Surface Water Supply of the United States 1952
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Surface Water Supply of the United States 1952 Part 2A. South Atlantic Slope Basins, James River to Savannah River Prepared under the direction of ]. V. B. WELLS, Chief, Surface Water Branch GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1233 Prepared in cooperation with the States of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and with other agencies UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1954 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Douglas McKay, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. E. Wrather, Director For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D. G. - Price $1 (paper cover) PREFACE This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, C. G. Paulsen, chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and B. J. Peterson, chief, Annual Reports Section. The data were computed under supervision of district engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows: A. E. Johnson_______________ _ Columbia, S. C. E. B. Rice_____________________________Raleigh, N. C. M. T. Thomson____________________________Atlanta, Ga. D. S. Wallace________________________Charlottesville, Va. in CONTENTS Page Scope of work........................................................................ 1 Cooperation.......................................................................... 1 Division of work..................................................................... 2 Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 2 Downstream order of listing gaging stations. ......................................... 3 Explanation of data.................................................................. 3 Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 7 Publications......................................................................... 8 Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 11 Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 11 Gaging-station records............................................................... 13 James River basin: Jackson River (head of James River): Bolar Run: Bolar Spring at Bolar, Va...................................................... 13 Muddy Run: Muddy Run Spring near Warm Springs, Va......................................... 13 Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va............................................... 14 Falling Springs Creek near Falling Spring, Va.................................... 15 Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va................................................ 16 Potts Creek near Covington, Va................................................... 18 Smith Creek above old dam, near Clifton Forge, Va................................ 19 Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.......................................... 20 Stuart Spring near McDowell, Va................................................ 20 James River at Lick Run, Va........................................................ 21 Craig Creek: Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va.................................................. 22 ................................................. 23 James River at Buchanan, Va........................................................ 26 Purgatory Creek: Karnes Spring near Buchanan, Va................................................ 27 Calfpasture River (head of Maury River) above Mill Creek at Goshen, Va........... 27 Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.............................................. 28 Big Spring at Kerrs Creek, Va................................................ 30 Maury River near Lexington, Va................................................... 30 South River near Riverside , Va................................................. 31 Maury River near Buena Vista, Va................................................. 32 Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va............................................... 33 James River at Holcombs Rock , Va................................................... 34 James River at Bent Creek, Va...................................................... 35 Buffalo River near Norwood, Va................................................... 36 Tye River near Lovingston, Va.................................................. 37 Piney River at Piney River, Va............................................... 38 Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va............................................... 39 James River at Seottsville, Va..................................................... 40 Hardware River below Briery Run, near Seottsville, Va............................ 41 Slate River near Arvonia, Va..................................................... 42 North Fork Moormans River near Whitehall, Va..................................... 43 South Fork Rivanna River near Earlysville , Va.................................... 44 Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va..................................................... 45 Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va............................................... 46 James River at Cartersville, Va.................................................... 47 Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va............................................... 48 James River near Richmond, Va...................................................... 49 James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond, Va...................................... 50 Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va............................................. 51 Appomattox River at Farmville, Va................................................ 52 Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sidney, Va.......................................... 53 Appomattux River at Mattoax, Va.................................................. 54 Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va................................................... 55 Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va............................................. 56 Chickahominy River near Providence Forge , Va..................................... 57 Dismal Swamp basin: Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp , Va.................................................. 58 Chowan Riyer basin: Nottoway River (head of Chowan River) near Burkeville , Va.......................... 59 Nottoway River near Rawlings, Va................................................... 60 Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va. ............................................... 62 Stony' Creek near Dinwiddie, Va................................................... 63 Hunting Quarter Creek: Anderson Branch at Sussex, Va.................................................. 64 Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.................................................... 65 Blackwater River near Dendron, Va................................................ 66 Blackwater River at Zuni, Va..................................................... 67 Blackwater River near Franklin, Va............................................... 68 VI CONTENTS Gaging-statlon records Continued. Chowan River basin--Continued. Page North Meherrin River near Keysvijle , VA .......................................... 69 North Meherrin River near Lutienburg, Va........................................... 70 Meherrin River near Lawreneeville , Va............................................ 71 Meherrin River at Emporia , Va.................................. ................. 72 Fontaine Creek near Emporia, Va ............................................... 74 Chowan River: Wicoacon Creek: Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, H. C.,..,..... ...................................... 75 Roanoke River basin: South Fork Roanokfi~Rlver: Big Springs at Elliston, Va................... .................................. 76 Roanoke River at Lafayette . Va..................................................... 76 Roanoke River at Roanvke, Va....................................................... 77 Roanoke River at Iliagara, Va....................................................... 78 Blackwater Fiver near Unlcn Hsll. V-a............................................. 79 Roanoke River near Toshes , \'i\................. .................................... SO Plgg River near Toshes, Va.... ..,,,........ .................................... SI Goose Creek ruar Huddles^on, Va ..... ............................................ 82 Roanoke River ai Altavis ca.. Va . ................................................. 83 Otter River r.?ar Bedford , Va. ..... ..... ........................................ 84 Otter River nsar Evinpton.Va..................... .............................. 85 Roanoke River £ r Brookneal, Va.............. ....... ....... ...................... 86 Falling River >ar Nururm, Va...... ............................................. 37 Cub Creek at Ph^ii /., «/'a ...................... ............................ 68 Roanoke River at R&ndolpb, Va..................... ................................ 89 Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va. ..................................................... 90 Roanoke River near Clever, Va...................................................... 91 Dan River near Fran<IECO , N . C................................................... 92 Mayo River: North Mayo River r eai- Spencer, Va............................................ 93 Mayo River near Price , N. C .............. ..................................... 94 Dan River near rfentwcrth, N. C............ .....................................