Compilation Report January 1889 Through December 1975
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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES REPORT 244 STREAMFLOW AND RESERVOIR-CONTENT RECORDS IN TEXAS Compilation Report January 1889 through December 1975 By John P. Dougherty, P.E. VOLUME 3 Gaging Stations in the Lavaca, Guadalupe, San Antonio, Nueces, and Rio Grande Basins and Adjoining Coastal Basins April 1980 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES Harvey Davis, Executive Director TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD A. L. Black, Chairman John H. Garrett, Vice Chairman George W. McCleskey W. O. Bankston Glen E. Roney Lonnie A. "Bo" Pilgrim TEXAS WATER COMMISSION Felix McDonald, Chairman Dorsey B. Hardeman, Commissioner Joe R. Carroll, Commissioner Authorization for use or reproduction of any original material contained in this publication, i.e., not obtained from other sources, is freely granted. The Department would appreciate acknowledgement. Published and distributed by the Texas Department of Water Resources Post Office Box 13087 Austin, Texas 78711 TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME 3 Page RECORDS OF MONTHLY STREAMFLOW AND RESERVOIR CONTENT 1 MAP SHOWING LOCATIONS OF STREAMFLOW AND RESERVOIR-CONTENT GAGING STATIONS 301 INDEX OF STATIONS IN DOWNSTREAM ORDER 303 INDEX OF STATIONS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER 315 LAVACA RIVER BASIN 08163500 Lavaca River at Hallettsville, Texas LOCATION: Lat 29'26'35", long 96"56'39", Lavaca County. 75 ft (23m) downstream from the bridge on U.S. Highway 77 in Hallettsville, and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) downstream from Campbell Branch. DRAINAGE AREA: 108 mi! 1280km2). PERIOD OF RECORD: August 1939 to December 1975. GAGE: Water stage recorder. Datum of gage is 186.72 ft (56.912 m) above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 19, 1960, water-stage recorder for high stages and movable nonrecording gage for stages below about 6.2 ft (1.89 m). Apr. 20. 1960 to June 2, 1961, movable nonrccording gage. All gages at same site and datum. AVERAGE DISCHARGE: 37 years, 34,377 ac-ft/yr (42.4 hm'/yr). EXTREMES: Period of record (1939-75): Maximum discharge. 93,100 ft!/s (2,640 nrVs) June 30, 1940 (gageheight, 40.60 ft or 12.375 m, from floodmarks): no flow at times in 1953 and 1956. Maximum stage since at least 1840, that of June 30. 1940. REMARKS: Records good. No diversion above station. The Corps of Engineers began channel rectification 1.6 mi (2.6 km) downstream from the gage in April 1959. This rectification reached the gage on Sept. 21. 1959 and was completed in February 1960. DISCHARGE IN ACRE-FEET AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 1939 - - 102 116 39.0 92.0 1 11 191.0 131 867 119 232 1270 69890 5860 152 69.0 1110 27650 161 30 125613 1911 6120 1130 9000 12680 20360 7200 1100 1160 511 3690 1020 552 b8123 1912 187 119 385 19310 196 236 10870 615 1510 376 1190 6 02 3bS5b 19i3 913 539 1180 331 2910 1030 1B1C 210 256 151 211 1320 11251 1911 5050 902 9660 895 1710 720 671 1110 125 269 1710 1220 30375 1915 5850 1110 3510 5 30C 1020 1220 201 128 85.0 565 192 2 90 19501 1916 712 1190 2380 1910 771 10070 b18 1190 1630 3510 5610 29 90 11911 1917 1920 1060 1160 3690 3230 296 205 123 86.0 95.0 685 7b7 19319 1918 366 1120 617 352 5220 176 259 120 132 51.0 125 1 37 9005 1919 261 1270 650 10160 613 211 226 176 518 1120 192 28 30 21893 I960 522 1110 321 293G 2130 3310 11 1 18.0 83.0 51.0 53.0 2 02 11631 1961 158 150 231 318 112 3820 62.0 11.0 578 65.0 152 2b7 6260 1962 65.0 772 177 3530 7510 1370 121 58.0 112 23.0 873 19 70 16611 1963 198 138 217 1610 2190 67.0 39.0 355 161 751 156 1 93 6135 1951 138 93.0 76.0 2100 1160 29.0 19.0 27.0 18.0 70.0 27.0 11 .0 3798 1955 256 717C 71.0 86.0 11760 1220 33.0 2280 12b 31.0 25.0 51 .0 23115 1956 53.0 533 1G.0 36.0 51 .0 28.0 506 71.0 2.80 5.60 12.0 2250 3588 19B7 95.0 796 6980 18 620 6260 3890 52.0 39.0 6100 22220 7130 7C8 73210 1968 1170 11150 931 190 1510 298 777 31.0 501 259 201 271 2C92o 1969 213 1120 231 13130 1180 3780 966 351 1280 6180 1910 32 70 3691m I960 1870 2510 970 1330 1280 6070 715 1520 319 30310 2b20 11 30 53911 1961 5010 10360 651 1530 367 20100 3510 376 25110 696 1500 9 71 70787 1962 1000 712 700 1070 510 2050 200 55.0 572 176 35.0 310 10150 1963 389 210C 311 191 78.0 119 661 21.0 31.0 103 33b 1 16 1768 1961 171 631 1550 913 101 960 27.0 5G9 3550 135 85.0 1 17 9055 1965 3320 10310 101 211 22850 8130 1 li 113 18.0 3650 28110 16 50 61997 1966 1390 1550 2990 1880 5590 1310 178 69 3 256 113 lbb 215 22691 1967 279 223 212 831 3 36 52.0 23.0 662 1 8910 1770 316 325 27002 1968 5110 922 713 2 610 5930 12050 600 21 I 1830 276 718 23 90 33i2U 1969 571 10370 7310 13630 21610 739 169 118 177 135 330 8 37 56329 19 7.1 1290 1930 1000 610 11030 1070 213 116 3260 2190 298 32b 26663 1971 296 211 519 178 160 299 36.0 5170 1 3050 lObO 1C1 31 50 2188b 1972 2060 1110 3820 128 30300 2290 19 1 31 3 220 177 251 213 12C30 1973 988 1560 1210 2113C 2160 36570 1910 629 1280 13860 1900 9 11 90191 1"71 10160 2910 911 599 3170 9280 261 3080 25090 HbO 1020 1910 63201 1975 1680 2910 811 7750 19070 2180 7360 669 322 325 393 122 11222 ft< 10160 11150 9660 21130 30300 69890 10870 5170 2 5110 30310 28110 15130 125813 H1N 53.0 93.0 10.0 36.0 51.0 28.0 19.0 11.0 2.80 5.60 12.0 11 .C 3558 HE AN 186 7 2609 1987 1502 5632 5918 1158 799 3028 2885 2151 15 38 31377 NO. 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 37 37 37 37 36 01STR OF MEAN 5.IX 7.6 6.8* 1 .5* lOOt LAVACA RIVER BASIN 08164000 Lavaca River near Edna, Texas LOCATION: Lat 28°57'35". long 96"41'10". Jackson County, at the upstream bridge of two bridges on U.S. Highway59, 660 ft (201 m) upstream from the Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge, and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) southwest of Edna. DRAINAGEAREA: 817mi" (2,116km1). PERIOD OF RECORD: September 1938 to December 1975. GAGE: Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 13.88 ft (4.231 m) above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 6, 1939, nonrecording gage (property of the Corps of Engineers); June 6, 1939 to Apr. 3, 1957, nonrecording gage at site 110 ft (34 m) downstream; Apr. 4, 1957 to Mar. 21, 1961, nonrecording gage; all at the same datum. AVERAGE DISCHARGE: 38 years, 224.793 ac-ft/yr (277.2 hm'/yr). EXTREMES: Periodof record (1938-75):Maximumdischarge,73,000 ftJ/s (2.070m'/s) July 1, 1940 (gage height,32.51 ft or 9.909 m); no flow at times. Maximum stage sinceat least 1880,33.8 ft (10.30 m) May25, 1936 (discharge. 83,400 ff'/s or 2.360 mJ/s), from informationby a localresident. REMARKS: Records good. There are several small diversions above the station for irrigation. DISCHARGE IN ACRE-FEET YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY Aug SEPT OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL _ 1938 _ _ . - - - - 1790 901 1570 26 80 - 1939 2330 2630 2370 1710 9070 11970 57060 I860 3010 821 636 9 70 97190 1^10 1050 1110C 2010 1370 2150 5810 215900 3550 1790 12010 201200 1025 00 591070 19^1 37310 25360 82130 75100 171100 12C700 25650 12120 5280 9770 11610 59 10 585670 1912 1150 1380 1700 51720 5370 3170 66080 3610 16690 5070 5210 1280 177730 1913 5960 3350 12800 3510 6870 80b0 8110 3360 2110 1660 7910 200 60 83820 1911 11920 11230 80110 7 710 50360 8030 3170 3020 12330 2160 6070 99 20 236060 1«15 22590 6300 7820 36 710 31 10 7850 1980 2630 980 2600 1210 1990 96100 1916 5090 27790 11920 6 380 10130 19230 6560 13810 96590 86850 39390 108 10 397580 1917 39060 6780 12650 10150 35910 1100 2010 1610 991 1060 2080 27 30 119161 1918 3710 10280 9560 2530 73130 1290 2980 716 1160 695 813 968 110882 1919 2280 9910 1100 62 150 9160 3670 1080 5300 2090 23720 2280 27110 1S6180 l<-60 7120 5910 2670 6650 1850 8010 1760 398 113 316 337 6 69 39133 1961 908 996 1200 911 697 19170 117 118 8120 1780 831 861 36312 IV 62 673 2130 1180 11 300 79630 12000 1810 1220 1030 256 17100 23720 155319 19 6 3 3060 3250 2000 2980 11950 1620 1110 11270 6660 1590 1080 1020 80620 19 61 991 718 719 5070 1250 370 132 322 152 97.0 8.50 17 .0 13210 1955 598 36030 968 1900 12710 6530 751 9290 2610 310 133 2 98 102 128 1956 313 1050 105 263 502 56.0 1020 31.0 25.0 58.0 .20 2010 5763 1957 3.10 1610 27170 81760 28300 18150 91 7 313 1006 0 117100 68900 7370 368283 1958 11090 66890 10220 1510 23790 1810 7160 919 23060 11060 3970 7160 203989 1959 3710 61920 6150 79030 21020 8380 3630 1380 1170 16280 13920 10150 236610 IV (.0 11170 12800 5060 6880 5230 61520 11270 39310 1690 223300 50690 36510 171730 19 6 1 58190 63770 10020 6880 5710 81190 31670 5050 123300 9670 65270 77 10 171730 1962 5900 5350 1160 37160 5910 11230 3350 1290 9160 3610 2120 37 10 96250 l«l 3 5100 17670 3010 1780 1810 1730 1150 162 391 312 1180 2390 10315 191.1 2210 1210 5180 1120 1870 17590 1080 1630 1 1180 2520 637 9 17 51071 1965 366C0 55890 5090 1210 99660 10830 3020 1980 1210 5360 18700 171 50 319780 19b6 7580 16100 9210 31890 15160 8180 5330 2770 2130 1170 1110 1350 135310 1967 1510 1200 1660 1150 2310 701 270 1180 112200 51710 5010 28 50 185081 1".