SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP

88
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN
Dan River at South Boston, Va.
Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°41'37", long. 78°54'09", at Norfolk & Western ''
Railway bridge at South Boston, Halifax County, 1 mile downstream from LawSon Creek
and 6 miles upstream from Banister River. Datum of gage is 299.23 feet above mean .
sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment, of 19?6.
Drainage area.- 2.730 square miles.
able.- August - 1900 '---- to my -"- 1907, -- April - -- 1923 * to September " 19 secdid-feet.
1945.
7- 27 years (1900-1902, 1903-6, 1923-45), Z,\
Maximum - discharge -- during - - year, 68,000 _,____.. second-feet ' ept. . 20 (gage ._ _ height, . _. 30.5
minimum, 692 second-feet Sept. 2 (gage.height, 4.90. feet); minimum daily, 754
second-feet -- - " Sept. 1923-45: 2.
1900-1907, 1923-45: Maximum discharge, 81,000 second-feet Aug. 16, 1940 (gage
height, 31.8 feet, from floodmark); minimum, 161 second-feet Sept. 20, 1932 (gage
height, 3.11 feet); minimum daily, 208 second-feet Sept. 15, 1932.
Remarks.- Records good. Water supply for South Boston diverted just above station, Some
regulation at low flow by cotton mills at Danville.
Day
1
2
3
4 5
8
7
8 9
10
11
12
.13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
50
31
5.5
6.0
7.0
9.0
11.0
Oot.
25,500
33,500
22,300
4,000
,2,960
2,670
2,460
' 8,180
2,110
1,650
1,730
1,610
1,610
1,730
1,860
1,730
1,490
1,460
1,340
2,770
970
1,850-
1,860
3,230
4,950-
10,800 1,670
18,800 ' 1,790
9,080 1,730
3,840 1,490
8,880 1,490
8,600
8,260
8, '040
8,110
1,460
- r,7so
Nov.
Rating tables, water year 1944-45 (gage height,
in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)
Oct. 1 to Feb. 14
14.0 8,000
16.0 10,400
18.0 15,400
80.0 / 16,SOO
28,0 81,000
84.0
85.0
86.0-
28.0
30.0
86,000
89,000
33,500
47,000
63,000
Feb. 15 to Sept. 30
5.0 738 9.0 8,950,
5.5 955 11.0 4,800
6.0 1,800 14.0 3,000
7.0 1,780
Note.- Same as preceding '
table above 13-0 feet.
Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1944 to September 1946
1,670
1,610
l,6lO
1,550
1,610
1,370
1,650
1,460
1,370
1,430
1,490
1,610
1,130
1,460
1,400
Dec.
5,600
4,410
8,960
2,390
2,110
1,970
1,850
3,040
3,840
4*840
3,880
4,S60
7,560
4,410
3,880
1,430 8,600
1,460 8,250
1,460 2,850
1,490 8,110
1,280 - 8,040
1,970
1,350
1,850
1,850
1,860
1,370 " 1,860
1,440 1,960
5,560 1,850
7,340 1,»70
'
6,300 2,110
- 8,890
Month
.Jan.
3,040
11,400
18,800
5,220
3,680
3,880
3,840
5,800
7,340
5,280
4,000
3,880
2,880
3,040
2,880
3,200
3,580
-4,080
3,880
2,960
2,810
2,670
2,600
2,460
8,850
2,180
2,040
1,970
1,910
1*970
1,910
October ............. .- ............
November .........................
December .........................
Calendar year 1944 ............
January ..........................
February .........................
March ......... ..................
April
May..............................
June ..............................
July ......... .......
Augu st ...........................
September ........................
Water year 1944-46 ............
Feb.
1,790
1,670
1,610
1,430
1,730
1,910
8,040
1,970
1,910
1,910
1,650
1,730
4,260
12,400
11,800
5,800
3,440
5,400
8,720
6,840
4,300
5,100
9,800
18,100
6,900
4*600
, 3,620
3,870
_
, *r '
-
Second-
f cot-days
174,440
59,680
88,440
1>S36,177
318, 9 1C
128,100
69,o0<
T4.77C
40,7S|
DD,crvl
41,79<
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Mar.
3,110
2,310
8,600
3,190
5,000
5',400
4,800
3,530
8,950
8,600
8,470
8,890
8,890
2,170
8,170
8,050
2,050
2,110
8,830
2,290
2,110
2,050
2,060
8,060
1,880
1,830
1,94*
2,350
3,270
8.3S0
8,170
Uaxilnan
Apr.
8,290
1,780
8,000
8,110
8,060
1,940
1,780
1,830
1,500
1,780
1,780
1,660
1,660
1,660
1,830
1,400
1,780
2,810
5,600
3.460,
2,360
2,110
E,050
3,290
, 0,580
' 5,110
3,600
3,440
2^590
2,890
«~
33,500
7,340
5,600
33,500
12,800
12,400
6,400
6,600
7,340
5*620
5,440
63,000
65,004
May
2,170
2,000
8,000
8,050
2,050
8*00*
1,850
1,780
1,780
1,720
1,720
1,660
1,720
1,500
1,610
1,660
1,610
3,530
6,670
4,400
8,410
1,940
1,830
1,880
1.66O
I
1,WC
3.11Q
7,540
. S,280
"J3f,fH^
-SMAO
Milniaum,
1,340
1,130
1,850
448
1,910
1*830
1*400
*$ftfi
865
764
764
June
8,000
1,660
1,560
1,460
1,400
1,580
1*300
1,400
1,780
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,450
1,360
1,280
1,200
1,180
1,200
1,300
1,780
1,660
1,360
1,180
1,060
1,080
~l»UKt
- jysso
- 1>QSO-
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July
956
1,000
1,000
a,ioo
86e ,
956 1,020
1,560 , 1,860
1,780 1,860
1,050 1,300
1,080 1,200
1,000
888
888
888
. 1,330
2,880
3,620
8,110
1,460
1*280
1,300
1,400
" l*1!®^
XȤ44
1,940
. f
%m&$0
8,91»
'- S,1183
:; 3,1S6
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Aug.
3,440
2,830
1,830
1,560
1,500
1,120
955
1,000
1,560
1,080
1,800
1,610
1,500
1,160
1,080
1,060-
'1,060
^3,],^^$*
' 2^$00
-, 1»98&
1 1,400
~ 1,460
1,160
^IsB
5,627 8.06 -
1,987 .788
8,883 1.06
5,376 1.B4
- s*as* . '_ i»4| ,*
S,8te .934
, g sm .844
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