PLEASE DO NOT DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THIS PUBLICATION. If you have no further UM for it, write to the Geological Survey at Washington and ask for a frank to return it UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SURFACE WATER SUPPLY of the UNITED STATES 1927 PART III OHIO RIVER BASIN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 643 V, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR RAY LYMAN WILBUR, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director Water-Supply Paper 643 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY of the UNITED STATES 1927 PART III OHIO RIVER BASIN NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer A. W. HARRINGTON, A. H. HORTON, LASLEY LEE, J. J. DIRZULAITI'', H. E. GROSBACH, W. R. KING, and E. D. BURCHARD, District Engfaee-s Prepared in cooperation with the STATES OF NEW YORK, WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO, VIRGINIA ILLINOIS, TENNESSEE, NORTH CAROLINA. AND ALABAMA Watef Resource Branch, Geologicalr> Surrey,' "* Box UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1931 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - - - - Priie 35 cents CONTENTS Page Authorization and scope of work_____________________________________ 1 Definition of terms._____!____________ _ ____________________________ 2 Explanation of data_________.___________-_..______________________ 2 Accuracy of field data and computed results..________________________ 4 Publications.._ ___________________________________________________ 5 Cooperation. _______-_____..____-________-___-_______--__-__-__-._-_ 10 Division of work._________________________________________________ 10 Gaging-station records.-___________________________________________ 12 Allegheny River Basin.-_______________________________________ 12 Allegheny River at Red House, N. ¥-_____________-_________ 12 Monongahela River Basin______________________________________ 13; Tygart River near Dailey, W. Va_____^-____-____--_--______ 13 Tygart River at Belington, W. Va_____________----_----__ 14 Tygart River at Fetterman, W. Va________________________ 15 Middle Fork at Midvale, W. Va___--___._______.._..___ 16 Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va_____________-__-_---_-___ 17 West Fork River at Butchervillc, W. Va_ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ ______ 18 West Fork River at Clarksburg, W. Va_.__._____________ 19 Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va_______-_--_-__-----_--_-__ 20 Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va_____-_______-___-_-______ 21 Shavers Fork at Flint, W. Va.__--_________________. 22 Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va____________-__._.__ 23 Beaver River Basm________________-_____-__---__---____--___- 24 Mahoning River near Deerfield, Ohio___--_________-_-_______ 24 Mahoning River at Warren, Ohio________-____-____----____- 25 Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio_______________________ 2fr Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio.______________________ 27 Mosquito Creek near Cortland, Ohio____-___-___---___---.__ 28 Meander Creek at Ohlstown, Ohio___ ____-__-_-____-_.______ 29* Little Beaver Creek Basin_________________________-_-________ 30 Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio._______________ 30 Yellow Creek Basin__________________-_____-___-__--__--______ 31 Yellow Creek at Hammondsville, Ohio_-_____--__--__________ 31 Little Muskingum River Basin--_______-_--__--_----------______ 32 Little Muskingum River at Fay, Ohio_______________________ 32 Muskingum River Basin______-_--_-___--_-_----_-__-_-_-_-__-_ 33 Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio__-_______-____-_____-__-_ 33 Tuscarawas River at Crystal Spring, Ohio ____________________ 34 Tuscarawas River near Dover, Ohio__________--_-__--__-____ 35 Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, Ohio__________________ 3& Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio_________________________ 37 Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio_________________ 38 Sandy Creek at Sandyville, Ohio_-_-___------__---------____ 39> Nimishillen Creek at North Industry, Ohio_________________ 401' Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, Ohio____.___________________ 41 Mohican River at Greer, Ohio___-_--_-_--_------__-_---_-_- 43 nr IV CONTENTS Gaging-station records Continued. Muskingum River Basin Continued. Page Walhonding River at Pomerene, Ohio___--____-___-__-._-__ 44 Rocky Fork near Mansfield, Ohio__-----_-----_---_-_--_---_ 45 Jerome Fork at Jeromeville, Ohio___-_--__---__-______--____ 46 Kokosing River near Millwood, Ohio_____-_________-_-______ 47 Killbuck Creek at Layland, Ohio__________________________ 48 Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio_______:___-_._____.__ 49 Licking River at Toboso, Ohio._____________________________ 50 Hocking River Basin________ __________________________________ 51 Hocking River near Lancaster, Ohio____----_-__-___-_---___- 51 Hocking River at Athens, Ohio___________--___________--.__ 52 Kanawha River Basin________ :________________________________ 53 New River at Eggleston, Va_________-_-_--________-_-__-.,_ 53 New River near Hinton, W. Va____i-___________________-___ 54 Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va__________________________ 55 Peak Creek at Pulaski, Va___._________________________ 56 Wolf Creek near Burkes Garden, Va_______________________ 57 Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va_ __----_-___-_--_____ 58 Gauley River near Leander, W. Va__-----_---_-______-_-___- 59 Raccoon Creek Basin.--.----------^-------------------------.- 60 Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio_-__-___--_--___-_--_____ 60 Big Sandy River Basin______________-____-___-________________ 61 Russell Fork at Haysi, Va___-___-_---____---__-_-___-^_____ 61 Pound River near Haysi, Va._______________________________ 62 Scioto River Basin______________-----__ _--_-_______-_-_____. 63 Scioto River at Lame, Ohio__-----_-_-_-__-----___----__-_- 63 Scioto River at Prospect, Ohio-_-___---__-_-__-_____________ 65 Scioto River near Dublin, Ohio. ____________________________ 66 Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio___________________________ 67 Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio________________________ 68 Little Scioto River near Marion, Ohio_______________________ 69 Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio_--_-_--_-_-_________.__ 70 Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio____________________________ 71 Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio_____-____-_-________________ 72 Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio___--__----_-_-______--____ 73 Paint Creek near Greenfield, Ohio_________________________ 74 Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio__________________________ 75 Little Salt Creek near Jackson, Ohio_______----_-______--____ 76 Whiteoak Creek Basin ___________--___--_-_------____-_--____- 77 Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio _____________________ 77 Little Miami River Basin__-_-____---__-------------__-_---_-__ 78 Little Miami River at Spring Valley, Ohio ___________________ 78 Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio__________________ 79 East Fork of Little Miami River at Perintown, Ohio________ 80 Miami River Basin_________-_______-____-_____-______--_-_____ 81 Miami River at Sidney, Ohio_---_--_----------___--___-_-__ 81 Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio...________________________ 82 Miami River at Dayton, Ohio__-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-___-_--__-__ 83 Miami River near Miamisburg, Ohio_______--_-___________ 84 Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio_____. _______________________ 85 Miami River at Venice, Ohio________--____-_-_____-________ 86 Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio_________________________ 87 Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio.______________________ 88 CONTENTS V Gaging-station records Continued. Miami River Basin Continued. Page Greenville Creek near Greenville, Ohio..__________________ _ 89 Mad River near Urbana, Ohio_______-___-________________ 90 Mad River near Springfield, Ohio-.------------------------- 91 Mad River near Dayton, Ohio________________-____-___.___ 92 Buck Creek at Springfield, Ohio_.______.___--_--_---.-___-__ 93 Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio__-__-_--____--_________ 94 Kentucky River Basin________--__________-_--___._-____-______ 95 Kentucky River at Lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky_______________ 95 Kentucky River at Lock 10, near Winchester, Ky __________ 96 Kentucky River at Lock 7, at Highbridges Ky_-_____. ________ 97 Kentucky River at Lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky _______ _.____-_.- 98 South Fork of Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky_____________ 99 Green River Basin_________________________ __-___-_--_________ 100 Green River at Lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky__-__--_-__________ 100 Barren River at Lock 1, at Greencastle, Ky.___^_____________ 101 Wabash River Basin________________________________________ 102 Wabash River at Logansport, Ind_______-_-__-_-.______-__._ 102 Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, Ill____-_-_--_--_------__-___ 103 East Branch of White River at Shoals, Ind__--______----- 104 Little Wabash River at Wilcox, Ill_.______________ 105 Saline River Basin______-_-______-___________-_--__--________- 106 Middle Fork of Saline River near Harrisburg, 111 _____________ 106 Cumberland River Basin_-___---______-__-----_---_-_----_-_- 107 Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky_.._-----___-____--_-- 107 Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky_._----___-_--_-_- 108 Cumberland River at Burnside, Ky___--__--______-_---_---- 109 Cumberland River at Celina, Tenn._________________________ 110 Cumberland River at Carthage, Tenn.___-_____-_----___--__ 111 Cumberland River at Nashville, Tenn__________---__-_-____- 112 Cumberland River at Clarksville, Tenn___-____----_--_-___-_ 113 Rockcastle River at Rockcastle Springs, Ky_____-,____-_____. 114 New River near New River, Tenn_____-_--__-___-_--_______- 115 South Fork of Cumberland River at Nevelsville, Ky____-_.___- 116 Obey River near Byrdstown, Tenn_____-_---_-___-__-------- 117 Caney Fork near Rock Island, Tenn____-________-_--_-_-_-