surface water supply of the united states 1957surface water supply of the united states 1957 part...

Surface Water Supply of the United States 1957Part 3-B. Cumberland and Tennessee River BasinsPrepared under the direction of ]. V. B. WELLS, Chief, Surface Water Branch

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1506

Prepared in cooperation with the States of Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1959

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

FRED A. SEATON, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and F. J. Flynn, chief, Basic Records Section.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of district engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

W. B. Eaton_________________________Chattanooga, Tenn. E. B. Bice_______________________________Baleish, N.C. F. F. Schrader___________________________Louisville, Ky. D. S. Wallace________________________Charlottesville, Va. M. B. Williams________________________Montgomery, Ala.

CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1957

OCTOBER 1956

S M T W T F S 123456

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

JANUARY 1957

S M T W T F S 123456

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

T W T F S 23456 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

S M1

7 8

NOVEMBER 1956

S M T W T F S 123

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

FEBRUARY 1957

HAY 1957

S M T W T F S 1234

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

S M T W T F S 123

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

EBCSMBER 1956

S M T W T F S 1

23456789 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 21 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 2930 31

MARCH 19"7

S M T W T F S 12345

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

S M T W T F S 1 2

3456789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

S M T W T F S 1 2

3456789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 29 30 31

JUHB 19.17

S M T W T F S 1

23456789 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 2930

SEPTEMBER 1957

S M T W T F S12345678 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30

IV

CONTENTS

Scope of work........................................................................ 1Cooperation.......................................................................... 1Division of work..................................................................... 2Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 2Downstream order of listing gaging stations.......................................... 3Explanation of data.................................................................. 3Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 8Publications......................................................................... 8Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 11Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 12Gaging-statlon records............................................................... 14

Cumberland River basinPoor Fork (head of Cumberland River) at Cumberland, Ky............................. 14Cumberland River near Harlan, Ky................................................... 15Yellow Creek near Middlesboro, Ky................................................ 16

Cumberland River near Pineville, Ky................................................ 17Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky............................................... 18Cumberland River at Williamsburg, Ky............................................... 19Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky........................................... 20Laurel River at Corbin, Ky....................................................... 21Rockcastle River:Wood Creek near London, Ky..................................................... 22

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky.................................................. 23Hughes Fork Beaver Creek:

Cane Branch near Parkers Lake, Ky.............................................. 24Beaver Creek:

Hurricane Fork:Helton Branch at Greenwood, Ky............................................... 26

Buck Creek near Shopville, Ky.................................................... 28New River (head of South Fork Cumberland River) at New River, Term............... 29

Clear Fork near Robbins, Term.................................................. 30South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, Ky..................................... 31Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky..................................................... 32

Cumberland River near Rowena, Ky................................................... 33East Fork Obey River near Jamestown, Term........................................ 34West Fork Obey River near Alpine, Term......................................... 35Wolf River near Byrdstown, Term................................................ 36

Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, Term........................................... 37Cumberland River at Celina, Term.................................................... 38

Roaring River near Hilham, Term.................................................. 39Caney Fork:Calfkiller River below Sparta, Term............................................ 40Collins River:Barren Fork near Trousdale, Term............................................. 41

Collins River near McMirmville, Term........................................... 42Caney Pork near Rock Island, Term................................................ 43Caney Fork below Center Hill Dam, near Lancaster, Term........................... 44

Cumberland River at Carthage, Term................................................. 45Spring Creek near Lebanon, Term.................................................. 46Drakes Creek above Hendersonville, Term.......................................... 47East Fork Stones River:Bradley Creek at Lascassas, Term............................................... 48

East Fork Stones River near Lascassas, Term...................................... 49West Fork Stones River near Murfreesboro, Term................................. 50

Stones River near Smyrna, Term................................................... 51Stewart Creek near Smyrna, Term................................................ 52

Stones River above Donelson, Term................................................ 53Mill Creek near Antioch, Term.................................................... 54Harpeth River:West Harpeth River near Leipers Fork, Term..................................... 55

Harpeth River at Belleview, Term................................................. 56Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Term........................................ 57

Cumberland River below Cheatham Dam, Term.......................................... 58Red River near Adams, Term....................................................... 60Sulphur Fork Red River near Adams, Term........................................ 61

Cumberland River at Dover, Term.................................................... 62South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville, Ky...................................... 63Little River near Cadiz, Ky...................................................... 64

Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky.................................................. 65Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin............................................... 66Tennessee River basinFrench Broad River (head of Tennessee River) at Rosman, N. C....................... 68Davidson River near Brevard, N, C................................................ 69

French Broad River at Blantyre, N. C............................................... 70Mills River near Mills River, N. C............................................... 71Cane Creek at Pletcher, N. C..................................................... 72

French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C............................................. 73Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.................................................... 74Swannanoa River:North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C........................... 75Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C............................................. 76

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C................................................ 77V

VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records ContinuedTennessee River basin Continued PageFrench Broad River at Asheville, N. C.............................................. 78

Ivy Rtver near Marshall, N. C.................................................... 79French Broad River at Marshall, N. C............................................... 80Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse, N. C........................................... 81

French Broad River near Newport, Term.............................................. 82West Fork Pigeon River above Lake Logan, near Hazelwood, N. C.................... 83West Fork Pigeon River below Lake Logan, near Waynesville, N. C.................. 84

East Fork Pigeon River near Canton, N. C....................................... 85Pigeon River at Canton, N. C..................................................... 86Richland Creek:

Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C............................................. 87Jonathan Creek near fove Creek, N. C........................................... 88

Pigeon River near Hepco, N. C.................................................... 89Pigeon River at Newport, Term.................................................... 90North Toe River (head of Nolichucky River) at Altapass, N. C..................... 91

Cane River near Sioux, N. C.................................................... 92Nolichucky River:

North Indian Creek near Unicoi, Term........................................... 93Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Term............................................ 94Nolichucky River below Nolichucky Dam, Term...................................... 95

Lick Creek at Mohawk, Term..................................................... 96Nolichucky River near Morristown, Term........................................... 97

French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Term......................................... 98Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, Term......................................... 99

French Broad River near Knoxville, Term............................................ 100South Fork Holston River at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va........................ 101

Laurel Creek:Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va.............................................. 102

South Fork Holston River at Vestal, Va........................................... 103Middle Fork Holston River at Groseclose, Va.................................... 104Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford, Va................................ 105

South Fork Holston River below South Holston Dam, Term........................... 106Beaver Creek near Wallace, Va.................................................. 107Watauga River near Sugar Grove, N. C........................................... 108Watauga River below Wilbur Dam, Term........................................... 109

Doe River at Elizabethton, Term.............................................. 110Watauga River at Elizabethton, Term............................................ Ill

South Fork Holston River at Kingsport, Term...................................... 112North Fork Holston River near Saltville, Va.................................... 113North Fork Holston River at Holston, Va........................................ 114Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City, Va........................................ 115

North Fork Holston River near Gate City, Va.................................... 116Holston River at Surgoinsville, Term............................................. 117Mossy Creek:Unnamed tributary:

Mossy Spring near Jefferson City, Term..................................... 118Holston River near Jefferson City, Term.......................................... 119

Mill Spring Creek:Mill Spring near Jefferson City, Term........................................ 120

Holston River near Knoxville, Term............................................... 121Tennessee River:

First Creek at Mineral Springs Ave., at Knoxville, Term.......................... 122First Creek at Fifth Ave., at Knoxville, Term.................................... 123

Tennessee River at Knoxville, Term................................................. 124Little River near Maryville, Term................................................ 125Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, N. C....................................... 126

CullasaJa River at Highlands, N. C ............................................. 127Cullasaja River at Cullasaja, N. C. ............................................ 128

Little Tennessee River at Needmore, N. C......................................... 129Nantahala River near' Rainbow Springs, N. C..................................... 130Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C............................................. 131Tuckasegee River at Tuckasegee, N. C........................................... 132

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C................................................ 133Tuckasegee River at Dillsboro, N. C............................................ 134

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, N. C.......................................... 135Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C.......................................... 136

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C.......................................... 137Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Term....................................... 138Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Term.......................................... 139

Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Term........................................... 140Clinch River at Richlands, Va.................................................... 141

Cedar Creek near Lebanon, Va................................................... 142Clinch River at Cleveland, Va.................................................... 143

Guest River at Coeburn, Va..................................................... 144Copper Creek near Gate City, Va................................................ 145

Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va................................................. 146North Fork Clinch River at Duffield, Va........................................ 147

Clinch River above Tazewell, Term................................................ 148Powell River at Big Stone Gap, Va.............................................. 149Powell River near Jonesville, Va............................................... 150Powell River near Arthur, Term................................................. 151

Clinch River below Norris Dam, Term,............................................. 152Clinch River near Scarboro, Term................................................. 153Whiteoak Creek below Oak Ridge National Laboratory, near Oak Ridge, Term....... 154

Melton Branch near Oak Ridge, Term........................................... 155Emory River near Wartburg, Term................................................ 156

Obed River:Daddys Creek near Crab Orchard, Term....................................... 157

Emory River at Oakdale, Term................................................... 158Sewee Creek near Decatur, Term................................................... 159

CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records ContinuedTennessee River basin Continued PageHiwassee River at Presley, Ga.................................................... 160Hiwassee River below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville, N. C.......................... 161Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C................................................ 162Valley River at Tomotla, N. C.................................................. 163Nottely River near Blairsville, Ga............................................. 164Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga.................................. 165Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Term........................................... 166

Hiwassee River near McFarland, Term.............................................. 167Toccoa River (head of Ocoee River) near Dial, Ga............................... 168Toccoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga............................................... 169Ocoee River at Copperhill, Term................................................ 170Flghtingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga........................................ 171Davis Mill Creek at Copperhill, Term......................................... 172North Potato Creek near Ducktown, Term....................................... 173

Ocoee River at Emf, Term....................................................... 174Ocoee River at Parksville, Term................................................ 175

Hiwassee River above Charleston, Term............................................ 176Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, Term............................................ 177

South Chickamauga Creek below Georgia-Tennessee State line....................... 178South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, Term................................... 179

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Term............................................... 180Chattanooga Creek near Flintstone, Ga............................................ 181

Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Term............................... 182Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Term............................................. 183Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala ............................................. 184Flint River near Chase, Ala ...................................................... 185

Tennessee River at Whitesburg, Ala................................................. 186Flint Creek near Falkville, Ala .................................................. 187West Fork Flint Creek near Oakville, Ala....................................... 188

Elk River near Pelham, Term...................................................... 189Bradley Creek near Prairie Plains, Term........................................ 190

Elk River at Estill Springs, Term................................................ 191Mulberry Creek:

West Fork Mulberry Creek at Mulberry, Term................................... 192Elk River above Fayetteville, Tenn............................................... 193Bradshaw Creek at Frankewing, Tenn............................................. 194Richland Creek:Weakley Creek near Bodenham, Tenn............................................ 195

Richland Creek near Pulaski, Tenn.............................................. 197Elk River near Prospect, Tenn.................................................... 198Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala................................................ 199Shoal Creek at Iron City, Tenn................................................... 200

Tennessee River at Florence, Ala ................................................... 201Spring Creek:

Tuscumbia Spring at Tuscumbia, Ala ............................................. 202Bear Creek near Hackleburg, Ala.................................................. 203Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala........................................................ 204

Tennessee River at Savannah, Tenn.................................................. 205Duck River below Manchester, Tenn................................................ 206

Garrison Fork at Fairfield, Tenn............................................... 207Wartrace Creek at Bell Buckle, Tenn.......................................... 208

Duck River near Shelbyville, Tenn................................................ 209Big Rock Creek at Lewisburg, Tenn.............................................. 210

Duck River at Columbia, Tenn..................................................... 211Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek, Tenn...................................... 212Big Bigby Creek at Sandy Hook, Tenn............................................ 213Big Bigby Creek near Mount Pleasant, Tenn...................................... 214Piney River at Vernon, Tenn.................................................... 215

Duck River above Hurricane Mills, Tenn........................................... 216Buffalo River near Flat Woods, Tenn............................................ 217Buffalo River near Lobelville, Tenn............................................ 218

Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Tenn................................................ 219Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky................................................... 220East Fork Clarks River at Murray, Ky............................................. 221East Fork Clarks River near Benton, Ky........................................... 222

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin................................................ 223Springs in Tennessee................................................................. 232Revisions of records for discontinued stations:Middle Fork Holston River at Chilhowie, Va......................................... 234

Discharge measurements at points other than gaging stations.......................... 235Index................................................................................ 245

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tern.; B,Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C........................7..... 4

2. Map of the United States showing areas covered by the 18 annual volumes'"'on surface-water supply................................................. 9

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1957 wateryear with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 13

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE RIVER BASINS, 1957

SCOPE OP WORK

This volume is one of a series of 18 reports presenting measurements of stage, dis

charge , and content of streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States d jring the water

year ending September 30, 1957. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first

studied streamflow in relation to problems of irrigation, similar measurements have been

made at more than 13,750 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Terri

tories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1957, the Geological Survey a~>d cooperating

organizations were maintaining 7,030 gaging stations, including those in Alaska and Hawaii.

Discharge measurements only were made at many other points in the 1957 water year. The

name of each stream measured at points other than gaging stations is not listed in the

index to this report. Only the major river basins in which measurements were made are

listed under the item "Discharge measurements" in the index.

COOPERATION

Many State, municipal, and private organizations have cooperated with the Geological

Survey in this work by either furnishing or helping to collect data. Organizations that

supplied data are acknowledged in station descriptions, and organizations that assisted in

the collection of data through cooperative agreements with the Survey are:

Alabama: State Geological Survey, W. B. Jones, State geologist.

Kentucky: Department of Economic Development, G. W. Hubley, Jr., ccmmissloner.

North Carolina: State Department of Conservation and Development, W. P. Saunders,

director; city of Asheville, Weldon Weir, city manager; city of Waynesville, W. H.

Way, mayor.

Tennessee: State Department of Conservation, J. N. McCord, commissioner, through

Division of Geology, W. D. Hardeman, State geologist; State Department of Public

Health, R. H. Hutcheson, commissioner, through Stream Pollution Control, S, L. Jones,

director; city of Knoxville, Department of Public Service, R. I. Gentry, director;

city of Murfreesboro, Water Department, J. W. Lovell, superintendent.

Virginia: State Department of Conservation and Development, R. V. Long, director;

State Department of Highways, J. A. Anderson, commissioner.

Under a cooperative agreement covering the Tennessee River basin and the Caney Pork

basin above Great Palls Dam, the Tennessee Valley Authority furnished financial assistance

for the operation of 93 gaging stations, of which 6 were in Alabama, 6 in Georgia, I in

Kentucky, 19 in North Carolina, 45 in Tennessee, and 16 in Virginia.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers,

Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 15 gaging stations in

Kentucky and 19 in Tennessee.

Assistance was also furnished by the Arnold Engineering Development Center, Department

of the Air Force, Atomic Energy Commission, and the Weather Bureau, United States Depart

ment of Commerce.

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The following organizations aided in collecting records:

North Carolina: Town of Highlands, American Enka Corp., Carolina Power & Light Co. :

Champion Paper & Fibre Co., Ecusta Paper Corp., and the Mead Corp., S;-lva Division.

Tennessee: Aluminum Co. of America; Tennessee Copper Co; Bowaters Southern Paper

Corp.; Victor Chemical Co.; International Chemical Co.

Virginia: American Cyanamid Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological

Survey, under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in

the several States were collected and prepared for publication in the district offices

listed below.

State District office Address

Alabama.................. Montgomery............... 513 New Post Office Building.Kentucky a/.............. Louisville............... 830 West Broadway.North Carolina b/........ Raleigh.................. Federal Building.Tennessee c/............. Chattanooga.............. 823 Edney Building.Virginia ................. Charlottesville .......... Natural Resources Building1 , Univer

sity of Virginia.

&/ Except for Tennessee River near Paducah.b/ Including stations in the Tennessee River basin in Georgia except those In the Toccoa River

basin.c/ Including stations in the Toccoa River basin in Georgia and Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky.,

Tennessee River at Florence and at Whitesburg, Ala., Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala., and Paint Rock River near Woodvllle, Ala.

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging sta

tions given in this report is on file in the district offices listed above. Provisional

records of discharge prior to publication, and other unpublished data concerning the

gaging-station records may usually be obtained from the district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms of streamflow and other hydrologic data, as used in this report, are defined

as follows:

Cubic foot per second (cfs) is the rate of discharge of a stream whose channel is

1 square foot in cross-sectional area and whose average velocity is 1 foot per second.

Cubic feet per second per square mile (cfsm) is the average number of c-ibic feet of

water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, assuming that the runoff

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

Runoff in inches is the depth to which an area would be covered if all the water drain

ing from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on its surface. The term is used

for comparing runoff with rainfall, which is also usually expressed in inches.

Acre-foot is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot and

is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term is commonly used in relation to storage for

irrigation.

Cfs-day is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 cubic foot per second for 24

hours. It is equivalent to 86,400 cubic feet, 1.983471 acre-feet, or 646,317 gallons, and

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

Stage-discharge relation is the relation between gage height and the amount of water

flowing in a channel, expressed as volume per unit of time.

Control designates a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stage-

discharge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural constriction of the channel,

a long reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

Contents is the volume of water In a reservoir. Unless otherwise Indicated, volume Is

computed on the basis of a level pool and does not Include bank storage.

The drainage area of a stream at a specified location Is that area, measured In a hori

zontal plane, which Is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff from

precipitation normally would drain by gravity Into the river above the specified point.

Figures of drainage area given herein Include all closed basins, or noncontributlng areas,

within the area unless otherwise noted.

WSP is used as an abbreviation for "Water-Supply Paper" In references to previously

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

Beginning with the series of reports for the water year ending September 30, 1951, the

order of listing gaglng-station records was changed. In this report, in a downstream di

rection 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 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 of this report

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of indention show which gaging sta

tions are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the trib

utary on which each gaging station is situated.

The order of listing used before the publication of the 1951 report listed first all

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then all stations on the uppermost

tributary to the main stem from the tributary's source to mouth, and then all stations

from source to mouth of the uppermost tributary to the tributary.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of stage and measurements

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge rela

tion, weather records, and other Information are used to supplement base data In determin

ing the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on a

nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of fluctu

ations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods

adopted by the Geological Survey on the basis of experience in stream gaging since 1888.

These methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined In standard

textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging

stations are shown In figure 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from stage-discharge re

lation curves defined by discharge measurements. If extensions to the rating curves are

necessary to define the extremes of discharge, they are made on the basis of Indirect

determinations of peak discharge (such as slope-area or contracted-opening determinations,

computation of flow over dams or weirs, and by other methods), velocity-area studies, and

logarithmic plotting. The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating tables

gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are

computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or

continual change In the physical features that form the control, the daily mean discharge

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is determined by the shifting-control method, In which correction factors based on indi

vidual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in applying

the gage heights to the rating tables. If the stage-discharge relation for a station is

temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris on the control, the dally

mean discharge Is computed by what Is essentially the shifting-control method.

At some gaging stations the stage-discharge relation is affected by backwater from

reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources. This necessitates the use of the slope

method in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream Is a factor in determining

discharge. Information requisite for determining the slope or fall Is obtained by means

of an auxiliary gage set at some distance from the base gage. At some stations the stage-

discharge relation is affected by changing stage. If so, the rate of change in stage Is

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

At most gaging stations in the northern part of the United States and at some in the

mountainous regions of other parts the stage-discharge relation is affected by Ice during

the winter, and it becomes Impossible to compute the discharge In the usual manner. Dis

charge for periods of ice effect Is computed on the basis of the gage-height record and

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the svallable in

formation on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and

comparable records of discharge for other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the

stage-discharge relation is affected by Ice, this Information Is given in a note to the

table. No mention is made of occasional days of ice effect If the degree of accuracy of

dally records Is not changed.

The data herein presented generally comprise a description of the statlor, a skeleton

rating table, and a table showing the daily discharge and monthly and yearly discharge

and runoff of the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on Octo

ber 1 and ends on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1957 Is shown on page IV

for the purpose of finding the day of the week for any date.

The description of the station gives the location, drainage area, records available,

type and history of gages, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and

notations of revisions of the previously published record. The location of the gaging

station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. River

mileage, given under "Location" for some stations, Is that determined and used by the

Corps of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Records available" are given the periods

for which there are published records generally equivalent to those at the present site.

Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the present gage

above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and datums of pre

vious gages used during the period of records available. Under "Average discharge" Is

given the average discharge for the number of years indicated. It Is not given for sta

tions having fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes In

water development during the period of record cause the figure to have little significance.

Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; the minim am discharge If

there is little or no regulation; the minimum dally discharge If there is extensive regu

lation (also the minimum discharge If useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is

of no Importance). In the first paragraph, the data given are for the complete current

water year unless otherwise specified. In the second paragraph, the data given are for

the periods of record within the calendar year dates in the heading (not necessarily

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those for the complete years indicated by the heading dates). Reliable information con

cerning major floods that have occurred outside the period of record are g^ven in the

third or last paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum dis

charge corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-

stage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum

gage height did not occur at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separ

ately. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditiors which affect

the natural flow at the gaging station is given.under "Remarks."

Previously published records of some stations have been found to be in error on the

basis of data or information later obtained. Revisions of such records are usually pub

lished along with the current records in one of the annual reports. In order to make it

easier to find such revised records, a paragraph headed "Revisions (water years)" has been

added to the description of all stations for which revised records have been published.

Listed therein are all the reports in which revisions have been published, each followed

by the water years for which figures are revised in that report. In listing the water

years only one number is given; for instance, 1933 stands for the water yeer October 1,

1932, to September 30, 1933. If no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are

concerned in the revision, that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as

follows: "(M)" means that only the instantaneous maximum discharge was revised; "(m)"

that only the instantaneous minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only peak discharges were

revised. If the drainage area has been revised, the report in which the revised figure

was first published is given. It should be noted that for all stations for which cubic

feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are published, a revision of the

drainage area necessitates corresponding revision of all figures based on the drainage

area. Revised figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches re

sulting from a revision of the drainage area only are usually not published in the annual

series of reports.

Skeleton rating tables are generally published for all stations except those at which

the daily discharge for the greater part of the open-water period was determined by the

shifting-control method, the slope method, or other special methods involving an equiva

lent adjustment to the gage height of more than one-tenth foot. Skeleton rating tables

are generally not published for stations on canals.

For stations equipped with water-stage recorders, except those on streatrs subject to

sudden or rapid fluctuation, the daily table gives the discharge corresponding to the

daily mean gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage

height may not indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging

the discharge for parts of the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for

obtaining the daily mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing, as

an essential element, a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at the station.

For stations equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the

discharge corresponding to once-daily readings of the gage, or to the mean of twice-daily

readings, or to the mean gage height determined from gage-height graphs bas9d on gage

readings. For periods of rapidly changing stage, the daily mean discharge is determined

from gage-height graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which is stated in the

station description.


In the table of daily discharge, the figures for the maximum day and the minimum day for

each month are underlined. If the figure is repeated, it is underlined only on the first

day of its occurrence.

In the monthly summary below the daily table, the line headed "Total" gives the sum of

the daily figures; it is the total cfs-days for the month. The line headed "Mean" gives

the average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. Runoff for the month may be

expressed in cubic feet per second per square mile (line headed "Cfsm"), or in inches

(line headed "In."}, or in acre-feet (line headed "Ac-ft"). Figures for cubic feet per

second per square mile and runoff in inches are omitted if the drainage area includes

large noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin

is usually less than 20 inches.

In the yearly summary below the monthly summary, the figures of maximum are the maximum

daily discharges, not the momentary discharges when the water was at crest stage. Like

wise, the ninimums in this summary are the minimum daily discharges.

Peak discharges and the times of their occurrence and corresponding gage heights of

most stations are listed below the table of daily and monthly discharge. All independent

peakc above the selected base are given. The base discharge, which is given in paren

theses, is selected so that an average of about three peaks a year will be presented.

Peak discharges are not published for canals, ditches, drains, or for any stream for which

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

Footnotes to the table of daily discharge indicate periods when discharge was computed

or estimated by unusual or special methods during periods of no gage-height record and ice

effect, or by other effects that reduce the degree of accuracy of the records. Days on

which discharge measurements were made are indicated by asterisk and footnote unless they

were nade at frequent regular intervals, in which instance the general frequency of dis

charge measurements is given under "Remarks" in the station description.

For most gaging stations on laices and reservoirs the data presented comp-ise a descrip

tion of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reser

voirs a table showing daily contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at

given stages is published each year for all reservoirs for which records are published on

a daily basis, but is not published for reservoirs for which only monthly data are given.

Discharge measurements and determinations of peak flows made at sites other than gaging

stations are listed at the end of each report.

At many gaging stations water samples are collected from the streams for the purpose

of making chemical analyses, computing dissolved solids, suspended sediment loads, and

particle-size distribution, or measuring water temperatures. For most of these samples

the results are published in an annual series of water-supply papers entitled "Quality of

Surface Waters of the United States" which is issued in four volumes. In this report

under "Remarks" a reference is made to quality-of-water records collected at gaging sta

tions on a regular basis and published in the quality-of-water reports. At many other

gaging stations quality-of-water data are obtained at irregular intervals and published

as "miscellaneous analyses" in quality-of-water reports; such records are not referred to

in "Remarks" paragraph in this report. At many gaging stations water temperature is ob

tained also at the time a discharge measurement is made; such temperature readings are not

reported in the quality-of-water annual reports.


ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of streamflow data depends primarily on (1) the stability of the stage-

discharge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements,

and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of discharge, and interpreta

tion of records.

The station description states the degree of accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indi

cates that, in general,,the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 5 per

cent; "good," less than 1U percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "poor," probably

more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runoff are, in

general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

Runoff at some stations, as indicated by the monthly mean, may vary widsly from natural

runoff, owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, increase o" decrease in

evaporation due to artificial causes, or to other factors. For such stations, figures of

cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are not publishsd unless

storage or diversion records are included to indicate the extent of the regulation or di

version or unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes in contents of reser

voirs or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is

not included in the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is so stated.

Even at those stations where adjustments are made, large errors in computel runoff may

occur when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation is large in

comparison with the observed discharge.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situat

ed above most of the diversions from those streams, and therefore the discharge recorded

does not actually show the water supply available at the stations for further development,

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

To facilitate publication of the annual series of reports, the area of the United

States is divided into 14 parts whose boundaries coincide with certain natural drainage

lines. Formerly, the results of streamflow measurements were published in 14 volumes, one

for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the record"? are published

in 18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6. The boundaries of the

various parts are indicated by the following list and the map in figure 2.

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins, in two volumes:A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. B, North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River.

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, in two volumes: A, South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River. B, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeec^ee River

to Pearl River.3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

A, Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee River basins. B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.11. Pacific slope basins in California.12. Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River basin.13. Snake River basin.14. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River basin.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the Geological Survey containing data on

the water resources of the United States may be purchased or consulted as follows:

1. Copies may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing

Office, Washington 25, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving prices.

PUBLICATIONS'

493799 O -59 -Z


A list of Geological Survey publications may also be obtained by applying to the Director,

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

2. Sets of the reports may be consulted in the libraries of the principal cities in the

United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the offices of the Water Resources Division of

the Geological Survey. Addresses of the offices in the area covered by this report are

given on page 2.

Early records of the flow of streams in the United States are published in the reports

listed below. In many of these reports records for years earlier than those indicated

have been included for some streams.

Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, in reports of the Geological Survey

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 2 llth A, pt. 2 12th A, pt. 2 13th A, pt. 3 14th A, pt. 2 B 131. ....... 16th A, pt. 2 B 140. .......

18th A, pt. 4 WSP 15. ......

WSP 16... ....

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 28 .......

20th A, pt. 4 WSP 35 to 39. 21st A, pt. 4 WSP 47 to 52. 22d A, pt. 4 WSP 65, 66... WSP 75. ......

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

Descriptive information only. Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge... Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of streams east

of the Mississippi River and Missouri River and tribu taries above Kansas River.

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of streams west of the Mississippi River except Missouri River and tribu taries above Kansas River.

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge... Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tribu taries.

Monthly discharge. ........................................'...

Year

1884 to September 1B90. 1884 to June 30, 1891. 1884-92. 1888-93. 1893-94.

1895.

1896. 1895-96. 1897.

1897.

1897. 1898.

1898.

1898. 1899. 1899. 1900. 1900. 1901. 1901.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage ba

sins in this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will,

in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was main

tained. Before 1951, records for the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins were included

with those of the other streams of the Ohio River basin.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of Tennessee River basins,

itreara measurements in Cumberland and 1899-1957

Year

189919001901190219031904190519061907-8190919101911

WSP

3648

65, 758398128169205243263283303

Year

19121913191419151916191719181919-201921192219231924

WSP

323353383403433453473503523543563583

Year

192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936

WSP

603623643663683698713728743758783803

Year

193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948

WSP

82385387389392395397310031033105310831113

Year

194919501951195219531954195519561957

WSP

114311731206123612761336138614361506

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports extend over many years.

Discharge measurements at many points other than regular gaging stations have been

made each year and are published at the end of each report. The streams and points of

measurement are listed in the same order as the streams and gaging stations in the body

of the report. An index of the records obtained before 1904 has been published in Water-

Supply Paper 119.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

A compilation of records for the area covered by this report through September 1950 has

been published as Water-Supply Paper 1306. That report contains a summary of monthly ^nd

annual discharges for all previously published records as well as some records not contained

in the annual series of water-supply papers. All records were reexamined and revised where

warranted. Estimates of discharge were made to fill short gaps whenever practical.

Records of discharge have been published also in State reports. Most of these records

are also compiled in Water-Supply Paper 1306; however, 3ome of them are not contained ir

the publications of the Geological Survey. The following tatle contains a list oi1 these

reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Kentucky. ..... North Carolina

Tennessee. ....

Virginia. ..... Do. ........

Period

1910-20 1889-1923

1874-1924

1895-1927

Report

Surface waters of Kentucky. ............... Bull. 34, Discharge records of North Caro

lina streams.

Una streams. 1

basin. Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee'...

Bull. 31, Water resources of Virginia.....

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River basins) .

(New, Big Sandy, ana Tennessee River basins) .

(New, Big Sandy, and Tennessee River basins).

Issued by

Kentucky Geological Survey. Department of Conservation

and Development. Do.

Do

Department of Education.

Virginia Geological Survey.Do

Do

and Development.

1 Contains maximum and minimum dally, weekly, and monthly discharge and yearly mean discharge.2 Includes records of discharge for all stations In North Carolina In the Tennessee River basin.

The reports listed in the foregoing tables contain the customary records of discharge

collected during the systematic operation of gaging stations. Detailed information on the

stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special re

ports on these floods published ty the Geological Survey. The more recent of these spe

cial reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compi

lations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following is a list of these

reports:

WSP 334: The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.WSP 771: Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.WSP 800: The floods of March 1936, Part 3, Potomac, James, and upper Ohio Rivers.WSP 838: Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, January-February 1937.WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938.WSP 1066: Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States.WSP 1137-1: Summary of floods in the United States during 1950.WSP 1227-A: Floods of March-April 1951 in Alabama and adjacent States.WSP 1227-D: Summary of floods in the United States during 1951.Cir. 100: Floods in Georgia, frequency and magnitude.Cir. 342: Floods in Alabama, frequency and magnitude.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The table on following page contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by

this report, at which records of discharge were collected during the water y^ar October

1956 to September 1957 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these

stations are not contained in publications of the Geological Survey, nor have they been

published elsewhere, except as noted in footnotes to the table.

12SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1957, PART 3-B

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Beech River. ........... Do.... ...............

Blrdsong Creek. ........ Browns Creek. ..........

Chambers Creek. ........ Chestuee Creek. ........

Do...................Coweeta Creek basin b/.

Cypress Creek (drainage ditch).

Horse Creek. ...........

Middleton Creek. .......

Muddy Creek. ...........Parker Branch. ......... Persimmon Creek. .......

Pigeon River basin e/.. Pine Tree Branch. ......

Pond Creek No. 1.......

River tributary) . Turkey Creek (Tennessee

River tributary) . West Flint Creek f/.... White Creek............ White Oak Creek. .......

Location

Near Darden, Tenn ................ Near Lexington, Tenn. ............ Near Holladay , Tenn. ............. Near Chesterfield , Tenn. .........

Opposite Kendrick, Miss. ......... Above Englewood, Tenn. ...........

Dentville, Tenn. ................. Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory

near Franklin, N. C. Near Gilbertsville, Ky. ..........

Near Savannah, Tenn. .............

Ala.

Tenn. Near Milledgeville, Tenn. ........

Near Fort Loudon Dam, Tenn. ...... Near Leicester, N. C. ............ At Persimmon Creek Dam, near

Letitla, N. C. Near Waynesville, N. C........... Near Lexington, Term. ............

Tenn. Near Wilson Dam, Ala. ............ . . . .do. .......... ...............

Near Hartselle, Ala. .............Near Sharps Chapel, Tenn. ........ Near Milledgeville, Tenn. ........ At Moser Bridge near Doskie, Miss.

Period

1954-57 1953-57 1940-57 1953-57 1953-571939-57a/ 1944-57

1944-57 1934-57

1943-57C/

1953-571939-57 1939-571939-57

1944-57

1939-57

1941-57d/ 1952-57 1942-57

1949-57 1941-57 1953-57

1948-57 1948-57

1939-57

1941-57 1934-57 1939-57 1937-57

Tenne Do. Do. Do. Do.Do. Do. Do.Do.

U. S.

Tenne

Do.Do. Do.Do.

Do.Do.

Do. Do.Do. Do. Do.

Do. Do. Do.

Do. Do.Do.Do.

Do.

Do. Do. Do. Do.

Collected by

jsee Valley Authority.

Forest Service,

ssee Valley Authority.

a/ Records observed near Kendrick from November 1939 to May 1942 and opposite K=ndrick from May 1942 to 1957.

b/ The Southeastern Forest Experiment Station of the U. S. Forest Service operates 31 stations in Coweeta Creek basin in order to obtain records of runoff from small areas.

c/ Records for 1943-54 published in compilation report No. 1 by Tennessee Valle^' Authority; those for 1954-57 published in compilation report No. 2.

d/ Low-flow record only. Station not rated above 40 cfa, which is capacity of weir below gage.

r The Tennessee Valley Authority operates stations on 6 small watersheds ranging in area from to 5.6 acres in the Pigeon River basin.

_f/ Gage heights only when affected by backwater from Wheeler Reservoir.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

In the area covered by this report, the outstanding hydrologic event was the floods at

the end of January, which extended from West Virginia to Alabama. On the smaller streams

that drain westward from the Appalachian Mountains, many peak discharges were the maximum

in 30 to 40 years of record. At the gaging station on Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va.,

the peak on January 30 was slightly higher than that of February 1902, the greatest

previous flood in a record beginning in 1895. Monthly mean discharge of Forth Fork

Holston River near Saltville, Va., was record-high for the month in January and February.

Streamflow was excessive throughout the area in February, due to carryover from the Jan

uary floods; peaks on the larger streams occurred early in the month. Floods occurred in

the eastern part of the Tennessee River basin April 4-5; at some stations these were the

highest in about 15 years. By contrast, the November mean for Red River rear Adams,

Tenn., was record-low for the month. In most parts of the area, streamflow was deficient

in August but excessive in September. For three long-term gaging stations in the area

covered by this report, a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharge during the

1957 water year with the median discharges for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in

figure 3 on the following page.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

4000

3500

3000

§ 2500.5

& 2000

3 1500

1000

500

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C. Drainage area, 945 sq mi.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Theyear

700

600

§ 500

& 400

g 300

200

100

18,000

16,000

14,000

12,000

.S 10,000

3 8000

6000

4000

2000

North Fork Holston River near Saltville, Va. Drainage area, 222 sq mi.

dîOct. Nov.

iV 50 VV

i^

^=a

^<XKXR8

Igiiii

1,317

r~

^ 1iiiii1

1,500

!; : -

S:

gg

/V^x>

i1

_

N

iiiinIiDec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April

Duck River above Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Drainage area 2,557 sq mi.

rr>sn 1 be* 1

15?

1

1

[??SA,s8 <y*>? "Soîi

K3 18,110

iiiiiiii

n

îMay

iri

JuneFfeJuly

5S pSAug. Sept.

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&i

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Theyear

Explanation

Median of monthly mean discharge for 25-year period 1921-45.

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1957.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1957 water year with median discharge for 25-year period.

14 GAGING-STATION RECORDS

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Poor Fork at Cumberland, Ky.

Location. Lat 36 C58'25", long 82°59'35", at left-end downstream side of Second Street Bridge at Cumberland, Harlan County, 0.1 mile upstream from Cloverlick Creek and 0.5 mile downstream from Looney Creek.

Drainage area. 82.3 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March 1940 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,415.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 17 years, 139 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 11.50 ft), from rat ing curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 13 cfs Aug. 24, 25.

1940-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957: no flow for part of Oct. 28, 1952.

Flood in January 1927 reached a stage of about 10.2 ft (discharge, 12,000 cfs, esti mated by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 923: 1940(M) . WSP 1336: 1949-51, 1953(P).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water-year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

2627282930 31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

18181818

*18

1818171616

1515161616

1515151515

1517191816

16171616 1617

51116.5

0.2000.23

Nov.

135109634133

2726262626

2524232222

293638

*3331

3040555350

48464440

1,24041.3

0.5020.56

Dec.

3834333332

2830293033

3156

438655562

370269212

*178160

153802655462335

2602OO155137 115101

6,6262142.602.99

Jan.

938675103131

175178151254880

582347251192160

135103938282

82*93398293230

182202906

*6,750 2,280

852

16,4215306.447.42

Feb.

1,8601,640

608374285

246284446815

1,540

685386281215172

1531311133O2466

335272228190170

160153145-

12,655452

5.495.72

Mar.

168185180160141

125125190210205

210*202180162145

1251111019584

75959395

105

103939082

75

4,091132

1.601.85

Apr.

77 90

139299950

670434526825526

366266218178158

139133123113107

103101111

*113178

137115105105 90

7,475249

3.033.38

May

7569605452

4644393635

3332303229

2626242927

2631302826

23*232222 222J.

1,07234.6

0.4200.48

June

2133469279

9772463528

2826284430

2639463030

2636403874

*61425593 67

1,40846.90.5700.64

July

4028262524

2222202020

181817IT18

1834272520

1818394825

22201818 1818

72123.3

0.2830.33

Aug.

1817172126

2017171717

17171717

*26

1917171514

1414141313

14151414 1414

51616.6

0.2020.23

Sept.

1414"

151514

1414141417

1515242619

185138522824

212026

*3826

22201841 72

97532.5

0.3950.44

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,890 Min 15 Mean 195 cfsm 2.37 m. 32.28Water year 1956-57: Max 6,750 Min 13 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.79 in. 24.27ater year 1956-57: Max 6/750 Min 13 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.79 in. 24.27

Peak discharge (base, ~1,200 efs) . Jan. 29 (5 p.m.) 11,BOO efa (11.50 ft); Feb. 1 (11:5O p.m.) ,570 cfs (5.94 ft), Feb. 10 (10:30 a.m.) 2,65O cfs (5.1O ft).* T°)1 smharo-p mpa RiiT»pmpn t martp nn t-.VilR rlav.* Discharge measurement made on this day

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 15

Cumberland River near Harlan, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°50 T 55", long 83°21'20", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 119 at Loyall, 1.6 miles upstream from Fourmile Branch, 2.0 miles down stream from confluence of Poor and Clover Porks, and 2 miles west of Harlan, Harlan County.

Drainage area.--374 sq mi.

Records available . March 1940 to September 1957.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,140.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Mar. 4, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 648 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 19.89 ft); min- Imum, 18 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.17 ft).

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 37,900 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 22.81 ft); mini mum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 9, 1953.

Floods in 1918 and 1929 reached stages of about 22 and 20.0 ft, respectively, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 953: 1940(M). WSP 1173: 1947(M) .

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.01.5 2.0

14205390

165330590

2.53.05.08.0

12.017.0

9201,3503,5507,750

14,50024,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Dai

1Z345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCTsmIn.

Oct.

62606067

*63

6363585352

4746464646

4545454643.

4352566758

565856535055

1,66053.5

0.1430.17

Nov.

192375222159120

10498989894

8882808076.

102159177

*156144

125162168162147

147141122115108

4,101137

0.3660.41

Dec.

10498969290

9086889092

96177

2,2203,6402,810

1,5601,030

749*596514

4924.4903,6002,5401,530

1,060803650548445

30,866996

2.663.07

Jan.

348310266598410

554626548

1,7105,240

2,9801,6401,110

831668

566a480a410a360344

357*370

2,4401,8501,200

882953

6,79022,70011,5004,210

72,9512,3536.297.25

Feb.

7.2006,9103,0301,8901,440

1,2601,3902,3603,3406.580

3,5602,0001,4401,090

875

749638554

1,550"2,340

1,6501,2501,010

860775

730680698-

57,5492,0555.495.72

Mar.

1,1201,110

968824704

626614

1.5501,4601,160

1,030952

*845742674

566502465450400

357415425400425

435410385366352 339

21,071680

1.822.10

Apr.

344475502958

6.260

2,9101,6602,4604,4102,260

1,4801,080

898736632

584536480450415

400465817

*756650

578497440435405

34,9731,1663.123.48

May

362339306286266

252237225219207

198195180174183

174159150213225

204204258219231

213294*201150 125110

6,759218

0.5830.67

June

108100

3.200a450a400

a450a300a200a!60a!30

a!25a!20alSOalSO122

98102162147108

9080

258283352

*339225192602480

6,693223

0.5960.67

July

283T95~

144115102

9088706360

5853494747

5556809484

605263

108102

76625245 4343

2,53981.9

0.2190.25

Aug.

3937343840

4539312827

26242224

*558

20194625546

3834302828

28282826 2422

1,56450.5

0.1350.16

Sept.

2220213131

2622191924

343680

302186

1,2201,750

514280189

147120130

*130115

988480

229 395

6,354212

0.5670.63

Calendar year 1956: Max 14,100 Min 43 Mean 911 Cfsm 2.44 In. 33.15Water year 1956-57: Max 22,700 Min 19 Mean 677 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.58

Peak discharge (base. 8.200 efs).--Jan. 29 (6 p.m.) 31,000 cfs (19.89 ft); Feb. 2 (2 a.m.) 9,190 cfs (B.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage an<? records for

nearby stations.

16 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Yellow Creek near Middlesboro, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°39'05", long 83°42'05", on right bank on U. S. Highway 25E, 0.4 mile upstream from Low Ash Hollow, 3 miles north of Middlesboro, Bell County, and 6.0 miles upstream from Clear Pork.

Drainage area. 58.2 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,104.20 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Jan. 7, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 17 years, 103 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,980 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 15.31 ft); minimum, 2.7 cfs Aug. 13, 14 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 6,160 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 20.92 ft); no flow for part of Sept. 26, 1952 (caused by construction work above gage).

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of about 19.6 ft; flood of Feb. 3, 1939, reached a stage of 18.5 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1941(M). WSP 973: 1942(M).


1.01.11.2 1.5 2.0

3.06.3

1344

119

3.06.09.0

11.014.0

281750

1,4502,0203,320


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

5.1 5.17.3

169.0

7.36.3

*5.95.55.1

4.84.84.84.85.1

4.54755.56.35.9

5.518209.07.8

8.4128.47.87.3

10

237.87.67

0.1320.15

Nov.

52 24161510

9.012141511

109.79.08.4874

18181513

*11

1424181616

1414121111

442.514.8

0.2540.28

Dec.

9.7 9.09709.09.0

9.09.09.09.79.7

9.053

9841.490

582

236122*937564

60726585464257

15511695816457

6,460.1208

3.574.13

Jan.

49 423664

204

190141109414696

416246167122100

8464555045

*6884

562260182

130210

*2,0705,0101,150

799

11,619375

6.447.42

Feb.

1.560 1,010

452298252

191520482420932

497302214156125

1119584

2IT298

228165129111101

1019390_

8,808315

5.415.65

Mar.

97 90878481

78105588296217

178151127115103

8780767669

6574706872

696665605856

3,302107

1.842.11

Apr.

62 *252196565

1.700

558298767784359

242175139114101

10192847670

7284

*11410995

8475686254_

7,5502524.334.82

May

50 47433836

3532305028

2828262222

2020244132

247349194144

8054

*38282420

1,56043.9

0.7540.87

June

18 62756464

8162446043

3938505224

1850582622

181426

100*127

5457

119251117

1,73357.8

0.9931.11

July

72 19383026

2218161414

11109.79.0

10

109.08.48.47.3

6.87.87.39.06.5

5.95.55.55.15.95 9

462.814.9

0.2560.30

Aug.

5.1 4.84.54.84.5

3.94.23.63.63.5

5.55.65.0

*5.0529

562015119.0

7.87.56.35.95.9

5.95.55.15.14.84.5

537.317.3

0.2970.34

Sept.

4.5 4.24.84.54.2

4.23.93793.98.4

6.35.5

516632

389257804250

2424

*522416

1411102426

1,170.339.0

0.6700.75

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,090 Min 4.5 Mean 129 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.11Water year 1956-57: Max 3,010 Min 5.0 Mean 120 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.91

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs). Dec. 14 (2:30 p.m.) 1,920 cfs (10.68 ft); Jan. 28 (8 p.m.) 3,980 cfs U5.31 ft); Apr. 5 (4:50 a.m.) 2,420 cfs (12.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.


Cumberland River near Pineville, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°48'48", long 83°45'58", on downstream side of bridge on U. S. High way 25E, 0.5 mile south of Flat Lick, 2.4 miles downstream from Greasy Creek, 4.7 miles upstream from Stinking Creek, and 5.0 miles northwest of Pineville, Bell County.

Drainage area. 809 sq mi.


Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 955.45 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to June 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at same datum. June 23, 1939, to Mar. 19, 1956, water-stage recorder at bridge 200 ft upstream at same datum. Since May 26, 1943, auxiliary staff gage read twice daily, 1.9 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,305 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 54,900 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 47 35 ft)- min imum, 5.6 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 4.63 ft).

1938-57: Maximum discharge, 57,900 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 49.31 ft), from rating curve extended above 36,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 44.34, 47.3, 47.35 and 49.31 ft; minimum, that of Aug. 14, 1957.

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 47.3 ft (discharge, 51,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those above 40,000 cfs, which are fair. Low flo'-i regulated by powerplant 1.9 miles upstream from station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1053: 1939. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,in cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Dec. 13-16, 22-25, Jan. 1O-12, 24, 25, Jan. 29 to Feb. 12, Feb. 20-22, Mar. 9, Apr. 5-11)

4.7 4.9 5.2 5.56.0

7.O 16 39 78

176

7.09.0

14.02O.O

4501,3804,5009,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 19"57

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

161718192O

2122232425

262728293O31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

110108*99 211215

167141128i!6105

9291787580

72687O7266

6983

132145124

120110124124124122

3,439111

0.1370.16

Nov.

38O462542359278

228211222209194

191178165150145

169220265

*285270

2452853103203OO

295288265235222

7,888263

0.3250.36

Dec.

207198187180178

169Tf2176172172

176320

7,12012.90010,200

4,55O*2,5501,8301,44O1,220

1,3808,6OO8,34O6,4904,O6O

2,7001,9901,5601,3201,070

82,5272,6623.293.79

Jan.

79O682570554970

1,2801,4201,3202,3709,700

8,2203,8102,7501,9701,520

1,2701,020808727704

740*7902.99O3,9802,650

2,7302,0109,690

40 . 1OO

*10^6OO

158,1355,1016.317.27

Feb.

14,60016.2OO9,2504,8702,920

2,6502.74O4,6105,95012,500

10,2004,7603,2202,43O1,920

1.61O1,3801, 1802,3205,480

3,7502,6502,2301,8201,580

1.47O1,4001,270

_

126,9604,5345.6O5.84

Mar.

1,5801,9401,8001,5801,380

1,2301,2203,3405,7703,090

2,5802,510

*1,9901,7201,520

1,5OO1,1201,020975890

78682187685O835

876862808768750722

45,2891,4611.812.08

Apr.

6911,1501,4802,45O12.400

8,5903,6904,82010,5005,960

3,2902,56O2,0501,64O

*1,550

1,2401,1601,020950862

8171,5805,0802,6902,050

1,5701,2801,080

920840

85,5202,7843.443.84

May

74O6555785O6458

422590562555318

31O3OO280258242

2502162OO308436

541456794V55685

514594

*57O422332278

12,998419

0.518O.60

June

225202260292975

1,120990660466565

512292258220196

1941851782O2225

180141154

*5961.740

858594456

1,1001,540

14,956499

0.6170.69

July

84854237429O238

205174145122114

10791858675

7486767589

999691120120

15491886959M.

4,915159

0.1970.25

Aug.

4746425939

3836343435

2724187.0714~

*58232618912894

7865514358

575334294012

2,955.095.3

0.1180.14

Sept.

1019171620

1115262436

574462

4896O6

1,4004.4601.6OO768478

555502454525

*280

255198174174248

12,861429

0.53O0.59

Calendar year 1956: Max 21.4OO Min 66 Mean 1,818 Cfsm 2.25 In. 3O.59Water year 1956-57: Max 4O.1OO Min 7.O Mean 1,525 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.59

Peak discharge (base. 16.OOP efs). Jan. 29 (ll p.m.) 54.9OO efs (47.35 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day.


Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°51'45", long 83°53'13", near center of span on upstrea-n side of bridge on State Highway 11, at Barbourville, Knox County, 0.4 mile upstream from RichlandCreek.


Records available .--October 1922 to September 1931, July 1948 to September 1957.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 942.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, staff or chain gage at same site and at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--18 years, 1,722 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 43,000 cfs Jan. 30; maximum gage height, 42.28 ft Jan. 30; minimum discharge observed, 14 cfs Sept. 2.

1922-31, 1948-57: Maximum discharge, 47,900 cfs May 31, 1927, from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of runoff comparisons with nearby stations; maximum gage height, that of Jan. 30, 1957; minimum discharge observed, 0.2 cfs Oct. 5, 1930 (gage height, -0.25 ft, datum then in use).

Flood in January 1946 reached a stage of 42.8 ft, present datum.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 603: 1923-24. WSP 1336: 1923(M), 1925(M), 1927, 1929, 1950-51.WSP 1436: Drainage area.


(Rate of change in stage used as a factor for most days above 3,OOO cfs)

1.31.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 3.0

16

125215840

4.06.0

10.020.030.042.0

1,6203,2905,350

10,80019,80041,000

in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

21£2232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

11292

*9£190288

195149141125108

9981877387

6570707068

7681

125149133

125141145133125118

3,613117

0.1220.14

Nov.

342522630438330

21523222621b185

185170161141135

153200226300

*306

318300342330312

324294282254237

8,303277

0.2890.32

Dec.

210157129175161

157141153226185

157185

4,93013,80013,400

*6,380*3,2401,9801,6001,310

1,2207,110

11,0008,2405,030

3,0202,1101,6701,4301,200

966

91,7022,9583.083.55

Jan.

882770651606y38

1,3101,5201,5202,5809,060

9,8305,2803,0702,1601,690

1.2OO1,2101,310

910812

847*917

3,7405,8503,500

2,3402,0607,040

30,60039 200251800

169,2035,4585.696.55

Feb.

23,40023.50015,6008,5305,060

3,0602,8404,7506,020

10 , 400

12 , 0006,2903,9502,6202,120

1,8101,5701,3502 ,4406,520

4,9503,3302,4402,0901,840

1,6601,5401,440

-

163,1205,8266.076.32

Mar.

1,8002,1601,9401,7601,560

1,4001,3503,4004.4603,760

3,1202.6OO2,2501,9601,730

1,5101,3001,1601,1601,080

938952

1,030966945

9961,010

938910896854

51,8951,6741.742.01

Apr.

8121,2201,5702,70010,600

10,3005,3304,80012,5007,710

4,5402,8202,2101,840

*1,560

1,4101,3201,1901,100

996

9381,0802,9202,8602,280

1,6501,5101,2501,090

980

93,0863,1033.233.61

May

868770658594546

486462414390360

336312294294259

237226205294534

390498742642714

582672658462366282

14,547469

0.4890.56

June

237205270330847

*1,2401,100

749534438

372354318259226

200205195215259

215165153360

1.890

996714498966

1,380

15,890530

0.5520.62

July

959618444348270

232185175137118

108928787

*95

7670928181

11510587141118

12211892877661

5,477177

0.1840.21

Aug.

5753534949

4935353537

35292824

384

*707432232137115

8184636359

534740373447

3,183103

0.1070.12

Sept.

2416293129

3524313742

4355105432700

8054,2601,920

889564

396312606492

*360

288242205190210

13,372446

0.4650.52

Calendar year 1956: Max 26,500 Min 65 Mean 2,108 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.90Water year 1956-57: Max 39,200 Min 16 Mean 1,735 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.53

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 cfs).--Jan. 30 (9 a.m.) 43,000 cfs (42.28 ft * Discharge measurement made on this day.


Cumberland River at Williamsburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°44'38", long 84 C 09'30" , on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 25W and State Highway 92 at Williamsburg, Whitley County, and 2.1 miles downstream from Clear Fork.

Drainage area. 1,607 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1957. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 891.52 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to July 2, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 49,700 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 33.78 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1950-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1957; minimum, 6.1 cfs Oct. 23, 25, 26, 27, 1953 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1918, 34.2 ft Jan. 10, 1946 (present datum), from graph based on U. S. Weather Bureau gage readings. Flood of Mar. 25, 1929, reacted a stage of 3S.7 ft, from graph based on U. S. Weather Bureau gage readings.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water temperatures for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revision^.--WSP 1436: Drainage area.


1.81.9 2.1 2.5 3.0 4.0

213260

160345900

6.0 10.0 15.0 20.0^ 25.0 33.2

2,4106,500

12,60019,90028,30047,700


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

130128133142148

273230

*188160145

12811810810092

8885828078_

889098

139170

174154145145151167

4,157134

0.0830.10

Nov.

258552720732520

395325293285297

273258240220206

206202230293333

*345337368420430

415390376354325

10,598353

0.2200.25

Dec.

301285265254244

234230223220216

220254

3,69016,40021.500

18,00011,4004,4602,8302,240

2,0205,84013,80015,30012,400

7,100*4,0403,0002,4102,0201,700

153,0964,9393.073.54

Jan.

1,4301,2401,060

9541,640

2,7902,7602,6002,9907,530

12 , 50013,1008,0104,3703,140

2,5002,0601,6501,3801,240

1,2601,4804,0207,3007,720

5,1803,9408,500

28,800*37,60046,700

227,4447,3374.575.26

Feb.

*47,60040,80032,80025,40018,800

9,8805,5007,4209,78013,100

16,70015,70010,8005,8104,060

3,3002,8302,4603,4808,630

10,3007,4705,1503,9103,270

3,0102,9202,780

_

323,66011,560

7.197.49

Mar.

2,8203,1503,3403,1102,800

2,5202,3804,430

*7 J 8807,370

5,9705,0204,2003,5403,080

2,6702,2902,0301,9001,780

1,6001,4901,5601,5501,470

1,5001,5201,4701,3801,3401,510

88,4702,8541.782.05

Apr.

1,2801,4002,0403,180

11,300

16,40014,70010,40015,30016,800

12,8007,1004,3303,3702,740

2,3102,1601,9801,7801,620

1,4901,9304,1106,6206,600

4,1803,1302,4402,0401,750

167,2805,5763.473.87

May

1,5101,3401,3101,140*972

864780708642582

535510480450430

400368341350430

654912

2,1101,8601,220

1,170936936846648

*500

25,934837

0.5210.60

June

435565341430612

1,7501,9701,4401,050

828

660546525530520

400355470505948

726415329876

1,940

5,2401,9201,140

9421,590

27,774926

0.5760.64

July

1,7001,170

816594460

358305262230202

178160145133130

178181139145139

122153157170157

157151157139122115

9,205297

0.1850.21

Aug.

10290787068

666057cs52

51504845

196

666804500285209

*16013311210090

746660565247

4,503145

0.0900.10

Sept.

4445453629

2322242635

3644

106297648

9783,1604,6602,1401,090

750588684900768

546*381329293297

19,024634

0.5950.44


Peak discharge (base. 20.000 cfa).--Dec. 15 (l p.m.) 21,900 cfs (21.25 ft); Jan. 31 (11 p.m.) 49,700 cfs (33.78 ft).



Cumberland River at Cumberland Palls, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°50'14", long 84°20'36", on left bank 700 ft downstreair from bridge on State Highway 90 and 1,200 ft upstream from Cumberland Palls, Whitley County.


Records available. August 1907 to December 1911, April 1915 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 825.49 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Aug. 15, 1907, to Dec. 10, 1911, staff gage at site 300 ft downstream at dif ferent datum. Apr. 3, 1915, to Sept. 1, 1933, staff gage at site 50C ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.- 45 years (1907-11, 1915-31, 1932-57), 3,131 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57,400 cfs Jan. 29 (gage heigl-t, 14.55 ft); min imum, 21 cfs Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1907-11, 1915-57: Maximum discharge, 59,600 cfs Jan. 28, 1918 (gfge height, 15.5 ft, present site and datum); minimum, 4 cfs Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.



1.01.11.21.4 1.8 2.5

113270

20O580

1,520

3.0 4.5 6.O 8.0

11.0 14.0

2,4306,120

11,00018,80034,10053,500


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

161718 1920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsraIn.

Oct.

158 137137158 158

165280532"

193172

165151130124118

106100100 10094

88100100100130

179193172165158186

4,549147

0.0740.09

Nov.

28O 450712796 712

536430361325325

325307

*280264248

240232224256316

380370370410470

470460430410390

11,779393

0.1990.22

Dec.

352 325298280 272

256240240240240

232280

5,08017,70022.600

18,80013,4006,510 3,5702,780

2,3509,700

14,90015,90013,200

8,8904,9903,570

a2,800a2,400a2,000

174,3955,6262.853.28

Jan.

al,650 al,450al,250alasoal,800

a3,200a3,2003,0403,4708,990

13,80013,7009,5905,4003,740

2,9302,4102,010 1,6601,420

1,4601,6706,290

*8,6308,960

6,1504,75011,80048,50043,80043,400

271,2708,7514.435.10

Feb.

49.500 *45,60035,70027,400 20,700

12 , 4006,5908,02011,00015,600

18,40017,00013,0007,2104,860

3,9003,3402,8204,57011,100

11,8009,0906,2604,7303,900

3,5003,3603,180

_

364,53013,0206.596.86

Mar.

3,270 3,5203,7603,57O 3,180

2,86O2,8605,1008,7608,720

7,3606,1805,240*4,4503,83O

3,2902,8202,490 2,3002,160

1,9601,8701,8701,8901,820

1,8201,8301,8001,6901,6201.570

105,4603,4021.721.98

Apr.

1.570 1,7402,2004,140

12,700

17,80016,OOO14,40017,80018.200

14,9008,8905,4204,1503,360

2,8602,6302,410 2,1801,980

1,8301,8703,9007,2408,180

5,4203,8103,0202,6902,200

195,4906,5163.303.68

May

1,890 1,6401,5001,390 1,180

1,040953868796736

688640604569569

525481450 503580

6761,5705.540

*2,6901,760

1,4601,3301,1301,060

920712

34,2501,1050.5590.64

June

590 550880830 880

2,1402,6302,0101,6OO1,260

1,030880772

1,1101,110

844616580 868820

1,06067649286T

3,110

4.5202,7801,7101,2401,410

39,6651,5220.6690.75

Jily

1.850 1,47O1,070

808 628

49240O345289256

252200179165158

158200208 165158

158150172256208

179186165172165151

11,371567

0.1860.21

Aug.

150 112100100 82

706555

*5547

4747444460

200820748 470507

216172172112100

948270555151

4,778154

0.0780.09

Sept.

47 444158 58

5229252527

295S70

508592

8802,0304.66O 2,8001,380

966736966966940

*772547430380352

20,184673

0.3400.38

Calendar year 1956: Max 32,900 Min 88 Mean 3,813 Cfsm 1.93 Ir . 26.26Water year 1956-57: Max 49,500 Min 23 Mean 3,391 Cfsm 1.72 Ir. 23.28

Peak discharge (base. 24,000 cfs).--Dec. 15 (5 a.m.) 24,000 cfs (9.11 ft); Jan. 29 (5 p.m.) 57,400 cfs (14.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for

nearby stations.


Laurel River at Corbin, Ky.

21

Location. Lat 36°58'09", long 84°07'38", on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge onState Highway 312, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Corbin, Whitley Co-inty, and1.0 mile downstream from Lynn Camp Creek.

Drainage area. 201 sq mi. Records available. October 1922 to September 1924, July 1942 to September 1957. Prior to

October 1953, published as Laurel River near Otas. Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 956.05 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook

datum. Oct. 2, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum2.08 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 345 cfs. Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 19.30 ft), from

rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination ofpeak flow; minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 1.00 ft Sept. 12, fromgraph based on gage readings.

1922-24, 1942-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957, from rating curveextended above 9,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; noflow Oct. 5, 6, 1922, Nov. 3, 1923, part of Sept. 19, 1956.

Floods in 1911, 1913, and 1922, reached a stage of 19 ft, present datum, from infor mation by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supplypapers indicated.

WSP

1053,1306 1113,1306

1206 1236

Water year1946 1948 1951 1952

Date

Jan. 8, 1946 Feb. 14, 1948 Feb. 1, 1951 Mar. 23, 1952

Discharge (cfs)

14,400 11,500 9,800 9,830

Gage height Tfeet)17.94 15.70 14.38 14.40

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, whic1^ are fair.Some regulation at low flow by city water-supply reservoir.

Revisions.--WSP 1436: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a high-water period in the water year 1946, superseding those published in WSP 1053 and 1306, are given herewith:

Jan. 7, 1946........... 8,510Jan. 6, 1946........... 11,9OO

Month

Calendar year 1946 .........

Cfs-days

101,779.3

Maximum

11,900

Minimum

2.4

Mean

279

Per square Runoff in mile Inches

1.41 19.12


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanOf smIn.

Oct.

1.1TT22.05.24.4

2.41.71.4

1.7 1.7

1.72.02.02.21.8

2.01.81.81.71.8

1.82.23.62.01.8

2.25.42.22.21.62.7

69.32.24

0.0110.01

Nov.

32137.35.23.6

3.22.82.62.8 2.2

2.01.8

*1.71.61.8

4.03.42.42.22.2

3.25.94.85.94.8

5.06.35.96.15.4

151.15.04

0.0250.03

Dec.

5.04.84.24.24.2

3.8T35.26.1 5.4

5.230

2,9505.7104,070

1,560544412360297

3122,5602,5001,8401,200

*560437333279223186

26,415.1852

4.244.89

Jan.

15312093

106381

406345294930

2,270

1,9001,020

580412312

267188164126128

204463

3,460*2,4201,090

610716

2,330*15.000

9,1202,590

46,1981,4907.418.55

Feb.

2,1602,5901,7401,010

658

a7OOa850940

1,640 5.000

2,2901,140

606439340

302252212'586

1,320

840642502418370

382412361

26,702954

4.754.94

Mar.

439433388331288

262421

1.2401,120 1,030

*830654494400343

*288245220220202

178190222182175

200178154138132126

11,723378

1.882.17

Apr.

140376361835

1,740

1,430765

1,8405.150 1,680

765502388502248

225228195168152

150124187295295

195154118*9980

17,147572

2.853.17

May

64564659

a54

a29a2Sa23a21 a!9

a!8a!7a!6a20a22

15115551

*104

79282522217in7961

a40a25a20a!8

2,15969.0

0.5430.40

June

a!7alSa25a4048

54415025 26

2735272016

2055564443

271777

5821.250

526*18510911879

5,575119

0.5920.66

July

5942322619

13118.87.5 7.0

5.64.44.05.4

11

7.24.64.44.64.2

5.65.5

212713

8.06.46.28.06.68.8

392.812.7

0.0630.07

Aug.

7.05.04.6

2016

5.84.23.53.4 3.4

3.43.43.33.4

*7.0

4.2a5.2a5.1a5.1a3.0

a3.0a2.9a2.9a2.8a2.8

a2.72.72.72.72.72.7

140.64.54

0.0230.03

Sept.

2.72.72.72.72.7

2.72.72.72.8 3.3

5.52.7

2410428

6224281816

1815562627

*18149.8

1211

524.717.5

0.0870.10

Calendar year 1956: Max 8,920 Min o.2 Mean 411 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.79Water year 1956-57: Max 13,OOO Min l.l Mean 370 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.02

Peak discharge (base. 4.80O efs).--Dec. 14 (l p.m.) 6,880 cfs (12.15 ft); Jan. 29 (3:30 p.m.) 16,200 cfs (19-50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record;-discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records,

and records for stations on nearby streams.


Wood Greek near London, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°09'40", long 84°06'45", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 25, 0.2 mile upstream from Peacock Branch, 2.8 miles northwest of London, Laurel County, and about 12 miles upstream from mouth.


Records available. September 1953 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,123.50 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 306 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 4.97 ft), from rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.4 cfs on many days.

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 506 cfs Feb. 17, 1956 (gage height, 6.23 ft), from rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.2 cfs for sev eral days during most years; minimum gage height, 1.09 ft Aug. 22, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1436: Drainage area.


(Shifting-control method used Feb. 1O, 11, Apr. 5, 8)

.18

.2

.25

.3

.4

.5

0.4 .5 .9

1.4 3.1 5.1

1.7 1.9 3.0 4.0 5.0

1222

100185310


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

21

232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

0.4.4

1.61.2.6

.5

.4

.4

.4*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

1.1.5.5.4.4

5.8

19.20.620.1590.18

Nov.

2.7T72.9.9.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4*.4.4

1.4.6.5.5.5

2.41.31.0.8.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

24.20.81

0.2080.23

Dec.

0.5j^5!s.5.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.816

*707022

129.19.16.97.2

1548282116

*13108.67.56.05.4

406.713.13.373.89

Jan.

4.74.13.94.75.4

4.54.38.0

2341

1914119.17.8

6.95.74.94.54.7

5.757

*582317

121860

1877444

746.924.16.207.14

Feb.

6349291818

1616246099

332014118.6

7.26.35.4

1511

11119.18.27.5

8.66.97.2-

----_-.

593.021.25.455.67

Mar.

7.56.66.05.45.1

5.410141313

*1213109.17.8

6.66.05.75.44.7

4.54.74.13.73.9

3.53.12.92.72.52 3

204.26.591.691.95

Apr.

3.33.52.9

*1527

1812

*382818

13118.66.96.0

5.74.94.33.93.5

3.34.33.34.03.1

2.52.1

a2.0*2.01.8

261.98.732.242.50

May

1.61.51.31.31.3

1.31.31.31.21.2

1.21.21.11.11.0

1.0.9.9

3.8 1.8

1.34.51.81.41.2

1.21.1.9.9.9g

43.41.40

0.3600.41

June

0.8.8.8.8

4.1

1.51.0.8.8.9

.8

.8

.7

.8

.7

.6

.62.11.3.8

.7

.612"5.1

3.5

1.61.31.62.01.2

51.11.70

0.4370.49

July

1.0.9.9.8.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7.7.6.8.7

.6

.71.5.7.6

.6^5

2 ,0~

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

23.00.740.1900.22

Aug.

0.5.5.5.5.5

.5

.5

.5

.474

.4

.4

.41.0.9

.5

.5

.5*.4.4

.4

.4

.43.6.4

.4

.4

.41.1.8.5

19.00.61

0.1570.18

Sept.

0.4.4.4.4.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.41.26.5

a!2a6.0

a3.0al.5al.Oa. 8a2.0

al.7al.3al.l1.0.8

.7

.7

.6

.9

.7

48.01.60

0.4110.46

Calendar year 1956: Max 143 Min 0.3 Mean 7.37 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.79Water year 1956-57: Max 187 Min 0.4 Mean 6.69 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.32

Peak discharge (base, 10O cfs). De(3.18 ft); Jan. 22 (9 p.m.) 277 cfs (

c. 14 (9:15 a.m.) 138 cfs (3.47 ft); Dec. 21 (12 p.m.) 114 cfs 4.78 ft); Jan. 29 (8:30 a.m.) 306 cfs (4.97 ft); Feb. 10

(l a.m.) 204 cfs (4.19 ft).* Discharge measurement made on this day. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range

in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.


Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°10'05", long 84°17 I 25", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 80 at Billows, Rockcastle County, 1.0 mile downstream from Hawk Creek, 1.0 mile upstream from Pine Creek, and 13 miles west of London.


Records available. July 1936 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 802.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 19, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,000 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 31.90 ft); min imum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

1936-57: Maximum discharge, 46,800 cfs June 29, 1947 (gage height, 45.48 ft); mini mum, that of Sept. 9, 1957.

Flood in January 1913 reached a stage of about 40 ft, from information ty Corps of Engineers.




0.57.6.7.8

1.0

0.9 1.23.77.5

20

1.4 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0

55128220340680

6.010.015.020.029.0

1,5603,5806,950

11,30021,200


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

7.16/77.1

1224

59493427

*22

1916141211

109.59.08.09.0

1011111011

14151620

19

520.416.8

0.0280.03

Nov.

531691288968

5345393532

292624

*2220

3039413638

476594

11595

8477726761

1,79359.8

0.0990.11

Dec.

5450474541

4039404349

6191

3,11010,10011 . 500

2,5001,190

816620508

9003,9404,6603,6903,040

1,770*1,180

888708553457

52,7301,7012.823.25

Jan.

400331265252337

451433439

1,3107,090

4,5702,2801,5701,110

832

688522439373355

3761,660

*15,3007,6302,460

1,6601,3204,270

17,800

5^420

103,0433,3245.506.34

Feb.

4,0207,8503,8402,3701,720

2,3902,3402,3404,640

11.200

7,5602,8401,9301,3801,040

860708588784

1,760

1,5601,5801,5201,3601,210

1,1901,4301,300

-

73,3102,6184.334.51

Mar.

1,2201,100

984856748

672748

1,6402,0602,360

2.5202,3401,9101,5001,220

*1,010836748708636

525511542478465

504525550532525497

51,4681,0151.681.94

Apr.

4781,2901,5503,4006,920

4,4802,6503,0108.5803,520

2,1801,5601,140

892732

628584528466415

379361884980

1,030

792632525

*472412

51,4701,7162.843.17

May

352305268230208

190172155143132

131130121113115

1141009197

170

*218365

2.460928511

364280220174145124

9,126294

0.4870.56

June

11010410910095

114136154367771

472280236256506

280202157145232

14810990

399391

285182

*132125131

6,818227

0.3760.42

July

11597826655

4740353532

3030262644

3541761117357

4638345062

443631292926

1,95663.1

0.1040.12

Aug.

2117151514

1212

alla 10a9.0

a8.5aS.Oa7.5aioal7

al8al6al4*1310

8.06.75.95.14.3

4.34.34.34.34.34.0

313.510.1

0.0170.02

Sept.

3.72.82.52.21.9

1.71.51.3.9

3.4

4.028

163602

1.560

733580484302230

236322397382250

17813811210091

6,913.9230

0.3810.43

Calendar year 1956: Max 24,000 Mln 6.7 Mean 1.13O Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.47Water year 1956-57: Max 21,100 Min O.9 Mean 93O Cfsm 1.54 In. 2O.90

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). --Dec. 15 (5:30 a.m.) 14,500 cfs (23.15 ft); Jan. 23 (4 p.m.), . ; . : .. , c .. * Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range

in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.


Cane Branch near Barkers Lake, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°52'04", long 84°26'57", on left bank 2,100 ft upstrean from confluence with West Pork, 2.5 miles northeast of Barkers Lake, and 2.6 miles east of Greenwood, McCreary County.


Records available.--February 1956 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 979.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U. S. Forest Service).

Extremes. 1956: Maximum discharge during period February to September, 98 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 1.57 ft); minimum, 0.031 cfs on several days in September (gage height, 0.465 ft).

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 198 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 2.43 ft, backwater from ice); minimum, 0.005 cfs Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.43 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Record of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sedi ment loads for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Rating table, Feb. 1, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1957, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.44 .50 .55 .50 .55 .7

0.01.09.25.55

1.061.743.8

0.91.01.11.21.41.5

7.011.818.92961105

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, February to September 1936

Bay

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCf smIn.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

-----

_----

_----

_----

_-_

to. 06-

.--_

t6. 7

_---

Feb.

5.03.0

*11.4*15.1

3.8

6.63.72.131.25.88

1.551.391.192.66.0

3.5»25X325.37.45.4

2.61.741.122.75.0

3.12.42.121.67

156.055.388.038.55

Mar.

1.321.952.82.71.89

1.465.45.4*2.81.89

1.461.743.2

23.84.8

5.94.02.82.82.5

1.531.43.88

1.28.88

.88

.78

.73

.78

.5052'

90.912.934.375.05

Apr.

0.49.94

*.9O3.52.04

21.35.32.61.741.32

1.52.88.58.64

2.8

*5.52.71.961.461.06

.83

.781.00.68.50

.55

.55

.49

.45755

55.832.193.273.55

May

0.55.67.73.60.52

.45

.45

.35*.31.25

.22

.18

.15

.15

.15

.15

.12

.10

.10

.09

.077

.077

.065

.065

.057

.18

.13

.10

.09

.065

.

7.3180.2360.3520.41

June

0.41.09.077.065.057

.050

.050

.050

.057

.057

.050

.043

.053

.14

.055

.057,05O

1.07"75T

.16

*.12.09.077.077.32

.09

.057

.050

.050

.056

3.9480.1320.1970.22

J-ily

O.21.30.09.057.13

.077

.050

.13

.065

.050

.043TOTS'.59.48.13

.74

.56

.15

.10*.077

.055

.057

.82782-

.39

.20

.13

.33

.64

.32

. 16

e.i39C.253C.3930.45

Aug.

0.12.30.19.12.09

.077

.077

.055-.057.065

.083

.0577557.53.09

.077

.055

.055

.59

.45

.21

.12

.09*.065.065

.055

.057

.19

.09

.077,065

4.4290.1430.2130.25

Sept.

0.055.065.050.050.071

.12

.077

.057

.050

.043

.043

.037

.037*.031.031

.031*.031.031.037.037

.031

.037

.037

.050

.050

.043

.043

.043

.043

.037

1.4080.04690.07OO.O8

Min Mean Cfsm In.Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 40 efs). Feb. 4 (9:10 a.m.) 42 cfs (1.29 ft); Feb. 18 (1:35 a.m.) 84 cfs (1.51 ft); Mar. 14 (5:30 a.m.) 75 cfs (1.47 ft); Apr. 5 (10:30 a.m.) 98 cfs (1.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Result of discharge measurement.


Cane Branch near Parkers Lake, Ky. Continued


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122 232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

0.037.037.09.11.043

.043

.037

.031».026

.031

.037

.037

.037

.037

.037

.037

.037

.057

.050

.050

.050

.19

.09

.077

.09

.19

.065

.057

.057

.050

.44

2.2570.07280.1090.13

Nov.

0.15.050.050.043.037

.043

.050

.050

.050

.050

.043

.043

.037

.031

.039

.19

.043

.037

.031

.031

.217357 .043.037.037

.043

.043

.037

.037

.037

1.6790.05600.0840.09

Dec.

0.037.037.037.037.037

.037

.037

.060

.050

.043

.050l.?37.36.61.59

.68

.42

.43

.31

.38

4.911.9~57T

2.51.4

».94.68.56.49.36.31

48.6621.572.342.70

Jan.

0.26.20.18

7821.68

1.19.94.78

5.5*6.5

2.61.741.25

.88

.78

.60

.49

.42

.39

.48

.9410.6 8.52.91.89

1.322.2

12.2*b84 5" T

D . -L

3.7

162.035.237.818.99

Feb.

8.52*.8

1.892.8

2.72.52.52.73.7

2.41.891.461.12

.88

.83

.68

.64a33.5

*2.42.04 1.741.461.25

1.431.121.73-

64.362.303.433.57

Mar.

1.811.601.321.06

.94

1.033.14.02.72.6

2.52.041.601.321.19

.94

.83

.78

.68

.60

*.56.72 .56.49.66

.56

.56

.49

.49

.49

._45

38.671.251.872.15

Apr.

0.751.131.123.43.5

2.71.81

*10.3~475

2.5

1.741.25

.94

.78

.64

.88

.64

.52

.45

.42

.55

.81

.68

.68

.56

.49

.42

.48

.36

.28

45.281.512.252.51

May

0.24.20.16.15.13

.12

.10

.09

.09

.09

.16

.09

.065

.37

.16

.09

.077

.36

.82

.30

.161.84

.83a. 4

.24

a. 15a.la.la.l*.09

.09

7.9620.2570.3840.44

June

0.065~7i2~.13.10.44

.24

.12

.29

.85755

.33

.26

.23

.18

.15

.13

.13

.10

.10

.09

.077

.065

.66

.75

.79

.28

.31

.48

.32

.18

8.5170.2840.4240.47

July

*0.12.10.077.065.065

.050

.050

.050

.083

.065

.050

.050

.050

.065

.13

.057

.050

.16

.065

.043

.043

.037

.377077.043

.043

.043

.043

.037

.037

.037

2.2550.07270.1090.13

Aug.

0.031.031.031.080.037

.026

.026

.026

.026

.026

.026

.026

.026

.032

.072

" .031.026.026.026.021

.017

.010

.010

.010

.018

.021

.013

.013

.013

.013

.010

0.8000.02580.0390.04

Sept.

0.010.010.010.010.010

.010

.010

.010

.019

.38

.026

.0501.15

1.89.42

».34.22.16.13.15

.12

.17

.10

.09

.077

.077

.077

.09

.29

.12

6.2260.2080.3100.35

Calendar year 1956 : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -Water year 1956-57 : Max 84 Min 0.010 Mean 1.06 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.57

Peak discharge (base. 40 cfs). Dec. 21 (11:30 p.m.) 61 cfs (1.40 ftJ7 Jan. 22 (9 p.m.) 73 cfs (1.46 ft); Jan. 29 (3:30 a.m.) 198 cfs (2.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage,

and records for Helton Branch near Greenwood.b Stage discharge relation affected by ice.

493799 O -59 -3


Helton Branch at Greenwood, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°53'08", long 84°28'56", on left bank 250 ft upstream f--om mouth and 1 mile northeast of Greenwood, McCreary County.

Drainage area. 0.85 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1956 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 993.8 ft above mean sea level (levels by U. S. Forest Service).

Extremes.--1956: Maximum discharge during period January to September, 76 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 1.21 ft); maximum gage height, 1.46 ft Jan. 30 (backwater from debris); minimum discharge, 0.08 cfs Sept. 30.

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 136 cfs Jan. 29 (ga-re height, 1.35 ft); minimum, 0.05 cfs Oct. 2.

Remarks.--Records good between 0.2 and 10 cfs, fair below and above. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Rating table, Jan. 1, 1956, to Sept. 3O, 1957, except period of ice effect (gageheight, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 29, 30, 1956)

0.45 .50 .55 .60 .65 .70

0.06.21.44.81

1.302.20

0.75.80.90

1.001.101.20

3.75.811.217.63572

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January to September 1956

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCf smIn.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

ao.15a. 15a. 15a. 15

.12

.12

.11b.10b.10b.10

b.10b.10b.10b.10b.10

b.10*b.lOb.10b.20b.20

b.15b.15b.15b.15b.15

b.15.17.21

7.3*18.2al5

44.231.431.681.94

Feb.

a6a5

*a!516.65.9

9.45.42.21.351.08

1.41.181.081.54.5

3.6372510.98.8

4.52.81.93.55.3

3.93.34.93.1

196.096.767.958.58

Mar.

2.12.52.93.22.35

1.8*6.3

9.74.52.5

1.81.853.8

256.8

6.14.93.22.11.5

1.241.08

.941.08

.98

.89

.81

.77

.73

.65

.57

104.603.373.964.58

Apr.

0.53.78

*.852.61.6

17.27.33.21.91.45

1.18.89.81.81

2.4

*5.83.42.01.31.08

.94

.89

.89

.81

.81

.73

.65

.57

.57

.50

64.442.152.532.82

May

0.57.90

1.03.89.81

.69

.61

.50*.44

.44

.39

.36

.34

.31.29

.27

.25

.23

.21

.21

.21

.19

.17

.17

.15

.25

.23

.21

.17

.15

.19

11.830.3820.4490.52

June

0.36TzT

.19

.17

.15

.15

.15

.14714.14

.14

.14

.14

.21

.15

.15

.14

.14

.17

.17

*.15.14.14.14

a.,25

a. 2a. 15a. 15a. 15a 15'

4.970.1660.1950.22

July

aO.15a. 2a. 25a. 15a. 2

a. 15a. 15

.25a. 15

.14

a. 12a7l5a. 7a. 5a. 25

a. 7a. 4a. 25*.21

.21

.21

.19

.61

.90

.69

.41

.31

.25

.31

.29

.23

9.680.3120.3670.42

Aug.

0.23.27.27.23.21

.21

.19

.19

.17

.15

.15

.15

.15

.29

.19

.17

.17

.17

.33

.40

.25

.21

.17

.15

.14

.15

.14*.15

.12

..11^TT

5.990.1930.2270.26

Sept.

0.11.12:ir.11.11

.12

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11^0976T.11.11*.n.09.09.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

2.030.1010.1190.13

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. So cfs). Jan. 30 (6:45 a.m.) 64 cfs (1.46 ft); Feb. 1£ (1:40 a.m.) 76 cfs (1.21 ft); Mar. 14 (5 a.m.) 60 cfs (1.17 ft); Apr. 6 (1O:45 a.m.) 60 cfs (1.17 ft).* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records,

recorded range in stage, and records for stations on nearby streams.b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.


Helton Branch at Greenwood, Ky.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, watar year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

123 45

6789

10

111213 1415

1617181920

2122232425

2627282930 31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

0.09.07.08.11.07

.08

.08

.08*.07.08

.08

.08 08!08.08

.08

.09

.11

.11

.11

.12a. 2a. 15a.la.l

a. 2a. 2a. 2.17.14.50

3.590.1160.1360.16

Nov.

0.21.14.14 .14.14

.14

.15

.15

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.22

.14

.14

.14

.14

.21

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

4.440.1480.1740.19

Dec .

0.14.14.14 .14.15

.15

.15

.17

.17

.17

.17

.65

7.92.35

.99

.65

.53

.44

.44

1.129.96.83.41.5

1*1.08.85.77.65.53.47

51.811.671.962.27

Jan.

0.39.31.29 .59

1.18

.99

.81*.695.98.2

3.61.9

.99

.89

.73a. 7a. 6a. 5a. 6

.859.0

14.94.32.3

*1.452.110.8

*3612.7 6.5

132 . 064.265.015.78

Feb.

11.89.45.0 2 9s'.3

3.43.12.93.75.9

4.02.5

1.3i'.ia

1.08.94.89

a3.5~a4

*2.52.352.11.61.45

1.81.82.1

______

88.293.153.713.86

Mar.

2.351.91.45 1.181.03

1.082.95.63.42.9

3.42.61.9 1.51.24

1.13.99.85.73.69

.65

.89

.85

.81

.89

.85

.81

.77

.73

. 69

.69

47.451.531.802.08

Apr.

0.781.181.08 2.33.1

2.01.45

*9.q67?3.1

2.01.45

1.03.94

.99

.94

.89

.81

.77

.73

.73

.81

.85

.81

.69

.65

.65

.50

.44

48.551.621.912.12

May

0.41.41.39 .36.36

.36

.34

.34

.31

.31

.34

.3129 .36.36

.31

.29

.29

.36

.39

.34

.57

.43

.36

.31

a. 3a. 25a. 25a. 25* 23725

10.430.3360.3950.46

June

0.25.26.29 .25.36

.36

.29

.27

.29

.29

.29

.29 46 .44.34

.29

.27

.25

.25

.25

.25

.23

.41

.58

.70

.39a. 3a. 6a. 5.41

10.410.3470.4080.46

July Aug.

0.31 0.15.25 .15.21 .14 .21 .21.19 .15

.17 .14

.17 .14

.17 .14

!25

.21

.21

.21

.21

.47

.23

.19

.39

.34

.21

.17

.17

.28

.24

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.15.

.14

.15

.14

.15

.15

.17

.17

.14

.14

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.11

.11

.14

*.12.11.09709.11.11

6.85 4.160.221 0.1340.260 0.1580.30 0.18

Sept.

0.11.11.11 .11.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.25

.12

.12

.40 *2.0

.83

.50

.41

.31

.25

.23

.21

.25

.27

.21

.19

.19

.17

.17

.29

.21

8.570.2860.3360.37

Calendar year 1956: Max 37 Win 0.07 Mean 1.38 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.09Water year 1956-57: Max 36 Min 0.07 Mean 1.14 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.23

Peak discharge(1.35 ft).* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage,


28 CUMBERLAND RTVER BASIN

Buck Creek near Shopvllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°12'38", long 84°27'52", on right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 461, 0.2 mile downstream from Brushy Creek, 3.7 miles north of Shopvllle, and 11.5 miles northeast of Somerset, Pulaskl County.


Records available. December 1952 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 835.35 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Dec. 1, 1953, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indi cator at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,710 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 15.19 ft); no flow for many days.

1952-57: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Feb. 18, 1956 (gage height, 15.72 ft); no flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.51.61.71.81.92.02.12.2

.2

.61.32.74.57.2

11

2.3 2.5 2.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 8.0

13.0

3775

155560

1,0903,2007,500


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

0(50.3.2

.2

.3

.1

.1*.l

00000

00000

0.1.1.1.1.2.2.2.1.1.5

2.80.09

0.000550.0006

Nov.

0.8.8.7.6.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4*.4

1.01.51.51.1.9

1.82.72.95.3279

2.72.72.62.32.1

39.41.31

0.00790.009

Dec.

2.01.71.71.41.5

1.51.52.02.65.0

4.518

8103.7801,650

497292218162272

5921,5501,0201,250

564

571278

*225186152154

14,025.6452

2.743.16

Jan.

115927888

149

131115105

1,3602,100

780492362270218

172bl!5b!05b9098

1341,4303,860*877564

407484

2,5007.0602,9501,080

28,181909

5.516.55

Feb.

1,8501,910

872578660

1,040775828

a2 , 000a5,500

al.OOO660474562284

256211185444456

380448438384531

380412394-

21,490768

4.654.84

Mar.

484598525274236

236452

a850a 800a700

a600a 500a450*a400

544

284239218218186

158180176149180

200218197172162^ 4.?.

10, 150327

1.982.28

Apr.

166755479

5.9202,800

1,250725

1,8801,820

715

492558281228190

172176176146125

151146256450569

242172154122102

19,158659

5.874.52

May

8271595146

4459555129

2927242632

2622192255

*55428461186110

806346565124

2,28973.8

0.4470.52

June

2273423055

72503188

405

1006750

122110

6139292319

1615252657

2719

*161920

1,70656.9

0.3450.38

July

16129.16.95.2

5.73.02.2¥77

J36

20139.18.3

15

6736231715

9.16.66.5

6526

151116581912

615.219.8

0.1200.14

Aug.

8.76.64.85.72.8

2.11.81.2.9.6

.5

.4

.31.36.7

2.71.1.7.5

*.5

.5

.200"

0

000000

48.21.55

0.00940.01

Sept.

00000

00000

00

576681

1.160

623416222143120

9880

16911578

6150595552

4,698157

0.9521.06

Calendar year 1956: Max 7,440 Min 0 Mean 315 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.96Water year 1956-57: Max 7,060 Mln 0 Mean 280 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.07

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 cfs. revised) .--Dec . 14 (5:50 p.m.) 7,500 cfs (12.80 ft); Jan. 23(2:30 a.m.) 6,380 cfs (11.87 ft); Jan. 29 (3:45 p.m.) 9,710 cfs (15.19 ft); Feb. 10 (time unknown).. , . . .. , . . 4,570 cfs (9.71 ft); Apr. 4 (5:30 p.m.) 6,760 cfs (12.26 ft); Apr. 9 (1 a.m.) 5,690 cfs (8.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range

in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.


New River at New River, Term.

29

Location. Lat 36°23'08", long 84°33'17", on left bank at town of New River, Scott County, 700 ft downstream from Phillips Creek, 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. High way 27, 1.7 miles downstream from Brimstone Creek, and at mile 8.6.

Drainage area. 382 sq ml.

Records available. August 1934 to September 1957. Gage-height records collected In this vicinity 1908-52 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,092.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 23 years, 706 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,200 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 26.00 ft); mln- Imum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 44,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 33.58 ft); no flow for part of each day Aug. 12-15, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 41.2 ft Mar. 23, 1929, on old U. S. Weather Bureau gage 1,200 ft upstream and at datum 3.41 ft higher.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions.--WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge In cubic feet per second)

1.31.4

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

2.9 2.55.3 3.0

12 4.024 5.0

Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

123260695

1,180

Note. Same as following table above 5.0 ft.

1.31.41.5

2.0 2.3 2.6

3.0 5.1

4382

142

3.04.05.07.0

10.014.024.0

2*76 30

1,1802,6305,2009,500

25,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

12345

6 789

10

11121314 15

1617181920

212223 2425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

7.46.58.9

3832

26 21191713

11109.38.1 7.1

5.9*4.25755.36.2

alOa25a70 a!50?70

a50a40a45a40a35a30

826.226.7

0.0700.08

Nov.

a!50a260a200a!30a90

a70 *66777572

7262544944

5579969887

92132123119103

9285756861

2,83694.5

0.2470.28

Dec.

5553484543

42 4140IT42

41391

10,60014,500 5,420

1,610865670528»430

3863,6703,520 2,9501,460

945700556454358304

50,8081,6394.294.95

Jan.

260218178376"

3,130

2,010 1,200

825720955

865700605

1 *510 442

386312264228212

241315

3,230 2,0401,190

8751,30014,60025.100alO,000a4,000

77,2872,4936.537.52

Feb.

al2.000alO.OOOa5,000a2,500al , 700

al,200 al , 8002,7803,4805,160

3,3401,7101,130

845 670

605506430

1,1502,210

1,3801,010

795 655

*570

6901,0301,160

65,5062,3406.136.38

Mar.

1,5801,3501,040

805605

520 590

1.8501,7301,310

1,2501,2001,090a900 a800

a700a600a500a470a410

a350a390a420 a400*370

a400a350a310a290a270a250

23,100745

1.952.25

Apr.

a250a650a 700

a4,000a9,000

a4,500 a2,500a5,000a7,000a3,500

a2,000al,300

a900a700 a550

*418390343315284

277298336 294267

a230a210193183169

46,7571,5594.084.55

May

166a!60a250a200a!70

a!50 a!30allOalOOa90

a80a75a80

a!50 alOO

a80a70a60a60

alOO

a90800

1.090 533

1,040

528358241176

S.140a!20

7,497242

0.6340.73

June

allOallOa!60a300a900

al.ooq a500a350a400a300

a250a300a230a!90 a!70

a!60*155162183

a!35

allOalOOalzS a350aSOO

a550a350a250a400a350

9,445315

0.8250.92

July

a300a2~50aZOOa!50a!20

alOO a85a70*5550

42383026 27

4543423428

2722171940

272626392319

2,02065.2

0.1710.20

Aug.

191712109.4

*10 9.49.08.77.4

6.45.34.6576"

72

122764539

102

573626 2017

1412109.08.07.4

805.626.0

0.0680.08

Sept.

6.45.64.84.44.0

5.812'

*1114

121566

761 446

2,9405.640~755

594270

237501660 556546

241178157181212

12,439 . 14151.091.21

Calendar year 1956: Max 16,000 Mln 3.8 Mean 880 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.38Water year 1956-57: Max 25,100 Mln 3.8 Mean 820 Cfsm 2.15 In. 23.15

.000 efs). Dee. 14 (5 p.m.) 18,500 cfs (20.15 ft); Jan. 23 (5:50 a.m.)Peak discharge (base 29,200 cfs (26.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage,

and records for Clear Fork near Robblns.


Clear Pork near Robbing, Term.

Location. Lat 36°23'18", long 84°37'49 M , on right bank 300 ft downstream from Burnt Mill Bridge , 3.3 miles northwest of Robblns, Scott County, and at mile 3.7.

Drainage area . 272 sq ml.

Published as Clear Pork River nearRecords available . October 1930 to September 1957. Robblns October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,081.46 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Aug. 10, 1940, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.


Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 12.90 ft); mln- imum, 3.4 cfs Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 18.5 ft, from floodmarks, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Sept. 19- 21, 1932; minimum gage height observed, 0.28 ft Oct. 1-3, 1936, site and datum then in use.

Remarks . Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.


Revisions . WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and dlschsrge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

1.01.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 3.0

0.91.0

131470

Dec. 13 to Sept. 3O

3.0 2.55.3 3.09.O 4.0

24 6.044 8.088 12.0

£65460

1,0602,7005,360

12,700


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617IS1920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

6.8!L±6.8

1277.

7546342622

1916141311

109.6

*101010

1215407251

423941383535

854.627.6

0.1010.12

Nov.

195229T1810584

70*65687564

5651464238

4254655751

5375979180

7773676057

2,33577.8

0.2860.32

Dec.

5350464542

4140424244

44117

8,1008,8704,320

1,560874637500

*407

3791 , 0401,5801,6001,020

682515415355290256

34,0061,0974.034.65

Jan.

232198165234

1,400

1,110790571560842

742576485

*407343

318259223205205

256432

1,8601,320

934

7181,0008,850

all,40Oa4,9003,830

45,3651,4635.386.20

Feb.

6,5605,2402,2501,4701,160

9761,130

*1,5201,8802,310

1,9501,280

907676530

604525446

1,1402,200

1,400969718571490

571637598-

40,7081,4545.355.57

Mar.

730694604510438

403579

1,8901,4801,150

1,1001,000

836682604

505424383367321

282321343328

*296

335307282265250229

17,938579

2 . 132.45

Apr.

232442460

2,9305.810

2,1001,2002,6003,1601,660

1,120790598470387

*343318282253229

241367879

1,3601,480

842576456598515

30,6961,0233.764.20

May

407391470355282

241205180160143

133126113108113

117989292

131

*1361,6201,450

9751,340

632407282208162136

11,305365

1.341.55

June

117117180262

1,180

1,220588363500

1,760

868566387407328

232*195265226175

138104121292620

383235190307282

12,608420

1.541.72

July

2021551209679

635144*3834

2934282220

2119181815

1413131815

161717211512_

1,27941.3

3.1520.17

Aug.

129.78.07.27.2

*6.45.85.35.05.0

4.84.54.24.0

22

9052402921

1815129.79.0

109.07.67."

7.67.2

455.414.7

0.0540 . 06

Sept.

6.15.85.34.84.2

4.03.83.43.4

*4.2

5.36.6

2756

113

81106795545

404391

138~88-

5945363435

1,227.940.9

0.1500.17

Calendar year 1956: Max 11,000 Min 5.1 Mean 624 Cfsm 2.29 In. 31.25Water year 1956-57: Max 11,400 Mln 3.4 Mean 545 Cfsm 2.0O In. 27.18

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 efs).--Dee. 13 (1 p.m.) 10,900 cfs (11.16 ft); Jan. 28 (8 p.m.) 15,000 cfs (12.90 ft); Feb. 1 (11 p.m.) 8,100 cfs (9.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, normal recession,

and records for New River at New River.


South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°37'37", long 84°32'00", on right bank at mouth of Bear Cre9k, 1,600 ft upstream from Salt Branch and 5.5 miles southwest of Stearns, McCreary Co-mty. Records include flow of Bear Creek.

Drainage area.--954 sq mi, includes that of Bear Creek.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 61,500 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 36.25 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 69,600 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 38.50 ft); mini mum, 11 cfs Oct. 4, 1948, Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.53 ft Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 52.9 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1113: 1946(M). WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect ( height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 2.2

2.54.06.0

10.015.0

165800

2,0005,500

12,000

19.024.029.035.0

18,500 28,500 4O.60O 57,600


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

2627282930 31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

4445486691

141162

*12Ta 100a80

a70a66a63a6058

5552617472

70708082

153

159159141133121 121

2,81890.9

0.0950.11

Nov.

232576484356276

220196182186193

176165153138150

135144165196

*208

200220276292272

244228212193176

6,824227

0.2380.27

Dec.

159147138133128

123121123130130

128214

16,80027.20017,200

5,1302,8301,9601,6101,300

1,3704,8806,9006,4104,050

2,7101,9601,5501,2901,050

885

108,7593,5083.684.24

Jan.

770660556568

3,600

4,6803,1602,2602,7904,330

3,5502,5301,9901,6101,340

1,160955

b770b655b630

7301,2707,0005,9703,630

2,7802,780

20,80055 , 50032 , 300 11,500

182,8245,8986.187.13

Feb.

21 . 70020,3008,2805,0003,870

3,3803,5905,6206,7709,630

8,2804,7603,3402,5201,960

1,8101,6601.5903,1607,100

4,6403,5302,5802,0201,710

1,7202,2202,490

--------

144,8305,1725.425.65

Mar.

2,9403,0202,5402,0701,720

1,4901,5405,9404.5903,690

3,4703,5505,0202,5602,190

1,8401,5201,5601,2701,150

1,2701,0601,2101,0701,040

1,1501,0901,020

970925 875

60,9501,9652.062.58

Apr.

8451,1401,6905,150

16.400

8,2004,360 5,45011,2005,480

5,7102,7602,1501,6801,390

1,2201,110

990890805

760945

1,4802,0702,940

1,8701,5901,1201,1501,070

91,3753,0463.193.56

May

950840905835655

564504452416384

576552324540584

424556312352412

4562,4005.1602,2205,790

2,2301,380

955690536 464

30,778995

1.041.20

June

404580544900

3,580

5,2702,7001,6001,4605,140

2,1601,4801,1501,1601,300

775592773

1,520840

572448428

1,9705.720

3,3401,5901,0701,4201,900

49,9861,6661.751.95

July

1.160800572464384

312260212176162

186130118107106

159125

*116116109

9585

Aug.

8574656258

5145425955

35323234

202

165260193135106

104116

87 95107 79100 70

95 6490 5687 51159 48141 44 109 40

6,925 2,515223 81.1

0.254 0.0850.27 0.10

Sept.

3635323027

252220

a21a52

a66*a74111324

1,040

6005.7101,440

725484

388388592980650

464356280264288

15,524517

0.5420.61


61,500 cfs (56?25'ft).' "t-=J--

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records,

and summation of stations on Clear Pork near Robbins, Tenn., and New River at New River, Term.b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.


Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°07'05", long 84 t> 35'30", on right bank 0.1 mile downstream from DryBranch, 0.5 mile upstream from Caney Pork, and 1.9 miles northeast of Somerset, Pulaski County.


Records available. October 1953 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 867.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 28, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.43 ft); mini mum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 3, 4-9 (gage height, 0.65 ft).

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 2,430 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 7.58 ft); mini mum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 2-7, 11-19, 20, 1954, Sept. 19, 1955, Sept. 3, 4-9, 1957; minimum gage height, 0.60 ft Sept. 12-19, 20, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair.



0.65 .7

1.01.11.21.3

0.1.3.S

1.73.25.27.7

11

1.5 1.7 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.O

224182

230420820

1,2201,620


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

161718192O

2122 232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

0.3.3.3.8 .6

.5

.3

.3

.3*.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.6

.5

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.3

.5

12.5O.4O

O.013O.1O

Nov.

1.2.6.5.5 .4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4*.5

1.3.8.9.8.8

1.5

f*1.71.3

1.21.21.21.1 .9

27.90.93

O.O3OO.O3

Dec.

0.8.8.8 8 .8

.7

.81.11.61.7

2.025

272708188

8456493662

139328 226324127

80»6O4939 3228

2,923.994.33.013.47

Jan.

22181621 37

262421

412412

167109755746

3926241721

296546OO

*195125

82112576

1,500 392262

5,917191

6.1O7.03

Feb.

436290188114 181

18816O188360684

230133936856

494136

146102

931OO 867265

726570-

4,366156

4.985.19

Mar.

77655649 43

52130216181164

1421258670*64

5044424134

3035312638

34342826 2522.

2,06066.52.122.45

Apr.

5712974

64O 332

1671023552O6122

8464524438

3738352925

2728 627857

35262226

*18.

3,OO9100

3.193.58

May

1413111O 9.7

9.08.47.77.06.5

7.26.45.78.49.0

6.O4.85?79.7

15

9.0 81614

129.77.46.7 6.06.4

380.412.3

0.3930.45

June

4.64.44.2

5.0

5.24.08.75428

1315124418

107.46.05.44.2

3,13.2 8.4

1613

6.74.65.07.7 4.6

329.511.0

0.3510.39

Juls-

3.6*2.72.1

1.4

1.2.9.8

5707.2

1.81.51.11.21.9

5.72.23.44.22.1

1.41.1

18114.0

2.4132118 6.73.8

152.24.91

0.3570.18

Aug.

2.61.81.3

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.2

.2

.22.31.2

5422"

5.73.02.01.3»1.O

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.2,2

1O7.53.47

0.1110.13

Sept.

0.2.2.2

TT

.1

.1

.1

.11.3

.554

2O 7244192

17497533836

2625 271815

13119.08.7 9.0

1,259.742.01.341.50

Calendar year 1956: Max l.OOO Min 0.2 Mean 61.4 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.68Water year 1956-57: Max 1,30O Min 0.1 Mean 56.3 Cfsm 1.8O In. 24.41

Peak discharge (base. 850 cfsK Dee. 14 (11:30 a.m.) 1,660 cfs (6.O8 ft); Jan. 22 (9:15 p.m.) 2,260 cfs (7.43 ft); Jan. 29 (1O:45 a.m.) 1,970 cfs (6.78 ft); Feb. 10 (1:30 a.m.) 1,61O cfs (5.97 ft); Apr. 4 (9:45 a.m.) 1,420 cfs (5.51 ft); Sept. 14 (8:15 p.m.) 984 cfs (4.41 ft).



Cumberland River near Rowena, Ky.

Location. Lat 36"53'02", long 85°08'22", on right bank 1.5 miles downstream from Wolf Creek Dam, 1.9 miles upstream from Blackflsh Creek, 1.9 miles west of Rowena, Russell County, and at mile 459.4.

Drainage area. 5,790 sq ml.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 540.81 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Oct. 24, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1940-57), 8,797 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,500 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 21.43 ft); minimum dally, 82 cfs Oct. 22.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 162,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1946; maximum gage height, 64.82 ft Jan. 9, 1946; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 69.5 ft In March 1826, from profile of Cumberland River.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Lake Cumberland (see p. 66).

Revisions (water years). WSF 953: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1940.

Disc large, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

2627282930 31

TotalMean

Oct.

11,700*8,4209,5209,0208,180

330*116

7,2307,970

10,600

7,6005,510

309*133

9,180

9,4908,6004,580

945315

15382

2,0604,8603,360

3,9803,880

1654,3503,3903,970

149,9984,839

Nov.

2,2802,210

507I«133

6251,120

12,60012.8001,280

*1385,0508,0504,3706,220

6,7505,9001,0908,7505,840

5,150700

7,9808,6009,530

9,90010,8006,9408,9409,840

164,2165,474

Calendar year 1956:Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

6,6903,4301,8205,4807,860

7,5309,0202,1602,2006,520

8,3102,6308,740

11,8002,370

2548,0408,300

12,70011,700

15,70015,80019,10021,10020,600

19,70018,60019,20020,7005,860

10,500

314,41410,140

Jan.

11,700*18,90016,50012,40013,400

8,91012,30015,40011,90014,600

21,00017,4007,780

17,20019,200

20,20022,40021,30019,80013,300

18,30016,60017,10020,80016,200

15,40017,60014,900

9,87021,20023,800

507,36016,370

Feb.

24,00026,00025,80025,60025,400

25,40025,40025,40025,60025,700

25,80027,30027,30027,30027,200

27,30027,30027,20026,40026,700

27,40027,40027,30027,30027,200

27,10027,10027,100

_

742,00026,500

Mar.

27,200*2 7 , 40027,40027,40027,400

27,30026,30026,00025,70025,900

25,80025,60024,60023,800

*23,800

23,90023,90024,10024,10024,300

21,60020,50010,50012 , 90013,400

17,70017,80016,00011,7005,3802^74°

662,12021,360

Apr.

12,10014,7009,920

10,20011,800

9,6602,890

16,20023,10022,900

23,30025,60023,60023,60021,300

22,90023,00023,10023,100

8,200

53410,600"4,7405,7805,800

11,40012,2008,480

16,60016,700

- -_--

442,00414,730

May

*10.4002,9403,2404,0703,360

3,4002,6603,4203,1203,560

1,580214

3,0603,1103,930

3,6603,7901,820

2654,920

5,7405,4806,8109,0506,640

1,9608,3402,2202,3201,7701,650

118,4993,823

June

1,580136

5_,5704,1704,920

5804,9904,300

1644,460

2,4502,010

144267115

1042,8503,1003,1403,180

3,4403,000

5165,2004,560

4,3404,2704,6304,4301,440

84,0562,802

July Aug .

10,000 10,60010,500 8,980

*10,300 9,4605,950 5,390

11,600 8,440

5,600 8,2508,960 *12,000

11,700 10,10012,200 10,20015,000 9,280

14,000 8,07015.200 9,22012,600 5,7408,770 4,300

11,600 4,200

6,550 5,1206,990 1,500

10,800 76011,500 3,65010,800 3,520

7,280 3,08014.80C 2,36014,90C 1,54014,70C 1,48015,OOC 1,290

12,60C 1,8608,21C 1,8207,59C 2,850

11,70C 2,0708,87C 5,870

10 50C 915

552,170 161,45510,72C 5,208

Sept.

2,020190

1,8205,9607,240

2,520*540

1192,8405,060

1,9901,5505,290

212121

2,580151

5,6205,7508,140

10,6004,6507,4606,7007,280

6,7908,0404,9602,1507,420

121,3254,044

Observed Adjuste<?t

lax 30,900 Win 68 Mean 10,150 Mean 11,460 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.951ax 27,400 Min 82 Mean 10,410 Mean 10,410 Cfsra 1.80 In. 24.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland; records furnished by Corps cf Engineers. Note. No gage-height record Mar. 2 to Apr. 8, July 5 to Aug. 9; discharge estimated on basis of

turbine capacity tables.


East Fork Obey River near Jamestown, Term.

Location (revised). Lat 36°S4'58", long 85°01'35", on right bank 200 ft mstream from bridge on State Highway 52, 0.5 mile upstream from Poplar Cove Creek, 5.3 miles west of Jamestown, Fentress County, and 12.8 miles upstream from confluence with West Fork.

Drainage area. 202 sq mi, revised (includes 6 sq mi without surface drainage).

Records available. February 1943 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 680.30 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 19.41 ft); min- imura, 7.5 cfs Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1943-57: Maximum discharge, 28,300 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 27.20 ft); mini mum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 26-28, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.55 ft Sept. 12-17, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for period based on radio-gage readings, which are


Revisions (water years). WSP 1003: 1943. WSP 1276: 1944, 1946(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

0.7 .8 .9

1.01.11.2 1.4

7.59.7

13 .9 1.0 1.2 1.4 2.0

7.59.6

13203868

196

2.53.04.06.0

11.017.0

320478910

2,1806,300

13,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water'year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsraIn.

Oct.

7.57.57.9

1014_

1413131212

11109.18.78.3

8.1*7.98.38.58.5

8.59.7

111111

111211111111

317.510.2

0.0500.06

Nov.

2522181616

16*16161413

12111110To

1112121111

1114161514

1414141414

42314.1

0.0700.08

Dec.

141413T313

1313131313

1465

*4.0703,5301,640

680437337

271220

228662694716572

444360299254213192

16,030517

2.562.95

Jan.

174145123163927

752541413437666

601492410345291

256210183156150

*185513

1,930990680

522688

7,11012.8004,3702,590

39,8131,2846.367.33

Feb.

5_, 1903,3701,460

940779

671797

1,0401,3202,100

1,370856640514420

489454410

1,2101,590

935684541458*407

424451471

29,9911,0715.305.52

Mar.

529496444394357

326553

1,250900766

925970628671572

482420378351312

276299299273

*286

320307291273256254

15,018484

2.402.76

Apr.

227302302658

1,080

788592

2,020*2,2101,040

748576464391337

29927824922720_8

278427

1,180950870

584458413454614

19,224641

5.175.54

May

464539950618461

372512258222187

176170141121119

*108989195

157

134214317222156

110102878787

141

7,296235

1.161.54

June

130112174400797

1,130572471

2,3505,190

960607413464345

266*206170167137

11293

122271414

310215165201189

15,151505

2.502.79

July

14311593

*7865

5447416366

4255522927

2625242322

2119373661

423328232222

1,31445.0

0.2E30.26

Aug.

1917161616

*1515141312

1211111526

2426201616

1514121215

121211109.89^. 6

458.414.8

0.0730.08

Sept.

9.69.69.69.39.0

8.58.5875"

8.514

»1515256078

108~72

475631

2826556646

3430262531

948.531.6

0.1560.17

Calendar year 1956: Max 9,050 Min 7.5 Mean 427 Cfsra 2.11 In. 28.78Water year 1956-57= Max 12,800 Min 7.5 Mean 400 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.88

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs).--Jan. 29 (4:30 p.m.) 16,900 cfs (19.41 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day. Note.--Discharge Feb. 11-16, May 28 to June 16 computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based

n bihourly radio-gage readings.


West Pork Obey River near Alpine, Term.

Location (revised).--Lat 36°23'49", long 85°10i28", on upstream end of left pier of bridge on State Highway 52, 0.3 mile upstream from Nettlecarrier Creek, 2.4 miles east of Alpine, Overton County, and 7.8 miles above confluence with East Pork.

Drainage area (revised).--115 sq ml (Includes 34 sq ml without surface drainage).

Records available.--December 1942 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 684.28 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted "cTatum of 1929.

Average discharge.--14 years (1943-57), 167 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,510 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 12.65 ft); mlnl- mum, 3.5 cfs Oct. 1-3; minimum gage height, 0.43 ft Sept. 2-7.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 15,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 16.30 ft); mini mum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 13-19, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.41 ft Sept. 9, 10, 19-22, 1951, Sept. 13-19, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair.

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1386: 1943-45(P), 1946, 1948, 1952(P).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 in cubic fee

ge height, in feet, and discharge, er second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

0.5 3.5 1.0 26.6 6.5 1.3 56.8 15 1.7 124

13 to Sept. 30

0.5 .7

1.0 1.3 1.5

5.113369

111

2.0 2753.0 6155.0 1,5607.0 2,9]0

10.0 6,100


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

3.53.54.6

1611

138.06.55.85.2

4.94.64.64.34.3

4.3*4.34.64.94.9

4.95.56.15.85.5

6.97.36.96.5 5 87.3

201.36.49

0.0560.07

Nov.

10109.67.35.8

5.2*5.24.64.64.5

4.34.34.34.34.3

7.36.96.96.96.5

8.41618139.6

9.28.06.96.56.5

224.77.49

0.0650.07

Dec.

6.15.85.85.54.9

4.94.96.56.56.5

7.3116

^,8201,360

520

226130101*8573

121579438370275

20615611789 7163

6,980.7225

1.962.26

Jan.

55484494

476

302229173186295

262222189143114

9471615147

*50526

1,240499329

242415

2,7605.440 1,7401,120

17,517565

4.915.66

Feb.

2,2101,370

658435329

275394547615

1,040

636418299232183

196173153832770

469326249206

*183

179176163

13,716490

4.264.44

Mar.

173173160150137

124232605435384

455533448350285

232202186163137

114121121111

*121

140130124117 111101

6,875222

1.932.22

Apr.

101133121249367

282242840

*808452

323245192156133

117104928276

7897898394

8271

151336169

6,365212

1.842.06

May

114169306176121

8973635853

4944383640

*3631273244

3416817582

101

63695948

128

2,60884.1

0.7310.84

June

6254

216425328

36320615937036'5

199133978563

50*42373633

30293544

104

6042404549

3,801127

1.101.23

July

363126

*2319

1615131615

1312111111

109.49.49.49.1

8.78.4

113420

12109.49.19.4

455.714.7

0.1280.15

Aug.

8.07.47.17.4

*7.7

7.47.16.86.86.8

6.56.86.57.2

1°

8.48.48.07.46.8

6.86.56.87.16.8

6.86.56.05.85^55.5

218.67.05

0.0610.07

Sept.

5.55^35.35.35.3

5.35.55.55.8

13

*8.07.9

495040

412415119.4

8.48.7

202413

9.88.47.19.2

11

436.714.6

0.1270.14


Peak discharge (base. 5.400 cfsl.--jan. 29 (2 p.m.) 9,510 cfs (12.65 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day.


Wolf River near Byrdstovm, Term.

Location. Lat 36°33'40", long 85°04'20", on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream fromnew bridge on county road, half a mile upstream from Widow Creek, 3 miles east ofByrdstovm, Pickett County, and 5 miles upstream from Lick Creek.


Records available. June 1943 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 707.54 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,600 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 10.84 ft), from rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 6.1 cfs Oct. 10-17; minimum gage height, 0.77 ft Oct. 1, 2.

1943-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 17, 1954 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

Remarks . Records good except those below 10 and above 10,000 cfs', and those for periods oT~shifting control, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow caused by small mills above station.


Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of shifting control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 1.8 2.6 240 9.0

4001,0402,0403,4905,770

12,800


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

6.76.77.6

1211

108.27.27.06.4

6.16.16.16.16.1

6.16.1

*7.68.27.9

8.210101010

12121212 1112

268.48.66

0.0820.10

Nov.

1826161412

1111

*11109.7

9.79.08.68768.6

1414141412

1620211816

15141413 12

410.213.7

0.1300.15

Dec.

121211TT11

1111121314

14113

2.5201,480

602

266172154142

*123

3722,1801,200

632370

252195164136114

99

11,418368

3.504.04

Jan.

86746683

225

200172144927

1,380

644385270205172

144119105

8984

*110590

1,950632395

270426

3,41011.0002,0401,220

27,617891

8.499.78

Feb.

2,15_01,530

754494390

365469754782

1,290

768488346264215

195172156

1,110960

554385284238210

*202200188-

15,893568

5.415.63

Mar.

182172160152138

132382S6850O445

554578494365298

243215192178156

142156162154158

*172170160154142150

7,904255

2.432.80

Apr.

146249215450584

420302887846505

350261215182160

148*134

123112105

103107108295456

280210172154152

8,409280

2.672.98

May

114110101

8878

7265605552

5250454557

4759353749

*42256221132105

837563534641

2,34875.7

0.7210.85

June

5880

162217576

341190152264264

158136110

9480

6871

*917870

554961

351246

166121

99947 8

4,340145

1.381.54

July

685749433?

545028

*578251

925946405?

3733335650

2625

10615<59

415151282728

i.gs'i62.4

0.5940.69

Aug.

2625222221

*2018181716

162220

115

5232262422

2020191818

171615151421

73823.8

0.2270.26

Sept.

1212111110

9.797T9.7

1021

15*16

87358584

170119805951

4258575529

2625252423

1,735.157.8

0.5500.61

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,O7O Win 6.1 Mean 2O7 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.77Water year 1956-57: Max 11,000 Win 6.1 Mean 227 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.41

Peak: discharge (base. 5.6OO cfs). Jan. 29 (1 p.m.) 22,6OO cfs (l°-84 ft).* Discharge measurement made on this day.Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, July 25 to Aug. 14, Aug. 16 to Sept. 12.


Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°32'12", long 85°27'22", on right bank 1,200 ft downstream from Dale Hollow Dam, 3 miles east of Celina, Clay County, 7.1 miles upstream from mouth, and 24 miles downstream from Wolf River.


Records available. January 1939 to September 1942 (published as "near Celina"), Septem- ber 1943 to September 1957.

. . - Celina is used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. --17 years, 1,338 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,280 cfs Apr. 8; maximum gage height, 25.20 ft Jan. 29 (backwater from Cumberland River); minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 4.61 ft Nov. 18.

1939-42, 1943-57: Maximum discharge, 41,400 cfs Feb. 4, 1939, site and datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 43.40 ft Jan. 12, 1946 (backwater from Cumberland River); minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of backwater from Cumberland River and those for which computed releases from Dale Hollow Reservoir were used, which are fair. Flow completely regulated by Dale Hollow Reservoir, beginning Aug. 30, 1943 (see p. 66). Figures of daily discharge shown only when there is flow from Dale Hollow Reservoir; when not shown, discharge is negligible.

Cooperation. --Records of release from Dale Hollow Reservoir and 1 discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of backwater from Cumberland River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)


4.95.1 5.5

6193

170Mote. Same as

following table above 5.5 ft.

5.2 5.5 6.0 7.0

100170295600

9.011.014.0

1,4202,5204,700


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

2,3901,0001,4301,6601,260

281100

1,4801,2202,400

944962471-

1,780

1,8001,2601,720

752-

103-

132133167

68108-

118 e21126

23,886771

Nov.

114340--

1,070

1,0701,0601,8601,860

396

_1,7002,1802,0501,440

1,6401,140

1341,3401,480

929138

1,400929-

2,0701,920

1971,820 2,280

32,5571,085

Calendar year 1956:Water year 1956-57: I

Dec.

490287

«154--

_--

6101,960

2,500-

1,200e56

-

_2,2803,4501,9502,640

C5.950c2,410C3,420C3.650

-

cl,790cl,560C3.880c3,860 cl,6002,340

46,0371,485

Jan.

2,4902,980

C3.290C2.7001,450

2,4402,5602,390

-1,140

c3,290c74404703,620

C3.700

c3,870c4,690c3,400

c833-

1,400-

c3,000cl,610cl,530

_-

cl,060c2,320

C536c4,070

61,5831,987

Feb.

c5,900C5.910C5.850c5,820c5,720

c4,790*C5,750c5,45005,140C4.310

C5.830c5,810C5.830c5,800C5,860

C5.870C5.840c5,120c4,160C5.940

c5,830c3,360c3,220

-c2,990

03,520C3.500C3.390

-

136,5104,875

Mar.

C3.470e60-

01,710cl,440

»c2,350c3,450cl.690

_-

c995cl,030c2,450c3,820c3,840

c3,860e23

cl,660cl,610C4.580

cl,790cl,680cl,730

-820

1,800_e38-

116

45,8121,478

Apr.

2,180c4,810c3,410c3,980c3,870

C3,350336

4,120c5,910c5,890

c5,330c5,940C4,740cl,610cl,210

c3,950«c5,550c2,630cl,540

c214

.3,3601,6601,040

979

1,0201,3801,0502,340

' "

86,2592,875

May

2.7502,160

196--

5731,3801,4901,4801,640

1,280-739716676

658676635-984

«1,0901,4401,5802,1002,140

8791,160

-e40

28,462918

June

_293

2,4302,3402,360

2,270498559-

2,360

1581,280857896832

_860868858836

1,6302,9901,4401,760

826

866928926938

32,8591,095

July

e!7164-110-

122110820947

1,860

1,6402,2701,530

8542,820

2,7302,8403,2403,3402,930

2,8202,7002,8602,8803,000

2,9802,6502,5204,180, 3,9404,100

62,9742,031

Aug.

4,1304,1403,520,700,200

,310* ,320

,210,320,400

,140,470,280,540,410

,350,380782

2,0601,810

2,4402,0202,000

909119

_263-214

210

74,6472,408

Sept.

_1,5401,6001,8201,570

1,5201,280

-460598

561*_450-164

589el 3

1,3801,3301,300

1,9201,2802,5502,6902,020

2,3302,5401,450

680 994

34,6291,154

Observed Adjusted!

lax 6,160 Mln - Mean 1,622 Mean 1,841 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.80lax 5,940 Mln - Mean 1,825 Mean 1,796 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change In contents In Dale Hollow Reservoir.c Backwater from Cumberland River; discharge computed by using fall as determined from auxiliary

gage as a factor (figures of discharge on some days reflect changes In storage and Inflow between dam and mouth of river).

e Discharge Is computed release from Dale Hollow Reservoir.Note. Discharge negligible on days for which no discharge Is shown.


Cumberland River at Celina, Tenn.

Location. -La t 36°33'20", long 85°30'47", on right pier of bridge on State Highway 52 at CelirTa, Clay County, 600 ft downstream from Obey River and at mile 380.8.

Drainage area. 7.320 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. -October 1922 to September 1957. Gage-height records collected at same site 1903-54 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Watei-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 488.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of &upplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1930, staff Rage at site

t downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 11,240 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 66,500 cfs Jan. 29; maximum gage heightnoon earu 29; rainlmuni discharge, 230 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, 1.53 ft).

p.- n oZ : -,naSim^m dlscharge> 145,000 cfs Dec. 29, 1926; maximum gage height, 57.25 It Dec 29 1926, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 69 cfs Sept. 2, 11-14, 26, 1925 (gage height, 0.20 ft).

Maximum stage known, 59.2 ft in March 1826, from Cumberland River profile.

Remarks .--Records good except those below 700 ofs, which are fair. Flow regulated bv Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Reservoir (see p. 66).

Cooperation. Radio-gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1923-38. WSP 1276: 1924.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 16, 19, Nov. 9, 10, 15, 24, 30, Dec. 11, 14-16, 18, 21, Dec. 3O to Jan. 2, Jan. 9, 11, 13-15, 20, 22, 24-30, Feb. 1, 19, Mar. 17, 24, 30, 31, Apr. 2, 4, 5, 7-9, 16, 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 30, May 2, 22, 28, July 6, 23, Aug. 14, Sept. 23; stage- discharge relation indefinite Oct. 21, 23, June 17)

2.05.0

500720

4,300

10.020.024.0

11,70031,60040,000


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

3,7408,71010,10010,90010,900

8,7603,3402,1304,46010,200

11,1009,3506,7602,2802,230

7,53010,80010,4006,3602,400

1,230544513552

3,720

3,8403,6004,5202,0801,9103,800

168,7595,444

Nov.

3,6303,1002,9201,3001,610

1,4301,2501,890

10,90013,500

4,6002,5304,2509,5206,790

7,0407,4006,5004,0207,400

7,8605,3304,3406,7007,990

11,30011,60011,4009,670

10,600

188,1706,272

Calendar year 1956:Water year 1956-57;

Dec.

10,7007,750

*4,7902.4404,390

7,3607,3208,8004,9103,730

7,9109,080

12,50022,90018,200

6,1603,4609,200

11,20015,500

19,20026,10024,40026,20024,600

23,10022,10022,90024,70021,10010,400

423,15013,650

Jan.

12,50016,40020,70019,70017,000

17,00013,40014,50018,90018 , 900

23,40023,30017,10014,00021,800

24,10026,80026,30024,20018,000

16,20024,30039,70028 . 40023,300

18,00018,80028,70058,60041,00033,300

718,30023,170

Feb.

36,80039.10036,60034,30033,500

32,70033,40033,40034,30035,600

36,00034,60034,80034,60034,400

34,30034,20033,90037,60039,300

36,50034,10032,50029,80031,300

3?, 20032,60032,200

_

964,60034,450

Mar.

32,20029,60028,70029,90029,700

«30,40031,70033,00030,80029,200

29,70029,80030,20029,80029,500

29,30025,80026,6002E,80028,800

27,30024,70022,50013,40014,600

16,30018,50019,20017,20012,3007,180

784,68025,310

Apr.

5,30016,80020,20030,10025,700

20,00012,70013,10028,10031,200

30,40030,80030,10027,30025,500

26,50029,50028 , 00026,30022,300

9,6306,160

12,2008,6307,45'J

7,27012,00013,50012,20019,000

588,25019,610

May

18,80013,1005,1803,2104,100

3,8204,5904,2904,7004,550

5,0902,5802,1602,3703,510

4,1104,1004,1302,5302,820

*3,7109,560

12,70010,80011,100

9,1705,4706,5804,8502,3002,350

178,3305,753

June

2,0101,9903,4005,1807,080

7,810TtoTO3,6805,1204,040

2,8504,9902,7902,8202,130

7921,3302,0404,1104,070

4,1605,9905,6404,9504,660

5,5405,3705,2804,7904,950

122,6324,088

July

5,2£06,830

10,40010,1005,550

9,9307,260

*9,00011,80013,900

14,50015,90016,90014,00011,900

13,70010,4009,750

13,20014,200

13,70010,70016,60018 , 20018,100

18 , 10016,40011,70011,10014,80013,7'jO

385,61012,440

Aug.

13,90014,70012,90011,70010,400

12,00013,30015,40014,70014,400

13,80012,70012,90010,0007,080

6,4405,9203,3903,0603,940

5,6705,1304,8502,6601,840

1,4002,0801,9702,4302,5603,080

246 , 3007,945

Sept.

2,2302,6703,1602,5005,160

8,2204,9201,9401,3201,710

3,9902,4202,6403,7703,860

5,1303,4103,1104,4406,660

9,97011,6006,7009,1609,090

*9,5709,5709,3606,5903,950

160,8205,361

Observed Adjustedt

"lax 45,900 Min 240 Mean 13,070 Mean 14,610 Cfsm 2. CO In. 27.16tax. 58,600 Min 513 Mean 13,510 Mean 13,470 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24. 98

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents In Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Reservoir. Note. No gage-height record Jan. 30 to Feb. 25; discharge computed on basis of recorded range

in stage, blhourly radio-gage readings and records for Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam.


Roaring River near Hilham, Term.

39

Location.--Lat 36 020'27", long 85°25'35", on left bank 700 ft upstream from Cleek Branch, 800 ft downstream from old Crawford Mill site, 0.2 mile downstream from tridge on State Highway 136, 1.4 miles upstream from Flat Creek, 5.0 miles south of Hilhem, Overton County, and 13 miles north of Cookeville.

Drainage area. 78.7 sq mi (includes 27.1 sq mi without surface drainage).


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 21, 1940. Altitvde of gage is 770 ft (by barometer). June 23, 1932, to July 24, 1933, staff gage at site 800 ft up stream at different datura. July 25 to Nov. 7, 1933, staff gage 150 ft downstream at different datum. Nov. 8, 1933, to Sept. 23, 1940, staff gage at present site and datum.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,830 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 8.67 ft); mini mum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 5-8; minimum gage height, 0.74 ft Oct. 1-3, 17, 18, 21, Sept. 5-8.

1932-57: Maximum discharge, 5,550 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 9.39 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 19, 24, 26, 23, Nov. 9, 1940; minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 15-19, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.16 ft Oct. 5, 1336.

Remarks. Records fair. Prior to 1951, some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.


Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1939(M) . WSP 1143: 1948. WSP 1276: WSP 1436:Drainage area.

1942.


.91.0 1.3 1.6 Z.O 140

3.0 4.n 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0

510890

1,5002,2703,1704,160


Day

12 z

45

67a3

10

111213 1415

1617181920

2122232 I25'?6

2 /28293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

5.55.56.1

1613

8.66.96. 56.56.5

6.16.16.16.16.1

6.1*5.55.85.85.8

5.56.16.96.55.8

6.99.86.55.85.85.8

212.06.84

C.0870.10

Nov.

6.16.96.56.56.5

6.5*6.56.56.15.8

5.85.85.85.86.1

10117.76.96.5

7.716129.49.4

9.49.48.17.77.7

232.17.74

0.0980.11

Dec .

7.77.77.77.77.7

7.37.39.0

1212

11153

1,200 996472

255155160

*127110

176704496353235

1701361191039283

6,392.1206

2.623.02

Jan.

73635893

230

168138119126176

158144131 115102

8975

a68a64a62

*60576

1,270486357

260345

1,3605,6901,760858

13,2744285.446.27

Feb.

1,5501,180

618430555

310325381426590

436349275 204170

162135122475486

353275200168151

*151133122-

10,530376

4.784.98

Mar.

12211511010597

97188553329280

265349310 250200

158140131122108

99105999199

999791878481

4,861157

1.992.30

Apr.

106153126341295

197158537

*492349

270200160

a!30allO

alOOa90a85a80a75

a70216154127142

10791817973

5,194173

2.202.45

May

66176262T2695

7967605752

524743 4243

3835343846

36*1281086658

515747423937

2,12768.6

0.8721.01

June

353332

15275

925946

176144

846757 5853

4439

*373534

32303885145

5842383736

1,89363.1

0.8020.89

July

3228252421

1918

*181820

161615 1514

1816141514

121212342?

151212123018

56718.3

0.2330.27

Aug.

13121211

*10

9.89.08.68.68.6

8.68.68.1 8.6

.23

119.49.49.08.6

8.17.77.37.36.9

6.96.56.56.15.8

281.89.09

0.1160.13

Sept.

5.55.55.25.25.0

5.05.05.06.9

18

8.615

168 5186

6646332725

2421312621

1917161921

806.926.9

0.3420.38

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,120 Min 5.5 Mean 139 Cfsm 1-77 i n . 23.98Water year 1956-57: Max 3,690 Min 5.0 Mean 127 Cfsm 1-61 In. 21.91

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). --Dec. 13 (9 a.m.) 1,410 cfs (4.87 ft); Jan. 23 (12:30 a.m.)2,310 cfs (6.04 ft); Jan. 29 (6:30 p.m.) 4,830 cfs (8.67 ft); Feb. 1 (8 p.m.) 2,100 cfs (5.79 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated o

and records for West Fork Obey River near Alpinebasis of recorded range in stage, normal recession,


Calfkiller River below Sparta, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°54'3l", long 85°28'46", on right bank three-quarters of a mile down stream from abandoned hydroelectric powerplant of Tennessee Valley Authority, ij miles downstream from Town Creek, l|- miles southwest of Sparta, White County, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 820 ft (from topographic map).


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,170 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 16.95 ft); mini mum, 18 cfs Dec. 5, 6, 10, 11; minimum gage height recorded, 1.13ft Oct. 14-18.

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 14,600 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 2f.80 ft); mini mum, 11 cfs Oct. 18, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, vhich are fair.


4.0

1853

101280

1,160

7.0 10.014.016.7

2,6204,1406,3708,000


Day

1

345

6789

10

11IE131415

1617181920

21222324C5

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

2121305040

3530£826 25

»2424222221

2121222424

2426272828

282828282727

83026.8

0.1510.17

Nov.

2828282727

28282626 24

2222222121

2121212121

2626262626

26*26242422

735£4.5

0.1380.15

Dec.

21212020i§

21222120 18

20125

5,4702,9001,970

828454308

*240202

181236400598472

360288240202178156

14,030453

2.542.93

Jan.

146132116132985

823526372312 304

312284260229

*202

184167150139129

129174877832548

400409

4,340*7, 9706,2403,540

31,3631,0125.696.55

Feb.

5,4004,5002,1401,4301,200

1,0401,2101,6101.9OO 1,900

1,6801,160

877692571

60258049498O

1,290

972751598494440

490566508

36,0751,2887.247.54

Mar.

558558494436388

352376890805 661

620661

*724625522

427380352340316

276272272260256

288284276272260255

13,456434

2.442.81

Apr.

2503504OO

1,0001,500

1,000800800

2,000 l.OOO

750*526414348304

280256236217229

248248900670544

396328284272364

16,914564

3.173.53

May

320272356316252

210184167156 150

139132123113104

101*93939393

96104113160170

15313912311310188

4,827156

0.8761.01

June

80757375

127

494292195321

1,680

800422296225188

203392210184146

123110192232

*332

272192160153142

8,386280

1.571.75

July

1391261079383

75716864 62

5755E3El47

4715434745

4137

*lf87F2260

167139116888075

3,331107

0.6010.70

Aug.

6460555349

49474341 39

3737394141

4141414139

3735323232

32*3030302828

1,24440.1

0.2250.26

Sept.

2827272727

27272833 43

4347

254400404

*28418813610488

8083

150164123

98837580

104

3,282109

0.6120.69


Peak discharge (base. 4,400 cfs).--Dee. 13 (6 to 7 p.m.) 4,660 cfs (10.95 ft); Jan. 29 (7 to 8 a.m.) 8,170 cfs (16.95 ft); Feb! 2 (i:30 a.m.) 5,910 cfs (13.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-10, Feb. 19, 20, Mar. 17, Mar. 30 to Apr. 11; discharge esti

mated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.


arren Fork near Trousdale, Term.

41

Location. I/at 35 0 39'55", long 85°53'00", on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge on Trousdale-McMinnville pike, 3ij miles east of Trousdale, Warren County, 4.5 miles down stream from Bullpen Creek, 6 miles west of McMinnvllle, and 6.2 miles upstream from Hickory Creek.


Records available. June 1932 to September 1957 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 925.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Hay 27, 1940, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,600 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 11.00 ft); mini mum, 47 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.09 ft).

1932-57: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 16.99 ft), from rating curve extended above 9,300 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening determinations of peak flow; minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 13, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Sept. 22, 23, 1941.


Revisions (water years). WSP 1083: 1937(M), 1944(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 5-30)


1.09 1.5 2.0 2.4

47110220325

1.121.42.12.63.0

230370510

5.0 7.0 8.0 9.8

1,3402,6203,5506,110


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

4748546859

55535049

*49

494849 4848

4848484950

5355555252

535352525354

1,60151.6

0.3910.45

Nov.

5654545553

5354535353

535353 5353

5555545252

5658565554

5454

*535252

1,61553.8

0.4080.46

Dec.

5250505050

5350505250

54325

2,710 1,600

626

288207166

*140130

126243302266202

169151138130122114

8,716281

2.132.46

Jan.

1079892

125313

214180155142149

140128120

*116110

10798928987.

105165967392282

243556

6.0203,200

4 ',930

21,342688

5.216.01

Feb.

5.8902,380

799739655

1,0601,620

980*627631

475372316 282293

489319269

1,140821

447354299272264

871510528_

23,702846

6.416.68

Mar.

556392322282261

274783835492375

322506

*408 319285

256233230256223

207246235212279

243240216200191182

10,061325

2.462.83

Apr.

191277218547464

296243508520290

243*216198 182171

164158155149144

144149144140134

126122126149134

6,7022231.691.89

May

140124120114112

109107105103103

105105103 126142

*11010399

109114

1052422"14

140120

126144120110109101

3,784122

0.9241.07

June

9894

10394

126

12210799

116103

969182 8982

7875818174

707074

149124

*9686848986

2,81994.0

0.7120.79

July

8!82817875

75747474I!

727275 7576

7675828076

767575

*7676

747272727274

2,34575.6

0.5730.66

Aug.

6968666666

6462616260

595759 6062

6162686560

5756545454

5453

*52515050

1,84259.4

0.4500.52

Sept.

5050505050

4948485162

5355

169 i§i98

147109898076

7587

1128676

70686884

*103

2,40480.1

0.6070.68

Calendar year 1956 : Max 5,100 Min 47 Mean 224 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.08Water year 1956-57 : Max 6,020 Min 47 Mean 238 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.50

Peak discharge (base, 3,2OO cfs). Dec. 13 (5:30 a.m.) 3.700 cfs (8.15 ft): Jan. 26 (10 a.m.)8,600 cfs (11.00 ft); Jan. 31 (11 p.m.) 7,480 cfs (10.52 ft).* Discharge measurement made on this day.

493799 O -59 -4


Collins River near McMinnville, Term.

Location.--Lat 35 0 42'32", long 85°43'46", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 70S, if miles downstream from Barren Fork, and 2? miles northeast of McMinnville, Warren County.


Records available.--October 1924 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 825.78 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook cTatum. Prior to Oct. 16, 1926, chain gage on upstream side of bridge at same datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,200 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 26.93 ft); mini mum, 74 cfs Sept. 8; minimum gage height, 1.15 ft Oct. 19,

1924-57: Maximum discharge, 75,300 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 39.1 ft), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 21, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.70 ft Oct. 16, 1931.

Maximum stage known, that of Mar. 23, 1929.

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 873: 1929, 1932(M), 1934-35, 1936(M), 1937. WSP 1276: 1925-26, 1928(M), 1933, 1936, 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, ir feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. I

1.16 781.5 1492.0 2743.0 6505.0 1,750

8.0 4,06012.0 8,51015.0 12,30020.0 19,40026.2 30,500

Ffib. 2 to Sept. 30

1.18 77 3.0 6401.5 140 5.0 1,7502.0 265

Mote.--Same as preceding table above 5.0 ft.


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

868692

104102

1061029490*88

8686868684

8280807878

8494969694

908888888892

2,77489.5

0.1430.17

Nov.

9092929090

9090908888

86868280e?8684848484

9290909088

90*90888886

2,63087.7

0.1410.16

Dec.

8686868484

8482828482

82£39

10, 10013,1008,020

3,2401,8201,220*920762

6861,3502,1602,6201,930

1,3901,090900780686614

54, 5491,7602.823.25

Jan.

570506454474

1,270

2,1101,5801,190

964840

752658614578

*538

506478430386559

378502

1,9902,2001,680

1,4502,45017,80018,500

*11,90016,000

89,9072,9004.655.36

Feb.

50,50026 60012^5005,6805,070

4,4806,7905,9204,5504,050

3,4902,7202,2101,8001,530

1,8401,6301,4002,5003,700

2,6802,140

Mar.

2,8002,2401,860,550,350

,240,950,610

2,870,510

,960,000,060

* ,720,500

,530,160,080,070,000

880895

1,710' 9481,4401,290

2,5303,4502,920

_

146,7005,2398.408.74

875958

1,0801,010956855798744

46,6391,5042.412.78

Apr.

7121,1301,5402,5105,510

4,2302,7102,5107.9104,410

*2,5701,8601,4501,170980

860775716

May

964775744850680

576508456404379

365372365492552

*488488432

662 j 408620

592588649775

1,010

816690612708759

51,9941,7332.78

460

504646

1,450964721

636708604508580895

18,974632

0.9813.10, 1.13

June

616500420565440

440492396540

i.goo

1,110775600508416

351295274259244

228222256ZBB379

*358316268244306

15,104437

0.7000.78

July

3482S9~

259235225

210195180170160

150142136136132

128126152126126

122118

*126140140

150120116112110110

4,949160

0.2560.29

Aug.

108106104104102

9696969492

92152TT8112110

:02112116118110

110106108104102

9892*92908886

3, 198103

0.1650.19

Sept.

8482808078

77T7778292

90100239580472

556*520468379295

244235320286225

202182172195250

6,819227

0.3640.41

Calendar year 1956: Max 20,300 Mln 78 Mean 1,190 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.98Water year 1956-57: Max 30,500 Min 77 Mean 1,212 Cfsrc 1.9* In. 26.36

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs).--Dec. 13 (10 p.m.) 14,600 cfs (16.64 ft); Jar. 28 (9:30 p.m.) 23,500 cfs (22760 ft); Feb. 1 (5 p.m.) 32,200 cfs (26.93 ft).



Caney Pork near Rock Island, Term.

Location. Lat 35°48'26", long 85°37'44", on right bank 180 ft downstream froTi powerhouse of Tennessee Valley Authority, half a mile downstream from dam at mouth of Collins River, 1 mile northwest of Rock Island, Warren County, 64 miles upstream from Center Hill Dam, and at mile 90.3.

Drainage area. 1,640 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1911 to March 1924, April 1925 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929. Nov. 14, 1911, to Mar. 30, 1924, at sites from half a mile upstream to 100 ft downstream from powerplant at different datums. Apr. 12, 1925, to Sept. 9, 1930, at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 38 years (1914-20, 1925-57), 3,198 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 68,600 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 22.82 ft); mln- Imum, 30 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, -1,03 ft); minimum daily, 38 cfs Oct. 27, 28, Nov. 24, 25.

1911-57: Maximum discharge, 210,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 4C.6 ft, pres ent datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 110,000 cfs; minimum daily, 25 cfs several days August to October 1951.


Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Great Falls Lake beginning Dec. 8, 1916 (see P. 66).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1934, 1937.

Hating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 2.0 3.0

3862

133225338654

1,170

5.07.0

10.013.018.022.6

2,6104,5009,18017,20037,00066,800


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122252425

2627282930 31

TotalMean

Oct.

192 188194194657

4141

55818941

41414141

248

25625224425840

194204245252250

2373838

23829441

5,768

Nov.

287 4063939190

35842239839439

39285310202260

2463939

304348

40639

3923838

302415

*432360248

7,3141861 244

Calendar year 1956:rfater year 1956-57:

Dec.

39 39"

251288306

3603403940

246

269596

28,00035 . OOP20,500

8,3404,6603,9103,4203,500

3,4603,4404,5207,3404,910

4,1003,7003,5303,5003,4903,450

155,5835,019

Jan.

3,430 3,4003,3603,3303,320

3,3503,3903,4003,3903,360

3,3603,3503,3303,300

*3,260

2,2002,1702,010

4040

1,4601,9003,1503,2103,220

3,2303,260

38,40044 . 50029,20042,500

230, 8EO7,446

Feb.

66,500 49,50023,00012,00011,500

12 , 60018,30019,40014,10015 , 500

11,6007,5806,4505,0704,480

4,8104,3505,9706,27010,100

7,3505,6104,9604,0605,780

6,2608,7807,540

353,02012,610

Mar.

7,260 5,9304,8504,1804,000

5,7204,2708.7806,6906,080

5,0405,280

*5,2804,7504,150

3,8903,6503,5003,5003,480

5,4803,4503,4303,4103,400

3,4005,3903,3803,5503,550SjJSO,

155,6004,374

Apr.

3,290 5.2805,2905,55010,200

11,0006,7205,950

14 . 4008,930

5,3704,5004,0203,6403,500

3,4905,4505,4405,4103,590

3,3603,3403,3303,3503,360

3,3603,3603,3503,3403,320

142,0504,735

May

5.520 5,3103,5105,3003,290

5,2602,5002,1501,3201,360

1,14049

1,0801,5301,280

1,660

June

1,850 1,4401,150

605600

4902,1501,5801,5903,300

3.5603,5603,3503,5503,300

3,260*1,610! 2,600

870881764

9102,1302,7803,0002,680

2,6901,5101,0401,4301,3001,510

58,9641,902

1,3701,6501,580

61047

1.2702,2902,050

7601,320

966686692

52,3661,746

July

690 920

1,59059

1,510

4848

781614592

3775114848

433

47248144935547

47362

*455409

2 ,150

Aug.

545 4024848

544

41240421116150

50281506292407

5665050

252401

3475062535151

212 25246 50416 253412 252522 246498 o_a_

14,832 7,234478 233

Sept.

31 188194202240

2505941

223255

23]518

1,5805,0801,400

*2931,010

945643467

4546360724862

8721,520

7540609

16,569552

observed Adjustedt

lax 44,300 Mln 36 Mean 3,223 Mean 3,256 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.02lax 66,300 Mln 38 Mean 3,233 Mean 3,236 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change In contents In Great Palls Lake.


Caney Pork below Center Hill Dam, near Lancaster, Term.

Location. Lat 36°06'10", long 85°50'40", on left bank 1.1 miles downstream from Center Hill Dam, 2 miles south of Lancaster, Smith County, 4.7 miles upstrean from Indian Creek, 10 miles north of Smithville, and at mile 25.5.


Records available.--May 1944 to September 1957. Prior to October 1950, published as "near Lancaster."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 469.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, at site 7.7 miles

downstream at datum 6.62 ft lower.

Average discharge .--13 years, 4,094 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,400 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 31.27 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 5.00 ft).

1944-57: Maximum discharge, 119,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 53.44 ft Feb. 14, 1948, site and datum then in use; minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs Oct. 1-18, 20-22, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater or no gage-height record, wETch are fair. Flow regulated by Great Falls Lake and Center Hill Reservoir (see P. 66).

Cooperation. --One discharge measurement, level notes,Hill Reservoir furnished by Corps

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276:

Rating table

7.08.0

10.0

Notetable 20. 0 f

height,(Rate o

Oct. 1

5901,2302,820

. Samebelow 7 t.

s, waterIn feet,

f change

to

as

Feb.

15.020.0

yearand

of Engineers .

1951.

and record of releases from Center

1956-57, except periods of backwater (gagedischarge, In

In stage used as a

3

814

,OOO,400

following.0 ft and above

cubfac

555667

1Cto

.0

.4

.6

.0

.5

.0

feetr Feb.

Feb.

405878

155 325590

per second3, 12, 13

4 to Sept.

8.010.015.020.0 25.051.0

!50

158

142]5C

,330,100,350,400 ,500,000


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

OtotalMean

Oct.

76650120989190

136143

1,380130276

18649

50853

505

*29815132223250

12052

108145

*170

5212651

1.540 978

1,420

11,296364

Nov.

531255113254

1,0401,1003,6503,100

54

1322,5903,5102,5203,940

3,8601,580

921,7202,420

2,180253

7,5103,3405,680

5,1002,860

1501,740 5,120

61,4562,048

Calendar year 1956 :Water year 1956-57 :

Dec.

56253112624818

1,5OO82648

1,1704,220

3,2401,2503,0901,1404,270

4,9007,4209,5009,860

11,700

12.50011,00010,70010,7009,560

9,4609,9709,5409,5602,7504,120

165,0695,525

Jan.

6,9008,5708,2005,7404,570

4,4805,8407,0702,9505,500

7,5803,8602,0606,7107,840

8,17010 . 1007,2603,490

87

5,2202,010

c5,8002,7201,360

80860

c5,700cl,000cl,2008, 780

151,4354,885

Feb.

c!5,200c 12, 80025,90050,00050,000

29,70029,40029,30029,40027,000

28,70023,50018,80016,000

*14,000

15,20012,90012,80015 , 50015,200

15,10012,80012,80012,80012,600

11,60011,5009.660

-

519,96018,570

Mar.

9,1406,8502,4207,6807,300

7,7907,8207,9002,6102,250

5,8809,0609,80012,1009,990

6,720910

4,2404,12010,300

7,6607,8404,560

3915,360

7,1207,4407,4404,350

874111

188,0526,066

Apr.

3,5607,6203,3905,1404,580

1,55058

6,6006,2202,720

6,5108,1504,150

1185,570

*7,5908,77011,5009,50O2,510

565,3105,3203,7602,950

3,1501,3001,5804,7004,640

136,1524,538

May

5,4505,9902,1402,580

80

2,0505,5805,5805,5807.500

1,8402,2605,9403,7805,800

1,8901,7201,4601,680

628

532,4002,3302,6601,880

6581,3401,1301,020

9441,140

74,6632,408

June

97052

5,4801,7401,900

646«7.0001,550

52552

511,6602,7002,7802,760

605,4002,4405,1205,240

3,8203,550

1543,4203,480

3,6205,6001,9102,020

65,7902,195

July

5,790a5 , 500al,750a3,3OOa4,800

5,6002,0403,6403,6405.450

5,1904,4201,920

5001,020

628639990890

1,240

10815054

15054

5565019755

15650

54,5051,752

Aug.

2705416349

319

528582276295164

481885517547.

576100178

*652797

676775692681760

1.8801,7401,4201,2001,5201,270

17,524559

Sept.

49606669

2,2501,720

56921942

1,060916

750*6072160

149

2121,4502,6002,4002,580

4,0601,8204.6402,9302,310

2,7002,030

57156

1,640

41,4251,381

Observed Adjuitedt

tox 29,900 Mln 45 Mean 4,005 Mean 4,187 Cfsra 1.90 In. 25.90<ax 30,000 Mln 42 Mean 4,O74 Mean 4,131 Cfsu 1.88 In. 25.49

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change In content In Great Falls Lake and Center Hill Reservoir, a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records and record of releases

from Center Hill Reservoir.c Backwater from local Inflow.


Cumberland River at Carthage, Term.

Location. Lat 36°14'42", long 85°57'15", on left pier of Cordell Hull Bridge on State Highway 25, half a mile south of Carthage, Smith County, 1 mile downstream from Caney

Fork, 8i miles upstream from lock and dam 7, and at mile 308.2.Drainage area.--10.700 sq mi, approximately. . Records available.--October 1922 to September 1957. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1885 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 437.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of^TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 12, 1936, staff and wire-weight

gages at site 1,000 ft downstream at same datum. May 12 to July 17, 1936, wire-weightgage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years, 17,060 cfs (unadjusted). Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 95,000 cfs Jan. 29; maximum gage height, 34.80 ft Jan. 30; minimum discharge, 596 cfs Oct. 25; minimum gage height, 6.41 ft Sept. 11.

1922-57- Maximum discharge, 210,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1926; maximum gage height, 59.8 ft Dec. 30, 1926; minimum discharge, 304 cfs Oct. 29, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, and those below 3,000 cfs, which are fair.

Flow regulated by Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Falls Lake, and CenterHill Reservoir (see p. 66).

Cooperation.--Wire-weight-gage readings furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau. Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1923-39. WSP 1276: 1927, 1929(M), 1937(M).

Rating taDle, water year 1956-57, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Dec. ZZ, 25, Jan. 25, 24, Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, Feb. 12-14, 19, 21, 22, Mar. 7, 9)

8.38.59.0

11.0

6621,0802,0006,830

17.027.035.0

27,10066,70089,300


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TtotalMean

Oct.

4,7904,5908,840

1O,20O11,900

10,5008,3004,5903,1705,290

10,40010,9008,8106,8303,190

2,4407,70010,50010,1006,350

3,0601,8001,160

790682

3,0704,0004,0004,8503,740

a3,700

180,2425,814

Nov.

a3,800a4,000a3,600a3,500a2.000

a2,400a2,800a5,000aS.OOO13,300

11,7005,5506,1607,89011,900

9,94010,0009,0507,0006,330

10,2009,1109,7808,07011,300

12,10015 . 10014,100

*11,60012,000

247,2808,243


Dec.

13 , 00010,9007,3905,0005.110

5,0808,6307,8708,5407,610

8,30011,70028,60039,50037,200

24,40015,00013,50019,90023,800

28,90046.00040,20038,70037,500

33,80032,80031,10032,00030,70021,900

672,63021,700

Jan.

15 . BOO21,70025,50027,70027,600

24,50022,60021,10021,70024,300

27,10029,90024,50021,40023,100

29,20034,50033,80030,90023,400

20,40027,800

*60,50047,30033,200

25,00020,90038,50089.400

*81,60065,500

tl.020.432,920

Feb.

71.90070,10067,40068,10067,200

65,70065,30066,90068,50070,100

70,20064,90058,30053,80051,400

50,30048,70047,80057,50061,800

56,90052,00048,60045,90042.900

44,60045,60045,100

-

tt.,627.558,120

Mar.

43,70042,00034,70034,30037,700

38,10043,20048.40042,20035,500

35,40040,00042,00043,70042,300

37,80033,60028,40030,90035,000

37,30034,30029,60023,30018,000

21,70024,90026,60024,50019,90013.000

tl,04233,610

Apr.

9.24015,70025,10034,00042.400

30,70021,50021,70035,30037,700

37,10039,40037,20031,30029,800

29,10035,60040,50036,50031,700

21,00012 , 60017,40020,20013,700

11,20011,80014,60017,600

*18,500

780,14026,000

May

23,60024.50016,8008,8405,860

5,8307,8708,0407,530

11,500

9,5608,1805,1106,9405,700

7,1406,0206,4906,2704,920

3.6006,140

16,60015,60013,300

13,20011,5007,4508,1506,270 3 9OO

292,2109,426

June

4,2903,1904,5007,2509,270

11,000*11.,400

9,7207,4508,270

6,0505,0007,6406,0505,780

4,5102.8504,5604,6607,420

7,1408,0409,0508,4808,750

10,3009,7208,8106,8307,420

215,4007,180

July

7,3106.80010,20012,90014,000

9,88012,80010,20013,20016,800

19,30019.60018,80016,90014,500

13 , 40014,00011,50011,90013,800

15,50013,50012 , 20017,40017,900

17,80017,80015,10011,80012,50014,900

434,19014,010

Aug.

13,90014,50014 , 60013,30011,800

11,20013,00014,30015.40014,800

14,50014,10013,10013,00010,000

7,6707,1106,5804,5104,170

4,6406,5206,4005,0003,600

3,500*3,4002,9002.7002,700 3,000

275,9008,900

Sept.

4,2005.2003,6003,7004,100

6,1008,0006,4004,0004,000

3,800*5,2004,8005,5007,400

12,9007,8006,8005,2007,000

9,00013,20015 .80012,90012,100

11,90013,50012 , 8009,8007,500

250,2007,675

Observed Adjustedt

lax 86,600 Min 552 Mean 18,810 Mean 20,530 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.12lax 89,400 Min 682 Mean 19,230 Mean 19,250 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.42

* Discharge measurement", made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents In Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Falls Lake,

and Center Hill Reservoir.* Expressed in thousands.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of dally gage readings and records for

station at Celina and Caney Fork below Center Hill Dam near Lancaster.Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Aug. 23 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of

appearance of recorder chart, 2 discharge measurements, and records for station at Celina and Caney Fork below Center Hill Dam near Lancaster.


Spring Creek near Lebanon, Term.

Location. --Lat 36°10'50", long 86°14'35", on downstream end of middle pier of bridge on Eastover Road, half a mile downstream from Black Branch and Z\ miles southeast of Lebanon, Wilson County.

Drainage area.--34 sq mi, approximately.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 556.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 19<_i9.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,720 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 8.25 ft); no flow for many days in October, November, July, August, and September.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 7,980 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 10.13 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow for several days in July, August, September, October, and November 1956, July, August, and September 1957.



0.6 .7

.91.0

1016243346

1.2 1.5 2.0 4.0 5.0

86172380

1,3401,920


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122 232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

00.03 .08.2

.06

.04

.02

.02**.01

.010000

0*0000

.02

.04

.04

.04

.04

.1

.3

.1

.06

.05

.05

1.310.042

0.00120.001

Nov.

0.05.04.03 .03.03

.03

.03

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01£0.1

2.32.21.4.8.6

1.811 ~5".2

2.41.6

1.3 1.0

.7

.6

.5

33.811.13

0.0330.04

Dec.

0.4.3.2 .2.2

^1B 1.2.4

1.4

2.2479752

1.500172

77*44435556

750476 19015874

485628242118

4,746.7155

4.505.19

Jan.

1512

2TF158

7146355042

*5350272422

1916151313

29*JjW

15079

55514859

1,690283527

6,8862226.537.53

Feb.

884258135 8671

66168226190407

129795340

128

925542608165

9160 465837.

*175118164_

4,609165

4.855.04

Mar.

1247757 4235

98468292160102

79183826046

a36a34a32a50a27

a25a27 a26a24a38

*305529272521

2,56776.42.252.59

Apr.

10074

246 570144

74502749459

4255282522

2019171514

a!2*55 1585122

1814151311

2,24574.82.202.46

May

1412965 2819

1512118.78.1

8.17.16.25.24.4

3.65.02.47.97.6

6.2150 462214

1075827181411

858.527.0

0.7940.92

June

24482015

752

14562704551

221715107.1

5.24.0

*J.OS.I2.2

1.81.6 1.45755.6

2.41.81.61.61.6

1,295.643.21.271.42

July

ITS1.0 .7.5

.3

.2*.l.08.06

.03

.0100.01

.010000

00 000

000000

5.700.184

0.00540.006

Aug.

(*)

0000

Sept.

000 00

00000

0.3

8725

578

15242251510

9.519 18117.6

*5.24.45.03.65.7

819.127.50.8030.90

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,510 Mln 0 Mean 62.6 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.04Water year 1956-57: Max 1,710 Min 0 Mean 65.3 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.10

Peak discharge (base. 2.700 cfs).--Dec. 12 (9 p.m.) 2,840 cfs (6.30 ft); Dec. 14 (8 a.m.) 4,720 cfs (8.25 ft); Dec. 21 (9 p.m.) 3,850 cfs (7.47 ft); Jan. 22 (3 p.m.) 4,390 cfs (7.98 ft); Jan. 29 (ll a.m.) 5,860 cf3 (7.50 ft); June 5 (11 a.m.) 3,180 cfs (6.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.** Field estimate made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage

when available, and records for Drake Creek above Hendersonville and Bradley Creek at Lascassas.


Drakes Creek above Hendersonville, Term.

Location. Lat 36°22'14", long 86°37'00", on left downstream wing wall of abutment on Long Hollow Pike Bridge, at Shackle Island, 2 miles downstream from Hogan Branch and 4.5 miles north of Hendersonville, Sumner County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 503.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, S.900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 9.69 ft); mini mum, 0.04 cfs Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 0.95 ft Sept. 7, 8.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 3,240 cfs Jan. 29, 1956 (gage height, 10.33 ft); mini mum, 0.02 cfs many days in September 1955 and Sept. 8, 1956; minimum gage height, 0.90 ft Sept. 12, 14, 1955.


Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 15, Mar. 25 to Apr. 3)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

0.91.01.11.21.3 1.5 1.7

0.02.2

1.44.89.8

2651

2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 4.5 5.5

104231391719784

1,120

0.951.01.11.21.31.41.5

0.1.3

1.85.2

101726

1.8 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 6.0

65104231391607

1,300


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

O.O4ToT

3.53.3.8

.5

.3

.3

.2*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.09

.09

.09

.09

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

12.340.3980.0210.02

Nov.

0.2.2.1TT.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.61.91.21.01.0

3.33.11.91.41.2

1.21.21.0*.6 .5

28.50.95

0.0490.06

Dec.

0.57s.5.5.5

.5

.53.02.51.9

1.417364620

128.19.28.1

15

3060382417

13109.27.6 6.6

*5.7

404.813.1

0.6820.78

Jan.

5.23.93.5

1628

2016131221

*1816141210

8.16.65.75.26.1

121,000

2757851

3544

377«1.220

98

3,579.3115

5.996.93

Feb.

243109654641

38414858

111

6446342638

443530

*346144

7250383237

13912285-

2,18277.94.064.23

Mar.

5944353025

3311712J9667

6158504438

3128282521

2021202032

*33262320 1715

1,26440. S2.122.45

Apr.

283257

450150

9065

630T5283

5844302624

2421201716

1925473123

18151412*9.7

2,240.774.73.894.34

May

8.68.18.16.66.2

5.75.24.84.44.4

4.84.03.66.24.4

3.63.03.6

12644

222671064731

32221613 11*9.7

842.027.21.421.63

June

8.620141014

16119.2

6157

2617129.78.1

6.65.74.84.03.6

3.03.03.36,24.0

3.O2.4an:5.7 3.6

360.612.0

0.6250.70

July

3.62.72.41.81.4

1.21.0.8

1.9*2.4

1.21:0.7.7

2.0

3.41.2.8

1.0.7

.6

.514"Tj.o2.4

1.41.01.01.4 1.21.0

62.42.01

0.1050.12

Aug.

0.8.6.5

4.31.4

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3*.7

236.34.8

3.22.5E.O1.61.4

1.21.0.8.9.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

62.72.02

0.1050.12

Sept.

0.3.3.2.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.21.08.2

127.7

4.83.62.72.12.1

2.726~9~.2

5.74.0

3.33.02.12.1 2.1

106.53.55

0.1850.21

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,050 Mln 0.03 Mean 25.4 Cfsm 1.32 In. 18.03Water year 1956-57: Max 1,220 Mln 0.04 Mean 30.5 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.59iter year 1956-57: Max 1,220____Mln o'.Q4 Mean 30'.5 Cfsm 1.59 In.' 21.59______

Peak: discharge (base. 1,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (7 p.m.) 2,900 cfs (9.69 ft)j Jan. 29 (7 a.m.) 2,480 cfs i.83 ft)j Apr. 8 (9 a.m.) 2,150 cfs (8.10 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day.

charge estimated on baals of recorded range In near Smyrna.


Bradley Creek at Lascassas, Tenn.

Location (revised). Lat 35°55'39", long 86°17'25", on downstream end of county road bridge pier near midstream, 900 ft south of Lascassas, Rutherford County, 0.4 mile downstream from Jarman Branch, 2.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 8.0 miles northeast of Murfreesboro.

Drainage area.--38 sq mi, approximately.



Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 7.85 ft); minimum, 0.01 cfs Aug. 22 to Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 0.51 ft Aug. 30 to Sept. 3.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 12,800 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 10.66 ft), fromrating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow;minimum, that of Aug. 22 to Sept. 9, 1957; minimum gage height, 0.50 ft Sept. 7-10,1955.




0.5 .6 .7

.9 1.0

0.01 .09

4.111

1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0 3.0 5.0

5190

170290820

2,260


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

0.03 .03.2T.2

.1

.09

.07

.06

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.03*.03.04.03

.06

.2

.1

.1

.09

.1

.1

.1

.09

.09

.1

2.570.083

0.00220.003

Nov.

0.1 .1.09.09.09

.09

.1

.1

.1

.09

.09

.06

.06

.05

.07

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.21.21.2.8.8

.8*.4.3.3.3

8.380.279

0.00730.008

Dec.

0.2 .2.2.2.2

.2

.2

.3

. 2

.4

1.3719

*1,0901,570

232

10060402938

963071689560

412922171312

4,541.6147

3.874.44

Jan.

9.27.86.4

279173

7749372950

3529241715

139.28.57.17.8

231,020

33511871

49404

1,060»1. 730

337 776

6,806.0220

5.796.66

Feb.

1,270 288140

a!15a95

a80a!80a225

96271

11875

*5540

158

1076446

596162

8860463855

193122120_

4,883174

4.584.78

Mar.

100 71534032

8536323612582

58186845853

4034312924

*2125242240

374337292519

2,10667.91.792.06

Apr.

76 6543516124

6745

90316686

5641312218

1514131110

9.21011*7.86.4

5.85.25.24.64.1

2,391.379.72.102.34

May

4.6 4526107.1

5.84.64.13.63.6

3.63.13.13.12.3

1.51.81.51.83.6

4.112740149.2

152*5322139.2l'.l

590.419.0

0.5000.58

June

5.8 4.65.8

89518

1204627

30496

45*2516129.2

7.86.46.9

115.8

3.62.7

283610

5.83.64.14.13.6

1,462.848.81.281.43

July

2.7 T7S1.51.2*.8

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.09

.07

.1

.1

.07

.06

.04

.03

.04

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

1C. 870.351

O.C092C.01

Aug.

0.02 .02.02.02.02

*.02.02.02.02.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.03

.02

.1

.05

.06

.03

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.690.022

0.000580.0007

Sept.

0.01 ~tt

.01*.01.01

.01

.01

.01

.03

.2

.516

24776

465

210*67341913

1122371711

7.85.84.6

1924

1,305.0145.51.141.28

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,410 Min 0.03 Mean 72.0 Cfam 1.89 In. 25.78Water year 1956-57: Max 1,730 Min 0.01 Mean 66.1 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.59(later year I9b6-b7: Max 1,750 Min 0.01 Mean 66.1 Clam 1.74 In. 25.59

Peak discharge (baae. 5.000 cfa).--Dec. 12 (11 p.m.) 5,380 cfs (7.83 ft); Dec. 14 (9 a.m.) 5,22C cfs (7.75 ft); Jan. 22 (4 p.m.) 4,950 cfs (7.61 ft); Jan. 29 (1:30 p.m.) 5,420 cfs (7.85 ft); Apr. . (7:30 p.m.) 3,260 cfs (6.31 ft).

* Diacharge meaaurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on baaia of weather recorda, recorded range in atage,

and recorda for Spring Creek near Lebanon.


East Pork Stones River near Lascassas, Term.

Location. Lat 35"55"10", long 86°20'00", at downstream end of right pier of highway bridge, 2^ miles southwest of Lascassas, Rutherford County, 3-jj miles downstream from Bradley Creek, 6 miles northeast of Murfreesboro, and 15 miles upstream froii confluence with West Pork.



ft above mean sea level (levels byGage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 507.£ Corps of Engineers).


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 27.12 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 2.53 ft); minimum daily, 2.6 cfs Sept. 9.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 21,300 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 34.C7 ft); min imum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 23, 1953 (gage height, 2.22 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Aug. 31, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Frequent diurnal fluc tuations at low flow caused by small mill above station.


Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, 12-19, 22)

2.52.62.72.8 3.O 3.4

1.0 3.0 6.5

123O76

4.04.55.O7.0

11.024.0

178284420

1,0702,92012,70O


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

11 121736M37292O15 14

1410119.2

10

9.89.2

*111014

1110251818

171416151318

522.216.8

O.O64O.O7

Nov.

14 14171814

1719141418

1812118.2

12

1927282419

2630443624

23*18161814

586.219.5

0.074O.O8

Dec.

9.21114127.6

8.78.7

1314 14

141,670"12.5007,45O2,070

888535356256224

2341,070

936714465

313240198166138116

30,665.2989

3.754.32

Jan.

102 8676

6421,490

682446311251 274

2362 O2176152131

11698877922.105

1,4101,450

740497

3681,1608,75O10.5004,7305,66O

41,0801,3255. 025.79

Feb.

10.500 4,4501,5101,05O

939

9821,7801,5801,320 1,790

1,100750

*5484176O7

1,040580433

3,5501,710

933657474373551

1,580922871_

42,5771,5215.766.00

Mar.

865 679519402554

5291,4401.560

990 721

5541,260849628564

425348508291247

*212220226206284

306511282247222196

16,0255171.962.26

Apr.

526 857459

2.8801,250

724487

2,62O1,180

7O5

*505379301245212

190172160140128

11612313610492

8379726866

14,8174941.872.09

May

75 86

1117659

5652

*4947 44

5041444146

5250514064

59458455172107

41545918811992

115

5,751121

O.458O.55

June

72 64

522465

1,O40

532270160

1.080 621

251*1621158771

6552466148

38373713598

7055474147

6,181206

O.78OO.87

July

42 313524

*24

2522222315

9.810151013

1210212416

1421171016

23161518159 ° '

579.018.7

O.0710.08

Aug.

10 15137.06.5

*6.58.27.06.5 8.7

7.68.29.8

107.6

1024156241

231714149.2

9.2187.65*15.1

412.015.3

0.0500.06

Sept.

105.49.8

*105.4

8.25.44.82^65.1

1728

856729

1,340

2.420542256160115

90107354186111

80625561

222

7,857.7261

0.9891.10

Calendar year 1956: Max 12,500 MIn 7.6 Mean 452 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.31Water year 1956-57: Max 12,500 Min 2.6 Mean 452 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.25

Peak discharge (base. 7.OOP cfs). Dec. 13 (12 m.) 15,500 cfs (27.12 ft); Jan. 29 (7 p.m.) 12,8OO cfs ^24.15 ft); Feb. 1 (6 p.m.) 11,4OO cfs (22.42 ft); Feb. 19 (2 p.m.) 7.17O cfs (17.09 ft).* Discharge measurement made on this day.


West Pork Stones River near Murfreesboro, Term.

Location. Lat 35"49'20", long 86°25'03", on downstream end of second pier from right abutment of bridge on State Highway 99, 0.8 mile downstream from Middle Fork and 2.2 miles southwest of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 567.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 1, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 14.80 ft); no flow Aug. 7-10, Sept. 4-10, caused by diversion for irrigation; minimum gage height, 0.56 ft Sept. 8.

1932-57: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 22.73 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determinations at gage heights 21.23 and 2S.73 ft; no flow Sept. 18-20, 1954, Aug. 7-10, Sept. 4-10, 1957; minimum gage height, 0.56 ft Oct. 9, 1935, Oct. 6, 7, 1940, Sept. 8, 1957.

Maximum stage known, 25.0 ft in March 1902.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 5 cfs, which are poor. Some diversion for irrigation.


Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1932-34.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feetper second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Nov. 24, Nov. 28 to Dec. 11)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to May 21

1.0 1.3 1.8 33 1.4 8.5 3.O 2861.1 2.4 2.7 135 1.5 13 4.0 6741.2 3.6 3.0 195 1.7 29 8.0 2,8001.3 5.5 4.0 600 2.0 64 12.0 5, BOO1.4 8.3 5.0 1,110 2.5 1541.6 18

May 22 to Sept. 3O

0.7 O 1.4 8.5.8 2 1.5 13.9 6 2.0 52

1.0 1 2 2.8 1501.2 3 4 3.0 1951.3 5 1 4.0 600


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

2.2 2.23.13.43.1

4.14.34.13.63.5

3.22.92.52.21.9

1.61.5

*1.61.51.6

2.22.21.81.81.8

2.02.01.91.91 R JL. O

2 2

75.72.44

0.0210.02

Nov.

1.9 1.71.61.51.4

1.61.61.51.51.5

1.41.41.41.51.6

2.21.71.81.81.9

2.42.42.42.54.1

4.1*4.13.63.53.2

64.82.16

0.0180.02

Dec.

3.1 3.02.92.82.6

2.62.62.62.52.4

2.61,1005.7003,580

841

461*313238190176

174400620377261

EOO16714112210794

15,291.7493

4.144.78

Jan.

84 7264

320488

2672OO161139154

1271121039184

7664575150

6498

525235183

156715

4.770*4,5601,4904,500

20,060647

5.446.27

Feb.

5,760 1,480

742687558

944925733716768

469341

*264218358

472261213

1,980716

414303235200188

951501377-

21,774778

6.546.80

Mar.

280 226188163144

158630521341252

208664324243203

ies144137137112

*10311810899

139

1291391221089890

6,4932091.762.03

Apr.

325 329183

1.340477

270195609310218

17614812210591

8476706356

524848

*4440

3632305440

5,6711891.591.77

May

33 29443326

2320

*181413

1312121311

11119.7

1111

6^81

1156343

265*199~108806046

1,436.546.3

0.3890.45

June

37 31262740

5533263560

4029221814

1311109.28.1

7.36.35.97.7

14

119.2

11.09.28.1

634.021.1

0.1770.20

July

6.9 6.96.65.9

*=.2

4.94.74.34.14.0

3.73.23.02.62.3

1.91.71.81.51.5

1.51.41.21.81.2

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

8S.92.80

0.0240.03

Aug.

0.4 .4.4.4.4

*.3OO00

.1

.1

.3

.5

.4

.41.61.31.01.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

14.40.46

0.00390.005

Sept.

0.1 .1.1

*00

00000

.1

.31674

428

376*97634533

2628806647

3629242668

1,562.752.10.4380.49

Calendar year 1956: Max 7,000 Mln 1.4 Mean 224 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.64Water year 1956-57: Max 5,760 Min 0 Mean 20O Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.86

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 efs).--Dee. 13 (5 a.m.) 10,50O cfs (14.80 ft); Jan. 29 (6:30 p.m.) 8,700 cfs (14.05 ft); Feb. 1 (6 p.m.) 8,04O cfs (13.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.


Stones River near Smyrna, Term.

Location. Lat 35°59i59", long 86°27'35", on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway bridge at Jefferson Springs, l£ miles downstream from confluence of East and West

Forks, 3j miles northeast of Smyrna, Rutherford County, 4.1 miles (revised) upstream from Falls Creek, and at mile 37.2.


Records available.--July 1925 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 459.76 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook aatum. Prior to Sept. 22, 1926, tape gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24.500 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 27.19 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.93 ft).

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 54,100 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 41.03 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determi nation at gage height 36.5 ft, from profile and map prepared by Corps of Eigineers; min imum observed, 0.8 cfs Aug. 17, 22, 1925 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

Maximum stage known, 43.4 ft in March 1902.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.


Revisions (water years) . WSP 853: 1929(M). WSP 953: 1928(M), 1929, 1934-37. WSP 127.6: T35T. WSP 1436: T548-49(P), 1950-52, 1953(P), 1954-55.


(Shifting-control method used Apr. 11-20, 23, 24, May 1 to July 10, Sept. 13-19, 23-25; rate of change In stage used as a factor Dec. 13-15, Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, Feb. 19, Apr. 4)

0.9 1.0 1.2 1.5

9.01744

102244410

3.04.0

10.020.024.0

1,4107,050

16,60020,600


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCf smIn.

Oct.

2223

*294144

6647443830

2929292827

2 524232322

2228242323

27292423

nnt-._

92129.7

0.0540.06

Nov.

2221191919

*19192121li

1819191919

3425294035

3649516855

4238322927

88229.4

0.0530.06

Dec.

252219

*2223

1817222425

29967

19.90016,8007,580

3,0601,8401,300

972817

9362,9802,8402,1901,470

1,090838680566465406

67,9432,1923.974.58

Jan.

364324292652

3,580

1,6601,140

824674662

620495442389350

324a300a275a250a230

a450a3,500

alO,000a3,300al,900

al,400a2 , 500alO.OOOa20,000

10*400

89,2972,8815.226.02

Feb.

19.90013,2005,0903,5403,170

2,6904,3604,3703,8704,270

3,2202,2301,700

*1,3601,250

3,0501,7401,3506,3505,530

2,8201,9601,4701,2201,060

3,7102,8902,470

109,8403,9237.117.40

Mar.

2,1901,6801,3401,090

922

9653,1604.3702, 7601,960

1,5102,7402,1901,5501,390

1,140922831796680

596602620554620

734*734680602536465

40,9291,3202.392.76

Apr.

5001,9201,0604,8503,490

1,8001,2205,3603,6702,060

*1,3601,050

845680572

490446406375340

324311438340£86

257241222218215

35,3461,1782.132.38

May

186215225199165

145134

*122120117

115115104TIT106

109106106132129

132275

1,110418295

560*1.400~572

389

282

8,502274

0.4960.57

June

241202392475

1.580

1,120620400965

1,330

512358279222183

159134122127124

10692

100206193

14712210610094

10,811360

0.6520.73

July

89797268

*57

4946444441

4035343434

3230303028

2827342927

242424242424

1,20538.9

0.0700.08

Aug.

2323232221

1818181818

18*23231918

1823252724

2423232322

2119181817 T7

64520.8

0.0380.04

Sept.

171716

*1615

1412121416

1517

350912492

4.520*936438279196

150122361340231

1561139287185

10,141338

0.6120.68

Calendar year L956: Max 30,50O Mln 17 Mean 1,0*7 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.58Water year 1956-57: Max 20,000 Mln 12 Mean 1,031 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.36

Peak discharge (base, 17 OOP cfs). Dec. 13 (6:30 p.m.) 24,500 cfs (27.19 ft); Jan. 22 (time unknown) 17.300 cfs (20.7 ft); Jan. 29 (about 6 p.m.) 23,1OO cfs (26.2 ft); Feb. 2 (l a.m.) 22,OOO cfs (25.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 1 discharge measurement,

recorded range In stage, and records for stations above Donelson and on tributary streams.


Stewart Creek near Smyrna, Term.

Location. Lat 35°59'54", long 86°30'18", on upstream end of right abutment of bridge on Fifteenth Avenue, 0.4 mile downstream from Rock Springs Creek, 0.6 mile south of head quarters at Sewart Air Force Base, 1.3 miles northeast of Smyrna, Rutherford County, and 5-j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 71 sq mi, approximately.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 490.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,690 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.28 ft); no flow for several days in October, November, and September.

1952-57: Maximum discharge, 8,700 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 17.61 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no flow several days each year 1953-57.

Occasional regulationRemarks. Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. at low flow caused by small dams above station.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1386: 1953-54.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In" feet, and discharge,In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 22-24, 26-29, June 5-7, 9, lo)


1.271.31.41.5 1.7

2.3 7.0

1.8 2.O 2.5 3.03.5

175295

1.271.31.41.51.71.8 2.0

.02

.72.17.0

1022

2.5 3.0 4.O 6.0 8.0 9.0

81170440

1,2701,8802,320


Day

12345

678 9

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

0.010V.08.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.08

.06

.06

.04**.02

.02

.02

.03

.04

.02*00

.03

.020000

2.330.075

0.00110.001

Nov.

000o0

*000o0

00000

.04

.7

.8

.7

.7

.8

.91.71.41.1

1.11.0.8.8.7

13.240.441

0.00620.007

Dec.

0.7.7.7

*.5

-Ji

.3

.3

.5

.3

.3

.3290

1,4001.500

473

257188152126HO

339908431272199

15812499806958

7,237.9233

3.283.79

Jan.

494239

130232

13510382

*7268

5853474238

3228252121

291,4301,540

44O296

227467

1,3301.9601,030

911

10,977354

4.995.75

Feb.

1.710870480368311

281305374 428425

320252

*210184295

314212180950456

299227190166157

622356257_

11,199400

5.635.87

Mar.

208176152135118

247634518 338247

201237184152139

1201O6989O78

*7274716769

727265595449

4,902158

2.232.57

Apr.

568872

467255

174131879 422252

19716013711392

78696O5147

423944*3833

2926232119

4,114137

1.932.15

May

1820261816

1413

1 *12 1111

109.49.18.58.5

8.27.97.3

2016

131951003828

134*116

55393226

1,039.933.5

0.4720.54

June

23212727

106

834433 3243

29*24201614

12109.48.57.6

7.06.56.8

168.2

7.06.26.25.75.5

664.622.2

0.3130.35

July

4.94.94.74.2

*3.7

3.73.43.2 3.02.5

2.52.32.32.32.3

2.11.91.91.91.9

1.91.91.91.91.7

1.71.71.51.3T7T1.3

77.72.51

0.0350.04

Aug.

1.5T 2"i.'z1.21.2

*1.Z1.11.1 1.11.1

1.0.9.8.6.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

.07

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

19.070.615

0.00870.01

Sept.

0.4.4.3

*.3.2

.020-5

O0

.011.07.83.2

118

17545169.47.3

6.26.58.26.55.5

4.23.43.03.02.7

433.5314.5

0.2040.23

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,760 Mln 0 Mean 118 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.67Water year 1956-57: Max 1,960 Mln 0 Mean 111 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.31

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 efs). Dee. 14 (8 a.m.) 2,140 efs (8.65 ft); Jan. 22 (10 cfs (11.28 ft); Jan. 29 (2 p.m.) 2,730 cfs (9.69 ft); Feb. 1 (3:30 p.m.) 2,020 cfs (8.37

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.** Field estimate made on this day.

.m.) ft).

3,690


Stones River above Donelson, Term.

Location. Lat 36°04'23", long 86°33 | 30", on left bank half a mile downstream fromHurricane Creek, 3.3 miles upstream from county highway bridge at Couchville, 8j miles southeast of Donelson, Davidson County, and at mile 17.7.


Records available. January 1939 to September 1957. Published as "near Donelscn" 1939-40. Records published for both sites April to September 1940.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Apr. 16, 1940. Datum of gage T^s 400.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. January 1939 to September 1940 wire-weight gage at site 10.5 miles downstream at datum 18 ft lower.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,800 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 44.18 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 25, Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 10.82 ft).

1939-57- Maximum discharge, 68,700 cfs Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 58.46 ft Feb. 14/1948; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 24, 1940; minimum gage height, 10.60 ft Sept. 19, 20, 1954, present site and datum.

Maximum stage known, about 59.6 ft in March 1902 (discharge, 73,000 cfs), from high- water profile by Corps of Engineers, present site and datum.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1143: 1948.


(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Dec. 13-15, 22, Jan. 5, 22, 23, Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, Feb. 10, 11, 19, 20, 26, Mar. 7, 8, Apr. 4, 5, 8, 9, June 6)

10.811.011.512.012.513.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29

153397

188300490

14.016.022.030.042.0

9302,0406,300

13,30025,600

Jan. 30 to Sept. 30

185300

10.8 12 12.0 11.0 30 12.5 11.4 77

Note. Same as preceding table above 12.5 ft.


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

ItotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

2121

*255569

6475"54

5245

3531312927

2624232323

2430333125

273536363333

1,09835.4

0.0420.05

Nov.

55 31292725

*2324242424

2425232223

5999594855

571311599086

7659524742

1,44848.3

0.0580.06

Dec.

38 3655

*2929

3132323340

55251

18,400*24.50015,100

4,5002,6801,8801,4701,210

1,2506,8404,5203,4802,570

1,6901,3301,100

920840682

95,1813,0703.684.24

Jan.

586 502458668

4,800

2,7301,7701,320

*1,080985

1,040885786696610

542482418366535

3785,17014,1004,7002,700

2,0002,42014,00025.500

*23,90012,700

128,4074,1424.975.73

Feb.

23.800 22,0008,070*4,7204,010

3,2204,5805,6005,7405,630

4,7403,1602,420

*1,9201,840

4,1102,6101,9406,4509,320

4,0002,7002,0901,7101.480

4,6604,3203,500

-

150,3405,3696.446.70

Mar.

3,150 2,4501,9001,5601,550

1,7604,4907.0804,2202,920

2,2405,0403,1702,1701,820

1,5701,3101,1701,1201,000

871848890840835

1,020*1,0201,010

890794709

59,1771,9092.292.64

Apr.

696 2,1601,5204,5605,790

2,6101,7205,3906^2302,920

*2,0701,6001,3001,090

925

817732650582526

470462678628458

382352297285268

48,1481,6051.922.15

May

260 515

1,100490528

258221201185173

163156146142

*144

129136125574426

235972

2,3701,080

646

8392.7901,310

776624632

18,144585

0.7010.81

June

470 831714975

3,220

5.9601,470

940900

2,720

1,180776566418521

260225201201213

185159140284574

260211189183167

22,713757

0.9081.01

July

154 13612010695

83767066

*63

5955525050

4944424440

3836365044

3834353532 "35

1,86560.1

0.0720.08

Aug.

56 29272623

2120201818

17*!7423929

2345944839

3531292619

262624232322

91529.5

0.0350.04

Sept.

21 211918

*16

1515141418

202488

1,3001,120

5.5901,990

910558363

268255395614418

270209167148140

14,816494

0.5920.66

Calendar year 1956: Max 40,100 Mln 21 Mean 1,475 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.07Water year 1956-57: Max 25,500 Mln 14 Mean 1,486 Cfam 1.78 In. 24.17

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 efs). Dec. 14 (1:30 a.m.) 26.900 cfs (42.90 ft); Jan. 25 (4:30 a.m.) 19,700 cfs (36.70 ft); Jan. 30 (7 a.m.) 28,800 cfa (44.18 ft); Feb. 2 (2:30 a.m.) 27.6CO cfa (43.43 ft).



Mill Creek near Antioch, Term.

Location. Lat 36°04'54", long 86°40'50", at downstream end of center bridge pier on Franklin-Limestone Road, 900 ft upstream from Louisville and Nashville Railroad (for merly Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis Railway) spur track bridge, 1.6 miles north of Antioch, Davidson County, 2.1 miles downstream from Whittemore Branch, and 4.0 miles southeast of Radnor.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi, approximately.



Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 13.42 ft); no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 6.

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 19.73 ft); no flow for many days each year.

Maximum stage known since at least 1920, that of Mar. 21, 1955.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Minor diversion frcm gage pool for industrial use.


2.42.52.62.72.82.93.0

0.01 .03 .1

1.24.29.3

3.2 3.5 4.0 5.0 6.0 8.0

10.0

3689

185455830

1,8502,980


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3O31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

(*)

0000

Nov.

00000

*0.01.02.02.04

.05

.06

.07

.06

.07

9.811~4.2

2.01.4

1.75.47.45.03.5

Z.5Z.21.71.4 1.2

60.802.03

0.0320.04

Dec.

1.21.2.8

*.7i§

.5

.71.01.21.2

1.2482

1,0701,050

Z18

113*75604641

123378Z6614196

73584838 3329

4,448.2143

2.232.58

Jan.

Z51816

200185

10784665760

4843393530

2826Z62017

*322,510

670Z52175

128426

1,0902,680

590868

10,5513405.316.13

Feb.

1,500518300Z1Z177

1552064603543Z9

205159

*1Z8107376

Z19145120

1,090332

209159130111144

701300212-

9,058324

5.065.Z6

Mar.

1651361119682

4146815113Z9Z25

179247161134136

10089787362

*5764575191

82756657 5348

4,71015Z

E.382.74

Apr.

11211176

200126

9375

304145103

8067574843

4138363330

493633

*29Z3

ZO1717Z4 17

2,08369.41.081.21

May

1314251611

111110109.3

9.39.37.4

2310

6.95.45.4

61575

368591969862

1731035743 3832

2,594.083.71.311.51

June

28358144220

1,710

359189134247211

115 75534335

302622ZO16

131217

24153

38324747 35

4,570152

2.38Z.66

J)ly

29Z31814*9.3

8.07.46.96.45.4

5.04.Z4.Z4.24.Z

3.83.53.83.83.Z

2.22ioZ.Z2.01.7

1.4l.Z1.21.0 1.41.7

185.35.98

0.0930.11

Aug.

1.41.01.01.0.7

».Z.1.1.08.06

.05

.04

.04,03.03

.1299459.34.6

3.21.71.72.51.7

1.01.0.7.7 .3.2

378.531Z.Z

0.1910.22

Sept.

0.1.1.06

*.05.03

.02702.02.02.03

.03

.218317

345

47662321813

1016169.36.9

5.95.44.64.2 4.2

1,229.1841.0

0.6410.71

Calendar- year 1956: Max 3,410 Min 0 Mean 94.7 Cfsm 1-48 ir . Z0.14Water year 1956-57: Max 2,680 Min 0 Mean 109 Cfsm 1-70 ir . 23.17

(10 a.m.') 2,420 cfs (9.03 ft)!* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.


West Harpeth River near Leipers Fork, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35 053'56", long 86°58'0l", on downstream end of center pier of bridge on State Highway 96, 0.6 mile downstream from Murfrees Fork, 1.2 miles upstrean from Leipers Fork, 1.8 miles east of town of Leipers Fork, Williamson County, an-3 5.7 miles west of Franklin.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 634.10 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted ("Tennessee Valley Authority benchmark) .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.3 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 0.02 cfs Sept. 6, 7; minimum gage height, 0.28 -ft Oct. 1-3.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 18,900 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 14.8 ft, from floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of contracted- opening and flow-over-road determination of peak flow; no flow Sept. 20-23, 26, 27, 195S.

Remarks . Records good except those below 10 cfs or above, 3, 000 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1436: 1955(P).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)


.05

.2

.6 1.2 Z.I 4.8

1.0 l.Z 1.4 1.6 2.0 3.5

11203360

114337

1.0 1.2 1.5 2.0

0.3

1.33.1

132344

102

5.0 8.0 10.0 11.0 1Z.O 12.5 13.0

604 1,150 1,570 1,910 Z.500 3,130 4,600


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

212223£4£5

262728293031

ItotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

0.04 .04

*.3"72.1

.1

.09

.09

.09

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.07

.07

.09

.09

.08

.08

.08

.1

.09

.08

.08

.08

.09

2.850.0920.00140.002

Nov.

0.1

.1

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

7.21781.0.7.6

1.32.71.81.21.0

1.0.9

*.8.8.8

27.990.9330.0140.02

Dec.

0.8.7

*.7.6.6

.7

.81.51.61.5

1.5269

*589576204

1319677

*6157

65212183136107

887363534540

3,136.0101

1.531.77

Jan.

35 29

*2782

111

8875646058

4745423835

31a28a252325

403.450

994354250

191407940

*1,8107160-ZA OO*

10,954353

5.356.17

Feb.

1.400 663414299238

235259294299290

216182

*153132277

199156136613313

228180149132203

511338252-

8,761313

4.744.94

Mar.

199 164141122

*108

189376340265210

178199153138155

1191081059481

7578666289

817367635752

4,207136

2.062.37

Apr.

104 101*84177128

10690

T7T142

120103897666

6258

aSla47a43

a43a38a32a29a25

a22a20a!9a21a 18

2,46482.11.241.39

May

a!7 *50461816

1412119.89.3

108.37.3

188.3

6.37.9

231,000

162

961.040

315171123

17812392735846

3,769.2122

1.852.12

June

38 6052

*80103

8863

11010598

7556423529

2522201917

1614152317

14if5428

1,34945.00.6820.76

July

18 18161411

9.88.87.87.36.3

5.35.35.35.3

*5.3

4.82292117.3

5.84.88.67.85.3

4.84.04.04.87.36.3

344.611.1

0.1680.19

Aug.

4.4*3.12.82.62.2

1.81.81.51.41.3

1.21.21.0.8.8

.883T95.83.5

2.62.41.31.71.4

1.31.21.1.8.6.3

155.25.01

0.0760.09

Sept.

0.2 .08.06.06.04

.02

.02

.06

.3

.8

.6*.6

8610541

8435242018

1627201613

11109.39.89.3

557.2418.6

0.2820.31

Calendar year 1956: Max 6,000 Mln 0.04 Mean 97.6 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.14Water year 1956-57: Max 3,450 Mln 0.02 Mean 97.9 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.13

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 efs). Jan. 22 (atout 6 p.m.) 13,4^ wj. u vi^.^ ..,,, u ^i. ^<, w F .m. 8,990 cfs (12.42 ft); May 19 (1 p.m.) 2,880 cfs (12.35 ft); May 22 (12 m.) 2,500 cfs (12.00 ft).


,400 cfs (14.3 ft); Jan. 29 (3 p.m.) y 22 (12 m.) 2,500 cfs (12.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage,

and records for Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek.


Harpeth River at Belleview, Term.

Location. Lat 36°03'16", long 86°55'42", on right bank 45 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 100, 0.1 mile downstream from Little Harpeth River, and 0.9 mile southeast of Belleview, Davidson County.


Records available. April 1920 to October 1929, January 1932 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 541.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, staff or chain gage at site 2j miles downstream at datum 7.85 ft lower.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 17.04 ft); mini mum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1920-29, 1932-57: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 24.34 ft, from floodmarks); no flow Oct. 5-10, 1922.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Some diversion above station for irrigation.

Cooperation. Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1920-30, 1932-35. WSP 1386: 1948.


(Shifting-control method used Feb. 23-25)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13 Dec. 14 to Sept. 3O

.91.0 1.2

0.3.4

5.0

1.4 2.0 2.5 3.0 9.0

73253480810

4,450

0.9 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.7 142

12.016.2

248470800

6,50010,100


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

0,3.3.6

2325

2215*9.88.05.7

4.33.73.12.52.5

3.13.13.13.13.1

4.37.27.2

1712

9.87.25.75.0 5.06.4

228.17.36

0.0180.02

Nov.

6.4*5.05.7

1513

119.88.07.27.2

7.29.8

141415

2052291815

1413232116

13111111 9.8

425.114.2

0.0350.04

Dec.

8.98.0

14*9.88.0

8.07.28.9

1123

2084

4,0803,9203,040

1,080655

*470370330

3261,7401,4601,120

755

555445379330 280248

21,793.8703

1.742.O1

Jan.

218188164210950

655*498397334313

292252237214192

174148131123118

1422,960

*9,6702,6001,580

1,2001,5004,640

10,100 8,9304,220

53,3501,7214.264.91

Feb.

7.5407,0402,9602,0901,710

1,47O1,7101,9602,1101,920

1,6001,2601,090

9361,100

1,9501,160

9863,1303,060

1,7401,33O1,030

872*908

2,6902,3701,740

-

59,4622,1245.265.47

Mar.

1,3701,140

986840711

1,1002,1102.77O1,9701,530

1,2701,4101,2001,0201,040

848704648620531

460470440392470

*498470425397 365334

28,539921

2.282.63

Apr.

379800543

1,0501,210

816627

1,4002,8201,130

887697573465

*383

339313288260237

221218288288196

168145134192178

17,245575

1.421.59

May

126115233145104

9286817573

737375

*15294

696464

5,0101,770

4652; 7 602,6401,030

641

6341,380

620425 330264

17,763573

1.421.64

June

225399309

1,0404,350

1,7601,060

762840

1,330

711508

*392517260

214181155155205

128110101244244

155115157192 348

16,925564

1.401.56

July

20314215711594

8271625653

48*45425957

3656

1519555

405454

12456

39545454 4562

2,12768.6

0.1700.20

Aug.

5159355027

2523222120

1919191917

1794

79512261

*4035262522

17161515 1211.

1,70354.9

0.1560.16

Sept.

aloa9a8a7a6

*a5.5a5a5alO*11

151698

226HO

74558O1399475

6486947561

54484540 39

2,572.585.80.212O.24

Calendar year 1956: Max 17,9OO Mln 0.3 Mean 515 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.36Water year 1956-57: Max 10,1OO Mln 0.3 Mean 609 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.47

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs).--Jan. 25 (4 p.m.) 11,OOO cfs (16.70 ft); Jan. 29 (12 m.) 11,700 cfs (17.04 ft); Feb. 2 (2 a.m.) 8,680 cfs (14.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 1 discharge measurement,

and records for station near Kingston Springs.


Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Term.

Location. Lat 36 007'18", long 87°05'56", on right bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 2 miles northeast of Kingston Springs, Cheatham County, 3 miles, down stream from Turnbull Creek, and at mile 32.4.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 448.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 23, 1939, staff gage at site 150 ft downstream at same datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,000 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 25.69 ft); mini mum, 26 cfs Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 0.65 ft Oct. 2.

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 32.20 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 18, 1939; minimum gage height observed, 0.26 ft Sept. 24, 1931.


Cooperation. Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 953: 1927, 1933, 1935-36. WSP 1033: 1927(M) , 1932-33(M) , 1935(M) , 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)


1.2 1.6 2.0 2.5

233575

143238420

3.06.0

12.016.020.023.0

7002,9808,250

12,60018,00024,900

1.0 1.4 1.9 2.4 3.0

54101194338630

5.0 2,00010.0 6,25015.0 11,40018.0 15,000


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

262653

10869

6563

*554843

3836353534

3434333232

3559594843

404952484343

1,41845.70.0670.08

Nov.

50*52514946

4343474643

4242414046

10699868575

92123j~89

7471

7167656160

1,90563.50.0920.10

Dec.

585757

*56

55

5557759179

73108

3,2105.0904,750

1,8601,070

784592515

5101,5902,4401,7801,200

889694580505425380

29,6859581.391.61

Jan.

340303272328

1,080

1,180840658544495

450400372

*344318

292256235220220

2564,67014,1007,1002,680

1,9701,8205,89024,60015,1007,330

94,6633,0544.455.12

Feb.

8,53010.4005,0903,1002,460

2,1302,3702,9003,5002,980

2,5501,9301,6001,3401,380

2,8701,9001,4604,5705,740

2,9502,1401,7101,420

*1,270

3,2204,2002,950

_

88,6603,1664.614.80

Mar.

2,2501,7701,4601,2501,090

1,1202,5404.3103,4502,580

2,0402,2602,0901,6401,510

1,3301,1201,030

976872

763727715641799

*884793721663608561

44,5631,4382.092.41

Apr.

5921,0401,1204.4002,850

1,7401,2501,2703,9601,790

1,3001,070

910793680

619581541491462

428*410501551423

351320296324378

31,4411,0481.531.70

May

302272272351250

216199190176170

179170164

*228261

194190223

5,2605,220

1,2703,420

5,7802,0601,300

1,0401,6501,110

811658541

34,1271,1011.601.85

June

457433763896

6.000

5,6802,0701,3802,1902,610

1,6001,110

847680556

466*410356316324

306258289

1,110674

466338452571663

34,2711,1421.661.86

July

663462405334284

241213190170158

147*136131131136

126119

Aug.

190152129114103

9486847974

7271748788

77253

154 758230 *431174 201

132 *143114 117109 101563 90264 87

166 80131 74122 73139 68352 64247 63

6,943 4,177224 135

0.326 0.1970.38 0.23

Sept.

6160575755

54535473

*78

7079

103246373

342709309213172

154205261199158

138124117112109

4,795160

0.2330.26

Calendar year 1956: Max 22,800 Mln 22 Mean 875 Cfsm 1.27 In. IT. 34Water year 1956-57: Max 24,600 Mln 26 Mean 1,032 Cfsra 1.50 In. 2C.40

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 efs).--Jan. 23 (5 a.m.) 17,700 cfs (19.83 ft); Jan. 29 (5:30 p.m.) 33,000 cfs (25.69 ft}; Feb. 1 (12 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (15.13 ft); May 19 (8:30 p.m.) 10,900 cfs (l4.59 ft); June 6 (12:30 a.m.) 11,800 cfs (15.30 ft).


493799 O -59 -5


Cumberland River below Cheatham Dam, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°19 I 27", long SVlS'SS", on downstream end of lock wall in lower pool at Cheatham Dam, 2 miles southwest of Neptune, 3 miles upstream from Halftone Creek, 9 miles northwest of Ashland City, Cheatham County, and at mile 148.4.

Drainage area.--14,200 sq mi, approximately.


Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 350.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder and staff gage on upstream lock wall in upper pool at lock B, 8.1 miles downstream. Datum of both auxiliary gages is 348.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. 1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 176,000 cfs Mar. 23; maximum gage height, 45.93 ft Mar. 24; minimum daily discharge, 1,240 cfs Oct. 6; minimum gage

height, 7.63 ft Dec. 27.1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year,

height, 42.36 ft Feb. 20; minimum daily discharge, height, 8.10 ft Oct. 6.

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 144,000 cfs Jan. 30; maximum gage height, 41.92 ft Jan. 31; minimum daily discharge, 1,670 cfs Sept. 8; minimum gage height, 7.00 ft Aug. 16.

Maximum stage known, 53.7 ft Jan. 25, 1937, from Cumberland River profile by Corps of Engineers (discharge, about 230,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those below 15,000 cfs, which are fair. Sone regulation by Lake Cumberland, Great Falls Lake, and Dale Hollow, Center Hill, and old Hickory

Reservoirs (see p. 66 ) and by Cheatham Dam.

Cooperation.--Gage-height records for base gage, staff-gage readings at u*>per Lock B, and 11 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

149,000 cfs Feb. 20; maximum gage 783 cfs July 22; minimum gage

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septemler 1955

Day

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

10

11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 2425

26 27 28 29 30 31

Ttotal Mean

Oct.

e 13, 500 617,600 e 15,400 e7,160 e5,150

el, 240 e2, 130 el, 450 e2,700 e2,770

e2,330 el, 340 el, 260 el, 630 64,760

e2,700 e2,570 e3,690 e3 , 940 e5, 500

eS.300 e9,270

611,200 e9,890 68,500

e6,790 e5,280 e3,940 e5,500 e6.080 e9,800

180,370 5,818

Nov.

ell, 700 e9,420 e9,560

e!2,900 e 14, 000

e 13, 700 e 13, 500 elO,800 ell, 400 e9,360

e4,790 e5, 600 e3,420 e3,030 e2,740

e2,150 el, 540 el, 640 e3,270 e3,270

e2,710 e2,560 e4,010 e4,740

e 10, 900

ell, 200 16, 100 17.800 16,500

*14,900

249,210 8,307

Calendar year 1954 : Water year 1954-55:

Dec.

15, 900 *14,500 15, 200 17,000 23,200

35,800 38,200 29,300 22,100 18,700

20,000 24,000 20,000 17,200 14,200

17 , 900 24,400 24, 600 25, 700 19,200

ell,300 e8, 670

el 1,000 e9,930

e 10, 500

69,180 64,600 e4,570 36,700 66.700 52,200

662,450 21,370

Jan.

27,800 24,300 17,400 e8,700 e6,570

e8,780 ell, 300 ell,300 ell, 000 614,900

alS.OOO a!7,000 321,000 a30,000 a34, 000

337,000 35,400 32,500 33,000 34, 500

33,600 34,900 46,600 43,800 35,300

35,900 35,300 32, 100 30,200 34,600 *37,400

831,150 26,810

Feb.

37,500 37,700 41,300 39,300 38,000

62,600 91,800 90,200 58,400 34,200

26, 100 29,300 31,900 27,800 25,700

28, 500 26,400 22,800 22,200 22. 100

31,800 79,400 98, 10088,700 58, 400

42,800 41,900 39,500

* 1,274.4 45,510

Mar.

38,900 39,100 35, 400 28,000 20.000

39,700 57,300 48,800 43,000 41,900

39,900 33, 100 32,700 32,000 21,400

27,300 45. 500 67.9OO 99,100 92,300

118,000 151,000 168,000164,000 139,000

123,000 8100,000 a90, 000 a80, 000 75, 100 71,700

$2,163.1 69,780

Apr.

69.70O 70,700 70,000 64,400 58.800

69,900 84.700 77,200 68,500 64,100

69,800 66,800 65,800 63,100 63,800

60,800 59 , 40O 56,700 55,700 50,200

47,300 46,800 49,700 61,300 60,700

53,600 47,400 39.300 39,400 44, 400

tl,800 60,000

May

38,700 26,000 18,600

613.000 15,400

ell, 500 e 10, 300 e 10, 300 69,900 e7,760

e8,260 612,400 e 14, 400 17,200

612,200

18,000 18,100

*16,600 14,900 17,800

19,200 34,600 24,000 17,300 17 , 200

21,500 30, 100 36, 800 38,000 42.100 30J200

622,320 20,070

June

22,200 23,000 21,000 22,800 24, 600

20, 300 e9,800

elO, 600 69,190

e 10, 200

23,000 59,800 29,100 16,200 13,800

18,500 17,300

ell.200 612,200 18,000

18,900 16,600 15,900 15,700 17,100

613,800 ell,700 e8,640 *e6,160 e 10, 600

507,890 16,930

July

e8,370 e6,330 e6,390 e6,460 e8,330

69,400 e8,460 68,480 e7, £40 e6,300

e5,520 64,590 63,440 63, 130 63,630

65,170 66,650 66,750 64,370 63,540

65,680 64,930 64,600 e4,C70 e3,120

e2,620 el.790 61,880 e6,100 63,150 e3,C50

163,900 5,287

Aug.

62,370 el, 740 62,150 e3,340 *4,640

e4,940 e4,750 67,390 e7,980 63,900

63,460 66,150 e6,120 e6,980 63,160

e3,780 64,840 e3,960 e4,350 68,550

68,300 e7,510 e6,400 e5,430 65,800

elO. 100

69^950 66,790 e4,280 63,910

172,970 5,580

Sept.

63.150 e4,720 66,500 e4,380 e3,810

65,280 e6,650 e6,470 65, 500 64,430

e5, 530 67,050 e6,500 e5,670 65,050

e6,900 e8,360 68,980

610,300 67,580

eS.790 ell. 400 614,400 15,900 19.100

18,400 *e!4,000 69,470 66,650

615,300

256,2208,541

Observed Adjustedt

lax - Min - Mean - Mean - Cfsm - In. - lax 168,000 Min 1,240 Mean 24,340 Mean 24,160 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland, Great Falls Lake, and Dale Hollow. Center

Hill, and Old Hickory Reservoirs.t Expressed in thousands.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Dover.e Backwater from movable crest wickets at dam B; discharge computed from table t«sed on weir form

ula plus leakage.


Cumberland River below Cheatham Dam, Tenn. ContinuedDischarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

59

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TtotalMean

Oct.

e 12, 000e8,700

ell, 600ell, 300«5,460

el. 2.70el, 990e2,350e7,660e5,050

e5,020e4,940e6,470e9,800

ell, 200

e!2,100e!2,900 10,600e 10, 600el2,300

e 13, 000e!2,700ell, 000e7,780e5,700

e4,720e5, 600e8,980

elO,700e 13, 100 615,700

270,2908,719

Nov.

e!4,600ell,600e 13, 300614,500e 14, 500

612,800e!3,500614,300e 14, 30016,100

16,50015, 100

610,000e6,400e6,650

e9,27066,830

ell, 90018,80026^900

25,700*20, 60015,700

e 14, 900612,800

e9,900e9,320e4,080

610,90015,900

407,65013,590

Calendar year 1955 :Water year 1955-56 : 1

Dec.

22,00022,00018,30015, 10029,000

23,30021,60021,80016,40014,500

21,200613,000elO.10016,20027,900

29,40027,40021,100

»elO, 600e6,490

e8,330e7,18067,720e6,70063,400

e5,57064,660e6,320e6,280e6,100 69,290

456,74014,730

Jan.

16,00019,500

612,600e9,190

612,200

e9,140e5,12065,720e5, 200e4,010

68,120e9,260e8,19Pe5,090e3,110

e2,060e8736945

el, 270el, 000

6883e891

el, 330el, 690el, 640

el, 59062,270e3,14050,300

*1 25,000*124,600

451,33214,560

Feb.

nos.ooo*80, 600*86,300*92,60097,000

*88,500*63,300*52,100*48, 10046.700

47,10052,00051,70047,10058,200

62,80075,800

*L12,000*136, 000" 144, OOP

*122,000*99,300*87,300*79,50077,500

75,90076,90065,000

*59,800

*2,290.178,970

Mar.

52,70051,90051, 50054,90059,100

55,20053,40061,100*68,50067,400

62,90057,40053,80071,100*85,800

*82,100*77,80076,30066,60061,100

58,00054,90050, 20046,10042,400

41,20044,20045,80038,50034. 800 37,800

*1,7S2.556,850

Apr.

39,30038,90041,30056,20054,200

71,20092,50088,90077,50062,200

51,600*49,20046,30043,80042,000

40, 60047 , 10049,40047,90047,000

46,60045, 40040,90039,30058,500

57,70055,00054,20031,50026,600

$1,462.648,750

May

31,10052,20057,50054,50056,400

55,70028,60032,00035,20034,000

31,70052,40031,90024,90015,700

16,600e 15, 200e 15, 500e!4,700elO,500

e6,570e5,650e7,970

e 10, 400e!2,200

615,900e 10, 500*e6,440e6,410e4,550 e3j_470

626,12020, 200

June

63,480e3,50063,50065.590e5,580

e5,690e9,620612,400e 12, 200612,000

ell, 700e9,790e8,180e9,240

e 12, 400

611,500e9,44066,070e5,590e6,550

612,400e 13, 500613,500ell, 500610,500

ell, 900*e!2,400el2, 500

612,900614,700

282,8209,427

July

615,800e6,830e5,120e6,250

elO,600

e!5,100ell,000e6,77065,17016,100

68,470ell, 500e!2,60069,470e6,500

e2,550e957

el,760e2,470e2,580

e2,290e783

el, 450el,910

e807

*el,640e3,50064,740el, 22065,060 el, 480177,8175,736

Aug.

e3,16062,810e3,490e2,730e2,650

e2,580e2,22062,100e3,9JLOe7 , 540

e9,220e8,930e9,560e9,32068,840

e7,740e9,520e9,890e9,610e9,850

e4, 120e3,060e2,71063,550e6,080

610,500614.800ell, 90068,840

ell, 800 614,000216,810

6,994

Sept.

e 15, 400elO,900e5,940el, 210el. 140

e5,960e!2,600615,100610,00069,080

e6,85067,860e!2,500614.800612^600

e5,29065,540e6,900e2,320el, 610

*e 1,570e6,050

614,600e7,700e2,260

el, 240el, 17066,180

ell, 900612,400

218,4307,281

Observed Ad Juste -It

"lax 168,000 Min 1,270 Mean 24,460 Mean 22,960 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.95"lax 144,000 Min 783 Mean 23,560 Mean 24,170 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.17

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland, Great Falls LaVce, and Dale Hallow, Center

Hill and Old Hickory Reservoirs. t Expressed in thousands, e Backwater from movable crest wickets at dam B; discharge computed by weir formula plus leakage.


Day

1 2 5 4 5

6 7 8 9

10

1112 15 14 15

16 17 18 19 20

21 22 25 24 25

26 27 28 29 50 51

Total Mean

Oct.

e9,420 e4,640 e6,220

ell. 800 ell, 700

ell, 500 ell,200 e9,90O e5,150 el, 860

e2,120 ell, 300 ell,600 ell, 600 e7,010

el,950 e2,580 69,220 e4,450 e2,500

65,010 e2,690 e2,160 62,090 *el,710

e2,380 e2,220 e3,790 e5, 120 66,150 e6,290

182,890 5,900

Nov.

e4,790 62,740 e2,790 e3,850 e2,880

e5,560 e2,750 e2,250 65755(5 e9,120

615,500 e 12, 500 65,570 e5,810 e7,920

615,000 612,800 e9,980 e8,210 e7,220

e8,350 610,100 elO,300 e 10,900 610,400

ell, 500 615,900 616,300 e 14, 900 e!2,000

255,250 8,508

Dec.

e8,550 69,980

elO,700 e7,000 64,280

*e2,650 68,080 e9,510 e8,840 69,400

e7,210 611,800 40,200 *75,300 *84, OOP

50,500 32,500 28, 100 e6,940 22,900

29,600 49,800 63,900 52, 100 44, 400

40, 200 36,700 54,000 23,200 15,400 22,700

850,220 27,450

Jan.

22,400 14, 90014,900 18,100 51,700

57,300 29,000 28,700 27,200 27,600

25,000 29,900 50, 700 51,000 50,500

29,000 50,100 52,000 33,900 30,100

29,600 57,700 101,000 94,800

*7 1,900

47,000 33,000 51,400

129,000 *145.000 *l36, 000

*1,428.4 46,080

Feb.

*13 3,000 135,000127,000 *108,PPP *95,5PP

*85,5PP 79,600 *82,6PP 85,4PP 86,1PP

87,PPP 83,5PP 75,2PP 65,1PP 62, 7PP

65,8PP 62.PPP 56.2PP 68,7PP 87,500

78,7PP 74.PPP 7P,5PP 62,6PO 57 , 5PP

58.9PP 64.6PP 6P.6PP

$2,254.2 80^510

Mar.

51,800 47,000 45,900 45,600 41,700

44,000 48,500 69,100 66,800 59,700

47,900 46,100 47,700 49,900 50, 200

49,500 46,500 41,800 *57,500 55,000

54,000 59,100 39,400 36,200 31,900

27,900 26,500 28,400 26,500 26,400 25^500

* 1,507. 6 42,180

Apr.

19,600 19,900 25,100 55,700 62,600

69,200 55,500 43,000 61,500 52,800

48,200 45,500 42,900 42,500 37,900

*33,900 55,900 55,900 36,500 41,000

57,000 21,100 16,200 21,800 *25,500

20', 700 17,900 14,600 15.500 25,400

tl,066 55,530

May

20,500 19,400

*22,100 e!5,700 610,500

e9,750 67,270 67,130 e8,320 67,860

e8,280 68,290 e7,740

610,100 e9,710

67,440 65,980 e8,030 24, 000 23,500

ell, 700 25,700 56.500 25,500 21,500

18,500 19,600 15,200 69,550 e9,870 e9,200

441,800 14,250

June

e8,800 610,600 ell, 700 e9,71P

e!3,2PP

51,8PP 17.3PO 18,4PP

elP,2PP 18,8PO

18, 8PO 610,700 e8,450 69,650 e9,P9P

e8,56P e8,550 e8,P6p e8,P6P e8,94P

e9,16P e9,44P e9,15P

elP,9PP *e9,96P

e9,53P e7,75P e8,8PP e8,85P e8,62P

541.29P 11.58P

July

e8,56P e8,55P e8,24P 14, 8PP 14, 7PP

14, 6PP 15,200 14.7PP 14.4PP 14,8PP

14,9PP 15.8PP 15,7PP 14, 1PP

e!3,4PP

612, 1PP 11.8PP 14,PPP 14, 200 14,100

14, 100 16,500 14,000 13,900 13, 100

12,000 15,600 15,700 16,100 16,400 14,400

422,450 15,630

Aug.

615,700 *e!2, 700 15, 500 14, 600 15, 500

14, 500 12,800 12,600 12,200 12, 100

12,800 15,500 15, 100

e!2,400 e9,290

e5,760 68,810 e8,790 67,600 e7,070

66,950 e5,800 66,520 e5, 180 64,550

65,120 65,550 e5,780 *e3,920 e4,690 64,790

291,570 9,405

Sept.

65,300 e5,980 65,300 e4,470 66,110

e8,010 64, 120 el, 670 e2,750 e5,220

e2,890 65,850 e7,220 15,100

613,600

15,600 18,700

e 12, 000 ell, 000 e8,530

e8,520 e 10, 800 e 12, 100 612,800 e 13, 400

615,400 *el3,100 ell, 200 e6,440 e8,810

261,970 8,752

Observed Adjustedt

Calendar year 1956 : Water year 1956-57 :

"lax 144,000 Min 785 Mean 25,980 Mean 26,040 Cfsm 1 "lax 145,000 Min 1,670 Mean 24,940 Mean 25,170 Cfsm 1

85 In. 24.96 77 In. 24.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland, Great Falls Lake, and Dale Follow, Center

Hill, and Old Hickory Reservoirs. t Expressed in thousands.e Backwater from movable crest wickets at dam B; discharge computed from table based on weir form

ula plus leakage.


Red River near Adams, Term.

Location. Lat 36°35'25", long 87°05'25", on downstream end of right bank pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 0.5 mile downstream from Elk Fork (corrected), 1.5 miles northwest of Adams, Robertson County, and at mile 33.0.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 398.34 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 8, 1926, chain gage and Oct. 8, 1926, to Nov. 13., 1939, water-stage recorder, at site half a mile downstream at same datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,200 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 30.37 ft); mini mum, 40 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

1920-57: Maximum discharge, 42,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 37.5 ft, from floodmarks, converted to present site by curve of relation), from ratirg curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 10, 1925 (gage height, 1.30 ft, site then in use).



Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1920-27.. WSP 1276: 1928, 1932(M) , 1?35(M) .

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, Incubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Dec. 21, Dec. 26 to Jan. 22, June 18 to July 10; rate of change In stage used as a factor Jan. 23, 24, Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, Apr. 4, 5)

1.6 1.8 2.0 2.5 3.0

202330

4.06.0

10.020.030.0

7451,8904,410

11,40019,800


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfamIn.

Oct.

*414146358291

148102776758

5452484544

4343424141

4546454443

474847464651

2,19070.6

0.1040.12

Nov.

*5249484947

51524847!§

4645454648

5462545554

6273706763

58555147

*45

1,58852.9

0.0780.09

Dec.

4543424243

4344454545

475875

192220

225*161137115131

209395588447354

267223195177159142

4,954160

0.2360.27

Jan.

128115102109120

153184175166181

254313270244216

193166144135133

128901

9,2104,2802,430

1,8601,5203,68015,400

* 18 ,9008,760

70,5702,2763.363.87

Feb.

6,6306,2705,1703,8703,300

3,3602,9402,7603,1404,530

4,3403,2402,7402,380

*2,130

2,1801,9601,7402,6804,760

3,1502,5802,1901,9301,760

2,5203,410

*2,870_

92,5903,3074.665.06

Mar.

2,4402,0801,8301,6401,480

1,3701,4001,8101,8701,640

1,5101,7301,7301,5401,440

1,2901,1701,1101,0801,000

900860885855

1,310

1,9401,4401,2201,1001,040

956

43,6661,4092.082.40

Apr.

*9151,0001,0308,09011,600

5,3503,4903,2303,8202,610

2,2601,9801,7601,5601,420

1,3701,3601,2501,1701,280

1,1001,0601,4301,4701,170

1,010895870665

67,2152,2403.303.69

May

678650646574520

480447423399368

370357345395496

368333319

1,2903,240

1,6502,500

10.0005,2002,990

2,3502,0101,6401,3901,220

*1,090

44,7801,4452.132.46

June

976972

1,120885775

1,1601,010

785750645

810624547506447

395357324345322

266257265265257

244227227270308

16,563552

0.8140.91

July

*231252235204190

181170157155231

338308257233204

188172193209193

179164146142144

155139137137148

*157

6,039195

0.2880.33

Aug.

146133126220254

216188161148133

122106159214209

188153135120111

102100959187

86*846277

*7512

4,195135

0.1990.23

Sept.

7069676665

6260596262

6210695

109184

773315

*204159137

124153240230157

1311161009389

4,221141

0.2060.23

Calendar year 1956: Max 16,600 Mln 41 Mean 889 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.86Water year 1956-57: Max 18,900 Mln 41 Mean 982 Cfam 1.45 In. 19.68

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs). Jan. 23 (6 p.m.) 10,600 cfs (18.89 ft); Jan. 30 (12 m. ) 20,200 cfs (30.37 ft); Feb. 2 (8:30 a.m.) 9,380 cfs (17.12 ft); Apr. 5 (5 a.m.) 14,300 cf,j (24.10 ft); May 23 (10:30 a.m.) 11,200 cfs (19.70 ft).



Sulphur Pork Red River near Adams, Term.

61

Location. Lat 36 031'00", long 87"03'40", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream f-om highway bridge, 2^ miles downstream from Millers Creek, 4-j miles south of Adams, Robertson County, and 8^ miles upstream from mouth.


Records available. January 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 424.36 ft above mean sea level. Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Nov. 26, 1940, wire-weight gage at site 1,000 ft upstrea-n at same datum.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 22.62 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 4.3 cfs Oct. 2, 3; minimum gage height, 3.27 ft Sept. 8-10.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 22.75 ft); mini mum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 27, 1948; minimum gage height, 3.15 ft Sept. 21-23, 1955.

Maximum stage known, 25.1 ft in June 1934, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.



(Shifting-control method used Feb. 20 to Mar. 22)

Oct. 1 to May 22 May 23 to Sept. 30

3.33.53.6 3.8 4.0 4.5

4.010163763

185

5.06.08.012.016.020.0

325700

1,7604,34O7,20010,600

3.23.33.4 3.6 3.8

4.06.5

112442

3.94.0 4.5 6.0

5473

215730

S.O 1,760


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*4.64.67.8

24449

29IS141210

9.89.49.18.48.4

8.48.08.48.48.4

9.415141312

10101111 1212

609.119.6

0.1060.12

Nov.

*1212121212

1212121212

121211TT12

40ii251816

2430262219

19171615 *15

52217.4

0.0940.10

Dec.

14T?141414

1415172930

2634

147128115

73*60555155

92261182152115

90776662 6059

2,13568.9

0.3720.43

Jan.

5145414555

6590756885

133120958275

6862565350

481,0002,5001,000

600

450350

2,0001O.OOO 4.0OO2,000

25,362818

4.425.10

Feb.

3. OOP1,5001,000

800700

6005OO450558

1,360

830590472399

*385

45S361328

1,7801,330

884673538476455

975950

*799-

23,151827

4.474.65

Mar.

632522458416379

376438682606502

452602490434396

343317305291261

241238227216346

322277247227 213196

11,652376

2.032.34

Apr.

*2O7263233

5.58O1,960

950624

1,7609O2550

434352294258233

227224202266286

238230

1,090448322

261227258210 *179

19,268642

3.473.87

May

160154146128115

108102989290

908580

11895

807373

516331

1962.8101,380622422

426317251218 185

*164

9,7253141.701.96

June

146140191140128

149122119108194

143114928571

6458524946

4343475354

4640489054

2,72991.0

0.4920.55

July

*4942393633

3028264567

3729262626

2524262422

2220217330

24212432 63

*50

1,04333.6

0.1820.21

Aug.

342824

17165

3628232119

1852324444

3227322422

1818161515

15*141412 11IP-

93430.1

0.1630.19

Sept.

9.28.37.06.56.5

6.26.05.8¥785.8

6.0279350

1.570

304167*1198556

4865

1155844

38343129 28

2,832.194.4

0.5100.57

Calendar year 1956 : Max 9,030 Min 3.8 Mean 224 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.44Water year 1956-57 : Max 10,000 Min 4.6 Mean 274 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.09

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 cfs). Jan. 22 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 29 (time unknown) 13,100 cfs (22.62 ft); Feb. 1 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 4 (3 p.m.) 8,090 cfs (17.11 ft); Apr. S (9 p.m.) 3,460 cfs (10.64 ft); May 22 (5 p.m.) 4,820 cfs (12.69 ft); Sept. 15 (6 p.m.) 4,420 cfs (12.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.Note. No gage-height record Jan. 5-8, 10, Jan. 15 to Feb. 8; discharge estimated on basis of

weather records, high-water mark, normal recession, and records for Red River near Adams.


Cumberland River at Dover/Term.

Location. Lat 36°29'26", long 87°50'20", on center pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 79 at Dover, Stewart County, 0.1 mile upstream from Dyers Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from lock and dam D, and at mile 88.8.

Drainage area. 16,530 sq mi, approximately, includes that of Dyers Creek.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 324.25 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook cTatum (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 8, 1-939, and during periods of crest-wicket manipulation at dam D (Feb. 8, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1951) staff gage at upper lock D, 0.8 mile downstream at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage, 19.7 miles upstream, below spillway at lock and dam C, read four times daily.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 150,000 cfs Feb. 2; maximum gage height, 42.90 ft Feb. 3; minimum daily discharge, 1,910 cfs Oct. 25; minimum gage height, 10.11 ft Aug. 16.

1937-57: Maximum discharge, 188,000 cfs Feb. 15, 1950; maximum gage height, 48.13 ft Feb. 16, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 414 cfs Oct. 4, 1947; minimum gage height observed, 7.10 ft (upper lock D gage) Sept. 16, 1947.

1916-37: Maximum gage height observed, 56.8 ft Jan. 25, 1937, at lock D; minimum observed, 6.8 ft in September 1925, at lock: D. Both extremes from unpublished rec ords of Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods computed using fall as a factor and those for periods of wicket manipulation, which are fair. Some regulation by Lake Cumber land, Great Falls Lake, and Dale Hollow, Center Hill, and Old Hickory Feservoirs (see p. 66), and by Cheatham and other navigation dams on Cumberland River.

Cooperation. Lock gage readings, record of wicket manipulation, and six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.



Day

1 2 3 4 5

67a9

10

11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

Ttotal Mean

Oct.

ell ,700 e6,480 e5,440 e8,520

ell, 200

e!2 . 1OO elO.800 elO,900 e6,370 e2,970

e2,090 e6,220

elO,900 ell,2OO elO,200

e5,100 e2,500 e8,160 e7,110 e3,88O

e3,OOO e3,480 e2 , 580 el, 970 el. 910

e2,140 e2,380 e3,480 e4,050 64,820 e5,760

189,410 6,110

Nov.

e5,450 e4,O10 e2 , 900 e3,620 e3,430

e2,960 e3,4OO e2 . 330 e2,450 e6,14O

ell,4OO e!3,!OO e8,450 65,710 e5,970

e!2,OOO e!4,200 ell, 400 e8,680 e7,28O

e7,880 e8,480

610,800 e9,330

e!2,200

e9,92O e!2,700 el6.300 e!6,100 e!4,100

252,690 8,423

Calendar year 1956: Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

e9,500 e8,790

610,400 e8,790 e6,750

e3.67O e6,030 e8,420 69,110 e7,990

e8,53O e9,390 24,60O 52,600 68.300

064,600 c42,4OO c30,700 el8,600

17,500

27,500 38,800 54,400 56,7OO 50,100

45,400 41,600 39,200 34,700 20,500 20,600

846,170 27,300

Jan.

24,200 18,OOO 15.300 16,900 26,400

39,20O 33,700 30,100 28,600 28,700

26,600 28,600 31,8OO 31,8OO 31,600

*30,4QO 30,5OO 32,200 36,500 32,100

31,200 35,600 74,9OO 97,200

092,100

070,600 047,500 49,400 93,200

123,000 139.000

*1,426.9 46,030

Feb.

c!47,OOO c!49. OOP c!49,OOO 0142,000 0129, OOO

cllSpOO C103.QOO 098,600 099,100 o98,8OO

0100,OOO 098,600 c 93, 300 *c84,100 074, 70O

C72.3OO 071,100 064,700 066,800 c86,40O

o90,8OO 083,500 077,700 071,600 c69,400

C65.200 06 9,2OO 067,900

*2,635.8 94,140

Mar.

060,400 054,700 48,800 46,7OO 45,400

44,700 45,8OO 55,400 65.500

064,600

056,600 49,800 48,300 50,100 50,500

50,200 48,500 45,500 41 , 8OO 39,200

36,100 39,600 41,800 40,200 39,800

36,500 33,200 30,400

*30,700 29,200 ZOjJOO

tl,398.7 45,120

Apr.

25,800 22,40O 24.7OO 56,600 82.000

o80 , 6OO 064,000 052,400 o 59.2OO o62,50O

056.1OO o52 , 500 049,300 047,300 044,600

039,900 039,1OO o39,10O 039,200 o44,6OO

042,900 034,900 022,100 *22,600 28,600

26,100 21,600 18,900 16.600 21,200

* 1,237. 4 41,250

May

24,800 21,700 23,000 22,500

e!2,900

ell, 900 69,680 e8,230

elO,100 e9,160

e9,460 e9,54O e9,320

ell,30O 612,000

e9,420 67.220 e9,030

e22,700 o37,OOO

o20,70O 024,600 056.600 051,400 038,000

027,500 025,300 022,200 615,600 613, 70O e!2,800

599,360 19,330

June

ell,300 612,800 e!4,80O 614, 30O e!3,30O

3O.80O 28,200 22,200

e!7,100 19,2OO

23,500 e!6,2OO e 10, 300 ell, 500 611,400

elO,2OO 610,100 69,810 69.440

*elO,2OO

elO,5OO 611,600 612,900 612,100 611,900

elO,90O 69,510 e9,830

610,500 e 1O,1OO

416,490 13,880

July

69,990 e9,760 68.860

614,000 16,800

16,000 16,100 16,600 16,300 16,300

17,000 16,300 15,700 16,100 16,100

13,600 13,100 16,100 16,500 16,100

16,000 16,800 18,200 16,800 16,200

13,500 15,200 15, 600 17,4CO

»22.100 19.6CO

484,710 15,640

Aug.

16,6OO 14,1OO 15,300 16,600 15,500

17,100 14.6OO 13,600 13,20O 12,900

12,900 14,200 17.700

615,300 ell, 500

e5,540 e7,13O

610,200 e8 , 450 e7,23O

67,120 66,390 e5,920 65,750 65,250

e4,560 63.840 64,020 64,150 64,200 65,840

316,69010,220

Sept.

64,750 e4,O40 64,250 63,870 65,590

e6,290 e7,570 e3,66O e2.840 e3,440

63,580 63,880 64,930

e!4,900 616,400

e!8,2OO 626.3OO 615,000 612,700 e 1O,3OO

68,220 611,800 612,200 612,600 615,000

el 5, 400 615,400 613, OOO

68.12O e7,240

293.470 9,716

Observed Adjustedt

"lax 143,000 Min 855 Mean 26,400 Mean 28,450 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.43 lax 149,000 Min 1,910 Mean 27,660 Mean 27,88O Cfsm 1.69 In. 22. 9O

Discharge measurement made on this day.T Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland, Great Falls Lake, and Dale Hollow, Center

Hill, and Old Hickory Reservoirs.t Expressed in thousands.o Computed using fall from auxiliary gage as a factor.e Crest-wicket manipulation at dam D; discharge computed from table based on weir formula, plus

leakage.


South Pork Little River at Hopkinsville, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°50i22", long 87°28'52", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 41A, 1 mile south of city limits of Hopklnsville, Christian County, and

6 miles upstream from North Fork.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control since Dec. 6, 1949. Datum of gage Is ~^99.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1949, wire-weight

gage; Dec. 22, 1949, to Dec. 30, 1955, water-stage recorder; Dec. 31, 1955, to July 30, 1956, staff gage; and July 31 to Oct. 17, 1956, wire-weight gage, all at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 77.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs May 22 (gage height, 14.44 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Oct. 1, 2.

1949-57: Maximum discharge recorded, 5,670 cfs Jan. 14, 1951 (gage height, 19.17 ft); minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Oct. 22, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 20.4 ft in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by Western State Hospital, 2 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.11.21.31.41.61.7

1.81.9 2.5 5.0

163548

2,560

in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

0.4.4.8.9.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.814

.8

.6

.6

.8

.7

.6

.6 6

».B

19.30.62

0.0130.02

Nov.

0.9.8.7.7.7

1.21.21.1.9v9

.9

.9

.8

.81.6

2.11.41.1

.93.9

103.62.11.81.5

3.02.51.81.61.5

52.91.76

0.0380.04

Dec .

1.41.21.11 0*TTo

1.02.92.52.11.9

2.33.32.53.03.0

3.03.03.03.0

65

321613119.8

8.37.97.46.45.6 5 2

229.87.41

0.1600.18

Jan.

4.84.33.96.69.8

13119.3

1024

*2018161413

11109.38.38.3

8.3385494111

83

6974

7511.240

191

3,907.9126

2.733.15

Feb.

510242169134161

149121156150281

149123107

9187

1058173256"

152

*117107

897982

331243158

_

4,503161

3.483.62

Mar.

131109

948375

7173756557

5581515149

4241403834

*33404641

576

14912310289

71

2,46679.51.721.99

Apr.

778782

1.740353

188152288160134

11396857769

7171655549

686949

*4642

3835

185144

63

4,751158

3.423.82

May

4742383229

2724222119

191720

19947

3025

238728325

1341,6102.200

345205

153125

9883

13491

7,127230

4.985.74

June

7559

*5347

250

11865534742

4034313026

2221191817

1515231715

1413343017

1,26042.0

0.9091.01

July

1514131211

109.38.8

129.3

*7.96.96.S

108.3

7.47.f

119.87.4

6.05.65.24.84.3

5.63.64.8

38

14

313.410.1

0.2190.25

Aug.

119.37,96,96.0

5.24.33.93.63.3

3.05.03.34.36.4

*5.65.64.83.63.0

2.52.32.32.32.1

1.61.61.61.5T751.5

126.84.09

0.0890.10

Sept.

1.41.41.11.11.1

1.01.01.01.1

al.2

al.2al.5a2a3al.5

*al.21.11.01.01.0

1.52.71.91.51.2

1.11.01.01.11.0

39.91.33

0.0290.03

Calendar year 1956 : Max 3,000 Min 0.4 Mean 64.8 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.08Water year 1956-57 : Max 2,200 Min 0.4 Mean 67.9 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.95

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 cfs). Jan. 29 (6 p.m.) 1.680 cfs (10.11 ft): Aor. 4 (7 D.m.1 2.46Ocfs (13.43 ft); May 22 (12 p.m.) 2,710 cfs (14.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records,

and records for Little River near Cadiz.


Little River near Cadiz, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°46'40", long 87°43'18", on right bank at upstream side cf highwaybridge, 50 ft downstream from Casey Creek and 8f miles southeast of Cadiz, Trlgg County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 391.45 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted, rrior to July 31, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs July 29 (gage height, 20.38 ft); min- Imum, 13 cfs Nov. 9, 10, 11.

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs Jan. 14, 1951 (gage height, 21.00 ft); min imum observed, 1.0 cfs Oct. 3, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by small mill at Pee Dee, 5 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1173: 1942-43, 1946(M), 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1956-E7 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)in cubic feet per second;

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 20)

Oct. 1 to July 29 July 30 to Sept. 30

2.4 2.7 3.0 3.5 3.8

103879

185295

4.56.0

11.015.017.0

6301,1902,9705,5007,500

2.8 3.1 3.4 3.9

3174

135306

6.011.012.0

1,1902,9703,470


Day

12 345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCf sinIn.

Oct.

1515161715

1518191716

1616151515

1618181920

2019151521

231814141519

52416.9

0.0680.08

Nov.

*1715 141414

1516251513

1414141415

1817242626

4549604231

2724232222

68522.8

0.0920.10

Dec.

2221 2T2121

*2123242426

2827262730

2928262543

106113664942

383532313028

1,08334.9

0.1400.16

Jan.

2726252728

3036363745

*4959504642

3936343332

31956

2,420886536

400310

1,8604.5802,9601,350

17,026549

2.202.54

Feb.

1,6502.140 1,250

998910

1,130902874

1,1101,440

1,160890762674622

634602522852

1,360

846a700a 600a500a500

*al,2001,7701,250

27,848995

4.004.16

Mar.

945790 690614554

522527522495435

384384445356335

320286272254236

*222218226236

1,170

1.500730594514450400

15,4264982.002.30

Apr.

367400 400

3,1805.620

1,4001,0501,1801,350

917

790698618554495

470470480430378

345400345300

*272

243226209510330

22,427748

3.003.35

May

236226197182170

160153147142140

136132152453430

218172201

2,3001,740

8862,7107.4804,7901,620

1,2701,070

906778698

*801

30,696990

3.984.58

June

646563 509450661

1.580690522470410

345305272246236

215197188182172

162182229191178

170153222362235

10,7433581.441.60

July

172153 140164268

1561361251Z5130

*125109101220145

117113186138121

111103959388

848177

2,5305_f 5?0

978

10,5?43591.361.57

Aug.

710558 445375319

278234208188168

157161723278212

*237223184162143

130118113107103

1039382797471

7,036227

0.9121.05

Sept.

68.64 636058

5655555554

4948495461

585042

*3938

3841444646

4137333231

1,46548.8

0.1960.22

Calendar year 1956: Max 6,360 Min 13 Mean 303 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.56Water year 1956-57: Max 7,480 Mln 13 Mean 399 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.71

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs). Jan. 29 (8:30 a.m.) 6.550 cfs (16.05 ft): Apr. 5 (8:30 a.m.) 4,750 cfs (14.11 ft); May 23 (3 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (18.97 ft); July 29 (10 p.m.) 13,000 cfs (20.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records,

recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.


Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky.

Location. Lat 37 0 08'45", long 88°24'25", on downstream side of left center pier ol' bridge on U. S. Highway 60 at Smithland, Livingston County, 1 mile downstream from McCormick Creek and 2.8 miles upstream from mouth.


Records available. February 1939 to September 1957 (fragmentary prior to March 1940).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook d"atum. Prior to Aug. 4, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Dycusburg, 16.8 miles upstream, since Nov. 20, 1£44. Prior to Oct. 1, 1944, auxiliary wire-weight gage at Eureka, 28.7 miles upstream and Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, 1944, auxiliary staff gage at present site. During periods cf crest- wicket operation, staff gage above spillway at lock and dam F, 40.8 miles upstream, read four times daily.

Average discharge. 17 years (1940-57), 27,350 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 144,000 cfs Feb. 5, 6; maximum gage height, 34.08 ft Feb. 10; minimum daily discharge, 2,010 cfs Oct. 26.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs Feb. 18, 1950; maximum gage I eight, 43.10 ft Feb. 13, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 1941-57, 453 cfs June 23, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 51.1 ft January to February 1937.

Remarks. Record good above 15,000 cfs and fair below except those for periods of doubtful or no base or auxiliary gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge above 15,000 cfs computed using fall as determined by auxiliary gage as a factor; discharge below 15,000 cfs computed using upper gage at lock and dam F with wicket operation at dam as a factor. Some regulation by navigation dams on Cumberland River, an<? by Great Falls Lake, Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow, Center Hill, and Old Hickory Reservoirs (see following page). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Cooperation. Gage-height record for look and dam F and record of wicket maripulations furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1173: 1947(M), WSP 1336: 1940-43.


Day

1 2 5 4 5

6 7 8 9

10

11 12 15 14 15

16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 51

Total Mean

Oct.

13.100 10,200 6,710 7,370

11,800

15,100 12,300 12 , 300

*10,200 5,280

2,450 3,270 9,870

12,300 12,300

8,400 5,850 4,560 8,050 6,580

5,510 3,870 3,060 2,140 2,030

2.010 2,510 5,420 4,220 4,390 5,520

210,670 6,796

Nov.

6,410 5,630 5,290 3,280 5,560

2,980 3,220 2,700 2,060 3,930

9,120 13,500 12 , 300 7,750 6,410

*9,120 14,800 15,500 10,600 9,120

8,750 9,480

11,000 10,600 12,500

11,400 12,300 14,800 16.500 15,600

265,970 8,866


Dec.

12 , 300 9,870 11,000 11,000 9,120

6,680 5.240 8,730 9,690

11,100

9,760 8,260

15,400 36,000 56,200

69.200 59,300 *38,400 28,300 16,800

26,500 34,100 49,300 59,400 56,700

51,100 44,900 41,200 38,200 29,300 23,000

885,850 28,580

Jan.

26,600 24,400 19,400 19.200 23,000

33,200 37,200 32,100 31,500 29,300

28,800 27,600 30,600 31 , 300 30,600

31,000 31,600 33,500 35,800 35,500

33,100 38,300 63,100 80,600 89,000

88,400 76,100 54,000 72,900 96,600 109,000

*1,393.3 44,950

Feb.

119,000 128,000 155,000 *14Q, OOO 143,000

143,000 138,000 131,000 124,000 117,000

113,000 111,000 110,000 109,000 103,000

93,600 87,100 82,700 78,100 80,500

89,100 98,000 99,900 98,600 92,600

a79,000 a78,000 a77.000

*2,998.2 107,100

Mar.

74.600 65,500 57,600 52,100 50,100

47,700 47,700 51,200 60,200 67,800

67,700 59,200 53,800 53,300 53,800

54,000 52,900 50,500 46,500 *42,600

58 , 200 38,200 41,600 42,700 42 , 600

45,500 58,200 55,800 52,900 52,100 31 , 100

49,150

Apr.

29,900 26,400 25,400 33,400

a80,000

aBS.OOO a85,000 a65,000 a60,000 a65,000

a64,000 62,700 59,100 54,200 52,000

48,600 44,600 45,500

*45,900 50,000

54,000 52,100 44,200 36,900 40,200

40,900 36,400 32,700 27,800 24.600

$1,471 . 5 49,050

May

50,800 29,800 28,100 29,100 24,100

18,700 17,200 15,700 16,200 16,000

9,880 10,300 10,200 12,200 14,000

10,800 6.120 8,660

16,300 29,900

53,700 21,500 36,200 74.100 66,200

49,800 37,500 35,000

*29,900 27,600 29,600

797,160 25,710

June

30 , 500 29,400 27,800 26,500 24,200

26,200 54.500 28,200 25,200 20,400

22,700 25,500 17,900 12,500 12,500

11,500 11,100 11,100 10,500 10,300

11,100 11,600 14,700 12,400 13,400

*12,900 10.000 10,600 13,900 12,600

541,500 18,040

July

11,800 11,400 10 . 600

al7)oOO

alS.OOO al8,000 al8,000 al8,000 18,600

25,200 23,800 20,500 19,900 21,500.

18,600 17,000 18,300 19,700 17,600

19,600 16,200 17,700 19,700 16,100

19,300 alS.OOO 16,200 17,600 20,300 2_S,800

560,200 18,070

Aug.

21.200 19,500 16,100 17,700 17,400

18,300 18,100

*16,500 14,800 15,900

15,900 14,800 18,900 19,300 17,900

9,570 a6,000 10,600 10,600 9,120

8,390 8,390 7,400 7,400 6,400

6,110 4,940 4.450 4,570 4,730 5,520

572,490 12,020

Sept.

6,710 5,220 4,750 4,730 4,900

6,710 9,120 7,050 3,800 5.710

3,880 5,880 4,590 10,200 15,800

16,000 20.100 19,800 14,400 12,300

10,200 11,400 13,100 13,500 14,400

15,100 *16,100 14,400 11,400 8,400

305,430 10,180

Observed Adjusted*

Wax 136,000 Min 937 Mean 29,190 Mean 31,240 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.52 "lax 145,000 Min 2,O10 Mean 51,050 Mean 51,250 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.47

Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change In contents In Great Falls Lake, Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollcw, Center Hill,

and Old Hickory Reservoirs; records furnished by Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Authority.* Expressed in thousands.a Doubtful or no base or auxiliary gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of base gage-

height record and records for station at Dover, Term.


Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin

Lake Cumberland. Lat 36°52'09", long 85°08'45" , in pylon of Wolf Creek Dam on Cumberland River, 10 miles southwest of Jamestown, Russell County, Ky. Drainage area, 5,790 sq mi, approximately. Records available, July 1950 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey; April to July 1950 in files of Corps of Engineers. Prior to October 1954, pub lished as Wolf Creek Reservoir. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level. Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Dec. 6, 1950, staff gage at same site at datum 545.0 ft higher. Maximum contents during year, 2,313,200 cfs-days Feb. 13 (elevation, 734.40 ft); minimum contents, 1,133,400 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation, 683.61 ft). Maximum con tents during period 1950-57, 2,505,800 cfs-days Dec. 23, 1951 (elevation, 741.32 ft); minimum (after first filling), 934,400 cfs-days Jan. 1, 1956 (elevation, 673.01 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth embankment and concrete gravity dam surmounted by 10 taintor gates, 37 ft high by 50 ft wide. Final closure of dam made Aug. 7, 1950. Total capacity at elevation 760.00 ft (top of gates) is 3,070,000 cfs-days, of which 1,056,000 cfs-days above elevation 723.00 ft (crest of spillway) are reserved for flood control and 1,080,000 cfs-days between elevations 673.00 ft (minimum power pool) and 723.00 ft will be used for power production. Figures given herein represent total contents, of which 934,000 cfs-days below elevation 673.00 ft are dead storage. Reservoir is used for flood control, power, and navigation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Dale Hollow Reservoir.--Lat 36°32'19", long 850 27'05'/, at Dale Hollow Dam on Obey River, 3 miles east of Celina, Clay County, Term. , and 7".3 miles upstream fron mouth. Drainage area, 935 sq mi. Records available, August 1943 to September 1957. Water-stage re corder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to June 25, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 686,100 cfs-days Apr. 9 (elevation, 651.27 ft); minimum, 473,100 cfs-days Dec. 11 (elevation, 634.62 ft). Maximum contents observed during period 1943-57, 780,000 cfs-days Feb. 10, 1950 (eleva tion, 657.8 ft); minimum observed (after first filling), 428,000 cfs-days Sept. 11, 1944 (elevation, 630.63 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with six taintor gates each 12 ft high by 60 ft wide. Storage began Aug. 30, 1943, and water in reser voir first reached minimum pool elevation May 7, 1944. Total capacity at elevation 663.0 ft (top of gates) is 860,000 cfs-days of which 178,000 cfs-days between elevations 663.0 ft (top of gates) and 651.0 ft (crest of spillway) is reserved for flood control, and 250,000 cfs-days between elevations 651.0 and 631.0 ft (ordinary minumum pool) is used for power production. Reservoir is used for flood control, navigation, and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Great Falls Lake.--Lat 35°48'10", long 85°38'00", at penstock inlet on Collins River, 800 ft southwest of powerhouse of Tennessee Valley Authority, 1.9 miles northwest of Rock Island, Warren County, Term., 2.3 miles upstream from mouth, and 2.4 miles upstream from Great Falls Dam on Caney Fork. Drainage area, 1,640 sq mi, approximately. Records available, January 1917 to September 1957. Remote indicator gage. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 28,600 cfs-days Feb. 20 (elevation, 805.92 ft); minimum, 8,500 cfs-days Sept. 15 (elevation, 780.76 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. elevation during period 1916-57, 817.48 ft Mar. 23, 1929 (contents not determined); minimum 12 p.m. contents, 1,700 cfs- days Aug. 19, 1918 (elevation, 756.3 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with 18 taintor gates each 14 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began in 1916; dam re designed and crest raised 35 ft in 1925. Total capacity at elevation 804.9 ft (top of gates) is 27,400 cfs-days, of which 24,900 cfs-days is controlled storage above eleva tion 762.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used primarily for power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Center Hill Reservoir. Lat 36°05'48", long 85°49'38", at Center Hill Dam on Caney Fork, 10 miles north of Smithville, DeKalb County, 14 miles southeast of Carthage, Smith County, Term., and at mile 26.6. Drainage area, 2,195 sq mi. Records available, Novem ber 1948 to September 1957. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Mar. 14, 1949, staff gage a quarter of a mile upstream at same datum. Maximum contents during year, 815,800 cfs-days Feb. 3 (elevation, 663.03 ft); minimum, 470,000 cfs-days Jan. 21 (elevation. 624.31 ft). Maximuir contents during period 1948-57, 1,005,000 cfs-days Feb. 10, 1950 (elevation, 680.6 ft); minimum observed (after first filling), 171,000 cfs-days Dec. 1, 2, 1949 (elevation, 576.1 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankment. Spillway equipped with eight taintor gates, 37 ft high and 50 ft wide. Closure of dam was matfe Nov. 27, 1948; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 11, 1949. Total capacity at elevation 685.0 ft (top of gates) is 1.055,000 cfs-days, of which 385,000 cfs-days between elevations 685.0 ft (top of gates) and 648.0 ft (crest of spillway) is reserved for flood control, and 248,000 cfs-days between elevations 648.0 ft (crest of spillway) and 618.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool) will be used for power production. Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Ccrps of Engineers.

Old Hickory Reservoir (revised).--Lat 36°17'50", long 86°39'20", at Old Hickory Dam on Cumberland River, 2.0 miles west of Hendersonville, Sumner County, 10 iriles northeast of Nashville, Davidson County, Term., and at mile 216.2. Drainage ares, 11,700 sq mi, approximately. Records available, June 1954 to September 1957. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 408.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929; gage resdings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Apr. 4, 1957, stsff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 241,600 cfs-days Jan. 3C (elevation, 447.5 ft); minimum, 122,400 cfs-days Oct. 8 (elevation, 435.0 ft); minimum (after first filling to ordinary minimum pool), 179,800 cfs-days Dec. 30 (elevation, 442.0 ft). Maximum contents during period 1954-57. that, of Jan. 30, 1957; minimum (after filling began), 42,000 cfs-days July 21, 1956 (elevation, 407.9 ft); minimum (after filling to ordinary minimum pool), that of Dec. 30, 1956.


Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin Continued

Old Hickory Reservoir (revised). ContinuedReservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with earth embankment. Spillway is

equipped with six taintor gates, 41 ft high and 45 ft wide. Closure of dam was made in June 1954 and water in reservoir was raised sufficiently to maintain navigation through the lock. Water in reservoir first reached ordinary minimum pool elevation Dec. 30, 1956. Total capacity at elevation 450.0 ft (maximum allowable pool) is 274,700 cfs-days of which 63,100 cfs-days between elevation 450.0 ft and 445.0 ft (normal pool) is induced surcharge storage provided to compensate for los 1; of natural valley storage incurred by construction of the project, and 31,800 cfs-days between elevation 445.0 ft and 442.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool) will be used for power draw down. Reservoir is used for navigation and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Cheatham Reservoir on Cumberland River, 20 miles southeast of Clarksville, Montgomery County, Term., with total capacity of 52,000 cfs-days of which 10,000 cfs-days is con trolled storage. Records of contents not published herein.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1956 to September 1937

Date

Dec. 31........ .........

Calendar year 1956 ....

Jan. 31................ .

Sept. 30. ................

Water year 1956-57 ....

Oct. 31..... ............

Dec . 31 .................


Mar. 31. ................

May 31 .................

July 31 .................

Sept. 30. ................

Water year 1956-57....

Dec . 31 .................


Mar. 31.. ...............Apr. 30.. ...............May 31.. ...............

July 31 .................

Sept. 30. ................

Water year 1956-57....

Elevation (feet)t

Contents (cfs-days)

Change In contents (cfs-days)

Lake Cumberland

700 . 40 693.73 686.56 697.49

-

721.70 727.78 715.25 719.90 719.47 721.50 708.98 701.87 700.34

-

1,480,600 1,337,800 1,191,500 1,417,500

-

1,981,200 2,136,800 1,822,300 1,936,200 1,925,500 1,976,100 1,674,000 1,513,000 1,479,300

-

-142 , 800 -146,300 +226,000

+481,300

+563,700 +155,600 -314,500 +113,900 -10,700 +50,600 -302,100 -161,000 -33,700

-1,300

Great Falls Lake

785.25 785.54 785.00 800.40

-

805.24 805.62 793.02 794.28 785.10 785.64 785.30 785.22 786.90

-

11,000 11,200 10,800 22,700

-

27,800 28,300 16,200 17,200 10,900 11,200 11,000 11,000 12,000-

+200 -400

+11,900

+12,100

+5,100 +500

-12 , 100 +1,000 -6,300 +300 -200

0 +1,000

+1,000

Old Hickory Reservoir

435.3 437.6 438.1 442.5

-

446.4 443.5 444.1 443.59 444.76 444.23 444.02 443.79 443.73

-

124,400 141,000 144,900 184,800

-

228,000 195,200 201,600 196,200 208,900 203,100 200,700 198,300 197,600

-

+16,600 +3,900

+39,900

+123,400

+43,200 -32 , 800 +6,400 -5,400

+12,700 -5,800 -2,400 -2,400

-700

+73,200

Elevation (feet)t

Content'3 (cfs-days)

Change in contents (cfs-days)

Dale Hollow Reservoir

639.74 637.81 635.10 638.62

-

649.02 648.97 650.40 650.02 649,62 650.02 646.00 640.18 638.88

-

534,300 510,800 478,700 520,600

-

655,000 654,300 674,000 668,700 663,200 668,700 614,300 539,700 523,700

-

-23,500 -32,100 +41,900

+80,200

+134,400 -700

+19,700 -5,300 -5,500 +5,500 -54,400 -74,600 -16,000

-10,600

Center Hill Reservoir

635.05 634.56 627.89 631.25

-

649.53 642.20 640.19 644.74 644.19 644.31 640 . 18 639.01 637.40

-

556,500 552,400 498,100 525,100

-

684,500 618,100 600,500 640,700 635,800 636,800 600,400 590,200 576,400

-

-4,100 -54,300 +27,000

+55,100

+159,400 -66,400 -17,600 +40 , 200 -4,900 +1,000 -36,400 -10,200 -13,800

+19,900

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River at Rosman, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°08'32", long 82°49'28", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 178 at Rosman, Transylvania County, 1.0 mile upstream from East Fork and a.t

mile 216.4.


Records available.--May 1907 to June 1909, January 1936 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,173.83 ft above mean sea level, datura of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 30, 1909, staff gage at site

500 ft downstream at different datum. Jan. 1, 1936, to July 6, 1937, vire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1907-8, 1936-57), 228 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 10.80 ft); mini mum, 60 cfs Oct. 16, 17 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1907-8, 1936-57: Maximum discharge, 9,410 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage freight, 11.86 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 23 cfs Jan. 3, 1940 (gage height, 1.51 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 37 cfs Sept. 25-28, Oct. 5, 6, 25, 26, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 13.9 ft in July 1916, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1936(M), 1938(M), 1939.

Rating tables water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 2.0 3.0

124415

5.0 7.0 7.6

1,2002,2502,580


Day

12345

6789

10

111Z131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanOf smIn.

Oct.

79*75717579

7773686864

6464646262

606275

10075

81533232150127

117110100969496

3,153102

1.501.73

Nov.

171155132122

*112

10510211098-3*

9490878785

871291149894

9494908785

8583817979

3,123104

1.531.71

Dec.

7977

*777575

7575737371

71150169

*561412

326238199172161

150185333558326

264229207190174169

5,994193

2.843.28

Jan.

158*b!45b!40153185

155155145142142

132129127122122

119117

bllObl!5b!25

119396544284255

229226218281287

*780

6,357205

3.023.48

Feb.

882614499492426

398426

*368374341

314293278264252

261241232299273

249235226218270

663404571-

10,363370

5.455.68

Mar.

555426371 326320

305311320290276

267258249258246

235226252302252

238252235235305

270249238229221215

8,7322824.154.78

Apr.

587*952478

1,740*2 . 540

1,090798770670580

530496460429404

380368377356350

341347332335308

293284276276290

17,437581

8.569.55

May

*311278284278261

246238232226218

264249235218210

201196190204193

180177177194180

169185161158229174

6,716217

3.203.68

June

161161

*169249856

347270261246232

218210196320273

215277244249207

193335296335290

270246708590401

9,005300

4.424.93

July

335293

*264246232

215204193185177

172164164169166

155150174172150

14-0137129140169

134127124119119119

5,437175

2.582.98

Aug.

*142137117112110

102100989694

92110100102112

9490

162346T55

12211210210098

969290878585

3,558114

1.681.94

Sept.

8181

*817977

817998

232245

164157114112115

572353258252267

229196177155142

134127161311244

5,554178

2.622.95

Calendar year 1956: Max 956 Min 47 Mean 163 Cfsm 2.40 In. 32.75Water year 1956-57: Max 2,540 Min 60 Mean 233 Cfsm 3.43 In. 46.67

Peak: discharge (base, 2.000 efs).--Apr. 4 (9 p.m.) 5,180 cfs (10.80 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 69

Davldson River near Brevard, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°16i23", long 82°42>21", on right bank 150 ft upstream from State High- way 280, 2.0 miles upstream from mouth, 2.1 miles downstream from Avery Oeek, and 3.3 miles northeast of Brevard, Transylvania County.

Drainage area.--40.4 sq mi.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,115.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 4, 1929, staff gage and Apr. 4, 1929, to May 17, 1934, chain gage, at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 36 years (1921-57), 125 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,770 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 7.24 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Oct. 16-18 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

1920-57: Maximum discharge, 8,400 cfs Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 11.8 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 11, 1954 (gage height, 0.31 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1921, 1922(M), 1923, 1924- 25(M), 1926, 1927(M), 1929-32(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gageheight, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 5 to Mar. 5)

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 5 to Sept. 3O

116247

3.5 4.3

4O5595825

1,1001,650

4373

111236385

580815

1,0801,3601,740


Day

IZ345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

34*32323434

3934302928

2827272726

2525325136

44417T358871

6259545452 52

1,71855.41.371.58

Nov.

159927667

*62

5956575150

4846444444

4480645452

5251484846

4645444442

1,71557. E1.421.58

Dec.

4141

*413939

3838383838

378888

300240

1861281038882

7498

178292175

13511610392 8480

3,158102

2.522.91

Jan.

7471

*b677492

7274676667

6260595757

5754

b50b55b50

59204283158135

121123118148 150

*714

3,498113

2.803.22

Feb.

62039533637429L

274305

*241241210

*188165155150142

160135

*121194155

133116109103171

655274434-

6,847245

6.066.30

Mar.

398277221

*186172

162168175152142

140138128133126

116114126155126

118128118116160

138126121114109105

4,708152

3.764.33

Apr.

329*542271

1,580*1.730

704459424364316

286*265242225211

198190198185174

172172174185

*162

152145140147 158

10,480349

8.649.65

May

*143133147140129

122115113109105

12911810710399

9591899391

8486848784

878978759178

3,194103

2.552.94

June

7778

*77116395

157147252138133

122133138248214

166182150151133

126124150200177

162152377313 2O8

5,194173

4.284.78

July Aug .

170 *62147 60

*133 53122 50113 50

105 4397 4293 4087 3986 38

82 3678 3577 3691 4086 46

78 3588 33

122 6589 18078 59

71 4971 4667 426E 408C 40

67 4062 386C 3859 36 5F 36J57 34

2,740 1,48188.4 47.82.19 1.182.52 1.36

Sept.

3434

*343131

303038

12695

7559494647

296278185143147

12099877568

636082

192 155

2,80993.62.322.59

Calendar year 1956: Max 675 Min 21 Mean 89.7 Cfsm 2.22 In. 3O.21Water year 1956-57: Max 1,730 Mln 25 Mean 130 Cfsm 3.22 In. 43.76

Peak discharge (base.cfs (3.89 ft); Feb. 26 (6 .. , Apr. 4 (8:30 p.m.) 4,770 cfs (7.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

1. OOP cfs). Oct. 22 (8 a.m.) 1,16O cfs (3.6O ft); Jan. 31 (8:3O p.m.) 1 6:30 a.m.) 1,330 cfs (3.86 ft); Apr. 2 (12:30 a.m.) 1,510 cfs (4.11 ft);

:3O p.m.) 1,350

70 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River at Blantyre, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°17'56", long 82°37'27", on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 700 ft east of Blantyre railroad station, Transylvania County, 3.4 miles downstream from Little River, and at mile 183.7.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,060.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 19.73 ft; Apr. 5; minimum discharge, 207 cfs Oct. 14, 15 (gage height, 3.12 ft).

1920-57: Maximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 22.9 ft), from rating curve extended above 11,500 cfs; minimum, 119 cfs Oct. 11, 1954 (gage height, 2.36 ft).

Maximum stage known, 27.1 ft in July 1916, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flov caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 923: 1921-23, 1929, 1933, 1935-36(M), 1938, 1940.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubicfeet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 22, 23, Dec. 14, 15, 22-25, Jan. 22-Z4, 31, Feb. 1-5, 7, 19, 26-Z8, Mar. 1, Z, Apr. 1-11, June 5-8, 14, 15, ZZ-26, 28-30, Aug. 19, Sept. 16-18, 29, 30)

3.1 4.0 5.0 6.0

Z04 35Z 560 796

8.010.012.014.0

1,360 Z.OOO Z.630 3,280

16.018.018.7

4,2006,8009,010


Day

1

345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

212Z23Z4Z5

262728293031

Tota:MeanCf smIn.

Oct.

308 308

*29Z299304

Z94Z58Z52Z68Z8Z

280Z7726421Z214

Z312302444003ZO

2791.6001 440'786

634

57650737537941Z408

12,9334171.411.6Z

Nov.

879 7846385Z3

*48Z

479496494426384

3Z1339369362356

356446488394404

394398375365358

356352341339339

13,0374351.471.64

Dec.

336 Z97296

*334329

3Z5320Z84Z48253

27236Z624

1,1301,960

1,33097982Z7Z9615

5786Z997Z

2.1701,560

1,11093485Z784666631

ZZ.731733

2.482.86

Jan.

624 631

*601604659

526526519494492

477460479473460

458440386379394

432787

*2.6601,6501,150

1,000934888979

1,0102,100

Z3, 67Z764

2.582.97

Feb.

»5.650 *3,460*Z,340Z,1301,830

1,6501,7001,5001,4601,350

1,220*1,1ZO1,0701,000

955

9719ZO882

1,0101,1ZO

955902870845902"

2,2101,9601,960

-

41,9421,4985.065.27

Mar.

2.490 1,8801,570

*1,3901,280

1,1901,1701,3101,1801,080

1,0201,000

966974955

910875885

1,1801,000

928958928895

1,160

1,1401,010

939900870845

34,8781,1253.804.38

Apr.

1,290 3,1902,2702,5308,950

*9.0004,780

*3,2702,7602,270

2,0301,8901,7701,6401,540

1,4601,4001,4301,4301,360

1,2901,3301,3901,3201,220

1,1501,1001,0601.0501,060

68,2102,2747.688.57

May

1.220 *1,0801,0601,0901,000

955912888870852

908934832838832

806719729719770

722650657748753

690815695624741726

25,835833

2.813.25

June

622 6061=20*669

2.700

2,1501,4001,3701,1001,010

952898960

1,0901,580

985944

1,030908

1,010

8601,4101,2302,0901,810

1,6501,2601,5202,6601,860

38,9541,2984.394.89

July

1.440 1,2201,1101,000*9U

878731737772GK

6<526386?2662634

6226157386766?9

516539548526574

537490436430450465

21,6-546W

2.362.72

Aug.

456 *558454388400

414386367358347

306302379369382

365323375

1.550878

521463414375332

359352341329316304

13,221426

1.441.66

Sept.

266 279"

*304294294

296309284825753

693510428402341

1,4202.2901,7201,0801,020

988895890772671

572544601

1,7001,920

23,361779

2.632.94

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,790 Min 160 Mean 634 Cfsm Z.14 In. Z9.16Water year 1956-57: Max 9,000 Min 21Z Mean 933 Cfsm 3.15 In. 42.77

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfa).--Apr. 5 (9:30 p.m.) 12,800 cfs (19.73 ft at 11 p.m.). Discharge measurement made on this day.


Mills River near Mills River, N. C.

71

Location. Lat 35°23'45", long 82°35<25", on right bank 1.4 miles downstream from conflu ence of North and South Forks, 2.2 miles upstream from village of Mills River, Hender- son County, and 4.2 miles northwest of Horseshoe.


Records available.--September 1924 to September 1926, May 1934 to September 1957.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,088.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Sept. 9, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 2.97 ft higher.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,340 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 9.94 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.65 ft); minimum daily, 45 cfs Oct. 17.

1924-26, 1934-57: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 13.62 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 16 cfs Dec. 24, 1943 (gage height, 1.33 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 18 cfs Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. City of Hendersonville diverted from North Fork and Bradley Creek about 4 cfs for water supply.

Revisions (water years) --WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923; 1935, 1937, 1939. WSP 1003: 1938, 1940-42. WSP 1143: 1940(P). WSP 1276: 1926.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 5 June 6 to Sept. 30

3.5

3865

102243447705

4.0 4.5 5.0 6.0 7.0

1,0301,3601,6602,2602,810

1.6 1.8 2.0 2.5 3.0

100234444


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

2627282930 31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

65*60586870

8675645954

5350504946

4645568062

75324217146118

1049890868888

2,63084.81.271.47

Nov.

200151128114104

*9894968884

8079757474

7298

1008279

7777727070

7067621865

2,66888.91.331.49

Dec.

6260

*626060

6059595858

5686

120272295

233173146128116

109141204334243

198171154138128120

4,163134

2.012.32

Jan.

114107

*blOO109116

102102969294

9086848282

8279

b65b65b75

90174359210171

151154148154176473

4,082132

1.982.28

Feb.

651456372368326

302314

*275261243

226210201188179

179165159194185

165157151146168

435310330

7,316261

3.914.08

Mar.

355298268243233

*220223236213198

194191182185179

168162168217179

171179171165210

201185173168159157

6,2512023.033.49

Apr.

256*563*3471,260

*2.780

1,040681601521461

416380351326306

295283283272257

265265254254233

223217207220220

14,0374687.027.83

May

223*204204207194

185176173168165

188176159157190

159148146141141

130130130138130

143146128120Tj^5120

4,944159

2.382.76

June

114111

*118169656

310234201195186

175162151164164

154159149212184

159149164248289

274218286376263

6,394213

3.193.57

July

224195

*184167159

146139132132124

118113IDS10E113

10?13?14]12410F

1029894-

110159

1079892888894

3,916126

1.892.18

Aug.

84*88808886

7570686866

6362587073

626086195104

7775686563

626062565411

2,29974.21.111.28

Sept.

505056

*5148

464654

194111

8672656060

262262256181189

16713912210996

9288

111263234"

3,620121

1.812.02

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,020 Min 28 Mean 118 cfsm 1.77 In. 24.04Water year 1956-57: Max 2,780 Min 45 Mean 171 cfsra 2.56 In. 34.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.


Cane Creek at Fletcher, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°26'08", long 82°29'23", on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Hooper Creek, 0.5 mile northeast of Fletcher, Henderson County, and 0.8 mile downstream from county line.




Average discharge. 15 years, 72.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,340 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 8.73 ft); mini mum, 18 cfs Sept. 4, 6.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1957; minimum, 9.4 cfs Sept. 21, 1956. Floods of July 1916 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of 14.8 and 9.4 ft, respec

tively, from high-water marks and flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1276: 1943(M), 1946(M), 1949(P), 1951-52(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, exc.ept periods of ice effect (gageheight, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6-25)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 3O

0.4.5.7

1.32.03.0

186360610

4.0 8705.0 1,1306.0 1,4007.0 1,6807.5 1,890

0.1 .2 .4

1.01.5

2.0 2593.0 4984.0 7454.5 870


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26Z728293031

TotalMeanCf smIn.

Oct.

2423

*2Z43

*51

2926242322

2121212120

2020283220

27106~4T

3632

312928272829

93330.1

0.4770.55

Nov.

71473935

*34

3231352928

2827262626

2742352928

2828272726

2626262625

94031.3

0.4960.55

Dec.

252525*2524

2424242423.

245151

14096

7358494241

3962

121296106

796860534746

1,84559.5

0.9431.09

Jan.

42b36*b35b3742

3838353536

3535343435

34b29b26b35b30

3258

1227366

5864607688

563

1,96163.31.001.16

Feb.

525245157126112

10810810098100

88*81777168

6860587062

5855535160

154100272_

3,185114

1.811.88

Mar.

230141114

*10094

8790968377

7373707068

6260647062

6066606279

686260585655

2,47079.71.261.46

Apr.

89280*12Z704

1,850

453257218

*168141

126*11411010092

*8887868580

7675105252113

9993918896

6,338211

3.343.74

May

98*8381767Z

706765646Z

7665627172

6258577963

5556746355

627256525351

2,05266.21.051.21

June

485757

198850

1701139385*80

7469728468

6279836663

6059738279

8277

1238370

3,2591091.731.92

July

59555249*47

4342403838

353533576_2_

4451483937

3435343635

323032293030

1,23140.7

0.6450.74

Aug.

*3237293633

2827252524

2423223133

2523265238

*3434282727

2525242322Z_l

88328.5

0.4520.52

Sept.

202020

*2020

1930244037

2825242325

90120~63

4642

4742393431

3030346457

1,14438.1

0.6040.67

Calendar year 1956; Max 795 Min 10 Mean 49.7 Cfsm 0.788 In. 10.71Water year 1956-57: Max 1,850 Min 19 Mean 72.0 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.49

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs).--Jan. 31 (10 p.m.) 1,480 cfs (6.27 ft)j Apr. 4 (11:30 p.m.) 3,340 cfs (8.73 ft)j June 5 (1:30 a.m.) 1,720 cfs (7.26 ft).


TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN "3

French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°30'07", long 82°35'35", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Bent Creek, 6.2 miles upstream from Hominy Creek, 6.7 miles south of Ashevllle, Buncombe County, and at mile 157.7.


Records available. May 1934 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,995.91 ft above mean sea lev^l, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.47 ft); mini mum, 386 cfs Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 23,600 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 12.6 ft); minimum, 230 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 1954 (gage height, 2.05 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 27.3 ft July 15, 1916, from floodmarks. Flood In August 1928 reached a stage of about 16.1 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station.



(Shifting-control method used Jan. 24-31)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

2.3 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.5 4.0 5.0

370540730

1,0601,6802,3703,950

6.07.08.09.0

10.011.0

5,7307,6809,80012,10014,50017,200

2.4 2.6 3.0 3.5

425580980

1,600

4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0

2,3003,8805,6907,680



Day

1 2 345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

21222324 25

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

594 567 540576650

585558486468468

486495495459402

394*394426660670

5761,6402,6201,450 1,070

939895752650 680690

22,335720

1.071.23

Nov.

1,110 1.430 1,100

950840

785785796763690

630585594603612

*603680895730680

670670650612 603

594585576567 567

21,955732

1.081.21

Dec.

558 540 513531540

540540531459442

442540939

1,3503,000

2,220*1,6801,3501,1701,040

9611,0201,4103.320 2,900

1,9401,6201,4101,260 1,1201,030

36,9161,1911.762.03

Jan.

994 983 950

a970al.010

a980a910a880a870a840

a820a790a790a790a780

a760a760a710a650a680

a740a860

a3.200*2,840 1,720

1,4501,3001,2501,230 1,5803,110

36,1971,1681.731.99

Feb.

«6,530 6,240 4,9103,5903,070

2,7002,7002,4602,3002,200

1,9901,8201,6901,5901,520

1,4801,460

*1,3701,4601,740

1,5101,4001,3401,300 1,310

2,7503,3103,360

69,1002,4683.653.80

Mar.

4.440 3,400 2,6702,3102,090

1,9401,8702,1301,9501,770

1,6701,630

*1,5801,5401,560

1,4801,4101,4001,7401,670

1,5101,5101,5101,450 1,720

1,8501,6501,5501,460 1,4101,370

57,2401,8462.733.15

Apr.

1,620 4,590 4,3604,76015,600

17,00011,4007,4305,4404,070

3,4103,0602,8202,6002,420

2,2702,1902,1302,1902,080

1,990*1,9902,0802,200 1,920

1,8001,7101,6701,660 1,710

120,1704,0065.936.61

May

1,890 1,750 1,6601,7101,610

1,5101,4401,4001,3701,330

1,4301,5001,3401,330

*1,400

1,4301,2201,1501,1901,170

1,1701,0701,1101,150 1,290

1,1601,3001,2201,060 1,0601,220

41,6401,3431.992.29

June

1,060 1.020 1,0701,5205.900

5,0502,8002,2201,9901,810

1,6701,5201,5701,7102,600

1,8801,5901,8101,7001,670

*1,4301,6302,1302,580 2,950

3,0802,1502,1303,560 3,120

66,9202,2313.303.68

July

m1,7101,5701,470

1,3801,2901,1701,1901,170

1,0601,020

9911,0401,010

1,040*9801,2601,1501,050

958860892936

1,020

925840810750 740780

35,1921,1351.681.94

Aug.

770 820 800770750

700670634607598

572*540548690720-

652589598

1,5201,570

1,000810720652 616

580589580572 548532

22,317720

1.071.23

Sept.

516 485 532532524

548524524947

1,260

1,080850

*720643598

1,4003,2503, 1701,8801,670

1,5701,4801,3101,210 1,050

925870870

2,060 3,140

36,1381,2051.781.99

Calendar year 1956: Max 7,470 Mln 300 Mean 1,057 Cfsm 1-56 ln . 23.26Water year 1956-57: Max 17,000 Mln 394 Mean 1,551 Cfsm 2.29 in . 33.15

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs).--Feb. 1 (5 a.m.) 6,860 cfs (6.59 ft); Apr. 5 (6 p.m.) 18,600 cfs (11.47 ft); June 5 (11 a.m.) 6,890 cfs (6.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and record's for station

at Ashevllle.

493799 O -59 -6


Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°32'28", long 82°40'35", on left bank 0.1 mile downstream from Pole Creek and 1.0 mile east of Candler, Buncombe County.

Drainage area.--79.8 sq ml.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,065.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,410 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 9.45 ft); mini mum, 24 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1948-57: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 13.25 ft); mini mum, 13 cfs Sept. 2, 1953 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

Flood of Aug. 30, 1940, reached a stage of 18.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 13,100 cfs by conveyance method).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, which are good. Numerous small diversions for Irrigation above station.


Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 1.0 1.2 1.5 2.0

112246

2.53.0 4.0 5.0 5.3

1,2101,7901,960


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCf smIn.

Oct.

3129314243

11353423734

*3231302928

2828395236

45218IT27867

58534947 4746

1,60851.9

0.650 0.75

Nov.

6253504745

4343494340

4039393838

*3858474342

4040393838

3837I6-3T37

1,27742.6

0.5340.60

Dec.

3635363636

3535353535

34*63475674

8262534745

437470

155TOT

80706258 5350

1,73355.9

0.7010.81

Jan.

49b42b404652

4746

*454545

4242403939

39b36b35b37b42

3946

1197065

60807482 90

740

2,31374.6

0.9351.08

Feb.

641345237199202

225204179160155

135124

al!2al08alOl

a97a94a92*9086

8076747488

329193251-

4,751170

2.132.21

Mar.

262204171152140

130130138119112

*108105999794

90869010188

84908484

108

94888682

78

3,474112

1.401.62

Apr.

141244160

1,4101,960

692422394342265

*234216199182168

160155150145138

135128148138124

117114119114 110

9,024301

3.774.21

May

108103

*10310599

9488868684

1038884

103110

90124TOT8884

7676768478

761077672 72

2,79290.11.131.30

June

67TO78

145458

187142126112110

10392

1169286

869086

100*78

7270968474

6867

10192 74

3,222107

1.341.50

July

6863"

635856

5552504949

4645434862

535356

*5349

4546496267

464543424040

1,59651.5

0.6450.74

Aug.

3938375050

40*37353431

3030294552

393646104~50

4039373635

37353231 3129

1,23439.8

0.4990.58

Sept.

2933283029

*2826?98766

4949393436

133113160

aToSa78

6558534945

4343

a50al40 al25

1,85561.8

0.7740.86

Calendar year 1956: Max 445 Mln 16 Mean 56.3 Cfsm 0.706 In. 9.61Water year 1956-57: Max 1,960 Mln 26 Mean 95.6 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.26

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs).--Jan. 31 (7 p.m.) 1,580 cfs (4.64 ft); Apr. 4 (9:30 p.m.) 4,410 cfs (9.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records,

and records for Mills River near Mills River.b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.


North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C.

75

Location.--Lat 35°39'll", long 82°21'04", on left bank 0.1 mile downstream from Walker Branch, 0.8 mile downstream from Bumett Dam, 1.9 miles downstream from Sugar Fork, 3.0 miles northwest of town of Black Mountain, Buncombe County, and 3.4 miles down stream from Right Fork.



Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 2,428.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 31 years, 47.5 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 4.12 ft); mini mum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1926-57: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 9.10 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 8.55 and 9.10 ft; minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 17, 1953 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

Remarks. Records good. City of Asheville diverted part of its water supply by gravity from four main tributaries with a combined drainage area of 16.4 sq mi at points 1.9 to 4.0 miles upstream, and by pumping from Bumett Lake from Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 and from Aug. 5 to Sept. 30 (see p. 228).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1926. WSP 1143: 1927-28, 1929(M), 1930, 1931-32(M), 1933-34, 1935(M), 1940(P), 1941-45(M), 1946-47(P). WSP 1336: 1927.


2.43.87.5

1450

2.0 2.2 2.5 3.0 4.0

192419

1,010


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean(t)

Oct.

5.03.03.0*4.13.8

3.33.23.03.03.0

3.03.03.23.03.0

3.03.03.33.33.2

3.635785036

27252218 1821

397.012.8

+574.9

Nov.

78»83594435

2723221813

12118.47.16.7

6.122433832

2823201816

151312119.9

754.225.1

+387.8

Dec.

9.08.17.36.9

*6.7

6.56.36.36.75.5

5.5112780

177

196116745948

424757177140

9069595042 38

1,673.854.0

+360.7

Jan.

343027

*2632

3230272528

2927252323

2219171514

1534

345208122

90818378

104 *323

1,98864.1

+639.7

Feb.

538340225181169

184169150188192

169136

1109683

7867626265

6055504850

317225208-

4,277153

+114.3

Mar.

254TsT14411699

*8881786962

5962625957

5048464844

4246464450

50484442403J3

2,20071.0

+184.4

Apr.

44177136236927

450254192188

»150

126107938174

6764605955

5249568576

6760555257

4,149138

+354 . 9

May

6457

*575449

4642403836

4140373841

3632292725

2323232531

29293026232_1

1,11736.0

+323.4

June

19181724

210

17399729999

*8874626050

5049424341

353459

10799

81E567

140110

2,18672.9

+423.0

July

9074605246

3834

*282422

1818181722

2621171816

1413141413

119.99.08.17.57._1

779.625.1

+294.5

Aug.

6.97.56.56.9

*7.1

5.34.63.93.63.5

3.33.23.03.23.3

3.03.03.33.63.2

3.43.23.02.92.9

2.82.82.82.82.62 5

119.63.9

+296.5

Sept.

2.55762.52.62.5

4.23.23.03.63.6

3.02.92.82.84.4

9.06.5

334640

3733241713

9.97.56.9

2459

412.013.7

+646.1

Adjusted for diversion, evaporation, and change in reservoir contents

Mean Cf sm In.

31.4 1.32 1.52

38.11.60 1.78


65.6 2.76 3.18

84.8 3.56 4.11

157 6.60 6.86

76.9 3.23 3.73

150 6.30 7.04

46.5 1.95 2.25

Observed

Max 443 Min 1.8 Mean 34.9 Max 927 Min 2.5 Mean 54.9

87.0 3.66 4.08

34.6 1.45 1.68

13.4 0.563 0.65

35.3 1.48 1.65

Adjusted

Mean 46.8 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.79 Mean 67.5 Cfsm 2.84 In. 38.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Diversion by city of Asheville, and evaporation and change in contents in Burnett Lake, equiva

lent in cfs-days. Records of diversion and change in contents in Burnett Lake furnished by City of Asheville, Division of Watersheds. Records of evaporation furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.


Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C.

Location. Lat 35"39'11", long 82"24'20", on left bank 1,000 ft upstream from Beetree Reservoir and 3.8 miles north of Swannanoa, Buncombe County.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder and modified Parshall flume set In masonry control. Datum of gage Is 2,728.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 284 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 3.96 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 6, 7 (gage height, 0.34 ft).

1926-57: Maximum discharge, 1,370 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 6.20 ft), from rating curve extended above 240 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over weir; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1, 1954 (gage height, 0.26 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1928, 1936-37(M). WSP 953: 1929(M).WSP 1276: 1932.


Oct. 1 to Dec. 23

0.4 .5.6

1.0 1.6 2.4 4.4 7.0

1.3 1.6 2.0 2.3

0.3.4.5.6.8

1.01.3

Dec. 24 to Sept. 30

0 6 1.62.02.53.03.53.7

11

82172217


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

2627282930 31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

1.61.41.2

*2.52.8

.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.0

.0

.5

.5

.3

.ei~.8

.0

.9

.4

.6

.1

.8

.73.7

90.32.91

0.5330.62

Nov.

11fS.87.66.55.7

5.25.05.54.64.3

4.03.83.53.43.3

3.37.96.55.65.2

5.04.64.14.13.8

3.63.33.13.22.9

148.44.95

0.9071.01

Dec.

2.62.62.52.4

*2.4

2.42.42.32.22.1

*2.16.77.8

2130

3319141110

9.111154024

18151311109.7

354.311.42.092.41

Jan.

9.07.97.5

*7.88.4

7.67.47.06.87.0

6.46.36.25.85.8

5.54.84.54T5-

4.8

5.511502620

161615161785

408.513.22.422.78

Feb.

7649393432

3835333837

3226

*232018

1715141514

1312121112

302340-

75827.14.965.16

Mar.

*433T262220

1817171514

1415141312

1211111110

1011111112

121111109 89J4

466.215.02.753.18

Apr.

12332377

208

85494239

*32

2623201817

1514141312

11IT131312

1111121314

89329.85.466.08

May

1413

*121211

109.89.49.08.6

119.38.68.48.2

7.57.47.17.06.8

6.27.06.86.05.9

5.67.05.95.25.14.9

255.78.251.511.74

June

4.64.54.55.6

26_

1612131915

*13119.89.08.3

8.78.37.5

8.48.4

7.28.4

181917

1413141716

356.211.92.182.43

July

14T2"

119.89.0

7.97.0

" =.25.65.1

4.64.34.03.65.5

4.24.44.04.23.4

3.13.03.13.33.0

2.72.52.42.32.32.2

159.75.15

0.9431.09

Aug.

2.02.22.02.9*2T4

1.91.81.7.6.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.2

.8

.4

.5

.1

.7

.0

.2

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.0~T6

51.51.66

0.3040.35

Sept.

0.9.9

4.9*.9

.81.01.02.21.9

1.51.41.21.11.1

7.25793.53.32.8

2.52.22.01.81.5

1.41.42.03.53.1

61.72.06

0.3770.42

Calendar year 1956: Max 76 Mln 0.5 Mean 7.77 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.37Water year 1956-57: Max 208 Mln 0.8 Mean 11.0 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.27

Peak discharge (base. 150 efs).--Jan. 31 (6:30 p.m.) 194 cfs (3.60 ft); Apr. 4 (10 p.m.) 284 cfs (3796 ft).



Swannanoa River at Blltmore, N. C.

77

Location. Lat 35°34'06", long 82°32'42", on left bank at Biltmore, Buncombe County, 100 ft downstream from Biltmore Avenue Bridge, 200 ft upstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 1.6 miles upstream from mouth.


Records available. December 1920 to September 1926, May 1934 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,976.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Dec. 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 2 8 years (1921-26, 1934-57), 151 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,340 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10. 81 ft); mini mum, 14 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.22 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 3,4.

1920-26, 1934-57: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 19.00 ft), from rating curve extended above 8,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam 3.6 miles above station; minimum, 1.1 cfs Oct. 9, 14, 15, 1941; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Oct. 14, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.65 ft July 17, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 21.5 ft in July 1916, from floodmarks. Flood of A-ig. 16, 1928, reached a stage of 18.74 ft, from floodmarks. Extremely high stages subje-.t to back water from French Broad River.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height rec ord, which are good. No regulation from Lake Craig 3.6 miles above station after 1950 (reservoir silted). City of Asheville diverts its water supply above station from Beetree Reservoir (capacity, 843 cfs-days), North Fork Swannanoa River, and from Bur- nett Lake on North Fork (see p. 228). Textile mills 2.0 miles above gage divert for industrial use about 5.0 mgd, of which about 3 mgd, equivalent to a mean discharge of 4| cfs, is discharged into French Broad River.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1921(M) , 1923-26(M) . WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 1.4 1.6 2.0

123567

158

2.5 3.0 9.4

332550

4,410


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

161718192O

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

4O36

*325192

4642343128

2728262726

2222354732

4018616411990

766965585560

1,7O655.0

--

Nov.

14416412910588

*7869736455

5548464140

4O78968678

7367655858

5350474646

2,14071.3

--

Dec.

464441

*4O38

3636404236

356186156324

336232170134117

105181174487332

2381881581421211O9

4,285138

--

Jan.

103b82b75*82101

9490828480

7678807571

69b60b45b45b65

6476

461438278

221204198188218

*816

4,699152

--

Feb.

1,580897575451412

456451394425447

386328

*282249218

208188170173176

161147139136154

608492562-

10,845387

--

Mar.

682492390320282

*246238256211195

182182173167161

147144142158139

126142142136170

153144134126124121

6,4252O7

-"

Apr.

152505

*3611,240

*4,570

1,730836672585474

407357316286260

242224218208198

188176222293232

201185226249235

15,848528

--

May

238201

*185179164

ISO136129126119

150139119119136

114101112107103

90969692

107

9611996848278

3,863125

--

June

787881

3351,150

460293228221

*235

211185155164150

149173159139117

10599

166274260

214175195289242

6,756225

--

July

211170ISO129

*117

10596868075

67646462

115

101105767169

646082

13075

626062504847

2,75188.7

--

Aug.

44*62485250

464134

a25a25

a22a21a20a21a22

a 2Oa 20a22a25a21

a25a21a20a20a20

a!9a!9a!9a!9a!7a!6

85227.5

--

Sept.

a!6aTfa!6*1625

1958315855

5827222628

126186~92

9694

8086715847

424O47

106147

1,74858.3

--

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,140 Mln 8.2 Mean 106 Cfsm - In. -Water year 1956-57: Max 4,370 Mln 16 Mean 170 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for

Cane Creek at Pletcher and North Pork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.


French Broad River at Asheville, N. C.

Location. -Lat 35°36'32", long 82°34'41", on right bank at downstream side of Pearson Bridge at Asheville, Buncombe County, 2.3 miles downstream from Southern Railway sta tion, 3.1 miles downstream from Swannanoa River, and at mile 145.8.


Records available.--September 1895 to December 1901 and January 1905 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1895 to December 1901 and March 1903 to Decem ber 1923 in North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34 and Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. Records prior to January 1909 have been revised in these two bulletins.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,950.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Sept. 17, 1895, to Dec. 31, 1901, wire-weight gage at present site at different datum. Mar. 19, 1903, to July 15, 1916, and Jan. 1, 1917, to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage at Smith Bridge 1.5 miles upstream at datum 11.52 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1922, to Aug. 9, 1930, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--60 years (1895-1901, 1903-57),. 2,069 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,200 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10.30 ft); mini mum, 473 cfs Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

1895-1901, 1903-57: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs July 16, 1916 (gage height, 23.1 ft, present site and datum, from f loodmarks), from rating curve extended above 43,000 cfs; minimum, 239 cfs at times in August and September 1925 (gage height, 0.16 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. Small diversions from tributaries for water supply. Slight diurnal fluctuation and occasional slight regulation at low flow caused by powerplants and small reservoirs above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area. See also Records available.


Day

1 2 345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

252728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

700653 635700879

770710617564564

564582573556489

481*4l9564750791

6901,7203.0701,8201,310

1,1301,070945813813846

26,858866

0.9161.06

Nov.

1,170 1,700 1,3101*130

989

923901934901802

750680680690710

700813

1,030*868791

* 791770760720710

70069067166267T

25,617854

0.9041.01

Dec.

653 635 599608635

626626626590539

530653

1,0401,3703,380

2,810*2,0701,610

*1,4001,230

1,1101,2901,5903,7903,580

2,4201,9501,6801,5401,4001,270

43,8501,4151.501.73

Jan.

,190 ,170 ,110,120,190

,160,060,040,000981

970913913913891

891891804752794

825958

3,360*3,8802,420

1,9601,8201-, 8001,7102,1304,580

45,1961,4581.541.78

Feb.

9,540 7,890 5,9904,3203,760

3,4703,3603,1502,9502,880

,610,360,200,070,950

,880,820,700,740

* ,080

,840,680,620,570,550

,370,130

3,950_

87,4303,1223.303.44

Mar.

5.520 4,310 3,3302,8802,610

2,4202,3102,6002,4402,180

2,0201,950

*1,8901,8401,850

1,7801,6801,6401,9501,980

1,7701,7501,7701,7001,960

2,1601,9601,8001,7001,6401,590

68,9802,2252.352.71

Apr.

1,700 *4, 940 5,0506,480

*22,300

*19,70013,8008,9106,5604,960

4,1703,7503,4603,2002,990

2,8102,7002,650

*2,6702,520

2,4302,4002,5102,7602,400

2,2202,1202,0802,1402,130

148,5104,9505.245.84

May

2,250 2,160 2,0002,0101,940

,810,720,650,630,590

,700,760,630,560

* ,680

,700,470,440,430,430

,380,300,300,340,510

,370,550,480,260220'350

49,6201,6011.691.95

June

1,240 1,150 1,2201,8007,590

5,9803,5602,6802,4002,260

2,0801,9001,8701,8702,860

2,2402,0602,1202,1801,980

*1,6901,7302,3602,8303,260

3,4502,4902,3203,8003,580

78,3502,6122.763.08

July

2,670 2^250 ,010,840,700

,590,480,370,340,340

,210,150,110,110,310

,250* ,160

,400,280,190

1,080980

1,0101,1401,380

1,090980947860840a-rrta I u

40,9371,3211.401.61

Aug.

870 903 936870936

820780740720700

670625

*616Tio~860

770710690

1,4701,840

1,160980840780740

690680690670652625

25,773831

0.8791.01

Sept.

607 589 598616607

616625616961

1,400

1,190956*802700653

1,3703,4305.6002.S401,870

,780,660,480,410,230

,090,000989

1,9603,550

40,1951,3401.421.58

Calendar year 1956: Max 9,250 Min 350 Mean 1,264 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.20Water year 1956-57: Max 22,300 Mln 481 Mean 1,867 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.80

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 ofa).--Feb. 1 (3 a.m.) 10,700 cfs (6.18 ft); Apr. 5 (3 p.m.) 24,200 cfs (10.30 ft).



Ivy River near Marshall, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°46'10", long 82°37'16", on right bank 0.2 mile downstream from highway bridge, 1.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 4.0 miles southeast of Marshall, Madison County.





Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,680 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 12.55 ft); mini mum, 19 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 8,880 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 12.67 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 3 cfs Jan. 20, 1940, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 1.51 ft Aug. 30, Sept. 2, 1953; minimum dally discharge, 8.5 cfs Sept. 2, 18, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1934(M), 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 5 June 6 to Sept. 3O

3.0 3.5 4.0

64123191302450

5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 9.8

8751,4202,1903,1704,2505,200

1.7 1.9 2.2 2.5

3.0 1863.5 2964.0 4504.6 685


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

a60a50a45a47a50

a60a55a40a35a32

a31a30a29a28*27_

2727304133

3196885749

444645424142

1,35843.8

0.2770.32

Nov.

9584635650

4846605449

4544414039

398692

*6760

5762525148

484643

a40a43

1,64854.9

0.3470.39

Dec.

a40a40a39a38a37

a37a37a36a35a37

a36a90a200a!85a300

a250*15912810692

85118134658319

21016113411810294

4,055131

0.8290.95

Jan.

86726579

123

106102959295

8985827874

72b55b45b5070

7472

588319232

186240*324305360

3,320

7,635246

1.561.80

Feb.

2,950*1,400

708737762

888654543

1,690991

*644496*342297250

243210189189193

173163153146142

206184308-

15,751563

3.563.71

Mar.

450366308254226

202199224200191

191*195184175166

151142137149133

125137134126158

136131123118113110

5,654182

1.151.33

Apr.

113330232

2,1105.140

1,340690612552444

372313266234218

200187

*173164154

146148206212170

153142148163186

15,518517

3.273.65

May

187219230224186

161146134125117

139126110

*104107

969495

146166

10910011094

109

133352193144123112

4,491145

0.9181.06

June

101100123354

1,540

680412280416251

224200201363

a200

a!90a220235

*181161

132114129174146

124129112186209

7,8872631.661.86

July

17713511810494

8676706663

5652504879

*7558635948

4649425248

413738363535

2,03665.7

0.4160.48

Aug.

3136294886

423330

*2827

26252223

126

6340384236

3231282726

272523222121

1,11435.9

0.2270.26

Sept.

2019193229

23127^Se3338

*3843312726

981251108268

5750434237

3434375757

1,47249.1

0.3110.35

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,890 Min 16 Mean 126 Cfsm O.797 In. 1C. 86Water year 1956-57: Max 5,140 Min 19 Mean 188 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.16

Peak discharge (base, 2.70O cfs). Jan. 31 (9 p.m.) 6,480 cfs (10.85 ft); Apr. 5 (12:30 a.m.)8,680 cfs (12.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records,

and records for Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.


French Broad River at Marshall , N . C .

Location. Lat 35°47'16", long 82°39'47", on right bank 0.4 mile upstream from Hayes Creek, 1.0 mile downstream from Ivy River, 1.5 miles southeast of Marshall, Madison County, and at mile 126.5.

Drainage area . 1,332 sq mi.

Records available . October 1942 to September 1957.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,646.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of "1^929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge . 15 years, 2,205 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 33,100 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10.48 ft); mini mum, 354 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.64 ft); minimum daily, 566 cfs Oct. 16.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1957; minimum, 193 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1954 (gage height, 0.36 ft); minimum daily, 292 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 1954.

Floods 'of July 1916 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of 18f and 13f ft, respec tively, from high-water marks and flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks . Records excellent. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1436: 1954(M).


Oct. 1 to Apr. 5

530620

1,1501,8103,5405,790

Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

8,75012,40016,50020,90025,60030,100

0.9 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0

545635

1,1901,8803,600

5.0 6.0 7.0 8.2

6,0009,030

12,70016,70021,900


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

903 810790790

1,070

953876760674674

683674683665620

*566SlT638887953

8431,5805,4402,2201,560

1,3401,2501,160

964 953

1,010

31,5821,0190.7650.88

Nov.

1,260 1,9601,5701,3601,200

1,1101,0901,1601,110

986

942865843854876

8761,0401,270

1,170997

1,010975953898887

876854843832 843

31,5101,0500.7880.88

Dec.

821 800780770790

790780790760692

6748l6~

1,2601,5003,500

3,540*2,6002,0601,7801,600

1,4501,6001,8604,5504,490

3,0602,4302,0801,8801,7301,560

53,7671,7541.501.50

Jan.

1,460 1,4001,5501,3701,460

1,4801,5401,2801,2501,230

1,2101,1601,1401,1401,110

1,1001,0901,0301,010

964

1,0401,1103,6204,6703,150

2,4502,3502,4002,240

*2,6509,940

60,1941,9421.461.68

Feb.

14,900 10,6007,6105,7405,250

5,5604,8504,3605,4804,620

5,8403,280

*2,9102,6502,450

2,3702,2502,1102,1102,430

2,2502,0601,9801,9201,880

3,3204,6004,290

-

117,6704,2023.153.29

Mar.

6,490 5,2304,0803,4605,060

2,7802,6702,9802,8202,550

2,580*2,5502,2402,1402,150

2;0601,9601,9402,1602,500

2,0602,0502,0802,0002,250

2,4302,3002,1102,0001,9601,880

80,8802,6091.962.26

Apr.

1,950 *5,0505,540

10,200 50,000

21,90016,10010,8008,2706,270

5,2104,6104,2003,8103,540

3,3203,1503,080

3,1002,980

2,8802,8402,9505,2902,890

2,6702,5502,5002,6902,670

180,9706,0324.555.05

May

2,760 2,7402,5502,5302,440

2,2802,1502,0602,0001,960

2,1002,1602,040

1 , 9002,000

2,0601,9801,8401,8001,910

1,7301,6501,6501,7401,880

1,7302,3101,9801,670 1.5601,670

62,8302,0271.521.75

June

1,630 1,5101,5902,520

10,600

7,6804,7603,3003,1302,790

2,5502,3402,2102,4502,970

2,7602,5502,5502,650

2,470

2,1001,9202,4805,0005,600

5,7503,0202,5703,8704,090

95,3903,1802.392.66

July

3^100 2,5702,3102,1401,980

1,8601,7501,6001,5501,560

1,4401,5601,3201,2801,540

1,5801,5701,5801,5201,410

1,2901,1801,1501,5701,580

1,2901,1501,0801,010

955i.olo"

47,8651,5441.161.34

Aug.

1,000 1,0001,0701,0101,150

933889834

*790768

746685655779

1,130

966834779

1,1902,150

1,4901,170

966911867

825790790779 755685

29,364947

0.7110.82

Sept.

675 626655716675

665854705854

1,600

1,5601,2901,050

900845

1,3203,5804.0202,7202,150

2,0801,9601,7501,6301,420

1,2901,1801,1901,8303,640

45,3701,5121.141.27


Peak discharge (base. 10,000 cfs). Jan. 31 (11 p.m.) 20,800 cfs (7.98 ft); Apr. 5 (1:30 a.m.) 55,100 cfs (10/48 ft); June 5 (10 a.m.) 12,400 cfs (5.92 ft).



Laurel Creek near Stackhouse, N. C.

81

Location. Lat 35°55'11", long 82°45'42", on left bank 50 ft west of State Highway 208, 0.2 mile downstream from Big Hurricane Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Little Hurricane Creek, 2.8 miles north of Stackhouse, Madison County, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,595.68 ft above mean sea leval, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 8.15 ft); mini mum, 24 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 1.20 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 34 cfs Oct. 14-17.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1957; minimum, 11 cfs Jan. 6, 1942 (gage height, 0.92 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 19 cfs Sept. 2, 16-18, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-heig'-it record, which are fair.


Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 17 June 18 to Sept. 30

1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.5

294977

113162332

3.0 3.5 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.3

580900

1,3102,3903,8004,280

1.2 1.41.6 1.8

294671

108

2.0 1572.5 3253.1 640


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

4742404445

5347383735

35353534

*34

3434385341

4071704944

414038373637

1,30442.1

0.3340.38

Nov.

5347403837_

3738766853

4746454441

448284

*5853

5059474745

4747b40b4045

1,49849.3

0.3960.44

Dec.

4141414141

4141404045

4276

196176212

296*193144113100

96139165536345

21816513612010598

4,083132

1.051.21

Jan.

94b70b7096

176

170168149154179

179165144129115

107b85b70b75105

9894

419328241

196285

*1,6501,1001,0404.150

12,101390

3.103.57

Feb.

5,5801,820

8581,3601,260

1,110837922

2,0601,570

952598

*450366308

300255224228215

193182173165162

176165294-

20,783742

5.896.13

Mar.

5744l6328274238

215212245218213

238*266259241215

196182176182162

149162159149

a215

170179165157152-Hi

6,8522211.752.02

Apr.

a!45190157

1,3305.720

1,020604688900592

440354308259241

221206*190184182

179187218209182

165157162173236

13,7994603.654.07

May

245299393304238

202179165152146

165146129

*127134

129113TTs154157

120129139120122

209516354235184157

5,977193

1.531.76

June

144136146149262

248238190176154

149146218328328

228383374313

*222

171144149177218

160139144185179

6,1982071.641.83

July

165136124113104

9892858180

7471687496

*11394

1009674

686565

11578

676360565655

2,68686.6

0.6870.79

Aug.

54635293

156

675550

*4746

44424246

248

117106818876

6458525049

504643424140

2,10868.0

0.5400.62

Sept.

3836526546

40373742158

103*146

817190

333638215165124

11010611011796

81a80a85

a!20a!50

3,572119

0.9441.05


Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). --Jan. 28 (2:30 p.m.) 2,320 cfs (4.94 ft); Jan. 31 (9 p.m.) 7,700of s (8.15 ft); Feb. 4 (6 p.m.) 2,020 cfs (4.69 ft); Feb. 9 (8:30 a.m.) 2,650 cfs (5.20 ft); Apr. 4

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records' for Ivy River

near Marshall.b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.


French Broad River near Newport, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35°58'54", long 83°09i40", on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 35 at Oldtown, 1 mile northeast of Newport city limits, Cocke County, 3.7 miles upstream from Pigeon River, and at mile 77.5.


Records available. September 1900 to November 1901, November 1902 to December 1905, Au- gust to December 1907, and November 1920 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. Records prior to October 1924 (prior to 1908, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,011.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. September 1900 to November 1901 wire-weight gage at bridge at datum 1.3 ft higher. November 1902 to December 1905 wire-weight gage and August to December 1907 chain gage, at datum approximately 0.9 ft higher. November 1920 to Sept. 13, 1926, chain gage and Sept. 14, 1926, to Mar. 30, 1934, water-stage recorder, at left pier at present datum.

Average discharge. 38 years (1903-5, 1921-57), 2,766 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 54,900 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 15.75 ft); mini mum, 570 cfs Oct. 18 (gage height, 1.25 ft); minimum daily, 655 cfs O^t. 17.

1900-1901, 1902-5, 1907, 1920-57: Maximum discharge, 76,300 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 19.25 ft); minimum, 208 cfs Oct. 23, 1952 (gage height, 0.97 ft); minimum daily, 240 cfs Sept. 9, 1925.

Floods of Feb. 28, 1902, and July 17, 1916, reached stages of about 23 ft (discharge, 101,000 cfs) and 22.5 ft (discharge, 97,000 cfs), respectively, present datum, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1933-34. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1928(M). WSP 1336:1903(M), 1921-22(M), 1923, 1925(M), 1927(M), 1928, 1932, See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) (Shifting-control method used Sept. 2-10)

1.3 1.5 2.0 2.5

61080O

1,3402,100

3.07.0

11.014.3

3,180 14,100 29,OOO 46,200


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

1,110930890

*880930

1,1901,020

910820750

750760770750750

682655700810970

9801,1102,9405.O8O1,870

1,4601,3301,2401,1401,0001,010

34,1871,1030.5940.68

Nov.

1,0801,4401.&401,4401,300

*1,1901,1301,2301,2701,200

1,0701,030

950950950

9901,0101,2601,3501,190

1,1101,1401,0901,0701,020

1,0101,010

970950950

34,1901,1400.6140.68

Dec.

940920900880870

*900880880880880

810890

1,3501,8403,110

5,1303,7302,6802,1401,860

1,6801,7202,1004,6106.550

4,3803,1102,5402,2401,9701,760

64,9302,0951.131.30

Jan.

1,6201,5101,3901,4701,620

1,7201,660

*1,5101,5101,510

1,5101,4601,3801,3501,330

1,3201,2601,1101.0701,110

1,1801,2202,8006,2204,530

3,1803,1807,940

*6,2506, 790

20 . 900

92,6102,9871.611.85

Feb.

55,90021^90012,80011,50011 , 100

10,500*8,9208,670

12,90012,400

8,7206,1204,9204,2503,730

3,4703,2102,9402,7902,990

3,0602,7202,5402,4002.540

2,6805,5505,310

-

214,5507,6554.124.29

Mar.

9.09O7,8805,9904,950

*4,550

5,8803,5703,8505,9105,470

5,2605,2303,1602,9902,900

2,7602,5702,4602,5402,850

2,5902,4602,5202,4202,590

2,8702,8502,5702,400

2 '.220

107,4105,4651.862.15

Apr.

2.1603,860

*6,6106,310

*45.800

50,40020,70014,40012,600

9,090

7,3006,3005,6505,0804,610

4,3004,0405,8305,7503,780

3,5705,4905,6204,0605,750

3,2603,0102,9003,1803 25C'

234,6407,8214.214.70

May

5,4703,520

*3,6503,2803,040

2,7202,5002,5602,2802,140

2,2202,4202,2802,1602,240

2,2002,1402,3201,9702,240

1,8701,8101,8201,9202,200

2,0604.0605,3902,520

1J780

76,2802,4611.321.53

June

1,8101.6801,7301,8709,280

10 . 400*7,0404,5804,0405,490

5,1102,8702,6803,1804,140

5,9605,0103,2605,5605,410

2,6302,2402,4605,5204,450

4,3804,1403,0103,6705 ,000

114,4003,8152.052.29

Jily

4.1703,0402,5902,5002,080

1,9401,7901,670

*1,5501,510

1,4801,3501,3001,2701,300

1,7401,5501,4401,6201,450

1,5301,2401,1501,3001,380

1,4601,2301,1201,0901.0101,010

50,4001,6260.875

1.01

Aug.

1,0101,0101,0201,2001,340

1,180970920

*880850

830800770730

1,120

1,4401,0501,000

9801,740

1.8101,2901,100

960900

890850810820790750

51,7701,0250.5520.64

Sept.

720706700820

*840

691720800

*7601,340

1,8901,8401,4301,2501,100

1,2603,570

»5.2604,0902,720

2,5802,5002,160

*1,9201,760

1,5701,5001,5401,5402 830'

51,3871,7130.9221.03

Calendar year 1956 : Max 17,100 Min 479 Mean 2,156 Cfsm 1.16 Ir . 15.79Water year 1956-57 : Max 45,800 Min 655 Mean 3,032 Cfsm 1.63 Ir . 22.15

discharge (base. 16.000 efs).--Feb. 1 (2:50 a.m.) 46,500 cfs (14.35 ft); Apr. 5 (9:50 a.m.) 54,900 cfs (15.75 ft).



West Fork Pigeon River above Lake Logan, near Hazelwood, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°23'46", long 82°56'17", on right bank at upstream side of county bridge, 600 ft upstream from Big Creek, 1.1 miles upstream from Lake Logan, and 6.7 miles south east of Hazelwood, Haywood County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,976.00 ft above mean sea lev?l, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,540 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 5.92 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 15- 17, Sept. 7,8; minimum gage height, 0.97 ft Oct. 15-17.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 4,550 cfs Apr. 15, 1956 (gage height, 6.62 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 9.4 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Peb. 1 to Apr

0.9 131.0 201.1 291.2 401.3 531.4 70

1.6 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.3

117244435690

1,0301,680

1.4 1.6 2.0 2.5

5197

217424

3.0 3.5 3.9

6901,0301,340

1.21.31.4 1.61.8

Apr. 5 to Sept

12223572

122

2.0 2.53.0 3.6

30

186390680

1,100


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728295031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

2423222424

302421

*2019

19191919ii

1819355829

405911126756

535044434843

1,63152.61.912.20

Nov.

12855484541

4040524037

36343232

*31

37106554541

4443

a38a3634

a34a32a32a3030

1,32844.31.611.79

Dec.

b29b28302928

2929282826

*25194120346298

2141341079283

83154357396199

1601371231079490

3,797122

4.425.12

Jan.

83b67b6592

110

83*857472

102

7470676567

63b55b53b60b52

63261331137151

128250199383

*1 . 600

5,242169

6.127.06

Peb.

861502443507

*406

401410326309280

235210187172159

172141130162136

119116102100225

606200328-

7,945284

10.2910.71

Mar.

257191168156147

*141141130113110

11611610210597

8782

10211084

801088482124

92827470 6662

3,479112

4.064.69

Apr.

624408

*1941.270

»1,050

440322434314259

*225200183166153

141134141125114

138*147227163125

111117144128 168

8,365279

10.1111.27

May

173*134128128108

10093888481

1179584

11193

8179747772

6464626258

58795852 6452

2,67386.23.123.60

June

545454

221*697

183150153122119

103117

*125108103

160159131125108

9393

125117103

8684

536213 153

4,649155

5.626.26

July

1251089890

*84

7772686458

545050

10070

6298907058

5252

*494960

45403838 3735

2,04165.82.382.75

Aug.

49*49354240

3130282726

2625274337

282657

18850

3835323028

30272525 2322

1,17938.01.381.59

Sept.

2120

*192120

191923

122196

4030272527

4071441039895

7260584940

3735

102280

2,33777.92.823.15

Calendar year 1956: Max 852 Min 14 Mean 87.2 Cfsm 3.16 In. 43.01Water year 1956-57: Max 1,600 Min 18 Mean 122 Cfsm 4.42 In. 60.19,ter year 1956-57; Max 1,600 Min 18 Mean 122 Cfsm 4.42 In. 60.19__________

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs].--Oct. 22 (6:30 a.m.) 1,690 cfs (4.31 ft); Jan. 31 (7 p.m.) 3,060 cfs (5.56 ft); Feb. 26 (4 a.m.) 1,580 cfs (4.19 ft); Apr. 1 (11 p.m.) 2,170 cfs (4.81 ft); Apr. 4 (5 p.m.) 3,540 cfs (5.92 ft); June 5 (5 a.m.) 2,440 cfs (5.05 ft); June 28 (3:30 p.m.) 2,300 cfs (4.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records,

and records for East Fork Pigeon River near Canton.b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.


West Fork Pigeon River below Lake Logan, near Waynesville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°26'38", long 82°54'46", on right bank at downstream side of county bridge at Riverside Church, 2.6 miles downstream from Little East Fork Pigeon River, 3.4 miles downstream from Lake Logan, 3.8 miles upstream from confluence with East Fork Pigeon River, and 5.3 miles southeast of Waynesville, Haywood Co-jnty.


Records available.--March 1954 to September 1957.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.07 ft), from rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 20 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 0.47 ft), result of freezeup.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 5,180 cfs Apr. 15, 1956 (gage height, 7.80 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs on basis of logarithmic plottins: minimum 7.6 cfs Sept. 7, 1954 (gage height, 0.16 ft).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Considerable regulation and diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by Lake Logan (capacity, 1,050 cfs-days).


2.5

213458

120204317

3.0 3.54.0 4.5 5.0 5.7

487700970

1,3001,7002,400


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TfotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

3834343436

4334303029

*30282827li

2627449444

56858208123103

91877470 7873

2,53781.81.481.71

Nov.

17391807368

6565826359

58565353

*51

55148917067

6768585956

56535252

__-

2,09269.71.261.41

Dec.

4747474747

4747464543

46*247191459441

382229184159144

141230442612312

252217193178 157149

5,828188

3.403.92

Jan.

139122119142176

136*146120122143

120114109106218

19128426750

56321513235237

210361298534 449

*2,370

7,994258

4.675.38

Feb.

1.650982800835

*664

646664535507453

393353320295275

288245233263237

215202191186270

915357484-

13,458481

8.709.05

Mar.

534531237235290

417*169

8884

200

206208190193181

166159172200162

152183157155208

166152146139134 130

6,350205

3.714.27

Apr.

702713

*3231,530

«1.950

825593698547453

399360329304282

263250250231217

227245335270219

204197239233241

13,629454

8.219.17

May

265*229214214188

178167160152147

195171150176167

147139136136131

117131117123113

113141109100117 99

4,742153

2.773.19

June

102106102249

*1,070

332252254212200

186178204169162

190267195183

*166

139139171172155

136128593331215

6,9582324.204.68

July

186164152139

*128

11911210610096

918584123112

91120

1O?84

7880737385

6662605757Eb

3,06999.01.792.06

Aug.

61*72545963

544838

*4346

3337404954

395276

~rz

5551474543

4541383736 35

1,723EE.61.011.16

Sept.

3433

*323632

303032

143236

6750444342

443219178144138

10990907566

6159

115230214

3,115104

1.882.09


Discharge measurement made on this day.


East Fork Pigeon River near Canton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°27'42", long 82°52il2", on right bank 800 ft upstream from IT. S. Higft- way 276, 0.4 mile downstream from Dix Creek, 1.7 miles upstream from confluence with West Fork Pigeon River, and 5.2 miles southwest of Canton, Haywood County.


Records available. March 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,674.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 7.78 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 6-8; minimum gage height, 0.95 ft Sept. 3, 4, 7, 8.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1957; minimum, 12 cfs Jan. 9, 1956 (gage height, 0.84 ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are food.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4

1.0 241.1 34

5892

211600

1,2002,270

Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

1.5 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.1

0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.3

21427S

119249675

1,2902,530

Dl-scharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

3734323434

674537

3533

3231302928.

2828416444

57 834 261166

130

11610492

859287

2,76789.31.732.OO

Nov.

20513011410698

9287887974

72696664

61

6392786966

6666616058

5855545453

2,35878.61.531.70

Dec.

5049494848

4846454545

44 9394

223223

226156130116108

102138

. 200328217

184161144132119114

3,725120

2.332.69

Jan.

106969698

110

92 90858387

8178767472

7268

b55b70b65

69188326174156

136163151198217

1.120

4,552147

2.853.29

Feb.

989640501470 397

369377317291270

240217200187174

174153144166151

136130123119178

*910417465

8,905318

6.176.43

Mar.

457365305270243

*228220211187176

174171158161151

141134141168141

134141130130171

153144134127123119

5,708184

3.574.12

Apr.

401753377

2,240*2,550

1,030719675542

»447

388341307275249

231216214203187

184*197308252208

190180187184172

14,38748O

9.3210.39

May

167*157155155143

138129126119117

138133114126129

112103989896

8888889090

839681758175

3,488113

2.192.52

June

717070

124555

225172165143138

129*114117105103

96105949086

777994

10390

8177

425300174

4,252142

2.763.07

July

148126117105 98

9286817773

6866627171

6264686659

5251

504880

51464544 4445

2,21671.51.391.60

Aug.

42 42374241

3534323131

3030295241

344061

17557

4440363535

35323130 2928

1,29141.6

0.8080.93

Sept.

2827 272727

262630140168

7151454242

308203208172167

1381141059281

7570

103304 243

3,160105

2.042.28


Peak discharge (base. 1. 6:30

____ _. ... . . _.20O efs) .--Oct. 22 (8 a.m.) 2.O60 cfs (4.92 ft); Jan. 51 (9 p.m.)2J400 efs(5.21 ft); Feb. 26 (6:30 a.m.) 1,730 cfs (4.60 ft); Apr. 2 (1 a.m.) 2,100 efs (4.95 ft); Apr. 4 (7 p.m.) 6,64O cfs (7.78 ft); June 28 (6:30 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (4.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.


Pigeon River at Canton, N. C.

Location. La t 35°31'30", long 82°50'28", on left bank 100 ft upstream from small tributary, 0.5 mile upstream from U. S. Highways 19 and 23 at Canton, Haywood County, and at

mile 63.9. Records include flow of small tributary.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi, includes that of small tributary below gage.

Records available. May 1907 to June 1909 (fragmentary) and December 1928 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1907 to June 1909 (complete) in North Caro

lina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34 and Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,572.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 1909, staff gage at bridge

0.4 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. --29 years (1907-8, 1929-57), 305 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,940 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 10.65 ft); mlni- mum, 58 cfs Oct. 17; minimum gage height, 0.59 ft Sept. 8; minimum daily discharge,

59 cfs Oct. 15-17.1907-9, 1928-57: Maximum discharge, 31,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 20.75 ft,

from floodmark in gage well); minimum, 15 cfs Jan. 8, 1956 (gage height, 0.04 ft), re sult of freezeup; minimum daily, 27 cfs Sept. 7, 1954.

Remarks . Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Occa sional diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation at low flow caused by gristmill and Lake Logan on West Pork (capacity, 1,050 cfs-days). City of Canton diverted a total of about 99,000,000 gal Just above station for supplementary water supply, equivalent to a mean discharge of 0.4 cfs at station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823; Drainage area. WSP 853: 1929-37(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gige height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 1.5

84125277

2.0 3.0 5.0 7.6

4701,0202,5805,290


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

21222324 25

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

7971687073

10588736865

*64646260JiE595976

17299

1051.690

568332 263

232216187167184172

5,650182--

Nov.

369249212197178

167164187156145

142132125123

*118

118232203150140

145142125123 123

114112105114101

4,711157--

Dec.

991011019797

9595949490

86*295341619671

718421343302274

260386623

1.010 575

470409370332295284

10,047324--

Jan.

266235229235324

242242

*219219235

219206197187257

317105b90

b!45b!35

125359989441 409

370520466670747

*3 550

12,950418--

Feb.

3.2501,9201,4201,400

*1,180

1,1301,170

936882816

708632575535492

506445417458441

389370350339 396

*1,930828

1,010-

24,905889--

Mar.

1.040991590540565

681479358317389

*409417381381362

339328324409332

313346320306 401

350324306295284274

13,151424_-

Apr.

8521,730

7473,2105.180

2,2001,4701,5301,2601,020

*888786714648595

550515506479445

437488655595462

425405459462441

30,1541,005

_-

May

484429

*389401358

339320309295284

350339288309339

284266256252249

222232232222 226

209263209190209190

8,944289_-

June

178187184318

*1.750

654470454385366

343306

*343306291

266433306295281

235232277306 270

239222901776421

11,995400.-

July

3583T7288266

*242

226212203190184

172161153180224

170170232184164

148148140142 178

138125121112118116

5,782187_-

Aug.

107132103110128

*10110588*8697

787879

101121

8891

135492161

116103959290

928479767411

3,453111_-

Sept.

7070707168

*646363

265399

172112999492

692460459339328

270222206181 156

142138192720506

6,783226

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,180 Mln 44 Mean 262 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.77Water year 1956-57: Max 5,180 Mln 59 Mean 380 Cfsm 2.86 In. 38.73Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Jan. 31 (10:30 p.m.) 6.600 cfs (8.62 ft); Apr. 4 (9:30 p.m.)

9,940 cfs (10.65 ft) .Discharge measurement madv. «*i M^J-U ««.j .

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.


Alien Creek: near Hazelwood, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°25'49", long 83°00'33", on left bank 180 ft downstream from Rocky Branch, 3.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 3.3 miles south of Hazelwood, Haywood Ccunty.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 3,047.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--8 years, 34.8 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 3.90 ft), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 5.7 efs Sept. 2; minimum gage height, 0.92 ft Oct. 9; minimum daily discharge, 7.5 cfs Sept. 3.

1949-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1957; minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 9, 1954 (gage height, 0.75 ft); minimum daily, 5.0 cfs Oct. 11-14, 18, 22, 23, 25-27, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 7.0 ft Aug. 30, 1940, from information by local reeidents.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Consid- erable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by intermittent operation of filter plant 0.3 mile upstream since Aug. 29, 1954. Town of Waynesville diverts about 3 cfs for water supply at diversion dam 0.4 mile upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

0.9 7.1.0 131.2 321.4 581.6 91

1.8 1312.0 1802.4 3302.9 600

0.91.0 1.2 1.4 1.6

1.8 1302.0 1802.4 3202.8 540


Day

1Z345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

£122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsrr,In.

Oct.

1211111111

109.59.59.0

*9.0

9.59.59.59.59.0

9.09.5

3228Ib

21IDS382824

22?119la1 818

579.5Id. 7

-"

Nov.

28*20191817

1721251918

1716161616

1844212321

2321191913

171716IbIb

59719.9

-"

Dec.

1515151515

15*15IS1615

14835395

129

10066534744

447199

13761

665753494642

1,58051.0

"

Jan.

403736

*4444

4040363744

3634343234

3229

b23b2428

3061

1617166

589888127108-&9_6_

2,16869.9

--

Feb.

501280242224

*204

207198164157144

1301211089690

9280737871

C259565457

9664

104-

3,812136

-"

Mar.

1107869

*6457

57*59565048

4848474643

4040464640

3944404046

4038

363434

1,52049.0

--

Apr.

79*7757

255*565

167130158126108

9688827771

6764625754

5257547154

5050565656

2,79493.1

-"

May

5450

*565750

4846444342

5147434038

3736373836

3240343633

3338323133IP-

1,26540.8

-"

June

37323465

197

8469625450

47*48524848

7773615650

4440383837

3332725147

1,67655.9

--

July

4037

*363331

3029272625

2423234025

2130242119

1818181917

171717151514

74924.2

_-

Aug.

17161417

*15

1413121212

1211111212

1120214413

1110109.59.5

109.08.58.56.5_8_.0

411.513.3

--

Sept.

8.08.07.59.0

*8.0

8.08.09.0

1212

109.59.09.5

12

3458312223

1917171414

1312243924

500.516.7

--

Calendar year 1955: Max 209 Min 5.7 Mean 36.0 Cfsm 2.50 In. 34 Water year 1956-57 : Max 595_______Mln 7.5_____Mean 48.4____Cfsro 5.55 In. 45

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs).--Jan. 25 (5 a.m.) 405 cfs (2.55 ft); Jan. 51 (6:50 p (3.90 ft); Apr. 4 18:30 p.m.) 630 cfs (2.95 ft); June 5 (2:30 a.m.) 516 cfs (2.76 ft).


34.0645.59

. 31 (6:30 p.m.) 1,320 cfs. J*J 1 L ; i Hp I. * ^o;*jw ^j ,111, f ouu ^10 \ i- , J<j i* Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.


Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°37'22", long 83°00'26", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from ford, 0.7 mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles downstream from Cove Creek and village of Cove Creek, Haywood County.





Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.33 ft); mini mum, 32 cfs Sept. 7, 8.

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 7.51 ft); mini mum, 18 cfs Jan. 2, 1940 (gage height, 0.54 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 23 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 23, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small gristmill above station.



(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19 to Dec. 11, Aug. 21 to Sept. 15)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

0.8 1.1 1.5 2.0

315196182

3.0 4.0 5.6

452880

1,840

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

3.0 4504.0 8435.6 1,840

Note.--Same aspreceding tablebelow 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to Septe-nber 1957

Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsm

Oct.

51 48484848

4743

*414040

404039383¥

3839577148

51342I3o9683

777568666463

2,01765.1

0.9971.15

Nov.

114 *83737066

6363877366

636159585J7_

69131~9T

8479

8488757571

7170686866

2,25275.11.151.28

Dec.

62 62626262

61*61606161

58172132194324

285191155135125

124165236460272~

217184167153139132

4,634149

2.282.64

Jan.

122 110109

*127155

125125114106125

113109106103103

10092889195

96137561239217

187328321431433

1,850

6,998226

3.463.99

Feb.

1,820 1,180*873853

*864

874740631585539

447396360324

*295

292256239254229

210198187180176

227191292_

13,714490

7.507.81

Mar.

279 229212

*198189

184203207178169

165174161157153

144139153174146

139146137137157

135130124120

116

5,073164

2.512.89

Apr.

130 *27>0"146700

1,550

623420618512408

352310282254234

217205198187178

180187176203165

152171184223414

9,579319

4.895.46

May

274 *2T5*212194174

161152144139135

174144134132166

125T56~

159198191

148142135233159

142256169153152146

5,214168

2.572.97

June

140 137130169475

274229198184176

163*152144142128

ISO146185168137

124118124144130

113106?59~

189135

5,039168

2.572.87

July

119 159"

*10610296

9288868381

7673729087

7838797268

6469668164

60585856W57

2,43878.61.201.39

Aug.

54 53368269

*5450494848

4645525057

4880

146ITT61

5047454343

484340393857

1,73155.8

0.8550.99

Sept.

36 363643

*38

35343542

131

4943404240

150103867566

6157585450

484880

10677

1,79960.0

0.9191.02

Calendar year 1956: Max 932 Min 31 Mean 122 Cfsm 1.87 Ir. 25.36Water year 1956-57: Max 1,830 Min 34 Mean 166 Cfsm 2.54 Ir. 34.46

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Jan. 23 (6 3,070 cfs (7.33 ft); Feb. 5 (9 p.m.) 1,100 cfs Apr. 8 (7 p.m.) 1,220 cfs (4.66 ft); Apr. 30 (5 cfs (4.49 ft).


_________:30 a.m.) 1,230 cfs (4.62 ft); Jan. 31 (10 p.m.)(4.47 ft); Apr. 5 (7:30 a.m.) 1,780 cfs (5.52 ft);:30 p.m.) 2,390 cfs (6.38 ft); May 24 (3 p.m.) 1,110


Pigeon River near Hepco, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°38'07", long 82°59'22", on left bank 0.8 mile downstream from Jonathan Creek, 2.4 miles upstream from Fines Creek and from Hepco, Haywood County, and at mile 45.0.



Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,335.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.10 ft); mini mum, 154 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.82 ft, from floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on tasis of slope- area determinations at gage heights 14.94 and 15.82 ft; minimum, 81 cfs Sept. 30, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.81 ft Sept. 8, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 18 ft June 1876 and February 1902, from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are good. Considerable regulation by Lake Junaluska on Richland Creek and Lal'e Logan on West Fork Pigeon River for periods of low flow (combined capacity of reservoirs, about 2,200 cfs-days) .

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area . WSP893: 1937-39(M) .

1928-31, 1932 (D, 1933-36,

Rating table, water year -1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.0

149263465

1,0201,890

5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.2

3,0004,4406,1908,200

11,000


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

a250a220a210a200a200

a230a210*184176171

171168166163161

159159203416274

2502,5101,130

642500

442420373340340344

11,382367

--

Nov.

568*465398369348

328321394348306

294288274266263

277432490352325

325344306294291

284277263266260

10,016334

--

Dec.

250246246243243

240*237233233230

227497806867

1,600

1,650937747637580

555780

1,0702,2701,310

1,010871786720637600

21,558695

--

Jan.

560510470*515681

540535490475505

500456447434438

610356298321356

361467

2,4301,060

907

8181,1901,1901,3901,8407 , 820

28,970935

--

Feb.

8,4504,720*3,3603,2503,130

3,2202,9202,4202,2702,080

1,7801,5401,3701,2401,160

1,1801,030

955988988

877824791769774

2,4101,4101,750

-

57,6562,059

--

Mar.

1,9701,7801,180

*1,0701,060

1,1301,080925808813

847859808791769

774791791907791

769835808730780

648605585565550540

27,359883

--

Apr.

758*2,?20"1,2403,64011,000

a3,800a2,700a3,000a2 , 5001,940

1,7101,5901,4601,3001,200

1,1201,0801,040

931889

901955

1,0401,260

919

847847919

1,1601,300

55,4661,849

--

May

1,160 1,010

764913818

769730703681659

796774664648774

654719736681681

595580610756670

575858637565570550

22,300719

--

June

525530520678

5,280

1,4801,080

949847796

764*698692670620

615786727703642

565535565664580

530500891

1,650769

24,851828

--

July

67055o"*560530495

460438416403390

369348336361525

394373442377356

317317309348332

313277274260270

12, 130391

--

Aug.

250274253294332

*250233218206215

203192200212291

224237431836394

280260233224218

240224203200192189

8,208265

--

Sept.

184181178195

181

168166163323605

382246221212203

847744777535500

456381369332298

294288342882764

11,417381

--


Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs).--Jan. 31 (7:30 p.m.) 14,700 cfs (10.48 ft); Apr. 5 (3 a.m.) 16,600 cfs (llTlO ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station

at Canton and Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek.

493799 O -59 -7


Pigeon River at Newport, Term.

Location. Lat 35°57'36", long 83°10i26", on left bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 70 at Newport, Cocke County, 0.6 mile downstream from Morell Branch, and at mile 6.8.


Records available. January 1903 to December 1905, December 1906 to Decerrber 1909, Novem- ber 1918 to September 1929, May 1945 to July 1946, and August 1948 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. Published as "near Newport" 1945-46. September 1900 to October 1901, December 1902 to December 1905, and December 1906 to September 1924 (prior to October 1910 and October 1920 to September 1921, revised), in Tennessee Divi sion of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,040.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to September 1929, staff or chain gage at same site and datum. May 1945 to July 1946 water-stage recorder at site 4.8 miles downstream at datum 37.85 ft lower.

Average discharge. 30 years (1903-5, 1908-12, 1914-29, 1948-57), 1,198 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,500 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 15.07 ft); mini mum, 64 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, -0.11 ft); minimum daily, 83 cfs Sept. 2.

1900-1901, 1902-5, 1906-29, 1945-46, 1948-57: Maximum discharge, £4,900 cfs Apr. 2, 1920 (gage height, 17.0 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Oct. 5, 1952, Sept. 13, 1954; minimum daily, 48 cfs Sept. 21, 28, 1953; minimum gage height, -0.32 ft Sept. 13, 1954.

Flood of Feb. 28. 1902, reached a stage of 21.4 ft. Flood of Aug. 30, 1940, reached a stage of 17.3 ft (discharge, 36,000 cfs), determined by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.- -Records good. Considerable regulation by Lakes Junaluska, Logan, and Walters for periods of low flow (combined usable capacity of reservoirs, about 12,500 cfs-days). The largest of these, Lake Walters (usable capacity, 10,300 cfs-days),was completed in 1929.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: Drainage area; average discharge. WSP 1336: 1917(M), 1919-20(M), 1921, 1924(M), 1927-29(M). See also Records available.

1903,

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0.2.4.7

1.01.5

125180304480860

2.0 3.0 5.0 9.0

11.7

1,3302,5805,940

15,30023,200


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

491376418

*482419

316174248321304

306336328220194

316334371369342

4352.7502,4501,620

964

856658470586562688

18,704603

--

Nov.

556878619473634

*680594667668518

456518621608614

618545466543657

648536538533483

785893850652604

18,455615

--

Dec.

478362511590577

*583524432354452

610760

1,1301,3702,410

5.0702,6402,300P,0101,800

1,7801,7001,5602,3602,660

2,2702,3902,0801,450

7301,060

43,0031,387

--

Jan.

9691,3001,040

894794

714970940

*9321,060

1,080840616904983

942912873698496

727840

1,9202,3602,240

1,9801,9303,710

*3,2003,710

13 000 '

53,5741,728

--

Feb.

25.00013,7006,8406,8406,510

6,820*6,0905,6006,3806,700

4,9003,7103,2403,0102,880

2,7902,2702,3602,4702,450

2,0001,8301,5101.1901,340

1,8602,5002,550

133,3404,762

--

Mar.

2.7202,6902,4802,360

*2 , 400

1,9901,7202,0301,540

749

1,3401,5301,5501,5001,430

1,220965

1,5001,6301,670

1,5001,4801,120

6341,410

1,6301,5201,3301,230

716546

48,1301,553

--

Apr.

7511,860

*2,1802,510

*14.500

7,2204,4903,8105,3003,520

3,0602,8002,6802,3802,270

2,2902,2602,250

' 2,2101,440

9761,0101,3501,5801,630

1,5701,360

9611,4302,120

83,7682,792

--

May

2,2702.290*1,9301,270

750

1,1401,2801,2501,2301,210

1,010870

1,030876824

9621,0001,200

758996

937824799842

1,260

8441,8501,5301,020

862834

35,7281,153

--

June

626434915

1,2505.890

3,190*2 , 5702,0101,3301,510

1,6001,1601,4401,300

933

6131,1701,3001,140

952

938764938

1,7001,280

1,1001,1501,5202,4201,690

42,8331,428

--

July

1.510978867602667

582598764

*730713

626572400276841

796644642574383

284538568628558

508348282474542512

19,007613

--

Aug.

522524368236439

484422430

*452354

226239410365328

484310368

1.560978

668532391288131

296472462434465256

13,894448

--

Sept.

8983

460434*294

272258224

*697381

549582546482250

6461.6801,6801,5101,010

439261320438451

404403336700

1,000

16,879563

--


Peak discharge (base. 7.500 efs). Feb. 1 (1 a.m.) 34,500 cfs (15.07 ft); Feb. 4 (7 p.m.) 8,140 cfs (6.11 ft); Feb. 10 (12 m.) 8,300 cfs (6.18 ft); Apr. 5 (8 a.m.) 24,100 cfs (11.97 ft); June 5 (4p.m.) 8,670 cfs (6.35 ft).



North Toe River at Altapass, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°53'59", long 82°01'50", on left bank 0.1 mile upstream from Rose Creek,I.0 mile northwest of Altapass, Mltchell County, and at mile 36.0.

Drainage area.--104 sq mi.Records available. May 1934 to December 1957 (discontinued). Prior to October 1938,

published as "above Spruce Pine" (flow of Rose Creek included).Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,542.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, at site 1.2 miles down stream at datum 13.90 ft lower.

Average discharge. 23 years, 198 cfs.Extremes. 1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,340 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height,

II.45 ft); minimum, 49 cfs Sept. 2, 7; minimum gage-height, 1.32 ft Oct. 16-18; mini mum daily discharge, 52 efs Sept. 1, 3, 6.

1957: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 2,790 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 8.90 ft); minimum, 93 cfs Nov. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.83 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 22,200 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, IS.5 ft, from floodmark in gage well) , from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slope- area determination of peak flow; minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 9, 1954 (gage height, 0.99 ft); minimum daily, 28 cfs Sept. 16, 1956.

Maximum stage known, about 24 ft in July 1916.Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight di

urnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills and primary mineral processing mills. Revisions. WSP 973: Drainage area.


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsraIn.

Oct.

80736990

110

10282736764

6462585858

5757586280

80512

*238*156122

114138110102104120

3,2201041.001.15

Nov.

312232165140124

114108118112100

969289

*8787

87304230151131

120120108108100

102100b94b90b85

3,906130

1.251.40

Dec.

b80b80838381

7978747274

72*92178198345

288195160142129

122135156528309

220190170149140140

4,842156

1.501.73

Jan.

135b!25b!30b!40b!50

144138

*124131144

131120114112110

108b!05blOOblOObllOl

b!05b!20639321235

205208420500535

1,330

7,089229

2.202.53

Feb.

1,820829597606546

594510513838791

627507438382332

328289265

*283281

239224215210

*213

667-453659-

14,256509

4.895.10

Mar.

660480405355323

301293295261243

247249

*232226222

206200200215194

181203196198221

210198183177170163

7,907255

2.452.83

Apr.

245676370835

5,720

1,120696718732582

510459415380352

*332321315307285

273285285323289

257241236247273

16,079536

5.155.75

May

251239275283237

221*206198193186

215200178188247

183169170175215

172163175162181

311412265208188180

6,646214

2.062.38

June

169170188193

*845

474338281452330

291*340285293305

277251305263224

205191251222215

226319269360253

8,785293

2.823.14

July

243205191177166

154144139133

*129

120115108105113

232255205209162

146144140246164

138125122118127120

4,895158

1.521.75

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,730 Min 28 Mean 165 Cfsra !- 59 In. 21Water year 1956-57: Max 3,720 Min 52 Mean 232 cfsra 2.23 In . 3C

Aug.

10710497

100166

10292878279

7678

*7673

170

1429789106111

8478727068

686561586055

2,77389.5

0.8610.99

Sept.

5255527362

52695884182

*146104847266

296*652362210169

150151136123109

1019798

200388

4,453148

1.421.59

.62

.34

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 efs).--Peb. 1 (2 a.m.) 2,480 cfs (7.12 ft); Apr. 5 (7 a.m. (11.45 ft).


Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1957Day

123

5678

Oct.

251196198200164146136127

Nov.

113108103102999794

141

Dec.

267247231273222212267792

Day

910111213141516

Oct.

120*113110145124110106103

Nov.

160112105105102296269224

Dec.

485385335

b315b300b280b270*253

Day

1718192021222324

Oct.

160201142126119115113205

Nov.

221427872510

*360309706440

Dec.

261247253

1,320895522432385

Day

25262728293031

Total. ........................................................................

Runoff in inches. .............................................................

Oct.

166146142129124123119

1441.381.60

Nov.*808661475395342305-

3022.903.24

Dec.

355542415375340311291

3903.754.32

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,720 Min 52 Mean 270 Cfsm 2.60 In. 35.22

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Dec. 20 (6 * Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

p.m. =,790 cfs (8.90 ft).


Cane River near Sioux, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°00i52", long 82°19 1 40" 1 on right bank on State Highway 26, 1.3 miles upstream from confluence with North Toe River, 1.5 miles east of Sioux, Yancey County,

and at mile 1.3.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,045.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of TI929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,030 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10.90 ft); minimum, 63 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 3 (gage height, 2.07 ft); minimum daily, 64 cf3 Sept. 2.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 31,800 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 17.8 ft), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 15.65 ft; minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 6, 1940 (gage height, 1.14 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 27 cfs Sept. 14, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are good. No regulation at Burnsville powerplant since October 1955. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1934(M). WSP 1143: 1940(M).

Rating tables, wateryear 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per- second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 24, Feb. 27 to June 23

Dec. June

25 to Feb. 26, 24 to Sept. 30

2.0 2.2 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0

157310495725

5.0 1,3206.0 2,0807.0 3,0208.0 4,1509.2 5,780

2.0 2.2 2.5

5383

146

3.0 3.5 4.0

296485720


Discharge, in cubic feet per- second, water year October 1956 to Septemler 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

3123332435

262738393031

TotalMeanCfsraIn.

Oct.

143122109109145

143111999186

8282787773

7270759583

87533296

*180150

138145138133150226

4,109133

0.8470.97

Nov.

305215"

180167147

135129155143123

11510910399

*97

95315314152135

129140120113109

107103999795

4,174139

0.8850.99

Dec.

8987868684

82838080!§

78*111230315458

415292236200183

170211245757469

336376236213136172

6,5222101.341.54

Jan.

163b!39b!35b!40240

300186

*169172183

186169162151144

139b!25bllOb!20b!40

132139902466339

289354736620758

3 190

11,097358

2.282.63

Feb.

5.5501,9901,1301,1901,500

1,180939802

1,8501,420

1,OOO753610517454

446384347

*339a380

a330a310a300a280a290

al,400a700

al.OOO_

25,381906

5.776.01

Mar.

al.100a6OOa500a450a400

a370a360a360a320a29O

a300a3OOa280*268258

242333330258333

220339236236265

245233220208203194

9,8513182.033.33

Apr.

203589384

1,2005.780

1,730952902952710

594515459412380

*352334330303382

268286324363303

372258314387331

20,458682

4.344.85

May

381356328314275

252336

*323214305

245323197191211

191178178189239

175180189290262

474737455317365236

8,4062711.731.99

June

214205211375

1.730

890598467443433

366328

*292356275

265249258243220

200197348347362

333233218350321

11,016367

2.342.61

July

318249318197183

167156149141134

*138121115110181

175132144130123

108102102154121

10496948994

4,434143

O.fll1.05

Aug.

81928089

215

10685787773

7270

*6993

265

15196

102125103

8378757373

737269696766.

2,91894.1

0.5990.69

Sept.

6664698975

677067

*7373

94133987369

151342494218172

13911911010894

878387

241477

4,103137

0.873 0.97

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,000 Min 43 Mean 230 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.04Water- year 1956-57: Max 5,780 Min 64 Mean 308 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.63

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 cfs).--Feb. 1 (3 a.m.) 5.930 cfs (9.30 ft); Apr. 5 (4 a.m.) 9,030 cfs (10.90 ft).


and records for North Toe River at Altapass and Watauga River near Sugar Grove.b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.


North Indian Creek near Unicoi, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°10'35", long 82°17'36", on right bank 100 ft upstream from unnamed tributary, 900 ft upstream from Rocky Branch, and 3.4 miles southeast of Unicoi, Unicoi County.


Records available. May 1944 to September 1957 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,209.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of ^929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 495 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 4.13 ft), from rating curve extended above 280 cfs; minimum, 4.2 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1944-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1957; minimum, 1.9 cfs Nov. 29, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.79 ft Sept. 22-28, 1944.

Remarks. Records good. Some diversion from Davis Spring 1 mile upstream fo1- part of water supply of Johnson City.


(Shifting-control method used Jan. 28-31)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Jan. 31 to Sept. 3O

1.01.1 1.3 1.5

3.5 6.0

1.7 2.0 2.5 3.3

143303

0.91.01.1 1.3

3.4 5.38.1

15

1.5 2.0 2.5 3.3

154soe


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*8.68.27.67.67.9

9.47.37.06.66.3

6.06.05.85.55.5

5.55.55.85.85.8

6.37.66.66.06.0

6.06.66.06.06.05.8

202.66.54

0.4110.47

Nov.

126.65.85.5

*5.2

5.05.5

12128.6

7.97.97.67.36.6

6.31611108.6

8.68.97.37.37.0

7.06.66.66.66.3

239.67.99

0.5030.56

Dec.

6.05.8

*6.06.35.8

5.85.55.56.06.0

5.811211717

1514141312

1319194028

231916151413

417.513.5

0.8490.98

Jan.

12*10101527

2323192224

2119181615

14129.2

1011

1313231717

1639

*221*286195294

1,464.247.22.973.42

Feb.

306210117141

*132

133125125171208

13088665647

4336323532

29262524.23

252332-

2,44087.15.485.71

Mar.

37343229

*26

2525272524

2629282624

2322222220

1920191820

191918181717

73023.51.481.71

Apr.

*172419

118262

10966

12211476

5847403431

2926242321

2120232723

2020191918

1,47049.03.083.44

May

*1822211918

1716151514

1514131313

1312162120

1620173326

3114362372822

76024.51.541.78

June

1918

*161734

4937282320

1819345529

2348503928

2319322937

3729282831

89729.91.882.10

July Aug .

25 6.721 6.419 6.117 1116 *12

14 7.814 7.012 6.412 6.111 5.6

11 5.610 7.310 5.99.3 6.4

*10 36

10 1417 1016 1811 149.3 9.6

9.0 8.48.4 7.5

15 7.316 7.010 6.7

9.0 7.08.7 6.18.1 5.97.5 5.67.5 5.37.5 4.9

381.3 273.612.3 8.83

0.774 0.5550.89 0.64

Sept.

4.74^5

*7.07.55.6

4.94.54.54.96.7

9.58.16.17.76.7

1115To8.78.1

7.38.4

119.37.5

6.76.46.79.0

12

230.07.67

O.4820.54

Calendar year 1956: Max 196 Mln 4.0 Mean 20.3 Cfsm i 28 In. 17.35Water year 1956-57: Max 306 Min 4.5 Mean 26.0 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.24

Peak discharge (base. 220 efs). Jan. 29 (6:30 p.m.) 468 cfs (3.78 ft); Jan. 31 (8:30 p.m.) 495 cfs (4.13 ft); Feb. 10 (5:30 a.m.) 334 cfs (3.42 ft); Apr. 5 (1 a.m.) 394 cfs (3.69 ft); May 27 (7:30 a.m.) 323 cfs (3.37 ft).



Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Term.

Location. --La t 36°10'35", long 82°27'27", on left bank 2,000 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 81 at Embreeville, Washington County, 3 miles northwest of Erwin,

5.2 miles downstream from North Indian Creek, and at mile 89.0.


Records available. --September 1900 to May 1901 (published as "near Chucky Valley" ), July 1920 to September 1957.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,519.30 ft above mean see level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. September 1900 to May 1901 ctiin gage at site

3 miles downstream at different datum. July 1920 to October 1931 chain gage at bridge 2,000 ft downstream at datum 6.33 ft lower.

Average discharge. --38 years (1919-57), 1,301 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 38,000 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.00 ft); minimum, 306 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1900-1901, 1919-57: Maximum discharge, 82,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 18.57 ft), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 1925 (gage height, 1.60 ft, site and datum then in use I .

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1935(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. li'SP 1336:1931(M) .


1921-24,

1.0 1.3 1.6

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23

2.O 3.0

Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

300495765

1,2603,200

1.0 1.3 1.6 2.0

290480750

1,260

3.0 5.0 9.4

3,3909,240

29,200


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

16171819 20

2122232425

26272829

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*593519465442543

735638511450414

388363362355338

333328333368 374

4721,5302,0001,060

776

656656685593

18,591600

0.7450.86

Nov.

1,0601,540

995853

*765

685638685725629

575535519495480

465688

1,280911 745

685685629575559

551551527511cr-l Q

21,060702

0.8720.97

Dec.

495472

*458458450

450442442442442

435480935

1,1001,940

1,8101,5201,1801,010

899

842899

1,1202,6302,690

1,7901,3901,1701,060

31,2511,0081.251.44

Jan.

831*745620665

1,030

1,1401,010

935911995

1,060983899831776

745685593535 602

695715

3,0102,8601,840

1,5101,530

*6,1506,570

60,1011,9392.412.78

Feb.

*17,7009,2706,1206.O9O

*6,390

6,5405,4004,9008,5508,910

6,0004,1803,2902,7502,340

2,1601,9701,7201,640 1,820

1,5801,4401,3401,2901, 260

4,4703,4603,250

-

125,8304,4945.585.81

Mar.

5,0103,5602,9302,470*2,160

1,9301,8201,9301,7601,580

1,5501,5801,5601,4701,400

1,3201,2301,1901,260 1,260

1,1501,1501,2201,1301,250

1,3601,3101,1901,120

51,9901,6772.082.40

Apr.

*1,0303,0302,5204,230

*29.100

10,1005,4305,7106,6304,460

3,5603,0302,6102,3002,080

1,9501,8401,7401,680 1,620

1,5301,4601,6402,1202,230

1,7401,5501,4901,740

111,8103,7274.635.17

May

*1,5101,6001,5601,6201,440

1,2901,2601,1201,1501,060

1,1501,2301,040

9901,200

1,160964951

1,080 1,230

1,130938

1,090990

1,470

1,3604,1003,1501,970

43,5031,4031.742.01

June

1,1301,090*1,0701,2306,210

5,2303,4402,4302,4302,380

2,0801,8OO1,5602,1401,720

1,4701,9202,4701,990 1,470

1,2301,0901,2301,7401,760

1,4902,0301,6402,080

61,5202,0512.552.84

July

2,0101,5501,2601,1201,020

938849783750720

670650623596

*34l

886805

1,020925 783

660596587849794

632569544520 5O4

25,366818

1.021.17

Aug.

480473452452

*750

632480431417397

390397384390

1.250

1,130670614794 700

578488438417410

404390378364

16,235524

0.6510.75

Sept.

334323

*318424397

358323358384730

860761605459410

6323,0403,2701,550 1,160

925838805750641

569544520709

26,317877

1.091.22

Calendar year 1956 : Max 14,500 Mln 210 Mean 1,125 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19. OlWater year 1956-57 : Max 29,100 Mln 318 Mean 1,626 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.42

Peak discharge (basecfs (5.41 ft); Apr. 5 (7 a.m.) 38.0OO cfs (11.00


9.500 cfs).--Feb. 1 (1 a.m.) 25,600 cfs (8.72 ft); Feb. 9 (11:30 a.m.) 10.7OO - --ft).


Nolichucky River below Nolichucky Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°03'59", long 82°52'18", on right bank 0.30 mile downstream from Noli- chucky Dam, Greene County, 2.2 miles upstream from Cove Creek, 7.0 miles south of Greeneville, and at mile 45.7.

Drainage area.--1,184 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1903 to December 1908, April 1919 to October 1925, and October 1945 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. Published as "near Greene ville" 1903-8, 1919-25. May 1903 to December 1908 (revised records) and April 1919 to September 1924 in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,173.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 1903 to December 1908 and April 1919 to October 1925, at bridge 8.4 miles upstream at different datums.

Average discharge . 23 years (1903-8, 1919-25, 1945-57), 1,763 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36.500 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 17.35 ft); mini mum, 23 cfs Nov. 14 (gage height, 0.90 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Nov. 14.

1903-8, 1919-25, 1945-57: Maximum discharge observed, 73,500 cfs Jan. 23, 1906 (gage height, 19.3 ft), site and datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 9,200 cfs; minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 20, 1956 (gage height, 0.84 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Oct. 20, 1954.

Flood of Aug. 14, 1940, reached a discharge of 73,500 cfs, by computation of flow over dam.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Low flow regulated by Lake Davy Crockett since 1913 (controlled storage, 4,060 cfs- days).

Revisions. See Records available.


0.9 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.8

62108188280

3.13.54.06.0

10.014.7

460840

1,5405,15014,40027,700


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*641688582692790

504490496770726

698938429424396

404400602514510

407405

2,0402, 5001,320

1,190684716385410

22,619730

0.6170.71

Nov.

1,0501,0901,5601,280*826

710806

1,160904740

73496875627

509

630619915

1,5301,190

778727777

1,120681

622671648655642

25,325844

0.7130.80

Dec.

622494*523600608

512606496505404

494590685

1,3701,800

2,3701,7802,5001,140

859

1,2201,2402,1001,9402,590

2,6802,6101,730

987964

1,350

38,3691,2381.051.21

Jan.

1,240*1,3001,230

976880

1,4001,660

9821,1101,300

1,8501,4101,4101,200988

1,1401,2501,220

630626

614788

1,0103,2902,710

2,5702,0205,44010,800

*1 1,30012,000

76,3442,4632.082.40

Feb.

*27,70018,60010,0008,080

*10, 100

9,3608,7207,970

10,80014,900

10,6006,9705,3904,5003,900

3,6003,3302,9802,8602,820

2,8002,7302,6102,5302,480

2,0903,9703,670

196,0607,0025.916.16

Mar.

5,6705,0604,0703,540*3,110

2,8802,7902,7502,7302,680

2,6102,5502,0702,0302,510

2,1201,8201,6501,7401,880

1,8401,8301,6301,7401,400

1,9202,0402,0001,5601 2901^440

74,9502,4182.042.35

Apr.

*1,8301,7802,6602,710

24,600

17,6007,8806,84010,6006,880

5,1704,3303,8103,4703,110

2,9502,8802,8002,7102,620

2,5302,1902,0002,5002,590

2,5902,5502,0201,8001, 660

139,6604,6553.934.39

May

*2 , 0002,1702,1202,0601,630

,500,950,930,820,510

960,090,310,460,420

,410,850,180,170,070

1,6401,8101,7101,5801,160

1,1902,8504,8502,9802, 6602,290

57,3101,8491.561.80

June

1,0801,080

*1,2802,3402,590

6,5604,8103,3802,8702,810

2,3602,6602,5702, 1602,570

2,5701,3201,8502,6602,650

2,5701,2001,2201,8302,570

2,5702,2202,5701,9601,960

72,8402,4282.052.29

July

2,1502,5702,1001,2301,210

1,5301,630

949857858

1,3001,350

887898*858

9251,3001,2901,4601,210

1,180630729724961

1,910562536718634727

35,8731,1570.9771.13

Aug.

730830467523

*604

857906888707415

413512606614

1,120

1,900984686609787

1,0101,060

846503500

526518516520415416

21,988709

0.5990.69

Sept.

410420

*432615599

612416414421926

804996

1,2901,060575

8061,7402,6102,6802,590

1,080870606

1,0701,050

1,3701,370671652

1,340

30,4951,0160.8580.96


discharge (base, 11,500 cfs).--Jan. 30 (7 a.m.) 13,200 cfs (9.55 ft); Feb. 1 (9 a.m.) 32,600 .23 ft); Feb. 10 (5:30 p.m.) 16,300 cfs (10.73 ft); Apr. 5 (5 p.m.) 36,500 cfs (17.35 ft).

Peak dl cfs (16

* Discharge measurement made on this day.Note.--No gage-height record June 4 to July 15; discharge estimated on basis

near Morristown and Nolichucky Dam powerplant records.3f records for station


Lick Creek at Mohawk, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 36°12'09", long 83°02'53", on right bank 0.25 mile east of Mohawk, Greene County, 0.6 mile upstream from Rlley Creek, and 17.5 miles upstream from mouth.



Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,060.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,030 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 15.83 ft); mini mum, 16 cfs Dec. 9; minimum gage height, 1.76 ft Sept. 9.

1946-57: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Jan. 31, 1950 (gage height, 16.24 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum, 8.4 cfs Sept. 12, 1954 (gage height, 1.56 ft).



(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Mar. 3-7, Aug. 1-15)

1.7 2.0 2.5 3.0 7.0

10.0

106505815

11.012.012.513.015.3

1,0001,4201,8202,4806,860


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

1918192020

2222

*212020

2020202020

2020212023

1923242423

222121202020

64220.7

0.0940.11

Nov.

2120222220

20*22222324

2422202020

2430302422

2121Z42624

2120202020

66922.3

0.1010.11

Dec.

19191818

*18

1818181818

18105418589697

60127614413787

2106556847956T5

2211461171008779

6,9632251.021.18

Jan.

746761

*90482

365188158407779

655246177142118

112102837879

8197460467190

163630

2,4206,350

*4,7203,440

23,481757

3.443.97

Feb.

6,820*4,7002,0501,3901,310

1,4101,6702,040

*2,7003,510

2,6401,440

776522437

410368324352474

348292265248237

261373543_

37,9101,3546.156.41

Calendar year 1956: Max 6,090 Min 18

Mar.

1,0601.500

527360317

*297315786742378

292369425325266

238212202212201

176209238190177

162148140133132122

10,6513441.561.80

Apr.

120173148

*3801,600

1,900768870

2,4601,730

609360305273243

224216199187175

190178161161146

. 133125119114110

14,377479

2.182.43

May

104101999490

*8783817976

7575716994

92767467108

90686776

591

9410282645856

2,84391.7

0.4170.48

June

54525152

259

2271807761

*55

5352517248_

5622819261

566

1466386

237542

11667587567

3,904130

0.5910.66

July

6249444240

383735

*3533

3330292829

4843

202"59

44

343129

17858

35312929?fl48

1,49048.1

0.2190.25

Aug.

42463944

*84

4538353333

31313536

211

264615774

813

47452332725

242423222221

2,79990.3

0.4100.47

Sept.

202020

*2121

2019181830

105~39

266356

5647352928

8890443530

2725445653

1,18339.4

0.1790.20

Mean 265 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.40Water year 1956-57: Max 6,820 Min 18 Mean 293 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.07

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Jan. 29 (7 p.m.) 8,030 cfs (15.83 ft); Feb. 1 (6 p.m.) 7,430 cfs (15.56 ft); Feb. 10 (9 p.m.) 3,980 cfs (13.89 ft).



Nolichucky River near Morristown, Term.

97

Location.--Lat 36°10'49", long 83°10'32", on right bank 0.25 mile downstream from Bent Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Susong Bridge, 1.1 miles upstream from Porgey Island, 7 miles southeast of Morristown, Hamblen County, and at mile 14.5.


Records available. November 1920 to September 1957 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,015.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 6, 1925, chain gage at bridge 3£ miles downstream at datum 10.34 ft lower. Nov. 6, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1942, water- stage recorder at site 150 ft upstream from chain gage at same datum as cfain gage.

Average discharge. 36 years (1921-57), 2,185 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 43,800 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 20.54 ft); mini mum, 115 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 1.66 ft); minimum daily, 156 cfs Nov. 15.

1920-57: Maximum discharge, 61,900 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.68 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 39,000 cfs on basis of records for station at Embreeville and peak flow over Nolichucky Dam; minimum observed, 22 cfs Sept. 7, 23, 1925 (gage height, 1.00 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 60 cfs Sept. 7, 28, 1925.

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow partly regulated by Lake Davy Crockett (controlled stor age, 4,060 cfs-days), 18 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 563: 1921(M). WSP823: Drainage area. WSP873: 1935(M). WSP 893:1927(M), 1928, 1935, 1936-37(M).


1.7 2.0 2.5 3.0

130270615

1,070

5.09.015.019.2

3,4709,88023,40037,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second., water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

930704794688864

846632

*572659864

774890

1,000380438

535455387678582

574577

1,1602,6601,990

1,450896922612418469

25,400819

0.4880.56

Nov.

1,3401,1301,4501,700

958

809 924

1,1601,180

998

828917906729156

610740764

1,3301,690

976866

1,000870

1,160

676674744734723

28,742958

0.5710.64

Dec.

702680736420

662

716572662542634

468910

1,7602,0103,580

3,6702,3003,0601,9501,200

1,7402,6403,3903,4605,790

3,3303,0702,6301,3401,2601, 180

55,0641,7761.061.22

Jan.

1,9301,5701,440

1,2601,830

2,1502,0101,5201,9202,660

2,9002,2901,8601,6801,320

1,3501,5101,5301,140795

816864

1,6603,4803,480

3,0203,8408,850

15,30019,60017,600

113,1733,6512.172.51

Feb.

56,900 30,00016,50011,20012,800

12,20011,90011,30015,30019,600

16,60010,4007,6105,9705,080

4,5804,2203,8303,7203,810

3,6203,4303,2603,1403,070

2,6704,0904,720

271,5209,6975.786.01

Mar.

6,5807,0005,7004,3203,830

3,5103,4304,4404,2OO3,620

3,2603,3302,9002,6703,080

2,6602,3002,3002,2002,190

2,2802,2802,2002,0402,150

2,1002,1602,2602,1001,7801,610

96,4803,1121.852.14

Apr.

1,8602,0602,930*3,97017,400

25,60010,5009,72013,10010,400

7,3705,2604,4703,9903,610

3,3603,2503, 1603,0602,960

2,8602,8402,0602,6802,840

2,8502,8002,2402,0302,030

163,2605,4423.243.62

May

2,0202,3502,3702,2401,940

1,8601,9002,1302,1001,780

1,5301,210T75501,9502,290

1,5201,7201,7201,5601,370

1,4301,8302,2601,7901,920

1,5602,2805,2803,5802,9202,840

64,8002,0901.241.44

June

1,7601,0001,4301,9802,890

6,1505,8303,9903,260 3,030

2,8602,8802,9603,0203,060

2,9002,7601,2403,0603,300

3,2301,8601,5101,6803,690

3, 1002,4902,8402,2802,440

84,4602,8151.681.87

July

2,2202,8902,3902,0101,220

1,5601,5601,440 978938

1,4601,1601,2501,270

588

1,1301,4201,8401,6201,540

1,1601,000

724924

1,020

1,6801,340

592620756699

40,9991,3230.7880.91

Aug.

824890836566 684

800948978834759

488453567656887

2,1501,810

789868

1,330

2,2701,1601,050

632560

594580566567542458

27,096874

0.5210.60

Sept.

454436454

451652

656650496456637

1,0901,220857

2,170624

1,290942

2,8102,9402,920

2,0701,200

7141,250

953

1,4001,2701,470

802665

33,9991,1330.6750.75

Calendar year :956: Max 21,100 Min 156 Mean 2,155 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.47Water year 1956-57: Max 36,900 Mln 156 Mean 2,753 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.27

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 efs).--Feb. 1 (7:30 p.m.) 43.800 cfs (20.54 ft); Feb. 11 (2 a.m.) 20,600 cfs (13.95 ft); Apr. 6 (2 a.m.) 35,400 cfs (18.74 ft); Apr. 8 (8 p.m.) 14,600 cfs (11.36 ft).



French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 35°57'06", long 83°33'05", on right bank 1.0 mile downstream from Douglas Dam, 1.7 miles upstream from Millican Creek, 5.8 miles north of Sevierville, Sevier County, and at mile 31.3.


Records available . October 1918 to September 1957. Published as "at Dandridge" 1918-42. Gage-height records collected at Dandridge 1904-42 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 1, 1918, to Oct. 7, 1923, staff gage at Dandridge 13 miles upstream at datum 37.67 ft higher. Oct. 8, 1923, to June 18, 1931, staff gage and June 19, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder, at Dan dridge at datum 37.63 ft higher.

Average discharge . 39 years, 6,482 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,100 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 12.30 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 1.47 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Dec. 15, 16.

1918-57: Maximum discharge, 95,600 cfs Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 20.93 ft), site and datum then in use; minimum, 4.7 cfs Mar. 10, 1943 (gage height, 1.16 ft); minimum daily, 5.5 cfs Mar. 9, 10, 1943.

Flood of May 21, 1901, reached a stage of 28.0 ft at Dandridge. Stages of 40 ft in March 1867 and 32 ft in May 1875 or 1876 are said to have occurred.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow completely regulated by Douglas Lake (see p. 223).


1.41.51.61.71.8 2.0 2.2

Oct.

13

132230

1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

2.5 3.0 4.O5.O7.0

10.012.3

440900

2,1604,1709,980

22,40033,100

3.04.0 5.0

9OO 2,150 3,940

7.0 10.2

9,72O 23,300

Mote. Same as preceding table below 3.O ft.


Day

1234 5

6789

10

1112131415

16171819 20

2122232425

262728293031

TtotalMean

Oct.

*7,3507,4707,7207,720 5,170

3,6003,8205,2605,8205,530

4,8405,9504,0703,8405,480

5,5805,7505,8605,590 5,700

2,8704,9804,9405,7806,520

6,4506,4506,4905,800 4,4804,620

171,5005,532

Nov.

*3,8503,89O3,8504,580 5,600

5,8905,5705,6708,1807,690

5,5406,1607,6905,9805,670

1,8701,2601,2001.200 4,230

4,3804,3303,8304,0104,340

7,3704,8304,54O4,6104,730

142,5404,751


Dec.

4,9202,240*1,7602,320 2,550

2,4002,4402,5502,4503,450

3,4504,300

852320

202,6004,92O8,530 8,660

8,5308,110

1505,1708,220

11,10013,20015,50012 , 90012,40012,100

164,8685,318

Jan.

11,500*11,200

9,8105,010 4,000

4,0204,1804,2705,3306,450

6,7505,970

3984,9206,160

7,9408,2807,2003,200 3,100

4,100600

1,7001,9001,900

7,2003,000

20050

4,25515, 000

159,5385,146

Feb.

17,00019,00023,00028,000

*27,700

27,30027,70028,9003O.80030,700

30,900*32 > BOO32,7OO32,40032,200

31,60029,70027,80027,500 25,900

23,00020,50018,90017,00016,900

16,50015,80012,500

-

704,70025,170

Mar.

12 , 00012,00012 , 50015.000

3,9407,240

10,9005,1602.000

8,7008,9003,5804,7OO5,180

11,40012,10012,60012,800 10,900

9,7209,6909,5809,550

12,100

9,7907, 77O7,46O7,4607,4006 , 880

280,9009,061

Apr.

*10,7007,5805,330

612 43

3629

10048

1,460

7,8907,4603,7207,1308,180

8,9207,1907,3107,340 7,280

7,2507,2507,2807,3107,220

7,2207,2207,3107,25O7,280

170,9485,698

May

7,310*7,2807,3406,450 5,830

7,4007,7707,9208,9208,460

8,4001,5509,7907,5509,550

11,3006,4204,5603,510 7,480

9,9907,6002,9003,2603,970

4,8505,8406,1807,8907,680

10,800

215,7506,960

June

7,4607,4607,4608.880 7,920

8,4206,2305,4606,2603,080

3,4604,9201,2201,0802,700

2,6506,3606,290

*3,360 5,360

3,2004,9902,9605,3501,150

982980

1,0508,1608,160

142,9824,766

July

*5,9602,3002,4601,950 1,380

5,2705,8906,0006,1005,520

6,0006,9806,3405,9709,920

6,4009,8905,7205,810 6,210

3,74011,10012.2009,8408,390

7,7805,8206,5209,5708,5806,360

201,9706,515

Aug.

7,46O»7,2506,7405.620 6,020

5,0407,3605,78O5,1406,O50

4,6807,4603,9407,8807,960

8,0808,0807,1207,140 8,270

8,3708,8306,6806,4405,680

9,09011.8009,1908,190

10,2008,370

223,9107,223

Sept.

4,9905,970

15,50011,200 11,400

6,86O5,8403,4107,920

*7,370

9,8009,1506,970

1781,580

1,110846

1,5201,600 1,940

2,1101,9006,2307,8007,560

5,0205,1605,020

7604,510

161,0045,367

Observed Adjustedt

flax 16,000 Min 16 Mean 5,816 Mean 5,906 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.70flax 32,800 Mln 20 Mean 7,509 Mean 7,724 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change In contents in Douglas Lake.Note. No gage-height record Jan. 19 to Feb. 4, Feb. 28 to Mar. 5; discharge estimated on basis of

records for station near Knoxvllle, Little Pigeon River at Seiverville, and Douglas Dam powerplant records.


Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°52'34", long 83°34'36", on left bank at Eckel farmhouse, 0.5 mile downstream from city limits of Sevierville, Sevier County, and 0.5 mile downstream from West Fork Little Pigeon River.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 881.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 14, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge .--36 years (1921-57), 543 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,300 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 14.71 ft); mini mum, 58 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.67 ft); minimum daily, 68 cfs Sept. 7, 8.

1920-57: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs June 29, 1928 (gage height, 15.4 ft), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 21, 1925 (gage height, 0.33 ft); minimum daily, 8.4 cfs Sept. 9, 1925.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation at low flow caused by powerplants on forks.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1921-34. WSP 1336: 1921(M), 1922, 1923(M).


(Shifting-control method used Jan. 27-31, June 9 to July 17, July 24 to Aug. 5)

Oct. 1-5, Jan. 31 to Apr. 30

Oct. 5 to Jan. 31, Apr. 30 to Sept. 3O

0.7 1.0 1.3 1.6 2.0

68141260415660

3.06.0

10.012.6

1,4304,3809,640

18,800

0.71.0 1.3 1.6 2.0

63130235385615

3.0 1,30C6.0 4,38C

10.0 9,64012.6 18,80C


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

148132124121230

35316012410898

9389878280

787787

145116

1052393682TT207

174167154130 127124

4,598148

0.4190.48

Nov.

414330235192167

157145235271227

195178174164157

224346305244215

215330244211188

184174157154 142

6,574219

0.6200.69

Dec.

136130127127127

130133133130151

142663

1,6001,2802,610

2,100986705537440

5738OO993

1,8001,090

729561462407 341305

20,448660

1.872.15

Jan.

280248215240396

402385336320402

440358325290266

258223181178188

188195

1,240663495

4512,0405,6702,760 3,86014.600

38,0931,2293.484.01

Feb.

18.7008,0003,0603,5904,220

2,9002,6704,1304,6004,370

2,9401,7901,3201,040860

793660595628702

5885435OO470454

470488765-

71,8462,5667.277.57

Mar.

1,070786660576518

470598

1.5101,070

845

758998

1,060912800

660576530582512

454470442415476

432410371355 330315

19,961644

1.822.10

Apr.

31552T454

1,6005,560

2,2401,2703,2002,7101,370

974860660569500

459432404388404

459512716830621

518454437420 740

30,600-1,0202.893.22

May

8001,0801,280

787615

507446402374352

3583523103OO325

280280346315285

248304418580597

429894711525 456440

15,396497

1.411.62

June

385380526

1,3801,440

1,2701,070

7482,0001,040

748621519555462

412535627543633

418591456663

2,550

1,030687676

1,420 82O

25,205840

2.382.66

July Aug .

761 113585 105490 98407 116352 370

305 240266 167235 142215 136195 130

181 116164 108151 200151 124151 160

151 167188 312244 555384 687199 363

157 227157 178145 151340 136262 130

174 277142 164124 127113 113 110 102ITS 93

7,615 6,107246 197

0.697 0.5580.80 0.64

Sept.

8978779191

7768687289

148172145276244

474609429280223

227240276244181

148130157451 320

6,174206

0.5840.65

Calendar year 1956: Max ll.OOO Min 72 Mean 577 Cfsm 1.63 In. 2?. 26Water year 1956-57: Max 18,700 Min 68 Mean 692 Cfsm 1.96 In. 2f.59

Peak discharge (base. 7,OOP cfs).--Jan. 28 (10 a.m.) 7.74O cfs (9.2O ft); Feb. 1 (12:3O a.m.) 28,300 cfs (14771 ft); Apr. 5 (9:3O a.m.) 7,23O cfs (8.42 ft).


French Broad River near Knoxvllle, Term.

Location. Lat 35"57*33" , long 83"46"28", on right bank 245 ft upstream from Riverdale Ferry, 0.65 mile downstream from Johnson Hollow, 7.6 miles upstream from confluence with Holston River, and 8 miles east of Knoxville, Knox County.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supple mentary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--11 years (1946-57), 7,174 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47,500 cfs Feb. 1 (elevation, 828.82 ft), from rating curve extended above 33,000 cfs; minimum, 488 cfs Sept. 15 (elevation, 814.66 ft); minimum daily, 903 cfs Sept. 15.

1945-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; minimum, 67 cfs Oct. 25, 1953 (elevation, 813.38 ft); minimum daily, 68 cfs Oct. 23-26, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Douglas Lake (see p. 223), 24.6 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (elevation, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

815.2815.5816.0816.5

8301,0701,6002,280

817.0819.0823.0828.2

3,2408,300

22,20044,600


Day

1234 5

67 89

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

7,5207,8807,9908,050

*6,520

4,3905,450 4,8406,5905,240

4,7406,2604,5704,1904,740

5,6905,7905,8705,8905,570

4,0204,7905,4805,3807,010

6,5906,7906,4106,150 5,4004,740

178,5405,759

Nov.

4,2904,3104,1404,330 5,030

*6,2405,640 6,3607,8508,500

6,7306,0207,7706,1805,740

4,2001,6801,4701,5303,360

4,4804,7703,9604,3404,720

6,1206,6704,8404,530 4,940

150,5405,018

Calendar year 1956: IWater year 1956-57; I

Dec.

5,0103,1002,0801,940 2,580

2,5402,560 2,5502,5203,530

3,5905,5805,2002,0502,620

2,9002,8804,9709,320

*9,470

9,92010,5003,9905,440

10,200

11,30014,40014,10013,800 13,20012,700

196,5406,340

Jan.

12,20011,80010,6006,010 4,700

4,6404,560 5,180

*5,1107,070

7,4006,9002,8903,7906,440

7,2909,5007,5404,9602,830

3,3703,1902,5202,4402,610

5,9407,910

12,9005,940 8,570

28,500

215,3006,945

Feb.

44 , 50035,50026,20033,700 36,600

*34,30033,500 36,00042,20039,800

37,60038,20037,50036,40035,700

34,90032,90029,90029,70028,700

24,50021,50020,50017,90017,700

17,40016,90014,500

-

854,50030,520

Mar.

13,90013,30013,30015.100 14,300

5,810*6,460 15,0006,4604,710

7,85010,4007,2505,1107,410

10,40013,20013,50013,80012,600

10,70010,60010,60010,40012,500

11,4009,0208,3308,300

7^120

317,02010,230

Apr.

11,500*9,470

6,2203,600 8,080

3,8101,920 5,5006,7602,640

8,6909,2006,1007,3209,050

10,0008,6008,3008,3008,270

8,3008,4808,6908,7508,540

8,3008,2708,2208,130 8,450

227,2607,575

May

*8,5708,8409,2607,910 6,980

8,2708,600 8,7509,7709,200

9,3805,8308,5708,7809,530

12.1008,6005,6104,8406,870

9,9809,6204,3304,1004,620

5,0007,7806,5708,570 8,740

11,100

244,6707,893

June

9,1708,3008,300

10,400 10,400

*9,9208,100 6,2409,1104,730

3,6805,9402,9701,4402,650

2,7006,1707,1105,0006,090

3,9905,4303,8606,7805,730

2,2801,9401,4807,230

'

177,0305,90^

July

7,710*4,960

2,0702,?00 1,940

4,0906,590 6,2606,6505,990

6,5707,4307,0106,3109,710

7,5509,9207,1606,2306,390

5,1008,540

12,6008,2409,560

8,4806,4106,7909,500 9,1107,250

215,2206,943

Aug.

*8,1307,7707,5204,890 6,020

5,2507,000 6,3905,2106,840

5,7106,0006,2407,2008,690

8,6008,6309,3207,1509,140

9,0209,5007,3506,3605,950

9,20012,00010,90O

7,540 9,4709,560

238,5507,695

Sept.

5,6305,810

13,60014,200

*10,300

8,3006,230 4,2507,0507,910

9,9509,7108,2802,420

903

2,1001,6201,6001,6102,510

2,1501,8705,8708,0307,530

6,4205,9705,0903,050 4,710

174,6735,822

Observed Adjustedt

tex 17,600 Min 1,000 Mean 6,562 Mean 6,652 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.75«ax 44,500 Min 903 Mean 8,739 Mean 8,955 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.83

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents in Douglas Lake.


South Pork Holston River at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va.

101

Location. Lat 36°45'37", long 81°37'53", on right bank 400 ft upstream from highwaybridge at Riverside, Smyth County, 900 ft upstream from Spring Branch, 3 2 miles down stream from Redstone Branch, and 4 miles southeast of Chilhowie.


Records available.--November 1920 to November 1931, July 1942 to September 1957 Prior to October 1924 , published as "near Chilhowie." June 1907 to December 1909 at'site 4-j miles downstream also published as "near Chilhowie," records not equivalent.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,106.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Nov. 1, 1920, to Nov. 14, 1931, chain gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1921-31, 1942-57), 107 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 8 32 ft)' mini mum, 20 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

1920-31, 1942-57: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs June 12, 1923 (gage height, 9.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum recorded, 2 cfs Aug. 26, Oct. 15, 1943, Aug. 9, 11, 1944, Oct. 19, 1945; minimum daily, 8 cfs July 19, 1926.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 500 ft above station prior to August 1951.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1033: 1943-44(m). WSP1276: 1983(M). WSP 1386- Drainage area.


Oct. 1 to Jan. 28

1.11.2 1.4 1.7 2.0 4.0

162650

102176810

1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.5

Jan. 29 to Sept. 3O

17 3.037 4.076 5.0

134 7.0273

445850

1,3602,670


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

403634

*3231

3028282827

2726252526

2524252424

2750524339

375256504747

1.06534.4

0.4520.52

Nov.

72111927666

*6055667171

6863565249

4755747469

6869646360

5655524947

1,93064.3

0.8450.94

Dec.

46444240

*39

3736363740

39476386

137

15012411110094

113134142191227

18514712210994 , 84

2,89693.41.231.42

Jan.

7968636477

808886

*238601

476317230176145

122106888479

7977

134179163

142182794

*2 . 5501,9701,340

10,857350

4.605.30

Feb.

1.7701,070

657511450

434777

1,2001,4501,420

875525382295243

215187162173187

176162146134127

149170187-

14,234508

6.686.96

Mar.

354333261215184

162*149146130121

114119116112108

10299979390

8890919088

909086868665

4,073131

1.721.98

Apr.

*81121142190

1.540

705382883

1,280585

378283235198170

154139127119110

10210610810299

9188848111

8,762292

3.844.28

May

7673

*726867

6662606057

5757546460

5452517084

68585351ii

517262676462

1,92162.0

0.8150.94

June

60495280

*170

1811521149181

726667

12395

7879797974

6661646166

646260

139123

2,60886.91.141.27

July

9376676173

745853

*5157

4845424141

4039494139

3736374539

353435343251

1,48347.8

0.628

Aug.

31343230

*30

2927272524

2626252430

3227282928

2626252525

272625242322

83827.0

0.3550.72 0.41

Sept.

2221

*212323

2221202429

3032293742

3458705748

4238373533

3029293557

1,02834.3

0.4510.50

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,450 Min 21 Mean 95.7 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.16Water year 1956-57: Max 2,530 Min 2O Mean 142 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.24

Peak discharge (base. 50O cfs).--Jan. 1O (12 m.) 671 cfs (3.63 ft); Jan. 29 (1O p.m.) 3,800 cfs (8.32 ft); Feb. 10 (9 a.m.) 1,630 cfs (5.45 ft); Apr. 5 (7 a.m.) 1,940 cfs (5.96 ft) ; Apr. 8 (9 to 10 p.m.) 2,460 cfs (6.71 ft).



Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va.

Location. Lat 36°37'40", long 81°47'28", on right bank in pumphouse of American Cyanamid Co., at Damascus, Washington County, 0.65 mile upstream from mouth.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,946.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,200 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 5.75 ft); mini mum, 6.5 cfs Aug. 14; minimum gage height, 0.29 ft Sept. 8.

1947-57: Maximum discharge, 5,280 cfs Mar. 18, 1955 (gage height, 5.75 ft); mini mum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 8, 1954 (gage height, 0.15 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Plant diverts about 0.5 cfs 800 ft above station.


(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2-14)


0.4 .6

0.2 .3 .6

5.010

1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0

112240415895

3.54.0 5.2

1,2801,8503,420Note. Same as

following table above 0.6 ft.


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

383231

*3162

8350373432

3026262624

2322232826

2836343126

254135302929

1,02833.2

0.5930.68

Nov.

5349434037

*3532749382

6759504643

4155595352

5572595956

5650434341

1,59753.2

0.9501.06

Dec.

40373737

*25_

3535354045

4062

148192198

185148145140128

200267261368333

2191621301129585

3,994129

2.302.65

Jan.

766455"59

126

142145130

*269555

427267185145117

10889757061

6769

204225180

158198

1,260*5 . 4002,0601,390

12,376399

7.128.21

Feb.

2.0601,270

610661654

555654

1,0701,1501,520

818435294219178

158133114121121

10497938985

9187130

13,581485

8.669.02

Mar.

336288213170142

126*11412410899

106135140135124

10695898980

7485898383

838072696764

3,668118

2.112.43

Apr.

*628267

221*1.720

690350688

1,030495

298213172140117

10495858074

7064

130160133

99827467 59

7,721257

4.595.12

May

5653

*525048

4542403839

4142406764

4338354570

4841493939

35109~76

58 4842

1,53249.4

0.8821.02

June

39393943

*121

2492841389169

595970

415200

9070727680

5552525259

494549

145 102

2,96398.81.761.96

July

7253454040

433633

*2929

2624222326

2942663629

292648

138~55

39333128 2422.

1,21639.2

O.7OO0.81

Aug.

20191818

*20

14119.58.58.5

9.5108^

2896

5235252622

2018151515

23181513 1212

634.020.5

0.3660.42

Sept.

1212

*111717

1210To1224

2319192231

28

5336

3023222219

18161626 38

70923.6

0.4210.47

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,600 Mln 9.0 Mean 116 cfsm 2.O7 In. 28. 2OWater year 1956-57: Max 3.4OO Mln 8.O Mean 140 cfsm 2.50 In. 33.85

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs}. --Jan. 29 (3 p.m.) 4.200 cfs (5.75 ft); Feb. 10 (11 a.m.) 2,060 cfs(4.16 ft); Apr. 5 (8 a.m.) 2,020 cfs (4.13 ft); Apr. 8 (9 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (3.91 ft).



South Fork Holston River at Vestal, Va.

Location. Lat 36°39'06", long 81°50'39", on right bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 58 at Vestal, Washington County, 0.7 mile downstream from Lrurel Creek,

3.2 miles northwest of Damascus, and 4.9 miles upstream from Middle Pork t'olston River.



Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,792.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 15.35 ft), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of

peak flow; minimum, 84 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 2.43 ft); minimum daily, 89 cfs Sept.8.1931-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 14, 1941,

Dec. 24, ]943 (gage height, 2.16 ft); minimum daily, 60 cfs Sept. 18, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station.


Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 1, 2, 19-22)

Oct. 1 to Jan. Jan. £9 to Sept. 3O

2.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 9.0

115185510

1,0302,6704,750

2.4 2.7 3.0 4.05.0

80130200540

1,030

6.0B.O

11.014.0

1,7703,6307,600

12,600


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262723293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

204 180170

*165196

234180153144137

130120126122119

119117TTs124122

126201229196172

162207204188180178

5,032162

0.5530 . 6£

Nov.

312 3393O6270240

*220218348369356

309285255234220

212282327315297

291333291279267

2 54240226218209

8,312L'77

0.9201.03

Dec.

198 190190185

*180

178172170172209

188252434550775

775595560522482

700880880

1.2401,150

850650538474410372

15,1214881.621.87

Jan.

305 275276291462

466490454

*9652,400

1,9001,180

880700565

498422363335325

320320690775700

600848

4,740*11.200

7,3905,060

46,1951,4904.955.71

Feb.

6.810 4,2902,8002,7202,6OO

2,3105,2104,5604,5605,360

3,4302,1801,5001,180

940

825728660682682

6206OO560540520

540560655-

E6.6C22^0226.727.00

Mar.

1.520 1,250l.OOO

825705

620*580600560500

496540540520500

476450432439414

386425439422422

4184183903803G9543

17,2145551.842 . 1-

Apr.

*355 453453

1,180*5.640

2,7601,5003,1704,5602,260

1,4201,090

880728640

580540500472450

4184535406OO560

45641842239O362

34,2501,1423.794.23

May

338 327

*316299292

279267255249243

243240225316299

234215208252397

292246264249225

220467397306264

8, (361273

0.9271.07

June

225 261422411

*800

1.2101,060

6604964O4

352313670

1,150560

439425380390352

292299296279310

279267310580286

14,180473

I.b71.75

July

372 513270243237

276218195

*180185

168158152146155

185218279182155

155150238362218

170152144148

1^4

6,294205

0.6740.78

Aug.

124130124120

*130

11610710610298

98108110124299

218180138150126

118110106106107

1341121049bSo96

3 , 89512 ti

0.4190.40

Sept.

92 92

*95108112

98908994

134

142136126178212

180380334292222

185162165150138

1241201161602ol

4,757159

0.5280.59

Calendar year 195C: Max 6,900 Min 74 Mean 473 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.41Water year 1956-57: Max 11,200 Mln 89 Mean 6O4 Cfsm 2.O1 In. 27.25

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP cfs).--Jan. 29 (8 p.m.) 15,100 cfs (15.35 ft); Feb. 10 (11 a.m.) 6,340 cfs (10.10 ft); Apr. 5 (8 a.m.) 6,560 cfs (10.26 ft); Apr. 8 (11 p.m.) 7,530 cfs (10.95 ft).



Middle Fork Holston River at Groseclose, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°53'19", long 81°20'51", on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge in village of Groseclose, Smyth County, 0.2 mile upstream from Rocky Spring Branch and

10 miles northeast of Marion.


Records available.--October 1947 to September 1957 (discontinued). Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and conarete control. Datum of gage is 2,44£.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 309 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 5.00 ft); minimum, 3~74~cfs Sept. 2; minimum gage height, 1.65 ft Oct. 13-19.

1947-57: Maximum discharge, 813 cfs July 6, 1953 (gage height, 7.42 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Jan. 24, 1948, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 1.48 ft Nov. 25, 1950, result of freezeup; minimum daily discharge, 2.7 cfs Nov. 13-15, 1954.


Revisions (water years).--WSP 1236: 1948(M), 1949(P), 1950, 1951(P).

Rating tables water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 3O to Sept. 30

1.6 3.0 2.5 33 1.6 2.81.7 4.0 3.0 67 1.7 3.81.8 5.6 4.0 167 1.8 5.82.0 11 5.O 309 2.0 11

Mote. Same as pre ceding table above 2.0 ft.


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

3.83.8

*3.84.04.0

4.03.93.83.73.7

3.63.63.53.53.5

3.53.53.53.53.5

4.012~5.6

4.64.4

5.68.05.65.2 5.26.4

140.34.53

0.6130.71

Nov.

14117.76.45.8

5.65.6

*6.86.25.8

5.65.45.05.05.0

5.06.55.24.64.6

5.24.64.34.34.3

4.34.34.24.2 4.1

170.65.69

0.7700.86

Dec.

4.04.04.03.8

*3.9

3.83.83.83.93.8

3.84.45.05.67.7

7.16.47.76.46.2

9.28.09.8

2114

119.58.67.7 7.47.4

212.76.86

0.9281.07

Jan.

6.66.05.66.06.8

6.2*6.66.2

3442

241712119.8

9.28.37.77.17.4

9.59.8

151010

101653

181 90

132

775.825.03.383.90

Feb.

11860454043

4472

105162106

6242343025

2320182621

1917161515

201931-

1,24844.66.046.29

Mar.

4431242118

*1817191614

1312121211

109.59.5

109.0

8.115131211

1211109.5 9.08.1

448.714.51.962.26

Apr.

9.212*9.83515

4330926940

3226221915

1615141413

1212122716

13111110 9 . 8

754.825.23.413.80

May

*9.O8.48.48.17.6

7.47.47.16.86.8

7.16.66.66.66.6

6.35.86.8

119.0

6.66.36.15.85.8

6.3116.35.8 5.65.4

220.47.11

0.9621.11

June

5.45.2

*5.85.87.6

7.65.85.65.85.8

5.65.45.46.65.2

4.84.85.25.24.8

4.84.84.85.05.4

5.05.25.45.4 4.8

164.05.47

0.7400.83

July

4.64.64.64.44.6

4.44.44.45.25.2

*4.44.84.84.84.8

4.85.05.45.04.6

4.64.6

126.64.8

4.64.65.04.4 4.24.0

15*. 24.97

0.6730.78

Aug.

4.04.04.04.0

*4.0

3.73.83.83.83.8

3.73.83.83.85.2

4.O3.83.84 .3.

3.3 . >3.3.3.

3.3.3. j

3.3.

118.23.81

0.5160.59

Sept.

3.53.53.53.5*3.5

3.63.73.73.84.6

4.64.65.05.24.2

5.27.19.O6.15.4

4.84.44.24.03.8

3.83.83.88.4

14

148.34.94

0.6680.75

Calendar year 1956 : Max 93 Win 2.8 Mean 7.84 Cfsm 1.O6 In. 14.44Water year 1956-57 : Max 181 Min 3.5 Mean 12.5 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.95

Peak discharge (base, 90 cfs). --Jan. 29 (6 p.m.) 309 cfs fS.OO ft); Feb. 9 (5:30 a.m.) 272 cfs(4.75 ft); Apr. 4 (12 p.m.) 145 cfs (3.80 ft); Apr. 8 (6 p.m.) 209 cfs (4.32 ft); Apr. 24 (4 p.m.)131 cfs (3.67 ft) .



Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford, Va.

105

Location.--Lat 36 0 48'26", long 81°37 I 20", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 11 at Sevenmile Ford, Smyth County, 0.3 mile upstream from Meade Creek and 3.3 miles downstream from Walker Creek,



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,960.00 ft above mean sea le-rel, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,680 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 10.75 ft); mini mum, 17 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 2.08 ft); minimum daily, 29 cfs Aug. 11, Sept. 6.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 9 cfs Sept. 26, 1944 (gage height, 1.32 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 26, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 9 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1942(m).


Oct. 1 to Jan. 28

2.1 19 2.8 1802.2 31 3.2 370 2.5 90

Note.--Same as fol lowing table above 3.2 ft.

Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

192.12.32.5 1022.7 1623.0 275

4.0 7906.0 2,0507.0 2,9009.0 5,460


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728S93031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

787072

*7068

6860663735

3731373040

3135333537

3960766050

568074625854

1,63952.9

0.4010.46

Nov.

162170~98

7466

*625811512195

8070666056

5660666262

6270767470

7066626260

2,33177.7

0.5890.66

Dec.

58545454*50

5050544452

5076124133300

440238202189159

238266256658480

305212166139121108

5,380174

1.321.52

Jan.

98867884

121

133145142

*1,7101,460

735455325243189

162136118108102

112115350325238

194391

1,860*5.0202, 6004,100

21,935708

5.366.18

Feb.

2,9701,480912828845

1,0101,5402,1303,3702,360

1,190735545435350

311262230306450

350293252222207

226222316_

24,347870

6.596.86

Mar.

845560405316262

230*219226207192

186189183174171

159150147150141

132162192192186

200270207138129125

7,0432271.721.98

Apr.

*114141126243

2,570

955530

1,5901,840

762

505380306252219

200183156159153

141138150175138

111108105117108

12,475416

3.153.51

May

10299

*969088

8279767373

7373689596

716685

156147

10585736666

6612693716462

2,66586.0

0.6520.75

June

62577390

*150

1831531179685

736868

14790

6868646862

5555485557

5566506664

2,41380.4

0.6090.68

July

504547407_7

574743

*4555

4543403845

4042484540

3838456847

38365545433£

1,42345.9

0.3480.40

Aug.

36554038

*40

3536323335

2938323262.

5540384038

3633333536

363332303035

1,15337.2

0.2820.33

Sept.

3033*303036

2933323543

4547384847

4776738266

1171081059996

939388114205

2,01667.2

0.5090.57


Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Jan. 9 (7 p.m.) 2,580 cfs (6.64 ft); Jan. 29 (8 p.m.) 7,680 cfs (10.75 ft); Feb. 9 (11 a.m.) 4,680 cfs (8.37 ft); Apr. 5 (7:30 a.m.) 3,040 cfs (7.14 ft); Apr. 8 (10 p.m.) 4,560 cfs (8.28 ft).


493791 O -59 -8


South Fork Holston River below South Holston Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36"31 "25", long 82°OS'SO", on right bank 1,900 ft downstream from South Holston Dam powerhouse, 1.0 mile upstream from bridge at Bristol waterworks, 1.0 mile upstream from Thomas Creek, 6.7 miles southeast of Bristol, Sullivan County, and at mile 49.4.


Records available. July 19S1 to September 1957.


Average discharge. 6 years, 886 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,270 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 40.45 ft); min imum, 3.6 cfs June 18 (gage height, 32.33 ft); minimum daily, 4.5 cfs June 18.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 12, 1957; no flow for part of Oct. 27, 1954; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 26, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 50 cfs, which are fair. Flow completely regu lated by South Holston Lake (see p. 223).


Oct. 1 to Feb. 11 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

32.532.632.7 3Z.8 32.9 33.1 33.4

33.934.535.036.037.538.1

Z13425660

1,3703,0803,330

32.332.432.532.732.933.133.4

3.0 5.1 7.9

34.034.535.036.038.040.4

295500770

1,5404,0908,170


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

2627Z8?93031

TotalMean

Oct.

Z.580* Z, 7802,7702,7702,770

188.9

2,6702,8802,800

2,8202,860

187.0

2,110

2,5001,4902,2602,280

66

6.67.4

1,0102,2302,570

1,6201,590

167Z

7.46.6

47,593.91,535

Nov.

7.47.96.66.36.3

6.37.0

9281,070

226

6.66.6

1,820209

6.3

677651

6.6845722

8621,0201,6301,5801,780

2,0302,100Z,6602, 7ZO 2,740

26,343.9878

Calendar year 1956: (Water year 1956-57: I

Dec.

2,7102,3801,790

7.76.6

111596

1,6501,5402,310

2,0701,290

1128.18.5

8.9146606194

1,450

158.98.5108.5

7. 77.7

474684

7.798

20,324.8656

Jan.

136927870

8.98.9

8.58.9

6211343

4469.38.9

1,3201,060

1,6501,8301,9101,070

10

1,380357

1,2901,4401,230

762595051 31

19,567.4631

Feb.

Z.6902,5303,1603,5103,490

3,490 3,3903,3003,Z903,150

3,8007,990

*7,7807,8807,800

7,5307,1207,0706,6904,920

3,4503,4902,8901,5001,770

1,830771681-

116, 96Z4,177

Mar.

1,6901,5501,6401,6601,520

638*1,3401,750

6938.6

1,45017

6097.9

1,060

9.67.9

988836

1,890

1,180*1,860

9.18.6

1,630

1,6201,6301,6501,690

10

30,660.6969

Apr.

1,670 1,6401,640878

1,720

3258.3

51819015

1,4901,4201.4ZO

9.41,500

1,4601,5801,4701,4601,460

8.6Z.240Z.4002,4002,390

2,3902,3902,4002,380 2,440

43,312.31,444

May

2*222J2,

22212

211

1

111

111

410,39039044O,450

450350390920410

400680310464508

14Z9.37.9

80130

726640680990977

715900330490 90

969

44,838.2

Observed

1ax 2,880 Min 1.3 Mean 6591ax 7,990 Min 4.5 Mean 1,335

1,446

June

8.3145

1,420*1, 9002,110

2,4002,4602,4902,4902,520

2,5402,5702,5302,5502,580

1,920134.57.37.1

321112

4731,100

111118

1,510 140

35,983.21,199

July

208114

9.37.69.3

1978.0

1,780416329

5F1,440

330354

1.45C

*1,73C1,78C1,68C1,340

67

8.9554

l.OOC502

1.04C

4817.37 .3

1, 130 292

1,740

20,069.7647

Aug.

1,6302,5402,570

2231,620

9501,5201,5301,5601,030

7.91,5801,5301,8801,860

1,8001,740

9.81,0501,650

1,7801,800

157.97.1

1,8101,8401,8401,850 i,S10

9.0

41,149.71,327

Sept.

6.81,5401.8ZO*1,9702,050

2,22011817

1,140990

1,1001,3701,740

9.28.3

1,3501,8502,1101,7201,690

2,0801,8001,8301,2301,850

2,1002,0001,250

8.3 1,570

40,537.61,351

Adjustedt

Mean 905 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.51Mean 1,300 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents in South Holston Lake.


aver Creek: near Wallace , Va .

107

Location.--Lat 36°38'25", long 82°06'42", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from Clear Creek, 1.3 miles southeast-of Wallace, Washington County, and 3.8 miles northeast of Bristol.


Records available.--October 1945 to September 1957 (discontinued), discharge only, published In WSP 1306.

October 1945 monthly

_.--Water-stage recorder and contrete control. Datum of gage Is 1,808.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 286 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 4.55 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfo Oct. 15; minimum gage height, 1.22 ft Sept. 6.

1945-57: Maximum discharge, 383 cfs July 15, 1948 (gage height, 5.94 ft), from rating curve extended above 230 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; mlrimum, 2.8 cfs Jan. 6, 1956; minimum gage height, 1.05 ft Dec. 1-12, 1946.



(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 2-4, 20, 21)


1.3 3.41.4 5.81.5 8.61.6 121.7 16

2.0 343.0 944.0 1665.0 264

1.3 5.01.4 6.61.5 3.61.6 14

1.8 252.0 393.0 1184.1 232


Day

12545

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829

31

Total

Oct.

4.14.1

*4.14.14.4

4.84.44.44.44.1

3.93.93.93.95.6

5.63.94.14.44.1

4.45.14.84.64.1

4.14.43.93.93.93.6

129.0Mean 4.16Cfsm 0.304In. 0.35

Nov.

4.63.93.93.65.4

5.4*3.95.14.64.4

4.13.93.93.93.9

4.14.13.93.93.6

4.14.14.14.14.1

4.14.13.95.93 9

120.54.02

0.2930.33

Dec.

3.93.93.93.93.6

«5 -43~tT

3.43.43.4

3.67.5

101114

1411111110

1414162920

171514131312

316.310.2

0.7450.86

Jan.

1110To1012

111111

*2332

2422201817

1715141413

1313201515

142597

226161214

1,12836.42.663.07

Feb.

232175120119102

92*163

178168173

11284726256

5246444940

3734313028

282639

_

2,39285.46.236.49

Calendar year 1956: Max 102 Mln 3.0

Mar.

4658353531

*2931343028

2727252424

2322222221

2121202020

191818181817

78225.21.842.12

Apr.

17TS

*1720

*54

4132

1299256

4540383432

3128262423

2322212120

1818181817

99333.12.422.70

May

1616

*161616

1514141414

1414131513

1212111111

1010101110

121211111010

39412.7

0.9271.07

June

10101011

*11

141110109.6

9.69.69.3

109.0

9.08.78.78.48.4

8.18.1

22TT16

12101112

317.510.6

0.7740.86

July

9.39.08.48.18.1

7.87.87.57.57.2

*6.97.27.27.27.5

6.46.46.46.36.1

6.16.0

Aug.

6.06.15.86.0

*6.0

6.05.85.85.65.8

6.36.36.15.8

18.

7.86.46.36.16.0

5.85.6

6.1 5.56.3 5.56.0 5.8

5.6 6.46.0 5.86.3 5.56.3 5.3

', j-'g

215.6 195.76.95 6.31

0.507 0.4610.58 0.53

Sept.

5.25.05.25.3

*5.2

5.05.05.05.05.6

5.35.27.2

28IT

9.39.38.48.17.5

7.56.97.26.66.4

6.36.16.18.49.0

224.37.48

0.5460.61

Mean 13.5 Cfam 0.985 In. 13.43Water year 1956-57: Max 232 Mln 3.4 Mean 23.7 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.57

Peak discharge (base, 100 cf3).--Jan. 29 (3 to 4 p.m.) 27fa cfa (4.48 ft)j Feb. 7 (3:50 p.m.) 264 cfs (4.37 ftT. Apr. 8 (6 p.m.) 286 cfs (4.55 ft); June 23 (7 p.m.) 127 cfs (3.O9 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day.


Watauga River near Sugar Grove, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°14'18", long 81°49'28", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Cove Creek and 2.3 miles southwest of Sugar Grove, Watauga County.


Records available.--May 1940 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,607.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,490 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 12.90 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs as explained below; minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 2, 3; minimum gage height, 1.43 ft Oct. 17, 18, Nov. 23, Sept. 2, 3; minimum daily discharge, 24 cfs Sept. 2.

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 50,800 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 29.6 ft, from profile based on floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 6.5 cfs Jan. 1, 1954 (gage height, 1.13 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 19, 30, 1954.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 22.1 ft, from floodmarks on barn a quarter of a mile above station as witnessed by local resident (discharge, 28,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs as explained above).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 23 to June 5

4.0

390550755

4797166245400575765

4.5 5.0

8.0 9.0 9.5

9901,2601,8802,6503,5904,6205,170

June 6 to Se-ot. 30

213053103226380560760

3.54.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to Septemler 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

4134313566

19666443733

3231303029

2827303044

72718239

*142106

9714710891 97

147

2,85892.21.021.17

Nov.

440260178142121

10897

1069182

767166*63*60

5817814911297

9191757573

70686664 61

3,289110

1.211.35

Dec.

5754555453

5151515150

*4864

101153217

184149130112104

104104119248199

159140126117

blOOb95

3,300106

1.171.35

Jan.

99bSOb85b95128

108*106

95104126

1191121069588

82b75b70b75b90

80107338196161

142168510

1,030713

1,250

6,633214

2.362.72

Feb.

1.480926568505463

502474470877805

568407329275234

214186

*171188188

156144137130135

959516666

12,873453

4.995.19

Mar.

697474362299257

228214214191176

168166

*154147142

133126126137121

112133126117149

154140126121117110

5,937192

2.112.43

Apr.

2181,440

4462,0005.100

1,160610693649484

382326287251

*225

207194186176164

156154159176161

140130126161137

16,698557

6.136.84

May

126121119124110

104*99979593

1211069393

119

93B488

106135

97899384

110

B62081351049188

3,311107

1.181.36

June

8289112368

*960

429292215186183

156*136118166143

120133240194148

120116153226156

136450353425313

6,918231

2.542. 83

Jul<'

289218183156138

12010799

*3286

7974696667

8470

1037764

606464

11672

605453464849

2,92994.51.041.20

Aug.

4543414548

4037363332

3030

*2934

107

6746414641

3633313130

403229282726

1,21439.2

0.4320.50

Sept.

2524252928

25282867

*77

6697484738

8639924312999

841221098469

635757

221566

3,062102

1.121.25

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,970 Mln 16 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.57Water year 1956-57 : Max 5,100 Min 24 Mean 189 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.19


Watauga River below Wilbur Dam, Term.

109

Location.--Lat 36°20'39", long 82°07'46", 1,800 ft downstream from Wilbur Dam, 0.7 mile downstream from Big Laurel Branch, 2.7 miles downstream from Watauga Dam, and 5 miles east of Elizabethton, Carter County.


Records available. May 1903 to December 1908 and January 1948 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. Published as "near Elizabethton" 1903-8. May 1903 to December 1908 (revised records) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,550.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 11, 1903, to Dec. 31, 190?, chain gage at railroad bridge 2 miles downstream at different datum.


Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 3,020 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 35.48 ft); mini mum, 22 cfs July 31 (gage height, 31.25 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs July 31.

1903-8, 1948-57: Maximum discharge observed, 21,500 cfs Jan. 22, 1906 (gage height, 13.6 ft, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs; minimum, 2.3 cfs July 11, 1953; minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Aug. 14, 1949; minimum gage height at present site, 30.73 ft July 11, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Plow completely regulated by Watauga Lake (see p. 223).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1276: 1906(M). WSP 1386: 1950. See also Records available. '

Correction. The maximum daily discharges for the calendar year 1949 and the water year 1950 have been corrected to 1,310 cfs and 1,510 cfs respectively, supersedirg the figures published in WSP 1386.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

31.231.331.631.932.2

110180

32.733.033.534.035.4

340475820

1,2802,920


Day

12345

678 9

10

11 12131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

951*938990954980

303030

989960

942 954303030

3030303030

2828

1,0501,4701.540

1,5401,050

26980yuo908

18,516597

Nov.

8565023030

993

*398374898

1,110778

29 236

1,2302424

4453232

50832

262450974684947

1,1401,4101 . 6001,5001,540

19,068636


Dec.

1,4801,2101,560

1,5601,320

1,2901,2501,290 1,4102,500

2.510 1,360

39214253

53202

1,070963

1,930

33960575654

5454

19239257

146

25,006807

Jan.

89970

*7067958

5756

384 5452

29251"5T

320594

1,7202,1502.2601,390

60

1,19060

5621,010

848

41653150146166118

16,112520

Feb.

162140464644

*1504769

125133

513 87605857

575658

163306

248229585857

575654-

3,194114

Mar.

545454

767378

*905888582 6160

456 56

34354

725

6461

31462

1.460

3971,190

6461

916

9009589419105653

13,844447

Apr.

958*954984518

1,160

1,2401,0001,790 2,0702,660

2.870 2,8602,8702,0001,950

1,8902,0401,8701,9202,010

1,2902,5402,7002,5702,750

2,7501,4001,4302,7002,760

58,5041,950

May

2,760*2,7902,6102,6802,040

2,6702.8402,840 2,5202,240

2,230 91

71832861

60585757752

72850882354051

51987

1,02079651

519

36,4761,177

June

51"51

1,030 1,2301,360

1,4801,3302.420 1,7801,520

1,360 1,4601,3401,4401,500

1,3501,450

3546158

5757565757

575654

55051

23,677789

July

51146545454

5353

865 311226

53 1.140

27456

972

*500962605857

5757605753

52525252

10022

6,614213

Aug.

48138

1,66061

1,240

*8882.5801,060 1,200

60

58 422976

604

458100317430

3046605860

9321,210

4521,6601,830

139

16,714539

Sept.

62908

2,040*2,0801,840

1,8806261

9381,220

891 924

1,4807568

1,2501,7001,8901,9501,820

2.2802,0901,8601,7301,900

2,0802,0701,320

601,890

40,4191,347

Observed Adjustedt

Max 2,510 Mln 24 Mean 312 Mean 640 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.49Max 2,870 Mln 23 Mean 762 Mean 839 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.18

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change In contents In Watauga Lake.


Doe River at Elizabethton, Term.

Location. Lat 36° 20 MO", long 82° 12'37", on left bank 1,500 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 91 at Elizabethton, Carter County, and 1 mile upstream from mouth.


Records available.--June 1907 to June 1908 and September to December 1912 (gage heights only), December 1911 to September 1916 and November 1920 to September 1931 (published as at Valley Forge"), June 1932 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,524.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 1907 to June 1908 and September to Decem ber 1912, staff gage a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. December 1911 to September 1916 and November 1920 to September 1931, chain gage 3 miles upstream at alti tude 1,610 ft (from topographic map). June to September 1932 staff gage at present site at datum 0.50 ft higher. September 1932 to January 1934 staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--38 years (1912-16, 1921-31, 193-V57), 314 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,190 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 6.25 ft), from rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 54 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.60ft).

1911-16, 1920-31, 1932-57: Maximum discharge, 7,300 cfs July 30, 1940 (gage height, 6.75 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determina tion at gage height 6.25 ft; minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 1925 (gage height, 0.60 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1957 are given nTWSP 1520.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1933(M), 1938.


(Shifting-control method used Jan. 28, 3O, 31, Feb. 3-14, Apr. 4)

0.6 1.0 1.5 2.0

136280485

3.0 4.0 5.2

1,050 2,050 4,O9O


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*127TTT100100106

10691837975

7371696866_

6666696966

691001138981

779389817981

2,61384.3

0.6150.71

Nov.

1441291049589

*8585118131106

10095918785

85178193T5?136

127141118113104

1111069510498

3,405114

0.8320.92

Dec.

9189

*919391

89878T8998

89120228228252

225193182165152

162199219400347

271231202190168159

5,287171

1.251.44

Jan.

159134

*109T35284

271255225243284

284258234207184

179149109129149

165157301237213

210324

*1,8702.7602,1102,330

14,672473

3.453.98

Feb.

*5,5002,2201,2101,1901,280

*1,2001,1101,1601,6902,060

1,340862670540458

426363331343331

287271258249245

290274355-

24,291868

6.346.59

Mar.

472404365527298

*277271290264249

261284268261249

254225219228210

199213207193210

199207190184179176

7,8112521.842.12

Apr.

*173FfT237715

*4,090

1,110645923

1,070707

540444379555501

280264249257225

216213243271249

216202199210204

15,4245143.754.19

May

219*213246213196

182170165159157

179168146146159

146131TBT136159

134139149164254

190785476287228193

6,4202071.511.74

June

173168

*184204516

98574?431413304

261452401575449

367387408385327

264234266304294

264294243280568

10,9215642.662.96

July

379250240215195

176159149141156

124120115127179

*193144219176127

11510698

204134

11110095938995

4,828156

1.141.31

Aug.

879881

116146

*9377716664

62756261

242

184146122159144

10995837977

837569686259

5,01597.5

0.7100.82

Sept.

575657*9371

6259576273

9515987112106

11534551?184141

120115170144118

1029591

120190

5,544118

0.8610.96

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,080 Min 46 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.77Water year 1956-57: Max 4,O9O Mln 56 Mean 28O Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.74

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs).--4,990 cfs (5.65 ft); Feb. 10 (8:30 a

Jan. 29 (10:5O p.m.) 4.210 cfs (5.26 ft); Fet . 1 (12:50 a.m.) m. ) 2,630 cfs (4.38 ft); Apr. 5 (3 a.m.) 6,150 cfs (6.25 ft);.

Apr. 8 (6 a.m.) 1,70O cfs (3.70 ft).* Discharge measurement made on this day.


Watauga River at Elizabethton, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°21'2l", long 82°13'26", on left bank 25 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 19E at Elizabethton, Carter County, 0.6 mile downstream frorr Doe River, and at mile 25.9.


Records available. February 1926 to July 1949, July 1953 to September 1957. Gage- height records collected in this vicinity December 1909 to July 1949 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,486.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Dec. 1, 1909, to Feb. 20, 1926, U. S. Weather Bureau tape gage and Feb. 21 to Oct. 4, 1926, staff gage, on Southern Railway bridge 10 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 26 years (1926-48, 1953-57), 1,051 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,360 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.13 ft); mini mum, 109 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 1.94 ft); minimum daily, 115 cfs Oct. 15-17, Aug. 13.

1926-49, 1953-57: Maximum discharge, 75,100 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 20.87 ft), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening deter mination of peak flow; minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 20, 1932; minimum daily, 85 cfs Dec. 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.54 ft Sept. 20, 1932.

Maximum stage known, about 21 ft in May 1901 (discharge, 75,900 cfs), from high- water profile by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow partly regulated by Watauga Lake, 10 miles upstream (see p. 223).

Revisioiins (water years). WSP 758: 1932(M). WSP823: Drainage area. WSP1336: 28(M), 1930, 1931-32(m).


1927-

1.9 2.1 2.5 3.0

101143260480

4.0 6.0 7.0 8.2

1,2003,2804,7007,040


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

1,010*al,070al.110al.080al,110

a 160a 140a!30

al.100al,060

al,14Oal,050

a!20a!20a!15

115115117121119

117141,150,460,710

,710,340200

1,0501,0501,040

22,070712

Nov.

1,030710162150

*1,060

510487906

1,3901,050

las250

1,500172141

4043J4250686206

369584

1,170714

1,250

1,1401,5901,7901,6601,700

23,601787

Calendar year 1956 :Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

1,6501,4101,730

*1,6901,670

1,2601,4601,3701,5602,550

2,7401,69069«506421

392470

1,3301,2501,980

823421465751681

508416476651525360

33,7021,087

Jan.

2871/140*917290480

460435712518716

907524465620902

1,8002,5502,5001,640

363

1,400287912

1,4301,180

718552

3,7305,6203,9503,B60

41,6651,350

Feb.

5,6803,9102,0502,0902,230

*2,2301,9802,2603,5003,730

2,8001,5801,170

939779

709608553670788

675634430406597

440425518-

44,1811,578

Mar.

875786660

1,310870

*1,3901,2701,050

450411

833480786455

1,030

485379607397

al.800

644al,500

361318

al,250

al,200al,280al,230al,200

412271

25,990838

Apr.

al.250*1,3201,3401,5406. 650

3,2202,0703,6004,7704,010

3,8903,7003,5902,7602,490

2,3402,4702,3702,3202,330

1,6602,8903,1103,0203,160

3,1101,9701,6802,9903,150

84,9502,832

May

5.160*3,1503,1202,9202,340

2,9803,1203,1102,7802,640

2,460497914566279

246225219"S25881

1,030564

1,040899357

2711,8101,7301,200

339744

45,8161,478

June

271250

1,140*1,5502,120

5,0202,4903,O2O2,4201,980

1,7002,0602,O3O2,1702,170

1,8202,0101,170589524

416370383435421

383406343912470

39,0431,301

July

491473331290271

250232950603381

1971,100606197

1,100

*7641,220

338260203

186178231310210

180170165157220136

Aug.

168242

1,730265

1,300

*1,0002.5601,2601,380262

143148115158800

686410170252186

153143155148145

9941,100558

1,6302,110

338

12,400 20,509400 662

Sept.

136850

*1,9102,2102,020

1,940239152994

1,260

1,0201,0701,540504189

1,2802,1602,1402,1202,110

2,3202.5601,9701,9701,920

2,2302,2201,680225

1,980

44,4991,485

Observed Adjustedt

*1ax 5,540 Min 112 Mean 664 Mean 991 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19. 5Oviax 6,830 Min 115 Mean 1,2O2 Mean 1,279 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Adjusted for change in contents in Watauga Lake.a No gage-he'ight record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage

when available1 , and records for station below wilbur Dam.


South Pork Holston River at Kingsport, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°31'51" long 82°33'29", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from new bridge on State Highway 81, lir miles upstream from Reedy Creek, and 3f miles upstream from confluence with North Pork Holston River.


Records available.--September 1925 to September 1957.

GaSe ---water-stage recorder - Datum of gage is 1,175.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 2, 1953, at site 2 miles up stream at datum 8.47 ft higher.

Average discharge.--32 years, 2,505 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15.800 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 6.67 ft); mini mum, 306 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 0.48 ft); minimum daily, 460 cfs Oct. 28.

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 68,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.80 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 210 cfs Jan. 28, 1940 (gage height, -C.20 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 301 cfs June 13, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Fort Patrick Henry Lakes (see p. 223). Some diversion upstream by the city of Kingsport, Tennessee Eastman Corp., and Holston Ordnance Works.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1930(M).


0.6 4001.0 8OO1.5 1,4002.0 2,180

3.0 5.0 6.7

4,0809,300

15,900


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

4,7404,400*4,4404,3704,120

513475

3,7904,8204,450

4,3604,300

501498

3,520

3,5303,2903,3203,290

466

472482

1,910*6,4806,030

4,680962460

1,1401,0601,010

87,8792,835

Nov.

1,1401,120

757716

1,600

725738

1,7603,1602,400

704976

3,430720700

1,1301,440

7021,650

902

1,9001,0805,520

7343,870

3,9204,1905,0705,4605,400

63,5942,1EO


Dec.

5,2405,0904,7202,060

*1,880

2,1002,4603,6105,4206.180

4,8004,1001,010548762

6861,5902,2801,9504,060

1,3801,620

7962,0602,030

2,0202,0302,450

774720694

77,1202,488

Jan.

7042,8202,0601,300

720

736710

1,190968

1,320

3,3302,720

8182,2702,570

4,7206,5006,7504,2401,220

3,2601,1802,5203,1301,870

1,300894

2,3605,030

*12,60010,1.00

92,0102,968

Feb.

14,300*15,20015,2009,24010,100

12 , 100*9,1809,45015,60015,200

14,300* 14, 100

9,1208,9108,700

9,0009,0309,O3O9,0606,440

5,8405,0803,870

8701,800

3,5902,7401,390

-

248,4408,873

Mar.

2,9003,4803,2803,8003,180

3,070*2,8801,6502,010

834

4,4101,2101,840

9002,370

944862

3,1803,0604.680

4,060*4,100

862830

3,810

4,3904,2204,3304,160

815

83,0152,678

Apr.

3,0003,070

*3,0002,1102,800

3,170794

6,0307,8908,130

8.2807,8607,9505,0605,060

5,0305,2205,3805,0805,180

2,5404,5603,8803,9004,380

4,7204,5304,4605,9206,490

145,4744,849

May

5,8606,140

*6,0606,1704,320

5,2205,5705,7105,4205,240

5,3801,7402,000

866755

1,040867742775

1,990

2,0902,5502,7403,6302,390

1,0802,4102,5103,0001,1902,310

97,7653,154

June

676743

2,840*3,0504,300

5,2607,5907,1301,2705,500

5,7305,7505,7305,3204,790

7495,3501,530754754

768755752

1,6602,190

736740

1,6303,9901,040

88,8772,963

July

1,120780

1,0401,000

752

796770

2.640*1,7CO

870

8f22,4301.3PO

7451,9?0

7eil,3fO

676744810

7827E8

1,2?07597E6

8S47S8830770 7507E2

32,5651,050

Aug.

a5,700a2,700a2,000

a 800al,900

a2,300*2,9603,5503,090

888

7871,5202,2202,5902,870

3,3603,0801,6501,4102,230

2,2301,6501,020761866

2,5102,7802,6902,760 3,3401,070

67,2822,170

Sept.

7922,1205,4203,520

*3,720

3,410894756

5,0502,340

2,0302,5604,8702,030

808

2,8804,6705,8605,860

a4,500

a6,400a4,500a5,000a3,000a2,500

a3,500a4,200a3,300a800

a3,300

100,5903,353

Observed Adjustedt

lax 11,600 Mln 424 Mean 1,880 Mean 2,485 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.48viax 15,600 Mln 460 Mean 3,246 Mean 3,287 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents in South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Port Patrick Henry Lakes, a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for

station at Surgoinsville and Port Patrick Henry powerplant records.


North Fork Holston River near Saltville, Va.

Location. Lat 36°53'48", long 81°44'47", on right bank 0.5 mile upstream from CedarBranch bridge, l.S miles northeast of Saltville, Smyth County, and 7.8 miles downstream from Laurel Creek.


Records available.--June 1907 to November 1908, November 1920 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,703.53 ft above mean sea levsl, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 11, 1907, to Nov. 12, 1908, chain gage on highway bridge 2.1 miles downstream at different datum. Nov. 2, 1920, to May 23, 1934, chain gage on highway bridge 0.5 mile downstream at datum 7.74 ft lower.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 13.20 ft), from rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.57 ft).

1907-8, 1920-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 1947 (gage height, 0.13 ft), flow retarded by mine cave-in; minimum daily, 2 cfs Oct. 15, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Prior to September 1947, small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1944-47.


(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 19, 20)

Discharge

Oct. 1

0.6.8

1.01.52.0

Note.fol-lowiabove 2

to Jan. 28

325696

260500

Same asng table.0 ft.

, in cubic feet per

0.5.7

1.01.52.0

Jan. 29

214297

272500

second, water year Octc

to Sept. 30

3.0 15.0 38.0 7

10.0 10

)ber 1956 to

,200,340,300,400

September 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

7270565555

5858535248

4744444343

4242424243

4758929989

81105174

*122 9685

2,05766.4

0.2990.34

Nov.

390700385246184

147128170224192

160144128114106

1011011049994

94109119114109

117112101*9692.

4,980166

0.7480.83

Dec.

8783818178

7878787881

81101246352934

1,550875584476400

376400488

1.600910

784 532

*400330276235

12,733411

1.852.13

Jan.

213181138174228

292304284

1,8203,340

1,5001,3201,020

488376

322260220210200

206228635770565

440483

2,890*10.500

7,1904,220

40,8171,3175.936.84

Feb.

5. 5803,3001,7601,3101,370

2,0001,9502,9705,2903,730

2,2801,320

980735578

485415365435

1,160

840644506430387

382387

*410-

41,9991,5006.767.04

Mar.

1.5101,120

819610485

405382430425378

356378391369343

308a300a300a320a280

a250a280a330a360a 400

a380a350a320*a300

284264

13,227427

1.922.21

Apr.

244330378391

2,870

2,1701,1201,4805.5401,420

945721546440374

321292264248225

218210254

1,360875

578435365

*325292

23,031768

3.463.86

May

260240221203189

178164153146138

131128119113124

121105110248280

203160131116108

a!30a200a370a200a!50*113

5,252169

0.7610.88

June

10595

146276338

539391292264221

174149131210207

146444300330225

160121113142185

182142

*121210196

6,555218

0.9821.10

July

1671351109391

8573696791

8967615756

5975

1717363

545267

13891

6757

332146*8983

2,92894.5

0.4260.49

Aug.

7363565675

7752484541

4140383873

8965514845

4137363535

353434

*323130

1,49448.2

0.2170.25

Sept.

2928282828

2828283035

4044417579

83200221272174

131100817161

545148162

1^410

3,688123

0.5540.62

Calendar year 1956s Max 6,200 Mln 29 Mean 312 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.16Water year 1956-57: Max 10,300 Mln 28 Mean 435 Cfsm 1.96 In. 23.59

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs] . Jan. 9 (12 p.m.) 5.200 cfs (6.39 ft); Jan. 29 (£ p.m.) 16,500.m.) 4,(5 ,060 cfs (5.55 ft); Apr. 9

. . . . .. .cfs (13.20 ft); Feb. 9 (1 to 2 p.m.) 6,080 cfs (7.11 ft); Apr (3 to 4 a.m.) 4,730 cfs (6.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for North Fork

Holston River at Holston and Middle Pork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford.


North Fork Holston River at Holston, Va.

Location. Lat 36°46'29", long 82°04'22", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 19, 100 ft downstream from Greendale Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Garrett Creek, 0.5 mile east of Holston, Washington County, and 0.6 mile upstream from Little Moccasin Creek.


Records available.--June 1951 to September 1957.



Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,300 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 16.50 ft), from rating curve extended above 12.000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.97 ft).

1951-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 41 cfs Sept. 8, 1954, Dec. 1, 1955; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 8, 1957.



(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 18, 19)

2.12.2 2.5 3.0

Oct. 1 to Jan.

55 4.080 6.0

185 8.0400 9.0

Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

1,0502,6404,8006,250

1.92.0

2.6 3.0

3548

130258450

4.0 1,0006.0 2,5808.0 4,800

10.0 7,80014.0 17,000


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*140115115146143

337201150132108

10890908780

787875rs75

80115150168154

150150205209 178164

4,149134

0.3330.38

Nov.

273910552364

*283

237217253324292

261241221205193

189205201197185

185225225213205

197197178168 160

7,756259

0.6440.72

Dec.

150140

*136no140

140143143146160

157296693 840

1,680

2,2401,4001,050910749

819910

1,0202,2402,480

1,480980735600 492415

23,62476Z1.902.19

Jan.

368328261288400

498*528504

1,8805,220

2,6401,6201,140

875665

552440330300342

364396

1,1201,280

945

7701,0105,000

*15,90014,1007,020

67,0842, 1645.386.20

Feb.

*10,6006,0403,2202,6002,520

3,4003,9505,0808,6007,000

3,9602,3401,6601,2601,000

880742654880

1,740

1,3001,000

852742688

660649742-

74,7592,6706.646.91

Mar.

2, ISO1,9401,380

*1,070852

742688880825742

715852798742660

594530505515485

430485644660660

622588535490 465435

23,7097651.902.19

Apr.

*410535583660

4,630

3,4801,8203,4604,6702,100

1,4601,100

880742627

572515475435405

385390932

1,8201,260

852688572515 455

37,4281,2483.103.46

May

*410375341313290

267249232223210

201196188179201

201183162170375

380290236201183

179309561365 263218

8,151263

0.6540.75

June

188174*TW360465

770638475385336

276245240435345

272530490430345

258210485475588

450332313460

11,539385

0.9581.07

July

318263223188192

179154138

*121121

150124109103138

109106232188124

106959T

223192

134109272249 158121

5,036162

0.4030.46

Aug.

1211069592

*90

109103847964

71826966

158

1921461069087

7774666464

69645856 5353

2,70887.4

0.2170.25

Sept.

5147*454745

4545454577

1097495

341272

196450490561395

290218166130112

958784

214 1,590

6,261209

0.5200.58


Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Jan. 10 (9:30 a.m.) 6,380 cfs (9.09 ft); Jan, 29 (12 p.m.) 24,300 cfs (16.50 ft); Feb. 9 (12 to 1 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (11.17 ft); Apr. 5 (6:30 p.m.) 6,280 cfs (9.02 ft); Apr. 9 (1:30 a.m.) 6,760 cfs (9.34 ft).



Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City, Va.

Location. Lat 36°38'47", long 82°33'12", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 71, 0.2 mile downstream from Franklin Branch, 0.9 mile upstr3am from Pike Branch, 1.6 miles upstream from Little Moccasin Creek, and 1.6 miles east of Gate City, Scott County.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,267.64 ft above mean sea levsl, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,340 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 8.36 ft); mini mum, 7.4 cfs Sept. 5; minimum gage height, 1.14 ft Aug. 11, Sept. 5.

1952-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 11, 1954 (gage height, 1.04 ft).


Rating tables, water years 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 3-22; stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 20, 21)

1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0

Oct. 1 to Dec. 24

11 2.529 3.067 4.0

210335670

1.11.2 1.4 1.7 2.0

Dec. 25 to Sept. 30

5.0

62113

2.5 2253.0 3604.0 7106.0 1,7008.0 3,050


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfamIn.

Oct.

3026

*232221

21202121 20

1919171718

1717221717

19' 24

262655

272726242321

68122.0

0.2760.32

Nov.

2838392823

19*192127 26

2624232118

2126333230

2836484337

3329282725

85628.5

0.3580.40

Dec.

25252323

*19

18202021 20

1974

222270455

245160130144114

139222292485405

2351641271069078

4,390142

1.782.05

Jan.

7062524930

888380

*328 810

508275200157129

11397766560

6578

179195137

121217

1,380*2 . 8502,1601,620

12,3843995.015.78

Feb.

2.5901,680

774502412

525742

1,0801,000 1,400

930490342262212

182155135159312

225188164142131

131129230-

15,0245376.757.03

Mar.

790472321248202

*170166354280 215

186177164146133

12310810410699

9092978883

8383787372j>5

5,468176

2.212.55

Apr.

6565

*6876

508

420230511

1,050 438

288222179151129

117108999083

7873787570

6259524847

5,539185

2.322.59

May

4346

*444342

4238373637

3434363732

3338373632

3740373835

283636332926

1,13236.5

0.4590.53

June

261927

*3240

5454352926

2826282838

2625324421

2020192446

7547415158

1,04234.7

0.4360.49

July

5143373432

30301412 16

*1720212020

2217151316

1212141512

161514141314

Aug.

1414141618

*16141413 13

13161313

122

5232221614

1411111010

1412109.88.69.2

631 578.620.4 18.7

0.256 0.2350.30 0.27

Sept.

8,0.8.08.08.0*8.0

8.68.08.08.6

14

19282284110

4756815537

3128232120

1717133049

875.229.2

0.3670.41


Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs).--Jan. 29 (10 p.m.) 3,340 cfs (8.36 ft); Feb. 1 (3 a.m.) 2,660 cfs (7.44 ft); Feb. 10 (8 p.m.) 1,680 cfs (5.97 ft); Apr. 9 (8:30 a.m.) 1,450 cfs (5.58 ft).



North Fork Holston River near Gate City, Va.

Location. Lat 36°36'31", long 82°34'05", on left bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 23, 1.6 miles downstream from Big Moccasin Creek, and 2.1 miles southeast of Gate City, Scott County.

Drainage area. 67? sq mi.

Records available.--November 1931 to September 1957.


Average discharge. --25 years (1932-57), 841 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,700 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 16.73 ft); mini mum, 63 cfs Sept. 7-9 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1931-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 30, 1957; minimum, 37 cfs Dec. 24, 1943, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 1.00 ft Jan. 6, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small dam above station.

Revisions (water yearsK--WSP 783: 193S(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1932-34.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and dischargein cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Mar. 3-8)

1.3 1.6 2.0 3.0

132310910

4.06.0

10.016.0

1,7604,24012,30026,800


Day

1Z345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanOf smIn.

Oct.

280198

*159136159

170432345250202

178151147126122

119113106113105

103116132178194

220202190202 285235

5,666183

0.2720.31

Nov.

240330980610426

325*275275315400

370325285255230

230230240235215

210250290290270

260245240215_M°.

9,259309

0.4600.51

Dec.

190182174162

162

174170174178178

178426

1,1301,5602,300

2,8202,6401,6601,4701,250

1,2901,7101,9703,4504,240

2,5801,6601,2901,050

757

38,0501,2271.832.11

Jan.

666592509454598

805875875

*1,9007,900

6,2603,0002,020

dl,490dl,170

d945d745d600d580d685

d740d770

dl,2101,9701,610

dl,3501,6907,250

20,600*26, 200 14,000

110,0593,5505.286.09

Feb.

19,50014, 4007,4604,9804,110

5,3007,09010,30010,80013,600

9,160,740,120,360,860

,520,340,130,130,020

,410,810,470,250,130

,050,020

1,290-

137,3504,9057.307.60

Mar.

3,5005,7802,8802, 1401,710

*1,4201,2901,8101,7601,520

1,2901,2901,3801,2901,170

1,020910840819798

738718791945945

910840798724679 646

41,3511,3341.992.29

Apr.

610SETT*724849

4,150

8,1103,8904,07010,8006,060

3,1202,2401,7101,4201,210

1,050980910826764

712672686

1,4302,020

1,4201,050

875750 666

64,4022,1473.193.56

May

598«54T504460426

410380360340325

310300290285280

290275245230315

465405335300270

270290443574 410315

11,244363

0.5400.62

June

270245E45250421

712945686526426

395345300305498

432355510616460

416315260524798

750586448426 532

13,997467

0.6950.78

July

5041TO"

345285240

215225210174162

*155166170216147

159159143216270

178140140159166

280198155188 355225

6,755218

0.3240.37

Aug.

178151143136

*132

d!35d!40d!35122100

128106106106759

492355260198162

13612610610095

103110103928862

5,185167

0.2490.29

Sept.

78757573

*67

6765636792

151178183526604

448410640666686

598448365290225

182159143215 419

8,258275

0.4090.46

Calendar year 1956: Max 19,700 Min 69 Mean 956 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.35Water year 1956-57: Max 26,200 Min 63 Mean 1,237 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.99

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Jan. 10 (e p.m.) 10,400 cfs (9.11 ft); Jan. 30 (12 m. cfs (16.73 ft); Feb. 10 (3 a.m.) 14,400 cfs (ll.OO ft); Apr. 6 (8 a.m.) 9,240 cfs (8.54 ft

28,700 Apr. 9. ..

(4:30 a.m.) 11,100 cfs (9.44 ft* Discharge measurement made on this day.d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for North

Pork Holston River at Holston, and Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City.


Holston River at Surgoinsville, Term.

Location. Lat 36°28'19", long 82°50'50", on right bank 1,500 ft upstream from Surgions- ville Creek and county bridge at Surgoinsville, Hawkins County, 9.8 miles upstream from Big Creek, and at mile 118.4. Records include flow of Surgoinsville Creek.

Drainage area. 2.874 sq mi, includes that of Surgoinsville Creek.

Records available.--April 1941 to September 1957.



Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45,100 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 14'.32 ft); min imum, 570 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1941-57: Maximum discharge, 59,600 cfs Feb. 18, 1944 (gage height, 17.48 ft); mini mum, 470 cfs Oct. 21, 1941 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Flow partly regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Fort Patrick Henry Lakes (see p. 223).


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

2,4004,880

4,3804,2304,190

2,130852

*2,4203,9804,540

4,0104,2402,530

8182,180

3,6103,4903,4603,6102,160

785796996

*4,9907,040

5,5803,150

864807

1,4901,670

92,2782,977

Nov.

1,5101,4601,5001,5101,740

1,540*1,120

1,1303,1103,330

2,1401,1403,3401,8401,040

1,0901,7401,3201,5801,320

1,2402,2404,3802,7802,600

4,3704,4804,9105,6505,550

72,6802,423


Dec.

5,5006,1304,6703,460

*2,170

2,0402,3003,1304,7706,520

5,8105,1903,3502,6503,220

3,4204,5103,7003,4904,890

4,1803,3103,6305,4806,790

5,4204,0803,9802,3401,7001,540

123,3703,980

Jan.

1,5OO2,9402,5701,9501,690

1,5801,6901,8703,2607,550

11,4007,5204,4605,9404.O1O

4,980*8,2408,2105,9105,850

2,7905,6403,2405,4804 , 540

5,7705,070

10,00026,70042,80055 ,400

228,1107,558

Feb.

38,100*56,700

25,60017,40014,500

19,20016,700

*21,80025 , 10051,400

26,10020,40014,90012,50011,500

11,20011,00010,70010,7009,280

8,8607,7106,8205,9005,020

4,1504,980

*3,870-

427,89015,280

Mar.

6,0508.7207,0906,5806,020

5,2403,9204,6604,1603,580

4,6004,6203,6102,6502,860

3,2602,0503,1504,5605,250

4,980*5,8103,1401,7803,770

5,1505,4905,3505,2503,3801,540

138,2704,460

Apr.

5,0403,850

*5,8005,2807,040

12,1006,9808,370

*20,70016,700

15,60011,1001O,3OO7,9106,090

6,9006,6006,3306,3606,010

4,5804,7205,0804,7406,850

6,5206,0005,5006,6807,300

225,0307,501

May

7,1407,040

*6,9506,8206,150

4,6606,8206,0506,0206,130

5,4803,4102,5402,1501,050

1,0601,5001,0701,0601,510

2,9002,480

*3,1504,0103,100

2,4701,8002,4003,4902,6401,680

114,5105,694

June

2,060912

1,8905,150

*4,520

4,8508,6508,4105,7204,010

6,5806,2806,1805,5205,840

5,2703,830

*3,6801,6901,250

1,1901,1201,0601,9502,880

2,2401,4601,5104,3202,750

106,3123,544

July

1,6001,4201,1501,5101,140

1,1401,0001,7102,7501,530

1,0701,0705,5401,0001,500

*1,9201,5201,550

9121,020

1,040924

1,0001,480

960

9881,100

974956974

1,020

40,6281,511

Aug.

1,1104,5602,8501,5401,200

2,260*2,6505,1505,5402,430

8641,2101,9102,1103,220

4,0203,9502,6201,2601,580

*2,5102,5101,440

939818

1,2002,7902,6902,7103,4902,420

70,7612,283

Sept.

8181,1703,7403,950

*4,650

3,4102,290

7302,4204,410

1,8702,4303,8405,3701,530

1,7704,7505,6106.,7405,900

5,7206,5704,5004,7102,040

3,7703,5204,4001,9602,520

106,8883,563

Observed Adjustedt

Max 30,300 Min 700 Mean 3,204 Mean 3,809 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.04Max 42,800 Min 730 Mean 4,786 Mean 4,827 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents in South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Fort Patrick Henry Lakes.


Mossy Spring near Jefferson City, Term.

Location. Lat 36°07'17", long 83°28'22", In spring pool, 15 ft upstream from water plant Intake, 300 ft south of city water plant, tributary to unnamed branch at point 500 ft upstream from confluence of Buffalo Wallows Branch and unnamed branch, 1.1 miles east of Jefferson City Post Office.


Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,092.3 ft above mean sea level (Tennessee Valley Authority construction plans for waterworks).


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 316 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 3.00 ft), from rating curve extended above 120 cfs; minimum dally, 11 cfs Dec. 3-11.

1950-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; minimum dally, 7.4 cfs Jan. 8, 9, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Records do not Include diversion averaging abova 0.75 cfs for the water supply of Jefferson City.


0.6.7

1.0

1.5 2.0 2.7

98166268


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfamIn.

Oct.

1717

171617

1616161616

1614141414

1414141414

1414151413

131212121212

44914.5

-

-

Nov.

24 20

161615

1514141414

1413131313

2124181614

1414141313

1313121212

45115.0

_

-

Dec.

12121111

11

1111111111

1152

1101O8

99

9889827771

6886899088

817671676259

1,74656.3

--

Jan.

5654

515056

5450485156

5551494745

4443403937

3736444440

3956

115134145172

1,83859.3

_-

Feb.

2572612282O8191

180184194242257

232211193177166

158152148144141

137131128124

*121

120118118

-

4,921176

_

-

Mar.

118118116112111

110 108

115115114

11211111010 S107

106104103101

99

9897949390

898886858482

3,184103

-

-

Apr.

81SI8087

120

115108115124118

*112108104101

97

9492898684

828180807S

7575737371

2.76492.1

--

May

6967666463

6260595858

5654525149

4847474747

4545444342

475247444442

1,61952.2

--

June

4039383S37

3735343534

33 31

313131

3131313030

3029W3144

3734333231

1,00733.6

--

July

*3029292928

2727272626

2626252525

2528504743

37343128-27

26252524232JL

89929.0

--

Aug.

2121202723

*2422212019

1918181823

2222201818

IS17181717

1716Te-ie1616

60419.5

--

Sept.

161515

1515

1515151515

15141413T4

1515141414

1414141313

1314131414

42914.3

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 16O Min 11 Mean 51.6 Cfam - In, -Water year 1956-57: Max 261 Mln 11 Mean 54.6 Cfsm - In, -



Holston River near Jefferson City, Term.

Location. Lat 36°10'03", long 83°30'10", on left bank 250 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 0.2 mile downstream from Cherokee Dam, 2.5 miles upstream from Mill Spring Creek, and 3 miles north of Jefferson City, Jefferson County.



SSge-r-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 900.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 30, 1941, at datum 20.02 ft higher.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,900 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 32 191- mini mum, 50 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 20.30 ft); minimum daily, 53 cfs Dec. 21

1937-57: Maximum discharge, 58,700 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 41.82 ft, pres ent datum); minimum, 2.2 cfs Dec. 8, 1941, discharge measurement; minimum daily 2.6 cfs Dec. 25, 1941; minimum gage height recorded, 19.75 ft Dec. 25, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone For"; Patrick Henry, and Cherokee Lakes (see p. 223,224).

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: 1939-40(m).


Z0.3 20.4 20.7 21.0 21.5

210410830

22 .023.025.030.032.2

1,3402,7406,580

19,40025,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September l£-57

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TtotalMean

Oct.

6,7606,140

*5,5805,7405,210

4,6004,2806,4306,2606,260

6,2906,3106,3603,3105,400

4,450;3,8704,4304,6704,040

6904,5604,6207,0206,600

6,2205,8303,7807 .5707.O9O 7,350

167,5205,404

Nov.

4,490*2,B802,8803,1303,190

5,6203,5705,6307,0207,580

3,7606,6908,9705,4405,020

6,2605,2205,2305,1303,940

4,0004,0006,9606,7904,220

7,64011,80011,40012,00012.500

182,7606,092


Dec.

11.50010,80010,1005,250

*5,250

5,5803,9104,0105,2409,250

8,5104,890

686262

65656565

2,600

55128565656

6,0808,4609,8209,7009,720 9,650

134,7014,545

Jan.

9,67011,400

* 10,9OO10,1002,860

714.2009,5707,8609,460

8,1207,5805,5905,9106,790

10,50011.90011,90011,9002,070

6,5501,8403,5405,680

65

62658096

112 5,840

179,6815,796

Feb.

17 , 800* 19, 000

20,90025,70025,700

*22,20022 , 1OO22 , 1OO22,00022,300

24,000*25,80024,40022,40020,900

19,00018,90018,90017,60014,200

11,5009,9905,6805,4905,230

4,9801,6001,170

-

465,54016,560

Mar.

1,2404,110

805,9806,490

5111,4005,1502,2701,500

5,900»5,7205,200

741,420

5,68074

5,7505,5904,760

1,5401,5701,5801,4002,620

2,3702,1OO2,76O3,5001,670 5,590

80,9792,612

Apr.

4,6903,5205,240

585112

172116144148

1,920

*7.94Q5,820

2695,5105,650

5,5605,2405,7905,1905,250

3,2104,0403,5205,7405,320

6,4306,6906,6706,6906,780

106,9545,565

May

6,8006,8706,5504,5802,420

5,1606,5506,5208,5507,640

5,8002,0008.9705,6606,280

6,9202,970

421160

5,760

7,9007,150*120

156558

1,6606,5005,2104,2904,480 6,220

141,7454,572

June

6,OOO6,2006.8006,4706,060

6,0204,3504,1004,2404,260

2,670*4,150

8491,1001,550

4624,9405,720

5281,940

1,5701,400

3082,760

254

9696

1005,5805,170

89.1452,971

July

*1,08096

loo104108

3,240124

3,7005,2202,580

5,5404,4703,4803,0806,640

3,4806,0303,3804,0003,350

3,1705,9706,4004,8704,620

5,6805,0105,2907,410 9.66Q8,510

122,6925,958

Aug.

7,6907,5407,5905,2706,290

* 15. 1008,420

.490,580,650

,270,820,460,110,580

,110,960,560,180,050

6,2705,9605,2402,010

510

6,6607,5207,9408,120

6*570

192,8906,222

Sept.

5,9005,1008,200

*7,66010.600

6,1002,2502,40O7,5807,900

7,9109,6407,790

15271

90068717468

54868

6,5807,4307,330

4,4704,5504,4703,0203,160

129,6404,521

Observed Adjustedt

«!ax 15,500 Min 54 Mean 5.8O3 Mean 4,645 Cfsm 1.55 In. IS. 43«!ax 25,800 Min 55 Mean 5,458 Mean 5,735 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.70

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents in Watauga, South Holston, Boone, Fort Patrick Henry, and

Cherokee Lakes.


Mill Spring near Jefferson City, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 36°09'08", long 83°31'35", in spring pool at Tennessee Valley Authority pumping station, 300 ft northwest of State Highway 92, half a mile upetream from mouth, and 3 miles northwest of Jefferson City, Jefferson County.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1940 to September 1948 in files of Tennessee Valley Authority.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete weir. Datum of gage is 962.3 ft above mean sea level (Tennessee Valley.Authority construction plans for waterworks).


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Dec. 2-11.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; minimum daily, 1.7 cfs Nov. 18-20, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Records do not include diversion averaging about 0.05 cfs for the domestic water supply of Cherokee Dam.


0.2 .3 .5

1.3 2.4 4.8

1.0 1.7


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920 .

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

2.52.5*2.42.32.3

2.32.32.32.32.3

2.32.32.32.32.3

2.22722.22.22.2

2.22.22.22.22.2

2.22.22.22.22.22.2

70.22.26

--

Nov.

2.3*2.22.22.22.2

2.22.22.22.22.2

2.22.22.22.22.2

2.32.22.22.1271

2.12.12.12.12.1

2.12.12.12.12.1

65.02.17

--

Dec.

2.12.02702.0

*2.0

2.02.02.02.02.0

2.02.55.45745.1

.8

.4

.3

.0

.9

.8

.4

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.0

110.13.55

--

Jan.

3.93.8

*3.63.63.5

3.53.53.43.43.4

3.53.33.33.23.2

3.23.13.13.13.1

3.03.03.23.23.2

3.13.88.1

1011li

133.34.30

--

Feb.

2225232120

1919192224

232221*2019

1817161515

1414131313

121212_

50318.0

--

Mar.

1212121212

11*11111111

1111111111

1010101010

9.89.89.79.49.2

9.08.98.88.68.6b^_4

320.210.3

--

Apr.

8.38.28.0

*8.311

1111121313

1212121111

10109.89,59,4

9.28.98.88.68.3

8.28,07.77.47.2

292.89.76

--

May

7.17.17.06.86.6

*6.56.46.46.26.1

6.15.95.85.65.6

5.55.55.45.45.2

5.14.94.94.84.8

4.74.54.54.44744.4

173.65.60

--

June

4.34.34.34.34.2

4.24.24.04.03.9

3.9*3.83.83.83.8

3.63.63.63.53.5

3.53.53.53.53.5

3.53.63.63.63.6

114.03.80

--

July

*3.63.53.53.53.5

3.53.53.53.53.4

3.43.43.43.43.3

3.33.33.33.33.3

3.33.23.23.23.2

3.23.13.13.13.13.1

103.23.33

--

Aug.

3^13.13.13.13.0

*3.03.02.82.82.8

2.82.82.72.72.7

2.72.72.72.62.6

2.62.62.62.62.6

2.62.52752.52 52J5

84.92.74

--

Sept.

2.52.52.5*2.52.5

2.52.52.52.52.5

2.52.42.42.52.5

2.62752.42.42.4

2.42.52.42.42.4

2.42.42.42.42.4

73.72.46

--

Calendar year 1956: Max 19 Min 2.0 Mean 5.52 Cfsm - In. -Water year 1956-57: Max 25 Min 2.0 Mean 5.60 Cfsm - In. -



Holston River near Knoxville, Term.

121

Location. Lat 36°00'56", long 83°49'54", on left bank 300 ft upstream from tridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1.8 miles northeast of Knoxville city limits, Knox County, and 5.5 miles upstream from confluence with French Broad River.


Records available.--October 1930 to September 1957. Published as "at Strawberry Plains" 1930-48.Records published for both sites June 1945 to September 1948.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since June 19, 1945. return of gage Is 815.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 1, 1930, to June 8, 1931, staff gage and June 9, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1948, water- stage recorder, at site 12 miles upstream at datum 22.55 ft higher.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,700 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 10.82 ft); minimum, 297 cfs Sept. 22; minimum gage height, 1.50 ft Dec. 20; minimum daily discharge, 310 cfs Sept. 21.

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 62,900 cfs Mar. 28, 1935 (gage height, 20.20 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 44 cfs Dec. 12, 21, 22, 1941 (gage height, -0.58 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 44 cfs Dec. 21, 22, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Plow regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, Fort Patrick Henry, and Cherokee Lakes (see p. 223,224).

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1935(M). WSP1336: 1939.


(Shifting-control method used May 22 to Sept. 25)

Oct. 26 to Sept. 30

2.5 2.7 3.0 4.8

1,6402,0002,5807,200

1.4 1.7 2.0 2.5

310580940

1,710

3.0 5.0

10.5

2,6707,850

28,400


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122 232425

26 2728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

6,9807,0105,4905,840

*6,010

5,2304,5305,0506,4906,160

6,3406,4006,3705,2903,740

5,9203,9604,4803,9004,100

3,660*1.710 4,6305,7306,610

6,280 6,0504,4205,6606, 9907.200

168,2305,427

Nov.

6,2403,8403,2203,1002.960

»4,3104,9903,8306,7607,640

5,4703,7809,6305,9905,080

5,1106,2505,9004,6904,890

3,9604,090 5,0606,0806,610

5,140 9,700

11,600*11,70012.100

179,7205,991


Dec.

11.70010,80010,7005,3603,420

3,3203,480

a4,000a5,000a7,000

a9,000alO.OOOa4,000a2,500al,500

a900*580

506448

577

2,6201,380 1,2201,120

810

1,840 6,8409,9509,7309,6009,730

149,6314,827

Jan.

9,60010,60010,90011,1007,040

2,340774

7,1307,9609,310

9,3807,7306,4405,7906,020

8,45011,80011.90011,8007,200

3,9105,270 2,3104,1902,890

610 793

2,9205,9004,0004 j 800

200,8576,479

Feb.

24,000*25,60021,70027,60027,600

24,40024,60025,10027,20026,900

25,70028.400

*28,00024,20023,500

20,20019,70019,50018,40016,300

12,20011,800 7,7104,2104,040

4,270 4,8502.690

530,37018,940

Mar.

2,7102,9303,3802,8706.080

5,060*1,1804,4504,5702,520

2,6804,4604,5702,680

786

2,5903,0601,3804,0404,110

3,9501,940 1,8701,9202,110

2,650 2,7102,4403,6902,9502,420

94,7563,057

Apr.

4,080*4,7404,4803,1003,030

1,7301.2501,8702,9501,690

5,9906,9803,7201,7104,260

4,1403,7804,5105,9605,600

5,1203,780 4,6404,0404,240

4,970 7,0207.0506,9906,990

130,3904,346

May

*6,9606,8706,8704,8404,090

3,4105.3306,2406,8707,430

5,9302,7405,2805,2004,790

6,3804,6302,440

849*531

4,7208.330 4,360

580570

607 3,2804,7903,8304> 1904,920

137,6574,441

June

6,7806,2706,4106.7905,930

*6,6404,6504,3804,8604,790

2,9703,4603,3501,2101,180

1,540 1,7704,7403,280

646

1,9402,030 1,6701,7003,110

810 53837864"5

4,040

98,5073,284

July

2,420*1,440

466348318

3323,120

6463,7703,420

3,4803,6504,9804,0205,070

5,5804,1405,4903,4704,100

4,4604,270 7,3106,9003,060

6,380 5,2705,6306,8708 1 83C9^630

128,8704,157

Aug.

*8,5107,6107,8805,7104,660

10,200*12 . 500

6,1004,9605,300

6,0406,9907,7607,0504,810

6,5506,6405,4705,1206,380

5,1006,520 4,8203,2302,440

1.870 8,0408,3007,9908, 8508,360

201,7606,508

Sept.

5,6804,0606,6808,280

*8,830

8,8605,3702,7104,2908,740

7,7509.4908,5606,330

762

6791,660

570370318

310T73

2,4606,730

7,710

7,160 3,7405,0205,6904,270

143,5524,785

Observed Adjustedt

lax 12,100 Mln 339 Mean 4,275 Mean 5,115 cfsm 1.37 In. 18.58*lax 28,400 Mln 310 Mean 5,930 Mean 6,205 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.48

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents In South Holston, Watauga, Boone, Fort Patrick Henry, and

Cherokee Lakes.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Jefferson City.

493799 O -59 -9


First Creek at Mineral Springs Avenue, at Knoxville, Term.

Location. Lat 36°00'53", long 83°55'18", on right bank at Mineral Springs Avenue Bridge in Knoxville, Knox County, 0.3 mile downstream from Whites Creek, 4.1 miles upstream from gage at Fifth Avenue in Knoxville, and 5.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 15.7 sq mi, includes 3.8 sq mi without surface drainage.

Records available. April 1945 to September 1957.



Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 460 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 6.40 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 7; minimum gage height, 1.54 ft Aug. 7.

1945-57: Maximum discharge, 1,280 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 8.62 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 26, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.32 ft Sept. 21, Oct. 1, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.



(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 11, Dec. T3-14, Feb. 21-25, Mar. 8-12, Sept. 4-11)

1.41.5 1.7 2.0 2.5

i.a2.4 4.2 8.6

3.0 4.0 5.0 5.5 6.1

3872

115195360


Day

12345

6789

10

11121314IS

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

3.35.14.23.93.7

3.53.33.23.02.8

3.03.13.23.23.2

3.13.04.03.73.6

3.54.03.52.92.7

3.03.13.02.92.95.0

105.63.41

0.2170.25

Nov.

8.24.03.63.33.2

3.1372"

3.53.43.2

3.23.33.13.13.1

9,64.23.53.33.2

4.23.93.53.53.4

3.43.33.43.43 . 2

112.53.75

0.2390.27

Dec.

3.23.23.33.33.3

3.23.23.13.15_.Q

3.146

208~93"

50

3726231816

3361564129

242118161513

879.028.41.812.08

Jan.

12119.7

1726

1614121214

1312111111

108.48.27.97.5

9.314462321

1965

24014898

249

1,176.037.92.412.79

Feb.

36024T131128114

105a!35a!60a250a200

a!25a95a72a62a56

a46a40a36a60a45

3936343231

333034_

2,73397.66.226.47

Mar.

3530272624

2536533631

2831262523

2120212019

1819181717

151414131312,

72723.51.501.72

Apr.

16171370

116.

4535815643

3733302625

2322212018

1718201715

1413131212"

89829.91.902.13

May

1217121110

9.99.79.58.88.6

8.68.28.17.77.7

7.31^3.7.08.58.1

7.321"~9.3

8.27.9

179.37.77.97.57.0

296.89.57

0.6100.70

June

6.76.56.47.0

16

8.87.37.06.76.5

7.0106.56.26^0

6.026208.67.2

6.56.26.5

6568

1511119.53.1

389.213.0

0.8280.92

July

7.57726.76.46.1

5.85.75.55.45.4

5.45.35.25.05.S

4.34.64.64.64.3

4.34.04.54.84.2

4.04.04.03.93.33.8

156.65.05

0.3220.37

Aug.

3.93.63.65.73.8

3.23.23.33.33.2

3.54.03.63.94.3

3.94.06.43793.6

3.43.43.23.23.5

3.03.02.92.82.6n g£ . O

111.53.60

0.2290.26

Sept.

2.42.52.72.42.4

2.3E732.32.72.6

3.710367616

6044191512

111316109.0

8.68.18.2

2518

443.214.8

0.9431.05


Peak discharge (base. 500 efs).--Jan. 28 (9 to 10 a.m.) 306 cfs (5.92 ft); Feb. 1 (8 to 9 p.m.) 460 cfs (6.40 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Fifth Avenue.


First Creek at Fifth Avenue, at Knoxvllle, Term.

Location. Lat 35°58'40", long 83°54'51", on left bank at Fifth Avenue Bridge in Knoxville, Knox County, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth and 4.1 miles downstream from gage at Mineral Springs Avenue in Knoxville.

Drainage are a.--21.1 sq mi, includes 4.5 sq mi without surface drainage.

Records available . June 1932 to March 1934, April 1945 to September 195V. Published as "at Knoxville" 1932-34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 883.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 23, 1932, to Mar. 31, 1934, staff gage at McCalla Avenue Bridge a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 13 years (1932-33, 1945-57), 28.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 618 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 6.97 f 1:); minimum, 2.1 cfs Sept. 7; minimum gage height, 0.73 ft Oct. 17.

1932-34, 1945-57: Maximum discharge, 1,230 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 8.92 ft); minimum, 2.1 cfs Sept. 8, 1955, Sept. 7, 1957: minimum gage height, 0.24 f: Jan. 9, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice each month.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1933.


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

2627282930 31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

3.45.05.14.23.9

3.73.63.33.43.6

3.63.63.63.43.4

3.33.25.94.53.9

3.96.24.53.35.0

3.93.63.23.03.2

12_

127.44.11

0.1950.22

Nov.

134.33.93.63.4

3.34.04.73.73.4

3.63.73.43.33.3

215.14.03.73.6

7.64.73.73.73.7

3.73.63.63.63.6

143.54.78

0.2270.25

Dec.

3.63.43.43.63.7

3.63.73.93.93.7

3.775

31013851

3728272022

3774644229

2523222018 17

1,119.236.11.711.97

Jan.

1615142428

1817161617

1515131313

1211101010

1119472727

2591

276173112 332

1,44346.52.202.54

Feb.

524324141139120

115156197346256

142103827064

5847437154

4442403838

403338-

3,365120

5.695.93

Mar.

3831292727

2744663833

3132292726

2322232321

2021201818

1716161515ii

80726.01.231.42

Apr.

22201699

160

5341

1187247

4138343028

2725242322

2020221817

1616151414

1,11237.11.761.96

May

1420181313

1212121111

1110109.79.5

9.08.4

111210

8.82912149.2

21129.0

119.5 8.4

380.512.3

0.5830.67

June

7.97.77.7

1622

119.08.47.97.7

11167.97.37.1

7.13034129.2

8.48.79.6

83116

1814171210

543.618.1

0.8580.96

July

9.28.48.47.97.7

7.57.16.96.76.7

6.66.76.46.2

11

6.7185.35.04.&

4.84.7

136.75.1

4.74.54.54.54.25.4

215.36.95

0.3290.38

Aug.

4.34.54.5

216.9

3.94.24.04.54.0

4.54.84.54.78.0

5.15.5

275.74.2

3.73.93.63.67.1

4.83.63.43.43.23.7

179.85.80

0.2750.32

Sept.

2.82.9

283.42.8

2.8LiA2.79.04.5

223069

10221

9461211715

1516241412

1111134227

698.323.31.101.23


Peak discharge (base. 400 efs). Dec. 13 (12 m.) 402 cfs (6.11 ft); Feb. 1 (11 p.m.) 618 cfs (6.97 ft); Feb. 9 (4 a.m.) 448 cfs (6.19 ft).


Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°57'17", long 83°51'42", on left bank 0.7 mile downstream from confluence of French Broad and Holston Rivers, 3.5 miles upstream from First Creek, 3.6 miles up

stream from Gay Street Bridge at Knoxville, Knox County, and at mile 651.4.

Drainage area. 8,934 sq mi, includes that of First Creek.

Records available. January 1899 to December 1912 (1899 and 1910-12, gage heights only) and October 1918 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1899 to Septem

ber 1924 (prior to October 1918, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1883 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 797.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 1, 1943, staff or recording

gages at several sites within 4 miles of present site at various datuma. Since Sept. 1, 1943, auxiliary water-stage recorder 6.3 miles downstream.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 67,500 cfs Feb. 1,9; maximum gage height, 21.29 ft Feb. 2; minimum daily discharge, 1,130 cfs Apr. 7; minimum gage height, 9.56 ft

1899-1957: Maximum discharge observed, 195,000 Mar. 1, 1902 (gage height, 36.4 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 130,000 cfs; minimum daily, 1,010 cfs Mar. 28, 1954; minimum gage height, -1.7 ft Sept. 11, 1925, site and datum then in use.

Maximum stage known, 45.8 ft Mar. 10, 1867, site and datum of gage at old city pump ing plant, 3.2 miles downstream from base gage (discharge, 270,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 130,000 cfs), from high-water profile by Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10,000 cfs and those for period of indefinite slope-stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Flow regulated by Douglas, South Holston, Boone, Fort Patrick Henry, Cherokee, and Watauga Lakes (see p. 223,224).

Revisions (water years). WSP 583: 1902(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. See also Records(wableT

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 196?

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

16171819 20

2122232425

262728293O31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

14.6OO15.60014,20014,40013,200

9,3408,0209,850

13, 40O11,600

11,50013,20011,1009,3008,360

12,50O9,340

10,7009,480 9,970

8,1806.040

10,80012,10015,000

14,50013,70012,200

*11,60013 20012,' 600

359,58011,600

--

Nov.

11,7008,0206,4706,5507,870

11,00011,2001O.3OO15,50014,600

13,20010,30017,60013,30011,500

10,1008,3207,2406.060 8,600

9,29010,10010 , 20011,40012,300

12,40017,30017,10016,90018.100

344,52011,480

_-

Dec.

17,50015,00013.9OO9,5206,920

6,9706,9707,4307,690

12.6OO

12 , 90016,40011,8005,5306,330

4,5005.9306,750

10,500 *10, 800

13,10012,3006,8408,610

11,500

13,10021,20024.20023,80023,30023,300

375,19012,100

_

-

Jan.

22.7OO23,10022 , 70O18,10013,400

8,4805,570

12 , 90014,3OO17,100

17,50015,40011,10010,20013,200

16,50022,10019,50017,600 12,600

7,55010,6004.8807,3406,480

7,9009,040

16,50013,80013,40051.000

442 , 54014,280

_

-

Feb.

63 , 50059,50048,50058,100

*61,600

57,30056,70058,60066 . 1OO63,900

61.0OO63.OOO*62,50059,40058.OOO

54,80052,40049,00048,300 46,000

*38,20033,80030,60023,10022,500

22,70023,30018.200

il,361.248,610

_-

Mar.

17,40017,20018,30018,10022.5OO

13,1009,08O9.21O

13,2009,130

12.2OO16,30013,6009.0409,460

14,40017,30015,20018,700 17,600

16,10013,70013,20013,00015,000

15,00012,500

*11,50012,70012,000 10,200

435,72014,060

_

-

Apr.

15,60015,00011,6OO7,980

11,600

6,1901.1509,70O9,9103,210

14,80016.60010,0007,810

13.OOO

13,90012,10012,80014,500 13,900

14,40011,70012,50011,90011,600

12,20015,00015,00015,00015,200

355,83011,860

_

-

May

15,30015,70016,20012,20011,000

11,10014,200*15,10017,00016.80O

20.5006,53015,00015,40O15,000

18.80O14,1007,2905,670 6,840

15,40019,2008,1504.1104,740

6,73011,80011,50012 , 70013,400 16,300

393,76012,700

_-

June

17,40O15,60015.90O17,70017,200

18. OOP14,600ll.OOO13,70010,300

7,9408,8206,4403,6704,210

4,2908,97013,2008,270 7,320

5,9507,0605,5609,040

*10,300

3,6002.8103,4709,090

14,400

295,8109,860

_

-

July

5,0707,2002,7703,4402.650

3,8409,8606,O90

10,4008,870

9,46010,60012,20010,40015,6OO

14,20014,20012,3008,280 10,400

9,16014,00020. "0018,70013,300

14,90011,500ll.FOO

*16,40017,fX) 17,500

342, ?9011.C60

-

Aug.

16.9OO15,50015.2OO10,70010,3OO

16,10019.50013,4009,250

12,300

12,50013,60O14.8OO14,30014.4OO

*14,70015,10013,90012,300 15,500

14,40015,60011,6007,6804.050

10,50018,80019,00016,20018 50018^100

434,46014,010

_

-

Sept.

11,1008,30019,50022.80018,700

18,40012.4OO5,88O

12,30016,700

17,80019,30018.OOO9,900

e2,OOO

63,00063,50062,50062.000 63,000

62,50062,5007,500

14,70015,700

13,9008,6208,9007,8807,700

316,98010,570

_

-

Calendar year 1956 : Max 24,200 Min 1,640 Mean 11,270 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.18Water year 1956-57 : Max 66,100 Min 1,130 Mean 14,960 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22. 72

Discharge measurement made on this day. * Expressed In thousands.e Indefinite slope-stage-dlscharge relation; discharge estimated on basis of records for Holston

River near Knoxville and French Broad River near Knoxville.


Little River near Maryville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°47'10", long 830 53'04", on right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 0.8 mile downstream from Crooked Creek, 5.0 miles east of Maryville, Blount County, and at mile 17.3.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 850.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19.600 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height,- 21.18 ft); mini mum, 36 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 6.89 ft).

1951-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; minimum, 32 cfs Aug. 27, 1956 (gage height, 6.85 ft); minimum gage height, 6.72 ft Sept. 16, 18, Oct. 7, 1954.

Floods in March 1875 and April 1920 reached stages of 31.0 ft and 24.0 ft respec tively, present datum. Flood of Mar. 29, 1951, reached a stage of 21.05 ft (discharge, 19,200 cfs, revised) present datum, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above sta- tidn. The town of Maryville diverted an average of about 1.5 cfs for municipal supply, 300 ft above the gage.


(Shifting-control method used June 24 to July 19)


6.9 377.0 547.2 1047.6 245

8.0 47510.0 2,15012.3 4,530

7.0 477.1 687.3 1267.5 195

8.0 43C10.0 2,15014.0 6,50019.0 13,600


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

161718 1920

21222324 25

26272829 3031

TtotalMeanCfsraIn.

Oct.

77*61686068

13382685659

64565451"61

525460 7072

7299

194133 107

938885827782

2,43878.6

0.2920.34

Nov.

236*19813311096

9085

126160130

1141041049693

22232222"9 191167

174306205180 163

156153139133130

4,745158

0.5870.66

Dec.

120114

110110114

117117114114133

120799

1,730952

1,590

1,560888629 482398

615738960

1.860 1,220

808615496436 362322

18,743605

2.252.59

Jan.

295*255229241423

404398362339362

344312295275255

250221184 177202

198198

1,210816 629

5591,870

4,5202,5903,570

*10.600

32,5831,0513.914.50

Feb.

15.5007,1303,130

*3,3703,840

2,9002,8503,6803,6403,410

2,5401,7201,3101,050

866

826682594714802

650578528486 458

507514842-

63,1172,2548.388.73

Mar.

1,200882730626

*556

500594

1.520908722

6901,0101,080

899770

642'556

514 556479

430444418582 424

376360335320 306293

19,322623

2.322.67

Apr.

288*424345

1,0404.580

2,1601,2803,7903,2101,350

962778658563493

444406382 360340

345450586514 424

376545330340 682

28,225941

3.503.90

May

507*507521457588

350320302284266

275270244259226

220220284 270257

206278594270 325

270388388302311 284

9,8035161.171.56

June

288280

*497698

1,520

989746549778810

507451360311275

257275365

*320594

350516516576

1.960

842549521

1,120 714

17,954598

2.222.48

July

618»472382320284

248216195181170

157146133126136

135126m174

150140135220 209

157145146133125 126

6,250202

0.7510.86

Aug.

120*105105111145

12099908582

7979748296

105125288 220143

105969088 88

12696857671ii

3,558108

0.4010.46

Sept.

6668

*627174

6462536462

114170157181170

193525184 155145

135135209184140

120129150482 535

4,451148

0.5500.62

Calendar year 1956 : Max 7,760 Mln 51 Mean 507 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.65Water year 1956-57 : Max 13,500 Mln 51 Mean 578 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.17Water year 1956-57 : Max 15,500 Mln 51 Mean 578_____Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.17______

Peak discharge (baae. 4.800 efs). Jan. 28 (12:50 p.m.) 5.610 efs (15.26 ft); Feb. 1 (1:50 a.m. 19,600 cfs (21.18 ft); Apr. 5 (10:30 a.m.) 5,710 cfs (13.34 ft); Apr. 8 (8:30 p.m.) 8,040 cfs 1 15.26 ft:^ -(15.26 ft).



Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°08'57", long 83 "22'46", on left bank 600 ft upstream from Owenby Branch, 0.5 mile upstream from Cartoogechaye Creek, and 2 miles north of Prentiss, Macon County.





Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,750 cfs Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 9.83 ft Apr. 5; minimum discharge, 90 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1944-57: Maximum discharge, 5,900 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 12.85 ft); mini mum, 65 cfs Oct. 16, 17, 1954 (gage height, 1.21 ft).

Flood in October 1898 reached a stage of about 15 ft, from profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater or ice effect, which are

Revisions (water years). WSP 1236: 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of backwater or ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)


1.4 1.8 2.2 3.0 3.5

98175285600860

4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.2

1,2001,7502,2503,7203,310

1.3 1.5 2.0

110213

2.5 3<353.0 5853.5 860

Note. Same as preced ing table above 3.5 ft.


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

122117115117119

115112106106103

103103101100100

9898108171129

128405*288187160

145141131128126126

4,208136

0.9711.12

Nov.

261204171157

*147

139137155137131

129126122120119

119151168139133

131141129126124

124122120119119

4,220141

1.011.12

Dec .

117115115115113

112112112110

*108

1062T5324448770

908532402338299

285424693

*1, 100745

555470414372341316

11, 187361

2.582.97

Jan.

296275263266450

338324288275272

266256247239231

222215

b200b205b205

*209304866591510

482458446605630

k904

11,338366

2.613.01

Feb.

*k2,540*kl,680*1, 100kl,2901,140

9551,020

878824750

680620582546510

542490466502498

462438422410414

819725820

21,923783

5.595.82

Mar.

984750650591560

528528578514482

462450434426414

394383394506

*422

398418398390490

446418394383372358

14,9154813.443.96

Apr.

5661,110*720k922

*k5,500

*k2,110*1,240kl,1801,270

976

860783728673635

600575565545521

502497507475448

428415403436444

24,434814

5.816.49

May

*507428403399380

365351344334327

384365334317307

300291282282291

267267285270288

264304267250300

10,020323

2.312.66

June

250242245245

*1.170

605440369337314

304288264253276

250444337314304

264253282428466

348300

k558kl,020

11,750392

2.803.12

July

516*4lT373337314

288273259250239

226221211213203

203*203199201196

185178176178199

176169171165163165

7,261234

1.671.93

Aug.

163161153153163

145141136132124

121119115168187

138128165

*211167

143136128126123

121115112110108

*105

4,315139

0.9931.15

Sept.

10298969598

9392fF

*178300

178141136145130

505354253208206

196178180163151

145145167373323

5,524184

1.311.47


Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs).--Feb. 1 (8 a.m.) 2,560 cfs (8.64 ft at 5:30 a.m.); Apr. 5 (1 p.m.) 3,750 cfs (9.83 ft at 11 a.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. k Backwater from Cartoogechaye Creek; discharge computed by using fall as a factor.


Cullasaja River at Highlands, N. C.

Location. --La t 35°04'14", long 83°13'57", on right bank 0.6 mile downstream from Highlands municipal dam, 1.0 mile downstream from Big Creek, and 2.3 miles northwest of Highlands, Macon County.


Records available . December 1927 to September 1957. Except for figures of tromentary max imum discharge, records prior to Aug. 29, 1931, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,373.63 ft above mean sea level. Prior to Aug. 29, 1931, water-stage recorder on crest of Highlands municipal dam 0.6 mile up stream at datum 230.22 ft higher.

Average discharge. 26 years (1931-57), 58.1 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year. 926 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 3.37 ft); minimum, 5.4 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 0.35 ft); minimum daily, 7.6 cfs Oct. 15-17.

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 5,100 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 9.35 ft), from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; min imum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 13, 14, 1947; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 13, 1947.

Some diurnal fluctuaRemarks.--Records excellent. Low flow regulated by Sequoyah Lake, tion caused by powerplant at Highlands municipal dam.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 728: 1931. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 953: 1941(M). WSP 1206:1950(m). See also Records available.


0.4 7.0 1.7 140.6 16 2.0 212.8 27 2.3 308

L 2.6 446) 2.8 562

1.0 1.2 1.4


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

2627282930 31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*1110111212

11109.28.89.2

128.88.08.07.6

7.67.69.6

1112

35192~66

3629

252320192121

683.422.01.481.71

Nov.

124~48"

3741

*37

2625292321

2120191818

1938292221

2120181917

1817161616

81427.11.822.03

Dec .

1515151515

15141414

*14

146370

210T96-

16699786456

5182

158189111

928271655654

2,17370.14.705.42

Jan.

50*47445268

4948444341

3938383635

3431292929

3116924310797

868078

116106241

2,17870.34.725.44

Feb.

313207

*176196153

136151126128118

10494888379

8272679983

7266615996

319149241

3,618129

8.669.03

Mar.

202147126113104

100100978580

7979717370

66586592

*67

6166585986

6759565350M

2,53781.85.496.33

Apr.

165216

*116401505

250186202174144

1241151049791

8682837670

6568645853

5048474747

3,834128

8.599.57

May

*5846404036

3733323234

5250473838

3533313333

2928283434

294131294131

1,13336.52.452.83

June

28262684

475

13294796759

*5652484544

4560604438

3511161

10292

8367

250198120

2,67989.35.996.69

July

102*89786761

5652474543

4238353468

6547424637

3129293031

292624222426

1,39545.03.023.48

Aug.

27352T2222

1918171717

1615151620

191821*3531

2019151414

1413I?131313

58518.91.271.46

Sept.

13121211IT

111114

*3185

2618151719

140"92"

805994

5947473729

2726399666

1,24441.52.793.10


Peak discharge (base, 550 efs). Jan. 51 (9 p.m.) 562 efs (2.80 ft); Apr. 4 (9:30 p.m.) 926 cfs (3.37 ft)j June 5 15:30 a.m.) 822 cfs (3.21 ft); June 28 (6:30 p.m.) 605 cfs (2.87 f;)-



Cullasaja River at Cullasaja, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°09'59", long 83°19'25", on right bank at Cullasaja, Macon County, 1.4 miles downstream from Ellijay Creek and 4.1 miles upstream from mouth.


Records available . June 1907 to December 1909, February 1921 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,023.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of "1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 23, 1934, staff gages at same

site and datum.


ge height, 11.30 ft); mini-Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,450 cfs Apr. 4 mum, 45 cfs Oct. 16, 17 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

1907-9, 1921-57: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 20.83 ft), from rating curve extended above 8,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 18-22, 1925, Jan. 2, 1940.

Maximum stage known, that of Aug. 30, 1940. A stage of 17.2 ft, from floodmarks, occurred in July 1916, but has been exceeded at other times, according to information by State Highway Commission.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are good. Slight regulation at low flow by Sequoyah Lake and mill on Buck Creek.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1143: 1933-38, 1939(M), 1940-43, 1944(M), 1946, 1947(M).

1907-10, 1921-31, 1932(M),

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect ( height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7 .8

1.0 1.2 1.5

44527194

136

2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 8.6

229490

1,0801,7802,340


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262726293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*5653535658

5954504948

4851474646

4546719259

6942620111494

84797369 7068

2,43478.5

0.9081.05

Nov.

2031209789*93

8278867872

7069656464

6599977872

7274666765

65646164 62

2,40180.0

0.9251.03

Dec.

6160595958

58575757

*57

56161197451552

530291220185164

152270457730410

309257225203182173

6,758218

2.522.91

Jan.

160*149b!40blSO211

160157144139138

128126122120117

115108b95

b!05blOS

108253559278252

227227222407 436954

6,612213

2.462.84

Feb.

1.440888676708591

540588510493456

402*366340314294

298266252296288

252234222216243

739468716-

13,096468

5.415.63


Mar.

780554470418388

364358364317296

286281262259247

236225238309

*243

229238225225306

257236222214 197199

9,443305

3.534.06

Apr.

420723

*4401,340

*2.520

1,060780792714597

532484442404380

356337335314298

291298319281259

245236554248 318

15,817527

6.096.80

Mean 174

May

*343269262254234

216206193195182

231218216189189

171169162164164

149152150159164

147176154

-1 QOJ.D£ 150

5,949192

2.222.56

June

141139136206

1.570

521369304266238

222207*191178169

a!70a220a225a!60a!40

a!50a400a220a350a290

a250a200a750a550 a360

9,072302

3.493.90

Cfsm 2.01

July

a300*2S4234209197

182173159152147

141134133126133

166201152144130

118114111120120

10810410297QA" yo

104

4,673151

1.752.01

In. 27

Aug.

98115959297

8380767671

70696782

108

8275

100*138107

8376666867

66636159 5957.

2,50680.8

0.9341.08

Sept.

5655535455

515T55

*95239

10074696678

304209201147183

15512113011095

8987

110231183

3,506117

1.351.51

.38Water year 1956-57: Max 2,320 Min 45 Mean 225 Cfsm 2.60 In. 35.38

Peak discharge (base, 2.0OO cfs). --Jan. 31 (11 D.m.) 2.43O cfs (8.83 ft); Apr. 4 (11:30 p.m.)3,450 cfs (11.30 ft); June 5 (7 a.m.) 2,27O cfs (8.40 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. a No gage-height record," discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station

at Highlands.b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.


Little Tennessee River at Needmore, N. C.

129

Location. Lat 35 C 20'11", long 83°31'39", on left bank 0.8 mile downstream f^om DeHart Creek, 0.8 mile north of Needmore, Swain County, 2.4 miles downstream from Brush Creek, and 6.3 miles downstream from Tellico Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,761.19 ft above mean sea le-'el, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge . --13 years, 1,013 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.77 ft); mini mum, 106 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.35 ft); minimum daily, 191 cfs Nov. 3.

1944-57: Maximum discharge , 20,200 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 11.10 ft), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 52 cfs Nov. 7, 8, 1954 (gage height, 1.16 ft); minimum daily, 71 cfs Nov. 7, 1954.

Floods of October 1898 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of about 13 and 11.5 ft, respectively, from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent. powerplant at Lake Emory.

Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Porters Bend


1.6 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0

185370720

1,1602,360

5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 8.4

3,960 5,880 8,080

10, 6OO 11,600


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

316305300315326

326326300281263

276290262276266

252256290462400

342980

1.020610

*434

412400376614

359

12,011387

0.8881.02

Nov.

516648191390376

406394456450376

364348348342337

326382502406

*382

370382388376354

342342332342348

11,516384

0.8810.98

Dec.

315320315315320

315315315315305

314616

1,170995

1,290

2,6301,4701,060

872776

7361,0101,6303,6402,290

1,5001,2201,070

971881

*818

30,109971

2.232.57

Jan.

784704702710942

90881876O722732

682647656626614

612587537537551

544656

*2,3001,6301,290

1,2101,3301,4001,9202 ,6605,800

34,5711,1152.562.95

Feb.

10,4006,3804,0504,2303,920

3,6303,6603,1402,9502,590

2,2801,9901,8301,6801,540

1,5901,4401,3301,3701,430

1,2801,2101,1401.1201,120

*2,0002,0302,040

-

73,3702,6206.016.26

Mar.

2,9902,2101,800

*1,6301,530

1,4501,4501,5901,4201,310

1,2601,2401,1901,1601,130

1,0601,0301,0401,2901,130

1,0401,1101,0601,0401,230

1,1501,0801,0301,010

980935

40,5751,3093.003.46

Apr.

1,0702,9OO1,9103,030

*11,600

6,9903,9803,4703,8202,950

2,5802,3302,1101,9201,790

1,6801,6001,5701,5201,430

1,4001,4801,4901,4801,320

1,2401,1901,1801,2401,190

73,4602,4495.626.27

May

1,5401,2601,1801,1801,120

1,0601,020

998971953

1,1001,1101,020

962926

890922924874954

849808

*845818914

797956872762_832780

30,197974

2.232.58

June

798752734732

5,260

2,3601,5401,2301,1001,040

980917854800809

7661,050

998*874893

776774894

1,0.801,200

998886

1,2003,1101,730

35,1351,1712.693.00

July Aug .

1.510 4621,230 4821,110 4561,O2O 43O

935 495

863 424815 394792 370718 370719 359

682 348668 337602 332622 364621 522

672 443652 376

*721 509620 1,040610 572

558 469544 412530 388551 364602 370

530 *354495 348482 342482 332476 320469 515

21,901 13,099706 425

1.62 0.9701.87 1.12

Sept.

310295290300505

295271281370

*742

662430446516406

1,1201,160

845659654

617564575528462

436418493

1,0101,060

16,520551

1.261.41


Peak discharse (base, 5,000 cfs). --Feb. 1 (10 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (8.36 ft); Apr. 5 (11 a.m.) 12,700(8.77 ft)Discharge measurement made on this day.


Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C.

Location. Lat 35"07"35", long 83°37'11", on right bank on Nantahala Forest Service road 300 ft upstream from Roaring Fork, 1,000 ft downstream from Buck Creek, and 5 miles downstream from town of Rainbow Springs, Macon County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,072.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,860 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 8.15 ft); mini mum, 46 cfs Sept. 7, 8 [gage height, 0.66 ft).

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 6,300 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 9.70 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 33 cfs Nov. 18, 19, 1953 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

Remarks. .Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good, sional regulation caused by fish trap.

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1941 (M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gaee height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)


1.0 1.2

111157

1.5 2422.0 4262.3 550

0.6 1.0 1.4 2.0 2.5

37108207424642

3.5 4.0 5.0 5.3

9101,2101,5502,2502,470


Occa-

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

2627282930 31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

5957566565

6357525252

*5252525050

5050547456

66250TIT8676

726865636161

2,09767.61.301.50

Nov.

11874706665

6378

*947470

6866656363

70111867672

8888747270

6866

b666663

2,23374.41.431.60

Dec.

b62b6261

*5959

5959575959

56363220301508

491303233195184

204338491684444

351303270239213201

7,188232

4.475.15

Jan.

187173168209260

201210187195210

187181173168

*168

162150

b!45b!45b!40

143289424274310

278374408636595

2,5OO

9,650311

5 .996.91

Feb.

2,4201.54O

*1,1401,5701,180

988922802716662

568507461420597

408358352351317

29628127026O278

420356408_

18,408657

12.6613.19

Mar.

374340317296285

*281288281256246

239253233229220

207201217233204

198217198204236

2O7198190184178175

7,383238

4.595.29

Apr.

385518340

1,0601.7SO

904657726604524

461420385358336

317303296

*278264

256253264408270

253236229236296

13,6174548.759.76

May

288250236226210

198192187181175

217187178

*168162

157152147162155

140143140157143

143168136131127125

5,381174

3.353.86

June

123121118

*144377

223192168157150

145138129127127

134152134129118

112T25138147138

116112675470368

5,507184

3.553.95

July

303256226204190

175165157150143

138134129125149

*136138125121112

108104108110104

94929290

94

4,2 C 6141

2.723.13

Aug.

868280

10590

*7875737169

676664104118

7777

14513786

7773676666

646059595755

2,45379.11.521.76

Sept.

5452525954

50496498

*149

7767849471

2161341029692

9286987871

6766

126260168

2,82694.21.822.03

Calendar year 1956: Max 875 Min 48 Mean 183 Cfsm 3.53 In. 47.94Water year 1956-57: Max 2,42o Min 49 Mean 222 Cfsm 4.28 In. 58.13

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). --Jan. 31 (9 p.m.) 4,860 cfs (8.15 ft): Feb. 4 (4:30 a.m.) 1,87Ocfs (4.46 ft); Apr. 5 (4:3O a.m.) 2,47O cfs (5.30 ft); June 28 (5:3O p.m.) 2,010 cfs (4.66 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.


Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°17'55", long 83°39'22", on left bank on U. S. Highway 19, 1 mile north east of Nantahala, Swain County, 2.3 miles downstream from Rowlin Creek, and 2.6 miles downstream from Nantahala Dam powerhouse.



ft above mean sea level, datum ofGage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,894.( 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 484 cfs (adjusted for stroage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,320 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 6.41 ft); mini mum, 23 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 1.27'ft); minimum daily, 25 cfs Oct. 7.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 7,510 cfs Feb. 10, 1946 (gage height, 8.15 ft); mini mum, 16 cfs Nov. 9, 1953 (gage height, 1.19 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Nov. 8, 16, 1952, Oct. 25, 1953.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated by Nantahala Lake (see p. 224) and Queens Creek Lake (capacity, about 300 cfs-days).


1.31.4 1.7 2.0 2.5

253577

140302

3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.1

558885

1,2601,7402,440


Day

12345

67 89

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean (t)

Oct.

590608600614614

8025

564478614

61460816091

438

300568302

*25698

30452572626620

460570174182

233

12,349398

-7,300

Nov.

60894272628

2830

328594150

26392320192168

31040436

*390407

427431472399582

396429440526427

9,087303

-4,400

Dec.

592306616626618

455592 59

382583

633414440160195

164223

*434449464

460345194387176

48727240634277

£OO

11,751379

+4,900

Jan.

214392431292313

2SO176 36869

248

3448653

442456

480478454624229

46576

505343462

318204231610

*6482^390

12,681409

+10,800

Feb.

2.0001,170

838936824

795667 698

1,0601,020

948892850815802

808782756770750

744744744744744

770750815-

24,236866

+23,400

Mar.

802T82770756750

501575 538565149

616763789802796

608599578770763

617700692'698

704

704698692698666 366

20,507662

-1,600

Apr.

684730698804

2,050

,850,360 ,740,220,020

878892892871850

829802789763730

756763759796770

763756763763

*756

28,097937

+1,900

May

750750750744724

730730 730730730

737602724724724

724724730718770

730730*724746450

730796756744737566

22,234717

-8,200

June

61872

628735986

892843 802796782

776738763756750

750744744737737

730730

*500706604

718674672782711

21,476716

-6,000

July

685672652279270

9064

492626633

6266262095192

*12391917754

555353

466592

60348489

562626G.9G.D£D

10,712346 -700

Aug.

620620608224608

589608 601608608

41358614579604

608590246526626

602614

*338207166

614614614584614614

16,067518

-9,200

Sept.

6831

443609620

58880 30

459*464

490512450486388

501466596532640

614552635544640

640640666335458

14,172472

-7 , 100

Adjusted for change in contents in Nantahala Lake

Mean Cfsm In.

163 1.13 1.30

156i.oe1.21


537 3.73 4.30

757 5.26 6.06

1,701 11.81 12.30

610 4.244.88

1,000 6.94 7.75

Observed

Max 1,140 Min 23 Mean 376 Max 2,390 Min 25 Mean 557

453 3.15 3.62

516 3.58 4.00

323 2.24 2.59

222 1.541.77

236 1.64 1.83

Adjusted

Mean 437 Cfsm 3.03 In. 41.29 Mean 548 Cfsm 3.81 In. 51.61

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Change in contents, in cfs-days, in Hantahala Lake; furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.


Tuckasegee River at Tuckasegee, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°16'55", long 83°07'37", on right bank 0.9 mile north of Tuckasegee, Jackson County, and 1.0 mile downstream from West Fork Tuckasegee River.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,125.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 23 years, 385 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,630 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 9.90 ft); mini mum, 5.8 ofs Oct. 7, 8, 14, 15 (gage height, 0.56 ft); minimum daily, 6.4 cfs Oct. 7.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 40,800 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 21.1 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slo-3e-area deter minations at gage heights 14.3 and 21.1 ft; minimum, 5.2 cfs Sept. 3, 1956 (gage height, 0.54 ft); minimum daily, that of Oct. 7, 1956.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated by Thorpe Lake, Cedar Cliff Lake, Bear Creek Lake, and Tennessee Creek project lakes (see p. 224,229).


Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet) and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.O 7.0

1.0 1.3 1.6 2.0

177340

605940

1,3201,7102,5503,4503,820


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMean(t)

Oct.

153*162160158162

306.4

15683

147

IBS1601816

170

18526542526516

501852436226260

186226110214 1042 1R

7,210.4233

-1,734

Nov.

*24933222076

196476612726600

5025322779278

1323026

252448

72175482588136

163168171206 159

7,699257

-3,459

Dec.

16092

209252'252"

*18625021150235

25219215697

102

104100200185201

13659

*126235122

218104172168 46100

4,882157

+7,160

Jan.

96180

*18013150

7910015529

122

1244038188190

19820219819698

2OO60

115153572

660546550551 752

1,130

7,883254

+5,366

Feb.

1,6701,160

929928815

802808690648668

667645620612560

5505504129082

22222062

368540

1,010692980-

18,000643

+7,349

Mar.

950666632626609

716768628608616

577592466534497

54682

516530493

*54967831692

398

37564

19823660 60"

14,678473

+2,168

Apr.

648895791

2,4805.790

1,6401,2101,1801,070

919

1,020*940910752933

874924544830814

890316221362206

441356218132458

26,764892

+6,233

May

561807771807800

*800670630640588

379317702800800

807793793800424

4221732336452

5034033834848

292

16,103519

-3,477

June

4373OO522293696

*212482726446642

788814814772683

312414347378308

516349472596262

357521793842 554

15,648522

+1,398

July

31730862814?428

10844

522588435

372*560

7031

524

256459366280210

3<3101298435278

252420108344415 422

9,761315

-2,501

Aug.

*357414260214438

393314359384261

42264358341360

565761120520481

34228128432106

400382338360447252

9,930320

-4,790

Sept.

5318

*261248328

3494619

476411

322289319212166

542430584698558

243228373342360

438500490577676

10,556352

-3,527

Adjusted for change in lake contents

Mean Cfsm In.

177 1.24 1.42

141 0.986 1.10


388 2.71 3.13

427 2.99 3.45

905 6.33 6.59

543 3.80 4.38

1,100 7.69 8.58

Observed

Max 1,080 Min 6.4 Mean 277 Max 3,790 Min 6.4 Mean 4O9

407 2.85 3.28

568 3.97 4.43

234 1.64 1.89

166 1.16 1.34

234 1.64 1.83

Adjusted


* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Change in contents, in cfs-days, in Thorpe, Cedar cliff, Bear Creek and Tennessee Creek project

Lakes; furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority and Nantahala Power and Light Co.


Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°23'02", long 83°12'51", on right bank 800 ft downstream from Aliens Branch, 3,500 ft upstream from Cope Creek, and 0.8 mile upstream from Sylva, Jackson County.





Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.39 ft); mini mum, 40 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

1941-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1957; minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 1941 (gage height, 1.30 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Sept. 19, 29, 30, Oct. 4, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 8.6 ft Aug. 30, 1940, from floodmarks (discharge, 3,200 cfs, from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1053: 1942-44(M).



2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 3.0

133207303

3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.3

500700900

1,1201,260

2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 3.0

356091

151231

3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.6

396613861

1,1001,370


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCf smIn.

Oct.

47»45464748

4745434343

4342424241

4140637448

532181047566

615855535353

1,77957.41.131.30

Nov.

»7157545351

5054755754

5351504847

5494696158

6364555554

5453515150

1,71157.01.121.26

Dec.

4848484848

*4747474747

47169113200307

259165133115107

107162

*239408228

183158144129119115

4,082132

2.602.99

Jan.

10598

*98111121

1051099898

105

9694928991

8780

b71b77b77

86135436191188

165256247293263

1 . 240

5,402174

3.433.96

Feb.

1.570*832*647608633

712628524463415

»367333306287267

280243225231211

198190181176179

211181264-

11,162399

7.878.19

Mar.

*237209195187181

179190184168161

158166156154147

142138149151136

136151136144156

138138133129127125

4,901158

3.123.60

Apr.

161198151587901

454357400333300

274 258243228220

206198195187181

176198181200171

»161156158164154

7,751258

5.095.69

May

166166171164149

»144140136133131

168138131129127

123226174174164

142154140181142

147174142136140136

4,688151

2.983.44

June

142140133178478

261206187171164

156144136138131

131154125129119

111109121129119

107102181147147

4,696157

3.103.44

July

I"ITT107102100

9693898886

86*75757594

881041138677

758C748E7C

6£66ee646463,

2,64685.41.6?1.94

Aug.

*626868'74

68

5755545452

5150515457

525987Hi60

5250464747

54»46*474747M

1,81058.41.151.33

Sept.

4343

*435446

43A?.4654

132

5450466057

15486726466

6359695548

4746606655

1,8236.081.201.34

Calendar year 1956: Max 461 Min 32 Mean 103 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.64Water year 1956-57: Max 1,370 Min 40 Mean 144 Cfsm 2.84 In. 38.48

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Jan. 23 (6 (7.39 ft); FebT 5 (11 p.m.) 991 efs (4.77 ft); (7:30 p.m.) 1,210 cfs (5.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

i.m.) 932 cfs (4.58 ft); Jan. 31 (8 p.m.) 2,320 cfs Apr. 5 (3:30 a.m.) 1,290 cfs (5.44 ft); May 17


Tuckasegee River at Dillsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°21'59", long 83°15'38", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Scott Creek and 0.5 mile downstream from U. S. Highway 23 at Dillsboro, Jackson County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,950.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 24, 1934, staff gage at site

below Scott Creek 0.4 mile upstream at datum 7.27 ft higher.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13.200 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.54 ft); minimum, 103 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 1.96 ft); minimum daily, 155 cfs Oct. 14.

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 52,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 21.96 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determi nation and computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 17, 1953 (gage height, 1.60 ft); minimum daily, 107 cfs Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Dillsboro powerplant 0.7 miles above station. Flow partly regulated by Thorpe Lake, Cedar Cliff Lake,

Bear Creek Lake, and Tennessee Creek project lakes (see p. 224,229).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1940(M).



2.7 3.0 3.5 4.0

138167235360500790

1,140

5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 9.7

2,0003,0504,3405,8607,6109,000

2.2 1592.4 2182.7 333

3.0 4783.5 7804.0 1,140



Day

1 2 345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

219 *318 524525572

310186204307 225

314309265155194

264403771819694

6901.580

922504495

412465546512 414309

13,427453

--

Nov.

*491 520 216201268

200670784897 815

672658591314250

258378291280694

357540538760447

345358360392 542

15,487450

--

Dec.

328 330 324428423

*352414286204 396

414754556712920

982646539556520

527630818

1.660958

766704560612 494448

18,241588

--

Jan.

458 478 478496534

436*422450456413

432426342395496

494482452450408

447514

1,020696890

1,1001,3001,2501,4601,870 5.150

24,633795

--

Feb.

6.400 4,040 2,9402,840

*2 , 580

2,6902,7802,5802,200 2,130

1,9001,7401,6201,5501,430

1,4401,3301,240

861794

764994680832"

1,100

1,7401,3801,900

-

54,2551,938

--

Mar.

2,140 1,540 1,4201,3601,310

*1,3501,4301,3501,210 1,180

1,1401,1601,150925

1,050

1,050717842

1,1401,020

9221,250

800707860

914614662691 530510

32,9041,061

--

Apr.

958 1,720 1,3403,510

*8.890

5,8602,6402,5602,450 2,010

1,9901,9501,7401,5901,680

1/6001,6201,3201,4501,440

1,4901,190

893920878

936942892674 982

56,0951,870

--

May

1,110 1.350 1,3101,3301,300

*1,2701,230

9881,080 1,030

1,030801

1,0401,2101,210

1,1901,3301,3001,2901,100

501624649

1,060548

482726771766 596484

30,706991

--

June

895 741 948737

2.610

*1,2401,1301,5501,140 1,060

1,2701,2701,2801,2701,190

794972821870742

824845851

1,100701

684'§To1,2201,5501,140

51,9151,064

--

July

760 709 883687610

612369636918 788

562*896469338657

666790724526667

538562515656616

511546568494

780

19,201619

--

Aug.

*620 659 542454672

598479576566 457

540548528559652

640608472

1.010834

490582406400265

437666520531

434

16,911546

--

Sept.

543 178

*332427480

506316174454 892

541476499470380

978851769920906

484466625562515

604672625871 888

17,204573

--


Peak discharKe (base, 4,500 cfs). Jan. 31 (11:50 p.m.) 9.420 cfs (9.90 ft); Apr. 5 (1:30 a.m.)13,200 cfs (11.54 ft).


TENNESSEE HIVER BASIN

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, N. C.

135

Location. Lat 35°27'42", long 83°21'13", on right bank 200 ft upstream from county bridge, 0.5 mile south of Birdtown, Swain County, 0.6 mile downstream from Adams Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Goose Creek, and 2.2 miles southwest of Cherokee.


Records available.--July 1945 to September 1946, July 1948 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,843.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of ^HI929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 10, 1945, to Sept. 30, 1946, staff gage

at same site and datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 10.10 ft); minimum, 110 cfs Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

1945-46, 1948-57: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 12.0 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 80 cfs Oct. 19, 1954 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 1.0 1.2 1.5 2.0

107169240370665

3.0 4.0 7.0 7.4

1,4402,4206,4507,090


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

2627282930 31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

163153159

*169172

163147137134131

128128125122119

116Tie147200143

143507356248207

193189172166163 159

5,375173

0.9401.09

Nov.

339240203189179

172172225193172

169166163

*159156

232361302248225

225256210203189

189183169179169

6,237208

1.131.26

Dec.

163159159159159

159159156156156

*150532763988

1,780

1,430805600487431

442561

1,0402.0401,170

865700594535464 420

18,382593

3.223.72

Jan.

395b345b320356493

405405*375370448

415380366348343

330b300b245b260b290

294472

3,1601,170

955

7981,2201,3401,5701 , 680 6.690

26,5388564.655.36

Feb.

6.9504,3102,7403,0402,840

2,8702,5102,1402,5602,200

1,7601,4201,2201,050

925

902777707707707

626587561542

*555

600561679-

47,0261,6809.139.50

Mar.

728632587

*554535

529587620542511

517646632606587

535511511626523

493529499487587

517493464448431 415

16,882545

2.963.41

Apr.

448652511

1,7705.960

1,9301,3501,5701,5301,270

1,110985880791721

665632600568535

523529548665523

487458548517697

27,973932

5.075.65

May

791646600554505

475448436410

*395

453415390380385

361356395460470

380395375370366

HI420366352 361

13,6354402.392.76

June

348348348415910

721574481448415

395370348356316

312*374343348316

280307316380539

356312676

1.200561

13,413447

2.432.71

July

487410370338316

294272260248244

*229218214218264

244264294244214

203260203340233

203193186179T79 196

8,017259

1.411.62

Aug.

176166163277352

222183

*169163153

147140153150207

183191414514260

210189169159156

193159147140134 128

6,167199

1.081.25

Sept.

125122122150

*134

119113113128298

189176150361233

811453338294264

252225240214183

169166223410284

7,0592351.281.43


Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Jan. 23 (6 a.m.) 7,410 cfs (7.60 ft); Jan. 31 (9 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (10.10 ft); Apr. 5 (7 a.m.) 5,360 cfs (6.27 ft).



Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'40", long 83°26'50", on left bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 288 at Bryson City, Swain County, and 0.6 mile downstreair from Deep Creek.


Records available. November 1897 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. Rec- ords prior to October 1913 revised in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34 and North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,716.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Nov. 7, 1897, to Feb. 2, 1914, and May 18,

1920, to June 27, 1927, staff gages at bridge 400 ft upstream at same datum. Feb. 3, 1914, to May 17, 1920, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--59 years (1898-1957), 1,565 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 11.11 ft); min- ImumT 272 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.68 ft); minimum daily. 308 cfs Oct. 15.

1897-1957: Maximum discharge, 61,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.96 ft), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and slope- area determination of peak flow; minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 10, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.47 ft Oct. 26, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 31 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 1925, caused by filling reservoir on Oconaluftee River; minimum daily during normal regulation, 186 cfs Oct. 13, 1925.

Flood of May 18, 1840, reached a stage of 21 ft, from survey by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Consid- erable diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Flow regulated by Thorpe Lake. Cedar Cliff Lake, Bear Creek Lake, Tennessee Creek project lakes (see p. 224,229 ), and two small reservoirs with combined capacity of about 250 cfs-days.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 523: 1916, 1918-20. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1899(M), 1907, 1915(M), 1916-20, 1921-29(M), 1933-34(M). See also RecpT-ds available.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gag? height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.0

285530

1,1201,8303,590

4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.2

5,7108,18011,00014,10018,200


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

16 17181920

21 22 232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

592492505533532

565368330464390

450462449322508

438 460938

*1,050865

872 2.090'828

742

681662601482 660432

19,911642

--

Nov.

912696466439456

424721

1,0201,1401,060

908872851548446

512 835680

*530884

748 634 665

1,050858

546578566584 584

21,175706

_-

Dec.

550538479625625

570590569392552

6061,4001,6301,8903,520

5,040 1,760

*1,3701,2301,110

1,150 1,450 2,2004.5702,720

1,9801,7201,4201,5501,1901,050

45,5861,406

.-

Jan.

996924926998

1,540

9941,020

921978974

1,020945820802951

954 880

b790b760b750

*754 1,050 5,4102,4102,190

2,2403,1603,2803,720 4 350

16 . 600

63,8452,060

_-

Feb.

*18.20010,6007,2007,5307,020

7,1506,5805,6405,8705,220

4,4703,9003,4905,2002,940

2,920 2,6102,4502,1301,950

1,800 1,990 1.6501,6502,010

2,6002,5402,770

-

127,8404,566

_-

Mar.

3.5502,6202,580*2,3502,170

2,1502,3702,4402,1202,040

2,0102,1402,1801,8801,920

1,950 1,6401,5102,2001,860

1,730 2,0901,7101,5701,670

1,7701,5201,5601,3901,380 1.200

60,6701,957

_-

Apr.

1.4102,7202,1704,900

15.200

6,9404,7404,9004,8103,990

*3,6603,4403,0902,8902,770

2,680 2,6402,4102,2802,520

2,500 2,190 1,7901,9601,720

1,7001,6401,7401,460 1,870

98,3303,278

_-

May

2,1502.2702,1502,1702,040

1,9901,9301,6001,690

*1,660

1,8201,4301,5401,7801,810

1,730 1,7102,0101,9401,950

1,170 1,120 1,2301,5901,210

9801,4601,4501,510 1,200

975

51,0451,647

_-

June

1,4101,5401,4201,4205 . 960

2,5202,0401,S401,9101,590

1,8901,8001,7901,8101,710

1,390 1,510

*1,3801,4501,220

1.170 1,370 1,2301,7101,570

1,2001,3801,8902,760 2,060

51,8401,728

_-

July

1 . 5201,3201,3101,370

932

1,1707i34848

1,2701,180

*9311,100

935616788

1,160 1,0201,170

934922

709 6'32 735

1,0001,010

813718939&|6

9B1

30,4649,^3

_-

Aug.

878910871772

1,030

926785

*804778717

622458756751919

850 986

1,0101.6901,250

898 844 650722468

622845756721 745739

25,733830

_-

Sept.

587398370698

*612

708598368455

1,290

862748692

1,050755

1.800 1,5601,2501,3001,360

870 748 936886770

784922904

1,4801,230

26,991900

_-


Peak discharge (base. 9.000 efsK Jan. 31 (11 p.m.) 30,000 cfs (11.11 ft)j Apr. 5 (6 a.m.) 20,000 cfs (8.70 ft).



Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°S9«06", long 83°30il5", on right bank in Great Smoky Mountain National Park, 1.1 miles downstream from Mill Creek, 3.6 miles upstream from Fontani Lake, and 5 miles northwest of Bryson City, Swain County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage'is 2,280 ft (from topographic map).


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 4i74 ft), from rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 7.1 cfs Oct. 15-17; minimum gage height, 0.82 ft Sept. 8.

1935-57: Maximum discharge, 1,530 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 4.87 ft), from rating curve extended above 540 cfs on basis of critical-depth determination of peak flow; minimum, 3.5 cfs Oct. 24, 1939 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1936, 1937-39(K).

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8

6.18.7

1221334867

2.0 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.2

92143210337565850980


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

8.78.28.29.4

*9.4

9.08.48.28.27.9

7.97.97.47.47.1

7.17.18.4

107.9

9.033Ts1211

10109.78.78.78.7

299.69.66

0.7000.81

Nov.

3815121111

*101013109.7

9.9.8.'

8.8.

2625181513

1517131312

1211101110

405.613.5

0.9781.09

Dec.

109.79.79.79.7

9.49.49.09.49.4

*8.77864

159157

10967514339

4965135210117

846758524542

1,795.157.94.204.84

Jan.

3834323952

4343

*393951

4240393636

3429

b25b2525

2660

332126109

94162188224210923

3,195103

7.468.61

Feb.

686653318386326

290255218221205

166137116

*10292

9278727972

6662595654

625767-

5,047180

13.0413.60

Mar.

6458565250

51*56575250

5266626264

5753546454

5356525260

545250474643

1,69954.83.974.58

Apr.

466148

158HI

168122154147122

10492807366

6159565250

5048484642

403936*37

2,45481.85.936.61

May

3835343332

3029282726

3228262525

2423232526

2224242322

212723*212523

82226.51.922.22

June

2023264574

4839333028

2829262522

23252222

*20

1918236879

3630

iil8763

1,14238.12.763.08

July

^ 5245403633

3027252423

2120191920

2021201816

1515151814

141414

*131316

Aug.

1314121314

1111111010

9.79.49.09.0

16

1212302815

1312111111

11109.79.4

*9.08.7

69O 384.922.3 12.41.62 0.8991.86 1.04

Sept.

8.48.27.99.48.7

7.97.77.9

1014

1112123720

7128201818

21182O1614

*1312263422

533.117.81.291.44

Calendar year 1956: Max 337 Min 7.1 Mean 46.2 Cfsm 3.35 In. 4F.60Water year 1956-57: Max 923 Min 7.1 Mean 50.6 Cfsm 3.67 In. 4?. 78

IB ^4. f* it;.* Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

493799 O-59-10


Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Term.

Location. Lat 35°30'24", long 84°00' 14", on right bank 250 ft downstreair from Scona Lodge Ferry, two-thirds of a mile west of Calderwood, Blount County, 2| miles down stream from Calderwood Dam, and at mile 41.1.


Records available. January 1912 to December 1918, January 1921 to August 1957 (discon tinued ).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1927, staff gages and water- stage recorders at several sites within 1 mile of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 40 years (1912-18, 1922-56), 4,270 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1956 to August 1957, 13,400 cfsJan. 31 (gage height, 3.97 ft); minimum, 39 cfs June 9 (gage height, -0.52 ft); mini mum daily, 76 cfs June 9.

1912-18, 1921-57: Maximum discharge, 82,000 cfs Mar. 4, 1917; maximim gage height observed, 11.75 ft Mar. 4, 1917, before breaking of levee near gage; minimum discharge, 7.2 cfs Sept. 4, 1955 (gage height, -0.66 ft); minimum daily, that of June 9, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Plow regulated by several reservoirs above station (see p. 224).

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Aluminum Co. of America.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1933-35. WSP 823: 1917(M), drainage area. WSP 923- 1930. WSP 1336: T912, 1916, 1926.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1956, to Aug. 5, 1957 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

-0.5-.4-.2

.2

.6

80180460930

1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.4

1,5902,8304,4306,350

10,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1956 to August 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

6,1906,270

*5,9805,9806,190

5,3502.8205,5606,5206,620

6,7006,3405,1804,0105,830

6,1206,2505,3106,4404,710

3,0105,4904,8604,7906,150

a6,800a7.400a5,600a5, 600 a6,200a6,300

176,5705,696

Nov.

a6,600a6,000a5,400a2.000

*a6 , 600

6,6406,8607,2007.5006,140

3,2306,1906,5606,9807,46ff

6,5206,1403,5707,2006,770

6,6406,5807,2407,4207,460

6,4807,0307,1106,770 7,070

191,3606,379

Calendar year 1956: 1Water year 1956-57: t

Dec.

7.0706,5805,500

*5,8406,530

4,3404,3604,9004,9806,560

6,1405,7401,8301,1701,180

1,1801,1501.1301,1502,800

2,3201,9001,1801,3502,190

2,7602,7604,3904,6303,860 5,090

112,5603,631

Jan.

4,0605,3005,500

*4,2001.440

1,5603,9504,5502,3503,680

4,8602,0303,0605,6005,500

5,7406,5606,0706,2104,340

5,4402,0404,6904,8902,980

3,9702,7202,7902,5804,540 7.690

131,1104,229

Feb.

8,8SO*9,190

7,0309,240

10,200

9,1909,0509,420

10,00010,000

10,10010.3009,5609,0109,100

10,2009,5609,5609,950

10,200

9,4209,2809,3707,9406,060

4.8605,4606,390

-

248,5208,876

Mar.

7,1107.7207,7207,5907,540

*5,3105,6705,7205,3202,270

5,7607,5907,5907,5406,600

7,2407,5407,5007,5005,810

3,8803,1702,4601.9004,440

6,1803,5203,7204,9203,120 2,700

172,6505,569

Apr.

4,9604,7203,8SO3,7705,810

2,1101.4603,7202,5403,850

6,9007,2406,6407,4207,420

7,4207,4607,1107,3707.500

7,5007,4607,3306,2705,160

4,7504,1603,1004,8206,480

166,3305,544

May

6.4506,0204,5904,8304,650

4,190*3,5304,5606,1605,820

4,4901.9605,3204,4904,900

6,0405,7405,5702,6103,760

4,4704,8604,6104,9805,260

4,6804,6805,2405,2404,940 4,940

149,5804,825

June

3,7402,4703,6604,6804,680

4,9805,5603,340

763,200

6,4807.3707,0705,8207,200

6,1906,9807,2005,3106,680

7,1607,0301,4604,5305,510

4,5703,2603,5706,6605,710

152,4065,080

July

e.eoo6.C204,760I,f201.550

1,5903,C606,1906,4805,700

5,5705, £604,5002,C705,620

6, COO7.4EO3,6004, £003,190

4,3105,5906,6203,2205,410

5,1502,6503,6705,2902 £50 5)420

142, C604, £83

Aug.

6,6406,6106,3004,6504,500

____-

____-

____-

_ __-

___-'.

_-

Sept.

Observed Adjustedt

lax 7,500 Min 1,110 Mean 3,555 Mean 4,073 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.78lax - Min - Mean - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents in Fontana, Cheoah, Calderwood, Nantahala, Thcrpe, and Santeetlah

Lakes.a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of records for station at MoQhee and Calder

wood Dam releases.


Tellioo River at Tellioo Plains, Term.

Location. Lat 35°21'42", long 84°16'44", on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on Tellioo Plains-Rafter road, 0.4 mile downstream from Laurel Creek, 0.8 mile east of Tellioo Plains, Monroe County, and at mile 28.2.


Records available. July 1925 to September 1957. Published as "near Tellico Plains" October 1927 to September 1930.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 846.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 20, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1927, staff gage at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1930, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at datum 8.29 ft higher.

Average discharge. 32 years, 280 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 ofs Jan. 31 (gage height, 13.60 ft), from rating curve extended above 9,600 cfs; minimum, 31 ofs Oct. 16 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1925-27: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1957; minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 7, 1925 (gage height, 0.25 ft).


Revisions (water years) . WSP 1336: 1927-28(M) , 1936, 1940, 1944.



1.0 1.2 1.5 2.0 3.0

3260

123268705

5.07.0 8.0 9.8

1,8003,0503,9306,870

1.1 1.3 1.5 2.0 2.5

3565

103242430

3.0 6705.0 1,8007.0 3,0508.0 3,9309.8 6,870


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfamIn.

Oct.

37 37363747

5744373634

3333333333

3232374640

39140"82

5546

434744424043

1,37544.4

0.3760.43

Nov.

18015585247

4646646050

4746444342

144139917162

67128827165

6265556260

2,12971.0

0.6020.67

Dec.

5454

525455

5454525264

55474424523735

630329233186164

189330722

1.000524

360282236212186172

8,511275

2.332.68

Jan.

161*145142147282

212236209197221

197183174164155

155131128136142

128142

1,040460380

3401,110

9761,3001,320

«6.690

17,403561

4.755.48

Feb.

*4.S202,4201,5102,0401,680

1,4501,6601,200*1,0901,070

880695595520466

484408375439452

396359328310296

351396516-

27,206972

8.248.57

Mar.

575452383343

317

300328506413379

417630600511439

379351347379321

300303286275317

272262245236226216

11,3083653.093.56

Apr.

239 371282

1,5602.570

946640675620520

466421379347325

306292282268262

274466452498367

325300386502484

15,825528

4.474.99

May

426 363375340292

265245232220210

252216195189201

213172166Tff396

216303328258232

210278223195195226

7,809252

2.142.46

June

201303

*249791

1,260

1,380886545560498

404351328355278

252332340347292

242226256

1,1701,470

535387797

1,050695

16,760559

4.745.28

July

645*493417359321

289262242223210

198186172163160

163186210252158

14413613114?12?

121115112112:10T105

6,666215

1.822.10

Aug.

103 101

8793

131

8981787674

7072937481

7872

14613493

a89a87a85a83a81

a78a74a70365360357,

2,65585.6

0.7250.84

Sept.

354351*496562

5248465559

637462

15883

252155938774

7876857062

595978

158134

2,50183.4

0.7070.79


Peak discharge (base. 2,800 cfs).--Jan. 31 (8 p.m.) 17,500 cfs (13.60 ft); Apr. 5 (4 a.m.) 3,760 cfs (7.84 ftJj June 24 (10:30 p.m.) 5,720 cfs (9.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this dsy.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded rsnge in stsge,

and records for Little River near Maryville.


Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Term.

Gage I:

Location. Lat 35°36 I 16", long 84°12'43", on right bank at mouth of Tellico River, 100 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 0.3 mile upstream from Louisville & Nash ville Railroad bridge, and 0.5 mile south of McGhee, Monroe County. Records include flow of Tellico River.

Drainage area. 2,443 sq mi, includes that of Tellico River.

Records available. January 1905 to December 1913 (gage heights only, October to December 1913), and October 1918 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1904 to September 1924 {most records prior to 1919, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

g. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 760.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 6, 1929, chair or staff gages

located at various sites and daturas within 0.4 mile of"present site.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,300 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 18.53 ft); mini mum, 1,010 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 3.15 ft); minimum daily, 1,570 cfs June 10.

1904-57: Maximum discharge, 104,000 cfs Nov. 19, 1906 (gage height, 30.8 ft, at site used December 1905 to September 1925, to datum used October 1918 to September 1925), from rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs; minimum, 273 cfs Oct. 27, 1941; minimum daily, 500 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 39.0 ft in March 1867, original site and datum.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by many reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 803: 1933-35. WSP 823: Drainage area. V'SP 1336: 1905, 1906-10(M), 1911, 1912(M), 1913, 1914(M), 1915-22, 1923-24(M), 1925-29. See also Records available.


3.5 4.0 5.0

1,4902,3304,380

1O.O 15.0 17.7

16,80029,90037,500


Day

1 2345

6 7 89

10

1112 131415

16171819 20

2122232425

2627282930 31

TotalMean

Oct.

5,740 6,390

*6,3206,2706,510

5,840 5,970 4,5006,3706,850

6,8706,750 5,6204,8604,820

5,8906,2705,6006,940 4,680

4,6304,2105,8905,0005,740

6,8907.5706, 4405,360 6* 2206,630

181,6405,859

Nov.

6.730 6,8705,6203,320

*S,180

6,970 7,040 7,4007,7306,970

4,4004,890 6,8707,3507,760

7,1106,7704,4907,010 6,850

6,9207,3007,4007,7307,730

6,8007,3507,3507,180 7,210

200,3006,677


Dec.

7,330 6,92O5,410

*6,0106,410

4,72O 5,090 4,8405,0906,170

6,3707.660 5,2602,9102,760

3,0502,3101,8801.7OO2,4So

3,5402,4902,9303,8903,670

3,7803,7804,3705,3704,590 4,890

137 , 6404,440

Jan.

4,950 5,3405,910

*5,25O3,110

2,600 3, 250 5,2904,1503,970

5,1304,090 2,7005,1206,080

6,2707,0906,4606,530 5,480

5,2903,7705,7606,5105,360

4,4007,2508,9306,650

10, 700 20. 200

183,5905,922

Feb.

*57,400 29, 10015, 20014,70016,400

18,900 19,200 19,200

*16,80015,200

14,20013,100 12,10010,80010,600

11,60011,00010, 80011,000 12,200

10,90010,50010,4009,5207,640

6,2506,7008,170

-

389,58013,910

Mar.

9,720 9,6209,2208,8408.65O

*6,560 6,530 9,0507,5205,230

5,6509,850

10.5009,6008,170

8,6208,6908,6508,670 7,090

5,6204,2203,4802.6404,260

6,4105,1705,9305,6704,150 2,750

214,5506,920

Apr.

5,550 5,57O5,5004,960

15.200

9,620 4.040 6,2766,6804,290

*8,3608,550 8,0208,2608,430

8,5308,3608,0208,190 8,240

8,2408,3808,4507,5207,090

5,7405,5104,1704,4707,780

217,5507,245

May

7.710 7,3706,1705,3106,320

5,380 *3,710 4,4706,5906,100

5,5505.510 4,3804,9604,170

6,3906,2206,1704,720 5,520

4,8205,5606,0805,8405,810

6,5905,1705,7905,7205,690 5,450

170,6405,505

June

4,450 3,7503,0705,9507,280

8,050 7,210 7,0602,130

*1,570

5,6307,880 8,0906,6307,810

6,8907,3507,8107,160 6,250

7,5907,6404,4005,580

15.500

8,0505,1403,7107,9707 350

192,5106,417

July

7,930 77320-5,9504,2201,980

HI 5,210

*6,7506,700

5,9605,670 5,8103,6003,670

6,2707,5905,4804,150 4,110

3,8605,7406,4604,7704,520

4,9304,5605,8604,1104 4305)350

155,5704,947

Aug.

4,450 4,2003,8002,9303,110

1.810 5,930 4,2405,6505,190

2,8704,790 4,2404,1804,810

5,4305,9602,8805,800 5,450

5,7906.1003,7402,6602,370

3,8904,8904,3804,3805,960 5,530

133,4104,304

Sept.

4,960 4,5405,6505,6303,750

5,430 3,930 2,410

*4,5605,430

5,3306,030 5,6704,1802.590

4,4406,0504,9103,850 3,150

5,0005,7906,2007.6407,230

6,0506,2706,0305,8204,350

148,6104,954

Observed Adjustedt

Hax 17,700 Mln 1,110 Mean 4,384 Mean 4,903 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.32Hax 37,400 Mln 1,570 Mean 6,365 Mean 6,154 Cfsm 2,52 In. 34.20

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change In contents In Santeetlah, Pontana, Thorpe, Cheoah, Calderwood, Nantahala,

and Chllhowee Lakes.


Clinch River at Richlands, Va.

Location. Lat 37°05'10", long 81°46'52", on right bank 1 mile southeast of R'.chlands, Tazewell County, 1.6 miles downstream from Middle Creek, and 2.2 miles upstream from Big Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,923.99 ft above mean sea lev?l, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 6, 1950, wire-weight gage at bridge 1.1 miles downstream at datum 6.53 ft lower.

Aye rage di s cha rge.--11 years, 187 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,640 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 19,3 ft, from, floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.56 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Sept. 5, 6.

1946-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 3.2 cfs Se->t. 8, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.45 ft July 2, 3, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 9.0 cfs Sept. 5, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station.

Rating table height,

water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 2.0 3.0

1860

237488

5.07.0

10.016.0

1,1502,0003,4007,100


Day

1

34*j

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oc t .

*83706366150

1861391089176

6862565451

4846454545

4450565756

505462565151

2,13969.0

0.4960.57

Nov.

130207133102*83

7168707063

5652504845

5054514646

4683797470

7168636262

2,17372.4

0.5210.58

Dec .

6058

*575858

5656545462

6081160245474

380272224193171

a200a250a350a500a600

a400a300a200a!70a!60a!50

6,113197

1.421.64

Jan.

a!40a!20alloa!20a!60

a210*211189901

1,550

832516366279231

b!90b!70b!55b!40b!35

159169502461340

270392

2,110*7,0005,1602,150

25,438821

5.916.81

Feb.

2.6602,1701,190771608

582630

1,2702,3602,320

1,430al.OOO

a600a450a380

a320a290a250aB56"

al,200

a700502407340303

303279407_

24,322869

6.256.51

Mar.

1.050690502

*380315

275261303279264

264275257241228

205191184184173

159224264249224

204191169148148153

8,614278

2.002.31

Apr.

*128TSB"

177169446

690461653

1.150660

461353291249218

198184168159150

148160224380380

251209182314175

9,574319

2.292.56

May

*144T2B-

11510395

8886687166

6665585758

52505092124

8368636257

566563545046

2,30174.2

0.5340.62

June

4644

*62124193

220132907060

565157

14881

6360575148

444276

340407

211135103130119

3,320111

0.7990.89

July

11488716356

514645

*54114

6350413938

37W135"5545

4138485756

3738103715444

1,86460.1

0.4320.50

Aug.

3835343984

60*45393134

3030313154

5139343031

2624271922

232327221916

1,04833.8

0.2430.28

Sept.

1616

*182111

1516182660

463069

203150

176394503615231

1911441159071

605751

2881.250

4,935164

1.181.52

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,000 Mln 25 Mean 200 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.63Water year 1956-57: Max 7,000 Min 15 Mean 252 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.59

Peak discharge (base. 1.300 cfs).--Jan. 9 (11:30 p.m.) 1,910 cfs (6.81 ft); Jan. 29 (6 p.m.) 9,640 cfs (19.3 ft); Feb. 10 (2 p.m.) 2,610 ofs (8.36 ft); Apr. 9 (3 a.m.) 1,520 cfs (5.92 ft); Sept. 30 (3 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (6.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and record'' for Clinch

River at Cleveland and Cedar Creek near Lebanon.b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.


Cedar Creek near Lebanon, Va.

Location. Lat 36°54'29", long 82°02'20", on right bank 800 ft upstream f -om RoaringSpring Creek, 1.3 miles downstream from Burgess Creek, 1.9 miles upstream from LittleCedar Creek, and 2.3 miles east of Lebanon, Russell County.

Drainage area. 51.5 sq mi.Records available.--October 1952 to September 1957. Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,928.96 ft above mean sea level (Tennessee

valley Authority benchmark). Average discharge.--5 years, 72.7 cfs. Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,740 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 4.48 ft in gage

well, 4.7 ft from outside), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis ofcontracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 6.0 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height,1.30 ft).

1952-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 3.8 cfs Jan. 15, 1956;minimum gage height, 1.27 ft Oct. 19, 1952, Dec. 26, 1953 (result of f-eezeup).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supplypapers indicated.

WSP

1386 1386 1436

Water year

1953 1955 1956

Date

May Mar. Apr.

19, 1953 16, 1955 16, 1956

Discharge (cfs)

2,600 2,650 2,510

Gage height (feet)

4.20 4.27 4.02

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Revisions. The figures of peak discharge for the water years 1953 and 1955 have been

revised as shown below, superseding those published in WSP 1386.Revised peak discharge.--1952-53: June 21 (9 p.m.) 2,500 cfs (4.01 ft). 1954-55: Mar. 6 (12:30 p.m.) 2,410 cfs (3.84 ft).


Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 3")

1.41.51.61.71.81.9

110160300580

1,090

1.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.9

2". 5 7.5

14

2.0 Z.I Z.3 Z.6 3.0 3.5 4.0

125165300580

1,0902,0502,500


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCf smIn.

Oct.

*2018172330

a50a40a30a25a22

a!9a!7a!6a!5a!4

a!3a!3a!21212

1213151412

121111111111

55117.8

0.3460.40

Nov.

23262017

*14

1312T31718

1714141312

1417171514

1424232120

1818171616

50716.9

0.3280.37

Dec.

1514*121212

1212121315

1552

115141208

14092968970

70115145284184

1208265564642

2,35676.01.481.71

Jan.

3932293046

53*5148

317580

29Z17Z1158665

5846393434

4144

15010378

65149

1,010*2.2501,2201 390

8,6462795.426.25

Feb.

1.550895412284327

345557714

1,0601,490

580300208166130

1109686

244252

17214012010389

8986

119-

10,7243837.447.75

Mar.

336213153

*119104

9090

141119110

1071161049285

7868666460

5570807266

625753494843

2,97095.81.862.14

Apr.

*43555155364

270141344372213

1491161018875

6662575349

464669

12864

5144423836

3,288110

2.142.39

May

*3332302827

2623222120

2019191924

2019182729

2622201919

215540272119

76524.7

0.4800.55

June

1918

*345392

10162423226

222127

23660

3832302823

1919

2835T3189

9564536648

2,04568.21.321.47

July

4034282323

232019

*1718

1716151716

1514201714

1413161918

151313121212

56310.2

0.3530.41

Aug.

12121213*14

1212111010

1110109.9

17

ii14121112

118.79739.39.3

12109.99.39.39.6

351.611.3

0.2190.25

Sept.

8.17.0

*7.06.56.5

6.56.56.57.0

14

201436

169T9

6212911310464

4432272319

18161574

141

1,244.641.5

0.8060.90

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,350 Mln 7.0 Mean 72.3 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.09Water year 1956-57: Max 2,230 Min 6.5 Mean 93.2 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.59Water year 1956-57: Max 2,250_____Mln 6.5_____Mean 95.2 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.59 ________

Peak discharge (base. 700 efa).--Jan. 10 (9 a.m.) 908 efs (2.87 ft); Jan. 29 (4 p.m.) 2,740 efs (4.48 ft); Feb. 10 (6 a.m.) 2,220 cfs (3.62 ft); Apr. 8 (7 p.m.) 936 cfs (2.89 ft); June 23 (8 p.m.) 1,360 cfs (3.16 ft).


and records for Clinch River at Cleveland and Richlands.


Clinch River at Cleveland, Va.

143

Location.--Lat 36°56'41", long 82°09'18", on right bank 500 ft upstream from highway bridge at Cleveland, Russell County, 0.5 mile downstream from Muddy Hollow, 2.3 miles downstream from Weaver Creek, and 4.4 miles downstream from Thompson Creek.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,500.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 1, 1931, chain gage on highway bridge 500 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--3S years (1921-23, 1924-57), 691 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 2^.40 ft), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

1920-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 30, 1957; minimum, 36 cfs Nov. 30, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.96 ft Feb. 10, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.



(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 19, 20; shifting-control method used Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1

1.5 2.0 2.53.0 5.0

115 228 385 590

1,800

8.012.018.021.0

4,4008,80018,10023,700

Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.3 40 2.5 3101.6 90 3.0 5202.0 170 4.0 1,100



Day

1 Z345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

Tota:MeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*286 228197202220

566550371286236

205197169169150

146141135135151

133139167163160

158152148156156150

6,402207

0.3920.45

Nov.

185 451472344

*277

242218215218218

205188178169163

174197197185174

174220248228202

1881881761631^8.

6,615Z20

0.4170.47

Dec.

156 148

*137139137

135135131131135

141205558950

1,760

1,4901,220

950830690

640830

1,0701,7002.150

1,4301,040800665 563484

21,5506951.321.52

Jan.

440 399325338436

640*665615

1,2905,200

3,6002,0401,4301,100

860

740605488480470

486500,190,700,280

,010,080

5,37020, 100

*22 200s!uo

85,8172,7685.246.04

Feb.

m.soo9,1305,1203,1902,480

2,4702,7103,8007,6008,800

6,1703,4002,3901,8001,490

1,2801,130980

1,8604,600

2,7902,0101,5901,3401,220

1,1301,1001,190

-

94,0703,3606.366.62

Mar.

5,510 3,0402,150

*1,6601,340

1,1401,0101,2OO1,2801,170

1,1401,1701,1401,040

950

830740680656620

560620

1,0401,040

920

830770662590 540510

34,3481,1082.102.42

Apr.

*462 BT5632575

1,380

2,6302,0101,9904,8002,950

2,0101,5201,2401,040

860

740680605555510

480495686

1,1001,240

950728605590 575

35,1531,1722.222.48

May

*462 418390354330

314292286265256

250244238259268

244220247326470

390289253226215

218256256241 198

8,855286

0.5420.62

June

163 TSS*208298515

860686530378280

241215198778605

a350a300a250a350a270

a210188

a250a500

al,200

1,070610422398386

12,872429

0.8120.91

July

338 251250215200

185166152

*144148

200175142138135

121123152256161

129119I25232190

155131194247 178148

Aug.

133 121106114

*123

1501501169790

85857679

125

175138"

1149995

85777O6974

69706965 6760

5,547 3,046179 98.3

0.339 0.1860.39 0.21

Sept.

57 54

*505050

5454484583

170175116855672

4181,3101,2401,7301,170

626555410318256

212185185543

2 t 180

13,874462

0.8750.98

Calendar year 1956: Max 12,600 Mln 91 Mean 772 Cfsm 1.46 In. 1?.92Water year 1956-57: Max 22,200 Mln 48 Mean 899 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.11

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs).--Jan. 10 (2 to 3 p.m.) 6,060 cfs (9.60 ft); Jan. 30 (l a.m.) 31.0OO cfa (24740 ft); Feb. 10 (9 a.m.) 9,570 cfs (12.59 ft); Feb. 20 (7 to 8 a.m.) 5,020 cfs (8.62 ft)j Apr. 9 (9 to 10 a.m.) 5,350 cfs (8.95 ft).


and records for North Pork Holston River at Holston and Clinch River at Speers Perry.


Guest River at Coeburn, Va.

Location. Lat 36°55'45", long 82°27'23", on right bank at downstream sitfe of bridge on State Highway 72, 1.0 mile southeast of Coeburn, Wise County, 1.4 miles upstream from Jaybird Branch, 1.8 miles downstream from Pine Camp Creek, and 6 milee upstream from mouth.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,925.00 ft above mean ses level (Inter state Railroad benchmark).


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,360 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 14.20 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 2.1 cfs Sept. 8-10 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1949-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 1.6 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 25, 26, Nov. 9, 10, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.23 ft Sept. 22, 23, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1436: 1950, 1955(M).


(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 18-2O)

Oct. 1 to Dee. 24 Dec. 25 to Sept. 30

1.4 6.01.5 151.7 362.0 78

3.0 4.0 5.0

240490825

1.31.41.51.6 1.8 2.0

1.0 3.7

78

3.0 2304.0 49O6.0 1,2008.O 2,060

11.0 4,000


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

16*15141313

1314121111

10109.69.69.6

129.69.69.69.6

8.7122629~£z

181717161414

424.913.7

0.1570.18

Nov.

109124634334

*2823232523

2120201919

3554433935

3677705851

5046423735

1,30243.4

0.4970.55

Dec.

343130

*3028

2626262526

2542

194338375

270186158130113

108178388702445

25018315012811396

4,854157

1.802.08

Jan.

9083787880

90103

*101211895

685335225167132

1181031009085

92101618505285

201220

1,1204,000

*3,2801,270

15,541501

5.746.62

Feb.

1,5001,520

688398295

288292400895

1,240

79O415273216179

163147134303565

370250220190170

160150180-

12,396443

5.075.28

Mar.

220250"220

200*180

160140200220200

200190170160150

130120110115100

90100110100100

1009490848075

4,458144

1.651.90

Apr.

85»100150250900

450350600800450

300230190160140

13012011010595

90110150170140

12010090

130110

6,925231

2.652.96

May

100*90807060

5552525048

4645424550

403535

16070

5040373532

705035312928

1,66253.6

0.6140.71

June

273560

*80152

223141926753

4439359288

608613218588

60464375

184

1107167

10984

2,62887.61.001.12

July

64504?3532

28222018

*16

1514121214

173046F516

141615?319

1412109.59.5

13

ses.o£2.0

0.2520.29

Aug.

118.77.07.88.7

*7.86.25.43.73.7

3.22.93726.2

21

2615129.57.0

5.44.54.53.73.4

7.0127.04.53.73.2

234.97.58

0.0870.10

Sept.

2.92.62.6

*2.62.6

2.62.62.42.16.2

159.57.0

4328

51128583929

2220302820

1714133774

711.723.7

0.2710.30

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,460 Min 8.7 Mean 164 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.60Water year 1956-57: Max 4,000 Mln 2.1 Mean 142 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.09

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). Jan. 29 (12 p.m.) 6,360 cfs (14.20 ft).* Discharge measurement made on this day.Mote. Doubtful or no gage-height record Dec. 28 to Jan. 6, Jan. 14-16, Feb. 21 to June 4; dis

charge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, records for Powell River at Big Stone Gap and Clinch River at Rlchlands.


Copper Creek near Gate City, Va.

Location. Lat 36°40'26", long 82°33'57", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 0.2 mile upstream from Plank Camp Creek, 1.1 miles downstream from Obeys Creek, and 2.6 miles northeast of Gate City, Scott County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,290 ft (from topographic map). Prior fo Aug. 30, 1953, wire-weight gage on highway bridge at same site and datuTi.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 9.93 ft); mini mum, 20 cfs Sept. 6-9 (gage height, 2.25 ft).

1947-57: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs Jan. 30, 1950 (gage height, 13.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 3.6 cfs Jan. 15, 1956 (gage height, 1.98 ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, whic1! are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1948. WSP1276: 1950(M).


(Shifting-control method used June 3-6)

2.22.3 2.5 3.0 4.0

172447

118305

6.07.08.0

10.0

7851,0601,5903,220


Day

1 2345

6789

1O

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293O31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

48 4T

*424039

3837353433

3332323232

3232323233

3338403735

333334323131

1,08935.1

0.3310.38

Nov.

50 60483835

34*34384039

3837343352.

3847524440

4355635447

4442393737

1,27242.4

0.4000.45

Dec.

35 343332

*32

3232313131

3187

275305485

239157137157128

14028536558542T

245177144125118113

5,0431631.541.78

Jan.

105 988469

107

11510793

*390910

5853O5225175142

12611511210496

102113261261186

157254

1,580*2,9602 ,28O1,860

14,077454

4.284.93

Feb.

2.690 1,910

956704609

772810

1,0401,160

al,500

al,100a600a450a350a300

a240a210a200a210a400

a300a250a230a210a200

a!90a200a300

_

18,0916466.096.34

Mar..

al.OOO a600a400a300a250

»a220206315315261

237219201188174

156145138138130

118126126118116

10810498949290.

6,7832192.072.39

Apr.

88 94

*90100522

422261485946IW

345285231195172

157145135125116

115110112138118

108102989490

6,4972172.052.29

May

86 86

»838077

7672696868

6668656969

6861606366

6564635959

606460565250

2,07266.8

O.6300.73

June

48 6076

*4354

130ITs725752

5050474746

4454516346

423939-

4776

6548466963

1,73958.0

0.5470.61

July

§393737

3534333332

*313030"

3047

4040354839

3437374848

373332313233

1,14536.9

0.3480.40

Aug.

3431303132

*2826242424

29262632

248

7442323028

2726242424

292726242322.

1,12736.4

0.3430.40

Sept.

22 222222

*22

2120202131

433735

147112

6490986552

4338383231

28272763

i *^n130

1,44348.1

0.4540.51


Peak dlscharfte (base, 1,200 cfs). Jan. 30 (4 a.m.) 3,200 cfs (9.98 ft); Feb. 10 (time unknown)2,100 cfs 18.65 ft); Apr. 9 (7 a.m.) 1,300 cfs (7.52 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 1 discharge

measurement, weather records, and records for Clinch River at Speers Perry and Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City.


Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va.

Location. Lat 36°38'55", long 82°45'02", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 0.5 mile downstream from Copper Creek, 0.8 mile northwest of Speers Ferry, Scott County, and 1.8 miles downstream from Clinchpor*-,.


Records available. October 1920 to September 1957. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity February 1895 to July 1933 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,196.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 22, 1926, staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at datum 1.50 ft higher. Nov. 22, 1926, to Nov. 6, 1931, chain gage at present site and datum.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 45,300 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 28.92 ft); min imum, 108 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

1920-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 30, 1957; minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 29, Oct. 23, 1939; minimum daily, 77 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 14, 22, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Prior to May 1951, diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1925(M) , 1927, 1928-31(M), 1932, 1935(M).


1.2 105 6.0 3,1001.6 168 9.0 6,5602.0 268 13.0 11,6002.5 431 20.0 24,1003.0 645 28.0 43,0004.0 1,260


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

572427*361323298

307534645478385

332298271251237

224217212207204

207227222271260

248246237222 224248

9,395303

0.2690.31

Nov.

371506664695550

427*381355339332

329317292274262

292361395378345

335378447490470

424395375348 329

11,856395

0.3510.39

Dec.

310298289277

*268

265260257257251

251703

2,1602,7003,650

3,2102,3501,9301,7001,500

1,5002,4003,5404,8804,420

3,0002,1601,7001,4601,2201,080

50,2461,6211.441.66

Jan.

940828720720910

1,0801,2601,220

*2,5407,280

9,0805,2403,3202,4501,930

1,6201,4201,140

882910

1,0001,0203,3604,4603,320

2,4602,4509,600

26,500*42.50029 300

171,4605,5314.915.66

Feb.

23.20022,3OO12,8007,4205,400

5,6006,3208,60011,90017,700

14 , 6008,1205,1203,8703,100

2,7002,3501.9801,9805,720

5,8403,8703,0002,5002,200

2,0601,9802,160

-

194,3906,9426.176.42


Mar.

5,8406,9204,8803,5402,800

2,3502,1102,7003,1002,700

2,4502,3502,2502,1101,930

1,7501,5801,4601,4201,340

1,2201,2601,4601,8001,750

1,6201,4601,3401,2201,1101.040

70,8602,2862.032.34

Apr.

1,0001,000

*1,0401,2605,480

5,6004,3104,0908.8407,400

4,5303,210a2,5OOa2 , 000al,700

al,500al,300al,200al.100al,050

a950al,100al,400a2,200a2,500

al,800al,400al,200al,150al,100

74,9102,4972.222.48

May

al,000*a930

882772720

670620572550510

490486458498620

510427392420572

67O572474530482

482530494447

tco358

17,547566

0.5030.58

June

335351385

*447550

1,4201,5001,080800620

482420385385

1,070

745620550772572

424355320

1,1651.840

1,6601,040800855695

22,638755

0.6710.75

July

5954-98+43385348

314292268248

235

219214265230224

232212207232280

283224214246251

301248217204251317

8,697281

0.2500.29

Aug.

254219197192183

*172172192188162

154162141158

1.040

323280260224195

168158148140136

143146140134 131J22

6,434208

0.1850.21

Sept.

124122118

*118114

113109108TTo134

152188274392

1,090

882910

1,6201,3801.880

1,180745670550458

378323286392932

15,852528

0.4690.52

Mean 1,777 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.48Water year 1956-57: Max 42,500 Min 108 Mean 1,793 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.61iter year 1956-57; Max 42,500 Min 108 Mean 1,793 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.61_________

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs).--Jan. 11 (4 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (12.18 ft)j Jan. 30 (3 p.m.) i,300 cfs (28792 ft); Feb. 10 (1O p.m.) 18.80O cfs (17.37 ft); Apr. 9 (5 p.m.) 1C,OOO cfs (11.86ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Clinch

River at Cleveland and North Pork Holston River at Holston.


North Fork Clinch River at Duffield, Va.

Location. Lat 36°4S I 40", long 82°47'45", on right bank at upstream side of tridgeon U. S. Highways 58 and 421, 0.2 mile downstream from Spurlock Branch, 0.5 mile south of Duf- field, Scott County, and 1.6 miles upstream from Harris Branch.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,814.15 ft above mean sea le*'el, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 789 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 7.34 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Aug. 28 to Sept. 10; minimum gage height, 1.34 ft Aug. 11, 14.

1952-57: Maximum discharge, 800 cfs Apr. 15, 1956 (gage height, 7.40 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 17-19, 23, 24, 1954.



1.31.41.51.6 1.6

1.33.36.3

1226

2.03.0 4.O 7 .0

42136275734


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

2.9*3.13.34.54.5

4.54.54.54.54.2

4.23.93.93.93.9

3.63.93.93.94.2

4.26.06.3F745.4

5.45.45.15.14 . 85.1

138.04.45

0.1930.22

Nov.

23138."6.05.4

*4.54.55.15.14.8

4.54.23.93753.9

7.613108.26.7

7.116141211

9.48.27.67 .16.3

244.28.14

0.3520.39

Dec.

6.36.05.7

*5.15.1

5.15.14.84784.8

4.846

147133117

7857484036

3791

10910781

614941362825

1,424.646.01.992 .29

Jan.

2219161828

3234

*31197362

193107725546

4032282523

2528

20811178

6080

5747234725 O4

4,243137

5.936.84

Feb.

590425216136116

123252290372455

245140

937360

5447425163

6055494543

424046-

4,223151

6.546.81

Mar.

91847060

*50

4547

102~88

72

6360535045

4036363532

2837404040

383431282725

1,52749.32 .132.46

Apr.

24*28

2480

416

17397

187238128

8365554741

3835323028

2628505544

3835312926

2,21173.73.193.56

May

24*22

211918

1615141312

1211109.48.8

8.27.16.76.77.1

6.76.36.3

1113

1111

7 .66.76.05.4

352.011.4

0.4940.57

June

4.85.76.0

*5.75.7

8.87.15.75.45.1

4.84.85.17.65.7

6.0137.66.05.4

4.84.85.76.08.2

6.05.16.0

159.4

197.06.57

0.2840.32

July

6.35.14.53.93.9

3.63.33.12.9

*2.7

2.52.32.32.32.3

2.32.32.32.32.3

2.32.32.77.1475

3.63.33.12.92.72.7

Aug.

2.52.52.52.72.7

*2.52.32.32.32.3

2.52.92.53.1

26

6.03.93.12.92.5

2.32.11.91.91.9

2.12.11.91.7T771.7

99.7 101.33.22 3.27

0.139 0.1420.16 0.16

Sept.

1.1.1.

1.1.

1.71.71.71.73.9

3.12.92.76.74.5

17T6

8.25.74.8

4.85.46.05.44.5

3.93.63.6

1314

155.05.17

0.2240.25

Calendar year 1956: Max 652 Min 2.5 Mean 48.9 Cfsm 2.12 In. 2f.79Water year 1956-57: Max 723 Min 1.7 Mean 4O.9 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.03

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfs).--Jan. 28 (6 p.m.) 789 cfs (7.34 ft); Feb. 1 (9 to 1O p.m.) 654 cfs (6.50 ft); FebT 10 (6 a.m.) 566 cfs (5.94 ft); Apr. 5 (5 a.m.) 538 cfs (5.75 ft).



Clinch River above Tazewell, Term.

Location. Lat 36°25'30", long 83°23'54", on right bank 0.4 mile upstream from GrissomIsland, 4.6 miles downstream from Big War Creek, 10 miles east of Tazewell, ClaiborneCounty, and at mile-159.8.


Records available. April 1919 to September 1927 (published as "near Lons Mountain"), August 1927 to December 1936 (published as "near Tazewell ), July 1935 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Dec. 4, 1935. Datum of gage is 1,060.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Apr. 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage on railroad bridge 23 miles downstream at datum 102.7 ft lower. Aug. 8, 1927, to Dec. 31, 1936, water-stage recorder at site 7.7 miles downstream at datum 47.2 ft lower. July 29 to Dec. 3, 1935, staff gage at present site and datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,100 cfs Jan. 31 (gage heigh*:, 21.00 ft); mini mum, 125 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.43 ft).

1919-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1957; minimum observed, 108 cfs Sept. 11, 1925.

Maximum stage known, about 24 ft in 1862, present site and datum, from information by local resident.



Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and disci-arge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan

0.7 2201.0 3551.5 6752.0 1,070

Jan. 11 to Sept. 30

3.0 2,1005.0 4,8006.1 6,630 1.0

1.5 2.0

116146350650

1,030

3.05.09.0

15.020.1

1,9904,800

12,40028,80047,300


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

16 17181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsm

Oct.

881 *640516440399

377360483705556

458399360330305

292278

*274264256

252169278282292

320315300296287278

11,742379

0.2570.30

Nov.

*466 612612735780

633549509490452

440428422399572

434 591570556516

483516542584626

605556516483464

15,941531

0.3600.40

Dec.

434 410394388372

*360355350345345

3401,0003,7504,4704,400

4,640 3,7702,9302,4602,150

1,9903,1004,5605,8006.020

5,1703,7002,7302,1701,8101 550'

72,2632,3311.581.82

Jan.

1,3501,1901,060

9941,510

1,660*1,6501,7302,6206,500

11,0008,8505,2203,5602,680

2,180 1,8401,5501,2901,090

1,1301,2402,2605,6004,910

3,6003,4609,470

*29,400*42,70047,500

210,5946,7934.615.31

Feb.

54.000 51,40021,90012,5008,170

7,0807,51010,70012,10018 , 500

21,00014,0008,2805,8004,450

5,640 5,1002,6802,5605,660

7,5805,7704,1203,3302,860

2,6002,4902,550

263,9309,4266.396.66

Mar.

*4,290 8,2207,1905,1403,900

5,2002,7705,4604,4604,080

5,4703,1602,9502,7502,470

2,250 2,0001,8401,7201,640

1,5401,5201,6301,8602,080

1,9801,8001,6401,5001,3801 290 '

89,1402,8751.952.25

Apr.

1.240 1,500

*1,2801,7006,880

9,0806,6105,8209,760

11,100

7,4004,9805,7402,9902,490

2,160 1,9401,7501,6001,470

1,5701,5001,5805,2505,960

5,1502,5402,0201,7301 530'

109,5003,6502.482.76

May

1,450 1,3401,2201,080

990

*926854798755720

692664643615608

748 664580550552

629762748650608

692650615656568538

23,525759

0.5150.59

June

484 438552

*532568

7131,5501,4101,050

854

699594532671514

918 858715629741

692552490508951

1.7401,6501,2001,010

926

24,659822

0.5580.62

Jily

830 *706629538484

427394356336318

292274260292300

278 292282282269

269356310323310

292336323282269260

11,169360

0.2440.28

Aug.

346 518274252

*244

236212209212232

212195190190792

1.290 508572541518

278244216209193

190182186190182175

9,186296

0.2010.23

Sept.

164153

*153150143

140131128125151

157197228514490

1,200 1,2701,0901,6401,520

1,7001,110

862748622

526449594508678

17,121571

0.3870.43

Calendar year 1956: Max 29,500 Mln 228 Mean 2,334 Cfsm 1-58 in . 21.54Water year 1956-57: Max 47,300 Mln 125 Mean 2,353 Cfsm 1.60 jn . 21.65

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). --Jan. 31 (4:30 a.m.) 51,100 cfs (21.00 ft); Feb. 11 (6 to7 a.m.) 22,100 cfs (12.82 ft).



Powell River at Big Stone Gap, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°52 I 08", long 82°46'32", on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 23 at Big Stone Gap, Wise County, 1 mile upstream from South Pork Powell River, and 2.5 miles downstream from Pigeon Creek.

Drainage area.--112 sq ml.


Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,459.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 27, 1948, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 9.67 ft); min imum, 9.5 cfs Sept. 7-10; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft several days in October and September.

1944-57: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.8 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 19, 1955.


Revisions (water years) . WSP 1053: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1948. WSP 1436: 1949(M) , 1950, 1951-54(M), 1955.


Oc t. 1 to June 13 June 14 to Sept. 30

0.7 9.0.8 20

1.0 451.5 1552.0 320

2.5 5503.0 8504.0 1,7506.0 4,4008.0 7,800

0.7 5.0.8 14.9 26

1.0 411.2 80

1.5 1452.0 3202.5 5503.0 850


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCf smIn.

Oct.

22*22

202826

2422211917

1717171618

1714161716

18334030-25

242524252221

67321.7

0.1940.22

Nov.

19013T735445

*4040404136

3332303030

5160545146

5481736658

5852464542

1,68256.1

0.5010.56

Dec.

414038

*3737

3637373837

3773

362545530

328221183150139

128482684678475

324243200172142128

6,602213

1.902.19

Jan.

11510595

102136

150161

147398

1,160

696415304234192

169133123110105

115125

1,030595384

280308

1,750*6.5502,3401,300

19,607632

5.646.50

Feb.

2.1801,880

933636520

460485636

1,0801,540

936600450364300

262228203376600

470376320280254

237221231

-

IT, 058609

5.445.66

Mar.

300328296231

*198

177177280284269

265258234212198

169155147144133

120139139133136

136128118112107102

5,825188

1.681.94

Apr.

102*118

105187

1,200

744445648

1,080600

415320269218192

177169152142131

123128221221189

158139123175144

9,035301

2.693.00

May

120*TT5

958884

7771706664

6260565764

5248464650

5050514641

946645413837

1,94562.7

0.5600.65

June

363857

*152144

161112756052

5148

176634FIT

157266210138106

88849288

106

947486

12594

3,821127

1.131.26

July

7464565252

45403836

*36

3232302934

3551543830

2626414532

262422212230

1,17337.8

0.3380.39

Aug.

2220193635

*2016151414

13141620M3829242018

1514141415

181914121212

64620.8

0.1860.21

Sept.

111111

*1212

10To111021

2415215429

214T59

704736

3435493429

252422

112102

1,25441.8

0.3730.42


Peak discharge (base,1,600 cfs).--Jan. 29 (3 p.m.) 11,000 cfs (9.67 ft); Feb. 10 (11 a.m.) 1,740 cfs (3.99 ft).



Powell River near Jonesville, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°39'43", long 83 C 05'42", on right bank 35 ft downstream from highwaybridge, 2 miles southeast of Jonesville, Lee County, and 10 miles upst-eam from Wallen Creek.





Extremes^. --Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 26.87 ft); min imum, 24 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1931-57: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 30.8 ft), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1954.


Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1932-44. WSP 1436: 1946, 1948(M).


(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 18-20)

0.9 1.0 1.3 1.6 2.0 3.0

202861

103184540

4.06.0

10.015.020.022.0

1,040 2,220 4,820 8,170

12, OOO 14,200


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

54*49484849

5852484745

4240393838

3737373635

35374064I?

514847454244

1,39244.9

0.1410.16

Nov.

101364190131102

*8882808180

7469686562.

81139139117103

100151187151133

1281181089691

3,479116

0.3640.41

Dec.

858177

*7474

747170JI73

74188

1,2601,6801,680

1,090692540448382

3641,1101.8601,8601,320

870648520436364315

18,4515951.872.16

Jan.

280242198204308

354371

*3641,2404,170

2,8001,350898670540

460382285240240

270304

2,0701,8601,090

765775

5,03015,200

11,6004,360

56,9201,8365.766.64

Feb.

6,5406,3102,9701,7801,320

1,2301,5602,2903,2605,020

3,5201,8001,2301,010

765

648560488540

1,320

1,140870715602560

520520520-

49,6081,7725.555.78

Mar.

815925815692580

*520488952

1,060842

7406926255605OO

452402382368354

315326374346350

350343312287276266

16,3095261.651.90

Apr.

248*287312343

3,780

2,9401,4701,5605,9801,980

1,290980765625540

476444402374343

318340382456428

374332298280322

26,669889

2.793.11

May

262 238215192174

164151141133128

124122117112117

12410596949~6

106105113110108

112385273162120102

4,601148

0.4640.53

June

8882106

120276

368332399159124

110102102945560

329461580392266

192153273238368

340228166399428

8,686290

0.9091.01

July

270182141117105

97887871

*70

6664585657

8578709882

71666598

110

776253484544

2,67286.2

0.2700.31

Aug.

4546404041

*6451403534

32323232177

16994655748

4137343332

323333323028

1,53949.6

0.1550.18

Sept.

282626

*2626

2626252526

303952131112

353735308164115

978891

10084

696158

224406

3,577119

0.3730.42

Calendar year 1956: Ma- 11,5OO Mln 35 Mean 633 cfsm 1.98 in. 27. O2Water year 1956-57: Max 13, ZOO Min 25 Mean 531 cfsm 1-66 in. 22.61

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP efs). Jan. 30 (2 a.m.) 19.8OO cfs (26.87 ft); Feb. 10 (5 p.m.)6,O20 cfs (11.85 ft).

* Discharge mea -.urement made on this day.


Powell River near Arthur, Term.

Location. Lat 36°32'30", long 83°37'49", on left bank 500 ft upstream from tridge onU. S. Highway 25E, 2.3 miles east of Arthur, Claiborne County, and 2.4 miles downstream from Indian Creek.


Records available. October 1919 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. Gage- height records collected at same site December 1892 to August 1920 are cortained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,045.84 ft above mean sea level (Tennessee River Survey datum). Prior to July 22, 1927, chain gage at same site and datum.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 22.07 ft); mini mum, 77 cfs Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, -0.38 ft).

1919-57: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 27.15 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determi nation of peak flow; minimum, 47 cfs Jan. 6, 1940, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 8, 9, 1957; minimum daily discharge, 60 cfs Sept. 2? , 1955.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 ft Jan. 29, 1918 (discharge, 33,000 cfs).


Revisions (water years). WSP 1336: 1920, 1921(M) , 1923.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubicfeet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 9 to Apr. 5, May 7-28)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

0.1 100.2 120.5 210

1.1 477

Dec. 13 to May 28 May 28 to Sept. 3O

0.9 2501.0 2801.5 5O52.0 8OO

5.0 3.0OO1O.O 7.6OO15.O 13,00021.9 23,200

-0.4 73O.O 1731.0 485

2.0 93O4.0 2,2105.2 3,180


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

OtotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

154*151140178151

140132128135120

125118116114112

110110

*112112110

108118138122114

114142135125116118

3,918126

0.1840.21

Nov.

*206230367462312

242206192178166

160157148140152

160242246290270

238234246320329

282258242226206

7,087236

0.3450.38

Dec.

189175166160154

*148148145us-us145338

1,6603,5OO3,490

2,8201,8701,2801,020

830

6981,7203,0703,5703,040

3,0101,5101,110

878716596

38,4491,2401.812.09

Jan.

505430378360722

824*746680

1,0403,790

6,2904,7602,6001,7801,330

1,030842692554488

456483

1,2302,9002,960

1,8701,6805,800

*15,800*25 i 10019,500

105,6203,4074.975.73

Feb.

12,60014,500

*11,1006,0604,080

3,2803,3104,9905,5307,100

8,6106,3403,8802,7802,140

1,7801,5401,3601,3501,670

2,2602,0101,6901,4601,330

1,2601,2501,340

_

116,6004,1646.086.33

Mar.

*1,7401,9401,9201,7201,500

1,3401,2802,1002,4702,230

1,8301,6101,4501,2901,160

1,040944873836794

752734752776740

716704668614578549

37,6551,2151.772.04

Apr.

5436l4

*626800

3,320

6,1504,7303,3804,8906,100

3,8902,6201,9801,6201,370

1,2001,0901,010

926872

812764806854938

860782704668638

55,5571,8522.703.02

May

632602584494445

*405382368347327

315304294298284

278284212339318

286323386350355

319312429478363300

11,478370

0.5400.62

June

270249240

*249300

427516510420353

306288261249712

815496427

*708548

411343321380613

5105O2424440420

12,708424

0.6190.69

July

595*460363303270

243222208199188

176167159156170

176173228188170

173167170170225

182205173159159151

6,748218

0.3180.37

Aug.

132124119124

*122

109102102119107

100939191

1,010

1,050478340249

*199

167153140129122

117112109105105102

6,202200

0.2920.34

Sept.

10097

*10710091

8682808097

107107171575548

1,9903.1701,810

930567

434359347565327

285255526515685

14,591486

0.7090.79

Calendar year 1956 : Max 16,400 Min 108 Mean 1,330 cfsm 1-94 In. 26.43Water year 1956-57 : Max 23,100 Min 80 Mean 1,141 Cfsm 1.67 ln , 22.61

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Jan. 30 (5 a.m.) 25,500 cfs (22.07 ft)j Feb. 2 (8 a.m.) 15,000 cfs (16.50 ft).



Clinch River below Norris Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°12<56", long 84°04'56", 0.5 mile upstream from Clear Creek, 1.0 mile downstream from Norris Dam, 1.5 miles north of Norris, Anderson County, and at mile 78.8.

Drainage area. 2,913 sq mi.Records available. October 1918 to September 1927 (published as "at Clinton") May 1927

to September 1937 (published as "near Coal Creek"), and April 1936 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1903 to September 1924 (published as "at Olinton ) in Bulletin 34 of Tennessee Division of Geology. Gage-height records collected in vicinity of Clinton from 1884 to 1943 are contained in reports of U S Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Jan. 28, 1937. Datum of gage is 819.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 A I' Jo *2 JV ? une 30> 1920 ' staff Sage at railroad bridge 19.6 miles downstream at datum 42.49 ft lower. July 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage at highway bridge 19.8 miles downstream (1,000 ft downstream from previous site) at datrm 42.59 ft lower May 27 to Sept. 8, 1927, staff gage and Sept. 9, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1935, water-stage ' recorder, at site 2.9 miles downstream at datum 10.50 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1935 to Sept. 30, 1937, water-stage recorder at site 2.9 miles downstream at <?atum 13.50 ft lower Apr. 16, 1936, to Jan. 27, 1937, staff gage at present site ard datum.

Average discharge. 54 years, 4,327 cfs (unadjusted)?Extremes,.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,600 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height 11 65 ft)- min

imum 47 cfs July 20 (gage height, 1.17 ft); minimum daily, 64 cfs July 281903-57: Maximum discharge, 87,000 cfs Mar. 5, 1917 (gage height, 38 5 ft from

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 62,000 cfs; minimum, 1.3 cfs May 17, 18, 20, 24-26, May 29 to June 5, 1936 (gage height 0.62 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs May 17, 18, 24-26, May 29 to June 4, 1936

*lood of Mar. 31, 1886, reached a stage of 45 ft (discharge, 113,OCO cfs) at Clinton.Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record which are fair

Flow completely regulated by Norris Lake (see p. 225)Revisions (water years). WSP 1336: 1917-18, 1928.


2.0

160360880

3.05.0

10.011.7

2,4506,890

21,80026,700


Day

1 Z345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26 27 28293031

TotalMean

Oct.

6,150 6,1305,8405,7005,340

5,3004,880

*5,4805,2605,320

5,2405,2704,5604,0804,680

4,8504,3504,8905,7404,190

7624,3404,5804,6104,480

4,520 4,670 4,4004,7303,5103 /800

147,6324,762

Nov.

1,980 1.1001,9801,9605,870

3,4003,1404,4205,9105,820

3,2403,9403,650

*3,5203,340

4,1303,3403,3803,4202,660

3,0602,7005,6605,7603,940

3,820 6,840 6,7106,8406,210

121,7404,058


Dec.

3,800 4,6006,1403,6603,290

*3,6803,4403,4404,1906,460

6,5305,460

888884

80808080

3,060

4,3601,670

808080

5,320 5,550 5,6506,6306,7106,750

101,1903,264

Jan.

6,760 6,8106,8906,9203,840

2192,6506,1205,6305,640

5,6705,9906,3506,5006,360

6,7907,8907,8607,8307,830

7,500*4,4104,7803,7203,280

2,040 2,640

97110

2,3006,890

158,0965,100

Feb.

8,680 8,850

11,70020,10021,800

21,800*21,80021,80021,90021,900

25,900«26,60026,50026,40026,300

26,20024,10021,40021,30021,200

21,10019,30016,90014,70012,700

10,8OO 8.590 8,590

_

536,91019,180

Mar.

8.560 8,5608,5608,5607,S30

3,7805,1405,2505,5203,160

5,940*6,2003,4604,0304,040

5,7604,5406,0606,1305,330

4,3703,1703,1403,1704,320

3,510 2.520 2,7805,1802,3202 , 96O

151,6504,692

Apr.

3,410 2,7202,460

37284

76768080

389

805568080

2,940

2,990228

4,1803,1703,070

2,0804,2003,1103,3503,150

4,760 3,170 3,1704,5604,240

62,8712,096

May

4,590 4,720

*3,9504,2102,810

3,9904,0203,9104,4202,700

2,8603,1806,5602,5005,410

5,7502,9601,3302,0304,240

4,7402,7401,3001,0101,360

110 581

5,6503,2703,2702,740

100,7113,249

June

3,270 2,9303,7405.0204,200

3,4004,3005,1603,1403,720

5,270*3,41O1,7401,6001,550

7244,3604,2202,3403,660

2,6805,540

1362,050

512

80 80 84

2,7803,810

79,5062,650

July

982 2,9601,380

8080

2,4602,410

*4,3305,8905,720

4,8904,1002,6002,7903,690

2,6202,4001,1501,9101,020

2,5302,0403,3702,270

708

1,730 1,080

643,1302,4802,610

75,4742,435

Aug.

2,110 2,8301,560

842,500

*3,3605,1003,7203,4403,390

3,4204,2204,3503,4503,750

5,1202,2801,3902,1405,410

5,3704,8801,8401,5001,740

4,820 4,940 5,0605,3606.260 4,000

105,3943,400

Sept.

1,740 3,5804,6504,9406.110

*5,6802,4602,4104,2104,270

4,4705,2205,230

14088

40088868888

a700a90

a4,900a3,100a3,2OO

a3,500 a3,500 a2,700al,000a2,600

79,2202,641

Observed Adjusted!

Max 16,900 Mln 42 Mean 4,278 Mean 4,874 cfsm 1.67 m. 22.78viax 26,600 Min 64 Mean 4,713 Mean 4,584 cfsn 1.57 In . 21.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Adjusted for change in contents in Norris Lake.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records at Norris Dam and rec

ords for station at Scarboro.


Clinch River near Scarboro, Term.

Location. Lat 35°56'45", long 84°13 I 17", on right bank 0.6 mile downstream from Beaver Creek, 2^ miles south of Scarboro, Anderson County, 4j miles downstream f 'om Solway Bridge, and 17 miles west of Knoxville.


Records available.--September 1936 to September 1957. Published as "near Whsat" September 1936 to January 1941.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 753.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 1, 1941, at site 24.5 miles downstream at datum 35.99 ft lower.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,600 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 15.60 ft); minimum, 160 cfs July 6 (gage height, 1.07 ft); minimum daily, 194 cfs July 6.

1936-57: Maximum discharge, 42,900 cfs Feb. 9, 1937 (gage height, 23.45 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs; minimum, 111 cfs Oct. 27, 28, 1947; minimum daily, 131 cfs Jan. 23, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Norris Lake, 41 miles upstream (sse p. 225). The town of Oak Ridge diverts an average of about 25 cfs for municipal s^ply, 2-| miles above station.

Revisions (water years ). WSF 1386: 1937.


1.11.2 1.5 2.0

175236501

1,160

4.010.015.5

4,99017,00028,300


Day

123 45

6 789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

2627 28 2930 31

TotalMean

Oct.

*6,0506,0905,770 5,7105,410

5,270 5,3304,7305,5305,150

5,2705,2504,6705,0303,530

5,1504,3904,7705,6304,410

3,7401.3404,6904,5904,610

4,5104,610 4,450 4,5504,3503,630

148,2104,781

Nov.

3,460*2,100

1,260 1,9903,800

4,570 3,1703,6505,6105,850

4,3303,6704,1503,1703,370

3,5304,3103,4703,5503,480

2,4203,2404,3905,7705,170

2,8506,050 7,050 6,8106,910

123,1304,104


Dec.

4,0804,0106,430

*4,1903,700

3,400 3,8603,4103,6106,210

6,4507.4106,8106,3104,110

1,8701,100

805640

1,210

4,1705,5503,1801,9101,220

2,1406,070 6,090 6,9907,0307,030

130,9954,226

Jan.

7,0507,050

*7,110 7,2707,670

208 8991

5,0706,0905,730

5,9306,2106,5306,4906,470

6,5307,9108,0708,0308,030

7,9507,4104,6306,0704,310

3,6404,890 5,510

10,9007,990

11.800

199,4476,434

Feb.

19,10019 , 90014 , 800

*2 0,30024,400

24,600 *25,00025,60027,20027,300

26,400*28.50028,00027,60027,200

27,00026,60022,80022,50022,700

22,40021,90018,20017,30013,700

13,4009,870 9,750

613,80021,920

Mar.

*9.9509,7109,530 9,3709,210

5,950 4,2309,0705,1105,690

5,510.6,9505,3904,0704,750

5,6505,7905,5706,5905,370

3,5304,5103,5003,6103,750

4,2503,900 2,760 3,2502,7002 ,850

172,0505,550

Apr.

3,360*3,8303,070 2,9904,250

2,910 1,5802,1103,9702,340

1,9401,2101,440

8981,330

3,5102,8801,5804,5503,510

2,8603,4104,3303,8703,830

3,9304.750 3,510 3,8904,510

92,1283,071

May

4,950*4,5504,910 4,2903,950

3,650 3,8504,3704,2903,410

2,9603,0805,5104,6504,010

6.2704,0402,9801,6603,250

4,0704,7902,5701,5901,240

1,580428 940

3,9903,3502,900

108,0583,486

June

3,3102,8502,810 4,910

*5.250

3,650 4,8503,8503,7504,410

2,8703,8703,5501,7101,750

1,7101,6605,0704,2502,460

3,5103,4902,940

5583,200

1,260405 275 5TO~

3,890

88,3782,946

July

2,980*1,7503,230

856224

2.52513,0505,6706.050

5,1104,5105,2405,2702,910

3,1102,5702,5101,3401,880

1,5802,2303,1702,6102,290

1,4501,190 1,130

7362,6702,210

78,0202,517

Aug.

2,670*2 , 3702,8301,530

401

2,640 3,8504,5903,9703,910

3,5103,2804,0604,7703,190

4,5504,1402,2701,6103,150

3,3904,1103,3901,9001,570

2,4905,090 5,050 5,4105.5105,490

106,6913,442

Sept.

5,1302,820

*3,450 5,0105,610

4,790 5,7702,4802,9904,510

4,6105,1505.7705,0501,160

1,9203,5901,190

640465

3781,07^2,0604,6303,330

3,9503,560 3,800 2,8702,480

96,1913,206

Observed .Adjustedt

flax 20,500 Min 314 Mean 4,891 Mean 5,488 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.64flax 28,300 Min 194 Mean 5,362 Mean 5,232 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.52

Discharge measurement made on this day. t Adjusted for change in contents in Norris Lake.

493799 O -59 -11


Whiteoak Creek below Oak Ridge National Laboratory, near Oak Ridge, Term.

Location. Lat 35°54'44", long 84°18'59", on right bank 0.1 mile upstream from Melton Branch, 1 mile south of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Roane County, and 7 miles south of Oak Ridge.


Records available . June 1950 to July 1953, July 1955 to September 1957.

^.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 511 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 5.20 ft); mini mum, 2.8 cfs Dec. 11; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft Oct. 30.

1950-53, 1955-57: Maximum discharge recorded, 642 cfs Aug. 30, 1950 (gage height, 5.18 ft), from rating curve extended above 230 cfs, but may have been higher Aug. 2, 1950; minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 2, 1950; minimum gage height, 0.64 ft July 2, 9-11, 1950, Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by operations of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.


(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16 to Jan. 27)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 27 to Sept. 3C

0.6 1.0 2.0 3.0

1.99.8

3058

3.5 3.84.1

79105159

0.8 1.0 2.0

2.3 6.0

30

3.0 643.5 943.9 136


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*5.05.45.85.65.6

5.24.85705.05.0

5.05.04.84.85.0

5.05.06.05.26.7

5.8105.65.25.0

5.64.84.85.04.8

12

173.55.60

--

Nov.

6.9*5.45.04.65.0

5.05.45.05.25.2

4.85.25.05.25.4

12~5~.6

4.84.84.8

7.65.25.24.44.4

4.64.65.04.44.4

160.15.34

--

Dec.

3.83.84.4

*4.44.4

4.24.64.43.2374

3.225

*148*98

21

128.87.86.86.6

9.71718128.6

7.87.26.45.85.24. 8

480.315.5

--

Jan.

4.64.6

*4.61112

7.67.06.66.26.4

5.24.84.65.05.0

5.04.64.44.24.0

5.013229.89.4

8.030

1064225

108

495.616.0

--

Feb.

128~47

26*2923

2758537038

2216131110

9.88.58.0

1612

109.58.88.28.5

171620

-__ _ ___.

723.325.8

--

Mar.

*181411109.0

9.019221512

11129.28.88.2

7.47.07.67.46.8

6.67.27.06.26.4

6.05.85.65.65.25~4

"

291.49.40

--

Apr.

9.2*7.86.8

3835

1612

*261813

119.57.67.26.6

6.46.26.06.06.0

5.45.45.25.25.2

5.05.05.05.24.6

305.510.2

--

May

4.8*4.64.23.73.7

3.84.04.04.24.2

4.04.04.24.44.2

4.44.03.77.1O"

4.07.04.43.83.7

6.24.23.75.06.64.0

138.04.45

--

June

3.84704.04.0

*22_

6.25.25.05.04.6

5.47.66.86.46.2

6.06.25.85.65.2

5.45.45.26.25.2

5.05.45.8

' 5.25.8

179.65.99

--

July

5.8*f.85.05.45.6

4.64765.46.04.8

4.64.64.85.55.8

5.414"6.4

5.85.8

5.66.27.05.85.8

6.06.06.06.45.65.4

181 . 55.85

--

Aug.

6.4*6.05.86.55.4

4.84.2_5755.44.6

4.86.6574-

5.86.4

5.44.64.45.25.5

5.05.25.04.44.4

5.24.65.05.65.65.6

163.85.28

--

Sept.

5.65.4

*6.05.45.4

5.04.64.25706.5

7.26.4

245041

1272112109.2

7.68.57.45.66.0

5.67.56.9

128.5

436.514.6

--

Calendar year 1956: Max 148 Min 3.2 Mean 10.0 Cfsm - In. -Water year 1956-57: Max 148 Min 3.2 Mean 10.2 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 280 efs).--Dee. 13 (3:30 a.m.) 362 cfs (4.82 ft); Sept. 16 (l p.m.) 511 cfs (5.20 ft).



Melton Branch near Oak Ridge, Term.

Location. Lat 35°54'38", long 84°18'54", on rigit bank 0.1 mile above mouth, 1 mile south of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Roane County, and 7 miles south of Oak Ridge, Ander- son County.


Records available.--August 1955 to September 1957.

Cage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 751 90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 117 cfs Sept. 16 (gage helriit, 4.58 ft)- mini mum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1-9, 13, July 3-7, 20, 21, Aug. 3, 5, 7-9, 11-14, Sept. 4, 5, 7

1955-57: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 16, 1957; no flow for many days during August, September, October, and November 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow affected by operations of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.


Oct. 1 to May 29 May 30 to Sept. 30

0.7.9

1.01.11.21.3

0.1.2.4.8

2.04.5

1.41.51.72.03.0

7.812223057

1.5 2.02.6

12

Note.--Same as preceding table below 1.5 ft.


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*0 1~7T'.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.6

.3

.3

.4

.8

.5

.2

.2

.2

.6

7.40.24

--

Nov.

0.4*.272.2.2

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.673.2.2.2

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

7.90.26

--

Dec.

0.4.4.4

*.3.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.22.1

*55*46

5.8

1.91.31.0.8

1.0

2.05.56.53.21.7

1.31.1.8.7.7.6

142.24.59

--

Jan.

0.5.4

*,41.64.0

2.01.51 2i'.i1.2

1.21.11.0.8.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.83.5

123.22.5

1.91248Is7.8

47

176.35.69

--

Feb.

5214"

6.5*8.57.8

7.827212613

6.54.23.22.52.2

2.51.81.75.85.2

3.22.22.21.81.7

5.66.88.9

251,68.99

--

Mar.

*8.24.83.22.52.0

2.05.19 65753.5

2.83.22.52.21.9

1.81.71.81.81.5

1.51.81.71.51.7

1.41.41.41.31.2

'

83.72.70

--

Apr.

2.1*3.22.21715

4.83.0

*11

7.13.8

2.81.91.71.41.3

1.21.21.21.11.0

1.0.8.8.8.8

.7

.7

.5

.47T

90.93.03

--

May

0.4*.4.4.3.3

.3

.3

.3

.275"

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.5

.3

.8

.5

.3

.3

1.6

.4

.71.4

13.50.44

--

June

0.4.3.3.2

*57j[

1.91.0.6.6.8

.81.3.7.4.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

18.40.61

--

July

0.2*.2.2.17T

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.7

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.10.20

--

Aug.

0.2*.2.12!i.2.1.1.1.2

.1

.1

.1

.1___£

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.00.19

--

Sept.

0.2.2

*.2.17T

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.5

.31.69.5

15

43"5.7

1.51.2.8

.6

.7

.8

.5

.8

.81.21.44.02.8

94.53.15

--

Calendar year 1956: Max 55 Mln 0.1 Mean 2.24 Cfsm - In. -Water year 1956-57: Max 55 Mln 0.1 Mean 2.46 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 86 cfs).--Dec. 14 (4:30 a.m.) 90 cfs (3.89 ft); Feb. 1 (5 p.tr.) 87 cfs (3.83 ft); Sept. 16 (1 p.m.) 117 cfs (4.58 ft).



Emory River near Wartburg, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°06'46", long 84°36'54", on right bank 50 ft downstream from highway bridge on Wartburg-Lancing Road, 1.1 miles downstream from Rock Creek, 1-j miles north west of Wartburg, Morgan County, 6.1 miles upstream from Obed River, and at mile 34.5.


Records available.--May 1934 to September 1957 (discontinued).



Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 21.42 ft); no flow Aug. 9-14, Sept. 6-9.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 18,700 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 2o.62 ft), from rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 20 to Apr. 1, Apr. 15-21, Apr. 27 to May l)

1.11.21.3

.32.1

2.22.53.04.07.0

12.014.4

81140244510

1,6004,1205,660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to Septemter 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

3.63.2

*118370

4330201512

108.06.65.75.2

4.84.85.26.67.1

7.612513830

252623201924

630.420.30.2440.28

Nov.

*181~87

534033

2829322926

23222018li2238373330

2836343332

31302623 22

1,09236.4

0.4380.49

Dec.

2018

*161614

1413131313

13619

*4,2903,9201,030

41124417012296

87480664579338

240183144114 8568

14,0474535.446.28

Jan.

57*463986

579

423289210181166

13412812611090

7961514240

5878

432390289

221352

5,6205,4201,500 2,000

19,297622

7.488.63

Feb.

3,1301,460*594381305

342537726

1,1101,100

667372250181136

1329679

16?375

296221168134114

150210246-

13,674488

5.876.11

Mar.

*263240202162132

112175660468328

303285240206175

138114

*1029071

6175706371

75767371 7065

5,236169

2.032.34

Apr.

*68114110

2,1401,460

573308322414289

2191681289881

7165595351

5380144122138

92705952 49

7,650255

3.063.42

May

*4240373128

2622201817

1715131212

1312141419

1886

13884

280

108654432 2620

1,32342.7

0.5130.59

June

1614

13IS20

3027201732

3025202223

1815794932

221618

116520

1246560

152 96

1,50550.2

0.6030.67

July

*6545342620

1613119.08.0

7.15.74.84.44.0

3.63.22.95.24.0

3.62.62.12.42.4

2.11.61.61.8 1.2

. 8

314.110.1o.in0.14

Aug.

*0.5.4.3.5.5

.2

.1

.100

0*o003.8

7.13.6

143012

7.14.82.92.41.8

1.41.2.9.6 .5.3

97.03.13

0.0380.04

Sept.

0.2.1.1

.1

00oo.1

.1

.44.5

11760

683548875135

2946

1266438

2620223341

L,731.757.7

0.6940.77

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,290 Mln 0.2 Mean 203 Cfsm 2.44 In. 33.22Water year 1956-57: Max 5,620 Mln 0 Mean 182 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.76

Peak discharge (base. 5,600 efs).--Dee. 13 (7:30 a.m.) 6,260 cfs (15.25 ft); Jan. 28 (11 p.m.) 11,900 cfs (21.42 ft); Feb. 1 (8:30 p.m.) 3,640 cfs (11.16 ft); Apr. 4 (4:30 p.m.) 4,850 cfs (13.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.


Daddys Creek near Crab Orchard, Term.

Location. Lat 35°55'33", long 84°54'47", on left bank 0.6 mile upstream from North Creek, 1.5 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1.5 miles downstream from Bird Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Crab Orchard, Cumberland County.


Records available. October 1930 to September 1957. Prior to October 1952, published as Daddy Creek near Crab Orchard.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,569.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 17, 1934, staff gage at same site

and datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,290 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 15.27 ft); mini mum, 0.03 cfs Sept. 7-9 (gage height, 0.37 ft).

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 21.30 ft); no flow Sept. 23, 24, 1936, Sept. 11-22, 1954.


Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)


.8

.91.01.1 1.5

1.72.84.26.69.8

1442

2.02.53.55.07.0

11.014.0

93156356754

1,4303,5105,430

0.37 .4 .5 .6

0.03 .05 .22 .72

0.7 .8 .9

1.8 3.8 6.6



Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

1.91.7

39187138

7547312317

13119.58.27.2

4131107.97.6

8.5105567

*50

36343430 2736

1,094.535.3

0.3780.44

Nov.

203T721239578

6670

13111084

7666564842

5985817062

6390938274

68*64585552

2,47682.5

0.8820.98

Dec.

4844413736

33333331

*30

301,1205,4204,9101,870

778470340258211

196729820611411

308242200167143 128

19,728636

6.807.85

Jan.

11410291

110315

306248

*200174174

155141128116110

1069482737i

102149614496354

308484

2,840*2,480a2,000a2,500

15,2374925.266.06

Feb.

a4,000a2,000al,000

a750642

7871,2601,3601,050

901

648444333262218

262226196344488

375286228193174

637681636

20,381728

7.798.11

Mar.

720496361277*224

198250470404333

288264236203182

156138127127115

103116117110122

129128120111 10294

6,821220

2.352.71

Apr.

100175177955

1.520

805480509

*659464

344258205166141

1241121039485

9012212010694

847568

147172

8,554285

3.053.40

May

11294907563

5346403533,

333546

*205338

196124126129169

129833TsT406344

2181691291008366

5,268170

1.822.10

June

54433831

209

290158105178546

34721314311893

7056464041

373230lO?

*172

1006762

122108

3,651122

1.301.45

July

8360463730

221813119.2

7.66.65.14.84.2

3.83.64.24.24.8

4.03.02.82.82.2

1.81.71.51.31.2 172

401.613.0

0.1390.16

Aug.

1.21.11.01.01.3

1.0.7.7

1.11.1

.9

.6

.5

.41.1

LL*.8.7.7.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3*.272.2 .2.2

21.20.68

0.00730.008

Sept.

0.1.1.09.08.06

*.05.03753.03.4

3.02.44.5

1611

65162904636

2838

326T56101

67463996

189

1,552.8751.8

0.5540.62

Calendar year 1956: Max 5,420 Mln 1.7 Mean 247 Cfsm 2.64 In. 35.00Water year 1956-57: Max 5,420 Min 0.03 Mean 233 Cfsm 2.49 In. 35.89

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, floodmarks, and records

for stations on nearby streams.


Emory River at Oakdale, Term.

Location. Lat 35°58'59", long 84°33'29", at Oakdale, Morgan County, 1,000 ft downstream from highway bridge and 1,100 ft downstream from Mud Lick Creek.


Records available.--June 1327 to September 1957. Prior to October 1929, published as Emery River at Harriman and October 1989 to September 1934 as Emery River at Oakdale.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 763.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, staff gage at site 5.8 miles downstream at datum 45.60 ft lower.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 53,300 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 2S.86 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Aug. 14, 15 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 195,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, about 42.3 ft, present site and datum, and 61.1 ft, site and datum then in use, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 85,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 1944, 1952-53.



Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1940. WSP 1386: 1928-30(M), 1932, 1943, 1945(Ph


2.3

2.04.47.7

184790

180

2.63.04.07.0

10.015.018.8

31O560

1,3304,4609,320

20,40033,700


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

16 17181920

2122252425

2627£8293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

25 »2118

llF714

41323815811895

7764554743

37 *33303650

40383687

118

136116104979799

3,3551O8

0.141O.16

Nov.

*444 872630438321

2512152243263OO

256215137164146

153 166228233215

19819824227O251

233220201184172

8,153272

0.3560.40

Dec.

164 156»148139129

125121114114112

1101,690

*51, 1OO»31, 10013, OOO

5,400 3,3002,3501,8301,540

1,4003,54O5,8605,4203,640

2,6702,0701,74O1,47O1.24O1,O9O

122,8823,9645.195.98

Jan.

968 *826714721

2,920

3,2802,5802,O101,7301,69O

1,5801,4201,3201,1901,O6O

976 86472160260T

6651,0303.34O3,7302,820

2,3002,570

»26,40055.6OO16,40617,800

138,4294,4655.846.74

Feb.

28,50017,766*7 , 4OO4,8604,520

4,5105,7608,220

10,1008,860

6,5604,1705,07O2,4201,980

2,100 1,9901,7602,0204, ISO

5,3802,66O2,1801,8501,650

2,1005,5OO5,560

_

15O.93O5,5907.057.35

Mar.

*4. 150 3,4902,7502,2001,820

1,6001,6404,0305,7403,070

2,7502,5602,2801,9701,750

1,550 1,5501,2001,1401,060

912952

1,O50960992

1,1401,1101,060l.OOO

956856

57,O481,8402.412.78

Apr.

*819 1,5001,5609,98015.600

7,1604,0905,4904,9805.67O

2,8202,2301.85O1,5301,29O

1,140 1,040

928819742

7281,290"1,9101,5601,580

1,5201,O9O928848

1,190

77,4622,5825.585.77

May

*1, 270 1,0101,5601,060

812

672555464595345

51O290270260

1,090

1,080 735546518665

6651,5004.5802,1402,10O

1,48O1,100

8566515254O7

29,3079451.241.45

June

516 260*208198208

1,9401,520984805

5,540

2,5901,6301,1401.O30984

721 525415565270

215180172376

1,490

992609458896880

25,715857

1.121.25

July

»S15 444521255180

145116978471

5951455855

52 52554455

2926222624

2522191614

17

2,946£5.0

O.124C.14

Aug.

2220161512

12119.58.26.7

5.44.25.75.24.4

11 29565687_

5642522622

18151512»9.58.2

624.020.1

O.O26O.O5

Sept.

7.0 6.05.75.44.2

5.74744.23.74.4

4.46.6

21290352

2,810 2,080

968588589

548576672848555

558258184224558

11,656.7389

0.5090.57

Calendar year 1956: Max 31,100 Min 7.4 Mean 1,809 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.21Water year 1956-57: Max 33,600 Min 3.2 Mean 1,722 cfsm 2.25 In. 30.60ter year 1956-57: Max 55.6OQ Min 5.2____Mean 1,722 cfsm 2.25 In. 50.60_________

Peak discharge (base. 19.OOP cfa). Dee. 13 (ll a.m.) 4Z.1OO cfs (2O.69 ft): Jan. 28 (11:3O p.m.) ,300 cfa (22786 ft); Feb. 2 (1° p.m.) 31,000 cfs (18.15 ft); Apr. 4 (7 p.m.) 2C,3OO cfs (14.96 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this dav.


Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35 034'53", long 84°44 I 53", on right bank a third of a mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 58, half a mile downstream from Dry Fork, 4-| miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles north of Decatur, Meigs County.


Records available . May 1934 to September 1957. Prior to October 1935, published as Suee Creek near Decatur.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 694.3! 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 16.85 ft),, from rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 15 cfs Dec. 11, 12; minimum gage height, 0.17 ft Sept. 7, 8.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 23.97 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 24, 1935, Jan. 7-10, Oct. 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.15 ft Sept. 2, 3, 7-9, 13, 21, 1954.


ft above mean sea level, datum of

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet,and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 9-1Z, June 5)

0.18 .2 .25 .3 .4 .5

192739

0.71.05.0

10.012.6

255370

1,5804,2806,060


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2\22232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

li*18182523

1919191919

1919191919

1919202219

1925252219

192022222229

63520.5

0.1750.20

Nov.

95312322

*20

2020222020

IS19191919

4444272322

2329252322

2020202020

77025.7

0.2200.24

Dec.

19181817i£

»1616161616

1681

*1,6202.810

987

394260213174153

273967854600373

282243213174146132

11,133359

3.073.54

Jan.

12010095

125264

160139120110110

959090*8580

8071676763

6780

571268264

273803

2,490»1,5501,100

*3.550

13, 147424

3.624.18

Feb.

*6.0503,5701,140

932878

827893932

1,370992

670502403336291

340255231474466

355291249231225

501424488-

24,316868

7.427.73

Mar.

471382320273

*243

219257480343282

255273231207195

167153146160132

120139120115115

110100959085

6,363205

1.752.02

Apr.

110201120873

1,540

659442

2.030*1,610

684

505400343300278

260237219207195

195231219174153

146139139125120

12,854428

3.664.09

May

120120120110105

10095909090

959590

*8595

90807585

125

8585

1058085

75716363

63

2,81590.8

0.7760.89

June

59555575

480

*2317163

156146

9571595148

4442423942

3636364451

3634513636

2,30076.7

0.6560.73

July

3431292927'

272523

*2323

2322222223

5955

1403931

2927272727

252322222220

97831.5

0.2690.31

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,260 Min 15 Mean 185 Cfsm 1.-58 In. 21

Aug.

2022222536

2220202020

19*19191919

1919202220

1920191919

191918181818

62820.3

0.1740.20

.47

Sept.

1816161818

*1816161823

5463

133409801

5.6303,050

564421320

260213291174132

115105139586485

14,122471

4.034.49

Water year 1956-57: Max 6,050 Min 16 Mean 247 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.62___________

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfsl.--Dec. 14 (4 p.m.) 3,310 cfs (8.38 ft); Jan. 28 (8 p.m.) 3,580 cfs 1.83 ft); Feb. 1 (12:30 a.m.) 6,790 cfs (13.22 ft); Apr. 5 (1:30 a.m.) 2,34O cfs (6.63 ft); Apr. 8 .0 p.m.) 4,130 cfs (9.75 ft); Sept. 16 (8 p.m.) 13,000 cfs (l6.85 ft).* DlKphai"crp measurempnh martp on hhla (iav.Discharge measurement made on this day.


Hiwassee River at Presley, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°54'17", long 83°43'0l", on left bank 0.1 mile downstream from Cynth Creek, 0.5 mile southeast of Presley, Towns County, 1.3 miles upstream from Hightower Creek, and at mile 133.9.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,932.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.64 ft); mini mum, 22 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

1941-57: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 15.24 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening determinations at gage heights 12.80 and 15.24 ft, respectively; minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 27-30, Oct. 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 1954, Sept. 8, 1957; minimum gage height, 1.56 ft Sept. 8, 1957.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 973: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, June 29 to Sept. 30 Dec. 16 to June 28

1.5 181.7 321.9 512.1 74

2.5 1343.0 2323.1 254

1.7 1.9 2.1 2.5 3.0

138237

4.0 4655.0 72C6.0 99C6.8 1,22C


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

4342424643

4039383837

*3636363534

3434365040

66176876961

565452504950

1,54950.01.101.27

Nov.

9170635956

5456

*625453

5251494948

4862545150

5150484847

47464444IS

1,60053.31.171.31

Dec.

434242

*4140

4039393938

386160124251

24514911810293

88131220347224

171147130118108102

3,430111

2.442.80

Jan.

958986109136

11411010299

105

96939188

*86

83b78b72b7575

76152329206208

189175181258302439

4,397142

3.123.59

Feb.

717477377375324

298295271252237

218203191181173

175162154171160

152145140136176

368282304

7,114254

5.585.81

Mar.

295252226212

*195

185197199183171

166166156154147

142138151162149

145149140143166

158149142136133126

5,233169

3.714.28

Apr.

338396260539

1,220

544398379342309

284269254237226

218212212

*201195

197210231280226

206191183193183

9,1333046.687.46

May

179169156151151

147143143138131

164140130

*124121

118114114121116

106126118124118

1121061061039896

3,983128

2.813.26

June

9189

*8892

114

10296918988

8884827976

8899868078

748289

10395

8276

278248154

3,0611022.242.50

Julv

1271111009187

8077

*737068

6768625970

7066626158

5453525562

525251485149

2,10667.91.491.72

Aug.

4745434444

*4038373636

3535353339

3633494641

3736343433

323030292827

1,14236.80.8090.93

Sept.

2625242726

2423365155

3633373633

*6752443941

4237363432

323159119~79

1,23641.2

0.9051.01

Calendar year 1956: Max 872 Min 33 Mean 102 Cfam 2.24 In. 30.47Water year 1956-57: Max 1,22O Mln 23 Mean 121 Cfam 2.66 In. 35.94

Peak discharge (base. 8QO cfs).--Feb. 1 (1 a.m.) 906 cfs (5.69 ft); Apr. 5 (5 a.m.) 1,830 cfE (8.64 ft).



Hiwassee River below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°01 I 45", long 83°47i45", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from Hyatt Mill Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from Chatuge Dam, 1.7 miles southeast of Hayesville, Clay County, and at mile 119.3.


Records available.--May 1907 to December 1909.(fragmentary), August 1922 to September1923 (gage heights only), April 1942 to September 1957. Published as "near Hayesville" 1907-9, 1922-23.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,789.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 20, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1909, staff gage and Aug. 16, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1923, chain gage, at site 1.1 miles upst-eam at dif ferent datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1942-57), 432 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 cfs May 8 (gage height, 5.42 ft); mini mum, 6.8 cfs Oct. 12, 13 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1907-9, 1922-23, 1942-57: Maximum gage height recorded, 11.9 ft Mar. 13, 1909, site and datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 0.6 cfs Oct. 21, 1952; minimum gage height, 0.30 ft Aug. 3, 1942, Oct. 21, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 10 cfs, which are good. Flow completely regulated by Chatuga Lake (see p. 225 ).



1.01.11.2 1.4 1.7

6.08.2

16243875

138

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 5.0 5.3

211355515695895

1,3601,520


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

totalMean(t)

Oct.

9.09.08.88.88.5

8.07.47.27.27.2

*7.06^8.98.88.5

829.3

199.39.8

9.811109.89.5

629.89.59.5

109.8

411.213.3

+4,000

Nov.

9.89.59.59.59.5

9.59.8

*112109.5

9.59.39.39.39.3

9.59.89.59.39.3

9.38.8

608119.8

640580634631550

3,974.6132

-100

Dee.

1110

1,130*1 . 1801,180

1,1801,070

1411

868

923694131516

1312111111

1114141612

111312121211

8,511275

+3,600

Jan.

11355621313

1211111010

9.89.38^8

700*81Q

77873372665813

78672617

62914

1212149114

142

7,410.9239

+8,400

Feb.

3219182016

1514

*141313

11316151515

1514131314

96155~14

1414

145218-

79428.4

+25,600

Mar.

806858896833287

*1639850145616

5041715

40916

1515

27911215

1515M1%

820

161515141414

7,431240

+8,800

Apr.

1,1207815

1,15039

29819

1,0501.5101,490

1,3401,3201,3101,3001,310

982904882

*880793

18859552804873

7421715

812886

23,368779

+10,500

May

8498528311715

845823916877804

1815

852834*900

8608502515

812

850581872820860

276909972

1.000976998

21,124681

-9,000

June

969978

*8611,2901,490

1,3201,4301,4301,4301,420

1,4401,4601,4501,440

648

1,0401,0601,1501,1301,100

1,0801,080

1201,2001,060

181618

94858

30,1341,004

-17,800

July

1,0001,0901,150

120448

15774

1,240*1,1801,170

1,1001,100

968674

1,020

1.4001,2901,0901.17C1,21C

1381,04C99?

1,08C1,07C

1,12C77?1£

9741 j09C1,01C

28,51392C

-21.60C

Aug.

918864628140694

*64711111010

1010

1781111

1111612

29211

1176977477419

972948650971

1.150792

12,405400

-8,200

Sept.

990570459432486

5011111

646776

40411111111

*11404111111

1112111111

1111131312

5,896197

-1,500

Adjusted for change In contents In Chatuge Lake

Mean Cfsm

142 0.747 0.86

129 0.679 0.76


391 2.06 2.37

510 2.68 3.09

943 4.96 5.17

524 2.76 3.18

1,129 5.94 6.63

391 2.06 2.37

Observed

Max 1,460 Mln 2.1 Mean 245 Max 1,510 Mln 6.8 Mean 411

411 2.16 2.41

223 136 1.17 0.716 1.3^ 0.82

147 0.774 0.86

Adjusted


* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Change In contents, In efs-days, In Chatuge Lake, furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

16S TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C.

Location . Lat 35°04'50", long 84°00 1 10", on right- bank on U. S. Highway 64, 600 ft up stream from Will Scott Creek, 1.9 miles east of Murphy, Cherokee County, and at mile 99.2.

Drainage area. 406 sq mi.Records available. June 1896 to August 1897 (gage heights only), October 1897 to June

1917, and October 1918 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. Published as at Murphy prior to April 1940. October 1897 to December 1923 (including revised records for January 1901 to December 1902 and January 1904 to June 1917) in North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34. Octoler 1897 to September 1924 (including revised records for January 1901 to December 1902 and Janu ary 1904 to June 1917) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Nov. 8, 1926, chain gage 2.8 miles downstream at datum 28.40 ft lower. Nov. 9, 1926, to Apr. 30, 1940, water-stage recorder 2.8 miles downstream at datum 28.20 ft lower.

Average discharge. --59 years (1898-1957), 910 cfs (adjusted for storage).Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 12.56 ft)-

minimum, 62 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.87 ft); minimum daily, 65 cfs Oct. 17.1896-1917, 1918-57: Maximum discharge observed, 23,100 cfs Mar. 19, 1899 (gage

height, 18.4 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum daily, 10 cfs Dec. 3, 1924, result of freezeup and filling of Andrews Reservoir; minimum daily during normal regulation, 62 cfs Oct. 19, 195^.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Mission powerplant at Andrews Dam (normal regulated storage, about 75 cfs-days). Flow regulated by Chatuge Lake (see

Revisions (water years). WSF 583: 1899(M). WSP 973: Drainage area. WSP 1003: 1943. See also Records available.



3.5

5089

187328563910

4.0 1,2805.0 2,2606.0 3,4407.0 4,7808.0 6,280

2.0 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.5 4.0

80170305525850

1,240

5.0 6.0 7.0 8.09.09.1

2,2003,4404,7806,2807,9808,160


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

116 116109120120

130120107109103

*103105100108220

1066584129114

126477254164147

144186132124128

4,294139

Nov.

172 142133132126

128126

*179252130

134130126122122

126153150138128

140156416437134

527668738745

7,486250

Calendar year 1956:Water year 1956-57: 1

Dec.

385 121798

*1,3001,280

1,2801,280

443229488

1,0101,720

721855

1,350

1,200658528260320

344712

1,1702,5801,100

713542470411 360333

24,761799

Jan.

304 532425319584

4234403S8371382

3360a3403320

31,040 1,110

1,0001,030

998920502

6681,050

9431,030697

623770

1,0401,860

e',180

28,469918

Feb.

*e,ioo3,2602,0103,6803,330

1,8601,8401,5601,3701,220

1,120see801731658

735610585615585

621642495477471

631672

1,340-

40,9071,461

Mar.

1,680 1,6301,5901,410

*1,190

598877

1,2401,030

727

862791585845628

507483621714501

465507465460

1,110

720483448-432 416399

24,414768

Apr.

1,180 977513

3,5306,280

2,3101,3301,9802,6202,390

2,1702,0201,9501,8801,840

1,5101,4001,3401,350

*1,230

7671,1501,2401,1901,310

1,160736460918

1,450

50,1811,673

May

1,320 1,2501,230

700448

9551,1101,3001,2201,180

674426832

1,1701,220

1,1801,160

716360844

1,120992

1,1201,1401,150

884980

1,250l',2401,2301,210

31,6111,020

June

1,250 1,1901,1801,4102,160

1,940* 1,9201,8001,7901,790

1,7601,7601,7301,7301,110

1,1201,3501,4301,4401,390

1,3401,330

7781,5301,730

656350472

1,410 355

41,8011,393

July

1,140 1,4801,450

804715

510,772

1,350*1,3901,350

1,3401,2801,1501.C301,C30

1.F801,4-901,2601,3501,370

738788

1,1601,2401,230

1,2601,120

321773

1,2201,180

34,6711,118

Aug.

1,080 1,000800542

*520

1,060221120122121

112110248135190

137190246560170

142588872767478

6871,050

7151,030 1,210851

16,074519

Sept.

1,090 914315574658

550196123492695

753256120236138

*168482188126120

120120146122108

102108156266

9,650322

Observed Adjustedt

lax 4,090 Min 65 Mean 663 Mean 772 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.88lax 8,100 Min 65 Mean 861 Mean 869 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.04

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Adjusted for change in contents in Chatuge Lake.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station below Chatuge Dam and

alley River at Tomotla.


Valley River at Tomotla, N. C.

163

Location. Lat 35°08'20", long 83°58'50", on right bank at highway bridge at Tomotla, Cherokee County, 0.2 mile upstream from Rogers Creek, 4.7 miles northeast of Murphy, and 6.6 miles upstream from mouth.


Records available.--June 1904 to December 1909, January 1914 to April 1917, October 1918 to September 1957.

Sage..--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,556.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 11, 1934, various staff or chain gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--45 years (1904-9, 1914-16, 1919-57), 252 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,320 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 16.70 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs; minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 17 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1904-9, 1914-17, 1918-57: Maximum discharge observed, 9,030 cfs Nov. 19, 1906 (gage height, 17.3 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs; mininum, 12 cfs several times in August and September 1925 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent.

Revisions (water years). WSP 503: 1905-9, 1915-17. WSP 783: 1907(M). WSP 823: Drain age area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1 Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

1.7 1.9 2.1 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0

110 222 405 620 80O

5.06.07.08.0

10.012.013.5

1,140 1,49O 1,890 2,290 3,150 4,200 5,240

2.1 2.5

364964102208

3.0 3.5 4.O 5.O

388598793

1,140



Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

4342404749

55464240

*39

3739393736

3637434943

50154876O53

525247464649

1,53549.5

0.4760.55

Nov.

9460535047

46*47695552

4947464312

5775655753

5775585753

5350494947

1,65555.2

0.5310.59

Dec.

4646

*464646

4646444646

44462286589760

517297219176157

200332912

1.540648

397300252219

176

9,132295

2.843.27

Jan.

162146138198311

245248216213206

188179174

*162165

162146135125130

130143691413421

405763925

1,1801,160 4.840

14,720475

4.575.26

Feb.

*5.170*2,5201,7902,5701,84O

1,9901,550

*1,2601,050

922

757640556492442

488408372429392

3643333142992,6.8

352352689-

28,6291,0229.8310.24

Mar.

656514437392

*352

348384463396256

337392352348325

2992853O334O299

285306281285344

299281264254243254

10,654344

3.313.81

Apr.

254278250

1,3102.80O

1,130750735660564

492442396364337

314299288274

*257

250271271285250

237224,221282274

14,759492

4.735.28

May

260240230227208

196187181175172

202178172164

*175

170158196196193

167178178164156

153214167150148150

5,705184

1.772.O4

June

138138138*15O399

42240O281350376

292243208195172

175195175201175

ISO175164537428

247202377581413

7,893263

2.552.82

July

355271234205184

170156*142135128

120114109107118

120116125120102

9490869888

828080788-190

4,059131

1.2i31.4-5

Aug.

82827392

*96

7368666261

60585662

100

71148173248114

8880756968

686261585855

2,58783.5

0.8030.93

Sept.

5452505854

4916485868

56545416177

*9677716664

7166886861

585675

155107

2,09669.9

0.672O.75

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,27O Min 32 Mean 236 Cfsm 2.27 In. 30.83Water year 1956-57: Max 5,170 Min 36 Mean 283 Cfsm 2.72 In. 36.99

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs).-cfs (7.65 ft); Jan. 31 (6:30 p.m.) 8

-Dec. 14 (9 p.m.) 1,710 cfs (6.54 ft); Dec. 24 (5:30 a.m.) 2,150 ,320 cfs (16.70 ft); Feb. 4 (6 a.m.) 3,040 cfs (9.75 ft); Apr. 5. . ..

(9:30 a.m.) 3,690 cfs (11.10 ft).* Discharge measurement made on this day.


Nottely River near Blairsville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°50'28", long 83°56'10", on left bank 250 ft upstream from county road bridge, 0.1 mile downstfeam from Arkaqua Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from Akins Creek, and 2,7 miles southeast of Blairsville, Union County.


Records available.--January 1942 to September 1957.



Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10.30 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Sept. '8 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 16.78 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 8, Oct. 7, 1947 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Occasional regulation by Lake Trahlyta in Vogel State Park.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1053: 1942(M), 1943. WSP 1236: 1946(M) , 1950(M) .


Oct. 22 to Sept. 30

1.81.92.0 2.2

1.8 2.0 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.5 4.0

345090

149247425670

4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 7.0 7.6

9601,2501,4801,6902,0702,290


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

4443444844

43434242

*40

4038363636

3636384439

67235906861

585753525152

1,65653.4

0.7140.82

Nov.

10869625981

114*122

995856

5352505049

5065585352

5353505049

49494848_47

1,85661. £

0.8280.92

Dec.

4646

*464747

4747464746

467782

160487

384200153132120

112208488692338

244200173158141130

5,190167

2.232.58

Jan.

120112106147193

153149134128134

122118114

*108104

103b90b85b8590

92216532284287

256236264492525992

6,571212

2.833.27

Feb.

1,560894600

*600488

421405349310284

253234218205195

200181171212193

178169162160217

510349525

10,243366

4.895.09

Mar.

452349300268

*247

231256268236220

210212198193183

176169200212190

183195178188223

202190181171167160

6,808220

2.943.38

Apr.

550694389

1,2602,280

906595595497425

381345314290271

256247250

*236231

262290295674369

307277262250242

14,2404756.357.08

Ma.y

234218218215202

193182178173171

223190198

*173167

160156151164158

145174160151145

134145130128126122

5,285170

2.272.63

June

118116

*114120180

160145128122118

12211410610399

1331321089995

9292

110108110

9290

4TO296284

4,116137

1.832.05

July

30319E16?14313C

lieioe

*1039£95

9C858C778C

BZ8E828476

706866

116110

747171669074

3,154102

1.361.57

Aug.

66646068

*66

5856545351

4947474865

5149746957

5251494847

474645434140

1,66153.6

0.7170.83

Sept.

4038384141

3837476576

5147515247

*7470595356

6053544946

464690

15395

1,71357.1

0.7630.85

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,650 Min 36 Mean 144 Cfsra 1.93 In. 26.19Water year 1956-57: Max 2,280 Min 36 Mean 171 Cfara 2.29 In. 31. O7

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs).--Jan. 31 (9 p.m.) 2,680 cfs (8.51 ft); Apr. 1 (1O p.m.) 1,560 cfs (5.67 ft); Apr. 5 (4:30 a.m.) 3,630 cfa (10.30 ft).



Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga.

165

3fi 57^ 55"v long 84 °°5'25", on right bank 1,600 ft downstrean from Rhodes

laf aaJ



Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,599.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. --15 years, 401 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,070 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 5.28 ft); mini mum, 0.4 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 0.22 ft).

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 3,130 cfs May 23, 1955 (gage height, 6.54 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 6-9, 19, 1954 (gage height, 0.15 ft).

Remarks . Records excellent except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Flew completely regulated by Nottely Lake (see p. 226).


1.0

0.31.33.16.0

1016223042

2.1 2.5 3.0 4.0 4.7

71126195282427645

1,2001,650


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMean(t)

Oct.

8.37.97.99.6

10

1010898.3

*7.9

128.38.38.38.3

8.38.38.78.78.7

9.114

894979998

912128.78.38.38.7

4,108.9133

+800

Nov.

9.19.18.7

148.7

8.79.1

286524

8.7

8.3968968973988

9928.78.3

1,0201,030

1.0708.7

1,0508.3JL!

680556590606 579

13,006.3434

-7,800

Dec.

8.314

*827852866

896893

7.91*5

980

962676

7.59.18.7

7.97.57.57.57.5

7.58.38.79.18.3

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

7,142.2230

+4,800

Jan.

7.9352589.69.1

8.79.61.0.7

5.5

488.7

14*637675

830706704650

9.1

664645

9.1685

9.1

9.19.1108710

108

6,989.3225

+8,100

Feb.

1412121212

1212121212

16912121212

12121212

257

1941841212

930

954850866-

4,646166

+17,400

Mar.

1,020944981972*12

115046181212

31912121212

1212

30521012

304881212

1.060

121212

89212 12

8,558276

+6,400

Apr.

Ii4405012

1,36024

14201414

1,170

4418

981982964

840868856862

836

14883860814880

8721414

868868

17,456582

+13,800

May

8618649071429

862847878768849

1413

872884

844

8528471313

885

874880832842904

230928

1,0001,000

890

21,494693

-8,600

June

999990986

*1,4901,530

1,5401,5401,5601,5501,550

1,5701,6001,6201.640

634

710739729730818

72171016

73442

122212

63912

27,445915

-15,900

July

65666665212

528

11626667

*861740

73"573134";

12874

1,0301,0401,0501,0501,020

1,0401,0201,0101,0901.100

1,100774783962970 937

24,094111

-15,800

Aug.

930956525162

1.580

924930920950494

7 9seT1""324516559

544506

9.6545

9.1

9.1189.19.19.1

117118226243219 10

11,703.0378

-5,900

Sept.

211183941010

101011

698642

1110251212

*12550121212

1212121212

1212131313

2,71390.4

+2,600

Adjusted for change in lake contents

Mean Cf sin In.

158 0.735 0.85

174 0.809 0.90

Calendar year 1956 : Water year 1956-57:

385 1.79 2.07

487 2.27 2.61

787 3.66 3.81

483 2.25 2.59

1,042 4.85 5.41

416 1.93 2.23

Observed

Max 1,720 Min 7.1 Mean 529 Max 1,640 Min 0.7 Mean 409

3851.79 2.00

268 1.25 1.43

187 0.870 1.00

177 0.823 0.92

Adjusted

Mean 352 Cfsm 1.68 In - 22.88 Mean 409 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Change in contents, in cfs-days, in Nottely Lake furnished by Tennessee valley Authority.


Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Term.

Location. Lat 35°07'57", long 84°20'37", on left-bank half a mile north of Turtletown, Polk County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Nigger Creek, and 6 miles up

stream from mouth.




Average discharge.--23 years, 48.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 867 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 5.8? ft); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 10-18, Dec. 2-12; minimum gage height, 0.96 ft Oct. 16-18.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 1,120 cfs June 13, 1952 (gage height, 6.50 ft); minimum, 9.3 cfs Oct. 10, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.86 ft Oct. 10, 1941, Sept. 23, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1143: 1936(M), 1946-47(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Jan. 31, Feb. 2)

0.97 1.2 1.5 2.0

70138

3.0 4.0 5.1

304435609


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

161718192O

2122232425

26272829 3031

TtotalMeanCfamIn.

Oct.

1717172020

18181717

*17

IS16161616

1616171818

1957262220

19201919 1921

60419.5

0.7250.84

Nov.

4124222120

19*20262220

1919181818

2222211919

1921191919

19181818 18

61820.6

0.7660.85

Dec.

1717161616

*1616161616

1691607083

7344353030

3059

10112366

50423734 3230

1,29841.91.561.79

Jan.

3028263662

424035

*3434

3231302928

2927262425

2729473540

425669

112 119399

1,62352.41.952.24

Feb.

592280229242169

163171155

*135122

10695878480

8780757882

7570676665

737884-

3,690132

4.915.10

Mar.

8374706766

6270

»358278

7487808078

7169707970

6667676579

70656160 6057.

2,22271.72.673.07

Apr.

56a70a65

a!60*a210

1451101059584

8382797674

7371707069

789983

11084

79757380 86

2,69489.83.343.72

May

8376798075

696664

*6464

6669666464

6464626160

6065695756

52655852 5012.

1,99364.32.392.76

June

4949496286

7873618591

74*65565250

4746454545

45455775

116

61525867 52

1,83661.22.282.54

July

4945444241

4037363636

3636363636

3535

»364031

3029292828

27272726

26

1,06634.41.281.47

Aug.

2626263137

2724242424

24242424

*25

2454653729

2628262424

23222221 2019

85427.51.021.18

Sept.

1918192119

1918192322

21»22276530

£962413430

3030332724

24243590 55

1,00033.31.241.38

Calendar year 1956 : Max 243 Min 16 Mean 48.2 Cfam 1.79 In. 24.40Water year 1955-57: Max 592 Min 16 Mean 53.4 Cfam 1.99 In. 26.94

Peak discharge (base 300 cfs).--Feb. 1 (1 to 3 a.m.) 867 cfs (5.83 ft); Feb. 4 (2 to 3 a.m.)307 cfs (3.02 ft); Apr. 4 or 5 (time unknown) 443 cfs (4.07 ft).




Hiwassee River near McFarland, Tenn.

167

Location. Lat 35°10'48", long 84°26'36", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Smith Creek, 0.4 mile downstream from Apalachia powerhouse of Tennersee Valley

Authority, 2.8 miles west of McFarland, Polk County, and at mile 53.2.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11.700 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.31 ft); mini- i3m7~70 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.26 ft); minimum daily. 82 cfs Aug. 11.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs June 13, 1952 (gage height, 10.42 ft), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum daily, 30 cfs (estimated) Sept. 18-riu, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 500 cfs, which are fair Flow regulated by Chatuge, Nottely, Hiwassee, and Apalachia Lakes (see p. 225,226).


1.31 1.6 1.8 2.4

80165240620

3.0 4.0 5.0 7.1

1,2002,9005,090

11,100


Day

12345

67 89

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

2627 28293031

TotalMean

Oct.

2,5402,1002,4002,5502,300

1,6801,480 2,3602,3402,440

2,6602,5801,5101,5401,420

2,2302,0502,5001,4601,470

9251,2301,5002,7002,700

2,2602.720 1,7201,7802,040 2,140

63,3152,042

Nov.

2,3301,8101,4501,4601,690

1,4701.44,0 2,400

*2 , 7401,920

1,4702,6002.7602,7602,090

2,2302,5101,5202,4402,060

2,2002,4302,7402,7002,720

2,7402,740 2,3002,6202,720

67,0602,235

Calendar year 1956 :Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

2,7002,7202,7402,3802,680

2,3002,650 2,1402,2302,670

2,7202,200

375294263

340186146

1,5702,670

2,7402,630

6211,0502,490

2,7702. 8OO 2,7202,7402,720 2,720

61,9751,999

Jan.

2,7202,8402,7202,7602,900

2,160*2 , 510 2,8002,4302,520

2,8002,7802,7802,7802,810

3,0903,0702,8902,1401,450

1,480556

1,8201,4701,480

1,6401,960

8201,1201,880 5.590

72,7662,347

Feb.

7,3504,9204,780

10,4OO1O.50O

*10,70010,900 10,40010,2006,540

5,4404,1804,3605,9703,770

2,9602,8602,7802,9002,840

2,8002,7802,8202,7602,760

2,7702.560 2,670

-

________

146,6705,238

Mar.

2,6102,3802,4903,0102,840

1,9402,280 2,9603,5603,500

3,4805.6003,1603,0403,000

2,9402,9OO2,8902.9002,610

2,3301,6401,580

3861,150

2,0801,390

396716 236228

70,2222,265

Apr.

2661,690

9151,3002,680

1,360606

1,0401,5501,110

2,7302,8002,8201,6602,760

2,3502,4102,8002,8002,380

2,3702,610

*2 . 9002,9OO2,840

2,8001,630 1,7401,5801,470

60,8672,029

May

1,5501,5301,5802,4302,590

1,5001,480 1,4801,4701,420

1,5001.2601,4701,5602,040

2,7602,7002,7002,6802,760

2,7002,7202,8002.8402,720

2,7002,780 2,7002,7402,720 2,720

68,6002,213

June

1,7501,4802,6902,8002,980

2,9602,900 2,8002,8402,980

2,640*2 , 7802,7602,7202,740

2,7402,7202,7202,7002,700

2.7OO2,7002,7002,8905.140

2,8302,690 2,1502,8802,770

80,8502,694

July

2,6502,7602,760

9971,790

1,9702,740 2,7202,7002,700

2,7OO2,7002,7001,1602,650

2,7002,7002,7202,7002,680

2,6502,6602,6502,6602,660

2,6601,670 1,4602,460 2 , 6602,650

76,0172,45?

Aug.

2,6602.6802,650

8922,210

2,2901,820 1,5901,400

960

82925940953

1,580

1,000838296

1,490956

9981,400

*1,020950218

1,9202,050 1,7402,270 2,5901,750

44,6561,440

Sept.

1,210'1,5801,9902,6102,540

2,5702,180

5942,5001,900

1,9102,4402,1201,670

202

2,4901,850

795446

1,850

2,4602,4502,4902,6602,660

2,6802,660 2,7201,820 2,510

60,0972,003

Observed Adjustedt

"lax 4,340 Min 146 Mean 2,192 Mean 2,163 Cfsm 1.9O In. 25.92lax 10,900 Min 82 Mean 2,392 Mean 2,454 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.32

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents in Chatuge, Nottely, Hiwasse and Apalachia Lakes.


Toccoa River near Dial, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°47'24", long 84°14'24", on right bank 1.4 miles upstream from Shallow- ford Bridge, 1.8 miles upstream from Stanley Creek, and 2.5 miles northwest of Dial, Fannin County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,782.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1927, water-stage recorder and Oct. 1, 1927, to Nov. 16, 1928, staff gage, at same site and datum.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,490 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 7.56 ft); minimum, 124 cfs Dec. 2 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

1913-57: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 11.20 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 60 cfs Sept. 6, 1925 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

Flood in 1898 reached a stage about 2.8 ft higher than that of Mar. 11, 1952.

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1 92 3(M), 1924, 1927(M), 1929-32(M), 1933, 1934(M), 1944(M).


0.78 1.5 2.0 3.0

128338544

1,060

4.0 5.0

1,7802,6504,330


Day

1 2545

6789

10

1112151415

1617181920

2122252425

262728295031

TtotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

157154152170170

157152145145

*141

141159159136136

134T54134139159

171587220175157

150150145143141147

4,898158

0.8951.05

Nov.

TeTT162154157

167*Z02211162152

145145141156156

139167164145143

145154145141154

136136152154134

4,645155

0.8760.98

Dec.

m130

*128128

128128128128132

128260469572795

810595307267248

254500864

1,200641

474406365542514 501

11,200561

2.042.35

Jan.

287 270257348599

395365551

*318324

501290280273267

264251244244251

244511947558576

518509526947

1,0502.010

14,555470

2.663.06

Feb.

5.590 2,0001,5101,9501,490

1,2401,120*985950880

828785754716682

677654627622650

651599576558549

1,030918

1,350-

28,6971,0255.796.03

Mar.

1.17& 918855768725

*687725825701654

651654608604581

558553581682590

567599558567673

590562540526522 504

20,254655

5.694.26

Apr.

914 1,550*908

2,2904.220

2,0501,5201,6601,5101,290

1,1801,1201,050

989941

908886913896859

870965965

1,6801,090

959915880864854

37,6741,2567.107.92

May

849828808815778

720670

*627604595

749654608590585

562540526551551

496526531487474

456469443451422422

18,325591

3.545.85

June

410 405595

*406686

551491448427414

406387576587557

584584342557542

524328406455482

565555864990

15,4894502.542.83

July

6f4 SCO'

4484105E1

568549558528514

5075C1294287287

514*55°55°501284

267260254260254

24125S24423S223223

9,869518

1.802.07

Aug.

217 244214214229

202194188188183

177175170

170277

202208297501?T4~

194188183177175

175167162157154

6,148198

1.121.29

Sept.

147 143141159145

154152154244504

*188180279537202

576314241214202

225208214188175

170170251500'565

6,6782251.261.40

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,830 Min 128 Mean 416 Cfsm 2.55 In. 51.97Water year 1956-57= Max 4,220 Min 128 Mean 485 Cfsm 2.75 In. 37.07

Peak discharge (base. 2.400 cfs). Feb. 1 (1 a.m.) 4,770 cfs (6.97 ft); Apr. 5 (5 a.m.) 5,490 cfs (7.56 ft); Apr. 24 (7 a.m.) 2,570 cfs (4.91 ft).



Toccoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°53'14", long 84°17'07", on left bank three-eighths of a mile downstream from Blue Ridge Dam of Tennessee Valley Authority, 2? miles west of Morganton, ana 2j miles northeast of Blue Ridge, Pannin County.


Records available.--November 1898 to March 1903 and April 1913 to September 1957 inreports of Geological Survey. November 1898 to March 1903 and April 1913 to September 1924 (prior to April 1913, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34, pub lished as Toccoa River near Morganton.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,538.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 20, 1931, staff gage and water- stage recorders at sites within 1 mile of present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 44 years (1913-57), 581 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,010 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 5.3? ft); min imum, 12 cfs many days in November, December, and January; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Dec. 13, 14, 19; minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs Dec. 13, 15, 16, 18, 25-27, Jan. 25.

1913-57: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs July 9, 1916 (gage height, 13.0 ft), site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5.000 cfs; no flov Dec. 6,1930. to Mar. 3, 1931 (caused by closing of Blue Ridge Dam).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Blue Ridge Lake beginning Dec. 6, 1930 (see

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1934 (adjusted monthly mean and runoff). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1901-2, 1927, 1928(M), 1929, 1931-33. See also Records

available.


Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

1.0 1.2 1.4


1.01 1.21.4 1.6

Feb. 1 to Sept. 3O

2.0 3.0 4.5 5.1

216640

1,4801,870


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

54516T611115

1.570786750856951

9621,000

452932796

958996832833778

11078

840730907

813849837755478450

21,002677

Nov.

898931881956926

675678818712722

672634660771736

642710578604856

801742790688718

719656694643683

22,194740


Dec.

770794760

*830837

663781833794685

74521812

46612

123312

594854

786206131412

1212

439618614 590

14,021452

Jan.

77780356640065

17544773773807

200536542558674

769642367646648

60065814763412_

3693684631313

100

14,484467

Feb.

3319181817

1717

*171620

17418557816570

173824236416

731717

376358

36940518-

5,105182

Mar.

8826624424219

183902801818

18587855970313

29829341841019

330389334324364

19689803

1,0601 150

1 ec-n652

11,878383

Apr.

178927

*70l12625

21'23

22196

1,340

1,2801,450

765934880

706814780778788

7331,1901,4401,8401,850

1.8601,280892847891

25,557852

May

766802

1,080913934

1,040930890966996

931456

1,0001,0901.180

996644

1,050843

1,050

1,0601,070

6661,0001,050

1,0801,0701,0201,0101,0301,040

29,653957.

June

1,1401,1801,1901,080

35

5631,0801,160

91691

1,2201,2001,2101,230

919

8951,050

6871,0701,060

1,2101,2101,2301,010

22

9041,210825207

1.270

28,074936

July

251.120~^fT5

520713

625621680629543

535475589578662

525*563798546532

624596621738770

793784697756688 760

19,821639

Aug.

762730646654738

650656715823655

626771763804865

69472874820

1.040

723723926766770

801798786840842 838

22,901739

Sept.

857700613764824

81279982584819

71391267810O504

110645249

1,1001.190

863273852922861

8123049717 TT

18,280609

Observed Adjustedt

»lax 1,570 Mln 4.0 Mean 455 Mean 51O Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.81»lax 1,860 Min 12 Mean 638 Mean 6OO Cfsm 2.58 In. 34.95

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change In contents In Blue Ridge Lake.

493799 O -59 -12


Ocoee River at Copperhill, Term.

Location. Lat 34°59'29", long 84°22 I 36", on right bank 0.2 mile upstrean from Fighting- town Creek and 0.4 mile downstream from Copperhill, Polk County.


Records available. March 1903 to December 1913, October 1918 to August 1925 (gage heights only), and November 1942 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. March 1903 to September 1924 (March 1903 to December 1911, revised records; gage heights only after December 1913) in Tennessee Divisions of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 1,445.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 27, 1925, staff or chain gages at several sites within 0.5 mile of present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1903-6, 1907-10, 1911-13, 1943-57), 831 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 6.29 ft); mini mum, 103 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.77 ft); minimum daily, 117 cfs Oct. 5.

1903-13, 1918-25, 1942-57: Maximum gage height observed, 18.5 ft Fov. 19, 1906, site and datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge deter mined, 76 cfs Dec. 24, 1943, Oct. 5, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater and no gage-height record, which are fair. Sixty-six percent of drainage area regulated by Blue Ridge Lake beginning Dec. 6, 1930 (see p. 226). Record includes diversion from this stream by Tennessee Copper Co.

Revisions (water years). WSF 973: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1945. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of backwater from Pightingtown Creek (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.82 117 3.5 1,4502.2 305 4.0 2,1202.8 755 4.7 3,4OO


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829303J

ItotalMean

Oct.

680134120220117

1,4101,260

879984

1,050

*1,0501,070

697832983

9721,0601,070945874

313450929890882

1,020974972962578634

25,011807

Nov.

9611,0201,0601,0201.060

867771

*1,010876823

752758738829857

778820738684852

894895900817856

734896732754810

25,562852

Calendar year 1956: !Water year 1956-57: !

Dec.

800a840a880a900

*a900

892781866832882

718801290692532

377245190668841

912705469797350

263225548739 793761

20,489661

Jan.

777928a700a550a300

a200a650a840a840848

620643695697758

788868548632890

746774594768332

564580796493433

Clj550

21,402690

Feb.

*C3.580cl,300

c840C969792

678606538500470

426539

1,010922

1,040

434567691467312

3572752695BT592

638648508-

20,355727

Mar.

482570518514293

281*658763391350

324844993

1,410~75T

587564710726299

603655594606745

318826

1,1301,1801,3201,120

21,075680

Apr.

445l,TCo~952

*c 1,490*c2,480

755552652729

1,600

1,6902,1901,1501,2401,340

1,0001,1001,1501,1001,100

1,1701,5302,0802,5902,390

2,3301,6901,5201,1701,220

41,5051,384

May

1,1601,0401,2401,3001,160

1,1701,2701,080

*1,1701,130

1,190873989"

1,1901.590

1,2201,0401,0201,2301,080

1,2201,300

8781,2401,160

1,1701,3401,1201,3001,1201,130

35,9201,159

June

1,2401,3001,3501,200*674

9191,1401,2401,460

422

1,1101,3601,3701,3801,230

1,1301,160

7451,3101,180

1,2101,3501,3701,500

556

1,0101,2001,030835

1,170

34,1511,138

July

6461,290746842832

807744785758662

652618664722818

642786

*911699657

741714712801861

858862574

1,050773791

24,018775

Aug.

852777811594920

824736779810821

723729855693

*1.120

860734827314802

1,040836846961636

960846831884

957

25,264815

Sept.

6901,010473972886

864838750934290

555*964971802435

660781487938

1,260

1,320263998992

1,050

977474340440299

22,713757

Observed Adjistedt

lax 2,560 Min 117 Mean 704 Mean 759 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.37lax 3,380 Min 117 Mean 870 Mean 831 Cfsm 2.36 In. 32.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Adjusted for change in content in Blue Ridge Lake.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Toccoa

River near Blue Ridge.c Backwater from Fightingtown Creek.


Fightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga.

171

Location.--Lat 34°58'53", long 84°23 I 12", on right bank 0.2 mile upstream from highway bridge, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth, and 0.9 mile west of McCaysville, Fannin County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,449.75 ft above mean sea Iev3l, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 9.85 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 5,420 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 11.9? ft); mini mum, 37 cfs Nov. 19, 1953, Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station prior to November 1948; occasional fluctuation thereafter.


1.45 1.6 2.0 2.5

5067

140262

3.0 5.0 7.7

4301,2702,350


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

161718 1920

2122232425

26272829 3O31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

5755526063

5654525150

*5051515150

505050 5150

59184To6763

626259595760

1,86660.2

0.8490.98

Nov.

104^74

666260

5961766765

6361605956

6O6863 5956

5765605756

5656545453

1,86762.2

0.8770.98

Dec.

5253515T

*51

5252525252

52316212322292

271182144 126114

114186482652342

240198175162149140

5,389174

2.452.83

Jan.

132124120138258

175169153144155

144140138134134

*134130120 126120

120140336213229

218224240367367

1 150

6,492209

2.953.41

Feb.

*2.5401,3301,1001,4001,030

852724632556516

458420388367350

364322305 346315

292277262256254

295280325

16,356584

8.248.58


Mar.

308277262254248

242*274336280259

248274254262254

237231248 280242

237254240240299

251237231224

2U

7,912255

3.604.15

Apr.

251277231

*6191,150

588444490430384

356336315299283

271265271 259248

274302292378283

262248259262254

10,581353

4.985.55

May

262242234229216

2112O3198

*196196

237208194216208

194184184 191198

173206206182175

166169160155153151

6,097197

2.783. 2O

June

147144142162

*254

234206186203213

191175169184162

175182153 16616O

14714414426O437

224189449512 440"

6,5542183.073.44

July

572308262231213

196184177169164

158151147142162

173147

*147 160138

132128124122118

116112114HO 108104

5,289171

2.412.77

Aug.

10010296

1081O8

9693918986

84828082

*118

9187m93

8687898280

79767372 6867.

2,80390.41.281.47

Sept.

6665636767

6361637876

68*70190396126

2O6186130 110100

9589

1149586

8282

104

256

3,675122

1.721.93

Mean 180 Cfsm 2.54 In. 34.50Water year 1956-57: Max 2,340 Mln 5O Mean 205 Cfsm 2.89 In. 39.29

Peak discharge (base, 1.2OO cfs). Feb. 1 (2 a.m.) 3.800 cfs (9.85 ft); Feb. 4 (10 a.m.) 1,520 cfs(5.71 ft); Apr. 5 (7 a.m.) 1,400 cfs (5.37 ft); July 1 (l a.m.) 1,220 cfs (4.87 ft).



Davis Mill Creek at Copperhlll, Term.

Location. Lat 34°59'43", long 84°22i56", on right bank 0.4 mile northwest of Louisville & Nashville Railroad station, 0.8 mile from post office at Copperhill, Polk County, and 0.1 mile upstream from mouth.


Records available. July 1940 to September 1941 (published as Mill Creek at Copperhill), December 1948 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete San Dimas flume and dam. Da tun of gage is 1,451.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 16, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1941, water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir at site 145 ft upstream at datum 1.58 ft higher.

Average discharge.--8 years (1949-57), 35.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs July 15 (gage height, 4.45 ft), from rating curve extended as explained below; minimum daily, 17 cfs Oct. 3.

1940-41, 1948-57: Maximum discharge, 3,950 cfs Oct. 6, 1949 (gag? height, 6.02 ft), from rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of critical-depth determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 3.1 cfs July 30, 1940.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height recoril, which are poor. Flow includes an unknown amount of diversion from other drainage basins through the sulphuric acid plant of Tennessee Copper Co. Some fluctuation due to irregular release of wastes by Tennessee Copper Co. Just above gage.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Tennessee Copper Co.



Oct. 1 to Dec. 22, Aug. 5 to Sept. 30

1.4 172.0 472.3 72

Dec. 23 to Aug. 4

1.381.82.5 99


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

3225173234

34323032

*32

3032303030

3030333331

3958363434

34323032 3236

1,00632.5

--

Nov.

35 30313030

3033

*302828

2826

a252526

2826

a252426

28325232323

242422

a22 23

80126.7

--

Dec.

323a2222

a22*li

222423

a2222

2149324943

3428302928

2840604433

331329327327 326

93730.2

_-

Jan.

2521223533

28282728

*32

2927262630

29252424ii

283435

33035

27313541 3696

96531.1

-

Feb.

84 370-

605855

5035049*4748

4443424445

4542434844

3842424243

474350

1,35848.5

-

Mar.

45 43424242

4348

*453840

4145424542

4243474442

4242404442

39383838 3736

1,29741.8

-

Apr.

48 414T

*93*75

*4747515048

4747454446

4647474745

6148504745

45434345 49

1,47949.3

--

May

47 47474445

44444545

*46

4843454747

4646434742

42345342343340

a374242413938

1,35943.8

--

June

I3943*50

80-55

465450

5047504947

5046444844

4745606750

4745624650

1,48449.5

--

Jily

47 47474745

4442434140

4242413862

4545

*434242

4243444444

44424141 37IT

1,34843.5

--

Aug.

45 42414838

3838363636

3438373636

*3738403836

36a38363634

36363636 3636

1,16437.5

--

Sept.

36 335353636

36335373638

3836

*615839

72345a42840a39

a38a37a36a35835

a35a35a40a70 41

1,23241.1

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 124 Min 17 Mean 36.6 Cfsm - In. -Water year 1956-57: Max 96 Min 17 Mean 39.5 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations

on nearby streams.


North Potato Creek near Ducktown, Term.

173

Location. Lat 35°00'54", long 84°22'58", on right bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 40, I? miles south of Ducktown, Polk County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.


Records available.--May 1934 to September 1957. Prior to October 1950, published as Potato Creek near Ducktown.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete San Dimas flume. Datum of gage is 1,492.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 8, 1935, water-stage recorder and wooden weir and Oct. 8, 1935, to Aug. 25, 1948, water- stage recorder and Parshall flume, at same site and datum.

Ayerage discharge.--23 years, 28.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs July 15 (gage height, 5.35 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Nov. 25, 26, Dec. 11.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 7,080 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 7.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs; minimum daily, 2.8 cfs June 16, 17, 1941.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge includes diversion from Brush Creek and from Ocoee River. This diversion was small prior to June 1941. Some fluctuations caused by Tennessee Copper Co. plant's irregular pumpage from mines.

Revisions (water years). WSF 823: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1935.


0.941.5 2.0 2.5

3.0 3.5 3.7

134220275


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

2019202420

2018191818

*1716T71819

1817221818

4087272320

192021221934

70822.8

_-

Nov.

30~ZZ

201720

20*26201718

1818

a!7a!6a!7

a!916141417

1917151513

13a!4a!4a!4al4

52417.5

_-

Dec.

alSa!5a!5a!5*15

1515141514

1396388577

4432252221

21438360

a45

a38a34a31282221

1,02733.1

_-

Jan.

19a!8a!74233

302921

*2127

2220

a!9a!8a21

20a!8a!7a!7al<5

a!627362836

2737488652

273

1,11135.8

_-

Feb.

197-85

908583

766062

*6561

50a48a46a45a45

a50a454252

a54

a5042353436

493042

1,65959.2

_-

Mar.

4937313438

4052564740

3647414334

3638504439

4144384838

3139323232

a32

1,23940.0

_-

Apr.

504436

*210*T§5

*6449554341

4444393740

3636373536

12666527741

3938363974

1,72957.6

_-

May

4438413633

32a31a31a32*36

47a40353735

3257354134

3050354032

3042303028 "^Co

1,11736.0

-

June

28323141

*56

1023635

11247

3634323025

3133304830

322848

126~46

3432573159

1,34044.7

-

July

4235312525

2524232120

2023232295_

40*27322522

2022191920

1820"

21222319

82326.5

_-

Aug.

2122204225

2120201918

1621192120

*1982363120

20201715T6

181817171816

70522.7

-

Sept.

1617172118

1614142018

1714

846221

953528

a25a20

a20a21a20a!8a!5

a!5a!6a20

alOOa50

86728.9

_-

Calendar year 1956: Max 189 Mln 13 Mean 33.7 Cfsm - In. -Water year 1956-57: Max 273 Min 13 Mean 35.2 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations

on nearby streams.


Ocoee River at Emf, Term.

Location. Lat 35°05'48", long 84°32'07", on left bank 700 ft downstream from Tennessee Valley Authority powerplant, three-quarters of a mile upstream from former village of Emf, Polk County, and 2 miles downstream from Goforth Creek.





Extremes . Maximum discharge during year 13,200 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 9.50 ft); mini mum, 9.5 cfs Oct. 5, 6 Tgage height, 2.33 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 4, 5.

1913-57: Maximum discharge, 29,400 cfs July 10, 1916 (gage height, 13.7 ft), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum daily, 5.0 cfs July 28, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Blue Ridge and Ocoee No. 3 Lakes (see p. 226) and by powerplant above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Tennessee Valley Authority.


Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.0 3.5

99162404

4.04.5 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.6

7601,2001,7903,3605,250

10,000


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

16 17181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

998 37412

*10To

S561,0101,0101,01O1,010

998998938

1,0101,010

1,020 1,01O

998998998

1,0101,0301,0201,010

998

1,010998998998998998

27,346882

Nov.

1,020 998972990998

981990998990981

981981972956845

990 981981972981

981981981981964

932972972972981

29,275976


Dec.

972 972981972972

*972972972972972

9811,0501,3501,1401,020

1,010 998

1,020990990

9981,0501,1801,7501,250

1,02099O981998990981

32,4461,047

Jan.

981 990972

1,0401,120

1,0201,0201,020

998998

1,010998998998998

981 981972964998

998998

1,0501,0201,030

1,O301,0701,1201,6901,2704,840

36,1731,167

Feb.

9,870 *4,3902,3204,40O2,610

1,7502,5101,7401,7001,560

1,6501,6001,5601,6001,600

1,100 1,0201,0401,0301,040

1,0401,0401,0401,0401,040

1,0401,0601,100

-

54,4901,946

Mar.

1,100 1,0601,1001,1001,070

1,0501,0501,3801,3201,100

1,100*1,1201,1601,5401,600

1,100 1,0201,0201,0301,030

1,0201,0101,0101,0201,030

1,3101,5501,5401,5401,2701,200

36,5501,179

Apr.

1,410 1,5801,5801,9205,780

1,8901,6601,6401,6001,590

1,9402,5802,0301,5802,060

1,550 1,5501,5401,5401,540

1,5402,2402,7203,2803,220

2,7902,3101,5601,6001,620

61,4402,048

May

2,100 1,5601,6601,6101,600

1,5801,5601,5601,550

*1,560

1,5801,5501,5501,5501,590

1,550 1,5501,5501,5501,650

1,5501,6001,6001,5501,550

1,5501,5501,5501,5501,5501,550

48,9401,579

June

1,550 1,5501,5501,5801,640

1,7201,6901,6001,7601,760

1,6401,5901,5601,5601,550

1,540 1,5501,5601,5401,600

1,5401,5401,6002,1102,680

1,6201,5601,5901,6001,580

49,5101,650

July

m1,5501,1201,020

1,0301,0201,020

990990

972964981998

1,020

1,180 998998

*1,010998

9901,0101,010

9981,010

1,0501,0201,0201,010

990990

33,7371,088

Aug.

998 981964990998

1,0101,010

998990981

1,010990972

1,010998

930 '555

9811,100

981

981998990990964

964972972972964956

30,605987

Sept.

938 922

1,090958930

904956950938

1,120

956958

*9722.4401,200

1,490 1,0901,2801,030

972

972981990981

1,040

964956981

1,1601,120

52,1791,073

Observed Adjustedt

lax 6,080 Min 10 Mean 1,061 Mean 1,116 Cfsir 2.13 In. 28.98"lax 9,870 Min 10 Mean 1,295 Mean 1,261 Cfsir 2.41 In. 32.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents in Blue Ridge and Ocoee No. 3 Lakes.Note. No gage-height record Feb. 14-28, Mar. 5-11, May 12 to June 3; discharge estimated on basis

of recorded range in stage and records for Ocoee No. 3 powerplant.


Ocoee River at Parksville, Term.

175

Location. Lat 35°05'48", long 84°39'15", on right bank 0.4 mile downstream f-om dam and Ocoee No. 1 powerplant of Tennessee Valley Authority at Parksville, Polk County, and at mile 11.5.


Records available. January 1911 to September 1916, March 1921 to September 1957.



Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 15.04 ft); min imum, 102 cfs July 24 (gage height, 2.93 ft); minimum daily, 122 cfs July 7, 14.

1911-16, 1921-57: Maximum discharge, 21,700 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 20.22 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 28, 1925.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Blue Ridge, Ocoee No. 3, and Parksville Lakes (see p. 226",227).

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of Tennessee Valley Authority.



2.98 3.1 3.5 4.0

122175400775

6.010.014.2

2,7707,800

13,300

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

783859901

1,100371

166166700

1,4601,500

1,0401,060

200144

1,100

1,4701,5601,5701,110

157

1621,2301,5001,9301,570

1,920283152

1,1101 54C1 52C

30,334979

Nov.

1,5601,210

1661,1501,450

1,5101,5601,5701,350

194

1901,5801,6401,6501,650

882148726

1,3701,670

1,600976

1,520220144

1,210*1,5601,5801,5801,600

35,2161,174

Dec.

214139

1,4101,5501,500

1,6701,460

152152

1,190

1,6801,7301,7401,7501,310

1,1301,1201,7201,2401,360

1,260152148

1,8601,820

1,7802,1502,5401,200

1521,150

38,4291,240

Jan.

1,2301,2801,4601,000

170

1701,5001,5901,4701,500

1,610229166

1,5001,600

*1,7201,4201,460

185175

1,3001,1801,2501,8401,840

162162

1,2401,6601,7802 ,83P

36,6791,183

Feb.

15,300*8,4404,9104,7104,360

3,2502,9202,9502,9602,990

3,0202,9802,4802,1101,910

162162162162

1,590

1,6101,710

175175

1,420

1,5501,6001,750

_

75,5182,697

Mar.

2,020148144

1,8301,630

1,8501,6801,9201,740

175

1,590*1,5001,7401,3501,670

152157

1,6601,7901,930

1,8201,680

148144

1,510

1,4502,1202,1002,0801,050

175

40,9531,321

Apr.

1,9001,6302,1202,3404,860

3,8302,9201,3202,0602,300

2,0901,9601,8501,7402,110

1,7701,8001,9102,120

913

1,2702,0002,3103,2803,810

2,8702,8602,8501,8801,260

67,9332,264

May

1,1201,7401,5701,690

180

1,980'1,8601,9802,0202,040

1,440594

1,8102,0102,140

2,0802,1101,310

1752, MO

2,0702.2502,1702,1501,010

641*2,0502,1002,1302,1202,070

52,6001,697

Observed

Calendar year 1956;Water year 1956-57j

June

222195

2,0902,1702,140

1,9202,0802,070

2972,450

2,7602,1402,0602,1701,180

1622,0502,0202,1102,110

2,170249170

1,7805.560

2,7202,1802,0101,6501,550

52,4151,747

July

1,5801,9802,1701,7501,640

130122

1,3101,2101,560

1,640*1,670

150122

1,290

1,5001,5201,5901,590

154

1261,5001,4001,5301,400

1,590152152

1,5801,5001,380

35,1481,134

Aug.

1,3501,380

152171

1,140

1,2601,0801,5701,550

302

1521,2001,5101,4401,460

1,200144139

1,2501,380

1,3501,4001,350

139139

1,2501,2501,2601,4101,410130

30,478983

Sept,

1301,2501,2101,5701,450

1,300148152

1,3301,390

1,3201,2101,4702.. 8 202,150

1,2101,2001,4201,7001,740

258154

1,2901,2901,320

*1,5201,550

1591,7002,550

37,2811,243

Adjusted!

lax 6,720 Min 118 Mean 1,203 Mean 1,260 cfsm 2.12 in. 28.82lax 13,300 Mln 122 Mean 1,460 Mean 1,421 cfsm 2.39 in. 32.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents in Blue Ridge, Ocoee No. 5, and Parksville Lakes.


Hiwassee River above Charleston, Term.

Location. Lat 35°12'33", long 84°39'3l", on right bank 0.2 mile downstream from Ocoee River, a third of a mile upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, Z\ miles north of Benton, Polk County, 15.2 miles upstream from Charleston, and at mile 34.1.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 682. 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxilia:downstream.

86 ft above mean sea level, datum of .ry water-stage recorder 1.8 miles

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,700 cfs Feb. 1; maximum gage height, 24.26 ft Feb. 1; minimum discharge, 350 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.46 ft); minimum daily, 857 cfs Aug. 25.

1953-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; maximum gage height, that of Feb. 1, 1957; minimum discharge, 320 cfs Nov. 14, 15, 1954; minimum daily, 355 efs Nov. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow regulated by seven reservoirs (see p. 223).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet,and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Fall used as a factor Feb. 1-5)

2.364.06.0

8522,0804,400

10.015.021.6

9,80017,20030,700


Day

12345

678 9

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

2,8902,8602,9303,3203,030

1,6201,8402,640

*3,5103,870

3,7903,5802,2001,7302,510

3,1603,6203,8903,0901,690

1.4702,1603,1204,1104,490

4,0003,4302,2402,3503,7003,660

92,5002,984

Nov.

3,8803,4302.0OO2,1203,390

2,9103,0103,560 4,1502,900

1,7103,4204,5704,3604,000

3,2502,8302,4803,6503,770

3,7403,7204,0903,2402,870

3,670*4,3203,9804.O9O4,340

103,2503,442

Calendar year 1956: \Water year 1956-57: I

Dec.

3,2602,8904,0603,9404,220

3,9804,3302,490 2,4303,650

4,4304,6303,0102,8002,470

1,5301,7102,240

*1,8704,170

4,1503,6102,0202,8804,680

4,5605,1105,5204,3103,3203,570

107,6403,472

Jan.

4,1604,1404,1404,1403,650

2,9603,5804,610 4,2703,910

4,5603,5303,030

*3,9904,500

4,6605,4404,7902,8801,760

2,5002,4503,1204,1703,770

2,2503,6804,3905,2306,330

11,500

128,0904,132

Feb.

30,700*21,900

11,60015,800

*16,700

* 15, 80015,30014,800 14,60012,000

9,7108,3307,4207,8407,200

4,2203,6103,4803,6704,950

4,9104,9303,5403.4304,320

5,0104,6105,830

-

266,2109,508

Mar.

6,0104,0203,290

*4,9404,940

4,3204,5806,380 4,8004,000

5,0004,8004,5004,2004,500

3,5003,0004,5004,8004,500

4,2003,8002,3501,4702,280

3,5604,0703,OOO3,0101,920

958

121,1983,910

Apr.

2,1502,8904,0004,550

11,200

8,4404,9203,330 3,0003,800

4,8005,0004,8004,2005,000

4,5004,2004,8005,0004,000

4,5005,0005.5OO6,OOO7,000

6,0005,0005,0004,0003,500

146,0804,869

May

3,0003,5003,3704,0503,340

3,7803,6303,600 3,5603,740

3,5902.5202,9303,900

*4 , 200

5,2905,1804,7403,4904,630

5,2805,2205,5005,2504,560

3,6804,7504,9805,0205,0405,050

130,3704,205

June

3,4001.9903,8605,1905,570

5,6405,9205,460 4,1105,720

5,8605,2605,2705,2104,480

3,1704,6705,0105,0405,040

5,0503,4703,1204,4906.950

5,8205,2204,2804,8904,790

143,9504,798

July

4,4704,9605,0803,7802,940

2,6102,8703,930 3,9604,270

4,390*4,4003,4602,0103,220

4,1004,1004,2604,0803,500

2,8803,7304,0503,8004,310

4,1402,6602,0703,2104,0004,080

115,3203,720

Aug.

4,0904.1303,1001,9402,280

3,6803,3402,820 2,8101,720

1,0801,2202,6002,5202,590

2,8301,2601,3201,9502,710

*2,1802,9402,4901,470

857

2,0903,5303,1803,7603,8302,410

78,7272,540

Sept.

1,5902,1903,0304,2204,240

3,9802,5701,500 3,0703,420

3,4703,8103,5304,6203,650

3,3204,2403,2202,5202,860

3,2303,0203,6104,1404,160

*4,0704,1503,1603,700 5,690

103,9803,466

Observed Adjustedt

1ax 14,100 Min 898 Mean 3,745 Mean 3,773 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.661ax 30,700 Min 857 Mean 4,212 Mean 4,234 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.72

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Adjusted for change In contents in 7 reservoirs above station.Note. No gage-height record Mar. 10-22, Apr. 9 to May 2j discharge estimated en basis of records

for Apalachia and Parksvllle powerplants.


Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, Tenn.

Location Lat 35°19i39", long 84°42'19", on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1.3 miles southeast of Sanford, 3.5 miles northeast of Calhoun, McMlnn County,

and 5.6 miles above mouth.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 716.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~^!929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,910 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 8.59 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 2, 7-9, 11, 13, 15-18, 30; minimum gage height, 2.14 ft Oct. 17.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; minimum observed, 16 cfs Oct. 13- 28, 1954; minimum gage height observed, 2.12 ft Oct. 28, 1954.



Oct. 1 to June 5, Sept. 17-30 June 6 to Sept. 16

2.152.53.03.54.O

183782

138219

5.0 6.0 7.0 8.4

43670O

1,06O1,8OO

2.162.53.03.54.0

204291

157242


Day

1 2 345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

19

Ik2020

20IS181819

1819181918

1818182O19

192327222O

191919191821

60019.4

O.34OO.39

Nov.

47 41 2622

*21

202020212O

1919191919

4072342624

2432292524

2322222121

79226.4

0.4630.52

Dec.

20 20 2020

*20

2020202019

1952

136219213

11684696258

5765

10512285

726663585452

2,02665.41.151.32

Jan.

51 47 4652

113

8064585554

575149

*4745

4543424039

4143

1359479

89182292

*298292569

3,192103

1.812.08

Feb.

*1.760 1,550

679512462

365383338308321

300235199179162

161152137175227

171147136127123

136143155-

9,743348

6.116.36

Mar.

179 167 150

*141134

130132194181151

139138137128126

120115114116113

1061041029796

938985838179

3,820123

2.162.49

Apr.

80 110 97

175327

264167

*165530388

223183159144133

12612O115112108

103101989691

8683817825

4,61S154

2.703.O1

May

73 72 716967

6665636260

62625857

*71

92625555

116

6157645654

514947515954

1,96163.31.111.28

June

45

I5866

*2O7IBT8110186

7065635956

5453535349

49489380

102

6655504958

2,14971.61.261.40

July

114 ~60

524946

43414O

»3737

3636343433

3634374040

3332325944

33333231312£

1,26840.9

O.7180.83

Aug.

29 29303029

2928262625

2525242323

2325363129

»2631272424

242423232222

81526.3

0.4610.53

Sept.

2220 202020

*202O202024

32323485

156

*230213926658

5451757854

514847

106124

1,89263.11.111.23

Calendar year 1956: Max 788 Mln 18 Mean 82.2 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.62Water year 1956-57: Max 1,76O Mln 18 Mean 90. 1 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.44

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs).--Feb. 1 (4 p.m.) 1,910 cfs (8.59 ft); Apr. 9 (4:3O p.m.) 916 cfs (6.64 ft).



South Chickamauga Creek below Georgia-Tennessee State line

Location. Lat 34°59'52", long 85°10'36", on right bank 1,200 ft downstream from Mackey Branch, 1.0 mile downstream from Georgia-Tennessee State line, and 16.3 miles upstream from mouth.


Records available.--July 1952 to September 1957 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 659.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 18.77 ft), from rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 50 cfs Sept. 8 (gafe height, 1.58 ft).

1952-57: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Jan. 17, 1954 (gage height, 18.78 ft), from rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 44 cfs Oct. 5, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.46 ft Sept. 3, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills stove station.



1.65 2.0 4.0 6.1

5610448O

1,010

1.59 2.0 4.0 6.0

51109440990

1O.O 13.0 15.0 17.7

2,400 3,860 5,41O 8,560


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

161718192O

2122232425

262728293O31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

5858

*586263

6362616060

6059585858

585656-

5656

5967847s74

727069696869

1,95963.2

0.2540.29

Nov.

*11791787574

731101028578

7574737269

127107807875

7474737270

69686766M

2,41080.3

0.322O.36

Dec.

6463

*636262

6362616160

60459684634366

228176143123112

1343O5

1,OOO1.040

495

324258223196174

#1 RB'TJ.OO

7,913255

1.O21.18

Jan.

146133124243786

388294245212201

19316616O152144

140132121114112

114171

*726330413

512498719

1,530*1,6705.510

14,199458

1.842.12

Feb.

*6.4807,1605,2105,5OO2,380

1,58O1,6901,5101,150

840

645495429579545

395545294420525

373326294275270

2,5502,9001,940

.

44,4761,5886.386.64

Mar.

*1.260795595482429

408488987717518

456474464409408

5455115O8379518

279514514285480

590519285265245229

15,934449

1.802.O8

Apr.

*320948454

2,1005.160

2,4301,050

729615456

397359319287262

248235228229210

221253340285220

194181172166193

19,259642

2.582.88

May

*188174162157152

142156132152130

169188146159184

168152155152127

124124144128142

142121115110109loo

4,402142

O.57O0.66

June

102100*96

Jli128

162118124305

1.28O

556215172182151

152122115106103

1029697

204186

1161041O8172150

5,496185

0.7550.82

July

*212169122112104

1OO91928685

8279797978

7978

19612688

8275727169

6666666665CO§£.

2,89592. 4

O.575O.45

Aug.

*6265656564

6160585757

5858585860

6062719882

6862616262

605857565655

1,95662.5

0.2510.29

Sept.

5555

*525152

5251515260

697275

546785

551491172154140

587214198136106

9791

1561.040842

6,429214

0.8590.96

Calendar year 1956 : Max 4,62O Mln 56 Mean 334 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.26Water year 1956-57 : Max 8,480 Mln 51 Mean 343 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.71

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOO cfs). 5,760 cfs (15.35 ft) .

Feb. 1 (8:30 p.m.) 1O.OOO cfs (18.77 ft); Apr. 5 (10 a.m.)



South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, Term.

179

Location. Lat 35°00'50", long 85°12'27", on right bank a third of a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 11, 1? miles south of Chickamauga, Hamilton County, 6 miles east of Chattanooga, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.


Records available. October 1928 to September 1957. Prior to October 1937, published as Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of ,gage is 651.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14.200 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 16.68 ft); mini mum, 82 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.41 ft).

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 20.73 ft); mini mum, 61 cfs Oct. 8, 1941; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 4, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from Tennessee River, which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1937. WSP 1386: 1932.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of backwater from TennesseeRiver (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per aecond)

(Shifting-control method usud Nov. 3-7, 10-16, Nov. 18 to Dec. 12,Dec. 30 to Jan. 4)

0.451.02.04.08.0

185468

1,1402,790

10.012.014.015.8

4,0005,7208,650

13,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per secand, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

101112

*110163126

112117104110112

10110411598

106

107110104107106

124152240T63131

122119120114120138

3,768122

0.2850.33

Nov.

*227 224146124122

114168249212152

127119110107106

216205163136127

122126120119112

110110107107107

4,294143

0.3340.37

Dec.

102 104*99102101

10110110110293

98561

1,4901,470

*1,070

577423345294260

294486

1,3802.1001,110

660506423366315*280

15,5145001.171.35

Jan.

254 224205327

1,470

914590494426399

378333312297277

268252230217207

207302

*1,330708740

1,020928

1,1402,320*2,900»4.550

24,199781

1.822.10

Feb.

clO,500 *el5.200c7,50005,500c4,800

c3,500c3,20002,500c2,000cl.600

1,340929772673615

6926125J26£i2900

670574513478«!2.

3.2KO4,8104,lf>0

-

76,9742,7496.426.139

Mar.

»2.450 1,3401,010

862762

695762

1,4301,090

824

714730746663654

567513510622561

481535583516830

807634561503459AOQ.4£3

23,843769

1.802.07

Apr.

*515 1,5801,1102,8007,590

6,4003,5301,4901,150

876

756673602538490

456429420426402

402529876834538

447396366342354

37,1471,2382.893.23

May

*526 355330309291

268252240232227

271309249230274

257257222214212

203203217203205

214187177173169161

7,651247

0.5770.66

June

159 157*159156212

246189235323

1.860

925408312294252

217200189198183

177169177712885

348246227395462

10,672356

0.8320.93

July

'357

249222198

183167165156150

146141139138138

1411412441S9146

138127124122120

*120119119115117112

5,199168

0.3930.45

Aug.

115 117115112

*114

11210610610499

102101102106101

99109114131115

10198999896

93969191908J3

3,221104

0.2430.28

Sept.

91 94

*968899

909099

107124

132119127731

2.700

2,0001,480

580408393

806580435318252

220203263

1,5902,020

16,335544

1.271.42


Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs). --Feb. 2 (4 to 5 a.m.) 14.200 cfs (16.68 ft): Acr.8,010 cfs (13.66 ft) .

5 (8 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. c Backwater from Tennessee River.


Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°05il2", long 85°16'43", on right bank at Meadow Lake Country Club golf course, half a mile downstream from South Chickamauga Creek, 3 miles downstream from 6hickamauga Dam, 3? miles upstream from Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, and at mile 467.6.


Records available. April 1874 to October 1913, March 1915 to June 1930, and January 1936 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1874 to September 1924 in

Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. July 1930 to September 1P57 at site 38 miles downstream, published as Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1874 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 621.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 1, 1939, staff or chain gages or

water-stage recorders at several sites from 7 miles upstream from Chattanooga to Hales Bar Dam 33 miles downstream at or within 0.2 ft of present datum; except staff gage at Bridgeport, Ala., 49.9 miles downstream at different datum Oct. 22, 1913, to Feb. 28, 1915, and Oct. 1, 1918, to Jan. 5, 1921. Auxiliary gages at several sites parts of period since Feb. 28, 1915. Present auxiliary gage at site 2^ miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 83 years (1874-1957), using records at Hales Bar July 1930 to December 1935, 37,090 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 208,000 cfs Feb. 2; maximum gae-e height, 34.22 ft Feb. 2; maximum gage height at Walnut Street, 32.24 ft Feb. 2; minimum daily dis

charge, 9,600 cfs July 7; minimum gage height, 11.46 ft Aug. 26.1874-1957: Maximum discharge observed, 410,000 Mar. 1, 1875 (gage height, 53.8 ft,

present datum, at Walnut Street), from rating curve extended above 250,000 cfs; minimum daily 1,200 cfs Nov. 1, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.0 ft Sept. 11-14, 1881, Sept. 19, 1883 (before filling of Hales Bar pool).

Maximum stage known, 57.9 ft Mar. 11, 1867, present datum at Walnut Street (dis charge, about 459,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Since 1936, flow regulated by increasing number'! of reservoirs above station (see p. 223).

Revisions (water years). WSP 353: 1874-1912. WSP 783: 1917. WSP 823: 1875(M). WSP 973: 1942.WST 1386: 1932-34 (station at Hales Bar near Chattaiooga).


Day

12345

67 89

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122 232425

26 2728 293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

32,000*32,00028,50027,80025,600

30,00030,5OO29,70028,70028,500

27,30027,50026,10021,10026,800

30,70020,40026,00021,30022,600

16.90026,000 31,60031,30034, 500

35,300 56.50028,200 28,00030, 70028,500

870,40028,080

--

Nov.

25,60029,60031,40023 3OO2 7, '900

28,10027,200 28,90029,80037,100

30,40031,50O31,50029,40028,600

29,20029,60028,60027,20027,800

29,40023,400 33,50033,30032,500

32,800 37,00036,900 58.90036,200

916,60030,550

--

Dec.

36,3OO28,900

*27,40027,40023,8OO

22,70025,500 19.70020,50030,800

36,90034,40047,00096,90099.500

69,20044, 10028,00025,10022,500

26,60034,900 46,40039,60026,100

35,300 43,80044,000 44, 60039 20041 ) 600

*1J.88.738,350

--

Jan.

44, 30044, 70044, 90043,30031.OOO

29,50028,900 34,90038,40037,100

31,80031,10028,20027,80035,400

41,70043,30038,70033,90029,700

21.80028,400 29,10044,00044, 400

30,000 32,40056,000 111,000123 000138 ', 000

*1,376.744,410

--

Feb.

191,000202,000*199,000192,000192,000

183,000177,000 175,000178,000176,000

171,000155,000141,000128,000124,000

118,000115,000107,000103,000100,000

93,50086,600 83,40068,40059.000

63,100 67,60068,900

«,717.5132,800

--

Mar.

67.10063,20057,30056,60052,100

46,00037,700 49,00056,3OO47,400

37,30045, 70048,30047,10046, 700

43,40038,10042,60043,60036,500

43,60040,300 30, 60028,70027,400

33,400 33,00032 , 800 31,20026 j 70026.400

*1, 316.142,450

--

Apr.

22.000*26,50033,50028,30039,600

40,30042 . 700 40,80042,50040,500

34,80033,60033,40037,40038,300

30,10031,50033,10036,70028,000

26,00030,400 36,40038,OOO37,700

38,100 35,10031,300 35,70033 900'

*1,036.234,540

--

May

35, 6OO35,10034,70032.6OO56,400

34,90033,600 31,50030,80027,800

25,60026,50029,10026,90029,900

31,00031,50031,40020,40026,300

54,80035,200 33,00027,90024,600

14.800 23,00032,300 30,10027,00028,100

922,40029,750

--

June

26,9OO21,50033,50032,70036,100

36,50057.900 37,30029,00032,500

30,20031,40030,30029,10022,800

14. 70024,90030,90029,90028,900

28,40019,400 21,60027,50021,400

28,200 35,20031,600 28,30024 800'

861,40028,710

--

Jvly

26,40026,50023,70015,50021,100

15, 7009,600

21,60029,40027,600

27,90027,70027,40024,00023,200

28,00028,90030,10030,40024,000

14,00022,700 27,00052.00029,900

30,400 25,30023,100 24,90026,80027,900

7 72, 70024,930

--

Aug.

*27,80O28,50027,50026,20027,800

23,80023,600 21,60024,50025,900

19,40027,00030,20028,20026,200

29,20026,00025,30024,90024,500

28,00029,200 30,00023,60014.600

21,700 30,30051.600 31,00031,20029,200

818,70026,410

--

Sept.

29,40031,00029,70029,00028,800

29,20030,000 29,40029,10029,900

30,20030,00030,90028,70028,500

37,10042 . 70041,40042,20041,500

29,80022.400 30,20031,00034, 900

30,000 29,90030,500 51,50031,500

950,40031,680

--

Calendar year 1956: Max 158,000 Min 6,700 Mean 32,950 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.96Water year 1956-57: Max 202,000 Min 9,600 Mean 40,400 Cfsra 1.89 In. 25.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day. Expressed in thousands.


Chattanooga Creek near Flintstone, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°58'20", long 85°19'40", on right bank 0.8 mile south of Georgia-Tennessee State line and 2.3 miles northeast of Flintstone, Walker County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 649.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~^T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 10.43 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1950-57: Maximum discharge, 6,140 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 12.90 ft, fromhigh-water mark in gage well); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 1954; minimum gage height,0.15 ft July 29, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by bleachery above station.


(Shifting-control method used Dec. 12-17, 22-27, Jan. 5-1O, 22-27, Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, Sept. 14-22, 29, 3o)


0.961.52.04.06.3

5.41023

136308

0.77l.O1.52.05.06.0

3.97.4

1633

218290

6.5 7.0 8.0 8.5 9.5

340450815

1,0801,8OO


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

ItotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

5.5 5.5*5.46.67.5

6.56.56.05.95.9

5.96.05.96.06.2

6.26.56.56.66.8

7.811119.79.2

9.59.29.29.29 210 '

251.37.46

0.1470.17

Nov.

*22 17141415

1227655022

1816141515

2252242017

1718181616

1514151515

57619.2

O.579O.42

Dec.

12 12

*121111

1111111111

1082160275

»204

11479594842

4769165159115

8669595042

*57

2.O8267.21.531.53

Jan.

32272545

219

1551O6847471

6560565046

4457552927

2741

»297281

*240

222223

*235584

*615

5,154166

3.283.79

Feb.

1.780 905576486555

505559486550259

203164137117103

1159588119140

125no978787

611425350_

9,210329

6.506.77

Mar.

*262 206169145121

106106151125108

10511111010195

857580

10185

82958481

109

1059585797565

5,576109

2.152.48

Apr.

*89 175151878

1.250

522287251195160

1571181028878

7164625751

6579

116149122

10085726152

5,621187

5.704.15

May

*46 42595550

2724252225

5625222O19

5222192122

1816171616

151415121212

71022.9

0.4550.52

June

11 11no

9.816

13131257

540

12171483325

2119241817

1514255855

322555115

1,305.845.5

0.8600.96

July

*105 66465224

2017151415

1212111110

1411111111

9.78.88.48.27.9

7.47.16.96.86.86.6

550.617.8

0.5520.4O

Aug.

*6.6 6.56.16.56.8

6.O5.85.55.45.0

5.O5.04.85.46.0

5.55.05.65.85.4

5.25.04.94.64.6

4.44.54.54.54.24.0

165.15.26

0.104O.12

Sept.

4.0 5.9

*5.95.94.5

4.54.25.67.97.7

8.58.5

11166257

509355154113151

12898765537

312658544545

2,958.798.61.952.17

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,87O Mln 5.4 Mean 76.7 Cfsm 1.52 In. 2O.64Water year 1956-57 : Max 1,780 Mln 5.9 Mean 87.5 Cfsm 1.75 In. 25.46

Peak discharge (base. 8OO cfs). Feb. 1 (5 to 4 a.m.} 2.60O cfs (10.45 ft): Feb. 26 (1 to ? p.m.^875 cfs (8.15 ft); Apr. 4 (7 to 8 p.m.) 1.94O cfs (9.65 ft).



Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Term.

Location. Lat 35 C 01'43", long 85"32'48", in center pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 41, 64, and 72, 1.4 miles downstream from Hales Bar Dam, 5^- miles southeast of Jasper, Marion County, 7 miles upstream from Sequatchie River, 34.5 miles downstream from Chattanooga, and at mile 429.7.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 588.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 13, 1932, water-stage recorder on lower lock wall 1.4 miles upstream at datum 0.35 ft higher. Since Jan. 27, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder 22 miles downstream.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 217,000 cfs Feb. 2 (computed on basis of records at Hales Bar Dam); maximum gage height, 29.55 ft Feb. 2; minimum daily discharge, 10,200 cfs July 7; minimum gage height, 5.35 ft July 6.

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 241,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1932, Jan. 1, 1933, Mar. 30, 1936 (gage height, 31.2 ft); minimum daily, 2,900 cfs Nov. 1, 15, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.21 ft Oct. 27, 1931, site and datum then in use.

Maximum stage known, 44.6 ft in March 1867, present site and datum. A stage of 37.4 ft occurred Mar. 8, 1917, present site and datum (discharge, 320,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 225,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Since 1936, flow regulated by increasing numbers of reservoirs IFove station (see p. 223).

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: Drainage area. WSP 973: 1942. WSP 1386: 1932-34.


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122 232425

26272829 5031

ItotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

31,700 31,40029,70029,20026,300

30,70031,20030,20030,20029,400

27,60028,20026,40020,90024,400

30,500*20,100*26,300*19,70021,100

15.80025,300 31,20028,80036,000

56.50036,10028,70028,400 30,40029,700

872,10028,130

-"

Nov.

26,100 30,20031,50025.50028,000

28,00027,50029,50030,00037,500

32 , 00032,00032,000

30,100*29,000

*3 1,100*30,400*29,200*27,900*27,300

*29,10024,000 30,80033,90033,500

33,00036,90038,10038.700 37,200

928,00030,930

--

Dec.

37,500 29,10028,50028,30025,900

23,70025,00021,60020.50031,300

35,50037,30047,20093,400101,000

70,00045,00028,50025,50021,500

25,50033,500 48,00041,00027,000

36,00044,50044,50045,000 39,50041,500

*1,202.338,780

-"

Jan.45,000 45 , 80045,50043,50032,500

30,50030,00035,50039,00038,000

32,50033,00029,00028,50036,000

42,00041,00041,00034,00030,000

22.00029,000 31,50046,00046,000

32,00034,00058,000116,000 128,000147,000

tl,421.845 , 860

-"

Feb.

205,000 216,000"209,000196,000192,000

187,000178,000175,000176,000175,000

170,000157,000145,000126,000121,000

117,000114,000107,00099,70098,000

92,60085,000 81,40070,00061.100

65,60071,20072,500

*3, 763.1134,400

--

Mar.

69.800 64,00058,20058,70054,300

48,00039 , 10049,00057,90048,400

40,80044,30048,60047,00047,300

44,60040,20042,30044,00038,700

42,90042 , 100 31,60030,30029,200

33,80036,00035,20033,100 28,90028.700

*1,35743,770

--

Apr.

22.800 28,50034,30037,60051 » 600

49,90048,60045,60048,40047 , 400

40,10035,70035,30037,60039,100

31,90032,40033,10037,90030,200

27,20030,400 35,30038,30039,100

37,90034,80032 , 70035,700

*35,000

a, H4.437,150

--

May35,500 34,60033,60031,60034,000

34,20033,20031,00029,10026,900

25,00024,00030,00027,50030,500

32,00032,50032 , 00021,00029,000

35,50036.000 33,50028,50025,000

17.00023,50035,00032,000 28,00029,000

930,20030,010

-"

June

27,200 22,70032,40032,70034,900

36,80037,10058,00030,00035,000

31,00032,00031,00029,50024,000

16.00025,00031,50030,00029,000

28,50021,000 22,00028,00022,000

29,00033,50033,00029,000 28,000

879,80029,330

-"

July

26,000 25,00021,90014,00018,600

16,70010.20019,00026,80026,300

27,80027,50027,10025,20023,200

26,40026,90029,80030.90023,100

17,00021,100 25,20030,30030,400

30,80025,80026,20024,000 27,200*27,200

757,60024,440

-"

Aug.

27,900 28,80027,20028,60028,500

24,00022,00020,70021,90026,300

21,20025,60028,30027,90025,300

29,70027,00027,00024,60024,600

27,20028,700 28,80025,20016.900

19,70029,30051.50030,500 50,10030,300

815,30026,500

-"

Sept.

50,900 50,50028,80028,60028,600

28,30031,00031,40030,20029,700

29,80050,70031,00032,20053 , 800

40,00044.00044,00043,00042 , 000

31,50020.000 50,00051,00054,000

30,50030,50031,00034,000

*34,500

975,50032,520

-

Calendar year 1956 : Max 159,000 Mln 4,600 Mean 33,840 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.13Water year 1956-57 : Max 216,000 Mln 10,200 Mean 41,140 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.62

* Discharge measurement made on this day.* Expressed In thousands.Mote. Mo gage-height record at base or auxiliary gages Nov. 3-13, Dec. 15-30, Jan. 3 to Feb. 2,

May 11-31, June 8 to July 2, Sept. 16-30; discharge estimated on basis of records at Hales Bar Dam.


Sequatohie River near Whitwell, Term.

Location.--Lat 35C 12'22", long 85°29'48", on right bank 15 ft downstream from highwaybridge, 1? miles east of Whitwell, Marion County, 3 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 27, and 4^ miles downstream from Griffith Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 632.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Tennessee Valley Authority). Prior to Sept. 18, 1927, staff gage at same site at datum 0.03 ft higher. Sept. 18, 1927, to Oct. 31, 1929, staff gage and Nov. 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1930, wire-weight gage, at bridge 15 ft upstream at present datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 16.00 ft); mini mum, 33 cfs Sept. 5-8 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

1920-57: Maximum discharge, 21,400 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 16.55 ft); mini mum, 16 cfs Sept. 6-21, 27, 28, 1925.

Remarks. Records good, above station.

Prior to 1950, some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills

Revisions (water years). WSP 603: 1922(M). WSP 758: 1929(M). WSP 823: D-ainage area. WSP 1033: 1943(M). WSP 1386: 1921-22, 1923-25(M), 1927-28(M), 1930(M), 1933(M).


(Shifting-control method used Sept. 14-19, 29-3O)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1

0.711.01.52.03.06.0

4769

125209482

1,510

10.0 1E.O 13.0 14.0 14.5 15.8

3,000 4,120 5,200 7.22O 9,OOO

16,300

Feb. 2 to Sept. 3O

0.6O 33 2.O 2O91.0 63 3.0 4821.5 120

Note. Same as preceding table above 3.O ft.


Day

12 345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfantIn.

Oct.

*47Tf 50

397409

31519114011299

8983777469

6765636362

6269696466

746966646469

3,255105

0.2730.32

Nov.

*7985

144137115

10396908485

84817876li

94107110114109

114131125125122

11811110510197

3,094103

0.2680.30

Dec.

9288

*868481

7978767572

7113~6

3,54014.000

*10,90O

6,63O3,35O1,7901,230

921

9381,6802,22O2.24O1,770

1,3701,O6O

904796697626

57,68O1,8614.855.59

Jan.

5685O8 460508

1,110

1,2101,040

857765697

609552524492463

440406374348326

318343

1,1601,2601,240

1,0701,5003,2106,2606.46O7.540

42,4181,3683.564.11

Feb.

15.800«15,3OO

9, ISO5,73O3,930

3,1703,6103,9404,17O3,960

3,1002,2901,7601,4301,210

1,1401,O3O

9421,1001,680

1,54O1,2901,O8O

945881

2,3003,1602,750

-__ _ _ _

98,4183,5159.159.53

Mar.

*2.1101,696 1,4401,2301,070

955962

1,3801,4801,310

1,1501,09O1,040

962884

799728694687639

598602598572592

605588559530501472

28,51792 O

2.402.76

Apr.

492918 949

2,1404,74O

4,2402,900

*3,06O6.9403,98O

2,2901,6501,3001,060

911

8O6724666619572

54O609670707666

588521476440

*466

46,6401,5554.054.52

May

495437 492536418

366323297274260

257253238233238

255229222241227

2182032O3257274

2622272O9186177

*186

8,693280

0.7290.84

June

169150 142135135

14214223O222248

334346302236198

177159149138130

12312211712O142

144135132149154

5,222174

0.4530.51

July

*167175 144128117

108103979388

8379767476

10779

12410193

7773696878

6862605858

*57

2,84091.6

0.2390.28

Aug.

5757 535457

5248464544

4447444243

4452655049

4746454444

434139383736

1,45346.9

0.1220.14

Sept.

3636

*353633.

3333344486

5589111211615

418643546383265

213180205209233

190159147326

*552

6,156205

0.534O.6O

Calendar year 1956: Max 14,OOO Min 47 Mean 874 Cfam 2.28 In. 31.01Water year 1956-57: Max 15.8OO Min 33 Mean 834 Cfam 2.17 In. 29. 5O

Peak discharge (base, 5.5OO cfs). Dec. 14 (1 p.m.) 14.6OO ofs (15.54 ft): Feb. 1 (10:30 p.m.)17.60O cfs (16. OO ft); Apr. 9 (8 a.m.) 7,91C cfs (14.22 ft).



Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°37'27", long 86°18'23", in NWir sec. 10, T. 5 S., R. 3 E., on left bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 72, 1,000 ft downstream from Southern Railway bridge, 2 miles west of Woodville, 4.1 miles (revised) upstream from Little Paint Creek, and at mile 26.6.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 570.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Dec. 23, 1935, to Jan. 16, 1938, staff gage and Jan. 17, 1938, to July 24, 1940, water-stage recorder, at site 20 ft upstream at same datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,900 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 20.16 ft); mini mum, 7.8 cfs Oct. 19, 20 (gage height, 0.35 ft); minimum gage height, 0.27 ft Sept. 7, 8.

1935-57: Maximum discharge, 31,300 cfs Dec. 28, 1942; maximum gag? height, 20.84 ft Jan. 5, 1949; minimum discharge, 1.3 cfs Oct. 21, 1954 (gage height, 0.28 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubicfeet per second]

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5-9, 16, Nov. 28 to Dec. 4, Mar. 29 to Apr. 2, July 1, 2; rate of change In stage used as a factor Dec. 13-16, 23, 24, Jan. 5-7, Jan. 28 to Feb. 10, Feb. 26-28, Apr. 4-7, 9-11)


0.35.5

1.0

7.81240

1.5 742.0 1234.0 400


0.27 .5

2.0 3.0 4.0 8.0

173765

108230400

1,320

11.014.016.017.018.019.020.0

2,2903,6205,0506,650

10,00016,30024,500


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

14*14121212

1111109.79.4

8.88.58.58.58.8

8.58.18.17.87.8

8.89.09.7

1111

141414

if14

333.010.7

0.0330.04

Nov.

*1515141723

2020211818

1818181716

3052877554

4539363642

42363227

*24

92530.8

0.0960.11

Dec.

2321201918

1817171616

15282

2,3406.2105,840

3,0601,260481335277

3901,0902,3302,2901,240

734536422353 300

*261

30,231975

3.053.51

Jan.

231202178326

2,290

3,0001,500

796591487

413356328305277

256232211192178

*167TfT420887672

703935

2,5904,4005,970

*6.540

35,6041,1493.594.14

Feb.

24.50016,2006,8804,4203,450

3,0603,3203,4602,5702,050

1,4801,100846679569

8391,140816716

1,120

1,040777632536495

1,8302,970

*1,860-

89, 1553,1849.9510.36

Mar.

1.200954766641558

495497971

1,050793

676743

1,050887734

619525479473447

396408475461643

935734604522 471

20,633666

2.082.40

Apr.

*404533615

1,2803,570

4.2402,4601,4002,4402,810

1,540939727584487

424378344312283

265387307300273

244219202187 177

28,241941

2.943.28

May

*167154143133122

110101948790

1141341189990

21519014511196

949291

167141

105*9079

15?226

3,828123

0.3840.44

June

147101786457

545168

100182

619230"

a!50alOOa75

a65a 60a555047

4344434449

9711093

615 551

4,042135

0.4220.47

July

*23317012910284

6860524642

3834323030

3228445747

3934302929

34282422 21I9.

1,66753.8

0,1680.19

Aug.

*1918171719

1720182121

1917161516

1818165140-

3127232018

16151413 1312.

61519.8

0.0620.07

Sept.

12*12121212

1211T?1312

1313152028

4183696154

4438332927

25222233 60

85028.3

0.0880.10


Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs). Dec. 14 (7 p.m.) 8.560 cfs (17.59 ft); Feb. 1(1 to 2 p.m.) 25,900 cfs (20.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In sta^e, weather records,



Flint River near Chase, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°49'08", long 86°28'52", in SWv sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 1 E., on left bank 250 ft downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge, a third of a mile downstream from Brier Pork, and 5 miles northeast of Chase.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 640.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 18, 1934, staff gage at railway bridge 250 ft upstream at same datum.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,900 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 19.7 ft); mini mum, 65 cfs Aug. 8; minimum gage height, 0.96 ft Sept. 7.

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 42,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1954 (gage height, 25.00 ft); mini mum, 44 cfs Sept. 20, 27, 30, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.82 ft Sept. 3, 27, 1954.

Flood in September 1929 reached a stage of 25.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 42,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good above 200 cfs and fair below, small mills above station.

Some diurnal fluctuation caused by



0.9 1.2 1.5 2.0 4.0

59136226406

1,400

8.012.015.019.0

4,1208,05012,40023,800


Day

1 2345

6789

10

111213 1415

1617181920

2122232425

2627282930 31

TotalMeanCf smIn.

Oct.

78 8093

121109

908078761±

767678 7676

7474747476

90101989085

787478787ftfO

96

2,57983.2

0.2430.28

Nov.

*124 106888080

83101969893

888583 8883

10198

1019696

9896969696

9696939393

2,82194.00.2750.31

Dec.

93 88909088

8888888888

88712

"4^4601,620

750529431398358

3476O7920774543

435374328306282 272

20,963676

1.982.28

Jan.

255 239226622

1,860

8226O7483419390

347321310 289275

265242229223220

*2262586O7501444

4792,3603,4004,4003,620 10,200

35,1391,1343.323.82

Feb.

22,000 9,0002,6302,7603,040

1,86O1,7401,3701,8001,340

1,020822726 654726

1,680920702

1,2401,320

846678607556"556

1,8601,260*970-

64,6832,3106.757.03

Mar.

822 702607552510

5241,3501.8001,020

774

678774774 630547

479440427466435

398448457440774

607492435390362 54J7

19,461628

1.842.12

Apr.

*339 343444394

1,430

1,240678524

1,8203.190

1,070726584 497440

398370347328314

292292317822427

324275255236226

18,9426311.852.06

May

214 208211208190

178172166166169

*181178172 160211

2OO160151181217

178264328214184

303481 229178160 148_

6,360205

0.5990.69

June

139 130127124127

1272O2351283285

223172151 148133

12411210912T242

142121115162422

169139386618272

5,977199

0.5820.65

July

*214 154169154139

130118115112101

98*9J9; 9C9f

124llf9f8fsrsr

Aug.

72 707070

124

8576706767

67118130 1O690

10193

187133*101

938C 908C 88sr 857f 85

78 8574 8074 7674 7672 76ri 76

3,26.? 2,80710!? 90.5

O.3O7 O.2650.3'- 0.31

Sept.

76 76767676

7474768888

93101176 774.226

320187148130136

145130124118106

101101115169205

4,385146

O.4270.48

Calendar year 1956 : Max 11,OOO Mln 74 Mean 502 Cfsm 1.47 In. 2O.OOWater yearl956-57 : Max 22,000 Mln 67 Mean 513 Cfsm 1.5O In. 20.38

Peak discharge (base, 5.OOO cfs).-cfs (9.9 ft)j Feb. 1 (6 a.m.) 25,900

-Dec. 13 (10 p.m.) 8,270 cfs (12.2 ft); Jan. 29 (4 a.m.) 5,9OO cfs (19.7 ft); Apr. 10 (4 a.m.) 5,340 cfs (9.3 ft).


493799 O -59 - 13


Tennessee River at Whitesburg, Ala.

Location. Lat 34 C34'27", long 86°32'42", in NE£ sec. 30, T. 5 S., R. 1 E., on right bank at Whitesburg, a quarter of a mile upstream from Aldridge Creek, a third of a mile up stream from Clement C. Clay Bridge on State Highway 38, 5j miles downstream from Flint River, 11 miles south of Huntsville, 15f miles downstream from Guntersville Dam, 58? miles upstream from Wheeler Dam, and at mile 333.3.


Records available.--October 1924 to September 1957. Prior to October 1936, published as "at Decatur." Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1875 (fragmentary prior to April 1909) are contained in files of Corps of Engineers and in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 549.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1924, to Dec. 2, 1926, staff gage and Dec. 3, 1926, to Sept. 30, 1936, water-stage recorder, at site 28.3 miles downstream at datum 14.70 ft lower. Since Mar. 4, 1937, auxiliary water-stage recorder 28.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 32 years (1924-36, 1937-57), 42,010 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 293,000 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 23.93 ft); minimum daily, 1,100 cfs July 6; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Dec. 20.

1924-36, 1937-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 2, 1957; minimum daily, 700 cfs Sept. 7, 1952, Nov. 1, 1953, Aug. 1, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 31.4 ft in March 1867 present site and datum, from high-water profile by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge below 20,000 cfs computed on basis of records for SunTersville Dam, adjusted for storage and inflow. Since 1936, flow regulated by in creasing numbers of reservoirs above station (see p. 223).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1436: 1938-39, 1941-42.


Day

1 2345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

30,600 29,10030,10029,00032,100

28,70022,70027,90026,00028,900

27,00023,00024,50022,00021,000

a23,000a25,000a24,00020,00021,000

12.00034,30026,40042.10041,400

39,80033,70020,90029,00026,20024,000

845,40027,270

--

Nov.

*25.400 27,70040,10027,00030,100

29,00029,00031,30033,10042.700

36,00030,80031,00030,70028,600

29,00036,50028,90028,90027,200

29,20035,90035,30035,40037,100

38,60037,40032,60036,40037,400

978,30032 , 610

--

Dec.

41,200 29,70028,20028,80026,100

26,00034,20023,50027,30035,100

32,60036,70060,40096,200

121.000

117,00091,20069,70041,20022,200

30,60035,90058,00068,40054,300

48,30047,70049,90052 , 10046,60047 , 900

*1,52849,290

--

Jan.

49,600 46,20041,90043,00054,600

56,200*56,50042,20035,80046,100

42,50037,30041,20043,00041,400

a40,000a39,00044,40042 , 00033 , 100

25.50035,40046,30050,20049,800

39,80043,00064 , 900

111,000152,000177 000 i

1 1,670. 953,900

--

Feb.

242,000 288.000285,000«278, 000274,000

267,000258,000251,000238,000230,000

222,000213,000194,000173,000157,000

145,000136,000130,000121,000119,000

109,00099,50095,30087,30080,700

76,10091,50092,400

_

*4,952.8176,900

--

Mar.

88.800 80,50079,00074,10062 , 800

52,70051,80057,20058,20060,400

58,80055,30054,70052,20051,600

50,80049,40051,20052,60047,100

45,90045,40037,90033,50040,200

43,60046,60041,90035,90033,00028.800

*1,621.952,320

--

Apr.

21.000 *27,60038,00033,40062,200

74,60072,40075.10072,20062,600

59,50058,30057,80052,60045,700

29,90035,90042,20042,50038,200

29,10025,90035,90043,40046,200

47,10044,30043,20045,50043 , 500

tt.,404.846,830

--

May

31,800 29,600

a36,000a34,000a34,000

a33,000aso.000a26,000a25,000a34,000

a32,000ais.oooa33,000a39,00032 , 100

37,60033,00032,20022,50028,500

40,80037,80031,90025,20026,100

24,50026,90040 . 90030,70023,40029,400

958,80030,930

--

June

30,600 21,90037,60029,500

*40,600

41,50040,60040,10034,70035,600

40,70042,50036,80042 , 60023,000

21,30031,10041,90043,00038,900

40,4009,0001.500

24,10034,200

41,50045 . 10044,80021,3008,600

984 , 80032,830

--

July

33,100 37,40028,00025,60034,900

1.1001,400

23,50035 , 80032,200

33,00032,00016,00011,00031,600

37,30042.50033,8007,50015,000

14,00055,00058,60040,80055,500

51,6008,80011,00030,70039,50031,400

827,20026,630

--

Aug.

52,800 57,000

9,2009,800

32 , 700

50 , 90030,70024,00029,60011,000

3,60054,70056,90054,70053,400

26,8008,2008,900

58.00057,100

37,80035,40055,40012,0001.600

55,70023,90055,70036,30055,40017,000

814,20026,260

--

Sept.

15,000 20,70053,70055,10034,800

54,10015.00015,00050,70032,700

34,10034,00054,30028,10032,200

42 , 80051.80051,40051,60034,500

21,80017,00055,70055,50033,600

55,00055,20027,40051,40055,600

959,60051,990

--

Calendar year 1956 : Max 226,000 Mln 1,300 Mean 40,070 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.30Water year 1956-57 : Max 288,000 Mln 1,100 Mean 48,070 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.48

* Discharge measurement made on this day.* Expressed In thousands.a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records at Quntersvllle Dam.


Flint Creek near Falkville, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°22'23", long 86°56'01", In SWir sec. 2, T. 8 S., R. 4 W., near left bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Robinson Creek, 1.5 miles west of Palkville, and 2.8 miles upstream from Cedar Creek.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 580 ft (from topographic map).


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,070 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 13.3 ft); no flow Oct. 7-22, Sept. 3-8.

1952-57: Maximum discharge, 6,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 14.60 ft); no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those above 1,500 cfs, which are poor.


(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13 to Dec. 11, Feb. 13-15, Feb. 17 to Apr. 3, July 25 to Aug. 4)


1.31.6

2.5 3.5

142454

6.07.08.09.0

10.010.511.012.0

99183255361550795970

1,2802,230

.91.01.1 1.3 1.6 2.0 2.5

0

25

3.54.56.07.08.0

10.010.511.012.013.0

991832f5361645SfO

1,3402,7rO4,530


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*0.1.1.1.1.1

.1a000

00000

00000

00.6

J^O.6

.4

.3

.3*.l.1.2

4.20.14

0.00160.002

Nov.

0.2.2.2.4.4

.3

.6

.92.11.6

1.1.8.6.5.3

2.73.23.32.31.6

1.61.41.41.51.5

1.51.51.2.9.8

36.61.22

0.0140.02

Dec.

0.8*.8.8.8.8

.9

.9

.91.01.0

1.079

428745294

11472544439

69245766747304

1711291068969 59

4,632.7149

1.732.00

Jan.

524539

160901

688291197165138

10694867669

63a54a50a48a46

a45*507257

163

225*218272646

1,020 1.730

7,866254

2.943.39

Feb.

4.890*3,1201,240

705*571

459571

1,050627487

301218190165147

239165141171159

132122109104112

183150138-

16,666595

6.897.18

Mar.

*13511410910699

106124183159147

135204183165150

12411411211999

86106102106197

150126114104 9484

3,956128

1.481.70

Apr.

120*212132846

*1.140

564312225272171

141116998472

6357575246

4440363430

262423 53

34

5,095170

1.972.20

May

2421212118

16151413

*13

3526191716

1614111820

14119.09.28.5

8.08.57.15.9 5 2

ill458.514.8

0.1710.20

June

3.62.92.52.3

*2.1

2.08.2

473025

16117.65.94.2

3.32.53.7

203.6

2.41.81.5

1663

189.8

29al!2

36

492.916.4

0.1900.21

July

a!04*74423023

1814118.76.6

5.23.83.13.36.3

3622138.76.4

4.63.22.4

3443

18129.07.1 5.64.7

582.718.8

0.2180.25

Aug.

4.63.83.22.9

*4Q

145.32.71.71.2

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.215249.2

4.12.21.41.0.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

142.14.58

0.0530.06

Sept.

0.2.1

000

000*.l.1.2

1.124

28794

2823182392

10452212420

16141967 63

990.833.0

0.3820.43

Calendar year 1956: Max i 700 Hln 0 Mean 98.9 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.61Water year 1956-57 : Max 4,890 Mln 0 Mean 112 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.64

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Feb. 1 (6 a.m.) 5,070 cfs (13.3 ft); Apr. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 2,100 cfs (11.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of normal recession and knowledge of the

stream.


West Fork Flint Creek near Oakvllle, Ala.

Location. --La t 34°28'35", long 87°08'30", in SW^ sec. 35, T. 6 S., R. 6 W., on left bankat upstream side of bridge on county highway, 0.9 mile east of Five Points, 0.9 mileupstream from Shoal Creek, I;- miles downstream from McDaniel Branch, and 2% milesnortheast of Oakville.

Drainage area. 87.6 sq mi.Records available . --August 1952 to September 1957 (discontinued). Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 576.59 ft above mean sea level, -^929.Average discharge . 5 years, 105 cfs. Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,210 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 21.3 ft); no flow

Oct. 17-19.1952-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; no flow for many days in most

years .Revisions . The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supplypapers indicated.

datum of

WSP

1336 1386 1436

Water year

1954 1955 1956

Date

Jan. 22, Mar. 22, Feb . 4 ,

1954 1955 1956

Discharge (cfs)

3,540 3,760 3,160

Gage height (feet)

19.75 20.28 18.9

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for period of no gage-heightrecord, which are fair.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods in water years 1954-55, superseding those published in WSP 1336 and 13P6, are given herewith:

Jan. 22, 1954........... 3,120Jan. 23, 1954........... 2,43OMar. 22, 1955........... 3,280

Month

January 1954 ................

Calendar year 1955........

C fa-days

_

-

Maximum

3,280

Minimum

O

Mean

95.2

Per square mile

1.09

Runoff In Inches

14.76


0.0 O.1 .2.2 .5

0.3 .4.5

1.2 2.7 4.7

0.7 1.0 1.5

3.06.0

11.0

278538

1,090

16.021.0

2,1204,080


Day

12345

6789

10

11121314 15

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCf sinIn.

Oct.

*0.3.5

1.01.31.6

.9

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.200o.2

493715106.7

5.14.43.7

*3.33.3 3 9

151.94.90

0.0560.06

Nov.

7.27.65.95.14.7

4.41740T915

1312109.08.0

2834211716

1620181716

1414121211

443.914.8

0.1690.19

Dec .

10*9.58.58.07.6

7.26.76.35.95.5

5.5287

*1,3001.700 1,160

478238187151133

126193447348226

18014813111510091

7,819.7252

2.883.32

Jan.

827166

223610

431267194163145

1201069990 82

7666605655

56*749774

273

289310

*4001,0201,140 1.850

8,645279

3.183.67

Feb.

5.850*3,2801,690

725455

366391357289250

207173154

*138 133

226156131328320

214173148134141

200180163

14,9725356.116.36


Mar.

*148131122115106

136320391278220

187238200166 147

12611311011599

92119106140320

20716213411910899

5,074164

1.872.15

Apr.

116137

*10546155 B

272187291431232

180148126106 93

8680797164

6173605347

4038363733.

4,281143

1.631.82

May

3028333225

22201918

*18

2119161414

12109.5

4944

2318181414

20211612109 5'

629.020.3

0.2320.27

June

7.66.75.95.93T~

*27140~38

12287

46352722 19

1614132213

119.08.08.5

10

9.010143639

852.628.4

0.3240.36

July

*206202744835

2520161411

8.57.25.54.7 lii

9.0206266624

1613128724

161312108 - 57.2

1,231.039.7

0.4530.52

Aug.

5.94.43.93.3

*3.0

2.52.42.21.81.6

1.31.31.21.1 .9

.*!572583911

5.93.93.22.72.2

1.81.61.21.0.9 8

176.05.68

0.0650.07

Sept.

aO.7a. 6a. 6a. 5a. 5

a. 4a. 4a. 4

*a2015

6.313

476797 366

220116S6

115157

2782381249073

595373

187158

3,724.4124

1.421.58

Mean 128 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.83Water year 1956-57: Max 3,850 Min 0 Mean 132 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.37

reaK aiscnarge toase. z.uuu crsj. yso. i (u p.m.; 4,ziu cis ^i.o it/.* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.


Elk River near Pelham, Term.

189

Location. Lat 35°17'48", long 85°52'12", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 1.1 miles southeast of Pelham, Grundy County, and 1.8 miles upstream from Caldwell Creek.





Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,950 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 12.02 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Dec. 6-11; minimum gage height, 1.78 ft Sept. 1, 2.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; minimum, 1.0 cfs Se->t. 27, 28, 1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 1,2, 1957.

Remarks. Records good above 5 cfs and fair below.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10, 14-16, Nov. 5-17, 20, Dec. 7-12, Aug. 23 to Sept. 13)

2.02.12.22.3 2.6

1.3 2.3 4.0 6.7

3.58.09.0

10.011.7

92745

1,0201,8404,380

O . VJ "±U


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122252425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

2.12.13.05.13.0

2.12.01.9

*1.81.8

1.81.81.81.81.8

1.8

lil.1.71.72.0

2.12.32.11.81.7

1.71.71.71.71.72.1

63.42.050.0510.04

Nov.

*2.52.22.01.91.9

2.63.22.82.62.5

2.32.52.3

2.32.2

3.22.82.32.12.8

2.52.2

*1.91.81.7

1.81.71.61.61 5 *

67.12.24

0.0340.04

Dec.

1.51.51.51.41.4

1.31.31.31.31.3

1.342

1,4201.560

644

2711621098870

70142309328218

15511995796457

6,017.1194

2.963.41

Jan.

493934

118538

359230170135114

9179736458

5748393432

*3550

211226192

192299

1,7601,690

*1,2002.520

10,7363465.276.09

Feb.

4.5002,160

816609681

564820735707532

394279216174156

213181156202253

212173141123120

286278250_

15,731562

8.578.92

Mar.

227190163138123

116220366283219

185198

*204176149

12511010110492

80909989

124

132120107958678

4,589148

2.262.60

Apr.

85183156542864

525306

2.1501,410*578

330232181149125

10995847870

6798

108356213

148110897578

9,5943204.885.44

May

6858806953

433632

*2927

33362729105

94695152110

91104253174114

881208866

273128

2,60083.91.281.47

June

8060423732

28334760

IBS

10969453227

2118191614

1212111123

2115154037

1,17139.0

0.5950.66

July

3224191614

119.57.96.45.9

5.14.54.34.04.5

5.15.14.84.54.0

3.83.7 3.53.73.5

3.33.23.23.C2.E2.6

227. f7.35

0.11?0.1?

Aug.

2.32.22.13.03.3

2.32.12.01.91.9

1.81.82.22.63.8

3.33.34.53.83.2

3.02.6

2.42.32.2

2.12.01.9

*T7T

1.7

77.02.48

0.0380.04

Sept.

1.71.71.71.61.6

1.61.5T7f2.32.8

3.35.1

1122155

80 102

472618

139.56.25.65.1

3.82.82.63JO

34

571.219.0

0.2900.32


Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs).-2,940 cfs (10.83 ft); Feb. 1 (1 a.m.

-Dec. 13 (8:30 p.m.) 2,640 cfs (10.63 ft); Jan. 28 (5 P.m.) 1 4,950 cfs (12.02 ft); Apr. 5 (12:30 a.m.) 1,000 cfs (8.95 ft);

Apr. 8 (2:30 p.m.) 4,400 cfs (11.71 ft).* Discharge measurement made on this day.


Bradley Creek near Prairie Plains, Term.

Location. Lat 35°21'21", long 85°58'45", on left bank 165 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1.1 miles northwest of Prairie Plains, Coffee County, and 3.6 miles upstream from mouth.


Records-available. November 1951 to September 1957.



Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,550 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 11.58 ft), from rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 3.3 cfs Dec. 4, 5, 6; minimum gage height, 1.18 ft Sept. 5-11.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 4,050 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 11.95 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance study; minimum, 3.2 cfs Nov. 23, 24, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.01 ft Nov. 17, 18, 1952.


Revisions (water years).--WSP 1386: 1952, 1954(M).


Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

1.23 3.3 1.5 131.3 3.8 1.7 311.4 6.8


Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

1.181.31.4 1.7 2.0

4.47.5

113161

3.0 1665.0 4627.0 8209.0 1,480

10.7 2,500


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

6.06.06.0139.2

8.27.77.2

*6.86.0

5.65.35.35.05.0

*4.74.74.74.75.0

5.05.05.04.74.7

4.44.44.24.24.0TT2

175.95.67

0.1370.16

Nov.

4.04704.03.83.8

3.83.83.83.83.7

3.63.63.5

*3.53.5

3.53.53.53.53.5

3.53.5

*3.53.53.5

3.53.53.53.4374

108.53.62

0.0880.10

Dec.

3.43.43.43.3373

*3.43.43.43.43.4

3.456

778353183

11287746356

53143201136101

8373665851 46

2,810.290.72.202.53

Jan.

41383561115

7464575350

4543413736

3532292726.

*3038

1056868

66280

*1,350698

»548*i 7?n-*., 1 C.\J

5,910191

4.625.32

Feb.

2,500865384433368

382371321300250

1701401109585

11010085

105125

11095858025.

145140125

8,1542917.057.34

Mar.

120100908580

75115180140110

95100*998778

7167656859

5661575371

615449464340

2,47579.81.932.23

Apr.

445947

141116

7662

230148*103

8574665850

4743413834

3336363731

2826253730

1,88162.71.521.69

May

2623222120

191919

*1919

2020192121

19191824"

22

2060462722

494028373 9

80626.0

0.6300.73

June

2522212020

29222422*22

2121202720

1919171716.

1616292220

1919181917

61920.6

0.4990.56

July

1616141414

1312121211

1110101010

9.69.29.28.98.6

8.28.2

*8.2.8

_JL

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

315.410.2

0.2470.23

Aug.

7.57.17.18.69^1

7.57.16.76.76.7

6.46.46.46.16.1

6.17.15.85.85.6

5.65.6

*5.65.65.6

5.45.45.25.04. 8. a4.0

194.66.28

0.1520.18

Sept.

4.64.64.64.64.4

4.44.44.44.44.4

4.45.0

383T15

13*12121111

11109.69.28.9

8.98.67.88.69.2

289.09.63

0.2330.26

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,580 Min 3.3 Mean 69.4 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.89Water year 1956-57: Max 2,500 Mln 3.3 Mean 65.0 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.38

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs). Dec. 13 (11 a.m.) 1,220 ofs (8.29 ft); Jan. 28 (ll a.m.) 2,050 efs (10.20 ft); Jan. 31 (12 p.m.) 3,550 cfs (11.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.Note. No gage-height record Feb. 9 to Mar. 12; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in

stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.


Elk River at Estill Springs, Tenn.

Location. Lab 35°15'30", long 86°07'17", in center of stream on downstream side of pier of old bridge, 250 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 41A, 400 ft downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Estill Springs, Franklin County, 1.0 mile upstream from Taylor Creek, and 1.4 miles upstream from Rock Creek.


Records available.--December 1920 to September 1957 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 859.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1926, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--36 years (1921-57), 476 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 16.50 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Nov. 29 to Dec. 7 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1920-57: Maximum discharge, 22,900 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 20.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 9, 10, 1925; minimum daily, 11 cfs Oct. 10, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.4 ft for several days in September, October, November 1924, October 1925.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Prior to August 1949, diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream. Flow regu lated by Woods Reservoir since 1952 (see p. 227).

Revisions (water years). WSP 603: 1922(M). WSP 803: 1929(M), 1934-35.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) (Shifting-control method used May 3-22)

1.8 2.2

93198

3.05.07.0

10.014.7

4951,6103,0005,480

10,400


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMean

Oct.

4141

256450265

16813561

*5959

5959595969

108138154154174

2512901689759

574237373543

3,684119

Nov.

9755373636

3737373430

302828*2827

2827272726

2849553632

2825232222"

1,03234.4


Dec.

2222"

222222

*2223253144

60520

3,410*5.5202,680

1,130290227244464

426428950645725

598442363262251251

18,141585

Jan.

251204148462

1,180

1,1801,350

81317665

86374328540775

77071869

194621

*621665760755760

695715

3,3704,900*4,7805,_260

33,5851,083

Feb.

*10,4008,4907,1104,7702,740

2,6802,6903,3203,7402,500

1,7001,190

928818608

830956950

1,0601,140

830567680710567

720967

1,100_

64,7612,313

Mar.

1,030770740576495

490630

1,0401,1601,160

830635626

*626621

621513442582

1,030

382382370464613

422450508526715BUo

20,257653

Apr.

824824830972

al , 000

al,600al , 500al,000a4,800

*a4,200

1,020640464459442

430780

a900a400a!50

alOOa!20alOOa200a!50

a!20alOOa90a90a90

24,395813

May

a85a8o*797772

77126676565

6462616262

6161676965

79262775923796

68039975

100352672

6,540211

June

237234186111108

16014974

248*468

376120135189198

195189189189135

7575

104293265

10882

17210588

5,257175

July

9]918P8889

140183168154143

11169686868

7268686865

526055

*5<:

53

4938383837 3*5

2,48080.0

Aug.

3635333838

3836333232

3131312929

2931323636

4797

*201183171

151130118106113125

2,10868.0

Sept.

115106958884

125234237220201

168138356500500

500418300300300

3002761306136

32313060BB

6,029201

Observed Adjustedt

tax 4,940 Min 22 Mean 441 Mean 456 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22. Ootax 10,400 Min 22 Mean 516 Mean 511 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.59

Discharge measurement made on this day. t Adjusted for change in contents in Woods Reservoir.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Woods Reservoir, weather rec

ords, and records for stations on nearby streams.


West Fork Mulberry Creek at Mulberry, Tenn.

Location. --La t 35°12'34", long 86°27'46", near right bank on downstream side of old bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from State Highway 50, 0.2 mile southwest of Mulberry, Lincoln County, and 1.7 miles upstream from confluence with East Fork.

Drainage area. 41.2 sq mi.Records available^ December 1953 to September 1957.Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 687.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of~~

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,780 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 11.71 ft); no flow Oct. 1, 2, Aug. 3 to Sept. 12.

1953-57: Maximum discharge , 8,140 cfs (revised) Dec. 4, 1955 (gage height, 13.28 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at gage height 14.8 ft; no flow at times each year.

Revisions . The figures of maximum discharge for some water years hrve been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply papers indicated .

WSP

1336 1386 1436

Water year

1954 1955 1956

Date

Apr. 16, Mar. 21, Dec . 4 ,

1954 1955 1955

Discharge (cfs)

6,400 7,790 8,140

Gage height (feet)

12.57 13.15 13.28

Remprks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Revlsio'ns. The supplemental peak discharge for the water year 1956 has been revised as

shown below, superseding figure published in WSP 1436.

Revised peak discharge.--1955-56: Apr. 4 (2:30 a.m.) 6,360 cfs (12.55 ft).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet,and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Dec. 12)

0.91.01.11.21.3 1.5

0.09.3

1.84.8

13

1.8 2.0 2.5 3.5 5.0 9.2

3351

129337816

2,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to Septemter 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

111213 1415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

00.04

2.81.8

1.8.3.2.1.09

*.07.06.05 .05.06

.06

.06

.03

.03

.03

.12.14.23.63.0

2.41.81.21.01.04. 8

32.831.06

0.0260.03

Nov.

7.13.31.41.21.0

1.01.01.0 1.01.0

.8

.81.0i'.O

1.21.41.81.21.2

2.14.53.01.81.0

1.01.01.01.01.0

47.61.59

0.0390.04

Dec.

1.01.2.8.8

1.0

*1.01.01.01.0.8

.8348

ag.OOO a700154

7343302220

371583461.3371

46352823

15

4,310.4139

3.373.89

Jan.

1311*9.9

375225

11571493931

232119 1716

1412119.99.5

1512621295

100

87785

2,000651400

*2.450

8,012.3258

6.267.23

Feb.

2,250735248542298

334256187156147

1078066 53

1Z5

1428870

418216

138936755

207

303170129-

7,7002756.676.95

Mar.

987663

*5248

47361T98142104

8012487 6959

4845434033

3439355282

6250433935 32

2,32074.8 1.822.09

Apr.

393231

*578194

11579

636TaT122

8764494035

3128252321

53220022114070

4635304224

3,750125

3.033.39

May

20*18161311

109.08.27.8e.e

8.67.56.7 5.65.6

4.84.24.24.85.6

4.517136.75.2

12116.34.83 . 9s.'s

266.98.61

0.2090.24

June

3.02.42.1*1.82.1

39145.99.6

12

137.55.6 3.62.7

2.11.41.0.7

170

1.4.7.7

1.01.8

.8

.74.55.62.7

150.45.01

0.1220.14

July

1.4.8.7.5.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.09

.07

.07

.06

.4

.2*.8.6.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.08

.06

.05

.04

.03X>2

9.370.3C2

0.0073O.OC8

Aug.

0.02.01

000

*00000

000 00

00000

00000

000000

0.030.001

0.0000240.00003

Sept.

0000*0

00000

00

39275

1.100

243101462825

2797

a80a50a35

a25a20a35a50a30

2,45982.01.992.22

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,000 Min 0 Mean 73.2 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.20Water year 1956-57: Max 2,450 Min 0 Mean 79.6 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.23

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efs).--Dee. 13 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 28 (5 a.m.) 3,750 cfs (10.93 ft); Jan. 31 (6 p.m.) 4,540 cfs (11.55 ft); Apr. 21 (9 p.m.) 4,420 cfs (ll.47 ft); Sept. 15 (8 p.m.) 4,780 cfs (11.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and reccrds for stations

on nearby streams.


Elk River above Fayetteville, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°08 I 04", long 86°32'23", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway bridge, if miles southeast of Fayetteville, Lincoln County, 4 miles upstream from Norris Creek, and at mile 93.9.



gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,700 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 26.54 ft); min imum, 134 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 1.51 ft); minimum gage height, 1.38 ft Dec. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 35,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 27.14 ft); mini mum, 111 cfs Sept. 17, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.02 ft Oct. 27, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which are fair. Prior to August 1949, diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants upstream. Flow regulated by Woods Reservoir since 1952 (see p. 227).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge.In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14, 15, Hay 28 to June 20)


1.38 139 10.0 5,050 1.52 137 15.0 9,0502.0 350 15.0 9,050 2.0 323 19. O 13,3003.0 8OO 16.4 10.4OO 4.0 1,25O 22. 0 20,2006.O 2,410 10. 0 5,050 25.8 31,4-00


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122-252425

2627 28293031

TotalMean

Oct.

196166234417568

470326276*252196

189175172172169

172169206234245

256308382336252

210178 169160148 T75

7,578244

Nov.

228210224186166

160*169189178166

160157151148145

157166160151145

154172178172189

178166 16O15114E

5,084169


Dec.

145145148*145142

142142142142159

1421,050

a6,400*10,4OO

9,270

4,8802,4201,2901,020900

1,0001,4502,2502,4601,800

1,5701,360 1,1201,000

785710

54,7091,765

Jan.

664620*581

1,0502,410

2,5302,1802,0701,510

885

664573845775925

1,1801,1401,100

527592

9251,1101,9101,7801,660

1,6103,590 9,260

10,8OO*11,900*14,50O

81,4662,628

Feb.

29,00051 . 50O

a2 l.OOO14,70012,800

8,9506,4705,9506,0906,710

5,1205,6502,9102,4902,450

2,7402,5502,4003,1505,410

3,0102,4201,9901.9401,990

5,5103,120 2,8OO

-

194,3406,941

Mar.

2,8102,5502,170*2,OOO1,760

1,6102,5905,4705,1702,79O

2,5102,5302,07O1,9201,760

1,6401,5601,4701,3501,39O

1,7701,2001,1701,1801,460

al,400al.500 al,200al,200al.100al,100

57,0001,859

Apr.

al,500al,400al,300*5,7005,150

2,98O2,72O6,52O8,46O8,100

5,2202,5701,9601,6001,480

1,3901,2801,5501,58O

980

9152,4001,3401,8701,640

1,150960 850

1,11O1,55O

72,8252,428

Observed

May

1,290*1,O8O

980810705

642594598552518

531510476455493

4554304054§9~660

468575850

1,1801,52O

1,5701.650 1,160

678 598741

23,261750

June

1,120710646

*598535

575577628565

1.2OQ

865905723510531

514493476493514

430376359384586

514401 443539 539

17,747592

July

59J36755]53f311

SOT55F56354r32?

315503267259271

311291*275291279

259243259285245

219203183180 1715169

8,719281

Aug.

169162154179418

*299192169154148

148151169215175

162151227199165

151157T54"

211279

267251 251211 199188

6,073196

Sept.

195199192188

*180

162154219"

291315

507515

1,0901,1601.870

1,7601,020

736539489

741539565415295

225175 255555 555

15,275509

Adjusted*

lax 16,400 Min 139 Mean 1,315 Mean 1,330 cfsm 1.61 In. 21.89tax. 31,30O Min 137 Mean 1,491 Mean 1,486 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.39

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs).--Dec. 14 (6 p.m.) 12,000 cfs (17.92 ft); Peb. 2 (1:50 a.m.) 33,700 cfs (26.54 ft)j Apr. 8 [5 p.m.) 9,150 cfs (15.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change in contents in Woods Reservoir.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and reco-ds for stations

on nearby streams.Note. Doubtful gage-height record June 5 to July 17; discharge computed on basis of recorder

graph, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.


Bradshaw Creek at Frankewing, Term.

T oration Lat 35°11<31", long 86°50'43", on downstream side of second pier from rightL2£fSulment of bridge on U. S? Highway 64, 0.4 mile east of Frankewing 2^ miles down

stream from Little Bradshaw Creek, and 10.5 miles east of Pulaski , Giles County.


Records available. --November 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. -Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of1929.

Extremes. -Maximum discharge during year, 3,730 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 12.08 ft); no

flVsS-57"'£il£5-df2e£5fi8"6o cfs Mar. *1 , 1955 (gage height £88 ft) from rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. -Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.


Oct. 1 to Dec

1.051.11.21.3 1.5

.05

.6 2.0 6.5

1.7 2.0 2.5 3.04.4

138420

Dec. 13 to June 12

1.52 3.71.6 5.01.7 7.41.8 112.O 23

2.4 3.0 6.0 7.0 9.3

60140728

1,0101,94O

June 13 to Sept. 30

0.97 1.0

0.01.3.7

1.42.4

1.6 1.8

6.51764

2.8 1113.3 189


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

0.02.02.03.04.04

.03

.03

.02*.02.02

.02

.01

.01

.01o0O0O0

.2

.6

.9

.6

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.44.8

9.920.320O.O088

0.01

Nov.

2^6.1.2.9.6.6

.6*1.2

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4^3.3.4

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

1.32.01.51.21.0

1.0.6.6.6.5

25.1O.8370.0230.03

Dec.

O.6.5.5

*.5.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6418

1.570684154

7241272019

251381929860

423328211715

3,480.1112

3.073.55

Jan.

14121127O131

805441

*3628

2220191615

1412111011

29197154809O

70714

*1,620*524357

*1.940

6,602213

5.846.73

Feb.

1.48O491257484269

282212186146115

90726O50

181

1309075

394187

128937259

166

223145111-

6,248223

6.116.37

Mar.

8568574839

58*1931259575

65129806753

4438383326

2732262849

393431292523

1,75956.71.551.79

Apr.

1126447483T9T

11582

259*136

98

7759473934

3129242120

1720161412

11111O119.2

2,099.270.01.922.14

May

9.28.87.86.96.7

6.4*6.25.25.05.2

5.54.74.44.44.4

3.9iJ3.79.45.5

4.248116.25.0

11559149.27.26.2

402.013.0

0.3560.41

June

5.04.74.74.75.2

4.24.04.O4.2

52

alO*5.03.O1.01.0

^81.31.31.51.2

1.01.0l.O1.01.1

.91.02.11.92.2

132.04.40

0.1210.31

July

1.31.0.9.7.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3**.5

.5

.46^11.0.5

.4

.3

.3

.3^2,

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

19.70.6550.0170.02

Aug.

0.21.1.1.07.07

**.04.04.04.01.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.011^3.5.2.07

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.0100OO0

3.87O.1250.00340.004

Sept.

00oo*0

00000

019

1737.0

alSO

a50a2OalOa6.0aS.O

alOa20alOa7.0a4.o

a3.Oa2.0

a30a40a20

586.019.5

0.5340.60

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,940 Min O Mean 62.5 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.32Water year 1956-57 : Max 1,940 Min 0 Mean 58.5 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.78

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs).--Dec. 13 (l a.m.) 3,370 cfs (11.66 ft); Jan. 28 (6:30 a.m.) 2,920 cfs (11.05 ft); Jan] 31 (5 p.m.) 3,730 cfs (12.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.** Field estimate made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records,



Weakley Creek near Bodenham, Term.

Location. Lat 35°15'08", long 87°10'08", on right downstream bank at wing wall of highway bridge, 1.6 miles northwest of Bodenham, 1.6 miles downstream from Muckle Creek, 4.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 8.7 miles northwest of Pulaski, Giles County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is ~1929.

!.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. 1955: Maximum discharge during period July to September. 466 cfs July 27 (gage heigTTt, 4.43 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,720 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 7.18 ft), from rating curve extended above 670 cfs; minimum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 18; minimum gage height, 0.66 ft Sept. 18, June 10-12.

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,440 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 6.91 ft), from rating curve extended above 670 cfs; minimum, 4.7 cfs Aug. 31; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft Oct. 1.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1955Day

12345678

July__--_---

Aug.

7.37.16.66.46.26.26.0

11

Sept.

5.25.05.05.05.04.84.84.8

Day

910111213141516

July__--_---

Aug.

10l»12108.27.36.66.48.9

Sept.

4.5f.'a4.85.24.7

*4.54.54.5

Day

1718192021222324

July__--_---

Aug.

9.77.36.47.38.26.96.46.2

Sept.

4.54.54.54.54.54.54.75.7

Day

25262728293031

Runoff in inches ..............................................................

July_-

*4114119.28.0

-__-

Aug.

5.95.95.75.45.25.25.2

223.17.20

0.2950.34

Sept.

5.55.45.45.45.57.1-

148.84.96

0.2030.23

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). No peak above base. * Discharge measurement made on this day.


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

6.45.95.75.5

*5.5

5.55.55.95.75.5

5.45.55.75.55.5

5.55.55.55.55.5

a5.5a5.5a5.55.55.5

5.55.77.37.96.26.0

178.35.75

0.2360.27

Nov.

6.05.95796.06.0

a6.06.0*5.96.27.1

6.92395

12524

392520

16842

2319272019

1716141312

808.927.01.111.23

Dec.

101218

194"73

45*34272319

17alSa!5a!5a!4

a!4a!3a!21211

1214131312

12121110109.7

722.723.3

0.9551.10

Jan.

9.79.79.79.49.2

*9.49.28.98.78.7

8.78.78.48.28.2

8.28.2

1010

alO

9.79.49.4

1111

121212

310*482146

1,205.738.91.591.84

Feb.

126273533625245

187119958175

7265626078

91617471173108

8879777777

70666260

4,8121666.807.33

Mar.

5864626256

*5253565050

484748

204T26

11480615045

4038383636

34333232313T

1,76757.02.342.69

Apr.

28282847

*31

13566473832

31262556

113

9760545144

3834322928

282625242T

1,32544.21.812.02

May

2524242525

242423

*2120

1918171739

2118171616

1514131312.

121212131212

57318.5

0.7580.87

June

13121010*9.8

109.89.49.49.1

9.19.19.4

1115

14121016

284

84312421105

3540282321

904.130.11.231.38

July

20IT141211

119.89.2

1415

*119.29.28.98.9

8.27.36.76.76.5

6.56.56.25.85.8

5.65.34.94795.15.3

277.58.95

0.3670.42

Aug.

6.29.58.67.98.9

7.66.5

*5.35.14.9

4.95.14.95.39.5

7.36.26.26.08.6

13ITa9.0a8.0a6.0

a5.05.1

11a9.0a8.0a7.0

226.67.31

0.3000.35

Sept.

a6.0a5.0a4.5a4.5a4.5

*7.37.6

a6.0a5.0a4.8

a4.5a4.4a4.3a4.2a4.2

a4.1a4.03.94.14.6

4.95.15.66.75.6

4.94.94.94.94.9

149.95.00

0.2050.23

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -Water year 1955-56: Max 625 Min 3.9 Mean 35.4 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.73ter year 1955-56: Max 625 Min 3.9 Mean 35.4 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.73

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). Jan. 29 (8 p.m.) 1.720 efs (7.18 ft); Feb. 4 (5 a.m.) 1.250 cfs ,o.64 ft); Feb. 17 (9 p.m.) 1,190 cfs (6.58 ft); June 20 (8 p.m.) 1,590 cfs (7.06 ft).




Weakley Creek near Bodenham, Tenn.--Continued


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

5.11739.28.97.3

7.36.76.56.5

*5.6

5.15.15.35.35.3

5.35.35.35.65.8

8.912T.87.97.0

6.76.76.76.7 6.77.9

208.86.74

0.2760.32

Nov.

9.27.97.06.76.7

7.08.2

*7.36.56.2

6.56.26.26.26.7

7.07.06.56.56.5

7.68.67.37.06.7

6.56.56.56.5 6 . 5

207.76.92

0.2840.32

Dec.

6.26.26.06.2

*6.5

6.56.26.26.26.2

6.5133

*41527671

4134282625

3244504235

322825222120

1,468.947.41.942.24

Jan.

1918174535

302826

*2524

2322212019

1817161615.

2560805060

50300900

*420 280

1.050

3,729120

4.925.68

Feb.

91036716611495

18217812610485

7262544976

695853

233157

10582665759

787869-

3,804136

5.575.80

Mar.

6055504845

*1061331259876

69112947867

6260585550

5050474446

45434241 4039

1,98864.12.633.03

Apr.

876858

178I2T

9377

11883

*71

5546363229

2826252424

2323232323

21212020 19

1,49549.82.042.28

May

1919191918

18*17171717

1717161615

1515152018

17145403231

601505040 3026

96531.11.271.47

June

2220604050

50454035150

50*36282522

201815139.5

9.08.18.18.510

9.59.0

101210

842.728.11.151.28

July

109.09.09.08.1

7.77.47.16.96.6

6.46.46.67.1

*7.1

7.47.19.59.57.7

6.96.66.47.47.7

6.96.26.26.2 5.6c c"b . b

22-5.37.36

0.3020.35

Aug.

7.16.66.05.65.4

*5.45.35.15.05.0

5.05.47.16.45.8

5.45.45.65.65.3

5.35.35.15.05.0

5.04.84784.8 4.84.8

168.25.43

0.2230.26

Sept.

4.84784.85.0

*4.8

4.84.85.16.66.0

5.66.2

18~6.9

6.0

5.85.46.08.59.5

1317128.06.5

5.56.08.0

12 10

227.47.58

0.3110.35

Calendar year 1956: Max 625 Mln 3.9 Mean 35.9 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.01Water year 1956-57: Max 1,050 Mln 4.8 Mean 42.0 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.38

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs) . Dee. 12 (10:30 p.m.) 1,110 cfs (6.47 ft); Jan. 28 (time unknown) 1,170 cfs (6.56 ft); Jan. 31 (7 a.m.) 1,440 cfs (6.91 ft); May 27 (time unknown) 1,040 ofs (6.35 ft); June 10 (time unknown) 1,220 cfs (6.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.Note. No gage-height record Dec. 26 to Jan. 8, Jan. 13-28, May 26 to June 11, Sept. 23-30; dis

charge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and record"? for stations on nearby streams.


Richland Creek near Pulaski, Term.

197

Location. Lat 35°12'51", long 87°06'05", on right bank 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 1 mile downstream from Weakley Creek, and 4 miles west of Pulaski, Giles County.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 19.38 ft); min imum, 17 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 27.49 ft), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 7.9 cfs Sept. 11, 1954 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and backwater from diversion dam, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1935-36(M), drainage area. WSP 1386- 1935-36, 1938, 1944, 1945-46(M), 1948, 1950-51(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of backwater from diversion dam (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)


0.76 1.3

6.0 10.0

2190

22550O

1,6203,220

12.0 4,31015.C 7,05015.5 7,64O16.5 10,00017.2 12,800

0.721.32.03.06.0

10.0

1885

200440

1,6203,220

12.015.015.516.517.518.5

4,2806,9007,6209,900

13,20017,900


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829

31

TotalMeanCfsraIn.

Oct.

212?384341

35292525

*25

252525£524

2424Z42525

4762513734

^0

32323P3170

1,01032. S

0.0890.10

Nov.

66,56444035

3743

*413736

3434321132

4454474240

4759565249

4744434241

1,30643.5

0.1190.13

Dec.

41414140

*j>8

3838384038

40608

8.170*7,9603,980

1,430896647485419

4121,1601,5901,280

888

GS2542461386328292

33,0491,0662.913.36

Jan.

255218196499

1,220

888720

*577494425

342310285262242

215189172162162

208268

1,130938840

7481,68012,60010 , 500*5,94015,000

55,6851,7964,915.66

Feb.

*17.90O8.6OO3,7702,7002,300

2,3202,8202,3001,9201,550

1,180948800676968

1,4601,080

9203,2103,000

1,8601,310

992a900a840

al,090al,2oOal,070

69,6842,4896.807.08

Mar.

988820

37303650a610

*1,0201,3901.7501,5001,190

9921,6201,4501,230984

780668608552454

407425371353410

592359338322308294.

23,965773

2.112.44

Apr.

658974688

2,2302,270

1,4201,0201,2401,160*892

748612496416362

330308288266248

236252234212194

178108160149 1 AC1,*b-

18,5556181.691.89

May

140132142128119

109101

*102101101

106104949289

848494

178264

1391,5801,180

374258

2,1602, 5&0

852496345278

12,586406

i 111.28

June

234222242258276

240222182743

2.560

736422*294240196

166142126128123

105105109178144

111106208172228

9,218307

0.8590.94

July

17013612210698

8982767268

6665616062

*6260

2469568

5953525553

494442434750

Aug.

54c52c46c43040

c36*c32302826

2628413735

3028363834

3028252122

22212020ifi18

2,411 96577.8 31.1

0.213 0.0850.24 0.10

Sept.

IS18181819

*1818326444

3610E573235149

50118811992

101

129503

1.1BO328200

142119126164170

5,424181

0.4950.55

Calendar year 1956: Max 9,820 Mln 19 Mean 539 Cfsm 1.47 In. 2C.05Water year 1956-57: Max 17,900 Mln 18 Mean 641 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.77iter year isob-af: max i/,suu nin i« mean

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfa!.--Dec. 13 (9 p.m.) 9, 18.27ft); Jan. 51 (9:30 p.m."J~??,400 cfs (19.38 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day.

860 cfs (16.46 ft); Jan. 28 (5 p.m.) 17,600 cfs

scharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations

n nearby streams. c Backwater from temporary diversion dam.


Elk River near Prospect, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35 C 01'39", long 86°56'52", on right bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1.1 miles downstream from Richland Creek, 3.2 miles east of Prospect, Giles County, 5.4 miles upstream from Ford Creek, 7.9 miles upstream from Tennessee-Alabama State line, and at mile 41.5.


Records available.--July 1904 to February 1908, January 1919 to September 1957. Pub- lished as "near Elkmont, Ala." 1904-8, 1919-34.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 563.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. July 1904 to February 1908 and January 1919 to March 1934, chain gage at site HTT miles downstream at datum 13.52 ft lower.

Average discharge.--41 years (1904-7, 1919-57), 2,999 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 65,600 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 34.85 ft); min imum, 165 cfs Aug. 24, 25 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

1904-8, 1919-57: Maximum discharge, 104,000 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 38.96 ft), from rating curve extended above 63,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening deter mination of peak flow; minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 18-20, 1925, Sept. 11, 1?31.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Prior to August 1949, diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants upstream. Flow regulated by Woods Reservoir sirce 1952 (see p. 227).

RevIsions (water years). WSP 523: 1904-8, 1919-20. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1436: 192U-22, 19<23(M) , 1924, 1927, 1929, 1931-32(M).


0.641.01.83.06.0

10.0

165270590

1,2603,6407,280

18.025.030.033.034.7

15,60025,10036,40051,50064,400

Discnarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMean

Oct.

234231219270491

635545404

*316291

237219207204201

198198195222261

319360404480436

340270237219 213240

9,296300

Nov.

336348316305264

243*255249249249

231219216210204

210216234234219

222231246258246

255255237231 21 C

7,407247

Calendar year 1956: 1Water year 1956-57: I

Dec.

213207207

*204204

204204204204201

198874

16,400*22,70025,500

18,6006,9103,4502,3101,900

1,7703,2206,1106,9704,520

3,3302,8002,3001,950 1,6701,420

135,7544,379

Jan.

1,2901,1701,0802,3706,610

5,2604,360

*3,6503,1602,400

1,6801,4001,3101,4401,340

1,5201,5901,5601,390

950

9201,7605,4404,5904,110

3,9407,760

19,00027,700 30,40029,200

180,3505,818

Feb.

49 , 500*63,80051,00038,60030,700

25,10019,80012,40010,90010,200

9,6507,2105,4704,4604,570

6,8205,3904,7707,930

10,800

8,1106,0304,6203,8503,750

7,2007,2306,100

-

425,94015,210

Mar.

5,3504.&604,1903,6603,310

3,3105,2907,5506,9805,840

5,0005,6705,2604,5203,960

3,4403,1002,9502,7502,480

2,5702,6302,1702,0302,510

2,8002,5902,1802,0902,0901 ,660

115,0403,711

Apr.

1,9102,7502,3006,2609,280

6,7105,3409,650

*12.60011,500

10,2006,2603,8503,0002,620

2,3602,2002,1102,2901,910

1,5602,9302,6902,3502,560

1,9901,5601,3601,320 1,510

124,9304,164

May

1,9901,5201,6401,2901,080

956 868813813760

750750710662635

626612590581879

9261,0502,8501,6101,700

2,2605,1903,0101,820 1,180

962

41,0831,325

June

1,0201,320

944890852

791846

1,1001,2303,910

2,250*1,6001,250

857755

725680635622648

640576504496599

720680635710 745

29,230974

July

796612540500464

428396380404420

392372356336

*316

308305529651396

340298270316326

284261240225 219'2T9

11,899384

Aug.

213207198186178

*324298277204180

230376401240277

243201219288261

213192178165168

270277261237 225213

7,400239

Sept.

198192201198

*189

183175T80291360

356388

1,7902,7901,970

6,5702,6501,4601,060

938

9081,1602,0501,460

902

671540608852

1,160

32,4501,082

Observed Adjustedt

lax 35,700 Mln 195 Mean 2,682 Mean 2,697 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.58lax 63,800 Mln 165 Mean 3,071 Mean 3,066 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.33

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs).--Dec. 15 (7:30 a.m.) 25,600 cfs (25.36 ft); Feb. 2 (5 to 6 a.m. 65,600 cfs (34.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.t Adjusted for change In contents In Woods Reservoir.Note.--Discharge for Jan. 16-30, Mar. 16 to Apr. 9, Apr. 11-18, May 15, 16, 19-23, computed from

graph based on blhourly radio-gage readings furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.


Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°40il2", long 87°19'02", in Sw£ sec. 30, T. 4 S., R. 7 W., near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 20, at Courtland, 12| miles upstream from mouth.


Records available.--July 1935 to September 1940, March 1945 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 537.60 ft above mean sea lev^l, datum of 1929. July 25, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1940, staff gage at same site and dat'jm.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,330 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 21.5 ft); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 11.

1935-40, 1946-57: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage hBight, 22.60 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 15-17, 1954, Oct. 3-6, 12-17, 20-22, 1955; minimum gage height observed, 1.18 ft Oct. 25, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 30 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1939, 1940(M). WSP 1053: 1939(M).


(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Dec. 11; rate of change in stage used as a factor Dec. 13-15, Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 3, 4)


1.23 0.5 2.0 651.3 2.0 3.0 1881.4 6.4 4.0 3501.5 14 6.0 750

Note.--Same as following table above 6.0 ft.

1.31.4

2.5 6.5

4.06.0

10.016.019.021.0

340750

1,7603,8605,6408,400


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*2.03.63.64.4

16

7.63.61.71.0.8

.51.01.21.72.0

2.42.02.01.42.8

8.322176.43.2

3.63.22.4

*1.42.06.4

137.24.43

0.0270.03

Nov.

1722149.86.4

5.86.4

143222

9.85.84.01^24.0

5.85.34.88.36.4

7.07.07.69.89.8

9.07.66.4

*5.8'

282.69.42

0.0570.06

Dec.

5.84.8

*4.44^4.8

5.87.09.8

1213

13104

2,3705.5202,510

802286199158136

126192620560268

18514813011510190

12,704.4410

2.472. 85

Jan.

837211299

1,540

1,230450313236206

199161144132116

10796827167

70*85153157206

500520

1,0501,5601,7902 900 !

14,659473

2.853.28

Feb.

*7,6408,2204,3601,600*850

640520480400340

286236206185178

340331206547982

440286228199199

430440286-

31,0551,1096.686.96

Mar.

228*192165154144

296872

1.180706390

295360440286228

185158148154148

127163213174480

420213167143127115

9,071293

1.772.03

Apr.

124322

*213604

1.370

540244470982470

268213177148131

11911211311298

8884867665

6454514947

7,494250

1.511.68

May

4849525347

42363331

*31

2928272524

23212019li

181271464633

446135292422

1,24140.0

0.2410.28

June

2018161737

*4267543976

10847302420

1715131211

1111101010

9.48.6

111114

789.026.3

0.1580.18

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,730 Mln 0.5 Mean 207 Cfsm 1.25

July

1327

*522314

8.66.04.54.13.4

3.12.52.21.81.4

1.1.9

734120

14118.67.26.0

5.58.68.65.55.04.5

387.112.5

0.0750.09

Aug.

3.72.82.02.83.1

*2.82.21.62.23.1

3.43.12.83.13.7

3.717

16918560

22117.85.54.5

3.73.13.13.13.43 4

547.717.7

0.1070.12

Sept.

3.43.43.43.1;:.e

2.22.23.14.1

*£ . 8

8.69.4

186460234

7454382824

2934332G20

IV14If,5256

1,443.548.1

O.I.'900.32

In. 17.02Water year 1956-57= Max 8,220 Min o.5 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.88

Peak discharge (base. 5.800 cfs). Feb. 1 (12 p.m.) 9,330 cfs (21.5 ft). " Discharge measurement made on this day.


Shoal Creek at Iron City, Term.

Location. Lat 35°01'20", long 87°34'44", on right bank 600 ft upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 700 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Holly Creek, a quarter of a mile east of Iron City, Lawrence County, and at mile 21.7.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 534.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of .1929. Prior to Feb. 25, 1931, staff gage at railroad bridge 600 ft downstream at datum

1.54 ft lower. Feb. 25, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1933, staff gage at site 7£ ft downstream at present datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 16.02 ft); min imum, 81 cfs Oct. 1; minimum daily, 81 cfs Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 0.21 ft Oct. 1,2.

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 132,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 27.22 ft), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at gage height 22.9 ft and a slope-area determination at gage height 27.22 ft; minimum, 38 cfs Aug. 31, 1943 (gage height, -0.02 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Prior to January 1951, diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant near Lawrenceburg.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. 1926(M) , 1927-29, 1930(M) , 1932, 1933(M).

WSP 1113: 1927(M). WSP 1436:


(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to May 19, May 21, 22)

1.5 2.0

81117217390615

3.08.0

10.014.014.8

1,1504,2506,410

13,80015,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September" 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

8188

102120128

1071029798

*98

9797979797

97979798

100

114231163129117

115117117115115126

3,454111

0.3190.37

Nov.

153135126122118

120144

*142128123

122120118117118

130146132124124

134185159137129

128126124123122

3,929131

0.3760.42

Dec.

120118Trails

*120

120120120122122

120319

*4,570*2,7901,560

853595452366318

310760946826630

506422370322282257

18,572599

1.721.98

Jan.

234214200343755

580484414

*374334

289263248237223

212194187180183

245282S64870755

67593

7,400*8,6704,0809,690

40,6151,3103.764.34

Feb.

15,8007,7902,7002,7402,220

1,7702,1501,6001,4601,260

1,040875770690745

1,4701,100

9301,8402,340

1,5301,160

941809776

1,O7O1,110

974-

59,6602,1316.12G.38

Mar.

858760680615560

836*1,1201,2801,100

919

8091,1901,1701,000853

730650615590529

484506475452516

5294844524344184 OS

22,020710

2.042,35

Apr.

7081,330

9851,5501,780

1,270990

1,4201,950

*1,330

1,060875740630547

4St>466439422386

37447 E46640E374

338314306292275

22,972766

2.20£.45

May

263263263242234

228223

*223212214

223225214210210

202197207263585

286540

1,080452350

6561.400

565430358314

11 . 5323661.051.21

June

286278680144660

547462434382660

470374

*314282254

234220217242251

207200?39580439

296251398475342

11,118371

1.071.19

July

305275282239217

19719S176167163

155147146147157

*159149217260183

155147144163167

149140137139146153

5,564179

0.5140.59

Aug.

140130124122117

113*111109107107

106145346T85135

123128140130118

113110109106105

105102100379695

3,874125

0.3590.41

Sept.

969697

101101

*959394

116124

112134319217159

17116313£132132

144159180142126

120120122130134

4,068136

0.3910.43

Calendar year 1956: Max 12,300 Min 77 Mean 511 Cfsm 1.47 Jn . 19.98Water year 1956-57: Max 15,800 Mln 81 Mean 568 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.12

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). --Dec. 13 (7 B.ra.) 6,780 cfa (10.23 ft); Jan. 28 (7 p.m.) 12.6OOcfs (13.48 ft); Jan. 31 (10:30 p.m.) 19,100 cfs (16. O2 ft).



Tennessee River at Florence, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°47'12", long 87°40'08", in SW£ sec. 14, T. 3 S., R. 11 W., on left bank at lock and dam 1 at lower end of Patten Island, 700 ft upstream from Southern Railway bridge, 1,000 ft upstream from O'Neal Bridge on U. S. Highway 72, 1 mile s->uth of Florence, 1.7 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, 2.7 miles downstream from Wilson Dam, and at mile 256.7.

Drainage area. 30.810 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1871 to September 1894 (gage heights only), October 1894 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 401.12 ft above mean sea level, datum'of T929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1926, several U. S. Weather Bureau staff gages at or near Southern Railway bridge 700 ft downstream at same datum. Since Oct. 1, 1938, auxiliary water-stage recorder 15£ miles downstream.

Average discharge. 63 years (1894-1957), 50,620 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 367,000 cfs Feb. 2, 4; maximum gage height, 26.20 ft Feb. 4; minimum daily discharge, 11,700 cfs Aug. 24; minimum gage height, 6.81 ft Dec. 12.

1871-1957: Maximum discharge observed, 444,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1897 (gage height, 32.5 ft), from rating curve extended above 390,000 cfs; minimum daily, 25C cfs Sept. 13, 1953 (computed on basis of Wilson Dam records); minimum gage height, -3.0 ft Oct. 8, 1925, caused by filling of Wilson Lake.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge below 25,000 cfs computed on basis of records for Wilson Dam. Slight regulation since 1924 by Wilson Lake and increasing regulation since 1936 as other reservoirs have been built above station (see p. 223). Flow now almost com pletely regulated.

Cooperation.--Auxiliary water-stage recorder graph furnished by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 473: 1897(M) . WSP 1436: 1897, 1899, 1916.


Day

12345

6789

10

1112 131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

26,10030,80029,80035,60039,000

36,90032,80031,40029,00030,800

27,60022,500 26,90021,70025,600

28,00021,80027,70020,30018,000

16.80034,80031,90049.20039,000

40 , 70031,50020,40033,200

*23,60030,100

903,50029,150

-"

Nov.

30,90038,10025,80025,50029,400

29,50038,40041,20035,80034,500

24,20028,100 36,80031,10030,400

27,80027,60027,50035,20027,800

34,80037,30038,60032,50025,800

38,80041,10029,70035,80038 , 200

976,20032,540

--

Dec.

38 , 30028,20029,80032,70025,500

24,80028,10016,50028,80036,700

38,20046 , 900

107,000169,000162,000

132,000113,00096,30066,00035,700

36,100a 50, 000363,000a76,000358,000

356,000864,000856,000a55,000

352*000

*1,869.660,310

--

Jan.

853,800853,300*a46,70054,80074,500

67,60066,50054,30047,300

848,000

55,100345,000 43,900

346,00046,100

347,00043,800

342,00042,200

832,000

50.200351,00055,100

351,00061,900

354,000358,00097,500

3175,0003 200, 000 3255,000

*2,078.667,050

-~

Feb.

525,000564_,000362,000*560,000551,000

330,000304,000295,000268,000241,000

229,000226,000 204,000189,000166,000

159,000159,000144,000158,000149,000

129,000118,000108,00095,00088,800

95 , 300103,000103,000

-

*5,803.1207,300

--

Mar.

103,000101,00092,00085,90081,100

70,10061,00069,50074,70069,900

72,70074,900 73,10072,60056,400

52,20046,60062,90057,50048 , 900

49,10046 , 90042,80035,70044,300

43,90047,60036,10044,30032,20027.900

*1,876.860,540

--

Apr.

31,40037,90037,200

*40,00065,500

74,40066,70091,50096,70077,100

69,90070,800 56,50061,60049,200

43,70045,10046,30040,20036,200

26,10037,40041,10043,20043,100

52,80044,00044,50048,40045,200

*1,563.752,120

--

May

38 , OOO38,10042 , 50038,40036,700

38,00037,50034,20030,60027,100

29,00023.100 33,00039,30033,300

37,70037,60032 , 90031,80035,900

37,80034,30040,80040,50028 , 500

28 , 90033,30040,10040,00029,10034,000

*1,08234,900

--

June

28,20022,30040,20032,70039,400

41,800 46,90034,00026,20038,100

45,00045,900 35,30039,80032,000

22,00030,40035,80039,60040 , 100

41,10024,80016.70020,90020,300

35,90051.20051,20026,00016,700

* 1,020. 534,020

--

July

57,70033,60030,10020,70028 , 500

13.50014,80021,80030,30028,700

29,50027,800 25,30025,90025,700

31,40029,40026,80032,10028,300

24,80032,90029,200

333,000330,000

31.40C20 , 90C17.30C25,10034,60C30,50C

851,40027,460

--

Aug.

32,30057,60018,00018,90026,000

27,600*27,20027,20029,50021,300

12,90030,600 30,50030,00032,500

34,70019,30017,40033,50034,100

32,40036,30033,10011,70018,400

30,90032,60032,80033,30029,50022,300

854,40027,560

--

Sept.

21,10019,20040,40044,00037,500

22,30016.90017,60023,00033,100

39,50038,300 38,50043 , 50035,400

44,20045,10045,90054 , 50044,200

28,80026,10035,00037,50032,500

34,30029,20036,10025,100

* 35,300

«£24.134,] 40

--

Calendar year 1956: Max 263,000 Min 10,300 Mean 46,150 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.39Water year 1956-57: Max 364,000 Min 11,700 Mean 54,530 Cfsm 1.7? In. 24.03

* Discharge messurement made on this day.* Expressed in thousands.3 No gsge-height record 3t bsse or suxilisry gsge; dischsrge estirasted on bssls of records st

Wilson Dsm.

493799 O - 59 - 14


Tuscumbia Spring at Tuscumbia, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°43'45", long 87°42'15", in NWi sec. 9, T. 4 S., R. 11 W., at south end of Main Street in Tuscumbia, about an eighth of a mile upstream from mouth.

Records available.--November 1928 to April 1930, January 1956 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 409.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~^929. Prior to April 1930 at approximately the same location at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 124 cfs Feb. 19-28, Mar. 6, 7; minimum daily, 13 cfs Dec. 4-11.

1928-30, 1956-57: Maximum daily discharge, 160 cfs Mar. 9, 1929; minimum daily, that of Dec. 4-11.

Remarks.--Records good. Records include diversion averaging about 1 cfs for water supply For city of Tuscumbia.


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262729293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

27*27302928

2727272625

2525242423

2323232222

2323232323

23a22a21a21*2022

75124.2

--

Nov.

2323232322

2121212020

2019191919

1818181717

1717171717

161515

*1515

56218.7

--

Dec.

1414

*141313

1313131313

131571*7371

7070717171

7383888585

85848383

fli

1,64152.9

--

Jan.

8078777983

80807978

*79

7979828583

a81a78a757369

6969

*696868

677188

105112113

2,47679.9

--

Feb.

113al!3al!3al!3al!3

al!4al!4allsal!6al!7

allsal!9al20 120120

120120120124124

124124124124124

124124124-

3,338119

--

Mar.

120*120120120120

124124120120119

120120120120120

120120116116116

116116116116112

112112112112112108

3,639117

--

Apr.

112112112

*112112

112108112116116

112112112112112

108108108106106

106106105

a!04a!03

3103a!02alOlalOOalOO

3,250108

--

May

a99a98a97a97a96

a96a9696*9594

9493929189

8989898989

8887848281

8180787876Z-L

2,75890.0

--

June

7473"

727173

71*71717170

6967666564

6463636261

6060595958

5756565654

1,93664.5

--

Ji-ly

545454

*5453

5251504848

4746454443

4243484846

4544434847

464443414240

1,45346.9

--

Aug.

3938383736

35*33333231

3132323131

3131313029

2928282727

272525232323 "

94630.5

--

Sept.

2323232121

21212121

*21

2021212121

2121212121

2123112524

2323232322

65922.0

--

Calendar year 1956 : Max 132 Min 13 Mean 59.0 Cfsm - In. -Water year 1956-57 : Max 124 Min 13 Mean 64.1 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of hydrographic plotting?. Note.--Dally discharges Include water diverted from spring pool for water supply for city of

Tuscumbia. Records of discharge do not include local runoff.


Bear Creek near Hackleburg, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°17'01", long 87°46'26", in SWi sec. 11, T. 9 S., R. 12 W., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 2 miles upstream from Bluff Creek and

3§ miles east of Hackleburg, Ala.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--1956: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 1,700 cfs July 2 (gage height, 7.8 ft); minimum, 6.1 cfs Sept. 18, 19.

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 7,000 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 20.0 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Sept. 3,7.

Remarks. Records good.Rating table, July 1, 1956, to Sept. 3O, 1957 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per secondj (Shifting-control method used June 10 to July 13, 1957)

1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.5

6.2 10.6 IB 34 72

126

3.0 7.O

11.0 15.0 18.0

2601,4602,8004,5006,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1956

Day

12345678

July

5068515085

*61694536

Aug.

10186623261313

*11

Sept.

139.88.57.8

14*392217

Day

910111213141516

Total. ................ .

July

3643302422231919

Aug.

9.616441815121216

Sept.

119.38.3.8.6.5.3.1

Day

1718192021222324

July

2218151414132115

Aug.

119.39.3

132254451914

Sept.

6.76,26.26.26.66.76.98.3

Day

25262728293031

Cubic feet per second per square mile ................Runoff in inches ...................

July

1211108.8

223813

1,643,853.0

0.43

Aug.

12109.8

12211311

905.029.2

0.24

Sept.

149.68.37.56.96.7-

303.810.1

0.08Peak discharge (base. 2.OOP cfs). No peak above base. * Discharge measurement made on this day.


Day

1 2345

6789

10

111213 1415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3031

TotalMeanCf smIn.

Oct.

8^0*13151818

1613108.88.3

8.38.38.0 9.28.0

8.08.08.38.3

16

336216804532

2930292422

*36

1,097.535.4

0.2480.29

Nov.

77 45332925.

2536905542

363329 2726

4950373337

5577584944

433835

*3433

1,28042.7

0.2990.33

Dec.

30 3029

*2827

2728272725

26753

*5,780 *2,2201,040

620425317245207

210329830545365

272224195170148130

13,329430

3.013.47

Jan.

118 10292766

1,580

710485356

*299242

187168158 139126

11699858086

93114160120620

605*6201,0602,7601,7004.J740

18,586600

4.204.83

Feb.

*5,650 *2,5flO*1,340

980860

710830590485410

329263227 201204

395275236605560

455374320284287

590470380-

2O.89O746

5.225.43

Mar.

332 281*260224204

440560665560440

359395344 326296

263236224233204

184251201263470

395311248207193171

9,748314

2.202.54

Apr.

410 374287

1,280*950

590410890770500

410335278 218193

179168173148130

133130118106101

92888686"

90

9,723324

2.272.53

May

83 82

179139108

9585

*595958

656152 5348

4542588696

582561959772

718657454234

2,56682.8

0.5790.67

June

32 304T58

171

109184*92428440

350201126 8864

4541

248403156

8059727250

3730

413515266"

4,901163

1.141.27

July

323 287213

*13990

6650403127

232217 1616

1619884125

1815151517

17141313T3~

1,71155.2

0.386

Aug.

13 12101619

*12108.88.58.5

8.38.88.5 8.08.0

8.09.8

545419

17119.69.68.5

8.07.87.87.36.9

404.613.1

O.O920.44 0.11

Sept.

6.9 7.17.17.17 3

7.16.77.68.5

*10

9.e1041 5744

12236202335

4231302115

131338

12066

862.028.7

0.2010.22

Calendar year 1956: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -Water year 1956-57: Max 5,650 Min 6.7 Mean 233 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.13

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Dec. 13 (4 p.m.) 5,350 cfs (16.7 ft); Jan. 5 (1:3O a.m.) 2,520 cfs (10.3 ft); Jan. 29 (2 a.m.) 3,960 cfs (13.8 ft); Jan. 31 (12 p.m.) 7,OOO cfs (20.0 ft)j Apr. 4 (1:30 p.m.) 2,000 cfs (8.8 ft).



Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala.

Location. --Lat 34°39'21", long 88°07'21", In SE£ sec. 5, T. 5 S., R. 15 W., on left bank 20 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Cedar Creek (formerly called Little Bear Creek), three-quarters of a mile southwest of Bishop, and at mile27 . 3 .

Drainage area. --667 sq mi.

Records available . August 1926 to March 1932, June 1933 to September 1957'.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929. Prior to June 23, 1928, and Feb. 10, 1929, to Mar. 31, 1932, staff gage at site 35 ft downstream at datum 5.00 ft lower. June 7, 1933, to May 28, 1934, chain gage at bridge 20 ft downstream at same datum as staff gage.

Average discharge .--27 years (1926-27, 1929-31, 1933-57), 1,055 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 28,900 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 20.22 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 19, 20; minimum gage height, 0.90 ft Sept. 7, 8.

1926-57: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Mar. 22, 1955; maximum gage height, 22.0 ft (present datum) Dec. 26, 1926, from floodmarks; minimum discharge, 9.3 cfs Sept. 15-17, 1954; minimum gage height, -0.15 ft Sept. 1, 1943.

Remarks .--Records good.

Revisions (water years 1.--WSP 698: 1929. 1928(M),, 1929, 1930(M); 1932 (M).

WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1927

Rating tames, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept.

0.951.21.5Z.O3.05.0

3159103195460

1,210

10.013.015.017.020.0

3,6506,2009,30014,70027,900

0.921.11.5

59114

2.0 3.0

202460

Note.--Same as preceding table above 3.0 ft.


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425-

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*4243589793

9772625959

5146393635

353634I!32

3964

272292193

1411151019890

103

2,56582.7

0.1240.14

Nov.

*106128139151123

113112135177171

175148130118108

106103101106135

142148155169171

155146134122118

4,045135

0.2020.23

Dec.

113108

*106106106

103103108110106

110281

3,6909.0006,360

5,5604,3501,7601,100

.872

7741,7902,3002,4001,930

1,4001,080

880752665595

48,7181,5722.362.72

Jan.

525*478436

1,3805,620

3,5402,9802,2401,5201,250

1,080912802735665

602546490454450

436484

1,140836920

1,3802,5604,2505,5305,3909 . 750

59,3711,9152.873.31

Feb.

25,00027.900

*18,3009,7205,810

3 r 6702,7602,3202,1701,800

1,5701,3401,1801,0601,030

1,5501,3901,2102,8102,980

2,2601,8301,5101,3001,260

1,5101,9801,980

129,2004,6146.927.20

Mar.

1,6701,430

*1,2801,1701,080

2,1102,5202.5502,3802,070

1,7902,3802,1601,8001,550

1,3401,2001,1201,1201,030

9641,0401,020

9921,180

1,2101,1901,050

936856808

44,9961,4512.182,51

Apr.

1,5902,520

*1,8502,2802 , 690

2,5402,1203,8304.1402,850

2,2401,7501,4401,2501,070

960896892830798

794844780700634

581526494868777

45,5361,5182.282.54

May

620672665630581

494436397

*364343

338325310312335

308310312315424

409364

1,7701,190

665

5395254754033462_98_

15,475499

0.7480.86

June

266259283251

1,110

1,090763598766770

1,4001,170

808598460

376349

1,140637686

598521463436385

332280553

1,7201,470

20,438681

1.021.14

July

1,1201^160 1,080

852644

490403335288246

218200184171175

208164173186170

184150134134182

152130114112122124

10,005323

0.4840.56

Aug.

1551321149895

9181757569

6461929180

7466

141406266

164125988?72

676360575248

3,215104

0.1560.18

Sept.

4646464645

4340485756

*5898

21211198

13516618216G271

27621843027T182

137117106114139

3,960132

0.1950.22


Peak discharge (base. 7.500 cfs). Dec. 14 (5 p.m.) 9,990 cfs (15.33 ft); Feb. 2 (4 a.m.) 28.9UO cfs (20.22 ft).



Tennessee River at Savannah, Term.

Location. Lat 35°13'29", long 88°15'36", on left bank pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 64, at Savannah, Hardin County, 16.8 miles downstream from Pickwick Landing Dam and at mile 189.9.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 7, 1945, at datum 41.61 ft higher. Since Oct. 1, 1948, auxiliary water-stage recorder on downstream end of lock wall in lower pool at Pickwick Landing Dam, 16-.8 miles upstream. Apr. 5, 1937, to Jan. 31, 1939, auxiliary staff gage 4.0 miles downstream and Feb. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1948, water-stage recorder 4.3 riles down stream.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 403,000 cfs Feb. 6; maximum gage height, 92.42 ft FeFT 6; minimum daily discharge, 16,400 cfs Oct. 21; minimum gage height, 54.19 ft Dec. 9.

1930-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 6, 1957; maximum gage height, that of Feb. 6, 1957; minimum daily discharge, 1,100 cfs Sept, 3, 1945, caused by experimental closure of Pickwick Landing Dam; minimum gage height, 41.20 ft, present datum, Oct. 20, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 101.2 ft Mar. 21, 1897, present datum, from floodirarks (dis charge, 450,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 320,000 cfs). Flood of Jan. 2, 1927, reached a stage of 92.7 ft, present datum (discharge, 349,000 cfs).

Minimum stage known, 38.8 ft Sept. 8, 1925, present datum.

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation since 1924 by Wilson Lake and increasing regulation since 1936 as other reservoirs have been built above station (see p. 223). Flow now almost completely regulated.

Cooperation. Auxiliary water-stage-recorder graph furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years). WSP 853r 1937, drainage area.


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

ItotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

28,60033,20032,60039,10043,200

39,30028,60034,70031,00033,100

27,00026,500

a30,600a24,400a25,500

a26,100a26,400a27,400a!6,900a21,700

a 16. 400a40,70034,40049,50040,500

38,00028,800

a2 1,700a32,700*27,90028,700

955,00030,810

-"

Nov.

28,40041,40030,70022.70032 , 600

30,50036,00042 , 90036,90027,900

25,30033,20040,00034,70030,000

28,40031,10028,90036,10024,100

31,80043,40046.50030,90025,000

37,80041,90029,20035,80037,900

tl,00233,400

--

Dec.

39,20031,00031,90032,900

*27,900

21,50021,60020,20029,90042 , 900

42,80036,40090,500

163,000174,000

150,000117,00097,80074,50050,700

51,10034,50062,80076,40062 , 800

64,80063,60059,40053,20046,50049,900

*1,920.761,960

--

Jan.

50,80053,70043,60050 , 60079,300

78,60073,70052,50044,40051,700

59,20047,60041,10047 , 90045,100

49,70040 , 10034,00037,20035,500

30,00051 ,40065,70059,40058,400

53,30067,300103,000171,000210,000231,000

K, 116.868,280

--

Feb.

298,000339,000364,000387,000395,000

395,000369,000358,000326,000284,000

266,000254,000236,000213,000195,000

180,000171,000160 , 000152,000158,000

149,000132,000122,00096,40086.500

*92,700103,000104,000

-

*6,385.6228,100

-"

Mar.

103,000103,00098,70091,70085,900

77,80074,60078,20081,30077,000

70,80069,70077,60079,60072,700

50,70041,00057,10052,30046,400

51,40042,40039,30037,10042 , 000

45,30048,50042,10026.00030,50026,800

tl,920.561,950

-~

Apr.

30,40040,30042,50044,10072,100

84,60064,40086,80090 . 10089,200

88,40088,70083,30069,40069,800

61,40047,70052 , 10048,70037,600

27.00038,300

*41,50048,90052,300

59,00046,40043 , 10049,80053,300

*1,751.258,370

-"

May

47,30044,70051,50044,10033,600

43,10044 , 60036,60034,90025.500

29,00026,00034,30052.90037,000

42 , 10043,30034,30034,10036,000

39,60038,10045 , 60050,50035,800

29,20038,70045,40045,60028,70039,400

*1,211.339,070

-"

June

34 , 80027,800

a42,500a36,300a5 0,800

a58,500a23,000a39,900a3 1,700a36,300

a60,000*59,50045,10043,60046,400

33,40034,40046,20045,70040,700

44,10039,40030,70025,50021.000

41,00054,70048,20032 , 60031,600

*1,205.440,180

-"

July

41,00040,40033,60027,60031,100

29,30030,60025.10029,70028,800

26,30023,80036,00034,60026,700

31,10032,80029,80036,70044.400

37,80051,70029,70055,60029,200

30,50033,00032,70024,60054,70029,500

984,40031,750

-"

Aug.

31,20033,40032,80033,40027,400

24,60025,00024,00030 , 70035,400

27,20027,80029,10029,20029,400

35,50031,30029,90033,20030,600

*32,50055.70028,80022 . 60033,500

31,80028,50029,90050,20029,10035,200

936,90030,220

-

Sept.

35,90018.50035,00040,60031,400

20,00031,10030,60022,60030,500

37,30037,50035, SCO48,50041,200

42,30048,30037,50057.70032 , 600

33 , 80034,50036,00045,20044,800

43,40039,60039,60033,40034,700

tl,099.936.6BO

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 276,000 Mln 13,100 Mean 49,810 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.46Water year 1956-57: Max 395,000 Mln 16,400 Mean 58,880 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.12

* Discharge measurement made on this day.* Expressed In thousands.a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of records pt Pickwick

Landing Dam.


Duck River below Manchester, Term.

Location. Lat 35"28'15", long 87°07'18", on right bank 50 ft downstream from Power'sbridge, 2 miles southwest of Manchester, Coffee County, 3£ miles downstream from Little Duck River, and 7 miles upstream from Crumpton Creek.





Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,740 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 12.65 ft); mini mum, 11 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 18.93 ft), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 8 cfs Aug. 12, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.57 ft Sept. 19, 20, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 23.2 ft in March 1929 (discharge, about 50,000 cfs), from high- water mark by Tennessee Valley Authority. Flood of March 1902 reached approximately the same stage as the flood of March 1929.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Occasional regulation for short periods during low flow by small reservoir -above station.


Rating tatle, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.151.41.72.02.5

120280

4.0 7.0 9.0

11.2

8952,4803,8505,920

Discharge, In cutic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

1117283929

232020

*1919

1919191918

1817181818

2124232120

212120202027

65221.0

0.1960.23

Nov.

2723232221

2223222020

202020li*19

2120191919

2423212020

2020202020

62720.9

0.1950.22

Dec.

1919191920

*2020202020

20178

2.0901,270

640

2361421058676

75208420316181

12810390817367

6,781219

2.052.36

Jan.

62545083

348

2191511169997

887873

*6864

5954494650

75116540

*360222

196750

5.5502,420

*1,5504,790

18,4575955.566.42

Feb.

*5.8602,480

760700740

656944836568512

416288226190178

360256187598764

368256199172166

744524412-

20,360727

6.797.08

Mar.

368264202172145

154639926444296

208332

*336226181

145125122154132

120120110150170

200170130120110100

7,071228

2.132.46

Apr.

150200150800500

350250350220180

*16014012010595

8578737067

6570807060

555255100300

5,050168

1.571.76

May

180110857565

555048

*4546

4746434345

4439384754

4713227211676

9412886625447

2,31974.8

0.6990.81

June

4440373647

5471544970

5245394037

3534343834

33333435

*39

3837464441

1,27042.3

0.3950.44

July

4038373533

3129292827

2625252527

3527272623

2121

*232423

212020202020

82626. 6

0.2490.29

Aug.

2020202020

1818

*181818

1818192320

1819212018

5064362720

171514141313

66721.5

0.2010.23

Sept.

13131314

*13

1314131519

1719

21512876

4749382927

2727332927

2423364449

1,10436.8

0.3440.38


Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs ).--Jan. 28 (10 a.m.) 7,740 cfs (12.65 ft); Jar. 31 (10 p.m.) 7,430 cfs (12.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.Note. No gage-height record Feb. 4, Mar. 21 to Apr. 10, Apr. 12-17, Apr. 19 to May 8; discharge

estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.


Garrison Fork at Fairfield, Tenn.

Location. --Lat 35° 33 '59", long 86° 17 '00", near left bank on downstream side of center pier of highway bridge, 0.1 mile east of Fairfield, 0.6 mile downstream from Noah Fork, and

4.5 miles northeast of Wartrace , Bedford County.



Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 800.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of~Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 6,300 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 15.64 ft), from

rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 7-9 (gage haight , 0 79 ft )

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 25,300 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 23.13 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 17-20, 1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 7-9, 1957.

Remarks . Records good.



0.9 4.81.0 9.01.2 201.5 49

2.0 1273.0 3508.1 2,110

0.76 1.5.8 2.0.9 4.8

1.0 9.01.2 ZO1.5 49

2.0 1152.5 2163.0 34510.0 2,83012.5 3,840


Day

1Z345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

Z\22232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

5.95.9

382613

9.57.06.65.9

*5.9

4.85725.65.65.6

5.65.96.26.26.6

9.014128.57.0

6.66.66.66.67.09.0

273.98.84

0.1330.15

Nov.

12108.07.57.5

7.07.07.07.06.6

6.66.66.25.9

*6T9

7.58.07.06.66.6

1012109.08.0

8.08.08.07.57.5

234.57.82

0.1180.13

Dec.

7.5775.5.5.5

.5* .5

.5

.5

.5

7.5709

*2,0901,050325

163108775953

54138227156108

836858494438

5,739.5185

2.793.22

Jan.

332826

216237

149108837264

484442

»3937

3430272726

45358572237165

1241,050

*5,7601,570

8903,320

13,461434

6.557.55

Feb.

2,790938435372305

625763465300260

189151127109158

136114102748417

245166129109182

317221182

11,055395

5.966.20

Mar.

15313211510392

100330333238176

145296

*204164132

10899978774

7276697396

939387837772

4,069131

1.982.28

Apr.

12610893

856369

207147310185149

*125108908072

6763605551

4947454440

3633323532

3,714124

1.872.08

May

3035372926

262524

*2325

2623242323

2323232628

22163673930

825637302624

1,09835.4

0.5340.62

June

2323222832

163T2294536

2623222222

2221212020

1919

11764

*42

2419303020

1,04634.9

0.5260.59

July

1816171412

1210109.09.0

8.07.57.07.58.0

8.08.0

109.07.5

6.65.9*5.6127.5

6.25.64.84784.85.2

276.58.92

0.1350.16

Aug.

5.24.23.97.08.5

2.32.3*2.32.32.3

2.32.63.35.97.0

6.24.84.54.54.5

3.93.33.12.82.6

2.32.32.02.01.91.9

113.83.67

0.0550.06

Sept.

.8

.6

.6

.8* .8

1.61.61.5T751.9

2.638

20372

1,070

23396614434

2940593929

2423267071

2,280.376.01.151.28

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,730 Min 3.9 Mean 100 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.58Water year 1956-57: Max 3,760 Mln 1.5 Mean 119 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.32

Peak discharge 6,300 cfs ( 15.64

17: Max 3,760 Mln 1.5 Mean 119 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.32

(base, 5,000 cfs).--Dec. 13 (12:30 a.m.) 6,170 cfs (15.53 ft); Jan. 28 (12:30 a.m.) ft); Jan. 31 (6 p.m.) 4,600 cfs (13.80 ft); Sept. 15 (7 p.m.) 4,000 cfs (12.84 ft), isurement made on this dav.Discharge measurement made on this day.


Wartrace Creek at Bell Buckle, Term.

Location. Lat 35°35'16", long 86°20'22", on downstream right bank wing wall of bridge on State Highway 82, 0.2 mile downstream from Kelly Creek, 0.9 mile east of Bell Buckle, Bedford County, 4.0 miles northeast of Pairfield, and 7.7 miles upstream from mouth.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 822.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of "1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 9.45 ft), from rating curve extended as explained below; no flow Oct. 1, 2, July 14 to Aug. 12, Aug. 21 to Sept. 8.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 8,240 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 11.25 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no flow at times each year.



(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-20, Dec. 8-10)

2.112.22.32.42.52.6

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

0

Dec. 13 to Sept. 3C

2.72.8 3.0 3.54.55.6

3298

298650

2.022.12.22.32.42.52.6

.1

.3

.5

.71.33.3

2.72.8 3.0 3.5 4.5 6.4

6.812

298930


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsraIn.

Oct.

00

27122.8

1.8.9.8.6

*.6

1.0.9.9.9

1.0

.9

.9

.91.01.4

2.13.62.82.62.6

2.32.12.12.12.12.3

83.02.68

0.1640.19

Nov.

3.32.11.81.41.2

1.0.9.7.6.3

.3

.3

.2

.2*. 1

.2

.2

.1

. 1

.1

4.13.83.33.12.6

2.62.31.91.81.4

42.01.40

0.0860.10

Dec.

1.2.9.7.6.6

.5*.4

.4

.4

.4

1.4642

*664*372

79

372316119.3

1347703623

1813108.36.85.7

2,111.668.14.184.82

Jan.

4.63.02.8

9964

3423181412

8.87.86.8

*6.45.7

4.63.93.63.33.3

102031164936

27576837

*379200909

3,670.6118

7.248.37

Feb.

695158

827666

220132

896182

4835272157

352521

29684

4934252177

1024835-

2,70196.55.926.16

Mar.

2722181613

2090644332

26117*47

3728

2218191612

1214121525

252421181613

88228.51.752.01

Apr.

753827

31084

4531863627

*221814119.8

8.88.37.36.15.7

4.94.64.93.93.3

2.82.52.22.82.5

904.430.11.852.06

May

2.52.02.01.61.4

1.31.31.2

*1.21.4

1.61.11.0iTo1.2

1.01.11.11.41.8

1.0498.63.31.8

58166.43.62.21.6

179.75.80

0.3560.41

June

1.21.0

.81.51.4

1.0.8.7

3.0T72

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.474.4.4.4

.4

.41.0

.6*.5

.4

.41.4

.7

.6

24.10.8030.0490.05

July

0.5.4.5.4.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.08

.04

.0100

00000

00

»000

000000

3.430.111

0.00680.008

Aug.

0S00o

00*o00

001.5~T3

.1

.06

.OS

.05

.05

.02

00O00

000000

2.130.069

0.00420.005

Sept.

000o

#0

00o

,04.3

,117448.4

262

47168.34.93.6

2.520219.35.3

3.62.82.8

2016

514.9417.21.061.17

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,390 Mln 0 Mean 27.4 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.89Water year 1956-57: Max 909 Mln 0 Mean 30.5 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.35

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).-cfs (8.24 ft ; Jan. 27 (10:30 p.m.)

-Dec. 12 (11 p.m.) 4,220 cfs (9.45 ft); Jan. 22 (10 p.m.) 2,120 5,100 cfs (8.85 ft); Sept. 15 (5:30 p.m.) 2,160 cfs (8.27 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.


Duck River near Shelbyville, Term.

209

Location.--Lat 35°28'49", long 86°29'57", on right bank 150 ft downstream from Sims Bridge, 2.1 miles upstream from Sugar Creek, 2.2 miles west of Shelbyville, Bedford County, 2.9 miles downstream from Flat Creek, and at mile 216.2.


Records available. April 1934 to September 1957.



Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 27.0<* ft); mini mum, 48 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 62,900 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 36.40 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determi nation of peak flow; minimum, 5 cfs Aug. 23, 1936; minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 2, 1945.

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 37.6 ft (discharge, about 70,000 cfs), from high-water profile by Tennessee Valley Authority. Flood in March 1902 reacted a stage about 2 ft higher than that in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Prior to 1948, diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream.


Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second}

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 13-15)

0.82 1.0

2.5

4973

16728546O

6.012.020.023.026.0

2,2005,650

12,60016,40021,400


Day

12345

6789

1O

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

6766

38O307176

152116948679

*7876757373

7373727273

81941029889

838179797883

3,204103

O.214O.25

Nov.

1031071008987

838384

*8381

79797978!§

7983868684

8998

10710294

8989878686

2,63687.9

0.1830.20

Dec.

8483838384

*8686868686

861.O8O

12. BOO*8,7004,320

2,0501,180

820600478

410790

1,8001,7001.2OO

840625505428360315

41,9341,3532.813.24

Jan.

279247222

*8402,140

1,4701,080

780625536

43237434O322285

2652432242113O2

231491

2,9401,7801,320

1,0203,05015,200

*16,200

12*700

74,5492,4055.005.76

Feb.

21.40018,9006,5603,4303,270

3.3OO3,9303,43O2,7902,360

1,8101,5401,2601,0501,060

1,4801,200

9953,5003, 170

2,3001,5501,190985955

2,6602,3601,860

-

100,2753,5817.447.75

Mar.

1,5601,3401,10O

940820

7701,5902,6902,4201,640

1,2801,8501,5401,3201.09O

885765715715650

58O605625635830

90584575O67560555O

33,4851,0802.252.59

Apr.

610975760

5,590*3,000

2,0201,3401,5001,5201,260

9808 2O680580514

464436410385360

336357364340312

29727428268O775

26,221874

1.822.03

May

700482*464354297

265247231220215

222215204193191

189178167TTT193

187480915585"

343

519755402300247222

10,348334

O.6940.8O

June

196180167167

*171

178354204215243

215182163149143

133125123125129

121116I2T227174

14912712916O156

5,042168

0.3490.39

July

133T23116114109

10298949187

8481797878

79112100

*10098

9384817876

787675737272

2,81490.8

0.189O.22

Aug.

7069666565

6767

*656362

626973

169103

8483

1038978

7369769181

75676560

57.

2,34475.6

0.1570.18

Sept.

55545351

*49.

4951515455

5865

7491,28O2,320

4.65O99O496322243

32635752835724O

19617436057073O

15,5335181.081.20


Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Dee. 13 (6 p.m.) 14,300 cfs (21.47 ft); Jan. 28 (9:3O p.m.) 18.300 cfs (24.21 ft); Feb. 1 (7 p.m.) 23.50O cfs (27.04 ft); Sept. 16 (12:30 a.m.) 8,640 cfs (l5.60 ft).



Big Rock Creek at Lewisburg, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°26 I 56", long 86°47 | 09", on downstream side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 50, 800 ft east of Marshall County courthouse in Lewisburg and at mile 17.9 .




Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,180 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 11.37 ft), from rating curve extended as explained below; no flow for several days in July and August.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 17.62 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination 0.6 mile upstream (drainage area, 19.0 sq mi) at gage height 17.62 ft; no flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.



0.21 0.01.3 .03.4 .1.5 .6

0.9 1.4 Z.Q 3.0

2.0 4.5

53110290660

0.36 .5 .6 .7 .8 .9

.5 1.0 1.8 3.2 5.5

1.0 1.4 1.8 5.0 8.2

1046

100760

1,640

Sept. 23-30

1.44 342.2 140


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

2627282930 31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

0.01.01

9.66.5.8

.2

.1

.05

.05

.05

*.04.03.03.03.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.07

3.52.5.7.4.2

.1

.1

.05

.2

.112

37.571.21

0.0490.06

Nov.

5.72.51.0.8.5

.5

.5

.8*.4.4

.3

.3

.3

.2iTe

7.03.01.61.21.1

4.0u; -

Dec.

0.6.6.6.6.9

*.5.4.4.4.4

2.4649871680138

6743322622

50131116

l.e . 63l.i

1.11.0.8.7.7

47.21.57

0.0630.07

50

3328231916 14

3,078.899.33.994.60

Jan.

119.6

*9.19363

4333282520

1615

a!4a!2all

alOalOa9.5a9.2a9.0

a!2alOOa!50a70a80

a70a600

al^OO»a500

352 1,610

5,394.4174

6.998.06

Feb.

1.040330

a!60a200152

1711381279694

68564741

120

755446

434132

86645143

122

20510879-

4,339155

6.226.48

Mar.

625244

*3935

47104826754

53161"74

6257

4439383529

3132282934

302726242322.

1,48447.91.922.22

Apr.

784335

*32698

6652644236

3228262221

1917151413

1214119.17.8

7.36.46.4

118 . 6

1,140.638.01.531.70

May

6.4*5.55.54.84.4

4.13.93.73.74.4

4.43.93.73.43.4

3.43.12.96798.3

4.110825137.8

16643231410 7.8

511.516.5

0.6630.76

vTune

5.34.8

13*1411

7.85.34.46.08.2

5.33.92.82.21.9

1.61.31.22.61.5

1.2.9.9

1.8.9

.6iTo3.12.01.2

117.73.92

0.1570.18

July

1.2.7.6.3.4

.2

.09

.03.2.09

.03

.03000

.11.2

*1.0.2.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.06

.030.03.2.03

7.260.234

0.00940.01

Aug.

00000

0*00.09

0

012T.4

.5

.3

.3

.7

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

18.290.5900.0240. 03

Sept.

0.09.06.03.03.03

*.03.03

1.03.2.2

.63.0

12960

428

13174485858

1894781377252

344566

10063

2,230.3074.32.983.33

Calendar year 1956 : Max 871 Water year 1956-57 = Max 1,610

Mln Mln

Mean 35.1 Mean 50.4

Cf sm Cfsm

1.412.02

In. In.

19.1727.50

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs).--Dec. 12 (10 p.m.) 4,180 cfs (11.37 ft); Jan. 28 (time unknown) 3,190 cfs (10.59 ft); Jan. 31 (6 a.m.) 2,470 cfs (9.77 ft); Apr. 4 (7 a.m.) 1,670 cfs (8.29 ft); Sept. 15 (5 p.m.) 2,400 cfs (9.67 ft); Sept. 22 (6 p.m.) 2,400 cfs (9.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records,



Duck River at Columbia, Term.

211

Location.--Lat 35°37 I 05", long 87°01'56", on right bank 4 ft downstream from bridge on former U. S. Highway 31, 2 blocks north of public square at Columbia, Maurj* County, 0.7 mile downstream from Columbia hydroelectric plant, 2.4 miles upstream from Ruther ford Creek, and at mile 132.8.


Records available. October 1904 to December 1908 and April 1920 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1904 to December 1908 and April 1920 to October 1924 (prior to December 1922, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity during periods of high water since 1886 are contained in reports of 0. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 535.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 9, 1925, chain, tape, or staff gages near this site; all gages at datum 2.37 ft higher prior to Oct. 1, 1933.

Average discharge.--41 years (1904-8, 1920-57), 1,920 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,200 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 40.48 ft); mini mum, 44 cfs Sept. 12; minimum gage height, 1.80 ft Dec. 11; minimum daily discharge, 46 cfs Sept. 10.

1904-8, 1920-57: Maximum discharge, 61,100 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 51.75 ft); no flow Oct. 22, 1922.

Flood of Mar. 30, 1902, reached a stage of 48.0 ft, present datum (discharge, 50,700 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional diurnal fluctuation and infrequent regulation at low flow caused by powerplants above station. Prior to about 1952, fluctuation and regu lation were more pronounced.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1929(M). See also Records available.


(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13, 22-29, Nov. 3-8, 16-28, May 30 to June 9, June 11 to Sept. 14, Sept. 20-23, 26-30)

1.61.71.8 2.0 4.0

1681,020

6.09.0

20.03O.O4O.5

2,1804,10013,70022.7OO34,200


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

70708998

230

442309223180145

*1171101029490

9087878484

98102102102106

1101101061029898

3,935127

0.1050.12

Nov.

9898

106113TT3

113106

*1029898

98989898

102

106106110113113

113110110110110

11011010610294

3,162105

O.O870.10

Dec.

9090879O

*87

848284"

8484

842,280

15 , 300*23,60025.700

16,8005,1602,9802,0801,660

1,4603,2604,4004,7203,510

2,6001,9601,5401,1901,050

927

123,1233,9723.293.79

Jan.

826730570*778

2,950

4,4002,8602,2001,7101,440

1,2701,030

936866795

722583578532508

5242,1604,5306,2703,640

2,8003,24017,700

*26,80030,50030.600

155,0485,0024.144.77

Feb.

*32,40054 . 10033 , 00028,00013 , 800

7,9208,8508,8007,8606,330

5,2403,9403,1102,5402,460

3,9003,6502,6105,99011,700

7,6004,8203,2102,5402.160

4,8007,5005,500

-

264,3309,4407.818.14

Mar.

4,0003,1402,6102,190

*1,890

2,4603,7305,6005.7304,630

3,2603,7604,8803,4302,840

2,3601,9501,7001,5601,480

1,3201,2801,3101,2701,290

1,6001,6401,5801,4101, 2801,160

78,3402,5272.092.41

Apr.

1,2802,2402,3402,630

*8.160

5,7503,4606,9705,3903,450

2,6102,0801,6601,4101,220

1,0801,100

853817786

654726662646541

625450471458574

61,0932,0361.691.88

May

718*975658679499

442413377349329

325305313417333

285269273

1,750714

3735,2103,0401,7601,120

4,3805.5602,5201,410

970743

37,3091,2040.9971.15

June

587512442

*773804

553587434807

1.080

646536450357289

250219199184191

17b168180242293

361373357273266

12,589420

0.3480.39

July

262269258215191

184160148129117

10290908787

8484

*110148152

1411131069887

82797990

12198

4,061131

0.1080.13

Aug.

9087847670

62*60565658

56565876

168

150258321T99"

137

129117907968

627079766860

3,07699.2

O.O820.09

Sept.

se56565656

*5452544846.

4659

421290

1,730

3,2906,7202,2401,040

599

520566

2 , 6202 , 3401,200

64649937743490J

27,07890S

0.748o.s:


Peak discharge (base. 16.000 cfsl.--Dec. 15 (5 a.m.) 26,200 cfs (33.62 ft); Feb. 2 (11 a.m.) 34,200 cfs (40.48 ft).



Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek, Term.

Location. Lat 35°40 I S3", long 86°58'42", on right bank at upstream side of county road bridge, 1 mile downstream from Double Branch, 3.2 miles south of town of Carters Creek, Maury County, 3.5 miles upstream from Carters Creek, and 5.1 miles ncrtheast of Columbia.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 590 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,730 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 15.89 ft); no flow Oct. 1, 2, ,Sept. 6, 7.

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Mar. 28, 1955 (gage height, 24.38 ft, from high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 4.0CO cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor.




1.11.21.31.41.51.61.7

1.82.02.43.06.0

10.012.0

132879

176792

1,8402,520

1.11.21.31.41.51.61.7

0.02.7

2.03.76.6

11

1.82.03.06.0

10.011.0

1941176792

1,8402,150


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293O

31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

00"

*£.53.62.2

E.41.61.41.61.5

1.41.21.21.21.1

1.11.01.01.11.1

1.8Z.52.32.92.5

2.42.22.1Z.I2.04V7.

55.71.80

0.0260.03

Nov.

14*4.53.02.82.7

2.52.52.42.32.5

2.42.42.42.43.5

8.3125.33.12.2

4.04.05.34.93.5

2.52.11.61.41.5

113.83.79

0.055O.O6

Dec.

1.1T7i 1.41.31.1

1.11.31.61.61.9

2.5984

*1,9001,050

383

24016912910490

209496318220166

12910790796962

7,010.0226

3.283.79

Jan.

5344

*40141190

1?4110948590

7368655853

4740403735_

601,850

923403305

233558

1,160*2.160

8101,160

11,119359

5.226.01

Feb.

1.900804517393

*307

294424395389339

252206171146306

23816514165T345

251197160142155

605339256_

10,488375

5.455.67

Mar.

200168141124

*112

296491417312242

197280183156138

1181081049786

8084757183

797466615752

4,752153

2.222.57

Apr.

8892

*6912295

8272

1.700391256

19115112710895

8780726658

5752494236

3329273225

4,384146

2.122.37

May

20*29812418

1614121110

119.2

103812

8.21839

*1,010202

981.600

357195135

5582471521189678

5,226.4169

2.462.83

June

6576

140*130

91

6954698692

6248372923

1815131110

8.77.77.7

2712

8.77.3

111114

1,253.141.8

0.6080.68

Jaly

9.78.26.95.85.2

4.74.23.93.73.4

3.23.02.82.8

*2.7

2.72.79.46.22.7

2.11.92,51.91.9

2.01.91.91.93.03 2

118.13.81

C.0550.06

Aug.

2.8*2.11.81.81.5

1.1.7.5.3.2

.1

.05

.05

.03

.03

.029.6

333.41.9

1.51.2.9.6.3

.2

.05

.02

.02

.02

.01

65.802.12

0.0310.04

Sept.

0.01.01.01.01.01

00.03.05.02

.02*3.1376.4

31

82Tf7.76.25.8

5.86.28.76.24.7

4.43.93.94.74.7

249.578.32

0.1210.13

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,91O Min O Mean 111 Cfsm 1.61 Ir. 21.96Water year 1956-57: Max 2,160 Min o Mean 123 Cfsm 1.79 Ir. 24.24

--Dee. 13 (4 a.m.) 4,730 cfs (15.89 ft)j Dec. 14 (10:3O a.m.) p.m.) 4,44O cfs (15.45 ft); Jan. 29-(7:3O p.m.) 4,410 cfs (15.4O

Peak discharge (base.. IsSOO Jan.1.02 ft); J

(5 p.m.) 2, 1.78 ft); W

cfs). (8:30 p2,160 cfs (11.02 ft

ft); Feb. 1 (5

* Discharge measurement made on this day

.. __ ,_.__ f......] 4,44U crs ^ib.4b it;; Jan. zs-icou p.m.; 4,*iu cis vio.»t.,340 cfs (11.54 ft); Apr. 8 (1:3O p.m.) 3,410 cfs (13.76 ft); May 19 (3 p.m.) May 22 (5 p.m.) 3.55O cfs (14.Ol ft).


Big Blgby Creek at Sandy Hook, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°29'19", long 87°13'59", on right bank 45 ft west of Louisville & Nash ville Railroad track, 0.2 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 0.4 mile northeast of Sandy Hook, Maury County, 0.5 mile upstream from Dry Creek, and 3.5 miles southwest of Mount Pleasant.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 670.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of "1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 cfs May 22 (gage height, 6.98 ft), from rating curve extended above 830 cfs; minimum, 2.4 cfs Oct. 8-19 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 2,550 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 11.22 ft), from rating curve extended above 830 cfs; minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 4-7, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft Sept. 17, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubicfeet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 2, 3, 7)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27

0.85 1.01.21.3 1.6

2.44.89.2

1230

2.0 2.5

Jan. 28 to Feb. 19

22

Feb. 20 to Sept. 3O

103176385

1.7 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 5.1

102176385702

1.051.21.3

4.37.5

1019

2.0 2.5 3.0 4.2

55106176438


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

26272829 3O31

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

2.62.6

*3.03.63.0

2.82.52.2 .2 .

2.2.2.2.2.

2.2.2.2.2.5

3.84.73.63.33.1

3.13.33.33.3 3.34.6

90.92.93

0.1670.19

Nov.

4.7*4.24.24.03.8

3.84.24.24.04.0

4.04.03.83^64.0

7.54.74.24.03.8

5.06.45.45.04.7

4.74.54.34.3 4.3

133.34.44

0.2540.28

Dec.

4.04.0

* .0.0.0

.3

.3

.5

.7

.5

4.728333113658

31*21141110

1134382517

1211109.58.78.2

1,126.436.32.072.39

Jan.

7.77.2

*7.02231

2116121110

9.59.28.78.47.9

7.77.06.86.66.6

9.224503125

18195408

*387 164693

2,227.571.94.114.73

Feb.

64118010070

*51

5252454243

3731

*262443

554132

170104

6045363131

474439-

2,17277.64.434.62

Mar.

34302624

*22

3076805745

3851413836

3128272623

2121191819

2019171616_15_

96431.11.782.05

Apr.

2940

*358665

4839

28011469

5141353026

2423222120

1918151414

131212"

12 12

1,23941.32.362.63

May

11*12131211

11109.99.69.6

9.69.69.39.09.0

8.81412

31287

454291316243

29611860433125

1,872.460.43.453.98

June

223333

*4656

392925

255147

6543332823

2018171614

1212346836

24222822 21

1,24141.42.372.64

July

*1918171413

1211109.69.0

8.28.27.98.29.0

8.57.98.28.27.5

6.86.66.67.57.2

6.86.66.467^I'.l

291.49.40

0.5370.62

Aug.

6.6*6.45.95.95.7

5.55.55.35.15.1

5.15.56.46.25.9

5.76.46.86.45.7

5.55.35.35.15.1

4.94.94.7

fcf4.5

171.45.53

0.3160.36

Sept.

4.54.54.75.14.7

4.54.3573"

6.85.7

5.5*7.514-9.6

8.8

128.87.7.0.0

.2

.2

.2

.8

.4

.2

.2

.4

.2 7.0

205.86.86

0.3920.44


88 ft); Jan. 27 (11 p.m.) 1,200 ) 959 cfs (5.84 ft)j Apr. 8

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). Dec. 12 (8:30 p.m.) 1,350 cfs (6.88cfs (6.51 ft); Jan. 29 (1:30 p.m.) 826 cfs (5.46 ft); Jan. 31 (lo p.m., - x ~.« -,,, ..,.- . (7:30 a.m.) 722 cfs (5.16 ft): May 19 (11 a.m.) l.OOO cfs (5.97 ft): May 22 (11 a.m.) 1.390 cfs (6.98 ft); May 26 (11:3O a.m.) 952 cfs (5.82 ft); June 9 (6:30 p.m.) 1,300 cfs (6.75 ft).* Discharge measurement made on this day.


Big Bigby Creek near Mount Pleasant, Term.

Location. Lat 35°30'12", long 87°13'54", near midchannel on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 400 ft downstream from small water-supply dam, 0.7 mile downstream from Dry Creek, 2.55 miles southwest of Mount Pleasant, Miury County, and 2.6 miles upstream from West Fork.


Records available. September 1953 to June 1957 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 654.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period October 1956 to June 1957, 2,430 cfs May 22 (gage height, 5.70 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs; minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 3,740 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 10.20 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs; minimum, 0.9 cfs Oct. 20-22, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.58 ft Sept. 23, 27-29, 1954.

Remarks. Records poor. Irregular discharge at low flow caused by removal and delayed return of ore-processing water upstream.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1956 to June 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

2.02.0

*5.14.13.6

3.83.43.25.15.4

5.45.23.83.65.6

5.63.63.63.63.8

7.07.95.85.04.8

4.84.84.84.84.87.3

129.34.17

0.1620.19

Nov.

6.7*5.55.55.35.3

5.35.55.35.35.0

4.84.84.84.56.0

157.56.25.55.0

109.07.06.25.5

5.55.55.05.04.8

179.96.00

0.2330.26

Dec.

4.84.8

*4.54.54.8

4.85.05.35.35.0

5.5443

*49521794

54*36262118

2265705056

262119171515

1,810.358.42.262.61

Jan.

1210

*103046

3528242120

1715141512

111010

1429

*755041

31240720

*592260998

3,405.5110

4.264.91

Feb.

1.050282137101*82

8482746668

5750

*413668

876654

252158

9670554650

777565-

3,407122

4.734.91

Mar.

55484258

*52

501111209475

6581686157

48444240'

55

5051502932

325027262425

1,51448.81.892.18

Apr.

4555

*4711698

7056

582170102

7460504136

3250292624

2522201817

1615141415

1,71157.02.212.47

May

15*14171413

1212121111

111110109.9

9.91613

448116

597551759057

46516890594230

2,751.888.83.445.97

June

284741

*6878

563934

500156

7850565026

2218171615

1318799252

3250585550

1,57252.42.052.27

July

t22

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,O4O Min 1.8 Mean 35.2 Cfam 1.29 In. 17.50Water year 1956-57: Max - Min - Mean - Cfam - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 1. OOP cfs). Dec. 12 (6:5O p.m.) 2,240 cfs (5.46 ft); Jan. 27 (12 p.m.) 2,150 cfs (5.33 ft); Jan. 29 (2 p.m.) 1,140 cfs (4.04 ft); Jan. 51 (9:3O p.m.) 1,52O cfs (4.56 ft); May 19 (9 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (4.56 ft); May 22 (11 a.m.) 2,450 cfs (5.70 ft); May 26 (11 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (4.55 ft); June 9 (6 p.m.) 1,610 cfs (4.67 ft); June 25 (8 p.m.) 1,170 cfs (4.03 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. t Result of discharge measurement.


Duck River above Hurricane Mills, Term.

Location (revised).--Lat 35°55'48", long 87°44'25", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Tumbling Creek, 1.3 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 13, 3.6 miles south east of Hurricane Mills, Humphreys County, and at mile 26.0.


Records available.--July 1925 to September 1957. Prior to October 1951, published as "near Hurricane Mills."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 370.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 2, 1927, tape gage, June 2, 1927, to Feb. 20, 1934, staff gage, and Feb. 21, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage recorder, at bridge 5.6 miles down stream at datum 8.80 ft lower.

Average discharge.--32 years, 3,935 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 54,800 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 23.83 ft); mini mum, 320 cfs Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 122,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.70 ft, from floodmark in gage house, present site and datum); minimum, 185 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.15 ft Oct. 2, 1941, site and datum then in use.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional minor fluctuations at low flow from small dams upstream. Prior to about 1953, fluctuation and regulation were more pronounced. Minor diversions for irrigation.

Cooperation.--Radio-gage readings furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1935. WSP 823: 1927(M). WSP853: Drainage area. WSP 1436:1926-28, 1938(M).



Oct. 1 to Feb. 3 Feb. 4 to Sept. 3O

0.5 1.0 2.0 6.0

280535

1,1805,100

9.016.020.024.0

9,60023,00034,70056,000

0.8 1.0 2.0 4.0 7.0

408510

1,0802,8306,200

9.016.020.024.0

9,60023,00034,70056,000


Day

12545

6789

10

1112151415

1617181920

2122252425

2627282950 51

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

*325*320320375491

535502579618540

480450420405390

380565560560560

560585405435445

440440440440435 440

15,240427

0.1670.19

Nov.

470470480496470

455455*455460455

445455450420455

491584590552496

496508546552524

491470465465455

14,516484

0.1890.21

Dec.

440430415

*400595

590595486524515

470491

2,67017,50022,200

26,10028.20015,4005,4804,090

3,3403,1804,8406,4206,870

5,7504,4803,6603,0902,610 2,220

171,2495,5242.162.49

Jan.

2,0501,9001,6201,5501,600

5,0505,6804,6203,7903,210

2,77O2,4602,2401,9601,850

1,6901,5601,4201,2601,200

1,2504,900

22,40018,900

*12,500

8,7706,5609,050

29,50040,500 41,600

242,9707,8585.073.55

Feb.

44,00051,00055,90048,80045,800

57,60017,60014,20015,50014,000

12,20010,1008,1606,5605,710

6,5407,7807,5807,570

15,500

17,20014,50010,1007,2205,910

5,650*8,54012,400

507,02018,110

7.087.57

Mar.

1Q,7OO8,4706,6905,6504,910

4,4504,8607,870

10,60010,700

9,2907,7507,5708,5907,200

6,0005,1504,54,04,1105,750

*5,4405,2305,0502,9105,020

5,1203,1703,3003,2105,000 2.770

172,8105,5752.182.51

Apr.

2,6902,8905,690

15,10014,200

12,60011,5007,960

15,20012,200

8,1606,1405,0704,5103,750

3,3202,9702,7202,6202,240

2,1302,0602,270*2,2402,000

1,8601,6501,6401,6701,600

156,2505,2082.042.27

May

1,4901,5501,6801,9801,590

1,4801,5201,2001,1501,090

1,0701,0401,0001,0501,010

1,010970

1,020"1,1604,650

4,8402,750

11,10011,5005,580

4,0608,14010,700*6,2004,170 5,160

100,2505,2541.261.46

June

2,5602-, 3505,2104,5104,910

6,_1204,9105,7705,2604,280

5,5505,800

*2,8902,5902,020

1,7201,5201,6001,4401,250

1,1401,0701,0502,1405,480

5,8902,6102,1702,4302,520

88,3602,9451.151.29

July

2,6802,4502,1101,8601,610

1,4101,5201,1401,050964

898840790728759

745*759775892818

750722689840818

756685650629689"

756

52,5181,0490.4100.47

Aug.

775717640602569

548521510500484

479479510678

*717

580602886

1.010922

778667602559548

521500484465

*455 455

18,755605

0.2570.27

Sept.

448445445445458

455428425455465

484521532711

1,310

1,1502,2406,1104,5502,240

1,5601,4001,520

*1,4205,410

2,2401,6001,2201,020

946

40,1841,5590.5240.58


* Discharge measurement made on this day.Note. Discharge for Feb. 1-26, Aug. 11, 15, 14 computed from bihourly radio-gage readings.


Piney River at Vernon, Term.

Location (revised) .--La t 35° 52 '17", long 87° 30 i 00", on left bank 350 ft upstream fromcounty highway bridge, 400 ft upstream from Pretty Creek, 0.2 mile northwest of Vernon, Hickman County, 2.2 miles downstream from Mill Creek, 6.6 miles north of Centerville, and 8.4 miles upstream from mouth.


Records available. --July 1925 to September 1957.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 464.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 30, 1927, tape gage and Aug. 30, 1927, to Feb. 8, 1931, chain gage, at same site and datum. Feb. 9, 1931, to May 10, 1934, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at datum 2.77 ft lower.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 13.39 ft); minimum, 54 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.65 ft).

1925-57: Maximum discharge observed, 32,500 cfs Dec. 21, 1926 (gage height, 16.5ft); minimum discharge, 35 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1936; minimum gage height observed, -0.09 ft Sept. 27, Oct. 16, 1951.

Remarks .--Records fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 758: 1927(M). 1927, 1929, 1930-31(M), 1932, 1934(M) .

WSP823: Drainage area . WSP 1436: 1926(M),

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, incubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8-14, 18-2O, 25, 26, Dec. 2-5, 10, 11, Jan. 2, 3, Apr. 6-11, May 23, June 5, 6, 9-11, 3O)


0.61.0 1.5 2.0 4.0 8.0

53124285485

1,6004,660

1.0 1.5 2.O

102 129 162 29O 485

4.08.0

1O.O12.0

1,6004,6607,100

10,80O


Day

12345

6789

1O

1112131415

16 17181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

5456"

647065

6260596062

*6060606062

62 62625960

6678736868

717370707078

2,00464.6

0.3350.39

Nov.

8171656565

6671

*625656

5656565865

84 66605960

7876666562

6265656566

1,94864.9

0.3360.38

Dec.

656060

*5860

6574786659

5674

243TTT124

95 82767174

84162194168127

1049586817471

2,95795.4

0.4940.57

Jan.

66626076

111

104100918886

8178767471

71 71706871

882,1104,410

964*580

433389901

9.4403,0801,440

25,410820

4.254.90

Feb.

1.7601,6601,080

7656OO

521508560780755

615521461417453

540 457425

1,2401,280

845630512449425

635*735730-

20,359727

3.773.92

Mar.

615512457409373

369417615615535

494585535494477

417 389373357322

*304294278266322

329311294281272260

12,571406

2.102.42

Apr.

278311401

6.8502,130

1,180820780615494

441409365325297

281 263247237229

216211224*206196

189184180189211

18,959632

3.273.65

May

189184177166158

155149144142141

141136135148135

129 140148290266

221417*469365287

269244211194182171

6,3032031.051.21

June

1601691942136OO

508385398695790

457373

*300263224

201 342304211182

169169206377244

211186211239469

9,450315

1.631.82

July

441393341284247

216194177164155

14614O136135138

132 *127182136126

122121126138122

118116116130140124

5,383174

0.9021.04

Aug.

116114113111109

107107106106105

106108127155

*120

114 195191135122

117114112111110

108107106105105104

3,666118

0.6110.71

Sept.

104104105105103

1031021041O7105

103107111113127

125 113108107107

108171141121

*115

113111108107107

3,365112

0.580O.65


Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Jan. 23 (1:30 a.m.) 10.100 cfs (11.67 ft); Jan. 29 (4 p.m. 14,000 cfs (13739 ft); Apr. 4 (1 p.m.) 12,700 cfs (12.88 ft).



Buffalo River near Lobelville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°48'46", long 87°47'51", on right bank 30 ft upstream from Standing Rock Bridge, 1.4 miles downstream from State Highway 13, 3 miles north of Lobelville, Perry

County, 13 miles downstream from Cane Creek, and at mile 17.7.



Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 403.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 1, 1934, staff gage 40 ft downstream on left bank at same datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1928-57), 1,160 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,100 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 15.64 ft); minimum, 182 cfs Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 1.21 ft Oct. 1.

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 23.76 ft, from high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 40,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 135 cfs Aug. 18, 1953, caused by regulation upstream at unknown location; minimum discharge unaffected by regulation, 142 cfs Oct. 1-8, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.36 ft Oct. 3, 4, 7, 8, 1931.


Cooperation.--Radio-gage readings furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 803: 1935. WSP 853: 1928-37. WSP1436: 1932(m).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, anddischarge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 23-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Apr Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

l.Z1.5Z.O3.06.0

10.012.013.0

182260397750

2,2805,3708,0009,950

2.0 3.06.0

10.012.013.014.015.0

397740

2,4705,3708,0009,950

13,00017,700

1.42.03.06.0

12.013.0

266390720

2,2208,0009,950


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

gl82*g!82

187200218

242257250234221

216213211211208

208208208211213

221229239255268

270268263260257255

7,065228

0.3220.37

Nov.

257260268268263

257255

*250252257

257252250250255

300324340354337

321318324346340

316300286276273

8,606287

0.4060.45

Dec.

265263257

*257255

257263302313300

289291658

3,2608.650

4,7702,3701,6301,2301,020

895940

1,1101,3101,230

1,080935830744672618

37,2441,2011.701.96

Jan.

566522490484572

696772740700668

636604566525503

480g461g439g418g412

g449gl,990g8,770g5,760

*g3,300

2,1901,8403,0007,840

15,80011,900

72,0932,3265.293.79

Feb.

9,66017.80017,0007,2905,700

2,9702,8205,1602,9602,610

2,3602,0801,7901,5401,500

2,1602,5702,2102,3405,110

5,9505,2002,4802,0101,740

1,680*1,8602,160

110,5105,9475.585.81

Mar.

2,1001,8901,6801,4901,540

1,2601,3902,0902.4402,360

2,1302,1001,9901,9601,770

1,5701,4201,2901,2001,100

*1,020955900866

1,020

1,1701,1201,050

950885858

45,5241,4622.072.58

Apr.

845935

1,2606,4705,450

3,2402,4402,1002,5104,210

3,0702,1801,7501,4801,500

1,1601,060

980912854

814908958

*899818

752708680845

1,020

52,6061,7542.482.77

May

940854796752712

664618586558537

524508496502483

471453450548656

8221,0601,6002,3601,840

1,5504,3705.910*5,1801,8401,400

58,0401,2271.742.00

June

1,1901,2501,4901,4805,480

8.5704,5902,6002,1803,350

2,8502,220

*1,6001,3001,120

976858948

1,2001,020

840740688

1,2003,100

3,3702,0401,5001,3801,440

60,3702,0122.853.18

July

1.5001,1801,070

971868

776700635578554

496465441450422

419*414422450441

450402422471417

407595578369565581

17,427562

0.7950.92

Aug.

516567556542334

325515311303299

295297513309*519

531369572540531

525515305299294

29028828428027907^<-> °

9,832517

0.4480.52

Sept.

271275284282282

282280280294505

515529558578462

485458407402390

385462528

*480444

414388562560572

10,970566

0.5180.58

Calendar year 1956: Max 12,200 Mln 182 Mean 952 Cfam 1-35 in. 18.32Water year 1956-57: Max 17,800 Min 182 Mean 1,288 Cfam .1.82 ln . 24.73

Peak discharge (base. 5.200 cfs). Dec. 15 (4 p.m.) 9,710 ofs (12.90 ft); Jan. 25 (1 p.m.) 10,500 cfs (13.20 ft): Jan. 30 (12:30 p.m.) 14,900 cfs (14.44 ft); Feb. 2 (9 p.m.) 21,100 cfs (15.64 ft); Apr. 4 (8 p.m.) 9,490 cfs (12.81 ft); May 28 (10 a.m.) 6,300 cfs (10.82 ft); Jun ofs (12.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.g Computed from bihourly radio-gage readings furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

. 6 (9 a.m.) 9,360


Buffalo River near Flat Woods, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°29'45", long 87°49'58", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Little Opossum Creek and bridge on State Highway 13, 1.3 miles north of Flat Woods, Perry

County, 3.9 miles upstream from Sinking Creek, and at mile 58.7.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 513.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929. Prior to May 27, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.


Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17.200 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 20.38 ft); mini-

1931.


Revisions (water years).--WSP 758: 1933. WSP 803: 1935. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1436: 1921 (M), 1922-24, 1925(M), 1927(M), 1934(M).


1.8 2.0 4.0 6.0

120170930

1,880

10.014.016.019.0

4,8008,550

11,00015,100


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

125*T30~142179207

182160152148145

145145145145145

145145145148150

155182214191173

170173170165165170

4,956160

0.3580.41

Nov.

185194182170165

165168

*176173170

168165162165173

232294242204191

200252256221197

191188191185182

5,807194

0.4340.48

Dec.

179176173176

*176

173176182185176

176249

5,7308.9403,260

1,6001,030

778630546

498570786766682

598526470422389358

30,776993

2.222.56

Jan.

333308288308526

554502466434422

396364340326312

298277260249249

3021,5303,5701,700

*1,150

922910

4,8609.2009,1306,480

46,9661,5153.393.91

Feb.

14.90013,0004,8002,4701,880

1,6002,0301,8201,4901,330

1,190997878790786

1,2501,3001,0601,3802,990

2,0801,5001,190

992894

*1,0101,2301,190

-

68,0272,4305.445.66

Mar.

1,060938846770714

758984

1,380.400,240

,070,060,170,030930

846762714686638

*586562554522574

586546510482466454

24,8388011.792.07

Apr.

490886979

1,3401,700

1,4201,1401,5003.9802,330

1,5601,2101,000

862754

678634586534522

498486

*490490462

438414406494530

28,813960

2.152.40

May

494478474454410

386372354340336

333322308308308

288294389438806

718904

*2,2601,480

930

2,6605.4902,3501,270

942782

27,6788932.002.30

June

666654782934

5.120

2,5001,4201,050

9621,800

1,440*942758650558

478510

1,020674530

454410442

1,5602,590

1,330882914984842

31,8561,0622.382.65

July

762670626546478

426386358333308

288277270263266

274263277

*340294

263249242274284

266246235235256263

10,518339

0.7580.88

Aug.

246228210204197

191179176173173

170170185228224

*204197204214200

188176173170168

165165160158155150

5,801187

0.4180.48

Sept.

150158162162162

158150162191224

204204246302308

263266266232235

263291294270

*232

214207204210224

6,614220

0.4920.55


Peak discharge (base, 4.500 cfs). --Dec. 14 (3 a.m.) 11,900 cfs (16.68 ft); Jan. 30 (8 a.m.) 10,200cfs (15.36 ft); Feb. 1 (9 p.m.) 17,200 cfs (20.38 ft); May 27 (6:30 a.m.) 6,270 cfs (11.69 ft).


493799 O - 59 - 15


Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Term.

Location. Lat 36°02'19", long 88°13'42", on downstream end of right abutment of county bridge, 700 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 0.6 mile upstream from Cherry Creek, and 0.9 mile east of Bruceton, Carroll County.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of ^929. Prior to Mar. 1, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, C94 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5.150 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 13.00 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 2.23 ft).

1929-57: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 16.16 ft, fromgraph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 9,200 cfs; minimum,28 cfs Aug. 17-19, 22, Sept. 1, 1943.


Revisions (water years).--WSP 853: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1929-35.


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsraIn.

Oct.

4041

1117761

5653515050

*5050434242

4243434344

4550504848

537457535557

1,62252.3

0.2550.29

Nov.

6560585757

5865615959

6161596170

2049465

*6068

104100696160

6261605958

2,09669.9

0.3410.38

Dec.

585858

*5860

6264

242200103

86110367306209

124*98130109216

302275229159112

969189878480

4,322139

0.6780.78

Jan.

767172

*159355

174132113108121

10898928985

797470TO

SS

219999

2,0202,4102,160

714363

1,3202,7404 . 7903,670

23,640763

3.724.29

Feb.

2.4901,9201,440

867476

376330488

*792811

473296246219418

785824678992

1,030

1,020458278237290

1,310*1,2001,260

-

22,004786

3.833.99

Mar.

575302243216201

244349341240198

207711632388336

216176

*175190154

145197168154391

280199160145137151

8,2012651.291.49

Apr.

222437264

1,8702,260

2.3901,090*714449277

232206214182164

166205179158143

136136322190134

1241111009387

13,255442

2.162.40

May

146152958378

7675747273

9372

*186330130

8885

114409254

121976

1.120910714

64946621813411094

8,197264

1.291.49

June

8494

354304472

433427255212473

35315496

11078

66*7691

10176

6365

118409305

12184

397378

1,460

7,709257

1.251.40

July

653*579718443166

10688777068

63605873

162

10169

19411772

6258

30629294

696259648170

5,154166

0.81C0.94

Aug.

6156535251

4847464645

45*166251169

*123

7681343712584

6964615961

585452505049

3,421110

0.5370.62

Sept.

49*50515250

4848537662

56128407485305

41438816210698

140526330142101

8883797878

4,733158

0.7710.86


Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs).--Jan. 24 (7:30 p.m.) 2,720 cfs (12.01 ft); Jan. 30 (5 p. 5,150 cfs (13.00 ft); Apr! 6 (4 a.m.) 2,700 cfs (12.00 ft).



Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°01'11", long 88°16'50", on left bank at Gilbertsvllle, Marshall County, 3,500 ft downstream from Kentucky Dam, 2.3 miles upstream from Shadie Creek, 16 miles east of Paducah, McCracken County, and at mile 21.7.

Drainage area.--40,200 sq mi, approximately (at Gilbertsville).Records available. October 1875 to September 1957. Prior to September 1889 (gage heights

only) and October 1889 to September 1931, published as "at Johnsonville, Term." July 1930 to September 1931, published as "at Aurora Landing, Ky." October 1931 to August 1944, published as "near Johnsonville, Term." October 1931 to September 1935, published as "at Shannon dam site near Murray, Ky." October 1935 to December 1942, published as "near Buchanan, Term."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at present site since Feb. 8, 1939. Datum of gage is 286.35 I't above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Feb. 8, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder 16.3 miles downstream at same datum (prior to July 30, 1940, at datum 3.65 ft higher); Oct. 1, 1942, to Jan. 1, 1946, water-stage recorder 500 ft upstream from pres ent site at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 16.3 miles downstream at same datum. Feb. 15, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder 500 ft upstream from present base gage at same datum (prior to July 30, 1940, at datum 3.65 ft higher).

Prior to Oct. 21, 1926, U. S. Weather Bureau staff gages at various sites and daturas in the vicinity of old Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge near Johnson ville. Oct. 21, 1926, to Oct. 7, 1931, water-stage recorder at site 3.9 miles down stream from present U. S. Highway 70 bridge, at datum 320.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1931, to'Aug. 20, 1944, water-stage recorder at D. S. Highway 70 bridge at datum 1.21 ft lower. July 15, 1930, to Dec. 12, 1942, staff and wire- weight gages and water-stage recorders used as base and auxiliary gages at five differ ent locations, ranging from Paducah to river mile 66.2, all at different daturas.

Average discharge.--68 years (1889-1957), 63,730 cfs.Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 407,000 cfs Feb. 5; maximum gag3 height, 51.20

ft Feb. 10; minimum daily discharge, 25,300 cfs July 14; minimum gage height, 13.54 ft May 11.

1889-1957: Maximum discharge, 500,000 cfs Feb. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 62.43 ft Feb. 2, 1937 (at Gilbertsville, present datum); minimum daily discharge, 500 cfs Sept. 7, 1944.

Remarks. Records good. Backwater from Ohio River and dam 52; discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Discharge for days of extremely low fall (below 0.40 ft) computed on basis of records for Kentucky Dam. Slight regulation since 1924 by Wilson Lake and increasing regulation since 1936 as other reservoirs have been built above station (see p. 223 ). Flow now almost com pletely regulated. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

35,30056.10035,50035,70035,200

34,70035,800

*35,90035,60035,200

32,80031,70027,00026,50027,100

27,00025.50027,10026,70027,100

26,50027,00028,30030,50035,200

31,50026,60035,30033,70035,60034,600

978,30031,560

--

Nov.

34,00034,50034,60032,80040, 900

35,60035,70038,40038,90037,600

30,90036,00034,80033,30028.600

29,20031,70031,50029,30039,400

48,20048.50048,40036 , 40036,500

39,20041,800»39,50040,40039,300

*1,105.936,860

--

Dec.

36 , 40032,20039,10036,00051.500

31,50051,80032,30034,50057,800

37,40044,80078,700

138,000199,000

206.000»195, 000161,000124,00089,200

58,90050,20061,90074,60075,000

74,10074,70075,00068,70065,10060,200

*2,354.475,950

--

Jan.

55,20O54,80055 , 30056,3OO65,8OO

78,80078,10082 , 20082,20064,700

56,40057,00056,40055,50054,100

55,40054,50055,70040,50029.200

30,70057,50099,700

133,000127,000

114,000100,000120,000192,000262,0002 95.0OO

*2,714.887,570

--

Feb.

515,000546,000567,000582,000*403,000

405,000404,000402,000400,000390,000

379,000377,000355,000502,000270,000

259,000247,000214,000194,000197,000

193,000179,000159,000138,000129,000

129,000126,000127,000

-

------

*7,788278,100

--

Mar.

129,000129,000128,000117,000106,000

98,30088,900'89,90095,800

105,000

104,000102,00096,50091,50089,000

75,80064,70065,80060,10054,700

»54,90055,20055,10029.50056,000

55,40042,20045,60056,60040,90029,500

1 2, 547.175,710

--

Apr.

58,00059,10045,70067,900

123,000

147,000136,000119,OOO121,000121,000

121,000106,00077,10059,30051,800

55,400*59,00052,80049,60049,800

50,40050,30049,80051,10051,700

52,00041,00030,30029.20O

$2,078.969,300

--

May

35,50034,10035,70035,70035,800

43,50043,50041 , 90037,20057,600

52,70050,30045, 10054,10051.000

58,10041,70059,10036,10057,600

»48,20058,00077,60081.70068,500

55, 90055, 90054,00055,90054,10054,4OO

*1,424.545,950

--

June

47,00042 , 40044,70048 , 10051,000

55,70051,50050,70047, 90058 , 300

78 . 80076,40071,20064,70053,700

45,80046,60048,20049,70050,400

50,30042,10055.50059,400»40,800

47,40048,00048,50048, 70047, 900

*1,52950,970

--

July

46,20047,50050,00052,40055, COO

55 . 20052, EDO46,00027,00026,400

26,20025,60025,80025.50029,800

57,10056 , 10058,90059,00058,500

58,60058,20054,90054,50054,500

55,10052,20031,50035,60037,90037,500

*1,166.837,6*0

--

Aug.

37,10057,90055,70027.40055,800

29,300*29,5OO28,60032,70030,000

30,70056,90051,00056,20058,600

58,40041.20037,90034,90039,100

38,50038,90029,10029,10029,700

31 , 60052 , 4OO55,20055,00033,00032 , 200

*1,047 . 433,790

--

Sept.

28,40027.90033,80033,50035,500

35,50055,20027,900*55,70038,500

38,50039,60059,90042,30042,100

42,10042 , 50041 , 80041,10041,900

42 , 10041 , 90041 , 90042,20042 , 400

42,30042,00042,60045 . 50042 , 800

*1,164.838,830

--

Calendar year 1956: Max 310,000 Min 19,7OO Mean 59,910 Cfsm 1.49 In. 2O.29Water year 1956-57: Max 405,000 Min 25,300 Mean 70,410 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.* Expressed in thousands.Note. No gage-height record at auxiliary gage Dec. 2-12, Jan. 3O, 31, Feb. 8 to Mar. 24; dis

charge computed on basis of records at Kentucky Dam.


East Fork Clarks River at Murray, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°35'34", long 88°18'00", on downstream side of left pier of Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from bridge 01 State High way 121, 1 mile south of Murray, Galloway County, and It miles upstream from Clayton Creek.



Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 459.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.


Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,220 cfs May 23 (gage height, 12.48 ft); no flow for many days.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 32,300 cfs (revised) Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 15.2 ft, revised, from floodmark); no flow for many days each year.

Revisions. The maximum discharge and gage height for the water year 1952 have been revised to 33,300 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 15.2 ft), superseding figures pub lished in WSP 1236.



(Shifting-control method used Jan. 28, June 11-17)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28

1.351.41.451.51.552.0

2.53.04.07.09.09.5

10.011.0

55105260

1,0601,7802,0402,5404,140

1.361.41.5

Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

5.0.3 7.0 .3 8.0 .6 10.0

11.0 12.0

380810

1,1002,0503,1005,500


Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617 181920

2122232425

262728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

(*)

0000

Nov.

*00000

00000

00000

00 003.2

265.0.8.5.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.2

38.11.27

0.0140.02

Dec.

0.4.3.4.4.6

.4

.61.4.8.6

.61.0.8

1.0.7

.7

.7

.8

.8*6.5

2.71.51.51.71.2

1.21.41.11.11.11.4

35.41.14

0.0130.01

Jan.

1.0.9

1.01.52.2

1.81.71.72.24.2

*2.72.44.02.7

al.5

alal alal.31.8

3.01,330*1,170

5433

24118

3,4403.940

468137

10,754.6347

3.874.46

Feb.

1.42049611569

677

310106363298B32

13366463670

13053 37

810195

*72514035

192

1,35030991-

8,402300

3.343.48

Mar.

5843342824

37182694231

2966

*422923

1917 161614

12151717

514

1045435252017

1,44946.7

0.5E10.60

Apr.

1926

*522.4001,020

20483

1,16019678

5338312420

3232 503221.

1513

*11108.4

6.95.44.03.02 5 :

5,700.2190

2.122.36

May

2.53.37.92.81.7

1.31.21.11.31.1

1.21.0

2012241

*103.6

2120063

20574

4.570*437103

2208844291815

6,425.0207

2.312.66

June

12774917

405

1794751

2861,630

115*42584517

8.42.100

ITS7423

1246988933

137.4

643178112

6,581.8219

2.442.73

July

88*7101384726

16106.94.94.9

2.81.91.3

118265

2311

*51412434

17119.4

115.9

4.03.02.8

392811

2,288.873.8

0.8230.95

Aug.

4.93.32.52.11.4

1.21.0.8

*.8.7

.51.6

534523

3.34.7

112.11.0

.6

.3

.1

.2

.1

0000.1.2

165.55.34

0.0600.07

Sept.

0.1, j.1

00

oo00o

0.1.4.5.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.2

.6

.7

.5

.3

.1

*00000

5.00.17

0.00190.002

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,040 Mln 0 Mean 88.1 Cfsm 0.982 In. 13.36Water year 1956-57: Max 4,370 Mln 0 Mean 115 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.34

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).--Jan. 23 (1 a.m.) 3,3Uv. *,...> \j.v..-^ .. ,, «u.n. t.- V u.u« f,.,,,., -.,cfs (11.71 ft); Apr. 4 (11:30 a.m.) 3,480 efs (11.20 ft); May 23 (7:30 a.m.) 7,220 efs (12.48 ft);June 10 (4:30 a.m.) 3,380 cfs (11.15 ft).

) 3.380 cfs (10.56 ft); Jan. 29 (3:30 p.m.) 4,720 ,__.. ^ B V-L-L.^ ft); May 23 (7:30 - - N > "" * ,, MO so «.\.

aie lu (*:su a.m.; o,oau cis (11.15 ft).» Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather re<

stations.records and records for nearby


East Fork Clarks River near Benton, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°52' 24", long 88°20'48", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on U. S'. Highway 641 and State Highway 58, 1 mile north of Benton, Marshall County, and

6.8 miles upstream from Middle Fork Creek.



Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 344.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of TI929 (Tennessee Valley Authority benchmark). Prior to Sept. 10, 1951, wire-weight gage

at same site and datum.


3fs May 24 (gage height, 14.80 ft); mini-Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 12,8C mum daily, 2.7 cfs Oct. 12-20; Nov. 13, 14.

1938-57: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 16.68 ft), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum observed, 1.8 cfs Aug. 9, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 17.8 ft in February 1937, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 9S3: Drainage area. WSP 1143: 1938-47. WSP 1206: 1949(M).


(Shifting-control method used May 15-18, June 12-18, July 16-18)


4.0

2.43.07.5

14325693

5.0 10.011.512.012.513.2

190755

1,1401,4802,5004,780

2.2 2.4 2.6 3.0 5.0 8.0

10.0

4.7 9.4

200540805

11.012.012.513.014.014.3

1,0201,4802,5004,1207,9009,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to Septemter 1957

Day

12345

6789

10

1112131415

1617181920

2122232425

2S2728293031

TotalMeanCfsmIn.

Oct.

4.04.04.04.44.0

3.63.43.23.23

*2.92.72.72.72.7

2.72.72.72.72.7

33.543.53

4£43.534

104.53.37

0.0150.02

Nov.

*4.44.44.24.76.2

3.02.93.23.43.8

4.66.22.72.74

75433

4050301510

1098

*6.26

266.68.89

0.0390.04

Dec.

66666

668

107

99.8

111112

11101010

*41

4532242118

171716161616

439.814.2

0.0630.07

Jan.

15T5151718

1820192028

*4530242221

2119171718

21663

2,2602,990

599

194164

1,2504,480

*5.9604,000

23,000742

3.273.77

Feb.

1,2001,8402,340

539510

1,210765697

1,0601,270

1,340506260186186

340285175590

*1,340

1,500700400250600

2,0004.0002,000

-

28,0891,0034.424.60

Mar.

1.000500200150100

100400300150100

100150

*179129107

9181777468

62707372

254

59126216312510592

5,925191

0.8410.97

Apr.

8890

*1061,9103.830

3,380841706

1,410858

287198153128111

138310307186136

1119788

*8168

605448443J)

15,863529

2.332.60

May

5096573935

3128262424

423165

256208

*9l4887

554470

1801,2805,160

*9.1003,480

68842122014711594

23,147747

3.293.79

June

154553598175

1.220

825313148208694

1,210*382139140109

7252

217458148

846377

143118

7749

370974321

10,091336

1.481.65

July

220*157e'si208107

7759484034

312724454

1.460

819167

*479834276

13296

33419381

6149133466242120

8,179264

1.161.34

Aug.

7049-373126

222018

1615

1444

267152220

901721155841

3024211918

171615141212

1,67554.0

0.2380.27

Sept.

1110109.18.6

8.48.18.18.17.8

7.67.67.68.18.4

8.17.87.36.86.8

8946118.97.8

*6.46.46.86.05.8

359.412.0

0.0530.06


Peak discharge (base, 4,400 cfs . -charge unknown); Apr. 5 (11 p.m.) 4,

-Jan. 30 (4 a.m.) 6,320 cfs (13.63 ft); Feb. 27 (time and dis- 340 cfs (13.16 ft); May 24 (3:30 a.m.) 12,800 cfs (14.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.. .. , . .. , . .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 8-10, 12-31, Nov. 14-28, Nov. 30 to Dec. 11, Feb. 21 to Mar. 12; .scharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for station atdischarg'

Mu


Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin

Douglas Lake. Lat 35°57'40", long 83°32'20", at Douglas Dam on French Broad River,6f miles north of Sevierville, Sevier County, Term., and at mile 32.3. Drainage area, 4,541 sq mi. Records available, February 1943 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 607,500 cfs-days July 6 (elevation, 991.42 ft); minimum, 51,600 cfs-days Jan. 22 (elevation, 92] .42 ft). Maximum contents during period 1943-57, 760,000 cfs-days July 25, 1949 lelevation, 1,001.79 ft); minimum (after first filling), 1,000 cfs-days Jan. 16, 1956 (elevation, 883.7 ft, estimated).

Reservoir formed by concrete main dam and 10 saddle dams. Spillway equipped with 11 taintor gates, 32 ft high by 40 ft wide and 8 sluice gates 10 ft high by 5.67 ft wide. Closure of dam was made Feb. 19, 1943; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 25, 1943. Total capacity at elevation 1,002.00 ft (top of gates) is 763,400 cfs-days, of which 715,800 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 920.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood contrcl, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1276: 1948.

South Holston Lake. Lat 36°31'15", long 82°05'll", 470 ft upstream from South Holston Dam on South Fork Holston River in Sullivan County, Term., 7.0 miles southeast of Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee, and at mile 49.8. Drainage area, 703 sq mi. Records available, November 1950 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 11, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 307,000 cfs-days Apr. 15 (elevation, 1,725.07 ft); minimum, 132,100 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation, 1,661.68 ft). Maximum contents during period 1950-57. that of Apr. 15, 1957: minimum (after first filling), 57,700 cfs-days Jan. 13, 1956 (elevation, 1,614.15 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earth-fill dam. Spillway is urcontrolled morning-glory type, 128 ft in diameter with 6 piers 3 ft wide to guide flow spilling into a concrete-lined shaft and tunnel 34 ft in diameter. Closure of dam was made Nov. 20, 1950; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 25, 1951. Total capacity at elevation 1,742.00 ft (spillway crest) is 375,100 cfs-days, of which 315,200 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,616.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Watauga Lake.--Lat 36°19'20", long 82°07'16", at Watauga Dam on Watauga River, 5 mileseast of Elizabethton, Carter County, Term., and at mile 36.7. Drainage area, 468 sq mi. Records available, December 1948 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 286,900 cfs-days Apr. 10 (elevation, 1,958.90 ft); mini mum, 146,400 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation. 1,906.83 ft). Maximum contents during period 1948-57, that of Apr. 10, 1957; minimum (after first filling), 25,100 cfs-days Jan. 13, 1956 (elevation, 1,813.47 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earth-fill dam. Spillway is uncontrolled morning-glory type, 128 ft in diameter with 6 piers 3 ft wide to guide flow spilling into a concrete-lined shaft and tunnel 34 ft in diameter. Closure of dan was made Dec. 1, 1948; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 31, 1948. Total capacity at elevation 1,975.00 ft (spillway crest) is 342,200 cfs-days, of which 316,200 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,815.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Boone Lake. Lat 36°26'26", long 82°2e'16", at Boone Dam on South Fork Holston River in Sullivan County, Tenn., 0.7 mile northeast of Spurgeon, Washington County, Term. ,I.3 miles downstream from Watauga River, and at mile 18.6. Drainage area, 1,840 sq mi. Records available, December 1952 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 93,800 cfs-days Aug. 16 (plevation, 1,382.57 ft); minimum, 44,900 cfs-days Jan. 21 (elevation, 1.352.05 ft). Maximum contents during period 1953-57, 98,100 cfs-days June 10, 1953 (elevation, 1,384.52 ft); minimum (after first filling), 21,300 cfs-days Jan. 23, 1956 (elevation, 1,327.06 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway equipped with 5 radial gates, 35 ft high by 35 ft wide. Storage began Dec. 16, 1952; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 5, 1953. Total capacity at eleva tion 1,385.0 ft (top of gates) is 99,200 cfs-days, of which 75,700 cfs-days is controllerl storage above elevation 1,330 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Fort Patrick Henry Lake.--Lat 36°29'53", long 82°30'32", at Fort Patrick Henry Dam on South Fork Holston River, 0.2 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 23, 4.5 miles southeast of Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tenn., and at mile 8.2. Drainage area, 1,903 sq mi. Records available, October 1953 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 13,700 cfs-days Dec. 5 (elevation, 1,263.00 ft); minimum,II,400 cfs-days Feb. 22 (elevation. 1,257.80 ft). Maximum contents during period 1953- 57, 14,000 cfs-days Feb. 11, 1954 (elevation, 1,263.80 ft); minimum (after first filling), 9,300 cfs-days Mar. 16, 1954 (elevation, 1,252.32 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway equipped with 5 radial gates, 35 ft high by 35 ft wide. Storage began Oct. 27, 1953; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 8, 1953. Total capacity at eleva tion 1,263 ft (top of gates) is 13,700 cfs-days, of which 1,700 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,258 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.


Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Cherokee Lake.--Lat 36°10'00", long 83°29'55", at Cherokee Dam on Holston River, 0.3 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 2.7 miles upstream from Mill Spring Creek, 2.8 miles north of Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Term., and at mile 52.3. Drainage area, 3,429 sq mi. Records available, December 1941 to September 1957. Gage, water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary ad justment of 1936. Maximum contents during-year. 609,700 cfs-days July 6 (elevation, 1,062.43 ft); minimum, 91,800 cfs-days Jan. 22 (elevation, 995.25 ft). Maximum contents during period 1941-57, 779,400 cfs-days May 11, 1944 (elevation, 1,074.37 ft); minimum (after first filling), 48,400 cfs-days Jan. 7, 1954 (elevation, 980.77 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway equipped with 9 radial gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide. Storage began Dec. 5, 1941; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 6, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,075.0 ft (top of gates) is 789,200 cfs-days, of which 742,700 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 980.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood .control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Fort Loudoun Lake.--Lat 35°47 I 30", long 84°14'35", at Fort Loudoun Dam on Tennessee River, 1 mile northeast of Lenoir City, Loudon County, Term., and at mile 602.3. Drainage area, 9,550 sq mi. Records available, July 1943 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 184,000 cfs-days June 9; maximum eleva tion, 814.04 ft June 13; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 140,000 cfs-days Jan. 20; minimum elevation, 806.83 ft Dec. 24. Maximum elevation during period 1943-57, 815.00 ft Sept. 11, 1943, May 14, 1945; minimum (after first filling), 805.54 ft Jan. 18, 1954. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir formed by concrete dam with earth embankment. Spillway equipped with 14 taintor gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide. Closure of dam was made Aug. 2, 1943; water in reservoir first reached ordinary minimum pool elevation Sept. 4, 1943. Total level pool capacity at elevation 815.00 ft (top of gates) is 194,900 cfs-days, of which 55,100 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 807.00 ft (minimum naviga tion pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records fur nished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Nantahala Lake.--Lat 35°11'56", long 83°o9'17", at Nantahala Dam on Nantahala River,4.2 miles southeast of Topton, Cherokee County, N. C., 5.5 miles upstream from Whiteoak Creek, and at mile 22.8. Drainage area, 91.0 sq mi. Records available, October 1944 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 122.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 70,400 cfs-days Apr. 12 (elevation, 2,890.55 ft); minimum, 25,600 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation, 2 817.93 ft). Maximum contents during period 1944- 57, that of Apr. 12, 1957; minimum, 6,700 cfs-days Jan. 28, 1955 (elevation, 2,760.11 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam with side channel gate-controlled spillway supplemented by fuse-plug dam. Dam completed and storage began Jan. 30, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 16, 1942. Total capacity at eleva tion 2,890.0 ft (top of gates) is 69,900 cfs-days, of which 63,300 cfs-days is con trolled storage above 2,760.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and power. Gage-height record furnished by the Aluminum Co. of America; level storage records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Thorpe Lake.--Lat 35°11'57", long 83°09'15", at Thorpe Dam on West Fork Tu?kasegee River, 2.3 miles northwest of Glenville, Jackson County, N. C., 3.0 miles upstream from Shoal Creek, and at mile 9.7. Drainage area, 36.7 sq mi. Records available, October 1944 to September 1957. Prior to October 1948, published as Glenville Reservoir. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 391.75 f: above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 33,000 cfs-days June 7 (elevation, 3,096.26 ft); minimum, 12,700 cfs-days Dec. 12 (ele vation, 3,061.08 ft). Maximum contents during period 1944-57, 35,700 cfs-days Mar. 13, 1950 (elevation, 3,100.01 ft); minimum, 2,200 cfs-days Feb. 5, 1955, Jan. 13, 1956; minimum elevation, 3,025.10 ft Feb. 5, 1955.

Reservoir is formed by earth and rock dam and sik 40-foot fuse-plug dams. Side channel spillway equipped with 2 taintor gates 12 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began Feb. 12, 1941. Water in reservoir first reached minimum pool eleva tion Mar. 15, 1941. Total capacity at elevation 3,100.0 ft (top of gates) is 35,700 cfs-days, of which 33,600 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 3,025.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and power. Gage-height record furnished by Aluminum Co. of America; level storage records furnished bv Tennessee Valley Authority.

Fontana Lake.--Lat 35°27'07", long 83°48'18", at Fontana Dam on Little Tennessee River, 5.7 miles upstream from Twenty Mile Creek, 9.0 miles north of Robbinsville, Graham County, N. C., 9.5 miles upstream from Cheoah Dam, and at mile 61.0. D-ainage area, 1,571 sq mi. Records available, November 1944 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 580,400 cfs-days June 11 (elevation, 1,679.87 ft); minimum, 209,300 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation, 1,561.99 ft). Maximum contents during period 1944-57, 722,300 cfs-days July 23, 1949 (elevation, 1,708.91 ft); mini mum (after first filling), 78,300 cfs-days Jan. 29, 1955 (elevation, 1,472.0 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway equipped with 4 radial gates 35 ft high by 35 ft wide. Storage began Nov. 7, 1944; dam com pleted March 1945; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 16, 1945. Total capacity at elevation 1,710.0 ft (top of gates) is 728,200 cfs-days, of which 583,500 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,525.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.


Reservoirs In Tennessee River basin Continued

Santeetlah Lake.--Lat 35°22'38", long 83°52'33", at Santeetlah Dam on Cheoah River, 1 mile downstream from Santeetlah Creek, 5.5 miles northwest of Robblnsville, Graham County, N. C., and at mile 9.3. Drainage area, 176 sq mi. Records available, October 1946 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 122.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maxi mum contents during year. 79,800 cfs-days Apr. 10 (elevation, 1,817.03 ft); minimum, 16,800 cfs-days Dec. 11 (elevation, 1,749.47 ft). Maximum contents during period 1946- 57, 80,100 cfs-days Feb. 4, 1949 (elevation, 1,817.19 ft); minimum, 14,500 cfs-days Jan. 13, 1956 (elevation, 1,744.56 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity and arch dam with concrete spillway con trolled by 6 taintor gates 12 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began Dec. 7, 1927. Water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation December 1927. Total capacity at elevation 1,817.00 ft (top of gates) is 79,800 cfs-days, of which 67,200 cfs-days is controlled storage above 1,740.08 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Gage-height record furnished by Aluminum Co. of America; level stor age records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Chilhowee Lake.--Lat 35°32'44", long 84°03'0l", at Chilhowee Dam on Little Tennessee River, 2.4 miles southwest of Chilhowee, Blount County, Term., 2.6 miles upstream from Citico Creek, 10.1 miles downstream from Calderwood Dam, and at mile 33.6. Drainage area, 1,976 sq mi. Records available, August to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during period August to September 1957, 24,800 cfs-days Sept. 22 (elevation, 873.98 ft); minimum 12 p.m. contents (since minimum pool elevation was reached), 21,600 cfs-days Aug. 22 (elevation, 870.20 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with rock-fill end abutments. Spillway con trolled by 6 taintor gates 38 ft high by 35 ft wide. Closure of dam was made June 9, 1957. Storage above spillway crest (elevation, 836.0 ft) began Aug. 1, 1957; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Aug. 9, 1957. Total capacity at eleva tion 874.0 ft (top of gates) is 24,800 cfs-days, of which 3,400 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 870.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Gage-height record furnished by Aluminum Co. of America; level storage records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Norris Lake.--Lat 36°13 I 29", long 84°05'29", at Norris Dam on Clinch River, 2| miles north west of Norris, Anderson County, Tenn., and at mile 79.8. Drainage area, 2,912 sq mi. Records available, June 1935 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912, and 0.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Elevations given herein are referred to adjustment of 1912. Maximum contents during year, 756,900 cfs-days Feb. 4 (elevation, 1,002.25 ft); minimum, 282,800 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation, 955.55 ft). Maximum con tents during period 1935-57, 1,236,700 cfs-days Feb. 11, 1937 (elevation, 1,031.10 ft); minimum (after first filling), 75,500 cfs-days Jan. 24, 1956 (elevation, 909.35 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with 3 drum gates 100 ft wide by 14 ft high. Some storage began in June 1935; dam was completely closed and placed in oper ation Mar. 4, 1936; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Mar. 24, 1936. Total capacity at elevation 1,034.0 ft (top of gates) is 1,294,200 cfs-days, of which 1,150,000 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 930.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Watts Bar Lake.--Lat 35°37'13", long 84°47 I 00", at Watts Bar Dam on Tennessee River, 6.5 miles southeast of Spring City, Rhea County, Tenn., 72.4 miles downstream from Fort Loudoun Dam, and at mile 529.9. Drainage area, 17,310 sq mi, approximately. Rec ords available, October 1941 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 519,000 cfs-days Sept. 17; maximum elevation, 742.60 ft Sept. 18; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 384,000 cfs-days Dec. 19; minimum elevation, 734.98 ft Dec. 24. Maximum elevation during period 1941-57, 745.12 ft Mar. 9, 1942; minimum (after first filling), 733.44 ft Mar. 20, 1945. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway equipped with 20 taintor gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide, also one 2-section leaf trashway gate 16.3 ft high by 24 ft wide. Storage began with partial closure Dec. 12, 1941, and final closure Jan. 1, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation pool elevation Feb. 17, 1942. Total level pool capacity at elevation 745.0 ft (top of gates) is 570,700 cfs-days, of which 190,400 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 735.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Chatuge Lake. Lat 35°01'0l", long 83°47'28", at Chatuge Dam on Hiwassee River, 2.0 miles upstream from Hyatt Mill Creek, 2.5 miles downstream from Georgia-North Carolina State line, 2.5 miles southeast of Hayesville, Clay County, N. C., and at mile 121.0. Drain age area, 189 sq mi. Records available, February 1942 to September 1957. Gage, water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 107,100 cfs-days Apr. 8 (elevation, 1,922.76 ft); minimum, 40,700 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation, 1 893.72 ft). Maximum con tents during period 1942-57, 124,200 cfs-days Apr. 20, 1943 (elevation, 1,927.80 ft); minimum (after first filling), 9,400 cfs-days Sept. 5, 1947, Jan. 27, 1936; minimum elevation, 1,860.11 ft Sept. 5, 1947.

Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam with side channel spillway equipped with flashboards. Storage began Feb. 12, 1942; water in reservoir first reached mini mum pool elevation Feb. 26, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,928.0 (top of flashboards) is 124,900 cfs-days, of which 115,600 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,860.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.



Keservoir is rormea Dy rock ana rolled eartn-nii aam witn siae cnannei spillway equipped with flashboards. Storage began Jan. 24, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 26, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,780.00

above elevation 1,640.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

ft>rage

Hiwassee Lake.--Lat 35°09 1 05", long 84°10'40", at Hiwassee Dam on Hiwassee River, a third of a mile northwest of village of Hiwassee Dam, Cherokee County, N. C., 3.9 miles up stream from Shoal Creek, arid at mile 75.8. Drainage area, 968 sq mi. Records availa ble, October 1939 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datun of gage is at meau sea level, preliminary adjustment of 1929. Subtract 0.63 ft from all elevations to reduce to datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 204,000 cfs-days June 26 (elevation, 1,521.03 ft); minimum, 47,100 cfs-days Jan. 18 (elevation, 1,428.40 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-57, 220,700 cfs-days Apr. 24, 1944 (elevation, 1,526.48 ft); minimum (after first filling), 35,800 cfs-days Jan. 28, 1948 (elevation, 1,413.41 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity overflow concrete dam with 7 taintor gates 23 ft high by 32 ft long. Slight storage began Apr. 13, 1939, during construction; systematic storage operation began Jan. 14, 1940; dam completed February 1940; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 23, 1940. Total capacity at elevation 1,526.5 ft (top of gates) is 220,800 cfs-days, of which 183,800 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,415.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Apalachia Lake. Lat 35°10'04", long 84°17'49", at Apalachia Dam on Hiwassee River in Cherokee County, N. C., 0.1 mile upstream from North Carolina-Tennessee State line, 1.5 miles northeast of Farner, Polk County, Term. , 9.8 miles downstream from Hiwassee Dam, and at mile 66.1. Drainage area, 1,018 sq mi. Records available, February 1943 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at meen sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 29,600 cfs-days Apr. 2 (elevation, 1,280.16 ft); minimum, 25,100 cfs-days Jan. 8 (elevation, 1,272.00 ft). Maximum contents during period 1943-57, 30,300 cfs-days June 13, 1952 (elevation, 1,281.40 ft); minimum (after first filling), 15,700 cfs-days Aug. 28, 1955 (elevation, 1,251.73 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway equipped with 10 radial gates. Storage began Feb. 14, 1943; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 21, 1943. Total capacity at elevation 1,280.00 ft (top of gates) is 29,500 cfs- days, of which 18,000 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,240.00 ft (mini mum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records fur nished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Blue Ridge Lake.--Lat 34"52'52", long 84°16'49", 400 ft upstream from Blue Ridge Dam on Toccoa River, 2j miles northeast of Blue Ridge, Fannin County, Ga., and at mile 53.0. Drainage area, 232 sq mi. Records available, December 1930 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. To convert elevations given herein to datum of 1?29, supple mentary adjustment of 1936, 0.18 ft should be subtracted. Maximum contents during year, 98,400 cfs-days Apr. 22 (elevation, 1,689.25 ft); minimum, 23,900 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation, 1,623.09 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. contents during period 1930-57, 100,900 cfs- days Feb. 11, 1946 (elevation, 1,690.83 ft); minimum (after first fillirg), 6,500 cfs- days Jan. 16, 1956 (elevation, 1,587.75 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Spillway equipped with 5 taintor gates, 15 ft high by 22 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began Dec. 6, 1930. Total capacity at eleva tion 1,690.0 ft (top of gates) is 99,600 cfs-days, of which 92,300 cfs-days is con trolled storage above elevation 1,590.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Ocoee Mo. 3 Lake. Lat 35°02'25", long 84°28'00", at Ocoee No. 3 Dam on Ocoee River, 5 miles west of Ducktown, Polk County, Term. , and at mile 29.2. Drainage area, 496 sq mi. Records available, October 1942 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage re corder. Datum of gage is 1,410.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplemen tary adjustment of 1936; gage readings have been adjusted to mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 4,500 cfs-days June 24 (elevation, 1,435.40 ft); minimum, 1,500 cfs-days Oct. 1 (elevation, 1.415.07 ft). Maximum contents during period 1942-57, 7,ROO cfs-days Jan. 8, 1946 (elevation, 1,436.7 ft, estimated); minimum 12 p.m. con tents (after first filling) 1,100 cfs-days Apr. 3, 1943 (elevation, 1,394.95 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam. Spillway with crest at elevation 1,412.00 ft equipped with 7 taintor gates 23 ft high by 32 ft wide. Storage began Avg. 15, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 28, 1942. Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting; revised capacity tables used after Sept. 30, 1946, and after Dec. 31, 1953. Total capacity at elevation, 1,435.00 ft (top of gates) is 4,400 cfs-days, of which 3,000 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,413.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.


Reservoirs In Tennessee River basin--Continued

Parksvllle Lake.--Lat 35°05'44", long 84°38'5l", at Parksvllle Dam on Oooee River atParksvllle, Polk County, Term., 13f miles east of Cleveland, and at mile 11.9. Drain age area, 595 sq mi. Records available, June 1914 to September 1957. Prior to Octo ber 1953, published as Parksville (Ocoee No. 1) Reservoir. Indicator gage. Datum of gage is 6.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 45,300 cfs-days Feb. 1 (elevation, 839.1 ft); minimum, 33,400 cfs-days Jan. 18 (elevation, 826.1 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. contents during period 1914-57, 53,300 cfs-days July 9, 1916; maximum 12 p.m. elevation, 840.2 ft Feb. 10, 1946; minimum con tents, 27,300 cfs-days Jan. 27, 1956 (elevation, 817.7 ft); minimum 12 p.m. elevation, 814.8 ft Dec. 14, 1934.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 347 ft of spillway. Spillway is equipped with 4 floodgates 7 ft high by 20 ft wide and 265 ft of flashboards about 5 2/3 ft high. Crest of spillway is 1.0 ft lower under gates. Dam completed and storage began in 1911. Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting; revised capacity table used after Oct. 31, 1952. Total capacity at elevation 837.55 ft (about top of flashboards) is 43.700 cfs-days. of which 16,900 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 816.9 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Records fur nished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Chlckamauga Lake. Lat 35°06'07", long 85°13'42", at Chickamauga Dam on Tennessee River, 5f miles northeast of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Term., 58.9 miles downstream from Watts Bar Dam, and at mile 471.0. Drainage area, 20,790 sq mi, approximately. Rec ords available, October 1939 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 343,000 cfs days Feb. 2; maximum elevation, 683.01 ft May 22; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 194,000 cfs-days Jan. 9; minimum elevation, 674.70 ft Jan. 17. Maximum elevation during period 1939-57, "685.37 ft May 20, 1950; minimum (after first filling), 673.27 ft Jan. 21, 1942. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway equipped with eighteen 2-section lift gates 40.44 ft high by 40 ft wide. Storage began Feb. 6, 1940; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation pool elevation Mar. 10, 1940. Total level pool capacity at elevation 685.44 ft (top of gates) is 355,600 cfs-days,of which 166,100 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 675.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Hales Bar Lake.--Lat 35°02'48", long 85°22 I 19", at Hales Bar Dam on Tennessee River,5-f miles southeast of Jasper, Marion County, Term. , 8.5 miles upstream from Sequatchle River, 39.9 miles downstream from Chickamauga Dam, and at mile 431.1. Drainage area, 21,790 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1914 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 123,000 cfs-days Feb. 1; maximum elevation, 634.85 ft Sept. 16; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 70,000 cfs-days July 7; minimum elevation, 631.87 ft Mar. 7. Maximum elevation during period 1914-57, 642.8 ft Mar. 8, 1917; minimum (after first filling), 619.0 ft Apr. 16, 1918. Con tents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankments containing concrete core walls. Spillway with crest at 616.0 ft equipped with 17 taintor gates 19 ft high by 40 ft wide, and 1 trash gate 5.5 ft high by 15 ft wide (prior to July 1948 spillway, with crest elevation at 626.25 ft, equipped with flashboards 3 ft high prior to July 1944 and 5 ft high thereafter). Dam completed and storage began Oct. 13, 1913. Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting. Total level pool capacity at elevation 634.0 ft (maximum allowable pool) is 77,800 cfs-days, of which 6,600 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 632.0 ft (minimum naviga tion pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records fur nished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Guntersville Lake.--Lat 34°25'17", long 86°23'34", in powerhouse at Guntersville Dam on Tennessee River in sec. 14, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., 11 miles northwest of Guntersville, Ala., 82.1 miles downstream from Hales Bar Dam, and at mile 349.0. Drainage area, 24,450 sq ml, approximately. Records available, October 1938 to September 1957. Gage, water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 692,000 cfs-days Feb. 3; maximum elevation, 595.44 ft May 13; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 433,000 cfs-days Oct. 5, minimum elevation, 592.73 ft Aug. 23. Maximum elevation during period 1939-57, 596.29 ft Mar. 2, 1944; minimum (after start of operation plan in April 1940), 591.65 ft Sept. 8, 1953. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway equipped with eighteen 2-section lift gates 40.44 ft high by 50 ft wide. Dam com pleted and storage began Jan. 16, 1939; water in reservoir first reached minimum navi gation pool elevation Jan. 27, 1939. Total level pool capacity at elevation 595.44 ft (top of gates) is 513,600 cfs-days, of which 82,100 cfs-days Is controlled flood stor age above elevation 593.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navi gation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Woods Reservoir.--Lat 35°17'54",.long 86°05'48", at Elk River Dam on Elk River, 1.2 miles upstream from Spring Creek, 2| miles northeast of Estill Springs, Franklin County, Term., and 6.8 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 41A. Drainage area, 263 sq mi. Records available, May 1952 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 41,100 cfs-days May 22 (elevation, 960.42 ft); minimum, 28,600 cfs-days Mar. 25 (elevation, 953.46 ft). Maximum contents during period 1952- 57, 42,300 cfs-days Apr. 21, 22, 1956 (elevation, 960.98 ft); minimum (after first filling), 26,300 cfs-days Nov. 8-11, 1953 (elevation, 951.93 ft).



Woods Reservoir Continued.Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity and earth-fill type dam with riprapped em

bankments . Spillway equipped with 3 taintor gates, 25 ft high by 50 ft wide and 2 sluice gates 6 ft high by 4 ft wide. Closure of dam was made May 1, 1952; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 6, 1953. Total capacity at ele vation 962.0 ft (surcharge pool) is 44,400 cfs-days of which 9,900 cfs-days is con trolled storage above elevation 957.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for cooling water, flood control, and recreational purposes. Records furnished by U. S. Air Force.

Wheeler Lake.--Lat 34°47'52", long 87°22'5l", at Wheeler Dam on Tennessee River, in SW^ sec. 9,T. 3S.,R. SW.,0.8 mile upstream from Big Nance Creek, 30.1 miles down stream from Decatur, Ala., 74.1 miles downstream from Guntersville Dam, and at mile 274.9. Drainage area, 29,590 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1936 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 753,000 cfs-days Feb. 3; maxi mum elevation, 556.29 ft May 24; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 410,000 cfs-days Dec. 19; minimum elevation, 549.87 ft Dec. 15. Maximum elevation during period 1936-57, 557.32 ft Mar. 1, 1944; minimum (after start of operation plan in August 1937), 548.92 ft Nov. 1, 1937. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 60 taintor gates 15 ft high by 40 ft wide and 2 trashway gates 6 ft high by 37.5 ft wide. Storage began Oct. 3, 1936; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 10, 1936. Total level pool capac ity at elevation 556.28 ft (top of gates) is 580,000 cfs-days, of which 175,200 cfs- days is controlled flood storage above elevation 550.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Wilson Lake. Lat 34°47'46", long 87°37'27", in SE^ sec. 18, T. 3 S., R. 10 W., atcooling-water intake at Wilson Dam on Tennessee River, 2.9 miles southeast of Florence, Ala., 4.1 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, 15.5 miles downstream from Wheeler Dam, and at mile 259.4. Drainage area, 30,750 sq mi, approximately. Records available, August 1926 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 328,500 cfs-days Apr. 30 (elevation, 507.98 ft); minimum, 298,500 cfs-days Mar. 10 (elevation. 504.17 ft). Max imum contents during period 1926-57, 329,200 cfs-days Apr. 20, 1954 (elevation, 508.07 ft); maximum elevation, 508.35 ft Feb. 11, 1948; minimum contents, 233,200 cfs-days Apr. 6, 1927 (elevation, 501.3 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with fixed ogee crest. Spillway equipped with 58 Stoney gates 20.54 ft (18.77 ft prior to June 1941) high by 38 ft wide. Storage began Apr. 14, 1924. Revised capacity table used after Dec. 31, 1953. Total capacity at elevation 507.88 ft (top of gates) is 327,700 cfs-days,of which 26,700 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 504.50 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Pickwick Lake.--Lat 35°04'16", long 88°15'04", at Pickwick Landing Dam on Tennessee River, If miles north of town of Pickwick Dam, Hardin County, Term., 6.1 miles upstream from Lick Creek, 52.7 miles downstream from Wilson Dam, and at mile 206.7. Drainage area, 32,820 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1937 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Max imum 12 p.m. contents during year, 540,000 cfs-days Feb. 3; maximum elevation, 416.38 ft Apr. 10; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 341,000 cfs-days Dec. 21; minimum elevation, 407.90 ft Dec. 22. Maximum elevation during period 1937-57, 419.49 ft Mar. 30, 1944; minimum (after first filling), 407.12 ft Dec. 18, 1944. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway equipped with twenty-two 2-section lift gates 40 ft high by 40 ft wide, one of which is used as a trash gate. Dam completed and storage began Feb. 8, 1938; water in res ervoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 18, 1938. Total level pool capacity at elevation 418.0 ft (top of gates) is 550,200 cfs-days, of which 210,900 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 408.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Kentucky Lake.--Lat 3V°00'45", long 88°16'12", at Kentucky Dam on Tennessee River at Gilbertsville, Marshall County, Ky., and at mile 22.4. Drainage area, 40,200 sq mi, approximately. Records available, July 1944 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage re corder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 2,039,000 cfs-days Feb. 6; maximum elevation, 359.99 ft June 9; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 986,000 cfs-days Jan. 18; minimum elevation, 351.41 ft Feb. 13. Maximum elevation during period 1944-57, 368.81 ft Jan. 24, 1950; minimum (after first filling) 349.20 ft Jan. 22, 1947. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 24 lift gates 50 ft high by 40 ft wide. Storage began Aug. 16, 1944, and final closure was made Aug. 30, 1944. Water in res ervoir reached minimum pool elevation Apr. 7, 1945. Total level pool capacity at elevation 375.0 ft (top of gates) is 3,026,300 cfs-days, of which 2,022,100 cfs-days is controlled storage above 354.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Other reservoirs.--The following smaller reservoirs in the Tennessee River basin are described herein, but records of contents are not published:

Burnett Lake on North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C., with total capacity of 11,600 cfs-days, of which 8,900 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Jan. 28, 1954.

Lake Walters on Pigeon River near Waterville, N. C., with total capacity of 12,700 cfs- days, of which 10,300 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Oct. 27, 1929.



Davy Crockett Lake on Nolichuoky River at Nolichucky Dam, Tenn., with total capacity of 8,070 cfs-days of which 4,060 cfs-days is controlled storage.

Tennessee Creek project lakes, Wolf Creek Lake on Wolf Creek and East Fork Lake on Tucka- segee River near Tuckasegee, N. C., with total capacity of 5,750 cfs-days, of which 4,430 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Mar. 22, 1955.

Bear Creek Lake on Tuckasegee River near Tuckasegee, N. C., with total capacity of 17,500 cfs-days, of which 2,290 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Oct. 9, 1953.

Cedar Cliff Lake on Tuckasegee River near Tuckasegee, N. C., with total capacity of 3,200 cfs-days, of which 400 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Apr. 26, 1952.

Cheoah Lake on Little Tennessee River at Cheoah, N. C., with total capacity of 17,700 cfs- days, of which 3,700 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Tec. 6, 1918.

Calderviood Lake on Little Tennessee River at'Calderwcod, Tenn., with total capacity of 20,800 cfs-days of which 2,060 cfs-days is controlled storage.


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Elevation (feet)t

Contents (cfs- days)

Change in

contents (cfs- days)

Douglas Lake

953.20 939.31 926.36 930.73

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955.09 952.07 950.29 985.59 982.57 990.24 983.09 969.28 962.88

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212,000 123,700 67,200 83,700

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226,200 203,700 191,000 531,500 494,600 591,600 500,800 350,500 290,700

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-88,300 -56,600 +16,500

+33,100

+142,500 -22,500 -12,700

+340 , 500 -36,900 +97,000 -90,800

-150,300 -59,800

+78,700

Boone Lake

1,378.09 1,372.05 1,365.18 1,358.45

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, 368 . 08 ,369.62 ,369.25 ,379.29 ,379.86

1,378.16 1,380.99 1,381.74 1,378.17

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84,700 73,700 62,500 52,900

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67 , 000 69,600 69,000 87,100 88,200 84,900 90,500 92,000 84,900

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-11,000 -11,200 -9,600

+11,900

+14,100 +2,600

-600 +18,100 +1,100 -3,300 +5,600 +1,500 -7,100

+200

Port Loudoun Lake*

813.17 812.92 808.04 808.18

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809.57 808.41 807.30 812.95 813.19 813.18 812.29 812.74 813.20

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181,000 179,000 146,000 148,000

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158,000 149,000 142,000 179,000 181,000 181,000 175,000 178,000 181,000

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-2,000 -33,000 +2,000

+4,000

+10,000 -9,000 -7,000

+37,000 +2 , 000

0 -6,000 +3 , 000 +3,000

0

Elevation (feet)t


Change in


South Holston Lake

1,689.45 1,673.75 1,667.71 1,672.28

-

1,703.62 1,709.85 1,712.70 1,721.68 1,713.90 1,710.19 1,707.18 1,695.99 1,684.47

-

195,800 157,600 144,500 154,400

-

235,600 254,900 264,100 294,800 268,100 256,000 246,500 213,500 183,000

-

-38,200 -13,100 +9,900

+89,900

+81,200 +19,300 +9,200

+30,700 -26,700 -12,100 -9,500 -33,000 -30,500

-12,800

Fort Patrick Henry Lake

1,261.87 1,262.08 1,260.60 1,259.61

-

1,260.75 1,260.44 1,260.64 1,259.98 1,260.70 1,260.76 1,260.97 1,261.44 1,261.55

-

13,200 13,200 12,600 12,200

-

12,700 12 , 500 12,600 12,300 12,600 12,700 12,800 13,000 13,000

-

0 -600 -400

-200

+500 -200 +100 -300 +300 +100 +100 +200

0

-200

Elevation (feet)t


Change In


Watauga Lake

1,920.63 1,816.94 1,913.54 1,909.74

-

1,922.05 1,946.96 1,949.93 1,949.87 1,942.55 1,944.11 1,945.57 1,942.27 1,931.59

-

178,500 169,600 161,600 152,900

-

182,000 249,800 258,800 258,600 236,900 241,400 245,700 236,100 206,600

-

-1,900 -8,000 -8,700

+119,900

+29,100 +67,800 +9,000

-200 -21,700 +4,500 +4,300 -9,600

-29,500

+28,100

Cherokee Lake

1,033.43 1,023.66 1,002.79 1,009.34

-

1,028.55 1,035.83 1,045.49 1,060.13 1,059.72 1,061.97 1,055.33 1,044.90 1,043.05

-

307,200 235,000 121,800 152,300

-

269,400 327,100 416,100 580,400 575,300 603,800 522,400 410,200 392,300

-

-72,200 -113,200 +30,500

+86,000

+117,100 +57,700 +89,000 +164,300

-5,100 +28,500 -81,400 -112,200 -17,900

+85,100

Nantahala Lake* Thorpe Lake*

2,848.25 2,834.95 2,826.38 2,835.91

-

2,854.96 2,888.26 2,886.19 2,888.55 2,878.00 2,869.61 2,868.50 2,854.30 2,842.13

-

41,100 33,800 29,500 34,300

-

45,100 68,500 66,900 68,800 60,600 54,600 53,900 44,700 37,600

-

-7,300 -4,300 +4,800

+22,100

+10,800 +23,400 -1,600 +1,900 -8,200 -6,000

-700 -9,200 -7,100

-3,500

3,071.40 3,067.74 3,064.73 3,065.88

-

3,068.71 3,081.50 3,087.04 3,095.83 3,093.65 3,093.34 3,089.53 3,082.21 3,077.36

-

17,700 15,800 14,400 14,900

-

16,300 23,400 26,900 32,700 31,200 31,000 28 , 500 23,800 21,000

-

-1,900 -1,400 +500

+11,700

+1,400 +7,100 +3 , 500 +5,800 -1,500

-200 -2,500 -4,700 -2,800

+3,300

* Elevation is above a local datum; see text for adjustment to datum of 1929, supplementary adjust ment of 1936.

t Elevation at 12 p.m.t Contents based on backwater profile.


Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin--Continued


Date

Calendar year 1956.

Aug 31Sept. 30. .......

Water year 1956-57.

Calendar year 1956.

Jan. 31........

Sept. 30........

Water year 1956-57.

Calendar year 1956.

Aug 31Sept. 30..... ...

Water year 1956-57.

Calendar year 1956

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 1956-57.

Elevation (feet)t


Change in


Fontana Lake

,660. 97 ,628.97 ,581.92 ,586.17

-

,607.68 ,638.55 ,642.27 ,673.06 ,674.49 ,677.92 ,666.78 ,650.51 ,634.53

-

499,800 383,000 252,100 262,100

-

318,200 415,400 428,600 550,400 556,600 571,700 523,700 459,000 401,600

-

-116,800 -130,900 +10,000

+144,000

+56,100 +97,200 +13,200

+121,800 +6,200

+15,100 -48,000 -64,700 -57,400

-98,200

Norris Lake

984.64 972.49 961.49 967.47

-

991.45 987.90 989.00

1,000.87 996.95 994.58 990.30 982.71 980.17

-

539,100 417,900 325,900 373,600

-

617,100 575,600 588,400 737,800 686,000 655,700 603,500 518,400 491,800

-

-121,200 -92,000 +47,700

+218,400

+243,500 -41,500 +12,800

+149,400 -51,800 -30,300 -52,200 -85,100 -26,600

-47,300

Nottely Lake

1,727.42 1,728.55 1,716.41 1,724.26

-

1,735.12 1,752.52 1,757.54 1,766.75 1,761.20 1,748.79 1,731.80 1,723.48 1,727.40

24,500 25,300 17,500 22,300

-

30,400 47,800 54,200 68,000 59,400 43,500 27,700 21,800 24,400

-

+800 -7,800 +4,800

-61,200

+8,100 +17,400 +6,400

+13,800 -8,600

-15,900 -15,800 -5,900 +2,600

-100

Blue Ridge Lake

1,564.66 1,651.66 1,632.99 1,633.56

-

1,638.80 1,666.80 1,675.95 1,688.30 1,683.69 1,677.24 1,671.90 1,660.40 1,652.57

-

62,800 47,900 30,800 31,300

-

35,600 65,500 77,900 96,800 89,500 79,800 72,200 57,700 48,800

-

-14,900 -17,100

+500

+20,300

+4,300 +29,900 +12,400 +18,900 -7,300 -9,700 -7,600

-14,500 -8,900

-14,000

Elevation (feet)t


Change in


Santeetlah Lake*

1,771.25 1,762.31 1,753.67 1,771.53

-

1,790.55 1,815.72 1,813.25 1,814.36 1,804.79 1,803.76 1,800.82 1,785.11 1,768.39

-

30,400 24,100 19,000 30,600

-

47,400 77,990 74,500 76,000 63,400 62,100 58,600 42,100 28,300

-

-6,300 -5,100

+11,600

+12,400

+16,800 +30,500 -3,400 +1,500 -12,600 -1,300 -3,500

-16,500 -13,800

-2,100

Watts Bar Lake*

740.43 739.08 736.04 735.74

-

736.82 735.90 735.42 740.95 741.01 740.11 740.54 740.65 740.61

-

478,000 453,000 401,000 399,000

-

435,000 399,000 388,000 489,000 488,000 471,000 480,000 483,000 481,000

-

-25,000 -52,000 -2,000

+13,000

+36,000 -36,000 -11,000

+101,000 -1,000 -17,000 +9,000 +3,000 -2,000

+3,000

Hiwassee Lake

1,498.01 1,476.19

ttl,450.5 1,453.52

-

1,463.47 1,464.92 1,471.04 1,506.79 1,512.74 1,519.93 1,520.13 1,518.79 1,506.68

-

145,200 103,900 68,800 72,300

-

84,900 86,900 95,800

165,600 180,800 200,800 201,400 197,500 165,300

-

-41,300 -35,100 +3,500

+12,400

+12,600 +2,000 +8,900

+69,800 +15,200 +20,000

+600 -3,900

-32,200

+20,100

Ocoee No. 3 Lake

1,422.30 1,431.73 1,430.06 1,429.15

-

1,434.92 1,431.27 1,433.51 1,434.53 1,432.20 1,433.88 1,433.88 1,434.22 1,432.63

-

2,100 3,500 3,200 3,000

-

4,400 3,400 4,000 4,200 3,600 4,100 4,100 4,200 3,700

-

+1,400 -300 -200

-400

+1,400 -1,000 +600 +200 -600 +500

0 +100 -500

+1,600

Elevation (feet)t


Change in


Chilhowee Lake**

1

-

870.50 872.43

-

"-

-

21,800 23,500

-

'-

-

+1,700

-

Chatuge Lake

,895.10 ,897.43 ,897.42 ,899.50

-

,903.90 ,914.90 ,918.08 ,921.58 ,918.60 ,911.99 ,902.12

1,897.57 1,896.68

-

42,800 46,600 46,500 50,100

-

58,500 84,100 92,900

103,400 94,400 76,600 55,000 46,800 45,300

-

+3,800 -100

+3,600

+39,800

+8,400 +25,600 +8,800

+10,500 -9,000 -17,800 -21,600 -8,200 -1,500

+2,500

Apalachia Lake

,278.68 ,277.73 ,278.10 ,274.82

-

,277.88 ,277.73 ,279.21 ,278.38,274.50 ,278.70 ,277.90 ,277.59 ,278.56

-

28,800 28,200 28,500 26,600

28,300 28,200 29,100 28,600 26,500 28,800 28,400 28,200 28,700

-600 +300

-1,900

-1,400

+1,700 -100 +900 -500

-2,100 +2,300

-400 -200 +500

-100

Parksville Lake

836.1 833.8 829.3 827.6

-

838.1 831.3 833.1 834.0 833.7 828.4 835.0 835.5 833.9

-

42,300 40,100 36,100 34,600

-

44,300 38,800 39,400 40,300 40,000 41,500 41,200 41,700 40,200

-

-2,200 '-4,000 -1,500

+800

+9,700 -5,500

+600 +900 -300

+1,500 -300 +500

-1,500

-2,100

* Elevation is above a local datum; see text for adjustment to datum of 1929, supplementary ad justment of 1936.

t Elevation at 12 p.m.* Contents based on backwater profile.** Storage above spillway crest began Aug. 1, 1957, and reached minimum pool elevation Aug. 9,

1957.tt Estimated.




231

Date

Calendar year 1956.

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 1956-57.

Dec. 31........

Calendar year 1956.

Feb. 28........

Sept. 30.. ......

Water year 1956-57.

Dec. 31........

Calendar year 1956.

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 1956-57.

Elevation (feet)t


Change in


Chickamauga Lake*

678.61 677.90 676.71 675.70

-

676.42 675.87 675.43 682.53 682.50 682.48 681.25 680.16 679.77

-

242,000 230,000 214,000 205,000

-

250,000 211,000 195,000 303,000 301,000 300,000 280,000 265,000 256,000

-

-12,000 -16,000 -9,000

+10,000

+45,000 -39,000 -16,000

+108,000 -2,000 -1,000

-20,000 -15,000 -9,000

+14,000

Woods Reservoir

958.02 957.01 956.97 957.02

-

956.56 954.22 954 . 09 958.48 959.71 959.61 959.10 958.42 957.02

-

Pick411.15 410.20 408.95 408.55

-

410.56 409.27 413.42 414.13 414.27 413.14 412.64 411.50 411.21

-

36,400 34,600 34,500 34,600

-

33,800 29,800 29,600 37,300 39,700 39,500 38,500 37,200 34,600

-

-1,800 -100 +100

+5,600

-800 -4,000

-200 +7,700 +2,400

-200 -1,000 -1,300 -2,600

-1,800

wick Lake*401,000 382,000 358,000 356,000

-

443,000 377,000 447,000 464,000 466,000 442,000 431,000 408,000 404,000

-

-19,000 -24,000 -2,000

+4,000

+87,000 -66,000 +70,000 +17,000 +2,000 -24,000 -11,000 -23,000 -4,000

+3,000

Elevation (feet)t


Change in


Hales Bar Lake*

633.81 633.75 633.85 632.60

-

632.55 632.51 632.47 634.00 633.81 632.64 633.35 633.40 633.73

-

76,000 75,000 76,000 74,000

-

105,000 79,000 71,000 76,000 75,000 71,000 74,000 74 , 000 75,000

-

-1,000 +1,000 -2,000

+3,000

+31,000 -26,000 -8,000 +5,000 -1,000 -4,000 +3 , 000

0 +1,000

-1,000

Wheeler Lake*

553.33551.90 551.19 550.58

-

551.32 551.24 553.48 555.97 555.77 554 . 97 554.49 553.34 554.00

-

Kent355.06 355.26 354.44 353.87

-

353.53 353.94 355.71 358.35 359.10 358.40 356.86 355.76 355.81

-

492,000 450,000 440,000 431,000

-

562,000 468,000 493,000 573,000 565,000 536,000 528,000 489,000 511,000

-

ucky Lak<1,060,000 1,072,000 1,026,000 1,005,000

-

L,428,000 1,086,000 1,106,000 1,306,000 1,361,000 1,302,000 1,187,000 1A06,000 1,117,000

-

-42,000 -10,000 -9,000

+19,000

+131,000 -94,000 +25,000 +80,000 -8,000

-29,000 -8,000 -39,000 +22,000

+19,000

*

+12,000 -46,000 -21,000

-2,000

+423,000 -342,000 +20,000

+200,000 +55,000 -59,000

-115,000 -81,000 +11,000

+57,000

Elevation (feet)t


Change in


Quntersville Lake*

593.10 593.75 593.21 593.00

'

593.71 593.19 593.19 594.60 594.97 595.14 593.41 593.30 594.20

-

444,000 463,000 449,000 446,000

-

591,000 468,000 444,000 493,000 502,000 506,000 452,000 449,000 479,000

-

+19,000 -14,000 -3,000

+8,000

+145,000 -123,000 -24,000 +49,000 +9,000 +4,000 -54,000 -3,000

+30,000

+35,000

Wilson Lake

506.44 506.82 505.46 505.60

-

505.89 505.09 505.19 507.74 507.15 507.57 507.05 506.63 507.56

-

316,100 319,100 308,400 309,500

-

311,800 305,600 306,300 326,600 321,800 325,200 321,000 317,600 325,100

-

+3,000 -10,700 +1,100

+5,900

+2,300 -6,200

+700 +20,300 -4,800 +3,400 -4,200 -3,400 +7,500

+9,000

t Elevation at 12 p.m.* Contents based on backwater profile.

232 SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

In 1931, a minor drought year, a study was made of large springs in East Tennessee and the results published in WSP 713. From 1950 to 1954, a more detailed study, including some of those springs, was carried on in cooperation with the Ground Water Branch in con nection with an investigation of the ground-water resources of the region. This study was made on a roving basis, the discharge of one group of springs being measured monthly for one year and then measurements made on another group for a year. During a round of meas urements in June 1954, measurements were made at many springs where regular monthly meas urements had previously been discontinued. The results of measurements made were pub lished annually in WSP 1173, 1206, 1236, 1276, and 1336. As some of the springs were measured during the drought year 1931, comparisons might be made to determine probable minimum flow of springs which were not measured in 1931. Many of these springs are used for municipal or industrial water supplies. Others do not have well sustained flow during the dry season. Results of the discharge measurements show the characteristics of the springs and give good indication of the variation of the flow.

During the water years 1955-57 measurements were made at several springs, most of which were measured during the 1950-54 study. The results of discharge measurements during the 1957 water year, showing the yield and in most instances the water temperature, are given in the following table:

Discharge measurements, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Spring Location Tributary to Date

Discharge (gallons

per minute

Temperature (degrees

Fahrenheit)Air Water

Remarks

Humphreys County

87°54'07", 4.4 miles north of Denver.

87°49'35" J Zmiles southwest of Buffalo.

Bear Creek to Tennessee River.

Branch to Buffalo River.

r Oct. 2

Oct. 2

740

615

74

84

59

59

Clear.

Clear.

Loudon County

84°16'40", on State Highway 72, 5 miles southeast of Loudon.

84°19'02", 3.3 miles southeast of Loudon.

Creek to Little Tennessee River.

Tennessee River.Sept. 12 292

63

83

59

59

Clear.

Clear.

Perry County

Bates. ........

Bunch Cave(SpringNo. 444 inWSP 677).

Hinson (SpringNo. 464 inWSP 677).

Ledbetter(SpringNo. 466 inWSP 677).

Sinking Creek(SpringNo. 449b inWSP 677).

Unnamed. ......

Lat 35°44'30", long87°46'41" , 2 milessouth of Lobel-ville.

Lat 35 "31 '23", long87°55'15", 1.3miles west ofHorner, 5.0 milesnortheast ofPeters Landing.

Lat 35°42'34", long87°45'01", 2.8miles east ofBeardstown.

Lat 35°48'96", long87°46'00" ;, 2.2miles northeastof Lobelville.

Lat 35 030'22", long87°46'48", 4 milesnortheast of FlatWoods.

Lat 35°30'20", long87°54'49", 4.7miles northeastof Peters Landing

Jones Hollow Branchto Lagoon Branchto Buffalo River.

Mayberry Branch toCedar Creek toTennessee River.

Cane Creek toBuffalo River.

Lost Creek toBuffalo River.

Sinking Creek toBuffalo River.

Denton HollowBranch to May-berry Branchto Cedar Creek toTennessee River.

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

170

135

1,650

139

2,660

40

78

86

77

82

69

80

59

60

59

58

60

59

Clear.

Clear.

Clear.

Clear.

Clear.

Stewart County

Bubbling......

Lat 36°33'54", long 87°53'16", 6.0 miles north of Dover.

Lat 36°33'25", long 87°54'57", 1.5 miles southeast of Tharpe and 6.4 miles northwest of Dover.

Lat 36°28'16", long 87°53'01", 2j miles southwest of Dover.

Cumberland River...

irandon Springs Branch to Brads Creek to Cumber land River.

Hinson Creek to Hickraan Creek to Cumberland River.

Aug. 23

Nov. Dec.

SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

Discharge measurements, water year October 1956 to September 1957 Continued

Spring Location Tributary to Date

Discharge (gallons

per minute )

Temperature (degrees

Fahrenheit)

Air Water

Remarks

Stewart County Continued

Cold. .........

Cox. ..........

Melton........

Pearl. ........

Shelby (Nos. 1and 2}.t

Unnamed .......

Unnamed .......

Lat 36°26'20", long87°51'43", 3.6miles southwestof Dover.

Lat 36°26'33", long87°56'51", 6.8miles southwestof Dover.

Lat 36"34'15", long87°49'28", 2.5miles south ofBumpus Mi lls .

Lat 36°23'32", long87°55'33", 5.35miles northwestof McKinnon(Houston County).

Lat 36°39'22", long87°52'32", belowconfluence ofoutlet of springs,1.2 miles northeast of Tobacco-port.

At Church 0.5 milenorth ofCarlisle.

Lat 36°28'48", long87°53'04", at"The SpringGrill", 2j mileswest of Dover.

West Fork Lick Creekto Lick Creek toCumberland River.

Palmer Branch toStanding RockCreek to Tennessee river.

Hays Fork to SalineCreek.

North Fork Leather-wood Creek toTennessee River.

Shelby Creek toCumberland River.

South Cross Creekto CumberlandCreek.

Hinson Creek toHlckman Creek toCumberland River.

Aug. 21

Nov. 8Dec. 4

Nov. 7Dec. 3

Nov. 8

Nov. 7Aug. 21

Nov. 9

Nov. 9

45

117103

5849

22

1,2702,780

310

390

_

_-

__

_

-81

-

_

56

_

56

5857

55

5859

-

_

t Previously published separately.

493799 O - 59 - 16

234 REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Middle Fork Holston River at Chilhowie, Va.

Location. Lat 36°48', long 81°41', at highway bridge at Chilhowie, Smyth County.


Records available. June 1907 to December 1909, October 1920 to December 1931. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Chain gage. Altitude of gage Is 1,930 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--13 years (1907-9, 1920-31), 215 cfs (revised).

Extremes. 1907-9. 1920-31: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs June 12, 1923 (gage height, 11.4 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 13 cfs July 28, 1926, Sept. 17, 1931.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1909 has been revised to 4,100 cfs Apr. 30, 1909 (gage height, 7.4 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding figure published in WSP 1306.

Remarks. Some diurnal fluctuations caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1306: Drainage area, 1907(M), 1921-25(M), 1927-31(M). Re- vised figures of discharge. In cubic feet per second, for the high-water period in the water year 1909, superseding those published In WSP 263 and 1306, are given herewith:

Apr. 30, 1909........... 2,040

Month

Calendar year 1909. .......................

Maximum

2,0402,1602,160

Minimum

1322525

Mean

258277222

Per square mile1.661.791.43

Runoff in inches

1.8524.2519.40

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 235

Measurements of streamflow made at points other than regular gaging stations in the area covered by this report are given in the following table. Most of these measurements were made during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from ground-water storage. Measurements believed to have been made under base-flow^conditions are identified by an asterisk (*) to the left of the discharge figure. These measurements when correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream where continuous records are available will give a picture of the low-flow potentiality of stream. The column headed, Measured previously" shows the water years in which measurements were made at the same, or practi cally the same, site.

Determinations of peak flow at points other than regular gaging stations are given in a separate table on page 243.

Discharge measurements made at points than gaging stations during the water year 1957

Stream Tributary to LocationDrainage

area (sq mi)

Measured previously

(water years)

Date Discharge (cfs)

Cumberland River basin

Yellow Creekbypass.

Brown's Creek

Jellico Creek

WhippoorwillCreek.

Big West Fork

Red River. . . .

South CrossCreek.

Long Creek, . .

Do. .......

Lick Creek. . .

Dyers Creek. .

Barrett Creek

Neville Creek

Unnamed creek

Saline Creek.

Shelby Creek.

CumberlandRiver.

Watts Creek

CumberlandRiver.

Red River. .. .

... .do. ......

CumberlandRiver.

.... do .......

....do.......

....do. ......

.. . .do.... .. .

. ...do. ......

Bards Creek. .

CumberlandRiver.

.... do .......

.... do .......

. ...do. ......

* Base flow.

Lat 36°37'52", long 83°43'45",1,800 ft above Four Mile Runand 1,600 ft below Lick Fork,at Middle sboro, Ky.

Lat 36°46'26", long 84°08'16", atbridge on State Highway 26, atWofford, Ky. , 0.1 mile abovemouth and 0.9 mile northeastof junction of State Highway26 and U. S. Highway 25W.

Lat 36°40'57", long 84°15'20", atbridge on State Highway 92, 200ft below Parks Branch and 7.7miles southwest of Williamsburg,Ky.

Lat 36°48'59", long SVOO'SS", atbridge on U. S. Highway 68, 7.2miles southwest of Russellville,Logan County, Ky.

Lat 36°44'48", long 87°18'10", atbridge on U. S. Highway 41E,3 miles northwest of Trenton,Todd County, Ky.

Lat 36°42'03\ long 86°51'41", atbridge on State Highway 75, 0.5mile downstream from LittleWhippoorwill Creek and 2 milesnorth of Adairville, LoganCounty, Ky.

Lat 36°26'30", long 87°45'13",1.2 miles north of Carlisle,Stewart County, Tenn.

Lat 36°28'38", long 87°48'08",just above tributary, 200 ftabove bridge on State Highway49 and 2.2 miles east of Dover,Stewart County, Tenn.

Lat 36°28'45", long 87°48'14",300 ft below bridge on StateHighway 49, 2.1 miles east ofDover, Stewart County, Tenn.

Lat 36°27'49", long 87°49'15", atState Highway 49, just aboveSmith Hollow, 1.2 miles southeast of Dover, Stewart County,Tenn.

Lat 36°30'34", long 87"49'59",200 ft below bridge on Dover-Burapus Mills road and 1.5miles north of Dover, StewartCounty, Tenn.

Lat 36°33'48", long 87°55'08",75 ft above bridge on countyroad and 1.1 miles southeastof Tharpe, Stewart County,Tenn.

Lat 36°36'18", long 87°56'24", atbridge on State Highway 49, 2.2miles north of Tharpe, StewartCounty, Tenn.

Lat 36°37'54", long 87°54'48", atfirst bridge above mouth, 3.6miles east of Model, StewartCounty, Tenn.

Lat 36°36'33", long 87°52'58",300 ft above county highwaybridge, 2j miles west of Bum-pus Mills, Stewart County,Tenn.

Lat 36°39'20", long 87°52'35",30 ft below confluence of outflow of Shelby Springs Nos. 1and 2 and 1.2 miles northeastof Tobaccoport, Stewart Creek,Tenn.

-

-

-

-

-

a!3

14.7

16.2

11.9

17.2

7.71

2.37

1.15

52.2

6.02

1940-41,1944-50,1952-55

1953-54

1954

1954

1951,1956

1956

1951,1956

Dec. 18Jan. 21Apr. 23May 28June 25Aug. 14

Jan. 10

Sept. 9

Sept. 12

Sept. 12

Sept. 10

Aug. 22

Aug. 21

Nov. 8Dec. 3Aug. 21

Nov. 8Dec. 3

Aug. 22

Aug. 23

Aug. 23

Aug. 23

Nov. 7Dec. 3Aug. 22

Nov. 7Aug. 21

47.236.690.920.364.10

47.3

*.02

*.14

*2.45

*22.8

*4.93

*2.47

*1.33*1.68*2.96

*1.80*2.50

*3.09

*1.00

0

*.16

*4.23*4.17

*33.4

*2.82*6.18

a Approximately.

236 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations during the water year 1957 Continued


area (sq ml)

Measured previously

(water years)

DateDischarge

(cfs)

Cumberland River basin Continued

Sinking Fork.

Eddy Creek. . .

Creek.

Little River.

Cumberland River.

Lat 36°50'38", long 87°38'30", at bridge on State Highway 117, 2.5 miles south of Gracey, Christian County, Ky.

bridge on State Highway 128, 0.2 mile northwest of Wallonia, Trigg County, Ky.

bridge on State Highway 139, 3.3 miles north of Cadiz, Trigg County, Ky.

Lat 37°00'32", long 88°01'00", at bridge on State Highway 93, 4 miles southeast of Eddyvllle, Lyon County, Ky.

bridge on U. S. Highway 641 and State Highways 70, 91, 1.3 miles northwest of Fredonia, Caldwell County, Ky.

bridge on State Highway 295, 1.6 miles southeast of Dycus- burg, Crlttenden County, Ky.

-

1953-54

1953-54

Sept. 11

Sept. 11

*0.32

*16.7

Tennessee River basin

RobinsonCreek.

Powell Creek.

North ForkSwannanoaRiver.

Brush Creek. .

RlchlandCreek.

Muddy Pork. . .

LittleLimestoneCreek.

RichlandCreek.

Long Creek. . .

Little PigeonRiver.

East PorkLittlePigeonRiver.

Little PigeonRiver.

FightingCreek.

Cane Creek. . .

French BroadRiver.

SwannanoaRiver.

French BroadRiver.

Pigeon River.

Big LimestoneCreek.

NolichuckyRiver.

. . ..do. ......

. ...do. ......

French BroadRiver.

Little PigeonRiver.

French BroadRiver.

West ForkLittlePigeonRiver.

Lat 35°27'04", long 82°28'44", atcounty road bridge, 0.25 mileabove mouth near Fletcher,N. C.

Lat 35°28'27", long 82°33'09",450 ft above mouth and 0.6mile upstream from State Highway 280 and Long Shoals Bridgenear Skyland, N. C.

Lat 35°39'42", long 82°20'42", atBurnett Dam near Black Mountain,N. C.

Lat 35°50'40", long 82°44'30", atcounty road bridge, 0.7 milesouthwest of Walnut, N. C., and0.8 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°27'57", long 83°00'4l", 20ft below Hyatt Creek and 0.3mile above Alien Creek at Hazel-wood, N. C.

Lat 36°18'52", long 82"32'38", atbridge on State Highway 81, 0.7mile west of Fairvlew and 4.2miles northwest of Jonesboro,Washington County, Tenn.

Lat 36°17'00", long 82°29'04", atbridge on State Highway 81, atJonesboro, Washington County,Tenn.

Lat 36°05'52", long 82°51'09", atculvert under county road, 0.5mile above mouth and 4.7 milessouth of Greeneville, GreeneCounty, Tenn.

Lat 36°07'00", long 83°17'08", atbridge on U. S. Highway 25E,0.5 mile north of White Pine,Jefferson County, Tenn.

Lat 35°51'38", long 83°30'13", atHodsden Bridge on U. S. Highway411, 4.25 miles east of Sevier-ville, Sevler County, Tenn., and4.5 miles above mouth.

Lat 35°51'55", long 83°29'17", atbridge on U. S. Highway 411, atHarrisburg, 1.3 miles abovemouth and 5.2 miles east ofSevierville, Sevier County,Tenn.

Lat 35°52'12", long 83°34'04", atbridge on State Highway 66, atSeviervllle, Sevler County,Tenn., 150 ft above West Fork.

Lat 35°41'09", long 83°32'27", atbridge on State Highway 73, 3.0miles southwest of Gatlinburg,Sevler County, Tenn.

5.47

4.86

21.9

7.99

13.2

9.86

4.21

14.9

29. 1

110

64.1

201

4.59

1925

1955

1954-56

1941,1954-56

1950-54

1944,1947,1950-52

1952-54

1952-55

1944,1952-55

1955

Aug. 21

Aug. 20

Nov. 2Dec. 5Feb. 13Apr. 10June 11

Feb. 1

Oct. 10Nov. 2Dec. 7Jan. 4Mar. 7Apr. 2May 3June 12July 5Aug. 5Sept. 5

Oct. 16Feb. 5

Oct. 16

Oct. 16

Oct. 16

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

*3.38

*2.15

82.53.94

10515085.2

80.0

*9.44*16.0*12.833.246.644.143.735.020.3

*11.3*7.66

*2.3646.9

*2.36

*7.16

*4.10

*41.3

*19.3

*63.3

*1.20

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS



area (sq ml)

Measured previously

(water years)

DateDischarge

(cfs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

Horse Branch.

West PorkLittlePigeonRiver.

Walden Creek.

BeaverdanCreek.

Sinking Creek

Beck Creek. . .

Beaver Creek.

Town Creek. . .

Doe Creek. . . .

Stoney Creek.

Shook Branch.

Stoney Creek.

Buffalo Creek

KendrickCreek.

Horse Creek.

Cove Creek. . .

Big Creek. . . .

West PorkLittlePigeonRiver .

Little PigeonRiver.

West PorkLittlePigeonRiver.

Laurel Creek.

BeildmanCreek.

Beaver Creek.

South PorkHolstonRiver.

Roan Creek. . .

....do.......

Watauga River

....do.......

....do.......

....do.......

South PorkHolstonRiver.

....do.......

....do...... .

North PorkHolstonRiver.

Holston River

Lat 35°43'27", long 83°29 1 27", atculvert under State Highway 73,1.5 miles east of intersectionof State Highway 73 and U. S.Highway 441, near Gatllnburg,Sevier County, Term.

Lat 35°48'21", long 83°34'28", atsite of former gaging stationon old State Highway 71, 1.6miles northwest of Pigeon Porgeand 4.3 miles south of Sevler-vllle, Sevier County, Term.

Lat 35"48'03", long 83°35'17", atbridge 0.5 mile above mouth,0.8 mile west of intersection ofU. S. Highway 441 and countyroad, and 2.5 miles northwestof Pigeon Porge, Sevier County,Tenn.

Lat 36°31'14", long 81°55'14", atbridge on U. S. Highway 421, atShady Valley, Johnson County,Tenn.

Lat 36°32'43", long 82°08'12", atcounty bridge 0.4 mile belowU. S. Highway 421 and 4.3 milessoutheast of Briston RR. station,at Ruthton, Sullivan County,Tenn.

Lat 36°31'08", long 82°15'39", atbridge on U. S. Highway 11E,100 ft above mouth and 3 milesnorth of Bluff City, SullivanCounty, Tenn.

Lat 36°30'26", long 82°16'25", atbridge on State Highway 37, 2.5miles northwest of Bluff City,Sullivan County, Term., and 3.9miles above mouth.

Lat 36°28'01", long 81°48'15",along U. S. Highway 421, 25 ftbelow confluence of Goose Creekand Furnace Creek and 500 ftbelow substation at MountainCity, Johnson County, Tenn.

Lat 36°23'39", long 81°58'03", atbridge on State Highway 67, 100ft below Bugger Branch and 2.1miles northeast of Doe Station,Johnson County, Tenn.

Lat 36° 19 '05", long 82 "04 '31", atculvert under State Highway 67,0.9 mile above mouth and 7.0miles northeast of Hampton, Carter County, Tenn.

Lat 36*18 '07 , long 82°07'44", atculvert under State Highway 67,2.9 miles northeast of Hampton,Carter County, Tenn.

Lat 36°22'17", long 82°09'19", atbridge on county road at Hunter,Carter County, Term., 0.3 mileabove mouth.

Lat 36°19'42", long 82"16'15", atbridge on State Highway 91, atRio Vista, near Ellzabethton,Carter County, Tenn.

Lat 36°29'48", long 82°30'49",0.1 mile above mouth, 0.7 milebelow Straight Branch, and5 miles southeast of Kingsport,Sullivan County, Tenn.

Lat 36°30'08", long 82°33'51", atbridge on State Highway 81, 500ft below Little Horse Creek andabout 3 miles south of Kingsport,Sullivan County, Tenn.

Lat 36°33'27", long 82°33'35",along county highway 0.1 milebelow Roach Branch and 0.4 mileeast of Intersection of U. S.Highway 23 and county highway,at Kingsport, Sullivan County,Tenn.

Lat 36°39'26", long 82°20'37", atbridge on U. S. Highway 58,2 miles north of Shelleys, Va.

Lat 36"25'34", long 82°57'07", atsite of former gaging station,2 miles above mouth and 3.0miles northeast of Rogersvllle,Hawklns County, Tenn.

0.90

76.2

50.2

14.3

16.3

-

95.0

24.4

36.0

5.36

.69

7.8

39.0

44. 5

_

17.3

47.3

1955

1946-49,1952-55

1900,1953-54

1952-54

1947,1953-54

1952-54

1952-54

1900,1952-54

1900,1951-54

1953-54

1943,1952-53

1953

1952-56

1942-55

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 19

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 16

Oct. 16

Oct. 18

Oct. 18

Oct. 18

Peb. 7

Oct. 18

*0.321

*24.4

*11.1

*5.33

*4.79

*2.71

*32.3

*3.00

*21.8

*1.67

*0

*15.8

*10.7

*6.45

*2.04

*7.99

797

*3.25




area (sq ml)

Measured previously

(water years)

Date Discharge (ofs)

Tennessee River basin ContinuedUnnamed

tributary.

Beaver Creek.

Second Creek.

Goose Creek. .

Third Creek

Do........

Fourth Creek.

Tenmile Creek

Turkey Creek.

Little Hiver.

West ProngLittleHlver.

Middle ProngLittleHlver.

Hesse Creek. .

Ellejoy Creek

Crooked Creek

Kails Creek. .

Do........

Big Creek. . . .

Holston River

TennesseeHiver.

....do.......

... .do.. .....

.. ..do.. .....

....do.......

....do.......

.... do .......

.... do .......

Middle ProngLittleRiver.

Little Hiver.

.... do .......

... .do... ....

....do.......

....do.. .....

....do.......

Lat 36°25'34", long 82°57'17", atculvert under county road, 300ft above mouth and 2.8 milesnortheast of Rogersville, Haw-kins County, Tenn.

Lat 36°04'36r', long 83°37'36", atbridge on 0. S. Highway 11E,4 miles east of StrawberryPlains, Jefferson County, Tenn.

Lat 35°59'29", long 83°57'04", atculvert under Heiskel St. 1.15miles north of Rul« High Schoolat Knoxville, Knox County,Tenn., and 3.5 miles abovemouth.

Lat 35°56'28", long 83°55'01",0.2 mile northwest of Intersection of Blount Ave. andMaryville Pike and 0.2 milesoutheast of Southern Ry. bridgeover Blount Ave., at Knoxville,Knox County, Tenn.

Lat 35°57'28", long 83°58'17", atculvert under Paper-mill Rd. ,0.1 mile west of Knoxville citylimits, Knox County, Tenn., and3.5 miles above mouth.

Lat 35 t> 57'15", long 83°56'4l",250 ft above U. S. Highways 11-70 in Tyson Park, at Knoxville,Knox County, Tenn., and 1.0mile above mouth.

Lat 35*55 '23", long 83°59'46", atEastern State Hospital, 100 ftbelow culvert under Lyons ViewRd. , 0.75 mile south of BeardenPost Office, Knox County, Term.,and 1.2 miles above mouth.

Lat 35°54'01", long 84°04'25",below culvert under Williams Rd.,0.3 mile northwest of Ebenezer,Knox County, Tenn., and 1.4miles above Ebenezer Branch.

Lat 35°52'28", long 84°08'51",200 ft below North Pork, 1,500ft above bridge, and 0.7 milenorthwest of Concord, KnoxCounty, Tenn.

Lat 35°39'39", long 83°42'25",along State Highway 73 InGreat Smoky Mountain NationalPark, 600 ft above MiddleProng and 3 miles southeast ofTownsend, Blount County, Tenn.

Lat 35°39'21", long 83°42'37", athighway bridge on Cades CoveRd., in Great Smoky MountainNational Park, 150 ft aboveMiddle Prong and 3 miles southeast of Townsend, Blount County,Tenn.

Lat 35°39'26", long 83°42'34", onCades Cove Rd. In Great SmokyMountain National Park, 100 ftabove West Prong, 3 miles southeast of Townsend, Blount County,Tenn., and 3.0 miles abovemouth..

Lat 35°42'44", long 83°49'09", atbridge on State Highway 73, 400ft above mouth and 1.4 milessouth of Walland, Blount County,Tenn.

Lat 35°46'24", long 83°51'01", atcounty highway bridge, 500 ftabove mouth and 7 miles east ofMaryville, Blount County, Tenn.

Lat 35°46'17", long 83°52'42", atcounty highway bridge, 1.2 milesabove mouth and 5 miles east ofMaryville, Blount County, Tenn.

Lat 35°52'49", long 83°46'47", atculvert under State Highway 71,0.8 mile southeast of Snooks Gap,Blount County, Tenn., and 1.5miles northwest of Junction ofU. S. Highway 411.

Lat 35°48'48", long 83°53'00", atcounty highway bridge, 0.6 mileabove mouth, 1.0 mile northwestof Wildwood, and 6 miles northeast of Maryville, Blount County,Tenn.

2.0

-

3.49

-

11.1

16.5

6.46

13.2

11.4

18.6

27.3

27.6

38.3

31.8

.361

17.9

1955

1952

1944,1953-54

19441953-54

1944,1953-54

1953-54

1943,1953-54

1944,1953-54

1953-54

1944,1953-54

1944,1953-54

1900,1943,1953-54

1944,1953-55

1944,1953-54

1953-54

Oct. 18

Oct. 17

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 11

Oct. 12

*0.12

*2.10

*.86

*1.33

*3.44

*4.65

*3.53

*5.77

*2.39

*21.1

*2.99

*6.82

*3.62

*3.50

*4.78

*0

*4.02

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

To

Co

De

Je

Ab

Ci

Har

Tel

Isl

Bat

Unr

St«

Sw.

Pa:

Co.

Bu

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations duringthe water year 1957--Continued

tream Tributary to LocationDrainage

area(sq ml)

Measured previously

(wateryears)

DateDischarge

(cfs)


i Creek. . .

lelly eek.

> Creek

cinsranchributary.

ams Creek.

loo Creek.

risonranch.

ico River

nd Creek.

Creek. . . .

medibutaryublishedn WSP 1236d 1336 asnes Creek)kee CreekublishedWSP 1336Stukree

eek).twatereek.

Do. .......

nt Rockeek.

Creek. . .

aloreek.

TennesseeRiver.

TuckasegeeRiver.

... .do..... ..

JenkinsBranch.

LittleTennesseeRiver.

.... do .......

. ...do.......

.... do .......

.... do .......

.... do .......

Hines Creek. .

TennesseeRiver.

.... do .......

.... do .......

. .. .do..... . .

Clinch River.

Hinds Creek. .

Lat 35°47'35", long 84°15'44", atbridge on U. S. Highway 11, atLenoir City, Loudon County,Tenn.

Lat 35°25'55", long 83°21'42", atSouthern Ry. bridge, at mouth atWhittier, N. C.

Lat 35°27'51", long 83°26'03", atranger station, 100 ft below Juney Whank Branch, 2.4 milesabove mouth, and 2.6 miles northof Bryson City, N. C.

Lat 35° 24 '50", long 83° 27 '20",500 ft upstream from mouth, atculvert on secondary road atcity limits, Bryson City, N. C.

Lat 35°33'25", long 83°59'47",0.2 mile above mouth, 0.5 miledownstream from Panther Creek,and 0.7 mile east of Chilhowee,Blount County, Tenn.

Lat 35°31'54", long 84°06'12", atcounty highway bridge, 0.1 mileabove Smoky Branch and 0.5 milesouth of Citico Beach, MonroeCounty, Tenn.

Lat 35°33'00", long 84°05'22", atculvert under U. S. Highway 129,2 miles west of Tallassee,Blount County, Tenn.

Lat 35°33'33", long 84°13'32", atsite of former gaging station,0.1 mile upstream from CornTassel Branch and 2.3 milessouth of Vonore, Monroe County,Tenn.

Lat 35°35'38", long 84°14'58", atbridge on State Highway 72, 0.5mile northwest of Vonore, MonroeCounty, Tenn.

Lat 35°38'36", long 84°15'12", atbridge on State Highway 72, 1.5miles west of Morganton and 3.7miles north of Vonore, LoudonCounty, Tenn.

Lat 35°50'14", long 84°19'08", atculvert under U. S. Highway 70,1.5 miles west of Eaton Crossroad and 4.5 miles northwest ofLenoir City, Loudon County,Tenn.

Lat 35°44'17", long 84°20'06", atbridge on State Highway 72, atLoudon, Loudon County, Tenn.

Lat 35°36'32", long 84°27'40", atU. S. Highway 11 in Sweetwater,Monroe County, Tenn.

Lat 35°44'17", long 84°22'25", atbridge on State Highway 72, 1.3miles above mouth and 2.0 mileswest of Loudon, Loudon County,Tenn.

Lat 35°44'29", long 84°30'32", atbridge on State Highway 72 Justbelow Little Paint Rock Creek,0.5 mile southeast of Paint Rock,Roans County, Tenn.

Lat 36°13'141', long 84°09'27", atsite of former gaging station atbridge on U. S. Highway 25W, inLake City, Anderson County,Tenn.

Lat 36°11'05", long 84°03'41", atsite of former gaging station onU. S. Highway 441, 1 mile southeast of Norris, Anderson County,Tenn.

9.62

13.5

40.2

.45

87.5

67.1

1.05

271

11.2

30.7

.26

7.25

23.3

62.2

25.7

24.5

9.45

1954

1953,1955-56

1950-56

1900,1953-54

1900,1943,1953-54

1948-52,1954

1944,1953-55

1944,1953-54

1952,1954

1950-51,1954

1932-33,1950-54

1951,1954

1952,1954

1932-34,1949-55

1951-55

Oct. 11

Oct. 2Nov. 1Jan. 3Feb. 15Mar. 21Apr. 12May 24July 17Aug. 29Sept. 24

Oct. 4Nov. 14 Dec. 11Jan. 8Feb. 25Apr. 29May 10July 11Aug. 8Sept. 5

Apr. 4

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 12

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

*2.47

*8.2810.114.556.132.456.021.412.9*7.468.36

*31.1*25.6 *26.884.1135102*81.3*57.0*34.328.0

14.5

*14.0

*8.20

*0

*52.3

*1.31

*6.46

*t.05

*1.34

*6.62

*16.9

*6.67

*1.09

*.45

Base flow.Estimated.


Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations during the water year 1957--Continued


area (sq ml)


Bullrun Creek

Beaver Creek.

Conner Creek.

Hickory Creek

Brushy Pork(PublishedIn WSP1336 and1386 asBrushyCreek) .

Poplar Creek.

Bear Creek. . .

Rock Creek. . .

Crooked PorkCreek.

Little EmoryRiver.

Pall Creek...

Mammy s Creek.

Whites Creek.

Black Creek. .

Camp Creek. . .

Hyatt Creek..

Shoal Creek. .

Cane Creek.. .

ChestueeCreek.

Unnamedtributary.

* Base flow

Clinch River.

....do.......

....do.......

....do.......

Poplar Creek.

Clinch River.

East ForkPoplarCreek.

Emory River. .

.... do .......

....do.......

Whites Creek.

Plney Creek..

TennesseeRiver.

Whites Creek.

....do... ....

Valley River.

HiwasseeRiver.

ConasaugaCreek.

HiwasseeRiver.

South MouseCreek.

Lat 36°06'52", long 83"59'16",Just below bridge on U. S.Highway 441, 2.1 miles belowSmith Branch and 5. 9 milesnorthwest of Fountain City,Knox County, Term.

Lat 35°57'04% long 84°12'23", atCouch Ford, 1.1 miles abovemouth and 2.5 miles southwest ofSolway, Knox County, Tenn.

Lat 35°56'01", long 84°13'43", atcounty highway bridge, 100 ftbelow spring, 2,000 ft abovemouth, and 4.0 miles southwestof Solway, Knox County, Tenn.

Lat 35°53'20", long 84°14'44", atcounty highway bridge on Buttermilk Rd. , 1.4 miles above mouthand 5.3 miles west of Farragut,Knox County, Tenn.

Lat 36°01'33\ long 84"17'16", onrelocated State Highway 61,2 miles west of Oak Ridge and3.4 miles southeast of OliverSprings, Anderson County,Tenn.

Lat 36°01'20", long 84°18'37", atbridge on State Highway 61, 2.5miles southeast of OliverSprings, Anderson County, Tenn.,and 4.0 miles above IndianCreek.

Lat 35°56'41", long 84°21'46", atbridge on Oak Ridge Pike, 0.5mile above mouth and 8 milessouthwest of Oak Ridge, RoaneCounty, Tenn.

Lat 36°11'54", long 84°39'39", atbridge on U. S. Highway 27 atPilot Mountain, 3.5 miles southof Sunbright and 8.0 miles northof Wart burg, Morgan County,Tenn.

Lat 36°05'05", long 84°33'18", atbridge on U. S. Highway 27, 2.7miles southeast of Wartburg,Morgan County, Tenn.

Lat 35°58'53", long 84°28'56", atcounty highway bridge, 1.0 milenorth of DeArmond and 5.Z milesnortheast of Harrlman, RoaneCounty, Tenn.

Lat 35°52'54", long 84°48'35", atbridge on U. S. Highway 70, atOzone, Cumberland County, Tenn.

Lat 35°52'29", long 84°47'19", atbridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1.3miles southeast of Ozone, Cumberland County, Tenn.

Lat 35°47'49", long 84°45'37", atsite of former gaging station, J- mile above Black Creek and l£miles southwest of Qlen Alice,Roane County, Tenn.

Lat 35°47'45", long 84°45'25",100 ft above mouth and 1.0 milesouthwest of Qlen Alice, RoaneCounty, Tenn.

Lat 35°46'55", long 84°45'48", atbridge on U. S. Highway 27, 1.0mile northeast of Roddy, RheaCounty, Tenn.

Lat 35°11 1 22", long 83°55'14", atcounty road bridge, 0.1 milebelow Allmon Creek and 0.8 milenorth of Marble, N. C.

Lat 35"06 '40", long 84°14'00", atState Highway 294, 50 ft belowThompson Branch and 4.1 milessouthwest of Hiwassee Dam, N. C.

Lat 35°18'04", long 84°32'26", atbridge on 0. S. Highway 411,0. 9 mile south of city limitsof Etowah, McMinn County, Tenn.

Lat 35°24'22", long 84°29'49", atbridge on 0. S. Highway 411,1.4 miles southwest of Engle-wood, McMinn County, Tenn.

Lat 35°12'32", long 84"50'15", atbridge on old location of U. S.Highway 11, 4.2 miles northeastof Cleveland, Bradley County,Tenn.

68.5

90.3

6.40

6.92

23.2

55.9

7.15

5.54

50.3

34.3

-

9.45

123

11.7

6.25

6.90

12.6

10.3

33.5

1.31

Measured previously

(water years )


1953-55

1948,1953-54

1954

1954-55

1951-55

1951-52,1954-55

1955-56

1952

1952,1954

1955-56

1934-56

1944,1952-53,1955-56

1955-56

1955

1955

1950-52,1954,1956

1952,1954,1956

Oct. 8

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 2Dec. 13

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Aug. 30

Aug. 27

Aug. 27

Aug. 27

Aug. 27

Jan. 31

Jan. 31

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Sept. 11

*6.45

*12.6

2.39

*.98

*3.88

*4.55

*.70

*.12272

*.90

*t.05

0

0

*.61

*2.52

*1.00

479

288

*.75

*6.88

*.57

t Estimated.




area (sq mi)

Measured previously

(water years)



Brymer Creek.

Pryor CoveBranch.

Battle Creek.

Unnamedtributary.

Big HuckleberryCreek.

Juanlta Creek

Henley Creek.

CaldwellCreek.

Miller Creek.

Boiling PorkCreek.

Beans Creek. .

Norrls Creek.

Chicken Creek

Robert sonPork.

Pigeon RoostCreek.

Shoal Creek. .

MayberryBranch.

Cypress Creek

BoilingSpringsBranch.

Hesslck Creek

Candy Creek. .

Sequatchle'River.

TennesseeRiver.

Battle Creek.

Flint River..

Gillian Creek

CaldwellCreek.

Elk River. . . .

....do.......

Boiling PorkCreek.

Elk River. . . .

....do.......

....do...... .

BradshawCreek.

RichlandCreek.

....do.......

TennesseeRiver.

Cedar Creek. .

TennesseeRiver.

Duck River. . .

....do.......

Lat 35"07 '20", long 84-57 -00", atbridge on U. S. Highways 11 and64, 1.9 miles east of McDonald,Bradley County, Term.

Lat 35°05'25", long 85°37'Z2", atbridge on State Highway 27, 1.1miles north of Jasper, MarionCounty, Term.

Lat 35°08'03", long 85°46'15", atbridge on U. S. Highways 41 and64, 9.2 miles southeast of Mont-eagle, Marion County, Term.

Lat 35°04'48", long 85°44'11", atbridge on U. S. Highways 41 and64, 4.9 miles west of Klmball,Marion County, Term.

Lat 35°04'00", long 86° 21 '29", atculvert under 0. S. Highway 64,1.3 miles southeast of intersection of U. S. Highway 64and State Highway 121, LincolnCounty, Tenn.

Lat 35"14'46", long 85°50'36", atbridge on U. S. Highway 41, 0.5mile west of Monteagle, OrundyCounty, Tenn.

Lat 35°16'30", long 85°51'34", atbridge on U. S. Highway 41, 1.2miles south of Mount View,Grundy County, Tenn.

Lat 35°17'05", long 85°53'14",near Bells Mill, 1.5 milessouthwest of Mount View and1.8 miles south of Pelham,Grundy County, Tenn.

Lat 35°20'34", long 85°57'37", atcounty highway bridge, 0.5 mileeast of Prairie Plains, CoffeeCounty, Tenn.

Lat 35°10'17", long 85"59'00", atbridge on U. S. Highway 64, 1.8miles east of Cowan, FranklinCounty, Tenn.

Lat 35°09'45", long 86°00'20",100 ft above Louisville & Nashville RR. culvert and 1,200 ft

county road with U. S. Highway64 in Cowan, Franklin County,Tenn.

Lat 35°03'46", long 86°14'48", atBeans Creek, 1.5 miles south ofOld Salem, Franklin County,Tenn.

Lat 35°09'53", long 86°32'43", atbridge on State Highway 50, 2.0miles northeast of Fayetteville,Lincoln County, Tenn.

Lat 35"11'03", long 86°48'47", atcounty highway bridge, 500 ftbelow bridge on U. S. Highway64, at McBurg, Lincoln County,Tenn.

Lat 35°19'50", long 87°01'53", atcounty highway bridge, atBufords, Giles County, Tenn.

Lat 35°14'00", long 87°05'04", atcounty highway bridge, 0.6 mileabove mouth and 1.0 mile southof Wales, Giles County, Tenn.

Lat 35°14'02", long 87°20'00", atbridge on U. S. Highway 43, 0.5mile south of intersection ofU. S. Highways 43 and 64, inLawrenceburg, Lawrence County,Tenn.

Lat 35°31'22", long 87°55'21",Just downstream from Bunch CaveSpring Branch, 5.0 miles northeast of Peters Landing, PerryCounty, Tenn.

Lat 35°36'55", long 87 "59 '24",100 ft below county highwaybridge and 0.25 mile southeastof Pope, Perry County, Tenn.

Lat 35°33'54", long 86°05'24", atford, 2.0 miles northeast ofFredonia, Coffee County, Tenn.

Lat 35°33'02", long 86°04'57", atbridge on State Highway 53, 1.6miles northeast of Fredonia,Coffee County, Tenn.

9.68

12.9

50.4

4.42

2.18

.427

1.88

21.6

18.1

4.30

17.0

19.0

42.6

7.66

52.0

22.9

27.0

-

16.8

3.29

7.12

1950-54,1956

1953-54,1956

1953-54,1956

1951,1953-54,

1956

1953-54

1953-54,1956

1952,1954

1949,1952-54,

1956

1950-56

1953

1953-54,1956

1953-54,1956

1953-54,1956

Sept. 11

Sept. 30

Oct. 9Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 30

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 30

Oct. 9

Sept. 6

Oct. 11

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Oct. 10

Oct. 2

Oct. 18

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

*2.41

0

*2.30*2.72

0

0

*.Q2

*.36

*.37

0

0

*.55

*1.61

*.10

0

0

*1.31

*10.2

*.30

*.95

*.30

*.24




area (sq ml)

Measured previously

(water years)

DateDischarge

(cfs)


Wolf Creek.. .

Hunt Creek. . .

Little DuckRiver.

Brewer Creek.

CrumptonCreek.

Shlpman Creek

ThompsonCreek.

Flat Creek

Big RockCreek.

East RockCreek.

FountainCreek.

TumblingCreek.

SinkingCreek.

Leather-woodCreek.

StandingRockCreek.

Bear Creek. . .

Cripple DeerCreek.

Little YellowCreekdrainagecanal.

Yellow Creekdrainagecanal.

West ForkClarksRiver.

Little DuckRiver.

....do..... ..

Duck River. . .

... .do..... ..

... .do.. .....

. . . .do.. .....

. . . .do..... . .

.... do .......

. . . .do.. .....

Rock Creek. . .

Duck River. . .

.. ..do... ....

Buffalo River

TennesseeRiver.

.. ..do. ......

.... do .......

Bear Creek. . .

Yellow Creek.

TennesseeRiver.

_

Clarks River.

Lat 35°28'51", long 86°03'51", atbridge on county highway, 1.0mile above mouth and 1.4 mileseast of Manchester, CoffeeCounty, Term.

Lat 35°27'44", long 86°03'53", atbridge on U. S. Highway 41,2 miles southeast of Manchester,Coffee County, Tenn.

Lat 35°29'10", long 86 "05 '27", atbridge on U. S. Highway 41,northwest of Manchester, CoffeeCounty, Tenn.

Lat 35°29'35", long 86°07'59",0.7 mile east of Blanton Chapel,Coffee County, Tenn., and 1.3miles above mouth.

Lat 35°25'19", long 86°08'10", 150ft below Wlley Creek and 0.1mile north of Rutledge Falls,Coffee County, Tenn.

Lat 35°27'32", long 86°18'04", atcounty highway bridge at Rose-vllle, 0.8 mile above mouth and2.5 miles west of Normandy, Bedford County, Tenn.

Lat 35*27 "19", long 86°19'57", atcounty highway bridge, 1.5 milesabove mouth and 3.0 miles westof Normandy, Bedford County,Tenn.

Lat 35°28'17", long 86°28'39", atState Highway 64, 1.2 milessouthwest of Shelbyvllle, Bedford County, Tenn.

Lat 35°30'16 T', long 86°46'03", atDouble Bridges, 1.5 miles southof Oslln and 1.8 miles south ofVerona, Marshall County, Tenn.

Lat 35°30'05", long 86°42'50", atbridge on State Highway 64, 0.2mile west of Farmlngton, Marshall County, Tenn.

Lat 35°28'18", long 86°57'22", atbridge on State Highway 50A,1.6 miles southeast of Culleoka,Maury County, Tenn.

Lat 35°55'46", long 87°44'05",1,000 ft above mouth and 4.0miles southeast of HurricaneMills, Humphreys County, Tenn.

Lat 35 0 30'22", long 87°46'48",Just below Sinking Creek Spring,4 miles northeast of Flat Woods,Perry County, Tenn.

Lat 36°23'01", long 87°56'31",800 ft above county highwaybridge, 5 miles northwest ofMcKlnnon, Houston County,Tenn.

Lat 36°26'13", long 87°59'57", atpoint of flow Into KentuckyLake, 4.9 miles south of FortHenry, Stewart County, Tenn.

Lat 34°38', long 88°09', In SEisec. 20, T. 5 S., R. 11 E. , atbridge on county road, 4 mileseast of Tlshomlngo, Miss.

Lat 34°42', long 88°18', In SW£sec. 26, T. 4 S., R. 10 E. ,Chlckasaw meridian, TlshomlngoCounty, at bridge on State Highway 25, 4j miles north of Tlshomlngo, Miss.

Lat 34°51', long 88*21', In NWisec. 3, T. 3 S. , R. 9 E. ,Chlckasaw meridian, TlshomlngoCounty, at bridge ? mile upstream from Southern Ry. bridgeand 1.5 miles northwest ofBurnsvllle, Miss., on StateHighway 72.

Lat 34°50', long 88°18', In s£sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 9 E. ,Chlckasaw meridian, TlshomlngoCounty, at bridge \ mile upstream from Southern Ry. bridgeand J mile southeast from Burnsvllle, Miss., on U. S. Highway72.

Lat 36°53'03", long 88°33'12", atbridge on State Highway 131, 3.3miles southwest of Symsonla,Graves County, Ky.

19.2

9.93

36.4

8.64

28.1

5.92

18.3

49.6

48.7

43.1

26.9

51.2

5.68

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

1953-54,1956

1953-54,1956

1948,1950-56

1953-54,1956

1953-54,1956

1953-54,1956

1953-54,1956

1953-54,1956

1953-54,1956

1953-55,1956

1944,1953,1955-56

1953-54

1956

1956

1913,1954-56

1953-56

1953,1955-56

1954-56

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Aug. 29

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Oct. 11

Aug. 30

Oct. 12

Oct. 2

Nov. 8Aug. 21

Nov. 8Dec. 4Aug. 22

Nov. 28

Nov. 28

Nov. 28

Nov. 28

Sept. 13

*0.82

*1.41

*4.91

*1.09

*3.93

*4.29

*1.10

*.34

*.85

0

*.36

*10.712.0

5.93

*1.26*4.45

*3.06*2.67*3.06

*79.2

*1.98

*5.03

*.78

*13.1


The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by indirect methods or by current meter or computed from rating curve at points other than regular gaging stations.

Determinations of peak discharge at points other than gaging stations during water year 1957

Stream

StraightCreek.

Big EagleCreek.

Unnamedtributary.

Spencer Creek

Staley Creek.

Cove Creek. . .

Stony Creek. .

South PorkFowellRiver.

North PorkFowellRiver.

Tributary to

CumberlandRiver

West PorkObey River.

Ha thewsBranch.

CumberlandRiver.

Middle PorkHols tonRiver.

Watauga River

Clinch River.

Fowell River.

.... do. ......

Location

Lat 36°46'20", long 83°38'55", onState Highway 221, 1.1 mileseast of Straight Creek and 1.3miles above Left Pork StraightCreek, Bell County, Ky.

Lat 36°26'50", long 85°16'30", atcounty highway bridge, 0.5 mileabove Little Eagle Creek and5 miles northeast of Llvlngston,Overton County, Term.

Lat 36°19"5O", long 85°20'25", atculvert under State Highway 42,Q.5 mile above mouth and 5 milessouth of Llvlngston, OvertonCounty, Tenn.

Lat 36°14'20", long 86°24'03", atcounty highway bridge, 1OO ftnorth of Junction of countyroad and U. S. Highway 7 ON and6.5 miles west of Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn.

Lat 36°49'22", long 81°29'17",above fish hatchery on StateHighway 16, 1 mile south ofMarion, Va.

Lat 36°15'5O", long 81°47'O3", atcounty road bridge, at CoveCreek School, O.2 mile aboveGeorge Gap Branch and 0.5 milesouthwest of Sherwood, N. C.

Lat 36°45'30", long 82°34'50", atPort Blaokmore, Va,,

Lat 36°51'54", long~82°46'O7", atbridge on U. S. Highway 23, atBig Stone Gap, va.

Lat 36°46'26", long 83°01'59",along U. S. Highway 421, 1 milenorth of Pennlngton Gap, Va.

Drainage area

(sq ml)

53.8

7.98

.49

3.32

8.34

23.1

41.4

44

7O

Measured previously

(water years)

1956

1955

1949-52

1944-47

1944-51

Date

Jan. 29

Jan. 29

Jan. 29

Jan. 29

Jan. 29

Apr. 4, 5

Jan. 29

Jan. 29

Jan. 29

Discharge (cfs)

16,700

962

99

2,220

360

1,860

2,300

3,55O

4,430

INDEX

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................

Acre-foot, definition of.

Page

Adams, Term. , Red River near.......... 60,61Agencies other than the Geological

Survey, records collected by.... 11-12Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C...... 87Alpine, Term., West Fork Obey River

near............................ 35Altapass, N. C., North Toe River at... 91 Antioch , Term., Mill Creek near....... 54Apalachia Lake, N. C., contents of...226,230 Arthur, Term., Powell River near...... 151Asheville, N. C., French Broad River

at.............................. 13,78

Barbourville, Ky., Cumberland River at 18 Barren Fork near Trousdale, Term...... 41Bear Creek, at Bishop, Ala............ 204

near Hackleburg, Ala................ 203Bear Creek Lake, N. C., capacity of... 229 Beaver Creek near Wallace, Va......... 107Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va....... 102Beech River, near Darden, Term........ 12

near Lexington, Term................ 12Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C.... 76Bell Buckle, Term., Wartrace Creek

at.............................. 208Belleview, Term., Harpeth River at.... 56Bent Creek, N. C., French Broad River

at.............................. 73Benton, Ky., East Fork Clarks River

near...........................Big Bigby Creek, at Sandy Hook, Term.. 213

near Mount Pleasant, Term........... 214Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse,

N. C............................ 81Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City,

Va.............................. 115Big Nance Creek at Cdurtland, Ala..... 199Big Rock Creek at Lewisburg, Term..... 210Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Term..... 219Big Stone Gap, Va., Powell River at... 149 Billows, Ky., Rockcastle River at..... 23Biltmore, N. C. Swannanoa River at..., Birdsong Creek near Holladay, Term.... 12Birdtown, N. C., Oconaluftee River at. 135 Bishop, Ala., Bear Creek at........... 204Black Mountain, N. C., North Fork

Swannanoa River near............ 75Blairsville, Ga., Nottely River near.. 164 Blantyre, N. C., French Broad River at 70 Blue Ridge, Ga., Toccoa River near.... 169Blue Ridge Lake, Ga., contents of....226,230Bodenham, Term., Weakley Creek near. .195-196 Boone Lake, Tenn., contents of.......223 ,229Bradley Creek (tributary to East Fork

Stones River) at Lascassas,Tenn............................

Bradley Creek (tributary to Elk River)near Prairie Plains, Tenn....... 190

Bradshaw Creek at Frankewing, Tenn.... 194Brevard, N. C., Davidson River near... 69 Browns Creek near Chesterfield,

Tenn............................ 12Bruceton, Tenn., Big Sandy River at... 219 Bryson City, N. C., Noland Creek near.Tuckasegee River at................. 13C

Buck Creek near Shopville, Ky......... 28Buffalo River, near Flat Woods, Term.. 217

near Lobelville, Term............... 218Burnett Lake, N. C., capacity of...... 228Byrdstown, Term., Wolf River near....

Cadiz, Ky., Little River near........Calderwood, Term., Little Tennessee

River at.......................Calderwood Lake, Term., capacity of.. Calf killer River below Sparta, Term.. Candler, N. C., Hominy Creek at......Cane Branch near Barkers Lake , Ky...., Cane Creek (tributary to Beech River)

near Shady Hill, Tenn...........

36

64

1382294074

24-25

12

Page Cane Creek (tributary to French Broad

River) at Fletchcr. N. C......... 72lane River near Sioux, N. C ............ 92Caney Fork, below Center Hill Dam,

near Lancaster, Tenn............. 44near Rock Island, Tenn............... 43

Canton, N. C., East Fork Pigeon Rivernear............................. 85

Pigeon River at...................... 86arters Creek, Tenn. , Rutherford Creek

near............................. Si 12arthage, Tenn., Cumberland River at... 45 edar Cliff Lake, N. C., capacity of... 229 edar Creek near Lebanon, Va........... 142elina, Term., Cumberland River at..... 38

Center Hill Reservoir, Tenn., contentsof............................... 66,67

212

176 185 180 182 181

Cfs-day, definition of.Chambers Creek near Kendrick, Miss.....Charleston, Tenn., Hiwassee River above Chase, Ala., Flint River near..........Chattanooga, Tenn., Tennessee River at. Tennessee River near.................

Chattanooga Creek near Flintstone, Ga.. Chatuga Lake, N. C., contents of......225,230Cheatham Dam, Tenn., Cumberland River

below............................ 58-59Cheatham Reservoir, Term., capacity of. 66,67 Cheoah Lake, N. C., capacity of........ 229Cherokee Lake, Tenn., contents of.....224,229Chestuee Creek, above Englewood, Term..

at Dentville, Tenn..................at Zion Hill, Tenn..................

Chickamauga, Tenn., South ChickamaugaCreek near

121212

179Chickamauga Lake, Term., contents of..227,231 Chilhowie, Va., Middle Fork Holston

River at......................... 234South Fork Holston River near........ 101

Chilhowie Lake, Tenn., contents of....225 ,230Clarks River, East Fork, at Murray, Ky. 221East Fork, near Benton, Ky........... 222

Clear Fork near Robbins , Term.......... 30Cleveland , Va., Clinch River at........ 143Clinch River, above Tazewell, Tenn..... 148

at Cleveland, Va..................... 143at Richlands, Va. 141 at Speers Ferry, Va.................. 146below Norris Dam, Tenn............... 152near Scarboro, Tenn.................. 153North Fork, at Duffield , Va.......... 147

Coeburn, Va., Guest River at........... 144Collins River near McMinnville, Tenn... 42Columbia, Tenn., Duck River at......... 211Contents, definition of................ 3Control, definition of................. 2Cooperation, record of................. 1-2Cooper Creek near Gate City,

48 Copperhill, Tenn., Davis Millat.

Ocoee River at.

Va. Creek

145

17217021

1998812

157

2 2

128 at Highlands , N_. C .._................. 127

14

Corbin, Ky., Laurel River at...........Courtland, Ala., Big Nance Creek at....Cove Creek, N. C., Jonathan Creek near. Coweeta Creek basin, N. C., records of. Crab Orchard, Tenn., Daddys Creek near. Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition ofCubic foot per second, definition of... Cullasaja River, at Cullasaja, N. C....

Cumberland, Ky., Poor Fork at... . Cumberland Falls, Ky., Cumberland

River atCumberland River, at Barbourville, Ky.. 18

at Carthage, Tenn.................... 45at Celina, Tenn...................... 38at Cumberland Falls, Ky.............. 20at Dover, Tenn....................... 62at Smithland, Ky..................... 65at Williamsburg, Ky.................. 19below Cheatham Dam, Tenn............. 58-59near Harlan, Ky...................... 15

245

246 INDEX

Cumberland River, near Pineville, Ky.. 17near Rowena , Ky ..................... 33South Fork, near Stearns , Ky. ....... 31

Cumberland River basin, Ky.-Tenn. ,gaging-station records in....... 14-65

reservoirs in. ...................... 66-67Cypress Creek near Gilbertsville, Ky.. 12

Daddys Creek near Crab Orchard, Term.. 157 Dale Hollow Dam, Term. , Obey River

below. .......................... 37Dale Hollow Reservoir, Term., contents

of .............................. 66,67Damascus, Va., Beaverdam Creek at..... 102Data, accuracy of ..................... 8

explanation of ...................... 3-7Davidson River near Brevard , N. C..... 69Davis Mill Creek at Copperhill, Term.. 172 Davy Crockett Lake, Term., capacity of 229 Decatur, Term., Sewee Creek near...... 159Dial, Ga. , Toccoa River near. ......... 168Dillsboro, N. C., Tuckasegee River at. 134 Discharge measurements:Cumberland River basin. ........... .235-236Peak discharges. .................... 243Tennessee River basin. ............ .236-242

Note. Streams for which only dis charge measurements are available are not entered by name in this index.

Discontinued stations, revisions of,records for. ...................'. 234

Doe River at Elizabethton, Term....... 110Donelson, Term., Stones River above... 53 Douglas Dam, Term. , French Broad River

below. .......................... 98Douglas Lake, Term., contents of . . . . .223 ,229Dover, Term., Cumberland River at..... 62Drainage area, definition of .......... 3Drakes Creek above Hendersonville,

Term. ........................... 47Duck River, above Hurricane Mills,

Term. .......................... .13 ,216at Columbia, Term. 211 below Manchester, Term. ............. 206near Shelbyville , Term .............. 209

Ducktown, Term. , North Potato Creeknear. ........................... 173

Duf field, Va., North Fork Clinch Riverat. ............................. 147

East Fork Lake, N. C., capacity of.... 229Elizabethton, Term., Doe River at..... 110

Watauga River at .................... IllElk River, above Fayetteville, Term... 193

at Estill Springs , Term. ............ 191near Pelham , Term ................... 189near Prospect , Term ................. 198

Embreeville, Term., Nolichucky Riverat .............................. 94

Emf , Term. , Ocoee River at ............ 174Emory River, at Oakdale, Term. ........ 158

near Wartburg , Term ................. 156Estill Springs, Term., Elk River at... 191

Fairfield, Term., Garrison Fork at.... 207 Falkville. Ala., Flint Creek near..... 187 Fayetteville, Term., Elk River above.. 193 Fightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga. 171 First Creek, at Fifth Avenue, at

Knoxville, Term. ................ 123at Mineral Springs Avenue, at

Knoxville, Term. ................ 122Flat Woods, Term., Buffalo River near. 217 Fletcher, N. C., Cane Creek at ........ 72Flint Creek, near Falkville, Ala...... 187

West Fork, near Oakville, Ala....... 188Flint River near Chase, Ala. .......... 185Flintstone, Ga., Chattanooga Creek

near ............................ 181Floods , reports on. ................... , 11Florence, Ala., Tennessee River at.... 201Fontana Lake, N. C., contents of .... .224-230Fort Loudoun Lake, Term., contents

of ............................ .224-229Fort Patrick Henry Lake, Term., con

tents of ...................... .223 ,229Frankewing, Term., Bradshaw Creek at.. 194 French Broad River, at Asheville,

N. C........ .................... 13,78at Bent Creek , N . C ................. 73

French Broad River, at Blantyre, N. C.. at Marshall , N . C ....................at Rosman, N. C ......................below Douglas Dam, Term. .............near Knoxville, Term. ................near Newport , Term ...................

70806898

10082

207Garrison Fork at Fairfield , Term. ...Gate City, Va., Big Moccasin Creek

near .......................... . . 115Copper Creek near. ................... 145North Fork Holston River near. ....... 116

Great Falls Lake, Term., contents of... 66,67 Greenwood , Ky . , Helton Branch at ....... 26-27Groseclose, Va., Middle Fork Holston

River at ......................... 104Guest River at Coeburn, Va. ............ 144Guntersville Lake, Ala., contents of.. 227, 231

Hackleburg, Ala. , Bear Creek near. ..... 203Hales Bar Lake, Term., contents of ... .227,231Harlan, Ky. , Cumberland River near..... 15Harmon Creek near Lexington, Term. ..... 12Harpeth -River , at Belleview, Term...... 56near Kingston Springs , Term. ......... 57

Hayesville, N. C. Hiwassee River near.. 161 Hazelwood, N. C., Alien Creek near..... 87West Fork Pigeon River near. ......... 83

Helton Branch at Greenwood , Ky. ........ 26-27Hendersonville, Term., Drakes Creek

above ............................ 47Hepco, N. C. , Pigeon River near. ....... 89Highlands, N. C., Cullasaja River at... 127 Hilham, Term. , Roaring River near. ..... 39Hiwassee Lake, N. C., contents of . . . . .226 ,230Hiwassee River, above Charleston, Term. 176

above Murphy, N. C ................... 162at Presley , Ga ....................... 160below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville,

N. C............................. 161near McFarland , Term. ................ 167

Holston River, at Surgoinsville , Term.. 117 Middle Fork, at Chilhowie, Va........ 234

at Groseclose, Va. ................. 104at Sevenmile Ford , Va. ............. 105

near Jefferson City , Term. ........... 119near Knoxville , Term. ................ 121North Fork, at Holston, Va. .......... 114

near Gate City, Va. ................ 116near Saltville, Va. .............. ..13,113

South Fork, at Kingsport , Term. ...... 112at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va... 101 at Vestal , Va ...................... 103below South Holston Dam, Term. ..... 106

Hominy Creek at Candler , N. C .......... 74Hopkinsville , Ky., South Fork Little

River at ......................... 63Horse Creek near Savannah, Term. ....... 12Hurricane Mills, Term., Duck River

above ........................... .13 ,216Hydrologic conditions .................. 12

graph of ............................. 13

Indian Creek near Cerro Gordo, Term.... 12Iron City, Term., Shoal Creek at ....... 200Ivy River near Marshall , N . C .......... 79Ivylog, Ga. , Nottely River near. ....... 165

Jamestown, Term., East Fork Obey Rivernear ............................. 34

Jefferson City, Term., Holston Rivernear. ............................. 119

Mill Spring near. .................... 120Mossy Spring near. ................... 118

Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C... 88 Jonesville, Va., Powell River near..... 150

Kentucky Lake, Ky., contents of ...... .228,231Kingsport, Term., South Fork Holston

River at ......................... 112Kingston Springs, Term., Harpeth River

near ............................. 57Knoxville, Term., First Creek at . . . . . .112 ,123French Broad River near. ............. 100Holston River near ................... 121Tennessee River at .................. .4 , 124

Lake Cumberland, Ky., contents of...... 66,67Lake Walters, N. C., capacity of....... 228Lancaster, Term. , Caney Fork near. ..... 44Lascassas , Term. , Bradley Creek at ..... 48

INDEX 247

Lascassas, Term., East Pork StonesRiver near...................... 49|

Laurel River at Corbin, Ky............ 21Lebanon, Term., Spring Creek near..... 46jLebanon, Va., Cedar Creek near........ 142Leipers Fork, Term., West Harpeth

River near...................... 55Lewisburg, Tenn., Big Rock Creek at... 210 Lick Creek at Mohawk, Tenn............ 96Limestone Creek near Athens, Ala...... 12Little Chestuee Creek below Wilson

Station, Tenn................... 12Little Pigeon River at Sevierville,

Tenn............................ 99Little River (tributary to Cumberland

River) near Cadiz , Ky........... 64South Pork, at Hopkinsville, Ky..... 63

Little River (tributary to TennesseeRiver) near Maryville, Tenn..... 125

Little Tennessee River, at Calderwood,Tenn............................ 138

at McGhee, Tenn..................... 140at Needmore, N. C................... 129near Prentiss, N. C................. 126

Lobelville, Tenn., Buffalo River near. 218 London, Ky., Wood Creek near.......... 22

McCaysville, Ga., Fightingtown Creekat.............................. 171

McParland, Tenn., Hiwassee River near. 167 McGhee, Tenn., Little Tennessee River

at.............................. 140McMinnville, Tenn., Collins River near 42 Manchester, Tenn., Duck River below... 206 Map of the United States..............Marshall, N. C., French Broad River at 80

Ivy River near...................... 79Maryville, Tenn., Little River near... 125 Melton Branch near Oak Ridge, Tenn.... 155Middle Creek near Englewood, Tenn..... 12Middlesboro, Ky., Yellow Creek near... 16 Middleton Creek near Milledgeville,

Tenn............................. IIMill Creek near Antioch, Tenn......... 5AMill Spring near Jefferson City, Tenn. 120 Millican Creek near Douglas Dam, Tenn. 12 Mills River near Mills River, N. C....Mohawk, Tenn., Lick Creek at.......... 96Morristown, Tenn., Nolichucky River

near...........................Mossy Spring near Jefferson City,

Tenn............................ 118Mount Pleasant, Tenn., Big Bigby Creek

near............................ 214Muddy Creek near Fort Loudon Dam,

Tenn...........................Mulberry Creek, West Pork, at

Mulberry, Tenn.................. 192Murfreesboro, Tenn., West Fork Stones

River near...................... 50Murphy, N. C., Hiwassee River above... 162 Murray, Ky., East Pork Clarks River at 221

Nantahala Lake, N. C., contents of...224,229Nantahala River, at Nantahala, N. C... 131

near Rainbow Springs, N. C..........4, 130Needmore, N. C., Little Tennessee

River at........................ 129New River at New River, Tenn.......... 29Newport, Tenn., French Broad River

near...........................Pigeon River at..................... 90

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C... 13 Nolichucky Dam, Tenn., Nolichucky

River below..................... 9,Nolichucky River, at Embreeville,

Tenn............................ 9.below Nolichucky Dam, Tenn.......... 9,near Morristown, Tenn............... 9

Norris Dam, Tenn., Clinch River below. 15i Norris Lake, Tenn., contents of......225,230North Indian Creek near Unicoi, Tenn.. 93 North Potato Creek near Ducktown,

Tenn............................North Toe River at Altapass, N. C..... 91Nottely Lake, Ga., contents of.......226,230Nottely River, at Nottely Dam, near

Ivylog, Ga...................... 16!near Blairsville, Ga................ 16.

Oak Ridge, Tenn., Melton Branch near.. 155

PageWhiteoak Creek near.. 154 ,ory River at......... 158

188

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Oak Ridge, Tenn., Oakdale, Tenn., IOakville, Ala., West Pork Flint Creek

near.........................Obey River, below Dale Hollow Dam,

Tenn.........................East Fork, near Jamestown, Tenn.. West Fork, near Alpine, Tenn.....

Ocoee No. 3 Lake, Tenn., contentsof..............................226-230

Ocoee River, at Copperhill, Tenn....... 170at Emf, Tenn......................... 174at Parksville, Tenn.................. 175

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, N. C.... 135Old Hickory Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of............................... 66,67Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, Tenn.... 177Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations......................... 3

Paducah, Ky., Tennessee River near..... 220 Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala... 184Parker Branch near Leicester, N. C..... 12Parkers Lake, Ky., Cane Branch near.... 24-25Parksville, Tenn., Ocoee River at...... 175Parksville (Ocoee No. 1) Lake, Tenn.,

contents of.....................227,230Peak discharge, measurements of, at

points other than gaging stations 243 Pelham, Tenn., Elk River near.......... 189Persimmon Creek at Persimmon Creek Dam,

near Letitia, N. C. 12Pickwick Lake, Tenn., contents of.....228,231 Pigeon River, at Canton, N.-C.

at Newport, Tenn.East Fork, near Canton, N. C.........near Hepco, N. C .....................West Fork, above Lake Logan, near

Hazelwood, N. C ..................below Lake Logan, near Waynesville,

N. C.............................Pigeon River basin, N. C., records of,

by agencies other than Geological Survey...........................

Pine Tree Branch, near Lexington, Tenn. Piney Creek near Lexington, Tenn.......

71 Pineville, Ky., Cumberland River near..

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190

126 160

Prospect, Tenn., Elk River near........ 198Publications on streamflow, by

Geological Survey................ 8-11' 11

197

Piney River at Vernon, Tenn.Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky...........Pond Creek No. 1 near Wilson Dam, Ala.. Pond Creek No. 2 near Wilson Dam, Ala.. Poor Pork at Cumberland, Ky............Powell River, at Big Stone Gap, Va.....

near Arthur, Tenn....................near Jonesville, Va..................

Prairie Plains, Tenn., Bradley Creeknear.............................

Prentiss, N. C., Little Tennessee River near.............................

Presley, Ga., Hiwassee River at.

by State agencies Pulaski, Tenn., Richland Creek near....

Rainbow Springs, N. C., Nantahala River1306061

Richland Creek near Pulaski, Tenn...... 197Richlands, Va., Clinch River at........ 141

Red River, near Adams, Tenn......Sulphur Fork, near Adams, Tenn.

Roaring River near Hilham, Tenn. Robbins, Tenn., Clear Pork near........Rock Island, Tenn., Caney Fork near....Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky........Rosman, N. C., French Broad River at... Rowena, Ky., Cumberland River near Runoff in inches, definition of........Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek,

Tenn.............................

Saltville, Va., North Fork Holston

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River near.......................13,113Sandy Hook, Tenn., Big Bigby Creek at.. 213 Sanford, Tenn., Oostanaula Creek near.. 177 Santeetlah Lake, N. C., contents of...225,230 Savannah, Tenn., Tennessee River at.... 205Scarboro, Tenn., Clinch River near..... 153Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C.......... 133Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Tenn... 183

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Sevenmile Ford, Va., Middle PorkHolston River at................ 105

Sevierville, Tenn., Little PigeonRiver at........................ 99

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn........ 159Shelbyville, Tenn., Duck River near... 209 Shoal Creek at Iron City, Tenn........ 200Shopville, Ky., Buck Creek near....... 28Sioux, N. C., Cane River near......... 92Smithland, Ky., Cumberland River at... 65 Smyrna, Tenn., Stewart Creek near..... 52

Stones River near................... 51Snake Creek near Adamsville, Tenn..... 12Somerset, Ky., Pitman Creek at........ 32South Chickamauga Creek, below

Georgia-Tennessee State line....near Chickamauga, Tenn.............. 179

South Holston Dam, Tenn., South PorkHolston River below............. 106

South Holston Lake, Tenn., contentsof.............................223

Sparta, Tenn., Calfkiller River below. Speers Perry, Va., Clinch River at....Spring Creek near Lebanon, Tenn....Springs in Tennessee, discharge

measurements of................232Stackhouse, N. C., Big Laurel Creek

near............................Stage-discharge relation, definition

of...............................Stearns, Ky., South Pork Cumberland

River near......................Stewart Creek near Smyrna, Tenn.......Stones River, above Donelson, Tenn....East Pork, near Lascassas, Tenn.....near Smyrna, Tenn...................West Pork, near Murfreesboro, Tenn..

Sugar Grove, N. C., Watauga River near Sulphur Pork. See Red River, Sulphur

Fork.Surgoinsville, Tenn., Holston River at Swannanoa, N. C., Beetree Creek near.. Swannanoa River, at Biltmore, N. C....

North Pork, near Black Mountain,N. C............................

Sylva, N. C., Scott Creek above.......

Tazewell, Tenn., Clinch River above... Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Tenn. Tennessee, springs in, discharge

measurements of................232Tennessee Creek project lakes.........Tennessee River, at Chattanooga, Tenn.

at Florence, Ala....................at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga,

Tenn............................at Knoxville, Tenn..................4,at Savannah, Tenn................... 20at Whitesburg, Ala.................. 18near Paducah, Ky.................... 22

Tennessee River basin, Ala.-Ga.-N. C.- Tenn.-Va., gaging-station records in......................68-22

reservoirs in......................223-231Terms and abbreviations, definition

of..............................

Page Thorpe Lake, N. C., contents of.......224,229Toccoa River, near Blue Ridge, Ga...... 169

near Dial, Ga........................ 168Tomotla, N. C., Valley River at........ 163Trousdale, Tenn., Barren Pork near..... 41Tuckasegee River, at Bryson City, N. C. 136

at Dillsboro, N. C................... 134at Tuckasegee, N. C.................. 132

Turkey Creek (tributary to Beech River)near Deoaturville, Tenn......... 12

Turkey Creek (tributary to TennesseeRiver) near Savannah, Tenn...... 12

Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Tenn... 166 Tuscumbia Spring at Tuscumbia, Ala..... 202

178 Unicoi, Tenn., North Indian Creek near. 93

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C .......... 163Vernon, Tenn., Piney River at.......... 215Vestal, Va., South Fork Holston River

at.............................. 103

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WSP, definition of..................... 3Wallace, Va., Beaver Creek near........ 107Wartburg, Tenn., Emory River near...... 156Wartrace Creek at Bell Buckle, Tenn.... 208Watauga Lake, Tenn., contents of......223,229

81 Watauga River, at Elizabethton, Tenn... Ill below Wilbur Dam, Tenn............... 109near Sugar Grove, N. C............... 108

Watts Bar Lake, Tenn., contents of....225,230Waynesville, N. C., West Fork Pigeon

River near...................... 8453 Weakley Creek near Bodenham, Tenn..... 195-19649 West Flint Creek near Hartselle, Ala... 12 51 West Harpeth River near Leipers Fork,

Tenn............................ 55108 Wheeler Lake, Ala., contents of.......228,231

White Creek near Sharps Chapel, Tenn... 12 White Oak Creek near Milledgeville,

Tenn............................ 1276 Whiteoak Creek below Oak Ridge

National Laboratory, nearOak Ridge, Tenn................. 154

Whitesburg, Ala., Tennessee Riverat.............................. 186

Whitwell, Tenn., Sequatchie Rivernear............................ 183

Wilbur Dam, Tenn., Watauga Riverbelow........................... 109

Williamsburg, Ky., Cumberland Riverat.............................. 19

Wilson Lake, Ala., contents of........228,231Wolf Creek Lake, capacity of........... 229Wolf River near Byrdstown, Tenn........ 36Wood Creek near London, Ky............. 22

124 Woods Reservoir, Tenn., contents of...227-231 Woodville, Ala., Paint Rock River near. 184 Work, division of...................... 2

scope of............................. l

Yellow Creek (tributary to CumberlandRiver) near Middlesboro, Ky...... 16

Yellow Creek (tributary to Tennessee River) at Moser Bridge, near Doskie, Miss..................... 12

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