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SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP

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NEUSE RIVER BASIN \<br />

- Little River near Prlnceton*, Nu C.<br />

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. WWW, long. 78°Q0'SO", a quarter <strong>of</strong> a<br />

upstream from county bridge, three-quarters or a mile upstream froja Little Creeft/aad<br />

3 niles north <strong>of</strong> Princeton, Johnston County.<br />

Drainage area.- 229 square miles.<br />

Records available.- February 193Q to September 1945.<br />

Average discharge.- IS years, 249 second-feet.<br />

Extremes,-.Maxiaum discharge during year, 3,600 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 12.11<br />

feet)j minimum, 20 second-feet (regulated) July 4; minimum dally, 21 second-feet ,<br />

1930-45: ffexlmiite discharge, 4,036 second-feet Dec. 2, 1934 (gage height, 12.68 '<br />

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot several times In September and October 1932.<br />

raxfmum stage known, 14jJ30 feet in September 1924.<br />

Remarks/.- Records good except those for period <strong>of</strong> backwater from aquatic vegetation, which<br />

aWTalr. Slight diurnal fluctuation and occasionally considerable regulation for<br />

short periods caused by mills above station. .<br />

Day<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3<br />

4 s.<br />

' 6<br />

7 89<br />

10<br />

11<br />

13<br />

14<br />

16<br />

1$<br />

17<br />

18<br />

. 19<br />

20<br />

21<br />

22<br />

23<br />

24<br />

25<br />

26<br />

27<br />

28<br />

29<br />

30<br />

31<br />

Eating table, water year 1944-4&, except periods <strong>of</strong> backwater from aquatic vegetation<br />

(gag* height, in feet, and discharge, in second feat)<br />

Dot.<br />

529<br />

814<br />

1,410<br />

1,770<br />

875<br />

864<br />

156<br />

125<br />

10%<br />

86<br />

76<br />

60<br />

. 54<br />

61<br />

54<br />

51<br />

65<br />

70<br />

60<br />

102<br />

183<br />

210<br />

801<br />

220<br />

183<br />

132<br />

104<br />

.84<br />

74<br />

60<br />

0.8 88 2.0 206<br />

1.0 38 2.5 300<br />

l.S 82 3.0 400<br />

1.6 134 4.0 617<br />

6.0 1,090<br />

S.O 1,600<br />

10.0 2,880<br />

12. 0> 3,610<br />

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1944 to September 1946 '<br />

MOT. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.<br />

59<br />

54<br />

60<br />

52<br />

47<br />

58<br />

49<br />

58<br />

57<br />

60<br />

72<br />

82<br />

90<br />

96<br />

82<br />

74<br />

74<br />

68<br />

74<br />

74<br />

94<br />

97<br />

96<br />

_90<br />

82<br />

80<br />

113<br />

166<br />

360<br />

Month<br />

496<br />

595<br />

540<br />

474<br />

340<br />

243<br />

199<br />

862<br />

340<br />

350<br />

360<br />

400<br />

380<br />

380<br />

278<br />

243<br />

206<br />

184<br />

174<br />

153<br />

152<br />

147<br />

139<br />

138<br />

136<br />

134<br />

134<br />

134<br />

138<br />

213<br />

872<br />

272<br />

272<br />

252<br />

213<br />

188<br />

170<br />

272<br />

540<br />

639<br />

596<br />

607<br />

390<br />

310<br />

290<br />

290<br />

290<br />

290<br />

262<br />

234<br />

215<br />

213<br />

201<br />

208<br />

215<br />

190<br />

166<br />

156<br />

148<br />

143<br />

138<br />

-138<br />

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

November.... .......... ... t .......<br />

Teceaber .........................<br />

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

January ..........................<br />

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

March ......... ..................<br />

April ............................<br />

June .............................<br />

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

August ............. .1. ....... .^ ..<br />

September ........................<br />

Water year 1944-45 ............<br />

127<br />

116<br />

111<br />

109<br />

121<br />

14S<br />

243<br />

300<br />

290<br />

234<br />

193<br />

170<br />

338<br />

730<br />

801<br />

617<br />

513<br />

595<br />

639<br />

573<br />

518<br />

617<br />

801<br />

, 981<br />

873<br />

777<br />

661<br />

551<br />

-<br />

Second-<br />

foot-days<br />

8,291<br />

2,592<br />

8,276<br />

112, 2SC<br />

8,401<br />

12,692<br />

9,882<br />

3, 60S<br />

2, 90S<br />

1 19C<br />

6*75£<br />

15,664<br />

20,361<br />

617<br />

617<br />

551<br />

540<br />

707<br />

707<br />

517<br />

518<br />

421<br />

340<br />

281<br />

252<br />

234<br />

217<br />

340<br />

360<br />

2S1<br />

224<br />

197<br />

179<br />

170<br />

183<br />

192<br />

192<br />

179<br />

166<br />

138<br />

129<br />

120<br />

116<br />

108<br />

Maximum<br />

. 102<br />

94<br />

92<br />

90<br />

82<br />

1,770<br />

350<br />

595<br />

2,580<br />

639<br />

921<br />

707<br />

310<br />

1 169<br />

^ 67<br />

i 753<br />

I 1,550<br />

3,510<br />

79<br />

74<br />

68<br />

60<br />

74<br />

72<br />

65<br />

67<br />

54<br />

55<br />

51<br />

74<br />

1 45<br />

1 74<br />

184<br />

154<br />

1 SO<br />

3 02<br />

] 38<br />

843<br />

310<br />

243<br />

202<br />

174<br />

150<br />

125<br />

108<br />

96<br />

108<br />

125<br />

114<br />

1O4<br />

- 84 99<br />

75<br />

Minimum<br />

72<br />

58<br />

6fr<br />

66<br />

85<br />

67<br />

79<br />

147<br />

181<br />

116<br />

104<br />

96<br />

70<br />

47<br />

44<br />

46<br />

82<br />

159<br />

143<br />

123<br />

IPS;<br />

51<br />

47<br />

134<br />

16<br />

132<br />

109<br />

108<br />

51<br />

44<br />

29<br />

21<br />

60<br />

- 74<br />

67<br />

66<br />

52<br />

34<br />

33<br />

36<br />

30<br />

40<br />

62<br />

62<br />

44<br />

51<br />

39<br />

42-<br />

38<br />

< 34<br />

32<br />

32<br />

31<br />

31<br />

31<br />

42<br />

39<br />

33<br />

33<br />

32<br />

29<br />

S3<br />

39<br />

35<br />

"*<br />

Mean<br />

267<br />

86.4<br />

. 267<br />

307<br />

271<br />

463<br />

319<br />

120<br />

93,8<br />

39.7<br />

21S<br />

602<br />

679<br />

32<br />

49<br />

37<br />

21<br />

81<br />

21<br />

28<br />

23<br />

24<br />

23<br />

23<br />

23<br />

24<br />

24<br />

23<br />

60<br />

£38<br />

680<br />

753<br />

780<br />

673<br />

640<br />

400<br />

310<br />

862<br />

165<br />

SOS<br />

,562<br />

-518<br />

214<br />

166<br />

Perequa-e<br />

lie<br />

1.17<br />

.377<br />

1,17<br />

1.34<br />

1.18<br />

1.98<br />

1.39<br />

.52'<br />

.410<br />

.17;*<br />

.953<br />

9.19<br />

8.97<br />

880<br />

380<br />

S20<br />

404<br />

1,360<br />

945<br />

684<br />

673<br />

8S1<br />

160<br />

106<br />

82<br />

68<br />

62<br />

60<br />

86<br />

S62<br />

310<br />

219<br />

260<br />

1,180<br />

1,550<br />

1,180<br />

753<br />

1,040<br />

1,040<br />

801<br />

640<br />

390<br />

252<br />

143<br />

Sept.<br />

101<br />

84<br />

74<br />

87<br />

141<br />

252<br />

310<br />

243<br />

188<br />

. 150<br />

118<br />

143<br />

134<br />

101<br />

194<br />

807<br />

982<br />

8V 280<br />

6,040<br />

3,510<br />

3,040<br />

2,140<br />

882<br />

452<br />

310<br />

243<br />

215<br />

188<br />

165<br />

147<br />

"\<br />

Hte<strong>of</strong>f In<br />

inches<br />

1.36<br />

.42<br />

1,34<br />

18.28<br />

1.96<br />

2.06<br />

v 1.61<br />

-.58<br />

.47<br />

.19<br />

1.10<br />

2,53<br />

3.31<br />

100,514I<br />

3,510<br />

21 275 1.20<br />

Koto.- Backwater from aquatic vegetation June 1 to Sept. 16 (no gage-height record J---w 14-18.<br />

JtLLT 16).<br />

Tiae baals; Eastern.war tine up to 8 a.m., Sept. SO, 1945; eastern standard tine <strong>the</strong>reafter.<br />

To eon-vert war time' to standard -time, subtract 1 hour. *<br />

16.32

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