SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP

SAVAM&H MVSK BASIM 229
Augusta Canal, near Augusta, Ga.
Location.- Two water-stage recorders near upper end ,df Augusta Canal. Lower ga«ce» lat.
^mi'SO", long. 88*00'15", 1.6 miles northwest of Augusta, Richmond County, and 4.6
. miles downstream from Stevens Creek power dam^auxillary.gage, 1,000 feet downstream
from diversion .dam and 3.4 Miles upstream from lower gage. Datum of each ga^e is
* 46.58 feet above city of Augusta datum or 148.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of
1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.
Records ( available.- November 1930 to September 1945. i
Average flischargae.- 14 years (1931-45), 2,585 second-feet. x
Edyeass.- Maxlaum daily discharge during year, 3,Sd6 second-feet Feb. 14; minimum daily,
300 second-feet Feb. 4.
1930-45} Maximum dally discharge, 3,980 second-feet .Ifey 21, 1942; no flow Apr. 8
tcrlfey 10, 1936.
RamrKa.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gagerheight reccrd, which
are fair. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage
recorder as a factor. Canal diverts water from Savannah River at dam 1 adle downstream
from Stevens Creek Dam for power and municipal supplyv Waste water frojft povwhouses
returned to river by three channels.above Thirteenth Street Bridge. Water 18 pumped
from canal for municipal supply of Augusta, and a small amount entering Beaverdara ditch
is discharged into river about 13 miles below Augusta.
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1
2
3
4
5
6 789
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
' 17
18
19
20
21
28
23
24
85
26
27
28
29
30
31
Oct.
2,150
3,190
2,830
3,650
2,730
'2,990
8,690
1,680
3,080
2,610
2,670
2,600
2,880
2,880
1,660
8,960
2,780
2,470
8,760
3,480
2,810 3,000
2,070 5,160
2,880 3,110
2,940 3,120.
2,640 " 2,700
3,000
8,860
2,510
1,800
2,580
2,S90
Discharge, in escond-feet, water year October 1944 to September 1946
Her. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jyos July Ati«.
2,870
2,520
2,890
2,530
1,750
2,880
2,640
2,380
8,160
2,790
8,800
1,780
2,870
2,903
2,510
8,800
3,110
1,640
1,260
3,020
2,110
2,990
, 3,250
5,410
3,380
-
Month
3,280
8,640
1,980
2,900
5,190
2,880
3,320
5,430
2,710
1,686
8,980
3,230
8,310
3,440
3,470
2,990
2,080
3,340
3,230
3,100
3,390
3,330
2,370
1,980
1,750
2,860
2,660
2,790
8,900
«;TW
"2, ISO
3,830
3,300
3,610
3,640
3,540
2,840
1,720
3,230
3,690
' 3,640
3,420
3,470
3,010
2,290
3,180
3,390
3,480
3,580
3,550
2,770
1,820
3,850
3,480
3,430
3,580
3,640
2,820
1,760
2,960
6,250
3,280
October ..........................
NovMtwr .........................
Deceflfoer ....... ...................
Calendar year 1944 ............
Jaanary ............'.....,........
ftfcnrtu-jr ......... ................
March ...........................
l&ril ............................
**f. .............................
Jim* .............................
*3uiy............... ..............
August ...........................
S*ptwft»r ........................
Hater year 1944-46 ..... 7 ..... .
3,570
3,570
f2,400
fSOO
3,140
5,570
3,760
3,710
3,490
2,870
2,170 1,760
3,380 3,090
3,600 ' .3,330
3,800 3,400
3,490 3,430
3,570
2,880
1,760
2,870
3,660
3,600
5,610
3,790
3,040
1,940
3,230
3,630
3,640
_ _
"
Second-
foot-days
81,360
" TTO AQf\
/V»tHS\
37,380
992,916
97.64C
87,880
95,600
80,718
85^9 4C
79,96<
YY»2*7C
TS.TTC
71.26C
1,001,318
3,490
3,610
3,060
2,060
3,430
3,630
3,690
3,540
3,480
2,690
3,400
2,740
2,060
3,170
3,460
3,420
5,410
3,320
2,640
2,060
3,240
3,450
3,680
3,380
3,260
2,680
Maxinua
1,710
3,070
3,310
3,390
. 3,420
3,330
8,780
1,620
2,840
3,180
3,170
3,260
3,240
2,620
1,860
2,990
5,070
3,380
5,370
3,510
2,540
1,590
2,860
3,380
.2,990
485
1,120
2,260
. 1,740
3,000
-
3,480
3,410
3,470
3,490
3,690
9*600
3,630
3,420
3,160
3,120
O^vnrv
tif view
3,840
* < Aifl
(o QOrt
3,800
Miniana
5,150
2,990
3,070
3,020
2,240
1,710
2,770
2,960
2,920
2,890
2,940
2,480
1,820
2,800
2,990
3,000
3,080
3,100
2,610
1,640
2,790
3.1EO
3,040
3,040
3,000
2,510
2,260
3,020
3,020
2,970
3,070
1,660
1,260
1,380
, 179
I rt&n
f tiS\t
300
1,760
486
1,640
1,820
1,810
1,390
1,480
800
3,030
2,890-
2,100
2,910
3,060,
2,910
3,080
3,080
2,600
1,840
2,970
2,990
2,980
3,070
3,120
2,460
1,840
2,910
2,930
2,860
2,890
2,920
2,430
1,820
2,790
2,810
2,6J.O
f2,200
2,420
2,140
Hem
2,624
2,664
2,819
2,713
9,160
3,187
3,116
2,690
2,772
2,666
2,493
2,444
8,375
2,743
1,740
2,460
2,880
1,610
8, TOO
2,900
2,330
i,660
6,530
3,650
2,680
2,640
5,000
2,320
1,770
2,760
3,040
2;710
2,610
2,670
2,310
1,790
2,590
2,760
2,690
2,840
2,990
2,660
1,990
3,780
2,990
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