SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP

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Edlsto River sear Givhans, S. C.
Location.- Waterr-stage recorder, lat. 88°0l'»40«, long. ao°23'3Q", at bridge on ftafcs
Hl'gttNBy 65, 2.Smles downstream froffl Four Helej Swamp and" 8.8 miles w»st ef f" """"
Dorchester County. D&tum of gage is 20.43 feet above mean sea lavel (l*wls
of IMgineers, u. 8. Army).
Drainage area.-* 2,730 square miles (revised).
Records available.- January 1939 to September 1945.
ExtPBaqs.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,300 second-feet Sept. SI (gag* hel£*»t, 17.88
feTStJ," from rating curve extended above 14,000 secoad-feet by logarltlailo plcttlng;
rainlmura, 655 second-feet July 4.
1939-45: Maximal discharge, that of Sept. 21, 1945; minimm, 448 secoad-fe«,t
June 3, 1941 (gage height, 1.12 feet).
Remarks.- Recorde good. About 44,429,000 gallons a day (68.7 aecond-feet) diverted
station for Charleston water supply during year.
Daji
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 8
9
10
11
12
IS
14
IS
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
36
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as
29
38
31
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875
815
785
766
740
786
728
726
725
786
710
710
786
710
895
695
681
681
698
89S
1,800
1,240
1,400
1,860
1,880
1,600
1,500
1,800
1,660
1,630
1,780
October >
Bwerter
Deeenber
1,380
1,160
1,080
l.OSO
1,080
1,080
980
900
980
946
948
946
948
946
948
945
945
948
980
980
980
1,080
1,080
, 1,080
1,080
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Hating table, water year 1944-45 (gage height", in feet,
and discharge, in second-faet) '
1.3 - 556 < 7.0 3,080
2.8 910 8.0 3,790
3.5 1;280 9.O 4,310
5.0 1,960 10.0 6,160
1,3SO
1,369
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