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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

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