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SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP

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310<br />

SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN<br />

Suwannee River at Fargo, Oa.<br />

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°41', long. 82°34', at Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Railway bridge at Farge,<br />

Ullric'h County, 4 miles upstream from Suwanoochee Creek and 12 miles downstream from<br />

Mixons Ferry dam site. Datum <strong>of</strong> gage Is 91.90 feet above mean sea level, datum <strong>of</strong><br />

1929, supplementary adjustment <strong>of</strong> 1936.<br />

Drainage area.'- 925- square miles (watershed In Okefenokee swamp Is Indeterminate-).<br />

Records avallable.- January 1921 to September 1923 (gage heights only),.January 1927 $o<br />

ueconner J.931, April 1937 to September 1945. "~<br />

Average discharge.--12 years"(1927-31,. 1937-45) 1,047 second-feet.<br />

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,690 second-feet'Aug. 22 (gage height,<br />

17.3 feet); minimum observed, 47 second-feet June 20.<br />

1921-23, 1927-31, 1937-45: Maximum discharge observed, 12,700 second-feet Oct. 3,<br />

1929 (gage height, 19.6 feet); no flow at times In 1931 and 1943.<br />

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1,000 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read<br />

twlcfe dally. Some water diverted by pumping from pool at gage for railroad use.<br />

D"»<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3<br />

4<br />

5<br />

6<br />

7<br />

8<br />

9<br />

10<br />

11<br />

12<br />

13<br />

14<br />

15<br />

16<br />

17<br />

18<br />

19<br />

20<br />

21<br />

22<br />

23<br />

24<br />

25<br />

26<br />

27<br />

28<br />

29<br />

30<br />

31<br />

Dot.<br />

1,790<br />

1,720<br />

1,580<br />

1,510<br />

1,330<br />

1,170<br />

1,000<br />

890<br />

835<br />

775<br />

730<br />

TOO<br />

62S<br />

572<br />

544<br />

491<br />

452<br />

426<br />

517<br />

838<br />

1,000<br />

1,390<br />

1,720<br />

2,020<br />

2,270<br />

2,450<br />

2,540<br />

2,540<br />

2,630<br />

2,630<br />

2,540<br />

Nov.<br />

Rating table, water year 1944-45 (gage height, in feet,<br />

and discharge, in second-feet)<br />

1.5 43 3.0 172 S.5 910 11.0 2,450<br />

1.7 57 4.0 280 9.0 1,080 13.0 4,500 .<br />

2.0 80 6.0 530 9.5 1,330 15.0 6,880<br />

2.5 124 8.0 820 10.0 1,55O 17.3 9,590<br />

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

2,540<br />

2,450<br />

2,270<br />

2,180<br />

2,100<br />

1,940<br />

1,860<br />

1,720<br />

1,650<br />

1,580<br />

1,510<br />

1,450<br />

1,390<br />

1,330<br />

1,220<br />

l.iSO<br />

1,040<br />

970<br />

890<br />

660<br />

805<br />

775<br />

730<br />

700<br />

'656<br />

628<br />

600<br />

614<br />

666<br />

683<br />

Month<br />

Deo.<br />

700<br />

715<br />

715<br />

715<br />

700<br />

700<br />

, 700<br />

685<br />

670<br />

656<br />

642<br />

642<br />

628<br />

614<br />

600<br />

586<br />

572<br />

558<br />

S5S<br />

544<br />

530<br />

504<br />

491<br />

491<br />

478<br />

465<br />

465<br />

452<br />

452<br />

452<br />

439<br />

Jan.<br />

452<br />

452<br />

452<br />

452<br />

439<br />

439<br />

586<br />

850<br />

1,120<br />

- 1,390<br />

1,790<br />

2,020<br />

2,020<br />

2,020<br />

2,020<br />

1,940<br />

1,860<br />

1,790<br />

1,720<br />

1,650<br />

1,510<br />

1,580<br />

1,720<br />

1,790<br />

1,790<br />

1,^20<br />

1,720<br />

1,720<br />

1,650<br />

1,650<br />

1,650<br />

Ooto<br />

Hove txtr<br />

D*ceAer.<br />

........ .............;..<br />

Feb.<br />

1,510<br />

1,450<br />

1,390<br />

1,220<br />

1,170<br />

1,170<br />

1,510<br />

1.-790<br />

1,860<br />

1,860<br />

1,860<br />

1,860<br />

1,790<br />

1,790<br />

1,790<br />

1,720<br />

1,65O<br />

1,580<br />

1,510<br />

1,390<br />

1,270<br />

1,220<br />

1,220<br />

1,170<br />

1,170<br />

1,120<br />

1,080<br />

1,080<br />

SeOOBd-<br />

foot-days<br />

42,226<br />

36,909<br />

18,119<br />

Mar.<br />

1,040<br />

1,000<br />

940<br />

910<br />

890<br />

880<br />

820<br />

790<br />

760<br />

. 730<br />

670<br />

656<br />

614<br />

586<br />

572<br />

558<br />

530<br />

517<br />

491<br />

452<br />

426<br />

413<br />

388<br />

352<br />

352<br />

328<br />

304<br />

292<br />

280<br />

258<br />

247<br />

Uaxiwui<br />

Caleadar<br />

year 1944 ...........I 417,1*1. S 4,280 8.8 1,140<br />

I«,t7<br />

Janu &ry . . .<br />

43,962<br />

Febr<br />

41, 800<br />

Marc<br />

18,016<br />

Apr! 1 ............................ 7,235'<br />

12,552<br />

JtUM<br />

2,698<br />

July<br />

66,450<br />

Aupj<br />

194,630<br />

Sept.eaber<br />

........................ - 112,780<br />

£ ,020<br />

] ,860<br />

,040<br />

292<br />

600<br />

172<br />

,280<br />

i ,690<br />

e ,640<br />

439<br />

1,080<br />

102<br />

2,630<br />

.<br />

1,418<br />

1,471.<br />

581<br />

,841<br />

408<br />

89. J<br />

2,144<br />

5*788"<br />

1*86<br />

1.69<br />

.6S8<br />

*W7<br />

tit*<br />

4.06 '<br />

l.TO<br />

.11<br />

B.SS ?.»<br />

4.88 -<br />

Hiter<br />

year 1944-45 ............ 598,746 9,690 48 1,«40 1.77 Sk.0?<br />

Time basis; Central war time up to 2 a.m., Sept. 30, 1945; eastern -Jtawlfti 1 tts* *h»r>« ***** "<br />

To convert war tlrte to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.<br />

.- '<br />

Apr.<br />

2,630<br />

2,540<br />

715<br />

236<br />

225<br />

214<br />

214<br />

214<br />

214<br />

236<br />

292<br />

280<br />

280<br />

269<br />

258<br />

258<br />

247<br />

225<br />

214<br />

214<br />

225<br />

847<br />

247<br />

236<br />

214<br />

214<br />

247<br />

235<br />

236<br />

258<br />

247<br />

258<br />

280<br />

Hay<br />

304<br />

304<br />

340<br />

400<br />

452<br />

478<br />

517<br />

544<br />

see<br />

586<br />

600<br />

600<br />

600<br />

600<br />

578<br />

558<br />

517<br />

491<br />

452<br />

413<br />

376<br />

328<br />

316<br />

280<br />

268<br />

'- 236<br />

214<br />

19 £<br />

17S<br />

152<br />

142<br />

Hi&iMBI<br />

426<br />

600<br />

439<br />

June<br />

133<br />

110<br />

110<br />

106<br />

97<br />

88<br />

84<br />

80<br />

80<br />

, 76<br />

UNA<br />

72<br />

76<br />

TO<br />

80<br />

78<br />

60<br />

'54<br />

60<br />

49<br />

48<br />

50<br />

54<br />

64<br />

72<br />

106<br />

133<br />

142<br />

152<br />

158<br />

172<br />

1,368<br />

1,297<br />

684<br />

July<br />

172<br />

152<br />

142<br />

142<br />

124<br />

115<br />

106<br />

102<br />

106<br />

110<br />

116<br />

17S<br />

34ft<br />

670<br />

760<br />

870<br />

1,170<br />

1,940<br />

8,730<br />

4,390<br />

5,440<br />

5,920<br />

6,280<br />

6,260<br />

6,040<br />

5,800<br />

5,440<br />

5,080<br />

4,700<br />

AUK.<br />

4,390<br />

4,060<br />

3,840<br />

3,730<br />

3,430<br />

3,330<br />

3,030<br />

2,630<br />

2,930<br />

3,030<br />

2,93O<br />

7,360<br />

7,600<br />

7,720<br />

8,630<br />

9,040<br />

9,430<br />

9,690<br />

a;560<br />

9,430<br />

9,040<br />

8,800<br />

e, see<br />

" 8,200<br />

7,840<br />

7,360<br />

Msr-<br />

1.47<br />

1.40'<br />

.631<br />

- -i.s»<br />

Sept.<br />

6,640<br />

6,160<br />

5,800<br />

5,440<br />

5,200<br />

4,840<br />

4,500<br />

4,380<br />

4,000<br />

3,840<br />

situ<br />

3,430<br />

3,450<br />

5,330<br />

8*888<br />

s'tso<br />

RM*tf *»,<br />

1.70

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