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Surface Water Supply of the United States 1958 Part 3-B Surface Water Supply of the United States 1958 Part 3-B. Cumberland and Tennessee River Basins Prepared under the direction of J. V. B. WELLS, Chief, Surface Water Branch GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1556 Prepared in cooperation with the States of Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and with other agencies UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1960 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FRED A. SEATON, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Thomas B. Nolan, Director For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D.C. PREFACE This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in coopera­ tion with the States of Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ten­ nessee, and Virginia, and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and F. J. Flynn, chief, Basic Records Section. The data were collected and computed under supervision of dis­ trict engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows: W. R. Eaton, succeeded by J. S. Cragwall............................Chattanooga, Tenn. E. B. Rice.......................................................................................... Raleigh, N. C. F. F. Schrader.................................................................................. Louisville, Ky. D. S. Wallace, succeeded by J. W. Gambrell........................Charlottesville, Va. M. R. Williams................................................................................Montgomery, Ala. Ill CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1958 OCTOBER 1957 NOVEMBER 1957 DECEMBER 1957 5 M T W T P S S M T W T P S S M T W T P S 12345 1 2 1234567 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3456789 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 JANUARY 1958 FEBRUARY 1958 MARCH 1958 S M T W T P S S M T W T F S S M T W T P S 1234 1 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2345678 2345678 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL 1958 MAY 1958 JUNE 1958 5 M T W T P S S M T W T F S S M T W T P S 12345 123 1234567 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 JULY 1958 AUGUST 1958 SEPTEMBER 1958 5 M T W T P S S M T W T F S S M- T W T P S 12345 1 2 123456 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3456789 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 IV CONTENTS Scope of work........................................................................ 1 Cooperation.......................................................................... 1 Division of work..................................................................... 2 Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 2 Downstream order and station numbers................................................. 3 Explanation of data.................................................................. 4 Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 7 Publications......................................................................... 8 Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 11 Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 12 Gaging-station records............................................................... 14 Cumberland River basin Poor Pork (head of Cumberland River) at Cumberland, Ky............................. 14 Cumberland River near Harlan, Ky................................................... 15 Yellow Creek near Middlesboro, Ky................................................ 16 Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky............................................... 18 Cumberland River at Williamsburg, Ky............................................... 19 Cumberland River at Cumberland Palls, Ky........................................... 20 Laurel River at Corbin, Ky....................................................... 21 Rockcastle River: Wood Creek near London, Ky..................................................... 22 Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky.................................................. 23 Hughes Pork Beaver Creek: Cane Branch near Parkers Lake, Ky.............................................. 24 Beaver Creek: Hurricane Pork: Helton Branch at Greenwood, Ky............................................... 25 Buck Creek near Shopville , Ky.................................................... 26 New River (head of South Pork Cumberland River) at New River, Term............... 27 Clear Pork near Robbins, Term.................................................. 28 South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, Ky..................................... 29 Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky..................................................... 30 Cumberland River near Rowena, Ky................................................... 31 East Pork Obey River near Jamestown, Term........................................ 32 West Pork Obey River near Alpine, Term......................................... 33 Wolf River near Byrdstown, Tenn..........'...................................... 34 Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, Tenn........................................... 35 Cumberland River at Celina, Term................................................... 36 Roaring River near Hilham, Tenn.................................................. 37 Caney Fork: Calfkiller River below Sparta, Tenn............................................ 38 Collins River near McMinnville, Term. .......................................... 39 Caney Pork near Rock Island, Tenn................................................ 40 Caney Fork below Center Hill Dam, near Lancaster, Tenn........................... 41 Spring Creek near Lebanon, Tenn.................................................. 43 Drakes Creek above Hendersonville, Tenn.......................................... 44 Cumberland River below Old Hickory, Tenn........................................... 45 East Pork Stones River: Bradley Creek at Lascassas, Tenn............................................... 49 East Fork Stones River near Lascassas, Tenn...................................... 50 West Fork Stones River near Murfreesboro, Tenn................................. 51 Stone s Rive r ne ar Smyrna, Term................................................... 52 Stewart Creek near Smyrna, Tenn................................................ 53 Stones River above Donelson, Tenn................................................ 54 Mill Creek near Antioch, Tenn.................................................... 55 Harpeth River: West Harpeth River near Leipers Fork, Tenn..................................... 56 Harpeth River at Belleview, Tenn................................................. 57 Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Tenn........................................ 58 Cumberland River below Cheatham Dam, Tenn.......................................... 59 Red River near Adams, Tenn....................................................... 60 Sulphur Pork Red River near Adams, Tenn........................................ 61 Yellow Creek near Shiloh, Term................................................... 62 Cumberland River at Dover, Tenn.................................................... 63 South Pork Little River at Hopkinsville, Ky...................................... 64 Little River near Cadiz, Ky...................................................... 65 Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky.................................................. 66 Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin............................................... 67 Tennessee River basin French Broad River (head of Tennessee River) at Rosman, N. C....................... 69 Davidson River near Brevard, N. C................................................ 70 French Broad River at Blantyre, N. C............................................... 71 Mills River near Mills River, N. C............................................... 72 Cane Creek at Pletcher, N. C..................................................... 73 French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C............................................. 74 Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.................................................... 75 Swannanoa River: North Pork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C........................... 76 Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C............................................. 77 Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C................................................ 78 V VI CONTENTS Gaging-station records Continued Tennessee River basin Continued Page French Broad River at«.&sheville, N. C............................................... 79 Ivy River near Marshall, N. C..................................................... 80 French Broad River at Marshall, N. C................................................ 81 Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse, N. C............................................ 82 French Broad River near Newport, Tenn............................................... 83 West Fork
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