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SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP

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.SAHTEE SJVEft BASIN<br />

Saluda River near West Greenville,' S, G. " t -<br />

Location.-- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°50'30", long. 82°28'5Q*, 500 feet upstreaa'from<br />

eriage on State Highway 13, 1.5 miles dovmstream from Saluda lake dam, 2.5> railea<br />

upstream from George Greek, 2.9 miles west <strong>of</strong> West Greenville, and 4.6 miles west <strong>of</strong><br />

Greenville, Greenville County.<br />

Drainage area.- 293 square miles.<br />

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1945.<br />

Ebctremes.- raximua and minimum discharges for <strong>the</strong> water years 1842 to 1945 are contained<br />

. In 1 <strong>the</strong> following* table:<br />

Water<br />

year'<br />

Date<br />

Maximum<br />

Discharge<br />

(sec.-ft.)<br />

5,980<br />

Gage height<br />

(feet)<br />

11.63<br />

11.01<br />

8.37<br />

' Date<br />

Minimum dallyt<br />

Discharge<br />

(sec.-ft-)<br />

216<br />

1942J Feb. 17,<br />

July 21<br />

1942-43 Dec. 30 ,5,620<br />

Sept. 19<br />

182<br />

1943-44 Mar. 30 4,060<br />

Sept. 6<br />

137<br />

1944-45 mr. 27 2,740<br />

6.26 July 1<br />

141<br />

I Regulated.<br />

January to September 1942.<br />

1942-45: Maximum discharge, 5,980 second-feet Feb. 17, 1842 (gage height, 11.63<br />

feet): minimum, -10 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 6, 1944; minimum'dally, 137 secondfeet<br />

(regulated) Sept. 6, 1944.<br />

Remarks.- Records good except those for period* <strong>of</strong> no gage-height record, which are fair.<br />

Loto and medlisa flow regulated by- power plant at Saluda Lake.<br />

Daj<br />

i<br />

2<br />

3<br />

4 5<br />

6<br />

7<br />

8<br />

9<br />

10<br />

11<br />

12<br />

13<br />

14<br />

16<br />

16<br />

17<br />

19<br />

20<br />

21<br />

22<br />

23<br />

0!A<br />

»*<br />

26<br />

28<br />

27<br />

28<br />

29<br />

Oct.<br />

31<br />

fonk dj.<br />

a. HO<br />

'and rec<br />

-<br />

i<br />

Nov.<br />

*<br />

t<br />

Dec.<br />

*<br />

Discharge, In aeeond-feet, 1942-45<br />

Jan.<br />

_ H-<br />

_<br />

SOS<br />

298<br />

361<br />

419<br />

398<br />

556<br />

356<br />

320<br />

277<br />

389<br />

538<br />

366<br />

356<br />

356<br />

362<br />

334<br />

sea<br />

277<br />

890<br />

526<br />

386<br />

3123<br />

403<br />

Fffb.<br />

637<br />

408<br />

388<br />

458<br />

331<br />

600<br />

1,070<br />

806<br />

613<br />

484<br />

528<br />

496<br />

447<br />

31S<br />

491<br />

694<br />

4,850<br />

3,740<br />

1,610<br />

1,100<br />

669<br />

768<br />

607<br />

671<br />

644<br />

613<br />

498<br />

518<br />

_<br />

-<br />

1948<br />

liar.<br />

501<br />

625<br />

526<br />

618<br />

607<br />

697<br />

618<br />

834<br />

1,560.<br />

1,960<br />

1,340<br />

922<br />

708<br />

723<br />

964<br />

674<br />

624<br />

630<br />

618<br />

630<br />

1,040<br />

1,300<br />

1,300<br />

736<br />

723<br />

729<br />

636<br />

816<br />

334<br />

633<br />

673<br />

Apr.<br />

.642<br />

566<br />

5O7<br />

601<br />

607<br />

481<br />

436<br />

481<br />

566<br />

777<br />

5S6<br />

496<br />

402<br />

373<br />

801<br />

483<br />

434<br />

41S<br />

507<br />

343<br />

426<br />

486<br />

340<br />

435<br />

340<br />

402<br />

43°<br />

336<br />

331<br />

416<br />

-<br />

Hair<br />

374<br />

366<br />

475<br />

, 445<br />

336<br />

331<br />

336<br />

424<br />

327<br />

293<br />

327<br />

327<br />

300<br />

296<br />

480<br />

308<br />

778<br />

437<br />

429<br />

6S6<br />

3,330<br />

2,470<br />

1,420<br />

1,070<br />

839<br />

624<br />

956<br />

391<br />

668<br />

530<br />

.§po<br />

June<br />

- 525<br />

414<br />

519<br />

411<br />

438<br />

503<br />

379<br />

525<br />

641<br />

674<br />

817<br />

674<br />

674<br />

620<br />

386<br />

552<br />

365<br />

408<br />

433<br />

37S<br />

375<br />

36-1<br />

370<br />

365<br />

370<br />

298<br />

263<br />

476<br />

aSSO<br />

aSOO<br />

~<br />

July<br />

a340<br />

a3SO<br />

8420<br />

a48O<br />

a380<br />

a340<br />

aS60<br />

a340<br />

290<br />

318<br />

375<br />

303<br />

294<br />

268<br />

290<br />

324<br />

338<br />

361<br />

290<br />

- 268<br />

216<br />

417<br />

852<br />

530<br />

851<br />

445<br />

892<br />

437<br />

614<br />

691<br />

534<br />

tag.<br />

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