SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP
SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP
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JAMS RIVER BASIH<br />
Swift Creek near Chester, Va.<br />
,<br />
Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°18'55", long. 77°29'40", at Bradley Brtdge, H Biles dcwnstW&afc<br />
from Second Branch, 3 miles upstream from Prank Branch, and 4 -railes southwest .<br />
<strong>of</strong> Chester, Chesterfield County. ' s ' " .<br />
Drainage area.- 143 square miles. .<br />
Records ...available..- September to Dacember 194S, June 1944 to September 1945.<br />
Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 second-feet July 18 (gage height, 20.0<br />
fee'tY from floodnarks): minium observed, 8 second-foot July 2 (gage height, 1.51<br />
feet).<br />
1943-45: HaxiauBB discharge, that <strong>of</strong> July 18, 1945; minima observed, 0.3 second-'<br />
foot .Sept. 19, 1943 (gage height, 1J.6 feet).<br />
Beaarte.- Records fair, bage read once dally. '<br />
Daj<br />
1<br />
2 3<br />
4 8<br />
6<br />
7 89<br />
10<br />
11<br />
12<br />
13<br />
14<br />
18<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 />
Oct.<br />
106<br />
86<br />
45<br />
33<br />
29<br />
28<br />
26<br />
22<br />
18<br />
16<br />
14<br />
15<br />
14<br />
14<br />
. alS<br />
IS<br />
12<br />
12<br />
a!2<br />
e40<br />
,240<br />
in<br />
130<br />
73<br />
60<br />
42<br />
36<br />
31<br />
29<br />
28<br />
86<br />
Rating tattle, *a««r year 1944-45 (gage height, la feet, and dlaehargo,<br />
in second-feet)<br />
1.5<br />
8 '<br />
3.5 160 13.0 2,180<br />
1.7 14 4.0 816 17.0 3,680<br />
2.0 28 5.0 344 SO.'O 4,900<br />
2.3 48 6.0 502 23.0 6,800<br />
2.6 75 7.0 687 26.0 9,500<br />
3.0 110 10.0 1,550<br />
Discharge, in seoomd-feet, water,year October 1944 to Septenbsr 1945<br />
Hov. Dec. Jan. ' Feb. Mar. Apr. May June auly Aug.<br />
26<br />
26<br />
26<br />
26<br />
26<br />
436<br />
330<br />
193<br />
130<br />
105<br />
140<br />
al80<br />
264<br />
303<br />
130<br />
64<br />
64<br />
a 60<br />
56<br />
68<br />
228<br />
193<br />
182<br />
182<br />
195<br />
64<br />
60<br />
68<br />
64<br />
60<br />
'91<br />
78<br />
126<br />
204<br />
in<br />
120<br />
91<br />
78<br />
86<br />
54<br />
11<br />
9<br />
12<br />
IS<br />
17<br />
in<br />
3,30<br />
: 100<br />
: .as<br />
126<br />
24 ><br />
24<br />
24<br />
24<br />
33<br />
34<br />
30<br />
29<br />
27<br />
26<br />
26<br />
26<br />
24<br />
24<br />
30<br />
34<br />
32<br />
30<br />
29<br />
26<br />
24<br />
36<br />
667<br />
591<br />
573<br />
-<br />
Month<br />
96<br />
86<br />
216<br />
344<br />
36S<br />
216<br />
303<br />
316<br />
262<br />
160<br />
126<br />
U5<br />
too<br />
96<br />
.82<br />
78<br />
»73<br />
66<br />
64<br />
64<br />
64<br />
60<br />
86<br />
140<br />
ISO<br />
allO<br />
105<br />
a200<br />
373<br />
a350<br />
344<br />
228<br />
in<br />
in<br />
216<br />
a200<br />
358<br />
403<br />
330<br />
216<br />
182<br />
a!60<br />
150<br />
ISO<br />
ISO<br />
116<br />
1O6<br />
alOO<br />
96<br />
96<br />
86<br />
82<br />
October ..........................<br />
HoveMber<br />
Deoeafcer.. .......................<br />
Calendar year ............<br />
January .............',............<br />
February ...-................,.:...<br />
March... ...... ..................<br />
April ............................<br />
May.... ...........................<br />
Juj» .............................<br />
Jaly .............................<br />
September . ........................<br />
Water year 1944-46 ............<br />
73<br />
68<br />
73<br />
78<br />
73<br />
68<br />
64<br />
252<br />
468<br />
435<br />
240<br />
193<br />
51§<br />
516<br />
228<br />
264<br />
435<br />
831<br />
789<br />
403<br />
303<br />
264<br />
a240<br />
' _ _-<br />
Second-<br />
foot-days<br />
1,419<br />
2,576<br />
4,995<br />
-<br />
6,144<br />
6,786<br />
4,467<br />
3,509<br />
7,929<br />
1,292<br />
24,269<br />
1,729<br />
7,625<br />
72,758<br />
530<br />
358<br />
264<br />
252<br />
in<br />
150<br />
130<br />
IBS<br />
120<br />
115<br />
no<br />
106<br />
125<br />
125<br />
110<br />
allO<br />
110<br />
alOO<br />
82<br />
78<br />
75<br />
a70,<br />
68<br />
a 66<br />
64<br />
78<br />
UaximuB<br />
240<br />
. 667<br />
435<br />
-<br />
403<br />
831<br />
368<br />
344<br />
1,600<br />
120<br />
9,600<br />
188<br />
3,200<br />
9,500<br />
49<br />
47<br />
46<br />
47<br />
46<br />
44<br />
60<br />
60<br />
47<br />
75<br />
64<br />
64<br />
i!44 iSOS<br />
193<br />
140<br />
] L15<br />
86<br />
3.82<br />
240<br />
^Sr<br />
ai<br />
2<br />
'S 04<br />
a] L40<br />
96<br />
-<br />
126<br />
96<br />
96<br />
91<br />
78<br />
82<br />
82<br />
68<br />
Sj8<br />
68<br />
100<br />
290<br />
648<br />
468<br />
262<br />
140k<br />
106<br />
73<br />
64<br />
100<br />
1,600<br />
1,650<br />
.837<br />
264<br />
in'<br />
Miniaua<br />
12<br />
24<br />
60<br />
- .<br />
82<br />
56<br />
64<br />
44<br />
62<br />
13 9<br />
16<br />
16<br />
9<br />
Mean<br />
49<br />
46<br />
49<br />
65<br />
64<br />
47<br />
50<br />
38<br />
31<br />
26<br />
23<br />
18<br />
34<br />
7S<br />
48<br />
64<br />
46<br />
S&<br />
20<br />
18<br />
16<br />
14<br />
13<br />
46.6<br />
86.9<br />
161<br />
-<br />
" IsY""<br />
242<br />
144<br />
117<br />
266<br />
43.1<br />
783<br />
66.8<br />
264<br />
199<br />
3*<br />
27<br />
64<br />
a 40<br />
29<br />
20<br />
13<br />
12<br />
.14<br />
368<br />
40£.<br />
1,S80<br />
9,600<br />
6,100<br />
2,370<br />
897<br />
344<br />
877<br />
193<br />
150<br />
160<br />
493.<br />
4S8<br />
a480<br />
373<br />
816<br />
Per square<br />
0.3SC<br />
*"- 'ft*<br />
-<br />
1.38<br />
1.69<br />
1.01<br />
.818<br />
1.7*<br />
.302<br />
5.48<br />
.380<br />
1.78<br />
1.39<br />
82<br />
82<br />
86<br />
73<br />
64<br />
46<br />
a 40<br />
37<br />
37<br />
36<br />
32<br />
34<br />
33<br />
28<br />
26<br />
* 25<br />
« Si<br />
S3<br />
%4<br />
64<br />
36<br />
26<br />
22<br />
SO<br />
18<br />
16<br />
Sept.<br />
16<br />
31<br />
29<br />
S3.<br />
20<br />
24<br />
89<br />
' aB5<br />
26<br />
262<br />
66<br />
34<br />
86<br />
84 i<br />
S3<br />
17i*<br />
290<br />
3,800<br />
1,680<br />
408<br />
eie<br />
140<br />
106<br />
aS5<br />
sTO<br />
116<br />
216<br />
.160<br />
2fl*<br />
Run<strong>of</strong>f in<br />
inches<br />
a Ho gage -height record; discharge computed on basis <strong>of</strong> records for Balling Creek nee" Brewrys<br />
Bluff, i<br />
e Oage reading not representative <strong>of</strong> mean for day; discharge computed on basis <strong>of</strong> gra^h <strong>of</strong> gam<br />
readings and records for Palling Creek near Drewrys Bluff.<br />
1*4wilk tlMtt4a . V%tta*&im Uftam 4>4wA «n% +TA O AW. (3Avw»v ' %Tk 'IQAK.* BMM^-AWV. «*.tv.«4MWI *-4«ntt 4.VkA«MmM>AM-<br />
Time baala; XBaatern was* time up to 2 a.m., Sept: SO, '1946} eastern standard<br />
*o ooWertwar tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.<br />
0.37<br />
.67<br />
1.30<br />
- .<br />
1.90<br />
1.78<br />
1.16<br />
.01<br />
- 8*§»<br />
6.32<br />
.46<br />
1.96,<br />
18.92