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SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP

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' i . ". PEARL RIVER BASIN ' 549<br />

Pearl River at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, ,Miss.<br />

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°30'50". long. 89°56 125", in *Ei sen, 25, T. 8 N.,<br />

K. 3 £. Choctaw meridian, at,Meeks Bridge, 3t miles nor<strong>the</strong>ast <strong>of</strong> Goshen Springs, 5$<br />

miles upstrsam from Mill Creek, 9 miles sou<strong>the</strong>ast <strong>of</strong> Canton and 10 oiler downstream<br />

from Fannegusha Creek. Datum <strong>of</strong> gage is 270.53 feet above mean sea level, datum pf<br />

1989, supplementary adjustment <strong>of</strong> 1941 (levels by Corps <strong>of</strong> Engineers, U. S, Army).<br />

Pratnage area.- Z,78O square miles. % .<br />

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

Extremes.- Maximal discharge during year, 42,300 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage-height, 24.86<br />

feetj; miuimm, 103 second-feet Nov. 7 (gage height, 0.67 foot).<br />

, 1939-45: Maximum discharge, 54,700 second-feet Apr. 2, 1944 (-gage height, 25.78<br />

feet); minimum observed, 87 second-feet Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 1943 (gage height, 0.11 footj,<br />

but nay have been less during period <strong>of</strong> no gage-height record in October and November<br />

1943.<br />

Flood In December 1932 reached a stage <strong>of</strong> 26.4 feet, from floodmarfcs.<br />

Remarks.- Records good.<br />

Day<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3<br />

4<br />

S<br />

6<br />

T,<br />

8<br />

9<br />

10<br />

11<br />

12<br />

"14 IS<br />

IS<br />

16<br />

17<br />

IB<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 />

Rating, tables, water-year 1944-45"(^age-height, in feet, and discharge.<br />

In second-feet)<br />

' (Shtfting^control method used May 26 to June 5)<br />

Ooti 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 18 to Sept. 30<br />

) 0.6 97 3.4 695 1.0 159<br />

0.9 127 4.4 1, 320 1.3 855<br />

1.4 104 5.6 1, 160 8.4 368 .<br />

8.0 SOS 6.5 1, 330 3.0 505<br />

S.6 452<br />

4.2 911<br />

Oct.<br />

188<br />

284<br />

064<br />

215<br />

194<br />

179<br />

176<br />

179<br />

160<br />

146<br />

144<br />

143<br />

139<br />

137<br />

135<br />

135<br />

134<br />

133<br />

1S9<br />

188<br />

186<br />

184<br />

122<br />

119<br />

117<br />

116<br />

113<br />

111<br />

108<br />

108<br />

107<br />

Nov.<br />

6.6 1,660 80.5" 16,900<br />

9.7 3,490 ' 21.9 21,3C10<br />

13.8 6,520 23.1 27, 2C10<br />

16.0 8.910 24.2 35.3C10<br />

18.5 12,700 24.8 41,2(R)<br />

Discharge, in second-fee t, water year October 1944 to September 194 "5<br />

106<br />

106<br />

106<br />

106<br />

106<br />

105<br />

103<br />

107<br />

lie<br />

110<br />

110<br />

. 118<br />

132<br />

140<br />

146<br />

147<br />

144<br />

158<br />

188<br />

204<br />

380<br />

684<br />

400<br />

694<br />

466<br />

386<br />

338<br />

350<br />

374<br />

574<br />

"<br />

' Month<br />

Dec.<br />

350<br />

338<br />

1 338<br />

3S7<br />

305<br />

305<br />

315<br />

598<br />

1,340<br />

1,740<br />

1,830<br />

1,610<br />

1,370<br />

1,130<br />

984<br />

839<br />

750<br />

"647 698<br />

681<br />

768<br />

768<br />

733<br />

698<br />

66t<br />

715<br />

984<br />

1,810<br />

2,460<br />

B,810<br />

3,010<br />

Jan.<br />

3,850<br />

3,6 10<br />

3,9 50<br />

4,C 90<br />

4,020<br />

3,880<br />

4,3 00<br />

4.E SO<br />

5,3 50<br />

5,720<br />

5,870<br />

5,5 50<br />

5,6 50<br />

5,C 50<br />

4,370<br />

3,740<br />

3,£ 50<br />

8,910<br />

2,eHO<br />

B.760<br />

2,860<br />

3,1 90<br />

3,4 90<br />

3,' 40<br />

3,670<br />

3,430<br />

3,C 10<br />

8,6.60<br />

2,£ 60<br />

1,9 60<br />

1,730<br />

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

November .........................<br />

DecoBtoer .........................<br />

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

Feb.<br />

1,610<br />

1,490<br />

1,410<br />

1,370<br />

3,110<br />

5,050<br />

6,700<br />

7,820<br />

3,410<br />

8,410<br />

8,050<br />

7,380<br />

7,500<br />

8,170<br />

9,170<br />

9,840<br />

10,900<br />

IB, 700<br />

14,200<br />

16,100<br />

17,600<br />

19,700<br />

22,500<br />

26,000<br />

32,800<br />

39,100<br />

41,200<br />

34, *0<br />

_<br />

-<br />

*'<br />

Seoond-<br />

foot-days<br />

liar.<br />

89,100<br />

23,400<br />

18,800<br />

15,900<br />

13,400<br />

12, EDO<br />

11,300<br />

11,000<br />

10,700<br />

9,980<br />

8,910<br />

7,820<br />

6,980<br />

6,880<br />

6, £80<br />

6,980<br />

7,080<br />

7,930<br />

9,170<br />

10,700<br />

12,800<br />

13,300<br />

^3,300<br />

12,500<br />

11,500<br />

11,000<br />

10,600<br />

10,900<br />

11,300<br />

18,000<br />

18,200<br />

Maximum<br />

4,61<br />

6 no<br />

6 284<br />

jaws4<br />

600<br />

31,91C<br />

3,010<br />

1,447,07£<br />

53,100<br />

I&mxftry<br />

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

March ............................<br />

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

May.<br />

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

July. ............... ^ ............<br />

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

September .:.................,.....<br />

117.350<br />

382,790<br />

365,710<br />

176,42 0<br />

70,646<br />

45,739<br />

86,73 6<br />

19,13 £<br />

5,20 ;<br />

5,9'50<br />

41,200<br />

29,100<br />

14,6.00<br />

4,230<br />

.4,750<br />

8,560<br />

8,410<br />

359<br />

1,730<br />

1,370<br />

6,880<br />

1,450<br />

519<br />

405<br />

. . 352<br />

B56<br />

148<br />

3,7813<br />

13,67< 3<br />

11,BO( )<br />

5,88! L<br />

O Cfff 1<br />

l',SS 5<br />

86 S<br />

61 t<br />

17 i<br />

1.35<br />

4,92<br />

47&I<br />

8.12<br />

.820<br />

.649<br />

.310<br />

SS2<br />

'.063<br />

1.57<br />

6.12<br />

4.89<br />

2.36<br />

.96<br />

.61- ,36-<br />

.26<br />

.07<br />

Hater year..l944-45 ............ 1,253,16 7 41,200 103 3,43! S 1.23 16.77<br />

a Ho gage-hetght record; discharge computed on basis <strong>of</strong> records for stations at. J^lcson and near<br />

Lena. . ~ *~ ~ '<br />

Mae baais; Central-war tine up to 8 a.m., Sept. 30, 194-6; central standard time <strong>the</strong>reafter.<br />

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

Apr.<br />

! n.<br />

800<br />

12, 200<br />

IS, 700<br />

13, 800<br />

14, 600<br />

14, 400<br />

13, 600<br />

11, 800<br />

9, 840<br />

8, 050<br />

5, 610 1,570<br />

5, 420 1,6£ 0<br />

4, 300 1,86 0<br />

3, 430 8,26 0<br />

- 2, 910 , 2,410<br />

2, 560<br />

2, 360<br />

2, 310<br />

2, 360<br />

2, 160<br />

1, 910<br />

1, 690<br />

1, 530<br />

1, 450<br />

1, 490<br />

1, 570<br />

1, 570<br />

t, 730<br />

2, 660<br />

3, 610<br />

-<br />

May<br />

Miniaum<br />

4,160<br />

4(23 0<br />

4, OS0<br />

3,31 0<br />

8,560<br />

1,910<br />

1,53 0<br />

1,41 0<br />

1,3-! 0<br />

1,490<br />

8,960<br />

3,49 0<br />

4, OSiO<br />

4,16 0<br />

4,090<br />

3,610<br />

8,760<br />

2,060<br />

1,61 0<br />

1,370<br />

1,130<br />

94 7<br />

8C13<br />

68a<br />

SB 5<br />

519<br />

107<br />

103<br />

305<br />

103<br />

June<br />

465<br />

428<br />

416<br />

405<br />

888<br />

1,210<br />

857<br />

664<br />

519<br />

452<br />

416<br />

416<br />

452<br />

1,420<br />

1,960<br />

2,560<br />

2,710<br />

3,300<br />

4,750<br />

4,300<br />

3,740<br />

3,190<br />

2,560<br />

2,010<br />

1,530<br />

1,130<br />

911<br />

785<br />

698<br />

597<br />

-<br />

Mean<br />

July<br />

534<br />

491<br />

45£<br />

583<br />

85Y<br />

911<br />

75C<br />

591<br />

54?<br />

63C<br />

50E<br />

44C<br />

534<br />

984<br />

1,06C<br />

87f<br />

76f<br />

664<br />

51f<br />

a45C<br />

a41f<br />

a39£<br />

37f<br />

.35f<br />

38?<br />

76f<br />

1,45C<br />

2,26C<br />

2.56C<br />

2,310<br />

0,31C<br />

'14 9 0.054<br />

83 L .083<br />

1,00><br />

. .370<br />

3.,j»&I<br />

1.43<br />

Aug.<br />

\I:<br />

Per sc-war*<br />

' mi «<br />

2, 410<br />

1, 960<br />

370<br />

020<br />

839<br />

750<br />

715<br />

664<br />

581<br />

491<br />

478<br />

565<br />

534<br />

452<br />

428<br />

405<br />

362<br />

368<br />

378<br />

440<br />

465<br />

405<br />

378<br />

394<br />

383<br />

378<br />

368<br />

342<br />

305<br />

879<br />

855<br />

Sept.<br />

839<br />

' 884<br />

216<br />

SOI<br />

194<br />

194<br />

187<br />

180<br />

177<br />

X74<br />

177<br />

170<br />

167<br />

172<br />

.172<br />

170<br />

166<br />

166<br />

166<br />

166<br />

162<br />

158<br />

156.<br />

153<br />

' 153-<br />

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

inches<br />

151<br />

148<br />

149<br />

149<br />

149<br />

"<br />

0*06<br />

- .09<br />

.43<br />

19.36

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