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376<br />

CHOCTftWHATCKEE RIVER BASIN<br />

Pea RlveV near Samson,-Ala.<br />

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°07«, long. 86°06', In sec. 25. T. 2 N,, R. 10<br />

E., at bridge on State Highway 12, 500 feet downstream from Boyenton Creek, If miles<br />

downstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 3 miles wes"; <strong>of</strong> Samson, and<br />

64 miles upstream from Flat Creek. Datum .<strong>of</strong> gage is 97.95 feet abo^e mean sea level,<br />

datum <strong>of</strong> 1929, supplementary adjustment <strong>of</strong> 1943 (levels by corps <strong>of</strong> Engineers, U. S,<br />

Army).<br />

Drainage area.- 1,170 square miles.<br />

Records available.- May 1935 to September 1945. August 1904 to August 1913, June 1922<br />

to octooer iy at site 14 miles upstream, published as Pea River at Pera.<br />

Average discharge.- 20 years (1904-12, 1923-25, 1935-45), 1,697 sjscond-feet.<br />

Extremes-.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,920 second-feet Apr. 30 (gr^e height, 17.4<br />

reet;; minimum, 199 secpnd-feet (regulated) June 29 (gage height, 1.20 feet}; minimum<br />

dally, 267 second-feet (regulated) June 15. " '<br />

1904-13, 1922-25, 1935-45: Maximum discharge, 27,800 second-fee4: Jan. 22, 1936<br />

(gage height, 37.2 feet); minimum observed. 41 second-feet (reguiatMTOct. 26* 1935<br />

(gage height, 0.40 foot); minimum dally, 63 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 26, 1935.<br />

Maximum stage known, 45.3 feet Mar. 15, 1929, from floodmarks.<br />

Remarks.- Records good. Low flow regulated by hydroelectric plant 25 niles above station.<br />

Day<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3<br />

4<br />

5<br />

6<br />

7 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 />

Oot.<br />

1,370<br />

1,190<br />

1,070<br />

1,010<br />

. 953<br />

986<br />

899<br />

1,160<br />

1,100<br />

899<br />

847<br />

828<br />

847<br />

822<br />

726<br />

797<br />

749<br />

658<br />

614<br />

636<br />

636<br />

571<br />

614<br />

698<br />

598<br />

571<br />

571<br />

539<br />

5 £9<br />

518<br />

529<br />

Rating table, water year 1044-45 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,<br />

In seoond-feet)<br />

(Shifting-control method used Oct.'1 to Dec. 17)<br />

Uov.<br />

. 1.6 867 4.0 749<br />

8.0 337 5.0 1,010<br />

3.0 539 7.0 1,610<br />

10.0 8,690<br />

14.0 4,360<br />

17.0 5,720<br />

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

550<br />

550<br />

550<br />

550<br />

550<br />

529<br />

529<br />

529<br />

571<br />

658<br />

68X><br />

658<br />

614<br />

636<br />

614<br />

636<br />

636<br />

636<br />

636<br />

749<br />

§*7<br />

797<br />

749<br />

703<br />

703<br />

953<br />

1,610<br />

1,890<br />

1,490<br />

1,400<br />

-<br />

Month<br />

Dec.<br />

1,250<br />

1,130<br />

1,010<br />

953<br />

899<br />

673<br />

1,190<br />

1,890<br />

1,580<br />

1,430<br />

1,460<br />

1,640<br />

1,430<br />

1,250<br />

1,130<br />

1,070<br />

1,010<br />

981<br />

953<br />

926<br />

899<br />

899<br />

873<br />

873<br />

873<br />

847<br />

847<br />

Jan.<br />

981<br />

1,400<br />

1,310<br />

1,220<br />

1,100<br />

1,040<br />

2,170<br />

2,530<br />

1,990<br />

1,710<br />

1,520<br />

1,370<br />

1,880<br />

1,250<br />

1,280<br />

1,250<br />

1,190<br />

1,160<br />

1,130<br />

1,130<br />

1,310<br />

3,010<br />

3,920<br />

. 3,010<br />

8,500<br />

2,170<br />

1,980<br />

1,750<br />

847<br />

847 ' 1,680<br />

847 1,580<br />

873 1,400<br />

October<br />

Moreaber... I......................<br />

Deoeaber ..........................<br />

Calendar year 1944 ............<br />

January ...........................<br />

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

arch ......... ..................<br />

May<br />

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

July. ...........'.."............. ..<br />

August ...........................<br />

Sept<strong>of</strong>lfcer<br />

Feb.<br />

1,280<br />

1,820<br />

1,190<br />

1,460<br />

1,710<br />

1,710<br />

1,680<br />

1,490,<br />

1,400<br />

1,280<br />

1,310<br />

8,570<br />

8,890<br />

3,130<br />

2,610<br />

2,570<br />

8,460<br />

8,460<br />

8,770<br />

8,650<br />

8,390<br />

8,460<br />

3,300<br />

3,130<br />

2,690<br />

2,460<br />

2,310<br />

2,690<br />

M --<br />

Seoondfoot-days<br />

Mar.<br />

8,690<br />

8,420<br />

2.130<br />

1,920<br />

1,820<br />

1,710<br />

1,610<br />

1,490<br />

1,370<br />

1,850<br />

1,160<br />

1,100<br />

1,070<br />

1,100<br />

1,160<br />

1,190<br />

1,130<br />

1,040<br />

981<br />

1,070<br />

3,050<br />

8,980<br />

8,890<br />

8,570<br />

8,310<br />

2,350<br />

2,200<br />

1,820<br />

1,430<br />

1,20)<br />

1,130<br />

Maxima<br />

Apr.<br />

24,34 1 1,370<br />

23,20. 5<br />

33,583<br />

1,890<br />

1,890<br />

58,26 1 3,980<br />

61,27 3<br />

53,31 t<br />

58,38 3<br />

49 68 3<br />

13,36 B<br />

37 77<br />

39,01 i<br />

86,52 5 .<br />

3,300<br />

3,050<br />

5,670<br />

4,480<br />

ao o<br />

fiM3«S<br />

£ 170<br />

2^390<br />

1,100<br />

1, 490<br />

2, 310<br />

1, 710<br />

1,640<br />

1,710<br />

1, 520<br />

1, 400<br />

1, 850<br />

1,070<br />

899<br />

797<br />

786<br />

880<br />

571<br />

598<br />

S58<br />

749<br />

773<br />

668<br />

636<br />

769<br />

2, 420<br />

2, 280<br />

2,850<br />

4,840<br />

3, teo<br />

2, 500<br />

4, 560<br />

S70<br />

s.<br />

S 19,300<br />

May<br />

4,480<br />

3,420<br />

Sf, 650<br />

2,930<br />

2,530<br />

1,960<br />

1,5«0<br />

1,580<br />

8,100<br />

1,710<br />

1,610<br />

1,550<br />

1,750<br />

2,500<br />

8,060<br />

1,490<br />

1,280<br />

1,130<br />

953<br />

847<br />

749<br />

786<br />

749<br />

1,070<br />

1,250<br />

' Minima<br />

981<br />

847<br />

899<br />

847<br />

749<br />

703<br />

618<br />

529<br />

847<br />

451<br />

981<br />

1,190<br />

981<br />

671<br />

705<br />

nfn<br />

ISO (<br />

346<br />

400<br />

328<br />

June<br />

614<br />

592<br />

508<br />

448<br />

429<br />

420<br />

37S<br />

373<br />

aSSS<br />

a346<br />

388<br />

a310<br />

a292<br />

a276<br />

267<br />

310<br />

355<br />

355<br />

498<br />

680<br />

828<br />

726T<br />

680<br />

635<br />

S29<br />

364<br />

346<br />

438<br />

Sit<br />

-373<br />

-<br />

Bean<br />

July<br />

364<br />

, 346<br />

478<br />

489<br />

373<br />

1,010<br />

926<br />

822<br />

773<br />

797<br />

9S6<br />

W?<br />

1,490"<br />

1,310<br />

1,370<br />

2,850<br />

5,790<br />

2,930<br />

1,890<br />

1,780<br />

2,730<br />

1,820<br />

1,130<br />

1,010<br />

1,130<br />

981-<br />

778<br />

a*.<br />

see<br />

636<br />

' iSir<br />

r~*f««»r»<br />

78Ji<br />

r O.671<br />

77! S .661<br />

1,08! S .986<br />

2i57I7<br />

2.20<br />

Aug.<br />

658<br />

B47<br />

, 1, 3SO<br />

S,J170<br />

1,280<br />

1,68*<br />

2, IS<br />

1,78<br />

1 «R<br />

44><br />

1 m<br />

1 1.44<br />

i t 1,87<br />

) 1,47<br />

1 1.49<br />

! 1.37<br />

I .380<br />

, Aj, 3 . 1.04<br />

93< '< #§00.<br />

88 . - »?86<br />

797<br />

936<br />

929.'<br />

. 508<br />

188<br />

614<br />

l»<br />

1»< ISO<br />

m<br />

580<br />

614<br />

749<br />

326<br />

1, 710<br />

1, 350<br />

926<br />

Sept.<br />

. 364<br />

364<br />

328<br />

400<br />

365<br />

384<br />

8*4<br />

4SJ '<br />

410<br />

- -sea<br />

« »,<br />

1,650<br />

2,390<br />

1,860<br />

1,660<br />

1,400<br />

1,^^6<br />

l,lfe<br />

873-<br />

.<br />

'VV 926<br />

1,O48<br />

%^HM®<br />

360 1,U60<br />

SS0 1^4^<br />

STO lifOH<br />

afrOJif ,. 98ff ~=4R'<br />

rm *7ftS<br />

< 556 sn<br />

m T..,60»<br />

4 . ' 488<br />

1 *<br />

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

iBCbeu .<br />

Water year 1944-45 ............ ' 456,71 t 5,670 267 . 1,2S31<br />

JU07-<br />

a Mo gage-height record} discharge computed'on baais <strong>of</strong> TOoorded range In ata^e-*o* *Ww.th«r<br />

reoorda. ' : ><br />

Tine baslB! Central war time up to 8 a.m., Sept. 30, 1945; central standard ti»* <strong>the</strong>reafter.,<br />

To convert 'war time to standara tine, subtract 1 hour. - "<br />

_ -<br />

0.77<br />

lie?<br />

29.98 ,<br />

\ S«<br />

lias<br />

1.69-<br />

I ^fife,<br />

>£«%<br />

^ » ^S ;<br />

*^-<br />

*^F<br />

^ , *^P^^ ;<br />

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