SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP
SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP
SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP
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South.Paeelet Slw Esservolr twaif Flngervllle, S. C.<br />
.. 3S6,<br />
Location.- water-stage recorder, lat..35°07', long. Sl'W', at highway brlto a&~o«8 Soutto<br />
~ Pa'cyiet River Reservoir. 1 mile upstream from dam and if miles south <strong>of</strong> rl<strong>of</strong>s^vtlle,,<br />
Spartaabwrg County. Bataat ef gage Is 761.18 feetlabo've mean sea level, dattn <strong>of</strong> 1929,<br />
.supplementary adjustment <strong>of</strong> 1936. *<br />
Drainage area.- 92 square miles.<br />
Records available f- March 1930 to September 1945.<br />
Extremea.- Maximum gage height during year, 16.72 feet July 16; mlnlwai, ia.76 f ^t<br />
gage height, 17.68 feet Oct. 19, 1937; minimum, 2.76 fee*; Oct. 8,<br />
Remarks.- Reservoir is, formed by concrete dam completed in 1926. Sapacity, 879,000,000<br />
gallons between gage heights 0.0 foot (limit <strong>of</strong> draw-down) and 15.0 feet (top <strong>of</strong> llasb-<br />
boards). Dead storage is about 350,000,000 gallons. Figures given herein represent<br />
usable contents. Spillway crest Is at gage height 12.0 fee.t. Clty'<strong>of</strong> Sparfanburg<br />
diverted about 8,476,000 gallons dally from reservoir for mmlclpal supply during year.<br />
Surplus water Is used for generation <strong>of</strong> power. " ' -<br />
Daj<br />
I<br />
Z<br />
3<br />
4 9<br />
6<br />
7 S<br />
,8<br />
io<br />
*i<br />
it<br />
a<br />
J4<br />
15<br />
16<br />
17<br />
18<br />
19<br />
80<br />
21<br />
88<br />
23<br />
84<br />
25<br />
86<br />
8T<br />
28<br />
5><br />
99<br />
31<br />
Oct.<br />
15.60<br />
14.93<br />
14.50<br />
14.15<br />
13.80<br />
13.42<br />
13.00<br />
18.71<br />
18.57<br />
12.40<br />
18.35<br />
12.S2<br />
12.42<br />
1S.7&<br />
is.ds<br />
13.08<br />
13.07<br />
13.10<br />
IS. 16<br />
14.88<br />
15.361<br />
15.17<br />
,14.62<br />
N13.80<br />
IS. 30<br />
18 .87<br />
is.se<br />
IE. 09<br />
11.75<br />
11.69<br />
11.60<br />
Oage height, in feet, water year October 1944 to September 3*48<br />
NOV. Dec. Jan.<br />
Mar. if*. "ay Jtme July<br />
11.57<br />
11.67<br />
11.75<br />
11.84<br />
01.89<br />
11.96<br />
12.06<br />
12.14<br />
12.84<br />
18.37<br />
IB. 46<br />
-18.63<br />
12.61<br />
12.67<br />
12.69<br />
12.67<br />
12.75<br />
18.69<br />
12.60<br />
12.75<br />
13.05<br />
13.00<br />
^tfj<br />
32.88<br />
12.71<br />
12.61<br />
12.88<br />
14.11<br />
15.15<br />
14.90<br />
14.80<br />
14.66<br />
14.66<br />
14.38<br />
14.10<br />
13.83<br />
1&.60<br />
IS. 65<br />
14.00<br />
14.07<br />
14.04<br />
14.09<br />
14.03<br />
12.88<br />
13.71<br />
15.49<br />
13.90<br />
13.29<br />
13.14<br />
12.98<br />
12.61<br />
18.34<br />
12.12<br />
18.00<br />
12.06<br />
12.08<br />
12.02<br />
11.78<br />
11.63<br />
11.72<br />
11.62<br />
11.93<br />
12.75<br />
13.06<br />
13.06<br />
13.04<br />
12.92<br />
13.06<br />
13.36<br />
13.52<br />
13.38<br />
13.15<br />
13.12<br />
13.12<br />
13.04<br />
13.02<br />
12.91<br />
IS. 76<br />
18.60<br />
12.47<br />
IS. SO<br />
12.51<br />
12.49<br />
12,36<br />
12.36<br />
12.42<br />
12.41<br />
12.41<br />
12.41<br />
12.41<br />
12.40<br />
12.38<br />
r»b.<br />
12.31<br />
12.20<br />
12.12<br />
12.07<br />
12.04<br />
12.08<br />
18.10<br />
18.09<br />
12.04<br />
12.24<br />
12.70<br />
12,92<br />
13.34<br />
14.66<br />
16*06-<br />
14.80<br />
14.79<br />
15.13<br />
15.10<br />
14.91<br />
14.93<br />
14.97<br />
15.00<br />
14.99<br />
14.92<br />
14.96<br />
14.84<br />
14.57<br />
_<br />
-<br />
14.86<br />
15.00<br />
14.94<br />
1.5.02<br />
15.00<br />
14.60<br />
14.48<br />
14.40<br />
14.50<br />
14.27<br />
14.30<br />
14.37<br />
14.26<br />
14.05<br />
13.86<br />
13.69<br />
13.46<br />
13.36<br />
13.34<br />
13.60<br />
13.63<br />
13.47<br />
13.44<br />
13.58<br />
13.69<br />
13.73<br />
14.46<br />
15.01<br />
14.63<br />
14.40<br />
14.87<br />
14.20<br />
14.20<br />
14.44<br />
14.39<br />
14.16<br />
13.83<br />
13.46.<br />
13.23<br />
13.19<br />
13.29<br />
13.59<br />
13.46<br />
13. SO<br />
'13.54<br />
13.53 3<br />
13.49<br />
13.69<br />
14.98<br />
14.92<br />
14.11<br />
13.61<br />
13.381<br />
13.31<br />
13.88<br />
14.91<br />
15.14"<br />
14.96<br />
14.21<br />
14.28<br />
14.46<br />
14.29<br />
13.98<br />
13.73<br />
13.51<br />
13.20<br />
1S.1XJ<br />
13.18<br />
13.22<br />
13.26<br />
13.21<br />
13.15<br />
13.02<br />
13.02<br />
13.09<br />
13.09<br />
12.5?<br />
12.86,<br />
12.97<br />
IS. 93<br />
12.85<br />
12.73<br />
12.67<br />
12.54<br />
18.39<br />
12 .'26<br />
12.10<br />
12.10<br />
12.19<br />
'12.28<br />
12.29<br />
12.11<br />
12.10<br />
12.09 s<br />
12.31<br />
12.45<br />
1$L>39<br />
18.89<br />
12.21<br />
12.16<br />
12.13<br />
12.49<br />
12.69<br />
12.61<br />
12. 53<br />
12.40<br />
12.30<br />
12.34<br />
12.55<br />
12.54<br />
18.50<br />
12.59<br />
12.60<br />
12.64<br />
12.44<br />
12.40<br />
12.30<br />
12.16<br />
12.03<br />
11.94<br />
11.86<br />
11.60<br />
11.55<br />
11.74<br />
11.66<br />
11.47<br />
12.14<br />
- 12.31<br />
12.31<br />
12.18<br />
12.76<br />
15.87<br />
,13.70<br />
13.88<br />
14.14<br />
14.3*<br />
16.04<br />
16.22<br />
15.27<br />
14.98<br />
14.68<br />
14.53<br />
14.98<br />
15.00<br />
14.77<br />
14.%<br />
13.96<br />
13.55<br />
13.20<br />
13.39<br />
14.73<br />
15.16<br />
14.92<br />
*«.<br />
14.15<br />
i3.ar.<br />
IS.ff"<br />
14.4-<br />
14.8--<br />
15.4"!<br />
. 14.7<<br />
13.7*<br />
13.14<br />
12. S1*<br />
12.2-)<br />
11-71<br />
u.r><br />
11.11<br />
11.0-1<br />
n.r'<br />
10.9 <<br />
11.0*<br />
11.6^<br />
11.81<br />
11.8""<br />
ll.tl<br />
11.97<br />
U.7-»<br />
11.8-*<br />
11.9"<br />
12.0^<br />
-31.V<br />
11. SI<br />
11.6"1<br />
n.e''<br />
Monthly- gag* height and contents, water year October 1944 to September 1946<br />
Date<br />
Dws. 31.................<br />
Calendar ywki- 1944....<br />
t^M 4n<br />
Apr. 30.................<br />
May 31.................<br />
Jttly ».,.. .............<br />
Wat«p JMT 1944-46....<br />
Oage height<br />
?fe«t)t<br />
15.52<br />
11.52<br />
14.81<br />
11.66<br />
«<br />
12.36<br />
14.56<br />
14.14<br />
14.40<br />
12.13<br />
11.47<br />
14.29<br />
11.61<br />
15.47<br />
<<br />
Contents<br />
tMlllona<br />
<strong>of</strong> gallons)<br />
934<br />
674<br />
860<br />
684<br />
68 8<br />
aa 5<br />
7J 4<br />
83 9<br />
6t 1<br />
57 0<br />
80 9<br />
6f 0<br />
73 S<br />
-<br />
Change ia contents<br />
during month (equiva<br />
lent, second -feet)<br />
-18.0<br />
+14.8<br />
-13.8<br />
-.4<br />
Hi. 7<br />
+10.9<br />
-8.0<br />
' +1.8 .<br />
-9.9<br />
-2.6<br />
+11.9<br />
-11.4<br />
+7.9<br />
-.9,<br />
. (tog* bale&tf at 18 p.a<br />
law iBMilt BMt«na war tin* xq> to 2 a.m., Sept. 30, IMBt aa«t«wi<br />
aiaPd tiju tbwsaftar. yo aonrert war tlm«' to ataniard tuw, mfM<br />
a»pt.<br />
- 11.73<br />
il.as<br />
11.91<br />
11.90<br />
11.98<br />
18.12<br />
12.14<br />
12.17<br />
12.40<br />
12.47<br />
12.43<br />
12.40<br />
12.64<br />
14.14<br />
15.16<br />
15.18<br />
16.92<br />
16.27<br />
15.64<br />
15.15<br />
14.93<br />
14.94<br />
14.93<br />
14.82<br />
14.68<br />
14.40<br />
14.16<br />
is;s*<br />
13.79<br />
13.62