MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
WILLIAM CLIFFORD MORSE, Ph.D. Director
BULLETIN 68
SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI
PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF IRVING E. ANDERSON, DISTRICT ENGINEER THE DISTRICT OFFICE, WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY in cooperation with MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
UNIVERSITY, MISSISSIPPI
1950
Please do not destroy this report; rather return it to the Mississippi Geological Survey, University, Mississippi, and receive postage refund.
MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
WILLIAM CLIFFORD MORSE, Ph.D. Director
BULLETIN 68
SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI
PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF IRVING E. ANDERSON, DISTRICT ENGINEER THE DISTRICT OFFICE, WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
In Cooperation with MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
UNIVERSITY, MISSISSIPPI
1950 MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
COMMISSION
His Excellency, Fielding Lewis Wright -— .Governor
Hon. Jackson McWhirter Tubb.. State Superintendent of Education
Hon. John Davis Williams Chancellor, University of Mississippi
Hon. Fred T. Mitchell President, Mississippi State College
Hon. William David McCain....Director, Dept. of Archives and History
STAFF
William Clifford Morse, Ph.D —Director
Franklin Earl Vestal, M. S ....Geologist
James S. Attaya, B. S ...Geologist
Jimmie McBay Bradley, A. A .Secretary LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
Office of the State Geological Survey University, Mississippi October 7, 1950
To His Excellency,
Governor Fielding Lewis Wright, Chairman, and Members of the Geological Commission
Gentlemen:
The records of stream flow of the Mississippi State Geological Survey and the U. S. Geological Survey have been published annually by the Federal Survey as a part of an annual Water-Supply Paper, since the beginning of the cooperation of these two agencies. To make this information more readily accessible to the citizens of Mississippi and to others, these records, although not in as much detail, are here brought together as State Geological Survey Bulletin 68, Surface Water of Mississippi.
Very sincerely yours,
William Clifford Morse Director and State Geologist
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CONTENTS
Introduction 13 Purpose 13 Administration and personnel 14 Description of area 14 Yazoo River Basin 14 Tombigbee River Basin 15 Pascagoula River Basin 16 Pearl River Basin 16 Big Black River Basin 17 Minor River Basin 17 Streamflow investigations in Mississippi 17 Use of streamflow data .._ 18 Data presented 19 General explanation of methods employed 19 Definition of terms 20 Duration of flow 21 Regular gaging-station program 30 Mobile River Basin 33 East Fork Tombigbee River Basin near Marietta 33 East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton 36 East Fork Tombigbee River at Beans Ferry near Fulton 40 East Fork Tombigbee River at Bigbee 43 Tombigbee River near Amory 45 Tombigbee River at Aberdeen 48 Tombigbee River at Columbus _ 52 Mackys Creek near Dennis 56 Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont _ 59 Bull Mountain Creek near Smithville . 61 Oldtown Creek at Tupelo 64 Oldtown Creek near Verona 66 West Fork Tombigbee River near Nettleton 68 Mud Creek at Tupelo 71 Buttahatchee River near Caledonia 73 Tibbee River near Tibbee 76 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Sakatonchee River near West Point 79 Luxapalila Creek at Steens 81 Luxapalila Creek near Columbus 83 Noxubee River near Brooksville 85 Noxubee River at Macon 88 Pascagoula River Basin 92 Leaf River near Collins 92 Leaf River at Hattiesburg 95 Leaf River near McLain 98 Pascagoula River at Merrill 101 Oakohay Creek at Mize 105 Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg 107 Tallahala Creek at Laurel 110 Tallahala Creek near Runnelstown 113 Tallahoma Creek near Laurel 116 Chunky Creek near Chunky 119 Chickasawhay River at Enterprise 122 Chickasawhay River near Waynesboro 125 Chickasawhay River at Leakesville 128 Okatibbee Creek near Meridian 131 Bucatunna Creek at Denham 134 Wolf River Basin 137 Wolf River near Lyman 137 Pearl River Basin 139 Pearl River at Edinburg 139 Pearl River near Lena 143 Pearl River at Meeks Bridge near Canton 146 Pearl River at Jackson 149 Pearl River at Byram 153 Pearl River near Georgetown 155 Pearl River near Rockport 157 Pearl River near Monticello 160 Pearl River near Columbia 163 Lobutcha Creek near Carthage 167 Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove 170 Yokahockany River near Kosciusko 174 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 7
Yokahockany River near Ofahoma 177 Strong River at Dlo 179 Bogue Chitto near Tylertown 183 Yazoo River Basin 185 Tallahatchie River at Etta 185 Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam near Sardis 188 Tallahatchie River at Sardis 191 Tallahatchie River near Lambert 194 Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake 196 Tallahatchie River at Phillip 198 Yazoo River at Greenwood 200 Yocona River near Enid 204 Coldwater River near Lewisburg 208 Coldwater River near Coldwater 210 Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam near Arkabutla 213 Coldwater River at Pratts Bridge near Arkabutla 215 Coldwater River at Savage 217 Pigeonroost Creek near Lewisburg 220 Yalobusha River at Calhoun City 222 Yalobusha River at Graysport 223 Yalobusha River at Grenada 226 Skuna River at Bruce 230 Skuna River near Coffeeville 232 Sunflower River at Clarksdale 235 Sunflower River at Sunflower 237 Big Black River Basin 240 Big Black River at Pickens 240 Big Black River near Bovina 243 Bayou Pierre Basin 246 Bayou Pierre near Carpenter 246 Homochitto River Basin 248
Homochitto River at Eddiceton 248 Homochitto River near Bude 251 Homochitto River near Kingston 253 Homochitto River near Doloroso 255 Buffalo Bayou Basin 257 8 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Buffalo Bayou near Woodville —~ 257 Storage 259 Yazoo River Basin 259 Sardis Reservoir near Sardis 259 Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla - 261 Small stream investigations - - 263 Tombigbee River Basin - 265 Mantachie Creek at Dorsey 265 Oldtown Creek near Tupelo - 266 Euclautubba Creek at Saltillo 266 Tishomingo Creek near Saltillo 267 Chiwapa Creek at Shannon 267 Little Coonewah Creek near Tupelo 268 Mattubby Creek near Aberdeen 268 Sakatonchee River near Egypt 269 Line Creek at Cedar Bluff 269 Catalpa Creek at Mayhew 269 Noxubee River near Louisville 270 Running Water Creek near Macon 270 Scooba Creek near Scooba 270 Sucarnoochee Creek at Porterville 270 Pawticfaw Creek near Porterville 271 Pascagoula River Basin 271 Leaf River near Sylvarena — — 271 West Tallahala Creek near Sylvarena 271 Oakohay Creek near Raleigh 271 Oakwood Creek near Collins 272 Station Creek near Collins 272 Okatoma Creek near Collins 272 Tallahoma Creek near Laurel 272 Rahoma Creek near Laurel 273 Bogue Homo near Laurel 273 Thompson Creek at Richton 273 Gaines Creek near Richton 273 Big Creek near Leakesville 274 Potterchitto Creek at Newton 274 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 9
Bethel Creek near Hickory '. 274 Tallahatta Creek at Meehan Junction 275 Sowashee Creek at Meridian 275 Hassanlowaha Creek at Pachuta 275 Pachuta Creek at Pachuta 276 Archusa Creek at Quitman 276 Seet Creek at Clara 276 Tchoutacabouffa River Basin ._ 277 Luxachanie Creek near Biloxi 277 Biloxi River Basin 277 Biloxi River at Wortham 277 Bayou Bernard Basin 278 Bayou Bernard near Gulfport . 278 Turkey Creek nead Gulfport _. 278 Pearl River Basin 278 Tallahaga Creek near Louisville 278 Kentawka Creek at Philadelphia 279 Pelahatchie Creek at Pelahatchie 279 Town Creek at Jackson 280 Richland Creek near Jackson 280 Rhodes Creek near Terry 280 Dobbs Creek near Dlo 280 Mill Creek at Braxton 281 Riles Creek at Merit ... 281 Big Creek near Pinola 281 Copiah Creek near Hazlehurst 281 Copiah Creek at Georgetown 282 Big Bahala Creek near Monticello 282 Silver Creek at Silver Creek 282 Bogue Chitto near Brookhaven 282 McGee Creek at Tylertown 283 Upper Little River at Lampton 283 East Fork Hobolochitto River at Picayune 283 Mississippi River Delta 283 Little Tangipahoa River at Fernwood 283 Little Tangipahoa River at Magnolia 284 10 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Tangipahoa River near Magnolia 284 Minnehaha Creek at Magnolia 284 Tanyard Creek at Liberty 285 Yazoo River Basin 285 Upper Tallahatchie River near New Albany 285 Cane Creek near New Albany 287 Lukesasper Creek near Cotton Plant 289 Hell Creek near New Albany 290 Locks Creek near Etta 292 Cypress Creek near Etta 293 North Tippah Creek near Ripley 295 Tippah Drainage Canal near Blue Mountain 297 Potts Creek near Potts Camp 298 Bagley Creek near Abbeville 300 Clear Creek near Oxford 302 Hudson Creek near Oxford 304 Otuckalofa Creek near Water Valley 306 Long Creek at Courtland 306 : Pigeonroost Creek near Byhalia 308 North Fork Tillatoba Creek near Charleston 310 Askalmore Creek near Charleston 312 Turkey-Cypress Creek near Coffeeville 314 Batupan River at Grenada 316 Fannegusha Creek near Tchula 316 Big Black River Basin 316 Tilda Bogue near Canton 316 Osburn Creek near Flora 317 St Catherine Creek Basin 317 St. Catherine Creek near Natchez 317 Homochitto River Basin 317 McCalls Creek near Lucien 317 Porter Creek near Bude 318 Middle Fork Creek at Meadville 318 Wells Creek at Roxie 318 Brushy Creek near Gloster 319 Dry Creek near Knoxville 320 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 11
Second Creek at Sibley 322 Miscellaneous measurements 324 Miscellaneous discharge measurements at gaging stations 324 Tombigbee River Basin _ 325 Buttahatchee River near Kolola Springs 325 Pascagoula River Basin 325 Black Creek at Brooklyn 325 Black Creek near Wiggins 326 Red Creek at Perkinston 326 Pearl River Basin 327 Pearl River near Philadelphia 327 Big Black River Basin 327 Big Black River at Ragin 327
Yazoo River Basin 328
Yocona River near Oxford 328
Floods — 328 Flood of 1882 329
Flood of 1892 329
Flood of 1900 329
Flood of 1902 330
Flood of 1909 330
Flood of 1916 330
Flood of 1919 331
Flood of 1926 331
Flood of 1927 331
Flood of 1932 332
Flood of 1935 332
Flood of 1936 332
Flood of 1938 332
Flood of 1943 _ 332
Flood of 1944 332
Flood of 1948 333
Flood of 1949 333
Flood of 1950 333 12 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
ILLUSTRATIONS
FIGURES
1.—Typical flow-duration curves _ 22 2.—Typical flow-duration curves 23 3.—Flow-duration curve for Pearl River at Jackson 24 4.—Relation between short-and long-term flow duration curves 25 5.—Relation between short-and long-term flow duration curves 25 6.—Relation between short-and long-term flow duration curves 26 7.—Relation between short-and long-term flow duration curves 26 8.—Flow-duration curve for Oakohay Creek at Mize 27
9a.—Base-flow relation 28 9b.—Flow-duration curve for Second Creek at Sibley 28
10a.—Base-flow relation 29 10b.—Flow duration curve for Brushy Creek near Gloster 29
PLATES
1.—Stream gaging station, Pearl River near Columbia 31 2.—Mechanized sounding equipment, Mississippi River near Vicksburg 32 3.—Stream gaging station, Chickasawhay River near Waynesboro 32 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI
IRVING E. ANDERSON
INTRODUCTION The economic development of a region is dependent on the natural resources found within its boundaries and on the wise use of those resources. Mississippi is many times blessed with ample resources: clays, oil, fertile farm lands, forests, and water. The wise use of those resources, however, has too long been neglected. On every hand are badly eroded farm lands, cut- over timber lands, lowered ground-water tables, and some pol luted streams. The general awakening of the public and the establishment of wise conservation practices will prevent further depletion of Mississippi's natural resources and will provide for their eventual restoration. Water, both surface and underground, is our most important natural resource. It is required for the physical welfare of the human being, for recreational purposes, and for many manufac turing processes. On the other hand, water can be one of nature's most effective agents for destruction. Mississippi is periodically visited by floods causing damage measured in the millions of dollars. Traffic is interrupted by flood waters overtopping rail way and highway grades and washing out bridges; people are driven from their homes, valuable topsoil is washed from the fertile fields, and lives lost. The efficient use of water resources and proper planning of disposal of surplus waters during periods of floods require ade quate knowledge of quality and quantity of available waters. There are presented in this report the results of 34 years of stream-flow investigations in Mississippi.
PURPOSE Stream-flow data collected by the U. S. Geological Survey are published annually in a series of Water Supply Papers with each paper containing only the current year's record. Thus it is necessary for anyone using the record to consult as many pub lications as there are years of record. The purpose of this report is to present all available stream-flow data in Mississippi in one 14 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
volume. It is not possible, of course, to present the record in as great detail as in the Water Supply Paper, but the significant fea tures are presented. If more detailed records are required, these can be obtained from the Water Supply Papers or the District of fice of the U. S. Geological Survey in Jackson.
ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL This report was prepared for and in cooperation with the Mississippi State Geological Survey, Dr. William Clifford Morse, Director, by the Water Resources Division, U. S. Geological Sur vey, C. G. Paulsen, Chief Hydraulic Engineer. The work incident to its preparation was done by the Jackson district office under the direction of Irving E. Anderson, District Engineer.
DESCRIPTION OF AREA Mississippi lies in the humid region of the United States, hav ing an average annual rainfall exceeding 50 inches. As a result, the state is traversed by many streams, all of them subject to fre quent floods. A major portion of the state is, of course, drained by the Mississippi and the Tennessee. The principal Mississippi tributaries are the Yazoo, Big Black, and Homochitto Rivers, Bayou Pierre, and Buffalo Bayou. These rivers drain an area of 23,320 square miles of the state's 47,420 square miles. Other prin cipal streams are the Tombigbee, Pascagoula, and Pearl Rivers. Although the average annual rainfall is high, most of it oc curs during the winter months with little or no benefit to agri culture, the predominant economic interest in the state. The maximum rainfall occurs during the month of March when an average of 5.92 inches falls; the minimum occurs during October with an average of 2.54 inches. Droughts are not uncommon and occur during periods of high water demand by growing crops. Severe damage sometimes results. Rainfall records for the State indicate periods of as long as a month when no rain falls.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN The Yazoo River Basin, draining a total of 14,000 square miles in northwest Mississippi, has physical characteristics divid ing it into two principal sections; the extensive lowlands known as the Yazoo Delta and the upland hill country. The two sections are about equal in area. SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 15
The Yazoo Delta is part of the flood plain of the Mississippi River and as such has benefited by the silt deposits from the over flow of that stream making this area one of the most fertile in the world. The Delta area extends from Vicksburg to just south of Memphis, Tennessee. Agriculture is the predominant economic interest in the area with major emphasis being placed on cotton. The Hill section lies immediately to the east of the Delta section. The area is gently rolling hill land, terminating in a bluff line at the eastern edge of the Delta. These uplands have undergone serious erosion so that much of the area is unfit for cultivation.
The principal tributaries of the Yazoo River are the Talla hatchie, Coldwater, Yocona, and Yalobusha Rivers all rising in the hill section, and the Sunflower River which flows through the Delta its entire length. The flood flows of Tallahatchie and Coldwater Rivers are almost completely controlled by Sardis and Arkabutla Reservoirs and the flood flows of Yalobusha and Yocona Rivers will be controlled by Grenada and Enid Reservoirs now under construction.
Although agriculture is the predominant economic interest in the Basin, emphasis in recent years has been on the establish ment of industries in Grenada, Yazoo City, Greenville, Green wood, and Water Valley. Other principal cities are Clarksdale, Oxford, and New Albany.
TOMBIGBEE RIVER BASIN
The Tombigbee River Basin drains about 6,000 square miles in northeast Mississippi. It is formed by the confluence of the East and West Forks about 20 miles north of Aberdeen. The Tom bigbee River flows nearly due south to below Columbus where it turns southeast and flows into Alabama. Its principal tributaries are Tibbee and Noxubee Rivers on the west and Bull Mountain Creek, Luxapalila Creek, and Buttahatchee River on the east. These eastern tributaries rise in Alabama and drain a consider able part of that state.
The predominant economic interest in the Basin is agricul ture with some industrial development in the cities of West Point, Tupelo, Columbus, and Amory 16 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN
The second largest river basin in the state is the Pascagoula River Basin comprising 8,900 square miles in southeast Missis sippi. The Pascagoula River is formed by the confluence of the Leaf River and Chickasawhay River just north of Merrill. Prin cipal tributaries are Bowie and Tallahala Creeks of the Leaf and Bucatunna Creek of the Chickasawhay. Escatawpa River is the major tributary of the Pascagoula River.
The Pascagoula River Basin has seen greater concentration of industry than has any other river basin, probably because of the availability of suitable timber. Major wood pulp industries are located in Meridian, Laurel, and Pascagoula. Other industries include chemicals at Meridian, and naval stores at Hattiesburg. As a result of these industries and large amounts of domestic sewage, Tallahala and Sowashee Creeks are among the most highly polluted streams in the state. However, control measures are being undertaken and the situation is being corrected. Agriculture, lumbering, oil production, and recreation, in addition to industry, are the predominant economic interests in the Basin.
PEARL RIVER BASIN The Pearl River, rising in central Mississippi and flowing in a generally southerly direction, drains 7,680 square miles. Its lower 116 miles form the boundary between Mississippi and Lou isiana. Its tributaries are small, the largest being the. Strong River, Yokahockany River, and Bogue Chitto.
The principal economic interest is agriculture with some importance attached to lumbering and industry. One of the na tion's foremost truck gardening areas is that around Crystal Springs. Annually thousands of freight cars of truck garden pro duce, principally cabbage and tomatoes, are shipped to the north ern centers. Industry is largely concentrated in and around Jackson, the State's Capital and largest city. Smaller industries, principally textile, are located in Philadelphia, Kosciusko, Co lumbia, and other cities. McComb, Louisville, and Brookhaven are included among the principal cities of the Basin. SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 17
BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN
The Big Black River draining 3,500 square miles, rises in north central Mississippi and flows southwesterly to the Missis sippi which it enters a short distance below Vicksburg. The Big Black River has no large tributaries. The Basin does not compare economically with the other Basins of the state, the major inter est being agriculture with some lumber manufacturing at Can ton, the principal city of the Basin.
MINOR RIVER BASINS
The Homochitto River-Buffalo Bayou Basin drains 1,660 square miles in southwest Mississippi. Some of the largest tim ber stands are in this area. However, the major economic interest is the production of oil with one of the largest fields in the state being within the Basin. The principal city is Meadville. Streams emptying directly into the Gulf include Wolf, Tchou- tacabouffa, and Biloxi Rivers. These streams drain an area in which the predominant interest is recreation, the famed Missis sippi Gulf Coast being included in the area. Principal cities are Biloxi and Gulfport, in which some naval stores and chemical industries have developed.
STREAMFLOW INVESTIGATIONS IN MISSISSIPPI Under the operation of various resolutions of Congress and appropriation acts, systematic stream-flow investigations have been carried on by the United States Geological Survey since 1888. In Mississippi the first systematic records were begun in January 1900 at Columbus on the Tombigbee River and at Yazoo City on the Yazoo River, followed by the establishment of a gaging sta tion on the Pearl River at Jackson, in June 1901. Between 1906 and 1912 records were collected in cooperation with the Talla hatchie Drainage Commission on the Tallahatchie, Yazoo, Cold- water, and Yalobusha Rivers. Stream-gaging activities were dis continued in 1912. The Mississippi River flood of 1927 gave impetus to flood- control studies by Federal agencies, resulting in the re-establish ment of 16 stream-gaging stations; five in the Yazoo River Basin, four in the Pearl River Basin, and seven in the Tombigbee River Basin. At the same time, the Mississippi Geological Survey, real- 18 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY izing the State's need for this vital data, entered into a coopera tive agreement with the United States Geological Survey to the extent of providing $1,000annually for stream-flow investigations. Further impetus to stream-flow investigations was provided in 1938 when the State Legislature made an appropriation of $20,000 to the Mississippi State Geological Survey for the biennium for cooperation with the United States Geological Survey. This ap propriation has been continued uninterruptedly since that date. Other Federal agencies have also participated in the stream- gaging program throughout the entire period, either by the trans fer of funds to the United States Geological Survey for investiga tions or by direct participation in the program. These agencies include the Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss., and Mobile, Ala., districts; the forest Service, and the Soil Conservation Service.
USE OF STREAM-FLOW DATA
The use of stream-flow data is essential in the economic and efficient design and operation of any project in which water is a factor. The principal uses in Mississippi are in pollution abate ment, flood control, and transportation both by rail and highway. There are two principal sources of stream pollution: domes tic sewage and industrial wastes. The design of municipal sew age-disposal plants and of treatment plants for industrial wastes is based on stream-flow records when available. The capacity of a stream to carry raw sewage or industrial waste without creating a nuisance is fixed by its low-water flow. Consequently, the minimum degree of treatment is determined by the low-water flow. When the average flow of a stream is large enough ade quately to dispose of a plant's industrial waste, treatment can be neglected. However, because of the variation in the stream's flow, disposal of waste into the stream must be on a basis of the flow in the stream at the time of disposal. As a result, many industries provide large reservoirs to store these wastes during periods of low flow to dispose of them during periods of high flow. The control of floods is a major problem in Mississippi. Vari ous plans are being used: proper land practices and reforestation, flood control reservoirs, levees, channel improvement, drainage ditches. All of these require adequate knowledge of the flood flows of the stream. SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 19
Interruption of traffic during floods through overtopping of grades by flood waters and by bridge and roadway washouts becomes a major economic loss. The flood-flow records of streams are a necessity for the design of roadways and of bridge openings. Irrigation which has long been practiced in the arid west is now practiced in some areas of the State in connection with rice growing and to supplement rainfall during periods of deficiency. All irrigation water is drawn from ground-water supplies. How ever, if the practice becomes widespread, it might be necessary to use surface streams at a future date. Industrial development has been emphasized in Mississippi during recent years. The importance of stream-flow records has already been indicated in connection with disposal of industrial wastes. Many industries such as chemicals, naval stores, wood- pulp, and others use water in their manufacturing processes. The need for stream-flow data becomes increasingly important as industrial activity increases to the point that groundwater sup plies might be inadequate. Mississippi is well blessed with ground water of good quality. The development of municipal water supplies has, therefore, been confined to ground-water sources except for a very few cities. However, the ever increasing per capita use of water, the increas ing industrial demands, and the increasing use of air condition may require a shift to surface sources at some future date for supplemental supplies.
DATA PRESENTED The data presented in this report cover stream-flow investiga tions over a period of 34 years. The data are presented in several sections: the regular gaging-station program; small area in vestigations; miscellaneous investigations; storage, and floods.
GENERAL EXPLANATION OF METHODS EMPLOYED Basically, the collection of stream-flow records consists of recording the daily height of the water surface with respect to an unchanging reference plane, and the measurement of the rate of flow of water corresponding to any given position of the water surface. Gage heights are obtained either by direct measure ments of the water surface, or by an automatic recorder that makes a continuous record of the fluctuations of the water sur- 20 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
face. Measurements of discharge are made by means of a Price current meter and accessory equipment, using methods developed and tested by the United States Geological Survey during the 71 years of its existence. By obtaining a sufficient number of measurements corre sponding to different gage heights throughout the range of stage of a stream, and plotting these measurements with elevation of water surface against rate of flow of water (stage against dis charge) , a curve is defined from which the discharge correspond ing to any stage may be obtained. Due to the continually changing river bed, the stage-discharge relation at many gaging stations does not remain constant, and must be re-defined at intervals varying from two to three years on a stream with a fairly stable bed to weekly on sandy streams. However, even at those stations having the most constant stage-discharge relation, periodic dis charge measurements must be made to verify its stability. Computing daily discharge then becomes a task of applying the daily mean gage height as computed from the direct obser vations or from the continuous recorder, and obtaining from the stage-discharge curve the corresponding discharge.
DEFINITION OF TERMS The units in which stream-flow data are presented in this re port and other terms used herein are defined as follows: "Second-feet is an abbreviation of "cubic feet per second." A second-foot is the rate of discharge of a stream whose channel is one square foot in cross-sectional area and whose average velo city is one foot per second. "Second-feet per square mile" is the average number of cubic feet of water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, on the assumption that the runoff is distributed uniformly both as regards time and area. "Runoff in inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered if all the water draining from it in a given period were uniformly distributed or its surface. It is used for comparing runoff with rainfall which is usually expressed in inches. "Stage-discharge relation" is an abbreviation for the term "relation between gage height and discharge." SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 21
"Control" is a term used to designate a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stage-discharge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural section such as a rock shoal, a reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.
"Gage height or "stage" are synonymous terms and mean the elevation of the water surface above the arbitrary datum or zero of the gage.
"Gaging station" is a selected section in a stream channel equipped with a gage and facilities for measuring the flow of the water.
DURATION OF FLOW
The design of such engineering works as sewage disposal systems, industrial waste disposal systems, and public water sup plies requires a thorough knowledge of the low-water flows of streams. The degree of treatment of domestic sewage will depend to a great extent, particularly in the smaller cities with difficult financial problems, on the capacity of the receiving stream to absorb the sewage without excessively polluting the stream. Similarly, the degree of treatment of industrial wastes will de pend on the flow of the receiving stream. Another method of disposal of industrial wastes requires the use of reservoirs to provide storage of wastes during periods of insufficient stream flow. The development of a surface water supply for municipal use may require the use of a reservoir to store stream flow during periods of excess for use during periods of insufficiency.
The easiest way to develop the information for such pur poses is by use of the flow-duration curve in which percent of time is plotted as the abscissa and run-off in second-feet per square mile is plotted as the ordinate on a semi-log paper. A glance at the curve gives the percent of time that the stream flow is equal to or greater than a given value. Sufficient information is given for each station so that the duration curve may be plotted (Figures 1, 2). 22 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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Percent of f//T?e Figure 2.—Typical Flow-duration curves For those gaging stations with records of ten years or longer, the data given are for the period of record. For gaging stations with less than ten years of record, the data as obtained from the record were extended by comparison with an index station. Since a large number of the stream-gaging stations in Mississippi were established in 1938, only a few such extensions were required. Comparisons of the 10-year flow duration curve with those for a longer period were made for some stations with periods of record longer than 10 years. These indicate that the 10-year period 1939- 48, gives a fair indication of the long-term flow-duration curve (Figure 3, a comparison of the 10-year flow duration curve for 24 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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Hattiesburg and Leaf River near Collins;Figure 5,the relationship between the 2-year and 10-year duration curves for Tallahatchie River at Etta and East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton; Figure 6, the relationship between the 5-year and 10-year duration
'O 20 40 GO SO /OO Percent of f/me Figure 8.—Flow-duratioin curve for Oakohay Creek at Mize curves for Okatibbee Creek near Meridian and Chunky Creek near Chunky; Figure 7, the relationship between the 1-year, 5- year, 10-year, and 20-year duration curves for Pearl River at Edinburg and East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton). With this principle established it is a relatively simple task to deter- 28 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
mine the short-term relationship between any gaging station with a short-term record and its index station and then extend the short-term duration curve to the period of record of the index station (Figure 8, a comparison of actual short-term duration curves with the long-term computed curve).
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O ZO 40 GO SO /00 Percent of f//7?e Figure 9a.—Base-flow relation Figure 9b.—Flow-duration curve for Second Creek at Sibley It will be noted that the 1-year relationship departs some what from the long-term. This is due to the shortness of the period, but in spite of that departure, some duration curves were extended on basis of a 1-year record since the relatively small inaccuracies involved are probably less than the allowable limits to which the computed flow-duration curve will be used in actual practice. SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 29 <5ec~ft.persg.no/. -£c/d/cefon zc\ to \ \ < s. v s. ^0 20 40 CO 80 /oo Percent of ftme Figure 10a.—Base-flow relation Figure 10b.—Flow duration curve for Brushy Creek near Closter In some instances it was necessary to develop a flow-duration curve for a gaging station with less than a year of record. In such cases, an adaptation of the above method was used. A rela tion was developed between base flows for the two stations and the flow duration curve developed from the relation (Figure 9a, relation between base flow for Second Creek near Sibley and Homochitto River near Eddiceton; Figure 10a, relation between base flows for Brushy Creek near Gloster and Homochitto River near Eddiceton). 30 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Flow-duration data are not presented for all gaging stations. Those for stations such as Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake which are influenced by operations of reservoirs, and those with in determinate drainage areas are not presented. REGULAR GAGING-STATION PROGRAM Results of 34 years of investigation at 81 gaging stations are presented in this section. The shortest record included is for only a few months and the longest is for the entire period, 1900-12, 1927-48. The gaging stations are listed in downstream order starting with the highest station on the main stem. Stations on tributary streams are listed after those on the main stem also in down stream order as they enter the main stem. For each station there are included a description, summary of peak discharges, duration of flow tables, and tables of monthly and annual run-off in sec ond-feet, monthly and annual run-off depth in inches, and annual summaries. The description includes pertinent information on location of gaging station, type of gage, period of record, drainage area according to best available maps, average discharge if period of record is 10years or longer, extremes of discharge and stage dur ing period of record, and remarks indicating accuracy of record and any other necessary explanation. The paragraph listing peak discharges includes the five high est in descending order for those gaging stations equipped with automatic waterstage recorders. Peak discharges are not listed for stations with only short periods of records. Sufficient information is given in tabular form in the para graph on duration of flow so that the flow-duration curve can be constructed. The table of monthly and annual run-off in second-feet gives the average flow of the stream for each full month and each full year of record. The table of monthly and annual run-off in inches gives a direct comparison with rainfall. The table of annual sum maries includes the maximum and minimum daily discharges, SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 31 Plate 1.—Stream gaging station, Pearl River near Columbia the average annual discharge, the average discharge per square mile, and the total run-off depth in inches for each water year of record, and the average annual discharge and total run-off in inches for each calendar year of record. Plate 2.—Mechanized sounding equipment, Mississippi River near Vicksburg Plate 3.—Stream gaging station, Chickasawhay River near Waynesbor SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 33 MOBILE RIVER BASIN EAST FORK TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR MARIETTA PRENTISS COUNTY Location—Lat. 34°26', long. 88°25', in SEV4 sec. 35, T. 7 S., R. 8 E. Chickasaw meridian, at Walkers Bridge, half a mile down stream from confluence of Browns Creek Canal and Mackys Creek, 3 miles upstream from Donovan Creek Canal, 6 miles southeast of Marietta, and 10 miles north of Fulton. Drainage area—305 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). Records available—January 1938 to September 1947. Gage—Staff gage read to tenths twice daily prior to June 28, 1944; to hundredths thereafter. Datum of gage is 282.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 12,700 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 10.84 feet) from rating curve ex tended above 5,900 second-feet; minimum observed since Dec. 1, 1942, 10 second-feet on many days during August and September 1943; minimum gage height observed, 2.00 feet July 26, 1944; minimum daily, 10 second-feet on many days in August and September 1943; minimum 7-day, 10 second- feet August 22-28, 1943. Remarks—Records fair. Base data collected by Corps of Engi neers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey. Duration of flow—Index station, East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton. 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Drainage area—605 square miles. Records available—August 1928 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at site 800 feet upstream for years 1909-12 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Average discharge:—20 years, 862 second-feet. Gage—Prior to Oct. 27, 1934, chain gage to same datum, at old highway bridge 200 feet upstream; Oct. 27, 1934 to Aug. 22, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 242.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 47,700 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 22.24 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.87 foot Aug. 12, 1930; minimum daily, 12 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1943; mini mum 7-day, 15 second-feet Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, 1943. Remarks—Records good. 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O tO CO EAST FORK TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BIGBEE MONROE COUNTY Location—Lat. 34°00'40", long. 88°30'50", in SWV4 NEy4 sec. 25, T. 12 S., R. 7 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State High way 6, 0.2 mile upstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, half a mile southeast of Bigbee, 2 miles north west of Amory, 3.7 miles upstream from confluence with West Fork, 8V4 miles downstream from Boguefala Creek, and 15^ miles downstream from Bull Mountain Creek. Drainage area—1,194 square miles. Records available—March 1945 to September 1946, October 1947 to September 1948. Gage:—Wire-weight gage read to hundredths twice daily. Datum of gage is 190.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 52,800 second-feet Feb. 15, 1948 (gage height, 24.92 feet from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily observed, 64 second-feet Sept. 4, 1948; mini mum 7-day, 94 second-feet Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, 1948. Remarks—Records fair. Base data collected by Corps of Engi neers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey. Duration of flow—Index station, East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 95 88 0.074 70 274 0.230 90 113 .095 60 424 .355 80 178 .149 40 997 .835 44 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1944-45 2,117 1,205 500 327 776 186 1945-46 374 1,282 2,264 8,396 8,264 5,139 1,821 2,006 1,474 2,978 514 294 2,875 1947-48 203 1,122 1,453 1,625 10,010 6,446 3,435 792 414 312 170 322 2,159 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1944-45 1.98 1.16 0.47 0.32 0.75 0.17 1945-46 0.36 1.20 2.19 8.11 7.21 4.96 1.70 1.94 1.38 2.88 .50 .27 32.70 1947-48 .20 1.05 1.40 1.57 9.04 6.22 3.21 .76 .39 .30 .30 24.60 .16 Summary of Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Discharge Water year ending Sept. 30 Calendar Year per Runoff Runoff Year Maximum Minimum Mean square in Mean in Day Day mile inches inches 1946 35,500 155 2,875 2.41 32.70 1948 48,700 64 2,159 1.81 24.60 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 45 TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR AMORY MONROE COUNTY Location—Lat. 33°59'10", long. 88°33'05", in NE% sec. 3, T. 13 S., R. 7 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 41, 0.3 mile downstream from confluence of East and West Forks of Tombigbee River, and ZVz miles west of Amory. Drainage area—1,941 square miles (authority, Corps of Engi neers) . Records available—December 1937 to September 1948. Average discharge—10 years (1938-48), 2,735 second-feet. Gage—Prior to April 27, 1944, staff gage read twice daily; wire- weight gage read twice daily thereafter. Datum of gage is 178.34 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 89,100 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 32.55 feet); minimum observed, 48 second-feet Sept. 1, 2, 1943 (gage height, 0.77 foot); minimum daily, 48 second-feet Sept. 1, 2, 1948; minimum 7-day, 51 second-feet Aug 27-Sept 2,1943. Remarks—Records fair. Base data collected by Corps of Engi neers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey. 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Records available:—August 1928 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at site 1.3 miles upstream since 1909 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Average discharge—20 years, 2,901 second-feet. Gage—Prior to Nov. 4, 1934, chain gage 1.3 miles upstream at present datum; wire-weight gage at present site and datum to Aug. 31, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 154.71 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers' bench mark). Auxiliary staff gage 4.4 miles downstream at datum 1.80 feet lower. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 97,000 second-feet Feb. 15, 1948 (gage height, 42.04 feet); minimum, 58 second-feet Sept. 1, 2, 1943 (gage height, 1.01 feet); minimum daily, 58 second-feet Sept. 1, 1943; minimum 7-day, 64 second-feet Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 1943. Maximum stage known, 44.8 feet, former site, present datum, Apr. 20, 1892. Remarks—Records good. 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Huntsville meridian, in Columbus, 1,400 feet up stream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, 1,600 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 2.3 miles upstream from Luxapalila Creek, and 6.7 miles downstream from Tibbee River. Drainage area—4,490 square miles. Records availble—January 1900 to December 1912, August 1928 to September 1948. Gage heights during low stages for the period 1900 to 1904 are believed to be in error. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1890 are contained in re ports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Average discharge—31 years (1900-04, 1905-12, 1928-48), 5,831 second-feet. Gage—Water-stage recorder since Nov. 2, 1934. Datum of gage is 128.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supple mentary adjustment of 1941. Prior to that date, staff and chain gages at various sites within a quarter of a mile either upstream or downstream. Prior to April 1934, at datum 4 feet higher. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 135,000 second-feet Feb. 16, 1948 (gage height, 38.32 feet); minimum discharge observed, 160 second-feet Oct. 29,1904; minimum gage height observed, -0.1 foot, present datum, Oct.9-12,1911; minimum daily discharge, 182 second-feet Aug. 27, 28, 1943; minimum 7-day, 192 second- feet Aug. 23-29,1943. Maximum stage known, 42.6 feet, present datum, April 8,1892. Note.—A new maximum discharge of 148,000 second-feet (gage height, 39.32 feet) was established on Jan. 7, 1949. Remarks—Records good after 1929 and fair prior thereto. Dis charge computed by using fall as determined by twice-daily readings of auxiliary gage as a factor. Peak discharge—Feb. 16, 1948 (9:00 p.m.) 135,000 second-feet; Mar. 31, Apr. 1, 1944 () 134,000 second-feet; Jan. 12, 1946 (12:30 a.m.) 95,000 second-feet; Feb. 13, 1946 (6:00 p.m.) 92,100 second-feet; Mar. 25, 1929 (9:00 p.m.) 84,600 second- feet. 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Chick asaw meridian, at bridge on county highway at Narrows dam site, 6 miles southwest of Dennis, and about 10 miles upstream from confluence with Browns Creek. Drainage area—66 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). Records available—February 1938 to September 1948. Prior to January 1944 monthly discharge only. Average discharge—10 years, 100 second-feet. Gage—Vertical staff gage read twice daily to tenths prior to June 30,1944; to hundredths thereafter. Datum of gage is 333.47 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of En gineers) . Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 3,520 second-feet Feb. 13,1948 (gage height, 22.08 feet); minimum not determined. Remarks—Records fair. Base data collected by Corps of Engi neers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey. 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Records available:—October 1943 to September 1948. Gage—Staff gage read once daily to tenths prior to Aug. 14, 1945; to hundredths thereafter. Datum of gage is 317.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 11,600 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 and Feb. 13, 1948; maximum gage height observed, 9.47 feet Jan. 8, 1946; minimum discharge observed, 9 second- feet Oct. 10-13, 1943. Remarks:—Records fair. Base data collected by Corps of Engi neers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey. Duration of flow—Index station, East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton. 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Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 25, 0.8 mile upstream from the Mississippian Railway bridge, 1.1 miles north of Smithville and 3V2 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area—335 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). Records available—October 1940 to September 1948. Gage:—Staff gage read twice daily to tenths prior to July 5, 1944; wire weight gage thereafter. Datum of gage is 234.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 24,800 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 15.25 feet); minimum daily, 19 second-feet Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, 1943, occurred during period of doubtful gage- height record. Remarks—Records fair. Base data collected by Corps of Engi neers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey. Duration of flow—Index station, East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton. 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Chickasaw meridian, on U. S. Highway 78, one mile east of Tupelo, 1^4 miles upstream from Mud Creek and Vh. miles upstream from Kings Creek. Drainage area—114 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). Records available:—February 1944 to September 1946. Gage—Chain gage prior to August 3,1944; wire weight gage there after. Datum of gage is 235.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 12,600second-feet Mar. 28, 1944 (gage height, 24.34 feet); minimum observed. 0.2 second-foot July 4, 6, 7, 1944; minimum daily, 0.2 second-foot, July 4, 6, 7, 1944; minimum 7-day, 0.3 second-foot July 3-9, 1944. Remarks—Records fair. Duration of flow—Index station, East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 90 1 0.010 40 38 0.330 80 4 .031 20 125 1.10 60 12 .105 10 205 1.80 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1943-44 717 232 85.5 4.59 20.2 34.6 9.01 1944-45 1.02 4.78 289 357 389 483 137 49.7 35.7 31.9 19.1 23.3 151 1945-46 10.6 115 229 939 838 510 70.5 196 89.6 367 27.1 20.8 282 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1943-44 7.25 2.27 0.87 0.04 0.20 0.35 0.09 1944-45 0.01 0.05 2.93 3.61 3.56 4.89 1.34 .50 .35 .32 .19 .23 17.98 1945-46 .11 1.12 2.31 9.49 7.66 5.16 .69 1.98 .88 3.71 .27 .20 33.58 Summary of Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Discharge Water year ending Sept. 30 Calendar year Per Runoff Year Runoff Maximum Minimum Mean square in Mean in Day Day mile inches inches 1945 4,330 0.5 151 1.32 17.98 156 18.53 1946 7,130 282 2.47 33.58 65 66 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OLDTOWN CREEK NEAR VERONA. LEE COUNTY Location—Lat. 34° 12',long. 88°41', in SWy4 sec. 21,T. 10S., R. 6 E. Chickasaw meridian, on Verona-Plantersville road, one mile downstream from Tulip Creek, 1*4 miles southwest of Plantersville, 2% miles east of Verona, and 3 miles down stream from Mud Creek. Drainage area—263 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). Records available—January 1944 to June 1947. Gage—Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 221.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 20,300 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 27.80 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet at times during October, November 1944; minimum gage height, 1.69 feet Sept. 3, 5, 1945; minimum daily, 2 second-feet at times during October, November 1944; minimum 7-day, 2.4 second- feet Oct. 25-31, 1944. Remarks—Records fair. Base data collected by Corps of Engi neers; occasional discharge measurements made and records computed by Geological Survey. 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Extremes—Maximum discharge, 56,300 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.74 feet); maximum gage height, 31.18 feet Mar. 28, 1944; minimum discharge observed, 0.8 second-foot Sept. 14, 15, 1942; minimum gage height observed, 6.29 feet; minimum daily discharge, 1.0 second-foot Sept. 14,1942; mini mum 7-day, 1.6 second-feet Oct. 8-14, 1942. Remarks—Records good. Peak discharge—Feb. 14, 1948 (12:30 a.m.) 56,300 second-feet Mar. 28, 1944 (11:00 p.m.) 48,400 second-feet; Feb. 10, 1946 (4:30 a.m.) 31,600 second-feet; Mar. 17, 1948 (7:30 a.m.) 31,000 second-feet; Jan. 8, 1946 (5:00 p.m.) 29,000 second-feet. Duration of flow—Index station, East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton. 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Chickasaw meridian, on U. S. Highway 78 in east Tupelo and \xk miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area—92 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). Records available—February 1944 to September 1946. Gage:—Chain gage prior to Aug. 3, 1944; wire-weight gage there after. Datum of gage is 236.52 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 8,610 second-feet Feb. 9, 1946 (gage height, 23.44 feet). Remarks—Records fair. Base data furnished by Corps of Engi neers; occasional discharge measurements made and records computed by Geological Survey. Duration of flow—Index station, East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 90 1 0.0097 60 11 0.116 75 4 .040 30 52 .570 72 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. 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Huntsville meridian, at bridge on county road 600 feet downstream from Elbethel Creek, 2 miles northwest of Caledonia, 2 miles upstream from Dry Creek, 16 miles north of Columbus, and 19 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area—823 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). Records available—August 1928 to May 1932, and February 1939 to September 1948. Average discharge—12 years, 1,085 second-feet. Gage—Prior to May 1932, staff gage at datum 0.62 foot lower; staff gage at present datum February 1939 to May 1945; wire- weight gage thereafter. Datum of gage is 198.59 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 30,700 second-feet Mar. 30, 1944; maximum gage height observed, 17.62 feet Jan. 9, 1946; minimum discharge observed, 79 second-feet Aug. 28, 29, 1943 (gage height, 1.74 feet); minimum daily, 79 second-feet Aug. 28, 29, 1943; minimum 7-day, 85 second-feet Aug. 23-29, 1943. 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Choctaw meridian, at bridge on old State Highway 25, 560 feet upstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, 0.7 mile north of Tibbee, 4% miles upstream from Magee Creek, 5 miles south of West Point, and 9 miles up stream from Catalpa Creek. Drainage area—928 square miles. Records available—August 1928 to August 1930, November 1939 to September 1948. Gage—Chain gage to same datum 560 feet downstream Aug. 7, 1928 to Aug. 31, 1930; wire-weight gage Nov. 5 to Dec. 7, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 154.07 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 49,700 second-feet July 4, 1940; maximum gage height, 29.16 feet July 4, 1940; minimum, no flow at times. Note:—A new maximum discharge of 65,000 second-feet (gage height, 30.15 feet) was established on Jan. 5, 1949. Remarks—Records good. 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Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State High way 10, 3 miles west of West Point, and 3V2 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area—514 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). Records available—October 1943 to September 1946, October 1947 to September 1948. Gage—Prior to July 8, 1944, chain gage read twice daily; wire- weight gage thereafter. Datum of gage is 170.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 38,300 second-feet Mar. 29, 1944 (gage height, 21.7 feet); no flow at times. Remarks—Records fair. Base data collected by Corps of Engi neers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey. Duration of flow—Index station, Noxubee River at Macon. 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Drainage area—726 square miles. Records available—August 1928 to August 1930. Gage:—Chain gage read to hundredths twice daily. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 17,500 second-feet Nov. 15, 1929 (gage height, 22.60 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 2, 1929 (gage height, 1.94 feet); minimum daily, 16 second-feet Sept. 2, 1929; minimum 7-day, 22 second-feet August 28- September 3, 1929. Remarks—Records good for low stages, fair for medium and high stages. See page for discharge measurements made after discon tinuation of station. Duration of flow—Index station, East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 90 98 0.135 50 486 0.670 75 189 .260 30 1,020 1.40 84 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. 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Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county road, a quarter of a mile downstream from Shotbag Creek, 3V2 miles upstream from Lynn Creek, 4V2 miles downstream from Octoc Creek, 5% miles upstream from Yellow Creek, and 7 miles west of Brooksville. Drainage area—440 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). Records available—July 1940 to June 1942, January 1944 to September 1948. Gage—Staff gage read twice daily prior to May 18, 1945; wire- weight gage thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 18,900 second-feet July 9, 1940 (gage height, 21.4 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 4.3 second-feet Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 1944 (gage height, 0.52 foot); minimum daily, 4.3 second-feet Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 1944; minimum 7-day, 4.6 second-feet Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, 1944. Remarks—Records fair. Base data collected by Corps of Engi neers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey. Duration of flow—Index station, Noxubee River at Macon. 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Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, in Macon, a quarter of a mile upstream from Cedar Creek, 1 mile downstream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, Wz miles downstream from Horse Hunters Creek, and 6^4 miles upstream from Running Water Creek. Drainage area—812 square miles. Records available—August 1928 to May 1932, September 1938 to September 1948. Average discharge—13 years (1928-31, 1938-48), 813 second-feet. Gage—Prior to May 1932, chain gage at different datum; wire- weight gage at present datum Sept. 21 to Aug. 11,1939; water- stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 142.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet July 10, 1940; maximum gage height, 30.28 feet July 10, 1940; minimum dis charge, 22 second-feet Aug. 25, 26, 1943 (gage height, 4.89 feet); minimum daily, 23 second-feet Aug. 26, 1943; minimum 7-day, 24.6 second-feet Aug. 24-30, 1943. 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St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 2 miles downstream from Oakahay Creek, 8 miles upstream from Rahoma Creek, and 9% miles northeast of Collins. Drainage area—752 square miles. Records available—September 1938 to September 1948. Average discharge—10 years, 1,059 second-feet. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to Dec. 8, 1938; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 197.48 feet above mean sea level (Mississippi State Highway bench mark). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 22,800 second-feet May 2, 1940 (gage height, 26.36 feet); minimum, 74 second-feet Oct. 9, 11, 16, 1938, Aug. 27-29, 1943; minimum gage height, 4.59 feet Oct. 26, 1941; minimum daily discharge, 74 second-feet Aug. 27, 28,1943; minimum 7-day, 77 second-feetAug. 23-29, 1943. iVoTE—A new maximum discharge of 38,100 second-feet (gage height, 31.14 feet) was established on Jan. 8, 1950. Remarks—Records good. 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St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 11, 300 feet downstream from Bowie Creek, 3,000 feet upstream from New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad bridge, and three quarters of a mile northeast of Hattiesburg. Drainage area—1,760 square miles. Records available—September 1938 to September 1948. Gage- height records collected at site 3,000 feet downstream since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Average discharge—10 years, 2,739 second-feet. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to Dec. 10, 1938; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 118.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 71,300 second-feet Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 28.91 feet); minimum, 410 second-feet Oct. 26, 27, 1941 (gage height, 4.96 feet); minimum 7-day, 427 second- feet Oct. 22-28, 1941. Remarks—Records good. 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St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on old State Highway 15, half a mile downstream from confluence of Leaf and Chickasaw hay Rivers and half a mile west of Merrill. Drainage area—6,600 square miles. Records available—December 1930 to September 1948. Gage height records collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Average discharge:—17 years, 10,040 second-feet. Gage—Staff gage prior to Dec. 6,1934; water-stage recorder there after. Datum of gage is 26.31 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 154,000 second-feet Apr. 13,1938 (gage height, 29.71 feet); minimum, 696 second-feet Nov. 3, 1936 (gage height, 2.37 feet); minimum daily 704 second-feet Oct. 21, 1936; minimum 7-day, 723 second-feet Oct. 19-25,1936. Maximum stage known, 32.5 feet in April 1900 (from infor mation by U. S. Weather Bureau). Flood of July 9, 1936, reached a stage of 31 feet, present datum (from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau). Remarks—Records good. 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St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 20, 0.4 mile east of Mize, 1% miles downstream from Hatchapaloo Creek, and 17 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area—217 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). Records available—October 1943 to September 1948. Gage:—Staff and wire-weight gages prior to June 17, 1944; water- stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 274.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 9,710 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947 (gage height, 13.49 feet); minimum observed, 13 second-feet at times during October and November 1943 (gage height, 1.8 feet); minimum daily, 13 second-feet Oct. 11, 20, 21, 1943; minimum 7-day, 15 second-feet Oct. 17-23, 1943. Remarks—Records fair. 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St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 49, 2 miles southwest of Lux, 2 miles upstream from Okatoma Creek, and 10 miles northwest of Hattiesburg. Drainage area—304 square miles. Records available—September 1938 to September 1948. Average discharge—10 years, 494 second-feet. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to December 7, 1938; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 160.04 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 20,100 second-feet Mar. 21, 1943 (gage height, 25.70 feet); minimum observed discharge, 100 second-feet Sept. 27, 28, Oct. 12, 1938 (gage height, 3.73 feet); minimum daily, 100 second-feet Sept. 23-Sept. 30, Oct. 4-13,16, 1938. Remarks—Records good. Peak discharge—Mar. 21,1943 (5:30 p.m.) 20,100 second-feet; Jan. 21, 1947 (4:30 a.m.) 9,710 second-feet); Dec. 24, 1941 (11:30 a.m.) 8,040 second-feet; Mar. 7, 1941 (5:00 p.m.) 6,900 second- feet; Mar. 6, 1948 (7:00 p.m.) 6,820 second-feet. 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St Stephens meridian, at bridge on county road between Sunrise and Runnelstown, 3 miles south of Runnelstown and 9 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area—612 square miles. Records available—November 1939 to September 1948. Gage—Staff gage prior to Dec. 9,1939; water-stage recorder there after. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 19,300 second-feet Jan. 23, 1947 (gage height, 21.70 feet); minimum, 46 second-feet Oct. 26, 27, 1941 (gage height, 1.35 feet); minimum daily, 47 second- feet Oct. 25-27, 1941; minimum 7-day, 48 second-feet Oct. 23-29, 1941. Remarks—Records good. Peak discharge—Jan. 23,1947 (4:30 a.m.) 19,300 second-feet; Mar. 8, 1948 (1:00 p.m.) 13,500 second-feet; Apr. 29, 1944 (10:30 p.m.) 12,900 second-feet; Mar. 23, 1943 (2:00 a.m.) 12,300 second-feet; May 5, 1940 (2:00 a.m.) 11,200 second-feet. Duration of flow—Index station, Tallahala Creek at Laurel. 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Records available—February 1941 to June 1948. Gage:—Staff gage prior to June 15, 1944; wire-weight gage there after. Datum of gage is 233.73 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes (observed)—Maximum discharge, 9,410 second-feet Jan. 20, 1947; minimum, 2.2 second-feet Oct. 20, 1945 (gage height, 0.33 foot); minimum daily, 2.7 second-feet Sept. 6-8, 1947; minimum 7-day, 2.8 second-feet Sept. 4-10, 1947. Remarks—Records fair. Duration of flow—Index station, Tallahala Creek at Laurel. 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Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 2,500 feet upstream from Alabama and Vicksburg Railway bridge, 1}4 miles east of Chunky, 3^4 miles upstream from Tallahatta Creek, and 5V2 miles downstream from Concobona Creek. Drainage area—368 square miles. Records available—August 1938 to September 1948. Average discharge—10 years, 490 second-feet. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to Mar. 24, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (gage height, 20.49 feet); minimum, 6.4 second-feet Aug. 27-29, 1943 (gage height, 2.28 feet); minimum daily, 6.4 second-feet Aug. 27-29, 1943; minimum 7-day, 6.5 second-feet Aug. 23-29, 1943. Note—New maximum discharge of 30,800 second-feet (gage height, 25.00 feet) established on Jan. 7, 1950. Remarks—Records good. 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Choctaw meridian, at county bridge in Enterprise, half a mile downstream from confluence of Chunky and Okatibbee Creeks. Drainage area—913 square miles. Records available—August 1938: to September 1948. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1904 published in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Average discharge:—10 years, 1,257 second-feet. Gage—Staff gage prior to Jan. 5,1939; water-stage recorder there after. Datum of gage is 212.62 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 22,500 second-feet Jan. 21, 1947 (gage height, 27.98 feet); minimum observed, 30 second-feet Aug. 28, 1943 (gage height, -0.53 foot); minimum daily, 30 second-feet Aug. 28, 1943; minimum 7-day, 32 second-feet Aug. 23-29, 1943. Maximum stage known, 37.2 feet, from flood mark, in April 1900 (from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau). 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St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 2 miles west of Waynesboro. Drainage area—1,660 square miles. Records available—September 1938 to September 1948. Average discharge—10 years, 2,395 second-feet. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to May 3, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 119.91 feet above mean sea level (Mississippi State Highway bench mark). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 26,000 second-feet Jan. 24, 1947 (gage height, 39.00 feet); minimum, 149 second-feet Aug. 28, 1943 (gage height, 2.48 feet); minimum daily, 149 second-feet Aug. 28, 1943; minimum 7-day, 158 second-feet Aug. 24-30, 1943. A stage of about 50 feet occurred sometimein 1900. A stage of 47.1 feet, from flood marks, occurred Apr. 11, 1938; a dis charge of 53,100 second-feet was measured by Corps of Engi neers on preceding day. Remarks—Records good. 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St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 63, a quarter of a mile downstream from logging railroad bridge, half a mile southeast of Leakesville, and 25 miles upstream from confluence with Leaf River. Drainage area—2,680 square miles. Records available—September 1938 to September 1948. Average discharge—10 years, 4,026 second-feet. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to May 10, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 51.13 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 39,600 second-feet Apr. 29, 1944 (gage height, 30.13 feet); minimum observed, 260 second-feet Oct. 15-17, 1938; minimum gage height, 7.41 feet Nov. 4. 5, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 260 second-feet Oct. 15-17, 1938; minimum 7-day, 267 second-feet Oct. 13-19, 1938. Maximum stage known, 34.12 feet Apr. 12,1938; a discharge of65,600 second-feet was measured bythe Corps ofEngineers on preceding day (gage height, 33.36 feet). Remarks—Records good. 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Gage—Staff gageprior to Jan. 6,1939; water-stage recorder there after. Datum of gage is 269.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 8,890 second-feet Mar. 21, 1942 (gage height, 23.59 feet); minimum 3.3 second-feet Aug. 28, 1943; minimum gage height, 3.52 feet Oct. 19, 20, 1939; mini mum daily discharge, 3.5 second-feet Aug. 27, 28, 1943; mini mum 7-day, 3.8 second-feet Aug. 23-29, 1943. Note—New maximum discharge of 15,600 second-feet (gage height, 24.61 feet) established on Nov. 29, 1948 and of 18,000 second-feet (gage height, 24.85 feet) on Jan. 7, 1950. Remarks—Records good. Peak discharge—Mar. 21, 1942 (4:00 p.m.) 8,890 second-feet; Mar. 30, 1944 (9:00 p.m.) 6,090 second-feet; Mar. 22, 1943 (4:00 p.m.) 6.060 second-feet; Feb. 11, 1946 (11:00 p.m.) 5,820 second-feet; Jan. 20, 1947 (1:30 p.m.) 5,490 second-feet. 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St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on unnumbered State Highway, half a mile upstream from Mill Creek, 2 miles downstream from Crane Creek, 4 miles upstream from Bell Creek, and 15 miles northwest of Lyman. Drainage area—253 square miles. Records available—October 1944 to September 1947. Gage—Staff gage. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 18,500 second-feet Mar. 13, 1947 (gage height, 22.1 feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 7,200second-feet; minimum observed, 35 second-feet Nov. 1, 1944; minimum daily, 35 second-feet Nov. 1, 1944; minimum 7-day, 36 second-feet Nov. 1-7, 1944. Remarks—Records fair. See page for discharge measurements made prior to establishment of station. Duration of flow—Index station, Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg. 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Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 16 in Edin burg, 1,100 feet downstream from Hooper Mill Creek, 3 miles upstream from Rice Creek, and 11% miles northeast of Carthage. Drainage area—898 square miles. Records available—August 1928 to September 1948. Gage-height records collected in same vicinity since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Average discharge—20 years, 1,018 second-feet. Gage—Staff gage prior to July 24,1935; wire-weight gage to Sept. 20, 1938; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 341.67 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementa ry adjustment of 1941. Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 31,400 second-feet Mar. 8, 1935 (gage height, 26.20 feet); minimum, 2.7 second-feet Aug 29, 1943; minimum gage height, 1.63 feet Sept. 8, 1929; minimum daily discharge, 3.0 second-feet Aug. 29, 1943; mini mum 7-day, 5.0 second-feet Oct. 17-23,1947. Remarks—Records good. 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CO •-J -3 -3 © -3 Ol rr 3 s q t-l HH tO t-l t-i "> 2. on 00 00 ~3 00 -3 rfx H-« HH O HH Ol © ~3 rfx CD Ol Oi 146 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY pearl river at meeks bridge, near canton madison county Location—Lat. 32°30'50", long. 89°56'25", in NEy4 sec. 25, T. 8 N., R. 3 E. Choctaw meridian, at Meeks Bridge, ZVz miles north east of Goshen Springs, 5Vfe miles upstream from Mill Creek, 9 miles southeast of Canton, and 10 miles downstream from Fannegusha Creek. Drainage area—2,780 square miles. Records available—July 1939 to September 1948. Gage—Prior to Sept. 15, 1939, staff gage read twice daily; water- stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 270.53 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 56,200 second-feet Feb, 15, 1946 (gage height, 26.20 feet); minimum observed, 87 second-feet Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 1943 (gage height, 0.11 foot), but may have been less during period of no gage-height record in October, November, 1943. Remarks—Records good. Peak discharge—Feb. 15,1946 (10:00 a.m.) 56,200 second-feet; Apr. 2, 1944 (1:00 p.m.) 49,500 second-feet; Feb. 27, 1945 (1:30 p.m.) 42,300 second-feet; July 16,1940 (24 hrs.) 26,500 second- feet; Jan. 25,1947 (3:00 p.m.) 25,500 second-feet;Mar. 10,1948 (2:00 p.m.) 25,500 second-feet. Duration of flow—Index station, Pearl River at Jackson. 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Gage—Chain gage prior to December 31, 1913; staff gage Aug. 15, 1928 to Sept. 14,1934; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 234.90 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engi neers) . Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 60,000 second-feet Dec. 19, 1932 (gage height, 35.2 feet); maximum gage height, 37.20 feet Apr. 1, 1902 (discharge not determined); minimum dis charge, 80 second-feet Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 1904; minimum gage height, 0.20 foot Nov. 4, 5, 1911; minimum daily discharge, 80 second-feet Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 1904; minimum 7-day, 80 second-feet Oct. 26 to Nov. 1, 1904. Remarks—Records good. Peak discharge—Dec. 19, 1932 () 60,000 second-feet; Mar. 12, 1935 (8:00 p.m.) 56,700 second-feet; Feb. 17, 1946 (5:00 a.m.) 49,600 second-feet; Apr. 4, 1944 (6:00 a.m.) 46,700 second-feet; Mar. 1, 1945 (5:00 a.m.) 36,900 second-feet. 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Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county road between Byram and Florence, 0.2 mile southeast of Byram, about IVz miles west of Florence, and about 12 miles downstream from Jackson. Drainage area—3,430 square miles. Records available—January to September 1939. Gage—Staff gage read to hundredths twice daily. Datum of gage is 217.43 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engi neers) . Extremes—Maximum discharge, 20,200 second-feet Feb. 20, 1939 (gage height, 37.4 feet, from floodmark); minimum discharge observed, 167 second-feet Sept. 13-15, 1939; minimum gage height observed, 1.13 feet Sept. 14, 15, 1939; minimum daily discharge, 167 second-feet Sept. 13-15,1939. Remarks—Records good. 154 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 4,794 15,220 11,080 6,325 1,504 4,050 1,091 473 239 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938"39 1.61 4.62 3.72 2.05 0.50 1.32 0.37 0.16 0.08 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 155 PEARL RIVER NEAR GEORGETOWN COPIAH COUNTY Location—Lat. 31°52'30", long. 90°08'25", in SWV4 sec. 31, T. 1 N., R. 2 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 20, 2 miles east of Georgetown, 2% miles upstream from Strong River, and 11 miles west of Pinola. Drainage area—3,790 square miles. Records available—January to September 1939. Gage—Staff gage. Datum of gage is 188.67 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes (observed)—Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet Mar. 2, 1939; maximum gage height, 25.96 feet Mar. 2, 1939; minimum discharge, 190 second-feet Sept. 14, 15, 1939; mini mum gage height, 4.25 feet Sept. 15, 1939; minimum daily discharge, 190 second-feet Sept. 14, 15, 1939. Maximum stage known, 35.75 feet Apr. 9, 1938, probably affected by back-water from Strong River (discharge, 33,900 second-feet by Corps of Engineers). Remarks—Records good. 156 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 5,037 16,170 12,640 7,084 1,806 4,117 1,298 505 269 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 1.53 4.45 3.85 2.09 0.55 1.22 0.39 0.15 0.08 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 157 PEARL RIVER NEAR ROCKPORT COPIAH COUNTY Location—Lat. 31°47'25", long. 90°08'35", in SWV4 sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 11 E. Washington meridian, at county highway bridge, 1% miles upstream from Sinkler Creek, 2 miles east of Rockport and 7Vfe miles downstream from Strong River. Drainage area—4,600 square miles. Records available—June 1939 to September 1948. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to July 24, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 180.19 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 54,600 second-feet Feb. 20, 1946 (gage height, 34.31 feet); minimum, 262 second-feet Oct. 25-31, 1943; minimum gage height, 4.11 feet Oct. 25-28, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 262 second-feet Oct. 25-31, 1943; minimum 7-day, 262 second-feet Oct. 25-31, 1943. Maximum stage known, 35.25 feet, from floodmarks, Apr. 9, 1938; a discharge of 55,200 second-feet was measured by Corps of Engineers on same day (gage height, 35.0 feet). Remarks—Records good. Peak discharge—Feb. 20, 1946 (5:30 p.m.) 54,600 second-feet; Jan. 21,1947 (9:00 a.m.) 50,000 second-feet; Apr. 7,1944 (10:30 a.m.) 45,800 second-feet; May 1, 1940 (8:00 p.m.) 37,600 second-feet; Mar. 6,1945 (5:00 a.m.) 37,100 second-feet. Duration of flow—Index station, Pearl River at Jackson. 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Gage—Staff gage prior to Dec. 12, 1938; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 158.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps ofEngineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 51,200 second-feet Feb. 21, 1946, Jan. 21, 1947; maximum gage height, 27.7 feet Jan. 21,' 1947; minimum discharge, 330 second-feet Oct. 26-28, 1943 (gage height, 3.79 feet); minimum daily, 330 second-feet Oct. 27, 1943; minimum 7-day, 338 second-feet Oct. 24-30, 1943. Flood of April 1902 reached a stage of about 33 feet, from reportsofU. S.Weather Bureau. A discharge of 69,900 second- feet was measured Apr. 8, 1938, by Corps of Engineers (gage height, 30.15 feet, from floodmark). Remarks—Records good. Peakdischarge—Feb. 21,1946 (5:00 p.m.) 51,200 second-feet; Jan. 21, 1947 (12:00 m) 51,200 second-feet; Apr. 8, 1944 (3:00- 8:00 p.m.) 42,200 second-feet; May 3, 1940 (9:00 a.m.) 37,400 second-feet; Mar. 7,1945 (4:00 p.m.) 37,200 second-feet. 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St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 24, IV2 miles southwest of Columbia, 2 miles downstream from Fern wood, Columbia and Gulf Railroad bridge, 2V4 miles upstream from Silver Creek, and 2% miles downstream from Jones Creek. Drainage area—5,690 square miles. Records available—May 1934 to September 1948, August 1928 to May 1934 at site 1 mile downstream. Gage-height records col lected in vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Average discharge—19 years (1928-29, 1930-48), 7,174 second-feet. Gage—Prior to May 25,1934, chain gage at site 1 mile downstream and at 0.37 foot higher datum; water-stage recorder there after. Datum of gage is 115.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 72,600 second-feet Apr. 9, 1938 (gage height, 26.40 feet); minimum, 736 second-feet Oct. 20-31, Nov. 5, 6, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.61 feet Oct. 27, 28, 1943. 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Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 16, 3 miles upstream from mouth and 5 miles northeast of Carthage. Drainage area—313 square miles. Records available:—July 1937 to July 1938, January 1939 to Sep tember 1948. Gage—Staff gage at site 5 miles upstream at different datum prior to June 30, 1947; wire-weight gage thereafter. Extremes (observed)—Maximum discharge, 13,500 second-feet Mar. 29, 1944 (gage height, 18.0 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 5.3 second-feet Aug. 24, 1943 (gage height, 1.47 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 6 second-feet Aug. 28, 1943; minimum 7-day, 6.3 second-feet Aug. 23-29, 1943. Remarks—Records fair. Duration of flow—Index station, Pearl River at Edinburg. 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Choctaw meridian, at bridge on old State High way 35, 0.4 mile southwest of Walnut Grove, 0.8 mile up stream from Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridge, IVz miles upstream from junction of north and south drainage canals, and 15% miles upstream from mouth. South Canal—At bridge on old State Highway 35, 5000 feet southwest of north canal gage. Drainage area—411 square miles (combined drainage area for all channels). Records available—January 1939 to September 1948. Gage:—Staff gage at north canal prior to June 17,1930 and at south canal prior to Nov. 24,1943; water-stage recorders thereafter. Datum of both gages is 332.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 16,400 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (gage height, 18.52 feet); maximum gage height, south canal, 18.94 feet Feb. 11,1946; minimum discharge (combined flow), 5.0 second-feet Aug. 28, 29,1943; minimum gage height, north canal, 2.04 feet Sept. 25,1948; minimum gage height observed, south canal, 7.07 feet Aug. 29,1943; minimum daily discharge (combined flow), 5.3 second-feet Aug. 27, 28, 1943; minimum 7-day (combined flow), 5.7 second-feet Aug. 22-28, 1943. Maximum stage known, north canal, 19.3 feet, from flood- mark, Apr. 8, 1938; south canal, 20.2 feet, from floodmark, Apr. 8, 1938. Prior to canalization, creek reached a stage of 24.5 feet, from floodmark, sometime between 1920 and 1925. Note—New maximum discharge of 18,100 second-feet (gage height, 19.74 feet) was established on Nov. 29, 1949 and of 34,600 second-feet (gage height, 23.00 feet) on Jan. 7, 1950. Remarks—Records good. Discharge computed by combining the flow of individually rated low-water channels except when SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 171 discharge in north canal exceeds about 1,100 second-feet or that in south canal exceeds about 595 second-feet, during which periods discharge determined from combined stage- discharge relation for all channels referred to gage on north canal. Peak discharge—Feb. 11, 1946 (11:00 a.m.) 16,400 second-feet; Mar. 30, 1944 (3:30 p.m.) 11,700 second-feet; Jan. 21, 1947 (8:00 a.m.) 10,400 second-feet; Mar. 21, 1946 (11:00 a.m.) 9,350 second-feet; Feb. 23, 1945 (9:00 a.m.) 8,420 second-feet. Duration of flow—Index station, Pearl River at Edinburg. 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Extremes—Maximum discharge, 11,600 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (gage height, 16.21 feet); minimum, 2.3 second-feet Aug. 20-24, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.10 foot Sept. 3-6, 1939; minimum daily discharge, 2.3 second-feet Aug. 20-24, 1943; minimum 7-day, 2.4 second-feet Aug. 19-25, 1943. Flood in December 1932 reached a stage of about 17 feet (authority, Corps of Engineers). Note—New maximum discharge of 13,200 second-feet (gage height, 17.08 feet) was established on Jan. 8,1950. Remarks—Records good. Peak discharge—Feb. 11,1946 (11:00 a.m.) 11,600second-feet; Feb. 22,1945 (4:30 p.m.) 10,200 second-feet; May 6,1944 (8:00 a.m.) 9,710 second-feet; Mar. 30, 1944 (2:00 a.m.) 9,500 second-feet; Feb. 26, 1944 (6:00 a.m.) 8,380 second-feet. 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Extremes (observed)—Maximum discharge, 10,700 second-feet Feb. 28, Mar. 29, 31, 1944; maximum gage height, 18.41 feet Feb. 13, 1946; minimum discharge, 6 second-feet Oct. 5, 1947; minimum gage height, 3.00 feet Oct. 11, 12, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 6 second-feet Oct. 5, 1947; minimum 7-day, 9.4 second-feet Oct. 11-17, 1943. Note—New maximum discharge of 12,100 second-feet (gage height, 19.2 feet) was established on Jan. 10, 1950. Remarks—Records fair. Duration of flow—Index station, Yokahockany River near Kosciusko. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 90 21 0.044 60 69 0.143 80 28 .057 20 774 .160 70 41 .084 T-i r-H CO © E- C- © t»t CO 3 ©CO t> OS IO 3 <-h © eo c- m © t^ ^ TO C— 3 © CO CO C- CM tH rH CM rH rH CO ©TO © CO (h < «h H-» 4-5 Oh a CM CO CO rH © CU cu h! 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Highway 49, 460 feet upstream from Gulf and Ship Island Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Dlo, 1,500 feet downstream from Sellers Creek, 1.6 miles upstream from Dobbs Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Mendenhall. Drainage area—429 square miles. Records available—August 1928 to September 1948. Average discharge—19 years (1928-29, 1930-48), 551 second-feet. Gage—Prior to Oct. 19, 1938, staff gage at site 700 feet upstream, datum 5.0 feet higher; water-stage recorder at present site and datum thereafter. Datum of gage is 257.99 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers' bench mark). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 22,900 second-feet Mar. 7, 1935 (gage height 28.0 feet, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 13,400 second- feet; minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 8, 9, 1933 (gage height, 2.25 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 16 second-feet Aug. 8, 1933; minimum 7-day, 18 second-feet Sept. 24-30, 1936. Remarks—Records good. Peak discharge:—Mar. 7, 1935 ( a.m.) 22,900 second-feet; Apr. 8,1938 (3:00 p.m.) 16,800 second-feet; May 1, 1940 (6:00 p.m.) 13,200 second-feet; Feb. 5, 1936 (6:00 p.m.) 12,000 second-feet; Apr. 30, 1936 (6:00 p.m.) 11,300 second-feet. 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Records available—August 1944 to September 1948. Gage—Prior to Sept. 14, 1944 wire-weight gage read twice daily to hundredths; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 21,400 second-feet Mar. 4, 1948 gage height, 23.05 feet); minimum, 208 second-feet Nov. 6, 1944; minimum gage height, 7.38 feet Oct. 21, 1946; minimum daily discharge, 210 second-feet Nov. 6, 1944; minimum 7-day, 216 second-feet Oct. 26 to Nov. 1, 1944. Note—A new maximum discharge of 45,000 second-feet (gage height, 33.48 feet) was established on Jan. 7, 1950. Remarks—Records good. Peak discharge—Mar. 4,1948 (10:00 a.m.) 21,400 second-feet; Jan. 20, 1947 (8:30 a.m.) 19,100 second-feet; Apr. 3, 1947 (9:00 a.m.) 17,000 second-feet; Sept. 22, 1946 (11:00 a.m.) 14,100 second-feet; Mar. 6, 1948 (9:30 p.m.) 13,800 second-feet. Duration of flow—Index station, Strong River at Dlo. 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Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 30, three quarters of a mile northeast of Etta, 3% miles upstream from Puskus Creek, 4 miles downstream from Locks Creek, and 13 miles west of New Albany. Drainage area—526 square miles. Records available—September 1938 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1936 to February 1937 at same site and at datum 0.33 foot higher (discharge measure ments only), in reports of Corps of Engineers. Average discharge:—10 years, 758 second-feet. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to March 16, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 278.48 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 51,200 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 23.70 feet); minimum, 4.1 second-feet Oct. 3, 16, 1938; minimum daily, 4.1 second-feetOct. 3,16,1938;minimum 7-day, 4.3 second-feet Oct. 3-9, 1938. Remarks—Records good. 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Records available—June 1906 to December 1912 (published in reports of U. S. Geological Survey as Tallahatchie River at Batesville), July 1928 to September 1931 and October 1938 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1931 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Average discharge—13 years (1928-31,1932-42,1,946 second-feet. Gage;—Chain gage at site 5V2 miles downstream at different datum prior to December 1912; chain gage July 1928 to September 1935; wire-weight gage thereafter. Extremes (observed)—Maximum discharge, 65,300 second-feet Jan. 15, 1932 (gage height, 26.40 feet); minimum, 16 second- feet Sept. 19, 1942; minimum daily, 16 second-feet Sept. 19, 1942; minimum 7-day, 20 second-feet Sept. 13-19, 1942. Remarks—Records good. Flow completely regulated by Sardis Reservoir since Aug. 26, 1939. 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Choctaw meridian, at county highway bridge a quarter of a mile downstream from Coldwater River, 4 miles southeast of Lambert, and 24% miles downstream from point of di version of Panola-Quitman floodway. Auxiliary gage at Shine Turner Bridge on county road 5% miles downstream. Drainage area—1,980 square miles (authority, Corps of Engi neers; does not include 2,600 square miles of Upper Tallaha tchie and Yocona Rivers, entire flow of which is diverted 24V2 miles upstream through Panola-Quitman floodway). Records available—October 1938 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey; January 1936 to September 1938in reports of Corps of Engineers. Average discharge:—10 years, 2,641 second-feet. Gage:—Wire-weight gage prior to Sept. 5, 1946; water-stage re corder thereafter. Datum of gage is 123.83 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary gage at datum 2.66 feet higher; wire-weight gage prior to Sept. 10,1946; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 16,100 second-feet Jan. 16, 17, 1946; maximum gage height, 33.50 feet Jan. 16, 1946; minimum discharge observed, 59 second-feet Oct. 27-29, 1942; minimum gage height observed, 5.01 feet Nov. 2, 3, 1938; minimum daily discharge, 59 second-feet Oct. 27-29, 1942; minimum 7-day, 62 second-feet Oct. 24-30, 1942. A stage of 36.8 feet (from floodmarks) occurred in January 1932 (probably affected by levee breaks above). Remarks—Records good. Flow partly regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River. 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Choctaw meridian, at county bridge, half a mile northeast of Swan Lake, 2 miles downstream from Cassidy Bayou, and 17 miles downstream from point where Panola- Quitman floodway empties into Tallahatchie River. Auxiliary gage 2.8 miles downstream, at highway bridge over cut-off IVz miles northeast of Glendora. Drainage area—5,130 square miles (authority, Corps of Engi neers) . Records available:—November 1938 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1929 to September 1938 (except low-water periods) in reports of Corps of Engineers. Gage-height records collected at same site since November 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to Sept. 18, 1944; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 113.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929,supplementary adjustment of 1941. Auxiliary gage at datum 0.95 foot lower; wire-weight prior to Oct. 4, 1944; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 43,800 second-feet Feb. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 32.97feet Feb. 22, 1939; minimum dis charge 211 second-feet Oct. 26, 1942; minimum gage height observed, 1.38 feet Oct. 26-28, 1942; minimum daily discharge, 213 second-feet Oct. 27,1942; minimum 7-day, 221 second-feet Oct. 23-29, 1942. A stage of 37.0 feet occurred Jan. 15,1932 (affected by break in levee). Remarks—Records good. Flow partly regulated by Sardis Reser voir on Tallahatchie River and Arkabutla Reservoir on Cold- water River. 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Records AVAiLABLE-^January 1908 to June 1913 and October 1938 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1909 to December 1927 (discharge measurements only), and since January 1928 in reports of Mississippi River Commis sion. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Average discharge—24 years (1908-12, 1928-48), 9,442 second-feet. Gage—Staff gage prior to July 1908; chain gage June 1913 to Oct. 10, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 92.07feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 72,900 second-feet Jan. 19, 20, 1932 (gage height, 40.1 feet); minimum discharge 536 second- feet Oct. 20, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 1.0 foot, present datum, Oct. 17, 1908; minimum daily discharge, 536 second-feet Oct. 20, 1943; minimum 7-day, 554 second-feet Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 1943. Maximum stage known, 41.2 feet in 1882, caused by over flow from Mississippi River (discharge not determined) from reports of Mississippi River Commission. Remarks—Records good. Flow partly regulated since Aug. 26, 1939 by Sardis Reservoir on Tallahatchie River and Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River. 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Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 200 feet downstream from Tolliver Creek, 1 mile downstream from Bear Creek, 2 miles northeast of Enid, 2V2 miles upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 6 miles upstream from drainage canal diversion and 24% miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area—560 square miles. Records AVAiLABLE-^July 1928 to September 1931 and October 1938 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1931 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Average discharge—19 years (1928-31,1932-48), 745 second-feet. Gage—Chain gage prior to Jan. 2, 1935; wire-weight gage to July 14, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 189.42 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementa ry adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 36,300 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 21.61 feet); minimum 34 second-feet Sept. 28, 1931; minimum gage height, -1.19 feet July 11, 12,1948. A stage of 21.0 feet occurred on Jan. 14, 1932 (discharge, 27,000 second-feet). Remarks—Records good. Base data and computations of daily dis charge furnished by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements made and records reviewed by Geological Survey. Peak discharge—Feb. 14, 1948 (6:00 a.m.) 36,300 second-feet; Jan. 14,1932 (8:00 a.m.) 27,000 second-feet; Jan. 1,1945 (8:00 a.m.) and Feb. 10, 1946 (9:00 p.m.) 25,400 second-feet; Mar. 29, 1944 (10:00 a.m.) 24,400 second-feet; Apr. 1, 1933 (8:00 a.m.) 20,600 second-feet. 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Chickasaw meridian, at county highway bridge, 1.6 miles south of Lewisburg and 4.0 miles upstream from Pigeonroost Creek. Drainage area—Indeterminate. Records available—October 1941 to September 1948. December 1939 to September 1941 (unpublished) in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss. Gage—Staff gage prior to Sept. 3, 1942; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 250.52feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 25,900 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 15.60 feet) from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; minimum, 15.3 second-feet (affected by backwater from Pigeonroost Creek) May 21, 1947; minimum gage height observed, 2.38 feet Oct. 1, 2,1941; minimum daily discharge, 16 second-feet May 21-23, 1947 (affected by backwater from Pigeonroost Creek); mini mum 7-day, 20 second-feet Oct. 1-7, 1943. Remarks—Records good. 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Extremes—Maximum discharge, 79,500 second-feet Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 21.0 feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 66 second-feet Oct. 5, 1936; minimum daily, 66 second-feet Oct. 4-6,1936; minimum 7-day, 80 second-feet Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 1929; minimum gage height, 2.36 feet Aug. 21,1929. Remarks—Records fair. 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Records available—January 1942 to September 1948. August to December 1941 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Gage—Staff gage prior to June 15, 1942 and water-stage recorder to Dec. 31,1947 at site 370 feet downstream at datum 19.90 feet lower; water-stage recorder in gatehouse thereafter. Datum ofgageis 191.18 feet above meansea level, datum of 1929, sup plementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engi neers) . Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 10,200 second-feet Apr. 12, 1942; no flow at times each year. Remarks—Records good. Flow completely regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir. 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Chickasaw meridian, at county highway bridge, 4*4 miles northwest of Arkabutla, and 5 miles upstream from Cub Lake Bayou. Drainage area—1,000 square miles (authority, Corps of Engi neers) . Records available—October 1938 to September 1941 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1937 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Gage—Staff gage prior to April 7, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 188.26 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 23,600 second-feet Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height, 12.50 feet); minimum observed, 71 second-feet June 11, 1941 (gage height, 0.28 foot), caused by construction work above station; minimum daily, 109 second-feet June 10, 1941; minimum 7-day, 125 second-feet Oct. 19-25, 1938. A stage of 21.3 feet occurred in January 1935 (from flood- marks) . Remarks—Records fair. Regulation during many periods of low flow caused by construction operations at Arkabutla Dam 1.8 miles above station. 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Chickasaw meridian, at county highway bridge 1,000 feet downstream from Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile west of Savage, 7% miles upstream from Arkabutla Canal, and 9% miles southeast of Tunica. Drainage area—1,225 square miles (authority, Corps of Engi neers) . Records available;—October 1908 to October 1912 and October 1938 to September 1942 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1935 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Gage—Staff gage at site one-quarter mile upstream at sea level datum prior to October 1912; staff gage December 1935 to March 1941; wire-weight gage thereafter. Datum of gage 169.17 feet December 1935 to October 1, 1941; 164.17 feet, datum of 1929, thereafter (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes (observed)—Maximum discharge, 45,800 second-feet Jan. 25,1937 (gage height, 18.07 feet); maximum gage height, 23.2 feet Apr. 18, 1910 (former site, present datum); no flow at times owing to backwater from Arkabutla Canal; mini mum gage height, -0.20 foot Sept. 28,1942; minimum 7-day, 93 second-feet Aug. 19-25, 1936. Remarks—Records fair. Flow partly regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir after Aug. 14,1941. 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Records available—October 1941 to September 1948. December 1939 to September 1941 (unpublished) in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss. Gages—Staff gage prior to Sept. 3. 1942; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 253.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 34,900 second-feet Apr. 9, 1942, from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet; maxi mum gage height, 12.85 feet Jan. 8,1946; minimum discharge, 30 second-feet Sept. 15,1946; minimum gage height observed, 0.98 foot July 21, 1942; minimum daily discharge 30 second- feet Sept. 15, 1946; minimum 7-day, 32 second-feet Oct. 1-7, 1946. Remarks—Records good. Pigeonroost Creek and Coldwater River are inter-connected through old creek channel above station. Base data and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements made and records reviewed by Geological Survey. 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Extremes—Maximum observed gage height, 11.99 feet Mar. 18, 1948 (discharge not determined); minimum, 4.41 feet many times during June 1948. Note—A new maximum gage height of14.35 feet (discharge not determined) was established on Jan. 4, 1949. Remarks—Records poor. Discharge from Yalobusha River and Topisaw Canal intermingles at high stages. Discharge measurements— Yalobusha River Topisaw Canal Date Discharge in second-feet Discharge in second-feet 3-19-48 1,750 4-29-48 17.0 4.0 5-27-48 11.8 4.8 6- 9-48 .419 1.55 7-31-48 .282 1.30 9-16-48 .762 3.16 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 223 YALOBUSHA RIVER AT GRAYSPORT GRENADA COUNTY Location—Lat. 33°49', long. 89°37', in EV2 sec. 36, T. 23 N., R. 6 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 8 (old), half a mile north of Graysport, half a mile downstream from Butputter Creek, W2 miles upstream from Redgrass Creek, 11 miles east of Grenada, and IIV4 miles upstream from Skuna River. Drainage area—607 square miles. Records available—March 1940 to September 1948. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to Mar. 29, 1940; wire-weight gage and water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 179.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 46,800 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 28.25 feet); minimum observed, 3.2 second- feet August, September, October, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 4.68 feet Sept. 14-18, Oct. 6,11,1943; minimum daily discharge, 3.2 second-feet August, September, October, 1943; minimum 7-day, 3.2 second-feet Oct. 3-9,1943. Remarks—Records good. Wire-weight gage used during low water periods each year when stage was below intakes. Station is in reservoir of Grenada Dam now under construc tion. 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Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, in Grenada, 0.8 mile downstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from Batupan River, 6 miles downstream from Skuna River, and 60 miles upstream from confluence with Tallahatchie River. Drainage area—1,550 square miles. Records available—June to November 1906, July 1908 to March 1912, July 1928 to September 1931, and October 1938 to Sep tember 1948 in reports of the Geological Survey. December 1931 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Average discharge—21 years (1908-09, 1910-11, 1928-31, 1932-48), 1,857 second-feet. Gage—Chain gage prior to July 23,1934; wire-weight gage to Oct. 30, 1944; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 152.03 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supple mentary adjustment of 1944. Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 78,900 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.78 feet); minimum, 35 second-feet Sept. 8,19, 20, Nov. 20,1909 (gage height, 0.9 foot); minimum daily, 35 second-feet Sept. 8, 19, 20, Nov. 20, 1909; minimum 7-day, 40 second-feet Oct. 7-13, 1943. Remarks—Records good. Base data and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; occasional dis charge measurements made and records reviewed by Geologi cal Survey. Peak discharge—Feb. 14,1948 (8:00 a.m.) 78,900second-feet; Mar. 29, 1944 (7:00 a.m.) 76,800 second-feet; April 11, 1947 (11:30 p. m.) 50,100 second-feet; Jan. 10, 1946 (2:00 a.m.) 38,500 second-feet; May 20, 1930 () 35,700 second-feet. 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Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 9, one mile south of Bruce. Drainage area—254 square miles. Records available—March to September 1948. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to Aug. 27, 1948; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 239.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 6,500 second-feet Mar. 17, 1948; minimum, 3.0 second-feet June 13, 1948 but may have been less during period of no gage-height record. Note—A new maximum discharge of 11,900 second-feet (gage height, 21.14 feet) was established on Jan. 5, 1949. Remarks—Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are poor. Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1947-48 1,648 612 15.4 29.1 31.7 66.7 16.4 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1947-48 7.48 2.69 0.07 0.13 0.14 0.30 0.07 231 232 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY skuna river near coffeeville YALOBUSHA COUNTY Location—Lat. 33°54'35", long. 89°38'30", in NWy4 sec. 35, T. 24'N., R. 6 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county road, one mile south of Gums, 3*4 miles upstream from Turkey Creek, 5 miles south of Coffeeville, and 9*4 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area—435 square miles. Records available—March 1940 to September 1948. Gage—Staff gage prior to Mar. 27, 1940; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 188.46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 44,000 second-feet Mar. 29, 1944 (gage height, 23.22), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; minimum observed, 5.8 second-feet Oct. 4, 5, 1943 (gage height, 3.20 feet); minimum daily, 6.0 second-feet Oct. 4, 5, 1943; minimum 7-day, 6.4 second-feet Sept. 29 to Oct. 6, 1943. 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Highway 61 in Clarksdale, 600 feet downstream from Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad bridge and 2 miles down stream from Little Sunflower River. Auxiliary gage at bridge on county road a quarter of a mile west of Hopson Spur, 4.9 miles downstream. Drainage area—108 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). Records available—October 1937 to September 1938, October 1940 to September 1942. Gage heights only available October 1938 to September 1940 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey. Gage;—Staff gage prior to April 4, 1940; wire-weight gage there after. Datum of gage is 131.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1939 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary staff gage set to datum 3.53 feet lower. Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 1,230 second-feet Apr. 11, 1942 (gage height, 17.93 feet); minimum observed, 10 second-feet at times during 1940, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 1.30 feet Oct. 15, 1940; minimum 7-day, 10 second- feet Oct. 9-15,1940. Remarks—Records fair above and poor below 50 second-feet. Base data and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements made and records reviewed by Geological Survey. Duration of flow—Index station, Sunflower River at Sunflower. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 85 13 0.121 40 43 0.397 60 25 .227 30 56 .520 236 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1936-37 151 52.5 40.2 25.8 27.6 27.6 1937-38 23.5 125 82.2 279 132 181 148 87.9 64.1 30.6 26.0 17.8 99.6 1940-41 11.0 16.2 91.8 119 66.9 59.6 145 26.8 14.2 16.2 24.5 16.2 50.5 1941-42 34.1 95.6 30.3 45.8 73.6 117 345 79.8 29.0 20.0 21.2 20.1 75.4 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. 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Records available—October 1938 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1918 to September 1935 (gage heights only) and October 1935 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Average discharge—13 years, 938 second-feet. Gage—Chain gage prior to Nov. 10, 1937; wire-weight gage to July 1, 1947; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 92.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supple mentary adjustments of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 7,700 second-feet Jan. 15-17, 1946; maximum gage height, 27.43 feet Jan. 16, 1946; minimum discharge observed, 154 second-feet Oct. 18-23, 1943; minimum daily, 154 second-feet Oct. 18-23, 1943; mini mum 7-day, 155 second-feet Oct. 18-24, 1943. Remarks—Records good. Base data and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; occasional dis charge measurements made and records reviewed by Geologi cal Survey. 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Extremes—Maximum discharge, 37,900 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (gage height, 20.85 feet); minimum, 27 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 2.15 feet); minimum daily, 28 second-feet Aug. 31,1943; minimum 7-day, 32second-feet Aug. 27 to Sept. 2, 1943. Note—A new maximum discharge of 42,400 second-feet (gage height, 21.95 feet) was established on Jan. 7, 1949. Remarks—Records good. Peak discharge—Feb. 11,1946 (9:00 p.m.) 37,900 second-feet; Mar. 31, 1944 (2:00 p.m.) 35,900 second-feet; Feb. 15, 1948 (7:00 a.m.) 35,600 second-feet; Apr. 13, 1947 (12:00 p.m.) 29,400 second-feet; Jan. 11, 1946 (3:00 a.m.) 28,800 second-feet. 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Highway 80, 300 feet upstream from Clear Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2 miles east of Bovina, 12 miles upstream from Fourteenmile Creek, and 72 miles above mouth. Drainage area—2,810 square miles. Records available—October 1938 to September 1948. Average discharge—10 years, 3,342 second-feet. Gage—Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, wire-weight gage read to hundredths twice daily; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 84.93 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers; Corps of Engineers' bench mark). Extremes—Maximum discharge, 46,000 second-feet Feb. 14, 1946 (gage height, 39.09 feet); minimum discharge, 72 second-feet Nov. 7-8, 1944; minimum gage height, 7.23 feet Sept. 27, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 72 second-feet Nov. 7, 1944; mini mum 7-day, 75 second-feet Nov. 1-7, 1944. Remarks—Records good. 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Washington meridian, at bridge on State Highway 18, 1*4 miles upstream from Whiteoak Creek, 2 miles south of Carpenter, 2 miles upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, and 8 miles southwest of Utica. Drainage area—371 square miles. Records available:—November 1944 to September 1948. Gage:—Wire-weight gage read to hundredths of a foot twice daily. Extremes (observed)—Maximum discharge, 23,400 second-feet Feb, 5, 1945 (gage height, 25.63 feet); minimum, 25 second- feet Sept. 18, 1947; minimum daily, 25 second-feet Sept. 18, 1947; minimum 7-day, 27.7 second-feet Sept. 5-11, 1947. Remarks—Records fair. See p. for discharge measurements made prior to establishment of station. Duration of flow—Index station, Big Black River near Bovina. 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Drainage area—180 square miles. Records available—October 1938 to September 1948. Gage—Wire-weight gage at site 900 feet upstream prior to May 26, 1942; water-stage recorder thereafter. Datum of gage is 217.22 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementa ry adjustment of 1941. Extremes—Maximum discharge, not determined; maximum gage height, 14.52 feet Apr. 1, 1947; minimum discharge observed, 25 second-feet Aug. 16, 17, 1939; minimum daily, 25 second- feet Aug. 16, 1939; minimum 7-day, 28 second-feet Aug. 10-16, 1939. Note—New maximum gage height of 15.34 feet was es tablished on Jan. 6, 1950 and of 15.74 feet on May 2, 1950. Remarks—Records fair. 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Washington meridian, at bridge on State Highway 44, a quarter of a mile downstream from Porter Creek, 1.6 miles southwest of Bude, and 5.0 miles upstream from Middle Fork Creek. Drainage area—399 square miles. Records available—March 1942 to September 1948. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to Apr. 21, 1942; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 41,000 second-feet Apr. 1, 1947 gage height, 15.25 feet); minimum, 79 second-feet Aug. 23, 24, 1948; minimum daily, 81 second-feet Aug. 23, 24, 1948; mini mum 7-day, 87 second-feet Aug. 19-25, 1948; minimum gage height observed, 1.82 feet Aug. 5, 6, 1947. Remarks—Records fair. Duration of flow—Index station, Homochitto River at Eddiceton. 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Peak discharge—Apr. 2,1947 (12:30 p.m.) 45,400 second-feet; Jan. 19,1947 (3:00 p.m.) 39,400 second-feet; Mar.2,1948 (8:30 p.m.) 36,900 second-feet; Mar. 13, 1947 (9:30 p.m.) 36,600 second- feet; Nov. 11, 1946 (3:00 p.m.) 34,800 second-feet. 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Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 61, about 1200 feet downstream from Second Creek, 2.2 miles north of Doloroso, 10miles upstream from mouth (through Armstrong Canal), 16 miles north of Woodville, and 16 miles south of Natchez. Drainage area—1,120 square miles. Records available—December 1939 to September 1946. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to Jan. 31, 1940; water-stage re corder thereafter. Datum 15.00 feet higher prior to Oct. 1,1944. Extremes—Maximum daily discharge, 44,000 second-feet Mar. 30, 1944; maximum gage height, 36.23 feet (present datum), July 4, 1940; minimum discbarge observed, 215 second-feet July 25-31, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 4.04 feet Feb. 2, 1945; minimum 7-day, 215 second-feet July 25-31, 1944. Flood of April 7, 1938, reached a stage of 38.4 feet (present datum), from information by Corps of Engineers. Note—A discharge of 62,600 second-feet (gage height, 32.11 feet) was observed on Jan. 7, 1950. Remarks—Records fair. 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Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 61, lVz miles downstream from Fords Creek, 2% miles west of Wilkinson, 8% miles north of Woodville, and 31% miles above mouth. Drainage area—182 square miles. Records available—March 1942 to September 1948. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to June 1, 1942; water-stage re corder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum gage height, 16.2 feet Mar. 2, 1948 (dis charge not determined); minimum discharge, 11 second-feet Aug. 29, 1943 (gage height, 0.88 foot); minimum daily, 13 second-feet Aug. 24-26, 28, 1943; minimum 7-day, 13 second- feet Aug. 22-28, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.39 foot Dec. 19, 1946, Sept. 18, 1947. Remarks—Records fair. Duration of flow—Index station, Homochitto River at Eddiceton. 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CO Hh tO l-i on rfx tO 00 00 rfx -3 00 rfx O CO © TO © TO cn 00 -3 rfx to TO l-H Ol o 00 to rfx -3 > CO oo to to to 3 oo on rfx hh rfx h-l HH 00 o © tO -3 © rfx hh qo. o r-< fD to t-l HH 3 OS HH rfx CO OS © hh to Oh CO Ol 00 00 o -3 00 HH © CO -3 oo -3 o •a bs -3 to to bo bn bs c-H Ol O -3 00 -3 © © tO tO HH HH rfx OS TO OS 3 -3 bs Ol © © 3 S3 CO CO 00 to h-l to i CO rfx TO rfx CO o t-l TO 00 on 00 Ol 3 cn CO TO rfx CO Ol Ol 3 ps SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 259 STORAGE The flow of the Yazoo, lower Tallahatchie, and lower Coldwater rivers is, in part, controlled by the operations of Sardis Reservoir on the Tallahatchie River and Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River. Data for these reservoirs are presented in this report with a description similar to that for each stream-gaging station and a table listing monthly changes in contents being given in each. YAZOO RIVER BASIN sardis reservoir near sardis panola county Location—Lat. 34°23'57", long. 89°47'10", in gatehouse of Sardis Dam on Tallahatchie River in NE^4 sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 6 W. Chickasaw meridian, 7Smiles southeast of Sardis. Drainage area—1,545 square miles (authority, Corps of Engi neers) . Records available—September 1939 to September 1948. Gage—Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 219.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum elevation, 276.65 feet, sea level datum, Mar. 31, 1946 (contents, 1,304,970 acre-feet); minimum elevation since initial filling of reservoir, 228.93 feet Oct. 3, 1941 (con tents 47,900 acre-feet). Remarks—Reservoir is formed by hydraulic-fill earth dam, with concrete spillway and outlet tunnel on opposite ends of the dam. Storage began Aug. 26, 1939; dam completed Aug. 1, 1940. Capacity, 1,569,900 acre-feet at elevation 281.4 feet (crest of spillway) of which about 1,478,000 acre feet is available for flood-control storage and about 91,900 acre-feet is per manent storage which will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 234.4 feet (15 feet above sill of outlet tunnel). Water below elevation 219.4 feet cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir used only for flood control. Base data furnished by Corps of Engineers; records re viewed by Geological Survey. 260 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO COt-OTOOt-TOTOOC-OlfS CONHH|C90HH|QHUSn WlfSTOt-©TtHTOrH©TOOt» rH CM CN ITS M^TO^CO + +I I+ + +I I I I I ©COfNCNTOTlHTOO W©«CM©Tl ©»IXSW©rHrHrHTOT» oo)iSHNiooH«jit>(on HCOcgoosionoincocoN CONMNHNrtlONONH, rH IfJ H -I W TO -hh TO I+ + + + +I I I I 1 + OS 0©TOOT©MO O TOt-^CNCNCNCOrHCOCNTO© oi ©rHTO©©»CO©rHrHCN© TO^O'44©0©©CMTO'hh O rHlfSCMCOTOTOrHCOTOt-lfS^ rH t-lfllfJHiNNCOt-tDHlHi^ rH©00rH©lCS©C-©©^CN rH rH CO rH TO rH + +I+ + + +I I I+ + + CO D-©OTO©©TtH©TO"TOt-TO rH CMrJHCMC-©t-CM©«TOTj«© CM TO»0©©T» U a cu u2 cd^ rC— 3 tH o 0 s s3 -8rQ aH ri « £ q r-3 £ a < a SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 261 arkabutla reservoir near arkabutla tate county Location—Lat. 34°45'31", long. 90°07'30", in gatehouse of dam on Coldwater River in SW% sec. 2, T. 4 S., R. 9 W. Chickasaw meridian, 4 miles north of Arkabutla. Drainage area—1,000 square miles (authority, Corps of Engi neers) . Records available—August 1941 to September 1948. Gage—Staff gage prior to July 1,1942; water-stage recorder there after. Datum of gage is 191.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Extremes—Maximum elevation, 235.91 feet, sea level datum, Jan. 12, 1946 (contents, 450.140 acre-feet); minimum elevation since initial filling of reservoir, 192.83 feet Aug. 25, 1943; minimum contents, 30 acre-feet at times during 1942-45. Remarks—Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet tunnel. Storage began Aug. 14, 1941. Dam completed Aug. 31, 1945. Capacity, 525,300 acre- feet at elevation 238.3 feet (crest of spillway) of which about 493,000 acre-feet is available for flood-control storage and about 31,500 acre-feet is permanent storage which will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 209.3 feet (18 feet above sill of outlet tunnel). Base data furnished by Corps of Engineers; records re viewed by Geological Survey. 262 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CO TO ^ © r-H m CN TO © © in fr- TO CM rH t- ^ CM CM TO m © TO © o O m CO O W fi CM CM © m TO r" © TO tH ff •* t-H rH Si P 1 + + + + 1 1 1 1 + 1 1 V 1 -<*« <.•> m OS ITS TO rH CM rH TO TO TO i-H © © ; tA its © © TO © CM » TO O CM CM T" CO © TO TO CM ITS m rH rH OS CM CM CM + 1 + 1 I + + + I I I OS u r-l © ITS © rH CM CO © "* rH CQ I> TO w T-l Tt< CM C- lH irs CO fr- m US © eo TO TO © CM TO CM "HH o TO TO rH TO CM rH CM T-l t rJ 1 + 1 + 1 1 1 + 1 1 1 1 + Z O u r^. 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Financial limitations have prevented the expansion of the pro gram in the state to include any wide spread program of small stream investigations in spite of the fact that these small streams are of great economic importance, both for their low-flow and flood characteristics. The term "small stream" is impossible of definition. For the purpose of this report, any stream having a drainage area of less than 200 square miles is considered to be a small stream. This limit has been chosen principally because so few streams having an area of less than 200 square miles have been included in the stream-gaging program in Mississippi. Small streams furnish water for farm irrigation, stock water, municipal water supplies, pollution abatement, fish spawning grounds, and other uses, and cause considerable flood damage. Of these, only pollution abatement and floods are important in Mississippi. A large number of cities and towns in Mississippi are situated on small streams which must carry away domestic sewage and industrial waste. Small streams also account for a major portion of flood damage to highways and bridges. It has been estimated that 50 percent of the cost of highway bridges is ex pended crossing streams draining less than ten square miles. Records of the State Highway Department show that there is one bridge for every two miles of highway. Only one small stream program has been operated as such in Mississippi; that sponsored by the Department of Agriculture and operated by the Geological Survey in the Upper Yazoo River Basin during the period 1939 to 1942. Included in this program were seventeen small streams whose drainage areas ranged in size from 8.26 square miles to 116 square miles. Records of daily discharge were obtained for varying periods ranging from a few months to nearly three years. The data for these small streams are presented in this section in the same way as were the data for the regular investigational program presented earlier in this report. 264 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY A second small stream program consisting of three gaging stations was started in the Homochitto River Basin in the spring of 1942. Because of the War, this program was terminated after a few months. There is now (1950) a small stream program sponsored by the Soil Conservation Service and operated by the Geological Survey, underway in north Mississippi in the Yazoo River Basin. Three gaging stations have been established, Cane Creek near New Albany, Clear Creek near Oxford, and Thompson Creek near McCarley. The first two of these are former gaging stations operated during the small stream program of the Forest Service mentioned earlier. This program has been designed to furnish the Soil Conservation Service data by which to prosecute their pro gram of flood control and soil and water conservation in the Upper Yazoo Basin. This program was not started until early in 1950 so no data are available at this time. The Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, established five gaging stations on small streams in the Tombigbee Basin in 1949. These are on Tishomingo Creek near Saltillo, Euclautubba Creek near Saltillo, Oldtown Creek near Tupelo, Chiwapa Creek near Shannon, and Sakatonchee Creek near Egypt. All available dis charge measurements to date are tabulated in this report. Two additional small area programs are being operated by the U. S. Geological Survey. The first was started in 1942 to furnish low-water information on small streams for sewage dis posal and industrial waste disposal. This program consisted merely of making occasional observations of discharge at numer ous small streams throughout the state. The second program was started in 1948 to meet increasing demands by the Mississippi Highway Department for flood information on small streams for use in design of bridge openings. This program consisted of mak ing flood measurements at about 15 selected small streams in the vicinity of Jackson. The program was neither sufficiently wide spread nor was it prosecuted as intensely as desirable because of the lack of adequate financing. It was a program that had to be prosecuted as time and funds permitted. It was not until the fall of 1949, when a cooperative agreement between the State High way Department and the U. S. Geological Survey was entered into, that much progress could be made in the program. During SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 265 the winter of 1949-50, a considerable amount of valuable infor mation regarding floods on small areas was obtained. Flood measurements of such small areas are not always possible by direct methods. Flood determinations must be made after the flood has passed, by such indirect methods as slope-area, con tracted opening, and by rating-curve extension. This was true of some of the sites included in this program. These data are not at the present time in final form and cannot be presented in this report. Data are presented in this report for 91 streams which have been included in these small stream programs. For each small stream, there is shown a brief station de scription, giving location and drainage area computed from the best available maps, a tabulation of the discharge measurements, and where possible to develop, a duration curve in tabular form. These duration curves were developed as explained earlier in this report under "Duration of Flow" by comparison of the dis charge measurements with the simultaneous discharge at an index station. The comparison is, of course, only possible during periods of base flow at both the index gaging station and the miscel laneous station. In many cases, there is insufficient information to develop a satisfactory relationship and in these cases, any references to duration curves were omitted. In many instances, miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at sites at which gaging stations were established or where gaging stations were previously operated. Such measure ments are listed in tabular form with reference being made to them in station description for the station. TOMBIGBEE RIVER BASIN MANTACHIE CREEK AT DORSEY ITAWAMBA COUNTY Location—In NE^4 sec. 5, T. 10 S., R. 8 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 78, one-half mile east of Dorsey. Drainage area—62 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-27-42 1.72 0.028 1- 2-45 138 2.23 11- 6-44 2.01 .032 2-27-46 1,840 29.7 266 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OLDTOWN CREEK NEAR TUPELO LEE COUNTY Location—In SEY4 sec. 18, T. 9 S., R. 6 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 2 miles north of Tupelo. Drainage area—112 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 3-15-49 46.2 0.41 1- 7-50 530 4.73 4- 6-49 74.9 .67 1-11-50 1,040 9.29 6- 3-49 9.94 .089 1-12-50 5,100 45.5 6-24-49 30.9 .28 3- 8-50 274 2.44 8- 3-49 1.69 .015 3-12-50 6,930 61.9 8-18-49 28.4 .25 3-13-50 5,990 53.5 9- 1-49 3.61 .032 3-29-50 194 1.73 10-12-49 3.48 .031 4-11-50 148 1.32 11-18-49 17.2 .15 5-10-50 54.7 .49 12-19-49 112 1.00 euclautubba creek at !SALTILLO LEE COUNTY Location—On line between sees. 19 and 20, T. 8 S., R. 6 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 1 mile southwest of Saltillo. Drainage area—19.3 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 3- 8-49 5.25 0.27 1-11-50 54.8 2.84 4- 6-49 7.81 .40 1-12-50 1,190 61.7 6-24-49 3.44 .18 3- 8-50 21.4 1.11 8- 2-49 .17 .009 3-12-50 1,910 99.0 8- 3-49 .16 .008 3-13-50 425 22.0 8-18-49 3.23 .17 3-13-50 155 8.03 9-11-49 .25 .013 3-14-50 34.7 1.80 10-12-49 .51 .026 3-29-50 16.6 .86 11-18-49 3.70 .19 4-11-50 14.1 .73 12-19-49 14.1 .73 5-10-50 4.12 .21 1- 8-50 29.5 1.53 Note—All measurements made by Corps of Engineers, Mobile district. SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 267 TISHOMINGO CREEK NEAR SALTILLO LEE COUNTY Location—On line between sees. 2 and 11, T. 8 S.. R. 5 E. Chicka saw meridian, 4 miles northwest of Saltillo. Drainage area—10.1 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 4- 6-49 15.6 1.54 1- 8-50 32.0 3.17 6- 3-49 3.81 .38 1-12-50 1,730 171 6-24-49 6.41 .63 3-12-50 2,410 239 8- 2-49 .91 .090 3-13-50 666 65.9 8- 3-49 .80 .079 3-14-50 44.7 4.43 9-11-49 .29 .029 3-29-50 25.0 2.48 10-12-49 4.11 .41 4-12-50 7.07 .70 11-18-49 4.12 .41 5-10-50 5.00 .50 12-16-49 9.31 .92 Note—All measurements made by Corps of Engineers, Mobile district. CHIWAPA CREEK AT SHANNON LEE COUNTY Location—In SE*4 sec. 24, T. 11 S., R. 5 E. Chickasaw meridian at bridge on U. S. Highway 45 W., 1 mile south of Shannon. Drainage area—130 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-25-42 1.36 0.01 11-19-49 33.2 0.26 8-26-43 0 0 12-16-49 58.6 .45 10- 6-43 .09 .0007 1- 7-50 589 4.53 4- 6-49 148 1.14 2-14-50 5,950 45.8 6- 1-49 30.8 .24 3- 9-50 109 .84 6-24-49 47.6 .37 3-14-50 610 4.69 8- 3-49 10.8 .083 4- 4-50 163 1.25 9- 8-49 39.0 .30 4-11-50 216 1.66 10-12-49 18.3 .14 5-10-50 84.9 .65 Note—All measurements since April 1949 made by Corps of Engineers, Mobile district. 268 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LITTLE COONEWAH CREEK NEAR TUPELO LEE COUNTY Location—In NE*4 sec. 32, T. 9 S., R. 5 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on county road, 4 miles west of Tupelo. Drainage area—6.8 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 4-28-45 198 29.1 LITTLE COONEWAH CREEK NEAR TUPELO LEE COUNTY Location—In KEVa sec. 4, T. 10 S., R. 5 E. Chickasaw meridian at bridge on State Highway 6, 3Ya miles southwest of Tupelo. Drainage area—10 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 4-28-45 255 25.5 MATTUBBY CREEK NEAR ABERDEEN MONROE COUNTY Location—On line between sees. 7 and 8, T. 14 S., R. 7 E. Chicka saw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 45, 4^ miles west of Aberdeen. Drainage area—89 square miles. Discharge measurements—No flow, 10-22-42. SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 269 SAKATONCHEE RIVER NEAR EGYPT CHICKASAW COUNTY Location—In SE*4 sec. 5, T. 14 S., R. 5 E. Chickasaw meridian at bridge on State Highway 8, 4 miles west of Egypt. Drainage area—170 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 4- 8-49 120 0.71 12-16-49 24.7 0.14 6- 1-49 26.8 .16 1- 7-50 3,460 20.4 6-27-49 23.9 .14 3- 7-50 96.8 .57 7-24-49 365 2.15 3-13-50 9,300 54.7 8- 3-49 8.49 .050 3-14-50 3,160 18.6 9-11-49 9.81 .058 3-23-50 750 4.41 10-11-49 7.90 .046 4-11-50 73.1 .43 11-19-49 14.1 .083 5- 9-49 404 2.38 Note—All measurements made by Corps of Engineers, Mobile district. line creek at cedar bluff clay county Location—In NE% sec. 22, T. 20 N., R. 14 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 10,1 mile northeast of Cedar Bluff. Drainage area—167 square miles. Discharge measurements—No flow, 9-25-44. CATALPA CREEK AT MAYHEW LOWNDES COUNTY Location—In SEy4 sec. 28, T. 19 N., R. 16 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 82, 0.5 mile east of Mayhew. Drainage area—108 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 5- 5-42 1.90 0.018 8-26-43 0 0 10-21-42 .46 .004 10-10-43 .03 .0003 270 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NOXUBEE RIVER NEAR LOUISVILLE WINSTON COUNTY Location—In NWy4 sec. 19, T. 16 N., R. 13 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county road, IVz miles north of Louisville. Drainage area—89 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 11- 2-44 9.07 0.10 7-28-45 74.4 0.84 7- 4-45 10.5 .12 RUNNTNGWATER CREEK NEAR MACON NOXUBEE COUNTY Location—In sec. 28, T. 14 N., R. 17 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, ±Vz miles south of Macon. Drainage area—46 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 5- 6-42 10.7 0.23 11-11-43 2.42 0.05 scooba creek near scooba kemper county Location—In SEy* sec. 17, T. 11 N., R 18 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 2.1 miles south of Scooba. Drainage area—35 square miles. Discharge measurements—No flow, 10-17-42. sucarnoochee creek at porterville kemper county Location—On line between sees. 19 and 20, T. 10 N., R. 18 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 1 mile north of Porterville. Drainage area—145 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 5- 7-42 50.1 0.35 12-13-43 35.1 0.24 10-17-42 25.4 .18 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 271 PAWTICFAW CREEK NEAR PORTERVILLE KEMPER COUNTY Location—In NW#i sec. 7, T. 9 N., R. 18 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 2y2 miles south of Porterville. Drainage area—175 square miles. Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-17-42 14.0 0.08 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN LEAF RIVER NEAR SYLVARENA SMITH COUNTY Location—In SW% sec. 13, T. 2 N., R. 8 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 18,1xk miles west of Sylvarena. Drainage area—118 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 8-19-43 1.55 0.13 WEST TALLAHALA CREEK NEAR SYLVARENA SMITH COUNTY Location—In NEyi sec. 22, T. 2 N., R. 9 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 18, 2 miles southeast of Sylvarena. Drainage area—155 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 8-19-43 0.79 0.005 OAKOHAY CREEK NEAR RALEIGH SMITH COUNTY Location—On line between sec. 34, T. 3 N., and sec. 3, T. 2 N., R. 7 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 18, 3 miles west of Raleigh. Drainage area—66 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 8-19-43 0.24 0.004 272 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OAKWOOD CREEK NEAR COLLINS COVINGTON COUNTY Location—In SWy4 sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 15 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 6 miles northeast of Collins. Drainage area—15 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-13-42 2.80 0.19 STATION CREEK NEAR COLLINS COVINGTON COUNTY Location—On line between sees. 9 and 16, T. 8 N., R. 15 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 3.1 miles northeast of Collins. Drainage area—59 square miles. Discharge measurements—No flow, 10-13-42. OKATOMA CREEK AT COLLINS COVINGTON COUNTY Location—In NWyi sec. 19, T. 8 N., R. 15 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, at Collins. Drainage area—167 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-12-42 61.0 0.37 10-23-43 59.2 0.35 8-30-43 100 .60 TALLAHOMA CREEK NEAR LAUREL JONES COUNTY Location—In NEy4 sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 12 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 2 miles west of Laurel. Drainage area—171 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-13-42 10.5 0.06 10-17-43 8.87 0.05 9- 8-43 14.7 .09 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 273 RAHOMA CREEK NEAR LAUREL JONES COUNTY Location—In sec. 4, T. 8 N.. R. 13 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 10y2 miles west of Laurel. Drainage ajiea—97 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 8-13-43 27.3 0.28 10-18-43 20.5 0.21 9- 9-43 26.9 .28 BOGUE homo near laurel JONES COUNTY Location—In sec. 32, T. 9 N., R. 10 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 6 miles east of Laurel. Drainage area—117 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-15-43 0 0 10-23-43 9.94 0.08 THOMPSON CREEK AT RICHTON PERRY COUNTY Location—In sec. 32, T. 5 N., R. 9 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on county highway, 1 mile east of Richton. Drainage area—186 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-23-42 8.16 0.044 8-31-43 5.50 0.030 GAINES CREEK NEAR RICHTON PERRY COUNTY Location—In sec. 1, T. 4 N., R. 9 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on county highway, 6 miles east of Richton. Drainage area—54 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-18-42 0.74 0.014 274 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BIG CREEK NEAR LEAKESVILLE GREENE COUNTY Location—In NWy4 sec. 24,T. 2 N., R. 7 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 24, 6% miles west of Leakesville. Drainage area—140 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-21-42 15.6 0.11 10-20-43 13.6 0.10 9- 6-43 345 2.46 potterchitto creek at NEWTON NEWTON COUNTY Location—In SWy4 sec. 28, T. 6 N., R. 11 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county road 1 mile northwest of Newton. Drainage area—6.0 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 7-23-42 0.772 0.129 8-27-43 0.59 0.098 8-22-42 9.26 1.54 10-15-43 1.15 .192 0-13-42 1.22 .203 11-15-43 1.13 .188 8-16-43 .59 .098 8- 9-44 1.83 .305 BETHEL CREEK NEAR HICKORY NEWTON COUNTY Location—On line between sees. 26 and 27, T. 6 N., R. 12 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 1.7 miles west of Hickory. Drainage area—22 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-13-42 0.21 0.01 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 275 TALLAHATTA CREEK AT MEEHAN JUNCTION LAUDERDALE COUNTY Location—In SWV4 sec. 28, T. 6 N., R. 14 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 0.5 mile west of Meehan Junction. Drainage area—71 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-15-42 4.41 0.062 8-28-43 0.52 0.007 8-17-43 1.57 .022 8- 9-44 10.1 .14 SOWASHEE CREEK AT MERIDIAN LAUDERDALE COUNTY Location—In sec. 26, T. 6 N., R. 15 E. Choctaw meridian, at 49th St. extension, 0.8 mile south of city limits of Meridian. Drainage area—75 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 7-22-42 3.69 0.049 10-16-43 5.17 0.069 8-21-42 28.9 .385 11-16-43 9.86 .131 10-14-42 4.14 .055 8- 9-44 16.0 .213 8-17-43 3.45 .046 11- 1-44 6.29 .084 8-27-43 1.61 .021 Duration of flow—Index station, Okatibbee Creek near Meridian. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 95 3 0.044 70 10 0.134 90 4 .059 60 15 .204 80 7 .090 50 23 .310 hassanlowaha creek at pachuta clarke county Location—In sec. 32, T. 3 N., R. 14 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U.S. Highway 11, 1% miles north of Pachuta. Drainage area—174 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-17-42 10.3 0.059 9-27-45 20.9 0.12 8-18-43 10.0 .057 276 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY pachuta creek at pachuta CLARKE COUNTY Location—In NEy4 sec. 8, T. 2 N., R. 14 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 11, one-half mile south of Pachuta. Drainage area—23 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-17-42 4.23 0.18 ARCHUSA CREEK AT QUITMAN CLARKE COUNTY Location—In sec. 1, T. 2 N., R. 15E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 18, 1 mile east of Quitman. Drainage area—55 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-17-42 24.7 0.45 8-19-43 24.8 0.45 SEET CREEK AT CLARA WAYNE COUNTY Location—In sec. 16, T. 17 N., R. 7 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 63 at Clara. Drainage area—46 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-18-42 3.73 0.081 9- 6-43 8.41 0.18 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 277 TCHOUTACABOUFFA RIVER BASIN LUXACHANIE CREEK NEAR BILOXI HARRISON COUNTY Location—In NWy4 sec. 20, T. 6 S., R. 9 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 57, 7 miles north of Biloxi. Drainage area—91 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date isecond-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-25-42 21.7 0.24 6-20-45 36.1 0.40 2-23-44 184 2.02 7-31-45 191 2.10 3-25-44 411 4.52 9-20-45 30.0 .330 5-16-44 20.8 .23 11- 1-45 25.6 .28 8- 3-44 140 1.54 12-13-45 20.5 .22 9-12-44 366 4.02 1-24-46 192 2.11 10-30-44 7.76 .085 3- 7-46 127 1.40 12- 9-44 459 5.04 4-11-46 51.7 .568 1-17-45 81.0 .89 5-15-46 687 7.55 3- 1-45 105 1.15 6-20-46 26.0 .29 4-14-45 26.2 .29 7-24-46 352 3.87 5-18-45 175 1.92 BILOXI RIVER BASIN BILOXI RIVER AT WORTHAM HARRISON COUNTY Location—In NWy4 sec. 31,T. 5 S., R. 11W. St. Stephens meridian, at U. S. Highway 49,1 mile north of Wortham. Drainage area—106 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-24-42 17.9 0.160 6-20-45 147 1.39 8-31-43 3.44 .032 7-31-45 295 2.78 2-24-44 175 1.65 9-21-45 25.5 .24 3-25-44 485 4.58 11- 1-45 44.3 .42 5-15-44 34.5 .325 12-13-45 39.8 .38 8- 2-44 57.8 .545 1-24-46 229 2.16 9-12-44 374 3.53 3- 7-46 1,200 11.3 10-30-44 6.39 .060 3- 8-46 2,180 20.6 12- 9-44 466 4.40 4-11-46 73.1 .69 1-17-45 93.4 .88 5-15-46 2,090 19.7 3- 1-45 151 1.42 6-19-46 46.2 .44 4-14-45 29.4 .28 7-24-46 189 1.78 5-17-45 438 4.13 8-29-46 736 6.94 278 MISSISSIPP ISTATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BAYOU BERNARD BASIN BAYOU BERNARD NEAR GULFPORT HARRISON COUNTY Location—In sec. 9, T. 7 S., R. 11 W. St. Stephens meridian, 1,000 feet upstream from Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, and 4 miles north of Gulfport Drainage area—16 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-25-42 1.77 0.11 8-31-43 0.42 .03 TURKEY CREEK NEAR GULFPORT HARRISON COUNTY Location—On line between sees. 21 and 28, T. 7 S., R. 11 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 49, 2% miles north of Gulfport. Drainage area—24.3 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-25-42 1.19 0.049 PEARL RIVER BASIN TALLAHAGA CREEK NEAR LOUISVILLE WINSTON COUNTY Location—In NEy4 sec. 4, T. 13 N., R. 12 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 15, 5 miles south of Louisville. Drainage area—53 square miles. Discharge measurements—No flow, 8-27-43. SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 279 KENTAWKA CREEK AT PHILADELPHIA NESHOBA COUNTY Location—In NWy4 sec. 35, T. 11 N., R. 11 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridgeon State Highway 16, Wz miles west ofPhiladelphia. Drainage area—135 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 5- 8-42 18.4 0.136 9-29-43 4.47 0.033 7-21-42 2.34 .017 7-17-45 7.85 .058 8-28-43 1.28 .009 8-30-45 3.64 .027 Duration of flow—Index station, Pearl River at Edinburg. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 98 2 0.017 80 6 0.048 95 3 .022 70 10 .072 90 4 .030 60 14 .104 PELAHATCHIE CREEK AT PELAHATCHIE RANKIN COUNTY Location—In SWy4 sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 5 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 0.6 mile west of Pelahatchie. Drainage area—34 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mi 10-13-42 8.82 0.26 8- 9-44 1.09 0.032 8-16-43 1.38 .041 8-13-45 1.0 .029 8-27-43 .06 .002 6- 3-46 79.7 2.34 9-30-43 .30 .009 280 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TOWN CREEK AT JACKSON HINDS COUNTY Location—In SWy4 sec. 3, T. 5 N., R. 1 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on Roach Street extension in Jackson. Drainage area—8.4 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 8-14-43 1.77 0.21 3-28-44 1,170 139 RICHLAND CREEK NEAR JACKSON RANKIN COUNTY Location—In sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 1 E. Choctaw meridian, at U. S. Highway 49, 3 miles south of Jackson. Drainage area—128 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 7-13-42 1.88 0.015 10-12-42 1.15 0.009 8-17-42 3.84 .030 7- 6-43 2.38 .019 9-14-42 3.11 .024 8-30-43 1.59 .012 RHODES CREEK NEAR TERRY HINDS COUNTY Location—In NEy4 sec. 15, T. 3 N., R. 1 W. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, iy4 miles north of Terry. Drainage area—20.8 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 2-13-50 1,410 67.8 DOBBS CREEK NEAR DLO SIMPSON COUNTY Location—In SWy4 sec. 18, T. 2 N., R. 4 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 49, 2.5miles northwest of Dlo. Drainage area—55.1 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 3-2-48 302 5.48 2-13-50 923 16.8 3-3-48 794 14.4 2-14-50 4,140 75.1 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 281 MILL CREEK AT BRAXTON SIMPSON COUNTY Location—In SEy4 sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 3 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge in Braxton. Drainage area—11.3 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 3-2-48 166 14.7 3-3-48 288 25.5 riles creek at merit simpson county Location—In center of sec. 17, T. 1 N., R. 4 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 20 at Merit, and 4 miles south west of Mendenhall. Drainage area—25.3 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 3-2-48 252 9.96 2-13-50 1,080 42.7 BIG CREEK NEAR PINOLA SIMPSON COUNTY Location—In SWy4 sec. 36, T. 1 N., R. 2 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 20, 5.5 miles west of Pinola. Drainage area—44.0 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 3-2-48 385 8.75 3-3-48 689 15.7 COPIAH CREEK NEAR HAZLEHURST COPIAH COUNTY Location—In SEyi sec. 27, T. 1 N., R. 1 W. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 20, 6y4 miles east of Hazlehurst. Drainage area—47.5 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-19-45 11.6 0.24 2-13-50 3,320 69.9 282 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGCAIL SURVEY COPIAH CREEK AT GEORGETOWN COPIAH COUNTY Location—In SEy4 sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 10 E. Washington meridian, at bridge on county road, 1.0 mile west of Georgetown. Drainage area—73.5 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 2-13-50 4,520 61.5 BIG BAHALA CREEK NEAR MONTTCELLO LAWRENCE COUNTY Location—In SWy4 sec. 5, T. 8 N., R. 10 E. Washington meridian, at bridge on State Highway 27, 9 miles north of Monticello. Drainage area—161 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 7-11-44 24.6 0.15 SILVER CREEK AT SILVER CREEK LAWRENCE COUNTY Location—In NEy4 sec. 3, T. 7 N., R. 20 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84 at Silver Creek. Drainage area—94 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-4-43 83.4 0.89 9-18-45 104 1.11 BOGUE CHITTO NEAR BROOKHAVEN LINCOLN COUNTY Location—In SW% sec. 26, T. 7 N., R. 7 E. Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 2% miles southwest of Brook- haven. Drainage area—30 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 8-15-45 4.28 0.14 10-23-45 4.53 0.15 9-10-45 2.91 .097 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 283 MCGEE CREEK AT TYLERTOWN WALTHALL COUNTY Location—In NEyi sec. 30, T. 2 N., R. 11 E. Washington meridian, at bridge on State Highway 24, 0.5 mile east of Tylertown. Drainage area—130 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-24-42 69.5 0.53 9-1-43 43.6 0.34 UPPER LITTLE RIVER AT LAMPTON MARION COUNTY Location—In SEy4 sec. 27, T. 3 N., R. 14 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 13, 0.5 mile south of Lampton. Drainage area—115 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 10- 2-28 51.2 0.45 10-4-43 51.7 0.45 7-25-29 63.8 .55 EAST FORK HOBOLOCHITTO RIVER AT PICAYUNE PEARL RIVER COUNTY Location—In SWy4 sec. 13, T. 6 S., R. 17 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 11, % mile north of Picayune. Drainage area—108 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-31-46 28.7 0.27 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA LITTLE TANGIPAHOA RIVER AT FERNWOOD PIKE COUNTY Location—On line between sees. 30 and 31, T. 3 N., R. 8 E. Washington meridian, one-half mile northeast of Fernwood. Drainage area—21.8 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-23-42 5.18 0.24 284 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LITTLE TANGIPAHOA RIVER AT MAGNOLIA PIKE COUNTY Location—On line between sees. 12 and 13, T. 2 N., R. 7 E. Washington meridian, at bridge on State Highway 48, in Magnolia. Drainage area—39.7 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-23-42 16.2 0.41 9-1-43 10.8 0.27 TANGIPAHOA RIVER NEAR MAGNOLIA PIKE COUNTY Location—In NEy4 sec. 17, T. 2 N., R. 7 E. Washington meridian, at bridge on county highway, 3% miles west of Magnolia. Drainage area—69.0 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-23-42 46.2 0.67 MINNEHAHA CREEK AT MAGNOLIA PIKE COUNTY Location—In NWy4 sec. 13, T. 2 N., R. 7 E. Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, one-half mile south of Magnolia. Drainage area—7.3 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-23-42 3.38 0.46 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 285 TANYARD CREEK AT LIBERTY AMITE COUNTY Location—In NWy* sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 4 E. Washington meridian, at bridge on State Highway 24, at Liberty. Drainage area—8.7 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 8- 9-49 5.74 0.66 10-12-49 6.43 0.74 8-23-49 4.80 .55 10-27-49 5.74 .66 9- 2-49 5.01 .58 11-11-49 4.45 .51 9-16-49 5.28 .61 11-22-49 5.45 .63 9-30-49 4.54 .52 12- 9-49 5.65 .65 YAZOO RIVER BASIN UPPER TALLAHATCHIE RIVER NEAR NEW ALBANY UNION COUNTY Location—Lat. 34°34', long. 88°54', in NEy4 sec. 8, T. 6 S., R. 4 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on county road, 8 miles up stream from Cane Creek and 9 miles northeast of New Albany. Drainage area—23.9 square miles. Records available—February 1939 to July 1941. Gage—Staff gage prior to Mar. 28, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 6,700 second-feet May 22, 1939 (gage height, 12.3 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,900 second-feet on basis of run-off comparison with records of nearby stations, aided by slope-area studies; minimum daily, 8.0 second-feet Oct. 7, 1940 and June 24, 26, 1941; mini mum 7-day, 8.9 second-feet Oct. 6-12, 1940. Remarks—Records good above and fair below 40 second-feet. Peak discharge—May 22, 1939 (4:00 a.m.) 6,700 second-feet; July 2, 1941 (8:15 p.m.) 6,250 second-feet. Duration of flow—Index station, Tallahatchie River at Etta. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 90 11 0.450 50 20 0.850 70 15 .640 30 25 1.06 286 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 47.0 72.3 78.7 115 21.1 22.0 13.6 1939-40 11.2 14.4 22.8 22.4 37.4 82.5 114 19.3 22.4 36.0 29.4 12.3 35.2 1940-41 13.3 43.0 53.8 28.3 23.3 23.7 25.9 17.5 32.8 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept Annual 1938-39 2.27 3.38 3.79 5.37 1.02 1.06 0.63 1939-40 0.54 0.67 1.10 1.08 1.68 3.98 5.32 .93 1.05 1.74 1.42 .57 20.08 1940-41 .64 2.01 2.59 1.36 1.02 1.14 1.20 .84 1.53 Summary of Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Discharge Water year ending Sept. 30 Calendar year per Runoff Runoff Year Maximum Minimum Mean square in Mean in Day Day mile inches inches 1940 W0 9^5 35.2 1.47 20.08 40.4 23.01 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 287 CANE CREEK NEAR NEW ALBANY UNION COUNTY Location—Lat. 34°34', long. 88°57', in SWy4 sec. 11, T. 6 S., R. 3 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on county road, 5y4 miles up stream from mouth, and 6M> miles northeast of New Albany. Drainage area—23.8 square miles. Records available—February 1939 to July 1941. Gage—Staff gage prior to Mar. 31, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 5,700 second-feet May 22, 1939 (gage height, 8.43 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,530 second-feet on basis of velocity-area study and run-off comparison with adjacent streams; minimum, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 13, 1939; minimum daily, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 13, 1939; minimum 7-day, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 10-16, 1939. Remarks—Records good above and fair below 10 second-feet. Peak discharge—May 22, 1939 (4:30 a.m.) 5,700 second-feet; Apr. 4,1940 (6:00 a.m.) 2,860 second-feet. Duration of flow—Index station, Tallahatchie River at Etta. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 98 0.9 0.036 70 4.4 0.184 95 1.1 .046 50 10 .440 90 1.5 .064 30 23 .960 80 2.7 .112 288 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 48.1 76.6 82.6 144 19.6 26.6 2.93 1939-40 1.54 3.01 11.8 15.5 38.9 86.9 114 11.8 11.8 23.0 19.6 1.72 28.2 1940-41 3.27 29.9 60.7 26.9 15.5 22.3 18.1 10.6 35.6 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept Annual 1938-39 2.33 3.59 4.00 6.75 0.95 1.29 0.14 1939-40 0.07 0.14 0.57 0.75 1.76 4.21 5.34 .57 .55 1.11 .95 .08 16.10 1940-41 .16 1.14 2.94 1.30 .68 1.08 .85 .51 1.67 Summary of Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Discharge Water year ending Sept. 30 Calendar year Per Runoff Runoff Year Maximum Minimum Mean square in Mean in Day Day mile inches inches 1940 974 1.0 28.2 1.18 16.10 34.7 19.83 LUKESASPER CREEK NEAR COTTON PLANT TIPPAH COUNTY Location—Lat. 34°35', long. 89°01', in NWy4 sec. 5, T. 6 S., R. 3 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on county road, half a mile southwest of Cotton Plant. Drainage area—12.0 square miles. Records available—February to September 1939. Gage:—Staff gage. Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 3,500 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 16.10 feet); no flow Aug. 30 to Sept. 28. Remarks—Records fair. Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 27.0 34.3 34.5 87.0 15.0 8.25 .227 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 2.79 3.44 3.57 8.72 1.56 0.85 0.02 289 290 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HELL CREEK NEAR NEW ALBANY UNION COUNTY Location—Lat. 34°30'55", long. 89°03'10", in SWy4 sec. 36, T. 6 S., R. 2 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 78, 3 miles northwest of New Albany, and 4% miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area—27.3 square miles. Records available—January to September 1939, and July 1941 to December 1942. Gage:—Wire-weight gage prior to Aug. 21, 1941; water stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 3,600 second-feet June 17, 1939 (gage height, 16.73 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,320 second-feet; no flow at times during each year. Remarks—Records fair. See page for discharge measurements made after discontinuance of station. Peak discharge:—July 17, 1939 (1:30 p.m.) 3,600 second-feet; Apr. 9, 1942 (1:00 p.m.) 2,240 second-feet. Duration of flow—Index station, Tallahatchie River at Etta. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 90 0 0.0015 60 1.0 0.038 80 0.1 .0050 50 3.1 .114 70 .4 .013 40 9.8 .360 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 221 61.3 75.2 105 193 31.1 9.44 1.17 1940-41 12.7 .19 1941-42 13.6 50.4 23.5 28.6 108 76.5 63.9 2.36 77 .05 9.74 .35 30.9 1942-43 0.10 .06 51.4 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept Annual 1938-39 8.44 2.59 3.07 4.44 7.89 1.31 0.40 0.05 1940-41 .54 .008 1941-42 0.57 2.06 0.99 1.21 4.11 3.23 2.61 .10 .03 .002 .41 .01 15.33 1942-43 .004 .003 2.17 Summary of Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Discharge Water year ending Sept. 30 Calendar year Per Runoff Runoff Year Maximum Minimum Mean square in Mean in Day Day mile inches inches 1942 1,410 30.9 1.13 15.33 27.9 13.89 291 292 LOCKS CREEK NEAR ETTA UNION COUNTY Location— Lat. 34°28\ long. 89°09', in SEy4 sec. 13, T. 7 S., R. 1 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 30,1*4 miles southwest of Enterprise, IY2 miles upstream from mouth, 4 miles east of Etta, and 9^ miles west of New Albany. Drainage area—29.3 square miles. Records available:—January to September 1939. Gage—Staff gage. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 4,000 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 7.19 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,830 second-feet on basis of area-velocity studies; minimum, 0.2 second-feet Sept. 15, 17, 21-26, 28, 29; minimum daily, 0.2 second-foot, Sept. 15,16, 22-26, 28. Remarks—Records good between 25 and 2,500 second-feet, fair above and below. Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 189 58.4 64.0 89.4 167 45.3 10.6 1.54 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 6.72 2.29 2.43 3.52 6.36 1.79 0.42 0.06 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 293 CYPRESS CREEK NEAR ETTA LAFAYETTE COUNTY Location—Lat. 34°26\ long. 8917', in SEy4 sec. 27, T. 7 S., R. 1 W. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 30, 4M* miles southwest of Etta, about 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 16 miles east of Oxford. Drainage area—28.5 square miles. Records available—January 1939 to December 1942. Gage—Staff gage prior to Mar. 11, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 3,920 second-feet June 17, 1939 (gage height, 10.12 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet; minimum, 1.5 second-feet Oct. 24, 1939; minimum daily, 1.5 second-feet Oct. 24,1939; minimum 7-day, 2.0 second-feet Oct. 20-26, 1939. Remarks—Records fair. Peak discharge—June 17,1939 (11:40 a.m.) 3,920 second-feet; Dec. 16, 1941 (4:00 a.m.) 3,220 second-feet. Duration of flow—Index station, Tallahatchie River at Etta. 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Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 4, 2 miles upstream from Tippah Drainage Canal, and 5% mileswest of Ripley. Drainage area—20.0 square miles. Records available—February 1939 to September 1942. Gage—Staff gage prior to Mar. 13, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 1,980 second-feet Apr. 9, 1942 (gage height, 11.53 feet); minimum, no flow at times. Peak discharge—Apr. 9, 1942 (9:30 a.m.) 1,980 second-feet; Feb. 24,1942 (12:30 a.m.) 1,550 second-feet. Duration of flow—Index station, Tallahatchie River at Etta. 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TOOJ TOOi TOOJ £ iS rH T-i r-i y^ ?* \ T-l T-l T-l TIPPAH DRAINAGE CANAL NEAR BLUE MOUNTAIN TIPPAH COUNTY Location—Lat. 34°41', long. 89°00', in SWy4 sec. 33, T. 4 S., R. 3 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 15, 2.2 miles northeast of Blue Mountain, and 5 miles southeast of Ripley. Drainage area—18.4 square miles. Records available—February to September 1939. Gage:—Wire-weight gage. Extremes—Maximum discharge observed, 2,680 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 12.73 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,870 second-feet; minimum, 1.2 second- feet Sept. 24; minimum daily, 1.2 second-feet Sept. 24; mini mum 7-day, 1.4 second-feet Sept. 21-27, 1939. Duration of flow—Index station, Tallahatchie River at Etta. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 90 2.2 0.117 60 7.4 0.400 75 4.4 .240 30 16 .860 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 38.9 58.4 66.9 107 27.8 9.54 3.20 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 "2l3~ 3.54 4.20 6.49 1.74 0.60 0.19 297 298 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY POTTS CREEK NEAR POTTS CAMP MARSHALL COUNTY Location—Lat. 34°35'40", long. 89°20'00", on line between N% of sections 5 and 6, T. 6 S., R. 1 W. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway from Potts Camp to Cornersville, 1.2miles north of Bethlehem, 1.7 miles upstream from mouth, 3.9 miles south of Potts Camp, and 6.2 miles northwest of Cornersville. Drainage area—8.26 square miles. Records available—October 1939 to July 1941. Gage—Staff gage prior to Jan. 31, 1940; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 535 second-feet Apr. 4, 1940 (gage height, 9.99 feet); no flow for several periods during each year. Duration of flow—Index station, Tallahatchie River at Etta. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 80 0.2 0.020 60 1.0 0.121 75 .3 .039 50 1.7 .210 70 .5 .062 30 4.3 .520 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1939-40 0 0.39 2.47 1.48 9.19 13.0 24.7 2.81 3.97 4.35 2.02 0.06 5.32 1940-41 0 1.48 9.46 6.58 3.99 8.82 10.4 1.84 0.19 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1939-40 0 0.05 0.34 0.21 1.20 1.81 3.34 0.39 0.54 0.61 0.28 0.008 8.78 1940-41 0 .20 1.33 .92 .50 1.23 1.41 .26 .03 Summary of Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Discharge Water year ending Sept. 30 Calendar year Per Runoff Runoff Year Maximum Minimum Mean square in Mean in Day Day mile inches inches 1940 208 5.32 0.644 8.78 6.01 9.92 299 300 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BAGLEY CREEK NEAR ABBEVILLE LAFAYETTE COUNTY Location—Lat. 34°30'18", long. 89°24'53", in SWy4 sec. 4, T. 7 S., R. 2 W. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on forest road, IV2 miles east of Bagley Tower, 2 miles upstream form mouth, 5 miles east of Abbeville, and 11 miles northeast of Oxford. Drainage area—9.96 square miles Records available—October 1939 to July 1941. Gage—Staff gage prior to Nov. 21, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 394 second-feet Dec. 15, 1940; minimum 0.3 second-foot Oct. 13, 1939; minimum daily 0.4 second-foot many days during October 1939; minimum 7-day, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 12-18,1939. Flood of June 17, 1939, reached a stage of about 11.4 feet, from floodmarks (discharge not determined). Remarks—Records good. Duration of flow—Index station, Tallahatchie River at Etta. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 95 0.5 0.053 50 3.0 0.300 85 .9 .092 30 6.0 .600 70 1.6 .164 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1939-40 0.54 1.19 2.63 2.61 9.16 14.8 19.6 4.63 2.38 2.89 7.17 1.34 5.72 1940-41 0.69 3.38 13.8 8.78 6.88 12.4 10.2 4.25 0.83 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1939-40 0.06 0.13 0.30 0.30 0.99 1.72 2.20 0.54 0.27 0.33 0.83 0.15 7.82 1940-41 .08 .38 1.60 1.02 .72 1.43 1.14 .49 .09 Summary of Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Discharge Water year ending Sept. 301 Calendar year Per Runoff Runoff Year Maximum Minimum Mean square in Mean in Day Day mile inches inches 1940 202 0.4 5.72 0.574 7.82 6.86 9.39 301 302 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CLEAR CREEK NEAR OXFORD LAFAYETTE COUNTY Location—Lat. 34°21', long. 89°40', in S% sec. 30, T. 8 S., R. 4 W. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 6, \Vz miles upstream from Hudson Creek, 8.3 miles west of Oxford, and 9 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area—9.30 square miles. Records available:—January 1939 to July 1941. Gage:—Staff gage prior to March 6, 1939; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 3,400 second-feet July 12, 1940 (gage height, 9.17 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet; minimum, 3.0 second-feet July 19-22, 1939; minimum daily, 3.0 second-feet July 20-21, 1939; minimum 7-day, 3.2 second-feet July 16-22, 1939, May 10-16, 1941. Remarks—Records fair. Peak discharge—July 12, 1940 (5:00 p.m.) 3,400 second-feet; June 27, 1939 (11:30 p.m.) 2,900 second-feet. Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 46.2 16.7 19.5 4.70 28.0 6.59 3.68 3.70 1939-40 3.97 3.54 5.41 5.02 7.26 12.4 14.1 3.94 7.53 16.4 7.46 3.69 7.57 1940-41 3.82 7.13 14.1 7.41 5.59 8.31 5.68 3.62 3.88 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 5.18 2.08 2.34 0.58 3.36 0.82 0.46 0.44 1939-40 0.49 0.43 0.67 0.62 .84 1.53 1.70 .49 .90 2.03 .92 .44 11.06 1940-41 .47 .86 1.75 .92 .63 1.03 .68 .45 .47 Summary of Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Discharge Water year ending Sept. 30 Calendar year Per Runoff Runoff Year Maximum Minimum Mean square in Mean in Day Day mile inches inches 1940 246 3.2 7.57 0.814 11.06 8.58 12.55 303 304 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HUDSON CREEK NEAR OXFORD LAFAYETTE COUNTY Location—Lat. 34°21\ long. 89°41', in S% sec. 25, T. 8 S., R. 5 W. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 6, three- quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, 1 mile north of Burgess and 9% miles west of Oxford. Drainage area—9.35 square miles. Records available:—January 1939 to July 1941. Gage—Prior to Feb. 22, 1939, staff gage read to hundredths twice daily; water stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 1,550 second-feet Jan. 29, 1939 (gage height, 8.90 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 830 second-feet; minimum, 0.1 second-foot at times each year; minimum daily, .1 second-foot at times; minimum 7-day, .1 second-foot Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 1939. Remarks—Records good. Peak discharge—Jan. 29, 1939 (5:00 p.m.) 1,550 second-feet; Dec. 15,1940 (8:00 p.m.) 1,040 second-feet. Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 33.7 13.8 16.8 2.36 13.4 1.39 0.203 0.237 1939-40 0.30 0.17 1.46 0.83 3.61 5.88 7.83 0.62 3.15 11.8 6.96 0.26 3.58 1940-41 0.47 3.65 11.8 5.83 2.30 4.80 3.28 0.39 0.25 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1938-39 3.75 1.71 2.01 0.29 1.60 0.17 0.03 0.03 1939-40 0.04 0.02 0.18 0.10 .42 .73 .93 .08 .38 1.45 .86 .03 5.22 1940-41 .06 .44 1.45 .72 .26 .59 .39 .05 .03 Summary of Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Discharge Water year ending Sept. 30 Calendar year Per Runoff Runoff Year Maximum Minimum Mean square in Mean in Day Day mile inches inches 1940 128 0.1 3.58 0.383 5.22 4.75 6.93 305 306 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OTUCKALOFA creek near water valley YALOBUSHA COUNTY Location—At bridge on State Highway 7, one-half mile south of Water Valley. Drainage area—83 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-22-42 5.13 0.062 9-15-43 4.95 0.060 8- 7-43 6.00 .072 LONG CREEK AT COURTLAND PANOLA COUNTY Location—Lat. 34°13'40", long. 89°56'25", in sec. 9, T. 10 S., R. 7 W. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 1 mile south of Courtland, 5*6 miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles south of Batesville. Drainage area—63.3 square miles. Records available:—March 1940 to December 1942. Gage:—Wire-weight gage prior to March 22, 1940; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 13,500 second-feet Apr. 9, 1942 (gage height, 22.21 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500second-feet by velocity-area studies; minimum observed, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 2,3,1942; minimum gage height observed, 3.46 feet Aug. 7, 1942; minimum daily, 1.4 second-feet Sept. 2-5,1942; minimum 7-day, 1.4second-feet Aug. 30-Sept. 5,1942. Remarks—Records fair. See page for discharge measurements made after discontinuance of station. Peak discharge—Apr. 9, 1942 (5:30 a.m.) 13,500 second-feet; Dec. 27, 1942 (3:30 p.m.) 9,380 second-feet. Duration of flow—Index station, Yocona River near Enid. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 95 3.9 0.034 50 13 0.116 90 4.6 .040 30 28 .240 80 6.0 .052 10 80 .690 70 9.6 .083 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.' Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1939-40 105 8.63 30.8 170 108 5.50 1940-41 9.37 62.1 154 107 36.1 70.1 42.3 4.46 3.47 21.8 24.9 17.9 46.4 1941-42 34.0 53.3 31.7 27.5 105 160 269 27.3 8.78 3.85 3.78 3.90 60.1 1942-43 5.49 6.79 180 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1939-40 1.85 0.16 0.54 3.10 1.97 0.10 1940-41 0.17 1.09 2.80 1.95 0.59 1.28 .75 .08 .06 .40 .45 .32 9.94 1941-42 .62 .94 .58 .50 1.73 2.91 4.75 .50 .15 .07 .07 .07 12.89 1942-43 .10 .12 3.29 Summary of Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Discharge Water year ending Sept. 30 Calendar year Per Runoff Runoff Year Maximum Minimum Mean square in Mean in Day Day mile inches inches 1941 1,070 1.8 46.4 0.733 9.94 37.4 8.02 1942 5,820 1.4 60.1 .949 12.89 66.4 14.26 307 308 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PIGEONROOST CREEK NEAR BYHALIA MARSHALL COUNTY Location—Lat. 34° 42', long. 89° 42', on line between sees. 2 and 11, T. 4 S., R. 5 W. Chickasaw meridian, at county highway bridge, 3 miles north of Wall Hill, 3% miles downstream from Cuffawa Creek Canal, 7V2 miles south of Byhalia, and 10V2 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area—116 square miles. Records available—March 1940 to September 1942. Gage—Prior to Mar. 19,1940and after Apr. 2,1942, staff gage read twice daily; water-stage recorder in between. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 24,000 second-feet Apr. 9, 1942 (gage height, 14.6 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 8,400 second-feet by velocity-area studies; minimum, 17 second-feet Oct. 13, 1941; minimum daily, 18 second-feet Oct. 13,1941; minimum 7-day, 20 second-feet Sept. 14-20, 1941. Remarks—Records fair. Peak discharge—Apr. 9, 1942 (2:00 a.m.) 24,000 second-feet; Feb. 6,1942 (2:45 p.m.) 8,110 second-feet. Duration of flow—Index station, Tallahatchie River at Etta. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 95 21 0.182 40 30 0.262 90 22 .188 30 34 .293 70 25 .212 20 48 .410 50 28 .240 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet July Aug. Sept. Annual Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June 122 60.7 63.0 24.4 1939-40 68.7 32.8 22.5 79.9 60.3 21.8 54.0 1940-41 22.7 36.3 88.1 138 48.5 35.5 66.8 25.2 32.8 44.7 35.2 47.4 129 1941-42 96.2 70.1 41.1 71.2 333 174 596 29.6 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches July Aug. Sept. Annual Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June 0.33 1.17 0.60 0.63 0.23 1939-40 0.66 .25 .22 .79 .60 .21 6.33 1940-41 0.23 0.35 0.88 1.37 0.44 0.35 .64 .29 .32 .44 .35 .46 15.06 1941-42 .96 .67 .41 .71 2.99 1.73 5.73 Summary of Annual Maximum, Minimum t and Mean Discharge Water year ending Sept. 30 Calendar year Per Runoff Runoff Minimum Mean square in Mean in Year Maximum inches Day Day mile inches 0.466 6.33 59.0 6.91 1941 1,970 19 54.0 15.06 1942 12,700 18 129 1.11 309 310 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NORTH FORK TILLATOBA CREEK NEAR CHARLESTON TALLAHATCHIE CONTY Location—Lat. 34°02'15", long. 90°03'00", in NEV4 sec. 14, T. 25 N., R. 2 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county highway between Charleston and Teasdale, 1.4miles downstream from Mitchell Creek, 2.1 miles upstream from Bellamy Creek, 2.3 miles north of Charleston,and 4.2 milesupstream from mouth. Drainage area—43.7 square miles. Records available—August 1941 to September 1942. Gage—Wire-weight prior to Sept. 12, 1941; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 4,470 second-feet Apr. 9, 1942 (gage height, 17.42 feet); minimum, 2.3 second-feet Sept. 25, 1942 (gage height, 4.51 feet); minimum daily, 2.4 second-feet Sept. 25, 1942; minimum 7-day, 2.5 second-feet Sept. 23-29, 1942. Duration of flow—Index station, Yocona River near Enid. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 90 3.1 0.072 45 7.8 0.179 60 5.2 .119 30 14 .325 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 7.12 1940-41 4.96 5.31 6.38 38.9 1941-42 20.7 41.8 18.5 20.2 58.7 145 122 15.8 10.2 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 0.18 1940-41 .16 12.08 1941-42 0.55 1.07 0.49 0.53 1.40 3.82 3.11 0.42 0.26 0.13 0.14 Summary of Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Discharge Water year ending Sept. 30 Calendar year Per Runoff Runoff in Mean in Year Maximum Minimum Mean square Day Day mile inches inches 0.890 12.08 1942 1,850 2.4 38.9 311 312 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY askalmore creek near charleston Tallahatchie county Location—Lat. 33°55'05", long. 90°04'10", in SEy4 sec. 27, T. 24 N., R. 2E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county highway from Charleston to Holcomb, 0.4 mile downstream from Shook Creek, 1.4 miles downstream from Young Creek, 6.5 miles south of Charleston,and 12.2 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area—31.0 square miles. Records available—July 1941 to September 1942. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to Sept. 3, 1941; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 8,420 second-feet May 14, 1942 (gage height, 12.90 feet); minimum, 1.1 second-feet Aug. 25, 1941; minimum gage height, 3.51 feet July 17, 1942; minimum daily discharge, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 25,1941; minimum 7-day, 1.5 second-feet Aug. 21-27,1941. Remarks—Records fair. Duration of flow—Index station, Yocona River near Enid. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge oftime second-feet persq. mile oftime second-feet persq. mile 95 2.6 0.083 50 6.7 0.215 90 3.1 .099 40 8.1 .260 75 4.4 .142 30 11 .345 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1940-41 1.48 0.22 1941-42 1.52 2.12 0.92 0.50 1.37 4.68 2.92 2.29 0.39 0.11 .17 .57 17.56 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1940-41 39.9 6.03 1941-42 40.8 58.9 24.9 13.5 40.8 126 81.1 61.6 10.9 2.87 4.47 15.8 40.1 Summary of Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Discharge Water year ending Sept. 30 Calendar year Per Runoff Runoff Year Maximum Minimum Mean square in Mean in Day Day mile inches inches 1942 1,410 2.0 40.1 1.29 17.56 313 314 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY turkey-cypress creek near coffeeville yalobusha county Location—Lat. 33°57'15", long. 89°41'35", in SWV4 sec. 8, T. 24 N., R. 6 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 7, 0.3 mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth, 1.4 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks of Turkey-Cypress Creek, and 1.8 miles southwest of Coffeeville. Drainage area—22.3 square miles. Records available—July 1941 to December 1942. Gage—Staff gage prior to September 8,1941; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 2,760 second-feet Dec. 27, 1942 (gage height, 13.39 feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet at times during July, September, and October 1942; minimum 7-day, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 7-13,1942. Remarks—Records fair. See page for discharge measurements made after discontinuance of station. Duration of flow—Index station, Yalobusha River at Grenada. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 80 2.1 0.093 50 3.8 0.172 70 2.3 .102 40 6.0 .267 60 2.8 .126 30 10 .450 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1940-41 2.79 4.04 1941-42 12.2 69.3 19.6 19.7 48.8 73.2 62.0 10.9 4.73 2.56 3.60 1.99 27.1 1942-43 2.13 2.18 57.5 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1940-41 0.14 0.20 1941-42 0.63 3.47 1.01 1.02 2.28 3.78 3.10 0.56 0.24 0.13 .19 .10 16.51 1942-43 .11 .11 2.97 Summary of Annual Maximum, Minimum and Mean Discharge Water year ending Sept. 30 Calendar year per Runoff Runoff Year Maximum Minimum Mean square in Mean in Day Day mile inches inches 1942 1,110 1.8 27.1 1.22 16.51 24.0 14.59 315 316 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BATUPAN RIVER AT GRENADA GRENADA COUNTY Location—In NEY4 sec. 17, T. 22 N., R. 5 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 8, one-half mile southeast of Grenada. Drainage area—222 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-22-42 17.9 0.081 8-5-43 14.0 0.063 8- 5-43 14.1 .064 7-7-44 19.6 .088 8- 5-43 14.2 .064 fannegusha creek near tchula holmes county Location—On line between sees. 11 and 14, T. 15 N., R. 2 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 12, 3.1 miles southeast of Tchula. Drainage area—109 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-16-43 3.16 0.29 7-20-45 9.41 0.86 BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN TILDA BOGUE NEAR CANTON MADISON COUNTY Location—In sec. 5, T. 9 N., R. 3 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 3 miles north of Canton. Drainage area—19.2 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 2-13-50 2.520 131 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 317 OSBURN CREEK NEAR FLORA MADISON COUNTY Location—In NWV4 sec. 15,T. 8 N., R. 2 W. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county road, 5 miles west of Flora. Drainage area—89 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-8-43 0.02 0.0002 ST. CATHERINE CREEK BASIN ST. CATHERINE CREEK NEAR NATCHEZ ADAMS COUNTY Location—In NWy4 sec. 4, T. 6 N., R. 3 W. Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 61, 2V2 miles south of Natchez. Drainage area—63 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-30-42 4.85 0.077 9-11-45 5.46 0.087 8-15-45 12.9 .20 10-26-45 13.8 .22 HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN MCCALLS CREEK AT LUCIEN FRANKLIN COUNTY Location—In SWV4 sec. 6, T. 6 N., R. 6 E. Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 0.8 miles east of Lucien. Drainage area—60 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mi 10-6-42 17.1 0.285 8-13-45 14.6 0.243 10-4-43 10.7 .178 9-10-45 14.0 .233 11-3-43 12.8 .213 10-23-45 18.3 .305 11-3-44 12.1 .202 318 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Duration of flow—Index station, Homochitto River at Eddiceton. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 98 10 0.173 70 17 0.280 95 11 .184 60 20 .330 90 12 .204 50 25 .410 80 15 .244 PORTER CREEK NEAR BUDE FRANKLIN COUNTY Location—In SWV4 sec. 31, T. 6 N., R. 4 E. Washington meridian, 2.6 miles south of Bude. Drainage area—16.6 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-5-42 6.03 0.36 MIDDLE FORK CREEK AT MEADVLLLE FRANKLIN COUNTY Location—On line between sees. 27 and 28, T. 6 N., R. 3 E. Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 0.6 mile west of Meadville. Drainage area—95 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-5-42 31.4 0.33 8-15-45 39.1 0.41 11-3-43 26.9 .28 WELLS CREEK AT ROXTE FRANKLIN COUNTY Location—In NEVi sec. 19, T. 6 N.,R. 1 E. Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, in Roxie. Drainage area—11 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 8-15-45 2.91 0.26 10-23-45 1.95 0.18 9-11-45 2.17 .20 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 319 BRUSHY CREEK NEAR GLOSTER AMITE COUNTY Location—Lat. 31°17', long. 90°58', in SWV4 sec. 27, T. 4 N., R. 2 E. Washington meridian, 350 feet downstream from bridge on forest road, 550 feet downstream from Birdman Creek, 4% miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles northeast of Gloster. Drainage area—30.8 square miles. Records available:—March to September 1942. Gage—Wire-weight gage at site 350 feet upstream at same datum prior to Apr. 6,1942; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 3,500 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 7.82 feet), from rating curve extended above 700 second-feet by velocity-area studies; minimum, 11 second-feet May 11, 12; minimum gage height, 1.11 feet Aug. 8, 9; mini mum daily, 12 second-feet May 9-11. Remarks—Records fair. Duration of flow—Index station, Homochitto River at Eddiceton. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 95 11 0.360 50 19 0.620 80 13 .420 40 26 .840 60 16 .530 320 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1941-42 78.2 74.7 31.3 18.7 19.9 51.4 31.2 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1941-42 2.93 2.71 1.17 0.68 0.75 1.92 1.13 DRY CREEK NEAR KNOXVILLE FRANKLIN COUNTY Location—Lat. 31°23',long. 91°05',in SWy4 sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 1 E. Washington meridian, at bridge on county road, 2 miles east of Knoxville, Vh miles upstream from mouth, and 13 miles southwest of Meadville. Drainage area—13.3 square miles. Records available—March to September 1942. Gage—Wire-weight gage prior to Apr. 1, 1942; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge, 780 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 8.9 feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times; minimum gage height, 1.35 feet July 15, 21, Aug. 29. Remarks—Records good. Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1941-42 59.6 34.5 110 16.8 15.4 25.6 56.7 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1941-42 1.24 0.70 2.29 0.34 0.32 0.53 1.14 321 322 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SECOND CREEK AT SIBLEY ADAMS COUNTY Location—Lat. 31°23'20", long. 91°23'15", in SV2 sec. 13, T. 5 N., R. 3 W. Washington meridian, 360 feet upstream from bridge on county road, three-quarters of a mile northeast of Sibley, 5V4 miles upstream from mouth, and 12 miles south of Natchez. Drainage area—55.3 square miles. Records available—March*to September 1942. Gage—Wire-weight gage at site 360 feet downstream at same datum prior to Apr. 8, 1942; water-stage recorder thereafter. Extremes—Maximum discharge during period, 11,000 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 8.56 feet), by slope-area measurement; minimum observed, 9.3 second-feet Sept. 6; minimum gage height observed, 0.80 foot June 12, 18; minimum daily, 9.3 second-feet Sept. 6. Remarks—Records fair. Duration of flow—Index station, Homochitto River at Eddiceton. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 95 9 0.156 60 15 0.277 80 11 .207 40 24 .435 Average Monthly and Annual Discharge in Second-feet Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1941-42 44.5 13.1 4.49 1.04 3.50 2.17 2.94 Monthly and Annual Runoff in Inches Year Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Annual 1941-42 3.85 1.10 0.39 0.09 0.30 0.19 0.25 323 324 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS From time to time miscellaneous discharge measurements have been made on streams at locations where special information was requested or where there was a definite need for a gaging station, but, because of the limited program, one could not be established. These data are included in this section. For each there is a description, a list of discharge measurements, and, when possible to develop, a table from which the duration curve can be de veloped. MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT GAGING STATIONS Discharge cStation Date second-feet per sq. mile Oldtown Creek at Tupelo. _ 7-24-42 0.525 0.0046 7-24-42 .523 .0046 9- 2-42 .523 .0032 10-27-42 .32 .0028 Sakatonchee River near West Point 10-21-42 0 0 8-26-43 0 0 Luxapalila Creek near Columbus _ 8-26-43 52.4 .073 10- 9-43 57.2 .079 Wolf River near Lyman. _ 8-31-43 29.5 .12 2-25-44 386 1.53 3-25-44 1,650 6.52 5-15-44 156 .62 8- 2-44 70.4 .28 9-12-44 625 .26 Hell Creek near New Albany- - 9-43 4.37 .16 •19-43 4.60 .17 Cypress Creek near Etta •10-43 5.37 .19 •20-43 7.08 .25 • 6-43 2.07 .073 Long Creek at Courtland • 8-43 5.73 .091 •19-43 4.69 .071 8-12-43 2.25 .036 Turkey-Cypress Creek near Coffeeville _ 1- 6-43 5.54 .25 1-18-43 4.57 .20 Bayou Pierre near Carpenter. .10- 6-43 24.9 .043 11- 4-43 29.7 .051 Brushy Creek near Gloster 10- 2-42 16.3 .53 11-17-42 14.0 .45 1- 2-43 32.0 1.04 1-20-43 26.1 .88 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 325 Dry Creek near Knoxville JO- 3-42 0.04 0.003 11-17-42 0 0 1- 3-43 .91 .068 1-22-43 .65 . .049 Second Creek at Sibley .10- 2-42 11.4 .21 11-17-42 10.4 .19 1- 5-43 12.9 .23 1-22-43 12.7 .23 8-14-45 12.7 .23 TOMBIGBEE RIVER BASIN BUTTAHATCHIE RIVER NEAR KOLOLA SPRINGS LOWNDES-MONROE COUNTY Location—In NEy4 sec. 19, T. 16 S., R. 18 W. Huntsville meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, SY2 miles northwest of Kolola Springs. Drainage area—874 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile 10-9-43 75.3 0.086 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN BLACK CREEK AT BROOKLYN FORREST COUNTY Location—In NWy4 sec. 15, T. 1 N., R. 12 W. St Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 49, at Brooklyn. Drainage area—360 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-24-42 201 0.56 10-31-44 86.6 0.24 8-31-43 67.8 .19 12- 6-44 1,030 2.86 3-24-44 5,530 15.4 1-16-45 416 1.16 5-15-44 227 .63 2-28-45 600 1.67 8- 1-44 850 2.36 4-13-45 260 .72 9-12-44 419 1.16 326 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BLACK CREEK NEAR WIGGINS STONE COUNTY Location—In NWy4 sec. 1, T. 1 S., R. 11 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on county road, 10y* miles northeast of Wiggins. Drainage area—471 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 4-13-45 369 0.78 1-23-46 1,170 2.48 5-18-45 1,370 2.91 3- 6-46 472 1.00 6-21-45 1,270 2.70 4-10-46 416 .88 7-31-45 870 1.85 5-16-46 6,600 14.0 9-21-45 140 .30 6-18-46 280 .59 10-31-45 391 .83 7-23-46 1,280 2.72 12-12-45 373 .79 8-28-46 920 1.95 Duration of flow—Index station, Wolf River near Lyman. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 80 118 0.25 50 391 0.83 70 193 .41 40 504 1.07 60 287 .61 RED CREEK AT PERKINSTON STONE COUNTY Location—In NWy4 sec. 18, T. 3 S., R. 11W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 49, one-half mile north of Perkin- ston. Drainage area—218 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-24-42 116 0.53 3- 9-46 2,270 10.4 8-31-43 54.6 .25 4-12-46 255 1.17 9-21-45 108 .50 5-16-46 2,730 12.5 11- 1-45 143 .66 6-19-46 186 .85 12-14-45 850 3.90 7-24-46 500 2.29 1-25-46 439 2.01 8-28-46 645 2.96 3- 6-46 210 .96 SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 327 Duration of flow—Index station, Wolf River near Lyman. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 80 94 0.43 50 231 1.06 70 135 .62 40 288 1.32 60 183 .84 PEARL RIVER BASIN PEARL RIVER NEAR PHILADELPHIA NESHOBA COUNTY Location—In NEV4 sec. 6, T. 11 N., R. 12 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 15, 4 miles north of Philadelphia. Drainage area—524 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 8-27-43 0.70 0.0013 8-30-45 2.84 0.0054 10-12-43 .99 .0018 Duration of flow— Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 98 1.6 0.0031 80 6 0.012 95 2.2 .0042 70 11 .021 90 3.3 .0063 BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN BIG BLACK RIVER AT RAGIN YAZOO COUNTY Location—In SEy4 sec. 19, T. 9 N., R. 1 W. Choctaw meridian at Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 0.7 mile south of Ragin. Drainage area—2,300 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 2- 2-43 707 0.31 10-26-43 66.8 0.029 2-10-43 2,610 1.13 11-10-43 1,680 .73 2-17-43 709 .31 11-10-43 1,670 .73 3- 8-43 1,760 .77 12-11-43 163 .071 4- 3-43 2,610 1.13 . 1-18-44 2,790 1.21 5-11-43 474 .21 2-17-44 1,890 .82 7- 1-43 717 .31 3-10-44 6,680 2.90 8- 4-43 83.4 .036 5-17-44 6,660 2.90 9- 1-43 61.9 .027 8- 3-44 2,090 .91 10- 8-43 80.1 .035 6-28-45 429 .19 328 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Duration of flow— Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 95 80 0.035 60 426 0.185 90 106 .046 50 690 .300 80 168 .073 40 1,150 .500 70 262 .114 YAZOO RIVER BASIN YOCONA RIVER NEAR OXFORD LAFAYETTE COUNTY Location—In NWV4 sec. 28, T. 9 S., R. 3 W. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 7, 8 miles south of Oxford. Drainage area—251 square miles. Discharge measurements— Discharge Discharge Date second-feet per sq. mile Date second-feet per sq. mile 9-22-42 5.82 0.0232 9-14-43 6.83 0.0272 8- 6-43 10.3 .0410 10- 5-43 4.86 .0194 Duration of flow—Index station, Yocona River near Enid. Percent Discharge Percent Discharge of time second-feet per sq. mile of time second-feet per sq. mile 98 50 0.020 80 108 0.043 95 63 .025 70 151 .060 90 80 .032 60 221 .088 FLOODS A state having a precipitation of more than 60 inches a year and much of that in a four-month period, can expect floods of damag ing proportions at frequent intervals. In fact, it can be safely stated, that some area of Mississippi is visited by damaging floods each year. Factual flood data go back to the year 1885 when the United States Weather Bureau began systematic observations of stream stages by installing a gage on the Yazoo River at Yazoo City. Dur ing the period 1885 to 1909, that agency established nine additional observation stations on the Tombigbee, Tallahatchie, Pearl, Chickasawhay, Leaf, and Pascagoula Rivers. These observations of stage have been continuous ever since. SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 329 It was not until 1900, that any attempt was made to determine the volumetric flow of Mississippi streams. Between 1900 and 1906, the United States Geological Survey established discharge stations on the Yazoo, Pearl, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha, Coldwater, and Tombigbee Rivers. These stations were discontinued in 1912, and were not reestablished until 1928. The first flood of which there is any knowledge was in 1874, and, of it only most scanty information. It is known only that a flood occurred during that year on the Pearl River which may or may not have been higher than any since. Search of Jackson news papers of that day fails to reveal any information. More complete information establishes the fact that major floods occurred in 1882, April 1892, April 1900, March and April 1902, May 1909, July 1916, December 1919, December 1926, March 1927, December 1932, March 1935, February 1936, April 1938, March 1943, March 1944, February 1948, January 1949, and January 1950. Floods during other years were localized; concerning them little information is available. FLOOD OF 1882 Flood waters of the Mississippi River, overflowing the Yazoo Delta, caused a flood at Greenwood, the height of which has not been exceeded since. No other information is available on this flood. FLOOD OF 1892 This flood of April 1892 is the maximum known on the lower Tombigbee River Basin in Mississippi. Weather Bureau records for that period show that stages of 44.8 feet and 42.6 feet were reached at Aberdeen and Columbus respectively. There is evi dence to indicate that no other section of the state was affected badly by the flood, since only slightly over two inches of rain fell at Meridian during the month of April. FLOOD OF 1900 During April 1900, a total of 14.95 inches of rain fell at Meridian (19.15 inches at Natchez) causing the greatest flood known in the Pascagoula River Basin. Stage records are available for the Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, Pascagoula River at Merrill, and for Leaf River at Hattiesburg. Stages reached during this 330 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY flood have never been exceeded. Although information is lacking on the tributary streams, the large volume of rain falling at such scattered points as Meridian and Natchez indicates that the rain was general and that the entire Pascagoula River Basin must have been visited by a flood of record-breaking proportions. High stages occurred at Columbus on the Tombigbee River but did not exceed those of 1892. FLOOD OF 1902 Rains totalling seven inches fell in an 18-hour period at Jackson in March 1902 causing the highest flood known in the Pearl River Basin. These rains were general over the state totalling nearly ten inches at Meridian for the month and about six inches at Natchez. Newspaper reports of the day state that Jackson was practically water-bound with its worst flood in history, causing dozens of railroad washouts on the Illinois Central Railroad, the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, and the Gulf and Ship Island Rail road. The newspaper accounts indicate that the flood was wide spread in that traffic between Jackson and Vicksburg was dis rupted by high water on the Big Black River and on Bakers Creek, a tributary of Big Black, and from Jackson north by washouts in the vicinity of Vaughan, some 40 miles north of Jackson in the Big Black River Basin. FLOOD OF 1909 The flood of May 1909 was severe in the Chickasawhay River Basin. A total of more than 12 inches of rain fell at Meridian in the headwaters of that stream, causing excessive stages. Only one reference is found in newspaper accounts, to the effect that traffic over the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad west of Meridian was suspended, because floodwaters of Chunky Creek were one foot over the tracks. Fairly high stages were reached in lower Pearl and Tombigbee River Basins. FLOOD OF 1916 Rainfall during July 1916 was very high, totalling nearly 16 inches at Columbus, 11 inches at Natchez, 14 inches at Meridian, more than 13 inches at Aberdeen, nearly 21 inches at Waynesboro, and 31 inches at Merrill. As might be expected from this dis tribution, the most severe floods occurred in the lower Pascagoula River Basin, the stage at Merrill being the second highest in SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 331 history. Stages on the Chickasawhay and Leaf Rivers were high but have been exceeded by several other floods. In the Tombigbee River Basin, stages along the main stem did not reach outstanding heights. However, some tributaries, particularly Buttahatchee River reached its maximum known stage of history. Newspaper accounts of the flood indicate that Luxapalila Creek reached one of its highest stages since it was reported that Steens was practi cally submerged and that the Columbus-Tuscaloosa Road was washed out in several places. FLOOD OF 1919 The storm of December 1919 was apparently centered over the Chickasawhay and Leaf River Basins with 11 inches falling for the month at Meridian and 8 inches at Merrill. To the west, Natchez had 9 inches, but to the north only five inches for the month at Columbus and four inches at Aberdeen. Resulting stages at Hattiesburg and Enterprise closely approached those of 1900. Considerable damage was done, particularly in Hattiesburg, where more than a score of city blocks were reported innundated, and in Meridian where thousands were driven from their homes. Rail traffic into Hattiesburg was cut off from two directions, northeast and west. Tallahala Creek, tributary to Leaf River, washed out four miles of Southern Railway tracks near Ellisville. FLOOD OF 1926 The flood of December 1926 appears to have been largely local with flood damage confined to the Tombigbee River Basin. The highest stage known was on Tibbee River. FLOOD OF 1927 Floods in the Yazoo River Delta during March and April 1927 are the most severe known in Mississippi. However, the flood damage estimated as high as fifty million dollars, was caused by a combination of Mississippi River overflow and by the Yazoo River overflow and its tributaries. Mississippi River overflow is con sidered to have been responsible for 95 percent of the flood damage. At Yazoo City, on the Yazoo River, the higest known stage in history was reached. The only other section of the state to feel the effect of this flood was the Tombigbee River Basin, the maximum known stage being on the East Fork of Tombigbee River near Fulton. 332 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FLOOD OF 1932 Two majorfloods occurred during 1932, the first during January affecting the Yazoo River and its tributaries and the second in December affecting principally the Pearl River. TheJanuary flood established the maximum known stages along the lower Talla hatchie and Upper Yazoo River Basins. The Pearl River flood of December was the third highest in history at Jackson and Edin burg. FLOOD OF 1935 Rainfallwasfairly well distributedover the state during March 1935, varying from about 10 to 13 inches. As a result, fairly high stages were reached in all of the river basins, but with no out standing floods in any basin except on the Pearl River, at Edin burg, its second highest known flood. FLOOD OF 1936 The February flood of 1936 was not particularly severe having only fairly high stages in the Pearl and Pascagoula River Basins. FLOOD OF 1938 The flood of April 1938 was one of the major floods of history since it covered much of the state. Stages were not record-break ing but did approach within one or two feet of the record stages in some localities. The flood was of sufficient magnitude to war rant a complete investigation by the Corps of Engineers. It was particularly severe in the Pascagoula River Basin where estimates of flood damage indicate the loss exceeded one-half million dollars. FLOOD OF 1943 The flood of March 1943 has been exceeded by several others in all parts of the state. However, it is of interest because it is the highest on record on Bowie Creek and on Leaf River below Bowie Creek during the period. FLOOD OF 1944 The entire northern part of the state felt the effects of the March 1944 flood. At Aberdeen and Columbus on the Tombigbee River, recorded stages for that flood were at that time second only to those of the historic flood of 1892. Similar conditions, SURFACE WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI 333 although not quite so severe, existed in the Yazoo River Basin. All known floods were exceeded in the Yalobusha River. The Yazoo River at Greenwood reached within three feet of the historic flood of 1882 which was caused largely by overflow from the Mississippi River, and within two feet of the 1932 flood. Of great interest is the fact that Sardis Reservoir was completely closed holding back the flood waters from 1,545 square miles. Property damage was high, it being reported that 70 county bridges were washed out in Itawamba County alone. Twelve deaths resulted from the flood. FLOOD OF 1948 Next to the Yazoo Delta flood of 1927 which was caused in large part by the Mississippi River, the flood of February 1948 is perhaps the most disastrous ever in Mississippi. The entire northern part of the state was seriously affected with the most severe damage being in the Upper Tombigbee and Yazoo River Basins. The greatest damage as a result of the flood was disruption of traffic, both rail and highway. The county highway system of North Mississippi suffered flood damage exceeding one million dollars with nearly 500 county bridges being damaged or washed out. State and Federal highways leading west and north out of Columbus, east and north out of Grenada, and west out of Green wood were blocked by high water for several days. More than 5,000 people were evacuated from their homes. FLOOD OF 1949 Heavy rains in north central Mississippi in the headwaters of the Tombigbee, Pearl, Yalobusha, and Big Black River Basins caused extremely high floods in some areas. Some of the maxima established during the record-breaking flood of February 1948 were exceeded. At Columbus, on the Tombigbee River the highest stage since 1892 was reached. The highest stages of record were on Tibbee River near Tibbee, Noxubee River at Macon, Big Black River at Pickens, Big Black River near Bovina, and Yokahockany River near Kosciusko. Principal flood damage was the inter ruption of traffic in the vicinity of Columbus and Grenada. FLOOD OF 1950 Rains, totalling nearly 10 inches, fell in an 18-hour period, on January 4, 5, causing streams in central Mississippi to leave their 334 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY banks and wreak widespread damage. The rain fell along such a narrow belt that only some of the smaller streams were badly affected. The Strong River, tributary to the Pearl River, reached its highest stage in 15 years. Smaller streams between Strong River and Jackson overflowed U. S. Highway 49in several places disrupting traffic. Chunky River reached its highest stage since 1938and over-topped U. S. Highway 80 near Meridian. Pelahatchie Creek over-topped the same highway in the vicinity of Pelahat chie. U. S. Highway 51 was closed in the vicinity of McComb by flood waters of the Bogue Chitto. U. S. Highway 84 was over flowed by Leaf River east of Collins. All of the principal streams of the state were high, but no record-breaking stages were recorded. The following table summarizes crest discharge data for all stream-gaging stations in Mississippi for which data are available. Any data known to be reliable for floods outside of the period of record are shown in the "Remarks" column. Summary of Flood Discharges Maximum discharge recorded Remarks Drainage area second-feet second-feet Station square miles Date per square mile East Fork Tombigbee River near Marietta — 305 1- 8-46 12,700 41.6 East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton 605 2-14-48 47,700 78.8 East Fork Tombigbee River at Beans Ferry near Fulton — 699 3-29-44 30,300 43.3 East Fork Tombigbee River at Bigbee 1,194 2-15-48 52,800 44.2 Tombigbee River near Amory . -— 1,941 2-14-48 89,100 45.9 Tombigbee River at Aberdeen 2,210 2-15-48 97,000 43.9 Tombigbee River at Columbus 4,490 1- 7-49 148,000 33.0 Mackys Creek near Dennis - 66 2-13-48 3,520 53.3 Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont . 120 1- 8-46 11,600 96.7 Also occurred 2-13-48 Bull Mountain Creek near Smithville 335 2-13-48 24,800 74.0 Oldtown Creek at Tupelo 114 3-28-44 12,600 111 2-13-48, Crest-14,700 s.f. Oldtown Creek near Verona 263 1- 8-46 20,300 77.2 2-13-48 Crest-23,100 s.f. West Fork Tombigbee River near Nettleton 617 2-14-48 56,300 91.2 Mud Creek at Tupelo — 92 2- 9-46 8,610 93.6 2-13-48 Crest-13,500 s.f. Buttahatchee River near Caledonia 823 3-30-44 30,700 37.3 Tibbee River near Tibbee 928 1- 5-49 65,000 70.0 Sakatonchee River near West Point 514 3-29-44 38,300 74.5 Luxapalila Creek near Steens — 309 1-10-46 9,350 30.3 Luxapalila Creek near Columbus 726 11-15-29 17,500 24.1 Noxubee River near Brooksville — 440 7- 9-40 18,900 43.0 Noxubee River at Macon 812 1- 6-49 50,600 62.3 Leaf River near Collins — 752 1- 8-50 38,100 50.7 335 336 Summary of Flood Discharges Maximum discharge recorded Remarks Drainage area second-feet second-feet Station square miles Date per square mile Leaf River at Hattiesburg 1,760 3-22-43 71,300 40.5 Leaf River near McLain 3,510 3-24-43 88,300 25.2 Pascagoula River at Merrill 6,600 4-13-38 154,000 23.3 Oakohay Creek at Mize 217 1-20-47 9,710 44.7 Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg 304 3-21-43 20,100 66.1 Tallahala Creek at Laurel 233 1-21-47 13,700 58.8 Tallahala Creek near Runnelstown 612 1-23-47 19,300 31.5 Tallahoma Creek near Laurel 149 1-20-47 9,410 63.2 Chunky Creek near Chunky 368 1- 7-50 30,800 83.7 Chickasawhay River at Enterprise 913 1- 8-50 33,600 36.8 Chickasawhay River near Waynesboro 1,660 1-24-47 26,000 15.7 Flood of April 1938 ex ceeded 55,000 s.f. Chickasawhay River at Leakesville 2,680 4-29-44 39,600 14.8 Flood of April 1938 ex ceeded 66,000 s.f. Okatibbee Creek near Meridian 239 7-50 18,000 75.3 Bucatunna Creek at Denham 468 -27-44 16,400 35.0 Wolf River near Lyman 253 •13-47 18,500 73.1 Pearl River at Edinburg 898 8-35 31,400 35.0 Pearl River near Lena 1,995 8-50 46,000 23.1 Pearl River at Meeks Bridge near Canton 2,780 •15-46 56,200 20.2 Pearl River at Jackson 3,100 12-19-32 60,000 19.4 Pearl River near Rockport 4,600 2-20-46 54,600 11.9 Flood of April 1838 ex ceeded 55,000 s.f. Summary of Flood Discharges Maximum discharge recorded Remarks Drainage area second-feet second-feet Station square miles Date per square mile Pearl River near Monticello — 5,040 2-21-46 51,200 10.2 4-8-38, Crest 69,900 s.f. Pearl River near Columbia — 5,690 4- 9-38 72,600 12.8 Lobutcha Creek near Carthage 313 3-29-44 13,500 43.1 Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove 411 1- 7-50 34,600 84.2 Yockanookany River near Kosciusko 314 1- 8-50 13,200 42.0 Yockanookany River near Ofahoma 484 1-10-50 12,100 25.0 Strong River at Dlo ~ 429 3- 7-35 22,900 53.4 Bogue Chitto near Tylertown — 502 1- 7-50 45,000 89.6 Upper Tallahatchie River near New Albany 23.9 5-22-39 6,700 280 Tallahatchie River at Etta 526 2-13-48 51,200 97.3 Tallahatchie River near Sardis 1,680 1-15-32 65,300 38.9 Tallahatchie River near Lambert 1,980 1-16-46 16,100 8.13 Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake 5,130 2-22-39 43,200 8.42 Yazoo River at Greenwood— — 7,450 6-19-32 72,900 9.79 Cane Creek near New Albany 23.8 5-22-39 5,700 239 Hell Creek near New Albany. 27.3 6-17-39 3,600 132 Cypress Creek near Etta 28.5 6-17-39 3,920 138 2-13-48, Crest-7,400 s.f. North Tippah Creek near Ripley. — 20.0 4- 9-42 1,980 99.0 2-13-48, Crest-2,800 s.f. Potts Creek near Potts Camp „ 8.26 4- 4-40 535 64.8 2-13-48, Crest-645 s.f. Bagley Creek near Abbeville 9.96 12-15-40 394 39.6 Clear Creek near Oxford 9.30 7-12-40 3,400 366 Hudson Creek near Oxford 9.35 1-29-39 1,550 166 337 338 Summary of Flood Discharges Maximum discharge recorded Remarks Drainage area second-feet second-feet Station square miles Date square mile Yocona River near Enid 560 2-14-48 36,600 65.4 Long Creek near Courtland 63.3 4- 9-42 13,500 213 Coldwater River near Lewisburg 1- 8-46 25,900 Coldwater River near Coldwater 617 1-21-35 79,500 129 Coldwater River at Pratts Bridge, near Arkabutla.. 1,000 2- 4-39 23,600 23.6 Coldwater River at Savage _ 1,225 1-25-37 45,800 37.4 Pigeonroost Creek near Byhalia 116 4- 9-42 24,000 207 Pigeonroost Creek near Lewisburg 4- 9-42 34,900 North Fork Tillatoba Creek near Charleston .. 43.7 4- 9-42 4,470 102 Askalmore Creek near Charleston 31.0 5-14-42 8,420 272 Yalobusha River at Graysport . 607 2-13-48 46,800 77.1 Yalobusha River at Grenada . 1,550 2-14-48 78,400 50.6 Skuna River near Coffeeville . 435 3-29-44 44,000 101 Turkey-Cypress Creek near Coffeeville 22.3 12-27-42 2,760 124 2-13-48, Crest-4,000 s.f. Sunflower River at Clarksdale 108 4-11-42 1,230 11.4 Sunflower River at Sunflower 780 1-16-46 7,700 9.87 Big Black River at Pickens 1,460 1- 7-49 42,400 29.0 Big Black River near Bovina 2,810 2-14-46 46,000 16.4 Bayou Pierre near Carpenter 371 2- 5-45 23,400 63.1 Homochitto River near Bude 399 4- 1-47 41,000 103 Homochitto River near Kingston 1,000 4- 2-47 45,400 45.4 Homochitto River near Doloroso 1,120 1- 7-50 62,600 55.9