Surface Water Supply of the United States 1958
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Surface Water Supply of the United States 1958 Part 2-A. South Atlantic Slope Basins, James River to Savannah River Prepared under the direction of J. V. B. WELLS, Chief, Surface Water Branch GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1553 Prepared in cooperation with the States of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and with other agencies UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1960 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FRED A. SEATON, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Thomas B. Nolan, Director For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D.C. - Price $1 (paper cover) PREFACE This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in coopera tion with the States of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, under the general di rection 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 dis trict engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows: A. E. Johnson ..............................................................................Columbia, S. C. E. B. Rice ........................................................................................Raleigh, N. C. M. T. Thomson.................................................................................... Atlanta, Ga. D. S. Wallace, succeeded by J. W. Gambrell.................... Charlottesville, Va. Ill CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1958 OCTOBER 1957 NOVEMBER 1957 DECEMBER 1957 5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 12345 1 2 1234567 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3456789 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 JANUARY 1958 FEBRUARY 1958 MARCH 1958 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1234 1 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2345678 2345678 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL 1958 MAY 1958 JUNE 1958 5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 12345 123 1234567 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 JULY 1958 AUGUST 1958 SEPTEMBER 1958 5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 12345 1 2 123456 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3456789 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 IV CONTENTS Scope of work........................................................................ 1 Cooperation.......................................................................... 1 Division of work..................................................................... 2 Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 2 Downstream order and station numbers................................................. 3 Explanation of data.................................................................. 4 Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 7 Publications......................................................................... 8 Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 11 Hydrologlc conditions................................................................ 11 Gaglng-statlon records............................................................... 13 James River basin Jackson River (head of James River) at Palling Spring, Va.......................... 13 Dunlap Creek near Covlngton, Va.................................................. 14 Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.......................................... 15 James River: Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va................................................... 16 James River at Buchanan, Va........................................................ 17 Maury River at Rockbrldge Baths, Va.............................................. 18 Maury River near Buena Vista, Va.................................................. 19 James River at Bent Creek, Va...................................................... 20 James River at Scottsvllle, Va..................................................... 21 Slate River near Arvonla, Va..................................................... 22 Mechum River (head of Rlvanna River): North Fork Moormans River near Whitehall, Va................................... 23 South Fork Rlvanna River (continuation of Mechum River) near Earlysvllle, Va..... 24 Rlvanna River at Palmyra, Va..................................................... 25 James River at Cartersvllle, Va.................................................... 26 Falling Creek near Chesterfield, Va.............................................. 27 Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va............................................. 28 Appomattox River at Farmvllle, Va................................................ 30 Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va............................................. 31 Chlckahomlny River near Providence Forge, Va..................................... 32 Dismal Swamp basin Lake Drummond In Dismal Swamp, Va.................................................. 33 Chowan River basin Nottoway River (head of Chowan River) near Stony Creek, Va......................... 34 Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.................................................... 35 Blackwater River near Dendron, Va................................................ 36 Blackwater River at Zunl, Va..................................................... 37 Blackwater River near Franklin, Va............................................... 38 Chowan River: Meherrln River near Lawrencevllle, Va............................................ 39 Potecasl Creek near Union, N. C................................................ 40 Wlccacon Creek: Ahoskle Creek at Ahoskie, N. C................................................. 41 Roanoke River basin Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va....................................................... 42 Tinker Creek near Dalevllle, Va.................................................. 43 Roanoke River at Niagara, Va....................................................... 44 Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va............................................. 45 Roanoke (Staunton) River near Toshes, Va........................................... 46 Plgg River near Toshes, Va....................................................... 47 Roanoke (Staunton) River at Altavlsta, Va.......................................... 48 Otter River near Evlngton, Va.................................................... 49 Roanoke (Staunton) River at Brookneal, Va.......................................... 50 Falling River: East Fork Falling River near Appomattox, Va.................................... 51 East Fork Falling River at Spring Mills, Va.................................... 52 Falling River near Naruna, Va.................................................... 53 Roanoke (Staunton) River at Randolph, Va........................................... 54 Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va........................................................ 55 Dan River near Francisco, N. C................................................... 56 Mayo River near Price , N. C.................................................... 57 Dan River near Wentworth, N. C................................................... 58 Smith River near Phllpott, Va.................................................. 59 Smith River at Bassett, Va..................................................... 60 Smith River at Spray, N. C..................................................... 61 Dan River at Danville, Va........................................................ 62 Dan River at Paces, Va........................................................... 63 Banister River at Halifax, Va.................................................. 64 Hyco River near Dennlston, Va.................................................. 65 Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va.................................................. 66 Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.............................................. 67 Pamlico River basin Tar River (head of Pamllco River) near Tar River, N. C............................. 68 Cedar Creek near Louisburg, N. C................................................. 69 Tar River near Nashville, N. C..................................................... 70 Sapony Creek near Nashville, N. C................................................ 71 Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C................................................. 72 Tar River at Tarboro, N. C......................................................... 73 Conetoe Creek near Bethel, N. C.................................................. 74 V VI CONTENTS Gaging-station records Continued Pamlico River basin Continued Pamlico River: Runyon Creek: Page Herring Run near Washington, N. C.............................................. 75 Neuse River basin Eno River (head of Neuse River) at Hillsboro, N. C. ................................ 76 Flat River at Bahama, N. C....................................................... 77 Dial Creek near