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SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP

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RQANOKE RIVER BASIN<br />

Hyeo River near Omega, Va.<br />

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38', long. 78°48', at- highway bridge H miles<br />

upstream from Hilly Creek, 2* miles south <strong>of</strong> Omega, Halifax County, and 7 miles<br />

upstream from mouth. Datum <strong>of</strong> gage Is 294.45 feet above "mean sea level, datin <strong>of</strong><br />

1929, supplementary adjustment <strong>of</strong> 1936.<br />

Drainage ares..- 338 square miles.<br />

Records available.- I&reh 1934 to September 1945.<br />

Average discharge .- 11 years, 422 second-feet.<br />

Extremes .- Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 second-feet sept. 2O (gage height, 28.4<br />

fe'Bt'), from rating curve extended above 6,800 seeond-feet by logarithmic plotting;<br />

minimum, 12 eecond-feet July 13 (gage height, 1.67 feet).<br />

1934-45: Maximum discharge, that <strong>of</strong> Sept. 20, 1945; minimum, 1.4 second-feet<br />

Oct. 25, 26> 1941 (gage height, 1.47 feet).<br />

Remarks,- Records good except those for periods <strong>of</strong> Ice effect, which. are fair.<br />

Day<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3 4<br />

5<br />

. 6 789<br />

10<br />

JL1<br />

12<br />

13<br />

14<br />

IS<br />

.16<br />

17.<br />

16<br />

19<br />

20<br />

21<br />

22<br />

23<br />

24^<br />

25<br />

26<br />

R7<br />

28<br />

28,<br />

30<br />

31<br />

Dot.<br />

Hating table, miter year 1944-45, except period <strong>of</strong> ice effect<br />

(gage height, itf feet, and Discharge, In second-feet)<br />

(Shifting-control: ethod used Oct. 4 to Hov. 27, May 20 to June 19,<br />

Sept. 23-30)<br />

1.6 8.5 3.0 166<br />

1.7 14 4.0 306<br />

1.8 20 5.0 452<br />

1.9 28 - 6.0 620<br />

- 2.0 38 S.O 1,010<br />

2.4. 88' 10.0 1,470 ,<br />

6,390<br />

6,600<br />

5,840<br />

1,860<br />

29$<br />

236<br />

201<br />

201<br />

158<br />

124<br />

107<br />

98<br />

98<br />

128<br />

128<br />

91<br />

77<br />

73<br />

73<br />

1,590<br />

3,160<br />

8,530<br />

1,990<br />

1,010<br />

520<br />

. 264<br />

208<br />

' 173<br />

155<br />

145<br />

133<br />

HOV.<br />

13.0 2,280<br />

17.0 3.5SO<br />

19. O 4,600<br />

22.0 6,600<br />

25.0 8,800<br />

28.2 11,700<br />

Discharge, la second-feet, water year October 1944 to September 1945<br />

125<br />

121<br />

117<br />

116<br />

113<br />

108<br />

102<br />

96<br />

95<br />

96<br />

96<br />

94<br />

89<br />

86<br />

86<br />

99<br />

117<br />

102<br />

89<br />

92<br />

129<br />

164<br />

112<br />

98<br />

91<br />

86<br />

382<br />

2,110<br />

2,050<br />

2,400<br />

"<br />

Month<br />

Dec.<br />

2,370<br />

1,450<br />

584<br />

355<br />

299<br />

271<br />

050<br />

1,510<br />

1,500<br />

830<br />

532<br />

950<br />

810<br />

, 516<br />

362<br />

306<br />

278<br />

250<br />

836<br />

815<br />

201<br />

194<br />

18ff<br />

179<br />

177<br />

176<br />

167<br />

170<br />

201<br />

267<br />

341<br />

Jan.<br />

806<br />

1,230<br />

950<br />

516<br />

377<br />

320<br />

927<br />

1,600<br />

1,800<br />

*1,140<br />

October ..........................<br />

BoVember.. ........................<br />

December .........................<br />

Calendar year 1944 ............<br />

584<br />

407<br />

392<br />

484<br />

437<br />

656<br />

638<br />

437<br />

355<br />

348<br />

334<br />

286<br />

264-<br />

836<br />

815<br />

194<br />

187<br />

187<br />

177<br />

165<br />

January ............ r t ............<br />

February ...........'..............<br />

Marc* ....... ....... ....<br />

2?<br />

i .............................<br />

Jtttta " ' '<br />

July .............................<br />

August ...........................<br />

Septauber ......................<br />

Feb.<br />

139<br />

M.OO<br />

bllO<br />

blSO<br />

b!50<br />

169<br />

*152<br />

166<br />

174<br />

165<br />

151<br />

141<br />

1,560<br />

2,810<br />

' 2,530<br />

2,47O<br />

1,480<br />

1,750<br />

1,830<br />

1,910<br />

1,860<br />

1,470<br />

2,O20<br />

1,910<br />

1,720<br />

935<br />

532<br />

468<br />

_<br />

-<br />

Second-<br />

foot-days<br />

33,960<br />

9,631<br />

16,124<br />

196,532.1<br />

16,645<br />

29,002<br />

.10,490<br />

5,002<br />

6,038<br />

2,277<br />

6,951<br />

9,017<br />

51,475<br />

Mar.<br />

437<br />

392<br />

348<br />

806<br />

1,400<br />

1,120<br />

730<br />

500<br />

392<br />

334<br />

299<br />

271<br />

250<br />

222<br />

236<br />

215<br />

208<br />

208<br />

194<br />

187<br />

187<br />

194<br />

180<br />

, 160<br />

153<br />

145<br />

146<br />

158<br />

149<br />

137<br />

132<br />

Maximum<br />

6,600<br />

2,400<br />

2,370<br />

Hater year 1944-46 ............ 196,612 11,700 13 539 1.69 21.64<br />

* Winter discharge measurement misti.e on this day.<br />

b Stage-dlacharg* relation affected by lee.<br />

Eastern war tlae up to 2 a.m., Sept. 30, 1945j eastern standard tllie <strong>the</strong>reafter.<br />

tine to standa]?d time, subtract 1 hour.<br />

6,600<br />

Apr.<br />

1,600<br />

2,810<br />

1,400<br />

484<br />

1,100<br />

5S4<br />

1,010<br />

1 QQA<br />

0*5 OU<br />

11,700<br />

128<br />

3120<br />

] L25<br />

L28<br />

115<br />

107<br />

99<br />

99<br />

: 102<br />

102<br />

:<br />

99<br />

99<br />

] LOO<br />

99<br />

98<br />

95<br />

103<br />

£ 278<br />

£ J71<br />

180<br />

142<br />

: L28<br />

117<br />

'184<br />

377<br />

377<br />

£ !85<br />

£ JOB<br />

174<br />

: 163<br />

Hay<br />

ilk<br />

135<br />

141<br />

167<br />

160<br />

135<br />

122<br />

117<br />

111<br />

106<br />

102<br />

100<br />

96<br />

96<br />

95<br />

146<br />

134<br />

761<br />

1,100<br />

592<br />

Minimum<br />

73<br />

86<br />

167<br />

215<br />

153<br />

133<br />

128<br />

111<br />

95<br />

124<br />

156<br />

107<br />

133<br />

117<br />

4.5<br />

163<br />

100<br />

132<br />

95<br />

95<br />

25<br />

13<br />

54<br />

51.<br />

June<br />

88<br />

71<br />

62<br />

55<br />

51<br />

45<br />

44<br />

46<br />

56<br />

69<br />

67<br />

55<br />

54<br />

67<br />

61<br />

42<br />

31<br />

26<br />

110<br />

584<br />

194<br />

111<br />

61<br />

47<br />

34<br />

llsan<br />

33<br />

34<br />

33<br />

27<br />

25<br />

1,095<br />

321<br />

520<br />

537<br />

537 <<br />

1,036<br />

338<br />

167<br />

195<br />

75,9<br />

284<br />

291<br />

July<br />

25<br />

19<br />

84<br />

44<br />

24<br />

33<br />

44<br />

37<br />

26<br />

84<br />

19<br />

13<br />

13<br />

18<br />

226<br />

422<br />

422<br />

334<br />

408<br />

730<br />

£29<br />

215<br />

1,010<br />

1,010<br />

620<br />

264<br />

187<br />

289<br />

109<br />

91<br />

82<br />

Per square<br />

mile<br />

3.24<br />

.950<br />

1.54<br />

1.59<br />

1.59<br />

3.0T<br />

1.00<br />

.494<br />

.577<br />

.22$<br />

.663<br />

.861<br />

5.08<br />

Aug.<br />

82<br />

4OT<br />

] 60<br />

92<br />

72<br />

61<br />

4 B.5<br />

:3 STfl<br />

87<br />

100<br />

76<br />

62<br />

54<br />

90<br />

170<br />

1,180. 1,470<br />

( ITO 3,000<br />

1,S r 8,400<br />

4155<br />

10,700<br />

148 11,700<br />

108<br />

3 00<br />

£r 08.<br />

{ ff«<br />

500<br />

] ISO<br />

3117<br />

91<br />

76<br />

67<br />

' Sept.-<br />

60<br />

66<br />

78<br />

67<br />

56<br />

68<br />

118<br />

138<br />

95<br />

80<br />

68<br />

69<br />

51<br />

89<br />

766<br />

8,720<br />

4*JgO<br />

377<br />

850<br />

" SOI<br />

174<br />

152<br />

134<br />

, 120<br />

104<br />

Run<strong>of</strong>f in<br />

inches<br />

3.74<br />

1.06<br />

1.78<br />

21.68<br />

1.83<br />

3.20<br />

1.15<br />

.55<br />

*76 &5<br />

'.99

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