

12,630

6,97813,99019,75011,85018,060

May

6,00810,5505,0916,5238,076

6,7307,189

21,7107,032

1O,950

June

7,9384,6584,2632,9425,414

3,7886,4238,0574,4476,978

July

4,5982,1843,5723,9245,636

4,1653,7416,3383,8844,560

Aug.

3,4503,5053,9703,361

13,41O

4,3174,1746,9485,2O86,O20

Sept.

2,0306,0743,6463,6007,582

4,2527,0905,5845,4226,490

The year

6,9948,3916,0325,0877,845

5,1807 231

ll|2305,943

10,800


Yearly discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.

1950

1952

1955

1956

1958 19591960

1233 1273

1383

1433 15031553 16231703


Observed

Momentary maximum

Hscharge

28,80039,00031,200

43,200

20,000 43,20060,700 19,50032 , 400

Date

Dec. 7, 1950Dec. 23, 1951 Mar. 26, 1953Mar. 16, 1954Aug. 19, 1955

Sept. 27, 1956 Apr. 11, 1957May 7, 1958

Apr. 14-15, 1959Feb. 20, 1960

Minimumday

1,5801,480

689921610

501 588649 602

1,500

6,9948,391 6,0325,0877,845

5,180 7,23111,230 5,94310,800

Adjusted a/

6,9969,080 7,1424,9738,190

4,924 7,677

til, 010 5,95410,930

Per

mile

0.8321.08 .849.591.974

.585

.913tl.31

.708

Runoff

inches

11.2914.71 11.528.03

13.22

7.96 12.39

1-17.78 9.61

Calendar year

Observed

Mean

7,667 6,8067,906 5,861

7,623

5,176 8,446

7,023

Adjusted a/

Mean

7,678 6,820

6,355

5,448 t8,845

7,219

Runoff in

inches12.40 11.00

10.25

8.81 1-14.25

11.65

t Corrected. . a Adjusted for change in contents In Philpott and Kerr Reservoirs (furnished by Corps of EngineersJ

and Roanoke Rapids Lake (furnished by Virginia Electric and Power Co.).

810. Roanoke River near Scotland Neck, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°12', long 77°23', on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. High- way 258, 1 mile downstream from tributary on right, 3 miles downstream from Bridgers Creek, 5f miles north of Scotland Neck, Halifax County, and at mile 102.5.


Records available.--August 1940 to September 1956. Records for July 1896 to May 1903,published as "at Neal" in Annual Reports 18-22, and WSP 15, 27, 36, 39, 48, 52, 65, 75,83, and 98 have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 19, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 8.9 miles downstream; prior to Jan. 14, 1941, auxiliary staff gage at same site.


Extremes. 1940-56: Maximum discharge, 260,000 cfs Aug. 19, 1940; maximum gage height, 41.98 ft Aug. 19, 1940; minimum discharge, 750 cfs Nov. 10, 1952.

Maximum stage observed during period June 1930 to July 1940, 35.1 ft Jan. 24, 1936 (from unpublished U.S. Weather Bureau records adjusted to present datum). The follow ing data on major floods (adjusted to present datum) were furnished by the North Caro lina State Highway Commission: 1877, about 37.8 ft; March 1912, 36.8 ft; 1919, 34.9 ft; 1924, 32.9 ft.

Remarks.--Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River and by John H. Kerr Reservoir, and since June 1955 by Roanoke Rapids Lake. Records of chemi cal analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1953 to September 1954 are published in report of the Geological Survey.

tcond (observed)Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

4,9381,7262,5453,0565,561

7,155___-

Nov.

4,2774,1575,1832,4505,911

5,563___-

Dec.

10,59011,2004,5984,3998,508

5,501___-

Jan.

5,49711,19012,2609,0426,113

5,099___-

Feb.

9,71015,7707,7139,8164,406

6,346_.__-

Mar.

10,60021,16012,4808,04311,950

6,340___-

Apr.

15,51010,73010,7607,641

12,740

7,469___-

May

6,21511,5605,5187,5808,675

7,267___-

June

8,1175,0624,3102,9645,631

3,884___-

July

4,8472,3473,6043,9385,873

4,258___-

Aug.

3,5333,6804,0873,34813,590

4,555___-

Sept.

1,9966,3813,5663,6038,585

4,652___-

The year

7,1288,7336,3805,4698,158

5,673

_-


Year

19501951

195319541955

19561957195819591960

-12031233127313331383

1433-__-



Discharge--

31,90026,40018,90031,900

18,300 __-

Date--

Dec. 26, 1951Mar. 29, 1953Jan. 28, 1954Aug. 23, 1955

Apr. 19, 1956___-

Minimum day

_1,5501,460

750900

1,310

1,060___-

Mean

.7,1288,7336,3805,4698,158

5,673___-

Adjusted a/

Mean

_7,1309,4227,4905,3558,503

5,417_

_-

Per square mile

_0.8201.08.861.616.977

.623

_-

Runoff in

inches.

11.1514.7411.688.38

13.26

8.48

-

Calendar year

Observec

Mean

7,9096,8968,3286,1826,3158,009

__

-

Adjusted a/

Mean

7,9206,9109,4656,6766,4197,787

.

-

Runoff in

Inches12.3410.7914.8210.4110.0312.15

_

-a Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott and John H. Kerr Reservoirs (furnished by Corps of

Engineers) and Roanoke Rapids Lake (furnished by Virginia Electric and Power Co.).

PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 111

815. Tar River near Tar River, N. C.

Location (revised). Lat 36°11 I 41", long 78°35'00", on right bank 90 ft upstream frombridge on State Highway 96, l£ miles upstream from Fishing Creek, Z\ miles east of town of Tar River, Granville County, and 8 miles south of Oxford.

Drainage area. 167 sq mi (revised).


Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with a sharp-crested weir notch. Datum of gage is 287.25 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929.


Extremes. 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 18.07 ft); minimum, 0.07 cfs Oct. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Town of Oxford diverts from 0.5 to 1 cfs for municipal water supply.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

26.51.60

16.61.25

24.8

11919.213.47.25

321

Nov.

23.19.90

3691.54

12.3

49.665.016412.7

371

Dec.

13718512453.784.9

33.1147277238267

Jan.

76.232440141546.6

30.7154340150242

Feb.

144302418110307

337633342238798

Mar.172583533361327

287258276149493

Apr.

299184225175205

277128480360349

May

60.210177.8

17272.7

19333.8

46450.5184

June

62.929.3

26021524.1

49.359.064.552.330.5

July23.4

10515.834.680.0

13.66.84

59.220722.5

Aug.

16.9264

2.3610.5

542

5.5534.1

16760.2

208

Sept.

2.49267

2.03.97

70.6

7.6015.78.3883.773.5

The year

86.5196202130149

116126221133278


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.18.01.11.009.17

.82

.13

.09

.052.21

Nov.

0.15.07

2.46.01.08

.33

.431.10.09

2.48

Dec.

0.951.27.86.37.59

.231.011.911.641.85

Jan.

0.532.232.772.86.32

.211.062.351.041.67

Feb.

0.901.952.60.69

1.91

2.183.952.131.485.16

Mar.1.194.023.682.502.26

1.981.781.901.033.41

Apr.

2.001.231.501.171.37

1.85.85

3.212.402.33

May

0.42.70.54

1.19.50

1.33.23

3.20.35

1.27

June

0.42.20

1.741.44.16

.33

.39

.43

.35

.20

July

0.16.73.11.24.55

.09

.05

.411.43.15

Aug.

0.121.82.02.07

3.75

.04

.241.15.42

1.43

Sept.

0.021.78.01.006.47

.05

.10

.06

.56

.49

The year

7.0416.0116.4010.5612.13

9.4410.2217.9410.8422.65


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,9407,0607,5005,370

13,100

4,9206,5004,7906,0504,560

Date-

Apr. 3, 1951Sept. 1, 1952Nov. 20, 1952June 17, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Mar. 17, 1956Feb. 1, 1957Apr. 6, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Feb. 19, 1960

Minimum day

-0.8.4.2.4.10

.31.32.63.75.3

Mean

-86.5

196202130149

116126221133278

Per square mile

-0.5181.171.21.778.892

.695

.7541.32.796

1.66

Runoff In

Inches-

7.0416.0116.4010.5612.13

9.4410.2217.9410.8422.65

Calendar year

Mean

10987.3

222164135156

118145204192

-

Runoff In

Inches8.847.11

18.0913.3611.0112.67

9.6311.7516.6215.60

-

112 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

818. Cedar Creek near Louisburg, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°03', long 78°20', on downstream end of center pier of bridge onU.S. Highway 401, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Camping Creek, 3.7 miles southwest of Louisburg, Franklin County, and 5.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--47.8 sq mi.

Records available. Water years 1954-56 (annual maximum), September 1956 to September 1960.Occasional base-flow measurements, water years 1954-56.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 214.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 28, 1953, to Sept. 1, 1956, crest-stage gage at upstream side of bridge at datum 6.39 ft higher.

Extremes . 1953-60: Maximum discharge, 2,240 cfs May 6, 1958 (gage height, 6.96 ft).T9~56-60: Minimum discharge, 4.2 cfs Aug. 13, 17, 18, 1957 (gage height, 1.45 ft). Flood in 1935 reached a stage of about 14 ft, from information by North Carolina

State Highway Commission.A discharge of 3.9 cfs was measured on Oct. 8, 1954.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondWater year1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

Dot.

21.9 16.3 33.2 84.2

Nov.

33.4 46.1 29.5 63.8

Dec.

91.5 82.8 90.6 64.9

Jan.

36.3 87.3 51.2 68.0

Feb.

118 81.3 59.1

191

Mar.

70.6 94.0 56.6

121

Apr.

40.1 94.0

13O 137

May

26.0 154 56.0 63.6

June

18.1 35.2 39.2 48.9

July

10.5 70.6 97.0 29.9

Aug.

12.5 101 39.9 32.1

Sept.

16.3 18.5 26.3 46.9 23.5

The year

41.0 74.3 6O.8 76.7


Oct.

0.53 .39 .80

2.03

Nov.

0.78 1.08 .69

1.49

Dec.

2.21 2.00 2.18 1.57

Jan.

0.88 2.11 1.24 1.64

Feb.

2.57 1.77 1.29 4.30

Mar.

1.70 2.27 1.37 2.91

Apr.

0.94 2.19 3.04 3.19

May

0.63 3.72 1.35 1.54

June

0.42 .82 .92

1.14

July

0.25 1.70 2.34 .72

Aug.

0.30 2.43 .96 .77

Sept.

O.38 .43 .61

1.09 .55

The year

11.64 21. 09 17.27 21.85


Year

195O19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

------

_1503155316231703


Discharge----

1,9802,100

1,0001,1802,2402,170

928

Date----

Jan. 27, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Mar. 17, 1956Dec. 16, 1956May 6, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Feb. 19, 1960

Minimum day

------

_4.3

121614

Mean

------

_41.074.36O.876.7

Per square mile

------

.0.8581.551.271.60

Runoff in

inches------

_11.6421. 0917.2721.85

Calendar year

Mean

------

_40.875.065.8

-

Runoff In

Inches------

_11.5921.2918.69

-


820. Tar River near Nashville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°51'00", long 77°55'50", on left bank 15 ft downstream from Cockrell Bridge on State Highway 58, 5 miles upstream from Sapony Creek, 10 miles south of Nashville, Nash County, and at mile 93.8.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 110.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 28, 1935 (corrected), chain and staff gages at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1928-60; Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs Dec. 3, 1934 (gage height, 20.8 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Sept. 7, 1954 (gage height, 1.51 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Sept. 20, 1932.

Remarks. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by small mills above station.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

24487.2

21094.3

111

424318176292

1,718

Nov.

231247

1,052139233

338370666247

1,204

Dec.

569603493590447

267874

1,437622918

Jan.

410994

1,3652,453

317

281493

1,4531,0081,002

Feb.

4841,3321,647

8671,092

1,2872,1361,184

9913,177

Mar.632

2,3981,6471,3851,235

1,3251,3681,570

8361,818

Apr.

1,043813

1,0791,046

761

1,177627

1,6401,9271,852

May385569487984335

772308

2,566433949

June

304281

1,609543247

421305532351369

July

285299216148431

60790.9

5991,120319

Aug.

276690110137

1,868

234175945375855

Sept.

78.495792.436.7

888

163137195746497

The year

411764826704662

605582

1,083743

1,215


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.40.14.35.16.18

.70

.36

.29

.482.83

Nov.

0.37.39

1.67.22.37

.54

.591.06.39

1.92

Dec.

0.94.99.81.97.74

.441.442.361.021.51

Jan.0.671.632.254.03.52

.46

.812.391.661.65

Feb.

0.721.902.451.291.62

1.983.171.761.474.89

Mar.

1.043.942.712.282.03

2.182.252.581.382.99

Apr.

1.661.291.721.661.21

1.871.002.613.072.95

May0.63.94.80

1.62.55

1.27.51

4.22.71

1.56

June

0.48.45

2.56.86.39

.67

.49

.85

.56

.59

July0.47.49.35.24.71

1.00.15.99

1.84.52

Aug.

0.451.13.18.23

3.07

.39

.291.55.62

1.41

Sept.

0.121.52.15.06

1.41

.26

.22

.311.19.79

The year

7.9514.8116.0013.6212.80

11.7611.2820.9714.3923.61


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

3,2607,2006,6008,60010,400

5,8707,700

11,4006,2306,140

Date-

Apr. 11, 1951Mar. 8, 1952Nov. 25, 1952Jan. 26, 1954Aug. 22, 1955

Mar. 20, 1956Feb. 5, 1957May 10, 1958Jan. 2, 1959Feb. 23, 1960

Minimum day

-4222171615

522093

125100

Mean

_411764826704662

605582

1,083743

1,215

Per square mile

-0.5861.091.181.00.944

.863

.8301.541.061.73

Runoff In

Inches-

7.9514.8116.0013.6212.80

11.7611.2820.9714.3923.61

Calendar year

Mean

494402831749701681

642650989968-

Runoff In

Inches9.587.76

16.1214.5213.5613.19

12.4712.6019.1518.76

-


825. Sapony Creek near Nashville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°53'10", long 77°54'40", on right bank 275 ft upstream from bridge on county road, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 6-| miles southeast of Nashville, Nash County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 100 ft (from topographic map). Prior to July 14, 1953, staff gage and July 14, 1953, to Jan. 19, 1959, wire-weight gage, at bridge 275 ft downstream at same datum.


Extremes. 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 2,420 cfs Oct. 25, 1959 (gage height, 14.94 ft); minimum, 0.02 cfs several days in September 1954.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

28.5.891

6.041.19.050

29.516.119.652.5234

Nov.

31.56.6676.53.54.643

33.334.4]Q530.174.8

Dec.

67.220.757.030.95.58

22.463.4

26581.371.4

Jan.48.959.792.7

34212.5

32.145.1

187107113

Feb.

48.014218213835.3

128178158125327

Mar.68.8

25814211851.9

15416418S139168

Apr.

80.050.3

11710335. S

13136.9

129238117

May15.421.725.762.19.30

36.328.2

19718.994.3

June

8.997.28

97.17.94

31.9

5.2371.314.112.69.62

July

4.652.325.38.925

36.5

82.92.452.65

12670.4

Aug.

16.138.23.78.555

261

31.722.156.830.9145

Sept.

1.7422.61.23.041

295

9.349.874.1526.7131

The year

34.952.466.167.264.6

57.755.2

11182.1

129


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.51.02.11.02.0009

.52

.29

.35

.934.17

Nov.

0.54.11

1.32.06.01

.57

.591.80.52

1.29

Dec.

1.19.37

1.01.55.10

.401.134.721.451.27

Jan.0.871.061.656.08.22

.57

.803.321.912.01

Feb.

0.772.362.922.22.57

2.132.872.552.005.44

Mar.

1.224.592.522.10.92

2.732.913.322.472.99

Apr.

1.36.87

2.011.77.61

2.25.63-

2.23t4.102.01

May

0.27.39.46

1.10.17

.65

.503.50.34

1.68

June

0.15.13

1.67.14.55

.091.23.24.22.17

July

0.08.04.10.02.65

1.47.04.05

2.251.25

Aug.

0.29.68.07.01

4.65

.56

.391.01.55

2.58

Sept.

0.03.39.02.0007

5.07

.16

.17

.07

.462.26

The year

7.3011.0113.8614.0713.52

12.1011.5623.1617.2027.12

t Corrected.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

127312731273127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

a3161,350

9702,2002,190

980652

1,820785

2,420

Date-

Apr. 11, 1951Mar. 5, 1952Apr. 14, 1953Jan. 24, 1954Sept. 4, 1955

Mar. 18, 1956Feb.' 28, 1957May 8, 1958July 29, 1959Oct. 25, 1959

Minimum day

_0.10.2.04.02.03

.4

.1

.5

.5

.25

Mean

-34.952.466.167.264.6

57.755.2

11182.1

129

Per square mile

-0.539.809

1.021.04.997

.890

.8521.711.271.99

Runoff In

Inches_

7.3011.0113.8614.0713.52

12.1011.5623.1617.2027.12

Calendar year

Mean

-26.661.657.564.771.2

60.178.491.6

100-

Runoff In

Inches-

5.5612.9512.0513.5514.90

12.6316.4119.1921.03

-

a Maximum observed.


829.5. Little Fishing Creek near White Oak, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°11', long 77°53', on right bank 8 ft downstream from bridge on paved road, 1 mile west of White Oak, Halifax County, if miles upstream from Powells Creek, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 12 miles west of Enfield.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 116.44 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 cfs (revised) July 31 (gage height, 16.00 ft); minimum, 17 cfs July 24, 25 (gage height, 1.59 ft).

Flood in July 1959 reached a stage of 19.3 ft, from floodmarks (discharge not determined).


Oct.

390

Nov.

237

Dec.259

Jan.238

Feb.738

Mar.391

Apr.362

May140

June77.1

July202

Aug.

236

Sept.202

The year288


Oct.

2.57

Nov.

1.51

Dec.1.71

Jan.1.56

Feb.4.55

Mar.2.58

Apr.

2.31

May0.92

June0.49

July1.33

Aug.

1.55

Sept.1.29

The year

22.37


Year

1960

WSP

1703


Discharge

*3,140Date

July 31, I960

Minimum day

18

Mean

288

Per square mile

1.65

Runoff In

Inches22.37

Calendar year

Mean

-

Runoff in

inches-


830. Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°09', long 77°42' , on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 301, 2,000 ft downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 2 miles southwest of Enfield, Halifax County, 4| miles downstream from Rocky Creek, and at mile 27.7.


Records available.--October 1923 to September 1960. Figures of daily discharge below 250 cfs Oct. 1, 1923, to July 3, 1924, below 350 ofs May 30, 1925, to May 31, 1926, below 150 cfs June 1 to Nov. 16, 1926, and below 100 ofs Nov. 17, 1926, to Sept. 30,1928. published In WSP 622, 642, and 662 have been found subject to considerable error and should not be used. Gage-height records collected at site 2,000 ft upstream at different datum July 1, 1910, to Apr. 30, 1914, and at present site and datum since May 1, 1914, are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 28, 1932, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1923-60), 511 efs.

Extremes . 1923-60: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Dec. 2, 1934, Aug. 18, 1940; maximum gage height, 17.72 ft Aug. 18, 1940; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Oct. 19, 1933, Sept. 21, 1954.

The flood of Apr. 19, 1910, reached a stage of 20.1 ft, present datum (from floodmarks of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.) at site 2,000 ft upstream. Flood of July 24, 1919, reached a stage of 19.6 ft (discharge, 20,300 cfs).

Remarks. Slight diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by millsabove station. Records of water temperatures for the period October 1953 to September 1960 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

24052.4

16557.629.3

25526986.4

2351,247

Nov.

20016763011081.8

224272324238696

Dec.

429328401395168

215929

1,060595720

Jan.

295651755

1,833157

245468889807672

Feb.

342824

1,108757445

8741,537

769684

2,145

Mar.

4481,472

993889730

859907

1,203681

1,131

Apr.

592656765597368

815412

1,0631,4271,074

Hay

180371371805161

529184

2,174275456

June178185774305269

324125323136233

July

11415413161.9

220

33181.2

4141,001367

Aug.

15873878.562.5

747

27183.3

877240761

Sept.

53.743165.621.2

732

12191.0

189411609

The year

269502514492341

42044O784560838


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.53.12.36.13.06

.57

.59

.19

.522.76

Nov.

0.43.36

1.35.24.18

.48

.58

.69

.511.49

Dec.

0.95.73.89.87.37

.482.062.351.321.59

Jan.

0.651.441.674.06

.35

.541.031.971.791.49

Feb.

0.681.712.211.51

.89

1.813.071.541.374.44

Mar.

0.993.262.201.971.62

1.902.012.661.512.50

Apr.

1.271.411.641.28

.79

1.74.88

2.273.062.30

May

0.40.82.82

1.78.36

1.17.41

4.81.61

1.01

June

0.38.40

1.66.65.58

.69

.27

.69

.29

.50

July

0.25.34.29.14.49

.73

.18

.922.22

.81

Aug.

0.351.63

.17

.141.65

.60

.181.94

.531.68

Sept.

0.11.92.14.05

1.57

.26

.19

.40

.881.31

The year

6.9913.1413.4012.828.91

10.9711.4520.4314.6121.88


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14351503155316231703


Discharge-

2,0305,0503,3906,3403,850

3,5105,500

12 , 0005,1804,430

Date-

Apr. 10, 1951Mar. 6, 1952Nov. 23, 1952Jan. 24, 1954

Aug. 20-21, 1955

Mar. 19, 1956Feb. 4, 1957May 9, 1958July 17, 1959July 31, 1960

Minimum day

-4140251014

4625536465

Mean

-269502514492341

42044O784560838

Per square mile

-0.516.964.987.944.655

.806

.8451.501.071.61

Runoff in

inches-

6.9913.1413.4012.828.91

10.9711.4520.4314.6121.88

Calendar year

Mean

317241556462468376

487440750694-

Runoff in

Inches8.256.2914.5312.0412.189.82

12.6711.4519.5518.10

-


835. Tar River at Tarboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°53'40", long 77°32'00", near right bank on downstream end of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 64 In Tarboro, Edgecombe County, 6? miles downstream from Fishing Creek and at mile 46.2.


Records available.--July 1896 to December 1900, October 1931 to September 1960. Gage- height records at various datums collected at same site since 1905 are contained In reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

f . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 10.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1896 to December 1900 chain gage at

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge 600 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1 to Dec. 8, 1931, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1896-1900, 1931-60), 2,327 cfs.

Extremes. 1896-1900. 1931-60: Maximum discharge, 37,200 cfs Aug. 20, 1940 (gage height, 31.77 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 17, 22, 1933 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

Maximum stage known, 34.0 ft, present datum, July 27, 1919, from floodmarks (dis charge, 52,800 cfs, from rating curve extended above 38,000 cfs).

Remarks. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Town of Henderson diverted from 1 to 3 cfs out of the basin above station. Town of Tarboro diverted from 0.8 to 1.4 cfs for municipal supply. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1953 to September 1954 and suspended- sediment loads for the period October 1957 to September 1960 are published In reports of the Geological Survey.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondWater yearJL9511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

820170525281148

1,290977487

1,3566,591

Nov.

669608

2,234350330

9831,5561,5961,0643,683

Dec.

1,5651,2581,7091,620

753

8993,0545,9361,5553,135

Jan.1,2752,3423,2708,074

666

1,0151,7525,2574,4303,382

Feb.

1,4194,2625,0144,2581,894

4,2076,7194,0853,69910,120

Mar.1,8308,3714,5763,9423,236

4,5735,4475,6303,2715,688

Apr.

2,5632,1793,0493,2431,569

4,0881,9175,1357,0604,540

May851

1,7381,4603,135

713

2,020743

8,4111,2442,202

June

746767

3,2281,2131,037

9451,1081,437

727919

July663589903305

1,559

1,731271

1,4503,457

999

Aug.

8192,813

400295

5,384

1,151397

2,8231,5973,998

Sept.204

1,942222102

6,175

580414

1,4002,1403,718

The year

1,1172,2522,1932,2291,952

1,9482,0003,6472,6234,057


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.44.09.28.15.08

.69

.53

.26

.733.55

Nov.

0.35.32

1.16.18.17

.51

.81

.83

.551.92

Dec.

0.84.68.92.87.41

.481.653.20.84

1.69

Jan.

0.691.261.764.35.36

.55

.942.832.391.82

Feb.

0.692.152.442.07.92

2.123.271.991.805.10

Mar.0.994.512.472.12

1 1.74

2.462.933.031.763.06

Apr.

1.341.141.591.69.82

2.131.002.683.682.37

May.0.46

.94

.791.69.38

1.09.40

4.53.67

1.19

June

0.39.40

1.68.63.54

.49

.58

.75

.38

.48

July0.36.32.49.16.84

.93

.15

.781.86.54

Aug.

0.441.52.22.16

2.90

.62

.211.52.86

2.15

Sept.0.111.01.12.05

3.22

.30

.22

.731.121.94

The year

7.1014.3413.9214.1212.38

12.3712.6923.1316.6425.81


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

6,25017,6009,950

23,60016,600

13,00015,50026,90014,00015,500

Date-

Apr. 13, 1951Mar. 9, 1952Feb. 20, 1953Jan. 27, 1954Aug. 25, 1955

Mar. 22, 1956Feb. 8, 1957May 12, 1958Jan. 4, 1959Oct. 28, 1959

Minimum day

_1271081155949

229122212317290

Mean

-1,1172,2522,1932,2291,952

1,9482,0003,6472,6234,057

Per square mile

_0.5221.051.021.04.912

.910

.9351.701.231.90

Runoff in

Inches_

7.1014.3413.9214.1212.38

12.3712.6923.1316.6425.81

Calendar year

Mean

1,3531,0312,4532,0102,1432,115

2,1512,2063,3053,417

-

Runoff In

Inches8.586.56

15.6112.7613.5813.40

13.6813.9920.9621.68

-


838. Conetoe Creek near Bethel, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°46'30", long 77°27'40", on right bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 5? miles downstream from Crisp Creek, and 5| miles west of Bethel, Pltt County.


Records available. December 1956 to September 1"'~C.


Extremes. 1956-60: Maximum discharge, 2,130 cfs Sept. 14, 1960 (gage height, 15.00 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Aug. 12, 14, 30, 1957.

Flood In 1955 reached a stage of 16.7 ft, from Information by local resident (dis charge not determined).


Water year1957 1958 1959 1960

Oct.

37.5 180 118

Nov.

94.0 71.4

104

Dec.

44.9 213 81.6

138

Jan.50.2

213 106 157

Feb.187 158 177 327

Mar.

227 187 139 171

Apr.46.6

154 282 93.4

May16.9

186 27.8 93.5

June

57.9 29.5 11.3 33.2

July

8.53 18.7 93.4 71.7

Aug.

6.35 255 70.5

147

Sept.17.8 35.5 31.1

329

The year

132 105 148

Monthly and yearly runoff, in InchesWater year1957 1958 1959 1960

Oct.

0.55 2.65 1.75

Nov.

1.34 1.02 1.49

Dec.

0.66 3.22 1.20 2.04

Jan.0.74 3.14 1.57 2.32

Feb.2.49 2.11 2.36 4.52

Mar.3.35 2.76 2.06 2.52

Apr.0.67 2.20 4.02 1.33

May

0.25 2.74 .41

1.38

June0.83 .42 .16 .47

July0.13 .28

1.38 1.06

Aug.

0.09 3.77 1.04 2.17

Sept.0.25 .51 .44

4.69

The year

23.04 18.31 25.74


Year

1957 1958 1959 1960

WSP

1503 1553 1623 1703


Dischargea 500 998 747

2,130

DateMar. 20, June 9 Aug. 29, 1958 Oct. 6, 1958 Sept. 14, 1960

Minimum day

2.9 8.0 6.1 9.3

Mean

132105 148

Per square mile

1.69 1.34 1.90

Runoff in

Inches

23.04 18.31 25.74

Calendar year

Mean

80.0 131 108

Runoff in

Inches13.91 22.80 18.72

a Maximum during period December to September.


845. Herring Run near Washington, N. C.

Location (revised).--Lat 35°34'03", long 77°01'09", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 400 ft upstream from Pineywood Branch, l£ miles upstream from mouth, l| miles upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 264, and 2f miles northeast of Washington, Beaufort County.

Drainage area. About 15 sq mi.

Records available. Occasional low-flow measurements In 1949. January 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 2 ft (from topo graphic map). Prior to May 8, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 548 cfs Sept. 19, 1955 (gage height, 14.77 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 330 cfs by logarithmic plotting; min imum, 0.7 cfs at times In several years.

Flood In 1946 reached a stage of 17 ft, from Information by local resident (dis charge not determined).

Remarks. Natural runoff affected by ditches and canals above, station.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.41.810.88

2.09.91

11.512.52.664.415.22

Nov.

0.991.702.712.32.75

4.5812.75.561.655.00

Dec.1.591.122.459.20.91

3.463.7114.45.0615.4

Jan.2.991.779.46

24.81.15

7.044.0921.96.48

24.4

Feb.

4.348.2119.09.801.13

23.417.215.513.253.5

Mar.5.37

17.713.910.51.40

13.140.922.025.318.9

Apr.5.153.984.S416.0

.98

11.011.716.730.112.0

May1.662.374.035.191.05

3.332.5511.23.958.35

June3.662.712.701.463.58

1.172.582.762.504.52

July9.921.041.861.5315.9

14.2.90

1.8026.43.71

Aug.

1.981.533.84.99

47.8

7.74.75

2.854.359.06

Sept.0.871.903.93.93

75.6

1.502.481.904.81

19.6

The year3.333.725.717.07

12.6

8.469.309.93

10.714.8


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

120312031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

271145139120548

19011095

208334

Date-

June 27, 1951Mar. 4, 1952Sept. 27, 1953Jan. 16, 1954Sept. 19, 1955

July 10, 1956Mar. 8, 1957Feb. 26, 1958Mar. 6, 1959Sept. 12, 1960

Minimum day

_0.7.7.8.8.7

.9

.7

.8

.7

.9

Mean

_3.333.725.717.07

12.6

8.469.309.93

10.714.8

Per square mile

__----

_----

Runoff in

Inches__----

_----

Calendar year

Mean

8.103.293.926.366.1414.0

9.248.788.9611.9

-

Runoff In

Inches_-----

_----

727 - 526 O - 64 - 9

120 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

850. Eno River at Hillsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°04' , long 79°06' (corrected) on right bank 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 86, at Hillsboro, Orange County, and 2 miles downstream from

Sevenmile Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 487.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 29, 1937,

staff gage at same site and datum with natural control.


Extremes. 1927-60: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 20.01 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs

Sept. 5, 1953, Oct. 6-14, 1954.

Remarks. Diversion of 0.25 to 0.4 cfs for Hillsboro water supply is partly returned above station as sewage.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

13.62.9713.62.74

22.6

21.767.034.64.94

125

Nov.

10.88.75

1283.79

29.8

17.835.899.86.44

75.6

Dec.

52.596.864.712.154.3

13.358.085.547.779.9

Jan.37.495.0

14412526.9

14.575.4

14742.892.5

Feb.47.0

11816928.499.5

94.119112179.9

273

Mar.73.0

24818482.258.4

89.211689.057.2

200

Apr.12110772.158.171.8

79.690.1

189131169

May26.149.929.242.638.6

61.132.7

11328.098.5

June17.537.234.816.610.0

32.220.531.827.826.5

July23.117.99.375.78

23.7

10.67.33

25.027.825.9

Aug.

6.0036.73.662.0592.8

10.629.711.415.192.9

Sept.4.28

40.22.58.28

66.5

28.338.03.87

17.541.8

The year

35.971.670.631.849.2

39.162.678.940.1

108


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.24.05.24.05.39

.381.16.60.09

2.17

Nov.

0.18.15

2.15.06.50

.30

.601.67.11

1.27

Dec.

0.911.681.12.21.94

.231.011.48.83

1.38

Jan.0.651.652.502.16.47

.251.312.55.74

1.60

Feb.0.741.922.65.44

1.56

1.532.991.901.254.43

Mar.1.274.313.191.421.01

1.552.021.54.99

3.47

Apr.

2.041.791.21.97

1.20

1.331.513.172.202.84

May0.45.87.51.74.67

1.06.57

1.95.49

1.71

June0.29.62.58.28.17

.54

.34

.53

.47

.44

July

0.40.31.16.10.41

.18

.13

.43

.48

.45

Aug.

0.10.64.06.04

1.61

.18

.52

.20

.261.61

Sept.

0.07.68.04.005

1.12

.48

.64

.06

.29

.70

The year

7.3414.6714.416.48

10.05

8.0112.7816.088.20

22.07


Year

195019511952195319541955

1956195719581959I960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,5703,8803,0001,6403,530

2,2703,1202,2701,6004,070

Date-

Apr. 8, 1951Mar. 4, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Aug. 17, 1955

Mar. 16, 1956Feb. 1, 1957Apr. 6, 1958Dec. 28, 1958May 28, 1960

Minimum day

-2.01.6.2.2.1

1.51.01.63.16.4

Mean

-35.971.670.631.849.2

39.162.678.940.1

108

Per square mile

-0.5401.081.06.478.740

.588

.9411.19.603

1.62

Runoff In

Inches-

7.3414.6714.416.48

10.05

8.0112.7816.088.2022.07

Calendar year

Mean

44.438.679.655.039.244.7

48.267.565.558.7

-

Runoff In

Inches9.077.89

16.3011.227.989.13

9.8713.7813.3611.99

-

NEUSE RIVER BASIN 121

855. Flat River at Bahama, N. C.

Location (revised). Lat 36°10'57", long 78°52'44", on right bank half a mile upstream from Lake Miehie, l£ miles upstream from highway bridge, l£ miles north of Bahama, Durham County, and 1^ miles upstream from Dial Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 346.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 22, 1925, staff gage at same site and at datum 0.58 ft lower.


Extremes. 1925-60: Maximum discharge, about 20,000 cfs July 26, 1938 (gage height not determined), computed on basis of records at nearby stations; minimum, 0.37 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 1932 (gage height, 0.23 ft).

Remarks. Some diurnal fluctuation and infrequent regulation at low flow caused by small mill 5 miles above station.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

29.62.97

24.93. 65

33.8

24266.326.810.2

234

NOT.22.29.96

3572.O6

30.2

48.557.9

17813.0

198

Dec.

10618914825.387.4

33.599.1

180239242

Jan.61.7

26237025445.2

28.7135327133226

Feb.12326235365.0

196

281458264215665

Mar.182556435295282

223213202146424

Apr.

263204170148198

23823O379284354

May42.910557.973.576. 0

20950.0

26756.5

185

June11541.9

21462.122.0

50.841.251.5

17839.0

July53.7

12326.935.8

221

28.411.081.961.837.3

Aug.

12.3201

4.809.38

420

31.949.468.138.9

104

Sept.5.21

1993.101.06

49.4

28.319.99.80

33.6114

The year84.2

18017981.6

139

120117169117233


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.23.02.19.02.26

1.86.51.21.08

1.72

NOT.0.17.07

2.65.02.22

.36

.431.33.10

1.47

Dec.

0.821.461.14.19.67

.26

.761.391.831.86

Jan.0.472.012.841.96.35

.221.042.511.021.74

Feb.

0.851.882.45.45

1.36

2.023.181.831.504.78

Mar.1.404.273.342.272.17

1.711.641.551.123.26

Apr.

1.951.521.261.101.48

1.771.712.822.112.63

May0.33.80.44.56.58

1.60 .382.05.43

1.42

June0.86.31

1.59.46.16

.38

.31

.381.33.29

July0.41.94.21.28

T..70

.22

.08

.63

.47

.29

Aug.

O.O91.54.04.07

3.23

.25

.38

.52

.30

.80

Sept.0.041.48.02.008.37

.21

.15

.07

.25

.85

The year7.62

16.3016.177.39

12.55

10.8610.5715.2910.5421.11


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

3.58O10,5009,5004,91015,300

8,1006,7OO5,40O7,7005,400

Date-

Apr. 8, 1951Aug. 31, 1952Nov. 20, 1952Mar. 14, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Oct. 1, 1955Feb. 1, 1957Apr. 11, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Feb. 18, 1960

Minimum day

_4.12.41.2.6.5

4.32.85.65.39.0

Mean

_84.218017981.6

139

120117169117233

Per square mile

_0.5611.201.19.544.927

.800

.7801.13.780

1.55

Runoff In

Inches_

7.6216.3016.177.39

12.55

10.8610.5715.2910.5421.11

Calendar year

Mean

88.488.0

20713791.9

153

111130159150

-

Runoff In

Inches8.027.95

18.7312.428.31

13. 88

1O.0811.8014.3713.58

-


860. Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C.

Location (revised). Lat 36°10'36", long 78°51'24", on right bank three-eighths of a mile upstream from mouth and Lake Mlchle and 1? miles northeast of Bahama, Durham County.

Drainage area. 4.71 sq ml (revised).

Records available. October 1925 to September 1960. Prior to October 1929 published as "at Bahama."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage Is 357.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 35 years (1925-60), 4.40 cf s .

Extremes. 1925-60: Maximum gage height, 7.60 ft May 24, 1940 (discharge not determined); no flow at times In many years.

Correction.--In WSP 622 and 1303, the monthly summary figures for August 1926 an<J the corresponding annual figures were listed In error; they should be as given herewith:

Month

August 1926 .........Water year 1925-26 Calendar year 1926

Mean

0.1342.54 2.79

Per square mile

0.027.518 .569

Runoffin

inches

0.037.02 7.74


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.995.054

1.20.190.581

3.84.991.839

1.174.78

Nov.

0.909.660

7.68.351.578

1.961.624.341.269.65

Dec.

2.354.854.021.611.53

1.483.796.318.676.58

Jan.

1.895.97

10.49.561.13

1.425.43

10.25.058.16

Feb.

2.916.87

10.93.395.69

7.6512.78.456.62

18.2

Mar.

3.9715.214.211.47.75

10.35.536.975.19

12.9

Apr.

7.275.786.444.565.60

6.406.13

14.710.110.4

May

1.422.522.654.011.96

2.891.55

12.02.365.95

June

2.03.736

9.101.12

.858

1.205.011.765.311.46

July

1.122.76

.956

.5084.29

.732

.2733.942.86

.886

Aug.

0.37512.9

.229

.2448.05

.7002.006.391.054.10

Sept.

0.0584.00

.238

.0041.36

.407

.756

.9603.761.10

The year

2.105.215.623.103.27

3.233.756.404.436.96


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.24.01.29.05.14

.94

.24

.21

.291.17

Nov.

0.22.16

1.82.08.14

.46

.381.03.30

2.29

Dec.

0.581.19.98.39.37

.36

.931.552.121.61

Jan.

0.461.462.552.34.28

.351.332.491.242.00

Feb.

0.641.572.41.75

1.26

1.752.811.871.464.17

Mar.

0.973.733.472.801.90

2.521.351.711.273.15

Apr.

1.721.371.521.081.33

1.521.453.482.402.46

May

0.35.62.65.98.48

.71

.382.94.58

1.46

June

0.48.17

2.15.27.20

.281.19.42

1.26.35

July

0.27.68.23.12

1.05

.18

.07

.96* .70

.22

Aug.

0.093.15.06.06

1.97

.17

.491.56.26

1.00

Sept.

0.01.95.06.0009.32

.10

.18

.23

.89

.26

The year

6.0315.0616.198.929.44

9.3410.8018.4512.7720.14


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

98728

1,010284540

256377353385331

Date_

Apr. 3, 1951Aug. 31, 1952June 13, 1953Mar. 14, 1954Aug. 17, 1955

Mar. 16, 1956June 5, 1957Apr. 6, 1958Dec. 28, 1958Aug. 23, 1960

Minimum day

_0.010000

00.44.24.37

Mean

_2.105.215.623.103.27

3.233.756.404.436.96

Per squaremile

-0.4461.111.19.658.694

.686

.7961.36.941

1.48

Runoff In

Inches-

6.0315.0616.198.929.44

9.3410.8018.4512.7720.14

Calendar year

Mean

3.392.215.814.733.143.66

3.164.176.385.25-

Runoff In

Inches9.756.35

16.7913.629.05

10.55

9.1312.0418.3715.13

-


865. Plat River at dam, near Bahama, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°08'55", long 78°49'43", on right bank 900 ft downstream from Durham municipal dam and Lake Michie, 3 miles southeast of Bahama, Durham County, and 5 miles upstream from confluence with Eno River.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 256.60 ft (revised) above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 19, 1927, datum of gage was 1.30 ft higher.


Extremes. 1927-59: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs July 26, 1938 (gage height, 19.50 ft), from rating curve extended above 4 ,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Durham municipal dam at gage heights 13.1, 13.60, 14.60, 16.70, and 19.50 ft; no flow Sept. 3-14, 1938 (result of regulation caused by construction work upstream).

Remarks.--Considerable regulation since 1926 by Lake Michie (usable capacity, 12,610acre-ft). Since 1950 an average of about 14 cfs was diverted above station for Durham municipal water supply. An average of about 7 cfs was returned as sewage effluent to Neuse River 3 miles upstream from Northside gage and an average of about 5 cfs was diverted to Cape Pear River basin. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1955 to September 1956 are published in report of the Geological Survey.

Hater year19511952195319541955

1956195719 58"1959

Oct.

8.97.6

23.13.13

41.8

24245.118.58.99

Nov.

36.73.5

3732.51

11.9

27.964.6

1852.97

Dec.

99.8213131

3.0839.7

55.5102198171

Jan.52.9

27742026039.7

12.5107371160

Feb.1222954016O.4

201

305550281229

Mar.190647484308335

267263240127

Apr.292204174178224

267248440332

Hay55.2

11560.178.776.2

22431.8

31846.1

June10034.8

18651.913.4

36.464.233.2

185

July53.576.516.618.9

233

15.93.71

81.742.8

Aug.

33.82215.651O.8

453

23.726.181.146.2

Sept.6.S

2602.271O.537.2

18.39.38

20.343.7

The year

87.219618882.5

142

124123189115


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

1433150315531623-


Discharge-

2,79010,3009,3005,000

14, 900

7,9007,1905,2007,900

-

Date-

Apr. 8, 1951Sept. 1, 1952Nov. 20, 1952Mar. 14, 1954Aug. 18, 1955

Oct. I, 1955Feb. 1, 1957Apr. 11, 1958Dee. 28, 1958

-

Minimum day

-43.5

2.32.9

3.02.83.02.6-

Mean

-87.2

19618882.5

142

124123189115

-

Per square mile------

_--_-

Runoff in

inches------

_----

Calendar year

Mean

93.793.9

22114589.7

162

114139170

--

Runoff In

Inches------

_--_-


870. Neuse River near Northslde, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°02'54" (revised), long 78°44 I 59", on right bank 25 ft upstream from Fish Dam Bridge, 1^ miles downstream from Rocky Creek, 2| miles downstream from Sea board Air Line Railway bridge, and 2| miles south of Northslde, Granvllle County, 8-2 miles downstream from confluence of Eno and Flat Rivers, and 9| miles northeast of Durham, Durham County.

Drainage area.--526 sq ml.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 225.91 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 2, 1928, chain gage at site 10 ft upstream at same datum. Since Sept. 29, 1950, auxiliary water-stage recorder at bridge on U.S. Highway 15, 4 miles upstream. Mar. 25, 1949, to Sept. 28, 1950, auxiliary wire-weight gage at same site.


Extremes. 1927-60: Maximum discharge, 36,600 cfs Sept. 18, 1945; maximum gage height, 31.02 ft Sept. 18, 1945, from floodmark; minimum discharge, 3.1 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

Remarks. Moderate diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station. Flow regu lated by Durham municipal dam. An average of about 14 cfs was diverted above station for Durham municipal water supply. About 7 cfs was returned as sewage above station and about 5 cfs was diverted Into the Cape Fear River basin. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1955 to September 1956 are published In report of the Geological Survey.

Revisions. One dally discharge In water year 1948 was revised in WSP 1703; the result- Ing revised records as summarized herewith supersede those published in WSP 1303.

Month

Calendar year 1948. .......

Cfs-days

295.986

Maximum

11 . 300

Minimum

30

Mean

809

Per square mile

1.54

Runoff In Inches

20.92


19561957195819591960

Oct.

93.821.085.820.4

137

43832318248.4

862

Nov.

97.741.2

1,04221.4

107

13231368642.9

839

Dec.

344518390177279

117499828491748

Jan.

220814

1,3951,361

172

81.4364

1,218467653

Feb.

400898

1,363316945

1,0651,859

940749

2,533

Mar.

5381,9481,636

883730

9661,022

892470

1,649

Apr.

989676600600574

787526

1,4321,2261,401

May

175335219388214

562163

1,113182606

June

23311940613661.4

199266152324149

July

172152

78.160.8

311

79.245.3

243422120

Aug.

76.251129.041.0

956

105232221198444

Sept.

24.876243.017.9

230

12819551.4

291276

The year

27956660233739O

385474662406850


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.21.05.19.04.30

.96

.71

.40

.111.89

Nov.

0.21.09

2.21.05.23

.28

.661.46

.091.78

Dec.

0.751.14

.86

.39

.61

.261.091.821.081.64

Jan.0.481.783.062.98

.38

.18

.802.671.021.43

Feb.

0.791.842.70

.631.87

2.183.681.861.485.19

Mar.

1.184.273.591.931.60

2.122.241.961.033.61

Apr.

2.101.431.271.271.22

1.671.123.042.602.97

May

0.38.74.48.85.47

1.23.36

2.44.40

1.33

June

0.49.25.86.29.13

.42

.56

.32

.69

.32

July0.38

.33

.17

.13

.68

.17

.10

.53

.92

.26

Aug.

0.171.12

.06

.092.10

.23

.51

.48

.43

.97

Sept.

0.051.62

.09

.04

.49

.27

.41

.11

.62

.58

The year

7.1914.6615.548.69

10.08

9.9712.2417.0910.4721.97


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

4,34011,20011,2007,620

13,200

7,12011,0007,7807,1207,670

Date-

Apr. 10, 1951Mar. 5, 1952Nov. 21, 1952Jan. 23, 1954Aug. 19, 1955

Mar. 17, 1956Feb. 2, 1957May 8, 1958Dee. 30, 1958Feb. 20, 1960

Minimum day

_1615141210

2816302639

Mean

-279566602337390

385474662406850

Per square mile

-0.5301.081.14.641.741

.732

.9011.26.772

1.62

Runoff in

inches-

7.1914.6615.548.69

10.08

9.9712.2417.0910.4721.97

Calendar year

Mean

379283643494362404

423521569562-

Runoff In

Inches9.797.30

16.6412.769.3510.44

10.9313.4614.6914.50

-


875. Neuse River near Clayton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35"39', long 78"25', on left bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 42, 1.8 miles upstream from Mill Creek, and 3 miles east of Clayton, Johnston County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 128.41 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Mar. 18, 1942, at site 1,100 ft upstream at same datum.


Extremes. 1927-60: Maximum discharge, 22-,900 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 22.12 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 15, 1932 (gage height, 0.28 ft, site then in use).

Flood of July 23, 1919, reached a stage of 21.15 ft, from floodmark at former site (discharge, 21,200 cfs).

Remarks. City of Raleigh diverted a yearly average of 2 to 8 cfs from Swift Creek, a down stream tributary, for municipal water supply; the sewage effluent enters Neuse River above this station.


1956195719581959I960

Oct.

290108240135301

684524557437

2,752

Nov.

288192

1,818164290

438804

1,632296

1,746

Dec.

679858741796697

3741,2852,153

9511,582

Jan.

5041,4392,7463,897

525

337649

2,5991,5051,681

Feb.

7441,9592,8181,1281,970

2,1633,3631,8701,7555,709

Mar.

9884,3163,1571,9811,334

2,1132,2312,2321,2623,262

Apr.

1,7841,1891,4S31,5041,003

1,742' 9262,6743,2973,226

May458744587

1,059407

1,012887

3,518680

1,525

June405299

1,267386188

684745655894528

July. 576

308280237418

419191759

1,575596

Aug.

3011,035

163277

2,253

306461

1,164699

1,194

Sept.112

L,76417793.7

1,695

294408302

1,053631

The year

5921,1841,278

975916

8741,0241,6791,1942,022


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.29.11.24.14.30

.69

.53

.56

.442.78

Nov.

0.28.19

1.78.16.28

.43

.791.60

.291.71

Dec.

0.69.87.75.80.70

.381.302.18

.961.60

Jan.0.511.462.783.94

.53

.34

.662.631.521.70

Feb.0.681.852.571.031.80

2.053.071.711.605.40

Mar.

1.004.363.192.001.35

2.142.262.261.283.30

Apr.1.751.161.451.47

.98

1.71.91

2.623.233.16

May0.46

.75

.591.07

.41

1.02.90

3.56".69

1.54

June0.40

.291.24

.38

.18

.67

.73

.64

.87

.52

July0.58

.31

.28

.24

.42

.42

.19

.771.59

.60

Aug.

0.301.05

.17

.282.28

.31

.471.18

.711.21

Sept.

0.111.73

.17

.091.66

.29

.40

.301.03

.62

The year

7.0514.1315.2111.6010.89

10.4512.2120.0114.2124.14


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSF

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

4,68012,9008,45013,40011,500

8,7509,150

13,8008,25010,900

Date-

Apr. 12, 1951Mar. 5, 1952Nov. 25, 195ZJan. 24, 1954Aug. 19, 1955

Mar. 18, 1956Feb. 6, 1957May 8, 1958Dec. 30, 1958Oct. 23, 1959

Minimum day

-7864596251

10083

218209244

Mean

-592

1,1841,278

975916

8741,0241,6791,1942,022

Per square mile

-0.5191.041.12.855.804

.767

.8981.471.051.77

Runoff In

Inches-

7.0514.1315.2111.6010.89

10.4512.2120.0114.2124.14

Calendar year

Mean

807584

1,3181,138

991933

9681,1681,4561,563

-

Runoff In

Inches9.636.9615.7313.5411.7811.12

11.5713.9317.3618.61

-


880. Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°34', long 78°36', on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 50, a quarter of a mile upstream from Buffalo Branch, 3^ miles downstream from county line, and 9£ miles southwest of Clayton, Johnston County.


Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 1939, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 184.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. 1939-60; Maximum discharge, 5,400 cfs Sept. 4, 1955 (gage height, 13.14 ft in gage well); no flow Oct. 11-13, 1954.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

27.42.60

35.93.90

16.1

54.893.5

10567.7

275

Nov.

26.67.03

1157.66

19. 0

52.711822644.3

137

Dec.

56.519.781.873.052.5

40.3124226103105

Jan.

50.348.1

19735661.9

38.870.7

208111172

Feb.

55.4112247183117

167138206170389

Mar.

65.835222116589.3

189182178157234

Apr.

92.280.8

14113578.9

13578.3

160319203

May

25.340.050.181.515.0

79.880.9

33O61.7

110

June

10.220.539. 019.610.8

52.318146.185.827.6

July

11.518.216.814.926.5

41.522.838.613160.5

Aug.

13.811811.16.72

132

20.245.598.178.6

106

Sept.

3.75238

5.35.50

436

21.848.619.7

17746.7

The year

36.487.995.787. 087.2

74.098.4

153125155


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.39.04.51.06.23

.781.341.50.97

3.93

Nov.

0.37.10

1.58.11.26

.731.633.13.61

1.89

Dec.

0.81.28

1.171.04.75

.581.783.221.471.50

Jan.

0.72.69

2.815.08.88

.551.012.971.582.45

Feb.

O.721.503.182.361.51

2.231.792.662.205.20

Mar.

0.945.033.162.361.28

2.702.612.552.243.35

Apr.

1.271.121.951.871.09

1.861.082.214.412.81

MayO.36.57.72

1.16.21

1.141.164.71.88

1.57

June

0.14.28.54.27.15

.722.51.64

1.19.38

July0.16.26.24.21.38

.59

.33

.551.87.86

Aug.

0.201.69.16.10

1.89

.29

.651.401.121.52

Sept.

0.053.28.07.007

6.03

.30

.67

.272.44.65

The year

6.1314.8416.0914.6314.66

12.4716.5625.8120.9826.11


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_360

4,1001,1003,O7O5,4OO

1,3302,0303,72O1,7601,690

Date_

Apr. 9, 1951Sept. 1, 1952Feb. 16, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Sept. 4, 1955

Mar. 17, 1956June 9, 1957May 7, 1958Sept. 4, 1959Oct. 24, 1959

Minimum day

_1.1.6.4.1

O

4.53.69.8

119.2

Mean

.36.487.995.787.087.2

74. 098.4

153125155

Per square mile

_O.4511.O91.191.081.08

.9171.221.901.551.92

Runoff in

Inches_

6.1314.8416.0914.6314.66

12.4716.5625.8120.9826.11

Calendar year

Mean

53.429.610583.487.292. 0

89.8117125150

-

Runoff in

Inches8.994.98

17.6814.0414.6615.51

15.1319.6621.0125.25

-


885. Little River near Prlnceton, N. C.

Location (revised) . Lat 35°30'40", long 78°09'30", on left bank 600 ft downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Little Creek, and 3 miles north of Prlnceton, Johnston County.


Records available. February 1930 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 107.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 17, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1930-60: Maximum discharge, 6,260 cfs Oct. 25, 1959 (gage height, 13.53 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs several times In September and October 1932 (gage height, 0.30 ft).

Flood In July 1919 reached a stage of 14.57 ft; September 1924, 14.90 ft; September 1928, 13.3 ft; October 1929, 13.47 ft; from Information by local resident.

Remarks. Slight diurnal fluctuation and occasionally some regulation for short periods caused by mills above station. Records of chemical analyses for the periods October 1950 to September 1951, October 1955 to September 1956 and water temperatures for the period October 1955 to September 1956 are published In reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

50.09.7

35.616.47.13

12477.5

111306

1,155

Nov.

50.329.3

22421.039.1

102149290135371

Dec.

10263.6

15316284.7

87.4258717280307

Jan.

10711832199996.0

104159681471479

Feb.

127323575370221

444452571593

1,206

Mar.191926523451166

526537636528690

Apr.237154414352120

359159513969432

May71.7

10315421038.7

207153715135355

June

37.638.9

57346.244.1

74.124210814272.1

July66.821.992.942.078.6

86.271.3

170826337

Aug.

45.248.426.042.5678

15336.6

508237468

Sept.18.8

11613.29.34

905

88.641.790.2

170276

The year

91.8163256227206

195193427398511


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.25.05.18.08.04

.62

.39

.561.545.82

Nov.

0.25.14

1.09.10.19

.50

.721.41.66

1.81

Dec.

0.51.32.77.82.43

.441.303.611.411.55

Jan.0.54.59

1.615.03.48

.52

.803.432.372.41

Feb.

0.581.522.621.681.01

2.092.062.602.705.68

Mar.

0.964.662.632.27.84

2.652.713.202.663.48

Apr.

1.15.75

2.021.71.59

1.75.77

2.504.722.10

May0.36.52.78

1.06.19

1.04.77

3.60.68

1.79

June

0.18.19

2.79.23.21

.361.18.53.69.35

July

0.34.11.47.21.40

.43

.36

.864.161.69

Aug.

0.23.24.13.21

3.41

.77

.182.561.192.35

Sept.0.09.56.06.05

4.41

.43

.20

.44

.831.34

The year

5.449.65

15.1513.4512.20

11.6011.4425.3023.6130.37


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_655

4,1102,7104,7703,350

1,9301,3603,9802,8206,260

Date_

Apr. 10, 1951Mar. 6, 1952June 16, 1953Jan. 24, 1954Sept. 5, 1955

Mar. 18, 1956Mar. 2, 1957Aug. 29, 1958July 17, 1959Oct. 25, 1959

Minimum day

_12772.61.9

8.05.9

252416

Mean

.91.8

163256227206

195193427398511

Per square mile

-0.401.712

1.12.991.900

.852

.8431.861.742.23

Runoff in

inches_

5.449.65

15.1513.4512.20

11.6011.4425.3023.6130.37

Calendar year

Mean

13083.4188238221221

210246393492

-

Runoff in

inches7.694.94

11.1814.1113.1113.10

12.4514.6123.3329.18

-


890. Neuse River near Goldsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°20'15", long 77°59'50", on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.2 mile upstream from Stony Creek, 1.5 miles downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 3.2 miles south of Wayne County courthouse in Goldsboro, 4.3 miles downstream from Little River, and at mile 135.


Records available.--February 1930 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 42.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 24, 1931, chain gage at railroad bridge 1.5 miles upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. July 24, 1931, to Aug. 31, 1948, water-stage recorder at site 2.3 miles upstream at datum 1.71 ft higher than present datum.


Extremes.--1930-60: Maximum discharge, 30,700 cfs Sept. 23, 1945; maximum gage height, 26.72 ft Sept. 23, 1945, site and datum then In use; minimum discharge, 80 cfs Dec. 3, 1951 (result of temporary closure of river channel upstream); minimum unregulated dis charge, 85 cfs Sept. 14, 1932 (gage height, 1.03 ft, site and datum then In use).

Maximum discharge known, 38,600 cfs Oct. 5, 1929 (gage height, 27.3 ft, at railroad bridge and present datum).

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the periods October 1954 to September 1955, Oc- tober 1958 to September 1960 and water temperatures for the period October 1958 to Sep tember 1960 are published In reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

579162580246330

1,6811,3941,3701,5935,959

Nov.

574363

2,332265388

1,1732,0112,158

9083,805

Dec.

1,2041,0882,0521,4161,152

1,0062,4156,4891,2643,739

Jan.

1,1471,6514,1466,6991,179

1,1021,4895,4014,1364,378

Feb.

1,3893,8195,7524,4503,101

3,9724,7784,8814,88510,660

Mar.

1,8078,7685,4504,1302,554

4,5555,6685,2244,3516,961

Apr.

2,8342,5433,7394,0441,735

3,5572,0305,8398,3015,456

May

8511,6141,7051,984

679

2,2291,5677,0461,8892,782

June

530566

2,719682406

1,0432,0041,4911,6781,211

July

1,073421716606943

966473

1,4584,4211,555

Aug.

6071,706

293370

6,745

1,018635

1,8292,2063,964

Sept.

2182,597

223136

8,016

991640

1,1952,4612,522

The year

1,0702,1052,4512,0752,258

1,9332,0753,7003,1594,395


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.28.08.28.12.16

.81

.67

.66

.772.87

Nov.

0.27.17

1.09.12.18

.55

.941.01.42

1.78

Dec.

0.58.52.99.68.56

.491.173.13.61

1.80

Jan.

0.55.80

2.003.23.57

.53

.722.612.002.11

Feb.

0.611.722.511.941.35

1.792.082.132.134.81

Mar.0.874.232.631.991.23

2.202.732.522.103.36

Apr.

1.351.191.751.89.81

1.66.95

2.733.882.55

May0.41.78.82.96.33

1.08.76

3.40.91

1.34

June

0.25.26

1.27.32.19

.49

.94

.70

.78

.57

July0.52.20.35.29.45

.47

.23

.702.13.75

Aug.

0.29.82.14.18

3.25

.49

.31

.881.061.91

Sept.

0.101.21.10.06

3.74

.46

.30

.561.151.18

The year

6.0811.9813.9311.7812.82

11.0211.8021.0317.9425.03


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

5,68017,3009,300

21,40023,200

10,60010,60016,50013,00014,200

Date-

Apr. 15, 1951Mar. 11, 1952Feb. 23, 1953Jan. 28, 1954Sept. 8, 1955

Mar. 24, 1956Mar. 8, 1957May 13, 1958Apr. 27, 1959Oct. 30, 1959

Minimum day

-16211410510195

301156516444420

Mean

-1,0702,1052,4512,0752,258

1,9332,0753,7003,1594,395

Per squaremile

.0.448.881

1.02.868.945

.809

.8681.551.321.84

Runoff In

Inches-

6.0811.9813.9311.7812.82

11.0211.8021.0317.9425.03

Calendar year

Mean

1,5101,0072,3842,1992,0702,425

2,0962,4313,1733,978

-

Runoff In

Inches8.575.72

13.5712.4911.7613.77

11.9513.8218.0322.59

-


895. Neuse River at Kinston, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°15'30", long 77°35'10", on left bank at Kinston, Lenoir County, 600 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 11 and at mile 90.


Records available.--February 1930 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 10.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 25, 1934, chain gage at highway bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 0.80 ft lower.


Extremes. 1930-60: Maximum discharge, 25,900 cfs Sept. 27, 1945; maximum gage height, 22.44 ft Sept. 27, 1945; minimum discharge, 124 cfs Sept. 26, 1932 (gage height, 1.29 ft, site and datum then in use).

Maximum stage known, 25.0 ft July 1919, present site and datum (discharge about 39,000 cfs), from information by North Carolina State Highway Commission. Flood of Oct. 9, 10, 1929, reached a stage of 22.48 ft (discharge, 28,000 cfs), from information by North Carolina State Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the periods January 1955 to September 1956, October 1958 to September 1960 and water temperatures for the period January 1955 to September 1956, are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

742258689356361

2,1441,7311,6082,0055,133

Nov.

727597

1,792345446

1,3882,2902,1261,2755,127

Dec.

1,4131,2252,6401,5521,223

1,2172,5537,6471,4764,336

Jan.1,3561,7753,9245,4231,215

1,2351,7776,1654,6675,099

Feb.

1,5323,9015,7446,1013,105

4,3204,9235,9305,428

10, 980

Mar.

1,9828,9655,9214,5712,720

4,8596,2005,8105,2177,886

Apr.

2,9113,1604,1054,4741,791

3,8622,3316,9738,4636,356

May

1,0182,0111,9692,190

756

2,6781,6447,6472,9153,151

June

607688

2,842897449

1,2542,1711,8901,8151,682

July

1,275512850730962

1,204552

1,7254,6521,714

Aug.

7641,745

381470

6,042

1,284653

1,7222,9125,178

Sept.

3002,508

267212

1O,580

1,050785

1,6382,6993,596

The year

1,2172,2762,5712,2542,456

2,2002,2844,2383,6134,996


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.32.11.30.15.15

.92

.74

.69

.862.20

Nov.

0.30.25.74.14.18

.58

.95

.88

.532.13

Dec.

0.61.52

1.13.67.52

.521.093.28.63

1.86

Jan.

0.58.76

1.682.32.52

.53

.762.642.002.19

Feb.

0.591.562.222.361.20

1.731.912.302.104.40

Mar.

0.853.842.541.961.17

2.082.662.492.243.38

Apr.

1.211.311.701.86.74

1.60.97

2.893.512.64

May0.44.86.84.94.32

1.15.70

3.281.251.35

June

0.25.29

1.18.37.19

.52

.90

.78

.75

.70

July

0.55.22.36.31.41

.52

.24

.741.99.73

Aug.

0.33.75.16.20

2.59

.55

.28

.741.252.22

Sept.

0.121.04.11.09

4.39

.44

.33

.681.121.49

The year

6.1511.5112.9611.3712.38

11.1411.5321.3918.2325.29


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591980

WSF

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

5,34017,1009,020

19,80020,000

9,82010,80015,80013,10014, 100

Date-

Apr. 17, 1951Mar. 14, 1952Feb. 26-27

Feb. 1, 1954Sept. 12, 1955

Mar. 27, 1956Mar. 11, 1957May 17, 1958Apr. 29-30

Feb. 15, 1960

Minimum day

_258211194177161

386235597630730

Mean

-1,2172,2762,5712,2542,456

2,2002,2844,2383,6134,996

Per square mile

-0.452.846.956.838.913

.818

.8491.581.341.86

Runoff in

inches_

6.1511.5112.9611.3712.38

11.1411.5321.3918.2325.29

Calendar year

Mean

1,7811,1502,5302,3322,2352,684

2,3522,6923,6784,438

-

Runoff in

Inches8.985.8012.8011.7511.2613.55

11.9013.6018.5622.40

-


905. Contentnea Creek near Wilson, H. C.

Location. Lat 35°41'15", long 77°56 I 50", in left abutment midway between separated lanes of bridge on U. S. Highway 301, 250 ft downstream from municipal hydroelectric plant, 1 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles southwest of Wilson, Wilson County.


Records available. February 1930 to December 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 78 ft (from topographic map). Prior to June 24, 1934, staff gage at tailrace of municipal hydroelectric plant 250 ft upstream at same datum.


Extremes. 1930-54: Maximum discharge, 4,940 cfs Jan. 24, 1954 (gage height, 13.68 ft); no flow for several days in October, November, and December 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 22.2 ft in September 1924, from information by North Carolina State Highway Commission.

Remarks. During the period 1951-54 the city of Wilson diverted an average of 3.6 cfsabove station for municipal supply. Extreme diurnal fluctuation and considerable regu lation during low flow caused by municipal reservoir and powerplant above station. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1955 to September 1956 are published in report of the Geological Survey.

Correction. In WSP 1303, the runoff in inches for the water year 1933 is listed in error 'he table of monthly and yearly runoff in inches; it should be 11.20 inches.


Oct.

39.8 .97

27.3 4.63 .07

Nov.

43.4 19.0

171 8.38 .04

Dec.

139 58.0

147 130 35.0

Jan.

137 15S 285 949

Feb.

135 365 562 352

Mar.

185 1,031

495 403

Apr.

216 179 431 338

May47.5 78.3

149 148

June33.0 16.1

562 1S.O

July49.5 8.37

101 33.5

Aug.

41.7 48.9 6.89

1O.8

Sept.5.4

65.8 1.66 .61

The year

86.7 168 241 19S

Monthly and yearly runoff, in InchesWater year1951 1953 1953 1954 1955

Oct.

0.19 .005 .13 .03 .0004

Nov.

0.21 .09 .81 .04 .O002

Dec.

0.68 .28 .72 .59 .17

Jan.

0.62 .77

1.39 4.64

Feb.

0.55 1.67 2.48 1.55

Mar.

0.90 4.99 2.42 1.97

Apr.

1.03 .84

1.99 1.60

May

0.33 .38 .73 .73

June

0.10 .08

3.66 .09

July0.34 .04 .49 .11

Aug.

0.30 .24 .03 .05

Sept.

0.03 .31 .008 .003

The year

4.97 9.70

13.86 11.38


Year

1950 1951 1953 1953 1954 1955

WSP

1203 1233 1273 1333 1333


Discharge

705 4,660 2,100 4,940

Date

Apr. 11, 1951 Mar. 6, 1952 June 16, 1953 Jan. 34, 1954

Minimum day

1 .5 .5 .1

0

Mean

S6.7 16S 341 198

Per square mile

0.367 .712

1.O3 .839

Runoff in

inches

4.97 9.70

13.86 11.38

Calendar year

Mean

143 74.5

191 223 190

Runoff in

Inches8.25 4.36

10.98 13.85 10.90


910. Nahunta Swamp near Shine, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°29'20", long 77°48'22", on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on county highway, 2 miles upstream from Appletree Swamp, 3| miles north of Shine, Greene County, and 8 miles northwest of Snow Hill.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 50.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 1, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1954-60), 83.9 cf s.

Extremes. 1954-60: Maximum discharge, 2,910 cfs July 30. 1960 (gage height, 12.21 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 1954 (gage height, 0.80 ft).


19541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_2.26

61.361.225.690.341.2

Nov.

_11.2

46.647.277.753.361.8

Dec.

_26.1

38.249.2

18468.295.3

Jan.

.31.1

51.943.3

18380.6

148

Feb.

_44.4

97.078.5

169138255

Mar.

_37.5

102118189191162

Apr.

t!0525.0

91.746.5

212248107

May

t53.522.7

60.041.6

13539.380.6

June

t!4.013.5

22.339.628.919.652.0

July

t!3.79.25

32.89.65

33.4102225

Aug.

4.71161

96.421.979.135.2105

Sept.

2.58396

59.215.321.219.5

196

The year

_64.7

63.247.5

11190.1

127

* Not previously published; estimated on basis of records for stations on Contentnea Creek at Hookerton and Little River near Princeton.

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inchesWater year1951 1952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_--

0.03

.91

.91

.381.34.61

Nov.

:--0.16

.67

.681.12.77.89

Dec.

_--

0.39

.57

.732.741.011.42

Jan.

_--

0.46

.77

.642.721.202.20

Feb.

_--

0.60

1.351.052.271.853.54

Mar.

_--

0.56

1.511.762.812.832.40

Apr.

_-

*1.6S.36

1.32.67

3.043.561.53

May

_-

*0.80.34

.89

.622.00.58

1.20

June

_-

tO. 20.19

.32

.57

.42

.28

.75

July

_-

tO. 20.14

.49

.14

.501.523.35

Aug.

_-

0.072.39

1.43.33

1.18.52

1.56

Sept.

_-

0.045.70

.85

.22

.31

.282.82

The year

_--

11.32

11.088.3219.4915.7422.27

* Not previously published; see footnote to preceding table.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

WSP

----

13831383

14331503155316231703


Discharge____-

2,050

639582743958

2,910

Date____-

Sept. 20, 1955

Aug. 22, 1956Aug. 18, 1957Feb. 28, 1958Apr. 14, 1959July 30, 1960

Minimum day

____

al.31.0

6.32.5

107.8

11

Mean

__.__

64.7

63.247.5

11190.1

127

Per square mile

_____

0.834

.814

.6121.431.161.64

Runoff in

inches_____

11.32

11.088.3219.4915.7422.27

Calendar year

Mean

____.

73.6

64.258.510588.9

Runoff In

Inches_____

12.89

11.2510.2418.3715.54

a Minimum during period July 27 to Sept. 30.


915. Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.

Location. -Lat 35°25'40", long 77°35'10" (revised), on right bank at Hookerton, Greene County, 0.3 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 123 and 2| miles upstream from Wheat Swamp Creek.


Records available. November 1928 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 16 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Nov. 26, 1934, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.


Extremes. 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs Oct. 6, 1929 (gage height, 18.90 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 28, 1933 (gage height, 1.22 ft), revised.

Maximum stage known, 23.3 ft in September 1928, from floodmark; high water of autumn 1924 was about 0.1 ft lower, from information by local resident.

Revisions. The monthly mean discharge for September 1932 was revised in WSP 1503; the resulting revised records as summarized herewith supersede those published in WSP 1303.

Month

Calendar year 1932 .........

Mean

27.5399453

Per square mile0.038.547.621

Runoff in Inches0.047.448.46


19561957195819591960

Oct.

18843.0

11047.620.3

607598297809

1,135

Nov.

17112733963.041.1

426538514484

1,198

Dec.

350176393298141

317611

2,037486

1,072

Jan.

359369721

1,853207

383470

1,9391,2141,444

Feb.

331838

1,1821,139

447

1,0851,0291,5901,5923,010

Mar.

t4812,5501,2561,010

389

1,4391,5851,8731,6181,838

Apr.

450725816

1,240258

1,034531

1,9062,6561,098

May

147279710359167

543314

1,727445

1,067

June

88.5100

1,030110153

137431410192446

July

16463.3

224105295

51171.1

2391,719

517

Aug.

13639758.237.2

1,642

58177.2

483948

2,422

Sept.

42.322646.024.9

3,675

408153403485

1,887

The year

t242491569521617

621531

1,1181,0511,422

t Corrected.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.30.07.17.08.03

.96

.95

.471.281.79

Nov.

0.26.19.52.10.06

.65

.82

.79

.741.83

Dec.

0.55.28.62.47.22

.50

.973.22.77

1.69

Jan.

0.57.58

1.142.93.33

.61

.743.071.922.28

Feb.

0.471.241.691.62.64

1.611.472.272.274.45

Mar.

tO. 764.031.991.60.62

2.282.512.962.562.91

Apr.

0.691.111.251.90.39

1.58.81

2.924.061.68

May

0.23.44

1.12.57.26

.86

.502.73.70

1.69

June

0.14.15

1.58.17.23

.21

.66

.63

.29

.68

July

0.26.10.35.17.47

.81

.11

.382.72.82

Aug.

0.22.63.09.06

2.60

.92

.12

.761.503.83

Sept.

0.06.35.07.04

5.63

.62

.23

.62

.742.89

The year

t4.519.17

10.599.71

11.48

11.619.89

20.8219.5526.54

t Corrected.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

1,0304,9502,4706,6807,160

2,7202,5604,8905,070

10,600

Date_

Mar. 25, 1951Mar. 10, 1952June 22, 1953Jan. 28, 1954Sept. 8, 1955

Mar. 24, 1956Mar. 7-8, 1957May 13, 1958July 21, 1959Aug. 2, 1960

Minimum day

_2825301916

50279572

116

Mean

_t242491569521617

621531

1,1181,0511,422

Per square mile

_tO. 332

.674

.781

.715

.846

.852

.7281.531.441.95

Runoff in

inches_

t4.519.17

10.599.71

11.48

11.619.89

20.8219.5526.54

Calendar year

Mean

418t211533533503713

621625

1,0271,187

-

Runoff in

Inches7.79

t3.949.949.939.37

13.28

12.2311.6319.1322.07

-

t Corrected.


917. Little Contentnea Creek near Farmville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°32'40", long 77°30'40", on right bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 254, l| miles upstream from Middle Swamp and 5? miles southeast of Farmville, Pitt County.


Records available. October 1956 to September 1960. Occasional base-flow measurements made during water years 1952-54, 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 30 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Aug. 19, 1958, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--1956-60; Maximum discharge, 2,490 cfs July 31, 1960; maximum gage height, 17.39 ft Sept. 13, 1960; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Aug. 11, 1957 (gage height, 6.43 ft). %

Floods in August and September 1955 reached stages of 18.9 ft and 18.5 ft, respectively.

Water year1957 1958 1959 1960

Oct.

107 72.6

138 82.8

Nov.

62.9 209 94.7

119

Dec.

65.7 300 114 174

Jan.

53.5 236 142 237

Feb.

135 203 252 499

Mar.

229 272 231 213

Apr.

44.5 187 369 144

May

18.7 132 18.8

105

June

8.39 17.3 5.91

24.2

July

5.45 30.2 160 187

Aug.

7.18 111 133 159

Sept.34.3 14.5 34.1

306

The year

63.9 149 140 186

Monthly and yearly runoff, In inchesWater year1957 1958 1959 1960

Oct.

1.32 .90

1.71 1.02

Nov.

0.75 2.50 1.13 1.42

Dec.

0.81 3.71 1.41 2.15

Jan.

0.66 2.91 1.75 2.93

Feb.

1.50 2.27 2.81 5.77

Mar.

2.83 3.36 2.85 2.63

Apr.

0.53 2.24 4.41 1.73

May

0.23 1.63 .23

1.30

June

0.10 .21 .07 .29

July

0.07 .37

1.97 2.31

Aug.

0.09 1.37 1.65 1.96

Sept.

0.41 .17 .41

3.67

The year

9.30 21.64 20.40 27.18


Year

1957 1958 1959 1960

WSF

1503 1553 1623 1703


Discharge

498 1,380 1,160 2,490

DateSept. 30, 1957 Feb. 28, 1958 Aug. 9, 1959 July 31, 1960

Minimum day

0.1 4.2 1.5 4.1

Mean

63.9 149 140 186

Per square mile0.685 1.60 3.50 1.99

Runoff in

inches9.30

21.64 20.40 27.18

Calendar year

Mean

93.0 129 143

Runoff in

Inches13.53 18.78 20.74


920. Swift Creek near Vanceboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°20'40", long 77°11'10" (revised), on left bank at highway bridge, 2| miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 118, 2| miles downstream from Clayroot

Swamp, and 3| miles northwest of Vanceboro, Craven County.

Drainage area. 182 sq. mi.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.93 ft above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Jan. 17, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 6,060 cfs Sept. 22, 1955 (gage height, 13.67 ft); no flow Aug. 8-29, Oct. 4 to Nov. 9, 1954.

Flood in 1909 reached a stage of 16 ft, and flood in 1928 reached a stage 01 11.7 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the periods October 1950 to September 1952 January 1955 to September 1959, and water temperatures for the periods October 1951 to

September 1952, September 1954 to September 1960, are published in reports of the Geo logical Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

26.48.58

13.530.6

.01

98.2206242177152

Nov.

11.489.858.523.0

.48

59.721029663.8

215

Dec.

32.163.571.3

1603.87

44.168.5

617157410

Jan.

51.213018648111.5

11062.1

557267491

Feb.

57.932043711419.2

372203249384918

Mar.81.1

51626417327.7

233505437674326

Apr.

53.714754.9

27119.6

161148316593336

May

15.616935.136.68.12

12263.1

27559.6

146

June

9.6160.432.78.268.37

16.029.4

13125.356.3

July

2778.658.113.39

30.7

78.78.52

22.1560100

Aug.

12924.812.6

.34751

57.120.674.0

208366

Sept.

9.1558.373.01.85

1,718

14.135.927.195.9

652

The year

63.3132102109216

113130271272345


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.17.05.08.19.00008

.621.301.531.12.96

Nov.

0.07.55.36.14.003

.371.291.81.39

1.32

Dec.

0.20.40.45

1.01.02

.28

.433.911.002.60

Jan.

0.32.82

1.183.05.07

.70

.393.531.693.11

Feb.

0.331.902.50.65.11

2.211.161.422.205.44

Mar.0.513.271.671.10.18

1.483.202.774.272.06

Apr.

O.o3.90.34

1.66.12

.99

.911.943.642.06

May0.101.07.22.23.05

.77

.401.74.38.92

June

0.06.37.20.05.05

.10

.18

.80

.15

.35

July1.75.05.05.02.19

.50

.05

.143.55.63

Aug.

0.82.16.08.002

4.76

.36

.13

.471.322.32

Sept.

0.06.36.45.01

10.53

.09

.22

.17

.594.00

The year4.729.907.588.1116.08

8.479.66

20.2320.3025.77


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,3101,3701,0501,2606,060

7801,2001,1202,1802,440

Date-

July 27, 1951Mar. 6, 1952Feb. 10, 1953Jan. 25, 1954Sept. 22, 1955

Feb. 10, 1956Mar. 9, 1957Mar. 3, 1958July 18, 1959Sept. 16, 1960

Minimum day

-2.11.6.6

00

4.11.06.53.27.4

Mean

-63.3132102109216

113130271272345

Per square mile

-0.348.725.560.599

1.19

.621

.7141.491.491.90

Runoff In

Inches-

4.729.907.588.11

16.08

8.479.66

20.2320.3025.77

Calendar year

Mean

13370.9

13110891.3

232

137186208304

-

Hunoff In

Inches9.935.289.798.036.80

12.33

10.2213.8915.4922.67

"


925. Trent River near Trenton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°03'50", long 77°27'20", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Free Bridge, 800 ft downstream from Little Chinquapin Branch, l| miles southwest of Phillips Cross roads, and 6 miles west of Trenton, Jones County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 19.15 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). n?ior to Mar. 21, 1951, wire-weight gage on bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum.


Extremes. 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 9,100 cfs Sept. 21, 1955 (gage height, 17.84 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Oct. 11-15, 1954.

Flood In 1928 reached a stage of 17.3 ft (discharge, 7,600 cfs), from Information furnished by North Carolina State Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the periods October 1951 Uo~lTeptember 1953, January 1955 to September 1960, are published In reports of the Geo logical Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

.5.47

12.6147

1.58

94.84O.9

113294179

Nov.

_13226.491.21.80

89.685.0

18489.8

252

Dec.

.12441.9

3386.65

103 44.0

551193353

Jan.

12211010442417.2

13258.0

509295455

Feb.

10234535212931.8

310103250364662

Mar.

14944025515936.5

249377388834397

Apr.

11593.442.2

25123.1

13994.9

277451365

May

57.482.652.530.121.9

38619.5

269107110

June

9.5623.671.417.261.5

37.511629632.482.0

July

15915.515.67.7O

75.7

14.022.184.8

286163

Aug.

83.513.949.25.68

1,587

12.84.9778.443.9

374

Sept.

13.828.0

1714.56

1,577

17.450.968.543.9

416

The year-

11797.5134287

13284.5

256253316

Monthly and yearly runoff, In inchesHater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_0.04.09

1.01.01

.65

.28

.782.021.23

Nov.

.0.88.18.61.01

.60

.561.22.60

1.67

Dec.

_0.85.29

2.32.05

.70

.303.781.332.42

Jan.

0.84.75.71

2.91.12

.91

.403.492.023.12

Feb.

O.632.222.18.80.20

1.99.64

1.552.264.25

Mar.

1.023.021.751.09.25

1.712.592.675.722.73

Apr.

0.76.62.28

1.66.15

.93

.631.843.002.42

May

0.39.57.36.21.15

2.65.13

1.84.74.75

June

0.06.16.47.11.41

.25

.771.97.22.54

July

1.09.11.11.05.52

.10

.15

.581.971.12

Aug.

0.57.10.34.04

10.89

.09

.03

.54

.302.57

Sept.

0.09.19

1.13.03

10.47

.12

.34

.45

.292.77

The year_

9.517.89

10.8423.23

10.706.82

20.7120.4725.59


Year

19501951

195319541955

1956

195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_a7571,0501,680*c8869,100

1,400772

1,3303,7602,840

Date_

July 6, 1951Feb. 28, 1952Sept. 30, 1953Dec. 17, 1953Sept. 21, 1955

May 10, 1956Mar. 10, 1957June 5, 1958Mar. 8, 1959Aug. 1, 1960

Minimum day

.b2.93.14.62.11.3

4.83.56.83.6

12

Mean

__

11797.5

134287

13284.5

256253316

Per square mile

__

0.696.580.798

1.71

.786

.5031.521.511.88

Runoff In

inches__

9.517.89

10.8423.23

10.706.82

20.7120.4725.59

Calendar year

Mean

_89.5

10213986.4

311

122142234270

Runoff in

inches_

7.228.30

11.276.97

25.11

9.8911.4618.8821.84

* Not previously published, a Maximum during period January to September, b Minimum during period January to September.c Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year 1,500 cfs at 12:01 a m

stage falling. Oct. 1, 1953,

727 - 526 O - 64 - 10

136 NEW RIVER BASIN

930. New River near Gum Branch, N. C.

Location (revised) . La t 34°51'00", long 77°31'00" (revised), on right bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Jenkins Swamp, ITT miles south west of Gum Branch, Onslow County, and 3f miles southeast of Richlands.



Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3 ft above mean sea level (Corps of Engi neers bench mark). Prior to Mar. 23, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1949-60: Maximum discharge, 7,900 cfs Sept. 20, 1955 (gage height, 19.99 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 7, 1954 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

Flood in 1908 reached a stage of about 18 ft, from information by local resident.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per secondWater year1951195Z195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

2946.83

19.321.5Z.01

73.565.441.4

18391.1

Nov.

64.497.635.730.54.30

77.896.596.758. Z1Z9

Dec.

63.874.741.6

16313.3

67.843.3

Z771ZZZ1Z

Jan.58. Z58.375.7

16Z32.4

80.346. Z

Z381Z5196

Feb.

58.6184Z1496.033.1

15380.0144178321

Mar.

70.818114810727.7

137195236418200

Apr.56.552.735.1

14221.0

80.956.8

200196198

May

26.713237.928.027.4

15316.4

18736.789.4

June14.322.354.912.914.2

36.516214111.5

100

July28.614.59.18

24.426.6

52.818. E

114140289

Aug.

66.314.612.26.25

734

26.98.29

31.543.8174

Sept.16.242.447.74.25

887

20.143.797.449.3259

The year

68.673.059.966.5

152

79.869.0151130188


19561957195819591960

Oct.

4.56.11.30.33.03

1.141.01

.642.831.41

NOV.

0.961.46

.54

.46

.06

1.171.451.45

.871.94

Dec.

0.991.16

.642.52

.21

1.05.67

4.291.893.27

Jan.

0.90.90

1.172.51

.50

1.24.71

3.681.933.04

Feb.

0.822.662.981.34

.46

2.211.122.022.494.65

Mar.

1.102.802.301.65

.43

2.123.023.656.473.09

Apr.

0.85.79.53

2.13.31

1.21.85

3.002.932.97

May

0.412.04

.59

.43

.42

2.37.25

2.90.57

1.38

June0.21

.33

.82

.19

.21

.552.422.11

.171.50

July0.44

.22

.14

.38

.41

.82

.291.772.174.48

Aug.

1.03.23.19.10

11.35

.42

.13

.49

.682.69

Sept.

0.24.63.72.06

13.29

.30

.651.46

.743.87

The year

12.5113.3310.9212.1027.68

14.6012.5727.4623.7434.29


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

2,7101,180

668590

7,900

721*732

1,1801,7303,030

Date-

Oct. 21, 1950May 20, 1952Feb. 9, 1953Dec. 15, 1953Sept. 20, 1955

May 9, 1956*June 9, 1957May 8, 1958Mar. 7, 1959July 30, 1955

Minimum day

_5.04.53.32.21.9

6.54.27.86.0

14

Mean

_68.673.059.966.5

152

79.869.0

151130188

Per square mile

_' 0.921

.980

.804

.8932.04

1.07.926

2.031.742.52

Runoff in

inches-

12.5113.3310.9212.1027.68

14.6012.5727.4623.7434.29

Calendar year

Mean

12347.966.169.949.9

169

78.686.9146136

-

Runoff in

Inches22.378.7312.0812.759.09

30.74

14.3715.8226.6724.77

-

* Revised.

CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 137

935. Haw River near Benaja, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°16' (revised), long 79°34' ( on left bank 200 ft upstream from site of old High Rock Mill, 500 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile upstream from Rockingham-Guilford County line, 6 miles downstream from Troublesome Creek, and 6 miles east of Benaja, Rockingham County.





Extremes. 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 19.22 ft, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope- area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 7-9, 1954.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, from floodmark on tree 500 ft below gage.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1952 to September 1953 and water temperatures for the periods October 1952 to September 1953, July 1954 to Septem ber 1960, are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

93.418.850.117.6

333

83.211886.950.2

619

Nov.

95.447.0

11124.0

102

78.010827462.4

110

Dec.

14319717289.9

208

68.3124186151180

Jan.

Ill23528031092.5

69.3126200190198

Feb.

168236354116206

260439172162570

Mar.

171554282179180

174168203125324

Apr.

279154171147292

195243394197347

May

80.493.676.8

103112

12175.1

27368.6

181

June

18652.893.556.860.8

42.811295.057.374.2

July

55.838.929.024.684.4

29.043.951.995.260.2

Aug.

45.374.418.917.2

348

33.835.910154.057.5

Sept.

22.517817.73.88

112

93.218129.5

13463.3

The year

12015713790.9

178

103145172112231


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.64.13.34.12

2.28

.57

.81

.60

.344.25

Nov.

0,63.31.74.16.68

.52

.711.82.41.73

Dec.

0.981.351.18.62

1.43

.47

.851.281.041.23

Jan.

0.761.611.922.13.63

.48

.871.381.301.36

Feb.

1.041.522.19.72

1.28

1.672.721.061.003.66

Mar.

1.173.801.941.231.23

1.191.151.39.86

2.22

Apr.

1.851.021.13.97

1.94

1.301.622.621.312.30

May

0.55.64.53.71.77

.83

.521.88.47

1.24

June

1.24.35.62.38.40

.28

.74

.63

.38

.49

July

0.38.27.20.17.58

.20

.30

.36

.65

.41

Aug.

0.31.51.13.12

2.39

.23

.25

.69

.37

.39

Sept.

0.151.18.12.03.74

.621.20.20.89.42

The year

9.7012.6911.047.36

14.35

8.3611.7413.919.02

18.70


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

1,2601,700

8161,4704,060

9502,2801,6701,0104,280

Date-

Apr. 10, 1951Mar. 5, 1952Feb. 23, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Oct. 16, 1954

Feb. 7, 1956Feb. 2, 1957Apr. 30, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Oct. 10, 1959

Minimum day

-15116.71.4.6

6.213201828

Mean

-12015713790.9

178

103145172112231

Per square mile

-0.714.935.815.541

1.06

.613

.8631.02.667

1.37

Runoff in

Inches-

9.7012.6911.047.36

14.35

8.3611.7413.919.02

18.70

Calendar year

Mean

129114162120134143

113162148166-

Runoff in

Inches10.479.24

13.169.68

10.8511.52

9.1713.0712.0013.44

-

138 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

938. Reedy Fork near Oak Ridge, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°10', long 79°57', on left bank at downstream side of county road bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Beaver Creek and 2 miles east of Oak Ridge, Guilford County.



Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 771.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, unadjusted. Prior to Dee. 13, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1955-60; Maximum discharge, 3,950 efs Oct. 10, 1959 (gage height, 10.94 ft); minimum, 2.7 cfs July 1, 1959 (gage height, 2.01 ft).


Oct.

17.8 12.2 11.3 7.49

76.4

Nov.

9.41 14.7 38.5 10.6 15.0

Dec.

8.67 18.1 21.3 S4.7 25.2

Jan.

8.52 24.0 25.3 22.1 33.0

Feb.

32.3 48.2 26.1 24.9 74.8

Mar.

21.8 21.4 23.9 17.7 45.9

Apr.

22.0 29.7 49.5 24.4 49.3

Hay13.7 9.31

27.4 11.8 26.7

June10.1 15.0 12.7 11.5 12.8

July

6.76 12.7 14.6 35.0 14.1

Aug.

12.1 6.51

15.0 10.611.2

Sept.

31.3 18.7 6.44

44.4 14.2

The year

16.1 19.0 22.6 20.4 33.1

Monthly and yearly runoff, In InchesWater year1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

Oct.

1.03 .71 .66 .43

4.43

Nov.

0.53 .83

2.16 .59 .84

Dec.

0.50 1.05 1.24 1.43 1.46

Jan.0.49 1.39 1.47 1.28 1.91

Feb.1.75 2.52 1.36 1.30 4.05

Mar.1.27 1.24 1.39 1.03 2.66

Apr.

1.23 1.67 2.77 1.37 2.76

Hay0.80

.54 1.58

.68 1.55

June

0.56 .84 .71 .64 .72

July

0.39 .74 .84

2.03 .82

Aug.

0.70 .38 .87 .61 .65

Sept.

1.76 1.05

.36 2.49

.79

The year11.01 12.96 15.41 13.88 22.64


Year

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

WSP

1433 1503 1553 1623 1703


Discharge767 719 746

1,460 3,950

DateSept. 27, 1956 Feb. 1, 1957 Nov. 25, 1957 Sept. 7, 1959 Oct. 10, 1959

Minimum day

3.2 4.0 4.3 3.1 5.8

Mean

16.1 19.0 22.6 20.4 33.1

Per square mile0.809 .955

1.14 1.03 1.66

Runoff In

Inches11.01 12.96 15.41 13.88 22.64

Calendar year

Mean

16.9 21.1 20.3 26.6

Runoff in

inches11.54 14.43 13.80 18.16

940. Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°08 I 34", long 79°51'24", on right bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.5 mile downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 220, three-quarters of a mile north of Battle Ground, Guilford County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.


Records available.--October 1925 to September 1959. Monthly discharges only for some periods published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 737.94 ft above meansea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Nov. 9, 1925, to July 31,1931, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 1.45 ft higher.

Average discharge.--34 years (1925-59), 14.7 efs.

Extremes.--1925-59: Maximum discharge, 6,400 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 10.36 ft), from rating curve extended above 800 efs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 7, 1954 (gage height, 0.59 ft).

Revisions. The momentary maximum discharge for water years 1935 and published in WSP 782and 1303 has been revised to 565 cfs Mar. 13, 1935. The momentary maximum dischargefor 1944 as published in WSP 1002 and 1303 also occurred on Apr. 12, 1944.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per secondWatei year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

8.402.575.492.40

27.3

11.810.44.674.11-

Hov.

7.564.548.683.3O8.64

5.9813.630.85.57-

Dec.

11.225.725.29.55

22.4

6.1120.418.015.2

-

Jan.7.43

22.033.341.19.94

5.2117.620.317.8

-

Feb.

13.219.746.09.80

27.3

30.236.721.219.6

-

Mar.14.063.933.820.510.7

14.715.118.312.1

-

Apr.

22.317.014.917.719.0

14.421.331.721. 0

-

Hay5.799.166.477.016.44

20.37.88

17.67.29-

June15.64.68

28.93.792.86

3.5512.87.51

13.9-

July6.488.073.462.772.93

2.614.387.50

18.8-

Aug.

9.4512.22.453.42

32.4

4.723.316.64

14.3-

Sept.

2.6613.62.95.98

8.79

21.66.653.58

19.7-

The year

10.317.017.410.214.8

11.714.015.614.1

-


Monthly and yearly runoff, in inches, of Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, H. C.Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.61.19.40.17

1.98

.86

.75

.34

.30

Nov.

0.53.32.61.23.61

.42

.952.16.39

Dec.

0.811.861.82.69

1.62

.441.481.301.10

Jan.0.541.602.422.98.72

.381.281.471.29

Feb.

0.861.343.01.64

1.79

2.052.411.391.28

Mar.1.024.632.451.49.77

1.071.101.33.88

Apr.1.571.191.041.241.33

1.011.502.231.48

May0.42.66.47.51.47

1.48.57

1.28.53

June1.09.33

2.02.27.20

.25

.90

.53

.97

July0.47.58.25.20.21

.19

.32

.541.36

Aug.

0.69.88.18.25

2.35

.34

.24

.481.04

Sept.0.19.96.21.07.62

1.52.47.25

1.38

The year8.80

14.5414.888.74

12.67

10.0111.9713.3012.00


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

1433150315531623-


Discharge-282

1,200620638

1,840

903870782303"

Date_

June 18, 1951Mar. 4, 1952Feb. 15, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

May 4, 1956Feb. 1, 1957Nov. 25, 1957Aug. 8, 1959

-

Minimum day

_1.91.71.6.8.5

.91.82.82.5-

Mean

_10.317.017.410.214.8

11.714.015.614.1-

Per square mile

_0.6481.071.09.642.931

.736

.881

.981

.887-

Runoff in

inches_

8.8014.5414.888.74

12.67

10.0111.9713.3012.00

-

Calendar year

Mean

10.817.515.413.911.9

13.414.713.2

--

Runoff In

Inches

9.2215.0013.1411.8610.18

11.4712.5911.29

-

945. Reedy Pork near Glbsonvllle, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°11', long 79°37', on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Hufflnes Mill, it miles upstream from Buffalo Creek, and 6 miles northwest of Glbson

vllle, Gullford County.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder and rock-masonry control. Datum of gage Is 626.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 20.77 ft); minimum dally, 0.4 cfs Oct. 14, 1954.

Flood In July 1916 reached a stage of 17.90 ft, from Information by local resident (discharge, 8,640 cfs).

Remarks.--Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Plow partly regulated since 1923 by Lake Brandt 14 miles upstream (capacity, 113,256,000 cu ft In 1923 to summer of 1960 and about 294,000,000 cu ft thereafter) and by Lake Hlgglns on Brush Creek, a tributary to Lake Brandt, since 1957 (capacity, about 107,000,000 cu ft) and since 1943 by Rlchland Lake 12 miles above station. During 1951-60 city of Greensboro diverted from Lake Brandt an average of 16.1 cfs for munic ipal supply and Cone Mills diverted from Richland Lake an average of 3.7 cfs. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1951 to September 1952 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

73.17.94

27.24.69

214

44.453.933.924.7

661

Nov.

52.716.366.78.1543.3

30.664.2

18317.361.2

Dec.

86.014711640.7153

22.990.4

121106143

Jan.

60.716620522459.5

24.086.8

139115139

Feb.

94.615829259.7

178

187257104101468

Mar.

10047922112795.8

11211112272.4

237

Apr.

17410612494.9

172

105166251136251

May

37.066.543.445.544.1

91.636.4

18437.169.5

June

86.128.9

11120.612.6

14.955.436.845.424.7

July

43.614.213.95.789.63

6.8325.625.2

12219.4

Aug.

57.467.44.257.42

184

8.6712.238.344.039.8

Sept.

13.4118

3.462.35

45.1

81.759.415.7

14428.0

The year

73.011510153.6

101

60.183.410480.1

178


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703

WaterMomentary maximum

Discharge-

1,1302,8701,4301,7504,310

1,4602,1001,7201,5907,700

Date-

Oct. 24, 1950Mar. 5, 1952Feb. 22, 1953Jan. 24, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

Sept. 28, 1956Feb. 2, 1957Nov. 25, 1957Sept. 8, 1959Oct. 11, 1959

year ending Sept. 30Minimum

day-

4.52.1.5.7.4

1.23.02.86.49.3

Mean

-73.0

11510153.6

101

60.183.410480.1178

Per square mile

------'_----

Runoff in

inches------

.----

Calendar year

Mean

77.169.7

11887.983.874.1

69.494.088.6

141"

Runoff In

Inches------

-----

140 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

950. South Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°03'36", long 79°43'33", on left bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on McConnel Road, 3.8 miles east of post office in Greensboro, Guilford County, and 6 miles upstream from North Buffalo Creek.


Records available. August 1928 to September 1958. Prior to October 1952, published as "Buffalo Creek."



Extremes. 1928-58: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs July 15, 1949 (gage height, 11.54 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at gage heights 8.69, 10.64 and 11.54 ft; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 2, 1930.

Remarks. Sewage from Greensboro enters above station affecting low-water flow. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1955 to September 1956 are published in report of the Geological Survey.

Mont secondWater year19511952195319541955

195619571958

Oct.

15.74.9011.45.75

105

23.432.025.1

Nov.

16.310.156.16.87

16.6

17.037.483.2

Dec.

27.992. Z57.528.860.8

11.939.845.7

Jan.19.173.398.2

10425.4

13.155.260.7

Feb.

31.868.9

13522.774.4

88.913460.0

Mar.

39.218290.068.028.1

45.246.942.4

Apr.

67.743.628.538.380.0

50.772.892.1

May9.80

31.913.223.014.4

26.314.160.4

June

59.117.687.59.569.68

12.935.132.3

July

7.2816.47.439.28

12.9

15.014.320.3

Aug.

13.937.06.16

15.773.4

13.012.516.5

Sept.

7.6862.610.05.13

28.2

73.526.47.66

The year

26.153.549.428.343.9

32.242.645.3


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

143315031553--


Discharge_

1,6702,1301,540

9924,700

1,7602,5001,020

--

Date_


Sept. 27, 1956Jan. 31, 1957Nov. 26, 1957

--

Minimum day

_3.52.93.53.12.0

5.95.35.1--

Mean

_26.153.549.428.343.9

32.242.645.3--

Per square mile__--_-

_----

Runoff In

Inches_---_-

_----

Calendar year

Mean

27.630.254.842.440.232.9

37.046.3

---

Runoff In

Inches__--_-

_----

CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 141

955. North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°07'13", long 79°42'30", on left bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge, 4.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 5.8 miles northeast of post office in Greensboro, Guilford County.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 679 ft (from topo graphic map).


Extremes.--1928-60: Maximum discharge, 6,000 efs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 15.96 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,900 efs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at gage heights 14.15 and 15.96 ft; minimum, 1.6 cfs Aug. 28, 1932.

Remarks. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Diversion into the basin from Greensboro and Proximity Mills enters above station. Records of chemi cal analyses for the period October 1955 to September 1956 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


1956195719581959I960

Oct.

35.619.927.617.4

102

45.844.935.028.0154

Nov.27.726.751.415.828.3

29.339.896.625.338.3

Dec.

39.578.862.636.366.1

20.048.756.165.161.4

Jan.29.876.484.512433.6

21.660.872.553.487.0

Feb.

40.675.7

12336.879.8

94.711470.975.5

164

Mar.

47.017491.470.639.6

54.457.958.944.6

126

Apr.

74.651.446.746.786.1

53.584.1

10668.5

108

May

18.838.128.236.325.2

57.833.583.737.454.2

June

63.125.961.422.422.4

27.057.450.476.334.9

July

28.728.018.224.824.6

29.551.434.963.934.2

Aug.

55.047.818.233.083.7

27.432.554.953.245.4

Sept.

19.247.224.316.351.6

73.463.823.770.339.4

The year

39.957.652.640.253.5

44.256.961.854.978.7


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

WSP

.12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,2902,3701,4301,3305,580

1,6501,9301,7501,3102,790

Date-


Sept. 26, 1956Feb. 1, 1957Nov. 25, 1957June 2, 1959Oct. 10, 1959

Minimum day

_1012109.88.0

1113161414

Mean

_39.957.652.640.253.5

44.256.961.854.978.7

Per square mile

_-----

_----

Runoff in

Inches_---_-

._---

Calendar year

Mean

40.541.858.946.651.044.8

47.561.356.166.3-

Runoff In

Inches_---_-

__---


960. Stony Creek near Burlington, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°11', long 79°25', on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge, half a mile upstream from Buttermilk Creek, 4§ miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles north of Burlington, Alamance County.





Extremes.--1952-59: Maximum gage height, 15.26 ft Oct. 16, 1954 (discharge not deter mined); no flow at times in most years.

Remarks.--Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1955 to September 1956 are published in report of the Geological Survey.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondWater yearJ.951 1952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_2.53.012

61.2

33.738. 013.11.33

-

Nov.

_34.4

.01042.4

7.6427.51075.00-

Dec.

_61.24.84

68.1

5.8546.750.859.5

-

Jan.

_99.993.420.3

6.5249.510040.9-

Feb.

_12913.373.4

10215077.059.4

-

Mar.

:82.078.764.0

55. '57.351.117.0

-

Apr.

:35.428.765.3

63.061.0

12368.0-

May

:9.01

16.49.19

51.16.60

77.29.05-

June

:7.198.384.80

2.375.74

16.018.7

-

July

:0.5351.528.69

6.922.083.709.08

-

Aug.

6.87.O6O.771

26.7

21.620.510.05.18

-

Sept.

23.4.015.008

14.4

24.833.8

.64476.2

-

The year-

37.920.738.0

31.440.852.230.4-


19561957195819591960

Oct.

_-

0.07.OO03

1.6O

.88

.99

.34

.03-

Nov._-

0.87.0002

1.07

.19

.692.70.13

-

Dec.

_-

1.60.13

1.78

.151.221.331.55

-

Jan._-

2.612.44.53

.171.292.621.07

-

Feb.

_-

3.04.31

1.73

2.483.541.811.40-

Mar._-

2.142.051.67

1.451.491.33.44-

Apr._-

0.89.72

1.65

1.591.543.111.72

-

May_-

0.23.43.24

1.33.17

2.01.24-

June

_-

0.18.21.12

.06

.14

.40

.47-

July.-

0.01.04.23

.18

.05

.10

.24-

Aug.

_0.18.002.02.70

.56

.53

.26

.14-

Sept._

0.59.0004.0002.36

.63

.85

.021.92

-

The year_-

11.646.35

11.68

9.6712.5016.039.35-


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

--1273127313331383

1433150315531623-


Discharge---

1,6701,600t*)

1,8702,4802,4102,170

-

Date__-

Feb. 15, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Oct. 16, 1954

May 4, 1956Feb. 1, 1957Nov. 25, 1957Sept. 7, 1959

-

Minimum day

__

aO.40Oo

.28

.11

.24

.11-

Mean

__.

37.920.738.0

31.440.852.230.4

Per square mile

___

0.857.468.860

.710

.9231.18.688-

Runoff In

Inches___

11.646.35

11.68

9.6712.5016.039.35

Calendar year

Mean

___

30.134.727.5

36.945.643.6

-

Runoff In

Inches___9.23

10.678.45

11.3513.9713.37

-

a Minimum day during period July 24 to Sept. 30. b Discharge not determined.


965. Haw River at Haw River, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°05', long 79°22', on left bank at town of Haw River, Alamance County, 650 ft downstream from Southern Railway bridge and 3 miles downstream from Stony Creek.



. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 471.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 31.10 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs on basis of contracted- opening measurement of peak flow; minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 5, 1930 (gage height, 0.92 ft); minimum daily, 5 cfs Sept. 6, 1930.

Remarks. Large diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low flowcaused by powerplants above station. Flow partly regulated since July 1960 by a reser voir on Stony Creek (capacity,-427,800,000 cu ft) 8 miles above station. During 1951-60, the city of Burlington diverted from Stony Creek an average of about 6.7 cfs for municipal supply, about 3.7 cfs of which was returned above the station as sewage, and about 3.0 cfs was returned to Haw River below station during the year. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1956 to September 1960 are published in re ports of the Geological Survey.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, cubic feet per secondWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

32153.1

12352.4

1A14

372465279123

2,480

HOT.

23812951461.1

334

21O406

1,159157522

Dec.516880677253819

170563746667795

Jan.

329981

1,2161,273340

172552986643814

Feb.

5311,0191,609346

1,089

1,1811,699

799754

2,394

Mar.

5982,4091,211

872658

702708663394

1,481

Apr.1,110

661590546939

730871

1,429835

1,404

May

211446225338296

525206

1,146225542

June

508191407161148

129313360397250

July

18811510181.5

182

133207194391201

Aug.

21027557.2

103934

149191277254279

Sept.

7858465.433.4

372

44246478.1

630284

The year

401646560345600

406545675453950


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.62.10.24.10

2.14

.72

.89

.54

.244.77

Nov.

0.44.24.96.11.62

.39

.762.16.29.97

Dec.0.991.691.30.49

1.58

.331.O81.441.281.53

Jan.

0.631.892.342.45.65

.331.061.901.241.57

Feb.

0.921.842.80.60

1.89

2.132.951.391.314.31

Mar.

1.154.632.331.681.27

1.351.361.28.76

2.85

Apr.2.071.231.101.O21.75

1.361.622.661.562.62

May

0.41.86.43.65.57

1.01.40

2.21.43

1.04

June

0.95.36.76.30.28

.24

.58

.67

.74

.46

July

0.36.22.20.16.35

.26

.40

.37

.75

.39

Aug.

0.4O.53.11.20

1.80

.29

.37

.53

.49

.54

Sept.

0.141.09.12.06.69

.82

.86

.151.17.53

The year

9.O814.6812.697.82

13.59

9.2312.3315.3010.2621.58


Year

195O 1951

1956

WSP

12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge

7,77015,2008,4008,670

2O, 900

6,49012,80011,3008,94022,600

Date


Feb. 7, Mar. 16Feb. 1, 1957Nov. 25, 1957Dec. 29, 1958Oct. 10, 1959

Minimum day

2625231414

164O415679

Mean

40164656O3456OO

406545675453950

Per square mile

0.6691.O8.935.576

1.00

.678

.9101.13.756

1.59

Runoff In

Inches

9.0814.6812.697.82

13.59

9.2312.3315.3010.2621.58

Calendar year

Mean

426 4006664805O6471

463606572694

Runoff In

Inches

9.64

10.8911.4610.69

10.52

15.72


967. Alamance Creek near Elon College, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°02', long 79°32', on right bank at upstream side of bridge on county highway, l£ miles upstream from Beaver Creek and 4f miles south of Elon College,

Alamance County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 495 ft (by barometer). Prior to ~IJov. 15, 1957, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. 1957-60; Maximum discharge, 4,230 cfs Feb. 6, 1960 (gage height, 18.65 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1958.

Flood In September 1945 reached a stage of 29.4 ft (discharge not determined), from Information by local resident.


Water year1957 1958 1959 1960

Oct.

46.0 11.1

142

Nov.

201 13.8

119

Dec.

114 107 136

Jan.

193 113 197

Feb.

183 163 517

Mar.

123 66.5

351

Apr.

305 223 257

May

224 47.6 76.3

June

62.9 177 24.1

July

40.0 50.8 49.2

Aug.

28.4 48.8 115

Sept.

9.67 67.9 88.2

The year

127 90. 0

171

Monthly and yearly runoff, in InchesWater year1 Q^7

1958 1959 1960

Oct.

0.46 .11

1.41

Nov.

1.93 .13

1.14

Dec.

1.14 1.07 1.35

Jan.

1.92 1.12 1.95

Feb.

1.65 1.47

/ 4.81

Mar.

1.22 .66

3.48

Apr.

2.94 2.15 2.47

May

2.22 .47 .76

June

0.60 1.71 .23

July

0.40 .51

" .49

Aug.

0.28 .48

1.14

Sept.

.09

.65

.85

The year

14.85 10.53 20.08


Year

1957 1958 1959 1960

WSP

1623 1623 1623 1703


Discharge

3,540 4,13O 4,230

Date

Apr. 10, 1958 June 4, 1959 Feb. 6, I960

Minimum day

a5.9 3.9 5.6 8.6

Mean

127 90.0

171

Per square mile

1.09 .776

1.47

Runoff In

Inches

14.85 10.53 20.08

Calendar year

Mean

108 112

Runoff In

Inches

12.63 13.12

a Minimum day during period Aug. 21 to Sept. 3O.

968.5. Cane Creek near Teer, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35 0 57', long 79°15', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 54, 1 5 miles southwest of Teer, Orange County, 2i miles upstream from mouth and 10 miles west of Carrboro.




Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 cfs May 28 (gage height, 14.08 ft)- mini mum, 2.4 cfs July 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 (gage height, 3.97 ft).


Oct.

33.1Nov.

34.2

Dec.

36.6

Jan.

46.2

Feb.

146

Mar.

108

Apr.

84.5

May

41.8

June

11.6

July

9.20

Aug.

17.1

Sept.10.1

The year

47.8


Oct.

1.22

Nov.

1.22

Dec.

1.35

Jan.

1.70

Feb.

5.05

Mar.

3.97

Apr.

3.01

May

1.54

June

0.42

July

0.34

Aug.

0.63

Sept.0.36

The year

20. 81

Year

I960

WSP

1703

Yearly discharge. In cubic feet per secondWater year ending Sept. 3O


2,380Date

May 28, I960

Minimum day

2.7

Mean

47.8

Per square mile

1.53

Runoff In

Inches20.81

Calendar year

Mean

-

Runoff In

Inches-

CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

970. Haw River near Pittsboro, N. C.

145

Location. Lat 35°42', long 79°05', on left bank 100 ft upstream from Robeson Creek,2 miles downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 64, and 5 miles east of Pittsboro, Chat ham County.


Records available. October 1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharges only for October 1928, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 179.22 ft (revised) above mean sea level, cfatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 15, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 79,000 cfs during night of Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 28.58 ft, from floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs and confirmed by current-meter measurements (discharge, 78,000 cfs) made at site 6 miles upstream; minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 13, 1954; minimum daily, 5.3 cfs Sept. 20, 1953.

Flood in August 1908 reached a stage of 32.1 ft, from floodmarks, 1,000 ft upstream (discharge, 98,000 cfs). Flood in 1865 reached a stage about 1 ft lower than flood of 1908, from information by local residents. Flood in September 1928 reached a stage of 20.3 ft from floodmarks (discharge, 39,200 cfs).

Remarks. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Monthly and yearly mean dlschargB, in cubic feet per secondWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

47049.6

26859.5

ZJ371

6691,164

799192

3,491

Nov.

347192

W6980.6

617

374776

2,526204

1,222

Dec.

1,0051,7501,231

4451,613

2661,3661,6691,1591,577

Jan.

5811,9092,8412,832

698

293983

2,7801,2991,776

Feb.

9162,2963,433

6882,309

2,3744,1462,1941,8215,749

Mar.

1,2185,1953,0151,7921,147

1,6712,0271,626

9883,778

Apr.

2,3211,6131,3331,2841,622

1,3671,6233,3632,8453,170

Hay

416889532701579

914495

2,884576

1,121

June

585429704347207

243679674830406

July

275266180159359

230493638820409

Aug.

35958368.0

1501,899

230571468507833

Sept.

84.21,459

10555.3

746

766991146

1,077553

The year

7121,3861,243

7191,150

7761,2561,6431,0181,994


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.41.04.24.05

1.82

.591.02.70.17

3.07

Nov.

0.30.16

1.17.07.53

.32

.662.15.17

1.04

Dec.

0.881.541.08.39

1.42

.231.201.471,021.39

Jan.

0.511.682.502.49.61

.26

.872.451.141.56

Feb.

0.731.892.73.55

1.84

1.953.301.741.454.73

Mar.1.094.572.651.581.01

1.471.781.43.87

3.32

Apr.

1.981.371.131.091.38

1.161.382.862.422.70

May0.37.78.47.62.51

.80

.442.54.51.99

June

0.50.37.60.30.18

.21

.58

.57

.71

.35

July

0.24.23.16.14.32

.20

.43

.56

.72

.36

Aug.

0.32.51.06.13

1.67

.20

.50

.41

.45

.73

Sept.

0.071.24.09.05.64

.65

.84

.12

.92

.47

The year

7.3814.3812.887.46

11.93

8.0413.0017.0010.5520.71


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503,1703

155316231703


Discharge-

18,40038,30021,10024,00037,900

21,70028,90022,40019,40025,700

Date-


Mar. 16, 1956Feb. 1, 1957Nov. 26, 1957Dec. 29, 1958Oct. 11, 1959

Minimum day

-107.85.35.6

14

2765264375

Mean

-712

1,3861,243

7191,150

7761,2561,6431,0181,994

Per square mile

-0.5441.06.949.549.88

.592

.9591.25.777

1.52

Runoff In

Inches-

7.3814.3812.887.46

11.93

8.0413.0017.0010.5520.71

Calendar year

Mean

852727

1,4571,0521,034897

9441,3941,3571,417

-

Runoff In

Inches8.827.53

15.1310.9010.729.30

9.7814.4414.0414.69

-


980. New Hope River near Plttsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°44', long 79°02', on right bank at downstream side of bridge onU.S. Highway 64, a quarter of a mile downstream from Whlteoak Creek, and 8f miles east of Plttsboro, Chatham County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control since 1953. Datum of gage is 175.75 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Mar. 18, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1949-60: Maximum discharge, 7,900 cfs Mar. 5, 1952 (gage height, 19.74 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 4, 1953. Flood in September 1945 reached a stage of 27.65 ft; 1929 flood, 25.3 ft, 1908 flood, 23.85 ft; from information by North Carolina State Highway Commission.

Remarks. During the period 1951-60 the city of Durham discharged an average of about 4.8 cfs sewage effluent into basin above station, diverted from Neuse River. Records of chemical analyses for the periods October 1953 to September 1954, October 1955 to September 1956, and water temperatures for the period October 1955 to September 1956 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

3O.67.40

19.48.10

51.7

91.922922821.0

287

Nov.

25.715.4

49810.343.6

92.915462216.9

353

Dec.

92.2135154235208

38.7390680166348

Jan.

85.9378950

1,268142

49.8111804275417

Feb.153537825185815

690976567512

1,546

Mar.

2301,3411,085

431234

547756647299866

Apr.

583386429359243

440115696

1,139968

May71.1

13615411726.4

91.714798955.7

202

June

30.032.893.924.39.71

11428953.083.471.7

July28.316.622.315.120.0

18.451.161.6

25082.4

Aug.

39.516311.013.2

303

34.916956.6

169122

Sept.9.47

37430.43.94

327

36.810711.3

26432.2

The year

114293353224197

185287452268436


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.12.03.08.03.21

.37

.93

.92

.081.16

Nov.

0.10.06

1.95.04.17

.36

.602.44.07

1.38

Dec.

0.37.54.62.95.84

.161.582.75.67

1.41

Jan.

0.351.533.845.13.57

.20

.453.251.111.69

Feb.0.562.033.01.67

2.98

2.613.572.071.875.85

Mar.0.935.434.391.74.95

2.213.062.621.213.50

Apr.2.281.511.681.40.95

1.72.45

2.724.463.79

May0.29.55.62.47.11

.37

.604.00.23.82

June

0.12.13.37.10.04

.441.13.21.33.28

July0.11.07.09.06.08

.07

.21

.251.01.33

Aug.

0.16.66.04.05

1.23

.14

.69

.23

.68

.49

Sept.0.041.47.12.02

1.28

.14

.42

.041.03.13

The year

5.4314.0116.8110.669.41

8.7913.6921.5012.7520.83


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

2,2307,9005,3107,6003,110

3,9204,1005,9704,1003,920

Date-

Apr. 11, 1951Mar. 5, 1952Mar. 25, 1953Jan. 24, 1954Aug. 20, 1955

Mar. 18, 1956Feb. 3, 1957May 8, 1958Apr. 14, 1959Apr. 6, 1960

Minimum day

_4.84.52.22.62.9

5.76.17.08.8

13

Mean

.114293353224197

185287452268436

Per square mile

_0.4001.031.24.786.691

.6491.011.58.940

1.53

Runoff in

inches_

5.4314.0116.8110.669.41

8.7913.6921.5012.7520.83

Calendar year

Mean

162115335319228190

231350341333-

Runoff in

inches7.715.47

16.0315.1810.869.08

11.0116.6916.2115.88

-


985. West Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°00'15M , long 79°58'42", on left bank 2,300 ft upstream from highway bridge and High Point Lake, 2.3 miles west of Jamestown, and 2.5 miles northeast of High Point College, High Point, Guilford County.

Drainage area. 32.1 sq mi. At site used 1923-26, 33 sq mi.

Records available. June 1923 to September 1958, water years 1959-60 (annual maximum). Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Crest-stage gage. Altitude of gage is 758 ft (from topographic map). June 14, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at site 2,300 ft downstream at different datum. July 25, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1958, water-stage recorder, with Parshall flume since July 28, 1934, at present site and datum.


Extremes. 1923-60: Maximum discharge, 8,450 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 19.92 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of contracted- opening measurement of peak flow.

1923-58: Minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs Sept. 1, 1932.

Remarks. Occasionally some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmill 4 miles upstream.

Monthly and yearly mea: econdHater year19511952195319541955

195619571958

Oct.

12.63.8110.75.1158.3

19.812.711.4

Hoy.

13.08.86

18.16.01

39.2

11.418.669.5

Dec.

21.438.250.127.661.0

lo.o33.535.5

Jan.16.246.067.410520.4

10.452.543.3

Feb.

27.546.810421.663.7

82.182.543.2

Mar.

27.413875.351.429.5

23.931.833.7

Apr.

45.831.928.840.850.4

41.952.964.4

May

9.9521.312.715.015.5

30.311.638.1

June

23.79.91

45.311.57.27

17.839.312.7

July

13.013.27.135.9215.9

14.31O.421.1

Aug.

15.551.24.76

16.871.7

11.55.51

13.9

Sept.6.11

35.77.092.569.58

49.613.05.86

The year

19.237.235.525.936.8

26.629.932.6


1956195719581959I960

Oct.

0.45.14.38.18

2.09

.71

.46

.41_-

Nov.

0.45.31.63.21

1.36

.40

.652.42

-

Dec.

0.771.371.80.99

2.19

.361.201.27

-

Jan.0.581.652.423.78.73

.371.881.55

-

Feb.

0.891.573.36.70

2.07

2.762.681.40

-

Mar.

0.984.952.701.851.06

.861.141.21

-

Apr.

1.591.111,001.421.75

1.461.842.24

-

May

0.36.77.46.54.56

1.O9.42

1.37

-

June

0.83.34

1.58.40.25

.621.37.44

-

July

0.47.47.26.21.57

.51

.37

.76

-

Aug.

0.561.84.17.60

2.58

.41

.20

.50

-

Sept.

0.211.24.25.09.33

1.72.45.20

-

The year

8.1415.7615.0110.9715.54

11.2712.6613.77

-


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

143315031553

--


Discharge_546

2,4601,4001,4103,120

1,2202,2101,6004,1504,730

Date_

Apr. 3, 1951Aug. 31, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Jan. 21, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

Sept. 26, 1956Jan. 31, 1957Nov. 25, 1957Sept. 5, 1959Oct. 10, 1959

Minimum day

_3.43.O2.41.81.2

3.23.24.2_-

Mean

_19.237.235.525.936.8

26.629.932.6

-

Per square mile

_0.5981.161.11.807

1.15

.829

.9311.02

-

Runoff In

Inches_

8.1415.7615.0110.9715.54

11.2712.6613.77

-

Calendar year

Mean

20.919.639.532.136.026.9

28.634.2

_-

Runoff In

Inches8.838.2816.7513.5815.2311.37

12.1114.45

_-


990. East Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°02'15", long 79°56'46", on left bank 5 ft upstream from highway bridge, 3.3 miles upstream from High Point Dam, and 5.2 miles northeast of High Point College,

High Point, Guilford County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.02 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Intake pipe extended to downstream side of brIJge since Mar. 1, 1934.

Average discharge. 32 years (1928-60), 15.0 c?s.

Extremes. 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 6,300 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 10.87 ft, from floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted- opening measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 22, 1941 (result of temporary regulation); minimum unregulated, 1.1 cfs Oct. 7, 1954.

Remarks.--Occasional temporary regulation of unknown origin during low flow In some wateryears.

Revisions. The momentary maximum discharge for the water year 1929, published In WSP 1303, also occurred on Feb. 28, 1929.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

6.312.865.303.51

34.1

9.257.235.514.05

79.5

Nov.

6.704.726.953.8112.2

5.859.65

38.44.589.79

Dec.

10.423.521.110.422.4

4.7816.216.014.917.1

Jan.

7.5120.530.543.88.94

4.7133.920.616.932.3

Feb.

12.421.649.010.328.0

29.435.319.321.966.5

Mar.

12.167.531.421.612.0

14.914.417.812.438.5

Apr.

20.117.113.318.518.9

14.732.631.619.238.3

May5.118.576.237.706.72

21.95.95

19.76.9513.9

June

18.14.87

24.85.204.13

5.1111.08.809.326.67

July5.658.654.464.615.28

5.516.258.9918.06.85

Aug.

8.2927.23.345.33

32.5

6.453.566.30

17.05.97

Sept.

3.568.884.211.747.79

19.37.223.42

22.25.03

The year

9.6318.116.511.416.0

11.715.1

t!6. 313.926.6

t Corrected.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.49.22.42.28

2.68

.73

.57

.43

.326.24

Nov.

0.51.36.53.29.93

.44

.732.91.35.74

Dec.

0.811.841.65.82

1.76

.371.271.251.171.34

Jan.0.591.612.393.44.70

.372.661.611.322.53

Feb.

0.881.583.47.73

1.98

2.162.501.371.554.88

Mar.

0.955.292.461.69.94

1.171.131.40.97

3.02

Apr.

1.531.301.011.411.43

1.122.482.401.462.90

May0.40.67.49.60.53

1.71.47

1.54.55

1.09

June

1.38.37

1.88.39.31

.39

.84

.67

.71

.51

July0.44.68.35.36.41

.43

.49

.701.41.54

Aug.

0.652.13.26.42

2.55

.51

.28

.491.33.47

Sept.

0.27.67.32.13.59

1.47.55.26

1.69.38

The year

8.9016.7215.2310.5614.81

10.8713.9715.0312.8324.64


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-588

2,1201,7601,5303,410

1,9802,5601,8601,7204,830

Date_


May 4, 1956Jan. 31, 1957Nov. 25, 1957Aug. 8, 1959Oct. 10, 1959

Minimum day

-2.72.42.41.51.2

1.91.92.52.83.6

Mean

-9.63

18.116.511.416.0

11.715.1

t!6. 313.926.6

Per square mile

-0.6551.231.12.776

1.09

.7961.031.11.946

1.81

Runoff In

inches-

8.9016.7215.2310.5614.81

10.8713.9715.0312.8324.64

Calendar year

Mean

9.6610.318.215.215.711.9

12.817.313.320.9

-

Runoff In

Inches8.929.51

16.9014.0214.5410.98

11.9015.9912.2819.31

-

t Corrected.


995. Deep River near Randleman, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°54', long 79°51' (revised), on left bank 500 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Coltrane's mill, half a mile south of Guilford County line, 4f miles upstream from Muddy Creek, and 7 miles north of Randleman, Randolph County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.11 ft above mean sea level (levels by (Jbrps of Engineers).


Extremes. 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 32.2 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,100 cfs on basis of contracted- opening measurement of peak flow at bridge l| miles upstream; minimum, 0.5 cfs Nov. 28, 1931 (gage height, 1.41 ft); minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Nov. 12, 1933.

Remarks. Large diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by Coltrane's mill. Plow slightly regulated by High Point Lake (capacity, 220,588,000 cu ft). City of High Point di

verted above station about 3 cfs from this basin into Pee Dee River basin.

Revisions. In WSP 1303, the date of the momentary maximum discharge for water year 1929 is listed in error; it should be Feb. 28, 1929.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

30.012.025.115.4

212

83.752.331.021.3

459

NOV.

34.618.073.514.780.2

39.274.3

24426.688.5

Dec.

67.219317351.0205

28.81291481O4145

Jan.

50.918727135975.3

30.6167184131295

Feb.90.9

2O243173. 0

253

292380181191584

Mar.

94.7565248218110

12714713396.1

351

Apr.

177119105157234

149224312205294

May

29.174.145.852.749.5

88.335.6

20344.999.2

June

11232.916229.517.6

35.510341.882.242.7

July

26.922.226.022.856.3

34.342.848.189.551.8

Aug.

30.112220.135.5

298

21.124.640.9

17286.7

Sept.

17.413414.311.785.1

15723.720.0

23688.4

The year

62.914113187.1

139

89.5115132116214


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.28.11.23.14

1.97

.78

.49

.29

.204.26

Nov.

0.31.16.66.13.72

.35

.672.19.24.80

Dec.

0.621.791.61.47

1.91

.271.2O1.37.97

1.35

Jan.

0.471.742.523.33.70

.281.551.711.222.75

Feb.0.761.763.62.61

2.13

2.543.191.521.615.08

Mar.

0.885.262.312. 021.02

1.181.371.24.89

3.26

Apr.

1.591.07.94

1.412.10

1.342. 022.811.852.64

May

0.27.69.43.49.46

.82

.331.88.42.92

June

1.01.30

1.45.27.16

.32

.93

.38

.74

.38

July

O.25.21.24.21.52

.32

.40

.45

.83

.48

Aug.

0.281.14.19.33

2.77

.20

.23

.381.6O.81

Sept.

0.161.21.13.11.77

1.41.21.18

2.13.80

The year

6.8815.4414.339.52

15.23

9.8112.5914.4012.7023.53


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSF

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

2,9006,5404,8504,4007,900

2,8405,8004,0404,2008,140

Date-


Sept. 27, 1956Feb. 1, 1957NOV. 25, 1957Sept. 7, 1959Oct. 10, 1959

Minimum day

-6.71.9-

3.84.6

7.88.98.5

1221

Mean

-62.9

14113187.1139

89.5115132116214

Per square mile

-0.5071.141.06.70S

1.12

.722

.9271.06.935

1.73

Runoff In

Inches-

6.8815.4414.339.52

15.23

9.8112.5914.4012.7023.53

Calendar year

Mean

7O.870.7

145115122110

98.2129109162

-

Runoff In

Inches7.747.73

15.8812.5713.3812. 03

10.7714.0811.9617.70

-


1005. Deep River at Ramseur, N. C.

right bank 1,600 ft downstream from railroad , and if miles downstream from Sandy Creek.

Location. Lat 35°44', long 79°39', on station at Ramseur, Randolph County



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.50 ft above mean sea level (levels by (Jorps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 37 years (1923-60), 349 ofs.

Extremes. 1922-60: Maximum discharge, 43,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 34.04 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs May 27, Nov. 28, 29, 1941; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Nov. 29, 1941.

Flood In August 1901 reached a stage of 28.75 ft, from floodmarks, about a quarter of a mile upstream (discharge, 30,000 cfs).

Remarks. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Flow slightly regulated by High Point Lake and small powerplant reservoirs. During the period 1951-60, the town of Asheboro diverted an average of 1.3 cfs from Pee Dee River basin into this basin above station. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1956 to September 1957 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

74.717.256.024.3913

25316214254.0

899

Nov.

72.841.2

24727.0146

11016368664.4

322

Dec.

173519405142524

82.2335379338413

Jan.

130505779944213

86.9303662359720

Feb.

210628

1,177197724

7601,096

602530

1,610

Mar.

2741,626

746527278

479488367290

1,025

Apr.

547408383392529

341512996837845

May

76.9266164158151

251113770179317

June

40011135168.960.8

79.7195136274127

July

77.851.463.739.7

145

59.1165214358138

Aug.

67.534237.468.6

630

32.487.8

179534539

Sept.

28.043134.417.7

222

30613950.4

477180

The year

176413365218

t377

234308430356591

t Corrected.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.25.06.19.08

3.04

.84

.54

.47

.182.99

NOT.0.23.13.80.09.47

.35

.532.21.21

1.04

Dec.

0.581.731.35.47

1.75

.271.121.261.131.37

Jan.

0.431.682.603.15.71

.291.012.211.202.40

Feb.

0.631.963.54.59

2.18

2.373.301.811.595.02

Mar,0.915.422.491.76.93

1.601.631.22.97

3.42

Apr.

1.761.311.231.261.70

1.101.653.212.702.72

May0.26.89.55.52.50

.84

.382.57.60

1.06

June

1.29.36

1.13.22.20

.26

.63

.44

.88

.41

July

0.26.17.21.13.48

.20

.55

.711.19.46

Aug.

0.221.14.12.23

2.10

.11

.29

.601.781.80

Sept.

0.091.39.11.06.72

.99

.45

.161.54.58

The year

6.9116.2414.328.5614.78

9.2212.0816.8713.9723.27


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

12,10022,40010,10011,60034,000

9,30013,7009,780

12,20020,400

Date-

June 18, 1951Mar. 4, 1952Feb. 15, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Oct. d.5, 1954

Mar. 16, 1956Feb. 1, 1957Jan. 25, 1958Apr. 20, 1959Aug. 22, 1960

Minimum day

_4.73.76.86,07.7

1116192227

Mean

_176413365218

t377

234308430356591

Per square mile

_0.5091.191.05.630

1.09

.676

.8901.241.031.71

Runoff in

Inches_

6.9116.2414.328.5614.78

9.2212.0816.8713.9723.27

Calendar year

Mean

200198423322336280

252353368455-

Runoff in

inches7.837.77

16.6612.6213.1810.98

9.9513.8314.4517.85

-

t Corrected.


1010. Bear Creek at Robblns, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°S6', long 79°35" , on right bank 0.8 mile west of post office in Robbins, Moore County, and a quarter of a mile downstream from Cabin Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 322.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by North Carolina State Highway Commis

sion). Prior to Mar. 6, 1958, water-stage recorder at site 800 ft upstream at datum 0.65 ft higher; Mar. 6, 1958, to Dec. 11, 1959, staff and crest-stage gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1939-60), 151 cf s.

Extremes. 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 43,600 cfs July 20, 1956 (gage height, 34.57 ft, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements of peak flow at gage heights 27.52 and 34.57 ft at former site; no flow Oct. 2, 22-27, 1941 (result of storage of flow in gage pool after construction of new station control); minimum unregulated flow, 0.1 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 1941, Oct. 12-15, 1954.

Remarks. About 0.6 cfs diverted by town of Robbins for municipal water supply beginning Mar. 6, 1958, when gage was relocated. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1955 to September 1956 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

56.57.59

35.212.5

510

10570.668.238.9

113

Nov.

33.639.113013.731.1

61.049.5

42025.994.0

Dec.

13416213095.591.6

34.3169208143114

Jan.

83.819422346488.7

40.182.1

392127368

Feb.

95.7290369131329

255288301281618

Mar.

162637397221162

249208224247504

Apr.

221174221191169

15975.6

571535375

Hay

51.114385.069.137.5

12290.6

235103137

June

45.795.477.653.041.2

20.419164.9

20270.3

July

31.532.632.522.6

141

70034.4

10312844.1

Aug.

61.633611.112.2

123

64.750.842.135.937.0

Sept.

26.920774.41.27

218

15910310.561.242.2

The year

83.5193147108161

164117219159208


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.49.07.30.11

4.39

.91

.61

.59

.33

.97

Nov.

0.28.33

1.08.11.26

.51

.413.49.22.78

Dec.

1.151.391.12.82.79

.291.451.791.23.98

Jan.

0.721.671.923.99.76

.35

.713.381.093.16

Feb.

0.742.332.871.022.56

2.052.242.342.184.97

Mar.

1.395.483.411.901.40

2.151.791.932.134.34

Apr.

1.841.451.841.591.41

1.33.63

4.764.453.12

May

0.441.23.73.59.32

1.05.78

2.03.89

1.18

June

0.38.79.65.44.34

.171.59.54

1.68.59

July0.27.28.28.19

1.21

6.02.30.89

1.10.38

Aug.

0.532.89.10.11

1.06

.56

.44

.36

.31

.32

Sept.

0.221.72.62.01

1.81

1.32.86.09.51.35

The year

8.4519.6314.9210.8816.31

16.7111.8122.1916.1221.14


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-1203

L233, 1433127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

3,96019,5005,4606,59029,500

43,6003,1006,3005,9806,230

Date_

Apr. 8, 1951Aug. 31, 1952Feb. 15, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Oct. 15, 1954

July 20, 1956Feb. 28, 1957Apr. 6, 1958Apr. 20, 1959Jan. 31, 1960

Minimum day

.62.53.3.4.1

3.23.36.07.5

12

Mean

_83.5

193147108161

164117219159208

Per square mile

_0.6231.441.10.806

1.20

1.22.873

1.631.191.55

Runoff in

Inches_

8.4519.6314.9210.8816.31

16.7111.8122.1916.1221.14

Calendar year

Mean

13282.2

200133151124

172150179169

-

Runoff In

Inches13.348.32

20.3713.4615.2812.58

17.4715.2118.1017.07

-

727 - 526 O - 64 - 11


1018. Tick Creek near Mount Vernon Springs, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°40', long 79°24', on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on paved road, three-quarters of a mile downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 421, lj miles east of Mount Vernon Springs, Chatham County, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.




Extremes. 1958-60: Maximum discharge, 1,940 cfs July 10, 1959 (gage height, 7.97 ft); minimum, 0.05 cfs July 18-21, Sept. 6-10, 1960.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per secondWater year1958 1959 1960

Oct.

1.93 8.14

Nov.

1.74 14.3

Dec.

16.1 17.6

Jan.

11.4 39.2

Feb.

25.9 81.0

Mar.

18.3 57.3

Apr.

45.2 48.3

May

6.65 7.73

June

2.83 1.94

July8.04

56.6 1.50

Aug.

12.3 4.63 1.31

Sept.1.10 2.65 .168

The year

16.1 23.0


Oct._

0.15.61

Nov.-

0.131.O4

Dec/-

1.221.32

Jan.-

0.862.96

Feb.-

1.765.71

Mar._

1.384.31

Apr.-

3.303.52

May-

0.50.58

June-

0.21.14

July0.614.26.11

Aug.0.93.35.10

Sept.0.08.19.01

The year-

14.3120.41


Year

1958 1959 1960

WSP

1623 1623 1703


Dischargeal,110 1,940

985

DateAug. 23, 1958 July 10, 1959 - Apr. 5, 1960

MinimumdaybO.4

.2

.05

Mean

16.1 23.0

Per squaremile

1.05 1.50

Runoff in

inches

14.31 20.41

Calendar year

Mean

17.8

Runoff in

Inches

15.78

a Maximum during period June 13 to Sept. 30. b Minimum during period June 13 to Sept. 30.


1020. Deep River at Moncure, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°36', long 79°05', on right bank Ij miles northwest of Moncure, Chatham County, 2£ miles downstream from Rocky River, and 4| miles upstream from confluence with Haw River.


Records available. July 1930 to September 1960. Records for May 1898 to December 1899 published In 21st Annual Report, Part 4, and in Bulletins 34 and 39 of North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.



Extremes. 1930-60: Maximum discharge, 80,300 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 17.20 ft), from rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs; minimum, 5.5 cfs Oct. 10, 1954 (gage height, 0.35 ft).

Remarks. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by small powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1955 to September 1956 are published In report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

31349.5

24081.7

2,758

1,1241,543

955204

1,946

Nov.

210133

1,83278.6

334

430604

3,838175

1,173

Dec.

9071,3231,134

7961,432

2921,8542,3041,0651,041

Jan.

6181,9013,7104,860

873

295775

3,9481,1902,558

Feb.

8012,7444,3971,2553,225

2,7803,9893,0752,5567,945

Mar.

1,5257,1034,4022,2491,539

2,5492,9282,3601,6854,599

Apr.

2,6111,6121,6811,9831,659

1,5311,1754,8024,8724,285

May

3681,181

780796416

964798

3,540816

1,293

June 618

524850275270

3642,001

4581,094

474

July

270211239151872

1,223665816

2,357331

Aug.

3121,702

139126

1,947

3041,079

427964670

Sept.

78.42,530

38685.3

2,123

1,177771108

1,262302

The year

7171,7521,6321,0651,443

1,0791,4992,2111,5082,225


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.26.04.20.07

2.26

.921.26.78.17

1.59

Nov.

0.17.10

1.45.06.26

.34

.483 04.14.93

Dec.

0.741.08.93.65

1.17

.241.521.88.87

1.15

Jan.

0.501.563.033.97.71

.24

.633.23.97

2.09

Feb.

0.592.103.25.93

2.38

2.132.952.271.896.08

Mar.1.255.813.601.841.26

2.082.391.931.383.76

Apr.

2.071.281.331.571.31

1.21.93

3.803.863.39

May0.30.97.64.65.34

.79

.652.89.67

1.06

June

0.49.41.67.22.21

.291.58.36.87.38

July

0.22.17.20.12.71

1.00.54.67

1.93.27

Aug.

0.261.39.11.10

1.59

.25

.88

.35

.79

.55

Sept.0.062.00.31.07

1.68

.93

.61

.091.00.24

The year

. 6.9116.9115.7210.2513.88

10.4214.4221.2914.5421.49


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSF

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

15,20043,70022,20027,50026,800

22,20017,80020,60032,10022,700

Date_

Apr. 8, 1951Mar. 4, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Oct. 16, 1954

Mar. 16, 1956Mar. 1, 1957Apr. 30, 1958July 10, 1959Feb. 1, Apr. 5

Minimum day

_341939406

72726048104

Mean

_717

1,7521,6321,0651,443

1,0791,4992,2111,5082,225

Per square mile

_0.5091.241.16.755

1.02

.7651.061.571.071.58

Runoff In

Inches-

6.9116.9115.7210.2513.88

10.4214.4221.2914.5421.49

Calendar year

Mean

1,080723

1,8911,4451,3671,216

1,2611,7531,7411,766

-

Runoff In

Inches10.406.96

18.2713.9213.1611.69

12.1816.8616.7717.03

-


1025. Cape Fear River at Lilllngton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°24', long 78°49', near right bank in downstream end of pier of downstream bridge on U.S. Highway 401 (revised), 1,800 ft downstream from Norfolk Southern Railway bridge, 0.5 mile north of Lillington, Harnett County, and 1 mile downstream from Neal Creek (formerly known as Neill Creek).

Drainage area. 3,440 sq mi, approximately.Records available. December 1923 to September 1960.Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 104.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 8, 1927, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years (1924-60), 3,368 cfs.Extremes. 1923-60: Maximum discharge uncertain, occurred Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height.

33.19 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 14, 15, 1954 (gage height, -0.17 ft).Remarks. Large diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation at low flow caused by

power-plants above station. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1954 to September 1955 and water temperatures for the periods October 1954 to September 1955, June 1959 to September 1960 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.

Rev is ions. One day in the water year 1929 was revised in WSP 1703; the resulting revised records as summarized herewith supersede those published in WSP 1303:

MonthFebruary 1929 ......................Water year 1928-29 . ..............Calendar year 1929 . ..............

Mean

7,5664,2175,881

Per square mile_

1.23

Runoff in inches2.2916.6523.21

Correction. In WSP 1303, the runoff in inches for July 1944 was listed in error; it be 1.33 in.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

8991156O4164

4,872

2,0673,4922,373

6916,529

Nov.

629353

4,291175

1,002

1,0181,7967,981

5403,050

Dec.

2,1813,2742,5951,8043,482

6713,9165,5772,6343,597

Jan.1,4404,4128,53310,6001,935

6881,8188,4343,1015,108

Peb.

2,0256,2469,6562,8196,768

6,7059,6046,5335,55217,170

Mar.

3,20915,0209,3534,9573,340

5,7876,7935,5043,46910,140

Apr.

5,8923,9343,9804,2093,750

3,7753,0409,901

10,6509,480

May

9222,4271,6821,9061,056

2,2591,7168,6051,7212,861

June

1,249990

1,689690478

1,0793,5361,2752,140

995

July

592512522373

1,420

2,0551,4011,5803,7931,066

Aug.

7432,714

254279

4,684

6662,2441,0851,9142,092

Sept.

1706,582

525150

4,690

2,0422,006

3002,9111,046

The year

1,6563,8793,6022,3513,100

2,3823,4064,9163,2325,214


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.30.04.20.05

1.63

.691.17.80.23

2.19

Nov.

0.20.11

1.39.06.32

.33

.582.59.18.99

Dec.

0.731.10.87.60

1.17

.231.311.87.88

1.21

Jan.0.481.482.863.55.65

.23

.612.831.041.71

Peb.

0.611.962.92.85

2.05

2.102.911.981.685.38

Mar.

1.085.033.131.661.12

1.942.281.841.163.40

Apr.

1.911.281.291.371.22

1.22.99

3.213.453.07

May

0.31.81.56.64.35

.76

.582.88.58.96

June

0.41.32.55.22.15

.351.15.41.69.32

July

0.20.17.17.13.48

.69

.47

.531.27.36

Aug.

0.25.91.09.09

1.57

.22

.75

.36

.64

.70

Sept.

0.062.13.17.05

1.52

.66

.65

.10

.94

.34

The year

6.5415.3414.209.27

12.23

9.4213.4519.4012.7420.63


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

34,80077,10044,10056,50049,900

46,50041,80046,50040,00047,500

Date_

Apr. 9, 1951Mar. 5, 1952Peb. 16, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Oct. 17, 1954

Mar. 17, 1956Peb. 2, 1957Nov. 26, 1957Apr. 20, 1959Apr. 6, 1960

Minimum day

_6055616211

82128103154192

Mean

_1,6563,8793,6022,3513,100

2,3823,4064,9163,2325,214

Per square mile

_0.4811.131.05.683.901

.692

.9901.43.940

1.52

Runoff In

inches_

6.5415.3414.209.2712.23

9.4213.4519.4012.7420.63

Calendar year

Mean

2,2941,6604,1863,1592,9612,624

2,8413,9603,9124,016

"

Runoff In

Inches9.056.5616.5512.4511.6810.36

11.2315.6515.4315.84

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1035. Little River at Linden, N. C.

Location (revised). Lat 35°15'46", long 78°46'35", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 401, 1.6 miles west of Linden, Cumberland County, 2 miles up stream from Stewart Creek, and 4j miles upstream from mouth.


Records available. November 1928 to September 1960. Prior to October 1950, published as Lower Little River at Linden.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 73.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 27, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum. Since June 18, 1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage 2-J- miles downstream read during periods of backwater.


Extremes.--1928-60: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Sept. 18, 1945, during period of back water from Cape Pear River; maximum gage height, 41.47 ft Sept. 19 or 20, 1945 (from floodmark); minimum discharge, 26 cfs Oct. 14, 1940.

Flood of Sept. 21, 1928, reached a stage of 37.3 ft, from floodmark; maximum dis charge, 13,000 cfs Sept. 20 or 21.


Revisions. The momentary maximum discharge for the water year 1932 published in WSP 1303 has been revised to 3,590 cfs Jan. 10, 1932.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

25262.6

18698.2

396

379601662453

1,208

Nov.

196132574115272

332507

1,479264716

Dec.

361217497484511

251546

1,225385633

Jan.

339299902

1,343517

292413

1,197686982

Feb.

324755

1,114696695

810601

1,0241,1311,954

Mar.

3961,1811,237

688500

8701,2661,034

9521,401

Apr.

605625593886587

714480

1,2091,7011,136

May

234493511366248

653711

1,156640528

June

140173186335126

316627331413232

July121134143133335

283142220

1,256250

Aug.

13145682.478.7

914

251180200684343

Sept.

73.392711952.2

1,344

240381107554405

The year

264453509438535

448538819757812


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.63.16.47.25.99

.951.511.661.143.03

Nov.

0.48.32

1.39.28.66

.801.233.59.64

1.74

Dec.

0.90.54

1.251.211.28

.631.373.07.96

1.59

Jan.0.85.75

2.263.371.30

.731.033.001.722.46

Feb.

0.731.772.521.581.57

1.901.362.322.564.58

Mar.

0.992.963.101.731.25

2.183.172.592.393.51

Apr.

1.471.521.442.151.42

1.731.162.934.132.76

May0.591.241.28.92.62

1.641.782.901.601.32

June

0.34.42.45.81.31

.771.52.80

1.00.56

July0.30.34.36.33.84

.71

.36

.553.15.63

Aug.

0.331.14.21.20

2.29

.63

.45

.501.72.86

Sept.

0.182.25.29.13

3.26

.58

.92

.261.34.98

The year

7.7913.4115.0212.9615.79

13.2515.8624.1722.3524.02


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,3005,8602,6105,7705,370

2,5903,3104,3404,3203,180

Date-

Apr. 10, 1951Sept. 1, 1952Mar. 14, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Sept. 4, 1955

Mar. 19, 1956Mar. 1, 1957Nov. 26, 1957Apr. 13, 1959Feb. 14, 1960

Minimum day

.4243484041

5459849481

Mean

_264453509438535

448538819757812

Per square mile

-0.574.985

1.11.952

1.16

.9741.171.781.651.77

Runoff in

inches-

7.7913.4115.0212.9615.79

13.2515.8624.1722.3524.02

Calendar year

Mean

380230523462479517

506681630880-

Runoff in

inches11.206.8015.5013.6514.1515.24

14.9820.0718.5925.97

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1045. Rockfish Creek near Hope Mills, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°57'57", long 78°55'04", on left bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 301 (bridge relocated), at mouth of Little Rockfish Creek, if miles east of town of Hope Mills, Cumberland County, and 5f miles upstream from mouth. Records In clude flow of Little Rockfish Creek.

Drainage area. 884 sq mi, includes that of Little Rockfish Creek.

Records available (revised) . October 1902 to June 1903 (gage heights only), November 1928 to December 1931, February 1939 to December 1954. Published as "near Brunt" 1902-3 and as "near Fayetteville" 1928-31.

fiage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 52.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 23, 1939, wire or chain gages at sites 4 miles downstream at different datums. June 18, 1948, to Dec. 31, 1954, auxil iary wire-weight gage 4 miles downstream.


Extremes. 1928-31. 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 8,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 31.75 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dams, three-quarters of a mile upstream on Rockfish Creek and if miles up stream on Little Rockfish Creek; minimum, 2.6 cfs Oct. 24, Nov. 22, 23, 1941; minimum daily, 2.8 cfs Nov. 23, 1941.

Remarks. Large diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation caused by mills and reser voirs above station. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1953 to Sep tember 1954 are published in report of the aeological Survey.


Oct.

340 160 268 188 340

Nov.

276 215 341 206 231

Dec.

314 242 333 392 346

Jan.

318 257 404 494

Feb.

285 358 463 425

Mar.

306 554 602 428

Apr.

335 365 395 530

May

196 266 482318

June239201 275 244

July212 170 260 160

Aug.

207 357 183 134

Sept.

182 490 194 112

The year

267 303 350 302


Oct.

1.38 .65

1.09 .76

1.38

Nov.

1.08 .85

1.34 .81 .91

Dec.

1.27 .98

1.35 1.59 1.40

Jan.

1.29 1.04 1.64 2.00

Feb.

1.04 1.36 1.70 1.56

Mar.

1.24 2.25 2.44 1.74

Apr.

1.32 1.43 1.55 2.08

May0.80 1.08 1.96 1.29

June

0.94 .79

1.08 .96

July

0.86 .69

1.05 .65

Aug.

0.84 1.45 .74 .54

Sept.

0.71 1.92 .76 .44

The year

12.77 14.49 16.70 14.42


Year

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

WSP

1203 1233 1273 1333 1333


Discharge

1,050 3,590 1,670 1,290

a2,330

Date

Oct. 23, 1950 Sept. 1, 1952 May 2, 1953 Jan. 23, 1954 Oct. 17, 1954

Minimum day

20 26 36 21

b21

Mean

267 303 350 302

Per square mile

0.940 1.07 1.23 1.06

Runoff in

Inches

12.77 14.49 16.70 14.42

Calendar year

Mean

339 241 330 337 313

Runoff in

Inches16.21 11.52 15.79 16.08 14.95

a Maximum during period October to December, b Minimum during period October to December.


1055. Cape Fear River at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°50'05", long 78°49'27" (revised), on right bank 100 ft upstream from lock 3, 1 mile downstream from county line, 7 miles north of Tarheel, Bladen County, 9 miles upstream from Philips Creek, and at mile 95.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete lock and dam control. Datum of gage is 28,968 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior

to Jan. 8, 1939, staff gage on upper lock wall 100 ft downstream at same datum. Auxil iary water-stage recorder 1.8 miles downstream; prior to Jan. 14, 1943, auxiliary staff gage 400 ft downstream on lower end of lock wall; Jan. 14, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1953, auxiliary water-stage recorder at site 600 ft downstream.


Extremes. 1937-60: Maximum gage height, 43.44 ft Sept. 22, 1945 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 170 cfs Sept. 20, 1954; minimum daily, 208 cfs Sept. 13, 1954.

Remarks. Slight diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low flow caused by powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses and water tempera tures for the period October 1954 to September 1955 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1,787434

1,186567

5,651

3,2415,0344,6751,995

10,030

Nov.

1,300790

5,502614

1,610

2,1173,12910,5801,3485,013

Dec.

3,2313,7913,7273,0694,833

1,5755,3289,6073,4575,657

Jan.2,4834,99011,18013,5903,321

1,6462,78012,0805,4327,875

Feb.

3,0198,49913,3104,6828,653

8,93711,1408,4639,029

22,970

Mar.

4,35619,58012,8906,7114,816

8,01410,9509,2536,282

13,210

Apr.

7,7665,5605,6457,0245,204

5,7604,46412,08015,63013,190

May1,5593,7503,3003,0871,743

3,7893,22213,0103,5614,376

June

1,7481,5422,2421,554

982

1,9265,3422,5303,6421,672

July

1,145910

1,069918

2,739

2,9951,8722,5017,1622,132

Aug.

1,3373,652

620566

7,744

1,5902,7551,8204,1253,845

Sept.

6009,904

897410

9,269

2,6472,574

8004,6892,780

The year

2,5205,2755,0813,5704,686

3,6644,8427,2825,4927,668


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.43.10.28.14

1.35

.781.211.12.48

2.40

Nov.

0.30.18

1.28.14.37

.49

.732.45.31

1.16

Dec.

0.77.91.89.74

1.16

.381.282.30.83

1.36

Jan.

0.601.202.683.26.80

.39

.672.901.301.89

Feb.

0.651.912.881.011.87

2.002.411.831.955.15

Mar.

1.044.693.091.611.15

1.922.622.221.513.17

Apr.

1.801.291.311.631.21

1.341.042.803.633.06

May0.37.90.79.74.42

.91

.773.12.85

1.05

June

0.41.36.52.36.23

.451.24.59.84.39

July

0.27.22.26.22.66

.72

.45

.601.72.51

Aug.

0.32.88.15.14

1.86

.38

.66

.44

.99

.92

Sept.

0.142.30.21.10

2.15

.61

.60

.191.09.64

The year

7.1014.9414.3410.0913.23

10.3713.6820.5615.5021.70


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

31,40070,60041,00052,00053,000

36,80037,00043,80041 , 50041 , 200

Date_

Apr. 10, 1951Mar. 6, 1952Feb. 16, 1953Jan. 24, 1954Sept. 4, 1955

Mar. 18, 1956Mar. 2, 1957Nov. 27, 1957Apr. 14, 1959Apr. 6, 1960

Minimum day

_428302275208222

392534480610590

Mean

_2,5205,2755,0813,5704,686

3,6644,8427,2825,4927,668

Per square mile

_0.5241.101.06..742.974

.7621.011.511.141.59

Runoff In

Inches_

7.1014.9414.3410.0913.23

10.3713.6820.5615.5021.70

Calendar year

Mean

3,4652,4115,7194,5704,2334,247

4,2175,7875,7736,662

-

Runoff In

Inches9.786.7916.2012.9111.9512.00

11.9416.3316.3118.80

-


1059. Hood Creek near Leland, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°16'43", long 78 0 07'34", on right bank at bridge on U.S. Highways 74 and 76, 0.4 mile downstream from Pasture Pond Branch, 1 mile southeast of Maco, and 4§ miles northeast of Leland, Brunswick County.


Records available. Water years 1953-56 (annual maximum), November 1956 to September 1960. Occasional base-flow measurements, water years 1950-56.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map). Nov. 5, T952, to Nov. 27, 1956, crest-stage gage at same site at datum 9.79 ft higher.

Extremes. 1952-60; Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs Sept. 20, 1955 (gage height, 10.39 ft), from rating curve extended above 650 cfs.

1956-60: Minimum discharge, 0.05 cfs several days in August and September 1957, June and July 1960.

A field estimate of 0.01 cfs was made on Aug. 26, 1954.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondWater year1957 1958 1959 1960

Oct.

29.1 67.7 40.0

Nov.

11.1 15.0 52.6

Dec.

8.46 55.4 43.6 47.8

Jan.9.95

61.8 46.6 57.5

Feb.11.5 58.5 58.5 74.8

Mar.96.7 65.2

111 91.5

Apr.17.8

107 23.2 85.6

May5.65

17.0 7.07 7.64

June46.0 52.1 3.70 .322

July0.729 10.5 59.6 23.1

Aug.0.155 49.7 34.1 45.2

Sept.21.4 65.8 59.8 *75.1

The year

44.9 42.6

*48.0

Monthly and yearly runoff, In InchesWater jrear1957 1958 1959 1960

Oct.

1.55 5.61 2.14

Nov.

0.57 .78

2.72

Dec.

0.45 2.95 2.35 2.55

Jan.

0.55 5.30 2.49 1.99

Feb.

0.56 1.86 2.82 3.75

Mar.

5.16 3.37 5.90 4.87

Apr.

0.92 5.51 1.20 4.42

May

0.19 .91 .58 .41

June

2.58 1.66

.19

.02

July

0.04.56

5.18 1.23

Aug.

0.008 2.65 1.82 2.30

Sept.

1.10 3.30 2.06

*3.88

The year

28.19 26.76

*50.26


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSF

---

162516251625

16231503155316251705


Discharge---246240

2,050

600620

1,260780

1,140

Date---

Mar. 12 or 15Jan. 25, 1954Sept. 20, 1955

May 10, 1956Sept. 50, 1957Sept. 28, 1958Mar. 6, 1959Sept. 12, 1960

Minimum day

----_-

_-

0.3.1.05

Mean

---_--

_-

44.942.6

*48.0

Per square mile

------

.-

2.081.97

*2.22

Runoff in

inches----_-

_-

28.1926.76

*30.26

Calendar year

Mean

------

_25.447.543.7

-

Runoff In

Inches----_-

_15.9629.8427.45

-


1060. Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°57'13", long 78°29'17", on downstream end of center pier of bridge on State Highway 24, l£ miles east of Roseboro, Sampson County, and ij miles upstream from Bearskin Swamp.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 81 ft (estimated from description of previously destroyed bench mark at site). Prior to Jan. 12, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 1,860 cfs Sept. 6, 1955 (gage height, 9.00 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 27, Oct. 1-11, 1954.

Flood in 1924 reached a stage of 11.6 ft from information furnished by North Caro lina State Highway Commission.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

48.119.717.111.08.33

97.978.996.063.2

197

Nov.

31.539.851.028.519.6

85.977.3

19435.9163

Dec.53.374.144.674.574.8

79.088.9

30855.2

206

Jan.55.977.288.6

19293.0

74.276.6

31994.8

267

Feb.

45.4160121111137

17399.1

213199426

Mar.

63.0333155111111

164228234252284

Apr.67.511950.6

15695.6

114101229322160

May37.594.9

13942.527.5

10484.5

21348.945.3

June

7.7339.329.327.429.0

39.217890.498.638.7

July

64.86.008.91

10.37-1.6

87.721.051.0

286124

Aug.

17173.32 39Z. 96

328

61.87.79

34.3196159

Sept.

23.938.314.1

.807465

40.057.011.4146223

The year

56.289.559.963.7121

93.391.4

166149190


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.58.24.20.13.10

1.17.94

1.15.76

2.36

Nov.

0.36.46.59.33.23

.99

.902.24.42

1.89

Dec.

0.64.89.53.89.89

.941.063.69.66

2.46

Jan.0.67.92

1.062.301.11

.89

.923.811.133.19

Feb.

0.491.791.311.201.48

1.931.072.302.154.76

Mar.

0.753.991.851.321.33

1.972.732.803.013.39

Apr.0.781.37.59

1.811.11

1.321.172.663.731.85

May0,451.141.66.51.33

1.251.012.54.59.54

June

0.09.45.34.32.34

.452.061.051.14.45

July0.78.07.11.12.86

1.05.25.61

3.431.48

Aug.

2.05.88.03.04

3.93

.74

.09

.412.351.91

Sept.

0.28.44.16.009

5.38

.46

.66

.131.692.58

The year7.92

t!2.648.438.9817.09

13.1612.8623.3921.0626.86

t Corrected.


Year

1950

1956

WSP

120312031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge

a553542569379596

1,860

271570570

1,2601,530

Date

July 29, 1950Aug. 9, 1951Mar. 27, 1952May 10, 1953Jan. 26, 1954Sept. 6, 1955

May 8, 1956June 10, 1957Jan. 17, 1958Aug. 1, 1959July 30, 1960

Minimum day

b4.23.81.3.5.1.1

8.23.16.08.09.7

Mean

_56.289.559.963.7

121

93.391.4

166149190

Per square mile

_0.583.928.621.661

1.26

.968

.9481.721.551.97

Runoff in

Inches_

7.92t!2.64

8.438.9817.09

13.1612.8623.3921.0626.86

Calendar year

Mean

56.287.760.062.8

135

91.8121129184

Runoff in

Inches

7.9312.378.468.8518.97

12.9617.0418.1525.93

t Corrected.a Maximum observed during period January to September.b Minimum during period January to September.


1065. Black River near Tomahawk, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°45'17", long 78°17'21", near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 411, a quarter of a mile downstream from Clear Run Swamp and 3f miles northeast of Tomahawk, Sampson County.



Gage. Wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 0.39 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 7,510 cfs Aug. 2 1960 (gage height, 44.48 ft); minimum, 8.5 cfs Oct. 13, 1954 (gage height, 25.59 ft). Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 47.0 ft (discharge, 11,400 cfs) and floods of 1945 and 1948 reached a stage of 42.6 ft (discharge, 5,420 cfs), from information furnished by North Carolina State Highway Commission.


Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per secondWater year1951 1952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

69.498.663.429.6

700545451544

1,419

Nov.

19226512477.1

471436869332

1,177

Dec.

375310440248

456435

2,092480

1,356

Jan.

430580981413

460439

2,069689

1,780

Feb.

835843663599

1,109544

1,4311,5242,349

Mar.

1,5351,059

708539

1,0031,4811,6262,1841,862

Apr.

650384

1,110450

768636

1,5002,4701,263

May

579540274144

977383

1,364602605

June

165440117116

3011,179

591468253

July

90.676.786.0

495

503104387

1,106552

Aug.

38869.325.2

2,156

41578.1

3591,0491,731

Sept.

20374.113.4

3,319

284229263679

1,276

The year

459392382713

620540

1,0841,0071,300


19561957195819591960

Oct.

_0.12

.17

.11

.05

1.19.92.76.92

2.41

Nov.

_0.31

.43

.20

.13

.77

.721.43.54

1.93

Dec.

_0.64

.53

.75

.42

.77

.743.55

.812.30

Jan.

_0.73

.981.66

.70

.78

.743.511.173.02

Feb.

_1.321.291.02

.92

1.76.83

2.192.333.73

Mar.

_2.601.791.20

.91

1.702.512.763.703.16

Apr._

1.07.63

1.82.74

1.261.042.464.052.07

May

_0.98

.92

.46

.24

1.66.65

2.311.021.03

June_

0.27.72.19.19

.491.93

.97

.77

.42

July

-0.15

.13

.15

.84

.85

.18

.661.87

.94

Aug.

.0.66

.12

.043.66

.70

.13

.611.782.94

Sept.

-0.33

.12

.025.45

.47

.38

.431.112.09

The year-

9.187.837.62

14.25

12.4010.7721.6420.0726.04


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_-

1233127213331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_-

a2,090al,510al,860*a7,150

2,810a3,6402,8705,4207,510

Date_-

Mar. 8, 1952Mar. 16, 1953Apr. 12, 1954Sept. 9, 1955

May 12, 1956June 13, 1957Dec. 1-2, 1958Mar. 9, 1959Aug. 2, 1960

Minimum day

_-

43258.98.9

1043278

116122

Mean

_-459392382713

620540

1,0841,0071,300

Per square mile

_-

0.675.576.562

1.05

.912

.7941.591.481.91

Runoff In

Inches__

9.187.837.62

14.25

12.4010.7721.6420.0726.04

Calendar year

Mean

_.462389359820

602708910

1,225-

Runoff In

Inches_.

9.247.767.16

16.38

12.0514.1318.1724.44

-

* Revised.a Maximum observed.


1070. South River near Parkersburg, N. C.

Location. Lat 34 0 48,'45", long 78°27'26", on downstream side of highway bridge near center of span, at Bladen-Sampson County line, 1.9 miles southwest of Parkersburg, Sampson County.



Gage. Wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 0.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 9 years (1951-60), 412 cfs (revised).

Extremes. 1951-60; Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs Aug. 24, 1955 (gage height, 64.20 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 3-6, 11-14, 1954.

Flood in 1918 or 1928 reached a stage of 65.88 ft, from high-water mark witnessed by local resident.


Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondHatei year1951 1952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

19.943.810.99.78

387305151194702

NOV.

56.615129.233.9

232507393152732

Dec.

132292156187

251329

1,149174688

Jan.

1893956783O2

210319

1,104545964

Feb.

454500558510

652377877

1,0361,484

Mar.

1,048715475356

6641,029891

1,0521,041

Apr.

385287702326

478476985

1,304853

May

207368196111

357172905352220

June

44.546.311631.2

12348424838368.9

July

16.854.826.3

236

30133.7

164685142

Aug.

1208.5218.6

1,291

19513.466.0668865

Sept.

2818.511.21

1,748

20529.748.2571*751

The year

246238245427

337339581589

*706


19561957195819591960

Oct.

_0.06.13.03.03

1.17.92.45.59

2.12

NOV._

0.17.44.09.10

.681.481.15.44

2.14

Dec.

.0.40.88.47.57

.76

.993.47.53

2.08

Jan._

0.571.192.05.91

.63

.963.331.652.91

Feb.

_1.281.361.521.39

1.841.032.392.834.19

Mar._

3.162.161.431.07

2.003.112.693.173.14

Apr.

_1.12.84

2.05.95

1.401.392.883.812.49

May_

0.621.11.59.33

1.08.52

2.731.06.67

June_

0.13.14.34.09

.361.41.73

1.12.20

July_

0.05.17.08.71

.91

.10

.502.07.43

Aug.

_0.36.03.06

3.90

.59

.04

.202.022.61

Sept._

0.82.02.004

5.10

.60

.09

.141.67

*2.19

The year_

8.748.478.7115.15

12.0212.0420.6620.96*25.17


Year

195019511952195319541955

1956195719581959I960

WSP

--

1233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge--

1,480880

1,7305,000

9141,5601,9702,0402,200

Date--

Mar. 8, 1952Mar. 17-19

Jan. 31, 1954Aug. 24, 1955

Feb. 24, 1956Mar. 6, 1957May 10, 1958

(a)Aug. 1, 1960

Minimum day

--

5.41.8.2.1

495.4152218

Mean

--

246238245427

337339581589

*706

Per square mile

--

0.644.623.641

1.12

.882

.8871.521.54

*1.85

Runoff in

Inches--

8.748.478.7115.15

12.0212.0420.6620.96*25.17

Calendar year

Mean

--

269214248480

359386482724-

Runoff in

Inches--

9.587.618.82

17.06

12.8013.7217.1525.74

-

* Revised.a Mar. 9, 10, Apr. 19, 20, 1959.


1075. Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C.

Location (revised). Lat 34°27'48", long 78°15'26" (revised), on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 53, 4 miles east of Kelly, Bladen County, and 6f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 103 sq ml (revised).


gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 15.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Dec. 13, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 910 cfs Sept. 22, 1955 (gage height, 7.20 ft); no flow at times during several years.

Flood In 1908 reached a stage of 11.1 ft; September 1945, 10.2 ft, from Information by local resident. Flood In 1928 reached a stage of 7.7 ft, from Information by North Carolina State Highway Commission.


1956195719581959I960

Oct.

1801.63

46.8.337.085

20478.711.6

195233

Nov.

93.36.53

26.31.01.89

87.477.526.7145235

Dec.

98.830.076.357.14.54

12746.0

16276.9

179

Jan.

10447.710714117.2

76.056.6

29114O257

Feb.

55.810519510456.7

18595.1

239269296

Mar.

84.819928012466.5

174230245423301

Apr.

15110484.8

20666.8

12O134268286197

May76.318.369.934.033.7

12723.514911966.9

June

2.873.582.793.98

10.9

48.482.369.614.35.23

July6.663.181.322.217.84

21.911.995.7

17117.5

Aug.

48.24.06.35.037

139

25.21.54

11.4115193

Sept.

23.952.4

.28O

697

28.47.57

19.5106196

The year

77.447.773.855.790.9

10270.1

132171181


1956195719581959I960

Oct.

2.01.02.52.004.001

2.29.88.13

2.192.61

Nov.

1.01.07.29.01.01

.95

.84

.291.572.54

Dec.

1.11.34.85.64.05

1.42.51

1.81.86

2.00

Jan.

1.16.53

1.2O1.57

.19

.85

.633.261.572.88

Feb.

0.561.101.981.05

.57

1.94.96

2.422.723.10

Mar.

O.952.223.131.39

.74

1.942.572.754.733.37

Apr.

1.641.13

.922.23

.72

1.301.452.903.102.13

May0.85

.20

.78

.38

.38

1.42.26

1.661.33

.75

June

0.03.04.03.04.12

.52

.89

.75

.15

.06

July

0.07.04.01.02.09

.24

.131.071.91

.20

Aug.

0.54.05.004.0004

1.56

.28

.02

.131.292.15

Sept.

0.26.57.003

O7.55

.31

.08

.211.152.13

The year

10.196.319.727.34

11.98

13.469.22

17.3822.5723.92


Year

195O1951195219531954

1956

1958

1960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

a447254'344

303910

b236287363850508

Date_

Oct. 25-29, 1950Mar. 7, 1952Mar. 14, 1953Apr. 12, 1954Sept. 22, 1955

Mar. 19, 1956Mar. 14-16, 1957Apr. 6, 1958

Mar. 11-12, 1959Oct. 25, 1959

Minimum day

_1.000OO

1.2.4.6.8.4

Mean

_77.447.773.855.790.9

10270.1

132171181

Per square mile

_O.751.463.716.541.883

.990

.6811.281.661.76

Runoff in

inches.

10.196.319.727.34

11.98

13.469.22

17.3822.5723.92

Calendar year

Mean

12049.357.166.151.2

126

83.670.1

150191

Runoff in

inches

15.786.497.548.716.7416.58

11.039.22

19.7725.10

a Maximum observed.b Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 528 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, 1955, stage

falling.


1076. Northeast Cape Fear River near Seven Springs, N. C.

Location.~Lat 35 010'20", long 77°55'56", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on county highway and at Wayne-Duplin County line, 4| miles upstream from Buck Marsh Branch and 6 miles southwest of Seven Springs, Wayne County.



3.93 ft above mean sea level, datum ofGage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. 1958-60: Maximum discharge, 1,810 cfs July 30, 1960; maximum gage height, 9.17 ft Sept. 13, 1960; minimum discharge, 6.0 cfs June 29, 30, 1959.


Oct.

44.965.7

Nov.

29.683.2

Dec.-

40.194.0

Jan.-

42.7121

Feb.-

99.7226

Mar.

158104

Apr.-

14780

May-

23.849.9

June

40.331.7

July-

102109

Aug.

35.150.788.2

Sept.

10. '837.2

127

The year_

67.797.8


Oct.

1.09 1.59

Nov.

0.70 1.96

Dec.

0.97 2.28

Jan.

1.04 2.93

Feb.

2.19 5.12

Mar.

3.83 2.53

Apr.

3.46 1.88

May

0.58 1.21

June

0.95 .74

July

2.47 2.66

Aug.0.85 1.23 2.14

Sept.0.25 .87

2.98

The year

19.38 28.02


Year

1958 1959 1960

WSP

1623 1623 1703


Discharge

1,160 1,810

Date

Mar. 7, 1959 July 30, 1960

Minimum day

5.3 6.2 8.5

Mean

67.7 97.8

Per squaremile

1.43 2.06

Runoff in

Inches

19.38 28.02

Calendar year

Mean

78.5

Runoff In

Inches

22.45


1080. Northeast Cape Fear River near Chinquapin, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°49'40" (revised), long 77°50'00", on right bank 540 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 41, half a mile downstream from Muddy Creek, and l£ miles west

of Chinquapin, Duplin County.





Extremes. 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 15,200 cfs Sept. 22, 1955 (gage height, 17.97 ft); minimum, 5.3 cfs Oct. 10, 11, 1954.

Flood in 1908 reached a stage of 22.6 ft at old bridge site 1,000 ft upstream from gage. Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 0.8 ft lower than that of 1908, from informa tion by North Carolina State Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the periods October 1950 to September 1951, October 1956 to September 1960 are published in reports of the Geo

logical Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

58543.261.7

1947.59

473351528800997

Nov.

17441116224215.6

370515770363

1JD61

Dec.

33147624593059.6

434299

2,018608

1,300

Jan.

411465452

1,270158

494341

1,854836

1,602

Feb.

3241,0031,164

512249

1,182466

1,0161,3722,154

Mar.

4461,5321,110

577261

8701,4401,4212,7431,531

Apr.

493417238958184

621441

1,1351,8961,088

May

171484231139123

1,096193

1,158333538

June

25.410959969.198.5

264731410226235

July

14493.761.025.9

369

187114315

1,127680

Aug.

18921144.513.8

2,681

10350.6

245643

1,961

Sept.

46.116922411.0

4,754

117322262534

L,509

The year

279500377412745

516438930956

1,219

^ Monthly and yearly runoff, In InchesWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.12.08.12.37.01

.91

.681.011.541.92

Nov.

0.32.76.30.45.03

.69

.961.43.67

1.97

Dec.

0.64.91.47

1.79.11

.83

.583.881.172.50

Jan.

0.79.89.87

2.44.30

.95

.663.561.613.08

Feb.

0.561.802.02.89.43

2.13.81

1.762.383.87

Mar.0.862.942.131.11.50

1.672.772.735.272.94

Apr.

0.92.77.44

1.78.34

1.16.82

2.113.532.02

May0.33.93.44.27.24

2.11.37

2.22.64

1.03

June

0.05.20

1.11.13.18

.491.36.76.42.44

July

0.28.18.12.05.71

.36

.22

.612.171.31

Aug.

0.36.40.09.03

5.15

.20

.10

.471.243.77

Sept.

0.09.31.42.02

8.84

.22

.60

.49

.992.81

The year

6.3210.178.539.33

16.84

11.729.93

21.0321.6327.66


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSF

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

3,0802,5302,0202,21015,200

3,8502,7103,38010,30010,200

Date-

Oct. 22, 1950Mar. 1, 1952June 19, 1953Apr. 12, 1954Sept. 22, 1955

May 10, 1956June 11, 1957May 9-10,1958Mar. 8, 1959Aug. 1, I960

Minimum day

_1222136.95.3

2516504363

Mean

.279500377412745

516438930956

1,219

Per square mile

_0.465.833.628.687

1.24

.860

.7301.55

tl.592.03

Runoff In

Inches_

6.3210.178.539.33

16.84

11.729.93

21.0321.6327.66

Calendar year

Mean

576t265412453304846

506620800

1,089

Runoff In

Inches13.015.999.31

10.256.87

19.12

11.5114.0318.0924.64

-

t Corrected.


1085. Rockfish Creek near Wallace, N. C.

Location. Lat 34"44"32", long 78"02"22", on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 41, 1-j miles upstream from Doctors Creek and 2| miles west of Wallace, Duplin County.

Drainage area. 63.8 sq mi. At site used July 1955 to September 1958, 65.2 sq mi.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 29.36 ft above mean sea level, datura of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, wire-weight or staff gage at site 1.0 mile downstream at different datura. Oct. 1, 1958, to June 1, 1960, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.


Extremes. 1955-60: Maximum discharge, 2,800 cfs Sept. 20, 1955 (gage height, 15.5 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datura then in use); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs July 27-30, 1955.

Flood in 1948 reached about the same stage as that of Sept. 20, 1955. These two floods were the highest in 20 years (from information by local resident).

A discharge of 0.04 cfs was measured on Sept. 8, 1954.


1955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

-

54.343.656.7

140194

Nov.

-

38.230.9

10936.2130

Dec.

-

44.124.0

23677.2159

Jan.

-

47.629.3

20565.4

170

Feb.

-

14242.897.1

177295

Mar.

-

80.2209145331163

Apr.

-

49.936.4

127175122

Hay

-

15011.694.934.453.1

June

-

52.665.570.538.030.5

July

-

32.02.63

28.917597.1

Aug.

126

52.714.722.290.182.6

Sept.

408

10.871.123.4

101147

The year-

-

62.748.9

102120136


19561957195819591960

Oct.-----

0.96.86

1.002.533.51

Nov.--- -

0.65.53

1.87.63

2.28

Dec.-----

0.78.42

4.181.392.87

Jan.-----

0.84.52

3.631.183.07

Feb.-----

2.35.68

1.552.894.98

Mar.-----

1.423.692.575.992.95

Apr.-----

0.85.62

2.173.072.13

Hay--- -

2.66.20

1.68.62.96

June-----

0.901.121.21.66.53

July--- -

0.57.05.51

3.161.75

Aug.---

2.23

.93

.26t.391.631.49

Sept.----

6.99

.181.22.40

1.762.58

The year-----

13.0910.1721.1625.5129.10

t Corrected.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-----

1433

14331503155316231703


Discharge_----

2,800

920403685

2,4701,490

Date-----

Sept. 20, 1955

May 8, 1956June 11, 1957Apr. 1, 1958Mar. 6, 1959July 30, 1960

Minimum day

_-_-_-

0.9.5

1.12.23.4

Mean

_--_--

62.748.9

102120136

Per square mile

_____-

0.962.750

1.561.882.13

Runoff in

Inches_-___-

13.0910.1721.1625.5129.10

Calendar year

Mean

_-___-

59.974.089.2139

-

Runoff in

Inches_-___-

12.5115.4118.6629.62

-

166 WACCAMAW RIVER BASIN

1095. Waccamaw River at Freeland, N. C.

Location.--Lat 34 C 05'43", long 78°32'56", on left bank 150 ft downstream from New Britton Bridge on State Highway 130, 1 mile southwest of Freeland, Brunswick County, and 7 miles downstream from Juniper Creek.

Drainage area. 706 sq mi (revised).


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 15.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 15, 1943, staff gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum. Since July 15, 1952, auxiliary water-stage recorder at site 3.3 miles downstream; Oct. 7, 1949, to July 14, 1952, auxiliary staff gage at same site.


Extremes. 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Sept. 25, 1955; maximum gage height, 16.63 ft Sept. 26, 1955; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 9, 10, 28, Oct. 4-14, 1954.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the periods October 1950 to September 1951, Oc- tober 1956 to September 1960,and water temperatures for the period October 1950 to Sep tember 1951 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

36826.0

5255.171.72

1,425390173708

1,517

Nov.

52630.0

25411.6

.54

20632741.1

4331,090

Dec.

37184.9

441210

3.53

316146370308

1.M2

Jan.

61210670863220.6

224138

1,684862

1,559

Feb.

296363

1,664440247

1,072286

1,3511,8712,102

Mar.

6981,1502,070

729219

1,0391,3931,4323,2932,435

Apr.

1,029774485

1,313277

567973

2,4961,1941,823

May

28577.569.2

196138

69297.9

981415300

June

48.85.517.87

27.929.3

18056562013346.9

July

84.25.72

13.711.943.9

243265938521547

Aug.

15020.347.17.59

607

16618.9

315515

2,289

Sept.

48.2485

9.18.31

4,825

15822.0

285627

1,585

The year

377259519297529

524385887902

1,372


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.60.04.86.008.003

2.33.64.28

1.162.48

Nov.

0.83.05.40.02.O008

.33

.52

.06

.681.72

Dec.

0.61.14.72.34.006

.52

.24

.60

.501.93

Jan.1.00.17

1.161.03.03

.37

.232.751.412.55

Feb.

0.44.55

2.45.65.36

1.64.42

1.992.763.21

Mar

1.141.883.381.19.36

1.702.282.345.383.98

Apr.

1.631.22.77

2.07.44

.901.543.941.892.88

May0.47.13.11.32.23

1.13.16

1.60.68.49

June

0.08.009.01.04.05

.29

.89

.98

.21

.07

July

0.14.009.02.02.07

.40

.431.53.85.89

Aug.

0.25.03.08.01.99

.27

.03

.51

.843.74

Sept.

0.08.77.01.005

7.63

.25

.03

.45

.992.51

The year

7.275.009.975.7010.17

10.137.41

17.0317.3526.45


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703

Water year ending Sept. 30Mbmentary maximum

Discharge.

1,2801,6702,4501,780

10,200

al,7802,0603,1708,3906,950

Date_

Apr. 12, 1951Apr. 3, 1952

Mar.l5-lf, 1953Apr. 10-13, 1954Sept. 25, 1955

Feb. 16, 1956Mar. 17, 1957Apr. 20-21

Mar. 10-11, 1959Aug. 2, 1960

Minimum day

_152.7.9.1.1

344.8

211717

Mean

_377259519297529

524385887902

1,372

Per square mile

_0.534.367.735.421.749

.742

.5451.261.281.94

Runoff in

inches_

7.275.009.975.7010.17

10.137.41

17.0317.3526.45

Calendar year

Mean

481282350435278693

432362959

1,099-

Runoff in

inches9.265.466.758.365.34

13.34

8.356.95

18.4321.14

-

a Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during the year, 4,900 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, 1955, stage falling.

VACCAMAW RIVER BASIN 167

1105. Waccamaw River near Longs, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°54'45", long 78°42'55", near right bank on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 9, 500 ft downstream from Buck Creek and 2.1 miles southeast of Longs, Horry County.

Drainage area. 1,110 sq ml (revised), approximately.


Gage. Wire-weight and crest-stage gages. Datum of gage Is 5.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).


Extremes. 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs Sept. 28-30, 1955; maximum gage height, 13.82 ft Sept. 29, 1955; minimum discharge, 1 cfs Oct. 14, 1954.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

35751.8

94127.947.5

3,245336735

1,4812,635

Nov.

79645.9

44039.911.3

29757977.9

8582j093

Dec.50414191077530.1

476157

1£22539

1,792

Jan.

1,192199

1,2681,296

159

316136

3,1641,6182,555

Feb.

530669

2,799856529

1,491338

2,4763,0783,136

Mar.1,1541,8944,2551,319

363

1,7332,5402,6175,5234,420

Apr.

1,6251,407

9402,054

507

9551,7785,0721,6583,386

May55512099.5

458260

3,278151

1,808921500

June15518.326.784.378.6

262831

1,01430894.7

July13813.225.618.3

118

310432

1,5811,165

728

Aug.

49754.5

17714.5

1,319

16138.6

609711

4,524

Sept.

80.268629.83.7

6,767

190101590744

3,163

The year

632439985577841

895618

1,7251,5452,418


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.37.05.98.03.05

3.37.35.76

1.532.73

Nov.

0.80.05.44.04.01

.30

.58

.08

.862.11

Dec.

0.52.15.95.80.03

.49

.161.06.56

1.86

Jan.

1.23.21

1.311.35.16

.33

.143.291.682.65

Feb.

0.50.65

2.62.80.50

1.44.32

2.322.883.05

Mar.

1.201.974.421.37.38

1.802.642.725.744.59

Apr.

1.631.42.94

2.06.51

.961.785.101.663.40

May

0.58.12.10.48.27

1.33.16

1.88.96.52

June

0.16.02.03.08.08

.26

.841.02.31.09

July

0.14.01.03.02.12

.32

.451.641.21.76

Aug.

0.52.06.18.02

1.37

.17

.04

.63

.744.70

Sept.

0.08.69.03.004

6.81

.19

.10

.59

.753.18

The year

7.735.40

12.037.0510.29

10.967.56

21.0918.8829.64


Year

195019.511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12331233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,8602,5206,3602,52010,300

a2,2303,7807,5409,760

10,000

Date-

Jan. 8, 1951Apr. 1-5, 1952Mar. 15, 1953Apr. 9-15, 1954

Sept. 28-30, 1955

Feb. 19, 1956Mar. 15, 16, 1957Apr. 18, 1958Mar. 13, 1959Aug. 4, 1960

Minimum day

-479

1221

6821474242

Mean

-632439985577841

895618

1,7251,5452,418

Per square mile

-0.569.395.887.520.758

.806

.5571.551.392.18

Runoff In

Inches-

7.735.4012.037.0510.29

10.967.56

21.0918.8829.64

Calendar year

Mean

-514612863513

1,174

645684

1,8111,851

-

Runoff in

Inches-

6.297.52

10.536.2714.36

7.898.37

32.1432.63

-

a Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 9,710 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, 1955, stage falling.

727 - 526 O - 64 - 12

168 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1110. Yadkin River at Patterson, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°59'29", long 81°33'30", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge onState Highway 268, 0.4 mile upstream from Warrior Creek, half a mile south of Patterson,Caldwell County, and 2 miles downstream from Walnut Branch.

Drainage area. 29.0 sq mi (revised).


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,212.47 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Feb. 9, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 16,200 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 12.70 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam 1 mile upstream at gage heights 4.58, 7.70, and 12.70 ft; minimum observed, 3.0 cfs May 15, 1940.

Remarks. Prior- to 1948 some diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by mill abovestation. Occasional regulation for short periods since Feb. 25, 1958, by detention dam 1 mile upstream.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondWater year0.9511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

31.513.111.911.78.46

12.023.144.922.589.6

Nov.

29.920.917.812.912.4

13.130.087.921.047.2

Dec.

70.543.719.427.126.6

11.837.573.743.966.6

Jan.

35.333.441.249.118.4

11.435.365.743.874.4

Feb.

61.161.378.752.037.4

35.965.866.437.7143

Mar.72.7

12110050.142.7

37.448.673.644.9

106

Apr.84.658.040.841.061.7

55.913510773.6

106

May35.241.031.843.626.2

27.435.596.239.361.4

June

44.227.031.120.417.8

13.085.164.655.655.6

July27.917.222.511.838.1

20.531.947.033.149.9

Aug.

21.220.913.511.721.2

9.2718.044.529.268.4

Sept.

14.815.116.86.95

12.3

11.945.225.674.445.2

The year

43.939.335.228.126.8

21.548.966.443.275.9


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.25.52.47.47.34

.48

.921.79.90

3.56

Nov.

1.15.81.68.50.48

.511.163.38.81

1.82

Dec.

2.801.74.77

1.081.06

.471.492.931.752.65

Jan.

1.401.331.641.95.73

.451.402.611.742.96

Feb.

2.202.282.831.871.34

1.342.362.381.355.30

Mar.

2.894.803.961.991.70

1.491.932.931.794.23

Apr.

3.252.231.571.582.37

2.155.204.122.834.08

May

1.401.631.261.731.04

1.091.413.821.562.44

June

1.701.041.20.78.68

.503.282.492.142.14

July1.11.68.89.47

1.51

.811.271.871.321.99

Aug.

0.84.83.54.46.84

.37

.721.771.162.72

Sept.

0.57.58.64.27.47

.461.74.99

2.861.74

The year

20.5618.4716.4513.1512.56

10.1222.8831.0820.2135.63


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

117212031233127313331383

.14331503155316231703


Discharge-

*1,9404,9301,380

974734

5383,130

5711,9101,120

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Mar. 11, 1952Feb. 21, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Apr. 14, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Sept. 30, 1959July 27, 1960

Minimum day

_12119.75.36.0

5.311211429

* Revised.

Mean

-43.939.335.228.126.8

21.548.966.443.275.9

Per square mile

.1.511.361.21.969.924

.7411.692.291.492.62

Runoff In

Inches_

20.5618.4716.4513.1512.56

10.1222.8831.0820.2135.63

Calendar year

Mean

49.939.436.935.427.725.9

26.058.656.552.9

Runoff in

inches23.3518.4317.3216.5812.9812.14

12.2327.4126.4424.78

PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1115. Reddles River at North Wilkesboro, N. C.

169

Location. Lat 36°10', long 81°10', on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway bridge, l£ miles northwest of North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, l£ miles upstream from North Wilkesboro municipal dam, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.





Extremes. 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.02 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 17, 1954.

Remarks. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow during growing season. Records of chem ical analyses for the period October 1953 to September 1955 and water temperatures for the period October 1954 to September 1955 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

12159.058.848.334.5

59.781.3

15178.0

178

Nov.

12080.597.955.957.4

54.081.823070.9

122

Dec.

21814094.183.293.2

49.592.7

215125154

Jan.

12510212912868.5

44.592.9

209116160

Feb.

167167191138113

11317220193.1

386

Mar.186305263138127

101151220113283

Apr.

254180152109185

139350255180355

May14413413210290.8

71.3135257105220

June

14610210658.671.0

47.6176156110161

July .11779.270.543.6

109

55.410112278.2

126

Aug.

81.595.557.557.4

100

31.073.6

11570.3

135

Sept.

67.868.156.230.859.7

46.918574.9

181113

The year

14512611782.592.2

67.5140184110199


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.49.72.72.59.42

.731.001.86.96

2.19

Nov.

1.42.96

1.16.66.68

.64

.972.73.84

1.45

Dec.

2.671.711.161.021.14

.611.142.641.531.89

Jan.

1.541.251.581.58.84

.551.142.561.431.96

Feb.

1.851.922.121.531.25

1.301.902.231.034.43

Mar.2.283.743.231.7O1.56

1.241.852.701.393.48

Apr.

3.012.141.811.302.19

1.654.163.O32.144.22

May1.771.641.621.251.11

.881.663.151.292.71

June

1.731.221.26.70.84

.572.101.861.311.91

July1.44.97.87.54

1.34

.681.241.50.96

1.54

Aug.

1.001.17.71.70

1.23

.38

.901.41.86

1.66

Sept.

0.81.81.67.37.71

.562.19.89

2.151.35

The year

21.01tl8.2516.9111.9413.31

9.7920.2526.5615.8928.79

t Corrected.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960~~Tc

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

4,6907,4002,5002,4403,270

2,1504,2901,7304,0403,000

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Mar. 11, 1952Feb. 21, 1953Feb. 21, 1954Apr. 14, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Mar. 31, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum day

_6052372326

2335643688

Mean

-14512611782.592.2

67.5140184110199

Per square mile

.1.541.341.25.879.982

.7191.491.961.182.12

Runoff In

Inches.

21.01T18.2516.9111.9413.31

9.7920.2526.5615.8928.79

Calendar year

Mean

15613012411282.390.3

75.5169157125

-

Runoff In

Inches22.5718.8217.9016.1411.9113.05

10.9224.3722.6618.09

-

orrected.


1120. Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°09', long 81°09' , on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 421 between North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro, 150 ft downstream from Reddies

River, and half a mile northeast of Wilkesboro, Wilkes County.Drainage area. 493 sq mi.Record s available. April 1903 to June 1909, October 1920 to September 1960. Prior to

October 1928, published as "at North Wilkesboro."Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 942.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of"1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Apr. 10, 1903. to June 30, 1909, and Oct. 17,

1920, to Apr. 10, 1929, staff or chain gages at site l£ miles downstream at different datums. Apr. 11, 1929, to Jan. 9, 1930, chain gage at present site and datum. Datum used 1920-29 was about 1.2 ft lower than that used 1903-9.

Average dlscharRe. 45 years (1903-8, 1920-60), 801 cfs.Extremes. 1903-9. 1920-60: Maximum discharge, 160,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height,

37.6 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 99 cfs Sept. 28-30, 1954; minimum daily, 110 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 1956.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 34.5 ft (present site and datum), from floodmark (discharge, 116,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs as explained above).

Remarks. Prior to May 1955 slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants oTTEeddies River 1 mile above station. Records of water temperatures for the period October 1957 to April 1960 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.

Correction.--In WSP 1303, some figures in the water year 1925 are listed in error; the correct figures are given herewith:

Month

Calendar" year 1924. ..........

May 1925.................... ...

Calendar year 1925. ..........

Mean

1,110

590631499

Per square mile

2.16

1.151.23.973

Runoff In Inches

2.49

1.3316.7113.21


19561957195819591960

Oct.

62O293278241164

230390847429

1,194

Nov.

592416413260292

230420

1,291402737

Dec.

1,148780416468485

212513

1,183748935

Jan.

628579698843333

198472

1,126690

1,005

Feb.

960919

1,2048O2619

554969

1,098551

2,303

Mar.

1,0361,6781,426

794704

551786

1,19264O

1,687

Apr.

1,3041,020

687608992

8271,7391,5741,0211,897

May700712577623459

4298O4

1,420624

1,246

June

803515532373349

2321,247

917677893

July

589368357236541

297558695451714

Aug.

448476276262346

159391620446890

Sept.

334350290136213

2341,147

4111,057

8O8

The year

762675592469457

345781

1,03O644

1,188


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.45.69.65.56.38

.54

.911.981.002.79

Nov.

1.34.94.93.59.66

.52

.952.92

.911.67

Dec.

2.691.82

.971.101.13

.501.2O2.771.752.19

Jan.

1.471.351.631.97

.78

.461.102.631.612.35

Fell.

2.032.O12.541.691.31

1.212.O52.321.165.04

Mar.

2.423.923.331.861.65

1.291.842.791.503.94

Apr.

2.952.311.561.382.24

1.873.943.562.314.29

May

1.641.661.351.461.07

1.001.883.321.462.91

June

1.821.171.20

.84

.79

.522.822.071.532.02

July

1.38.86.84.55

1.27

.701.301.621.061.67

Aug.

1.051.11

.64

.61

.81

.37

.911.451.042.08

Sept.

0.76.79.66.31.48

.532.59

.932.391.83

The year

21.OO18.6316.3012.9212.57

9.5121.4928.3617.7332.78


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

12,30012,80011,30011,80010,200

7,65O15,5006,64015,200

al,l,60O

Date_


Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Mar. 31, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 5, I960

Minimum day

_284242ISO113114

110186329293548

Mean

_762675592469457

345781

1,030644

1,188

Per square mile

.1.551.371.20.951.927

.7001.582.091.312.41

Runoff In

Inches_

21.0018.6316.3012.9212.57

9.5121.4928.3617.7332.78

Calendar year

Mean

836688643581467434

399948885752-

Runoff in

Inches23.0118.9717.7316.0012.8411.96

11.0126.1024.3520.71

-

a Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 14,1OO cfs at 12:01 a.m., Oct. 1, 1959, stage falling.

PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 171

1130. Fisher River near Copeland, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°20', long 80°40', on left bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 268, 1 mile upstream from Cody Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Copeland, Surry County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 913 ft (by barometer). Prior to Sept. 5, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1931-60: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.4 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 28, 1956.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

12764.185.251.261.2

49.4112188102292

Nov.

12212213462.387.0

57.611330594.5

157

Dec.

247258142118125

58.1130247210219

Jan.13015917819595.4

54.4125278163221

Feb.

219234291171164

127233244122539

Mar.

200387450231183

126200277156354

Apr.

297259211138263

175402376255392

Hay

161209164135124

78.7142336174248

June

157166131117140

47.5211201106174

July

12510714171.6

107

83.510715291.9

132

Aug.

11224563.050.685.3

32.380.9

244134158

Sept.

77.812255.727.949.9

166332105253130

The year

164195170114123

87.6181246155250

Hater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inches

Oct.

1.21.61.81.49.58

.471.071.80.97

2.78

Nov.

1.121.131.23.57.80

.531.042.81.87

1.45

Dec.

2.352.461.351.121.19

.551.242.352.002.09

Jan.

1.241.521.701.85.91

.521.192.651.552.11

Feb.

1.882.092.501.471.41

1.142.012.101.054.80

Mar.

1.913.694.292.201.74

1.201.902.641.483.38

Apr.

2.742.391.941.272.42

1.623.713.472.353.62

Bay

1.531.991.561.281.18

.751.353.201.662.37

June1.451.531.211.081.29

.441.951.85.97

1.61

July

1.191.021.34.68

1.02

.801.021.45.88

1.26

Aug.

1.072.34.60.48.81

.31

.772.331.281.50

Sept.

0.721.13.51.26.46

1.533.07.97

2.341.20

The year

18.4121.9019.0412.7513.81

9.8620.3227.6217.4028.17


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

HSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

3,9803,1006,1203,8003,350

4,0705,0005,2005,0004,230

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Feb. 21, 1954June 11, 1955

Sept. 27, 1956Sept. 17, 1957Aug. 3, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

Mini mum day

-6154371724

1549845296

Mean

-164195170114123

87.6181246155250

Per square mile

-1.361.611.40.942

1.02

.7241.502.031.282.07

Runoff in

inches-

18.4121.9019.0412.7513.81

9.8620.3227.6217.4028.71

Calendar year

Mean

193160187159117114

104213218177-

Runoff in

inches21.6017.9321.0917.8313.1412.79

11.6623.9324.5019.88

-


1155. Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°08" , long 80°33' , on left bank 900 ft upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile north of Forbush Church, 2f miles upstream from Logan Creek, 3| miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles east of Yadkinville, Yddkin County.





Extremes. 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 2,450 cfs Sept. 30, 1944 (gage height, 11.02 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area study and slope- area measurement of peak flow at gage height 10.38 ft; maximum gage height, 11.08 ft Aug. 3, 1958; minimum daily discharge, 0.6 cfs Aug. 16, 17, Sept. 14-18, 1956.

Remarks. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flows during growing season.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

14.34.357.757.26

12.3

7.468.37

18.112.275.6

Nov.

12.28.84

10.88.25

13.6

6.867.95

58.010.621.0

Dec.

24.829.113.124.119.7

7.0515.629.834.638.6

Jan.13.723.530.658.811.9

7.5718.232.725.855.2

Feb.

28.026.047.421.029.0

17.641.529.819.493.0

Mar.21.662.554.139.817.0

17.321.532.220. 573. 0

Apr.37.928.719.622.345.4

31.739.098.030.756.5

May12.331.113.319.112.1

12.110.932.115.735.5

June

19.913.635.312.38.02

9.7750.624.712.324.0

July

8.9311. 011.07.576.20

3.028.3214.08.89

23.8

Aug.

6.0328.710.96.105.78

4.169.27

38.335.431.5

Sept.4.07

1O.616.92.053.73

37.430.79.29

67.716.9

The year

16.923.222.419.115.2

13.421.634.624.445.3


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.76.23.41.39.65

.40

.44

.96

.654.02

Nov.

0.63.45.56.42.70

.35

.412.98.54

1.08

Dec.

1.321.54.69

1.281.05

.37

.831.591.832.05

Jan.0.731.251.623.13.63

.40

.971.741.372.93

Feb.

1.351.292.271.011.39

.881.991.43.93

4.62

Mar.1.153.322.872.12.90

.921.141.711.093.88

Apr.

1.951.481.011.152.33

1.632.015.041.582.90

May

. 0.651.65.71

1.01.64

.64

.581.70.84

1.88

June

1.02.70

1.81.63.41

.502.601.27.63

1.24

July0.47.58.58.40.33

.16

.44

.74

.471.26

Aug.

0.321.52.58.32.31

.22

.492.041.881.67

Sept.0.21.55.87.11.19

1.921.58.48

3.48.87

The year

10.5614.5613.9811.979.53

8.3913.4821.6815.2928.40


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-668818

1,2201,660

925

1,1702,0602,0602,0201,870

Date-

Feb. 7, 1951Aug. 21, 1952Mar. 23, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Apr. 15, 1955

Sept. 27, 1956June 22, 1957Aug. 3, 1958Sept. 1, 1959Oct. 10, 1959

Minimum day

-2.82.84.61.41.3

.63.47.85.0

14

Mean

-16.923.222.419.115.2

13.421.634.624.445.3

Per square mile

-0.7791.071.03.880.700

.618

.9951.591.122.09

Runoff in

Inches-

10.5614.5613.9811.979.53

8.3913.4821.6815.2928.40

Calendar year

Mean

19.816.122.323.119.613.2

14.327.730.731.0

-

Runoff in

inches12.3810.0714.0014.4112.288.25

8.9517.3319.1719.42


1165. Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°51'24", long 80°23'10", near left bank on downstream end of pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 64, l| miles south of Yadkin College, Davidson County, and 6£ miles downstream from Reedy Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.65 ft above mean sea level (levels by "(Torps of Engineers). Prior to July 26, 1957, at site on left bank 80 ft downstream at

same datum.


Extremes. 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 80,200 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 33.75 ft); minimum observed, 177 cfs Oct. 12, 1954 (gage height, -0.42 ft); minimum daily, 330 cfs

Oct. 9, 1954, Sept. 23, 1956.Maximum stage known, 36.3 ft in July 1916, from floodmarks (discharge, 94,300 cfs).

Remarks. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small powerplant with little stor age capacity 10 miles upstream from station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the periods October 1950 to September 1951, October 1955 to September 1960,and suspended-sediment loads for the period January 1951 to September 1960 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

2,030903

1,118800

1,308

9241,4233,4401,4997,169

Nov.

1,8461,5971,685

9491,526

9441,4625,9951,4442,763

Dec.

3,5413,5441,7632,0642,140

. 9102,2244,4513,1903,841

Jan.

2,0722,6762,9824,6131,554

8911,9004,3542,8813,970

Peb.

3,5413,6524,8702,9063,037

2,3414,4263,8612,340

10,107

Mar.

3,1857,4456,2273,6542,793

2,2363,2254,0952,5406,388

Apr.

4,9894,0952,9332,4864,634

3,3896,1077,8344,0817,337

May

2,3773,1312,3192,2871,956

1,5962,2575,4222,3284,688

June2,5532,0272,5871,4771,781

9274,1473,2791,9092,997

July

1,9521,4281,532

9471,729

1,0471,8992,5301,6962,425

Aug.

1,6212,4851,078

9151,384

5841,3673,2182,2443,031

Sept.

1,0601,7511,125

494755

2,5104,1071,5173,8252,401

The year

2,5552,8962,5041,9652,040

1,5162,8544,1632,4964,740


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.03.46.57.40.66

.47

.721.74.76

3.62

Nov.

0.90.78.82.46.75

.46

.722.93.71

1.35

Dec.

1.791.79.89

1.041.08

.461.122.251.611.94

Jan.

1.051.351.512.33.79

.45

.962.201.462.01

Peb.

1.621.732.221.331.39

1.112.021.761.074.78

Mar.

1.613.763.151.851.41

1.131.632.071.283.23

Apr.

2.442.001.441.222.27

1.662.993.832.003.59

May

1.201.58

' 1.171.16.99

.811.142.741.182.37

June

1.25.99

1.27.72.87

.452.031.60.93

1.47

July

0.99.72.77.48.87

.53

.961.28.86

1.23

Aug.

0.821.26.54.46.70

.30

.691.631.131.53

Sept.

0.52.86.55.24.37

1.232.01.74

1.871.17

The year

15.2217.2814.9011.6912.15

9.0616.9924.7714.8628.29


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

21,40027,00035,00035,90031,000

30,50033,40030,80028,70028,400

Date-

Dec. 9, 1950Mar. 25, 1952Mar. 25, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Apr. 15, 1955

Sept. 28, 1956Apr. 7, 1957Apr. 29, 1958Dec. 30, 1958Oct. 11, 1959

Minimum day

-895803620345330

330793

1,220930

1,620

Mean

-2,5552,8962,5041,9652,040

1,5162,8544,1632,4964,740

Per square mile

-1.121.271.10.862.895

.6651.251.831.092.08

Runoff in

inches-

15.2217.2814.9011.6912.15

9.0616.9924.7714.8628.29

Calendar year

Mean

2,8972,4392,7712,4422,0621,855

1,7123,5873,5183,141

-

Runoff In

Inches17.2414.5316.5314.5212.2811.05

10.2321.3520.9318.69

-


1175. Rocky Creek at Turnersburg, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°54', long 80°48', on right bank 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 21 at Turnersburg, Iredell County, 1 mile downstream from Mud Creek, and

ij miles upstream from mouth.


Records available. April 1940 to September 1960. Prior to October 1956, published as Rocky River at Turnersburg.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 724.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 19, 1950, at site 170 ft up

stream at same datum.


Extremes. 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 6,080 cfs Jan. 22, 1954 (gage height, 13.69 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 18, 1940, Oct. 26, 1941; minimum daily, 8.8 cfs Aug. 17, 18, 1956.

A stage of about 18 ft was reached by flood sometime during the years 1936-38, from information by local resident.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

84.433.651.435.534.3

33.862.0

10462.0

249

Nov.

72.153.260.140.745.4

37.352.8

24963.6

123

Dec.

11614064.279.368.7

40.393.1

162131177

Jan.

80.510011929858.3

39.183.2

163115209

Feb.

13214919483.4

111

99.119316095.3

462

Mar.11433822216775.1

79.8124165104323

Apr.

170135102113153

153188415171295

May

83.112776.897.170.7

63.074.8

22899.0

176

June

88.672; 7

11562.862.1

37.519113572.5

119

July

78.649.649.540.056.4

28.678.796.555.9

102

Aug.

51.812737.436.549.7

20.553.284.397.9

134

Sept.

39.065.344.216.827.6

19522055.4

208122

The year

92.211694.189.666.4

68.4117168106207


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.95.38.58.40.27

.38

.701.18.70

2.81

Nov.

0.79.58.66.45.50

.41

.582.72.70

1.35

Dec.

1.311.58.73.90.78

.461.051.831.482.00

Jan.

0.911.131.343.37.66

.44

.941.841.302.37

Feb.

1.351.571.98.85

1.13

1.051.971.63.97

4.88

Mar.

1.283.822.511.89.85

.901.401.871.183.65

Apr.

1.861.471.121.241.68

1.672.054.541.873.22

May

0.941.43.S7

1.10.80

.71

.852.581.121.99

June

0.97.80

1.26.69.68

.412.091.48.79

1.31

July

0.89.56.56.45.64

.32

.891.09.63

1.15

Aug.

0.591.44.42.41.56

.23

.60

.951.111.51

Sept.

0.43.71.48.18.30

2.142.41.61

2.281.33

The year

12.2715.4712.5111.938.85

9.1215.5322.3214.1327.57


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,1102,3401,9906,0801,370

4,4804,6204,520

a2,0703,170

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Apr. 14, 1955

Sept. 27, 1956Sept. 17, 1957Apr. 28. 1958

(b)Feb. 1, 1960

Minimum day

_3127251313

8.836464068

Mean

_92.2

11694.189.666.4

68.4117168106207

Per square mile

_0.9041.14.923.878.651

.6711.151.651.042.03

Runoff In

Inches_

12.2715.4712.5111.938.85

9.1215.5322.3214.1327.57

Calendar year

Mean

11588.3

11292.488.164.2

76.5142146131

-

Runoff in

Inches15.2911.7614.9012.2911.738.55

10.2018.9319.4717.41

-

a Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 2,570 cfs at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1959,stage rising.

b Dec. 29, 1958, Sept. 7, 1959.


1180. South Yadkin River near Mocksvllle, N. C.

Location. Lat 3S°S1', long 80°40', on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Little Creek, 4 miles downstream from Fifth Creek, 45 miles up stream from Hunting Creek, and 6| miles southwest of Mocksville, Davie County.





Extremes. 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 9,240 cfs Jan. 23, 1954 (gage height, 16.73 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Aug. 14, 16, 1956. Maximum stage known, 22.6 ft Oct. 3, 1929, from

floodmark established by local resident.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1953 to September 1954 and susp~ended-sediment loads for the period January 1958 to September 1960 are published

in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

23292.513899.570.4

98.3169265187835

Nov.

200152166114130

99.7162791193344

Dec.

333409188264200

102290455392485

Jan.227337355883175

97.7256471352527

Feb.

385444582293353

316689445318

1,458

Mar.330

1,112664505220

251368430345815

Apr.

478391280328487

476530

1,110537922

May224343212258185

194212680281455

June

227224373154168

106514397232316

July184144149109146

95.0186253180291

Aug.

" 16634099.891.1

130

61.2143240256375

Sept.

105194 .17945.772.0

467591159542323

The year

257349280263193

195338474317592


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.85.34.51.37.26

.36

.62

.98

.693.07

Nov.

0.71.54.59.41.46

.36

.582.82.69

1.23

Dec.

1.231.51.69.97.74

.371.071.681.441.79

Jan.0.841.241.313.25.64

.36

.941.731.291.94

Feb.

1.281.531.94.97

1.17

1.092.291.481.065.02

Mar.1.224.102.441.86.81

.921.361.591.273.00

Apr.

1.701.391.001.171.73

1.701.893.961.913.29

May0.831.26.78.95.68

.71

.782.511.041.68

June

0.81.80

1.33.55.60

.381.831.42.83

1.12

July0.68.53.55.40.54

.35

.68

.93

.661.07

Aug.

0.611.25.37.34.48

.23

.53

.88

.941.38

Sept.

0.37.69.64.16.26

1.662.11.57

1.931.15

The year

11.1315.1812.1511.408.37

8.4914.6820.5513.7525.74


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,6603,1503,4509,2402,900

5,7606,5506,7503,0804,370

Date-

Apr. 9, 1959Mar. 5,12,1952*Mar. 23, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Apr. 15, 1955

Sept. 28, 1956Sept. 18, 1957Apr. 29, 1958Sept. 8, 1959Feb. 2, 1960

Minimum day

-7680603835

3296

140117194

Mean

-257349280263193

195338474317592

Per square mile

_0.8211.12.895.840.617

.6231.081.511.011.89

Runoff In

Inches-

11.1315.1812.1511.408.37

8.4914.6820.5513.7525.74

Calendar year

Mean

341247335279256185

222412412393-

Runoff in

Inches14.7810.7314.5812.1211.118.00

9.6717.8917.8917.02

-

176 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN*

1185. Hunting Creek near Harmony, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°00' , long 80°44' , on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Kennedy Creek, 1 mile east of Houstonville,

Iredell County, 2 miles downstream from U.S. Highway 21, and 35 miles northeast ol Harmony.


Records available. October 1950 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only prior to January 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 731 ft (by barometer). Prior to Apr. 5, 1951, wire-weight gage on upstream side of bridge at same datum.


Extremes. 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 6,210 cfs Apr. 28, 1958 (gage height, 18.80 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1952 to September 1953 are published in report of

the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

*13857.176.954.350.0

65.985.0186117406

Nov.

*11993.7

10164.983.1

56.982.2

366113190

Dec.

*188232106136131

53.1124273250304

Jan.

124159179348103

56.4127294212366

Feb.

227218296162190

145274287185752

Mar.

200440386266143

123201315191522

Apr.

287282180177236

237303674301524

May140230125173112

103145422192291

June

171137163108113

63.3332254142185

July12588.010378.581.7

49.4180168106154

Aug.

97.916387.781.779.7

43.5113160113210

Sept.

59.610370.040.445.6

225313111352270

The year

*156184155141113

101t!89292189346

t corrected.* Not previously published; partly estimated on basis of records for Rocky Creek at Turnersburg

and South Yadkln River near Mocksvllle. "


19561957195819591960

Oct.

tl.04.43.58.41.38

.50

.641.40.88

3.06

Nov.

tO. 87.68.74.47.61

.42

.602.67.82

1.39

Dec.

tl.421.75.80

1.03.99

.40

.942.061.882.29

Jan.

0.931.201.352.63.78

.42

.952.221.602.76

Feb.

1.551.542.021.101.29

1.021.871.951.265.30

Mar.

1.513.312.912.001.08

.931.522.381.443.93

Apr.

2.092.051.311.291.72

1.732.214.922.203.82

May

1.051.74.94

1.30.85

.781.093.181.452.19

June

1.251.001.19.79.83

.462.421.851.041.35

July0.94.66.77.59.62

.371.361.27.80

1.16

Aug.

0.741.23.66.62.60

.33

.851.20.85

1.58

Sept.

0.43.75.51.29.33

1.642.28.81

2.561.97

The year

*13.8216.3413.7812.5210.08

9.0016.7325.9116.7830.80

* Not previously published; see footnote to preceding table.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

.12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge

_2,5303,5703,6206,1102,530

4,8104,6906,2104,4004,530

Date_

Feb. 7, 1951Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Feb. 7, 1955

Sept. 27, 1956Sept. 17, 1957Apr. 28, 1958

(a)Oct. 11, 1959

Minimum day

_4943442823

22629758

113

Mean

_*156184155141113

101t!89292189346

Per square mile

_*1.021.201.01.922.739

.6601.241.911.242.26

Runoff In

Inches_

*13.8216.3413.7812.5210.08

9.0016.7325.9116.7830.80

Calendar year

Mean

_150175153142106

111233263225"

Runoff In

Inches_

13.3515.6013.5712.599.42

9.8620.6823.3619.94

"

t Corrected.* Not previously published.a Dec. 29, 1958, Sept. 30, 1959.

PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1190. South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C.

177

Location.--Lat 35°48' long 80^34', on left bank 150 ft downstream from tailrace of Erwin . . . .. . . _leemee,

way 801, 2-j miles downstreaEon Mills at Cooleemee, Davie County, 550 ft upstream from bridge on State High-

*eam from Bear Creek, and 2| miles upstream from Third Creek.


Records available. June 1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303. Figures of discharge above 2,000 cfs are subject to error owing to absence of sufficient information to make corrections for backwater from tributary inflow and High Rock Lake.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 624.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).


Extremes. 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 32.25 ft), from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam half a mile upstream; minimum, 10 cfs Nov. 25, 1931 (gage height, 0.40 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Oct. 12, 19, 1941.

Flood of July 16, 1916, reached a stage of 27.2 ft, from floodmark in Erwin Cotton Mill.

Remarks. Large diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation during low and medium flow caused by Erwin Cotton Mill above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1955 to September 1956 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

429157229167156

175324566309

1,691

Nov.

361252295193253

182316

1,472321604

Dec.

597754334508404

183582905802892

Jan.

385624659

1,655319

181465965680

1,011

Feb.

722789

1,119567707

6241,366

885627

2,994

Mar.635

2,0681,3571,033

413

481776873666

1,651

Apr.

949756526616933

8881,0882,2441,0631,828

May

410660373477356

365402

1,486501894

June

437367587302313

1901,016

803409574

July

339244272215231

178457465332525

Aug.

287571202196228

122282459478644

Sept.

18834932792.5

120

8731,178282

1,092667

The year

476634519503366

367680948605

1,157


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.87.32.46.34.32

.35

.661.15.63

3.43

Nov.

0.71.49.58.38.50

.36

.622.89.63

1.18

Dec.

1.211.53.68

1.03.82

.371.181.831.621.81

Jan.

0.781.261.343.35.65

.37

.941.961.382.05

Feb.

1.321.502.051.041.29

1.182.501.621.155.68

Mar.1.294.192.752.09.84

.971.571.771.353.35

Apr.

1.861.481.031.211.83

1.742.134.402.083.58

May

0.831.34.76.97.72

.74

.823.011.011.81

June

0.86.72

1.15.59.61

.371.991.57.80

1.13

July

0.69.49.55.43.47

.36

.93

.94

.671.06

Aug.

0.581.16.41.40.46

.25

.57

.93

.971.31

Sept.

0.37.68.64.18.24

1.712.31.55

2.141.31

The year

11.3715.1612.4012.018.75

8.7716.2222.6214.4327.70


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

143315O3155316231703


Discharge-

3,2105,7806,45015,2005,380

9,1009,610

12,5006,5609,080

Date-

Apr 9, 1951Mar 25, 1952Mar 24, 1953Jan 24, 1954Apr 15, 1955

Sept. 28, 1956Sept. 18, 1957Apr. 29, 1958Sept. 8, 1959Feb. 2, 1960

Minimum day

-5527823739

56141235184351

Mean

-476634519503366

367680948605

1,157

Per square mile

-0.8371.11.912.884.643

.6451.201.671.062.03

Runoff In

Inches-

11.3715.1612.4012.018.75

8.7716.2222.6214.4327.70

Calendar year

Mean

614458608521499343

424823823753-

Runoff In

Inches14.6510.9214.5412.4311.908.19

10.1519.6319.6317.97

-


1194. Third Creek subwatershed No. 7A (Third Creek) near Stony Point, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°52', long 81°04', on left bank 200 ft upstream from dam on Third Creek, 900 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1-J- miles northwest of Stony Point, Alexander County, and 2-J miles upstream from Alexander-Iredell County line.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 976 ft above mean sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. 1955-60: Maximum outflow, 67 cfs Sept. 27, 1956, Sept. 17, 1957; maximum gage height, 14.42 ft Sept. 27, 1956; no flow May 10-15, 1956, Sept. 9-11, 1960 (result of reservoir storage). Maximum inflow, 540 cfs (average of 30-minute period) June 1, 1958, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

Remarks. Records of monthly and yearly discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and storage began in December 1955. Outlet structure is 3 by 3 by 9-foot concrete drop inlet connected to a 24-inch concrete outlet pipe. Top of drop inlet is at elevation 978 ft. A 2-foot sharp-crested rectangular weir is set in one side of the drop inlet with crest at elevation 977 ft. There is an emergency spillway at elevation 1,003 ft. Top of dam embankment is 1,010 ft. There is an 18-inch diam eter cleanout gate at elevation 969.5 ft at bottom of drop inlet. Available capacity. 876 acre-ft between elevations 977 ft (crest of weir) and 1,003 ft (crest of spillway).

Records of suspended-sediment loads for the period October 1957 to September 1960 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


Oct.

3.44 4.48 3.22 14.1

Nov.

2.69 12.0 3.32 6.06

Dec.

5.07 7.61 7.67

10.9

Jan.

1.92 4.307.75 5.44 10.2

Feb.

7.22 10.9 7.88 5.01

23.7

Mar.7.34 5.26 7.976.51 15.5

Apr.8.50 9.70

18.0 10.15 15.6

May2.85 3.5O

12.2 3.93 8.01

June2.97 9.10 9.39 3.35 4.87

July2.75 2.61 4.60 5.01 5.26

Aug.1.89 2.58 3.48 5.89 9.05

Sept.1O.1 10.8 2.56 9.01 5.35

The year

5.76 8.14 5.71

10.7

Contents, In acre-feet, at end of monthWater year1956 1957 1958 1959 I960

Oct.

8.34 8.6 7.5

15.4

Nov.

6.72 13.4 9.1

14.6

Dec.

4.61 8.7O 11.7 14.1 13.0

Jan.6.59

96.54 13.5 9.4

116

Feb.10.91 18.80 16. 0 9.0

14.5

Mar.-2.6O 8.83 18.9 11.7

168

Apr.

-3.60 8.46

122 10.814.1

May10.00 7.50

12.1 11.7 12.6

June5.24 8.10 9.5 6.7

14.0

July5.12 7.74 8.2 8.5

20.6

Aug.

3.34 5.60 5.7

16.0 9.7

Sept.12.83 14.52 6.8

188 11.4

The year

:

Note. Contents for water years 1956-57 not previously published. Negative figures Indicate water surface was below crest of .weir.


Year

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

WSP

1503 1503 1553 1623 1703


Maximum outflow

Discharge

b67 67 66 62 63

Date

Sept. 27, 1956 Sept. 17, 1957

Apr. 28-29, 1958* Sept. 30, 1959 Mar. 31, 1960

Maximum Inflow a/

Discharge

b394 c514 540

d420 G506

Date

Apr. 15, 1956 Sept. 17, 1957 June 1, 1958 Sept. 30, 1959 Mar. 30, 1960

Minimum dally

outflow0 1.9 2.2 2.2 0

Mean outflow

5.76 8.14 5.71

10.7

Calendar year

Mean outflow

4.70 6.83 7.35 7.11

* Revised.a Average for 30-mlnute Interval, except as noted ; computed from outflow and change In reservol

contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time Interval used, b Maximum during period Dec. 22 to Sept. 30. c Average for 60-mlnute Interval, d Average for 20-minute Interval, e Average for 15-mlnute Interval.

PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1195. Third Creek subwatershed No. 21 (II Creek) at Troutman, N. C.

179

Location . Lat 3S°42', long 80°S3', on right bank 150 ft upstream from dam. a quarter of a_MIe upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile east of Troutman, Iredell County, and 3f miles upstream from mouth.



Gag£. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 871.0 ft above mean sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. 1954-56: Maximum outflow, 56 cfs Apr. 14, 1955, and Feb. 6, 1956; maximum gage height, 3.73 ft Apr. 14, 1955; minimum outflow, 0.1 cfs Sept. 19, 1956. Maximum inflow 151 cfs (average for 30-minute period) Feb. 6, 1956, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

Remarks. Records of monthly and yearly discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam- dam completed and storage began Nov. 1, 1954. Outlet structure is a 3 by 3 by 12 -foot concrete drop inlet connected to a 24-inch concrete outlet pipe. Top of drop inlet is at elevation 873.0 ft. A 2-foot sharp-crested rectangular weir is set in one side of the drop inlet with crest at elevation 872. 0 ft. There is an emergency spillway at elevation 895.0 ft. Available capacity, 337 acre-ft between elevations 872.0 and


1956

Oct.

0.71

Nov.

0.61

Dec.

1.18

.62

Jan.

0.91

.71

Feb.1.99

H.56

Mar.1.09

1.35

Apr.2.78

2.23

May0.98

1.51

June

0.59

.66

July0.67

.76

Aug.

0.81

.49

Sept.

0.42

2.28

The year

1.20

Contents, In acre-feet, at end of monthMaterl -^ year oot -

1955

1956 ]_ 1.12

Nov.3.88

1.36

Dec.1.84

1.44

Jan.3.92

1.60

Feb.H.16

2.08

Mar.2.16

1.84

Apr.1.92

2.24

Hay1.36

1.68

June1.20

1.04

July1.12'

1.52

Aug.0.96

1.44

Sept.5.60

6.40

The year

_

Note. Not previously published.


Year

1955

1956

WSP

1503

1503


Maximum outflow

Dischargeb56

56

Date

Apr. 14, 1955

Feb. 6, 1956

Maximum Inflow a/

Discharge

151

Date

Feb. 6, 1956

Minimum

outflowbO.2

.1

Mean outflow

1.20

Calendar year

Mean outflow

1.01

a Average for 30-minute Interval; computed from outflow and change In reservoir contents, ad- Justed for rainfall on reservoir surface during time Interval used,

b Maximum during period December to September.


1205. Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°45', long 80 C41', on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile north of Cleveland, Rowan County, and 7 miles upstream from Fourth Creek.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 684.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 22, 1950, on right bank at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.


Extremes. 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 3,080 cfs about Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 15.76 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 19, 20, Oct. 7, 1954, Sept. 18, 19, 21, 22. 1956 (gage height, 0.20 ft).

Maximum stage known, 22.5 ft, sometime in July 1916, from floodmark witnessed by local resident. Creek channel improved considerably by dredging since 1916.

Remarks. Prior to September 1959, city of Statesville diverted about 1 cfs sewage effluent into basin above station. Nine flood detention reservoirs (combined capacity

gage to Third

and was completed in 1958.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

54.324.134.424.520.1

43.348.951.943.7

239

Nov.

49.736.740.527.230.6

30.151.9

26043.995.4

Dee.

77.012250.572.754.9

29.097.0

115115127

Jan.56.6

12098.6

24545.9

28.784.2

13591.5

175

Feb.

89.711616282.6

106

12524513495.9

411

Mar.

85.435918017156.0

79.4109121120256

Apr.

10199.667.380.2

123

119133303154209

May

51.070.250.858.245.6

64.253.5

18764.4

114

June

44.346.871.743.638.7

34.195.295.694.0

101

July

52.037.532.927.739.8

50.039.063.063.274.7

Aug.

37.997.428.723.731.3

20.334.651.6

10481.3

Sept.

29.446.536.815.117.6

12610933.7

14473.8

The year

60.598.370.672.950.3

61.890.4

12994.3

162

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inchesWater- year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.72.32.45.32.27

.57

.65

.68_-

Nov.

0.63.47.52.35.39

.38

.663.32.-

Dec.

1.021.61.67.96.72

.38 1.28

1.52

-

Jan.

0.751.581.303.23.61

.381.111.78

-

Feb.

1.071.431.93.98

1.26

1.542.921.59

-

Mar.1.134.742.372.26.74

1.051.441.60

-

Apr.

1.291.27.86

1.021.57

1.521.703.87

-

May

0.67.93.67.77.60

.85

.712.46

-

June

0.57.60.92.56.49

.441.211.22

-

July

0.69.49.43.37.52

.66

.51

.83

-

Aug.

0.501.28.38.31.41

.27

.46

.68

-

Sept.

0.38.59.47.19.22

1.601.39.43

-

The year

9.4215.3110.9711.327.80

9.6414.0419.9814.6625.27


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSF

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-699

1,9201,6202,260

959

1,4602,0701,9001,3802,120

Date-

Feb. 7, July 29Mar. 5, 1952Mar. 25, 1953Jan. 24, 1954Apr. 15, 1955

Sept. 27, 1956Feb. 1, 1957Apr. 29, 1958

Dec. 28-29, 1958Feb. 1, 1960

Minimum day

-2020171111

1023303653

Mean

-60.598.370.672.950.3

61.890.4

12994.3

162

Per square mile

-0.6921.12.808.834.576

.7071.031.481.081.85

Runoff in

inches-

9.4215.3110.9711.327.80

9.6414.0419.9814.6625.27

Calendar year

Mean

85.960.793.570.671.350.0

69.9109110116

-

Runoff in

Inches13.349.45

14.5510.9611.077.75

10.9016.9717.1018 .05

-


1215. Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°48'24", long 80°14'06", on right bank 200 ft downstream from small tributary, 300 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 64, 1| miles southeast of Lexington, Davldson County, 4.9 miles downstream from Rich Pork.


Records available. March 1940 to December 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 682.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1989, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 28, 1949, at site 600 ft up stream at present datum.


Extremes. 1940-57: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 82.12 ft, site then In use, from floodmarks); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 8, 1954 (gage height, 0.89ft).

Remarks. The town of Lexington diverts an average of 3 cfs above station for watersupply. City of High Point discharges about 3 cfs sewage effluent diverted from Deep River (Cape Pear River basin) Into Rich Pork above station. The town of Thomasvllle takes Its water supply from Abbotts Creek but since Its sewage Is returned above this station no appreciable diversion Is affected. Thomasvllle diversion figures published In WSP 1433 and 1503 are In error and should not be used. Abbotts Creek Water Supply Lake at Lexington, N. C. completed In 1957. Storage began In July 1957 (revised). Usable storage, 6,460.5 acre-ft. Dead storage, 61.3 acre-ft. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1956 to September 1958 are published In reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

44.47.12

28.013.9

256

76.243.828.3

--

Nov.

50.932.356.217.1

155

47.074.5

335_-

Dec.

108326172117342

35.8177228

--

Jan.

79.5261359575125

40.9156

-~-

Feb.

147288635101356

394643---

Mar.

162911407272146

199233---

Apr.

280170145278280

219281-~-

May45.2

10358.372.670.6

11548.9---

June

84.950.5

24529.121.9

66.5277

---

July68.920.531.618.430.7

34.270.5

---

Aug.

45.016348.749.6

205

11.118.0--~

Sept.18.0

17223.67.08

45.5

17844.9

---

The year

93.9209181130168

116168

---


19561957195619591960

dot.

0.29.05.18.09

1.70

.50

.29---

Nov.

0.33.21.36.11

1.00

.30

.48-_-

Dec.

0.712.161.14.77

2.27

.241.18__-

Jan.

0.531.732.383.81.83

.271.04._-

Feb.

0.881.793.80.61

2.13

2.443.85_.-

Mar.

1.076.032.691.81.96

1.321.54._-

Apr.1.801.09.93

1.781.80

1.401.80

_-

May0.30.69.39.48.47

.76

.32__-

June

0.54.32

1.57.19.14

.431.77

_-

July0.46.14.21.12.20

.23_._-

Aug.

0.301.08.32.33

1.36

.07

.__-

Sept.

0.121.10.15.05.29

1.14.__-

The year

7.3316.3914.1210.1513.15

9.10.__-


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

143315031503

_

-


Discharge_

1,1407,4704,0304,8905,700

2,9707,420

83,360_

-

Date_

Mar. 14, 1951Mar. 4, 1952Feb. 22, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Oct. 16, 1954

Sept. 27, 1956Feb. 1, 1957Nov. 26, 1957

_

-

Minimum day

_5.05.18.33.4.9

2.47.1

_

-

Mean

_93.9

209181130168

116168

-

Per square mile

_0.5401.201.04.747.966

.667___-

Runoff in

Inches_

7.3316.3914.1210.1513.15

9.10.__-

Calendar year

Mean

110108200172181118

128193

_

-

a Maximum during period October to December.

Runoffin

inches8.558.4215.6513.4114.159.22

10.01

__-


1224. High Rock Lake at High Rock, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°36'02", long 80°14'06", at dam on Yadkin River 0.8 mile northwest of High Rock, Davidson County, 2 miles upstream from Lick Creek, and at mile 252.3.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and staff gage. Datum of gage is 30.9 ft (revised) below mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Remarks. Lake used for hydroelectric power development was first put in operation Nov. 7, T9~S7. Total capacity is 11,090,000,000 cu ft and usable capacity is 10,230,000,000 cu ft between elevations 625 and 655 ft (top of gates). Figures given herein represent total contents. Records previously published as change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Yadkin, Inc. (formerly Carolina Aluminum Co.).

Contents, In millions of cubic feet, on last da,Water year

192819291930

19311932193319341935

19361937193819391940

19411942194319441945

19461947194819491950

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_11,02510,992

1,0724,543

11,0582,5389,996

3,6819,743

11,0582,4412,198

3,2622,3184,2577,545

10,538

9,0023,240

11,0053,454

10,960

6,6248,2558,348

10,0025,934

4,0588,3649,3962,492

10,813

Nov.

09,878

11,058

1,5702,664

11,0771,3279,828

3,2374,6829,8154,3931,268

6,2501,9595,6576,5149,569

7,7702,755

11,05111,02510,960

5,4187,932

10,3409,5154,189

2,5685,172

11,0182,4929,336

Dec.

7,9328,172

11,058

3,2564,291

10,8821,262

11,064

1,0019,3656,2506,0662,064

5,9782,581

10,1284,328

. 9,112

10,9992,1748,646

11,0588,640

8,81210,378

9,6958,0906,066

1,6386,963

10,6199,819

10,947

Jan.

4,4616,552

10,895

4,60411,09011,070

88211,051

11,05810,6745,9786,5751,244

5,9342,318

11,0905,5949,106

10,75210,7658,6469,8788,870

6,9149,335

10,70010,5054,393

8233,424

11,01810,94710,619

Feb.

6,91410,70010,635

2,89210,32110,4404,696

11,084

10,73211,0324,155

11,0253,736

4,7506,4739,014

11,03111,032

10,8246,528

10,81710,9609,275

7,7229,515

10,96010,065

7,414

3,67211,01811,018

9,45611,018

Mar.

8,50211,05810,765

5,39710,66810,94710,97310,739

10,99210,5125,055

11,0904,155

6,67210,10310,89511,0519,996

10,9606,624

11,05811,05010,830

8,75511,09011,02510,1906,624

5,01610,55411,0188,700

11,018

Apr.

11,02511,0258,784

11,02511,02510,82410,92110,862

11,04511,0584,025

10,7656,769

7,2626,720

10,66110,78510,271

9,6718,2559,872

10,9609,575

10,89511,0259,4558,420

10,427

9,45610,61911,09010,81311,018

May

11,0581O,9606,412

11,09010,85010,00211,07010,973

9,04810,2644,7147,9857,828

2,92010,3967,9489,6539,112

10,6427,775

10,5389,635

10,960

9,4559,455

10,1908,9858,148

8,3648,869

10,4908,813

10,947

June

10, 96011,05810,472

8,78410,1598,624

10,3157,706

9,1587,5399,0426,2038,255

2,9209,0149,3476,5515,363

6,18810,5058,5309,4558,530

10,0659,575

10,6098,6406,110

5,89010,87910,1828,644

10,061

July

9,72510,5053,195

9,1585,3636,842

11,03210,084

8,4263,872

11,09010,8308,200

10,5706,691

10,39010,1289,467

3,8786,6726,315

10,7009,187

10,5709,2159,2156,2505,376

5,0169,7599,215

10,3659,275

Aug.

10,9288,3383,393

10,9925,4397,618

11,0777,207

9,9909,0369,158

10,70010,895

9,1008,9569,7616,1336,394

5,3844,5328,698

11,2059,755

9,10010,700

9,4557,8805,211

2,4417,1619,336

10,7489,096

Sept.

11,0255,3762,330

8,1953,4339,797

11,0256,904

6,1426,0044,8996,5288,420

5,5867,5658,830

10,87511,090

3,7456,9094,485

10,3788,200

9,5759,042

10,0025,3764,899

10,00110,8793,9289,8195,978


1225. Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°35'46", long 80°13'59", on right bank 0.3 mile downstream from High Rock Dam, 0.6 mile west of High Rock, Davidson County, 1-f miles upstream from Lick Creek, and at mile 252.


Records available. January 1919 to November 1927, November 1941 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 558.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, and 589.58 ft (revised) above Yadkin Inc. (formerly Carolina Aluminum Co.) datum. January 1919 to November 1927 at datum 590.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 26 years (1919727, 1942-60), 4,685 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. 1919-27. 1941-60: Maximum discharge, 85,000 cfs (estimated) July 21, 1919; minimum, 10 cfs Aug. 10, 1942, Nov. 20, 21, 1955, Aug. 12, Sept. 2, 1957; minimum

daily, 11 cfs Nov. 20, 1955.Maximum stage known, 22.1 ft (present datum) in July 1916, from floodmarks, from

records by Tallassee Power Co.

Remarks. Except for major floods, flow completely regulated by High Rock Lake since 1927 [usable capacity, 10,230,000,000 cu ft). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for period October 1947 to September 1948 are published in report of the Geological Survey.

Revisions. The momentary maximum discharge for the water year 1944, published inWSP 1303, has been revised to 41,600 cfs Mar. 30, 1944. The same discharge also oc curred at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1940, stage rising.


Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

3,4361,5641,7441,0282,153

1,9292,6834,9622,540

10,971

Nov.

3,0282,1291,5371,4332,869

1,8423,4279,4022,0864,774

Dec.

3,6574,9643,1433,9623,381

1,6143,2896,7782,6445,498

Jan.

3,7215,0985,0488,5123,292

1,4784,2676,8174,3777,286

Feb.

4,8386,0389,1874,3554,445

4,0726,1606,1425,192

18,422

Mar.

4,46113,96010,0606,4504,405

3,3915,6635,9854,753

11,104

Apr.

6,9515,6564,5525,2565,657

3,6728,640

13,4406,056

11,742

May

3,6745,1312,5503,0493,564

3,1543,3579,3754,1126,975

June

3,1362,6503,3572,2523,014

2,3405,1244,7582,9574,546

July

2,4832,0002,2852,2452,452

2,2042,9303,8442,4843,571

Aug.

2,8033,4641,289

7682,295

1,7452,6853,9673,9874,105

Sept.

1,2583,3341,4761,5081,188

2,0614,4673,9016,2934,643

The year

3,6114,6723,8203,4023,217

2,4494,3656,6043,9427,760

Monthly and yearly runoff, in Inches (adjusted) a/

Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.82.31.43.30.68

.47

.601.27.58

3.27

Nov.

0.72.56.64.35.61

.36

.612.80.58

1.17

Dec.

1.421.70.84.99

1.18

.361.141.911.541.75

Jan.0.871.361.572.71.77

.34

.852.011.382.06

Feb.

1.341.652.421.081.48

1.402.421.601.195.02

Mar.

1.404.202.901.871.19

1.121.581.731.293.20

Apr.

2.161.571.101.271.99

1.502.423.761.923.28

May0.901.31.81.94.78

.79

.782.64.97

2.01

June

0.94.75.98.59.62

.391.641.29.81

1.17

July

0.77.54.51.39.63

.54

.721.00.90.94

Aug.

0.651.15.40.40.64

.23

.491.151.191.16

Sept.

0.40.75.47.15.30

1.381.65.51

1.65.96

The year

12.3915.8513.0711.0410.87

8.8814.9021.6714.0025.99

a Adjusted for change in contents In High Rock Lake.


195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

a (

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703



discharge-

24,70048,40054,00056,40046,800

9,10039,30054,00027,10048,400

Date-

Apr. 10, 1951Mar. 24, 1952Mar. 25, 1953Jan. 24, 1954Apr. 16, 1955

Sept. 29, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Apr. 29, 1358Sept. 8, 1959Feb. 18, 1960

Minimumday

_2515232021

1119362142

_3,6114,6723,8203,4023,217

2,4494,3656,6043,9427,760

Adjusted a/

.3,6554,6553,8503,2553,202

2,6104,3936,3844,1297,639

Per

mile_

0.9141.16.962.814.800

.6521.101.601.031.91

Runoff

Inches_

12.3915.8513.0711.0410.87

8.8814.9021.6714.0025.99

Calendar year

Observed

4,3203,4894,4843,8213,5672,963

2,7855,3465,4465,122

Adjusted a/

4,3253,5394,4623,7703,5032,823

2,9535,4625,4215,158

Runoff

Inches14.6812.0015.1912.8011.879.59

10.0418.5318.3917.49

d Jus ted for change in contents In High Rock Lake.

727 - 526 O - 64 - 13


1228.44. Badin Lake near Badin, N. C.

Location. Lat 35 0 25'10", long 80°05'34" (revised), at dam on Yadkin River, ij miles northeast of Badin, Stanly County, 2| miles upstream from Palls Dam, 4 miles upstream from Uwharrie River, and at mile 236.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and staff gage. Datum of gage is 30.9 ft (revised) below mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Remarks. Badin Lake (locally known as Narrows Reservoir) used for hydroelectric power development, was first put in operation July 12, 1917 (revised). Total capacity is 10,497,960,000 cu ft and usable capacity is 6,202,584,000 cu ft between elevations 505.0 and 541.1 ft (revised). Figures given herein represent total contents. Records not previously published; changes in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for a group of reservoirs including this one have been published since March 1928.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Yadkin, Inc. (formerly Carolina Aluminum Co.).

Contents, In millions of cubic feet, on last da; of monthWater year

1917 191819191920

19211922192319241925

19261927192819291930

19311932193319341935

1936193719381939194O

19411942194319441945

19461947194819491950

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

.10,5249,282

8,8397,0647,7904,9278,938

6,5025,5089,30510,52410,348

4,15710,08310,3777,9199,911

9,36510,11110,4237,9707,234

8,5978,1929,881

10,07210,256

10,1458,90510,51410,05810,406

9,6218,9498,7229,598

10,381

10,0079,914

10,2419,008

10,311

Nov.

_10,4309,114

10,52410,3005,0564,4206,000

7,9068,3585,817

10,48810,512

6,1508,38310,4466,4229,768

9,2429,9049,8909,8106,082

8,6876,8507,710

10,09910,267

10,1279,305

10,43710,38210,500

8,31410,1737,5389,32810,264

8,83510,14710,4747,825

10,101

Dec.

6,54010,44210,300

10,5009,4626,2177,9069,805

6,17910,5128,72910,23010,524

8,5299,950

10,3824,959

10,481

6,7629,7949,9739,9686,293

8,5407,898

10,3029,929

10,242

10,5007,360

10,20310,47610,173

10,19610,31210,0819,805

10,054

6,61210,14710,3347,245

10,287

Jan.

9,96110,39410,500

10,51210,4888,6859,74810,219

9,7706,5309,181

10,24210,524

9,96410,51210,4255,161

10,476

10,35410,3179,9119,9026,255

9,0337,92210,51910,01710,208

10,27010,35910,30710,35910,104

9,98910,03510,03510,3829,914

6,0509,029

10,47410,38110,381

Feb.

8,92710,25410,500

10,50010,5249,418

10,1629,530

10,52410,5129,748

10,30210,286

9,98710,13810,4305,173

10,505

10,36610,3599,888

10,4537,644

8,67810,14110,33110,52410,519

10,10410,05810,43510,31210,150

10,4539,440

10,31210,01210,031

10,19410,42710,42710,17110,474

Mar.

9,26010,02410,500

10,51210,47610,38210,0708,444

8,3799,7599,805

10,47610,310

10,03010,27610,12010,41810,364

10,35910,3599,968

10,5158,465

9,43110,09710,49110,51210,136

10,35910,12710,46910,40610,336

10,10410,47610,38210,45310,007

10,19410,24110 , 40410,31110,474

Apr.

9,95410,40610,488

10,50010,52410,19610,3365,700

7,6907,540

10,46410,44210,267

10,48810,32410,12910,46210,413

10,50210,4449,908

10,2518,398

9,93610,08110,31910,5029,879

10,4909,989

10,36110,3369,920

10,43010,5249,621

10,45310,264

10,28710,35710,49810,28710,498

May

9,89710,45310,442

10,51210,52410,45310,4066,898

5,5516,78210,47610,41810,219

10,5249,862

10,28810,46010,329

10,01210,1349,72210,1558,564

9,61910,31410,27410,21010,095

10,3549,966

10,24010,28810,524

9,37210,0359,759

10,33610,054

9,89110,00710,47410,19410,451

June

8,68510,45310,395

10,41810,5247,5109,7025,359

5,7909,552

10,39410,45310,208

9,99610,24710,21910,41110,040

9,78910,1899,879

10,1738,883

5,98410,03010,0639,927

10,097

10,3719,759

10,06510,38210,265

10,2429,3959,8169,9439,574

9,84410,47410,19410,0319,937

July

8,57510,45310,000

10,03510,3826,274

10,1965,172

10,46410,09210,19610,3368,817

10,06710,1069,837

10,5199,959

10,14310,17110,52210, 1388,764

10,1559,991

10,1209,860

10,005

10,01910,12710,07410,1739,961

9,9669,6199,6679,966

10,124

10,05410,24110,07710,38110,077

Aug.

10,28810,17310,524

8,41110,1049,1149,7704,847

9,28210,41810,44210,2866,629

10,52410,2709,987

10,4769,954

9,86010,01010,12510,18010,228

9,92710,05810,02310,06010,290

9,8769,989

10,11310,47610,012

9,92010,2429,3058,70710,170

9,13710,24110,19410,2419,867

Sept.

10,0128,916

10,512

8,0678,2508,751

10,5365,763

6,7138,52010,45310,3704,670

10,05610,04210,16210,4959,856

10,01010,03710,2218,2328,685

10,04911,13610,18210,27010,442

9,8699,950

10,08310,19610,219

9,3509,9899,897

a9,9379,799

10,12410,28710,00710,19410,217

a Contents by capacity table used beginning Sept. 1, 1954; contents Sept. 30, 1954, by capacity table used prior to Sept. 1, 1954,-was 9,966 million cubic feet.


1235. Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C.

Location. Lat 35 025M7" (revised), long 80°01'05" (revised), on right bank 300 ft down stream from State Highway 109, 1 mile upstream from MoLeans Creek, and 3 miles south of Eldorado, Montgomery County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 303.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, unadjusted.


Extremes. 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 26.22 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 21, Oct. 13, 14, 1941; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 13, 1941.

Flood in August 1928 reached a stage of 22.2 ft, from floodmark established by local resident (discharge, 17,900 cfs).

Remarks. Marked diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low flow caused by gristmill above station. Town of Asheboro diverted an average of 1.3 cfs during period 1950-60 from basin above station for water supply. Sewage is discharged into Deep River (Cape Pear River basin).

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per secondHate ii year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

89.210.556.321.1

518

39610369.228.0

814

Nov.

71.131.814523.679.3

10889.8

63836.1

336

Dec.

196422260184481

74.7302351242390

Jan.

138446823

1JD82217

77.3141795316691

Feb.

196618

1,161206764

753878638523

1,917

Mar.

3181,698

774519349

587525347335

1,116

Apr.

555362412388454

344487

1,201904937

May

116315183167276

331104824135253

June

19513923454.269.6

66.7199134265208

July

13049.499.519.091.6

73.9108236246117

Aug.

40.735265.236.5

474

32.632.398.8

218483

Sept.

39.840958.28.31

197

28647.527.628968.5

The year

173405351227329

259247445292606


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.30.03.19.07

1.72

1.32.34.23.09

2.71

Nov.

0.23.10.47.08.26

.35

.292.05.12

1.08

Dec.

0.651.40.86.61

1.60

.251.001.16.80

1.30

Jan.0.461.482.743.59.72

.26

.472.641.052.30

Feb.

0.591.923.48.62

2.29

2.342.631.921.575.96

Mar.1.065.642.571.721.16

1.951.741.151.113.71

Apr.

1.781.161.321.251.46

1.111.573.862.913.01

May0.391.05.61.56.92

1.10.35

2.74.45.84

June

0.63.45.75.17.22

.21

.64

.43

.85

.67

July0.43.16.33.06.30

.25

.36

.79

.82

.39

Aug.

0.141.17.22.12

1.58

.11

.11

.33

.721.61

Sept.

0.131.31.19.03.63

.92

.15

.09

.93

.22

The year

6.7915.8713.738.88

12.86

10.179.65

17.3911.4223.80


Year

195019511952195319541955

195619571958

1960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

3,48016,1006,0207,6/0

10,600

7,4806,560

a9,0006,20010,600

Date-


Mar. 16, 1956Feb. 2, 1957Jan. 25, 1958Apr. 20, 1959Aug. 24, 1960

Minimum day

.6.62.68.81.1.9

3.17.0

111521

Mean

_173405351227329

259247445292606

Per square mile

_0.4991.171.01.654.948

.746

.7121.28.841

1.75

Runoff In

Inches_

6.7915.8713.738.88

12.86

10.179.65

17.3911.4223.80

Calendar year

Mean

224182404331299286

252293382396-

Runoff in

Inches8.757.14

15.8612.9711.7011.20

9.8811.4614.9615.50

a Maximum dally discharge.


1237.36, Lake Tlllery near Norwood, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°12'24", long 80°03'57", at dam on Pee Dee River, 700 ft upstream from Norfolk Southern Railway bridge, 3j miles southeast of Norwood, Stanly County, 5 miles upstream from Rocky River, and at mile 218.


Records available. February 1928 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and float-tape gage. Datum of gage is 38.67 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Carolina Power and Light Co.).

Remarks. Lake used for hydroelectric power development was first put in operation during January 1928. Total capacity is 7,274,520,000 cu ft and usable capacity is 5,927,040,000 cu ft (revised) between elevations 200.5 and 239.5 ft (top of gates). Figures given herein represent usable contents. Records not previously published; changes in con tents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for a group of reservoirs including this one have been published since March 1928.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Carolina Power and Light Co.

Contents, In millions of cubic feet, on last day of monthWater year

192819291930

19311932193319341935

19361937193819391940

19411942194319441945

19461947194819491950

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_5,5145,175

5,7295,0725,3225,5575,991

5,6005,7945,6225,7945,686

5,6435,4285,7085,7725,643

5,7295,7945,7725,8595,991

5,8815,9035,8595,8155,859

5,8815,8595,8375,8375,343

Nov.

_5,5365,815

5,6435,3225,6435,1345,280

5,1545,6645,5574,9905,600

5,5365,8815,6435,6645,859

5,4065,7295,7945,9255,815

5,9035,3375,8815,8815,815

5,8815,8595,7945,8595,622

Dec.

_5,5785,881

5,2175,4925,6225,1344,790

4,6905,3435,1965,6435,600

5,1755,3854,9505,3645,578

5,9475,8155,9035,9695,838

5,7945,7945,9035,8595,815

5,8155,8375,6225,8815,492

Jan.

_5,3645,664

4,9305,8595,7944,5504,472

4,7905,8155,6225,8375,643

5,5575,4925,7725,7514,910

5,8155,5365,9035,4715,838

5,8815,8375,7085,6005,859

5,8595,8375,8375,1965,925

Feb.

3,8245,9475,492

4,8705,8155,7503,1804,434

5,1755,7085,6005,9474,414

5,8815,3225,6645,3835,492

5,6225,6645,2805,5365,838

5,7945,7945,6225,8375,815

5,8595,9255,9475,7504,630

Mar.

5,6225,9034,890

5,3855,7945,8155,7725,925

5,7505,6005,3225,1545,514

5,4715,8815,5145,9915,154

5,7725,8155,2805,7515,708

5,6435,7295,7945,7505,815

5,8375,8375,7725,8155,947

Apr.

5,9255,9035,536

5,2595,7725,3644,4935,114

5,3224,7105,7085,3644,950

5,6865,4065,4065,7725,729

5,8595,6645,5145,6645,925

5,8155,7725,7945,7295,793

5,8595,8375,9915,8155,217

May

5,8155,8154,550

5,1545,4924,9905,4714,356

5,8815,4715,6005,2595,450

5,8595,7085,9255,6645,664

5,8375,8815,9255,7935,903

5,9035,8815,8815,8815,859

5,8595,8595,5145,8595,536

June

5,6005,8595,903

5,4925,3435,0725,2595,772

5,6435,7085,7505,6435,622

5,8375,6225,5575,8155,859

5,8595,8155,8815,7725,859

5,8155,8595,8155,7725,859

5,9035,8595,8815,8155,686

July

5,4925,4504,890

5,1965,1755,3435,3645,622

5,6435,7295,3645,8375,385

5,6005,2595,5365,8155,729

5,8375,7725,7505,8375,881

5,8375,8155,8815,8155,859

5,8815,8815,9035,8595,794

Aug.

5,8595,7725,114

5,2175,7295,1145,6005,093

5,7725,7085,6005,5785,708

5,7505,8375,5365,0935,385

5,7945,8375,6225,9475,838

5,8375,9695,9035,8375,859

5,8815,9035,8815,8815,837

Sept.

5,8595,7084,950

5,6645,4O65,6225,8815,881

5,7295,7505,0935,5575,686

5,7085,7725,4065,4505,750

5,8155,7945,4715,6645,903

5,8595,8375,8815,8595,708

5,8815,6645,8815,0935,859


1250. Big Bear Creek near Richfield, H. C.

Location. Lat 35°20'05", long 80°20'10", 200 ft upstream from highway bridge, 300 ft downstream from Little Creek, and 10 miles southwest of Richfield, Stanly County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 426.62 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.


Extremes. 1954-60: Maximum discharge, 9,700 cfs July 9, 1959 (gage height, 14.55 ft),from rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow overdam 1 mile downstream; no flow Sept. 12 to Oct. 14, 1954.


19541955

19561957195619591960

Oct.

-

_37.4

60.522.56.10.511

129

Nov.

_10.9

14.97.07

179.63

48.3

Dec.

.66. 0

6.2351.159.634.663.5

Jan.

_44.6

7.4121.791.350.2

168

Feb.

_146

15516490.4

105273

Mar.

.57.2

10673.562.471.4

162

Apr.

_99.9

46.3102247127106

May

-33.6

41.98.3466.711.430.9

June

33.72.39

4.6814013.642.69.49

July

20.462.1

35.14.05

20.019516.7

Aug.

3.5711.1

14.11.345.4591.610.7

Sept.

0.135.46

52.47.16.227

79.72.52

The year-

-49.1

46.749.169.667.264.7


19541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_0.77

1.67.46.13.01

2.67

Nov.

_0.22

.30

.143.59.01.97

Dec.

.1.78

.131.061.23.72

1.32

Jan.

.0.93

.15

.451.691.043.46

Feb.

.2. 72

3.013.071.691.965.29

Mar.

_1.18

2.201.521.291.463.36

Apr.

.2.00

.932.044.952.542.17

May

_0.70

.67

.171.36.24.64

June

0.67.05

.092.60.27.66.19

July

0.421.29

.73

.06

.414.03.35

Aug.

0.07.23

.29

.03

.111.90.22

Sept.

0.003.11

1.05.14.005

1.60.05

The year-

_11.96

11.4211.9616.9416.3920.71


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

----1363

1383, 1503

14331503155316231703


Discharge----

a2,2004,860

4,2007,4604,6809,7004,550

Date----

June 16, July 16Feb. 6, 1955

Mar. 16, 1956June 6, 1957Apr. 6, 1958July 9, 1959Feb. 16, 1960

Minimum day

_---

00

.3

.1

.1

.1

.5

Mean

_--_-

49.1

46.749.169.667.264.7

Per square mile

_--_-

0.862

.838

.8621.251.211.52

Runoff in

Inches_----

11.96

11.4211.9616.9416.3920.71

Calendar year

Mean

_--_-

46.4

44.962.652.364.5

-

Runoff in

Inches_----

11.31

10.9815.2512.7420.61

-

a Maximum during period May 27 to Sept. 30.


1260. Rocky River near Norwood, N. C.

Location (revised) . Lat 35°09', long 80°10', on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Lanes Creek, If miles upstream from highway bridge, and 6 miles southwest of Norwood, Stanly

County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 212.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).


Extremes. 1929-60: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 46.37 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 8, 1954 (gage height, 0.00 ft).Flood in August 1908 reached a stage of 35 ft, from Information by local residents

(discharge, 67,600 cfs).


19561957195819591960

Oct.

11756.1

156125755

937327195128

3,756

Nov.

12113016599. 0

182

267212

3,275119

1,133

Dec.

3031,719

5571,4121,464

176786

1,346720

1,448

Jan.

2541,3612,0165,2531,105

214444

2,8411,1153,750

Feb.

4112,9784,239

8333,175

3,0142,5812,1072,2827,922

Mar.

1,1566,4313,3092,3141,121

2,7592,0291,6621,5444,454

Apr.

1,646876923

1,8872,757

1,2971,4404,8173,0483,134

May

150304814353565

1,309469

1,701434

1,061

June

223264226422145

1571,450

288850596

July

319142275

1,030865

436143735

3,262334

Aug.

3492,015

833150755

22382.4

3332,374

647

Sept.

3532,1791,125

41.0198

1,001177

96.31,804

214

The year

4491,5371,2021,1691,076

975831

1,6071,4672,352


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.10.05.13.10.64

.79

.28

.16

.113.16

Nov.

0.10.11.13.08.15

.22

.172.67.10.92

Dec.

0.251.45.47

1.191.23

.15

.661.13.61

1.22

Jan.

0.211.151.704.42.93

.18

.372.39.94

3.16

Feb.

0.312.343.22.63

2.41

2.371.961.601.736.24

Mar.

0.975.412.781.95.94

2.321.711.401.303.75

Apr.

1.34.71.75

1.542.25

1.061.173.922.482.55

May

0.13.26.68.30.48

1.10.39

1.43.37.89

June

0.18.22.18.34.12

.131.18.23.69.49

July0.27.12.23.87.73

.37

.12

.622.74.28

Aug.

0.291.70.70.13.63

.19

.07

.282.00.54

Sept.

0.291.77.92.03.16

.82

.14

.081.47.17

The year

4.4415.2911.8911.5810.67

9.708.2215.9114.5423.37


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

14,00063,40029,40041,00038,500

37,10023,60031,90035,50041,200

Date-

Apr. 8, 1951Aug. 31, 1952Feb. 15, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Feb. 7, 1955

Mar. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Jan. 25, 1958July 10, 1959Jan. 31, 1960

Minimum day

-2633552619

4434676591

Mean

-449

1,5371,2021,1691,076

975831

1,6071,4672,352

Per square mile

-0.3281.12.877.853.785

.712

.6071.171.071.72

Runoff in

inches.

4.4415.2911.8911.5810.67

9.708.22

15.9114.5423.37

Calendar year

Mean

561565

1,4501,2661,233

989

9701,1191,2891,920

Runoff in

inches5.555.60

14.4112.5312.239.81

9.6511.0712.7719.02


1270. Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C.

Location (revised) . Lat 35°02', long 80°09' , on left bank 100 ft downstream from site of Medley's mill, 400 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 742, 3| miles downstream from Little Brown Creek, and 4 miles northeast of Polkton, Ansori County.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 216 ft (by barometer).


Extremes. 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 17.68 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for several days of most years.

Flood in August 1908 reached a stage of 17.4 ft, revised (discharge, 16,100 cfs); July 1916, 16.7 ft, revised (discharge, 13,600 cfs); September 1928, about 16 ft, re vised (discharge, 11,300 cfsj, from floodmarks witnessed by local residents.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.169.207

1.711.5910.5

23.12.94.335

22.0207

Nov.

0.039.136

2.27.064.074

6.95.763

218.308

54.3

Dec.

9.0325.722.362.431.7

5.1214.4

10432.771.9

Jan.8.98

40.5158394100

6.6417.4

32066.2

278

Feb.

17.8237317120123

21583.2

166237645

Mar.

90.445930810342.9

221177233134290

Apr.

14473.996.0

221287

10437.6

184451273

May

3.3152.865.215.37.36

12985.113620.527.0

June

0.61754.0

.951

.514

.450

12.099.515.912.94.13

July

5.2110.122.03.81

28.3

.0591.52

14.779.78.48

Aug.

19.0L9026.1

.31527.5

1.98.751

2.0417.411.8

Sept.

1.67Z7321.40

38.6

18.1.486.067

47.62.08

The year

25.011885.476.957.3

61.343.1

11891.8

154


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.002.002.02.02.11

.24

.03

.004

.232.17

Nov.

0.0004.001.02.0006.0007

.07

.0082.21.003.55

Dec.

0.09.27.23.65.33

.05

.151.09.34.75

Jan.0.09.42

1.654.131.05

.07

.183.36.69

2.91

Feb.

0.172.333.001.141.17

2.11.79

1.572.246.33

Mar.

0.954.813.231.08.45

2.311.852.441.403.04

Apr.

1.46.75.97

2.242.91

1.05.38

1.864.572.77

May

0.03.55.68.16.08

1.35.89

1.74.22.28

June

0.006.55.01.005.005

.121.01.16.13.04

July

0.05.11.23,04.30

.0006

.02

.15

.84

.09

Aug.

0.201.99.27.003.29

.02

.008

.02

.18

.12

Sept.

0.022.76.22

0.39

.18

.005

.0007

.48

.02

The year

3.0714.5410.539.477.09

7.575.32

14.6011.3219.07


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-995

7,0001,6402,0402,240

1,7201,0502,2204,2202,220

Date_

Aug. 3, 1951Aug. 31, 1952Feb. 15, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Apr. 15, 1955

Mar. 17, 1956June 10, 1957Jan. 26, 1958Apr. 13, 1959Feb. 14, 1960

Minimum day

_00.04

00

0000.01

Mean

_25.0

11885.476.957.3

61.343.1

11891.8

154

Per square mile

_0.2271.07.776.699.521

.557

.3921.07.835

1.40

Runoff in

Inches_

3.0714.5410.539.477.09

7.575.32

14.6011.3219.07

Calendar year

Mean

23.526.4

11888.675.056.7

60.068.396.3

115

Runoff in

Inches2.893.2514.5410.939.247.01

7.408.4411.8714.22


1280. Little River near Star, N. C.

Location. Lat 35 0 23'll", long 79°49'56", on left bank 12 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Norfolk Southern Railway bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from West Fork Little River, and 3 miles west of Star, Montgomery County.


Records available. April 1954 to September 1960. Occasional low-flow measurements, 1949-54.



Extremes. 1954-60: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 16.46 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 6, 9-14, 1954.

Flood in September 1945 reached a stage of about 20 ft, from information by local resident.


19541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

.243

15471.429£17 A

177

Nov.

_27.4

57.133.625817.7

105

Dec.

_99.5

39.9126103t83.3113

Jan.

.64.9

41.563.2

24285.5

269

Feb.

_265

209253205166467

Mar.

_128

204158132117385

Apr.

*150148

11894.6

430339338

May

82.158.7

80.849.5

20364.2

105

June

35.133.1

37.993.149.365.395.1

July

13.9104

59.431.782.079.837.8

Aug.

15.7120

28.529.221.879.023.9

Sept.

2.58176

91.124.08.03

10411.8

The year

_121

93.084.4146101176

t Corrected.* Not previously published; estimated on basis of records for Uwharrie River near Eldorado.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

----

2.67

1.69.78.33.19

1.94

Nov.

_---

0.29

.61

.362.74

.191.11

Dec.

----

1.09

.441.381.13

.911.24

Jan._---

0.71

.46

.692.66

.942.96

Feb.

_--_

2.63

2.142.512.041.654.80

Mar._-__

1.40

2.241.731.451.294.22

Apr.

_-_

*1.591.57

1.251.014.563.603.59

May_-_

0.90.64

.89

.542.23

.711.15

June

_-_

0.37.35

.40

.99

.52

.691.01

July_--

0.151.14

.65

.35

.90

.88

.42

Aug.

___

0.171.32

.31

.32

.24

.87

.26

Sept._-_

0.031.87

.97

.26

.091.10

.13

The year

_.--

15.68

12.0510.9218.8913.0222.83

Not previously published; see footnote to preceding table.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

----

13331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge---_-

10,400

4,6002,6504,4403,6404,840

Date---__

Oct. 15, 1954

Mar. 16, 1956Feb. 28, 1957Apr.. 28, 1958Apr. 19, 1959Jan. 31, 1960

Minimum day

.___

aO.6.3

4.64.64.46.64.6

Mean

_____

121

93.084.4

146101176

Per square mile

_____

1.15

.886

.8041.39.962

1.68

Runoff In

Inches_____

15.68

12.0510.9218.8913.0222.83

Calendar year

Mean

_____

111

91.397.4

124124

-

Runoff In

Inches_____

14.37

11.8312.6015.9816.02

a Minimum dally during period Apr. 28 to Sept. 30.

PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 19]

1288. Blewett Palls Lake near Rockingham, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°58'58", long 79°52'41", at dam on Pee Dee River l£ miles upstream from Cartledge Creek, 6^ miles northwest of Rockingham, Richmond County, and at mile 191.

Drainage area.--6,830 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1927 to December 1928 monthly changes in contents, published in WSP 1303. December 1929 to September 1960.

Gage.--Dial indicator and staff gage. Datum of gage is 39.08 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Carolina Power and Light Co.).

Remarks. Lake used for hydroelectric power development was first put in use during 1911. Total capacity is 4,225,320,000 cu ft and usable capacity is 1,850,000,000 cu ft between elevations 120.0 and 139.0 ft (top of 4-foot flashboards). Figures given here in represent usable contents. Records not previously published; changes In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, have been published either for this reservoir or a group of reservoirs including this one.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Carolina Power and Light Co.

Contents. In millions of cubic feet, on last day of monthWater year

1930

19311932193319341935

19361937193819391940

19411942194319441945

19461947194819491950

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

-

,480,520,340,550,300

,400,160,230,590,724

,734,650,650,640,160

,500,692,787,818,130

,682,787,798,756,818

,756,703,640,766,808

Nov.

-

,200,390,240,540,850

,330,230,400,714,682

,630,682,500,745,940

,200,570,714,070,745

,798,734,808,798,787

,734,703,950,766,682

Dec.

1,480

,910,510,860,350,510

,380,550,410,640,661

,860,480,950,766,510

,920,630,703,080,766

,840,460,050,734,672

,787,570,610,630,756

Jan.

1,290

,210,530,340,420,540

,420,829,320,808,380

,350,510,692,661,360

,270,370,960,400,756

,745,600,745,460,724

,714,787,480,570

2,327

Feb.

970

,090,829,360,090,400

,200,380,340,030,450

,420,692,290,940,818

,150,620,440,714,776

,766,980,510,734,766

,890,130,120,390,703

Mar.

1,320

,440,400,120,714,703

,630,270,570,620,130

,714,787,150,880,630

,300,703,610,640,440

,734,430,480,040,745

,672,692,990,910,150

Apr.

1,380

,280,170,240,330,420

,350,692,620,390,400

,776,776,756,200,500

,080,692,692,010,734

,692,910,745,776,692

,661,250,200,650,620

May

970

,330,260,290,550,160

,350,430,650,714,672

,692,350,650,230,640

,808,672,930,650,900

,808,703,766,756,745

,766,682,550,682,766

June

1,560

,470,340,440,180,420

,350,480,570,520,734

,703,390,650,550,530

,745,703,724,672,734

,756,610,734,776,776

,776,672,640.734

1^724

July

1,540

,530,230,490,060,330

,650,460,350,661,766

,530,745,340,870,600

,714,755,766,776,661

,818,766,776,714,766

,776,734,766.100

1^590

Aug.

1,100

,410,480,510,150,380

,320,808,640,672,787

,745,703,756,610,620

,630,787,661,910,640

,650,120,756,808,724

,734,672,661,798,661

Sept.

1,090

1,600

:

,540,500,320,290

,260,470,630,682,640

,520,703,610,060,500

,703,480,703,703,798

,818,766,560,714,714

,682,620.703

2)2001,580


1290. Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°56'46" (revised), long 79°52'U" (revised), on left bank at bridge on U.S. Highway 74, 2.5 miles upstream from Falling Creek, 3.3 miles downstream from Blewett Palls hydroelectric plant, 6 miles west of Rockingham, Richmond County, and at mile 187.


Records available. August 1906 to January 1912, October 1927 to September 1960.Published as "Yadkin River near Pee Dee, N. C." August 1906 to January 1912. Daily discharges for Sept. 27-30, 1927, published in water-supply paper 662 are in error and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 120.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). August 1906 to January 1912 staff gage at site 3.3 miles (revised) upstream at different datum. September 1927 to Sept. 30, 1931, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 38 years (1906-11, 1927-60), 7,878 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. 1927-60: Maximum discharge, 276,000 cfs Aug. 27, 1908 (gage height, 31.28 ft, present site and datum, from records of State Highway Commission), from rating curve extended above 194,000 cfs; minimum, 50 cfs Dec. 2, 3, 1951; minimum daily, 58 cfs Dec. 2, 1951, result of abnormally low shutdown of Blewett Falls hydroelectric plant to produce steady flow for current-meter measurements at this gaging station. Minimum discharge from normal regulations, 96 cfs Oct. 25, 1943; minimum daily, 142 cfs Sept. 16, 1956.

Remarks. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Flow largely regulated since 1928 by four reservoirs above station which have a combined usable capacity for normal operation of 24,209,624,000 cu ft (corrected). Records of chem ical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1957 to September 1960, are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

4,1511,8032,6501,2934,169

4,0423,6315,5043,343

18,350

Nov.

3,9612,0592,9071,6073,360

3,1603,969

16,1202,8947,432

Dec.

4,0678,2663,5226,3276,628

3,1595,353

10,5104,4438,634

Jan.

4,6048,459

10,76018,9005,623

2,4755,853

12,9605,900

13,290

Feb.

5,94012,58018,2006,595

10,870

8,35310,37011,35010,29036,040

Mar.

7,48127,67017,65010,9407,194

9,26510,96011,0008,040

19,180

Apr.

10,7808,4667,9949,936

10,790

6,56111,64022,99014,49020,480

May

4,6767,1744,7184,0435,010

6,6515,138

15,6305,4589,032

June

3,5134,1494,3173,1083,637

2,8768,0195,5775,0026,241

July

3,2842,3523,3543,4973,837

3,2323,7305,7117,2904,420

Aug.

3,4206,5922,6741,4564,647

2,7353,1754,8468,0445,769

Sept.

1,8859,2123,1821,0082,428

3,7515,0624,1139,2165,220

The year

4,8028,2336,7585,7395,647

4,6756,369

10,5006,998

12,750


195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703



discharge-

39,200122,00064,10097,00059,900

59,00054,80074,70052,20091,000

Date-

Apr. 9, 1951Mar. 5, 1952Feb. 22, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Apr. 15, 1955

Mar. 17, 1956Apr. 7, 1957Apr. 30, 1958July 10, 1959Feb. 1, 1960

"Ilnlmumday

_21858

215154374

142185584272582

-4,8028,2336,7585,7395,647

4,6756,369

10,5006,99812,750

Adjusted a/

-4,8178,2346,7805,5985,623

4,8516,39310,2807,182

12,630

Per

mile-

0.7011.20.987.815.818

.706

.9311.501.051.84

Runoff

Inches-

9.5216.3313.4011.0611.10

9.6112.6420.3614.2525.05

Calendar year

Observed

5,9184,8027,9726,7756,1525,325

4,8927,9658,7149,001

-

Adjusted V

5,9254,8437,9656,7046,0925,079

5,1668,0818,6009,125

-

Runoff

inches11.709.57

15.7913.2512.0410.03

10.2416.0216.9718.05

-

a Adjusted for change In contents of Blewett Falls, Badln, High Rock, and Tillery Lakes.


1305. Juniper Croek near Cheraw, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°39', long 79°54', at left end of Eureka Lake Dam, l| miles upstream from mouth and 3^ miles south of Cheraw, Chesterfield County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete spillway. Altitude of gage Is 90 ft (from Corps of Engineers map).


Extremes. 1940-58: Maximum discharge, 3,910 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 5.71 ft), from rating curve extended above 810 cfs by logarithmic plotting and computation of peak flow over dam; no flow May 30, 1945, Oct. 10 to Nov. 7, 1956, and part of May 29, 1945, May 7, 1951, and Apr. 7, 8, 1955 (water below spillway crest and gates closed).


195619571958

Oct.

53.527.435.745.640.4

22.218.168.5

Nov.

46.243.362.645.427.2

31.321.0149

Dec.

86.863.759.4

11442.7

27.537.7127

Jan.

60.455.696.8

13666.0

55.437.8

139

Feb.

55.076.1

12076.695.7

84.739.2126

Mar.

50.512911055.528.0

49.888.8137

Apr.

88.174.376.5

10358.5

49.851.8140

May20.641.9

12156.015.9

61.271.5

143

June

15.884.8

14422.215.1

11.641.3

122

July

20.718.0

11317.315.3

4.6331.1214

Aug.

42.059.966.97.82

16.4

26.632.0110

Sept.

64.010973.84.83

31.4

84.710149.2

The year

50.265.089.857.037.3

42.247.6

127


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

143315031553

--


Discharge-

392778880316235

360316712--

Date-

Sept. 8, 1951Sept. 1, 1952June 9, 1953Dec. 15, 1953Oct. 17, 1954

Sept. 15, 1956Sept. 12, 1957July 22, 1958

--

Minimum day

-5.36.2

17.5.8

1.8

2.2039

--

Mean

-50.265.089.857.037.3

42.247.6

127--

Per square mile

-0.7841.021.40.891.583

.659

.7441.98

--

Runoff in

inches-

10.6713.8319.0412.087.92

8.9710.1126.96

-"

Calendar year

Mean

54.845.866.993.849.034.8

41.970.0

--~

Runoff in

inches11.649.73

14.2319.9010.397.40

8.9014.84

--~

1309. Big Black Creek near McBee, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°30'50", long 80 011'00", near right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 1, 0.2 mile upstream from Little Alligator Creek and 5.3 miles northeast

of McBee, Chesterfield County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 224.715 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 22, 1959, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. 1959-60: Maximum discharge, 88 cfs July 23.

cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 9.59 ft); minimum,


Oct.

353

Nov.

225

Dec.191

Jan.

251

Feb.

411

Mar.318

Apr.

338

May188

June

134

July

150

Aug.

152

Sept.

142

The year

237


Oct.

3.77

Nov.

2.32

Dec.2.04

Jan.

2.68

Feb.

4.11

Mar.

3.39

Apr.

3.49

May2.01

June

1.38

July

1.60

Aug.

1.63

Sept.

1.46

The year

29.88


Year

1960

WSF

1703


Discharge

804Date

Apr. 7, 1960

Minimum day

91

Mean

237

Per square mile2.19

Runoff in

inches29.88

Calendar year

Mean

-

Runoff In

inches


1310. Pee Dee River at Peedee, S. C.

Location. Lat 34 012'15", long 79°32'55", In pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 76 at Peedee, Marion County, 0.2 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 8| miles downstream from Black Creek, and at mile 102.8 upstream from Winyah Bay.


Records available. October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for someperiods, published In WSP 1303. Prior to October 1947, published as "near Mars Bluff." Gage-height records collected at practically same sites since 1923 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 24.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, at site 1.6 miles down stream at datum 1.27 ft lower.

ftverage discharge. 22 years (1938-60), 9,049 cfs.

Extremes. 1938-60; Maximum discharge, 220,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1945 (gage height, 33.30 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of discharge measurement of 221,000 cfs at Cheraw; minimum, 700 cfs Sept. 29, 1954 (gage height, 0.60 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

Remarks. Flow regulated by powerplants above station. Combined usable capacity of four largest reservoirs, 24,209,624,000 cu ft (corrected).


19561957195819591960

Oct.

4,5992,1173,7122,3614,270

4,5834,7096,3104,511

24,000

Nov.

4,6312,6124,2722,2413,754

3,7114,430

12,3003,715

10,750

Dec.

4,9397,9314,4107,3027,126

3,7915,741

20,0404,894

10,820

Jan.5,5318,145

11,95017,5506,696

3,2686,188

14,4107,546

16,610

Feb.

6,52613,64017,91011,64011,530

9,49810,52015,60013,31044,410

Mar.

8,22328,77021,91011,0808,221

11,18013,06015,21011,01024,070

Apr.

12,44013,07012,09013,41013,510

8,18313,30022,37017,92029,180

May5,5408,5826,9715,7376,120

8,0186,763

24,6207,980

11,180

June3,8675,7305,5403,7894,240

3,3908,8128,5096,2027,652

July3,6802,8984,4433,7954,469

3,4734,6878,5828,4686,045

Aug.

4,1206,8673,4691,9814,907

3,1443,7205,8539,8577,751

Sept.2,625

12,6603,3031,3803,718

3,6495,6054,865

10,1706,589

The year

5,5489,4058,2766,8356,509

5,4777,260

13,2208,754

16,470


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

21,60062,60039,70060,50032,200

22,00030,00052,60028,80070,400

Date_


Mar. 22, 1956Apr. 13, 1957Dec. 1, 1957Apr. 26, 1959Apr. 10, 1960

Minimum day

_958880

1,300720826

1,2601,7002,8002,2103,450

Mean

_5,5489,4058,2766,8356,509

5,4777,260

13,2208,75416,470

Per square mile

_-----

-----

Runoff in

Inches------

_----

Calendar year

Mean

6,6975,4269,3788,2407,1066,249

5,7129,257

11,07011,490

-

Runoff in

Inches------

_----


1315. Lynches River near Bishopville, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°15', long 80°13', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on u!s. Highway 15, 1 mile upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 2.9 miles northeast of Bishopville, Lee County, and 3.3 miles downstream from Bells Branch.



Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 161 ft (by barometer). Prior toJune 11, 1948, wire-weight gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum. June 11, 1948, to Dec. 15, 1954, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.


Extremes. 1942-60: Maximum discharge, 29,400 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 22.35 ft,from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by velocity-area studies;minimum, 125 cfs Sept. 16, Oct. 8, 1954, Sept. 21, 1956.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1957 to September 1958 are published in report of the Geological Survey.

Correction. In WSP 1303, the momentary maximum discharge for 1948 is listed in error; it should be 7,480 cfs.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondWater] year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

320149338379£54

£59307275401

1,803

Nov.

305£16381338£69

314£83

1,40£342903

Dec.

491464410

1,139390

291385

1,063470874

Jan.

479428795

1,424623

334392

1,344938

1,443

Feb.

481852

1,344685743

9£8455

1,0391,4322,738

Mar.

619£,0871,446

688473

1,040998

1,5881,2891,685

Apr.

915858692

1,2131,151

800595

1,4351,536£,199

May

£77587787440£66

71184£

1,3755£4705

June

£1£56529£226£39

26040£6644£0478

July

338275331335511

£1£188867810549

Aug.

££55£0£68182314

£06181430508567

Sept.

1871,761415146264

£43239£716£9564

The year

4037286£1600456

465439979770

1,202


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.55.£5.58.65.43

.44

.5£

.47

.683.08

Nov.

0.50.36.63.56.45

.52

.47£.32.57

1.50

Dec.

0.84.79.70

1.95.67

.50

.661.81.80

1.49

Jan.0.8£.73

1.362.431.06

.57

.672.291.602.47

Feb.

0.741.362.071.051.14

1.48.70

1.60£.214.38

Mar.1.063.56£.471.18.81

1.781.712.712.20£.88

Apr.

1.521.421.152.011.91

1.33.98

2.382.543.64

May0.471.001.35.75.45

1.211.442.35.89

1.20

June

h 0.35.93.48.37.40

.43

.661.10.69.79

July0.58.47.56.57.87

.36

.3£1.481.38.94

Aug.

0.38.89.46.31.54

.35

.31

.73

.87

.97

Sept.

0.31£.91.69.24.44

.40

.40

.451.04.93

The year

8.1214.6712.5012.079.17

9.378.8419.6915.4724.27


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031£33127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

2,97015,0004,3505,8007,720

5,2304,5207,2606,4007,960

Date-

Apr. 1£, 1951Sept. 3, 1952Feb. 19, 1953Apr. 4, 1954Apr. 17, 1955

Mar. 20, 1956May 15, 1957Jan. 27, 1958Apr. 15, 1959Apr. 7, 1960

Minimum day

-1501341841341£5

1£6129202214280

Mean

-403728621600456

465439979770

1,202

Per square mile

-0.5971.08.920.889.676

.689

.6501.451.141.78

Runoff in

inches-

8.1214.6712.5012.079.17

9.378.8419.6915.4724.27

Calendar year

Mean

442379753683520451

474586852970-

Runoff In

Inches8.887.63

15.1813.7510.469.08

9.5611.7917.1419.49

-


1320. Lynches River at Effingham, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°03'05", long 79°45'15", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on tJ.S. Highway 52, 75 ft upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and 1 mile

south of Effingham, Florence County.


Records available. August 1929 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1891 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 58.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 7, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1929-60: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1945 (gage height, 21.21 ft), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 94 cfs Oct. 10, 1954.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1951 £o~lTeptember 1952 and of water temperatures for the period October 1954 to September

1960 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

427163428480219

298381284392

3,095

Nov.

405278478341259

3303OO756339

1,627

Dec.

629491583

1,090417

368384

1,777454

1,641

Jan.

749533

1,1061,520

703

387427

1,6191,0122,110

Feb.

6441,1681,6581,026

947

1,312558

1,9911,8534,219

Mar.

8022,5102,500

843574

1,4331,2291,9921,9832,622

Apr.

1,3831,318

8711,4671,375

1,0281,0082,9422,0413,217

May

334945817530353

793824

1,760836789

June

221614302232257

284501769612528

July341302384225460

227220

1,3481,142

563

Aug.

312534301158398

231209466976871

Sept.

2212,328

313116363

209242331

1,009712

The year

538928808668523

572524

1,3321,0481,823


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.48.18.48.54.25

.33

.43

.32

.443.46

Nov.

0.44.30.52.37.28

.36

.32

.82

.371.76

Dec.

0.70.55.65

1.22.47

.41

.431.99.51

1.83

Jan.0.84.60

1.231.71.79

.43

.481.811.132.36

Feb.

0.651.221.681.04.96

1.37.56

2.011.874.42

Mar.

0.902.812.80.94.64

1.601.372.222.222.94

Apr.

1.501.43.94

1.581.48

1.111.093.192.213.48

May

0.371.06.91.59.40

.89

.921.97.94.88

June

0.24.66.33.25.28

.31

.54

.83

.66

.57

July0.38.34.43.25.52

.25

.251.511.28.63

Aug.

0.35.60.34.18.44

.26

.23

.521.09.98

Sept.

0.242.52.34.13.39

.23

.26

.361.09.77

The year

7.0912.2710.658.806.90

7.556.8817.5513.8124.08


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge

_2,12010,9003,9203,7203,920

2,8402,2605,2903,8408,840

Date.

Apr. 17, 1951Sept. 6, 1952Feb. 23, 1953Apr. 8, 1954Apr. 22, 1955

Mar. 25, 1956May 21, 1957Feb. 1, 1958Feb. 12, 1959Apr. 10, 1960

Minimum day

.14813922010095

130130198242284

Mean

_538928808668523

572524

1,3321,0481,823

Per square mile

_0.522.901.784.649.508

.555

.5091.291.021.77

Runoff In

Inches_

7.0912.2710.658.806.90

7.556.8817.5513.8124.08

Calendar year

Mean

593493975844582532

578671

1,1951,484

Runoff in

inches7.826.5012.8911.137.677.00

7.638.8315.7419.54

PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1325. Little Pee Dee River near Dlllon, S. C.

197

Location. Lat 34°24', long 79°20', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 9, 1.1 miles east of Dillon, Dillon County, and 3 miles upstream from Maple Swamp.



Gage. Wire-weight gage and since Mar. 16, 1955, crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 75.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by South Carolina Highway Department).


Extremes. 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 9,810 cfs Sept. 20, 1945 (gage height, 14.64 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 17, 23, 1954 (gage height, 2.95 ft).



19561957195819591960

Oct.

28598.1

268181243

532536412351

1,607

Nov.

228164418164214

363338

1,O56277873

Dec.

424255400485329

38548O

1,537378

1,119

Jan.

396260478679426

354324

1,349722

1,335

Feb.

322464829505545

1,000377

1,1821,3422,048

Mar.

446938

1,231483531

893784

1,2851,1711,558

Apr.

681560442

1,029943

632529

1,3351,5081,335

May193304670319291

385285

1,275512504

June

149440558149245

148491590491320

July

11212830181.3

266

155150

3*2 90755362

Aug.

13O20414145.7

386

202263275395654

Sept.

10570715337.4

999

241382182513563

The year

289375489345449

439412981696

1,020


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.63.22.59.40.53

1.181.18.91.77

3.54

Nov.

0.49.35.89.35.46

.77

.722.25.59

1.86

Dec.

0.93.56.88

1.07.72

.851.063.38.83

2.47

Jan.

0.87.57

1.051.50.94

.78

.712.961.592.94

Feb.

0.64.95

1.641.001.08

2.06.75

2.352.674.22

Mar.0.982.062.711.061.16

1.961.732.822.573.42

Apr.

1.451.19.94

2.192.01

1.351.132.843.212.84

May

0.42.67

1.48.70.64

.85

.632.801.131.11

June

0.32.94

1.18.32.52

.311.051.261.05.68

July

0.25.28.66.18.59

.34

.332.841.66.80

Aug.

0.29.45.31.10.85

.44

.58

.61

.871.44

Sept.

0.221.51.33.08

2.13

.51

.81

.391.091.19

The year

7.499.75

12.668.95

11.63

11.4010.6825.4118.0326.51


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

143315031553162317O3


Discharge

_1,2001,5402,2401,6303,240

1,8201,2003,0902,7104,650

Date_

Apr. 11, 1951Sept. 5, 6, 1952May 9, 1953

Apr. 12, 13, 1954Apr. 17, 1955

Feb. 9, 1956June 12,13,1957Dec. 1, 1957Apr. 17, 1959Oct. 17, 1959

Minimum day

_4850622426

94100126189158

Mean

_289375489345449

439412981696

1,020

Per square mile

_0.552.716.933.658.857

.838

.7861.871.331.95

Runoff in

inche s_

7.499.75

12.668.9511.63

11.4010.6825.4118.0326.51

Calendar year

Mean

330254423468341491

445550814914-

Runoff in

Inches8.566.57

10.9812.128.84

12.72

11.5614.2621.0623.71

-


1335. Drowning Creek near Hoffman, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°03'38", long 79°29'39", on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 1, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Deep Creek, 1 mile upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, and 4 miles northeast of Hoffman, Richmond County.





Extremes. 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 10.29 ft), from rating curve extended above 5.600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 28 cfs Aug. 4, 1940 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1954 to September 1955 and water temperatures for the period October 1954 to September 1960 are published in re ports of the Geological Survey.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondMater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

13477.3

133115221

203173269217413

Nov.

123131299120169

186158468147310

Dec.

198194244344255

150217464205307

Jan.

172194391466241

152182469268420

Feb.

158451432338280

324242439360687

Mar.

184619552322211

340307441321556

Apr,

272353376410289

266171485461557

May

94.7250292213196

315328465233285

June

10817417413592.1

135264236293172

July

79.981.4134110129

39385.6195427153

Aug.

95.918612564.9

198

187186145260158

Sept.

75.229913443.5

209

17726087.8

279160

The year

141250273223207

236214347289347

Monthly and yearly runoff. In inchesWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.87.50.86.75

1.43

1.321.121.741.412.68

Nov.

0.77.82

1.87.75

1.06

1.16.99

2.94.92

1.95

Dec.

1.281.251.582.231.65

.971.413.001.331.99

Jan.

1.111.262.533.021.56

.991.183.041.742.72

Feb.

0.922.732.531.981.64

1.971.422.572.114.16

Mar.1.194.013.582.091.36

2.201.992.852.083.60

Apr.1.702.212.352.571.81

1.661.073.042.893.49

May0.611.621.891.381.27

2.042.123.011.511.84

June

0.681.091.09.85.58

.851.661.481.831.08

July

0.52.53.87.71.83

2.54.55

1.262.76.88

Aug.

0.621.20.81.42

1.28

1.211.21.94

1.681.03

Sept.

0.471.88.84.27

1.31

1.111.63.55

1.751.01

The year

10.7419.1020.8017.0215.78

18.0216.3526.4222.0126.54


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-576

1,4801,6601,4301,600

8,0001,3101,1101,3101,080

Date-

Apr. 11, 1951Sept. 2, 1952Nov. 22, 1952Jan. 24, 1954Oct. 17, 1954

July 21, 1956May 13, 1957Nov. 25, 1957June 4, 1959Apr. 7, 1960

Minimum day

-3744613433

5853768484

Mean

-141250273223207

236214347289347

Per square mile

-0.7921.40.53.25.16

.33

.20

.95

.62

.95

Runoff In

Inches-

10.7419.1020.8017.0215.78

18.0216.3526.4222.0126.54

Calendar year

Mean

192137273265228198

237269294327"

Runoff In

Inches14.6210.3920.8420.2217.4315.09

18.0920.5122.4024.97

~


1345. Lumber River at Boardman, N. C.

Location (.revised) . Lat 34°26'32", long 78°57'38", on right bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 74, 1 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge at Boardman, Columbus County, and l| miles downstream from Big Swamp.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 72.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1936, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at same datum. Sept. 30, 1936, to June 8, 1943, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.


Extremes. 1929-60; Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Sept. 24, 1945 (gage height, 10.64 ft); minimum, 87 cfs Oct. 14, 1954 (gage height, -0.03 ft).

Maximum stage known, 11.8 ft in August 1928, from floodmark.witnessed by local resi dent (discharge, 25,000 cfs).



19561957195819591960

Oct.

725172514275305

1,4861,0771,0741,1192,011

Nov.

594307633288424

721876

1,623792

1,818

Dec.

899464

1,149965642

924814

3,838780

1,941

Jan.989555

1,2711,629

852

740899

3,2981,7972,699

Feb.

7611,4421,7691,5281,335

2,2891,0702,8463,1713,863

Mar.945

2,2652,9441,3701,136

2,1162,4422,8003,1923,403

Apr.

1,2301,3991,2752,4571,693

1,3741,3943,1113,5692,466

May462675

1,763815650

1,071784

2,9961,184

964

June299527412353333

3572,1631,455

733680

July

343281414245427

448610

2,0171,228

584

Aug.

297422292138

1,171

607334618

1,0001,517

Sept.

1841,507

225109

3,925

480861559786

1,426

The year

644830

1,054842

1,067

1,0481,1082,1861,6011,941


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.69.16.49.26.29

1.401.021.011.061.90

Nov.

0.54.28.58.26.39

.66

.801.48.72

1.66

Dec.

0.85.44

1.09.91.61

.87

.773.63.74

1.83

Jan.O.93.52

1.201.54.81

.70

.853.121.702.55

Feb.

0.651.271.511.301.14

2.02.91

2.432.713.42

Mar.

0.892.142.781.291.O7

2.002.312.653.023.22

Apr.

1.121.281.172.251.55

1.261.272.853.262.26

May

0.44.64

1.67.77.61

1.01.74

2.831.12y91

June0.27.48.38.32.30

.331.981.33.67.62

July0.32.27.39.23.40

.42

.581.911.16.55

Aug.

0.28.40.28.13

1.11

.57

.32

.58

.951.43

Sept.

0.171.38.21.10

3.59

.44

.79

.51

.721.30

The year

7.159.26

11.759.36

11.87

11.6812.3424.3317.8321.65


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

al,6002,7403,9403,2605,170

4,3604,1806,2305,9904,650

Date-

Apr. 12, 1951Mar. 15, 29, 1952May 12, 1953

Apr. 13-15, 1954Sept. 6-11, 1955

Oct. 3, 1955June 17, 1957Dec. 3, 1957

Mar. 9-10, 1959Feb. 22 -23, 26 -28

Minimum day

_1161311549388

238205275275306

Mean

_644830

1,054842

1,067

1,0481,1082, '1861,6011,941

Per square mile

_0.528.680.864.690.875

.859

.9081.791.311.59

Runoff In

Inches_

7.159.26

11.759.36

11.87

11.6812.3424.3317.8321.65

Calendar year

Mean

887536944990829

1,215

1,0161,4261,8621,860'

Runoff In

Inches9.885.95

10.5411.029.22

13.51

11.3415.8720.7320.70

a Maximum daily discharge.

727 -526 O - 64 - 14


1350. Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Ferry, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°03'25", long 79 014'50", near left bank on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 501, at Galivants Ferry, Horry County, 1.0 mile downstream from Lake Swamp.



Gage. Wire-weight gage and since Mar. 17, 1955, crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 23.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. 1941-60: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 13.23 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 155 cfs Oct. 12, 13, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft in September 1928, from floodmark set by local resident.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

1,051344

1,361631485

4,3221,6641,7591,7167,084

Nov.

1,203531

1,178624808

1,3561,4101,7641,6465,947

Dec.

1,540821

2,4442,0821,043

2,0131,2948,1731,3885,643

Jan.

2,O281,0822,7753,3291,685

1,4581,6808,0093,7618,074

Feb.

1,4512,0524,0473,1*92,999

5,4332,0147,2127,791

11,140

Mar.

2,20O4,8097,4162,6252,337

4,9505,5657,1139,012

10,020

Apr.

3,9233,2452,6375,7514,277

3,0953,3389,2397,7656,836

May926

1,1602,6201,5361,615

2,6531,2826,7213,2341,912

June

467790

1,045639829

7192,8853,7581,6501,226

July615747

1,039404889

7491,0135,8192,4072,146

Aug.

701712612281

1,O59

1,034600

1,9732,5824,750

Sept.373

3,611465212

8,463

9111,2341,6962,4333,753

The year

1,3711,6522,2991,7602,186

2,3841,9965,2663,7545,695


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.43.14.56.26.20

1.79.69.73.71

2.93

Nov.

0.48.21.47.25.32

.54

.56

.71

.662.38

Dec.

O.64.34

1.01.86.43

.83

.533.38.57

2.33

Jan.

0.84.45

1.151.37.70

.60

.693.311.563.33

Feb.

0.54.79

1.511.181.11

2.10.75

2.692.904.30

Mar.

0.911.983.071.08.97

2.042.292.943.724.14

Apr.

1.571.291.052.301.71

1.241.343.693.102.73

May

0.38.48

1.08.64.67

1.10.53

2.781.34.79

June

0.19.32.42.26.33

.291.151.51.66.49

July0.25.31.43.17.37

.31

.422.41.99.89

Aug.

0.29.29.25.12.44

.43

.25

.821.071.96

Sept.0.151.44.19.08

3.38

.36

.49

.68

.971.51

The year

6.678.0411.198.57

10.63

11.639.69

25.6518.2527.78


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

143315O31553162317O3


Discharge-

4,8906,6909,7307,930

13,900

9,2707,510

12,00017,60014,800

Date-

Apr. 14-16, 1951Mar. 31 to Apr. 2Mar. 19, 1953Apr. 12-16, 1954Sept. 11, 1955

(a)Mar. 12-14, 1957Apr. 7, 8, 1958Mar. 10, 1959Aug. 2, 1960

Minimum day

-282299367184158

520452622690930

Mean

-1,3711,6522,2991,7602,186

2,3841,9965,2663,7545,695

Per square mile

-0.491.592.824.631.784

.854

.7151.891.352.04

Runoff in

inches-

6.678.0411.198.57

10.63

11.639.69

25.6518.2527.78

Calendar year

Mean

1,6361,1951,9292,1611,6752,639

2,1022,6174,6774,924

-

Runoff in

Inches7.955.819.39

10.528.1512.84

10.2512.7322.7723.95

"

Oct. 1, 1955, Feb. 13, 14, 1956.


1355. Black River near Gable, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°54'00", long 80°09'55", near left bank on downstream side of McBrlde Crossing on U.S. Highway 378, 1 mile downstream from Church Branch and 6.3 miles northwest of Gable, Clarendon County.


Records available. June 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 95 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Dec. 9, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--1951-60: Maximum discharge, 4,150 cfs Sept. 3, 1952 (gage height, 5.22 ft, from graph based on gage readings); no flow July 10-17, Aug. 2 to Oct. 17, 1954, July 17, 18, 1956, Aug. 9-15, Sept. 6, 7, 1957.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

_23.3

2071264.15

82.323439.982.0

1^21

Nov.

_12526112110.9

15618514388.0

732

Dec.

_227283497101

249228474208754

Jan..

249474529241

239232628284756

Pet.

_477698318350

458250540575

1,623

Mar.

.931970257197

453390678783893

Apr.

_566295245288

420234

1,367529

1,108

Hay_

428279138166

205158623367217

June

66.136392.069.7

151

57.2153230287108

July

53.411258.93.13

115

34.330.5

339504185

Aug.

10732366.10

109

1222.52

133326243

Sept.

55.41,045

51.5O

132

20611.643.4

348235

The year

-404310192154

222175436364678


19561957195819591960

Oct.-

0.07.59.36.01

.24

.67

.12

.243.79

Nov.-

0.35.73.34.03

.43

.51

.40

.242.04

Dec.-

Q.65.81

1.43.29

.72

.661.36

.602.17

Jan.-

0.721.361.52

.69

.69

.671.81

.822.18

Pet.-

1.281.81

.83

.91

1.23.65

1.411.494.37

Mar.-

2.682.79

.74

.57

1.301.121.952.252.57

Apr.-

1.57t.82

.68

.80

1.17.65

3.801.473.08

May-

1.23.80.40.48

.59

.451.791.05

.62

June

0.181.01

.26

.19

.42

.16

.43

.64

.80

.30

July

0.15.32.17.009.33

.10

.09

.971.45

.53

Aug.

031.93.19.000009.31

.35J007.38.94.70

Sept.

0.152.91

.140

.37

.57

.03

.12

.97

.65

The year

-13.7210.476.505.21

7.555.94

14.7512.3223.00

t Corrected.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12331233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_-

4,1501,660

742518

835713

3,7802,3203,780

Date--

Sept. 3, 1952Feb. 28, 1953Dec. 17, 1953

Apr. 17, 18, 1955

Feb. 9, 1956Mar. 28, 1957Apr. 17, 1958Mar. 8, 1959Apr. 7, 1960

Minimum day

_-

12200

009

1011

Mean

__

404310192154

222175436364678

Per square mile

_-

1.01.773.479.384

.554

.4361.O9.908

1.69

Runoff in

inche s__

13.7210.476.505.21

7.555.9414.7512.3223.00

Calendar year

Mean

__

436309139185

236176412569-

Runoff in

Inches__

14.7810.474.7O6.27

8.OO5.9813.9519.24

-


1360. Black River at Kingstree, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°39'40", long 79°50'10", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 52 at Kingstree, Wllllamsburg County, 1.0 mile downstream from Kingstree. Swamp Canal.


Records available . August 1929 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1894 (revised) are contained In reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 25.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, tape gage at same site

and datum.


Extremes.--1929-60: Maximum discharge, 29,100 cfs Sept. 20, 1945 (gage height,.16.07 ft); minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 12-15, Oct. 7, 8, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 ft Sept. 21, 1928 (discharge, 41,600 cfs, from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs).

Correction. In WSP 1303, the date for the momentary maximum for 1946 Is listed in error; it should be Jan. 2, 3, 1946.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

13742.7

41614018.5

10721579.1

1064,252

Nov.

20771.4

24162.510.6

59.913093.694.0

2,815

Dec.

48221744289239.3

230232907222

2,516

Jan.

861333969

1,455314

206333

1,353576

2,341

Feb.

5211,0711,589

784686

1,093385

1,6202,3315,164

Mar.

7202,5033,567

421469

1,8031,0172,1473,5243,395

Apr.

1,5991,426

581478

1,110

781776

5,0231,6533,114

May182666328142294

545232

1,842678423

June

15.433310742.9

203

34.3226523497164

July

52.716031.127.7

313

37.3170

3,2361,678

328

Aug.

17111021.2

5.19305

12157.7

5761,223

698

Sept.

96.61^33

44.44.83

1,103

93.148.8

224960601

The year

419710692370401

424318

1,2981,1222,140


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.13.04.38.13.02

.10

.20

.07

.103.88

Nov.

0.18.06.21.06.009

.05

.11

.08

.082.49

Dec.

0.44.20.40.82.04

.21

.21

.83

.202.31

Jan.

0.79.30.89

1.33.29

.19

.301.23.53

2.14

Feb.

0.43.92

1.31.65.57

.94

.321.341.934.42

Mar.

0.662.293.26.39.43

1.65.93

1.963.233.10

Apr.

1.421.26.51.42.98

.69

.694.451.462.76

Hay0.17.61.30.13.27

.50

.211.68.62.39

June

0,01.29.09.04.18

.03

.20

.46

.44

.14

July0.05.15.03.03.29

.03

.161.131.53.30

Aug.

0.16.10.02.005.28

.11

.05

.531.12.64

Sept.

0.091.45.04.004.98

.08

.04

.20

.85

.53

The year

4.537.677.444.014.34

4.583.4213.9612.0923.10


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

2,3005,7805,2401,8603,900

2,6701,59011,80012,0007,420

Date-

Apr. 8-10, 1951Sept. 7, 1952Mar. 2-7, 1953Jan. 3, 4, 1954Sept. 9, 1955

Mar. 5, 1956Mar. 28-30, 1957Apr. 19, 1958Mar. 9, 1959Dec. 22, 1959

Minimum day

_1210822

818247569

Mean

_419710692370401

424318

1,2981,1222,140

Per square mile

_0.333.563.549.294.318

.337

.2521.03.890

1.70

Runoff In

inches-

4.537.677.444.014.34

4.583.4213.9612.0923.10

Calendar year

Mean

401377775692283429

439361

1,2421,893

-

Runoff in

Inches4.324.088.367.463.074.63

4.743.8813.3620.39

-

SANTEE RIVER BASIN 203

1380. Catawba River near Marion, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°42', long 82°02', on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 221, 0.2 mile downstream from Tom Creek, and 2.2 miles northwest of Marion, McDowell County. Records Include flow of small tributary which enters above control.

Drainage area. 171 sq ml (Including area of small tributary which enters above control).


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,208 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. 1941-60: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs Aug. 28, 1949 (gage height, 15.02 ft), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and contracted-opening measurements at gage heights 15.02 and 19.34 ft; minimum, 28 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 5, 1954 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

Maximum stage known, 19.34 ft Aug. 13, 1940 (discharge, 71,400 cfs, from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs as explained above).

Remarks. Town of Marion diverts about 2 cfs for municipal water supply. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation for short periods at low flow caused by powerplant above station.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

32581.9

11478.539.1

124182355127646

Nov.

24315313585.173.7

114173501123381

Dec.

566329149189131

104219481288375

Jan.

258231353435106

96.7240432282437

Feb.321477473310219

372573419238849

Mar.447762550353252

301403499298624

Apr.

432437260279447

3S6866721472664

May223271189293306

218256541448354

June

204171147146182

112604292380277

July14911492.491.6

322

122254224339251

Aug.

11519482.460.3

417

64.1141161228376

Sept.91.0

13684.740.0148

107311112532214

The year281279218196220

176349395313453


19561957195619591960

Oct.

2.19.55.77.53.26

.841.232.39.86

4.35

Nov.

1.581.00.88.56.48

.751.133.27.80

2.49

Dec.

3.812.221.011.27.88

.701.483.241.942.53

Jan.

1.741.562.382.93.71

.651.622.911.902.95

Feb.1.963.012.881.891.34

2.353.492.551.455.36

Mar.3.015.143.702.381.70

2.032.723.372.014.21

Apr.

2.822.851.691.822.92

2.525.654.703.084.33

May

1.501.831.281.972.06

1.471.723.653.022.39

June

1.331.12.96.95

1.19

.733.941.912.481.81

July1.01.77.62.62

2.17

.831.721.512.291.69

Aug.

0.781.31.56.41

2.81

.43

.951.091.542.53

Sept.0.59.89.55.26.97

.702.03.73

3.471.40

The year

22.3222.2517.2815.5917.49

14.0027.6831.3224.8436.04


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703



-9,6207,0104,7507,1006,200

2,2909,0403,0906,6005,100

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Feb. 3, 1952Feb. 21, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Apr. 14, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Apr. 28, 1958Dec. 28, 1958Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum day

_6864382929

39688388

150

Mean

-281279218196220

176349395313453

Per squaremile

-1.641.631.271.151.29

1.032.042.311.832.65

Runoff In

inches-

22.3222.2517.2815.5917.49

14.0027.6831.3224.8436.04

Calendar year

Mean

390233265214187229

195413328386-

Runoff In

Inches30.9318.5121.1416.9814.8518.16

15.5532.7426.0230.61

-

204 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1381.44. Lake James near Bridgewater, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°45', long 81 "SI 1 , at dam on Catawba River, Linville River, and Paddy Creek, 2 miles northeast of Bridgewater, Burke County.


Records available.--March 1920 to September 1960.

Gage.--Float gage with indicator. Datum of gage is 1,100.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Duke Power Co.). Supplemental staff gage on Catawba River portion is used when water surface drops below 1,160 ft (gage height, 60 ft) and the lake is separated into two parts.

Remarks.--Lake Jarr.es (locally known as Bridgewater Reservoir) used for hydroelectric power development was first pu.t in operation May 5, 1919. The total capacity of 12,581,800,000 cu ft (revised), below gage height 100.0 ft (crest of spillway), is usable if needed by the power development system along the river. Records not previ ously published; changes in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for a group of reservoirs including this one have been published since October 1936.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Duke Power Co.

nillions of cubic feet, on last day of monthWater year

1920

19211922192319241925

19261927192819291930

19311932193319341935

19361937193819391940

19411942194319441945

19461947194819491950

19511952195319541955

1956195719581959I960

Oct.

-

8,6906,4907,9906,2609,940

2,4908,20010,75011,95012,580

6,8304,4709,1106,04011,410

4,80012,29012,58011,70010,820

10,2009,53011,33011,25011,650

11,9509,620

11,57011,15012,260

11,0507,0205,9909,4801,866

8,69010,7009,4808,36411,460

Nov.

-

8,3504,9904,0404,9907,280

2,6047,7109,5309,04012,640

6,2604,56111,3805,04010,350

4,1989,04010,80011,4309,980

9,9608,84011,18010, 90010,950

11,7909,000

12,49012,82010,520

9,1806,6805,4608,2402,409

8,0809,41010,8807,3478,577

Dec .

-

10,9803,2203,1905,3807,470

2,1147,440

10,9207,42012,610

5,7705,91012,8202,81011,930

3,34810,1309,2309,2309,650

9,8409,02012,61010,68011,570

12,5508,45012,32012,58010,480

10,4208,2605,9609,0003,375

7,9109,84011,2307,7448,642

Jan.

-

10,2503,9902,7108,1409,390

3,6455,9409,7409,04012,490

5,8208,37012,2902,32012,350

8,03012,5808,350

10,8209,720

10,03010,10012,58011,25011,730

11,60010,78011,36012,0709,980

7,9509,5308,080

11,3004,020

7,71010,3809,9408,9049,652

Feb.

-

10,9506,6804,8808,9808,870

5,2407,04010,20010,10012,290

5,2209,91012,3504,06011,930

10,55012,5806,600

12,73010,500

9,86011,87011,70011,87012,380

11,84011,10012,52012,3809,360

6,37011,73010,82012,3205,340

9,46012,1508,890

a9,58212,357

Mar.

6,280

11,20010,3007,17010,4209,250

6,5308,98010,68012,58012,260

5,89011,30012,0905,87012,700

12,55011,6007,95011,84011,730

10,55012,21012,23012,64011,700

11,90012,09012,61012,41011,150

7,32012,46012,38011,9807,000

10,55011,81010,98010,63812,730

Apr.

9,790

12,07012,3208,56012,2309,070

7,99010,50012,44012,58011,430

8,54011,23012,4907,790

12,460

12,46012,0108,780

10,72011,680

11,05011,95012,23012,52012,410

12,12012,38012,32012,32011,280

9,55012,44012,23011,8409,840

11,81011,84012,55012,10812,190

May

9,430

11,95012,26012,01012,4608,520

8,67011,30012,18012,58010, 180

9,77011,10012,0708,73011,360

11,38011,5708,5209,94010,420

10,48012,15012,07011,98011,790

11,25011,93011,73012,32011,120

8,87011,95012,09010,60011,200

11,79012,01011,93012,19011,673

June

9,550

11,28011,98011,25012,0707,470

9,02011,84011,54012,5508,620

9,53010,6009,46011,10010,320

10,95011,5709,0709,84010,950

10,52012,04012,01011,98011,700

11,05012,12011,36012,18011,490

8,58010,52012,3507,75011,330

11,41012,09011,70011,80811,754

July

9,140

12,41012,52010,65012,4606,350

9,53011,87011,46012,4107,510

8,1409,2508.2OO11,30010,400

11,28011,23011,00010,45010,850

12,23011,90012,09012,04012,320

11,30011,87011,70012,52012,380

9,0808,87011,6506,420

11,150

11,54011,51011,36011,91611,835

Aug.

10,880

10,90011,65010,25011,5104,783

10,58011,90012,55010,7507,770

7,6509,7207,870

10,9009,270

12,29012,18012,46011,76013,150

12,49012,41011,73011,62011,840

10,68011,05012,38012,91011,230

9,0809,040

10,3002,920

10,150

10,42010,42010,68011,46010,713

Sept.

10,220

8,5609,0008,93012,3503,348

10,70011,60012,46012,2907,890

5,3006,6606,79011,6208,800

10,45010,85012,52011,05010, 620

11,62012,21011,60011,95012,490

9,8209,58012,29011,51011,930

8,3307,89010,2801,7358,580

9,65010,6009,44411,5939,675

a Contents by capacity table used beginning Feb. 1, 1959; contents Feb. 28, 1959, by capacity table used prior to Feb. 1, 1959, was 9,550 million cubic feet.


1385. Llnvllle River at Branch, N. C.

Location. Lat 35 047'41" (revised), long 81°53'25" (revised), on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 126 at Branch, Burke County, and 0.2 mile upstream from Lake James.

Drainage area. 67.2 sq mi (revised). At site used 1907-8, 71.4 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1907 to August 1908 (fragmentary, published as "at Fonta Flora"). June 1922 to September 1960. Records for October to December 1908, at Fonta Flora, published in WSP 242 have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,205.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of "1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 1907 to August 1908 staff gage about

I.2 miles downstream at different datum. June 1922 to Aug. 12, 1937, staff gage at present site and datum.


Extremes..--1907-8, 1922-60: Maximum discharge, 39,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height,II.4~ft), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 2 cfs Jan. 9, 1956 (result of freezeup); minimum daily, 8 cfs Sept. 7-9, 1925.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of about 11 ft (discharge, 34,600 cfs, from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs as explained in preceding paragraph).


19561957195819591960

Oct.

13326.331.724.818.9

40.617515439.6

291

Nov.

75.555.867.042.745.5

44.414928738.0

131

Dec.

29315083.9104107

40.6130272117190

Jan.

10412125722361.8

33.415Z184145206

Feb.

150254276180158

181386Z19115377

Mar.208357351209200

158191Z37146272

Apr.

191160117141296

195471318Z33347

May78.193.5

105191106

86.6128224114156

June

84.259.369.275.470.8

34.231891. Z

108134

July

67.036.05Z.855.389.4

54.911388.984.6

130

Aug.

60.461.03Z.534.0

142

Zl.O44.254.168.6

208

Sept.32.655.641.625.750.4

48.814130.8

266134

The year

12311912310911Z

77.6198180123214

Monthly and yearly runoff. In InchesWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

2.29.45.54.43.3Z

.703.002.64.68

4.98

Nov.

1.25.93

1.11.71.75

.742.474.76.63

Z.18

Dec.

5.03Z.581.441.781.83

.702.Z44.672.013.25

Jan.

1.792.074.423.8Z1.06

.57Z.613.152.493.54

Feb.

2.334.074.28Z.782.44

2.905.993.391.786.05

Mar.

3.576.136.0Z3.593.44

Z.723.284.06Z.514.66

Apr.

3.172.661.94Z.344.91

3.247.825.283.865.75

May

1.341.601.813.271.81

1.49Z.203.851.962.68

June

1.40.98

1.15tl.251.17

.575.281.511.792.22

July

1.15.62.91.95

1.53

.941.931.521.452.24

Aug.

1.041.05

' .56.58

2.44

.36

.76

.931.183.56

Sept.

0.54.9Z.69.43.86

.812.33.51

4.422.23

The year

24.90Z4.0624.87Z1.932Z.56

15.7439.9136.2724.7643.34

t Corrected.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

8,0305,5003,8203,3705,680

1,6905,7502,7406,9002,520

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Feb. 3, 1952Feb. Zl, 1953Jan. 2Z, 1954Apr. 14, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Dee. 20, 1957Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum day

-Z515131315

1027251961

Mean

_123119123109112

77.61981801Z3214

Per square mile

_1.831.771.831.6Z1.67

1.152.95Z.681.833.18

Runoff in

Inches_

24.9024.0624.8721.932Z.56

15.7439.9136.2724.7643.34

Calendar year

Mean

14Z100115122109108

105219136158-

Runoff In

Inches28.6420.2923.19Z4.7021.9121.80

21.3144. Z7Z7.5231.85

-


1414.9. Rhodhiss Lake at Rhodhiss, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°46', long 81°26', at dam on Catawba River, three-quarters of a mile west of Rhodhiss, Caldwell County, and if miles south of Granite Falls.

Drainage area . 1,( sq mi.


Gage.--Float gage. Datum of gage is 895.1 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Duke Power Co.).

Remarks. Lake used for hydroelectric power development was first put in operation Feb. 18, 1925. Total capacity is 3,188,592,000 cu ft and usable capacity is 1,717,004,520 cu ft between gage heights 85.0 and 100.0 ft (crest of spillway). Figures given herein re present usable contents. Records not previously published; changes in contents, equiv alent in cubic feet per second, for a group of reservoirs including this one have been published since October 1936.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Duke Power Co.

Contents, in millions of cubic feet, on last day of month

Water year1925

19261927192819291930

19311932193319341935

19361937193819391940

19411942194319441945

19461947194819491950

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

-

(a)560985

1,3251,686

528(a)

1,409101758

4981,2971,717427581

320924

1,086936

1,297

1,352770

1,5671,3391,687

1,048528985

1,0991,311

1,073408985

1,0731,203

Nov.

-

(a)828

1,073690

1,717

635(a)

1,423(a)

1,567

27293

1,150427388

539936

1,0481,0221,203

1,035614

1,5521,7331,230

875427

1,3111,216

985

9601,1371,4661,3391,124

Dec.

-

(a)1,3531,137

5071,702

290581

1,936(a)747

1811,5241,048592508

9971,4221,6711,0101,243

1,702887

1,3801,702l',422

1,2831,597

816924948

1,2161,4661,0731,5821,216

Jan.

-

1,395347887318

1,538

3761,6111,216

(a)1,509

7701,857

936936272

828,256,748,035997

,035,394,366,480,270

657,325,325,422997

1,0731,4221,1761,0981,582

Feb.

(a)

1,7171,2031,0601,9361,494

1711,2701,409

1011,339

7701,6871,1501,873

887

8281,2701,270

8161,073

9971,1371,6111,4221,022

9601,0861,5521,1121,048

1,0861,2431,3531,0981,437

Mar.

(a)

1,311935

1,3111,7941,480

581851

1,2301,3111,778

1,5821,230

690985828

3201,5381,2561,480

911

1,2031,3111,6261,5241,048

1,5241,4361,325

9851,035

1,2701,5091,3671,1631,778

Apr.

(a)

1,1631,0221,5961,7171,098

603770

1,5821,2431,437

1,5091,216

3101,1901,022

3481,2701,2971,6711,243

1,2161,4221,4221,5671,137

1,2831,2971,2971,1371,124

1,1631,3801,7021,0351,339

May

171

466614

1,3251,611

899

1,163338

1,311528

1,047

1,2701,339

758690457

190,394,270,436973

,243,297,641,538985

,048,256,256,150,112

,150,394,353,311,325

June

(a)

(a)828

1,3391,702

476

426309985668

1,098

1,163924110539539

1101,4941,1501,2831,099

1,0731,4221,1631,509911

9731,2831,366

9601,073

1,0601,3251,3811,3111,216

July

(a)

93985

1,1501,466

191

367507839624

1,163

1,086911

1,5521,137488

1,3661,3111,2831,3941,270

1,0601,2301,1501,641

839

701747

1,0101,0351,216

1,0991,2831,1501,2161,325

Aug.

(a)

5811,0101,686

839518

376153549816804

1,1771,687

747839

2,119

1,5091,4661,1241,150960

973948

1,311,795,099

657,073,073,216997

997828

1,2841,4371,098

Sept.

(a)

863592

1,7171,353

497

(a)25

456863508

1,1241,035

724758

1,073

1,2301,4221,1121,6871,552

1,060887

1,5091,0481,567

7811,0221,1501,6411,060

1,5821,5381,1631,9201,176

a Lake elevation below 85.0 ft which is the lower limit of usable contents


1419.61. Lake Hickory near Taylorsville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°49', long 81°11' (revised), at dam on Catawba River, 2 miles upstream from Lower Little River and 7 miles south of Taylorsville, Alexander County.


Records available . April 1928 to September 1960.

Gage.--Float gage and indicator. Datum of gage is 835.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Duke Power Co.).

Remarks.--Lake Hickory (locally known as Oxford Reservoir) used for hydroelectric power development was first put in operation Apr. 5, 1928. Total capacity is 5,552,985,240 cu ft of which 3,378,400,000 cu ft between gage heights 75.0 and 100.0 ft (top of flood gates in closed position) was considered usable capacity Apr. 30, 1928, to Aug. 31, 1935, and Oct. 31, 1957, to Sept. 30, 1960; during the period Sept. 30, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1957, usable capacity was considered to be only 2,277,970,200 cu ft between gage heights 85.0 and 100.0 ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Rec ords not previously published; changes in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for a group of reservoirs including this one have been published since October 1936.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Duke Power Co.

Water year

192819291930

19311932193319341935

19361937193819391940

19411942194319441945

19461947194819491950

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

-2,7923,325

1,786726

3,2721,2022,356

3801,775

636520814

1,1461,2871,7081,4301,758

1,8761,0852,2241,5272,206

1,691764919

1,5102,031

1,6411,8762,7582,4822,692

Nov.

-1,8883,325

1,772668

3,080928

2,775

2801,2241,592

622607

9191,3501,6081,2551,576

1,4781,3822,2062,2601,510

1,131874549

1,4941,825

1,6251,5273,1842,7922,875

Dec.

-1,6453,325

1,9021,9463,149

7842,155

3301,7751,494

695564

1,6081,3342,1711,1011,608

2,2601,0852,0832,2601,625

1,6752,171

7841,6911,775

1,6582,0312,7583,1142,660

Jan.

-1,5073,097

1,6313,2362,977

7723,325

1,742Z,Z4Z1,350

904520

1,5271,592Z.2781,4941,608

1,5591,8761,8761,6751,510

9792,1011,8592,1011,758

1,5431,9622,7752,6922,909

Feb.

.2,9943,132

1,3592,7093, 1321,1263,097

1,4782,1181,3342,118

889

1,4781,5591,7751,6582,206

1,5761,7422,1182,0141,608

1,0091,9272,0661,8251,808

1,7251,8593, 1492,6923,132

Mar.

.3,2543,080

1,4262,6922,8422,4193,360

2,2421,7421,6081,7251,101

2,1012,0661,8762,2241,398

1,6251,9452,2422,1531,808

1,6082,2242,1361,8591,675

1,8251,7752,9262,7753,360

Apr.

4143,3252,692

2,3091,8883,2722,8923,307

2,1011,808

6801,3341,775

1,7921,8251,9961,9961,825

1,7252,0482,1532,0481,334

1,9792,1531,9271,7581,825

1,7081,9623,3602,6922,725

May

2,8923,3072.Z63

2.Z941,6033,1141,9172,546

1,7581,758

5061,1781,319

1,7422,0311,7921,9621,825

2,0311,9792,0662,1361,962

9641,8421,6411,8421,691

1,5761,8252,8422,9432,725

June

2,6273,2721,786

1,6591,7152,6762,1552,372

1,4781,576

829695

1,350

1,6412,0312,0831,8421,608

1,7422,1361,8592,1361,758

1,6581,8421,6911,7421,625

1,5101,9272,9092,7582,842

July

2,3722,7251,151

1,6031,7292,1252,0652,692

1,3341,3821,742

9641,240

1,9451,8591,8421,9452,031

1,8761,8421,9962,1531,996

1,8081,4621,6761,7921,758

1,5921,7752,7252,7922,892

Aug.

3,254,201,589

,005,603,946,498,186

,842,675,319,893,260

,066,014,825,893,527

,876,876,136,26O,178

904,478,478,048,641

,576,910

2,7923,1322,692

Sept.

3,1323,0281,917

1,1261,2801,4262,140

al,16Z

1,510520

1,0701,2091,478

1,7581,9621,5432,1361,927

1,2241,3981,9451,9102,014

6071,1621,3342,1361,592

1,962bl,9272,6923,3602,660

eginning Sept. 30, 1935; contents Sept. 30, 1935, by capacity x-v- r*. J.V*. u.j us_^u. w>^, J.JJ.J, «as 2,263 million cubic feet.b Contents by capacity table used Sept. 30, 1935, to Sept. 3O, 1957: contents Sept. 30, 1957, bv apaclty table used Oct. 31, 1957, to Sept. 30, I960, was 3,028 million cubic feet.


1420. Lower Little River near All Healing Springs, N. C.

Location.--35°57'. long 81°14', on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from Grassy Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Lambert Creek, 2.2 miles northeast of All Healing Springs, and 4 miles northwest of Taylorsville, Alexander County.


Records available. October to December 1952 (monthly discharge only), January 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,070 ft (by barometer). Prior to June 13, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1953-60: Maximum discharge, 2,550 cfs Apr. 28, 1958 (gage height, 13.94 ft); minimum, 2.9 cfs Sept. 20, 21, 1955.

Remarks. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flows during the growing season.


195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

119.426.O4

6.5414.933.018.959.9

Nov.

1410.513.2

7.0312.768.418.133.5

Dec.

1519.918.5

8.1627.257.637.950.5

Jan.

28.749.814.5

9.3626.158.733.856.2

Feb.

5O.932.028.1

22.453.759.627.8134

Mar.

56.938.526.2

21.136.663.236.289.8

Apr.

28.130.254.2

47.273.9

13768.897.6

May

20. 924.019.0

16.424.081.235.651.7

June

39.115.818.6

10.178.644.630.530.8

July

18.59.11

12.7

10.626.330.719.824.4

Aug.

11.17.859.60

4.8624.128.722.332.2

Sept.

11.44.755.27

15.948.017.276.931.5

The year

-

25.321.018.7

14.936.956.535.557.4


19561957195819591960

Oct.-_

0.41.35.22

.24

.551.22.70

2.21

Nov.-

0.50.38.47

.25

.452.45.65

1.20

Dec.--

0.54.74.68

.301.012.131.401.87

Jan.--

1.061.84.54

.35

.962.171.252.08

Feb.-

1.701.07.94

.781.791.99.93

4.63

Mar.-_

2.101.42.97

.781.352.341.343.32

Apr.--

l.OO1.081.94

1.692.644.882.463.49

May-

0.77.89.70

.61

.893.001.311.91

June--

1.40.57.66

.362.811.601.091.10

July--

0.68.34.47

.39

.971.13.73.90

Aug.--

0.41.29.35

.18

.891.06.82

1.19

Sept.-

0.41.17.19

.571.72.61

2.751.13

The year-

10.989.148.13

6.5016.0324.5815.4325.03


Year

195O19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

---

133313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge---662

1,0406O7

7O61,1602,5501,3501,110

Date_-_

Feb. 21, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Apr. 14, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956June 22, 1957Apr. 28, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum day

__-

7.23.63.1

3.37.5

141418

Mean

__-

25.321.018.7

14.936.956.535.557.4

Per square mile

---

O.811.673.599

.4781.181.811.141.84

Runoff in

inches---

1O.989.148.13

6.5016.0324.5815.4325.03

Calendar year

Mean

---

25.320.817.4

17.745.649.541.3

-

Runoff in

inches---

11.009.O47.55

7.7219.8221.5317.96

-

SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1424.41. Lookout Shoals Lake near Catawba, N. C.

209

Location. Lat 35°46', long 81°06', at dam on Catawba River, 4 miles upstream from bridge on U.S. Highways 64 and 70 and 4^ miles north of Catawba, Catawba County.



[revised) above mean sea level,Gage. Float gage and indicator. Datum of gage is 738.1 ft (Tatum of 1929 (levels by Duke Power Co.).

Remarks. Lake used for hydroelectric power development was first put in use Dec. 2, 1915. Total capacity was originally 1,355,195,160 cu ft, but has been reduced by silting. Usable capacity between gage heights 90.0 and 100.0 ft (crest of spillway), 473,976,360 cu ft by capacity table used prior to October 1957 and 388,300,000 cu ft by capacity table used since October 1957. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Re"e- ords not previously published; changes in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, of a group of reservoirs including this one, have been published since October 1935. Flood of July 16, 1916, washed out an earth dike.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Duke'Power Co.

Contents, In millions of cubic feet, on last day of monthWater year

19161917191819191920

19211922192319241925

19261927192819291930

19311932193319341935

19361937193819391940

19411942194319441945

19461947194819491950

19531952195319541955

195619571958195S1960

Oct.

_(a)453610400

453637384168437

405368237469517

496405296394437

326373490242296

326352363368373

405301394337566

337342276291363

332358272302362

Nov.

_(a)437620523

610363168539506

421358363379555

453271271223469

276190421347301

316271291389394

389266368528432

256281306242252

311358235318327

Dec.

506(a)437555181

598363544432421

394400252316615

311358659373337

416400358237326

311342512363368

512363400528291

363223200266256

31136825635328S

Jan.

501(a)682528550

604394523400421

528479394218523

469512410384550

453610379316332

379416496316394

389384332332271

256352301242223

316368204293344

Feb.

405(a)337588588

544358352577496

490389453321479

368448421352426

394311218610394

332368410400405

321342301342321

311306237291242

301421280293357

Mar.

25(a)337539582

400506316474421

453426266659410

363517458368593

379421306394321

337410316571400

394373550256281

291384405232228

337352323336484

Apr.

141(a)453432523

620610506528479

479474394560405

517332400421593

426306291237332

342347373373410

368384363394316

332237342296252

311394420314323

May

276(a)368539337

474458604550384

389469474512379

384368496368421

389321316261266

394286421363373

416342342368311

237281394172286

326358302285302

June

232(a)281593421

442426373544442

426453281368352

416326223311368

271306389172337

190384394405332

442342342306296

213261363242213

311358306323276

July

(a)150604501204

463469261421405

453442426458218

384326311379416

195252368286321

316394373373368

394421316316286

347252332301342

363368323318323

Aug.

(a)119442560626

5540021843280

416363474442405

437384163469368

363442159296665

352384352218321

286363384544286

363281218256326

326389297302336

Sept.

(a)512261421637

458384490648490

332316512242421

347337394326204

316209242213342

311400316517342

332358416523218

247271261389342

352b363302513318

a Water surface below gage height 90.0 ft which is the lower limit of usable contents, b Contents by capacity table used prior to October 1957; contents Sept. 30, 1957, by capacity

table used beginning October 1957, was 297 million cubic feet.


142S. Catawba River at Catawba, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°43', long 81 004', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 70, half a mile upstream from Lyle Creek, five-eighths of a mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 1 mile northeast of Catawba, Catawba County. Records in clude flow of Lyle Creek.

DralnaRe area. 1.535 sq ml, includes that of Lyle Creek.

Records available. July 1896 to December 1899; June 1900, April 1901 to April 1902 (gage heights only); July 1900 to March 1901 (monthly discharge only, published In WSP 1303); November 1934 to June 1935 (fragmentary); July 1935 to September 1960. Records of dis charge for April to December 1901, published in WSP 65 and 75, have been found unre liable and should not be used.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 746.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1896 to December 1899, June 1900 to April

1902, wire-weight gage at bridge five-eighths of a mile downstream at different datum.


Extremes. 1896-1901. 1934-60: Maximum discharge, 177,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 36.8 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of computation by Duke Power Co. of peak flow over dam; minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 15, 1957; minimum dally, 89 cfs Sept. 15, 1957.

Maximum stage known, 44.1 ft July 16, 1916, affected by failure of earth dike at Lookout Shoals Dam 4 miles above station, from Information furnished by State Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Lake James since May 1919, Rhodhlss Lake since February 1925, Lake Hickory since April 1928, and Lookout Shoals Lake since December 1915; combined usable capacity of four lakes Is 18,065,500,000 cu ft. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1954 to September 1955, are published In report of the Geological Survey,

Correction. In WSP 1303, the date for the momentary maximum discharge for 1945 Is listed In error; it should be Sept. 18, 1945.


Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

2,1341,0791,625

814485

6771,4662,7921,5954,744

Nov.

2,2871,1851,3221,131

750

9621,7533,2041,2303,261

Dec.

2,6441,1861,1281,336

857

6561,2803,4141,9382,933

Jan.

2,8561,5081,2432,546

758

7841,8153,9082,0262,689

Feb.

3,0262,4122,6212,2571,376

1,5163,2753,5031.5O15,599

Mar.2,0355,4303,5452,8801,325

1,3O22,7962,7721,7874,319

Apr.

2,0082,9582,0032,0341,960

2,3295,7204,9632,9435,541

May2,1302,0791,63O2,4931,099

1,3461,8784,7531,8662,876

June

1,6081,8591,4722,2391,159

8785,2462,3232,3352,080

July

1,1371,6821,2561,1891,445

7521,9562,1041,5581,728

Aug.

1,3601,3471,2741,4751,932

9201,4011,7531,4953,012

Sept.

1,1061,5971,090

8021,337

9882,14O1,4543,2O52,659

The year

2,0222,0261,6791,7651,205

1,0882,5423,0761,9553,442


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

143315031553162317O3

a Adjusted

Water year ending Sept. 3OObserved

Momentary maximumpischarge

-9,460

22,80016,OOO35,5005,650

7,02036,70020,20016,20019,500

Date_


Sept. 26, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Apr. 28, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Feb. 5, 1960

Minimumday

.118115101115122

1O58998

100116

-2,0222,0261,6791,7651,205

1,0882,5423,0761,9553,442

Adjusted a/

-1,8392,0271,7641,5391,385

1,1502,57O3,0182,O763,33O

Per

mile-

1.201.321.151.00.902

.7491.671.971.352.17

Runoff

Inches-

16.2917.9715.6113.6212.24

1O.2022.7326.7418.3229.54


2,1661,7182,0791,6121,6651,221

1,2732,9552,6872,474

-

Adjusted a/

2,1641,6711,9371,7431,4901,371

1,3562,9732,6062,476

-

Runoff

Inches19.1414.8017.1515.4113.1812.12

12.0226.3323.0821.86

-

"or change In contents In Lake James, Rhodhlss Lake, Lake Hickory, and Lookout ShoalsLake.


1426. Mountain Creek near Terrell, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°34', long 81°00', on right bank 280 ft upstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Reed Creek, 1.7 miles southwest of Terrell, Catawba County, and 2| miles upstream from mouth.


Records available. October 1957'to September 1960. Occasional low-flow measurements, 1956-57.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 701.6 ft above mean sea level (Duke Power Co. contour reference mark). Prior to Dec. 16, 1958, staff and crest-stage gages. Dec. 16, 1958, to Jan. 29, 1959, water-stage recorder at site 220 ft upstream at datum 0.52 ft higher.

Extremes. 1957-60: Maximum discharge, 3,130 cfs Nov. 19, 1957 (gage height, 13.18 ft, from floodmarks, at site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 15 cfs Sept. 9-12, 19, 20, Oct. 6-20, 1958.

The flood in August 1940 reached a stage of about 19j ft (present datum) at highway bridge 280 ft downstream, from information by local resident. A discharge of 5.9 cfs was measured on Aug. 30, 1956.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, InWater year1958 1959 1960

Oct.

2817.1 87.8

Nov.

140 20.7 40.4

Dec.

68.1 52.6 55.4

Jan.56.4 43.4 89.2

Feb.60.5 53.2

165

Mar.61.9 56.1

118

Apr.167 89.5 100

May108 38.0 60.4

June39.2 44.7 43.6

July

33.1 26.0 39.0

Aug.

21.8 74.7 32.6

Sept.

17.1 80.9 36.8

The year66.5 49.6 72.0


Oct.

0.76 .47

2.39

Nov.

3.69 .54

1.06

Dec.

1.85 1.43 1.51

Jan.1.53 1.18 2.43

Feb.1.48 1.31 4.19

Mar.1.68 1.53 3.21

Apr.4.39 2.36 2.64

May2.93 1.03 1.64

June1.03 1.18 1.15

July0.90.71

1.06

Aug.

0.59 2.03 .89

Sept.

0.45 2.13 .97

The year21.28 15.90 23.14


Year

1958 1959 1960

WSP

1553 1623 1703


Discharge

3,130 2,160 2,440

Date

Nov. 19, 1957 Apr. 21, Aug. 4 Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum day

15 15 23

Mean

66.5 49.6 72.0

Per square mile

1.57 1.17 1.70

Runoff In

Inches21.28 15.90 23.14

Calendar year

Mean

54.5 57.5

Runoff In

Inches17.42 18.42


1426.76. Mountain Island Lake near Mount Holly, N. C.

Location.--Lat ?5°20'03", long 80°59'12", at dam on Catawba River, l£ miles downstream from bridge on State Highway 16 and 3 miles northeast of Mount Holly, Gaston County.



Gage. Float gage and indicator. Datum of gage is 547.6 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Duke Power Co.}.

Remarks. Lake used for hydroelectric power development and was first put into operation DecT 16, 1923. Total capacity, 2,495,988,000 cu ft at gage height 100.0 ft (crest of spillway) of which 1,132,000,000 cu ft between gage heights 90.0 and 100.0 ft is usable capacity. Prior to 1952, total capacity was 1,825,991,640 cu ft at gage height 100.0 ft, of which 1,132,000,000 cu ft between gage heights 90.0 and 100.0 ft was usable capacity. Figures given herein represent total contents prior to October 1945, and usable contents thereafter.

Cooperation. Records furnished Duke Power Co.

Contents, In millions of cubic feet, on last day of month

Water year

19241925

19261927192819291930

19311932193319341935

19361937193819391940

19411942194319441945

19461947194819491950

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

-1,443

604516908

1,1931,785

1,138918

1,297958968

1,0621,5321,812

9781,216

1,2041,3211,4811,3691,333

287468926848

1,006

628687676687980

723652536699711

Nov.

_712

564958840792

1,758

1,0101,0721,610

9381,182

9281,116

9181,1931,430

1,2971,3211,2041,2741,309

652798939

1,244381

402616735604810

687676

1,048810604

Dec.

131908

5881,0941,274

7831,853

9681,2622,058

9581,216

9781,494

9781,4301,532

1,4301,4551,7991,4301,544

1,062468835913748

558980772687810

748760593

1,104664

Jan.

1,0721,532

1,430712

1,127676

1,597

1,0831,6491,481

9181,623

9281,9691,0941,193

999

1,2041,6491,8121,0831,393

558822873524676

413952760913676

664873582699

1,146

Feb.

1,052988

1,8121,1931,4062,0131,532

1,1601,3691,4681,2971,182

1,4681,6631,1711,8821,116

1,1271,6891,4061,1381,357

318402

1,062822501

687926992798760

699699699785980

Mar.

988685

1,4181,1711,1381,8391,506

988918

1,4431,6891,940

1,3811,2851,4811,5691,357

1,5061,4941,2391,7301,309

835652

1,1181,020

711

772760772628785

772873652687

1,230

Apr.

1,569721

1,1931,1161,5441,7441,041

1,0521,0521,5571,4061,393

1,6101,3811,1161,2741,285

1,5691,3931,4061,7301,297

6878736289OO785

822798785676835

676711

1,090628798

May

1,663532

9781,0621,1491,716

868

1,569694

1,3571,2501,171

1,5061,4431,239

9581,228

1,4551,4181,2281,1161,116

6521,006

835616785

490926966490798

735848687822699

June

1,105476

7741,1161,3571,418

792

774694938999

1,250

1,3451,2851,3331,2041,455

1,5831,4551,3091,2851,138

676664900664435

593873926628748

822848748735687

July

1,345374

7031,138

8981,2621,182

765830999821

1,072

1,4551,5571,6101,7851,262

1,5191,4551,4301,2851,532

479593992798652

873512582760676

835810676640785

Aug.

958298

1,0521,1821,5971,2851,216

878604878908

1,369

1,3811,239

948988

2,104

1,5321,4811,1381,127

898

5701,034

6761,258

479

711980760676616

628687798822723

Sept.

2,264409

416918

1,8261,3811,689

878703

1,0621,182

765

1,3931,204

9581,4061,105

1,1601,3211,2282,120

al,557

628652873402835

1,048676748966723

835835664

1,160604

a Total contents; usable contents Sept. 30, 1945, was 860 million cubic feet.


1430. Henry Pork near Henry River, K. C.

Location. 35°41' . long 81°24', on left bank 450 ft downstream from highway bridge, at site of Old Link Pord, l£ miles downstream from Burke-Catawba County line, and 2 miles southeast of village of Henry River, Burke County.


Records available. July 1925 to November 1931, December 1941 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 890.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1925 to November 1931, at site 450 ft upstream at same datum.


Extremes. 1925-31. 1941-60: Maximum discharge, 15,300 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 18.40 ft, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at Henry River, at gage height 29.2 ft; minimum, 3 cfs Dec. 20, 1942; minimum daily, 4 cfs Nov. 15, Dec. 20, 1942.

Maximum stage known, 29.2 ft Aug. 13, 1940, at former site, from floodmarks (dis charge, 31,300 cfs). The flood of July 16, 1916, reached a stage of about 23 ft at former site (discharge, 20,700 cfs from computation of peak flow over dam of Henry River).

Remarks. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by mill abovestation. An average of about 2 cfs was diverted for water supply by town of Morganton and Broughton Memorial Hospital and discharged into Catawba River. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1953 to September 1954 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

66.828.752.452.926.5

43.059.8

12662.6

264

Nov.

56. 046.752.949.140.4

35.662.9

24755.8

128

Dec.

18516068.6

12163.3

31.188.4175164158

Jan.59.7

12215428248.3

32.3112215112198

Feb.

141210237182142

1472432O792.7

473

Mar.

12841428222477.2

86.4169211121348

Apr.

13017812717O122

184287394190351

May73.7

11288.613986.2

88. 0127276109181

June

12884.897.873.060.7

46.4192140120129

July

82.361.649.543.051.8

1O984.7

10791.8

100

Aug.

64.212477.543.639.9

47.264.778.769.196.3

Sept.

40.361.0

12625.431.1

58. 017362.619991.4

The year

96.013411711765.2

75.2137186115209

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inchesWater, year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

O.96.41.76.76.38

.62

.861.81.90

3.81

Nov.

0.78.65.74.69.56

.50

.883.44.78

1.79

Dec.

2.672.31.99

1.74.91

.451.272.522.362.28

Jan.

O.861.762.214.06.70

.471.613.101.612.86

Feb.

1.842.833.092.371.85

1.983.162.691.216.38

Mar.1.855.974.073.221.11

1.242.433.041.745.O1

Apr.

1.812.481.772.361.70

2.564.005.492.654.9O

May

1.061.611.282.011.24

1.271.833.981.572.61

June

1.781.181.361.02.85

.652.681.951.681.80

July

1.19.89.71.62.75

1.571.221.541.321.45

Aug.

0.921.791.12.63.58

.68

.931.13l.OO1.39

Sept.

0.56.85

1.75.35.43

.812.41.87

2.781.27

The year

16.2822.7319.8519.8311. 06

12.8023.2831.5619.6035.55


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSF

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

4,8705,3503,4206,5002,660

2,4803,3603,5605,3505,590

Date_

Dec. 7, 1950Mar. 11, 1952Aug. 19, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Feb. 6, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Apr. 6, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum day

_667.27.25.6

4.98.76.2

1121

Mean

_96. 0

13411711765.2

75.2137186115209

Per square mile

.1.201.681.461.46.815

.9401.712.321.442.61

Runoff in

inches_

16.2822.7319.8519.8311. 06

12.8023.2831.5619.6035.55

Calendar year

Mean

10789.912812110963.5

83.7165164138

-

Runoff in

inches18.0715.2421.8520.5518.491O.78

14.2428.0427.8323.44

-


1435. Indian Creek near Laboratory, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'20", long 81°15'50", on left bank 250 ft upstream from remains of Rudlslll Mill dam, half a mile upstream from highway bridge, lj miles upstream from mouth, 1| miles south of Laboratory, Lincoln County, and 3| miles south of Llncolnton.





Extremes. 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 5,030 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 8.74 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 4.6 cfs Oct. 8, 1954.

Peak discharge of flood in October 1929 was 9,920 cfs (the maximum discharge known); flood in July 1916, 7,840 cfs; flood in August 1940, 6,000 cfs. Discharge based on computations of peak flow over dam 1 mile downstream, using information by local resident.

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1951 to September 1952, and water temperatures for the period January 1953 to September 1960 are published in re ports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

20.233.521.88.30

60.449.669.241.5

187

Nov.

33.633.424.419.2

27.543. 0

27239.079.2

Dec.

16744.670.731.8

26.065.796.8

14499.6

Jan.

11411S21933.8

25.861.211991.1

137

Feb.

11616271.474.8

15117813598.6

309

Mar.

42412411860.5

81.5115132107223

Apr.

84.568.275.277.5

125104301169175

May

54.653.152.877.5

52.456.6

15178.694.5

June

49.060.333.136.1

28.616477.663.279.4

July

32.335.319.645.5

39.637.311050.581.5

Aug.

133za.a14.728.5

13.739.171.162.182.2

Sept.

28.8 64.728.38.6214.8

65.985.245.0

15565.5

The year

10864.760.942.2

57.682.2

13191.3

134


19561957195819591960

Oct._

0.34.56.37.14

1.02.84

1.17.70

3.16

Nov._

0.55.54.40.31

.45

.704.44.64

1.29

Dec._

2.81.75

1.19.54

.441.111.632.421.68

Jan._

1.921.883.69.57

.431.032.001.542.32

Feb._

1.832.471.091.14

2.372.702.061.504.87

Mar._

7.142.101.981.02

1.371.942.221.803.76

Apr._

1.381.111.231.26

2.051.694.912.762.86

May-

0.92.90.89

1.31

.88

.952.541.331.59

June-

0.80.98.54.59

.472.671.271.031.30

July-

0.54.60.33.77

.67

.631.86.85

1.37

Aug.-

2.25.49.25.48

.23

.661.201.051.39

Sept.0.471.05.46.14.24

1.071.39.73

2.521.07

The year-

21.5312.8412.108.37

11.4516.3126.0318.1426.66


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSF

-12331233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge--

5,0301,4003,950

630

1,4502,2203,7503,080

b2,440

Date--

Mar. 4, 1952Feb. 21, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Apr. 14, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Feb. 1, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Dec. 29, 1958Feb. 6, 1960

Minimum day

.a2017156.15.2

6.420343141

Mean

_.

10864.760.942.2

57.682.2

13191.3

134

Per square mile

_-

1.58.946.890.617

.8421.201.921.331.96

Runoff in

inches--

21.5312.8412.108.37

11.4516.3126.03IP. 1426.66

Calendar year

Mean

--

99.065.256.046.8

61.3105114103

-

Runoff In

Inches--

19.6812.9511.139.29

12.1920.9022.5520.51

-

a Minimum day during period Aug. 21 to Sept. 30. b Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stage

falling.


1440. Long Creek near Bessemer City, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°18'20", long 81 014'00", on right bank 700 ft upstream from highwaybridge, 2 miles northeast of Bessemer City limits, Gaston County, and 8£ miles upstream from mouth.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.1 ft above mean sea level, datura of 1929.


Extremes. 1952-60: Maximum discharge, 5,290 cfs Nov. 19, 1957 (gage height, 8.26 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 7, 1954; minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Oct. 7, 1954.

Remarks. Bessemer City diverts out of the basin for water supply an average of from 1 to 1.5 cfs causing diurnal fluctuation at low flow.


195319541955

19561957195819591960

Dot.

t!3.06.402.37

28.011.216.116.246.2

Nov.

t!4.07.097.19

7.4519.1

12815.532.4

Dec.

t!8.423.612.9

7.3720.433.045.141.1

Jan.

51.066.014.1

8.1720.541.239.174.3

Feb.

74.140.544.1

58.171.848.343.2

*131

Mar.

56.559.222.8

42.341.646.359.988.6

Apr.

27.934.634.3

61.931.9

14271.460.0

May

21.118.438.4

29.922.352.829.537.9

June

29.610.011.2

13.416.124.017.827.4

July

11.05.587.46

15.87.30

53.322.019.3

Aug.

8.325.585.29

4.8510.939.033.616.5

Sept.

6.991.992.93

27.612.017.6

*48.628.2

The year

t27.423.216.7

24.423.453.2

*36.8*49.9

Revised.Not previously published; partly estimated on basis of records for Indian Creek near Laboratory.


19561957195819591960

Dot.

--

*0. 48.23.09

1.03.41.59.59

1.70

Nov._-

tO. 50.25.26

.26

.684.55.55

1.15

Dec.

_-

tO. 68.87.47

.27

.751.211.661.51

Jan._-

1.872.42.52

.30

.751.511.442.73

Feb.

_-

2.461.341.46

2.002.381.601.43

*4.49

Mar.

__

2.072.17.84

1.551.531.702.203.25

Apr.

__

0.991.231.22

1.841.135.042.542.13

May_-

0.78.68

1.41

1.10.82

1.941.081.39

June_-

1.05.36.40

.47

.57

.85

.63

.98

July_-

0.40.20.27

.58

.271.96.81.71

Aug.

_-

0.31.20.19

.18

.401.431.23.61

Sept._-

0.25.07.10

.98

.43

.62*1.731.00

The year__

til. 8410.027.23

10.5610.1223.00*15.89*21.65

* Revised.t Not previously published; see footnote to preceding table.


Year

195019511952195319541955

195619571958

1960

WSP

---

127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge__.816980

1,040

1,020722

5,290*1,180*1,660

Date___

June 10, 1953Feb. 21, 1954May 21, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Jan. 31, 1957Nov. 19. 1957

(a5Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum day

___

t3.81.1.8

1.22.9

107.78.6

Mean

___

t27.423.216.7

24.423.453.2

*36.8*49.9

Per square mile

___

tO. 873.739.532

.777

.7451.69

1.17*1.59

Runoff in

inches___

til. 8410.027.23

10.5610.1223.00

*15.89*21.65

Calendar year

Mean

___

26.722.018.5

25.033.845.0*40.4

Runoff In

inches___

11.539.497.97

10.8414.6319.45

*17.45

Revised, t Not previously published, a Dec. 28, 1958, Sept. 30, 1959.

727 - 526 O - 64 - 15


1450. South Fork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C.

Location. -Lat 35°17'10" (revised), long 81°06'00" (revised), on right bank 50 ft north of private mill road, 120 ft downstream from Housers Creek, 1 mile north of Lowell, Gaston County, and 3 miles downstream from Long Creek.





Extremes. 1942-60: Maximum discharge, 22.000 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 16.98 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 1954 (gage height, 0.75 ft); minimum daily, 31 cfs Oct. 8, 1954.

The flood of Aug. 15, 1940, reached a stage of 21.33 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 34,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs). Depth of flow over dam during the July 1916 flood at High Shoals 11 miles upstream was about 1 ft higher than that for 1940, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation for short periods at low flow caused by powerplant above station. City of Gastonia diverted for water supply yearly averages ranging from 3 to 10 cfs. A part of the diversion is returned to Long Creek as sewage. For diversion by town of Morganton see Henry Fork near Henry River, and by Bessemer City see Long Creek near Bessemer City.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

377164313251104

4433955S5363

1,972

Nov.

324281332351215

245391

2,034357839

Dec.

6461,215

407696365

235596955

1,113968

Jan.390944972

1,867372

242506

1,125904

1,169

Feb.

6911,0941,392

852883

1,1671,6651,164

8553,204

Mar.725

3,5111,3551,264

561

7261/1001,215

9461,957

Apr.

824859640832813

1,1371,1592,6761,3211,925

May419591522590654

593666

1,563679986

June

417'464

622346363

2861,170

719665782

July376334319215319

408418864529608

Aug.

5001,157

335214259

182299546701702

Sept.

248505430110148

554684368

1,011642

The year

493930632625418

514745

1,148786

1,305


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.69.30.57.46.19

.81

.721.07.66

3.61

Nov.

0.57.50.59.44.38

.43

.693.60.63

1.49

Dec.

1.182.22.74

1.27.67

.431.091.752.041.77

Jan.0.711.731.783.42.68

.44

.932.061.652.14

Feb.

1.141.872.301.411.46

2.002.751.921.415.48

Mar.1.336.422.482.311.03

1.332.012.221.733.58

Apr.

1.461.521.131.471.44

2.012.054.742.343.41

May

0.771.08.96

1.081.20

1.091.222.861.241.80

June

0.74.82

1.10.61.64

.512.071.271.181.38

July0.69.61.58.39.58

.75

.761.58.97

1.11

Aug.

0.912.12.61.39.47

.33

.551.001.281.28

Sept.

0.44.89.76.20.26

.981.21.65

1.791.14

The year

10.6320.0813.6013.459.00

11.1116.0524.7216.9228.19


Year

195019511952195319541955

1956195719581959I960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge

_3,98018,3008,19013,7005,380

6,7508,80013,90010,50011,700

Date_

Aug. 14, 1951Mar. 4, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Feb. 7, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Feb. 2, 1957Nov. 20, 1957Dec. 29, 1958Feb. 6, 1960

Minimum day

_14092

1463831

43198292237374

Mean

_493930632625418

514745

1,148786

1,305

Per square mile

_0.7831.481.00.992.663

.8161.181.821.252.07

Runoff In

inches_

10.6320.0813.6013.459.00

11.1116.0524.7216.9228.19

Calendar year

Mean

578t520878644581438

553927

1,004950-

Runoff in

Inches12.4511.2118.9613.8712.529.43

11.9419.9721.6320.46

-

T Corrected.


1460. Catawba River near Rock Hill, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°59J , long 80°58', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 21, 3| miles downstream from Lake Wylle Dam (revised), 5 miles northeast of Rock Hill, York County, and ?J miles upstream from Sugar Creek.


Records available. September 1895 to September 1903, April 1942 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 492 ft {by barometer). Sept. 23, 1895, To July 31, 1903, chain gage at Southern Railway bridge, 2 miles downstream, at differ ent datum.


Extremes. 1895-1903, 1942-60: Maximum discharge, 151,000 cfs May 23, 1901 (gage height, ' 24.15 ft, site and datum then In use); minimum, 143 cfs Apr. 25, 1943 (gage height,

2.59 ft); minimum dally, 490 cfs Oct. 21, 1954.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Lake Wylle (usable capacity, 6,542,000,000 cu ft) and by other powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1957 to September 1960 are published In reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

3,1431,5802,6371,507

721

1,8962,4363,7492,2129,715

Nov.

3,7571,8331.6O21,242

858

1,2542,6636,6561,6354,912

Dec.

3,6033,0831,7003,0151,907

1,0422,1535,9342,9905,261

Jan.

4,6143,4523,1736,3251,852

1,4152,8336,2704,8655,322

Feb.

4,3915,2865,9744,6303,251

4,2776,8045,4413,538

13,230

Mar.

3,41913,4307,4146,3522,627

3,5235,4625,5314,0629,145

Apr.

4,0195,2143,5414,3933,974

4,8427,957

10,4106,177

10,680

May

4,1653,5362,8573,8592,376

3,1913,1378,3832,9095,336

June

2,6603,2592,4492,9301,573

1,2166,9403,6833,7133,608

July1,2472,9442,3121,3842,030

1,2392,3363,5472,5232,745

Aug.

1,7272,7921,9661,4602,437

1,2911,7322,7423,3314,862

Sept.

1,6O44,0391,770

9981,481

1,6293,1671,9585,0673,649

The year

3,1884,2O53,1013,1712,082

2,2233,9325,3543,5796,511


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

13,60056,10038,90051,00014,200

14,60036,10050,00025,10050,000

Date-

Jan. 23, 1951Mar. 4, 1952Mar. 24, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Apr. 15, 1955


Minimum day

-845860899865490

528535592530518

Mean

-3,1884,2O53,1013,1712,082

2,2233,9325,3543,5796,511

Per square mile

-____-

____-

Runoff in

inches-____-

___-

Calendar year

Mean

3,5562,853

2,141

4,561

Runoff in

inches_____-

___-

Note.--Figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second per square mile, and runoff in inches, published in WSP 1203, may be subject to error because of regulation in reservoirs upstream. 1 figures are not included in this report and should not be used.


1465. Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°09'13" (revised), long 80°51'18" (revised), on right bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge at sewage-disposal plant of city of Charlotte, 1,500 ft downstream from Briar Creek, and 4.8 miles south of city hall in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County.

Drainage area.--41.0 sq mi (revised).


Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 568.9 ft above mean sea level (city of Charlotte datum). Prior to Apr: 26, 1927, staff gage and Apr. 26, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1958, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 2.7 ft higher. Concrete control prior to June 4, 1958.


Extremes. 1924-60: Maximum discharge, 8,370 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 16.2 ft, from floodmarks at site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening measurements of peak flow at gage heights 10.42, 11.47, 12.00, and 13.10 ft; minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 27, 1954.

Remarks.--During the period 1957-60, an unknown quantity of cooling and wash water, and prior to 1957 as much as 1.6 cfs of industrial sewage, diverted into the basin from Catawba River through city of Charlotte storm sewers. Records of chemical analyses for the period October 1956 to September 1958 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic Teet per secondWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

15.27.10

10.56.03

13.1

38.016.318.412.9

*110

Nov.

11.417.814.77.02

11.8

17.010.689.8

11.241.6

Dec.

19.871.739.647.235.6

9.3737.235.333.351.8

Jan.

15.036.353.7

12930.0

14.120.9S5.240.5124

Feb.

19.459.5

12524.684.8

85.894.156.255.9

174

Mar.

48.419096.3

10428.0

70.952.844.157.3

112

Apr.

53.032.636.336.599.2

57.357.6

14194.183.6

May

13720.436.617.148.3

59.441.667.153.859.1

June

22.327.623.715.215.6

9.2042.521.8

29.1*29.7

July

14.617.48.19

24.939.1

26.89.46

45.9*79.2*17.1

Aug.

15.999.819.49.20

44.8

15.99.30

57.463.065.1

Sept.

36.829.213.13.68

12.2

38.016.0*7.8111014.6

The year

23.851.039.235.638.2

36.633.655.753.2

*73.3


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.43.20.30.17.37

1.07.46.52.36

3.08

Nov.

0.31.48.40.19.32

.46

.292.44.30

1.13

Dec.

0.562.021.111.331.00

.261.05.99.94

1.46

Jan.

0.421.021.513.62.84

.40

.592.401.143.48

Feb.

0.491.573.17.62

2.15

2.262.391.431.424.58

Mar.

1.365.342.712.91.79

1.991.481.241.613.16

Apr.

1.44.89.99.99

2.70

1.561.573.832.562.28

May0.39.57

1.03.48

1.36

1.671.171.891.511.66

June

0.61.75.65.41.43

.251.16.59.79.81

July

0.41.49.23.70

1.10

.75

.271.292.23.48

Aug.

0.452.81.55.26

1.26

.45

.261.611.771.83

Sept.

1.00.79.36.10.33

1.04.44.21

2.98.40

The year

7.8716.9313.0111.7812.65

12.1611.1318.4417.6124.35


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

117212031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

2,2404,3602,8503,3704,450

3,1602,7805,0602,9003,300

Date-

Sept. 25, 1951Aug. 31, 1952Feb. 20, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Apr. 14, 1955

Mar. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Aug. 2, 1958Aug. 29, 1959Oct. 10, 1959

Minimum day

-3.05.04.62.02.0

3.42.0

*5.2*55.9

Mean

-23.851.039.235.638.2

36.633.655.753.2

*73.3

Per square mile

-0.5801.24.956.868.932

.893

.8201.361.301.79

Runoff In

Inches-

7.8716.9313.0111.7812.65

12.1611.1318.4417.6124.35

Calendar year

Mean

29.428.048.338.935.638.5

36.640.148.665.5

Runoff In

Inches9.669.27

16.0412.8911.7812.75

12.1713.2816.0921.68

-


1475. Rocky Creek at Great Palls, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°34 I , long 80°55', on left bank 350 ft downstream from Turkey Branch, 1 mile west of Great Palls, Chester County, and 1.6 miles upstream from mouth.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 299 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 9 years (1951-60), 173 cfs .

Extremes. 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, 10.23 ft); minimum, 0.04 cfs Oct. 6-13, 1954.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

_10.932.613.82.11

57.516.444.633.4

483

Nov.

_30.237.918.910.8

38.116.8

64727.9105

Dec.

_18610121730.8

30.740.618999.7

123

Jan._

129295523113

49.159.8

419123603

Feb.

66.630059293.3

271

41797.0

295326912

Mar.15878337936349.6

324217264300573

Apr.

234119155352366

347327326258412

May45.764.3

21166.378.2

10513222548.3177

June

18.224.729.219.017.6

21.266.949.7117100

July47.419.613.0

10569.7

18.415.3

130679105

Aug.

36.428118.011.6

209

12.64.46

99.819297.7

Sept.

25.422734.9

.86552.5

18.128.121.757236.2

The year-

181156150104

11884.8

225230309

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inches. Hater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.-

0.06.19.08.01

.34

.10

.27

.202.87

Nov.-

0.17.22.11.06

.22

.103.73.16.60

Dec.-

1.11.60

1.29.18

.18

.241.12.59.73

Jan.-

0.771.753.11.67

.29

.362.49.73

3.58

Feb.-

1.673.18.50

1.46

2.32.52

1.581.755.07

Mar.

0.944.662.252.16.30

1.921.291.571.793.40

Apr.

1.35.68.89

2.022.11

2.001.891.871.482.36

May0.27.38

1.26.39.46

.62

.781.34.29

1.05

June

0.10.14.17.11.10

.12

.38

.29

.67

.57

July

0.28.12.08.62.41

.11

.09

.774.04.62

Aug.

0.221.67.11.07

1.24

.07

.03

.591.14.58

Sept.0.151.30.20.005.30

.10

.16

.123.29.21

The year-

12.7310.9010.467.30

8.295.9415.7416.1321.64


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12331233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge--.

8,8805,2305,8606,180

5,0804,2905,60010,800a6,910

Date__

Mar. 4, 1952Feb. 21, 1953Jan. 17, 1954Apr. 15, 1955

Mar. 17, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Jan. 25, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 14, 1960

Minimum day

__

5.32.3.07.04

.12

.08121424

Mean

__

181156150104

11884.8

225230309

Per square mile

__

0.933.804.773.536

.608

.4371.161.191.59

Runoff in

inches__

12.7310.9010.467.30

8.295.9415.7416.1321.64

Calendar year

Mean

__

177162132111

114152166277-

Runoff in

inches__

12.4011.379.247.79

7.9910.6211.5719.38

-

a Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 8,720 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stage falling.


1480. Wateree River near Camden, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°14 I 40", long 80°39'15", in pier of bridge on U.S. Highway 1, 1,500 ft downstream from Twentyfivemile Creek, 4,000 ft upstream from Seaboard Air Line Rail road bridge, 2.2 miles west of Camden, Kershaw County, and 7.4 miles downstream from Wateree Dam.


Records available. January to December 1903 (gage heights only), October 1904 to Septem- ber 1910, October 1929 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303. Gage-height records collected at site lj miles downstream 1891-1934, at site 830 ft upstream January 1935 to September 1942, and at present site since October 1942, are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 119.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. January 1903 to September 1910 staff or chain gage at site l| miles downstream at datum about 1.65 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1929, to Sept. 1, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 830 ft upstream at present datum.


Extremes.--1903-10. 1929-60: Maximum discharge, 366,000 cfs Aug. 26, 1908 (gage height, 39.7 ft, site and datum then in use, from records of U.S. Weather Bureau), from rating curve extended above 122,000 cfs as explained below; minimum daily, 170 cfs June 3,1941.

Maximum stage known, 40.4 ft July 18, 1916, at site 1-| miles downstream, from rec ords of U.S. Weather Bureau (discharge, 400,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 122,000 cfs on basis of computation, by Duke Power Co., of peak flow of 382,000 cfs over dam at Rocky Creek Reservoir).

Remarks. Plow regulated since 1919 by powerplant at Wateree Reservoir (capacity, 7,626,000,000 cu ft) and subsequent to 1904 by other powerplants above station.


1956195719581959I960

Oct.

3,2132,1683,5292,5241,095

2,9433,4064,5792,967

16,350

Nov.

5,1372,3182,0321,7482,184

2,0793,519

10,9102,0536,623

Dec.

4,6793,8002,2625,8093,240

1,6472,4179,5003,6597,379

Jan.

5,3374,6305,762

11,8903,436

2,1243,829

10,5207,778

10,370

Feb.

5,9208,109

10,5106,1776,507

7,9138,6308,7457,400

23,270

Mar.

4,62221,70011,5009,3263,568

7,2398,2318,9677,479

14,160

Apr.

5,7328,2104,5847,8098,103

7,64810,26013,6109,877

16,880

May

5,0274,6225,0074,5563,508

5,1215,315

13,2003,8536,998

June

2,8794,1122,3333,4841,848

2,1048,5444,9034,9634,172

July

1,5143,4443,0722,2892,957

6562,5275,3367,9613,602

Aug.

2,3074,5882,1681,4603,920

1,9141,9044,2965,5906,129

Sept.

1,3217,7502,2761,0332,154

1,6263,6212,4357,7804,253

The year

3,9606,2854,5574,8463,519

3,5635,1418,0795,9329,964


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

15 , 20082,90024,50067,OOO30,800

16,8OO22,20036,800a!7,50058,800

Date_


Mar. 18, 1956Apr. 1O, 1957Nov. 26, 1957July 11, 1959Apr. 6, I960

Minimum day

_182188179321336

302230330230374

Mean

_3,9606,2854,5574,8463,519

3,5635,1418,0795,9329,964

Per square mile

__----

_----

Runoff in

inches_-_---

_----

Calendar year

Mean

4,5723,5656,2474,7504,5423,532

3,7866,4506,7187,761

-

Runoff in

inches__----

_----

a Maximum independent peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 18,3OO cfs Sept. 3O, 1959, was not independent of higher peak discharge occurring Oct. 2, 1959.


1485. Broad River near Chimney Rock, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'35", long 82°10'45", 1,000 ft downstream from Lake Lure Dam,1.5 miles downstream from Buffalo Creek, and 3 miles east of Chimney Rock, Rutherford County.


Records available. May 1907 to June 1909 (fragmentary, published as "at Uree"), March 1927 to September 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 860 ft (from topographic map). May 17, 1907, to June 30, 1909, staff gage at site 1 1/8 miles downstream at different datum.


Extremes. 1907-9. 1927-58: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 16.8 ft) , from rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Lake Lure Dam at gage heights 12.2 and 16.8 ft; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 13, 1928 (gage height, 0.26 ft); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 24, 26, 1928.

Remarks. Large diurnal fluctuation and complete regulation at low flow caused by powerplant of Lake Lure Dam.

Hater year19511952195319541955

195619571958

Oct.

24158.969.747.421.5

82.062.6

170

Nov.

15886.262.049.348.2

73.578.6

239

Dec.

30215967.690.960.6

65.1100215

Jan.

15814116419370.6

58.1104241

Feb.

176282247145102

185226227

Mar.24041425021598.4

131215238

Apr.250260137164164

193403399

May

146149120134165

132161320

June

13498.491.688.4115

89.0266160

July

10170.766.151.4

169

68.7108150

Aug.

86.178.850.853.6

168

48.776.483.4

Sept.

66.383.257.027.2127

58.412273.4

The year

172156114105109

98.2159209


19561957195819591960

Oct.

2.86.70.83.56.26

.97

.742.02_-

Nov.

1.81.99.71.57.55

.85

.902.75_-

Dec.

3.581.89.80

1.08.72

.771.192.56_-

Jan.

1.881.681.952.29.84

.691.232.86_-

Feb.

1.893.142.651.561.10

2.062.432.44_-

Mar.2.854.922.972.551.17

1.562.552.83_-

Apr.2.882.991.571.891.88

2.224.634.59--

May1.731.771.421.591.97

1.571.923.80--

June

1.551.131.051.021.32

1.023.061.83--

July1.20.84.79.61

2.01

.821.281.78--

Aug.

1.02.94.60.64

1.99

.58

.91

.99--

Sept.

0.76.96.66.31

1.46

.671.40.84--

The year

24.0121.9516.0014.6715.27

13.7822.2429.29

--


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

143315031553

_

-


Discharge-

4,6406,4801,3002,840

574

4754,500

710_-

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Feb. 3, 1952Mar. 23, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Sept. 2, 1955

Feb. 25, 1956Apr. 5, 1957

Apr. 28-29, 1958_

-

Minimum day

-4.13.83.53.53.2

3.85.02.7_

-

Mean

_172156114105109

98.2159209

_

-

Per square mile

-1.771.611.181.081.12

1.011.64'2.15_

-

Runoff in

inches-

24.0121.9516.0014.6715.27

13.7822.2429.29

_

-

Calendar year

Mean

22813814811399.9

117

100191

-_-

Runoff In

Inches31.8719.3420.7115.8713.9916.33

14.0226.74

__-

222 SMTEE RIVER BASIN

1490. Cove Creek near Lake Lure, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'24", long 82°06'42", on left bank 40 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highways64 and 74, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 5 miles east of town of Lake Lure, Rutherford County.


Records available . October 1950 to September 1960. Occasional low-flow measurements, 1949-51.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 815.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 20, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--1951-60: Maximum discharge, 7,050 cfs June 5, 1957 (gage height, 18.53 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 28, 30, Oct. 1-3, 5-7, 11-13, 1954.

Flood In 1916 reached a stage of about 23 ft, from records of State Highway and Public Works Commission.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

*11Z48.048.940.324.5

53.349.3

11667.2

190

Nov.

$84.068.666.848.733.1

45.148.4

18462.7

125

Dec.

$22015163.983.262.1

43.266.8

169102144

Jan.

84.698.5

10717241.6

39.576.1

131108168

Feb.

12719216513384.8

13313416986.9

327

Mar.

18732219515774.1

89.5111184107256

Apr.

152155103110156

134300273164272

May

94.597.795.590.2

112

79.299.9

204149159

June

86.874.183.857.567.7

49.8282135111120

July

69.549.147.840.375.5

43.688.4

12694.8

117

Aug.

52.356.846.231.685.2

31.560.586.976.5

140

Sept.

50.547.752.324.544.8

48.411163.8

14594.4

The year

tno11389.182.271.6

65.3118157106175

t Not previously published; estimated on basis of records for Catawba River near Marion andSecond Broad River at Cliff side.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

tl.68.72.73.60.37

.80

.741.731.012.85

Nov.

tl.22.99.97.71.48

.65

.702.67.91

1.81

Dec.

*3.292.26.96

1.25.93

.651.002.521.532.15

Jan.

1.271.471.602.58.62

.591.142.711.622.51

Feb.

1.712.692.231.801.15

1.861.822.281.184.58

Mar.

2.804.832.922.351.11

1.341.672.751.603.84

Apr.

2.212.251.491.592.26

1.934.353.952.383.94

May

1.42.46.43.35.68

.19

.503.062.242.38

June

1.261.071.21.83.98

.724.081.951.611.74

July

1.04.74.72.60

1.13

.651.321.881.421.76

Aug.

0.78.85.69.47

1.28

.47

.911.301.152.09

Sept.

0.73.69.76.35.65

.701.61.92

2.101.37

The year

*19.4120.0215.7114.4812.64

11.5520.8427.7218.7531.02

t Not previously published; see footnote to preceding table.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-14331433143314331433

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

al,0304,4001,7703,1802,510

1,0607,0501,2702,2302,940

Date_

Mar. 7, 1951Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 23, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Apr. 14, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956June 5, 1957Apr. 6, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum day

_b3632262121

2533575075

Mean

-tno11389.182.271.6

65.3118157106175

Per square mile

_tl.431.471.161.07.930

.8481.532.041.382.27

Runoff in

inches-

*19.4120.0215.7114.4812.64

11.5520.8427.7218.7531.02

Calendar year

Mean

-97.5

10688.577.873.5

67.3144138125

-

Runoff in

Inches-

18.9118.7115.6113.7012.96

11.8925.3224.2522.11

-

t Not previously published.a Maximum during period January to September.b Minimum day during period January to September.


1500. Green River near Mill Spring, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°20'10", long 82°04'50", on right bank at abandoned ford 1.5 miles north east of Pea Ridge Church, 2 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, 5.2 miles northeast of Mill Spring, Polk County, and 9 miles downstream from Turner Shoals Dam.


Records available.--December 1939 to December 1954. All figures of discharge above 1,500 cfs prior to the water year 1949 except the 1946 maximum discharge, and discharge for Nov. 28, 29, 1948, Aug. 28, 29, Oct. 7, 1949, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 770 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--14 years (1940-54), 387 cfs (revised).

Extremes. 1939-54: Maximum gage height, 22.15 ft Aug. 13, 1940 (maximum discharge at gage not determined; figure previously published Is unreliable); maximum discharge at Turner Shoals Dam (drainage area, 135 sq ml), 12,000 cfs Aug. 28, 1949, by computation of peak flow over dam; minimum and minimum dally, 25 cfs July 6, 1940 (gage height,

Maximum stage known, 24.2 ft In July 1916, from flood crest reference mark placed by local resident.

Remarks. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station; considerable regulation by Lake Summit and Lake Adger (combined usable storage, 338,875,000 cu ft).


Oct.

468 136 132 98.9 87.9

Nov.

320 195 142 125 77.2

Dec.

6O8 534 197 332 142

Jan.322 372 329 621

Feb.404 575 554 374

Mar.492

1,145 597 419

Apr.

546 614 353 377

May322 393 320 307

June295 254. 263 212

July225 222 187 129

Aug.

166 176 190 141

Sept.

149 200 118 122

The year36O 401 280 271


Year

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954

WSP

1233 1233 1273 1333


Discharge

a7,150 a6,76O a4,180 a8,80O

Date

Dec. 7, 1950 Mar. 11, 1952 Feb. 21, 1953 Jan. 22, 1954

Minimum day

35 40 38 30

Mean

360 401 280 271

Per square mile

2.07 2.3O1.61 1.56

Runoff In

Inches

28.07 31.41 21.86 21.18

Calendar year

Mean

44]j 315 368 288

Runoff in

Inches34.43 24.58 28.72 22.53

a Maximum aiscnarge at Turner onoaj.a vox discharge relation at gage Indeterminate.


1510. Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°14'08", long 81°45'57", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from dam at Cliffside Mills, at Cliffside, Rutherford County, and 1? miles upstream from mouth.



Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 670 ft (by barometer).


Extremes.--1925-60: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 17.93 ft), from rating curve extended above 9,100 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Cliffside Mills dam; minimum, 4 cfs Sept. 27, 1935, Aug. 3, 1937, July 24, 1943; min imum daily, 6 cfs June 9, 1940.

Remarks. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by mills above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1956 to September 1960 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

21098.0

11410357.4

99.786.2

289162719

Nov.

16315013310499.2

91.6104592159310

Dec.

456468174243132

90.2161369327369

Jan.188307315674129

91.8154473307413

Feb.

307390516319267

361438447276999

Mar.

3921,114

407406169

222305442307819

Apr.

324336207280257

371532874435753

May1872232OO220220

162186561337411

June

237200183132124

91.5556301359323

July

17012810496.3

151

103144289303256

Aug.

17621497.278.9

132

59.9153247223247

Sept.

11312124955.886.7

102299160379294

The year

243313223226151

15325742O298491


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.15.54.62.57.31

.54

.471.58.89

3.93

Nov.

0.86.79.70.55.52

.48

.553.13.84

1.64

Dec.

2.492.56.95

1.33.72

.49

.882.021.792.02

Jan.

1.031.681.723.68.71

.50

.842.591.682.26

Feb.

1.521.992.551.571.32

1.852.162.211.365.11

Mar.

2.146.092.232.22.92

1.211.672.421.684.48

Apr.

1.711.781.091.481.36

1.962.814.622.303.98

May1.O21.221.091.201.20

.881.023.061.842.24

June

1.251.06.97.70.66

.482.941.591.9O1.71

July0.93.70.57.53.82

.56

.791.581.661.40

Aug.

0.961.17.53.43.72

.33

.841.351.221.35

Sept.

0.60.64

1.32.30.46

.541.58.84

2.011.55

The year

15.6620.2214.3414.569.72

9.8216.5526.9919.1731.67


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

5,4005,48O3,O7O6,6702,160

2,3806,1204,0003,6405,380

Date-

Dec. 8, 1950Mar. 4, 1952Feb. 22, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Feb. 7, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956June 6, 1957Apr. 7, 1958Dec. 29, 1958Feb. 6, 1960

Minimum day

-262215201O

12349194

151

Mean

-243313223226151

153257420298491

Per square mile

-1.151.481.061.07.716

.7251.221.991.412.33

Runoff in

inches-

15.6620.2214.3414.569.72

9.8216.5526.9919.1731.67

Calendar year

Mean

268234288225212151

158332370361-

Runoff in

Inches17.2215.0518.6014.5213.669.68

10.2121.3823.7823.24

-


1515. Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°12'40" (revised), long 81°41'50", on right bank half a mile upstream from Sandy Run Creek, 3 miles downstream from Second Broad River, and 3-| miles south west of Boiling Springs, Cleveland County.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 639.92 ft above mean sea level (Duke Power Co. bench mark).. Prior to July 20, 1934, at site 500 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.


Extremes.--1925-60: Maximum discharge, 73,300 cfs Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 24.3 ft, former site, present datum); minimum, 40 cfs Oct. 17, 1954 (gage height, 1.02 ft); minimum daily, 105 cfs Oct. 10, 1954.

Remarks.--Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by powerplants and reservoirs above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1956 to September 1960 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.

Corrections.--In WSP 1303, some figures in water years 1928 and 1946 are listed in error; the correct figures are given herewith:

Month

August 1946. ...........................

Mean

1.242

Per square mile

__

.

Runoff In Inches

1.66


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1,394491536473237

525537

1,483760

3,236

Nov.

1,041731629505407

536622

2,520800

1,671

Dee.

2,1132,087

7771,146

597

449775

1,7771,4161,684

Jan.

1,0821,3961,4112,482

679

422835

2,0901,4491,965

Feb.

1,5602,0572,1691,4091,226

1,6931,9841,9801,2484,304

Mar.

1,8654,5522,0231,705849

1,0901,6232,0241,3373,234

Apr.

1,7861,9191,2191,4291,4,31

1,7692,7673,7952,0313,357

May

1,1271,3331,1281,1471,235

9741,1822,6431,9951,881

June

1,109968957729783

5762,1481,4231,5461,488

July812711603519955

555847

1,4211,3161,206

Aug.

792868552407792

295770

1,121924

1,294

Sept.

554656739288507

5331,336

7281,6611,357

The year

1,2691,4821,0551,020805

7791,2751,914,1,3732,214


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.86.65.72.63.32

.70

.721.981.014.32

Nov.

1.34.94.81.65.52

.69

.803.251.032.16

Dec.

2.822.791.041.53.80

.601.032.371.892.25

Jan.1.441.861.883.31.91

.561.112.791.932.62

Feb.

1.882.572.611.701.48

2.112.392.391.505.37

Mar.

2.496.072.702.271.13

1.452.172.701.784.31

Apr.

2.312.481.571.851.85

2.283.574.902.624.33

May

1.501.781.511.531.65

1.301.583.532.662.51

June

1.431.251.24.94

1.01

.742.771.842.001.92

July1.08.95.80.69

1.27

.741.131.901.761.61

Aug.

1.061.16.74.54

1.06

.391.031.501.231.73

Sept.

0.72.85.95.37.65

.691.73.94

2.141.75

The year

19.9323.3516.5716.0112.65

12.2520.0330.0921.5534.88


Year

195O19511952195319541955

1956195719581959I960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

15,80017,60010,60020,6007,160

9,82016,90015,40014,10017,100

Date_

Dee. 8, 1950Mar. 4, 1952Feb. 21, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Feb. 7, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Dee. 29, 1958

Feb. 6, Mar. 31

Minimumday

_327362271126105

_316483491700

Mean

_1,2691,4821,0551,020

805

7791,2751,9141,3732,214

Per

mile_

1.471.721.221.18.932

.9021.482.221.592.56

Runoff

Inches_

19.9323.3516.5716.0112.65

12.2520.0330.0921.5534.88

Calendar year

1,5861,1641,3661,071

945825

8151,5971,6811,678

-

Runoff

inches24.8918.2921.5416.81

1-14.8413.00

12.8125.0826.4226.35

-

t Corrected.


1521. First Broad River near Casar, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°29'35", long 81°40'56", on right bank 570 ft upstream from highwaybridge, half a mile upstream from No Business Creek, and 4.0 miles southwest of Casar, Cleveland County.


Records available.--March 1959 to September 1960. Occasional low-flow measurements 1949-56.


Extremes.--1959-60: Maximum discharge, 3,700 cfs Oct. 10, 1959 (gage height, 11 45 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Aug. 17-20, 23, 24, 1959 (gage height, 1.15 ft). A base-flow discharge of 14.5 cfs was measured on Sept. 21, 1955.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per secondWater year1959 1960

Oct.

225

Nov.

82.4

Dec.

101

Jan.

115

Feb.

286

Mar.76.1

240

Apr.110 241

May73.7

116

June

82.4 92.5

July

56.0 67.1

Aug.

61.2 60.6

Sept.

132 61.8

The year

139

Monthly and yearly runoff, In InchesHater year1959 1960

Oct.

4.36

Nov.

1.55

Dec.

1.97

Jan.

2.23

Feb.

5.18

Mar.1.47 4.65

Apr.2.06 4.51

May1.43 2.25

June1.55 1.73

July1.08 1.30

Aug.

1.19 1.17

Sept.2.48

.97

The year

31.87


Year

1959 1960

WSP

1623 1703


Discharge

a3,150 3,700

DateSept. 30, 1959 Oct. 10, 1959

Minimum day

l>30 40

Mean

139

Per square mile

2.34

Runoff In

Inches

31.871

Calendar year

Mean

-

Runoff In

Inches

-

a Maximum during period Mar. 1 to Sept. 30. ti Minimum during period Mar. 1 to Sept. 30.


1525. First Broad River near Lawndale, H. C.

Location. Lat 35°22 I 50", long 81°32'40", on left bank 0.2 mile upstream from Shoal Rock Creek, 0.4 mile downstream from highway bridge at Double Shoals, and 2i miles southeast of Lawndale, Cleveland County.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 735.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes.--1940-60: Maximum discharge, 32,500 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 37.8 ft), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of records for nearby streams; minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 18, 1955; minimum daily, 17 cfs Aug. 11, 1956.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 37.8 ft, from floodmark established by local resident.

Remarks. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at low flow caused by powerplants and mills above station.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

16980.5

10910553.2

84.080.3

225144637

Nov.

13711412510389.5

76.993.3

625141266

Dec.

330393139236119

75.2175340342316

Jan.

148325291650120

72.5176421253379

Feb.

261380406378248

352502421237917

Mar.

3021,107

355412151

204285408247760

Apr.

235309199260263

388409847368697

May

149209184211193

166209535242366

June

174169156132122

95.1542271300313

July

14411495.395.5

231

87.6147258221250

Aug.

17926494.072.4

103

45.0165228221205

Sept.

10115044253.566.6

92.8278147415191

The year

194302215226146

144252393261440


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.98.47.64.61.31

.49

.471.31.84

3.71

Nov.

0.77.64.70.58.50

.43

.533.52.79

1.50

Dec.

1.922.29.81

1.37.70

.441.021.981.991.84

Jan.0.861.891.703.78.70

.421.032.451.472.21

Feb.1.372.072.141.991.31

1.922.642.221.254.99

Mar.

1.766.452.072.40.88

1.191.662.371.444.43

Apr.

1.331.741.121.471.48

2.192.314.772.083.93

May0.871.221.071.231.12

.971.223.111.412.13

June

0.98.95.88.75.69

.543.051.531.691.76

July0.84.67.55.56

1.35

.51

.851.501.281.45

Aug.

1.041.54.55.42.60

.26

.961.331.291.19

Sept.

0.57.84

2.49.30.38

.521.57.83

2.341.08

The year

13.2920.7714.7215.4610.02

9.8817.3126.9217.8730.22


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

5,3909,8806,8808,9003,150

3,5506,6006,3206,0805,660

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Mar. 4, 1952Sept. 4, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Feb. 7, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Jan. 31, 1957Apr. 28, 1958Dec. 28, 1958Oct. 11, 1959

Minimum day

-8265522331

17438494

115

Mean

-194302215226146

144252393261440

Per squaremile

-0.9801.531.091.14.737

.7271.271.981.322.22

Runoff In

inches-

13. Z920.7714.7215.4610.02

9.8817.3126.9217.8730.22

Calendar year

Mean

223190284221210144

153322346311-

Runoff in

inches15.3013.0219.5215.1314.419.87

10.5422.1023.7321.30

-


1535. Broad River near Gaffney, S. C.

Location. Lat 35°05'20", long 81°34'20", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 29A, 0.3 mile upstream from Cherokee Creek, 4.4 miles downstream from Gaston Shoals Dam, and 4.5 miles east of Gaffney, Cherokee County.


Records available. July 1896 to December 1899 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), October 1938 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, pub lished in WSP 1303. Discharges for July 12, 1896, to Dec. 31, 1899, published in the 18th, 19th, and 21st Annual Reports, Part 4, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 12, 1896, to Dec. 31, 1899, chain or staff gages at sites 1.1 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 22 years (1938-60), 2,379 cf s.

Extremes. 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 119,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 19.78 ft), by computation of flow over Gaston Shoals Dam; minimum, 140 cfs Oct. 24, 1954; minimum daily, 224 cfs Oct. 24, 1954.

Remarks. Some regulation at medium and low flow by powerplants above station, of reservoirs Insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Capacity


19561957195819591960

Oct.

2,178805

1,085897459

1,138898

2,2951,2305,799

Nov.

1,6211,2381,188

937782

8471,0835,1281,3222,677

Dec.

3,2793,7041,3502,1761,126

7821,4772,9082,6122,823

Jan.

1,6712,5462,8164,7821,250

7381,3323,5902,5053,337

Feb.

2,3703,5923,9892,3832,396

3,4763,5883,6282,2917,745

Mar.

3,1148,7623,5533,1801,523

2,2082,8503,7172,5385,709

Apr.

2,9463.O562,0392,5302,545

3,2974,0217,3004,0175,496

May

1,8212,0991,9911,7822,229

1,6811,7404,5133,2382,814

June

1,8011,6341,8121,0961,348

8843,4512,3242,6662,457

July

1,4021,1791,036

8851,860

9741,1732,5052,1521,966

Aug.

1,3222,594

920785

1,293

4741,2642,0691,6832,019

Sept.

1,0101,4031,888

515752

1,0882,1621,2633,1052,132

The year

2,0442,7231,9581,8311,457

1,4512,0683,4292,4443,732

Monthly and yearly runoff. In InchesWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.68.62.84.69.36

.88

.701.78.95

4.48

Nov.

1.22.93.89.70.59

.63

.813.84.99

2.01

Dec.

2.542.871.041.68.87

.591.142.252.022.18

Jan.

1.291.972.183.70.97

.571.032.781.942.58

Feb.

1.662.602.791.671.68

2.512.512.531.605.81

Mar.

2.416.782.742.461.18

1.712.202.871.964.42

Apr.2.212.291.531.9O1.91

2.473.015.473.014.12

May

1.411.631.541.381.73

1.281.353.492.502.18

June

1.351.231.36.82

1.01

.662.591.742.001.84

July1.08.91.80.68

1.44

.75

.911.941.661.52

Aug.

1.022.01.71.61

1.00

.37

.981.601.301.57

Sept.

0.761.051.42.39.56

.811.62.95

2.321.60

The year

18.6324.8917.8416.6813.30

13.2318.8531.2422.2534.11


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155318231703


Discharge-

23,90044,20021,90041,00014,700

22,40023,40037,90038,600

a33, 600

Date-


Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Apr. 28, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 6, 1960

Minimum day

_672598466399224

300381900867

1,050

Mean

-2,0442,7231,9581,8311,457

1,4512,0683,4292,4443,732

Per square mile

-1.371.831.311.23.978

.9741.392.301.642.50

Runoff in

inches-

18.6324.8917.8416.6813.30

13.2318.8531.2422.2534.11

Calendar year

Mean

2,4531,9322,5431,9921,6911,489

1,5102,6403,0012,961

-

Runoff In

Inches22.3417.6123.2418.1415.4313.58

13.7824.0727.3326.96

-

a Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 37,2OO cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stagefalling.


1545. North Pacolet River at Fingerville, S. C.

Location. Lat 35°07", long 81°59', on right bank at McMillin Mill, about 400 ft down stream from Obed Creek and 1 mile south of Fingerville, Spartanburg County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 715.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 24, 1933, at site about 400 ft downstream at datum 5.60 ft higher.


Extremes.--1929-60: Maximum discharge, 12,500 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 27.13 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam 2 miles above station; minimum, 9 cfs Oct. 6, 1954; minimum daily, 28 efs Oct. 6, 7, 1954.

Remarks. Some diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mill above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1951 to September 1952 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

20673.984.767.135.1

64.47O.4

195104346

Nov.

13412098.275.381.5

65.587.1

335110219

Dec.

267334124199115

65.7110223207240

Jan.

13722421742997.5

66.6124256198269

Feb.

172280338185211

253274264179621

Mar.

256752292229100

172232272187461

Apr.

228299166224181

273307577282393

May

152192184160217

120128331466266

June

160147193107104

64.9183180263224

July10411088.294.4

149

89.690.8

181201178

Aug.

81.614463.151.282.5

45.395.6

184123164

Sept.

10097.983.134.156.0

91.3188114178186

The year

166232160155119

113156259208296


19561957195819591960

Oct.

2.05.73.84.67.35

.64

.701.941.033.44

Nov.

1.291.15.94.72.78

.63

.843.221.062.11

Dec.

2.653.321.231.981.14

.651.092.212.052.39

Jan.

1.362.222.164.27.97

.661.232.551.972.68

Feb.

1.542.603.031.661.90

2.352.462.371.605.77

Mar,

2.557.472.902.27.99

1.712.312.701.864.58

Apr.

2.202.881.602.151.74

2.622.965.542.713.78

May1.511.911.831.592.16

1.191.273.294.642.64

June

1.541.421.851.031.00

.621.761.732.532.15

July1.031.09.88.94

1.48

.89

.901.801.991.76

Aug.

0.811.43.63.51.82

.45

.951.831.221.63

Sept.

0.96.94.80.33.54

.881.811.101.711.78

The year

19.4927.1618.6918.1213.87

13.2918.2830.2824.3734.71


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

2,3203,8802,3605,0401,840

1,6902,6203,4806,6803,200

Date_


Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Apr. 29, 1958May 26, 1959Mar. 31, 1960

Minimum day

_5762422928

29489490

116

Mean

_166232160155119

113156259208296

Per square mile

_1.432.OO1.381.341.03

.9741.342.231.792.55

Runoff in

inches_

19.4927.1618.6918.1213.87

13.2918.2830.2824.3734.71

Calendar year

Mean

204160213163145116

119197231241-

Runoff in

inches23.8518.7024.9719.0517.0213.52

14.0023.0227.0528.17

-

230 SANTEE RIVER , ,3 IN

1550. South Pacolet River Reservoir near Fingerville, S. C.

Location. Lat 35°07', long 81°59', on downstream side of right pier of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from dam and if miles south of Fingerville, Spartanburg County.




Extremes. 1930-60: Maximum contents, 1,270,000,000 gal Mar. 30, 1960 (gage height, 18.25 ft); minimum, 85,500,000 gal Oct. 8, 1930 (gage height, 2.76 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam completed in 1926. Capacity, 1,104,000,000 gal between gage heights 0.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 17.0 ft (top of gates completed in August 1956). Dead storage is about 350,000,000 gal. Figures given herein repre sent usable contents. Spillway crest is at gage height 12.0 ft. City of Spartanburg diverts water from reservoir for municipal supply. Surplus water is used for genera tion of power.

Contents, in millions of gallons, on last day of monthWater year

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

676464403458388

715632956794779

Nov.

669505502629676

677523

1,024814708

Dec.

626684590512682

597921991783817

Jan.

648813578655715

599937

1,064708846

Feb.

626717617763618

6871,0021,046608

1,088

Mar.

868843725835633

810965

1,137780

1,025

Apr.

721761705769620

8241,0671,052792

1,076

May

629746521594859

8551,0811,026855982

June

608615647554832

6781,043

817867

1,056

July

512432496529812

626943827799971

Aug.

446658367403523

346995664797

1,016

Sept.

486512663255431

8891,144

764788982

1555. Pacolet River near Fingerville, S. C.

Location. Lat 35°07', long 81°58", on right bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from confluence of North Pacolet and South Pacolet Rivers, and Z\ miles southeast of Fingerville, Spartanburg' County.


Records available. October 1929 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303. :



Extremes. 1929-60; Maximum discharge, 22,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.43 ft), from rating curve extended above 9,600 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 32 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 46 ft in June 1903, from floodmark (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Some regulation by South Pacolet River Reservoir and since January 1960 by Lake William C. Bowen. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mill on North Pacolet River. City of Spartanburg diverts water above station from South Pacolet River Reservoir for municipal supply. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the periods October 1952 to September 1953 and October 1959 to September 1960 are published in re-

__ ports of the Geological Survey.Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

31411113711342.2

98.0121343164619

Nov.

203191147112112

106145690174327

Dec.

460582193353187

106167360349368

Jan.

215366380745160

107204433335345

Feb.

291480600308368

458466444296730

Mar.

4051,324

477398172

298390457298790

Apr.

373487270383338

507502

1,017496642

May

233322322276381

187207564816445

June

2552273O6168156

98.8285286445399

July163161150151280

134139301355342

Aug.

12420710572.7

131

64.7150298205225

Sept.

16O14811351.076.3

137321172352315

The year

266385265261199

19O256446357461


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

4,1206,7603.71O7,7502,810

3,160.4,5705,450

11,6006,050

Date_

Dec. 8, 1950Mar. 24, 1952Feb. 21, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Feb. 7, May 23


Minimum day

_6974664432

38721O9134136

Mean

_266385265261199

190256446357461

Per square mile

_-----

_----

Runoff in

Inches_-----

.----

Calendar year

Mean

328258350273241197

200336387410-

Runoff In

Inches_-----

_----


1560. Paoolet River near Clifton, S. C.

Location . --Lat 34°58'10", long 81 048'05", on left bank 1.2 miles downstream from dam at Clifton Mill 2, 1.3 miles southeast of Clifton, Spartanburg County, 2.7 miles upstream from Lawson Pork, and 2.7 miles northeast of Glendale.


Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. periods, published in WSP 1303.

Monthly discharge only for some

. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 540 ft (from topographic map).


Extremes. 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 21.19 ft), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at Clifton Mill 2; minimum daily, 17 cfs Oct. 19, 1941.

Remarks . Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station, South Paco- let River Reservoir, and since January 1960 by Lake William C. Bowen. City of Spartan- burg diverts water above station from South Pacolet River Reservoir for municipal supply.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per secondWateii year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

41915719916760.0

170188500247946

Nov.

315255209174147

169223

1,012250474

Dec.

673883263506260

167267579484523

Jan.

315518540

1,104243

169297684474574

Feb.

410678850466528

767661645426

1,248

Mar.

5871,967

672628292

486579664451

1,149

Apr.

548663398587532

824714

1,465757932

May

309433472395526

318328798

1,081607

June

370315433244261

166398411583555

July

250221228209390

219212496471468

Aug.

177297164114231

97.5306425299327

Sept.

25521019065.8

124

298440278557442

The year

386551382389298

318382662507685


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

6,10011,4004,8008,5204,020

9,1706,480

12,60012,6009,840

Date-


Apr. 16, 1956Aug. 14, 1957Nov. 19, 1957May 26, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum day

-8768663439

4294

141179169

Mean

-386551382389298

318382662507685

Per square mile

----_-

_----

Runoff In

Inches.-----

__---

Calendar year

Mean

481376498397357301

332499569588-

Runoff In

Inches._.-_-

____-

727 - 526 O - 64 - 16


1565. Broad River near Carlisle, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°36', long 81°25 I , on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 72, 2 miles upstream from Sandy River, 2 miles downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 2\ miles east of Carlisle, Union County, and 5 miles downstream from Neals Shoals Dam.


Records available . October 1938 tp September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.



Extremes. 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 29.41 ft) from rating curve extended above 52,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Neals Shoals Dam; minimum, 37 cfs Aug. 29, 1955; minimum daily, 44 cfs Sept. 2, 1956.

Remarks. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity oTTeservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

3,0321,1751,4781,248

562

1,5461,4843,3391,6379,120

Nov.

2,1731,8011,6171,2631,087

1,3741,6168,6511,7093,945

Dec.

4,2736,1052,0193,9211,659

1,2712,3054,4133,4434,468

Jan.

2,4803,6964,8378,4941,997

1,2202,2165,4843,6965,824

Feb.

3,4555,6197,7933,6324,330

6,3155,0485,2393,61213,040

Mar.

4,59614,9206,4135,4262,433

4,4144,8225,1224,3058,407

Apr.

4,5324,7843,0944,2534,699

5,9905,58211,4005,9508,531

May

2,4743,2013,6772,4933,457

3,2703,0567,3154,6394,883

June

2,4802,3652,5871,5061,836

1,3964,2053,4754,1773,968

July2,0061,6351,5721,1792,424

1,5071,6534,1313,6952,732

Aug.

1,7393,6021,288

9821,621

7501,7822,7682,6272,911

Sept.

1,7942,1602,318

628892

2,1492,6791,6284,4933,135

The year

2,9174,2643,1962,9242,234

2,5793,0165,2363,6615,886


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.26.49.61.52.23

.64

.611.38.68

3.77

Nov.

0.87.72.65.51.44

.55

.653.46.68

1.57

Dec.

1.762.52.83

1.63.69

.53

.951.821.421.84

Jan.

1.021.521.993.50.83

.50

.922.271.522.41

Feb.

1.292.172.901.351.61

2.441.881.961.345.04

Mar.

1.906.172.652.241.01

1.821.992.121.783.47

Apr.

1.811.911.241.701.87

2.402.234.562.383.41

May

1.021.331.521.031.43

1.351.273.021.912.02

June

0.99.95

1.03.60.73

.561.681.291.671.58

July

0.83.68.65.49

1.00

.62

.681.711.521.13

Aug.

0.721.49.53.41.67

.31

.741.141.091.20

Sept.

0.72.86.93.25.36

.861.07.65

1.801.25

The year

14.1920.8115.5314.2310.87

12.5814.6725.3817.7928.69


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge

_27,00057,70033,20049,20027,500

30,90025,90048,000

a28,70042,100

Date_



Minimum day

_18657

4605750

4457

938813

1,710

Mean

_2,9174,2643,1962,9242,234

2,5793,0165,2363,6615,886

Per square mile

_1.051.531.151.05.801

.9241.081.881.312.11

Runoff in

inches_

14.1920.8115.5314.2310.87

12.5814.6725.3817.7928.69

Calendar year

Mean

3,4402,8843,9293,3092,6592,308

2,6813,9304,4384,567

Runoff in

inches16.7614.0319.1716.1012.9311.23

13.0719.1221.5022.19

a Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 33,500 cfs at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, stagerising.


1570. North Tyger River near Fairmont, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°55 I 45", long 82 002'40", on left bank 80 ft downstream from Frey Creek and 2.2 miles north of Fairmont, Spartanburg County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 680 ft (from topo graphic map).


Extremes. 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 3,610 cfs May 26, 1959 (gage height, 13.58 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.0 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1954; minimum dally, 7.0 cfs Sept. 19, 1954.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

41.322.826.222.711.0

34.030.846.330.4

152

Nov.

33.733.230.222.922.3

25.235.612031.175.7

Dec.

81.912341.358.733.5

24.038.764.354.374.5

Jan.

38.163.671.8

12134.5

24.139.578.553.694.8

Feb.

46.877.9

10753.561.2

12476.970.955.1

175

Mar.

73.024373.378.535.1

78.472.075.561.8

124

Apr.

55.597.847.179.292.8

13064.7

15999.196.1

May

34.554.969.751.189.6

71.534.890.2

15571.5

June

54.344.378.037.729.9

29. 031.644.5

1O861.6

July

24.025.422.423.936.8

33.416.571.1

10647.0

Aug.

17.735.317.614.125.7

15.418. 045.954.872.5

Sept.

31.526.425.88.52

16.5

54.638.129.110492.3

The year

44.370.850.447.740.6

53.241.174.576.194.4


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.08.60.69.59.29

.89

.811.21.80

3.98

Nov.

0.85.84.77.58.57

.64

.903.05.79

1.92

Dec.

2.143.231.081.53.88

.631.011.681.421.95

Jan.

1.001.671.883.17.90

.631.042.051.412.48

Feb.

1.101.912.531.271.45

3.041.821.681.304.29

Mar.

1.916.361.922.05.92

2.051.891.981.613.25

Apr.

1.412.481.192.012.35

3.291.644.032.512.43

May

0.901.441.821.342.35

1.87.91

2.364.061.87

June1.371.131.98.96.76

.74

.801.132.731.56

July

0.63.67.59.63.96

.88

.431.872.781.23

Aug.

O.46.92.46.37.67

.40

.471.201.441.90

Sept.

O.80.67.65.22.42

1.38.97.74

2.632.34

The year

13.6521.9215.5614.7212.52

16.4412.6922.9823.4829.20


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,5102,280

7221,1701,650

1,790466

1,4803,6101,790

Date-

Dec. 7, 1950Mar. 4, 1952Feb. 21, 1953Jan. 22 or 23May 22, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Nov. 19, 1957May 26, 1959Sept. 7, 1960

Minimum day

-1117127.07.7

9.811242735

Mean

-44.370.850.447.740.6

53.241.174.576.194.4

Per square mile

-1.011.611.151.08.923

1.21.934

1.691.732.15

Runoff in

inches-

13.6521.9215.5614.7212.52

16.4412.6922.9823.4829.20

Calendar year

Mean

-46.263.951.044.542.0

55.151.565.091.8

-

Runoff in

inches-

14.2519.7915.7213.7612.94

17.0015.9120.0528.32

-


1575. Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°56'35", long 82°08'00", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 292 at Lyman, Spartanburg County, 600 ft downstream from Southern Rail way bridge, and 0.8 mile northeast of Duncan.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 776.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes.--1937-60: Maximum discharge, 4,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 16.16 ft), from rating curve extended above 2 ,900 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 1 cfs Sept. 25, 1940, Oct. 3, 1954, Aug. 30, 1956; minimum daily, 5 cfs Sept. 24, 1955.

Remarks. Flow regulated by reservoir 5.7 miles (revised) above station since Sept. 22, 1955.


1956195719581959I960

Oct.

73.734.042.240.415.2

25.520.413451.5

234

Nov.

58.956.948.842.034.5

28.831.0

16454.3

102

Dec.

12522463.6

11356.6

20.562.8

11793.9

120

Jan.68.8

10513326255.3

23.366.2

13992.3

168

Feb.

81.713520379.6

122

17715013390.2

353

Mar.

11847113211954.5

107107135104263

Apr.

96.917580.9

139104

195151302153188

May

57.790.6

10991.1

119

75.859.1

161271121

June

74.561.9

10958.249.3

32.156.278.3

191103

July38.949.448.440.281.5

34.934.9

151100129

Aug.

43.872.340.728.833.6

27.849.210967.196.8

Sept.

52.841.241.416.519.7

41.783.753.4

14283.3

The year

74.212787.086.161.8

65.171.9

140118163


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.24.57.71.68.26

____-

Nov.

0.96.93.80.69.56

____-

Dec.

2.113.781.071.90.96

____-

Jan.

1.161.782.254.43.93

____-

Feb.

1.252.143.091.221.86

___-

Mar.

1.99 7.962.222.01.92

___-

Apr.

1.582.861.322.281.70

___-

May

0.971.531.841.532.01

____-

June1.221.011.78.95.81

.___-

July

0.66.83.82.68

1.37

____-

Aug.

0.741.22.69.49.57

____-

Sept.

0.86.67.68.27.32

____-

The year

14.7425.2817.2717.1312.27

_-__-


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12O31233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,66O3,0701,8402,5201,440

2,1601,7101,9603,0702,240

Date-



Minimum day

-252820115

1214384151

Mean

-74.2

12787. 086.161.8

65.171.9

140118163

Per square mile

-1.091.861.271.26.905

-----

Runoff in

inches-

14.7425.2817.2717.1312.27

_----

Calendar year

Mean

91.179.0

11390.578.559.1

68.497.1

122139

-

Runoff In

Inches18.1015.7122.5817.9615.64

-

-----


1580. North Tyger River near Moore, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34 048'10", long 81°57'57", on right tank at Ott Shoals, 2.0 miles upstream from Wards Creek, 2.6 miles southeast of Moore, Spartanburg County, and 5.3 miles up stream from confluence with South Tyger River.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 564.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes.--1933-60: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 7.15 ft), from rating curve extended above 7,800 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 13 cfs Dec. 29, 1935; minimum daily, 16 cfs Oct. 3, 1954.

Remarks. Some regulation at low flow by powerplants above station.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

15380.4

10276.533.3

79.484.2

228113569

Nov.

12512310877.669.8

78.0102426119239

Dec.

258427141249122

65.2138245194271

Jan.

139236312540136

68.8146295202332

Feb.

192313429189251

439308280210732

Mar.

245950299297136

284252293234460

Apr.

227363184271285

454269632376419

May128203258181250

238131410509255

June

17916124512292.2

97.4120176379231

July73.1

10810385.7

149

92.674.5

314282229

Aug.

91.816771.150.786.9

69.285.0

202165226

Sept.

15610888.535.648.3

148156119300261

The year

164271194182137

175154301257351


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.09.57.73.54.24

.56

.601.63.80

4.05

Nov.

0.86.85.74.53.48

.54

.702.93.82

1.65

Dec.

1.833.041.001.78.87

.46

.981.741.381.92

Jan.

0.991.682.223.84.97

.491.042.101.442.36

Feb.

1.242.082.761.221.61

2.921.981.801.354.88

Mar.

1.746.762.132.11.97

2.021.802.091.663.27

Apr.

1.562.501.271.861.96

3.121.854.352.592.89

May0.911.441.831.291.78

1.70.93

2.923.621.81

June

1.231.111.68.84.63

.67

.831.222.611.60

July0.52.77.73.61

1.06

.66

.532.242.011.63

Aug.

0.651.19.51.36.62

.49

.611.441.181.61

Sept.

1.07.74.61.25.33

1.021.07.82

2.061.80

The year

13.6922.7316.2115.2311.52

14.6512.9225.2821.5229.47


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,9505,0302,1603,5102,020

2,7501,4602,7506,0203,020

Date.

Dec. 8, 1950Mar. 24, 1952Feb. 22, 1953Jan. 23, 1954May 23, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 7, 1957

(a)May 26, 1959Feb. 6, 1960

Minimum day

_2148291916

32427467

129

Mean

-164271194182137

175154301257351

Per square mile

_1.011.671.201.12.846

1.08.951

1.861.592.17

Runoff In

Inches-

13.6922.7316.2115.2311.52

14.6512.9225.2821.5229.47

Calendar year

Mean

191172247198167137

183202262312-

Runoff In

inches16.0214.3720.7416.5913.9711.49

15.3716.9421.9826.14

-

a Nov. 19, 1957, Apr. 30, 1958.


1585. South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°52'35", long 82°05'10", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 296, 1.2 miles downstream from Berry Shoals, 1.8 miles northeast of Reidville, Spartanburg County, and 4 miles upstream from Bens Creek.

Drainage 'area.--106 sq mi.




Extremes.--1934-60: Maximum discharge, 6,420 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 14.23 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs July 20, 1957; minimum daily, 5.5 cfs June 6, 1941.

Remarks.--Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

11252.974.357.718.1

65.362.6

16083.5

316

Nov.

86.992.072.265.051.5

54.874.6

23860.7

152

Dec.

16929594.3

17390.5

58.283.7

193120189

Jan.

10515820334686.6

57.5110202142225

Feb.

123202305142160

281205204145438

Mar.

17862519620498.7

173156199166335

Apr.

165242133171164

272204400248308

May

91.8149177103194

15194.5

299224197

June

11610919582.581.6

70.5116141229175

July

67.183.184.952.778.8

75.254.5

207138179

Aug.

69.711855.034.661.4

35.183.510591.4

173

Sept.

10876.477.417.428.7

85.213395.1

226152

The year

11618413812192.4

114114203156236


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.22.58.81.63.20

.71

.681.74.91

3.44

Nov.

0.91.97.76.68.54

.58

.792.51.64

1.60

Dec.

1.833.201.031.88.98

.63

.912.101.302.05

Jan.

1.141.722.213.76.94

.621.202.201.542.44

Feb.

1.212.063.001.401.57

2.862.012.001.434.45

Mar.

1.946.802.132.211.07

1.881.702.171.813.64

Apr.1.742.541.401.801.73

2.872.144.212.613.25

May

i.oo1.631.921.122.11

1.641.033.252.432.14

June

1.221.152.05.87.86

.741.221.482.411.84

July

0.73.90.92.57.86

.82

.592.251.501.95

Aug.

0.761.28.60.38.67

.38

.911.14.99

1.88

Sept.

1.14.80.81.18.30

.901.401.002.381.60

The year

14.8423.6317.6415.4811.83

14.6314.5826.0519.9530.28


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

1,3203,9301,5702,7802,190

2,3001,0202,0801,3201,870

Date_


Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Nov. 19, 1957May 26, 1959Mar. 31, 1960

Minimum day

_7.7

118.0

116.5

8.56.9

189.0

17

Mean

_11618413812192.4

114114203156236

Per square mile

_1.091.741.301.14.872

1.081.081.921.472.23

Runoff in

inches_

14.8423.6317.6415.4811.83

14.6314.5826.0519.9530.28

Calendar year

Mean

14212216714211093.9

117145176189

-

Runoff In

Inches18.1315.6321.4818.2314.0112.03

15.0918.5522.5524.19

-


1590. South Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°45'21", long 81°56'19", on left bank at Chesnee Shoals, 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with North Tyger River and 5f miles east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 508.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes.--1933-60: Maximum discharge, 9,510 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 9.78 ft), from rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 23, 1955 (gage height, 1.37 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Sept. 23, 1955.

Remarks.--Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1952 to September 1953 are published in report of the Geological Survey.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondMater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

14680.9

10182.623.2

90.788.0

204117456

Nov.

12412810591.963.9

79.0108405103220

Dec.

234426136248111

77.0124270165274

Jan.

142223333518120

72.8153310192358

Feb.

170312470194

* 263

427288304216685

Mar.

239957345300136

295.256'298

243464

Apr.

254349205250275

409269603350465

May

138206259151243

218146419360282

June

167165229110117

91.2154184294247

July

83.710710570.8

110

88.169.2

316235243

Aug.

89.220067.538.177.6

48.291.0

152132229

Sept.

17210899.221.841.9

127162120280215

The year

163272203173131

167158298223344


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.97- .54.67.55.15

.60

.581.35.77

3.02

Nov.

0.80.82.67.59.41

.51

.692.60.66

1.41

Dec.

1.542.82.90

1.65.74

.51

.821.791.091.81

Jan.

0.941.482.203.44.80

.481.012.051.272.38

Feb.

1.021.932.811.161.57

2.641.731.821.294.25

Mar.

1.586.342.281.98.90

1.961.701.971.613.08

Apr.

1.632.241.321.611.76

2.621.733.872.242.98

May

0.911.361.721.001.61

1.44.97

.2.782.391.87

June

1.071.061.47.71.75

.58

.991.181.891.58

July

0.55.71.70.47.73

.58

.462.101.561.61

Aug.

0.591.33.45.25.51

.32

.601.01.88

1.52

Sept.

1.10.69.64.14.27

.811.04.77

1.801.38

The year

12.7021.3215.8313.5510.20

13.0512.3223.2917.4526.89


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,0404,7401,8002,9301,670

2,280950

2,6402,5002,640

Date-


Mar. 16, 1956Apr. 7, 1957Nov. 19, 1957May 25, 1959Feb. 6, 1960

Minimum day

-2441281312

1821524871

Mean

-163272203173131

167158298223344

Per square mile

-0.9371.561.17.994.753

.960

.9081.711.281.98

Runoff in

inches-

12.7021.3215.8313.5510.20

13.0512.3223.2917.4526.89

Calendar year

Mean

193174248210154135

173204257271-

Runoff In

inches15.0613.5719.3816.3812.0610.52

13.5215.9720.0721.17

-


1595. Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°45'15", long 81 "55'30", on left bank at upstream side of Nesbitts Bridge on State Highway 49, 0.5 mile downstream from confluence of North Tyger and South Tyger Rivers and 6-| miles east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County.





Extremes.--1929-56: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs (estimated) Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, about 19.1 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Oct. 3-5, 1954; minimum daily, 29 cfs Oct. 4, 1954.

Flood of June 6, 1903, reached a stage of 20.4 ft, from floodmark set by local resident, at site 0.3 mile below gage; that in August 1928, 20.0 ft (present site); that in September 1929, 14.65 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 19,600 cfs).

Remarks. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station.

Water year1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

1956

Oct.

310 166 203 165 58.1

172

Nov.

258 258 213 179 138

165

Dec.504 874 281 515 245

147

Jan.292 467 664

1,106 264

145

Feb.

375 639 928 393 529

900

Mar.

509 1,948

662 616 280

601

Apr.

501 738 397 541576

896

May273 422 520 346 509

467

June

360 339 483 247214

195

July

165 228 215 166 274

187

Aug.

187 384 145 92.8

170

119

Sept.342 226 202 59.3 91.1

288

The year

339 559 406 370 277

354


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.02.55.67.54.19

.56----

Nov.

0.82.82.68.57.44

.52----

Dec.

1.662.87

.921.70

.80

.48----

Jan.

0.961.532.183.63

.87

.48--_-

Feb.

1.111.962.751.171.57

2.76----

Mar.

1.676.402.182.02

.92

1.97--_-

Apr.

1.602.341.261.721.83

2.84----

May

0.901.381.711.141.67

1.53----

June

1.151.081.54

.79

.68

.62----

July

0.54.75.71.55.90

.61----

Aug.

0.611.26

.48

.30

.56

.39----

Sept.

1.09.72.64.19.29

.92----

The year

13.1321.6615.7214.3210.72

13.68----


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

1433_-_-


Discharge-

3,00010,0003,7105,9903,230

4,800.__-

Date-


Apr. 17, 1956___-

Minimum day

-6695633429

46..__-

Mean

-339559406370277

354___-

Per squaremile

-0.9661.591.161.05.789

1.01__.-

Runoff In

inches-

13.1321.6615.7214.3210.72

13.68__.-

Calendar year

Mean

397358508420334281

-__--

Runoff in

inches15.3413.8719.6916.2612.9410.85

-----


1600. Fairforest Creek near Union, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°41', long 81°41', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 49, 0.3 mile downstream from Buffalo Creek and 4.3 miles southwest of Union, Union County.





Extremes. 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 8,690 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 7.61 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.5 cfs Oct. 8, 1954 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

Remarks. Discharge includes some water diverted from South Pacolet River Reservoir which Is discharged Into this stream after use.


1956195719581959I960

Oct.

12443.356.646.611.2

50.367.0

12257.0

616

Nov.

78.368.265.750.437.5

56.573.3

58568.9

216

Dec.

14040790.7

27363.0

51.9139210116327

Jan.

112160285634107

62.4116262143484

Feb.

167309436228325

523225270214923

Mar.

2271,01639136798.6

409257283316452

Apr.

194282139237402

437184694274297

Hay

74.3125321110166

209138319196213

June

87.979.177.676.361.0

79.7101100333137

July50.568.361.443.694.6

46.846.3

200189101

Aug.

42.614935.525.458.1

21.330.896.5

170150

Sept.

85.679.452.39.87

29.9

15861.854.1

378120

The year

115233166176119

173119265204335


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.78.27.36.29.07

.32

.42

.77

.363.88

NOV.

0.48.42.40.31.23

.34

.453.57.42

1.32

Dej.

0.882.56.57

1.72.40

.33

.881.33.73

2.06

Jan.

0.711.011.803.99.67

.39

.731.65.90

3.04

Feb.

0.951.822.481.301.85

3.081.281.541.225.44

Mar.

1.436.402.472.32.62

2.571.611.791.992.85

Apr.

1.181.72.85

1.452.46

2.671.134.231.671.81

May

0.47.79

2.02.69

1.05

1.31.87

2.011.231.34

June

0.54.48.47.47.37

.49

.62

.612.03.84

July

0.32.43.39.27.60

.30

.291.261.19.64

Aug.

0.27.94.22.16.37

.13

.19

.611.07.95

Sept.

0.52.48.32.06.18

.96

.38

.332.31.73

The year

8.5317.3212.3513.038.87

12.898.8519.7015.1224.90


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,2006,0103,7104,1402,850

3,7101,0104,4304,650

a3,370

Date-

Oct. 20, 1950Mar. 4, 1952May 2, 1953Jan. 17, 1954Feb. 6, 1955

Mar. 17, 1956Apr. 9, 1957NOV. 19, 1957Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 7, 1960

Minimum day

-1434197.05.0

1217424967

Mean

-115233166176119

173119265204335

Per square mile

-0.6281.27.907.962.650

.945

.6501.451.111.83

Runoff in

inches-

8.5317.3212.3513.038.87

12.898.8519.7015.1224.90

Calendar year

Mean

128130207180154123

184172209281-

Runoff in

Inches9.509.64

15.4013.3411.419.16

13.6512.7715.5420.87

~



1605. Enoree River near Enoree, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°36', long 81°54', on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State High- way 49 (revised), three-quarters of a mile upstream from Warrior Creek and 4 miles southeast of Enoree, Spartanburg County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 448.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1958 and 1959. Prior to Nov. 20, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1929-60: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 10.5 ft,from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting;minimum, 8 cfs Oct. 5, 1941; minimum daily, 20 cfs Oct. 2-4, 7, 1954.

Remarks. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station.


19561957195819591960

dot.

26411£16515035.1

146152290162939

Nov.

165167168138104

147179913173426

Pec.

344775199486180

144232447236493

Jan.

219339561

1,014219

150254548292807

Feb.

280540882346513

860472522379

1,389

Mar.388

1,805673521228

618540569459826

Apr.

386517358443436

728492

1,125578714

May

202349475256325

345287735402460

June268247272212177

175226349364344

July

151237203111182

143117509424268

Aug.

14844012257.4

118

78.6111241190333

Sept.

24118515931.185.5

299190171506251

The year

254478350315215

316269534346602

Monthly and yearly runoff, in incheswater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.99.42.62.56.13

.55

.571.09.61

3.53

Nov.

0.60.61.61.50.38

.53

.653.31.63

1.55

Dec.

1.292.90.75

1.82.68

.54

.871.68.89

1.86

Jan.

0.821.272.113.80.82

.56

.952.061.103.03

Feb.

0.951.902.991.181.74

3.021.601.771.284.88

Mar.1.456.782.521.96.86

2.322.032.131.733.10

Apr.

1.411.871.301.611.58

2.641.784.082.102.60

May

0.761.311.79.96

1.22

1.291.082.761.511.73

June

0.97.90.99.77.64

.64

.821.271.331.25

July0.57.89.76.42.68

.54

.441.911.591.01

Aug.

0.561.65.46.22.44

.30

.42

.90

.711.24

Sept.

0.88.67.58.11.31

1.09.69.62

1.84.91

The year

11.2521.1715.4813.919.48

14.0211.9023.5815.32£6.69


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-1E0312331E7313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,9608,9604,1106,1204,010

5,6702,3506,4303,8105,970

Date_


Mar. 17, 1956Mar. 1, 1957Nov. 19, 1957May £5, 1959Feb. 6, 1960

Minimum day

-4761512120

3£477786145

Mean

-£54478350315215

316£69534346602

Per square mile

_0.8271.561.141.03.700

1.03.876

1.741.131.96

Runoff in

Inches_

11.25£1.1715.4813.919.48

14.0211.90£3.5815.32£6.69

Calendar year

Mean

310£78434371£76225

327360444455-

Runoff in

Inches13.73IE. 3019.2216.38IE. £29.91

14.4915.8919.6320.13

-

SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1615. Broad River at Richtex, S. C.

241

Location. Lat 34°11'05", long 81°11'48", on right bank 0.8 mile west of Richtex, Fair- field County, 1.2 miles upstream from Little River, and 11 miles downstream from Parr Shoals Dam.





Extremes. 1925-60: Maximum discharge, 228,000 cfs Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 30.7 ft, from floodmarks), on basis of computation of flow over Parr Shoals Dam; minimum daily, 149 cfs Oct. 13, 1935, Sept. 2, 1957.

Remarks. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1958 to September 1960 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

3,9021,6251,9371,769

725

2,2052,1794,7602,426

15,440

Nov.

2,7992,4652,1601,8141,448

1,8912,33114,3402,4136,000

Dec.

5,4089,3742,6686,2652,353

1,8073,3817,2774,3416,741

Jan.

3,3635,2037,414

13,9103,178

1,8643,2808,9415,47110,300

Feb.

4,6838,773

11,5805,6257,320

10,3307,1917,8546,439

24,520

Mar.

6,24325,3409,9258,3093,342

8,0177,4618,7467,278

13,370

Apr.

6,6446,8394,1437,6157,996

11,4407,992

16,6808,72913,020

Hay3,1864,2976,1163,8025,064

5,1254,82811,7106,5426,727

June

3,2273,1113,4082,4212,503

2,1195,7274,4736,5465,039

July2,4562,3772,2982,0623,405

2,0302,2166,1586,3563,922

Aug.

2,2614,7811,7481,2612,507

1,0782,2953,8903,4824,059

Sept.

2,6732,8192,803

7671,370

3,0743,3702,4637,1204,083

The year

3,8986,4334,6444,6433,403

4,2114,3258,0955,5829,379


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.93.39.46.42.17

.52

.521.13.58

3.67

Nov.

0.64.57.50.42.33

.44

.543.30.56

1.38

Dec.

1.292.22.63

1.49.56

.43

.801.731.031.60

Jan.0.801.231.763.31.76

.44

.782.121.302.44

Feb.

1.011.952.491.211.57

2.301.541.691.385.46

Mar.

1.496.022.361.97.79

1.901.782.081.733.18

Apr.

1.531.57.95

1.751.84

2.631.843.842.012.99

Hay0.761.021.45.90

1.20

1.221.152.781.561.60

June

0.74.72.78.56.58

.491.321.031.511.16

July0.58.56.55.49.81

.48

.531.461.51.93

Aug.

0.541.14.42.30.60

.26

.55

.92

.83

.96

Sept.

0.61.65.64.18.31

.71

.78

.571.64.94

The year

10.9218.0412.9913.009.52

11.8212.1322.6515.6426.31


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

30,60084,70042,00064,70043,200

42,00031,80055,900

a31,20055,900

Date_


Mar. 18, Apr. 17Apr. 7, 1957Nov. 21, 1957Dec. 30, 1958

(bj

Minimum day

_698844962422

- 232

269149721

1,1501,970

Mean

_3,8986,4334,6444,6433,403

4,2114,3258,0955,5829,379

Per square mile

_0.8041.33.958.957.702

.868

.8921.671.151.93

Runoff in

Inches_

10.9218.0412.9913.009.52

11.8212.1322.6515.6426.31

Calendar year

Mean

4,5854,0145,8664,9064,1923,519

4,3785,8636,6677,186

-

Runoff In

Inches12.8311.2416.4513.7311.739.85

12.2916.4318.6620.12

-

a Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 48,100 cfs at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, stage rising.

b Oct. 1, 1959, Feb. 7, 1960.


1625. Saluda River near Greenville, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°50'32", long 82°28'51", on right bank 700 ft (revised) upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 123 alternate, 1.5 miles downstream from Saluda Lake Dam,

2.6 miles upstream from Georges Creek, and 4.6 miles west of city hall in Greenville, Greenville County.


Records available. October 1941 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303. Prior to October 1948, published as "near West Greenville."


Average discharge. 19 years (1941-60), 586 cfs .

Extremes. 1941-60; Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 19.38 ft), from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at Saluda Lake; minimum, 28 cfs Feb. 1, 1956 (gage height, 1.65 ft); minimum daily, 70 cfs Oct. 16, 1954.

Remarks. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplant at Saluda Lake. Capacity 6T~reservoir insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. Water is diverted above

station for city of Greenville water supply. Sewage effluent discharged into Reedy River below station near Greenville. Records of chemical analyses and water tempera tures for the period October 1950 to September 1951 are published In report of the Geo logical Survey.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondWater yearJ.9511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

47518819622789.8

182168626254878

Nov.

375364243238169

190252862255559

Dec.

664959324664356

189335825302689

Jan.

4156206OO

1,236335

158430810444779

Feb.

524741

1,031684635

772812874445

1,246

Mar.

7301,788

948787387

564694890468

1,015

Apr.734

1,070576717645

8571,0751,282

7431,194

Hay

451685691522672

486471

1,134761669

June

475456553360406

252522564874479

July

31933O363240356

248332687450456

Aug.

222351273185240

146243445314538

Sept.

305260294113171

136551286702492

The year

47465250449837O

346487773500748


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.87.74.77.89.35

.72

.662.471.003.46

Nov.

1.431.38.92.91.64

.72

.963.28.97

2.13

Dec.

2.623.771.282.621.41

.741.313.251.192.71

Jan.1.642.442.364.861.31

.621.703.181.753.07

Feb.1.862.733.662.432.26

2.842.883.101.584.58

Mar.

2.877.033.743.101.52

2.212.733.501.843.99

Apr.2.804.O72. 2O2.732.46

3.264.104.892.834.55

May

1.782.702.722.052.64

1.911.864.463.OO2.63

June

1.811.742.111.371.55

.961.992.143.321.82

July

1.261.301.43.94

1.41

.981.302.7O1.781.80

Aug.

0.871.381.07.73.94

.57

.961.751.232.12

Sept.

1.16.99

1.12.43.65

.522.101.O92.681.87

The year

21.9730.2723.3823.0617.14

16.0522.5535.8123.1734.73


Year

195019511952195319541955

1956195719581959I960

WSP

-120312331273

1333,13831383

143315031553162317O3


Discharge-

3,08O5,56O4,3608,0403,700

3,4604,7802,9703,5803,52O

Date-


Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Apr. 29, 1958June 1, 1959Mar. 31, 1960

. Minimum day

-1501071589670

97111177115265

Mean

-474652504498370

346487773500748

Per square mile

-1.622.231.721.701.26

1.181.662.641.712.55

Runoff in

inches-

21.9730.2723.3823.0617.14

16.0522.5535.8123.1734.73

Calendar year

Mean

643473589535454365

362617647611-

Runoff in

inches29.8221.9427.3524.8321.0416.92

16.8028.6229.9728.31

-


1630. Saluda River near Pelzer, S. C.

Location (revised). Lat 34°40 r 05", long 82°27'55", on right bank 0.4 mile downstream from Hurricane Creek and 1.9 miles north of Pelzer, Anderson County.


Records available.--September 1929 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 727.75 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Sept. 25, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--1929-60: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 10.53 ft); minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 2, 1956, Dec. 21, 1958; minimum gage height, 0.53 ft Sept. 2, 1956; minimum daily discharge, 57 cfs Oct. 17, 1954.

Remarks. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. For diversion by city of Greenville see station near Greenville. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1953 to September 1954 are published in report of the Geological Survey.

Correction.--In WSP 1303, the momentary maximum discharge for 1949 is listed in error; it should be 8,370 cfs.


1956195719581959I960

Oct.

598241261276116

248246700315

1,232

Nov.

476442327285236

257339

1,099317721

Dec.

8531,332

436903443

255430948387855

Jan.

496805854

1,725429

222551975530

1,011

Feb.

618993

1,516822846

1,079994

1,052586

1,732

Mar.

8912,7041,2321,038

491

793851

1,109659

1,374

Apr.

9231,366

753906833

1,2141,3391,6761,0771,701

Hay

547878893640792

652549

1,441934955

June

557606683441476

339585696

1,110700

July

386419469286457

346366802572645

Aug.

305482357227307

195290510373684

Sept.

418325383139214

240629348896607

The year

589884675641467

482593945645

1,015


1956195719581959I960

Oct.

1.71.69.74.79.33

.71

.701.99.90

3.50

Nov.

1.321.22.90.79.65

.71

.933.02.87

1.99

Dec.

2.433.791.242.571.26

.731.222.701.102.43

Jan.

1.412.292.434.911.22

.631.572.781.512.88

Feb.

1.592.643.902.112.18

2.872.552.711.514.62

Mar.

2.547.703.502.951.40

2.222.423.161.883.91

Apr.

2.543.762.082.502.30

3.353.694.622.974.69

Hay

1.562.502:541.822.26

1.861.574.102.662.72

June1.541.671.891.221.32

.931.611.923.061.93

July

1.101.191.34.81

1.30

.981.042.281.631.83

Aug.

0.871.371.02.65.87

.55

.831.451.061.95

Sept.

1.15.89

1.06.38.59

.661.73.96

2.471.67

The year

19.7629.7122.6421.5015.68

16.2019.8631.6921.6234.12


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

4,1208,3705,7209,2204,920

5,8805,7204,7604,4405,080

Date-


Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Apr. 29, 1958June 1, 1959Mar. 31, 1960

Minimum day

-1561581908857

96151194111381

Mean

_589884675641467

482593945645

1,015

Per square mile

-1.452.181.671.581.15

1.191.462.331.592.51

Runoff In

Inches-

19.7629.7122.6421.5015.68

16.2019.8631.6921.6234.12

Calendar year

Mean

812596801713585464

504738801795-

Runoff in

Inches27.2420.0026.8923.9119.5915.59

16.9024.7226.8526.67

-


1635. Saluda River near Ware Shoals, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°23', long 82°14', on right bank 2 miles southeast of Ware Shoals, Green wood County, 2? miles downstream from Ware Shoals Dam, and 5 miles upstream from Turkey Creek.





Extremes. 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 20,600 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 20.48 ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 18, 1939; minimum dally, 11 cfs Oct. 12, 19, 1941.

Remarks. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs Insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. For diversion by city of Greenville see station near Greenville.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

701306301369149

310319836393

1,635

Nov.

559489356375285

314438

1,714391846

Dec.

1,1171,851

5131,246

528

323575

1,171510

1,017

Jan.

651968

1,1102,260

641

310690

1,274676

1,333

Feb.

8481,2552,0031,0731,156

1,5441,1441,4O6

7882,375

Mar.1,1173,8841,8351,343

650

1,1551,O921,448

8231,613

Apr.

1,2481,669

9641,1941,055

1,7501,6512,0931,3312,051

May

6331,1151,336

782933

839653

1,8541,1011,216

June

702737825522540

412675839

1,249824

July

502558607373585

406446994670726

Aug.

401696438271370

225365574389907

Sept.

498359470174262

535735428

1,105689

The year

7471,159

890833592

671727

1,217783

1,265


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.42.62.61.75.30

.63

.651.70.80

3.31

Nov.

1.10.96.70.74.56

.62

.863.36.77

1.66

Dec.

2.263.751.042.521.07

.651.16

t2.381.032.06

Jan.

1.311.962.254.581.30

.631.402.581.372.70

Feb.

1.552.383.661.972.11

2.922.092.571.444.50

Mar.

2.267.833.712.721.31

2.342.212.931.673.26

Apr.

2.443.271.892.342.06

3.443.244.112.614.02

May

1.282.262.711.581.89

1.701.333.762.222.47

June

1.371.451.621.021.06

.811.331.642.461.62

July

1.021.131.23.76

1.19

.82

.902. 021.361.48

Aug.

0.811.41.89.55.75

.46

.741.16.79

1.83

Sept.

0.98.70.92.34.51

1.051.44.84

2.161.35

The year

17.8027.7221.2319.8714.11

16.0717.3529.0518.6830.26

t Corrected.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

4,74014,1008,1809,7007,090

9,0805,830

10,4005,0705,970

Date_

Dec. 8, 1950Mar. 24, 1952Feb. 21, 1953Jan. 24, 1954

Feb. 7 or 8,1955

Sept. 26, 1956Apr. ' 7, 1957Nov. 19, 1957June 2, 1959Oct. 11, 1959

Minimum day

-1462001486036

61171170106278

Mean

_747

1,159890833592

671727

1,217783

1,265

Per squaremile

-1.312.041.561.461.04

1.181.282.141.382.22

Runoff In

inches-

17.8027.7221.2319.8714.11

16.0717.3529.0518.6830.26

Calendar year

Mean

959770

1,034960746591

704926

1,015969-

Runoff in

inches22.8718.3524.7422.8917.7914.08

16.8422.1224.2123.11

-


1640. Reedy River near Greenville, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°48'00", long 82°21'55", on right bank 440 ft (revised) upstream from State Highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Brushy Creek, 2.5 miles upstream from dam at Conestee, and 3.9 miles southeast of city hall in Greenville, Greenville County.





Extremes.--1941-60: Maximum discharge, 3,590 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 7.88 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 7 cfs Aug. 17, 1953, Aug. 16, Oct. 4, 1954.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

72.029.424.523.813.4

34.534.164.937.0

188

Nov.

41.142.626.225.823.9

31.645.614435.769.2

Dec.

95.817247.595.342.6

29.258.386.355.890.5

Jan.

52.387.696.1

20144.2

28.071.099.966.2

122

Feb.

61.410617357.194.2

18511411980.2

191

Mar.10335096.4

10748.0

11885.8

12297.7

159

Apr.

78.910263.370.881.5

185107214131115

May

41.066.686.355.583.5

76.043.915999.781.6

June46.745.246.039.333.3

33.564.463.095.470.6

July

36.132.337.625.353.2

51.131.498.4

10690.0

Aug.

53.450.228.917.525.4

23.439.856.750.268.8

Sept.12323.839.014.123.2

63.582.434.2

11564.4

The year67.192.663.061.446.9

70.964.3

10580.7

109


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.71.70.58.56.32

.82

.811.54.88

4.46

Nov.

0.94.98.60.59.55

.731.053.30.82

1.58

Dec.

2.274.081.132.261.01

.691.382.051.332.14

Jan.

1.242.082.284.771.05

.661.682.381.572.89

Feb.

1.312.353.711.222.02

4.112.452.551.724.24

Mar.2.448.302.282.541.14

2.802.042.892.323.77

Apr.

1.812.341.451.631.87

4.252.464.913.012.64

May0.971.582.051.311.98

1.801.043.772.361.94

June1.071.041.06.90.76

.771.481.452.191.62

July

0.86.77.89.60

1.26

1.21.74

2.332.512.13

Aug.

1.271.19.69.42.60

.55

.941.351.191.64

Sept.

2.82.55.89.32.53

1.461.90.79

2.641.48

The year18.7125.9617.6117.1213.09

19.8517.9729.3122.5430.53


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

HSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

2,8602,0001,2501,5801,250

2,4601,3401,8801,3202,560

Date_

Sept. 6, 1951Dec. 21, 1951Feb. 20, 1953Jan. 16, 1954Feb. 6, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Sept. 7, 1959July 6, 1960

Minimum day

_171710108

1511222232

Mean

_67.1

92.663.061.446.9

70.964.3

10580.7109

Per square mile

_1.381.911.301.26.965

1.461.322.161.662.24

Runoff In

Inches_

18.7125.9617.6117.1213.09

19.8517.9729.3122.5430.53

Calendar year

Mean

70.870.080.367.055.848.2

74.577.491.199.2

Runoff in

Inches19.7819.5522.5118.7115.5913.45

20.8521.6225.4527.69


1650. Reedy River near Ware Shoals, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°27', long 82°12', on left bank if miles downstream from dam at Boyd's mill, 4.5 miles northeast of Ware Shoals, Greenwood County, and 10.5 miles upstream from Rabon (revised) Creek.

Drainage area. 228 sq ml.Records available. March 1939 to September 1960.Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 489 ft (by barometer).Average discharge.--21 years (1939-60), 293 cfs.Extremes. 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 9,410 cfs (revised) Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height,

13.32 ft); minimum, 6 cfs Nov. 11, 1948 (gage height, 0.54 ft); minimum daily, 9 cfs July 1, Aug. 23, 1956.

Remarks. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. For diversion into basin by city of Greenville see Saluda River near Greenville.

Revisions. Revised records for the water years 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, and 1950, super seding those published in WSP 1303, are given herewith. Revised daily discharges for the periods affected are available and will be published in a subsequent water-supply paper.

Month

Water year 1939-40.. Calendar year 1940..

Water year 1942-43.. Calendar year 1943..

Water year 1945-46.. Calendar year 1946 . .

Calendar year 1948.. Water year 1948-49..

Water year 1949-50. . . .

Mean

745 234 247

1,002 330 323

877 394 376

746 376 417

-

Per square mile

1.03

1.45

1.73

1.83

-

Runoff In

Inches3.77 13.95 14.76

5.06 19.63 19.24

4.44 23.48 22.41

3.65 22.48 24.80

-

Momentary maximum

Discharge

9,410

6,960

7,380

7,520

5,370

Date

Aug. 14, 1940

Jan. 19,29, 1943

Jan. 8, 1946

Nov. 29, 1948

Oct. 8, 1949

Corrections. In WSP 1303, the date Sept. 30, 1950, was listed in the Extremes paragraph in error; this date should not be used for minimum discharge.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

21584.4

12610540.7

137141209125694

Nov.

15312211810484.7

127160730123270

Dec.

273550164314167

109212369180352

Jan.

196254426736197

118242403224539

Feb.

234407650297414

651383427312952

Mar.

313*1,324

514421217

509442483361603

Apr.342425244354364

660464831424523

Hay

164261384184212

259230556283331

June

205197169160129

146246235270243

July

114161172101189

133121296277223

Aug.

16434912661.2

133

82.7118189109362

Sept.

20113212545.679.8

244152128319180

The year

214*357266241184

262241404250438


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.09.43.64.53.21

.69

.711.06.63

3.50

Nov.

0.75.60.58.51.41

.62

.783.57.60

1.32

Dec.

1.382.78.83

1.59.84

.551.071.87.91

1.78

Jan.

0.991.282.163.721.00

.601.222.041.132.72

Feb.

1.071.932.971.351.90

3.081.751.951.434.51

Mar.

1.58*6.702.592.131.10

2.572.242.441.823.04

Apr.

1.672.081.191.731.78

3.222.284.062.082.56

May

0.831.311.94.93

1.07

1.311.162.811.431.67

June

1.00.96.83.78.63

.711.201.151.321.19

July0.58.81.87.51.96

.67

.611.501.401.13

Aug.

0.831.76.64.31.67

.42

.60

.96

.551.83

Sept.

0.98.65.61.22.39

1.19.74.63

1.56.88

The year

12.75*21.2915.8514.3110.96

15.6314.3624.0414.8626.13


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

2,220*6,1203,200*4,9602,960

3,9701,830

*5,6002,1303,620

Date-

Sept. 8, 1951Mar. 5, 1952Feb. 22, 1953Jan. 17, 1954Feb. 8, 1955

Sept. 27, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Nov. 20, 1957Sept. 9, 1959Oct. 11, 1959

Minimum day

-1012221418

911121615

Mean

-214

*357266241184

262241404250438

Per square mile

-0.939*1.571.171.06.807

1.151.061.771.101.92

Runoff In

Inches-

12.75*21.2915.8514.3110.96

15.6314.3624.0414.8626.13

Calendar year

Mean

236224

*327276221191

274307331325"

Runoff In

Inches14.0513.34*19.5316.4313.1411.36

16.3318.3019.6819.32

"


1665. Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°10', long 81°54', at left upstream end of dam on Saluda River, 0.7 mile upstream from Wilson Creek and 2.4 miles west of Chappells, Newberry County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Dan T. Duncan Engineering Co.); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to June 11, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--1940-60: Maximum contents, about 8,570,000,000 cu ft Mar. 5, 1952 (elevation, 442.02 ft); minimum since normal reservoir level was first reached, 1,350,000,000 cu ft Oct. 16, 1947 (elevation, 424.42 ft).

Remarks. Lake is formed by earth dam; storage began in May 1940; dam completed in 1940. Usable capacity, about 7,640,000,000 cu ft between elevations 420.0 ft (limit of draw down) and 440.0 ft (normal operating level) above mean sea level. Dead storage is about 3,500,000,000 cu ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Elevation of spillway crest is 415.0 ft and elevation of top of l£ ft flashboards on top of spillway gates is 441.5 ft above mean sea level. Water is used for generation of power.

Contents, in billions of cubic feet, on last day of monthWater year

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

5.074.073.331.735.15

5.035.526.194.706.21

Nov.

4.163.952.362.625.OO

5.244.808.074.386.36

Dec.

5.277.561.544.724.83

5.255.026.064.226.94

Jan.

5.106.244.387.945.30

5.004.856.843.687.13

Feb.

5.696.427.957.105.60

6.845.986.364.107.57

Mar.

6.928.317.367.285.78

6.716.697.345.396.61

Apr.

7.057.536.657.286.68

7.526.537.557.267.56

May

6.627.526.647.276.78

7.466.947.127.556.50

June

6.616.916.046.596.28

6.467.146.346.906.72

July

5.566.155.056.366.68

5.686.446.726.326.17

Aug.

4.456.453.236.035.68

4.476.146.475.716.12

Sept.

4.814.931.875.475.05

5.836.445.686.685.74

727 - 526 O - 64 - 17


1670. Saluda River at Chappells, S. C.

Location. Lat 3411', long 81°52', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 39 at Chappells, Newberry County, 7 miles downstream from dam at Lake Green wood and 8^ miles upstream from Little River.


Records available. October 1926 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303. Gage-height records collected at practically same site since 1905 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 363.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, at site 300 ft down stream at datum 0.10 ft lower.


Extremes. 1926-60: Maximum discharge, 63,700 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 31.5 ft), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 8 cfs Oct. 29, 1939; minimum daily, 8 cfs Oct. 29, 1939, caused by construction work above station.

Maximum stage known, 35.7 ft (present site and datum) Aug. 26, 1908, from reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Lake Greenwood.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1,176671

1,009619243

515663

1,382932

3,420

Nov.

1,175859909265509

477965

3,417706

1,443

Dec.

1,2811,7041,1141,745

890

5361,0312,988

8961,645

Jan.

1,2222,1731,2932,9651,110

6791,3692,1471,4273,701

Feb.

1,2852,2562,2752,2162,491

2,4981,5192,6961,6735,564

Mar.

1,7117,2613,4122,2321,181

2,7392,2252,3891,5494,028

Apr.

2,1403,0231,9922,2761,687

3,0892,6764,3361,4372,905

May

1,1041,6762,3931,2571,425

1,2941,2613,1581,4O92,325

June

1,2111,3731,4461,134

927

1,O651,0191,5052,0111,194

July

1,1151,1031,304

626894

888839

1,4361,3311,384

Aug.

9731,1661,260

4371,114

751581

1,061740

1,606

Sept.

6S31,O961,311

366570

508883879

1,4071,215

The year

1,2562,0341,6411,3411,077

1,2461,2492,2771,2892,528


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSF

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

5,43031,9OO6,3806,3206,460

12,4005,590

13,2005,390

18,300

Date-


Apr. 18, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Nov. 20, 1957June 3, 1959Feb. 14, 1960

Minimum day

_37541231212438

43122146209429

Mean

_1,2562,0341,6411,3411,077

1,2461,2492,2771,2892,528

Per square mile

.____-

___--

Runoff In

Inches_-.-.-

_----

Calendar year

Mean

1,4901,2232,0161,6081,2571,067

1,3411,6781,8381,624

-

Runoff In

Inches__.__-

__..-

1675. Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°11', long 81°44', on left bank 200 ft upstream from Higgins Ferry Bridge on State Highway 19, 1 mile downstream from Little River, and 2$ miles south of Silverstreet, Newberry County.



f . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 345.13 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted, rior to Oct. 15, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum. Since Mar. 8, 1939, water-

stage recorder for station on Lake Murray near Columbia has been used as an auxiliary gage for this station.


Extremes. 1926-60: Maximum discharge, 83,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 33.97 ft), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of discharge measurements made at Chappells and near Chapin; minimum daily, 49 cfs July 4, 1940.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Lake Greenwood. Since July 1956 the city of Newberry diverted water above station for municipal supply.

SAMTEE RIVER BASIN 249

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C.

Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

1,235633

1,050714253

565690

1,5041,0124,182

Nov.

1,231868977305525

521997

4,239743

1,747

Dec.

1,4232,1231,2252,089

952

5711,1293,300

9331,933

Jan.

1,2562,4671,6013,5021,246

7351,3882,5641,6304,562

Feto.

1,4912,7182,7312,2822,871

2,9491,5583,0462,0657,144

Mar.

2,0878,4833,8212,3631,279

3,2482,5052,7861,8914,691

Apr.

2,5283,2002,1142,5872,062

3,8862,8455,2201,5973,366

May

1,1181,8222,8041,3061,569

1,3911,4823,6891,5462,471

June

1,2651,4791,4891,201

982

1,1161,1271,5772,1011,216

July

1,1931,2141,345

715965

965930

1,6721,5281,479

Aug.

1,0691,3521,303455

1,121

782660

1,217920

1,717

Sept.

7621,1761,426360618

577949980

1,7061,416

The year

1,3872,2991,8201,4881,192

1,4331,3522,6421,4672,983


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

6,97028,4006,8607,760

10,400

13,2006,620

15,4006,860

21,100

Date-

Apr. 4, 1951Mar. 25, 1952Feb. 25, 1953Apr. 2, 1954Apr. 15, 1955

Apr. 18, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Nov. 21, 1957Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 14, 1960

Minimum day

_31937237216095

122163588388396

Mean

_1,3872,2991,8201,4881,192

1,4331,3522,6421,4672,983


_----

Runoff in

inches------

.----

Calendar year

Mean

1,6531,3652,2671,8101,3701,185

1,5301,8722,1121,904

-

Runoff in

Inches------

.----

1685. Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°03'05", long 81 "13'15", in intake tower 500 ft upstream from dam on Saluda River and 10 miles upstream from confluence of Saluda and Broad Rivers at Columbia, Richland County.

Drainage area.--2.420 sq mi, approximately.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.64 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 31, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--1929-60: Maximum contents, about 73,700,000,000 cu ft Apr. 10, 1936 (gage height, 361.51 ft); minimum since generation of power was started, 14,600,000,000 cu ft Dec. 23, 1941 (gage height, 320.96 ft).

Remarks.--Lake is formed by earth dam; storage began Aug. 31, 1929; dam completed in 1930. Usable capacity, 70,300,000,000 cu ft between gage heights 300.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 360.0 ft (maximum normal lake level). Dead storage, 21,800,000,000 cu ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Gage height of one spillway crest (completed in 1946), 330 ft with top of gates 362 ft; gage height of other spillway crest 340 ft with top of gates 365 ft. Water is used for generation of power.

Contents, in billions of cubic feet on last day of monthWater year

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

39.9023.6830.2326.6928.62

28.9146.7846.1547.2859.69

Nov.

35.5720. 3£24.4119.5426.57

27.0444.3650.7542.5154.13

Dec.

34.7823.7420.1023.9125.77

27.2742.4651.6642.3750.14

Jan.

30.9628.6921.8430.8025.84

25.7142.9548.5041.5157.64

Feb.

31.9735.5329.5734.9830.81

32.5045.2549.4648.0862.80

Mar.

37.0460.1240.9039.9232.41

40.4352.6853.4555.9464.28

Apr.

43.4264.0142.6845.4938.62

51.8559.3865.3861.0866.64

May

41.5960.3146.4646.8140.71

53.5065.0363.0064.6365.30

June

40.4755.0444.7844.7038.22

53.9664.9259.9263.7163.95

July

38.5948.5042.0943.0034.08

54.1860.6960.2362.8862.98

Aug.

31.5544.1936.97

'37.8330.75

49.9857.1056.7257.0259.17

Sept.

27.6637.9033.3431.9529.46

48.3052.1552.4159.5756.01


1690. Saluda River near Columbia, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°00'50", long 81°05'17", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from site of old Saluda mill, 1.6 miles upstream from confluence with Broad River, and 3.3 miles west of State Capitol In Columbia, Rlchland County.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 149.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 1, 1929, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge . 35 years (1925-60), 2,746 cfs.

Extremes. 1925-60: Maximum discharge, 67,000 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 15.22 ft), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs on basis of discharge measurements made at Wise Ferry Bridge near Chapln; minimum, 11 cfs July 13, 1930; minimum dally, 12 cfs July 13, 1930, caused by construction work above station.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Lake Murray and Lake Greenwood.


Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

2,6222,0843,8033,1411,419

6211,2504,0222,9185,903

Nov.

2,7222,2173,2643,0841,263

1,2091,7343,8572,5273,940

Dec.

1,9921,2743,0271,1181,211

3501,9953,6991,2233,655

Jan.

3,0061,0331,3721,6221,493

1,3321,3655,3712,3005,026

Feb.1,431

790969791

1,249

702776

4,358689

8,657

Mar.1,0031,809

540722848

835654

2,684601

6,332

Apr.

8062,3101,606

764552

622590

3,403490

4,034

Hay

1,7623,1331,903803856

869647

5,406409

3,223

June

1,8363,4492,0091,7011,777

7141,2863,0092,5331,839

July2,1133,3682,3171,3422,579

7512,2202,3802,8672,015

Aug.

3,4753,0822,9742,4632,407

2,0982,0642,8233,3273,197

Sept.2,3513,6103,E30E.5331,017

1,4903,2002,6492,9322,681

The year2,1002,3492,2591,6771,393

9671,4853,6371,9094,196


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

10, 30010,7009,6009,6009,250

8,08010,30013,10010,30013,200

Date_

Aug. 10, 1951June 12, 1952Sept. 3, 1953Nov. 9, 1953Aug. 19, 1955

Aug. 15, 1956Sept. 3, 1957Jan. 24, 1958Sept. 30, 1959Feb. 13, 1960

Minimum day

_110120141127125

116161195181238

Mean

_2,1002,3492,2591,6771,393

9671,4853,6371,9094,196


_--_-

Runoff In

Inches------

_--_-

Calendar year

Mean

2,4531,9522,7292,0261,3831,248

1,2032,0403,2242,485

Runoff In

Inches_-----

_-_.-

1695. Congaree River at Columbia, S. C.

Location. Lat. 33°59'35", long 81°03'00", on right bank at Columbia, Rlchland County, 1,000 ft downstream from Gervais Street Bridge and 1.4 miles downstream from confluence of Broad and Saluda Rivers.


Records available.--October 1939 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at site 1,000 ft upstream October 1891 to December 1933 and at present site since January 1934 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 113.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes.--1939-60: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 26.14 ft); minimum, 588 cfs Jan. 19, 1942 (gage height, 0.94 ft); minimum daily, 662 cfs Oct. 18, 1954.

Maximum flood known occurred Aug. 27, 1908, discharge, 364,000 cfs (gage height, 39.8 ft, present datum, at site 1,000 ft upstream, from records of U.S. Weather Bureau) by conveyance-slope study.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by Lake Murray and Lake Greenwood on Saluda River and to someextent, at 'low and medium flow, by powerplants on Broad River. City of Columbia diverts water above station for municipal supply. Records of chemical analyses and water tem peratures for the period October 1958 to September 1960 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Congaree River at Columbia, S. C.Water year1940

19411942194319441945

19461947194819491950

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

4,994

4,0474,7645,0365,1937,078

5,2328,3899,5276,257

13,480

6,5973,6775,7664,7781,962

2,6903,2518,5305,085

22 , 950

Nov.

4,723

6,5676,3355,2495,2365,776

4,4906,857

16,16014,28012,970

5,6644,6665,4824,8532,461

2,9243,853

18,6804,776

10,130

Dec.

3,425

8,5157,7127,6385,4654,792

14,4206,838

10,98018,0807,891

7,77710,7705,8197,5493,319

1,9455,251

11,0405,225

10,580

Jan.

4,785

5,3394,185

17,4807,6395,766

17,77015,98011,84014,0208,895

6,7476,2639,194

15,6904,631

2,9674,483

14,7507,786

16,390

Feb.

6,710

4,29010,59011,00012,87010,680

15,3907,308

19,42017,6807,931

6,53910,19013,2406,2568,413

11,0407,819

12,4207,614

34,910

Mar.

5,426

5,24115,27012,36024,7407,881

11,3509,838

17,32011,1008,970

7,86428,43011,1609,2114,074

8,9428,392

12,1708,497

20,590

Apr.

4,828

5,2677,840

10,48020,0006,728

10,8607,657

16,18011,8507,484

8,4749,9336,1078,6218,811

12,4608,462

20,1509,593

18,750

May

4,085

3,6246,2417,976

10,6404,465

11,8304,6017,963

13,1705,990

5,0387,8158,4954,4055,793

6,1475,621

17,5306,755

10,430

June

3,387

4,7777,0567,5268,5194,423

7,5395,9847,0267,3946,126

5,2606,7355,3593,9694,055

2,5917,0117,2789,0017,229

July

2,804

16,7307,933

15,0905,2066,881

8,1615,7195,4839,1346,422

4,6055,7894,4553,2105,840

2,5674,0838,9799,9376,324

Aug.

12,260

6,0677,5256,8366,4466,125

8,7425,9659,224

18,6507,035

5,8428,2834,5343,4754,886

2,9664,1656,5076,7047,596

Sept.

5,510

5,1605,9606,0574,853

19,250

6,7145,5237,562

13,6408,025

5,1346,7966,0603,0192,203

4,3386,2394,8189,9716,982

The year

5,244

6,3287,6029,4049,7177,444

10, 2007,568

11,51012,9108,437

6,2959,1307,1046,2664,677

5,0945,695

11,8907,570

14,330


Year

1940

19411942194319441945

19461947194819491950

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

1553

15531553155315531553

15531553155315531553

15531553155315531553

15531553155316231703


Discharge

121,000

52,00052,40063,400

105,000102,000

62,20063,40054,400116,00050,200

32,00091,40043,50065,20047,000

43,10031,00064,000

a33,10065,200

Date

Aug. 16, 1940

July 18, 1941Feb. 19, 1942Jan. 20, 1943Mar. 21, 1944Sept. 20, 1945

Jan. 9, 1946Jan. 21, 1947Feb. 14, 1948Nov. 30, 1948Oct. 9, 1949


Apr. 18, 1956Apr. 7, 1957May 1, 1958June 3, 1959Oct. 1, 1959

Minimum day

850

1,0101,0401,9101,4301,810

2,2401,8801,8402,3002,430

1,4801,3001,380

845662

770825

1,8601,0702,560

Mean

5,244

6,3287,6029,4049,7177,444

10,2007,56811,51012,9108,437

6,2959,1307,1046,2664,677

5,0945,695

11,8907,570

14,330

Per square mile-

__---

_--_-

_----

.----

Runoff in

inches-

__---

.----

_----

.----

Calendar year

Mean

5,746

6,3017,5299,2329,8647,999

10,0208,78211,68012,5507,242

6,2198,9547,1155,4714,660

5,4987,8539,9619,983

-

Runoff In

Inches-

_----

-----

.----

_----

a Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 53,900 cfs at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1959, .age rising.stag

1695.5. Congaree Creek at Cayce, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°56 I 15", long 81°04'40", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 21 at Cayce, Lexlngton County, 2 miles upstream from Slxmlle Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and surface follower. Datum of gage Is 128.975 ft abovemean sea level (South Carolina Highway Department bench mark). Prior to Jan. 20, 1960, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--1959-60: Maximum discharge, 1,600 cfs Oct. 1, 1959 (gage height, 5.92 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 920 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 159 cfs July 22, 1960 (gage height, 2.22 ft); minimum dally, 163 cfs July 20, 1960.

Remarks. About 1 cfs diverted by city of Cayce for municipal supply.


Oct.

462

Nov.

303

Dec.283

Jan.322

Feb.

392

Mar.

338

Apr.

388

May257

June216

July221

Aug.

223

Sept.208

The year

301


Oct.

3.92

Nov'.

2.49

Dec.

2.40

Jan.

2.73

Feb.

3.11

Mar.

2.87

Apr.

3.18

May2.18

June

1.77

July

1.87

Aug.

1.89

Sept.

1.71

The year

30.12


1705. Lakes Marlon-Moultrie diversion canal near Pineville, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°23'15", long 80°08'25", on right bank 0.6 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 45 and 7.0 miles southwest of Pineville, Berkeley County.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 60.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by South Carolina Public Service Authority). Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.9 miles downstream from baae gage.


Extremes.--1943-60: Maximum daily discharge, 40,200 cfs Mar. 10, 1952; minimum daily discharge (normal operation), 61 efs Sept. 24, 25, 1956; maximum daily reverse flow, 12,100 efs Feb. 9, 1947 (caused by unusual operation of gates).

Remarks. Canal diverts water from Lake Marion to Lake Moultrie for generation of power and for navigation. Water is discharged from powerplant and navigation lock into West Branch Cooper River.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

9,7356,300

12,5108,7223,115

9,3004,9787,8327,537

21,920

Nov.

11,1206,23411,4508,0464,676

5,8768,09415,6007,72019,960

Dec.

13,54010,06012,16012,3305,434

4,3637,295

23,9607,948

20,160

Jan.

13,11011,83011,12017,1709,242

4,9327,706

21,43012,45025,920

Feb.

13,73014,86014,56018,52010,400

11,43013,95023,35018,19027,320

Mar.

12 , 44026,11024,04018,4709,324

15,93014,69025,99018,83028,200

Apr.

13,32021,75018,12016,98012,760

17,97016,85027,21018,66025,820

May

11,50014,33013,30011,0509,811

14,5009,832

23,50012,13020,490

June

10,53012,8908,32210,8909,381

8,31814,14014,65015,71011,690

July

9,43810,9307,2758,1056,511

6,14811,63013,50016,9209,523

Aug.

9,77311,68011,6703,6865,207

4,8586,579

11,86017,51013,130

Sept.

8,59613,20010,5803,2536,200

3,3666,4828,93615,21013,990

The year

11,39013,34012,92011,4007,643

8,90310,14018,12014,03019,820

1710. Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°27'00", long 80°09'50", at right upstream end of spillway, 2.8 miles upstream from old Santee Canal, 5.4 miles upstream from Dead River, and 8 miles west of Pineville, Berkeley County.


Records available.--January 1942 to September 1960. Prior to October 1942, published aa Santee Reservoir near Pineville.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supple mentary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Harza Engineering Co.). Prior to May 6, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. 1942-60: Maximum contents, about 48,730,000,000 cu ft Mar. 11, 1952; maximum elevation, 77.12 ft Mar. 11, 1952 (caused by high wind); minimum contents, 2,062,000,000

eu ft Oct. 17, 1951 (elevation, 61.36 ft).

Remarks.--Lake is formed by earth dam. Storage began in November 1941; dam completed in 1941. Usable capacity, 47,930,000,000 cu ft between elevations 60.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 76.8 ft, revised (maximum normal lake elevation). Dead storage, about 15,250,000,000 cu ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Elevation of spillway crest, 63.0 ft; top of spillway gates, 76.8 ft. Some water used for generation of power. Major portion of water is diverted from'Lake Marion through canal to Lake Moultrie for generation of power and for navigation.

Contents, in billions of cubl.c feet, on last day of month

Water year

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

25.062.25

27.3013.367.59

9.6119.8139.3427.7846.36

Nov.

22.303.79

17.4111.485.27

6.6115.5546.9325.4842.51

Dec.

23.1013.407.85

16.617.35

5.1518.1840.5422.8442.78

Jan.

20.841-12.4319.4340.18

5.32

5.2719.8147.0738.0845.69

Feb.

19.6725.9641.4330.4913.89

23.6724.8244.2236.8546.93

Mar.

22.6848.0746.9829.679.57

28.7832.0842.6937.6547.21

Apr.

29.9040.6735.2633.0419.17

36.5138.3743.4541.4346.22

May

23.9640.9937.7027.1619.00

27.9737.8744.5539.2640.72

June

18.8234.9034.7815.9210.70

17.7840.4540.4937.5340.81

July

11.7127.9732.887.75

16.80

12.2124.3741.1745.6042.51

Aug.

7.5131.1520.928.57

22.91

11.8222.5639.0934.6241.17

Sept.

4.4937.6516.168.88

20.28

15.3029.9029.9740.3632.32


1715. Santee River near Pineville, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°27'15", long 80°09i25", on right bank 2.4 miles downstream from Lake Marion Dam, 3.0 miles upstream from Dead River, and 6.7 miles west of Pineville, Berkeley County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 23.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by South Carolina Public Service Authority). Prior to Feb. 25, 1943, staff gage at site 2.2 miles upstream or temporary water-stage recorder operated by Corps of Engineers, at site 200 ft upstream, at different datum.


Extremes.--1942-60: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 31.1 ft, fronTfloodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by computation of flow over spillway at Lake Marion and by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 9 cfs Feb. 23, 1947 (caused by repair work at spillway).

Remarks.--Flow completely regulated by Lake Marion. Water is diverted above station from Lake Marion through canal into Lake Moultrie for generation of power and for navigation, then discharged into Cooper River basin. Seepage from north dike of Lake Marion Dam bypasses station via Little River. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1951 to September 1952 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

493504503497495

517514499582

21,120

Nov.

499508447500528

487506

5,599514

2,652

Dec.

532544497505533

498486

6,458504687

Jan.

510548516507529

491484

1,298548

2,219

Feb.

558566558543502

502485

3,704481

36,010

Mar.

54017,000

913538500

506507790556

12,430

Apr.

5162,838

715560525

540528

8,031502

15,520

Hay

527662616551521

529523

14,820526662

June

538690538522510

507510518511595

July

494636521483517

491501589

1,176575

Aug.

513572524471523

494486612528567

Sept.518522512485532

470511570517607

The year

5202,152

572513518

503504

3,623580

7,682


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSF

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-617

89,9002,8301,140

653

744989

59,7006,840

69,300

Date-

June 24, 1951Mar. 11, 1952Mar. 25, 1953Apr. 17, 1954

(a)

Apr. 7, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Nov. 30, 1957July 27, 1959Feb. 18, 1960

Minimum day

_435408403423165

200294354430475

Mean

_520

2,152572513518

503504

3,623580

7,682

Per square mile_-----

_-__-

Runoff in

Inches_-___-

____-

Calendar year

Mean

538522

2,143576518514

5031,4282,7062,516

Runoff In

Inches_-._--

__-_-

a Oct. 15, 1954, Sept. 8, 1955.

254 COOPER RIVER BASIN

1720. Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°14'40", long 79°59'30", at powerplant 0.7 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and 2.8 miles northeast of Pinopolis, Berkeley County.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1960. Pinopolis Reservoir near Pinopolis.

Prior to October 1942, published as

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplemen tary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Harza Engineering Co.). Prior to May 16, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. 1942-60: Maximum contents, about 31,490,000,000 cu ft Oct. 15, 1959; maximum elevation, 76.21 ft Oct. 14, 1959 (caused by high wind); minimum contents, 1,784,000,000 cu ft below normal limit of drawdown Dec. 21, 1951 (elevation, 58.52 ft).

Remarks. Lake is formed by earth dikes and dam, with concrete navigation lock; dikes and dam completed in 1941. Storage began in November 1941. Water is diverted through canal from Lake Marion and discharged through tailrace canal into West Branch Cooper River. Usable capacity, 33,170,000.000 cu ft between elevations 60.0 ft (normal limit of draw down) and 76.8 ft, revised (maximum normal elevation). Dead storage, about 19,600,000,000 cu ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water is used for generation of power and for navigation.

Contents, In billions of cubic feet, on last day of monthWater year

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

18.581.15

19.3010.446.24

7.3314.9827.8020.6130.78

Nov.

16.05.53

12.678.654.33

5.3011.0329.1919.4628.53

Dec.

16.753.814.22

10.285.66

3.8413.9727.1816.9528.16

Jan.

14.656.92

13.8117.881.00

4.0815.2528.5327.0328.53

Feb.

13.9318.3423.7821.5910.20

17.0117.7928.8225.1728.74

Mar.

16.2827.7029.3819.015.93

20.4322.6327.1625.6428.77

Apr.

21.6826.4925.2023.5313.79

25.1226.8027.8027.7030.15

May

17.3428.7427.3420.0713.99

20.4126.7529.4827.3928.13

June

13.4925.2025.2511.328.02

13.7528.5028.6626.8028.61

July

7.9119.9123.785.93

13.21

9.5818.2128.0329.0329.62

Aug.

3.7421.7815.446.97

17.77

9.3617.1027.5924.7328.58

Sept.

2.2026.5911.207.10

15.48

12.3322.5122.2526.6923.56

EDISTO RIVER BASIN 255

1725. South Fork Edisto River near Montmorenci, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°34'35", long 81°30'50", near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 215, 0.4 mile upstream from Cedar Creek, 1 mile upstream from Shaw Creek, and 7.6 miles northeast of Montmorenci, Aiken County.


Records available. Octotier 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 250.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, .supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 29, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1939-60; Maximum discharge, 3,120 cfs Oct. 1, 1959 (gage height, 9.57 ft),from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 37 cfsJuly 4, Sept. 26, 1954 (gage height, 1.00 ft).


19561957195819591960

Oct.

18614411813574.9

105118134121634

Nov.

189193146139115

126108246125396

Dec.

237260163319144

125158325172341

Jan.232243224243193

138161336227467

Feb.

247337332197205

250159353316770

Mar.

285564360203166

263201358376508

Apr.

311340213207266

278182496303608

May153193339153135

138206267291313

June

18214417910292.9

75.5128149173232

July16611613977.3

114

74.883.8

175218200

Aug.

13213410878.9

109

76.582.2112174211

Sept.

14912922370.796.9

110101121251183

The year

205233211161142

146141255229404


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.08.84.69.79.44

.61

.69

.78

.703.69

Nov.

1.071.09.82.78.65

.71

.611.38.70

2.23

Dec,

1.381.51.95

1.86.84

.73

.921.891.001.98

Jan.1.351.421.301.421.12

.80

.941.961.332.72

Feb.

1.301.831.751.041.08

1.36.84

1.851.674.20

Mar.1.663.292.101.19.97

1.531.182.092.192.96

Apr.1.751.921.201.171.50

1.561.032.801.713.42

May0.891.121.97.89.79

.801.201.561.701.82

June

1.03.81

1.01.57.52

.43

.72

.84

.981.30

July

0.97.68.81.45.66

.44

.491.021.271.16

Aug.

0.77.78.63.46.64

.44

.48

.651.011.23

Sept.

0.84.73

1.26.40.55

.62

.57

.681.421.03

The year

14.0916.0214.4911.029.76

10.039.67

17.5015.6827.74


Year

195019511952195319541955

1956195719581959I960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

1433150315531623

» 1703


Discharge-615

2,0401,400

8581,790

755750

1,5601,9903,120

Date_

Apr. 5, 1951Mar. 6, 1952May 8,Sept,28Dec. 15, 1953Apr. 16, 1955

Apr. 13, 1956May 14, 1957Apr. 18, 1958May 10, 1959Oct. 1, 1959

Minimum day

_9486844061

48488596

149

Mean

_205233211161142

146141255229404

Per square mile

_1.041.181.07.813.717

.737

.7121.291.162.04

Runoff In

Inches_

14.0916.0214.4911.029.76

10.039.67

17.5015.6827.74

Calendar year

Mean

214204219225139144

149167231309-

Runoff In

Inches14.6914.0015.0415.469.529.88

10.2011.5015.8521.18

-

256 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

1730. South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°23'35", long 81°08 I 00", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 321, 200 ft downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 1.8 miles downstream from Little River, and 4.8 miles north of Denmark, Baraberg County.



e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 155.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to

Oct. 27, 1931, chain gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1931-60: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Apr. 11, 1936 (gage height, 10.91 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and loga rithmic plotting; minimum, 146 cfs Aug. 12, 1956.

Maximum flood known since at least 1893, 11.7 ft In October 1929, on basis of infor mation from State Highway Department (discharge, 17,100 cfs, by conveyance-slope study).

Remarks. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1950 £o""3eptember 1951 and of water temperatures for the period November 1956 to September 1960 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

500364374693250

348475429326

2,436

Nov.

537572494474358

386373657364

1,597

Dec.

721684585

1,146492

456484

1,040511

1,471

Jan.

741598761894644

446552914694

1,546

Feb.

718888977642669

838555

1,1131,1422,688

Mar.

8601,6561,326

711544

907641

1,1791,3281,771

Apr.

923914625690676

819636

1,6951,0342,088

May

430573895478385

476578993795843

June

475501412376406

233433412507629

July

440341441250374

239275505669572

Aug.

442482348249316

246238308512611

Sept.

410437616236347

275299306639555

The year

599667653571453

471461794707

1,396


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.80.58.60

1.11.40

.56

.76

.69

.523.90

Nov.

0.83.89.77.73.55

.60

.581.02

.562.48

Dec.

1.151.10

.941.83

.79

.73

.771.66

.822.35

Jan.

1.19.96

1.221.431.03

.71

.881.461.112.48

Feb.

1.041.331.42

.93

.97

1.25.80

1.611.664.02

Mar.

1.372.652.121.14

.87

1.451.031.892.122.84

Apr.

1.431.42

.971.071.05

1.27.99

2.621.613.24

May

0.69.92

1.43.77.62

.76

.931.591.271.35

June

0.74.78.64.58.63

.36

.67

.64

.79

.98

July

0.70.55.71.40.60

.38

.44

.811.07

.92

Aug.

0.71.77.56.40.51

.39

.38

.49

.82

.98

Sept.

0.63.68.96.37.54

.43

.46

.47

.99

.86

The year

11.2812.6312.3410.768.56

8.898.69

14.9513.3426.40


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,3202,3902,600

al,7501,640

1,3501,0303,2102,8105,150

Date-

Apr. 2, 1951Mar. 26, 1952Sept. 29, 1953Dec. 16, 1953Apr. 20, 1955

Feb. 8, 1956Mar. 27, 1957Apr. 17, 1958May 14, 1959Apr. 6, 1960

Minimum day

-274245272171220

156167220255445

Mean

-599667653571453

471461794707

1,396

Per square mile

_0.832.926.907.793.629

.654

.6401.10.982

1.94

Runoff In

Inches_

11.2812.6312.3410.768.56

8.898.6914.9513.3426.40

Calendar year

Mean

616587653726468461

483528716

1,069

Runoff In

Inches11.6011.0712.3713.708.838.71

9.119.95

13.4820.17



1735. North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°29'00", long 80°52'25", on left bank under bridge on U.S. Highway 301 at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, 0.5 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and l| miles downstream from Caw Caw Swamp.


Monthly discharge only for someRecords available. October 1938 to September 196C periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 149.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 9,500 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 14.28 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 190 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1954.

Maximum flood known since at least 1893, 14.7 ft in September 1928, on basis of information from Department of Public Utilities, city of Orangeburg (discharge, 10,000 cfs, from rating curve extended as described above).

Remarks. About 2.5 cfs diverted above station by city of Orangeburg for municipal supply since 1941. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1958 to September 1960 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

577403441527264

361536395388

2,191

Nov.

580578519417333

367386582387

1,467

Dec.

717660624877442

391455909509

1,295

Jan.

724613830749597

396503841659

1,356

Feb.

697898971588619

727512975984

2,249

Mar.

8331,4741,122

647524

782657

1,0381,1581,602

Apr.

9411,028

699769679

709611

1,519913

1,880

May437657706482424

449555

1,092849904

June

484569358305393

239669545686781

July444351405240335

253317528

1,072773

Aug.

516620374239365

263284433742804

Sept.

415650513221338

318309402807674

The year

613707629505441

437482770762

1,328


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.97.68.74.89.45

.61

.90

.67

.653.70

Nov.

0.95.94.85.68.54

.60

.63

.95

.632.40

Dec.

1.211.111.051.48.75

.66

.771.53.86

2.19

Jan.

1.221.041.411.271.01

.67

.851.421.112.29

Feb.

1.061.411.48.90.94

1.14.78

1.481.503.55

Mar.

1.412.491.891.09.88

1.311.111.751.962.71

Apr.

1.541.681.141.261.11

1.161.002.481.503.07

May

O.741.111.19.81.72

.76

.941.841.431.52

June

0.79.93.58.50.64

.391.09.89

1.121.27

July0.75.59.68.40.56

.43

.53

.891.811.30

Aug.

0.871.05.63.40.62

.44

.48

.731.261.36

Sept.0.681.06.84.36.55

.52

.50

.661.321.10

The year

12.1914.0912.4810.048.77

8.699.58

15.2915.1526.46


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

1,3702,4102,160

al,4201,420

1,1601,2503,3402,5704,240

Date_

Apr. 10, 1951Mar. 25, 1952Sept. 29, 1953Apr. 10, 1954Apr. 20, 1955

Feb. 8, 1956June 17, 1957May 1, 1958May 14, 1959Apr. 6, 1960

Minimum day

_299285271190209

208208316327545

Mean

_613707629505441

437482770762

1,328

Per square mile

_0.8981.04.921.739.646

.640

.7061.131.121.94

Runoff In

Inches_

12.1914.0912.4810.048.77

8.699.58

15.2915.1526.46

Calendar year

Mean

658593703649439448

458525719

1,070-

Runoff In

Inches13.0711.7914.0012.898.738.90

9.1210.4314.2821.30

-

a Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 1,550 cfs at 12:01 a.m.Oct. 1, stage falling.

258 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

1740. Edisto River near Branchville, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°10'35", long 80°48'05", on right bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 21, 4.7 miles downstream from Brier Branch, and 5.2 miles south of Branch ville, Orangeburg County.



Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 80.02 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 19, 1949, at datum 1.00 ft higher.


Extremes. 1945-60; Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Apr. 8, 1960 (gage height, 10.93 ft); minimum, 323 cfs Aug. 14, 1956.

Maximum flood known since at least 1893, 13.5 ft, present datum, in September 1928, on basis of Information from State Highway Department (discharge, 25,700 cfs, by conveyance-slope study).

Monthly and yearly mean discharge. In cubic feet per secondHater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.13O791894

1,440481

7421.O48

874751

6,418

Nov.

1,1531,161

994918640

761768

1,044767

4,515

Dec.

1,4871,3301,2552,155

922

1,028902

2,2861,0113,678

Jan.

1,6991,3611,9432,1201,232

9451,1872,0661,5023,698

Feb.

1,6072,1772,3681,5161,500

1,9981,2202,5322,5257,123

Mar.

1,9503,6313,5041,5981,192

2,3041,5685,1643,2734,927

Apr.2,5072,4261,5851,7841,726

1,8421,5684,9112,8285,712

May

9471,4891,7341,197849

1,2881,3222,9642,0652,258

June

9191,242805733966

4761,1721,1281,8611,560

July839703866499826

475647

1,1871,8911,500

Aug.

9791,093

744487692

445527808

1,6041,777

Sept.741

1,254775453794

4936O2784

1,6201,371

The year

1,3281,5521,4531,242

98O

1,0631,0431,9751,8033,697


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.76.53.60.96.32

.50

.70

.59

.504.30

Nov.

0.75.75.64.60.42

.49

.50

.68

.502,92

Dec.

1.00.89.84

1.44.62

.69,60

1.53.68

2.47

Jan.

1.14.91

1.301.42.83

.63

.801.381.012.48

Feb.

0.971.371.44.92.91

1.25.74

1.531.534.46

Mar.1.302.432.351.07.80

1.541.052.122.193.30

Apr.

1.631.571.031.161.12

1.191.023.191.833.70

May0.641.001.16.80.57

.86

.891.981.381.51

June

0.60.81.52.48.63

.31

.76

.731.201.01

July0.56.47.58.33.55

.32

.43

.801.271.01

Aug.

0.66.73.50.33.46

.30

.35

.541.081.19

Sept.0.48.81.50.29.52

.32

.39

.511.05.89

The year

10.4912.2711.469.807.75

8.408.2315.5814.2229.24


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

3,6405,3504,9503,0302,690

3,0302,2008,0505,15012,600

Date-

Apr. 3, 1951Mar. 28 or 29Mar. 3, 1953Oct. 3, 1953Apr. 24, 1955

Feb. 11, 12, 1956(a)

Apr. 19, 20, 1958Mar. 9, 1959Apr. 8, 1960

Minimum day

-596557614380439

3344O2657671

1,100

Mean

-1,3281,5521,4531,242

980

1,0631,0431,9751,8033,697

Per square mile

-0.772.902.845.722.570

.618

.6061.151.052.15

Runoff in

Inches-

10.4912.2711.469.807.75

8.408.2315.5814.2229.24

Calendar year

Mean

1,3681,2861,5401,5691,0331,021

1,0791,1691,8332,818

-

Runoff in

inches10.7910.1512.1812.388.168.07

8.529.23

14.4622.23

-

a Mar. 30 to Apr. 1, 1957.


1750. Edlsto River near Givhans, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°01'40", long 80°23'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 61, 2.3 miles downstream from Pour Hole Swamp and 2.8 miles west of Givhans, Dorchester County.





Extremes. 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 34,300 cfs Sept. 21, 1945 (gage height, 17.28 ft) from rating curve extended above 15.000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 290 cfs Aug. 16, 1956 (gage height, 0.51 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1904, 17.5 ft in February 1925, from investi gation by Charleston Commissioners of Public Works (discharge, 24,900 cfs).

Remarks. City of Charleston diverts water above station for municipal supply.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1,215817

1,3881,411

415

1,1781,144

794639

10,140

Nov.

1,2641,3041,157

840544

728787853648

7,657

Dec.

1,8301,5131,6202,420

812

1,638865

2,862895

4,880

Jan.

2,8501,6972,5382,9461,143

1,0961,2923,1831,6874,959

Feb.

2,1833,5523,4762,0401,569

3,7171,3303,7454,49410,650

Mar.

2,4424,9726,7641,8761,171

3,6902,0994,8317,3467,743

Apr.

3,5523,9112,2022,2472,218

2,5042,0328,9574,1157,412

May

1,1001,9131,8011,634

963

2,0942,2904,3502,3852,267

June

9041,510

739679977

4351,7481,2432,7321,486

July

934719820443886

428653

1,3492,7051,868

Aug.

1,4101,220

780422

1,108

403450859

2,7622,357

Sept.

9382,045

717385

2,570

469513745

2,4151,534

The year

1,7152,0891,9971,4451,191

1,5251,2662,8052,7245,225


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

4,7907,950

10,4003,6104,540

5,4403,61012,00014,10014,600

Date_

Apr. 8, 9, 1951Apr. 2, 1952Mar. 7, 1953

(ajSept. 16, 1955

Feb. 13-15, 1956May 21, 1957Apr. 22, 23, 1958Mar. 9, 1959Apr. 11, 1960

Minimum day

_625565574310378

292352578578

1,080

Mean

_1,7152,0891,9971,4451,191

1,5251,2662,8052,7245,225

Per square mile

_____-

___.-

Runoff in

Inches_____-

_.__-

Calendar year

Mean

1,5381,6582,1342,0411,1991,341

1,4621,4122,6084,445

Runoff In

Inches_.___-

_-__-

a Dec. 27-29, 1953; Jan. 6, 7, 1954.

260 COMBAHEE RIVER BASIN

1755. Salkehatchie River near Miley, S. C.

Location. Lat 32°59'20", long 81°03'10", on right bank 84 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 601, 2.6 miles downstream from Savannah Creek, 3.1 miles upstream from Hampton & Branchville Railroad bridge, and 3.1 miles northwest of Miley, Hampton County.



Gage. Staff gage. Datum of gage is 64.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supple mentary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 6, 1957, at bridge 84 ft upstream at same datum.


Extremes. 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 1,880 cfs Apr. 6, 1960 (gage height, 4.94 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 13, 1954.

Monthly an^ yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_10612324668.2

11523927797.7

1£38

Nov._

254189176136

147159316130731

Dec.

_279243524?CO

Jan._

225360387281

:>:.&' 188c<:9 221416' 391243703

313679

Feb.

268422428255312

380196404507

1,303

Mar.346530632321214

351348550813988

Apr.

393383224272339

255241718440918

May11027221228592.0

277361317179308

June

13217611796.6

163

120264124137219

July13511818174.1

126

102107179229212

Aug.

15514712848.6

100

60.877.893.8

152234

Sept.

13219113144.1

213

16612173.7

219230

The year

_258247228186

201216321287628


19561957195819591960

Oct.

-0.36.42.83.23

.39

.81

.94

.333.50

Nov.

_0.83.62.58.45

.48

.521.03.43

2.39

Dec.

_0.94.82

1.78.68

.88

.771.41.82

2.38

Jan.

_0.761.221.30.95

.64

.751.331.062.29

Feb._

1.341.31.78.95

1.20.60

1.231.554.12

Mar.

1.161.792.131.08.72

1.191.181.862.743.34

Apr.

1.281.25.73.89

1.11

.83

.792.351.443.00

May0.37.92.72.96.31

.941.221.07.61

1.04

June

0.43.58.38.32.53

.39

.93

.41

.45

.72

July

0.46.40.61.25.43

.34

.36

.61

.77

.72

Aug.

0.52.50.43.16.34

.21

.26

.32

.51

.79

Sept.

0.43.62.43.14.70

.54

.40

.24

.72

.75

The year_

10.299.829.077.40

8.038.5912.8011.4325.04


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12331233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_-905950

a860950

774732

1,1401,6001,880

Date_

Mar. 28, 29Sept. 30, 1953May 15, 1954Apr. 15, 1955

May 6, 1956Mar. 26, 1957Apr. 17, 1958Mar. 7, 1959Apr. 6, 1960

Minimum day

__44431838

38384554109

Mean

__

258247228186

201216321287628

Per square mile

__

0.757.724.669.545

.589

.633

.941

.8421.84

Runoff in

inches__

10.299.829.077.40

8.038.59

12.8011.4325.04

Calendar year

Mean

__

251280182196

210248276456

Runoff In

inches__

10.0211.157.247.79

8.389.87

11.0018.12

a Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 941 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, 1953, stage falling.

COMBAHEE RIVER BASIN 261

1760. Combahee River near Yemassee, S. C.

Location. Lat 32°42'25", long 80°49'35", near left bank on downstream side of pile bent of bridge on U.S. Highway 17A, 0.2 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 1.8 miles northeast of Yemassee, Hampton County, and 5 miles downstream from Black Creek.


Records available. June 1951 to June 1957, water years 1957-60 (annual maximum).

Gage. Crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June I, 1951, to June 30, 1957, water-stage recorder at same site and datum with auxiliary water-stage recorder 10.2 miles downstream from base gage.


Extremes. 1952-60: Maximum discharge, 11,400 cfs Nov. 2, 1959 (gage height, 10.80 ft). TU51-57: Minimum daily discharge, 9 cfs July 7, 1954.


19561957

iQKn

Oct.

.93.1

28330844.3

228318

Nov._

39322616173.6

159244

Dec.

.453379764202

595243

Jan._

437587838323

383344

Feb.

-1,5971,010

502530

1,604344

Mar.

_1,5242,563

524261

1,168586

Apr.

_1,106

665785

1,228

726644

May_511359

1,028143

827780

June

109334111140205

1011,072

July

18611716966.4

374

70.1-

Aug.

40513517343.7

185

59.7-

Sept.

13630412337.8

683

121-

The year_

579553434351

500-


19561957195819591960

Oct.

_0.10.30.32.05

.24

.33---

Nov.

_0.40.23.16.07

.16

.25---

Dec.

_0.48.40.80.21

.62

.25---

Jan._

0.46.62.88.34

.40

.36---

Feb.

_1.56.96.47.50

1.58.33---

Mar._

1.602.69.55.27

1.22.61---

Apr.

_1.13.68.80

1.25

.74

.65---

May_

0.54.38

1.08.15

.87

.82---

June

0.11.34.11.14.21

.101.09---

July0.19.12.18.07.39

.07----

Aug.

0.42.14.18.05.19

.06----

Sept.

0.14.31.12.04.69

.12----

The year_

7.186.855.364.32

6.18----


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSF

-12331233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge--

3,5303,1103,5305,330

4,6802,1507,9309,850

11,400

Date--

Feb. 19, 1952Mar. 7, 8, 1953May 18, 1954Apr. 18, 1955

Feb. 10, 1956June 6, 1957Apr. 19, 1958Mar. 7, 1959Nov. 2, 1959

Minimum day

--37379

11

14----

Mean

--

579553434351

500----

Per square mile

__

0.526.503.395.319

.455----

Runoff in

inches_-

7.186.855.364.32

6.18--_-

Calendar year

Mean

__

575583357407

485----

Runoff in

Inches__

7.137.204.415.01

5.99.-_-

262 BROAD RIVER BASIN

1765. Coosawhatchle River near Hampton, S. C.

Location. Lat 32°50'10", long 81°07'55", near left bank on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 601, 1.6 miles downstream from Black Creek and 2.5 miles southwest of Hampton, Hampton County.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 50.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 26, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 2,950 cfs Mar. 6, 1959 (gage height, 5.87 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1951, for many days during summer and fall months of 1954, Aug. 12-30, 1956, Sept. 5, 6, 1957.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

-3.5149.597.80

68.713.589.98.10

530

Nov._

60.750.634.0

.67

38.55.86

85.65.28

388

Dec.-

92.880.4

26216.1

12720.1

22O26.6

413

Jan._91.5

16024744.5

78.520.7

24073.7

443

Feb.

12643830211871.9

30829.1

211433

1,047

Mar.19342976313732.9

26880.4

415684696

Apr.

300239231122216

20356.3

556244532

May13.3

16413239843.2

18314313213659.5

June

27.010518.949.6

118

24.421232.292.465.8

July

4O.O12.516.6

.06121

9.311151551361OO

Aug.

17.128.633.7

.0356.7

1.8826.29.38

62.934.9

Sept.

22.886.8106

0236

16.117.52*2796.130.3

The year-

14516112379.1

11061.7

179165359


19561957195819591960

Oct.

-0.02.28.56

0

.39

.08

.51

.053.01

Nov.-

0.33.28.19.OO3

.21

.03

.47

.032.13

Dec.

-0.53.46

1.49.09

.72

.111.24.15

2.34

Jan.

-0.52.91

1.41.25

.45

.121.36.42

2.51

Feb.

0.372.331.55.60.37

1.64.15

1.082.225.56

Mar.

1.102.434.34.78.19

1.52.46

2.353.883.95

Apr.

1.651.321.27.67

1.18

1.12.31

3.061.342.92

May0.08.93.75

2.26.25

1.04.81.75.77.34

June

0.15.58.10.27.65

.131.16.18.51.36

July0.23.07.09.0003.69

.05

.65

.88

.77

.57

Aug.

0.10.16.19.0002.32

.01

.15

.05

.36

.20

Sept.

0.12.48.58

01.29

.09

.10

.01

.53

.17

The year-

9.7010.808.235.28

7.374.1311.9411.0324.06


Year

195019511952195319541955

1956195719581959I960

WSP

-12331233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_-

1,7802,7502,3601,430

1,390649

1,4002,9502,150

Date_-

Feb. 16, 1952Mar. 24, 1953May 16, 1954Apr. 15, 1955

Feb. 7, 1956May 31, 1957Apr. 16, 1958Mar. 6, 1959Jan. 31, 1960

Mlnitium day

_0.1.1

00

00.1.2

1.0

Mean

__

14516112379.1

11061.7

179165359

Per square mile

_.

0.714.793.606.390

.542

.304

.882

.8131.77

Runoff In

Inches__

9.7O10.808.235.28

7.374.1311.9411.0324.06

Calendar year

Mean

__

14718091.197.5

93.591.8

149273

Runoff in

Inches__

9.8412.026.086.51

6.276.139.95

18.28

SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 263

1770. Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°49' long 83°18' , on left bank 150 ft downstream from new bridge on U.S. Highway 76, 2if miles upstream from Stekoa Creek, 7 miles southeast of Clayton, Rabun County, 9 miles downstream from War Woman Creek, and 9 miles upstream from confluence with Tallulah River.


Records available. May 1907 to June 1908, October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,165.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment/ of 1936 (levels by State Highway Department of Georgia). May 1907 to June 1908 staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at different datum.


Extremes. 1907-8. 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height,13.8 ft) , from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 9.9 and 13.8 ft; minimum, 88 cfs Oct. 8, 12, 13, 1954.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

54418616419298.6

214207534244

1,047

Nov.

391366276230155

193237930212639

Dec.

628860372705369

183498931245688

Jan.

463662784

1,120305

155557810475808

Feb.

611814

1,109709703

8061,075

836499

1,265

Mar.

7731,6711,029

753553

619791819550

1,030

Apr.

8501,046

655790833

8771,1821,089

7951,121

Hay

639699662547910

502550

1,090942621

June

532447439419534

326677532947494

July344266472246532

355426834581428

Aug.

234327319199426

192256467359554

Sept.

204229253118233

174327281554449

The year

517631541502470

380561763533760


19561957195819591960

Oct.

3.031.04.91

1.07.55

1.191.152.971.365.83

Nov.

2.111.981.481.24.84

1.041.275.011.143.45

Dec.

3.494.782.083.932.05

1.022.785.191.363.83

Jan.

2.573.694.376.241.70

.863.104.512.644.50

Feb.

3.074.245.583.573.54

4.205.404.212.516.59

Mar.

4.309.305.734.203.08

3.454.404.563.075.74

Apr.

4.595.633.534.264.48

4.736.375.874.286.05

May

3.563.903.693.045.07

2.803.076.085.253.46

June

2.872.412.362.252.88

1.753.652,875.102.67

July

1.911.492.631.372.96

1.972.384.653.242.39

Aug.

1.30 1.821.781.112.38

1.071.432.611.993.09

'sept.

1.101.241.36.64

1.26

.941.761.522.992.42

The year

33.9041.5235.5032.9230.79

25.0236.7650.0534.9350.02


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

5,22013,4006,0206,2305,820

5,8205,8205,6205,6206,440

Date_


Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Nov. 19, 1957May 31, 1959Oct. 9, 1959

Minimum day

_1451301369288

110120230178285

Mean

_517631541502470

380561763533760

Per square mile

_2.503.052.612.432.27

1.842.713.692.573.67

Runoff in

Inches_

33.9041.5235.5032.9230.79

25.0236.7650.0534.9350.02

Calendar year

Mean

626504581568459467

410682621674-

Runoff In

Inches41.0733.0738.1937.2730.1230.60

26.9744.7340.7444.18

-

727 - 526 O - 64 - 18

264 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1785. Burton Reservoir near Clayton, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°48', long 83°32', on Tallulah River, 5.5 miles downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 76, 10 miles southwest of Clayton, Rabun County.



Gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of*1936 (levels by Georgia Power Co.).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Dam completed in 1920. Spillway (crest elevation, 1,860.0 ft) is equipped with eight gates 22 ft wide by 6.6 ft high. Total capacity at elevation 1,866.6 ft (top of gates) is 108,000 acre-ft, of which 106,000 acre-ft is usable storage. Figures given herein represent total contents. Res ervoir is used for power development.

Cooperation. Records for 1951-60 not previously published, furnished by Georgia Power Co.

;, on last day of month

Water year

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

70,50072,70056 , 90066,60061,500

62,40070,10076,70070,50088 , 400

Nov.

49,80070,50054,60059,40060,200

41,60055,90082,60061,30072,500

Dec.

44,80081,60041,70054,80050 , 300

31,50063,60074,70046 , 40061 , 100

Jan.

43,50081,60061,70076,30048,800

26,30069,40082,80058,10062,800

Feb.

49,60078,80084,30085,00068,400

56,20077,10092,10073,20081,400

Mar.

79,000108,00091,00090,00086,000

81,60087,70094,40089,20094,400

Apr.

103,000106,00095,500

100,00093,600

105,000105,000104,000104,00099,200

May

99,200106,00098 , 100

105,000103,000

102,000106,000103,000105,000103,000

June

98,90094,20091,00095,700

105,000

102,000105,000103,000101,000102,000

July

97,00081,60094,90091,800

101,000

102,00097,000

101,00099,500

101,000

Aug.

77,10076,50086,20085,20086,200

93,10082,40096,000

101,00096,200

Sept.

74,30069,40078,80067,20075,400

81,90085,20082,40092,10088,200

1795. Mathis Reservoir near Lakemont, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°46' long 83°25', on Tallulah River, 1 mile upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 23, if miles south of Lakemont, Rabun County.



Gage.--Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 ["levels by Georgia Power Co.).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete slab and buttress dam. Spillway (crest elevation, 1,682.75 ft) is equipped with 16 gates 15.8 ft wide by 6.85 ft high. Dam com pleted in 1914. Total capacity at elevation 1,689.6 ft (top of gates) is 31,200 acre-ft, of which 23,000 acre-ft is usable storage. Figures given herein represent total con tents. Reservoir is used for power development.

Cooperation. Records for 1951-60 not previously published, furnished by Georgia Power Co.

Contents, In acre-feet, on last day of monthWater year

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

30,00029,10029,30029,40029,400

28,90026,20029,20024,90027,900

Nov.

27,90028,40029,40028,70028,400

29,20029,20026,70028,20028,400

Dec.

29,20028,10028,90028,70029,200

29,40029,20030,10029,80029,900

Jan.

27,00028,50028 , 20029,20028,500

29,40029,80026,70028,80029,800

Feb.

28,60029,10028,20028,50028,500

29,60029,80027,20028,50028,300

Mar.

28,10029,50028,10029,00029,200

29,50029,90029,20029,40029,400

Apr.

29,80028,60029,00029,70029,400

29,40029,20029,30029,60030,100

May

29,00028,80029,60029,40028,600

29,50029,60029,80030,70029,200

June

29,90029,80029,60029,50029,500

29,70029,90029,40029,00028,000

July

29,60030,10029,80030,10029,400

29,90029,60030,30030,10029,900

Aug.

29,00029,40029,60029,80029,300

29,80030,10029,80029,50029,400

Sept.

28,70029,20030,20028,80029,000

29,40029,70029,20028,80029,400


1820. Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°41', long 83°21', on left bank at Yonah Dam settlement, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 7 miles north of Toccoa, Stephens County.


Records available.--October 1942 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 673.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Georgia Power Co.).

Average discharge.--18 years (1942-60), 68.5 cfs, revised (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes.--1942-60: Maximum discharge, 15,100 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 18.0 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 30, 1954, Sept. 23, 24, 1955.

Maximum stage known since at least 1927, that of June 16, 1949, from records fur nished by Georgia Power Co.

Remarks. Diversion at point 2.0 miles above station for water supply by city of Toccoa.


Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

55.331.025.131.815.3

17.823.546.333.278.3

Nov.

43.635.829.533.922.4

21.625.675.228.058.0

Dec.

53.887.036.181.034.9

19.539.477.331.662.9

Jan.

46.265.571.4

14335.4

18.555.971.743.390.5

Feb.

48.397.0

10279.177.8

73.482.694.052.8

135

Mar.

75.022595.791.542.9

67.266.3

10758.2

129

Apr.

78.712372.4

10459.8

99.011611886.3

127

May

60.784.782.171.743.7

63.962.695.973.484.2

June

59.661.058.856.432.0

36.944.365.263.462.3

July

47.744.795.637.433.8

34.330.781.845.144.8

Aug.

30.242.347.125.828.7

21.725.857.428.442.8

Sept.

28.928.139.016.115.7

27.229.937.746.445.3

The year

52.477.162.764.336.6

41.549.977.249.179.8

Monthly and yearly runoff, In inches (adjusted) a/Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.961.10.89

1.13.63

.74

.881.661.222.80

Nov.

1.501.231.011.16.80

.81

.932.611.041.99

Dec.

1.913.091.282.871.34

.781.462.741.162.24

Jan.

1.642.332.545.071.26

.731.982.551.533.20

Feb.

1.553.213.272.532.49

2.442.643.011.724.48

Mar.

2.667.983.393.251.52

2.392.353.792.064.58

Apr.

2.704.222.493.572.05

3.403.984.052.974.36

May

2.163.012.922.551.57

2.272.223.402.612.99

June

2.042.102.021.941.16

1.341.552.242.222.14

July

1.701.593.391.331.22

1.231.162.901.631.61

Aug.

1.071.501.67.93

1.03

.88

.972.041.061.52

Sept.

0.99.97

1.34.59.68

1.061.071.341.621.60

The year

21.8832.3326.2126.9215.75

18.0721.1932.3320.8433.51

a Adjusted for diversion by city of Toccoa beginning August 1954. Adjusted figures given herein August 1954 to September 1955 supersede unadjusted figures previously published in water-supply papers.


195119521953

1955

1957195819591960

_12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Observed

Momentary maximum

discharge_810

3,5003,7402,5702,010

1,150810592

1,5301,000

Date_

Oct. 20, 1950Mar. 11, 1952July 22, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Feb. 6, 1955

Apr. 15, 1956Apr. 4, 1957Nov. 19, 1957May 31, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

"linlmumday

-1922221210

1415232021

-52.477.162.764.336.6

41.549.977.249.179.8

Adjusted

----

64.437.7

43.150.877.449.980.0

Per

mile-1.612.371.931.981.16

1.331.562.381.542.46

a/Runoff

Inches-

21.8832.3326.2126.9215.75

18.0721.1932.3320.8433.51

Calendar year

Observed

64.552.571.867.558.035.4

44.059.177.258.0

-

Adjusted a/

----

58.736.5

45.359.777.458.5

"

Runoff

Inches26.9521.9330.0928.1924.5315.31

19.0124.9332.3324.45

"

a Adjusted for diversion by city of Toccoa beginning August 1954. Adjusted figures given herein August 1954 to September 1955 supersede unadjusted figures previously published in water-supply papers.


1840. Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°29', long 82°55', on right bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from Beaverdam Creek, 5 miles upstream from confluence with Seneca River, and 10 miles north of Hartwell, Hart County.


Records available.--April 1925 to September 1927, February 1940 to December 1960 (discontinued). Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 570 ft (by barometer). April 1925 to September 1927 at datum about 1 ft higher.


Extremes. 1925-27. 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 28,600 cfs Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 10.8 ft); minimum daily, 188 cfs Oct. 18, 1954.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by powerplants above station and by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs on Tallulah River.


19561957195819591960

1961

Oct.

2,189773863

1,009420

799967

1,8581,2412,755

2,038

Nov.

1,6181,246

956972610

965988

2,974961

2,124

1,403

Dec.

2,0183,0411,4992,7721,374

8341,3682,6901,1922,219

1,512

Jan.

1,4112,1002,3353,4421,192

6551,8192,3501,4472,708

-

Feb.

1,5482,7543,3672,1262,208

2,1962,9822,7171,6103,916

-

Mar.

2,1346,2032,8732,7491,396

1,8502,2072,8021,6893,417

Apr.

2,3083,4221,9342,5691,841

2,7133,4843,4372,4113,663

-

May

2,0582,3072,4461,7012,045

1,6881,6823,2892,4802,034

-

June

1,9961,7481,4651,5651,269

9921,6641,6402,7431,857

-

July

1,2231,2721,563860

1,538

1,0501,1442,6751,6131,380

-

Aug.

1,1461,4351,073

6971,257

716989

1,664909

1,893

-

Sept.

856860

1,074656869

936924

1,2151,9401,655

-

The year

1,7102,2661,7791,7601,330

1,2761,6732,4421,6832,462

-


19561957195819591960

1961

Oct.

2.38.96.84

1.01.43

.74

.922.171.243.40

2.27

Nov.

1.521.471.131.03.70

.76

.983.721.062.29

1.47

Dec.

2.484.081.633.421.56

.851.893.321.232.61

1.70

Jan.

1.722.683.364.821.46

.722.443.082.053.47

-

Feb.

1.943.224.322.602.94

3.223.573.312.144.99

-

Mar.

3.308.473.783.602.14

2.873.023.642.494.62

-

Apr.

3.364.142.493.372.42

3.824.624.423.274.61

-

May

2.512.933.172.062.77

2.092.174.163.192.64

-

June

2.471.921.651.731.62

1.222.032.013.252.23

-

July

1.511.362.061.021.87

1.341.433.372.041.76

-

Aug.

1.031.711.18.74

1.29

.72

.961.991.182.29

-

Sept.

0.99.90

1.18.41.84

.911.181.192.191.86

-

The year

25.2133.8426.7925.8120.04

19.2625.2136.3825.3336.77

-

a Adjusted for change In contents In Burton and Mathis Reservoirs.


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

1961

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703

1703



discharge-

15,30025,10015,30019,20018,200

12,80016,70010,30012,80012,400

-

Date-

Oct. 20, 1950Mar. 11, 1952Feb. 21, 1953Jan. 16, 1954Feb. 7, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Nov. 19, 1957June 1, 1959Feb.6,Mar. 31

-

"linimumday

-305308318197188

236248394315340

-

-1,7102,2661,7791,7601,330

1,2761,6732,4421,6832,462

-

Ad jus ted a/

-1,6872,2601,7931,7421,342

1,2861,6782,4371,6962,457

-

Per

mile-

1.862.501.981.921.48

1.411.852.681.872.70

-

Runoff

inches-

25.2133.8426.7925.8120.04

19.2625.2136.3825.3336.77

-

Calendar year

Observec

2,1451,6462,1191,9011,5621,345

1,3382,0252,0971,9952,282

-

Adjusted a/

2,1041,6952,1111,9191,5561,319

1,3822,0422,0572,0152,266

-

Runoff

inches31.4025.3430.9328.6523.0419.70

20.7030.6330.7030.1033.91

-

a Adjusted for change in contents in Burton and Mathis Reservoirs.


1845. Whltewater River at Jocassee, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°58'19", long 82°56'24", on right bank at highway bridge at Jocassee, Oconee County, 0.8 mile ups.tream from confluence with Toxaway River.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 777.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes.--1951-60: Maximum discharge, 7,120 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 11.17 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 22 cfs Dec. 17, 1955; minimum gage height, 1.40 ft Oct. 20, 1951.


19561957195819591960

Oct.-

64.056.556.637.9

51.285.519366.4

325

Nov._

13797.073.760.1

46.287.5

29358.7

205

Dec.

_306118222150

46.915627373.3

202

Jan.

110190251319108

43.0187243143236

Feb.

140243365202236

234324237146367

Mar.

200503352207168

165221237187274

Apr.

214282176225259

215395325261288

May

137169194144296

122144308337162

June

121123112103141

74.4159122258121

July

82.874.3

15159.0

129

11093.8

232218138

Aug.

62.215310050.7

114

54.354.7

134122182

Sept.

58.477.987.832.258.8

71.910778.8

163131

The year-

194171141146

102166223169219


19561957195819591960

Oct.-

1.561.371.38.92

1.242.094.701.617.92

Nov._

3.242.291.741.42

1.092.066.91.1.384.83

Dec._

7.462.875.413.66

1.143.806.651.794.92

Jan.

2.694.646.127.772.63

1.054.555.933.485.75

Feb.

3.085.548.044.455.20

5.347.135.223.228.37

Mar.

4.8812.268.585.054.09

4.025.385.784.556.68

Apr.

5.046.654.155.316.11

5.089.327.666.166.80

May

3.344.124.733.507.22

2.973.507.508.213.94

June

2.862.902.642.433.32

1.753.752.886.082.86

July

2.021.813.681.443.15

2.692.285.655.323.37

Aug.

1.523.722.431.232.78

1.331.343.262.974.44

Sept.

1.371.842.08.76

1.38

1.702.521.863.853.09

The year.

55.7448.9840.4741.88

29.4047.7264.0048.6262.97


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-14331433143314331433

14331503155316231703


Discharge--

7,1203,2003,1202,440

2,0203,1202,6102,0602,520

Date--

Mar. 11, 1952Feb. 21, 1953Jan. 22, 1954Feb. 6, 1955

Apr. 15, 1956Apr. 4, 1957Dec. 20, 1957May 31, 1959Oct. 9, 1959

Minimum day

--

36442524

3439644378

Mean

_-

194171141146

102166223169219

Per square mile

--

4.103.622.983.09

2.163.514.713.574.63

Runoff in

Inches--

55.7448.9840.4741.88

29.4047.7264.0048.6262.97

Calendar year

Mean

-136174178132137

118202176214"

Runoff In

Inches-

39.0650.0150.9837.9439.35

33.8858.0350.5261.51

-


1850. Keowee River near Joeassee, S. C.

Location (revised).--Lat 34°57'21", long 82°54'41", on right bank 0.6 mile downstreamfrom bridge on State Highway 11, 1.8 miles southeast of Joeassee, Oeonee County, and2.6 miles upstream from Eastatoe Creek.




Average discharge. 10 years (1950-60), 462 efs.

Extremes. 1949-60: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 16.23 ft), from rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 57 cfs Oct. 7, 1954.


19561957195819591960

Dot.

42515513o14473.0

139212555206831

Nov.

281385269199115

136220892186496

Dec.

536851344657373

135435815222527

Jan.

312537708914262

117485718453616

Feb.

424636

1,039574632

675841688441

1,029

Mar.

6061,427

930648434

458600690531765

Apr.

647760466651679

6301,066

948684817

May

397446546377798

359382891881439

June

381313343258362

222499387721348

July273192393153391

270267711535357

Aug.

189394?73122351

144173399301466

Sept.'

16818323972.8

187

176311238398371

The year

386524471397387

286454661463587


19561957195819591960

Oct.

3.311.211.051.12.57

1.081.654.321.606.47

Nov.

2.122.902.031.50.87

1.031.666.731.413.74

Dee.

4.176.632.685.122.90

1.053.396.351.734.10

Jan.

2.434.185.517.122.04

.913.785.593.534.80

Feb.

2.984.647.314.044.45

4.925.924.843.107.50

Mar.

4.7211.117.245.053.38

3.564.675.374.145.96

Apr.

4.885.743.514.915.12

4.758.037.155.166.16

May

3.093.474.252.946.21

2.802.976.946.863.42

June

2.872.352.591.942.73

1.673.762.915.432.62

July2.121.503.071.193.04

2.102.085.534.162.78

Aug.

1.483.072.12.95

2.73

1.121.353.112.343.63

Sept.

1.271.381.80.55

1.41

1.332.341.803.002.80

The year

35.4448.1843.1636.4335.45

26.3241.6060.6442.4653.98


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-14331433143314331433

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

7,70018,4009,8409,1907,100

5,7808,5406,2605,9005,540

Date-


Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 4, 1957Dec. 20, 1957Apr: 12, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum day

-12692

1115857

8498

190142215

Mean

-386524471397387

286454661463587

Per squaremile

-2.613.543.182.682.61

1.933.074.473.133.97

Runoff In

Inches-

35.4448.1843.1636.4335.45

26.3241.6060.6442.4653.98

Calendar year

Mean

533399470492360374

325570523568-

Runoff In

Inches48.8936.5843.2045.1433.0334.27

29.8652.3047.9852.03

-

SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN <^9

1855. Keowee River near Newry, S. C.

Location (revised).--Lat 34"44'09", long 82°52 ( l9", on left bank 800 ft downstream from Lawrence Bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from Sixmile Creek, and 2^ miles east of Newry, Oconee County.


Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in W3P 1303.



Extremes.--1939-60: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Aug. 13, 1940; maximum gage height, 24.60 ft Aug. 13, 1940; minimum discharge, 120 cfs Oct. 8, 1954; minimum daily, 152 cfs Oct. 8, 14, 1954.

Remarks. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1953 to September 1954 are published in report of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

832393342454202

345483

1,227544

1,497

Nov.

467912596555355

341486

1,965508

1,027

Dec.

1,1112,297

7771,910

831

317927

1,795575

1,169

Jan.

8141,1841,5512,714

650

3021,1261,5901,0091,457

Feb.

9571,4552,3281,6181,544

1,9121,9911,7921,0772,536

Mar.

1,4643,8611,9851,566

638

1,1441,4341,6241,1702,182

Apr.

1,5501,8481,1281,3961,249

1,8382,5112,0151,5722,088

May

9181,1931,6111,0651,329

1,003847

1,9751,7571,260

June

937848

1,147748575

5391,129

9631,693

895

July598340966395624

696636

1,6151,091

837

Aug.

426972617289625

365351891641

1,033

Sept.

422490660188325

459712516850836

The year

8741,3191,1351,074

740

7651,0431,4961,0391,397


19561957195819591960

Oct.

2.111.00.87

1.15.51

.871.223.111.383.79

Nov.

1.152.231.461.36.87

.841.194.821.252.52

Dec.

2.815.821.974.842.11

.802.354.551.452.96

Jan.

2.063.003.936.871.65

.772.854.022.563.69

Feb.2.193.455.333.713.53

4.534.564.102.476.01

Mar.

3.719.795.033.971.61

2.893.634.122.965.53

Apr.

3.804.532.773.423.06

4.516.164.943.855.12

May

2.333.024.082.703.37

2.542.145.004.453.19

June

2.302.082.811.831.41

1.322.772.364.152.20

July

1.51.86

2.441.001.58

1.761.614.092.772.12

Aug.

1.082.471.57.73

1.58

.92

.892.261.632.62

Sept.

1.031.201.62.46.80

1.131.741.262.092.05

The year

26.0839.4533.8832.0422.08

22.8831.1144.6331.0141.80


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703

Water year ending. Sept. 30Momentary maximum

Discharge-

13,00022,00016,30019,70017,500

14,90018,30010,80014,40013,300

Date_


Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Apr. 12, 1959Mar. 30, 1960

Minimum day

_233175248156152

178202402376510

Mean

_874

1,3191,1351,074

740

7651,0431,4961,0391,397

Per square mile

_1.922.902.492.361.63

1.682.293.292.283.07

Runoff In

Inches-

26.0839.4533.8832.0422.08

22.8831.1144.6331.0141.80

Calendar year

Mean

1,234974

1,1601,238

945708

8401,3021,2151,213

-

Runoff In

Inches36.8429.0634.7036.9328.1821.10

25.1338.8336.2336.20

-


1860. Twelvemile Creek near Liberty, S. C.

Location. Lat 34 048'05", long 82°44'55", on left bank 40 ft downstream from State highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from Rices Creek, and 3.4 miles west of Liberty, Pickens County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 822.185 ft above mean sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).


Extremes. 1954-60: Maximum discharge, 2,930 cfs Apr. 5, 1957 (gage height, 9.80 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 23, 1955 (gage height, 1.79 ft).

Remarks. Storm runoff at gage affected by several small flood-detention reservoirs on tributary streams.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge In cubic feet per secondWater year

19541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_38.0

55.670.8

136105215

Nov.

_67.4

66.31O72401O9138

Dec.

_118

54.3138207134195

Jan.

_117

55.02O7224136255

Feb.

_257

337274281197401

Mar.

_113

198185272225412

Apr.

_179

306299341318373

May

_196

131110331216231

June

_93.8

81.7115196237189

July

_82.6

94.767.8

259162156

Aug.

54.354.5

54.963.4164132196

Sept.

36.741.5

68.0116106162215

The year

_112

124145230177247


19561957195819591960

Oct.

----

O.41

.61

.771.481.142.34

Nov._--_

0.71

.701.132.521.151.45

Dec.----

1.28

.591.502.251.452.12

Jan..---

1.27

.602.252.431.482.78

Feb._-__

2.52

3.432.692.761.944.08

Mar.

_--_

1.23

2.162.022.962.444.48

Apr.

.--_

1.89

3.223.153.593.353.93

May_---

2.13

1.431.203.602.352.51

June_---

O.99

.861.202.062.501.99

July_---

0.90

1.03.74

2.811.761.70

Aug.---

O.59.59

.60

.691.791.442.13

Sept.---

0.39.44

.721.221.121.712.26

The year----

14.36

15.9518.5629.3722.7131.77


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

----

14331433

14331503155316231703


Discharge-----

2,880

2,76O2,9301,3802,7102,490

Date-----

Feb. 7, 1955

Apr. 16 1956Apr. 5 1957July 9 1958June 1 1959Mar. 31 1960

Minimum day

-___-32

3539717483

Mean

-----

112

124145230177247

Per square mile

-----

1.06

1.171.372.171.672.33

Runoff In

Inches-_---

14.36

15.9518.5629.3722.7131.77

Calendar year

Mean

-_---

108

13616721O194-

Runoff In

Inches-----

13.86

17.4521.4126.8624.88

-


1870. Seneca River near Anderson, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°29'10", long 82°49'45", on right bank 0.25 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 80, 1.9 miles downstream from Deep Creek, 4.2 miles upstream from confluence with Tugaloo River, and 10 miles west of Anderson, Anderson County.


Records available. June 1928 to January 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 520 ft (from Corps of Engineers profile). May 28, 1928, to Jan. 23, 1929, staff gage and Jan. 24, 1929, to Oct. 12, 1933, water- stage recorder, at site 15 ft downstream at same datum.


Extremes. 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 81,100 cfs Aug. 17, 18, 1928 (gage height, 25.73 ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 105 cfs Sept. 17, 1939; minimum dally, 170 cfs Sept. 20, 1931.

Remarks. Some regulation at low flow by powerplants above station.

Monthly and yearly mean diaeharge, in oubio feet per secondWater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

1,858697678787325

562784

1,900931

2,371

Nov.

1,2071,269

909346616

5981,0383,206

9111,858

Dec.

2,0733,7401,1792,5151,158

6171,5662,6021,1082,214

Jan.

I,3b32,0662,4254,3371,200

6151,7782,5661,6312,767

Feb.

1,5882,3744,2042,1462,588

3,1983,1123,0581,964

-

Mar.

2,2437,2203,O772,6361,447

2,3842,4513,1442,124

-

Apr.

2,0393,0071,7622,3772,055

3,4813,9013,7023,014

-

May

1,4431,8512,4041,5742,025

1,7871,5693,2632,266

-

June

1,5631,4221,5721,2201,143

9111,8071,8232,684

-

July

1,O47942

1,226786

1,O56

1,114930

2,5151,616

-

Aug.

8831,453898553909

57O691

1,602988-

Sept.

871814980308517

8911,141

9511,699

-

The year

1,5142,2441,7611,6751,244

1,3831,7172,5241,739

-


19561957195819591960

Oct.

2.09.78.76.88.37

.63

.882.131.052.66

Nov.

1.321.38

.99

.92

.67

.651.133.48

.992.02

Dec.

2.334.211.332.821.30

.691.762.931.242.49

Jan.

1.522.322.724.881.35

.691.992.881.833.11

Feb.

1.612.494.272.182.62

3.363.163.101.99

-

Mar.

2.528.123.462.961.63

2.682.763.532.39

-

Apr.

2.223.271.922.592.23

3.784.244.033.28

-

May

1.632.082.701.762.27

2.011.763.672.55

-

June

1.701.551.711.331.24

.991.961.992.92

-

July

1.181.061.37

.881.19

1.261.042.821.82-

Aug.

0.991.641.01

.621.02

.64

.781.801.11-

Sept.

0.95.88

1.07.33.56

.971.241.031.85-

The year

20.0629.7823.3122.1516.45

18.3522.7033.3923.02

-


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

13,90032,00023,20023,60018,400

18,00022,20012,80015,300

-

Date-


Apr. 17, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Nov. 20, 1957Apr. 13, 1959

-

Minimum day

_542489583215231

342320749646-

Mean

_1,5142,2441,7611,6751,244

1,3831,7172,5241,739

-

Per square mile

_1.482.191.721.631.21

1.351.672.461.69-

Runoff in

inches_

20.0629.7823.3122.1516.45

18.3522.7033.3923.02

-

Calendar year

Mean

2,0111,5621,9961,8791,5021,217

1,5182,0782,1272,033

-

Runoff In

Inches26.6420.6926.4924.8519.8716.08

20.1527.4728.1326.91

-


1875. Savannah River near Iva, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°15', long 82°45', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 184, half a mile upstream from Little Generostee Creek, 5.8 miles southwest of Iva, Anderson County, and at mile 281.5 upstream from Savannah, Ga.


Records available. October 1949 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods , published in WSP 1303.



Extremes.--1949-60: Maximum discharge, 54,400 cfs Mar. 12, 1952 (gage height, 12.74 ft); minimum, 220 cfs Aug. 24, 1959 caused by construction work above station; minimum daily, 493 cfs Aug. 24, 1959.

Remarks. Some regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs, powerplants above station, and since 1959 by construction of Hartwell Reservoir. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the period October 1951 to September 1952 are published in report of the Geological Survey.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondWater! year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

4,3541,5861,6882,027

886

1,5362,0183,7322,4595,497

Nov.

3,0122,7822,0422,0491,502

1,8352,2676,9922,1994,086

Dec.

4,3897,5752,8225,6462,859

1,7333,2335,8252,4904,628

Jan.

2,8964,5975,3478,7922,733

1,4863,9665,5103,3045,819

Feb.

3,4225,3938,3494,7835,306

5,6445,9116,0123,8528,835

Mar.

4,76115,2406,8585,7743,244

4/5554,8436,2694,0667,224

Apr.

5,0256,8154,1945,4474,426

6,4077,7957,8345,4007,990

May

3,7544,5775,4173,4723,890

3,8913,5526,7924,7304,685

June

3,8043,1183,2892,9782,349

2,1603,6123,7176,0483,642

July

2,4852,1193,0461,8822,663

2,5982,3305,3883,6603,157

Aug.

2,1553,3142,1521,4972,403

1,5461,8383,5211,9083,872

Sept.

1,8751,9602,2231,1831,456

2,6762,1852,2803,7143,389

The year

3,4964,9343,9273,7962,793

2,9883,6075,3183,6435,221


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

27,20054,40036,80044,20034,000

31,20034,80032,00022,00012,300

Date_


Mar. 16, Apr. 16Apr. 6, 1957Nov. 19, 1957

Apr. 13, June 1Apr. 6, 1960

Minimum day

_1,020874

1,080591540

733760

1,300493

2,040

Mean

_3,4964,9343,9273,7962,793

2,9883,6075,3183,6435,221

Per square mile

_1.572.211.761.701.25

1.341.622.381.632.34

Runoff in

inches_

21.2730.1223.8923.0816.99

18.2321.9332.3422.1631.87

Calendar year

Mean

4,5653,5124,4804,1973,4172,780

3,1924,3614,5334,238

-

Runoff in

inches27.7721.3827.3225.5420.7816.91

19.4726.5027.5825.77

-


1880. Rocky River near Calhoun Palls, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°08', long 82°38', on right bank 2,000 ft upstream from Swanigan Mill bridge on county road, 3£ miles northwest of Calhoun Palls, Abbeville County, and 3f miles upstream from mouth.





Extremes. 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 9,450 cfs Mar. 25, 1952 (gage height, 9.44 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 9 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 1954.

Remarks. Plow regulated by Lake Secession (usable capacity, about 1,742,000,000 cu ft). City of Abbeville diverts a small amount of water for municipal supply. Diversion started in 1957.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

16873.7

15115538.3

110285108168311

Nov.

14312513812855.5

116159742132238

Dec.

18729113930193.8

105186474144228

Jan.161294238619145

99.4250314165722

Feb.

186323426337425

200321415230906

Mar.

2261,378548293291

485291503289567

Apr.

325364358285134

497362746292447

May248213412245137

204231435288207

June

16315220414399.2

108186170272192

July

141107136130114

97.2144169157225

Aug.

11519265.4

102147

111142168158195

Sept.

10617699.446.6

105

377116147344174

The year

181309242232147

208222365219366


Year

195019511952195319541955

1956195719581959I960

WSP

-12331233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge_

1,2409,4502,2402,8802,700

4,1101,2605,0003,8603,560

Date_

Dec. 7, 1950Mar. 25, 1952Mar. 23, 1953Jan. 23, 1954Feb. 6, 1955

Sept. 27, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Nov. 20, 1957Sept. 7, 1959Feb. 14, 1960

Minimum day

_2439449

14

2618554384

Mean

_181309242232147

208222365219366

Per square mile

___-_-

_----

Runoff In

inches_---_-

_----

Calendar year

Mean

_180303255199159

234279291247-

Runoff in

inches_---_-

_----


1885. South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°11', long 82°57', on left bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge,1 mile northeast of Dewy Rose, Elbert County, and 3 miles upstream from confluence with North Beaverdam Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 581.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1952, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1942-60: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs Jan. 18, 1943 (gage height, 13.4 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.80 cfs Sept. 22, 1954.

Floods of Aug. 25, 1852, and Aug. 25, 1908, reached a stage of about 23.6 ft, from information by local residents. Flood of Aug. 15, 1928, reached a stage of 17.8 ft, from floodmark.


19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

77.611.912.918.42.82

10.622.333.016.425.7

Nov.

26.418.916.219.211.7

13.822.7

13717.126.6

Dec.

47.410024.559.627.2

14.731.559.919.136.3

Jan.

35.940.390.878.042.4

19.442.659.226.598.3

Feb.

40.654.3

10237.267.6

58.441.473.256.6

129

Mar.

53.118384.339.232.2

78.351.691.553.078.4

Apr.

47.760.446.443.236.5

68.172.3

12850.878.1

May

25.440.355.526.324.1

25.433.260.842.939.5

June

36.826.023.420.019.6

11.232.133.045.624.7

July

34.618.020.511.119.8

14.517.139.131.642.7

Aug.

19.533.314.55.50

16.9

11.09.51

27.014.226.4

Sept.

16.815.119.92.078.67

39.215.515.523.127.6

The year

38.650.442.230.025.5

30.232.662.832.952.5


19561957195819591960

Oct.

2.50.38.42.59.09

.34

.721.06.53.83

Nov.

0.82.59.51.60.36

.43

.714.27.53.83

Dec.

1.523.22.79

1.91.88

.471.011.92.62

1.16

Jan.

1.151.302.932.511.36

.621.371.90.85

3.17

Feb.

1.181.642.971.081.97

1.761.212.121.653.88

Mar.

1.715.892.711.261.04

2.521.662.951.712.52

Apr.

1.481.891.451.351.14

2.122.253.991.582.43

May

0.821.301.79.85.78

.821.071.961.381.27

June

1.15.81.73.62.61

.351.001.031.42.77

July

1.11.58.66.36.64

.47

.551.261.021.37

Aug.

0.631.07.47.18.54

.35

.31

.87

.46

.85

Sept.

0.52.47.62.06.27

1.22.48.48.72.86

The year

14.5919.1416.0511.379.68

11.4712.3423.8112.4719.94


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSF

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703



-1,8801,520

760900840

1,100948

1,540438

1,010

Date-


Mar. 17, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Nov. 19, 1957June 1, 1959July 29, 1960

Minimum day

-7.09.79.01.01.0

4.05.1

121015

Mean

-38.650.442.230.025.5

30.232.662.832.952.5

Per square mile

-1.081.411.18.838.712

.844

.9111.75.919

1.47

Runoff in

Inches-

14.5919.1416.0511.379.68

11.4712.3423.8112.4719.94

Calendar year

Mean

38.936.943.845.925.325.3

33.445.348.135.9

-

Runoff In

Inches14.7613.9416.6717.439.609.59

12.6717.1518.2413.61

-


1890. Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°04', long 82°38', on left bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, 1 mile downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 1^ miles down stream from Rocky River, 3 miles southwest of Calhoun Falls, Abbeville County, and at mile 264.7 upstream from Savannah, Ga.

Drainage area.--2,876 sq mi.

Records available. August 1896 to August 1898, March 1899 to December 1900, January to December 1903, March 1930 to July 1932, April 1938 to September 1960. Published as "at Calhoun Palls," 1897-99. Records for January 1901 to December 1902, published in WSP 65, 75, and 83 have been found unreliable, and should not be used. Gage-height records collected at original site 1 mile upstream during 1899-1928 and at present site since 1928 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 363.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 1, 1928, chain gage at railroad bridge 1 mile upstream at datum about 5.5 ft higher.

Average discharge . 25 years (1896-97, 1899-1900, 1930-31, 1938-60), 4,901 cfs.

Extremes. 1896-1900. 1903, 1930-32, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 96,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 11.52 ft), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 323 cfs Aug. 24, 1959, caused by construc tion work above station; minimum daily, 636 cfs Oct. 12, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 28.2 ft Aug. 25, 1908, original site and datum, from records of U.S. Weather Bureau (discharge, 114,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Some regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs, powerplants above station, and since 1959 by construction of Hartwell Reservoir.


Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

4,8371,7281,9332,161

978

1,7602,4284,3162,7455,736

Nov.

3,3283,0862,2712,1211,254

2,0772,5078,3102,4144,339

Dec.

4,9908,0603,1606,6073,042

2,0233,4526,5312,6844,942

Jan.

3,4445,0156,2929,5773,322

1,8894,2326,1463,5177,253

Feb.

3,9946,3309,5885,3846,345

6,7636,6756,8304,471

1O,38O

Mar.

5,50716,9107,8576,4163,867

6,1265,9347,1424,8338,259

Apr.

5,7797,3874,7456,2835,105

7,8248,4919,2666,2709,299

May

4,4145,0146,6054,2354,781

4,1874,2077,6535,5995,454

June

4,3293,6493,8223,4022,735

2,3963,9694,1846,9134,153

July

2,8912,4343,3242,1063,011

2,7552,6765,5214,0693,739

Aug.

2,3503,6402,2831,6112,674

1,6852,0563,9142,1854,324

Sept.

2,1382,3632,3301,2161,665

3,2852,3462,6244,5263,703

The year

4,0015,4784,4894,2623,234

3,5434,0576,0294,1745,948


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

28,80058,00038,40044,60040,200

40,20038,10038,10032,80019,600

Date-


Sept. 26, 1956Apr. 6, 1957Nov. 19, 1957June 2, 1959Feb. 13, 1960

Minimum day

-1,0501,0301,190

695636

842959

1,630641

2,090

Mean

-4,0015,4784,4894,2623,234

3,5434,0576,0294,1745,948

Per square mile

_1.391.901.561.481.12

1.231.412.101.452.07

Runoff In

Inches-

18.8825.9321.1920.1115.27

16.7819.1328.4519.6928.12

Calendar year

Mean

5,0843,9785,0134,7893,8093,260

3,7564,9565,0844,778

-

Runoff In

Inches24.0218.7523.7422.6117.9715.40

17.7723.3824.0022.52

-

276 SAVAHNAH RIVER BASIN

1890.5. North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 1 (North Fork Broad River) above Toccoa, Ga.

Location. Lat 34 "34 '25", long 83°22'00", in pool of flood-detention reservoir on left side of downstream headwall of arch culvert under county road (abandoned railroad embankment), 1^ miles west of Toccoa, Stephens County, and 2-J miles upstream from Denmans Creek .

Drainage are a. --3. 66 sq mi.

Records available . October 1958 to September I960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder and 3-foot square drop inlet in pool and 5-foot square drop inlet on upstream face of dam. Datum of gage is 894.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. --1958-60: Maximum outflow, 47 cfs Apr. 12, 1959, Jan. 31, 1960; maximum gage height, 12.45 ft Apr. 12, 1959; no flow May 11, 1960, after pool was drained. Maximum inflow, 186 cfs (average for 15-minute interval) Sept. 7, 1959, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

Remarks . --Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and storage began in June 1958. Outlet structures are a 3-foot square drop inlet in pool connected to a 20-inch pipe leading to a 5-foot square drop inlet on upstream face of dam from which a 48-inch pipe carries the outflow through the dam. Top of 3-foot square drop inlet is at gage height 8.50 ft, top of 5-foot drop inlet is at gage height 20.0 ft, and emergency spill way at gage height 33.5 ft. There is an 18-inch diameter cleanout gate at bottom of 3-foot square drop inlet. Reservoir capacity at top of 3-foot drop inlet, 28.0 acre-ft, at top of 5-foot drop inlet 176 acre-ft, and at emergency spillway level, 554 acre-ft.

Monthly and annual mean outflow, In cubic feet per second

Water year1959 1960

Oct.

3.38 6.59

Nov.

3.21 3.94

Dec.2.95 4.68

Jan.

3.47 8.30

Feb.4.80

12.0

Mar.

4.97 11.3

Apr.

7.15 10.3

May

5.45 7.29

June

4.44 5.64

July

3.81 4.31

Aug.

2.80 4.14

Sept.

4.84 4.20

The year

4.26 6.87

Contents, in acre-feet at end of month, of reservoir No. 1

Water year1959 1960

Oct.

31.6 32.6

Nov.

31.3 31.1

Dec.

31.1 31.3

Jan.

30.9 34.6

Feb.

31.1 32.4

Mar.

31.6 33.6

Apr.

31.4 32.8

May

54.0 31.9

June

31.0 31.5

July

32.0 31.2

Aug.

31.3 31.1

Sept.

31.2 31.5

The year-


Year

1959 1960

WSP

1623 1703


Maximum outflow

Discharge

47 47

Date

Apr. 12, 1959 Jan. 31, 1960

Maximum inflow

Discharge

a!86 b!74

Date

Sept. 7, 1959 Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum daily

outflow0.1 0

Mean outflow

4.26 6.87

Calendar year

Mean outflow

4.74

a Average for 15-minute interval; computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, ad- Justed for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

b Average for 5-minute intervalj computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, no rain fall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.


1891. North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 2 (Denmans Creek) near Toeeoa, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°33', long 83°22', at edge of pool near right end of earthflll dam, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth and 3 miles west of Toeeoa, Stephens County.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder and V-noteh sharp-crested weir on concrete drop inlet. Datum of gage is 846.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes.--1956-60: Maximum outflow, 36 efs Apr. 12, 1959 (gage height, 7.24 ft); mini mum, 0.15 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 1956 (gage height, 5.45 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and storage began in April 1956. Outlet structure is a 3-foot square concrete drop inlet connected to a 20-inch concrete outlet pipe. A 120° V-noteh sharp-crested weir is set on side of the drop Inlet, with notch at gage height 5.20 ft. Top of drop Inlet is at gage height 5.87 ft; emergency spillway at gage height 25.9 ft. There Is an 18-inch diameter eleanout gate at the bottom of drop Inlet at gage height -2.60 ft. Reservoir capacity at top of drop inlet, 15.9 acre-ft (revised). Capacity at emergency spillway level, 205 acre-ft (revised). In addition, about 0.6 sq mi of drainage area above station Is partly controlled by abandoned railroad embankment which In effect acts as a flood-detention dam.

Monthly and annual mean outflow, in cubic feet per second

Water year1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

Oct.

0.335 .631 .602

1.03

Nov.

0.419 1.75 .888 .853

Dec.

0.621 1.27 .679 .979

Jan.

1.15 1.23 .806

1.95

Feb.

1.63 1.88 1.24 3.26

Mar.

1.31 2.12 1.362.82

Apr.

2.54 2.31 1.96 2.38

May1.02 .896

2.06 1.75 1.90

June0.415 .985

1.07 1.09 1.56

July0.915 .535

1.08 .666 .965

Aug.

0.569 .395 .938 .415

1.03

Sept.0.437 .528 .585 .748

1.03

The year

0.938 1.41 1.01 1.64

Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month, of reservoir No. 2Water year1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

Oct.

17.6 17.6 17.5 18.4

Nov.

17.4 18.5 17.7 17.8

Dec.

17.6 18.2 17.8 17.9

Jan.

19.6 18.6 17.7 19.0

Feb.

19.118.8 17.8 18.6

Mar.

18.2 18.8 18.2 19.0

Apr.

17.9 18.2 18.7 18.0 18.8

May17.6 17.9 18.3 19.5 18.2

June

17.4 18.3 17.8 17.6 18.1

July17.7 17.4 17.7 17.9 17.9

Aug.

17.2 17.3 17.9 17.8 17.9

Sept.17.4 18.8 17.7 17.5 18.2

The year

1

Note.--Contents April 1956 to September 1957 not previously published.


Year

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

WSP

1503 1503 1553 1623 1703

Water year ending Sept . 30

Maximum outflow

Discharge

35 27 36 33

Date

Apr. 5, 1957 Feb. 26, 1958 Apr. 12, 1959 Jan. 31, 1960

Maximum Inflow

Discharge

1

Date

:

Minimum dally

outflow

0.24 .36 .30 .38

Mean outflow

0.938"

1.41 1.01 1.64

Calendar year

Mean outflow

1.13 1.28 1.07


1895. North Pork Broad River near Toccoa, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°31', long 83°19', on right bank 50 ft upstream from relocated bridge on State Highway 106, 1 mile downstream from Games Creek, and 5 miles south of Toccoa, Stephens County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U.S. Soil Conservation Service). Prior to July 14, 1960, at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.


Extremes. 1954-60: Maximum discharge, 1,060 cfs Feb. 6, 1955 (gage height, 8,33 ft); maximum gage height, 8.50 ft June 24, 1960 (backwater from construction); minimum dis charge, 4.6 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 21, 1956.

Remarks. The following table gives pertinent Information on small flood-detention reser voirs which affected storm runoff at gage during short periods. This Information supersedes that previously published In water-supply papers.

Number of reservoirs

1 2 3 4

Period in effect

Oct. 27, 1954, to Dec. 9, 1955 Dec. 10, 1955, to June 11, 1958 June 12, 1958, to May 19, 1959 May 20, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960

Combined capacity, in acre-feet, at emergency

spillway levels300 506

1,060 1,250


1955

1956

1960

Oct.

_7.12

6.849.33

17.415.622.9

Nov.

_10.2

9.2412.132.815.018.1

Dec.

.15.9

9.1417.027.618.921.4

Jan.

_18.6

9.6724.726.022.341.7

Feb.

.42.3

42.831.241.732.661.5

Mar.

.23.7

35.926.236.430.550.0

Apr.

.22.3

43.648.941.239.840.3

May

24.814.7

19.218.232.535.528.9

June

23.210.6

10.315.518.725.622.5

July

13.912.8

19.411.526,513.817.9

Aug.

10.214.8

9.358.8126.39.28

22.0

Sept.

7.076.46

12.512.316.024.521.4

The year"

-16.5

18.919.528.523.530.6


19561957195819591960

Oct.

_--_

0.43

.41

.561.04.93

1.37

Nov.---_

0.59

.53

.701.90.87

1.05

Dec._-*-

0,95

.551.021.651.131.28

Jan._--_

1.11

.581.481.561.342.49

Feb._--_

2.28

2.391.692.251.763.44

Mar.

.--_

1.42

2.141.572.181.822.99

Apr.----

1.29

2.522.822.382.302.33

May---

1.48.88

1.151.091.942.121.73

June---

1.34.61

.60

.901.081.481.30

July---

0.83.76

1.16.69

1.58.82

1.07

Aug.---

0.61.88

.56

.531.57.55

1.31

Sept.---

0.41.37

.72

.71

.921.421.24

The year----

' 11.57

13.3113.7620.0516.5421.60


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

__---

1383

14331503155316231703


Discharge----_

1,060

830640570730643

Date_____

Feb. 6, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Feb. 26, 1958Sept. 7, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum day

_____

5.2

5.16.4127.29.4

Mean

__--_

16.5

18.919.528.523.530.6

Per square mile

_---_

0.855

.9791.011.481.221.59

Runoff In

inches_--__

11.57

13.3113.7620.0516.5421.60

Calendar year

Mean

---__

15.8

20.022.826.124.6

-

Runoff in

Inches-_-_-

11.09

14.1016.0718.3917.31

-


1896. North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 6 (Bear Creek) near Mlze, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°29', long 83°19', at edge of pool, 255 ft upstream from left end of earthfill dam on Bear Creek, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles east of Mize, Stephens County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir on concrete drop inlet. Datum of gage is 743.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes.--1956-60: Maximum outflow, 38 cfs Apr. 5, 1957 (gage height, 12.1 ft); minimum, 0.88 cfs Aug. 14, 1957 (gage height, 7.64 ft). Maximum inflow, 396 cfs (average for 15-minute interval) May 31, 1959, computed from outflow and change in reservoir con tents, negligible rainfall occurred on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and storage began in November 1956. Outlet structure is a 3-foot square concrete drop inlet connected to a 20-inch concrete outlet pipe. Two 120° V-notch sharp-crested weirs are set on opposite sides of the drop inlet, with notches at gage height 7.33 ft. Top of drop inlet is at gage height 8.00 ft, emergency spillway at gage height 21.0 ft. There is an 18-inch diame ter cleanout gate at bottom of drop inlet at gage height 0.50 ft. Reservoir capacity at top of drop inlet, 114 acre-ft (revised). Capacity at emergency spillway level, 846 acre-ft (revised).

Monthly and annual mean outflow in cubic feet per secondWater year1957 1958 1959 1960

Oct.

3.55 3.61 4.52

Nov.

7.12 3.21 3.22

Dec.

3.60 4.92 3.75 3.79

Jan.4.37 4.66 4.45 6.90

Feb.

5.397.10 6.35

1O.6

Mar.4.85 6.59 6.26 7.43

Apr.

9.16 7.66 7.37 6.18

May3.38 5.46 5.50 4.85

June

2.54 3.25 7.47 4.04

July

2.50 6.68 3.14 5.19

Aug.

1.76 4.65 2.76 3.95

Sept.

2.17 2.97 5.95 4.07

The year

5.37 4.96 5.38

Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month, of reservoir No. 6Water year1957 195S 1959 1960

Oct.

113114 119

Nov.

113.1 119 117 116

Dec.

115.7 117 118 117

Jan.129.2119 117 161

Feb.120.8 129 117 120

Mar.116.8 122 120 125

Apr.

116.8 121 117 122

May115.1 117 225 118

June118.6 113 114 117

July111.0 116 114 118

Aug.

109.9 115 122 115

Sept.115.7 115 115 119

The year

1


1957 195819591960

1503 155316231703


Maximum outflow

Discharge

b38 363736

Date

Apr. 5, 1957 Feb. 27, 1958May 31, Sept. 7Feb. 5, I960

Maximum inflow a/

Discharge

b287316396249

Date

Apr. 5, 1957 July 14, 1958May 31, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

Minimumdaily outflow

bO.88 2.11.52.1

outflow

5.374.965.38

Calendar year

outflow

4.29 4.965.04-

a Average for 15-minute interval; computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents; ad- Justed for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak outflow.

b For period December 1956 to September 1957.Note.--Figures of monthly and yearly outflow in cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff

in inches, published in WSP 1503 for December 1956 to September 1957, are subject to error due to possible losses in storage in subwatershed reservoir No. 6. Those figures are not published herein and should not be used.

727 - 526 O - 64 -


1900. North Fork Broad River near Lavonla, Ga.

Location.~Lat 34°27' , long 83°14' , on right bank at bridge on county road 2.1 miles upstream from Toms Creek and 7.8 miles west of Lavonla, Franklin County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 680.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).


Extremes. 1954-60; Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs Feb. 7, 1955 (gage height, 11.80 ft); minimum, 7.2 cfs Sept. 22-24,' 1955.

Flood In 1933 reached a stage of 17.5 ft, and flood In 1950 reached a stage of 15.5 ft, from Information by local residents.

Remarks. The following table gives pertinent Information on small flood-detentIon reser voirs which affected storm runoff at gage during short periods. This Information supersedes that previously published In water-supply papers.

Number ofreservoirs

134567

Oct.Dec.Oct.Dec.JuneMay

?.l106

181220

Period

, 1954,, 1955,, 1956,, 1957,, 1958,, 1959,

in <

;o;o;o000

;ffeot

Dec.Oct.Dec.JuneMaySept.

9,5,

17,11,19,iO,

195519561957195819591960

Combined capacity,acre-feet, at emerge

spillway levels300922

1,7803,3803,9304,110

1n


19541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

.15.4

14.623.444.036.454.4

Nov.

_25.7

20.130.976.834.438.0

Dec.

.45.0

19.340.763.040.947.3

Jan.

_50.2

21.853.357.348.790.4

Feb.

_95.8

90.266.580.872.0

129

Mar.

.51.8

80.860.883.275.3

108

Apr.

_50.9

93.610193.884.196.6

May

52.332.0

40.138.166.369.463.6

June

54.722.7

21.131.337.670.452.7

July

26.328.8

41.125.560.535.845.1

Aug.

25.327.3

17.517.855.524.846.6

Sept.

17.211.6

29.425.733.6S9.246.1

The year

~

_37.7

40.542.762.654.068.0


19561957195819591960

Oct.----

0.42

.40

.641.211.001.50

Nov.----

0.68

.53

.822.04.91

1.01

Dec.----

1.23

.531.121.731.121.30

Jan.----

1.38

.601.461.571.342.48

Feb.----

2.37

2.321.642.001.783.31

Mar.

_---

1.42

2.Z11.672.282.062.96

Apr.__-_

1.35

2.492.682.492.232.57

May_--

1.44.88

1.101.051.821.901.74

June---

1.45.60

.56

.831.001.871.40

July---

0.72.79

1.13.70

1.66.98

1.23

Aug.

_--

0.69.75

,48.49

1,52,68

1.28

Sept.

___

0.46.31

.78

.68

.891.571.23

The year

_--_

12.18

13.1313.7820.2117.4422.01


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

----

13831383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-----

1,500

1,060950570

1,0601,010

Date----_

Feb. 7, 1955

Apr. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Apr. 15, Aug. 24May 31, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum day

-__-_

7.6

9.311262025

Mean

_-_-_

37.7

40.542.762.654.068.0

Per square mile

----_

0.898

.9641.021.491.291.62

Runoff in

Inches_---_

12.18

13.1313.7820.2117.4422.01

Calendar year

Mean

_-_-_

35.0

44.05O.156.656.4

-

Runoff In

Inches_._-.

11.31

14.2416.1818.2618.22

-


1901. North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 11 {Toms Creek) near Eastanollee, Ga.

Location. Lat 34-29', long 83°15', at edge of pool, about 750 ft upstream from left end of earthfill dam, 2 miles south of Eastanollee, Stephens County, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir on concrete drop inlet. Datum of gage is 730.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. 1956-60: Maximum outflow, 30 cfs Aug. 25, 1958, Apr. 12, May 31, 1959; maximum gageheight, 13.30 ft Apr. 5, 1957 (backwater from debris); minimum outflow, 0.95 cfs Sept. 7, 1957 (gage height, 8.67 ft). Maximum inflow, 376 cfs (average for 15-minute interval) Apr. 12, 1959, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents; negli gible rainfall occurred on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and storage began in August 195a Outlet structure is a 3-foot square concrete drop inlet connected to a 20-inch concrete outlet pipe. Two 120° V-notch sharp-crested weirs are set on opposite sides of the drop inlet, with notches at gage height 8.33 ft. Top of drop inlet is at gage height 9.00 ft, emergency spillway at gage height 81.2 ft. There is an 18-inch diameter cleanout gate at bottom of drop inlet at gage height 2.50 ft. Reservoir capacity at top of drop inlet, 141 acre-ft (revised). Capacity at emergency spillway level, 902 acre-ft (revised).

Monthly and annual mean outflow, in cubic feet per secondWateryear1957 1958 1959 1960

Oct.

2.O9 4.96 3.55 4.16

Nov.

3.48 7.46 3.35 2.97

Dec.3.38 5.17. 4.08 3.55

Jan.4.25 5.03 4.626.21

Feb.5.60 6.5O 6.22 9.09

Mar.4.77 6.50 6.12 7.34

Apr.

9.19 7.45 7.63 6.95

May3.12 5.24 5.01 4.79

June2.80 3.45 5.76 4.97

July2.29 5.86 3.65 3.57

Aug.

1.57 5.47 1.95 4.01

Sept.

2.38 3.O8 3.75 4.07

The year3.72 5.51 4.62 5.12

Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month, of reservoir No. 11Water year1957195819591960

Oct.

110.6112112.4116.2

Nov.110.8115114.0112.9

Dec.112.4114115. 0114.0

Jan.124.6117114.5159.3

Feb.118.7120114.5116.2

Mar.114.0120116.2124.9

Apr.

114.0117114.5119.3

May113.2114199.7114.2

June118.1111111.1114.2

July109.0"113

111.4113.7

Aug.

1O7.7113114.5112.4

Sept.112.9112112.9115.6

The year___-


Year

1957 1958 1959 1960

WSP

1503 1553 1623 1703


Maximum outflow

Discharge

29 30 30 29

DateApr. 11, 1957 Aug. 25, 1958 Apr. 12, May 31Jan. 31, Feb. 5

Maximum inflow a/

Discharge

335 360 376 209

Date

Apr. 5, 1957 Aug. 24, 1958 Apr. 12, 1959 Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum daily

outflow

0.95 2.3 1.5 1.9

Mean outflow

3.72 5.51 4.62 5.12

Calendar year

Mean outflow

4.44 4.96 4.60

a Average for 15-minute interval; computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, ad justed for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.Note. Figures of monthly and yearly outflow in cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff

in inches, published in WSP 1503 for water year 1957, are subject to error due to possible losses in storage in subwatershed reservoir No. 11. Those figures are not published herein and should not be used.


1902. North Pork Broad River subwatershed No. 14 (tributary to Toms Creek) near Avalon, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°30', long 83"13', at upstream edge of crown in earthfill dam on unnamed tributary to Toms Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth and 1.6 miles southwest of

Avalon, Stephens County.

Drainage area.~1.20 sq mi.


Water-stage recorder and V-riotch sharp-crested weir on concrete drop inlet. Datum 'of gage is 735.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).


Extremes. 1954-60: Maximum outflow, 67 cfs Feb. 6, 1955 (gage height, 7.56 ft), from rating curve extended above 23 cfs on basis of theoretical rating for drop inlet spill way; no flow Dec. 24-28, 1954, Nov. 22-26, 1955, and May 9-11, 1960, caused by closing of reservoir drain valve. Maximum inflow, 628 cfs (average for 15-mlnute interval) July 5, 1956, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents; negligible rain fall occurred on reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and storage began in October 1954. Outlet structure is a 3-foot square concrete drop inlet connected to a 30-inch

concrete outlet pipe. An 18-inch orifice installed at the upstream end of the outlet pipe Nov. 21, 1955. A 120° V-notch sharp-crested weir is set on one side of the drop inlet, with notch at gage height 5.00 ft. Top of drop inlet is at gage height 5.75 ft, emergency spillway at gage height 22.2 ft. There is a 24-inch diameter cleanout gate at bottom of drop inlet at gage height -2.75 ft. Reservoir capacity at top of drop inlet, 23.6 acre-ft (revised). Capacity of emergency spillway level, 285 acre-ft (revised).

Monthly and annual mean outflow, in cubic feet per secondWater year1951

1955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

to. 417

.530

.8811.661.041.90

Hov.

0.771

.6361.152.691.081.25

Dec.

1.13

.6441.121.791.211.55

Jan.

1.12

.6671.511.701.403.17

Feb.

2.49

2.621.902.712.124.30

Mar.

1.32

2.681.6O2.752.183.51

Apr.

1.23

2.972.622.982.512.78

May

0.865

1.151.161.931.83l.BB

June

0.834

.762

.9501.311.442.33

July

1.04

3.261.191.691.731.33

Aug.

0.768

.642

.6041.68.858

1.19

Sept.

0.457

2.04.748.954

2.0O1.65

The year-

tl.OS

1.541.281.981.612.23

Not previously published; estimated on basis of records for Toms Creek near Martin. Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month, of reservoir No. 14

Water year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.----

20.63

20.9721.3621.5321.4722.16

Nov.----

22.10

20.4621.4722.5321. 6O21.72

Dec.----

22.35

21.1321. 7O22.1022.2921.85

Jan.--_-

21.47

21.2525.0222. 6O21.7223.66

Feb.----

22.85

22.2823.1023.3521.7822.78

Mar.--_-

21.70

21.7522.2223.3522.4123.47

Apr.--_-

21.41

21.8723.3522.6621.9722.97

May----

21.25

21.3621.7522.0425.5822.03

June--_-

21.19

20.8523.3521.4121.3022.10

July----

21.41

21.5321.2521.6621.3621.72

Aug.----

20.91

20.9120.8021.6024.6021.78

Sept.--_-

20.91

21.7021.7521.4121.9122.10

The year-----

.----

Note. Contents for period October 1955 to September 1959 are revised and supersede those published in water-supply papers.


Year

1950 19511952195319541955

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

WSP

-

_--

1503

1503 1503 1553 1623 1703


Maximum outflow

Discharge

-

._.

67

30 28 28 28 29

Date

-

___

Feb. 6, 1955

Mar. 16, 1956 Apr. 5, 1957 Aug. 24, 1958 July IB, Sept. 7 Mar. 3O, 1960

Maximum Inflow

Discharge

-

a!2B

a628 a!66 b350 b432 a274

Date

-

Feb. 6, 1955

July 5, 1956 July 24, 1957 Aug. 24, 1958 July IB, 1959 Mar. 30, 1960

t Not previously published.

dally outflow

----

0

O.38 .81 .73

0

Mean outflow

-

*1.03

1.54 1.28 1.98 1.61 2.23

Calendar year

Mean outflow

-

0.985

1.66 1.53 1.75 1.73


1905. Toms Creek near Martin, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°28" , long 83°13', on left bank 30 ft downstream from highway bridge on county road, 1.2 miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles southwest of Martin, Stephens County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 681.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).


Extremes. 1954-60: Maximum discharge, 726 cfs Mar. 16, 1956 (gage height, 8.41 ft); mln- Imum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 14, Sept. 2, 1956, caused by storage In'small flood-detentIon reser voir upstream.

Remarks. The following table gives pertinent Information on small flood-detention reser- volrs which affected storm runoff at gage during short periods. This Information supersedes that previously published In water-supply papers.


2 3 4

Period in effect

Sept. 18, 1954, to July 12, 1956 July 13 to Oct. 16, 1956 Oct. 17, 1956, to Sept. 30, 1960

Combined capacity, in acre-feet, at emergency

spillway levels

476 1,390 1,610


19541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_2.79

3.865.64

14.89.75

14.9

Nov.

_6.03

6.519.61

23.08.6111.2

Dee.

_10.9

6.6110.614.110.514.3

Jan.

_13.3

6.0815.415.012.229.7

Feb.

_24.3

23.017.920.617.534.6

Mar.

_12.6

22.716.522.420.530.5

Apr.

_12.3

22.925.623.122.924.6

May

_7.66

7.729.59

13.616.720.3

June

.5.64

5.629.039.37

14.417.3

July

4.788.50

15.16.94

15.214.811.3

Aug.

6.096.01

2.104.74

14.26.610.4

Sept.

2.962.77

12.98.207.5414.510.0

The year-

_9.31

11.211.616.014.019.0


19561957195819591960

Oct.-- -

0.31

.43

.631.661.091.67

Nov.----

0.65

.711.042.49.93

1.22

Dec.---_

1.22

.741.191.581.181.60

Jan.-- -

1.49

.681.731.681.363.32

Feb.----

2.46

2.401.812.081.773.62

Mar.----

1.41

2.541.842.502.293.41

Apr.-- -

1.33

2.482.782.502.482.67

May----

0.86

.861.071.521.872.27

June----

0.61

.61

.981.021.561.87

July--

0.53.95

1.70.78

1.711.661.27

Aug.--

0.68.67

.24

.531.59.74

1.16

Sept.---

0.32.30

1.40.89.82

1.571.08

The year-- -

12.26

14.7915.2721.1518.5025.16


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-----

1383

14331503155316231703


Discharge----_

700

7263O4278484544

Date-----

Feb. 6, 1955

Mar. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Aug. 24, 1957May 31, 1959Mar. 30, 1960

Minimum day

-----

2.O

1.52.26.65.06.4

Mean

----_

9.31

11.211.616.014.019.0

Per square mile

-----

0.904

1.091.131.551.361.84

Runoff in

Inches-----

12.26

14.7915.2721.1518.5025.16

Calendar year

Mean

-----

9.07

11.913.814.115.0

-

Runoff in

Inches-----

11.96

15.7718.1418.6219.79

-


1910. North Fork Broad River near Carnesvllle, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°19' , long 83°11', at bridge on State Highway 51, 1 mile downstream from Unawatti Creek, 3 miles upstream from confluence with Middle Pork Broad River, and

4£ miles southeast of Carnesville, Franklin County.Drainage area. 119 sq mi. w Records available. October 1942 to December 1944, April 1954 to September 1960. gage . water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 1, 1942, to Dec. 31, 1944, wire-weight

gage at same site and datum.Average discharge. 8 years (1942-44, 1954-60), 148 cfs. Extremes. 1942-44, 1954-60: Maximum discharge, 3,400 cfs (revised), Jan. 18, 1943 (gage

height, 7.6 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 5, 1954. Remarks. The following table gives pertinent information on small flood-detention reser- voTrs which affected storm runoff at gage during short periods. This information super

sedes that previously published in water-supply papers.


2 3 5 6 7 8 9

10 11

Period In effect

Sept. 18 to Oct. 26, 1954 Oct. 27, 1954, to Dec. 9, 1955 Dec. 10, 1955, to July 12, 1956 July 13 to Oct. 5, 1956 Oct. 6-16, 1956 Oct. 17, 1956, to Dec. 17, 1957 Dec. 18, 1957, to June 11, 1958 June 12, 1958, to May 19, 1959 May 20, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960

Combined capacity, In acre -feet, at emergency spillway levels

476 776

1,400 2,310 3,170 3,400 5,000 5,550 5,710

~Revisions. The momentary maximum discharges for the water years 1943 and 1944 published in WSP 1303 have been revised to 3,400 and 2,670 cfs, respectively.


19541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

-23.4

35.759.0

12483.0134

Nov.

_57.6

55.189.2

25379.5

108

Dec.

_100

58.910417099.9

141

Jan.

.137

58.2144168138294

Feb.

_216

229166207207364

Mar.

_127

244171244188265

Apr.

_122

249249284200256

May

10672.7

96.492.1

166134184

June

11060.7

44.678.4

100171146

July

55.382.4

98.863.2

1521O8126

Aug.

38.863.2

31.536.7

12859.4

104

Sept.

22.928.3

92.363.771.8

144120

The year-

_90.1

107109172134186


19561957195819591960

Oct.----

0.23

.35

.571.20.80

1.30

Nov.----

0.54

.52

.842.38.75

1.01

Dec.----

0.97

.571.011.65.97

1.36

Jan.----

1.33

.561.401.631.342.85

Feb.----

1.90

2.071.451.811.813.30

Mar.----

1.23

2.361.662.361.822.57

Apr._-__

1.15

2.332.332.671.872.40

May_-_

1.03.70

.93

.891.6O1.301.79

June_-_

1.03.57

.42

.74

.941.611.37

July--_

0.54.80

.96

.611.481.051.22

Aug._-_

0.38.61

.31

.361.24.58

1.01

Sept._-_

0.21.27

.87

.60

.671.351.13

The year____

10.30

12.2512.4619.6315.2521.31


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-----

1383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-_--_

1,800

*2 , 7602,0601,9501.33O

*2,670

Date_____

Feb. 7, 1955

Mar. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Nov. 19, 1957June 1, 1959Feb. 5, 1960

Minimum day

_____17

1922584565

Mean

_____

90.1

107109172134186

Per square mile

_____

O.757

.899

.9161.451.131.56

Runoff in

inches_____

10.30

12.2512.4619.6315.2521.31

Calendar year

Mean

_____

87.5

116134148144

Runoff In

Inches_____

10.00

13.2315.2716.9216.40


1912. Hudson River at Homer, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°20'30", long 83°29'10", on downstream side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 15 at Homer, Banks County, 3.6 miles upstream from Webb Creek and 10.8 miles upstream from Grove Creek.


Records available. Annual maximum, water years 1951-59 and occasional low-flow measurements, 1942, 1950-52, 1954, 1955. June 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 694.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 10, 1950, to June 19, 1959, crest-stage

gage at site 60 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. 1950-60: Maximum gage height, 13.76 ft Mar. 4, 1952 (discharge not determined). 19~59-60: Minimum discharge, 26 cfs Aug. 18, 20, 28, 29, 1959.

A discharge of 8.62 cfs was measured on Sept. 23, 1955.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, In cubic feet per secondWater year19S9 I960

Oct.

83.7

Nov.

54.7

Dec.

63.1

Jan.

147

Feb.

202

Mar.

183

Apr.

152

May

100

June86.3 67.8

July48.2 96.6

Aug.33.8 62.8

Sept.74.0 64.4

The year

106

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inchesWater] year1959 1960

Oct.

2.10

Nov.

1.33

Dec.

1.58

Jan.

3.69

Feb.

4.74

Mar.

4.59

Apr.

3.68

Hay

2.50

June2.10 1.64

July1.21 2.42

Aug.0.85 1.58

Sept.1.80 1.56

The year

31.41


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

------

---

16231703


Discharge_

2,270(a)

bl,25O3,1701,840

1,4201,29O

7921,1201,140

Date_


Mar. 16, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Apr. 15, 1958Hay 31, 1959July 28, 1960

Minimum day

__-_--

.-_-34

Mean

__-__-

_-__

106

Per square mile

__-__-

_-__

2.30

Runoff In

Inches_____-

_-_-

31.41

Calendar year

Mean

__-__-

_-__-

Runoff In

inches___ _-

_-__-

a Discharge not determined.b Discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.Note. Figures of maximum discharge for water years 1951, 1954-58, are from rating curve. Dates

of maximum discharges for water years 1951-59 are the most probable dates, based on study of records for nearby stations and precipitation records.


1920. Broad River near Bell, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°58', long 82°46' , at downstream side of main channel pier of bridge on State Highway 17, half a mile downstream from Long Creek, 1 mile south of Bell's Cross roads, and 12 miles southeast of Elberton, Elbert County.


Records available. October 1926 to September 1932, August 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 357.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to October 1928, staff gage at railroad bridge about 1 mile downstream at datum 1.12 ft lower. October 1928 to July 1932 staff gage and August 1937 to January 1939 wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.


Extremes. 1926-32. 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 79,400 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 34.8 ft) , from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance studies; minimum, 108 cfs Oct. 8. 1954.

Maximum stage known since at least 1926, that of Oct. 2, 1929.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

2,405456438570148

288538

1,442521

1,509

Nov.

902683550623420

410642

2,887574926

Dec.

1,6063,950

7662,542

750

4551,0491,907

7071,187

Jan.

1,2031,6333,5153,0951,350

5061,3811,941

9683,461

Feb.

1,3692,0933,1571,2612,507

2,2541,4222,6062,0425,535

Mar.2,1508,3562,6391,6241,150

2,7093,0703,2881,9183,019

Apr.

1,8802,0171,3701,6131,338

3,1692,3143,5531,6812,670

May950

1,2132,799

983816

8581,4851,6511,6751,460

June

1,135833974675477

396770958

2,560911

July

859622915471704

608534

1,1371,073

957

Aug.

446910563291430

364341803493709

Sept.519493680158239

890411502

1,376722

The year

1,2861,8631,4381,163

843

1,0591,0771,8831,2831,909


19561957195819591960

Oct.

1.94.37.35.46.12

.23

.431.16.42

1.22

Nov.

0.70.53.43.49.33

.32

.502.25.45.72

Dec.

1.292.38.63

2.05.60

.37

.851.53.57.96

Jan.

0.971.313.032.491.09

.411.111.57.78

3.79

Feb.

1.001.583.30.92

1.82

1.701.041.901.544.17

Mar.1.736.732.121.31.93

2.181.672.651.542.43

Apr.

1.461.571.071.26.97

2.481.812.771.322.09

May

0.77.98

2.26.79.66

.691.201.331.351.18

June

0.88.65.76.53.37

.31

.60

.752.00.71

July0.69.50.74.38.57

.49

.43

.92

.86

.77

Aug.

0.36.73.45.33.35

.21

.27

.65

.40

.57

Sept.0.40.38.53.13.19

.69

.32

.39

.99

.56

The year

13.1917.7113.6611.038.00

10.0810.3317.8713.2218.17


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031333127313331383

14331503155316331703


Discharge-

22,90037,70012,50014,70014,700

17,40011,90015,20016,80017,900

Date-

Oct. 22 1950Mar. 5 1952Feb. 23 1953Jan. 18 1954Feb. 8 1955

Mar. 18 1956Apr. 7 1957Apr. 17 1958June 2 1959Feb. 1 1960

Minimum day

-238375358118110

128165419381452

Mean

-1,3861,8631,4381,162

842

1,0591,0771,8831,3821,909

Per square mile

-0.8991.301.01.813.589

.741

.7531.32.897

1.33

Runoff in

inches-

12.1917.7113.6611.038.00

10.0810.2317.8712.2218.17

Calendar year

Mean

1,3451,2161,6661,606

958838

1,1491,4121,5121,436

-

Runoff in

inches13.7611.5415.8315.269.087.87

10.9413.3914.3713.68

-


1925. Little River near Mount Carmel, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°04', long 82°30', on right bank 480 ft downstream from Island Ford Bridge, 2.8 miles upstream from Calhoun Creek, and 4.5 miles north of Mount Carmel, McCormick County.





Extremes. 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 20,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 29.60 ft, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.7 cfs Oct. 9, 1954.



19561957195819591960

Oct.

10834.235.140.14.49

Z4.653.055.73O.O

405

Nov.

81.36Z.445.644.5Z7.3

38.15Z.8

65Z40.1

146

Dec.

151Z9770.7

43571.3

40.311ZZ4655.7

199

Jan.

124137Z97510169

55.81383Z9101648

Feb.

187Z3Z47Z167463

3Z9149374226796

Mar.

2401,235

503274159

406310372219389

Apr.244314153256168

455243518190245

May86.9

132399130141

86.0138192147157

June12575.065.591.655.1

37.377.166.7

18486.0

July67.551.051.945.371.0

25.936.782.3

101174

Aug.

58.187.439.018.047.0

14.913.463.333.389.7

Sept.38.24O.3109

5.7117.9

14624.132.7

38458.1

The year

125226185169114

137112247141281


19561957195819591960

Oct.

O.57.18.19.21.02

.13

.28

.30

.162.16

Nov.

0.42.32.23.23.14

.20

.273.35.21.75

Dec.

0.801.58.38

2.31.38

.21

.591.30.30

1.06

Jan.

0.66.73

1.582.71.90

.30

.731.75.54

3.45

Feb.

0.901.152.27.80

2.22

1.64.72

1.791.083.96

Mar.

1.286.562.681.45.85

2.161.651.971.162.06

Apr.1.251.62.79

1.32.86

2.341.252.67.98

1.26

May0.46.70

2.12.69.75

.46

.731.O2.78.83

June

0.64.39.34.47.28

.19

.40

.34

.95

.44

JulyO.36.27.28.24.38

.14

.19

.44

.54

.92

Aug.

0.31.46.21.10.25

.08

.07

.34

.18

.48

Sept.

0.20.21.56.03.09

.75

.12

.171.98.30

The year

7.8514.1711.6310.567.12

8.607.00

15.448.86

17.67


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

1,4406,6102,9703,4904,310

3,4501,9005,7605,4004,300

Date-

Apr. 2, 1951Mar. 4, 1952May 1, 1953Jan. 17, 1954Feb. 7, 1955

Mar. 17, 1956Apr. 5, 1957Nov. 19, 1957Sept. 7, 1959Jan. 31, I960

Minimum day

-2O24172.41.0

2.82.9

212039

Mean

-125226185169114

137112247141281

Per squaremile

-O.5761.04.853.779.525

.631

.5161.14.650

1.29

Runoff in

inches-

7.8514.1711.6310.567.12

8.607.00

15.448.86

17.67

Calendar year

Mean

124130205217133114

147173178194-

Runoff In

Inches7.748.1412.8913.588.357.12

9.2010.8111.1612.16

-


1935. Little River near Washington, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°36'40", long 82°44'40", near left bank on downstream side of highway bridge pier, 700 ft downstream from Reedy Creek, 4 miles downstream from Georgia Rail road bridge, 6 miles upstream from Williams Creek, and 9 miles south of Washington, Wilkes County.





Extremes. 1949-60: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 27.6 ft); minimum, 0.32 cfs Oct. 12-16, 1954.

Corrections. In WSP 1303, the reference to the water-supply paper in which records for the water year 1950 are published is in error; it should be 1203.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

19632.527.834.0

.435

17.138.1

20614.7

502

Nov.

67.495.235.636.712.8

34.831.8

60727.5

101

Dec.

2204O365.7

27137.7

36.227146745.4

105

Jan.214269260250270

47.829648496.0

1,123

Feb.

259374470175317

582169788478

1,211

Mar.345

1,939519192129

459522575353666

Apr.

308289211120235

793265914174447

May69.6

1O9939133167

98.4522162151210

June

13162.378.338.947.6

34.410082.4

35771.7

July6O.129.574.625.6

124

30.041.013457.182.6

Aug.

44.04O.634.810.793.8

11.035.133.621. 050.5

Sept.

73.537.438.01.72

25.1

13267.313.2

20139.7

The year165308229107121

187198368162382

Monthly and yearly runoff, in Incheswater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

O.78.13.11.13.002

.07

.15

.82

.061.99

Nov.

0.26.36.14.14.05

.13

.122.33.11.39

Dec.

0.871.59.26

1.O7.15

.141.071.84.18.42

Jan.0.851.071.03.99

1.O7

.191.181.91.38

4.45

Feb.

O.931.391.69.63

1.14

2.16.60

2.821.714.49

Mar.

1.377.682.05.76.51

1.822.062.281.402.64

Apr.

1.181.11.81.46.90

3.051.023.50.67

1.72

May0.28.43

3.72.53.66

.392.06.64.60.83

June

0.5O.24.30.15.18

.13

.38

.321.37.27

July0.24.12.30.10.49

.12

.16

.53

.23

.33

Aug.

0.17.16.14.04.37

.04

.14

.13

.08

.20

Sept.

O.28.14.15.007.10

.51

.26

.05

.77

.15

The year

7.7114.4210.705.O15.64

8.759. 2O

17.177.56

17.88


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

2,16013,1009,8801,3002,280

5,6803,4809,2203,1407,910

Date-

Oct. 22, 1950Mar. 4, 1952May 1, 1953Feb. 21, 1954Feb. 8, 1955

Apr. 12, 1956Mar. 26, 1957Apr. 17, 1958June 3, 1959Jan. 31, 1960

Minimum day

_101514

.46

.32

3.79.09.28.9

22

Mean

_165308229107121

187198368162382

Persquare mile

_0.5671.06.787.368.416

.643

.6801.26.557

1.31

Runoff in

Inches_

7.7114.421O.7O5.015.64

8.759.20

17.177.56

17.88

Calendar year

Mean

15716927524782.8124

208276269214

-

Runoff in

inches7.337.88

12.8511.533.875.76

9.7512.8512.5310.01

-

SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1940. Little River near Lincolnton, Ga.

289

Location. Lat 33°39', long 82°29', near center of span on downstream side of Raysville Bridge on State Highway 43, half a mile downstream from Big Creek, 2| miles south of Amity, and 10 miles south of Lincolnton, Lincoln County.


Records available. January 1943 to March 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 271.7 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted).


Extremes. 1943-51: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs Mar. 23, 1944 (gage height, 26.4 ft); minimum observed, 14 cfs Oct. 12, 1944.

Maximum stage known since at least 1928, 44.3 ft Sept. 28, 1929, from information furnished by local resident (discharge, 54,000 cfs, from slope-conveyance study at peak stage).


Oct.

258

Nov.

109

Dee.

389

Jan.

353

Feb.

467

Mar.

676

Apr.-

May-

June-

July-

Aug.-

Sept.-

The year-


Oct.

O.52

Nov.

0.21

Dec.0.78

Jan.

0.71

Feb.

0.85

Mar.

1.36

Apr.-

May-

June-

July-

Aug.-

Sept.-

The year-


Year

1950 1951

WSP

1203


Discharge

2,09O

Date

Feb. 8, 1951

Minimum day

. -

Mean

-

Per square mile

-

Runoff in

inches-

Calendar year

Mean

266

Runoff in

inches6.3O

1945. Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks Hill, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33"39"40", long 82°12'00", in left spillway elevator tower of dam on Savannah River, 1.6 miles west of Clarks Hill, McCormick County, 3.7 miles upstream from Kiokee Creek, and at mile 222.3 upstream from Savannah, Ga.


Records available.--October 1951 to September 1952 (elevations and contents at end of month), October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supple mentary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. 1952-60: Maximum contents, 70,570,000,000 cu ft June 5, 1959 (elevation, 333.59 ft); minimum, 11,850,000,000 cu ft below normal limit of drawdown Feb. 1, 1956 (elevation, 296.48 ft).

Remarks.--Lake is formed by concrete dam with earth dam at each end; dam completed in 1952. Storage began in December 1951. Usable capacity, 75,360,000,000 cu ft between elevations 305.0 ft (normal limit of drawdown) and 335.0 ft (top of spillway gates). Dead storage below 305.0 ft, 50,960,000 cu ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Elevation of spillway crest, 300.0 ft. Water is used for flood control, generation of power, and navigation.

Contents, in billions of cubic feet, on last day of monthWater year

19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

_-50.75-3.5825.256.16

5.3622.8333.8733.3849.04

Nov.

_-50.32-6.0716.58-3.20

-1.0816.9754.2227.2956.98

Dec.

_-35.95-3.8430.89-4.93

-7.6717.5653.0022.8133.45

Jan.

.-34 . 36

14.0155.871.59

-11.7021.7252.5822.3352. 09

Feb.

_-19.1742.9758.5418.04

8.2230.5357.0931.5756.91

Mar.

_12.4653.7759.5918.87

28.3846.4861.5041.5359.97

Apr.

_-7.6658.5456. S225.32

56.2059.9760.7251.6057.58

May

_-5.0457.8554.2528.27

53.1658.1058.2259.6656.85

June

_-2.5256.3349.3423.71

46.0256.7554.6557.4955.75

July

_-2.8153.4340.0924.08

40.4348.1255.4755.2954.89

Aug.

_0

45.6229.9719.73

30.4538.3448.1644.4449.07

Sept.

_-1.3336.7718.5912.36

28.9031.2640.4845.0544.65

Note. Figures of contents prior to January 1953 not previously published. Negative figures indicate water surface was below normal limit of drawdown.


1950. Savannah River near Clarks Hill, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°38'40", long 82°12'05", on right bank 1.2 miles downstream from Clark Hill Reservoir dam, 2.4 miles southwest of Clarks Hill, McCormick County, 2.5 miles up stream from Kiokee Creek, and at mile 221.1 upstream from Savannah, Ga.


Records available. May 1940 to June 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 182.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder 6.3 miles downstream from base gage.


Extremes. 1940-54: Maximum discharge, 196,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 29.34 ft); minimum daily, 1,120 cfs June 11, 1941.

Remarks. Prior to December 1951 some regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs andpowerplants above station. Since December 1951 flow completely regulated by Clark Hill Reservoir.


19411942194319441945

19461947194S19491950

1951195219531954

Oct.

-

2,7162,2843,8233,5653,592

3,8726,4334,5814,5269,328

8,0642,4713,3447,073

HOT.-

5,5152,5614,0104,3573,996

4,4645,286

16,81021,960

9,018

4,8394,0193,9436,508

Dec.

-

7,0219,565

10,5105,6134,595

13,9304,769

10,94017,8308,008

7,7627,9863,6536,255

Jan.-

6,8766,549

22,2109,0055,524

23,33019,0608,639

16,3808,868

5,9757,9573,6055,916

Feb.

-

4,58811,52012,18015,47011,950

19,1508,034

22,68020,8308,495

6,6844,7244,0096,929

Mar.

-

9,13720,68015,98027,900

9,180

14,76013,03019,99011,81010,380

8,78124,77010,1108,867

Apr.

-

6,3157,373

12,93016,32011,790

13,42012,19014,34013,5907,219

10,31020,1105,847

10,650

May-

3,4047,7668,0489,0516,602

12,1305,7167,634

16,5605,630

6,4126,309

13,7606,721

June

4,076

4,5355,4516,6875,5914,277

6,8655,5606,150

11,3907,233

5,8243,9615,5446,313

July

4,316

13,6805,147

12,2404,3745,007

5,2944,0609,614

13,6106,585

4,1893,3475,335

-

Aug.

23,420

4,9216,4936,0413,9804,732

5,1563,6857,633

10,8804,222

3,2393,4955,544

-

Sept.

6,674

2,5594,7244,6263,6287,018

3,7223,0726,261

12,7507,979

3,1843,2617,114

-

The year-

5,9647,4969,9539,0556,474

10,4707,582

11,22014,280

7,740

6,2717,7156,004

-


Year

_1940

19411942194319441945

19461947194819491950

1951195219531954

WSP

1503

15031503150315031503

15031503150315031503

1503150315031503


Discharge-

54,90099,300

111,000111,00061,200

110,00087,00063,600154,00036,800

48,70035,40030,000

-

Date-

July 8, 1941Mar. 23, 1942Jan. 20, 1943Mar. 21, 1944Apr. 26, 1945

Jan. 8, 1946Jan. 21, 1947Feb. 10, 1948Nov. 30, 1948Oct. 9, 1949

Oct. 22, 1950Mar. 7, 1952May 7, 1953

-

Minimum day

-

1,1201,4501,5301,9301,800

2,4601,9602,2002,9202,570

1,3901,8302,740

-

Mean

-

5,9647,4969,9539,0556,474

10,4707,582

11,22014,2807,740

6,2717,7156,004

-

Per square mile

-

0.9701.221.621.471.05

1.701.231.822.321.26

1.021.25.976-

Runoff In

inches-

13.1616.5421.9720.0414.29

23.1316.7324.8231.5117.08

13.8617.0913.26

-

Calendar year

Mean

-

5,9007,8269,5448,9417,330

9,9818,89712,22012,7907,268

5,7477,4166,753

-

Runoff In

Inches-

13.0317.2721.0619.7916.19

22.0319.6327.0328.2316.03

12.7116.4314.92

-


1960. Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°43'45", long 82°10'55", on left bank at bridge on State Highway 23, 1.4 miles east of Modoc, McCormick County, and 3.2 miles downstream from Turkey Creek.


Records available. November 1939 to September 1931, February 1940 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 197.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Southeastern Power Administration). Oct. 15, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site 1,100 ft upstream at different datum.


Extremes. 1929-31. 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 35,100 cfs Aug. 14, 1940; maximum gage height, 41.08 ft Aug. 14, 1940; no flow Sept. 14, 15, Sept. 24 to Nov. 16, Nov. 22, 1954.

Remarks. Slight diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small mills above station.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

87.39.869.92

12.1O

13.931.0308

4.161,045

NOT.38.539.118.011.01.29

13.715.0778

4.48205

Dec.19236850.0

37715.1

16.015354627.9

180

Jan.215349345418231

24.9235691106

2,263

Feb.

290611946191559

402157

1,237719

2,623

Mar.512

2,380768215189

641828726690

1,507

Apr.

563496319314718

820329

1,688348756

May43.681.9

81762.3

272

79.472521969.9

184

June97.155.168.067.030.8

16. 068.259.1

28261.7

July50.780.664.161.2

148

25.569.5358252133

Aug.

25.215219.817.6

105

20. 611537.027.940.8

Sept.54.733.269.31.05

68.6

28744.06.16

48651.7

The year180389288146192

195233548247749


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.18.02.02.03

O

.03

.07

.65

.0092.21

NOT.

0.08.08.04.02.003

.03

.031.60.009.42

Dec.0.41.78.11.80.03

.03

.321.15.06.38

Jan.0.45.74.73.88.49

.05

.501.46.22

4.78

Feb.

0.551.211.81.36

1.07

.80

.302.361.385.19

Mar.1.085.041.63.45.40

1.361.751.531.463.19

Apr.

1.151.02.65.64

1.47

1.67.67

3.46.71

1.55

May0.09.17

1.73.13.58

.171.53.46.15.39

June

0.20.:i.14.14.06

.03

.14

.12

.58

.13

July0.11.17.14.13.31

.05

.15

.76

.53

.28

Aug.

0.05.32.04.04.22

.04

.24

.08

.06

.09

Sept.

0.11.07.14.002.14

.59

.09

.011.00.11

The year4.469.737.183.624.77

4.855.7913.646.17

18.72


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

6,76O18,2008,3604,110

11,300

9,4307,33015,900a7,60016,100

Date-


Apr. 12, 1956May 5, 1957Apr. 16, 1958Mar. 6, 1959Jan. 31, 1960

Minimum day

-1.43.81.600

.42.12.5.4

11

Mean

.180389288146192

195233548247749

Per square mile

_O.33O.714.528.268.352

.358

.4281.O1.453

1.37

Runoff in

inches-

4.469.737.183.624.77

4.855.79

13.646.17

18.72

Calendar year

Mean

167188361315113194

2O8352415365-

Runoff in

Inches4.154.679.027.862.8O4.83

5.188.77

10.329.10-

a Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 9,62O cfs at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, stage rising.


1965. Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°30'50", long 82°00'15", on left bank 2.7 miles northwest of Thirteenth Street Bridge in Augusta, Richmond County, and 4.6 miles downstream from Stevens Creek power dam.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 46.58 ft above city of Augusta datum or 148.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Aux iliary water-stage recorder 3.4 miles upstream from base gage.


Extremes. 1330-57: Maximum dally discharge, 4,380 cfs Jan. 2, 28, 1948; no flow Apr. 8 to May 10, 1936.

Remarks. Canal diverts water from Savannah River for power and municipal supply at dam 1 mile downstream from Stevens Creek Dam. Waste water from powerhouses Is returned to river below station by three channels above Thirteenth Street Bridge, and a small amount entering Beaverdam ditch Is discharged into river about 13 miles below Augusta. Water diverted from canal for municipal supply of Augusta and for operation of pumps Is included in these records.


19561957

Oct.

3,0331,9232,6203,1752,713

2,9132,712

Nov.

3,3122,7922,8493,0702,804

2,9932,883

Dec.

3,2942,8592,7482,8792,446

2,8662,475

Jan.

3,4863,2812,9612,6022,584

2,9602,780

Feb.

3,5133,1583,0802,6412,624

2,8802,788

Mar.

3,5763,0143,2142,6042,698

2,8762,745

Apr.

3,4113,2632,9702,5542,695

2,8922,801

May

3,4902,9543,2582,4612,765

2,7062,752

June

3,4092,8793,2062,6052,839

2,4472,628

July

2,7802,4383,0682,4712,339

2,4622,610

Aug.

2,5852,7092,9282,8402,871

2,7302,916

Sept.

2,2842,4333,0272,6372,743

2,4692,779

The year

3,1812,8062,9932,7122,676

2,7662,738

1970. Savannah River at Augusta, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°22'25", long 81°56'35", at New Savannah Bluff lock and dam, 0.2 mile upstream from Butler Creek, 12 miles downstream from Augusta, Richmond County, and at

mile 188.2 upstream from Savannah.

Drainage area. 7.508 sq mi, including that of Butler Creek.

Records available. October 1883 to December 1891, January 1896 to December 1906, January 1925 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1303.

Gage-height records collected at site of Fifth Street gage since 1875 and at New Sa vannah Bluff lock and dam sites since 1937 are contained In reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 96.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Oct. 1, 1883 to Dec. 31, 1891, Jan. 1, 1896, to Dec. 31, 1906, Jan. 1, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1932, staff gage or water-stage recorder at Fifth Street Bridge at datum 102.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Southeastern Engi neering Co.). Oct. 1, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1936, water-stage recorder at Thirteenth Street Bridge at datum 104.56 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 1, 1936, to Nov. 10, 1948, water-stage recorder at site 0.2 mile downstream from present site and at present datum.

Average discharge. 53 years (1883-91, 1896-1906, 1925-60), 10,160 cfs.

Extremes. 1883-91, 1896-1906, 1925-60: Maximum discharge, 350,000 cfs Oct. 3, 1929; maxl- mum gage height, 46.3 ft Sept. 27, 1929 (at site and datum then In use); minimum dis

charge, 648 cfs Sept. 24, 1939, from rating curve extended below 1,400 cfs; minimum dally, 1,040 cfs Oct. 2, 1927. ,_,»,,. ,n ^

Maximum flood known occurred in 1796, discharge 360,000 cfs (gage height, 40 ft, marked by local residents, at site and datum of Fifth Street gage) by conveyance-siope study.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Stevens Creek powerplant and New Savannah Bluff lock and dam, and since December 1951 by Clark Hill Reservoir.

Correction. In WSP 1303, In the table of monthly and yearly mean discharge, the footnote symbol "b" appears beside the figure for the wrong year. It should appear In the year

column on the line for 1932 (*b9,627).


Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Savannah River at Augusta, Ga.Hater year19511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

Oct.

8,5412,7283,3857,1725,818

4,9765,4377,3475,722

12,680

Nov.

5,1664,1964,0176,4985,846

5,0765,6229,3105,675

12,400

Dec.

8,3198,6623,7517,1154,982

5,1505,962

13,1305,7639,298

Jan.

6,5818,6544,0847,2474,600

4,4186,105

12,7806,026

15,070

Feb.

7,4515,8425,8897,2695,278

4,8615,988

14,0307,395

28,480

Mar.

9,76429,09011,3909,4205,767

5,6686,772

15,1207,322

18,660

Apr.

11,44021,8106,460

11,4607,119

6,1718,225

23,5206,721

18,020

Hay

6,5806,782

15,1507,3065,804

6,0319,802

12,2605,7819,029

June

5,9634,3425,7786,5755,227

5,4256,1386,609

13,0606,267

July

4,5703,6275,7506,2305,206

5,2666,1438,7966,6136,414

Aug.

3,4653,8895,6965,6775,226

5,5476,1717,8357,0707,344

Sept.

3,3893,3327,2325,5844,995

6,1896,4525,8798,5596,538

The year

6,7668,5966,5617,2935,487

5,3986,572

11,3607,125

12 , 450


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

46,30039,30035,20025,50023,900

18,60018,00066,30028,50034,900

Date-

Oct. 22, 1950Mar. 6, 1952May 8, 1953Mar. 30, 1954Apr. 15, 1955

Apr. 12, 1956May 7, 1957Apr. 18, 1958June 8, 1959Feb. 14, 1960

Minimum day

-1,7101,7703,2605,4604,180

3,5805,1705,0005,2605,350

Mean

_6,7668,5966,5617,2935,487

5,3986,572

11,3607,125

12,450

Per squaremile

-0.901

----

.----

Runoff In

inches_

12.23.-_-

___--

Calendar year

Mean

7,6916,2228,2217,3726,9445,367

5,5507,646

10,3008,569

-

Runoff in

inches13.92

--_-

_._--

1975. Savannah River at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°56'20", long 81°30'10", on downstream side of left pier of drawspan of bridge on U.S. Highway 301, 2 miles downstream from Rocky Creek, 9 miles east of Mill- haven, Screven County, and at mile 114.5 upstream from Savannah.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 52.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).


Extremes. 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 141,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 27.0 ft); minimum daily, 2,120 cfs Sept. 9, 1951.

Flood in October 1929 reached a stage of 30.8 ft, from information by Corps of Engi neers (discharge, 220,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 141,000 cfs by loga rithmic plotting).

Remarks. Considerable regulation by Stevens Creek powerplant and New Savannah Bluff lock and dam and since December 1951, by Clark Hill Reservoir. Records of water temperatures for the period January 1956 to September 1960 are published in reports of the Geological Survey.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

8,6963,5984,0747,9105,880

5,2335,8428,6605,81114,250

Nov.

6,1095,0954,8137,3206,198

5,5795,8878,7696,08015,650

Dec.

8,9398,6584,6778,4125,524

5,8596,528

14,5506,39410,750

Jan.7,8649,9165,6508,6095,594

5,0676,522

13,6606,972

15,610

Feb.

8,4257,3157,1378,0116,256

6,1926,82015,2809,057

32,440

Mar.

10,55028,71013,3509,4256,401

7,3437,753

16,6608,82324,520

Apr.

12,73026,6208,96912,6608,094

7,7458,95824,3107,847

23,490

May

7,4838,17016,6407,7866,331

7,09810,45013,9806,36511,250

June6,6154,7056,8786,5915,648

5,9427,0017,559

13,9907,593

July

5,2334,1786,5716,4225,604

5,5316,4979,0667,1287,535

Aug.

4,1474,6286,3145,8445,630

5,8906,4338,1787,1988,249

Sept.

3,8614,0918,0595,7425,523

6,6657,1375,8819,1307,261

The year

7,5509,6487,7737,8926,052

6,1757,154

12,1907,875

14,800


Oct.

1.16

Nov.

0.79

Dec.

1.19

Jan.

1.05

Feb.

1.01

Mar.

1.41

Apr.

1.64

May1.00

June0.85

July

0.70

Aug.

0.55

Sept.0.50

The year

11.85Yearly discharge, in cubic feet per second

Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195619591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

25,70038,50031,80017,60015,000

13,700 13,900

41,40027,40037,100

Date-

Oct. 27, 1950Mar. 29, 1952

May 13,14, 1953Apr. 6, 1954Apr. 18, 1955

Mar. 19, 1956Apr. 14, May 11Apr. 22, 1958June 13, 1959Feb. 17, 1960

Minimum day

-2,1202,5503,8505,5004,770

4,5905,5005,5005,5006,440

Mean

-7,5509,6487,7737,8926,052

6,1757,154

12,1907,875

14,800

Per squaremile

-0.873

----

_----

Runoff In

inches-

11.85----

_----

Calendar year

Mean

8,7647,0109,3288,6227,3825,974

6,3098,31211,0409,748

-

Runoff In

inches13.77

-----

.----


1975.5. Little Brier Creek near Thomson, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°20'24", long 82°27'29", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 17, 0.5 mile above mouth and 9 miles south of Thomson, McDuffle County.


Records available. Annual maximum, water years 1952-60 and occasional low-flow measurements 1950-52, 1954, 1958, 1959. June to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 313.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). July 11, 1950, to June 24, 1960, crest-stage gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 981 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 8.53 ft).I960: Minimum discharge during period June to September 1960, 3.0 cfs Sept. 14.Maximum stage known, about 14 ft In 1929, from Information furnished by Georgia

State Highway Department. A discharge of 0.242 cfs was measured on Sept. 7, 1951.

Water year1960


Oct.~

Nov.-

Dec.~

Jan.-

Feb.-

Mar.-

Apr.-

May-

June-

July10.6

Aug.7.28

Sept.4.75

The year-


Oct.-

Nov.-

Dec.-

Jan.-

Feb.-

Mar.-

Apr.-

May-

June-

July0.51

Aug.0.35

Sept.

0.22

The year-


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

------

.---

1703


Discharge--

981505216550

445279848450796

Date a/--

Mar. 4, 1952Sept. 27, 1953Jan. 16, 1954April 1955

Mar. 16, 1956June 1957

Apr. 16, 1958May 1959

January 1960

Minimum day

------

__-_-

Mean

----_-

_----

Per square mile

----_-

__---

Runoff in

inches----_-

__---

Calendar year

Mean

------

_----

Runoff In

Inches----_-

__---

a Most probable date, based on study of records for nearby stations and precipitation records

1976. Brushy Creek near Wrens, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°10'40", long 82°18'20", at right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 80, 5 miles southeast of Wrens, Jefferson County, and 55 miles above Little Brushy Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 282.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department).

Extremes. 1958-60: Maximum discharge, 752 cfs Mar. 30, 1960 (gage height, 7.28 ft); min imum, 7.2 cfs July 5, 1960.

Monthly and yearly mean discharge, in cubic feet per secondWater year1958 1959 1960

Oct.

10.9 62.3

Nov.

13.6 30.8

Dec.

17.0 27.4

Jan.

16.4 61.6

Feb.

35.6 96.7

Mar.

46.0 69.9

Apr.

28.1 70.8

May

15.4 26.5

June19.1 18.6 22.3

July

37.3 17.9 20.5

Aug.

14.6 11.2 16.6

Sept.12.1 25.7 16.1

The year

21.3 43.3

Monthly and yearly runoff, in inches

Water year1958 1959 1960

Oct.

0.45 2.56

Nov.

0.54 1.23

Dec.

0.70 1.13

Jan.

0.68 2.54

Feb.

1.32 3.72

Mar.

1.89 2.88

Apr.

1.12 2.82

May

0.63 1.09

June

0.76.74 .89

July1.53 .74 .84

Aug.

0.60.46 .68

Sept.0.48 1.02 .64

The year

10.29 21.02


Year

1958 1959 1960

WSP

1623 16231703

Water year endinpc Sept. 3OMomentary maximum

Discharge

425 752

Date

Mar. 6, 1959 Mar. 30, 1960

Minimum day

11 7.8 8.4

Mean

21.3 43.3

Per square mile

0.761 1.55

Runoff in

inches

10.29 21.02

Calendar year

Mean

27.9

In inches

13.52

SAVANNAH RIVKR BASIN

1980. Brier Creek at Mlllhaven, Ga.

295

Location. Lat 32 056'00", long 81°39'05", near right bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge at Mlllhaven, Screven County, 8j miles upstream from Beaver Dam Creek.


Records available. October 1936 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 95.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 7, 1950, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum. June 7, 1950, to Apr. 30, 1951, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.


Extremes. 1936-60:' Maximum discharge, 25,400 cfs Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 17.4 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum dally, 64 cfs Sept. 5-11, 1954.

Maximum stage known since at least 1797, 25.1 ft In September or October 1929, from Information by Georgia State Highway Department (discharge, 64,000 cfs, by slope- conveyance study).

Remarks. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills above station.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

301218245422116

236328843199

1,130

Nov.

321425319300203

272234718233940

Dec.

473543415888331

388348

1,212358842

Jan.588505698824484

335463941529992

Peb.

552744986548579

805537

1,0741,1912,709

Mar.

7151,6481,340

610471

1,135675

1,3681,2031,787

Apr.

688814583553933

898631

1,617976

2,280

May236433

1,029332640

434529698363711

June

288314324220321

189391385462571

July181211300165509

158236562294475

Aug.

24923622994.9

320

159200214218402

Sept.252260254102401

208272184491302

The year

403529559422441

433403817538

1,087


19561957195819591960

Oct.

0.54.39.44.75.21

.42

.591.50.36

2.02

Nov.

0.55.73.55.52.35

.47

.401.24.40

1.63

Dec.

0.84.97.74

1.58.59

.69

.622.17.64

1.50

Jan.

1.05.90

1.241.48.86

.60

.831.68.94

1.78

Feb.

0.891.241.59.88.93

1.35.87

1.731.924.52

Mar.1.282.942.391.09.84

2.031.202.442.143.19

Apr.

1.191.411.01.96

1.61

1.551.092.791.683.94

May0.42.77

1.83.59

1.14

.77

.941.24.65

1.27

June

0.50.54.56.38.55

.33

.68

.66

.80

.99

July0.32.38.53.29.91

.28

.421.00.52.85

Aug.

0.44.42.41.17.57

.28

.36

.38

.39

.72

Sept.

0.44.45.44.18.69

.36

.47

.32

.85

.52

The year

8.4611.1411.738.879.25

9.138.4717.1511.2922.93


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

1433,15031503155316231703


Discharge-

1,0604,2003,1401,5603,220

2,9001,1404,4402,3409,300

Date_

Mar. 21, 1951Mar. 9, 1952May 9, 1953Dec. 20, 1953Apr. 20, 1955

Mar. 22, 1956Apr. 1, 1957Apr. 21, 1958Mar. 12, 1959Apr. 6, 1960

Minimum day

_11713615464

104

107111146154248

Mean

_403529559422441

433403817538

1,087

Per square mile

_0.624.819.865.653.683

.670

.6241.26.833

1.68

Runoff in

Inches_

8.4611.1411.738,879.25

9.138.4717.1511.2922.93

Calendar year

Mean

408410512612341462

435560650716-

Runoff In

Inches8.568.62

10.7812.857.179.68

9.1611.7713.6415.04

-

727 - 526 O - 64 - 20

296 SAVAHNAH RIVER BASIN

1985. Savannah River near Clyo, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°31'30", long 81°15'45", on downstream side of center pier of drawspan of bridge on Seaboard Air Line Railroad, 3 miles north of Clyo, Effingham County, and at mile 50.1 upstream from Savannah.


Records available.--October 1929 to September 1933, October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303. Gage-height records collected at same site 1921-43 by U.S. Weather Bureau (unpublished prior to 1933).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 13.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Jan. 31, 1933, staff gage at same site and at datum 4.00 ft higher. Jan. 31, 1933, to June 12, 1945, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. 1929-33, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 270,000 cfs Oct. 6, 1929 (gage height, 29.7 ft, present datum, from information by Corps of Engineers), from rating curve ex tended above 120,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 1,950 cfs Sept. 27, 1931.

Remarks. Considerable regulation by Stevens Creek powerplant and New Savannah Bluff lock and dam above station and, since December 1951, by Clark Hill Reservoir.

Correction. In WSP 1303, the momentary maximum discharge for 1930 was not given; it was later determined to be 270,000 cfs.


19561957195819591960

Oct.

8,O804,2074,7769,2625,919

5,8246,918

10,2206,028

14,400

Nov.

8,2535,8695,3307,8996,470

6,2176,6178,6096,207

19,280

Dec.

9,4568,7425,2589,8416,075

6,7767,309

17,1606,844

12,340

Jan.

9,15611,59O6,5479,8146,347

5,8537,585

15,3707,992

15,960

Feb.

9,2598,9078,3218,4847,318

7,4837,735

18,67011,88034,460

Mar.

11,08027,93016,13010,8807,049

9,1428,519

19,54012,08029,470

Apr.

14,05031,15011,54014,1209,750

9,93810,13027,590

9,96427,130

May

8,28810,04018,1608,9507,209

7,89211,98017,3106,771

13,500

June

6,7835,8367,5117,0896,307

6,2878,1198,492

14,0708,239

July

5,7374,6356,6986,6466,232

6,0156,9239,9777,8138,072

Aug.

4,7935,0196,5565,9606,248

6,3256,6798,6457,9639,083

Sept.

4,2094,5008,1965,8936,570

6,8977,6196,3539,8267,573

The year

8,25310,7OO8,7628,7386,782

6,9758,012

13,9708,917

16,540


Oct.

0.95

Nov.

0.94

Dec.

1.11

Jan.

1.07

Feb.

0.98

Mar.

1.29

Apr.

1.60

May

0.97

June

0.77

July

0.67

Aug.

0.56

Sept.

0.48

The year

11.39


Year

195019511952195319541955

19561957195819591960

WSP

-12031233127313331383

14331503155316231703


Discharge-

22,60041,30035,80018,80015,500

14,10015,00045,50026,00040,900

Date-

Nov. 1, 1950Apr. 2, 1952May 17, 1953Apr. 12, 1954Apr. 23, 1955

Mar. 22, 1956May 15, 1957Apr. 25, 1958June 18, 1959Feb. 19, 1960

Minimum day

-2,8603,1404,4105,7605,310

5,4005,7605,9605,7606,810

Mean

_8,25310,7008,7628,7386,782

6,9758,01213,9708,91716,540

Per square mile

-0.838

----

_----

Runoff in

Inches_

11.39----

_----

Calendar year

Mean

9,4847,668

10,4109,7438,0176,812

7,1459,293

12,54011,170

-

Runoff In

inches13.08

-----

_----

REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 297

Published herewith are revisions and corrections for records published in WSP 1303 for stations discontinued prior to Sept. 30, 1950.

1090. Middle Swamp near Elkton, N.C.

Drainage area.--6.02 sq mi (revised).

1210. Yadkin River near Salisbury, N.C.

Correction.--In WSP 1303, some figures for June 1898 and the yearly totals are listed in error; they should be as given herewith:

Month

Calendar year 1898. ......................

Discharge

Mean

2,038 3,646 3,764

Per square mile

1.05

Runoff In

Inches

0.66 14.26 14.73

1285. Big Mountain Creek near Ellerbe, N.C.


1295. North Fork Jones Creek near Wadesboro, N.C.


1404.9. Wilson Creek near Adako, N.C.


1410. Johns River near Morganton, N.C.

Drainage area.--209 sq mi (revised).

1655. Saluda River near Waterloo, S.C.

Correction. In WSP 1303 the column in the third table headed "Momentary maximum" should be headed "Maximum daily".

1830. Tugaloo River near Madison, S.C.

Gage (corrected).--Staff gage. Datum of gage is 630.10 ft above mean sea level. July 1898, to Jan. 17, 1902, staff gage at site 1^ miles downstream at different datum.

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Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N.C....... 181Adako, N.C., Wilson Creek near........ 297Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N.C......... 70Alamance Creek near Elon College,

N.C. ............................ 144All Healing Springs, N.C., Lower

Little River near............... 2U8Altavista , Va., Roanoke River at...... 79Anderson, S.C., Seneca River near..... 271Anderson Branch at Sussex, Va......... 59Appomattox, Va., Caldwells Creek

near............................ 83Appomattox River, at Farmville, Va.. .. 49

at Mattoax, Va...................... 50near Petersburg, Va................. 52

Arvonia, Va., Slate River near........ 36Augusta, Ga., Augusta Canal near...... 292

Savannah River at................... 292Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga........ 292Avalon, Ga., North Fork Broad River

subwatershed No. 14 near........ 282

Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va.... 8Badin Lake near Badin, N.C............ 184Bahama, N.C., Dial Creek near......... 122

Flat River at....................... 121Flat River near..................... 123

Banister River at Halifax, Va......... 104Bassett, Va., Smith River at.......... 96Battle Ground, N.C., Horsepen Creek

at.............................. 138Bear Creek (Cape Fear River basin) at

Robbins, N.C.................... 151Bear Creek (Savannah River basin).

See North Fork Broad Riversubwatershed No. 6.............. 279

Bedford, Va ., Otter River near........ 80Bell, Ga., Broad River near........... 286Benaja, N.C., Haw River near.......... 137Bent Creek, Va., James River at....... 29Bessemer City, N.C., Long Creek near.. 215 Bethel, N.C., Conetoe Creek near...... 118Big Bear Creek near Richfield, N.C.... 187Big Black Creek near McBee, S.C....... 193Big Mountain Creek near Ellerbe, N.C.. 297 Bishopville, S.C., Lynches River

near............................ 195Black River (Cape Fear River basin)

near Tomahawk, N.C.............. 160Black River (Pee Dee River basin), at

Kingstree, S.C.................. 202near Gable, S.C..................... 201

Blackwater River (Chowan River basin),at Zuni, Va..................... 62

near Dendron, Va.................... 61near Franklin, Va................... 63

Blackwater River (Roanoke River basin)near Union Hall, Va............. 75

Blewett Falls Lake near Rockingham,N.C............................. 191

Boardman, N.C., Lumber River at....... 199Boiling Springs, N.C., Broad River

near............................ 225Boydton, Va., John H. Kerr Reservoir

near............................ 107Branch, N.C., Linville River at....... 205Branchville, S.C., Edisto River

near............................ 258Bridgewater, N.C., Lake James near.... 204Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga.......... 295Brink, Va., Fontaine Creek near....... 68Broad River (tributary to Savannah

River), near Bell, Ga........... 286North Fork, near Carnesville, Ga .... 284near Lavonia, Ga.................. 280near Toccoa, Ga ................... 278subwatershed No. 1, above Toccoa,Ga.............................. 276

subwatershed No. 2 (Denmans Creek)near Toccoa, Ga ................. 277

subwatershed No. 6 (Bear Creek)near Mize, Ga................... 279

Broad River (tributary to SavannahRiver), North Fork, subwatershedNo. 11 (Toms Creek) near Easta-nollee , Ga ....................... 281

North Fork, subwatershed No. 14near Avalon, Ga .................. 282

Broad River (tributary to WatereeRiver), at Richtex, S.C.......... 241

near Boiling Springs, N.C............ 225near Carlisle, S.C................... 232near Chimney Rock, N.C............... 221near Gaffney, S.C.................... 228

Brookneal, Va., Roanoke River at....... 82Brown Creek near Polkton, N.C.......... 189Brushy Creek near Wrens, Ga............ 294Buchanan, Va., James River at.......... 20Buena Vista, Va., Maury River near..... 26Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sydney, 7a.. 4£ Buffalo River near Norwood, Va......... 32Buggs Island, Va., Roanoke River at.... 108Burkeville, Va., Nottoway River near... 55 Burlington, N.C., Stony Creek near..... 142Burton Reservoir near Clayton, Ga...... 264

Caldwells Creek near Appomattox, Va.... 83Calfpasture River above Mill Creek at

Goshen, Va....................... 21Calhoun Falls, S.C., Rocky River near.. 273 Savannah River near.................. 275

Camden, S.C., Wateree River near....... 220Cane Creek near Teer, N.C.............. 144Cape Fear River, at Lillington, N.C.... 154

at lock 3, near Tarheel, N.C......... 157Cape Fear River basin, gaging-station

records in......................137-165Carlisle, S.C., Broad River near....... 232Carnesville, Ga., North Fork Broad

River near....................... 284Cartersville, Va., James River at...... 42Casar, N.C., First Broad River near.... 226Catawba, N.C., Catawba River at........ 210

Lookout Shoals Lake near............. 209Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va......... 19Catawba River, at Catawba, N.C......... 210near Marion, N.C. .................... 203near Rock Hill, S.C.................. 217South Fork, at Lowell, N.C........... 216

Cayce, S.C., Congaree Creek at......... 251Cedar Creek near Louisburg, N.C........ 112Chappells, S.C., Lake Greenwood near... 247

Saluda River at...................... 248Charlotte, N.C., Little Sugar Creek

near............................. 218Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga....... 263Cheraw, S.C., Juniper Creek near....... 193Chesterfield, Va., Falling Creek near.. 46 Chickahominy River near Providence

Forge, Va........................ 53Chimney Rock, N.C., Broad River near... 221 Chinquapin, N.C., Northeast Cape Fear

River near....................... 164Chowan River basin, gaging-station

records in....................... 55-70Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks Hill,

S.C.. ............................ 289Clarks Hill, S.C., Clark Hill

Reservoir near................... 289Savannah River near.................. 290

Clarksville, Va ., Roanoke River at..... 106Clayton, Ga., Burton Reservoir near.... 264

Chattooga River near................. 263Clayton, N.C., Middle Creek near....... 126

Neuse River near..................... 7, 125Cleveland, N.C., Third Creek at........ 180Cliffside, N.C., Second Broad River

at............................... 224Clifton, S.C., Pacolet River near...... 231Clifton Forge, Va., Cowpasture River

near............................. 14Smith Creek near..................... 13

Clover, Va., Roanoke River near........ 89Clyo, Ga., Savannah River near......... 296

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Colly Creek near Kelly, N.C........... 162Columbia, S.C., Congaree River at..... 25u

Lake Murray near.................... 249Saluda River near................... 250

Combahee River near Yemassee, S.C..... 261Combahee River basin, gaging-station

records in.....................260-261Conetoe Creek near Bethel, N.C........ 118Congaree Creek at Cayce, S.C.......... 251Congaree River at Columbia, S.C....... 250Contentnea Creek, at Hookerton, N.C... 132near Wilson, N.C.................... 130

Cooleemee, N.C., South Yadkin Riverat.............................. 177

Coosawhatchie River near Hampton,S.C............................. 262

Copeland, N.C., Fisher River near..... 171Cove Creek near Lake Lure, N.C........ 222Covington, Va., Dunlap Creek near..... 11

Potts Creek near.................... 12Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge,

Va.............................. 14Craig Creek at Parr, Va............... 18Cub Creek at Phenix, Va............... 86Cypress Swamp at Cypress Chapel, Va... 54

Daleville, Va., Tinker Creek near..... 73Dan River, at Danville, Va............ 100

at Paces, Va........................ 101at South Boston, Va................. 102near Francisco, N.C................. 90near Wentworth, N.C................. 93

Danville, Va., Dan River at........... 100Sandy River near.................... 99

Data, analysis of by electroniccomputer........................ 6

description of...................... 1-4Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va.......... 51Deep River, at Moncure, N.C........... 153

at Ramseur, N.C..................... 150East Fork, near High Point, N.C..... 148near Randleman, N.C................. 149West Fork, near High Point, N.C..... 147

Dendron, Va., Blackwater River near... 61 Denmans Creek. See North Fork Broad

River subwatershed No. 2 ........ 277Denmark, S.C., South Fork Edisto

River near...................... 256Denniston, Va., Hyco River near....... 105Dewy Rose, Ga., South Beaverdam Creek

at. ............................. 274Dial Creek near Bahama, N.C........... 122Dillon, S.C., Little Pee Dee River

near............................ 197Dinwiddie, Va., Stony Creek near...... 58Drewrys Bluff, Va., Falling Creek

near............................ 47Drowning Creek near Hoffman, N.C...... 198Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va....... 11

Earlysville, Va., South Pork RivannaRiver near...................... 39

Eastanollee, Ga., North Fork BroadRiver subwatershed No. 11 near.. 281

Edisto River, near Branchville, S.C... 258near Givhans, S.C................... 259North Fork, at Orangeburg, S.C...... 257South Fork, near Denmark, S.C....... 256near Montmorenci, S.C............. 255

Edisto River basin, gaging-stationrecords in.....................255-259

Effingham, S.C., Lynches River at.....7, 196Eldorado, N.C., Uwharrie River near... 185 Elkton, N.C., Middle Swamp near....... 297Ellerbe, N.C., Big Mountain Creek

near............................ 297Elon College, N.C., Alamance Creek

near............................ 144Emporia, Va., Pontaine Creek near..... 69Meherrin River at................... 67

Enfield, N.C., Pishing Creek near..... 116Eno River at Hillsboro, N.C........... 120Enoree River near Enoree, S.C......... 240Evington, Va., Otter River near....... 81

Fairforest Creek near Union, S.C...... 239Fairmont, S.C., North Tyger River

near............................ 233Falling Creek, near Chesterfield, Va.. 46

near Drewrys Bluff, Va .............. 47

Falling River, at Spring Mills, Va.....East Fork, at Spring Mills, Va. See

Falling River at Spring Mills, Va...............................

East Fork, near Appomattox, Va. See Caldwells Creek near Appomattox, Va...............................

near Naruna, Va......................Falling Spring, Va., Falling Springs

Creek near.......................Jackson River at.....................

Falling Springs Creek near FallingSpring, Va.......................

Farmville, N.C., Little ContentneaCreek near.......................

Farmville, Va., Appomattox River at....Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va.....Fingerville, S.C., North Pacolet River

at...............................Pacolet River near...................South Pacolet River Reservoir near...

First Broad River, near Casar, N.C.....near Lawndale, N.C...................

Fisher River near Copeland, N.C........Fishing Creek near Enfield, N.C........Flanagan Mills, Va., Willis River at... Flat River, at Bahama, N.C.............

at dam, near Bahama, N.C.............Fontaine Creek, near Brink, Va.........

near Emporia, Va.....................Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N.C....Francisco, N.C., Dan River near........Franklin, Va., Blackwater River near... Preeland, N.C., Waccamaw River at......

Gable, S.C., Black River near.........Gaffney, S.C., Broad River near.......Galivants Ferry, S.C., Little Pee Dee

River at........................Georges Creek near Gretna, Va.........Gibsonville, N.C., Reedy Fork near....Givhans, S.C., Edisto River near......Goldsboro, N.C., Neuse River near.....Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va.......Goshen, Va., Calfpasture River at.....Great Falls, S.C., Rocky Creek at.....Green River near Mill Spring, N.C.....Greenfield, Va., Rockfish River near..Greensboro, N.C., North Buffalo Creek

near............................South Buffalo Creek near............

Greenville, S.C., Reedy River near....Saluda River near...................

Gretna, Va., Georges Creek near.......Gum Branch, N.C., New River near......

Halifax, Va., Banister River at........Hampden Sydney, Va., Buffalo Creek

near.............................Hampton, S.C., Coosawhatchie River

n6ar.............................Hardware River below Briery Run, near

Scottsville, Va..................Harmony, N.C., Hunting Creek near......Hartwell, Ga., Tugaloo River near......Haw River, at Haw River, N.C............

near Benaja, N.C.....................near Pittsboro, N.C..................

Henry Pork near Henry River, N.C.......Herring Run near Washington, N.C.......High Point, N.C., East Fork Deep River

near.............................West Pork Deep River near............

High Rock, N.C., High Rock Lake at.....Yadkin River at......................

High Rock Lake at High Rock, N.C.......Hillsboro, N.C., Eno River at..........Hoffman, N.C., Drowning Creek near.....Holcombs Rock, Va., James River at.....Homer, Ga. , Hudson River at............Hood Creek near Leland, N.C............Hookerton, N.C., Contentnea Creek

at...............................Hope Mills, N.C., Rockfish Creek near.. Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N.C... Huddleston, Va., Goose Creek near. Hudson River at Homer, Ga..............Hunting Creek near Harmony, N.C........Hyco River near Denniston, Va..........Hydrologic conditions..................

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Hydrologic conditions, graph forthree representative stations..

II Creek. See Third Creek subwatershed 21 at Trouttnan, N.C.......

Indian Creek near Laboratory, N.C....Iva, S.C., Savannah River near.......Ivy, Va., Mechum River near..........

Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va., James River, at Bent Creek, Va.......

at Buchanan, Va....................at Cartersville, Va................at Holcombs Rock, Va...............at Lick Run, Va....................at Scottsville, Va.................near Richmond, Va..................

James River & Kanawha Canal nearRichmond, Va...................

James River basin, gaging-stationrecords in.....................

Jocassee, S.C., Keowee River near....Whitewater River at................

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va.........Johns River near Morganton, N.C......Jones Creek, North Pork, near

Wadesboro, N.C.................Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S.C.......

Kelly, N.C., Colly Creek near........Keowee River, near Jocassee, S.C.....near Newry, S.C....................

Kerr, JohnH., Reservoir, nearBoydton, Va....................

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va.......Keysville, Va., North Meherrin River

near...........................Kibler, Va., Talbott and Townes

Reservoirs near.........".......Kingstree, S.C., Black River at......Kinston, N.C., Neuse River at........

Laboratory, N.C., Indian Creek near... Lafayette, Va., Roanoke River at......Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S.C....Lake Hickory near Taylorsville, N.C... Lake James near Bridgewater, N.C......Lake Lure, N.C., Cove Creek near......Lake Marion near Pineville, S.C.......Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S.C.....Lake Murray near Columbia, S.C........Lake Tillery near Norwood, N.C........Lakemont, Gfa., Ma this Reservoir near.. Lakes and reservoirs: Badin Lake near Badin, N.C..........Blewett Palls Lake near Rockingham,

N.C.............................Burton Reservoir near Clayton, Ga... Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks

Hill, S.C.......................Greenwood, Lake, near Chappells,

S.C.............................Hickory, Lake, near Taylorsville,

N.C.............................High Rock Lake at High Rock, N.C....James, Lake, near Bridgewater, N.C.. Kerr, John H., Reservoir near

Boydton, Va.....................Lookout Shoals Lake near Catawba,

N.C.............................Marion, Lake, near Pineville, S.C... Mathis Reservoir near Lakemont, Ga.. Moultrie, Lake, near Pinopolis,

S.C.............................Mountain Island Lake near Mount

Holly, N.C......................Murray, Lake, near Columbia, S.C....Philpott Reservoir near Philpott,

Va..............................Rhodhiss Lake at Rhodhiss, N.C......Roanoke Rapids Lake at Roanoke

Rapids, N.C.....................South Pacolet River Reservoir near

Pingerville, S.C................Talbott and Townes Reservoirs near

Kibler, Va......................Tillery, Lake, near Norwood,

N.C. ............................Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal

near Pineville, S.C.............

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Lavonia, Ga., North Pork road Rivernear.............................

Lawndale, N.C., First Broad Rivernear.............................

Lawrenceville, Va., Meherrin Rivernear.............................

Leland, N.C., Hood Creek near..........Lexington, N.C., Abbotts Creek at......Lexington, Va., Kerrs Creek near.......Maury River near.....................

Liberty, S.C., Twelvemile Creek near... Lick Run, Va., James River at..........Lillington, N.C., Cape Pear River at... Lincolnton, Ga., Little River near. Linden, N.C., Little River at..........Linville River at Branch, N.C..........Little Brier Creek near Thomson, Ga ....Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro,

N.C..............................Little Contentnea Creek near Farmville,

N.C..............................Little Fishing Creek near White Oak,

N.C..............................Little Pee Dee River, at Galivants

Perry, S.C.......................near Dillon, S.C.....................

Little River (Cape Fear River basin)at Linden, N.C...................

Little River (Neuse River basin) nearPrinceton, N.C...................

Little River (Pee Dee River basin)near Star, N.C...................

Little River (Savannah River basin),near Lincolnton, Ga..............

near Mount Carmel, S.C...............near Washington, Ga..................

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte,N.C..............................

Long Creek near Bessemer City, N.C.....Longs, S.C., Waccatnaw River near.......Lookout Shoals Lake near Catawba, N.C.. Louisburg, N.C., Cedar Creek near......Lovingston, Va., Tye River near........Lowell, N.C., South Fork Catawba River

at...............................Lower Little River near All Healing

Springs, N.C.....................Lumber River at Boardtnan, N.C..........Lunenburg, Va., North Meherrin River

near.............................Lyman, S.C., Middle Tyger River at.....Lynches River, at Effingham, S.C.......

near Bishopville, S.C................

McBee, S.C., Big Black Creek near.....Madison, S.C., Tugaloo River near.....Mannboro, Va., Deep Creek near........Map of the conterminous United States. Marion, N.C., Catawba River near......Martin, Ga., Toms Creek near..........Martinsville, Va., Smith River at.....Mathis Reservoir near Lakemont, Ga....Mattoax, Va., Appotnattox River at.....Maury River, at Rockbridge Baths, Va..

near Buena Vista, Va................near Lexington, Va..................

Mayo River near Price, N.C............Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va.........Mechum River near Ivy, Va.............Meherrin River, at Emporia, Va........

near Lawrenceville, Va..............Middle Creek near Clayton, N.C........Middle Swamp near Elkton, N.C.........Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S.C......Miley, S.C., Salkehatchie River near.. Mill Spring, N.C., Green River near... Millhaven, Ga., Brier Creek at........

Savannah River near.................Mize, Ga., North Fork Broad River

subwatershed No. 6 near.........Mocksville, N.C., South Yadkin River

near............................Modoc, S.C., Stevens Creek near.......Moncure, N.C., Deep River at..........Montmorenci, S.C., South Fork Edisto

River near......................Moore, S.C., North Tyger River near... Moortnans River, North Fork, near

Whitehall, Va...................Morganton, N.C., Johns River near.....

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Mount Carmel, S.C., Little River near. 287 Mount Holly, N.C., Mountain Island

Lake near....................... 212Mount Vernon Springs, N.C., Tick Creek

near............................ 152Mountain Creek near Terrell, N.C...... 211Mountain Grove, Va., Back Creek near.. 8 Mountain Island Lake near Mount Holly,

N.C............................. 212

Nahunta Swamp near Shine, N.C......... 131Naruna, Va., Palling River near....... 85Nashville, N.C., Sapony Creek near.... 114

Tar River near...................... 113Neuse River, at Kinston, N.C.......... 129near Clayton, N.C................... 7, 125near Goldsboro, N.C................. 128near Northside, N.C................. 124

Neuse River basin, gaging-stationrecords in.....................130-135

New Hope River near Pittsboro, N.C.... 146New River near Gum Branch, N.C........ 136Newcastle, Va., Johns' Creek at........ 17Meadow Creek at..................... 16

Newry, S.C., Keowee River near........ 269Niagara, Va., Roanoke River at........ 74North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro,

N.C............................. 141North Mayo River near Spencer, Va..... 91North Meherrin River, near Keysville,

Va.............................. 64near Lunenburg, Va.................. 65

North Pacolet River at Pingerville,S.C............................. 229

North Tyger River, near Pairmont,S.C............................. 233

near Moore, S.C. .................... 235North Wilkesboro, N.C., Reddles River

at.............................. 169Northeast Cape Pear River, near

Chinquapin, N.C................. 164near Seven Springs, N.C............. 163

Northside, N.C., Neuse River near..... 124Norwood, N.C., Lake Tillery near...... 186

Rocky River near.................... 188Norwood, Va., Buffalo River near...... 32Nottoway River, near Burkeville, Va... 55 near Rawlings, Va................... 56near Sebrell, Va.................... 60near Stony Creek, Va................ 57

Oak Ridge, N.C., Reedy Fork near....Orangeburg, S.C., North Fork Edisto

River at......................Order of listing gaging stations....Otter River, near Bedford, Va.......near Evington, Va.................

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81

Paces, Va., Dan River at.............. 101Pacolet River, near Clifton, S.C...... 231near Pingerville, S.C............... 230

Palmyra, Va., Rivanna River at........ 40Pamlico River basin, gaging-station

records in.....................111-119Panther Creek near Toceoa, Ga......... 265Parkersburg, N.C., South River near... 161 Parr, Va., Craig Creek at............. 18Patterson, N.C., Yadkin River at...... 168Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va.... 27Pee Dee River, at Peedee, S.C......... 194near Roekingham, N.C................ 192

Pee Dee River basin, gaging-stationrecords in.....................168-202

Pelzer, S.C., Saluda River near....... 243Petersburg, Va., Appomattox River

near............................ 52Phenix, Va., Cub Creek at............. 86Philpott, Va., Philpott Reservoir

near............................ 94Smith River near.................... 95

Philpott Reservoir near Philpott, Va.. 94 Pigg River near Toshes, Va............ 77Pineville, S.C., Lake Marion near..... 252Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion

canal near...................... 252Santee River near................... 253

Piney River at Piney River, Va........ 31Pinopolis, S.C., Lake Moultrie near... 254 Pittsboro, N.C., Haw River near....... 145New Hope River near................. 146

Page Polkton, N.C., Brown Creek near........ 189Potecasi Creek near Union, N.C......... 69Potts Creek near Covington, Va......... 12Price, N.C., Mayo River near........... 92Prineeton, N.C., Little River near..... 127Providence Forge, Va., Chickahominy

River near....................... 53Publications on streamflow of Geolog

ical Survey...................... 4-6Purpose and scope of report............ 1

Ramseur, N.C., Deep River at........... 150Randleman, N.C., Deep River near....... 149Randolph, Va., Roanoke River at........ 87Rawlings, Va., Nottoway River near..... 56Reddles River at North Wilkesboro,

N.C.............................. 169Reedy Pork, near Gibsonville, N.C...... 139near Oak Ridge, N.C.................. 138

Reedy River, near Greenville, S.C...... 245near Ware Shoals, S.C................ 246

Reidville, S.C., South Tyger Rivernear............................. 236

Reservoirs. See lakes and reservoirs. Revisions and corrections of records,

publication...................... 4Rhodhiss Lake at Rhodhiss, N.C......... 206Richfield, N.C., Big Bear Creek near... 187 Richmond, Va., James River and Kanawha

Canal near....................... 44James River near..................... 45

Riehtex, S.C., Broad River at.......... 241Rivanna River, at Palmyra, Va.......... 40

South Pork, near Earlysville, Va..... 39Riverside, Va., South River near....... 25Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va.............. 88Roanoke Rapids Lake at Roanoke Rapids,

N.C.............................. 109Roanoke River, at Altavista, Va........ 79

at Brookneal, Va..................... 82at Buggs Island, Va.................. 108at Clarksville, Va................... 106at Lafayette, Va..................... 71at Niagara, Va....................... 74at Randolph, Va...................... 87at Roanoke, Va....................... 7, 72at Roanoke Rapids, N.C............... 109near Clover, Va...................... 89near Scotland Neck, N.C.............. 110near Toshes, Va...................... 76

Roanoke River basin, gaging-stationrecords in.......................71-110

Robbins, N.C., Bear Creek at........... 151Rock Hill, S.C., Catawba River near.... 217Rockbridge Baths, Va., Maury River

at............................... 22Roekfish Creek (tributary to Cape Pear

River) near Hope Mills, N.C...... 156Roekfish Creek (tributary to Northeast

Cape Pear River) near Wallace, N.C.............................. 165

Roekfish River near Greenfield, Va..... 33Roekingham, N.C., Blewett Falls Lake

near............................. 191Pee Dee River near................... 192

Rocky Creek (Pee Dee River basin) atTurnersburg, N.C................. 174

Rocky Creek (Santee River basin) atGreat Falls, S.C................. 219

Rocky River (Pee Dee River basin) nearNorwood, N.C..................... 188

Rocky River (Savannah River basin)near Calhoun Falls, S.C.......... 273

Roseboro, N.C., Little Coharie Creeknear............................. 159

Salisbury, N.C., Yadkin River near.....' 297Salkehatchie River near Miley, S.C..... 260Saluda River, at Chappells, S.C........ 248near Columbia, S.C................... 250near Greenville, S.C................. 242near Pelzer, S.C..................... 243near Silverstreet, S.C............... 248near Ware Shoals, S.C................ 244near Waterloo, S.C................... 297

Sandy River near Danville, Va.......... 99Santee River near Pineville, S.C....... 253Santee River basin, gaging-station

records in......................203-253Sapony Creek near Nashville, N.C....... 114

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Page Savannah River, at Augusta, Ga........ 292

at Burtons Ferry Bridge, nearMillhaven, Ga................... 293

near Calhoun Falls, S.C............. 275near Clarks Hill, S.C............... 290near Clyo, Ga....................... 296near Iva, S.C ....................... 272

Savannah River basin, gaging-stationrecords in.....................263-296

Saxe, Va., Roanoke Creek at........... 88Scotland Neck, N.C., Roanoke River

near............................ 110Scottsville, Va., Hardware River near. 35

James River at...................... 34Sebrell, Va., Nottoway River near..... 60Second Broad River at Cliffside, N.C.. 524 Seneca River near Anderson, S.C....... 271Seven Springs, N.C., Northeast Cape

Fear River near................. 163Shine, N.C., Nahunta Swamp near....... 131Silverstreet, S.C., Saluda River

near............................ 248Slate River near Arvonia, Va.......... 36Smith Creek above old dam, near

Clifton Forge, Va............... 13Smith River, at Bassett, Va........... 96

at Martinsville, Va................. 97at Spray, N.C....................... 98near Philpott, Va................... 95

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose,Ga.............................. 274

South Boston, Va., Dan River at....... 102South Buffalo Creek near Greensboro,

N.C............................. 140South Pacolet River Reservoir near

Fingerville, S.C................ 230South River (Cape Fear River basin)

near Parkersburg, N.C........... 161South River (James River basin) near

Riverside, Va................... 25South Tyger River, near Reidville,

S.C. ............................ 236near Woodruff, S.C .................. 237

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N.C.. 177 near Mocksville, N.C................ 175

Spencer, Va., North Mayo River near... 91 Spray, N.C., Smith River at........... 98Spring Mills, Va., East Fork Falling

River at........................ 84Star, N.C., Little River near......... 190Station numbers....................... 1-2Stevens Creek near Modoc, S.C......... 291Stony Creek, Va., Nottoway River near. 57 Stony Creek (Cape Fear River basin)

near Burlington, N.C............ 142Stony Creek (Chowan River basin) near

Dinwiddie, Va................... 58Stony Point, N.C., Third Creek sub-

watershed No. 7A near........... 178Sussex, Va., Anderson Branch at....... 59Swift Creek near Vanceboro, N.C....... 134

Talbott and Townes Reservoirs nearKibler, Va...................... 89

Tar River, at Tarboro, N.C............ 117near Nashville, N.C................. 113near Tar River, N.C................. Ill

Tarboro, N.C., Tar River at........... 117Tarheel, N.C., Cape Fear River at

lock 3, near.................... 157Taylorsville, N.C., Lake Hickory near. 207 Teer, N.C., Cane Creek near........... 144Terrell, N.C., Mountain Creek near.... 211Third Creek, at Cleveland, N.C........ 180

subwatershed No. 7A near StonyPoint, N.C... ................... 178

subwatershed No. 21 (II Creek) atTroutman, N.C................... 179

Thomson, Ga., Little Brier Creek near. 294

Tick Creek near Mount Vernon Springs,N.C.. ............................ 152

Tinker Creek near Daleville, Va........ 73Toccoa, Ga., North Fork Broad River

near............................. 278North Fork Broad River subwatershed

No. 1 above...................... 276North Fork Broad River subwatershed

No. 2 near....................... 277Panther Creek near................... 265

Tomahawk, N.C., Black River near....... 160Toms Creek, near Eastanollee, Ga. See

North Fork Broad River subwater shed No. 11...................... 281

near Martin, Ga...................... 283Toshes , Va ., Pigg River near........... 77Roanoke River near................... 76

Townes Reservoir (and Talbot Reservoir)near Kibler, Va .................. 89

Trent River near Trenton, N.C.......... 135Troutman, N.C., Third Creek subwater

shed No. 21 (II Creek) at ........ 179Tugaloo River, near Hartwell, Ga....... 266

near Madison, S.C.................... 297Turnersburg, N.C., Rocky Creek at...... 174Twelvemile Creek near Liberty, S.C..... 270Tye River near Lovingston, Va.......... 30Tyger River near Woodruff, S.C......... 238

Union, N.C., Potecasi Creek near....... 69Union, S.C., Fairforest Creek near..... 239Union Hall, Va., Blackwater River

near............................. 75Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N.C...... 185

Vanceboro, N.C., Swift Creek near...... 134

Waccamaw River, at Freeland, N.C....... 166near Longs, S.C...................... 167

Waccamaw River basin, gaging-stationrecords in. .....................166-167

Wadesboro, N.C., North Fork JonesCreek near....................... 297

Wallace, N.C., Rockfish Creek near..... 165Ware Shoals, S.C., Reedy River

near............................. 246Saluda River near.................... 244

Washington, Ga., Little River near..... 288Washington, N.C., Herring Run

near............................. 119Wateree River near Camden, S.C......... 220Waterloo, S.C., Saluda River near...... 297Wentworth, N.C., Dan River near........ 93White Oak, N.C., Little Fishing Creek

near............................. 115Whitehall, Va., North Fork Moormans

River near....................... 38Whitewater River at Jocassee, S.C...... 267Wilkesboro, N.C., Yadkin River at...... 170Willis River at Flanagan Mills,

Va............................... 41Wilson, N.C., Contentnea Creek near.... 130Wilson Creek near Adako, N.C........... 297Woodruff, S.C., South Tyger River

near............................. 237Tyger River near..................... 238

Wrens, Ga., Brushy Creek near.......... 294

Yadkin College, N.C., Yadkin Riverat............................... 173

Yadkin River, at High Rock, N.C........ 183at Patterson, N.C.................... 168at Wilkesboro, N.C................... 170at Yadkin College, N.C............... 173near Salisbury, N.C.................. 297

Yadkinville, N.C., Forbush Creek near.. 172Yemassee, S.C., Combahee River near.... 261

Zuni, Va., Blackwater River at......... 62

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