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SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP

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PEARL RIVER BASIN 555<br />

Lobutcha Creek near Carthage, Miss.<br />

Location.- Staff gage, laff 32°48'40", long. 89°28 t 30 lt , In SEi sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 8 E.<br />

Choctaw meridian, a quarter <strong>of</strong> a mile downstream from Cobbs Creek, 5 miles upstream<br />

- from State Highway 16, 7 miles nor<strong>the</strong>ast <strong>of</strong> Carthage, 7 miles west <strong>of</strong> Edln^urg. and 8<br />

miles upstream from'mouth. Datum <strong>of</strong> gage Is 348.00 feet above mean sea leT'el (levels<br />

by Corps <strong>of</strong> Engineers, U. S, Army). Prior to Oct. 1, 1943, staff gage at Scotts<br />

Crossing bridge, half a mile downstream, at datum 0,65 foot lower.<br />

Drainage area.- 809 SQuare miles (authority, Corps <strong>of</strong> Engineers, U. S. Array).<br />

Records available.- July 1937 to July 1938, January 1939 to September 1945.<br />

Extrj is.- Maximum and minimum discharges for <strong>the</strong> water years 1937 to 1945 ar*< contained<br />

he following table:<br />

L&t-aY*<br />

net l*O.i<br />

year<br />

1937*<br />

1937-38t<br />

1939J<br />

1939-40<br />

1940-41<br />

1941-42<br />

1942-43<br />

1943-44<br />

1944-45<br />

Date<br />

Aug. 26<br />

Har. 23, 24<br />

Feb. 5 -<br />

July 11, 12"<br />

Dec. 19<br />

Dec. 24 '<br />

Kar. 22<br />

Mar. 29<br />

Feb. 22<br />

Maximum observed<br />

Discharge<br />

(sec.^-ft.)<br />

1,040<br />

4,620<br />

4,620<br />

3,450<br />

2,050<br />

1,630<br />

2,050<br />

13,500<br />

12,300<br />

Gage height<br />

(feet)<br />

ir.5<br />

16.4<br />

16.4<br />

16.0<br />

14.9<br />

13.9<br />

14.9<br />

18.0<br />

17.9<br />

Date<br />

Aug. 14, SO "<br />

July 10, 11,<br />

15-17<br />

Sept. 2, 6-9<br />

Sept. 23<br />

Aug. 28<br />

July 21-29, Aug. 5,<br />

Sept. 4-7, 26<br />

Aug. 24<br />

Oct. 9<br />

Oct. 28<br />

Oct. 82-28<br />

Minimum observed<br />

Discharge<br />

(sec. -ft.)<br />

15<br />

15<br />

12<br />

12<br />

tt!5<br />

15<br />

«5.3<br />

7 8.5<br />

-<br />

Sage height<br />

I feet)<br />

1;8<br />

1.8<br />

1.7<br />

1.7<br />

1.8<br />

1.8<br />

1.47<br />

1.5<br />

_<br />

1.64<br />

* July to September 1937.<br />

t October 1937 to July 1938.<br />

? January to September 1939.<br />

ft Hay have been lower during period <strong>of</strong> doubtful gage-height record.<br />

$$ Result <strong>of</strong> discharge measurement; may have been lower during period <strong>of</strong> doubtful gageheight<br />

record/ "<br />

Remarks*- Records fair except those during periods <strong>of</strong> doubtful gage-height record, which<br />

are poor. Gage read twice dally.<br />

CjQOperatioa.- Base data collected by Corps <strong>of</strong> Engineers, U. S. Army, and occasional discharge<br />

measurements made by Geological Survey since February 1944; records <strong>of</strong> discharge<br />

computed by Geological Survey.<br />

Ratbag tables, July 29, 1937, to July 31, 1938, Jan. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1946<br />

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in seeand-feefc)<br />

(Shifting-control afcthod used Oct. 17 to HOT. 7,- 1944, Sept. 1-30, 1945)<br />

Saif 29, 1937,-to July 31, 1988,<br />

Jan. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1943<br />

1.5<br />

2.0<br />

2.5<br />

3.5<br />

4.5<br />

5.5<br />

7.0<br />

8.0<br />

6<br />

21<br />

48<br />

95<br />

If?<br />

230<br />

368<br />

466<br />

9.5<br />

11.0<br />

13.0<br />

14.5<br />

15.2<br />

15.5<br />

16.0<br />

674<br />

940<br />

1,350<br />

1,860<br />

2,230<br />

2,560<br />

3,480<br />

4,260<br />

toy<br />

1<br />

S 345<br />

6 7<br />

8 9<br />

10<br />

11<br />

18<br />

15<br />

14<br />

15<br />

July<br />

_<br />

_ __.,<br />

_<br />

_<br />

_*<br />

_<br />

_ .. "~<br />

__..<br />

Oct. 1,'194S, to HOT. 7, 1944,<br />

July 27, 1945, to Sept. 30, 1945<br />

1.5<br />

1.9<br />

2.5<br />

3.0<br />

3.5<br />

4.5<br />

7.0<br />

10.0<br />

11.5<br />

12.5<br />

7<br />

17<br />

35<br />

56<br />

84<br />

153<br />

378<br />

680<br />

869<br />

1,080<br />

13.5<br />

14.3<br />

14.8<br />

IB. 5<br />

16.2<br />

16.8<br />

17.2<br />

17.5<br />

17. S<br />

1,430<br />

J.,790<br />

2,180<br />

3,020<br />

4,170<br />

5,640<br />

7,100<br />

6,700<br />

11,200<br />

Discharge, in second-feet, 1937-46<br />

Aug.<br />

25 _<br />

21<br />

21<br />

21<br />

21<br />

33<br />

21<br />

18<br />

18<br />

IS<br />

18<br />

18<br />

18<br />

15<br />

52<br />

Sept.<br />

72<br />

73<br />

77<br />

72<br />

99<br />

838<br />

189<br />

178<br />

206<br />

230<br />

658<br />

658<br />

515<br />

489<br />

489<br />

1937<br />

Day<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 />

89<br />

30<br />

31<br />

July<br />

_<br />

_<br />

..<br />

_ _<br />

_<br />

_<br />

H<br />

_<br />

..<br />

_<br />

_ _<br />

42<br />

37<br />

29<br />

Aug.<br />

SB<br />

57<br />

57<br />

21<br />

15<br />

111<br />

57<br />

99<br />

722<br />

4S4<br />

830<br />

822<br />

362<br />

123<br />

105<br />

87<br />

HOT. 8, 1944, to July £6, 1946<br />

1.8<br />

S.O<br />

2.2<br />

11<br />

16<br />

3E<br />

63<br />

4.8<br />

5.0<br />

6.0<br />

8.0<br />

10.Q<br />

11Q<br />

163<br />

248<br />

448<br />

Note.- SWOB as preceding<br />

table above 10.0 feet.<br />

Sept.<br />

326<br />

183<br />

87<br />

67<br />

57<br />

47<br />

47<br />

42<br />

37<br />

33<br />

85<br />

29<br />

33<br />

25<br />

25<br />

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