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HIVER BASIN<br />

Alcovy River below Covington, Ga.<br />

recorder, lat. 33°31', long. 83°49', 500 feet downstream f-om<br />

ersoh Mill Bridge, 4 miles downstream from Central <strong>of</strong> Georgia Railway bridge and<br />

7 miles sou<strong>the</strong>ast <strong>of</strong> CovlngtQn, Newton County.<br />

Dralnass area.- 251 square Mles.<br />

Records ayatlatae.- July 1944 to September 1945 in reports <strong>of</strong> Geological Survey. November<br />

1@3S to April 1932-in reports <strong>of</strong> Corps <strong>of</strong> Engineers, U. s. Army.<br />

treaes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,470 seoond-feet Apr. 36 {gage height, 14.4<br />

feet); minlaaaa daily, 51 second-feet (estimated) Sept. 13.<br />

1944-45: Maximum discharge, that <strong>of</strong> Apr. 26, 1945; minimum daily, that <strong>of</strong> Sept. 13,<br />

1945.<br />

Remarks.- Records good except those below 70 second-feet, which are poor, Diurnal fluctuation<br />

and some regulation at low flow caused by Henderson Mill.<br />

D*y<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3<br />

4 S<br />

6<br />

7 89<br />

10<br />

u<br />

12<br />

15<br />

14<br />

IS<br />

' 16<br />

17<br />

18<br />

19<br />

20<br />

21<br />

22<br />

23<br />

24<br />

S5<br />

26<br />

27<br />

26<br />

29<br />

30<br />

S1<br />

Oct.<br />

96<br />

96<br />

90<br />

83<br />

80<br />

76<br />

91<br />

100<br />

80<br />

74<br />

68<br />

. 64<br />

66<br />

78<br />

108<br />

96<br />

81<br />

72<br />

70<br />

04<br />

104<br />

111<br />

96<br />

8§<br />

83<br />

80<br />

76<br />

75<br />

' 70<br />

72<br />

78<br />

MOT.<br />

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1944 to September 1945<br />

74<br />

77<br />

80<br />

82<br />

83<br />

as<br />

88<br />

81<br />

84<br />

86<br />

90<br />

93<br />

90<br />

89<br />

91<br />

99<br />

101:<br />

96<br />

100<br />

125<br />

147<br />

148<br />

126<br />

O18<br />

105<br />

ios<br />

its<br />

136<br />

177<br />

194<br />

-<br />

Month<br />

Dec.<br />

172<br />

153<br />

132<br />

123<br />

117<br />

lie<br />

140<br />

221<br />

249<br />

259<br />

267<br />

243<br />

213<br />

191<br />

167<br />

- 152<br />

145<br />

144<br />

146<br />

153<br />

148<br />

140<br />

137<br />

134<br />

131<br />

130<br />

130<br />

130<br />

130<br />

129<br />

133<br />

Jan.<br />

October ..........................<br />

HovwBber .........................<br />

December .........................<br />

Calendar year ............<br />

January "<br />

February .........................<br />

nan*......... ..................<br />

April ............................<br />

June .............................<br />

J«ly .............................<br />

Septeaber ........................<br />

173<br />

«O2<br />

226<br />

244<br />

260<br />

853<br />

865<br />

298<br />

508<br />

898<br />

270<br />

237<br />

223<br />

220<br />

289<br />

233<br />

214<br />

195<br />

196<br />

213<br />

226<br />

234<br />

220<br />

208<br />

189<br />

176<br />

170<br />

166<br />

165<br />

166<br />

158<br />

Feb.<br />

151<br />

144<br />

148<br />

148<br />

820<br />

266<br />

282<br />

2S4<br />

258<br />

235<br />

216<br />

213<br />

841<br />

1,660<br />

1,350<br />

806<br />

649<br />

759<br />

,786<br />

756<br />

699<br />

737<br />

841<br />

908<br />

908<br />

- 882<br />

720<br />

570<br />

_<br />

M<br />

-<br />

Seoond-<br />

foot-days<br />

2,570<br />

3,145<br />

4,977<br />

_<br />

6,822<br />

16,431<br />

10,686<br />

18,650<br />

9,112<br />

3,961<br />

4,614<br />

3,560<br />

2,674<br />

Mar.<br />

480<br />

438<br />

402<br />

397<br />

402<br />

394<br />

394<br />

386<br />

364<br />

322<br />

296<br />

277<br />

280<br />

280<br />

282<br />

283<br />

282<br />

262<br />

"253 250<br />

297<br />

325<br />

414<br />

42O<br />

362<br />

311<br />

317<br />

319<br />

393<br />

,438<br />

378<br />

»*__<br />

Mter year 1944-45 ............ 87, lOg 3,600 51 239 .952 18.91<br />

a Incomplete or no jpiga-height 'record; discharge computed on basis <strong>of</strong> partial stage recrrd-and<br />

records for nearby stations.<br />

c Backwater from return <strong>of</strong> overflow.<br />

Mae baals; Central war tine up to 2 a.a., Sept. 30, 194S; eastern standard time <strong>the</strong>resfter.<br />

To convert; war time to standard tlae, subtract 1 hour.<br />

Apr.<br />

308<br />

299<br />

318<br />

314<br />

314<br />

, 886<br />

24S<br />

221<br />

212<br />

202<br />

193<br />

186<br />

178<br />

172<br />

167<br />

159<br />

187<br />

244<br />

276<br />

275<br />

201<br />

172<br />

288<br />

380<br />

1,770<br />

3,470<br />

03,600<br />

02,160<br />

cl,060<br />

0690<br />

111<br />

194<br />

267<br />

_<br />

302<br />

1,660<br />

480<br />

3^600<br />

610<br />

273<br />

575<br />

444<br />

194<br />

Hay<br />

MinlBum<br />

610<br />

513<br />

476<br />

412<br />

363<br />

329<br />

297<br />

280<br />

266<br />

250<br />

236<br />

269<br />

344<br />

363<br />

394<br />

382<br />

383<br />

321<br />

258<br />

218<br />

198<br />

186<br />

174<br />

162<br />

152<br />

227<br />

3OO<br />

232<br />

194<br />

163<br />

146<br />

64<br />

74<br />

117<br />

_<br />

158<br />

142<br />

250<br />

159<br />

81<br />

70<br />

' 60<br />

51<br />

June<br />

132<br />

122<br />

115<br />

110<br />

104<br />

101<br />

103<br />

109<br />

120<br />

114<br />

103<br />

98<br />

92<br />

86<br />

84<br />

184<br />

185<br />

808<br />

2.23<br />

273<br />

253<br />

224<br />

165<br />

129<br />

114<br />

109<br />

101<br />

92<br />

87<br />

81<br />

Mean<br />

105*<br />

161<br />

220<br />

587<br />

345<br />

618 -<br />

132<br />

149<br />

115<br />

89.1<br />

July<br />

79<br />

36<br />

86<br />

108<br />

103<br />

159<br />

98<br />

79<br />

a77<br />

a74<br />

a88<br />

86<br />

a74<br />

a70<br />

a84<br />

225<br />

887<br />

491<br />

575<br />

300<br />

2O4<br />

158<br />

125<br />

113<br />

91<br />

88<br />

88<br />

117<br />

148<br />

138<br />

128<br />

Per square<br />

0.330<br />

1 641<br />

_<br />

.876<br />

8.34<br />

1.37<br />

2 Aft<br />

* TSO<br />

1.33<br />

.694<br />

.456<br />

.356<br />

Aug.<br />

12'<br />

1C?<br />

117<br />

9'<br />

10 e<br />

11?<br />

93<br />

£4<br />

8^<br />

80<br />

T»<br />

aff*1<br />

S7<br />

127<br />

163<br />

131<br />

SO<br />

79<br />

71<br />

af7<br />

a,es<br />

a 6<br />

2f8<br />

444<br />

2?**<br />

US<br />

£ ><br />

T6<br />

«*..<br />

243<br />

Sept.<br />

a67<br />

a65<br />

a 64<br />

a 64<br />

a67<br />

a70<br />

S7Ba75<br />

a67<br />

a68<br />

58<br />

, aS4<br />

a51<br />

133<br />

194<br />

ISO<br />

141<br />

141<br />

123<br />

97<br />

86<br />

84<br />

84<br />

88<br />

76<br />

TO<br />

67<br />

65<br />

66<br />

146<br />

"<br />

Run<strong>of</strong>f is<br />

inches<br />

u?<br />

.74 x<br />

1.01-<br />

2.44<br />

1.69<br />

2 *3tA<br />

»T*<br />

1.35<br />

.-68<br />

.68<br />

.53<br />

.40

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