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288<br />

LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES<br />

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West Palm Beach Canal at West Palm Beach, Fla.<br />

Location.- Water-stage recorder above lock and dam, lat. 26°39', long.. E^QS', in-see; 2.6,<br />

t. 44 S., R. 43 E., at bridge on U. S.'Highway 1 on Piohsettia Averaw to Meat tain ,<br />

Beach. Datum <strong>of</strong> gage Is 0.25 foot above mean sea level (Florida State Road Department<br />

bench mark).<br />

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1945.<br />

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 3,120 second-feet Sept. 18; maximum gaga<br />

height, 9.70 feet. June 23; minimum dally discharge, 124 second-feet r-y 1; mlnlmm gage<br />

height, 3.42 feet July-30.<br />

1939-45: Maximum dally discharge, 5,320 second-feet Apr. 18, 194£; maximum gage<br />

height, 10.08 feet Apr. 18, 1942; minimum dally discharge, that <strong>of</strong> May 1, 1945; minimum<br />

gage height, 2.72 feet May 7, 1941.<br />

Maximal stage known, 12.95 feet, present datum, Oct. 23, 24, 1924 (discharge, 8,57O<br />

second-feet), from records by Everglades Drainage District.<br />

_ - Records fair. Flow regulated by manipulation <strong>of</strong> stop logs in dam and gates In<br />

ode chamber for Irrigation and drainage purposes by Everglades Drainage District.<br />

Lock chamber not used for navigation.<br />

Cooperation.- Stop-log record furnished by Everglades Drainage District.<br />

Day<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3<br />

4<br />

5<br />

6<br />

7 8<br />

9<br />

V<br />

11<br />

12<br />

IS<br />

14<br />

15<br />

16<br />

17<br />

18<br />

19<br />

20<br />

21<br />

22<br />

23<br />

24<br />

26<br />

28<br />

2T<br />

28<br />

29<br />

30<br />

31<br />

Oct.<br />

760<br />

744<br />

784<br />

706<br />

698<br />

420<br />

376<br />

480<br />

650<br />

577<br />

596<br />

580<br />

564<br />

564<br />

618<br />

1,470^<br />

2,790<br />

3,040<br />

8,960<br />

2,960<br />

8,840<br />

2,700<br />

2,590<br />

2,430<br />

2 r350<br />

2,190<br />

8,070<br />

1,960<br />

1,810<br />

1,780<br />

1,680<br />

Discharge, la second-feet, water year October 1944 to September 1946<br />

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.<br />

1,550<br />

1,500<br />

1,500<br />

1,480<br />

1,440<br />

1,240<br />

i,eso<br />

£,190<br />

1,190<br />

1,190<br />

1,190<br />

1,190<br />

1,100<br />

1,080<br />

877<br />

848<br />

780<br />

708<br />

744<br />

744,<br />

760<br />

760<br />

744<br />

667<br />

644<br />

660<br />

660<br />

660<br />

660<br />

660<br />

Month<br />

644<br />

644<br />

644<br />

644<br />

644<br />

644<br />

644<br />

644<br />

688<br />

590<br />

564<br />

564<br />

652<br />

562<br />

552<br />

552<br />

552<br />

536<br />

562<br />

562<br />

562<br />

568<br />

552<br />

552<br />

568<br />

552<br />

558<br />

568<br />

552<br />

5S6<br />

536<br />

536<br />

536<br />

636<br />

536<br />

562<br />

562<br />

683<br />

628<br />

644<br />

660<br />

660<br />

660<br />

644<br />

644<br />

644<br />

628<br />

612<br />

612<br />

596<br />

596<br />

680<br />

580<br />

580,<br />

564<br />

S64<br />

*S52<br />

558<br />

410<br />

340<br />

362<br />

364<br />

October<br />

...<br />

NOVl jber. ............... i ..... . . . .<br />

Deo« riwr. ..................................<br />

Calendar<br />

year 1944<br />

Jam air<br />

rebr<br />

MarcSTT::::::::::::::::::::;:::::::::::::::<br />

$?<br />

June<br />

July<br />

et! ............................. r. .. A .<br />

S! Mtoer ..................................<br />

ator<br />

year 1944-46 ......................<br />

-<br />

364<br />

364<br />

376<br />

376<br />

376<br />

, 392<br />

392<br />

592<br />

392<br />

392<br />

408<br />

420<br />

480<br />

is<br />

408<br />

408<br />

408<br />

290<br />

834<br />

268<br />

284<br />

316<br />

416<br />

476<br />

476<br />

476<br />

464<br />

Time tgifte^ Xartoro<br />

war time up to 2 a.m. , Sept. SOy 1946 j «ai**rn ^taadai-d fclate <strong>the</strong>reafter.<br />

TO convert war tine fee 8tma**d tlu», aubtraet 1 hour. *<br />

464<br />

448<br />

432<br />

438<br />

432<br />

432<br />

420<br />

408<br />

408<br />

408<br />

408<br />

408<br />

398<br />

398<br />

876<br />

S81<br />

284<br />

238<br />

236<br />

232<br />

240<br />

244<br />

B44<br />

840<br />

328<br />

220<br />

216<br />

812<br />

216<br />

216<br />

818<br />

Second-<br />

foot-days<br />

46,377<br />

29,686<br />

17,958<br />

231,248<br />

17,497<br />

19,803<br />

10,113<br />

5,878<br />

6,617<br />

14,146<br />

24,060<br />

S2.60&<br />

ea«970<br />

867,487<br />

80S<br />

808<br />

208<br />

816<br />

820<br />

v224<br />

228<br />

228<br />

832<br />

228<br />

224<br />

216<br />

816<br />

812<br />

208<br />

204<br />

200<br />

196<br />

804<br />

200<br />

198<br />

184<br />

176<br />

168<br />

160<br />

156<br />

248<br />

144<br />

136<br />

128.<br />

yf.^

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