PLEASE DO NOT DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THIS PUBLICATION. If yon hare no further use 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 1931 PART 7 LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN Prepared in cooperation with the States of ARKANSAS. KANSAS, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOlfttL TENNESSEE, and TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 717 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR RAY LYMAN WH&UR, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. C. MENDBNHALL, Director Water-Supply Paper 717 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY of.the UNITED STATES 1931 PART 7 LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer H. C. BECKMAN, C. E. ELLSWORTH, J. H. GARDINER, W. R. KING C. E. McCASHIN, and J. B. SPIEGEL District Engineers Prepared in cooperation with the States pf ARKANSAS, KANSAS, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, TENNESSEE and TEXAS UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1982 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C ------ prfee 10 eenta CONTENTS ~s~~~ Page Authorization and scope of work__ _ *..,* -.1 - 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 Oaging-station records..______ . __ ---_ 11 Meramec River Basin... _ _ -. 11 Meramec River near Steelville, Mo ____________ __ 11 Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo __ _____ 12 Meramec River near Eureka, Mo___ _____________ 13 Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo_._ 14 Big River at Byrnesville, Mo________.__..___.-_ _. IS Headwater Diversion Channel Basin. _ __ _ 10 Castor River at Zalma, Mo.__ _ 16 Obion River Basin...___._.___... 17 South Fork of Obion River near Greenfield, Tenn_._ ..- _ 17 Obion River at Obion, Tenn..___________... ..... 18 Rutherford Fork of Obion River near Bradford, Tenn _________ 19 North Fork of Obion River near Union City, Tenn__ ____ 20 South Fork of Forked Deer River at Jackson, Tenn __ 21 South Fork of Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Tenn___ 22 Middle Fork of Forked Deer River near Alamo, Tenn _______ 23 Hatchie River Basin..._____________.____________ 24 Hatchie River near Bolivar, Tenn__.-.____ __ 24 Hatchie River near Stanton, Tenn_____._ _ ... 25 Wolf River Basin_____________.________________-____ 26 Wolf River at Rossvffle, Tenn..._________________ j2& St. Francis River Basin____________________ ______ *27 St. Francis River at Fisk, Mo_._._______-_.- ...___ 27 St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark.._______J____ 28 St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark__ _______ 29» Little River Ditch No. 81 near Kennett, Mo...________ 3O Little River Ditch No. 1 near Kennett, Mo_^__________ 31 Little River Ditch No. 66 near Kennett, Mo....._______ 32 Little River Ditch No. 66-A near Kennett, Mo_______ _ . 33 Little River Ditch No. 251 near Kennett, Mo_.._______ 34 ; Little River Ditch No. 259 near Kennett, Mo _ _ _ .___.___ 35 Big Lake outlet near Manila, Ark.__ _.___ __.___ 36 White River Basin. ________________ ___________ 37 White River at Beaver, Ark.. _______ ___________ 37 WWte Rivear at Forsyth, Mo._._.__..._____________ 38 White River near Flippin, Ark._.______.1__________ 39 White River near Newport, Ark_.______,___________ 40 -, White River at DeVaHs Bluff, Ark.,._.__.._...__.___.__. 41 IV CONTENTS Gaging-station records Continued. White River Basin Continued.* Page James River below Battlefield, Mo___-_---_------- ______ 42 James River at Galena, Mo_-______.-_ ____________________ 44 Buffalo River near Rush, Ark_________ __ ________ __ _ 45 North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo___ __ 46 North Fork of White River near Henderson, Ark__ _________ 47 Black River at Leeper, Mo_ ______ _______ ____________ 48 Black River at Black Rock, Ark________________ :_____ 49 Current River at Van Buren, Mo____.___ _ __________ .: 50 Current River at Doniphan, Mo________ _____________!___ - 51 Round Spring at Round Spring, Mo____________ __________ 52 Alley Spring at Alley, Mo________________ ___________ 53 Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo___________ __________ 55 Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo___,,_ __________ 66 Eleven Point River near Eleven Point, Ark __________ 57 Greer Spring at Greer, Mo____________ __________________ - 58 Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark ___________ 59 Cache River at Patterson, Ark____________--_- ____________ 60 Arkansas River Basin_______________________________________ 61 Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kan. ________________________ 61 Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans__ __ __ 62 Arkansas River at Lamed, Kans_______-___- _ ________ 63 Arkansas River near Wichita, Kans__________ _______ 64 Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans __________________ 65 Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark___________ _____________ 66 Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark______ _______________ 67 Amazon Canal near Hartland, Kans_____-__-_--__-____ ____ 68 South Side Ditch near Hartland, Kans__ ____________ __ 69 Great Eastern Canal near Hartland, Kans _______________ 70 Farmers' Ditch near Garden City, Kans__ _________________ 71 Garden City Canal near Garden City, Kans__ ________ 72 Pawnee River near Larned, Kans__________ ______________ 73 Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans. ____________ 74 Walnut River at Winfield, Kans______ ____ __ 75 Verdigris River at Independence, Kans__ ___________ ___ 76 Neosho River near lola, Kans_________ _____ __________^ 77 Neosho River near Parsons, Kans________ _______________ 78 Neosho River near Grove, Okla_________ _________________ 79 Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans___ 80 Spring River near Waco, Mo--_---------------------------- 81- Shoal Creek near Joplin, Mo____-___----------------------- 82 Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark. _ _________________ 83 Yazoo River Basin____________________-_-___- _____________ 84 Tallahatchie River near Sardis, Miss._______________________ 84 Yocona River near Enid, Mis8________--_-----------_---_-__ 85 Coldwater River near Coldwater, Miss_______________________ 86 Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss_________ _____________ 87 Red River Basin____________________ 89 Red River near Denison, Tex____________ ________________ Red River at Garland City, Ark____________ __ _ _______ Pease River near Crowell, Tex_________ ___________________ North Fork of Red River at Lugert Dam, Okla _ __ North Fork of Red River near Lugert, Okla_ ________ _________ OOUTE-?TS V Gaging-station records Continued. Red River Basin Continued. Page, Elm Fork of North Fork of Red River near Mangum, Okla_ . _ 94 Washita River near Durwood, Okla_______._____ _______ 95 Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla______ _____ ______ 96 Little River near Wright City, Okla________________ 97 little River near Idabel, Okla__________________________ 98 Little River near Horatio, Ark__________________________ 99 Little River near Wilton, Ark____________________ 100 Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla________________ 101 Sulphur River near Darden, Tex_______________________ 102 Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex___________________ 103 Ouachita River at Remmel Dam, near Malvern, Ark________ 104 Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark__^____________ 105 Miscellaneous discharge measurements_________________________ 106 Index______________________________________ 107 ILLUSTRATION Page FIGURE 1. Typical river-measurement station showing concrete well and house for water-stage recorder and staff gages, cable, and car_____________________________________________ 3 SUBIACE WATEE SUPPLY OF LOWEE MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN, 1931 AUTHOBIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK This volume is one of a series of 14 reports presenting results of measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during the year ending September 30, 1931. The data presented in these reports were collected by the United: States Geological Survey under the following authority contained in the organic law (20 Stat. L., p. 394): Provided, That this officer [the director] shall have the direction of the Geologi­ cal Survey and the classification of the public lands and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain. The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies relating to irrigation. Since the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, successive appropriation bills passed by Congress have carried the following items: i For gaging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States, and for the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells, and for the preparation of reports upon the best methods of utilizing the water resources. Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June SO, 1895-19$% 1896____ $12,500.00 1908-1910. $100,000.00 1926____ $165,000.00 1896____ 24,500.00 1911-1917. 150,000.00 1927____ 151,000.00 1897-1899 .. 50,000. 00 1918____ 176,000.00 1928____ 147,000.00 1900____ 70t OOO. 00 1919____ 148,244.10 1929 ____ 270, 500,00 1901-2__. 100,000.00 1920____ 175,000,00 1930__.-_ 275,000.00 1903-1906.. 200,000.00 1921-1923 . 180,000. 00 1931____ 566,000.00 1907____ 150,000.00 1924-25_ 170,000.00 1932____ 711,000.00 In the execution of the work many private and State organizations have cooperated, either by furnishing data or by assisting in collect­ ing data. Acknowledgments for cooperation of the first kind are made in connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 10. Measurements of stream flow have been made at about