372 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. JULY, 1923 ANNUAL R16E OF COLUMBIA RIVER. MEAN LAKE LEVELS DURING JULY, 1933. [From report of Mr. R. C. Yize, meteorwt, Portlaud, Oreg.] By UNITEDSTATES LAKE SURVEY. At the close of March the following forecast wau made: “With normal [Lh?trait, Mi&., Aug. 4, 1923.1 temperature revailin during the remainder of the sprin the maxi- mum stage of%ater at %‘ortland during the annual rise of Columbia The following data are reported in the “Notice to should be about 30 feet. Mariners” of the above date: Temperature averaged sli htly above normal during April and May, permitting ample run-off furing those months and causing a very moderate flood, with a crest stage at Portland of 19.8 feet on June 16, L?kes.’ or 0.5 foot below the 46-year average, and only 0.2 foot below the stage I I I I I forecaet in March. Data. Reporta from 197 intedparties showed losses.of $46,739and saving of property by warning of $76,020. The largest single item of loss WBB due to suspension of business. Limes of prospective crops amounted to $8,058. All dikes held. Mean level durlng : ! iw. FM. Fat. F&. Above mean sea lek1 at York...... ( 801.87 579.89 i 572.04 24.i80 Nm There was the usual number of destructive overflows Above or below- of small streams, due to local torrential rains, and a great MeanstageofJune,1823 ...... I +o.m *OB +am -au hfeen staEe of July, 1922...... ! -0.57 -0.79 -a7b --tu amount of damage was done t,o roads, bridges, crops, etc. Average stage for July, kt10 years.., -0.77 -1.16 -a 03 -1.07 Highest recorded July stage...... -L 95 -2.37 -2m The most severe of these floods occurred on and Lowest recorded Jul stage ...... +0.39 Itt +a68 +1.21 Average relation of the July yevel to- I 1 16 in eastern Colorado and in central,.eastern, and north- Junelev el ...... +ai0 0.00 0.00 eastern Wyoming from to 27, inclusive. Losses in August level...... i ...... +ai0 1 +o.m +am Colorado were unreported, but those in Wyomin , according to estimates obtained hg Mr. Georp ‘if. 1 Lake St. Clair level: In July. 574.81 feat. Pitman, meteorologist in charge of t e Weather ureau EFFECT OF WEATHER ON CROPS AND FARMING OPERA- office at Cheyenne, Wyo., were about $775,000, of which TIONS, JULY, 1923. $300,000 was in land and growing crops and as much to railroads. Other severe local floods occurred on By J. B. KINCER,Meteorologiat. in Bristol, Term., and Bristol, Va., and ad‘acent sections, and on in the Patapsco Valley of daryland, Penn- . Esceptionnlly favorable weather prevailed for har- sylvania generally, and southeastern Virginia. The dam- restin winter wheat durin the first 10 days of July age done amounted to perhaps $1,000,000, of which throug5 out the interior of tK e count ewe t for some more than one-half was in Maryland and about one- interruption by rain in the upper %io-V&ey States. fourth in Virginia. Warin weather in the spring wheat region, however, wa.9 The Patapsco River flood was the greatest since the rather unfavorable for that crop, but was favorable for flood of Jul 24, 1868, when the river at Ellicott City, corn in most of the principal producing areas. Beneficial Md., rose 5 9eet in 10 minutes. Thirty-five persons were rains fell during this period in the middle Atlantic coast drowned, and the losses amounted to about $1,000,000. area, and there was less rninfall in much of the Southeast, which was of benefit to stnple crops. WATER LEVEL OF GREAT SALT LAKE, UTAH. Cotton made fair to very good rogress in the centra and eastern portions of the belt, tR ough it was becoming After having reached its highest level since 1589, the too d in some western cotton-growing districts. Exeo waters of Great Sdt Lake began to fall during July. tional7 y favorable weather continued m the more nor$ During the month of June the peak sta e of S feet above western States where further substantial rains were the zero of the age prevailed, but by 5ul 15 the water received. had risen to 7.6 eet, with a further slow deche indicated. The second decade of the month had mostly favorable d weather for agricultural interests in much the greater Flood atuges during July, 192s. part of the country. Copious rains about the middle. of the month largely relieved droughty conditions in the Above flood Northeastern States, while increased moisture benefited ltages-dates. Great- River. Statim. - stage. I prom- Po- Stage. Date. 1 --.- EAm OUU DBAINAOE. Frit. west Pearl...... 28 14.2 26 YLPnmDWAGE. A;-...... Pueblo COIO ...... 10 12 11.4 E Neosho...... ~eoshd~apida,K~S. zz 6 ?3.3 6 Ysroo...... Yarm Cit Miss ...... a5 4 25.s 1 aaissouri...... Waveriy ko...... 23 s 23.3 ’I Grand...... Chillicode YO ...... IS 6 1L14 6 Do...... Bmnswlel;: Mo ...... 10 10 127 7 WLOMDO DBAINAGE. cola ad^...... -Ferry Adz ...... 12 17 13.9 1 Do ...... Parker, Adz ...... 7 (a) 9.2 16 COLWMBIA BASIN DU- AaB. Columbia...... Marcus Wash...... 24 17 281 1 Do ...... Vauconber Wash..... 15 12 18.8 1 Wlllamette...... Portland, 6reg...... 15 11 180 1

1 ConUrnd tmm June. ’Continued into August.

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